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ramenwithbroccoli · 1 year

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Started calling my friends "soldier" as a joke when I address them personally, the only problem is, I can't stop. Seeing a person online who should be asleep by now? "Go to sleep soldier". Sibling sharing something they finally managed to do? "Good job soldier". An old lady falling down the stairs right in front of me? I have to manually flip the switch in my brain as to not call her soldier when I'm asking if she's alright.

#I get that life is an one big fight but damn #I'm turning into a captain and I don't even have enough qualifications #When I'm trying to comfort someone I have to manually delete all of 'soldiers' from my message #It started off as a joke but really I don't think that's a joke anymore #And it all started with *drums*#bbc ghosts #Don't watch a show with gay captain or you will BECOME the gay captain #Learning lessons the hard way #That's all for today‚ soldiers

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bklynmusicnerd · 1 year

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Spencer really isn't getting the fact that Victor is a content terrorist. He thinks Victor's reacting emotionally over family like Spencer typically does himself. It's not hitting him that the whole genocide thing was always Victor's plan because he just genuinely believes in ecofascism. Spencer's romanticization of his family's history is making more sense now that it's clear he didn't do the reading. I know he's embarrassed that he chose this man as his fake namesake.

#general hospital #spencer cassadine #learning lessons the hard way #victor cassadine #is still confused that spencer is not team ecofascism

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cozylittleartblog · 1 year

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diversity win your spam emails are queer

#deltarune #spamton #swatch #art #doodles #pansexual #bigshot spamton #stupid joke ive had sitting in my head for months whjbfghbjdfg. artist brain override gay brain (me too). good for him though!!#me refilling my printer ink tanks: omg my printer is pan... soooo coool....#and dont forget that he owned the mettaton dress of transgenderism either. arguably this has the trans flag colors too #wait theres a car joke here also. TransAm? more like TransPan. haha nice #+ his glasses fit the theme so Bonus Spam + i changed my 90s swat a little again #they're just gonna be different every time i draw them. for funsies. and thats fine. i havent even posted 90s queen yet SMFH !!!!!#there's something to be said about metaphors in their 90s fashion choices. something something more colorful design back then #something something not hiding their eyes yet something something Learned A Lesson....#you could read that a certain way. or perhaps not #obligatory 'my swatch uses they them' tag #obligatory 'fine to tag as ship if you want idc' tag #obligatory 'oh god i swear im trying so hard to draw and post more' tag #i saw a tag on a post from like 2019 that said 'man i only posted 9 times last month!' and im like. god. i wish i could post 9 times a #month Now???? honey you had a big storm comin #i just keep starting things i dont have the energy to finish. except for a silly gay color profile joke apparently #im sure the Smoke Smell goes reeeal good with the Dumpster Smell btw.

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laughhardrunfastbekindsblog · 10 days

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It took 2 people to fully convince Crosshair to do a 180 on the Empire - but neither of those people were Bad Batch members.

They couldn't be. What would a squad of defective clones who had been disobeying orders since day 1 know about loyalty to an institution determined to establish order for the good of the galaxy? What would they know about finding purpose in being "good soldiers"?

Now, I DO think the seeds of Crosshair's eventual defection were planted by his brothers. Hunter pointing out that "Blind allegiance makes you a pawn" and then telling Crosshair "All you'll ever be to them is a number" are statements that are proven later to be true. But it takes Cody and Mayday to drive the lessons home.

Cody and Mayday share several characteristics that place them in unique positions to influence Crosshair:

Both are regs who accepted and befriended Crosshair - Cody says he specifically asked for Crosshair for the mission, and Mayday is upfront and friendly to Crosshair right from the start. (Contrast this to the other regs getting up to move tables when Crosshair sits to eat, or the other clone troopers who walk past Crosshair to get onto the shuttle without even sparing him a glance.)

Both are commanders. (I believe Crosshair ultimately respects authority for the most part: even when he was arguing with and challenging Hunter in "Aftermath," he still deferred to Hunter's orders until his inhibitor chip was intensified and he was then promoted to commander.)

