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eruanee · 6 months

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Kiryuu Touga and the cyclical narrative

TW : Discussions of misogyny, emotional manipulation and abuse, sexual abuse and (sexual) child abuse. (Very vague) mention of incest.

First of all, not really as a disclaimer but more as a recommendation, a lot of my thoughts about Touga are shaped by this essay, which is definitely easily one of my favorite pieces of Utena meta. I think I'm going to implicitly or more explicitly reference it sometimes, but you don't need to read it to understand this post.

I have a complex relationship with Touga. He is despicable, yet the more I watch the series, the more I find myself... fascinated by him. This post is a pretty much a synthesis of all these thoughts.

On a purely narrative level, Touga's role is a bit special. He's the antagonist of the first arc. The three duels involving him are all turning points in the series. He's a core character in the development of several other characters (Saionji, Nanami, Utena and Miki on a different level).

Yet, turns out he's only a puppet, just as everyone else is. How surprising. And when it comes down to it, what do we know about Touga ?

He's the Student Council's president. He seemingly can't have a relationship with anyone without manipulating them to his advantage. He sleeps with any girl (and maybe not only girls) who breathe around him in a 1 ft radius. His way of coping with depression is to seal himself in a wide and totally empty room to listen to his own voice on repeat to ponder heavily on his broken hopes and ideals. (Hmm. Hardcore.)

And more importantly, he wants power. A power that would be absolute. But why so ?

And this is the point where it gets complicated.

Touga is barely the main topic of episodes focused on him. He is the center of many obsessions and interests, but it seems we never touch upon him as a person. He can be seen being vaguely vulnerable in eps 11 and 12 and then there's the whole Black Rose arc thing. But where does all this mess steam from ?

Victim status

Eps 35 and 36 are the one going deeper into Touga’s character and yet... we’re barely sure of what’s actually going on in his brain. These episodes always give me a weird feeling because we don’t really get to see Touga express his feelings very clearly or freely... We barely get to hear his thoughts.

Just like Anthy.

Don’t make me say what I didn’t say, though. Touga gets to have way more agency than ever does Anthy, and he certainly doesn't endure the same dehumanization as she does. Anthy does have agency in a way. But she expresses it in hidden, implicit ways : playing tricks, hitting people in their sore spots, sarcasm, empty eyes and fake smiles. She’s manipulative and Touga is, too. These two share many similarities, though they can’t completely blend with each other, of course.

We don’t know much about Touga’s childhood. We know he and Nanami were adopted (or “sold”) to the Kiryuu family at a young age. That’s basically it in the canon of the series. Though, Touga’s backstory in the movie, showing him being sexually abused by his adoptive father, was apparently meant to be included in the series as well :

Although the TV series touched upon Touga’s younger days, the film goes into more details – the wound of Touga that was never directly depicted. In his younger days, Touga was a normal kid who enjoyed happy times with his friend Saionji Kyouichi and his younger sister Nanami. However, he came to know his unfortunate fate from the time he was ordered by his parents to wear his hair long. His parents sold him to the Kiryuu family. Although he was an adopted son on the surface, the instinctive Touga knew what that meant. And in order to protect his younger sister, he accepted his lot. Being sold. We did not go into depicting what Touga’s parents obtained by going as far as selling their son. We would like you to think of it as a kind of metaphor.

And Touga accepted in silence the sexual abuse from his new parents. His personality changed while he made a magnanimous show of enjoying the abuses in order to prevent his personality from splitting. The change took place in a spot so deep in his mind, that even those closest to him did not notice. Saionji and Nanami never noticed out of their innocence. And Touga never told his secret to anyone. It is said that a human being gains whatever he lost in exchange. So what did Touga gain in exchange at that point in time? It was the sense of alienation from being abused every night and seeing his innocent friend and sister during the day. The alienated self.

(Extract of a comment Enokido, one of the writers who worked on Utena, wrote about Touga’s role in the Utena movie.)

Of course, you could argue whether or not the sexual abuse is canon or not in the series. After all, the series and the movie don’t seem to take place in the same canon (even though it is hard to completely disconnect the two). Whatever you choose to believe, I personally think it all makes so much sense.

It makes sense regarding Touga’s general behavior in the series (but this is more touched upon in the essay I linked above) and it makes his goal and his narrative role much clearer.

Being sold like a mere object, knowing a much harsher truth about life Saionji and Nanami don’t know about, showing everyone a stronger facade in order to not completely lose your mind and keep protecting your friend and your sister from this reality and eventually... letting them know in a painfully gendered way, perpetuating everything this system has forced on you.

It has all become part of you.

Keeping the cycle of violence going became part of your blood and flesh. Making clear who is supposed to inflict pain and who is supposed to receive it. Who is supposed to protect and who is supposed to be protected. Who is supposed to act and who is supposed to wait.

And you ? No, you’re never supposed to hurt anymore. You want a way out of this. For you, the easiest way is to simply reclaim the place that was always prepared for you to take.

When Touga and Saionji found Utena in her coffin, it feels like Touga knew something Saionji didn’t. Saionji felt it too, but he wasn’t able to recognize what it was. After all, he was still a child. Touga knew about the same thing Utena learned with her parents’ death : they both had a glimpse of what the “adult world” (Akio’s world) actually looks like, shattering their juvenile knowledge of the world.

A world where people die. A world where the weak lose. A world where the prince should protect the princess.

Touga already had a coffin. Utena just found hers and was about to find a new one. Saionji was just finding his.

It all makes sense regarding how obedient Touga is to Akio and why he seeks his validation, his desire to go up in the hierarchy aside. It makes sense because he is “alienated”. Touga got deprived of everything, he knows the burden of being alive and he’s learned, from his early childhood, to be compliant.

He seems independent during the Student Council arc and a majority of the series, but eps 35 and 36 show he is not the mastermind of it all. He has a privileged position but unlike some other characters, Touga never uses his agency to try to break out of the system ─ he follows its rules and tries to reinforce his dominance.

Why would you break out from a system serving you so well ?

“I want to become like him. I want power like his.”

Touga is alienated to the system and his only goal is to become what it expects of him. After all, why wouldn’t he ? Being a prince is the best position offered by the system. Being a prince means acquiring an absolute power. With such power, one doesn’t die and is forever out of reach and harm and pain. Who wouldn’t want such a thing ?

The prince never saves the princess out of selflessness. He saves her because it gives him a reward in exchange. He saves her because it gives him power and control over her and ultimately, everyone else. And so, the princess becomes a "toy" wannabe princes has to win, to conquer.

Does Touga, even during what seems to be his most “sincere” moment in ep 36, ever wish to protect Utena for something else than possessing her ? When could have he learned to know and appreciate her as a person, rather than a princess ? A reward to conquer ?

When did he stop wishing he could’ve saved Utena just like Akio did ? I believe he might be genuine, yet he acts toward Utena exactly like she acts toward Anthy. He wants to save her for his own sake, regardless of her personal hopes and desires.

