#we found all the confirmed irl locations

[savethegrishaverse]

Save the Grishaverse Campaign Overview

Hello! By now you have probably seen our posts floating around - but what exactly is going on? What's the 'Save Shadow and Bone' campaign, and how can I help?

Well ask no more - here is the master post to answer those questions!

Firstly, let's talk about the what. If you didn't know, the Netflix original Shadow and Bone was announced to have been cancelled after two seasons, followed by another announcement that the proposed Six of Crows Spinoff would be scrapped as well. The thing is, Netflix had paid for the scripts to be drafted for the SoC Spinoff already! What's more, it seems mighty suspicious that the showrunner Eric Heisserer was a big part of the recent WGA Strike coordination for Netflix, and all the writers were very vocal about their support of the WGA strike, and only after the strike was over did Netflix announce the cancellation of the Grishaverse related show and spinoff.

Now to be clear, we are not saying that there is any sort of big conspiracy afoot, but boy does it feel like it. The Grishaverse has a huge fan-base, the cast was extremely passionate about continuing their work, and yet the show was cancelled without warning. Allegedly, some of the actors found out through Leigh Bardugo's announcement post - and not from Netflix directly! So, fans got together and decided that no, actually, we weren't going to stand for that.

Thus, the Save Shadow and Bone' campaign was born. But what are we doing exactly? Well, let's discuss!

Firstly, we've been organizing Twitter parties to keep the discussion of the Grishaverse trending! Already we've been trending a majority of the days we've been at it, and this is only the tip of the iceberg. We have so many more fun days planned, so keep an eye out!

We also have a petition! As of writing this, it's exceeded 170,000 signatures and we've been told by the Change.org devs that if it hits 200,000 it will be featured on the home page of the website! It's been growing incredibly fast - keep spreading it around!

We've also been organizing Watch Parties to keep the show trending on Netflix's end, as this is what we've confirmed they'll be paying attention to. These 'watch parties' are encouraged to be fun events, whether they become irl parties for friends or online liveblogging/livetweeting events. The goal of this is to keep the show relevant to Netflix's audiences!

But that's not all - We have a billboard campaign running on kickstarter to put up physical tangible proof that we want our show back - and one of the proposed locations would be right in Netflix's hometown! However the Grishaverse has fans from all over the world, and if you're curious about the billboard campaign and if it will reach your area consider joining our discord for more information.

We also have a letters to Netflix campaign running with hundreds of letters already prepared to mail directly to Netflix's offices! We even have a tutorial on origami crows provided so we can flood the offices with paper crows! Again, for more information on how to get involved and where exactly to address these letters to, consider joining our discord for concise information.

We've been reaching out to news outlets and have made contacts with several magazines already, and the world is watching. This is not just about our favorite show being canceled anymore - the way intellectual properties have been treated by these mega corporations has gotten wildly out of hand, and we want to show that audiences are tired of this cutthroat attitude to media onscreen.

Here is the link to our linktree for all of our social medias, the discord we have that is open to join, and access to our fanmade newscast Brekkin' News for updates on what's going on!

#grishaverse #shadow and bone #six of crows #netflix #netflix shadow and bone #soc and ck #sab #kazzle dazzle #six of crows fandom #soc #support the wga #wga strike #wga strong #wga solidarity #i stand with the wga #writers strike #grishaverse news #the grisha trilogy #the grisha series #leigh bardugo #no mourners no funerals #saveshadowandbone #save shadow and bone #sixofcrowsspinoff #six of crows spinoff #fanmade project #fandom #freddy carter #amita suman #kit young

[doubleddenden]

After some research on the official website, it seems both DLCs take place in Kitakami. (Edit from the far future: no it does not. Pt 1 is Kitakami, pt 2 is apparently near Unova according to what Briar said. This post is from earlier this year, this edit a couple days after pt 1 dropped)

Which btw, apparently Kitakami is a real place in Japan in the Iwate prefecture, known for rivers, mountains, and cherry blossoms. I wonder if this is another Kanto situation? Irl it's located a little below Hokaido where Sinnoh/Hisui is in the games, but that doesn't necessarily mean we're going to be in this exact location. But if this I'd the case, this is the first time a mainline game has returned to Japan since Sinnoh/Hisui.

Anyways apparently we'll be going as exchange students to the newly founded Blueberry Academy, which focuses heavily on battles.

We meet 2 characters during the summer festival that takes place in pt 1 and go to BBA

Carmine and Kierran. They're brother and sister, and Carmine is the overprotective big sis type and Kieran is the shy type, if I understand correctly.

From my understanding, it seems that we can go to Kitakami as soon as we begin the treasure hunt (the website measures about 3 hours) but you can't start part 2 of the DLC til you beat the main story and Teal Mask's story.

Also, both Teal Mask and Indigo Disk seem to be linked story wise

I'm actually pretty excited and curious over all of this info. I'm so curious how a real life Japanese region connects at all to Area Zero.

Something else I'm curious about is, since this is literally a new region, are there new starters?

Also also, avoid if you want surprises, BUT the official website confirms 230 returning pokemon.

Aaaaand like last time, GF basically revealed what they were in the data trails from today's update.

The full list is out there if you're curious. I'm gonna refrain from looking it up until closer to release.

#teal mask and indigo disk #pokemon

[encyclopika]

Animal Crossing Fish - Explained #194

Brought to you by a marine biologist and one of the weirder ones we’ve done...

CLICK HERE FOR THE AC FISH EXPLAINED MASTERPOST!

I’ve said this once and you will hear it again - fish show an incredible range of diversity. They are masters of the underwater world, because no matter what the challenge, they step up with some crazy adaptations. Sometimes, those adaptations are so bizarre that scientists still argue about what it’s actually for, how that trait benefits the organism, or, if maybe all of that breaks down because one of the sexes loves the trait no matter how detrimental to the other’s health it could be. So, today we will cover the Japanese Halfbeak, a truly strange fish that, yeah, really looks like that!

Gosh, the AC Pocket Camp sprite doesn’t even do it justice, as you’ll see in a bit. This fish is available in ACPC during the Spring, which goes along with its seasonality irl. They, like many fish in the AC series, are caught for food in Japan, for which they are called Sayori. Sayori is best caught between Winter and Summer, particularly after they spawn in April to June (which is also a great fishery management strategy, making sure the fish make more fish before being food for people ;D ).

The Japanese Halfbeak is named to species - (Hyporhamphus sajori). They are a pelagic (lives in the water column) fish that occurs in coastal areas near China and Japan. They belong in the Order Beloniformes, which, if that sounds familiar to you and it should, is the same order that includes flying fish, as well as needlefish, and sauries. All of these fish are low-on-the-food-chain important, being food for not just people, but for the bigger, more charismatic fish that we love or love to eat, like sharks and tunas. Halfbeaks themselves have a weird taxonomy. There isn’t a full consensus about where they “go” within Beloniformes, but as it stands right now, they are in the family Hemiramphidae. 

 Anyway, halfbeaks in general are really strange. Right off the bat, you’re gonna notice that their bottom jaw in elongated - in some species it can be ten times the length of the upper jaw. But it’s not really their jaw, it’s basically their chin that protrudes like that - the lower part of their actual mouth matches the upper half. Still, what the hell, nature? 

This is a great picture showing what I mean!

So, yeah, why??? Well, scientists aren’t 100% sure yet. At first, you may be inclined to think it has something to do with feeding - after all, it’s attached to the mouth and kind of looks like the bill of a billfish, but, like, upside-down. And that’s kind of close. Though the halfbeak doesn’t use this long chin as a weapon, it may just use it to find food when visibility is low. Studies conducted on the halfbeak of the halfbeak show that it is pockmarked with pores that feed into the lateral line system of the fish. For review, the lateral line is a sense of touch in fish in which they can feel vibrations in the water. A study found that a nocturnal species of halfbeak was able to locate its large and alive zooplankton dinner in total darkness using that weird chin. That tracks. After all, being nocturnal probably helps this little fish not become dinner itself to diurnal predators like seabirds. As always, though, more science needs to be done to confirm this.

And there you have it. Fascinating stuff, no?

#japanese halfbeak #halfbeak #fish #animal crossing pocket camp #animal crossing #marine biology #science in video games #animal crossing fish explained

[moonaggdc]

Geoguessr Daily Challenge 30/06/2023

Hello. It has been some days since the last post. No, I didn't abandon this. It's just that irl stuff has prevented me from playing and posting here the last two days. But now I'm back.

As always, please remember to not continue reading the post if you want to avoid spoilers for the daily challenge. Thanks.

Round 1

Chile - 107 m - 5000 pts.

Link to location

This looks like Chile, due to the electric poles and street signs. Also looks like shit so this is probably Santiago, the capital. A bus stop confirms it; these bus stops are unique to Santiago. After looking around a bit I realize… I have actually been here in the past. This was in the Quilicura commune, if I remember correctly. I found the street names that were written on the bus stop. I tried to get the exact point in the map where we spawned; I was a bit off but, at least it was still enough for 5k.

Round 2

Hungary - 2.4 km - 4992 pts.

Link to location

The language seems Hungarian. I think this is probably the capital, Budapest, at first, but after looking around I found a sign with various highway numbers. Trying to locate them, I first look for E573. I find it and follow it on the map, and it leads me to the city of Debrecen, where I find the rest of the highway numbers. I sadly cannot pinpoint due to not being able to find any street names. I tried to guess somewhere based on the orientation of the road, but failed.

Round 3

Peru - 559 km - 3436 pts.

Link to location

There is a car plate visible right at the start, it says Peru, so we're in Peru. After a bit of looking around I found some buses with various names written on them. I didn't recognize any of them however. Time is running out and I am not finding any more clues. At first I was going to guess in Lima, just as an "idk" guess, but then I decided to move my guess to Cajamarca for some reason. I did it mainly because it felt unfitting for it to be Lima, even though Cajamarca is even more unfitting. Funniest thing is, a sign right at the start said "Municipalidad de Lima", so I should've realized immediately where we were.

Round 4

Spain - 734 m - 4998 pts.

Link to location

This feels Spanish on vibes alone. I find a bus stop sign with references to Gran Canaria and Maspalomas. I go to the Canary Islands and find Maspalomas pretty quickly. Now I try to find all of the landmarks around me on the map, and also the places on a sign nearby. Sadly I am not able to find the exact spot.

Round 5

South Korea - 1 km - 4997 pts.

Link to location

Immediately know it's Korea due to the text in Hangeul. I know how to read Hangeul, but it usually doesn't help much. I go into a big road and try to find street signs with place names. I found one, with some road numbers. At first I try to find the place names on the map, then tried to look for the road numbers instead. Noticed that numbers in the south of the country were pretty close to the ones that I'm looking for, but not high enough. I decide to look in Jeju Island, and find them in Jeju City. I don't have much time to pinpoint, so I just guess somewhere close. I'm glad that wasn't a disaster.

