#this is a greeeeat show

[keferon]

Being a giant alive robot in

The transformers world vs J decker world

LISTEN

No serious spoilers btw haha

J decker is so fun an silly BUT SOMETHING about their world building makes me feel things.

You see, if you are a Cybertronian you are alive. It's unquestioned. You have a free will. You have a soul. And the most important part - you and everyone are know about that. Most of the time at least.

But in the world of J decker?

These robots aren't aliens. They were created by humans. And - importantly - for humans. The have no more rights than fucking chat GPT.....

The show is like haha look funny robits silly humans and you have so much fun looking at them, yeah.

But then one of those robots making a mistake in front of a wrong human? Or slightly questionable behavior? Or expressing any basic sense of self preservation??? Like the DESIRE NOT TO DIE??

And humans are instantly like...

HOW DARE YOU TO BE SOMETHING MORE THAN A USEFUL TOOL??

You see. In the transformers shows - robots are basically friends with humans. Or enemies. They are equals.

In the Brave police j decker - they are ..like....slaves???

Sure, main characters lucky enough to have a human friends who cares about them. And those human friends treating them pretty well. Yes. But golden cage is still a fucking cage. They live to serve. And the moment they don't serve - they die.

Humans can torture them, brake them, erase or rewrite their whole memory. Humans can literally order them to go and die. Humans can do anything they want without any punishment because ~oh well~ these bots aren't people. They're shiny pretty tools. Police property.

My interest in this show is so ahhhhhhhhh

There's a character whose whole personality memory and identity people were going to completely erase. Simply because he had outlived his usefulness. He hadn't even done anything wrong.

There's also a character who isn't allowed to experience or show any negative emotions because his human master wants a perfect noble shiny hero without tiniest bit of evil thoughts. He absolutely can feel bad emotions. He's just not allowed to. Because they fucking...ordered him??

I don't know how this show ends yet. But I'm so fucking invested it's gggghhhhhhh,,,,,,,,

#brave police j decker #bpjd #i don't know #i just wanted to take these thoughts out of my brain #for history i guess haha #this is a greeeeat show

[novelconcepts]

It’s important to always be learning new things about yourself. In my case, today it was:

I can excuse cannibalism, but I draw the line at secondhand embarrassment.

#santa clarita diet #99% of this show is hilarious. every once in a greeeeat while there’s a single scene I must turn away from or perish #rip me with Abby’s failed flirting #but seriously the fact that we get comedies now that don’t rely on secondhand embarrassment is wonderful #the 90s were a rough time to grow up for someone with that kind of kryptonite

[athousandblessings]

dear tumblr If there is a way that you can not show me the word I have filtered out when doing your filtered content thing, that would be greeeeat.

#I have a gut nausea reaction to the sn*t word #So i block everything containing it #but sometimes the result of this is I see five or six posts in a row saying “filtered content” [redacted word i hate reading] #first world snzblr problems huh 🤣🤣🤣 #I really do like the filter option and mostly it just helps me skip fandoms I'm not into etc #but SOMETIMES #i kinda....defeat myself 🤣

[becomingkatie]

Y'all. I knew I was going to spend most of yesterday at the airport, but hoooo boy that was one sucky travel day!

I booked the "mystery car" with avis because it was the cheapest option, and it was an EV and I had no experience with those. I knew I'd need to charge it before taking it back, but since I didn't know how long it would take, I basically boogied out of the hotel and went straight to a charging station. I had to google where the port was, how to open it, and how to use the charger. But I got it taken care of. Ten bucks and one hour later, I was sufficiently charged to get to the rental car return with more than the requisite 70% charge remaining when I returned it.

So I wound up at the airport at 9:30am for a 3:50pm flight.

All right. Figured I'd grab breakfast, settle in somewhere and read or write for the rest of the morning. Over breakfast, I got a text that my flight was delayed two hours. Greeeeat. But there was a 1:55pm flight I could try to get on the standby list for. Okay! Cool! I've never done that, but how hard could it be?

The app didn't have the option to get on the standby list. It said to talk to an agent. But there wasn't a gate assigned to that flight yet. I ended up waiting at one gate until its flight had completely boarded and the gate agent was available, but then she got REAL huffy and said gate agents only work the flight listed at that gate, so I had to call the "agent on demand" line. That was totally fine, but her tone made me feel so small and by the time I was on the phone with an agent I was next to tears.

The agent on the phone got me on the standby list, except in the app it still only had information about my original flight and I didn't get a text or email, so... I was like, okay, 50% chance I'm actually on the standby list for this flight. But at least I have a seat on my original flight. And when the gate opens for this flight I'll ask them. The agent on the phone said, "I put you on the list, but I'm not going to check you in for this flight because it will remove you from your original flight, which we don't want, since there's no guarantee you'll get a spot on this one." All right, cool, fine. I'm stressed but it's fine.

And then a gate was assigned for that flight and I went there, and my name was not on the standby list when it showed on the screen. But then my app updated and only listed that flight, not my original flight. And it said "ready to check in" but I didn't check in because the agent on the phone had scared me about that. No agents arrived at the gate until literally 10 minutes before boarding was supposed to start. I was first in line to ask if I was on the flight, and he said no you're not on the standby list but you do still have a seat on your original flight. Which, fine, but my app is only showing the info for the standby flight and not my original flight.

I chanced it and checked in again on the app for the standby flight, and then everything was good. It put me on the standby list for real this time but still showed my confirmed flight for later. Woohoo!

But then minutes before boarding the standby flight got delayed until even later than my original flight.

Each flight got delayed another time, but the standby flight stayed later. I got a text saying congrats, you got a seat! And then I was like uh no I don't want the seat on the later flight, I want to stay on my original flight. I was not the only person at the gate making sure I could keep my original flight.

Anyway, it worked out. I got home at 1am instead of 9pm but we made it. I ate chick-fil-a twice in the airport. And I learned how to charge an electric car and how to get on the standby list for a flight. Working from home in pajamas today, though.

[countlessrealities]

F, M, K - the Vs for Vaggie and Alastor

Screw, Marry, Kill || Accepting !

Vaggie groans. For real? Is this the same person who asked last time? Probably. I mean, there can't be multiple people who want to know what they would or wouldn't do with the Unholy Vapid-ity.

At least she hopes.

"Fuck Velvette, because...duh. She's the only one with the parts I like," she replies, making sure that the distaste and vexation are well audible in her tone.

Velvette is objectively attractive, she can admit that. She doesn't totally hate her personality either...if it wasn't for the fact that she acts like a spoiled rich brat half of the time.

"Kill Valentino, of course, because that's never not going to happen."

That's a hill she's going to die on. She could stand the other two, if she had to, but Valentino? Oh no, he doesn't get a pass with her. No matter the circumstances.

"Which leaves..."

Lord, this is weird. She has said that she would adopt him in the previous ask and now she has to pick that for him.

"...Ugh. Marry Vox, I guess." A heavy sigh leaves her lips. "Alright, Al, your turn."

Only silence answers her.

"Alastor?"

She turns to look at where her companion is supposed to be, just in the to see the shadows starting to engulf the Radio Demon's figure.

"Oh, you don't!" Vaggie exclaims, grabbing him by the arm. "No fucking creepy voodoo exit shit! What was that you said to me, last time? It's just a game!" An eyeroll. "C'mon, answer and let's get this over."

Alastor's smile is tense and tight as he stares at Vaggie, contemplating whether or not he should comply or just shake her off. However, knowing the former Exorcist, if he were to choose the latter option, she would haunt him and hound him till he answers that demented question.

"........I̸̺̺͎̰̥̜̯̼̮̰͖̜͂͆̿̈́̿̔F̵̜̜͎͉̯̜̓͂ I̸̺̺͎̰̥̜̯̼̮̰͖̜͂͆̿̈́̿̔ Ŗ̷͇̙̰̭̪̟̺̲̜̹͔̎̍́ͅȨ̸̪̯̗̘̥̣̲̣̣͍͚͙̥̩́̀̈̆͑Ą̵̺̰̻̻͔͇͓̈́̓͛̏̈́͌͋̄̑͆̏L̷͖͈̓͌̎̉͒͗͂̓̌̚͝L̷͖͈̓͌̎̉͒͗͂̓̌̚͝Ý̴̥͙̘̇̈́̇̃͒̿́͘͘͝͝ͅ M̶̧͚̪͉̯̜̰͎̘̀͋̇̀͗̍́͆̑̏͂̿̊̚U̴̡̢̱̳̳͓̗͔̮̔͜͜͜Ś̸͙̺̥̰̯͙̭͆̏͂T̷̡̧̬̲̭̦̘̩̊̉͛̓̓̌͌̕."

The static lingers in the air, thick and threatening. Vaggie can feel it biting at her skin, but she grits her teeth and stands her ground, glaring with her arms crossed.

"Kill the whoremonger...We can easily agree on that," the Radio Demon starts, his voice a little too tight to be nonchalant. "As for the other two utterly unpleasant options..."