It’s truly sad, though. Because all of it is nothing but a childish dream. There was never once a prince in this world. Only boring and abusive adults.

“Are you really happy with that?”

Well, when it comes down to it, probably not. But was it ever about happiness ? Probably not either. The pursuit of power only ever leads to isolation, to a complete lack of meaning ─ after all, friendship is a fool’s thing. No one can reach what’s behind the facade.

Saionji was able to confront Touga with his own lies and paradoxes, get as close to his real self anyone probably could. But it wasn’t enough. Saionji himself didn’t go as far as leaving the system entirely, even when it seemed he had cracked it all. Touga sort of did, too.

As far as I’m concerned, we only heard his own, deep thoughts once.

“Kiryuu Touga, the playboy Student Council President... Is it? "Playboy" sounds old-fashioned.”

Touga weaponized himself. He weaponized his body (sex is only a tool to aim for power). He weaponized his heart (relationships only matter if you use them to your advantage. Those who believe in love and friendship are fools and will be ultimately be used to someone else’s advantage). And for what ?

I really like the symbolism of the poppy flower in ep 35. I feel like it symbolizes Akio’s power, in a way. I’m incredibly bad when it comes to the language of flowers (so everyone is free to correct me) but please bear with me. In the East, red poppy flowers apparently symbolize romantic love and success (what it probably means for the girl confessing to Touga, as well as Akio when he “eats” it in this scene, since Touga and him are talking about Utena) but it can also symbolize “luxurious pleasures and fantastic extravagance”. In the Japanese language of flowers, red poppies can also symbolize someone “fun-loving”. I feel like both of these work with Akio and I believe that for Touga, they are a symbol of luxury and extravagance.

Yet another girl confessed to him. Without even thinking about it, he kissed her. He will never read her confession letter, he probably didn’t even notice it. He will probably simply leave it on the floor, without a care. This pursuit of power isn’t even fulfilling to him, there’s absolutely no thought behind it. Only automatic actions, behaviors working in favor of someone else’s greater scheme. He won’t even get to actually possess Utena.

He will never get what he truly wants. Is there even anything that he truly wants ? Saionji, maybe. In the meantime, he’s just a tool for a system. A system made up by boring adults, based on lies, illusions and unachievable dreams.

Touga is condemned to go in cycles. He’s given everything to overcome what keeps him stuck and trapped, but it doesn’t do anything. He can only revolve around his own coffin, completing the same circle, again and again.

He doesn’t know how to do anything else.

It will never make anything he’s done forgivable. But at least, maybe one day, he’ll realize. Or maybe never.

We can always create new roads, leading to worlds completely unknown to us, where everything needs to be built. Anthy and Utena are here to show the way, who deserves to follow these new roads is only up to you.

On a purely personal standpoint... I was never really able to answer this question.

“No. It's not over until we see it through the very end.”

#this took an eternity (lol) to get done. welp.#i started this in *checks notes* february 2022 #the original ramble post that gave birth to this post is way older than this #i felt like this was. too obvious or whatever. but i wanted to finish it for myself ig #posting mediocre meta in order to cope !#does this post make me a touga enjoyer ?? idk. i kinda hate him still #hate him so much i wrote an entire post about him. ahah. im a fool #ive just seen the 'it's because i'm a feminist' screenshot and i genuinely felt like deleting this entire post. he is a clown. i am CLOWN #at this point i should write meta about the movie someday. i should #this post is just a long explanation of the 'touga ; anthy and utena function as a triangle. the triforce of abuse if you will' idea #utena meta #shoujo kakumei utena #revolutionary girl utena #sku #rgu #touga kiryuu #kiryuu touga #er.txt

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unproduciblesmackdown · 4 years

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The opposite of your last post for the ask meme! Like 1, 5, 9..

thank you lol sorry it took me a minute to get to posting these answers......i also skipped a couple that got asked previously via answering all primes lol

1: What inspires you?

hm well just basic stuff like “being in a good mood” lol or “being hyped up by friends” or “having reason to be particularly excited about something” which is all like, factors that Contribute Energy......learning about stuff / trying something and discovering like oh i’m Into this thing, or that for whatever reason something turns out to be more within reach / doable than i might’ve thought, like, hey i wanna get on this maybe.......~creatively~ it’s great to like, see other ppl’s art, and while i’ve sure been Inspired by professional artists, overall i’m more like, influenced and motivated by seeing the styles / specific works of Online Randos like me.......i also Draw to create [self-indulgent (usually fairly) niche fanart which is also probably gay and is all the time of characters i like] so like, the Stuff I Wanna Make Fanart Of (which has Whatever characters i specifically would like to draw lol) is sure directly Inspiring in that way. i’d say i never had that experience of like, ppl being kids and seeing some [distributed work in a certain art medium] like oh i want to make my own [distributed work in a certain art medium] as in like, i wanna publish a book, i wanna make movies, etc, but i guess i Did b/c i was like elementary school age in the early-to-mid 00s and experienced some instances of online fanart like :o :o wow damn ppl can do that?? just be a rando drawing fanart and sharing it w/ other people online???? and today i am living that dream, so good for me lol. and also i’d like to shoutout marge simpson anime, which is a particular piece of Online Art (technically fanart even lol) which was like, unusually Motivating as a single work of art lol, i made a notes app fanart like immediately and then a way more “painterly” piece of fanart that was v directly inspired by it lol.......and i was sure Drawing It Up last last winter when bmc 3.0 was impending / happening, b/c i got into like Just in the dec before, so that was Fresh, and then bam the Content is happening concurrently and as soon as we even just learned that jeremy has glasses i immediately spent like honestly 25 consecutive hours making fanart for that exact Inspiration. we didn’t even know abt the hello kitty shoes yet!!! and naturally im not out here for stats or clout but it is Inspiring when ppl enjoy the stuff i make and let me know one way or another. [tag comments that express enthusiasm in any way.....Appreciated]

9: Do you trust people easily, or do people have to earn your trust?

i have to say i am wary! that’s in part just like, a default anxiety defensive mode lol. but it takes me a hot minute (aka weeks....or months.....) to realize when someone like, would like to be friends or something, so while i can be Friendly and Outgoing w/ people like, immediately, i’m not picking up relationships left and right that are close enough that i’d particularly talk about “trust” or whatever. i’m not necessarily Distrustful either lol, it’s more just like, again re: the constant wariness thing. it is not unlike a cat lmao i vibe with them lol i Get that [approach]....and there’s been times i’ve been like “hmm i sure do Not vibe with this person ever and am not comfortable around them / interacting with them to any extent beyond occasional casual interactions that i don’t super enjoy. that’s me being overly anxious and failing to be personable i guess!!” and then that person Does give that reason down the line like oh, actually, that eternal uneasiness was warranted :/ damb

21: How does someone become friends with you?

