#that's why undercover work

[aroacettorney]

do not let caseys sunshiness distract you from the fact that she is just as much emotionally constipated as ludger.

#academy's undercover professor spoilers #academy's undercover professor #casey selmore #the fact that casey has never told anyone including betty and terinna about delica/memory storming events is so wild to me #like girlie why r u suffering from all that by urself #ppl hating on casey for having negative EQ but that only reflects how much emotional support she usually gets from others #case in point: marias selmore #wouldnt surprise me if casey has never trusted to emotionally open up to anyone ever again when its her own family treating her like that #in her entire life casey is close to only 4 ppl but they are either: #1) her sister who historically sucks #2) bestie no. 1 who is almost always swarmed with work #3) bestie no. 2 who once again gave her trust and abandonment issues #4) bestie no. 3 who is not even a human but an automaton also learning how to deal with her own emotions #not to mention to maintain her reputation as a renowned detective she must have been neglecting her own emotional needs #casey selmore my beloved just because you dont look at it doesnt mean it is not there #casey tryna brush off her emotions after the memory storming and seek to solve the problem logically like a thinker she is but #she didnt realise that she was just delaying the inevitable and so the basara arc hit her like a truck + left her bedridden for a month 💀 #caseys apologies to ludger only really solved the problem on logical terms #but there is never any emotional closure between them bc they are both painfully emotionally constipated so back to suffering we go 💀💀💀 #lesson learnt from ludgercasey angst galore: stop trying to solve emotional problems with logics

[constantvariations]

The most annoying problem of rwby is how it will say something like "the White Fang assassinates board members of the SDC" while never actually following up on it. We spend several seasons in Atlas and not once does this come up

Despite Weiss literally being the one projected to take over the company, she never interacts with the business and the danger attached to it. No board members popping in to talk to her or Jacques, no guards talking of upping security as a result of another attempted attack, no personal escorts for any of the Schnees whenever they go to the recital

The show says that Schnees and associates are under constant threat by the White Fang, a threat that should have escalated after the fall of Beacon, but nothing in the show's actions even suggest this. Jacques only complaint is about the embargo costing him money, Winter has washed her hands of the SDC entirely, Whitley's focus is being Weiss's annoying (affectionate) little brother, and Willow barely exists

Yet rabids will call you stupid and illiterate for asking the show to... show these things. Just because things are said or things like guards and spies are logical for situations like this doesn't mean that the story gets to slack off in implementing these elements

Shows are akin to a court case. You can't just point at someone and cry, "They're a murderer!" You have to establish a timeline, motive, and method, and provide physical evidence like the weapon used or footage of the person at the scene of the crime. No jury worth its salt would condemn a person on he-said, she-said

You want me to care that board members are being assassinated? Introduce me to them so I can either want them protected or pray for their death. You want me to believe that the Schnees are under constant threat? Have Willow be paranoid to the point of never going outside and never letting Weiss and Whitley go anywhere without a ton of security. You want me to worry about spies? Ilia would've been perfect here! Have her play the demure servant while we see her sneaking into Jacques's office to steal SDC documents

Not only is relying on distant dialogue and exposition a lazy way of establishing elements of the world, not only is it a surefire way for folks w bad memory/auditory processing issues (me) to miss out on important information, it's fucking BORING

#rwde #why yes i am being a petty bitch abt this #sorry that im asking this show to be a SHOW #if i wanted to listen to a story I'd be going to podcasts or audiobooks #also real classy insulting my intelligence then blocking before I could reply. we may be called rwde but youre the one who threw a tantrum #god why didnt ilia get to be a spy in atlas instead of getting wasted and ditched in the menagerie arc #you know how many people id kill for white fang spies all over the globe but especially atlas? #in ohar blake is literally a wf undercover trying to get close to Weiss to learn sdc secrets #god i wish i could work on ohar proper #twould be a dream

[kmartmithril]

Thinking about how the Bad Kids and the Rat Grinders are the perfect example of book learning vs real world application. Sure the Bad Kids haven’t been “following the rules”, but they’ve been out there putting their skills to good use in a practical setting. By only working on gaining XP, the Rat Grinders haven’t actually prepared themselves for real world scenarios and I wouldn’t be surprised if that came up later in the season.