His voice trails off, claws tapping over his microphone with perhaps a bit too much energy. Had it been made of a less resilient material, he would have stabbed holes into it.

"I suppose that Vox is the...If I had to pick one of them to touch me, he'd be the lesser evil."

His stomach churns as he speaks...even if not as much as he would have expected it to.

"...Marry Velvette and never consume said marriage and..." He looks almost pained for a moment as he takes a breath in before finishing the sentence. "...copulate with Vox."

The silence stretches on awkwardly until Vaggie clears her throat.

"Uh, yeah, greeeeat, alright. That's it. Fuck off, people. The show is over."

{ @holoharbinger - I think Vox needs to see this xD }

#[ ic :: anon asks ] #[ ic :: Vaggie ] #[ ic :: Alastor ] #holoharbinger #[[ okay this was awkward xD ]] #[[ for Al at least...and Vaggie a little too ]] #[[ but well folks that what it is xD ]] #[[ mun is highly amused ]]

[the-character-lounge]

Spinel and Randy overhear Candy after a tracker/recorder was placed on his dogs, Candy is talking to his brother Sugar about putting his dog in the dog show. They realize they can track Sugar possibly to his home and look for info on Candy. Randy decide to approach Sugar while Spinel listens in on their conversation, the tracker still on the dog.

Note: Sugar is not found in The Character Lounge, you can find him here.

Randy tried to pinpoint where Sugar was headed, and tried to find a bench near where he might pass. He knew he’d have to try and get Sugar to start talking to him, so he wanted to appear casual and friendly. He snuck over to a bench on Sugar’s possible route, and held up his magazine, staring blankly at the images and words on the page, and occasionally peeking over the tops of the pages to see if Sugar was coming.

Confrontation was easier than it seemed, as he passed by he smiled at Randy and gave him a friendly nod, "Good evening!" But before he was able to continue on, the dog stopped, making a distressed series of grumbles before barking at the sheepony. Sugar turned quickly in surprise, prompt to act. "Annibelle, sit! Steady!" The dog's ears perked, and she obediently stopped barking in order to sit still as ordered. She made the occasional huff and grumble, but whenever she did, Sugar's hoof gently pet the side of her face and distracted her attention away from Randy. He smiled nervously, scratching his head, "I'm really sorry about that, she's harmless, honest, she just gets excited with ponies sometimes and doesn't realize she's such a big dog. Ahahaah..."

Randy nearly dropped his magazine, but nodded nervously and rubbed the back of his head. “Ahahaha! I- It’s alright! N- No harm done!” He adjusted his cardigan and forced a smile as he stared a the large dog. “Sh- She’s very b- beautiful! Wh- What uh.. what kind of dog is it?�� He was tempted to scoot away, afraid that it would pounce him at any second. But he remained pleasant, and softly tapped the top of his magazine.

He laughed in a friendly manner, "Annie here is a rottweiler." He kneeled down to hug the dog, giving her chest a thourough rub. This seemed to relax her and keep her attention on Sugar. "She's got this greeeeat big chest because a long time ago they were bred to pull small carts of supplies, but they also have hearts of gold and love their families unconditionally." He had a very happy glow to his face as he talked, clearly passionate about the subject.

Randy smiled and nodded, studying the dog more closely. It seemed harmless enough.. but the thought of this dog being used for other more nefarious things made him want to vomit. “W- Well, she s- seems like a wonderful c- companion!” He had to think of more ways to try and get Sugar to stick around. Ugh, he really didn’t want to do this, but.. “.. M- May I pet her?” he asked, smiling nervously.

"Oh we love her, she's been in the family for 4 years now!" He tilted his head, then chuckled and gently pet either side of the dog's ears, "Go ahead! I know the barking was startling but she wont do anything beyond that, I promise."

Randy set the magazine down, and very tentatively reached for the top of the dog’s head, smiling at Sugar as he very gingerly ran his hoof over the top of the dog’s head. He looked like he was going to pull his hoof away at any minute. The way the dog was staring at him.. he swore it felt like she knew something. ..

Annibelle was tense at the petting at first, making a grumbling noise and a huff, but a few sniffs later, her little stump of a tail wagged away and she began licking Randy's hoof with a whine.

Sugar laughed and let go of her head, "There, see? All better, you're friends now!"

Thomas Theo: Randy sighed with relief and began more confidently stroking the dog’s fur, smiling a more relaxed and genuine smile. He hadn’t really ever pet a dog before, and it was actually kind of.. relaxing. He looked up at Sugar and chuckled. “I’ve been.. tr- trying to get over a small fear of dogs I have. S- So thank you, th- this has b- been most helpful!”

"Oh- oh my then her barking must have- I'm really sorry." He bowed his head a few times appologetically, but smiled hopefully at seeing Annibelle behaving herself. "Well big step petting a rottie then! Poor things get a bad reputation since they're so big and tend to be really protective of their owners, but when bred with care, they're very well behaved and calm mostly." He paused awkwardly, then flushed, "O-oh, yes, you know Annibelle's name and not mine, I always get so excited about dogs I just-" He cleared his throat, putting a hoof out, "I'm Sugar-Coated Smiles. Nice to meet you!"

Sweet Celestia the name was enough to give Randy diabetes. He grinned politely, and took his hoof, shaking it in good faith. “R- Randy Ram, a- and it’s n- nice to meet you as w- well.” After giving his hoof a few good shakes, he got off his knee, and returned to his seat on the bench. He picked up his magazine and set it on his lap, a friendly smile on his face. “S- So what are y- you doing out h- here at th- this time of night? Sh- Shouldn’t you be b- back at home?” He asked, softly drumming the magazine.

"Oh usually I'd be doing walks in mornings, tea time, and sunset, but see, Annibelle's not really mine. I'm a dog groomer and caretaker for events mostly, and she's going to be in the annual Canterlot dog show. She won third place in Manehattan last year, so she's going for the big one this year." He paused, losing track of where he was a moment before quickly snapping out of it and continuing, "Anyways yes, she's my brother's and he's a really busy guy. He was taking her obstacle training today and ran in to a bunch of hold ups, and he was running late for a meeting so he had to drop her off with me. She's all stressed out from it, I guess, like the barking she was doing usually isn't something she'd do. She's really restless, so I thought a walk would be good."

Wow.. that was a lot of information to process. The guy was pretty open about things to say the least. Maybe he’d be able to get out a bit more out of him. “W- Well, it s- sounds like y- you’re awful occupied y- yourself! Y- You must be a pretty busy gr- grooming and taking care of all those d- dogs!” He smiled and looked at the Annibelle. “So y- your brother is e- entering her into th- the dog competition?” Eventually, he hoped he could work a segue into the conversation, maybe get him to talk about any kind of work he did for his brother, or if he knew anything about his rather nasty side-business.

 "Yeeeah, but it's pretty easy going and relaxing really. I definitely couldn't handle the stuff he does, he's rushing all over Equestria." He looked off a little, but still had a smile. "We hardly ever get to meet up."

Finally he seemed to give in to the conversation and sit down, finding Randy pleasant to talk to and he especially wanted him to get used to dogs. Maybe even love them. He had Annibelle lay on the ground in front of them. "Couple years ago though he started entering Annibelle in to shows and we've been seeing eachother a lot more."

 “O- Oh, th- that’s great! I- It can be t- tough t- to have a si- sibling that tr- travels around the w- world. B- But you’re lucky you have a s- sibling to m- miss. B- Being an o- only child i- isn’t very m- much fun.” He smiled and turned towards Sugar. “S- So, wh- what does your br- brother do? M- Must be a pr- pretty important j- job if h- he’s traveling all around th- the world!”

He beamed in an admiring manner, but seemed to show some insecurity in it since his posture and position changed overall. His body had turned just slightly away from Randy and he'd taken to fiddling his hooves and looking down at them as he spoke in a meeker tone, "He does charities for orphans, foal hospitals, and animals. All sorts of things, I can't even keep up! Aahahaa.." his laugh sounded very self defeating. One might guess he felt small in comparison to his brother.

Randy continued to smile, but he felt more hurt than anything. This pony seemed so honest and forthcoming.. he didn’t seem like the type to lie about what his brother did for a living. This meant a number of pretty shitty things. But most importantly; Sugar had no idea what his brother was really up to behind closed doors. And if he did, he admired his brother too much to give up the goose. “Wow. H- He uh, sounds like a r- regular entrepreneur!” Randy smiled and scooted  bit closer, hoping that the wire wasn’t missing any of this. “Y- You must be very.. very pr- proud of him.”

 "O-oh, phhf, I-I don't know, 'proud' seems kind of a weird word for it since he's a lot older than me. Family's really proud, yeah. I look up to him a lot. I, well, I help my fiance with charities for small animal shelters but I just don't have the charisma he does." He sighed, twiddling his hooves faster. He then laughed anxiously, "Wow, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make this all personal, I usually don't- It's probably because it's late. Sorry."

