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pluralcultureis · 5 months

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Plural Culture is getting a bit upset when ppl tell you "I can't believe you let {this alter} front, why would you ever let them out?"

Because first of all; we don't fucking control who fronts. Not even our gatekeepers have real control over that. Our brain throws whoever it thinks it needs to into front

We may have some influence over it, with positive triggers to try and get certain alters to front

But we have zero control of keeping other alters out of front

I have exactly 1 memory that involved an alter being forcibly removed from front (it was me)

And it was because I was fighting to stay in front during an extremely triggering moment, and it took half the fucking system to get me out of front

I was physically removed, and it drained everyone so harshly the body threw up and had to leave work early.

We do not control who fronts

And second! In a majority of systems, controlling front like that isn't healthy!! Most alters are meant to front!! Even the "bad" ones!!! *

Controlling front is so rarely actually a good thing!

Don't shit on systems for "letting" certain alters front, this isn't some fun quirky roleplay that we have control over. It's a fucking disorder

* I say most and majority, but do not mean ALL. I understand that in certain systems, most often ramcoa survivors, certain alters cannot be allowed to front. This post is not referring to cases such as those.

#endos dni #osdd #pdid #did #did system #pdid system #osddid #actually did #traumagenic #actually dissociative #plural culture is #we got far too many asks sent about why we were “letting” Constantine front #after what he did #idk maybe because he's a protector??#the dude isn't as bad as people think he is #he just reacts to stress in a very aggressive way #we're really tired of people acting like systems are evil for allowing alters to just exist and do their jobs #and maybe also make a post of two online so they can feel like they're more of a person than just their role #plural culture

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llumimoon · 7 months

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Introducing the Erased AU!!! or as I like to call it: The Mysterious Disappearance of Normally Oak

Hehehehe I actually came up w/ this back in May (with the help of @kaseyskat <3) but it's been modified to be more canon compliant since some recent things got the brain gears turning :]c

The premise is essentially Norm and Dood do some. very silly goofs. aka w/out telling anyone Normal decides to go back to the Doodler's home dimension w/ Dood to keep them company and through some magic shenanigans everyone now has no recollection of Normal or the Doodler apocalypse- everything is a picturesque happy ending... or is it?

Sparrow is the first to realize something's up due to her new art studio being where Normal's bedroom used to be, but the others aren't very far behind. They all have to put the clues they discover together in order to figure out what happened and bring Normal back. Speaking of, I dunno how long a human can last in an eldritch dimension after all...

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#dndads #dungeons and daddies #dndads s2 #dungeons and daddies season 2 #normal oak #sparrow oak #the doodler #cal draws #erased au #teheheheheehehe #i actually love this au so so much #essentially it was born out of me going #i love the norm and doodler dynamic but i think if left to their own devices they would make some reckless and impulsive decisions #this au is so angsty but also. lowkey kinda funny to me #the timeline didnt change btw. memories were just altered #so as far as everyone THINKS the s1 epilogue never happened #people have weird gaps if they think too hard and lots of weird stuff seeps through sometimes #bc this magic job was done by. two kids AKWBGEIAHDHF #how did they pull this off? its a secret. (that is to say sparrow and the others will figure it out)#LMAO if u have any questions 🥺 i would love to answer them as best i can #ive got more comic ideas planned hence the TBC so hopefully those will come out soonish #also yegah. sparrows gender is transed. JABSGAIAHD AFTER the memory alteration too #so norm and dood essentially transed her gender before dipping it's incredibly funny to me

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starwikia · 2 months

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suicide cw

look i have been in this area before mentally. it sucks and i wouldn’t wish this on anyone. but, and this is going to sound callous, but i don’t feel any sympathy for james somerton. even if i hope he’s like. not dead. But thats all the amount of goodwill im willing to give him. The more i think about this really, the more angry i am.

ngl this entire situation is another example of how white people weaponize their mental illness to avoid consequences. Im seeing it in real time.

