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vicea · 3 years

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What's your favorite Dream team moment?

oh no, oh noo how am i supposed to choose /gen -- but also dream team celebrating dream’s third speedrun W.R. together (x) literally i will always feel a swelling of joy and emotions when i watch them celebrate it together because sapnap and george are the same ones that watched dream struggle in the beginning as a speedrunner, the same ones that were ghosted for a whole month because dream was tunneling in on it to get better at speedrunning, they were the same ones that sat in VC with him for HOURS watching him cycle through worlds, watching him barely just miss the W.R., they must’ve been so fucking proud when dream finally got the W.R. for not just the first time, not just the second time, but the third time and like you can hear it in their fucking screams their voices and GOD the fact that it went from no one, to Sapnap, to the whole Dream Team in each passing W.R. makes me also really emotional and *bangs the table with my fucking fist* idk I might fucking lose my marbles bc I miss Dream Team so much holy shit

some more moments because I really love them so much:

A close favorite is Minecraft, But Three People Control One Player showcases their teamwork together :’) and their silly dynamic

oh my god ANOTHER close favorite is- remember when George had his cooking stream?? and Dream secretly tweeted out to everyone to gift a lot of subs to George out of nowhere and then- I’m going to cry holy shit - Sapnap went onto VC too and helped George out by reading the gifted subs for him so George could focus on cooking-- IDK IDK I MIGHT CRY

when they won their first MCC together (MCC11) fuchsia frankensteins will always be held dearly to my heart because it also showcases their insane teamwork like HELLO? Dream Team is fucking OP together and honestly,,, I don’t have high hopes they will be teamed again until All Stars tbh ;---; (if that even happens)

ALSO more of their dynamics (x) (x) (x) and look (x) they’re so in sync <3

and every time the dream team sing roadtrip (x) (x) even without dream -- anyway thank you oofoof for making me so emotional this early on a rainy morning I miss 3/3 Dream Team i might consider ars0n soon if they don’t stream together

#dream team #dreamwastaken #sapnap #georgenotfound #rambles #long post #vi's asks #oofoofimamistake #IS THIS EVEN COHERENT??

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theyre-just-blocks · 3 years

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RED BANQUET MY BELOVED

HOLY SHIT.

THE EGG ARC HAS OFFICIALLY BECOME MY FAVORITE ARC.

GOD THAT WAS SO GOOD. MY THOUGHTS UNDER THE CUT!

THAT STARTING SCREEN FOR BBH WAS THE COOLEST FUCKING THING EVER THE SONG SLAPPED I REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHAT IT WAS

EVERYONE LOOKED SO GOOD (ofc George and Sam didn't dress up, smh, like father like son) AND I CANNOT WAIT FOR THE ART

Thought I would get some c!awesamponk angst but instead I got sam talking about his dumpy for like three minutes to all the other guests

The Egg room looked so good, it was so nicely decorated despite all the red and egg stuff

Them just vibing at the start of the banquet made me really want them to have just a normal celebration for once. No execution festivals or sacrificial banquets. Please just have a normal party like Connor did (and even that wasn't normal)

I love how everyone knew that the Eggpire was lying and this Banquet clearly was a way to kill the guests or brainwash them but we all were like :0 when it happened

Their speeches were so nice and I was like, "Oh man, this is going to suck when the Eggpire betrays them" and then it did suck

PONK'S SPEECH. That was fucking perfect and I couldn't stop laughing. When he said "old wise man" I thought it was going to be an Oogway quote, but Roadtrip lyrics (directed towards Sam, I presume) was even better

Also, Foolish's lil joke about Ponk's missing arm- Aha,,, oof-

HANNAH OH MY GOD! I didn't want to bring up the fact that she could still be infected because I didn't want to think about it, but oh mAN, that was a twist

And I knew that the explosions wouldn't fucking work, especially after what happened with Quackity so I was just sat there like, "Oh man, Sam..."

Okay but as if Sam didn't have enough guilt. Now he's got to deal with the feeling of Hannah betraying them and Foolish dying. He made plans so that shit like that wouldn't happen, but IT STILL DID.

Like think about it, he talked to Puffy separately because he didn't want anything to happen to them. Now he knows he failed with saving Hannah because she betrayed them, his plan to explode the Egg failed, and Foolish got killed because his plans to make sure nothing happened failed and quite literally blew up in his face

Then afterwards he didn't speak at like,, all, he was just silent the entire time up until after Quackity came and helped and the Eggpire retreated and I just,, ugh, c!Sam lives in my head rent free

BUT QUACKITY SHOWING UP OOH MY GOD. I didn't think it would happen until I saw Quackity respond to Bad's tweet about the stream running a little late, and then I suspected that he might show up.

I was so happy when he did and then when TECHNOBLADE JOINED?! I had totally forgotten that he didn't like the Egg either so that was one hell of a twist for me.

ALSO PURPLED!! FUCKING FINALLY! THAT WAS GREAT AND I LOVED THAT SO MUCH! THANK YOU!

OH man,, but rip Foolish and Ant...Ant deserved it but oh man,, Foolish. He tried his best with the lightning and all, but in the end,, jeez...

Also, Puffy good for you! Getting revenge. We love to see it.

I honestly didn't think that either of them would be the ones to die, but I knew that someone was going to have to die.

