#I’ll try to update this post with each new analysis

[googledetective]

the theories that have been presented on this cast + one of my own :)

I do want to mention that I strongly believe this is a prequel due to a conversation I had with a bunch of people on discord earlier. (Everyone was 16+, dw.)

I haven’t seen anything about the first two at all so far, so I’ll be skipping over them and onto the third guy (oh my fucking lord).

(Also this post from @nesisamess helped a lot)

Staring onto the third dude,

(both posts are made by @zitherwaifuus :)

It seems that here this guy has some sort of relationship to XF-Future Tech, which if you’ve seen Min’s side story, you’d know is the company that came into her life and groomed her to be the Ultimate Student. She received special tutoring for them and worked her ass off for that title her entire life because of that. Next, this guy shares the same tie pin she does, and it’s also very notable that she dresses up with the same button down and tie in her MV. Not only do I think she is linked to the company now, but she might be working there before she was in the game. Who knows, though.

Next, I have not seen anything on the fourth girl besides a bunch of people on discord theorizing what the dandelion in her hair could mean. Unfortunately dandelions have different meanings from different cultures all over the world, so until it’s specified about where she’s from, I don’t think there’s many assumptions we can make yet.

Number Five, the purple guy.

Everyone seems to think so far that this is Elliot Cuevas, Charles Cuevas’s deceased brother. Now let me tell you that although I can’t see it based off design, the way he looks (playful and kinda weird but happy) and the way he was described by the creator in the latest qna (a popular joyous dude), can definitely make me see this being real. The only thing that is super far fetched about this is that we know he died a long time ago, and so if this is a prequel, it would have to be at least 15 years before drdt even starts.

Here’s also some more evidence from @sunlit-haru supporting the ‘that’s Elliot’ theory.

Now we’re up to the protagonist, who mind you is definitely my favorite so far. I will eliminate the rest of you protag dickriders so I will be the only simp left.

ANYWAYS, in the about page for this, it’s stated that this is a fangan for someone who wants to be the perfect teacher. Now with the hidden quote on the drdt tumblr page about this teacher…

( @demodraws0606 ‘s post)

Uh oh. I think we’ve figured out who this mysterious teacher might be. As for who is talking to them, I’ve personally got a few ideas, but they are not backed with any evidence.

1. The mastermind from this first killing game

2. Mai Akasaki or David Chiem still

3. The mastermind of the drdt killing game

Whoever it is, I think that these games are surely related and that each current kg participant does have a relation with one of these cast members. And that previous killing game’s end is why this one is happening.

Then, based off the post up top and a few others, people seem to think this is Teruko’s brother. I’m going to give a wild theory (no evidence) that Mai Akasaki knows him, only bc of the red in his hair. Then I think Mai would’ve found Teruko, and she would’ve been trying to reconnect them. Just a theory, though. There’s no evidence based around that this guy might be Teruko’s brother though, sadly.

Last but not least, @1moreff-creator pieced together some of the text on his badge:

I’m just gonna say that I’m seriously impressed with your efforts cause I have no fucking clue that could even be readable lmao.

*UPDATE ON TEXT: holy mother of god, @xmicrophonyx is a fucking god, and deciphered it. Here you go, and we all have got to give a serious thank you to them.

Sadly I cannot link the image of what the phone number gets to, but it gets linked to a yellow pill. I don’t have any ideas on how it would relate to the game, but I think it does. It’s used for high blood pressure and heart failure. If he’s really related to Teruko, I wouldn’t be surprised if he had high blood pressure lmao.

Also, the area code for 555 is just North America.

Here’s what I found on Wikipedia:

“The telephone number prefix 555 is a central office code in the North American Numbering Plan, used as the leading part of a group of 10,000 telephone numbers, 555-XXXX, in each numbering plan area (NPA) (area code). It has traditionally been used only for the provision of directory assistance, when dialing NPA-555-1212.

The central office code is also used for fictitious telephone numbers in North American television shows, films, video games, and other media in order to prevent practical jokers and curious callers from bothering telephone subscribers and organizations by calling telephone numbers they see in works of fiction.”

I don’t understand the first part, but it seems that this is a fictional number. If someone could explain to me wtf that first part even memes, I might be able to give more info.

Anyways, it seems that this guy ended up being a teacher at HPA, before or after the killing game. But I think this was very worth mentioning.

Unfortunately I’ve seen nothing about the next two, but I want to say that the girl in all pink (#8) I think is Felicity Giles, if that’s even possible. I just feel that’s Arturo’s sister. I know, I’m a weirdo. Even if #7 looks more like Arturo, I just cannot see it.

Moving on, nine and ten! If you look at them closely they’ve got the same eye pattern, suggesting they’re siblings, or likely twins, since they’ve got the fire/ice scheme going on.

Lastly, eleven which oh my god, Arturo’s dream girl! But she’s been theorized to be Whit’s mom. Here’s the post that argues a pretty convincing reason of why.

Oh boy. That woman is pretty cool and is very elegant, and has the same shade of blond hair that Whit dyed his too. I don’t think she’s any coincidence.

But joining along on that last little paragraph of this person’s post, it’s starting to seem a lot of characters do have connections to this cast and are seemingly mentioned quite a few times.

