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the-shiniest-plant · 3 years

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OC Interview: Fionnuala

Draw (or use an old drawing, don’t worry!) or take a screen of your character in an interview setting and make them answer the following questions!

(I was tagged by @uselessidiotsquad and @thoseofuswhoblossom! Hi, guys!)

Introduction

Can you introduce yourself?

- Hi! I’m Fionnuala, Nuala to friends, family, and anyone who finds my name difficult to pronounce. I’m a member of the Crystal Bloom, one of Aurene’s Champions, former Slayer of the Order of Whispers, former Warden, and Maker of Friends! Nice to meet you all!

What is your Gender Identity, Orientation, and Relationship Status?

- Cisgender Female, Panromantic Demisexual, and Single. Turns out not a lot of people want to date someone who’s dragon-branded… which I can understand.

When and where were you born?

- I was born in the Grove about…. Five minutes after midnight… sometime in the Season of the Phoenix, in… 1310! Yeah, that’s about right. I can’t remember what day, but the day doesn’t really matter to Sylvari more than the time of day, so… I guess it makes sense. Does that answer your question well enough? Yes? Good! What’s next?

What is your weapon of choice and fighting style?

- I fight with two longswords - one in each hand - and though I’m heavily armored I can and prefer to jump in and out of the Dream like most Revenants do the Mists in order to get the drop on my foes. I do use hammers from time to time when I need to hit something far away that I can’t get to. Though, most of all, I like to use the magic of Aurene to lend support to my allies in battle - regeneration, strength, cunning… though I can’t do that too much or it wears me out. Still makes me happy knowing my allies may have survived because of these gifts.

Lastly, are you happy?

- Well, I’m as happy as my current life situation allows me to be. I know I could be happier, if I had different circumstances, but right now I feel like I’m… content at the very least - my brother is safe, my Mother is getting healthier by the day, and I’m always willing to answer Aurene’s call to service. I’m a bit lonely, in all honesty, when apart from my friends in Rurikton, but for now I’m okay with that - I figure when the right person for me comes along, I won’t be so lonely anymore.

Family and Friends

What’s your family like? What is your relationship with them?

- I have a pod-brother, Sitheach! He’s a wonderful person, and I love him dearly. We’re very close, and we write to one another all the time when he’s on missions for the Pale Reavers, just to keep each other posted on current situations. He’s been home for a bit now, which is a blessing. His boyfriend misses him terribly when he’s away so seeing them back together warms my sparkly little heart!

Have you ever run away from home?

- Nope! I’ve been called everywhere I’ve been, so technically I haven’t “run away” from anything.

Would you consider marriage or having children?

- Well, marriage is a foreign concept to Sylvari, as is childbirth, but I would absolutely love a partner, and would certainly adopt orphaned children of other races if my partner was also okay with raising them, as I highly doubt with my duties as a Champion of Aurene would allow me to effectively raise a child alone. I like to think I’d be a good mother, though.

Do you secretly hate one of your friends?

- Pfffft, what kind of a question is that!? Why on Tyria would you call someone a friend if you secretly hated them? How silly!

Which friend knows everything about you?

- The only people on Tyria that know all about me are my brother, and my best friend Elspeth. That being said, I’m rather open to questions so if you see me in public and want to know more about a specific sliver of my life, just ask! I’ll do my best to answer.

Asked by Fans

Are you literate? Have you been to school?

- I can definitely read and write, as most if not all Sylvari can do that from emergence, and… does the Dream count as schooling? I know learning from Mentors does, but I feel like I learned more from the Dream than I ever did from my mentor - sorry, Maeryn, but it’s true!

What’s the eeriest prediction you made that later came true?

- I don’t think I’ve made any predictions like that, it’d be handy if I could, though… I wish I could’ve predicted the attack on the Grove during the World Summit… if we were prepared… maybe, just maybe Mother wouldn’t have been so grievously injured…

What is something that you were embarrassingly late in realizing?

- I partially understood how the other races weren’t born from pods, but what I didn’t know was the process of mammalian conception and live birth, until a kind Asura explained it to me during a stay in Divinity’s Reach. Hi, Quizz! Hope you’re well!

Do you have mental health or physical issues?

- Hoo boy, where to start… Anxiety and a bit of depression, mostly. Not being on the scene in time to help defend mother during the Shadow of Mordremoth’s attack… it really hit my self-esteem, so now, whenever I’m too late to save an innocent life, it… it haunts me for days…

What is your current main goal?

- My current goal is to protect the people of Tyria and help them in whatever way I can. It may or may not be a compulsion that I get from being Branded, but I’d likely do that anyway without the compulsion, so it works out.

Choices

Drinks or food?

- Drinks! Nothing like a good glass of Nectar after a long day of doing good things!

Cats or dogs?

- Dogs. Sylvan hounds. Specifically the puppies... I need to visit Danador’s Kennel again!

Early bird or night owl?

- Definitely a Night Owl! Which makes sense because of my Cycle. I thrive in the Evenings!

Optimist or Pessimist?

- My friends have never known me to be anything but optimistic in all my endeavors, and I certainly don’t plan to stop now!

Sassy or Sarcastic?

- Ooh, hard choice… they both have their merits… can I say “both”? Is that okay? I honestly can’t choose with this one!

Have you ever…

Been caught sneaking out?

- Of a Nightmare Camp? Yes. On several occasions, actually. I got a lot better at not being caught after I joined the Order of Whispers. Mostly because I didn’t have Ellie to help distract my foes so I could make an escape, if I was caught. Which I wasn’t! Not after Whispers.

Broken a bone?

- Never! Not even during Dragonstorm! Rather lucky on that front, my Priory friend lost her whole arm! Hi, Vledda!

Received flowers?

- No. Grown several myself, though.

Ghosted someone?

- Like, turned them into a ghost? Probably several people.

Pretended to laugh at a joke you didn’t get?

- Oh, plenty, when I was a sapling. I understood humor more and more as I kept living.

And there you have it! I tag @moonlit-grove again because I want Sitheach Lore, dang it!