Both are loyal soldiers who have served the Empire well - again, these regs are still commanders even under the new government. And we all know how important loyalty to the Empire is to Crosshair at this point.

Both save Crosshair's life during their missions.

In short, both are regs, but they are still soldiers Crosshair can quickly identify with and trust.

I think it's key that Crosshair encountered Cody before Mayday, though. And despite their similarities, both soldiers drive home different points.

CODY

Cody is one of the few regs we know Crosshair already respected - and still respects, given that Crosshair almost smiles when he recognizes him.

(Some proof in case it isn't apparent: Crosshair goes from frowny face...

...to relaxed almost-happy-if-you-squint-just-right face)

Anyway, while Cody does drop some hints early on that he has doubts about the Empire, he is willing to carry out the mission to rescue "Governor" Grotton, showing he will follow orders to a certain extent. However, he shows more restraint than Crosshair might have: he doesn't attack the civilians despite their obvious mistrust of the soldiers, he comes to an understanding with Tawni Ames, he's NOT willing to follow an order to execute her, and he is clearly dismayed and disappointed by her death.

And so, at the end of a "successful" mission, Cody more plainly reveals the depth of his dissatisfaction with following orders against one's own moral scruples:

Hunter had said "Blind allegiance makes you a pawn." And Cody, unwilling to blindly and unquestioningly be a pawn - or act like a battle droid - any longer, goes AWOL.

But that lesson alone isn't enough to make Crosshair turn on the Empire. Instead, he needs Mayday to give him the final push.

MAYDAY

First, Mayday indicates how appalled he is by the idea of anyone leaving their own behind - which we know is a sore spot for Crosshair. But most importantly, Mayday has demonstrated since he was first introduced that he strongly believes in soldiers being loyal to and looking out for each other (which is far different than just being loyal to the Empire).

Second, Mayday unknowingly challenges Crosshair's belief that serving the Empire provides meaningful purpose. (Remember that one of Crosshair's main arguments to his brothers about joining the Empire was so they could "find purpose again.")

Then, he unwittingly goes for the jugular and rips apart the motto Crosshair had adopted.

And then, in case Crosshair has any lingering doubts about the answer to Mayday's rhetorical question, Nolan decidedly answers the question for him.

Hunter had said "All you'll ever be to them is a number," and he is proven right in the most heartbreaking way.

Crosshair had accused his brothers of not being loyal to him; unfortunately, now he sees what true disloyalty looks like. And for Crosshair - severe and unyielding - realizing that he has misplaced his loyalty by giving it to an entity that mocks him and casts him AND those he cares about aside for doing so... this is the final straw.

Thankfully, Crosshair has now rediscovered the people who are worthy of his loyalty.

#the bad batch #tbb #clone force 99 #star wars #star wars the bad batch #tbb crosshair #commander mayday #tbb mayday #commander cody #tbb cody #lessons learned the hard way #tbb analysis #and now i'm crying #shouldn't have rewatched these episodes #but they are SOOO GOOD #save crosshair #amazing character development in only two episodes #this is longer than i intended it to be - again #but this is what happens when i have to wait four more days for the finale

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senseioftheseidiots · 5 months

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So Wu, any fond memories of your father? Must've been a lot of pressure for you and your brother, growing up as the children of the First Spinjitzu Master

#A lesson learned the hard way #is still a lesson learned :)#gheheehehehhe #ngl i wish rp profiles would react to this #wu ninjago #master wu #ninjago wu #ninjago #wu #ninjago master wu #ask!wu #its a whole headcanon that fsm isolated garmadon #and wu's punishment was excessive training #because wu was the literal golden child #he needed some way to discipline him #and garmadon never even knew about it #anywho

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traumxrei-archive · 10 months

