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suzukiblu · 7 months
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👉👈 do you have any more of the dubcon ( ;3c dubKON lol) tim//kon thing with the pining kon?
. . . I actually am not even sure what fic you're referencing so maaaaaybe I have written too many fics, lol.
But like, here's an excerpt from something that at least fits that definition?
Superboy fucking hates Gotham.
Well, not necessarily Gotham, but definitely the Riddler and probably Poison Ivy and, like . . . whoever the fuck else decided to set up a goddamn murder-box puzzle room and lock him in it with a drugged-out-of-his-mind Robin and the worst set of instructions ever.
And especially he hates the fact that apparently the whole damn mess was fucking livestreamed.
"This sucks," he mutters under his breath. Robin stares at him from the other side of the briefing table in the middle of the Batcave, because of course Superboy's first time in the Batcave would only happen because he'd fucked up. Like–of course it would.
"I sexually assaulted you in a supervillain deathtrap in front of the entire internet," Robin says very, very carefully. "And we only survived the experience because said deathtrap had faulty wiring. And that . . . 'sucks'?"
"I mean, very much so, yes," Superboy says. Honestly he's more annoyed about the deathtrap than anything else. Like, he tried really hard to solve that stupid puzzle of Riddler's and it's really annoying that he apparently got it wrong. Which–okay, he was pretty distracted at the time because drugged-up Robin had refused to settle for a handy and had basically bullied him into going down on him, but still. That asshole Riddler and his lame-ass bowler hat had been very fucking clear about how said drugs weren't gonna wear off without Robin getting off and how they'd had very limited time to solve his stupid puzzle in, so Superboy had just kinda tried to . . . multitask it, basically. He'd let out-of-his-mind Robin shove him down and fuck his mouth and just kept his hands on the floor so he could use his TTK a little easier and tried to solve the stupid puzzle with it, just in case Robin wasn't gonna snap out of it fast enough.
It'd very literally been a puzzle, for whatever reason–like one of those weird abstract-looking 3D ones–and probably would've been a lot easier to figure out if he'd actually been able to see it as opposed to having to rely on his TTK feeling it out while the whole thing was all wired up to the table on the opposite side of the deathtrap room, but apparently it hadn't even fucking mattered anyway because of whatever that one fucked up bit in the wiring had been. So like . . . Superboy basically violated a guy he barely knows and already had weird feelings about for no fucking reason whatsoever.
So yeah. This definitely sucks.
"I called you a whore," Robin says, his face absolutely expressionless. Superboy makes a face at him more to be contrary than anything else. "Multiple times. You asked me to stop yanking your hair so hard and I called you a mouthy bitch. And then I yanked your hair harder."
"I mean, I know, I was there," Superboy says, raising an eyebrow at him. And also, like, those are accurate assessments of his character, so . . .
"I made you get down on your knees and shoved my dick in your mouth," Robin stresses, his jaw going tight. "Which was livestreamed and is now on the internet. Where it will never go away. Ever. And anyone who feels like it can just go and google it."
"They probably shouldn't, I'm assuming that'd count as underage porn," Superboy says with a shrug. "At least, I'm not eighteen yet, dunno about you. Actually I'm like . . . two, max. Probably not even that. Although I dunno, I was sixteen-ish when I got out of Cadmus, maybe I do count as eighteen by now? Technically?"
Robin gets up and goes over to the trash can by the computer and throws up in it. Superboy . . . blinks.
"Uh," he says. "You okay, man?"
"No," Robin says. Then he throws up in the trash can again.
Awkward, Superboy thinks, trying not to wince.
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captmickey · 2 years
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So what you do you think of RtMI's art style?
A can of worms ya opening up here, dear anon. Considering the uh... extremely split view of the new style, so I'll just put it like this.
Short answer: I love it and find it absolutely adorable. It grew on me, what can I say?
Long answer... under readmore because BOY DO I HAVE THOUGHTS ON THE ART STYLE.
I'm gonna be totally honest, it took me a minute to get adjusted to the art style, but after seeing it in movement and seeing Guybrush looking like, well, Guybrush, I quickly fell head over heels for it. I told it to others but the style reminds me of a storybook which is very fitting since the game is supposedly taking place between MI2 and MI3, and Guybrush is telling the missing story... why shouldn't it look like a story book?
And look at it, it's adorable!
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It's for sure different, it's simplistic, but also... it's Monkey Island. I don't know how to explain it, but seeing it has me go "Yeah, that there is Monkey Island", something about it gives me vibes of Curse and it might be the vibrant colors, the wacky designs, and the fact that is very cartoony. I absolutely love it. It took me a minute to get around to it, but the more I look at it, the more happy I am. Because I can look at these characters and go "Yes! That's them!"
Plus like.... look how cute Elaine is. She's adorable and I love her so much it hurts.
Now, I know that people want "the actual look" but like... what actual look? Fucking pixels? It's aggravating to me because Monkey Island has always been a game that changed its look ala Legend of Zelda or Final Fantasy, always evolving and updating its graphic with each new computer (SMI and MI2 was 16bit to photoscan, Curse as straight up 2D and EMI and ToMI were both evolved 3D).
So like, yes, the art style is different then what we're used to, true, but again, Monkey Island has never been known for consistency in terms of art style because of said evolution, a change of graphics and style is always jarring, I won't deny it, but like every style, it grows and finds its place and I think people aren't giving it the chance to shine. Pixels art is fine, but Monkey Island has never been a game to retread graphically OR artistically.
Like... look at this.
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That's all Elaine, but she's in six different "looks" and everyone knows that that's her. Same here, it's a different "look", but these two pictures are of the same goober.
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That's still Guybrush! As long as his voice and his wit is the same, they can have him look like a muppet for all I care because that's still Guybrush Threepwood to me.
Hearing people bitch (because that's what it is: people bitching) about it "not looking like Monkey Island" have clearly never been fans of Monkey Island. Because if they were, they should have seen this shit coming a mile away. People are entitled to not like a style, I know a few people (myself included), that aren't fans of Escape's look, some didn't like Tales, God knows SO many people laughed at SMI:SE Guybrush's hair, there's always something that someone isn't going to like, and if that includes Return's new look, then sure, you're entitled to not like it, that is VALID.
What is NOT valid, and people should feel humiliated and laughed at into the sun, is fucking harassing Ron Gilbert and the team about it. That golden rule we're taught when we're children? Got nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all? Fucking applicable here. If you don't like Return's look, that's on you, but don't go around being a fucking clown saying how it's the worst thing ever and then throw in personal threats at the goddamn team.
In short: Love the style, hate the fans who are being whiny little fucking bitches who don't know how to behave like reasonable adults and anyone that comes here to be shits will catch the block button, I don't care.
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tabletop-nightmare · 2 years
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i forgot to say this earlier, but thank you for the art advice!! i follow people like adorkastock for art references all the time, but tracing the pics to practice learning anatomy is a very good idea.
i may not have figured out how to solve it, but i did realize that when people say to imagine/draw 3D shapes, i just... can't? like, my problem is i can kinda imagine a cube or cylinder just fine, but they always come out lopsided when i draw them. this isn't anything new, either; it's been like this for me since grade school. it's weird because i can draw 2D shapes just fine. i can actually see improvements in how i draw flat circles! unfortunately, many tutorials mention perspective or whatever, but while i understand that it can take time because perspective can be complex, i don't get how people learn the extreme basics without throwing a fucking fit!
i'm not exactly asking for advice this time around. even though i'd appreciate it, i'm just borderline venting about how so many art tutorials for beginners start off with the author assuming that the reader has an understanding of very basics things, and that's so endlessly frustrating to me >:(
Hey I get it, you're totally fine art is a fucking bitch when it comes down to it. I have mild aphantasia. I can barely picture anything in my head and when I try to imagine an image I may want to draw I have to cut it down to little pieces to get any kind of detail in my minds eye. (Turns out its not normal to have fuzzy dark dreams either LMAO) Choosing to be an artist with this shit fucking sucks ass. So I get it. I used to teach art basics to people as a freelance teacher. I don't know what you know but I can try and link you to some sources that may help. Actually fuck it I'll just draw some basic 3D shapes here we go!
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Because my writing is a disaster here is the text. 1. Start with your rectangle, maybe use a guide or square tool at first. 2. Create the back of the cube (another rectangle) you can move the back around to create length. 3. This is technically the "edge" of the cube, but think of it as just a line connecting two points. (The two closest corners to each other get connected) 4. Do that for all corners and you've got a see through cube! 5. If you want a solid cube erase what you decide is the upmost back 3 edges. 5.1 Most cube set ups can make 2 cubes. You get to decide which square is actually the back of the cube. 6. The only thing your keeping from the back square are its outer most edges, play around with making free style cubes before using perspective. Just remember doing these kinds of things isn't so you learn to make a perfect cube, it's more about training your brain and eye to break down 3d shapes into 2d shapes into lines in order to help you create grander things from your mind.
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1. Make an oval. They can be put into perspective but don't worry about that, it's one of the last things you should learn when dealing with perspective and basic shapes. I still struggle with it, it's annoying as hell. 2. Make another oval, decide the length and if the cylinder gets smaller or fatter. 3. Treat the edges like points and connect them, like the cube! 4. Now you decide which end of the cylinder is in view, and then erase all of the circle within the cylinder that is the "back" of it. 4.1 Like the cube you're really just keeping the edge. 5. Experiment with lengths and if lopsidedness is a problem switch the order of things, and create one edge before making the other oval, it allows you to guide the "edges" or "points" of the circle. And remember a lot of what gives a 3d objects its 3d...ness is shading, so line based shapes are always gonna look flatter then you may want them to be. But in the end perspective and drawing 3d shapes is an illusion. Artists are masters at illusion, we are learning magic and skills at the same time. Art teachers go to for learning one point perspective is the Room (tm) I couldn't find a guide that simplified it enough, everything added to much detail too quickly which can be very overwhelming. I'd recommend "Proko Penko" on youtube, he has hundreds if not thousands of short videos that cover the largest variety of things. Especially involving the human form. "Drawing and Painting- The Virtual Instructor" has a bunch of perspective based videos, I'd start with him and then move on to Penko's stuff since he deals with the perspective of human anatomy more than just the basics. D&P has another classic one point perspective exercise the buildings and road one. The videos are old but he's one of the only ones I see breaking it down into simple shapes at a quick glance. I think perspective and basic shapes can be one of the hardest things you learn in art, but it is the very basics and learning it can help you exponentially with anything else you do, maybe not because you're creating cubes all the time but it helps train your eye to break down objects into shapes and planes. I hope this helps, I'm sorry you're struggling with it, practice is absolutely your friend and no one ever has to see your cubes and cylinders, they are only there for you to learn!
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randomstarmuffin · 3 years
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My @runefactorysecretsanta​ gift for ya_boi_nye is finally done!! Hope I did your favorite characters justice!! :)
Happy holidays!!!! I don’t want to take up too much room so I’m going to throw some rambling and extras under the cut lol
So I don’t think nye has a tumblr, but on their twitter i saw that they were into VTube and youtaite and i wanted to incorporate that in their gift somehow. Unfortunately.... the characters are kind of all already anime??? So drawing-wise, i figured it would be more fun to go with a more general YouTuber AU so I could put in some variety rather than just stills of singing or badly rendered 3D models (by which i am throwing shade on myself alone, VTube rigs are sick but i regrettably have no 3D skills lol)
I’ve actually,,, never played Frontier at all, so I apologize if anyone is wildly out of character!! The wiki is extremely sparse and I didn’t have time to watch too too much of the let’s play i found, so if they’re not right just chalk it up to the YouTuber ~performance~ aspect of this AU lmao.
Even though I’ve never played before and don’t know the characters Super well though, I still had a lot of fun thinking about this AU! If you want to know the specifics of everyone’s content:
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Anette does parkour (fun facts, this particular move i drew is called a speed vault!) and a little bit of vlogging, and she’s friends with Erik (as in canon, if I did my research correctly lmao). She sometimes appears on his channel and vice versa, and he helps her film and edit and stuff sometimes. She lives and works with Mist and Rosetta and helps out with their online boutique. Mist is the idea woman who comes up with crazy stuff, Rosetta is the realist and bookkeeper who pulls those ideas together into something feasible and profitable, and Anette handles all the packaging and shipments and stuff! There’s always something weird going on in their apartment and everyone ends up there a lot, so some of Anette’s vlogs get really popular just because of how out there they are lmao. Oh, almost forgot, but her channel is “DeliveryIsFreestyle” bc... get it... free delivery... freestyle parkour / freerunning... Lol actually it was almost going to be “RunTheMail” because i couldn’t think of anything at first so i think this was the right move in the end :P
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Erik has a gaming channel where he mostly plays farming and dating sims / otome, and we don’t read too far into whether or not RF exists in this universe for him to play even though I put the posters for frontier on his wall xD. The reason I picked Stardew for this thumbnail specifically is because A) I have it and could easily take screenshots and B) i read that he has a crush on Lara? And she’s like, kind of a nurse? And Maru is kind of a nurse? It’s a silly joke but I thought it would be funny to cockblock him from dating a nurse he has his eyes on even in video gaming with his friends lol. His channel is pretty self-explanatory (I was really hoping his farm would have a fun name when i was looking it up but it’s really just “Erik’s Farm” huh? ...but I probably shouldn’t judge, my dnd character’s wolf is named Wolf xD)
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Lute paints!! I think he does a lot of speedpaints and mostly does traditional art, but I think he would have some digital skills hidden up his sleeve as well. And also I don’t know why at all bc I know the least about him out of all 4 of them, but I feel like he has done / does some of those like “how to draw anime” videos because I just think that’s funny. He has a bunch of really popular ones about overly complicated fantasy outfits. No this is not a callout for any series in particular why do you ask? Anyway, I’m not sure exactly how the line goes because I couldn’t find it, but the wiki mentions that he’ll say he’s not doing anything suspicious when he’s painting at the lake, so i thought it would be funny if there’s some kind of running gag with his subscribers where they point out suspicious things he does and he responds in the next video or whatever. The thumbnail I made definitely does just have a screenshot of rff that’s color-corrected and blurred, because I ran out of time but also wanted to differentiate the bg from the canvas ^^;  His channel was originally just “lute” in all lowercase but then i got to the part of the let’s play where he was introduced and he calls himself a “fledgling painter” so i thought this was more fun.
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And Eunice has a cooking channel!! She specializes in baking, but she also has a whole playlist along the lines of “Nutritious Food Can Still Taste Good!” where she talks about healthy eating habits but doesn’t buy into diet culture bc I personally HATE diet culture lmao. I think when that gets popular, she also maybe does a side thing about easily accessible workouts for all sorts of people who want to get into shape? But with a focus on getting stronger / being active and Not a focus on Losing Weight necessarily. Promoter of healthy and happy living! I know how her events / dialogue can go in the game, i just happen to have Opinions About Things, so, that’s how she is in my version. Also, unrelated, but she’s very cute. Even though her braids were a bitch to draw hahaha. And i did end up drawing her just in her actual outfit even though i gave everyone else different clothes bc idk it just felt like it fit the aesthetic of a cooking vlog well?? And it’s not a super complicated one unlike others i could mention. Her channel is “Charming Sweets” and her cooking series is “My Cooking” because those are the titles of the books she has on her bookshelf at the start of the game :)
But that’s just all of *my* headcanons for the AU! If anyone else who knows them all better has their own ideas, please be my guest and imagine it however you like!!
Oh, also, fun facts, this is partially a screenshot of my actual web browser, lol, so if y’all want to know what all I have saved on my bookmarks bar and what my google profile pic is, now you know. However, i would like to not downplay how long i spent editing this in what was possibly the least efficient way to put it together how i wanted, rip, which is entirely the reason i am posting this so late LOL. Apologies for the delay, but technically it’s still the 27th here, so! Victory!
(speaking of the layout, did anyone catch the url? I’m disproportionately proud of the url. though i won’t lie part of me really wanted to put the rick roll url there just for my own amusement hahaha)
And, yeah! That’s the end of my spiel. Happy end-of-2020 to all, and an extra helping of that sentiment to nye!!!
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Final Fantasy IV Review
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Year: 1991
Original Platform: Super Nintendo (Originally introduced to Western audiences as Final Fantasy II, since the real II and III were not released outside of Japan at the time.)
Also available on: Nintendo DS, PSP (Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection), GameBoy Advance, Playstation One (Final Fantasy Chronicles), Steam (DS remake)
Version I Played: PSP
Synopsis:
Cecil Harvey is Batman a dark knight who follows orders from King Baron. The king tasks Cecil and his partner Kain with taking the crystals from the surrounding nations and cities. Cecil questions his king’s motives, leading to the revelation of a grand conspiracy. Cecil then goes on a quest to right his wrongs.
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Gameplay:
The novel feature of this game was the ATB system – Active Timed Battle. This means that instead of you and the enemy waiting for your respective turns one at a time, each character takes their turn according their respective speed. One character may be slower than the other, so they will take longer to be able to perform an action. Basically, with ATB, if you wait too long to think about what to do on your turn, the enemy can hit you - JUST AS IF YOU WERE REALLY BATTLING IN REAL LIFE.
