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#this may be all obvious to everyone already but my brain needs to make long posts sometimes
romanceddawn · 15 days
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i talk about yandere seto sometimes but in season 0 it is pretty much canon, like he is actively stalking yugi throughout the show and i think its really funny so heres a bunch of evidence of that:
the first time we see it is when he sends that first game master out, he's not only hiding to listen to the duel in the nurses office but its heavily implied that he's been stalking yugi for a little bit before that too
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like at the end of the day anzu tells yugi not to go to the arcade and yugi kind of rushes off despite knowing he doesnt have the money, meaning this is a frequent thing he does, but whats more is that he's going specifically that day because someones told him theres a new game being unveiled. when he gets there he cant find it and has to ask about it, which is when we see a disguised kaiba lead him to the back alley to kidnap him (this killed me to watch btw, yugi has no self preservation, but it was cute that kaiba seemed to stutter when talking to him)
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but this all means that he was watching yugi long enough to know he always goes to the arcade after school and that yugi wouldnt be able to resist coming, even if he didnt have the money, as long as there was something new to play. it also means he had someone plant the information that thered be a new game OR that kaiba just disguised himself and told yugi this which is what im choosing to believe
of course, then we get to see him actually stalking him in the triplets episode, literally driving by and watching him (which is so funny to think about cuz his driver must be so tired of him lol)
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at first i honestly thought he was stalking the triplets but at the end of the episode there is no reveal that he wanted them out of the dueling scene or that he was even worried about them getting the card they wanted at all, he beat them extremely easily. his only reason for doing the duel is because he couldnt stand the thought of someone (that he hadnt sent himself) beating yugi before he could, so i think he was watching yugi, recognized the triplet, and got bothered by them trying to encroach in on his rival
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he also apparently records yugi? this recording is just the first game master playing him that he shows to aileen, but who knows how many other times he's recorded him just in case he 'needed' the footage
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this moment of him lamenting about being connected by fate is ooc for him and not really stalking but it is very yandere of him so im throwing it in here anyways
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and of course i have to add the death t invitation because you know he was watching yugi and his friends that whole day just waiting for the perfect moment to hack into something and invite him as dramatically as possible (however i wont add any of the death t stuff cuz like. we know what happens and how obsessive he is there)
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since having this in my drafts, the season 0 movie has been restored and posted to youtube and in it kaiba is technically looking out for rare cards but even then he's managing to get in some time to stalk yugi (also the way his employee says "i know sir" i just know they're so tired of his obsessive ass)
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TDLR: yandere seto is canon thank you for your time
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av1xtg · 3 months
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It's so funny to me that it's so obvious when I get a new hyperfixation because everything everywhere for example tis blog suddenly turns to what ever hyperfixation I have. . .
NOW I WANNA TALK ABOUT HUSK AND MY HEADCANONS FOR HIM BECAUSE THAT SILLY GRUMPY OLD-MAN CAT IS TAKING OVER MY BRAIN (contains a bit of huskerdust and bad grammar because english is not my first language but I have no respect for it so /j)
So I fully headcanon that husk has the most un organised and dirty room for some reason, like he never even bothered decorating it.
He hates baths and oils and stuff like that because it's really hard to take off from his wings and fur.
He refused to wash his hands with water and he cleaned his hands like cats do before eating food or serving drinks so charlie forced him to at least use wet wipes (idk how to write tht but hope you understand it)
He loves old fashioned love songs, usually mumbles some lyrics he still remebers while working and the others like to hear his singing.
The fluffies fluff ever, he doesn't really use any products (only dry shampoo from time to time) AND STILL HIS FUR IS EXTREMLY FLUFFY.
He got extremly bad body dismorfia when he arrived at hell.
The others tease him alot whenever he does any cat sounds.
Instead of a glass of water on his nightstand he had a bottle of whiskey or any other alcohol.
If he's in the mood (and charlie asks nicely + a day off) he might do some magic tricks to entretain the other guests.
Whenever he speaks spanish he always calls evryone pendejo (as a mexican that is also my favorite curse word I gotta add that). Like him and vaggie are fighting and she desn't know he speaks apanish so she starts insuting him in spanish and he goes "CALLATE LA PINCHE BOCA PENDEJA TUERTA" (traduction: SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU FUCKING ONE EYED WOMAN) and she shuts up because she didn't expect that. (Now they speak in spanish together sometimes)
One time Sr. Pentious gave him catnipp because angeldust dared him to and husk went WILD. Like everyone was laughing nd half th hotel was filled with cat scratchs while husk followed Sr.Pentious who was escaping with the catnip in hand from him kind of wild.
He wants hugs and he won't admitt it.
Used to be a bit to proud as an overlord which is also half the reason why he lost to alastor.
Fucker cries a lot and won't admitt it because he already stablished to everyone that "I don' give a shit about anything and fuck y'all" and now he just can't.
He falls asleep a lot during work because he is drunk.
He owns a phone but uses it like a grandma, he puts on the glasses to read and everything
He once had a very bad night and got EXTREMELY DRUNK and ended up doing a karaoke with charlie and Sr Pentious.
Alastor would ocationaly take him to the Overlords meetings as his "body guard" and he would get extrembly embarrased because everyone recognised him and he knew they all thought of him as a failure for being an Overord who lost his own soul to Alastor and was now forced to obey him.
Thanks to loser,baby I think Husk may be a pet names man (affectionatelly both romantic and just with friends)
Husk reminds me a bit of "No surprises" by radiohead (i don't really know how to explain it but yeah)
I think his relationship with angel (romantically speaking) would be really gentle like, cuddles, hugs, little kisses, cause he wants to show that romantic relationships don't always need to have sex included (angel appretiates that)
I feel like they told each other their felling for the other but bth came to the conclution that maybe they are not in the best mental state to get into a relationship at the moment so they asked charlie and vaggie to help a bit.
I have more but this is getting a bit long so I'll make a part two!!!!!!!
(Have some photos of the silly 70 yr old grumpy cat-man)
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beatrixstonehill2 · 3 months
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"Thanks for coming to the party, uncle Sean," Brooke said with a funny smirk.
"Wow, you look gorgeous as ever! But not for long, I take it. This is so exciting to see. Your voice is already sounding like a boy. Needless to say, I definitely voted Republican with you in mind, sweetheart."
Brooke blushed. "Thank you! It's been so much fun being a girl but I'm not surprised you guys want to see me Detrans. Not gonna lie, I'm pretty excited myself....."
"I'll bet, I've seen those pictures you post of that cock! What are they pumping into you. Aren't you just being taken off estrogen?"
"Soooo, on paper the law says everyone under twenty-one is being detransed. I'm nineteen so of course I'm being taken off estrogen, but they're detransing us in steps."
"Like what? I can't believe those pictures.... the law's only been in effect like six months!"
"Well, a bit longer that. You aren't keeping up, uncle Sean! A previous version of the bill blocked my estrogen, then this one put me on extremely high doses of genital growth pills to, well, make me enthusiastic about being male. And of course, I was put on testosterone six months ago. How do I look so far?"
"You're definitely looking more masculine. I'd say you don't really pass anymore."
"Awww, that's so sweet! My cock definitely make that a challenge...."
"May I see it? I'm sure the pics on Instagram don't do it justice. Two inches to fifteen in a bit over six months? Your body must've been yearning for testosterone so badly, darling...."
"Oh, it definitely was! I can hardly hide my facial hair with makeup. And of course you can see my cock!" Brooke, lifted her skirt, showing off her oversized, swollen cock. The head of her cock was almost the size of her fist, surrounded by red, swollen foreskin, puffy and blubbery, jiggly as she jerked it for her uncle to see. "Isn't is just amazing?"
"Holy shit. It used to be two inches when you came to our place last summer! What a beauty! I bet you can't keep your hands off it. You keep posting so many masturbation vids."
"Awww, you watch them?"
"Of course, you look so innocent pumping away, your voice cracking, with your morning stubble. You're really starting to look nothing like a girl. You just need to get those big fat breasts removed."
"Definitely!" Brooke jerked her cock with two hands. "This party's celebrating me becoming legally male again. Don't spoil it, but later I'm announcing that a surgeon's removing my boobs tomorrow morning!"
"Your secret's safe with me! I can't wait to see everyone react to you finally getting rid of those big fat titties. Damn, they almost make you look like a girl."
Brooke smiled. "Maybe if you squint your eyes really hard. I'm just so clearly a boy." She jerked off her cock vigorously. "I need to make myself cum every two hours or so..... or else I cum on my own. I cum my bed at least twice a night. My parents are getting used to having me be a boy again. I masturbate all day long! It's soooo fun."
"Keep it up, dear! You're doing great. Just relax, shut off your brain, and keep pumping that huge cock. You'll forget you ever kind of looked like a girl."
"I can't wait until nobody can even tell I ever tried to pretend to be one! I'm such a perv.... it's so obvious I'm a boy!"
"Exactly.... and don't worry, darling. I think it was always pretty obvious you were never a girl."
