#Extra Thread

[jdsquared]

Bava Kamma 119b

#talmud #daf yomi #bava kamma #judaism #jumblr #fiddler on the roof #motel the tailor #miracle of miracles #extra thread #just the right size

[cylisse-ae]

AQW Father's Day 2022 NPC Thread

Alright I'm going to just copy and paste everything verbatim from the twitter thread posted last year for /DreadForest, typos and all. Forgive me and the zilch amount of time I got

Omg all the time I had to censor words like kill and dead cause twitter would shadow ban you:

This isn't a Writer's Thread, just some extras for fun! 90% of the NPCs in the Father's Day release were already characters I had on hand I'll share where they came from as they may not reappear. They're DF Fan-OCs btw so info in the source material is non-canon to DF and AQW

If you've been here a while, you already know the dealio. Most of the one-shot concepts I turn into releases originated as Drakath/Hero Fanfiction. This Father's Day release is different in that the story itself is completely new and based on AQW canon, but includes DF OCs.

Lord Reignolds was originally a side character in the "Frog Fic" iykyk its available to everyone He got a downgrade from Duke to Lord but his abilities as a Necromancer got a boost in exchange to fit his purpose for the Telease. The details of that will be in the Writer's Thread

Within DF (non-canon fanfic, remember that), was a real wuss during the Rebellion. He's too squeamish to ever raise a corpse, and preferred to live quietly and not get himself into any trouble with the new King because of how terrified he is of Alteon

His paranoia is a constant but in the canon of AQW, Lord Reignolds' conspiracy crazy room had basis in fact while DF OC Reignolds was very much off of his rocker

Also in contrast- AQW Reignolds was able to bounce and take Marigold with him before King Alteon could find out about his unlawful activities. DF OC Reignolds was caught by Alteon when Marigold was much younger

As Chaos has no impact or presence in DF, Lord Reignolds did not become a Court Mage so that saved his daughter a lot of heartache DF OC Mari is removed from her father's care by Alteon earlier in her life so she's more expressive whereas her AQW version is sullen

DF OC Reignolds family has an estate where the flowers are care for more than the people who live on his land. And Mari is a curious and active child that has difficulties learning in conventional ways, which drove her Father crazy and made the servants protective of her

Within the "Frog Fic," Alteon puts his crown on the shelf for a moment and makes a decision as a Father. He wasn't comfortable giving custody of Mari to another, potentially opportunistic, noble. Rather, he arranged for Lady Celestia to find a quieter place for her to be raised.

Maybe I'll save the details for AQW Mari for later, since it also goes with what her purpose was for the Release

Moving on to Edward Vaughn who is also a pre-existing character I had on hand who would fulfil the needs for the release. Rather than specifically Ed who was the focus, his family and siblings are the main antags of the "Frog Fic" Ed himself is a special case however.

First though, thank you very much for your kind words! I have a lot of fun with any space I'm allowed to write in, and I find a lot of enjoyment creating scumbags like Ed! Funny you should say no face though

Edward has made no prior appearances in works I've made public. It's his brothers Henry and Richard (who's naming theme is based off of the House of Plantagenet) that are more active than he is as DF OC characters. Rather, Edward is solely an AQW Legion OC originally

Edward's family in general are supporters and big fans of the DF Hero, but are more subtle about their scumminess and deep hatred towards Alteon and the previous King But Ed gets no mention. He was far less subtle, was eventually caught for his crimes, and lost his head to a mob

As an AQW OC, Edward follows the conventions of his family where if they lose their heads, they'll still come back He manages to crawl out of his grave as a headless undead, and falls in with the Legion through unconventional means. None of his peers like him.

If you have something he wants, like gold or a pretty face, he'll act similarly to how he was in the release. But unmotivated, he's a lazy lout, enjoys picking on people weaker than him, and disrespecting his superiors. Idk he, wears a basketball as a fake head during meetings

Worse yet, he's a powerful fighter but will jump ship immediately if there's a paladin, warrior of good, or sweet hearted cleric that's cute around. "Bye guys, I'm a changed man, see you never." 6 months later, Ed comes back, said things didn't work out, does not elaborate.

