#cats (2019) was great fuck you

[shakespearefreak]

Re-watched CATS (2019) for the first time in a while, and I was shocked all over again at by how much I enjoyed it. I think the issues could have been fixed by:

Getting rid of the stunt casting. Rebel Wilson ruined Jennyanydots, and while the rest of the celebs cast were tolerable, I don't think any of them fully understood the assignment (and yes, this includes Dame Judi Dench and Sir Ian McKellen. Both are undeniably talented actors who I love in almost everything, but they seemed too human in their movements and expression. They did their best with roles that ultimately weren't right for their acting style). The only exception to this is Jason Derulo, who clearly had both an understanding of and a passion for the material.

Cutting the throwaway joke lines (e.g. "Don't mess with the crazy cat lady"). They were really jarring tonally, and both Cordon and Wilson (who got most of those lines) seemed very aware of that, which made them stand out even more.

Making Macavity's fur a different color that looked less like a human skin tone so he didn't appear naked.

Animating Grizabella's tears during "Memory" differently so that it looked less like she had snot running into her mouth.

This was so, so close to a perfect adaptation and it bothers me that most of what made it fall short was trying to make it "fit in" with other big movies, when CATS is so much its own strange, unique thing. What made it such a popular Broadway show was that it was unlike anything else on Broadway, and I feel like most of the time the filmmakers did a fantastic job of honoring that, but sometimes they caved to pressure to make it more "normal" and you can pinpoint exactly when those times are.

Anyways, it's still an awesome movie and I will absolutely die on this hill.

#cats the musical #cats (2019) #jellicle songs for jellicle cats #cats (2019) was great fuck you

[rabnerd28]

Watching Cats (2019) DvD Commentary

Thoughts as I watch:

Tom is literally basing this entire movie on the one time he saw Cats in 1981 when he was 8 years old

He called the movie a coming of age film about Victoria meeting characters that effect her and that Tugger represents the sin of lust (yes I am laughing)

He said abandoned three times in a row to describe Grizabella

Tom made up the thing about Grizabella used to be with Macavity happened because he wanted to cut out the idea that she was a prostitute

Has Bustopher eat trash because he thought that's what cats would be more interested in

The pause in Bustopher Jones when he says to gather the cats is a meta joke about the cats actually being people

The food was CGI

"Sees the implication of his unchecked appetites" in reference to Victoria and Bustopher Jones

Hooper brought his niece and nephew to set to play on the Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer set

He keeps insisting that there is a learning and growing arc for Victoria, but I have no idea what he's talking about

He has barely talked about the characters as actual characters and mostly just talks about how great it is to work with famous celebrity number five or how they're symbolical. I think he's making things up at this point

He added the love story because he thought Misto trying to figure out how to be a magician was a good parallel with Victoria's story of finding herself

Originally the first barge scene was longer with a lot of improv from James and Rebel as Growltiger went on

"Robbie Fairchild is brilliant" that is the only thing Tom said that makes sense

This man really said "women can be the god of cats in 2019"

Judie and Ian were the ones to decide that Gus and Old D had a thing...well at least they followed the pattern of cats actors making weird decisions for their characters

I've come to the conclusion that Tom chose his cast based on which famous actors he's always wanted to work with

Tom has no idea how to describe choreography...just like how he has no idea how to film it

Giving Victoria a solo to sing was ALW's idea

He thinks the call and response of Beautiful Ghosts and Memory is brilliant and doesn't understand how he fucked that up

They almost cut "Moments of Hapiness"

He keeps talking about how great this film is for women, but where is Demeter sir!

He didn't know that it's Jellylorum that sings Gus' song and because Ian couldn't tell what the relationship between the two was he cut out her singing it for him

He talks about the advantage of mixing the CGI with the practical clothing, and I'm like, you know what would be even better? No CGI!

I don't know who's playing Bomba, but she was the first person to be cast in Cats

He said that he thinks Macavity works better as a solo and it didn't need to be a duet...I have never felt more like murder in my whole life

Taylor Swifts dad gave him the idea for the catnip

He likes the idea of Macavity being evil yet still plays by the rules...why?

He's talking about the changes from the musical to Mr Mistoffelees, and boy is he not bringing up that Tugger is the one that sings the number

Talks about community like there was any in this movie

This man has no idea who Jemima/Sillabub is, does he?

He finally mentioned Mette Towley as Cassandra at least. Recognize that she's the best character in this film goddamit!

Apparently Munkustrap was supposed to be learning about leading this whole film...wat

Apparently he watched the 98 film several times while writing the script...and yet this movie is straight

I'm not watching the commentary for the end credits. Fuck I hate this man

#cats musical #cats 2019 #tom hooper #i will keep my gag of not knowing who that is going even on my tumblr #cats the musical #cats movie

[unpretty]

idk man. from 2008 to 2019 i was self-employed. i dropped out of high school in 2006 and then dropped out of college in 2010 and moved to a swamp to watch my great-grandma die because that was the only thing i could afford to do. then i went back to college and lived off student loans for a while. if i managed to scrape together $500 in a single month, that was a very good month. i applied for a gamestop credit card i shouldn't have qualified for and used it to buy taco bell gift cards for when i couldn't afford groceries, then paid a stupid amount of interest on the cost of my taco bell gift cards because i couldn't afford to pay off the balance.

during that period i bought over 2000 ebooks and 600 steam games. i like to believe that i'll read or play them someday. i probably won't, with most of them. but it was nice to have the option. i paid $10 a year for a domain name that did nothing but show a single image when you went there because i thought that was funny. i bought every sims expansion. i bought a ps4 and pretended i was in debt for a ps4 instead of taco bell gift cards and the sims. i barely ever played anything on the ps4, but it was nice to have the option.

when i got a part-time retail job in 2019 ($12 an hour! 20 hours a week!) i felt RICH. i was getting $200-$300 a week! that's so much fucking money! i was spending most of it on gas, and food that i could eat in a store break room without dying. but it was still so much money!! i paid off all my credit cards and then immediately ran them back up. i bought matching couches for me and my cat at tj maxx. i bought a ferris wheel for mini cupcakes. i bought cute dresses and shoes that i never had a chance to wear because the only time i went anywhere was to work, in my work uniform. i was 29 and that was the most money i had ever had in my life. now i'm 32 with a full-time office job and most of my money goes toward debt but the rest of it ends up being spent on dumb shit. every month i look at my budget and try to figure out where it all went wrong and every month the conclusion is, "spent too much money on dumb shit". you would think that i would try to stop doing that, and yet.

it's like. i was poor and now i'm lurking somewhere near the low end of middle class, and in both cases buying dumb shit was simultaneously proof that i would be rich if i could just stop buying dumb shit, and that i couldn't possibly understand true poverty if i was capable of buying dumb shit. i do not know how to explain to people that i will always waste more time and money than anyone ever should on dumb shit that i think is funny. there is nothing i want more than to spend my last dollar on a laugh and my last minute laughing, and no one's insistence that they would use them better will change this.

#original #my worst habit from poverty is the superstition that #money needs to be spent immediately #because saving money invites money-costing trouble #if i have zero dollars and my car breaks down i will somehow some way pull enough money out of thin air to make it work #but if i manage to save up $500 then my car will immediately break down in a way that costs $600 to fix #poverty also brings the understanding that the charitable will pay for dinner but not dessert #metaphorically speaking #there are programs to get help paying for food and rent and utility bills #there are not programs to pay for video games #but the programs to help pay for necessities will demand to look at your bank account as proof you have no money #and will not accept 'that is my birthday money for a video game' as an explanation #so you get this bad habit of just #spending any money you happen to get free and clear #if the Helping Poor People Program sees you have $200 saved up they will demand you spend that first #if you spend the $200 on video games and comic books you will not have this problem #all of my worst habits as a Bad Poor came from restrictions put on assistance lmao

[bomberqueen17]

every other year

So my family has this thing, where every other year we get together for Christmas, and the off years are for those of us with in-laws to go see them.

Odd years are my with-family years, even are with Dude's family.

And then we do Thanksgiving the opposite. So this is an odd year, so Thanksgiving is here in Buffalo, and Christmas is with my family.

And somehow this never fucking works.

So the year Dad died was an even year. I was to be here for Christmas. Dad died very suddenly on Dec 21st of 2020. Mom wouldn't let me come home. I spent Christmas silent in a corner at Dude's mom's, because I was grief-stricken and in shock. I was not allowed to view his body, he was cremated before I could come home.

The next year was to be our first Christmas together without him. Last-minute, older sister called us all up-- second week of November-- and said "ah can we do Thanksgiving together instead? My in-laws are demanding we do Christmas with them!"

No, I said, because I can't change my plans so suddenly. Everyone else could, so they did, and I got in my car and left the farm just after they all arrived, because I had already made promises and it was too late to cancel them. I drove home crying, cold and alone, and had a very quiet thanksgiving with dude's mom and aunt. Because I had promised to. I spent Christmas with some friends in Rochester, because they had room for me.

Last year was a Christmas-here year. We had Thanksgiving at the farm, and we had a wonderful time, and then I came home and it snowed five feet and I spent Christmas shoveling snow to rescue Dude's mom. We couldn't get his aunt out but fortunately she had enough provisions to get through it.

This year in like October my older sister called me and asked to clarify what the plans were, and I told her, it's an odd year, so it's a Thanksgiving apart, Christmas together year. She said great, that's fine, we're on, let's do it. So I made my plans.

November eighth her husband invited his mother to come up for Christmas, neatly locking them out of coming up here. So she called us all again and said "ah! switcheroonie! Thanksgiving together instead?"

And again I said, "I cannot change my plans so suddenly," because Dude's mom had already reviewed the menu with us, had already bought the ham she was going to make, had already begun her preparations, because that is the kind of person she is.

"Maybe we'll come up right after Christmas," older sister said, and I said "I can make arrangements to accommodate that, let me know as soon as you can".

No, the answer was no, she couldn't make that happen. She couldn't drive up twice in two months. "Why don't you guys come down here instead," she asked, which is what we did in 2017, the last time we were all together, but that had been the plan from the beginning that year, we did Christmas together and it worked out. Another time we did New Year's together as a make-up for Christmas but I can't figure out which year that was. I did confirm just now looking back at my photos that they missed christmas 2019 and we did a make-up New Year's event at the farm that year.

No, I said reluctantly, I can't do that, because among other things I can't leave my cat at the boarding kennel long enough to go to Baltimore after having spent the holiday near Troy NY. And like, it is a *brutal* drive back from Maryland to Buffalo and there is always snow somewhere along that route, we've had a miserable time of it both years we've gone down there.

Anyway. So now they're coordinating Thanksgiving plans, and someone asked a question and I answered, and then said, "I will, as I said, not be able to attend", and Farmsister wrote back with the most condescending bullshit I have ever encountered, saying that since she spends every Thanksgiving right there, and anyone is always free to join in, I'm not being excluded just because I choose to be somewhere else.

Did she think I felt like I hadn't been invited??? Does she think I'm somehow letting the family down by honoring promises I had already made???? I promised to be somewhere else, that is not the same thing as declining to attend!

So that set me off and I've sent a bunch of unhinged shit to the family groupchat, but. Like. i'm not crazy. Am I????????

Older sister was like "well we can make plans for next year" and I said straight out to her, okay, so I go to my in-laws this year on Thanksgiving, and I say I want to reverse things, and do Christmas with my family next year, and this is enough notice so they'll surely go along with it, and so mother-in-law buys her tickets for California and is confirmed and is going out there next Christmas, no problem. And then next November 1st or 8th or 16th my brother-in-law pitches another tantrum, and again plans are reversed, and I'm left out of Christmas, having already excluded myself from these other plans. What do I do then?

