#snark about it

[singingcicadas]

idw Ratchet is someone who follows orders and respects authority. He might follow his conscience in spur-of-the-moment decisions that allows him the leeway/initiative to act on his own (e.g. setting up clinic on Dead End, breaking cover to save Verity and Hunter, going to look for Drift, voting against Rodimus in mtmte) but he's never openly defied the orders of an acting leader. Regardless if he doesn't agree with said order and thinks it's stupid. Or wrong.

Even when Ratchet thinks Rodimus' treatment of Drift is unfair, he never speaks up against Rodimus during the actual issue of the exile verdict. He only offers Drift silent support by helping him up on the way out, because Rodimus is the captain and you don't argue with the captain. Yes he thinks Rodimus is a crap captain and acts condesending towards him all the time but when it comes to rank and orders there's no ambiguity.

Voting against Rodimus in the crisis act is a legitimate expression of disapproval, made anonymously in private. He doesn't care about Rodimus knowing his vote, but in public it stays anonymous. He does tell Rodimus off about what he did to Drift, but again, he makes sure it's a private one-on-one appointment. He also doesn't make Rodimus formally revoke Drift's exile or sanction his search, he resigns his position as CMO and quietly leaves to look for Drift himself as a personal commitment.

Common stereotype of what Ratchet is not:

Medic ethics and commitment to patients comes first, factions be damned. I don't care if he's a Decepticon, he's my patient.

No he's not actually like that? When Megatron's in custody he's all lets dissect him awwwww why can't we dissect him why does mass murderers still get rights that's so stupid can't I just torture him a little?

Like he spent the whole war patching up Decepticon-inflicted wounds and witnessing Decepticon-inflicted deaths. He's not a saint. He has as much good reason to hate Megatron and his faction as any other Autobot.

In fact he was pretty eager to ask Optimus about what he's going to decide as Megatron's punishment after he heard about Optimus frying Megatron on the voltage harness.

Optimus has his heart on clemency. Ratchet's the one hoping for execution or something equally nasty. Even though their opinions doesn't line up, Ratchet's still 100% supportive of Optimus' decision.

He repairs Megatron only because of Bumblebee's orders, and makes his unwillingness known.

Later in mtmte Ratchet does save Megatron's life of his own volition and repairs him again, but that's after he's lived with Megatron on the same ship for six months (again something that he considers to be a colossally bad idea but is forced to live with because of orders) and got to know him as a person. Not because of bleeding heart syndrome.

Also Ratchet's not just a grouch all the time. He can be blunt but also knows when to be respectful as appropriate to the occasion. He reprimands Wheeljack for being disrespectful to Bumblebee because leaders should be treated like leaders.

The guy's been CMO since Nominus Prime, essentially the highest-ranking of his profession on the planet; you can't get to that type of position and hold it through consecutive leaders for millions of years without considerable interpersonal skills and knowledge of social protocol.

Prowl does have Ratchet on his little blacklist but the stuff on there really just refers to Ratchet saving Verity and Hunter back in Infilitration. I read it as more of a testament to Prowl's pettiness than Ratchet actually being a problem.

#Ratchet also doesn't stop Rodimus when he orders Chromedome to inject. even if Chromedome protests #Things ratchet might do if unhappy with someone's leadership: #arrange a private meeting to talk about his concerns like a normal adult #do what he can within what leeway he has without being openly rebellious #act first ask permission later #snark about it #grouch about it #complain about it #then go with it #Things Ratchet will NOT do: #scream at the person in charge in public confrontation #undermine the person in charge by participating in said public confrontation #make a scene #he doesn't do morality lectures either #what is up with that anyway #transformers #maccadam #idw transformers #mtmte #Ratchet #I'm pretty sure other ratchets are like this too? tfp. bayverse. cyberverse #don't know about tfa cant remember most of the stuff in that #wfc trilogy has a different background for his character so. but it's the only Ratchet with a 'I don't care about factions' attitude #idk where all the other stereotypes come from is everyone basing their interpretations on the synth-energon episode in tfp? #yeah he was yelling at Optimus a lot there but it was all about how Optimus should have used MORE violence #and also with the throwing wrentches. why does he throw wrenches?