#gw2 #guild wars 2 #guild wars 2 ask meme #Fionnuala #guild wars 2 oc #i love her #my baby #precious bloom #interview meme

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wayhaving · 4 years

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some misc hc’s abt my favorite most developed detective, rose adler that no one asked for :D

i grabbed her design(ish) and personality from my elder scrolls oc: rosaelina naraferys. i just modernized her for twc!

i originally had josefine frida pettersen as her face claim, but i’m also seeing kristen bell as eleanor shellstrop from the good place for rose now as well (for personality and appearance)

check this cool gif set out for face claim reference!! (i can also see rose saying this to nate so there is also that)

speaking of that gif set....

she often claims that she only cares about herself. she likes being alone,,,, or so she tells herself. but she very much so cares about others.... like a lot

i mentioned rose wasn’t very proud of her past,,,

she sort of raised herself, which she resents rebecca for a lot.

with her father gone, and mother absent all the time she got in to a bit of trouble during her teens

petty theft, crashed her car a lot, just a lot of juvenile things... and they were done usually so rebecca would come crawling over and reprimand her for the things she was doing. because that was most of the parenting rose ever received...

and then rose would get that attention and everything would be fine for a while.

rebecca would make some empty promise, saying she’d be there for rose, make some more time for her

but it never happened

in truth, rebecca avoided rose a lot,,, she reminded her too much of rook...

...it’s something rebecca regrets... a lot.

so yea, bad blood between rose and rebecca...

rose has an issue with authority, doesn’t like to follow rules, and usually doesn’t like people in charge. (yup she fights with adam a lot.)

rose actually dropped out of high school, but then later got her ged

i havent come up with a specific incident for why the ultimatum of “jail or police force” was forced onto rose but im thinking about it

rose copes with humor

that or pushing everyone away, purposefully distancing herself from people by being rude and insulting

she’s got a bit of a mean streak. the regina george of wayhaven. but that’s a bit childish, she’s a bit more mature now... but not... a lot.......... at all

she’s very self-sacrificial

her outer i don’t give a fuck attitude reaaaaaaallly competes with her desire to please and save everyone.

she’s got a heart of gold, but it doesn’t seem that way..........

nate starts to see through her very quickly

all of unit bravo does really, she’s not as convincing as she thinks she is

speaking of

she lies a lot, about a lot of things. very standoffish when it comes to her dad or her past or her mother, or anything personal

but the kicker is that she is a horrid liar

i mean just absolutely horrible.

she likes the fancier things in life but can’t exactly afford them.

that’s why she has expensive ass heels and an expensive ass coat but she eats ramen every night for dinner

balancing her budget? nope not for her

she’s also not the brightest person out there

her highest stat in game is combat/physical. she’s not just a pretty face she can KICK ASS

she wears a lot of pink and white colors, usually very modern but professional outfits

she likes to seem professional but is totally not

never does her work, ever. she honestly was surprised when she got the promotion, she was sure she was going to be fired instead.

in book two when i think f tried to put his foot on the table and n batted it away?

yea rose puts her feet up on tables all the time, hangs over the edge of her chair. if she can find a way to use a piece of furniture in a not so usual way she will. it exasperates nate to no end.

at some point she starts doing it just to get his attention

rose has a hard time sleeping due to insomnia + her new nightmare’s

when she can’t she calls nate, and he usually answers. she’ll claim she just wants to talk but not even five minutes later, nate is at her door... just to comfort her and this happens every time

in fact, nate asks rose to make sure he will never miss her calls, opting to make his phone ring loudly. he may hate the dang thing but if it meant hearing her voice on the other end...

rose is SHORT

she’s 4’10 (like me 😳)

so ehm. height difference YANNO WHAT IM SAYIN

sometimes if rose is ever arguing with adam and nate is around, she’ll look at him with puppy dog eyes and he’ll just lift her onto his shoulders so that she’s taller than adam

“HA, i’ve got the high ground adam!”

mason is her best friend :)

and this is getting long so i will stop here but there’s a lot more to tell.

#the wayhaven chronicles #detective rose adler #rose headcanons :)#unit bravo #twc rebecca

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starrylolo · 4 years

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Poc picrew experiences

"Aww this Picrew looks so cute! Aww look at those eyes... And oh dang it I'm not even almost that white."

Seeing a cute looking picrew that looks amazing, trying to find the "change skin color" option and discovering that the default, pale skin color is the only skin color

OR seeing that there are two skin color options: pale white and darker than your skin color

OR seeing two skin color options: white and lighter, I humanly white

Having more skin color options that are inhuman than that are even almost your skin color (light skin, dark skin, black-as-the-void skin, pink skin, green skin, gray skin, etc.)

Having to chose between three shades lighter than you or seven shades darker than you

Two shades of light/pale and you just being represented by bright orange

Having to make an fandom character instead of yourself

"Where is my skin color?"

Telling yourself that you'll only do Picrews that have skin colors almost your own, and then only being able to do three or four

Seeing people you follow posting Picrews of themselves, and seeing said Picrew and recognizing it as one you'd clicked out of because you weren't able to make yourself and feeling so envious

"Where is my hair type?"

Having to choose a hair type (super straight, wavy, etc) that isn't your own because this Picrew is cute but doesn't have your own hair

Having to decide you're making an "ideal self" or "fantasy/alien/elf AU self" because it's impossible to make yourself accurately

"Damn it this one looked so cute but I can't make myself, Nvm"

Trying to make a poc oc, and having to change your mind and make a different oc because it won't be possible

Spending ten minutes making a Picrew that's you but white because you really wanna try this Picrew, but knowing you won't save it or post it or use it because it's not you

Despite your picrew having dark skin, there are no other poc characteristics

Hijabs?? Religious/Racial/Ethnic related fashion?? Nah. But there's five animal hoodies, each of a different animal

"Aww my friend's picrew is so cute. I wish I could make a matching picrew, but it only has three shades of white as the skin options"

Finding a Picrew that has a skin color close to yours! And then finding out that the blushing, freckles, makeup, etc are only compatible with the white skin color(s)

"Maybe I could pull of this Karen hair... or this hair that I would hate in real life..."

Finding a Picrew with your skin color but then the hand-peace-sign accessories are all only white compatable

"Black/medium skin tones don't look like that..."

