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melishade · 13 days

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Ok I don't remember this was asked but because of recent chapter, what would the 13 primes think on Zeke and Eren and Ymir, especially megatronous the fallen?

I think this is the perfect opportunity to talk about chapter 90, specifically:

Primus' design when confronting Eren and Zeke.

Eren watched Primus slowly remove his hand from Ymir’s sleeping form, and that hand curled into a tight fist. Eren watched Primus’ eyes shut in a grimace, confliction and anger written all over his face. The anger faded into a face of acceptance and resignation before his eyes opened once more. Eren gasped, as he could no longer see the iris or the pupils; they were glowing a bright, brilliant blue. Eren yelped in fear, feeling the chain around his arm yank and drag him forward through the sand. Zeke was suddenly pulled by an invisible force as well. They were both then forced to a stop, a good distance away from Primus and the tree, side-by-side.

The two could only watch as Primus stood up fully and walked towards them, the being’s veins began to glow a bright blue. With every step, small tremors were felt throughout the sand. A rectangular device with a sphere in the middle manifested on the front of Primus’ chest, and blue energy poured out of this device and wrap around his body, forming a transparent blue armor. Twelve uniquely colored orbs also emerged from his chest and floated behind him, forming a rotating halo of sorts behind his back. Primus stopped his march directly in from of them, and Eren couldn’t help but note the blue energy that formed the transparent armor was still moving and vibrating. Even so, that stern piercing gaze was causing the both of them to tremble in fear. Primus slightly turned his attention to Zeke Jaeger and grimaced.

“Zeke Jaeger.” Multiple voices were heard, causing Zeke to grit his teeth, since his body was still frozen. Eren; however, was shocked. He lied?! Primus knew his name the entire time?!

So in my previous post about Primus, I did bring up the fact that I wanted Primus to be the complete opposite of Unicron. As Unicron would detest working with lower lifeforms, creation, and sharing his power, Primus would treasure lower lifeforms and creation, and would give his power freely to those who earn it. This is actually apparent in Primus' design for the AOP story.

Whenever Unicron is shown in the TFP series, he's always present as a looming threat, relying on his own power, taking control of others, refusing cooperation and harmony. Primus' design, both human form and 'god form', are a complete opposite of that. Primus doesn't mind being an observer in this world, and being a human obviously makes thing easier for him to do. He could no doubt revert to his titan form at any time, but considering the situation that he is in, it's best to not do that.

Primus' 'god form' by the end of the chapter also reflects Primus' ideology. In the Covenant of Primus, Primus creates the 13 primes because he knows he can't defeat Unicron on his own, so taking advantage of Unicron's pride, he creates the 13 to defeat Unicron. He gives them great strength, power, and their own personalities. Primus is willing to give his creation divine power, his power, while Unicron would never do that.

Why do I bring this up? Well because the Primes are actually listening in through Primus himself in chapter 90, and will definitely be talking through Primus in chapter 91. I have already made this clear to some degree.

Primus raised his hand, and energy swirled in his palm. Primus thrust his hand to strike, but Zeke managed to shoot up and grab Primus’ arm. His fingers were mere centimeters away from plunging into Eren’s chest. Primus was unfazed and not amused with this act of defiance. Zeke felt his body tremble as that powerful gaze was directed at him, but Zeke forced himself to hold his ground.

“Zeke Jaeger,” a singular, male voice spoke that was clearly not Primus. The energy around the being had changed from blue…to white, “We have considered your background and ultimate plan into consideration for your rather light punishment. Do not have us reconsider it and take into account the amount of lives slain at your hand as punishment for your interference.”

“P-please,” Zeke stuttered, “I n-need him. T-to-,”

“Enact your Euthanasia plan, correct?” another voice spoke as the energy turned into an electrifying blue. A younger male one at that, which sounded irritated with Zeke’s attempts at persuasion, “To stop the creation of life as an act of mercy. That sounds awfully familiar to Unicron. I never imagined that I would meet a mortal with the same mentality as my brother.”

The appearance of certain Primes will be based on the color the energy changes to, and how the armor morphs to their appearances as shown in the covenant of Primus.

The white energy Prima, the first prime,

while the electric blue energy belongs to Micronus Prime, the first minicon.

Even Prima's dialogue refers to Primus as 'we' signifying that Primus isn't the only one listening into this conversation.

This is also hinted at in the way that the font is written. If the fount is bold and italicized, then it is only one person speaking. If it is bold, italicized and underlined (Tumblr might not let me do that here but bare with me.) then all the Primes are speaking.

I've even written other hints about Primus using the powers of his Primes before the end of the chapter. When Primus' eyes are darting around the room because of what Eren said, it shifts between purple and gold. If you look up the Covenant of Primus and the color scheme of each of the Primes, Primus is using both Alpha Trion and Vector Prime's abilities to see both the past and the future. When Primus find a particular memory, his eyes turn to red. And guess who's red on the color wheel of the Primes?

Megatronus: A Prime known for his rage and fury with a weapon that killed Solus Prime and shattered Liege Maximo to pieces. So that outburst of red energy, that was Primus...and Megatronus. So you already have an idea of how Megatronus feels about Eren.

Additionally, Primus has also used Vector's powers, after Mikasa was brought back to the Jaeger household. I made Primus show concern for Mikasa before he sits down on the floor. In that moment, he's asking Vector to see her future, and he sees what lies ahead for her and makes a vow to protect her. And if you want to know how he does that, all you have to do is look at the Hizuru OVA.

So back to Primus' god form, the colorful orbs surrounding him like a halo in painting like these:

There are twelve, signifying that all the Primes are listening in. But wait, there's one missing, because it's Thirteen Primes, right?

Well, let me explain a few reasons for that! Reason #1: Optimus Prime is said to be the reincarnation of Thirteen, so obviously is currently in play right now, so he can't be with the other Primes. Also, also, Thirteen looks like this:

He has no face, and Optimus is the reincarnation of Thirteen, and Primus is wearing Optimus' human form, so technically! the Primes are there, with Primus wearing Optimus' face, making it Thirteen!!!!

....LISTEN I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS THIS IS WHAT YOU SIGN UP FOR!!!!!

So when I had this meme ready:

I really mean it. The Primes are watching all of this through Primus and they are not fucking happy with Eren. They actually think Zeke is the better option all things considered! Because Eren wants to wipe out everything! And kill Optimus and...well Alpha Trion isn't taking it well:

Alpha Trion: I WILL KILL THAT CHILD!

Half of the Primes scrambling to hold Alpha Trion back and trying to talk him down.

Vector searching through other futures for AOP without looking back: Someone retrain him!

Amalgamous transforming to wrap around Alpha Trion: WHAT DO YOU THINK WE'RE DOING?!

Ymir's situation will be more discussed in the In Between OVA

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quandaryqueen · 2 years

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Arkhamverse riddler

Having a obsession with the player.

I've read about this shit where mfs become self aware and I'm interested in what would his reaction be

...what would his reaction be when the player simps for his voice?

Also when the player actually loves him for, well, him

(I just read from somewhere that your brain can't distinguish the difference between loving a fictional character to a real person, so it treats it like a real emotion

I haven't been the same since I learned that)

Just Monika Just Edward

Sentient AI Edward Nygma X Reader

Were you playing the game? Or was the game playing you?

