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winesplashed · 2 years
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little-pondhead · 9 months
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DPxDC Prompt:
[this is a long one please forgive me]
Bruce lied to the others about his trip through time. Not all of it! Just…one specific thing.
During the early parts of his timeline hijinks, before Tim realized Bruce was still alive, he had a bit of a respite in between his endless time jumps. (Maybe a certain ghost was helping him out.) With a fuzzy memory at best and a strange itch to investigate the unknown, Bruce had been taken in by an old couple who had no kids but wanted to pass on the family name. And who better than a thirty-something amnesiac stranger who could actually be related by blood?
Bruce, with nowhere to go, accepted his new name, grew out his hair, and quickly got accepted into college for engineering. There, he met two of his closest friends; a redheaded woman who could kick his ass and a wet chicken of a man who could also kick his ass. They both made him nostalgic for something he didn’t remember, and that made him sad sometimes, but the two were always there to cheer him up.
Years passed, and Bruce’s life moved on. He settled well into his new name, mourned his parents when the eventually passed, celebrated his wedding with the redhead, and grieved when the last of their trio fell out of touch. He had a daughter, and then a son! They were both so smart, even if they didn’t share the same passion he had for exploring the science behind the afterlife. (Something about the dead just itched his brain in an infuriating way, and Bruce wasn’t one to let sleeping dogs lie. He just had to find out why he was so obsessed with this stuff!)
Eventually, his and his wife’s research yielded results, and that’s when bits of Bruce’s former life started coming back to him. After the portal opened, he spent his days with his head in a fog, oblivious to the world around him as he struggled to continue his work.
Why did he remember a boy named Dick? Who would name their child that? And Jason…who was Jason? That name always made him sad. There were more names, more faces, but none of them were his. He could never remember what his name was supposed to be. All he had was the one his adoptive parents gave him.
His wife was worried. His daughter was struggling. And his son…his son sometimes hurt to look at. Bruce didn’t know why. He knew he was being a terrible father, but something in him wanted to cry whenever he gazed at those clear blue eyes, just like his own. His son was too smart for his own good, and realized his dad had started avoiding him.
The day his son purposely left the room so Bruce could relax was one that hurt him even now.
Time kept passing, and Bruce was becoming anxious. His brain fog was as bad as its ever been. He had constant headaches, and his hands kept twitching for nonexistent tools on his belt. Something was going to happen. Something had happened. A voice in his head told him it was all his fault.
So in an attempt to clear his head and spend more time with his family, Bruce insisted they all go to dinner at the local diner. His son invited his friends. Even better! More people meant more distractions from his messed-up thoughts. He wouldn’t spiral with the kids around.
And then something exploded.
The last thing Bruce remembered was his son’s (green??) eyes widening in fear and horror as something yanked him violently backwards. He fell farther than expected, through a portal and a green sky full of black stars. A hand tightened on the back of his jumpsuit, hauling his giant body through another portal with a roar of a motorcycle.
And then…and then…and then what?
All of a sudden, Bruce was sprawled in some mud in the middle of a forest, dizzy and coughing from the explosion’s fumes. He’s singed all over, and his ears still rang from the force of the…what happened again?
Bruce sits up, and all of a sudden, he’s in the era of the pilgrims. His memory has been wiped clean, his new name and family forgotten thanks to the hands of time. His adventures through the time stream continue, with him assuming many different identities throughout many different decades.
The memories of being Jack Fenton don’t return to him until he’s back in 2004, once again in his own time and living as Bruce Wayne. A glowing green sticky note informs him that “The Nasty Burger Incident” had just occurred. His “other self” just had his ass dragged to another era, so the time loop would continue.
It also informed him that he had an orphaned son crying for him at Bruce’s own grave.
Well, his forgotten son (that sounded bad, even to him) was supposed to be about fourteen now, right? Bruce hopes he doesn’t have to fight anyone for custody.
#pondhead blurbs#danny phantom#dpxdc#writing prompt#‘Alfred get the Guy’#‘you haven’t even left the house today’#‘my dad senses are tingling and I may need to fistfight another billionaire so have the Other Guy on standby as well’#Bruce becomes Jack Fenton#he went to college and literally built a life for himself at the same time ‘Bruce Wayne’ existed#‘Jack’ just never watched the news#clockwork had to make sure Danny existed so guess what! you’re the son of the bat happy birthday#the nasty burger incident happens but in the two seconds it took to kill everyone#Johnny 13 dragged his ass to another era#he was ordered to by clockwork#I have zero clue how old Bruce was during his timeline shenanigans and idk when it took place either#just work with me on this#please I am begging you#he only got his memories back when the time matches up with Jack Fenton’s ‘death’#Danny loses his dad and then gets him back in the span of 24 hours but now his dad is a billionaire??#well he gets to watch Bruce fistfight Vlad for custody and then stop him from killing clockwork#cause how DARE Clockwork just make him FORGET an entire family he had???#morally grey clockwork#Danny is trying really hard not to become Dan and Bruce is trying really hard to explain this to his other kids#‘no this one is ACTUALLY mine’#‘yes I know I was a teen in Europe when the wedding would have happened’#again don’t know the dc timeline just work with me here#please don’t ask me to continue this I will cry#if someone else does I’d be happy to read it though :))
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sesamestreep · 11 months
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50 jyn/cassian? 👀
50. the hands of fate (from this prompt list)
After such a crushing defeat, Cassian decides that what he and his teammates really need is another round, and since everyone else is still arguing over the finer points of the last question, he decides it’s up to him to make that happen. Luckily, the bar is not particularly crowded at that moment, so he’s able to get the attention of the bartender right away.
