#while we're on the topic

[wolfhorrors]

by the way everyone deserves a living wage, even people who didn't go to college, even people who aren't able to work, even drug users, even sex workers. everyone.

#while we're on the topic #wolfspeaks

[jonny-b-meowborn]

So I've been playing Echoes of the Eye for a while now, and I still have a lot to discover but as the resident furry/monsterfucker I have to say, I'd 100% kiss the owl people. They're tall and scary, which honestly would be enough for me, but also they're weirdly polite and make some banging tunes. They look like they're very soft to the touch, and like they're great huggers. Overall 10/10 creatures

#while we're on the topic #the Hearthians arent really my type but theyre cute #the nomai tho are just as fuckable as the owl folk #i just love these silly guys with their silly antlers and kissable faces #tho the owls don't really have. lips at all. id kiss them on the forehead then #also also while were on the topic of the dlc its so fucking good im going to scream #i replayed the base game first before i visited the stranger cause i missed this game so much #i have almost 100 hours of gameplay #i think I'm gonna hit a 100 while exploring the stranger #like i have almost everything on the surface #and id say maybe like. half? 1/3? of the other world? #and i gotta say the owls have like. the best jumpscare ever #its terrifying when they see you and pretty much sneak towards you. n then they just grab you. like. okay #and they look like theyre gonna eat you but they just. kick you out of their silly world #jumpscare perfection #outer wilds #echoes of the eye #monsterfucker #teehee #bee buzz

[aroaceleovaldez]

I really dislike the inherent main plots of TSATS and Chalice of the Gods as they’re being explained to us currently, mostly just cause I feel like they take away from already established lore of the series and other plot points.

There is no way TSATS can go that doesn’t make either Tartarus feel cheap and/or the entire book just feel like Percabeth In Mark Of Athena: 2 Electric Boogaloo. Unless the twist is that they don’t go to Tartarus it is physically impossible. Because either they go to Tartarus and breeze through it, which makes Tartarus as a setting feel cheap and ruins all prior instances of it being used as a landscape of suffering, or they suffer Lots and Lots and it just feels like we’re rehashing the same exact plot over again purely for the sake of treating solangelo the same as percabeth, which doesn’t work because they’re vastly different character dynamics and putting them in the same situation has nowhere near the same emotional weights. Also it makes Nico’s original foray into Tartarus feel null because it makes it feel like his trauma doesn’t have any actual meaning, because why would he jump right back into it? Even with Nico’s character being extremely self-sacrificial, we’re at a point where we’re being told he’s improving on that and this is possibly the one circumstance he would think twice about. AND it makes Tartarus feel overused - Nico surviving Tartarus once? Okay, makes sense, he’s the son of Hades, and it’s cool that he’s the first mortal to ever survive it. Percabeth too? Getting iffy (especially since we see their trip in detail and that inherently means it’s lost a lot of potential oomph, because when you’re going for horrifying a lot of the time less is more) but okay, sure, Nico probably gave Percy some Tartarus Tips after being rescued and they had a literal dues ex machina or two helping them out, and they fell in accidentally so it’s not like how Nico waltzed in there. Third time? And it being Nico AGAIN and Will Solace (who as far as we know has little to no quest experience and most of his experience is being a battlefield medic) and then purposefully going there? Nope. It’s just a poor set-up. Plus “the major gay couple goes on vacation to superhell” is a... questionable plot set-up to begin with, especially when it’s been heavily implied it will be traumatizing for them, and we have already been told explicitly that references are being made to things like Call Me By Your Name so there is a self-awareness about the themes there (also that alone raises questions about how we’re going to be taking the tone of things - again, there’s two ways it can go and both would be extremely difficult to get right). If Mark Oshiro were not co-authoring this I’d be a little horrified. I’m very glad Mark Oshiro is co-authoring this. I don’t believe it can’t be done tastefully, and yeah it’s a situation ripe for symbolism, but it is definitely the kind of subject that would be difficult for a non-queer author to handle appropriately.

