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altraviolet · 2 months

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TEG corrections- lessons learned!

I've completed editing the printed copy of The Echo Garden and am now embarking on the slow, painful journey of correcting the typesetting file. (Correcting AO3 is going to be even worse... ugh) Most of my TEG edits could've been easily avoided if I had known some grammar/advice stuff, so I'll pass what I learned on to you:

✦ how em dashes work. This long line — is punctuation you use for several things, but here specifically I'm referring to when dialogue is interrupted by action. Ex:

"Aquafend told me all about those"—Powerflash waved the gun at Soundwave's torso—"things of yours. You keep those inside!"

✦ capitalize the first word in dialogue after a comma. Ex:

Ratchet said, "What is the problem?"

✦ homophone or really similar word mix ups. The three I had trouble with:

rein vs reign (specifically, 'free rein' is correct, not 'free reign') reticule vs reticle (reticules are little purses. reticles are the dashes in Perceptor's special eyepiece and the circle thingies on SW's HUD) poured vs pored (specifically, 'pored over data pads' is correct, not 'poured over')

✦ establishing internal rules to keep things consistent. Unlike the above, these are things that don't have formal rules, but that I didn't firmly establish in my mind until after I'd done them several ways, so now I have to go back and correct/align them. I've bolded the choice for the final, corrected version in the examples below:

NeoCybex vs Neocybex 2938-Mirage vs 2938 Mirage .:grammar rules for how comms work. First word of the first sentence isn't capitalized purposefully:. alt-dimensioners vs alt dimensioners Movie Night vs movie night Security Team vs security team

And more...

I have to correct soooo many things over soooo many words xD But! I did, indeed, learn all the above lessons and don't anticipate making them again in the future :)

Also, if anyone's curious, my edits will be 99% grammar/consistency issues, as discussed above, and 1% for clarity. By clarity I mean:

-there are a few places where I've found a word that works better for the sentence, so those have been changed ("completed" changed to "developed," because that is the feeling I had meant to convey, and that word works better, for example)

-there are a few superfluous sentences I'm removing

-nudging a few sentences to make them easier to read (instead of splitting up a sentence with a lengthy italicized chonk in the middle of it, moving the unitalicized piece all up front so it's no longer split)

There won't be any changes to plot or anything major like that. There are many places where I've noted, "Oh, I could change THIS and it would be better!" but I've resisted haha. I want the fic to stand as a record of my ability at the time I did it, minus the literal grammar mistakes above, and plus the few minor changes for greater clarity.

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nnon-but-cwnancydrew · 3 months

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Imagine if instead of Nancy, Tristan's love interest was George

Maritime family for like three generations or something before Victoria fucked up

Nick clearly knew Tristan in 4x01 greeting him warmly. And nick's only been co boss of the claw for like. 6 months. George has been working at the claw since she was a teen to support her sisters.

If Fanson wasn't going to be endgame in the show anyway then give George a love interest she had chemistry with (but that they really had any in the show but the potential was staggering and also not to sound mean but Tristan was only here for this one season. They could've gotten an actor leah lewis had chemistry with.) instead of that one off law classmate of hers that contributed nothing to the plot

(obviously I am very much still endgame Fanson after the events of the show. Growing separately before growing back together and all)

The ANGST of George being the one to call to the sin eater in S4B/the episode of Nancy and her Crossbow

The relatability between them for not being able to leave Horseshoe Bay before in their life (George because of her sisters and financial situation, Tristan because of the curse)

Most importantly it doesn't mess with the main ship in the final fucking season. They have enough of their own problems without adding a goddamn love triangle

#There's probably more examples but ive yet to rewatched the show as a whole yet #Truly the most important thing to me is that nace was less. Stupid? Stupid in the last season of the show #Do i think there should be a love triangle at all in the last season? Absolutely not but if we must them stick Tristan somewhere else #I actually can't remember if George and Tristan had any solo scenes together but fuck it we ball #if Fanson couldn't be together by the end and if the show at least have some fun with it #Lily jade was a very fun character and I absolutely agree with all their decisions in the show truly an icon #Like dammit #nancy drew cw #cw nancy drew #george fan #tristan glass #ned nickerson #fanson #nancy drew #ace hardy #ace [redacted]#bess marvin #nace

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lonelysa1lor · 2 years

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SPOILERS FOR PART 25 OF MALEVOLENT!!!