this man has a continuous habit of using self-harm as a get-out-of-jail-for-free card. in both of his apologies, he has worded his supposed attempts in ways that were clearly meant to guilt people who displayed his plagiarism and overall horrendous history of racism and misogyny. i say supposed because, while i’m not saying those are lies and this would he such a fucked up thing to lie about that i don’t want to think he has, unfortunately, it’s been proven again and again that his word can’t be trusted, as he’s known to lie to try get out of consequences. Hes a proven liar. him lying about this is actually the best case scenario, because no one should go through this entire situation, wouldnt wish this on anyone, but you can only do this so often before people stop sympathizing with you. is this callous? Yeah, but like. I’m actually fucking angry he cant straight up take no as an answer. that this is how he reacts realizing he cant be one of the Cool Kidz™️ on youtube anymore. he acts like he DESERVES a career, like its not a privilege hes lost due to his own actions.

He lied about apologizing and forgiving people, he lied about giving the money to hbomberguy to give to ppl he ripped off (yknow, instead of doing it himself), he lied about the jessie gender situation and rewrote the narrative to make it so he isnt the bad guy, and hes the victim all along actually!

you can’t tell me that supposed last message of his isn’t meant to be a 13 reasons why esq attempt to deflect the blame “look i’m going to kill myself and it’s all YOUR PEOPLES FAULT for not letting me achieve my DREAM of being filmmaker IN PEACE!!! I just wanted Nick’s (the guy who I have thrown under the bus again and again) portfolio up!! Im just being a good friend dont you all FEEL BAD” he refuses to take ANY ACCOUNTABILITY of any of his actions and he IS STILL trying to shove the blame over to other people again.

it’s also pretty ironic people are like “uhhh well hbomber’s fans harassed him!!!” like hbomber outright told people NOT to HARASS JAMES!!! ALSO acting as if james doesn’t have a very real documented history of STRAIGHT UP sending his fans to harass and threaten smaller creators, more notably women, trans, and bipoc creators. especially after he’s stolen typically very personal anecdotes so he could profit from them. so why can he do it but the second people are like “hey this guys an actual piece of shit.” and he can’t handle it suddenly people are trying to white knight his shit? like no he doesn’t get that. he doesn’t get that at all just because he couldn’t handle the consequences of his actions.

what? were supposed to stay quiet about a man profiting off of other minorities because he wanted to be the spokesman for all gay people? people tried to solve this on a smaller, more private scales for YEARS and he kept doing it. it was clear that the giant public video was the ONLY way to get people to notice. HE WOULDVE GOTTEN AWAY WITH STEALING 87 FUCKING THOUSANDS WORTH OF DOLLARS. HE CANT HANDLE THE FACT HE CANT GET AWAY WITH IT.

am i supposed to feel bad for the guy who basically threatened a trans woman with the police? i don’t care what anyone says, it’s so fucking obvious that he threatened jessie by implying he was getting the police involved in their conflict. what am i supposed to act like that didn’t happen? are we supposed to pretend like he didn’t glorify nazi’s and outright said that gay people made up a good chunk of the nazis? That he didnt say america joined ww2 bc they were jealous of the NAZIS. WHAT WOULD POSSESS YOU TO FUCKING SAY THAT. but then? He gives women (not even women most of the time, he misgenders nonbinary ppl constantly) shit for writing mlm. are we supposed to act like he doesn’t straight-up sees himself superior and better than people of color and steals their works to put himself on a pedestal? Are we supposed to act like he didnt spit on our elders by saying “only the boring gays survived aids” like man! Fuck you! He BLANTANTLY MAKES UP HISTORY TO PUT HIMSELF ON A PEDESTAL!! HE ACTIVELY TRIED TO REWRITE LGBT HISTORY TO SUIT HIS FUCKED UP NARRATIVES!

yes this sucks ! no one deserves this but no one should be making him a martyr. Thats what he fucking WANTS! He wants to be immortalized as a victim!! (again, supposedly, it was reported hes alive but its not confirmed).

