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bidisastersanji · 5 months
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Head empty- only castle in the sky zosan AU 😌
full disclosure I'm no artist- I mostly traced over ghibli art and did my best, but I think it/when I get to writing this then it'll be nice to have something to visualise them :) (go here if you wanna read my thoughts on this AU)
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thegreatyin · 5 months
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no offense but if you say you don't like turn based combat i don't trust your judgement of games actually. wym "it doesn't make sense that people would take turns in a fight" it's obviously not literally occurring in-universe and it's just a strategic representation of events for the benefit of the player. you're being needlessly pedantic
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wonder-worker · 28 days
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A.J Pollard’s biography on Edward IV was so cringe lol (generic; minor but frustrating inaccuracies; intensely judgmental at times and oddly dismissive at others while never considering the broader context; entirely diminished and trivialized Elizabeth Woodville as both queen and wife of his main subject in the name of "defending" her; created a false dichotomy between Edward and Henry VII’s styles of ruling and lauded the latter at the former’s expense even though Henry literally followed Edward’s example for the very things Pollard was criticizing Edward for; had a downright nonsensical and thoroughly misleading conclusion about Edward’s legacy & Richard’s usurpation that was based entirely on hindsight, Pollard's own assumptions, and the complete downplaying Richard’s agency and actions to emphasize what Pollard wrongly and misleadingly claimed were Edward's so-called 'failings', etc, etc)
I wanted to buy his book on Henry V but after reading this shitshow and the synopsis of that book, im guessing it's going to be 10x worse, so...no thanks
#history media#this was written months ago im posting it to get it out of my drafts#it wasn't necessarily BAD. it was generic and readable. but it was very disappointing and misleading and its conclusion was just nonsense#listen I have no patience for the dumbfuck idea that edward somehow had the ultimate responsibility for his own son's deposition because#of his 'policies' during his reign. like I said it's based fully on hindsight and entirely devoid of actual context. it's bafflingly stupid#literally everyone expected Edward V to succeed his father and 'both hoped for and expected' (Croyland's own words) a successful reign#Edward V's deposition was richard and solely Richard's fault lol this should not be difficult to understand#the reason Richard's usurpation was possible in the first place was bcause everyone expected E5 to succeed and didn't expect Richard#do to what he did. nothing would have happened without his initiative and decisions. it had nothing to do with Edward's 'policies'#Edward's policies were fine. henry vii - who pollard vaunts to no end - literally *followed* them#and claiming that he failed to unite England under the Yorkist dynasty is just plain stupid#buddy if he truly failed at that then neither Richard III nor Henry VII would have thrones lol. both emphasized continuity with#him when aiming for the throne. like the whole point of 1483-85 was that it was a conflict WITHIN the 'Yorkist' dynasty#it was not an external threat against it.#'his legacy failed' his legacy didn't fail his brother destroyed it (while also presenting himself as his heir because logic what's logic?)#henry's victory was very much the triumph of his legacy (a claimant chosen by his supporters as the husband of his daughter)#like this is really not my interpretation it is literally what happened#i'm not trying to glorify e4 but his son did inherit the throne in a more advantageous circumstances than any other minor king of england#and frankly than most other adult kings. dumping blame on Edward's literal corpse rather than acknowledge Richard's agency is so tasteless#the problem isn't that edward made a mistake in trusting his brother. many other kings including Henry V also trusted theirs.#the problem is that his brother was willing to break that trust in a way that was unprecedented and broke all political norms of that age#ie: Richard's usurpation occurred because of Richard who re-ignited conflict to make himself king. please drill this into your head#also btw this illogical 'interpretation' is based entirely on Charles Ross' hatred and derision towards Elizabeth Woodville and her family#if you agree with this inteterpretation you agree with his vilification of them 🤷🏻‍♀️#anyway if you want a better interpretation that's actually analytical and looks a relevant rather than a flawed retrospective perspective#i would recommend rosemary horrox's 'richard iii: a study of service' and david horspool's 'richard iii: a ruler and his reputation'#anyway one last time: STOP downplaying Richard's agency and actions. historians who do this are stupid and embarrassing. bye.#(i should really post horspool's glorious takedown of ross and Pollard huh? it was very entertaining to read)
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ghosttoasties · 2 months
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every now and then I will experience a genuinely happy moment and know that even if things aren't perfect, it's happiness I haven't been able to feel in ages and it's mine. I'm in the process of unlearning initial shame and guilt when it happens.
