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joevans · 2 years
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Gerard attempting to pronounce Florida 😂
@cartilagexfluid I gotchu hahaha
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corzev · 1 month
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#junon.......!!!#GOD I AM SO SHIT AT THE COMBAT ITS CRAZY#sorry just. ive been playing dmc5 for the past 6 months my muscle memory from 7R is fried. playing LoP for like 50 hours doesn't help eithe#completely at a loss re: air combat too?? i have to figure out why it worked for the nibelheim flashback demo but not the junon one...#anyway. Obsessed#the quality of life stuff too...... user friendly video game my beloved#losing my mind still like. i havent even Scratched the combat yet all i know is red is here and cloud has a shit ton of new combos#wish they straight up told you what those combos were honestly. i dont want to have to google it every time#god. this game is real. its a real game. GOD#im gonna lose 2553 billion hours doing random useless side quests and gathering shit#that trophy list better be a mile long so help me#i am just. very excited#.. MAI needs a mute button though dear god she's dreadful. that fairy girl in genshin was what made me quit after like 30 minutes i cant#chadley having a cute girly.. clone?? partner?? is fucking adorable though lmaoo i wonder if hojo knows about her#i think chadleys the one who ''made'' her? but im just.#imagine if she was hojo's creation. IMAGINE#HAHAHA#chadleys bad enough with his cute babyface and his hair lmao but an adorable (''adorable'' field assistant-#-who worries about your party and cheers you on?? god. i could see it#yuffie being Right There too. bless her lol#one week i cant believe it#just as exam season is coming up too!! UGH#painful anyway. there's a lot to love here#i am.. slowly chipping away at og#ive had to restart my playthrough of og 4 fuckin times and the farthest ive gotten is like. cid's place#anyway. fun#im almost done platinuming dmc5 too so thats exciting. LoP is next on the list#followed by rebirth
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hi, sarah! i see you've watched a lot of british panel shows/comedians and i need a specific recommendation: where to start with dara o briain? he's right now my favourite taskmaster contestant ever and after listening to his episodes on the tm podcast and off menu, and watching him on wilty, i'm completely in love with his humor and manner of speech. what are the "must see" things he's done in the past? he's such a prominent figure in british tv but idk how to choose what to watch next
i have watched a lot of panel shows...you got that right hehehe...
i'm happy for you that you found someone you really like and get to explore a lot of new content! i gotta say, that doesn't happen often for someone quite so famous and prolific like dara, so it's fun for me to think back to all the stuff he's been in :')
he's a comedian, but he's also known for being mr big smarty pants, so he's done a lot of comedy programmes as well as smarty pants programmes & documentaries. you may choose to start in one of these distinct directions if there's a side of dara you like best! let me start with a few of my own faves...
he's probably best known — definitely by my followers, but also in general — for being the long-time host of the news-focused panel show mock the week, which JUST ended after 17 years. of the panel shows about news, of which there are many, this one is the most accessible and the most silly. dara is a GREAT host and has hilarious dynamics with the regular panelists, especially his literal best friend ed byrne (who we heavily stan). in fact, on mtw, you'll also see lots of other taskmaster contestants you may recognise, including panel captain and cult fave hugh dennis, frankie boyle, russell howard, and ed gamble. i know 17 years is A LOT, so if you've never seen the show and aren't sure where to start, i'm gonna recommend you give series 15 a go — as a new-er panel show fan, i think a more recent season like this one will be most accessible. also, this compilation of comedians roasting dara on mtw for half an hour is fucking hilarious lmaooo
dara has been on tons of panel shows as a panelist opposed to hosting, and you'd be amiss not to catch up on him on qi! one of stephen's smart lil boys and a clever laugh, he was made for that show. you can find dara's episodes here and i have all of qi linked on the masterpost! if you've never seen qi here's a silly clip that is mostly sean being one of stephen's naughty lil boys but it's a great example of the learning a lot/learning absolutely nothing dichotomy that can happen with a great panel (including dara!!)!
apart from that, i'd highly recommend you watch his stand-up! i put two specials on drive for you, 2012's craic dealer and 2015's crowd tickler (sorry for the mid quality — they're just dvd rips). these are pretty perfect for blossoming dara fans because they're funny, witty, clever, goofy — all the things we love about dara at once!!
as for my final personal recommendation, you should definitely check out dara & ed's great big adventure, a bbc two miniseries where the besties travel along the pan-american highway! they have top-tier wholesome bantz, ed is very fucking goofy (you will find quickly that being a fan of dara is being a fan of ed hahaha), and they explore some very beautiful cultures. i will work on getting decent rips of the show for my drive, but in the meantime you can watch this on dailymotion!
it would be amiss if i ended the recs here, because dara has hosted a lot of different series — but these series are based around very specific interests of his. some of the big ones include the following: go 8 bit, one of his most recent shows about classic and indie video games, very nostalgic with fun guests; science club (if you need full eps of this lmk, i should be able to get them but it will just take a lil time) and school of hard sums, nerds talking about science and maths, def have qi vibes; and the underrated stargazing live, broadcast every winter and when dr brian cox & our fave amateur astronomer mr ó briain talk about stars and shit! these are less necessary watching and more worth watching if the topics tickle your fancies~
okay i hope that helps!! there is obviously so much more to his career — including his many books — but i think this is overwhelming enough and i hope you don't mind the long post! feel free to catch us up on what you're enjoying down the line, we love dara and hearing what others love about him too :')
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Thank you for subtitling the videos! Do you know if there is any HD video of Giroud's goal celebration in France vs England? I've looked everywhere and I don't find it in good quality. That moment is hilarious because Kylian pushes Pavard away to congratulate Giroud and I had the impression that Kylian thought Pavard was going to jump on Olivier because he looks at his legs lol. This world cup was their friends to enemies to lovers era.
you're so very welcome!! and thanks for the ask!! i assume you're talking about this moment that can be viewed here? unfortunately i've looked around too and the official broadcasts/footage i've found don't include that specific part... most of them cut to a close-up just afterwards where mbappe's already slapping him hahaha... sorry i couldn't be of more help! >< but maybe someone else reading this knows?
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jeriafterdark · 2 years
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JunZhe June Candies from 2021
Let's tune out the noise and focus on some langlangding / JunZhe candies, shall we?
June 6-7, 2021 - Origin of the "Drink plenty of water" lld saying
Gong Jun released a small video saying he caught a cold a few days ago~
And Zhang Zhehan's weibo posted saying: "Drink plenty of water, drink plenty of water, drink plenty of water."
It's implied that he posted this in response to JunJun's post, since it was unusual for him to post something so random. The pictures attached are also just him drinking Perrier Sparkling Water, which he never endorsed :>. Source Below:
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210609 - Gong Jun asks the livestream host to speak Zhang Zhehan's name!
The livestream host read out the winners of a giveaway. Some names were CP fans, and one of them was "fan of Gong Jun and Zhang Zhehan." But she wouldn't say his name. This is per etiquette bc they should have broken CP already, it was past the WOH/SHL airing period and after the concert. HOWEVER, Gong Jun insisted that she say his name because "it's not nice" to skip it!
From bird app's langlangdinger sourced here:
THEN
June 10, 2021 - ZZH posts on weibo saying: "My mustache/beard has its own thoughts."
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It's implied that his beard/mustache may be JunJun, and he can say whatever tf he wants >:).
Also the kadian is 21:46= the same seat number that ZZH was photographed next to during his mini concert~
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June 16, 2021 - ZZH sings Unbreakable Love with changed lyrics, LLD handsign, GJ possible background vocals
ZZH sang Unbreakable Love on a show and changed some of the lyrics around.
The song ends normally with
"I walked past the rooftop where I watched the meteor shower with you." - he sang this during the rehearsal as well (3 different times, 3 x the same original lyrics)
During the 4th rehearsal he changed it to:
"where I survived the long rooftop with you"
During the LIVE performance, he changed it to:
"I walked past the rooftop where I survived the long distance and the wait."
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He sang the song with tears in his eyes, and after he finished, he wiped his tears off (cries and screams)!!
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GJ's possible vocals in the background
There's also a point in the song where he purposely points at his ear piece, waits for the BG vocals to start, and then sings. There's a noticeable difference in BG vocals vs the rehearsal, which also is available on YT. We think that GJ may have provided his vocals for this surprise part of the performance~ Source
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June 27, 2021 - GJ and ZZH reply to each other on Weibo with videos
GJ posted on Weibo saying, "This summer, go meet the person you want to meet."
ZZH's studio, on the same day, posted on Weibo with him singing a line from his new song (now unreleased) named, Run To Meet You.
They're definitely talking about each other, and I'm NOT surprised that ZH wrote a whole song about running to meet Gong Jun, considering they were extremely busy during that time and had very few chances to see each other. At least nowadays, I'm sure they can spend lots of quality time together <3 <3
These two really never slowed down hahaha, I miss them!
Ta ta for now! I am STILL working on answering some asks in my inbox, I'm sorry for the delay!!
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Proud Reject (Part 1)
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I’m literally blind my eyesight has deteriorated further everything’s blurry the day starts in bed & ends like that too no sunlight no connection with the outside world no one to talk to just my phone and my thoughts & loads of tears… that’s how everyday begins and ends. Its not self imposed, this happens when you are isolated by people. I can’t type but I wanted to write this… I love this mini story or script more than my next book even though the book’s more interesting but out of personal choice I like the story which I’ll be sharing tomorrow more than that, it’s not on any professional level it’s just something I would’ve discussed with a friend and laughed ie. if I had friends, something started that particular “topic” and I couldn’t help wondering… what if?
My heart was in my mouth again cuz I received a reel on FB which had his friend Aditya (he was either pretending to be him in 2016 or he himself inspite of being engaged was interested idk) they were dancing like most tv ppl and I got another panic attack… my mother was already torturing me, I woke up with high fever I still have fever headache it’s been there since a week I’m getting wheezing due to continuous crying and I realised that he wants someone famous to make such videos too. Someone rich and famous like that. Even in abroad there’s no pressure, over there all those celebs (who are are much more popular) even the ones in their early 20s when they make videos that too just one or two out of fad, they film it on their cheap phones they don’t care about the blurry quality they are not trying to sell it, they just don’t care about all that and those who are of my age (still nowhere close to Aditya, he was older than Harsh also) some of them, even if they have all those pics that I personally like (with their boyfriends - trekking or at the lake, casual everyday candid shots) they still find it hard to cope with social media and they eventually take a break from it, had they been in my position they too would’ve ended up like this out of all that pressure. I can’t keep up with your life. Few things that I’ll like to share before starting with my story, A - the sketches I’m sorry if he was hurt. I had not made them, my book wasn’t like Rupi Kaur’s either it never had those intimate doodles. I think my mother stalks me (I don’t want to write about her publicly but I have to share all this please don’t judge me by her) and she has taken advantage of a lot of things and also challengingly said “Did anyone come to help you? Everyone hates you and no one pays attention no one cares, everyone wants you to die and you will die alone like this” she has also told me a lot of hurtful things related to that guy, taking advantage of that as well and and the problem is (my hands are cold n numb lifeless rn) I can’t convey my feelings directly through some app or something so I have to rely on these public posts NO MAILS he ain’t some God or Celebrity (being a celebrity means being celebrated not deprecated) I’m not some groupie or teenager to mail my fav celebrity crush and he doesn’t belong to any boy band. What’s in it for me? Will I be rescued from my mother or helped with my health issues which started DUE TO HIM? Or is he just gonna sit there reading my mail, getting happy with all the validation after which he’ll ignore it. Am I that? Hahaha I’m not into human worship. We are more focused on our lives… especially those like me in my position. She has told me several times that I’m a “sl-u-tt” for being in LOVE or for falling in love. She also came up with the forcer tag even thought it was torturous for me and I kept crying and saying STOP stop stop cuz for us as girls rape or force is worse than murder, I never wanted him to marry me just to take responsibility for his actions I never wanted to punish him with myself and I always respected him and I’ll continue to do so I’m not his fans to write cheap comments like I saw in that dancing video (they were writing about his shirt). That tacky shirt made the whole video even more disturbing, and I didn’t see the entire thing I was in the middle of a panic attack, I just saw one shot then I died. After that I vomited, my pressure was falling rapidly and I kept crying for days cuz you know what right… (25th Oct) anyway I never shared this (one more reason/aspect) like that Chote Pandit tells Ruhaan or Ruh Baba “Aap par aise chichore kapde jajte nahi hai” I was like aah that is what they call it… anyway haha but I don’t want anyone who is being an “eye candy” for other females on television, they come and hit on him in comments that too cheap comments. Yes everyone’s doing it but that’s why we are so depressed and you are anyway not with me I don’t even get a fraction of your day or time.
My mother used that word force several times (she has said other unimaginable offending things too) cuz I was crying and it was triggering me, she said it because I wanted him to say something (but we weren’t even discussing that) for talking or communication cuz I just wanted his OCD to break. It started within 24 hours and not how you might think we met on 2nd Oct then 2 years later 2nd April and I know that we all feel jaded to text sometimes or keep the conversation going, we might not feel enthusiastic anymore after that initial excitement or whatever but it wasn’t like that, if it would’ve been that I wouldn’t have even taken so much stress. We’ve all done that at some point in our lives, internet makes us lethargic, we also get addicted to more exploration or finding new people to talk to… we feel like we can do better or take our time to choose whoever’s the most ideal for us, but his case was totally different.
