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lisutarid-a · 4 months

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[Gakuen K] Extras Translation

Memories of Okinawa

LIST OF CHAPTERS

[Translation under the cut]

Saya: Uhh, I wonder what I should do…

Kusanagi: What are you groaning about? Is that…a guidebook for a school trip? Where are you going this year?

Saya: Okinawa.

Kusanagi: Really? Haha. It because of Mikoto, don't mind.

Saya: Suoh-senpai doesn't like Okinawa?

Kusanagi: I don't know if he likes it it or not. Last year the whole Red club went to Okinawa.

Kusanagi: Due to club expenses, Mikoto and I went by plane, while the other members went by boat. Well, it was tough…

Totsuka: Waaah, it's so hot in Okinawa in summer.

Mikoto: It's hot everywhere at this time of year.

Totsuka: Well, I guess so. Oh, I found a skewers store. King, want to eat?

Mikoto: Yeah. I'm hungry.

Totsuka: Okay, I'll go get some. Wait here.

Totsuka: Oji-sa-a-n. One Uzura Bacon (Bacon wrapped quail egg) and one Negima (chicken and scallion skewer), please.

Totsuka: Huh, a phone call. Who is it?

Totsuka: Hello-o.

Kusanagi: …Totsuka, where're you?

Totsuka: Let's see…in front of the skewer shop?

Kusanagi: Ha? What are you doing there?

Totsuka: I just placed my order and am waiting. … Oh, here it comes. Thank yo-ou (Nifue de biru), Oji-san~

Kusanagi: Nifue…what's that?

Totsuka: Nifue de biru. It means "thank you" in Okinawan dialect, didn't you know?

Kusanagi: I don't care!

Totsuka: Very bad, Kusanagi-san. If you are going on a trip, you must learn about the place properly.

Kusanagi: You're the one who's not learning …

Totsuka: What do you mean?

Kusanagi: Do you know your current location? Can you tell me where you are?

Totsuka: In Okinawa.

Kusanagi: I already know that. Honestly, you're lost, aren't you?

Totsuka: If I had to say, it's maybe so.

Kusanagi: Without a doubt, that's a "yes". Mikoto is not at the meeting place too…What happened to the Red club's group behavior skills?

Totsuka: King? If it's about King, he's with me.

Mikoto: …Who you're talking to?

Totsuka: Kusanagi-san. I'll switch to speaker so the three of us can talk.

Kusanagi: Mikoto, are you there?

Mikoto: Yeah.

Kusanagi: It's not "yeah". You promised to wait for Yata and the others at the hotel. Why are you wandering around?

Totsuka: I invited him. Since we had come all the way to Okinawa, I thought it would be a waste if we didn't go out.

Kusanagi: If that's the case, would it hurt you to say a few words if you are unexpectedly going out?

Totsuka: Sorry, sorry, I was careless. But it's okay, I'm sure we'll be able to get back.

Kusanagi: This your "sure" makes me very nervous…

Mikoto: Kusanagi, what is "puru"?

Totsuka: Ah, I was wondering about that too.

Kusanagi: Puru (プルー)…Pool(プール)?

Mikoto: Puru.

Kusanagi: Puru…Country name…Is it Peru?

Kusanagi: I don't understand. Don't you have a hint?

Totsuka: I'm guessing it's about taste. Or is it the look?

Mikoto: The look…?

Kusanagi: What the hell are you talking about? What is "Puru"? Is it written somewhere?

Mikoto: On menu of the store. It says "Goyachan Puru".

Kusanagi: Hey, you two. Just to confirm, it's not Goyachan Puru. It's Goya chanpuru (bitter melon stir-fry), okay?

Totsuka: Eh, no way!

Kusanagi: What the heck is Goya-chan?

Totsuka: Doesn't it sound like a mascot character?

Kusanagi: That is…I can't deny.

Kusanagi: I mean, Goya Chanpuru is Goya Chanpuru and Goya-chan is…That's bad, I'm getting confused!

Kusanagi: Anyway, the dish is called Goya Chanpuru. Don't come up with anything else complicated, okay!?

