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flowergirlmiwa · 8 months

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my personal relationship with the pokemon stadium series and the leadup to my pokemon stadium japan blogging

my personal relationship with the pokemon stadium series

Pokemon Stadium was the first game i remember owning for Nintendo 64, the first home console i properly owned as the Sega Genesis was my dad's. i played it aaallll the time back then, but i didn't make that much progress into the cups, just one or two of the easier ones and maybe up to lt surge but that was all i could muster. my dad still jokes about it to this day. "what's the matter, trainer?" i literally left the game on for days at his house

like i alluded to in my previous post, while i did have a transfer pak and pokemon games, the transfer pak was prone to failing when the controller it's inserted into is moved and i move all the time so i was fucked as i only owned one controller. i actually only owned the one n64 controller (blue) until around 2012 when i bought a shitty third party one just to make multiplayer even POSSIBLE. before then i reached multiple moments where i regretted the lack of additional n64 controllers. with my modern wisdom, a transfer pak controller is simply left to the side to sit and look pretty after getting it set up so the game will recognize it.

as i also alluded to, in late 2002 i forgot a game case including my game boy color and almost all of my games (sparing solely Pokemon Trading Card Game, which, based, but,) on a bus during my first weeks living in Mexico. needless to say this blew as i had only recently managed to procure pokemon silver and thus complete my collection of all pokemon games on the game boy color (even the spinoffs). losing my collection also included such games as super mario bros deluxe and game and watch gallery 2 so yeah it fucking sucked it was a huge shame.

after this i didn't get another pokemon gen 1 or 2 cartridge until around 2009. adding to this, despite renting it multiple times and always very much desiring it, i never actually got a copy of Pokemon Stadium 2 until around 2019. this left pokemon stadium in sort of a weird position for me. rentals only.

truth be told it wasn't the entire reason but pokemon stadium was a pretty big motivator in me collecting those pokemon cartridges back and taking me on the journey i went on where i can say i 100% completed both and now knock on the door of the japanese entries. but it was a long dark lonely road until then. basically a decade where every now and then id pick it up again. same old menus. same old pokemon stadium. like this game was baked into my dna at this point. there was one change, however, an inciting incident. 2017. when i discovered that speedrunner werster had basically compiled optimal rental teams during his runs and watched the points where he struggled, it gave me the motivation to pick the game back up again.

basically the rest went like this -i eventually finished R1 of stadium using werster's teams -i bought a cartridge of Pokemon Yellow to help me through the rest -with the power of using my own team through Yellow, complete R2 of Stadium -bought Stadium 2 -complete most of R1 and maybe a little R2 in Stadium 2 using Yellow -acquire Pokemon Gold cartridge -complete a bunch of R2 using Yellow & Gold's combined efforts (i think i also got Blue before Gold but honestly i don't really remember lol) -only Challenge Cup is left in R2 and i put off doing it -learn how to solder and ensure all my game boy cartridges will have good batteries, encouraging me to buy more cartridges, like for Silver and Crystal -i get 151 in Yellow partly thanks to abusing Trainer-Fly glitch -i buy an N64 Everdrive -with the power of this everdrive i can play the japanese stadium games without shelling out for the real game and doing cartridge magic on them to region-break them -i buy a cartridge for pocket monsters red version and begin formulating ideas for how to play pokemon stadium japan -i build the team and the moves that were used many months later when i got around to actually implementing it, only really changed since i somehow didn't have the TM for explosion or ice beam -eventually i decide to also get a cartridge for pocket monsters silver after realizing i would need some method to trade in order to use an alakazam like i had planned -in the meantime i finally get around to finishing R2 of Pokemon Stadium 2 by getting some good runs on Challenge Cup -after several months of getting around to progressing my japanese!silver cartridge to the point where it can trade with japanese!red, i start assembling the puzzle pieces of capturing team members -reliving the teambuilding from the yellow days, i abuse the missingno glitch in red to get 99 of every good item to streamline the process -i completed up to ultra ball on the LV1-30 on pokemon stadium japan -i begin blogging….!

NEXT: THE REAL TEAM INTRODUCTIONS FOR REAL THIS TIME!!!! tauros exeggutor lapras starmie alakazam pikachu

#my post #pokemon stadium blog

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the-underworld-aes · 2 years

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Mafia 3

Okay so I’m gonna take the L and admit I’ve never played the other 2 games, I just watched the cut-scene movies on YouTube, and while I enjoyed the story and characters of the first 2, when I watched Mafia 3′s it DID something to me. So I actually went out and got the game so I can play it all myself.

First things first, I’m gonna wonder why people seem to hate this game so much until the day I die, sure it’s glitchy but not as bad as any Bethesda glitch I’ve seen and nothing game breaking, more or less just funny stuff like “lol that cop car exploded in the middle of the street. I’m gucci tho.”. I really like the time-period cause I actually like learning about the 60′s in American history because SO MUCH important stuff was set in motion back then. Others seem to not like how it’s nt focused on the Italian Mafia anymore and...sure?? I guess?? I mean they’re still there, you’re allied with some Italians while taking out the bigger Italian crime family (I think they’re mad that the protag is black and it’s an important part of the game tbh) And another complaint I see a lot is the games too repetitive, I think that’s the lamest excuse personally. I played this after I beat Far Cry 6, and honestly? It was NICE! I like being able to sneak and take people down, or just blow up everything! Maybe it’s cause I’m autistic perhaps (ASD gang rise up!) but having a pattern was nice for me, I have a specific way of playing and it was fun. Hell, I’ve beat the game twice already cause it felt nice to play.

I know this game came out in 2016 and I’m way late to the party, I became aware of the Mafia series in 2021 and finally played Mafia 3 in March 2022. And I need to be physically restrained from playing it a third time lol.

Anyways onto the story and characters (SPOILERS BTW)

The story is so 😩👌💦💕 I love crime stories, I love historical fiction (sometimes...), I love seeing racists get CRUSHED, I love the time period, I love the music. It’s just AAHHHH so good!!!

Sure I guess a black Vietnam vet cruising around in 1960′s New Orleans isn't what you’d think when you imagine “American Mafia” but that’s a you problem at this rate, I’m having a great time.

I did like Tommy Angelo, and Vito Scaletta too, but Lincoln Clay is honestly my favorite of the 3 and I wish people looked at him and appreciated him more. Imma say something real controversial here: I know Vito is the fan favorite, he’s unofficially the face of the series now and while I DO LIKE HIM, I think... he makes a better side character in Mafia 3 (also low-key irritated Lincoln gets thrown to the wayside while everyone rushes to Vito). That’s just my personal opinion... also my man aged like milk, how is he 10 years younger than the Irish man dying of liver cancer and yet Burke has his hair color still while Vito looks so chewed up? lmao anyways yeah I do like Vito, when I pick up my kickback from him I always leave saying “Bye Peepaw!!”

Anyways, Lincoln comes back home from Vietnam and is ready to see his adopted family again, Sammy and Ellis Robinson (Father and Brother), Father James Ballard (Raised him in the orphanage before he got adopted and sticks around) and his other friends, Danny Burke and Giorgi Marcano. Without getting too much into it, Giorgi is the son of Sal Marcano, boss of the Marcano Crime Family (Which has power over Sammy Robinson and his Black Mob). Giorgi was friends with Lincoln, Ellis and Danny, but this whole time Sal had him playing the long game of eventually screwing them all over. It ends with Giorgi, Sal and an associate of the Dixie Mafia betraying them all after a job they did together (For Sammy to pay back Sal). Giorgi shoots Lincoln in the head, leaves him for dead, kills Danny, Richie Doucet (Dixie mafia) stabs Ellis to death and Sal shoots Sammy in the back. They burn down Sammy’s bar and in the flames Father James ran in looking for survivors and found Lincoln clinging onto life. Lincoln survives, but he lost his family, friends and was betrayed by someone he thought he could trust. And now he’s got the scar to prove it.

This ignites his revenge quest to wipe out the Marcano Crime family, and all the damage they’ve done to him, his community (Delray Hollow) and eventually the mess he’s made for his soon-to-be under bosses. And while he’s doing that he’s sworn to build up a crime family of his own and needs people he can fully trust.

When he’s recovering from the gunshot wound to the head, he tells Father James to call his old friend and contact from Vietnam, Donovan, who is currently working for the C.I.A. He drops everything and shows up willing to help Lincoln with his goal (btw their friendship is so great, it’s so sad Lincoln lost everyone but he’s got Donovan still and the writers did so great with their chemistry *chefs kiss*). While Lincoln’s recovering, Giorgi lets the Dixie Mafia move into Delray Hollow and turn it inside out. Donovan tracks down possible allies for Lincoln to get in touch with by the time he’s recovered.

The Under bosses:

Delray Hollow: Ran by Cassandra and her Haitian mob. (She’s also called the “Voodoo Queen” btw and she runs a Voodoo shop) You meet Cassandra first and it’s a shaky start, Sammy’s Black Mob has been fighting with the Haitians beforehand so she has many reasons to not trust Lincoln, but since then now the Dixie Mafia took over, thanks to the Marcanos and is greatly harming the community with human trafficking and she wants them wiped out and she can’t do it alone. Cassandra has some painful history with the Dixie Mafia and she wants nothing more than to see them all dead.

River Row: Ran by Vito Scaletta and his Italian mob (that's loyal to him at least). After everything that happened in 2nd game, Vito found his way down here and had to work with Sal Marcano as one of his lieutenants, Vito’s miserable and Sal hates him but can;t do anything about it cause Leo Galante put him there. Sal did put Grecco, his nephew, into River Row to mess things up from the inside and make it look like Vito’s fault so Sal can finally have an excuse to put a hit out on him to not anger the Commission. Being screwed over and wanting to get back, Vito agrees to help Lincoln because this is personal for him too.

Point Verdun: Ran by Thomas Burke and his Irish mob. He did have a deal worked out with Marcanos prior, but at some point there was a failed shipment of Burke’s end and that made Sal insert someone else to take over his rackets, Barbieri, who brutally took over a crippled Burke’s leg. And after Danny, his son’s murder, Burke’s been spiraling into alcoholism and constant grief. He wants nothing more than to make Barbieri suffer for what he did to him and for the Marcanos to burn for murdering his son. Which makes him eventually side with Lincoln.

Thoughts and extra on the bosses: They all got folks that work under them as their own lieutenants, Cassandra has Emmanuel Lazare, Vito has Alma Diaz and Burke has his own daughter, Nicki Burke. Unlike the other 2, Lincoln is actually friends with Nicki and they all used to hang out together. She’s mourning the loss of her younger brother and it’s clear there’s some tension between her and her father.

Nicki’s actually a lesbian and comes out to Lincoln, she even has a girlfriend. Burke already kind of knows somehow and does not approve of it, but they still have to work together, so it causes inner personal problems. ALSO SIDENOTE: It was kind of refreshing seeing gay characters in a crime based video game, Nicki is a lesbian, Lincoln is a supportive ally (may or may not be bi/pan himself cause of his response to Nicki after she asks him about his thoughts...) and in one of the DLC’s, there's a side character named Oscar who’s a gay Vietnam vet and Lincoln gives him a job at the renovated Sammy’s bar.

While they may be side characters, I still appreciated it, and because of that dialogue between him and Nicki, it does strongly suggest he might be bisexual, so I’m def taking it and running with it. You can play a bi protag at least and I love my bisexual headcanons.

The Main Antagonists:

Sal Marcano: Sal is the Don of The Marcano Crime family. He does have a pretty interesting history and how he got to where he is now. I won’t deny that, but he’s a master of fucking over people he works with just because they were deemed useless. He did it to Sammy, once Sammy was having problems with the Haitians and short on his kickback, that was his death sentence along with his sons. He was doing it to Burke, who had a shipment go missing and that was a sign he needed an immediate replacement. Working on Vito, who just hated him and was willing to mess up his whole rackets just so he can be allowed to put a hit on him. And let’s not forget his racism at all, he knowingly works with the Southern Union and the Dixie Mafia that do lynchings/hate crimes and specifically target the black folk in New Bordeaux. He keeps using slurs when talking about Lincoln. So...yeah. This dude sucks lol.

Giorgi Marcano: Sal’s only son and the Under boss of the Marcano Crime Family, unlike his dad, he was given his life on a silver platter and is a typical spoiled rich kid with a gun who thinks he owns everyone. Hey may have been Lincoln’s “friend” at one point, but either he was playing a long game or that friendship was truly one sided if he could be fine with shooting him in the head when the time came. (I’m looking at everyone sideways who stan him btw). He worked with Ritchie Doucet, the leader of the Dixie Mafia and let them take over Delray Hollow to abuse and traffic folks in the community there after he thought Lincoln was dead. Racist little spoiled brat with access to weapons and a Daddy’s boy. I hate this rat. In his dying breath, he could have tried to make peace with Lincoln and apologize or something, but it was clear he never saw Lincoln like that at all.

YES I AM LOOKING AT PEOPLE SIDEWAYS IF I SEE PEOPLE STAN GIORGI, SHIP HIM WITH LINCOLN OR TRY TO SOFTEN HIM UP IN ANYWAY. I’VE HAD IT, YOU’RE ALL ON A LIST NOW!...anyways. There’s a whole lot of Capos and Lieutenants that work under them but I’m not really gonna get into em all.

There’s other characters and the DLC’s now I can get to instead.

Father James Ballard: Ran the orphanage before it got shut down and has known Lincoln since he was a child. Kind of an Uncle figure. WW2 Vet and kept close to the Robinson’s. Now....why I understand why he doesn't want Lincoln to go down the path he does go down....cause seeing a loved one do that kind of stuff is painful... I also...REAALLLY...don’t like him. A whole family got wiped out, Lincoln lost so much and is scarred from it, the people that did the killings are also ruining the Hollow and making it worse. If Lincoln did just, after healing, decide to listen to Father James and not do anything, things would have been WORSE. The Marcanos would have full control, the Dixie Mafia would have free reign, The Southern Union would have gotten stronger. AND IT’S DOUBLY INFURIATING IN ONE THE DLC’S: THE SIGN OF THE TIMES! Lincoln’s adopted family was killed, Father James knew them, sure they were a mob but they were still individual people who loved and cared for each other. And yet he wants Lincoln to let go of his revenge and just leave. BUT THEN THERE’S THIS CREEPY ASS WHITE SUPREMACIST CULT THAT FUCKS UP A WHITE GIRL WHO’S A COMPLETE STRANGER AND THE JAMES IS LIKE “Okay Lincoln, take them out.” AND IT’S JUST SO-...no diss to the white girl though, Anna, she was a victim and it’s tragic what happens in her story, but idk man. James bothers me.

John Donovan: I already talked about him a little bit, but him and Lincoln met in Vietnam where Lincoln was assigned to work with him on an ops mission for the C.I.A. Lincoln learned a lot, including psychological warfare which he uses against the Marcanos later. They eventually got really close, to the point that John dropped everything and ruined his C.I.A career to work with Lincoln in building his own crime empire. He’s a fun character, he’s very chaotic, and him and Lincoln bounce off each other really well, no wild card/straight man dynamic, they’re both wild cards in their own right. I think the game is trying to frame Father James and Donovan as the Angel and Devil on Lincoln’s shoulders and, like, sure, okay, Father James is like “Don’t do it!” while Donovan is like “LETS FUCKIN GOOO!” and neither character really likes each other. James is priest and John is an atheist so the usual clash there too. I’ve made my thoughts clear on James. Donovan though is just willing to do the most for Lincoln and in a DLC he asks him for his help with his own problems that’s started before they even met. And Lincoln gladly helps him. It’s a real “I’m here for you and I hope when the time comes you’re here for me” kinda friendship. Anyways, despite leaving the C.I.A and becomes involved in criminal organizations, John is dead-set to find out who really organized the JFK assassination and finds that Sal Marcano has ties to politicians and others in the country to he goes off on his own manhunt. It’s a fun time. Good time. Don’t watch live political hearings on TV at the time though cause you might see someone get blasted.

