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kitkatt0430 · 5 months

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4, 8, 11, 15 and 18 for AO3 wrapped!!

4.) What work of yours has the most hits?

The Man in the Lightning has gotten the most kudos of my fics this year, with 126 kudos. It's sequel, Closer and Closer Still, has almost as many at 121 kudos. I really didn't expect quite that much attention on either one, so I am a bit surprised.

Though my 'all time' highest kudos is currently on Seen in Evidence, written in 2020, with over 600 kudos. The Olivarry shippers seem to have enjoyed it a lot. I know last year the all time fav was still Poking the Poodle (And Other Ridiculous TvTropes), so Seen in Evidence must have gotten a lot of kudos this year.

8.) Pairing you wrote the most for this year?

I wrote 6 Cisco/Hartley ships which makes it the pairing I wrote the most for this year. It's closely followed by Cisco/Harry at 5 fics.

11.) What work took you the longest to write?

Well the latest chapter of The Curious Case of Harrison Wells was partially done for at least 2 years before I finally finished it this year. Though I don't know that it counts since the fic itself is still unfinished and, uh, I haven't started on the next chapter yet.

For a finished fic, probably Welcome to 2015 which I think was a WiP for at least a few months before I completed it.

15.) What WIP are you taking into next year with you?

A lot. Um... so just a few:

I had a WiP for Xander/Larry for BtVS but I forgot to save it and a post update forced reboot seems to have eaten it since libreoffice only retrieved a blank document (which is unusual, normally it's retrievals of unsaved docs go really well). So... I'm either gonna re-write it or wind up with something completely different. I'm a bit miffed about it, tbh, because I could have sworn I had saved it. But it is nowhere to be found. So I must not have. *sigh*

The Man in the Lightning series is gonna have a few more fics for it, taking it through parts of S1. Next up is Barry telling Iris that he's the Flash, Iris realizing Barry isn't joking about dating a time traveler with fuzzy morals, and Eobard learns that Iris does not need super powers to be intimidating when she gives him her version of a shovel speech.

Season 2 AU where Zoom kills Harry after taking Velocity for the first time, not realizing he'd need someone to fix the problems with it later. So it's E2 Jerrie Rathaway he kidnaps instead of Jesse, in order to manipulate Harry's successor at STAR Labs - E2 Hartley - into doing his bidding. Thus it's E2 Hartley, not Harry, who comes through to E1 looking for help to stop Zoom. - I feel bad killing off Harry, but the fic doesn't really work if I don't. Jesse will still wind up involved later on, though.

I think the time to rewatch Fringe has come, which I'm hoping will finally get me over the block I have on my Fringe x Flash fic, starting with Astrid pulling together her own Fringe investigation team to look into meta humans. I have lots of ideas for an alt Season 1 and Season 2 (for the Flash) for this series including Ronnie surviving the singularity. Don't want to give away how, though, since that's a long ways off. ;) I intend for William Bell to pop up as one of the recurring villains of the series, who sees metas as interesting test subjects. He may or may not team up with Eobard at some point, but that depends on where I take the S1 plot.

18.) The character that gave you the most trouble writing this year?

Hmmm... I think maybe Iris? She's always a bit of a difficult character for me and I worry about getting her voice right a lot. Sometimes things will just click and I can churn out a fic for her in no time, but sometimes it's just a struggle to find the right words for her.

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locally339 · 2 years

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feeling like i should at least explain this shitty ass drama I've been in for the last who knows long before NuggetB0iYT comes after me with his gang or whatever you want to call it. more or less, this just feels like someone trying to milk the fuck out of things that aren't even worth riling up anyone over in my opinion.

for all i know this happened a few months ago and my memory is often foggy over things like this so this is as much as i can remember clearly about what happened to me, my friends, and even my boyfriend.

i was on discord, in my boyfriend's server (we weren't dating yet) and i was just hanging out with some friends. the server was always nearly quiet due to Nugget spamming mute on literally anyone he could, but we eventually moved on from that.

for what i know, SpacyQuaser5617 was his favorite to harass. almost daily i could see Nugget talking about things like how Spacy is a baby or how he'd like to hurt him. nearly pushed him to suicide but in the end, Spacy was still alive, and everyone eventually moved on from that (now that im thinking about it i should have tried to help Spacy before he blocked me for whatever reason)

I was in a bad mood at the time and nothing was really helping to calm me down or whatever so I dm'ed a few people, and then I went to the server I usually went before it was deleted by Nugget.