Maybe I'll tell my dude to plan to go with his mother to California, I said, and the two of them can go and be out of the way, and then I can sit by the phone and be available, and if you have space to squeeze me in I can show up, and if not I can make last-minute plans with the friends I go to when this happens (every time) and I need last-minute plans, they're always welcoming. I can't do this to Dude, he needs things to be set, but I can scramble last-minute. So is that what I should do? Just leave myself open, so I can come if you have room for me, but I won't know until the last minute.

I understand that this is my horrible brother-in-law's fault (NOT farm-BIL, who is not involved in this; he also has a horrible dramatic family but unlike some he has put in a lot of work and tries to keep that from spilling over to affect other people too much) and my sister is in a stressful position trying to keep everything together. I get that. But it is literally always my problem that I cannot drop everything and scramble. And I'm blamed for it, that I'm inflexible and can't just make the best of it. Everyone else is mad that I can't just pretend this is okay. And, obviously, blames me. And I'm sort of over it.

So anyway I'm writing this down because I'm fucking terrible at planning and at remembering things, but my blog entries are a big part of how I have been able to piece together the truth in the face of literally the entire rest of my family claiming that it's never been a problem before.

No, it's been a problem every time, it's just that it's only my problem, so nobody else remembers or cares. But it has, in fact, been a problem. Every time. Just, only for me.

#about the author #personal #family shit #holidays #bullshit

[captainmvf]

Assorted scenarios and incorrect-quotes-ish of my casted Miitopia squads and characters I originally posted to Discord over the years. Collected under the cut.

Some of this stuff is either shippy or were made during certain events. The earliest dates back to 2019.

Thief Moroko: (honks car horn) "Get in! Losers!" Scientist Maxie: "You do have a license, right?" Thief Moroko: "Haha! License?" Thief Moroko: (crashes the car)

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Warrior MVF: "I like violence." Scientist Maxie: (sitting in the shade, drinking a smoothie) "What if I do something?"

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Flower Magnitude: (smiling widely) Flower Magnitude: "I'm always angry!"

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Cat Suiuus: "Vibe check!" Cat Suiuus: (holds rock over Magnitude's head)

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Warrior Megatron: "Aren't we best friends?" Cleric Optimus: (holding Valentina's hand) "No." Chef Valentina: "Get lost."

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Flower Magnitude: "None of you should ever be parents." Warrior MVF: "Agreed." Cat Suiuus: "I have three kids." Everyone:

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Cleric Issac: "So… I might have lost the cars…" Thief Moroko: "YOU DID WHAT?!?!?"

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Warrior MVF: "Hmm…" Great Sage Mike: "What's up?" Warrior MVF: "If you turn your staff upside down it will probably become a pogo stick or you could ride on it." Great Sage Mike: "…you've just blown my mind."

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Flower Magnitude: (shows a picture of Suiuus) "Have you seen this idiot? They knocked down one of the inn walls last night and then slept for nineteen hours."

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Great Sage Mike: "Don't tell Val I did something bad." Dark Curse Jack: "Okay." Dark Curse Jack: (tugs on Valentina's uniform) "Mike did something illegal."

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Mage Gotham Vermillion: "Normalize going to Burger King at 3 am." Mage Gotham Vermillion: "Normalize falling asleep inside the Burger King." Mage Gotham Vermillion: "NORMALIZE filling up your empty milk jugs with drinks from the sofa fountain." Mage Gotham Vermillion: "NORMALIZE FIGHTING THE MANAGER." Mage Gotham Vermillion: "NORMALIZE." Mage Gotham Vermillion: "FINDING." Mage Gotham Vermillion: "AND KILLING." Mage Gotham Vermillion: "THE BURGER KING." Flower Magnitude: "Bad day?" Mage Gotham Vermillion: "GREAT DAY."

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Flower Magnitude: "Dude… did you fucking kill someone?" Mage Gotham Vermillion: "Oh HO ho ho!" Mage Gotham Vermillion: (leaves) Flower Magnitude:

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Mage GV: "I don't kill people." Mage GV: (proceeds to traumatize millions with her unnecessary mysteries)

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Thief Moroko at the begining of the quest: "Yeah I'm a bad bith you can't kill me." Thief Moroko at the end of the quest: "You guys are actually pretty neat and I'm going to miss you all."

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Tank Aries: "What would you have done all day if you lived in a perfect world?" Thief Moroko: "I dunno, maybe stayed inside and played with a light brite."

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Thief Moroko: "Woah, we need to spruce up St. M's resolution board." (pops open a marker) Princess Blades: "Oh yeah, kill count shouldn't be on there." (also opens a marker) Thief Moroko: "'Be a good dog lover' is excellent." Princess Blades: "She already has dogs. What about 'dress cuter'?" Thief St. M: "What are you two doing?" Thief Moroko + Princess Blades: (screams)

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Great Sage Mike: "I call this one, 'Kiss the Lip'." Great Sage Mike: (tries to do a skateboard trick but trips over onto his face)

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Thief Moroko: (takes skateboard) "I'll show you how it's done!" Thief Moroko: "I skate fast and I eat a-" (tries but also lands flat on his face)

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Thief Moroko: "This shit sucks. I just want to go home and pet my dog."

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Thief Blades + Thief Red: (making arts and crafts) Thief Moroko: "Let's do crimes."

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Scientist Maxie: "I have my life together." Chef Valentina: "You tried to summon a giant lizard to expand land mass."

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Pop Star MM: (starts speaking French) Thief St. M: (speaks French back) Everyone: Princess Blades: "This whole time… MM COULD SPEAK ANOTHER LANGUAGE?!"

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Mage Yaiba: "When MVF said we should go camping I asked if there was a flat screen TV and Maxie assured me there was. When we got there and I didn't see one I asked Maxie where the TV was and he took me outside and pointed at the trees and said 'There it is! Nature's amazing entertainment!' and I am still so fucking mad bro." Scientist Maxie: Mage Yaiba: Scientist Maxie: "Are you still mad about the TV-" Mage Yaiba: "I'M NOT MAD AT THE TV."

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Dark Lord Bender: "So, it has been brought to my attention that you refer to Creation as your archenemy." Warrior MVF: "Yes." Dark Lord Bender: "Well? What did she do? I stole your teammates, tried to kill your friends, actually stole your face and your teammates faces, and caused massive havoc throughout Miitopia. I also have tried to take your face this entire year now, but it’s this woman who deserves the title?" Warrior MVF: "You have no idea how annoying she is."

Thief Moroko: "Blinking contest?" Thief Red: "You're on!" Thief Moroko + Thief Red: (rapidly blinking at one another) Thief St. M: (sipping water in the background)

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Cleric Issac: "This life is pain." Thief Red: "Have you ever flown on Air Canada?"

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Thief Moroko: (inflates a balloon) Thief St. M: Thief Moroko: (places it over Blades) Princess Blades: (sleeping) Thief St. M: Thief Moroko: (takes a knife out and pops the balloon)

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Cat Suiuus: "I'll show you a 'Vibe Check.'" Cat Suiuus: (picks up a watermelon and crushes it in their bare hands)

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Thief Red: (crying) "DOLLY PARTON WAS THE BEST SINGER!" Thief Moroko: (yelling and holding a broom above his head) "YOU FOOL! IT'S HATSUNE MIKU!"

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Vampire Candy: (playing Mario Kart) "Imagine your mom calling you a casual at video games." Thief Moroko: (also playing) "St. M does that all the time."

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Cat Suiuus: "Boneless cereal." Cat Suiuus: (slurps milk)

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Dark Curse Jack: "Dear Diary. I couldn't find my diary so I'm writing this on Mike's Kung Fu Panda 2 DVDs."

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Vampire Candy: "Check out this frog." Elf Deathly: "I have eyes." Flower Magnitude: (in the background) "We're never going to beat the Oblivion Lord and her minions like this."

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Flower Magnitude: "Name one of the largest dinosaurs." Warrior MVF: "Paleontologist." Flower Magnitude: "Well I can't argue with that."

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Scientist Maxie: "This year couldn't get worse…" Thief Moroko: "This could be Homestuck."

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Scientist Maxie: "When I first met you, I thought you were weird and annoying." Thief Moroko: "And?" Scientist Maxie: "You still are."

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Thief Moroko: "Stop posting cringe, bro!" Darkest Lord Mike: (smashes a fist atop of him)

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Scientist Maxie: "You are a horrid little man." Thief Moroko: "Aight." Pop Star MM: "Your food doesn't taste good…" Thief Moroko: (feels his heart shatter)

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Dark Lord Bender: "Who sent this five-year-old to fight me?!" Warrior MVF: "I'm seventeen…"

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Princess Blades: "Who's that guy in green over there?" Thief Moroko: "Oncler." Mage Yaiba: "Blocked."

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Warrior MVF: "I'm ready to fight back! I'm ready to save this world! I'm going to-" (trips on a treebranch) Dark Lord Bender: (laughs hysterically in the distance)

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Chef Valentina: "And he's an elf, and he's a vampire-" Princess Blades: "And he was a skater boy."

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Princess Blades: "He was a skater boy." Thief Moroko: "She said see you later boy." Mage Yaiba: "He wasn't good enough for her." Warrior Bumblebee: "She had a pretty face." Tank Aries: "But her head was up in space." Thief Red: "She needed to come back down to Earth."

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Warrior MVF: "All my friends are gone… Taken by the Dark Lord…" Horse: (neighs)

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Thief St. M: (throws the horse at the dark lord) Warrior MVF: (screams in despair)

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Warrior MVF: "My horsey horse,,,, my horsey frond,,, mihorseyhorrseandfriends,,,,,," Cleric Optimus + Chef Valentina + Mage Yaiba:

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Thief Moroko: "Oh God… Give me one reason to go to work in my silly little outfit…" Divine Spirit: "Birds aren't cheap, my child."

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Scientist Maxie: "I feel like I'm forgetting something." Thief St. M: "If you've forgotten then it wasn't important." Thief Moroko: (out in the rain) --- Scientist Maxie: "I remember now!" Scientist Maxie: "My water." (refills his glass) "Forgot to refill it." Chef Valentina: "Where's Moroko?" Scientist Maxie:

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Traveler: "Here's a new quest." Warrior MVF: "Cool! What do you need us to do?" Traveler: "I need a bunch of twerkies slain and-" Thief Moroko: (grabs the quest paper and eats it) "No."

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Scientist Maxie: (fighting a red dragon) "Come on! I need backup!" Princess Blades: (tapping his phone) "Just a sec! I'm feeding my Mii-opet!"

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Thief Moroko: "Wanna try on a friendship bracelet?" Scientist Maxie: (sighs) "Fine…" Thief Moroko: (handcuffs him)

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Warrior MVF: (crying in bed) "Dear God… Please give me one reason to get out of bed…" Guardian Spirit: "Horses are not cheap, my child."

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Dark Curse Jack: (loudly hammering nails into the coffee table) Great Sage Mike: "WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING!?" Dark Curse Jack: (stops hammering to look at Mike, then the table, then back at Mike) "I think it's obvious."

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Warrior MVF: "Hey Optimus, wanna see something funny?" Cleric Optimus: "No."

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Flower Magnitude: (hovering in the air due to sheer anger alone)

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Scientist Maxie: "Those are some big blade fans…" Princess Blades: "I AM A HELICOPTER."

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Warrior MVF: "God works in mysterious ways THROUGH YOU. I get it though." Scientist Maxie: "That's horrible advice."

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Warrior MVF: "WHY DID YOU DO THIS?!" White Sage: "I don't know, I'm a little freak."

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Flower Magnitude: "Hey you wanna try some of my pink lemonade?" Cat Suiuus: "Of course!" (dips entire hand in and licks it) Flower Magnitude:

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Flower Magnitude: (having a good time, drinking tea) Warrior Bumblebee: (crashes through the window) "WE NEED TO BORROW SOME MONEY!" Flower Magnitude:

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Warrior MVF: "Wait. You're invited to the new playthrough?" Flower Magnitude: "Nope. Elton John challenged me to a fight. I can't make it."

