#u can counter them but i dont like fighting

[violentdelightsandviolentends]

hi baby!! dont worry!! it was about reader getting so stressed and annoyed while building a gingerbread house that they throw it in the garbage because its going all wrong and carmy finds it hilarious lol then he builds one for her hehe<3 love u

Perfectionist.

Your boyfriend being a professional chef has its perks - especially when it comes to gingerbread houses.

pairing - carmen berzatto x female reader warnings - cursing word count - under 1k!! short and sweet author's note - just a little dose of carmy at christmas for you. thanks baby angel for sending this request in (twice!!) <3

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"Fuck this."

Carmy hears your raised voice and immediately comes running, coming to a halt in the doorway of the kitchen.

"You good, baby?"

"No."

The frown on your face is amusing him to no end, fighting to keep his smile from breaking out. He doesn't want to minimise your feelings, but you're cutest when you're mad.

Carmy takes in the scene in front of him, surveying carefully. There's chunks of gingerbread scattered across the table, icing dripping from the tablecloth. Your kitchen looks like a candy store exploded - sweets in red, green and blue littered over every surface. You're caked in frosting, hair falling into your eyes as you take deep breaths to try to keep your anger at bay.

"I knew this wouldn't be easy, but fuck me, Carmy... I'm on the brink of a breakdown here."

He makes his way over, grinning like an idiot. It's not often he gets to help you with things - you're fiercely independent, determined to get stuff done all by yourself. He likes teaching you, getting to feel like he's easing your worries a little.

"You want my help?"

"I said I'd do it," you huff, on the verge of stamping your feet and pushing the table over.

"It won't kill you to ask for what you need, baby."

You roll your eyes, bottom lip caught between your teeth. It's difficult for you to admit defeat, but you might rip your hair out if your gingerbread collapses one more time.

"Can you help me, Carm?" you whisper.

"What was that, honey? Say it again?"

You sigh in exasperation, slumping back into your chair.

"Can you help me, Carmen? Please?"

He beams at you like the cat that got the cream, making his way over to sit next to you at the table.

"Lets start again, hmm?"

"Good idea."

You pick up the remnants of your gingerbread house and throw them so forcefully, the trash can almost tips over. Carmy laughs, wrapping his arms around you from behind.

"I think we've finally found the one thing you're not good at, honey. It's a Christmas miracle."

You can't help but chuckle, leaning your head back to rest against his shoulder. He presses a kiss or four into your neck, nosing at the spot under your ear.

"Okay, Mr Michelin Star. Show me what you got."

You bake, first, Carmy explaining how to get the perfect texture you need for structural soundness. He even gets out a ruler, measuring the rolled out dough so the sides will be even.

He kisses you lazily while your gingerbread is in the oven. You're propped up on the counter as he stands between your legs, arms thrown around his shoulders. He tastes like cinnamon and spice, groaning when you lick the sugar straight from his tongue.

When it's cooled, you begin your assembly, sitting back while Carmy trims and remeasures. He draws out a template with a pencil and cuts accordingly, ensuring each piece has a straight edge. You watch in awe as he works, so careful, so attentive. You're fighting not to jump his bones at any given moment.

It's time to build, and Carmy has the perfect plan. He's made a thickened sugar syrup that acts as a glue, hardening when it dries and keeping everything together. His tongue darts out to wet his lips as he concentrates, determined not to mess this up for you.

He steps back, then, to let you decorate. You clearly have a vision, your picturesque idea of what you wanted your original creation to look like. Carmy makes you multiple bags of icing in different colours, and melts down candies so you can make windows and doors. He opens packets of chocolates, and carves into them with a knife to make little trees for the yard.

Hours later, when you're both covered in powdered sugar and melted chocolate, you step back to admire your masterpiece.

"Holy shit, Carm."

"We did good, huh?"

"Is there like, a business in this? Can we do this for a living?"

He laughs, the sound vibrating through you from where his chest his pressed to your back. He's got you tightly in his arms, swaying gently to the soft music that plays from the radio.

"What were you saying about finding the one thing I wasn't good at, Berzatto? Hmm?"

He spins you, pressing his forehead into yours.

"I take it back. I take it all back, baby. You're good at everything."

"Especially gingerbread houses."

"Especially gingerbread houses."

You lean up to kiss him, wiping some frosting off his cheek with your thumb.

"Thanks for not making me feel like an idiot."

"I would never. Life is a learning curve, baby, You taught me that."

"I love you," you whisper. "And just so you know, we're never eating that. It's going to have to be display only."

He laughs, full chested and whole hearted, moving his hands to cradle your face.

"I love you too, baker extraordinaire. We don't need to eat it, anyway. We've got all this candy to get through."

You reach behind him to pick up a chocolate, tossing it into your mouth.

"It isn't as sweet as you," you wink.

A blush rises up his cheeks as he rolls his eyes, pulling you in closer.

"Merry Christmas, baby."

"Merry Christmas, Carmen."

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[kaphzzz]

hi, https://www.tumblr.com/kaphzzz/718898842212433920 on the fifth photo you have arthur/charles in this position, just wondering how did you do that? what mod did you use? I’ve been trying to find an animation/scenario mod where you can put in two npcs (like dancing, brawling etc) for photos, and you’re the only person I’ve come across so far who seems like they have something like that :”) sorry if I’ve got it wrong!

hi!!! ur good!! you mean this one?

i use rampage trainer! it has thousands of scenarios and tens of thousands of animations! altho when i first got rampage it was missing a lot of its animation dictionaries for some reason so i had to write a parser to get the anims from a datamined anim file from the rdr3_discoveries github repo. if thats also the case for you heres the link to the full list i parsed that you can replace /RampageFiles/Lists/PedAnimList.txt with:

(on kind of a side note i think it takes away a bit of the 'magic', if u will, from ppl who dont play with mods looking at these kind of staged/posed pics without knowing exactly how they were forced into these positions (lol) if the process is laid out but nonetheless im happy to explain as best i can :3)

so in general since its pretty much impossible to know all 40000+ animations you just kind of try to find one that has at least one frame of animation that suits the pose you have in mind and just sort of play with it until you get a shot thats just right. for me i knew i wanted a pose for leaning back against the table and one for leaning forward with hands placed on the table, so for chorles i think i used (this was a while ago i cant remember exactly sorry!) one of the scenarios you get with key word "lean" and it was probably the lean back wall scenario, and for orther it was read train plans or bank teller lean on counter... but yeah in general you kind of just have to browse through thw scenarios and animations and keep track of interesting ones you might want to use later, and try to match the anims (if they move around a lot) to get a good snap of when they are in a position you like!

idk how others do it but thats how i do it. probably not the most efficient workflow but i have yet to browse thru all the anims so i can only work with the anims im familiar with.

if you want dancing, try searching for related keywords. rampage allows you to search for keywords for both scenarios and animations! once ur familiar with how they name their animations you should be able to find just about anything. for dancing just searching for "dance" should prompt quite a few results.

as for brawling i think actually making ur characters fight would be the best way to take action pics. in rampage u can also change ur model and spawn npcs and force them to fight u. u can also get the battle creator mod to spawn fights as well.

btw if ur looking for anything similar to this specific pic, i actually think @foundynnel might know more about intimate/suggestive animations and scenarios given some very cute sadie/arthur pics they've made, hiiii @foundynnel sorry to bother u but if u see this would u like to throw in ur two cents? 🥺🌹 i could learn a thing or two as well! 💕

#my tutorials #rdr2 #charthur

[psychangels]

so recently i 100%ed hfr for the 4th time. and during the process, i thought, "hey, i know a lot of things about the combat, maybe i should make a list of tips that other people can use similar to the boss tips list i made back when i 100%ed the game the first time!"

so that's what this is! this also features tips for the bosses, because that old list has been Buried by now, plus i've learned a decent amount since then

this DOES contain some spoilers, by the way, but if you're reading this i'm assuming that you've probably beaten the game by now. figured i'd still give a heads up just in case, though

also! @bpmrush helped me put this list together! go say hi! she doesn't bite (most of the time) :]

and, of course, if you have any tips of your own you'd like to add, feel free to do so!

to start, here's some non-specific things:

parry health chip is your friend

pick me up is also your friend

stun is your bff (equip chips accordingly)

speaking of stun: korsica does stun enemies, yes, but she also doubles the damage you do to their stun meters. also she can physically attack enemies if she's close enough to them, and her typhoon does damage, too

korsica's ground jam combo pulls at least one enemy outside of the one you're using it on over to you, and can hit multiple enemies (it's basically just a less costly, more useful version of twin assault since it actually gives you a score bonus. even has some of the same animations)

macaron and peppermint's jam combos can also hit multiple enemies if you use them close enough, alongside korsica's air jam combo

if you have the shock jump chip equipped, peppermint's air jam combo can stun enemies you're not using it on

you can't parry during certain combos, but you CAN dash out of all of them if you're about to get hit

dont get intimidated or panic. remember, ur the coolest motherfucker around and u WILL destroy everything thats thrown at u

next, some enemy specific things:

magnet backstab sen-c0s when they go to place down their barrier generator, it'll cancel it

magnet backstab ses-103s, it lets you to attack them even while they have their shield up

when you magnet backstab the kem-n0, they'll attack you with their tail, so be prepared to parry immediately

if you run up to a barrier enemy before they get their barrier up, you can parry the barrier, leaving them unprotected + you can do a parry counter

make sure to use peppermint's cannon (her hold attack) against hg-0ms (the big blue fuckers) to break their barriers immediately, as theirs are stronger than other barrier enemies'

always be prepared to parry twice in quick succession when up against a kem-n0. same goes for the dm-et1l

when the dm-et1l summons the two random enemies, just ignore them and whale on the dm-et1l. the enemies will get despawned once you damage the dm-et1l enough

use korsica's air jam combo on vu-rev's, it'll put out their flames + it deals damage + stun + brings them down to the ground

you can use jam combos on an enemy while near z-shielded enemies to damage & break their shields

if you call in korsica or peppermint at the right time when an enemy's stun meter is broken, or perform a jam combo or special, you can attack enemies like the wa-es-2 when they're in their 'invulnerable' state and trying to pull you into a rhythm parry sequence

now, about those s ranks...

kind of obvious, but if you're struggling, equip the rhythm meter rush chip (though you won't really need it on the easier difficulties.)