The shit he got isnt near the amount of fucking callous behavior hes done again and again. Again, to drill this point, EVEN IF HE DIDNT CALL THE POLICE HE THREATENED A TRANS WOMAN INTO THINKING HE DID!!! The fact he tried to use a head injury to justify years of the outright ghoulish shit fucking astounds me. Why the fuck did anyone in his life thought it was a good idea to let him TRY to come back. in the end, he had options. he didn’t need to try to make a comeback. HE DIDNT NEED TO FUCKING LIE OR IGNORE THE SHIT HE WAS CALLED OUT ON the reality is, he wanted to come back thinking he could shove it under the rug, was told that no dude, you’re not allowed to be a youtuber anymore. you’re done. you need to move on and went full nuclear. it’s not on anyone’s hands but his own. HES BEEN DOING THIS TO HIMSELF!! But nah man we cant call his shit out bc hell may or may not kill himself. Fuck the other minorities who have the same issues but worse and sometimes BECAUSE of him. This is going to SUCKKKK so bad when other ppl, specifically white gays, are going to weaponize this shit to get away with their stuff.

#warning: do not read this post if you want me to be nice to james somerton. i am extremely mean in this post.#before anyone accuses me of shit i legit never contacted him myself or anyone involved. i am someone who witnessed this behavior repeatedly #again. i hope hes alive and well. the fact is him lying about this WOULD BE THE IDEAL SITUATION. BC NO ONE SHOULD GO THROUGH THAT. but.#he HAS to forever be the victim in his eyes. attempting doesnt automatically mean youre free of sin.#its just terrible to see that regardless whether or not he did do it #its very clear his attempts to run away from his consequences are working on some people #we need to acknowledge that if your shitty ex friend can weaponize a threat to kill themselves #so can this internet person after being called out for horrendous shit #like what was the alterative? what were people supposed to fucking do? be nice about it?#yeah as if poc and trans women arent historically given shit for being 'too mean' about wanting justice.#this isnt just the plagiarism this is the fact a white dude has been parading himself as THE speaker for the gays(tm) but has been using hi #gayness to shield himself from his misogyny racism transphobia and antisemitism #its very clear regardless this means that ppl r going to side with him and then give him benefit of doubt #if you cant handle the heat stay out of the fucking kitchen dude. this is the consequences of your fucking actions.#hes a disgusting person who cant handle being told no so hes going to drag everyone down with him #like. idk this entire situation is frustrating to me.#its also frustrating ppl trying to be moral abt it like 'see! i knew this was bad all along!' no you didnt. shut it.#for the record im like mainly talking abt twit watching those spineless uwu cutesy ppl basically saying hes done noting wrong #oh and also alt righters who are clearly weaponinizing this where u know they wouldnt give a shit if a right ytber did this.#james somerton #idk might delete this later its just. ugh...

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marzipanandminutiae · 2 months

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Yknow sometimes I think about collecting more antique clothing to wear but then I remember that I'm 5'10" and ladies weren't that tall back then

Oh, they were! Just fewer of them (throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, average height fluctuated as low as 2" below the modern average, or as close to it as no difference at all). And their clothing is less likely to survive, because larger or longer garments could be more easily cut down to make clothing for smaller relatives and/or children. That's called "survivorship bias," and in clothing history, it's the reason small clothes tend to be overrepresented in museums. There are other factors, like formal milestones for which clothing might be a significant memento happening mostly early in life, when you're at your smallest adult size, but that's the most relevant one to your situation.

Also, don't feel too bad- a lot of antique clothing isn't wearable for not immediately obvious reasons. From concerns about silk "shattering," a form of damage that's literally unrepairable, to iron mordants in black dye making black garments fall apart faster over time, your best bet re: wearing antiques is to stick to things like undergarments and maybe blouses and outerwear. Sad but true.