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Mage Will: (driking Banshee Tears) Pop Star Quince: "YOU MELTED A BANSHEE?! YOU SICK FREAK!"

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Chef Valentina: (injured in bed) "Listen. No time to explain. Get my keys and use the small one to open up a chest downstairs. There's tickets to the cafe next Wednesday, call MVF to tell her that they're for her." Thief Moroko + Scientist Maxie: Chef Valentina: "Listen ass clowns. Just open the chest and get the tickets." Scientist Maxie: "What kind of medication are you on?" Thief Moroko: "I'll get the doctor-" Thief Moroko + Scientist Maxie: (get bonked on the head)

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Cat Fluffy: "I can deny it no longer!" Cat Fluffy: "I am small."

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Dark Lord Bender: "You're just a little hater." Warrior MVF: "Yeah? And?"

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Mage Will: (laying in the middle of the forest) "…" Thief Grimsley: (naruto sprints behind him) Mage Will: 'I may have a mask but I can still see.'

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Warrior Clover: "Grimsley's hair makes him look like a catboy." Mage Will: "You're insane."

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Thief Grimsley: "I've been writing a book, you see." Imp Quince: "Really? What's it about?" Thief Grimsley: "It has an unreliable narrator. The main character is but a middle schooler." Warrior Clover: "Really? Does he have a favorite food?" Thief Grimsley: "Well, I can't say that for now, but he hates thinking about touching this cheese in his school's yard." Mage Will: "…is he a wimpy kid?"

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Imp Quince: "I'm sorry. Who are you guys?" Team Starshine: Scientist Maxie: "We came into your grandfather's restaurant all the time." Imp Quince: "Right…" Warrior MVF: "We have 'Favorite Customer' cards." Thief St. M: "They also count as organ donor cards." Imp Quince: "Oh. He warned me about you guys. Threats of violence and refusal to pay bills." Pop Star MM: "He remembered us!"

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Genie Archie: Scientist Maxie: (gunning it across Miitopia just to argue with him) --- Cleric Optimus: "…where did Maxie go?" Thief St. M: "He scented a rival in the wind."

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Cat Fluffy: (dancing while on the rowboat) Cleric Oblivion: "You shouldn't do that." Cat Fluffy: Cleric Oblivion: Cat Fluffy: (dances harder)

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Imp Quince: "Okay gang. We gotta infiltrate the Dark Lord's castle. It's disguise time." Everyone: (dressed up in E Boy/Girl gear as a sick guitar rift plays)

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Imp Quince: "Heya boy! Ready to ride off to save our friends?" Horse Saturn: 'H̿͛ͣg̥̼͇j̗͇͎v͍̘̝g͔̦̺ã̹͈̠d̲̭̹K͊̔A͚ͥB̫͈̽K̈͋J̞͓̦k̻̟͖b̗̞̱j̻͍͕ḣ̺̪̦A̖̮̗f̲̥͈ḳ̜̻̼b͊͂ͩj͈̟̦b͍͚͙.' Imp Quince: Imp Quince: "Haha! That's right!"

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Great Sage Mike: "Awwww. : ( You're all alone? You're just a kid? Come on, I'm your big brother now and we'll get some ice cream." Warrior MVF: "Yeah this is weird but okay." --- Great Sage Folur: "What you got hurt again? You going to cry? Going to tear someone apart? Fall down a canyon?" Imp Quince: "Why do you hurt me so."

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Cat Fluffy: "Hey whatever happened to that other thief?" Thief Moroko: "Oh, uh, St. M left on a cruise to travel around the world." Cleric Oblivion: "That's odd. I heard she hated water." Cleric Optimus: "And water." Chef Valentina: "And the world."

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Imp Quince: "Yes. These are my Neksdor teammates. Yes they are all goth." Cat Fluffy + Scientist Ghostworx + Cleric Oblivion:

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Thief Moroko: "Okay WELL I guess I'll meet you in front of Lotus Lake." Thief Moroko: (skedaddles away at breakneck speed) "HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE!"

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Flower Daë: "Do you have any regrets?" Thief Grimsley: "Absolutely! Thanks for asking."

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Mage Will: "Making breakfast for my beautiful teammate!" Thief Grimsley: "Who the fuck is burning down the kitchen?"

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Imp Quince: "Come on Lear!" (trying to pick up a fifty lbs barbel) "Time to pump some muscle!" Princess Lear: "No."

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Ghostworx: "Got ya a gift." (throws a bar of soap at Oblivion)

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Ghostworx: "I hate you all so much." Ghostworx: "Except you Moroko. You're the worst." Thief Moroko: "You can say light things like that now that you have skin. Say one more mean thing and you will regret it." Ghostworx: "I already regret skin. I never wanted this."

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Tank Augustin: (rowing the boat) Princess Lear: "…your backside is on fire." Tank Augustin: Princess Lear: Tank Augustin: (visibly smoking)

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Tank Augustin: "I got a surprise for you!" (holds out a dead spider cricket) Princess Lear: (screaming)

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Imp Quince + Tank Augustin: Princess Lear: (surrounded by gold) "Quit staring, I'll buy anything you need."

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Imp Quince: "Yeah! Just me and the boys!" Tank Augustin: :D Princess Lear: "…" Flower Daë: :) MFF Michael: (hard stare)

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Thief Moroko: "Hah! You have legs! I can run faster than you!" Scientist Ghostworx: "Oh yeah…" (kicks him)

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Warrior MVF: "What up!" Pop Star Ti Gold: "Anyone want pizza? It's on me." Flower Magnitude: "…" Imp Quince: "Oh boy people."

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Thief Grimsley: "Bending a spoon with my hands is the same as bending a spoon with my mind. I use my mind to control my hands, you see."

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Cat Fluffy: "You look like someone who buys cryptocurrency." Scientist Ghostworx: (injured on the ground) "Just tell me to kys already…" (/s)

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Thief Grimsley: (crouches down in front of cigarettes and a long string of pepperoni) Thief Grimsley: "What kind of idiot would lose a fresh pack of smokes, a lighter, and a big fucking piece of pepperoni?" [The trip wire under the cigarettes and pepperoni is plucked.] Thief Grimsley: "Right on- What the fuck?" [Explosion.]

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Imp Quince: "I cannot attend work today. I must buy twenty-eight lightbulbs at Home Depot."

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Mage Will: "Awww! You're radiant oday, Saturn!" Saturn: "Kill." Mage Will:

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Thief Grimsley: (gets his face back) Imp Quince: "YES! I'm so glad to see you aga-" Thief Grismley: (leans in really close to Quince and whispers) "They took my fucking eyes."

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Princess Lear + Scientist Ghostworx: (smacking each other in an argument) Tank Augustin: (smacks himself to feel included)

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Princess Lear: "I forgot my wallet." Mage Will: "What a joke! I have as well." Thief Red, the bartender: (starring at them)

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Scientist Maxie: "I can't beleive we're all not original characters…" Will + Grimsley + Lear + Archie + Optimus + Megatron + Rung + Blades + Bumblebee + Ti Gold + MM + Valentina + Mike + Bender + Judith + Michael + Laurie: (nodding, resigned) Scientist Maxie: "Well! I suppose that is everyone!" Tank Augustin:

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Imp Quince: "Alright. If you were leader what would you propose?" Warrior Clover: "More team building exercises." Mage Will: "We teleport." Thief Grimsley: "More bees." Cat Fluffy: "More fish." Scientist Ghostworx: "Nothing." Cleric Oblivion: "Don't pick me." Tank Augustin: "More time to beat up evil!" Princess Lear: "You get to look at me." Flower Daë: "Better dreams." :) --- Mage Will + Thief Grimsley: (walking away from the scuffle) Mage Will: "I can't believe you tried to beat up a cat." Thief grimsley: (wet, smells like fish, and has a few bee stings) "Maybe she should keep her mouth shut." Cat Fluffy: (a meter away)

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Scientist Ghostworx: "Nobody wins but me." Scientist Ghostworx: "Excellent."

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Cat Fluffy + Thief Moroko: (looking over a boulder) Terror Fiends: (starring at them) Thief Moroko: "Okay. I got a plan. It's what my teammates did with me when they needed to slam a direct hit." Cat Fluffy: "Excellent. What's the pla-" Thief Moroko: (throws Fluffy at the Terror Fiends)

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Vampire Candy: (crying) "ALL OF YOU ARE HORRIBLE!" Cat Fluffy + Scientist Ghostworx + Princess Lear: "Googoogaga." Imp Quince: "Hit 'em with the googoogaga!" Cat Fluffy + Scientist Ghostworx + Princess Lear: (beating up a minotaur)

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Imp Quince: (being mad) Flower Daë: "JESUS CHRIST YOU'VE BEEN MAD FOR A WHOLE MONTH AT WILL JUST STOP-" (uses Restoring Whistle)

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Thief Grimsley: (playing Rock Paper Scissors with the bot) Arcade Bot: "Oh dear. Stop! You've run me dry!" B( Thief Grimsley: (taking his fortune) "Why, no need to feel down." Mage Will: (been projecting the correct answers into his head throughout all the rounds)

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Scientist Ghostworx: "You all have no idea how much work I put into this team." Princess Lear: "Oh really now? How much work?" Scientist Ghostworx: "Self-restraint."

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Tank Augustin: "Why did you do it?" Cat Fluffy: "For the money."

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Darker Lord Mike: Chef Valentina: "Blue Michael." Thief Moroko: "Cotton-Candy Lord of Darkness." Mage Yaiba: "Cookie Monster." Princess Blades: "Neon Blue Bad Hair Day." Warrior MVF: "Blue Man." Darker Lord Mike: (tearing up)

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Dark Lord Hope: "Oh? You play music. How amusing-" Princess Lear: (plays the first four notes of Megalovania on a piano) Dark Lord Hope: (explodes)

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Warrior MVF: (packing her bags) Cat Suiuus: '?' "What'cha doin' there, sport?" Warrior MVF: "I'm going to go watch someone get beaten up by a chocolate bar this seventeenth!"

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Cat Suiuus: "Yesterday I had my first ever thought."

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Team Starshine: (getting interrogated by police) Thief St. M: "You will find that none of us will talk." Warrior MVF: "And there's this Dark Lord who's super mean and he took all my friends and I've been trying to get us to save the world so we can go home and this Quizmaster who might not exist and-"

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Flower Magnitude: (beaten up but still standing) "Fun Fact: Elton John does not have any eyes behind his funny shades." Flower Magnitude: (wipes away some blood from their face) "You don't want to know how I found that out." Flower Magnitude: Flower Magnitude: "I took them off of his face… with a punch." Flower Magnitude: "Maybe."

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Princess Lear: Princess Blades: Princess Lear: Princess Blades: Princess Lear: "You're old." Princess Blades: (snaps)

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Imp Quince: (lazily scrolling through the TV channels) His Team: (watching him) Warrior Clover: "…don't you wanna go adventuring today?" Imp Quince: "Meh." Cleric Oblivion: "You've been like this all summer." Flower Daë: "Come on. Let's do a summer thing before it's over." Scientist Ghostworx: "We could die." Princess Lear: "We will not die." Imp Quince: "Let the Darker Lord take a few more places. I'm gonna eat more ice crea-" Mage Will: (shakes him)

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Dark Lord Hope: "That horse…" Saturn: Dark Lord Hope: "His smug aura mocks me…"

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Dark Lord Hope: "If he's your Great Sage then why's his leitmotif part of my later theme?" Imp Quince: "Your what?" Darker Lord Folur: Imp Quince: (squeaks)

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Princess Lear: "You can't hurt me! We're on the same team!" Scientist Ghostworx: (breaks their glass beaker and threatens Lear with it) "Don't fucking try me."

