#the extra lens

[existentialcrisistime]

constantly thinking about how the line "our love is like jesus, but worse" from Going to Marrakesh is one of the Most Mountain Goats Lyrics, yet isn't actually by the Mountain Goats (it's from a previous JD project, The Extra Lens)

I mean seriously, it's got:

jesus/christianity mention (but whilst being the opposite of A Religious Song)

humour

a doomed/failing relationship

very clever metaphors, especially paired with the next line (though you seal the cave up where you've lain its body, it rises, it rises)

what more can you want from a line?

#might be my favourite goats line and it's not even a goats line #obsessed with the metaphors in this song #the mountain goats #going to marrakesh #the extra lens #Nic stuff

[rabidrekijo]

And the last thing I saw before falling unconscious

Was your right hand tracing a heart on my thigh

And I thought "My God, what an infantile gesture,"

And I thought "My God, what an indescribable high."

- How I Left the Ministry by The Extra Lens

#the extra lens #how i left the ministry #john darnielle #the mountain goats #tmg

[transgender-craze]

BRO Y'ALL GOTTA LISTEN TO AMBIVALENT LANDSCAPE Z BY THE EXTRA LENS I'M GOING INSANE THIS FUCKING SONGG I'M PRETTY SURE IT'S RELATED TO THE JENNY STORY LIKEE THE WATER TOWER?? "I'LL NEVER SEE AGAIN, SO UNTIL THEN"?? "THREW YOUR CAR KEYS AWAY, LEFT A BUNCH OF DUMMY FOOTPRINTS ON THE CLAY"?? HE TRIED TO FOLLOWED THEIR DIRECTION?? HELP ME??

#tmg #the extra lens #jenny from thebes #am i going insane or this is real

[nichebands]

Things said about Copper King: we met on tumblr in 2013 and the first time i heard them sing i knew it was only a matter of time before their music joined the ranks of widely beloved indie classics. it’s been almost a decade since then and that time has yet to come but the amount of growth in their craft has done nothing to deter my certainty that they have whatever “it” factor there is out there found only in stars. their lyricism, their voice, the instrumental parts of each song—i’m not the smartest about music but it’s like everything they do is crafted with magic. their song cavity has been my #1 spotify song every year since it came out and the only thing that’ll ever dethrone it is a song that’s currently only availible on patreon. their voice is like a spell that dissolves anxiety and stress. i saw a video of them performing at a college party once, in a crowded room, conversation ongoing between most of the people there; as soon as they started singing, it’s like the room had been enchanted, nobody able to do anything but pay attention to their performance. also, that’s my best friend in the entire world and i love them so much. (@inncarnate)

Beautiful vocals and interesting composition

Listen to one of their songs here: https://open.spotify.com/album/0RKDkD8NYeYGcscvTVJ88A?si=WE3EZ-l_SXunzQSp5ZM6EQ&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A0RKDkD8NYeYGcscvTVJ88A, https://copperking.bandcamp.com/track/cavity, https://youtu.be/kk-x-pm7GRo

#part one round two #copper king #the extra lens

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#the extra lens #audio #the live version is good but i like this one

[from-beyond]

And the last thing I saw before falling unconscious

Was your right hand tracing a heart on my thigh

And I thought "My God, what an infantile gesture,"

And I thought "My God, what an indescribable high."

#music rec #the extra glenns #the extra lens #this whole album is putting me through it right now #SoundCloud

[advancedcorpsematerials]

Weekly five by five

#the mountain goats #the extra lens #izzy true #red sparowes #pile #where is my spaceship #yeah no #the ire #washer #celestial shore #dry cleaning #emperor x #nana grizol #polvo #pom poko #russian circles #the casket lottery #two door cinema club

[snackugaki]

glasses and gadgets gang

#the insomnia is kicking my ass #but this is how i became a better artist #by irresponsibly using the extra hours i'm awake to practice #(do not actually do this) #(don't) #for my nearsighted homies #my farsighted homies #and my bitches with astigmatism #turtleweens pointed out #bayDonnie is farsighted #which: correct #if the eyes look huge in the lens #you got the far sight #if the eyes look like dots #bitch good luck if you ever put down your glasses and forget where immediately after #the fact both donnies #have done the dumbest shit with their brothers #and have their OHHHHHHH!!! reactions #mwah #chef's kiss #fanart shitposting #mutant mayhem #mutant mayhem donnie #mm donnie #mm donatello #bayverse donnie #bayverse donatello #bay tmnt #bayverse tmnt #bay donnie