Totsuka: If Kusanagi-san says so, so be it. King?

Mikoto: I understood.

Kusanagi: I see, what a relief…No, I got tired now…

Totsuka: Next question. Papaya-chan puru is…

Kusanagi: That's not Papaya-chan! Do you not understand, idiot!?

Kusanagi: I'd like to go to you right now and punch you with my fist, but I have to wait for Yata-chan and the others…

Kusanagi: We're going to separate just for today. Get back to the hotel by dusk, okay?

Totsuka: Oka-ay, see you soon.

Totsuka: All right. Now that we're allowed to go on our own… King, where do you want to go?

Mikoto: This place is okay.

Totsuka: Ehhh, let's go see the sea!

Mikoto: If it's the sea, you can look at it as much as you want on the island.

Totsuka: You are so naive, King. The sea in Okinawa is different from the sea at the school island. The clarity, the color…

???: I thought I saw someone familiar, but it turned out to be you.

Mikoto: Munakata…

Totsuka: The color is - a beautiful green. And there are coral reefs and a lot of fish that you can only find here.

Munakata: …Could you not ignore me, please?

Totsuka: Ah, excuse me. Hello, Munakata-san. Have you been following King by any chance?

Munakata: No. I'm here to attend a government-sponsored student summit. And you?

Mikoto: It's none of your business, don't stick your nose into it.

Munakata: This is not an interrogation. It's just a chat, a trifling conversation, so don't be so alarmed.

Totsuka: We're on a vacation. All the Red club is here.

Munakata: …But it's just the two of you here.

Totsuka: Somehow, we got the freedom to go on our own. Shouldn't Kusanagi-san be with Yata and the others?

Mikoto: Totsuka, don't talk so much.

Totsuka: It's fine, it's fine. It's not something important.

Munakata: …Is that so?

Totsuka: What do you mean?

Munakata: There are only two of you here. This information is very useful, depending on how you look at it.

Mikoto: Hah, are you trying to pick a fight?

Munakata: Yeah, with all my might.

Mikoto: Good, bring it on.

Munakata: I won't hold back. I'm going to…Shuri castle!

Mikoto: …Ha?

Munakata: If you come to a tourist place, you must sightsee. Since time is limited, please make the most of it.

Mikoto: …Oi, Totsuka.

Totsuka: Even if you look at me like that. Well, that's fine. I don't want to get in trouble with the police on my trip.

Mikoto: How annoying…Should we withdraw and run away?

Kusanagi: …That's what happened. It was really hard work…

Saya: What happened to Suoh-senpai and the others after that?

Kusanagi: I heard they went sightseeing together, but I don't know the details. I don't care what they did, I had a hard time over there on my side…

Kusanagi: Yata-chan is no good with girls, you know? There are a lot of girls in light clothing at tourist spots in the summer, right? The answer to your question is…

Saya: …Panic?

Kusanagi: Correct. I'm glad we went on a school trip in the fall.

Kusanagi: As long as you don't repeat the year, you only have one chance. Enjoy it as much as you can.

Saya: Okay!

#k project #gakuen k #gakuen k wonderful school days #otome translation #kusanagi izumo #totsuka tatara #suoh mikoto #munakata reisi #felt the need to dilute the main routes a bit #totsuka is so adorably silly #his lack of sense of direction should be his superpower xD #i can totally relate to him #also bless kusanagi and his patience #he really deserves a medal for it

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cryptiduni · 10 months

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“white mourning.”