#ask #anon #clothing history #fashion history #dress history #I'm 4'11" and I've never been average height for an AFAB person in all of human history #I checked #alas #jewelry can be a great way to break the false impressions of historical size I've found #because it's not subject to survivorship bias as much #you can resize a ring but most people won't need to if it's of an average finger size #bracelets usually can't even be altered that way at all #most Victorian rings and bracelets that I've encountered are still too big for me #so there you go

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sciderman · 1 month

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I swear I have read your big post regarding Peter Parker's neurodivergence and why it is best to avoid labelling him, but he definitely has a weird brain

Can't find it and feel kinda sad about it cuz I deeply related to it

i know exactly which post you're talking about and i can't find it either! i've raked through my archive, and it's just - nowhere to be seen. i think tumblr eated it (it happens.)

really, tumblr's search functionality is so so useless, i don't know what to tell you. there are plenty of keywords i can search to find it that post, but the search functionality actually just does not work!

undiagnosed audhd-addled peter parker, my darling, my light, my life, my everything.

i think peter parker's such an interesting creature to write, because a lot of people will point to a certain behaviour about him and say "this is an autistic thing, right?" but a lot of those behaviours are actually, in my head, tied to certain traumas in peter's life too.

people say "oh, the food thing, peter's a picky eater because he's autistic" and yes, absolutely. but also it's tied to his trauma with his parents.

peter gets overstimulated, and yes, it's an autism thing, but also he was bitten by a radioactive spider and his senses are dialled to 11.

it's a similar case i've found for myself, too – where a lot of friends i have kind of diagnose me because i have autistic traits, but actually - i'm hesitant to claim the label or pursue diagnosis because, actually, i know where these certain behaviours come from, and they come from certain traumas. there are events i can pinpoint in my life and say "yep. that's where this behaviour comes from."

so - i think there's a lot of overlap between trauma and autistic traits. the brain is very complex! i think the reason for that overlap is maybe as simple as the fact that people with autism and people with trauma are both doing the same thing - developing behaviours to protect themselves or soothe themselves. so - i think it's nice to be able to see a character like peter parker, who may or may not be autistic, but recognise behaviours in him and see yourself in him.

people who go undiagnosed for whatever reason - people who are really good at masking - so good, in fact, that they have no idea they might be on the spectrum - everyone and anyone at all can look at peter parker and recognise themselves. because i think we discredit the thought that every single brain does the same thing! develops certain behaviours in order to survive. every brain has that same software - we've just all been faced with different hardships that we need to overcome, and that's were all the differences come in.

autism is a spectrum, i guess - everyone falls into it to some degree. and i think events in your life probably push you along on it. but i don't know, i didn't study brain science. probably what i'm saying is very stupid and uninformed. of course there's brain chemistry involved. but i know people in my life living with autism and certain events in their life have exacerbated certain behaviours or made coping with it a lot more difficult. so maybe trauma is a catalyst.

#a lot of my traits have been exacerbated lately and i remember it was much easier for me before #and some of my friends have said “oh it's because you've been masking too long and now you're facing autistic burnout.”#and that made sense to me i think.#but then i found out about the stress thing. me overproducing stress hormone. and that's a very physical thing.#and that explains why i've been overstimulated more than usual lately. and why everything feels like too much.#and i wonder how many of these traits of mine are going to subside once i have lamar removed #and it makes me wonder a lot of things. and it's so weird how much your brain is tied to your biology.#i wonder how much i'll change. i wonder how i'll feel. i wonder if i'll still feel like me. i wonder how much me is me right now.#and how much of me is being altered by weird freaky hormones. who am i?? who will i be??#i'm almost looking at this as like. a superhero origin story of some sort. like this is my spider-bite moment. maybe.#will i be different? will i cope with things differently?? now that my body isn't fighting something anymore??#maybe i'll be normal. i don't know. i don't know.#i don't know what it'll mean for me.#but all of these things mean i relate to peter parker in a certain kind of way #i don't think you have to be diagnosed with autism to recognise and empathise with those traits i think #i think everyone can see themselves in peter. and i think that's the benefit of having characters that aren't diagnosed.#because there's so much overlap in the human experience. and certain feelings aren't exclusive to just one group of people.#peter has such a rich identity actually. it's an autistic thing. it's a queer thing. it's a jewish thing. it's a trauma thing.#there are so many overlapping parts of peter's identity that inform who he is and how he behaves and it's never just one thing.#it's a product of all of his things.#just like me! just like everyone.#so me? i guess i can be a million things. you can explain what i am in a million different ways.#a hundred different psychologists can all come up with different ways to explain why i be the way i be.#i don't think it's something that can be simplified.#sorry wow. i'm really going off here in the tags.#i hope people don't think i'm stupid. i don't know brain science. i'm just philosophising as usual.#sci speaks