UPDATE: oh my lord, @accirax literally went on a deep dive for us and gave us a pretty good explanation and educated guess on everyone’s talents. I’m not going to link it because they covered pretty much every logical point as to why they have their guesses. Here’s the post if you haven’t already seen it https://www.tumblr.com/accirax/728687594893885440/drdt-new-character-talent-analysis

Anyways this is just the sum-up of everyone’s theorizing + a bit of my add on to it, and huge kudos to everyone who’s been making theories so far. I’ll be updating & crediting if there’s anymore notable things that come out.

Thanks for reading!

#drdt #drdt creator’s other fangan #drdt theory #danganronpadespairtime #drdtalt

[cleavetheclover]

Okay so now that the Ep 8 Reckoning cinematic is out, I gotta say I ADORE IT (and my analysis may show up in a different post depending on whether I feel like typing it all out)

But unfortunately, the existence of the new canon material completely retcons everything I have in store for Omen in my fic Nighttime in Las Vegas.

Fuck!

I guess that’s what I deserve for planning a fic that would take 3 years to write for a fandom that is constantly updating…

In my defense, I did not plan for it to take that long while in the initial drafting stage 🤷‍♂️

and most of the time spent is because I insist on perfection before uploading which means writing two drafts of each chapter (trying to get better about this perfectionism thing but it’s really fuckin hard)

Anyway! My lamentations aside, what do I do?

See below break (no spoilers I promise)

Hi besties so you stuck with me! love u

So, the first option is just stick with Plan A and write what I had planned.

That plan included a certain Big Revelation for Omen’s origins that lined up well with canon material up until this cinematic. I really liked the headcannon/theory and was very excited to present it to the fandom until now, and have already put in a fair amount of foreshadowing/buildup for it in Ch 2 and 4. It would be a pain in the fucking ass to change/edit/remove/ etc existing content in the fic

On the other hand, I could try changing the future narrative of the fix to fit canon, but I think it would come out to be really fuckin ugly and messy storytelling, and I’m really not a fan of that (especially considering how much work I put in to maintain consistency in this work for Cypher’s storyline)

On a third option, I could just abandon the storyline with the Box or write scenes that significantly diminish its role in the story, but that feels like useless and spiteful retconning that I’m also not in the mood for

Which leaves me with Plan A. Write the story as is, and I’ll also put a little disclaimer about canon shit in the author notes and leave it at that.

I’m sorry if that’s not the answer you wanted, but I think that’s what’s best for myself and the work. If you have advice/support about this topic, I’d highly appreciate it! Comment here or DM me idc which lol

Much love to all <3

#valorant #cyphmen #shadowire #cypher valorant #omen valorant #cypher/omen #omen #cypher #fanfiction #reckoning #nighttime in las vegas

[lingy910y]

Gallavich Questionnaire

Thank you @energievie for tagging me to do this! I get too unhinged when talking about these two boys, so warning for very elaborate ramblings 🙏

1. What’s a fic you’ve read more than once?

This fic is the prime example of why you should write a fic even if you think nobody’s going to read it, because it’s my favorite gallavich fic even though most people don’t want to read about them getting a divorce. But I do, okay, because a normal break-up doesn’t cut it (especially since we already see those in canon, but post-canon is up to our interpretation) and it’s just more serious. I think they will work out their issues before it gets too far in canon but it just hurts so fucking good. The reason for their divorce is so realistic too, in fact it’s not one but a lot of problems piled on top of each other. They think it’s only going to hurt everyone involved including their children, which is arguably true in context, but they can’t resist each other and it’s this back and forth push. There’s parallels to canon, the writing is so good without being drawn out, and there’s so much nuance, emotion, and subtly hinting at something beneath the surface. The pining is just delicious because it’s not “I don’t know if you feel this way about me” or “I’m not allowed to be with you,” it’s “I want to be with you so badly but I’m trying to resist that because it’s going to hurt everyone.” Then the trying so hard not to care because “we’re over, but you’re in trouble and I’m trying to move on and I’m never going to love someone else like I love you” 😭😭😭 anyway I actually had to stop myself from rereading too often for comfort because it was too much LOL

the author said they were going to update it January of this year so I’ll be patiently waiting 😔

3. What's a headcanon you can't stop thinking about?

You know that post abt how when you're sleepy you imagine your favs sleepy? I keep imagining Ian wrapping their comforter around Mickey like a cocoon when he has a nightmare and cuddling him, it's cute

4. What's a fanart you love looking at?

The first image of this by @gallavichonly JUST GETS ME SO FERAL. THEIR FUCKING EXPRESSIONS.

5. What’s an idea you’d love to create if you had the time/inspiration?

I want to draw a character concept art sheet for their outfits/weapons/mechanics for kinda a zombie apocalypse AU. Designing that sounds fun but I need to research more

6. What’s something you’ve discovered since entering this fandom? A new trope you love? A different analysis of the show? Something else?

The jealousy trope, especially jealous Mickey. I guess in other fandoms, people write jealousy in a really possessive, cringy way. Not saying gallavich aren't possessive as fuck but at least they earned it, you know? There's too many ships where one of them is breathing down the other person's love interest's neck but they don't even know you exist, like calm down 😭 Meanwhile gallavich tease and try to get each other to admit it first, and Mickey is biting his tongue trying not to say anything and then "Fucking cheat on me, Ian?!", "Whatcha doin' here then?" AND THEIR EXPRESSIONS WHEN THEY EACH SAY "WHEN YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW" ARUGHHHHHH I'M SO GONE

7. What’s an underrated trope or concept you’d like to see more of?

Touched on this earlier but basically the more tragic/gritty ones—a huge argument, break-ups, unrequited love, falling out of love, hanahaki, amnesia, MCD...