#‘‘A white mourning. A modern death. Divorce or something similar. All you can do is put more distance between you & him. make him smaller.’’#jean is a very easy character to hate if you know nothing about him. & you know what they say. easy target doesn’t make for a good practice #judit literally compares harry to intellectually disabled man yet you don’t see ppl hating her because she is outwardly nice.#she’s polite yes but she doesn’t care as much as jean cares for harry #he is not perfect. he is mean. but loyal. if he truly didn't care he wouldn't hab come back to martinaise & coulda just reported harry’s as #he put up with du bois’ bullshit for years and built a toxic (totally straight) relationship with him yet always comes back.#he says he will leave you in the village to die but please understand harry isn't exactly a great person. especially pre-bender hdb.#planned a make up joke & put on a wig for hdb even tho he wasn’t the who started the whole fiasco #you can hate him all you want for leaving harry before & during tribunal but how could he have foreseen all this bullshit would have happen #his second leaving is kinda bullshit writing but #jv is dealing with his own demons too. clinical depression. partner almost died. job is shit. case spiraling out control #i do not blame the DE staff either. sometimes shit just happens. not everything needs a grand explanation.#but it definitely coulda been handled better. but i understand. resources were sparse.#i relate to jv. as someone with temper issues & attention problems i have to remove myself from the scene or i'll say shit i'd regret late #my man is having the worst week of his life. leave him alone.#kim is great but have u heard of a man who thinks he's old when he is only 30 & luvs horses & his commie boyfriend that he's divorcin' soon #disco elysium #de fanart #jean vicquemare #disco elysium fanart #jean heron vicquemare #jean posting #illustration #de #artists on tumblr #my art #I WANTED TO DRAW THIS FOR MONTHSSS YOU COULDN'T IMAGINE. HE LITERALLY HAUNTED ME IN MY SLEEP!!!#i love him normal amount. very healthy. much feelings #my little maiu maiu

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accio-victuuri · 4 months

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Xiao Zhan Marie Claire Cover story | Rules & Inches

When I say the word "future",

The first syllable is in the past.

When I say the word "silence",

I've broken it.

When I say the word "nothing",

I have created something that nothingness itself can grasp.

——Vislava Szymborska, "The Three Strangest Words"

Xiao Zhan held up a handheld fan to dry the sweat from the filming. When the photographer signaled the start, he stepped forward, stepped back, walked again, and continued to retreat. The props on his back are like airplanes, and his eyes are constantly searching for the camera, and he is like a naughty child exploring an unknown world. Every time I go back and forth, I am thinking about the more refined possibilities between advancement and retreat.

It’s hard not to notice Xiao Zhan’s sense of proportion. When being interviewed, he has a catchphrase: "Can you say this?" Or, as if to confirm himself, "You can say it like this." He also reflects on himself all the time. For example, I repeatedly remind myself not to let my performance become inertia. Once I get used to it, it will develop into terrible inertia. For example, he often emphasizes that he doesn't like to make mysteries, and he may not understand many truths. What he shares is only his sincere daily feelings. For another example, when he heard a crew member commenting on his "striving for excellence", he responded that he had not yet reached "refinement" and only wanted to "benefit".

Xiao Zhan spoke slowly and eloquently. He did not have a thunderous and fiery personality. He chatted calmly and had the ancient style of a benevolent gentleman. He's not tight at all. They chatted all over the world, and when they got to the point where they were enjoying themselves, they naturally leaned back on the chair and gently held their right legs with both hands. The content of the chat ranged from the unchanging emotions contained in the golden songs of the times to AI, the views on human beings, as well as his own performances and life experiences.

In 2023, three TV series starring Xiao Zhan will be broadcast one after another. He played the colorful father, the lonely and cold eldest son, and the newcomer who struggled in the workplace. Every time he enters a crew, he will dream about real scenes and real pressure related to filming. After the dream is over, he sinks himself into the heart of the character and performs it, leaving vivid memories and feelings.

There is a ruler in the heart and a square inch outside the body. What's appropriate is Xiao Zhan's inner view, his precise view of work, life and himself. A few inches away is Xiao Zhan's external perspective, his perceptual understanding of the past, time, space and the world. Between the length and the shortness of a ruler, heaven and earth appear.

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Three TV series have been aired and new dramas are being filmed. For actor Xiao Zhan, 2023 is a fruitful year.

Occasionally, when he looks back on his career as an actor, Xiao Zhan will be in a daze for a moment. In the blink of an eye, it seems that he has been there for a long time. Almost every time he shoots a movie, he has a routine: dreaming. I dreamed about memorizing lines, dreaming about acting against a director, or even dreaming about taking a math test, but couldn’t solve any of the questions on the paper, and then I woke up with a start.