[a-dauntless-daffodil]

just can’t get over the heaven walkthrough

Lute and Adam rubbernecking at Vaggie “hey i’d know that bitch ANYWHERE!!!”

while Vaggie’s just strolled obliviously past them, all

“tra la la la laaa, if this cute seraphim girl touches my girlfriend's hands again I’m gonna REALLY earn my place in hell, fa la la”

#hazbin hotel #vaggie #chaggie #lute hazbin hotel #adam hazbin hotel #i giggle every time #the people who mutilated her and left her to die? #not important #Vaggie's busy worrying about her gay relationship and controlling her urge to bite bite stab #or at least /snark/ at all these annoying pastel angels #fluttering around Charlie #XD #she's s u f f e r i n g

[solivagantingrebel]

The "Actually, I believe he prefers to be—" "That'll do." Exchange lives rent-free in my brain like. What was Soap going to say? Was it 'L.t'? But I think technically Alejandro is higher ranked than him (Ghost) right(?) So I'm not sure if that works entirely and 'L.t' seems to be something that other marines/or soldiers under their command picks up anyway (probably from Soap idk, but others do call Ghost that). Was it like, 'Simon' or 'Si'? I know he calls Ghost Simon occasionally and maybe the quick shutdown of Soap's sentence comes from Ghost wanting to keep the emotional distance from others. But considering the absolute vitriol of which Ghost says, nay spits, "That'll do." I wonder if Soap has gotten away with introducing Ghost with the stupidest names, like 'Ghostie' or 'Sisi', in the past 💀

#ghost soap #ghostsoap #random fucking thoughts always and forever #i never stop thinking about them #how Soap survived introducing Ghost with stupid names is beyond me but it's probably for gay reasons #represeed gay reasons at this point #mw2 #cod mw2 #okay doing it in a very media critic character analysis way though #i think it establishes a very clear differentiation in the relationship between ghost and soap #that despite their prev missions and etc ghost still isn't at a point where he trusts others - even someone he has been deployed with for a #while with something like his introduction/name #he doesn't trust soap to not snark up or define his presence as anything but the way he wants it to be #professional //clinical //without closeness #probably because he recognizes soaps very casual golden retriever tendencies tbh #but yeah #giggles this dialogue exchange vs the shenanigans in the alone mission #character development my beloved

[loneluneh]

Lighting "practice" feat. My "villain" Chris design LMAOO

Maybe one day I'll update my fic hmm

#this dude only has two expressions LMAO #“pissed off” and “snarky snark” #wild kratts #Chris Kratt #Ask me stuff about my AU #maybe then ill update my fic hehehe

[cripplepunkbarbarian]

The contrast of Kipperlilly hiding her plans from Oisin VS Riz trusting Adaine even more so than himself sometimes to take charge of things.

Of Ruben who voted against “High Five Heroes” with the sole intention of hurting Kipperlilly because he knew it was important to her VS Fig stepping back and asking Riz if he was ok with everyone flashing a picture of his dead father around him all the time like it was nothing.

Of Mary Ann who seems like she couldn’t care less about anyone else in the group on a personal level let alone Kipperlilly VS Gorgug and Riz having a joint 17th birthday party and growing closer than ever despite the rising stressors and tension because they love each other enough to keep that bond up regardless.

Btw. If you even care.

#we tragically haven’t seen enough of ivy for me to parallel her and fabian #I could say something about their respective too cool attitudes and snark #and how fabian is willing to make himself look like an absolute cringefail obsessive mess with how much he loves and respects riz #compared to how we’ve hardly seen Ivy and KLCK interact like. at all. #and imo Lucy-KLCK and Kristen-Riz isn’t a contrast. they’re parallels. #fantasy high junior year #fantasy high junior year spoilers

[elodee]

People keep talking about 'all the hate' fans have been 'attacking' watcher with over the past few days and I genuinely do not know what they are talking about.

#The vast majority of posts Ive seen were people expressing that they feel hurt #or giving actual criticisms about the move #sometimes there was a bit of snark #none of that is bullying #or hate #Have you watched internet drama before? This was incredibly measured #99% of youtubers making a move like this would have been torn apart within a day #but watcher is so well-liked that most people Ive seen are even accepting the apology #watcher #watcher tv #I get youre relieved that people arent posting criticism after criticism now #but that doesnt mean the backlash was just a bunch of hate #i wouldnt even have described it as particularly vitriolic #sure a few posts crossed lines but it was SO few compared to what you would usually see in something like this

[charismabee]

about the livestream ama

Jonny Sims saying the Contrarian and the Skeptic were a buddy cop duo was so based and real of him

(And that the Opportunist thinks everyone loves him but they don't)

but what interested me most was him saying the Hunted and Cold would be friends. I've never really thought about that pairing before but it does work. The Hunted's main thing being keeping the body alive could help balance out the Cold's general blasé nature when it comes to death, while being rational enough (focussing on his senses and what he knows is real) for the Cold to actually take him seriously. While the Cold being able to push the Hunted to act somewhat like the Stubborn, but slightly less strongly. He's confident that they can get the job done, and with the Hunted keeping them alive they could get a lot done without either really getting sick of the other. Just two reliable guys.