HOLY FUCK OMI GODTHEY GOT DIVORCED AGAIN FUCKERS

I AM IN TEARS HOW DID THIS HAPPEN

HELLOOOO?!?!? MATHEW NOOO(probably kayne's fault if we go off of the coin thingy)

WHYYYYY

"feelings mutual" WHY WHY WHY

*screaming*

#AAAAAAAA #WHY WOULD YOU XO RHIS TO ME #i made notes during the whole episode and i have when we meet mathew as 'Mathew' 'hello babygirl' 'human?' and then 'explode!'#LIKE DAMMIT #HOW LONG WAS HE IN THERE?!#WHAT RHE FUCK #Malevolent spoilers #Malevolent Podcast #malevolent #once again on the train of #arthur lester r u ok king??#the answer is no #as usual

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prudeau · 1 year

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honestly glad I didn’t spend *years* watching the show after that benvi ending.

#manifest #manifest spoilers #benvi #just binged the first 3 on nf #last year at some point #bc of benvi!#the ship brought me in #like dammit

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vitos-pink-shirt · 2 years

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The other underbosses keep saying nice/sad shit about Vito in mafia iii and I am sobbing.

#mafia 3 #vito scaletta #like Burke mentions how losing someone #“like that’ fucks up your soul #and I thought he was talking about Danny #but then he says something like #‘I reckon what they did to Barbaro is what did it to scalleta’#and Cassandra mentions how she had been #asking folks around about him and she said #a lot of people said good things #and who was she to not believe that many people #like dammit #I just #it’s Vito #I’ll sob #pink shirt posts

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princesskennyaf · 2 months

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Instead of working on the Kenny birthday fics I've been wanting to do, I wrote a 4k word Cryle one shot....

One that I'm not even sure I want to post!

#like dammit #i want to write kenny stuff #but all my ideas are cryle #they are seriosuly consuming me

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ilumin · 6 months

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I'm crying, they're so silly

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electricfied-wolf · 7 months

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THEY'RE JUST KIDS. THEY'RE JUST LITTLE FELLAS. I LOVE THEM ALL 💖💖💖

#fnaf movie #fnaf #five nights at freddy's #fnaf movie spoilers #fnaf spoilers #I'm miffed at the people who hated the pillow fort scene #THAT WAS THE BEST SCENE. THEY WERE SO CUTE.#Reminder that they are literally piloted by the ghosts of children. Little kids. They're literally a bunch of like 8-10 year olds.#THEY JUST WANT TO PLAY AND BE LOVED DAMMIT 😭#they're not killer monsters they're poor innocent children who were murdered and manipulated by a horrible person!!

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creaturebehavior · 1 year

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constantly thinking of the two trans hotties i met last year that circumstances wouldn’t allow me to try n cuff 😠

Tiff and Anderson you are so hot and charming and i miss you…..

#anderson and i met in AA so we couldn’t get involved it’s a nightmare dating and breaking up in AA it’s just wise to date outside the progra #m #and Tiff and I met in AA too but she wasn’t too committed to the program so i would have tried to date her if she were available but she was #married. :(((#Like dammit #it wasn’t in the cards

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madyxuwu · 7 months

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vampire simon

How it happened probably

betty probably made marceline do it to keep simon from dying after the ice king got demagiced

#gave him the white streak BECAUSE I LIKE OT DAMMIT #adventure time #fanart #simon petrikov #marceline #betty grof

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podcasts-8-my-heart · 1 year

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I leave the room to do a thing and get texted Teddy sinned??

#ezra talks #like dammit

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kitkatpancakestack · 28 days

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#911 abc #bobby nash #michael grant #god i just miss them so much. like. sorry but the absence of their relationship has been FELT #dammit rockmund *shakes fist*#k spirals

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bastardlybonkers · 3 months

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blond

#hlvrai #half live vr but the ai is self aware #benry #benrey #gordon freeman #gordon feetman #frenrey #i guess?#i think frenrey is funny but exactly how they are in the series #fun fact at first i was gonna make the hair lucious and long but then i was like #thats antithetical to the point #the whole nightmare is that benrey is blond #making it nice blond hair ruins it #but in my mind there exists a version of this comic where he takes off the helmet and its fuckin #finns hair in that one ep #you know the one #also if ur wondering why gordon looks different in the last panel its cause thats The Player not gordon #this is the players nightmare #god dammit long ass tags again

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honey-doc · 1 month

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Why I appreciate Kabru and Mithrun's relationship in the story (with pictures!)

