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crimeronan · 5 months

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thinkin about camila. as i often do. it's been like over a year now so i think the fandom has cooled off enough for me to say this but. one of the Strangest discourses i've ever seen in any fandom Ever was. when ppl were passionately arguing about camila's finances circa thanks to them. it was Such a non-issue that it wrapped back around to me going ".....hm. might have some hurt feelings about this"

like. ok. she's a single-income earner with a daughter paying a mortgage on a house in a connecticut suburb, possibly with medical debt left over from manny's treatment, who is suddenly feeding and housing and clothing five extra teenagers. all of whom have Literally No Clothes Or Resources Whatsoever When They Arrive, who possibly have special dietary restrictions, and for whom she is not receiving Any government aid or fostering stipends because every single one of them is undocumented.

and yet. people were like. EARNESTLY going back-and-forth with LONG ESSAYS of Vicious discourse. asserting that the Only reason to think camila might struggle with money is........ because she's dominican.

and also. that her Literal Illustrated In Canon financial anxiety is just her.... being financially savvy. and showing that she's good at saving money. and that she's too smart and good at managing money to be poor.

like people broke down various vet salaries and connecticut mortgages on BOTH SIDES. to try to pretend this was a convo we even needed to be having.

and the whole time i was like.

i..... i honest to god can't tell, uh. if this is all coming from teens who completely misunderstand the material realities of the american economy (which would be reasonable, it's a show for teens)..... or.....

if you guys like. Actually Hate Poor People As Much As It Sounds Like You Do.

#the statement 'examine your headcanons/meta/etc to make sure youre not making racist assumptions or stereotyping' is GREAT #but like. I DID EXAMINE MY HEADCANONS... MY GUYS.... IT DIDNT EVEN TAKE LONG...#and then the like. the doubling-down on 'camila's too smart and good at money management to be poor'#LOUD WINCE. YEOWCH. that one actually hurt a little. like. okay!#i am gently taking your hand. if you're this concerned about stereotyping let's learn about classist stereotypes today too.#it was. SO STUPIDDDD it was so stupid. IT WAS SO STUPID oh my GOD #toh #camila noceda #unrebloggable because i actually am not sure if this is swinging at a hornet's nest or not. i don't THINK so but.

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its-a-me-mango · 4 months

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Listen to me for just a second ok, please, just a moment of you time, No Children by The Mountain Goats can be such a SMG34 song if you're insane like me.

Listen to meeee pleeeeease just for a moment

#If you're insane like me it's very SMG34 coded ok? Am I crazy? Maybe.#Also if there's any SMG34 playlists with it on already that's so cool and you're so smart for it #If I could make animatics you bet your ass I would be making one right now #Maybe I just love the mountain goats too much but that's ok. Every ship fits with No Children if they hate eachother just a little bit #smg34

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ckret2 · 10 months

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I like making them talk to each other.

"Now tell me what you've sent my niece to do."

Bill glanced away from the Russian romcom on TV to give Ford an unamused look. "If I were 'up to something,' you know I wouldn't tell you. And if I was innocent, you wouldn't trust me even if I told you the truth. So why are you asking me what Mabel's up to instead of her?"

Ford's scowl deepened; but he said, "You're right," and trudged off.

"There, see?" Bill called after Ford. "You didn't actually want information from me. You just wanted a confrontation! If you're looking for a little verbal fencing, we could be doing it over chess."

"Not on your life, Cipher."

"Checkers?" he suggested. "Parcheesi? DD&MD? Go Fish? Candy Kingdom? Oui-Oui Spirit Board?"

Ford didn't reply.

Bill shrugged and settled back in his seat.

Ford trudged back. "All right." He gestured impatiently at the TV. "Is this broadcasting from Russia?"

"Sharp as ever, Ford."

"How the devil are you picking it up from here?"

Bill's grin widened. "Want me to show you?"

Ford contemplated the slippery slope of allowing Bill to share his knowledge with him again, said, "No," and trudged off again.