Xiao Zhan felt that this was caused by pressure, and he accepted it calmly. Perhaps there is another reason. Deep down in his heart, he does not regard himself as a qualified actor, but always puts himself in the position of a newcomer, with an attitude of learning and exploration. Therefore, every time he goes to a crew, he has the experience of starting all over again.

Xiao Zhan is very wary of inertia. Sometimes he also advises himself not to be under so much pressure, not to get into trouble, and to try to be more relaxed. But once he realizes that he starts to rely on performance models, experiences and habits, he will remind himself that taking things for granted is dangerous. After a long time of inertia, inertia will occur, and inertia will lead to "taken for granted". Therefore, every time he interprets a role, he always has to gain some freshness.

Xiao Chunsheng in "Where Dreams Begin" is a character full of freshness. Because there are extremely obvious differences between him and Xiao Zhan himself. Xiao Chunsheng is a young man in Beijing in the 1970s, which is completely different from the era and environment in which Xiao Zhan grew up.

Military coats, "28 big bar" bicycles, the ice surface of Shichahai, and the transformation from a young boy to a middle-aged entrepreneur are not familiar to Xiao Zhan. To this day, Xiao Zhan can still see "traces" of Xiao Chunsheng: when it comes to the character Chen Hongjun in the play, he always says "Hong Jun'er". Those were the Beijing movies and Er Huayin that I practiced when filming started. "Ouch" and "Ouch" were all words on Xiao Zhan's lips.

The language, objects and sense of time are all okay. For Xiao Zhan, the biggest difference from Xiao Chunsheng is his personality. He is an "I person" who enjoys being alone, while Xiao Chunsheng is the complete opposite. He makes many friends and loves to socialize too much. Measured by today's standards, this extreme warm-heartedness often means a lack of a sense of boundaries. "The times are developing faster and faster. Today's young people are living a fast-paced life and will not easily cross the boundaries of getting along." Xiao Zhan commented, "But Xiao Chunsheng is an extremely meddlesome person, so it is easy to offend Someone else." When he read the script, he was quite intimidated by this role and felt that it would be difficult to act like it. But after hesitating for a long time, a thought suddenly caught his attention: Maybe the qualities we care about today contain exactly what we need.

Fresh, this is Xiao Zhan’s summary of Xiao Chunsheng and his contemporaries. "If you hate them, you hate them. If you like them, you like them. Don't you think the colors of each of them are particularly bright?" he asked. Even now, when thinking back to some scenes in "The Sea in Dreams", he still feels that the characters are shining brightly and vividly.

After playing Xiao Chunsheng, a person who is far away from current values, Xiao Zhan also gained something in terms of mentality: don't be afraid of making mistakes. He said: "A truly lovable character will have imperfections." During the filming, he once asked the director if it was particularly annoying for Xiao Chunsheng to worry so much about others. The director told him that it was precisely because of this "annoyance" that he was Xiao Chunsheng, and "annoyance" was his charm.

The director's words suddenly awakened Xiao Zhan. Sometimes he would fall into a strange circle, hoping to avoid and correct the imperfections of the character. "When you change it like this, the character itself loses its charm." Xiao Zhan said, "So I think you should not be afraid when doing homework for the character. Be enthusiastic when you should be enthusiastic, and cross the boundary when you should. If you always consider the character's The shortcoming is, thinking about what will happen if the audience scolds me, it will be difficult to act." Because actors play roles, not personalities.

Not being afraid of flaws, to some extent, also means the courage and ability to seek truth. "Sunshine by my Side" is Xiao Zhan's first appearance in an urban workplace drama. His reason for taking on this drama is simple: modern dramas are too close to reality and everyone is living it, so it is difficult to perform it to make everyone believe it. Because he was unsure and confident, he firmly believed that he would learn something after "gnawing" it down. Thus, the character Sheng Yang came into being.