I just want to express how much I loved reading through the chapter with the 6 days they spent together and how I think their relationship developed in a pretty sweet way.

I feel like a lot of people reduce their dynamic to "nurse and patient" and that makes me sad because I personally got a lot more from it than that.

I do wanna start off by saying I'm here appreciating their dynamic as it is in the text.

Read more (spoilers ofc):

The beginnings

When they first met, there was an air of intimidation surrounding Mithrun as the captain of the ominous Canaries. He demonstrates his proficiency as a fighter and leader which worried Kabru because he knew it would lead to the dungeon falling into elven hands once again. But this threatening aura begins to dim in Kabru's mind as they get to know each other.

Even before they fell down the hole, the both of them ended up relying on each other's abilities a number of times (when the underground governor turned out to be corrupted Mithrun defeated him and Mithrun needed Kabru's deduction skills during the battle on the first floor) which is already the beginning of a great dynamic

(Kabwu is scared but Mithrun just asks for his help)

After Cithis tasked him with "taking care of Mithrun's needs" for the time being, Kabru treated Mithrun with proper respect and doesn't take advantage of his disability, even using his title “Captain” when he knew Mithrun wouldn’t have cared either way after learning about how he lost his desires. This is in contrast to Cithis who immediately took advantage of her position to mess around with Mithrun when she was taking care of him.

(When Cithis was put in charge of taking care of Mithrun)

The whole time Kabru is with Mithrun, he treats him like a person and more than just someone to be taken care of, as also he relies on Mithrun's fighting skills, knowledge of the dungeon, and teleportation magic.

When you reduce their dynamic to just "caretaker and patient", you're ignoring Mithrun's own capabilities and making him seem totally helpless. It actually feels rather ableist. They have a more balanced relationship with what Mithrun brings to the table than you may think. Mithrun couldn't have survived down there on his own, but it's the same for Kabru (who famously dies every time he fights)!

Kabru doesn’t show signs of trying to manipulate Mithrun either, and he's no longer intimidated by him in the slightest once he learns he’s not a threat or after his life. Though he does instinctively revert to his "sparkly" persona to get Mithrun to eat the disgusting mushroom, it doesn’t work so Kabru just has him eat it normally and never tries it again. This is the beginning of Mithrun unintentionally encouraging Kabru to be more honest with others.

(Kabru realizing he can chill out)

(Kabru being unreserved and Mithrun being silly)

bonus funny moment:

Bonding

Throughout the journey they talked to each other, shared things with each other, and ate with each other. And Kabru expresses genuine concern about whether Mithrun is comfortable (which is something he could live without and wasn't something the Canaries told him to do).

(Kabru showing he wants to make him comfortable by making food for him which is a very important part of the narrative)

(Kabru sharing intimate memories with Mithrun)

(Kabru initiating conversation without hesitation or worry. This part also is referencing how Mithrun shared very important details of his life with Kabru. Kabru also ends up trusting Mithrun with information about Laios despite knowing he could possibly tell the other Canaries about him and impede his plans..which he does lol they do end up knowing about Laios before meeting him.)

For a bonus Lycion implies Kabru was taking better care of Mithrun than they had been which is interesting to me.

Mithrun also shows that he has come to trust Kabru's decisions over the Canaries' when he says he wants to stay in the dungeon after fulfilling the caretaker requirement. They did talk to each other a lot, during that time. I wonder what Mithrun's Shapeshifter double of Kabru would look like now?

Here, Kabru goes out of his way to make sure Mithrun doesn’t overexert himself by knocking him out after the demon leaves with Marcille (again, when his time taking care of him is already over), and I think that demonstrates an extra level of concern he holds for Mithrun.

(Kabru holding back a hellbent Mithrun)

(KNOCKOUT!)