Final score

23423 pts.

Besides that bad Peru round, pretty good game. I am specially proud of the Chile round for being able to recognize the place. I know it's a bit unfair, but tbh a lot of the time I feel bad for not being able to recognize places in the US or Canada that other players recognize instantly. Please let me have this.

That is all for today, see you tomorrow.

#geoguessr #daily challenge

[lingocurio]

Look at this gorgeous weather in Ponta Delgada! So it looks like my alternate self will be enjoying a beautiful day of sight-seeing tomorrow after all!

So far I haven't gotten rained out of any of the tours I booked. The next one coming up is the Vila Franca Islet tour on Monday, April 10. It's forecast to be another gorgeous day.

Now, I forgot that it's Easter weekend. Must keep in mind that many businesses will likely be closed on Sunday and Monday (and were probably closed on Good Friday). The tours appeared to be operating as usual, but perhaps the online schedule doesn't show holiday closures. If I were travelling irl I'd want to call to confirm that the schedule is accurate.

If the tour were not actually operating on Monday because of Easter, the online schedule is still showing availability on the Tuesday as well. And it's another gorgeous-weather day. (I'm really getting good luck with the weather on this leg of the trip!) So I would be able to join the Vila Franca islet tour on either the Monday or the Tuesday.

Given that it's a pretty Catholic area here, I wonder how they celebrate? It might be interesting to attend mass at some point over the weekend. If I reschedule the tour to the Tuesday then maybe I could attend mass on Easter Monday.

Woo, so look at this:

We have the Procession of Senhor da Pedra: a procession that takes place on Easter Monday on the island of São Miguel. In it, people gather and walk to a chapel located on top of a hill, where they venerate the image of “Senhor da Pedra”. In addition, it is customary the “Cantar dos Reis” (Singing of the Kings): a tradition that takes place at Christmas, but that in some islands also takes place at Easter. In this tradition, groups of people visit the neighbors' houses and sing traditional and religious songs. In exchange, the residents offer food and drinks. (Source: living tours.com)

I also found this blog post that describes Easter on São Miguel from a foreigner's eyes: Azori Eden. There are photos and descriptions of the traditional Easter breads, as well as the floral carpets spread onto the roads for the procession. Have a look!

The blog post mentions that a lot of businesses are actually open over the Easter weekend and that Easter Monday is not an official holiday. Good to know!

So here's my updated itinerary for the next few days:

Sun Apr 9

Sight-seeing in Ponta Delgada

Mon Apr 10

Easter procession

Tue Apr 11

Vila Franca Islet tour

#azores #portugal #budget travel #trip planning #itinerary #easter #easter traditions #sao miguel #ponta delgada

[autistic-lalli]

hey guys guess where I am

#the rainbow in the road #im dying #im deceased #also because I’ve slept 8 hours in the last two days #it took two of us to get the right angle for this one #I’ve got more of these coming #we found all the confirmed irl locations #my shit #ssss irl #stand still stay silent #sssscomic #emilalli

[ckret2]

Alright let’s talk GVK spoilers!!!

My reactions as best I can remember them!

- love how Kong is humanized from the very first scene, like every time he shows up he’s humanized so much more than other titans are. If that was at the expense of other titans being made likable I wouldn’t enjoy it so much, but like, Godzilla is made pretty lovable over the course of Monsterverse, Mothra is too, and all the titans featured for long are given recognizable emotions that let us see them as more intelligent and feeling than “just” animals; so all of them are made understandable/likable/sympathetic. But of them all, Kong is the only one really humanized. Which makes sense, because like, big monkey! Basically our distant cousin!

- And they kept playing, like, normal songs for him, which cracked me up.

- I really appreciated how you could SEE the titans in this movie. After all the weather effects to hide the titans in KOTM, there was such a clear difference in this one from the very start. Kong in the daylight! Godzilla makes his first attack at night, and even then you can see him much more clearly than you can for most of KOTM! Nice!

- after the Iwi were portrayed as silent stoic witnesses in Skull Island, I really appreciated that they took an Iwi character, made her a main character, and gave her dialogue and a real role to play in the story while also keeping her deaf/mute. I think that was a good way to improve on the way that the Iwi got got sidelined in the last movie while still maintaining the worldbuilding!

- I didn’t appreciate so much that, y’know, they murdered the rest of her people off-screen in order to do it. Couldn’t they have gone “her parents died so she got adopted by a Monarch agent that was close to her family, but like, the rest of her tribe is fine”? Or at the very least “their island got fucked up so they had to be evacuated but like they’re settling in somewhere else”? “They’re living under this island dome with Kong and they know what’s up and Monarch’s keeping them in the loop and they decided they’re chill with their new dome home, but this one girl likes to go on adventures with Monarch”? Something? Did we have to kill them all off? Y’all make up an entire fictional indigenous culture and then murder them off-screen when you don’t need them? Just let them live.

- a few minutes in I was like “hold on, we’ve got two characters that speak sign language, we’ve got a giant gorilla, gorillas learn sign language, is there any reason they can’t teach Kong?” and then later I was like “OOOOOH!!” Humans and titans learning how to communicate with each other has been one of my favorite themes to explore in Monsterverse fanfic so I was absolutely tickled to see it getting explored in canon, too.

- That said I think it’s hilarious that the girl managed to teach Kong to sign without, like... anybody seeing. Kong’s hands are above the tree line and there are cameras everywhere, how did NOBODY with Monarch see him signing.

- Bernie’s weaponized being an annoying coworker to such a degree it can only be called an art, and I really appreciated it.

- Godzilla’s extra chonky in this movie and I dig it. Roomie noted he was extra crocodilian and I dig that too.

- “There’s been no confirmed titan sightings in three years” I don’t buy that for a minute. They’re BIG. Rodan NESTS IN VOLCANOES. They found a MOTHRA EGG. Humans have A SCARILY WELL-FUNDED ORGANIZATION DEDICATED SOLELY TO FOLLOWING TITANS AROUND. Like, most of the lore in GVK that I don’t personally like, I can be like “eh... I can tweak it just a little bit with headcanons to make it work for me...” but NO confirmed titan sightings? You expect me to believe ALL of them moved underground when we’d previously seen them all prefer to live above ground? You expect me to believe that now that they’re all AWAKE, they learned how to HIDE?? Uh-uh. And at the end of KOTM there was stuff in the credits about using titan droppings as biofuel, obviously they’re still walking around up top! Can’t take that from me. Nope.

- Who the FUCK is Ren Serizawa and how is he related to Ishiro Serizawa? IS he related? Maybe they just dropped the surname as another “yeah this is a Godzilla movie for Godzilla fans” easter egg but I have a hard time believing that he can’t be somehow related to the other character with the Very Important Last Name who was so important in the last two Godzilla movies. If he is related I’m sure it’s been explained in a tie-in comic or the novelization or something, I’ll look it up later.

- I had to look up how much weight huge battleships can carry while writing a KOTM fic where Ghidorah hitches a ride on one, and y’all, I had to pull weird gravity-negating magic to get him to ride on that boat. Godzilla and Kong woulda sunk that boat like a rock. All I could think during that scene is “this wouldn’t work and I know that because I DID THE RESEARCH and I wasn’t even getting PAID.” I’ll choose to believe that Monarch gets special heavy duty ships designed to carry titans but nobody mentioned it because it wasn’t relevant to Kong’s journey.

- The bit where they could see where Godzilla was swimming because he’d got half a ship hooked to him that was bobbing around on the surface, didn’t Jaws do something like that with a buoy? It’s been ages since I’ve seen Jaws. Anyway good reference.

- Insert “they’re gonna need a bigger boat” joke

- I LOVED the part where they shut down all the ships to get Godzilla to leave. Both because, one, it’s a spectacular callback to KOTM’s “turn off all the guns so he knows we’re not a threat” that makes it seem like now that’s just what Monarch knows what to do to get G to chill out, and two... we know that Godzilla backs off either when he’s killed his enemy or when his enemy has yielded to him. At the end of KOTM—and the end of GVK—the act of yielding is presented as very ceremonial and uniform across species: everyone lowers anything they’ve got that could be dangerous (claws, fangs, beaks, axes) and bows to show Godzilla they’re not gonna fight. Battleships, obviously, can’t bow, but even without being inducted into whatever secret titan cultural intricacies might be going on, humans have figured out their own way to “bow” to Godzilla: cut all the power, so their ships can’t move and can’t use weapons. I know the movie presented it as “playing dead,” but c’mon, if Godzilla could hear MechaG power up from halfway around the planet then he could hear that Kong’s heart was still beating, and he’s been around enough boats to know humans can turn them off and on when they want. The humans bowed to Godzilla. He accepted that they yielded and left.

- Mark Russell looked like such a dad in this movie, like he’s retired 100% from being a rugged action hero and now he’s just Pure Dad. I like him better when he’s a dad, it’s a good development for him. He got like 3 lines and I’m like “I appreciate this character development.”

- Despite all my qualms about how conspiracy theories and extremist groups are handled in Monsterverse (and WHICH conspiracy theories they decide to reference), I really love Madison and Bernie’s dynamic. The adult man who’s the excitable wide-eyed believer in every BS conspiracy you can possibly imagine; and then the serious, severe Teenage Girl On A Mission who’s hypercompetent because she was raised for five years by a friggin doomsday cult militia; and despite having wildly different personalities they’re just, in total agreement about everything. Handled just a BIT differently (like, leaving out the more gross IRL conspiracies) they would be a wildly fun comedic duo—especially with Josh the Only Sane Man coming along as the hapless sidekick. And they all play off of each other so well! Both in a comedic sense, and in more serious moments—when Bernie talked about his wife, there was a real moment of empathy between him and Madison with very little said. I’d watch an entire movie just about the three of them. I’d watch a TV show.

- On the one hand I wasn’t too much of a fan of KOTM’s “all titans... are inherently In Tune With Nature... nature has a Balance, because that’s a Real Thing and not an anthropocentric concept to describe how we like nature to act, and they automatically restore it... because they’re like, some kinda borderline divinities or something... we should probably be worshipping them...” thing; but, now that it was totally absent in GVK, I sorta miss it. Like I feel like there needs to be a balance, a few humans who are like “i lowkey worship these dudes?” and a few others who are like “they’re cool but like, that’s a lil extreme” and that neither side be presented as Right in how they regard titans’ relationship with nature.