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namonaki-arts · 2 years

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Rest in Peace, Kazuki Takahashi 💔

#kazuki takahashi #yugioh #ygo #yugioh duel monsters #yugi #yugi mutou #my art #fanart #namonaki und drawings #yugioh has been such a powerful source of inspiration and joy and friendship for me every time ive been into it #and it makes me happy that that was important to him too #it's like a childhood friend i keep running into #like many other people have said i'm not exaggerating when i say #it has changed my life for the better in many ways #yugi altered my brain chemistry at like age 10 when i first saw him on TV i remember it vividly JFDSLK #and i'm forever grateful for all the experiences i had because of this series #😭

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loriache · 18 days

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kabru definitely IS human, like i dont doubt it for a second. i mean his parent isnt a fucking bee lmao it’s atavism or smth like milsiril suggests.

but there is such a big part of me that thinks about the parallels with the winged lion he has, his deep sense of alienation and fear of being a monster, and wants to explore what it would do to his psyche if he had to reckon with a monstrous origin or monstrous traits

there are so many options. made into a chimera… something wrt his origin…. personally im partial to some setup wherein he is the result of a demon wish in the vein of the winged lion offering to Give Marcille Children. the dungeon in utaya went through a lot of lords. it probably wasnt where he was born since his mum ran away from his dads family but you could finesse that part. it would evoke the succubus - incubus - demon connection and also explode his self image. also the demon totally would give you a child with a trait that isolated you from your support network

but like idk if this jives thematically….. i just don’t know….. but it’s a fun Imagination Palace. it would really put kabru in the torment nexus, but i think he could grow through it. laios would be So Jealous lmao

#dunmeshi #kabru of utaya #i keep rotating this wrt my fic concepts and i just cant decide if its too thematically inconsistent #especially since i think for both kabru and laios it’s actually kind of important that people who othered him for autism/his eyes are Wrong #abt it making him inhuman #but also like posthumanism innit #monstrosity/alterity as something to embrace &love #dungeon meshi manga spoilers

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mushtoons · 7 months

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shipping this canon ship that

cant people be friends? cant people have a bond that transcends romance and is so complex and meaningful that it cannot be labeled as family nor friend, it is not romantic but something more?? cant two people exist just to be friends and support the other why does it all have to boil down to sex and romance

#sorry seen one too many ship discussions and stuff #got upset #like okay i understand people like to ship my headmates like to cough donnie cough #but damn it gets exhausting #says the most romance repulsed alter in the system #idk tiny vent #wood wide web #bad vibe hours #system stuff

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sir-fluffbutts · 7 months

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why does pepper bleed blue

scentifically? no idea

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story wise? its sort of a simbolism to peppers whole arc, both in a negative and possitive light depending on how you're looking at it

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out of the world wise? this specific universe is created in 1999 and its full of mystaries where even the creator went "fuck it, science be dammed they have taxes and mental illness to worry about no time to think about how everything works in a grander scale"

#ask #pepper is a physicaly altered reptile anthro in a world where humans didn't happened. i don't think irl science matters that much here #no the blood does not taste different #yes there are other characters with different blood colors #yes it might have started from a “reptile people have blue blood” joke that went too far to revert it to something else

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system-of-a-feather · 6 months

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Honestly sometimes I wish I could bring some of yall over to my favorite sitting spot on the grass and just look at the sky and chat about birds and whatever really comes to mind and exist. I feel like some of yall could use the company and something fun but relatively pointless, low pressure, and chill to get comfortable existing again.