No natural curly hair...

The only skin colors are paper white, a normal shade of white, and too-much-spray-tan white

For some reason, there is every hair color except mine. (Snowy White, light brown, blonde, dirty blonde, three shades of brown, two shades of every color of the rainbow)

"According to 33% of Picrews, I'm somewhere between Donald Trump Orange and The Color Of The Void"

Constantly raising your arm to your phone/computer screen to compare yourself to the available skin colors

"I suppose I could look like that skin color in a specific lighting..."

Constantly reloading the Picrew explore page

Trying the low quality/less attractive Picrews because maybe, just maybe, they'll have closet skin tones to your own

Smiling at the sight of your friends'/mutuals' Picrews because "Aww they look just like you!" but secretly feeling bitter/envious

The rat/dog/cat maker Picrews are more diverse than any human maker

Hearing your friends talk about "Isn't Picrew the best? Everything's available, it's so easy, unlimited options, I use it to relieve stress" and thinking 'Yes I love it too, but all of those reasons you stated aren't true for me'

Being able to count on two hands how many self Picrews you can make

"Why are there five shades of white but two shades of brown/black?"

Using the same picrew thirty times to make you in different styles because you have limited amount of Picrews you can use, so you have to reuse some

Seeing those Picrews of not-people (Worlds in a bottle or something else) and feeling relieved that you don't have to try so hard on trying to make yourself

"Oh that looks gorgeous... Damn it, the only options are white and whiter."

Hearing "One problem with Picrew is that there are too many options" and feeling your blood boil

But not wanting to rant to your friends who won't understand

Those black-and-white Picrews that only have white because the makers "couldn't do anything darker because it wouldn't contrast from the background"

You end up making your friend instead of yourself because you can't make yourself

When you show someone your picrew you spent half an hour trying to find the hair for and you're now protective over. "It doesn't really look like you.." Yeah, no shit Bethany, I didn't have many options.

A tumblr friend tagging you in a "make yourself in this specific Picrew" challenge because they didn't notice your skin tone isn't available, and then having to let them know why you can't and apologizing for not being able to exist in this Picrew

Afros aren't the only ethnic/tangly hairstyle...

*sobbing* "I want to make myself as a human. Not as a bipedal rabbit with human hair..."

Masks are your hero because it's hides the white skin

Did I mention envy or jealousy of others yet?

That feeling of finally finding your skin tone in a Picrew. And your hair type. And hair color. And cute poses that are compatible with your skin color. And making one that looks just like you. And wanting to post it everywhere, all day. That feeling. The joy.

#long post #longpost #Picrew #Poc #People of color #Op #I love picrew but also...

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anunvalidcritic · 5 years

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SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER VERSE

MOVIE REVIEW

(DISCLAIMER: MY OPINION IS MY OWN AND CAN BE DEEMED INVALID TO THOSE WHO DON’T CARE FOR IT.)

June 27th, 2019 the year of our Lord (whichever one that may be) I watch a spectacular movie that I can truly say that the awards won were well deserved. Spider-Man was the first superhero I can truly say I looked up too and he’s super duper awesome my dudes. I plan on rewatching the movie again so I can complete this post.

Man, this post is gonna be extremely long but it’s totally worth it!

I FUCKING LOOOVVVEEE THIS INTRO MAAAAAAANNNNN!!

“With great powers come great responsibility” - UNCLE BEN

AHHHHH THEY DID THE SPIDER-MAN 3 DANCE DEAD

YOU’RE MY SUNFLOWER!!!!!!!

The love that his parents give is amazing.

I’m glad to see an ethnic spiderman its dope that he speaks Spanish and English.

I understand that Spider-man is a vigilante

“With accountability comes great accountability“ - JEFFERSON DAVIS

He didn’t have to do MILES like that lol

DEAD THAT CLASS WAS QUIET AF

AYYYEEE THE CITY IS BUMPIN’ TONIGHT!!!!!

LOL MILES needs to get his face off that window.

Ayyee black people really do that stuff with that chill talkin’ being all smooth and shiiii ROFL

OOFFF

AHHH SHIT IT’S GOING DOWN WITH THE GRAFFITI AND THE SPIDER

SPIDER BITE

LMFAO BOOP!

Damn his roommate just loves to study.

That is a lot of sweat tho

“I’M A MAN.“ - MILES

Haircut looks cool though if you ask me.

“EVERYONE KNOWS!” - MILES

“WOAH SHE’S TALL” - MILES

PETER droppin’ bops huh??

OOOO THAT LANDING WAS EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!

That was some freaky shit when that spider glitched though. It kinda turned into a thriller movie for a minute.

DAAAMMMNNN a normal person would be dead

“Stanton Island maybe but not Brooklyn!” - PETER

You better catch him!!!

he better not say you only get one of th…….. AAAHHHHH HE SAID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HE FUCKING SAID IT!!!!!!!!!!

PROWLER got a lot of balls flyin’ up on him like that.

WILSON FISK IS TOOOO FUCKIN’ BIG!!!!!!!

Dang, these glitches remind me of when Vanellelope has hers. (I think her name is spelled wrong but it’s whatever at this point.)

You know whenever people make promises they sometimes are hard to keep.

WTF HE’S BLONDE!!!!!!!! WOAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OH HELL NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS MOTHERFUCKER JUST KILLED… AHHHHHHH

ROFL “Yeah I think it’s a BANKSY.” - BYSTANDER

RIO is the sweetest mom ever.

PETER should not have gone out that way! MAAAAANNNNNN

STAN LEE R.I.P

Boy, you better not jump off that building that black in you bette… LOL, HE TOOK HIS ASS RIGHT BACK DOWN!

damn, he messed up the hard-drive.

Aww, I love that ominous blue and red lighting… good symbolism.

PETER B. PARKER

Spider-Man for the last 22 years

blah blah blah workin’ hard and fallin’ in love

15 years past

buried Aunt May

Split up with MJ

Seahorses mate for life

“Could you image a seahorse seeing another seahorse… and then making it work.” - PETER B PARKER

pizza is life

YEAH, THAT BLONDE SHIT THREW ME FOR A LOOP TOO!