I really need to rewatch these streams though because I loved them so much,,

Also Ranboo in the background?? People were saying that they saw him, but I didn't?? But oh man,,, I wonder what that's implying-

Sam locking the Egg up?? LIke is the man going to move the Egg into the prison with Dream? because if so, that's not going to end well for anyone if it infects Dream or Sam. It's seriously going to mess Sam up even more than he already is-

Though I wish that the actual banquet could last longer than it did, y'know before they started to kill everyone,, it was still super enjoyable and I loved it lots.

Wish Punz was there or Sapnap, but that's fine :')

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hooved · 3 years

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GODDD sorry i’m dr*nk but i’m just reminiscing about when me and my friends used to roadtrip to fanime every year and every single time we’d meet up at little tokyo and one of our friends would pick us up in their big van and we’d immediately blast some hardstyle to get us pumped for the trip and like halfway through when we got to this mountain with a really winding road we’d put on some eurobeat because it felt like an initial D stage and. i dunno i can’t think rn but god it was so great. literally just the trip there was half the fun of the whole experience. i miss conventions SO much i’m just remembering one year fuckin. forever ago when weed was still illegal here. i had a bunch in my bag and me and my friends were just chillin on the 2nd floor of the uh. that one mall or whatever in dtla little tokyo just sniffing the inside of my bag lmao. i brought it to my friend’s lingerie party and GOD it was so fucking cold that night i had to walk like 2 miles to the hotel my friend was staying at in nothing but lingerie and my then-partner’s coat it was AWFUL but i got the satisfaction of supplying my friends with weed so like. it was worth it at the time lmao there was one year where we had like. i don’t remember, 12-14 ppl i think ?? crammed into a van that was meant for 8 ppl at most (AND there was a separate car for the rest of our group) and of course it was uncomfortable but god it was so fun. i think i still have videos from that trip (and the one mentioned above). we would stop at a sonic like halfway through for some hotdogs and whatever and honestly that was one of my favorite parts of the trip. just stopping at restaurants / gas stops / etc. especially when we’re sleep deprived and laughing at shit that isn’t even funny. there was one year where we managed to take a friend’s dad’s shuttle with a fucking tv in it (that we played snes f-zero on during the trip !!) and at one point we stopped in the middle of fucking nowhere and one of my friends was pretending to flirt with the truckers from afar. sorry i can like barely comprehend what i’m typing rn so this is mostly just stream of consciousness or whatever but !!! GOD I MISS CONVENTIONS. AND ROADTRIPS there was this guy who always brought his hookah set and set it up in the like, outside balcony area ?? at the san jose convention center and i swear this dude was a fucking saint. there were times where i’d be exhausted walking around all day and i’d find this dude and just sit down and smoke with him and literally cry because it was the first time all weekend that i felt truly relaxed. he had a custom hose with a dragon on it that he let me smoke from and i felt so honored lmao. like yeah we’re just smoking flavored tobacco but thanks dude for letting me use your dragon hose lmao. okay i’m just rambling at this point but. really these are important moments to me. like this dude got me bringing my own hookah set to cons (when i still had one ? i dunno where it is now) and being the reason ppl felt relaxed when they were having a stressful day UH anyway. i miss conventions. i have like a million stories i can tell since i’ve been going to cons for like. god. 15 years or something ??? but fanime was truly something special

#(this isn't a bad readmore btw it's just long)#alcohol /#drugs /

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davetheshady · 5 years

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may I politely request ⭐dealer's choice director's commentary⭐for pretty much any part of Love is All You Need to Destroy Your Enemies?

Did you mean: infodump about Chapter 5?

We start off in medias res during Pteranodon Attack-Gate from Episode 4: PTA Meeting. Since most of the fic runs parallel to WTNV’s storyline for the first ~two years, the way I narrowed down which events to feature was to read through the transcripts and take note of which ones had Carlos, which ones featured science/magic/time travel-related elements, which ones had weird discrepancies or unsolved details that could be explained by Carlos/science/magic/time travel/all of the above, and which ones I just liked a lot.

Incidentally, Cecil issues a correction that the winged reptiles in question were actually pterodactyls, not pteranodons, which was then promptly forgotten by the showrunners lol.

"—And then Kelly pulled her hamstring while they were doing the Fixing of a Nail position. I'm trying to convince her that she and Joe should do yoga together, I think it would really cut back on minor injuries and also they both look great in yoga pants. Anything new with you, Carlos?"

"Nothing that compares to... hamstring injuries," says Carlos, from his position on top of the Sciencemobile.

"All right," says Kate, adjusting an enormous pair of mirrored aviator shades. "Then describe the Barstow formation."

Since literal character doubling was such an important part of the plot, I had a lot of fun with thematic character doubling, too. Carlos and Kate (and the other grad students) are actually pretty close in age, and here we see her willing to put herself into danger to get the job done while casually chatting with her colleagues. Also, there’s a nice dose of karma for the books in Carlos having to deal with someone else oversharing details about their relationships, compounded by the fact that unlike his all of Kate’s are actually true. (In nicer doubling news: Kate is the one who gets her degree in science, has functional romantic relationships, AND continues to work in Night Vale, which are all eventually Carlos’ hashtag life goals.)

"Maybe it was future you," asks Julie, who does not sound appropriately concerned for the potentially diverted course of the Currents of Time. Or for the potentially diverted course of the already unlinear life of Carlos.

This is the first conversation where she’s ‘Julie’ in his mental narration. I enjoyed having her be hilariously unsympathetic to his concerns here, because her priorities are still very different, but it also sets up a baseline. She doesn’t bother worrying about hypotheticals from the weird shit, but actual hard data (like, Carlos not sleeping and having minor breakdowns in her lab) is what prompts her to share reactions besides SCIENCE! and snark.