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Imp Quince: "Miss anyone from where you're from?" Tank Augustine: "Oh yeah!" (starts to gush) "Besides my niece and service dog, I'm always working with this man who has a cat and he's very scratchy on the eyes but he's very sweet! One time I baked him some breakfast for work and he was so flabbergasted that he didn't speak to me the whole day! He's also a cyborg like me and has these bulks forearms with claws and spikes-" Imp Quince: "Claws?" Tank Augustine: "Yep! That's also his last name!" Imp Quince: Tank Augustine: "He's also a doctor!" Imp Quince: 'I don't wanna go to a doctor named Claw what the fuuuuuuuu-'

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Tank Augustin: (rewiring the circuits in his arms, humming) Scientist Ghostworx: 'I wonder how he came to be part machine… I could have easily possessed his mechanical parts in my older body…' Cat Fluffy: (pokes Augustin) "Hey. How did you get to be like that?" Tank Augustin: "Oh this?" (closes arm) "I slipped on a banana peel." Scientist Ghostworx: Cat Fluffy: "What the fuck." Tank Augustin: "Right into a hamburger meat processor." Scientist Ghostworx: 'We are only meat now… Makes sense.' Cat Fluffy: (nods) "Banana peels are no joke."

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Vampire Candy + Vampire Maddox: Imp Quince: ’Oh no.’

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Team Starshine: “You guys had to beat up the sun too?” Team Electric: “Yeah and we got this weird mad scientist who needed a face.” Team Starshine: “No shit!”

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Dark Curse Perenelle: “I am so full of rage as to what the people of the sands did to me and my husband.” Flower Daë: ’She’s cute in a mad science-y kind of way.’

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Dark Curse Perenelle: “What’s with the Elder God?” Imp Quince: “You mean Ghostworx? They’re harmless.” Dark Curse Perenelle: “No your fucking horse.” Imp Quince: “Saturn? He’s our love and joy, our baby, our-“ Horse? Saturn: “Shush. The Eldest is listening.” Imp Quince:

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YFF Laurie: (asleep) MFF Michael: (shakes her awake) YFF Laurie: "ERF- Michael!" MFF Michael: (signs) 'Can you take me to Cracker Barrel?'

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Princess Blades: "YOWCH!" (holds his wrist) "My wirst ouch! Ouch! I think I put too much strain on it…" Warrior MVF: "Oh no!" (looks at his wrist) "Aww… Let's get you some ice." --- Princess Lear: "WOAH! OUCH!" (holds his wrist) "I think I twisted it or something… Ouch…" Imp Quince: "So? I'm not holding your hand."

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Tank Augustine: "If shorts are called shorts then why aren't pants called 'longs'." Mage Will: "Damn. That. That fucked me up. I need a break."

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Princess Blades: "Hit the SLAY button." Princess Lear: (unconscious on the floor)

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Genie Archie: "You order will be out shortly." Princess Lear: "Epic win!" Genie Archie: "…your order has been delayed."

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Imp Quince: "-and I just feel like I'm not up to the task and I'm going to fail and-" Great Sage Folur: (pondering his orb) "Uhuh…"

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Scientist Ghostworx: “Imagine if this world was a video game and our survival was dependent on Quince.” Cat Fluffy: “You’ve been watching too much YouTube go take a nap.”

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Imp Quince: "Maddox! Distract those fiends!" Vampire Maddox: "You got it, boss!" (starts ham-boning and doing a lil dance with his legs) Fiends: (starring)

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Thief St. M: Scientist Ghostworx: Thief St. M: 'Punk.' Scientist Ghostworx: 'Edgelord.'

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Saturn: (playing Horse Plinko and winning)

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Tank Fort Max: "You have my gun." Tank Aries: "And my gun!" Tank Augustine: "And my gun!"

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Tank Augustine: "Uh oh!" Tank Augustine: (loads a glock) "I'm out of MP!"

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Pop Star Electra: (new picture of desktop space with two monitors and a 'Lit' neon sign) "New setup." Imp CB: "Ut." Pop Star Electra: "Not what it says."

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Tank GB: (looks at Dinah) "My lovely queen…." Tank GB: (looks at CB) "And who could forget dear rat boy?" Imp CB:

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Great Sage Momma: "What would you like for Christmas, Rusty dear?" 'He's such a good champion, I bet he's wishing for peace and hope for all the world-' Warrior Rusty: "A PSVista." Great Sage Momma: "…" 'PSVista…'

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Warrior Rusty + Flower Ashley + Tank Greaseball + Thief Moroko: (sitting in the inn) Flower Ashley: "Aren't we supposed to be doing something?" Elsewhere- Quizmaster Magnitude: (collapsed on the ground, surrounded by coffee beans)

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Imp CB: "I SUMMON POT OF GREED TO DRAW THREE ADDITIONAL CARDS FROM MY DECK." Genie BV: "That’s not what it does." Imp CB: "ROLL MY DICE!" (throws dice at the wall) "THAT IS WHAT IT DOES! POT OF GREED- DRAW THREE- I SUMMON POT OF GREED TO DRAW THREE ADDITIONAL CARDS FROM MY DECK. AND I SUMMON POT OF GREED TO DRAW THREE ADDITIONAL CARDS FROM MY DECK. THEN I PLAY MAGIC FORCE, WHICH ALLOWS ME TO PLAY POT OF GREED ONCE AGAIN TO DRAW THREE ADDITIONAL CARDS FROM MY DECK." Tank Greaseball: "You know he’s right." Genie BV: "And I attack and I win, right?" Imp CB: "NO." Genie BV: "You don’t have any- you don’t have any monsters." Imp CB: "OH HE’S SUPPOSED TO BE HERE." (summons Cat Suiuus) Genie BV: "What?!" Warrior Rusty: "Aw you got the Celtic Guardian." Imp CB: "MY TURN, I SUMMON DARK MADI- MAGICIAN!" (summons Mage Yaiba) "I ALSO SUMMON JACK’S KNIGHT." (summons Warrior Clover) Genie BV: "What, how? You can’t summon a bunch of cards on one turn, that’s against the rules!" Imp CB: "YOU NEVER SAW THIS COMING, I SUMMON POT OF GREED TO DRAW THREE ADDITIONAL CARDS FROM MY DECK." Genie BV: "That’s not what it does! It doesn’t do that!" Pop Star Electra: "That is what it does!" Genie BV: "It doesn’t-" Cleric Pearl: "I play Michael Jordan in… attack position!" Imp CB: "THAT’S WHAT- THAT’S WHAT IT DO, BV!" Chef Buffy: "That does what it do!"

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Warrior Rusty: (comes back to his room at the inn) "…?!" Imp CB: (in the room already) "Surprise! Man, you have got to get a better lock on your window." [The window is shattered.] Warrior Rusty:

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Horse Saturn: (nudges Quince) Imp Quince: “??” Horse Saturn: (puts an egg into Quince’s hand) Imp Quince: ‘Egg…’

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Princess Poppy Blood: "Dear Quince, Do NOT come to the castle. I baked an absolute dog shit cake. Just absolutely fucked it up. I'm so sorry -- Best wishes, Poppy."

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Tank Augustin: (keeps missing the moles) Tank Augustin: (shaking in anger) Tank Augustin: "Go-Go-Gadget Never Find the Bodies."

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Thief Grimsley: "Hey if I was going through smething would you guys be there for me?" 😔 👉 👈 Thief Moroko: "No." Thief St. M: "No." Thief X YZ: "No."

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Warrior Megatron: "I've been reading your blog. Are you transgender?" Cleric Optimus:

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[Team Starlight is facing a sleeping dragon.] Tank Greaseball: "Don't say a word." Pop Star Electra: "...fergalicious." Tank Greaseball: "What the fuck is wrong with you?" Pop Star Electra: "Oh so when I play it at Scrabble it's not a word but it is now?"

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Princess Lear: "WE have all of the pronouns now!" (He/Him) Imp Quince: "What the FUCK are you guys talking about?!?!" ( / ) Cat Fluffy: "It's $500 for new pronouns." (She/Her) Scientist Ghostworx: "Pay up." (They/Them)

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Imp CB: "Apartment complex? I find it quite simple." Imp Quince: "You're telling me a shrimp fried this rice?" Warrior MVF: "Based? Based on what?"

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Imp Quince: "Bitches." Scientist Ghostworx + Cat Fluffy + Princess Lear: (idle, not paying attention) "What?" Imp Quince: "Kill." Scientist Ghostworx + Cat Fluffy + Princess Lear: (abruptly snap to attention to go attack the monster)

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Imp Quince: "Let's get right into the action!" (pokes Saturn for Horse Whispering) Saturn: (shocked) 'You POKE Saturn?! You STAB Saturn?! JAIL! Jail for a THOUSAND YEARS-!!!' Saturn: (dragging Quince away by the back of his outfit) 💢 Imp Quince: (screaming)

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Quizmaster Magnitude: "Okay Rusty! You ready to take home all the gold in this bonus round?" Warrior Rusty: "You bet I am!" Quizmaster Magnitude: "Radical! Here is your question: What is E-Y-E-S?" Warrior Rusty:

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Quizmaster Magnitude: "My questions are NOT that hard!" Quizmaster Magnitude: "Now identify this rock for your prize of five bananas!"

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Great Sage Momma: "Well Rusty, it's Pride Month. You know what that means." (begins to walk away) Warrior Rusty: "What? Huh? You want us to save gay faces?"

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Warrior Rusty: "I'm sad..." Mailman: (starts to beatbox) Warrior Rusty: "Stop."

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Warrior Rusty: "What do we get if we win?" Quizmaster Mags: (holding up a bundle of bananas) "Five bananas." Scientist Coco: "And if we lose?" Quizmaster Mags: "One banana." Warrior Rusty: (whispering to his teammates) "The stakes are high..."

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Warrior Rusty: (waking up after being knocked out) "Guh....." Warrior MVF + Chef Valentina + Great Sage Mike + Tank GB + Imp Joe: (hovering over him) "You okay? What's the last thing you remember?" Warrior Rusty: "I remember... The Alamo..." All: (cheer)

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Thief Moroko: "Oh, so you like trains? Name every train." Warrior Rusty: (cracks knuckles)

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[Horse neighing in the distance.] Scientist Maxie: "Someone's stealing that horse!" Chef Valentina: "Quick, MM! Call the cops while we help!" Pop Star MM: "Okay- Oh, cops are bad, actually…" (starts dialing the Dark Lord)

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Tomato Bros: (spits up ketchup) Tank Greaseball: (swallows it whole and regains HP) Tomato Bros: Warrior Rusty: Flower Ashley: Thief Moroko: Tank Greaseball: "…I like tomatoes."

. Chef Dinah: "Knowing what you know now, what year of your life would you return to?" Tank GB: "September tenth. Two-thousand and one." Chef Dinah: "…please take this seriously." Imp CB: "I would go to six million years into the past to reverse evolutionary results." Chef Dinah: "You weren't even alive then!" Warrior Rusty: "I second September." Chef Dinah: "NO!!!" Warrior Rusty: "September of two-thousand and fourteen. I wanna play Five Nights at Freddy's for the first time again." Chef Dinah: "Oh?" Chef Buffy: "I want that too!" Chef Buffy: "Where would you go, Di?" Chef Dinah: "I'd go to my final class of baking school to redo my final of course!" ✨ Pop Star Electra: "I would go back to the year of February eleven, twenty-twelve to stop Whitney Houston from-" Warrior Rusty: "WE'RE IN A KID-FRIENDLY GAME!"

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Dark Lord Bender: "RAHAHAH! I'm on the cusp of victory here, meatbags!" Warrior MVF: "You haven't won yet... NOW! MM!" Pop Star MM: "Ultimate Attack!" (puts her mic in her mouth and makes horrible noises) Dark Lord Bender: (gets hit with horrendous mic feedback)

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Extra ship interactions:

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Cleric Issac, trying to flirt: "So, uh, hehe, are you a big spoon or little spoon?" Thief St. M: "I'm a knife."