[qiekzart]

you could draw the kagamines dressed as sea creatures mayhaps??

day 5 drawing len until my preorder arrives

i liked ur request a lot so i did a little digital art for this one :3

u can send requests in my askbox (/≧▽≦)/ (0 requests in askbox as of writing)

#im sorry i waas gonna do 2 extra chibis of them both but i am EXHUASTEDDD <///3 so i wasnt able to do it in time #my art #art #kagamine len #kagamine rin #art request #vocaloid fanart #kagamine twins #please send requests!! or not i dont mind... i have a painting i plan to finish by like tomrorow or after tomorrow anyway #drawing len everyday until my preorder arrives

[guideaus]

the most important hgsn extras are the ones like these

#personal #hgsn #also the one saying yoshiki needs stomach medicine on hand. or hikaru sniffing a sock #unrelated but i kinda hate how hard it is to find some of these. not all the extras end up in the volumes. the fan scanlators didnt include #the early ones and then mokumoku len makes extras for special edition volumes #so i remember some specific art exists but i have no idea where it was

[ahc-au]

Heyyy! Love this au and I've gotta know something.

As far as we've seen Bishop's personal guards are all aliens and mutants and an oddly expressive Kraang. Personally I find it hard to believe that even as the beloved and totally-not-evil president, Bishop would ever trust aliens with his personal safety. Especially since in "The Day of Awakening" we see Bishop's personalised task force and it's 99% humans and one Triceraton (and the turtles ig). And I believe that one triceraton is just there for the sake of "Hey, why is there only one alien?"

In short, why do you think Bishop would trust aliens/mutants enough to make them his bodyguards? Or is there more to it?

Hello!! Fellow Bishop stannie 🫵 Very glad to hear you're enjoying the AU!

I'll say that I do believe the majority of Bishop's force is human, moreso because he operates out of earth and humans are still the overwhelming majority there. Any unnamed guards (or maybe they'll get names too eventually?) can be assumed to be human. The four named guards are, in a meta sense, pre-existing OCs repurposed to fill out the background and make the world feel a bit more lived-in.

It's worth mentioning that Bishop does not feel the same about aliens that he did in his EPF days. That's the major reason EPF is gone, after all! He still won't trust any of them, but that's about on par with how he treats anyone: distant and distrustful, hidden under a veneer of politeness. The way I've always parsed it, Agent Bishop didn't see aliens as people, more demons, and then being rescued threw that entire belief out of wack. So now humans/Terrans and aliens are a bit closer to the same level, for him. He'll prioritize Earth's citizens, but that seems to include some extraterrestrial immigrants, too, nowadays.

So! Having said that, there's a few other elements that go into it. For one, frankly, it just looks good for Bishop to employ aliens from among PGA's allies. It's a show of trust-- not that he entirely does; vets them very thoroughly. For another, non-humans just have really handy abilities. This gives him more versatility in how he can choose to approach a problem, if one ever arises (he is, after all, a military commander at heart.) For example (since I doubt it'll ever come up,) Hambone has an elasticity that means she can absorb blunt force and fit through small spaces. Lyssis (who has not made an appearance yet I'm p sure, woops,) can absorb fire and elecricity. Stuff like that, yknow?

Anyway that's about the jist of it, I hope that's a satisfactory conclusion! Some of these characters also have more involved reasons for getting recruited, but since that gets into OC lore I'll leave it below the cut 👍

--Adelram

I think it should be fine to divulge a little lore since, again, background characters, probably won't come up too centrally. Hambone and Lyssis were mutated incidentally in an attack on PGA HQ back in 2080. Bishop publicly took it upon himself to rehabilitate the mutants involved, (who had been driven mad and violent by the strange mutagen,) handing them off to his personal scientists. He kept closely involved, hoping to find a lead to the source of the attack, and for this reason both mutants partly credit him for their recoveries and even being able to meet each other. They're loyal for this reason, and he knows it. They are also undoubtedly citizens of Earth.

Ritter is a bit more of a wacky story, one that won't really effect the plot. But their being an Utrom is not publicly known, as it happens. It's not a secret, per se, but they pass so well that most people assume they're human. They've been around since EPF, having served under Agent Bishop among its ranks. Bishop is aware they're an Utrom, and unfortunately they've proved very loyal and very useful, so he supposes he has to keep them around. It is pretty nice having a guard who doesn't need to sleep and only eats like once a month. This is also kinda the only life Ritter has ever really known, being under Bishop's command. They'd follow him anywhere, would do anything he asked of them.