A little off topic but I think they'd work pretty well as a trio with Paranoid too, given a little time for Paranoid to get used to it. Cold's confidence plus Hunted's survival instinct could give him something reliable to work with, and I think he could help him by pointing out when they're going to far in either direction and going to get themselves hurt, as both can be rather single minded (on different things, mind you, but definitelythings that could leave them with blind spots) while Paranoid thinks of every possibility and could probably bring up flaws in any given plan that the others wouldn't notice, and at least Hunted would probably take it into consideration if its going to get them hurt or killed. Like a scared little peer reviewer of any plans the other two would execute

#rambles #slay the princess #voice of the hunted #voice of the cold #voice of the paranoid #voice of the contrarian #Just me thinking too hard about my little guys again #Voice interactions intrigue me so much #I also feel the contrarian and Paranoid could get along #But specifically in a post Canon state where they're allowed to grow and be safe and have a nap #They'd be terrible in a danger situation no question #But I firmly believe Contrarian would find Paranoid's snark hilarious like here's this mess of a man and he's secretly full of banter #Basing this off that moment in nightmare where first time he's given a real opportunity to say anything he's immediately like #'Fuck the Narrator' Contrarian would love that you can't deny it #And Paranoid could use something fun to distract him from his own thoughts #voice of the skeptic #voice of the opportunist

[uhbasicallyjustmilex]

tbh+c era alex performing you’re so dark is special to me for reasons i can’t articulate

#it’s just #it’s something okay #i’ve always had a soft spot for the irreverent snark and seduction of that song #and idk #there’s just something about post eycte era slightly jaded and angsty alex singing it that really hits the spot #maybe it’s just me 🤷🏻‍♀️ #but yeah #things i’ve been thinking about when i should be editing #lulu posts

[avephelis]

i loove igneous jrwi he is so hits the gym to get gains never done a day of cardio in his life. riptide motto take a guy who thinks he's hot shit and make him do manual labour. bro really joined that crew and started fighting for his life amoungst a bunch of weirdos immediately.

#its so funny to me that chip thinks he's really cool and igneous is over in the background passed out from exertion #he's kind of like one of those jocks that you put on a nature treck and they start complaining about everything immediately #enamoured by him. like he really thought he was the quirky one in onawa and then he got shoved into a ship of freaks. #jrwi igneous #jrwi riptide #jrwi #i miss him i miss his snark

[desceros]

KICKS DOWN DOOR

blurple villain au. leo wants to go steal some like. mega important plans for some kind of huge tech thing. but the security is like, mega fucking tight. tighter than usual. (big mama tight?) so he's bitching to you about it just casually. and mentions something about a fancy party at the same time as the event making everything super fkkin hard.

and you're like oh! fancy party :) and leo just. looks at you. looks at you. looks at you. then grins. and he's like yeah. fancy party. we should go together. :) btw donnie you're on duty to come and get the security down while i'm there.

donnie's like >:( .....until he hears what leo's stealing. then he's like. .......i'm in. but only if i get a copy of the plans.

cue formal party shenanigans

#i. i gave myself a nosebleed thinkin about. about you coming up to leo and straightening his tie in the middle of him snarking something. #and he just. goes still. quiet. watching you do something domestic and intimate. #also after he ditches you donnie comes and dances w you. #(is this an excuse to see them in suits? maybe. fuck you?) #blurple villain au

[aceredshirt13]

Bertram “Bertie” Wooster, writing stories about Jeeves: My man is a genius. The most brilliant chap I’ve ever known. I would probably die without him. We have our little spats, and he’s got a rummy sort of schadenfreude in the soul, if that is the word I want, but my life with him is so pleasant that it’s all worthwhile. I am also passionately in love with him