Spacy's 1 week mute had finally expired, and he actually got to speak for a minute. all he says before probably being muted again was something like "i'm back"

Nugget is online and just responds with "welcome to hell"

all I said in response to that was just 8 simple words, and thats what set off the ticking timebomb.

"well, with you here, I can see why"

and I ended up getting backlash after backlash for that. random dms from random people that were most likely alt accounts of him and his friends, and some of the people i knew well weren't spared the backlash either. I swear I saw a channel celebrating one of my friends getting really sick as well.

sometime when I started dating my current boyfriend, videos started surfacing about him harassing someone in perfect English.

it was obviously sketchy with some of the claims.

1. the harassment claims were weird because he was speaking proper english, correct grammar and everything despite him at the time not knowing English that well. (he is Brazilian)

2. the rule 34 accusations seemed more like an inside joke that went too far instead of something to be taken seriously. (if anyone really has any proof William Cat draws rule 34 could you please link here? the one image he has on rule 34 doesn't count since it doesn't match any of his artstyles.)

3. him forcing a relationship on two people that i have looked up countless times and don't show any results. maybe they do exist but there was no proof that i could find of this being real so for now this stays debunked.

there is a few more things i would like to point out, for anyone really looking for some proper dirt on Nugget, but i can't prove too much as usually when he does this kind of thing, it's gone before i can screenshot it.

he has posted NSFW art of bob x opheebop in a server with mostly minors.

he has (if you already haven't gotten the hint) harassed multiple people over and over again, me being one of the victims obviously.

and he has drawn some questionable art of characters, minor characters. (i only have one image but if you ask around there might be a few more people who have more proof than i do)

one more thing to address, he has attempted to try and resolve this, but all he said was the equivalent of that he's black and i'm not.

do whatever you want with this information. if you're gonna take my side, go ahead. if you're gonna take Nuggets side, all i can say is good luck defending someone who's only excuse of why he should keep doing things like this is that he's black. there's a lot more to be addressed, but that's all i can remember. you can dm me on Twitter for the proof. till then i feel like I've said enough.

Locally_Blob is my Twitter username. dm me and if im awake i'll show you the proof.

this probably won't go anywhere as always, but i don't really care if it does anymore. I've tried again and again but it always just vanishes from whatever i post it on. so thanks to whoever keeps spam reporting it to make it disappear or whatever is going on just to protect someone who really needs a wake-up call at this point.

if Nugget can expose my boyfriend for things that happened half a year ago, i can expose Nugget for things that happened half a year ago.

locally339 signing off. goodnight.

#explanation #controversy #blobsona #discord stuff #call out #long reads #i swear i'm not making this up

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fly-pow-bye · 6 years

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DuckTales 2017 - “The Infernal Internship of Mark Beaks!”

Story by: Francsco Angones, Colleen Evanson, Bob Snow, Madison Bateman, Christian Magalhaes

Written by: Colleen Evanson

Directed by: John Aoshima

Storyboard by: Mark Garcia, Matthew Humphreys, Tanner Johnson

Not really that infernal.

The episode starts with Scrooge McDuck and Glomgold in the Billionaire's Club, doing what they call a "test of vision". Dewey says it’s a staring contest, which they both deny. Neither do the animators, as Glomgold clearly blinks about three times.

Even to people who are watching this show for the first time, the episode establishes clearly that these two hate each other's guts. They even sit in what seems like a room split between them. Is there anything these guys can agree on, even including myself? Huey and Dewey are escorted outside due to not being a part of the super elites, but not before a super elite walks in, looking at his smart phone.

Huey: Is that...

Mark Beaks: (practically in response) Yup.

Enter Mark Beaks, a Mark Zuckberg-like young tech CEO. He’s about to become a billionaire thanks to people investing in his upcoming product, Project Tah-Dah. He is definitely trying to be a more modern billionaire than Scrooge or Glomgold, and this show makes this very subtle!