As for Chalice of the Gods, we know two things: A.) It takes place prior to TOA, and B.) The chalice Percy has to retrieve has the power to make anyone who drinks from it immortal. ..... so basically, without the book even being out, we are told “If Percy had waited like 20 minutes, all of TOA would be null.” Admittedly, this does give justification for Percy specifically to be doing this quest outside of “college” reasons, and in my opinion, “The gods asked Percy specifically because they have verified he adamantly does NOT want to be immortal” is hilarious. However, adding yet another universe mechanic to the repertoire that nullifies death is annoying as hell, because death as a consequence in the series has been completely ruined since HoO. The more avoiding death options there are, the more every death scene feels completely pointless and avoidable.

#pjo #riordanverse #tsats #the sun and the star #chalice of the gods #forgive me for complaining this was in my drafts and i figured since i was talking about plot changes i'd make yesterday #might as well post this then yknow #while we're on the topic #i'll find something lighter/sillier in my drafts to post later #also my hesitancy about the overarching plot does not say anything regarding my expectations for the actual quality of the book(s) #just putting that as a footnote #could the plots be total shit but the books themselves end up lovely? sure. totally. #i am just personally grumbly about Tartarus' use as a narrative device and how it keeps getting overused #and also the growing lack of consequence in the riordanverse which tends to make any stakes feel automatically low and cheap #mind you i would LOVE if the twist in TSATS is that they end up not going to Tartarus at all #im currently 50/50 on reading it but if it turns out they dont go to Tartarus at all i'd be sold immediately #and i do think Percy being saddled with a quest because he's the only one who wouldn't be tempted with immortality is hilarious #tbh if we had a third plot concept rolling here and we condensed all three ideas down we could just do another 3-short-story book #like Demigod Files and Demigod Diaries #we have options #heck. yknow. if we're talking particularly long short-stories here we could probably roll with two #if demigod files is for the first series and demigod diaries is for HoO we need a TOA one anyways #cause CHB:C and CJ:C and those ones are their own category they're different

[preposterousgreen]

AU in which some nameless accountant deep in the windowless bowels of the Shinra building calculates that there are vastly better profit margins to be had utilizing young Sephiroth's enhanced senses for things other than war.

Thus begins his training and career as a high-end perfumer.

#while we're on the topic #shitpost #silly AUs #sephiroth #crisis core #final fantasy vii

[merrywetherweather]

do they have horse blinders for people? i think it would help me focus while i edit.

#equine behavior #while we're on the topic #i want a human feed bag too

[endofthewater67]

does anyone have an explanation for what he meant by this because it makes no sense

#no fr like #what did that silly british man mean #while we're on the topic #what the hell does that part in golden hour mean #you know the part im talking about #those two are like my favourite songs from the ep #but they make no sense #lovejoy #will gold #scum #wake up and its over #wu&io lovejoy #wu&io #golden hour #it's golden hour somewhere

[doyouknowwhoyouare13]

people asking Louis about Larry in the great year 2024....get the fuck over it

#ok geniuses let's think for a second #if his CONTRACT is too strict to where he cannot mention Larry #then why would he break SAID CONTRACT TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT LARRY #HE HAS SAID #MULTIPLE. TIMES. #THAT IT MAKES HIM UNCOMFORTABLE AND THAT IT UNDERMINES PEOPLE IMPORTANT TO HIM #ALSO #WHILE WE'RE ON THE TOPIC #WHY DOESN'T HARRY GET ASKED THESE QUESTIONS???? #IT'S ONLY LOUIS #GUYS GUYS GUYS IT'S BEEN OVER 5 YEARS GET THE FUCK OVER IT #ALSO SAYING FREDDIE ISN'T HIS SON??? #FOUL. #AND YOU KNOW IT TOO #DON'T EVEN #★nyx talks too much

[ex-jock-enthusiast]

2 posts in one day! What am I, active?

The amazing encouraging_beast on instagram has been hitting that pandemic grind, and between eating good and lifting hard, he's 110lbs thiccer all over (and loving every inch of it)!