His stomach roils at the thought of more time travel. "Some kind of illusion is more likely," he says: some person or creature temporarily assuming his form, probably for sinister purposes. He reluctantly adds those weird doubles from the sandstorm to his list of possible suspects, though his dissolved right in front of him in the middle of next March and there haven't been any sandstorms recently.

oh hey haha what’s that

One of my biggest pet peeves in fiction is when allegedly intelligent characters ignore obvious plot points so the writer can railroad the story in their chosen direction. On the other hand, it is genuinely difficult to avoid spoiling your plot twists if your main character is actively trying to figure them out. I leaned heavily on “the character has all the basic details… along with so much other information they can’t realistically narrow it down”, combined with some red herrings: an obvious one (illusion magic) and hopefully a more convincing one (time travel as the only relevant plot: it's DEFINITELY involved, but its presence is obscuring another facet of the plot altogether).

There's always a risk that astute readers will figure it out, but, like… so? That just means instead of shocking plot twist reveal, they get an “I KNEW IT!” reveal, which is equally satisfying in a different way. As long as the characters have convincing reasons for not figuring it out, it's hopefully still enjoyable to follow along with them as they wander around in the dark.

(And just for clarification: that was Doppel-Carlos crashing the town hall meeting when he and Dr. Raith were testing out time vortices.)

Andre hands him a copy of the Night Vale Daily Journal. “’Look your best to face the void. Smooth-chinned souls are most enjoyed’,” reads Carlos. “‘Burma-Shave.’”

"No, below the ads," says Andre.

1) ‘character reads wrong piece of information in paper’ is a classic goof (“There’s a sale at Penney’s!”) and I found it very amusing to repeatedly attribute it to Carlos, since he’s genuinely trying to locate the important information. Unfortunately for him, he lives in Night Vale and no longer has a filter for “useless nonsense”, because even the nonsense has proven relevant and/or kinda murdery before.

2) Burma-Shave! This was passed down to me as part of our Great American Roadtrip Family Lore (I come from a long line of roadtrippers) and it’s definitely the kind of kitschy 50s detail that fits so well in Night Vale.

"Oh!" says Cecil. "What were you studying?"

"Bioremediation for contaminated pit lakes via sulfur-reducing bacteria," says Carlos truthfully.

Why? Because I edited one of my friends’ papers on it, that’s why. (Birds kept landing on it and dying, which is also a very Night Vale detail.)

When he returns, he finds Cecil standing by the record player with his back against the wall, staring fixedly at Carlos’ vinyl copy of Ixnay on the Hombre.

One of the DF books (I think White Night) had a hilariously high number of characters showing up wearing band t-shirts, and Carlos’ was for The Offspring. (The original file name for this fic was Original Prankster, back when I thought it would be three chapters long.)

“It’s about a wizard stranded in a strange, uncharted desert territory,” [Cactus Judy] says serenely.

Cactus Jane! I decided to make her a recurring character because 1) she’s in a time travel episode (Episode 18: The Traveler), 2) both she and TMITJ had the detail where no one can remember their real name, which seemed significant, and 3) WTNV itself did not have very many recurring female characters at that point. She’s into Shakespeare because I personally knew a lot of relevant Shakespeare quotes, but also as a hint that’s she’s a lot older (and thus a lot more supernatural) than she seems: Shakespeare was a HUGE part of pop culture in the 19th century, particularly in the southwest. Theater companies used to make more money going on tour through states with precious metal mines than they did during their whole season in the big coastal cities, probably because jaded city folks never threw gold nuggets on stage to show their appreciation.

If life is a contest between good and evil, Cecil would be one of the people handing out stickers just for participating.

This is one of my favorite lines.

My plan is fool-proof! It's sheer elegance in its simplicity!

Look, if you enjoyed this fic, WTNV, and/or The Dresden Files, you should probably go watch The Middleman. Yes, I know it’s not streaming, do it anyway. Load up on antivenom and go rent it from your local library.

“Could you [create a time vortex]?""Oh, for sure," says Carlos. "All I'd need would be a couple years to do nothing but work on a highly illegal spell and figure out a way to steal an entire ley-line's worth of power and excise my sense of morality and self-preservation.”

And WHAT are the odds of THAT

It's not that Carlos doesn't like him. It just wouldn't be fair to lead him on when Carlos wouldn't actually—

Well, Carlos wouldn’t mind asking but he doesn’t normally go for—

Okay, Carlos could definitely make an exception for Cecil and—

And—

oh NO he accidentally used logic to make himself admit he has FEELINGS

One of the reasons I love this pairing is that you have Cecil, who is incredibly emotionally open (all the time, on public radio) as a distinct contrast to Carlos, who is so used to putting up a very specific facade that he even does it to himself and then struggles when he doesn't have it to rely on. It creates conflict, but it also means they have very different perspective they can share with each other.

"Did the earth move for you, too?" says Cecil.

"Bwuh?" replies Carlos.

"At the monitoring station," says Cecil, because right, they're talking about science and not about how Carlos may or may not have accidentally developed a tiny, tiny crush on Cecil, who is standing right in front of him and looking extremely interested in what he's saying and will commit his words to memory and lovingly repeat them for all the world, or at least all of Night Vale and anyone else who received the same odd death curse as Carlos, to hear.