jam combos > special attacks; they all give you a x2 score bonus AND cost less, meaning that bonus adds up more bc you can do them more often. plus you're less likely to miss. this isn't to say that you should never use your specials, though

you don't need to get the crown/violet s on every track for the "s rank all tracks on x difficulty" challenges, you just need a S

if you rlly need an S rank on a particular fight (or are just challenging yourself to get all S's), but you got an A instead, pause and back out to the hideout while the results for the fight are still up, then go back in. you'll get put back to the last checkpoint you hit before the fight (you can also use this strategy for no hit runs on the bosses, but instead of waiting to see your score you just do it immediately after getting hit)

use your partners often! just calling them in generally (esp multiple at once) gives you points!

remember to grapple and use air combos. the former gives a x1.2 bonus, and the latter gives a x1.5 bonus

try to use a variety of combos!

oh, and for rhythm master...

if you're not sure whether or not you can beat it, do what i did: go up against kale first. if you can beat the final boss on the hardest difficulty, you can do anything

remember how i said to have stun chips equipped? ignore that for this difficulty only. just use parry health and rhythm meter rush. trust me. you'll need them.

during segments where you need to wait (such as the beginning of the section where you have to break the brakes on the LIFT), do random combos. it keeps the meter up, regardless of whether or not you're actually attacking anything

as for the bosses...

korsica is only really useful against mimosa + kale, the others don't have stun meters

if you jump over qa-1mil's arm sweep, make sure it's a double. a regular jump won't be enough to dodge it

don't use specials or jam combos on QA-1MIL (unless you're using smth like power chord), bc it just resets him to his default pose with his fists back up, & jam combos take you to his chest plate which is a quick way to fall off or get smacked

don't go for QA-1MIL's face, just whale on his fists; it's easier and quicker

parry his fists when he slams them down for the parry counter + quick call in to follow up

if you use a special on rekka when she's going for the electric panel/pipes, you can cancel her out of it

when rekka goes to do her Big charge attack, position yourself directly in front of a wall; she'll run into it and get stunned for a bit

even if you think you're safe from rekka's grapple, you're not. dash.

the only thing you really need to worry about when it comes to korsica is catching her at the end, bc if you drop her your rank goes down by a metric fuck ton

do not only use korsica during mimosa's fight. this is a semi-common misconception i've seen, based off of a line in-game where korsica tells you to call her in. you need to call in the others and attack her yourself, too; all forms of damage are useful against her stun meter, just the same as with any regular enemy. korsica just doubles it

if you call in peppermint at the right time during the Lights Out bit in the second phase, she'll reveal mimosa's location to you immediately

you can parry the phase 2 (Vandelay Side Story) and 3 (Equalizer Wave) gimmicks when she sends out the wave to suck you into them, avoiding them entirely

don't be intimidated by roquefort. he hits hard, and his human phases are annoying, but he's not that bad. just do your best to parry everything

most ppl know this, but when he jumps out of the gold after diving into it, stand near the big metal fist. he'll ram into it and get stunned for a bit. (also you can parry him when he tries to swim into you)

you can parry kale's lightning attacks (including the electricity around him, though you have to spam for that to work)

if you stand near him during the second phase, it's easier to trigger the attack he does with the fists. just be ready to parry quickly, and note that it is still mostly up to rng. also don't constantly dash up to/around him, as it can cause him to get stuck dashing away from you

hey, what about the rhythm tower?

remember: pick me up and parry health chip are your bffs. so long as you have them, you will never need to buy any items during your run

specials that are mid-to-long range are best for this, since they can be used to clear an entire floor quickly

...aaand that's all we've got! hope you find this helpful! :]

and like i said earlier, if you have any tips you'd like to share that weren't included here, feel free to add them!

#hi fi rush #angeltalks.txt #meele.txt #<- chamomile's tag #because he posts here sometimes. pretty rarely though

[messenger-of-stupidity]

Roll for Persuasion

I'm back with more Shaw Mates group chats. And it's still literally nothing but crack. Enjoy!

CW: GN Listener characters (any gendered terms are purely used for the meme and should not be taken seriously), Cursing, Crack, Kind of suggestive because Angel can't stop

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Summary: Angel needs to be jailed, Baabe is an accomplice, Sweetheart has a masterplan, and Sam is barely surviving in this.

Taglist: @wib-was-here @4letteraroace @moon0o

Angel: i learned smthn togay

Baabe: to gay or not to gay that is the question.

Sweetheart: Is this an actually valuable lesson or do I need to call the morgue to prepare for your body to come in

Angel: ...

Angel: n e wayz

Angel: i learned that daveys bag is in fact not waterproof

Sweetheart: Oh my god what did you do

Baabe: howd you find out?

Angel: i spilled water in it

Baabe: water in his valentino white bag?! WAGAOUWAH

Angel: mm doesnt hit the same

Baabe: no it really doesnt.

Sweetheart: Youre fucked

Angel: ah ha ha chad lip bite

Sam: Put it in the dryer?

Angel: ...

Angel: oh

Baabe: i just banged my ankle.

Angel: oh my god why did u do that

Baabe: IM GONNA CHOKE YOU! IT WASNT ON PURPOSE

Angel: ehrfiuerhfr i just dont know why youd want to fuck your ankle

Baabe: i banged it against a cabinet corner! i bruised it. it hurt. i did not fuck my ankle whats wrong with you?

Angel: must be the lack of oxygen

Sweetheart: I just went through the drivethru like twelve times and left each time because i didnt want to talk to people

Baabe: omg thats so asher coded of you.

Sam: I promise it will be okay. You'll even get food.

Angel: you were comin and goin

Angel: kum and go

Angel: ejaculate and evacuate

Baabe: i hope you know that jesus sleeps in your hair every night.

Sweetheart: Peanut butter is an ointment fight me

Baabe: i want proof.

Sweetheart: Its thick and can be used as a protective coating

Angel: you know what else is thick and can be used as a protective coating

Angel: daveys

Sam: That's enough internet for Angel.

Sam: Lirc?

Sweetheart: If I remember correctly

Sam: What's that?

Baabe: acronym for iirc.

Sam: What's iirc?

Angel: if i remember correctly

Sam: Remember what?

Sweetheart: I am fearing for my life

Sam: Why?

Sweetheart: Im home alone and theres a single slice of cheese on the counter

Sweetheart: Just lying there

Sam: Oh dear?

Sweetheart: I DIDNT PUT THAT THERE AND AGGRO SURE AS HELL DIDNT

Angel: were in your walls

Baabe: feed us the cheese

Baabe: we crave it

Angel: c h e e s e

Angel: what uni did yall go to

Baabe: stanford. worst years of my life

Sweetheart: DAMN

Sam: Same as Sweetheart.

Sam: What about you, Angel?

Angel: i went to ugh

Sam: I don't recognize that acronym.

Baabe: AHHAHAHHAHAHA

Angel: university of giving head

Sam: Goodbye.

Angel: CATSUP BLAST

Sweetheart: This is why we need to destroy capitalism

Baabe: CATSUP BLAST

Sam: What the hell is Catsup Blast?

Angel:

Baabe:

Sweetheart: Unrelated but Im seeing a lot of 6 x Gabriel stuff

Baabe: not surprised.

Sam: Is this that "old man yaoi" Angel keeps talking about?

Angel: KAHFDSGHHJ

Sweetheart: Sometimes self care is watch an hour and a half video about the JFK assassination

Baabe: you might benefit from some therapy.

Sweetheart: Homestuck is for true warriors. Those who have been heartbroken so many time they dont know how to feel or see anymore. Homestuck is for those who have experienced true pain yet still push through knowing no matter how much they face Homestuck is by their side supporting them. Homestuck is the reason for so many differences in the world and is the reason outcasts and popular kids have one thing in common. Homestuck is for those who dont feel emotions as theyve lost the ability to feel them years ago when that flame died out because of childhood issues and now the only thing they have left to bring them the tiniest bit of inspiration is Homestuck. Homestuck is for kids that have no where to turn to, teens who are on the brink of killing off their family, and for adults who have lost complete control of their lives. Homestuck is badass. Homestuck has caused many wars and won all of them, Homestuck has no barriers and does not abide to any man nor woman nor god, homestuck is above god itself. Homestuck doesnt even have a concept of god inside its intellectual brain because it knows its the reason for every good, bad, and neutral thing to happen to mankind and thats what matters. Homestuck could be legally clarified as a bible. Homestuck is for the fainthearted and isnt for the sensitive types or the crybabies. Its for true motherfuckers who know where they are in life and what the fuck theyre doing with themselves. Of course you think its cringe but maybe youre just projecting onto the homestuck because you have never felt such power or control over your own life and need to belittle those who have something greater than power. They have homestuck. Homestuck fans are the type to find your exact location and multiple different closed off social medias because you dont have the same opinion as them. I suggest next time you know your place and keep your mouth shut. Homestuck isnt cringe and isnt for weak nerds like you

Baabe: fuck you im not reading all that.

Angel: all i asked was if you wanted pesto on your pasta or marinara omg calm down

Sam: What is Homestuck?

Baabe: i havent cleaned my kitchen for a month blegh

Sweetheart: If it isnt gross I think youre fine but if it is then clean your damn kitchen

Angel: HOLY SHIT a month??

Baabe: yeah theres twelve of them.

Angel: *leans on expensive buffalo* heyyy

Angel: *bugatti

Baabe: nope youve sealed your fate.

Sweetheart: Im gonna cook your buffalo.

Angel: LEVAE HERBERT ALONE

Sam: I'm done.

