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itslucyhenley · 11 months

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the creators of Ted Lasso really said we’re going to make a football show using every rom-com trope and beat not about an actual romantic pairing but rather to tell a story about grown ups becoming better people through love, openness, mutual support, and therapy.

#they said fuck toxic masculinity #they said fuck toxic sports culture #they said fuck winning being the ultimate goal #we’re playing the game of life and being better is the only clear way through #ted lasso #ted lasso spoilers

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loriache · 20 days

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"I've been waiting for ages for somebody to unmask them."

This moment tends to elicit negative reactions in a first read through, and I've got some opinions about why where Kabru is coming from here actually makes a lot of logical sense. So I thought I'd elaborate on that.

I think people hear this and go, "He thinks they must be hiding something because they gave money to someone? What a cynic." Or "he dislikes them because they did charity?? What's wrong with this guy!". And obviously, a lot, a lot is wrong with him. But I think this makes more sense than it seems at first glance! What people evaluating this judgement miss is why Kabru is paying attention to Laios and co to begin with.

Kabru knows of the Touden siblings because (he's a little bit of a stalker-) he is keeping an eye on all the relevant parties in events developing on the island, in order to be able to guide them to his preferred outcome. This includes adventurers because they are the ones actually exploring the dungeon! He's well aware that something as minor as internal tensions between party members could be key to the historical events that are developing. (He would love the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.)

His desired outcome is that whatever the rewards are of breaking the dungeon's curse, whether that's kingship or the ancient elven secrets of dungeons, are claimed by:

A) a short lived person

B) Someone who will be a good, effective leader and/or use those secrets and the power they carry wisely, with foresight, and to establish a political bloc for short lived people.

The person he can best trust to do this is, of course, himself. But due to his PTSD regarding dungeons and monsters, he's not able to develop the necessary skills to conquer the dungeon. Once he realises this, he starts looking for someone else who he can support to that end.

But most of the adventurers don't have any intentions of conquering the dungeon, don't have the skills, or are unsuitable in other ways. In fact, it seems like some potentially suitable people are the Toudens. There are a lot of good rumours about them going around - they actually seem to have a very positive reputation! That's what Kabru means when he says "unmask".

So when Kabru is observing something like them giving money to an old comrade from their gold-peeling days, he doesn't consider it a problem because "they're giving money to this person who doesn't actually need it" or because they must have some dark secret if they act superficially nice. I think he actually understands this situation and what it implies about Laios (in particular) perfectly well.

Laios and Falin gave money to an old comrade who got injured and couldn't work. That person then healed up but kept taking their money. Then he used the money to start smuggling illicit goods to the island.

The key is that for Kabru, the problem here is the same as with the corpse retrievers - people using the dungeon's resources to fuel dangerous, selfish, or violent pursuits cause problems for the island, attract more criminals and people with motives other than breaking the curse, and increase the chances of the whole situation ending in tragedy.

Kabru is willing to work with the Shadow Lord of the island if it gets him to his goal - he isn't scrupulous - but the criminal element of the island increasing is something he sees as a major issue.

Also, when you're evaluating someone as a candidate for power, riches, secrets, potentially kingship - then being curious about how the money you give to people is going to be used is kind of a relevant trait!

Interpersonally, Kabru's actually very easygoing - I mean, Mickbell isn't exactly an upstanding guy, is he! But Kabru likes him and they get along well. These traits wouldn't be a problem at all in a friend, or a comrade, or someone Kabru was confident he could use. But he can't get a handle on Laios, and Laios is someone who has the potential to be a major player!

On Laios' end, this is the same as with the marriage seeker who joined their party. She kept asking for things and he gave them to her, because he tries to be nice to others. He even gives her money! It's the exact same thing.

That's fine, but it became a problem because he basically wasn't interested in her motives, didn't notice she was trying to manipulate him, and it also didn't occur to him that the other party members would notice or be affected. We can assume the situation with the gold peeler is the same. When Kabru says that "It's not that they're bad people, they just aren't interested in humans," he isn't wrong.

The extent to which this is true of Laios is linked to his autism imo, (because it isn't just disinterest - he genuinely isn't able to notice nonverbal cues that people are lying to him or have ulterior motives) but to a greater or lesser extent I think it's a very common trait. Most people aren't actually that interested in other people who aren't close to them. Kabru is the weird one here. It isn't an issue except as a leader - which is why we see an immediate comparison to the Island's Lord, because that's how Kabru is evaluating them.