"Oh. Hmm – unh," replies Carlos, then shakes his head. Not talking, that's the way to go. That way he won't accidentally say something he doesn't mean, or worse, something he does mean but probably shouldn't say. Cecil can ask him science questions and he can shake his head yes or no, and maybe refer him wordlessly to supplementary materials, and it will all be very professional and—

"Where did you get your shirt?" asks Cecil. "It fits you so well."

"I'll look at my notes and computer models and see if I can figure out what's going on," Carlos blurts out, and practically runs from the room.

One of the reasons I started writing this fic (SEPTEMBER 2013, BABY god I feel old) was because we all knew Carlos was immensely important to Cecil, but had relatively little information about him, and ALL of it was filtered through our unreliable narrator. So… I just kind of ran with that.

But on top of the obvious unreliability of “didn't notice Carlos was a wizard from a different series”, I wanted to do it on the smaller scale, too, and put a different spin on the touchstones of their growing relationship that everyone was already familiar with. So this interaction is now a crisis for both of them, and for dramatically/hilariously different reasons.

“If you’re worried about going native, I’ve got bad news for you, buddy, because you do more chanting than anyone I’ve met.”

Another one of my favorite lines.

“I’ve had to hunt down people I know before, and trust me, it’s not a fun date night!”

Between Molly and fanon interpretations of Cecil, Carlos’ type is apparently 1) weird tattoos, 2) unusually-colored hair, and 3) can kill him

There's a brief hiss from the TV's speakers, and then Cecil says, in a small, forlorn voice, “I don't know if he listens to me, sometimes.”

Carlos puts his head down and laughs bitterly.

I LOVE IRONY

But even though I wanted to subvert the surface meaning, Cecil DOES still have a point. He got a good look at Carlos’ soul when they first met and still fell in love instantly, but Carlos has a difficult time hearing that because at this point he fundamentally does not believe he’s worthy of that kind of love. In order to truly believe Cecil, he also has to start learning to love and accept himself. (It’s very much a work in progress, but nobody’s perfect.) The title isn’t just meant to refer to romantic love – self-love, friendship, familial love, and unconditional love for the humanity of his trash fire town are equally important, because they all support each other.

hmu for more dvd commentary!

#thusjuniperus #love is all you need to destroy your enemies #Welcome to Night Vale #ask dave #the dresden files #fic #writing

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incorrectdevilsurvivorquotes · 5 years

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Ask for Yamato! Lol I really want to know this one XD

YOU GUYS ARE OPENING PANDORAS BOX WITH THIS ONE I HOPE YOU ARE READY

THE BIG MAN YAMMY HIMSELF CHIEF HOT-SUIN

First impression: Ah so this is the leader of all the piss yellow fashion disasters running around Tokyo. Why does he get to look like a sleek white haired anime pretty boy when they all look like that???

Impression Now: I. LOVE. HIM!!!!! He’s one of my favorite characters, though I am trying my best to keep my bias at bay for you guys. This will not become Incorrect-Yamato-Hotsuin-quotes if I can help it. He’s such an interesting mix of stubbornness, dedication, naivety (on some topics), anger,and confidence. I enjoy his refusal to allow the world, he’s forced to sacrifice himself for, to be anything less than perfect. It’s interesting to dive into how much of Yamato’s personality stems from his isolation both from his upbringing and his excellence. He comes off as dreadfully lonely in a way. From his inability to connect to others, to being confused by the concept of friends, to his quick attachment to Hibiki the moment he believes there could be a relationship there. I can’t help but want to help that. (I could ramble forever about him but I already know I’m going to be rambling in the rest of this.)

Favorite Moment: There are so many. From the takoyaki scene, to “at last you yearn for me as I yearned for you,” to the declaration of sworn friendship in the Triangulum arc, to Miyako roasting THE SHIT out of him. They’re all good but Strong Breaker hit me the hardest. (Well tied with The Takoyaki Scene cause that was cute as all hell. Like this serious government leader that could kill you with a snap of his fingers is literally shoving his face with junk food like a child. That was so surprisingly cute.) Strong Breaker I think really gets to the heart of Yamato’s loneliness. It’s such a clear portrayal of his desperation to keep the only person who’s ever connected with him, his stubborn refusal to yield to anyone, and in part his isolation as he refuses to even acknowledge the rest of the cast as worthy of speaking with him. While that’s definitely Yamato at his worst, it’s a nice look into his character that I can’t help but appreciate. And when he asked if his “personality was what drove” Hibiki away my heart broke a bit. It was a stunning moment of self deprecation from a man who up until that point seemed extremely self assured. To see Yamato brought to a point where he’s blaming everything, including himself for Hibiki leaving because he can’t believe Hibiki wouldn’t want to be at his side, hurts. Where The takoyaki Scene and Roadtrip promise are sweet reassurances of friendship, Strong Breaker is such a wrought and painful scene with the kind of drama I’d love to explore. (Honestly both sides must be really conflicted during that fight, I can’t imagine Hibiki, especially one who’s pursued Yamato’s fate events, would want to fight Yamato, but his friends safety comes first. And Yamato as stated is a wreck. I’d love to see a fic exploring both their perspectives during that scene)

Story idea: I really want to write a fic set a few years after the Admin Hibiki ending, where Canopus rejects the concept of a human Administrator after it eventually reboots. Reading it as an error in the system. This leads to Hibiki having to flee from the Akashic stratum into hiding, and the world to fall into another apocalypse. Alcor contacts the past survivors who have no memory of Hibiki, to help him solve this Crisis and find their lost Administrator. The fic would follow the alternating perspectives of Yamato and Daichi as they slowly regain memories of the previous Worlds and Hibiki, as they both have to work together to track Hibiki down as the others are holding off Canopus and working damage control. Tensions run high due to the situation, and both of their mixed feelings about Hibiki’s choice.