#(one of my favorite dialogue quirks I've latched onto for Bill is that he rarely says 'yes/no' or 'you're right/you're wrong'—)#(—but instead 'you're smart/you're stupid.' Like he's cast himself as the guardian of objective truth and everyone else's teacher—)#(—and he's constantly assessing all his little students and telling them their grades. it's so arrogant/condescending.)#bill cipher #human bill cipher #grunkle ford #gravity falls #about my writing #bill goldilocks cipher

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natjennie · 11 days

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watcher announcement is insane. I don't have anything insightful or important to say but like. whoaoahh that's crazy.

#like i dont have any business knowledge i have no idea #but a new streaming service seems like a bad idea #like maybe pushing the patreon and cutting back a little on lower performing shows would be more effective but?#i mean if its between content they Want to Make and content to please advertisers like. i get that thats a hard decision.#but i think financially it's gonna end up backfiring because no one in their audience is gonna buy another subscription #and like. fan loyalty wise i think it's not smart because a lot of people dont want high quality production value #they want down home casual youtubers.#i guess its emblematic of all of capitalism though right-#no one can just be satisfied with stability and success #they have to go for growth.#but if you've already reached all the people you're gonna reach and you keep angling for more eventually you're gonna-#surpass what the people that like you want to / are able to keep up with #anyway. that's crazy.#watcher #watcher entertainment

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somegrumpynerd · 24 days

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Okay I have all the nightmares storyboarded (kinda) so I am officially taking a break for the night, the poll seems pretty set that it's gonna be Dust next

#UTDR #UTMV #Charlie Stuff #Which is a little bit funny because he's the one I thought would be the worst #I could be wrong tho I guess you guys will have to tell me #But if he is then hey at least you're getting him out of the way early!#I'm gonna have to get better at drawing Papyrus for at least one of these so give me a hot minute on that #I'm out of practice but I think I can do it #Also I had to listen to so much classical music to concentrate on planning these #If this music really does make you smart I'm gonna be a damn genius

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marypsue · 1 year

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If I were lucky enough to attract a loyal following of goths, I would simply not slag off the subculture in interviews in a desperate and pathetic attempt to get the mainstream to consider me a real artist. RIP to every musician goths have ever loved but I'm different.

#apparently the mark of a True goth musician is to react with horror and contempt to the whole idea of being associated with - ew - GOTHS #like seriously. these people support your artistic endeavours both financially and through word of mouth #even when you're consistently just the hugest asshole to them in public #goths are some of the most loyal enthusiastic and appreciative fans you can have #especially if what you make is at all 'weird'#if you're really so worried about appearing creatively bankrupt you should worry more about putting down your core fanbase of weirdos #to try to look aloof and smart and ~unique~ and ~artistic~ to an audience that won't appreciate you #because they've already pigeonholed you as 'one of THOSE freaks'#'oh but nooooo the goth scene is too samey-samey and full of slavish followers' like...most large categories of people?#if it bugs you so damn much that there's so little variation (hah!) in goth tho #then maybe try taking the position it's offering you on a silver platter and steering it in new and interesting directions?#adding some diversity to the aesthetic and artistic gene pool?#instead of just bitching and pissing and moaning about the mainstream not thinking you're a ~unique creative individual~?#...unless maybe you don't actually have anything new or creative or original to offer???#and doth merely protest too much??????#anyway we should all be so lucky as to attract a loyal following of goths #this is a rant that's been brewing for a LONG time #andrew eldritch do not interact

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clair-de-lunar-tears · 1 year

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i’d offer my formal apologies for this but i’m not sorry so i can’t lie

#WEISS. YOU DUMBASS #start making sense you rotten book or you're gonna be sorry #maybe i'll rip your pages out one by one #or maybe i'll put you in the goddamn furnace!#how can someone with such a big smart brain #be hypnotized like a little bITch #hUH??#oh shadowlord i love you shadowlord #come give weiss a big sloppy kISS SHADOWLORD!#now pull your head out of your goddamn ass and start FUCKING HELPING US!#nier gestalt #grimoire noir #grimoire weiss

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doctorbrown · 6 months

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DOCTOBER '23 ⸺ 「 31 / 31 * FINALE | HEART 」

March 8, 1929

Whenever Erhardt was at the courthouse, if Emmett wasn't in his room, pouring over works that would make his father red-faced and angry, he could be found with a pillow propped up against the grandfather clock in the living room, leaning back and reading whatever caught his eye this time.