At some point we would all respond or say something maybe after a week or even after getting let’s say - reconnected after losing contact or reaching a temporary impasse. We wouldn’t hold on to any grudge or some kind of a “promise” he swore never to talk to me, there was nothing to be mad about, he just decided that we will never have any direct contact his parents also said “We don’t want to keep any talukaat (contact) particularly with your daughter” he kept liking my pics BUT not replying to any of the texts (when he started liking my photos religiously I texted him on FB messenger because I thought maybe my texts weren’t getting through and I wasn’t receiving his due to some glitch but he READ those FB texts and still didn’t respond) and even after that he was liking the pics then when I told him “Are u feeling sorry for me, why do you keep liking the photos, is it the BB pin what you wanted, I even gave you a reason that too it was all funny and I gave it the very same night as soon as I woke up in the middle of it I gave it” he removed me from the list after that. I am getting wheezing I can’t get overwhelmed I had shared the exact thing which I told him when he was asking for my pin (long ago) I can’t keep reiterating everything everywhere. He then kept blocking and ignoring my real account but speaking to the fake ID
The coincidences and those premonitions in my dreams had already started which made me more curious about his behaviour so I tried talking to him but that fake ID like I said was for my school friend who was also stalking me with her fake ID. And I would not see his stories or anything, I was playing her Snapchat story but his was queued so it started playing by default where I saw that training session. When I tried speaking to him using my real acc… he not only blocked me AS SOON AS HE HEARD MY NAME (like I said he wanted no “direct” contact between me and him) he also made his account private. He made me feel like a stalker, I had already started getting panic attacks and I had stopped watching TV it has been off since then (2015 Sept) I tried moving on in Aug itself but I told you what happened over and over again, same old story repeated heartbreaks… cuz they only wanted girls like me as a call girl and according to them only pageant winners or models, fair and rich or extremely famous girls even those with notoriety (nothing worth all that attention) who were out of their league were all meant for dating. I never fell in that category. Eventually they ended up with actual call girls. I have seen their pics and I’ve seen some in real life too. All those other girls whom they were chasing would treat them like “fans” karma. Not only actors everyone these days does that and then girls of my level (caliber) get married to roadside romeos and illiterate creeps/pervs cuz all those men also want someone out of their league and they prey on us… this is a common problem in India. Anyway like I said I just wanted to see if he still remembered me by the end of that year and if he still hated me (for no reason) I had not added him to view his stories but he blocked me and made everything private. I’m twitching it affects me subconsciously now… my mother also makes me feel like this after years of (weird) coincidences which were linked to him and all that insensitivity (the story escalated he never made peace his behaviour only got worse along with all that humiliating ignorance) since she called me a “sl-tt” for falling in love with him I eventually ended up telling her that her marriage was literally arranged it wasn’t a love marriage but yet she got prégnant so many times so was that out of love or lust? I never wanted to get on such terms with her but she would keep torturing me (she had thrashed me ruthlessly even after getting fibromyalgia several times cuz I have no one in this world to support me or tell her anything) she has in fact told me a lot of harmful and offending things (out of gloating) “Dekho kuch aur kabhi koi nahi mila iss aurat ko yeh akeli hi reh gayi” and laughed (I was 25) I’ve been getting addressed as aurat or woman ever since I was 12. I was told I should’ve drowned during 26th July floods and never returned from school I would sit on the stairs with my heavy bag famished and parched everyday after coming home for 2-3 hours cuz my mother would not leave keys for me, and then get tortured at home for another one hour, I would keep telling myself one day someone will come and all this would end but I ended up being bed ridden because of whoever came and it continued for many more years to come, all my youth and adulthood.
I was never a likeable girl whom you could fall in love with, I never had those superficial attributes (white complexion, money, fame etc. they would only try to treat us like call girls that’s why I’m a lip virgin) . When I said about love and arranged marriages she said she had every right cuz she was legally married and I’m a forcer rapist (for wanting to know the reason behind his sudden silence and that absurd behaviour) she keeps saying or blurting these things out because of unrequited love cuz no one likes or wants me, it’s perceived as a social stigma in India. Cuz there’s nothing from the opposite side not even care or basic concern as a Co-human literally how can someone be so insensitive? She says all that derisively, again out of gloating and competition just to pull me down as another female. Today things were worse even though I had wheezing and I’m still getting it + fever and headache. I’m gonna cut it short now I’ve written a lot…
So coming back to the OCD or whatever part where he had made a rule that there would be no direct contact - he would either speak to my fake ID or use his own friend’s ID but one of us had to be someone else. Go through this link: https://www.lilacnights.com/post/surprise The other day I murmuring in my sleep I was so disoriented I kept saying “Aditya came with his gf Aditi… God knows for what, Harsh was also 10 kms away Aditya had said he would go to some bakery in Kandivali for evening snacks Kandivali is where they would reside he was at his house even though he would always be 6 kms away which is Malad” then I said to myself “No wake up it’s Tanvi not Aditi obviously”
I had told you, the Devil or angels all these entities in fact can probably read our minds and you know when I was browsing certain quotes it’s as if they were talking to me… one of them reflected exactly what I was thinking a few days back - Since I had seen his house in 2015-16 I knew he wasn’t rich and like I said he wasn’t even that big on Instagram or FB no blue tick and 2500-3000 followers with 250 likes, from his (natural) pics I thought he wasn’t that good looking or fair (it’s just that he wasn’t very photogenic) and so I fell in love with him but then some tarot reader told me (I had to rely on all that cuz he was not saying anything) that he was reluctant cuz he thought I was like a gold digger so I started cutting down all my expenses worked on several articles for my blogs back then, I was 20 but I was trying to be as understanding as possible… I started buying things on Sale literally if you’ve noticed for 100s-1000 all these years because of my panic attacks I never saw him after 2016 Feb and I thought maybe that is what he wanted there was anyway no hope from the others, and I had coincidences or signs here so I thought I’ll do this and then I realised it was all futile, all the selflessness and altruism it just wasn’t worth it. I even wrote a letter and clarified/acknowledged that it could be one sided while also sharing my feelings for him cuz I thought he would also cut down on his expenses because his brother was jobless like mine. That’s why I hate today’s generation they ruin everyone’s life along with their’s but I’m from Gen Z I’m actually younger than his younger brother it’s just that they are always like that, they have no pressure or expectations. I poured lots of love in that letter for this part but he hated me and then he had that stage show with her which broke my heart and I never gave it and my mother also was about to hit me again cuz she secretly read that (it had nothing which could’ve made her that livid or furious not even like a proper I love you or anything) she just said “Stop trying to look great or good” I saw the Devil’s numbers so I’m guessing it was him you had read my mind when I was telling myself that it was all wrong, I shouldn’t have ever tried being ideal for someone like that when he was already well off or rich or good looking he never needed love like me that’s why he never even understood anything, I don’t know why his house looked like that or if like ppl say Gujjus actually hide money but it was all deceptive, he was already too good he never needed love he was in a way better position. I kept saying I should’ve enjoyed and loved my life instead of getting bed ridden and cutting down everything, living on that bare minimum stuff c’mon… he showed a quote which had the exact same emotions and it was talking about all this too.
Then there were more quotes again with my thoughts but with answers this time - As a piece of advice *clears throat* the Devil’s like “Times change, we change, our choices change too… maybe you should just live out your dreams now” the background images everything all the signs suggested/reminded me of the rest of the stuff, let’s say he wants some tv actress to make those stupid immature dance reels (remember what had happened last time right? Two of them in their 40s made a misogynistic video where he was liye talk throwing her around and getting abusive and for some reason that was supposed to be funny and then that guy that “actor” he actually slammed her head against the wall in real life cuz he was having an affair) the fortune telling app said he wants someone “talented” to make those reels and earn money ummm seriously? You are going to hold auditions and another Swayamvar for this? You actually need talent for such stupid ass videos? Really? 😂🤣🤣🤣 He reminded me of my dreams (ironically the Devil not him) and he’s right here so if he is “rejecting” me for these reels like overage teenagers then even I will say - I want some NRI who stays abroad and who will take me away from all this (I gave examples of so many famous celebrities from MY age group all these ppl making videos are older, those celebs they don’t do all this and even if they do it cuz it’s a fad now it’s shot on blurry pixelated quality for fun not money and some of them they take all those cute casual pics and use Instagram like a digital album like some of our Indian Bollywood celebs and that’s it, they don’t turn this into a career that too most of it is just for attention) so yeah he’s right if he’s rejecting me for that especially after I’ve become conscious I don’t even look good so yeah I’m not suitable for the camera I have become agoraphobic I haven’t left my room since 2017 I’ve become bed ridden and he is still thinking selfishly about his own life then I also want a rescuer an actual hero who will take me abroad because why is he even staying India? Just got fame right? You hardly get anything here, we needed something for our living room and bathroom some important fixtures and even there there’s literally no choice or even proper functionality. If you see the state of our roads or the air quality outside you’ll literally feel like shifting there… it’s getting worse day by day, we hardly get any quality product here, prices are getting hiked and unlike abroad there are no alternatives, I keep getting cheap ads from “homegrown businesses” in India who are busy making Sx toys, the land of superficial Kama sutra and Chappis or pervs what else do you expect? Indians don’t need beautiful cosy homes or designer spaces (that too in a budget) or other things such as good quality food or air or any kind of consumption like that cuz they are only good at fcking and having kids. Our population shows that there are literally no brains here… my head is paining.
My mother would never believe or support me when I would say I’m always about to face molestation in the school bus cuz I’m my stop was last and I would be the only girl left everyday I would force myself to somehow keep away my head wud keep banging against the window cuz I would get drowsy, they (driver and cleaner) didn’t even spare a KG toddler, I eventually took things into my own hand and the cleaner’s frustration was evident that day and when I grew up I saw smother school bus’s driver ogling me (when I was a teenager) in my car, I immediately looked behind to see if they were being accompanied by a teacher cuz that was a new rule but the teacher was sitting obliviously completely ignorant to that in her own sweet world… (Jamnabai Bus) another toddler’s case came on tv that year where they parents had paid 10k for her picnic where she was raped and the teacher kept threatening and manipulating and raping her repeatedly he was a sad case my hands are again I’ve cold I had to mention all that this is one more reason why I don’t want kids anymore and this country it’s unlivable. I can’t stay here. All my school friends are married to NRIs, and I don’t want to stay here either… in fact considering my thoughts and everything I should’ve been the first to move. All my school friends would think I was from there… Someone had even told me that I was too sophisticated to be here when it saw my old website (I don’t have it now) he was surprised it was made in India. We asked about the bathroom hardware btw, I just received a response and as guessed they’ve shifted everything to exports inspite being an Indian brand, all the good stuff is reserved for Dubai and other places… people who don’t deserve to be there (cheap bimbos) have already shifted, for me I just fell short of the mark because of my looks ur complexion I don’t know what to blame. Look at these beautiful velvety chenille cushions with all those intricate designs (traditional + Aztec) I have studied all this on my own… you don’t get this stuff in India btw, we get nothing here.
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I somehow got those items, it’s me Zara after all I can’t keep something ugly or bad in that bathroom, there has to be congruity like everything else I’m always in sync with the universe. We felt like thieves though to buy things made in Rajasthan as if it was all smuggled. In India girls develop a defence mechanism from an early age, it might sound like really dreary and lascivious if I’ll keep bringing up this topic but in this particular article I feel like I’ll have to discuss it not explicitly but I’ll have to make you understand why as girls or more precisely as ineligible (darker toned females who don’t have a rich father to buy a bridegroom for her, who won’t be able to afford any dowry you might think times have changed BUT I literally heard someone in my own family shouting and saying “My best friend’s girl has several hotels at her name her father is a business tycoon and look at me I can’t woo anyone like that, where am I? Uske gf ke baap ki itni saari hotelein hai dekho and wht about me?” He doesn’t even want to get married. That same gf was so weird she had a deviant personality she locked him from outside while they were on a trip God knows for what reason and kept him under lock and key. He woke up locked in that room.
We deal with lecherous men from the age of 10-11 and all these educated men who are supposed to take care of us are feeding us to the wolves I wanted someone of my caliber to talk to who would understand my thoughts, who would’ve able to keep up with me and my conversations someone who himself is fathomable and not some illiterate incoherent cheap vulgar man like that creep from Bhopal YET I WAS FORCED to talk to him, they left me with no choice until I blocked him and he kept coming and harassing me, he was a perv and you know his story. Is that not FORCE? In fact it’s all UNFAIR it’s the other way round… I have dealt with married creepy ugly men touching me by taking advantage of the crowd on school trips - we feel molested and exploited we feel like killing ourselves, and when a girl gets rejected for no reason she didn’t even like got chance to probably get liked for her personality or other things (we put make more efforts than all those good looking fair rich girls hoping we’ll get chosen by someone or the other) but at the end we get rejected not only for love or CARE, (every girl’s fav word) but also for emotional, financial and physical security, we are deprived of that too. We can’t depend on our old parents when we are surrounded by so many pervs who are getting further encouraged by INTERNET. Now all the pseudo feminists will be like - “You can’t learn Judo Karate (some of us have certain illnesses and unfortunately the ones triggered by stress are skyrocketing amongst girls that too chronic destabilising ones like Lupus (systematic disorder) Fibromyalgia, Hashimoto’s syndrome, Neurasthénia which I got after fibro due to cov & 5th Mar stress ) They will say “You can’t learn kick boxing? Karate? Pork chop? Use pepper spray…?” At the risk of what? Incurring their wrath & getting acid thrown at our face? “You can’t ask for a raise?” They sometimes pay more to men cuz they are the sole bread winners in some families and at times single girls and boys BOTH are given a smaller paycheck. There are places where they do add more zeroes for men but even after bringing up that topic things haven’t changed for us… next “Why can’t you work during your pregnancy why take a maternity leave? You are a woman we are strong invincible we don’t need that, how old fashioned? Why take an epidural? Why Caesarean? Why can’t you juggle work life and kids both? Why have children? Too primitive? Why can’t you have kids? Too ambitious? (Well there are several other reasons) Why be a homemaker? Why become a working girl? Be modern we don’t work 9 to 5… Why can’t you just party, booze and smoke and then grow your own weed, sell it & become an entrepreneur… like a female Pablo Picasso… why can’t you? Is it only for men?” All these pseudo feminists will immediately ask these things, the moment you talk about being deprived of emotional, physical or financial security which is like the need of the hour right now for females they’ll start asking such nonsensical questions that you’ll feel like pulling a trigger in your mouth instead of answering them. But what I meant to say is that is what rejection is for us. We have no hope left and our future becomes uncertain and scary. Speaking of wanting to move somewhere abroad… I would’ve probably stayed back if I had someone here, you stay for people you love… I have no one to keep me here, they actually all want me to die they are waiting for that. No one cares about my life or me…
Considering everything that I had to hear… (my head is paining so please ignore all the errors/typos) and how people have behaved with me especially him and my mother, I don’t want that forcer chaser tag anymore so if you are ready to accept me only then you can approach or if you want be friends then I’m also cool with that but don’t be fickle like him, if you are not sure then either stay away or be honest… if you don’t want me but still want to be around and if you are okay with risking your integrity although I’m very good at keeping secrets then we can have a half open marriage like I had suggested earlier. I had written all this long ago…
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Girls like me who are considered “untalkable” can only dream of a platonic relationship… in my dreams sometimes I have someone by my side holding my hand when I feel like I’m dying during those convulsions or tremors and violent jerking/twitching throughout my body, I get wheezing too and even my heart muscles go through that; having said that in real life it involves romantic feelings minus intimacy and it’s unimaginable to think that someone would like us, we can use the other house mates alternative which again considering how he has made me… ugly and all and how much my mother hates having me around, I feel it would be difficult for someone to put up with me in the same environment, she keeps praying for my death cuz she “cannot stand me” (just like the guy I loved the most) and ego would want to hang around? I always wanted to be with him, watch TV, shop together, put my arm around his neck, talk, do fun things like sharing those interesting or unbelievable bizarre stories (well I have a lot now) build our home, decorate it and spend our life together, now that life is gone along with 8-10 years of my youth, I could never be with him. When they create characters like us on screen they show us like psychos, one sided forcers, they do cover these things like watching tv or preparing breakfast but we are still shown as some creep who is forcing someone to be around & craving for their presence, fighting for their time and attention. They depict us like those psychos and we end up feeling more scared 😱 hence we never talk about this. Speaking of mutualism, well maximum of these stories start off as not only mutual but also with loads of attention from the opposite side, they lure you and then humiliate. Also, who would want to watch TV with me? I can crack jokes and make you laugh if you want to be House Mates, you won’t get bored and if you aren’t like my mother then you’ll even get used to my appearance and it won’t bother you after some time. Platonic is where you can watch movies or tv together, as house mates we can use the living area as a common room apart from that we will have our own space where we can stay separately, My head is paining a lot and I have a lot of fever so I’m gonna continue the funny story tomorrow…
Gn Zara Sauleh
Coincidences - www.lilacnights.com/post/stupid-cupid
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My Dream Life 👇🏻
Just so you know… this is My Dream Life. This is what I want, a warm cosy home, sunsets by the lake, Amsterdam canals & rivers, round windows, quaint little shops, egrets & ducks, some puppies, warm amber lights, 90s vibes, freshly baked viennoiseries 🥐 and love + a little bit of tranquility. Credit for videos - | utrechtalive | & | elbgestoeber | (couldn’t tag cuz I’ve seen some bloggers asking ppl to take down their videos so didn’t want to tag them I have added their usernames)
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liv !! it’s been a while!! sorry about that!!! hi !!! anyways!!! i have a stranger things s/i now too i guess hahaha. so we’re buddies in hawkins right? i can tease you about your feelings towards eddie right? maybe i’ll tell him all about your good qualities and pretty looks and help you guys get together. but not that he needs any more convincing — he’s already a goner. but i’ll offer my wingwoman help nevertheless 😌 -sonja
WE'RE ABSOLUTELY BUDDIES IN HAWKINS, @mysilentnightshipping!!!!!