Unpopular Opinion: I’m never really sure if Yamato is a fan favorite or a divisive character in the fandom, especially now that it’s shrunk. I can see where he’d definitely put off a lot of people, he is an ass a lot. So potentially even liking Yamato?

Another one would be, I definitely don’t believe he as extremely controlling as some people portray him as. I lay 90% of the blame of that take on the anime who made him into some ooc power hungry puppet master, but Game Yamato is very intent on allowing you and your group choice and is impressed with people who choose to better themselves. He allows the group to investigate into JPs with little issue, and let’s people form opposing factions without complaint. He’s not like Anime Yamato who refuses anything outside his plans and opinions, and he certainly wouldn’t restrain Hibiki from making choices since he views him as an equal. I mean the man let Hibiki become a god, even after he spent an entire game just trying to make sure Hibiki could be back with them again. If he let Hibiki make that choice despite his wishes, he’s not going to restrict Hibiki very much at all.

Favorite Relationship: Yamato and Hibiki, no surprises there. Hibiki definitely brings out the best in Yamato, and I’m a huge sucker for relationships where one character restores another’s faith in the world and that’s these two in a nutshell. The way that Hibiki invites Yamato into the real world and allows him to see the good and the bad, ultimately changes Yamato into a better person and I enjoyed seeing that process. To see Yamato slowly unravel from his isolated shell to the point where he can accept and wants to explore the world he used to condemn, is astonishing. Hibiki allows Yamato to no longer be alone and just honestly makes his life better. In turn he provides Hibiki with anything he can, praise, opportunities, rewards, and staggering amount of trust. I mean, Yamato straight up wrote himself out of existence for Hibiki. That’s devotion right there! It’s a very sweet friendship/relationship that is very nicely summed up in the line “I’ll show you.” They both want to be able to see what the world has to offer together, and with the Record Breaker ending they finally can.

Favorite Headcanon: I like to think the dragon stream has leaves an invisible dragonlike seal on its current wielder that envelopes most of the users body. Like a tattoo of sorts, with it only becoming visible in times of extreme use of the dragon stream.

(A joke Headcanon is that Yamato is baffled by but supports the story of Legally blonde and Hamilton. Because both are stories of people working their way to excellence by their own hard work despite adversity, hardship, and a system working against them. Its exactly his kind of content if he wasn’t confused by the purpose of musicals)

#answers #desu2 #devil survivor 2 #Yamato hotsuin #sorry for the long post guys #mod hibiki #character opinion

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maleksrami · 6 years

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hey have you talked about your personal experiences at Harry’s tour at all sorry I couldn’t find anything but would love to know !

not really!! I think it’s because I just..had no idea what to say? It was all so overwhelming, I couldn’t find a way to put it in words, and I figured by the time I processed it, it’d be daaays late. i can give you a recap, but it might be long, so i’ll put it under a read more…

It was literally the best experience. like, I was shocked at how well everything went? There were so many opportunities for a disaster because this was essentially a four day vacation from home for me, so i had to make sure I planned everything and made sure I packed everything I needed, and I was soooo expecting something to go wrong at SOME point, but nothing did.

The San Jose show was incredible, though a tad lonely because I went alone and I roadtripped there so I didn’t know anybody. But I did meet two mutuals who were super sweet and lovely and that made me feel really good :) one of them gave me Harry guitar picks! and the show was amazing because for some reason, my seat was almost in a private box? At the bottom of the floor? So I had a lot of room to myself and nobody was blocking my view while I took pics and nobody was in front of me, so I was like!!! thriving!!!!!!!!!!!! And I also cried during If I Could Fly… which..oh my god. I’ve literally never cried while seeing any of the 1D boys (at least not until AFTER the show) but hearing that song live for the first time just really got to me and I was so happy to be there. I felt like I could feel the rest of the boys in that room and I got really choked up and I cried teeeeeaaaars. plus..you know… my LARRIE ass was hearing IICF in person for the first time after three years. Of course I was shitting myself. and the baby gender reveal happened and it might have been my favorite thing of the WHOLE trip, if not for him WAVING THE BI FLAG. i..can’t explain it, but seeing him pick up THAT flag in person was a real full circle moment for me and I’ve never felt more loved than i did right then.

and then…the LA shows. I’m still so…shocked. Because everything went so smoothly, especially things I had been anxious about, like being in the pit at the Forum shows and how the lining up process would work, if I’d have to “camp out”, if I’d even be very close, etc. but the way the venue did it was SO amazing and convenient for everyone (they started giving out numbers at 9am, so I got there at 7am both days and was within the first seventy people in my respective pit section both times. Then they let us leave the venue and come back later in the day and we got back in order and they took us through security and walked us into the pit) and the staff couldn’t have been nicer or more accommodating, so I felt so much better about it because I didn’t have to wait around in the sun, I was able to go back to my hotel room and get ready for the show on my own time, which!! god, I appreciated so much, lmao.