like, i don't check up on people who've hurt me anymore and i know they don't with me. they don't read my blog, or look at my accounts (like they could anyway) and if they fish for info, i usually hear about it and have a laugh.
but knowing that I can have peace should be enough for me not to feel afraid to share my life & art with others. for anyone in my past to go out of their way to bring me down would be such a grand effort, and only serve as confirmation on why they aren't in my life.
i want to move forward today as i enter a new era in my life where i am seeing myself and my art flourish in an encouraging environment again since living with my partner. it's fleeting, it's comforting
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lexicals · 7 months
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I forgot when I was at my badminton group the other day one of the guys there who knows I'm an artist asked me my opinion on using "AI" (machine learning) as part of "enhancing artists' workflow" and the look in his eyes when I was a full minute into my speech and only up to talking about duchamp's fountain was a sight to behold
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scumscuttlers · 3 months
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A really normal person who is just an asshole.
— @coralcalypso describing my character, 2024.
Inezra as a character has been around since 7/28/2014. She doesn't have a super long history though because most of what I did have was lost to hard drive failure. So, lol. I ended up reconstructing things pre-2018, and have been trying to flesh her out by interacting with more people.
If you're curious what writing I'm referencing, her writing tag is over here.
Personality
Inez is obsessive. This isn't always a negative.
Inez is too smart for her own good and frequently thinks herself into knots (as evidenced from some of the conversations and interactions in recent / old stories). She is absolutely yanking on people's chain when she pretends to not know or understand some things. Key word: Some. Somewhat at odds with the brawns over brains presentation she has. It's easier not to think about things. Imagine how happy you would be if you stopped thinking too. (She's still not happy.)
That said, she's also allergic to being honest about herself and her feelings. She doesn't lie out of habit. It's more likely she'll omit information or deflect by making a joke. This makes it easier to slip in actual requests for information. You just never know if she's fucking with you or not.
Rarely does she reconsider whatever she thinks the "best" option is. Gleaned from Dialus' perspective in old writing and conversations with my friend @sleepytrolls.
She has a kneejerk reaction to new information, but will also keep asking for details until she's satisfied that she knows enough about it. She's then incredibly likely to turn around and make fun of your character for their perspective. This makes her not fun to talk to. She knows this. She also doesn't care (most of the time).
Has a penchant for violence that's hereditary and probably in part caused by brain damage. From all the concussions, your honor. She has poor emotional regulation normally. She also does not have a moirail or very many trolls willing to put up with her, so this is just bad soup. She's gotten better but not better fast enough.
She has standards and a conscience even if she goes to great lengths to pretend she doesn't. There are absolutely lines she won't cross and she's sensitive to people not being receptive to her bitching, but that's new. Notably, times in the watch party chats when she's switched tack mid conversation based on someone's responses. You won't catch her apologizing though.
She tries to tone down her assholery depending on the person, or tailor it specificly to them to make their day worse. It depends.
Likes
Fighting. As 5lux put it, Inezra was hatched to hate. She doesn't need much reason to fight people and will go so far as to injure herself to get another lick in during those fights. There's something going on up there in her pan. Don't ask what it is.
Being a dick. This is just a precursor to fighting. She doesn't really do blackrom or she'd be in a quad with the whole world. If you hate her she likes you.
A cool cigarette to ease the pain.
Reading, but only sometimes, and she doesn't like most contemporary writing.
You'd think music would belong in this list but it doesn't. No I won't be elaborating on that right now.
Quirks
You can earn her honesty. Ways this has been done so far includes: fighting her and making it fun, having a spine, making her laugh, or being upfront about feelings (that last one doesn't always work). This is usually only for a limited time. You get one glimpse into her functioning troll brain. Just one.
She smokes. A lot. If she were normal she would probably have had two types of lung cancer by now, but she's suspiciously okay.
Whatever
Stuff that doesn't have a specific place to go yet.
Inezra doesn't relate to anyone in her age group. She finds it very strange how Sefoni & co (how she mentally refers to that entire extended friend group) seem wrapped up in other alien's cultures. It's somewhat alienating to be the only "real" troll, which as we all know is a feeling normal people react to with anger. 😀 (She's not actually normal.)