As for Queen Eleanor and Ophelia, they are also DF OCs which we will have to go back...omg 9 years??? 9 years ago I made my first Modern AU fic that, of course, was Drakath/Hero At the time, I was making up placeholders thinking DF will eventually show Drakath's history.

WELL! 9 years later and here we are, the placeholders are now part of AQW's canon. I did talk with Cray about this and checked in with what AQ was doing. Messaged DF devs as well but didn't get a reply, then got scared, and didn't follow up with them

I promise I'll pull myself together in the future for the sake of AQW's lore quality. Lore is not the same across the AE games but checking in with each other, I feel, would be beneficial to get a robust understanding of characters as well as learn from different perspectives

I'm getting off track lol DF OC Eleanor is the wife of Drakath's father but is not his mother. Her family is affluent, rich, and a favorable marriage candidate. Problem was that she was unable to have children, but couldn't get a divorce because of the public shame.

Eleanor is a name come back to a lot because I really like Eleanor of Aquitaine, who was imprisoned by her 2nd husband (King Henry of England) and set free by her son Richard the Lionhearted. DF OC Eleanor feels that not only is she her husband's prisoner, Dkath is too

(remember this is all fanfic area that I made a long time ago, not canon unless something is expressly stated in-game) DF OC Eleanor holds no ill will towards Dkath, actually has affection for him as a son, and adopts a shivering/angry little dog that reminds her of him.

AQW Queen Eleanor was also married for her status and wealth. When Dethrix I successfully found and made a Vessel, he had her k*lled and framed it to look like she passed during childbirth. That way, there would be less suspicion on Dkath's origins

As for DF OC Ophelia, she was a teenage runaway who was too ashamed to return to her awful family when she realized that getting by on $200 she stole from her mom wasn't possible Eventually she finds work as a maid for Eleanor, but runs away when she realizes she's with child.

DF OC Ophelia is a scared, self-loathing person that makes big lies about how amazing, smart, and pretty she is. It's a way to force herself to get to that level, and eventually make those lies true. Fake it till you make it. Unfortunately, she's very unlucky.

Anyone named Ophelia is in danger of that cause of Bill the Bard, doomed to unfortunate and lonely ends which is why I have an affection for the name. DF OC Pheli would be a tool for her parents to gain wealth, wanted love but was only given fake affection if she was useful

She believes herself to be ugly, dull witted, and clumsy. A lonely and drab wreck that you'd have to put up with instead of want to be around. Having Dkath was actually a big turning point in her life, she cared for him a lot, and her life was a lot happier for a little while.

Then Dethrix's men found and threatened Ophelia into giving Drakath up. She only complied knowing that Dethrix was going to pass the baby off as his and his real wife's son. That way, he'd get to live like a Prince instead of having a cardboard box as a cradle.

After that, she fades into obscurity, once again alone in the world. In contrast to Drakath, she's a noble person in the ways of the heart but is invisible to others because of her poverty and unfortunate situation in life No one will notice or care if something happens to her

Meanwhile, no one will care if something happens to Drakath because he's a pathetic loser (Affectionate) Anyways, me and my friends joke that Drakath is cute while his dad looks like he spent too long in an air frier so we attributed Dkath's good looks to his unknown mother

That's how DF OC Ophelia, and now AQW Ophelia, came to be as a concept. She originally was a woman with black hair and pink irises but for AQW, they're green to better show the blood link to her son.

Bill is a completely new character for AQW, and softened things for AQW Ophelia. In the original concepts, he never existed so Ophelia really was all on her own. He could have been named Laertes but that's too on the nose and noble sounding. Bill is more down to earth sounding

That turned into a long but fun thread for me to make

This is all early concept/fanwork stuff outside of the context of AQW If you read this far,thanks for reading and I hoped you found stuff interesting! The Writer's Thread with Lore confirmations will be up on Monday

#Extra Thread #Father's Day #Dreadforest #AQW #Drakath #Bill #Ophelia #Edward Vaughn #Lord Reignolds #Marigold Reignolds #Actually this is gonna be great to organize