#redacted asmr #redacted audio #redacted verse #redacted shaw pack #redacted shaw pack mates #redacted shaw pack mates group chat #redacted sam #redacted angel #redacted sweetheart #redacted baabe #redacted baaabe

[baeddel]

do u ever have trouble making friends w ppl who dont have the same awareness as u? like not even different or more awareness, either less or no awareness... of like, politics or critical thinking or societal issues... or do you prefer to have some ppl in ur life that u can never be serious or critical with ?

long and you get a bit of a lecture sorry

your coworkers are probably not any less engaged than you, you just don't agree with them. my mother's previous boss belongs to this charismatic Pentecostal milieu. you get a minister who founds a church in his living room. they pack in about twenty middle class ulstermen and pray together, sing hyms and speak in tongues. when they've collected enough tithes they buy a little building or something. in less than a year it will collapse because of a ferocious ideological struggle or, just as often, an adultery scandal. gasp! then they pack into someone else's living room to pray and argue. she and her husband write these little political-theological pamphlets to distribute within their milieu. at school she'll go in the office and hold a prayer session with others like her. they practice what my grandmother sarcastically calls 'good living.' as her son grew older he became interested in fantasy fiction and she asked me to lend him some of my books. among a bunch of other things i gave him all my Terry Pratchett, including some of his late books that mixed fiction and nonfiction. these were returned the next day, which i was told was because he asked her to return them because they mentioned Darwin and it frightened him so much he didn't want it in the house. they are also by the way anti-vaxx, young earth creationists and so forth. she was very rowdy at work during the George Floyd protests. my mother used to come home shaking and start ranting to me about it. and i was stunned by just how radical her views had become; my mother, the only person in our neighbourhood who'll call the cops, who at the start was so concerned about looters, now talking to me about the task of black liberation, educated not by leftist propaganda but by the negation of church ladies' racist prattle. anyway, once i was getting this little holy card of a particular saint (i don't remember which) but, because i guess the website was really for clergy, you had to get them in packs of fifty. i asked my mum if she would give the rest to that very religious woman she worked with since she could pass them around the congregation—certainly not, she had to remind me. iconography. oh yeah, oops...

this isn't someone who is lacking awareness of the issues. it's just that their theoretical touchstone isn't Marx but Martin Luther. or Ray Comfort. but you would be quite surprised at just how aware your conservative neighbours are of critique if you'd really talk to them. i used to use this dating advice site where heterosexuals would go to give each other awful advice and talk about current events, and most of the userbase were US republicans of various sorts. i would sit down and argue with them every day. to back up their arguments they'd abuse studies and statistics in the usual way, but you might be surprised to hear they were not the least bit shy to talk to me about Foucault. one gentleman countered my Marx with his own Hegel, and i would very often hear from Burke, who's remark about society's 'little platoons' has become such a cliche on the American right that now it'll make most conservatives roll their eyes (in 2018 the American Conservative ran with the headline: Knock It Off With The 'Little Platoons' Already).

you'd know that if you sat down and talked with them in a way where you could be completely honest with each other, but you're probably never in that situation. they know you don't want to hear all that stuff. you'd get in a big fight, so they settle for talking about the ordinary topics of conversation or try and bond with you over something which seems politically neutral. an old neighbour of mine would make me take all these CDs because he knew i played guitar. he gave me this instrumental album by The Shadows, the backing band for Cliff Richard, since "one of them guitarists on there", he assured me, was "the best guitarist in the world." he'd always invite me over to get drunk with him and i'd always politely decline since i was trying to be sober. "i don't drink now," i'd say. "you'll learn!" he'd say. not drinking all the time was incomprehensible to him. but he was a UVF man. i knew that, somewhere, in another life that he led, he was confronting the concrete questions of organization, the theoretical problems of loyalism, coordinating with foreign arms and so forth. what did he think about the Good Friday Agreement, decomission, all the rest? how did he hold onto the values of family and community when his concrete activity consisted of racketeering and intimidation? i wish i went drinking with him when i did have the chance. i loved sitting down to drink with all those old crooks. as a homosexual i’d be all over Belfast, or as far up as Antrim, or down by Armagh, exploring boy’s bedrooms. every family is ‘connected’, so i met dangerous fathers and uncles of every sort; IRA men, UVF men, UDA men. and as much as my crossdressing alarmed them, it was good manners to invite me to drink. and alcohol works a kind of magic. they’ll get excited enough to tell you a big story that they set aside all the problems; now you’re sharing something authentic with a guy who, in any other situation, would be threatening your knees. anyway, you get talking about things. the intellectual field on offer was limitless. Carlos Castaneda, Aleister Crowley, William Burroughs, Salvador Dali, Bertolt Brecht, Jacques Brel, Joni Mitchell, Pink Floyd, the Doors. there was always a sort of sad nostalgia to these conversations. you get these guys who were, deep in their hearts, beatniks and hippies, who joined the UDA for the drugs and glamour. did they want to spend the rest of their lives as fascist bullies, defending lines on a map they can’t even fully explain? most of the paramilitary men i met had been through this ‘internal emigration’, into a sort of unhappy anti-political consciousness. it reminds me of Monsieur Dupont’s discussion of certain workplace militants in Nihilist Communism:

[W]e should like it to go on the record that we have met with several workplace militants and for the most part they have no political consciousness. Many of these militants are very anti-political, we would say they were post-political, but how did they become militants if they did not receive political instruction? Their condition is one of absolute refusal of the legitimacy of the manager, an absolute intransigence over specific workplace issues and a kind of terrifying site-specificity producing in them an absolute refusal to look at the wider picture (like Ahab on the back of the white whale they are consumed with a madness for not escaping). We do not endorse such militants, we see them as being stuck in a loop of restricted gestures which their identity seems to depend upon, what would they do if they had not their struggle? It is a fact of our experience that most workplace militants are quite mad and/or not especially very nice people to know; it is important not to get wrapped up in their personal feuds but still we would argue that these mad-eyed prophets are in advance of those who are politically motivated, in advance and waiting in the desert, gone mad with waiting, gnawing at locusts, sitting on poles. Some of them, and of a certain age, cite Pink Floyd, and not Marx, as the biggest influence on their lives. They required only a narrative of otherness, something that was not contained in the usual cause and effects of everyday life to legitimise their dispute. Will the misty master break me, will the key unlock my mind? For such people, the A to В thinking of most pro-revolutionary activists is too basic and not even appropriate to the situation. To them it means nothing to ‘speak in a language the workers understand’ because nobody has ever spoken such a language.

Monsieur Dupont are criticizing you, by the way—this idea that ‘political consciousness’ (in your case an even more timid ‘awareness of societal issues’) is something desirable or progressive, which pro-revolutionaries should be trying to raise. isn’t the problem often the opposite, an excessive awareness of societal issues, like a kind of tinnitus that doesn’t stop ringing in the ears? their workplace militant reminds me of a guy my father knew—’radicalized’ by Pink Floyd, but who got sucked into conspiracy theories by the internet. he was a nice guy who would do anything for you, and my father had asked him to drive me home one night. he would talk to you the entire way home and when he talked to you he would stare at you and wouldn’t look at the road at all. he told me all about HAARP, the NWO, chemtrails, the occult causes of earthquakes, the damage radiation is doing to your body because of telephones and microwaves, and how he wrote a 300-page pamphlet to give to his son’s teacher disputing all of the false science they were teaching. during our conversation a light on his phone began to blink, which he decided was because they must have been listening, whereupon he ripped the battery out of the phone and threw the whole thing out the window. when we got to my place he gave me the address to his facebook page where he predicts the future, but when i looked it up the next day it was gone.

i knew a lot of conspiracy theory guys. to live in a country like this you have to go insane, it’s unbearable. conspiracy theorism has a split consciousness; there’s an enjoyment of occult symbols, gematric connections, divination and spiritism, while at the same time attributing these things to evil powers, the explanation of which should inspire the hearer to their political undoing. many conspiracy theorists are also occultists, or move between one and the other with a little embarassment. in any case, it relies on a relationship to societal issues that is beyond awareness, in fact a hyperawareness. i suppose the opposite side is one sort of self-depricating disavowal of agency which is very common among young lumpen/proletarians, who belong to Oscar Lewis’s culture of poverty. the culture of poverty is a kind of alienated consciousness which results from a disidentification with the institutions of society. he was trying to explain how it was the case that even when many social programs exist, lumpen/proles do not make use of them; nor do they join in with class conscious organizations (such as unions) that enable collective struggle. it’s because, he determined, they didn’t interpret any information about those programs or organizations as being relevant to themselves. they don’t regard themselves as citizens of their own country. if disillusioned fascists take an ‘inner emigration’, disillusioned lumpen/proles are ‘inner illegal immigrants’. this is how i think through a certain consciousness which is quite typical among my peers. they regard the church, politics, the media, the results of natural sciences, art and poetry with equal cynicism while, at the same time, they regard themselves as total morons, invincibly incapable of agency or analysis. many of my highschool classmates didn’t do their homework or participate in tests and left school without even attempting to acquire qualifications. if you asked them about it they’d be completely honest with you: what’s the point? it’s not that they thought education had no purpose in society, they just felt it had no purpose for them, as they were not such a subject which could be cultivated. yet if you did not share their cynicism they would be very angry with you. one of my friends told us how he once caught his sister reading a book and was so angry with her that he ripped it out of her hands and threw it away. there was something fundamentally dishonest to him about reading. you were putting something on, acting above your station. it mystified me, since i would go home and immerse myself in Plato and Eddic poetry, yet neither was i any more tolerant of school or society. who could say why we felt so differently though having such a similar background? here is another very demonstrative example: one of our friends, when some missionaries came by to give out bibles, made a show of throwing his in the bin. why throw it in the bin? because he was a politically convinced atheist who hated the Church and its lies. most people thought he was a tosser for that. but were they themselves deeply Christian? no, not remotely: they would mime the hyms and fall asleep in RE just like everyone else. like the conspiracy theorist they had a kind of split consciousness; neither society nor the destruction of society had any claim on their hearts.

i can’t really talk about it, but things happened that did engage these other kids in a political or militant direction, despite all those things, at which they were very successful. then when the battle was over, in some ways won and in some ways lost, they went back to alienated life. most of them had children before they turned twenty and now i only hear about them in the part of the newspaper that reports on court cases, whenever they’re in trouble for vandalizing a pub and ‘found in the possession of a certain quantity of ketamine.’ this is why i’m sympathetic to the Duponts’ fetishistic elevation of material conditions over consciousness. but in any case, here is how i handle things now: in my estimation most people suffer, intellectually, because they belong to a racket. they have to share space with roommates, work at a workplace, belong to a family, or even associate with a political party, and they depend on these things for food, shelter, and intimacy. these things place harsh limits on what they can acceptably think or feel and in their soul they resign and acquiesce. whatever thrills, excites or even frightens them becomes latent in their soul, meanwhile they say the things which are expected of them. when this is true your conversations, even heated arguments, are predestined by their relevance to a pre-determined intellectual regime which your argument merely performs. it doesn’t matter what political or social issues you have these conversations about; they don’t contribute anything that isn’t already fully present in the agitating subject. nodding conversations between radicals and screaming matches between enemies are just as alienated as the most unlikely conspiracy theories and the most depressing cynicisms. what you want to do is allow someone to express some authentic excitement with you. actually listen to what they have to say and don’t judge them. be open to their system of values without imposing your own; don’t expect to hear about Marx, and try to stop cringing at hippies and beatniks and acid casualties and music hipsters and movie guys and any other form of enthusiasm you’ve been trained to think is naive. you’re trying to find what someone considers their own and give them an opportunity to express their ownness. then you can be as ‘serious’ as you like with them.