PLS, THIS HAS ME WEEPING!!! PLEASE tease me for my feelings towards eddie!!! PLEASE be the best wing-woman in the world!!! PLEASE!!! let's watch the kids together!!! let's have meltdowns over everything that's going wrong together!!! let's stay away from the upside down together!!! let's get into trouble together!!! let's go to the video store and rent something funny and watch it together with the rest of the gang when it's all over!!! it'll be a mess but we'll have so much FUN. you and me in hawkins... a force to be reckoned with... we love to see it!!!
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poppibranchlover · 5 years
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For @eva-93, as an apology for bursting out my harsh feelings few hours ago, here’s a little short video of Branch in a human-sized apartment attempting to sense some danger but he knocked over a Pizza Hut delivery guy instead! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 🍕🍕🍕😃
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depths-of-your-soul · 4 years
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Could you do an hc with Aizawa, Keigo, and Bakugou where their s.o gets really loopy/delirious when they're really sleepy/half asleep? Like they ask a simple question: "Hey where's the leftovers?" "We don't have a dog. What are you talking about?" Or something like that🤣
Delirious!S/o when sleepy
Pairs: Katsuki Bakugou x reader, Shouta Aizawa x reader, Keigo Takami x reader
Notes: HAHAHA I can honestly see this happening to some of my friends ksksksk
Katsuki Bakugou
• There are many things Katsuki doesn't tolerate
• In fact, there are only a few things he tolerates at all
• One of them is you
• Every.single.damn.time you do something stupid, he would just judge himself as to why he even thinks you're cute
• It's simply a mystery for both everyone and himself
• The first time he found out about your habit of such things, he was both surprised and annoyed
• To think that you could get any dumber was out of the question for him
• That's why it was such a scene seeing you in that state
• Honestly? It would be more disastrous for you
• Your sleepy state causes you to confess your secrets to him, be it bad or good
• "Katsuuuuuuu~ I lwuv yu~", thinking it was a dream, or "Kaccchhhaaaaaannnn *sobs* I'm sorry for taking your clothessss *sobs sobs* It smelled like you s-so *hiccup* I had to wear it to sleep", thinking he was scolding you for any wrong you have committed
• As you can see, humiliating is the word to describe your actions
• He would honestly just let you continue in your stupid state just for his own entertainment
• He will hug you afterwards though, he appreciates all of the love you showered him with
• Pomeranian boi lives to watch you in such a state
Shouta Aizawa
• Shouta knows the meaning of sleep deprived
• Sleep is such a luxury for him and hence is why he wishes for you to get quality sleep
• At first, he was amused at your actions
• You looked like a walking dead to him
• But then came your sobs and cries
• It hurt his heart so see you crying so much
• So he decided to just make you sleep so that you won't cry anymore
• He will ensure that you sleep right away before you do something you would regret
• His dad side is coming out
• If you even try to resist his orders to sleep, he will zip you up into a sleeping bag and hold you down
• You can't get out of it until you sleep properly >:(
• Besides, you can request for a cuddle session while talking about how unicorns and mutant horses with bleached hair
• "Babe, get some sleep. Your mind is scaring me"
• He says while taking note of whatever you just said, lovingly watching you
Keigo Takami
• He is mischievious and you know it
• He adores seeing you so cute and adorable while sleeping
• Your stupid antics while in that state is the highlight of his weeks
• He would be like,"Dove, where are the snacks?"
• And he would get,"Uhhhhhhhhhh..... My dog ate them"
• "...We don't own a pet"
• When you see a bird on your balcony and talk to it like "Hey babes, hows your metaphor going on?"
• And he'd be there just confused as fuck, "Dove, first of all, that is not me. Secondly, it's metamorphosis."
• He would be telling you how worried he is whenever you turn all sleepy while watching through all of the videos he recorded while you did dumb shit
• Sooner or later, he will make them into a compiled video and just binge that 2 hour long movie of you being a dork
• You can't tell me otherwise
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I have actually typed twice & deleted it. It was quite lengthy. Anyway l'm sharing it. I'm quarantine Larrie not during 2020 but 2021. Started with Harry solo music then discovered about him being in the band hence started listening i didn't even see the album/song title just started playing 1D. Loved most of it 1st time only. Some of the songs made no sense at all if they were singing about a boy girl relationship. Still I didn't look much into it. But trouble began when I started watching the videos harry entertaining the crowd then 1d changing the lyrics then some comments about Larry on YouTube. At that time I didn't knew closetting/homophobia was a thing that exists in this world. I also didn't knew coming out was such a big thing. All i ever thought was people will say they like same gender that's it no further issues. But man this world/entertainment industry is so cruel.
So when i 1st heard him sing I'm in love with Lou & all his little things that's when i decided it's not just fans shipping it's fucking real. Anyways so what made me realise larry is real is series of things - right from their fetus era them being baby boyfriends, tattoos, serenading to each other & louis supporting Harry on everything and harry always choosing Louis & some potato quality proofs like Wellington. But I wasn't sure if they were really together still. But once I came across this larry receipts post on insta(Screenshots of Tumblr) & about stunts & closetting then i was like they never broken up. They are still together i don't need any more proof & most of all Louis album screams Larry that made 100% true.
I would like to add one last thing - when I checked out Harry's music for the 1st time & came across lights up at that time I didn't knew his name & closetting was a thing. So when I 1st listened to it i was like dude I get it you are gay why are you screaming?????????
Like even after lights up why do people think he is dating some woman??? Like how??? common you can't say it's about him being in spotlight cause he is a celebrity. The song is clearly about one's sexuality.
I'm so sorry I actually skipped so many things still couldn't make it short.
Hahaha! Hi darling. I love this so much. I think it’s so amazing how much you learned just by stumbling on their music and being a little curious. And now you’re here!
And yes, Light Up is so gay. But I think all that people in the GP turned into was shirtless Harry and an “orgy”. 🙄🙄🙄
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no-psi-nan · 2 years
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Extra Love Stories of Psychics Volume 2
Experimental Censored Edition
Chapter 3: Kuriko Time
Months after Akechi first made the suggestion, Saiki decides to find out whether being a girl for a day might give him better control over his ESP for a while and serve as a break.
Akechi is excited to test his theory and meet the Kuriko-chan he's only ever heard about. Surely having Saiki as his girlfriend instead of boyfriend won't be much different... Right?
Full chapter on AO3. T-rated version below the cut. More info about the Experimental Censored Version here.
Censored content: A couple of off-color jokes and toned down some of the descriptions of kissing.
"Saturday mornings are so lovely, don't you think so, Kusuo-kun~? Perhaps I am still riding high on the excitement of our date last weekend, but today feels full of promise somehow! And on that thought, I'd like to thank you again for indulging my mystery-solving hobby~! Even though I cannot share the conclusive psychometric evidence that we gathered, for obvious reasons, it is still just incredibly satisfying to know with certainty that the theory I proposed in my last podcast episode was almost entirely correct! For an island to disappear in such a mysterious fashion without being used as a geopolitical display of military strength, there must have been some natural cause behind it. Without tectonic activity or any calamitous storms within range during the alleged timeframe of the disappearance, the only other reasonable explanation could be the impact of a meteorite or other such large and/or very dense chunk of space debris. And there are no official space agency records of the event due to the concurrent solar flare setting the monitoring equipment on the fritz! However, to discover that my theorized space debris was actually my beloved Kusuo-kun returning to Earth after a day trip to the moon…! What a fantastical surprise!!"
[Sorry about that.]
[Sometimes you just need to reach terminal velocity and headbutt a small island out of existence to cope.]
[Good grief, I didn't think anyone would care since the island was uninhabited…]
"Ah yes, I'm sure you weren't aware of Ψoogle Maps at the time. There are so many satellites canvassing the Earth's surface today that it is almost difficult to recall a time when it would be lunacy to ask for and receive high quality aerial images of almost every location on the planet as a civilian! With such easy availability of extensive geographical data, there are many hobbyists who peruse historical maps to seek out interesting changes over time. And occasionally, some discrepancies are remarkable enough to merit reporting as a mystery, thereby catching the eye of amateur investigators such as myself. Therefore, I would highly recommend greater caution when choosing to obliterate natural features."
[What a pain, I know… ]
[I was thirteen at the time. Not exactly thinking of all the consequences. You know how it is.]
"I do! Such a turbulent age… I certainly lacked the capacity to alter the face of the earth at the time, but I did quite enjoy perpetuating my own brand of chaos. I distinctly recall classical conditioning several of my schoolmates to perform amusing disruptions under certain conditions, which I then used to great effect during the middle school graduation ceremony… I'll simply say that the planned distribution of graduation videos after the ceremony was called off."
[Seriously?? You're not going to give any more detail?]
"Correct. I do believe that was the origin of the rumor that I could exert mind control, even though classical conditioning is simply a practical application of psychology, no powers necessary. It was a fairly harmless prank, overall, though I do believe I may have unintentionally chained one behavior too many and accidentally gave one student an unusual obsession involving pencils and tap dance."
[I'm pretty sure that's worse than what I did.]
"Hahaha! Luckily for them, the standard No.2 pencil is vanishingly rare these days, and so I expect that this should pose even less of a problem as time goes on. However, if you do find yourself faced with the urge to smash into another notable geographical feature, I'd suggest crashing into a volcanic surface vent, such as a geyser or deep sea thermal vent, or perhaps into an existing fissure. Then the expansion of the opening is easily explained by existing natural phenomena, via hydrothermal expansion or tectonic activity."
[That's a good idea.]
[I haven't needed to do anything like that lately, though.]
"I'm so very happy to hear that, Kusuo-kun~! This sort of behavior is often born of long-term frustration and anger, simmering resentment building up to an explosive release. While you must still withstand the ongoing pressures of hiding your ESP from society at large, most of the other stressors have been greatly reduced for you since moving here, haven't they? I've noted much improvement in your overall mood and well-being, which in turn has made me feel more upbeat as well~!"
[Yes. I'm glad… ]
[Though that does remind me of something you suggested earlier. That could be good for my health.]
"Kusuo-kun…? Surely you don't mean–"
[In fact, it seems like today might be a good day to try being Kuriko.]
"R-really?? Oh– oh wow!! To be able to experience your powers of transformation again…! And this time I'll be able to witness the process since I won't be setting up a game simultaneously!"
[Nope.]
[No one is allowed to watch me transform. It's a pain to do.]
"What…? Are you very much certain, Kusuo-kun? Only I had been looking forward to learning more about your transformational ability and you know I've never been of delicate constitution and so would be much less susceptible to the body horror that is likely involved. Additionally, I have many theories about how your transformation ability functions and I would absolutely love an opportunity to confirm, deny, or refine them!"
[I know, Touma-kun.]
[But you're still not allowed to watch me transform, good grief.]
"Would you feel more comfortable if you were to videographically record the transformation and show me afterwards?"
[Absolutely not. Nice try though.]
"Damnit."
[Go work on your podcast, love. It sounds like you seriously have lots of ideas for it knocking around.]
[I'll be back as Kuriko before you know it.]
"Ughhh… I suppose I might as well. You're correct in that the hyperfocus is likely to hit once I begin the task. Still, I am feeling quite disappointed. Dejected, even. In fact, I do suspect that this broiling cloud of dark emotion can only be banished by a sufficiently large number of sweet kisses from a beloved…"
[Is that so?]
[Well, I certainly can't just leave you here pouting like that.]
[Guess I'll have to give you your kisses before you break out the puppy eyes.]