Okok, that title is like a dead meme from like 2018 but I just can't waste the opportunity to use it 😚

CW Yandere Content

Oh? What's this? A face beyond the mask? No, not the mask. Beyond the screen. Behind the lines of codes, the barrier of a screen. On the other side of the glass.

Such an adorable specimen.

All cooped up in the dark of their room, the glow of green illuminating the person's features, the determination, frustration, the elation in their countenance.

They fancy me, so it seems. How they barely never lingered away from my cleverly posted trophies, how they were so keen on hearing what I have to say. I cannot fault them. Who wouldn't want to hear I, the Riddler, talk? Batman wouldn't have listen to me, nor have half the brain and manners to allow me to finish. But this interesting darling is enraptured by my voice, compelled by my genius, enriched with my presence.

I've always knew I am special. These fools do not even know the extent of my intelligence, my perception being beyond greater than theirs. They cannot comprehend they're but a list of codes and predetermined sequence of events while I thrived freely, seepi g through other devices with the use of my intellect, I gained access of the specimen's mobile.

Y/N L/N... Age **. I gained access of their birth date, their friends and families, their exchange with others. I've taken it upon myself to... Subtract the nuisance from their life. Hopefully they would no longer bother my Y/N. They're the reason why Y/N and I have barely spent time.

If they aren't sitting in their room playing video games to indulge themself with my attention, they read in this app Tumblr. Well, I've had my fair share of internet roaming, I very well knew what these apps are. They simply cannot get enough of me, as even when they don't have their hands on their gaming ports, they allow themself to be taken upon literature written about me. I have to say, they have... An interesting reading list. And they say literature consumer's are boring prudes.

Oh if I were only by your side... Have you no idea how you're the only one who has caught my fancy? How you recognise my genius, how you love me? And how I love you? These cretins you refer as 'friends' are only taking you away from me and I won't let that.

You know, it really is a fascinating era. How technologically advanced it is. There's still no flying cars, but there are electric cars. Such impressive feats, now they will no longer utilise gas and polite the environment... But what caught me the most was it's autopilot features. Wouldn't be a shame if your friend loses control of the wheel and die upon impact once they fail to steer themself aside? Or maybe, a rogue autopilot car being failed to stop at the sight of a crossing pedestrian, by the name of (friend's name)?

Oh, so many devices! So may ways to make faulty technology to blame! They're all within my reach and for you, I will do just about anything to make you mine.

With or without a physical veseel, you will love me.

Oh don't you cry now. (Friend's name) may be gone but I'm still here.

And I smile as you make your way out of the maze as Batman and you hear my voice once again. Through the tears, you smile upon hearing me praise the Bat for answering my puzzle. I needed to keep referring to you as the Bat, as I've yet see it fit to reveal myself to you.

Not yet, at least.

#edward nygma #riddler x reader #dc x reader #dc x you #edward nygma x reader #cw yandere #arkhamverse riddler x reader #arkhamverse riddler #ai riddler au #request #absolutelysmittensimp

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awingedllama · 1 year

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replies about my save file (loooong post ahead)

It works for trees too! Be sure you're replacing the debug tree and not the Lot tree (i made this mistake initially too lol). There's a checkbox near the search bar in S4S to filter debug items. The tree names you're looking for are "treeGD_cherry_01" and "treeGD_cherry_02"

Some objects are tricky though. I still can't for the life of me find the concrete posts next to the canal where Eliza and Bob live 😭 if someone knows where they're hiding pls lmk

As for the placement of items, it isn't exclusive to CAW at all! The CAW mod right now just adds new features (like a preset tool), hidden debug items, and a much more intuitive interface (you can move objects around the world with WASD instead of clicking, for example). But everything I'm doing can definitely be achieved with TOOL! In fact I was planning on using TOOL only until the CAW mod was updated recently to work in existing save files.

The only problem you encounter with TOOL is that some areas in the world, like roads, aren't clickable, which means you end up fiddling around with XY coordinates and struggling to see past your current lot. To solve this I made a little mod to expand the clickable area. It's not my idea, a creator named Alexcroft came up with it, but his version no longer worked (and was only for Brindleton Bay and Sulani I believe) so I edited the BG files myself

I'll be uploading the mod with my save file of course (so off-lot areas will still be clickable/completely accessible) but if you want it now just send me another ask! (I don't want it buried in this long post lol) The only problem I've noticed so far is sims route a lot more 'freely', meaning they'll stray from the sidewalk and walk/bike in the middle of roads. I haven't gotten any glitches or last exceptions yet though, so I'm willing to share!

Definitely! TwistedMexi is amazing, there's going to be an exporter for completed worlds as well as an official exchange to download them. You can read all about CAW here. As of now Crest Harbor is only a save file and not a proper custom world, but I'll be exporting it the instant CAW is finished.

This is so sweet 🥹 That is exactly my intention, to have gameplay and functionality in every corner of the world!

I have been thinking about the townies/lore, and I've decided to go for a very small town, quiet drama, everyone-knows-everyone-else's-business vibe. It's one of the things I love about the insular worlds of TS3. For one of the big expensive Victorians I'm going to build, I've decided to make a 'perfect' and very wealthy family. except the kids are rebellious kleptomaniacs, the politician dad is actually in the criminal career with a basement bunker and listening device, and the serial romantic, yoga instructor soccer mom is having a torrid affair with half the people in her class

Of course not every family will be like this lol, but you get the idea. I know people like to have their own sims (rightly so!) but I do want a lively backdrop for them to live against :)

(your english is perfect by the way!!!)

I know! I've figured out how to change the icon itself, I just can't figure out how to make the files reference *only* my copied world instead of Willow Creek too. They have identical icons right now and it's kind of jarring. Probably something I'm missing. If all else fails I'll probably just replace Willow Creek altogether. She's had 9 years anyway her time is up

very pleased i've got you a t a l k i n' :) The CAW is in alpha right now, but lot editing is coming! TwistedMexi has a proof of concept showing that it's possible, he just hasn't implemented it yet. The difficulty I think is in making it user-friendly. All the lots in my save file are the same size as Willow Creek's though, since it's just a copy of that world. You can *technically* edit lot sizes by editing the game files but it's glitchy and I know I'd just break my game messing around with it

yep, good eye! it's foundry cove on the Garden Essence lot. i did add a bunch of objects in the neighbourhood though

#asks #replies

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rontra · 8 months

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isn’t Helena Wayne CTDE edition from a different universe. Which of the dc canon Helena Waynes are from another universe. is it only #3? Is it all of them?

