when the theater guy WHAT
I went to see the FNaF Movie today and seeing as I have a total of Zero friends in real world event range and both of my parents hate horror I had to go to the theater by myself for the very first time in my life, which was fine. Until it wasn't
The dude in charge of ticket checks stops me and instead of asking to see a ticket asks if the mask I was wearing was part of some costume. Little black cloth face mask, covid thing. He was an old man on a scooter and not wanting to have a discussion with this tiny old man about Covid19 I just went along with it and said sure yeah. It kind of was anyway, it has a little bear mouth on it and I was wearing Bear Ears and a brown cardigan as well.
Man goes "You can't wear a mask in here." I say "Why not?" He says "You can't wear a mask in here." I go, "I heard that part. Why Not. "Policy, I don't make the rules, just enforce them." I realize this man is being paid minimum wage to sit here and police people so I go, "Okay." and walk past him because he's just some guy in a little scooter in the middle of the atrium and he hasn't asked for my ticket so I assume that's Not His Job
He calls me back for my ticket so I take out my phone with the QR code with my ticket on it and he takes my phone to (I assumed) scan the code and then he pulls out his walkie and calls his manager and I realize very quickly he is not scanning my ticket and I want to Leave Now.
"Can I have my phone back?" "When my manager gets here."
"Give me my phone back." "When my manager gets here."
"Bill. Give me. My Phone." "As soon as my manager gets here"
I make a swipe to grab my phone from him and this tiny little 60 something man in a scooter in the middle of a theater atrium as the audacity to hold it back over his head like I am a Toddler he is preventing from grabbing at a knife.
I am now having a panic attack.
Manager walks over and I am a broken little Autistic man who just wanted to watch a Bad Horror Movie (it was actually pretty good) so I scream at this lanky probably 30-something in the middle of a Cinemark Theater Atrium with many a random bystander around "TELL HIM. TO GIVE ME. MY PHONE."
I swipe my phone from Bill's hand, full turn, and bolt out the door half way across the parking lot and call my mother in a heap on the sidewalk.
It's a very good thing the Five Nights at Freddy's movie was way better than I was expecting or today would have been awful.
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What's a fun work story involving Kim and P'Mod?
omg apparently you get a whole ficlet :) enjoy! I wrote this instead of making my dinner lol
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Kim leans in close, lips grazing the mic.
"A knife."
He's not sure how the mic works, he's not used to this set up. This is only maybe his second proper interview. But his answer seems like it came across strong and clear.
The host is looking at him.
"...a knife?"
Well yeah. It's a deserted island.
"What would you use it for?" The host is trying to sound upbeat and chirpy.
Kim raises a brow. "For hunting." Maybe other things, who knows. He's good with a knife.
"Uhhh okay, very useful! What else would you bring? Remember it's a deserted island! Maybe your phone? A guitar?”
"A lighter. Fire's good. Useful." He explains it this time, this host seems to need that. Kim thinks maybe he's a bit dense.
"Ahhh. Okay sure, I get it! You're a survivalist! Do you watch any survivalist shows? Any tips?"
What? No he doesn't. Kim scowls. But fine, he can be chatty. P’Mod told him to be chatty. He leans close to the mic again. “My tip would be, make sure the knife you bring is a good one. Balanced, good for throwing. You might need it for multiple uses."
The host is a bit big eyed. He nods at Kim, a little shakily.
Okay, Kim nods back. This is working, he's being chatty. "Here." Kim reaches into his pocket and brings out his favorite switchblade. Snicks it out. "This one's good- it's my favorite brand, and the tip is strong. Resists a lot of throwing. Keeps its point well."
There's an almost soundless noise from the host, a weird little rasp. He's nodding his head again, scooting his chair back, fast.
A movement catches his eye. P’Mod is waving frantically through the glass, hand viciously jerking through the air in a fast motion. Kim squints.
He doesn’t know what exactly she means. It looks like she's motioning…a throwing movement? Huh? Okay, he could throw it, maybe a demonstration would be good.
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After, with the host wide eyed and saying, a little high pitched and nasally, oh don’t worry - the wall’s easily repaired and wow. That knife sure got in there deep, huh?
Well after that, and after P’Mod shaking their head, apologizing to the staff, she grabs Kim and drags him out of the room, down to the break room.
"Holy shit kid, what the fuck. You are so lucky that was radio."
She pinches her brow, sighing heavily, a little bit in shock. "New rule. And I can't believe I have to say this- but from now on? No knives on set.”
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You know, I’ve seen plenty of posts and YouTube videos discussing how Rhaenyra would make a bad queen. I wish someone would be original and make a post about why Aegon would make a good king other than the fact that he was born with dangly bits. Despite all of Rhaenyra’s flaws, like her sense of entitlement and lack of diplomacy, she actually was trained to rule. Has Aegon even attended one small council meeting? The people who think that any of Aegon’s short comings can be shored up by the guidance of either Alicent or Otto need to remember that they’re not the ones who’ll be sitting on the Iron Throne. A good King’s Hand is ineffective if the king won’t take their advice. Of course, I’ve already read Fire and Blood so I know how the story ends. I just don’t believe that Aegon would be a good ruler even if Rhaenyra had agreed to support him. Now if Rhaenyra had had the support of the entire realm? Maybe.
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tell me I’m not weird, please, but has there been like, a rise in pro-slavery rhetoric lately, especially in japanese and japanese-adjacent fiction? (specifically the isekai ‘genre’ and similar cut&paste fantasy fics you’d find on the web)
like, there’s this weird taboo in certain weeb spaces where you’re apparently not supposed to complain about 21st century individuals finding themselves in a fantasyland where slavery is commonplace and going ‘do as the romans do’ and becoming a slave-owner too (often with great eagerness)
am I being crazy??? are you not supposed to find it fucked up that what’s supposed to be a normal dude from the 21st century immediately went ‘oh I can own a person, cool’???
I get that preachy protagonists are annoying, to the point where apparently some would go out of their way and say it’s a colonialist mindset to impose your 21st century morals to a world that’s not as socially developed (????)
but going the opposite direction and going “lalala, can’t hear you over my mindless Fantasy Adventure with my Cool Slave” reeks of immature escapism and a refusal to acknowledge very real issues with glorifying, not just depicting, slavery in this supposed ‘preach-free’ fantasy
it’s fine for your character to not be a John Brown-tier anti-slavery idealist, but the amount of bitching I see for a protagonist mildly against slavery in weeb spaces is pretty fucking bleak
shield hero was a fucking mistake, ugh
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