yknow i was like “didn’t i Also answer this one previously” but it turned out the question i was thinking of, which i Had answered, was “how does someone become important to you” lmao.....same diff

tbh it’s kind of an arduous process lmao like. first of all i am Bad about initiating shit, and a lot of times will like, be wary of Directly Interacting with people for a while b/c i am also Bad At not being too passive / unwilling to assert anything so like, if someone’s regularly interacting with me but i’m not into it / Eventually Realize i’m not into it, it’s that thing again where my main strat is [v gradually sidle away] lol and just find it difficult to extricate myself from interactions / relationships and so that plays into me really feeling like i have to have some real confidence that i’d get on with / vibe with someone Before i start significantly interacting with / getting involved with them which....is also difficult natch lol like. can’t rly get a great feel for what someone’s like w/o talking to them.......but then if i Distance myself at all at any point will that be taken as rejection or whatever.......and then anyways say i Am talking to someone, then it’s like, also i’m just not fantastic at casual conversation always and that stage where you don’t know someone too well and talking is mostly a Polite Ritual and it’s like oh god don’t mess up, respond Normally lmaoo......i am nervous. and i also have a tendency to just naturally try to make an interaction go smoothly than immediately prioritize / feel comfortable busting out My Personality lmao.....so then even if ppl are responding well enough it’s like ah jeez i know we’re all performing always but have i shown them What I’m Actually Like to any significant degree, am i just masking it up / mirroring the crap out of how they talk?? and also it then takes me quite a while to put together “if someone keeps talking to you / choosing to interact with you for like, weeks, it probably means they want to / are interested in doing so” lol.........and then i’ll take ages more of trying to consciously Be More Myself without *also* feeling like this is too much of an act lol, and gradually picking up like oh they’re still not like, annoyed or disinterested or something..............what i am trying to say is it sure takes a minute lol

also when i Am attempting sometimes to like [initiate interaction] with people my version of being Active is still not all that active lmao i will be like [occasional Like] or [even more occasional reply] or [tag comments or no comments coz it’s twitter and im rt-ing stuff] and it’s like oh wow if we’re not having more regular interaction i suppose i’ve failed or something?? does this mean anything further lol, did i do anything.....but welp gotta have that perspective that Not Necessarily lol and i’m not the only person in the world who might not make friends or even friendly acquaintances easily / at the drop of a hat and u can’t necessarily read way into shit that hasn’t Actually been communicated to you.......naturally though it is easier to have some ~perspective~ and Serenity about all this sort of thing when you do already have some Friends lmao........been feeling (and consciously nudging myself towards feeling) More Chill about say like, friendly acquaintances i have who aren’t raring to interact with me on the reg.......ppl i’ll go months or half a year or more between having a convo with and then we’ll be like trading dm’s for a couple days and then it’s back to not really talking, and that Is What It Is, not necessarily a tragedy, and really it feels “rude” to acknowledge to myself like oh i’m not sure that me and whomever even Vibe well enough that *i’d* be raring to talk all the time either, but hey, it’s also true, i don’t have to be Validated by ppl who know me having me in their friend circles in any significant way......i be out here on the peripheral / outer orbits and i can appreciate that for what it is, even if, again, easier to be more Cool with that when i’m not Only in ppl’s periphery...........i appreciate the pal i have who like, 99% of how we Communicate is occasionally sending each other pics of our cats, not very intimate but also back when i was offline for months on end they eventually went out of their way to find someone to get in touch with to verify i hadn’t like died or anything lol........i appreciate the Gestures of Caring that ppl have and do extend, even if we do not actually talk regularly.

and like also i’m bad at like. idk the main way i talk is again, At Some Length and often about real specific shit lol so im like woop aware that many ppl are not into that, or they might be down for having an exchange like that for a day and then they’re done.........not at all like wholly Against more lol Conversational conversations but i gotta say that’s more of a struggle lmao..........so let’s say befriending me takes some Patience. i kinda operate on [cat] rules. jellicle

25: How do you stop yourself from going back to toxic people?

i absolutely am Refraining from launching off on a ted talk of a tangent that is also me being the [the guy about to throw down a card on the pile on the table and that card pile is like “any conversation” and the guy is labeled “me” and the One Card about to be played is labeled “it’s capitalism” or smthing like that and also it’s all in spanish].jpg.......

anyways idk just try to keep things in perspective, right......i generally am pretty Passive about gradually sidling away from relationships that are bad and so by the time i Have exited them it’s pretty overdue lmao and i get to be quite confident that it was The Right Thing........and just when looking back on stuff it’s like, well if you remember the Good or “Not That Bad(tm)” parts maybe consciously think about the whole of it And specifically the Bad parts / the reasons for peacing out.......also the other day i was mulling over some standard [conflicted / complicated feelings about having cut certain ppl out entirely] and it also occurred to me that a lot of the [conflicted] feeling part came from sympathy for them, whereas from the perspective of Entirely My Own Feelings On The Matter minus that “how do/would they feel about it” consideration, the thought of never interacting w/ these ppl is like. fine with me lol........stuff like this is always Complicated and Individual and there’s certainly no like, one-stop simple Guide To Navigating All This Kind Of Thing, Cmon It’s Easy........another consideration i saw the other day via a graphic on twitter, which is probably most relevant re: say, controlling / abusive Partners, was how like, to think about how someone is acting if they’re saying you should Take Them Back b/c they’ve Changed their behavior, but to pay attention to if they’re trying to guilt you into it / justifying or downplaying their previous behavior / shifting blame and otherwise manifesting the inherently harmful and controlling patterns that are supposed to be gone now........anyways yeah complicated stuff and also just p.s. (and what would’ve been the jumping off point for the It’s-Capitalism tangential essay lol) ppl shouldn’t be blamed if they do choose to let someone back in their life like oh now they’re responsible for bringing their mistreatment upon themself.....no better than blaming someone for, say, having a harmful / controlling romantic partner in the first place like oh well they should’ve known better than to have gotten involved with this person..........ppl are in control of their own abusive behavior and shouldn’t be considered Forces Of Nature no matter how intransigent they are

33: Do you have someone you know you can always rely on?

tbt question 9 lol there’s defo some people that i do trust! love it....