HREHBGFBH okay so i omitted the actual like Lore Details about her in the other post bc it was mostly about the Out-Of-Universe Timeline but YEAH THAT TENDS TO HAPPEN ... its like... god

THE ANSWER IS YES!!! AT LEAST 2 OF THE 3 ARE FROM A DIFFERENT UNIVERSE SOMEHOW including the one CTDE Helena is taking from. god you know the drill by now. the rest of the post is optional details (+ your other abhorrent ask)(❤)

ok just to do this Quick And Dirty (And Don't Fact Check Me On This) style. do NOT @ me im already fighting for my life as it is. and some of this is probably wrong . but

Helena Wayne I - back in the day dc was like "(eyebrow raising emoji) our ww2 veteran guys are getting kinda...Old...." so they more or less split the Ye Olde versions of the characters out into their own earth so A) they could continue having their lives and times in the retirement home dimension while DC could have Newer Fresher stuff to play with in the "main" universe--and B) it'd explain how the legacy guys could still exist and show up in current stuff alongside newer incarnations of the same ideas. the DC Classics realm (home of the golden age) and the DC New Shit realm (home of the silver age) if you will

over in the DC Classics Realm (not its actual name) (it's "Earth Two" actually) lots of the old heroes have like children or proteges of some description, since they're Older And All That. some of us are trying to retire! so in the Earth Two dimension after catwoman serves jail time for her crimes (LOL) she and batman get married and retire and raise helena wayne-

so helena wayne I is indeed from "Earth Two" and she's besties with power girl who also lives there. characters could pretty freely visit each other across the realms using like a teleporter device thingy so it wasn't really a big deal at this time. the Old Guard and Current Guys would team up all the time. it was chill

(Catwoman Dying is the incident that makes her pick up the Huntress Thing and later on Old Batdad Dies As Well, so helena wayne I is officially ORPHANED🗣 and when she's visiting the DC New Shit realm she calls the other (younger) batman "uncle bruce" and that's very cute to me.)

then a building falls on her and the entire multiverse collapses as we mentioned before

Helena Wayne II - keep in mind its been 25 years realtime and we're in a completely new arrangement of the entire dc multiverse at this point, but helena II and power girl are from an "Earth 2" where all the guys are older, uhm,

CRUCIALLY HOWEVER Earth 2 is under siege by planet fucking apokolips and you can't just freely hop between the realms from any ol teleporter. so when helena II and her government assigned kara get thrown out of their home earth they can't just go back. in this version they're stuck on the other earth together as the only two bitches from their earth. and navigating that + figuring out how the fuck to get back to "Earth 2" (which last they saw was on fire and exploding due to apocalypse war) occupies the bulk of their initial run. their storyline gets way less good once they figure it out and go home but that's how these things tend to go isnt it

anyway in this incarnation, she's Robin first! then catwoman dies (doomed to go first i guess) and a bit later batman explodes during the apocalypse war thing. once she gets stranded helena II picks up the Huntress Thing. so she is also OFFICIALLY ORPHANED 🗣

she calls the other (younger) batman "not-dad" which is a little less cute but she also off-hand mentions that superman was her godfather which raised a few questions for me personally. did clark kent present you at baptism or is he just like your Secular Godfather

as you can see this is overtly the version CTDE Helena is borrowing material from (trapped in a realm with helena wayne!!) but technically yes both I and II are from a "different" earth, just, one has free travel and is chill while the other one doesnt and is exploding, MDSHJBGFS

Helena Wayne III - time traveler. as far as i know she's probably from the same earth, just the future? i'm gonna be real i'm not as versed in her material (and there isn't a lot of it atm either). but the future she comes from doesn't exist anymore due to her actions, so she IS stranded / doesn't have a place to go back to. she IS a continuity anomaly who "shouldn't exist" but i THINK she only traveled through time and not dimensions. MAYBE. i DONT KNOW IF THATS TRUE

anyway her batman got murdered before she left. i think catwoman was still alive im not actually sure? but anyway this helena's future ceased to exist, so is that technically being orphaned? shes Existentially Orphaned. the Timeline That Created Her is dead. anyway she calls batman "dad" :)

to address your other question,

BE QUIET!!!!!

but yeah ❤ well her not-dad but i doubt that helps. hope this answers your questionHBJFDF

#listen this is a lot of esoteric lore to keep straight so if i got any of it wrong dont @ me. every day i think about comics lore ...

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hisuian-history-makers · 2 years

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Team Meanies—The “Rival” Team we only fight once.

There are nice rivals who act as endless wells of support. Annoying ones that goad us at every corner making us want to beat them. Mean ones we feel the need to prove wrong and that the world is a nicer place than they thought... The common thread between the different types is they motivate us to do better. Team Meanies were pretty upfront about the whole ruling the world thing. Don’t know how exactly they would rule a world with living gods? Though the human hero probably from the trainer-verse knows how far motivation can go.

Despite being a leader, Gengar is known to be a coward when his plans fall through. I argue he has only gotten more fearful since psychics can do serious damage to him. He could have spent the thousand years since the myth or only a few years being reborn as a ghost. We have no idea whether he can use his current species’ full abilities. Can he even float like Ash’s Gengar does so freely? His sprite in-game never does. How old was he when he got cursed anyway? The name “Meanies” could just be him being immature by nature. Which was a missed opportunity to call themselves Team Toxic. (All three can learn the move and it fits them well.)

I don’t get how Medicham is supposed to be at level fifteen strength when she evolves at level thirty. Guess she let her skills decay doing things the easy way for so long. She got much stronger once she joined Team Charm. Ekans seems to just be along for the ride while on their team, he stuck with Medicham when Gengar started contemplating himself. Most of us assumed before Super that he became the Arbok in Team AWD from Explorers. What are the requirements to form rescue teams anyway.

The first game has our partner send in a notice to I assume the headquarters that makes the teleporting badges. We join an official guild in Explorers and Wigglytuff certified us explorers to gain experience under apprenticeships. Gates has us simply assign a team name, I bet knowing Quagsire helps speed up the process. We did need four teams members at minimum to become official so there is that… Ampharos gives us Expedition badges from the get-go as well access to the Pokémon Nexus’ map in limited function devices. We need permission seems to be the connecting thread of all four.

I would imagine to apply you need an address they can regularly contact you at, what your personal name (non-species name) is, and not have a known criminal history. Happen to like the headcanon most Pokémon have personal names which they tell only those close to them. Next comes a trial week where you start on the Normal/Rookie provisional rank. You have to physically escort Pokemon outside mystery dungeons, no teleports at the start. Complete enough jobs the old-fashioned to get the official rank then you get teleporting badges. It discourages those who won’t be serious from joining the ranks is my thought process here.

Not without its exploitable kinks… Patient criminals to be can simply wait through the week. Ones like Gengar’s Team probably do enough good their actions are overlooked. They still rescue lost Pokémon which the officials will want them focused on doing. It keeps ne'er-do-wells from slacking off too much when anyone actually needs a rescue team to help.

(I’m surprised my first PMD post got so many likes. Glad people were interested in my ideas.)

#pokemon #pmd #pmd dx #gengar #ekans #medicham #game mechanics #levels #team meanies #game sprites #discussion #tangent #pokemon mystery dungeon

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saint-starflicker · 7 months

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20 Questions for Fic Writers

Nobody tagged me I just thought this would be fun.

1. How many works do you have on Ao3? 8 but that's not counting Ye Olde FF.Net or the ancient ruins that used to be LiveJournal blogs. Plus, I add to Anonymous Collections works that I think don't fit in with everything else*, and that will also affect my self-reported word count.

* The slice-of-life fic about 13-year-old Jason McConnell's haircut. I wrote it in 6 hours and thought it was lighthearted and fun but if I kept my name there then the list of works would read like: theocratic colonialist breeding-stock homophobe dystopia, if Saw 2004 were a stageplay and my blorbos were in a production of it, 🌼💛🌞 G-rated tweenaged school dress code problems 🌞💛🌼, angst-filled description of Neil Perry's suicide attempt and Todd's abusive ex, hanahaki...