While Final Fantasy IV introduced ATB, it did not utilize the ATB gauge in actual battles. The ATB gauge is a visual bar during battle that shows your character’s speed. Whenever it’s filled, your character can perform an action. The gauge itself was first seen later in Final Fantasy V. Later remakes of Final Fantasy IV displayed the ATB gauge. Some configuration options were introduced later to give you the ability to change the battle system to active or wait. Putting it on wait would allow the timed battle to pause while you thought about what to do during your move.
Final Fantasy IV forsakes the customizable Job System and introduces characters with individual jobs. Kain is a dragoon, who can jump in the air and deal destructive damage. Rydia is a summoner. Yang is a monk. Etc, etc.
The Super Nintendo and PSP versions are more or less on par with each other in terms of difficulty. The Nintendo DS remake is really hard. Like REALLY hard. Like “throw-your-DS-across-the-room hard”. I myself have had trouble finishing it.
Graphics:
I haven’t played the original SNES version of Final Fantasy IV, but judging by the images it appears to be in this liminal state between NES and SNES. Not quite NES but not quite utilizing the full power of the SNES either.
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The PSP version is somewhat reminiscent of the Anniversary Editions of Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy II, but it still has its own flair that outshines them.
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Final Fantasy IV DS is pretty much a 3D remake in the same vein as Final Fantasy III DS, with an awesome opening FMV. The in-game cutscenes however now have VOICE ACTING. 
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Now, the PlayStation One version has a FMV sequence that hasn’t aged well at all. We’re talking worse than the Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy II FMV sequences from PlayStation One. I can’t even find a good snapshot from Google Images, probably because nobody wants to look at them ever again. You can find it on YouTube though.
Story:
Final Fantasy IV is well known for being the first GOOD story in a Final Fantasy game. Cecil’s personal journey of redemption rung in the minds and hearts of audiences. There’s a nice balance of focusing on individual struggles and an epic adventure to save the world.
The cast of characters is pretty wide. Like Final Fantasy II, several secondary characters come and go. There is one difference but I don’t want to spoil anything. I guess the least I could say is that Final Fantasy IV subverts what to expect after having played Final Fantasy II.
Like Final Fantasy III, Final Fantasy IV includes crystals as an important plot device. This time they hold enormous power that the villain Golbez wishes to obtain for nefarious means.
While the story is infinitely superior in storytelling to Final Fantasy II, there are still some silly moments. I could best describe the bulk of the story as “Cecil and friends are on a race to capture each crystal around the world but something always gets in the way at the last minute.” While for the most part the story is done well, there are seemingly cartoonish moments involving random trapdoors and bewitched dolls. One particular moment I found myself thinking, "So you're just going to stand there while he does that?"
But I think the most admirable part of the story is how they approach Cecil and Rosa’s romance. While most RPGs, especially today, try to hash in a childish romance subplot, Cecil and Rosa are that rare couple that are already together at the beginning of the game. Their love is tested throughout the story.
The most popular quote from this game involves a complicated matter of translation. Western releases of Final Fantasy games (and Japanese games in general) often had awkward translations. “You spoony bard!” is one such awkward translation that originates from this game.
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The character who spoke this line, Tellah, is arguing with the character Edward. The translation came out at “spoony” due to the Japanese writers believing it was still used today in English. It’s an archaic term meaning “enamored in a silly or sentimental way”. It technically fits, but clearly, nobody uses that word anymore, and players laughed at how nonsensical it seemed.
While I don’t want to spoil why Tellah is angry at Edward, the scenario in question is dramatic, and so Tellah saying “idiot” or “moron” wouldn’t quite suffice. The original Japanese word that Tellah uses is “kisama”, which in the given context is akin to telling someone they are a “son of a bitch” or “bastard.” Western releases, especially North American, were very often censored and demanded less or no profanity.
Overall, Final Fantasy IV is the first notable story in the Final Fantasy series, way better and much more original than Final Fantasy II.
Music:
 With the Super Nintendo, Uematsu was able to play with more sounds. The drumming that Uematsu had wanted in his battle themes is more apparent. He also added an accompaniment to the Prelude. The main theme of Final Fantasy IV is scattered throughout the score, just like a motif in a movie score. The main theme is the map theme, and I like how, for example, the theme changes to a different beat when you venture into the underworld. The main theme even pops up in the final battle, which to me is awesome because it illustrates the heroes collectively trying to banish evil.
In one interview with Uematsu, he stated he was a huge fan of Elton John. For some reason, after I read that, I totally see the main theme of Final Fantasy IV having an Elton John vibe, especially in the epilogue with the drums and the bass.
Red Wings, which is the theme for Baron’s elite air force of the same name, is notable for its unorthodox time signature. I swore I read that somewhere years ago but now I can’t find it, so if someone happens to come across it – let me know. The theme for the Red Wings sounds both heroic and sinister, referencing Baron’s underlying motives and Cecil’s dual nature.
Cecil and Rosa’s love theme is actually taught for schoolchildren in Japan as part of their music curriculum.
Uematsu pretty much matured at this point, in my opinion.
Notable Theme:
There are so many but my personal favorite is “Dreadful Fight”, a.k.a “Battle with the Four Fiends”.
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I’ll also highlight the “Theme of Love”, because it needs to be out there as the first love theme for the Final Fantasy series.
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Verdict:
Hands down, the perfect place for a beginner. You want to start getting into Final Fantasy? Start with Final Fantasy IV. The gameplay is easy to pick up. The story is simple and straightforward compared to the rest of the series but still effective. To those having played the later games first, it could seem trite. Unlike most of the Final Fantasy games, the different re-releases can be quite offer a different experience due to the translations, graphical changes, and differences in difficulty. At the end of the day, I would say any 2D version is fine, the best is probably the PSP version, but save the DS remake for later, since it is more difficult.
Direct Sequel?
Yes. Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection was released on the PSP in 2011. This is the version that I played. Square created two sequels for that collection: Final Fantasy IV: Interlude and Final Fantasy IV: The After Years. I haven’t played them myself yet, but there is criticism surrounding their stories, which apparently pale greatly in comparison to Final Fantasy IV.
By the way, the PSP version starts by showing the new FMV opening to Final Fantasy IV: The After Years, not the one shown in Final Fantasy IV DS. That’s a minor change but it really irked me, because the sequel’s FMV opening therefore spoils some of the story if you never played it before. I guess they wanted to distance themselves from Final Fantasy IV DS. Even so, why not just play that opening when you select The After Years?
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nikkxb · 2 years
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I will always remember KisaSaku(ItaSasu), JiraOro smut, how you changed my vieuw of Sakura and Jiraiya, and the various times Iade you scream, most loudly @ that time after you watched FF7 Crisis Core and then asked friends for an intro into FF7 and ended up explaining the world to long-term fans. How you yelled at me! XD (askbox answer)
One thing you remember my writing for || @rp-sephiroth
I LOVE our KisaSaku!! Ohhhhh I remember that so fondly. You dumped me right down that ship and I refuse to crawl out of it. And to be completely honest, writing JiraOro with you completely changed my view of the ship. I didn't like it before I wrote Jiraiya, but being able to explore that was astonishing. It created a foundation for Jiraiya I wasn't expecting.
Oh, I still remember when I told you who was writing that new Jiraiya blog. And the angst I threw at you!! You and Julia were always throwing angst at my Sakura and laughing and it was GLORIOUS to finally return the favor. Jiraiya and Oro had such a unique dynamic, I will forever love what we did with them.
I know you weren't "fond" of either of my muses before we wrote together. Being able to share with you why I enjoyed them so much was fun. And you gave me such a safe space to figure out Jiraiya with! It was wonderful. It is a very treasured memory that I was able to take those two characters out of canon and make them 3D for you.
LISTEN. I WILL STILL YELL AT YOU. I found that ask I sent you, the one where I yelled and yelled and yelled. It still cracks me up. You were so conniving! "Oh hey, Nikki, watch this thing real quick, no it's perfectly safe, you'll be fine, it's just so you know what I'm talking about, oh yeah, that's Angeal, I guess he might kinda fit your type exactly, I mean maybe, no of course I wasn't thinking anything of it, why would I do that, hey have you thought about an Angeal-Zack-Aeris trio? :DDDDDD"
Such. a. bitch.
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sclimp · 3 years
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Just finished wonder project j2 and by extension the wonder project j series... what wonderful wonderful games i cannot recommend enough that you play them... I'll even send them to you if you ask! English patched n all!!
If you dont know what the games are (which, like, to be fair, why would you), theyre both point-and-click games in which you, the player, teach a little robot boy (j1) and a teenage robot girl (j2) about the world through praising them with the A button and scolding them with the B button. Incredibly simple mechanics that make for one of the most engaging gameplay systems ive experienced on a retro console
My thoughts are as follows. I think theyre both near flawless games for what they are. Wonder project j2 is so narratively concise and ties up like, everything it introduces really nicely (with the exception of one thing that I'll reveal after a big SPOILER banner). For the most part, the story progresses through skill demonstration segments - the very first one in j1 for example being that another robot is getting bullied, pino wants to throw a ball at the bully to stop them but doesnt know how, you take him home and teach him to throw a ball, success. I really like the repetitive and sometimes frustrating nature of trying to teach the little robots things. It feels true to life, and makes it all the more satisfying when they get stuff right. I love also that once they get fiddly basic stuff down, other things occur to them in leaps and bounds. Its insanely satisfying!
J1s story occurs entirely through skills demonstrations to emphasize the "teaching a child" aspect of the game (save for a final lengthy action segment in which pino gets to strut the stuff youve spent the game teaching him up to that point, as well as the personal development and maturing hes undergone). It's more practical based with a definite emotive side, though nothing too complex to really strike home that this is a childs adventure filled with the excitement of learning to do things by yourself. Wonder project j2, on the other hand, has the bulk of its story take place in dialogue events that develop the protagonist (josette)'s worldview, personal & life skills, interpersonal relationships, set against a backdrop of political turmoil that was present in the first game but is now much more realized & less conceptual / cartoonish. Skills demonstrations are still very much present but feel much more natural to josette's personal growth. Its much more emotionally mature without foregoing a feeling of youthful joy and sincerity, and is frank and in-depth in a way that j1 never came close to being (probably because its on snes but still). And whats (sadly) unexpected about it being more "mature" is that that does not at all translate to being creepy towards josette. She is very much stated to be and treated as a child growing and learning about the world. Wish that wasnt as unusual as it is :(
J1 is definitely a little more frustrating gameplay wise than j2, but it is so short that you will not really dwell on it for long, and sweet enough to make up for it. J2 has a couple really jank 3d segments but most of them are avoidable if you dont want to 100% the game, and dont bring down the tone of it at all.
A couple of j2 opinions: i literally can not be mad about this because it is a FREE fan translation that someone did entirely by themselves and released to the world out of a love for the game and desire to spread it to others. BUT. The translation added a tonne of really out of place swearing which is really funny. It doesnt fit in with the tone of the game at all and really brought me out of it sometimes
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Like. Look at these cute colourful animè people. Why is she calling her a stupid bitch. It's great. Also and now this is just nit picking but they left in all the japanese honorifics like san and sama and chan which also brought me out of it a couple times. Maybe it's just me being mean though. Oh well.
Another thing that is literally like the smallest thing that can absolutely be done without, the game already absolutely flies on its own and i dont doubt there was already a ludicrous amount of effort and budget spent on it. But. Id really have loved partial voice acting for characters other than josette. Like pokko going WAAAAAAH or pearl going HMPH or. Yknow. Little incidental noises. See? Tiny. Told you. And also this is insanely minor but sometimes during story beats, you really feel that characters are meant to be hugging each other, but are actually just standing in front of each other. A couple animations of select characters hugging WOULD have been super labour intensive... but also... weally nice...
And last but not least, my only gripe with the story,
[SPOILER!!!!!!!!!]
Fucking paul? Paul just gets executed on screen and josette immediately forgets about him! He never gets brought up again! I know hes an exceptionally minor character but all the other exceptionally minor characters had their arcs concluded so nicely and if they didnt have an arc, still at least got to show up for the happy end. Paul even yelled that he was in love with josette before (again) being gunned down and all he got was a one shot long ":(" before we all moved on with our lives. Ice cold. Poor kid. Play wonder projects j and j2 please
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radiosteve · 5 years
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Need Your Loving Tonight Ch. 6
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Summary: After rushing out of Roger’s apartment in the morning, you go to the best place you can think of, Brian’s. As the two of you talk, you may reveal a little bit more than you meant to. Later on at a band meeting, Brian announces that they need a new bassist while you and Roger try to act as though things were normal.
Note: Sorry this part took a little longer to come out, it has been a super busy week. John will be introduced in the next chapter so get ready. As always, the italicized part is the reader’s thoughts. The photo is one that I found on google. I do not own any rights to it. If you want to be added to the taglist send me a message or an ask and I’ll add you!  
Warnings: Language
Pairing: Roger Taylor x Reader, John Deacon x Reader
Words: 3.3k+
May 10, 1970
Even though Brian’s apartment was only a few blocks away from Roger’s, it felt like an eternity had passed before you reached the buzzer outside the door. Luckily, someone was walking out just as you approached the front step and they graciously held the door for you. You knew it was a little out of the ordinary to show up at Brian’s unannounced, but tears were streaming down your face and even a second alone with your best friend could help remedy your broken heart. The stairs leading up to the third floor seemed ridiculously daunting considering your lack of breath from the sniffling and tears, so you took your time. 
 As you walked up each step, your mind wandered further, only increasing your desire to quickly reach apartment 3D and cry until every last tear was out of your system. Did he ever actually like me? Did I just make up all of our stolen glances and the way he smirked at me? Or did he really flirt with me just to get in my pants and kick me out in the morning? Wait, he didn’t kick me out, I left. Did he want me to stay? Why the hell are men so complicated? It took you a second to realize that while you were lost in thought, your feet had carried you to the door of Brian’s apartment. With shaky hands, you wiped the tears from your cheeks and knocked softly on the door.
 After a few seconds, Brian answered the door in his pajamas. His hair looked a little bigger than normal and you could tell that he had just woken up not too long ago. 
 “What are you doing here,” Brian asked gently as he saw your red rimmed eyes and streak covered face.
 “Just came by to see my best friend, that’s all” you mustered up your best fake smile that didn’t quite reach your eyes. Brian invited you in and you breathed in the heavy scent of coffee that filled the room before noticing the fresh pot brewing on the counter.
 “You want some?” Brian gestured to the coffee machine as you nodded. You sat down at the table closest to the kitchen before Brian quickly joined you with two mugs of hot coffee. The two of you sat and sipped your drinks in silence for a few minutes before Brian looked over at you. You weren’t crying anymore; a somewhat calm presence had washed over you as soon as you entered the flat. 
“So,” Brian spoke, his mug resting gently in his palm as his eyes locked with yours. “How was riding Roger?” You nearly spit out your coffee as the words left Brian’s lips. How was riding Roger? How the hell does he know that we hooked up? Did Roger tell him? All men are pigs. 
 “That’s a bit personal, Bri. I mean we aren’t really one to discuss our sex lives with one another,” a hot blush spread across your cheeks as you talked. This time it wasn’t you who nearly spit out your coffee, instead it was Brian who actually did spit his coffee across the table when you replied.
 “You had sex with Roger? Last night?” he practically yelled, shock overtaking his expression as he watched your face contort with confusion. 
 “I thought you knew! Why else would you have asked about me riding Roger?” you felt your stomach twist as the bad feeling from earlier returned and mixed with the odd sense of relief you felt from telling someone about the previous night.
 “No, no, no. I asked how the ride to your flat with Roger was, nothing about you and Roger being intimate. How was your ride with Roger, not on him.” Damn it, damn it, damn it. Fuck this whole one-track mind thing. Your hands rushed to your face, covering it out of embarrassment. “But, uh, you and Roger, that’s nice. How’d it, uh, turn out?” Brian cringed at his own question, but you couldn’t see.
 “That’s kind of the thing,” you let out a sign as your hands dropped from your face. “It wasn’t great.” Brian began to laugh and you simply furrowed your eyebrows in confusion. 
 “You’re telling me that Roger ‘sex god’ Taylor is no good in the sack?” Brian continued to laugh, even after you shook your head to say no.
 “No, the sex was good, uh great even. It was what came after that kind of ruined things,” Brian stopped laughing immediately, his attention back on you. His eyes told you to keep talking, to alleviate some of the sadness that he could feel radiating off of you. Your fingers moved to start picking at your cuticles, as if they had a mind of their own. “I thought he liked me; guess I was wrong. Told me it wasn’t a good idea to start dating. He said something about it ruining our friendship,” Brian scoffed and your eyes shot to his, trying to understand. 
 “If he didn’t want to ruin your friendship, he probably shouldn’t have slept with you in the first place,” Brian took one of your hands in his, pulling it away from the other and rubbing his thumb across the back of it. What Brian didn’t tell you was that he noticed things about Roger that made his actions seem out of character. Brian withheld the fact that he saw how Roger looked at you when he knew you wouldn’t see. Or the way that Roger always watched you walk away with his fingers tucked into his pockets. And he definitely didn’t tell you about how Roger always managed to ask about you in the very few instances when you weren’t around. 