“What can I get for you?” she asks, leaning slightly across the bar to hear him better.
It takes him a minute to remember why he’s there, because he’s been doing trivia at this bar for the last few months and he’s never seen this bartender before, which is only notable because she’s exceptionally pretty. She’s got bright green eyes, and hair that manages to be messy in a way he suspects might actually be fashionable, and she’s wearing a black tank top that shows off some very cool-looking tattoos on her biceps. The usual Thursday night bartender barely even looks at him when she takes his order, let alone going so far as to actually speak to him in full sentences.
“Did you want to order something?” she asks, warily, and her expression shutters in the way of an experienced customer service professional who’s used to dealing with drunk people and skeevy men with alarming frequency.
Cassian shakes his head, as if to clear his mind so he doesn’t (rightfully) earn this bartender’s wrath by staring for another minute. “Yeah, sorry,” he says, adopting what he hopes is a genial expression. “We just got our asses handed to us at trivia, so my cognitive function hasn’t fully returned yet.”
The bartender offers him a half-smile at that and nods. “Take your time.”
“Uh, I think I’m just going to get another round for everyone,” Cassian says, and then rattles off his team’s drink orders. The bartender nods and, even though she doesn’t stop to write it down, he has a feeling she’s got it memorized.
She starts making a drink in front of him, and only looks up a moment later when she realizes he’s still there. “I can bring them over when I’m done,” she says, pointing her chin in the direction of his table while her hands are occupied pouring vodka into a cocktail shaker.
“Oh, right,” Cassian says, stupidly. “That would be great. I, uh, already mentioned my brain’s not working, right?”
She laughs a little, which feels sort of like a victory, and shakes her head. “Must have been a tough loss.”
“We came this close to winning for once!” he can’t help griping. “But no one on my team knew the names of the three Fates in Greek mythology.”
The bartender tosses the shaker from side to side in a practiced motion, and gives him a barely interested look. “You mean, the Moirai?” she asks.
Cassian barely stops himself from gaping at her. “I, uh, think they wanted the individual names, actually.”
“Oh, so like Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, then?”
“Jesus, do you write the questions?”
She smiles and pulls a glass out from under the counter. “No,” she says, as she deftly pours the contents of the shaker into the glass. “I just went through a very intense Greek mythology phase when I was a kid.”
“Thank god. I was beginning to think I was just stupid!”
“The two ideas are not mutually exclusive,” she replies, breezily, as she tosses an olive into the drink. “I’ll bring your drinks right over, unless you want me to keep talking to you about mythology.”
There actually isn’t anything Cassian wants more at the moment, but he’s already lost so much dignity at trivia that he can’t afford to lose anymore getting shut down by this beautiful bartender, so he nods and thanks her before he heads back to his table. Bodhi has finally stopped reading Wikipedia on his phone (a time-honored post-loss tradition for them) and is sitting with his head resting on Taidu’s shoulder. Melshi, on the other side of the table, is slumped in his chair, staring into the dregs of his beer.
“Another round incoming,” he says, clapping Melshi on the shoulder.
“Thank god,” Melshi replies, sitting up.
“We are bad at trivia,” Bodhi proclaims, which is also a time-honored tradition.
“We did better this time,” Taidu counters.
“Yeah, but we still lost.”
“Progress over perfection.”
“Stop being reasonable,” Melshi groans. “The wound is still too fresh.”
“You know what’s great for treating wounds?” a voice over Cassian’s shoulder asks. “Alcohol!”
The beautiful bartender appears then, with their drinks on a small tray and starts depositing them on the table, where Taidu immediately helps divvy them up to their respective recipients.
“What are you doing here?” Bodhi asks her, which seems like an odd response. Cassian looks between the two of them, puzzled.
“I told you I was working tonight,” the bartender replies, resting the now-empty tray on her hip.
“No, you didn’t.”
“I sent you a text!”
“Oh,” Taidu says. “That was your first mistake. He never reads his texts.”
“Shut up,” Bodhi says, thumping him lightly on the shoulder. “I read texts! I even reply to them! I am a functional person!”
Taidu and the bartender scoff at the same time, and Cassian is definitely missing something.
“So, why are you working tonight?” Bodhi asks, before Cassian can figure out a way to ask what’s going on without seeming rude. “I mean, I read your text, for sure, but like…remind me?”
“Kennel no-call, no-showed and Baze asked me to fill in.”
“What?! Tell me everything!”
“I just did. She didn’t call out or give notice so I have no idea what happened.”
“Okay, that’s more boring than I expected,” Bodhi says, sounding disappointed. “I always thought she’d get fired for coming after you with a knife or something.”
“You and me both, buddy,” the bartender says.
“Kennel is the usual Thursday night bartender?” Taidu asks, speaking for all of them.
“Yeah,” Bodhi says. “She’s fucking nuts.”
“Good riddance,” she agrees. Then, she turns her attention to Cassian, pointing at him with her elbow. “I put the drinks on your tab, by the way.”
Cassian blinks at her in surprise. “Oh, right. Yeah. Good. Did I—sorry, I don’t think I gave you my name, so…”
“No, but I know Bodhi, which means I also know Taidu, naturally, and I’ve met Melshi before, so I guessed you were probably Bodhi’s other co-worker, Cassian, who he does trivia with but whom I’ve never met and there was a card with that name behind the bar, so…”
“Okay, seriously, are you some kind of savant or something? Between this and knowing all of the trivia answers…”
She smiles. “I have the distinct advantage of being more sober than almost everyone in the room, which gives the impression of genius where there is none.”
“Bodhi, you didn’t tell Cassian your roommate worked here, did you?” Taidu asks suddenly, sounding amused.