She actually did dodge the draft. That piece of trivia isn't punk posing and will probably catch up to her at some point.
The game doesn't exist in her universe. Every time she sees somebody talk about the game and adjacent topics she thinks they're taking FLARPing too far. It's the cognitive dissonance for me.
Thanks for making it this far. Maybe I'll vomit words again soon.
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arom-antix · 10 months
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Here's Yuuri by himself because he's the bestest of boys and deserves some spotlight
Viktor spotlight
Full drawing
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moe-broey · 2 months
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102 orbs.............. and all I got was this whore
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narwhalandchill · 3 months
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ANYWAY now that ive gotten my firefly rant off my chest and on a more positive note about the story overall; i Really liked it!!!! and character-wise specifically the biggest surprise for me in a huge W way was actually acheron??
& given i was actually somewhat committed to pulling her anyway (well. initially as kafka replacement to pull my first lightning carry after losing 50-50 but. Well. she had mercy on me at the v last moment thank goodness 😭😭) so actually ending up liking her character this much just cemented that resolve for good too. cant wait for her!!! like i am still meh on her base design not bc its that bad by itself but simply bc seeles existence just cheapens it so much like. Why are they so similar. but its not bad lmao
anyway to her actual characterization. first of all. the VAs delivery omg yall beidous english voice is already one of my all time favorites in genshin and shes doing an amazing job as acheron like. she started talking and im just INSTANTLY warmed up to her just from that KDJSKDKJK i love love love her attitude and energy!!!!!
n personality wise too??? like ive seen others mention a similar sentiment but its just the way how. even after getting the warnings from now Two separate characters that shes up to no good. im just like. "nah id win" abt it SHSKDKSI like throughout the story she comes off as so damn likeable and grounded and realistically friendly (as in not like. too open n aligned w the player from the get-go to feel believable for the character as opposed to a plot contrivance) that i just. even if shes bad news im team acheron truly.
she has genuinely funny one liners too ??? like not necessarily jokes outright but the kinda comments she says are just . very realistic in that dry witty way that comes off as natural and entertaining shes so charming!!! i love her. the more contemplative stuff she says too
but also like. girl whats up w the ominous red text ily but are we cool 😭😭 and the whole shredding us into thin slices on first encounter in the dreamscape like. Ok uhhhhhhhh ik i said nah id win and team acheron forever but this is kinda. worrisome
BUT that just means im so fucking excited to see her go apeshit too lmao like. oh shes an emanator here to do murder and spread death? COOL i hope she has fun!!
(and ik i said firefly rant over but. what the actual hell is that post firefly merk dialogue option where the games like very heavy handedly implying ur supposed to be blaming ACHERON for "letting it happen" in some emotional frenzy???? bro what 💀💀 0/5 moment i would never. n even if she plausibly did im just. dude her being cold towards firefly is just a plus for me when the narrative has just railroaded the TB into being sooo charmed by her magical presence lmao i Liked that acheron was suspicious n cold)
overall Definitely wasnt expecting acheron to establish herself as such an instant favorite for sure but. shes here now and im v happy abt it im super looking forward to seeing those more dubious goals of her come to the forefront in the future like. im so curious about whats up w her and her memory and that red text and everything
#also honestly unintentionally hilarious moment from acheron when she jist. asks for directions to the lobby too 😭😭😭😭#anyway. overall i wonder if theure like. making a point of setting up the 'suspicious' characters to turn out far more benign#than appears at first glance#and have the more like. omg friendly people. turn out more involved in the shady stuff#like to a degree it already happened with aventurine. whole time everyones playing up how shady he is but#ultimately he really didnt do that much in terms of actually harming us? he was surprisingly straight (lol. lmao) w us throughout#like Obviously hes acting in full self interest but i do overall v much agree w black swans assessment of him too#that as a businessman it does matter how he handles his deals. now obviously he could turn out a whole lot different in the future#but nonetheless. point being he wasnt all that nefarious compared to how he was presented as#whereas both acheron and (sigh) firefly do kinda have that initial friendliness and then later on turn out to be#Not what they seem . which isnt like a twist or anything its just interesting#tho i suppose its less whos more or less trustworthy at first glance and more just. everyone lies on penacony#just depends on what their aims are to truly know whether they stand in opposition w us ultimately#acherons strange bc like of the cast rn. truly would trust her the most just based on vibes . which might not be smart 💀💀#logically the most quote unquote trustworthy are swan n aventurine methinks . swan bc she said she wants more of my memories for her stash#so she wants us alive on both a personal basis and as a memokeeper#n aventurine bc he sees us as his own investment in whatever gamble hes undertaking#so cold as it is. we are very valuable to those 2 as assets so like they might hide things n mislead but they dont want us dead lol#anyway v much looking forward to the future developments#hsr#rambles#hsr spoilers
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horse-girl-anthy · 2 years
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Penguindrum may be the most messy of Ikuhara's works, it has so many ideas and aesthetics; originally that detracted from my enjoyment of it, but at this point I've gotten over it. the amount of noise, seemingly pointless details, may be there to distract viewers and allow the work to get away with its aim of delivering a radical commentary on post-economic bubble Japan.