“Adios” - MILES

DAAAMMMNN he didn’t have to do PETER B like that!

“Looks like a child dressed like spider-man dragging a homeless corpse behind a train.” - POLICE OFFICER

Aye, I fuck with the song that was being played through that guy’s headphones even though I don’t even know what it was.

“Why is your body another shape” - MILES damn that’s fucked up

GOOODDDDDAMMMMN THAT GLITCH FUCKED HIM UP!

These fucking sweatpants man

“DON’T PLAY WITH ME.“ - MILES (black people love that line lol)

“You good with that Spider-Man?!“ - MILES

“In my universe, this place closed 6 years ago. I don’t know why.” - PETER B PARKER (Probably because the restaurant has a C rating)

Was lowkey waiting for a roach to crawl across something

I LOVE THIS SONG!

“Spider-Man doesn’t wear a cape.” - MILES (He doesn’t wear sweatpants either)

How tf did WILSON FISK get his BIG ASS INTO THAT CAR?!?!?!

lol his booty jiggled a bit hehehehehe

hold up this chick sound like Jessie from Toy Story…

WOAH either she a freak or she likes pushing people

“And I for one can’t wait to watch.” - DR. OC (WTF DID SHE JUST SAY!!)

LOL, HE HIT ‘EM WITH THE ‘HEY’.

Aww, they’re having a bonding moment!

GWEN STAC(E)Y UP IN THIS BITCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Last 2 years

Joined a band

Saved her dad

Couldn’t save her PETER PARKER

Doesn’t do friends to save herself feeling.

Oh, we’re getting a little WILSON FISK flashback.

Damn, why is she driving so fast…

Something like that was bound to happen I’m sorry to say.

This dude really got some board shoulders.

SPIDER PEOPLE

Why does PETER B PARKER have on two different types of shoes?

BRUH AUNT MAY CAME FOR HIM!

DAAAANNNGG AUNT MAY THUGGIN’ HUH!?!?!?!?!

TRIGGERED

DEAD AUNT MAY has “HELLO MY NAME IS …” cards

“Wherever I go, the wind follows.” - SPIDER-MAN NOIR

BRUH JOHN MAOULNEY

SPIDER-MAN NOIR

Year: 1933

Job: Private Eye

Likes: Drinking egg creams and fighting Nazis (A LOT)

“Sometimes I let matches burn down to my fingertips just to feel something anything.”

PENI PARKER SPIDER

Year: 3145

Has a psychic link with a spider that lives inside of her father’s robot.

Lost her father

BEST BUDS FOR LIFE

SPIDER-HAM

PETER PORKER

Bitten by a radioactive pig

Photographer for the Daily Beagle

Usually, when he’s not working like a dog he chasing a story

Likes to frolic and dance while doing it in his pants.

SAD FACE EMOJI

if stitch had a glitch lol

PETER B PARKER really puttin’ MILES on blast.

STOP FUCKING CROWDING HIM!!!!!!!!!!!

This movie is back on their spooky ooky shit

Damn only if he knew his uncle was the PROWLER...

LOL, THAT MUSIC!!!!!!!!!

RUN BOY RUN THIS WORLD ISN’T MEAN FOR YOU!

BRUH PENI’S FACE!!!

“This is a pretty hardcore origin story.“ - SPIDER-MAN NOIR

“We don’t pick the ballroom we just dance.” - SPIDER-MAN NOIR

OOOFFF WHEN AUNT MAY SAYS TAKE IT OUTSIDE SHE MEANS IT!

Of course, MILES dad is on the way

OH, SHIT SHOW HIM YOUR FUCKING FACE!!!

OH, FUCK!!!!!!

How the fuck you gonna be flying around without some type of bulletproof vest. DAMN SMH

Man, a kid should not be seeing someone die right in front of them.

JEFFERSON didn’t deserve to find his brother that way.

I’m glad they’re having a heart to heart to him. But that room is too small

“MILES the hardest part about this job is that you can’t save everyone“ - SPIDER-HAM

“Do animals talk in this dimension because I don’t want to freak him out.“ - SPIDER-HAM

Let the bodies hit the floor.

“A leap of faith” - PETER B PARKER

At least his dad came by to speak to him.

He had that boy fucked up again!

AUNT MAY A THUG BRO!!!!

THIS SONG IS GETTIN’ ME HYPED UP AND I’M NOT EVEN IN THE FUCKING MOVIE!

Man them taking the bus is really killin’ me

Bruh the waiter

ROFL

BATTLE ROYALE BABY!!!!

YEAH MILES

“Do you have a problem with cartoons?!?!” - SPIDER-HAM

PENI I’m sorry to say but your BUD FOR LIFE is gone.

MILES is a smooth criminal!!

WILSON FISK BIG MAD!!

I find it so cool that each time they jumped back into the portal it was reflected off of them.

ROFL “That’s all folks” “Is he allowed to say that legally?”

WILSON FISK always tryin’ to hurt somebody damn!

NOBODY TOOK YOUR FUCKING FAMILY BITCH THAT WAS YOU! IF YOU TRULY KNEW YOUR WIFE YOU WOULD’VE KNOWN THAT SHE DIDNT GET JIGGY WITH THAT SHIT PERIOD!

THE SHOULDER TOUCH

MILES did that (with help of course)

C-Mobile = T-Moblie hehehehehehe

BRUH HE DID WILSON FISK DIRTY!!!

MILES MORALES

SPIDER-MAN for 2 days

Finally, finished his essay

Saved a lot of people

Spent time with his father

Got hit by a drone as well

Had a proper meeting with his roommate

Slapped his sticker where his dad won’t find it

Will always remember his friends.

“Anyone can wear the mask. You can wear the mask. If you didn’t know that before I hope you know that now.“ SPIDER-MAN (MILES)

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Y’ALL THERE WAS A GLITCH IN THE SYSTEM! Everything and I mean EVERYTHING! So thankful I was able to salvage a little bit of it back. I really do wish I was able to get what I said at the end because I meant it. :(

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EDIT: I was fast forwarding through the movie to get it off of my “continue watching” list and I discovered something at the end! So I’ll be making a bit of an edit. (This is a reminder that you need to ALWAYS STAY AT THE END OF EVERY MARVEL! (smh I made a rookie mistake))

James Blake has such an amazing voice

MEANWHILE IN NUEVA YORK

“I was gone for less than 2 hours.” - MAN

THE BEST LESS 2 HOURS OF MY LIFE!

oooo the man’s name is MIGUEL

Earth ‘67

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH THE MEME THE MEME!!!!!!!!!!