His ear flicked when he heard the word ‘fiancé.’ He sighed to himself as he thought about what that word implied. He loved weddings.. they were truly something special. No pony ever fought, the ceremony and reception were always beautiful, and they were just.. a great way to forget about the troubles of the world. He snapped out of his small daydream, and waved his hoof. “N- No no! N- No trouble at all! I- I know how n- nice it can be t- to just t- talk things out,” he smiled a charming smile, and turned to him. “W- Well, for what it’s worth I think you’re very charismatic! A- And your future br- bride to be must th- think so t- too! Wh- Why else w- would she marry a guy like you? I- I mean, aside from that handsome smile, ch- charming personality, a- and good lo-“ Wait. What.. what the fuck was he doing? .. was he flirting with an engaged stallion?? Who was possibly connected to some kind of underground crime ring?? He felt himself flush deeply and hugged the magazine to his chest, shutting up right away. He hadn’t meant to flirt, even though he was kinda hands- WAIT! Wait wait wait! He was trying to clarify that he didn’t mean Sugar was only charismatic. That he had other qualities his future wife would obviously be interested in… God was hanging around Spinel doing this to him? “.. I- I apologize.. th- that came out wr- wrong…”

 Sugar was playing with his mane in an almost inseccure manner, laughing softly and nervously as Randy gave compliments. His cheeks were deep red and he had a silly little smile at 'future bride', his back hooves kicking as he seemed more and more shy about the whole thing as Randy went on. He was darn near close to covering his face from it. "Eh-heh-eh-- It's fine! You're very kind. Oh no, I hope we don't spend an hour appologizing to eachother...! Bad habit...!"

Randy chuckled and softly cleared his throat, chuckling as he thought about how much apologizing he himself did. Oh goodness Spinel was either furious at this point, or laughing his ass off. Randy softly drummed his thighs and sighed. “Y- You’re lucky y- you know… g- getting married i- is a real blessing. I h- hope one d- day I..” he laughed suddenly, and shook his head, realizing Spinel and the other lawyer were probably listening. “An- Anyways, y- you must be ex- excited to be g- getting married. A- And your br- brother must be just as h- happy for you.”

"Oh sure! He kind of pokes fun at me about it but, that's older brothers for you, yep." He laughed nervously again, looking around and feeling fidgetty. It was way harder talking abou himself, it made him feel really out of place. He glanced at Annibelle and noticed she was seeming about as restless as he was. "Oh, hold on, I should at least let her run around a bit. It should be fine." He let the dog off the leesh and gave her a pat, and she responded by quickly getting up, shaking off, and bounding clumsily around some grass and trees, sniffing around and doing the general dog business.

 Randy furrowed his brow, smiling curiously. “Wh- Why would he make f- fun of you f- for getting married? S- Seems like a n- natural thing to d- do.” He watched the dog run off and do its business, fascinated by the animal. Aside from the lounging, lazy sheep dogs back in The Highlands, he really never watched dogs do anything besides lie around. He still listed to Sugar, but wanted to watch the dog do its dog.. thing.

 "Oh umm, he's just the teasing type." he seemed to laugh more and more the more nervous he got, though his laughing was always fairly soft and timid sounding. "A-and well, I guess it is sort of unusual. But that's not really anything important. Heh." He watched Annibelle as well, and while she seemed to be having fun running around and sniffing nearly everything, Sugar looked concerned. He put a hoof up to his chin and narrowed his eyes with worry, "... Gosh, her gait seems really off tonight. I hope she's alright for the show, she wouldn't do well like that."

Oh sweet Celestia. Randy heaved suddenly, but covered it with a cough. He patted his chest and cleared his throat roughly. “S- Sorry! D- Don’t know wh- what that was!” He scratched the back of his head and nervously laughed, immediately tearing his gaze from the dog and resting his eyes back on Sugar’s face. “S- So um.. wh- what’s so u- unusual ab- about this wedding! I- If you don’t mind m- me asking. I d- don’t want to pry if y- you’d rather not t- talk about it.”

 "Kind of dry tonight, probably." He shifted a bit, "Well, I have nothing to be ashamed of but still, you might have to be ah- a little open-minded." Sugar did seem happy about his fiance, and not ashamed of her, but he looked more anxious over what a pony might think of him.

Randy shrugged. “N- No judgements h- here my fr- friend.” He sat back a bit and smiled pleasantly. “Sh- She must be very sp- special for you t- to covet h- her identity the way y- you are. D- Don’t want some st- stranger trying to steal her from you I suppose.” He laughed a friendly, teasing laugh and softly scratched his cheek.

"I think she'd be more worried about me getting stolen away...!" Sugar gave a bit of a silly laugh that time, slipping out a few snorts on accident and coughing self conciously about it after. He calmed and quieted, back to fidgetting. "She's a Dimondian. I know a lot of ponies wouldn't understand but she's just... Tenacious and perfect and I really do love her..." he sighed in an enamoured fashion.

 … oh. Randy wasn’t typically the sort to be judgmental.. but perhaps this pony liked dogs a bit too much. “Oh well I- I’m sure she is v- very lovely,” he said with a polite smile. “Y- You two must be qu- quite the pair!” It was unusually sure, but he could tell how much he cared about this Dimondian. After all, he had sighed his share of infatuated sighs when he was around Spinel.. Right! He wasn’t here to be engaging in silly filly talk. He needed to get information. “W- Well, teasing o- or not, I’m sure your br- brother is very proud of you. Y- You sound like you’re trying to do what you can t- to live up to your brother’s..” ‘_rather misleading_’ he thought to himself. “.. reputation.”

 He continued to fiddle with his hooves and nodded, watching Annibelle so he'd feel less awkward. "I don't know, I don't think I could ever be like him. But, I guess I just want to help him as much as I can, anyways! So. Heh. But look at me, babbling on about myself late at night to a pony I just met. Must be taking your time."

Randy shook his head. “No no. M- Matter of f- fact, I could u- use the company. As fascinating as th- this article on..” he opened up to the page he was looking at, showing Sugar the article as he read it’s title. “.. 10 tips on h- how to get your stallion toooooOOWHOAKAY!” He closed the magazine as quickly as he had opened it, and threw it over the back of the bench, blushing furiously. “That was— I- I mean w- wow! Umm.. n- no that’s…” he cleared his throat, laughing uncomfortably. “L- Like I was s- saying… a- as fascinating as that ar- article w- was.. I n- needed some c- company!” Oh Celestia he felt like a fucking idiot. He must’ve looked like some kind of pervert..

 "Oh." He blinked a little cluelessly for a moment, then tried to give a reassuring smile. "Hey it's okay, you were open about my interspecies relationship so your preference is A-okay to me. It's only fair." He nodded, though he was still fumbling and keeping an even closer eye on the dog. "Sssooo you..have a special somepony you want to impress then, huh? Ehehaha, I know it sounds silly but your best bet is to be yourself. I learned that the hard way, ahahaha!"

Randy laughed uncomfortably. “I.. N- No it’s not..” he swallowed and softly rubbed the back of his head, wondering what Spinel was doing at this moment. “N- Not exactly a sp- special some pony n- no.. B- But I do l- like them… B- But I wasn’t.. I mean I didn’t even r- realize that was the ar- article I was.. r- reading! I was j- just.. absently r- reading.” He softly tapped his hooves together. “.. wh- what if… what if who you are isn’t.. isn’t good enough?” he shrugged, and stared down at the gravel path. “.. I- I mean.. I know he likes me too… b- but sometimes I f- feel like…” Oh Heaven help him if he got side-tracked one more time. “… w- well, anyways.. s- so as to n- not bore you w- with tales of my p- personal life.. y- you mentioned you h- help out your brother. Th- That’s really kind of you.” He laughed and gave him a teasing nudge. “B- Boy, you t- take his dog on walks a- and do f- favors for him. I- It’s like your his most tr- trusted errand c- colt or something.”

 "Well. If you're not good enough for them then they're not the right one for you." he shrugged, looking a little appologetic, "That wasn't my place to say though, sorry." He cleared his throat and whistled, calling Annibelle back over. He pet her face once she was there, keeping her head in his lap. "I wouldn't say 'errand colt' I mean, that's just what family does. Ahh but I was always a suck up. Sometimes he used to even give me lollipops whenever I did something to help. He always taught me to keep positive so it's the least I could do."

Randy was going to say something, but he.. he honestly didn’t know how to react. That seemed a bit callous to say, especially coming from such an overly positive and cheerful type such as Sugar. But.. maybe he was right. He wanted to be good enough… but if he really wasn’t… “W- Well he sounds like a gr- great.. r- role.. model.” He maintained his smile, but inside he was starting to feel.. angry for some reason. He reasoned it couldn’t be over what Sugar said.. but in a way it kind of was. It somehow felt almost like a personal attack, but he knew that the stallion didn’t mean anything by it. “So d- did you ever w- work with y- your brother? L- Like have you ever.. s- seen the w- work he does th- that allows him to invest in such.. ch- charitable things li- like orphanages and such?”