#bulk #bulking #ex jock #exjock #hunky to chunky #fittofat #male gainer #belly #gay gainer #weight gain #please go check him out on insta too :D #whenever I make a post there's so much great stuff you don't get to see (thank you tumblr) #while we're on the topic fuck matt #what a shithead #but yeah sorry the kink blog probably isnt the place for that

[phoenixyfriend]

Political ads: My opponent has jacked up taxes every year since he was elected!

Me: Which taxes? Income? Sales? Property? Business?

Political ads: I promise to hold the line on taxes!

Me: Which taxes? What government programs do those taxes contribute to? What gets cut if the lack of taxation causes a deficit?

Political ads: Think about the taxes!

Me: WHICH TAXES. WHICH TAXES ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT. TELL ME WHO'S ACTUALLY GETTING AFFECTED BY THESE TAXES YOU'RE SO CONCERNED WITH.

Reminder to always ask what it is that people aren't saying in these ads.

A lot of them want you to think that it is your personal taxes as a working-class person that they're talking about. But if it's taxes on the rich that they're "holding the line on," then they're using your desire to survive with a greater portion of your own income as fuel to keep the upper classes from paying their fair share.

I keep getting the same three or four political ads (half aren't even for the district I live in) and I'm frustrated that they use these transparent tactics and that there are probably people that don't have the time or background to take that moment to go 'what are they hoping I hear in this? What are they actually going to do?'

#Phoenix Talks #personal #vent post #feel free to reblog #politics #taxes #the last time I got one particular ad I started shouting at the TV while my sister was downstairs grabbing some food #she didn't even blink about it so I guess it's not out of character for me lol #We're alone (except for the dog) and I was hoping to share my frustration by shouting while she's in the next room #so at least one person would Know my feelings on this topic

[serialunaliver]

TIL from my mom there's one ceo in biotech that is bankrupting all his competition through fees in lawsuits. like he doesn't just try to acquire the companies or w/e he straight up wants them gone 💀

#while we're on the topic of the profit motive fucking everyone over #also a bunch of scientists signed a letter telling this guy to chill out and he apologized without tears and is still on the grindset

[carlyraejepsans]

for real WHERE does the idea that [utdr humans] are nongendered so that "you can project on them" come from. their literal character arcs are about NOT being a blank slate to be filled in by the audience

i think i understand the assumption on some level for undertale, because there is a very intentional effort to make you identify with the "player character" in order to make your choices feel like your own (the beating heart of undertale's metanarrative lies in giving you an alternative path to violence against its enemies after all, and whether you're still willing to persue it for your own selfish reasons. YOUR agency is crucial).

of course, the cardinal plot twist of the main ending sweeps the rug from under your feet on that in every way, and frisk's individuality becomes, in turn, a tool to further UT's OTHER main theme: completionism as a form of diegetic violence within the story. replaying the game would steal frisk's life and happy ending from them for our own perverse sentimentality, emotionally forcing our hand away from the reset button.

i think their neutrality absolutely aids in that immersion. but also, there's this weird attitude by (mostly) cis fans where it being functional within the story makes it... somehow "editable" and "up to the player" as well? which is gross and shows their ass on how they approach gender neutrality in general lol.

but also like. there's plenty of neutral, non PCharacters in undertale and deltarune. even when undertale was just an earthbound fangame and the player immersion metanarrative was completely absent, toby still described frisk as a "young, androgynous person". sometimes characters are just neutral by design. it's not that hard to understand lol.

anyone who makes this argument for kris deltarune is braindead. nothing else to say about it.

#this is a very difficult topic to discuss imo because on Some level I don't completely disagree with people who make that argument for chara #in SPIRIT. if not in action. like my point still stands characters can just Be neutral. and if that level of customization had been intended #well Pokemon's been doing the ''are you a boy or a girl'' shtick for ages. no reason why that couldn't have been included as well #but i do feel that we're supposed to identify with chara within the story. not as in chara is us but as in we are chara #and i think someone playing the game without outside interferences and (wrongly) coming to the conclusion that chara IS literally #themselves in the story. and thus call them by their own name (the one they likely inputted at the start) and pronouns #will be someone who grasped undertale's metanarrative more than someone who went in already spoiled on the NM route who thinks of chara #(and on some level frisk as well) as completely separate from us with independent wills and personhoods at any time #who treats them as nonbinary. even if their approach is more ''appropriate'' to a gender neutral person #systematic error vs manually changing every measure to fit what you already think is going to be the correct result. ykwim? #of course this opens a whole new parentheses while discussing the game outside of your personal experience #because even if you DO see chara as a self insert then they are a self insert for EVERYONE. women men genderqueer people #i don't call chara ''biscia'' even though that's what i named the fallen human in my playthrough. neither do i use they because i also do #if you're describing the character/story objectively in how they are executed then you're going to talk about them neutrally #because you ain't the only sunovabitch who played the darn game sonny #so like. either way you turn it. even in the most self insert reading you'd STILL logically use they/them so ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ git gud #answered asks