It had become a pattern over the years, one Sarah had learned quite quickly after the first two times wondering where her son had run off to when he wasn't anywhere to be found in his room. Emmett was at his most comfortable when his father wasn't at home—and she couldn't blame him for that, despite how she'd tried to soften the tension between her husband and her child—and he didn't hesitate to take full advantage of the house when it was open to him.

Sarah quirks a brow upon seeing the book clutched in Emmett's hands. ❝Are you reading one of my science-fiction novels again?❞

❝Father isn't home to yell at me for wasting my time reading this worthless trash.❞ He puts on his best impression of his father as he can, mimicking the gruffness of his voice and the accent he'd yet to lose even after nearly twenty years here. ❝He wouldn't even listen to me when I told them they were educational, because they were about science.❞

Sometimes, his parents seem like fire and ice compared to each other, opposites in every way eternally fated to clash, especially where their interests are concerned; there are days he simply can't understand how they get along.

❝I found this hidden in your library.❞ He holds up the copy of A Voyage to Arcturus he'd swiped, knowing he won't be reproached for his choice in reading material. Finally, he looks away from the book, and Emmett purses his lips, studying his mother's done-up hair and full state of dress, coming to the conclusion she must be going out again for some of the day's chores.

He wonders if this time, he'll be forced to go along.

❝You know your father usually gets home around five,❞ she says, prompting Emmett to lift his head as high as he can to see the hands of the grandfather clock above him, ❝so be cautious how long you spend out here, dear.❞ The time currently reads 11:00 exactly and he frowns.

❝Is Father ever going to get our grandfather clock repaired? It has been broken for weeks and I really liked the hourly chimes.❞

❝He said he sent out for a repairman, but that was two weeks ago and I've heard nothing since. At this rate, I don't know when it'll be repaired. I'll bring it up to him tonight at dinner. Speaking of—Emmett, I'm going out to pick up some groceries. I trust you'll behave for a few hours while I'm out?❞

Emmett nods and with a quick goodbye, Sarah closes the door behind her, leaving him alone.

The book in his hands no longer holds his interest. Now that they've brought it up, all he can think about is the broken clock, whose mechanical songs have been sorely missed over the past few weeks. The clock had always been a constant, a comfort, a staple in the house as far back as he can remember, and he'd found himself on more than one occasion peering into the glass, watching the pendulum swing and the weights dance with their precise, rhythmic grace.

It was as close to watching time live and breathe as he could get and it had captivated him, as did the smaller clocks set up in the house.

Just a few months ago, he'd disassembled the small bedside clock in his room to see how it worked and had managed to put it back together without either of his parents figuring out.

If he could do that, surely he could fix this one, his favourite clock in the entire house.

His father clearly didn't see the importance of having it operational again—that, or he simply didn't care—and he could already imagine how the conversation at dinner would go. Poorly. And the clock would remain broken for another several weeks.

If he didn't, nobody else would.

Emmett checks to make sure his mother really has left before he hurries to the storage room to dig out the toolbox he'd seen his father use several times.

It's heavier than he remembers, but his mind is made up and nothing is going to get in the way of his goal, even if he has to drag the box the rest of the way towards the house.

As he peers inside the glass, he starts to take stock of all the pieces within, studying each of them carefully as if the answer will suddenly leap out at him. There could be any number of things that silenced the clock and as far as he's concerned, the best solution is to start carefully removing pieces until he can pinpoint the culprit.