#ahc asks #thank you for the questions! always great to see you in the inbox heheh #AGENT Bishop certainly wouldn't have allowed anything like this. He'd be pissed and terrified which then just makes him more pissed #President Bishop though has since learned the art of 'being nice makes people trip over themselves to do you favors' #he is more familiar with alien cultures as people instead of viewing them through the lens of war #he doesn't share his Agent counterpart's loathing hatred for them anymore #(at least. not the ones in PGA. the ones actively gunning for earth? yeah he's gonna kill em when the chance arises 👍) #so in general he's pretty assured in his guards' loyalties. if he ever had reason to doubt they'd be fired immediately at best #extra OC lore fun fact! Ritter has been here so long they were also most of the others' trainer! #They trained in Hambone for sure. And ever since they haven't stopped putting on the teacher voice around her #like 'wow Hambone that was a great shot! you're doing a great job!' #and she's like I've been working here for over a DECADE. STOP

[jupitoorz]

o my gawhsh no wayyyyyyy its rin & lennn ……..

#how to make a tablecloth #beginner artist #osc #object show community #vocaloid #kagamine twins #kagamine len #kagamine rin #+ an extra rin heehee #poopoopeepepe #osc art

[nichebands]

Listen to one of Rain's songs: https://open.spotify.com/track/5sFd0KG9yyXWCi8Ln8nPl4?si=RyJN9EWWRleWdelXDvYEhg

#part one round one #polls #rain #the extra lens

[ventismacchiato]

me rn

#kai thinks #just playing the part smau #don’t ask for me to post extra bonus chapters #😭😭 just let the au end guys it’s ok!! #i need to mourn before starting behind the lens pleek #🛐🛐🛐

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#the extra lens #audio

[suffarustuffaru]

Im the rem x otto anon, so just to be clear bc i dont think i was in that ask

Rem is an amazing character and has a key role in the story, her character arc in arc 1 and 2 was amazing. BUT after she falls in love with Subaru, i feel that everything we saw of her gets sorta of erased? Its not the same Rem, and even though she did go through a major cathartic event, i think her character could have taken another direction than of being resumed as Subaru's love interest (when she is not fighting)

I feel tappei wasted some potential, bc i wanted to see her being confident about herself without the Subaru obsession (and we got this on arc 7 and 8 and i loved it)

oh yo hello again!! :o and oohh ok i think i kinda see what you mean? bc i do agree. (also my bad im gonna ramble again aljdflsj but i thought this topic is pretty interesting :o)

ok so. while i know the whole point of rems development in arc 3 is that while she means well, shes ultimately developed an unhealthy devotion to subaru, i still feel like arc 3 rem kind of. narratively speaking, i feel like her arc 2 traits and all her traits pre-subaru get kind of flattened. or ignored?? im not quite sure how to explain this but ill try my best aljdflsd. like ok this is complicated to talk about bc yeah rems arc as it is does serve a purpose, and arc 2 rem was different bc she was operating off of what she knew at the time and she only knew subaru as a stranger and/or enemy at first. her arc 2 to arc 3 development was rem trying to move on from her fixation on ram, but in the process ends up moving that fixation to subaru. but i do wish that tappei emphasized her personhood outside of subaru more EVEN WHILE she was placing her whole life around him. bc thats exactly what tappei does when hes writing otto.

otto as a character is a whole fleshed out person, and if you cut away all the parts that have to do with subaru, otto the character still stands on his own. with rem, the moment you hit arc 3, everything pre-arc 3 kind of. fades away, almost? of course its not that rem cant stand on her own as a character. the rem and ram prequel novel for example takes place from rems pov and shes absolutely fascinating throughout the entire story. but when you look at arc 3 rem and compare her to pre-arc 3 rem, i feel like tappei forgets to still show her outside of subaru. i feel like the narrative needs to call out rem a bit more for her unhealthy behavior bc tappei doesnt hold back when it comes to someone like otto. so where is the equal treatment for rem....??

i do feel like theres smth to be said about the writing being a little more neutral when rems doing smth Unhealthy bc of her subaru obsession. its fascinating. we have to read into it. but also then tappei turns around and takes the time to shit on otto for doing subaru obsession things and also tappei shits on subaru for being obsessive too and its like. tappei ............ what about rem........