10. What scene or moment do you feel isn’t discussed enough?

Eh I think we've dissected the shit out of every scene lmao, but probably their s4 reunion? The lap dance?

11. What line/dialogue/description from something else (a poem, a book, a tv show, a movie, or something else) do you feel describes Ian and Mickey’s relationship?

Obviously "I'll take care of you. / It's rotten work. / Not to me. Not if it's you."

12. What do you think is next for Ian and Mickey post-finale?

I want Ian to go back to being an EMT no matter what :( but their current security gig fits Mickey a lot. Ian also gets really into gardening, he'll be so good to the point where he'll be known in the neighborhood. And Mickey has a little hobby for drawing. They'll adopt a pitbull because Mickey was actually enthusiastic about that idea, which meets Ian halfway by still giving him something to take care of. Now for the elephant in the room: I think it's okay if Mickey never wants a kid, and there's a lot of issues ingrained in them that unless they go to therapy for a couple of years, hinder them from becoming perfect parents tbh. Now I'm not saying they'll be bad, but will their best be enough? Will they be content? Idk, I don't have any experience and I see them with more issues/flaws than the majority of the fandom? Honestly I just don't see that future for them (but I do enjoy kid AUs because who doesn't.) They'll stay on the West Side because I want them to get out but not stray too far from their family. I also can't think about them getting old or I'll sob, but I wrote a fic about how they'll retire and just live comfortably because it's what they deserve, and they'll take tons of vacations when they save up enough money.

oh my god that was way too much but in my defense i rarely get to rant abt them ok!! anyway now that I went through the whole spectrum of emotions, i'm tagging @michellemisfit, @lupeloto, @jademickian & @softmick 🚶‍♀️

[dupuytrens-org]

New Post has been published on https://dupuytrens.org/three-exciting-dupuytren-updates-and-a-public-seminar/

Three Exciting Dupuytren Updates and a Public Seminar

I want to share three exciting Dupuytren updates with you this Halloween.

The first update is the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in medical research. The term “Artificial Intelligence” is a little misleading. Today, AI is about computerized pattern-matching rather than thinking and consciousness, but it’s still amazing. The pumpkin pictures above are all AI-generated. I typed “Happy pumpkin with hands”, and Dall-e’s AI made them. I had to try a few times, but still, it’s impressively realistic. The program created these pictures by pattern-matching my text with its image database. Each hand and each pumpkin in each image is unique, and the program could generate a nearly infinite number of new variations.

These images are cute, but the more significant impact of AI will be in developing medicines for Dupuytren. Earlier this year, DeepMind’s AlphaFold AI analyzed the shapes of proteins and predicted about 200 million new protein shapes. This database could not have been made by hand or by trial and error. It’s a giant breakthrough in modeling how proteins work, how they snap together with other molecules like Lego pieces, and how drugs might modify their effects. If we can identify proteins that govern Dupuytren biology, AI like this could match their shapes to the shapes of known drugs and therapeutic molecules. This method is already in use with other diseases – finding new uses for existing medications without trial and error or having to create a new drug.

The second update is the Dupuytren Research Group’s blood biomarker discovery research. Our study has 14 Terabytes of gene-related data on a small group of people with and without Dupuytren. We plan to recruit researchers from around the world to study this data in the cloud through a PrecisionFDA competition https://precision.fda.gov/. This competition will make secure de-identified gene data available to vetted researchers. The competition prize will go to the research team that best identifies which (anonymous) participants have Dupuytren and which don’t – based only on de-identified gene data. This competition will engage researchers from different backgrounds to work on this data, including researchers studying other fibrotic diseases. The more researchers, the more insights, and the faster we make progress. This competition should launch in early 2023.

At the same time, we’re also analyzing blood protein data from the same research participants. We have data from mass spectrometry and SomaLogic analysis of over 7000 blood proteins. We’ll soon also have data from Nordic Biosciences on how actively different collagen types are accumulating and being removed. It’s challenging. Protein profiles can reflect Dupuytren, but so can age, gender, and other factors. The plan is to complete this protein analysis and publish the results next year, followed by a publication of the PrecisionFDA gene findings. There will be more analysis of connections between gene and protein findings for more insights into new Dupuytren drug treatments. This work will pave the way to establish NIH funding for future Dupuytren research. Without government support, we’re still funded entirely by charitable donations.

The third update involves a trip to Boston this November. I’ll attend the Sixth Antifibrotic Drug Development Summit in Woburn, just outside Boston. This conference is for researchers developing new treatments for fibrotic diseases affecting the lungs, liver, kidneys, and other areas. There’s an overlap between these diseases and Dupuytren, so it’s an excellent opportunity to see the forefront of fibrotic research and to network with potential collaborators in other fields. I want to present Dupuytren Research Group’s findings at the next summit.

And… I’m staying an extra day in Woburn to give a free public presentation on Dupuytren disease and research for a cure. This presentation and the following discussion will be from 9:00 – 10:30 AM, Saturday, November 12, at the hotel hosting the AFDD Summit: Crowne Plaza Boston – Woburn, 15 Middlesex Canal Park Road, Woburn, MA 01801, 781-933-0491. Attendance is free, but you must register to attend at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dupuytren-disease-and-research-for-a-cure-tickets-455259572637. Please come if you can!