[rosietrace]

My face every time Eve is mentioned

#my patience during the epilogue was hanging by a THREAD #like okay girl we get it yourself woefully and truly alone. WE GET IT. #SHE BETTER NOT BRING HARM TO MY GIRL SAVANNAH OR ISTG 🤬😡🤬😡💥💥😡🤬💥😡💥🤬 #SLATER'S HANGING ON A TIGHTROPE HIS ONLY REDEEMING QUALITIES RN IS GIGI AND NOT BEING LOYAL TO EVE #AAAAAAAA #like yes. i feel sympathy for eve because she is WELL AND TRULY ALONE by the time the epilogue hits. #however.... im also the opposite of even tempered whenever i read books and she's not helping whenever her name is on the page 🤡 #grayson better put her in her place before i push her off the cliff emily jumped from /j /j #the inheritance games #the brothers hawthorne #the grandest game #evelyn shane #eve blake #grayson hawthorne #extra points if phone girl puts her in her place too!!

[midnightactual]

Continuing with @wxtchpilot:

A slight smirk graced Yoruichi's lips at Miorine's lack of any visible reaction to Suletta's term for her. It'd even felt odd to say, honestly. Was Miorine that used to it then? Still, it had disappeared by the time she got close, replaced by a pleasant smile which veiled the slightest twinge of irritation and a much greater dose of amusement. The cheek of this girl... even for being the daughter of one of the most powerful men in the Solar System, it was something.

"Even so, I'll accompany you," she suggested, gesturing the way the student had been going as though to save Miorine some time. Were that accepted, she'd follow along at an easy pace. Depending, only once they'd gotten away from others or the crowd had thinned out some more did she voice: "I have to say, your efforts with GUND-ARM, Inc. seem to be proceeding well. It's impressive. Your budget must be quite something."

#In Character #Character: YORUICHI #wxtchpilot #Muse: MIORINE #Verse: SPACE ACE #[ trimming answered asks works weird on my theme ] #[ so just starting a fresh thread for this ] #[ sorry for the extra hassle! ]

[pastafossa]

There will be a chapter this week, just not tonight! I'm currently trying to balance writing with some extra woodcarving time so I have a few more to sell in December cause damn is it a good season to make a little extra cash. The chapter though is almost done and just needs a good editing round!

#the red thread #where is the rich patron to essentially pay me to live and do nothing but create art #if the medieval artists can get that why can't i #WAIT NO #star trek future! #no currency and you just do what you're good at and everyone is fine #anyway it'll help pad the pileup of vet bills from this year if I can sell a few extra pieces #so TRT *will* be happening this week i just need a lil extra time for it

[aheathen-conceivably]

Ok so I read the post on your thoughts on Gio and the American Dream and I hate to say it … as an immigrant, I understand him.

I also come from a culture where women tend to their male partner's needs and I don't believe he wants to turn Jo into a subservient wife. He fell in love with a lively, free, and wild Jo and loves that aspect of her.

At the end of the day she loves him too so why would she leave? I understand she doesn't like to be dependent of him but where else would she go? There are no parties or glamour, which was her whole thing, anymore. At least the farm offers stability in the economic crisis.

Point is, I understand Gio as an immigrant, but don't understand Jo as a woman.

BABES! We’ve got another one…

(As in me being touched and having no other means to say how much I love y’all takes other than to give them a standing ovation in GIF form).

But you know…there’s a whole lot to break down here, friend, especially about Jo. I think you know what that means! Under the cut we go….

First and foremost, I very much appreciate you saying you understand that aspect of Gio. I did in part write him as a commentary on the immigrant experience in America (filtered through his own personality/character of course), and so to know that is relatable means a lot to me. I don’t think it’s a spoiler to tell y’all his journey is far from over, and you can already see the cracks in his outlook beginning to form. Whenever Jo is depressed he says this quite vividly:

Because you are very, very correct. This isn’t about molding Jo into some subservient housewife, or even eroding those exact qualities that he loves in her. This is about Gio attempting to square what he’s been taught/believes will bring his life happiness and meaning with his own experience and emotions. It’s about the myth of the American dream and the perfect housewife and the very real struggle of those things existing as actual, lived realities.