James “Corky” Corcoran, writing stories about Ukridge: My best friend is literally the most annoying person alive. Can’t stand his dumb ass. Every problem I have ever had in my life is his fault. There is no interaction I come out of with Ukridge in which my wallet, my belongings, and my pride are intact. It is usually all three. I am also passionately in love with him

#red randomness #jeeves and wooster #ukridge #bertie wooster #reginald jeeves #stanley featherstonehaugh ukridge #james corky corcoran #jooster #wooves #corkridge #truly the duality of wode #I love how different his two longest-running narrators are #corky is so judgemental that I don’t know if he and Bertie would get along #but it would be really funny if they were friends #Bertie DOES habitually befriend a lot of artists and writers #and Corky’s snarky internal monologue does not seem to prevent him from caring for those he snarks about #Jeeves on the other hand would hate Ukridge with the fire of a thousand suns #someday I’ll write a crossover maybe

[pastafossa]

Update.

Mom made another little bit of improvement today. She's still on the ventilator, but now if I understood it right, she's basically breathing on her own again and they've lowered her sedation to practically nothing, allowing her to slowly come up. If - and the doctor was very firm that this is an if - if she continues to come up and stays stable, she might be off the ventilator tomorrow! He said they want her fairly alert before taking her off, but if all goes well, when I see my mom again tomorrow, she'll be off the ventilator. She also reacted a lot to me and sis today when we saw her, so that's something.

I feel like I've been floating in a haze since they put her under on Monday. Time is... weird, passing too fast or weirdly slow. I feel like I blink in the afternoon and suddenly it's time for bed, or a 30 min wait for an update takes hours. And I've wound up spending a lot of time between hospital visits just feeling... stuck. Unsure of what to do, of what's ok, of what I should be doing. Thanks to some encouragement from friends here - comments, messages, late night chats even when I'm out of it or drop out halfway through to cry or fall asleep - I at least felt a little less guilty about not having much I could do, and I've gotten regular reminders to eat and drink. We've also started putting up the tree so it'll there when mom comes home, which has helped. But god, if mom woke up tomorrow, if I knew she would be ok, I could handle things.

One more night for mama on the ventilator. Just one more. Then I can give her a hug, and cry some happy tears. Fingers crossed.

#tw: sick parent #i know a few of you have chatted with me in messages and bless you friends cause i've been in and out of it #brief moments of being ok talking about it and then drops where i just can't because it hits me so hard #and all of the comments and asks encouraging me and reminding me to eat and drink have helped so much #i've read every one of them and they mean so much to me #i know i KNOW mom will have a long recovery period but i'm ready for that. i just... need her to be ok #pasta mama is a force of nature. she is sunshine and mom hugs and snark and absolute bedrock when you need her #i need her to be ok because there's so much more she needs to be here for #and hopefully if all goes well you'll all continue #to hear stories about her for many years to come

[frownyalfred]

saying "I've got a DNI" is the same thing as people yelling "you're violating HIPAA!" and you can't change my mind

#tumblr snark #sorry #dni hate #they’re silly #and I have rants about them #tumblr #fandom

[takumishu]

This is not an issue at all and I'm not anything but amused by it, but I once saw a post on here that I found very funny where someone was saying that they rejected Shu Takumi saying that the specific "Art" that Phoenix would have majored in is Theatre. While I think it's really fun to imagine that the guy is good with a pencil, I think him studying to become an actor is a lot more thematically congruent with both his character and the game's story.

#send post #c: Phoenix #Also in canon every time he judges a painting in the first game he has nothing to say about it beyond snarking at it #Meanwhile he seems more knowledgeable about stage props and the like and has a bit of a poetic side to him #Thinking about when he went to the park surrounding Gourd Lake and got a bit wistful looking at the trees #It's a side of him I find really fun. He definitely has a favourite Shakespeare play. #I wouldn't know much about that though I've only seen Hamlet once live when I was too young to understand most of it

[defendglobe]

these two and their fucking bullshit again

#emma watches star trek #i also love how even though they're constantly snarking at each other #that odo still tries to console quark when he gets genuinely upset about stuff #and at the end of the episode quark says something really sweet about odo’s sense of morality

[librawritesstuff]

Today’s ThursdayThursday picset

Hey Morse: I wouldn’t criticize someone’s fashion choices this season…have you looked in the mirror?!

#endeavour morse #shaun evans #thursday thursday #oh the snark i love it #still not sold on the morsetache #you’re not completely wrong about Joan’s lewk