Bodhi smacks himself on the forehead. “She doesn’t normally work Thursdays,” he admits, miserably, before looking up. “Cassian, this is my roommate, Jyn. She works here.”
“Jyn. Right,” Cassian says, feeling some puzzle pieces slot into place. “I’ve heard a lot about you. It’s nice to finally meet.”
“Same,” she says, extending a hand for him to shake and giving him a mysterious smile. “Though Bodhi did say you were the ringer on the trivia team, and you didn’t even know the names of the Moirai.”
“Cassian is the ringer,” Melshi says, “which just goes to show how terrible the rest of us are.”
“I think Kay was technically our ringer,” Cassian replies.
“Until he got perma-banned,” Bodhi adds, dejectedly.
“Kay?” Jyn asks. 
“My roommate,” Cassian specifies. “It was for the best, he argued with the host too much.”
“Oh, that guy,” she says, nodding. “Baze and Chirrut have his picture hung up in the office. We throw darts at it, uh, lovingly.”
Cassian waves away the sheepish look she gives him. “I live with him. I understand the impulse. Anyway, that’s how Taidu ended up joining us.”
“Lucky them,” he says, raising his glass in a mock toast. “I know nothing, it turns out.”
“I mean, if they ever need someone to answer a question about the intricacies of Formula 1, you’re their man,” Jyn says.
“Taidu watches a lot of F1 at our apartment,” Bodhi explains. “He’s trying to get Jyn into it.”
“It’s not nearly violent enough for my tastes,” she says, mildly. “Anything else before I go back to the bar? Need me to name all the Argonauts, perhaps?”
“Oh, you’re going to be insufferable about this, aren’t you?” Bodhi asks, covering his face with his hands.
“It’s going to be like the eagle, pecking out Prometheus’s liver every day, only it’ll be me taunting you with Greek mythology facts.”
“Mythological facts, huh?” Melshi asks.
“I’m sorry,” Jyn says, leaning in close. “I have trouble hearing people who’ve never won bar trivia in their lives.”
“You’re right,” he replies, holding his hands up in defeat. “You got us there.”
“Next week,” Cassian says emphatically, “is going to be our week. I’m calling it.”
The pitying look Jyn gives him before she leaves their table does nothing to bolster his confidence—nor does it quell the spark of attraction he felt when he first saw her. He was really hoping the revelation that she’s Bodhi’s roommate might help with that, but no such luck. If anything, he likes her more now; Bodhi has always talked about Jyn in glowing terms and Cassian can see now that she lives up to her reputation. 
He realizes only a little belatedly that he’s been watching her walk away, which feels like a bridge too far, and catches Melshi giving him an unimpressed look. He schools his expression into something overly innocent and Melshi snorts before returning his attention to his beer.
They hang around, replaying their demoralizing defeat for the tenth time and vowing (as always) to do better next time, until their drinks are finished and then everyone gets ready to leave. Melshi heads off for the train with a sardonic salute and Taidu and Bodhi head off in search of a cab, while Cassian lives close enough that he’s just going to walk home. He is already halfway out the door when he realizes he left his credit card at the bar.
He does a heel turn and heads back in, waiting at the least crowded corner of the bar until he can get someone’s attention. He’s seen a few people milling around behind the bar all night, but as far as he can tell Jyn is the only bartender on and she’s the only one there now, which means she’s busy, so he settles in to wait once he catches her eye and she gives him a nod to say she’ll be right with him.
“Sorry about that,” she says, when she finally makes her way over to him around five minutes later. “We’re short-staffed, as you know. I didn’t know Thursdays were this busy!”
“No problem,” Cassian says, signing his receipt and handing it back to her while he pockets his card. “I’ve got nowhere to be.”
Jyn drums her fingers on the bar as she considers him. “You should know,” she says, after obvious deliberation, “I only date people who win at bar trivia.”
He could not possibly have heard that correctly. “I…what?”
“I think it’s only fair that you know this about me, since you’re making your interest known.”
“I wasn’t—that’s not what—I wasn’t saying I’ve got nowhere to be like that, just that I wasn’t in a hurry! I was not trying to—”
“Sure.”
“I’m serious. It was just an expression!”
She treats him to the most exaggerated, patronizing nod of all time. “Right. And you were absolutely not checking me out earlier.”
“I was not doing that,” Cassian says, and it’s frankly embarrassing how transparent of a lie it is.
“I don’t blame you,” Jyn says, shrugging her shoulders. “I’m very cute.”
“Huh. Now that you mention it…”
She smiles, one of those mysterious, knowing ones he finds so intriguing. “Bodhi did always say he thought you and I would get along if we ever met.”
“Too bad you have such high standards,” he replies, easily. “I could think of a few ways we could get along better.”
“Well, there’s always next week,” she offers.
“You mean, next week when we’re going to win trivia and you’re going to give me your number? That next week?”
Jyn shakes her head, but he can see she’s fighting a smile. “I admire your optimism.”
“Get ready to admire my intellect too,” he says, “when I win bar trivia.”
“Whatever you say, Cassian.”
*
“So,” Cassian says, as he leans up against the bar a week later after trivia has wrapped up, “are you absolutely sure you couldn’t be talked into dating someone much much dumber than you?”
Jyn’s answering laugh, surprised and delighted and unrestrained, makes him feel so much prouder of himself than winning trivia ever could. Not that he knows for sure, of course, never having done the latter, but if he had to guess.
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dykeyuu · 14 days
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every day when i wake up i say to myself “dykeyuu you are not purchasing any sanrio merchandise today” but then i find the deal of the century……..