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leona and jamil’s interactions in 6-67 and their growth

book 6 threw me in for a wringer with leona and jamil’s relationship, and it's funny because i never realized how similar they are until leona was pointing out all of jamil's negative thoughts about himself, as if he knew these thoughts like the back of his hand. tell me i'm not the only one seeing parallels between them:

jamil as a kid was told he was never going to be equal to kalim, because he's supposed to be kalim's servant; having to concede to him at every turn in private and in public.

leona as a kid hearing whispers about how he was so different from the bright falena, and how he wouldn't ever get the throne; all his achievements a mere shadow to anything falena did.

jamil who tried to create an elaborate scheme to pit everyone against kalim, and to subtly kick kalim from his "throne", only for it all to backfire, and for him to be so scorned by having everyone find out that he overblotted.

leona who created a plot in order to secretly reduce competition in the magift tournaments, and tried to severely injure malleus draconia to keep him from playing, only for his plot to be revealed, and for him to give up on trying, thus leading to his overblot.

and then when you think about it, leona probably sees the younger version himself in jamil. jamil’s lust for power is something that leona’s been through more than once, and he knows how being arrogant can lead someone down a bad path.

the rut that he was stuck in was the fact that he thought he was more suitable than falena. but was leona right for the throne ? or did he just want the throne to prove all the people who slighted him wrong ? and again, with magift, he knew that he didn't have the magic power to beat malleus, but he still wanted to win, so bad that he played dirty tricks.

sounds familiar ? it’s basically what jamil did to try and rip the housewarden seat from kalim. jamil thinks himself more suitable and worthy than kalim but is that because he IS more suitable, or is it because he wants to publicly be better than kalim at something for once ?

that’s why leona wants jamil to move on past that. he needs to throw away the arrogance that he’s the 'best', and that 'others just don’t see his brilliance', because…he has a long way to go. leona recognizes his potential. he learned the lesson that jamil is going through the hard way, that’s why he’s trying to help him.

jamil kept insisting that he could protect leona, because he’s convinced that he is more capable at protecting him, relying on his perception of who he thought leona was, rather than acknowledging his prowess. leona knows that he’s more skillful, and he, in the end, succeeds in getting him to accept that.

when jamil can accept that he doesn’t know all that there is, and that he’s at the bottom of the pecking order…that’s exactly when he can start moving up. that’s when he can start working on his skills for the future rather than lamenting the fact that others don’t see his potential.

and that’s exactly the lesson that leona wants him to learn.

okay a cookie for you if you ACTUALLY made it here bc whew this got really long really fast— thank you for reading this far and i hope that you enjoyed my interpretation of book 6’s events ++ leojami’s growth ^^ (also sorry if there’s any spelling/grammar mistakes, i shall fix it later)

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stellaluna33 · 2 months

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Man, I know she was dumb and screwed it up, but sometimes it kills me a little thinking about the way Rory picked out a pretty dress to wear to the Summer Madness Festival and was smiling excitedly at herself in the mirror (when she knew Dean wasn't supposed to be back in town until HOURS later) and was anxiously looking all around for Jess while she was all dressed up (he'd told her "you look nice" the last time she'd seen him) and... Baby girl, how did you see this going?? She was obviously expecting it to go a lot differently than the way it actually went! How long had she been daydreaming about this? What did she think was going to happen? Probably something a lot more romantic than this. My poor, stupid baby. 😅😭

#Gilmore Girls #Literati #Rory Gilmore #I want to read a fanfic of Summer Madness: the Rory Gilmore Fantasy Edition #Because she clearly had a fantasy all locked and ready to go #😂#I'm pretty sure she was envisioning some passionate and breathless reunion with Jess and getting that locked down before she #got up the courage to dump Dean later #Too bad you just left the boy hanging for SEVERAL MONTHS #We're learning lessons the hard way #😭

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south-sea · 1 year

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Three weeks, four days, and six hours

a mission shadow takes on is only supposed to last for two weeks. it goes horribly wrong and leads to a lot of new/reopened injuries. he spends four days in a haze recovering, and then finally returns home to find a worried housemate waiting.