45: Do you consider yourself creative?

another #tbt to question 1 lol.......i mean Yes i am creative in ways but like, who Isn’t, really.......think sometimes “creativity” means “do you like, do Art things” which, yes i do, but then within that there’s art that’s deemed more ~creative~ or w/e......not to mention that i don’t think something has to be definitively labeled an Art to be creative. like, for example, Science and Art aren’t opposites / the antithesis of each other, and anytime defines ~science~ as like, people just memorizing and outputting Facts and Numbers and considers this a distinction from Being An Artist.....wild and i Will fight you lmao. i tell you i can v much remember times i have had to completely disengage to keep from losing my cool at people arguing about “why i respect science but could only be an artist :’|” or “why Art is actually harder than Science and also we’re the underdogs b/c society values science so much more :’|” like.....mf...........anyways scientific pursuits may certainly have a different Methodology (see: scientific method) than art but lbr it still requires creativity and science and art are friends you fucking fools................and then also just zooming in on the Art-Making business here, i also like, have never had any interest in coming up with Original stories / characters and the like, and i don’t enjoy trying and it just really is not my thing, and it’s Funny or something when people wanna say that creative fanworks have value b/c they let ppl cut their teeth for what really matters, inevitably making their own original content(tm)......that isn’t inevitable for me lol and certainly is nothing i aim to do ever, and when there’s the suggestion that if you’re Good enough at ur medium you gotta manifest some of that original the character do not steal shit.........anyways i’m not pressed to claim i am an Artist(tm) or Creative(tm) lol like i guess technically i am both but i have no professional aspirations and my brain does not Do [generate original content] so it’s all like, i’m just out here.........s/o to this time i was trying to do my fuckin thing drawing on a tablet in a cafe and some random annoying guy is trying to talk and i happen to mention like “lol i don’t exactly call myself an artist really” and Guy goes “OH REALLY??? WHAT’S WRONG WITH ARTISTS? WHAT’S YOUR ISSUE WITH ART” like please cool it lmao but god p sure it was a guy who was just. very Around and very annoying in general

49: Do you feel like you’re a good person?

yeah i think i’m alright but really what is the use in like considering there 2 be achievable Good or Bad Person Statuses for everyone........let’s say it’s an ongoing, active state to be in the process of consciously choosing to be Good and working towards Better. especially considering that We Live In A Society which tries to teach everyone and continuously imbues our existence with Bad Messages about how to perceive and engage with other people, and being A Good Person is a lifelong effort and it’s unhelpful to feel that if you’re already Good or well-intentioned enough you can just dust off your hands and be like “well my work here is done” and be unprepared to examine your beliefs/actions or deal with the might-as-well-assume-it’s-an-inevitability that even if u have some noble-ass beliefs you’ll fail to live up to them at some point/s.......so like yeah lol again i feel like i am a pretty good person but can always be better and ought to be aware of / willing to work on that at any point

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rainymeadows · 5 years

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I rewatched Eternal Diva and this time I took notes as I went through

Dive under the cut if you dare to experience my mad in-the-moment ramblings (warning for spoilers for pretty much the entire prequel trilogy)

- Don Paolo’s voice sounds like what Papyrus’s voice probably should

- Winter Layton is precious in that giant coat

- Janice is so pretty omg an angel

- Layton geeking out over the Detrogan is goddamn adorable

- I love how everything is greyed out in Janice’s flashback

- Suuuuuuuuper subtle indication that maybe “Janice” seeing how young this little girl was is what prompted her to find a way to put an end to this whole thing

- Whether it’s a moped or the Laytonmobile, Emmy drives like crazy XD

- Bitch you ain’t on Top Gear

- God her big sister relationship with Luke is adorable tho

- Aaaaaaaaaaaah Layton smiling at their banter dad’s so happy for his son

- They did such a good job reusing the game’s music for this movie

- The opera house looks so cool but so precarious – my first thought upon seeing it was “when is this thing going to sink”

- I MEAN IT’S ON A CLIFF

- Janice’s voice is so pretty TToTT

- I like that they kept the Japanese vocals for her singing

- SONG OF THE SEA-SHADOWING

- I hate that Layton and Luke were the ONLY people to honestly applaud the performance. Everyone else is a DICK

- First time I saw this dude, I thought “that’s a puppet, no ordinary person moves like that even in animation”

- Once again, Layton putting a polite and gentlemanly spin on “fucked if I know, my dude”

- Lol I love that even the people who didn’t applaud and thus apparently knew what they were in for weren’t down for dying

- Fuking cowards

- Layton is always DTF (down to fight)

- GROSKY OF THE YARD

- FUCK YES

- This dude’s manliness is infectious

- “Gee, I wonder who’s behind this-“ *Descole’s theme starts playing* “-oh well never mind”

- Honestly who else but Descole would be this fucking extra tho

- Gotta admit I love the twist of the opera house being a ship, I was totally expecting it to just go plunging into the ocean at a moment’s notice

- Aaaaah the CG in this movie is really well done

- Layton’s angry face is kinda ridiculous but I love it

- I love that it’s pointed out like “where tf did all these sharks come from”

- I prefer Cartoon Saloon’s Song of the Sea, but this one’s pretty too

- Lol as if a MAN-EATING SHARK could keep down GROSKY OF THE YARD

- I’m surprised he can see over the top of his chest hair

- God, the detrogan is such a cool instrument and I really wish something like it existed irl

- Ah, it’s only like fifteen sharks, Grosky will be fine

- I love the air of mystery surrounding Oswald Whistler

- Layton’s hat is made of 100% pure uncut husband material

- AAAAAAAAAAAAAH I LOVE HOW PUZZLES ARE USED IN THIS MOVIE IT’S SO GOOOOOOOD

- I’m so glad they didn’t scrap it entirely coz I mean they’re so integral not only to the Layton games, but Layton himself

- This music box tune kinda gives me Gravity Falls vibes tbh

- I think the backing melody sounds pretty identical to the tune’s intro

- I love that this movie actually lets us see inside Layton’s head and his thought process, it’s so much better than just having him put everything together seemingly offscreen

- Tbh any puzzle where “the night sky” is the solution is bound to be a good puzzle

- I just fucking love the implied MASSACRES in this movie

- God Luke is so goddamn precious

- Pffft pumpkin dude is so subtly duplicitous

- Okay I have ot pause for a bit to rant about layton’s design because it’s SO GOOD. Warm colours make him seem welcoming and kinda comfy and the simple facial features, while a bit Ditto-esque, do combine nicely with his overall shape to scream “friend”. Professor Layton is friend shaped. And of course there’s the popped collar to show that he’s cool, the high collared shirt gives a scholarly vibe, his shoes which I stg are plimsolls show a practical side and of course the quintessential top hat shows that he’s a Gentleman first and foremost. Add the amazing voice to that and BOI I DIE

- Although I can’t help imagining that gif with the teddy bear slapping eyebrows onto its face to look angry whenever he gets mad

- Luke is not friend shaped. Luke is son shaped.

- Precious bab shaped

- Wpw a sea captain I would never have guessed other than the “sailor” accent and the fact that you’re wearing a sailor’s uniform

- Ugh I love these quiet moments where things can sink in and characters can just talk to each other, I really wish more movieswould do this

- I love that even if you don’t have a literal look at his thought processes, you can still see Layton THINKINg

- Agh Amelia is SO CUTe this series is so good at designing beautiful women and cute girls while also making them look DISTINCT

- I like that they hinted at her intelligence by having her solve the puzzles by herself

- One advantage a film has over the games is that the visual novel format kinda limits the dialogue, coz it’s hard to convey one charafter talking over another

- I really like the side characters. They’re simple, yes, but they don’t really need to be complex

- I will admit that the limits of Layton’s simple facial features means it can be hard to tell who/what he’s looking at sometimes…

- “that man” asked me to write an opera, huh

- WHY DOES NOBODY ASK WHO

- Fuck descole’s theme is SO GOOD

- WHERE DOES HE GET THE FUNDING FOR ALL OF THIS THOUGH

- And Grosky boards the ship just in time for it to blow up XD I love this dude

- I can only imagine his gigantic pecs act as a flotation device

- Layton preventing Luke from looking at the exploding ship THIS MAN IS SUCH A DAD HE’S SO GOOD

- I love this scene with Emmy investigating because these parent’s appearances are just enough to make it ambiguous whether they’re Nina or Amelia’s parents

- Seeing them all wrapped up in blankets is kinda cute tbh

- LET. THEM. SLEEP.