- “All titans come from THE HOLLOW EARTH” nah I don’t buy that it’s silly. Basically, what I object to is the idea that all titans have some sort of intrinsic similarity (they all come from the same hitherto-unknown location; they all are part of the same pack that has the same alpha; they all are fueled/fed by the same energy source; etc) rather than letting them be SEPARATE species whose only unifying traits are “they’re all big enough to fuck everything up everywhere they go” and “they’re big enough that the typically-insurmountable barriers between different biomes (mountain ranges, valleys, long distances with terrible weather) aren’t insurmountable for them, so even if they’re specialized in different environments they still all have to deal with each other pretty often.” I’ll make some exceptions for convergent evolution (i.e., claiming multiple titans developed similar traits that are relatively easy to spontaneously evolve and a prerequisite for a creature to survive at such a large size). But I can’t buy “this big gorilla has more biologically in common with this big crocodile-iguana than he does with, say, gorillas,” or most of the other “all these titans have THIS IN COMMON” claims that Monsterverse makes, including “everyone’s from hollow earth.” So I’m tossing that out the window and substituting my own headcanons. Some might’ve evolved there but some evolved on the surface. Maybe a majority of them like ducking in and out of the hollow earth like some kind of titan shortcut system. Kong’s species, I can buy, IS native to hollow earth, considering that they built a whole-ass society down there with tools and architecture.

- I’m SO curious about the little underground Kong home, the Godzilla motif in the floor, and the axe that appeared to be made with a Godzilla scute. What’s the story there??? We know Godzilla’s species and Kong’s species are ancient rivals. Is it because Kong’s species hunted Godzilla’s to steal their scutes to make weapons, seeing them as a valuable resource the way, like, early humans considered woolly mammoths a valuable resource—thus making that Godzilla on the floor equivalent to cave art of mammoths made by people who hunted them—until the Godzillas got pissed and started fighting back en masse? Or were Godzillas and Kongs already enemies when Kongs decided to start making weapons out of their corpses? Did they use to be allies, fighting together, with Godzillas voluntarily offering shed scutes and/or bones of their deceased members to Kongs, and that place used to be a shared home until they started fighting?

- What about that power source, is it something that was already there that both Kongs and Godzillas started to deliberately harvest for technology/atomic breath? Or did Godzillas automatically channel that stuff and Kongs exploited/borrowed/traded with Godzillas to utilize it too? Or is the power from Godzillas who collaboratively poured a bunch of power into the place thus that Kongs were able to use it too? I doubt Godzilla’s species CREATED all that weird energy but the question remains of whether, like, they channel it FROM underground, or naturally produce the same thing in their own bodies, or what.

- Godzilla using his atomic breath to dig a hole STRAIGHT TO KONG just to KICK HIS ASS is hilarious. How lucky that Hong Kong just HAPPENS to be straight over Kong’s house! Were all the tunnels to the hollow earth made by pissed off Godzillas who wanted to kick monkey ass??

- I loved the aesthetic of the battle scene in Hong Kong, with the brightly colored neon building outlines, VERY cool look. The choreography of the battle scene was great too, especially

- we literally broke into applause when Kong shoved the axe handle in Godzilla’s mouth. Love it, perfect callback, that was the ONE thing from the original King Kong Vs Godzilla I was hoping to see referenced and there it was.

- You could really see a difference in how Kong and Godzilla fought—Kong doing a better job at using tools and the environment, Godzilla fighting more like a reptile. They seemed to emphasize Godzilla’s more animalistic behaviors in this movie to accomplish that contrast—he was down on all fours and moving like a crocodile more often, he was clawing at Kong’s chest—but even though it seemed a bit different of a combat technique it also didn’t seem out of place compared to how he fought in prior movies. And we’ve already seen that if Godzilla’s involved in a fight and one of the combatants knows how to use the environment, it’s typically not gonna be Godzilla. (See: Ghidorah using the reflection in a building’s windows to see what’s behind him, and recognizing a nearby power source and biting it to juice himself up.)

- So many of Godzilla’s enemies seem to have specialized in negating his atomic breath in order to combat him! The MUTOs directly suppress his ability to use it—and it makes sense that that’s an inborn ability they have, since they evolved to use Godzilla’s species as prey. Kong has a weapon that both acts as a shield to absorb the breath and turn it back against Godzilla’s species—they didn’t evolve to counter Godzilla, but they developed tools once a rivalry happened. Ghidorah’s the exception—which makes sense, since he came from space—but even at that we see him using tactics specifically to take into account Godzilla’s most powerful weapon (such as keeping one head on lookout for when he starts glowing so that they know when they need to dodge).

- LOVED the reveal that MechaG was based off of Ghidorah’s brain, it has vibes of both the Kiryu Saga and the way that Heisei MechaG is based off of Mecha-King Ghidorah. Not the most surprising plot twist, since we’d theorized that they might use San to make MechaG, but I wasn’t 100% sure they were gonna go with it until they finally did. Even when I was going “huh, the mecha pilot’s chamber looks weirdly organic” I didn’t make the connection to WHY until the reveal, lol.

- “Ghidorah’s necks are so long that the heads have to communicate with each other telepathically” that’s COMPLETELY WILD but I love it, it follows very well from their prior portrayal as telepathic empaths in Heisei, it lines up with their emphasis on electricity (because BRAINWAVES AND ELECTRICITY, hey ho movie monster pseudo science!), and it very much compliments my own private headcanon that they’ve got some psychic/mind control abilities.

- The movie ended with both “Godzilla won, technically” but also “since they teamed up as equals, the ending doesn’t FEEL like ‘Godzilla wins, Kong loses’ but rather ‘they both won against a common foe’” and since I’m on both Team Godzilla and Team They Should Be Friends, I’m happy with this outcome. Plus since the last time they fought, the Japanese movie company graciously let the American monster win, so it’s only polite that the American movie company graciously let the Japanese monster win.

- There were just a few too many humans in this movie. I was intrigued by Ren but we didn’t get much out of him, but like I guess somebody had to be in the pilot’s seat other than the Apex CEO. Didn’t care for the author of the hollow earth book, I feel like his role was superfluous. Didn’t need the Apex CEO’s daughter there at all, coulda done without her. How about this, combine all three roles. Instead of having a whole-ass author who knows about the hollow earth, just casually reference that Rick from KOTM wrote a book about it since he was the expert, and (since he wasn’t in this movie) say that he tragically died going to explore the hollow earth himself, and that way we’ve got the book with the “titans are from there” theory AND an excuse to share the “humans die when they go underground” info. Now, have Ren be working for Apex as a pilot for Mechagodzilla, but have him be MechaG’s pilot because he’s also a good pilot in general, and can fly those HEAV things. Have Apex send him to Monarch to be like “hey, you guys trust me right, since I’m Ishiro Serizawa’s relative? We at Apex have heard all about your failed hollow earth expedition, and due to Ishiro I’ve got some past ties to Monarch so I’ve got high clearance with y’all, so I could bring over this useful Apex tech that’d let you go underground and use what I know about hollow earth from my past time at Monarch to help guide things.” Once they’ve got the little chunk of energy stuff and go topside, he hustles it straight to Apex and straps into his seat to run MechaG. Bam, you’ve combined “person who knows enough about hollow earth to help the expedition,” “person who represents Apex’s interests and gets the energy,” and “person who pilots MechaG” into one character, in a way that takes three flat/underdeveloped characters and turns them into a single interesting character with a lot going on and some intriguing ties to the rest of the cast.

I think that’s everything?? Hoo.

#gvk #godzilla vs kong #gvk spoilers #godzilla vs kong spoilers #godzilla #meta

[eliselovely]

Canine Matchmaker

Words: 2819

Warnings: p in v sex, oral (f receiving), they don’t really know each other in this, stranger danger irl but this is fiction

New Years Eve night was usually a night spent with friends, getting drunk and eating way too much snack food while waiting for midnight. Not for you though, you were happy to make yourself dinner, pour yourself a glass of wine and cuddle up on the couch with your dog to watch movies. The first two steps of that plan had gone well, and you had just let Basil, your pitbull shelter dog outside. You wait a few minutes before checking on her, she usually finishes her business pretty quickly in the winter time, not wanting to stay out in the cold for too long. However, tonight she was taking longer than usual. Going over to your patio door, you look around your backyard but you don’t see her.

“Basil, come here girl!” you call for her, stepping outside. You take a moment to listen for the jingling of her collar but you don’t hear anything. “Basil come!” Again nothing.

There was a snowstorm that was just beginning, and you were starting to fear that she had gotten out of the yard. If that was the truth, then you’d be in for a stressful night. The temperature outside was hovering around freezing, which meant that the roads would be coated with slick ice and the holiday meant that it was unlikely that the city would send out many plows. If you were going to drive in search of Basil, it had to be soon. Triple checking the yard, just in case, you find the fence gate slightly ajar, the last piece of evidence you needed to be sure you were making the right decision to get in your car.

“Fuck,” you grumble, going back inside to get your purse and keys. Donning a pair of snow boots and a heavy coat you head out to your car.

As almost an afterthought, you text a few of your neighbors to see if they’d keep an eye out for her. Driving slowly, you start to circle the neighborhood, going block by block making sure to be careful around corners, the roads getting more and more slippery by the minute. Visibility was also rapidly decreasing as the heavy snow continued to fall. You had just started to panic when you got a call from an unknown number.

“Hello?” you answer, trying to keep your voice from shaking in panic.

“Hi,” comes a male voice, “I think I found your dog, this number was on her collar.”

“Yes! Oh my god, is she ok?” you ask.

“Yeah, yeah, she was shivering pretty badly, but I gave her some water and she’s settled on my couch under a blanket.” the man said.

“Oh thank god,” you breathe out. “Can you text me your address so I can come pick her up?”

“Definitely,” he confirms. “Drive safe, it’s getting pretty bad out there.”

“Thank you,” you say and hang up.

As soon as the man’s text comes through with his address, you punch it into google maps and you’re on your way. You pull up to your destination a few minutes later, a quiet stretch of townhomes just a few miles from your home. You sent him a quick ‘I’m here’ text and hurried up to the front door. The man who answers your knock had to be the most attractive man you had seen in real life, and in other circumstances, you would have flirted.

“Hi,” he greets. “Please, come in. Basil is in the living room, she’s pretty worn out.”

Kicking the snow off your boots, you step inside. As if she could sense your presence, Basil comes trotting into the entryway causing you to drop to your knees, giving your previously lost companion as much affection as you could. 

“Hi baby,” you say to her, turning your head away from her attempts to lick your face. “Hi, yes thank you, I missed you too. You worried me naughty girl.”

You hear the man chuckle lightly at your one sided conversation, you had almost forgotten he was there. 

“Thank you so much for taking care of her,” you say, standing up again to face him.

“Absolutely no problem. I’m Frankie by the way, Frankie Morales,” he says, offering a hand for you to shake.