"That's entirely correct and I demand my ransom~! Ahaha– hehehe, mmmmm~! Ohhh, your lips always feel absolutely lovely on my face~! And– oh…! Mmm, neck kisses~! Particularly lovely, I think these are shaping up to be my favorite kind of kiss, Kusuo-kun~! Hehehehehe, alright, alright! I've been mollified, and you may proceed with your secretive transformation. I simply cannot wait to meet Kuriko! I must admit that I have imagined what she might look like and am eager to see this iteration of you!"
[Hey. What sorts of unrealistic expectations have you been coming up with??]
"Perhaps I'll show you a few of my sketch concepts afterwards…"
[ … ]
[You know, if I heard anyone else was thinking up girlsonas for me, I'd be disturbed. Good grief… ]
[But it's about par for the course with you.]
"And you still love me, right~?"
[And I still love you.]
[Give me a kiss before I go?]
"I'll give you several… Mmmm~! And one on the lips for good luck! I do hope a stint in your Kuriko form proves as regenerative as I've theorized."
[Mmmm~!]
[I do too.]
—————
"…And that, my fellow mystery aficionados, is why it is always prudent to carry along a roll of packaging tape when conducting investigations! Next up, I would like to address the topic of urban exploration, which, as thoughtfully brought up by self-proclaimed avid listener milehighmom43, is often required for independent investigative searches. Naturally, such an activity does carry its own risks along with rich rewards and a certain delicious thrill, so I will henceforth discuss some key considerations to– ah, it seems like my eyes have been covered by some mysterious intruder who managed to escape my notice until just now. Perhaps some teleportation was involved, hmm~? I'll stop recording here and edit out this bit because I would very much like to confront this cryptic personage and perhaps receive a few smooches from them…"
[Hehehe…]
"AHHHHH, THAT'S NOT KUSUO-KUN'S VOICE, WHO IS– Oh! O-oh… Oh wow, umm…"
[Touma-kun??]
"Ahh… hehehe… h-hello K-Kuriko-chan…!"
[Hey. Are you seriously speechless right now?]
"W-well, uhh…! It's just that– umm, ahahaha… It's just that you're– you're really cute hehe!"
[Oh.]
[Th-thank you… ]
"And, haha– ummm, your… your hair is– pink! Uhh, hehehe, it's always– it's always pink, but now it's, ahh… pink. Um… pink-er…? Haha, uh… actually– actually less pink…?"
[Heh. Yes, my hair is a lighter shade of pink now.]
"E-exactly! Ahaha! C-cute!! And, ummm, hehehe, you're–! You're really, haha, really s-small? Ahh, uhhh– shorter, shorter than me, a-at least!"
[Another astute observation.]
[It doesn't help that you've been getting taller lately, good grief.]
"But, umm… ahh, hehe, why are you– why are you, um, wearing a school uniform…?"
[Couldn't think of anything else to wear. I haven't been Kuriko in ages… ]
[I guess I should've looked in Aiura's closet before transforming, what a pain… ]
"Ummm, that, uh… Th-that can't be… uhh… comfortable? Right? Ahaha…"
[It's fine.]
[It's not like any of my normal clothes will fit right now.]
"W-well, ummm… hahaha it's just– it's just that, uh. I was– I was hoping we could… ehehehe! Um…"
[Heh. Take your time.]
"Ahaha! Ummm, I– I was hoping that, that we could c-cuddle, maybe…! And, and– ah… I, uh, think that… umm… it might be… hehe, more comfortable, if you– ahhh… if you, hehe, umm maybe w-wore some of– some of my… hehe! Some of my… pajamas…! Haha, they should– ummm… they should fit– fit better than your… than your usual ones…!"
[Amazing. You seriously can't even string a proper sentence together right now?]
"Y-you're… you're, ummm… really cute…"
[Incredible.]
[Well, I would like to cuddle… ]
[I'll borrow your pajamas as you suggested.]
[ … ]
[Are you seriously covering your face and giggling right now?]
"Hehehehehe…! Y-your voice is so different!! In my head!! C-cute!!! And– and, ummm, I think if I– if I saw you un-undressing, I might, ah– I might just faint. Hehe…"
[Heh. Fair enough.]
[ … ]
[Here. You can uncover your eyes now, Touma-kun.]
”Oh, thank you Kuriko-ch– …oh wow!!!!! Ummmm hahahahaha, K-Kuriko-chan…! You– you, ummm… hehehe… you look so… you look so cute in my pajamas… hehe, ummm… they're– they're still a little… ahaha, a little big on you. And that's–! Ahhhhh, that's so c-cute…!"
[ … ]
[What a pain. Do you think you'll survive it if I gave you a hug right now?]
"!!!!!! Ahahaha, hehehe, ummm…!! It's– it's alright if I don't…!!"
[ … ]
[You are being very silly right now. For the record.]
[But I do want to hug you… ]
"P-please?"
[ …Well, alright.]
"O-oh wow…! Hehehehehe, mmmmm~! L-lovely…!! Mmm~! M-my… my g-girlfriend Kuriko-chan~! So, mmmm~ s-so soft~! Hahaha~!"
[ … ]
[Your heart is beating so fast… Calm down, love.]
[Here, close your eyes, okay? Relax, Touma-kun… ]
"Mmmmm… Kuriko-chan… th-thank you…! Mm… you– you smell lovely… ahhh…"
[Hmm, that was almost a normal sentence.]
"K-Kuriko-chan, I can't– I can't feel you… in my head? Y-your psychic broadcast?”
[Huh, seriously?]
[Hmmm… Let me see something… ]
[[ ( Telepathy ) ]]
[ … ]
[Ah. My telepathic range is a lot smaller now. Only about 20m each way, I believe.]
[Good grief, you were right about being able to control my powers more easily in this form, Touma-kun… ]
[That must be why I don't have any psychic overflow right now.]
[I guess I could try to project some of my feelings on purpose, hmm… ]
[[ ( Psychic Broadcast ) ]]
"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
[Oh shit, are you okay?!]
"Oh woooooow… wowowowowow!"
[Touma-kun??]
"Feel love and feel loved and feel love and feel loved and feel love and feel loved and oh woooooow…! That's my Kuriko-chan and Kusuo-kun and Kusuo-kun and Kuriko-chan and…! Love love love love love love– won't you marry me? I could be Saiki Touma… Oh wowowowow–"
[[ ( 24 Hour Restoration ) ]]
"Whew!! Okay, I feel v-very much better now, thank you, K-Kuriko-chan!"
[What the hell happened??]
"C-covering my eyes so I can think!"
[What a pain, I'm so sorry…]
"…Not to worry, darling, I'm fully recuperated now! I do believe you overestimated the strength of your usual psychic broadcast, love. It's a very subtle feeling, typically, and this was the emotional equivalent of a vehicular collision! Well, it likely wouldn't have caused any permanent damage even if you hadn't restored me, just a temporary fit, like being momentarily blinded when a strong light is flashed in your eyes. Oh wow, but it was worth it to feel the depth of your love for a moment… Ehehehehe…! But perhaps it was a little bit out of line to immediately propose marriage haha… I simply couldn't resist while under the influence of so much love…!"
[Good grief… ]
"Don't worry! I'm just feeling very affectionate. See? I'm doing just– ohhhh, I almost f-forgot you're Kuriko-chan right now! I'm– I'm going to need a little t-time to get all of my wits back together…"
[Seriously??]
[How are you so much more flustered when I'm like this?]
"K-Kuriko-chan, you're new to me…! I'm used to Kusuo-kun. I've studied his body language for years! I know how he's going to move as soon as he decides to do it, and often I even have time to fantasize what it'll feel like before he even touches me. You have much the same body language now, to be sure, but your body is different. I can't read you as easily now because I keep getting distracted by some new detail I hadn't noticed! Your eyelashes are longer like this, your fingers slimmer, your heart beats a little faster, your body hair is barely there and your skin is a little cooler to the touch… I had followed you for months before we became friends, and we've developed more familiarity and intimacy slowly since then. There's never been so much new information for me to process all at once! Please be patient with me, Kuriko-chan…!"
[Good grief… ]
[Take as much time as you need, Touma-kun.]
[You're cute like this too.]
"R-really??"
[Yes.]
[I'd like to kiss you. Would you mind?]
"N-n-no, p-please do!"
[Heh. Such a sweet blush.]
"Mmm... A-ah…! Even y-your lips are softer, Kuriko-chan…!"
[Do you like it?]
"I– I like everything about you s-so far…!"
[Hey. That's too cute!]
"H-hehehe… Mmmmm… K-Kuriko-chan…"
[Oh, is that sound your stomach?]
[You did promise to make us lunch today, right?]
"I did, but… I don't want to let go of you now! Perhaps we should order in…"
[Absolutely not. I heard you thinking about crêpes just now.]
"Damn."
[Heh.]
[Well, what if I hug you from behind while you make the crêpes?]
[I can bring over anything you need with my telekinesis.]
"Yes!! That is a very reasonable compromise! To cook while being held by my beloved Kuriko-chan…! Oh wow!!"
[Stop being so cute, good grief. I'm going to have to kiss you again.]
"P-please do…!"
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[These crêpes are absolutely fantastic, Touma-kun!! Seriously, they're so so good~!]
[Mmmmm~!]
[Maybe I should have agreed to marry you after all…]
"K-Kuriko-chan!! P-please don't tease me like that!! Just listen to my poor heartrate accelerating!"
[Okay, I'll listen.]
"Kuriko-chan… I do very much enjoy cuddling while we eat, but actually putting your ear up to my chest like that can only exacerbate my arrhythmia…!!"
[Hehehe… ]
"I must admit that I am feeling quite victimized by your teasing, Kuriko-chan! Especially after working so hard to cook you a delicious meal while you distracted me with the warm press of your body against mine! Such grievous and traitorous mischief against your poor, defenseless boyfriend…"
[Angling for more kisses?]
"W-well… i-if you think that might be reasonable compensation, then umm… well, I c-certainly wouldn't be opposed…!"
[You're really blushing, huh? So cute… ]
"Mmmmm~! Ehehehehe…! Kuriko-chan~! M-maybe we can j-just keep kissing like this~?"
[Hmm…? Did you have some other plan for us today?]
"W-well, I had thought we could do a battery of tests to see if your powers are truly easier to control like this. B-but I'd r-really rather c-cuddle and kiss right now, please?"
[Where's your scientific integrity, Touma-kun~?]
"The only science I care to study right now is your t-topography…"
[Touma-kun!! That's scandalous!]
[ …But I would like some kisses from you.]
[With my telepathy radius tighter, I don't have to use my germanium ring while we cuddle.]
[So I can hear your thoughts while we kiss~ ]
[That's the only thing I don't like about kissing so far.]
[I don't get to hear you talk when you kiss me with my ring on, what a pain… ]
"Do– do you really like to hear my voice that much??"
[ …Yes? Obviously?]
[Your voice is only a pain when you're hyperfocused. Because your thoughts get too loud and fast.]
[But the rest of the time, I like listening to you talk.]
[Your voice is… soothing. Familiar. I feel safe when I hear you.]
[Your thoughts are so dense that they're almost white noise for my telepathy. You block out all of the voices that are farther away, and that makes it easier on me.]
[And I seriously learn a lot from listening to you.]
"Oh wow… snf… Are you certain you don't want to marry me right now…?"
[Touma-kun… We're in our pajamas, love.]
[Wouldn't this ruin whatever grand plan you probably have for your real proposal?]
"While I won't deny that I've dreamt up a great many proposal plans over the years, I've recently come to realize that the only sort of proposal that is worth anything is the one that receives a 'yes'."
[Ahh, so you're trying to catch me unawares, huh?]
"No, of course not! Please don't misunderstand me, Kuriko-chan! There is no attempt at subterfuge when I ask you to marry me– it's simply that I shouldn't like to waste any time in marrying you once you decide you're ready. It takes a minimum of several months to plan even a reasonably small wedding, of course, and it's quite likely that we'll need to include Miko-chan in our arrangements, which I imagine will extend that timeline even further…"
[You're… you're seriously thinking about that…?!]
[Touma-kun, I need you to know that I love you so much right now, good grief!!]
[Please kiss me!]
"M-my pleasure!! Mmmm~! Ummm, p-please give me a minute…!"
[ ? ]
Oh, mmmm, your cheek is much softer and rounder, Kuriko-chan! I feel like I can keep kissing your lovely cheek for half a lifetime, reserving the other half, naturally, for your other cheek~
[T-Touma-kun…!]
I'm glad you can hear how much I'm enjoying you, love! I'm so intrigued by the spectacularly warm and solid bulk of you in my arms, just as strong as I'm used to but padded in a different way that makes you feel softer against my body. I'd very much like to squeeze you tight if you don't mind, Kuriko-chan!
[Please do…!]
Hehehe, my darling Kuriko-chan~ I'll try to squeeze you with every scrap of strength in my arms, knowing that it won't hurt you and you may not even feel it! But I hope you do, I hope you can feel at least a fraction of the delight that fills me when I get to hug you close~
[I do feel a little pressure when you hug me like this… mmm… it's very nice… ]
I'm so happy to hear that, love! Oh, but I do miss your little psychic broadcast, as I'm sure you would have such a lovely purr for me right now~ But you're humming for me quite nicely in the back of your throat to show me your enjoyment, and that pleases me so! Hehe, I simply must cover your lovely neck with kisses~!
[Mmmmm…! Touma-kun…!]
[Good grief, when did you get so smooth??]
[You could barely put a sentence together earlier!]
Darling, you know my thoughts are typically quite fast and often concurrent, making them uniquely difficult for you to parse. For you to understand me properly, I have to reduce the volume of my own thoughts. And to do so, I must at least partially enter a certain state of meditative flow. It's a trick I've been practicing lately to communicate more effectively with you via telepathy~ An additional benefit of this semi-meditative state is the sense of calmness borne of focusing on my own breathing and such, which is limiting the amount of new information I'm perceiving at once from you.
[Clever… That's my Touma-kun!]
[Hehehe… I wonder if I can still fluster you like this~?]