The DLC’s

Sign of the Times: A creepy cult called the “Ensanglante” infests the burned remains of Sammy’s bar and Lincoln and Father James discover this on their way to pay the old place a visit. A young girl runs out terrified and men chase after her. After James takes the girl to a safe place and Lincoln investigates what they were doing in the bar. The learn the girl is named Anna McGee and the cult was doing a ritual in the bar because of the past human suffering in there, the murder of Lincoln’s family. The Ensanglante preforms rituals in places where people have suffered, like old slave market areas, a middle school that burned down, a plantation house etc. It’s run by a woman named Bonnie Harless who indoctrinated Anna into the cult through manipulation and promising she’ll be loved. It just left Anna abused and out of her own mind and miserable. This side story isn't really crime orientated, but it’s taking down a creepy racist cult and it gets really trippy sometimes. In my Father James bit I said a little about this already. Bonnie is a creepy bitch and off her rocker, Anna’s story is so tragic what happens to her. The cult does get wiped out and after that Lincoln meets with his aunt Lily and they restore Sammy’s bar into a functioning club again and as a memorial to Sammy and Ellis.

Faster, Baby!: You go to Sinclair Parish, a sun-down town outside of New Bordeaux that’s run by a corrupt Sheriff “Slim” Beaumont, who wants to keep the town white, even if that means making people who oppose him disappear. There’s civil rights activists who are ran by another of one of Lincoln’s allies in the main game, “The Voice” (Charles Laveau). One of their members who was carrying the evidence that they compiled against was murdered by the sheriff and they need to get it. The Voice’s daughter, Roxy joins and works alongside Lincoln to take down this entire corrupt police force with the help of her friend, M.J, another Vietnam vet who just wants to see his hometown become better. A pretty fun DLC, a lot of car chaos and destruction, brings ACAB to a whole new level. Lincoln and Roxy kinda got a thing going on (I think Lincoln likes girls who bully him lol), and it is pretty cute, especially near the end of the story, Lincoln hears something he really needed to hear to give him comfort and it’s pretty sweet (WELL IT WOULD BE SWEET IF ROXY DIDN'T IMMEDIATELY LEAVE BACK FOR GEORGIA RIGHT AFTER SHE GOT SOME DICK FROM HIM 😭). Not crime focused either, but a lot of fun and with M.J you can actually grow weed and make new strands to actually sell to the districts you take over in the main game. Roxy’s cool, even if it does kinda hurt if I think too much that she just said all the right things to get into Lincoln’s pants but....I’m not gonna judge her either cause he really...👀💦. She’s got a really cool car you get when you beat the story. M.J is cool, Vietnam vet, turned pot smoking/growing, racism fighting hippie. You also get a hippie van from him later when level up the grow operations, and I love me some hippie vans.

Stones Unturned: Donovan calls onto Lincoln for his help once someone from his past starts showing up in New Bordeaux and stirs up some shit. You meet one of Donovan’s old allies, a former C.I.A agent now turned bounty hunter Robert Marshall and he joins in the hunt down for Conner Aldridge. You learn more about John and Connor’s history, they used to work together and be friends but Connor turned his back on America and started feeding intel to the NVA. Eventually John found out and they had a violent falling out. Aldridge’s face got scarred and Donovan’s hand got really messed up. Aldridge’s main goal is to sell information on the U.S to all their enemies, from Vietnam to Cuba. There’s a lot of heavy weapons in this DLC and military grade vehicles. You even leave New Bordeaux to somewhere in Cuba to infiltrate a bunker to get the warhead and hunt down Aldridge. Very much more of a war/action plot than a crime plot, even though I guess John’s brand of shady is better than Connor’s brand of shady (??), still very fun to see more interactions with Lincoln and Donovan. Lincoln even forces him to open up more, that’s how we learn more about Aldridge (I still think he’s hiding more from Lincoln cause that anger felt more visceral...hmm). You first reach Cuba and it’s BEAAUUTTIFULLL, the water is so blue omg it’s so pretty. Robert Marshall is a weird guy, I see why him and John are friends. He’s a little unhinged but over all he’s friendly??in his own weird little way. You actually get bounty hunting missions from, only 3 though, once you’re back in town, and he offers this pretty handy sniping service. Connor as a villain is something alright, not saying he’s a bad character but I do wish there was more information you could have uncovered with Donovan. And he’s pretty nihilistic about the war and America and stuff and as someone who personally is pessimistic about how America is now...uhh...can’t say I blame him. Though selling weapons to people who wanna blast us to the Fallout Universe, that’s not cool. Nooo nope no sir, don’t like that. Anyways, the DLC is a good time. Less of a heavy story than the other 2 which is good cause I don’t wanna feel totally miserable lol

The order in which the DLC’s came out isn't an indicator of a timeline either, there’s no real set timeline in the game. Just the main plot begins during Mardi Gras in 1968, Lincoln needs his time to recover, and the only other indicator is on Anna’s gravestone so I’m assuming at least Sign of the Times is the first one and takes place when Lincoln’s trying to get his under bosses together. That’s a me thing tho, I’m a stickler for timelines and stuff like that.

BUT ANYWAYS I TYPED A LOT SO MUCH OMG I JUST WANTED TO GIVE MY THOUGHTS ON THE GAME AND THE BASIC RUN DOWN OF THE STORY AND CHARACTERS LOL

MAYBE I’LL SHARE MORE HEADCANONS LATER AND SHIZZ CAUSE IT’S SUCH A HYPERFIXATION RIGHT NOW AND EVEN ON MY ART BLOG I MADE SOME FANART K BYE

#mafia 3 #mafia iii #lincoln clay #john donovan #vito scaletta #mafia series #mafia definitive edition #2k games #hangar 13 #video games #thoughts #review #headcanons #rambling #this is my favorite game i wish people loved it as much as i do #also lincoln clay is the only fictional man i've ever turly loved U<U

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kim-woonhak · 2 years

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• - hmm let's see :D ~

xiaojun vs jeno

nct vs p1harmony

beatbox vs doom du doom

glitch mode vs venom

aHHH all the hard hitters straight out of the gate

xiaojun vs jeno adskdflsjdfjjjj okay this is purely based on my jeno brainrot for the past couple weeks even when i saw xiaojun's Praew magazine photos a few days ago jeno immediately just got my attention again lmao he's been soooo busy recently (running around my head LOL) ever since i saw him again at kcon LA and then smtown seoul + tokyo into promoting villain with key and then the dream concert footage these past two days and now he's on his way to ny fucking fashion week i've just been continuously devastated by him.... there is nobody else i can afford to think about right now </3

nct vs p1harmony omfg NOOOO MY PIWON BABIES :((( i was literally just rewatching a lot of their tiktoks a few hours ago i love them so much :((((((( but also sdjfaisefsfjjj after kcon i realized i just... love being an nctzen LMAO even if this is one of the most unhinged fanbases ive ever seen :') part of the reason why im not on the bird app lmao but yeah i love the neos and i love my nct hoe anthems and microwave noise music and endless amount of content and drama and they've even got me obsessed w fucking lime green... 🤢💚🌱

beatbox vs doom du doom THIS IS MY RHYTHM (DOOM DOOM) THIS IS MY SONG!!! omg i was looking back at my top songs of first half of 2022 gifset and realized none of them r group title tracks and i swear i thought beatbox would be the first one to finally break that trend (they'll probably still make my list for second half of 2022) bUT WHEN I HEARD DOOM DU DOOM I WAS INSTANTLY OBSESSSEDDD like everything from intak's opening adlibs that i have memorized to jongseob's rap part to the chorus choreo which is so cool it's one of my all time fave choreos of this year and the fact that each chorus has a different choreo because there's also soul's dance break version and the final chorus version and i love the styling in the music video especially what they were wearing in the boxing ring w the black white n neon lime fave fave FAVE also the giANT FLAGS were so pretty and i love that intak got to wave one on stage during their promotions it made the ending pose look so cool ugh yeah i literally have listened to this song every day since it came out... okay but also beatbox iS SUCH A GREAT SONG also obsessed w the colorful styling and the boom chicka boom chicka chicka boom boom choreo part w the hands and knees to shoulder isolations is so satisfying and also jaemin's solo footwork part and i think mark just really shines in that song it's so hip hop groovy and catchy it was stuck in my head for months i swearrrrr

glitch mode vs venom HUHHHHHHHH okay so i feel like i was slightly disappointed in the chorus build up for both songs, but venom definitely has a better one tho the second chorus is just soooo much better to me than the first one with the dramatic slowdown during changbin's part into the gradual speed up thru lix/hyunjin/hans raps w the iconic skz sirens going off in the background into geomijul drop to the point where i wish there was a way that the first geomijul chorus drop couldve been just as good which is so nitpicky but the track video was so good and i love the choreo for it when i saw it on tour <3 but anyways glitch mode is a hard one to beat hehe i love the very nct intro w the robot voices and the styling for the music video and the glitching choreo is so fun and also jeno (the fan chant is so cute with the echoed "nightmare" and "ok" haha) n mark's rap parts (lol i will never forget that light speed is "299792 [km] per second" now !!) and yeah i have the chorus memorized now just as a product of listening to it too often i think at this point i'm just personally very attached to this song after seeing it performed live twice too <3

> make me choose <

#ask game #anon #shdfisSFHHJHEJJHHHH ive just been in full nctzen mode recently i cant i cant i CANT #ALSO GLITCH MODE ERA WAS PINK JENO ERA LIKE THATS AN AUTO WIN FOR GLITCH MODE :'))))))#okay but DOOM DU DOOM >>>>>>>>>#anyways sorry these r just horrid run on sentences

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ebbofcyanwhispers · 2 years

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doppelganger playlist + reasons for adding the songs!

trying to get used to playlist posts even though i haven't gotten any reqs for them yet [/lh] sooo here! everything's under the cut except for the playlist, which is linked here!

very quick color guide:

doppel - arle - some asshole who i won't directly name

Star of the Show - GHOST:

clowns? check. gay ass? check. feelings of being below someone who sees themself so highly when in reality they're a total bitch? check.

i think if doppel knew what kinning was she'd kin the funny clown laindividual

Pokemon glitch songs - Various:

once i listened to one of these and thought 'oh hey if i remixed this a bit it'd totally be a doppel boss battle theme lol' which actually led me to making the playlist more or less

L.A. - Crumb the Band:

"Where have I gone? I've been gone so long Where have I gone? I've been gone so long"

Theo - Omoi:

we needed a hopeful song on this playlist okay

From the Gallows - IDKHOW:

based off of a roleplay that completely shaped my opinion of her. she's in/she was in a horribly unhealthy relationship with a guy who had hurt both her and blue arle (kare) a lot but he is/was the only person who ever showed her actual love and affection at all so she felt she had to stay with him and do whatever made him happy because otherwise she'd be all alone again

Last Dance - Ev e:

healing song! 'that relationship was shitty' she said to her grandkids 'don't get in shitty relationships if you can avoud them'

Waltz No. 2 - Dmitri Shostakovich:

i just think she'd like this song a lot

Icicles - The Scary Jokes:

"You've become art, How could they even start to see? Beyond your presentation 'Cause they've got no imagination"

"And I admit it would be easier To be relieved of all this shame and not have to Wear it on my sleeve But I imagine it's quite nice for you To have so many chances Have so many ways to be redeemed"

she feels like the only way she can be 'redeemed' after trying to replace arle is just to let herself be entertainment for her [ex-]boyfriend.

she ends up feeling even worse after finding out he got away from both responsibility and guilt after assaulting both arle and his brother while she will never be 'free' from her own feelings of guilt for even trying to replace/fuse with arle

Tained Love - Gloria Jones:

"Sometimes I feel I've got to Run away, I've got to Get away from the pain you drive into the heart of me The love we share Seems to go nowhere And I've lost my right For I toss and turn, I can't sleep at night" "Once I ran to you (I ran) Now I run from you (Now I run) The tainted love you're giving I gave you all a girl can give you Take not give and that's not nearly all Tainted love"

she has. unhealthy relationship

Vault Sideways Piano & Vault Battle - Mike Morasky:

the latter sounds very vaguely like her theme/something that would be her theme and both fit her well imo

Boss Battle - Einosuke Nagao/Tsuyoshi Matsushima [Madou Monogatari: Hanamaru Dai Youchienji OST]:

she's boss

Battle theme - Toshiaki Sakoda and/or Masanobu Tsukamoto [Madou Monogatari 1 PC-98]:

she's also battle

Clown - Junichi Yoshida, Koji Onari, Kazuaki Nagai [Puyo Puyo~n]:

it's literally her theme /lh

Blood from the Concrete - The Scary Jokes:

.she's constantly putting herself (and sometimes even kare) down to please her [ex-]boyfriend, feeling like if she doesn't basically become the perfect in entertainment and care and love then she'll never be anywhere close to 'redeemed' in anyone's eyes

something sort of heartbreaking, too, is singing this song from her POV would show how much she believes her boyfriend's lies - "he's always been so supportive to me, and nothing but! he's always been kind to me! he really thought i was the real arle!" [all things he actually said in the rp to try to manipulate her into staying with him]

another thing is she's been trapped for so long she hardly remembers how to give affection or treat anyone right, leading her to try way too hard to please this guy to make up for it.

A Mannequin Adrift - The Scary Jokes:

"Come on, let us see you smile Stop crying and let's see you smile There You're much prettier that way"

"It's so hard to function I feel like my body has died with my soul trapped inside This cold death rattle in my chest feels just like pennies in a tin can"

Last Decisive Battle - Unknown [Puyo Puyo~n]:

another one of her actual themes

Honey I'm Home [8-Bit] - Youtube user Saidan No Hitsugi (original by GHOST):

i just think it'd be something she'd listen to

BROADCAST ILLUSION [Music Box] - Youtube user Avenir / lysterhein (original by GHOST):

another thing where the original doesn't really fit her (disregarding the manipulation stuff) but i still think that she'd listen to it

The Moon Will Sing - The Crane Wives:

"Tell me once again I could have been anyone, anyone else Before you made the choice for me"

"All those empty rooms We could have been anywhere, anywhere else Instead I made a bed with apathy My heart knew the weight Ten years worth of dust and neglect"

starting off, listening to this song actually made me cry, both because of remembering bad stuff and because it fits her so terribly.

one of the biggest and worst tiny moments in this awful rp she was in was one where she doubted her boyfriend's love for her.

this wasn't her plan, it just wasn't. she wanted to regain what she lost, catch up with what she missed. she wanted her friends, she wanted "her" friends. was this really what she wanted?

she lied to herself and said yes, this is what i wanted, but she knew it really wasn't; it felt so forced to her, to want it.

another thing is the last line - ten years worth of dust and neglect - fits in so terribly well with a song i made for kare about her experience with doppel's boyfriend

"No but seriously, I’m too scared to face you but believe me I had to go to therapy for ten years ‘cause of this shit"

(i know the lyrics are bad i made it in one go-)

Truck Stop Tiger - Roar:

"You stayed with me like glass between my teeth We'll burn the house before anyone gets out When life loses meaning, there doesn't need to be a reason"

"When you're stuck in this position It's like training for the wrong conditions" "You've been training for the wrong conditions"

.doppel being with her boyfriend hurts her so much. she can hardly handle staying with him, she just wants to leave but he won't let her and he just won't go away!

training for his favorite sport, boxing, isn't something she wants. she doesn't like boxing, she doesn't have fun, but she can't do what she wants without disappointing him. she tried telling him it was too much several times, but he just didn't listen!