You shake his hand and introduce yourself in return. The two of you make small talk for a short while, and when you do leave, you find the snow storm has picked up considerably, roughly an inch and a half of fresh, wet snow.

“Shit,” you breathe. “Driving is going to suck.”

“If you want,” Frankie starts, “if you want, you can wait it out here and see if it lets up a bit, the plows will be out soon and make driving a whole lot easier.”

“If you don’t mind, that would be great,” you say. “But I am going to send my location to some friends just in case you’re a psycho or something.”

Frankie chuckles again. “I’d expect nothing less. You want a drink or something?

The two of you end up in his living room, chatting easily and flirting over a few beers, Basil comfortably dozing between you. Your thoughts start to wander to what you would do if you had met Frankie at a bar, how you probably would have chatted him up, or maybe he would have beaten you to it. You don’t realize you’ve zoned out until you hear his voice, calling you back to the present.

“Hey, you still with me?” he asks.

“Yeah, sorry,” you say. “Just got lost in thought is all.”

“What’s going on in that beautiful head of yours?”

“Not to answer a question with a question, but can I say something sort of forward?”

“Shoot.”

“You can totally stop me if I’m overstepping, feel free to kick me out if yo-.”

“Hermosa, what is it?”

You take a second to pluck up the rest of your courage, flushing at the nickname he called you.

“If we had met at a bar, I would have invited you home with me,” you confess, flicking your eyes up to meet his heavy gaze.

“Oh yeah?” he encourages, obviously knowing exactly what he was doing. “What would we have done?”

“I would have had you fuck me until I couldn’t walk,” you say bluntly, leaving the pleasantries until you had your response. Frankie didn’t respond at first, just took a sip of his beer never breaking eye contact.

“And what about here?” he finally says. “What if I were to invite you upstairs so I could do just that?”

“Well then, I think I’d tell you to show me a damn good time,” you say.

Frankie slowly leans forward to set his beer on the coffee table, taking yours from your grasp and doing the same. He stood in front of you, offering his hand to help you up. His touch is gentle as he places a large hand on the side of your cheek, taking a small step closer as he presses his lips to yours. You had barely a moment to bask in the feel before the two of you were being startled apart by Basil letting out a particularly loud snort in her sleep.

“I think that’s her way of telling us to get a room,” you joke, giggling lightly.

“If you say so,” he says, and before you have a chance to comprehend what he said, you are being swept off your feet into his arms, one strong arm around your back and the other under your knees. He gives you another quick kiss before starting up the stairs, presumably towards his bedroom.

He gently sets you down on the soft down comforter, giving you the first real kiss of the night. One you can truly take your time to enjoy, it’s slow and passionate, but with an undercurrent of obvious lust. You feel his tongue swipe at your bottom lip, politely asking for permission to do more. You gladly open for him, loving the taste of his mouth. 

“Frankie,” you moan into his mouth, your brain no longer being able to form full thoughts.

“You want more Hermosa?” he asks, hands sliding down to caress and squeeze your breast making you arch into his touch. “Yeah?”

“Please,” you whine, embarrassed at how desperate you sound.

“Alright Sweetheart, I’ll give you more,” he promises, pulling you upright again to pull your sweatshirt over your head and tossing it somewhere to be found later. “My god you’re gorgeous,” he says running his hands across your bare skin, reaching around you to unclasp your bra. He lays you back down again, attaching his warm mouth to one of your nipples, his fingers pinching the other one.

“Fuck yes,” you breathe out. 

You feel his grin against your skin, delighting in giving you pleasure. Pulling his mouth off with a pop, he moves further down, unbuttoning your pants and pulling them off along with your panties.

“Damn, I think you are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen,” he says.

“I know a better use for that motor mouth of yours,” you tease in a moment of clarity. You hold his gaze as you slide your legs open further, exposing your dripping core to him.

“So fucking sexy,” he all but moans.

Leaning down again, he kisses your lips, and from there leaving a trail of wet, open mouthed kisses down your chest and abdomen. Placing a kiss to each thigh, sending you a wink before licking a thick stripe through your folds up to your clit, sucking the sensitive bundle of nerves between his lips, his short facial hair scraping against your inner thighs.

“Ah, yes Frankie,” you moan.

Without warning, he sinks his index finger into your pussy causing your hips to buck up into his mouth in response. You card your fingers through his hair and hold him tightly to your sensitive heat, your moans growing louder as he continued. Frankie adds another finger, hooking them upwards and stroking your g spot.

“Right there!” you exclaim. “Fuck, right there.”

Frankie chuckles against your cunt, the vibrations just adding to the pleasure he was giving you. The familiar coil in your core was growing ever tighter, threatening to snap at any moment.

“I’m close,” you warn in between breaths.

“Cum for me Hermosa,” Frankie groans against your clit, sucking even harder and pumping his fingers even faster.

The coil in your belly snaps and you cum on his fingers, letting out a loud, lewd moan as you do. He pulls fingers out of you, licking one more long stripe through your folds.

“You taste so good Hermosa,” he praises, kissing up your body reaching your mouth yet again. You love tasting your release on his lips. 

“Frankie,” you say, desperate to feel him inside of you. “Frankie, fuck me please.”

“As you wish Hermosa,” he grants. “You want to ride me?”

“Yes!” you exclaim. “Oh my fuck yes!”

Frankie chuckles again and stands to undress himself. His golden skin glowed in the lamp light, the small dusting of hair on his chest looked soft to the touch and you couldn’t wait to run your hands across his skin. You let your eyes wander downwards as he strips his pants away, a dark, well groomed happy trail leading to his substantial cock. You feel your pussy clench at the thought of having it inside you.

“You like what you see Hermosa?” he says with a sly smile.

“Dear god yes,” you say almost in a whine.

He grabs a condom from the bedside table and rolls it on before settling on the bed. Once he is ready you sling one leg over his abdomen, straddling him. It is your turn to lean down to kiss him, the remnants of your cum still detectable on his tongue. You pull away and reach behind you to line his cock up with your entrance, slowly sinking down onto it. The two of you groan in tandem at the feel of it, the stretch of his cock inside of you dancing on the line between pain and pleasure. 

“You’re so tight Hermosa,” he praises, “so warm.”

You moan at his words, grinding your hips down against him. Bracing your hands on his chest, you start to bounce at a steady pace, Frankie’s hands on your hips helping to guide you as you take your pleasure. His resolve is straining as he resists the urge to fuck up into you, not wanting this to be over too quickly. He slides a hand up to cup one of your tits, the other moving to rub your clit, hoping to coax another orgasm out of you.

“Come on baby,” he groans. “Cum on my cock.”

You clench around him as you cum again, your nails digging into his skin leaving crescent shaped marks. His fingers rubbing lazy circles on your clit as you come down from your high, your fluttering walls providing the perfect sheath for Frankie’s rock hard member. Collapsing against his chest, you press your lips against his, happy to explore his mouth with your tongue. After a few moments, he bucks his hips up into you a few times before flipping you onto your back, careful not to let his cock slip free.

“You ready for more Hermosa?” he asks.

You nod, not trusting your mouth to work well enough to form words after two intense orgasms. He starts slow, savoring the feeling of your velvety walls wrapped around him. He steadily builds up his pace until he’s fucking you with reckless abandon, one hand squeezes your tit, the other arm braced above your head, his weight resting on his forearm as his hand stroked your hair. You felt yet another orgasm building as he slammed his hips into yours, he was grunting in pleasure with every thrust.

“Frankie, I’m gonna cum again,” you gasp.

“Do it,” he orders. “I’m close too.”

His cock hits that perfect spot inside you once, twice, three times and you’re sent hurtling over the edge, clenching down hard on his cock. As his hips start to falter, you’re hit by a wonderful thought.

“Frankie,” you moan.

“Yes Hermosa?” he replies, breathless and panting.

“I want you to cum on my tits,” you confess.

He answers you not with words, but rather with a loud groan and a quick searing kiss. He pulls out of you and tears the condom of his weeping length, stroking it rapidly as he positions himself over you. Reaching up, you place your hand over his, helping to bring him to climax.

“Fuck,” he grunts, his hot cum shooting out to land on your tits and chest. You look up with a large smile on your face, your thumb rubbing slow circles on the back of his hand, both of you still trying to catch your breath.

“That was amazing,” you pant.

“Mmm, to say the least,” he says, his voice almost at a whisper. “I’ll be right back to clean you up Hermosa.”

You hum in response, contentedly laying on his large bed. He comes back with a warm washcloth, gently dragging it over your skin cleaning away his release from your chest and yours from between your thighs. Before returning to the bathroom to return the washcloth, he places a tender kiss to your forehead.

“Gorgeous,” he states.

A chill washes over you and you are suddenly hyper aware of Frankie’s missing body heat. Rolling off the bed, you spot your discarded sweatshirt near the edge of the bed. Just the few steps it takes you to reach the piece of clothing shows you just how sore you are, and how much more you would be later. The thought makes you smile as you pull your sweatshirt over your head.

Frankie reenters the bedroom soon after, still gloriously naked. 

“Hi,” you mumbled into the kiss he gave you. 

“Hi,” he responds. “The snow is still coming down pretty heavily, and it doesn’t look like the plows have been out. So it looks like you and Basil are going to be stuck here tonight.”

“Worse things have happened,” you joke. “Do you have a pair of sweatpants I could borrow for the night?”

“I’m sure I can find something for you.”

He goes to his closet then, pulling on a pair of boxers and a shirt before digging out a pair of sweatpants before tossing them to you. As you pull on your discarded panties and his much too large sweatpants, you hear the jingle of Basil’s collar as she comes up the stairs. 

“She’s quite the matchmaker,” Frankie laughs.

“To say the least,” you giggle, squatting down next to your canine companion. 

“Hey,” Frankie says, pointing at the clock on his bedside table. 

“Happy New Year,” the two of you say simultaneously, laughing at the absurdity of tonight’s situation.

#pedro pascal #frankie morales smut #frankie morales x reader #francisco catfish morales #frankie 'catfish' morales #triple frontier #francisco morales #frankie catfish morales #frankie morales

[theres-an-impulstor-among-us]

Friday Night Stabby best quotes part 17 (02/04/21)

Joker: I really don’t know if I trust Skizz as the host [of the lobby]. Skizz: Zip it, Joker! It’s fine! Brody, wearing the hat and moustache: I think you’re doing great, Skizz. Skizz: Thank you, buddy. Joker: Says Yosemite Sam.

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Joker: And where were you, Yosemite Sam? Brody: Talking to Astro about wiping my butt. Astro: Yup, he- he was. And I- And I confirmed that it is a good thing to do, it’s a good habit to have.