"Sunshine by my Side" made Xiao Zhan realize that urban dramas rely heavily on the cooperation between actors. Because it is more life-like, every point will not be stuck, and the lines and performances will be slightly adjusted. "We are all living people, and we do not exist to maintain a persona. What everyone does, says, and expresses emotions are natural, reasonable, and flowing. If you change, my performance will also change. It will change accordingly." Xiao Zhan said that this kind of creative coupling eliminates the possibility of actors being rigid and mechanical, so it is a fresh and fun experience.

Sheng Yang is a designer, which happens to be the job that Xiao Zhan has done. With personal experience, flexibility during performance can be guaranteed. "When Shengyang wanted to draw the design drawings, I would actually draw them there. Sometimes I would tell them, art teacher, your layers seem to be locked and I can't move." Xiao Zhan recalled, " Because it's his own life, he's better at it. Can you say that? Okay." He never forgets his sense of proportion when it comes to his true feelings.

Xiao Zhan is no stranger to TV series with fantasy themes. "Yuguyao" is the most recent example. For him, acting in a play with such an imaginary background requires a process of starting from scratch. Facing a green screen, if you want to imagine extreme weather or breathtaking scenery, you need to create it yourself. As for whether the state is real and whether the emotion is subtle, more often than not, one has to trust the evaluation made by the director behind the monitor.

Whether it is a costume drama or a modern drama, Xiao Zhan always has a clear understanding of the script and characters. "There are always few good things at any time, which is why people always say that they are rare." He recalled his observations over the years, "Some scripts may be considered good by the industry, but the market feedback may not be so good. Everyone What is the definition of good? Is it good sales or good word-of-mouth? It's hard to judge." Therefore, what he can do now is to return to his own understanding and feelings and choose what he thinks is the best. Role. As for what role he most wants to play, Xiao Zhan said: "I have been mentioning it for many years, a cute and charming villain, if I get the chance."

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When reading the script of "Where Dreams Begin", Xiao Zhan's mind would be filled with photos of his parents when they were young.

Dad is riding a bicycle, and mom is sitting in the back seat, wearing a red skirt and a white shirt. When passing a big rock, my father took a photo of my mother as a souvenir. She smiles brightly in the camera, looking like a bright girl. When it was his turn to play the role of his parents in their youth, he tried his best to restore the freshness and even madness of youth. He did not want to deliberately portray the story in a rigid and serious direction just because it was a story about his father's generation.

Xiao Zhan seems to have a special sense of time. He is nostalgic. Whether singing in variety shows and evening parties, or listening to them in private, he always has a preference for old songs. They are memorable, rich in meaning, and give him space to think.

When he was a child, he didn't have much pocket money, so Xiao Zhan would go to the video store to rent CDs, or exchange CDs and tapes with his classmates. The prices can still be clearly remembered to this day. To this day, he still has the CD player and Walkman he used back then in his home. Sometimes, he returns to wired headphones because they are convenient and easy to find. In the dead of night, he would occasionally think of objects that were gradually disappearing in the torrent of time. Being alone, with his heart flowing, is his comfortable state.

Xiao Zhan said that he is a very homely person and has to stay at home. During his spare time, he just works out and watches movies. He never regards watching movies as a task. He watches everything regardless of genre, whether it is popular movies such as popcorn movies or niche movies such as art films. Recently, he watched "The Fall", the best film at the 2023 Cannes International Film Festival.

Around New Year, he often revisits "Love Actually" and watches it again every two or three years. The reason is also very straightforward. The family, love, and friendship in the movie all convey truth, goodness and beauty, which makes people feel heart-warming when watching them.

"Don't you think that the emotions between people have never changed? Old movies will always be read and watched, and old songs will always be listened to over and over again, because the emotions sung by truly classic works remain unchanged through the ages. Only sincerity can move people." Xiao Zhan seemed to have a sudden inspiration and compared it with AI, "I think AI cannot replace humans. Maybe its technology can one day surpass the limits of humans, but that kind of complex emotions , humans far surpass computers. It can be said that humans are the most accurate, mysterious, and complex supercomputers."