#like. i only buy it if i know for sure ill NEVER find it at that price again#2007 corduroy keroppi that literally doesn’t exist on the internet? $16#i came across it by chance and it took me hours to find evidence that anyone else had ever owned one#found a chococat one too from the same series but it’s pricier…#but it’s the only one listed anywhere that i can find so. perhaps#sike i found one in the philippines there’s TWO corduroy chococats on the internet#i mean there’s literally one reddit thread i could find from years ago confirming that this series existed#and it’s only got like two commenters who only vaguely remembered the series#and a handful of worthpoint entries confirming that a couple of each of them had sold on ebay at some point#all the other sanrio corduroy plushies i could find were from other series#there’s a hello kitty and my melody from the same year but it wasn’t the same series#both series were rereleases in 2007 and the original release year for hk/mm was earlier than cc/k#20in 2012 fiesta keroppi? $40 when he usually goes for $100+#(this includes shipping…)#was devastated to find an etsy listing for the 2010 limited keroppi build a bear for $85 that had already sold…#the next cheapest one of those is like $140#and dont get me fucking started on chococat#no build a bear should EVER go for $500#like be serious. maybe it was limited edition 14 years ago but it’s still a damn stuffed animal#manifesting they rerelease the original sanrio build a bears to beat the price gougers into submission#the intersection of two special interests: sanrio and buying things from people who don’t know what they have#throwback to the 1993 keroppi squeaky toy that i thrifted for 25 cents#just looked it up to see and i found the exact same one but only on worthpoint#he used to be a keychain… mine is just the little guy with no chain#comparable one from the same year same size/material etc just different design goes for $20+#context i refuse to make a worthpoint account and pay them just to see what things sold for on ebay they can kiss my ass#me when i need to infodump but gf is at work and has already heard like half of this
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emmet-appreciation · 2 years
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Mun donut just wanted an excuse to ramble about Emmet’s dialogue. And also I guess tips for those who might have a hard time writing Emmet
I’ve been musing Emmet for upwards of two years now, and while I am certainly far from the best portrayal of him (seriously, some of you guys are so cool), I think it’d be beneficial to at least have one post analyzing his speech patterns on here. 
If anyone is interested in seeing me list references and overanalyze Emmet’s speech patterns, I’ll have it all under the cut :)
// I’m making too many edits to this so I’ll just list the changes at the end of the post Last edit: 19.07.2022
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To preface, Emmet is very clearly autistic. Please keep that in mind while portraying him and make sure you aren’t falling into ableist stereotypes.  There are many wonderful autistic (as well as other wonderfully neurodivergent) people in this community, so I’d suggest looking to them for advice or guidance (though, you should make sure they are alright with sharing, of course! Please do not nag people who do not want to talk.)
I also highly suggest reading this post outlining some of the ableist characterizations in the submas community and why they are harmful. Please try to commit its messages to memory, they are CRUCIAL!! For those of you hesitant to read such a long post, I’ll also include a shorter list of the posts’ relevant points here as well:
Emmet’s “simple” speech and smiley demeanor have made infantilizing characterizations an easy pitfall for some to fall through. Autistic and neurodivergent people have been infantilized as a form of ableism, so please ensure you steer clear of that!
Seeing Emmet express strong negative emotions in an unhealthy way can be a harmful or insensitive characterization if taken to an unrealistic or extreme point.
Before proceeding with writing, ask yourself why you’ve decided to portray Emmet in a certain way, and if that “reason” perpetrates narratives that may be harmful to neurodivergent (as well as mentally ill) communities.
Now, with that out of the way, I’ll actually start this ramble haha.
Let’s Talk References!
There are quite a few places that you can turn to for references, but my go-to source is Bulbapedia! It’s one of the most reliable sources we have in the Pokemon community, too, so if you want canonical lore about anything, you can go here as well! If you have not consulted Emmet’s quote page, bookmarked it, or left it sitting on your browser window for the rest of eternity then I suggest you take a minute to do at least one of those :>.
There are also multitudes of resources for you to stream official content online, which has been compiled in this neat little masterpost. It includes links to find things from Pokemon BW and BW2, Pokemon Masters, the Pokemon Anime, and Pokemon Special. I highly suggest scrolling all the way down to the reblog portion- @/mala-sadas linked an awesome website that host Pokemon Special Scans- not to mention a whole bunch of spinoff mangas. There shouldn’t be any ads either :>
Any sort of canonical information would be ideal to use as reference, though I personally would advise against using the anime. It’s entertaining to watch, but there is much more nuance to be found in his other portrayals.
Unfortunately I haven’t read that much fanfiction lately, but heart hungry like a fire (cw cursing, only a sprinkle of angst) definitely has my favourite interpretation of Emmet :).  Other than that, try reading fanfiction where the submas are portrayed similarly to how you’d like to portray them! 
Keeping his autism in mind also, I’d also like to direct you to @/1863-project’s posts on Emmet (if you have not heard of her, please visit her blog! She’s a very nice and funny person and is always happy to inform people about submas, trains, and autism :>). She’s made many a post about autistic submas and the important ones are linked on her pinned post, but I’ll link some of helpful ones down here as well:
Emmet from Pokemon Gen V is Autistic, Fight Me - This highlights the specific Autistic traits that Emmet exhibits (Scripting, Stiff Dialogue, etc) and gives possible reasoning as well. Cool, huh?
A Verrrry Short Look At A Verbal Tic - crying why is the title so good for this one?? But yeah it’s just a brief overview of Emmet’s “verrrrrrrry” verbal tic
A Few Lists of Train Terminologies - Many people seem to struggle with Ingo and Emmet’s train lingo so I think it’s worthy to add here as well. (The last two links are probably more relevant for the purposes of this post, though)
Man, I totally forgot to link a particularly fun ramble made by my friend @/kotekie!! I’ve talked about it here before but it deserves a spot on this post:
Ingo, Emmet, Dialogue, and Truth and Ideals - A ramble about how Ingo and Emmet’s dialogue actually ties into the Truth/Ideal theme that BW/2 has going on. Reading this can give you a certain mindset to frame their dialogue in, so I highly recommend checking it out!
