Day 15: Virus
love-bug squippy (inspired by a conversation with @shadowspirez (sorry for tagging you and hope you don't mind me using that idea))
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Tangle has such good Cool Big Sis energy with Tails . . . like in a lot of ways she has similar drive and energy to Sonic (albeit maybe a little less responsible in some areas since she's new to adventuring and mostly just grew up living a normal life in a normal town), and so in that way it's easy to see how she and Tails could become really fast friends if they were ever given more time to work with each other. But even apart from that, we've already seen how she would look after him, too, because even if she lived in a normal life in a normal town and was never responsible for looking out for anyone else (she and Jewel are the same age I'm pretty sure), she still would if given the opportunity and we actually have that with Tails in canon.
Like I don't blame the characters for the bad writing in Forces because obviously they have no agency over how they were written, and Tails in particular was just butchered in that game, but . . . well, given that we see Tangle working with Tails and checking in on his emotional state right after the Metal Virus ended and Sonic went MIA, I feel pretty confident in saying that she wouldn't have just let him fuck off into the wilderness if he ever "lost it" during an apocalypse scenario. Like again, the fact that Amy and Knuckles did during Forces is just another example of bad writing in that game, but Amy isn't that much older than Tails and Knuckles is used to being a loner, so I could kind of give it a pass. But Tangle really stepped up here and checked in on Tails and didn't let him just brush her off, and she's just such a Cool Big Sis who, yes, will absolutely help him test fire new rocket launchers with no safety gear and 100% agrees that cookies are an acceptable breakfast, but also genuinely cares about his emotional well-being and will look out for that, too.
Also, they're cool tail buddies. What's not to love?
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Warning: long rant.
I'm catching up on episodes and I can't even be mad at Trina during the bar fight ep...yes some of the things she said are an overaction but I think she's just tired. Now I disagree with her going so hard for Joss in damn near every scene and we don't ever see Joss even talk about Trina outside of scenes they have together? I also don't think Spencer's been selfish or entitled whoever said she was just projecting was right. However, him lying about the evidence? When he literally could've just told her "Hey I hear you but I disagree, I say we keep it until we find the real evidence." Obviously, she'd be a little upset but I think Trina can be understanding.
Also, Portia trying to push Spencer and Esme together knowing that would hurt her daughter? Why??? I'm all for making Portia the villain for drama but do they believe she could come back from this? Or be redeemable in some way?
I'm watching clips because I can't with the full episodes right now but the whole Esme walking in on Spencer and him opening up to her...why? and a few people in the comments on Youtube are talking about how it has nothing to do with Trina being a Black woman and mentioning how TJ and Molly don't get anything either; like I said I haven't been watching full episodes for long so forgive my ignorance, but Trina and Spencer just had a major arc?? and afterward it's nothing? Media has a long history of making Black women suffer through being an 'at the moment' girlfriend and then fading to the background when the white woman they were meant to be with finally comes around. And I don't think they're comparable (again correct me if I'm wrong) because TJ and Molly are in love and in love proudly? We get moments of them kissing and hugging and having deeper discussions. With Trina and Spencer, we're holding our breaths hoping that they get a moment alone, or a kiss, or even a hug. All we get are lingering stares and small gestures, and I'm all for slow burns but it's giving period piece with how sloooow. They haven't even said I love you (directly) to each other. It's so frustrating when this couple has garnered new viewership for the show for them to be treated like this.
Someone also mentioned in the Youtube comments, "It's a soap there's gonna be drama."...I feel like people are being purposefully obtuse. Of course, there's going to be drama; but how come Joss and Dex have drama that, yes, has affected them but not torn them apart? it feels like where Sprina is right now they're not growing together at all? Which is crazy because they just went through this hugely traumatic experience together. As soon as they got off the Haunted Star Portia said "This just brought them closer." and it did for that episode and Curtis' birthday episode (which we got all of 20 seconds of them being 'close') since then? Crickets. They almost watched each other die, multiple times and besides the talk on the plane, they haven't really spoken about it? They're so young you'd think that they would've had an emotional conversation about it and how scary it was?
But I digress..
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so many people have talked about this but I hate how google gives websites with clearly ai generated results made just to get as many clicks as possible. like look up anything and within the top of the search results you’ll get some website that’s one of those things. and yeah sometimes the info is still correct, but a lot of the times it’s not and the computer is just making shit up. i shouldn’t have to put Reddit or Quora on the end of things just to find something written by actual people.
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I'm ALSO thinking about how Penny's swords are only Like That:tm: so they can function as a plot device that hurts her over and over again like. They communicate to each other and Penny wirelessly, and injecting a chip into them can give Penny a virus/make her do whatever they want from a considerable distance.
But also they're attached to her via cords and can't be manipulated if the cords are severed (so why are they also wireless?)
And how the weird wired/wireless setup for the weapon was directly the cause of her death once, and indirectly the cause of her death the second time
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Hello! I'm here to ask if you have any memory of a dark side oc you had years ago called "virus" or something? Gash and Virus ring any bells?
Waa, the memories...
Yes I do remember them :D I doodled my OC with another tumblr user OC's kissin'. Thinking about it now, it was totally out of character for Virus but meh.
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"If a pig catches both a human influenza A virus and an avian influenza A virus at the same time, it can spark a process known as viral reassortment — a genetic exchange in which flu viruses swap gene segments."
"Those swaps can introduce dramatic changes, producing a new virus with certain properties of a non-human strain coupled with the capacity to infect and spread between people."
"The death rate in humans may be upwards of 50 per cent, World Health Organization data suggests, though it's possible that milder infections are getting missed, skewing the case fatality ratio. Still, in a population that's never been exposed, the global impacts could be dire."
"More human cases could also be happening under the radar among farm workers who've moved to the U.S. from abroad, don't speak English as their first language, and may be hesitant to seek medical help, he added."
"So I think there's probably underreporting on both sides," Armstrong said."
"If [H5N1] gets into a population where there's constantly animals going in and out … it might not ever leave."
I've been watching this develop for the past several days, and apart from being terrified most people will not take this seriously (I've seen a handful of people already shout conspiracy on social media and it's alarming to see, as always). What I wanted to point out is that pandemics are going to continue to be our 'normal.' I watched a great video on YouTube a while ago (I believe it was by Vice?) that touched base on how this is going to become our new reality because of multiple factors (such as our proximity to animals, and environments/etc). It was when Covid hit and they did a piece debunking some of the misinformation floating on the internet. If I can find it I will post it here because it was informative and relevant to pretty much any world crisis we will see around any virus that spreads among a human population.
This post isn't trying to fear monger anyone, I just hope more people are aware of what is happening because this is important to talk about. There are already cases (of cows getting this bird flu) in the US, and I won't be surprised if there will be instances in more countries around the world. As usual, keep washing your hands/keeping good hygiene practices, masking up (and if you aren't I hope you consider it), and taking precautions if you do happen to visit/work or go near a pig or poultry farm too:
I'll keep track of this here of course, but please stay informed folks. And also FU to any governments who will try to minimize this or try to diminish the severity until it's too late and community spread happens like Covid because their actions are influenced by capitalistic interests.
Update (April 7th, 2024, 9:32pm EST): to anyone wondering where some of the source information originates from -here is a link to the CDC. They are tracking documented avian virus outbreaks in the US and the public can access it here:
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