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Mage Will + Thief Grimsley: (on a date looking at the stars) Thief Grimsley: "The stars are beautiful night…" Mage Will: "Yes!" Thief Grimsley: "Do you know what else is beautiful?" Mage Will: "The 30% Discount at the Traveler's Hub."

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Flower Magnitude: "…" Princess ???: "What?" Flower Magnitude: "Can you take off your shades just this once?" Princess ???: "Fine." (takes off shades) Flower Magnitude: Princess ???: Flower Magnitude: "You're actually kind of ugly."

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Thief St. M: (sniffing) "Something is burning." Cleric Issac: "Just my love for you…" Thief St. M: (staring at a burning toaster)

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Thief Grimsley: "Life dropped an epic husband, the rarest of its loot table, and I was lucky enough to win the need roll." Mage Will: "I love you but please don't say that in public."

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Genie Archie: Scientist Maxie: "WHY ARE YOU BIG?!" ///

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Amibo Lover Wysteria: "Look! Someone's so happy to see you!" Quizmaster Magnitude: "?" (turns to see where Wysteria is gesturing) Imp Joe: (tail wagging so violently it decimates the bushes he's next to) "/////////" Quizmaster Magnitude: "//////"

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Pop Star Electra: ✨ Tank Greaseball: "////////////" Warrior Rusty: (slides up next to Greaseball) "Tell him 'You have beautiful eyes.'" Tank Greaseball: "Thanks." (turns to Electra) "I have beautiful eyes."

#mvf talks #miitopia #i'm not tagging all of the characters. that's too much. #it's all my casted players. how about that?

[celleryeller]

Game design thoughts- Superliminal

I’ve decided, for shits and giggles and bettering my analysis skills, that I’ll write and post some thought about the game design of games I’m playing for the first time. Not a rating or anything, just a sort of what I learned from it

I just finished Superliminal on the Xbox. Only took around 2 hours for a solid first playthrough. Made in Unity, released 2019.

The main mechanics were around perspective. Unfortunately, this playthrough wasn’t completely blind, because there was a gif set or promo trailer floating around Tumblr a couple years ago, and it showed the mechanics before I got a chance to figure them out myself. But, the premise is picking up objects, and their size depends on the actual perspective when you drop it.

I think those mechanics are pretty fucking cool. I would love to see how the idea was originally prototyped. Or how they came up with the idea. Honestly tomorrow morning I might look into if the creators have done any interviews or anything.

The tutorial was pretty sick though. Instead of ui elements floating and telling you what to do, everything was written on objects in the game. My favorite was “press a to jump” being on a wet floor sign.

Narratively, it did make me ponder about brute forcing puzzles, and trying the same thing over and over. There was one puzzle I was stuck on near the end that I only decided to change perspectives on after I noticed the classic game trick of teleporting the player to create a feeling of infinite looping. While I didn’t walk away fundamentally changed, I did gain a new perspective on how I do puzzles.

The juice was pretty good, too. It got me giddy to pull every fire alarm and use up every fire extinguisher just because the option was there. There might also be achievements for doing that each level? Idk. Superliminal also had some good (although a little too loud) controller shake when an object was made huge and dropped on the ground. There was text I couldn’t read on papers that I wanted to read. The loading screens were great too, and while the bar animations weren’t accurate, the variation and weirdness for each one made up for it.

The limitations, unfortunately, were a touch obvious. The edges of light could shine through objects in a way that initiated something was up. Too many objects bumping around (which didn’t happen often) made a god awful sound. Screen hiccups happened a lot. Honestly, all of it was bearable, but the first one in particular just made me think about how light does that and it pisses me off as a developer that I can’t control it.

Other thoughts:

The walking around and setting felt very reminiscent of The Stanley Parable, especially in the repeated opening segments.

Music cutoffs were well placed and heavily affected the tone.

Late game played heavily with dream with dream sensation, and so perfectly emulated the dream feeling of looking at everything right side up while it feels like you’re laying down.

Played with the medium. I mentioned earlier that it used teleportation for infinite hallway tricks, but at some point it just started teleporting you for the purpose of being jarring.

On a similar note, it loved to play with the first person camera. It knew that you couldn’t look behind you, so it had complete free range to silently change whatever you weren’t looking at. Then when everything was breaking down, it started fucking with you and changing things as you looked at them, so you only saw the change once you moved

There was one level intended to be eerie, and it did that so well it made me google “is Superliminal scary.” The answer is no. I’m just a bit of a paranoid fraidy cat. It ended with a joke so good I instantly forgave it for making me scared.

The humor was also pretty good. It’s a good reminder that games can bet serious AND a little bit silly with it.

The piano music was superb

The options menu was simple and bland. It didn’t need to be anything else. Everything it had could simple fall under “gameplay” or “audio” settings.

Conformed to the wonderful idea that text to speech voices are evil. Fuck tik tok.

Overall, it was a sick game! I might do a couple more replays tomorrow. Or I’ll move to something else.

#yelling #game design thoughts #I’m not sold on calling these ‘game design thoughts’ but eh. it’s true at least #superliminal

[grox-empire]

ANOTHER propaganda post for @voidspace-bubble's spore tourney.

GROX SWEEP BABYYYY!

There is a reason my blog is themed around them. There is a REASON my fursona, Who I own a fursuit of, is a Grox. There is a FUCKING REASON they are one of few holdovers from Spore in daybreak. I am SO autistic about them you have no idea. Spore in general is my special interest but something about these little guys specifically just has me ENTRALLED.

They're the big bads of spore. The main villains of space stage. They're built up from the beginning of space stage and are a major obstacle even towards the endgame. You can either ally with them, Which is far easier to do but comes with MANY penalties... Or take on the grueling task of wiping out their entire empire, Which is roughly 2000 planets large and circles the galactic core. And they are one of my absolute FAVORITE parts of the game. First off, The way they're built up. They're built up as a big, scary empire. the antithesis to life. But then you meet them and they fucking LOOK LIKE THIS

Which??? Can I just say. Is fucking IMMACULATE. The sheer contrast with how these guys are described and how they actually LOOK is just... amazing. They're built up as a force to be reckoned with, Everyone is TERRIFIED of them... And yet when you actually meet them? They're short, impish, vaguely cat-like aliens with the saddest, wettest eyes you have ever seen, And incredibly low-level parts at that. The best part? They do genuinely live up to their reputation, Too! I definitely know a lot of people aren't a fan of their design because it's not scary or threatening enough but I personally think the sheer contrast between how they look and what they are makes them MORE scary. What would drive something like that to this point? And that's not even taking into account how goddamned fun they are to draw and stylize. Due to their design being pretty simplistic you can interpret it in many ways... I personally see them as vaguely cat-like, Child-sized humanoid aliens with short fur, But i've met several people out there who see them totally different to how I do. It's VERY interesting.

Second of all, The sheer amount of PERSONALITY these little guys have while you talk to them. Spore's dialogue is great and highly underrated but The Grox? Honestly they're just... The absolute PEAK of what spore's writing can be like. They're super fucking charming. Like there's CLEARLY so much more to them than what you see on the surface... But unfortunately because spore is spore and worldbuilding isn't their top priority, You never really learn what their deal is beyond what is shown to you. But that doesn't stop me and MANY others from having headcanons! I have a whole BOATLOAD of headcanons that I am fucking refraining from talking about here since... This isn't about my own version of them that i've come up with in my head, this is about how they are in canon spore. That IS to say, though... If anyone is interested in hearing more about that please for the love of god LET ME KNOW I could go on for HOURS about my thought on these guys

I'm tired as fuck and this probably sounds SO incoherent because I have so many thoughts that i'm unable to articulate, But i'm so autistic about these guys especially. They're genuinely one of my favorite fictional characters of all time and I really want other people to be able to appreciate them too ^^ They're definitely the creature I would personally like to win the poll. I know it's a pretty damn obvious choice but these little guys genuinely mean a lot to me and I don't think i'd really be the same person I am now without them. I've been fixated on them since like... 2019?? and it's lead me to creating my passion project which I plan on sticking to for years to come.

So, To make a long story short? GROX SWEEP!

#spore #grox #spore creatures tournament #propaganda post

[secretagentfan]

Not us (No never)

FE Three Houses - Russian Doll (2019)

Dimisylvix

Thought I'd share here too because it's been a minute since I've posted a fic and this one has been fun.

On Archive!

     “Come on Eileen” echoes through walnut floor-standing speakers proving that, despite having a streetwise best man capable of getting private reservations at the nicest bar in town, Ashe’s taste is an affront to mankind.

     Yuri, the best man in question, is currently walking away after playing sommelier to a tipsy, giggling Mercedes. Felix glares at him.

     “Eyes elsewhere Fraldarius,” Yuri drawls. “It’s Ashe’s last day of bachelorhood, so allow him his terrible taste in Celtic folk pop, and be glad I spared you all the trip to Medieval Times. There are limits to what I can do.”

     “That’s a blatant lie.”

     “Why Felix, I’m flattered you believe me so capable.”

     Perfect timing— Felix has been aching for a fight. He throws the verbal gauntlet: “Everything about this place screams mob connections. Not a single thing happens under this roof without you, his best man, allowing it to happen. That includes the shitty music—”

     “Hm, someone really got up on the wrong side of the bed today. You really want to talk about my alleged mob connections at our sweet friend’s bachelor party, or shall we walk that back?”

     “Walking it back sounds good,” Sylvain interrupts, returning from the open bar. His red hair is mussed and he smells like some combination of cologne, brandy, and cigarettes. So he’s started smoking again. Annoying. “What are we talking about?”

     “Felix seems to be in a grouchier mood than usual.”

     “Oh, don’t tell him that; he thinks he’s being subtle.”

     Felix scoffs. He’s fine. Fuck them. The caramel-colored shot in Sylvain’s hand is significantly more important than whatever’s leaving his mouth, and Felix overlaps the familiar fingers with his own to tip it back.

     “Whoa, hey, at least ask, Felix,” Sylvain complains but lets it happen. He winks at Yuri. “I’ve gotta say, you’ve done a great job on the party. Not at all what I expected from Ashe.”

     “Sometimes he needs a reminder that he can actually be fun. Have you seen him?”

     Sylvain gestures behind him, and Felix can make out Ashe alone on a barstool. He’s obviously a little drunk, openly fiddling with his engagement ring, a dopey grin on his face. Yuri shakes his head.

     “He makes a terrible barfly. I’ll go liven things up before he pulls out a book. Enjoy yourselves, you two.”

     “Later Yuri.”

     Sylvain’s drunk too, right hand drifting to Felix’s waist in a way that would never happen sober. His breath tickles Felix’s ear. “How’d my shot taste?”

     “Bad,” Felix replies, not stepping out of the half-hearted embrace. They’d fucked twice before. Maybe they’d fuck a third time. Maybe that would salvage the day. Dedue and Ashe were somehow getting married, anything could happen.

     That was unfair. Felix didn’t mean to think that. The truth was, they deserved it, deserved each other and the surprisingly nice bachelor party even if it was undoubtedly procured through means that would probably piss Ashe off. Felix was just—

     Somewhere behind them, a glass breaks. There’s laughter so it’s probably Annette’s doing. Everything was too damn loud. Felix still hadn’t seen him anywhere.

     Sylvain’s fingers squeeze his waist.

     “Seriously, what’s eating you, Felix? You’re not usually this tense.”

     “I am.”

     Sylvain actually laughs. “You know I’m just going to keep asking, right?”

     He will. Felix could stonewall him, but he isn’t a coward. They can talk around this. “Lost the cat.”

     “Aw wait, seriously? The one that’s been following you around?”

     “Is there another cat I’d be referring to?”

     “Okay, okay. Well, sorry. That’s awful. What happened?”