Analysis Time!
Arceus, you thought I would’ve already gotten here by now, right? This is just me rambling about things I’ve noticed specifically about Emmet’s dialogue and what I try to apply when I go in-character with him.
Let’s start with his dialogue after he beats you on the Super Multi train:
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First of all: AW,, HE IS SO ENDEARING I AM GOING TO CRY- 
Second! This is a clear example of one of the trademark aspects of his speech: short and choppy sentences. His ideas tend to spread out among multiple different sentences. For example, the “I won against you. But this is not the end.” bit could be combined to form a single sentence, but Emmet tends to stop his sentences after one idea / clause (making them very short).  Thanks to this, his speech is extremely direct. What he says, he means. There is verrrrry little extraneous details added. In short: keep his dialogue short, and to the point.
It’s a very striking quality that very few Pokemon characters have, and it’s most definitely the reason why I latched onto his character over three years ago.
He also will occasionally emphasize a certain point with a shorter sentence (sometimes with a repeated word) afterward, such as here:
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and here:
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and here: 
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also here:
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and also his semi-rare use of “yup/yep!”:
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But wait! There’s more :>
We see that he has two main scripts in the games- one for himself:
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and one for Subway procedure:
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Looking through the things he says throughout the games, it seems he uses the first one to introduce himself (naturally), though it’s not unusual for him to start his sentences with “I am Emmet.” This has made way for some portrayals to make him refer to himself in the third person, which I think is pretty neat (though he hasn’t really done that in canon).
The subway procedure script replaces the self script when he is battling someone he’s already battled before, like we can see in his pre Super Multi-Train battle dialogue:
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At this point, he’s already infodumped about himself so he goes to the next best thing: subway procedure :)! He also tends to use this script when he’s with Ingo, as Ingo mainly does the introduction for the two of them and gives Emmet the space to chime in when he needs to.
I’ve also noticed that during moments of strong emotion he does tend to drop the choppy sentences thing and use more commas, as we see in his dialogue after being beaten in the Super Multi-Train:
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Three commas! Three! This is also the longest sentence he has in the BW/2 games (and is probably comparable to the length of his sentences in Pokemon Masters- where his dialogue is notably more relaxed).  I think this is meant to convey how fast he’s speaking, as he's too excited pause in-between sentences as he normally does. 
Since I’ve also went through the hassle of linking individual manga chapters, I’d also like to analyze some of their appearances in the manga as well! (Note that I’m not using an official translation, so the specifics wording you see here may vary from other translations that exist on the internet!)
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Here, when they introduce themselves, Emmet doesn’t use “I’m” or “I am” before he says his name, which could possibly a nod towards his tendency to speak in shorter sentences? Hm.
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Once they start watching White test out the Battle Subway, we can see Emmet getting rather impatient and excited to see her get better at battling- interrupting Ingo and also bluntly stating his opinion on her skills. Though, this iteration of Emmet is a lot more mischievous than other canonical media (which makes sense- the manga did make a lot of characters sassier, haha).
We can also see that his usual “choppy” speech pattern has been downplayed in the manga, though Emmet’s blunt and excitable personality shines through brightly!
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I’m only putting this here because this is peak sibling dynamic. Specifically using Ingo’s words to tease him is absolutely HILARIOUS to me, and one of the reasons why manga Emmet is my favourite Emmet.
Is that it? Yeah I think that’s it. Feel free to chime in with your own opinions and thoughts and criticisms if you’d like!
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Edit History:
- Clearly, I wrote this while being kinda tired. I fixed up some of the weird wording haha - Added a new reference from @/1863-project, it was made after the post was created and it’s very useful I promise!! - The links to the manga stopped working so I updated it with a new streaming site, hopefully with actually working links now. Also added a ramble from my good friend @/kotekie because I think it shows the functionality of Emmet’s speech in contextualization to BW/2’s themes as well as contrasting it to Ingo’s.  - Added in the “Please Be Careful About How You Portray The Submas” post in the beginning. It seemed kind of odd to say “don’t be ableist” without giving some concrete ways to help avoid that. - Changed my sad links to the manga on a site with nsfw ads to just one- the Submas Official Masterlist post :), including the addition from @/mala-sadas because I just adore jb2448.info.
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mwagneto · 5 months
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Not sure if thisll help you mate but i get mad secondhand embarrassment (assuming thats what youre talking about in the ofmd post) from media all the time and ive found that listening to music at the same time really helps not sure why
ohhh no it's not second hand embarrassment i just genuinely get too overwhelmed to watch things sometimes like the second i sense smtg i want to happen in media might happen i have to like hit pause and go through the 5 stages of grief first. it literally took a herculean effort to unpause gomens after i realised they were about to dance
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HI HELLO ive been brainrotting your miitopia ocs for like the longest time they are just so munchable i literally adore them ,, anytoodles moving on from that !! i have a question that’s been in the back of my little fustercluck of a mindscape:
what is arcade and jamie's relationship ? or, in better terms, how do they view each other and what do they think of each other ??
THANK YOU!!!!! i am so glad someone enjoys my terrible little freaks.
and as for the question. dear sweet lord this is going to be a lot. my apologies for the incoming novel-length post you did not ask for BUT...
so. to preface...