 Even though Brian and Roger had only known each other for a year or two, they had gotten pretty close. Brian managed to get a good gauge on Roger’s personality and the way his mind worked. And that’s why, in Brian’s opinion, Roger was full on in love with you. He’d never seen him act this way about anyone else, nor had even heard of Roger being so helplessly attracted to a girl in the past. That’s what confused Brian about what you said. Not the sleeping together part, that made perfect sense when it came to Roger. No, it was Roger’s rejection of you that made his eyebrows furrow and the foundation of his beliefs quake. What Brian didn’t know was that the motivation behind Roger’s actions stemmed from a drunken night when he revealed a little too much about his best friend’s past love experiences to the blonde drummer.
 Brian was pulled from his head by the sound of sniffles before he realized that you had started to cry again. He pulled your head into his chest and stroked your hair gently as your tears soaked through the fabric of his shirt. He mumbled soft reassurances into your ears while sobs heaved their way throughout your body, dragging you down until you felt like your lungs were filled with water. After a while, the tears subsided and you sat upright as Brian peered down at you. Your tear stained cheeks, clumpy eyelashes, and sniffling nose made Brian feel awful. You slowly slid your gaze up, your eyes stopping at the huge wet spot on Brian’s white t-shirt. A chuckle fell from your lips, but Brian mistook it for another bout of sobs. He grabbed your face in his hands, prepared to wipe your tears, only to be greeted by a playful smile. You burst out into laughter upon seeing Brian’s confused, yet determined, expression. 
 “Bri, it looks like your shoulder walked out into a hurricane without the rest of your body,” you gasped between laughs. Brian let go of your face before shifting his eyes down to his shoulder. He let out a small chuckle upon seeing the giant stain that your tears had caused. As he continued to giggle, Brian looked back at you, noticing the huge smile on your face. There were tears in your eyes once more, but this time they didn’t stem from a place of sadness and heartbreak. No, this time the tears were happy and fun. It hurt Brian to watch his friend withstand so much suffering over something she can’t control. So, seeing you engulfed in a fit of laughter with the biggest smile he’d ever seen made everything seem just a little bit better. If only things could stay that way. 
 May 14, 1970
 The one thing you hated about having an apartment on the third floor was all the goddamn stairs. Most of the time it wasn’t an issue, more of a mild inconvenience. But when you had two arms full of groceries, like you did right now, it was a total bitch. Reaching the top of the staircase felt like a dream before you remembered that you still had to get the door to your apartment open. Just as you nearly dropped a bag while trying to dig your key out of your jeans, your roommate Sally opened the door.
 “You need some help?” she asked and although you couldn’t see her face, you just knew she had a cheeky grin etched on her lips.
 “Please,” you croaked out before she took two of the paper bags and walked them over to the kitchen counter. The apartment was small, but the two of you didn’t mind very much. After living together in a tiny and cramped dorm room on campus for two years, anything was a step up. “How did you know I was at the door?” you finally got to the counter, freeing your arms of the bags and trying to stretch your arms to relieve the cramps that had built up.   
 “I heard you panting all the way down the hall,” she called out, her head shoved into the refrigerator as she began to put the groceries away. You stood silently for a second before she turned around and saw your mouth gaping open. “What?”
 “You heard me from all the way down the hall and you still waited until I was standing right in front of the door to help me?” you squeaked playfully, throwing an apple at her. She caught the apple one handed and placed it into a drawer in the fridge. “I forgot you played softball,” you mumbled as Sally plastered a cocky grin across her face. The two of you continued to chat playfully until all of the groceries were properly put away. You turned to head off in the direction of your room before Sally called out behind you.
 “Brian called while you were out.”
 “What did he say?” you turned around, walking back towards the counter that she rested her elbows against. 
 “Said that there’s a band meeting at his place tomorrow at three,” she looked at you with raised eyebrows as she tried to gauge your expression. “Are you gonna go? I mean things could get tense with Roger there and all.” Sally was the second person you told about what the two of you deemed ‘the Roger incident’. She was your closest female friend, and even though she couldn’t always relate to what you went through, she still made sure to always be by your side. The words caught in your chest as Sally’s stare bore into you.
 “I’m not going there for Roger, I’m going for the band,” your words sounded shaky as they left your lips. Sally just nodded before she stepped out from behind the counter and wrapped you in her arms. 
 “It’s alright, love. Hearts heal with time, remember that,” you smiled into her shoulder as Sally brushed her hand through the back of your hair. “Or you could just get under someone else if you know what I mean,” she pulled back from the hug and winked at you. “That usually helps me get over someone.”
 “Unfortunately, I think my feelings for Rog are a little too deep and complicated to be fixed with a meaningless one-night stand,” you chuckled, making your way back over towards the door to your room. 
 “You should just give up on boys all together like I did a few years ago,” Sally called out to you from down the hall.
 “Giving up boys because one broke your heart is very different from giving up boys because you like girls,” you opened the door to your room and stepped inside.
 “Shit, you got me there,” you heard her sigh before you closed the door and switched on the light.
 May 15, 1970
 Rain was falling harshly against the ground as you rode your bike over to Brian’s apartment. This whole not having a car thing sucks. By the time you got inside the lobby, your shoes were soaked through and your poor excuse for a raincoat was completely drenched. 
 “Well fuck,” you muttered under your breath as you headed up towards Brian’s flat. The door swung open after you quickly knocked. Your breath hitched in your throat as you were greeted by Roger. He flashed a tight-lipped smile in your direction as he moved out of the doorway, allowing you to walk in. 
 “Bloody hell, y/n. You must be freezing,” Roger commented after seeing your damp clothes. You took off your raincoat and hung it on the back of a chair at the dining room table. 
 “I’m fine Rog,” you said with a shiver as Roger began to take off his sweatshirt. He wrapped it around your shoulders and despite how much you wanted to pull away from him, you didn’t. 
 “There,” he spoke quietly, patting your shoulders and admiring the light blush that rushed to your cheeks. Your heart swelled, only to be swiftly reminded of the heartbreak that Roger had caused you in the last few days. With that still on your mind, you walked over to the couch and sat down next to Freddie, ensuring that there wasn’t enough room for Roger. 
 “Oh my darling, did you ride your bike here in the rain?” Freddie asked upon seeing you shove the key to your bike lock in your pocket. You nodded and he threw his arms around you goofily in an attempt to warm you up. 
 “Why didn’t you ask me for a ride? I would’ve picked you up,” Roger gazed at you from his seat across the room and you could almost see the look of hurt in his eyes. Almost.
 “I didn’t realize it was raining and I figured that you had probably already left anyways,” you spoke to the floor, not taking any chances. You knew that as soon as you looked at Roger, he’d see right through you. Before Roger had a chance to respond to you, Brian emerged from his bedroom holding a stack of papers. 
 “Hi, love,” he said upon seeing you. Brian leaned down to kiss your forehead and ruffle your very wet hair. After Brian sunk into the chair next to the sofa that you and Freddie sat on, he threw the stack of papers onto the table.
 “What the hell are those for?” Rog said, picking up the wooden chair he sat on and brought it over to the closest window. He lit up a cigarette, blowing the fumes out of the open window. Roger knew how much Brian despised the smell of cigarettes lingering throughout his flat. Usually, you would be right next to him at the window, puffing on a smoke and giggling at Roger’s dumb jokes. But that was before, and this is now. A little rain blew in through the screen every once in a while, but Roger didn’t seem to mind. He kept his focus on the conversation taking place in the living room, trying his best to steal discrete looks at you when he thought you couldn’t tell. But you noticed. Mainly because you were having a difficult time tearing your gaze away from Roger as well. 
 “Well, as you are all aware, we no longer have a bassist or lead singer,” Brian looked around at his three friends. “Fred has graciously stepped up to fill the position of lead singer but that still leaves us without a bass player. And unless y/n over here can secretly play the bass as well, we’ll need to hold auditions for a new member,” Brian’s eyes landed on you as he finished talking.
 “As much as I’d love to be a musical genius, my talents only range as far as drums and piano,” you lifted your hands somewhat defensively and chuckled. 
 “Alright, so we need a new band mate but that still doesn’t explain the papers,” Roger spoke with the cigarette perched between his lips.
 “These are flyers stating that we will be holding auditions for a new bassist next Friday at one in the afternoon,” A groan fell from your lips and all three of the boys turned their attention towards you.
 “Last time we held auditions, I spent four days stuck inside with a pounding headache that sounded better than most of the people trying out,” you whined, leaning back into the cushions of the couch.
 “Y/n, I know you’re a dedicated friend and avid supporter of the band, but you don’t have to go to every audition if you don’t want to,” Brian patted your knee and you relaxed. Oh shit, he’s right.
 “Oh right,” you gave him a goofy grin before propping your head up on your hands. The conversation continued on, twisting subjects from music, to schoolwork, and so on. Around ten o’clock, the four of you decided it was best to part ways. You stood up, hoping like hell that it had stopped raining, but you couldn’t see well enough through the dark window. Brian pulled you into a hug before you left, saying goodbye to Freddie and Roger as well. You rushed down the stairs, trying to escape Roger as best as possible.
 “Y/n,” you heard called out from behind you. You reluctantly turned around, stopping on the steps to see Roger coming up behind you. “You want a ride home? I could throw your bike in the back of my van,” Roger asked as you both descended down the last few stairs, reaching the lobby. You turned to Roger, making sure that there was a comfortable amount of distance between you and Roger. 
 “Rog, you live in the complete opposite direction as me.”
 “So? It’ll take me an extra 15 minutes to get home, it’s not a big deal,” he spoke, taking a step forward to lessen the gap between you. You took another step back, shrugging Roger’s sweatshirt off and pushing it into his hands. Then, you put on your raincoat and walked towards the front door. “C’mon love, I don’t want you riding your bike out in the rain again.” You pushed open the door and glanced outside as a smile tugged on the corners of your lips.
 “It’s not raining anymore Rog,” you shut the door behind you and unlocked your bike, hopping on it and quickly racing down the street. Roger followed you out of the door, his eyes watching as you peddled down the road. His heart ached in his chest, but he knew you weren’t the one to blame for that.
 Even though you only lived about five minutes away from Brian, the bike ride between his place and yours felt as though it took years. But in a good way. Blowing off Roger like that made you feel a surge of happiness. And although you knew that feeling wouldn’t last, you knew damn well that you were going to bask in this feeling for as long as possible. The cool evening air hung low in the sky and the streetlights passed by in a blur. The moon glimmered from up above and for once, just once, everything seemed like it was going to be alright.
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hitchell-mope · 4 years
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(Third Film. Jane’s birthday party)
Dizzy: I LOVE THIS FOOD! What is it?
Jane: Mal made them. Ben’s recipe. Uhhhh. Mac’n’Cheese cupcakes.
Dizzy: no matter what happens stop me when I’ve had 50.
Lonnie: and how many have you had already?
Dizzy: 25
Lonnie: ah.
(Dizzy runs off laughing like mad)
Lonnie: so when’s the string quartet coming
Jane: hopefully never
Lonnie: you’re not enjoying yourself are you?
Jane: I am. I am, it’s just. Mother made a schedule. No opening my presents until she gets here and she’s not here. And neither are the rest of our friends and I don’t want another geometry book or a rock polisher. I stopped collecting rocks when I was 10.
Lonnie: hey, hey. It’s alright. Party’ll pick up. Just wait til Mal gets here. We’ll finally see the famous routine
Jane (chuckling): infamous more like with all the cloak and dagger she’s put into it
Lonnie: I’d thought you’d seen it.
Jane: I have. Mal said there’s more to it though. Not for anyone over fifty. And mothers darn near a million
Lonnie: well. 99 thousand eight hundred and 37. And a half
(Both girls burst into a giggle fit. Half way up the embankment Chadeficent is arguing with a chaperone)
Chadeficent (Chad’s voice): hey dickbrain. I’m on the list. Chad. Charming. My father pays your salary. So you can take this piece of scrap and shove it up your
Dizzy: what in Grimm’s name are you doing here?
Chadeficent (both voices): silence wretch
Jane: Chad. Are you ok?
Chadeficent (Maleficent’s voice): perfectly well my dear little girl
(Their eyes glow black. Jane gulps and rushes back to the others)
Jane: something’s wrong with chad!
Lonnie and Dizzy: what’s right with him?
Chadeficent (Chad’s voice): none of you belong here. Not at court. Not as nobility. Not as anything else but housewives. And you “cousin” shouldn’t have left the poverty line. And I’m gonna make sure you bitches pay with your second class lives.
Lonnie: on with the misogyny full force then eh?
Dizzy and Jane: apparently.
Chadeficent (Chad’s voice): it’s your bday isn’t it?
Jane (hesitantly): yes?
Chadeficent (Chad’s voice): has mom sent you something?
Jane: a handmade dress.
Chadeficent (Chad’s voice): I have something better
(He pulls out the wand. Everyone else takes a step back in shock)
Jane: it was you
Chadeficent (Maleficent’s voice): not just him
(They split apart and Maleficent stands before Jane. She’s grinning like the madwoman she is)
Maleficent: did you really think he had the brains to pull it off
Dizzy: where are my parents
Chad: who gives a flying fuck? Ones a whore and ones a half formed freak. They deserve what they’re gonna get.
Jane: run. EVERYBODY RUN. GET AWAY WHILE YOU CAN
Maleficent: thought you’d say that. Oh. Someone gave you a compact mirror. Lovely.
(She points at the present table and glass shards start shooting out sending everyone into a panic. Lonnie hoists dizzy up and the three girls run to the shore of the lake)
Dizzy: no wait stop. I can’t swim.
Lonnie: you’ve been. Here for a year!
Dizzy: they asked if I wanted lessons I said no.
Jane: that worked out well.
(Lonnie puts Dizzy down and turns to face her)
Lonnie: Dizzy I promise. I won’t let go. But you have got to trust. Do you?
Dizzy: yes
Jane: jump!
(They all dive into the lake, Dizzy clinging on to Lonnie for dear life. Jane’s eyes glow periwinkle blue and suddenly their standing on the lakes floor)
Dizzy: what happened?
Jane: magic. It’s a wonderful thing. In the right hand.
Lonnie: and right now one of the most powerful magical relics is in the hands of chad and Maleficent. We have to warn them. Ben at the very least needs to know.
(Back on the embankment chad hasn’t been paying attention to a single thing the girls have been doing. Instead he’s been scratching his skull with the wand)
Chad: ooh. I know what to do. Happy birthday Janey
(This is when “happy birthday happens. After the song he just stands there dumbly)
Chad: where’d everybody go?
Maleficent: never mind that. We must make haste to the palace. We must find the king if you ever want the throne
Chad: yay! (Maleficent’s takes control of his body) oof must ya do that every goddamn time? (Maleficent’s voice) it’s amusing to me.
(They disappear in a swirl of black smoke. Under the lake Jane’s been listening in on the conversation)
Jane: Ok they’ve gone. Dizzy. Lonnie. Be careful. When we break the surface you might get a head rush. It’ll pass. Fight it.
Lonnie: ok. Sure. Makes sense
Dizzy: can’t you just teleport us to land?
Jane: oh yeah. Didn’t think about it
(With a flash of periwinkle blue smoke the three are back on land. Dizzy immediately runs up to the food table and starts kissing it)
Dizzy: oh land I’ve missed you so
Lonnie: it was barely ten minutes
Dizzy: it was 10 minutes too long! Jane what are you doing
Jane: calling the king. Ben? Hi yes. Chad has the wand. He’s possessed-you know? Does anyone else know? Mal and the others. Ok. We’re in safe hands. Just stay in your office. No. No ones dead. Well. No one else. Well. Not yet. Rendezvous at your office? Perfect. Bye.
(She ends the call and starts going through the present table)
Dizzy: what are you doing?
Jane: looking for something (to herself) come on Abigail. You were my favourite babysitter. Come through for me. Do not leave me high and dry. AHA YES!
Lonnie and Dizzy: what?
Jane (turning around to show them): water bazooka
Dizzy: and what’s that going to do?
Jane (already wading back into the lake): help us. This lake is magic. You come into contact with it and any spell you were put under is removed.
Dizzy: so what? We’re gonna beat chad via a water gun fight?
Jane: bazooka. And sort of. If the others are put under, we shoot em with this and they’ll wake up. In theory.
Lonnie: ok that’s all well and good but it’s your mothers wand. The magic will only last until midnight.
Jane: my mother’s wand is being influenced by the mistress of all evil. Aka the first one to be revived from death 23 years ago
Lonnie (realising): oh crap. So our friends are our best shot basically.
Dizzy: as always.
(In Ben’s office, he’s enacting the protocols when Audrey skips in)
Audrey: it took forever but I finally found something for Jane. Carlos let me use the 3D printer and I made her a wand of her very own. It’s not magic but I think she might like it.
Ben: you need to get back to your room
Audrey: what? No
Ben: the party’s cancelled, go back to your room. I don’t want to use magic on you but I will if I have to. So please go back to your room!