[cutecherrygirl]

Christmas time with straykids! ☃️🎄

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Warnings: Smut and Burned cookies

Im doing this cuz im exited for Christmas and you should be too 😡💅🏻

Channie 🤭🎄

- you both have been waiting for Christmas all year and now its finally here! 😍☃️

- While you cleaned the whole house Chan made trip to the locan tree store and bought a Christmas tree! 🎄

- when he entered the house he said "Ho! Ho! Ho! I got the biggest one!" You ran to him to check and approve the tree which is exactly what you did

-he placed the tree on its place and took off his jacket and boots

- you prepared matching pajamas for both you and him 😍

-You both wore them and began Decorating the Christmas tree but not before you both admired each other in new pair of Pajamas 💅🏻

(Classic 🎄💅🏻)

- you both then went to the kitchen and began discussing on what kind of cookies you should make

-you decided on Gingerbread cookies so you start making them

- durning the process you had few flour fights and egg ended up on ur head but on Chan's as well 🥚

- but cookies had sucsesfully entered the oven with tou and Chan smiling from ear to ear, you guys cleaned everything up, made hot chocolate and decided to chill on the couch for a bit

-You sat next to each other with your legs over Chans thighs and his hand caressing your leg while both of you talk and drink Hot chocolate

- "So...I was thinking.." Chan started, you listened carefully "Do you want to...maybe...get cozy upstairs?" He said while wiggling his eyebrows "CHAN!" He laughed "WHAT!? WE ARE ALONE! WHY NOT??" He yelled while laughing "NOT IN FRONT OF MY HOT CHOCOLATE CHRISTOPHER BANG!" You yelled back before standing up amd running to the kitchen to check on the cookies, you hear Chan running behind you and grabbing you in his arms "Channie! I need to check on cookies!" You said while laughing but he just held you tighter wrapping his arms around your waist fron behind while pecking your neck "I dont see a problem" you can feel him smile on ur neck. You rolled your eyes and check on now done and slightly burned cookies, you took them out and place them on counter "Lets decorate?" You smiled but Chan shook his head "you do that and Ill watch you" you frowned "then you're not eating any " Chan cunckled "Guess im not then" he said as he started leaving small kisses on your jaw and down to your neck again, you can't help but let out small moan cuz it feels good "Cmon, decorate them" Chan whispered in your ear and you slightly bit your lip. You took the bag with icing in it and started decorating the cookies not happy with having only White icing, so u decided to separate the icing and color it in green and red. While you did that Chans hands somehow but slowly made their way inside your shirt and are now caressing your bare waist/sides, you gasped softly at the contact, since his hands were kinda cold.

- you stayed like that for awhile, you just started drawing smiley face on burned Gingerbread cookies wheb suddenly But gently Chan pushed you closer to counter so your front/ your hips are touching it and ge pressed himself on you from behind, you could feel his (well friend I'd say?) Pressing against you and you start blushing "Chan..the cookies" you started but Chan Stoped you "Fuck the Cookies" Something about that sentence made you close ur squeeze together, maybe it was the tone of his voice? Maybe it was the fact that you were thinking the same thing and didn't care about the cookies either, or maybe it was the heat. With that Chan turned you around to face him and smashed his lips on yours, you off kissed back and he began bucking his hips into yours making you moan in the kiss. You wrapoed your arms around his neck pulling him even closer, he then grabbed your thighs and wrapped your legs around his waist and walked to the living room,he placed you on sofa with him on top of you and took off his shirt, you watched him do it with your lips between your teeth, he then went down to you and gave you long passionate kiss before kissing down to your chin, neck , collar bones and then your chest, he spent generous amount of time on that area kissing every inch of it while you're caressing his hair with eyes shut closed enjoying the feeling he gives you. While he basically made out with your letf breast and played with the other he other whispered sweet things that made you smile " you taste like the sweetest strawberry ever" (IM SORRY OKAY 😭). After awhile he went down to your stomach and kiss it while untying your pajama pants the taking them off, you ' accidentally ' bucked your hips up at the contact of cold air on your heat, Chan chuckled "Calm down babygirl" ge smirked before sliding your panties off, he bit his lip when he saw how wet you were anc his boxers instantly git tighter (flex) "oh god you make me crazy" he mumbled before laying down in front of you and hold your hips down. You bit your lips and started breathing havier since you needed him so bad and he keeps avoiding the spot you need him at by kissing your inner thighs "Chan" you frowned and he cunckled "Please just-OMG" you were cut off my Chan burrying his lips in your heat, you ran your hands through his hair and grip on it wjile moaning, Chan dig his fingers into your hips at contact "Channie" you breathed out before throwing your head back against the couch Pillow, suddenly he spread your legs more and dig in dipper ( sorry) and in response you let out loud moan and pulled his hair a bit which made him groan and that send vibration to your core giving you more pleasure "Im close!" As soon as you said that Chan stoped and lift himself up on his knees, you furrowed your eyebrows together and look at him frustrated "Not yet baby" he smirked and pull down his pants along with his boxers, you watched as his member poked out of his boxers "are you ready?" He asked before he lowered himself down to your level, you nodded so he pushed himself inside you my pressing his hips against yours, with that you moaned and closed your eyes, he smiled before kissing your lips, you kissed him back and he started thrusting into you, you both were mosning mess, your moans could be heard even by Somone taking bath upstairs, when Chan was close he burried his head in your neck anc started thrusting faster and faster before you both came at the same time and breather haevy like you just ran a mile.

- you both gave yourself permission to stay in that position for awhile before Chan took snowman blacnked and covered you both with it, you smiled and cuddled him then finished your hot/cold chocolate and he apologized for cursing at cookies 🎄❤️

#skz #kpop #skz stay #straykids #stray kids #stray kids imagines #bang chan #christmas #skz smut #stray kids smut #smut

[thegongoozlerreacts]

Welcome Home Website (Part 1)

ITS OUUTTTTT IM SO HYPED IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

IM SO EXCITED TIME TO EXPLORE AND LOOK AT IT

spoilers(??) under the cut !!

OK SO first off im just on the first page and already the little animation of someone (Wally?) drawing Home is new

A LOT OF NEW THINGS SO EXCITING !!! love the little Wally sitting on the website updates !!

as you can see, i've highlighted that little section underneath the artwork of Wally sitting on a rock

and thats because i noticed that the text is blocked after 'about the' and wanted to highlight it and copy paste it to get the text behind the gif (bc im p sure its the gif of the spinning home thats blocking it)

"learn about the vibrant world around them and take part in nonsensical fun!"

i have no idea if that was on purpose or if thats what it said originally (its been a while since ive seen the website ok?) but thats interesting OH I KNOW HOW TO CHECK

ok so i went to Night Mind's video on Welcome Home because it was about an old version of the site, and yep nothing about that has changed besides the fact that 'vibrant world' is now covered

is this important or could it just be a glitch? no idea but i'll let it go for now

onto the more obvious new changes

alright so i read through the website update, and the 'y' on 'You' in the first sentence of the second paragraph is capitalized AND in a different font last time we had to look out for letters that were out of place, so im taking note of this

though it may just to highlight 'you' as in us, the viewers/audience/people interacting with the site

also!! a little ladybug thing is coming from behind that counter (which i assume is counting how many people have visited the site) and its cute! and new and i wonder if its important to anything?

is it just me or is the background different (i dont think it is but it feels more saturated to me (maybe its just been a while since ive seen the site tho LOL))

the telephone is interesting too but i think we'll find out more of it in the exhibition page

i'll be going through the different pages from left to right

OK SO I WAS JUST READING THRU THE 'Welcome Home!' PAGE TO SEE IF ANYTHING CHANGED AND I SAW ANOTHER LIL BUG

AND I OPENED THE IMAGE CUZ I WANTED TO SEE THE FULL GIF LIKE THE LADYBUG

BUT IT BROUGHT ME TO THIS INSTEAD ????

well now im afraid

i will save that for later i will finish looking through the rest of this page um

so. the W on 'Wally' is still messed up as you can see but not sure if thats still relevant since that was a clue for last time yk

so the restored art pieces are the same, nothing's changed

this is new though

i can click on the tulips and after the bug im a little afraid

by clicking on the yellow tulip

by clicking on the blue and red tulips

audio !! neat

the names of the tabs are interesting, i wonder if u put them in a certain order it will make a sentence? like 'will you help me' or something?? will have to find more secrets i guess

ok so now i will watch 'answer' (im afraid)

ITS FRANK AND BARNABY FIGHTING IM SO ENTERTAINED AND THIS IS SO FUNNY

also !! omg they have voices now thats so cool !!

i have no idea what it is im looking at, but it must be somewhere in Frank's garden right?

OK SO I COUNTED THE FIGURES IN THE VIDEO AND THERES 8 OF THEM AND THERE'S 8 NEIGHBORS AND I FEEL LIKE THATS IMPORRTANT not sure what it means but !! still

now the end of the video has my interests peaked, because when Frank asks (who i assume is) us and the audio just glitches out? first a deep voice replies to Frank but i cant make out what its saying

also then the glitch at the end, i think its supposed to loop with the glitch at the beginning

like it sounds connected

oh also some amendment to the figures there's actually 9 of them one is just at the edge of the camera and u cant see it

ok next for the audios

so 'Help' is Wally, which is interesting

nothing too helpful(aha) but just him realizing that we can hear him i guess? 'What are you waiting for?' the answers obv/j

Wally's laugh is so cute

'will' huh he talks about eyes, he said thats what an eye looks like, his are black and asks what color is mine/ours

it might just be me but the middle of the record kinda looks like an eye? or maybe im just crazy LOL

ok now onto 'The Neighborhood' page

so first off, i can click the gif of Home surrounded by flowers at the top

oh wait it just brings u back to the first/home page LMAOAOAOOA

another bug

clicked it and another video called 'answer' and its probably another video in Frank's garden

OOOOH AUDIO

SHE HAS A VOICE AND ITS SO CUTE AND IT FITS SO WELL I LOVE HER

also interesting thing to note! the colored part of the records are different for each character, Julie's is pink and Sally's orange

i point this out because there were records for the 'Help' and 'will' audio, they were broken but the color was red

and red is associated with Wally (and Home too) so yeah thats all

anyways Sally's voice fits her so well too!! i love it, actually kinda reminds me of a character from Star Darlings LOL

Poppy's voice is cute! has old lady vibes

another bug, surprisingly on Eddie's character page, which is interesting

LOVE HIS VOICE IT FITS SO WELL TOO 'When it comes to friendship, I always deliver!' ur so cute Eddie