Brooke rolled back her eyes, jerking off super hard, cumming all over herself. "Oops..... wow, I really am a boy. Thankfully I'm being forced to take all this delicious testosterone and dick growth pills! I love being a boy soooo much!❤️"
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glitchdollmemoria · 9 months
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do people who disregard photosensitivity realize that seizures can fucking kill or do they just not care. do people not realize that their "aesthetic" "cool" flashing lights that happen without SUFFICIENT warning... are fucking capable of killing people. i dont even care if i sound pissy right now because i am pissy, im sick of feeling like myself and others with epilepsy arent even afforded the right to be an afterthought to most people. im not even photosensitive but ffs this shit makes me so angry.
seizures themselves can be deadly if they go on too long, theyre essentially electrical overloads in the brain, you know, that organ that controls the entire rest of the body? and seizures can result in injuries or death from falls. from choking on our own vomit. from drowning in our own bathtubs, if we think we might be safe to bathe and then get proven wrong. maybe someone just wanted to watch a video or movie while they took a spa day.
did you know that epileptics are more likely to die younger than those without epilepsy, with all those risks and more? and have you heard of SUDEP? sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, death without a known cause, a rare but very real possibility for us. it kills approximately 1 in 1000 epileptics a year, if not more since it may not be accurately tracked. thats thousands of us dead a year. we do not need you to add to our death rates.
"all these things are known risks, epileptics just have to be more careful-" epileptic people should not have to be on constant fucking high alert. how about instead, people just learn to give a shit about life threatening disabilities? it takes so little effort to just offer a CLEAR and VERY OBVIOUS warning AHEAD OF TIME, for a SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME, before your stupid flashing lights. or just dont add them at all. are they necessary? are they really necessary? would you really fucking rather photosensitive epileptics have to be constantly on guard, IMPOSSIBLY on guard, rather than you just considering their safety? nobody can anticipate every instance of unexpected flashing lights they might come across. but you, creators, are able to provide warnings, and if for any reason you arent, then hire someone else to edit the warnings in or just get rid of the fucking lights altogether.
again, my epilepsy is not photosensitive, but i will never stop being protective of my photosensitive siblings. my own life is scary enough with the form of epilepsy i have, i cannot imagine how terrifying it must be to have to maneuver through the world with photosensitivity, and i dont want careless assholes to go killing my fucking community because you dont give enough of a shit to worry epileptic people. i am pissed off and emotionally exhausted and the shit with elon musk having a flashing gif on his twitter account was the straw that broke my back today so youre getting a pissed off PSA. everyone better start doing a whole damn lot better.
link to the CDC page about SUDEP
link to the epilepsy foundation site page about seizure risks
people without epilepsy are encouraged to reblog but know that i am already angry and will not tolerate bullshit on this post. give a fuck about other peoples lives and safety or im blocking you.
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leggerefiore · 11 months
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Headcanons for (Pokémon) Cyrus, Grimsley, Grusha, and Larry with shy s/o?
anon did u figure out my interest in pretty men and know I like grusha lmao
also first time writing for him so it might suck😔
characters: Cyrus, Grimsley, Larry, Grusha
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🌌Cyrus🛰
☄️ Honestly bad at handling it. He already struggles with emotions as is, and is not sure how to deal with your obvious discomfort in a lot of social situations. Cyrus would probably accidentally make your shyness worse. He can talk about things with his odd charisma that somehow got him an entire bowl-cut cult, but he isn't sure how to handle your more reserved behaviour. The leader unexpectedly gets scolded by Mars and Jupiter about needing to be more aware.
☄️ He doesn't like to go out to places with many people, excluding the Galactic HQ. Places like Sinnoh's ancient ruin sights aren't exactly attracting a large crowds. So, in a way, he tries with that. Of course, in situations where you get taken to places with many people, he may forget your discomfort and meekness. You will have to ask for your own ketchup in restaurants. He will apologise if it obviously upset you, but this is aiding in his belief that emotions are useless by seeing you like this.
☄️ If your shyness leads to initiating of affections in your relationship with him, he will never initiate. Well, there are a few exceptions when he does (a long tiring day at “work”, when he feels vulnerable, when an odd loneliness eats at him), but he does not see the point in it unless you start it. His usual scowl certainly does not help with bravely getting a hug from him. Don't be afraid, however, at worst he will just stand there with strong indifference. (He does enjoy it.)
☄️ Overall, probably not the best with a shy partner, but he does try. Somewhat. Numerous discussions are probably required, but he does understand the urge to be more reserved around people. He just isn't a very emotional, comforting type who is aware of how to handle people. He does care; he is just bad at showing it.
♠️Grimsley❤️
♤ He actually might laugh at your more reserved nature. The elite four member is known to be a bit of a tease and somewhat cruel. He does, however, try to help you with it. People are hard at times, he gets it. While has the amazing ability to really understand body language due to his love of gambling, not everyone does. He can read your tense shoulders and obvious curling into yourself with ease. This is when the teasing comes alongside his aide.
♡ His favourite places to go are bustling and social heavy, so he wonders how to take you out to places you can both enjoy. He does not want to keep forcing you into uncomfortable situations in which you may not enjoy yourself, after all. Grimsley settles on things like cat cafés and city walks as a good in-between. There are other people around for him to observe and degrees of separation involved to keep you from having to force yourself out in the open too much. Unlike Cyrus, he may or may not order for you, too, if you are struggling too much. It's a coin-flip. Literally.
◇ If you are more reserved in your relationship, he views you like a shy Purrloin. He quite literally says as much. Even if you struggle to initiate affection, he can easily slither his arms around you for a hug and tease you about how obvious it was that you wanted to cuddle. Much like a cat, he gets you to a point where you can easily come to him for affection. He's smug about how he helped get you over it, though. Be warned.
♧ Grimsley is a bit mean, but he does mean to help you. He wants you to come out of your shell more but respects how difficult that can be for you. If ever does anything that is genuinely too much and upsets you, he instantly shifts from his smug persona into a softer, more apologetic one. He cares a lot, actually. You may find your shyness eased quite a bit by the gambler.
💼Larry🏢
🍙 He is uncertain. His overworked brain ponders how to handle your more reserved nature. His job(s) requires him to deal with countless people. Even extremely difficult people. He shudders at the thought of his boss. The ordinary everyman understands why one would want to be more reserved completely. Larry decides to mostly help you in whichever way seems best for the situation you are in.
🍙 While his favourite date locations are the restaurants are Medali, he can forfeit it easily for evenings in. He has seen your obvious reservation in social situations and doesn't want you to be forced out into a lot and run out your social battery. Though, should you both end out at a restaurant together, he does help a lot. Larry can talk for you if needed, or just be silent support. He gets it. If you want to come out of your shell more, he encourages you in a subtle way.
🍙 If you are reserved in your relationship, he finds himself at an impasse. He struggles to be overly affectionate himself. It will be an extremely awkward thing if you both want to cuddle, but neither wants to initiate it. Larry will force himself to get over it and start it, eventually. Tired man does really hope you can get to a point where you initiate it on your own, though. If you do, you get a rare Larry smile and contented sigh from the man.
🍙 He is the best at giving subtle comfort and picking up on things easily, but not so much at helping your shyness. He understands being reserved, too. You can be an awkward pair. Together. A perfect match.
🏔Grusha🏂
❄️ He might take it the wrong way, honestly. Grusha is always in a bit of a mood. When he realises you are actually struggling, he has a moment of feeling like a dick and being annoyed. Your meeker nature is something he can't wrap his head around. Well, he gets it. Grusha likes you, though, so he bravely swallows back his feelings and tries to figure out how to best work with you on this. He recalls how people treated him after his accident. Yeah, he gets it a bit. (He is going back and forth on his feelings, like many things.)
❄️ Lucky for you, he doesn't really like overly busy places for dates. He mostly prefers walks alone with you on the mountains. Grusha likes it just being you two, since it gives him time to get away from his position as gym leader. If you both do end up at a place with people, he does turn full “they asked for no pickles” for you. Grusha will handle conversations if you don't want to. His icy demeanour does hold a certain softer side under it. He doesn't like seeing you uncomfortable, especially at the hands of another. He does try to encourage you to better stand up for yourself, though.
❄️ If you are shy about affections in your relationship, he debates how to go about this. See, he thinks initiating cuddling is a bit uncool. He finds roundabout ways to get you to initiate, but if that fails, he does eventually give in and starts off affection. In a way, he does help you get over your shyness about cuddling and kissing, since he manages to get over his obvious struggles about starting it himself. Not to mention, he's a great cuddler.
❄️ Overall, he struggles with your shyness but does try to help you since he doesn't like you being upset and uncomfortable. Grusha does try to help you better come out of your shell, though. He just isn't the best with words or helping. The snowboarder cares about you a lot, but he just is terribly awkward in his own way.
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Ok ok ok I don’t know if you’re much into Harry Potter but hear me out - I saw someone categorize the ateez boys into Hogwarts houses and they mentioned how Yunho would be in Hufflepuff and be quidditch captain. My lil brain is obsessed with this idea because I’m a hufflepuff too SO I had a vision haha
Like just imagine being a shy lil hufflepuff and having a slight (massive) crush on him and baking the quidditch team treats because he helped you find your cat or something idk but then he notices you in his classes and slowly gets to know you. He then invites you personally to the games and helps you study while also trying to learn how to bake and knowing all the secrets of the kitchen or something.