Audrey: Florian you’re not making any sense
Ben (taken aback): you’ve never called me Florian before
Audrey: you’ve never not made any sense before. So what’s. Happening?
Ben: chad has the wand. And he’s possessed by Maleficent. We don’t know what he wants so the entire kingdom is going on lockdown until he’s stopped.
Audrey: oh no. Oh nononononononono. Oh it’s all my fault. I did this. I drove him to it
(She keeps rambling. Ben tries to get through to her but to no avail. Until he slaps her around the face)
Audrey: OW! That really hurt
Ben: I’m sorry you weren’t making any sense and I didn’t know best else to do and Carlos once did that to me and it worked and I’m so sorry
Audrey: s’ok. I probably would’ve done the same thing.
Ben: what do you mean it was your fault
Audrey: I dumped chad last night.
Ben: what?
Audrey: he was being a dick. Said I couldn’t hang out with Mal anymore. He tried to stop me from leaving. So I dumped him. And your eyes are glowing again.
(Ben blinks hard three times and the glowing stops)
Ben: sorry about that. And it’s not your fault. It’s his. Never apologise for knowing your own worth
Audrey: which is what you did when you broke up with
Ben: ah. Did I ever apologise for that?
Audrey: no. And you were right not to. I was a bitch. I still see murder in Evie’s eyes sometimes. And I deserve it. I sicced chad on Carlos. I’m surprised you didn’t have me executed
Ben: well Evie did suggest (laughing) ow
(Audrey just playfully slapped him on the arm)
Audrey: now we’re even
Ben: not yet. Ici tu vas madame
(He hands her a shot glass of wine)
Audrey: Pourquoi merci, gentil monsieur
(They down each glass in one. And promptly cough it back up)
Audrey: aw that’s. That’s bad.
Ben: haha yeah.
Audrey: why do we drink this again?
Ben: cause we’re french?
Audrey: possibly. (She looks at the bottle) and it’s out of date. Where’d you get it.
Ben: mom gave it to me. Said she was keeping it for her fiftieth wedding anniversary. That statement aged well.
Audrey: bin?
Ben: bin.
(He throws the bottle away
Ben: now you should really get back to your room. Activate the protocols Mal made. You should be safe
Audrey: ok.
(She leaves)
Ben: oh and hey. Don’t blame yourself for what Chad’s doung. He’s always been a dick. No one changes anyone. We change ourselves. He’s just done it wrong.
Audrey: sure. (To herself) then why do I feel like I’m still to blame?
(This is when “what if” happens)
(Elsewhere the six vks have just gone through the barrier into the island. And Mal is young again)
Mal: well that was surprisingly easy
Celia: it always is. Then the bullshittery happens.
Evie: explain.
Celia: your majesty. Chancellor. Follow me to your fathers lair.
Evie: this is gonna suck for me personally isn’t it?
Mal and Celia: probably
Carlos: hey mom. What do we do when you’re off on you feel good movie of the year thing?
Celia: my fathers arcade. I thought it’d be obvious
Carlos: yeah. You’d think.
Jay: there is a photobooth there you know?
Carlos: at your lead then
Gil: what about our bikes?
Celia: again. My fathers arcade. Oh so simple Legume
Gil: well not to me! I’m not Cj.
Evie: don’t mention that bitch Gil. Please. It’s like candy man. Say it enough it’ll show up.
Gil: I used to think that too. But brother said it’s an old legend and therefore not true
Mal: let him live, sis.
(Evie snarls)
Celia: c’mon end ladies we are burning daylight
(The wiz split up. The girls going to the lair. The boys going to the arcade. None of them see Harriet in the shadows drinking watching them and knocking back a hip flask. Back in Auradon a black cloud of smoke is descending across the land. And Doug is trying to comfort the twins)
Doug: it’s ok. Just stay here. I’ll get the blanket.
Squeaky: whas happening?
Doug: someone that doesn’t like us is trying to hurt us. But don’t worry. I won’t let them get to you.
The twins: ok.
(Around the the house is covered in blackness. The curse has reached them. The front door is blasted off its hinges)
Doug: I’ll protect you. I swear it. (To himself) ohh this is so “Harry Potterish” it’s disturbing
(He grabs a steak knife from the kitchen, deadbolts the door to the workshop, not noticing the smoke has already made contact with the twins, and runs to the front door. Chadeficent is standing there. He charges at them but they use magic to slam him into a wall and keep him there suspended two feet above the floor)
Doug: I always knew you were a dick! I just didn’t think you were this much of a dick
Chadeficent (Chad’s voice): that’s pretty big talk coming from a dude with a ponytail. What should I do with him? Sleep is too good for a half breed (Maleficent’s voice) it is your choice my child. He is your enemy after (Chad’s voice, happy) ooh. You’re right ARGH
(Doug has just kicked them in the crotch. This makes them lose concentration and Doug drops to the ground)
Doug: yeah, not only are you a dick. But you have a dick. So. Byee
(He runs to the kitchen deadbolting the door as he goes. He turns around )
Chadeficent (both voices): boo
(They grab him by the neck and throw him through the wall. He lands on Evie’s worktop, smashing it in two)
Chadeficent (Chad’s voice): I think I know what to do now
Doug (chuckling through bloodied teeth): what? What could you possibly do that you haven’t already done to me?
Chadeficent (Chad’s voice): I was ya roommate. I’ve read ya journal
Doug (terrified): no. No. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(The smoke knocks him out. And he wakes up in a bathroom at the shool. Chadeficent is staring at him through the full length bathroom mirror. Behind them is Doug’s unconscious body laid out almost peacefully on the floor)
Chadeficent (Chad’s voice): see now this what you deserve.
Doug: HELP. HELP. HELP ME. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME
Chadeficent (Chad’s voice): oh c’mon dwarf you know that won’t work. They can’t hear you. You’re mute. Like you should be. Just like your idiot father.
(Doug looks like he’s going to throw up)
Doug: why. Why are you doing this
Chadeficent (Chad’s voice): because Ben is wrong. Women and half breeds and and fairies and djins have no place at court. Not in this world. Not in my world. Ooh. Someone’s coming. Best hide. You know what we’re like. How we don’t take well to the different.
(The mirror clouds up and they vanish leaving Doug alone. Chad almost smashes the mirror but he stops)
Chadeficent (Maleficent’s voice): that’s not how we do things. We gloat. And let them suffer. (Chad’s whiny voice) oh but whyuh? (Maleficent’s voice) because. Sooner or later they’ll come back. And he can see her heart break. (Chad’s voice) oooh. I like that. (Maleficent’s voice) come on now dear. Let’s face the king
(Back on the island the girls have just arrived at the lair. And Hadie is making his way to the door)
Hadie (opening the door to the lair): hello boys. Uh ha ha. You’re not Anthony and Grayson.
Mal (smugly): 🎶told ya🎶
Evie (slowly getting more high pitched): I was fourteen I was an idiot and no straight person has a gaydar!
Mal: then why did you say you did?
Evie: BECAUSE I WAS FOURTEEN AND AS I SAID I WAS AN IDIOT
Celia: now we’ve gotten that out of the way. Hadie. Meet your kid sisters. They’re here to see the big man
Hadie: Iris? Hestia?
Mal: I dunno who those people are but I’m Mal. She’s Evie. Where’s our father?
Hadie: dea uh dealing with, stuff. What did Maleficent do this time. I swear if she touched either of you
Mal: vous êtes donc au courant, bien, nous évite d'avoir à expliquer. maintenant, prendre est à notre père afin que nous puissions sauver notre royaume des griffes d'un garçon de salope de base hormonal qui est possédé par la maîtresse de tout mal.
Hadie: je suis à tes ordres, petite soeur
(He lets through the door)
Mal: ooh I like you
Hadie: right back atcha kid
Mal (chuckling sarcastically): ohhhh. I’m eighteen.
Hadie: so you can’t drink
Mal: ah I never said that
Hadie: beer or wine?
Mal: yes please
(They don’t notice that Evie’s sunk down behind a pillar)
Hadie: alrighty then. Dads asleep. Hangover
Mal: of course
Hadie: if you want my help just ask. Loving the highlights by the way.
Mal: I like having a big brother
(Mal goes to the couch where Hades is supposedly sleeping. She almost gets the ember from the coffee table. But hades grabs her hand)
Mal (chuckling nervously): aha. Hey dad?
Hades: Iris? IRIS!!!!
(He pulls her into a crushing bear hug)
Hades (maniacally): HAHAHAHAHAHA
Mal: AHAHAHAHAHAH
Hades: oh I’m so glad to see you. Oh my me I thought I’d killed all four of you. Tell me. Your sister. The boys. Are they ok?
Mal (strained because she’s being crushed by the hug): stop. Hugging me. (He lets her go). Evie’s fine. She’s got soot streaks, she’s hiding behind the pillar at the entrance, don’t think I didn’t see you chicken out E, and she’s insisting I’m wrong. Excuse me. Ahem. HA! I WAS RIGHT. YOU WERE WRONG. HAHA! Where was I? Oh yeah. Ben’s hair is fully purple and he’s growing wings. And jay’s ass, though apparently a tiny bit bruised, or so he says, I don’t really wanna know, is fine. Doug is also fine. We’re good. We’re all good.
Hades: and your brother?
Mal: right behind me. Daydrunk in the satin robe that doesn’t reach his knees
Hadie: I made it when I was 16. Growth spurts.
Mal: ahhh
Hades: your other brother. Probably know him. That doug boy stabbed him last year. Somewhere very tender and bruisable
(His voice drowns out as Mal realises in horror what he means)
Hades: ...I was gonna call him Icarus but his sister on his fathers side, paychotically vile little thing, named him after herself. Harry. I think. Harry Hook. Yeah?
Hadie: yeah. Yah. Yes. Harriet is such a bitch. First child born here. Thinks it gives her a tight to act like a Hera disciple. Oh dear
(Mal’s fainted. Her father and brother put her on the couch and Evie gets over herself and emerges from behind the pillar)
Evie: tell me she’s wrong. Tell me your lying. Tell me that thing, isn’t my brother.
Hades: I don’t lie Hest
Evie: MY NAME IS NOT HESTIA. MY NAME IS EVIE GRIMHILDE. MY MOTHER IS THE EVIL QUEEN. SHE PAID A MALE PROSTITUTE TO SPEND THE NIGHT WITH HER EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO And KILLED HIM WHEN SHE FOUND OUT SHE WAS PREGNANT WITH ME. THAT IS IT. THAT IS MU HISTORY. I AM NOT THE BASTARD DAUGHTER OF A MORTALISED GOD.
Hades: your mother is a cheapskate (he changes from Sebastian Stan to John Barrowman) and as you can see my dear, I’m very much alive.
Hadie: she’s waking up. You ok kid?
Mal: what happened
Hades: you fainted when I told you Harry hook is your brother.
Mal: oh. Well. I would’ve guessed it eventually. Gods are whores. He’s a whore. It balances out
Hades: thank you for summarising our history so succinctly.
Mal: well it’s true. And why don’t you look like me
Hades: oh. Right. Um. (he changes from John Barrowman to Jesse L Martin) hello heh heh
(He smiles nervously)
Mal: Ahhh. Now that makes sense. And I didn’t faint because of the revelation. Though that is a nauseating concept. My fiancé’s in trouble. I have to get back home.
Hades: of course. Take the ember. It can help. Gods are a step above genie. So if you two Ben and Jay use it together you can burn him from the inside. Uh be careful though. You’re only half god. The boys aren’t even a millionth. It could backfire. Conflagrantly.
Mal: eh. That’s par the course for our plans. C’mon sis
(She start to leave with the other two in tow. But Evie throws out her arm to stop her)
Evie: nuh uh. We’re not going anywhere until we get answers. He owes us that much
(At the docks Facillier is taking a lunch break stroll. A huge plume of water shoots upwards and back down onto the pier drenching him. When the water dissipates Uma’s kneeling in front of him craddiling the barnacle covered Harry in a Pieta pose)
Uma: help me. Please dad. Help me
(In the forest back in Auradon the girls are slowly making progress)
Dizzy: I’m bored
Jane: well I’m sorry Dizz but he’s probably exkecting magic or a vehicle. So you’ll just have to be patient.
Dizzy: There’s not even any food.
Lonnie: time sensitive mission kiddo
Dizzy: I’m nearly fourteen.
Lonnie: meaning.
Dizzy: I want you to teach me how to fight.
Lonnie: really? Well. First things first. Movies. Books. Tv. Forget it. Improper practice. Not conducive to what we need to do. You gotta be gentle. But at the same time. You gotta be tough.
Dizzy: well that’s an oxymoron if I ever heard one
(This is when “lesson number one” happens. Back in Auradon Ben is practicing the violin. This is when “human” happens)
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Hi! I'm kinda having a hard time understanding the Green-Ostrogadski theorem/Divergence theorem and I'm wondering if you can help?
OH this is a lot of fun and by fun I mean an absolute nightmare, and it gets very long because trying to explain the bits of how to calculate it and then what the calculation of the parts means and how it fits in with physics/a geometric picture and then math as a whole, so let’s go under the cut.
So we’re going to go with this
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as our formulation, same as Wikipedia does, and actually talk about what every bit of that specifically means and how to visualize it; “memorize it and then just do it” usually cuts it for getting through problems but knowing what it means helps with not writing the wrong thing down before taking a crack at the equation.
Let’s start with what is F? it’s some kind of vector field, it needs to be reasonably smooth enough so that you can differentiate it. It’s going to come, in the 3-D case, with an x (or maybe called i), y (j), and z (k) component: ie F(x,y,z)=f(x,y,z)x+g(x,y,z)y+h(x,y,z)z. The nabla/upside-down triangle is the divergence, which means you apply the x derivative to the x part, y derivative to the y part, and z derivative to the z part, and then add them together. So
$\nabla\cdot F(x,y,z)=d/dx f(x,y,z)+d/dy g(x,y,z)+d/dz h(x,y,z)$
(they are partial derivatives, so you hold all other variables as fixed as you take the derivative in the one you want to take, as ya do) and now you have something that F(x,y,z) used to be a function that produced a vector and now it’s something that produces a scalar and you can just integrate that sum like you’d normally integrate something in 3D. Usually this is stupidly easy to calculate and then it’s going to be pretty easy to integrate back.
V and dV are the boundary of the object and the volume (so probably given in dxdydz and then boundary values, or get getting told “it’s a ball” and then you probably want to do spherical coordinates so r^2sin(theta)dr dtheta dphi). But that’s the space you’re doing the integral over. That one should be provided pretty easily in terms of equations/bounds of x, y, and z. Volume integrals are easy to do, they’re just three integrals in three different variables. It becomes a surface integral over the boundary of the surface when you switch to the right side of the equation. dS can be pretty annoying to calculate if you’re not given it or if it’s not for something super simple like a sphere/square/rectangle and setting up the integral involves taking partial differentials of the equation of the surface and/or parametrizing and first of all you’re usually going from the surface integral to the volume integral and secondly I’m assuming you know how to do that because it takes a bit long to explain. (this is a fairly straightforward page that talks about it/ ask me about surface integrals if you want me to try to get into it?) But yeah, that’s usually why the divergence theorem is used to go from surface integral to volume integral because the volume integral is easier to do, UNLESS you’re using the 2D version in which case it’s *so* much easier to do a path integral because that’s just along a path, but then tbh you’re using Green’s Theorem and there’s a picture at the very bottom about infinitesimal squares canceling each other out that is just the picture of what’s happening. But we’re in 3D so we’re looking at surfaces and volumes.
So now we’ve got the left side and the concept of “so we’re going from volume to surface or surface to volume” and the question becomes why? The punch line of what is happening is “for well-behaved functions, everything that is happening inside the shape can be determined by what is happening on the boundary of the shape.” This is actually a really common theme in mathematics and it doesn’t come from nowhere – so many differential equations that people try to solve, like for example the heat equation, you are given boundary conditions only and those determine the behavior of the function over the entire domain. In fact, you’re usually given boundary conditions and the derivative of the function in the space and asked to come up with the function, that’s the setup of pretty much every initial value problem, and you can just….do that. Because when functions have derivatives they Behave In Predictable Ways. The entire field of ODE’s/PDE’s is about Doing That. But the Divergence Theorem in particular has a cool physics interpretation that specifically makes it easier to picture.
Alright let’s move on, what’s that n? The n is the unit normal vector to the surface. It’s pretty much the right angle going out, Wolfram Alpha has a really good picture:
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We want it normalized (ie length 1) so that it doesn’t contribute any “noise” to the overall integral, after all, what we care about is the field F, and this is just defining a surface so you make sure that you’re looking at what happens with F over the right shape. The way that you calculate the normal vector is if you can write the surface as an equation s(x,y)=z, then N=[ds/dx, ds/dy, -1], and n=N/|N|. (and if you haven’t done vectors in a while, length of N=|N|=sqrt(N-dot-N)=sqrt((ds/dx)^2+(ds/dy)^2+1).) This is going to be useful because:
The dot product! The dot product is what answers the question of “how much are these two vectors going in the same direction”. [a, b, c] (dot) [x, y, z]=ax+by+cz – and note that this is just a number, you don’t have to care about components of vectors in a direction. It’s a scalar. Which is great because dotting [nabla] with F also gave us something scalar instead of vector-valued, so you can tell that the equation makes sense. 