Mark Beaks: Allow me to take you to the future...(hits playlist)...RE-MIIIIIIX! (loud dubstep music, airhorns)

Considering this guy may be a villain according to the intro, this may be ironic. It turns out that hating the guy trying to date the show is something McDuck and Glomgold can agree on. It’s true what they say, you don't get to be a billionaire without making a few enemies.

Someone who will disagree is Huey, who is a huge fan of him to the point where even breathing the same air causes him to. Dewey isn't nearly as enthusastic, though the thought of being a young billionaire isn't exactly deterring him.

Mark Beaks shows up, muttering about how Scrooge and Glomgold do not have social media presence, and see two kids saying things that stroke his ego. As a reward, he offers them an after-school job. We haven’t even seen them go to school in this series yet. It's not important.

After the title sequence that implied that this guy is not exactly nice, Huey and Dewey go to Waddle to apply for their after-school job. We pass by a few advertisements for his company, one with a slogan not too far off from Apple's, and, of course, more stuff about Project Tah-Dah. I can think of several things that logo looks like. Like an upside down seagull drawing! Or a big bu...well, let's get going.

After giving them a tour involving It turns out, there’s only one spot for an internship. Yup, it’s one of those "two people fight for the one ticket" episodes. As for Louie, it's apparently Louie’s turn to get left out entirely. Dewey is the only character that appears in every episode so far, though it'll be his turn soon.

Mark Beaks is gloating while watching his fortunes rise and rise, until we see a falcon in a suit beating up a bunch of his security guards. He introduces himself as Falcon Graves, and he's been hired to steal Project Tah-Dah. He never reveals his employer. His first reaction to this? Do a selfie.

The main joke is that he takes this super calm, despite the fact that he’s clearly dealing with someone violent. No matter what Falcon Graves does. He even breaks his cell phone several times, only for him to pull out another one. That's pretty much it for this running joke, and it almost gets old. Not to say I didn't enjoy watching Falcon Graves get annoyed at everything, so there's that.

Meanwhile, Scrooge and Glomgold decide to have a meeting on how to take care of Mark Beaks. It may be a poor lapse of judgment on Scrooge's part to make a deal with a guy who has tried to kill him multiple times, but their hatred of Mark Beaks runs that deep. We cut back and forth between Huey and Dewey trying to get that sweet internship, somewhat literally as at least the stapler is made out of candy, and this.

One of the highlights is Glomgold telling him what his plan is, while Scrooge rolls his eyes at the unnecessary spending. Glomgold does this through a blueprint, picturing himself with giant muscles. This is the highlight of the episode. I do appreciate that they're trying to feature as many villains as possible, but scenes like this really make me look forward to more episodes with Glomgold.

There's even a twist with these scenes, and anyone can see it coming. Let the fact that Scrooge was not drawn with huge muscles be a clue. Not that anyone would imagine that.

Going back to the Huey and Dewey plot, we get a montage of them trying their best at doing their job in their own way. This shows the contrast between their new characters, the more serious and organized duck does things the more serious and organized way, and the fun-loving duck does it the more fun-loving way. For example, when trying to take lunch orders, Huey asks each person what they want, while Dewey just gets pizza for everyone, which causes a "Dewey" chant. What can I say, pizza always wins.

We learn another thing about Beaks: he is all about his schedule. He will complain when his 2:15 pm coffee comes at 2:12, giving one of the few times he doesn't react with his usual uncaring personality. He even has time for a dance break randomly in the episode, because a modern cartoon has to have at least one scene where a character shakes his butt at the camera. Yeah, I feel like I have to least mention that one. Not as bad as certain scenes I'm still trying to forget.

Thanks to that aforementioned coffee timing, Mark Beaks awards Huey with the golden cap of internship. Unfortunately for Huey, Dewey also gets rewarded for a technicality: having a briefcase with him. He decides to make Dewey the Vice President of Fancy Business, a far better reward than just "internship". No gold hat, but still better. Huey takes it very well.

Or not, as he goes coo-coo at the thought that Dewey managed to get a better position than him, ripping up papers and starting to eat the desk. I've gotten at least one ask mentioning if this reminded me of a certain other reboot, but I don't really see it. There's clearly some buildup; it's not just "how dare someone other than me win something better than me."