The LA shows themselves were UNREAL. I think I favored the first night a tiny bit more, only because of the people around me in the pit compared to the second night. On the first night, I got to stand with a mutual who I’d met that morning and who I’d hung out with a bit during the day, so I was just SUPER happy to be with someone so lovely and we got second row, so were like FLIPPING OUT together. And before the show, I was given a little mini pride flag outside the venue…which… I’ve never owned before. And a few years ago, I might have been too nervous to hold that up and wave it around, but I DID IT. I held it up during IICF, and during WMYB when Harry was back on the main stage and I swear at one point he saw it and his eyes sparkled while he danced around right in front of me. And i just felt so damn whole, man. I don’t get to celebrate Pride month so like..these shows were my Pride celebration, and I was doing it with the person who literally helped me come to terms with myself. I took the mini flag with me the second night, but I never took it out of my pocket because the people around me didn’t feel as…uh….warm. If you know what I mean. But just knowing I had it with me, branded to me against my side, was very comforting and I’m glad I had it that night too, I just didn’t feel very safe taking it out.

I had second row again the second night, right behind Laneone people again, but I was alone this time in the pit because the lovely people I’d been talking to in line went towards the aisle when we got into the pit, whereas I went closer to the stage. So alas, I was solo again and immediately felt a coldness from most of the Laneone people around me, so I just kept to myself because I wasn’t gonna let them ruin it for me. But the show was GREAT. Harry was emotional from the very start because it was the final show. When he came on, he kept taking deep breaths and grinning really big like he was trying to keep it together. HE DID GIRL CRUSH WITH CHASM ON THE B-STAGE??? and my mom texted me during that song and told me she was watching a live stream!! Which..oh my god, I’d never even told her about livestreams hahah. So to know my mom was watching from home was so sweet because I had sent her a text before he came onstage: “I wish you could have seen this show” :’) so overall it was just fucking incredible and I’m so proud of Harry and everything he’s accomplished. It was a fucking honor to see him play that venue because it has such a personal meaning to him. And obviously him doing Kiwi 3x…he didn’t wanna leave!! The pit got kinda scary at that point lmao, I still have some bruises. One of the cold Laneone people literally PUSHED me when I briefly grabbed the barricade when I lost my balance at one point. so..yeah, hets are just as much angels irl as they are online! anyways.

Yes, it was all wonderful. I got to meet up with some mutuals on the way out, but I didn’t meet nearly as many as I’d wanted to due to the strict pit schedule. That was the only downside! I just wish I’d gotten to meet and hug more mutuals! But I was so happy to get to meet the few that I did and I made memories at those shows I’m gonna have forever and a lot of really beautiful pictures to keep from it so :) My body definitely paid for it when I finally got home, I was WEAPING when I walked through the door because it was all over. And when I woke up the next morning, my poor body hurt and I could barely breathe and I just soooobbbbbed my eyes out. But it was all so worth it. I’m still so so so happy fulfilled and overwhelmed by the whole experience.

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UM Interview: Brynn Elliott

Atlanta-born, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Brynn Elliott’s music is empowering and inspiring.

A self-taught guitarist, Brynn spent her college years balancing her studies in Philosophy, writing songs and performing live opening for artists like Alanis Morisette, Brandi Carlile, Switchfoot, Grace Potter, and O.A.R. In 2018, Elliott released her debut EP ‘Time of Our Lives’. The EP features the breakout single “Might Not Like Me” which has garnered over 43 million global streams. On January 22, 2021 Brynn released her new single “Tell Me I’m Pretty”.

Amandah Opoku sat down with Brynn Elliott to talk about her new single “Tell Me I’m Pretty”, teenage rom-com’s, growth as an artist and more!

Amandah Opoku: Brynn, thank you for doing this interview today! Before we kick off please tell our readers about yourself and one random fact people do not know about you Brynn Elliott: Hi! Thank you for having me! I’m Brynn Elliott and I am a musician from Atlanta, Georgia currently based in Los Angeles, California. One thing people might not know about me is that love to bake!

Amandah Opoku: If you could describe your music in three words. What words would you choose and why? Brynn Elliott: The three words that describe my music are “real,” “hopeful” and “beautiful.” I choose real because I always want my music to come from an honest place and speak to the truth of things inside me or in the world, even the hard things of life. I choose hopeful because I do want my music to help those who listen to it and give them light during dark times and circumstances. That’s really why I listen to music myself and why I want to make it. And lastly, beautiful because I really want my music to be enjoyable and to bring people into a striking experience.

Amandah Opoku: What artists would you say have influenced you musically both through your sound and lyrically (songwriting)? Brynn Elliott: The artists who have influenced my sound are first classic pop/rock star women like Avril Lavinge, Taylor Swift, and Meghan Trainor. And secondly, I really love live rock performance and really try to incorporate that into my live show. That comes from my dad who took me on a roadtrip once just to introduce me to all his favorite bands of the 70s and 80s like Chicago, The Stones and Guns N’ Roses.

On the songwriting front I am deeply inspired by women like Brandi Carlile. Just the rawness and honesty of her lyrics have always struck me and I try to do that in my own pop-y music way.

Amandah Opoku: 2020 was an interesting year for everyone, where we had to adapt to this new “normal”. How has the pandemic affected you as a musician? What have you learned about yourself? Brynn Elliott: Yes, it truly has been the craziest year. The pandemic has obviously taken away my favorite thing about this job which is live music and my heart goes out to that side of the industry like the venues and touring crews. Personally, performing live really shapes my music. I thrive from a songwriting standpoint in having structure so a really busy day on the road is actually the best environment for me to write and think about songs. Ironically, having a lot of free open time has not been the best because I really have to create my own structure and manage my time efficiently which I am so bad at! But I’ve been working on it and I actually am grateful that this time has allowed me to really address that part of myself and not be afraid of free time. I have a lot of clarity and vision for the future of my work. And I’ve even learned a little bit of production which has been super fun and inspiring!