“How dare you point at me!” - SPIDER-MAN

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waddlesdpig · 5 years

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The Lego Movie Franchise Retrospective ( Or how to build Masterpieces)

The following is a opinionated review on the “ Lego Movie” franchise as a whole, spoilers and bad jokes ahead.

Its kinda crazy if we’re being honest here, in the five years since it’s creation the “ Lego Movie “ franchise has made close to a billion dollars domestically and probably more than that total internationally. All for what is essentially a series of really long commercials, albeit very entertaining and ( mostly) heartfelt commercials. No matter how you look at it however, these films on a whole have been a grand success worthy of artistic recognition ( WB has left chat).

This trend of profitably praised pictures seems sure to continue, with the soon to be released fourth installment in the “ Lego Movie” franchise “ The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part.”

( A sentence as redundant as me writing reviews on Tumblr.)

As a lover of the original “ Lego Movie” this sequel comes like the missing brick in my Lego heart set that i didn’t know existed. In that same breath however, i can’t help but feel anxious over how the movie will turn out. Early reviews have skewed favorably for the film and yet there is a disturbing trend in the Lego franchise that one cannot ignore. Each Lego Movie has had diminishing returns in terms of quality ever since the first.

Don’t get me wrong, the animation, production, and voice work for has been ( mostly) top notch for every installment. No when i mean quality, i’m talking about the strength of each films script and the way they are constructed. This problem is far more reaching than the common “ It wasn’t as funny as the first” comment one might make concerning the latter two Lego movies. Although i would be remiss to suggest that the humor isn’t itself a issue.

“ The Lego Movie” is filled to the brim with weird wacky comedy that still holds up five years later, but is coupled with satisfying storytelling that complements the silliness. Out of everything that could have been taken away from that original film the sequential Lego flicks focus is firmly placed on the hijinks and shenanigans. Much like a child who stacks his Legos as high as he can without any regard to building a solid foundation, Lego Batman ( to a lesser extent) and Ninjago lives or dies on the strength of it’s humor, often times tumbling because of that fact. So to help illustrate my point i would like to go back to the beginning and exam why each film worked or failed.

THE LEGO MOVIE

Out of all the things this film is praised for, the animation, the comedy, the amazing cast, i hardly ever hear anyone talking the story structure. While nothing shakespearean, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller masterfully employ the monomyth ( or hero’s journey) to lay the emotional foundation for the film, using it quite literally to a T’.

After setting the movies conflict into motion with the “ Piece of Resistance” and the “Krangle” we flash forward 8 1/2, enter Emmet Brickowski, your average abnormally normal citizen of Lego City Bricksburg where everything is honky dory. Following him throughout his day we come to find that Emmet is so average that he has fallen into the background of the collective consciousness of those around him. Only by chance does he comes across the Piece of Resistance literally calling him to adventure.

Now melded with the piece of legend, Emmet now bears the name “ The Special” which he is hesitant to hear at first, as he faces persecution from Lord Business forces, who is H’ E’ double hockey sticks’ bent on gluing the entire universe into place.

Through shenanigans he teams up with local DJ Wyldstyle, warms up to the idea of being, and i quote “ the most important, most talented, most interesting, most extraordinary, mostest most person in the universe.” The two escape from his capturers and crosses the threshold, by also literally crossing into another realm.

Duding it up in the Old West, Emmet’s lie is exposed like me on Omegle, earning him the disdain of his would be love interest. Trying to decipher next with the piece, the duo finds the wizard Virtuvius ( MVP of the film) who after finding out Emmet’s quandary determines to mentor him to be a Masterbuilder.

More shenanigans, Batman shows up, Emmet experiences cuckolding with Bat’s and Sty’s blockholding, ( seriously this is supposed to be a family film for krangle’s sake!) they all take a road trip to cloud coo coo land, group meets “ OC do not steal” and the other Masterbuilders to come up with a plan to take down Lord Business and stop his TAKOS! Surprise surprise Bad Cop rolls up to the club and the Masterbuilders aren’t ready to jam so they get sent to the slam. Emmet and crew manage to escape only by hiding in this absolute masterpiece.

Now beaten and bruised Emmet rallies the troops, and together as a team they set to enter the dragon’s lair that is Lord Business office building. ( Nightmare of college dropouts and unpaid interns everywhere) The story comes to a head as Virtuvius loses his, the piece of resistance is thrown into the abyss that is my grandma’s purse, all the masterbuilders are captured and Lord Business has set up an overly elaborate death trap to get these dang kids off his lawn. In this moment of despair the ghost of Virtuvius appears before Emmet assuring him that cat posters hold the secrets of the universe. Motivated Emmet bids a tearful farewell as he sacrifices himself to save the other Masterbuilders.

On the other side of the abyss, Emmet haves an out of body experience and has a face to face with the pink sausaged-eagle-squid creatures that serve as the lands God’s. It is here that he finally becomes equipped with the Ultimate Treasure: believing in yourself! Now ready to face the odds Emmet is sent Homeward Bound back to the Lego world.

He returns, Reborn as a Masterbuilder. Emmet confronts Lord Business and stops him by extending him his hand ( claw-grip thing?) in friendship, helping Lordy realize that he doesn’t have to be bad and that in reality we are all the Special. The two reconcile and the story wraps up with the world at peace until the immediate sequel bait.

There’s a reason many a tale uses this storytelling device, when done properly it works to enact growth and change in the protagonist, resulting in a compelling and satisfying character arc. The Lego Movie not content to rely on this alone also explores “ The Chosen One” trope, as well as themes about creativity vs conformity. There is quite a surprising amount of depth once you start deconstructing this film brick by brick, something that would be sorely missed in it’s spiritual sequels.

THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE

Without a doubt there is a lot to like about “ The Lego Batman Movie,” they managed to kick the already amazing animation up to 11, on a whole it is a very funny movie ( giving birth to probably one of my favorite scenes ever. Kazow!), and it joyfully revels in the Batman mythos and world. In addition to that, it’s story tackles a very interesting premise not often explored with the Caped Crusader. Yet in my mind, there is a distinct issue which holds the film back from being as solid as Batman’s ninepack, this being pacing in the third act.

Batman is one of the rare characters in pop culture that require almost no real introduction, as it can be assumed that most will in one way or another have some basic idea of his mythos. Using this to their advantage, the people filming choose to focus on a intrinsic part of the Dark Knight, that of lose and fear of losing. Building on “ The Lego Movie” interpretation of the character, we have here a extremely egotistical, selfish Batman who exhibits these qualities in order to close himself from anymore emotional pain.

This is plainly stated in the first act by Alfred, “ Master Bruce, you live on an island figuratively, and literally.” It’s the same reason why he can’t admit to Joker being his greatest enemy, because even if the relationship is hateful in nature, it is still a connection to another person. So Batman’s gotta learn to open himself to others, great! A good premise and character arc that the film executes fairly well, up until the beginning of the third act.

See throughout the story we see Batman nudged and guided into becoming a better person by those around him, particularly Alfred and Barbara in the first act. Come the second act, Batman has stubbornly enacted his own plan to stop the seemingly harmless Joker, after succeeding he is berated by Barbara “ You can't be a hero if you only care about yourself.” Batman’s plan backfires giving Joker the means to unleash every villain from your local bar’s trivia night. As such Fatman rectify his mistakes by teaming up with his loves ones to make wrongs right.

Though hesitant to the idea at first, Bats warms up to his new superhero buddies only for him to push them away as soon as he realizes their importance to him. This is where the problem of pacing really begins to show itself. After sending away the Bat-lites, Batman immediately confronts Joker, only for the Joker to recapitulate something that was just clearly shown to the audience “ I'm not your greatest enemy. Your greatest enemy is you.”

Joker then banishes Batman to the doom dimension where he is greeted by a literal judge of right and wrong, who then plays a highlight reel showing just how big a betty batty’s been. The thing to note is this all occurs within a span of five minutes, stopping the story completely just to point at something that’s already solidly established in the story.

The real shame is that all this guilt dog-piling undercuts a great moment. In the doom dimension Bat’s gets a peek of the situation to find his friends returning to help him, there he sees Robin emulating Batman’s reckless attitude, and it is there where he is finally able to recognize the harm he’s bringing to others with his selfish actions. A moment i feel could’ve been the emotional pillar of the movie if it had been better builded towards and executed.

To be fair the movie from then on picks back up rather quickly, Batman learns his lesson, forms the “ savi-cide squad,” and in the end is able to save Lego Gotham by literally making connections with others and bringing everyone closer to each other. Capping what is undeniably, despite it’s flaws, a very fun movie. If only i could say the same about the last film here…

THE LEGO NINJAGO

The Lego Ninjago movie was always going to be in a peculiar situation, it’s branding and world aren’t well enough established in the minds of the average movie goer to solely create a story based on in-world lore. Nor is it enough of a clean slate that one could be free to do whatever it wanted if the story ala “ The Lego Movie.” And as such it creates this disjointed hodgepodge of elements borrowed from the two previous entries. This particularly can be seen through the journey of the protagonist Lloyd.

By the time the movie chooses to introduced Lloyd we are already informed that he as the Green Ninja along with the others have already time and again defeated and repelled the big bad Garmadon. In a way Lloyd as already undergone his own hero’s journey, meaning they’ve already skipped any satisfaction that could be gained from seeing a powerless boy becoming a hero and vanquishing that which threatens his home.

Bah whatever, origin stories are overdone and boring. Who’s with me?! Let’s get right into the good stuff. And to the films credit it does just that, right off the bat we are introduced to what will be the main conflict of the story, Lloyd and his relationship with his father. However here too “ The Lego Ninjago” movie stumbles. Lloyd as a character is defined solely by this conflict. During nearly the entire first act you will rarely find a scene, or piece of dialogue featuring Lloyd that will not involve Garmadon or the fact that he is Lloyd’s father in one way or another.

But hey he’s also the leader of the Ninjas and does a great job of, uh, telling people what to do? Now let’s quickly compare how the “ Lego Batman Movie” handle this. In the opening moments of that film we spend time with Batman before the grand conflict is set into motion, we see he’s egotistical, a showboat, selfish and willfully ignorant to any flaws he might have. Having established his personality, ( what a notion) the story is able to show how that feeds into his fear letting people back in and colors his character arc for the film.

With the “ Lego Ninjago” movie failing to this, it leaves Lloyd as just sort of a blank slate with daddy issues. It’s probably why they have him from the start with a fully assembled team of fun personalities to bounce off of and carry the load of protaganizing, oh wait. Oh boy, we got Flame Fella the spiky hair one, Dirt Dude who is essentially Flame Fella, Wa Wa Womah ( she’s the water element cause she’s so good at retaining water), and the only two with any semblance of personality Jay and Zane.

Without trying to disrespect fans of the original series, you know where they actually mattered, the other Ninjas here are little more than filler. Functionally they have no real role in the story except to bolster Lloyd’s in-world importance by making him leader, as well as holding him responsible after he unwittingly unleashes destruction upon Ninjago. Towards the start of the third act, our blockhead Ninjas haphazardly realize that all they to do was believe and only now is there any hint of development for the group. Way too little, way too late to have any significant impact on the story.

Leaving us with the “ Father/Son” plot to essentially carry the whole film. To the movie’s credit it does a serviceable job in accomplishing this. While far from masterful, there is some satisfaction in two opposing fractions learn to work together and eventually reconcile. However even here the film fails to execute on this idea. After spending the entirety of the second act building up this relationship between the two, Garmadon literally asks Lloyd to join him and rule the galaxy together. Green bean rejects the offer because what else would you expect him to do, and Gar once again pushes his son away from him. Less than five minutes later, the climax of the movie ends with Lloyd talking to his dad through a cat and the two finally reconcile as family.