{shout-out to my awesome friend tsu for giving me this song to add to the playlist}

Safe Ship Harbored - The Crane Wives:

"Watch me give up, honey, watch me give up I swore I never would What we've been wishing upon ourselves Things that I forgot I cannot do"

"Where does your faith fall? Where does your faith fall in me? Don't break the bottle Don't waste your blessings on me"

"I ain't proud I wasn't born a safe ship Something wore me down"

honestly i could put the entire song here but i'm keeping it to just those lines

she wasn't made to box, she wasn't made to bend over backwards for a guy who only kisses her when she wins a match, she wasn't made to only be with one guy who's only with her because kare refused to even look at him after he assaulted her

she constantly tries to give every part of herself to him while receiving quite literally nothing in return, and it's not working out

Hope - Roar:

"Do I need a reason to wake up lonely all the time? I don't want to see you, but I don't know where to hide"

"Swim in circles, water fills your lungs And why should anyone else offer their help? I mean, just look at the way I never took care of myself"

"I'll be numb, but I'll be free My friends will keep me honest"

"You won't mean a thing to me Now, that's what I call, "progress""

mental illness monday starring both arles

#youtube playlist #playlist #songs playlist #kqueue #doppelganger arle #arle nadja #puyo puyo #trigger warnings are in the playlist itself but #ask to tag #also #assault ment #assault mention

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auncyen · 3 years

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chasing dumb ideas from work lol

Ren’s Palace takes the form of a video game world, bright and zany. The Shadows have their silhouettes color-coded according to difficulty, the cognitions are NPCs repeating stock dialogue--Mona pops up surprisingly often, considering he and Ren haven’t really hung out since May--and some of the logic used to progress is worthy of a click-and-point game. Which means it’s lucky they have Futaba with them, since she’s the only Phantom Thief who understands the logic of click-and-point games. Still, it’s such a breeze that it takes only three hours to reach the center of the stage, and Oracle complains they never even left the hand-holding tutorial.

Ren’s shadow smiles at them when they arrive, and hands Ryuji a controller for the P4Storm his parents took away from him and sold after his arrest. “Wait--is this the Treasure?” Ryuji blurts. “We didn’t give you a calling card, though.”

“Hmm...we did talk with him about what he thought the distortion might be, though,” Futaba muses. “He’s the NPC who knows the most about our methods, so that might have accidentally triggered the effect. Good thing we moved fast.”

The shadow nods at Futaba’s explanation. “I didn’t want to give you guys too much trouble. You’re my friends, after all.”

“Dude, you gave us no trouble at all,” Ryuji says with a laugh. “You’re way too nice for your own good!” Still, in this case, he’s relieved it’s not coming to a fight. Ren’s a friend, and he hasn’t seemed all there lately--they might have curbstomped his shadow if it’d come to that, and wouldn’t that feel awful.

Ren’s shadow smiles shyly, and waves them off before disappearing in bright light. The PT make their usual escape. The Palace crumbles.

So does the controller in Ryuji’s hands.

Despite the alarm the crumbling treasure causes for the entire group, Ren seems to take his change of heart just fine, doesn’t even throw himself a week-long slumber party like Futaba did. He stays home from school one day, Futaba reporting that he seems a bit sleepy but nothing too serious, and then the next day, Ren gives Ryuji a fist-bump and smile outside Shujin. Ryuji grins and tackles him into a headlock. He’s so glad the change of heart didn’t hurt Ren. Ren’s his best friend. The Phantom Thieves might have given Ryuji a reason to stay at Shujin and not drop out, but Ren’s pretty much an honorary Thief anyway, and he’s been running with Ryuji, and helping him deal with the track team’s problems, and he’s just so good at knowing exactly what to say to make people feel better. Ryuji’s thrilled he could help Ren for once.

And then, days later, he gets a text from Makoto during class, which he knows is urgent because Makoto texting during class: “Ren is still logged in the MetaNav on my phone for some reason. The location and distortion have been erased, but his name is still there. Is anyone else seeing this?”

Yusuke starts typing. Futaba and Ann chime in well before him that yes, they see it too. Ryuji opens the Metanav on his phone. Ren’s name is glaring on the screen, a partially-complete entry that shouldn’t be there at all.

“Class was that bad?” Ren asks when Ryuji trudges out of his classroom, prompting the blond to immediately shove the phone in his pocket.

“Uh, yeah,” Ryuji mutters. “Hey, Ren, can we talk about the--uh--you-know-what?”

“The completely unsuspicious you-know-what, yes, what about it?” Ren answers, because oh good the change of heart gave him his sarcasm back. Actually--that would be good news. It means the change of heart worked and the Metanav’s got some random glitch. “Let’s get off school grounds first.”

Ryuji manages to only jump a little when his phone buzzes.

When he checks, the Metanav has accepted “school” as the distortion’s location, even though the Palace was actually at the scramble in Shibuya and, more importantly, doesn’t exist any longer.

They go to Leblanc, where Shiho and Futaba are both waiting to talk to Ren as well, which helps Ryuji with the conversation ahead. It’s...kind of hard to muddle through ‘hey, we were trying to help you with your heart, but something might have gone wrong and we don’t know what’. It both helps and doesn’t that Ren stays calm the entire time, doesn’t get worried or pissed off that they might have screwed up. Wouldn’t a distorted person get mad? Wouldn’t a normal person at least be nervous?

Then again, Ren’s always had nerves of steel underneath the nerdy glasses. It never made sense to Ryuji why he didn’t awaken to a Persona when Ryuji and Ann and Shiho all could, not until they found his Palace. He’s got the guts for it.

Futaba openly prods Ren on how he views the school, and he shakes his head. “This must be a glitch. You guys have already helped me. I feel better, and everyone else has only needed their heart changed once. Why would I be different?”

Shiho purses her lips but then agrees. Ryuji feels a little antsy, wants to push but also wants to trust Ren, and even if the change of heart didn’t work for some reason, his friend is pushing back now. Ren’s not hurting anyone. His heart is his call just like Futaba’s was hers, and even the hacker, for all her curiosity, respects that. They gotta drop it.

But it stays on the back of Ryuji’s mind for weeks as the entry stays in place, 2/3s complete, and everyone else is worried too because they all like Ren and something does seem a little off about him--like he’s trying too hard to be normal, to convince them everything is fine--and then apparently one morning, right before class starts, Ren startles Ann by leaning over her shoulder and drily reciting: “Ren Amamiya, Shujin Academy, theater”.

The keywords work, Ren supplying them is taken as an implicit request, and there’s a good chance their calling card timer is already running just like the first time, since Ren knows how they work after tagging along for most of the first Palace and helping them with supplies for later ones. So they go.

Ren’s second Palace is a theater. It’s completely different from the video game world, with dark, muted, traditional colors, yet unmistakably Ren’s, and Makoto has to get their navigators back on task several times because Morgana and Futaba are going nuts theorizing (because who has a second Palace to begin with?). Luckily Shiho doesn’t have much trouble leading the group through anyway. Once again, Ren’s Palace is weirdly easy. The Shadows aren’t color-coded any longer, but they also don’t seem to care about the Thieves as long as they don’t interrupt the show on stage. It’s...an improv show, Ryuji thinks? Yusuke says it might be an avant garde direction on a play. (Ryuji has no idea what the difference would be.) What happens is Ren’s shadow is always acting, and sometimes a cognitive audience member will leave their seat and join him. All of the Thieves are there, even Morgana, which the cat seems touched by, plus Mishima, and Ms. Kawakami, and Ms. Chouno, and Ryuji is about to question why Ren has the hots for so many teachers when Ushimaru gets up and that thought becomes cursed, and the newspaper club girl, and that cute gardening club girl, and actually, Ryuji still thinks Ren has some kind of bias for hot girls going on here. Even if the (former) stalker girl is pushing it.

That’s probably nothing to do with the Palace distortion though, since Ren’s interactions are always a simple back-and-forth with the cognition: they request something of him, even if it’s just to talk, and Ren obliges them admirably, or sometimes he acts as though he’s ignoring them at first, only to swoop in at the last second and give them something even better than they asked for. It’s interesting maybe the first couple times? Morgana stands out again because his cognition nags Ren to study and make infiltration tools, something Morgana says he’s never done, which makes sense because Ren is one of those aggravating people who never needs to study to ace exams and Shiho’s always made the infiltration tools just fine. After Morgana, though, it just falls into a predictable pattern, and the only reason to keep watching is to see who else comes up to stage. And once cognitive guest stars start repeating, the Thieves are out. Every improv act has been slightly different, but the flow is so obvious that it’s become mind-numbingly repetitive anyway.

They sneak past security into the back halls and find a dressing room. Futaba and Morgana both detect the Treasure inside. There’s a white-and-black domino mask sitting on a vanity in a dark corner of the room that both navigators swear up and down has to be the Treasure. It almost seems appropriate for a Thief mask. Maybe because Ren’s seen most of the team’s? It fits the theater setting, at least, but...

“Are we just...taking this?” Ann questions, with an uncertain look around the dressing room. “Seriously? His Shadow’s not even going to talk to us?”

“I would not complain about us being proper thieves and going undetected for once,” Yusuke points out.

“Okay, point, but it just...feels like I understand Ren less than I did before the video game place.” Ann sighs. “I thought he was just a quiet guy, but he saw part of Tokyo as a game? Now he’s acting with everyone at school? I wish I got what it actually meant...”

“We can ask him about it later,” Shiho reassures her. “Right now we just have to take the Treasure.”

That suits Ryuji. They take it. The Palace collapses.

The mask crumbles in Shiho’s hands as soon as they reach the real world, and she makes a small noise of distress. Morgana and Ryuji spit out the same curse in a rare moment of heartfelt unity. Futaba, on the other hand, just whips out her phone. “Hey-hey,” their navigator says, “Guess who doesn’t want to leave the Metanav?”

Ren is sympathetic with his thief friends not being able to steal a Treasure, which feels wildly inappropriate to Ryuji because it’s Ren’s heart in question here. Ryuji thinks in his shoes, he’d be losing his mind. Ryuji’s in his own shoes and he’s still losing his mind a little, because the only answer the group can come up with for what’s going on is that Ren’s somehow got three distortions.

No, sorry. It’s that he has at least three. Three may not be the magic number. Ren doesn’t seem to think it is, anyway, because now he puts down his foot. “I’m not hurting anyone. I’m fine.”

“Yeah, you weren’t even down for a day like last time,” Futaba mutters, giving him such a suspicious look that Shiho nudges the girl. Ren is their friend, and he’s been helping them be Phantom Thieves. They’ve got no good reason to antagonize him.

Ren gives her a long, silent look before shaking his head. “You guys should be figuring out your next target.”

They should be.

They do.

Ren helps them less with supplies this time. Ryuji wonders if it’s because of the distortion, and then he catches himself and realizes he’s been wondering if everything with Ren is because of a distortion or not. It’s probably not even Ren’s fault. They’re just not talking to him about Thief business as much, since...yeah. The only upshot might be that Morgana has been making some effort to get to know Ren better. Because Morgana was a jerk when they first found him--he’s still a jerk sometimes, but even Ryuji would say he’s gotten a lot better--and he pretty much brushed Ren off in favor of people who were actually awakening to Personas, like everyone else. They never really argued or anything, though, and apparently judging by Ren’s Palace...s, Ren’s fond of him, and Morgana seems to have finally realized that sometimes, making friends is its own reward, even if they can’t wield kickass Personas. So that’s a thing, now, Shiho passing Morgana off to Ren so they can trot off and do whatever people do together when one of them is a cat (apparently watch movies, get food, fish, and just talk).

And that’s why when Morgana says “I think I know Ren’s keywords” at the start of a Phantom Thieves meeting, Ryuji blurts out “I thought you stopped being an asshole” with a disappointment so deep that it kind of surprises him, because, wow, he really had been expecting that Morgana was just trying to be nice and not obsessed about Palaces and Treasures for once, huh?

Morgana blinks at him across the table. “I have never been an asshole,” he says, outright lying. “Though there are a few things I could say about you--”

“Morgana,” Shiho says, heading off that argument. She looks upset, too. “We don’t have any reason to pursue Ren’s Treasure. He’s not hurting anyone. He...seems to be doing all right,” though the hesitation is audible in her voice, and quickly followed with, “and even if he isn’t, it’s his heart. You’re not getting a unanimous vote here, and if this is why you’ve been friendlier to him lately, I... don’t know what to say, except that I thought you were better than that.”

There are two Phantom Thieves who can scold Morgana and actually make him feel ashamed: Ann and Shiho. Sure enough, she lands a critical hit; Morgana’s ears pin back, and he nearly ducks down under the table to escape her stare before stopping himself. “I’m not asking for a vote,” Morgana says. “If we took his treasure it’d probably just crumble again. But I want to check if I’m right about the keywords. It could be critical information.”

There is a long moment of silence. As much as Ryuji’s still pissed off at Morgana, he can’t deny being curious. If they at least knew the keywords, even if they didn’t go in, they’d understand Ren better, right? Though...after how the last two distortions went...

As it turns in, they go in anyway, because Makoto taps on her phone to open the Metanav, places it in front of Morgana, and when he utters “Tokyo, Metaverse,” the app responds “beginning navigation”, and--

“Fascinating,” Yusuke says.

“That’s not the f-word I’d use,” Ryuji says.

“Huh, Kaneshiro’s Palace is here,” Morgana notes, because that is indeed an effing bank flying through the sky, narrowly avoiding a blimp. The cat continues getting down to business despite the absurdity of the situation he just launched everyone into. “That means both that he’s seen it, and that his mental map of the Metaverse isn’t accurate. It might be based on his most recent memory? We never brought him in the bank, though. What do you think, Or--” He stops when he actually turns to Futaba and sees her face. She’s paler than usual. “...Oracle? Are you okay?”

“My Palace is there,” she says, pointing in the direction where Yongen Jaya would lie. The golden tip of a pyramid gleams over dozens of other riotously colorful, stylistically mishmashed buildings. “How does he know what my Palace looked like? How does he know about any of these? There’s at least two hundred--maybe three!”

Three hundred palaces is a stupid number of Palaces for anyone to personally remember, but it’s especially stupid for a guy who doesn’t even have the Nav on his phone.

the idea: “if persona users simultaneously having a Palace can be justified with wildcards having multiple personas (for one to turn into a shadow while the others remain to use), what kind of shitshow would Ren create if all his Personas just--” and then ng+ shenanigans wandered in

#persona 5 #ren amamiya

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hereforthehaunts · 3 years

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Unus Annus is a Tragedy

This is a big ole theory that comes after a lot of discussion on the lore hunters discord, so I can’t take all the credit for these ideas, but this is definitely my particular take on it. Hopefully it makes sense lol

Mark and Ethan made a deal: to have one whole year to create whatever they wanted without worry or consequences. No fear of ad revenue or views, just the opportunity to make exactly what they wanted.