Amandah Opoku: You released your debut EP ‘Time of Our Lives’ in 2018. How do you think you’ve grown as an artist since its release? What have you learned about your artistry? Brynn Elliott: I have grown so much since the Time of Our Lives. That was really my first serious project in the world of pop music. And as I have had time to reflect and write more music I realize that there’s a common thread to all of my songs and it’s almost subconscious. I am a notorious people pleaser and sometimes it has been really hard for me to be myself with those who I want to impress. That was present in that first EP with songs like Might Not Like Me where I am literally trying to come to terms with the fact that someone I love might not like me. So this next project is that just on steroids - it’s me trying to be my most honest and vulnerable self and embracing the power of that and hopefully inspiring others to do the same.

Amandah Opoku: You’ll be releasing a new single “Tell Me I’m Pretty” at the end of this month, what inspired the song? Brynn Elliott: There were a couple of experiences that inspired Tell Me I’m Pretty. The first was while attending Harvard in 2016. The men’s soccer team rated the physical appearance of various members of the women’s soccer team in a leaked group chat. These men literally gave a numerical rating on their “hotness” and used some of the most horrific language to describe these women. This experience really stuck with me and I always knew that I wanted to write a song about how I felt in that moment. So, when I wrote the line “Maybe I’m worth more than some numbers or a score” I was thinking of my friends on the women’s soccer team and moments where I personally have felt rated on my appearance and objectified.

The second experience is just being a human in the age of the internet. I think so much about girls who are maybe a little younger than me who have not known a time without the internet. While the internet is good for so many things, it can also really take a toll on how women view themselves. There’s so much pressure to look a certain way or live up to unrealistic standards of beauty. So I wanted to write a song of inspiration to those younger girls/women and to me that our worth is not found in or defined by how we look in our selfies or our “social media ratings” as it were. It’s about who we are - that’s where true beauty is found.

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Amandah Opoku: You co-wrote “Tell Me I’m Pretty” with Michelle Buzz, what was the writing and recording process like? Brynn Elliott: Yes, so Tell Me I’m Pretty was one of the first songs I wrote with Michelle. The first day we met we literally thought we were twins separated at birth and both texted our moms to see if there was something we should know. We just had this instant connection. I told her about wanting to write this song. We had a lengthy conversation about the pressure we feel as women being on social media and the song just flowed. We got to work with The Monarch, my favorite brother producer-duo, who totally got the direction I wanted to go with the song.

Amandah Opoku: In “Tell Me I’m Pretty” you sing “I want you to like me for me, not the girl you see on the screen”, and I can’t tell you how much I relate to that line. I’m sure many others can as well. If you had the chance to pitch this song for any television show and/or movie, what show would you pick and why? Brynn Elliott: I love this question! If I were to pitch Tell Me I’m Pretty for a show or movie I would LOVE for it to be in a teenage rom-com like To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before. I just wrote the song with teenagers who live in this internet space and would love for the song to be in a film that encourages teens to be themselves. That would be such an exciting thing for me.

Amandah Opoku: You are getting ready to release your sophomore EP ‘Can I Be Real’ which will be released later this year. Do you feel any pressure to match the success of your previous release? Brynn Elliott: Yes, of course, I definitely feel the pressure to match my previous success with my first EP. I would be lying if I told you my mind hasn’t gone there. But I also don’t want to allow myself to dwell in that headspace. The great magnificence of being an artist/songwriter is that every new piece of work really is something new and stands on its own. So I am excited at the possibility of the songs I have coming down the pipeline. I am also so humbled and grateful that I get to do this in my life and just want to stay present to each moment of the process.

Amandah Opoku: Did the writing and recording process for ‘Can I Be Real’ differ from your debut EP ‘Time Of Our Lives’? Brynn Elliott: The writing process between the two EPs was different. My first EP was written over the span of about three years whereas Can I Be Real was written in three months. The first EP was inspired so much by my college life and friendships. And this second one is a lot about me graduating and being a full-time artist in the music industry and not wanting the glitz and glamour of that world to change me. I always want to be the most honest version of myself in my music and life and want to encourage others to do the same in their own lives. So the lyrical content of the second EP really comes from that place.

Amandah Opoku: You got your philosophy degree at Harvard all while opening 250-plus shows for the likes of Alanis Morisette, Brandi Carlile, Switchfoot, Grace Potter, and O.A.R. That is impressive! For anyone who may be juggling a full time or education like yourself and pursuing a music career, what would your advice be to them? Brynn Elliott: My advice for anyone juggling the two worlds of education and a music career would be to not let anyone tell you you can’t do both. If you absolutely want both, like I did, then that is what you must do. Many folks will have opinions but only you know your path and I would say be encouraged to stay on it.

Amandah Opoku: For new fans who come across your music, what would you like them to take away from your music? Brynn Elliott: I feel like I am a clanging symbol at this point BUT I would say I hope they feel encouraged to be honest and be themselves. I hope my music inspires them to be honest about things they maybe don’t like about themselves or areas they want to grow in. That’s really why I write music, because I want to grow and understand what it really meant to be human and I hope they hear that and are encouraged by that in my songs.