We care about F dotted with the normal vector instead of just F integrated over the whole boundary because the only thing that actually matters at the boundary is what is happening in the same or opposite direction/if stuff is going in or out, not stuff going sideways. So by taking F[dot]n you’re just calculating what’s flowing in or out of the surface. Because n points out, it’ll be positive if F is also flowing out and negative if F is pointing in. 
Now that we know how to do absolutely everything on either side,
What does this mean re the physical picture? Well, it’s pretty much a conservation law. The easiest way to think of it is with fluid flow. Take your favorite fluid, water maybe, and picture it flowing a whole bunch. Make it as weird and turbulent as you want. Add sources (so throw some hoses in there) or sinks (so throw some drains in there.) The vector field F is the velocity – so speed and direction – of the fluid at any point. The divergence of F basically gives the strength of what’s going on (that’s just Newtonian, force = mass* acceleration, and acceleration is the derivative of velocity, which gives you an intuition about why the derivative of F matters). Your volume is any shape that you drop into the fluid. The Divergence Theorem basically says that it doesn’t matter what weird stuff or eddies or currents or sources or sinks are happening inside your shape, the only thing that matters to characterize what is going on is watching the velocity of the fluid on the boundary of your shape and that tells you everything you need to know. Which kind of makes sense, the stuff flowing in or out should tell you how much is entering or leaving from the inside. Or what direction and how fast it’s all going on the inside. And if it’s doing any weird stuff in forward and backward directions, that bit cancels out, there’s a net flow conservation. Your liquid has to move in a way that makes sense and the places where it appears or disappears are going to be accounted for by how much is going in or out of the boundary. You can also do the same thing with heat flow or electric current, but fluid is the easiest way to picture it. The divergence theorem is stating “fluid can’t appear or disappear for no reason, we can tell overall what’s going on, on average because integrals mean average, inside a shape and whether or not there are spots where fluid is draining or being inserted into the shape by looking at how much and in which direction it flows across the boundary of the shape.” It’s divergence/derivative/nabla for everything inside because of how velocity relates to acceleration, it’s dotted with the normal vector on the surface because that’s exactly measuring the flow inside or out. This is one of the few times where physics is a lot more elegant than math and tbh the physics explanation is the thing that should be listened to, and it’s just that the equations make sense for any differentiable fields F you stick in. That’s what’s really going on. The physics of fluid flow. Conservation of matter. 
There’s actually a larger mathematical context for the Divergence Theorem, and two other theorems that are usually taught, namely Green’s Theorem and Stokes’ Theorem. Green’s Theorem goes like:
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and Stokes’ Theorem goes like:
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That thing that you see on the right side is actually the generalized exterior derivative which kinda involves a thing called wedge product and is just overall a bitch. But it does work in pretty much the most general cases/now just in a bunch of dimensions and on manifolds. If you’re a physics student they will be explained via a drawing on a chalkboard one time that is of little lines circling and cancelling each other out (although for Green’s it’ll be 2D with the arrows circling the boundary), like this
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as if that makes the “proof” of why only the boundary matters, and then Just Memorize Them And Use Them When You’re Told To For These Specific Physics Problems That Use Them. The Divergence Theorem is then just a special case of Stokes’ Theorem. (Actually so is Green’s Theorem, but Green’s Theorem is used often enough that it’s usually memorized/explained separately. Also Green’s Theorem comes up independently in Complex Analysis in a way that the others don’t.) The cool thing about Stokes’ Theorem is basically it can be used in any dimension/topology, as long as certain smoothness conditions are satisfied, so it’s nice and general. But those are the other two versions of the theorem that come up a bunch.
There are a lot of really good examples of working through the divergence theorem both ways here: http://www-users.math.umn.edu/~nega0024/docs/2263_S14/GaussExamples.pdf and I would highly recommend just reading through them? They’re great, straightforward, and give you a sense of getting used to the calculations.
Khan Academy also has some pretty solid resources of a video of a person doing problems/examples with it here, if watching a thing helps: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/multivariable-calculus/greens-theorem-and-stokes-theorem/divergence-theorem/v/3-d-divergence-theorem-intuition covers it pretty thoroughly. They do a nice drawing on their little video chalkboard describing the whole fluid flow thing.
Lemme know whether or not that makes sense? It’s A Lot, and I’m more than happy to go into different/more detail.
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Happy Friday!! We’re back at it again, with an exclusive profile of the one, the only @fandomtrashwhore​, aka Marie! You’ve seen her instagram aesthetics, from Hunger Games to Parent Thiam AU to New Years’ AU. And now, we had the opportunity to learn more about her creative process and her life well…behind the screens. Let’s get it started!
Marie! Why not start us off with a simple introduction. Who is fandomtrashwhore? Or the artist behind her? The twist: the word count should be equal or less than the # of letters of the characters in your favorite TW rarepair ship.
Theo Raeken + Mieczyslaw Stilinski = 29
My name is Marie, I’m 19 years old and from Germany. My life is dedicated to my fandoms but besides that I’m an apprentice as an technical product designer.
Ha, I see whatcha did there with ‘Mieczyslaw.’ Smart, very smart! A Technical Product Designer! What does that entail? Do you like it so far?
I don’t know if there’s a perfect translation for it and I’m bad at explaining (that’s why I’m not a writer and my answers in this interview are gonna be shit :’D). I like the 3D drawing part most and till now I’m quite good at it and even ‘job school’ is pretty good. I feel like Hermione cause I always know the answer and my grades are on point af (which definitely wasn’t like that in my previous schools. I never said anything in class).
Pst, who said you have to be a good writer to have a good time? Just do you haha. That’s what we’re all here for any. That’s super interesting though. What’s another thing our fandom would be surprised to know about you?
I have to confess that I didn’t really mind Theo or Liam before season 6? Like I knew they were there and I liked them but I was too focussed on other characters + I didn’t know they wanted to end Teen Wolf then and felt like they wanted to shove the main pack away to replace it with Liam and his gang. (Now I’m all over the puppy pack ).
AND I watched the whole show till 5B or season 6 (not so sure) in one go and that’s why it felt like Theo and Liam both joined around the same time. (Even if there was one whole season between them…wtf.) I remember that I sometimes couldn’t even tell who was Liam and who was Theo cause I thought that they ‘looked alike’…BITCH WHERE? This is more than embarrassing, but every time I watch a show in one go I have trouble learning the names (when the name is said in the show I usually know who they mean but if I talk about it to someone I sometimes can’t remember the names cause I watched 3 seasons within a week…. :’D ). I definitely need to rewatch and appreciate them more this time cause they’re such amazing characters.
*Actually Cackling* Were there any other characters you were hazy on? Like, would Garrett be the “angry, tiny blonde one” to you?
No it’s embarrassing af. :’D And I know who Garrett is and what he did and he was indeed an angry tiny blonde kid, but I don’t remember details. Sadly (I mean I think he only was there for a few episodes so I don’t think there was much detail so I’m good as long as I know his storyline). :’D
Truth. When I started watching Supernatural, until (at least) midseason 2, I called both Sam and Dean, DeanSam cause they were always together when someone addressed them. So, you’re not alone, eek. Now, THAT’S embarrassing.
So, how did you go from ‘kid, what’s your name?!’ to Thiam instagram aesthetics and our fandom? What drew you in?
I think I jumped on the train quite late (cause as I said I didn’t really mind them), but I think I shipped them before but just realized it last season. So, I think I first felt something for them during their fight in the hospital because I was ‘fun-shipping’ them (not really fun but I wasn’t deep into it cause I didn’t bother checking their ship name or anything but I was like ‘lol. They’re gay for each other) during 6B and then I completely lost it in episode 6 of that season and realized that it is a real thing and it’s love.
From that moment I was a mess and died the last few episodes cause I thought they either make it canon or kill Theo off (and maybe make it canon) but neither happened so….ok. :’D I’m sad that I only had like two weeks left with them but since then it’s been a wild ride and they brought me new internet friends ( a whole pack) and made me tumblr fame … it’s crazy how inspiring they are for edits. I just can’t stop. :’D
BUT how I found my way into the Teen Wolf fandom is a bit funnier I think…(at least for me) :’D
This has now become the moment where I ask, “Marie, can you tell us how you got into the Teen Wolf fandom? Lol”
Idk if it’s funny if you don’t know my friends and me personally. But I always had this little group to talk about series with. Mostly The Walking Dead and Game Of Thrones but sometimes other series. A friend of mine, Lucas, once mentioned that there’s a series called ‘teen wolf or something like that’ and that he knows that one character looks like one of our classmates (his name is Tobi). He was talking about Derek and even showed me a pic AND HE REALLY FUCKING LOOKS LIKE HIM (I mean in close up you know it’s not him but you know…).
He already had a beard really really soon (he looked like 20 when he was 15 or something because of it) BUT NOW he looks even more like Derek cause I met him again, like a year ago, in a club and he lost weight and is working out now and….he’s really a Derek look alike (I wish I could show you but privacy…).
After laughing about that I never heard about that series again till I watched the trailer on youtube, and I have no idea why, but it was around new years eve 2015 to 2016 cause I thought about starting it and told a friend of mine on new years eve and showed her the trailer and she also thought it was cool and we started it about a week after that and binge watched the shit out of it.
BUT I ALWAYS HAD THAT PICTURE OF MY CLASSMATE IN MIND WHEN I SAW DEREK. And I still call Derek Tobi when I talk to my best friend who doesn’t watch teen wolf about teen wolf and want to explain something to her.
Lol are you kidding me?! That’s hilarious! And, I’ll raise you. I have a friend Michael who is a spitting image of Scott–skin tone, jaw, hair and all. I wonder if your Tobi/Derek and my Michael/Scott met, would they have a Scott-Derek-esque relationship haha! Since we’ve veered towards Friends, let’s say you, 4 characters from TW, and 1 of you personal friend were living in a Friends-type sitcom. Who’d you bring into your inner circle and which antics would yall get up to?
Ok! This is exciting! So it would be Stiles, Theo, Mason, Liam and my best friend Michelle (she doesn’t watch teen wolf but the hell do I care). We would just be such a funny sassy pack. Do you know that ‘meme’: ‘My friendship comes in 3 levels: Sass, insults, inappropriate sexual humor’? That would be so us. Michelle and me are basically Stiles and that meme describes our friendship so well; we’re really soulmates so I want the whole pack to become that close too.. Theo is a sassy ass anyways and Mason is also on fire.
Liam would suffer under our jokes and always be the one who makes bad jokes only he laughs about and the rest just laughs about him, but we still love him. Michelle and me would ship the hell out of Theo and Liam (and Mason and Corey are goals af). Mason would be sceptical at first but together with Corey–I can’t have Mason without Corey…sorry?–we get him to join us.
Sometimes, Liam and Theo even go with it and flirt for fun just to piss Stiles off who somehow ended up stuck with us after Scott left for college and Stiles decided to quit the FBI and now works as a police officer at the station. Of course, Thiam gets real and no one really notice it at first cause we think it’s just another prank on Stiles until we catch them making out in my kitchen during a pack meeting. There are also a few other pranks since we’re the sassy pack. Stiles mostly uses his position as a police officer, like towing our cars or getting us a ticket. Theo’s pranks are a bit shocking at the beginning since he needs to learn how to be a decent human being. Liam and my pranks fail most of the time. Michelle and Mason are the prank master team; they always come up with the craziest ideas.
Yassss of course, Corey would be there. There’s always a significant other who’s there so often, they become part of the group lol. That sounds like my kind of party, all the chaos and sassy destruction. All the creativity, it’s the perfect segway to our next topic of the day: fandomtrashwhore, aka your creativity.
If your creativity was a person, what type would they be? What would they do? Wear? Listen to? Handle conflict?
I think it would just be a furious working single mother? Cause during the week I’m working and even if I have nothing to do after work I only seem to be able to edit at weekends and then I sacrifice my whole weekend to it like it’s my child. And furious cause once I have an idea in my head, I drown myself in pic finding which can be so exhausting and I bet I look like a stressed single mom during that cause I’m having so many tabs open and so many search phrases to throw at google in my head at the same time.
I also have specific pics in my head and I could cry if I don’t find a perfect pic to fit that image in my head. I mostly listen to the Airplanes playlist I made while editing but I also love artists like Ed Sheeran and Halsey so that would also fit quite well to keep that person calm and grounded. I also think my creative process is quite vulnerable and moody cause sometimes I can’t wait to edit and other times I feel like I never want to edit again and I need to force myself to (during editing I love it again tho). And vulnerable cause like I said I hate when I can’t find a decent pic and could cry. Same goes for if the app crashes during a long edit or if something won’t go how I want it and my patience dies.
Does that single mother furiously create outside of the Thiam fandom too?
Yes, I do social media au’s for all my fandoms (at least I want to, till now I only have a few.)  I’m not a writer but I have a started Sherlock fanfic with a trailer (I like the trailer tho and some one shots to several fandoms on wattpad. I’m ashamed of them cause I’m a bad writer but I can’t stop trying :’D So here’s my Wattpad. Don’t expect too much!!
I mentioned the trailer for my Sherlock before and right now I’m also working on a trailer ( more like ‘short movie’) for and OC (who ended up to be Marie Avgeropoulos) x Negan from The Walking Dead.Till now it’s 13 minutes long and I love the shit out of it. I never drew for a fandom before (german youtube back in the days, I had instagram fanpages. I still have them but I don’t edit for them anymore cause series took over my life. If you know german youtube and are interested contact me but they’re not that important for most of the people reading this, I think. ANYWAYS, what I wanted to say is that I want to draw something Thiam or rather Airplanes themed soon.
Oh AND I and my best friend (Michelle from before) used to write our fanfics (mostly about german youtubers) over whatsapp back in the days. It was legendary but also very unrealistic and hilarious. Sadly, we lost most of them when we got new phones which breaks my heart.
Dang, that’s tragic. Thankfully, you still have the memories. From trailers to Whatsapp/Wattpad fics, they’ve all led you to this moment: Instagram aesthetics. How’re you inspired when choosing a theme?
Most of the time I find a pic that inspires me to an edit theme. E.g., I saw the 3rd pic of The Buck’s party pic on Liam’s profile for the engagement & wedding edit coincidentally on tumblr or something and was like: “Yes, that could be Liam carried by Stiles and the boy on the right is Scott and the girl is Lydia and the pic was taken by Mason….why would something like this situation happen….A BUCK’S PARTY! I NEED TO DO A ENGAGEMENT AND WEDDING AU. Then, the other pictures and ideas just find their way.
I also accept requests (like the new year eve one) or I’m inspired by a post (like for example when I did the Thiam Mykonos one.
And when you search for photos, what’s your process for choosing the best ones?
Most of the time, the story of my au’s is formed by the pics I find. Like I have an idea and look for pics and then I see which pics make a logic story. Most of the time, I don’t know myself how I find so good pics and I bet I could never find them again (I tried once after I lost some), cause I found them so deep in the internet. Mostly, I google pretty weird sentences and I wonder what the NSA is thinking of me. :’D  For example, I googled “Throwing Tampons” for an Airplanes related edit once. I bet whoever observes me thinks I’m a killer when I look for aesthetics (especially when I did the The Walking Dead aesthetics) and googled for bloody pics. I nearly threw up a few times tho while doing so.
Finding pics is a harder job than you might think; I would say it takes more time than the editing itself, but I can’t say for sure cause once I start editing I’m lost in some sort of tunnel and suddenly it’s dark outside. When I want to google for ‘natural’ pics, I mostly add ‘snapchat’ or ‘instagram’ behind it (e.g. ‘couple eating take out food snapchat’). Also, you can find good pics on pinterest (my Pinterest name is ‘Marie Rosa’ btw), especially aesthetical and gay couple pics!
Deciding is even harder cause I often have 50 pics in my folder and can only use 12. Then, I check which one I definitely want to have in the edit and which I liked best and are the most decent ones to the images I had in mind.
When there are people on it, it’s also important that they look like the characters they should portrait. After that, I still have 20 pics left and cry because I love them all. Then I make two new folders to decide which ones are for Liam’s and which ones are for Theo’s profile and then I delete some more pics with a hurting heart (or I save them for other edits some day) and look which pics fit best together (when I edit aesthetics, similar color is a big topic). The biggest mess is when I get more ideas during editing or realize that one pic I thought I liked doesn’t fit at all and stop to look for more pics and the whole order I had is thrown away again and I need to start again. :’D
My goodness, I remember seeing you and Sammy (@glitter-cake20) talk about finding pics before on Discord, but that is…really involved. Are there times when you create your own images instead? If so, which edits/manips have been your favorite?