But just like I then saw this picture and it just made me think of him just staring at his girl from across the room as she’s all blushy and just aaaaaaaa I need fluffy hufflepuff captain in my life that’s all haha
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pls me i am such a potterhead you have no idea 😭 yunho as hufflepuff makes sense but can i just say no matter what house he is in, he has to be the quidditch captain. there's no other position more perfect for him! and you're a hufflepuff too omg let me slyther in your heart ;) (yes that's me)
okay but that headcanon?? i hear you. there's no way you won't be shy around quidditch captain yunho who's always occupied with stuff, but still manages to make time for you if you ever stop him in the hallways or ask him to meet you somewhere so you can hand him the treats you baked for the whole team bc you're shy to give them to everyone (really, you baked only for him but you don't want to make that obvious). you may have first baked only for him bc he helped your pet but when you saw him sharing those treats with his team and when he caught you in the hallways one day and complimented your baking skills, you started making them weekly. somewhere between that, you get invited to watch the games and you become known as the quidditch team's personal bakers. the other houses would definitely be jealous that the hufflepuff players get to eat baked goods before every practice 😭
and then as yunho and you get comfortable with each other and he starts developing an interest in your baking process (and you), you use that chance to ask him if you can study together for the exams. will there be any studying? you don't care as long as you're with him and he's happy hehehehe
AND THIS PICTURE. this is him when he catches you staring at him hiding in the hallways and when you try to peek at him again, he's already looking at you like this I WILL SOB 😭😭😭 he's just so sunshine yellow warm golden retriever hufflepuff coded i crie-
i've always wanted to write a hogwarts au and you've just given me the perfect idea for it 😭 i will def make it a thing one day (if you're okay with me using this prompt/trope that you suggested) and if i make it a thing, you're getting all the credits 😤
right now, though... i may have something very dark and twisted planned for yunho. that's my current wip, kind of slow but we're getting there hehe. so stay tuned for that? <3
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psychewritesbs · 2 months
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Unpopular opinion in the fandom right now, but I don't think Megumi becoming a villain is, if at all, plausible. It would be way too typical for Gege and very obvious.
I don't think he'll get out unscathed either and that a corruption arc is likely to happen, but in jjk's case this 'corruption' may be interpreted as the need to confront the worst version of one's self in order to reach completion. Kind of like a union of opposites (like how he got Totality after white divine dog got killed).
Don't know how Gege will do it but Megumi's upcoming arc might just make him the best character this series has to offer, and he's pretty much already on the way there.
Dear anon, I want you to know you are EVIL* for inducing the brain rot. Your cunning took you to the top of the ask queue. I have things I should be prioritizing, and yet here we are--me gladly taking the bait you so generously placed in my inbox lol.
You see, the thing is... yeah, my agenda is that I want to see Megumi go feral and do feral Megumi-things and be a menace. To whom? I'm torn 50/50 on whether I want him to be so distraught that he turns against everyone, including Sukuna, or whether I want him to shred Sukuna to pieces only. There's absolutely no denying that. But I suspect you might be right and I had already thought something similar might be the case.
I still think Megumi needs to take responsibility for himself, after all, him becoming or not becoming a "villain" and taking responsibility for himself are not mutually exclusive. But...
Evil*-induced word vomit under the cut.
... there's just something about Megumi right now that is asking for healing and self-acceptance and, yeah... other than the fact that Megumi going full on villain is an "obvious" outcome, a "cliché/obvious villain" arc feels kind of jarring rn if I'm honest. And while he could still become a "villain" and redeem himself (which is where I'd put my money--"corruption and redemption" arc)... idk anon.
I'm kind of with you actually? And at the same time I feel like being a "villain" in jjk is far more nuanced than just doing "#evil things".
Again. I want to see Megumi be selfish and go feral. But I really think right now the situation is calling for Megumi accepting everything he doesn't like about himself. Could he just loose his poop and go on a killing spree and then redeem himself? Sure.
I like the whole idea that someone you saved could hurt others. People have brought this up a lot recently.
But something that I can't quite put my finger on feels like you might be onto something.
Anyways, there's layers to your ask. Let's peel them back.
What if the corruption part of the arc was getting possessed by Sukuna?
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Notice how the parallel between Toji and Megumi and them going on a path of carnage has to do with being "unconscious".
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To be more specific, ever since Megumi got possessed I've been wondering whether the possession itself wasn't meant to be the corruption arc in question. As you say, "'corruption' may be interpreted as the need to confront the worst version of one's self in order to reach completion" and I couldn't agree more with you.
I wonder if Gege isn't telling us that Sukuna is what Megumi could be if only he got out of his own way. Tons of parallels to support this idea. But I think particularly relevant to this is that when we are "unconscious" to our potential and who we are, not only do we call what happens to us "fate", our sense of self is vulnerable to corruption from outside sources.
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In Megumi's case, we're talking about Sukuna possessing his body because Megumi had a tendency to live for others and reject aspects of himself that he projected onto others. Cue that one panel showing "learned helplessness":
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So... for a very long time I've been wondering whether getting possessed by a demonic force means his soul was corrupted.
Jacob's Ladder
Here I go talking about Jacob's Ladder again. Like... don't I have something better to talk about?
NO!
Guys. Seriously. Jacob's Ladder (1990) is... just do yourself a favor and go watch it and then watch videos analyzing it because I can't do the themes in it justice if I'm honest.
What I'll say about it for now is that this movie is a bit of a metaphor about the Tibetan Book of the Dead. Now, there are archetypal similarities between the stages of death according to the Tibetan Book of the Dead and Dante's Inferno in the Divine Comedy. This is relevant because Gege gave us two references to Dante's Inferno.
The first is that the purpose of the bath is "to be near evil" in the official translation.
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But if I remember correctly, the Japanese raw uses the kanji for "beast" or something like that. Don't quote me on it. But the thing here is that at the very bottom of hell in the Divine Comedy, Dante meets the Devil.
The second reference is a little more of a leap in logic but we see it in the presence of Urizen's compass in the panel showing us Jacob's Ladder. Urizen is a character by William Blake who represents "God" and "good" as "reason". Blake is also the author of a painting depicting the Biblical "Jacob's Ladder". At the top of Biblical Jacob's Ladder and after climbing out of the Inferno, there is "God".
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Gege dropping these references is interesting because they go back to the idea of good vs. evil and jjk "villains". More on villains in a bit.
That said. I'm going to leave this here just for funsies:
Jacob: I was in hell... it's all pain. Louie: You ever read Meister Eckhart?... Ekhart saw hell too. You know what he said? He said the only thing that burns in hell is the part of you that won't let go of your life. Your memories, your attachments. They burn them all away. But they're not punishing you, he said. They're freeing your soul... so the way he sees it, if you're frightened of dying and you're holding on, you see devils tearing your life away. But if you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels freeing you from the earth. It's just a matter of how you look at it. That's all.
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What does it mean to be a "villain" in jjk?
Last thing I will say about this evil* ramble is that "villain" and "evil" are used in a very interesting way in jjk. The Jacob's Ladder reference specifically is very interesting because, according to what I shared above, going through hell can set you free from reason and attachments.
And villains and evil in jjk simply means "following your desires without regard for others." Villains have no attachments to others and are therefore freer to be themselves than others who do. This is, of course, exaggerated and blown out of proportion in jjk:
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Sukuna emphasizes why extreme individualism (lack of regard for others) as "evil" is "bad". But I think that what Gege is actually doing with his villains is criticizing the collectivistic mindset in Japan: or "there is nothing wrong with leaving your attachment to others behind, being selfish, and doing what you desire, as long as you live and let live".
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Where Sukuna says "if you're in my way I'll kill you," Megumi says "I won't kill you, so please don't kill me."
ANYWAYS. All that to say... I still want to see Megumi be selfish in the pursuit of what he desires, however that looks like. If that makes him a "villain", then so be it. He's already a more nuanced "villain" than Sukuna anyways because he is neither "good" or "evil".
And I think that's because Sukuna is missing one key ingredient...
Megumi's heart
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I think D and I had this conversation after chapter 248 dropped? Remember I mentioned Sukuna's body language and thought patterns are unequivocally Megumi? If I remember correctly this conversation is in regard to that.
I haven't seen/read HxH so I can't speak to what D is talking about, but something about it rings TRUE.
And this is when I realized that, while I want to see Megumi do the "villain" thing, it rings more true that the corruption arc is behind us and now it becomes about Megumi's healing.
Just the way I had a weird intuition about something ominous happening to Megumi way back when, I smell a blessing from a mile away. Or as you said, "Don't know how Gege will do it but Megumi's upcoming arc might just make him the best character this series has to offer, and he's pretty much already on the way there."
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ANON. YOU ARE EVIL for sending me this but I love you all the more for it. Thank you! As per usual, hope this made sense? LOL if I rambled too much and wasn't able to justify my points, I blame it on you for encouraging the brain rot before I finished cooking.