#alter: chunn #character growth is going from hating people breathing around me #to this #buddhism #buddhist posting #buddhist #id do it for free too #just chill with me and shit #its nice

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laugtherhyena · 3 months

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You know what, no, i don't think I'll ever not be mad that Ayame was the only Dra culprit that didn't get an island or area dedicated to in Sdra2. That fact will always make me feel an ungodly rage within my soul.

#none of you understand how utterly mad i was when chapter 5 came out and i realized #oh the island nikei replaced for his stupid ass tower was meant to be Ayame's one #it was then that something snapped inside of me.#i mean i think it was nikei right? he altered the simulation so he could use it in his fuck you Mikado plan??#that's what i remember people saying I don't really know #because i didn't watch chapter 4 properly and i really don't ever feel like doing so #i hate nikei way too fucking much to watch a whole chapter where he's a pretty major character #my body cannot withstand such torture #anyways back to the main topic #she was the only one. the ONE CULPRIT CHARACTER THAT DIDN'T GET A LOCATION #WAS THE ONE I LIKE THE MOST #I WAS SO MAD #I AM SO MAD #dra #sdra2 #ayame hatano #hyena ramblings

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rt-arts · 2 months

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i have so much shit i forgot to upload here. ruegh

#my art #tagging in order of appearance #alter: 🚨tord #alter: 🎮zetto #eddsworld 2004 #minecraft steve #herobrine #ponysona #-ish #shadow the hedgehog #finally trying to let go of the fear of being cringe on here. its fucking tumblr dot com and im 22 #if someone calls me cringe in full genuine seriousness i can and will assume they are a teenager #my boy i have had. too many near death experiences to care what other people think about the shit i enjoy at this point

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midnight-in-town · 1 year

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what do you think of the theory that Vincent is a death god now?

Hey Anon! Well, I used to be pretty against it, but nowadays I think it all depends on what we currently know about Shinigamis, which is to say not much.

What I mean is that, in ch105, Yana revealed that Shinigamis are former humans who killed themselves...

...however, we do not know if that's the only way for a human to become a Shinigami.

Remember, Yana could hold onto some additional truth that we have yet to figure out, especially considering that since ch105, Sensei strongly hinted several times that the Shinigamis' higher ups are super sketchy. [x][x][x]

In other words, there is possibly a real gap between what Shinigamis themselves believe to be the truth whereas the actual truth is hidden by the higher-ups.

Additionally, that's just my opinion but, seeing as UT (and the possible other deserters he works with) is very anti higher-ups, I wonder if editing the records (to make dead people into BD) is not an idea he got from finding out some truths about Shinigamis, which led to his desertion. [x]

For example, maybe all Shinigamis had their records altered in order to become Shinigamis ? And if that's the case, then maybe some altered memories (read: lies) were put to their records, making them all believe that they're overworked slaves "because of suicide" when none of it is true? Just like the redemption reward is also probably a lie.

All that to say that I believe UT's BD project is a hint to a big and terrible truth that we have yet to fully grasp (take it as a rebellion towards the Shinigamis' higher-ups, on top of UT missing the dead Phantomhives) so, for now, I think it's important to be very careful about the "truth" we were told about the Shinigami Organization.

Back to Vincent: for now, I believe that he was definitely murdered.