Amandah Opoku: Brynn, thank you for sitting down with me! Before we close this interview is there anything you want to say to your fans and our readers? Brynn Elliott: Ah, thank you so much for having me. I would like to end with a quote from my favorite philosopher Soren Kikerkgaard who says, “The most common form of despair is not being who you are” and I hope my music encourages you to live in that place of self-honesty and freedom. Stay tuned for my next single Tell Me I’m Pretty out January 21 and my next EP to follow later this year.

Connect with Brynn Elliott on the following websites: https://twitter.com/brynnelliott https://www.facebook.com/brynnelliottmusic https://www.instagram.com/brynnelliott/

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QUESTIONS TAG

thank you to my loves @minhwangs and @king-jaehwan for tagging me!! sorry i took so long to get to it also; i’ll put it under a read more!

THE LAST

drink: water (that’s rlly all i ever drink my parents dont ever let me buy soda/teas/juice)

phone call: my younger cousin (i called him to come outside bc we were going out to eat)

text message: to my group message w/ my two best friends!

song you listened to: wanna one’s energetic! im constantly streaming it on youtube tbh

time you cried: don’t make fun of me but it really was when woojin was picked for wanna one..... my heart really soared yall!! id been a fan of woojin since ep. 1 and he really stole my heart bc he worked so hard and is just so talented and lovely and i was just so proud and thankful that he got in that i cried ;;;;;

HAVE YOU EVER

dated someone twice: nope!

kissed someone and regretted it: nope

been cheated on: no

lost someone special: yes

been depressed: yes

gotten drunk and thrown up: never, ive actually never had a drink LOL

3 FAVORITE COLORS

pastel blue

pastel pink

pastel yellow (can u tell i like pastels)

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU

made new friends: yes

fallen out of love: no

laughed until you cried: i’ve never had this experience b4 i hope i do one day

found out someone was talking about you: no

met someone who changed you: yes

found out who your friends are: yes

kissed someone on your Facebook list: yes

GENERAL

how many Facebook friends do you know in real life: about 95% of them

do you have any pets: no ;; but i consider my bf’s cat my cat if that counts hdjsfklj

do you want to change your name: no, i rlly like my name!

what did you do for your last birthday: nothing special, it was a really busy week for all of my friends due to senior activities and my family was out of town; so i just had a simple lunch with my bf!

what time did you wake up: 8AM for church

what were you doing at midnight last night: going on twitter and screaming over woojin fanaccs from all of the fan signings

name something you can’t wait for: my wanna one album and donghyun slogan set to come in the mail!

when was the last time you saw your mom: like 15 min ago

what are you listening to right now: still energetic i literally have a playlist up

have you ever talked to a person named tom: i dont think so...

something that is getting on your nerves: my college orientation times they’re rlly ridiculous its 10 days and each day spans 12 hrs like this is not rlly necessary sigh

most visited website: tumblr and youtube

hair color: black, but my tips are brown bc they lightened due to chlorine LOOOL..... a free and natural ombre look i suppose

long or short hair: rlly long omg it reaches to the middle of my butt LOL

do you have a crush on someone: my bf!

what do you like about yourself: i think i’m funny sometimes! my prime humor time is in real life, 10:00 PM -12:00 AM catch me on my late night show

blood type: i actually have no idea and neither does my mom.... ive tried to donate blood to find out but i was under the weight limit by just a few pounds

nickname: k, kaikai, han (my viet name)

relationship status: taken for 3 yrs hehehe

zodiac: pisces; rabbit/cat for chinese/vietnamese respectively

pronouns: she/her

favourite tv show: running man probably! i dont watch much tv

tattoos: none, but i want one someday!

right or left handed: right handed

surgery: i had it done on my eye once to remove smth from it - it was a sad yet funny experience; after i came out of the anesthesia they gave me icecream but i couldnt taste the icecream bc of the anesthesia.....

sport: i used to do swimming, soccer, and track at my local park when i was younger but now i do none of the above hdJFL

vacation: my last vacation was to universal studios in florida! harry potter world is amazing

pair of shoes: my fave pair of shoes are my superstars!

MORE GENERAL

eating: just finished eating some cantaloupe

drinking: again, water

I’m about to: go to bed

waiting for: my woojin key strap! i love buying merch online i have a problem

want: to roadtrip around america (which will probably not happen anytime soon) ;;

get married: yes but not too soon, i guess once i’m at the stage where i’m ready for commitment

career: psychologist (looking at going into research)

WHICH IS BETTER

hugs or kisses: hugs

lips or eyes: eyes for sure!

shorter or taller: taller

older or younger: older

nice arms or nice stomach: arms

hook up or relationship: relationship

troublemaker or hesitant: hesitant

HAVE YOU EVER

kissed a stranger: no

drank hard liquor: no

lost glasses/contact lenses: i aLWAYS LOSE ONLY ONE CONTACT...

turned someone down: yes

sex on the first date: no

broken someone’s heart: no

had your heart broken: yes it was mad awkward bc he swung for the other team

been arrested: nope

cried when someone died: yes

fallen for a friend: yes

DO YOU BELIEVE IN

yourself: yeah! i think i’m doing alright

miracles: yes, i like things like little miracles

love at first sight: no

santa clause: no

kiss on the first date: for sure, if you’re feeling it you do you!

angels: yes!

OTHER

eye color: dark brown

favourite movie: its probably mulan!

i think everyone’s done this already so i wont tag anyone specific but if you haven’t done it pls do and tag me in it!!

#personal #tag game #this has been sitting in my drafts for so long hjDSLFK

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