rewatching, I'm taking note of how the Kiga group is essentially portrayed as a capitalist venture itself, with production lines and a hierarchical structure. the work is grounded in real sociological analysis of the Aum Shinrikyo cult and aims to ask exactly how could successful, educated, and affluent elites be so disgusted by society that they see no option but to try to destroy it. as much as they may want to undermine the current order, however, the cult leaders are so entrenched in the system that all they can do is replicate its logics. this portrayal serves to paint a picture of a society which is eating itself from the inside out.
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awek-s-archived · 1 year
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#aweks.txt#hate saying this bc it’s exactly what the hate anons from last night were aiming for but I do wanna die a lot rn FJSJFNSN#I always say if smth is justified fair enough and. no matter how ppl wanna keep saying that it wasn’t baseless. it really was#just because you can’t read doesn’t mean the rest of us relate to that too#i thought I was pretty clear but I’m not gna sit there and write out points about everything they said abt me while trying to give my#personal opinion on what I thought abt what they initially said#in their very first message they accused me of hating trans ppl and said ‘fuck you and her’ while going hard w the hate#then accused me of not being trans#then proceeded to weaponise their own identity bc I wasn’t playing into what they wanted me to act like#and I’ve been thinking abt it all night and I reached out to mutuals more educated than me to talk it out and such#people who are ACTUALLY from the communities the anons were claiming to be in#who said that it really was a huge witch hunt just for no reason#i get life is hard for everybody and it sucks but I can’t imagine hating myself so much that I go on anon to tell someone to fuck off and#then say that I’m glad I ruined their day#like that’s just. fucked up esp since you don’t know me#not to mention all the lies they told including that apparently they interact w me all the time which just isn’t true 😭 lol#anyways#all this to vent one final time and say that I’m gonna have anon off indefinitely#and just quietly work on my requests and my interactions with my mutuals :)#and just honestly to remind people that no matter how much you hate someone (in this instance me)#it doesn’t justify making things up about them or putting words in their mouths or generally making it your life mission to make their day#awful and then say you’re proud of it 😵‍💫 like I pity you. sincerely. i hope you find what you’re looking for in life and take a break from#the Internet bc you truly need it#everyone who was nice to me and dmed me I want to say thank you again and I really appreciate all your words
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iniziare · 1 year
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/breathes calmly. Tifa—
#[ tifa lockhart. ] she had buried the twinges of guilt beneath the narcissism of self-sacrifice. beneath the belief of 'the greater good'.#[ one day i will go at that water tower scene one line at a time on here rather than in discord. ]#[ and i'll do so coherently and logically. ]#[ touching on the word choice of teenagers-- their physical reactions. these voice actors' performances of these lines. ]#[ gestures-- everything. there is so much here but it infuriates me because so much is overlooked. ]#[ and then i'm asked to look at an analysis and i truly feel like i'm told to walk through a dense set of woods with two lit matches. ]#[ or like twenty. ]#[ i've been listening to a tower; a promise for the last hour after having watched the scene for almost 2 hours on the 2nd monitor. ]#[ feral. /feral/ i am about this scene. square enix is nothing short of incredible at depicting human nature. ]#[ the spot where she chooses to sit; what not seeing his facial expressions is indicative of. ]#[ when we keep in mind that they haven't actually genuinely spoken before that moment-- ]#[ like remember-- nojima specified (i will find this back i swear) that cloud's recollection of even younger tifa... ]#[ going 'are you ignoring me?!' during that flashback? is not a genuine memory. it didn't happen that way. ]#[ can we stop forgetting that cloud is an /unreliable narrator/? ]#[ but any way-- /stop forgetting they don't know each other/. not beyond being familiar faces. ]#[ but even just in the moment. she can't see him and /he can't see her/. ]#[ can we talk about how... her 'sadness' initially isn't just aimed at cloud