roswaal too is another character whos big motivation is devotion for a love interest (yeah ok i know i too am metaphorically crying and vomiting at the idea of calling echidna a love interest for roswaal but that IS how he sees her) but he also stands on his own as a character even if you ignore everything connecting him to echidna. with roswaal and otto you get a good balance of them being Heavily connected to the people theyre respectively devoted to while also being able to stand on their own Narratively. bc i know the whole point of roswaal, otto, rem, etc is that theyre Dependent and Obsessed, but writing wise, they should still be able to take the spotlight when the spotlight is on them even when the person theyre devoted to has nothing to do with it.

and when you have multiple characters whos motivation is being Dependent and Obsessed, the differences are gonna be a bit stark. its a very fine line to walk with characters like this bc you cant have Everything about them revolve around another character. but also thats the point at the same time. its a very Very thin line to walk. subaru himself is also/was a Dependent and Obsessed character and like. well we all know how nuanced subaru is as a character. you could write essays and essays on him alone.

rem though, i feel, gets a little too flattened into the role of subarus love interest, but at the same time i can sort of forgive it for arc 3 bc of the plot beats being one after the other and her general Purpose in the story. but at the same time i really do wish tappei still emphasized WHO SHE IS outside of subaru. bc even while someone like otto is thinking about subaru A Lot (see: the ottos diary shorts, aka the episodes where ALMOST EVERY DAMN SHORT is about subaru), you still get a sense of ottos personality. hes analytical but easily flustered. he does get a little jealous. hes anxious and a bit of a coward. but also hes so brave when it really counts. hes in denial about how much he cares about people sometimes, even when its abundantly clear. hes practical but kind of emotional at the same time?? hes very perceptive. but also he can be a little dumb with perceiving himself and his own feelings bc of the aforementioned Denial and also theres the fact that he doesnt know Why he gets jealous of emilia talking about subaru. but also hes pretty smart with reading other people and their emotions. but at the same time hes a little egocentric at times and overly focuses on himself and forgets things like how other people actually perceive him. but at the same time hes focused on how people see him bc hes a merchant. thats the basis of his job. and also he has anxiety so he does care about that. etc etc.

rem in arc 3 though is like. shes soft sweet protective caring loyal....................... which is nice and all but its definitely a big difference from arc 2 rem and pre-arc 3 rem in general where we see a whole RANGE of different traits, emotions, etc. like even in her relationship with ram theres complexities - theres the envy, theres the kind of "debt" that she owes ram for saving her life, the kind of brief sick burst of joy that ram lost her horn and is now "equal" to rem in status, the guilt from feeling that way, but also is her life even worth Anything if shes not making herself useful, etc etc. and also - yes the softness the loyalty etc etc is part of rem. a crucial part of rem that she shows to her loved ones (ram and subaru) the most. but yeah as you said anon - arc 7 and 8 was really fascinating bc we finally get to see her outside of her fixation on subaru. i mean one example is that we see her act Cold in some parts of arc 2 and the coldness does carry over a bit in some parts of arc 7 (see: rem being mean about natsumi, rem defending herself against subaru bc being an amnesiac she used to just see subaru as Some Guy who was acting a little too chummy with her, etc etc).

but also in general. its nice to see her stand more on her own now. i do wish though that tappei emphasized her more even while she was deep in the subaru obsession, bc tappei has made MULTIPLE characters with similar plot beats to her and they were still very nuanced and complex :o !! not that rem isnt that bc she HAS all this depth and i adore her for that!! but shes definitely a little lacking in a few areas of her writing, imo. i am however interested to see where she goes in arc 8 for sure!!

#rezero #rem #otto suwen #yeah ig ill tag him i talked abt him a bit lajsdldfd #ask #not that arc 3 rem didnt have her ups and downs but like. her despair her pain her anger etc is all through the lens of her sacrificing #herself for subaru. which again yeah thats the point but wish we got a little more o.OO but also i suppose personally i find plotlines with #people Devoted to others in this way super interesting. but yeah again like i said. wish tappei added a bit of extra Something to rems arc #plot. bc u got subaru roswaal otto etc who have some similar plot beats and theyre. a bit more nuanced than arc 3 rem is. #like yeah ok subarus the mc and all but tappei did a bit of a better job with ottos plotline than he did with rems imo. i have to wonder if #that slightly factored into people ignoring the bad parts of rems devotion in arc 3 and go right to aw cute girl whod do anything for me :) #and also sloth if. #happened. like how do subaru and rem live with themselves knowing they left everyone for dead. its a relief that they didnt accidentally #pass on some of their trauma to their kids when theres like no therapy in the fantasy world lajdflsd #arc 7-8 spoilers