He even managed to make Mithrun mad. It's probably because he "let the demon get away" but I think it's cute and funny because would he huff like that at anyone else? Lol

When the demon breaks through the surface

Kabru begins panicking after Laios turns into the giant monster because he's wondering if he made the right decisions etc. If Mithrun didn’t care about Kabru at least a little bit, he would’ve just left him alone when he started losing it (right after Marcille did the same thing and she is technically more to blame for empowering the demon than Kabru was for not allowing Mithrun to go after it), but he went out of his way to snap him out of it.

It also means a lot to me that Mithrun even says Kabru's name, because in Japanese you can go your entire life without referring to someone by name and it wouldn't sound wrong (just rude) and it's the first time Mithrun says Kabru's name on screen (I checked).

Though it was with a slap, I think it says a lot, because if Mithrun didn’t care at all he wouldn’t have done anything and left him alone. It's not like Kabru could've done anything to stop the demon. He didn't even to tell him to do anything even though Kabru looked ready for an order.

(To be honest I don't know exactly why Mithrun starts beating him up here but you can say it's another rare demonstration of emotion Kabru was able to evoke in him lol. Maybe it's payment for Kabru stopping him the first time. That can be interpreted as paying it back and/or paying it forward I think.)

The last few chapters

And in the end when Kabru’s motivating Mithrun to continue living his life, he speaks to him like they’re friends/have no rank between them despite using the Captain title for him the whole time. Even Lycion initially gets upset that he’s acting “too familiar” with Mithrun.

It feels like Mithrun changed so much in the short time he spent together with Kabru and before the final battle, and it’s thanks to Kabru that Mithrun finally starts to be able to move past his lingering obsession with the demon and begin to really heal.

This is despite the fact that he spent so much time with Milsril and the other elves who never managed to break through to him like that.

(Before Kabru) (After Kabru)

And even after his role as Mithrun's caretaker was loong complete, he still shows concern for Mithrun and tells him to take a break when he's using up all his magic to slice the Falin meat (lmao).

He didn't need to do that! But it shows how he at least slightly considers Mithrun some kind of friend.

It all culminates with Kabru helping Mithrun regain his wil to live and Mithrun confiding in Kabru. Their relationship is important. Kabru continuing to do things for Mithrun to me is more of a sign that he just plain cares about him. Isn't it normal when a friend needs medication for you to remind them to take it? I think it's like that.

Kabru is there with Mithrun when he comes out about his feelings of uselessness AND when Senshi helps him put a spin on the 'vegetable scraps' metaphor and he find meaning in his life again. He's the first one to see him cry :')

Along with the fact that it feels like Mithrun is the first person we see Kabru doesn't feel the need to change his personality with or put on airs for since Mithrun doesn't need buttering up and he won't get offended if someone were to say something socially awkward, I think they made a pretty good team!

BUT ALSO the REAL reason I became endeared to them is cute shit like this:

GOD I love them!!!!! There are so many funny sides to Mithrun Kabru was able to bring out, and really show his charm as a character. The true depths of their dynamic also grew on me over time :)

TLDR

All in all it’s so nice seeing how even though Mithrun is a really deadpan person, and Kabru is a really secretive and withheld person, they clearly seem to have developed some kind of bond with while they traveled together and even changed each other to an extent.

Doesn't Kabru feel more honest near the end? Maybe it's because of how much he talked to and shared with Mithrun during those 6 days so candidly...because they taaaalked a looooot like wow.

They mean so goddamn much to me. I don’t need them to be in a romantic relationship but I do want them to be together forever :'))) or like at least hang out when they have off time since they're still in the same country lol. Praying for Kui to make another side comic of them some time (crying).

Thanks for reading if you made it this far, I mostly arranged this because it makes me sad to see people reduce their dynamic to only one singular aspect.

Anyways ya...love 'em (heart hands)

#dungeon meshi #dunmeshi #mithrun #kabru #kabumisu #MITHRUN DESERVES MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS TOO DAMMIT!!!!!#dunmeshi spoilers #i wasn't gonna ship tag it buuut w/e #omg i just came up w something #you can reduce their dynamic...but all you'd end up with...is a nice sauce #for like..steak..get it? reduction..cooking..no ok #also for an extra i think it's highly unlikely kabru met mithrun as a kid because he showed NO signs of recognizing him when they met #like KABRU of all people would remember lol

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