We’re making real progress, and I’m personally grateful for the generosity of each person who has made this work possible so far. Of course, we have more to go, but it’s a great start.

Happy Halloween, and thanks again for your support!

Charles Eaton MD

#Biomarkers #Dupuytren Research Group #Seminar

[littleholmes]

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[justkending]

Everest. Chapter 8.

Series Summary: She was done and retired. After Thanos and after the battle of a lifetime, she had called it quits and had distanced herself from the Avenger lifestyle. But word finds her that someone from her past is in danger. What the journey entails was never one she wanted to face nor one she saw becoming her reality again. The rollercoaster that comes with fighting evil odds arrives on her doorstep not leaving much room for a no…

Pairing: Bucky Barnes x Reader

Word Count: 2900+

A/N: Ok friends. I have one more chapter after this that is written and ready to post. After that, it will be a waiting game on when each chapter comes out after. I will try and finish this series up though however before starting any new ones. And I don’t expect this one to be more than 15 chapters if that. So once again! THank you for the support and I would love to know what you guys think of this far:) xoxoxo

Chapter 8:

"What do you mean she won't heal herself?" Tony shouted. "She's got a broken collar bone, a gash the size of Florida on her arm, and a head injury bad enough to bench the Hulk for a week. And those are just the obvious diagnoses."

"Tony-" Nat sighed, rubbing her temple.

"You think I want to see her like that, Tony? Trust me, if I could convince her, it would have already been done," Steve groaned.

A moment of silence passed with the group of Avengers in the room.

"Where's the body?" Tony eventually asked.

"There wasn't one to retrieve," Bucky answered solemnly. He was turned to the medical bay, where they were surveying Y/N as she sat disassociated from the staff, checking her vitals, abrasions, and using Stark tech to check for internal bleeding and fractures.

"What do you mean?" Nat asked.

"What Marley disabled was done by her own powers. Vibration manipulation from what we gathered in our fight. An explosion happened, but instead of some city or town it was planned to decimate, she triggered it where it was," Bucky explained from his rough analysis of the bomb site. While Y/N had taken a moment to herself and bid her farewells in the remains of the building, he surveyed the rubble for what Marley had gone to destroy in her final mission. "She went with it. There were no remains to take home."

Everyone lowered their head at the thought. This poor young girl knew she wouldn't return from the heroic action and still completed the task.

"Has she said anything?" Clint asked, stepping into the conversation.

"Since we got back on the jet? Not a word," Bucky shook his head once, arms crossed over his chest and eyes still trained on her sitting at the edge of the hospital bed.

"There weren't bombs at the other sites," Tony thought aloud. "Why this one?" No one answered, as no one had an answer for it. When he looked back at the glass wall that divided them from Y/N, his face dropped and became unreadable. "I'll be back. Keep me updated on her."

Everyone was either looking through the glass, seeing the beat-up version of their friend, or looking down, not able to stomach it.

Dried blood that Bucky wasn't able to get to still marked her features. The gash Tony had mentioned had been exposed from his makeshift dressing. Where most would be hissing at the pain of being poked and prodded, she was placid. Her hair, pulled into an intricate braid at the start of their mission, had pieces pulled out and escaping throughout the plaits. Her suit had been torn and singed in places the fire had touched, and debris had cut through. The building may not have fallen on her, but it sure as hell looked like it had.

"I'm going to do some research," Nat spoke up, leaving with only one last sad look at Y/N as Steve walked to Bucky.

"You ok? You didn't let the nurses check you over either," he hummed, hands in his pockets as he angled himself towards Bucky's side.

"She healed me," he slightly bent the truth. Yes, she had, after his hard hit in the middle of the fight, but he definitely had bruised ribs from the blast of the explosion.

"Are you sure? You were walking with a slight limp when you brought her in," Steve questioned.

"I'm sore. I wasn't trying to manhandle her with her injuries when I got her back to the jet, and she wasn't making it easy," he sighed.

"Ok, ok. You know I have to ask," Steve shifted beside him, mimicking his stance.

It was quiet in the room for a few minutes, and when Steve turned around, he noticed Sam and Clint had both left, giving them some space.

"What happened out there?" Steve eventually asked one-on-one. His posture slacking around his best friend.

Bucky watched as a nurse tried to instruct her to push against her palm with her knee, but Y/N stared blankly at the wall ahead, still not giving any indication she was mentally there.

He sighed after a moment, looking down before slowly glancing back to where the nurse gave up and moved on to her next checkbox. His hands moved to his pockets as he watched another nurse finish stitches on her shoulder that wasn't as badly damaged. All that they got as a response was a twitch of her nose at the needle's initial prick.

"She had struck some leads on the case the other day when you were all out. Ryker led me back to her, and I bargained with her to let me tag along. I didn't know if I'd be much help, given I was in the dark from the start, but at least I could lend support in some way if she was planning on going at it alone originally. We raided a few places and were headed back when we got that call from Stark about a touch-back mission gone wrong." He explained to him the layout of the building, its location, and his theories on why it was where it was. "Getting into the building, Marley put up a good fight. She wasn't in her right mind when she hit me with enough power to put me down for the count. I don't know how long I was out, but Y/N had shocked me with adrenaline or something," he sighed, looking down at himself, not sure why she'd wasted her already spent energy on him. "After she healed me..." He explained their short reunion and how it was cut indefinitely by Marley releasing herself from Y/N, who had tried to hold her back, and destroying the last threat.