leaving? she specifically says 'all the guys are--'. ]#[ i can touch on every line but lemme focus on a few here-- cloud's little attempt at getting a reaction from her... ]#[ 'yeah. so i won't be back for a long time.' the cool guy. not only does it fail-- 'guess not'. immediate. no thought. no hesitation. ]#[ and then immediately goes to 'think you'll be in the papers?' ]#[ this is the first moment she smiles. you can see it amidst the blur but you can especially hear it in her voice. her tone brightens. ]#[ she looks up; wistful. and it's still there when the camera focuses on her and she mentions the wish. ]#[ and her phrasing is interesting-- 'and when you're a famous soldier'. that on its own can be seen as just phrasing but... ]#[ the inclusion of 'please? just once'. just once. it's not about cloud in specific. it's about being saved. ]#[ and ALSO; can we talk about how it isn't cloud who talks about SOLDIERs being heroes? ]#[ she talks about a 'hero'. not him. he doesn't mention heroes at all; can we talk about that for a second? ]#[ u g h. tag limit again-- i keep counting. don't mind me. i'm not saying tifa is 'selfish'. but i'm saying tifa is being selfish. ]#[ and that makes her an increeeeeedibly interesting character. but i need people to realize and talk about this? u g h. ]#[ also-- ALSO-- did this scene even happen this way? nOMURA AND NOJIMA?? ]
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pepsiwriteswords · 2 years
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Hello, this is Elis! Your ocs stumbled into my path, and our conversations got me thinking about something. Did your ocs stumble into this adventure or did they take it by choice? I'd be happy to hear about any of them, they all seemed cool.
~ Travel Companion Elis🦗
Gonna go with Distant Light here, bc that's where my head's at, apparently.
The Proutheans (Shayde/Adaranth/Riyor/Rook/Karayan), excluding the literal child, who only knows things are Not Good at home, took their adventure by choice. They all chose to get on that ship and take off into space, knowing that for all their developments it is almost definitely going to fail. They all decided they were going to do what they could to achieve what they set out to do.
The humans, though (Jax/Jaylon/Serenity) . . . they all kind of stumble into it. Jax is the most enthused about it - they went out into space on their own at nineteen when they could have gotten away with just going somewhere else on Earth & faced far less interference from anyone - but none of them are really prepared for any of this.
Thank you for the ask! :D
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2000snotebook · 3 months
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Ace HSS hurts me because it's so obvious he bases his self-worth on what he means to others and what he can do for them. Do you know what character that reminds me of.
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koushirouizumi · 6 months
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{Major Implied} #TheBeginningSpoilers #The Beginning Spoilers
('The Beginning' initial rambling under 'read more') {Note: This is some of my reaction BEFORE Seeing} [So please note I Will Add Additional Contexts I got later but for the most part...]
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THIS IS THE CLIP I was Referring to in advance {WARNING FOR} MAJOR RUI-INVOLVED The Beginning Spoilers (I was talking to a mutual who gave me a run-down review)
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(If you can't tell, I was Venting at concepts like infertile parents being treated/handled as a potential) Negative
Further Reading: Koushiro's + Izumi Family's Timeline {Notes} in Hikarigaoka
*I mention something towards end but I was mis-remembering what it was called and it's more like 'premature birth' that leads to "early" death... {And yes we've even had this happen in my ancestors' pasts too, notably on my Grandpa-married-to-J E W I S H-grandma ends' end. Grandpa E.'s youngest sibling {not even a year old} passed that way, along with the child of a cousin + their fam much later on, and they (both) have dedicated spots in our familys' plot, also very near where my J e w i s h Grandma is now buried. ... So I Have Feelings on Such Issues, Too.}
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mynameis-a · 10 months
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am i seriously going to change my middle name to icarus when i go through with my name change?
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yes.
yes i am.
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