#Portable People

[drconstellation]

Portable People

Muriel: "Can I...Can I take a book with me? I was looking at one earlier. They're like people, only portable." S2E6

Crowley's yeeting them around while stress-cleaning the bookshop, Jimbriel is trying to sell them to the investigating archangels, and Muriel just wants to read them all. Should we give a second thought to any of these books?

Er, yes. Yes, we should, I say.

In Crowley's case, both times he tosses the books aside (both in S2E3) it is adjacent to a conversation about memory.

In the first one he remarks to Jim that he doesn't remember why "they" invented gravity. He tosses the books - records of the past, records of (human) knowledge - then moves right back into the present, observing Rodney the Stunt Fly with Jim and then describing his Operation Lovebirds plan to him.

The same with the second GIF - Crowley has to make a decision between answering the phone (which is Aziraphale calling from Edinburgh) or the books. The present wins again, and he has the phone conversation with Aziraphale.

Crowley: Pffft. Humans. You don't let yourself get too attached. Aziraphale: No. No, I suppose not. Um… You haven't actually been selling any of the books, have you?

While we get the impression of Crowley not wanting to hang on to the past, as if its something that's hurt him before and he doesn't want to repeat that, on the other hand Aziraphale was having a lovely time remembering Mr Dalrymple the Scottish surgeon from 1826. This from an angel who hates getting rid of memories books, and we learn keeps a diary! Hmm.

I suppose the question is, is it a real memory problem on Crowley's side or an affected one to get around certain...awkwardness to do with his history? Such as not remembering working with Saraqael or fighting next to Furfur before the Fall?

Jimbriel, on the other hand, is more like Muriel. He is having a wonderful time discovering the delights of Humanity in the bookshop for the first time and is sooo excited to show it to the archangels when they arrive on Aziraphale's doorstep!

[btw, do you notice which side Jimbriel is standing on here? Its actually interesting to pay attention to which shoulder-side he is on in S2, because he is rarely on the left - even in S1, as well]

So while Aziraphale tries to, um, explain what humans do, Jimbriel "fans" one in Saraqael's face and then tries to (horror!) kill Rodney the Stunt fly with the Wicked Bible - the one with the printing error that says "You Shall Commit Adultery." *ahem* (not looking at you Jimbriel, oh no, not all...) Good thing it never works, Jimbriel declares, as the dust flies dramatically.

Edit: This book-banging episode is also a Monty Python reference! I found out over in my Assistant Bookseller meta that Jim's Fair Isle's style vest is a nod the Gumby characters, who all wear that style of vest and have the catchphrase "My brain hurts!" They also bang bricks together occasionally. *sigh* The things you didn't expect to find...Gabriel the Gumby...

The angels take no notice of Jim's antics. Since when do they take any notice of what goes on with humans, anyway? Oh, yes, they are going to keep a close eye on Aziraphale, but some idiotic human - nah! Don't care!

Then there's this travesty:

Aaah! The horror! Aziraphale reluctantly lets Maggie and Nina throw the books of human knowledge at the demons. But that doesn't work in the long run. Only the angel himself can solve this crisis.

#good omens #good omens 2 #good omens meta #crowley #aziraphale #gabriel #muriel #the book shop #mr dalrymple #edinburgh #portable people #Rodney the Stunt Fly #the wicked bible #Is that Jim's fans only section? #the horror! #no no that's about the encyclopedias #foul fiends! #how dare you defile a book! #Monty Python #gumbys

[kittenmoth]

I had to draw it. I don't make the rules.

#kittenmoth arts #atla centaur au #atla zuko #atla fanart #atla sokka #atla suki #Zukki #you get me and my silly AU #thank you for the great mental images lmao #NOODLE PILE #noodle... bowl? #Zuko and his fluffy tail blanket is eternal #Toph isn't the only one who uses it to hide from people #does this have a ship name? idk man tag it however ya wanna #one of these people are softer to sleep on #the other makes up for it by being really warm to the touch though #Zuko is a portable heater

[sillyfriendssharingablog]

Happy international women's day mgs women! ^^

I'm sorry kojima wrote most of you so badly, but you gals are still in my heart <3