"She was able to free her mind of the brainwashing? There wasn't other intent behind what Marley did?" Steve questioned. He knew it hadn't been the case. From how Y/N was reacting, he figured there was no lingering ill-intent on Marley's end whatsoever. Y/N would have known. But given their careers, you always had to think about all possibilities.

"Didn't have much time to process it then, but yeah. Something happened in the time I was knocked out to have broken whatever manipulation they had on her," Bucky answered.

"This manipulation look anything like the kind we're familiar with?" Steve asked, hinting at Bucky's past experience.

"Very similar. If not exactly," he nodded after a moment, remembering all of her mannerisms and correctly guessing her next move.

There was a long moment of silence that passed between the realization and Steve's next question.

"Did she get to say goodbye?" he asked softly.

"She wouldn't let her..." Bucky answered just as softly. "And I think she may hurt in regret from that more than the physical scars..."

_____________________________

"Marley!" Y/N shouted with a grunt, holding her stomach like she may puke if her hand were to leave it, maneuvering around the pulverized building.

"Y/N," Bucky groaned as he limped towards her.

"Marley!" she shook her head in denial at the fact she wouldn't hear anything back, no matter how loud she screamed. Pushing stones and rebar with her hands, her powers were forgotten in the frantic scurry to find her adopted sister. Her humanity had taken the wheel, and any shreds of the all-powerful being she was were forgotten.

Bucky already knew what they would most likely find. He felt guilt for hoping for ashes as her remains, as opposed to something more graphic that would break Y/N even more in the long run.

"I'll go look," he offered, finally catching up to her and attempting to hold her back by grabbing her forearm. She wasn't thinking past her goal of finding Marley, making her next step one that could have ended with a shard of metal through her foot. "You're injured. You need to heal yourself before you-"

"It's gone... I-I don't feel it," she choked out, her hand falling on a lopsided pillar for support as her eyes scanned the area.

She turned her head to the long column of concrete and blinked up at it. A rogue tear marked her dirt and blood-ridden cheek. She cringed as she realized just how bad of shape her arm was in and looked down at the dislocated limb. Sniffing once, she braced her shoulder on the flat side of the pillar and pushed into it with enough force to pop it back into place. Biting back her scream, she let out a low, muffled moan, only allowing herself a few seconds to fold at the pain before looking back at the rubble.

Bucky looked at her bewildered as he realized she hadn't even attempted to heal herself with her powers. She was only standing because of pure adrenaline.

The same arm she had just horrifically fixed had a garish gash going down the side where blood was actively flowing out. It was slow, but there were no signs of clotting.

"Y/N, you're going to bleed out," he moved to her quickly as she surveyed the area with a stellar focus. "You need to heal yourself-"

"I can't," she cut him off abruptly but kept her eyes forward. She didn't elaborate why, and Bucky couldn't tell if it was purely out of spite of their situation or if she really had depleted all her energy on him and Marley that her healing powers wouldn't go far.

She was already marching away to head to the part of the warehouse they were originally in before everything was shot to hell.

"You're worse than Steve," Bucky groaned to himself as he maneuvered over the rock slide with her.

He was able to get his belt off and tourniquet her arm as she riffled through the remnants. She didn't fight him on it, but she also didn't stay still for him either, making it take much longer than it should have.

Although he was certain they wouldn't come across anything that would make Y/N feel better, he sifted through things for a little while beside her.

The only time she used her powers was to lift large pieces of concrete in their path and create a glow around her with a self-made flashlight. She had flicked her hand in a practiced motion that brought an orb of light to follow around her. She used it to create a luminance, as the only guidance in the night was the moon and the dispersed fires around them.

When the slightest rays of sunrise brushed the horizon, they found a pit in the ground where the explosion, setting the entire building ablaze, had most certainly gone off.

That's when Y/N stopped calling out for her.

The hole was at least 50 feet in the ground. Bucky's only option was to look down into it. There was no way he would have gotten out of it without some kind of help.

Y/N, however, levitated herself down slowly and gracefully as she took in the wreckage. There are no signs of life around the shrapnel, broken cement, and rebar that were once bones in a basement.

Pivoting in her spot, she studied every single piece of detritus with a stare Bucky was certain saw more than what the naked eye was capable of. Her hope for something to point her to Marley was dwindling. There was no way that someone could have survived that blast.

Bucky watched from the edge of the pit as her lip quivered ever so slightly before her body went slack, and she fell to her knees with a defeated sob. On impact, a wave of white energy flitted in a blast around her, shaking the ground and crawling up the sides of the pit before a gust of wind pushed Bucky with enough strength for him to plant a step back.

She curled into herself and held her broken body close as she folded on top of her knees.

Bucky watched from the border of the pit. Her body moved only to show her sob quietly. The best thing he could do was keep an eye on her as he pillaged through the ruins around him and gave her space to mourn.

20 minutes passed. Her crying had eased by now, and just distant sniffles were heard from the ledge Bucky had settled by.

When she looked up, he saw a version of her he'd never imagined her to be. Small. Broken. Defeated. Powerless in their options.

She took in her surroundings one last time before slowly and shakily raising both her hands, palms up. That staple white energy of hers created a beautiful light around her and spread, covering the pain and awful destruction that surrounded her.