IMPORTANT NOTES
guardian spirit jasira is jamie's adoptive mother, having found him and his relative (her other adoptive son) lost in tschilly peak after losing their parents on a journey gone wrong. in my universe, deities are not supposed to interfere with mortal affairs, which jas cannot stand and finds unfair. obviously adopting mortal children breaks this rule. she was caught when jamie was around 16 and sealed within the antique charm as punishment, but not before bestowing some of her power upon her children. jamie struggles to think this is not his fault. for the sake of the post i will not get into the specifics of how the amulet works in terms of jas communicating with other people but she cannot communicate w/ jamie
rather than the sky scraper having been constructed by monsters for the darker lord, it actually served as a place for aforementioned deities to reside along with the otherworld. jas would sneak her children in there. she was not caught for years until uh. Yeah. this is why jamie has to fight not to blame himself
the dark curse, skyla, was jamie's childhood best friend and became the curse when they were, once again around 16 (rough year for jamie). he and his other friends sealed her away into the cursed amulet she had been wearing (the catalyst that turned her in the first place) but only because they could not figure out how to change her back. jamie swore he would find a way and has been trying for around 5-6 years by the time the events of the game start.
skyla and arc are narrative parallels. this is imperative. both were quite lonely growing up and are deeply insecure and terrified of losing people. both have issues using magic (contrasting issues with skyla not being able to control her super strong magic and arc just. Not being able to use standard magic).
the dark lord killed a good portion of the deities in the otherworld and used their scattered essence to create her monsters. when one of these monsters is killed, the EXP they drop is that essence. this is how divine power is gained... but what actually activates it is essentially determination/passion. this is why arc's power keeps getting sealed away when his friends are taken; he feels defeated, but does not give up, hence how he keeps coming back, much to the dark lord's dismay.
new lumos was a normal city prior to the events of the game. the dark lord started her proper attack there, as new lumos is... less prepared for magical attacks being the most tech-based place in miitopia, as well as the fact that it is densely populayed and on an island that would be difficult to escape quickly. arc grew up in new lumos and survived this initial attack, but had no idea what was to come.
A GENERAL SUMMARY
SO. arcade and jamie properly met in greenhorne as expected. the first thing arc noticed about jamie was how quick the dark lord was to flee from him in what seemed like annoyance rather than fear, like she did not want to deal with him. jamie, on the other hand, felt an odd sense of familiarity in arc. this is for two reasons:
arcade was carrying the antique pendant that jas was stuck in. jamie didn't know this, but could feel an oddly familiar aura coming from him.
this wasn't actually the first time they had met. jamie was the person who got arc out of new lumos, being one of a few people who were taking new lumos residents to safety on the mainland. arc didn't get a good look at the person who saved him, so he did not realize that it was jamie. jamie feels like he's seen arc before, but can't pinpoint where.
jamie becomes a fast friend of the group and seems to cross paths with them a lot because they are actually on a very similar path, considering jamie is also trying to find the dark lord and figure out exactly how to stop her. initially unbeknownst to him, arcade and his friends are building up the divine power it will take to put a stop to her already as they beat the monsters and absorb the divine essence they disperse into.
initially, jamie just intended to support the group along their way and slowly try to ease the burden of saving miitopia off of them (especially arcade), since he felt it was his job, considering it to be his fault.
that was until neksdor, when the original party aside from arc goes missing. this is when he realizes arc has something that is preventing the dark lord from fully stopping him, and that this journey is no longer his. arcade has whatever he lacked years ago that prevented him from changing sky back.
this realization is distressing and bewildering to him. in his mind, this should not have to be a burden arcade carries, but it seems that there is little he can do but support him along the way at this point. he genuinely considers arcade a friend and quietly fears losing another person to this mess, especially as a result of something he thinks is his own fault.
arcade is so much like skyla was. he can see it. the unspoken loneliness and the frustration with self is present, but it's markedly different in arc in a way jamie can't quite pinpoint, which is impressive – jamie has a knack for putting things into words and deciphering emotions, but this has even him stumped.
he debates with himself on whether or not to tell arc about the curse's identity, but it isn't so simple. he believes the curse is not a true embodiment of skyla's full person and does not want the world to learn that it came from her in the case that this theory is true and she is saveable. he wants her to have a second chance. telling anyone the origin of the curse would be a risk. he also doesn't want to make the curse problem more personal and make arc feel obligated to help as a friend. ultimately, he decides he will eventually tell arc, but now is not the right time; it would put more pressure on both of them, and he is trying to reduce pressure on arc.
now on the Other hand. arc is so. So grateful for jamie. jamie is outwardly a very emotionally sound and well-balanced person who has been supporting arc since they met, which he doesn't think jamie owes him at all. he feels he would be totally lost without his gentle guidance.
alongside this, jamie is one of the only true consistents from greenhorne to karkaton. consistency is INCREDIBLY important for arc in this context. the dark lord keeps robbing him of consistency in taking away his friends and abilities, purposely trying to wear him down. arcade has not had a good sense of consistency in his life in general. taking away what he has when he finally feels he has something stable is horrifying to him. for jamie to be there consistently supporting him is something he leans on heavily during that time. jamie goes out of his way to help him relax – stuff like encouraging him to stop for tea and accompanying him on walks when they cross paths.
arcade also needs some sense of direction and guidance when doing things normally, nevermind a world-saving quest. so naturally jamie's guidance is important to him and a huge relief. he wishes he could be that calm and orderly when need be.
and of course Uh. things go Very Wrong! after they beat the dark lord.
jamie showed up to support the gang in the fight and was pleasantly surprised and relieved when he arrived to find they had already beaten her (not that he didn't believe they could. just didn't realize it would be so fast). saw the cursed amulet on the ground and figured the curse was now trapped in there again. unfortunately this was not the case as the little blue freak was free! and when jamie realizes this and that it is going for arc, he protects him and is turned into the darker lord.