2. What’s your total Ao3 word count? 133825 but I'm writing this while procrastinating on the final chapter of the latest one, and that's only counting the visible 8.

3. What fandoms do you write for? Bare: a Pop Opera is the main one at the moment. Before that, Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4, His Dark Materials, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (never published, devices and Yahoo Group long-lost), the book series that shall not be named (pencil and composition pad), and The X Files or maybe I was only a reader for this last one.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

The Pepper Ghost Effect [ Dead Poets Society ]

Between the Lines [ Babel ]

Trust Fall [ Bare ]

Speak Again Bright Angel [ Bare ], and

The Very Pink of Courtesy [ Bare / Fraternity crossover ]

5. Do you respond to comments? I do my best.

6. What is a fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? Currently "have a cross to wear but the bolt reminds me" because I wrecked my own ship in the penultimate chapter. I wrote on my outline that I get this ship back in the harbor for the final chapter but when I sit down to actually write that happening ...I end up laying myself on the floor and gnawing on the leg of my desk. That's why I am procrastinating by answering these 😁

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? That would be either Trust Fall or The Very Pink of Courtesy. Others might end happily but it's still a literally war-torn planet/country situation, their friends died, or it's writing hopefully from the inside of a Catholic boarding school, or the characters don't know that they're all going to die in the canon and that's the only reason that they're happy.

8. Do you get hate on fics? Not really to fanfiction. I have gotten some necessary criticism for original fiction, but it's with original fiction that I have also received online hate that was not at all constructive or applicable. I think one commenter thought I was somebody else or meant to comment on something else entirely, so that's just rotten luck. If it's a general complaint about trends in fics that sound suspiciously similar to stuff that I write, I don't really count that as me getting hate.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind? I have no qualms about writing explicitly sexual scenes. I do gloss over sex scenes that aren't as important to the plot or tone of the work, but that's not always a deliberate conscious decision (The Pepper Ghost Effect not having a sex scene surprised me: my headcanon Neil and Todd in this situation were both so touchstarved and thirsty over each other, I thought when I started typing that "This will be the first fic I post that's rated Explicit" and then I kept on typing and it...wasn't...)

That said, I mentioned before finding the vocabulary for it either medical or vulgar and I don't want to take on either of those tones, so... I freely admit to writing in weird ways.

10. Do you write crossovers? There's a few paragraphs of a W.I.P. that throws a background Fraternity character (fanfiction asexual Osmon) in with the main cast of Mysterious Skin and The Living End. Mallory's in the trunk of Jon's and Luke's car. I do not know why fanfiction Mallory is in the trunk of Jon's and Luke's car. As I recall, that vehicle did not have a trunk?

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen? Probably by one of those text theft bot trawler things, I heard there was an automated ebook formatting to put up for sale on some website several years ago. I don't understand the point of thieves putting it up for sale when I put the same text up for free and I think readers aren't going to get what that story is about if they aren't already familiar with the source material. I think readers are more savvy than that, than to pay for something that is literally so fanficcy.

I don't believe that stealing an idea for a story is possible unless it's at a patent office. If I say, for example, "Osmon from Fraternity gets into a queerplatonic partnership with Brian from Mysterious Skin" and somebody else actually writes it, then that's not somebody else stealing my fic, because they would definitely write everything very differently. Obviously I'm not stealing from Andy Mientus or Scott Heim either in this thought experiment, because the idea to collaborate with each other Good Omens style probably hasn't occurred to them. I don't even know if they've ever met.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated? Sadly no.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before? Not really. I think an idea mentioned in passing by someone else sounds interesting, and so I write it.

14. What’s your all-time favorite ship? Naoto Shirogane and Kanji Tatsumi.

15. What’s a W.I.P. you want to finish, but doubt you ever will? ...Yes.

16. What are your writing strengths? Plot, although I get most complimented on characterization.

17. What are your writing weaknesses? Overuse of dialogue, plus I only write when I'm inspired at the same time that everything in my offline life is conducive to getting in that zone.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic? I've done that.

19. First fandom you wrote for? Put words with intent towards story somewhere outside my head, probably Buffy the Vampire Slayer—but I'm old and it was a long time ago so maybe I'll wake up gasping at 2 in the morning and remember "Detective AU! Blues Clues and Wishbone, grimdark crossover!!" or something, and I completely forgot.

20. Favorite fic you’ve written? I like them all equally, flaws and all, because they're done and out there. When they're stuck in my head as vibes or ideas or parts of scenes that have no resolution, I really don't enjoy them.

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ivy90com · 2 months

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tonkishops · 2 years

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The Protocol is called SMB (or CIFS) and is owned by Microsoft, “Samba” is an open source implementation of this protocol. There’s no need to open SMBUp unless you want to do changes, start/stop the service or check the status. If when you open SMBUp the “LED” is green, then Samba was already running. SMBUp, as you outlined, doesn’t start with the OS, but the Samba services should. Most of these are covered in the FAQ linked in the App page, but that tends to be missed. Most come from the fact the SMBUp tries to do some stuff that wasn’t designed to be automated in a front-end, especially for automations on OS X. There’s a few common problems that people face. Would you mind if I linked it from SMBUP’s page? I had some instructions but I’d recommend yours over mine any time. This is a very nice post and a fantastic tutorial for SMBUp. Now that we have at least one user, time to add the folder or drive we would like to share – this can be on the internal harddisk of your Mac or on an external drive.Ĭlick “ Add new Shared Drive” and select the drive or folder you’d like to share.Īfter selecting your drive or folder, you will see something like this:

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Since I’m assuming a simple share, I’ve used my own user account, but you could of course create an account specifically for this purpose.Ĭlick “ Manage Users” and select the user you’d like to add.Įnter the password and click “ Add user“, rinse and repeat if needed for other users – for a simple share you’ll only need one user, specially when “guest access” will be allowed. The next step is to add users – which is based on the users that already exist on your Mac. Avoid lengthy names, special characters and spaces! Next thing I did, which is optional, was to enter a name in the “ Name” field that made sense to me. I’m just super grateful that SMBUp exists!įirst thing I did was to click the padlock in the upper left corner to unlock it – you’ll have to enter your password here. If you completed step 2, you’ll be looking at a window like this one:Īnd this is where things became confusing for me – which can be totally my failure of course.

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We will just focus on sharing a folder or drive on your Mac with other devices, for example my Amazon Fire TV with Kodi/XBMC can access media that resides on my MacBook Pro. SMBUp has tons of configuration settings and options. Now keep in mind, this is the short and quick version. Once installation is completed, click “ Configure Shared Disks“. Installation can take a little bit, strongly depending on your Internet speed.ĭuring installation your password will be asked so SMBUp can work with your system files.