And disinterest in/lack of ability with people to the extent Laios exhibits it, it does, actually, make him a worse leader... it's just that as we see in the story, people can help him out. The rest of the party tell him the marriage seeker is taking advantage of him so he tells her he can't give her special treatment anymore. They're pissed and it's a crisis point - he couldn't have recovered their trust without Marcille and Falin - but that's exactly the point. With Marcille and Falin, he was able to recover their trust.

And he has other good traits that make up for it, such as his intelligence, strategic knowledge, open-mindedness and sense of fairplay.

Kabru doesn't disqualify Laios as a candidate based on what he sees about him from afar, though - he still tries very hard to get close to him, obviously hoping that if he manages he can steer Laios to defeat the dungeon and make up for his lack of people-skills in the aftermath. (Which... he does eventually achieve that goal!) He completely fails until the events of the story, so... definitely I think "They just aren't interested in humans" could also partially be a stung reaction to Laios' complete disinterest in him.

Anyway, that's my read on what exactly Kabru's "issue" with Laios is. Obviously, once he does find out what Laios' true nature is like - about his love for monsters - he develops an entirely new set of fears about Laios' priorities. But since Laios kept that a secret until the start of the story, he has no idea of that yet.

Given all that, I think it's interesting that he says that he doesn't think that the Toudens are suitable to defeat the dungeon, and that he's hoping they'll turn out to be the thieves. As some of his few potential candidates, people who he thinks may play a big role in the island's future, you'd think he'd hope they would be good people!

I suppose it's better, in his eyes, because it means that he's involved in something "interesting". They haven't just had their stuff stolen by regular criminals (boring, puts them further away from his goal) - they've been caught up in the beginning stages of "a historic event". The desperate and dwindling group forgetting morals in their quest to retrieve their lost comrade probably appeals to his sense of melodrama. Because he also just... loves drama.

Despite it being "uglier than anything he was expecting", he still pursues Laios as the person he wants to conquer the dungeon pretty much as soon as it becomes clear that he won't be able to do it himself and they are out of time. That's because... well, to be fair, there aren't any other options. And he fits standard A: he's short-lived!

and Kabru still hopes he can fit standard B, too, and be persuaded to use the power he wins for good. No matter how many nightmares he has about Laios, or whether he thinks about killing him. He doubts him, but ultimately he puts his faith in him and seems happy after the manga's ending that he made the right decision.

#dungeon meshi #dungeon meshi manga spoilers #dungeon meshi meta #kabru of utaya #laios touden #labru #laios x kabru #dunmeshi #og post #kabru is such a big picture thinker. and he evaluates people more than he judges them imo #the hater jokes are funny but the people he judges most harshly arent laios and co. they're people like the island's lord.#but you don't see that as clearly because he isn't interested in the island's lord. he understands him. finds him contemptible but useful.#whereas laios lives in his brain rent free because he WANTS to understand him but doesnt quite.#even though he sees the elves as a major threat to his ultimate goals and dislikes the way they treat short lived races #he still understands and evaluates mithrun as an individual based on his own merits #he's one of the characters who is least judgemental in that sense because while he's always making judgements and evaluations #he's also constantly revising them whenever he gets more information #my beautiful machiavellian prince <3 #it's genuinely a really laudable way of understanding others imo.#the only problem is that because he's driven towards his goals by his PTSD and survivors guilt #he pushes himself into situations (the dungeon and also interpersonally) that trigger him or even just upset him #without regard for what he authentically wants or his own wellbeing.

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astronomodome · 9 months

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i think he deserves one of those swords that's gigantic and cool-looking but functionally useless. for extra anime protagonist energy

#my ultimate goal when drawing c!martyn is for it to break containment so people will ask me what anime hes from. Wrong! minecraft youtuber #my art #inthelittlewood #itlw #itlwart

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spinningspencer · 1 month

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Quick kisses with Spencer Reid

◇When, one day, he asks you to pick out his tie, you tie it for him. You tug on it, pulling him into a quick kiss before smoothing over his shirt.

◇When he has to leave for work, you fix his collar for him, pulling him into one last quick kiss before he walks out the door.

◇When he comes home, the first thing you do before letting him take his shoes and jacket off is press a peck to his lips as a sweet "welcome back".

◇When you go to sleep, the last thing you two share is a soft kiss and a whispered "I love you" before falling into unconsciousness.