could not figure out the style i wanted for this even after spending so much time on the lines, so it really stopped being fun. figured something was better than nothing so i cut my losses and wrapped it up however i could manage

#shadow the hedgehog #metal sonic #neo metal sonic #stardust neo #second chance au #art by sea #i think the lesson learned here is 'stop properly lining comics and just use the brush i use for fancy sketches'#unless i seriously plan to color them #but this one was MEANT to be greyscale from the get-go until i realized it was making his injuries hard to read #played with colors and multiple greyscale styles and could not deal with the backgrounds #so somehow i looped all the way back around to not even making the characters greyscale #i'll draw up a proper ref for shadow later to make up for it i suppose #but i'm a big believer in 'if you're doing it for fun and it stops being fun then Stop Doing It'#so i apologize for hyping it up but man #i'm just as disappointed as you i assure you

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resiliencewithin · 2 years

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And every day, the world will drag you by the hand, yelling, “This is important! And this is important! And this is important! You need to worry about this! And this! And this!” And each day, it’s up to you to yank your hand back, put it on your heart and say, “No. This is what’s important.”

Iain Thomas

#lessons I’ve learned the hard way #mental health #recovery #mental illness #self love #self worth

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sciderman · 7 months

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We know that Peter was hanging around with Wade when Gwen got kidnapped by green Goblin, did Peter ever blame Wade or blame himself for having fun and goofing off while Gwen was getting 'napped?

i don't think he's that much of a jagoff to blame wade – and i don't think peter was really having fun or goofing off at all. he was just absentmindedly late - honestly, i think peter might've been running late because he was nervous about it. he's kind of characteristically always running behind. gwen's kind of always waiting for him.

it's just this time was the last time.

i think the thing is, peter knew he couldn't keep doing this to gwen - so, when he beats himself up for being too late - he's beating himself up over every. single. time he'd kept gwen waiting for him. over all of the years they'd been together.

he doesn't see it as one big failure - he sees it as hundreds and hundreds of little mistakes he kept making until it all fell apart at the end. i don't know if peter believes that, even if gwen lived, that he could've held onto her. he would've tried. and he might've failed. and i think he'll always feel like he didn't do enough.

i don't think it's her death that he feels guilty over - i think he feels guilty for failing her in life. for not telling her everything he wanted to tell her. for keeping her waiting.

#sci speaks #ask-spiderpool #i don't think peter feels guilty over gwen's death and captain stacy's death in the same way that he feels guilty over uncle ben's death #in gwen and capt stacy's case it wasn't that he failed to act. he tried his best and i think he knows that.#i think peter learns the hard lesson that even when you DO try you just can't save everyone.

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tangledinink · 6 months

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OH MY GOOOOOOD!!! THE TAIL WAAAAAAAGS!?!!!! THATS ADORABLE!!!

I really love how Donnie and Leo are comfortable being hugged by Gus! Leo seems genuinely happy to be receiving affection and, even with his injured shell, Donnie doesn't pull away from the contact! Plus Donnie was leaning on Gus!

I get the sense that the two of them don't really receive much physical affection from anyone but each other but I'm so happy that Gus is there and just showering them with it.

Is Gus the only staff member that the boys are close with? They obviously don't share information with Gus but other than that, how close are they with him? I'm just so curious about this additional lore about their home lives!

also I think they deserve more cuddles and it warms my heart to see Gus just hugging them with abandon <3

heck yeah tail wags <3 where do you think the gemini learned it from? ;3c

and there are a few other staff members that the gemini are relatively close with, which i've touched on in the past! gus is probably who they're closest with, though, and the only one they get any physical affection from. he's known them since they were first adopted by big mama, and his main 'job' at the hotel has long been to keep an eye on them and keep them safe when they're in the hotel. he has the 'late shift' and spends nights in a big dog bed out in the hallway of the gemini's floor, guarding their rooms while they sleep, just in case anything happens or they need him.

i would say they're very close with gus! he's like a 'beloved family dog' and 'protective dopey uncle' combo and did a lot of caretaking when they were little-- the only constant amongst the ever-revolving cast of nannies, aside from their mother's occasional appearances.

that being said, there's a reason gus shares the color of another gemini character rather than having his own. despite everything, the twins are well aware of where gus's loyalty lies at the end of the day, and who he answers to. and as lovely as their relationship is, it's not them.