They, at least metaphorically if not literally, shook hands with Unus and Annus, and the deal was done. One year of free time, no consequences. Since then we’ve seen them laugh, cry, get angry, go through hardships, and achieve victories. We’ve seen them live, and we’ve also seen them die. Literally in Ethan’s case (”How to Start a Fire”). And then we’ve seen him back in the next video, good as new. We’ve also seen Mark lose touch with reality (Hee Hoo) and return to his usual self by the next video. No consequences.

But something else interesting has been happening. We’ve seen secret messages hidden in the videos, deciphered and read pleas to stop the clock... Someone doesn’t want it all to end. Even before Mark and Ethan opened the coffin in “The Truth of Unus Annus” and were (presumably) replaced by Unus and Annus, someone was begging for more time.

(Buckle up. This gets long and I didn’t want to fill up your dash lol)

Who is this person? We should help, shouldn’t we? Don’t we all wish our beloved channel could survive the year? If there wasn’t a chance it could be saved, these messages wouldn’t exist... right?

Well, no. I think the channel will be deleted as we’ve been told from day one. I think this battle we’re seeing (and some of us fighting in) is one that’s been going on since the beginning of time, and Mark and Ethan just so happened to get wrapped up in it by making the deal. We’re only seeing it now, because this is the first time it’s been documented like this before.

It’s the battle against for time.

Unus means “one.” He wears black, a color that often symbolizes death. In the newer ending animations he passes Annus a clock and also wields a scythe. He is the grim reaper. He is death.

Annus means “year.” He wears white, a color that often symbolizes life. In the end animations when Unus swings the clock to him it becomes a skull. He then holds a flower, a symbol of life, which ultimately wilts. He is the present. He is memories. He is the life of a year.

I don’t think the clock and videos in general are beginning to glitch (the clock going back for a second in “Blood Bath,” static, weird audio, strange jumpcuts especially in “Accepting the Truth,” and of course the hidden codes.) because of anything Mark and Ethan alone are doing. Someone with more power has to be using or working with them to get more time.

Someone like Annus.

Now, I don’t see Unus or Annus as good or evil. Neither is the villain of the channel. As Mark said in “Who’s Cutting Onions in Here?” death isn’t the opposite of life, but part of it. Unus and Annus may say they hate each other (as they have insisted in several videos), but they are two sides to the same coin. They are brothers. They both have a role to play in the universe: Annus must live and create memories in the time he’s given, and Unus must end things.

The glitching we’ve been seeing occurs when a well oiled machine begins to break down. When Unus and Annus try to take more than they’re given. Annus is trying to take more time (with or without the help of Mark and Ethan). He doesn’t want the year to end, he wants to stop the clock and live in this moment for longer.

For Unus, he tries to take things before their time. For example, when Mark kills Ethan at the end of “How to Start a Fire.” Or, as Mark scolds him in “Brutally Honest,” for trying to end videos early. (While in my opinion, this is just Ethan being Ethan, I think another fun connection is how Ethan usually quits hard/gross food challenges before they’re finished lol). It can’t be easy being the ender of things, so I can understand why it might seem less painful to end things as quickly as possible. To stop before there is time to miss what’s gone.

In greedily trying to take more than they’re both given, they have disrupted the harmony of life. Maybe the only way to fix things and bring harmony back to the universe is by allowing the channel to die. Let the channel be erased and let Mark and Ethan move on.

If we let it end, as nature intends everything to one day end, then we can “push reset” and start anew with whatever comes next.

Now does this mean all of our code hunting and fighting was for nothing if all we really have to do is let it die as intended? Not at all! A year is an excellent cause to fight for! These memories have meant so much, and we absolutely should be solving every puzzle we can, but when it comes time- the true time for the end, we have to accept it as part of life.

I have a theory that Unus knows how this works: they have a year together, it ends, but then life begins again in a new year. He is death, he remembers it all. But Annus never remembers this cycle or the past years/lives, because for him they always have to end. He resets and is a new year, a new Annus (at least mentally).

I bet it really takes a toll on Unus to have to end things every time, despite the fight Annus puts up to stay. And he should fight for it! Life is an amazing, beautiful experience even through the hard parts! It is worth the battle, but again, death is not the opposite of life, but part of it. And it always must ultimately come.

I get why Unus would get greedy and want to make things shorter. The sooner it’s over, the sooner it can begin again. It must be so painful to hurt your brother in this way over and over again, because he can’t understand and never will.

*coughs* um, is this a theory or a fanfic? I’m not crying you are. Sorry lol.

But I think the point here is to rage against the dying of the light anyway, but that the only way to win and beat it is to let it happen when its time comes. We got our year, and now it will end as it’s supposed to. And something new and amazing will begin again!

I also just wanted to point out a fun little thing I noticed in “The Truth of Unus Annus” that kind of goes along with my theory a little bit. When Ethan and Mark open the coffin they are facing one another, a united front.

And when the coffin closes, and Unus and Annus are there in their places, they are facing forwards and away from each other. No long united.

THEY JUST GLANCE AT EACH OTHER AND SEPERATE

I’m crying

Anyway, if you’re still here you’re a star. I hope this even vaguely made sense and there weren’t too many typos. It’s a lot, I know lol.

#Unus Annus #unus annus theory #unus annus theories #unus annus clues #unus annus arg #team unus #team annus #camp unus annus #unus #annus #momento mori #PUSH RESET #whokilledmarkiplier #unus annus clue #unus annus ranting

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caprina-mints · 4 years

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Now that. That is too accurate you know? ArE yOu sTalKiNg mE? Also forget about that other request, please! (It's cringy and I figured it out just now lol) Anyway, I will send quite a few requests, I hope that's ok! So, how about a stealer clothes y/n if you didn't do it yet? Like they see comfortable clothes of (character) and they are like:" yeah, this is mine now." and they wear it. What would be (character)'s reaction? Btw, I need more blushy boys man.

Hey! I'm so sorry it was supposed to be posted 1 day ago but my Tumblr glitched and it didn't manage to hit it online! I just found out while scrolling through my posts and I had to redo it! I'm so sorry for the delay!

Their s/o wears something of His:

Ticci Toby

♟ It was Laundry Day and You had Nothing To Wear.

♟ You Looked Everywhere and there was Nothing.

♟ You can't just go waltzing around with only a towel.

♟ But then you remembered something-

♟ You had a Boyfriend with an unlimited amount of Brown Hoodies.

♟ Should you Take advantage of that--

♟ Damn Right You should.

♟ His Clothes Fit you really well like... It's baggy and loose but

♟ You look Hot like...

♟ You even started Flaunting in front of the mirror.

♟ The door clicked open and your boyfriend who looked worn out to even notice you came in.

♟ You immediately Came running towards him in his Clothes.

♟ " Babbyyyyy~! " You yelled.

♟ Before Enveloping him in a hug your face burying in his chest.

♟ " B-Babe? "

♟ He looked down on you and boy did his tics get worse and he was speechless.

♟ He looks like a dumbfounded Koala it looked so Cute.

♟ half of his face was covered by his mouth guard but his ears had a very taint color of red.

♟ Giggling, you pulled down his mouth guard and you were right.

♟ He's Blushing I can't---

♟ You stood on your tippy toes arms still wrapped around his torso before pressing a peck on his lips.

♟ You started giving him smooches and he looked so precious.

♟ His cheeks were so red and he looked so vulnerable watching you.

♟ " T-th-ose are-are m-my c-clo-thes! " Poor baby struggled to say those words.

♟ " Baby they're mine now, what's yours is mine~"

♟ You smothered him with smooches and he was clearly caught off guard.

♟ he whined before running out of your shared bedroom yelling.

♟ " Y-you w-w-win this T-Time!!! "

Jeff the Killer

♘ It was pouring outside and you were unlucky enough to be heading back to the mansion at that time.

♘ You were soaking wet when you arrived and you didn't have the energy to go to your room.

♘ so you went to your boyfriend's room instead.

♘ He wasn't inside but you have a spare key, you took a shower and then started rummaging through his drawers.

♘ and as expected his drawers were filled with white hoodies so you decided to wear one instead.

♘ He was gone for so long though and it was boring.

♘ You weren't wearing a bra or any panties but you did wear a pair of Jeff's clean boxers.

♘ And as expected he was in the kitchen and he seemed to be debating with bed while eating.

♘ You sneaked behind him and blew a puff of air behind his ear making him cuss.

♘ " What the fu--"

♘ The moment he turned around he was faced with you in his hoodie.

♘ You planned on teasing him so you stared at him with seductive eyes before licking your lips.

♘ you stretched the hoodie down making your hardened buds become visible on the surface of his Hoody. It's a good thing Ben ain't looking.

♘ But then.... He blushed?

♘ The Burned Asshole actually knew how to blush!?

♘ He was flustered, it was adorable and the devil in your shoulder urged you to do more.

♘ You frowned when he turned around ignoring you so you squeezed your way on his lap sitting comfortable on him.

♘ " G-Get off me! "

♘ He tried acting tough but he shouldn't have done that.

♘ You started shifting your position purposely grinding on his crotch.

♘ you were in a naughty mood so you slightly lowered the zipper showering your cleavage.

♘ He was Technically eye fucking you and he looked so angry his eyes clearly had the words ' you're dead ' spelled in them.

♘ Leaning closer to his ear you whispered.

♘ " I'm not wearing any panties~"

♘ Jeff's face was priceless and you could see beads of sweat on his forehead and he visibly gulped .

♘ You were evil... So you ran away from him giggling.

♘ and the rest of the night an angry horn dog also known as Jeff searched every nook and cranny for you in the mansion.

♘ you were nowhere to be found because clockwork and Jane were hiding you.

♘ Hehehe poor Jeff had to take care of his problems on his own.

Ben Drowned

♜ Ok Ben was being a video game addicted jerk again.

♜ Which isn't a normal occurrence for you because he tends to get drowned in his own video game fantasies every once and awhile.

♜ You didn't mind for most days but today you wanted attention!.

♜ You tried everything! Screaming , poking and even asking but damn this guy is deaf!.

♜ you were so frustrated you were bored out of your mind then you saw something peaking out of his closet.

♜ you stood up pulling it out and it was a green Hoody with bunny ears.

♜ you snorted because this game freak actually wore this thing? Hah.

♜ then you thought of something to get his attention.

♜ if you can't get him to give you attention nicely then you've got no choice but to pull the ace card.

♜ You took off your top and wore the Hoody with bunny ears instead pulling the bunny ears up you crawled towards him from behind.

♜ You slapped his video controller away and you immediately positioned yourself on his lap.

♜ " What the hell y/n---"

♜ Oh boy he couldn't say anything else when his eyes landed on you.

♜ looking up at him with big glassy puppy eyes and a very neglected expression you pressed your chest against his while sniffling.

♜ " W-what? " He asked a very noticeable red tint covering his cheeks up to his ears.

♜ " Attention.... You're not giving me attention " You whined.

♜ you had a very pitiful expression but inside you were doing a victory dance because it fucking worked. He fell for it and look at him now! He's even blushing.

♜ He could answer you when your lips began to quiver.

♜ It's not Fair! How can you be cute and seductive at the same fucking time!? It's making him go weak and it's so unfair!

♜ He was speechless and he could barely make any audible sound.

♜ his hands were slightly shaking nd his face turned extremely red when you leaned in to capture his lips with yours.

♜ His face turned crimson and he immediately backed away.

♜ " Babe! That's so unfair! We talked about this! "

♜ He looked so embarrassed you couldn't help but start laughing when he covered his red face with his hands.

♜ it was fucking worth it, and from then on whenever you asked for attention hell give it to you knowing what's to come if he doesn't.

Hoodie

♗ in the morning you found your boyfriend dead asleep right next to you with his Hoody off and he was wearing a black shirt.

♗ His Hoody was sprawled on the floor and you picked it up.

♗ The cloth carried his scent a rich scent of musk and men's Cologne. He smelled really nice.

♗ so you were being a good girlfriend and wore his hoodie while heading down the kitchen to get you two some very much needed coffee.

♗ The other creeps were already awake and Trenderman was already making coffee so you asked for two mugs and he happily gave it to you.

♗ when you came back he was still asleep.

♗ you placed his mug on the desk while taking a sip from yours.

♗ He stirred in his sleep and not a minute too son he was sitting up and yawning.

♗ His eyes were now trained on your figure and he did the most unexpected thing .

♗ He blushed

♗ what the fuck the stoic Brian who never ever shows any sighs of emotional panic is blushing?

♗ Red coating his cheeks and he turned his head to the other side while clearing his throat.

♗ You fool trying to hide from me ey?

♗ Not for long!

♗ You pounced on him placing both of your hands on each side of his cheeks forcing jk to look at you.

♗ " Get off me! ".

♗ He yelled but his blush grew darker and you were honestly so surprised you squealed.

♗ " Oh my gosh you're blushing baaabbbee you're so cute"

♗ Yeah calling a serial killer cute is really cute.

♗ He started laughing at his embarrassed expression while guiding his hands on your curves.

♗ You traced your index finger on his red cheeks before caressing his lips.

♗ " You know Brian , I like you more when you're drowsy and blushing "

♗ " Shut up y/n"

♗ After awhile of teausbg him you lowered your lips to meet his and he eagerly returned the kiss

♗ But he got revenge...

♗ He bit on your bottom lip making you flinch.

♗ " What the hell Brian!? ".

♗ a good start in the morning.

#creepypasta headcanon #creepypasta #creepypasta blushing #creepypasta x s/o #s/o #creepypasta x y/n #cute #Brian #Hoodie #Benjamin #BEN Drowned #Jeff the killer #Jeffery Alexander Woods #Ticci Toby #Tobias Erin Rogers #Send in more Asks #something of His #Blushing

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hwajin · 3 years

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Okay, I will sort after Pokémon Generations and not Stray Kids age in this one because it feels weird to start with gen 6 for example and then change to Gen 4 xD

Also I’ll insert pictures of the starter Pokémon and their evolutions, since they are a big part of every game, but that’s it. But I'll do that in the next ask fjdjdj it won't let me add pictures here. Sometimes I might add a picture of something else as well. It’s not based on anything, it’s just the vibes I get. And I’ll sort from both, Generation and Region. Sometimes they remake an older Game in a Generation, so if this is something that influences my choice, I’ll talk about that too, but it’s mostly about the Region itself.

4 of those were pretty easy to choose while the other 4 weren’t that difficult to choose, but kinda hard to explain. I hope it’s still understandable. Also I’ll talk about the starters with their name. The fire starter will have a red name, water blue and grass green. Most of the time that’s also the color of the Pokémon as well, but if not, they have something else to them that makes it obvious if they are fire, water or grass type.

Anyways, here I go:

Chan as Kanto//Gen 1

Now obviously Chan gets the OG. The one game everything started with. The region the company adores the most.