 "Huh...? Oh, well, he does a few things. Like, he breeds dogs like most of our family- uh, not to seem arrogant of course, but the Smiles family created a lot of the pure breeds you see today, so pups go for pretty high prices." He cooed at Annibelle and pet her ears, "Annibelle's the great grandaughter of his first dog, Biscuit. He decided to keep her and one of her brothers, named Rotini." He seemed to totally lose track of the original question.

 “H- How cool!” Randy said with forced interest, looking down at Annibelle briefly. “I d- didn’t realize th- that dog breeding w- was such a lucrative b- business… d- does your br- brother do just breed dogs?” He smiled, and softly patted his thighs.

"Oh it can get downright nasty sometimes, but we have all the papers to prove our dogs are legitimate and the best quality." He laughed and scratched his head, looking up with a clueless expression. "He's just... really good with ponies... He networks a lot, he's got friends everywhere, so when he runs a charity drive he can get all sorts of ponies donating to whatever cause he's supporting. Right now I hear he's trying to donate playgrounds to all the Canterlot orphanages, isn't that great?"

Randy nodded slowly, his voice dropping its friendliness just a tinge. “Y- Yeah.. th- that’s gr- great…” So was Candy actually getting support for his other ‘underground’ operations by holding these charities drives? It was certainly an effective way to launder money. You make more than you plan to spend, table the rest, and pay for the ‘playgrounds.’ Randy furrowed his brow a moment, thinking this over before he returned to his pleasant and cheerful facade. “S- So he’s g- got a lot of fr- friends? I- If he’s h- half as friendly as y- you, he must have hundreds!”

 "Well he's three times as friendly so I guess that means he has thousands!" he laughed but it died down as he felt awkward saying that, and he felt even tinier than before. He just kept stroking Annibelle's ears absently, trying to be happy that he had such an interesting brother. "... Yeah, he really does have lots of them." There was something excedingly lonely sounding with that, but he still had that big warm smile plastered on his face.

Randy felt kind of guilty about this whole ordeal. Ordinarily, if they weren’t trying to catch the criminal mastermind of an underground, under-age sex slavery organization, he’d be trying to get to know Sugar better… gosh it sounded so unreal when he thought of it that way. It was obvious this stallion felt like he was trying to live up to something bigger than who he was. It was a shame he couldn’t just tell him the truth about his brother. About who he really was and how Sugar was so much better than him. He sighed and scratched the back of his head. “W- Well I’m sure h- he doesn’t want you t- to feel o- out of the loop or anything! H- He must want to share those th- thousands of friends with you, right?” He gave him a friendly nudged and smiled a much more natural, and somewhat comforting smile.

"What- all over Equestria? No, no, I like to stick around this side of Equestria. The ones I do meet I'm usually just passing something along since my brother's so busy all the time. Besides, they don't really seem to share my interests. I do try! I do, but it's always just awkward small talk and they don't seem to like me so, well, you know, ahah... I don't really know what I'm talking about." He started to get up, petting Annibelle still. "Flora's going to get worried if I don't get back soon."

‘Take stuff? So he is an errand colt.’ Randy nodded, and stood up. “Y- Yeah, I’d better g- get going to. It’s g- getting kind of chilly out anyways.” He smiled and leaned down, giving Annibelle a few pats on the head. “G- Good girl k- keeping your m- master’s brother safe.” He chuckled and held out his hoof to Sugar. “It was a pl- pleasure talking to you! Th- Thanks for keeping m- me company! W- We should h- have lunch sometime! Y- You know, if you’re not too busy.” He chuckled, and raised a brow. “.. m- maybe I could meet your l- lovely fiancee as well!”

Annibelle licked Randy's hoof at being pet, stump tail wagging away.

Sugar looked shocked and flattered, "Really? Well if I'm still in the area I guess- Sure--! Hold on, let me--" He awkwardly dug around in his sweatervest, then smiled, taking something out and putting it in Randy's hoof as he shook it. He flushed awkwardly, "It's just a dog treat but you should give it to the next nice pooch you meet to help with that fear of yours..!"

Randy smiled and reached into his own pocket, and handed him a business card. “C- Call me wh- when you h- have time o- or you’re in the area. I w- would really enjoy seeing y- you again, a- and meeting your future bride.” He pocketed the treat, and retrieved the magazine from behind the bench. No sense waisting an.. interesting read. He winked, and strolled off, looking over his shoulder as he waved. “S- See you soon M- Mr. Smiles!”

He looked at the card curiously, then flushed and choked a moment before laughing again at the bride thing. "See you, Mr. Ram!" He watched Randy walk off a bit, tilting his head. He talked to himself a bit, "Huh. What an unexpected night, maybe it means good luck..!" He hummed and continued on his walk in the other direction, a little hop in his step as we went. He did unusually well in that conversation, even if his brother took up half of it.

#spinel #other #rp snippet

[kob131]

Found an absolutely vile and twisted interpretation of the newest episode. How in God's name do these people actually believe this shit. www(.)reddit(.)com/r/RWBYcritics/comments/12nmww4/comment/jgfb0qb/

Okay, I know the subreddit is real circlejerky but it can't be that ba-

Being one of the critics who absolutely adored seeing Ruby get straight-up obliterated by Ironwood and Ozpin-

... Greeeeat.

"Well, what's the problem with enjoying seeing Ruby taken down? You enjoy it when Raven is taken down a notch!"

Yeah, but I don't carry a consistent vendetta against the show for portraying her as sympathetic. People who took Oz and James' sides like this often do hold a grudge against the show for it. So naturally, you're gonna be biased towards misrepresenting the show. Not helping is this later line-

RWBY's team doesn't care. They might as well be on vacation down here, with Weiss being the comic relief and Blake/Yang itching to hop in bed with each other. And it started to really amp up in Episode 8.

Yeah, why would I think you're at all trustworthy when you take Yang, who has been consistently worried about her sister, as just 'Blake arm candy' because a couple of tender moments and ONE scene? Let alone Weiss, who has cried TWICE at the fall of Atlas, being treated as just 'comic relief'?

No one cares about Ruby. Not a lot, anyway, and nowhere near the amount Ruby cares about them. And the way we can tell this is how they react when other people go through very similar situations. When Ruby is at her lowest, barely anyone notices or cares, to the point where Yang even kneels down next to her when it's impossible to ignore and might as well have told her to shut the fuck up.

"That's how Ironwood thought. You don't mean that." A total dismissal of everything Ruby is feeling.

Behold, the face of dismissal.

In fact, let's see what the conversation was about.

Weiss: We've risked their home to save the Relic... And we failed.

Blake: Getting everyone out has to count for something.

Ruby: (angrily) What good is saving anybody if Salem just destroys the world anyway...

Yang places her arms on her sister's shoulder and leans in.

Yang: That's how Ironwood thought... you don't mean that.

Hm...sounds more like Yang was reassuring Ruby about something she was feeling jaded about. But hey, I'm sure OP won't make this same mistake twice, right?

Meanwhile, when Yang was throwing a fit in V5, Weiss marched on out there, sat down, and had one of the only honest heart-to-heart conversations between the four girls in the entire series. The other one was when Yang noticed Blake was stressing herself out entirely on her own(wisdom that would imply she'd be able to tell when her sister was sad.) Yang can tell when someone is sad. Weiss can tell when someone is sad. Jaune could tell when Ruby was down too in V4, even if it wasn't a full conversation. And yet, even in the OP, the rest of Ruby's team is skipping along while Ruby grows more and more morose with no one noticing or caring. The writers knew that, but it's not the reason you're supposed to feel bad for Ruby.

You know, because Badge and the Burden doesn't exist.

Also, Weiss noticed Yang was sad because she EXPLODED, Yang noticed Blake because she was self isolating and Jaune was literally TOLD by Ruby. Not like, say, a single comment in the middle of nowhere with obvious stress. Or that you completely fucked up in understanding Yang's fucking point.

They almost cared enough to notice that Ruby was feeling down before the Paper Pleaser village was destroyed... but they sure were quick to not only run to Jaune's side, but even ask Ruby for words of encouragement. Because they care about Jaune. Not Ruby.

Or that he was screaming his head off and being far more open about his pain. You know, context.

And when Ruby has her breakdown, while Yang practically growls at Ruby for daring to raise her voice and steps in between her and Blake(what Yang actually cares about), they're more than willing to listen to Jaune's whining. Nobody moves between Jaune and Ruby when he's shouting at her, though.

Ruby is her sister. Also mind showing that 'growling' because you've already demonstrated you didn't pay attention so it's far more logical to assume you misinterpreted the scene.

Also gotta love that Jaune going through THE EXACT SAME SHIT as Ruby is treated 'whining' but Ruby is portrayed sympathetically. Despite them both doing the same shit. Almost like you're trying to sell a narrative or something, hm.

Can you fucking imagine? Ruby's was ranting about positivity and getting snippy about being ignored. She was getting an attitude, and Yang moves to protect Blake. Jaune is actually aggressive in action and tone directed squarely at Ruby with the intent to hurt, Ruby is in tears, and what happens? Concerned, Weiss walks up and calls for JAUNE?. They look heartbroken to hear Jaune's sadness. They're only shocked when Ruby leaves.