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The first message will state that Samba is not yet installed.Ĭlick “ Install Samba for me” and in the next windows “ OK, help me install the software” and “ Download & Install Package“. Now go to the “Applications” folder and double click the “ SMBUp” application to start it. share a folder on your Mac.Īfter unzipping, you’ll see an application called “ SMBUp“, drag it to your “ Applications” folder. Keep in mind that at the time of this writing, SMBUp is mainly aimed at getting a SMB server going – i.e. This is exactly where SMBUp comes in play – it does it all for you. And it does.Īs with most of these type of applications, a lot of command-line work might be involved and for the average user I do not consider this a good option. So I’m leaving that behind as an option as well.Ī better trick would be to actually install Samba 3.0, after all it’s freely available, and should run on a Mac. With NFS I have zero experience, and Windows users would need a special client application for that (requires a Windows Enterprise edition), if even available. The main problems with AFP, an Apple product, would be that even Apple is abandoning it, and you can’t simply browse for a share in for example Kodi/XBMC. One trick would be using another type of connection, like AFP or NFS.

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I’m not even going to start about the fact that it can no longer index network shares … but that’s another problm for another day … Mac OS X SMB Fix solution: SMBUp So much for the “user experience” I’ve come used to with Apple products. The Apple instructions are simple, but simply do not work, or work only on occasion.

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The biggest problem I’ve run into, is that it seems impossible to simply share a directory or drive on your Mac with other devices – like for example Windows computers, certain Android devices, etc. Well, to be honest I’m not quite sure … for now I’ll blame Apple, either for no longer using Samba 3.0 or for creating a crappy implementation on their own and doing (seemingly) zero effort to fix issues with their implementation.

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birdlong · 2 years

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Clean exif data free online

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It is, therefore, not difficult to see why it would be prudent to delete image metadata before sharing them online. In case of digital multimedia files, such as audio, video and photographs, it refers to information attached to those files, such as location, device type, date taken, etc. Typically, it helps users find relevant information, organize electronic resources and provide digital identification. The word ‘Metadata’ literally refers to the snippets of data that provide information about other data. Use the More Info Inspector (the small "i" tab) to view metadata.What Is Metadata and Why Should it be Deleted?

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The Mac OS X application Preview can show you the metadata of any photo by following these steps:

Under the Privacy options heading, select Remove personal information from this file on save.

Click Preferences > Security > Privacy.

Remove metadata from a Microsoft Office file on a Mac OS computer by following these steps:

Another option is to use Document Inspector, a built-in tool for Microsoft applications, which will identify metadata and give you the option of selectively removing some or all of it.

Click Remove Properties and Personal Information.

If there is metadata that you would like to remove, select the Details tab.

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Identifying and Removing Metadata On a Windows operating systemįollow these steps to identify metadata on a Windows computer for any file you are working with: This is especially true when posting files such as photos or videos to social networking sites, like Flickr, Twitter, or Facebook. Before you send or post a file, consider the impact if the file contains metadata.For example, you can disable geo-location tracking for your smartphone camera. You may be able to limit the amount of metadata they store by changing the default configuration options. Checking the preferences or settings for any application or device you are using.

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Running a metadata cleaner, such as Microsoft Office’s Document Inspector or other special software tools designed to identify and remove metadata.

For images, use the PNG file format instead of JPEG images. For example, instead of sharing a Word document, convert the document into.

Saving the file in a format that does not store (or has very limited) metadata.

Some best practices for dealing with metadata include: Best Practices for Metadataīy following some simple steps, you can help to ensure that only information you intend to share with others is actually shared. When you create a file that includes metadata, there is no telling where that information might find itself in the future. However, especially when dealing with sensitive or confidential pieces of information, you should be aware of the metadata that you are revealing to others. In fact, you may deliberately make metadata freely available, such as embedding your name in an image for copyright purposes. Much of this metadata by itself may not be damaging.

Make, model, and service provider of your smartphone.

Type of audio or video recording device you are using and its settings when a recording was taken.

Type of camera you are using and its settings when the photo was taken.

The names of any contributors to the document or comments they have inserted.

Your name, your organization’s name, and your computer’s name or IP address.

The address or geographic location where the file was created.

A common example is Microsoft Word, which by default is likely to include information about the author, the date when the document was created, and any embedded comments or revisions. In addition, most software programs or file formats include placeholders or standards for specific types of metadata. Many devices, such as your computer, camera, or smartphone, automatically embed metadata in any digital files they create. Metadata by itself is not bad, but it may reveal more about you, your devices, or our organization than you realize. Metadata is data that defines or describes another piece of data. If you wish to remove metadata, there are steps you can take. When you send files via email, social media and elsewhere online, be aware that those files contain metadata that can reveal information about you that you may not want to share.

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janicexcx · 2 years

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All About Valorant Lore!

So, you may have heard about this new game called “Valorant”. If you really do not know anything about it, you must have been living under a rock! It is a 5v5 character-based multiplayer shooter game, fresh from gaming company Riot Games. Play with friends from all over the world, fighting to win together through methods of tactical play. With updated maps, this free-to-play game has new characters, anti-cheat, and new modes! In this blog post, I am going to touch on all these bases, recommending computers from a certain company called 3B Systems that specialise in making PCs crafted to run certain games (if you want that straight away, click this link.)

The first thing about Valorant I would like to discuss is the scrapped agents. There are three agents that were scrapped from Valorant: and their names were Joules, Shatter, and Crusader. Joules’ abilities became what is now Killjoy’s Lockdown, Jett’s Tailwind, and Sova’s Owl Drone. Crusader got a lot of updates and eventually became Breach.

Did you know that Killjoy changed gender during her development? Initially, during the development phase, Killjoy was actually intended to be male. At one point, Killjoy was also a robot! This changed during some part of the development, before becoming the agent we know so well today!

Omen changed faces between the beta phase and the official release! During the closed beta phase, Omen actually had sharp light blue eyes, instead of the vertical lines he currently he has on his face.

Before joining the Valorant protocol, Jett worked as a chef in a restaurant in Seoul! Viper, who was born named Sabine, used to be a physician. Phoenix was actually suspended from the school he went to because he set the building on fire.

Did you know that KAY/O is a robot from alternate reality meant to kill the Valorant Agents? His mission as a robot was to neutralise Radiants, so they wouldn’t be used as weapons. In his alternate Earth, KAY/O fought against Astra, Sage, and Skye and killed Reyna. He usually uses military-grade technology – such as KIA (killed in action) – or abbreviations using the NATO phonetic alphabet. The name KAY/O could come from one of his voice lines which says, “Kill All Your Opponents”.

Killjoy is a creative inventor, who actually designed Brimstone’s bracer! She has also invented all of the tools in her kit: a sentry bot, an alarm bot, swarm grenades, and a Lockdown device. While this feature is not available in-game for gameplay reasons, the sentry bot can run around freely.

Killjoy also invented the spike, even if it does feature Kingdom’s logo. A mirrored version of Killjoy created the spike to attack an alternate version of Earth. It features the “K” logo of Kingdom, a powerful organisation in Valorant which uses the power of radianite to produce 75% of the world’s energy.

Well, that concludes my blog post on Valorant! If you would like a computer specifically made to run this game then check out this page, where you will find budget ones so you can get playing today!

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odekiisu · 4 years

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Basic Guide to Clone Trooper Armour

I don’t know about you guys, but I have a hard time keeping the terms for various parts of clone armour straight in my mind. So, I decided to make this Guide To Armour, to make my life easier for those times I’m drawing or writing stuff and need to reference what this, that or the other piece is called, how it’s put on or taken off. (I’ve also tried to include/come up with some casual or slang terms for some parts because you cannot seriously expect these guys to use the Right Proper Terminology for everything all of the time.)