#in my country today people usually gift women some Mimosa flowers so Imma gift it to all of them #also have a good woman day everyone!! #shoutout to women #gotta be one of my favorite genders #mgs #metal gear #metal gear solid #metal gear series #mgs1 #mgs2 #mgs3 #mgs4 #mgsV #mgs peace walker #mgs portable ops #metal gear rising revengence #meryl silverburgh #sniper wolf mgs #liquid snake #mgs fortune #emma mgs #olga mgs #rosemary mgs #mgs the boss #eva mgs #paramedic mgs #mei ling mgs #sunny mgs #paz ortega andrade #mgs cecile

[filmnoirsbian]

There is something inherently pleasing to me abt all those "pack for my trip with me" videos despite knowing for a fact that everything they're doing will make for a wholly inconvenient traveling experience

#packing entire dressers to 'easily unload into the hotel closet' ok girl damn how long are u staying??? u moving in? #packing a PORTABLE TV????? those already exist??? They're called laptops/tablets??? #i mean ofc i don't know the details of their stays or anything but these people always pack enough for 3 months at a minimum #it's crazy to me. baby why are u lugging all that weight! think of ur back! #tcp

[marquisecubey]

wish you were here

#persona 3 #kotone shiomi #akihiko sanada #akiham #Cubey's Art #drew this a while ago and forgot to post it lol #I realized that akihiko…….. probably doesn’t have many pictures of his family #and he’s a shy kid too #one of those people who likely doesn’t love having his picture taken even at the best of times #he probably humoured Kotone when she wanted to goof around in a random shitty photo booth at the local strip mall #an old analog one where the film is all expired and the colours are slightly off #and then he just kind of forgot about it until the girls were cleaning out her room and found the strip in an overdue library book #I wrote about half of that fic………….. maybe I’ll finish it one day…….. #hamuko arisato #minako arisato #persona 3 femc #persona 3 fanart #persona 3 portable #p3 #p3 femc #illustration #digital art

[sirazaroff]

Does Blake and Yang steal Weiss' high heels to force her to walk between them at her true 4'11 tiny height?

They didn’t even give her the chance to walk. It was a lesson learned.

#fooze #rwby #rwby yang #rwby blake #rwby weiss #yang xaio long #blake belladonna #weiss schnee #beeschnees #I be the same height too lol but Weiss is like a twig compared to me #weighs like a couple of grapes. very portable #I’m pretty sure she doesn’t mind being held by certain people tbh #Yang ain’t one LOL

[gatoszn]

well praise the lord, hello!

#trigun #trigun 98 #nicholas d. wolfwood #vash the stampede #vashwood #Portable confessional for when you *really* wanna praise the lord #pretend like it’s big enough to fit two people #The cigarette stays IN during worship

[kroosluvr]

does anyone care them too pleaspelepleplepleasplease

#hamurio #hamrio #(IN CASE PEOPLE CALL THEM THAT I PREFER HAMURIO THO #p3p #persona 3 portable #rio iwasaki #hamuko arisato #cele draws #persona #persona fanart

[samble-moved]

#inspired by the gundam posts by my treasured mutuals #also for people who call madohomu non-canon/one sided/abusive/etc #pmmm #madoka magica #madohomu #flashing #? #upl #edit: linked the interview/madoka pov source #edit 2: added the portable scene #id in alt text

[pomarrillo]

been rewatching the Persona 4 anime and I miss these goofy ahh kids

#thinking of getting p4g on steam #even tho this would be my 3rd time buying p4 lol #the dump #persona 4 #yukichie #souyo #LOL yk what really made me mad #I bought a vita 4 years ago just to play golden before all these effing ports #it’s so accessible now #I mean I’m glad for it bc more people get to play it #but my vita doesn’t even have its portable perk anymore bc they’re porting to switch too 😭😭

[miusato]

Justgirlsthing is when you kinda have a crush on your close friend or something idk i have no friends at school 🧍‍♀️

Other version undercut :3

I think human Aigis would be alt af but idk I think she would look cute in dresses too lol maybe I should draw that soon ahaha

#totally not me though I am not in love with my bestie aha #also akxjwkapaoa guys aaaa thank u so much for indulging into my dumb fantasies aaaaa 😭😭😭 #didnt expect people to like my 00s highschool au ahhh i promise I will be annoying about it whenever im able to do so o7 #i still dk what to name this au so like for now im just gonna tag this and my other hs posts previously as 00s highschool au #until i find a good name or something idk #asukart #persona 3 #persona 3 reload #persona 3 portable #persona 3 femc #kotone shiomi #minako arisato #hamuko arisato #persona 3 aigis #aigis #hamugis #00s highschool au

[toastermin-it]

minako: when the gods made me, they said "she's too pure for this world."

minato: please. when you were born, the devil said "oh, competition."