HELP ME HOWDY'S VOICE????? IT FITS SO WELL TOO????? so old-timey announcer voice

ofc Barnaby's voice sample is him making a joke. ofc it is. also his voice reminds me a LOT of Sans from Undertale so

actually now that i think abt it Frank's voice reminds me of Papyrus from Undertale,, n the fight they had has similar vibes to Sans and Papyrus,,, well anyways

tbh in my head he always had more of a Squidward voice, like more nasally(?) but his voice fits really well too!

everyone already knows what Wally sounds like, but wow hearing it in a not-creepy environment is always cool

anyways. the flower is a gif and i can click on it so more creepy stuff now

hm called 'will' again which is interesting but the W is capitalized

the so below page is the same so time to check out the new stuff!

starting with the bug from the bottom of The Neighborhood page

so i was wrong its actually Frank and Poppy baking which is cute! love their friendship BUT Frank's voice got glitched out at the end when Frank said 'Wally' which makes me wanna re-listen to the first one

OH MY GOD OK SO THE VOICE WASNT A REPLY, IT WAS FRANK'S VOICE GLITCHING OUT ON 'WALLY' OMG

so all these videos are from Wally's perspective???

yep so the bug from Eddie's page leads to a video of Frank and Eddie talking about a bug that's in the post office!! made me especially giddy because i ship Frank x Eddie LOL

they are so cute!! so cute !!!!!

also, i've only seen 3 but it's interesting how all these videos are of Frank interacting with the other neighbors, then the video ending with his voice glitching out on 'Wally'

i think that there's more bugs and videos for the rest of the neighbors, but i'll go looking for them later! im gonna eat now and i wanna take a break to absorb all this stuff

OH I JUST REALIZED WHY THE VIDEOS ARE CALLED 'ANSWER' BC THEY END W FRANK ASKING WALLY A QUESTION, SO THIS IS HIS ANSWER?? OR SOMETHING ?? IT LEADS INTO AN ANSWER???

i have no idea but i'll ponder on it more later bye bye!

#welcome home

[actualbird]

hypothetical fights i want to see between the tot cast cuz it’d be fun to see how they’d fair in a fight to the death (just kidding. i mean a friendly fight as an appreciation of combat skills)

inspired by a convo i had with @samsspambox . i’d like to make it clear that when i say 'fight' here i mean a physical fight, a scuffle, some good ol fashioned "nothing personal just wanna see who would win" FISTICUFFS!!!!

with no weapons allowed, heres who i'd pay good money to see go at each other with only their unarmed martial expertise

-

The Battling Butler VS Agent Raven (aka ogier vs luke)

ogier is so badass. i love a fighty dude and hes dressed to the nines and he hilariously drags vyn every once in a while, whats not to love?

but yeah, clear in my memory is his combat prowess in vyn’s personal story 4. i dont know anything about ogier past that, but given that he was sent as a guard from svart by vyn’s father, i can only assume his training is of the royal guard quality type of level. thats intense!

though we also know luke is ALSO INSANELY INTENSE....

i think a spar between them would be really fucking close, irt who bests who. luke is NSB’s top agent, but i assume ogier is incredibly well trained also, youve gotta be Damn Good to be a guard of anyone remotely of royal importance

so like, what luke has got going in his favor is his NSB training obviously but also

luke has youth on his side

HSKJHFDKVJHGVSD HEAR ME OUT! aside from his illness, hes at the top of his game in terms of prime age range for physical peak, did u kno that the average age for olympic competitors is early 20s? well now u know. body can be in good shape at this point, thats a plus for him and a not-plus for ogier. idk how old ogier is (and i cant find out cuz he doesnt even have a Big Data Lab entry omfg the man the mystery the LEGEND) but he looks Older, a little past his prime. even skill cant negate the woes of aging.

buuuuuut ogier has a trump card: his training was probably completely different to anything luke is used to.

now we dont know very much about luke’s days in the NSB, but i get the impression that his work was Generally Within The Country Of Stellis OR Generally Handling People Who Are Stellans.

ogier is not a stellan. hes svartan. or svartish. or however the hell we decide to conjugate the nationality of svart. additionally, i can see it being a huge advantage for svartan guards to be keeping their training/fighting style under wraps. if opponents dont know how you’ll fight, u can catch em unaware

ogier’s fight style and tactics could be completely novel to luke, which would knock luke down a peg (both figuratively and metaphorically).

still, luke is adaptable and hes got a quick and intuitive mind. while he cant fight exactly like ogier, he’d be able to recover and figure out his own way of countering ogier’s attacks

with all that said, my personal verdict of who would win is.....//drumroll!!

nobody!

it’s a tie!

and luke enthusiastically brings ogier out for drinks later, he hasnt been tied in a match for years and hes kinda giddy about it!

(luke: you have to teach me some of your moves sometime, yeah?

ogier: of course. and perhaps you could encourage vyn to join this class as well? haha.

luke: haha.

ogier: haha.

luke: hahaha.....no. im pretty sure vyn is capable of destroying me psychologically, im not making him do anything he doesnt wanna do, thanks.

ogier: fair enough)

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The Battling Butler VS The Perplexingly Over-Capable Assistant (aka ogier vs vincent)

remember when luke in main story 7.2 said this in the case files?

yeah. YEAH IVE GOT MY EYE ON YOU, VINCENT KIM!!!

vincent’s investigative prowess aside, i just think it makes sense for vincent to have some kind of combat knowledge for the following reasons:

1) currently, marius has nearly gotten stabbed a total of three (3) times. while marius has his own self defense knowledge, i wouldnt put it past vincent to get some training in as well juuuuusssstt in case knife-magnet von hagen gets into hot water again.

2) it’s unexpected. vincent does not look the type to punch anybody in the face, and thus i want him to be capable of a mean right hook

3) if nobody expects u to throw a punch, that punch can land way easier.

that being said, i dont think he’ll beat ogier at all. my view is that vincent took some classes and that his self defense training is a little bit above marius’ skill level, but it’s nothing that can go against a trained royal bodyguard

still, ogier can be caught unaware. vincent maybe gets like a few hits in before ogier takes him down

so my verdict is: ogier would win but would be very impressed by vincent for managing to fool him

(vincent: oh, i wasnt...aiming to fool you?

ogier: hm. i think that adds points for you, actually)

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Baldr Civil War (aka howard syter vs william lewis)

ive got no rationale for this

i just think theyre hilariously pathetic and i wanna see them fight in a hilariously pathetic way, like the one scene in Bridget Jones’ Diary

absolute cringefail combat, this is what i WANT

maybe whoever loses has to be the one to face mc in court next, and neither of them wanna be the poor shmuck to have to get annihilated by her again

my verdict: ingrid has to break the fight up (which is happening in the baldr legal office lobby) and everybody involved loses. everybody loses their dignity

#tears of themis #tears of themis headcanons #luke pearce #idk if the others have common tags so i'll just tag luke some more LMAO #tot luke

[cupidthewriter]

watching grudge of edinburge pt 2... pt 2

MORE THOUGHTS- all from after deathpierce escaped. part 1 here

WARNING: SPOILERS (duh)

the scenery is gorgeous

meliodas can talk to animals??? HUH? oh i understand king being able to though

"we've got our own crap to deal with" and i would like to know all of it

DID SHE JUST GET DARK SNOWED???!?!??!

HAHAHAH PRIEST U THOUGHT-

aww the poor grey demons

"you think yourselves are good and i am evil!" well, the young princes of benwick and Liones are not exactly responsible for attempted genocide, so...a little, yes...

oh my gods he got Jumbo Joshed

guys-- why are you ignoring the back of the knee?? it would take him down for a lil bit

i love how lancelot's ability to transform is helping him in a non OP way i really like how hes using it in battle

TRISTAN. FULL COUNTER. DO FULL COUNTER

aww i really like Lance's pep talk. good new perspective.

i like to think that the demon powers arent that much more powerful than the goddess powers- but hes been holding them in for so long that its all rushing out. because if he hasnt been training with his demon powers it would be hard to actually use them well in a fight.

ok i know Lance getting tristan back to normal was supposed to be serious but the actual moment his eyes changed and he fell over i laughed im sorry it was funny

i will never like Ardens tall big boy design get it out

ARTHUR??!??!?! ARTHUR??!!?!?!

ok initial shock aside, deathpierce does arthur count as human anymore if he can do what he can do

o h it was jericho. i dont like her 3d model o-o that hair is... something

"every step u take, ill be watching 👁️-👁️ u"

OK thats it thanks for tuning in

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[yintsukareta]

Oh, I didn't know the request stuff is still open! I've quite a bit! What will the genshin guys think about reader being germaphobic n refuses people touching them? If possible, pls make it into a fic!

note: ahhhhhhhh i don't know how germaphobes r like, sorry, but here's a hc!

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Germaphobic Reader

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Aether

he has been exploring so much

hes been dirtied from adventuring

that he doesnt understand why

he respects you and your opinion but like

hes confused

but he tries to clean himself when with you

so that at least you dont feel

uncomfy when talking to him cause hes dirty

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Albedo

usually he would be clean, so i dont think he would have a problem with dealing with that

hes not touchy or anything so you guys are chill

if ever he needs to do an experiment he warns you beforehand

he doesnt want you being like "oh god its messy/dirty"

has like a blanket to keep you from getting dirty

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Arataki Itto

he doesnt understand

he doesnt get the hint at all

you have to tell him

or else

and dude probably dirties himself easily

cause hes hunting for onikabuto like 24/7

"what do you mean you'll get dirty? it's fineee. a little dirt is nothing!"

god hes a nightmare

a loveable one that is

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Diluc

very clean

he understands

kind of like albedo

but he's very very clean so you dont have to worry

the only problem is the fact

that he works at a tavern

and the drunkards there tend to make a mess

especially a specific little green bard

he gives his coat to you to protect you from the dirt

he also has cleaning materials under the counter

and yes under the counter because he doesnt want to accidentally poison someone

i like to imagine diluc has a spray bottle filled with water to just spray at venti if he's too rowdy

oh and also i hc he's also kinda germaphobic

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Gorou

at first he's confused

because why are you going away from his touch

havent u missed him from the battle?

he gets sad

but as time goes on

he realizes

he apologizes for making you uncomfy

he tries his best to keep clean

before he enters your house he tries to clean himself up as much as possible

he understands and apologizes whenever he gets ahead of himself

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Kaedehara Kazuha

kinda like albedo too

he has a towel or something with him all the time

helps you clean as much as possible

hes super understanding about it

one of the least sad about it

he can still tell you his haikus without physical contact anyways

and he knows you'll enjoy them anyways

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Kaeya

i think he'd be understanding

yet at the same time hes like "why?"