#file under “lessons learned the hard way”#gus isnt a bad dude hes just dumb and loyal #he would never want to hurt the gemini. but he does have blind faith in big mama's commands and doesnt question her motives.#he loves the gems to pieces tho #when they were babies hed take them trick or treating around the hotel <3 and the twins would be like :D TRICK OR TREAT!#to absolutely unPREPARED guests just minding their business and who definitely did not have halloween candy on hand #and theyd be like uhhh....#and gus would be standing behind the little gemini twins like Ò _ Ó #and theyd be like U H H HH H H H H H and figure something out #the gemini got a lot of cash and jewlery and watches when they went trick or treating #gemini au #gemini au asks #gemini asks #asks #anon

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thisisadonaldduckblognow · 10 months

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bangs pots and pans

raph was never any less suited to leadership than leo

raph was N E V E R any less suited to leadership than leo

idk how many times i can say it before it sinks in that in rise there was never once any point where that was the point being made

if you just like leo’s character better than you like raph’s, that’s fine! if you just like it better when leo is leader, that’s fine! i have no issue!

but we need to stop trying to circle that leadership change back to somehow being about better or worse or ~more cut out for it~ because it sucks to throw the great job raph did through the series under the bus in order to prop up leo’s good qualities.

they’re both great leaders. they both have strong suits and weak suits in the role, they both have growth and development when they’re in that role. they BOTH make on-screen mistakes in that role and aren’t very good at it at first! not getting a more in-depth explanation about it in the movie or series stinks and it’s very interesting to explore, but seriously.

#rottmnt #rise of the tmnt #rottmnt raph #rise raph #like it's so......#all of raph's growth as a leader and hard work at it was up and down about him growing as a leader #learning and adapting and incorporating things #when raph messes up the point is NEVER 'ohoho see he's just not as good at it or fit for it'#it's ALWAYS him learning something that he does better with next time #and in that vein leo showing those leadership qualities and potential!#is NEVER about 'oh he would be so much better at it than raph'#it's just about leo having that potential and that talent that went unnoticed!#and like. idk what to tell you leo was doing a not great job at start of movie like raph was doing start of series #if the point was always 'raph cant hack it leo was REALLY meant for this all along' then mayhaps...#one of the emotional high points and climaxes of the finale would not have been raph learning one more important lesson #and the team then fully unlocking the ninpo and rising to their potential #it probably would have been a finale arc about leo stepping up specifically in some way #and all this of course i say having put aside that leadership was never meant to be a big deal in rise anyway....#pitting 2 bad bitches against each other like this for no reason like they're not both fantastic

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prompt-master · 2 years

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I love the difference in Draxum and Splinter's best worst dad energy

Splinter loves all his sons but he does have a favorite (altho that can change depending on the way) and that shows but at least will usually tell you that he doesn't have one

Draxum on the other hand would not hestiate to say "i do not care for the blue one"

#tmnt #rottmnt #baron draxum #splinter #splinter: [scares the kids because they unfortunately only learn lessons the hard way]#draxum: [scares the kids because lol]#mikey: guys draxum loves all of us he doesnt HAVE a favorite #draxum: yes i do.#but at the same time while draxum is an asshole dad #hes also the 'fun dad' in a way because if they ask him for something he'll go 'okay whatever'#''hey draxum can you help us dabble in this incredibly dangerous mystic tech that will result in an episodic adventure?''#''youre all idiots. lets go.''#also just saying once he sees them as his sons he starts bragging about them to his human mom friends #''well carol MY children saved ALL OF NEW YORK so maybe you should send yours back to BOARDING SCHOOL''

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raggedy-spaceman · 9 months

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I see a lot of people being mad at Aziraphale especially because they just witnessed Beelzebub and Gabriel have a happy ending so he should know it’s possible for an angel and a demon to be together.