This is all interrupted by Falcon Graves, who is getting rather impatient. I know the feeling. We finally get to learn what Project Tah-Dah really is, because Falcon Graves is giving his new Vice President of Fancy Business no choice in the matter. I'm not going to spoil it, but if you want to know, just ask the host of Wheel of Fish. His statements may echo Mark Beaks' feelings on everyone else but him.

It's a little more than that: this was all a part of his plan to be a billionaire without having to do anything substantial. This ends up being the turning point for both Huey and Dewey, if his general jerk personality wasn't any indication. They never really make him an outright villain, despite him being a part of the rogue's gallery in the intro.

It's a turning point for different reasons, of course. While both of them know this guy is a, it seems like Dewey tries to defend him more by saying that he's just a guy who relies on smart people. It seems like more of a Louie position than a Dewey position, and it feels really odd to say that about a trio that used to be so alike that even people in the show and comics make jokes about how alike they are.

Falcon Graves decides enough is enough, and hangs Mark Beaks off of Waddle's rooftop. Mark Beaks isn't worried at all. For one, there's trampolines. His mood immediately changes when Graves takes his last backup phone, so you know what his priorities are.

Of course, because he’s only in the "slimeball" category, they decide to help him out of this situation. This doesn't come without some, especially from the duck who idolized him at first.

Huey: I'm sure your bestest friend will just fake his way through it like everything else!

Just a reminder that Mark Beaks is currently being hung over an at least five-story fall, and that doesn't seem to come up in his head. Maybe he's still that mad for not being the Vice President of Fancy Business. Dewey decides to take a note from Huey and does his own checklist. Said checklist involves asking Huey for help. A good non-Glomgold non-Scrooge joke, more rare in this episode than the usual.

Huey just throws Dewey right in front of Graves, and all he can do is try to swing his briefcase at him. As seen previously, Falcon Graves is definitely a fighter, and that briefcase ends up in his hands. After another decent gag where Dewey keeps guessing briefcase combinations, another move I would associate more with Louie, the force of the briefcase opening and a bunch of money falling out. Clearly stolen, another Louie movie.

He manages to save Mark Beaks, and he repays them by firing both of them because they know too much. Even if they did tell anyone, nobody would believe them. He is such a jerk, and not a loveable one. Glomgold is an outright villain, but at least has a likeable character. Mark Beaks has, well...

Mark Beaks: RE-MIIIIIIX! (loud dubstep music, airhorns)

That. Your mileage may vary, and maybe future episodes will make him grow on me.

But not before Dewey tweets out an embarrassing tweet, or whatever this show's equivalent of Twitter is, and throws out his last backup phone. He jumps after it, and 2030s parents have to explain to their children what #YOLO used to mean. Both Graves and Mark Beaks live thanks to his genius idea of having trampolines outside of his office. I'm glad that seemingly random jokes have an actual point in DuckTales 2017.

Falcon Graves just gives up, and Mark Beaks gets away scot-free. Though, again, it's for the best he doesn't get punished as there's more to this story. The episode ends with something that appears to be a last minute teaser, which will not be continued in the next episode. We were spoiled with the double dose of that Lena plot. And those first few episodes, come to think of it.

How does it stack up?

Much like Terra-Firmians, this is a case where the more minor part overshadows the major part. Unlike Terra-Firmians, that minor part takes up about a tenth of the episode.

It’s good to see Glomgold outside of a cameo. Honestly, I could say the same about Scrooge at this point. It's a highlight in what is a very by-the-numbers plot and not-that-funny "modern jokes" that were probably intentional. They got the young businessman down with Mark Beaks, for better and for worse.

This is the closest this show has reminded me of another reboot, though I can kind of see their tongue in their cheek. Some good scenes prevent this from being an outright bad episode, and I still found some enjoyment out of it, but it's not one of their best. Hopefully that teaser suggests this is just the calm before the storm.

That's it for the catch-up week. I'll be honest, I'm surprised I even managed to make this happen. I still have an review planned for Monday. After that...I'll think about my plans for a month with no new Puff or Duck.

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