Because at the root of it, Gio is amalgamating an understanding of his own family unit and what he knows he doesn’t want in this country. He has seen another methods of “making it” in America, and so he thinks if only he can make the “right” choices, he can avoid that, and become the respected and happy man that he wants to be.

Now onto Jo, boy oh boy, Jo….

I think one of the core misunderstandings here is that Jo wants stability. This is kind of the crux built into her desire for control and her never-ending failure to achieve it. She wants to control her surroundings, to make sure nothing and no one can hurt her, but she also wants to feel in a way that is hard to find in a stable, heavily domesticated life. On the flip side, despite whatever imaginary dream Gio has, he’s the same way. They both want a life filled with excitement and new experiences, new people and rushes of emotions. This is one of the ways they differ heavily from Antoine and Zelda.

Now on one level, this is simply the way Josephine is. She’s high energy, fun loving, and insatiable. But on a deeper level, this is tied into her experiences not only as a woman, but as a daughter. She has a brief moment of clarity in that last post where she realizes:

Now I have chosen not to go too in-depth on Josephine’s trauma, but you can see her lay out the course of events here and also her deep hesitation to any of it here. Josephine is still only a teenager in that second post. Her mother not only told her things like that (“this is the weight that prejudice and expectation have placed upon us”) but also “what do you want to be then? Some glorified maid to a man?” (Which, frankly, I can write another Ted Talk about the juxtaposition here, but I think ya'll can pull some threads).

So when you see Josephine’s struggle with control, this is heavily rooted in bodily autonomy. Now all things considered, Josephine has managed to make great strides toward reclaiming this and reasserting not only her sexuality, but also her sense of self in her body. Gio knows this. We see him recognize and respect it quite clearly in that last post. He’s been part of that process for her, and that only adds another element of love, trust, and safety between them.

But on a fundamental level, neither Gio nor Josephine has made the connection between that trauma, her own personality, and why she hates her life now so much:

Here’s the issue right now: Josephine doesn’t feel like she’s living her own life. We have seen how she would like to live in the 20s not just in the parties and glamour, but when she was managing bands. She wants to be fulfilled professionally, through helping people/places she believes in and bettering her own life by bettering theirs. That’s how she gets her joy, and that’s what she would chose to do if given the chance.

And right now, she does not feel like she gets to chose. You’re correct in that part of that is coming from the current economic situation. Again, she sees that herself here. She knows what demons are waiting outside her window, and how easily poverty can make them rearise. That only makes it worse. It doesn’t make the smell of bread (domestic security) any better or more comforting. It makes it bitter, because she didn’t chose it. She was backed into a corner by circumstance (and, as she can sense, by the choices men made for her without telling her), and now she feels like she can’t say no. That’s her ultimate trigger.

Now whether or not that loss of control is simply perceived, or should be offset by how “lucky” she is to be in a stable position in such precarious economic times, we might all have different options on. Even more, I’m sure each of us would answer differently for ourselves in that situation. I know I would. But for Josephine? Not only is this a life she will never find joy in, because even without her trauma, she is an ambitious, restless, and outgoing person with different goals for herself; but that added memory and pain makes her reaction to it all the more volatile.

Perhaps most importantly, Jo feels as though her life is being controlled again, whether by Gio, the reality of the world outside her window, or by her own guilt/love that makes her feel beholden to the people around her (just like it did to her mother). Because you’re right, she does love him. She wouldn’t leave because she doesn’t. If she leaves now, it would leave because she panicked, because she feels like she’s lost all the autonomy she worked so hard to regain and she’ll never feel the fulfillment she felt when she was successfully independent ever again. That’s the element I hope we can understand, even if it’s not what we would do.