◇When he hugs you from behind and you turn your head, he takes the opportunity to press a kiss to your lips.

#kissing spencer reid #the ultimate goal in life #god. hes so sweet #like #yes #i love the full on makeout sessions #but the sweet little kisses?#theyre to melt for #criminal minds #criminal minds spencer reid #spencer reid fluff #spencer reid x self insert #spencer reid x you #spencer reid #spencer reid x reader #domestic fluff #domestic spencer reid

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salemoleander · 21 days

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I've seen So Many Comments/chat messages yesterday and today about "when are Martyn and Jimmy going to join HC?" or "they better join in s11!!"

And I get that! It's been super fun seeing everyone interact, and they mesh so well socially, and it's fun to think about creators you like getting to all hang out more.

But I wish I could just hang up a big banner in the metaphorical public square w/ the reminder that there's no reason to assume either of them wants to join Hermitcraft. Everything we've heard so far (afaik) is that neither Jimmy nor Martyn prefer long-term SMPs. Hermitcraft's most recent season was 21 months. Outside of that, they may not want to tie their career to one SMP, or overlap their social life + work that much more, or have to coordinate logistically with that large of a group! (~27 people on a discord call. Every week.)

It's like assuming anyone with a bio degree wants to be a doctor, or anyone running a small bakery wants to be a Michelin-starred chef - those roles are neat and impressive and not at all universally desirable.

(To be clear: They may also have not been in consideration, which could have its own impersonal and logical justifications! But I'd default to assuming a lack of desire, not a lack of welcome.)

#hermitcraft #salem tag #i love them! would love them to join! but hc isnt the place for everyone and assuming its The Ultimate Goal is inaccurate

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jay2thicc · 2 years

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Meet the BIGGEST MUSCLE in Korea!!!!🏋🏼‍♂️💪🏽😝💪🏽💥 Hwang Chul Soon & Lee Seung Chul work on chest

#hwang chul soon #lee seung chul #massive pecs #korean bodybuilders #huge asian muscle #huge muscle growth #muscle bulls #alpha muscle #giant muscle pig #chest pump #pumped muscle #ultimate goals #bodybuilding motivation

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slowestlap · 8 months

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Anatomy of a Champion - Viaplay documentary | Part 3/3

"Every athlete is different when it comes to mental toughness. And Max is on a very high-end of the scale. He's so driven in himself to achieve the results that he continues to achieve. But you know, that's what it takes to get to the top." -Bradley Scanes

Bonus:

#max verstappen #red bull racing #myf1gifs #viaplay specials #the way he'd always rather be sleeping eating or driving his sim with his internet friends than sweating on a bike or god forbid running #but he still does it #because it helps to drive his boy car fast #which helps him to win #which gives him a chance for a title #which is the ultimate goal even after he's done it twice #mans just dying on a bike like if i don't finish this i won't win 😮‍💨#(made the gifs and typed those tags in april #still agree tho #probs time to set this post free)

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rainyfestivalsweets · 7 months

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9/25/23

I spent some time this morning doing tasks to make the day easier.

I got my hair done yesterday and quite a bit of reading during my appointment.

I am working, watching an apisode of MTV Made at Camp Jump Start... which is about a girl trying out for a poms team. It is annoying how many ads for junk food and fast food were shoved between thus chick trying to get in shape. Ugg. No wonder this world breeds fatness in us. It is everywhere.

Sigh, I always wanted to dance. I secretly wanted to be a cheerleader. I went to a meeting once & an extremely fat lady told me I didn't have the "look." I was like 155 at the time.

Now 155 is like an "ultimate" goal weight. So far away it seems impossible. So impossible I don't talk about it.

When I was a freshman, I was like 120 pounds at the beginning of the year. Dare I dream that far?

Maybe I need to reincorporate some dance cardio.

Hugging myself right now.

Drinking a monster ultra, gluccie coffee and have 40 oz water down. I felt like I ate alot yesterday... lots of veggies tho.

Stress. My mom fell yesterday morning. I didn't tell anyone. I just picked her up. She has a brain tumor, copd, & chronic heart failure so ....shit is just going wrong for her health. She is trying harder to manage stuff tho, doing her nebulizers more often.

I am trying to slowly declutter my closet. The clothes I wore yesterday to the hair appointment went into the donation bag. The jeans were size 18 but they didn't fit well, they were super baggers. The shirt was a favorite but it is 22/24.

I tell myself that I have enough now and I can let the bigger things go.