Except Beelzebub and Gabriel had to fuck off to Alpha Centauri or whatever and get banned from Earth and that’s basically a nightmare scenario for Aziraphale. He didn’t run away with Crowley in s1 precisely because he really doesn’t want to leave Earth.

Yeah he said nothing lasts forever, including the bookshop, but who knows, maybe deep down he’s thinking

“If Crowley gets to be an angel again we could stay on Earth and live together forever, happily ever after”

#good omens #good omens 2 #good omens spoilers #ineffable husbands #aziracrow #gos2 spoilers #good omens 2 spoilers #go2 spoilers #he’s still being manipulated mind #and he still thinks that being an angel would be good for Crowley #he’ll have to learn the lesson the hard way #heaven just doesn’t care for their happiness #there’s nothing he can do about it #mine

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eloise175 · 1 year

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*a conversation between a 13-year-old Yvonne and a 12-year-old Penelope*

Yvonne: If you had ten cookies and Reynold asked for one, how many cookies would you have?

Penelope: A Reynold with a broken hand.

Yvonne: What if he forcefully took one?

Penelope: A dead Reynold.

#this was supposed to be a ‘math’ lesson #Penelope doesn’t share her food #especially sweets #Reynold learned that the hard way #Yvonne might be the only privileged one that gets food shared with #penelope eckart #penelope eckhart #ivonne eckhart #yvonne eckart #reynold eckart #reynold eckhart #villains are destined to die #vadd #death is the only ending for a villainess #death is the only ending for the villainess #death is the only ending for the villainess incorrect quotes

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ckret2 · 1 month

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I feel like "Children of the O. D. D" by HarleyPoe fits him too. On another note despite Bill being a tyrannical figure I feel really bad for the guy. I can't imagine not being able to become yourself again that would be torture. I equate Bill's situation with Discord from mlp where if he tries to be normal he just disappears. He needs to be the person he is or he's not Discord. I know Bill being human is the point of this whole thing. He's supposed to be human so he can learn a lesson about consequences, still must suck though.

I can see it, you've got the culty religious overtones, the weirdness, and the trouble with authority.

He can be both tyrannical and suffering, and acknowledging one doesn't negate the other. You can feel bad for him, I wrote him super sad so that you would. This suffering doesn't undo any of the wrongs he's done, it doesn't improve the world, there's no justice in it; it's just suffering.

I'm gonna give this little bit away, since it's not really a spoiler so much as it is simply something that hasn't come up: Bill isn't a human to teach him a lesson or to punish him.

Bill's a human because if the Axolotl didn't turn him into something powerless, he would've just restarted Weirdmageddon; and, out of all the powerless things he could have been turned into, a human would be EASIEST for him because he knows humans backwards and forwards and he likes Earth.

The human body isn't a punishment being inflicted on him; it's a containment measure to prevent the apocalypse.

It's just that the only containment measure that could hold him happened to require stuffing him into a form that makes him miserable. It does feel torturous, it does suck, and it isn't supposed to give you grim satisfaction at a villain getting his comeuppance; it's supposed to hurt.

#(I'm not gonna begrudge anyone for going 'yay yahoo he's miserable'; readers bring their own experiences to a story. Death of the author.)#(But that's not the authorial intent. Don't think you're doing something wrong by feeling bad for the tyrant.)#(i don't even think he needs to learn a lesson about consequences. He died. It's hard to top that.)#(he's not a 4 year old being taught that if he's naughty then an authority figure will take away his toys. how condescending.)#(the things that are wrong with him are way deeper.)#scbhtvbtggt #ask #bill goldilocks cipher

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