     “I don’t know. It hasn’t shown up in a few weeks. I’ve been feeding it—”

     “Hold on, you’ve been feeding it—”

     “You know what, I’m not having this conversation.”

     “No, no no. Just hang on Felix.” Sylvain grabs his hand. “You want to go search for it?”

     It’s a stupid offer. The cat doesn’t matter, but still, something dead stirs in Felix. Sylvain means it; he’d ditch the whole party to search for a stray. Felix yanks away, rubbing his wrist. “Of course not. If it’s dead it’s dead, I’m not going to waste the night looking for a corpse.”

     “It might not actually be dead, though. What if it’s just shivering in the park somewhere? We could—”

     “Do you want to have sex or not?”

     The words leave Felix before he can think them through fully. It’s the alcohol, probably, but the surprise blossoming on Sylvain’s face is starting to feel pretty rewarding too.

     “Seriously? Now? Today?”

     Felix shrugs. “I don’t have condoms so we’ll have to buy some somewhere. I trust that won’t be an issue?”

     Sylvain frowns. “You’re…sure? Felix, I’m a little—and aren’t you…?”

     “Drunk? Yeah. It isn’t like we haven’t done it before. Take it or leave it.”

     Those are the magic words. Sylvain’s expression snaps to a neutral grin— unreadable.

     “Well when you put it like that, I’ll take it. We should say bye to Ashe and Dedue first though.”

     They do.

     Sylvain calls the driver he’s supposed to use for necessities only to take them to one of the worst 7-11’s Felix has ever laid eyes on. Scratches on the walls give the distinct impression a trapped rodent gave his all before letting death claim him behind the humming slurpee machines.

     Before they leave Sylvain calls “Felix,” in a low, quiet way and sloppily kisses him against the checkout counter.

     Felix pays way too much for a box of condoms and doesn’t notice the eyes on them.

     They agree to fuck at Sylvain’s place because it’s closer, and Sylvain once found a crusty half-fossilized piece of pizza on Felix’s couch and has never let him forget it.

     Sex isn’t difficult.

     Touching Sylvain feels good, warm and simple. He kisses too hard and hugs too tightly, even when their clothes are on, but it’s an alive sort of feeling that fills Felix when they’re in bed together. Electricity under his skin. Still fresh enough there’s a novelty to the act.

     It helps that Sylvain is stupidly adventurous. Curious and clever with his fingers and mouth, eager to test limits and see what he or Felix can take. He doesn’t complain when Felix bites more than he kisses, and maybe that’s why they keep ending up here.

     Every time it seems Felix notices something new about Sylvain: how strong his thighs are, white vein-like scars on his fingertips, under his nails.

     Wait.

     “When did you get these?” Felix asks, catching Sylvain’s hand. It’s still damp from Felix’s saliva. Ugh. Weird.

     “You’re asking that now?” Sylvain breathes out, pupils dark. “Just kid stuff, don’t worry about it.”

     What kind of kid stuff would lead to finger scars? Felix almost asks, but all thoughts temporarily abandon him as Sylvain sucks down hard on his neck, making him grunt.

     “Got you,” Sylvain grins, tongue flicking over the mark he undoubtedly just left. “Told you I’d pull some sounds out of you eventually.”

     “That wasn’t a sound,” Felix lies. “Air was just leaving my mouth.”

     “Yeah with a vocalization attached.”

     “So?”

     “That’s a—” Sylvain actually pulls back, eyes narrowing. “C’mon Felix, have we really reached the point in this process where you’re denying what a sound is?”

     “Shut up.”

     “Guess I’ll have to remind you, over and over again.”

     “Hm, get to work then.”

     Sylvain’s good at undressing him. He doesn’t waste time. For someone who spends all his time talking about romance and fucking and girls, girls, girls, Sylvain knows how to handle a dick. Knows exactly the amount of pressure to put around Felix to make him gasp, arch, cum.

     It works, enough.

     Felix crawls over him after, kissing him in the rough way he likes, and thinks, infuriatingly, about the stupid cat, shivering in the cold somewhere. Sylvain tangles his fingers in his hair and makes to turn them over. Felix blindly grabs for his boxers.

     “I have to go,” he says. Now Sylvain’s looking at him in that sleepy-fucked-confused way that means he’s about to insist on another round, but Felix is already on his feet, pulling his coat off one of Sylvain’s stupid abstract sculptures.

     “Wait, now?”

     “Yeah, I’ll be back later.”

     “You going to tell me where you’re going?”

     “Do you need to know that information?”

     Sylvain swallows. “Well, I can’t say I’d mind knowing it, but I guess you can just take off cryptically into the snow instead.”

     “There’s nothing cryptic about it. I’m just leaving. Shut up and wait here,” Felix demands.

     “Sure, sure,” Sylvain replies, digging in his nightstand to pull out a cigarette.

     Felix crosses his arms, just looking at him. “Really?”

     “What? You’re the one choosing the unforgiving snow, I’m just keeping it warm and lonely here.”

     It’s obviously bait. Felix doesn’t have time for this.

     “Be warm and lonely then,” he says, slamming the door before Sylvain can light up.

     There’s a park near Felix’s apartment. They used to have snowball fights here when they were small and stupid. Contests at the lakeside: who could dash from one end of the lake to the other quickly enough so the ice wouldn’t crack. Ingrid partially fell in once, scraped up her leg. She still has the scar. A metal fence got put around the perimeter soon after, but it didn’t matter. None of them wanted to go near the lake after that.

     Felix is taller than the fence, now. It always felt so big.

     He walks around, searching for the cat, knowing he won’t find it but needing to anyway. The snow builds up gradually until Felix realizes he’s leaving footprints. What the fuck is he doing out here, really?

     His phone rings and he silences it without looking at the name. He knows who it is, and he’s not dealing with that now. Felix doesn’t want to think about him. Felix doesn’t want to think about anything.

     He keeps circling.

     Felix finds the cat only after it’s dark and he’s given up. Point for Sylvain: it’s not dead, but it’s not looking great either. It’s too small, too thin. Its matted tail drags behind it like it can’t be bothered to hold it up anymore. Felix almost calls out to it, but he’d rather die than be caught expecting a response from a dying animal. It’s upsetting.

     He hurries into the street instead, scooping the trembling thing to his chest at the crosswalk. It accepts the rough handling without protest.

     “Shit,” Felix mumbles, voice softening in a way he’ll never admit. It’s so light. Skin, bones, and a persistently beating heart. He digs in his pocket for his phone to call Sylvain — he’s closest. “Let’s get you someplace warm.”

     The sound of brakes and swerving tires pulls him out of it. Felix has always had good reflexes—second only to Glenn in military school. They don’t help him here.

     The cat leaps out of his arms with strength Felix didn’t know it had and a yellow cab crashes into him. The windshield cracks and Felix slides over and off it, skull slamming hard onto the curb.

     He can’t move.

     His head is tilted toward his phone. The screen is broken, but it’s lit up with notifications. They’re still coming. One after the other.

     1 missed call from Dimitri

     7 missed calls from Ingrid

     4 missed calls from Sylvain

     The texts are moving too quickly, and Felix’s brain is too full of colors to register the names.

         Forgive me.

         Where are you?

         Felix I need you to fucking answer right now

         Call me.

         Felix please please answer your phone.

         Felix, call me now.

     There’s so much blood. Felix is dying here, on the sidewalk outside the stupid park. The realization is oddly tepid, considering. His life doesn’t flash before his eyes— in fact, it just drains out of him.

     He wonders if the cat made it.

     “Come on Eileen” echoes in his ears and Felix downs his stolen shot, coughing after.

     “Whoa, hey, at least ask, Felix— serves you right,” Sylvain complains, yanking the glass out of Felix’s grip. “I’ve gotta say Yuri, you’ve done a great job on the party. Not at all what I expected from Ashe.”

     “Sometimes he needs a reminder that he can actually be fun. Have you seen him?”

     Sylvain gestures behind him, and Felix doesn’t follow his gaze. His palms are sweating. Something feels unplaceably, impossibly off for a moment. He swallows hard, running his palm over his face.

     He’s at Ashe’s bachelor party. Yuri’s probably part of the mob. Felix stole Sylvain’s drink. It feels like he’s taken a few steps away from his body. He breathes out, slowly, focusing enough to catch Yuri’s next sentence.

     “He makes a terrible barfly. I’ll go liven things up before he pulls out a book. Enjoy yourselves, you two.”

     Everything is…so… Sylvain’s hand slides distractingly around Felix’s waist. Felix slaps it away— dammit he needs to think.

     “Man,” Sylvain whines. “Guess it’s going to be like that.”

     Something vague slides into place in the very back of Felix’s head; he grips the hand he just slapped.

     “Don’t grab me now, I’m thinking,” he grouches. He’s forgetting something important. Sylvain studies his face for a moment, a previously missing clarity slipping into his relaxed, drunken expression.

     “What’s eating you, Felix? You’re not usually this tense.”

     Wires connect. Felix finds one of the things he’s looking for.

     “I lost the cat,” he says, testing.

     “Aw wait, seriously? The one that’s been following you around?”

     Felix can’t believe he has to explain this again. “Yes, the one that’s been following me around. What the fuck was in that drink?”

     “Huh? The one you just stole? It was brandy, I think. You’re not dizzy or anything are you? I swear I watched the bartender pour it and everything—”

     Felix steps out of his hold. “Shut up, you’re the last person I need mothering me. I’ve done this before.”

     “I should hope so, Felix. I’m pretty sure I was there for your first drink—”

     “—Not the stupid alcohol, the cat! I went to find the cat after we…”

     Felix trails off, very clearly remembering Sylvain’s breath at his throat, palming his dick. Scars on his fingertips. He turns Sylvain’s hand, examining— sure enough, they’re there: faint and white.

     It’s Sylvain’s turn to pull away. “Not that I’m opposed to all this contact, but what are you doing Felix?”

     “Have you always had those scars?”

     Sylvain’s face goes slack, just slightly, in the way it always does when Felix cuts too close to the quick. Maybe that wasn’t the thread to pull at. Felix cringes. What the hell is he doing, grabbing Sylvain, interrogating him about his scars?

     Sylvain shakes it off, fingers closing tightly around Felix’s. “This cat really has you shaken up, huh? You want to go search for it?”

     Felix’s heart pulls, Sylvain’s hand feels deeply necessary for a moment, a grounding force in a collapsing reality. He looks away.

     “Yeah.”

     Sylvain lets go, offering him a small smile. “You got it, then. We should say bye to Ashe and Dedue first though.”

     They do.

     “Let me get this straight, Felix. You’re saying we hooked up again, and you went out here to find the cat and got hit by a taxi in…what? Another reality?”

     Snow’s starting to fall. It catches in Sylvain’s hair. Felix glares at it.

     “When you say it like that I sound insane.”

     “Well, I can’t exactly say you sound totally right in the head Felix. You’re pretty light, but the cab would have to be going pretty fast to get you to roll over it. I’m not even sure that’s possible— just gravitationally speaking.”

     “I’m telling you it happened.”

     “I’m just saying, what’s more likely: another universe, or you had a little too much and had one hell of a waking dream?”

     “I’m not making it up!” Felix growls. “I don’t know why I expected you to get it. Just leave me alone. I’ll find the cat myself.”

     “No way, I’ve got to learn more about this other reality.”

     “Fuck you.” Felix glares, cheeks hot as he tries to scrape together a defense for whatever absurd thing is happening inside him. “I don’t know, okay? I just know it felt real.”

     “That real, huh? I’d like to think I’m better than whatever dream me showed you. If you want a demonstration, I’m happy to get your mind off things.”

     Sylvain’s hand brushes Felix’s and dammit he really can turn any moment into an awful line, can’t he?

     “I’ll pass,” Felix grunts, pulling away. “I’m still thinking about bleeding out on the side of the road.”

     “Oh, come on! I left more of an impression than that, right?”