kinda like aether maybe

he also tries to lessen his mess in the tavern

and tries to sit between you and venti

so that you dont feel uncomfy if he makes a mess

and at least he gets dirty not you

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Kamisato Ayato

oh boy

as much as i want to tell you he's very clean

his story 4 tells a different story

he respects and understands your opinion

he tries to keep his desk cleaner

emphasis on tries

being the commissioner isnt benefitting his desk at all

but he tries his best

he succeeds like 1/3 of the time at least

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Tartaglia

also like aether

since his job has him fighting

but he maintains fairly clean

if not

then he tries his best to clean himself

it mostly works

very pouty cause that means you wont cuddle him

but he tries his best to communicate his love to you nonetheless

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Thoma

hes the housekeeper

hes probably one of the cleanest out of all of them

he undestands very well why you think that

as a housekeeper he's kind of a germaphobe

since he likes everything pristine

very considerate too

he makes sure the surroundings are very clean

it isnt any problem for him to clean so

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Venti

oh archons

hes just itto but

lets say a bitttt cleaner

pray for yourself

he gives his cape thing to you

just in case he's a bit too rowdy in the tavern that night

expect diluc trying to save you from him

he gives you a towel with a cecilia pattern on it to keep clean

may need to borrow it from time to time

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Xiao

hes very normal about it

kinda thinks ur overreactive

but he doesnt mind

he isnt touchy at all so

but he does tell you not to stay too close

he might be a bit dirty

and he wants to make sure you're comfy

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Zhongli

like diluc

very clean

he has a towel with him all the time

so you dont have to worry about getting dirty

he doesnt stay at dirty places either

so you're safe with him

he also makes sure you're very comfy

cleans after you

makes sure you dont feel embarrassed/awkward that he's cleaning for you

he just wants to make sure you can rely on him

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[chiangyorange]

i have a couple for the wmas thoughts :] (you dont have to do them all)

1. the big leo small leo fight in the kitchen

2. mikeys possession and painting

3. mikey training with draxum

4. donnys time travel notes

normally i would choose the time travel to annoy tf out of u bestie sean but;

fleo and leo fight, the beginning

(v excerpt taken from ch1 v)

He dodges just in time as a scalpel imbeds itself into the calendar. Leo lunges for the nearest kitchen knife and prays that Mikey won’t be mad at him. He flicks the counter light on and sees the future version of himself standing in the shadows. “Dude, what the fuck?!” The hulking figure throws out his arm, a line of blood running down the side of it from where he likely pulled the IV out and- IS THAT THE FUCKING STAPLER??? Leo dives out of the way as the stapler hits the cabinet with a loud thud. Leo hears his older self grunt and reaches at his still healing side.  “Woah, you’re gonna rip your stitches old man!” He hears his future self growl at him and starts to charge at a high speed. Leo chuckles hysterically, “Oh this isn’t a safe space suddenly.”

future!leo is the personified version of throwing a wrench in the system. literally.

the hamatos roll with the punches SO many times but this fight was really me trying to give off that point of, "this is a person who is shaking up the recently established status quo and whatever he does is going to change that."

i really wanted to drive home that him coming back? not predicted, maybe not intended either? who knows, the present hamatos definitely fucking dont

then cutting to fleo's pov

(v excerpts taken from ch2 v)

Leonardo wakes up with a searing pain in his shoulder.   There’s dim light in the room with brighter lights beaming through the windows, but all he can focus on is the tightness radiating from what’s left of his arm. He looks over, yep that’s gone. The entirety of his prosthetic arm is missing, only leaving the metal implant behind, broken and melted. His eyes scan the room around him looking for the sword he knows he won’t find.  He takes a deep breath to suppress the urge to cry. They took away the last things that were from his brothers. He doesn’t even have anything from Mikey.  Now he’s trapped, truly alone on a godawful hallucination of whatever Kraang ship he’s been taken to. 

you have to remember that fleo was taken the MOMENT he died, hell, even here he doesnt even remember that he DID die

“Ow, fuck!” he hisses. He leans against his arm and grumbles into the pillow to put pressure on the resulting wound. Leonardo stands himself up and takes a deep breath in. He lets it out and blindly opens a drawer and grabs whatever can fit in his hand. He stops and crouches away from the window when he sees movement. He looks out and sees a younger version of himself walk past and to the kitchen. They say the past haunts you but come on, this is getting ridiculous. He sees the false image of himself hanging up his photo. Dread pools in his stomach because he gave that to Casey. If that photo is here then they must have captured him too, somehow. The figure stands up taller and Leonardo responds in kind.He takes the scalpel, tucking the medical stapler in his waistband and throws. The image dodges, diving towards the countertops and flicks on a light. Leonardo only blinks as the lights hit directly into his eyes. “Dude, what the fuck?!” 

its been explained in post, but fleo, as he stands right here, is under the assumption that the kraang took him and doing literally all they can to snuff out the rest of the resistance/punishing him as the leader/everything BAD

fleo tore out an IV (which OW.) which is an indicator of "i dont give a shit about what happens" then immediately grabbing anything and everything he can as a weapon, an indicator of "all i want to do is take as many kraang down as i can"

its reckless, its desperate, its not inherently self destructive, but it is apathetic in its most senses of the term.

here i dont want to say "fleo wants to die", but rather "if im going to go out, im gonna go out fucking fighting like the rest of my family did". its a dignity thing there fleo is trying to control his own demise as a last fuck you to the kraang

“Leo?” Mikey’s image calls to his younger self. He looks up at him, “Leo?!” “Be surprised later, he’s VIOLENT.” The two of them start to turn and run. 

but thats not happening here. the audience KNOWS that hes safe and this line of thinking is only going to get more dangerous if he isnt stopped.

He sees out of the corner of his eye something being thrown at his feet. Before he can react, it hits his ankles and someone collides with his side. He falls hard directly on his bad shoulder and his vision goes white with pain. Rolling to his back, he digs his hand into the bad shoulder and wills the pain to go away. “Sensei!” He hears through the fog.He feels a hand on his shoulder, the one he's not holding, and flinches hard back onto his feet. Leonardo breathes hard as it grows uncomfortably silent. His vision slowly comes back to him and what he sees is… “Casey?”

and he is. and then he remembers.

He remembers the final act of the rebellion. He remembers April’s hands pushing him out of the way as she orders him to keep going, commander’s orders. He remembers the injury to his side and falling to the ground. He remembers being on his feet running uphill with Casey supporting him just like now. He remembers wishing that April was there with them. He remembers being surrounded, and then immediately being saved by Mikey. He remembers the time gate, and how the speculation needed to be reality. He remembers the brilliant gold that took his remaining brother. He remembers throwing Casey into the time gateway. He remembers fighting off the Kraang. He remembers the heroic image he hopes is the last thing Casey sees of him. He remembers the feeling, the thoughts that he will join his brothers soon. He remembers his world lighting up in a bright light. He remembers- “I don’t understand.” He admits. 

from living in constant chaos, his hear in his throat, losing friends left and right in the last act of the resistance, of course he would be confused as shit.

its an overwhelming kindness after years and years of heartache, of grief, of loss and now youre telling him hes safe? after 2 decades of a living hell, he can breathe again?

its going to be overwhelming.

Leonardo looks around the room, actually looks for the first time and sees his younger self wincing and sitting up from the wall he was thrown at. On the floor is the calendar and the scalpel he threw, the newly hung photograph’s frame tilted at an angle in a comical manner. Mikey stands over his younger self with an ice pack in hand looking at Raph pensively. A textbook by his feet and notes that that’s what tripped him before he snapped out of it. Wow, now he really feels like shit.

and then he starts to feel like he's intruding on something that was meant to be peaceful.

he escaped hell, but hell followed him.

#wmas asks #wmas creator commentary #we'll meet again soon

[theyzilla]

taking orders at work is my own personal hell here are things i hate about it 😍

-“idk what i want” and then they stare at you like you’re the problem for not knowing what they want. i ask them questions like “do you want something hot or cold, sweet or not sweet, milk or no milk” and the only fkinh phrase they know is “i don’t know” PLEASE YOURE AN ADULT WHO CAN VOTE PLS TELL ME U CAN DECIDE ON WHAT DRINK U WANT

-when they order 5 drinks and then go “for MY drink can i get no sugar” BITCH please be more fking specific there’s multiple drinks and believe it or not i don’t know which one is yours specifically

-mumblers… ik you’re shy and probably have social anxiety but pls speak up or at least don’t cover your mouth while talking. i’m hard of hearing so lip reading is all i got when the blenders are going off 😭

-men who whisper in their girlfriend’s ear what they want. idk it’s an ick for me

- couples/friends who go all wwe on the card reader fighting who gets to pay… you’re shaking the whole god damn counter and are about to break the card reader. just let that mf pay and zelle them

-unattended little kids. this just bothers me as a whole anywhere but parents who just send there kids in alone and the kid doesn’t even know what they want/can’t order abd now i feel like i have to keep an eye on this child now. it’s a dangerous world the plus area i work in isn’t the best and idk don’t trust ppl and let your kid go somewhere unattended. bonus points if the parent only comes in to complain after that their kid ordered the wrong drink

-don’t fking call trying to place an order and then say “hold on” girl i’m hanging up

-the person who can’t connect the dots . can be the only person in the store the only one to order i call out their number and order 🗣️. 2 minutes later “uhhh is this mine” pls pls pls pls are u fking serious. let’s take a look at our context clues and figure it out

-ppl who wait outside before we open fuck don’t u have a job or something + if they try to pay with $100. YOY JUST SAW ME OPEN THE DOOR I HAVE NO CHNAGE

-ppl who come up to the counter and just stand there and laugh with their friend. pls just fucking order pls i don’t think you’re funny i never will your friend doesn’t even think you’re funny there’s a fuck ton of ppl behind u who don’t think you’re funny just place your fuck ass order

-anyone who ask for my favorites and immediately go “ew no i’ll get what i always get” honestly this is a loss for u bc my favorite drink is the best drink

-don’t ask me more than 5 questions and dont interrupt me while im answering those questions

-grown men who try to be funny

-ppl who don’t tip on a 4+ drink order. tipping culture is weird especially for baristas ppl think they’re tipping only for taking their order (which should be a good enough reason to tip bc most u are dumb) but the tip goes to the ppl who are making your drinks. ppl tip bartenders bc they know they’ll get better service baristas are the same way :) tip tip tip tip especially if you did any of the things i listed

there’s more but that’s all i got from my shift yesterday where i was placed on register 😞

#keep my ass on bar #nobody is reading all this and i get it #i feel the need to mention i don’t work at THAT coffee place

[chasingfictions]

Ok i haven’t watched btvs in years but i miss spuffy do you have an episode list for all spuffy interactions

dilfjdjfdslkjfdskljfljkdsflkjls .kjfjkdsjklflkjdsflj insane question hi anon . i mean they interact for most of the show but im prepared to go insane here hi .

also if u want simply a compilation of every single spuffy moment ever , youtube user claireice has you covered . would also recommend @smellingwormholes my beloved's spuffy videos . gold standard of content

anyway here are all their episodes n a top moment of mine from each hi . you enabled me for this. we're in a fight. pls know what u've done to me.