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Endless, reporting a body: I don’t want- I don’t want- do- Arrggghhh… *sounding annoyed* I found Mister Joker in O2. It wasn’t me. Astro: It could’ve been you, though. Impulse: Could’ve been. Skizz: Nobody asked if it was you, that was weird. Endless: What? Skizz, you- Okay…

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Etho: I was hanging out with my buddy Impulse. Impulse: Yeeeah :D Skizz: Uhp! SUS. No way you like him.

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Astro: I wanna know why Skizz screamed that loud. Skizz: Cuz- Tango: He always does. It’s his trademark, right? Astro: Fair point.

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(at this point, they switch to the new Airship map) Astro: In honour of Brody, I’m gonna vote for Mister Joker, just because. Joker: Oh come on, man! I’m sitting there kicking in- looking for toilet paper! I’m kicking doors down. Astro: Brody’s not here so I’m voting for you. I’m sorry, Mister Joker. Joker: No you’re not.

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Endless: I hope you’re not asking for a room name, cuz that’s not gonna happen. Tango: No, I just- What was your goal prior to you seeing me slap my buns together? *Skizz and Evil burst out laughing* Etho: Ma- Making a sandwich, right? Making a sandwich…? Tango: Making a sandwich, yeah, of course.

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*Impulse and Skizz are on one side of the uncrossable gap, while Joker is on the other* Skizz: Hey Joker, can you see us over here? Joker: Yeah I can see you. Skizz: Watch this. Skizz: *kills Impulse* Joker: Wha-?! I can’t-! I can’t do anything about that! Skizz, laughing: Yeah, why don’tcha come report it, buddy? Joker: OH MY GOD! SKIZZ! OH GOD!

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Skizz: When I was haunting you, was it, like, echoey and haunty or did I sound normal? Astro: It was echoey and distant, but I could definitely hear you. But I was also ignoring you, so… Skizz: *snickers* O-Okay. Well then… Etho: Harsh.

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Impulse, at the plunging task for the first time: Wait, how do you plunge? What? Tango: OH! Plunge! Impulse, it’s the greatest! You gotta add your own noises, though. Impulse: How do you do it? Tango: You gotta *makes plunging noises* Impulse: I don’t understand! Tango and Joker: *make plunging noises* Impulse: What do I do?! Tango: Plunge! Up and down. Grab the plunger and- Impulse, shoving the plunger up and down: Oh, there you go! *makes delighted plunging noises* Got it! *giggles* That’s a good one! *giggles some more* Tango: ...I’m gonna go out on a limb and guess Impulse is legit.

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*Impulse decides to play 3rd imposter for Skizz, who just vented in front of him and Astro* Astro: *calls an emergency meeting* Skizz: Tell me you saw that, Impulse. Astro: So Skizz, did you actually accidentally vent in front of me and Impulse? Skizz: Don’t you do that. Astro vented on accident. Impulse saw it. Astro: No, no. It’s Skizz, and if Impulse doesn’t back me up, Impulse is the other one. So I’m voting Skizz now, cuz I saw him vent and come back out. Skizz: I know for a fact it’s Astro. Astro: It was Skizz. It’s Skizz and if Impulse doesn’t back me up- Impulse: So… So it was actually… It was actually Astro but I had no idea where to go to call the meeting. Astro: Okay, Impulse is your other one. It’s Skizz and Impulse, and if you don’t vote one of the two of them out, they’ll have two vs two. Skizz: Man, he’s hanging on. Like a bulldog. Teeth clamped down.

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Endless: *calls meeting* Endless: I apologise. I called this meeting so we can vote Joker off just so I can get across that gap. Joker: *bursts out laughing* Impulse: Jeeeeez. Tango: Seems legit to me. Joker, still laughing: No, no, no! Endless: I need to cross the gap and he won’t get off the platform. Skizz: I skipped, Joker. Joker: I voted for Endless so he can just float across. Impulse: Well, that IS Option B. It’s not a bad option. Evil: I’m doing the breakers and you guys interrupted me for THIS?

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Joker: I just saw Tango kill Endless. *pause* Skizz: Is that- Is that for real? Joker: I just saw it! I walked up and he was right in range! At the end of the hallway! Etho: I was doing the laundry and Tango was talking to Endless. And then… Joker: And then Endless stopped talking? Skizz: Tango, talk to us, buddy. *long pause* Tango, in a low and dramatic voice: It was time.

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Tango: THE MAP’S THE SIZE OF THE UNITED STATES AND ONE PERSON COMES BY RIGHT WHEN I KILL HIM!? COME ON!

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Skizz: *calls a meeting* Skizz: Hey everybody! I just wanna say that Mister Joker sucks. Joker: Oh come ON, man!

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Skizz: Is anyone else feeling a Tango/Mrs Tango vibe here? Tango: Nope.

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Brody: Where was the body, Endless? Endless: It was… on the airship. Brody: OH-kay…

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Mrs Tango, reporting a body: EvilNotion dead in the hallway. Killed by… *muttering* eenie, meenie, miney, mo… *everyone laughs* Impulse: Okay! Alright! Brody: Is that how we’re picking killers now? Mrs Tango: Yup!

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*Endless is ejected with two early/joke votes bc nobody else voted* Astro: Wait… Impulse: *laughs* What? Astro: Wait, what?! Did nobody vote? Joker: What just happened?! Astro: I… think we all forgot to skip…

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Joker: Hi, Impulse. Impulse: I’m observing. I’m observing you. Joker: You’re observing me? Impulse: I’m observing you. Joker: What does that even mean? What am I, a science project? Impulse: Yes. Yes, I’m observing all of you. I see all of you right now. Joker: I… I feel a little creeped out by that.

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Joker: Etho. Etho. Etho. If I do- If I do- THIS- Joker: *kills Impulse in front of him* Joker, continued: -what will you do? *body is reported by Brody and Skizz, who witnessed him do it* Skizz: Mister Joker! Brody: Mister Joker. Skizz: Worst killer ever. Etho: It was me! It was me. Brody: Etho…! Etho, are you really, really…? Okay.

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Endless: *about deliberate 3rd impostering* That’s not how this game works, guys! You realise that, right? Impulse: Oh, this game is what WE make of it. Joker: I dunno, Endless. You got voted off, so it seems to be working fine. Endless: You shut your face! I will-! Joker: *laughs*

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*Tango sussed Astro after hearing Mrs Tango scream IRL as she was murdered and backtracking to find him leaving the scene* Astro: Yeah, I did kill her, Tango. Tango: I know it was you! Astro: That was cheaty, though. Mrs Tango, scream quieter next time.

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Etho, about the new map: It’s really hard to catch people on location, though. Being near the body. Astro: Unless their wife screams from inside the house.

#friday night stabby quotes #friday night stabby #impulsesv #tangotek #misterjoker #skizzleman #theendless #evilnotion #astrozoan #etho #mrstango #brodyman

[ananapanini]

Country personifications?

Okay so one of my irl's was asking me what I think about whether countries are personified or not, this is gonna be my theories on how this all works.

We got confirmation from Ben that none of the states are related in a reply to an Instagram comment so we already know there isn't any family stuff past some states having a sibling-like relationship, such as the Carolinas acting and referring to each other as siblings, the rival twins thing going on with the Dakotas, and probably more.

We already know that each state has a personification, along with major organizations like the government (DC), the army, and the CDC. But what we don't know is if full countries are personified.

So how do we figure this out?

Surprisingly, International DC

DC and IDC are both personifications of the US government but while DC is the domestic government, IDC is specifically the part that interacts with other countries and is essentially the face of the United States. She goes to the international meetings as a sort of representative, and to other countries is "America"

The same most likely goes for the other countries, for example: Canada

In Canada's case the providences are probably personified along with their respective organizations and their representative government, FAC or Foreign Affairs Canada would go to the international meetings as "Canada"

(A smaller but still present but of evidence is in Weekly News Recap 6/30 pt.2 Florida refers to Iran as "they" which could mean multiple people/personifications)

So in short: countries do not have personifications

"But what about when Florida calls Spain dad?"

Well, we've already established that country's don't have personifications and for the closest thing there is to one (the international representatives) to be a parental figure in all cases would be odd to say the least. Though it depends on the country, America's international government is busy managing foreign affairs and I couldn't see IDC acting motherly in any way. That aside there still has to be someone that deals with those things and to figure out who that is we have to look at how colonies, territories, and viceroyalties are managed.

To talk about La Florida we have to talk about New Spain and to do that we have to talk about the Spanish Empire so this is gonna be a quick history lesson.

~~~History review begins here, skip if you want but I wouldn't recommend it~~~

Located in what is now Mexico was the Aztec Empire. Hernando Cortez found them and that led to a war between the Aztecs and the Spanish, one that the Spanish evidently won. After the resulting fall of the Aztec Empire, Spain took over the land and expanded the area. The map below shows the peak amount of land they controlled, in 1794.

The yellow on the map is the Viceroyalty of New Spain, though it didn't cover this much land for long. In 1819, a treaty reduced the viceroyalty to the second map.

Because Spain lost the Midwest so quickly (only having gained it around 1755) the 64 years there didn't give much time to incredibly influence the region.

La Florida however, was founded by the Spanish in 1565, it was also the first state to be part of the viceroyalty. (Florida was founded 100 years before Jamestown making it the oldest state if you count colonial days)

New Spain was a viceroyalty of The Spanish Empire, and to quote Wikipedia, "The viceroyalty was a local, political, social, and administrative institution, created by the Spanish monarchy in the 15th century, for ruling in its overseas territories. The administration over the vast territories of the Spanish Empire was carried out by viceroys, who became governors of an area, which was considered not as a colony but as a province of the empire, with the same rights as any other province in Peninsular Spain."

~~~History lesson ends here~~~

In other words, the viceroyalty was just an extension of Spain that wasn't attached and therefore had its own governors rather than them trying to rule the providences remotely.

Before La Florida was traded over to the British at the end of the 7 years war it was considered a providence and (rather than how it would be for the English colonies where they would've been managed by FCO -Foreign and Commonwealth Office- the UK's version of the IDC) ruled by Spain's government.

Who is Spain's government? Well, if we follow that DC represents the US government because DC is the capital then MD (Madrid) would be Spain's government personification.

(The whiplash of being part of the Spanish Empire and being treated as an actual providence then becoming a British colony where you were ruled remotely and didn't get close to the same treatment probably did Not help Florida's thing with missing his dad)

So MD (Spain’s DC) would be Florida and the other Spanish states' “dad”, FCO (Britain’s IDC) would be the glorified absent babysitter parental figure of the British states, and I'm too tired to work out who the parent of the French states would be

So both international and domestic government personifications can act as parents depending on how the country manages itself.

Yes, this does mean DC is the parental figure out of the two (to the younger states, some of them are older than both the gov siblings), as in The US our domestic government is strictly domestic, and our international only international.