     “Trust me, I’ve already forgotten you.”

     “Ouch!” Sylvain’s dry laugh echoes in the empty park. They’re leaving behind two sets of circling footprints now. Something pricks unpleasantly in the back of Felix’s skull. He reaches for his phone, checks the messages. No calls. No texts. His head throbs. Something is missing. Something is wrong.

     It’s starting to get dark. Felix pulls his jacket tighter around himself.

     “Hang on, hang on, stop walking for a sec,” Sylvain says suddenly, crouching in the snow.

     For a moment, Felix thinks he’s found the cat and gets down to join him, but then scarred fingers wrap around his wrist, and Sylvain’s entirely too-warm left hand covers Felix’s.

     “What,” Felix bites out. He realizes, with mounting exhaustion, that this was a trap all along. Sylvain held his hand like this all the time when they were kids and he had to ask for Felix to cover him while he did something idiotic. As if tonight wasn’t enough already.

     “Don’t bite my head off yet,” Sylvain says, voice uncharacteristically serious. “Look, we’ve talked around this enough.  Dimitri’s been out for two months now. He’s always asking about you. When are you going to actually have a conversation with him?”

     Felix bristles, yanking out of Sylvain’s grip and standing up. His heart squeezes in his chest.

     “What does the boar have to do with any of this?”

     Sylvain’s measured voice only serves to make Felix’s ears ring harder. “Felix it’s been five years. He was at the party, even if you didn’t see him. I know you still care.”

     “Like you understand any of it! You weren’t there!”

     “I wasn’t,” Sylvain allows, and repeats, softer. “I wasn’t. So maybe I jumped the gun and you’re not ready to talk about this now but—”

     “Maybe save psychoanalyzing me for when you can spend one night alone in your own bed, Sylvain.”

     Sylvain takes the sentence as the blow it was intended to be, expression hardening.

     Felix spots the cat. Still malnourished, limping across the crosswalk. His body acts on reflex, dashing into the street.

     Brakes. Swerving.

     Felix’s life does flash before his eyes this time: he sees himself as a child, snowball fights with Glenn, Ingrid, Dimitri, sneaking out past curfew in military school to trade blows, Glenn and Dimitri’s deployment, bloody teeth on the counter, Dimitri’s trial, his promise with Sylvain, the fucking cat, bleeding out on the sidewalk, two sets of footprints—

     And he’s yanked back onto the curb.

     “Felix, shit! That was way too close. Are you okay?”

     He’s looking at Sylvain, wide-eyed and breathless.

     For some reason, the first thing out of Felix’s mouth instead of the intended thanks is: “A fucking taxi cab. I told you.”

     “So watch where you’re going!” Sylvain shouts, visibly agitated. “What the hell, Felix?”

     Felix’s heart is in his ears. He almost died. No, he almost died again, and for what? Words leave him him without permission, like Sylvain knocked loose the seal on a fire hydrant.

     “Fuck off Sylvain, I would have been fine! I didn’t ask you to protect me!”

     “You’re not serious,” Sylvain repeats, incredulous. “You’re really yelling at me, now. Right now?”

     “I said fuck off! Just leave me alone!”

     And now Felix is running. Legs taking him as fast as he can away from this moment and toward whatever’s left of that stupid cat. He chases it back into the park, scooping it up before it can shimmy under the fence to walk across the iced-over lake. It goes lax in his arms.

     Felix, in a moment of exhausted triumph, leans against the short fence. He’s older now. He’s fine. The cat purrs quietly in his arms, and Felix feels a little better.

     Then he doesn’t.

     “Dammit,” he whispers.

     He should probably apologize to Sylvain when he sees him next. He doesn’t know where to start with Dimitri. What the hell was he supposed to do?

     At least he got the cat. Everything else can fall into place when Felix is somewhere quiet, indoors, and unlikely to kill him. The cat is just as cold as it was earlier, ribs still protruding. Felix wonders for a fleeting moment if it needs a vet and then he isn’t holding the cat.

     His arms are empty, cradling nothing at all. There’s no heartbeat in his arms, no mangy creature.

     He’s still outside. It’s still snowing.

     The cat was there, he was holding it, and now he wasn’t.

     The fence creaks, tips, and before Felix can think twice about it, he falls into the frozen lake.

#dimisylvix #sylvix #dimilix #fire emblem three houses #my fic #been a minute since I've posted -anything- tumblr is a different place now #yet somehow the same #hi

[aprillikesthings]

OKAY time to do more She-Ra rewatch woooooo

I mean to get started on this hours ago pffft okay at least two episodes tonight and THEN an edible (if I watch it while high I'm not going to remember a damn thing, okay)

s1 ep5!

(At this rate I am never going to finish. On weeknights I have to watch anything in the living room, where other people are, but I can't find my wired headphones, and my laptop is an old macbook that hasn't been able to find anything on bluetooth in YEARS. I need to look harder for my damn wired headphones!!)

I keep thinking someone super-nerdy has to have made a proper map of Etheria

Oh, they did! Of course they did. There's multiple fan maps out there, actually. Nice.

[EDIT: also her dad's retired? Like, okay. I get that the reason they say it that way is literally "he's not DEAD but he's not important to the plot" but like, that implies that he also no longer gives a single fuck about his kingdom or the fate of his people. Or his own daughter. Also retired where. Is there a retirement home for former Princesses]

ALSO as I was digging through old posts of Nate's on twitter I found out that when people get his published autobio comic signed (I've read it, but on Kindle) they've often taped over or crossed out his old name on the cover, and he thought it was sweet--though it doesn't bother him to see his old name.

But Netflix should still fix it. 😤

Every time someone pointed out something they needed, the music stopped and then started over--that was a nice touch lol

I feel bad for skipping the intro every time but I have to admit I do not enjoy the song much. There's nothing *wrong* with it, it's just not my thing at ALL.

Blobby creature on the left looks like a Pokemon doing a sexy dance, help

UHHHHHHHH

like I know that thing is its ...nose? mouth? and it drinks from the bottle with it right after this shot but THAT LOOKS LIKE A DILDO OKAY, like one of those smallish smooth silicone ones for people new to pegging

Too hard to capture without video but Glimmer's POV literally pans up on someone with a sexy hourglass figure and she makes a little noise, ahaha

I struggle with Sea Hawk. As a character he's great. But from my POV as a viewer he is in fact kind of annoying sometimes

"Just because Sea is in your name doesn't tell us anything about your actual qualifications" this whole scene is just lampshading the dumb names She-Ra is saddled with because of the original series in the 1980's being made to sell toys.

"It's the ship that made the Kessel run in less than twelve parsecs!"

I know everyone knows that Bow and Glimmer are both bisexual but still

they're both such himbos sometimes lolol

"Last week, on She-Ra--"

I love the way they introduced Scorpia.

also how did she make it to Force Captain when she's so kind and goofy

(while going through my own old spop posts I kept mentioning that I knew Scorpia would eventually change sides, but it still took WAY longer than I would've expected given what she's like)

Catra's hatred of water (and the way she consistently reacts to Scorpia just picking her up for hugs) is great, I love it when they lean into Catra being a cat

"What are you some kinda furry" no I am a furry ally, there's a difference

...no comment

Also I get that there's all the jokes about shanties but his song actually sounds like an homage to Gaston's song in Beauty and the Beast

The way Catra's voice goes up in pitch here is hilarious.

I know this becomes a whole Thing that Adora can read it and almost nobody else can, but just noting that Mermista's palace's walls have First Ones writing all over them

So Mermista's dad was part of the Princess Alliance? I wonder if "Princess" is just the gender-neutral word on Etheria?

Voice-acting Mermista must've been so much fun. I feel like she was inspired by Daria.

This reference ages me, doesn't it lol

See, I keep forgetting stuff. But I did watch these episodes in like 2019.

If the characters were allowed to curse, Mermista would've said something like "what the fuck??"

I remember watching a thing where a few SU voice actors were talking about recording "efforts," which these little kinds of sounds for when the character is doing something physically difficult.

The problem of course, is that I'm rewatching this show so I can write a fic with explicit sex in it, and so my brain is like "heheheh are these also her sex noises"

(I'm going to headcanon that and you can't stop me)

do they ever address where he's from I forget

I...immortal? I mean obviously we know they *can* die because otherwise their world would be literally overrun by princesses (plus, y'know, the thing later) but wait how did I miss that

ALSO I can't get a good screenshot but Kyle is playing a ball-and-cup game in EVERY SCENE HE'S IN

eheheheheheheh

wait hold on

Here's a post of Daci and doing that two different times

Also it's not far off from the ASL for lesbian, which is part of why me and Daci did it

I am reminded of this post.

Like, is she insulting Adora or attempting to flirt?

(yes.)

A bunch of fics have mentioned all the scars Adora has from Catra fighting her, and this is the first time we see that during the show; but I can't help wondering if Adora didn't already have faint scars somewhere from when they played as kids? (I know she gets much worse ones later.) It's not like a childhood in the Horde is idyllic or gentle and I doubt they were discouraged from fighting/rough-housing, and I can easily imaging a child!Catra not being good at knowing how hard she was scratching someone.

EHEHEHEHEHEH

Okay, so Catra taunts her and literally injures her, and THEN Adora is able to fix the gate?

Is she motivated by spite or the adrenaline rush/complicated emotions around seeing (and being manhandled by) Catra?

(yes)

this shot is deeply hilarious

Also yayyy Mermista has joined the Alliance

Also also I had to edit this post bc it turns out you can only have thirty images per post, whoops!

One day it will take me less than two hours to make one of these posts >_<

Catra is still convinced (or pretending to be convinced) at this point that Adora's defection is temporary, huh.

#april rewatches spop

[boozles]

Boozle's Top Ten Movies 2023

So, this was another list in my 2023 review that was super difficult to put together. According to my Letterboxd 2023 list, I watched 178 new movies this year. (Looking at all the dramas and movies I've watched, I honestly do not know where I found the time to consume so much content?! Working from home has its plus side, I guess?)

So, it's been a bit difficult to narrow my list of favourites down, but this is what I ended up with...

(i) Barabarian (2022, Dir. Zch Cregger) This film was NOTHING like what I thought it was going to be. Split into three tales that merge together to tell the story of one house and it's history, this movie managed to surprise me and be unpredictable at each turn.

(ii) The Outlaws (2017, Dir. Kang Yun-sung) This is the first movie in The Roundup series (the fourth movie is due out in 2024) and I have to say this is my favourite Korean action franchise. Ma Dong Seok is perfect, and the action sequences are mind blowing. It has the perfect balance of crime, action and comedy, and is a definite recommendation if you're looking for a good Asian crime movie.

(iii) Evil Dead Rise (2023, Dir. Lee Cronin) I absolutely love the Evil Dead franchise, and I had initially been a little wary at this sequel due to the fact they were taking the deadite insanity into an apartment block instead of the usual little cottage in the woods. I am so glad I was wrong, because this movie was probably the best horror to come out of 2023. The cast were amazing (Morgan Davies was a stand out) and it managed to feel like an Evil Dead film but with a fresh perspective.

(iv) Dark Harvest (2023, Dir. David Slade) Okay, I couldn't find a gif from the movie so y'all will have to make do with this still image. Now, I fully expected Dark Harvest to be a lame b-movie with terrible effects and a lame storyline, but I thoroughly enjoyed it! It managed to keep me captivated, and it was extremely aesthetically pleasing. I'd love a sequel with Emily returning to town.

(v) Five Nights at Freddy's (2023, Dir. Emma Tammi) Gosh, I was so happy when I enjoyed this! I am a huge FNAF fan (though for a while I kept it on the downlow due to Cawthon's support of Trump/the Republican party) and I adore the lore, as wild and complicated as it is. The movie really managed to keep me captivated, and kept me guessing, whilst still staying true to the original canon. I cannot wait for the second installment.