Xiao Zhan will pay attention to AI, just like he pays attention to all new things in the world that are deeply related to people. He watched the news and read things written by AI. The depth of thought and logic of thinking made him incredible. Perhaps, in some job competitions, the threat of AI to human beings is already close at hand, but he still firmly believes that AI cannot replace face-to-face communication between people, whether it is immediacy or complexity.

When these distant concerns about new things are temporarily put aside, Xiao Zhan also has his own expectations for the world.

When filming "Ace Troops" a few years ago, in order to play a soldier who was concerned with the national image, Xiao Zhan observed and trained in the army for more than a week. He got up at five or six in the morning every day and ate and lived with the soldiers. After performing this play, he felt the cruelty of war and understood the hard-won peace. "I cherish my current life more. This is the truth." Xiao Zhan said. Therefore, the current vision of world peace may also be related to infinite distances and countless people.

As for his expectations for himself, he outlined it more simply: "I have done very well in 2023, and I hope I can maintain it." After thinking for a while, he added: "In 2024, I hope to love myself more and care more. Some of my own feelings and thoughts. This sentence is not only for myself, but also for everyone."

In Xiao Zhan's mind, he is different on screen and in real life. In private, he will not modify himself too much, nor will he dress too brightly. He just wants to be natural and true to himself.

"Just like the current chat, just keep it in this comfortable state. I won't change my face and play another person." Xiao Zhan said, "It's too tiring. Too tiring." He repeated twice all over.

A poet wrote, "My heart is slightly larger than the entire universe." Outside Xiao Zhan's small space, there is the restraint of "strategy" and the vastness of "universe".

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#xiao zhan #accio victuuri translation #what a busy day wtf #what an insightful piece!!!!#OMG NOW I WANNA REWATCH LOVE ACTUALLY!!!!!#and yes i love the era of cds!!!!!#i can totally relate to the nostalgia cause i’m one year older than him #and i love that they talked about AI

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aeb-art · 4 months

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soooo… i did another comic with geo (who of course belongs to @8um8le)! it ending up stretching the page quite a bit, so the rest is under the cut o7

and geo proceeded to win every single round of pool that night, the end, thank you for reading this far 🙇

i'm still not super confident in writing for geo, but i had too much fun with this to care ehehe 🥰 this is the year of indulgence, everyone!

edit: i just realized that I PUT THE CICUITS ON THE WRONG ARM! it's supposed to be on my right not my left, oh i'm so mad 😭💔

#2024 #stellar city #sc geo #sc ash #self insert #self ship #this is skipping foward a while in time from the new years comic damn i'll get to the inbetween later maybe idk #timeline would be nye kiss > stalling > actual confession > dates that are either confined to the mall or over video call > this #i think if it's not related to an event the security guards dress in civilian clothes to cause less of a scene if possible #shoutout to the furnace robot i'm in love with her also i decided that under her faceplate is a flamethrower i think that'd be fun #also i know realistically geo has clothes that aren't suits BUT the idea popped in my head of the mall toons having to fight him on his out #agrees to not wear a nice suit jacket and leave his shirt untucked on the condition that he can keep his gloves #like that's a ridiculous scenario but i lost it laughing #would you believe me if i said that's what made me do all of this #also the 'i won't let them ruin this' is also like… oh sweetheart how do you know YOU won't be the one to ruin it? lmao that'd be fun #i totally gave up on that last panel ngl i couldn't think of what to put on the signs lmao #okay i've rambled more than enough! everyone have a beautiful day/night xoxoxo love you mwah

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diedoverahat · 6 months

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reading fanfics isn’t enough anymore i need mike schmidt oiled up chained to my bed.