Okay well, I didn’t choose Chan as Kanto for being the first Region, but rather because of the vibes. Just like any other Anime, Pokémon has a new Intro for every new season and the one Chan sang/listened to was the first one both times! Sure, this doesn’t say much since it’s also the most well known and probably best intro (Just saying, I like Johto, Unbeatable, I want to be a hero and the XYZ remake as well lol), but still. My other reason are the starters!

There are several pictures of Chan with anything Squirtle related. One of them even used to be my wallpaper. But Charmander as well. I’ve seen many people compare him to Charmander. Charmander who is that one Pokémon (besides Pikachu ofc) that everyone knows. Or at least his evolution Charizard. Charizard is also the Pokémon the company loves the most and in the Anime, Charizard often did his own thing, ignoring what his “Boss” told him to do. He would just casually fight back. Besides that, remember the Pokémon I showed you yesterday? Dragonite? Well, Dragonite and Charizard have the same color scheme, so that fits as well.

But now we’ll come to the rather bad things about it. So trigger warning; the hate Chan gets. Kanto being the start of everything makes Pokémon fans love and respect the region, even though it’s not their favourite. At least that’s what you’d think. Kanto is one of the most controversial regions. There are people saying everything but Kanto is shit and there are others, saying Kanto is shit for not being as balanced as newer games and for having many glitches. With Chan it’s kinda similar. Chan gets lots of hate, despite him being a great person and the one who basically created Stray Kids. But still, he gets hate simply for not being perfect, which he can’t be. I could definitely go deep here, but this is not what this is about, so I’ll move on to the next Generation now.

Seungmin as Johto//Gen 2

This one is a bit harder to explain, but it’s just the vibes I get. Seungmin reminds me a lot of end of spring/start of summer and I get the same vibes from Johto! Chikorita and its evolution line alone remind me of Seungmin. Its without a doubt thee weakest starter, not just in Johto, but overall. I chose it anyways, because it looks freaking adorable. And I was surprised. This Chikorita was the MVP of many fights, even though it should have been way weaker since it had a type disadvantage.

Johto has always been a kinda relaxing place for me. I don’t really know why, but just the whole vibe I get from Johto is relaxing. I didn’t play the original games and only half of the remakes, but I watched the anime and I remember falling in love with it. Especially with the theme song. It helped me through some rough times in my childhood, just like my brother did and Seungmin reminds me a lot of my brother.

Also, the box art legends of the game (Lugia and Ho-Oh) remind me of Seungmin because of their lore. Lugia lives underwater since it doesn’t want to disturb anyone by flapping its wings since it’s said that even if it only flaps with them one time, there will be a storm for 40 days. Ho-Oh on the other hand is a Phoenix that will only appear in front of people with a pure heart and show them its wings which will make them lucky. I honestly don’t know why, but both of these stories remind me of Seungmin. But as I said, this one was a bit harder to explain since it’s just the vibes I got.

Felix as Hoenn//Gen 3

Before I start, I love the Hoenn Games xD

Well, anyways. This one was pretty easy to choose and this is where remakes get important. Because in Generation 3, the Kanto Games were remade, which gives us a connection between Chan and Felix. But Hoenn Games were remade as well, in Generation 6, which was the Gen that REALLY got me into Pokémon. Just like Felix alongside with another member got me into Stray Kids. But of course that’s not the only reason.

Felix is that one member that gets so many people into Stray Kids with his deep voice and his visuals and just everything. And just like Felix is many peoples entrance to Stray Kids, Hoenn was the first game of many Pokémon fans. Also, Hoenn is well-known for its iconic music, just like Felix is well-known for his iconic voice. And this might be a bit of a stretch, but Hoenn games are the only games where you can dive. And first of all, being deep under the sea looks so good. But also, deep under the water? Deep voice? You get it.

I also like to think that Felix doesn’t get as much Hate. I know he still gets Hate, but luckily from what I’ve seen not as much. The same is true for Hoenn Games. There’s only one thing people don’t like, which is the amount of water in the games. But other than that, Hoenn Games are loved in the Pokémon Community, which means a lot, because the Pokémon Community is never satisfied.

I used to play the Hoenn Remakes a lot with my friends. Just like I talk a lot about Felix with my friends.

Also I might be wrong but I think Gen 3 was when people really started playing Pokémon competitively and I mean, Felix is a competitive gamer.

Hyunjin as Sinnoh//Gen 4

Ever since 2014/2015, people wanted Sinnoh back in forms of Remakes. Just like we want Hyunjin back right now. And we’ll get them. They were announced a bit earlier this year and not just once, but twice! We’ll get one of them at the end of this year and the second one in the beginning of next year.

But before I say anything else, Furret.

While it isn’t a Gen 4 Pokémon, it’s treated like one. There is a meme about the Furret walking animation until we get the remakes xD

And I don’t think I’ll have to say that a Pokémon called Furret is based on a Ferret? And that it’s fluffy and everyone wants to hug it? Okay, sorry. But despite being a Ferret, it’s also a surprisingly big Pokémon. Whenever people talk about unexpected Pokémon sizes, Furret comes up. It’s not amongst the biggest Pokémon, but it’s still hella big and I want a life-sized plush of it. Aaand I just checked, it’s roughly the size of Hyunjin lmao.

Why am I still talking about Furret? Well, the other reason why I think it fits Hyunjin is the lore! Gen 4 might be the Generation with the most lore we ever got. We were introduced into the God of Pokémon, Arceus (and before someone says he’s a bad God for being able to be caught by a 10 year old, you can’t catch him if you don’t cheat.) and the creation trio. We got to know how the Pokémon world was created, how every life was created and so on. And Hyunjin is life. Okay, I’m sorry, I’ll try to be more serious again. We also got 3 mythical Pokémon, with great myths behind them. We have the nightmare Pokémon Darkrai, which isn’t a bad guy at all. He looks like one in the spin off games, but he isn’t. He stays away from people since he can’t control his power and doesn’t want to cause people to be trapped in nightmares (some pokémon lore is really dark), which reminds me of Hyunjin who stays away a bit to not hurt anyone. Then we have Cresselia, who is the opposite of Darkrai. She makes people dream great things and is the only one to be able to save others from Darkrais Nightmares. And my best dreams feature Hyunjin. And last but not least we have Shaymin, a big Cutie and the thankful Pokémon. I’m Hyunjin very thankful and he’s thankful for Stays as well.

Also, the whole generation just feels very cozy and it’s another fan favorite.

Changbin as Unova//Gen 5

Easy choice. First of all, the games are called “Black and White” and I mean, Changbin and black? Perfect mix. Next is the fire Starter, Tepig! It’s a pig and it evolves into an even bigger wrestler pig and is therefore bulky. Also funfact, Black was my first game ever! Or more like, the game of my brother. But he let me play it and my first Pokémon ever was a Tepig I gave the name of my old cat!

Now, while it was my first Pokémon game ever, I never really played it. I mean, I played about half of it maybe? When I was a kid, but I didn’t pay attention to the story. And afterwards I only tried once playing it again, but I didn’t know where I have to go, so I stopped again quickly. And right now I just don’t feel like playing it.

However, when people now talk about the game now, they talk about it in a kinda dark way, just like people see Changbin as an intimidating person. But I remember some of the most soft and cute parts ever. Just dressing up my team and have them dance for me. Great.

And while Changbin wasn’t the one to introduce me into Stray Kids, he was the one that I felt connected to while I took a break from them. So just like I never really played Pokémon Black but always felt a close connection to it, Changbin never was my Bias nor Bias Wrecker, but I felt that connection.

Besides, the game is about ideals. We have those who follow their dreams and would do anything to pursue them and we have those who cling to the reality and give their best to make it even better. Kinda reminds me of Changbin.

Jeongin as Kalos//Gen 6

Before I say anything else, look at Fennekin who is based on a Fennec Fox. Very underrated. People hate it for the design of its evolution, but I think it’s pretty well-made. Also, competitively seen is Fennekin the best starter to choose from.

Now, Kalos is my baby. I always loved the region. It’s the game that got me into Pokémon, just like Jeongin got me into Stray Kids.

The problem people have with Gen 6 is the story, which I agree, is an important part. They scrapped a lot and left us with a big amount of unsolved mysteries. Maybe the most mysteries out of all games. However, I can excuse that. The lore we got is quite interesting and most people agree that it could have been the best story ever, based on the lore we got. Kalos was their first step into something brand new and the little things were done well. Just that one big part didn’t go well at all. It’s a small region, with not much to it and when I was new in the skz fandom, Jeongin didn’t have much either.

Also, Kalos is a beauty and cuteness based region and let’s be real here, Jeongin is a big cutie. And (it gets corny, be prepared) in Kalos they introduced Mega Evolution, which is an Evolution you can only use if you have a strong bond with your Pokémon.

Minho as Alola//Gen 7

Honestly, this was a harder one again. But I chose him for 1. Litten, the fire cat starter and 2. Because it’s a tropical region and I can see Minho laying on the beach with his sunglasses xD

The concept of this game is different. Something they haven’t done before. And while everyone in Stray Kids is different, I dare to say that Minho has something extra extra to himself.

And yea, that’s it tbh. I’m not the biggest Alola fan. It was fun and I would like to play the game again some time, but I prefer the other games by a lot.

Jisung as Galar//Gen 8

So first of all, we have 2 Pokémon lines that are based on music. Grookey being a drummer and Galarian Zigzagoon being based on the band Kiss. And Jisung is one of the Members who is a bit more connected to music in my opinion. Then, every Region had their own regional Rodent and Galar has a Squirrel! Not a Quokka sadly but look at its cheeks. Very cute.

Galar is based on the UK, where a friend of mine lives. I wanted to go there since I was like 7, but I never got to, which is why walking through the Pokémon version of the UK hit pretty close. Also, said friend reminds me a lot about Jisung. I can’t really describe why, I just think their personalities match.

That’s not much, but I honestly don’t know what else to say. These are my reasons xD

Oh wait, of course. Galar is the game that features some more of the memes in the fandom than the other games. It sometimes seems like the company doesn’t really look into the fandom since we don’t get much beta content and stuff, but them bringing the insiders in some of their games like they did in Galar shows us that they still listen! And I mean, Jisung is pretty funny, yk?

Okay yea, that’s about it. I hope that was understandable and made sense for you. Also I still wanna show you my Pokémon Plushies, but I can’t find some of them right now;-;

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mhmm it made sense for me even tho i don't fully understand everything... you know what i mean? it's like- quite complicated but the way you describe everything is really logical!

#🐈 anon #cutest hooman bean🍬#kathys asks #kathys cute ass not so anon anons

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mermaidvenom · 5 years

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Sims survery

stolen from @dreamxeyes

Q: How long does your game take to load?

sims 3: like 2 seconds

sims 4: about the same

sims medieval: a bit longer

Q: When making a sim, what do you prefer adult male/adult female, teen male, teen female?

young adult females (I'm still classed as a young adult right?)

Q: How long does your CAS take to open?

sims 3: like a second

sims 4: the same

sims medieval: the same

Q: Whats your favorite hair color to put on your Sims? Ginger because their all basically me

Q: How many babies have your Sims ever had from one set of parents?

do fur babies count? if so my sim has 2 ginger cats one based of my cat Jonesy and one based off my deceased cat phoenix (sot of like a memorial) and a Dalmatian called pongo because I always wanted one and if I make my best friend as my room mate we also have her dog molly who's a staffy/border collie mix.( and mostly again since my sim is me and its unlikely I can conceive children so meh)

Q: How often do you experience a glitch?

rarely

Q: Do you make your Sims, straight/gay/bi/lesbian, very often?

since she's me canonically she's straight but since I'm literal definition of a crazy cat lady who wants no man she doesn't bother with romance

Q: Does your neighborhood have a theme?

not really? they just come with their own

Q: How many downloads do you have in your game?

none causes too many glitches

Q: Who is your favorite CC creator for build and buy?

being able to create your own wallpaper patterns sometimes I dont like the premade ones

Q: How often do you play the Sims?

their is no black and white with me I will either play it for hours on end for days at a time or go for months without playing at all.

Q: Do you watch Sims machinama? (Sims movies)

Q: Do you read stories/comics made with the Sims?

No.

Q: What expansion packs do you have?

3. Most of them even the Katy Perry one that I've never used 4. just pets

Medieveal: the only expansion was pirates and nobles and I got it for a birthday because I went through a stage of wanting to be a pirate and my mum went along with it.

Q: What are you views on building and decorating?

Its not my favourite part of the game sometimes I find in to be tedious

Q: What is some CAS CC that you tend to over use?

not sure lol

Q: Have you ever killed your Sim(s) for the fun of it?

does deleting burglars count? also when phoenix died In really life I had a metal break down about it and accelerated his aging to kill him off in them game was so upset about it I didn't even give him a grave and I deleted his urn( now I feel bad writing this)

Q: How old are you? And when did you start playing?

26 and when I was about 15/16

Q: Do you ever base a Sims family after your own home life?

again my sims are all me!

GIVE IT A GO GUYS!

#the sims #the sims survey #the sims 3 #the sims 4 #the sims medieval #stolen survey #give it a go

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sole-cuore-amore-e-droga · 3 years

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Lithuania brings yellow fever to Rotterdam 2021

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...okay...

...I feel the rhythm...

*swoosh*

...something’s going on here...

*another swoosh*

The music flows through my ve-e-e-ve-veins𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔

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IT’S TAKING OVER MEEEEEE

oh NO IVETA WTF ARE YOU DOING HERE IN LITHUANIA REVIEW GO HOME

ARTIST & ENTRY INFO

‘Bout the fucking time I am gonna talk about our bois, eh?

The Roop formed somewhere in around 2009, back when the lead singer Vaidotas Valiukevičius probably felt like he needed to be in a band, after many years of twists and turns of being a solo pop sensation and then it all ceasing a year prior. In 2009 he did get to cross paths with the drummer Robertas and the guitarist Mantas, one of them not being very fond of working with a former pop sensation but eventually giving into it. They had a small start, kinda went nowhere, but in the end they did start get some gigs at some point, and the gigs were small. For a band existing for so long and needing recognition, something eventually happened and they ended up on the Eurovizijos 2018 with “Yes, I Do”, which is more closer to the band’s older repertoire, because of course, they hadn’t hit big with their new sound just yet.

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And when I first heard it, I was mindblown how good and stylish did it sound??? Yeah, somehow, I would never have had this sort of expectation in my life that I would’ve been mesmerized by a band I’ve never heard of (but I’ve heard of its lead singer and his past career but haven’t thought of him in years), but it’s just nowadays the thing that happens to me, when artists I don’t have many expectations for by name just slay my existence. (Major paragraphs about one such act coming up on my last review before the 2021 final)

What clicked with me is that song has the undertones about overcoming depression, because Vaidotas was diagnosed with one a year earlier, and it’s coming from Lithuania of all countries... Lithuania, the fucking country that’s number 1 or at the very least top 5 in suicides in handful of categories. And I would’ve loved to see us send such anthem of hope and light for those in need of it, but alas... we preferred love story and husband on stage (who broke up with her anyway sometime later because mutual reasons idek). Not that I’m mad, but it left me miffed and clamouring for The Roop to one day make their big Eurovision break.