Her power seemed soft and harmless compared to the rage that had driven it just an hour ago. He noticed her eyes clouding with the white fog they took on when she was strained harder to work her magic. She wasn't as depleted as he thought; an energy source as strong as her wasn't that easy to conquer, but she wasn't able to do it in as easy of a motion as he had become familiar with. The grief she was feeling coated the power, making a part of Bucky's chest hurt. It was as if she was using that powerful feeling of pain to rally up the strength to fix whatever holes needed mending.

That feeling of grief was quickly burned off, and peace overtook it. He realized... She was giving Marley's soul a sense of relief...

If there was any soul there, it was no longer tied to the trauma, torture, and fury that held it here. It was free now.

The walk back to the plane was quiet. Y/N didn't say a word, and her face stayed stoic.

Once Bucky helped her aboard and settled, he set the coordinates to the compound and turned on autopilot before coming to the back to help with first aid. She didn't say a word. Didn't move. Just sat in silence with a solemn face etched into her features as he patched up what he was able to on his own.

He wasn't sure how all his war medic tricks would help someone like her, but it would give him peace of mind knowing he did something, even if it would take more to kill her than an infected wound.

Her shoulder was back in place, though it would likely be sore as hell, given a few hours. The last-second tourniquet had done its job of keeping the blood loss from going much further, but he followed the makeshift fix with a cleaning and gauze wrap to keep it from infection. She had a cut on her eyebrow that he gently cleaned and placed butterfly stitches on. She didn't even flinch, and he could see in her eyes that she wasn't there.

Physically? Barely. Mentally? Light years away.

He debated asking her to heal herself again, but the few times he'd even asked permission to fix a cut or wipe away dried blood, she never responded and stayed catatonic. It would have been pointless.

He made trips back and forth to the cockpit and back to the room she had settled in, giving her space but also not being able to steer clear of checking on her. She still never moved from that cot she had perched on in one of the jet chambers.

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When they finally landed at the compound, Nat, Clint, Sam, and Steve were at the hangar, quick to take the two to the med bay.

Tony had attempted to interrogate Bucky about their mission as they sat in the room opposite the med bay, but he only gave the basics of what had happened. What he failed to realize was that Y/N wasn't the only one processing the past few days.

Comfortable with Steve being the only person around, he briefly told him all the information he could. He thought that he might be able to comprehend it better by replaying and talking about it after the initial shock. But still, he couldn't believe how horrid a turn the whole thing took.

He couldn't begin to wonder what dark path Y/N's mind had taken. Even facing some of the worst-case scenarios in one's own life, one could never truly put oneself into someone else's shoes fully, as every experience affects everyone uniquely. And if there was one thing about the grieving process he had learned, it was that the stages all hit and came in different varieties.

"I don't like seeing her like this," he finally spoke up after a long pause in the conversation. All the nurses left, leaving one Doctor who would have better luck getting through to a wall as he explained her alignments and future antidotes. "Those few days, I got to know her... You had said when she feels something, she feels big. I saw it firsthand. She's not going to be the same."

Steve nodded in sympathy.

"I don't know if there is any kind of death that won't leave a mark. Y/N's seen hundreds, if not thousands, of them in her lifetime, and I don't doubt they each don't change her a little more each time," Steve thought out loud. His worry was just as clear as Bucky's.

Bucky thought back to her comment of how grief was slowly clawing at her as she continued to live a life span longer than a human heart could handle. He imagined the kind of gash Marley's death had left and closed his eyes at the thought. He couldn't fathom losing Steve. Even if they battled death every day, the blonde was still standing.

"She'll be ok, Buck," Steve assured with a hand clasped on his shoulder. His friend's thoughts projected clear as day on his face. "She's got us and time on her side. It'll just take patience and lots of support in all ways we can give it."

They both watched as the Doctor wrapped up her speech and waited for a response but concluded she wouldn't get one before excusing herself.

She stepped out, writing a few things on her chart before going to Steve and Bucky to report their findings.

After being given the laundry list of what to monitor her for and what medicines she'd need to take in the meantime of getting her strength back, Bucky snapped into protector mode, taking on the mode of caretaker.

"Where's Ryker?" Bucky asked, signing a paper before handing it off and thanking the Doctor who went to file the release papers.

"Uh, Parker had him outside a minute ago. But I can call him in and have him take Ryker to her room," Steve said, moving backward after receiving a text from Stark. "You're sure you're good to get Y/N back upstairs?" Bucky nodded. "Have Nat meet you. She can help get her cleaned up and settled in before she rests."

Bucky gave a curt nod and wiped a hand down his face, trying to wipe away the exhaustion that was starting to settle in on him.

"Hey, I know I've asked a thousand times already, but..." Steve stopped in his motion and stepped forward one step. "Are you sure you're ok?"

Bucky couldn't help the small smile that peaked. The two couldn't help but look out for the other.

"I'll make it another day," he replied, and he saw Steve rev up for a better answer and waved him off. "I'm ok, Punk. Go do what you need to do. You know I'll come to you if I need it."

Steve hesitated for a split second before approving and walking to the exit.

He let out a long sigh, knowing just how effective anyone talking to her would be. He sent Nat a quick text telling her to meet them in her room and giving her the rundown of the situation.

Carefully, he walked into her hospital room, and she didn't flinch at the new person. Gently and with careful steps, like a bear trying not to spook a deer, he came around her and lowered himself in front of her in a squatting position where he met her eyes that had been trained on the ground.