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Hi, may i request Kalim with c, t and x?
🎉3k celebration 🎉
c - courtship, what do they do to hint at wanting to get together? is it obvious they’re courting you or subtle? 
"Kalim, do you know what subtly means?" Jamil is looking at Kalim in scrutiny, who is thinking aloud to himself about what gift he should give to you next. He's narrowed it down to a ruby ring or a golden bracelet, he's almost talked himself into just gifting you both, until the question captures his attention. He tilts his head at the other male, who shakes his head and sighs before continuing. "How many gifts would this be now?"
"Six- no wait seven!" He’s counting on his fingers, gleefully holding them out in front of him after recalling all the gifts he’s given you so far. They weren’t all jewels, he started off with sending flowers to your dorm and making his way up to gifting the rest by hand. Jamil stares in silence, waiting for the other to actually think about it for a moment. "Ohhh I'm being too obvious right? Maybe I should be a bit more secretive about my feelings?" Everyone knows at this point that Kalim likes you, it’s all a waiting game to see how long until he actually confesses.
"Precisely." 
"The gold bracelet it is!"
Jamil sighs, defeated knowing there is no point in arguing any further, as Kalim has already made up his mind. 
t - tears, how often do they cry? what can cause it? what do they do when you cry? are they good at cheering you up? 
Kalim is the worst person to watch movies with sad scenes in them, he cries without fail every time. It’s even worse when said sad moment has something to do with animals, if the dog dies, he’s crying his heart out. And you’re sitting there rubbing his shoulder trying to gently remind him it’s just a movie. “I know but the poor dog.” He will cling to you with tears streaming down his face until he manages to get ahold of himself, and as long as you don’t bring up the scene for the next hour he should be fine. 
And when he sees you cry, whatever the reason from sad movies to actual events in your life, he might tear up too. Keeping it together to ask you what’s wrong and if can do anything to help? Did someone make you cry? He’ll go talk to the person responsible. Are you just stressed? What about a magic carpet ride to just forget about everything for a while? You’re homesick? Tell him about your home so he can find something familiar to give to you. You’re just sad? That’s okay everybody gets sad, feel free to cry as much as you like. 
Whatever the scenario he’s right by your side, letting you cry and not leaving until he’s certain you feel better. 
x - x-ray, what are some of their thoughts when with you that they don’t say aloud? 
Kalim’s a pretty open book, almost embarrassingly so, if the first thought in his brain when looking at you is that your beautiful, he’ll voice it aloud. Even if the compliment is the type to make you tell him to stop being so cheesy, to which he’ll apologise with a grin that seems suspiciously unapologetic.
But there will be times where he needs to keep things to himself, times where he knows he has to be responsible and have to let you go after hours of spending time together. Especially before Jamil comes to drag him back, scolding him all the way home. It doesn’t mean he doesn’t miss you, or doesn’t think how nice it would be to just spend one more minute together. 
“Sorry Kalim I’ve got to go! I’ll see you tomorrow.” When you say goodbye, he smiles and waves. 
‘I just wanted a little more time.’ But internally he’s counting down the hours until he gets to see you again. 
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maplequeen94 · 1 year
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Hi, I can't stop thinking about the idea of APH Canada and his small chubby S/O, so here are some headcanons (General and Spicy) that I have thought of thanks to my brain rot.
GENERAL HEADCANONS:
Matthew is INCREDIBLY protective of his S/O. He may not like violence, but if he hears someone say something even slightly negative about his darling, especially about her body, oh boy….you can bet he’s going to throw hands. 
He loves to grabbing at his S/O’s body and feeling how soft and squishy she is.
Like I mentioned, cuddle sessions with his S/O are Matthew’s absolute favorite thing. There’s nothing he loves more than scooping his S/O into a tight bear hug as he nestles his head into her soft, pillowy chest while she pets his shaggy blonde hair and coos sweet nothings to him. As long as he’s curled up with his S/O like this, nothing else matters. 
Matthew absolutely ADORES his S/O and hates it when he sees her struggle to love her body. He’s always there to reassure her with all the praise and words of affirmation she needs to know how beautiful she is and how much he loves her. 
At meetings Matthew loves having his S/O sit in his lap and cuddle up with her to make the meeting more tolerable. While they tend to not overindulge too much in PDA, every once and awhile Matthew and his darling will get a little too carried away in their nuzzling and kissing that someone (usually either Ludwig or Arthur) has to scold them. 
!!!!!SPICY HEADCANONS BELOW!!!!
If it wasn’t obvious already, Matthew has a size kink. He LOVES how much smaller his S/O is compared to him. It brings out his protective (and possessive) side. 
Sometimes when he’s grabbing at his S/O’s soft and squishy body, he turns himself on so much that his possessive side comes out. This results in him littering his S/O’s body in hickeys and love bites. He can’t help himself, she’s just so soft and squishy and beautiful, he has to make sure everyone knows she’s his!
BODY WORSHIP! This man ADORES is chubby S/O and will take every opportunity he can to remind her just how beautiful and sexy she is. He loves to rub his erections up against her, making her feel just what exactly she does to him. 
SIT ON HIS FACE! God, he loves to just have his head buried between those thick thighs as he eats out his S/O like it’s his last meal. He’d rather pass out from the lack of air than interrupt his darling as she pulls his hair and cries out his name. Even after she cums he’s going to make sure she stays seated as he laps up every drop of her sweet fluids. 
Matthew is a tits man. He just loves to bury his face between his S/O’s tits, especially during cuddle sessions, and use them like big squishy pillows. He loves to come up behind his darling and make her think he’s going to hug her only to grab ahold of her breasts. He gets so turned on hearing her surprised gasp and follow up moans as he continues to fondle her voluptuous breasts. 
When it comes to sex Matthew is always so careful with his small S/O. Even though he’s the dominant one he usually always has her on top because he sees it as the easiest (and safest) option a majority of the time. Though don’t think for a minute he still isn’t going to dominate the hell out of his S/O just because she’s on top. That boy will bounce her up and down on his cock, watching her tits and tummy jiggle wildly, as she turns into a moaning mess. 
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nevarroes · 4 months
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i refuse to send these thoughts separately:
who would cas main in league, he wouldnt play isnt an answer the mans gender is at least 25% calling people slurs on mic
okay but what if what if um 🥺👉👈 someone wanted to write a thing but they were super anxious about getting cas’s voice right in part because by the nature of how you share your creative concepts the only solid vibe they get is Doesnt Talk A Lot, When He Does Its 90% Weird Rude Mean Shit, hence the cesare big top burger comparison
and fuckin um i forget if ive ever asked, i mostly process cas’s fuckedupedness through a lens of npd, but am more familar with bpd because my own brain garbage is a bit of both and having had many loved ones with bpd, does cas ever fully freak the fuck out in an insecure attachment way trying to make gortash Go Away or trying to leave himself(but coming back generally), might characterize that Oh No Hes Going To Die leaves forever cant handle loss unless he “choses” it meltdown in a similar menthol eelnessTM vein
i especially love thinking about cas being extremely insecure because reality will never live up to his delusions of self importance perfection and grandeur because fun fact :^) a side affect of those thought patterns is constant disappointment in a reality of self that can never meet those expectations :^^^)
casim “i AM perfect or ill DIE” carnavorn
honestly "Doesnt Talk A Lot, When He Does Its 90% Weird Rude Mean Shit" is pretty on point here😭😭 I used to say like everyone desires him and then he opens his mouth and theyre like "hmmm yeah idk if this one's worth it chief". Like he has no filter at all but it isn't like he doesn't do it on purpose it's more like he goes out of his way to make sure everyone leaves in a worse mood than before, if that makes sense? Gortash would join in though honestly.... type of situation where Gortash tries to introduce them to some noble family on a party and Cas just drops that some poor girl looks like a fat cow (see this is funnier considering that he stands next to Gortash but ain't nobody gonna say that back) 🙏
aside from that though like.... in private? I suppose this may be more of a tone thing and I'm a VERY mid writer so I couldn't even tell you how I'd show this of the top of my head but I suppose he's more... clearly affectionately teasing? because yeah he obviously stays teasing and calls him a fat bastard in private still and such but it's very obvious if you look at them for a second that it's like a far cry from how he treats everyone else (smth smth his gaze very clearly softens and he allows himself to giggle and you can tell that they have been knowing each other for a long time)
okay sorry im YAPPING but ! ....If you want to write something I'd be over the fucking moon either way honestly like??😭 tbh I think you sound like you get him a lot already but also let me just say additionally... I see Cas as a character that's pretty flexible anyways because he erm... he has mood swings but also doesn't really have smth I'd consider a set speech pattern or something that he needs to sound in character?
anyways concerning the npd/bpd thing I never quite drew a line for him or anything to put him more into one camp but. I mean yeah based on the dying of old age scenario... LMFAOO but also yeah he does. Cas is the type of person that will literally leave the city for months or lock himself in and try to "become a new person" (he literally has moment where he's like "maybe I should just become who Bhaal wants me to be. maybe it would be easier") if there's some dispute with Gortash. It usually ends with Gortash forcing him to meet him again and Cas being something along the lines of "oh my fucking god can I just stop loving you already" but yeagh u know the fact that Gortash is kinda the only person he ever liked or even saw as a friend just makes it worse tbh
and the insecurities/delusions thing? yeah exactly what you said. a lot of his insecurities are insane too tbh like "I can never be what everyone desires" but then he loses it if he's NOT what someone desires, Gortash saying smth along the lines of "I like women too" would be enough to make him walk off a ledge because he can't be that part (smth smth I can be most perfect man on the planes but I'll never be a woman. funnier when u know he could use incubus illusion magic but he refused to his whole life). But anyways yeah as I said once Cas is like... a DEEPLY insecure person at his core even if he'd never admit or think that it shows
anyways after this analysis... Cas plays adc and shits on every support he plays with💯 He mains aphelios because he wants to look at a man but also because he thinks he's better than anyone else for playing a complex champ... hope u see my vison
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S5 Ep 42 Pt 1: It’s All In Your Head
Every week with long covid is like a new batch of symptoms. Last month’s symptom, among other things, was “words no work no good,” and so we just uh...didn’t do an update. I probably needed to chill and nap anyway. Not that I’m fully better yet, today I did laundry and pulled out a blue shirt that I clearly own and bought with my own money--but I have no memory of it. Zilch.