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ndostairlyrium · 1 month

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one of my favorite things of the reaching Skyhold montage is definitely Solas' stance/expression shifting from guide to puppeteer (so naturally!!) as quisi walks away

#playing replaying #best tour guide in thedas #...and I know it's a superficial read because there's a lot more of him in this section #*walks sluttily to light bracier* 'I'm watching your every move ;)'#I fucking love this part of the game #w/out the implications I'd totally say it's something many ppl having trouble expressing emotions blatantly do whenever others don't look #(can relate lol expressing emotions with your face it's An Effort)#(I'm finally at skyhold and my mind is shaking like a rattlesnake lmao I love this game sm)

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carnivalcarriondiscarded · 6 months

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yk if i didn't grow up in a constant state of emotional repression, id probably be a disaster right now

#vent post look away look awayyy #ohhhhh theyre really trying it this time...#yall if you have piece of shit family members that you've cut off #dont EVER give them an inch. dont give them the time of day #doesnt matter their relation to you doesnt matter their feelings. fuck em #you cut them off for a reason and trust me they will only Prove your reasoning #FUCK EM!!!#absolutely unprompted #i believe... that perhaps.... there may be a restraining order in my future!!#omg i hope so that would be sooooo satisfying <3<3<3 #come anywhere near me and i will metaphorically bite yer dick off <3<3<3 #shits getting Messy again!!!! weeee!!!!#at least i have a fun new update for my dearest buddy sockeyesidequest <3 #anyway im literally looking at this 'family' drama #and i feel like a rabid dog on a chain. just let me go. please. please. its fine i dont bite (lying) im totally peaceful #i totally dont have a whole life of bottled up unrealized rage to unleash. double prommy <3 #'let me know if i can help ill give him a piece of my mind' i say as if i dont actively fantasize about getting his blood on my knuckles

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norringtondeservestheworld · 11 months

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Detroit: Become Human -> Favorite Character -> Simon

“You’re lost.. Just like the rest of us.. We didn’t ask for this. All we can do now is deal with it.”

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tales-of-magic-and-chaos · 3 months

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The probability of Loki having a gigantic crush on Stephen upon meeting him is 100%.

#thinking about a mortal magic-less reincarnated Loki having a gigantic crush on the weird but extremely hot man who keep stalking him #in this AU Loki's life ended because of extreme despair and self-hatred...#but the universe/stones said nope #so he got reincarnated as a young mortal living in NYC with their three cats: hela fenrir and jörmungand #ofc when he get noticed by the avengers they are immediately alarmed #ensue angst #and some whump #because thor is way too used to manhandling his mischievous brother. except that loki isn't a god anymore....#so anyway. i'm in a very sad loki mood.#but I also want him to be happy if he gets reincarnated.#in any case.#Stephen is totally oblivious and way too focused at trying to decide what to do with this new loki #full sorcerer supreme mode #but tony does notice that loki gets extremely flustered when he's around his boyfriend #he's like “yeah I can relate”#strangefrost #frostironstrange #fuck i forgot to say the most important #of course Loki is totally amnesic #too tired to go back and correct my grammar mistakes

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bbnibini · 10 months

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I saw your tags in the Solomon post about his pact with Asmodeus tbh I agree with you maybe because I played the old game and know how cruel demons were shown at the start before they started overhauling the dialogue.

It wasn't until the brothers realized MC is related to Lilith so they started becoming nicer too. I just think it's unfair to put these characters in a box and expect them to act consistently that's called caricature not characterization but hey it's just my opinion.

Hi there! Solomon seems to be even more of a polarising character than Belphie was even if the latter committed an actual murder while the former hadn't done anything as severe (for now...jk lol).

Joking aside, it's completely valid to like and dislike a character. And I can totally see your point. I guess your opinion on Solomon changes depending on how long you had known him or how far you are in the story. Sometimes it doesn't even have a reason at all and that's valid too. It always amazes me how we interpet scenes so differently. Like for example, the current lesson (lesson 17).