And they did! 2 years later we saw the group re-emerge in the new Lithuanian NF’s format, Pabandom iš naujo 2020, with a song that’s different to their usual back-then style, the sleek and quirky dance hit “On Fire”. All was swell and we were actually doing well in the odds and were many people’s faves, but once again, for The Roop it was not meant to reach their dream of reaching out to more audiences, for that Eurovision that they were going to was cancelled, but the panini didn’t stop them, and they still ended up becoming one of the biggest current Lithuanian acts, still getting gigs during the panorama and all that, and awarded for all they had to be awarded for in the Lithuanian Grammy’s equivalent M.A.M.A. This indeed was just the beginning for them. Oh right and they also won the German Eurovision event thingy in place of the real one. And got a silver plastic miniature of the Eurovision trophy. Life is fine.

Then they got a record deal with Warner Music Baltics, went to Finland to do some music work with another Warner branch, and that’s just a part of how “Discoteque”, their entry, was born. It’s a dancy upbeat song, and its lyrics are all about the freedom to dance alone. Nothing to do about quarantine eventhough the “alone”ness suggest otherwise, lol.

REVIEW

I was craving this moment ever since. Though, I kinda thought that the “Discoteque” title was weird on the first glance at the participants/entries list, and not because of it being written without an h. It’s because... The Roop? Going funky? Throwback-esque? After the modernity that “On Fire” was?? hmmm k show what you got mwah mwah xx

And then when it released, it hit me very unexpectedly. Like. Okay. This sounds weird. Very bass-driven, in a way. It has an opening monologue, and a clicking chorus with a KILLER INSTRUMENTAL SECTION???? The one where it makes their hands go crazy when it goes on???

There’s just so much that was put into “Discoteque” that makes it stand out. They even explained certain parts of their song in the music video’s description, like, the extremely syllabic staccato chorus harkens back to the Lithuanian folklore days the way the melody is sung, the bridge made up of odd beatbox noises is meant to symbolize the first human music to ever exist (possibly from mouth sounds), and there’s also this out of key tinkly tune on the bridge that I can’t help but note everytime I listen. As well as I like noting that moment when his voice glitches out in the intro before the verse, and the hi-hats clapping 4 times before the second verse stars. I just love me some little details.

The lyrics are somewhat simplistic, with still some grammar gripes (never heard a soul say “wounded soul” without indicating if it’s “a” or “my” wounded soul???), but at least somewhat better and less cliche than rhyming “fire” with “desire” WHO DOES THAT. But props to The Roop for simply just making people not mind that lyric (at least at large) and now we ended up with an OGAE voting winning song / contender with the “fire / desire” rhyme thrown in there. Mad respect lol. (Yeah and also not a huge fan of the “body’s shaking” line, I guess that’s just me that hates certain words/word combos or think they’re just too weird in context. Apologies)

No but for real, they have crafted and put down a LOT of details in this song, and not just it, but also the choreography (according to them, all inspired by their childhood) and the video (same inspirations as for the choreography), and the whole vibe, and the outfits, and the color scheme (predominantly yellow with purple backdrop and also checkered visuals)... every single thing was crafted out to perfection and I fucking adore it, and I couldn’t have wanted any other way. The MOVES are in THAT specific order they want, although hard to memorize in sequence though, no matter how many times the Roop taught us to dance like them. Also this finger fucker dance move which I still cannot practice without realizing mine are jerky:

No wonder you got them pointing at you, mister, shit’s hard to practice!

And the music video trajectory, oh the music video trajectory (that is still not uploaded on Eurovision’s Youtube channel for some reason. Has it got anything to do with Warner?). Okay, it starts with an “On Fire” callback, with the band leaving to their dressing room, and Vaidotas is by the mirror with his white turtleneck, while a riff begins and he just starts feeling the peculiarity and reveals his yellow suit, and everyone goes for a dance, firstly just with all of the crew that is back from last year (the three Roop members + dancers Marijanas and Miglė), then with a bunch of people in stylish bowl wigs, and then they go back to the dressing room for one final mirror selfie.

my absolute favourite moment is this though. ahh yeah go ahead and feel yaselves

Though I gotta ask, was this move really inspired by Arvydas Sabonis or did Arvydas Sabonis influence The Bangles to walk like an Egyptian first?

It’s yet another quirky song from them, in a somewhat less conventional but at the same time more conventional way. Might have taken me a little time to get invested in it a a bit more, but if it’s an instant success with audiences, I can’t fault them for it, absolutely.

Approval factor: Absolutely. I wanted them for a long time, I am not disappointed. Follow-up factor: Both songs from The Roop are amazing, and also, LRT trusted in them to participate in the next selection once it will be held, and so they did give in, and LRT appointed them an automatic spot in the NF final (which they haven’t done since 2008), and they won fairly and squarely with an unimaginably big amount of televotes lol. We love our Roops. So the follow-up is just as good as the previous entry, which I still sometimes do prefer and think it would’ve stood a bigger chance to win unlike “Discoteque”, but we’ll see, we’ll see. Qualification factor: lol this is like the surest we’ve been about our qualification in years. Now I don’t wanna last-minute jinx it or anything, but we do have a slick performance and a song that’s somewhat of a clicker at first listen, so yeah, there’s your reasons why we pretty much shouldn’t fail, even if as semi openers. (And mind you, the openers to Eurovision in the 2020s, at least the actually happening Eurovision! Sorry Sweden 2020, The Mamas at least started the 2020s for Melodifestivalen xx)

NF CORNER

Now, just because The Roop were the clear standouts of an otherwise so-so NF, doesn’t mean there hasn’t been any decent songs. Like for instance:

• Gebrasy - Where’d You Wanna Go? I’ve actually been slightly rooting for this guy ever since he didn’t go by his stage name yet and sang a song co-penned by Michael Schulte (yes, THAT Michael Schulte, apparently) in 2018, and now it’s just astonishing about the amount of recognition he received with his fairly competent pop ballad piece (if it wouldn’t have done a Jurijus this year) about what sounds like a road accident. Many people said that if The Roop weren’t in this year, he would’ve won easily, but if not for The Roop, who knows how else would’ve the lineup sounded?

• Gabrielius Vagelis - My Guy Sounds like a love song to a guy, is actually about your own personal cheerleader that you can call “my guy”, I guess... simple synthpop piece performed by a competent and yet also very underrated by the televotes every single year he’s competed in singer, with his constant fashion choices additionally bringing him down a slight notch. Also would be a nice future ESC candidate, who knows when though, because Gebrasy is the main focus first, I guess.

And a few other songs I kinda liked, but I don’t wanna go too much in detail about each.

NF CORNER (NON-COMPETITIVE)

Organization-wise, we gotta say that we’re getting towards a pretty neat and tidy organized NF ever since Pabandom iš naujo format had even started. Sure, there were some withdrawal dramas from before the lineup (one of them being Evelina Sašenko who represented Lithuania 10 years ago already), and also the pressure of The Roop ending up as automatic finalists, and making some competitors feel like their tries are not worth it when there’s an obvious elephant in the room? But otherwise, not much notable has happened.

Except interval acts. Some good fucking food. Each and every time. Lithuania’s refined talentry jumped out constantly. My faves were Sisters On Wire though.

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Maybe they could bring the chilled out pop rock sound that The Roop tried to carry out in 2018? Who knows.

Also this guy called Voldemars Petersons sang his entry in multiple different styles, trying to give versatile genre roulette artists a run for their money. Good for him I guess

Also, manly tears on live TV

ANY LAST WORDS?

The Roop knows just how proud the nation Lithuania is of them tonight. If I know them right, they’ll stay cool, calm and collected before the show and manage to give out their best to bring Lithuania a certified final placing, and possibly a good final finish. I am grateful for them ever having had an opportunity to showcase themselves, and I will forever look back on “Discoteque” as one of the best we’ve ever sent.

SĖKMĖS LIETUVA!!! SĖKMĖS THE ROOP!!! LET’S DISCOTEQUE WOOOOOOOOOO 💛🖖💜

#eurovision #eurovision 2021 #rotterdam 2021 reviews #lithuania #the roop #discoteque #gif

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seraphm00n · 6 years

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Some Kind of Christmas

Surprise! This is a secret gift I've been working on for @chynanigans! Hope you enjoy it! since you love Blank a loooottt lol

Blank wasn't entirely sure why he was here of all places, even though he was invited by none other than Anti. The Septic Egos headquarters...was something. Especially during Christmas. He couldn't really deny coming over, though. It was either this or spending a weird evening with Mad Mike and him making weird drug/ice cream concoctions and the very disturbing raccoon version of Ethan. So, honestly, Blank could say he was having a good time here despite just hanging out in the corner, wondering why the hell Anti invited him.

Blank and Anti weren't exactly friends, but weren't exactly enemies either. They had their battles, maybe not as much as Anti and Dark, but more than anything, they spent their time ruining the other egos days through pranks and other mischievous ideas that come into their heads. Blank wouldn't say Anti was anything more than some psycho he spends his time with by either fighting or sabotaging Wilford's show again.

But here he was, witnessing the Septic Egos having a Christmas party. He was surprised when they let him in so willingly, with Marvin offering some hot chocolate or eggnog, Blank confused since he never had either of those things before, gaining a shocked reaction from Schneep and being encouraged to try some. Since Blank wasn't exactly human, he didn't need to consume food or fluids to sustain him, but went ahead and tried some. He wouldn't admit it, but he enjoyed the hot chocolate greatly.

He managed to steal Jackie's cup of hot cocoa without being seen, watching as Robbie and Jackie hang ornaments on the tree, Jackie having to stop Robbie a few times from eating the ornaments. He still hadn't seen any sign of Anti, even though Anti was the one who invited him. Blank didn't feel like asking either, sure that even if he asked, no one would really understand him that well. He mumbled too quietly, his words getting mashed into some weird gibberish. Weirdly enough, Anti was the only one who seemed to understand what he was saying. Even thought it was insults at Anti most of the time. If anything, Blank felt a bit okay with the fact Anti could understand him. "You haven't seen Anti yet, have you?", Blank was startled as Marvin walked up to him, almost spilling the hot chocolate in his hands. He shook his head quickly, Marvin sighing. "I was hoping you had, I'm afraid he's up to some prank bullshit again, and I rather not deal with that now. If you see him, try to stop him, if you can", Marvin said, walking off to help Schneep in the kitchen. Blank was now super curious as to where Anti was, trying to sense the glitch's energy anywhere. It took him a bit, but he was able to sense something...stranger than normal upstairs with Anti's energy. Almost panicky? 'Weird...', Blank thought, before heading upstairs. The sound of shuffling feet and boxes could be heard, along with a string of curses coming out of Anti's mouth. Blank walked over to the room Anti was in, peeking his head in to see what's going on.

Anti had extra Christmas lights strewn on the floor along with some leftover decorations, grumbling to himself and glitching now and then. "Don't say a fucking word or I'll cut you...or something", Anti said, not even looking in the direction of Blank. Blank shrugged and walked on, carefully stepping over the lights.

"I wasn't going to say anything, I was wondering what the hell you're doing...What the hell are you doing?" Anti sighed, stepping back from the box he was searching. "It's...a long story and I rather not say all of it, but..." Anti mumbled the last part, turning back to the box. "What was that? Didn't catch the last part. I'm the one who mumbles, dumbass, not you", Blank tilted his head, wondering what was making Anti act like this, since he was normally...you know.

Anti groaned, giving Blank a look before setting another string of lights on the floor. "I...want to surprise the others...And do somethin' nice for them, okay? I know they think I'm planning some stupid prank to ruin the party but I'm not, I really want to do something this time to surprise them...is that so bad?", he look at Blank, the saddest look on his face. Blank almost felt pity for Anti since he was always pinned as a bad guy, but...he almost felt pity. "That's not a bad thing, it's surprisingly nice coming from someone like you"

"Shut up Blank, I'm trying to be the nicer pain in the ass unlike you", Anti snickered while Blank rolled his eyes. "Alright, Anti, fine. Need any help—"

"I do, actually. That's the reason I invited you, so you can help me do this"

"Gee, and I thought you were inviting me to be friendly"

"Look, I knew you were going to be bored and stuck in a weird hell hole so maybe I wanted to get you out of that for a day, okay? Stop laughing!" Anti almost hissed as Blank was chuckling, grumbling as he picked some lights up. "Just come help or go deal with witnessing Robbie eating another ornament while Schneep gets drunk off his ass."

It took a while for things to get set up, especially while it's snowing outside and Anti having to explain what they were doing, but they got it done. Without interference from the other egos as well, with Anti and Blank taking turns to go inside to delude any suspicions the others may have about what they're doing outside. They panicked at one point from Robbie wondering outside from seeing the snow and being curious, Anti watching over him for a bit just so Robbie can play with the snow before taking him back inside to eat some gingerbread. As they admired their finished work, Blank glanced over at Anti, who was smiling until it suddenly turned into a frown. "What's wrong? Not satisfied with it completely? I don't think we can make the lights glitch—"

"What if they don't like it?", Anti muttered, his voice shaky. Blank hasn't exactly seem Anti worried over something, since Anti was more likely to not care what people thought about with what he did. "I just...I wanted to do something different. Something nice, y'know? I'm just thinking that maybe they don't take it seriously or think that something else is going to happen that's bad...Like the lights exploding or catching on fire or some shit like that..." Anti kicked some snow around with his foot, sighing. "I usually don't seem to think about things like this, right? But I do, all the time. Yeah, I don't give a fuck about what people say about me sometimes, but sometimes...It really does get to me. I want to do something nice sometimes, but get scared away from how I know it'll be taken another way that's bad".

Blank placed a hand on his shoulder, bringing Anti's attention to him. "I'm pretty sure they don't think you're all bad, Anti. I don't think you're all bad. Hell, we've done some pretty fun stuff together that isn't 'bad' as people would think, like the time we managed to get Dark's suit to become completely bright pink and blue? That was genius!" Blank smiled, receiving a light chuckle from Anti. "Yeah, that was pretty hilarious seeing how mad and embarrassed the edgelord was...Let's go get the others and surprise them, yeah? Make your first Christmas Eve go out with a bang".

"HEY LOSERS! GET OUT HERE I HAVE SOMETHING TO SHOW YOU!", Blank held back laughter as Anti yelled, the other egos coming out of the home with confused looks except Robbie, who looked excited to be out in the snow again. "Vhat are you up to now, Anti?" Schneep asked, taking a sip of the (possibly spiked) eggnog in his hand. "It's a bit concerning with how you've been suspicious with Blank all evening...", Jackie said, crossing his arms as he looked at the house as Blank plugged something in. "What the—?!"

On the house across the front of it, were strings of lights in the form of letters. They spelled "Merry Christmas Schneep, Marvin, Jackie, Robbie, Chase, from your local glitch boys, Anti and Blank" in bright colors and flashes. The egos were all shocked, even Anti and Blank with how well it looked. They grinned at each other before looking at the others, laughing at their stunned reactions. Schneep and Chase were crying from how sweet it was, Marvin was in absolute shock, Jackie was making sure Robbie didn't go try to eat the lights. But...they all seemed happy about it. Schneep awarded Anti and Blank for the wonderful surprise with plenty of cookies he made with Marvin's help. Anti loved how Robbie was fascinated with the lights and how Jackie kept saying it was a great job. Blank, well, he actually felt happy, if that's what you call the warm feeling inside. Even though he ended the night with tying Anti up in lights and hanging him from the ceiling, saying Anti was a better decoration than anything, receiving death threats among other things from the very lit up Anti. Overall, Blank could say he did have a very Merry Christmas after all.