what is important here is that jamie did not do this because he knew arc was the only one who would truly be able to stop the curse. that is true, but that wasn't his thought in the moment. his thought was "i need to protect my friend who has suffered enough for reasons i blame myself for". like i want to be so clear here. jamie does not view arc as a tool to any degree. arc is his friend who he feels he owes the world by this point regardless of if he succeeds or not. it wouldn't matter if he gave up fighting the dark lord. he enjoys being around him and feels arc has done so much for him, which he never needed to do at all.
it is not easy for arcade to fight the darker lord. he thinks he is at fault for jamie getting possessed and is utterly distraught about it. he's terrified to proceed without his guidance, but he has to. he has all of his friends back and a mental fortitude that is still unbroken – if anything, he is more determined now (i feel like this is an apt time to mention he has the stubborn personality in-game type as a fun tidbit. he is. Very much stubborn) this is why the dark lord failed to seal his powers away a third time, and this is why he pushes on – he knows he has something that the curse can't fight, even if he doesn't really get what it is and struggles with discrediting his own abilities. and above all, he has to at least try and save the guy who was there to help at every turn. he learned so much from him, and now is the time to utilize it without that guidance.
part of why it is so hard for him to fight the darker lord is how jamie clearly still exists in there. he knows it isn't quite him, but he is in there. the darker lord has his face and speaks with his voice, though it lacks the warmth that the real jamie speaks with. using jamie's conscious, they know how to hit arc where it hurts when speaking to him. and oddly enough, it's no easier for the darker lord to fight arc.
the shattered conscious of the curse and jamie's conscious are fighting constantly in the darker lord's head. the curse has the upper hand, but jamie still manages to hold it back to a degree. this conflict of interest confuses the darker lord, who finds themself not really wanting to kill arc despite them thinking they absolutely should. furthermore, jamie is absolutely horrified at his own body being used as a puppet to treat arc in such a way. he knows that hearing the voice of someone you love speak to you like that hurts. he experienced it when sky first turned into the curse.
now. fast forward to when the darkest lord is beaten and jamie is freed. as he gets up his first thought is like "oh fuck where is arc" and he is TERRIFIED that he is hurt. that his body was used to hurt him, potentially gravely. he hears arc faintly rasp out his name behind him and whips around to see him. it is one of the only moments where he expresses visible fear, even if just for a split second. the relief that washes over him when arc stumbles into him to hug him is overwhelming – he's okay if not a little woozy. the fear quickly fades into solemnity as he hugs back, a little tighter than he usually would.
he finally explains sky's plight to arc and his friends once the curse is trapped. he is afraid to do this, but doesn't let it show. he doesn't want his own emotions to sway the answer to the choice he is about to propose to arc. he expects arc to be mad that he didn't tell him or to think his request is foolish, but this is not the case at all.
arc understands completely. the curse's story is... eerily familiar. there's a sort of cruel irony in how easily that could have been him. the curse is not a whole person, but a manifestation of the negative emotions, both rational and not, that its original form felt. it seems so clear to him, and it seems like a no-brainer to try and save skyla, who was, in a way, another victim of the curse. this assumption was correct. sky was distraught upon her rescue and tried frantically to explain that the curse was not who she was, having been the sum of her own inner turmoil.
postgame, jamie feels able to be a bit more vulnerable with arc. he divulges how he has struggled with thinking things are his own fault and how despite the fact that he can usually make peace with himself and know those thoughts are not true, it is difficult sometimes.
arc is surprised because jamie has never really expressed any form of clear discomfort with himself, but as he looks back, he realizes he has – he just hides it incredibly well. his careful wording of things and calm demeanor mask that self-doubt. jamie is not perfect, and somehow... this is comforting. he doesn't have to be for arc to look up to him. he is not below him. they are both human and share similar struggles, and jamie is comfortable enough to share those struggles with him.
for a long time, jamie preferred to sort of keep to himself and not really talk about his own issues. usually this isn't a big deal for him, as he is genuinely good at being rational about those bad feelings. however, seeing arc interact with his friends changed that a little. seeing how they supported each other and arc's "sometimes we may feel irrationally, but we don't have to ride it out alone" mindset made him feel he could afford to open up a little more, and he doesn't regret it.
i literally could not fit everything about their relationship in one post so this is just. once again a basic rundown focused on them specifically. i could go on and on. good lord
THE TL;DR
jamie and arc are very close friends who don't really realize the extent to which they have helped each other. there is a shared sense of comfort between them that transcends words but doesn't really need to be described. they have learned a great deal from each other :]
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westernsunshine · 4 months
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Why did I get paranoid about how no one has checked the work I submitted yet. It’s literally Sunday
#i mean i signed up for this last night in like the middle of the night#but i guess they either automate the sign up procedure or they have saturday office hours#it is based in the usa so if they work saturday afternoons they will have gotten my stupid application at a regular time#oh it’s freelance work. it’s basically just writing and proofreading#i just want to get approved so i can actually do the thing and then i can make at least a little money and not completely lose my mind#as i continue searching for a job. and also! when i get asked about the gap in my resume i can be like ‘yeah so i was actually freelancing’#it will also make the job search a bit less urgent and calm me down a bit if i have an income stream in the meantime. i think#like i won’t have to apply to stuff i genuinely can’t do just because i need a job (like factories or care work. neither of which i should#probably really be doing on account of the dodgy knee)#but yeah. i was sooooo paranoid but literally… i did like 16 different example tasks for them. it took me well over an hour so it’ll#probably take a lot of time for them to mark it#i just hope they don’t reject it. that would be embarrassing as fuck. ma in english; i’m qualified to teach esl AND high school english…….#if i fail at proofreading i will simply just cry#the thing i feel like could screw me is i didn’t really understand the guidelines on maybe the first task or two because i can’t read#apparently. also i use british spellings and it’s an american company. i also didn’t realise grammarly was there and ‘helping’ me for a hot#minute. i was like ‘what are those squiggly lines for’#look if they don’t want to keep me i’ll just keep scouring the subreddits and find something similar. it’s fine. it’s all good#this would just be perfect for me because i love writing and i love correcting other people’s mistakes lol#personal
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prettyboysmlm · 10 months
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counting the fucking days
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boomerang109 · 5 months
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what if capitalism is making the one job i thought was possible for me feel unattainable not because i haven’t literally been doing it since age 13 but because it’s not well paid enough so until you get into a higher position you have to work multiple jobs and i knew that i always knew that but. fuck. why is adulting going to be so exhausting. what if this really is the best time of my life? being a depressed college student? what if it’s downhill from here?