- I wonder what Layton uses to keep his hat on?

- Lol Emmy pushing a fossil aside to look at the map

- I can only assume, given that they set off from the White Cliffs of Dover, that this island is SOMEWHERE off the coast of mainland Europe in about the same region as Spain

- Ugh I LOVE Emmy’s uppercrust accent, the fact that she sounds like such a refined lady is such a fun contrast to her literal arse-kicking

- Also this is totally BBC news lol

- I love the detail of the historian’s scrapbook being kinda hodgepodge with bits falling out

- And I love the Ambrosia Seal being super detailed but the subtle incorporation of a sheet music design

- Gotta admit I totally thought this little banquet was poisoned on my first watch

- Lol I love that pumpkin guy just KEEPS POURING THE WINE

- Ugh that beach looks SO PRETTY, I want to go there

- Janice is totally crushing on Layton, pass it on

- D’awwwwww luke trying to befriend ‘melina’ is SO CUTE this boy must be protected at all costs

- Layton how did you hear what she was humming from all the way over there

- Why do so many anime characters have inexplicable super senses

- Those wolves’ eyeliner is on point lol

- “I’m not built for running” lol mood

- FUCKING HELL DESCOLE WHO IS FUNDING ALL YOUR SHIT

- HOW MUCH DISPOSABLE INCOME DO YOU FUCKING HAVE

- Admittedly on my first watch I wasn’t as familiar with descole’s theme, but I saw that castle and I just thought “it’s descole, only he can be that extra”

- The twist of using the cages for personal protection rather than to trap the walls is simple, but so clever

- I love that Mr Whistler was one of those accidentally trapped outside. Keeps suspicion off

- And I love Layton saying “well that solved PART of our problem”

- YOU SHUT UP LADY THE PROFESSOR IS AMAZING

- And then he trips and falls lol that’s what you get for wearing old man shoes

- “Even a good gentleman needs to get some exercise!” pfft

- Oh hey, they found the starter house that Descole was using while he was building that castle. I wonder what texture pack he’s using?

- And here Layton puts MacGuyver to shame in the most Ghibli way possible

- I’d love to see someone try to build this thing XD someone call the Mythbusters

- Bjut I adore how even LAYTON isn’t sure how this fucking thing works

- Fucking NERD

- Yeah, these filmmakers were TOTALLY influenced by Ghibli

- This is so Castle In The Sky, it hurts

- “Hang on tight! NOT TO THE PILOT!” – best line in the movie

- You can’t escape it, Layton. You is a dad

- DID YOU GUYS NOT SEE LAYTON LAPUTA-ING HIS WAY IN

- It’s great how all those puzzles seem like they could be ripped straight out of the Layton games, complete with outside-the-box bizarre thinking required to solve em

- I’m so proud of Luke for solving it!!!!! Such a good boy

- RUDE

- Yeah, just stand in the middle of the suspiciously empty room, I’m sure nothing will go wrong

- That’s what you get for shoving Layton aside, bitches

- Lol I guess luke could just step through the bars if his head was a bit smaller

- DESCOLE HOLY FUCK YOU ARE THE KING OF EXTRA

- “humble scientist” GOOD GRIEF WHAT A LOAD OF SHIT YOU DRAMA QUEEN

- I love that Emmy can FLY A PLANE

- Holy shit grosky there are better ways to signal for help

- And LESS GROSS WAYS TO DRY YOURSELF OFF IN A PLANE

- Yeah, see, you lost your knickers

- Ugh, god. I adore this scene with Layton in Melina’s room. It’s so quiet, the soft evening lighting… aaaaaaaaaaah so peaceful, but you can still feel the tension in the air, especially after Melina comes in

- Oh my god, Layton plays like an angel *swoon*

- The lack of background music in this scene is what makes it so perfect, the tension is so REAL

- Lol I love the historian just standing there like ‘welp there they go’

- NOOOOOOOOO LUKE DON’T CRY

- BIG SIS IS HERE

- Oh fuck yes

- EMMY I LOVE YOU

- God she and grosky are so fantastic XD

- WHERE DID YOU LEARN TO FIGHT LIKE THAT EMMY

- Somehow emmy gives me Michelle of the Resistance vibes

- God, I kinda love it when you can tell Layton’s already put it all together and is just biding his time

- AAAAAAAAAAH I love the subtle resemblance between Layton and what you can see of Descole’s face

- In hindsight, that… stole? Is that what it is? The fur thing isprobably to hide his face shape because it most likely ups his resemblance to Layton

- But he’s totally wearing black converse like the extra hipster nerd he is

- God, I can’t even imagine the nightmare of having your memories overridden and personality suppressed

- Aaaaaaaaaaaand here’s the summation. I love this part in pretty much every Layton thing

- “Assisting you was the scientist, Jean Descole!” Descole: lol hi

- LAYTON YOU ARE SUCH A DAD I LOVE YOU

- Him being gentle with kids is so sweet

- Also damn this backstory is a lot. I can’t imagine the pain of losing a loved one, but I’m not surprised a father would do anything he could to keep his daughter alive

- “When did you realise I was involved” “ur an extra bitch who lives for drama, who else could it be”

- That brief bit of Luke without his hat just makes him look even more BABY BOI MUST PROTECC

- Okay real talk when did Janice get hold of the key

- I’m guessing it was in the commotion when Mr Whistler grabbed Luke

- SUCH A GOOD TWIST I LOVE IT

- My heeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaart goddammit

- In hindsight, the hint of Janice wearing Melina’s pendant was really subtle and clever

- GODDAMMIT DESCOLE CAN YOU STOP BEING EXTRA FOR LIKE TEN SECONDS

- It’s kinda cool that he’s an archaeologist too though. It really does run in the family.

- The way Descole and Whistler’s schemes intertwined was really cool

- Yeah, it just wouldn’t be Descole if there wasn’t some over-the-top machinery

- YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS MAGIC MUSIC THIS IS MY SHIT

- When escaping from a crumbling castle, do be sure to grab your boy.

- AAAAAAAAAGH THE SCENERY IN THIS MOVIE IS SO FUCKING GOOD

- Good lord, there it is. Descole just can’t function unless he has some ridiculous Humongous Mecha at his command

- This thing looks especially monstrous and I love it

- I don’t think I’ve seen ANY faults in this movie’s animation, jesus Christ

- Descole, did you learn nothing from the attempted excavation of Troy? It’s very possible that your efforts to unearth Ambrosia will be what destroys it!