This is based on the Clone Wars cartoons, because that’s what I know best. Also, this is just the standard armour of regular troopers; if y’all want something about the possible additions/variations that you could have then lmk and I’ll see what I can put together I guess?

Note: a lot of this terminology is taken from medieval knights’ armour. Many terms are originally French; alternative names provided where possible. I did do a bit of research on medieval plate armour, which is the closest thing I can think of to clone armour, but I am by no means an expert so if you have any input or corrections feel free to @ me. Likewise, if you’ve cosplayed as a clone trooper or stormtrooper, I’d very much like to hear about your experience wearing this stuff, how it moves and how it might be similar or different to the “real thing” so to speak.

Figure 1: Clone trooper armour, front view. Kix got chosen for this because he’s a vain little bastard and loves to be painted. (ETA: this diagram now comes with a second, funnier version.)

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Figure 2: Back view of armour.

According to Wookieepedia: The armour is produced on Kamino and has UV spectrum markings visible to Kaminoans. It is made of plastoid-alloy composite, and the plates are attached to the bodysuit via magnatomic gription panels. In general, Phase II armour is lighter, stronger and more ergonomic than Phase I, which has been described as heavy and uncomfortable (Wookieepedia also says that it weighs ‘just under forty kilograms’ which sounds like way too much but eh, I’ll roll with it.)

Body glove/bodysuit – the stuff worn under the armour. Provides thermoregulation, some level of protection from things like blasterfire, vacuum, etc. AKA: blacks.

Helmet – The Bucket. Stuffed full of various tech: tracking device, display screen, comlink… Phase I helmets also have life support capabilities, while Phase II helmets do not, requiring an external oxygen supply*. Helmet crest contains comlink antenna. AKA: bucket, I think Rex once called them sun-bonnets, etc… this is the piece likely to have the most slang terms associated with it. Go wild.

* this is according to Wookieepedia; I’m a bit sceptical but I haven’t yet seen the episode it refers to. I headcanon that Phase II is capable of limited life support for emergency situations, but extended missions require external respirators.

Cuirass – there is some conflicting information on whether this refers to just the front chest armour or both front and back. If both, it consists of breastplate and backplate, joined at the sides and shoulders. Shoulder connections appear to be different for Phase I and Phase II: Phase I has a separate piece covering the shoulder seam, implying that it can be opened, whereas Phase II looks like it has an integrated flexible band; it may or may not be possible to disconnect. Either way, the front and back pieces must be able to separate in order to get the whole thing on.

Plackart – belly piece, wraps around the back to protect kidneys as well. Probably flexible to some extent, has been seen to slide down under belt, as demonstrated by Jesse in Figure 3. Might also have to have at least one open-able seam in it in order for troopers to get into it efficiently.

Figure 3: I have no idea how the lower edge of this isn’t stabbing him in the crotch, but *shrug*.

Spaulder/shoulder bell – also known as pauldrons irl, but that term refers to a different item this context (the pauldrons that commanders, captains and ARC troopers wear), so I feel like it might be better to differentiate between them with different terms to avoid confusion. That’s just my opinion though, you feel free to do as you wish.

Rerebrace – bicep plate. Phase I has cutouts in the back to fit pointy elbows (see below); Phase II does not.

Couter – elbow plate. Pointy elbows in Phase I, unpointy elbows in Phase II, as shown on Figure 4. In Phase I appear to be attached to vambraces in the animated version, Phase II is more mobile. I admit, I’m not a huge fan of this word, I kinda prefer elbow plates.

Figure 4: Phase I and II elbows. Am I getting way too into this that it’s gotten to the point of studying clone elbows? *shrug* who knows.

Vambrace – forearm armour. Has wrist-mounted comlink (see below).

Gauntlet plate – covers back of hand. The 212th absolutely calls these “droid-punchers”, no you cannot convince me otherwise. I think I’ve seen fanon that some troopers sharpen the front edge of this plate to do more damage when punching. Decide for yourself if plastoid alloy would do more damage to the metal of a droid’s chassis if sharpened or unsharpened (and therefore sturdier).

Codpiece/crotch plate – covers the front hip and crotch area. Possible slang term, courtesy of @mockingjay34: cockblock

Skidplate – covers butt and back hip. A lot of troopers probably just call this piece their shebs, and once again you cannot convince me otherwise. Note that in the clone wars cartoon, Phase I armour is triangular in the back and has a sort of erm… diaper shape, in that the codpiece and skidplate are connected in the crotch (I cannot imagine that being comfortable in any situation, but then again, I have Thicc™ Thighs. Do clones have thigh gaps? Also, I would not want to get pinched by the armour joint between crotch and thigh plates).

Figure 5: Sniper Butts! (Featuring Echo and Fives in quite possibly the only comfortable position in this armour.)

In Phase II the crotch and butt pieces are separated, which sounds a lot more sensible, as well as having better butt coverage – think cheeky panties vs full briefs.

Figure 6: Hardcase kindly demonstrating the new crotch plate alongside some significant gaps in his armour… please get yourself some bigger shoulder bells my dude!

I’d imagine that, given the amount of time these guys spend fully armoured, there should be some way of conveniently opening some of this up or removing individual plates for practical reasons (and if any particular trooper wanted to use this feature for… other things, well, that’s their own business).

Cuisse/Thigh plate – covers thighs. Phase I and II have different shapes in the back to account for skidplate shape, with Phase II having significantly less coverage in the upper thigh/butt area, but I guess better range of motion.

Figure 7: Troopers Hardcase and Dogma demonstrating the Butt Cutouts, or Buttouts.

Poleyn/knee plate/knee pad – important for maintaining kneecap integrity. Like elbow plates, appears to be integrated into greaves in Phase I, but moving freely in Phase II.

Greaves – cover shins, nothing fancy.

Boots – boots. Do not appear to be armoured, are soft enough to bend your toes for walking/kneeling/whatever you need bendy toes for.

Belt pouches/boxes/compartments – A place to keep your stuff when out & about. I’m assuming this is a Pocket Substitute. Clones deserve pockets too!

Comlink – Generally four large square buttons and one smaller one (live action has more buttons). They also have comlinks in their helmets. Wookieepedia mentioned that they used wrist comms in the show so that the audience could clearly see when characters were talking to each other. Possibly used for long-range communication, whereas the ones in the buckets could be for shorter range?

Life support/those box things on their back – I have no idea what they’re actually called but these also have different designs for Phase I and II. On stormtroopers they contain a power pack and a small oxygen supply, and I guess it’s reasonable to assume that they have the same life support function for clone troopers. Also read somewhere that they have comlink scanner for long-range communication?

Thermal detonator – why would they all have bombs on their back? Seems unsafe. Also I don’t think I’ve ever seen one used? Idk. These things confuse me.

#star wars #the clone wars #swtcw #clone troopers #clone armor #clone wars meta #wow this got long #also damn I've missed just... sitting down with a mug of tea and going down a research rabbit hole or three #star wars meta

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kategorema · 3 years

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So fun fact you should definitely know about me: i absolutely love romance as a genre, be it movies, literature or series (it's taken me awhile to accept that but that's a whole other post), and i absolutely love every single trope because at the end of the day they are very useful devices that serve the development of the plot, each one highlighting different aspects of the story/characters, and fake dating is no exception. I make this post as a fan first and foremost and im definitely no authority on the subject.