Notice how I say parental figure and not just "parent"

I think depending how much freedom the states/providences/territories of a country have the looser the role probably is, in this case DC is more of a mom friend than an actual dad.

In summary: Are there country personifications? No. Are there parental figures? Yes but it depends.

#panini’s posts #ben brainard #welcome to the statehouse #welcome to the table #the statehouse #wttsh #wttt #IDC #DC #Countries? #theories

[wmitomlinson]

FIC RECS- JAN 2021

if it’s not too late, happy 2021 everyone! i know the year hasn’t started out great but let’s keep our fingers crossed, and in case it doesn’t, i’ll be here to rec amazing fics to you! shoutout to all the authors of this fandom for being amazing <3

many of the fics mentioned below may have triggering topics. TW // DRUGS, ADDICTION, DRUG MENTION, ALCOHOL AS A COPING MECHANISM, ACCIDENTS, AMNESIA

never be by cherrystreet @cherrystreet (117k, study abroad au, strangers to friends to lovers, angst, pining, happy ending) this was the first ones i’ve read of this type and it was amazing. i loved the long distance dynamic. 

like a bastard on the burning sea by vashtaneradas (22k, infedility) i have no idea why i ever thought that reading h cheating on l would ever do me any good, but here it is. beautifully written. this had me ugly crying and howling the first time i read it. can confirm i hated irl harry for a while after this. 

we’re not who we used to be by louistomlinsons @adoredontour (30k, sharing a bed, accidental cuddling, exes to lovers, road trip) i absolutely loved the ziam and shiall content, coupled with stupid louis. road trip AUs are very cool and if you like them as much as i do you should read this.

search and rescue me by wild halos (17k, alternate universe - high school, confinement?) this was one of the very few stuck together ones i’ve found and i ADORE it. super exciting. their chemistry is amazing. the things that can happen in a day ,,,, *chef’s kiss*

candles on air by isthatyoularry @isthatyoularry (29k, friends to lovers, unrequited love, angst, pining) i read this during physics and i honestly had to work so hard not to let my self-restraint break because i was exhausted by the end of this. the angst is top-tier. 10/10 would recommend.

but me, i’m not a gamble by orphan_account (33k, football player louis, famous harry, popstar harry, footie au, niall is friends with all the footballers) a lovely posh&becks au featuring a cameo from none other than david and victoria beckham. i love the slow build and how louis leads harry on but can’t live without him either. oh and niall is a smug bastard but what’s new. 

spin me like a record by zarah5 @zarah5 (8k, alternate universe- college/university, friends to lovers, fake/pretend relationship, happy ending) let me start by saying that this author is my absolute favourite and that everything she writes is GOLD. so much captured in just 8k. loved it.

counting the steps between us by zarah5 @zarah5 (24k, friends to lovers, pining, so much pining, also camping) this fic is a gem. i absolutely love the dynamic between them and how easily they fall into step with each other. louis is kinda a dick to harry but they end up happy, so, who cares. 

say that you can see me (i’ll speak up i swear) by coffeelouis (20k, college au, liberal arts college, photographer harry, soccer/football player louis tomlinson) harry is an oblivious idiot and louis is the fool pining over him. zayn is not bothered, except for when he is. wonderful fic. 

larry heartbreak by coinmaisy (47k, cheating harry, angst with a happy ending, it gets worse before it gets better, infedility, heartbroken louis tomlinson, implied/referenced drug use, alcohol) when i first read the summary i was like “what is 47k going to do to me?” huge mistake i promise. this was so exhausting to read and it literally felt like my partner had cheated on me. you really feel for the characters. kind of unconventional with the way they deal with it but beautiful nevertheless.

joke’s on our parents by larrycaring @mystupidamours (alternate universe- high school, louis has a twin named carla, coming out, sort of, closeted character) short and sweet, an extremely adorable read. i wish it didn’t end here! i’d kill for parents like that no joke

life at shutter speed by zarah5 @zarah5 (20k, alternate universe- fashion & models, harry is very forward, louis is charmed even though he wishes he weren’t) photographer!louis au featuring stunning locations and even more stunning models.

oh glory by alivingfire (21k, alternate universe-olympics, 2016 summer olympics, gymnastics, mentions of past zouis, explicit sexual content, praise kink, slight mentions of homophobia typical in work environments) this was soooo good. i’m not particularly into sports fics unless it’s footie louis, but swimmer!harry was something i never knew i needed. wonderful setting and the ending *chef’s kiss*

hold my breath by zarah5 @zarah5 (19k, alternate universe- yoga, alternate universe- football, louis plays football and is a beast when injured, harry and louis ramble around london a lot) this is definitely one of my favourite fics for this month. yoga instructor!harry, football!louis AND angst? sign me up hjdhnjsk 

talk dirty to me by briamaria (13k, friends to lovers, dirty talk, mutual masturbation) uni au with best friends to lovers + dirty talk? this one was fireeeeeee. their chemistry is awesome

own the scars by crinkle-eyed-boo @crinkle-eyed-boo (144k, american au, drug addiction, drug overdose, larry is endgame, so don’t let the tomlinshaw scare you off, you’re gonna suffer, but you’ll be happy about it, lots of larry easter eggs) I AM BEGGING YOU TO READ THIS FIC, but more importantly, please please, READ THE TAGS. this had me ugly crying like crazy. this was very triggering for me but istg i don’t regret it. slow burn and angst and fluff and the jealousy,,, make this a must-read. even the memory of this fic gets me overwhelmed. incredible. ft. zouiall friendship that will most definitely make your heart melt.

no one does it better by nodibs (49k, alcohol abuse, alternate universe) amnesia fic with ot5 friendship, sloooooooooooow burn and a shit ton of tears. 

teenage dreams in a teenage circus by orphan_account (50k, first time, coming of age, alternate universe- high school) gemma/perrie/louis friendship that i never knew i needed. louis falls in love with harry, which, awkwarddd. but this fic gave me major coming of age movie vibes and now i’m angry that i don’t have a childhood like this

play the odds by alivingfire @alivingfire (25k, friends to lovers, bets&wagers, alternate universe- college & university) a bet where they have to kiss 1000 times. maybe it ends up being more than that. i loved the concept and how well it carried throughout the fic.

those are all for this month ! i hope you enjoy them, and if you do, make sure you leave kudos and comments. stay safe, sending love! x

#rae fic recs #tracksintheam #belletracks #userjalboyh #my fic recs #fic recs #hope u enjoy! xx

[dogtoling]

This question messes with me and I want to know what you think.

My question is how big are the inkling exactly, because of the appearance of things like random items we use being huge in Octo Valley levels makes think they are still squid size or just smaller beings.

If I'm not mistaken they are about five feet tall in our real world meseaurements but that doesn't sit right with me. Just something I have always found strange.

Yet you have the rocket ship from that one salmon run location, vast canyons and valleys filled with floating islands and even a further deep underground network of scientific laboratories and testing areas connected by a subway system.

Buy many, if not, most locations contain some sort of sign of smaller objects from the real world being show as gigantic heaps of machinery floating in the distance.

So the real question is how big are any of these creatures in relation to the world around them?

5ft or roughly human-sized, if not a little smaller and much stubbier in comparison. That's the canon-given size but there's some things we can look at to "confirm" this.

Obviously first off there's my favorite Sunken Scroll, which clearly shows the change in size in comparison to the Inkling ancestor species (which can also give hints as to which species of squid it is exactly)

So there, we can see they are clearly much larger than oceanic squid

If anything, I could see them being slightly smaller than your average human based on their proportions (and variable between species of course) but compared to their ancestors, obviously much larger. And in comparison to their environment, well, they're Good Sized. Because most societies tend to construct their cities in a scale that is that is beneficial to themselves. In MakoMart there are shopping carts that are ridiculously big in comparison to the Inklings and in the Deepsea Metro there are some stupid large doors, but in the Metro it's been confirmed that stuff is tailored so that it is usable by creatures of all sizes (notably a lot of things in the deep sea IRL are VERY LARGE). I would assume that in the case of MakoMart, considering it's got a whale in its logo and is known to sell things in large quantities, the absurdly large shopping carts serve the same purpose of both actually FITTING large quantities of groceries and serving larger species (which are likely to be shopping for large amounts of food when compared to what a squid would eat.)

#thanks for the ask! #this is an interesting topic

[noirbriar]

Qingyaji & Longyequ things

So this has been bugging me a long long time and I probably will get flak for this post but I am still putting this info dump and attaching some theories of mine regarding the movies from all the resources we got. Including speculation of the sequel at the end. Before you hit me yes, I read,listen and do speak chinese. (not A grade but I passed anw *flicks report books away*) and a pathetic amount of japanese. Ready for word dump? Scroll on. 1) Dong Tu / Eastern Realm Remember when Qing Ming was asked by his master to head to dong tu? Qing Ming lives on Dong Dao or Eastern Isle.Why go east?? This.THIS. I had to search up abit and translation was not good because dong tu didn’t mean east literally.And they should have probably came up with a better term in movie script. Its an old old label for china and was also used the Journey to the West to label the country as its in the east region. *facepalm* 2)The directional gods  The main crux of QYJ. And before I start I’m going to list them clockwise. Black Tortoise / north  Azure Dragon / east Vermillion Bird / south White Tiger / west there’s a fifth but its not commonly used Yellow Dragon OR in japanese its 黄竜 (おうりゅう), representing the emperor in the centre although the japanese believed the centre represents the concept of void. Got it? Now I add the cities in QYJ in pinyin and their translation and where the characters are from north / Bei Du / Northern City / Boya east / Dong Dao / Eastern Isle / Qing Ming south / Nan Jiang / Southern Territory / A-Long (Longye) west / Xi Yu / Western Region / Hong Zhi (the dead monk in case you forgot) But in movie that the order of duty became this. north / Black Tortoise / Boya east / Azure Dragon / Qing Ming south / Vermillion Bird / He Shouyue  Boya west / White Tiger / A-Long (Longye) Alot on the chinese fandom and I believe that they each represent region they came from as its more logical to protect their land first rather than the main problem of the snake (remember early on when they plotted and were sus of each other.) while western fans believe its by drawing lots as Qing ming said he was unlucky to get Qinglong. Or was this a ploy He Shouyue and for his scheme? This was not clarified in the movie.So do what you will with the knowledge. 3)Qing Ming, Boya and Fox Demons Not in movie but mentioned. And here I will use both jp/chi names. Before that I want to say that in the novel or historical Boya/Hiromasa DID NOT have a beef with foxes. 