She was lashing out at Blake for trying to cheer her up. And Ruby WAS being aggressive. Did you think her comments weren't specifically chosen to HURT everyone? That throwing Weiss' attempts to return back in her face? That attacking Blake for trying to stay positive isn't supposed to be AGGRESSIVE?

SOunds less like you're sympathizing with Ruby and more like you're using her to attack the show. Otherwise you WOULD understand that she is being just AS aggressive as Jaune.

Also-

Look how little they care. As if the shock isn't from how WRONG it is to hear Ruby of all people say this.

In fact, next episode, Yang is pissed that Ruby has left. She is so offended that Ruby would even have the nerve to do so, that without anyone else saying a word she can't help but shout it out and go so far as to say that Ruby could've talked to them when Yang was the one that told Ruby to her face that she doesn't even think what she says she thinks.

Not what that meant but keep providing proof that you're either blind or stupid.

Ruby is bruised and bloodied, and this should be the worst condition her team has ever seen her in(after all, it's the worst condition we've seen her in). And they just... watch.

Gee, what happened to that ability to recongize shock? You were just soooo capable of it before.

Same faces. Same body language. Yet two completely different takes.

Again, almost like you're selling a narrative and can't let pesky things like consistency and the truth get in your way, eh?

Now there's a lot of things wrong with this scene, but let me put it this way:

Hey everyone! The guy who has repeatedly made a fool of himself being incapable of seeing BASIC BODY LANGUAGE, to the point an AUTIST managed to exceed him.

Do you think, by chance, that when Ruby was making direct eye contact with the rest of her team and giving them all the time in the world to stop her, she remembered Blake's reaction when Yang fell into the abyss? Maybe remembered that when Blake was in the same position Ruby was now, wounded, beaten and with the culprit standing over her, that Yang was so quick to act that she lost an arm in the process? Do you think that, in some way, she recognized what it meant when they weren't even willing to lift a finger?

Nope.

Because I have BEEN in Ruby's shoes before and that is NOT what that look meant. That was Ruby saying goodbye, sorry she was going to hurt them but unable to see another way out.

Also-

But okay, sure, it's not the first time the main characters have gotten stunlocked and let something happen they in no way should have. Hell, even one of the examples had Ruby and Weiss stunlocked watching Yang go tumbling off a bridge that looked so bad that they later retconned it to have Ruby hyperventilating and freaking out as if the audience forgot.

I mean, look how well Ruby is taking it!

But also- doesn't this basically KILL your whole shitstorm? Since it's established pattern that the team tends to let shock overwhlem them? Where's Ruby's condemnation for not saying her sister eh?

Oh wait, that's not useful for you. Drat!

There's always the next episode. That'll show their real reactions, since it got cut off by Neo getting dominated by the Curious Cat. You know, as if Ruby's death was nothing more than a footnote, even to the plot at large. But who's judging.

The liar who pretends he cares while ignoring her actual feelings and character?

So basically no one worth considering, fair.

And also-

Just look at how little they react to Ruby. How heartless! Espcially that vindictive and cruel Yang. Look how much joy she takes in her sister's demise.

Jaune: (points Crocea Mors sword at the Cat) Take us to her…

Look how little Jaune cares! How heartless!

But not nearly as much as Yang. Look at how she selfishly tries to protect Blake while ignoring her sister!

... So did I say enough stupid bullshit to get my cock sucked by the subreddit yet?

So, funnily enough, seeing the team with the absence of Ruby is what really created this topic. It showed their 'true self'. And it showed that Team JWBY are just... the worst fucking people imaginable. Because what do they do? Cope. Excuse themselves. Get in a big ol' happy hug(that Ruby didn't get) and assure themselves that hey, it was just a little whoopsie, they're still good. Because that's what matters, right?

Because you were so observant before that my auto correct literally tried inserting 'oblivious' into this sentence.

Even my computer knows you're bullshit.

Being correct. Being "good." That's what really matters to them. We already know that about Yang("So what [that people are going to die because of us]? We give Ironwood what he wants?") but it's different to see the entire group acting that way when their leader has killed herself. Now, I'm very particular when I say that: I'm not pretending to follow RWBY's rules and terminology and call it "ascension" which is how JWBY rationalizes their actions, because it's not. It is ascension in the same way death is reincarnation. You still die. You, the ego, the person, the memories, die.

Even in their justifications about how Ruby can still be alright, it is still in the context of Ruby more than likely not coming back the same person because Ruby didn't want to come back as the same person because she did it to die. It, once again, feels a lot more like they're hardcore coping and trying to come up with reasons why this isn't their fault or shouldn't question themselves. Even though—and I know this sort of language is dangerous when dealing with this particular subject—in this case, it absolutely is their fault for not giving her even a fraction of the care they give each other.

Yang: So what, we should just give Ironwood what he wants? Abandon Mantle? You think Atlas is still gonna be able to float to safety now that she’s here?

You know, this is sadistically hilarious.

The 'so what' part of Yang's comment was dismissing the idea that James' idea was better, not the deaths of people. Made clear through her rhetorical question of 'abandon mantle?' which was a summation of James' plan.

You either cannot understand communication so much that it would logically make YOU incoherent...or you willfully ignored that and misrepresented Yang's point. And consider how you've focused on Yang, already showing that you were misrepresenting what she meant. Or how you focused on Bumbleby and Blake saving Yang. Or how you called Yang's outburst 'throwing a fit'.

Pattern of behavior- You are TRYING to make Yang look as bad as possible. Because once is an accident. Twice is questionable. Four times is confirmation.

And also-

Ruby: Neo’s here too.

Yang: Hey, are you alright?

Ruby doesn’t immediately answer.

Ruby: She attacked me when we were falling.

-

Blake: I've read so many stories. I never thought... (takes a seat on a nearby log)... I'd be the moral of one.

Ruby, still looking down at Penny's sword in her hands, takes a seat next to Blake. Her teammates look at her in concern.

Yang: Ruby?

-

The scene you REFERENCED.

How many times does Yang have to show concern for Ruby before you accept it as fact?

How many?

Let me guess. 'X+1' right?

And as a result, handwaving it as "her choice"? That smacks an awful lot like blaming Ruby for what happened to her(even if they act like it's a good thing), which under no circumstance is the truth, just so they don't have to think too hard. So they don't have to care too much.

Look how little she cares...

Also- how is it blaming her? There is no saying she's at fault or anything of the sort- just that only RUBY can help her.

Just like how Yang could only help herself before her father could help her. Almost like this is a recurring theme or something...

But Jaune needs that hug. He needs that care. He needs that gratification. Team RWBY's big sappy group hug... with a J instead of an R. Their personal pity party. They did good. They're good people. They care for each other soooo much.

You know, considering how you've acted up until now-

What would stop you from just claiming they don't care about Jaune if they had tried to reach out to Ruby? You already contradict yourself here. So what is stopping you?

But Jaune needs that hug. He needs that care. He needs that gratification. Team RWBY's big sappy group hug... with a J instead of an R. Their personal pity party. They did good. They're good people. They care for each other soooo much.

Ruby actively pushed away and ignored any concern shown to her.

If you actually sympathized with her, you would call her out on that. Because she was hurting herself in her pain.

Sprinkle in a little of Yang being perhaps the only person Neo's "turn into a loved one" trick(used by CC now) completely and utterly failed to work on when she used Ruby, alongside a heaping helping of the constantly conflicting tones of V9, and the dish is complete. Then you look back at, say, V3 with Ruby telling Yang that she loved her even after being thoroughly rejected in her attempts to help her feel better. Or how in V5, Ruby's first words to Yang were a tearful apology.

Or Volume 9, Episode 1. Where Yang was crying at the thought that her sister DIED.

Also-

Not only is that NOT Neo's trick since she would do it in response to Yang attacking her by transforming herself into the ACTUAL Ruby, but the Cat's actual trick (to dig into Yang's fear of losing her sister) WORKED, diverting Yang's attention to the obvious Fake Rubys and not her actual opponent.

It hits a very specific chord. The kind like seeing a child alone at a birthday party, or one who is clearly neglected yet still seeks their parent's affection. The puppy left in the rain. The man or woman drinking alone. The clear outsider in a group, who the others talk about behind their back. It's not what you can see, it's what you can't: the implication that someone genuinely cares about other people, but those people don't care about(or even like) them in turn.

Or like the person who says they sympathize with a person's pain while having laughed and delighted while they were in pain, only to pretend to hurt someone else.

No wait, that's significantly worse. You're lucky these are fictional characters.

Ruby's Volume is a story about a girl with a lot of problems falling into a deep depression, calling out for attention only to be rebuked time and time again, and when she makes her final, explicit cry for help, is rejected, then screamed at by a friend her other friends clearly care so much more about. All culminating in that depressed teenage girl killing herself, and then us, the viewer, getting to watch as the only thing her 'friends' care about is how they can spin this to them still being good people and being ever so happy to hug one another.