- Aaaaaaaagh this flying scene is intense as FUCK

- Layton and Luke are SUCH A GOOD TEAM

- WHAT IS THIS MUSIC I LOVE IT

- Luke you are SUCH A GOOD BOY

- Sorry but you’ll never be mob tho

- Mob is perfection

- JESUS CHRIST DESCOLE ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL A CHILD

- I was about to ask where that explosion came from but then I realised it was probably a petrol-powered chainsaw

- Layton who told you that you could look this goddamn epic

- But I love that he’s taking on the sword-armed Descole with a PIPE

- That footwork tho

- Layton must be an amazing dancer

- So cool that he’s patiently explaining why Descole was wrong

- Sun, stars and sea. I feel like that’s a Dothraki term of endearment meant for oceanfairing

- MORE MAGIC MUSIC I AM BLESSED

- AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH I LOVE THIS SO MUCH THIS IS THE FUCKING COOLEST

- I’M SUCH A SLUT FOR MAGIC MUSIC GODDAMMIT AND THIS IS DOUBLE TEAMING ME WITH SINGING AND PIANO

- I do enjoy that despite its emergence, Ambrosia is still partially submerged. Some movies would’ve had it rise from the sea completely

- Lol at Descole losing his shit because SOMEONE ELSE found the answer

- Yeah, bad idea attacking someone right on top of your humongous mecha’s control panel

- “DESCOLE!” dude he’s fine you really think he’d die

- I was going to ask why Emmy didn’t use her plane but she probably couldn’t get to it in time

- Yeah, this is SO Ghibli. The gigantic industrialised machine self-destructing on the ruins of an ancient civilisation lost to nature

- Noooooooooo don’t do this to me movie, nothing kills me like sad flashbacks

- Ow my heart

- This hurts

- “I’m sorry, Father. I’ve only ever brought you grief and sadness, haven’t I” as someone who’s struggled with depression this is a whole-ass mood

- NO THIS HURTS STOP IT

- Also the lil detail of Whistler’s waistcoat being the same shade of purple as Melina/Janice’s dress

- NOOO DON’T MAKE LUKE SAD

- “I’m so glad all of you were my very last memory.” Damn that line hits hard

- GIVE THE GIRL A HUG, LAYTON

- I said a hug, not a hand on the shoulder, she needs a HUG

- Seeing the destroyed detrogan really hammers it home, huh

- It’s very kind of Grosky to let Whistler play one last time in memory of his daughter

- When I got into the Layton series, I was no expecting to be hit so hard with the FEELS

- “Do you know that a man is not dead while his name is still spoken?”

- GNU Ambrosia, I guess

- Ugh it’s so PRETTY tho

- Fucking sparkles and shit

- D’awwwww, I love the image of Luke patching up the wolves, he’s so sweet

- Knowing the truth about Emmy and seeing her being so happy with Layton and Luke makes it really painful :’(

- The world needs more of Layton with a big, happy smile

- Awww, Author Lady and Pumpkin Dude kept in touch

- GROSKY GOT HIS UNDIES BACK

- Ugh seeing Layton and Luke peacefully listening to that music is SO CUTE and SOFT

#professor layton and the eternal diva #professor layton #hershel layton #luke triton #pl #The Amazing Adventures of Rainy Meadows #this movie is so good holy shit #delicious finally some good fucking video game movie

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breakdawn-avenue · 5 years

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wuuuuuuuhh the wait’s finally over! since both episodes got out today (subbed, mind you), I’ll be doing a double screechings today so without further ado, let’s get right into ep83!

episode 83 “Irregular meeting” I STILL DON’T KNOW WHAT TO THINK ABOUT THE SCENE WITH REVOLVER, APPARENTLY BEING IN THE DESTROYED CYVERSE!?!?!? ...Frog, for goodness sake, it’s your own fault you’re in this situation if you keep trusting the wrong people! lmao the talk (discussion?) Yusaku, Takeru as well as Ai and Flame have is done really good. that’s actually a good way to make a recap, in my opinion. and awwwWWWWW Ai talking some senses into Yusaku! \^o^/ [@kurokunero , now Ai’s his MVP in canon x’D] *squeal* the conclusion of this talk gets me so emotional! so many truths, so many emotions exchanged ASDFGASDFG … … HOW DARE YOU THROW BRAVE MAX AT MY FACE AGAIN AFTER SUCH AN AWESOME SCENE?! *ugly screaming* *snort* but I have to admit that this rocket is so friggin’ extra extra oh my, I love it that Flame asks his partner how he feels about the meeting with Revolver. their interaction gets me every time asdfgh isn’t there a saying that goes like this: “desperate times require desperate actions”? because that’s how I actually interpret Revolver’s move to work with Playmaker’s group. story-telling-wise, it was actually a given, to be honest. even his try to recruit Blood Shepard (my concern aside how badly he would attack Playmaker). logically, it was one of the smartest moves Revolver ever did. but once they manage to defeat Lightning, I do wonder if Revolver hasn’t already warmed up to Playmaker’s group (especially Yusaku, Takeru and maybe even their Ignis!) and would still launch an attempt at killing the Ignis. I doubt it on a random side note. anyone noticed that Playmaker lets Ai do the most talk in here? lol I mean, I’ve read it either in one of darkzorua’s posts or in scratchface’s latest character analysis about Yusaku. it was funny to read it but this recap represents it the most. “Burned by cruel fate, no one can blame Soulburner.” no, no one can. I love that Kusanagi points it out in the preview on a random side note again, for a recap, I actually really do like the way they handled it. I like this episode

