#and my evenings are fairly free

[wreckedhoney]

MASSIVE SPOILER for one of the endings.

it's been a while since i tried looking, but i did hear that something like this happens last year and over time started to think, "was it a fluke?" bc no one posted footage or caps of it then, and i aimed for a completionist run in my first playthrough. turns out it's real! and definitely shines a new light on a character that, for most other types of playthroughs, will not give this much emotion! EDIT: transcript now included, and some stillshots under the cut

[0:28] Marie: Henry, this is the man who kept you from doing the right thing tonight. Kill him. [0:15] Forrest: Henry, you don’t have to do this. If you’ve not killed anyone yet, there’s still time to make the right decision. [0:05] Out of shot: (Gunshots) Henderson Police! Freeze! Marie: No! Henry, get out of there!

#killer frequency #henry barrow #these hands……… #so yes MORE spoilers and further commentary ahead here in the tags: #yes this is a fairly tragic ending if you already know how to get it. but again TERRIFIC VOICE ACTING BEFOREHAND AND AFTER. #feel free to reply in post if you want to ask about that part. #i didn't include that in the vid bc it's so visceral and raw but i love their performances. that shit hit hard dang. #but i want to ask anyone if their perspective on henry changes after seeing this? mine does tbh. i didn't expect a possible show of remorse #like at most hesitation! but bc of the context of forrest's dialogue- does it lean into remorse? a large definite shift in his mind! #even if he Has killed already then he's still taking forrest's words to heart and reconsidering everything which DAMN- #-my videogamey headcanon of forrest's character stats showing his Persuasion and Charm MAXED OUT is pulling tf through here!! #also can anyone reply re: would forrest's dialogue change but he still survives if henry kills maurice or murphy? or would forrest die? #and if the devs Actually gave henry other official kills in the game but didn't disclose them in the narrative- then is this the test? #like if henry kills AT ALL in game even though the player isn't privy to knowing which victims are his then is this ending unattainable? #also placing this scene/character moment behind THIS ENDING SPECIFICALLY heck that's cold. dang fellas. #going to eventually pull out a hc i've been holding back for a long time in a later post and i'll mention this scene again then- #-but this part in particular as well as another “easter egg” has really put more fuel to it

[thatskynews]

hello, i was wondering what joining/helping out with the blog would entail, to see if i would be fit to help since I’m interested in helping :D

Honestly mostly Anxy and me just quietly sit in our own corners and see what is needed or unposted typically, but for anyone who's curious this is quite honestly my thoughts on it:

have access to the official sky:cotl discord's news channels (news, known-issues, vault-of-socials, and quick-dev-update)

No bigotry of any sort (this is very much a strict rule: any transphobic, racism, homophobia, sexism, support of genocides, etc will not be accepted here. If you respect people it's very likely you're fine)

Be nice to people if possible (neither me or Anxy will bite- I only react negatively if you do something horrible to others.)

No beta spoilers or leaks¹ are allowed to be posted here. (I mean it, especially as someone WHO has access to beta: that is suppose to be correctly tagged and kept away from the main sky tags if possible as simple skyblr etiquette. yes this includes tagging us in them, tag me instead if it comes to it.)

These are very simple and direct things from the top of my head. Asking for help is always allowed here, I've definitely asked for help before and we do talk about our thoughts on certain details when it comes to it. We're both fairly timid as a warning, but I do believe we're fine and open about new mods.

¹In information about Sky's history: they can be mentioned, but usually do not mention leaks if possible, especially if they're still of possible future content.