#okay THAT might be my longest Ted Talk yet 🤣 #which if you’re actually reading you really deserve a tshirt let’s be real #and I’m so very sorry they’re so long #I try and infuse them into all the posts but like to condense it and write it all out clearly can be so helpful sometimes #for me too let’s be real #and like I want them to have a real solid base before we move into ~the great unknown~ #anywho there’s a number of threads I could have touched on here that I didn’t for ~time~ #but if you’d like to go through the #Josephine Duplanchier extra #tag there’s some good stuff there too 😉 #Giorgio Mistretta extra #also #*ahem* #does it REALLY offer stability in the economic crisis? #y’all remembering what I’m remembering? 😬 #ain’t a true American dream without a healthy serving of debt aint it

[sisterdragonwithfeathers]

Tekinus of the subspecies Tangorios

#rambling overcompetent underconfident weirdo I love him to pieces #for such a favorite of mine I sure don’t have a design for him #I think it’s the outfit #gotta give him some iconic threads #don’t know how to do that #can you tell I’m literally just flipping through my sketchbook looking for anything I’ve forgot to share? #zlart #sketchbook #tango tek #tangotek #hermitcraft #So anxious tonight #maybe it was the two extra-strong cups of tea today #meant to post this earlier but it didn’t post apparently

[romanticlcver]

surprise starter #1 for @ameliiorate | based

at this point she just feels bad for them, which is probably the last thing they need. the other times she was able to ignore it for the most part, offer an extra refill. but this is the third time. it's partially morbid curiosity that has her sitting across from them at the table, freshly clocked out, a plate of dessert set in front of them. "this one seemed like a real loser," she states, in hopes of helping them feel better. "so this is on the house." the house doesn't actually allow them to give much away, but mia enjoys a little harmless thievery from time to time.

#━━ 🐰 𝓶𝓲𝓪 ❮ my brain's slow; heart's faster than a cheetah / threads ❯ #ameliiorate #extra surprising because i did not even warn you but oiJSDIOF #i wanted to throw some of my new muses your way

[completeoveranalysis]

[3]

Ooh yes I love that closer shot of the statue! How it feels like Sakura’s power and Sakura’s future, and yet it dwarfs her completely, leaving her tiny by comparison. How the weight of all these enormous things in the future all rest on this tiny child just doing her best. 

Meanwhile we have Lava Lamp lying to her WHICH IS SO INTERESTING. He does it to protect her and so she doesn’t worry - but is this the beginning of the lies? The first big lie that builds and builds until the entire Tsubasa family is weighed down by the endless lies they live to try and fix everything around them? (sans Kurogane, who rolls his eyes at all of them)

And I’ve mentioned this somewhere before but (mild spoilers for Cardcaptor Sakura) Lava Lamp here being ‘A Syaoran who lies to Sakura’ to try and help her behind the scenes and work things in her favour is also a thread that CLAMP play with in Clear Card. And it’s always fun to see which plots and themes are so easily paralleled in both series.

#They are MUCH too big brain about all of this #constantly tying all these threads together #with parallel arcs and shared themes and constant links #They really went the most extra possible #Liveblogging the reservoir chronicle #Tsubasa #Vol 195 #Lava Lamp Guy #Sakura #Which Sakura? #A Sakura #Maybe! #Especially with this WHOLE arc tying neat little bows around CCS #I'd LOVE to see how much of this connection they planned #How much of Clear Card did they intend during Tsubasa #How much of Tsubasa did they intend during the original CCS

[thislovintime]

Backstage and onstage in Salt Lake City on May 17, 1968; photos by Henry Diltz.

“[In Head, there’s a scene, following the war sequence, where] we all dive into a tunnel, blow things up, come out of the tunnel, and we're all dressed up in white and it's a concert. We do a tune, and at the end of the song we put down our instruments and run. The kids come screaming onto the stage and start ripping the clothes off what turns out to be dummies. The overall view of the movie is Bob Rafelson's vision of the whole scene. He saw rock concerts as war sequences.” - Peter Tork, When The Music Mattered (1984)

#Peter Tork #Tork quotes #60s Tork #The Monkees #Monkees #Davy Jones #Michael Nesmith #Micky Dolenz #The Monkees Head #1960s #1968 #Tork performances #(extras photos from this day in a Twitter thread and Insta story) #When The Music Mattered #can you queue it