Meaning that if suicide is really the only way for a man to become a Shinigami, then he did not become a Shinigami. However, if becoming a Shinigami is not just about suicide, but about several other factors, then it's not impossible that Vincent became a Shinigami after he died. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

In my opinion, Yana-sensei made sure not to rule out the possibility in canon, as in, she left a few hints that could be red herrings, just like they could be used to interpret that Vincent is not really "dead". Those hints are

1) ch107.5, because, even though he's supposedly dead, he wears gloves and a suit that could resemble that of a Shinigami's.

Additionally, even if the rosette power thing was just for comical effect, it's interesting that he showed up at all even though UT said he cannot be brought back as a bizarre doll.

2) the state of his body, that UT mentions in ch105.

After all, if it's burnt so badly, that means his cinematic record can't be read and thus altered to turn him into a BD, so how certain are we that they buried Vincent's body?

3) the fact that he constantly breaks the 4th wall despite "being dead" (ch107.5, short story "with Father", etc), which so far has no explanation in canon.

All of these could be nothing important, because Yana's simply playing around with us, just like they could be significant on some aspects.

The point is : the more the story goes, the less we have a reason to believe that what Sascha explained in ch105 is entirely true. Not with UT and possibly other deserters actively working against the higher-ups, without a real explanation from their side so far.

TL;DR the possibility of Vincent having become a Shinigami can't be entirely ruled out and won't be, until we have found out the entire truth about the Shinigami Organization.

Is the key to their fate really suicide ? Or are there other actions in life that will turn someone into a Shinigami post mortem? Until a deserter, UT or somebody else, tells their version of the truth, I will not trust the information we've had in canon so far about Shinigamis.

(Personally I'd rather he's truly and definitely dead, but if him becoming a Shinigami furthers the very important plot thread of the Shinigamis' higher ups being absolute assholes who need to be taken down, then I'll be okay with it.)

Sorry if it's a bit confusing, but there's no way to be sure of anything on that topic. Have a good day Anon!

#kuroshitsuji #vincent phantomhive #undertaker #shinigamis #kuro105 #kuro107.5 #tw: suicide mention #kuroshitsuji theory #anon #answers #my analysis #demons can play make-believe with humans so who's to say that shinigami higher ups don't have an equivalent method that has to do with CR #do you imagine the potential of altered memories in the cinematic records for the plot?#higher ups using this method to control & threaten people or influence world scale events ?#the shinigami organization brainwashes its slaves: you can't change my mind #and even if UT's reasons for starting the BD project are mostly related to the P family #it's likely that it also ties with why he deserted and if not him then other deserters are bound to be actively against the higher ups too #UT is pro freedom so it's possible that he dislikes the watchdog duty so much because it killed Claudia and Vincent #but also because that collar the Phantomhives have on reminds him about his fate as a shinigami #especially if the Watchdog duty was given to the P family because of their lineage #UT needs to mourn better but I don't think that's all there's to him which is why he's so interesting and so relevant to the plot #also why Sensei said “he's not exactly a villain”

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spicymiilk · 11 months

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ooh i wanna hear your thoughts on eywa blessed spider now and why your not really a fan

Okay so first lemme just say that a majority of this is just personal preference rather than anything concrete but I have fucking Thoughts

First, most of what I see of Eywa blessed Spider is like, he can bond and interact disney princess style with Pandora’s fauna, breathe their air and Eywa seeks him out to connect with him via her funky little tendrils

All in all, I think it’s a sweet AU that un-neglects the neglect he faces in the movie, and it seems like it’ll become somewhat canon if we refer to the leaks we’ve had of A3

But. But. I think it makes his character fundamentally less interesting.

One of Spider’s appealing bits is the fact that he exists on a planet that is inherently incompatible with him. He cannot breathe their air. He cannot connect with their animals. He does not experience a critical aspect of the Na’vi’s existence, which is their direct communication with their planet and their God in the most literal sense of the word. And yet, he’s been put in a position where the enculturation he’s experienced has taught him to value what they value, and see the world the way the Na’vi do.