#blankgameplays #crankgameplays #jacksepticeye #antisepticeye #egos #eko writes #hope ya enjoy chy #sorry this took forever but it came around in time lol

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resconarchive · 6 years

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prinxess's rescreatu rant

Hey all (+Riyo), it's prinxess. I found this blog today, which naturally means I spent the next 5 hours flipping through the archive lol. This was supposed to be a short post but plans never go as expected (Warning: this is LONG). If you know me, you’ve probably seen me try to talk about this stuff in the SB—which rarely goes well, haha. I’m going to word vomit on three main things: Res’s “first come, first serve” issue, Staff/ShoutBox Culture, and my own mistakes.

This isn’t Voice of God. I’m just a flawed 20-year-old who feels compelled articulate her thoughts at least once somewhere.

I accept responsibility for what’s written below.

1. Early Birds Get the Worm

Nice names are Res’s lifeblood. The aim of the game is to accumulate as many as you can. It didn't start out that way but that’s what it's become; it's human nature to want what your peers want. We enjoy having valuable things—the proof is in the pixels. But LOL good names are now worth 1B tu? This is why people are so upset with the site. If you made an account in 2006, quickly hatched three creatu named Diamond, Emerald, and Sapphire, and didn't log in again until now, your account would be worth more than someone who joined a year ago but has put in hundreds of hours into the site.

1B is pretty abstract, so I'll offer a cold splash of in-game reality. 700M = $100

Many of Rescreatu’s issues writhe around one malignant crux: its “first come, first serve” groundwork. Meaning, if your account isn’t old enough to be sent off to grade school, then you are out of luck. With everything. If you weren’t there when you could fish tier-1 names from the Atquateen Forest, if you weren’t there during the mass graveyard purges, if you weren’t smart enough to buy valuable names en masse for cheap from naive tweens 8 years ago, you’re out of luck. Unless Mr. Moneybags disembowels him/herself into your hands, you will never measure up to the sheer wealth of a select few old users (Gunmetal, Fleur, etc).

The visible wealth disparity is unreal. It’s kind of cute—there’s this ritual where when a newbie appears in the SB, older users flood them with tu and lovely creatu because they know baby bambi can’t make it on their own in modern Res. But what about the invisible users? The 99% who never set foot in the SB? Imagine you’re twelve, creating an account for the first time. You’re given XYZtu (aka not enough) to start off with. Hatching pets is fun. You like finding clothes for your avatar in the trash. A while later, you become interested in buying more creatu, so you fiddle around with the Creatu Search. And... you realize that the only good rwns are in the 20M+ range.

Actually no—a few weeks ago, a user called prinxess went through the entire directory, cleaned out most lower-priced RWNs, and stuck them in her shop at mark-up. But hey, she left “Blisters” and “Introspective” for you.

There’s nothing to do on Rescreatu except lord your cool names over other users. Nothing else... except... wait. Isn’t the Kir Quest about colors, not names? Which brings me to my next point. Years ago, blondes were worth 700k, and albinos 3M. Players back then threw these cheap creatu at Kir and rode the Uldavian Express to higher Rounds at mach speed (there are 5 Rounds now. each need an additional 120 creatu/points to access). Nowadays, albinos are no longer stocked in ranchers—period. I’m talking chimbies and meragons, not even seasonals. To use myself as an example, I restarted Kir a month ago (I was only at 25 points, Round 1). I’ll be the first to admit I wasn’t being 100% efficient with my tu, but within a few days, I managed to add an additional 23 creatu to that number. At the cost of nearly one billion tu. 95% of which went towards beans.

If you’re a newbie with a dream of earning a Cyancu Nest, you need to give Kir 180 creatu total. That isn’t just hard—it’s straight-up impossible. From a cost/benefit standpoint, if you do not already have a substantial amount of Kir points, do not touch the Quest. Instead, buy the prize shop items from other users.

Because, let’s do some math. 180 (creatu) x 7,800,000 (price per bean) = 1,404,000,000tu.

I swear on every god out there that, overall, you will not just be spending 7.8M per creatu.

Cyancu eggs are selling for 500M each/1.5B for a nest, pretty close to that mythical 1,404,000,000 number. Just buy the egg.

A staff member once told me, “The Kir Quest is supposed to be hard.” Fair enough. The original purpose of the Quest was to fix Res’s overpopulation problem. Make higher colors valuable again. But now we’ve swung hard towards creatu extinction. The fix is relatively simple. Have Kir ask for blondes/albinos less often. Or increase the likelihood of hatching colors. Should be a simple coding tweak.

Side-note: With beans having become an integral part of Rescreatu’s ONLY real continuous Quest, why are they still cash shop items? People love to tout “but the site needs money to run”. How about put out a better product instead of squeezing users with Stockholm Syndrome/a gambling addiction out of more pennies? Actually, not pennies, it’s serious cash. The next promo is $100 for 3 retired CS eggs—a promo which was supposed to be in December, but moved because the higher ups thought users would be too strapped for cash during Christmas.

2. Staff/Culture

Hopelessness makes the newer users leave. Staff corruption poisons the rest. I’m not involved in current Rescreatu politics, but in the past it absolutely was a thing. Even with generally loved and respected staff members.

I don’t want to disclose too much information, but since I’m old and weary, I’ll say that (without asking for it) a substantial boon was thrown my way because I was friendly with a member of staff. They are still highly regarded within the community.

14BM was unabashedly shady. One day, I announced I was selling a name on the SB and got in touch with a buyer. During our back-and-forth rmailing, 14BM rmailed me to say one of us had “accidentally hit the report button” which pointed her to our conversation. She warned me the other user was ripping me off, and that she could give me a better offer. Not very professional behavior, in my honest opinion.

Way back when, BillyBob was abusing glitches.

A name appeared in anon-staff’s Showroom one hot second after the person it belonged to was banned for “using a bot to find eggs.” Anon-staff had previously asked if they’d ever sell the name and they had said no. Shady.

Real talk. A staff member told me they don’t even care if you use bots, just as long as you don’t find enough seasonal eggs to ruin the market. I think anything above 40 is considered suspicious. Nevermind if you actually have no life and want to search for eggs for 48 hours straight.

There were way more corruption incidents, but those were so long ago I barely remember them. As for current staff, I can’t speak for them. Honestly, I can’t tell who most people are anymore because of all the username switching lol. There’s this ridiculous implicit rule of “don’t ask what someone’s username used to be” around Res. Like hello? That makes no sense. Not only do they retain their unique pets, but really, if someone hated you, a simple change of username isn’t going to make them suddenly forget who you are. Similarly, the whole idea of a new username being “a new start” for the user is frankly hilarious. Especially when you act no different.

That’s unfortunately just the start of my issue with Res’s “nice” culture. I’ll call it by another name: suck-up culture. It’s this omnipresent force of saccharine sweetness that’s nearly alive from how many people are hooked up into it. Plenty of users are genuinely nice, I won’t knock that. But damn, when a staff member/older user/wealthbag comes on the SB? It’s a vicious competition to prove how close they are are with that member. Immediately, there are “glomps” and “huggles” and “we’re married!/best friends” as if they actually give a shit about the other person. You do not. I know you do not. Everyone knows you do not. You’re just trying to get free things—and hey, it’s not a bad move, since those users are generally the gifting type. Oh. The cringiest thing is when a fan gives a popular user a cheap present, so the popular user will feel obliged to give them something in return—hopefully a better something. Machiavelli must be rolling in his grave.

This sugary behavior has somehow infected staff as well. I find it doubly disgusting because I can’t even call them out on it.

“<3 oh sweetheart, just so you know, what you’re doing is called spam. [link to rules] please take a look!! :333 ^_^”

“ *pops in* haiiiii guys, sorry to bump in but could you please take this convo to rmail? :3 *hugs* squeeeee <333 *hopes you dont hate me* ”

Like, fucking Christ. I can feel their phantom arms around me in my sleep. Can anyone speak normally anymore? Does everything need to be qualified with butterflies, sunshine, and overtures of love?

Back to the subject of staff... that issue is multifaceted. First, it’s a weirdly cyclical thing. Notice how newly chosen staff are almost always friends with current staff? I don’t believe I’ve ever seen some anon that’s never visited the SB become staff purely on merit (save for artists/programmers). But I could be wrong. Anyway, users inducted into staff are usually already one of Res’s wealthy elite. I can only speak for the trend I’ve noticed over the years, but A LOT of people become staff as a status symbol. Some also do it because they’re invested in the site and want to make it better. The two aren’t mutually exclusive. You can want to help while liking the boost in popularity at the same time. The real issue with staff is how they are compensated. Getting paid in credits (cash points?) actively increases the wealth disparity in the site. There’s a difference between giving someone 100 dollars versus a handful of credits. If someone handed you a hundred dollars, would you use it for rent or on some virtual name tags? Without this choice, staff are essentially forced into one course of action: buy credit shop items, put these items in their merchant shop, sell them to users, rake in tu. Or just sell cp for tu.

Rescreatu doesn’t use their staff properly. I’m referring to writers and artists. There are hundreds of wearable items available, but dressing up an avatar to look forum-fancy isn’t the purpose of a pet site. It’s a nice feature. But I didn’t join Rescreatu so I could play dress-up, I joined for the pets, for the battle arena, for the story of it all. Writers, I feel, are the most wasted of all. Does anyone actually read the stories in the books? Does anyone buy books, even? Res should take their talent and invest in proper story lines. They have six writers right now. Come on. Put up a good kidnapping site-wide story involving Xoria and Loyna. Get a competition between Scria users and Reiflem users going. Maybe the story could be Quest-style, with the users voting on how the story moves with their tu. Do something!

...Because this site also needs a tu sink. Desperately. Contrary to popular belief, the Kir Quest isn’t a tu sink, it vacuums money up to the top dogs of Rescreatu. You buy 10 beans—where are you getting these beans? More than likely, it’s from a staff member selling 70 of them in their shop. IRL right now there are 4 users selling beans: Feather x34, Isolation x30, Umbreon420 x1, Phos x36. Nothing against these users—in fact, I like them, but do you notice a trend? What do staff do with all this tu? They buy names at premium prices because they can afford to.

Q: Wait, prinx. If you just paid real money, you could have lots of tu too! A: My honor code forbids me from validating freemium games

Q: But, prinx. Why don’t you just become staff? A: I tried when I was 13 but they didn’t accept me ): Probably for good reason.

It’s shocking that the stock market hasn’t been removed/tweaked yet. It shouldn’t be possible to buy 50,000 stocks of FAS for 400k on Sunday, and sell that for 20M one week later. This is another reason why names are considered the real currency on Rescreatu. Their value increases along with the inflation. It’s the only safe investment you can make.

3. Me

So, my long-winded rant is out of the way. Above, I mentioned I’d like to apologize for myself, so here I go. For context, these past few months I’ve been trying to get rid of my RWNs through forum auctions. In the latest thread, I stuck in an umbrella clause basically saying that I reserved the right to pull whatever bullshit I wanted, which I used, without warning, to tack 1.2B Autobuy options to the names. Half my reason was I was being egged on by a friend to do it. Half was because I just didn’t care. Never in my wildest dreams did I even imagine one person would actually go for it, let alone 3. When I opened the thread the morning after, I felt dread. My actions understandably upset quite a few people. I acknowledge that what I did was unprofessional. I regret it, and I’ve learned a valuable lesson.

In general, I’ve spent my recent years on Rescreatu being rude and abrasive. Trying to tie 14 year old staff in logic knots, picking at overly sensitive members, engaging trolls, the works. I’ve been throwing angsty melodrama around like glow-sticks at an EDM concert, and it isn’t fair to the newer members who have no memory of Res’s past.

This post clocks in at 2.5k words. The only reason I’ve written so much is because Rescreatu means/meant so much to me. For all its faults, Res somehow just works. Maybe because it encourages addictive behavior. Maybe because of the community. Whatever it is, it’s helped the site escape multiple waves of peril that would’ve killed any other. For that it deserves some applause.

If you want to contact me, rmail me or email me at [email protected]. I don't bite

Peace.

#rescreatu #submission

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thedappleddragon · 4 years

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Day 62 (Wednesday May 13th)

Today we planned to get up a little early because my brother want to take my sister and I to a big park and do some light hiking. I woke up at like 8 but didn’t actually get up for a while. I went in and out of the living room a few times because that’s where my brother was sleeping and I didn’t know what kind of time constraint we were on, but eventually we were all up and had breakfast and packed and hopped in the car. We had a lot of fun just talking but eventually I started getting a headache and thinking about stuff I didn’t want to think about. I didn’t say anything because I was sure it would get better once we got out of the car and started walking around. But when we got there, the entrance we wanted to go through was closed. We drove to another one a little ways away, but that one was closed too. When we pulled over and called the parks number, it turns out they were open but not allowing cars in. We all thought that was stupid and went home a little disappointed. I think they did it to discourage people from too far away from coming to the park. :/ My sister and I hung out at home and did school work while my brother went out and did whatever. A friend in my dnd group is having her birthday tomorrow (today as I’m typing but whatever) so I decided to draw her dnd character. I spent a really long time on it, and I was really proud of the shading I did, and I even did a simple background. I was really impressed with myself because I haven’t been drawing like AT ALL during quarantine. My dad came home and cooked some food on the grill, my brother came home, and we all ate. I kept working on the gift drawing, and when I finished and went to save it, my phone glitched out and I lot a lot of progress. I got really mad and quickly re-did the last bit of flat coloring and coloring the lines but didn’t feel like re-doing the shading. I showed the groupchat that didn’t include the birthday girl and felt better because they kept calling me an art goddess lol. I’m still disappointed, but I’m proud of how it turned out anyway.

I also noticed that the ghost was overlapping with the glove wierd, and when I tried to go change it in adobe sketchbook, it won’t let me access the file anymore, so whatever :/

While I finished eating, my brother finished installing photoshop onto his old/my new laptop. I played stardew valley for a while, and he sat next to me and had some wine and talked and we laughed over wierd-ass deviantart stuff until he struck up a conversation with dad instead and I got some food and quit the game. One weird thing happened in the middle of me playing, and I think it was just my ADD, but still. I was focusing really hard on trying to catch a fish but my brother tried to sit down and asked me to move at the same time and I literally Could Not do both and I yelled at him to wait lol.

After I quit, I went to my room and read some of a book and did comprehention questions for online learning. The English department decided we wouldn’t do the questions for the rest of the book, but I emailed my teacher if he could send them to me anyway and he did and that was super nice of him!

Just now while trying to fall asleep I thogut of a really stressful embarrassing thing in one of my classes, the kind of memory that makes you squeeze your eyes shut and shake your head and say some curse words, the same kind I was having in the car. It was when I was giving a presentation for creative writing (I think) and I hated that class and gjhbfbhffhhhggggghhhhh. Not fun. But then I remembered that I never have to step foot in that building ever again so that gave me some solace.

#thanks for coming to my ted talk #corona diary #my art

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rafespeaks · 6 years

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since apparently u didn’t get it before: do all the muse meme for Silver

1- What’s their full name?

Silver Batalino

2- What’s the reason/meaning behind their name?

He was named after his grandfather on Giovanni’s side, Argentino. (Argentino means Silver.)

3- Do they have a nickname? What’s the meaning behind it?