I consider myself to be fairly disciplined, but you are certainly welcome to try, Kuriko-chan~! There is simply no downside that I can see: should I remain focused, that will be a tremendous boost to my ego, and should I fail, I'll get to enjoy the sweet affections of my beloved~! Mmmmm, those are truly some lovely kisses, your lips are so soft and gentle on my skin… Hehe, I'll happily tilt my face so you can kiss anywhere you like~! Oh, your mouth feels so good against my mouth… Ahh, you're moving down my jawline and I'm feeling quite excelle– ohhh, love, your lips on my throat are absolutely intoxicating…! Ahhh, mmm–! Ahahaha, wow wow wow!!
[Mmm…~ You taste wonderful, Touma-kun~!]
[Like victory, hehehe… ]
"Y-you've won this round, K-Kuriko-chan! P-please let me sit down, my knees are feeling quite wobbly at all this attention!!"
[Heh. I'll carry you this time~ ]
"O-oh wow!! Kuriko-chan, I'm swooning~! Oh, what a treat to be carried so carefully by my lady love~!"
[It's only natural that I carry you like this~ ]
[You're my prize, after all.]
"K-Kuriko-chan!!! Ehehehehe~ When did– ummm, when did you b-become such a f-flirt?!"
[When you started tripping all over your words.]
[It's easier to say embarrassing stuff like this when you're being even sillier, heh.]
"W-well, uhhh, hehehe that makes me– that makes me happy, haha!"
[Heh.]
[If I set you down on the couch, can you kiss me some more?]
"Ahhh, abs– abso… hehehe! A-absolu… ummmm… yes!"
[Pffft! Hahaha!]
[Maybe I'll kiss you first. Since you're being so cute.]
"Ehehehe, ummm, p-please do!! …! O-oh, hahaha, uhhh, y-you're really climbing onto my– my lap, huh? Ehehehe…! W-warmmmm… C-can I please– can I please hold you? …Ahahaha, mmmmm, I'm, I'm uhhhh, haha I'm going to take that as a y-yes! Mmmmm~! M-my Kuriko-chan~!"
[Seriously so cute…!]
"Ahhh, mmmmm, hehehe! P-please, a little more– ummm, a little more to the right…! Ahaha, mmm, yes!! That's v-very, ummm, very nice, K-Kuriko-chan, hehe~! …Y-your turn!!"
[Yes yes yes!]
Ohhhh how can I relax enough to be coherent with my darling Kuriko-chan's strong arms wrapped carefully around my neck and her soft body pressed close like this?? No, I will focus solely on covering her with the sweet kisses she heartily deserves! Hehehe, look at you turning up your face for me expectantly~! Yes, I would like to kiss your pretty cheek! Mmm, so marvelously soft and I can feel the shift of a wide smile under my lips~ Your eyes are so gorgeous up close, love, I wish we didn't require the barrier of your glasses between us… Oh, but I can still trail kisses across the bridge of your nose, cutely scrunched with surprised delight, and treat your other cheek to the same affections~ Will you tilt your head up for me, Kuriko-chan? I'd love to kiss your neck! Ahh yes, just like that my darling, now I can trace along your jaw and down your lovely throat again…! I must admit I am so utterly entranced by the little sounds you're making for me right now, the most charming little coos and hums I've ever had the pleasure of hearing~! Ahh, I'd like to kiss the top of your head if you don't mind! …Oh, you really liked that, didn't you darling? Well, I'm happy to indulge you with many many kisses on your soft pretty fluffy hair, mmmm~! Ehehe, you're giggling so sweetly for me~! I'm taking note, love– I'll make sure to treat you to kisses like this every day~!
[Hehehe~ Mmm… ]
[Please do~!]
"Would you– would you mind if I, ummm, if I pet you, hahaha? J-Just a bit, please? To try to– to try to get used to your b-body?"
[You don't need an excuse, Touma-kun.]
[Seriously, you can pet me as much as you like.]
[My body may be different, but I always enjoy your touches… ]
"O-oh! I'm– I'm happy to hear that, Kuriko-chan…! Th-thank you! Ahhh, th-the curve of your spine is much as I remember, though each jut of your vertebrae is obscured somewhat, and your pose on my lap is necessarily altered due to your change in height… Your shoulders aren't as broad, but I can feel that your trapezius is just as sinewy and powerful as I recall~ Oh, to slip my hand up the back of your neck is lovely, and I simply must dedicate a little time to combing through your hair and caressing your scalp, as we both so enjoy~! Such indulgence, what a treat, dearest! Ah, here are your limiter entry points! Yes, the hardware feels identical, as expected. And, hehehe, your appreciation of my touch here is unchanged as well~ Let me see your face, Kuriko-chan? I want to hold your darling cheeks in my hands and caress along your lovely features with my thumbs~ Yes, just like that, and your smile is irresistible, I simply must kiss your lovely mouth…! Mmmmm~ Such luxury~ Captivated by your gorgeous eyes again… Truly I am so fortunate to have the privilege of knowing you this deeply and sharing such intimate trust, Kuriko-chan!"
[ …Me too.]
[I seriously love you, Touma-kun… ]
"Oh darling, I love you too!"
[Mmm…~ ]
[Hehehe…]
[ … ]
[Hmmm… ]
[Do you like this body more, Touma-kun?]
[Since it's softer?]
"While the soft give of your body in this form is certainly charming and lovely, I do also very much enjoy the comforting solidity of your usual form, Kusuo-kun! It's a treat to be able to stroke and caress any of your forms, but let me point out that your typical body is… hmm, how shall I put it? Let's say 'more texturally interesting'. Your muscles, your hair, your veins, they're all rather occulted this way, smoothed over in a fashion that is perfectly pleasant but not quite as stimulating, due to the lack of detail."
[ … ]
"Yes, that was simply a complicated way for me to say that I love and enjoy both of your forms in equal and different ways, hehe! Though I do also delight in your feline form… In fact, I suspect that I'll find any form you take to be marvelous in its own fashion~ Though this fact takes a very distant second place to the reality that the part of your body I enjoy the very most are the parts that remain the same no matter what shape you're currently residing in: your mind and your heart. You're the Kusuo-kun I've always loved, and the Kusuo-kun I've had the pleasure of knowing better and better over time, no matter what you currently look like or the name or gender or even species you're sporting at the moment."
[T-Touma-kun… ]
"And that you're revealing different aspects of your thoughts and personality as Kuriko is a lovely treat, I must say! It seems like you are less burdened with shame over expressing your emotions and making specific requests this way, perhaps because of the slight role-playing aspect of inhabiting a different form. I very much approve, and I believe being more expressive as Kuriko may function as a sort of learning experience for you as well– perhaps you'll be more bold about communicating your feelings and desires in your everyday form if you see that doing so as Kuriko does not cause the negative consequences you instinctively fear."
[ … ]
[Good grief… perhaps you're right… ]
[I do feel a little more confident… ]
[Thank you for… ]
[ … ]
[ …For letting me try this. Without making fun of me.]
[Not that I think you would. But… ]
[Well. Thank you for making me feel safe enough to experiment like this. Good grief.]
"Awwww, that's absolutely my pleasure, Kuriko-chan~! Thank you for trusting me with this new and delicate side of yourself, love. I know it's not easy for you! …Oh darling, shall we change the subject? It's only that you're getting a little sniffly and I know you prefer to work through emotions more privately…"
[Yes… ]
[Thank you, Touma-kun… ]
"Mmmm… What would you like to do next, love? We watch a movie, or read, or play games perhaps, or perhaps test out the new limits of your abilities in this form?"
[Hmmm… ]
[ …What a pain. I don't want to stop cuddling with you… ]
"To be quite frank, neither do I!"
[ …How about we play on the Wintendo Swatch? I can still sit in your lap if we use the Toycons.]
"That does sound like a stupendous idea, Kuriko-chan~!"
[You can pick the game, Touma-kun.]
"Hmm… How about Splendid Sibling Smasher Supreme? I do believe that I've almost figured out your Nario strategy on some of the gimmick stages!"
[Deal.]
[ …Should we make a bet?]
"Oh? Would you like to~? You're well aware of my proclivity for accepting challenges, after all! What's your proposed ante~?"
[More kisses.]
"Hehehe, that was a rapid response indeed~ I accept those terms, love~! And I'll look forward to enjoying many of your kisses~!"
[Tch. So cocky… ]
[One more kiss, and then I'm going to kick your ass at Sibling Smasher.]
[And no items. They're such a pain.]
"Ehehehe, mmmmmmm~! …Perhaps I should accuse you of nefariously distracting me in order to gain the upper hand and demand a few extra kisses in compensation…"
[Now who's being underhanded?? Good grief… ]
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"By the way, how are your energy levels currently, Kuriko-chan?"
[Terrible. I've barely gotten any kisses… ]
[Aren't you supposed to let your girlfriend win more often?]
"Didn't I?"
[ … ]
[Hey. Don't disrespect me!]
"Hahaha, I jest, I jest! …But in all seriousness, do you feel as though remaining in this form for a few hours has had a perceivable effect on your energy consumption, or are you experiencing a typical level of fatigue for this time of day, taking into account the very low-impact activities we've performed so far?"
[Hmmm… ]
[I do feel a lot less tired than I usually do.]
[It seriously helps that my telepathy range has shrunk so much!]
[Like this, I can only hear Kaido when he's in his room, but not when he crosses over to Kuboyasu's.]
[I'll be able to hear Aiura and Toritsuka when they're in here as well.]
[And I should be able to hear into Nendo's room. But I've never been able to hear his thoughts anyways.]
[It's… incredible to be able to count the voices in my head on one hand…!]
[And I like it better than the total silence of the germanium ring… ]
[It's good for sleep, but feels a little lonely when I'm awake… ]
"Oh, that is absolutely spectacular news, Kuriko-chan! I'm so incredibly elated to hear that you can reach a comfortable telepathy range this way without totally cancelling the power! How is your vision, currently? Has your x-ray vision's rate of depth change been altered at all by your daytrip in this form?"
[That… is a good question.]
[Luckily I have the perfect test subject here~ ]
"Ehehe! Kuriko-chaaan~!"
[Heh! Let me see… ]
[[ ( X-ray Vision: Hold ) ]]
[ … ]
[Touma-kun… Good grief, it's so nice to be able to see you for more than a few seconds at a time… ]
[ … ]
[Your eyes are such a lovely dark violet… almost black.]
[But when I sweep up your bangs up like this, and light shines into your eyes, there are so many shades of purple… ]
[Seriously beautiful… ]
[And your dark eyelashes make your eyes pop so much… Did you know that people think you wear mascara…?]
[Your nose has this cute little upturn… I always want to kiss it when I see it. Mm~ ]
[And I like the warm, honey-blond of your hair… I missed it when I had my green glasses before, what a pain… ]
[Hehehe, your cheeks are very pink right now~]
[Even I know that's unusual for you. I might just have to kiss them~ Mmmm~ ]
[And look at this. I'm barely sweating at all! It really does take a lot less effort this way~ ]
[ … ]
[You're really really cute.]
[Hehehe, you can't even look me in the eyes right now because you're so flustered.]
[I'm glad. That's how I feel with you sometimes too, good grief… ]
[A little turnabout is fair play~ ]
[Mmmmm~!]
"Ahahaha, m-my K-Kuriko-chan…! Hehe, ummm… ahh, so– so lovely~! Ehehe…! Mmm~!"
[Silly… ]
[Thank you for this idea, love.]
[I've seriously had a lot of fun so far…!]
[And I still feel like I have a lot of energy left!]
[This could be a nice treat… every once in a while… ]
[Like a little vacation… ]
"I'm– I'm always happy when, umm… hehe, when I can help in– in some way!"
[Cute… ]
"W-would you also like to experiment to see if your psychometry has been affected? I'll admit that while psychometry is a highly effective power for solving mysteries and provides a fascinating look into the past, I do wish you were able to control it more easily. I would like very much to be able to hold your hands without the barrier of your gloves, and without forcing you into sensory overload, my poor dear…"
[What a pain… I'd like that too… ]
[I seriously want to be able to hold your hand… ]
[ … ]
[But being Kuriko has helped with my other powers. Maybe I'll be able to avoid using immersive psychometry like this.]
[Let's see… I'll take off my glove and just–]
[[ ( Oh no ) ]]
The cheek in her hand the hand on her cheek was warm warm warm soft body on her under her against her supporting her and being supported and her eyes were closed but they were open and Akechi's smile as he leaned into her hand as she held his face was blissful and stretched her cheeks and stretched her cheeks and they flushed with heated pleasure as the thump thump thump of their heartbeats accelerated and their thoughts were love love love love love and their lips brushed and their lips brushed and she was putting her hands on her waist there were hands on her waist and hands on her cheek that she held and it was so much too much TOO MUCH–
[Ahh!!]
"Oh darling… I'm presupposing that the effects of your psychometry abilities remain unchanged in this form based on your reaction…"
[Yes… dammit… ]
[Good grief… I was really hoping it would be better… ]
"Well, it was worth the experiment to me… I did truly enjoy your touch for that small moment…!"
[Oh Touma-kun… ]
[You… deserve so much more than that! Seriously!!]
"Oh Kuriko-chan… I very much appreciate the sentiment, but you indulge me in so many other ways that there should be no doubt in your mind of my ecstatic joy at being with you!"
[ … ]
[I guess you do always seem happy when we're together.]
[I just wish I could do more… what a pain… ]
"Kuriko-chan, that is simply the most natural feeling in the world when you love someone! That desire to do more, to help more, to be more… Is there any truer expression of love?"
[Heh. …I guess you're right again.]
"The real trick is discerning when you can and should do more. Self-destruction via overexertion does more harm than good, and sometimes people don't want help. I certainly learned this lesson the hard way with my parents! No amount of alleviating external factors or logical thinking could resolve the petty squabbles of my parents, because they were borne of a fundamental incompatibility, and that is something I am certain not even ESP could correct."
[ … ]
[I'm sorry Touma-kun. That must have been such a pain… ]
"Don't you worry, Kuriko-chan! You really brightened my day when we were kids! After you fixed my bullying troubles, school even became a marvelous escape for me from my home. Difficult to believe, perhaps, but certifiably true! The rumors of ESP that followed me after that granted me a sort of carte blanche – I was able to refocus my energy and redefine who I was and who I wanted to be. And it's all thanks to you Kuriko-chan! So it is my most fervent hope that our little home here can be your safe space now, where you can let go of your troubles for a while and rest and heal, my poor beleaguered darling."
[ … ]
[Well… you've been successful.]
[I do always feel safe here. With you. But also with all of our friends.]