Not what that was about by the way. It was about the catharsis of knowing their efforts meant something. Ruby wasn't mentioned.

But nice job shitting your pants in public.

It's just so... fucked up. I don't really care about the show that much anymore, despite what the, like, 2k words might say: I've long since written it off as garbage, and this recent episode has only reassured me that once again you can try to predict what happens next based off of what the worst option reasonably possible could be. Yet even then, I can't help but feel bad for Ruby if I think too hard about it. Not because she's sad over her screw-ups or because she doesn't want to be a hero or because she thinks she's failed at everything, but because it's readily apparent that her friends and family could care less about any of that. I feel bad for Ruby because she is completely isolated.

Oh hey, you went so stupid that you looped around to getting the fucking point.

Too bad the whole post basically showcases that this was by accident.

Also, your 2000+ post could have been boiled down to four words (Yang and Jaune bad) and it would have been better.

And I can only imagine what I might've thought, were I in a similar position and watching this Volume. What anyone in Ruby's position might think. The position of depression and subconsciously(even consciously) calling out for help, only to find that their friends and family they love so much are more interested in everyone but them. "What about you," indeed.

Been there, would have attacked you if you tried something like that.

It's easy to prop up a message about how "ooooh you're perfect the way you are, ignore the haters, any criticism is tantamount to telling you to kill yourself and makes them evil," but that can't work for everyone.

Which is why you posted this in the 'RWBY bad' subreddit and not say, the main one where you would have gotten criticism.

Practicing what you preach? What dat?

I'd certainly hate to be in a position to really identify with Ruby, because what RWBY the show would be telling me is... yep! You're right! Your friends wouldn't give a flying hoot if you died: they'll be happy and hugging and looking silly even minutes after your demise. They won't be mad at your killer, they won't be sad they could've stopped it either(not for long anyway), but they will be perfectly fine showing off how much they do care for people that matter, and hint: you're not one of them :)

"I'll also lie about them and reinforce your pain while I delight in your suffering! Look how empathetic I am!"

How disgusting.

Oh cool, you finally found a mirror.

Because this IS disgusting. Like, this is the same shit people pull with Shane and his letter. No one cares about him or his pain and grief- they only cared that they could use him as a bludgeon. The only credit that can be given to you is that Ruby is fictional.

Still repulsive.

[mermaidsirennikita]

Please do give us all your underrated romcom recs!!

For sure! Here are some I remember right now.

Ibiza--a Netflix movie, half "female friendship celebration", half romcom, the source of my URL. About an overworked uptight marketing girl (lmao...... real) who goes on business trip to Barcelona; her two best friends tag along and convince her to go to a club, where she has a chance encounter with celebrity DJ Leo West (Richard Madden at his best), after which she becomes convinced to follow him to his next show in Ibiza so they can hook up before her business meeting back in Barcelona. Unhinged, sexy, hilarious, everything people say Bridesmaids is, I love everyone in this movie and somehow none of the women are ever in true peril which is fabulous. Will leave you wanting to fall in love in a club/do something insane with your friends. Encapsulates the feelings of life changing travel better than anything.

Laggies--coming of age romantic comedy with some REEEEAL hits for MILLENNIAL MALLAISE, imo. Keira Knightley dips after freaking out when her boyfriend proposes; she has no life direction and ends up crashing with this teenage girl she just met. Teen girl's lawyer single dad (Sam Rockwell, sooooo sexy for some reason) quickly susses out that Keira is not a fellow teen but lets her stay anyway because she's got good vibes, his daughter clearly is desperate for a maternal figure of some sort, and he wants to bang Keira. Has a GREEEEAT impetuous makeout where he grabs her and she has to be like "I don't think you should fingerbang me in the street".

Down with Love--an early 2000s romcom satire starring Ewan MacGregor and Renee Zellweger at the height of their powers (fact: this movie is the sexiest I've ever found Ewan, as he's generally hit or miss for me). Honestly one of the smartest movies I've ever seen? Satirizes the Doris Day/Rock Hudson sex comedies of the 60s in this hyper-vibrant, gorgeous 1960s New York (the costumes and set design are insane). Puts Catcher Block, the slutty man reporter, in this Battle of the Sexes deal with Barbara Novak, the author of a huge hit book that basically tells women say down with love and prioritize their own pleasures (including sex), during which Barbara trashes Catcher specifically. The plot is iNSANE, I can't even really get into it. But there's also a genuine love story? If you like watching a slutty man get completely Stockholm Syndromed into falling for a crazy woman, this is it. Also, Sarah Paulson and David Hyde Pierce, literal gay icons, play the best friends who also fall in love.

Mrs. Winterbourne. Another fucking bonkers movie that has a bit of drama but also sexy uptight lusting-after-his-brother's-widow-but-not-really Brendan Fraser. This girl, who we're supposed to think is 18 but it's Ricki Lake and she's not, gets abandoned by her boyfriend after she gets pregnant. She ends up on a train with this nice couple, including a woman who's just as pregnant as she is. She admires the woman's wedding ring and the lady is like omg try it on because she's nice and also weird, and then THE TRAIN CRASHES. Our heroine wakes up and she's had her baby and the baby is fine but the nice couple is DEAD and she was wearing the ring and was pregnant so everyone thinks SHEEEE is Mrs. Winterborne. The dead guy's rich family never met his wife, so they welcome her and her baby with open arms and she kinda has to go with it? Anyway, Brendan is the dead guy's IDENTICAL TWIN (which means he was also the dead guy) and he immediately is like "this bitch is lying" but he's also falling for her against his own will??? Truly this movie is reverse Gorilla Twins.

Blast from the Past--another Brendan Fraser movie you kinda have to see to believe. Basically, Sissy Spacek and Christopher Walken are a couple in the early 60s and Walken is a scientist who believes the earth is going to devolve into a nuclear armageddon, so he's built this bunker for him and his pregnant wife underground. He thinks nuclear war has begun, and rushes underground with said wife, and their son is born and raised into this perfectly preserved 1962 world. He's Brendan. Anyway, 30+ years later, he surfaces into the real world as 90s era Brendan Fraser, which means, hot, and is completely naive and gets led around by jaded girl Alicia Silverstone, who falls in love with him and wants to take his virginity REAL BAD.

My Fake Boyfriend. A truly wacky little gay romcom about Keiynan Londsale creating this ideal fake dating profile and his best friend living vicariously through it, which becomes complicated when Keiynan meets a guy he actually wants to be with.

Fire Island. I don't know how underrated this is? Maybe at large. Anyway, it's just a really fun modern queer Pride and Prejudice retelling with multiple super good couples and a greeeat Mr. Darcy.

Bros--I know that Billy Eichner is annoying and went all headass about this... but tbh, though it's not without issues, this is a very fun romcom with a sweet love story at the core that doesn't fuck around with adult issues like questions re: monogamy

Imagine Me and You--again, I don't know how underrated this is, I feel like it's Thee Lesbian Romcom in some circles, and it's imperfect, but I dooo love it. It's one of the few movies that sells love at first sight. It's dated but it's fun. Also. Lena Headey.

Always Be My Maybe--has everything I want; attractive people having sex, drama, childhood friends to "forget my number" to lovers, Keanu Reeves playing hIMSELF. I feel like this got decent recognition, but nowhere near what it deserved. If you haven't seen it, Ali Wong and Randall Park are childhood friends, his mom dies and he becomes super depressed when they're teens, right after they lose their virginities to each other (or she loses it to him? at least one is a virgin and neither knows shit about sex) and then feelings are hurt immediately after and they come back into each other's orbit years later when she's a celerity chef and he's like, her HVAC repairman lol. They rekindle the friendship but there's mooore.

Love, Rosie--I have my quibbles with this one, but I also have a soft spot for it because... childhood friend drama. Sam Claflin and Lily Collins are best friends since literal toddlerhood, he's clearly got feelings for her in high school but she fucks a random on graduation night and gets pregnant and doesn't tell Sam because she doesn't want him to stay behind and help her as he has a scholarship to Harvard med. Sloooow burn with lots of tension and angst and some charming found family vibes.

Palm Springs--again, debatable on how underrated it is because it's very much critically acclaimed, but this movie is never in the conversations Set It Up is waved into and it's actually excellent, so... Cristin Millioti (SHOULD be a romcom queen by RIGHT) is at her sister's wedding and goes off to hook up with random stranger Andy Samberg because she's a messy bitch. After a series of wacky events, she gets sucked into a time loop that Andy has been in for literal years, where they're reliving the same day over and over. A lot of crazy shit happens, hijinks are had, and they fall into (complicated) love. A chaotic favorite.

P.S. I Love You--I feel like this dog has had its day to an extent, but it was actually dragged when it came out, and I remember this because I remember going "why?? It's great". The only Gerard Butler movie worth seeing besides 300, probably, this stars Hilary Swank as a young widow whose husband (said Butler) recently died of a long term illness and left her a letter per month, telling her what to do in the first year after his death. The supporting cast is GREAT (Kathy Bates made me weep), it's both very funny and incredibly sad and uplifting and raw, Hilary fucks Lucky Charms Jeffrey Dean Morgan (the Irish accents in this are Bad but it's much better than Leap Year) and the ending subverts expectations in a great way.