For a moment, the task feels gargantuan, what with all the sprawling, delicate clockwork, but he's got his wits, his determination, and his trusty toolbox, so as he stands on his toes, reminding himself to be slow and cautious, it starts to feel more doable.

I should start from the top down.

The side door only takes a little wiggling to get loose and Emmett marvels at the first real look he's ever gotten at the movement, glittering gold in its wooden case. His eyes widen at the mechanical marvel twisting before him and he finds it even more appealing than the ornate carvings inlaid into the dark cabinet.

The front door swings open easily and Emmett's touch is almost featherlight as he pulls the hands off the movement. The clock face looks unsettling without the hands there, almost like it's naked, and he frowns as he sticks the hands in his pockets for safekeeping.

Everything has to come out in order for him to properly inspect it, but the question now becomes how. How does he remove the movement without further damaging what he's trying to repair?

Emmett sticks his head through the open side panel again and lets out an excited aha! when he spots the latches holding the face of the clock in place. A firm push knocks it free and sends the face clattering to the ground. He winces at the sound, but a quick inspection reveals no new damage—nothing has snapped off or bent or broken, so he must still be okay.

The relief he feels at that is short-lived when he realises he has no idea what to do next.

He presses his lips together in thought and reaches back through time to try and feel around the different pieces of the machine. This is all just another puzzle, one created by someone who may understand time better than him, but he has science on his side, and if he follows the cables and pulleys back to their origin point, where they connect must be the problem.

A broken gear, perhaps, or a bent hammer, or something has gotten knocked out of place.

When he tries to pull at the movement again, it remains stubbornly locked in place, and so he drops his focus down to the weights dangling lifelessly at the end of their golden ropes.

Those, too, clatter to the ground in perfect synchronisation with the loud yelp of surprise he lets out.

The rest of the pieces follow unceremoniously after, one-by-one until he's left cradling the silent heart of the clock in his hands.

Emmett turns it over in his hands, scrutinising it from corner-to-corner to try and spot anything that screams this, this is the problem!

❝Emmett Lathrop Brown!❞ That cold, booming voice strikes fear straight into his chest and Emmett immediately freezes, clutching the clock's heart to his chest like a shield. He's sitting in the centre of the half-circle of dismembered clock parts and no amount of trying to talk his way out of this one is going to make him look any less guilty than he is.

His father's anger could level the house. He can feel it, a thousand white-hot blades digging into his skin, even from across the room.

He tries to look up at the clock above him, but instead of helping him, it screams accusations.

❝Y-Yes, Father?❞

#doctober 2023 #a broken clock may be right twice a day but in this case it was very wrong rip emmett #and with that...doctober is over!! it's bittersweet but i'm also thankful and i feel like i've grown more confident as a writer for this #fandom even if just by a little. to all who've read and liked and commented and reblogged any of these prompts i thank you wholeheartedly #you've definitely kept me going with your enthusiasm and i appreciate you greatly for it #i feel like emmett's love for reading definitely came from his mum and sarah is one of those types of people who will read a wide array #of different types of genres #and she likes to collect books too which young emmett helped himself to whenever erhardt wasn't around #it was basically their little secret #also the fact that even in the delorean owner's manual doc talks about the fact that his mum and dad did not part on good terms #just lends weight to this theory of mine; it was probably the culmination of a lot of bs and them not being fully compatible and the fact #that well he just treated their kid like shit and she was not about that #and in the comics erhardt was basically like 'you're just as stubborn as your son' just lends me to believe that he was not the #type of person who did well with others who didn't fully bend to his will #&; a great idea can change the world 「 hc 」#also given the origin of the grandfather clock and the neat science behind it #it seems so fitting that it be used as a main catalyst in doc's life - and that he'd love it #he just wanted to fix the clock okay and as you do when you're young you think you can do everything #doc being also wicked smart and too curious for his own good def didn't help but #doc's obsession with time and clocks is everything to me tbh #every clock is a little different and they all tell different stories and time is such a fascinating concept #man-made perhaps but still