The brain is amazing, that with this brain fog, I can’t remember my blue t-shirt, but I can remember Yugioh. Weird, right? So anyway, thanks for your patience in this weird time of my life, glad to have a blog to write about anime in that is so chill with our very long breaks.
Also, I finally went through my old caps to toss old pictures so that way I can make new stuff, and guess what I just realized?
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Kisara is not a dragon!
Seto’s girlfriend isn’t a dragon! She’s just on top of the dragon, I can’t...I just can’t believe this.
Truly a crime that this season, the final ultimate season of Yugioh, is what I’m doing while on Long Covid fruitloops, so I can miss every damn point that this show fires at me. But, at least, I hope it’s funny to read. It is like every single update where I realize I was wrong about the obvious, and don’t worry, it’s gonna happen again in like 4 seconds. My borked brain.
Anyway, Yugi and Co have walked all the way to the palace. Because we’re still on S4 time and space conventions where Death Valley, the Grand Canyon, and San Fransisco are all next to each other. Like Yami fell in the Nile in a fight that was just outside of the city--but I assumed he got pulled way out there. Either way, it’s a kid’s show, never think about geography.
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(read more under the cut)
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Yugi can conveniently walk through doors now, and after a quick shoutout to his homie Yami, they phase through.
Including Tristan who is...
Well,
APPARENTLY TRISTAN WAS POSSESSED.
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Freakin, my brain is a bunch of salad dressing, lmaoooo even last episode I was like “wow Tristan is drawn kinda evil and I don’t really get why” and it was RIGHT THERE. He’s been possessed probably since Bakura grabbed him by the neck right in front of me. I somehow missed this!
And like, I figure, if I try and wait out long covid it may take a whole other year, so like this is just me now. I started this blog as like a competent analysis (ish), and now I get to the end of S5 giving you just an incoherent rorschach. It’s kind of fitting for this show really, everyone has to end up at least a little bit of a mess. Keeps you humble. Even me. I also have to become the mess.
Anyway, speaking of becoming a babbling incoherent mess, we go back to Bakura, who has fully lost his game in Battle Basement of a 7 vs 1 game.
Only in Yugioh would they make a 7 vs 1 game feel evenly sided.
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And as I wonder if I’ve already made that joke four months back and have forgotten, they all watch Bakura do a mad dash to screw them over one last time.
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And while they stood there and just allowed Bakura to fumble around with the doom rocks made of human souls, from no where, Aknadin stumbles through the door all day drunk like freakin Kramer.
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And no, in the show he did not reveal here that he was Seto’s dad, but he does in like 2 minutes so I didn’t really care about where I put it. The big thing is that Aknadin’s gone full-tilt cray and not even he can fully explain his motive anymore.
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That’s when they realize Aknadin’s babysitter, Shada, has been punk’d on the bottom of skull tablet basement. Which like, Imagine the day that Shada’s been having. I guess Aknadin just left him at the base of like 10000 human skulls then, hahaha.
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I have checked my notes and I decided that 2000 people died in Kul Elna a few months back but eh I don’t feel like changing this cap. Overall, I have no freakin idea how many people lived in this freakin town and they can’t tell us because 4Kids would never allow it.
Which is when Bakura decided to teleport his bean into another bean because this bean is broke.
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Which is when we met this guy, a guy we’ve only met for like 4 seconds of the show so far. Hello there, Original Bakura.
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Straight up, he wasn’t on screen long enough for me to over-analyze his accent before he was a small mound of dust on the floor.
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Ah the death count! Oh damn it, I write these notes on the caps sometimes, expecting I’ll put an actual number there later but lets be real, I just need to publish this episode, so let me open the Google doc...
7,805,847,572
Yeah that’s how many people have died in this kids show so far. We’re right on track. Thanks Bakura, for another death, but no you have not caught up with Dartz. Although I will hand it to him, Dartz didn’t end up killing himself nearly as many times as Bakura has.
Speaking of dying and being dead on a kid’s show, in enters Shada.
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So lets go see what Yugi’s up to hm? The four have decided to separate in this Egyptian palace to each find Yami’s name. Mind you...there’s some flaws with this plan.
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The flaw being that none of them have graduated high school or know freakin anything about Egypt, other than they hang out with an Ex patriot Egyptian. (2 ex-patriots if you count Yugi’s Grandfather. Although honestly, are you an ex-pat if you are reborn in a kid’s body on the other side of the world? You are, right? You are). But, whether or not Yami can or can’t read Egyptian in Canonical Yugioh, we know that Yugi apparently super can’t when Yami isn’t in his bean.
And Joey just can’t focus for the life of him, which, damn, relatable. But, he did find a room full of women.
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He also went to the only room with like lots of water. Real pissed focused mind here, and no the piss plotline will not be resolved.
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Tea, still GOAT.
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This castle, man. I love the complete disregard for interiors that this animation team has. Like...what even is the purpose of this weird maze room with masssssive stone tiles, Yugioh? Like...what is this even supposed to be? Why are the tiles so SHINY?
Anyway, lets go back to Shada and hear his excuse for what the hell happened last episode.
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Which is when Aknadin decided to just start cursing everyone, which he would have done earlier if he wasn’t constantly in a sick bed this season.
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This very well might be a yugioh card effect that turns you into a rainbow filter, but it also looks like a complete mess of artistic directions on the screen.
Which like, after that cutesy filter, lets pull our eyes out.
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Which is when Yami makes the biggest logical leap known to man.
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That’s right! Yami has figured out that this entire time, this entire arc, he’s been sleeping at this RPG table that Bakura’s built in his mom’s basement Yami’s Puzzle Necklace.
In fact, when Yami wakes up to all of this, wearing his normal ass school clothes, and Bakura sitting across from him in his popped collar duster jacket, Bakura says something on the line of “bout time you woke up.”
the fic shippers must have had a FIELD DAY with one.
Anyway, everything is a lie, Bakura is controlling people like puzzle pieces, which not only explains why Aknadin’s motives went a 180, but can lead us to believe that Yami also COULD control everyone else, but just chooses not to. Just like he does in real life.
I think, overall, you just have to go with it. We’re playing D+D, except it’s about your embarrassing past. Like if you made D+D about your middle school experience and you can’t remember your first name.
What a way to die, really. What a weird ass way for Yami to almost die.
Anyway, here’s a link for those new here to read these from the beginning. I have the 2nd part already drafted up, should be up in a few days and not an entire month, haha. Hope your 2023 is looking up!
https://steve0discusses.tumblr.com/tagged/yugioh/chrono
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Yall making me really want to continue in the programmer Gri and Companion bot Scar thing. Well, lucky for all of you it's plaguing my brain sooo...enjoy this little thing I cooked up :p
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Grian runs a hand down his face. He had just gotten really lucky, may haps too lucky. He's gonna get hit with a immense amount of bad luck later, but right no he doesn't care. Right now he's trying to savor this little win for as long as he possibly can.
The rest of his team and the bots had done amazing at the showcase, enough the investors are willing to continue funding the project. This win has really come by the skin of their teeth. He was really worried the project was going to get shelfed for the foreseeable future until the company thought it was worth to come back too.
Though, there was just the smallest request by the main investor, the one that is funneling the most money to the team's pockets to keep this project going...
"I messed up again..."
He sighs quietly, already tearing a paper towel off a nearby roll. "It's alright Scar, you can try again. We got about a month to get you perfect for our second chance."
Scar, the android who was named out of affection and not because Grian didn't have any idea what to named the thing when they first booted up, takes the paper towel and starts mopping up the puddle of tea on the counter.
Yep, Scar was lucky enough to continue along with the other android of their line and not get immediately scraped. The reason? The main investor found it absolutely hilarious that one of the androids was accidently programmed to be stubborn.
Yes, stubborn...Thank you Lady Luck for smiling down on him in his time of need.