In my eyes, the vulnerability he had shown in the bar/tavern was NOT intended. He had even insisted numerous times that we should forget everything that he said. That it was shameful he had even reacted that way. That he was being emotional. He was not in his right mind and it's shameful and disgusting and he should have never acted like that. This is the same man who said that he couldn't stand the thought of being hated by MC, so I think he must have reacted so strongly because this is a rare chance we see him at his weakest point: his true self. Being out in the open to someone who he wants to be loved by so badly TERRIFIES HIM. A lot of unexplored self-loathing in this man that's for sure. He even said you can call him insane because emotions had never been a factor in his decision making process. He's usually very emotionally intelligent and composed but your involvement. Your existence is beginning to shake his values. Because in the end, that air of confidence. Superiority. Magical prowess are years of building up defences against others from SEEING THE REAL HIM. I really like how the person I RB'd the blog from worded it. He's trying, but he's not perfect. He's human. He's hurt but in the cruel world he lived in all his life, he only had himself to rely on.

And there's something tragically poetic about that. Could his desire to make a pact with Lucifer be because he sees Lucifer as a "what-if" version of himself that had fallen from grace WITH people who loved him and believed in him? That if he gains Lucifer's trust, he would also be healing a part of himself who never had the chance nor the privilege to connect with others? If you recall in one of his SSR cards (the Comiket one forgot the name), the Lord of Corruption is his favourite character (possibly because he relates to the Lord of Corruption the most?), and it's been shown in the game a few times how he and Lucifer are comparable to each other (the Cyber event, TSL quiz battle, etc).

He seems to really be clinging into his humanity despite being isolated and even scorned by humanity itself at some point. Is it a saviour complex? Survivor's guilt? Either way, Solomon had been through a lot and he didn't seem to have a reliable guardian to rely on which is why he was acting like that. A stark contrast to how he and Diavolo were treated by Barbatos when his role in their lives had obvious parallels.

That's what's bothering me too. If Barbatos made Solomon "the way he is", then why is he so hostile towards him compared to the guilt and subservience he exhibits with Diavolo? Is it because like Asmodeus, he was also tricked into a pact(highly doubt this tbh unless that's actually the reason for Barbatos' deep disdain towards him? Because he had once treated Solomon with trust and compassion until it had been broken at some point)? Or could it be something deeper than that? A blight to the Fountain of Knowledge? Some forbidden boundaries that Solomon had crossed?

In my case, I have a considerable amount of background knowledge on him based on his "real life counterpart" before Solmare retconned it :'), and it has guided me surprisingly well (almost too well) in understanding him. King Solomon in the Bible had many enemies. But he is also kind and wise and benevolent and fickle and lustful and scheming. Loved by his people. Even given a blessed name by God. He had 700 wives and 300 concubines. He was a player, a fool in love, but for some reason, despite it all only had one named heir and had only one official wife, and when his actual heir had even taken over the throne, the United Kingdom of Israel was close to collapsing...which is weird because he's supposed to be wise and discerning. He could have totally predicted that from happening by defying God's word but kept on building pagan temples and marrying foreign wives anyway (despite how seemingly loyal he is to Naamah??). It's almost as if he wanted it to fall.

Sorry if I rambled too much lol. For me personally I don't really care if you like him or not. I think it's good they're trying to flesh him out although I have very very mixed feelings about them abandoning what they already worked on for his character in the OG. I do want Solmare to at least give us an option to side with him by our own terms. Not as blindly as the limited options they sometimes offer. (Ex. Okay, I'm on your side but can we please deal with this with more heart and consideration? AND HUMAN DECENCY? Not everyone is out there to get you and not all demonic transactions have to be heartless and calculating. Do you want a hug? :( )

EDIT: Idk why people are still liking this but tl;dr - Solomon was morally grey in the original source/Biblical King Solomon already so him being morally grey here should be no surprise. The entire cast is morally grey (except Luke probably). They're demons. You can hate on a character, but you should not bring it to an extent where you're already hurting a real live person for differing opinions.

#i feel like i either relate to him or project on him too much because i also have trust issues lmao #so i can totally get where he's coming from but gosh does it hurt to see #one thing id like to point out is Solomon had ALWAYS BEEN ALONE in dealing with everything with no one to genuinely trust until MC #compared to the brothers who always had each other #so his mindset is a tad more individualistic compared to them #idk i have so much to say but idk how to say it #work was brutal today so my mind is mush 😔#obey me nightbringer spoilers #ask #blurbs

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