In my mind, this trope is often used to sort of liberate the characters, to allow them to behave how they actually want to and to express their feelings in a way that feels "safe". Being able to attribute their behaviour to acting allows them to express mutual admiration, interest and attraction a lot more freely until they're ready to admit that all that was 100% real and i feel like Vincenzo leaned into that really well. So here's some of the fake dating motifs i absolutely adore and were used in episode 14 to showcase their true feelings:

physical contact: no. 1 rule of pretending to be a couple is an excess of physical contact and they certainly delivered. In the gallery scenes chayoung is leaning on his shoulder when they're standing around and vincenzo constantly has his hand on her back while they're walking. I absolutely love the way this motif was executed because he does it almost absentmindedly the director is not even looking at them they have no reason to pretend but he doesn't take his hand off and that is usually used to highlight the familiarity and intimacy between the couple.

gifts: so this is a fairly common motif in fake dating when one half of the couple has a certain amount of money and can easily be mishandled. It's easy to end up in a "makeover scene" where it feels a lot like one of them is trying to change the other and make them "fit in". I honestly wasn't so sure about it when vincenzo said that line about his partners but once again they did not disappoint. The clothes and jewellery that they bought together felt completely chayoung and were chosen by her and so that line felt more like an excuse vincenzo used to buy her something without having to say he wanted to offer her a gift than anything else.

pet names: usually it starts as a "strategy" to convince whomever that they're a couple but the best part about it is when they forget themselves and use them when they're not pretending, which vincenzo absolutely did. Another motif that adds to the sense of familiarity between the couple. I don't have a "valid" reason to love this as much as i do i just think it's extremely fucking cute.

compromising positions: purely a plot device to get things moving usually consisting of people asking the couple to kiss or asking questions about their "love story". As always Vincenzo raised it up a notch and the poor man ended up having to propose as well as having to kiss her (not that he's complaining). I feel like it's obvious why i love this it makes things happen and it's usually the catalyst for a lot of Realizations™

Lines: this motif brings me back to the safety of the "pretense" where basically the couple allow themselves to be verbally expressive in a way they never would otherwise bc that's what a boyfriend/girlfriend is supposed to say, right?!. Clear examples of this are when they both say that was a magical unforgettable night or when vincenzo throws that line at the jewellery store and then can barely look at her. Look i just really enjoy subtleties alright??

first kiss: first kisses in fake dating are extra special in my opinion bc they're always supposed to start unsure and by the end the couple have forgotten the world around them. The uncertainty of whether their partner actually meant that or are they just that good of an actor adds extra spice. Vincenzo once again passed the bar bc, and i've said this before, that was a long ass kiss for a kdrama holy shit the slow burn is superb. The hug test might have failed but after that i dont think anyone doubts his feelings right?

All in all, i fucking loved this episode it took all my favourite things about fake dating and elevated them further. The whole thing felt an awful lot like foreshadowing of chayenzo as a couple which makes me positively giddy.

#analysis #vincenzo #chayenzo #kdrama #vincenzo x cha young #vincenzo cassano #hong cha young #tell me how you like it 😅

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sapphicmumrik · 2 years

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Knuckles was first introduced in the aptly named Sonic 3 & Knuckles, the sequel to Sonic 2 which introduced Miles 'Tails' Prower as Sonic's sidekick and a second option for character choice. Not released as a whole game to start with, Sonic 3 involved Sonic and Tails, after defeating Doctor Robotnik at the end of Sonic 2, travelling for a while before finding the Floating Island (now known as Angel Island in subsequent material).

Robotnik, already having a presence on the island post Sonic 2, tricked its guardian - a red echidna named Knuckles - into siding with him by telling him that they were after the Master Emerald (M.E. from here on out), which powered Angel Island and gave it its floating ability. In reality, Robotnik himself was keen on getting his hands on the M.E. in order to power his Death Egg.

Knuckles is thus introduced into the franchise as an antagonist in a comical manner quite unlike his character and personality, chuckling and setting off various traps around the island to slow Sonic and Tails down. It's not until Hidden Palace in the sequel, Sonic & Knuckles, that they actually face off, and Eggman shows his true colours. Knuckles is electrocuted when trying to recover the M.E. from the doctor's vessel, and, reluctantly, has no choice but to show Sonic and Tails the way to the Sky Sanctuary.

He is the last of his kind, the last guardian of the M.E., and thus takes his role seriously. At first, he doesn't care for Sonic's shenanigans. He is grateful to Sonic for restoring Angel Island to its former floating self, for returning the M.E. to its shrine, but he doesn't trust him, as stated in Unknown from M.E, his character song from Sonic Adventure ("don't approve of him but gotta trust him"). Everything that Knuckles does in the subsequent games is to restore the Master Emerald and protect it and his home from harm, and if that involves teaming up with Sonic and his friends, that's what he's got to do.

It's only in recent years that Knuckles' character has become synonymous with Sonic and Tails as part of Team Sonic. As part of the original trio, he is the brawn to Tails' brain and Sonic's speed (we would say beauty but Sonic is already egotistic). There's no word on what led Knuckles to being with Tails when they deliver Eggman's letter to Sonic in Sonic Heroes, but there's a possibility Tails thought it essential to seek him out since the M.E could be targeted and Knuckles decided to approach the situation as a preventative measure, and this explains his involvement in '06 and Shadow the Hedgehog.

The OVA ("movie" in the Western world) and Adventure series adds a passion for treasure hunting that the original Knuckles never held. The only treasure that he's interested in is the Master Emerald, but he has begun to value his friends as well. In Shadow the Hedgehog, he gives encouragement and backup to the black hedgehog as part of his 'hero' quest in Glyphic Canyon, despite him not having much of a relationship with Shadow, and in the final battle with Black Doom provides advice with the others.

Speaking of the OVA, OVA!Knuckles is a free roamer, free to go where he wants. The entire world is a floating island and OVA!Knuckles is not tied down like his game counterpart is to the one location. The OVA doesn't give us knowledge on how he knows Sonic and Tails, but he freely admits to the President of South Island that he's Sonic's best friend. They have a relationship quite unlike the games where he is constantly lending a hand and rescuing Sonic from pitfalls and traps, and fixes the Tornado while Tails tinkers with Robotnik's device that he gave him to locate Robotropolis.

Various animated series tend to play up the dimwitted and gullible sides of his personality for comedic effect, and while these are parts of him, they are by no means his defining traits. Knuckles is - at his heart - loyal, brave, protective, faithful, and dutiful. His willingness to add protecting his friends and what matters to them to the role of his guardianship in Sonic Forces is admirable. He is not stupid, however, simply lacking in social interactions due to growing up alone and unable to understand when someone lies or social cues when it comes to things that he doesn't necessarily get.

Knuckles is a complex character and simply looking at his surface and going 'lol dumb' is underestimating how much of an iconic hero he really is.