"Does me pouring you cups of tea make you happy, Grian?" Scar asks, holding the now wet paper towel in their hands. "Even though I keep spilling some onto your counter?"
"Well, since you're spilling less and less each time you do it, yes it does. It shows you're learning like I hoped you would."
"May I ask why you had me take up this task? Wouldn't it be more efficient for me to do a bigger task for more obvious improvement? Or a task more suited to what I am meant to do, like hugging or giving you affection?"
"Being someone's 'companion' is much more than just physical affection, Scar." He takes the paper towel from their hands and tosses it into the waste bin. "Well, I guess in some cases it's not, but that's the type of companion you're supposed to be."
"But don't most people show love in a more physical sense?"
He snorts, turning and looking at the android. "Yeah, maybe, I guess. But not everyone. Some don't really like the physical all that much. They could prefer...time spent together, or loving words, or having their partner do something for them, or maybe a mix of all that."
Scar stays quiet, processing the words he just said. He suddenly feels like he said something wrong...Like things are going to get more difficult from here on out.
"It's not like I'm saying you have to stop hugging," He says softly. "Nor am I saying you being physical is wrong. Physically comforting someone is probably the easiest thing for most people to do. I'm just saying that there's much more to...loving someone, I guess, than how much you're physical with them."
"I don't believe I have been programmed much about anything other than being physically affectionate..."
"And that's fine Scar, that's why I'm having you do some small things."
Scar tilts their head. "Please explain."
"Well...When I'm having a bad day, it would mean much more if my partner brought me my favorite snack or drink to me when they were coming to comfort me. It just shows that they were thinking of what would make me happy."
"...I'm still am unsure if I completely understand."
The little indicator on the side of Scar's head turns orange, showing the android is getting stressed. Yep...This was a bad time to have this conversation.
"It's alright you're not really following what I'm saying, I don't really think I'm the best at explaining things like this...Tell you what, lets take a small break from teaching you things you don't really understand and circle back to what you do know."
"What do you wish to do?"
"Let's just...How about we sit on the couch and watch some tv? We can hold hands while sitting."
Scar nods, carefully brushing their hand against his before interlacing their fingers with his. He starts to gently lead them away from the counters and out of the kitchen, tugging them along as he leads the to the living room.
"...I'm sorry for being such a incomplete unit," They say, a small tinge of sadness in their voice. "I understand if you feel frustrated with how much you have to input into my code."
"It's not your fault, Scar. You didn't ask to be sent out in such a condition, and you did your best in the small amount of time we had before the showcase. I'm just glad we got more time."
"Will I been given orders from someone other than you at the next showcase coming up?"
"Probably...But I hope at the slower pace we're going now helps to not have a repeat of what happened last time. You had been force-fed a lot of information in a small amount of time that it overwhelmed you, and you struggled with comprehending all of that information that it made you freeze up...Right?"
"...That's a possibility."
He stops, turning around and reaching up to cup their cheek. "So things should be easier on you this time. You'll actually have time to process everything instead of having to deal with so much new information at once. And we'll be able to go over the things we weren't able to last time."
Scar gives him with a rather blank look as he pats their cheek. Hmm...Can give physical affection, but can't process receiving it? Just how little programming was done on them before they were sent to him? Should he even trying to touch up on that in case he breaks something?
Eh, it's not like he couldn't fix them if he does do something wrong. He's practically building up their whole entire code, shouldn't be to hard to fix any and all errors he creates. He could even tweak their learning software a tad.
Probably could make it work better than the shell of a program the last person working on them left in their system...Probably.
Amazing amazing amazing!! Uhggnnnhnh this is so good.. You depicted Scar being an android so well
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deadcactuswalking · 2 months
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REVIEWING THE CHARTS: 02/03/2024 (SZA, Central Cee, Pozer)
Beyoncé may have the #1 for a second week with “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” but the real winners on this UK Singles Chart are songs benefiting from songs above them plundering, partly thanks to everyone’s favourite arbitrary rule, Accelerated Chart Ratio (ACR). I am never explaining that rule, look it up, but you’d think maybe we’d get a surge of new songs, right? No, it’s a pretty minimal week, and I’m not complaining. Welcome back to REVIEWING THE CHARTS!
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Rundown
As always, we start with our notable dropouts, songs exiting the UK Top 75 - which is what I cover - after five weeks in the region or a peak in the top 40, and we have… unless I’m missing something, surprisingly little of note here? We bid farewell to “BACK TO ME” by Hitler, Goebbels and an uncredited Freddie Gibbs, “Ophelia” by The Lumineers, “Toxic” by Songer (thank God), “Sprinter” by Dave and Central Cee and of course, Lewis Capaldi’s “Someone You Loved” but that’ll be back soon enough.
Okay, so as for returns, we just get Ye’s “Runaway” featuring Pusha T back at #48, but our notable gains are where this week gets actually interesting, because we actually have quite a few, particularly in the top 40, thanks to ACR as mentioned but also potentially some TikTok-related industry politics that probably act in parallel with each other, but we start with “Thank You (Not So Bad)” by way too many brain cells at #68, “Soaked” by Shy Smith at #51, “vampire” by Olivia Rodrigo at #44 and “Evergreen” by Richy Mitch & the Coal Miners at #41. Then the top 40, where all Hell breaks loose, though most of these songs are actually pretty good: “Birds in the Sky” by NewEra at #40, “Made for Me” by Muni Long at #37, “Never be Alone” by Becky Hill and Sonny Fodera at #35, “Whatever She Wants” by Bryson Tiller of all people at #31 (and yes, I think I get it now), “On My Love” by Zara Larsson and David Guetta at #28, “Scared to Start” by Michael Marcagi at #22, “Nothing Matters” by The Last Dinner Party at #16, “Lovers in a Past Life” by Calvin Harris and Rag’n’Bone Man at #13, and finally - unfortunately - we have “CARNIVAL” by Adolf Hitler and Ty Dolla $ign featuring Playboi Carti at #9. Yes, it’s Rich the Kid’s first top 10 hit and no, you should not care.
Our top five should sound pretty normal, apart from a new entry into the top 10 at #5 as Djo gets his first with “End of Beginning”. I guess Steve Lacy can be a one-hit wonder twice. Aside from that, well, it’s all pretty expected: “Stick Season” by Noah Kahan at #4, “Beautiful Things” by Benson Boone at #3, “Lose Control” by Teddy Swims at #2 and Bey at #1. I like how this top five is a herd of angsty indie rock-adjacent white dudes led by the queen of the hive.
NEW ARRIVALS
#61 - “Love On” - Selena Gomez
Produced by The Monsters & Strangerz and Isaiah Tejada
Man, one of the few times that a mainstream artist releases a well-received and popular album that I think is absolutely brilliant, if not perfect, and none of it charts in the top 75. I’m not revealing who that is, if you know, you know. No worries, guys, we have Selena Gomez instead! God… to be honest, I like to give Selena the benefit of the doubt more than often, and I actually really like this song for its quirks as I’ll discuss later, but it’s pretty funny that this song starts with the French language only for all of that effortlessly seductive aura to be replaced with “Wait ‘til I get my love on”. What? In fact, this song is incredibly clunky in its sexiness or lack thereof, and if you think it’s to fit an already constructed rhyme or construction… why does it sound this awkward and almost improvised? “Screaming yes in quotations”, “night shift but with all the perks” (or Percs?), “why are we conversating over this steak tartare”? Yes, Julia Michaels, I knew you wrote this song before I checked the credits, you didn’t need to make it too obvious. Now I actually love this song, it’s so artfully stupid in execution: Selena sounds Auto-Tuned to Hell as always but it doesn’t grant her any rhythm with that robotic hook slipping over itself, as if the verses don’t embarrass her enough: Isaiah, listen, why leave her only with the clipping bassline and add all those accentuative vocal effects? It’s almost cruelty. She doesn’t even sound like herself on the strained falsetto pre-chorus, especially not those backing vocals which you could easily convince me are Toro y Moi of all people, and the chorus promising that you should just wait until she has her love on before she loves on you, which is… what? Asexuals could write better songs about intimacy, but in all its goofiness, the song ends up winning me over on pure silliness. The production has a straightforward groove but a lovely disco swell to the strings, detailed vocal layering and those phased synths acting as stabs that make Selena’s rhythmic bruising in the chorus sound almost normal are the icing on top. This is an adorable little failure of a song, I kind of admire it. Push it in the same category as “Feather” by Sabrina Carpenter in being loveable nu-disco messes.