#I love my quiet getting high nights cause they let me unlock my thoughts#i HATE my quiet getting high nights cause they let me unlock my thoughts#like bestie I was just watching critical role why did I pause it to write this down#anyway in other news I have a ten hour tech day and I’m ✨scared✨#technically it’s nine and a half though because they moved the call by a whole half hour#and honestly I’m going to get breakfast for meal swipes so I might end up being late cause breakfast doesn’t open until 10#but like fuck if I’m gonna try to make food here#I want to pack my bag tonight but also I just laid down after doing dishes and I’m exhausted#I’ve had such a long day too I had two normal classes (one of which I basically led the class. I interviewed two professionals in front of#the whole class. FUCK I probably need to send them a thank you email. that’s gonna be a tmrw issue or I might draft hifh but like not sendin#but anyway after that I had one hour for lunch and then three hour lab which was fun!! because we went ride pooling but like we walked a#shit ton and in the sun#oh and my roommates must’ve forgotten I come with today cause they left me behind (which is totally fine cause I didn’t get up but it did#mean I had to catch the on campus transport and that takes forever and so I was late to meet my friend for breakfast and dining hall was#closed so I had to get food elsewhere which literally cost the same as the dining hall in the morning which is dumb but it took waaay longer#anyway hifh boom takes tumblr diary entries too seriously idk why I channeled my whole life into this post lmao#i think it’s cause I’m self-isolating HARD (despite being fairly social at the moment? it’s a surprisingly cool balancing act im pulling off#quite well as a busy bee) so I felt the need to pretend to have human connection without actually breaking my self-imposed isolation lmao#boom blogs high
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hanlight · 10 months
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The 248px gifs look like shit on photoshop and it’s even worse when I put subtitles on but I can’t make them 540px cause they have too many frames 😭
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claitea · 2 years
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i restarted my pkmn black file a while ago and just beat the elite four and i am feeling. so normal about n harmonia i swear. i just need a minute though going in his room shattered me
#clai speaks#GOD THIS IS WHY. EVEN THOUGH I DIDNT FULLY APPRECIATE BW'S STORY WHEN I FIRST PLAYED BC I WAS LIKE SEVEN#THIS IS WHY N REMAINED MY UNDISPUTED FAVORITE POKEMON CHARACTER FOR TWELVE YEARS UNTIL SUBM@S TOOK OVER#bc its been over a decade since i first finished the game i forgot a lot of the details of the plot#so it was like seeing a lot of stuff for the first time almost. the castle took me offguard i forgot it did that qjvwjevhrvfjb#what absolutely broke me to the point of rambling here is the fact that one of the shadow triad appears. points you to n's room#and tells you ''this is the world given to him''. his world was this one castle. a tiny playroom.#concordia says ghetsis only allowed n to interact with pokemon wronged by humans and that helped shape his drastic worldview#coupled with the fact he was kept in such a tiny world. anthea and concordia say he's pure and innocent. and it was used against him#interacting with his train set suggests it was recently played with. also its still running on its tracks so it has fresh batteries obv#did he go in there? was he Just in there playing with the toys in there#the tracks are scattered and theres a train stuck up into the basketball hoop. he was angry while handling these toys?#the forcefulness of when he talks to alder after beating him really took me offguard bc i'm used to the gentler ns from other media#i forgot he gets that passionate here. it just. Augh#its the little things about the playroom that just. Ruined me now that i'm actually able to appreciate them#the absolute sinisterness of it all. taking this kindhearted kid who didnt know better and molding him into what he is now#still as kindhearted as ever. he has good intentions. but he was restricted and manipulated until he became like this#its just a wonder this went over my head for so many years and only Now do i see it all. i'm broken dont talk to me rn#it just makes the fact that i read his pokemas story literally like two hours ago worse JWHHDHDH#i know pokemas isnt canon but like its close enough. and n seems so much happier there. still on the ''poke balls are restrictive'' thing#but he's been allowed to travel and see new things and now he accepts things he was told were bad. its. i'm gonna cry#I'M NOT EVEN DONE MAN I STOPPED AFTER I WENT IN HIS ROOM I COULDNT TAKE IT#NATURAL HARMONIA GROPIUS MY BELOVED#it just all hit me so hard i needed to ramble about it somewhere#if you read this all thank you for tolerating my Likes N Pokemon Too Much Disease
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alishasnoidea · 1 year
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oh and i've decided i really wanna be a game designer
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readingwriter92 · 8 months
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Took like. Three years straight and like thirty scarves made but I’m finally branching out a little in my knitting.
I have made a single fingerless, glove thingy. The paper I found calls it a “wrister ”
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