No nickname. He doesn’t like nicknames. Sometimes (rarely) people call him ‘Silv’, which is just a shortened version of his name. Surprisingly, he’s less adverse to this type of nickname than others. Still doesn’t like it all that much though.

4- Do they have a false name? Why? Does it have any meaning?

Despite living as a thief for a while and who his parents are, he doesn’t have a false name. In the past, he highly disliked sharing his name at all, and he never mentioned his last name if he could help it. Now that he has a more stable life and he’s done all he can to rectify his past deeds though, he’s more open to saying who he is. A good thing too, considering all the socializing he’s done recently.

5- How old are they? How old do they appear?

As of our last RP, Silver was sixteen. Since then, the birthday we set for him has come around again, though at this point we may just say screw it & not count the past year towards the time passed in the Glitch Gen universe. (We did a lot of things since his last birthday, most recently the Alola thread everything that stemmed from it. Holidays that followed were Christmas, Valentine’s Day, & Father’s Day, but we can shove our newest ideas in around everything that happened there instead of it being a half year to a year later.) So... sixteen going on seventeen pretty much. Because of his height though, he often looks a couple years younger than he is. This annoys him to NO end.

6- What is their eye color? Do they have to use glasses or contacts? How good/bad is their vision?

Silver’s eyes are a very light, steely blue. I’ve talked with Turbomun about him possibly needing glasses before, but Idk exactly how bad it’d be, or even whether he’d be nearsighted (like me) or farsighted... ehehehe.........

7- What is their weight/height? What kind of body type/build do they have?

Silver is 5′ even. Couldn’t tell you his weight, but it’s lighter than you’d expect. He a scrawny, wiry boi.

8- What is their skin tone/type? If they have fur, how long is it? Does it have any markings or patterns?

Silver has EXTREMELY light skin with freckles. The freckles are light enough that they’re not too noticeable if he hasn’t gotten much sun in a while, but the downside of getting sun is that he sunburns easily.

9- Do they have any distinguishing marks?

Not sure how to answer this...? Haven’t really thought about birthmarks, though if he had any, they’re easily covered up by his clothes. He also has a few scars, though the more prominent ones are again easily covered by clothes.

10- What are their prominent features?

The red hair is hard to miss. Also the bad attitude and general dislike of socializing with strangers.

11- How attractive are they to others?

If the internet is anything to go by... he is VERY attractive to others. His attitude tends to put off most people though.

12- Are they healthy? If no, why not?

He’s... a lot healthier than he was after just a short time on his own. But fending for himself for so long no doubt stunted his growth on top of him getting a raw deal in the genetic lottery in regards to his height. He also got sick a lot on his own, but this has lead to a stronger immune system over time & a good understanding of how to treat himself with whatever he can find in the immediate area.

13- What’s their favorite color? Why?

Silver is pretty indifferent towards colors, but he tends to like those that are darker & cooler like black or navy blue. The one warm color he likes more is red, & that’s mainly because it looks good on him as an accent color with his red hair.

14- What’s their least favorite color? Why?

No least favorite color.

15- What’s their favorite music? Why?

Anime themes, classical music, and rock music. The anime is because he is a closet nerd & the classical & rock is just because that’s what he likes. No real reason to it.

16- What kind of food do they like or have to eat?

Silver isn’t particularly picky, but he does enjoy sweets more than other types of food. He is also more accustomed to Japanese and Italian cuisine.

17- What kind of books do they like to read?

Long, immersive fantasy stories never fail to pull him in. Especially in the vein of Lord of the Rings. He doesn’t appreciate romantic subplots much, though.

18- How do they get around?

He flies with either Crobat or Lugia. If he’s in a pinch though, he can depend on Entei or Meganium to take him places. (Meganium wouldn’t be very fast of course, but it’s still an option for if he injured himself or something.)

19- Are they a daredevil or more cautious?

Silver is usually a cautious person. The only exception is when Team Rocket is involved in some way. He hates them with a burning passion and tends to lose most common sense & logical thinking when faced with them.

20- How do they handle being alone?

He actually enjoys being alone to a degree, but after a while he will seek out company. I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again - he’s much like a cat in this regard.

21- Name any good habits they have

I... honestly can’t think of any...? I’ll have to think on that.

22- Name any bad habits they have

Habitual self-isolation... S’not good, man. Also a tendency to set his own preferences aside around friends and family, which makes asking for his opinion the WORST THING.

23- What are their favorite hobbies or pastimes?

He likes to read. Also when he’s older, I’d imagine he repairs books on a regular basis as like... pet projects of his.

24- How would they like to spend a rainy day? A sunny day?

In bed with a good book on both accounts. Or maybe indulging in a bit of anime.

25- Where do they come from? What is their culture? Any traditions or things of that sort in their hometown?

Silver was born in Viridian, but spent most of his childhood in Fuchsia City & then traveled constantly around Kanto and Johto. As a result of all that, he really doesn’t have any ties to one particular town.

26- List out their immediate family. How good is their relationship with them?

Giovanni (father) - decently good and getting better with each passing dayAriana (mother) - horrible and will likely never recover

27- Are they diurnal or nocturnal? Early bird or night owl?

Left to his own devices, Silver is more nocturnal. He is a complete night owl. The sun is a deadly laser.

28- What are they afraid of? What are they not afraid of?

He is afraid of losing those he cares about, Team Rocket returning, going back to his abusive ways, and thunderstorms.He is NOT afraid of most anything else. Wary and untrusting with some things, certainly, but not really afraid.

29- What are their goals? How are they going to achieve those goals?

He has already achieved pretty much every goal he’s set for himself. Now he’s trying to figure out a direction to point his life in.

30- Are there any obstacles that might get in the way of their goals?

Only his natural introversion and dislike of strangers.

31- How well known are they among the common folk? Is it for a good reason?

He isn’t really THAT well known, but he beat the Johto E4 and Champion Lance, not to mention he’s dating Champion Ethan/Gold, so... he’s moderately well known.

32- Do they hold any secrets? What are they?

His biggest secret is who he’s related to, and as an extension, his relation to Team Rocket. He’d rather die than allow the general public to know about that. Especially since that would put his father in danger.

33- When confronted with danger, how would they react?

He either calls on his Pokemon to support him or promptly Nopes the other way.

34- What is their species? Describe their species and their features

Lol he human.

35- What is their basic story?

Mafia prince runs away when dad leaves to soul search. Steals things and learns to live off the land. Abuses his partners until 3 years later a happy-go-lucky kid beats his ass at every turn & he eventually realizes his lack of compassion is his downfall. 3 more years later he reconciles w/ his dad, starts dating the happy-go-lucky kid & his childhood friend, and achieves all the goals he ever set for himself, even being chosen by two legendary Pokemon to be their trainer. Now he lives in relative peace under the radar, hoping no one pops in to arrest his dad & occasionally wondering if he’ll be given a position as a Gym Leader at one point or another.

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one from every category for whoever you like: 3, 26, 50, 72, 89

oh boy.

idk who you are but you took the bait and now i’m NEVER gonna shut up

3 What is the meaning behind their name? Do they have any nicknames?

oh this is going to be fun as most of my characters don’t use their actual name to avoid the government

Nox

her name is the same as the roman goddess for night she doesn't have any nicknames yet other then Nox. unfortunately I haven’t figured out what her given name is yet lol

Bai

her name means white. cause she’s albino. ha.ha. i’m so original 🙃 her nickname is little boy blue or lbb on missions or fancy pants when out and about

NotBa

his name means not your dad. :^) his real name is Ezichiel.

Massa

her name is the same as the location for the first Mosque in Africa with the last 2 letters dropped. Her given name is Yusra which means ease or comfort

Hansen

his name means son of Hans. his nickname is Diao which can mean a lot of different things, cool guy, artful, bird of pray.... dick. oh Diao... the twins may have given you this name but that doesn't mean its free of malice...

The Twins

Bigs and Lil’ both are nicknames made up by Bigs about who’s the older sister. (hint: it’s not Bigs) their actual names are Lilly or Baihe (Lil’) and Camillia or Chahua (Bigs)

Alma

her name means kind soul or little girl. she has no nicknames. too pure too good. can’t go on recon missions I love her.

Pegan

their name means that they are a godless heathen just the way they were meant to be. that is their name now. fuck you if you want to change that.

Glitch

see Pegan

Camp

see Glitch

26 Are they aware of their flaws?

Nox

unfortunately no which really stresses her out

Bai

Nope. sister is clueless but when she does become aware she works her best to correct them

NotBa

He’s painfully aware. it’s killed people in the past.

Massa

she is mostly unaware of her flaws and often thinks she is peak person but if Nox ever actually gets out of her own head to point them out she’d start working on them in a heartbeat

Hansen

surprisingly yes. does he know how to solve the issue ? no. is he stuck in a screaming loop of self hatred over this ? who knows. he’s not gonna tell you.

The Twins

acutely, they are both kids still and haven’t had much time to self reflect but i’d say they are both well on their way to being the most well rounded individuals

Alma

she is perfect. what are you saying ?

Pegan

yep. that’s why they need others around to balance it all out.

Glitch

see Pegan.

Camp

see Glitch.

50 How would you describe their style of clothing? How would they describe their style of clothing?

Nox

Nox wears an interesting assortment of shitty clothes you could probably find at hot topic in the scene section but only if you excavated it from a 100 year old dumpster and then hit it with your car. she loves wearing yellow but needs to wear darker colors to sneaky better. she’s a thief at heart and half her clothes are either cut up with a knife to help with the summer heat or stitched together to help with the windy winters

she’d describe her style as one that gets the job done.

Bai

Bai wears a sort of neo-ming dynasty style. A lot of the clothing is very flowy and reminiscent of one of the last great chinese empires back when their culture was “without corruption”. a political fashion that evolved from Beijing specifically to raise national pride post war as part of their cultural growth efforts. her favorite colours are soft blues accented with purples.

she would describe her style as elegant and modest.

NotBa

NotBa wears patched up clothes, often pieces of his old peace corps uniform that are well worn and soft he has a sweater that he absolutely loves to death. Cable knit and comfortable as all hell. he’s almost always wearing his Kippa and tzitzit. his favorite colours are dark green and cream colours

he would say his style is a reminder to him about his past and his promises for the future. except his sweater. he fuckin loves that sweater

Massa

Massa wears clothes that are more so something you might find in the 90′s dull pinks, blues and purples accented with her turquoise scarf that she pulls up for prayer. she often wears pull over fleecy sweaters with a zipper that ends around her chest. you know the one.

She would describe her style as functional but colorful

Hansen

Hansen wears yoga capris he stitched pockets on to create cargos. that’s all you need to know about him. he is horrible and every day I have to spend thinking about him is a day robbed from me.

He would say he has the best style. functional, comfortable and unique.

The Twins

Bigs wears a worn out backwards baseball cap (cause she is a cool 90′s kid and a little bby buch lesbian) almost always while rocking that good old blue rainboots, shorts, sweater combo. Lil’ has a hair clip with a plastic flower on it (again think 90s for these kids) she at least tucks her zip off cargo pants into her pink rainboots but makes up for her common sense by leaving her coat tied around her waist almost always so she’s running around in a tank top all the time. Bigs loves wearing blues and darker colours while Lil’ loves pinks and softer colours.

they would both say their styles suit them just fine and if you have anything to say about it they don’t care.

Alma

Alma loves flowy skirts and stripes, she often wears a striped long sleeved shirt paired with a tea length skirt and work boots. she often wears thermal leggings to fight off the cold because of this but she doesn't care. she feels cute. she loves to wear soft and light greens and darker colors or black. a pencil is almost always tucked into her braids and if she hasn’t already added pockets to her outfit she’s wearing her pocket belt. made from an old army jacket.

She would discribe her style as not very practical but pretty.

Pegan

Pegan learned how to sew as a child and oh my god. you can tell. think punk queer trash meets high fashion but make it functional. They love to take formal wear rip it apart and add fishnets or a tear away skirt or just mix men's and women's fasion. They are a drag performer after all. Pegan also wears heavy heavy makeup most of the time to help fool the facial recognition technology littered throughout the city.

They would discribe their style as incredibly practical and calculated. Everything they wear has a reason

Glitch

Glitch wears a lot of black accented with neon blues. Think scene but also hacker geek chic and you have glitch. Zei also have to make a lot of zeir clothes comfortable to wear while using a chair and Pegan is usually more then happy to help.

Zei would discribe zeir style as being very fasion and not to much function. Zei are all about the aesthetics

Camp

Camp wears a lot of loose clothing especially pants but prefers a tighter shirt. turtle necks are also a big thing in his wardrobe even if it's a sleeveless one.

He has no idea how to discribe his style he's blind. Comfortable for him and it makes all the wrong people uncomfortable which is just a bonus to him.

72 would they rather have stability or comfort?

Oh fuck

Nox

For her it's the same thing. To be stable is to be comfortable

Bai

Comfort. She's stupid rich. She dosen't know what instability is.

NotBa

Comfort. Stability can follow but he just wants to rest. This man is so. Fucking. Tired.

Massa

Stability. See Nox.

Hansen

Comfort. He has had one of the more stable up bringings having been with Notba the longest and would like to feel some of that sweet sweet comfort.

The Twins

Stability. They are the newest to the haven and are still getting used to it all

Alma

Comfort. See Hansen.

Pegan

To be comfortable is to be stable. They are one in the same.

Glitch

Comfort. For glitch having all their acess needs met with less work would be much more welcome then stability any day.

Camp

Stability. He had some of the most unstable upbringings you can imagine. He'd like to feel what it's like to have both feet on solid ground for once.

89 what is their dnd alignment?

Ok now I KNOW who sent this...

Nox

True neutral I'd say. She's ok with doing stuff with the law if it fits her situation but she has 0 issues breaking it too. Has no strong feelings about the government as she dosen't really have time to think about it. She just needs to survive.

Bai

Chaotic good. This girl grew up sheltered but then someone pegan told her what crime was and she has never looked back she goes hard for the resistance and gives no shits that they were resisting her like 3 minutes ago. Fuck the system.

NotBa

Lawful good. This man. He is so tired. He will turn a blind eye to your crimes and pretend he has no idea what is going on but you can not pay him to commit a crime. Lit.er.ally.

Massa

Chaotic nuteral. She does what will benefit her the most while causing a little chaos along the way. As a treat.

Hansen

Lawful neutral. He does what will benefit him and his family and will do so in a way that causes the least amount of trouble.

The Twins

Chaotic good. These girls know what is UP. They hate the government. They want it to go DOWN they will break every law they can on the way to doing it.

Alma

Lawful neutral. She can not legally commit a crime except existing I guess but she has no strong feelings either way about the government. Mainly because she spends almost all of her time in the haven

Pegan

Chaotic good. You can fit so many felonies into this bad them. *slaps ass like a car hood* Pegan helps lead the resistance. They love crimes and being a criminal. Everything they do is a crime. Their clothes? Stolen. The money they have? It's from sex work. The bagel they are eating? Made in an illigal bakery that follows religious laws which are illigal with the money that they got from doing illigal things. Gay rights !

Glitch

Neutral good. Won't go out of zir way to commit a crime and prefers to play it by the book but also fuck the government you feel ?

Camp

Lawful neutral. If pressed will commit a crime but frankly it makes him anxious and he would really rather stay home and make soup.

#this was fun !#please send more my way !!!!#oc #meme #ask meme

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