I think “fixing” that takes away so much conflict and interest from his story. For example, think of the one spiri fic where he connects with and tames one of the tsurak and it’s violent and hard and it’s a struggle that he has to go through to further his character and place in society. Shit like that? Delicious. Scrumptious.

If he can connect with animals, what the point of even having him as a human? It’s cute, and he can have a sidekick, but that’s just. Eh. Not doing it for me. If he can breathe the air, his biggest natural obstacle that stands in the way of his safety and survival is gone. He’s just a human who’s a little weaker (unless the au makes him strong, in which case that’s also no obstacle) and Eywa welcomes him with open arms

But I really like the idea of there being a limit to Eywa’s abilities to meddle with her people. Do I think the nature of her existence implies that she loves and cherishes all her people? Absolutely. And I think it adds something that she cannot show it much further beyond gentle, tiny signs.

But again, it really comes down to the dynamic between her (a metaphysical being who wants to care for someone who is quite literally beyond her grasp) and Spider (a human who wants to love a God who is quite literally beyond his grasp). I think having little signs, like the atokirina, fit much better within established canon than altered physiology. And I prefer it.

Again, I think it really is just the stuff I like seeing in fiction n media. There is so much to explore in Spider’s relationship with the Na’vi and where he stands within their culture. The dynamics he has with the planet could be so interesting, and having Eywa just whisk away all his problems (while that feels good) just puts him in a position where he’s not the only Human Child on Pandora, which is a massively intriguing spot to have him in, but just a discount Na’vi who doesn’t have any of the problems that actually allow him to serve the narrative (Quaritch n Neytiri) or have room for character exploration (incompatibility with his environment)

#spider socorro #avatar 2 #avatar the way of water #spicy’s asks #watered down milk #it’s a just what I like #I also don’t fuck with eywa having enough power to literally alter people’s bodies #like it’s a bit too much into fantasy and out of sci fi you know?

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furiousgoldfish · 1 year

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I'm sorry for not answering all of the asks in a timely manner, I'm having a heavy psychological day, so I'm not able to get to it immediately.

Also unrelated to this, I've noticed that even when you're in a heavy disadvantage with not knowing survival skills and generally just don't grow up knowing how to function, all of this is possible to pick up pretty quickly, once you start, trauma does get in your way but if you're persistent or it's necessary, you can figure all of that out.

But social skills? Friendship skills? Relationship skills? Even gaining experience and talking to more and more people than I ever did, I keep hitting the exact same walls, and even after learning tremendously about power imbalances, red flags, emotional distancing, correct pacing, what is appropriate and what isn't, how to keep safe emotionally, I'm still in such huge disadvantage just by being alone, unprotected and very scared that I'm not good enough (for some reason this doesn't go away). Did anyone figure this out, and maybe could explain how they got better at it?

I want to believe that I got better but at this point I find myself completely alone, abandoned by those I believed wanted to be around me or be my friend, and feeling loathed, which is exactly how I felt before. I would think that I won't get right back into this situation, but it feels very hopeless right now. Would love to hear experiences or advice.

#sad lonely post #personal #i can't decide if i get too triggered or if i'm too brainwashed #or if it's because i'm just an alter so i'm not a whole person and i don't have all of my human traits available #or like is it the other people who are still just targeting me becuase i'm isolated and they can smell it on me #i need to get out of this feeling

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akechi-if-he-slayed · 7 months

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ok i actually am kind of hype for panderverse.

#mattrey always knows what to say! was wondering when they’d handle racebending with that whole little mermaid thing lmao #i wonder what perspective they’ll take tho! like against it or against the people who are against it yk. but knowing them probably a mix #also people getting upset at this. may i remind once again it is SOUTH PARK.#they say the stuff other people are too scared to lmao #i heart trey he’s so real #panderverse #south park #but think about it!!! take characters who’ve been around for YEARS and completely altering their race just to be progressive instead of #making new characters and expecting everyone to be THRILLED about it like that’s so real.

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