Foxes/Kitsune in japan are not as damned as their chinese counterpart. They are even honoured and prayed for business and agriculture in Inari Shrines.This begin sometime in Heian era where Seimei and Hiromasa was born in. Minamoto no Hiromasa was actually a noble, an official and part of the royal family.He is also master in Court music or gagaku. Titbit: Rajoumon and Suzakumon were locations where he received his popular instruments fue/flute and biwa. (This biwa was mentioned in movie!Yes the one poor Killing Stone stole.) The were the head and tail of Suzaku avenue in the old capital city.Why I mentioned this, because I want to point out Boya’s ties to the Vermillion Bird or in japanese,Suzaku.You link it? You link it. Qing Ming/Seimei was rumoured to be half Fox. His mom is Kuzu no Ha. The white fox of Shinoda.She married Abe no Yasuna who saved her. Although she left as her identity as a fox was revealed.Or in some, was found out by young Seimei. In the movie, she was hunted down and left Qing Ming behind.Although her love is evident and remained to her husband and son. Her shrine irl is said where people pray for children as well  In the old onmyouji movies, he is iconic for his ritual/court dances or bugaku (done only by nobles) also btw Seimei has his own shrine and its small but lovely See how I mentioned one was good in music and another in dance. mmm yes. heh. BUT. Historically. These two had nothing to do with each other. At all. And also. Hiromasa was born AD 918, Seimei AD 921.  Now imagine Boya being the older one and Qing Ming younger haha. 4)Setting of Movie The director only confirmed it as a fantasy timeline while artwise they set it around second dynasty(??)( I can’t find the video but was one where they discuss architecture in movie). However a popular theory I found was its set in Late Tang dynasty in Wu Zetian’s era where economy and trade (silk road, maritime) was booming in her rule.  However.Seimei and Hiromasa in Heian era meant its during China’s Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdom Period.After Tang Dynasty. Part of why I believe in qingyaji qingming and dong dao have their own court as much as other regions are their own cities/country because simply out of repect to the author,a japanese. (also a japanese composer) and also why he is dressed in japanese court wear.and why he needs to return dong dao. Do what you will with this. 5)A-long / longye / Longyequ things Or Takiyasha hime.Who was stripped of her title and escaped execution and later dabbled in onmyoudo and black magic and...frogs.And her goal was to gain the throne. This popular folklore and also been written by Yumemakura Sensei in the novels but I need check its contents (why is onmyouji novels only in jp and chi QAQ) Very very close to the bare minimal summary we got of Longyequ. Where officials are targeted and murdered.A revolt by the Southern Territory army 10 years ago.  And remember who is also a noble? Boya/Hiromasa. IS THIS WHY OUR POOR BOY IS GETTING HURT? So this is about it that I have in my half asleep brain. Take my findings with a pinch of salt while we await for longyequ! now i will yeet myself out.

#I HAD A HARD TIME I DID THIS TO MYSELF #NEVER AGAIN #qingyaji #qing ya ji #longyequ #boya #qing ming #The Yin Yang Master #the yin-yang master: dream of eternity #the yin-yang master: retaliation #晴雅集 #泷夜曲

[salty-dracon]

hello my lovelies it is time for more caligula 2 with autotranslations~

By the way if you’re wondering why I keep referring to the subway as a “party train”, here’s why.

Though Doctor was physically in dire straits last time, having fainted out of fear for Maria Ideguchi aka Kranke, we did the right thing and took him back to the PARTY TRAIN, which apparently has a potted plant in it? i fucking love this subway, man. The others are freaking out, and trying to think of ways to help him, but Doctor eventually wakes up on his own. He realizes he’s in the base of the Go Home Club. He realizes that he wasn’t able to locate it on his own because it was a moving train this whole time. Ryuto notes that Doctor can’t leave or escape on his own, as Chi controls the entire space in there. While he’s there, though, the club wants to ask him some questions.

Doctor confirms that there are eight musicians, with the group having defeated five including him and having met two more. He says that the last person they’re missing is Kudan, who is the second most powerful after Bluffman. (On a side note I find it so cute that Sasara keeps referring to Machina as Machina-chan, it reminds me of Suzuna’s relationship with Shonen-Doll from the first game.) He also states that the Musicians were invited by Bluffman to join and lead Redo alongside Regret. Kiriko confirms this with Pandora’s earlier statement. Doctor apparently had no idea that we beat Pandora before. The commonality between all of the Musicians themselves is that they were Doll-P, which means they composed songs using vocal synthesizer programs like Mu in real life. Doctor notes that some were actually starting to make names for themselves as vocaloid producers before Bluffman invited them, while others weren’t, so he doesn’t know what the exact criteria are. (I think.)

When he’s asked about what kinds of people make up Redo, Doctor states that it’s pretty much all people who have some kind of regret in their life, big or small. Basically, anyone trapped by regret IRL is trapped by Regret’s power in Redo. However, Doctor notes that everyone here came of their own volition. Kobato counters that that can’t be the case, because he was just frustrated before he came here. Doctor said that by listening to and sympathizing with Regret’s song, he implicitly gave his consent to be trapped in Redo. He also says that anyone trapped in Redo is suffering from some kind of regret which they remember, and that he is no exception.

When he’s asked about who or what Regret is, he says that she is a virtuadoll, who gains power when real people worship her and her music. Other than that, he doesn’t know much. Who made her, and where and why, he doesn’t know. That being said, he only joined up with her because being in Redo was convenient for him, and not because of any fascination with Regret herself. At the very least, she was better for that purpose than Mu was. This comment sets Chi off, but Gin calms her down.

As for the virus, it was just made to lure the club to the hospital. And it, just like everything else in this world, is just a virtual construction, or data. Bluffman made it according to Doctor’s specifications. It’s otherwise not dangerous, and will heal on its own, but like the flu, it’s only dangerous because people are the source of its energy. That being said, he actually did intend to kill Sasara and Prez, so he has no idea how they’re alive now. This freaks out the group, and he finishes off by saying sooner or later, they’ll likely die too. I think this shows that the Musicians and Regret aren’t really in tune with each others’ desires, and that might be their downfall.

As for Marie, we were told by Bluffman that she is a “special case”, although according to Google the better translation is “singularity”. Doctor reaffirms her status as a singularity, but freaks out when he learns that Marie has been working with us the whole time. He states that the origin of Redo was something called “Micro Mobius”. Mu and Bluffman found it together and updated it over time into what is now known as Redo. Micro Mobius was a world originally created for one person by Mu- Marie Amabuki. Bluffman told Doctor that if an anomaly occurs at the core of Redo, it will collapse, with the core referring to Marie. (This is likely a throwback to the untranslated light novel which stars Marie Mizuguchi. If our Marie is just Mizuguchi without her regrets, everything makes sense to me!)

Or, in other words, if Marie dies... Redo will disappear on its own. This freaks out the team, with none of them really sure what to think. However, we choose to believe Doctor. That being said, Ryuto says we now have a big choice to make. We kill Marie and return to the real world immediately, or we save her and fight Regret instead, who is much too powerful for us. Ryuto says that if we kill Marie, it’ll be a risk-free way to return to the real world, as Regret is too strong, but the others say that it’s only right to save her. Sasara gets angry for the first time.

Doctor asks to be let out of the subway, but Gin stops him and asks him how he can even trust himself. Doctor reveals that his regret was botching a surgery on Kranke and causing her to lose her ability to walk. We note that in Redo, that shouldn’t be a problem, but he says even he doesn’t know why that’s the case, and Bluffman won’t tell him why. He’s only cooperating with Bluffman and Regret so that when Regret becomes stronger, she’d find a solution. Awww that’s a sad backstory. Ryuto chews him out for being a doctor that’s only focusing on healing one patient, to which Doctor replies that he doesn’t like treating human patients like data.

Doctor passes out again, so we let him rest. Ryuto restates that we have to kill Marie for the best chance of getting out of Redo alive. The others aren’t happy with the idea, but don’t see any other choice. Strangely, Chi agrees with Ryuto. The others are shocked until Chi reveals that we ran into Regret in the hospital and tried to fight her, but she was on a different level entirely. Kobato asks us what we thought, we answer. We think of some more proof that Doctor wasn’t lying to us. But it’s a lot to take in, so we’re splitting up for the night.

[verytiredowl]

A character analysation of IdV’s Bloody Queen

Bloody Queen AKA Mary is a hunter in the mobile/PC game Identity V. She is personally my favorite hunter because she is easy to learn but hard to master. Her backstory is something that has always interested me though, so i decided to compile my thoughts onto this one post.

Something i appreciate about IdV’s character roster is that some of them are based off of historical characters, and interesting ones at that. So expect a lot of history lessons and references that should be explained in order to understand a character fully (especially with Mary considering how there isn’t a lot shown about her backstory through promotional content, and im talking about stuff like the official website here).

With that in mind, let’s just get into it.

There is not a lot we know about Mary other than the fact that she is inspired from a mix of stories, those being about a French queen named Marie Antoinette and Bloody Mary. These two are used in seperate ways, Marie Antoinette’s story being used as heavy inspiration for Mary’s backstory and lore, while Bloody Mary is a visual/gameplay inspiration.

Mary’s description on her info page and on the official idv website is 

This is strange because it really tells little to nothing about Mary besides her being aware that the position of a queen means a lot of vulnerability. It also strikes me as weird because every other hunter has a fleshed out backstory being written under this tab. (With the exception of Guard 26)

So overall, the ground to work on is pretty small, we dont have a lot of info revealed to us, and therefore leaves her to be a character who loses a lot of potential on a writing stance.

Intro Video

Mary does have an introduction video, though, which explains the base of what happened to her Pre-manor. 

The video explains how Mary was the queen of a country that had a bad financial crisis which was so bad people couldn’t afford food (if we are sticking fully to the Marie Antoinette inspo, this was in the 1790′s) and the public felt as if Mary didn’t care enough to help her people, the citizens voted her to be beheaded under a guillotine. Truth be told, Mary was actually trying to help her citizens by giving them cake.

We have probably the most lore information about Mary from her deduction descriptions, which explain her career as a queen more in detail, about struggles she had and her situation in general.

Deductions

(Credits to u/mawile94 on Reddit for the images)

The first conclusion is clearly telling us that the king Mary married had a problematic family, and the king’s family probably only looked at Mary as someone who will keep the family’s name up, someone who will have a child with the king. (Also, dont get confused: Maria Theresia is Mary’s mother’s name, not her actual name.)

Mary used to spend a lot of time away from the palace in Petit Trianon, which is a manor located in Versailles. The secret letter tells us that Mary was egoistic, naive, and was kind of a glutton. The letter mentions how rumors are powerful, and are going to spread really fast once word comes out about the “incompetence” and lacking abilities witihin the royal family, which will eventually be Mary’s demise.

Princess Lamballe is once again a historical recreation of actual Priness Lamballe, a part of the Savoy House (Western EU country). In real life, Lamballe was actually the confidante (someone who you would discuss private matters with as a royal) of Marie Antoinette after her 1 year old marriage came to an end. IRL, Princess Lambelle dies along Marie Antoinette’s side as she gets killed in the French Revolution. 