episode 84 “A turbulent past” when Soulburner brought out “Salamangreat Heatleo”, I thought this was fast. funny thing that Ai thinks the same x’D “If you’re worried that I’ll lose, don’t worry!” anyone else having flashbacks to Playmaker’s duel against Akira?!?!?! asdfg “He’s not the type of duelist to go easy on a challenger.” of course not. we’re talking about Revolver here. besides, it would be disrespectful towards Soulburner O.O HE ENDS HIS TURN WITHOUT DOING STH?! I PRAISED YOU JUST SECONDS AGO BAKA ASDFGHJ asdfgh he took “Heatleo’s” direct attack without doing sth!!! don’t you dare to lose on purpose! that won’t quell Soulburner’s agony!!! *blinks while the opening rolls* ...LOL that took me off guard x’D *shivers at Soulburner’s shout* (not gonna lie, we should give his seiyuu Kaji Yuki-san some credit here!) well, Revolver didn’t lose on purpose. Soulburner snapped out of it himself. but he still flat-out refused to do anything. DARN IT I don’t want to know how pissed darkzorua is HOLY SHIT HE SAYS HIS REAL NAME *eternal scream* *snort* OKAY I’M LIKE AI HERE welp, at one point, isn’t it harsh that, of all people, it’s Playmaker who tells that Kogami is dead? shouldn’t it be Revolver’s job, despite it’ll hurt like hell? on the other hand – PLAYMAKER GOSH DARN IT!? EVER HEARD OF COMMUNICATION????? you’re supposed to be a team! you should’ve told him this sooner!!!! (kurokunero can’t put all the blame on me anymore since not communicating at all is now officially canon! I didn’t make it up out of thin air!!) ...old Link VRains?! and the Tower of Hanoi didn’t vanish yet???? o.O okay, I didn’t expect that (turns out that Revolver wasn’t in the destroyed Cyverse but old Link VRains! duuh) and he wants to bring BACK the Tower to lure out Lightning! something inside me started to scream at HOW FAST Playmaker agreed on helping out Revolver again. my goodness, I have a feeling that his trust will come back to bite him in the butt! THE SCENE WITH FLAME AND TAKERU ASDFGHJ yes, kuro-chan, Flame is, as of now, the best Ignis! he loves his partner so much I can’t- huh, is Bowman actually creating that ominous “Mirror Link VRains” by himself? actively or passively? “Are you worried about me?” “That’s my role.” lmao way to put it, Haru “Don’t say that. Haru, you’re special.” IN WHAT EFFING WAY IS THIS LAZY BRAT SPECIAL!? *squeal* Roboppy loves her aniki so much lmao my heart! *squeals some more* all Roboppy ever wanted was to dance x’D (lmao Ai afterward) *gasps* her eyes turned RED AI WHAT THE HECK!? THEY are making – or rather bring out that Mirror Link VRains?! lmao okay, VRains is at it again! I NEVER KNEW I NEEDED TO HEAR PLAYMAKER SAY “LET’S GO, EVERY ONE!” AAAAAAAHHH preview! lmao the way it focused so heavily on Haru, it does make you question if the writers really intend on him having Miyu’s conscious like darkzorua speculated BUT OH WELL HE FINALLY DOES SOME SHIT!

was it worth waiting these two weeks for both episodes? maybe because we all know that VRains has a tendency of having one “meh” episode before coming back at you with full force. I was kind of curious for the Revolver vs. Soulburner duel, and even if I do understand why it was handled like this (and acknowledge that it really was the right thing to do for Soulburner’s sake), it does leave a bad taste in my mouth that they made Revolver do absolutely nothing. good thing he didn’t lose on purpose. bad was... everything else. it could’ve been such an AWESOME duel but since we already knew that it wouldn’t be even a two-parter duel... well... with how the things are we have now, I can’t see them duel anytime in the future. Revolver might play the punching bag with pleasure even more after developing kind of friendship-like feelings. I have a feeling that Revolver won’t get the chance of killing the Ignis / carrying out his father’s wish because of his own feelings. the thing with Mirror Link VRains was... a bit confusing. maybe I need to rewatch ep84 for it but from what I could gather is that Mirror Link VRains existed before because it’s kind of a... back-up from Link VRains? I don’t know if Revolver knew about its existence before or not. but it’s not Bowman who makes this strange Mirror Link VRains. since we got that shot of the ending again, this “outcome” definitely has sth to do with Bowman’s ominous operation. and ey! what was that with Haru in the preview?! in regards to the siblings-section, it does make sense that he and Blue Maiden will be dueling each other. but the preview did feel like making darkzorua’s idea canon. I don’t know how to feel about it x’D oh my, when it comes to my endless tries to predict VRains’ plot, I should keep my mouth shut because 90 % of the things I can come up with get debunked some time later x’D I wrote it before, countless of times, and I like to say it again: always expect the unexpected! we still have so many episodes to go!

#yugioh vrains #episode 83 #episode 84 #my screechings #I don't know if it was worth the wait lol #getting destroyed progressively or right away

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roobieababy · 6 years

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Tagged By @importantdecision (thanks again my guy!!!)

rules: tag nine people with excellent taste

1. color(s) i’m currently wearing: My shirts black with Katya on it, who’s white, so is her name. Then, a black jacket on, and then white pants with an interesting blue pattern on them. I barely ever wear them. But, there you go.

2. last band t-shirt I bought: Well, it was bought for me, and Iron maiden. I don’t even listen to them, and it was a surprise, and it was bought for me like 3 years ago.

3. last food I ate: ...a yogurt.... and pizza before that vnjfnvkjfnvkf

4. last band i saw live: One direction. They’re the only band I’ve seen live.

5. last tv-shows i watched: Rupaul’s drag race: Allstars 3. I was rewatching the 3rd and 4th ep with my mum.

6. last song i listened to: According to my youtube history, I don’t dance from High school musical 2 *cry laughs* I was showing someone. But, I didn’t listen to barely any of that. The last full song I was listening to was Tongue tied by Grouplove.

Idk, I was washing dishes and wanted something peppy. It’s one of those..I use to listen to it, and sometimes get into the habit of singing it incessantly type songs. *nods*

7. last book i read/am currently reading: STILL, the Motorcycle Diaries by Che Guevara.

8. last movie i watched: Eternal Sunshine of the spotless mind again, actually.

9. last 3 characters i identified with: This is fucking hard, and makes me think too much LOL. Ummmmmm

Well, I identified with Steve’s character in the fanfic ‘meet it again in the morning’ by @lymricks during the part where Billy comes home after putting off coming home after work (that’s what happened, right? My fuzzy brain, oh my gosh.) and couldn’t tell Billy about the upside down. I wrote this while reading it *snorts*

OMG, STEVE TRIED TO DROP THE CONVERSATION. I FUCKING UNDERSTAND BUT HOLY SHIT.

HE CAN’T FUCKING LOOK AT BILLY. THE NERVES, THE GUILT. HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!

HE’S BLINKING FAST BECAUSE HE CAN FEEL BILLY LOOKING AT HIM, AND IS NERVOUS. I FUCKING UNDERSTAND!

BILLY FUCKING LOVES HIM SO MUCH THAT HE CAN’T HELP BUT CUDDLE HIM, EVEN THOUGH STEVE WON’T FINISH THE CONVERSATION, AND OPEN UP. I’D FEEL SO FUCKING UPSET WITH MYSELF THAT THERE’S A HUMAN BEING THAT CARES ABOUT ME TO THAT EXTENT RIGHT NEXT TO ME, AND I FEEL LIKE I CAN’ FUCKING TELL THEM. FUCKK.

I identify with Joel in eternal sunshine, at the end, when Clem is asking why he left, and he explains that it’s because she said “just go” in a disdainful tone. BECAUSE I feel like sometimes I’ll be talking to people, and there’ll be an underlying sense of negativity, but it’s not really brought up, and then that shit just makes me withdraw *thumbs up* ^^’ I also weirdly quote that line a lot, randomly.

I identify with James in The end of the F***ing world because he thinks he’s tough as shit, but then he realises that he’s sensitive, and how he held on to certain things for a long time, and built up this person inside that was like a secret, and it probably made him feel weirdly powerful, because nobody else knew about it.