-Ymir

#(I should note on why I specifically have placed down 'no bigotry' even though it seems like it should be unstated -ymir) #(I've seen some ridiculous bigotry in my time online. I do hope it's obvious why that is horrible behaviour. -ymir) #(I do not wish for skyblr to end up dealing with those issues if possible! I know I am kinda of protective of skyblr -ymir) #(anxy if you have anything to add onto this feel free to do so. -ymir) #(anywaysss.. we're usually fairly chill here since TGC basically hits us in waves with news and details ngl -ymir) #(i have nothing to add other than to disagree ymir's statement that i will not bite/j - anxy) #(yeah we're chill here and do a bunch of reposts but due to timezones and work it can be quite late - anxy) #(so we might need another mod to keep things more timely - anxy)

[perhaps-mr-collins-has-a-cousin]

Hello praying people, I'm not doing well and would really appreciate your prayers right now <3

#long very boring and unnecessarily detailed tag monologue incoming‚ feel free to skip: #this is going to sound like a silly thing to be hitting rock bottom over #but i’m fairly certain i have a semi-rare skin condition known as sensitive skin syndrome #which is basically where skin gets progressively more sensitive #until it won’t tolerate the topical application of anything at all without getting irritated #usually it happens to people on the skin of their face and i have it there but i also specifically have it on my lips #(which apparently is extremely not normal; i found a dermatologist’s case study from like 2019 of one woman who had it on her lips #and according to this case study there were no other cases of people having it on their lips #in all the dermatological literature he had read) #i can’t follow the protocol which all the journal articles i’ve been able to find say is helpful for the rest of the face which is basicall #leave the area the heck alone for at least a year #because if i don’t apply anything to my lips for more than two or three days they will get so dry they crack and bleed #so it’s looking like one way or another i may be having to deal with dry burning irritated lips for the rest of my life #and i’m not dealing with the thought of that very well #i’ve already suffered so much anguish from extreme sensitivity on the rest of my face #and not being able to take proper care of the skin there #and this is just too much for me #i know God is allowing this for a reason but it’s filling me with so much frustration and panic and despair that i don’t know how to go on #but i must and i will #this isn’t a serious or a life-threatening condition but it’s looking like a pretty hopeless one and it’s hurting me badly #and i would appreciate prayers that it would just be healed or that i would know what to do #i think i will try going to my dermatologist but somehow i doubt she's even heard of sensitive skin syndrome #on a COMPLETELY unrelated note i'm just about to get my period and also for two days i've ''eaten'' nothing but vegetable smoothies #and those in pretty small amounts because they're disgusting #(do a detox my hormonal health doctor said) #(it'll be fun she said) #ok if you read this far you're so brave braver than any u.s. marine etc. #thanks for reading ily <3

[wurmwizzard]

I FORGOT to post about this but! got commissioned by my manager to do a little piece for the back-of-house message board. felt nice to be trusted like this!

#i really dont put much of myself into my job but i really do enjoy the people i work with and its a fairly easy simple job that #gets the bills paid. i also like the idea of all of my coworkers plus future employees seeing MY work even when im long gone hehe #i also got my supplies paid for soooooooo just scored myself a free jar of a lovely deep shade of green #goober.txt #my art #also i just realized that if i had a nickle for every nautical themed job ive ever had id have .... three nickles ??

[mamawasatesttube]

ik its ultimately harmless behavior and that no one on the internet today uses that sort of general etiquette anyway, but it's still wild to me when people make posts that roughly amount to "i don't ship this." and then specifically tag the ship name so it shows up in that ship tag. like... who in this tag do you think wants to see this dkjlskdjslk

#rimi talks #to be clear this is a lighthearted post it just does make me snort #and going in ship tags is always like crossing a field of land mines anyway like you Gotta expect to find dumb shit #but this particular kind of post just throws me back so hard to 2014 homestuck fandom. what are yall doing #incidentally this is also the reason i simply can't get behind davekat. in theory it's fine as a ship #but i was there gandalf. i was there 3000 years ago. #when every single davekat shipper and their mom went out of their way to shit on jade harley #for the unforgivable crime of being a fairly popular female love interest to the two boys they wanted to ship #im not even remotely into homestuck anymore but i remember this. free my girl she did all that but i dont care etc

[blackpearlblast]

[ID: a sheet of blank mailing stickers with pro-palestine slogans written on them.]

i put up the rest of my homemade stickers today and i wanted to make a quick post about how i made them because it's entirely possible some of you already have all the materials laying around at home or could buy them at the post office without having to find a place that will print stickers for you.