The shameful secret can really only be assumed to mean that Lamballe was actually Mary’s secret affair, especially looking at how all evidence suggests that the actual royal family Mary is connected to seems to be a mess. Mary is kind of confirmed to be wlw from this deduction which is fucking cool, but this rumor mightve been what also caused Mary to be beheaded. (But, IRL, the king Artois considered Marie to be physicially unattractive or even smart enough for him, in contrary to him, where he apparently was attractive. He did end up making up with quite a number of mistresses. But let’s not get into a conversation about how unhealthy or toxic royal relationships were in the 1700′s)

this is obviously saying Lamballe is being replaced by the Yolande (Countess of Polignac) as her confidante. IRL, this happens because the Countess of Pilognac and Lamballe start having quarrels against each other, in which they try to win over the queen’s heart, and over time Marie ends up preferring Yolande’s company. But Lamballe feels as if Yolande was a bad influence on the queen, yet she could do nothing about it. The friendship between Lamballe and Marie remained regardless, and she constantly admired Lamballe’s loyalty toward her.  "She is the only woman I know who never bears a grudge; neither hatred nor jealousy is to be found in her." 

Mary finally has a child, and it is a girl. Here we see the reinforcement of Lamballe’s loyalty, but with this conclusion also being titled as a rumor, it is also telling that this is one of many reasons people will start getting suspicious of Mary’s possible affairs.  

This conclusion only leads me to believe that one of the several reasons why Mary was treated the way she was by the public was because of jealousy towards her life and the things she achieved at a young age. The description of the people who are spreading the rumors are bitter, sour people who take joy out of seeing the bad in successful people. Here is where it all goes downhill (as evident by the subtitle under the deduction title.)

We will once again need a little bit of a history lesson for this one:

Koblenz, first of all is a city in Germany. The reason why the French would ever think of even setting up anything in Germany was because of the French Immigrants, and the reason why the Germans were cool about this was because the archbishop-elector (one of the chiep bishop electors) was the uncle of Louis XVI-a persecuted king of France. Along with the refugees that entered the city, two of them was Louis XVI’s brothers: The Count of Provence and the Count of Artois. them, along with Louis XVI’s cousin, Prince Louis Joseph formed an army of aristocrats who would seek to fight for the Ancien Regimé (The name of the political and social system that was popular in France at the time.) In the meantime back in France, the Royal Family gave in and decided to adopt the  Constitutional Monarchy, which was very modern at the time. This deduction description just basically explains that this is where Mary and the royal family fucks up, i just thought it would be interesting to know what they actually meant by what they wrote.

Yolande has left behind the Royal Family and made a run to escape the country. If you’re wondering, at the start of the revolution Princess Lamballe was actually in Switzerland, but as soon as she got notified of the situation she revisited the royal family to aid them, and reassumed her position.

This letter in particular is pretty cut-and-clear: the intention of the revolutionists was to smudge the royal family’s name in the dirt once and for all. What real-life anti-monarchist propaganda would consist of at the time was promiscuous imagery of Lamballe and the queen as lovers to further “besmirch” the queen’s reputation.

This is just obviously hinting at the aftermath of the French Revolutions and also telling us the present (at the time the letter was written). Mary gets executed by the Guillotine, and-well we all know how the rest of the story goes.

Overall, Mary’s deduction story is just a short summarization of what actually happened before and during the French Revolution: it even added the details of how actually sketchy and corrupt the royal family within was, not just the dissatisfaction of the public. As a summary of what this meant for Mary, as the Hunter, she feels pure bitterness, and anger towards the citizens for the way they treated her and the people around her. And as we can see, there was no reference towards Bloody Mary what-so-ever, and the reason why that is is because according to the Chinese version of IdV (which is what the original game’s region/language is) Her name actually would translate to “Madame Red”, not Bloody Queen. I think it was just the translators having fun with words, and since her design is very similar to that of what a person would think Bloody Mary looks like, i guess it made sense to them lol

But regardless, we’ll still take a look at Mary’s design.

Mary’s design is simple compared to other hunter designs in IdV. A simple, ball gown which was originally white, but turned red due to Mary’s beheading, pools of blood dropped all over her body. Mary also used to have long hair, but assumed by the very broken looking locks of hair, her hair probably was cut down by the guillotine. Eagle-eyed people will also take notice to her neck, which is stitched back onto the rest of her body, which the designers wanted to include really bad since its prevalent even in concept sketches as well:

Mary’s gameplay design is based solely on mythologies about Bloody Mary, however, which makes things kind of confusing, but i guess thats what idv excels at the most lol

anyway, you’ve reached the end! if you have read this far, thank you so much, i put so much effort and research into this and i hope people will make good use of it. I also hope i made you more interested in playing mary and/or the French Revolution, lol  but thank you for reading this!!

references:

The Count of Artois and the Coming of the French Revolution by Vincent W. Beach 

The Princesse de Lamballe; a biography by Hardy, B. C. (Blanche Christabel)

My history textbooks

And wikipedia lol

#identity v #bloody queen #mary #mary idv #idv #character analysis #maemade

[partnersatfazbear]

My thoughts on the SB trailer

Speculation [aka please don’t take any of this super serial; I just want to share some ideas] for Security Breach and William Afton’s plot threads going forward:

So, to preface, this only really focuses on William (since this is a Willry blog).

100% it’s William talking in the introduction. I’m skeptic about the voice later on in the trailer. I say it’s either AlmagAfton or that Beefcake animatronic / human role that we saw in the VA auditions.

Transcript: "When I first found you, you were nothing, you were small... pathetic.. but now.... you are more... are you ready?"

People are discussing that William lost his British accent. I think it's his voice is too distorted to come through. Or maybe I'm in denial.

Having said that, my wife pointed out we don’t have a Glamrock Bonnie. Yeah, it’s probably because we have two rabbits running around already... but I have a small suspicion, also based on the second voice / hand at the end of the trailer, that we will be getting AlmagAfton as our “Bonnie” for this game. I feel Fazbear Frights sort of alludes / lines up to this (as well as Princess Quest). We’ve had the FF books basically comparing the games; I think this is going to get reversed.

Image credit: https://www.reddit.com/r/fivenightsatfreddys/comments/lsijyz/i_always_come_back_springtrap_returns/

Someone did point out this is a Nightmare Animatronic hand. I think it’s a callback, but... who knows? Someone also pointed out that this could relate to some things William said/did in TFC, like moving his body piece by piece to something new. Not sure if this confirms the Nightmares are real things [personally never was fond of this idea] but it’s noteworthy.

Twitter user shared the fact that ScrapBaby’s hand is also a resemblance: https://twitter.com/CircusLizard/status/1365067673076453376

THAT is intriguing!

I mean, I wanted to say I thought the voice at the very end of the trailer sounded like Baby. I could very easily be mistaken, but now I’m wondering...

Maybe AlmagAfton is made of scraps from the Scrapped? We can safely assume parts were salvaged if they got Springtraps circuit boards in VR. The souls are all gone (except William because of TOYSNHK) so...

Now, for something that is even more speculative than that, I just want to discuss how certain things from VR make me wonder about the timeline. I don’t think there’s a way this could work (specifically because of VR showing FNAF 4, SL gameplay, FNAF 3, ect. AKA anything that takes place after 1983, but... It always bothered me that Vanny’s mask is located during Fall Fest ‘83 and that Glitchtrap’s design looks like a prototype for Spring Bonnie. The mall is 80s themed, too. However, little things like the aforementioned games being used in VR (which, SB is obviously a sequel to.. and I guess you can include some AR emails also... and the technology) really debunk the idea that I just kinda had, that SB is set in the 80s. I don’t believe this theory, but it would be interesting. Another interesting point to note is the Foxy Pirate Ride being shown in the newest SB trailer, too, which was part of the Fall ‘83 “Halloween” DLC. I dunno. I don’t know how to make sense of all of it. My rationale would be Vanny (or Glitchtrap) put the Vanny mask into VR just because / maybe to foreshadow [as it is included from a IRL standpoint]. The mall is just retro. Glitchtrap’s design is just a revival of what was probably an early design William never widely used.

I’ll have more thoughts after watching Fuzion’s second-by-second run through and I have yet to see William’s text in FF: The Cliffs’ epilogue], maybe, but for now... I’m one of the happy [few?] that is really excited to see William with voiced lines and the possibility of AlmagAfton.

That does make me wonder where we would go from defeating AlmagAfton... I feel like William doesn’t have anywhere to go from here before going into full corny slasher stereotype. I really would rather his plot thread was settled here than see that.

He will either be defeated or possess someone new. I will say if this ends up being the end of him, then we better get Into Madness [and it better be about Fredbear’s Family Diner]. Otherwise William’s story just feels incomplete to me.

Thoughts after Fuzion’s video:

- The Vanny mask in the intro is the one seen in the Fall ‘83 DLC.

- The hand at the end is bathed in purple light. It’s William 1000% [and I’m convinced it’s the start of AlmagAfton]

- There is a rocky area that is very reminiscent of William’s “lair” in The Twisted Ones (I described it, after reading the book, as “Springtrap’s Rainforest Cafe”) There’s also a jungle themed area in the trailer.

- The ballpit. Maybe we can get a reference from Into the Pit? =:3

- There’s a main hub leading to each animatronic area. Seems we will probably need tickets or something to progress.

- There’s a wristwatch / camera. We finally get an inventory, so that’s cool! Also, it’s very reminiscent to me of Alien: Isolation. I think we will have to be careful using the wristwatch as the animatronics are seen wandering outside the hubs.

- 2021 release date. My money is on October or December.

Thanks to this Reddit thread:

We have a reference to Fredbear’s: https://www.reddit.com/r/fivenightsatfreddys/comments/lsju7r/that_color_scheme_seems_oddly_familiar/

I really wanna toss this into my “thoughts about how SB relates to 1983″ but I don’t know what to think of it.

More thoughts:

Why is William after Gregory? 1: he knows something important and must be killed. 2: William wants to possess his body (too Childs Play like, hate this idea) 3: William needs remnant to restore his body (imo, most likely)

There's a lot of old references in the trailer. The Pirate Ride ('83), the Cupcake ('83 on), ect. I think the mall could be a mini museum too, as some people have discussed.

This next suggestion is my own headcanon which I'm using for a fic BUT if Sammy is the CEO I could see him honoring Henry by trying to preserve the legacy of Freddys and this includes old animatronic parts (particularly this supports the fact that ScrapBabys hand is part of what I suspect is AlmagAfton). I think this is also how, say, Scraptrap's circuit boards were used for VR.

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