Brown Sugar--This is obviously a very popular movie (MY DIVOOOOORCE) but I don't think it's upheld to the same status as The Best Man franchise and I always see Love & Basketball recommended over it and that seems wrong. Taye Diggs and and Sanaa Lathan play childhood friends who now work in hiphop adjacent industries and struggle with both authenticity and how badly they wanna bone each other. THEN HE GETS ENGAGED. This one is messy, with cheating and hurt feelings and real adult issues, but it also has one of the funniest scenes committed to celluloid so.

Music and Lyrics--a Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore CLASSIC that actually reads like a romance novel onscreen. Hugh Grant is a washed up 80s pop star who wants to land a gig writing a bop for a pop princess, but he can only do the music, not the lyrics. He finds out unexpectedly that the weird chick watering his plants (Drew) is a good little lyricist and they begin working together, which leads to... love. Has a genuinely great grovel, I gotta say.

Just Like Heaven--cheesy, but the spot I have for it is soft (weird). Mark Ruffalo is a sad widower who's moved into a new apartment, only to find out that it is haunted by the GHOOOOST of the woman who was in his apartment beforehand (Reese Witherspoon) (there is a happy ending). It's of AN ERA.

Moonstruck--should not be underrated because Cher won an actual Oscar for it, but many people don't seem to talk about it today? Probably because of the hero, but OVERLOOK THAT. Cher is a widow who's just gotten engaged to this one dude who's Just Fine, and she wants to make sure his brother, one-handed Nicolas Cage, goes to the wedding. Except oops, she ends up fucking him right after they meet because one-handed Nic Cage has the juice, I guess? He gives this big speech, she says he's a wolf, it's great and verrrrrry Eyetalian American.

Faraway--I just saw this and it is PURE. GOLD. A middle-aged wife and mother loses her own mother and finds out her husband is having an emotional affair at the same time. So she goes to this little house in Croatia that her mother secretly owned, without telling ANYONE. Except oops, there is a squatter in the house, and it's a MAAAAN. Funny, sexy, a great example of two attractive middle-aged people who look like attractive middle-aged people falling in love. A real "find yourself at any age", uplifting movie that made my heart so warm.

Austenland--not super underrated, but fun. Keri Russell is a Jane Austen lunatic who goes to an Austen-themed resort and ends up encountering her own Darcy type.... But is he just playing a part??? Jennifer Coolidge is also in this. Being excellent.

[tippitv]

I was in a wreck 48 hours ago. First one of my life! Never even had a speeding ticket!

I’m okay. My car has seen better days. A guy ran into my front passenger side trying to get ahead of me in a two-lane left turn. He denies it so his insurance company won’t just pay me. He showed me his insurance but ran off as soon as I said I needed to make a police report.

Anyway just now, the roadside assistance company that was called for help FORTY SEVEN HOURS AGO, called to ask me if I still needed a tow.

Buddy, I could’ve dragged my car with my own dang hands in that amount of time.

No, I called for my own tow and paid out of pocket approximately 43 hours ago.

Assorted insurance companies are investigating. Both of us only have liability coverage and since he’s being a lying jerk, his company says it’ll take “some time” to pay even if they find in my favor.

Greeeeat. Love not being able to run errands or take my two disabled roommates and pals to their appointments when they depend on my ability to drive. 😬

#car stuff #my car #life troubles #aaaaaaaahhhhh

[cilis-readings]

Hello! Are you still doing free readings? My initials are B.D and my favorite color ir green. I'm moving to college soon and my life's been pretty bad on the romance and friendship parts, i have a good feeling about this change but i had good feelings before and they didn't come through, so i want to know if i will have any luck or big changes on those aspects soon (as im moving this month).

It's okay if you don't want to answer the romance part as I've read your rules, but thank you in advance:) Is v nice of you to do free readings, have a greeeeat weeknd!

hello! i hope you have/had a great weekend as well!

deck: white numen tarot by alba bg

card: the empress reversed

the empress reversed is definitely showing that stagnation you’ve been feeling but i also feel like this move will bring about changes for you! if you’ve been feeling more and more smothered lately, the change in environment alone will bring forth a new energy that will make you feel better than you did in your past environments. you should try to focus on yourself and self care for a bit until you get fully settled in but once you feel ready to start making the effort to find new connections it will be worth the wait!

#my readings #answers #tarot #tarot reading #free tarot reading

[ghost-town-story]

So, as you may have guessed from the random snippets, I have a new WIP lol. So, while I'm still fixating on it, have a worldbuilding ramble :D

So the idea originally came about because I was worldbuilding for Knighttime Dreams, and I came up with a new character that I immediately fell in love with. Problem was, there was basically no room for him in KD, which made me real sad. And then I thought, what if I just give him his own story?

And now here we are lol

Unnamed Superhero WIP has 2 story lines. The first is centered around Isabelle, a college student and wannabe hero, and Stella and Julian, twins who own the local cafe and seem to be hiding secrets. The second follows Izzy's hero alter-ego, Despereaux, and his encounters with the necromancer Revenant.

So, superheroes are a thing, how the fuck does society function? Greeeeat question. Villains gonna villain cause that's basically a requirement of the genre (tho they will get more solid motivations as I flesh them out. at least one (not Revenant) wants to create a sorta zombie army for.... reasons?). Vigilantes are frowned upon, if not straight up illegal (depending on where you are). So if you wanna be a hero, there's basically 2 above-board ways to do it. 1. recruitment 2. sorta the equivalent of going to college for it

What's the difference?

Recruitment is only for the best of the best, those with powers so strong they're hard to hide or tone down. It can also be a little iffy, because it does require parental consent, but a solid 98% of the time that's a non-issue. Hero worship hella is a thing. Anyways, recruitment can happen at any age, and kids who are recruited end up in a sort of boarding school for hero training. After graduating (ages 15-18 depending on powers/how quick they pick up training/how well they do in sidekick roles), they'll get chosen for a team or department. More on that later :)

The college equivalent is for those who weren't good enough to get recruited, or those few who are part of the 2% who didn't get permission for hero work. People who go this route often end up in support roles or lesser known teams.

Now what the fuck am I talking about with teams and departments?

Heroes are split up into two broad categories: Combat and Support. Combat heroes are the ones who go out and fight villains directly, with all the danger (and glory) that comes along with that. They're split up into different teams, which is currently an arbitrary decision that I'll rationalize later :P

Support heroes are the ones doing more behind-the-scenes stuff, like reconnaissance, civilian evacuations, and medics. Some hero teams have support heroes in them, while others will just hire a support as needed. Supports-for-hire are separated into different departments, some examples being recon, evac, backup, or medics.

There is a severe distinction between a hero's civilian identity and their hero identity. When doing hero work, they'll often be wearing some sort of mask and a vocoder to disguise their voice at minimum.

When they graduate, heroes are given a tattoo on their right hand to mark what team or department they work for. But to keep up the barrier between civilian and hero identity, heroes will wear a glove to cover the tattoo.

But wait, doesn't that defeat the point of trying separate civilian/hero identities if everybody knows they're a hero? Not exactly. There's a difference between "Yeah I'm a hero" *no indication of team or department* vs. "Yeah I'm a hero in this department/on this 5 person team/etc". Plus, the point of the tattoos is so that, if an emergency happens when they're off duty, a hero can show the tattoo to whoever is helping evac/keep civilians out of the area, and they'll get clearance to go in and help.

But despite the fame and glory, there's a dark side to the industry, hiding behind locked doors where the cameras can't see.

Best case scenario for a hero: you retire at a nice age, and get to live the rest of your life in luxury and mild fame.

Second best case scenario: you burn out early and life the rest of your life in middling wealth and fame.

Most common scenario, especially for recruited kids: the system chews you up and spits you out, and you're lucky if you retire with less than 4 major injuries. If you even make it to retirement.

~

And a couple of rapid-fire heroes, villains, and in-betweens

Despereaux - hero-in-training, mouse shapeshifter. Name may change later, but for now, I am not clever lol

Revenant - vigilante, necromancer

Chameleon - former hero, human shapeshifter

Jellyfish - former hero, steals knowledge

Apollo - semi-retired hero, healer. Name also may change later.

Unnamed right now but currently the only villain with a "full" story arc. Can control plants, and is the one trying to make a zombie army (and pissing off Revenant in the process (Revenant is very possessive of corpses))

#writing #worldbuilding #superhero wip #worldbuilding wednesday #wbw #ramble ramble

[cheeseandstrawberrytartlover]

"Oh so I got some unknown being latched to me...greeeeat" Evan saw Sheogorath crush the crystal dino and the look on the kids face which made him feel bad "ok well Mister Sheogorath if you can maybe show me around your home then I can in return tell you about mine and what's it like".

"Either call me Lord Sheogorath or just Sheogorath. I do not have a last name, I am a god. Tell you about my realm? Do you know how difficult it is to describe? Here."