[It's been wonderful… I seriously never thought I could be this happy… ]
[Heh. You're giving me emotions all over again. What a pain… ]
"Haha, that is rather inconsiderate of me, isn't it, love? Not to worry, we can certainly change the subject again! For example, what shall I make for our dinner today, darling?"
[Let's go out.]
"…Really? Have you tired of being Kuriko-chan?"
[No. I'm going as a girl.]
[ …And maybe you can, too.]
[If you wear one of your new skirts, we can see how many people we can fool into thinking we're lesbians.]
"Ahaha, ummm… w-won't we be– won't we, uhhh g-get 'galpalled', ehehehe?"
[Not the way I'm going to be acting. I seriously want to show you off.]
"K-Kuriko-chan??"
[You're really really cute!]
[And nobody in this town knows who Kuriko-chan is. So a little PDA is fine.]
[Er. If that's okay with you…?]
"Absolutely. Yes. Veritably. I am– I am ridiculously excited at the thought of being openly wined and dined by my beloved!! Please excuse me in advance if I end up stuttering and tripping over my words! Having a girlfriend is new to me, and wearing a skirt is new to me, and doing both in public is… Ohhhh, you can clearly gauge my opinion by the saturation of my blush and the pitter patter of my heartbeat!!"
[Hehehe! What a pain, you are seriously too cute… ]
[I may have to kiss you a little more before we go get ready~]
"W-wonderful, ahahaha…!"
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not sure if you’ve answered this before, but what’s your process look like when you make an amv? i’m just curious and in constant awe of ppl who can make videos like you do :)
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hello all!!! i have answered this before and i have a vid help tag with other asks i’ve gotten about stuff like this! but i’ve gotten several more messages along these lines so i’m just going to answer a bunch of them together (under a cut since i love to ramble about editing lol). i do just wanna say i’m definitely not the authority on video editing and obv everyone has their own techniques!
edit: i just finished typing all this up and it’s SO long so sorry in advance LMAO god bless anyone who reads this entire thing
so i work in news tv and we have a very specific workflow for writing scripts, sourcing video, producing, and editing. i’ve just applied that to making amvs! for every video i make, i copy the song lyrics into a google doc and adjust them to match the song i’ve cut (i often will trim songs for time and/or content purposes). then i start planning! i’ll mark down what clip i want to use for each lyric next to that line, and any sound bites i want to use (with episode numbers!). i’ll color code between video and sound bites and lyrics, so my scripts end up looking something like this (for my honeybee amv):
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doing the planning ahead of time makes everything much easier when it’s a video that spans the whole show or involves a lot of sourcing, like honeybee or sports analogies. that way when i get to the actual editing process, i already know what i’m going to do and have a game plan. for videos like happy ending or believe it or not, where i’m mainly just pulling from a few episodes, i can just plan it in my head as opposed to writing it all down, and produce as i edit. obviously i do make in-the-moment decisions while editing—sometimes a shot doesn’t work the way i thought it would, or i go where the video takes me—but planning ahead definitely helps. i know some people use spreadsheets as well, with columns for lyrics, video clips, and sound bites if applicable. once you find a system that works, it actually goes pretty quickly.
as for sourcing clips themselves/finding clips within episodes, i talked about that here and kind of here. the short version is that transcripts are a must, and the supernatural wiki is hugely helpful by cataloguing all the hugs, prayers, phone calls, etc. in the show. gifmakers that tag episode numbers on their posts are your friends. it gets easier the more video you make—that’s another huge reason i make the google docs for each video (even the ones i plan in my head, i end up going back and making a loose script with episode notes just for reference). if i can’t remember where something is but i know i used it in another video, i can easily reference past scripts!
i also cut all my videos in the same project in premiere pro, so i can flip between them easily. instead of checking a past script, i can just go to the video sequence itself and copy the clip i’m looking for! this was especially helpful when i match cut together the 5x18 and 4x22 wall slam shots for my bestie video, and then stole it from myself for honeybee hahaha. at any given time i have at least 8 sequences open:
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because of the sheer volume of videos i make, it’s worth it for me to download the entire show—i have all 327 episodes in HD, plus deleted scenes. if you think you’re only going to make a few videos, i’d start with scene packs. you can usually just google “destiel [or whatever ship/character you’re looking for] scene packs” and there will be any number of ones you can download. if you need other specific scenes, you can always download/torrent individual episodes or screen record netflix (that’s what i did before i got HD download links). i’m happy to share my links if you DM, but be warned it’s a lot of disk space (about 500GB on my hard drive). someone also compiled every destiel scene, downloadable here.
having every episode already loaded in premiere for all my projects also makes it a lot easier to source clips. once i use a clip in a video, i’ll put a marker on the episode file, so that after a while i have most of the important scenes/lines marked to easily find them. to give you an idea, this is my episode file in premiere for 12x10 lily sunder has some regrets (markers at destiel scenes, the car fight, hot girl cas, etc.). markers are the green tabs along the bottom:
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premiere also lets you color code and name markers, so ONE DAY i will go back and color code them all. the ones above are all the same color, but in a perfect world, i’d have a myraid—for destiel shots like hugs, touches, looks; for important pieces of dialogue; for action shots; etc. but for now this works ok for me, so that’s a project for another time!
between detailed scripts, one giant premiere project, markers, the wiki, and my own memory, i have so many points of reference that i can usually find any clip i need in about 2 minutes max. sound bites are often harder to start out, or tiny specific shots i haven’t used before, and that’s when i turn to tumblr gifsets or beloved mutuals to crowdsource. but if you’re as obsessive about marking/keeping neat scripts as i am, it gets easier and easier with every video you make. that’s part of why i’m able to cut videos together so quickly. (also i want to stress i do this for a living and have to produce/edit a new piece for my show every day so i’m used to it. and compared to constantly updating content/sources and news that changes every day, 327 highly documented episodes that never change are much easier to handle hahaha)
this is all great for me since i make so many videos and plan to continue doing so, but if you’re only making a few, this level of work isn’t worth it imo. really it’s all about developing a system that works for you. whatever you do with episodes/sourcing, though, i cannot recommend planning things out in a script ahead of time enough. 
everything i just mentioned is producing, though. for the editing process, i usually do it in this order:
music first. any parts i want to cut, i make sure it all sounds smooth
then soundbites. i usually try to weave them into the lyrics—i have characters talk in breaks between lines or instrumental sections as much as possible. i’ll sometimes go so far as looped/extending an intsrumental part to make room for the soundbite i want there lol. if i do have dialogue over a line, i do the sound mixing/levels at this point as well to make sure everything is audible/one doesn’t overpower the other. (also i always include the video that goes with these bites when i drop them in, and decide later if i want to show the character speaking or have other clips cover the dialogue)
once i have all the audio locked in, then i bring in all my other video clips. sometimes i edit completely chronologically, sometimes jumping from section to section—it depends on the song or how i’m feeling
double check sound mixing. i usually listen to my videos through a few times, with headphones and without to make sure it’ll sound good no matter how people watch it
once i have picture and audio lock, i go through and color correct my clips. i’m basic and just use lumetri color in premiere, and usually just play with brightness, saturation, temperature, and tint until i like it
render and export! :)
i always have several audio tracks, but i try to keep my video tracks condensed. i’ll drop clips on a V2 level, and edit a section there, and drop the whole chunk down to V1 so i know it’s finished. that way when i leave and come back i can know where i left off/what’s done/etc. to give you an idea, this is the timeline for my what the hell video:
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i always render as H.264 with high bitrate, and make sure to check “render at maximum depth” and “use maximum render quality” for the best quality. i’m sorry, but i don’t know what the equivalent options are in final cut, imovie, kdenlive, etc. i post on youtube mostly so i don’t have to sacrifice quality, but usually just using a lower bitrate will get you under the tumblr file size limit and it’ll still look good.
as for the anon who asked about “polishing”: first of all, thank you!! second of all, it’s in the details. all of this is a matter of taste and my own insanity, but here are some little things i always try to do:
after i color correct, i blur out any credits from the starts of episodes. i use gaussian blur for this, but really any blur tool works
as much as possible, i avoid clips where we see a character’s mouth move but don’t hear the words. in tv/film we call it “lip flap” and i just think it looks messy. also i’m trained to avoid it at all costs at work hahaha. it’s more for serious videos that this matters a lot to me (e.g. i think i did a really good job eliminating lip flap in my happy ending amv)—for comedy videos i don’t sweat it as much
i put audio fades on the start and end of every single audio clip i use, even if i don’t think i need it, to make sure everything sounds smooth
i use markers for timing, especially in action-y videos like what the hell. i’ll put a marker on the clip i’m using at the exact moment a punch lands, and in the song on the beat. if i have the magnet/snap in timeline tool on i can just easily snap them together instead of having to spend time finagling it
this is such a small thing but i dip/cut to black for a tiny bit at the start and end of every video. this way if i post with tumblr video player, there’s black between the loops, and it gives you a beat before the video restarts. i do this even on videos i post on youtube, just because i think it looks nicer/more professional
this is 1,500 words so i’m going to stop myself before i pull something. if you have follow-up questions feel free to ask and i’ll continue to add them to the vid help tag, but any more questions about sourcing clips or my process in general i’ll just link this post going forward. anyone who made it this far, i am sending to a telepathic kiss. thank you for reading and happy editing!
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Charles anon back again! Thank you for entertaining my ask ❤️❤️ I enjoyed it very much!!
I just wanted to follow up by asking a bit more on Charles’ driving in particular. You mentioned that when he was in F2 he didn’t seem as ruthless and was more characterized by being “fast and smart,” which I definitely agree and also loved seeing! I wanted to ask about what’s changed since. I haven’t caught up with the last two seasons entirely but I do hear that he’s done things on track that left a somewhat sour taste in people’s mouths sometimes. So I am wondering what’s all that about and what you think of that development!
Additionally, I honestly want to ask about the discrepancy between Charles’ during qualifying and during the race. Is that simply a problem with Ferrari’s car where Charles may be able to wrestle an insanely good qualifying lap out of it but it fails to deliver for a whole race? Or are there skill gaps that Charles still needs to make up to be maximizing his performance during races?
Once again, thank you! I ask such long questions 😅
Hi love!!! I think I'm the one that has to thank you Anon! You were super patient with me (for the previous ask and this one, sorry it took me a little while. Sometimes my brain pulls the emergency break haha) and you gave me the opportunity to talk about Charles! So I gotta thank you!! 🌻 Shall we dive into the wondrous world of Charles' racing talent? I think we shall!
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Is the 'inner bastard' present in Charles' driving style?
🚨long post alert 🚨 Click the ‘keep reading’ option to dive deeper!
Disclaimer: I go on for a long while about Charles' driving style. If you want to skip that and get to the second question (Charles in quali vs. Charles in the race) look for the 🌺 emoji!
Before I dive in, I want to share a quote from Drive to Survive. I rarely quote the show, but this one actually fits the storyline I'm gonna follow. It's from Season 2, Episode 7 - 'Seeing Red' and Will Buxton (who also got a mention in the previous ask about Charles) says this:
"Every world champion has what I term an 'inner bastard,' and it is that ability to make a tough decision when you have to. Ayrton Senna once said: "If you no longer go for a gap that exists, you're no longer a racing driver." But for a driver like Sebastian, that gap doesn't have to be physical. It's a weakness, it's a chink in the armor of your rival and you take it no matter what. I think Charles is developing it. But he is biding his time playing the long game."
Pffff that is a powerful saying, at least in my opinion. A great way to open this discussion into Charles' racing quality. What Will says is that Charles got wind of this technique, this 'inner bastard', when he joined Ferrari and has started to grow that more ruthless side of him. In my mind that makes sense, but more on this in a bit.
Let's get back to his F2 days. When I watched that clip I added in the previous essay, I mentioned that Charles wasn't ruthless or aggressive. He was biding his time, calculating overtakes laps before they happened. At least that is what it looked like. He never really forced a driver wide in an overtake, he always planted it at the right moment. It was almost as if he could look into the future and was just re-enacting what he saw. There are a few of his overtakes in this video, I can only see a very fast but calm Charles. The Prema that season was a beast as well, very fast and very smooth to race.
Then he joins Sauber, F1. I found a snippet of an interview 2018 Charles did, he talks about how he had to change his driving style in F1. Basically, his car in GP3 and F2 was working amazingly when he had oversteer. That was the only way he could go fast. For anyone confused about oversteer: the rear of the car kind of drifts. I have a PPT on it, here! I'll pull a quote from the interview:
"You drive GP3 and Formula 2 cars with a lot of oversteer and this is the way to go fast. I did not expect to go quicker when going towards an understeer set-up in F1, but this seems the way these cars work. We went to a more understeering car for me. My car was way too unpredictable and was very difficult to put everything together. We targeted a more understeering balance and it has been night and day [different] for me."
So his rookie season wasn't as smooth sailing as I remember it. I always thought Charles had it under control, but turns out that behind the scenes he was struggling. In that same article Charles talks about how getting his first points in Baku was important for his growth. Thanks to those points, he got some extra personal confidence which boosted his talent even more.
I always say that a racing driver only succeeds if they have the whole package: fighter spirit, good car, confidence and support from the team. If one of these things is missing, you'll see a lack in performance. Let me take Sebastian as an example (since Charles and Seb kind of go hand in hand). 2020 Ferrari: Seb had a fighter spirit but was lacking a good car, confidence and support. What happened? He finished 13th in the championship. This year he has the fighter spirit, confidence, support and the car is going in a good direction! You can probably guess how his season will unfold.
The same goes for Charles. The Sauber was a pretty good car, Charles had the fighter spirit and the support. But up until those first points... he was lacking confidence. He wasn't getting the whole package. When Charles joined Ferrari he got a good car, got the support, found his confidence and had a ton of fighter spirit. Straight out of the gates he was good. We spoke about it in the last essay as well, he was really fast as a second year driver.
And then something switched. He joined the big team, he had to show them who was the boss. He had to almost prove he was worthy of the 'Ferrari Golden Boy' title. This added some pressure. Especially in races where Charles wasn't where he wanted to be. Like Austria with Max, he got pretty mad at the overtake. Like Singapore and Sochi with Seb, mad at the strategy. And don't get me started on his collision with Seb in Brazil. Besides being mad at others, he also was extremely hard on himself. We had so many radios where he was talking to himself, blaming himself for small mistakes. And then he won Monza. He was on top of the Ferrari world. And I think that is when he kind of started to show that more ruthless side of him, that 'inner bastard' was taking shape. He wasn't going to let an overtake slide, he was gonna race and he was going to make his team proud. Charles Leclerc was going to be remembered, he was going to win all the points.