[wildbasil]

group therapy (they make each other worse)

#gwyn ap nudd #edern ap nudd #blodeuwedd #arthuriana #mabinogion #pa gur #medieval literature #welsh mythology #artists on tumblr #digital art #alcohol cw #art tag #------------------------------------------------------------ #just as i don't think owain ap nudd exists i think gwyn godyfrion is gwyn ap gudd 😌 #ok hear me out though #there are lots of gwyns in medieval welsh literature and i don't think they're all gwyn ap nudd (sadly) #but my man gwyn godyfrion. look. “dyfr” means water. like in the word dyfriog (watery). and gwyn ap nudd is very much associated with water #rides the watery horse du y moroedd. has a little chat with gwyddno garanhir who's the ruler of a kingdom that gets flooded. #dormach's funny flipper legs. rival gwythyr is associated with fire. #and there's the idea that annwn (of which gwyn ap nudd is the ruler) is itself underwater. and so on and so forth #sims-williams (‘the early welsh arthurian poems’ in arthur of the welsh. 1991) suggests godyfrion as a place name. underwater maybe. #so if gwyn godyfrion is “gwyn from under the water” i don't think it's unreasonable to suggest he's in some way connected to gwyn ap nudd #“but dizzy!! gwyn godyfrion is mentioned alongside gwyn ap nudd in culhwch and olwen!” the answer is that i simply choose to ignore that #while we're on the topic. the ddylad in creiddylad = flood #ok class dismissed #anyway gwyn and creiddylad i am pleased to tell you that my irl name means “sea” 😌 i am one of you

[twashchan]

summer shorts are so nice!

#dwump #while we're on the butt topic. for now #from this morning owo

[airborneice]

couple doodles of the sillies

#hm i like to post my oc nonsense in groups of 3 to fool ppl into thinking its a proper post with substance #and not just some silly doodles i threw together #but i dont think i'll have anything else to add to this for a while so here¯\_(ツ)_/¯ #im pleased with the 1st one tho. look at the shading on arwen's skirt i think it came out nice :) #2nd image brought to you by: me remembering that that fucked up spider crab called itself hilda's friend #and thinking how utterly incomprehensible that info would be to anyone else ever #fucked up spider thing: yea i know your sister. we're friends :) *tries to eat mattie* #i say that as a joke but tbh there's a comic in my head around this topic #that i'm trying not to do bc i don't wanna just re-tread season 3 lmao #art tag #mattie #harvey #arwen #hilda ocs tag #hilda oc

[kattythingz]

The Hades ost has no right to go this hard with its repeating motif, what the fuck

#while we're on the topic the art has no right to fuck so hard either. GOD the aesthetic attraction is off the CHARTS with these designs #hades #hades supergiant #the kat speaks

[thecruellestmonth]

Ra's al Ghul is willing to kill every man, woman, and child on the planet...

BUT EVEN WORSE!! EVIL TERRORIST MIDDLE EASTERN MAN OWNS 25% OF THE WORLD'S OIL SUPPLY!!!!!

--Batman: Gotham Adventures #23 (2000)

#While we're on the topic of Tom King... This sure is an interesting story from the year 2000. (Written by Scott Peterson--not King.) #Ra's al Ghul #Ras al Ghul #Tom King #Batman villains #Damian Wayne #Batman Gotham Adventures #racism CW #satire CW #Gee Ra's. Your skin is suddenly extra dark in this issue. Wonder why.