I would say the Hunger Games one was my best manip, but I also like the one in the Thiam parent AU  where I replaced Cody’s cat with a baby two times. And, nearly all manips I did for my Airplanes series, especially Disney Kiss (I just edited Dylan on Cody’s ex-girlfriend…lol…no regrets), the bowling pic, all the pack video calls in which I added some more heads and the ones of Derek and Stiles in NYC. I also love the one of Mason and Liam carrying watermelons in the Dirty Dancing AU and the whole Daredevil Thiam (+Morey) AU is also one of my favorites cause it’s so aesthetical. I mean in the end I nearly love them all cause I wouldn’t have posted them if not.
You’ve mentioned CaptainMintyFresh’s Airplanes a few times. What inspired the idea to make instagram posts for the guys’ journey? So far, which has been your favorite chapter to conceptualize? And why?
I don’t really know how it started but I was editing my other ones and Tagan kept mentioning certain pic scenarios. (I think it was around the waterpark chapter.) I was just like: ”She’s giving so many good patterns why don’t you try to make Insta profiles to the chapters.” It was one of my best decisions cause I loved it, even if it was a pain in the ass! I finally managed to catch up and since then I feel so empty…sounds strange but my past few months were spend with Thiam and Airplanes and suddenly, I’m free. I was looking forward to editing other things again and I did but on the other side, I feel lost and don’t even know what to edit or I’m not in the mood. I have an Airplanes hangover or something. :’D  
My favorite to conceptualize were probably the Disney chapters (it used to be the lake chapter but since editing Disney, I like that more) but every chapter was fun in it’s own way. (I’m planning on doing a commenting on the airplanes edits after Airplanes is finished).
I also think you can see how my skills improved while editing when you look at the first chapter edits and the last ones. That’s maybe the thing I’m most grateful about; it gave me the chance to experiment and grow along with the Fic and the characters.
Aww, that’s quite poetic. And, now we have Chapter  39 out, so you must feel the inkliest bit complete!
And, now I can feel the inkiest bit better about the next question to come.
CHALLENGE TIME! If you seen how BTS works, you know we love giving you the Time to Shine! For your first challenge, you can bring any of your insta posts to life in the TW Universe. Which would you choose? Set the scene for how that pic was taken.
I mean I would say the airplane series but it’s not my story so I’m gonna go with one of my single edits.
Then I would say the Parent AU cause I’m a bitch for parent Thiam. I’m gonna go with the pic of the crying baby with the title ‘Great. My son has my husband’s attitude’.
Liam sends Theo to the store with Leo after a discussion so he has some peace and can clean the house without interruptions. Leo won’t stop crying on top of his lungs in the middle of the store and Theo sighs while resting his forehead on the shopping cart (I hope that’s what it’s called).Then, he looks up again and gets his phone out to snap a picture and post it to show everyone that not only Liam is a whining little shit torturing him but now also his son. He laughs at himself for the joke which makes Leo stop crying and laugh with him instead. Theo takes that as an encouragement for his joke and carries him on his arm for the rest of the shopping trip, When they return home, he’s greeted by Liam who’s trying to look pissed but fails and just smirks at him and giving him a slight slap on the arm.
Hahahaha, yes! Dig it. And yes, it’s totally called a shopping cart (at least in my state). One final challenge before we wrap up? Since your images are always so unique to the theme, which pictures/ types of pictures would you use for these one word/phrase prompts:
Celebrity
Stuck at the Airport
Blind Date Gone Wild
Do you just want one pic or a collage of some good pics I would use? BUT I would love to do the whole edit. :’D
Heck yeah, we’d love a whole edit!!
FINALLY, done! Amen.
Wow!! I’m stunned. Over 80 pictures. 6 Days. 3 WHOLE POSTS!?! Plus Comment Posts! Honestly, how do you do it? Everyone, definitely go check these out; their linked with their respective challenges below!
[   Celebrity   |   Stuck at the Airport   |   Blind Date Gone Wild   ]
While we all marvel at that, can we expect any other Thiam instagram themes from you in the future?
Of course. I have an Thiam folder with 357 a folder for the upcoming Mockingjay AU with 37 and my airplanes folder with still 194 pics. Somehow and someday I’m gonna use them all. Planned is to finish the Hunger Games series, cause I still need to do Mockingjay and I also have so many good parenting pics left so there’s definitely going to be another parent Thiam AU and some random ones.
It depends on my mood and requests I get or if I’m suddenly inspired by a pic to edit a specific theme. I also want to make more of Thiam x other fandoms, like Maze Runner, Divergent and so on but I also want to edit for so many other fandoms and ships. Why is there so less time in my mortal life?
Who knows? If only time stopped during the Fandom spurts of our lives, then we could enjoy it as long as we wanted to. Aww, I’m sad to see us come to an end. Marie, what’s next for you?
Finish my apprenticeship in 2020 and have a job after that + moving out. The next thing I’m saving money on right now is my own car till august (I also want my first own TV and playstation and need a new laptop any maybe smartphone :’D). Other fix dates this year are german comic con in december or turning 20 on 27th June.
Of course, I’m gonna drown myself in more fandoms and editing (I mean I’ve already watched 7 new series in 2018).
Oooh, which new shows? (I know I said we were ending lol, but shows are my drug!)
I finally got myself netflix since streaming became officially illegal (it wasn’t actually legal or illegal before but they couldn’t do anything to you and it was safe) here last year and I used it to watch all the marvel netflix productions like Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, Daredevil, The Defenders, Luke Cage (which I haven’t finished cause Netflix won’t let me, every 30 seconds it crashes) and The Punisher. Jessica Jones and Daredevil are my favorites out of them. Then, I also watched How To Get Away With Murder….IT’S MY FUCKING NEW RELIGION! Coliver is giving me more than life. They’re goals.
(In case anyone is interested in what I’m watching and stuff here’s my TV TIME name: MarieRo)
OMG, Ok, Ok, let me end this before I start a rampage about all things Marvel. Thanks so much for hanging with us at the Thiam Lib and letting us get to know you! Is there anything else you’d like to add, including any life/creating wisdom?  Write until your heart’s content.
There are SO MANY intelligent things to say, but I’ll go with: Don’t give a shit about what other people think but always be open for other people’s opinions and teachings BUT don’t believe anything blindly. Just survive somehow tbh.
I have some other blogs on tumblr: @marierosaurus (random shit I like, sexual or funny af, just everything) @music-is-all-i-need-in-life (my music fandoms) @edsheeranfanblog (as you can maybe tell….a blog for Ed Sheeran?) @youtube-fan-live (blog for mostly german youtube)
(Instagram (about my traveling and just random private instagram shit): marierosarius)
I also want to thank you Minna for doing all this (bts is such a cool idea and keeping us inspired with the movie fest and stuff has to be so much work!) and especially for inviting me in the Thiam Discord pack chat 4 or 5 month ago. It’s been a wild ride and I maybe would’ve never known about that chat without you.
I love that chat and how we spend the christmas holidays together and thiam got so much more intense and it’s not even only about thiam anymore we also exchange about many other fandoms and we cried so many smut tears together (I mean that nsfw chat is on fire and I remember voice chat talks between in that christmas holidays we will burn in hell for and I love it :’D) and also fluff and angst tears but mostly smut tbh.
Just thanks for everything the Thiam community gave me, I said earlier that thiam gave me ‘tumblr fame’ and that sound stupid but it did, cause I edited before and nobody gave a single shit and reblogged or liked anything. Thiam was the best thing that could happen to me, even if I mostly edit for myself cause I like it and it’s fun, I can’t deny that it motivates you and makes you happy when other appreciate your work. Even not Teen Wolf or Thiam related posts / reblogs are noticed and it makes me so happy. Ok, sorry for bothering you with all my stupid talking. All I have left to say is: Meow
Awww, thanks so much for the love! Hahaha, our first Discord chat feels like so long ago now lol. And I also wouldn’t be here without my other Thiam Library Mods, esp Tiffany, Esme, Lizzie, Euthoxia, and Vis. They keep me inspired and grounded when life gets crazy. Just as you all, the Thiam Fandom, keep us inspired with your interactions and massive talent. We love you all!
With that, Behind the Screens presents Marie to you! If you want even more, you can read her questions that didn’t make it into the official interview here! Of course, the conversation doesn’t stop here. Not only can you chat with her on her 4 other blogs AND TV TIME, you can find her at these places too:
Main Tumblr: fandomtrashwhore
Inbox/Ask: fandomtrashwhore ask
Wattpad: Marierosarius
Instagram: marierosarius
Snapchat: marierosarius
Twitter: MarieRosarius
She’s also accepting prompts and the like, so hit her up!
We’d like to thank Marie for entertaining our many questions and challenges!! We have tons more BTS coming in the next few weeks, so stay on the look out for those <3
Have a Thiam Creator you fan over? Send us their names. Likewise, if you as the creator, would like to be a part of the Behind the Screens series, give us a shout too! We’d love to get to know you, as well.
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Threes a Crowd: Book v Episode
Hello~! So recently I bought the novelization of Three’s a Crowd, and I just wanted to share some points and quotes that I thought were interesting :D There were also quite a few differences between the show and the book! Nothing big, but at least notable. 
First of all let me just say this book is THIN LMAO. I was maybe expecting a bit more girth, but it didn’t disappoint either way.
*In the beginning of the book there’s actually two or so pages dedicated to introducing the characters, and let me just say that the pictures they have of the 3D models (the same ones you see on the show) are crystal clear! I don’t know, it might just be me, but because the show does use certain textures, it can be hard to see small details on clothing and backgrounds. But the book doesn’t have the textures in the beginning pages and I was just impressed by how clear and smooth everyone looked (I finally saw that YES Pepper doesn’t have a tooth gap LOL). The rest of the images in the book have a sort of Photoshop filter on them, and they’re either from the episode or an edit of character models. Just wanted to mention that, but I digress. 
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Jane’s rage: I know that my girl Jane is pretty angry and hotheaded (which I love because bitch me too LOL), but the book really adds to that level of rage in a more specific way. There’s a couple quotes here I really liked:
“Dragon and Gunther fell to the ground in a fit of hysterics. Even Rake started to laugh. But he stopped when he saw Jane’s expression, the one she reserved for naughty children and animals.” /Jane doesn’t like animals it seems? Only Dragon presumably./
“Jane glared at him. ‘It is. How did you know?’” 
“[Dragon] ‘Because you hands are on your hips. And you always put your hands on your hips when you are going to be boring and serious. You get it from your mother.’”
“‘I do not!’ But he was right. Her hands were crunched into fists and planted on her hips. Exactly like her mother.” /Dragon comparing Jane to her mother was--I think--the biggest burn he has ever made LOL. But I think we all knew that Jane was actually very much like her mother in a way./
[Scene after Merchant tricks Jane’s dad to pay more for work he isn’t going to do] ”Watching this horrible man cheat her father made Jane’s blood boil. Sometimes she wished she could break the law rather than uphold it. Just for once she would like to use her big green friend to teach this greedy bog weevil a lesson.” /I found this incredibly interesting! Because Jane is so hellbent on being honorable and just, but she gets angry to the point of wanting to throw all of that out the window and even use Dragon to threaten someone. It’s very human of her, and I like that a lot./
[After Gunther & Magnus discuss using Dragon for their chores] “Watching from her hiding place, Jane bubbled with anger. She could hardly believe it. No, that wasn't true. It was very easy to believe. She had never trusted Gunther.” /It’s funny to me how Jane can kind of not see that Gunther is somewhat hesitant to use Dragon? And he doesn’t really want to, and only does it because his dad persuades him to do it. But Gunther is also not trustworthy in general. But I’ll touch on this later too./
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Pepper’s quote: Speaking of Gunther ~ There’s this small quote from Pepper when she’s talking with Jane in the kitchen that I thought was very telling. 
“Gunther needs good friends, Jane. He has a rough time with that father of his.” /OK FIRST OF ALL--MY HOME GIRL. LOOK AT HER LOOKING OUT FOR MY SON IN THIS WAY. MY EMOTIONS. SHAKEN. But no seriously--what? In the book it seems like everyone kind of knows that Gunther is being abused by his father. I know they make a reference to it in the show, but it’s in the very ‘ha ha’ joking kind of way. But the way Pepper says it in context, it sounds like she feels sympathy for Gunther. Which is bizarre because she’s probably one of the characters that’s gotten the fewest words exchanged with him. But I think it goes to show that not only is Pepper a very empathetic character, who’s more insightful than she leads on, but also that Gunther’s problem may be a village known matter. But no one is really doing anything about it (then again, it’s the Middle Ages so it’s not like anyone can or would do anything regarding the matter). Or perhaps they all just assume that Gunther is just overworked by his father, who also happens to be a big douche, but they don’t exactly suspect abuse per-se. They seem to make references to Gunther working a lot, but don’t really go beyond that. It’s very nuanced. Also, GUNTHER NEEDS GOOD FRIENDS./
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Magnus & Gunther: I think the most surprising thing about reading the book was seeing how blatant Magnus’ abuse of Gunther was. In the show it’s far more discreet, but in the book Gunther is simply terrified of his dad! Magnus’ tone is also much harsher, not just his quiet, disapproving voice. 
“’Put your back into it, you lazy lump!’ Gunther’s father slammed the side of his wagon with a thick fist.”
“’Father, must all these barrels go today? I have duties at the castle.’
The Merchant scowled at him. ‘Your first duty is to me. Now get on with it!’”
[Gunther to Dragon] “’Go away,’ he whispered. ‘I’m busy. I still have to park the wagon around back and...and...Father will punish me if he finds you here.’” /holy hell/ 
“But Dragon ignored him. He flew over the house and disappeared.
Gunther shrank back as his father turned and fixed his anger on him. 
‘What did I tell you? That overgrown worm is nothing but a thief!’
Gunther began to apologize. But...” 
“Dragon watched him go and nudged Gunther. ‘So, what’s big and sulky and walks like a frog?’
‘Shhh, he can hear you,’ whispered Gunther. ‘Come on, I should go before he finds more jobs for me.’ /FFFFFFFFFFFF. This broke my heart because in the show Gunther actually snickers at the joke and elbows Dragon and I really love that moment but in the book he’s so freakin terrified that he can’t even bring himself to try to laugh!/ 
AND THEN THERE’S THIS LINE
“He [Magnus] slammed the door behind him. Gunther watched Dragon drop out of sight over the castle walls.
‘If only I could fly off like that,’ he thought.”
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Gunther & Dragon: Gunther and Dragon are actually a lot meaner to Jane in the book! In the show they were actually NICE I’d say x’D Jane didn’t deserve half of the sass Gunther and Dragon gave her. Tbh Gunther did deserve to have his ass beat by her in the novelization. 
“’Wait for me,’ she yelled, hurrying to catch them. ‘I want to hear your jokes.’ 
Gunther dismissed her with a snort. ‘I doubt it, Jane. That would take a sense of humor, The last time I looked, yours had been stolen by villains.’” /Jane proceeds to make some very bad jokes. I cringed/ 
“‘A royal turd!’ said Jane.
‘Is that it?’ asked Dragon.
Gunther grinned and shook his head sadly.” /icri/
[Gunther to Jane after she threatens to expose him] “’Yes, Jane. What have you come to tell him? Another joke perhaps? A funny one this time? Oh, wait; I know. Tell Dragon the joke about the girl with egg on her face.’” /there’s a lot more of Jane getting wrecked in this book, from the both of them OTL/
Then Janther bants (BECAUSE I JUST HAVE TO): 
“’A poo-doll. Get it Jane?’ Gunther whispered so Sir Theodore wouldn't hear. ‘Oh wait. I forgot. You have no funny bone do you?”
‘I have plenty of bones, Gunther,’ she whispered back at him. ‘And right now all of them are waiting to dance rings around you. Are you ready for a whipping?’ /winks/
‘Now that really is a joke,’ hissed Gunther.”
“‘Is that the best you can do, Jane?’
‘No Gunther. I would never waste my best moves on you. But then I never have to.’“
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Jane winning the fight: Jane doesn’t win the fight the way she does in the show. She actually ends up tripping Gunther after she’s got the advantage! Which is so unlike her but also just savage as hell LMAO.
“And with that she advanced, delivering a flurry of steady blows. Gunther was forced backwards, He managed a counter-move, lunging at Jane. But he overreached. Jane saw her chance. She sidestepped. Gunther lost his balance as Jane stuck out a foot to trip him headfirst into the dirt. 
‘Gunther. How can I keep scoring points if you lie around down there?’”
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/RIP Gunther. You left the way you came./
Jane’s apology: Since we never actually got to see it in the show, here it is!
[She’s rehearsing it to Jester first] “’Gunther I have behaved badly. And not in the best tradition of the Knight's Code.’ She paused to check on Jester’s reaction. Her friend raised an eyebrow and said nothing. Jane carried on.’So it is with my most sincere apology that I ask for your forgiveness. And for the opportunity to regain your trust and your friendship.’” /Jester proceeds to laugh uncontrollably, thinking it’s a joke. LOL/ 
Dragon’s boulder: I’m not going to quote the whole conversation, but in the show it makes it seem like Dragon is going to drop the boudler on Gunther’s house, and that may kill someone but he doesn’t care. Still it just skirts over that it might kill someone, and he’s really looking to do some home damage, and kind of ruin Gunther’s life. BUT in the book dragon is VERY clear about wanting to kill Gunther. He is deadass like ‘I’m just going to smash him with this rock Jane wtf B)’ LOL. I was shook beyond belief. 