--

minato: i can't believe all these people are wearing black. black is supposed to b my thing. these guys are posers.

minako: minato, for the last time, this is our funeral.

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minato: i intend to stay pissed off at you forever, even if i seem helpful.

minako: you're in luck! because you don't.

--

minako: i feel like i've died and gone to heaven.

minato: i have the same dream, too, except you go in a different direction.

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minato: i'm so tired of this life. i want to be a roomba. i want knives taped to me. i want to be set loose.

what day is it again? it's march 5th! as i did about two years ago, here is a post full of the twins being twins.

#persona 3 #persona 3 portable #incorrect persona quotes #incorrect quotes #minato arisato #makoto yuki #minako arisato #hamuko arisato #arisato twins #time to check the kimi no kioku video and see what people say this year

[tothepointofinsanity]

I think a lot about the fact Sayaka has a move called "Lorelei's Melody" in Portable that sends a "sleep inducing sound wave." The enemies look like they're being turned to foam almost, too.

Really? That’s Interesting. Lorelei…the name of the maiden who cast herself into the rhine due to her faithless lover. Essentially a subtype to the siren, but love-themed. But it’s the first time I’ve heard of this, so thanks for telling me. (・・?) It’s very cool. Sayaka rendering enemies into sea foam is much like the nature of a witch cursing someone. Even if it’s just “putting people to sleep”, it’s very sleeping beauty esque. She’s so whimsical.

#what do you mean she sends people to sleep but it’s like they’re turning into foam #of course the most cursed stuff happens with her in the portable #ASKS 💌

[creativesplat]

Tears (an excuse to draw the ToTK dragon armours...)

#Link is wowed by his fishwife as he should be #just you wait till they find out these outfits glow #this is like portable luminous stone glow and link thinks mipha looks beautiful in that light #Totk #but canon is what I make of it so #totk is actually a game where link and mipha go on a little adventure together #anyway #miphlinkweek2023 #miphlink #mipha #link #botw #creativesplat draws #I was going to do angst and then I thought: Creativesplat that would be too easy! Lets do something ToTK themed instead #charged set totk #frostbite set totk #mipha is from the people who have Nauru's crest on stuff so she would of course wear the naydra armour set #and link is the triforce of courage (and faore is in charge of that hence the faorosh armour set)

[cheerfullycatholic]

Who's gonna get whacked by the snowstorm? It's supposed to get me the next two days and I'm kinda excited tbh 👀

ARE Y'ALL PREPARED?!

#my animals all should be okay #im just a bit worried about the half wild chickens who wont let me put them in the coop #or even the garage #i know theyll be ok with the cold im just worried about how deep the snow will be #ill have to keep up on making paths for them #other than that #i have enough animal and people food to last awhile and i have extra straw in case someone needs more #also got ten gallons each of diesel and gas #lots of blankets medical supplies board games #oh dang i should make sure my portable phone charger is charged #i really need to get a solar charger #the thing im worried about most is if the power goes out #we have a generator but if we can keep the house warm during the day we might turn it off at night #and i know its stupid but i have anxiety and nighttime is really hard for me #especially in pitch black silence #i dont like the way my fear and anxiety makes my heart feel #anyway #ill stop rambling now #yall are in my prayers #please pray for us

[3-aem]

thinking about my exit interview that was super informal but at one point i was like okay i will say something positive about the team and my ex manager was like okay

and then we both sat there in silence for a solid minute

#me:…theyre nice people! #my ex manager with suspicious eyes: #delete later #i wanted to try out my buildings laundry machines today #bc i was tired of using the portable one in my apartment #its big and clunky and breaks my tap everytime i do laundry #and i dont have a dryer so massive pain #but it cost me $5.5 and so i will continue doing it in my apartment ❤️ #tbf it wasnt even really an interview i just had to return my shit and was like hey do u wanna hear the tea and gossip #and he was like pulling out a notebook like yea #and then i went off for an hour #hes not a retaliatory dude so it was fine if anything im sure he just took the notes and then went off to figure out solutions or whatever #now i feel like i snitched #i didnt say names but he just kept figuring it out #i was like ppl dont like how ppl drop documentation in code reviews #and he was like is this about gordon and his use effect document #and i was like……………..*speechless* #and then i was like some ppl thing the environment has gotten a tad competitive #and he was like is that from henry #*SPEECHLESS*