#49 - “Showtime” - Catfish and the Bottlemen
Produced by Dave Sardy and Ryan McCann
It’s been a five-year hiatus, but indie rock band Catfish and the Bottlemen are back to music, though with some departures and line-up changes, and oddly enough, all of that ties into the fittingly titled comeback single, “Showtime”. Yes, this song is about the strains of touring and life on the road as part of a band, but how that’s all ultimately worth it for how gratifying it is to make an impact on listeners and be performing to audiences, as well as being with the band members he loves to record and perform with. I love the breakneck pace of the bass and post-punk rhythm of the verses and pre-choruses with that soaring guitar lick, and I think that the lead singer Mr. McCann (of no relation to that one) has a solid control of his distorted nasal tone until that disappointing chorus comes in which doesn’t feel nearly as ambitious or arena-ready as it wants to be, mostly because McCann is mumbling and it halts the momentum of the entire song. Also, it starts really shoddy lyrically, it’s hard to sound profound when half of your chorus is moaning “fuck that shit, get on this”. It does end up contextualising itself better on repetitions, mostly because of the warm finger-snaps in the bridge that eventually evolve into a heartland rolick that gives the final chorus space to breathe in a muddy mix… then seems to never fully get its power back, replacing it with a gross basic synth that parades around a befuddled Bottlemen, until eventually the song is just a lo-fi piano recording that doesn’t feel like it’s entirely warranted its inclusion, though it wraps up the narrative nicely as he comes back home after touring. I really like the sentiment of this song and parts of what it’s going for but the chorus, which really makes or break an anthemic song like this, just loses me, which is really disappointing as the rest of the song focuses entirely on building up to it. I’m sure it’ll be a killer live, but that’s also with the caveat that when performing live, they can mess with the structure, the lyrics and the performance, as well as most importantly for this one, the mix… so I don’t think this song will ever sound as good on record as it could do at a festival, which considering the song’s content, is kind of beautiful.
#29 - “Kitchen Stove” - Pozer
Produced by Young Madz
It’s pretty weird that this is not the first time in recent memory that I’ve never heard of the lead rapper on a track but have seen a dozen or so credits for his producer. Unlike Rich Amiri, this is far from rage however, it’s a drill track, of course, with Young Madz being a New York producer who’s worked with Fivio Foreign, the 41 collective and sadly, Lil Mabu, as well as having produced a previously charting track from Russ Millions. Pozer, on the other hand, has no other songs, with this being a breakout track on TikTok as well as his debut single… that’s being distributed by Sony. Yeah, slick one there. To fully understand this, we need to look back two years for another fluke viral hit, “snowfall” by Øneheart and reidenshi, a Russian space ambient track with over 500 million streams on Spotify - yes, really. It debuted nearly exactly a year after release and eventually peaked at #57 in 2023 whilst Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” was #1. Øneheart’s follow-up was another ambient track, “this feeling”, which is not nearly as successful and also not as good, mostly because it lacks as sticky of a lead as “snowfall” and falls more into a vaporwave-esque filter of hopelessness which resonates a bit less. It does sound ripe for sampling though, especially that tiny vocal lead at the tail-end, so I guess it makes sense that for a manufactured viral hit, Madz took a sped-up version of the Russian ambient song and put it over some of the most rote, typical Jersey drill percussion possible. He doesn’t do much chopping, mostly because you don’t need to - like I said, that vocal sample would be perfect under Jersey drill, and Madz had the exact same idea, I suppose. Pozer, despite the name, isn’t exactly a bad rapper, his flow is pretty typical but solid and his second verse goes into more introspective and paranoid territory, pretty befitting of the haunting production… my problem is his delivery and the way he’s mixed: he just sounds too obvious. For production as potentially eerie as this, the production needs to be way more textured and dynamic, and Pozer himself needs to be quieter in the mix - as do the bed squeaks. This feels like a perfect lay-up of an idea that would make both a great song and an easy hit just fumbled in execution. It’s still a functional song for sure, but it doesn’t hit the way it absolutely could have.
#18 - “I Will” - Central Cee
Produced by John Alexis and LIOHN
Cench has another single out as he seems to drip-feed these - if he keeps them all on the record, that debut studio album will be more like a greatest hits compilation. As for this new one… first of all, I need this guy to step away from women: he’s awkward, condescending, and has strange fixations on this girl’s mother, how “young” she makes her feel, as well as just the extents of the capabilities of his penis… as well as a song-long hyperfixation on her shaving her privates. Over an Ed Sheeran-sounding beat? The acoustic guitars don’t mesh with the distant vocal loops, his vocal mix sounds horrifically unprofessional as does his complete lack of melodic understanding or personality when trying to sing on the chorus. You’d think he’d try and pick up the rapping to make up for it but he sounds half-dead. Speaking of Ed Sheeran, even he raps better than this - and yes, that includes about sex and relationships. There’s so little in the beat to distract from Cench’s terrible performance and content, so this is just an embarrassing display of everything that he cannot do properly. The second top comment on Genius, so you know, the fans, is asking what the Hell this is, and I can’t say I disagree with the fans in this case. I know you love Drake, it doesn’t mean you have to be him.
#15 - “Saturn” - SZA
Produced by Carter Lang, Rob Bisel, Solomonophonic and Monsune
SZA’s finally released a highly-anticipated song she performed at the GRAMMYs that may be connected to some form of SOS reissue and… oh, this interpolates one of my absolute favourite albums of all time. The opening track to Canadian composer Mort Garson’s peaceful, dynamic and forward-thinking 1976 electronic album Mother Earth’s Plantasia may not be iconic to everyone, but I still get goosebumps listening to it and that’s even outside of its greater context where this is the opening suite to a themed, arguably conceptual record acting as a love letter to two different pets of the musician: the myriad of plants his wife grew in the home, and his admired Moog synthesizer that he composed the entire album on. Sadly, Garson passed in 2008, before the record could gain its underground cult following amongst music fans, and before its official reissue in 2019 which particularly benefits the opening track, which has since been used in advertisements and now ends up interpolated on SZA’s new single, which released as a surprise to her fans and feels like a pretty spiritual return to some of the sounds explored on CTRL, using the sprinkling nostalgic synths of “Plantasia” as a backing for her lamenting of how dull and monotonous life on Earth can be. It’s actually fascinating to use that sample considering how celebratory I’ve always seen Garson’s album of both the natural world and human  influence or appreciation of it, but definitely not a bad one as Lang, Bisel and co. add their own cascading synths to the dejected drum mix and warm guitars that flow this song swiftly into psychedelic territory, especially on the gorgeously harmonic chorus. My favourite moment may be the pre-chorus though, where SZA’s vocal layering filters into the static of both itself and the incessant hi-hat wearing itself out over time. It’s pure escapism for sure, much like a lot of this week, really, but it’s damn effective escapism, pulling you into this forest that, despite my general issue with fade-outs, makes sense to drift out of existence. The song’s about wanting to live on Saturn, I can just imagine that as the song fades out, we pan away from SZA and the camera focuses on the scarce night sky peppered with stars. If a song ever justifies its cop-out ending, then it’s doing something really right.
Conclusion
Yeah, the girlies really won this episode, didn’t they? SZA takes Best of the Week away easily with “Saturn” but “Love On” by Selena Gomez does take the Honourable Mention. As for the Dishonourable Mention, I think Pozer just frustrates me with “Kitchen Stove” whilst Central Cee handedly has the Worst of the Week because Jesus Christ, “I Will” is almost irredeemable on pretty much all fronts. As for what’s new on the horizon in the coming weeks, I’m unsure, but it will be interesting what new stuff arises as a result of the ACR clearout this week. For now, thank you for reading, and I’ll see you next week!
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Wishing Out Loud - Chapter 2
Summary: (bitch)Miranda makes an appearance, everyone is pissed, and a plan may be forming.
Notes: SO NEW PLAN! I've gotten a few things on here and tumblr about making alcina a ghost and that just tickled my brain so I'm gonna write that one too. This, however, shall be different fic because I like two different ideas so I'll make a separate fic with ghost!cina for y'all. This was gonna be longer but I need to post something. Go yell at me in the comments because it only gets worse:)
Tags: mentioned character death, miranda because she deserves her own warning in this fic, no gore/violence in this one
In the midst of their grief, everyone still noticed that it took Mother Miranda 2 days to show up to the castle. She claimed that she had other matters to attend to, but the obvious glint of a lie in her eyes shone brightly to everyone present. They all knew she didn’t really care, as much as they wanted her too. They knew she could have stopped the man, knew she probably could have helped Alcina. But she wouldn’t. 
The false deity would leave everyone to wallow in the loss and reap what they sowed. She forced her way through the group to the newly widowed woman, asking her with a sickly politeness in her voice to join her on a stroll.
Almost as soon as they closed the door to the parlor outside her room, Mother Miranda switched as though someone had pushed a button. While she still kept that look and voice, the air had turned positively sinister. The way that she carried herself made her look like someone who had finally won, relishing in the victory and triumph over her enemy. 
Miranda's smug demeanor disappeared when she finally caught a glimpse of the downright murderous glare that the newly widowed woman sent her way. 
"Why the hell didn't you come help her? Why did you let her die." said the angry woman. Her once downtrodden eyes now alight with hate. 
Miranda’s face turned to one of mock-confusion, “I have no possible idea of what you mean. You must be delirious in your grief, we should run some tests.” If it wasn’t already obvious, her eyes betrayed her sinister thoughts, as usual. 
“There’ll be no need for any tests , Mother Miranda,” the younger woman said while staring daggers into the woman's eyes, “I’m sure I just need a few days.” A few days to deal with you, that is.