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The ending scene: Oh boy so much to say! So in the show, what Dragon does is he kind of advances towards Magnus & Gunther with the boulder in his hand, but he doesn’t throw it, he just makes them stumble backwards and throws the boulder in the water. But in the book he just THROWS THE BOULDER AT THEM BOWLING BALL STYLE. LMAO. He just chucks it right at them. In the show, when Gunther sees Dragon coming towards them, he just moves out of the way and leaves Magnus behind (i laughed way too hard when I saw that), but in the book he SAVES HIS LIFE. HE PUSHES HIM OUT OF THE WAY THEN JUMPS.
HE. DOESN’T. DESERVE. YOU. GUNTHER.
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Anyways! OF COURSE Magnus blames the whole thing on Gunther, but Gunther feels a sense of humor and relief, much like in the show, only much cuter. 
“Gunther stood up and grinned at the mess [there was herring everywhere]. ‘Well Father. That was a very good shot for such a stupid beast.’
Still sprawled on his stomach, the Merchant glared up at his son. ‘What is so funny, boy? This has cost us a month’s profit.’
But Gunther couldn’t help himself. The sight of his father on his knees, turning purple with rage, was too much for him. He burst into a fit of giggles and had to clamp a hand over his mouth. Jane and Dragon circled back overhead, and Gunther gave them a small wave. Then he ran off along the wharf before his giggles turned into a hopeless laughing fit.’”
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/my sweet son/
Jane then says this: This is the point I wanted to make earlier. 
“‘Poor Gunther,’ said Jane. ‘He is going to have a list of jobs as long as his fahter’s face when this is over.’
‘Good,’ said Dragon. ‘He deserves it.’
‘Maybe. ...’ /I found this completely bizarre? Because on one hand Jane can’t stand Gunther let alone trust him or socialize with him, and then on the other, after knowing he was using Dragon, she feels bad for him? I think this goes back to the fact that everyone kind of knows something’s up with Gunther and his Father, and how Jane knows that whenever Magnus is angry, Gunther is going to be punished for it. So to an extent, Jane doesn’t really understand but to another she kind of does, and she sympathizes with him. Like she can sometimes tell it isn’t just him being that way, its his dad. It’s small moment of nuanced clarity like this that make this book (and the show) so interesting! 
Anyways, that’s all I had to say :D I hope you enjoyed it!
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its weird how like my fave genre of games could be vaguely categorized as ‘nurturing things’ yet i fuckin hated every single thing of that kind that was pushed on me as a child
like hell yes i love pet games and games where you get customization and a sense of progress on building your character, and like even i like ‘parent games’ when they’re that sort of thing instead of just weird shoddy gross baby diaper changing bullshit. Like wtf who on earth even wants a game about raising a kid where you don’t get to see them grow up and graduate high school and make you proud in one of 63 careers?? seriously i am still so salty that this is such an underutilzed genre and i still have to play creepy anime fanservice dos games from the 90s cos thats ALL I HAVE. Why u showing my perfect sweet videogame child in creepy fanservice costumes I JUST WANT TO SUPPORT HER ACADEMIC LIFE
but anyway lol WHAT I MEAN IS
even though i LOVE that stuff i fuckin hate all that cliche ‘girl toy’ bullshit I love character customization but I hate it when its framed as ~lol girls just inherantly love fashion oo catty girl time~ and you only have this one stupid sexist creepy giant boobs doll and no customization except costumes and the only costume options are either sexualized or really stereotypically ‘girly’ and also you have to be rich as fuck to buy all these stupidly overpriced individual outfit packs and then you cant even DO anything with your barbie! at least in a videogame you can have the novelty of replaying the same cool fantasy adventure with your different characters, and like.. it has actual substance BEYOND just the customization! And I mean you can see your customization in action in a 3D environment and having a Story and Cool Powers and a voice and animations and all that jazz! And interacting with canon characters without having to buy all those separately too, and then do terrible impressions of the voiceacting from the show on your own... cos man that’s what i used to actually do with any ‘girl toys’ i was given, i saw absolutely ZERO appeal in having fifty ordinary houses where you can do nothing but sit barbie on a damn chair and gossip about husbands or whatever. Like fuck that’s already lazy and awful cos you’re telling the kid to make up their own reasons to find any enjoyment from the damn toy, but at least cliche ‘boy toys’ got like... a story template. And one that;s actually interesting and involves fighting n shit, and their accessories actually GIVE THE TOY NEW FEATURES but yeah like even making up a whole new story about barbie being a superhero got boring quick, cos she wasn’t remotely relateable or interesting. Like I’m glad that nowadays they do more with the character but even if they’ve fixed some of the predjudiced shit she’;s still.. not interesting?? just gone from cliche fashion boring to absolutely personalityless ‘good role model’ with no defining traits whatsoever. So I used to just destroy barbies or make her the villain in everything, and had a big box of naked barbies with missing legs and stuff while i gave all their accessories to all the pokemon and digimon. Still really pissed at how few of the outfits would fit on Impmon! Seriously it sucks that also all the good ‘boy toys’ were really stereotypically macho in one way or another so i was barely ever allowed to have them and i felt like they hated me even when i did get to play with them. And the only tv shows at the time that I liked that weren’t ‘for girls’ or ‘for boys’ were pokemon and digimon, which were still kinda treated as ‘for boys’ but didn’t even get the ‘boys style’ of merchandise. like barely ever poseable dolls that i could use in more creative play, they were just like collectables you put on the mantlepiece. I WOULD HAVE KILLED FOR CYNTHIA NENDOROID BACK THEN!!! i used to break all my damn digimon trying to fit them into lil outfits or throw them around doing battles, and then i made myself hella sad. I’m sad I don’t still have that super broken but extremely loved patamon transformer doll, that thing was THE BEST! like man why did they stop doing those after the first season?? actually digivolving your digimon was the best damn idea! did they get sued by transformers or something...??? and I mean GEEZ its not like I didn’t like cute stuff or hugging stuff or being nurturing or friendly or whatever people claim is the ‘wholesome value’ that female stereotypes teach kids. but man all that shit just ruined the stuff i loved! its so alienating! and why is it always super low quality and limited?? fuckin Baby Alive Really Pees And Poops,And Does Nothing Else Ever And Has No Personality. yeah girls you sure wanna see only the bad sides of nurturing and be told over and over that your life is gonna be nothing but this as soon as you inevitably start wanting to marry boys, which is totally gonna happen according to every damn adult, and will feel like a death sentence to any kid with any other sexuality. like I fuckin got my Official Digimon Tamagotchi and it was like the whole world opened up to me, like wow Pets Can Actually Do Things Other Than Shit. And i mean at least in an lcd game thing the pet shitting actually serves some damn purpose and provides resource management gameplay to decide what evolutions you get, instead of just Somehow You Should Enjoy Changing Diapers, You Little Fuck. I loved that tamagotchi so much i fuckin broke it too, like WHY WAS KID BUNNI KRYPTONITE TO TOYS?? the battery crapped out cos like i held it too tightly and the case on the back got loose?? so it’d short circuit whenever it went into sleep mode and wipe all my save data. and i still kept playing even though i could never digivolve anyone beyond their first stage before it glitched out. And then I got THE PLAYSTATION VERSION WITH ALL THE GRAPHICS and just AAAAAA it was like the best fuckin thing ever. and Monster Rancher!! and Princess Maker!! kid me could spend 60 straight hours looking after nonexistant babies and talking dinosaurs and cry like a damn bitch when they died so DONT TELL ME I’m lacking in healthy nurturing skills just because i don’t wanna be mr marketing guy’s fucked up idea of a straight woman...
...man sorry this post turned into a really weird rant why did i think about this at 1am
also like even flash game internet dollmakers are better than the cliche stereotype dolls they were based on god I’m perfectly fine with collecting a bunch of things if they’re not forcing some offensive message down my throat! i still remember how confused and pissed off i was when i figured out that my little pony was supposed to be A Gender Thing too, like geez they’re fuckin horses. and the show was actually like THE ONLY THING i was allowed to watch that had actual adventures and fighting monsters and stuff! its so bad and minimal now that i look back on it, but like man it was all I had. No wonder i got so into pokemon when it came out, look here’s a thing to collect that’s all ABOUT fighting monsters! i always wanted figurines of the monsters from those dumb girly shows, it was so annoying that MLP g1 had that episode about ‘oh the Crabnasties are people too, they’re not evil just because they look gross’ and then WHERE IS MY COLLECTABLE CRABNASTIES THEN?? WHY CANT I PUT CUTE ACCESSORIES ON THEM?? fuck u that was the most memorable episode also actually why did i have to wait so many pokemonn generations for a crab that appealed to me? krabby is so boring, its just a crab with weird human eyes. and i’m inexplicably creeped out by that one from gen 3 cos its like an optical illusion, i thought the markings were its face! thank the gods for crabominable and also damn the gods for it being hated by 90% of the fandom for reasons I will never understand :( ...BUT STILL WHERE IS MY CRABOMINABLE BEAUTY PARLOR PLAYSET YO
fuck its 1am why am i still awake why can’t i stop thinking about dragon quest 9 but you play as crabs THAT WAS THE BEST FASHION SIMULATOR EVER, DAMMIT
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thong-in-the-twist · 7 years
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Arabica and Robusta
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Who doesn’t like Coffee Shop!AU?
Arabica and Robusta: espresso
The bell rings, announcing another patron. It’s 8:30am, and you hate this time of the day, hoards of people, who all look dead inside, hurrying to their respective offices, having waken up too late to eat normal breakfast, munching on their bought sandwiches, and sipping their coffees from paper cups, wishing it would give them power to go through their day.
“Americano, double cappuccino, two times latte macchiato!” You announce as you put the lids over the lattes. Patron with a suit a little too big for his frame reaches you, and you immediately dive for a coaster, so he can take those coffees to his team, probably.
As soon as you are done with him, you turn back to the coffee maker, there are enough pending orders for you to feel helpless, but nonetheless you clean the nozzles, turn on the grinder and go on with your work.
You like being barista. Usually. Usually you can focus on making good, rich beverage, making sure that the crema has the right color and texture, that the milk is exactly at 70°C, that the art is good enough to land on Instagram.
You have started to practice 3D art lately, and it’s going along quite nicely.
But during rush hours, your artistry has to be thrown out the window. With your will to live.
At 9 am it all stops. You sag on the counter, finally allowing yourself to look unprofessional, and you watch your colleague slump against the cash register. She looks at you from under her arm, and both of you laugh.
Till 11 am nothing really happens, but then you know you have to start preparing for lunch rush. You restock sandwiches, when Gayeon restocks paper cups and prepares express. It’s your time to work cash register.
You take a deep breath, and stand up turning your head to the sides, feeling how your bones crack back into place. You push your elbows together behind your back and you yelp when foreigner finger tries to lodge itself between your ribs. You turn around, but prankster has already passed you to bother Gayeon, who is already yelping and giggling to evade his petting hands.
“Hi, Jongdae.” You say letting your exasperation be heard in your voice – you always have problem discerning whether you are annoyed with him or you enjoy being bothered.
Probably the second option, but it’s not like you are going to admit that out loud.
He looks up, and stops bothering Gayeon (who doesn’t seem so content about it) to smile at you – all teeth on display.
“Hi there, Champion!” He is really cheerful, but then again it’s his basic state. It’s probably because he never really gets morning shifts, so he never has to survive the morning rush.
Or so you tell yourself, knowing that even in the worst morning rush he would be annoyingly cheerful.
“You do realize that is not my name?” You say, annoyed at yourself for this lame line. Jongdae laughs and Gayeon sends you unhappy look. You hate it, but Jongdae is one of those guys that are funny enough and handsome enough that every girl in the vicinity gets swept by his charm. You included. And you, as Gayeon, and every other girl get jealous when he focuses on somebody else. It’s lame, and it’s quite vindictive, and it’s very not chicks before dicks, but who are we kidding? That might work with best friends, but at work you have acquaintances, but not real friends. And little rivalry never killed anyone (unless we are talking Game of Thrones) , and it does brighten your days.
Especially when Jongdae is out of your reach, anyway.
“But it fits, Champ.” You want to give him some smart-ass retort, but female customer stops in front of the cash register, and Jongdae loses his interest and focuses on the girl – all his charms against poor teenager.
This time you and Gayeon belong to one team, so you exchange half-amused, half-exasperated stares, as you listen to Jongdae successfully talking the girl into enlarging her drink, and buying a piece of cake, and joining loyalty program.
Jongdae’s effect.
*
“I have officially closed cash register.” Exclaims Jongdae cheerfully, and pushes past you to enter backroom. You look up from where you are restocking paper cups, to say something, but Wonjae is quicker.
“Dude, you are not manager.” He is sweeping up floor in customer’s area, but he stopped to rest on the broom and look after Jongdae as well.­ “What if another customer comes?”
Jongdae ignores him, and a moment later chill-out playlist changes to some ridiculous, out of the depths of youtube, music. He comes out of the backroom, singling loudly, holding doors open for Songbin, shift manager, who came to close cash register for the day. He rolls his eyes, when he sees you looking at both him and Jongdae, and shrugs.
“Jongdae, can you pass me latte and espresso cups from the lift?” You ask pointedly, to make him move his ass. It’s closing time, you all want to go home, and you’ll be out faster if everybody is working.
“Sure thing, Champ!” He sing-songs.
“That is not my name.” You sing-song back, feeling validated to have back his attention on you. He walks backwards to lift to keep looking at you.
“Oh, to me? You are a champ.” He reaches lift, and grabs first packed row of cups. “Catch!”
Uh-oh. You hate that, but you also find that amusing. But you mostly hate it. Everytime someone asks Jongdae to pass them something – he will throw it to the person asking. No matter what that was (so many times you found you yourself scrambling to grab 6 oranges, while fresh juice order waited), Jongdae would throw it to the waiting person delightfully.
As he did now. You grabbed the packed row from the air, putting it on the counter immediately, knowing that it’s not yet finished. To make it more fun, you knew that when you were packing the lift with restocking stuff, you didn’t put in the whole row of latte cups, because – you didn’t need that much. And you could see the glee in Jongdae’s eyes.
A second later cup after cup was flying your way, maybe twenty of them, you caught maybe six or seven of them. The rest scattered on the floor.
“Jongdae!” It comes from several throats, as other workers turn around to see what was happening. There is reprimand, there is exasperation, there is laughter, and there is admiration mixed in those voices.
“You need to up your game, Champ. No good. No good at all.” He says ignoring others, but comes to your rescue and cleans up the cups from the floor.
You can’t do more than give him a stinky eye.
*
“Beers?”
It’s an usual call. Wonjae is always ready for beers after work, and with the hours you work, usually you can only go drinking with them (after afternoon shift), and usually you are up for this.
But not today. You are tired, and your period started and you feel like taking a shower, and going to sleep. And you do have morning shift tomorrow.
“Nah, guys, I am tired. See you tomorrow!” You wave, and in the midst of whines you turn around. You don’t get a chance to take a single step, when there is arm around your neck, and a whine above your head.
“Don’t leave us, Champ.” Jongdae husks into your ear.
“Leave it, Jongdae, she is going hoooome~” Shouts Jeongeun, wooing him to come. You don’t turn around to look at her, but you know she doesn’t want you to come. There is laughter behind you, but you know it’s not malicious, so you flip them off good-heartedly.
“Oh, c’mon, Champion, don’t be a party-pooper.” You look up to him, to tell him that one person less is not going to make a difference, or maybe that you’ll go next time – but he is ready. Puppy-eyes and all that stuff turned on. “For me?”
You want to say no. You really want to, but as you look into those puppy-eyes, and lips curved at the corners that are twitching to contain a smile, you find yourself saying:
“Only one.”
Jongdae howls and turns around to the rest, and they cheer as well – but the only thing you notice is the fact that Jongdae’s arm is no longer around you.
 *
It wasn’t one beer. Of course it wasn’t one beer – it’s never one beer.
You are in the uber, going home, sharing it with Jeongeun – you both live in the same part of the city, so it’s logical you’d share the fare. But considering you both are pretty drunk, it might not be the best idea.
“You like him.” She slurs. Your head is resting heavily on the headrest, and you exhale equally heavily, feeling how your stomach revolts. But even now you know who she is talking about. She made sure to be sitting next to Jongdae, and he indulged her, as he usually did. He also indulged the girl from another table that asked him to be her white knight.
He also indulged you, when you asked him to go buy you another beer.
Kim Jongdae, ladies’ man.
“What’s not to like.” You answer, not looking at her.
“No.” She slurs. You can feel her staring at you. “You like him. Like like him.” You roll your head on the headrest to look at her. Your head is pounding. Jeongeun is looking at you with her jaw set. Seems like she is the one that likes likes Jongdae.
“So what?” You hiccup. You realize that the talk is meaningless, but you are both too out of it to lose it.
“I will have him. I am going to take him, and you can fuck off.” She slurs and looks away. You see driver looking at you in the mirror. You also look away, more sober than you were a moment ago. Jeongeun is mumbling something to herself, and you really hope that she won’t remember it. “You are a bitch and I hate you.”
