i love love love media that loves the world. i want to be reminded that the universe is so incomparably beautiful and complex. i want to be shown that life is messy and broken and it hurts so bad but it’s so so so beautiful and you can’t help loving it anyway. there are people out there, wonderful ones who will stay by your side if you’ll let them. there is the sun and the warmth of it and the light. there is the path between the trees and the sandwich shop down the road and the river in the paddock and is that wonderful and isn’t that worth living for. i love when media tells you it’s okay to be broken and it’s okay to be hurting and it’s okay to live despite it. tell me i am worth saving. tell me to listen to the rain falling on tin rooftops and fall in love with life. tell me that the world loves me too.
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Deshiderella
So, one of the more fun sketches Murata did in his stream was the story of Deshiderella, a sketch featuring Genos as Cinderella, Sonic, Tatsumaki, and Fubuki as the Evil Stepsisters, Saitama as the handsome prince -- and a delightfully demented take on it all. All stream screencaps courtesy of @rayadraws.
Since then, we've had the Monster Association arc and the extent to which you can map the Deshiderella story to what unfolded during the arc is fascinating.
So, throughout the land, there was mass panic and consternation because a group of monsters had caused chaos and had challenged the heroes to a showdown. There's a Monster Bash to attend!
Genos couldn't go to the Monster Bash because he broke his nice new body, on the eve of the battle even. Guess you'll have to sit this one out, son!
But his Fairy God Scientist came through for him at the last minute, complete with dire warnings about time limits.
He arrived after everyone had left for the ball but when he finally set foot on the scene, boy did he steal the show!
Unfortunately, he's not good at listening to warnings and he suffered greatly: he couldn't fly, half his armor melted off, his core was unstable, and there were still many strong monsters to fight. Nevertheless, he pressed on, even winning over the evil stepsisters *cough* I mean, forging a better relationship with both the Psychic Sisters.
Despite the setbacks, he captured the heart of the most noble Saitama, and for a moment, everything was just right.
And just like a Cinderella story, it is precisely when everything looks like it'll turn out all right after all that true horror descends. 'Won't you join me in my dance of death?' seems horribly prescient.
Fortunately, Saitama was able to work a miracle and make things right again.
With even the evil doer saved and admonished to do no wrong, all seems well as the two of them watch the sun rise together.
The only part of Murata's tale still missing is the chase scene. Heh! I'm sure we'll see what he was alluding to shortly! I guess Genos is not letting go of his quest to reach where Saitama is.
EDIT: Thanks to @stuckinfangirllife for reminding me of the most important thing of a Cinderella story: THE MIRACULOUS OBJECT THAT LEADS BACK TO THE TRUE LOVE.
Deshiderella leaves behind his shoe, and yup, in the story we have the precious, precious core:
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Watch the American Climate Leadership Awards 2024 now: https://youtu.be/bWiW4Rp8vF0?feature=shared
The American Climate Leadership Awards 2024 broadcast recording is now available on ecoAmerica's YouTube channel for viewers to be inspired by active climate leaders. Watch to find out which finalist received the $50,000 grand prize! Hosted by Vanessa Hauc and featuring Bill McKibben and Katharine Hayhoe!
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forgive me but i must speak my truth
vegas cooking for pete hits so hard because he steps out of his comfort zone to learn a new skill for pete—and incidentally finds a personal sense of fulfillment. it speaks to the way that loving someone can make us better, can help us grow and discover ourselves.
don’t get me wrong the act of cooking itself is incredibly thematically relevant. but let’s not lose sight of the courage and humility it takes to try something new and submit to the probability of failure. and it is the failures that make a gesture like this so potent.
it shows not that vegas was secretly a good person all along, but that he has the capacity to become a better person. and for me, that’s sort of vegas and pete’s whole thing, that together they have the opportunity to reconfigure their respective self-images.
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