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rowandamisch · 8 months

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sometimes I think about how starkey's biggest weakness was his inability to detect sarcasm and I chuckle

#HAYDEN: *insults him* STARKEY: is this a compliment ???#neal shusterman created a character so smart yet so stupid #still love him tho #STARKEY: may i ask where im going #PROACTIVE CITIZENRY DUDE: hmm from what i understand you're going LOTS of places #WHICH WAS FINE BY STARKEY HE COULD GET USED TO TRAVELING IN STYLE #still one of my fave unwind scenes like if u open my undivided copy u can see how that exact part highlighted #and a little omg??? next to it #gets me every time #starkey #mason michael starkey #unwind #unwind dystology #text

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cognitosclowns · 1 year

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since you're the inside job fan ever i need to ask- does brett have a country accent? when he's really stressed i hear a bit of that southern drawl, is it just me projecting or do you also hear it sometimes too??

YEAH HE DOES!!! It took a rewatch or two to catch it, but he's definitely got a slight accent!! <333 once you notice it, you can't get it outta your head, it's absolutely adorable

#ASDASMN ALSO DW ANON SAME I LITERALLY.#THOUGHT I WAS GOING INSANE THE FIRST LITTLE WHILE #I kept texting my friends like '???THERES???? THERES AN ACCENT HERE RIGHT??? IM NOT LOST IN THE SAUCE HE HAS ONE RIGHT???'#<3333 SNIFFLES ITS SO CUTE THO. ITS DEFINITELY MORE NOTICABLE SOME TIMES VS OTHERS BUT. GOD WHEN IT COMES OUT???#ESP WHEN HES NERVOUS I FIND ITS /SUPER/ AUDIBLE. not sure if that was an active choice but if it was. OH thats smart #ALSO #'the inside job fan ever' WAHHH ANONNN <333 SQUEEZES YOU YOU'RE TOO SWEET. ILY THANK U FOR THE CUTE ASK #asks #brett hand #inside job

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dragpinkman · 1 year

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seeing a dog breed most people do not have the capacity to handle and properly care for marketed as an easy adopt

#look. sometimes shelters are just trying to make space and get rid of dogs who have been there for awhile to take in new ones #i highly recommend researching dog breeds or if you're a first time/relatively new dog owner making a list of what you are looking for #SOMETIMES big emphasis on sometimes- a dog just happens to be super chill for its breed. example is i had an australian cattle dog that #was the most chill dog ever instead of very energetic. he was honestly pretty cat like he was not what u should base your understanding of #heelers off. they are 99% of the time highly energetic need lots of room outside and a job or they'll become bored and destruction #great farm dogs with a little training they are very smart (sometimes stubborn bc of that lol) but not great apartment dogs bc your kid #wanted a 'bluey dog'#using that as an example but there are many breeds this applies to. as well as small dogs

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yesyourstalker · 7 months

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Candy: hi guy! This is candy!! You're favorite girlyyyy!!!!! So I recently got a job at Rock shock at Barnacle & Dime Mall!! I'm so excited because I am partnering with them and sharing a location! I get to have my own little piercing station inside the store!! He's even letting me paint it pink. Isn't it cute!! It's a business inside of a business. I love it ....... Some you probably already recognize me as piercing princess on Inkstagram!.. I was at wahoo world boardwalk and worked with ink tank tattoos...... Unfortunately the partnership is over....they went back home to Gillsdens..aww It's not the last time we'll see them tho.......haha. Anyway usually I answer your questions on how to take care of piercings and treat infections but today I want to do something different. So recently I got a new client and that client is my boss!!! And you allowed me to do a piercing for him

Neta: hey Candy....

Candy: hi Neta...... so what did you want me to do today?

Neta: I was thinking of a tongue piercing buuuut how about some ear piercings

Candy: ohhhhh couple ear piercings so we talking about an industrial or maybe we can do a rook *gasp* we can do a daith piercing!!