"What do you say we get you upstairs?" he asked delicately. Nothing. "Just to be clear, you don't have to say anything, but I am going to voice all my actions so you know the plan." He looked at her, silently willing her to speak.

Her tired and bloodshot eyes turned their stair from the grout to his baby blues and blinked for the first time in minutes. He sent her a small, surprised, gentle smile at the first reaction he had got so far.

Eventually, he coaxed her to stand and pulled her arm smoothly through his as they walked to the elevator and took slow steps through the halls back to her room.

She had leaned into him for support shortly after leaving the medic, and he could tell it wasn't a hundred percent just exhaustion but because she needed the comfort. He was glad to lend it, but he hated its circumstances.

When he opened the door to her room, Nat was already laying out sweats and a sweatshirt for her. She paused her actions and gave them both a soft smile.

Y/N didn't hesitate in her momentum as she moved to the bathroom, and Nat and Bucky shared a look. "I got it from here. Thanks, Barnes," she came up, patting him on the shoulder. "You doing ok?"

He nodded but didn't get into it. "Uh, if you need anything, just-"

"I'll let you know," Nat smiled knowingly, getting a nod in response before he left, looking once last time at the cracked bathroom door.

He should feel better that she was in good hands and that they were safe from the outside world, but for once, it wasn't the outside world that they needed to worry about.

This was an internal war... Which had proven to be harder to fight than space aliens. 

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For those who don't know It's Rebecca Rose, she's a youtuber who often does reactions and analysis of various cartoons, being most known for her Owl House content. She recently had the pleasure of interviewing both Matt Braly and Dana Terrace, who you may know as the respective creators of Amphibia and The Owl House. They each talk about their shows and Dana Terrace even shows a sneak peak of content from season 2 of TOH! (but it is not a release date because that is under a Non-Disclosure Agreement) She plans to release the video after the goals of two fundraisers are met!

The first one is Support Asian Americans Advancing Justice Atlanta and is attached to the announcement video that I'll link below! The donation goes to Advancing Justice Atlanta and is to help protect and promote the civil and human rights of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in Georgia and the Southeast.

The second fundraiser is called the Support Equality Federation. The donation goes to the Equality Federation Institute in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights by partnering with state based organizations like Equality Florida, Freedom Oklahoma, Basic Rights Oregon, etc.

Both of these fundraisers have a goal of $2,500.00 and are for great causes! I highly recommend you check her announcement video and donate if you can!

(Since this is through YouTube Giving she can only link one charity per video so here are two separate videos with each of the charities.)

UPDATE: Both Goals Have Been Met!

"Interview With Dana Terrace and Matt Braly for Charity Announcement!" Video with link to Support Equality Federation

Goal Met: $2,575.00/ $2,500.00

"The Owl House Enchanting Grom Fright Reaction and Review" Video with link to Support Asian Americans Advancing Justice Atlanta.

Goal Met: $2,764.00/ $2,500.00

As stated before, don't stop donating just because the goals have been met!

Here are the links to each site so you don't have to donate through YouTube if you don't want to.

Here is the link to donate to: Asian Americans Advancing Justice Atlanta

And here is the link to donate to: Equality Federation

Link to her Twitter and the announcement there!

Also putting this here since i cant change the info above on the rb including this: ik i literally JUST posted this but i feel like it's important for people to know that they shouldn't be donating just for the Owl House interview. These two fundraisers are for very important causes, fighting for and promoting civil rights for Asians and fighting for LGBTQ+ rights. I think what I'm trying to say is, please don't make this only about the Owl House news.

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Dazai living in a shipping container analysis

I’ll be talking about the “pros” and “cons”, if you can even call them that, of Dazai living in a shipping container near a dumping site. Also I am using what architecture knowledge I do have on the subject of container homes.

This is on the longer side so brace yourself. Also Stormbringer spoiler warning, in case that wasn’t realized yet.

Before I actually start I’ll preface this by saying that I’m a former architecture student but it was with a design focus. I have also previously designed a shipping container home so although I have some knowledge, it does have its limitations.

Also this will be updated when the fan translations get to this part of Stormbringer. Currently, I’m getting the information from chazukekani and popopretty’s summaries and translations, so please check them out too!

As a general reference for what to expect of a shipping container home, the average shipping container is 8 x 20 ft or 8 x 40 ft. As a more visual example, here is a portion of the container house I designed. Note that it’s total length is 30ft because I have two 20ft long containers stacked on top of each other, with a 10ft offset. The space beyond the sliding doors is a balcony and can basically be ignored for the purpose of this analysis. With the pictured dimensions, you can consider it to be insulated from the outside, so as not to sacrifice internal space. Despite this, you can see that it feels fairly cramped even with minimal furniture (a sink, toilet and shower unit in the bathroom and a bed, desk, and wardrobe closet in the master bedroom).

Dazai’s current living arrangement

Now for comparison, let’s first take note of what’s known of Dazai’s living conditions for comparison.

he’s living in an illegal dumping site, and there are toxic substances coming from the ground because of this

“Not even a field mouse would dare to approach it.” (Popopretty)

the area is not on the map and Dazai lives near the center of it (which can easily be one of the worst parts in terms of health and safety)

the container was previously “used to export passenger cars overseas” (popopretty)

his only furniture is a fridge, (exhaust) fan, desk/table, a chair, and a bare light bulb

no one would approach “not just because the place itself was weird. It was because no one could predict how Dazai would react if someone approached his private residence.” (Popopretty)

it’s been a year since he’s joined, yet no one trusts him → he could’ve been living here since before he joined but we don’t know as of yet

he’s sitting in complete darkness, lightbulb off and door shut, until Verlaine opens the door and walks in

Verlaine asks if he’s living here because he’s afraid of property taxes but Dazai claims that he’s afraid of Verlaine. He’s not actually addressing his choice of location because he only corrected Verlaine on what he fears, and gives no actual explanation for why he chose to live here.