#fantasy high spoilers #fantasy high #fantasy high junior year spoilers #just imagine them finding likely looking defeated after a big fight #with some enemy #and she’s like ‘it wasn’t enough. all that work and it wasn’t enough’ #also like Mary Ann right? absolutely killer strength #probably even without the buffs #and surely she belongs on the blood rush team #but she brute forced it and showed zero interest in actually being a teammate #shes likely there like Riz - so it looks good on a transcript #I’m also not convinced there isn’t a bigger plot involving #WHY the rat grinders are there to begin with #hell I wouldn’t even be surprised if kiperlily is actually #the rogue teacher and she’s going undercover for some reason???

[lavenoon]

Seven Minutes and Ever After, Reverse AU Drabble, ~3.7 Words

Working with Dawn has its up and downsides. Today you're being reminded of the latter - especially when he ditches you in the middle of your escape to go hang out in a janitor's closet. Best to figure out what that's all about, then.

Reverse AU drabble based on a funny little thought I had that of course entirely got away from me. Not canon to the reverse timeline

#post let luce #dcamv #accidentally undercover #au alt timeline #reverse au #my fic #me starting this “huh i wonder if ill even get past 1.5K” #me after 2.5K “WHEN WILL YOU END. WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS” #anyways yes I had a little thought and decided to put them in a situation #i also simply realized i cant focus on one big plot and just work on that all the time #so the next big plot chapter is coming but im not making any promises about when #bounty hunter brain also still strong #but yes. have some silly. and. well. the rest too #enjoy <3

[lycheefruiit]

Just saying now that if Foolish never gets taken away by the feds then i'm taking that as a personal attack.

#qsmp #foolish gamers #KIDNAP HIM ALREADY #i like to imagine that he works with the feds but is undercover and thats why they havent took him #its also why cucurucho favors his family more than others #none of this is canon #its my copium

[ladsofsorrow24]

kishimoto kinda did something with oiroke no jutsu and naruko because it really birthed so many dudes who got weirdly horny for a guy who sometimes turns into a girl lol

like there's a whole gender thing going on here but idk how to explain it

but i know i find it fucking amusing

#i'd like to think this is all thanks to rumiko takahashi's ranma 1/2 #or even hisashi eguchi's stop!! hibari-kun! #like these are the two most influential mangakas so i'm not surprised their works got referenced as a trope #anyway... yeah. naruko as a phenomenon is interesting #sadly they don't really utilize it good in boruto or something because it'll be SO GOOD #to see naruto undercover as naruko but like... in a proper kunoichi's outfit #and the kids especially boruto being absolutely surprised by the seemingly 'perfect hokage' have this jutsu #in his repertoire lol #also it's such a good setup for fake dating and comedy... especially if we're gonna take sasuke there #this is why fanfiction writers so good #greatloverslieinhell did it the best with their 14 chapters uzushiogakure's fic #such a good way to utilize this jutsu to explore on gender body dysmorphia and heteronormativity #tmi tag

[ragnarlothcat]

The 'Anakin undercover in lingerie' finale!

#obikin #my fic #undercover au #this poor tortured fic #why did it take me over a year to finish #it's just smut #it's not that deep #i hope the characterization works here! #it makes sense to me but you never know

[the1weepinqguitar]

i would share the narcs fic with you guys but I'm scared you won't like it

#my precious jewel of a fic #it means a lot to me and I must protect it #honestly it may be better if I don't post it but that means that some posts that I want to make won't make sense #idk do you guys wanna hear about it? cuz I've been writing it since last November #it is in fact a tmbg fic but it's got a LOT of canon divergence #I just went “haha what if they were working undercover for the man” and my brain liked it #god why do I do this to myself #ivan's writing tag #ivan posting

[darkfinch]

working with the leverage team is probably the first time worst!au eliot has socialized with non-moreau people in like. 6 years

#like.....................hm. hey buddy how's the brain doin in here. u ok #anyway i think a big part of why this Works and why eliot switches sides is that he is a profoundly social person. guy loves a pal <3 #eliot spencer will pack bond with anything he loves 2 make and have friends he loves 2 hang out he loves to make a buddy #and he's been focusing 100% of that onto moreau #and then in come the leverage team like ''you are FOUNDING this FAMBLY whether you LIKE IT OR NOT'' #and hes like. well unfortunately i Do like it and the fambly Is found so that's. gonna suck when this whole thing implodes #moreau spends soooooo much time on him and then his brain gets unfucked via the power of friendship <3 #finchtalks #undercover eliot au