(vi) Guns Akimbo (2019, Dir. Jason Lei Howden) This was a wild and fantastic film. I love watching Daniel Radcliffe get further and further away from the HP movies and prove that he's a great actor. Also, I just love Samara Weaving.

(vii) The Meg 2: The Trench (2023, Ben Wheatley) Yeah, I'm surprised to see this on my list, too. This movie was just so much fun. That's all. The effects were great, the acting was pretty good, and I just like watching sharks take out humans. IF YOU DON'T WANT EATEN BY A SEA CREATURE, STAY OUT OF THE SEA.

(viii) Ichi the Killer (2001, Dir. Takashi Miike) I don't know why it took me over 20 years to finally watch this classic, but I ended up thoroughly enjoying it! The acting was insane, the story was batshit crazy, and the effects were fantastic. I'd expect nothing less from Takashi Miike, tbh.

(ix) Salo, or 120 Days of Sodom (1975, Dir. Pier Paolo Pasolini) Okay, hear me out - was this one of my favourite movies of the year? No, it really wasn't. However, it's the movie that has probably left the biggest scar on my mental psyche of the year, therefore I had to include it. I've been fascinated by Marquis De Sade ever since I saw Quills years ago, but I never watched this movie because I knew it would do something to my brain. If you've seen the movie (or even read the book), I'm sure you understand what I mean when I saw one chapter in particular REALLY fucked me up to the point I couldn't eat chocolate for quite some time afterwards, and I struggle to not throw up when cleaning my cat's litter box these days. It takes a lot for a movie to scar me in a way that makes it pop into my mind every now and then, and this movie did that. However, I'd like to add that the point of the film isn't just to shock, but I am terrible at witing coherent analysis. If you haven't seen this movie, I would suggest doing a little research before watching, just to make sure you can handle it; it is full of triggers that I don't even want to mention because I'll probably get blacklisted. But yes. Whilst it may not be a favourite of the year, it sure left a huge impact on me.

(x) Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022, Dir. Daniel Scheinert, Daniel Kwan) I think everyone loves this movie, but I was surprised at how much I loved it! The whole message of the movie is just so brutal and honest, and whilst I know that it's probably people of Asian heritage that can relate to it the most, I feel like we all can find something in the relationships that we can relate to. The cast were fantastic and I'm so glad to see Ke Huy Quan on screen again! Heartwarming, sad, and absolutely hilarious.

Honorary Mentions: (i) Midnight (2021, Dir. Kwon Oh-seung) (ii) Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018, Dir. Jung Bum-shik) (iii) Glass Onion (2022, Dir. Rian Johnson) (iv) The Night House (2020, Dir. David Bruckner) (v) I Saw the Devil (2010, Dir. Kim Jee-woon)

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[scrawnytreedemon]

Tag 9 People You Want To Get To Know Better

Massive thanks to @feartheoldblog for tagging me! It's taken a few days, but I've finally gotten around to participating :}

Three Ships: GOD, must I choose??? Right, let's crack it up.

- Godrick x Ghirahim (Ghirdick???? Godrihim??? 👁❔❔❔). It's a fucking travesty, I love it, and I can't thank @just-another-tokyo-ghoul-fan for bringing the dynamic to my attention. THANK Y O U <33

- Zant x Genesis. I've had them mentally married for over a year at this point now, and you fuckers better watch out for my hacknied envy-themeing-based explanation! Just you fucking wait! I have cross-ships you fools couldn't even DREAM of!

- I'm going to go "classic" and pick out Dark Link x Ravio: Crackfic Edition for old times' sake. I still need to get back into the funk of writing those-- God, it was so much fun, and I just HAD to ruin my streak back in 2019 by introducing PLOT 😡😡🗯 What a fool I am!

Rest assured, my beloved onlookers, there are many more. I have not even mentioned Sephiroth x The Hollow Knight, Barret x Sephiroth, or Micolash x The Plain Doll.

Watch your back.

First Ever Ship: Lmao, probably Zelink. Does selfshipping myself with Bowser when I was six out of a sense of pity count, perchance?

Last Song: "Toes" - Glass Animals (just gotten into them like, last week. Currently have three songs on my repeat-rotation, which is a massive achievement tbh! Love their vibes :} )

Last Movie: Antman and Wasp-- Unfinished. Was on a catchup with my friends to get me to Endgame, as, prior to this my streak was broken at Infinity War.

Marvel isn't great, by any means (EXCEPT Wakanda Forever genuinely good on all fronts very pleasantly surprised VERY MUCH LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT HAPPENS NEXT--), but I'm feeling nostalgic, lol.

Currently Reading: Halfway through ASOIAF A Storm of Swords: Part 2. Currently chickened out because I'm scared for the wellbeing of a certain handful of characters 😭 Very good books, very addictive, if more than a tad brutal (putting it lightly, snkkk).

Currently Watching: Youtube, lmao. Should probably get around to finishing the rest of that 16-hour Elden Ring Longplay for my fic.

Currently Consuming: Just finished an open-faced egg relish sandwich :} (homemade; very mustardy <3)

Currently Craving: Chinese fast-food, if I must pick one 😩 ilysmm bbgygrl mentally chewing ur noodles like cats do their little food-chunks.

Tagging (if you please~): @just-another-tokyo-ghoul-fan, @legendofmarshie, @katyahina, @lucindria, @crisiskuraudo, @breath-of-the-twink, @mrslittletall, @theblindhakune, @no-braincells-inc

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#scrawny rambles #tag game #lmaoooo tysm for tagging me #I'VE TAKEN MY TIME BUT HERE I AM #also fucking apologies if like. none of the tags Work. #tumblr is Dumb we all know this i have tried the clicking thing i don't know what good it'll do #🙏🙏🙏

[mattatouile]

15 QUESTIONS, 15 TAGS

Tagged by @gallabee 😘

Read more cause it's long.

Were you named after anyone? Only in the sense that there's a character in the Bible named Hannah. But no. I don't even know that that's where my parents got it from. My parents were kind of intense about their kids not sharing initials and not being named after people so we could ~have our own identities~.

When was the last time you cried? Genuinely, not sure. I cry pretty easy, so there's like...no use even making note of it. It's been a long time since I cried hard enough to have a migraine, but just tearing up or gently crying over a song/book/tv show is pretty standard. I'm soft as butter tbh.

Do you have kids? I have two stepkids that are college age. They're pretty great! Beyond that, I have no desire for more kids, especially not anyone of my own body. I love taking care of babies though and will absolutely dote on my siblings kids.

Do you use sarcasm a lot? I don't think I do? I think because a few of my siblings are definitely on the autism spectrum, my family was just really accustomed to direct communication and I expect that.

What sports do you play/have you played? Unless we're counting dance and gymnastics, not a single solitary one. I was not an athletic team sports kind of kid. I wanted to be left alone with my books.

What's the first thing you notice about someone? I'm assuming we're speaking in person, in which case height and smell. I'm really short and I'm really sensitive to heavy perfumes. (Also my wife keeps calling me a super smeller in general because I get weird if she changes her deodorant or shampoo or body wash.)

Eye color? Very dark brown.

Scary movies or happy endings? 😂😂😂 Happy endings. I tend to avoid things that don't end happily. I've also seen MAYBE five scary movies in my whole life.

Any special talents? No. I mean, I read super fast. I can do a few different needlework craft things. And I have a nearly sociopathic ability to seem competent and professional in job interviews. But I don't think any of that counts. (Oh and I can remember the absolute fuck out of names.)

Where were you born? central east Texas.

What are your hobbies? I read. A. Lot. I also cross stitch and started getting into embroidery. Sometimes my hobby is me being hyperfocused on a video game for weeks on end (aka Operation Fuck Cullen in DA Inquisition). Once in a blue moon, my hobby will be writing (I wrote almost 300k words of fic in 2019 and haven't written a word since really). I indulge in the act of viewing sporting events. Can being hyperfocused on a TV show count? I do that too. I wish any of my hobbies included exercise. But they don't.

12. Do you have any pets? I have three cats! Littermates Luther and Lagertha are 10ish years old and Pandora is 9.

13. How tall are you? 5'2"

14. Favorite subject in school? In pre-University years it was anything English or History and then in University I liked all my math classes because they were straight forward.

15. Dream job? To make what I make now as a library technician again. I loved working in the library, especially in the back, ordering books and placing them in circulation and all the other extremely tedious collection maintenance. But those guys make like ...a third of what I make now. So it's just unreasonable. Makes me sad. Otherwise, I would pick something menial like data entry. But again, can't afford to do that.

Tagging: @dollsome-does-tumblr @scoundrels-in-love @sdwolfpup @pretty-thief @justshellies @hinakyuu @teex @starrybouquet

[jelliclekay]

what's your honest opinion of cats 2019

Alright fine, I'll bite and answer this. But warning anon, if you're thinking I'm going to just completely trash Cats 2019 here, you're mistaken.

Like a lot of us in the fandom, I got into Cats because of the 2019 movie. Not because of the movie itself, but because of Sideways' video essay on it. His praise of the stage musical got me interested in watching Cats 1998 and the rest is history. Obviously his video is negative about the movie from music aspect of the movie, and I do agree with a lot of what he had to say. There are aspects of the movie musically wise that I do not like, but there are also musical performances I like fine and have on my Cats playlist.

I'm not touching the CGI here. The general public has shit on the CGI to the point that there's nothing more I can or even want to say on it.

I don't think Tom Hooper is a good director when it comes to musicals. I think he lacks the understanding of why people enjoy musicals, and he even more did not understand the source material when making Cats 2019.

That said, I don't hate the movie. I've seen it twice and while I don't have a desire to watch it again, it is nowhere near as bad as critics or the general public try and make it out to be.

I love Jason Derulo's version of The Rum Tum Tugger and listen to it all the time (I may be biased here because I'm just a fan of Jason Derulo's music in general but whatever he killed it). Steven McRae's performance as Skimbleshanks was amazing and Skimble doing a tap dance to sound like a train engine start up was fucking brilliant.

While I prefer the more upbeat arrangement for Mungojerrie & Rumpleteazer compared to the slower jazz version, I still thought Naoimh Morgan and Danny Collins did great and the entire sequence with Victoria was fun to watch.

I also have a lot of love for the casting of Judi Dench as Old Deuteronomy, I thought casting her was really sweet and a smart decision, her performance aside.

So yeah. I don't think Cats 2019 is great and I do much prefer the stage musical. But the hate it got was so undeserved and I have a lot of compassion for the performers, crew and animators who put so much work into it only to have it dragged through the mud. Plus, there are objectively worse movie musicals in my opinion that don't get nearly the same amount of vitriolic hatred as Cats (Dear Evan Hansen, for example).

Which leads me to my next point here. There are a lot of anons going around in this fandom dissing Cats 2019. I've gotten a few myself about how Cats 2019 is bad and how the stage version is so much better. While you are certainly entitled to this opinion, a reminder that Cats, both the movie and the stage version, is still seen as a joke to the musical theater community. Just being in the Cats fandom and loving the stage version is going to have some people thinking you're weird or cringe because of how low an opinion theater people have on the show. I get Cats 2019 soured a lot of the general public's opinions on Cats, but being like "Oh well the movie is bad I only like the stage version it's so much better" isn't going to change that a lot of people outside the fandom think Cats is cringe/weird/confusing/bad.

I deal with people like this in my real life all the time. I have a co-worker who loves musicals who ranted to me about how bad Cats is. I have friends who try and get me to listen to different musicals because they are "so much better than Cats." I had to see my local theater be filled with hate comments when they announced Cats as one of their shows for the season. It's annoying and frustrating. You aren't better for being in the Cats fandom and hating the movie. Just let people in the fandom have fun and block the 2019 tag if you genuinely hate it that much.

#this ended up long idk what happened #anyways dont ask me about cats 2019 again #unless it's about jason derulo tugger you can send me as many asks about him as you want