The “pros”

Naturally unapproachable location. Even if Dazai being PM Dazai wasn’t a factor in people staying away, the nearby smell alone means no one would normally approach it, much less suspect a Port Mafia executive of all people to be living there. It’s also unmapped territory so even less reason for him to be found. This means enemies and allies alike would have a more difficult time trying to find him (ie. to come for his life) and there’s unlikely to be anyone else around. After all, if even a mouse won’t go there why would a whole person live there?

It costs him nothing. Not that it’d make a difference with what we can assume of his financial wealth. He has money, likely more than Chuuya who lives in a nice apartment in a nice area, yet chooses to live in a shipping container in an illegal dumping site. This is beneficial for Dazai, since there’s no paper trail or record of where he lives, which goes right into my 3rd point.

Ease of abandonment. Considering his whole goal at the time is to off himself without troubling others in the process, it makes sense that he’d want to leave minimal traces behind. No unpaid rent or mortgage, no one on a waiting list to move into a nice place, and no personal belongings or attachments. This winds up being a pro/advantageous when he does leave the PM since there wasn’t a trace to follow him with in the first place. He can simply grab his few things of importance and find a new shipping container or abandoned building outside of the PM’s territory. In fact, he might’ve even been able to stay there or in that general area since no one dares to approach it in the first place.

The “cons”

Or should I say say the dangerous living conditions he’s in. I don’t find them surprising because again, he doesn’t have a long term plan to live at this point. He doesn’t have much reason to care about what happens to himself, as we can deduce from his overall disregard towards being constantly injured and in danger for example. This is also where the architectural stuff comes into play.

Let’s start with the most visible one, lack of insulation. With a shipping container home, you can insulate from the inside and lose about a foot of interior space in each direction (6 in. off each wall) or from the outside and lose the aesthetic of the textured walls. Either way, it costs time and money to do it. We know it’s not insulated from the inside because of the illustration and, in my opinion, it’s very unlikely that Dazai would’ve gotten it insulated from the outside because at the very least, it would make his container stand out among the others nearby. You need to insulate a container home because they get very hot or cold in the summer and winter respectively, as they are made of metal. I’ve heard that at the very least, Japan’s summers are HOT.

This one is a little harder to confirm and will likely be updated as fan translations are released, but a likely hazardous set up for electricity and (hopefully) plumbing. If you don’t have the insulation on the inside but you still have your electrical and plumbing, it can possibly become both a visual mess and a safety hazard. It’s possible that he kept it all in the back portion of his container for example, or maybe he has it taped to the floor or walls somewhere, but that also brings the question of where it’s connected to on the outside. Since he’s on a dumping site, then where’s the electrical going to go at the very least? Sure he can use nearby public facilities but every day? He has a fridge, single lightbulb and a fan but where is the power is connected to? In terms of plumbing, I think it’s equally likely he found a Porta potty nearby or there’s (hopefully) some sort of public or PM owned facility nearby. Really, his hygiene, especially during the PM days when he was (as far as we the audience are aware) likely at his lowest, can easily become its own separate question/discussion for another day. After all, we’re just talking about the condition of his container in this post.

The possible fumes and chemicals left over. The paint on shipping containers is meant to withstand the sea water splashing on to them, so it may contain harsh chemicals. And we know that his container was used previously to ship cars overseas, but that still leaves the possibility for things to have leaked on the inside at this time. We don’t actually know if it’s been used more than once, but seeing as we do have a usage history, I’d say there’s a fair enough chance for it to have been a single use container. Still, chemicals could’ve previously leaked and the paint may be a concern in the long run. It’s also possible that it has begun rusting as well, due to the metal being exposed to the likes of sea water. Also, let’s not forget the toxic substances from the illegal dumping site itself, possibly going into the container over time.

Also as far as we can tell, there seems to be a lack of windows. This means no natural light, aside from opening a whole door. Keep in mind that windows can help with indoor temperature control, not just natural light.

Living in a dump site, especially an illegal one. This one should speak for itself but I’ll list some concerns anyway. Seeing as it’s illegal, we can probably just forget about regulations altogether, much less any possible existing ones being followed. This means that there can be literally anything from hazardous waste material, to dangerous and sharp objects on the ground, to who knows what kind of smells and fumes, etc. In short, not a safe area to live in, for health concern reasons at a minimum.

Again, my knowledge on shipping container homes themselves is limited and I do recommend checking out Belinda Carr’s videos on some of the downsides of them from a professional’s POV.

7 reasons why shipping container homes are a scam

Responding to comments: shipping container scam video

Also, just because Dazai was making presumably LARGE amounts of money obviously doesn’t mean that he has to spend it all or live luxuriously if he doesn’t want to. It’s not that hard to infer why Dazai did choose to live in such conditions and I mainly wanted to draw attention to how these conditions can affect him, with both the advantages and disadvantages.

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