The Madgod stood up and Sereyna casually slid off her parent's lap. Without any hesitation, Sheogorath grabbed Evan's arm and pulled him with them towards the exit of the throne room and the palace. The palace guards startled at the sudden movement and quickly opened the large doors.

Once outside, Sheogorath let go of Evan.

Just beyond the palace's walls was a large city split in two. And even beyond that city, was a strange land split in two as well. One side brightly colored and with various plants, the other gloomy with transparent fog and swamp-like flora and fauna. A stark contrast between the two yet there was nothing seperating them.

The child caught up to both of them and gently took her parent's hand to hold.

#ask me anything (sheogorath) #my writing

[eristic-kaleidoscope]

Loss of Life’s Passion - Ch3 Motive Reveal 5 (post 1/2)

8 PM, once again the PA system rang. It was the third night of motive, and judging from the ding of the intercom, everyone was still alive. As this dragged on, the more exhausting it had become. Even if this and the last round had been mildly easier than the face-off of the sisters round, but certainly the easier streak couldn’t hold up for long, right?

“BAD EVENING!! Everybody get up and get over here! Clap clap clap!” She stated this verbally rather than actually clapping. “We have an appointment in the flower garden I’m sure you’ll just looooove~ 15 minutes, make it snappy!”

And suddenly, it was 8:01 PM. Another 8 has come and gone. Those who hadn’t already gathered to the flower garden in preparation for this made their way to the area for the summons, all 13 present and accounted for. Everyone gathered into their usually cliques, awaiting the news from the scientist standing at the front and the little bot doing its best to keep things in order.

“Greeeeat! We’re all here. It’s getting a little boooring now, though, isn’t it? Since no one’s gone yet, I decided to shake some stuff up for the next round, maybe make it a little spicier. But BEFORE THAT!! I’ve got a little vote tally for y’all!! Come take a look!”

An tapped a button on her tablet as the screen shifted from the usual thirteen feeds to a count of the next set of votes.

Ex-partner - 20 Mentor - 16 Default - 1

An snickered softly, apparently some kind of amused at the results.

“It’s amazing how much power buying extra votes can do, huh? Though now it’s going to be harder for you to buy more in future rounds. There’s only so many extra VR runs you can buy til you’re flat broke!!”

An tapped the tablet again.

Ex-partner - 21 Mentor - 16

She clicked her tongue and shook her head.

“Not that it actually would have made a difference here, but defaulting is quite the risk compared to what the actual public opinion was, huh? Well! I think that’s enough information so I’m moving onto the next stuff!! You know what I mean. The punishment, of course!”

An giggled, once again transitioning the screen.

The feed starts blurry, but refocuses itself automatically after a moment. On the screen, a slender blonde man with short, wavy hair stands before a tall but empty set of shelves, cradling an object in his hands. The focus sharpens a little more, revealing the item he's holding to be an antique camera. After fondly gazing at it for a moment, the man kneels to place it in a box near his feet, gently nestling it among what looks like scrap newspaper for a bit of cushioning. Satisfied, he then stands, and exits the room by a door on the edge of the camera's view, box in hand.

The feed cuts to an interior shot of a car, taken from the dashboard looking backwards. It's dark outside, but through the back window, the blonde man can be seen placing the box he just packed into the trunk of the car. There are a few other boxes in the backseat, and from this angle it's just barely possible to make out several more in the trunk. Carefully, so as to avoid damaging the cameras within, the man shuts the trunk and walks out of view. He appears again a moment later, climbing into the driver's seat.

The video dissolves into static briefly, and when it returns, the car is in motion, driving down the street in the dark. The driver's phone sounds, the distinctive noise of a ridesharing app notifying him of a potential passenger. He glances down at his phone to dismiss the notification, and during that brief lapse of attention, something violently strikes the back of his car from the side. The car's interior is thrown into turmoil, boxes flying, as the vehicle rolls over and over, and eventually the feed cuts out entirely.

After a brief moment, a new camera angle replaces it, showing the completely totaled car from above. It's practically bent in half. The trunk was jarred open by the impact, and a magnificent trail of shattered cameras and scattered newspaper covers the road behind the car. In the middle of the wreckage, the blonde man kneels, head in his hands.

#chapter3 #analalava

[kyidyl]

Greeeeeat, just greeeeat. My mom just tested positive for covid and all 4 of us are sick. So even tho she’s the only one who was tested the chances of the rest of us NOT having it are obviously low. I just started showing symptoms last night. I’m sure this’ll be greeeeeat for my anxiety.

#covid #sick

[goodduckingomens]

The kraken or Great big hugger

Aziraphale and Crowley were relaxing in their living room. They had had wine with their dinner, scotch with their show, whiskey with Aziraphale reading to Crowley and were now having wine again with their conversation. Needless to say that they had progressed from politely tipsy to completely and utterly drunk. Their poses on the sofa reflected their state, Aziraphale leaning back and slouching, and Crowley less on the sofa and more in a careful balance of being on Aziraphale and the armrest.

They were currently talking about the apocalypse, which was understandable as it had been, while painful and frightening also quite an exciting time period in their lifes.

“You, know, you know what the greatest thing was? The kraken!” Crowley exclaimed. “Great big bugger, rising up from the seas at the end and why? Because an occultist gave a child strange magazines. And then he went on to hunt whaling ships. You couldn’t make this stuff up!”

“Some humans could,” Aziraphale answered, thoughtfully distracted. “If they can come up with time travelling telephone boxes I’m sure they can come up with stuff like that. Very self-aware.”

Since this was a very reasonable argument Crowley ignored it completely, instead keeping on murmuring to himself.

“Great big bugger, great biiiig bugger, great big buuuuugger, greeeeat big hugger,” he snickered at the last one. “Imagine that, angel, being hugged by the kraken. The most uncomfortable embrace, limbs everywhere!”

Aziraphale looked down at where Crowley’s one leg was behind his back, the other slung around his hips, and one arm around his shoulders ever since the demon had started to incrementally shift himself from the armrest more to Aziraphale, and he smiled into his glass.

“Quite terrible, I’m sure you’re right, my dear.”

Read the rest of the prompts HERE.

#mayfishtion #good omens #ineffable husbands #ineffable spouses #my writing #my stuff #nendrab

[strangeinternetwasteland]

Hi gorgeous , can I request a song fic with Toji please ? You know me I can’t do ask properly so I’ll let you decide of the song 😛. I know you’ll do greeeeat . 💕

DINA!!!! Of course you can have Toji! I‘ve chosen Don’t Cha by Pussycat dolls for you…. Enjoy this

Toji always came and went as quickly as the tide. That was the only thing you could count on him for. Tonight you would make him stay for more than a couple of hours.

You weren’t sure what he did for work, but he always made sure that you were take care of in every way possible. When you ask for something you want or need he doesn’t hesitate to hand over his credit card.

Tonight he was going to be home for more than a shower and that is when you were going to put your plan into action. You bought a brand new bra and panty set just for him. It was black with sparkling red accents, you felt and looked hot in it.

You kept your mind and hands occupied for the day by cleaning, and cooking dinner for the two of you. You knew he’d expect at least a meal if he’d be home, and like the good wife you were you’d oblige him.

When Toji arrived home, he quickly took off his shoes, and headed upstairs to shower, judging by his lack of comment he was pissed to say the least. You turned the oven down to keep dinner warm, and snuck quietly up the stairs to change into the set and put your clothes back on. You quickly touched up your lipstick and pretended to tidy the room. You heard the shower turn off. Toji trudged out of the bathroom, with only a towel hanging low off his hips. You bite your lip looking at your man.

He sat on the bed ignoring you, you knew he was in his own world. After a moment, he laid backwards and saw you wearing a skirt that barely covered your ass.

“Is all this for me?” He asked you finally noticing you.

“No, but dinner is almost ready.” You replied to him nonchalantly. He laughed at your response as he slapped your ass rather hard. You tried not to respond to him as best as you could. When he didn’t get the reaction he was looking for, he got up angry.

“I will be leaving after I eat.” He told you with venom in his voice as he started to get dressed.

“Toji…sit back down, I have a special surprise for you.” You told him seductively and you turned on your phone. His smile grew malicious.

“Whatever, you say baby girl.” He sat back naked on the bed to watch you.

“This all for you, daddy.” You said teasingly as you unbuttoned your shirt revealing your new lingerie. He licked his lips in anticipation taking in the sight of you. As you move your hips to the music you started to slowly move the skirt down your hips, showing the string of your panties.

“I know this song is supposed to be about another woman wanting me, but when you do this, the answer is no, I don’t wish my girlfriend or wife is hot like them. My wife is hotter than anything else.” Toji told you as his eyes devoured you. You turned around to shimmy out of the skirt and reveal your ass and panties to him. His eyes went wild as his length hardened at full attention.

“I lied my dear, I think I’ll be staying after dinner.” He hoarsely whispered as he pulled you onto the bed.

#Lorelie answers #Dina asks #Toji x you #i Wrote a whole damn fic