[lifemod17]

if Thread The Needle has 10 fans, i am one of them

if Thread The Needle has 1 fan, that's me

if Thread The Needle has 0 fans, i am deceased

#TTN you will always be so dear to me ilysm bb #need someone to be soft with me the way Vessel softly sang 'bury me inside this labyrinth bed' #which by the way #one of the most iconic opening lines in a song. like 2016 Vessel sir. YOUR MIND. I LOVE IT #idk im feeling extra emotional about this song this morning #sleep token #thread the needle #One EP #worshitposting

[shevr]

re: sewing up rips hey check out my super nasty job of it i did yesterday

#i did the red thread berserk rune a while back but i only stitched the rip back together then #same with the other horizontal tear #so it held on for a while but then it just started tearing again right on the side of that #the reinforcing a larger area with a patch of fabric trick should be more efficient but i think it might a bit late for it still like #probably had time to get ready to tear all over already #anyway it looks nasty and rough though lol oh well that's fine #i gpotta slap on some sorts of extra patches and embroidery or whatever else sometime when i can

[gemkun]

hi i've noticed how incredibly difficult it is to write threads with people so i think the best approach might be to stick to one thread per person and go from there instead of juggling like 20 asks that are all single instances. if you want to thread with me please give this a like and i will slink over for discussion !

#* ✦ 𝐈. ❮ ooc ❯ ⸻ ❝ #i was talking to the besties about this issue i face with falling short in character dynamic developments #because my approach so far has literally just been answering asks and prompts which is great but that takes away from the development #i do discuss in dms which does give substance but it would be amazing if i could stick to a thread with more than 4 notes for once #i might make a spreadsheet to help keep track since i like to sprinkle my responses to different people so everyone gets a fair share #but yes i am going to move away from prompts unless i feel like i can juggle some extra replies since i want to flesh out interactions #also by one person i mean like since i have multiple muses it would be great if you could pick one and just stay with that pls #until i get a break from my busy work life anyway #thank you for understanding !

[maragarita]

Hate that tumblr is the only place I can be truly deranged about mawsm in peace but all of the animators for the show primarily post on the cursed bird app

#twitter has so much extra content but its limited to 600 posts a day :'( #like PLS #and threads doesnt have a good system for searching #Tumblr had been my only saving grace #ty for listening to my rant #my adventures with superman #mawsm

[tideoftrash]

letterboxd really needs a filter by country feature, if i have to read another seppo opinion on an australian movie i'm going to start chewing through the undersea internet pipes

#me finishing mad max (1979) and finding half the reviews are for a seppo dub where they gave everyone bad californian accents??? #i have taken real psychic damage lads #also “the world didn't feel real” about what is country victoria with one (1) extra bikie gang. embarrassing #no yanks on the thread

[liyazaki]

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#rare purely gratuitous breakdown incoming #is anyone else suddenly hanging on by their last remaining thread or is it just me? #people are being massacred #every hour brings another unconscionable horror #meanwhile #i’m dealing w/ a human crisis on a much smaller level (but serious) at work #& it involves people who are extremely underserved & out of options #we’re doing our damndest to fill in the gaps where the pathetically dismal social services in this country are failing #but we also have to enforce policies for everyone’s sake #all while we’re running on a skeleton crew & the issues keep mounting #i’m taking on as extra responsibilities as i possibly can b/c my staff are working their asses off as it is #i’m reaching a point where i want to jump ship #join the soulless us corporate landscape for self preservation #which feels selfish as *fuck* #i wanted to do good work- meaningful work #but we’re not equipped to help these people #it’s becoming harder & harder not to lapse into full-on nihilistic resignation #& to feel like it’s all an exercise in futility- drowning people trying to save drowning people #& all this- & all the suffering & uncertainty i see in my country in general #while countless people across the ocean who i’ll never be able to help are dying #& i know tomorrow will come (one way or the other) & this won’t always feel like this b/c it can’t #but this is one of those rare times i feel scraped clean- nothing left to give #i’m tired to my bones- full up w/ grief & guilt #& all i want to do is weep under the covers & wake up to a not-nightmare world #that only seems to take & take & take #personal #mor rambles