In this way “ The Lego Ninjago Movie” fizzles out, leaving a lackluster ending and Jackie Chan to close out an already underwhelming story.

Finally some more miscellaneous criticisms.

They reuse a lot of shots in the first act, Lloyd’s dragon cannon being of the more obvious examples.

There isn’t as much effort to establish “ Ninjago” as a Lego world, often times you see Lego structures mixed with what is supposed to be natural foliage. This is a huge issue in the second act as the majority of the scenery is composed of non-Lego elements. And the stuff that isn’t Lego’s don’t look to hot, the water effects being the biggest offender in this case.

Jackie Chan as Master Wu is probably the weakest performance in the movie, i don’t know if it’s because of the voice director or because Jackie just wasn’t feeling the powah.

The movie’s live action intro and outro is just bad.

But hey Garmadon has a “ Shark-Shooter” gun! 8/10 movie

CLOSING THOUGHTS

In conclusion, the thing that worries me most from the last two movies is the lack of thought and care into execution that the original “Lego Movie” had in spades. Pacing, strong character work for the whole cast, attention to story structure, all of these things have been mostly stepped on in favor of cramming as much hijinks as possible. And as a result leads to painful lackluster conclusions that try to be heartwarming but fail due to poor build up.

As much as i sound like a negative nancy right now, with “ The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part” being helmed by the dynamic duo which created the first, i am confidant that this will be a return to form for the Lego franchise.

Thanks for reading this monstrous mess.

#movies #the lego movie #lego ninjago #Lego my precious franchises

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What If? Sims OC Tag

Chosen OC: Archie Kolb

I was tagged by @sim-bubble and @tea-sims!!! Thank you loves! <3 :’)

I tag: @femmesim, @essiesims, @bananahut, @ichosim, @inabadromance, @tititatatoot, @obsimmian, & youuuuuuu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHAT

What is your character’s favorite memory?: His favorite memory has to be when he was just 6 years old. He was finally old enough to go on random lil trips to the market with his dad & on their way back home his dad would let him sit passenger and they’d go “halfsies” on an oatmeal cookie.

Who and what would your character give their life for?: Archie would put his life on the line for his family, Margo, friends and his coworkers. & honestly prob strangers too. If he had only 30 seconds to pull someone out from a car accident, he’d go for it.

What is your character’s greatest fear? He fears that his mind will deteriorate before his body when he gets old.

What is your character’s proudest accomplishment?: AHHH I’ll just list all of his accomplishments: Reaching his goal of being a Ufologist, being hired by NASA as an astronaut, pushing himself to finally meet Margo, Marrying Margo, buying his 2nd home, starting from a trailer home to his own home, graduating uni. (these are all out of order)

What is your character’s #1 insecurity?: Because Archie is really prim and proper, straightforward, and a strong believer, he sometimes feel like people perceive him as a pretentious person.

What will/can break your character completely?: If someone that he held dear to him died and he didn’t get the chance to do anything about it.

What would your character make a scene in public about?: Archie actually joins protests in regards of saving the planet, keeping the world clean, science is important, etc.

What can drive your character to do criminal acts?: At the most, he would probably beat the living pulp out of an individual if they created chaos for his loved ones. Other than that, he would never resort to criminal acts to keep his income steady. He’s got connectionzzz

What Pet (mythical or not) would your character want to have?: Archie would love cats, dogs, bunnies, the whole shi-bang but, he’s allergic to animal fur. Wah wah waaaaahhhh

What is the cutest thing your character has ever done?: Reading his vows to his waifu, Margo

HOW

How does your character feel about sexual intercourse?: He’s not sexually driven.. I see him as fairly asexual but then he got Margo preggo so, yeah. BUT he’s completely comfortable with sex, talking about it, etc.

How close is your character with family and friends?: Archie believes that he’s very close to Margo and his best friend, Dalton, but he doesn’t talk about his life as much as people usually do when they talk to their close friends. On the other hand, his relationship with his brother, Tobias, is very estranged bc of all the time apart, and his relationship with his coworkers is good but they don’t know much about his personal life.

How does your character react to pressure?: Archie has a really good handle on his emotions. For example, if he was in a car chase he’d be totally nonchalant and focused.

How religious is your character (if they believe)?: Archie believes in science!

How does your character’s personality change when someone gets uncomfortably close (relationship wise)?: If he’s in an uncomfortable position he’ll keep up an act that he’s actually really open and comfortable until he leaves the scene (basically, he fake af).

How does your character’s living space correlate with their personality?: He leaves all of the designing for his creative lil wife, which really shows that he doesn’t value materialistic things!

How well does your character act around with unknown and different people?: He’s undetectably cautious at first but a few minutes into interacting, he gets on their better side quite quickly.

How much does your character value money?: He understands that money allows you to do more with your life so, he does value it but he’s not money driven either.

How would this character cope with losing someone extremely close to them? He’d be up in space 24/7, trying to contact aliens.. I’m pretty sure he’d stop talking for months, prob years. Mainly because he only has Tobias, Margo, and his unborn child to live for now.

How long does it take for your character to trust others? He actually would like to trust people on the spot. He really does tend to look for the good in others. This is actually one of his flaws!!

SCENARIOS

If your character could change one thing about themselves, what would they want to change?: He would love to be able to have the ability to fluently speak every language there is, understand each one of them fully, yenno. That would be a super power he’d want, lmao.

If your character could go back in time at any point in their life, what would they do to change the present?: He’d probably go back to when his dad was on the verge of having stage 1 cancer and make sure his dad was educated on his health decisions and try to keep him healthy. *brb crying*

If your character was given a chance at fulfilling their dream, can they drop everything they have now to go pursue it?: OOO BOI the only dream he has left is contacting aliens & he’s already up in space!!