[prvtocol]

everyday accessories from two who claim neomilitarism as their style:

bri: minimal. such as a single gold ring. maybe pearl studs. classy

vez: very minimal/non-existent. such as a cigarette perched on the side of one ear for later. fucking classy 

#⚘ ˚◞ about ◞ 𝒾’𝓋𝑒 𝓅𝓁𝒶𝓃𝓉𝑒𝒹 𝒶 𝑔𝒶𝓇𝒹𝑒𝓃 𝒾𝓃 𝒶𝓈𝓈𝑜𝓇𝓉𝑒𝒹 𝓅𝑜𝓉𝓈. #𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗘 :「 vez landry | about 」. #(( I’m writing a post about Vez’s job and why she looks like street trash (hint: undercover work) #also she doesn't care #but an expression of having two diametrically opposed muses 😌 balance ))

[aroacettorney]

what got me so insanely angsty about the relationship between ludger and casey is that it's not even subtext. it's literally in the text that are their own words.

they canonically enjoy the other person's company.

they canonically believe the other person is one of a very few who could understand them.

they canonically understand each other, from personalities and capabilities to behaviors and thoughts.

ludger canonically regrets ruining their relationship.

casey canonically wishes to mend their relationship.

they canonically want(ed) this relationship.

#the only thing that really is subtext is that ludger even now still lowkey yearns for it as well #just similar to how he lowkey enjoys teaching under the pretense of playacting #will there ever be a day sayren finally frees me from this suffering 😔 #every time ludger cites the reason why their relationship can no longer work out its always how he thinks casey should think about him #but unfortunately for him casey being the girlboss as she should will think and do whatever she wants #barely related if you squints but #it sure is funny that ludgers authentic self gradually leaks out day by day and becomes what his supposedly fake identity is known for #and vice versa #something something... and yet a trace of the true self exists in the false self #if at one point your fake identity becomes one with your true self then can we still say it only is a fake identity? #are you a man dreaming of being a butterfly or are you a butterfly dreaming of being a man? #aro ludgercasey propaganda #selmore's undercover husband

[samwontshare]

The more I watch the Madripoor scenes the less they make sense to me.

#tfatws #Sam and Bucky agreeing to work w Zemo never worked for me #i love the show but the writing eeeeeesh #yea let’s send two of the most famous ppl on the planet undercover #Sharon’s actions don’t make sense but it’s possible that will be explained later #they sacrificed Sam’s competency for jokes #they had Bucky reenact his trauma but for like zero emotional impact #idk why I’m extra spicy about tfawts tonight XD

[plinkcat-gif]

This is a ship I never expected.

Rin/Iruka. Just like Rin bringing the normalest person possible

this is hilarious bc rin’s also pretty normal in comparison to like. everyone else. can u imagine the gossip people would make up about them so they can pretend they’re doing something interesting DJSNAHKSHSKAJD they’re just the most normal couple in konoha. they get mistaken for civilians on the regular because hey, those guys have no quirks whatsoever, they must be civilians

(i mean. it would work great for an undercover mission assuming rin could hide her and isobu’s chakra)

((a mission fic where they have to pretend to be a couple would be hilarious))

#kks and obt (pro undercover ops bc they work so well together) not getting chosen and they’re like ‘ok but why’ #rin and iruka walk in not wearing their usual stuff and they’re like ‘who the hell are these people’ #this is such a good ship omg #ok but also i think they’d be good together because like. iruka’s the right amount of spunky and controlled for rin #and rin is exceptionally calm which i think iruka would appreciate after working with kids all day #they’d both be very attentive to each other’s needs i think and also great communicators #all in all a good ship! 10/10 funny in crack but also completely plausible #kirpy answers #thank u for this

[lavenoon]

Hi hi, Luce!! ✨ I have some little questions about agency stuff! I might be a bit of a fool, but I wanted to ask what the voice distortion mechanisms in the comms system were for. Wouldn't CC want to confirm it's the agent in question speaking to them? And wouldn't the agents come into contact with CC members in-person in HQ anyways? I was also curious about what would happen if a civvie got caught up in maybe an operation gone-wrong. Sees things go down and all... Would they try to recruit? 🌻

Hi Daye!! Asking questions that in all honesty did not have a well thought out answer before, but! I can make it make sense <3

The voice distortion is optional, it's an additional security measure for agents who's civilian life may be a bit more public/ who just want to go the extra careful mile. For recognition there's still codes that regularly change that are used in lieu of greetings, because in a world with animatronics and also just general voice recordings, especially fast advancing voiced AI, just the voice wouldn't quite be enough to confirm their identity anyway!