2x03 "school hard" 'do we really need weapons for this' INTRICATE RITUALS

2x06 "halloween" -- it's spike being really normal about her 'baby likes to play' . like okay slut <3

2x07 "lie to me" -- my personal calculations show that based on the 1998 flashback in fool for love this is actually when he starts to fall in love with her . my brainworms are very powerful

2x10 "what's my line part 2" -- MUTUAL

2x13 "surprise" - the act of them standing with their respective lovers which will later be turned on its head in the finale . UMM. the REVERSALS.

2x14 "innocence" /made me sick to my stomach seeing you be the slayers lapdog/ lmao that did not age well

2x17 "passion" um. technically in the same room.

2x22 "becoming part 2" TEEHEEEEEE

3x08 "lovers walk" OR SPIKE FOR SOME REASON . pin HIM by the throat onto the kitchen counter

4x03 "harsh light of day" SORT OF A DOUBLE DATE. spuffy is a romcom this episode proves it. theyre serving when harry met sally

4x07 "the initiative" I KNOW A LOT OF GUYS WHO'D LIKE TO GET THEIR HANDS ON HER. @yoursummerfrost voice dru ducks what if the slayer got a giant taser. wouldnt that be fucked up

4x08 "pangs" YOU MADE A BEAR. theyre best friends

4x09 "something blue" . THE BLOOD OF THE INNOCENT .

4x11 "doomed" spike sitting on the armchair behind buffy this counts . spike standing too close to her in the high school . he said proximity he said 14 year old with a crush who doesnt know how to make a move so they r just . Staring n Hovering.

4x12 "a new man" DONT KNOW WHY SHE DIDNT COME . SAY GOODBYE. SHED A FEW TEARS.

4x13 "the i in team" he stands up and stares when she enters the room. victorianism jumping out

4x14 "goodbye iowa" no really buffy . why Is he here.

4x16 "who are you?" spike said hahahaha UNLESS . spike said i hate you that said if u wanted to fuck i am There in One Second No Jokes Please . Please..

4x17 "superstar" . hair touch. ummmm.

4x18 "where the wild things are" . he gets so close 2 saving her life . also spuffy fanfic trope where spuffy are the ones who get the sex ghosts makes this a spuffy episode by proxy .

4x19 "new moon rising" spike said all season HEY NOBODY SEND ME BACK TO THE INITIATIVE CAVES I SWEAR 2 GOD. adam said hey can u go back in with buffy. spike said TEHEEEE . spike said ok i will stand so close to her i will make sure of it. see 14 year old with a crush energy from above.

4x10: "the yoko factor" he spends the whole episode talking about her. inch resting.

4x21 "primeval" tiny interaction but it counts . they Look At Each Other Regard Each Other In The Little Initiative Control Room.

4x22 "restless" xander's dream counts .

5x02 "real me" I WAS TELLING YOU THE TRUTH I KNOW

5x03: "the replacement" . what does he think he's doing with that mannequin before the love reveal. WHAT.

5x04 "out of my mind" IF THAT'S WHAT I WANTED THEN I'D BE DATING SPIKE

5x05 "no place like home" . William.

5x06 "family" . james marsters face in training room teehee.

5x07 "fool for love" spicy Buffalo Wings I'm Feeling Peckish. <3333 ;)))) ;0000

5x08 "shadow" IVE KNOWN SINCE LAST NIGHT

5x09 "listening to fear" @summers-pratt voice . close up of hands confirms movie will turn gay.

5x10 "into the woods" they walk together i cant stress it enough. team power.

5x11 "triangle" HELLO BUFFY

5x12 "checkpoint" BE FUNNY IF THEY DID

5x13 "blood ties" buffy said ummmmm would you mind if i just..... confided in you and treated you as a coparent and confidant would you just

5x14 "crush" what else does buffy say about me you sleep during the day is this a date all that's left is you and a dead shell . moment where they look @ drusilla together in the cave. i think Thoughts About It

5x15 "i was made to love you" . hot tight little body pink lighting tongue out

5x17 "forever" . this counts. SHE WAS DECENT. spike loves his mother in law

5x18 "intervention". ON THE MOUTH

5x19 "tough love" me a few months ago voice . so wyd. scenario.

5x20 "spiral" SWORD CATCH. romance high romance.

5x21 "the weight of the world" little shake shake .

5x22 "the gift" oh. ohhhhh, i tried to pick a moment and then i had to lie down

6x01 "bargaining, part i" SHE'LL NEVER BE EXACTLY

6x02 "bargaining, part ii" this also counts.

6x03 "after life" MARRIAGE. they get married here. spuffy marriage plot.

6x04 "flooded" WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT FINANCES

6x05 "life serial" . date :)

6x06 "all the way" buffy shows up to ask him on a date :)

6x07 "once more with feeling" UMMMMMM

6x08 "tabula rasa" aYOU WERE THE ONE I LOOOVED . stay away from randy

6x09 "smashed" oh idk i dont think they interact in this one :)

6x10 "wrecked" stay im stuck here sun's out

6x11 "gone" . buffy's a great mum :)

6x12 "doublemeat palace" . i can get money

6x13 "dead things" IF YOU WANT I COULD--

6x14 "older and far away" when she escorts him out of the room :)) he's her date :)

6x15 "as you were" tell me you LOVE ME TELL ME YOU WANT ME. you know what i am youve always known

6x16 "hells bells". this dress is radioactive.

6x17 "normal again" PUT SOME ICE ON THE BACK OF HER NECK. SHE LIKES THAT

6x18 "entropy" . didnt take long did it.

6x19 "seeing red" . in all seriousness we've said everything that needs to be said here elsewhere and i think this episode should never have been made as it was. that said looking at its place in the season n its function in the larger soul arc , i think the conversation leading up to That Scene and also the 'things change if you make em' bit have a lot of Content that is worth chewing over

6x20 "villains" clem crypt moment

6x22 "grave" MAKE ME WHAT I WAS SO BUFFY CAN GET WHAT SHE DESERVES

7x01 "lessons" . face touch.

7x02 "beneath you" WHY DOES A MAN DO WHAT HE MUSNT FOR HER TO BE HERS

7x03 "same time same place". .... you went away youve been gone since....

7x04 "help" STAY HERE AND HELP ME BE QUIET. I THINK IT'S WORSE WHEN IM HERE.

7x05 "selfless" basement scene i will weep

7x06 "him" BAZOOKA WRESTLING

7x07 "conversations with dead people" 'he did love me. i didnt wanna be loved.' UM

7x08 "sleeper" 'i know' UM.

7x09 "never leave me" . I BELIEVE IN YOU SPIKE

7x10 "bring on the night" ummm i just think it's not a COINCIDENCE that when buffy is at her lowest and most ragged and desperate it's when her shadowself confidante boytoy is kidnapped n underground .

7x11 "showtime" . the eye contact . dont talk to me.

7x12 "potential" MOM AND DAD SAID IT'S TIME FOR SLAYER SCHOOL

7x13 "the killer in me" I KNEW IT. GOVERNMENT CONSPIRACY.

7x14 "first date" hallway.

7x15 "get it done" . i want the spike that's dangerou.s the spike that tried to kill me when we met.

7x16 "storyteller". when they come into the room together :) "someone has to agree with me. Spike????"

7x17 "lies my parents told me" that's her SPOUSE.

7x18 "dirty girls" . jealous buffy said this is My Vampire.

7x19 "empty places" they said ummmm if u separate me from my lover i will riot.

7x20 "touched" . IVE SEEN YOUR KINDNESS AND YOUR STRENGHT IVE SEEN THE BEST AND THE WORST OF YOU.

7x21 "end of days" . I JUST TOLD YOU IT DID.

7x22 "chosen" hey fellas what if you spent what you assumed to be your last three nights on earth with your soulmate . wht if 'i love you'. what if total shadow self reconcilation. what if fire hands. ummm. FELLAS.

anon i hope youre happy now that youve killed me <3

#if there's one thing im gonna do it's take an ask prompt too thoroughly #ask #truly my ask box. what a Place . we're unhinged today gorlies #also note -- the buffy saying spike's name video on yt includes the seeing red scene #just a heads up!

[eric-the-bmo]

Blood and Silicon Ep 4 recap: Cinnamon Apples & Files

[except it’s copy/pasted from me rambling to my friend about the game/ slightly edited to avoid Character Spoilers]

Ok ok so the coterie all gets in the car after the Torpor Quest (i forget if i told u that?? We needed info on harrison and the gangs, and the guy who could give us the information told us to torpor some vamps for him). While Blake refuels his car (and laments over gas prices), Leo asks Pauline if the Cobweb can show people visions (it can), and tells her about his Black Sun vision. She doesn't know what the crown symbol represents, but the mask and mirror are nosferatu and malks respectively. Blake returns. Leo is still on edge around him and kinda refuses to talk to him, but accepts the cinnamon-apple gum he offers. We head back to Victor's place, the guy who has the info, and tell him we did the job. Victor asks if there was anything of importance the vamps had, and Pauline slides him the photo we grabbed (a masked figure standing in front of a bank), and Victor like. Panics. He asks who had it (the nosferatu vamp did) and if we've all seen it, and he's typing away at his computer. He grabs the photo, puts it in an envelope, and as he's writing a note on a post-it he asks Pauline for her clan. She tells him: Malkavian. He asks if she can make people forget things, and tells her to erase his memory of the past few minutes, dont ask why. She does. Leo is on edge now. Victor blinks, looks at the note he wrote for himself, and tells us to stay here as he grabs the envelope with the photo inside and leaves. Leo asks Pauline if she's done that to either of them before. She says she values their autonomy, and Blake asks if Leo got anything from the photo; Leo says he got the name of the bank in the background- Flagstar Bank.