Had the false prophet been able to read what was going on in the woman's head, she would have struck her down on the spot, had she not needed her for further experimentation. It seemed the only thing that the winged bitch cared about was getting her long dead child back, no matter how many other children and parents she harmed in the process.
“Well, I’ll be taking my leave then. More work has to be done before our next meeting. Do be sure to take care of yourself, child .” Her signature sneer graced her features with the last word, golden clawed hands stretching out in a flourish. Her features twisted further the second she turned to leave the castle
The lords and company were startled by the door being pulled shut to the room, Heisenberg standing up confused as everyone else’s heads darted to the woman in the doorway. 
The distressed woman started rambling the moment the door was closed, her hands coming to her hair, “We need to get rid of her, she’s going to hurt us she’s going to do something she’s got something planned she’s dangerous sh-” 
The woman was cut off by the loud shout from the scruffy man, her hands being grabbed away from her head lest she rip half of it out. Her daughters stumbled from the unmade bed to their mothers side, each getting out of the way for Donna and Moreau behind them. The two maids that had brought food would have left, had the door not been blocked by the family. Instead, they kept to the side as they asked the woman what she meant.
“Calm down, calm down please. What do you mean she’s planning something, what is Miranda going to do.” Donna took her hands from Karl as she replaced his spot, veil long forgotten and voice coming out in a hoarse whisper as she tried to calm the frantic woman. 
“I don’t know, I don’t know but we need to do something . She’ll kill us all. You, me, karl, sal, the girls, hell even the lycans. She’s going to do something either before or at the next meeting and it can’t be good.” Salvatore’s eyes widened at the last bit, having received a schedule from Miranda about meeting times since it was more difficult for him to leave his domain. 
His garbled voice had no help from his anxious state as he breathed out, “The next meeting is in 3 days.” His voice shaking even more than it had previously at the realization that they now had a limit to the days they would have together. 
Cassandra seemed to have lost sense for a moment, as she immediately tried to push her way out the door before Karl and Daniela tried to stop her, each grabbing an arm before she could turn the handle. 
“We need to know what she’s going to do before we run off and try to kill her, she could have traps set out for all of us. She knows what hurts us and how our abilities work so we have to be extremely careful. Emphasis on careful.” Karl hastily said before the middle bug child succeeded in her escape attempt. 
Cassandra stopped pushing herself towards the door, practically falling into Bela’s arms behind her. Her eyes still shone with anger, tears threatening her eyes as her face twisted even more.
A voice reached the family from near the fireplace, “Excuse me, but I believe we may be of some assistance.” Almost every head turned in confusion as the older of the two maids that had been forgotten about stepped forward, head turned up to look between the remaining lords.
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A bit of heads up of 'Leave me alone and let me build my s**t interlude' is that it will be in different perspective of characters such Rubedo, Paimon, Zhongli, Yae Miko and Ei and then to Dainsleif.
The build up of the characters perspective will be hard fore as I try my best to make them in character and also it will be very angsty so prepare your tissues and heart begin clench but also enjoy the suffering in this interlude XD
Honestly I really wanna finish this so I can go to the Prologue part 3: Doomsday when it's a mixed of my old Doomsday SAGAU Villain and now being used for my story
Cries that I have to replace Kaeya for another person since in the original doomsday fic Kaeya is in reader's side but now I have to change and revise some stuff since Kaeya is one of the people who hurt and hunted down reader. TwT
Also I apologize if I keep saying my interlude is coming when I'm legit stuck at revising and trying my best to finish it TwT legit idk why I made the interlude but then I'm a sucker of building up stories so it would give out the tension and to make you guys understand why the acolytes didn't recognize reader as the true creator or why they keep ignoring and letting Mallory (Reader's imposter) keep up her tyranny when they are alot of obvious signs why Mallory is the true imposter.
I will do my best to make it how the characters didn't realized Mallory's actions and since I hinted how Celestia helped Mallory in this for the plan the gave to her.
Honestly I Celestia is sus and we all know they are gonna be the true villain but if Hoyoverse suddenly makes Celestia the good guy the whole time or idk I will be shooked.
But anyways right now I'm currently Building up Zhongli's perspective or rather it's on Madame Ping's perspective and then to Zhongli. I legit didn't wanna make him suffer and same goes to the other characters however they will get their redemption with reader but unfortunately that will take a long time since I'm gonna give out what the first chapter of my story will be.
After all the Prologues are finished Chapter 1 to ??? Will be focused on Reader's past, Dream SMP lore and then the start of the slow imposter sagau hunt. Right now I already planned ahead how things will go down and going back to the present like when will reader or the other characters like eachother or something?
'Leave me alone and let me build my s**t' will be a series that will have a lot of angst, build up, dream smp lore crossover with the SAGAU lore and most of all slow burn.
Yes you may be wondering like "Victoria are you really gonna make her genshin characters fall for reader or reader fall for the characters"
Yes I will do that but not in a fast pace because I need a build up and then we go to the slow burn. Plus my reader is very different to the other SAGAU reader's and my reader is very much a hard person to get her forgiveness because of her past, the Dream SMP and of course the wild goose chase-I mean the imposter chase. She is not the type who will get like traumatized or go forgiving characters easily when I want to break everyone's expectations of how different my FIC is and of course make it different to every SAGAU fics.
I'm not a fast typer like the other SAGAU artists and have a shit schedule of trying find time to finish my FIC that is currently very long (And I thought the interlude would be small but brain keeps giving me ideas 😭😂👌) also busy with irl. Plus also busy playing genshin impact as well XD
Also regarding about me posting my arts. I'm currently trying to find time to when I will draw and I will also be a post here of my commissions that will opened on soon in both my instagram and my tumblr here. I really need money so I'll try my best to make my price okay and not that expensive since my art isn't that expensive or eye catching to others 😂😭💔
But anyways that's all I can say so I hope you guys understand where I am going in this fic and hopefully you will stay to love it despite some of you guys are really excited or impatient to see the interlude.
That's all goodnight!
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Man, I am 2 for 2 on fun conversations with ~randos in my neighborhood.
Waiting in line to get an afternoon coffee, I overheard two men, a beared white guy and a goateed Asian-American guy, talking about neurodivergence and then military IQ tests.
Usually, when I hear people discussing IQ tests in public, at least if they're dicussing their own IQ scores, I tentatively bin them as weird dick-measurers. But...this felt different, and so I broke into their conversation.
I mentioned that Bobby McNamara, our secretary of defense under LBJ, expanded military induction to low AFQT scorers during the Vietnam War, which resulted in many of those low scorers getting killed on the battlefield due to inability to understand battle conditions and difficulty following complex directions, and how this was widely regarded as awful public policy by those who understood it.
One of the men I was speaking to said this didn't surprise him; he and his conversational partner had been in a program where "NUKEs" (Naval nuclear technicians, who were drafted from the top echelon of AFQT scorers) were trained alongside low test performers, and the on-the-job differences between the two cohorts were really obvious. Everyone who works on a US Navy submarine, all of which are nuclear-powered, is a high AFQT scorer because there's lots of technical material to absorb in training, delicate chemical tests need to be carried out, complex safety protocols need to be followed, etc., and AFQT scores statistically predict competence in such roles well.
The mention of nuclear technical programs piqued my interest, so I asked him more. He said he received some training on reactor operation but was never stationed on a sub. Then I asked him if he was familiar with the Air Force's nuclear-powered aircraft program. That got him visibly excited, which got me excited. We talked about the molten salt coolant and the fuel dissolved in it.
The Asian guy asked how the reactor was used to propel the plane. Racking my brain, I said the reactor creates a heat gradient, which has to drive a propeller housed in an engine cowling. I was missing a vital detail that the hot coolant runs though a heat exchanger positioned in the compression chamber; this raises pressure, and a turbine uses the pressure to drive a shaft to compress the incoming air (which, I presume, raises efficiency). Whenever you have a temperature gradient, I said, you can harness it to do mechanical work—at once true and a punt.
I was gonna bring up reprocessing when the Asian guy asked if damage to the aircraft reactor would turn the aircraft into a dirty bomb. The white guy said the molten salt reactor is inherently safer than widely-used light water reactors because it's kept at atmospheric pressure and is already liquid so cannot melt down. There's nothing to disperse the material. Plus, said the white dude, there's far less waste (mid-long lived radionuclides, all of which are actinides, are burned off during operation).
Very excited now, I brought up the suitability of molten salt reactors for use with the thorium fuel cycle that breeds thorium-232 into uranium-233 for fissile material, making better use of a more abundant material with less proliferation risk. The white guy looked very happy.
He asked if I knew all this because I was interested in a military career. "Not particularly," I said, "I'm just a technology enthusiast. I've been on a nuclear engineering kick for the past couple of months." I had a brief flash of fear that I came across as a foreign intelligence agent.
They said they needed to head out. I asked them if they lived in the area. "Yeah, we live around here. We come by in the afternoon every so often for coffee."
Though I'm happy I'll be moving soon, I realize I'm going to miss this area. Why didn't I start meeting these people three years ago, damn it? Also, moral of the story: talking to people talking about IQ tests may lead to nuke conversations, which are fun.
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