No but seriously, I think when he got that extra boost of confidence on top of the Monza podium that is when he decided that he was worthy of that title. Can you blame him? That was an impeccable drive. And that sour taste you talked about? Well, I was sour for a while. I was biased, he was ruthless against all of my favorites and I think many fans are like that. You can see it with Valtteri vs. George. There is a certain level of being biased towards the success of your faves and there is nothing wrong with that. I look back on his overtakes and his moves in 2019/2020 and most of them were really well done. A touch on the aggressive side (but I already spoke about why I think he changed to this side) but always beautifully executed. Honestly, he races pretty neatly so I'm not sour anymore hahaha.
🌺I think it is time to move onto the second part of your question, this already is far too long of a post. Charles in quali vs. Charles in the race.
F1 cars are phenomenal on low fuel, quali runs. Many people love the Saturdays because of that. You get to see the pure speed and talent of the drivers. The race is often a play on strategy as well as race pace. Our friend race pace.... oh how badly you can suck haha. I think it is safe to say that the 2021 Ferrari (not the 2020 Ferrari) is very very fast on low fuel runs. Both Charles and Carlos are setting great times when it comes to those single runs. When we get to the race though... the Ferrari drops down in race pace. They cannot set a fast pace over multiple laps. Which was very apparent when we look at Baku. Yes, low fuel and the luck of the red flag made Charles get pole. But when the lights went out on Sunday... well Charles dropped back immensely.
The 2021 Ferrari is still a car that runs on the front of the midfield. They aren't as paced as Mercedes and Red Bull, they aren't as slow as the lower part of the midfield. That is why when Charles is P4 for example the gap to Max in P3 becomes so big. The Ferrari cannot sustain a quick lap time and pace because the car doesn't let Charles. She is like "You want me to do 20 laps on soft tyres AND put in times around the 1:10? Boyyyy.... no. We are doing 20 laps and times within the 1:15." (just an example hahaha).
I honestly think Charles can deliver, he has shown that he can in 2019. The Ferrari in 2019 had a good race pace (until the engine changed haha) and he got two wins out of it. The race pace in 2020 was buried deep underneath Maranello and this year they have found a piece of it. So, to answer your question: at this point Ferrari is failing to deliver a car that Charles can use to win. My main point is: Don't freak out when Charles gets that car on a podium or gets a win, because Charles can do that. Right now it is just the car that isn't up to standards, but it is clear to me that Charles is.
Does that make sense? I don't know haha. I'm reading this back and I'm like "Yeah... I know what I mean... will Anon know?" Anyway, hope this was interesting and I answered your questions in a good way haha. Definitely let me know if things are unclear! Also, my inbox is always open so definitely don't hold back on anymore conversations you want to have! Hope you have a lovely day/night/week and talk to you whenever you want to! 🌻
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The Freedom of Expression Ep 52 - Kami's avatar plan & Momotaro Dentetsu!? The aim behind the huge spread of conspiracy theories, and related Youtube videos.
K: Hi, this is Dir en grey's Kaoru with this week's episode of The Freedom of Expression.  Joe san, Tasai san, welcome.
K: (To Tasai) You're wearing that.
T: I really like this, I wear it to all sorts of places.
K: Really?
T: Yes. Girls tell me I'm cool when I wear it, it made me feel kinda cocky. Haha
J: You should be!
K: When I saw this (on Tasai) I didn't realise what it was, I didn't remember it. Haha, like was this really ours?
T: When I first heard about this, I heard that Kaoru had made it with great detail, haha.
K: Well, speaking of Dir en grey, we've decided to release a new single.
*applause*
K: At this point it will be in Spring.
J: I see. I can't wait for it.
K: The song will be called 'Oboro'
J: How are you progressing with it?
K: Uh, at the moment we are just starting the mixing..we are at the start of February now.
J: So, like, you can see the finish line already?
K: Hm, well....yeh. We've all finished our parts.
J: Ah, I see. The members' performances are all over.
T: Uh, at the end of year announcement, the talk about the avatars, with Kaoru playing really high up, haha.
Kami: Um...um, are you gonna make a music video for it?
K: Eh?
Kami: You will make a music video, right?
J: Oh, a music video?
Kami: Yeah. Will you make it as an avatar video?
K: Well..we havn't really thought about it yet.
Kami: I am really interested in that, I really liked that idea.
J, T: Ehhh.
K: Thank you.
Kami: I kinda want you to make another one.
K: Oh, for the new song too?
Kami: Yeah, I really want you to make one for the new song.
T: Ah, but you said you havn't thought about that this time?
K: Not at this point, no.
Kami: Why don't you let me do it?
J: Haha
K: Eh? Let Kami make it?
J: Kami, do you have any talent for that type of thing?
Kami: Well, I mean, I reckon I could do it.
T: He reckons he could?
Kami: In my own godly way...I'd like to have a go.
J, T: Ohhh.
Kami: Thats right.
K: Will it work?
T: Haha
J: Yeh, because don't they usually do this type of thing in the workshop?
K: This is a brand new development, right?
T: Yeh, Im pretty surprised too.
Kami: I understand that, but I do think it would be good...like to have it reviewed in the workshop.
T: Ahh, like he wants to raise his reputation.
J: Yeh, but its quite ???*1. Kami, do you have confidence?
Kami:Yes, I do.
J, T: Ohh.
T: He's amazing.
J: Kaoru, he said he's confident?
Kami: Um, it might turn out kinda fun style though.
T: Fun style?
K: Fun style...we don't really have that image though.
J: Right.
K: Well...I'll have to ask the other members.
T, J: Yeh.
Kami: Kaoru, you are the leader, so there's no need to do that.
K: No no no. Its precisely because Im the leader that I have to ask.
J: Haha, yeh, just telling them out of the blue that the god from your own youtube channel will be making an avatar video..they would say thats not a leader!
Kami: No, but say something skillful.
K: Well, I'll just ask them.
T: I'm sorry to say this Kaoru, but I kinda wanna see this happen.
J: Really?!
Kami: A video produced by Kami..what do you think, Joe?
J: Well, it could be scary...
T: Haha.
J: Its not really about something incredible happening, its more like what is gonna come out of the limits of this god.
K: I personally don't have any problem with it, but as for Dir en grey, thats a group decision.
J: Well, yes.
K: It depends on that.
J: So, we'll hand the issue over to you for now to get the other members' approval.
K: Yeh.
Kami: Im being quite brave here, but I also have another request. I've had another idea.
J: You are being brash, aren't you?!
T: He is asking a lot today.
Kami: I thought it might liven up the show a bit.
J: Ahh, ok, go ahead...
Kami: Should we all play Momotaro Dentetsu together?
J, K, T: Momotetsu??
T: Ah, thats a good idea, I'm all for that!
Kami: Lets do it.
T: I really like Momotetsu..
K: Everyone's playing it recently, aren't they?
T: Yeah, its really popular at the moment.
J: I'm sorry, I reacted when he said the name..but I actually don't know what Momotetsu is...
T: Well, its a board game..
K: A board game style video game.
J: Oh right. What is 'tetsu'...like trains?
K: Yes.
T: Do you know Monopoly?
J: Yes, I know that.
T: Its like a train version of Monopoly.
J: Ahh, ok. Well, lets do it! Thats ok. How would we do it?
K: Well, we can think about that later.
J: Yes, ok..but that means its a posibility?
K: Will Kami play too?
Kami: Oh, yes! Thank you!
J: He sounds so happy, haha.
T: Kami, how will you join in with the game?
Kami:.....Yeh, how will I?
J: Yes, you tell us.
Kami:....how would I? I'd have to get some one to do it for me.
K, T: Haha
J: Like a representative of Kami?
Kami: Yeah.
T: Another person that we've never met will come, right? haha. Kami won't have met them, it will be a total stranger.
J: Dubious, right?
K: Ahh, but I havn't played Momotetsu in ages.
T: Ah, in the newest version you get stronger privileges, and its like you can make deliveries freely*2
J: So we are looking towards actually doing this, for now.
K: Well, yeah, its ok. We've got the start of two new plans.
J: Yep, one is a Kami produced avatar video for the new single.
K: Its not really 'produced by' though, more like 'made by'.
T: Making it on his own
J: Yeah, he's making it on his own for us.
K: Its more reassuring that way.
J: Haha, like, not in a collaboration?
K: I approve it of that.
Kami: Im making it on my own, but I don't have any money, so I want to get the money for it from you.
K: No, I can't do that.
J, T: Hahaha
J: He said he wanted to do it himself. He asked you if he could do it! If you want to do it yourself, you have to deal with the cost yourself.
K: This show has zero production cost anyway.
J: Haha, is that right? Thats tough.
T: We finally got a decent mic stand.
K: Yeah, but its kinda been reformed.
J: The mic stand fell over before didn't it? 
K: ???*3
Kami: I don't have any money!
K: Well, it doesn't have to be that high quality.
J: Yeah.
K: He doesn't need a camera though.
J: No. So there are two conditions as for making an avatar vid: one is that Kaoru has to get the permission from the other members, and the other is that Kami has to cover the production costs himself.
*On screen note: Permission was gained from all members in the following days*)
T: Yeah. ????*4, like to show he's made it all himself.
K: Yeh, because if we paid for it, we'd have to approve the whole thing.
J: Oh, yeh, like an official check?
K: Yeah.
J: That would be a bit different. What do you think Kami?
Kami: If I make it, can I sell it?
T: Haha, 'If I make it can I sell it'??
K: No, you cannot. That is that is the biggest rule.
Kami: Oh, please let me sell it!!!
K: That totally depends on how good it is.
J: Right, you might allow it if it was outstanding.
T: Haha
K: Ok, Joe, lets look at today's topic.
J: Yes, 'A monthly income of ¥1million. Chaging tune during game commentary. What is the aim of the massive spread of conspiracy theories, and related Youtube videos?' Well, there is a lot of news surrounding the American Presidential election last year, but a huge amount of conspiracy theories and fake information is spreading even amongst Trump supporters in Japan. Within this are big ones like, 'Trump will unleash martial law, and mass arrests of traitors will begin', 'Nancy Pelosi has been arrested', etc etc. There are even theories that are circulating only in Japan, and which are spreading through Youtube videos and round up sites. Within those, there is one user who brings up such material in the middle of game commentary videos, and can make up to ¥1million per month. The posibility that they are doing it for the advertising revenue cannot be denied. Well, its like, is it ok to spread lies in return for money?... this news questions the 'freedom of expression'.
K: Well, conspiracy theories have been around for ages, havn't they?
J: They always have, yes.
K: But since covid started...there have been...like, a load of theories coming up about it, right?
J: Yeah.
K: I kinda get the sense that a lot of conspiracy  theories about covid have grown to be seen as almost the truth.
T, J: I see.
K: You don't even know whats a conspiracy theory or whats real news now.
J: Well, yeah. In relation to covid, I also don't know what is actually correct. In some sense, there are certain voices that are louder than others, and if you mix in these conspiracy theories, you get this kind of....well, like with these protests in relation to the American election, or even without that, these theories do spread.
K: You kind of watch them in a funny sense to start, but then it feels like they gradually loose power.
J, T: Yeh.
K: There are people who will end up believing them though.
Kami: Um, that game commentator who is talking about conspiracy theories in order to make a profit, I don't like that. I want him to try harder, like, don't be influenced by money.
T: No no no. Kami has been talking about money a lot, haha
J: Yeh, like, 'Can I sell it?' He's only telling other people not to be influenced by money.
Kami: Yeah, gods are influenced by money...gods are. I kinda understand how this guy feels. I can't help it.
J: You can't help it?
Kami: Yep.
J: You can't help it for money?
Kami: Yeah, I take it back, its ok to be influenced by money.
J, K, T: Hahaha
J: Kami, you're weak!
T: That was a quick turnaround.
J: I was pretty shocked that this guy can make ¥1million per month though.
K: Well, if his view count grows...
J: Yeah. 
K: Those numbers would be impossible for this show.
J: Haha, yeah, everyone please help us out with that. Even if we aimed to make ¥1million, conspiracy theories take up a lot of time, right?
T: Yeh, but how about we feature some conspiracy theories?
J: If we will get like this guy, right?
Kami: Ah, lets go with some conspiracy theories!
J, T: Haha
K: There are probably people out there really putting thought into making new conspiracy theories, aren't there?
J, T: Yeah.
K: It sounds pretty difficult. Like, what type of conspiracies would fly?
J, T: Right.
J: ???*5
K: Like Kami's?
J: Kami's conspiracy theories, haha. But it is difficult. Hm, eventually we'll have a 'Freedom of Expression conspiracy theories edition'.
T: Well, lets do more of this kind of stuff.
J: Tokyo Sports loves this kind of thing, doesn't it?
T: Yeah.
J: Do your sales go up when you feature this stuff?
T: Well, not really with conspiracy theories, but we sell at lot when we write about UFOs and stuff. People are really curious about things that are 'unknown'. They really are.
J: Hm.
K: Ok, on that note, lets finish here. Thank you very much.
*1,3,4,5 Couldn't catch/figure out
*2 I've never played Momotetsu so Im not sure if im understanding the explanation right. 
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personinthepalace · 3 years
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MBS Trailer Analysis
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Hey guys, as you probably could tell, I am SUPER excited about the MBS tv series! The lovely anon who pointed me in the direction of the trailer asked me to give my thoughts on it and well...I decided to do a shot by shot analysis of the trailer! (even though I definitely have other things I need to do haha). This is most likely going to be less of an analysis and more of me rambling and pointing out stuff haha. Apologies in advance for any grammatical errors. Also I’m sorry if I get any book facts wrong! (my memory isn’t what it used to be) Without further ado, here is my analysis! (below the cut because boy is this going to be long haha)
Ok before we begin, here’s the trailer in case you haven’t seen it/ want a refresher: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atFYUbwMYo4
Ready? Let’s begin
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Nomansan Island!! I wonder if this is the view from Nomansan or if that’s Nomansan in the distance. Either way looks like there’s a lot of trees
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Mr. Benedict’s house!! Definitely not how I imagined it. I thought it would be taller
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You can see a manhole(?) near the bottom of this image. Later in the trailer we see Milligan come out of it. So I’m guessing this is the show’s verison of “the cellar across the street”
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A secret room behind a bookcase! I’m guessing this is in Mr. Benedict’s house? It’s hard to see who’s pushing the door though- I wonder who it is
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A Stonetown bus! I remember reading somewhere that the show has a 50s/60s vibe, and I definitely see/feel it
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Reynie!! Of course the first person we actually get to see in the trailer is Reynie :) It looks like he’s in a restaurant? At night?? By himself??? Reynie what are you doing all alone?!?