Neta: yeah that sounds great................ hey Candy can we talk off camera.

Candy....... You don't want me to film in here? I understand... I should have asked first

Neta: no, no filming is fine It brings in people plus I watch you all the time....... I just kind of want this conversation about my ear piercing to be a private thing.

Candy: ok yeah That's no problem.

Neta:..........*sigh* ok...... So it's very obvious that my ear is kind of........ jacked.......and .....it how do I say this...... it holds a lot of trauma and bad memories..... Sometimes I struggle to look at it .......when I had long tentacles I used to hide it but now I'm not able to do that anymore and I've been getting a lot of stairs at it and I feel....... ummm........*sigh*.........I just want it to be easier to deal with..... I don't want to look at it and automatically associate it with my past and want people to look at and focus more on the body modifications instead.......you know

Candy: .......... Oh.... ok it's whatever you want and what makes you comfortable..... my clients come before my content....... I'm happy to provide a safe space and am honored to be a part of this journey of healing you're going through......

Neta: thanks candy I'm fine with you filming, I just needed to have that conversation....... thank you.

Candy: It's no problem..... ok.......1...2....3.....ok guys so first we're going to start with the left ear!!................I was thinking of maybe we can do 3 piercings that travel up the soft cartilage of the ear and then add a piercing on the flat and end with a rook....... mmmmm....... On the Right we can do similar but instead of 3 piercings on the soft cartilage I'm going to stick with 2 and an industrial piercing! How does that sound Neta?

Neta: yeah...... that sounds great. Let's get to it

Candy: great!!

[After piercing session]

Candy: ok we're done........ What do you think?...... Usually I like to film my client's first reactions but I feel like maybe this one should be..... personal

Neta:........................................... Wow ah ha .......... I love it!......... I can-i can actually look at it......I can fully look... at myself....... Candy.... thank you....

Candy: aaaaaaaaaaaa! It looks so good!!!....... you're welcome!! You look amazing! Some of my best work!!........am I crying??.... it's fine....What do you guys think? It's cute right?

Mahi: looks nice.....and painful

Neta: yeah the rook part hurt like shit but I think it's worth it.

Mahi: you didn't get the tongue piercing?

Neta: I did. I just got on the bottom. See......laaaaa....

Mahi: damn I should have gone that........ You look so different in the first time I met you. Are there any more changes that you're going to do?

Neta: I might stop dying my hair and keep it yellow...... I think I'll be good as a natural gold

Mahi: ehhh I don't know. Let me see you being green..... It would suit you though

Warabi: yeah, I would match your personality. A dumb bubbly gold bimbo

Neta: ha. Ha. Shut up

Candy: Oh my cod yes we would match!!

Mahi: I don't think Phoebe would recognize you though

Neta:ah man you're right guess I'm keeping it green...

Mahi belongs to @fish-at-fish-fish-resort

#I'm not feeling this one too much #i just wanted to introduce candy #i really like the drawing you did of her on rock shock regulars #she's a so bubbly and fun but also is a metal head #she's very popular with the kids mainly teenage girls #she's also best friends with noji and hangs out with chirpy chips #gold ink is the equivalent of blonde hair and is still associated with blonde stereotypes surprisingly #I feel like every ink color is associated with their own stereotypes It's so much with zodiac sign #I guess someone has dark blue ink they tend to come off as serious and book smart #pink ink are overachievers and competitive #green ink are fun loving losers that always has chill vibes #red is either really rich or you're a fascist I might explain that one deeper but probably not #I will explain it a little bit red is not a natural ink color and is typically a color of status whether it's financial or military #sometimes it is natural due to mutation but it's very rare #the Octavio's family ink is usually green or a lime green #octarians have to dye their ink redish pinkish mostly redish #cuz DJ Octavio is old and he used to be red but ink doesn't hold its pigment as much when you grow older #so soldiers used to be red but now they're kind of pinkish reddish #I talked too much

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