Im gonna tag @introvertia @digitaldevilqueen but I can imagine you guys having already done it, because I took so effing long. Welp, the options there, if you’re up for doin it.

#man I took SO long #my hermity mode #it's killing me softly #I couldn't know 9 people if I tried #I mean in school yeh #but they were all acquaintances #gosh my writing sucks

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redditnosleep · 6 years

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I've Been Seeing A Man In My Backyard For The Past Two Nights

by Opinionson

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 (Final)

I’m sorry to inform you guys but I think it’s about time we wrap up the show. My parents have returned home and both the police and my neighbors haven’t seen the man ever since I left. I’ve been on the road for the past few days and I just want to stop running. My parents informed me that they got ahold of a revolver now and all I want to do is just go home, sleep in my own bed, and be done with this madness.

I’m starting to think that all of this has all just been in my head. The guy hasn’t made any notable appearances in my life since that night and maybe that video he sent was just from the first two nights I saw him. I don’t know. I guess that's been the problem ever since the start of this is that I have just been over reacting to this whole phenomenon. Maybe this guy is just some deranged burglar, maybe he came to my house thinking I was somebody else, I don’t know for sure.

Tom and I have been on and off the road, only stopping to get food or to piss. A lot of comments have been telling me to either stop using reddit and to stake it out and confront the man myself. I’ve come to realize that I have been making a poor choice documenting everything that has happened on reddit; got only knows if this man has been using it to his advantage. But more importantly I’ve been hiding and running away from him all this time. I thought was finally time I confront him myself. Now I am not going to make an effort to contact him or find him, but If he decides he wants to come and attack my house, my family, and myself, then he will finally meet his maker.

However, I thought a good start would be to pay the 7/11 guy a visit today, and we decided to confront him. I just needed to be sure that it wasn’t him. We parked in front of the 7/11 at about 8 at night, about 3 hours ago. This is the conversation we had to the best of my memory.

Tom: Is this the guy?

Me: Yea this is him, lets just go in and ask him a few questions. We just need to scare him a little and see how he responds.

Tom took his pistol from the backseat and put it in his holster.

Me: Dude is that necessary? Look man we aren’t even sure if this is the guy we can’t just pull a gun on him and make him shit himself.

Tom: Just taking some precaution is all, and if this is the guy then we gotta be careful.

And with that Tom got out of his car and started walking in as I followed.

As soon as we walked in he asked-

Cashier: Hey boys how are we doing today?

We both gave him a stern look so he responded-

Cashier: Hey guys come on what’s sour mood?

I looked at Tom and he looked back at the cashier and asked-

Tom: Lovely day isn’t it?

I could see that the guy was getting visibly nervous and began to sweat a little.

Cashier: Hey man I couldn’t help but notice that gun in your holster, pretty nice gun that's an m1911 colt right? My dad had one of those.

We didn’t break eye contact

Me: Yea I would say it’s a pretty nice day isn’t it. How’s your day going well?

I went directly in front of the counter and got face to face with him.

Me: Hey can ask you something

I could see the cashier swallowing and he coughed-

Cashier: Uh yea sure what is it

Me: Do you drive here to work by any chance?

Cashier: Oh uh haha negatory my friend drops me off

I looked at Tom and he looked back at the guy.

Tom: You best not being lying to us.

The cashier broke-

Cashier: Look guys, I don’t want any trouble, if you are here to rob the place that doesn’t concern me, I’m just a guy who works here alright just take the money and go if that's what you want.

Me: We aren’t here to rob anything, just asking a couple questions if that's alright with you.

Cashier folded his arms and said

Cashier: Sure ask whatever you need what’s up?

Me: When does your shift end?

Cashier: Oh usually around 3 in the morning. Hey what's all this about boys are you guys undercover cops or something?

Me: Have you seen a gray volkswagen in the past couple nights you’ve been working here?

Cashier: Actually I did, the night before you came in there was a guy who came in after you the other night.

Me: Did he buy anything?

Cashier: Yea he bought some cigarettes and dipping tobacco. He didn’t say much but he said he had a long night ahead of him.

Tom: I take it he gave you I.D.?

Cashier: Yea he did.

Me: What was his name do you remember?

Cashier: I think it was Nathan Silverstein or something like that.

Me: Nick Sullivan?

Cashier: Shit I’m pretty sure that was his name, what's it to you by the way?

Tom: Can we see your I.D. for a second?

He showed us his I.D. and this guy seemed to be completely innocent.

Me: Alright man thank for your time, the police might come later to ask for your camera feed from that night but I appreciate your help.

We left and that was the end of it. Finally after all these days of running we finally got a decent lead on this guy. We called the police and they are currently going over the tapes. This was an amazing feeling now that we will finally have a good lead on this guy now. I can finally go home.

Tom has been such a good friend the past couple days. He has stuck with me through thick and thin even through these rough times, and I am eternally grateful for what he has done for me in this time of need. After a long day of traveling he told me that his girlfriend has been awfully worried about him, and this made me feel even worse about the situation. Finally told him that we needed to part ways, and that I wanted him to go home and rest and that I apologized for putting him in danger. He told me not to sweat it and that it was a pretty exciting experience for him despite it maybe putting our lives in jeopardy. I gave him some money to help him with his troubles. He is going to his girlfriend's house he said and he will be staying there for a while until this gets completely sorted out.

No more running, no more fear, no more stalking. I am finally done with this guys. I can’t wait to go home, see my family, and be safe and sound in my home again. I want to thank you all for your support through these past few days. It has really meant a lot.

At some point I got texts from my parents saying it was safe to come home. When I called them everything sounded normal. However my Mom sounded somewhat worried and flustered about the whole situation when my dad put her on the phone. I asked her what was wrong and she had simply told me “I’m just under a lot of stress” and followed it by “Just come home please we miss you”. I feel really sorry for them, I don’t know why but I somewhat blame myself for all this shit happening. If they haven’t seen the stalker at all, then this must have to do with me and me alone. I must have done something to cause this man to torment my family.

As we speak Tom has just left back home and I am finishing this last update at starbucks. I’ll call an uber and I’ll finally be home. If the guy gets caught I’ll link you guys to a news article or something but this is the final update.

Thank you all for the advice and enthusiasm. Peace.

Edit 12:12 am: Just came home and there aren't any cars in my driveway. I'm a little worried. Calling my parents.

Edit 12:14 am: Alright no answer from my parents. Gonna try the garage code now.

Edit 12:16 am: Welp my parents must have changed the garage code or something. I'm banging on the door and no one is fucking answering.

Edit 12:18 am: Jesus it's fucking cold haha.

Edit 12:21 am: Alright well lights are turning on in my bedroom so they are obviously home.

Edit 12:24 am: Have a nice day everyone!

Edit 12:34 am: LOL guys I'm just kidding ya'll need to chill.

Edit 12:35 am: More updates to come guys lots and lots of updates.

Eidt 12:38 am: JUST WAIT FOR 3:24 AM EVERYONE!

All good things come to an end my friends!

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