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Ah yes The Emergency. It’s scary how it feels revelant today...It’s kind hard to see but below “The Emergency” it says “Anxiety Index At Yearly High”. Yikes Mr. Curtain really knows how to create fear doesn’t he?
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YES the BEST best-selling book series ever!! Also loving that pattern in the background
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Another shot of Reynie! That sign says that that’s Bishop Building. I’m guessing Reynie is going to take one of the tests. Correct me if I’m wrong but I’m pretty sure that it’s the Monk Building in the book
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Look they’re social distancing! The test takers! Can you spot Reynie? (He’s in the second column from the left, four desks back). I wonder if that’s Rhonda sitting in front of him? She has a white dress. Hard to tell if she has green hair
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Number Two! And it looks like she’s wearing boots!!  I love it!
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Let’s have a close up on Reynie :) Ahh he look so precious! And he has the outfit!!
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A close up on Number Two! I’m loving her outfit. And look there’s a matching yellow pencil sharpner on the desk! There’s the “no talking” sign. And are those rocks behind the glass??
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These kids are dressed up all fancy. It looks like they’re going to a formal party or piano recital. Not about to take a test
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And here’s Reynie not all dressed up. Also is that a watch on his left wrist??
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“Will be excused.” That’s a change from the book. In the book she said “escorted”. “I’m sorry, did I say executed? I meant to say escorted.”
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I realize it’s a good thing that the show is going to be on Disney+ (more exposure and all that). But at the same said I’m kinda sad that MBS is a Disney property now 
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Now this is interesting. These kids are playing tetherball. I’m guessing that this is at the Institute. Except I thought the kids there spend most of their time watching TV? I wouldn’t expect them to be exercising. Is PE part of the curriculum?
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A morse code telegraph machine! Very cool especially since in the book, they learned Morse code using a flashlight
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And it’s Sticky and Kate!! It looks like Sticky still has some hair, so he’s not completely bald. I’m mourning the loss of Kate’s long blonde hair, but the short brown hair looks good! Loving Kate’s beanie. And look she’s still wearing her red striped shirt! (underneath the yellow jacket) Ahh they both look great
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Constance!!! I’m loving her pigtails. I wonder what’s she doing though. It looks like she’s on a platform? I thought that wasn’t introduced until the later books
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Kate walking on her rope during the floor test! And look you can see her bucket!! Okay I’m kinda disappointed with this scene because in the book the floor is suppose to have blue, black, and yellow rectangles. But here it looks like they are all squares (and instead of blue, it’s white). And Reynie is suppose to realize that the floor has rectangles so he can simply walk across. How is he going to walk across the floor if it’s full of squares??
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Another shot of Reynie! I think he’s at the Institute, but I have no idea what that thing is. Anybody have any ideas? 
Also Mr. Benedict has been narrating this whole time, and at this point he says “And our criteria for approval may be considered...mysterious.” Cue title credits!
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Hmm okay Reynie got a stamp of approval- most likely from one of the Ten Men when they arrive at the Institute? Wonder who Pierce and Veronica are. Will they be important to the story? Also it looks like Veronica is crossed out?
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Number Two is taking them to see Mr. Benedict! Huh so it looks like the three older kids are about the same height. I wonder if Kate is still a year older than Sticky and Reynie
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Mr. Benedict’s study!! Look at all of those books!!! And a yellow couch- it matches Number Two’s outfit :)
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So many books!!!
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Ahh look at them!!! I love their outfits! They’re accurate to the books! Also loving those green lights in the background
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How are all of these books not falling hahaha
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Another shot of them. Is that Kate’s rope? Or the handle for her bucket? Also I would like to take the time to say that I love the music (the violin!)- it really fits the vibe
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“I’m the aforementioned Mr. Benedict.” And here’s Mr. Benedict!!! He really loves dramatics doesn’t he. He’s definitely younger than I thought he would be. Also he’s not wearing green plaid. That makes me sad :( Wait does Mr. Benedict still have narcolepsy on the show?
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We have an Emmy Award Winner on this show!
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And we have our first look at Rhonda!!! She’s taller than I expected haha. But I love her outfit!! And look Number Two has a stopwatch hanging from her dress, most likely from timing the kids during the maze test
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IT’S THEM!! IT’S THEM!!! Breaking the fourth wall and looking very confused (or angry in Constance’s case haha)
“You all possess a quality that is lacking in our society” - ok it is time to meet the members of The Mysterious Benedict Society!
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“Reynie, your intuitive understanding of human nature” -omigod Reynie comforting Sticky!!! Ahhh my heart! I can’t wait to see this scene in the show. I have a feeling that they expanded on Sticky’s indecision about joining the mission, and this scene here is part of it. Ah I can’t wait to see more of their friendship! (Also it seems like the show is pronouncing Reynie’s name like “Rainy”. I personally had been pronouncing it like “Winnie”. TLS pronounced his name as “Winnie” as well)
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“Sticky, your reservoir of knowledge” - Sticky at a competition! It looks like he has the same amount of hair as he does when he meets the mbs, so I think it’s safe to say that Sticky did not shave his head when he ran away
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Sticky won $10,000 on a game called Buck Buck Goose -wow! Also we see Constance watching Sticky on TV. The room is all yellow, so maybe it’s Number Two’s room? But why is Constance watching a video of Sticky?
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“Constance, your defiance of conventional thought patterns” -Constance ripping up that piece of paper, tossing it, and walking away- omigod I love it hahaha. Ahh Constance is a drama queen and I love it! Also I think this is her red raincoat- it’s very cute
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“Kate, your uncanny feel of how things go together” - Kate!! It looks like Kate is removing a vent? So I’m guessing this is during the maze test. And it looks like she has her Swiss army knife!
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“What is it that you all have in common?” -I just noticed that Mr. Benedict’s beard seems to be neatly trimmed. So I guess he doesn’t have shaving problems? And I’m still mourning the loss of the green plaid haha
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And we have our first look at Milligan!! I personally never imagined him with a beard or long hair. But ahhh I can’t wait to see his reunion with Kate on the show!! (I will definitely be sobbing when that happens)
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“I see fear. And bad fashion” “You’re very unpleasant” - I can tell I’m going to love Kate’s and Constance’s relationship on the show already hahaha. It’s hard to see in this screenshot, but Reynie’s nodding in agreement with Kate’s statement haha. Also Constance’s facial expressions are perfect!
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A full view of Kate and her bucket! I am so happy that Kate has her bucket!! It looks like Sticky is in the back. Maybe this is a scene from them taking the tests? I wonder if those two other kids are important to the story
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I have many questions about this shot. Where are they walking to? Is that the Institute? Is Reynie looking back to the mainland where Mr. Benedict and everyone else are?
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Okay so the sign originally says “Room(?) At The Wheel” (I can’t make out the first word). Who is painting that anyway? An ordinary brainwashed citizen? A Helper?
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They’re leaving for the Institute! Number Two with all those yellow suitcases haha. And is that Milligan standing on the side of the car? So one car takes the kids to the Institute. The other one (the one that Milligan seems to be standing on) is the car the rest of the adults will take so that they can camp out in the woods to keep an eye on the Institute
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It looks like there are Helpers in the background!
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Constance walking behind Reynie with her umbrella is adorable
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Kate, Reynie, and Sticky pulling the bell rope! I don’t think they ever rang the bell together in the book, so I’m curious to see the context of this shot
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Is this the boat in which they escape the Institute?
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Sad Mr. Benedict :( I’m guessing he’s berating himself for putting the kids in danger
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Rhonda and her fun driving! Btw the sign says “Who’s watching out for you?” I love that the presence of the Emergency seem to be everywhere in the show
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Kate changed to a blue striped shirt, while Sticky changed to an orange shirt. Constance and Reynie seem to be wearing the same outfits
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Crossing the bridge! Ten Men (sorry the Recruiters) are supposed to be stationed at the bridge entrance, right? Those people don’t look like they’re wearing expensive suits...
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What are they watching?
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And here is our first look at Mr. Curtain! Like with Mr. Benedict, this is definitely not how I pictured Mr. Curtain haha. He doesn’t have his sunglasses. I hope he has his wheelchair in the show
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What room is this? Is that the Receiver behind Mr. Benedict?
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I’m guessing this is the scene where they meet Mr. Curtain for the first time
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What is happening with this split screen? Are Mr. Benedict and Mr. Curtain talking to each other? Also Mr. Benedict reveals in the narration that Mr. Curtain is his twin brother (I wonder why they decided to reveal such a big twist in this trailer). So do the kids know beforehand that Mr. Curtain is Mr. Benedict’s twin? Or will they all be shocked like in the book? Though I don’t think Reynie can make that comment that Mr. Curtain’s nose looks like a cucumber haha. Also I take back what I said about mourning the loss of Mr. Benedict’s green plaid- you can see it in this screenshot!
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My facial expression right now is exactly like Kate’s in this shot. What the heck is that?
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Okay this just might be my favorite scene from the trailer- Reynie hugging Miss Perumal!! Ahh my heart!!! I love this so so much!!!
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Number Two with a stick! She is ready to attack! I think this is from the part when the Recruiters break into Mr. Benedict’s house
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What machine is this? Is this from the final battle against the Whisperer??
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Ooh no poor Sticky is scared!!
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Again I want to say that I am disappointed with how they interpreted this part of the book. Reynie is suppose to be able to casually walk aross the floor but instead he’s leaping???
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Milligan!!! Even though the beard is unexpected, it looks like they got his outfit right! Seems like this is Milligan leading the kids out of the underground passage
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The main four! Looks like they’re sending out a Morse code signal to Mr. Benedict and the others. Though where are they standing?
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This looks like the official title card! I love that the font looks similar to the one used on the cover of the books. Again this not how I pictured Mr. Benedict’s house haha
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“So you need a bunch of smart orphans to do a deadly mission. I get it.” - have I mentioned that I love Constance and her facial expressions??? Also her sass!! I wonder if Constance is still two in this? She is at least a lot younger than the rest of kids. Will the other kids be surprised with her age reveal (if there’s an age reveal at the end). Wait will Kate give Constance piggyback rides in the show?? I would love to see that
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The kids are like deadly???
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“Ideally not deadly”- he is so done haha
Phew and that’s the whole trailer! I would like to note that the only people we hear speak in this trailer are Mr. Benedict, Number two, Constance, and Kate. Also S.Q., Martina, Jackson, and Jillson did not appear in the trailer. I hope that they will be in the show though (I think Martina for sure will be in it).
Anyway, if you read this far- thanks for reading my ramblings! I would love to hear your thoughts about this trailer as well :)
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Tag 5 or more people that you are thankful were in your 2020, that you’re thankful exists in a world that’s hard to live in. Whether that be through random reblogs on your posts, or people you have had full blown conversations with. Whether it’s just seeing them on your dash, or interacting with them.
Please spread this love. 2020 has been hard for so SO many of us.
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I would love to thank everyone that has interacted with me at all!!! I really appreciate it ❤️ This year especially. It has obviously been very tough for everyone and discussing or sharing excitement with you all about different things has made it way more bearable for me 🤗 You all are so lovely!!!
@maddiesup Thank you so much for tagging me! I never get tagged in anything. Anyway, you are a very easy person to talk to. You’re such a lovely person. We get excited about the same stuff. We like a lot of the same things. I haven’t really found anyone else that also likes figure skating so I’m glad you replied to my message. ⛸ We can scream about cherry magic and seventeen all day I don’t mind. We both like kpop. I just looked at your bio again and it says you are into musicals! I didn’t know that. I LOVE musicals gsjgjgghitwalpoghh so we will have to chat about that sometime. Your profile picture is wwx. The untamed is like one of my all time favorite shows! The TASTE lol I really enjoy talking to you! Thanks again ✨
@almondhonrey We are the same height hahaha I can’t wait until the new gmmtv shows start airing! And itsay part 2. I’ll ramble about all of that 😂 at all times. I love to theorize about manner of death with you. Don’t we just love to drag bun for being a messy thirsty man. Why is he like this? 🤦‍♀️ And also being a mess. Thank you for recommending that one show to me. I’m going to start watching it soon!
@phanphandom-idjit I think we both have great taste in tv shows. Messy and tension filled. What’s not to like? 😂 I can’t wait to talk about my engineer season 2 with you!
@theblbois I enjoy talking to you so much! I love discussing itsay with you. Thank you for recommending he’s coming to me. I really liked it! And I’m going to start watching great men academy soon! You are optimistic and nice! You always have great things to say and similar interests in tv shows as me. I think I get too crazy/excited sometimes about these shows and you’re like the opposite. You’re usually very calm and articulate. 💖
@crapyouknowme A fellow army! We both started staning bts after watching the blood sweat & tears mv! That’s such a funny and awesome coincidence. The quality that video has! Goosebumps. You always scream about cherry magic which I love. You are very funny. Thank you for sending me a lot of cherry magic content! 🍒
@thelastoftheredhotswamis2 We don’t talk that much. Let’s change that! You are the first person to follow this blog. Thank you!
@namicilla We haven’t talked in a while. I enjoy talking to you! You are very funny. You are also very blunt and just say what you want which I like. I like when we were just making up plots for the new gmmtv shows. That was pretty fun 😂
@strangegames @heliannthuus @jadedc5 @prince-yixing @sensiblekitty @sirksj @lazymuffinrebelexpert @littlequeenlilyapple @dean-winchester-is-my-cherry-pie Thank you all for following and/or talking to me! 💗 We should talk more often.
Sorry this is so long. I have no self control 😂
I hope everyone is healthy and stays that way. Stay safe and HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! 🥳 Wishing everyone an incredible 2021 filled with loads of happiness❣️
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