“Sure, Jeongeun.” She mumbles more, but you can’t focus anymore, your body giving up. You really hope you didn’t leak through on the car seat.
You throw up in front of your building.
*
And you are horribly hangover for your morning shift. You are late, you barely make through morning rush, and then lunch rush only destroyed you more. By the time your shift was over you were sagging against the counter.
There is a tap on the counter and you jump to your feet to greet the customer – which turns out to be very fresh, and very pleased with himself.
“Hi, there, Slugger!”
“Please, don’t call me that.” You say, and there is hand above your head, and you duck not to let him ruffle your hair. “And go change yourself so I can go home.”
“Rough night?” He asks, and you look up, and he sports this earnest expression, and you don’t know whether you want to kill him, laugh at him, or whine how rough your night was.
“Just go.” You say weakly in the end. He knocks on the counter.
“Sure thing. Slugger.” He says, and starts walking to staff’s entrance.
“Still not my name.” You call after him, but he only waves at you.
*
So, it’s hot. AC is working at its highest gear, but it’s still not enough, and when you are not working, you all do everything to protect yourselves from the heat. Management changed half of your cake cabinet into ice cream cabinet, and you are all suffering higher customer’s rate.
Bell at the doors ring and you turn around to check. There is family of 5, which probably means few scoops of ice cream to go, so you move to the cash register, but you notice Jongdae sitting on the floor under the cash register.
He sees you staring and sends you a wink. You know he heard the bell, and you know that he knows customers are in, but has no intention to move. You roll your eyes, but you go to serve the family, without a slightest whine.
Jongdae’s effect.
You stand over Jongdae, who seems to be really happy on the floor, judging from his enthusiastic patting on your shin.
“How can I help you?” You ask cheerfully, ignoring Jongdae under you. Family is still fighting over it, so you wait, as Jongdae plays around with your apron. You swat his hands away, but that only gives you a bright, bright, smile.
Finally father turns to you.
“Five ice creams, three scoops each, please.”
“Of course!” You say, as you work cash register. Price is said, there is a wallet being opened, and then there is money being placed on the counter. You are in the middle of calling Gayeon so she would bring more receipt paper, so only when it’s too late, you see a hand appearing next to you, grabbing money from the counter. Few things happen. Mother of the family screams, father lunges forward to see where the hand came from, so does the oldest son, who immediately starts to laugh seeing Jongdae, who unfazed, still sitting on the floor, opened cash drawer, and worked his way to count change without looking.
You looked up terrified, ready to apologize to the family, but they were already laughing, and that set you off as well.
In the meantime Jongdae, with shit-eating-grin puts change on the counter.
You look down as Gayeon goes to give ice cream to the family, and you find Jongdae looking up at you, eyes shining, smile bright.
“See? I am useful.”
You really want to smack him.
*
Intercom is ringing. You look around hoping that someone is free and they can take the call, but no. You see Jeongeun sending you a glance from her place next to the coffee machine. She is tapping her hand on the counter waiting for espresso to finish, and you suddenly remember going home with her. You could change with her, and leave her to answer the intercom, as she clearly wants to.
But you don’t want to.
“Yes?” You answer into the com.
“Awww! Kiddo!” You hear on the other end.
“Not my name.” You say, turning a little to see the shop, and Jeongeun lock her eyes with you, so you smile. You don’t know whether you do it to reassure her, or to annoy her. Probably the second one. Female rivalry.
“So not the point. I need you down here. With me. It’s gonna be fun, Kiddo!” He says cheerfully.
“Am I your son? Champ? Slugger? Kiddo? What is next? Sport? Junior?”
“Still not the point. Come here.”
You hang up and smile at Jeongeun.
“I am going down to help Jongdae.” She doesn’t say anything. She doesn’t even give you a sign that she heard you, but you push by her – you informed someone that you are going down, job is done.
You go into back room, and down the stairs, where you have your kitchen, freezers, and supply room. You enter the kitchen, where hiphop is blaring from Jongdae’s phone and he is rapping along, as he unpacks delivery. He doesn’t hear you enter, while throwing bags of coffee on the shelf.
“Jongdae?” You call him, and he turns around like a snake, spots you, and walks to you (dancing around piles of boxes), and extends his hand in the “macho” greeting, so you grab it, and you bump your shoulders while patting each other on the backs.
“Good you came, I needed you so much I could barely breathe.” You allow him to see your skeptical face, and he smiles, eyes disappearing.
“Sure, Jongdae.” You say, just to say anything, realizing that you are getting bothered. Would Jeongeun try to take her chance, down here – one on one with Jongdae? Probably. “Why did you need me?”
“I was feeling lonely~” he sing-songs, but saying your face, he clears his throat. “I just didn’t want to take care of the boxes.”
You look at the floor at piles of empty boxes and you sigh. Jongdae should be able to do it alone, but you just extend your hand, and Jongdae is smart enough to put a knife in it, and you go to work, without much ado.
You are half way through the “dismantle of boxes”, when you realize Jongdae is no longer unpacking. You look up at him, to see him resting against cooking counter, looking at you thoughtfully.
“Kiddo.” He says, and you sigh.
“As I said, not my name.”
“But you react.” He retorts with disarming smile, but it disappears nearly immediately. “But I was thinking about our talk earlier.”
“And?” You ask, and he fixed his stance, into more sultry one.
“Well, you are certainly not my son,” he says, with this low, lewd, voice and shining eyes,” but I could be your daddy.”
He says that with all seriousness, but you know that under his poker face there is a playfulness of a puppy, but not that innocent. Again you are bothered, and you don’t want to be a butt of Jongdae’s joke, so you put the knife away.
“You can finish the rest.” You say coolly, and leave the room.
Girl needs to protect her heart, right?
Ups, I did it again... But you know muses come and go, so you have to deal with me.
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lofi-muses · 6 years
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Thor Ragnarok - a sort-of review.
Obviously, spoilers here!!! Don’t read until you watched the movie yourself or you don’t mind having most of the movie revealed.
First of all, I’d like to mention that I got opportunity to watch this movie in 4D. I won’t refer if the technology itself was good or bad (bc it depends on the cinema, not the movie itself), but it allowed me to engage more into this story than 2D or even 3D.
Things I actually enjoyed:
1. HELA. Oh, good Lord, Hela was the most badass female character I’ve seen. We don’t see enough of female villains which is a shame. Cate Blanchett owned it.  Hela was so powerful. Threatening. Beatuiful. Terrifying. Her seidr skills were absolutely amazing (even if a little op? *cough* mjollnir *cough*). I disagree with her backstory, but 10/10 would kneel to the Goddess of Death.
2. Thor and Loki being heroes. Together. Kind of fighting side by side and kinda not? It was a strange dynamic but overall it fitted them. They didn’t get along, there was a lot of bad blood between them but it felt like a beginning of something new.
3. Heimdall! My golden-eyed bae. He was a quiet hero, saving lives of hundereds, never for glory but simply because he knew it was right thing to do. Two previous movies didn’t care much for him, but I’m glad he got his chance to shine. 
4. The Grandmaster. I think Jeff Goldblum really loved this character and had a lot of fun during the making of the movie. He was so comfortable playing this gold-clad, face-painted weirdo. He was able to make the character not just comedic, but also threatening. Silly as the Grandmaster seemed, he was not a guy you wanted to mess with.
5. Friendship between Hulk and Valkyrie. Yes, wow, there was something I actually liked as far as Hulk is concerned even though I always hated this character.
6. Valkyrie. Ex-valkyrie with terrible past and drinking addiction. I think she was refreshing in a sense that she was completely not what I expected she would be. Valkyrie is incredibly skilled warrior and she’s remarkably smart. The creators didn’t try to cover up she’s been through some terrible events in her life. They didn’t try to cover up her drinking habit, either. It’s not often to see addiction and ptsd/depression showed so boldly, especially in female character. 
7. Loki’s powers. I had a sort-of personal headcanon where my muse learned to manipulate other’s minds without the mind stone. I was right! Loki was even powerful enough to contain Odin’s powers. He was enough to revive Surtr! And not the weakened Surtr from the beginning of the movie - he was a full-fledged GOD you would imagine, as huge as Asgard’s palace itself and powerful enough to destroy it completely.
8. Stan Lee’s cameo. LOVED IT.
Things I didn’t enjoy:
1. I still think the Hulk/Bruce was wholly unnecessary for the movie’s plot and the Sakaarian’s glorification of Hulk was annoying. Yes, Marvel, I remember your unloved green baby, but I still don’t like him so stop pushing me to. Not to mention Hulk is super op. HE IS STILL ONLY A HUMAN, GAMMA RADIATION OR NOT. HE SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DEFEAT LOKI OR THOR.
2. Loki being afraid of Hulk. Like, the honest fuck??? LOKI IS A SEIDRMADR. LOKI IS A WARRIOR. HE’S BEEN AROUND FOR A THOUSAND YEARS BEFORE HULK. EVEN IF HE WAS DEFEATED, I THINK LOKI WOULD AVENGE THIS SLIGHT.
3. The scene. The fucking cringy, dumb scene with theatre play of Loki and Thor. I just facepalmed throughout the entriety of it. It was unbearable to watch. I know it was supposed to be funny, but it was just cringy and stupid. No one even laughed at it. While I admit Loki WOULD make a big-ass golden statue of himself, this was just too much. If he wanted to make Asgardians remember him as a hero, he would be much smarter about it.
4. The whole “Loki is just dumb and stupid and he can’t do anything correctly” shebang. Staaahp... Loki is more than god of tricks. He’s god of lies, deception. THE Silvertongue. THE smartest guy among Asgardians, according to the myths.
5. Thor humiliating Loki. Multiple times.
6. Thor bashing Hulk for no fucking reason.
7. Thor being smartass, sassy fuck who thinks he knows everything better and who will always win just because he’s Thor Odinson, duh.
8. Thor acting like a two-faced bitch between Hulk and Bruce, making each believe he likes them more than the other.
9. Thor manipulating his friend into helping him, knowing that Bruce might not come back after he becomes Hulk again.
10. It seems like mature Thor we got in TDW went off to take a holiday break when this asshole Thor replaced him and is having the time of his life.
11. WHY DID YOU KILL OFF THE WARRIORS THREE? WHY DID THEY DIE LIKE THEY WERE NOTHING? WHY THOR NEVER ASKED ABOUT HIS BEST FRIENDS?
12. WHERE. IS. SIF?!
13. The whole Stephen Strange scene was unnecessary. Like... what the fuck. It felt so out of the blue and confusing.
14. What was that will ALL. THAT. SWEARING. Idk if it was just polish version of the movie, but there was just so much swearing? To the point I felt uncomfortable even though I like to throw some juicy cuss words? There were parents with kids watching the movie and I heard how displeased they were.
Things I’m not sure about:
1. Odin being a good papa to Loki. Odin put him in jail before and disowned him. Then, Loki took over and did even more damage and Odin’s acting like it never happened. Part of me strongly believes Loki deserved a lot of bashing from Odin. Other part of me is happy that this jackass got his final proof that he IS loved, despite everything he did. That he has family he’s part of.
 2. The ending suggested a possibility of Loki becoming a (chaotic) good character. I am happy that my lovely emo godling can get a happy ending for himself after all, but at the same time I’m not sure what the future movies will do with the opening TR gave. They could either screw up plot or Loki’s characterization. It’s going to be a challenging thing to write.
Overall:
As a movie, it was fun. It had action, it had humor, it had unique aesthetic. However, there were many things that need fixing. Thor’s characterization, for example. I thought he would grow, but we got this... I don’t know. The whole movie felt like a crossover fanfiction. A good fanfiction, but NOWHERE NEAR canon previous movies had set, not to mention the comics OR the myth. Oh, yeah... Except Ragnarok in the title and characters like Hela, Fenrir and Surtr appearing in it, it had absolutely nothing to do with Norse myth. Nothing. Hela’s origin will never stop bothering me the same as the fact that MCU’s Ragnarok was supposed to affect only Asgardians, not the whole Yggdrassil. Taika Waititi should’ve spent as much time including Norse culture as he did with Australian one.
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zippysqrl · 7 years
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I don’t know what to do with myself.
Sorry, it’s a rather long rant about my current state.
tl;dr: can draw and stuff but can’t make a living from it, can’t get a regular day job because i’m useless, see little point in continuing to draw, want to try other things but the transition is a struggle.
so basically, about this whole being-a-content-creator thing, as many of you are aware I have quite a mixture of skills, I can draw pretty decent stuff, I can colour okay, I can animate relatively well given enough time to refine and perfect movements, I can make simple 3D models in blender, and I can program in a couple different languages, I have learned a lot of little bits and pieces here and there and have a pretty good eye for detail.
But in terms of making a living, earning enough money to live happily, the only thing I've ever really monetised in any way is drawing, and I've known for many years that making a living out of that alone is tough, especially with all the hobbyist artists over-saturating the internet and fandoms, and the endless supply of free/pirated stuff. I enjoy drawing, I want to continue drawing, but I’m too inconsistent and too much of a perfectionist to effectively min-max the drawing process and do it for a living, and I’m clearly not good enough for most people to care about throwing their hard earned money for the luxury of art from yet another artist. Even if I can make some money from drawings, it’s very inconsistent income as it may take me 30 minutes to 1 hour for a sketch one day, and 3 to 6 hours the next, and for more refined pieces... don’t even get me started. Definitely not even close to what a minimum-wage job could provide, and I don’t want to paywall or anything to force people to throw money at me for what might not even meet their expectations.
There are so many people that can draw and do commissions and stuff so much better than I that I question if it’s worth it, if there’s any point continuing to produce content which isn’t as great as what a lot of other artists produce. Even if the content I produce is unique and original, there’s so much new content being produced by so many other good artists that most people wouldn’t notice, they wouldn’t know what they’re missing and therefore would not care. I know there’s a few fans that’d be disappointed, I know how it feels when an artist you like quits, but it’s something you can get over quite easily, and there’s always new artists with amazing styles filling those voids. Art(aka porn) is a leisure after all, and most people can get better content for free. I know there’s always the case of drawing something that hasn’t been drawn before, but again they won’t know they’re missing those things if I don’t make them in the first place, but the same applies to all mediums of content, including those that I could be doing instead.
In the real world, with regular day-jobs involving god-knows what, I’m fucking useless. Not only am I genetically disadvantaged because I’m a scrawny weak fuck with very little fat & muscle (cus of some unidentified genetic disorder that the doctors have taken their sweet-ass time to test me for), I’m also somewhat mentally disadvantaged, I can’t communicate with people as easily as I’d like, I can’t focus my full attention on single tasks because of le-autism, my memory is fucking terrible and I can’t remember a lot of shit or follow instructions unless I write them down, and to top it all off I’ve a phobia of travelling, so I’ve a pretty short straw in terms of employment potential. A while ago I tried going on employment support so I’d get help finding a job I’m physically and mentally able, but their tests are shit and completely disregarded most of what makes me need the help in the first place, so I was deemed “fit for work” and forced onto regular job-seekers shit, which I had tried a few years ago but struggled with and had to quit. After that I tried self-employment with art, which didn’t really work that well, most of the money I made during that time was by other means which i’d rather not mention here. So I’m sorta in the same boat as before, I need to find a way to earn a living online using the skills I have, but i know damn well that drawing alone won’t get me very far, I thought patreon would at least make things a little better, but as I’ve said; I’ve not a large enough following of people that give a shit.
So.. I have those other skills, I can try and make games, that at least reaches a wider audience and would give me some practice so that i might be able to get a real job in game development, which I’ve wanted to do since I was 12(I’m now 22). I’ve got a few ideas for things I could make, before I even got into drawing I was pretty good at programming things that people really liked. Problem is I’m out of practice, It’d take a while to get back into the swing of things, and I’d have to stop (or at least significantly reduce) drawing, as my autistic brain cannot do both programming and drawing in the same day, I have to focus my creative efforts on just one. While there are a lot of programmers in the fandom, there aren’t nearly enough making pony games, I’d like to make mlp-themed games, but realistically I’d aim to make something that I can shove up on steam. So I likely won’t be making any pony porn games.
The biggest pain is that i have a lot of unfinished projects; drawings, animations, comics and stuff, my biggest struggle with transitioning from art to game production is that i want to finish those first, and i always get new ideas for things to draw that it’s an endless cycle of finishing 1 thing and starting 1 or 2 other things. I wish I could just give all my unfinished shit to other people, but nobody would do that for free, and I can’t afford to pay people to draw my ideas, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
If only I invested in bitcoin when I was 15 (like I VERY nearly did), I could be a multimillionaire right now and not have to worry about earning money, I could do whatever I want without a care in the world, I could get my family out of debt, and I could share my riches with tons of artist friends and such so they could also live freely while creating whatever they want, and I could be living with Zajice and friends and going to conventions ;~;
Foresight is a bitch, if only I made that unknowingly-life-changing descision 7 years ago, I wouldn’t be in this position. >:T
Don’t suppose anyone would let me borrow their time machine? or bitcoins.
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