For Field Agent Robin, they use it because they like feeling important and mysterious, and CC Robin is simply too terrified of messing up again, so they cover all their bases.

Dusk and Dawn in both cases are newbies and stick to the rules, especially since the agency is still kind of testing them, so they also go the extra mile!

They don't meet at HQ, the offices for field agents and the command center aren't quite in the same area, and Dusk/ Dawn as CC agents wouldn't really need to leave their post until their shift ends, and Robin is still just a recluse who simply doesn't mingle with other agents when they can avoid it. CC Robin even more so, given that they feel like they deserve better than CC but feeling slighted by other field agents.

For a civilian caught up during a mission fallout, well... It depends.

Is this a person of potential interest? Are they a witness to vital information? They may not get recruited per se, but will be brought in for questioning, debriefing, and then protection while conveniently legally binding them to a couple NDAs and ensuring that they don't have any evidence except their own memory. Their word against the agency is simply not a threat (:

Is this person someone who actively interfered on the agency's behalf, showing a decent talent for this kind of stuff beside their quick thinking? They might get recruited as a regular agent! They'll still have to go through training, and will have to sign even more NDAs, but they get a nice paying job and health insurance as a perk!

Is this someone who makes things actively more difficult for the agents on scene? Or someone who refuses to sign the NDAs? They, uh... They might be handled a bit roughly, actually. The agency is a private one and is not above illegal methods, though they're careful to not leave behind any evidence. They're not above ruining someone's entire credibility with planted scandals either, just in case someone decides to talk to the press, and hush money is something they're quite familiar with, though law enforcement is bribed more often than a random civilian (implications intended - police may not follow up on a "poor lunatics" claim of secret agencies and violent blackmail, whoops)

For witnesses to "harmless" things like simply an agent parkouring past, or rushing out of a definitely supposed to be locked building, often the consequence is nothing - it's a big city, and many people simply shrug and don't assume responsibility. Not their circus, not their monkeys. And so the agency remains in the shadows!

#answer let luce #daye asks #accidentally undercover #au alt timeline #technically? since discussion of field agent/ cc agent pairup timeline fhdjsk #this makes a shocking amount of sense for being a product of the last 30 minutes lmao #the podcast au works dw dw FGHDJS #that's also why the voice distortion device breaking isn't more than like... 'ahw man okay that sucks but i still gotta relay this info' #that's why it's not too big of a risk to take #hope that answers your questions <3 #if not feel free to ask more but I WILL go get food now. craving takeout #GFHDJSK

[cabbxges-and-kings]

( ooc ): Tbh I think the decision to not kill S.imcoe made more sense for H.ewlett than it did for A.be. I need to rewatch s4 anyway, so I might change my opinion, but I feel like with H.ewlett's whole wanting to make a new life for himself and reinvent himself, giving him the mercy he didn't give him or his horse, overhearing the conversation he had about sparring the rest of his Rangers, etc, made more sense for H.ewlett's character progression tbh. He was usually more tolerable and forgivable than A.be ever was.

For A.be specifically: S.imcoe almost killed A.be like... twice in the whole show, attempted to kill Richard and then actually had him killed off, specifically targeted A.be more than H.ewlett. A.be had more a reason to kill S.imcoe overall.

#( ooc ) #( I have lots of thoughtsTM about how the writers handled Abe ) #( I need to rewatch s4 so I may be wrong here ) #( and I might change my mind over an additional viewing to see what Abe's intentions were but idk ) #( I'm already biased as a Hewlett stan ) #( Hewlett will always be the superior character in my mind ) #( again sorry for the ooc posts I'm hoping to get to writing very soon just his muse hasn't been there ) #( I do kind of get 'another death won't solve anything' and Abe has always been reckless so this more calculated action ) #( makes sense for Abe's growth ) #( but Abe literally tried to kill Simcoe for multiple seasons and was basically the only reason why he went undercover was to kill him ) #( and deal with Arnold but we knew that wasn't going to work out ) #death mention tw #violence mention tw

[chuckchilling]

can you imagine being such a loser that you work for the FBI

#txt #im just imagining how the FBI get their hot tips #i know they are good at being undercover or whatever ostensibly im just imagining an FBI agent and like #what loser narc behavior #i would be so embarrassed #i was going to say i would never give a friend who worked for the FBI my movie streaming site #but why would i be friends with someone in the FBI