Victor returns and tells us to not to look into the photo, since hey theres a reason those two were meant to be torpored. He hands us the documents about Harrison and the gangs. Before we leave, Leo asks Victor if he can investigate a man named Jeremiah, providing him with what little information he has in order to help him get info. Blake and Pauline overhear this; Blake casts a glance at Leo with some kind of expression (empathy? Sadness??), but denies he did so when Leo asks what it was about. Coupled with his worries about the Dominate, and what happened with Blake earlier in the night, Leo's a bit frustrated that Blake is denying this. The coterie heads out. We then roleplay the entire sequence of driving up to Wendy's and ordering food. So then we head to the Asylum, where Pauline gives her ghoul Sebastian the food he wanted [Wendy's Quest is now complete!], and we introduce ourselves to him. He's a bit creeped out by how cold our hands are. We head to Pauline's office to look over the documents. Harrison's is first. Despite being a Malkavian around 190 years old, not much is known about him before he arrived in san jose in 2000; The first indication of his presence was a letter he wrote to someone named Van.

Harrison introduced himself to important city figures while managing to reveal little about himself, which is impressive. He only claimed a spot called the Haberdasher as his turf until 2008, which was when the Fall of Vienna happened, as well as a Sabbat incursion upon San Jose- he established a base of power due to being incredibly useful in fighting back against the Sabbat with his uncanny predictions of their movements and his counter-attacks. Due to the Sabbat attacks taking out many Tremere and other kindred, Harrison was able to take over the abandoned territory for himself; he wasnt challenged on this due to his age and skill. The Hecata Clan have refused his offer on an alliance. Harrison has recently gifted some territory to some NeoNates: Jose, Blaine, and Perseus (we do not know these characters). Harrison also knows some level of Blood Sorcery. Possibly taught by a Tremere named Asha? Before arriving in San Jose it was confirmed he sired at least 1 person, Macy Andrews, and theres no evidence she's ever entered the city. In 2010 he sired Tony Pollocks, who is claimed to have met his final death outside San Jose in 2018. When reading this document, Leo zoned out– he receives a vision that I’m unable to elaborate on due to spoilers.

As for the gangs, a member named Higinio offered this information to Victor: The reason the Ashen Roses and Diablos Descendants split is reported as being stupid, over resource management and such, and the informant thinks they should get back together. (Van, who's mentioned here as well, thinks there's more to why they split.) The Ashen Roses have been making a lot of money dealing with an interesting strain of weed; the effects arent that special, but it explains the uptick in criminal activity. While the Roses are stepping up their drug game, the Diablos are taking a step back, which is odd, since Vic was expecting them to ramp it up a bit. Victor tried to learn more about their goals, but was met with anarch babble from the informant about overthrowing elders- he notes they seem young, and wonders if any of the gang members were sired during the Sabbat Incursion. The gang's more immediate goals are strengthening their current territory, and theyre decently armed. Rae (the leader of Diablo) has a bar frequently visited by various ghouls and kindred at regular hours; Victor notes theyre not good at hiding, and says the Diablos owe the Nosferatu a boon, since the Nos covered them from some vampire hunters earlier.

Pauline asks about the Sabbat; Blake says they're idiots and has had some run-ins with them before, and theyre not really his kind of scene. Pauline and Blake discuss Harrison's blood sorcery for a moment, and suggest the Hecata might be good allies if we go against Harrison, i think? (I myself was still preoccupied figuring out the vision Leo received) Blake notices Leo's zoned out, and asks if he needs blood. Pauline sends someone over for him to drink from but Leo is like?? Kind of uncomfortable feeding from someone awake, it's this whole thing. Blake pretty much goes "hm well if you're not gonna have any can i feed instead" At this point the game stops, because I got confused over the contents of the documents and needed them explained to me, and also we were running out of time lol

[Leo has a lot to think about.]

#blood and silicon #eric finally speaks #vtm #vtm oc #vtm ocs #vampire the masquerade #BLAKE WHATS YOUR LORREEEEEEE #WHY DID U LOOK AT HIM LIKE THATTTT

[isabelguerra]

i’m making a new post 4 this bc i ended up thinking way harder than i thought i would which resulted in writing a small essay on fucking johnny jhonny. so i’m going to put this the tag and make everyone look at it. bc hes a cool character. heres the og post ok enjoy ily

@spoopyspoony i mean yea if we were dealing with ch1 johnny maybe. but we’re not, so i’m operating on 1 very important key factor here: we’ve ALREADY SEEN johnny not telling things to his friends!

this starts during hitball, the games’ ending is our as catalyst. we see that the words and actions of both hijack and max- hijacks bully/‘good violence’ monologue, max getting his arm broken to save a guy whos only been a jerk to him- begin sowing self doubt in johnny’s view of himself and his archetype role as School Bully. we even see this in action during the rope scene, ollie asks if somethings bothering him and johnny brushes it off in favor of deflecting. when ollie is mistakenly believed to say they wont use violence to get information out of ed, johnny jumps at it. we SEE ollie and rj give each other side eyes at his weird behavior. they dont pry, which is nice of them. but it also means he’s not talking to them, or anyone, about whats bothering him until we get to the ed scenes. there’s a lot going on in the ed scenes that i’m not gonna go into because it gives me a headache but my point is that johnny told a TOTAL STRANGER abt his teenage dodgeball-induced ego death crisis before he told rj, who is Right There.

‘yeah but johnnys fine by the end’ johnnys fine by the end bc he goes back to being cool w/ hurting ppl if it means his friends would still like him and everything stayed the same. u really think tht if it ended w him actually giving more entertainment to the idea ‘should i stop being a bully?’ instead of bouncing back immediately, if he was still made to question his friends’ love for him if he changed, he’d have the same happy outcome? miss me w that 

so ultimately it’s not that johnny doesn’t trust his friends enough to tell them this secret/problem, but that their good graces and friendship mean SO much to him that we see him start to not tell them things if he believes it would jeopardize that friendship.

‘ok but thats why johnny wouldn’t tell his friends about THAT. its still doesnt answer why he wouldn’t tell them about THIS’ good point! here’s what we know: johnny LOVES his friends. johnny would do anything for his friends. including putting himself in harms way and keeping things from them if he’s worried it’ll negatively impact the existence of their friendship. so i’ll counter: ‘johnny has no reason to tell his friends about this shit’? no dude johnny has EVERY reason not to tell his friends this shit! his friends ARE the reason! johnny’s so ride or die that he’ll die if it means his friends can still ride.

forge’s little soliloquy on ch5pg97 hints at a perspective of spectral existence that’s much more grim than the ‘cool superpowered kids fight ghosts’ premise we’re led into the comic with. soooooo if this new change in his life were to. say. put himself or his loved ones in danger. actual, non-teenage, ‘my-last-medium-met-her-end-as-a-result-of-this-world,-and-there-is-nothing-that-can-ensure-you-will-not-meet-the-same-fate’ danger. or! not even put them in danger! just simply lead him to believe that them just KNOWING that danger exists for him, and there’s next to nothing they can do about it? to have the friends he cares so much about constantly worried about him? if they knew, a whole lot would change. to johnny, i think that guilt would be pretty tough to deal with

well. they cant worry if they don’t know, yeah?

#i dont always LIKE zacks writing but im still gonna look at it seriously and respect them as a writer. begrudgingly. #paranatural #johnny jhonny #character analysis #my writing #i had to retype this because my phone glitched and deleted two paragraphs and wouldnt let me undo the delete and i am so mad. #this isnt meant 2 be a shutdown btw i just LOVE character studies and really digging in to what makes them tick #taking them apart and putting them back together like a watch. #so if uve got a counterpoint or smth i missed genuinely id LOOOOVE 2 hear it this stuffs so much fun 4 me #im a literature studies minor. i study the literature. leeterachoore #anyway all this to say 'yes isabel and johnny ARE more similar than we give them credit for yes they WOULD be a good duo and yes i DO ne #ed them to talk. will it happen. no! but i can sit here and have fun with my little notes documents. wish fulfillment #ngl i really thought about Not typing all this. and instead writing 'my au my rules rule 1 i do what i want' #i did not end up doing that. evidently. #johnny disease

[warmcoals]

doedipus did a giovanna season 3 wishlist and she's a lot fighting game smarter than me but im gonna do one for ramlethal still:

fix 2d: 2k 2d needs to always combo. this is non negotiable. that is all.

command high (6k): it's ok if it's slow, it doesnt need to do almost any damage. but ramlethal doesnt even have a single special that hits high. she doesnt have gap closers to play a pure zoning game, and thats fine, everyone likes to run up and scratch anyhow. but her current pressure loops are literally Solved. even w the tightest most optimal strings and combos and rekka cancels, there is literally no opportunity to mix up an enemy, which makes her unviable as a strike throw as well. existing as a hybrid is one thing, but making ram players rely on pure next level galaxy brain RPS for every second of every round is not in line w the gameplan of any other viable character. give her a high to crack them open. and let it combo too! alternatively,

command grab: the easy way out. was just talking abt this and it fixes the same issue as last one, esp if it bounces. simple as. but for me it rly does not fit in with rams focus on amazing frame data and superior reads leading to big rewards. so,

pure movement special: how many times have u dauro'd or sildo'd just to close the gap and, naturally, got smacked? how many times have u sat at a distance grinding yr teeth losing neutral bc u wanna move but dont wanna get smacked? give ram a special dash, or some sort of aerial movement thing that leaves her able to act. a fakeout version of either dauro or sildo would fit naturally into her gameplan of "player choices win neutral not moves," allowing her to close gap and do nothing, close gap and dash over, close gap and back up to re-gap, etc. her dash speed is amazing, definitely, but dashblock just isnt enough in this game when blocking at all can put you into an infinite fear loop. make it throwable on read for all i care, but i dont think this is a big ask; im not even asking for a low profile gap closer/counter hitter like every other character in the game has! just let her get close, quickly, safely!

delay setups with swords: theyre giving everyone new specials, and ram already has a resource right there: two swords. currently they have exactly one use, mid projectile pressure, and theyre good at it. but this becomes unusable except as confirm in high level play, esp in corner pressure (the good players know to block low and when to press a button). i dont have an exact proposal but my idea to expand their use would be something similar to her xrd sword setups: a delayed disjoint mine, one in the air one on the ground. using the move expends the sword in the same way as shoot, but instead of applying brief unworrying projectile pressure it locks an opponent into their position, further opening rams approach and increasing mental stack. all part of her current gameplan but more. we're smart enough to figure out setups i promise daisuke.

improve js startup by like 2: if u get the read on yr opponent doing dumb jump in u should always win. i shouldnt be trading with like baiken jp or whatever the fuck. im the zoner, and this is my only real zoning move. im not asking for a ground to air, or a dp, or a diff followup, anything. and this wont be any different towards moves it already beats. just let my js hit. please.

#i dont ask for a lot...!!!! #a little unhinged mb but i dont think any of these are too op or out of line w her design #ram #guilty gear #fighting games