i used:

sharpies (any permanent marker obviously works here)

blank stick-on mailing labels

clear masking tape (for waterproofing)

i just wrote my messages on the mailing labels and tore off a piece of tape around the size of the label to cover it with. it doesn't have to align perfectly, you just want to make sure it covers all your writing so they don't smudge and it's not so oversized that it ends up taping the sticker to the sheet.

once you have your stickers finished you have them still on the sheet and you can peel them off and stick them wherever you want! this makes them a lot more portable and faster to apply than if you were to be putting up flyers, so if you're disabled like me it's a lot easier to cover more ground when putting them up. if you are someone who is out and about during the day, you could prepare a sheet and keep it in your bag and pull them out to stick them up different places while you go about your day!

#free palestine #free gaza #protest stickers #i feel embarrassed showing my handwriting i feel like it's not very appealing but that's not really the point here haha #i only started sticker slapping after someone mentioned the mailing label method so even if it feels fairly obvious i wanted to make a post #about it so hopefully some other people might get inspired too

[kradogsrats]

thinking again today about Beren going to the nethermost hall of Angband to take one of the three Silmarils from Morgoth's crown for Luthien as demanded by her father and Callum going to (the top of?) the Starscraper to take (one of?) the three quasar diamonds from the Corona of the Heavens for Rayla as demanded to rescue her parents

#that didn't work out great for beren btw #pride overcame him after successfully freeing one silmaril and he attempted to take another #he lost both the silmaril and his hand #the small number of weirdly precise parallels between tdp and the silmarillion drives me insane #like yeah both scenarios are fairly straightforward orpheus and eurydice derivatives #but then you get to the shit like three jewels formed from heavenly light set in a crown and i'm like *narrows eyes* #and don't even get me started on laurelion and telperion/laruelin #i should probably find all my silmarillion posts and tag them for archiving #tdp tolkien

[uselessgaywhovian]

the problem with playing D&D is you have ships 'n' blorbos that only 4 other people know about

#still thinkin' about that motherfucker Cormac from the Thieves Guild #and how he lives rent free in Ariadne's brain #and therefore my brain #and how i have to deal with the fact that she wouldn't think about #that as much as she's plagued with conflicting feelings about this motherfucker #i honestly don't think that there's much reason that she would've made as much of an impact on him as he has on her #and it's driving me insane #like he got under her skin instantly because the first time they met she had just used her inspiration point only to roll two nat 1s #trying to get a crowd to disperse before things got rough #and this motherfucker sweeps in and does what she couldn't while also kind of shitting on the temple #which she couldn't even really argue because he wasn't really wrong but also this is the thing that makes up her identity #and she was fuckin' pissed #i mean we did also get sent to make a deal with him to keep the city chill while rise of the zombies was dealt with in the high district #so she #the temple's Brand Newest Paladin in full fuckin' armor gets sent into the den of the Thieves Guild #to talk with the guy who's been pretty openly (and frankly fairly) dunking on said temple #and we come out of it having to do a favor for him to get his help #and as much as she'd love to cover it with 'well we're really doing it because the prince wants us to and it's for the good of the city' #the fact that at the end of the day they were doing something on this motherfucker's orders was such a bur under her saddle #i think he got the party drinks while we were talking with him but ariadne didn't touch hers #because A) she's pretty sure someone would've spit in it and B) fuck u cormac fuck ur hospitality and fuck u #ANYWAY #all this happened over a year ago irl (not sure how long in-game) and YET #there's also the problem that our sessions have been shorter and more sporadic #which gives me more time between sessions to obsess over stupid shit #like a NPC who we haven't seen in a fuckin' year

[winepresswrath]

I'm sad Michael Sheen didn't get to tweet his way through GO2 however the Bowie reference has me wondering if we would have survived it. the chaos this man foments.