If your character’s current spouse or partner cheated, would they try to make it work or leave forever?: OO dang this is hard. He’d probably still love Margo but he’ll also probably file for divorce.. then be confused on what he’s doing wrong in life for yearssss prob till death :<

If a zombie apocalypse begun in the town your character currently lives in, what would they act like?: He’ll board up his home, wait 2 weeks for the city’s activity to die down, and gather the left over supplies and head for the mountains. He doesn’t let his emotions and fears get to him so he’d be able to fend for his family and take them to safety. (as an astronaut he also has to stay fit so it works out)

What if your character suddenly woke up to an unfamiliar place, and realize the life they lived was all a dream. Their family, friends, home.. all gone but still crazily vivid in their head. How would they react?: Archie would probably NOT go with the flow. He’d probably be seen as a mad-man for not believing what he just woke up to is reality. As imperfect/life as his life is, he wouldn’t trade his experiences for anything.

If your character was thrown in jail, what would they be guilty of?: Hardcore protesting, going into a restricted area and somehow obtaining confidential information.

Rewind 10 years from now, what is your character currently doing?: 10 yrs ago he was a senior in high school! HOLY FK HIS BDAY WAS LEGIT 5 DAYS AGO AND I FORGOT *ahem** but other than that, he was probably getting ready to say goodbye to his hometown friends, Tobias & his aunt, & Milwaukee, Wisconsin in general bc he’s off to Yale after graduation!!

Your character is in the movie SAW, facing their worst fear. What is that fear, and how does he/she react?: drowning, suffocating, tickling, yenno, slow torture. He’d probably try to find a way out at first and if there’s no way then he’d try to stay alive as long as possible bc who knows when someone can bust in and save u??

We regret to inform you that your character is dead. Where do they end up? Heaven? Hell? And how the heck do they react?: If Archie believed in heaven and hell, he’d be in heaven. He is pure and innocent and I love him with all of my heart. ;-; *gets a tatt of archie across my forehead*

#this was fun #tag #nonsims #archiekolb #facts

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kk-dirge · 7 years

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an abridged summary of notable events from ts3 total drama

up to day 7 cuz thats how dar i am - longer under cut

day one

pretty uneventful for the first day

EVERYONE crowds around aster

broni friendzoni ignores all this to watch tv, despite everone standing in front of him

jake from statefarm is being nice to everyone

“jake from statefarm deserves a dog”

aster is the first one to pass out

“aster found dead in miami””is she okay””yeah shes alright but she died”

mad science grandma insults broni friendzoni for making everyone uncomfortable

jackie and aster scare everyone

aster wants to get to know fern better and hang out aka “i think i murder is about to take place”

day two

daily challenge roll is locked outside for 24 hours

oh boy

fern has the highest mood so he goes to get food - “hes gonna poison it”

“if there’s fire you can use my insurance” - jake statefarm

“i think he hopes he burns”

everyone huddles and broni friendzoni is outcast, while fern is smart and runs to the pool to cool off

“no one caught on fire” “aw dang i wanted jackie to go out in a blaze of glory”

jake from state farm gets a tan and completely ignores the shaders

like, he was glowing it was terrifying

aster does an evil laugh whenever someone passes out

jake and aster become friends :’)

day 3 aka what a ride

the daily challenge is a random sim dies

the rng picked broni friendzoni, thank god. the evil is defeated.

aster laughs at his death

everyone is glowing and ignoring the laws of shading

aster also grabs food during broni’s death

qwerty hasnt won the race to get food and is set to die

jackie and aster yell at eachother

fern breaks the shower

immedieately after jackie breaks the toilet

friendship ended with jake from statefarm now looker is my best friend

6 hour mark for qwerty’s lifespan

aster wants to see jakes ghost but he isnt dead

“jackie and aster are the only 2 who have a negative relationship. when are they gonna fight”

friendship regained with jake now jake and looker and both my best friends

goodbye qwerty

bonus non-challenge death roll is knubb challenge, loser dies

rng picks aster and jackie

BATTLE OF THE AGES

i revamped the arena to have fog machines and strobe lights just for the occasion

“ITS HAPPENING””its a rave but people die”

“TAKE PLEASURE FROM WATCHING THE MISFORTUNE OF OTHERS”

ASTER FUCKING DESTROYS JACKIE AND MURDERS HIM IN COLD BLOOG

BURN JACKIE

jackie is locked in the sacrificial fire room

but like, he would not die. it took from 12 sim hours for him to finally succcumb to the flame

it took at least 6 fireworks and a failed bonfire

jackie runs away from the fire despite my attemps to block him in

i finally corner him

i might have summoned a fire demon

“say no to drugs, say yes to satan” -jackie

grim reaper pillowfights with jake

the daily roll was something relaxed, adding wallpaper

FULL MOON

fern bores aster to death

jake and aster hug

“JAKE FROM STATEFARM DESERVES A DOG”

“if jake and aster are the last two their gonna escape the island and live of a boat. jake can fulfill his secret dream of diving and aster can catfish people and murder them in the basement “

"this is my roommate aster shes pretty weird haha""sir this is a police investigation"

i cant believe optimistic insurance agent and murder lesbian god are sharing secrets like its a 5th grade sleepover

jake sees mad science grandma skinny dipping and is horrified

qwerty’s gohst comes back only to possess a chess set and insult aster

science grandma and aster get into a fight. aster wins

day 4

daily roll is highest quality toilet

literally nothing happens

day 5

daily roll is the pool is walled in and anyone currently inside it is to drown

bye looker

aster chats with grim reaper

grim reaper mocks aster and it for some reason makes their relationship go up

“can aster bang death. can aster fuck the physical manifestation of death itself”

day 6

daily roll is random sim gets maxed needs, and that saves aster from starving to death

everyone else gets food so i roll again bc i want action

chess challenge of death - fern vs aster

“ NICE SHORTS LOSER “

“either aster kills both ur ocs or the evil is defeated”

BYE FERN

ASTER IS CHAOTIC EVIL

fern claps like “haha sweet im gonna die now”

“if anything dont let jake from statefarm die. hes the only good one. he deserves a dog that loves him.”

FERNS DEATH OF CHOICE IS BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA

he manages to get like 20 candies out of the machine by shaking it until dying

“hes just. laying there. the grim reaper isnt coming.”

“ im sory my oc killed yours in Sim Hell “

down to the final 3 and i hope aster dies and that jake wins and gets 3 dogs because he deserves it

DAY SEVEN - DAWN OF THE FINAL DAY

8 SIMS IN

2 SIMS OUT

#long post #ts3 #shut up zin

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