#ok i know it's just a bowie reference but in my heart i'm like crowley duke of hell confirmed???? #it's interesting because i do think it's going down & there's like an 85% chance i'll hate it but that remaining 15% is so tantalizing im #not even too upset #there's also the very real possibility that im wrong #but david tennant making such a big deal out of crowley not being able to entirely let go of hell has given me a new enthusiasm for my #theory #press says good omens #poor michael sheen though he really did all that For Us (ok he did it for himself and our interests are aligned) #free him!!! pay actors fairly and free him #he didn't befriend one of his favourite authors get cast in the adaptation and make his otp canon for this

[llycaons]

I'm looking forward to packing up to move so much!! and then opening it all again there where I end up and setting up my home 😊 I'm not someone who likes unpacking after a trip, but when it's your whole home going somewhere new and exciting, I feel like it's different. I'm saying goodbye to so many things I don't need anymore, or never needed, and for the first time in my life getting to choose exactly what's going to be in my space, with an actual budget for things I need or even just want, and nobody else to impede me bring in their own stuff. ahhh it took so many years to get to this point but I can't wait!!!

#and I was very happy to come to this place too #for the majority of my time here I've been very pleased #I still remember my excitement when I learned we had a bathtub #I hadn't had a bathtub in my dorm so I felt like we were in luxury #and truly. despite the roaches and the blinds and the breakin #it's been a very reasonable apartment #with a responsive manager #there's tons of space. the floors are gorgeous. in-unit washer and dryer #even my aunt and uncle have to go to the basement for that in their fancy complex #a big room for me. a decent kitchen. came with a microwave. and fairly clean #great location. and despite the one incident. actually very secure #but in my new place I can host!!!! I can spread out!! use the bathroom whenever!! get a kitty cat!! #bake!! come home noisily at all hours! not tiptoe in the mornings!! play music!! be free!! #I'm so excited for my family and friends to visit :3 #mutuals this means you too!! come to the east coast! #and this is a new renovation so hopefully my cousin can come without her allergies acting up #my aunt and uncle have hosted so many times I would be so happy to return the favor #cor.txt

[callingcxrd]

Ohh I should reread The S.ecret Garden

#I hyperfixated on it at some point which I always forget about until I think of it lol #I feel like it's truly like. One of the strangest hyperfixations I've had relative to Tumblr Culture anyway NGJKDNJGK #My only other comparison I can think of is when I hyperfixated on T.homas Edison. Like just learning fucking everything about the guy #Extremely funny in how specific it was and also even funnier how it had to do with something that I am fairly sure shaped my entire -- #aesthetic preferences in life NGJDKNGJA #Bleu.txt #If anyone actually wants context feel free to ask lol it's just kind of a long and unrelated to this story

[freepassbound]

Bits & Bobs (Pt 1.)

Lighting up the mist (plus skylines).

The most over-the-top concentration of tourist-hunting absurdity I have ever come across (and I say that with sincere fondness).

The Gorge - look at the blue of that water!

Of course I had to mix in some history - an interesting 18th Century French fort-disguised-as-trading-post (though not $19 worth of interesting); ft. a familiar-looking safe that I did not test for secret panels, and a very blurry Toronto taken from the opposite side of the Lake.

#it was much clearer in person #obviously even this new phone camera can't do everything #was even clearer today actually #the 'castle' did do a decent job of demonstrating the living conditions of the men assigned there #one of the only places it had decent interpretive materials #I did not descend into the Gorge 😅 #I knew I'd need my legs for the urban walking #the commercial element is... I don't know #Niagara is very much the natural wonder that 'took one for the team' #in part that's because they were already luring tourists before the environmental movement even existed #they ended up protecting the very edges #and fairly well honestly #but beyond that it's a free-for-all #the Canadian side in particular is capitalism unleashed #my photos #free life

[pinkdean]

I fear beat sheet is my roman empire

#there is no reason for me to think about this fic even a fraction of how often i do #every time i hear i want to break free #every time i get a nosebleed #every time i wear a lavender sweater which is fairly often bc that's my favorite color #every time i wear novelty socks #beat sheet dean is always there with me

[hauntedaugust]

Character x gn! Reader

WC: 245

Summary: angsty soulmate au for ??someone?? Presumably a more closed off character or someone with a tragic backstory.

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Wrapped thrice around my throat is a red string of fate.

It is tangled in my fingers and binding my feet.

And it is cutting off my air.

I have cut and sawed and axed, burned and buried, yet it has never even frayed.

I have gotten used to waking up in the early morning suffocating and stuttering for breath.

I have come to accept that this fate will kill me and that whoever is on the other side would rather lose their life than love me.

And they don’t even know my name.

I’ve come to enjoy the sunrise, one of the only good aspects of waking from one nightmare into another. But if I'm honest I prefer the mornings before the sun breaks the horizon, the red doesn't stand out as much when it's not bathed in warm light.

Some days I wonder what the world thinks of me as they watch me trip over this tangled mess of mistakes.

They are obsequious to their fate, following both fervently and blind. And they make a point to turn their shoulder to those who clash with their ideals.

The world has no place for those without soulmates, whether they are alone by choice, or otherwise.

So every morning I wake I must decide what to do with this tangled, twisted, and wholly reprehensible trick of divine interference.

Whether I run against this hedonic treadmill of tragedy or if I simply succumb to my fate.

#oh yay time to spam tags #for the love of god why can't i be more decisive? #jjk #jjk angst #bnha #mha #tokyo revengers #trying to remember which fandoms i write for #help #soulmate au #thinking of making a part two #but also who tf is this even about #idk lemme know #mha x reader #jjk x reader #tokyorev x reader #also fairly certain my asks are open so if you have any requests or questions feel free to ask #this also only took me like 30 minutes to write so I'd say it's pretty good All things considered

[phlebphlob]

'Reasonable Person': a rant.

#ok im gonna talk about the ceo situation going on #but my voice isn't an important one in this so im banishing it to the tags #so at my job theres a rule #its in the employee training and handbook #its about interpersonal situations and what management can do about them #and its all predicated on what a 'reasonable person' would believe. #like fully. the wording in the training is 'reasonable person'. #what this means is that when a manager picks favorites? impossible to prove. #if two people are having a spat and one is unfairly targeted while the other walks scot-free. it's attributed to 'reasonable person'. #like the one who got the punishment was the unreasonable one because that's what the manager decided. #i am very lucky in that i have people on the management team who are on my side in my transition- even though they dont gender me correctly #if i go to them with concerns they will make sure that i am treated fairly. #this is Not The Case Here. #the 'reasonable person' argument was JUST USED AS A CUDGEL AGAINST PREDSTROGEN #“death threats arent what a 'reasonable person' would make EVER. even IF theyve been pushed to the FUCKING BREAKING POINT.” is what pm says #hes hand-waving the very real issues because she did something he didn't like. he's unfairly targeting her. he's discriminating. #'reasonable person' means goddamned nothing if the guy making that call isn't reasonable. #i quietly do my part. i report content as i see it. glad to see that doesnt fucking matter #i knowwwww theres gotta be good people on staff. but god dammit. god fucking dammit. #... #so whats the plan matthew? #how are you going to stop harrassment? #how are you going to stop rapist pedophiles? #how are you going to make this space safe for transfems? #how are you going to make this space safe for ALL trans people? #how are you going to apologize for your dick-swinging? #fuck. idk. i hope there are consequences. #there wont be.

[nerosdayinanime]

5 song playlist for Giyuu please? 👀

easy shit!!

The Mute (radical face)

People As Places As People (modest mouse)

Duvet (bôa)

I Will Fail You (demon hunter) <ironic huh?

Slow Down (crx)

melancholy be upon ye<3

#tomioka giyuu #loserboy giyuu posting #i have different giyuu playlists in four separate apps i have so many to choose from #duvet and i will fail you r from my downloaded songs the others r from spotify and i havent even checked the playlist on yt #my soundcloud's borked and i cant be assed to fix it but im fairly certain i made a playlist on there too #checking yt now #gone away(five finger death punch) gilded lily (cults) like a stone (audioslave) i was just a kid (nothing but thieves) #no more - world so cold (3DG) unknown soldier - evil angel - so cold (breaking benjamin) #little dark age (mgmt) after dark (mr kitty) derniere danse (indila) #grand total of 17 cherry picked Best Of Giyuucore #feel free to ask for lil explanations for any of them!! i love thinking about blorbo #i was just a kid also heavily makes me think of muichiro