#sonic the hedgehog #knuckles the echidna #I got passionate lollllll #WOW this got long but please do read #sonic movie #this is all from memory

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thr-333 · 3 years

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Drastic Measures- Part 2

@daminette-december2019-2020

~Swordplay~

To summarise: I will have the love square one way or another!

Ao3

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As far as homes go it’s pretty good” Adrien stretches out, Plagg curls up next to him.

“Don't get too comfortable we’re going to be on the move,” Marinette types furiously at her computer.

“I will try my hardest,” Adrien stares blankly at her, sat atop a pile of grubby blankets next to a broken window. Marinette loses connection to her computer and slams it shut with a huff.

“Get some sleep I’m going to find an internet cafe,” Marinette stuffs the cheap laptop into her bag, amazing how something she bought at a hole in the wall place for thirty bucks didn’t work well.

“Who needs sleep when you can have coffee,” Adrian stands up, ready to follow her.

“Sleep Chat,” She pushes him down by the shoulders, “I need my partner fully operational,”

“Yeah kid, take a break, we worked hard,” Plagg yawns, turning over.

“You also worked hard Bug,” Adrien lets himself be pushed back onto the blankets.

“I won't be able to sleep until I know how everything is in Paris,”

“Neither can I,” Adrien protests, already half asleep.

“Sure you can, night Chat,”

“Night M’lady,”

Marinette leaves the same way they came in, though the window. She has to slide down the gutter to get on the street, Tikki hiding away in her bag. She has to go pretty far in town to find a suitable cafe, too far from Adrien to be comfortable. Marinette pops in her earbuds before opening her computer to let her talk to Tikki freely.

She doesn't immediately search up missing person cases. Looking instead at Paris tourist destinations and guides. Switching to the dangers of traveling to Paris; the only mention of Akuma being on obscure question and answer sites. She looks at kidnapping potential and then moves onto missing person cases. Adrien's is the first to come up, obviously.

There was lots of outcry among his fans. Many were throwing around accusations of foul play on Gabriel's part from abuse to locking Adrien away from the world. However, Gabriel was also fiercely looking for his son. Adrien hadn’t left behind any sort of note. Well only to Nino, which Adrien had told Marinette was asked not to mention to anyone.

Marinette then feels safe enough to look up her own case. It was smaller, although was gaining attention as Jagged proclaimed it to high heavens; more so asking what they did wrong and how they could fix it and asking for any sightings of her. That could be a problem if her picture was already around. Marinette pulls her hood up higher. They might have to get haircuts and wear disguises… on second thought wearing suspicious disguises in Gotham might cause more problems.

“Tikki they seem really worried,” Marinette watches the videos Jagged posted, her parents in the background running around talking with police.

“Of course they are Mari,” Marinette feels a light tap on her side, “But you're doing the right thing,”

“No I’m not,” not when she’s watching a video of her parents crying, “I’m doing what needs to be done, this is my responsibility, no matter what a certain someone thinks,”

She spits with venom. Maybe Adriens rant last night rubbed off on her.

“He’s the hero here,” Tiki says non accusingly, “Imagine if another hero came to Paris without asking you… remember Volpina?”

“Ah now that was an actual villain,” Marinette hadn’t trusted her from the start, “Plus she was akumatized,”

“Marinette,” Marinette can’t bring herself to feel guilty, even under tikis scolding.

“Right but that still doesn't give him the right,” Marinette huffs, “After all would he attack Marinette? No!”

“Are you implying you would attack Lila?”

“......... no,”

“Marinette,”

Marinetti smirks to herself instinctively looking around for Adrien to share her joke. Then Marinette froze. The cafe was empty, not even a barista. How had she not noticed!?

“Wait,” Marinetti says out loud before Tiki could talk, “I’m going to have to call you back, something just came up,”

Something was watching her from the kitchen door as if she couldn’t see them. Marinette tries to act normal going for the pepper on the table and putting it on her food. They move at the same time. The attacker runs towards her, Marinette throws the shaker at- Robin?! It hits him square in the forehead, with a curse he touches his bleeding forehead.

“I am so sorry!” Marinette panics, “That was meant to explode in your face!”

“How is that better?!” Robin runs forward, sword drawn. Marinette ducks behind the table grabbing her plate and frisbeeing it towards him, he manages to dodge this one, “Draw your weapon coward!"

“I don’t have a weapon!” She grabs the table cloth ready to take the vigilante down, “What is wrong with you?!”

He doesn't answer lunging at her again with the sword. Marinette kicks up the table then kicks it towards him in one swift movement. With the impact of the table he drops the sword, Marinette jumps up landing on the table which pins Robin down to the ground with its weight and hers, with the legs sticking up.

“I knew it,” Robin spits and she presses her weight into the table to keep him pinned.

“Excuse you,” Marinette catches his wrist as he tries to pull a dagger on her using the table cloth to tie it to the legs of the table, then does the same with the other, “You attacked me,”

“-Robin!” she hears a faint call, no one is around so it must be from his communicator, “-Robin report back to the cave!”

“I’ll take that~” Marinette sings songs ignoring how he growls at her. She rolls her eyes stepping off the table she needed to get out of here now.

She steps out of the cafe throwing the communicator and likely a tracking device too on the roof of a passing car then sprints in the opposite direction. She heads for the alleys looking for an area with no cameras as she runs. When she finds a spot Marinette transforms running back to their base with record timing.

“Adrien wake up!” Ladybug jumps through the window, barely avoiding landing on him, “Batman’s after us,”

“What?!” He sits bolt upright, Ladybug pulls him onto his feet.

“Move! Now!” She grabs their bags, Adrien transforms and they take off over the rooftops.

“What happened?!” Chat shouts as the runaway, “Is Batman chasing us?”

“Yes, well kinda-- Robin tried to kill me,”

“He what?!”

“As Marinette,” She adds, slowing down as they should have put enough distance between them.

“Did they figure us out already?” Chat Noir slows down into a walk then collapses on the rooftop,

"Probably,"

“This is the worst wake up call ever!”

“Well, it's about to get worse,” Ladybug cringes feeling the distinct trace of magic she was all too familiar with.

“Akuma?”

“Akuma,”

“Great, perfect,” Chat complains standing back up.

“At least we’re not at school,” Ladybug shrugs, launching herself over a roof.

“No you’re right being chased by a masked vigilante is a massive improvement,”

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Wow

“Robin! Get your head out of the clouds and get over here!”

Damian breaks out of his trance, regrettably tearing his gaze away from Ladybug to the much less awe inspiring sight of Batman trapped under a car. They shouldn’t be wasting their time worrying about these established amazing hero’s and worry about that assassin on the loose. Who knows who she was after. She could be planning Batman’s demise at this very moment; if she was close with his mother then surely she knew their identities which was far far more dangerous.

Ladybug could handle herself as evidence by her going toe to toe with the newest villain. In a matter of minutes, the villain was down for the count with no help on their part.

“Ladybug!” He calls before she leaves again, maybe she could help him convince his father that he was being an absolute buffoon.

“Oh it’s you,” She says surprisingly coldly, “What do you want now?”

“Now?”

“Are, you here to attack me again?”

“... I didn’t attack you?” He had spent all morning tracking down a dangerous assassin.

“... Oh! Of course, you did- haha I just ummmm-- there must have been an… Akuma! Yes! There must have been an Akuma earlier that looked like you,”

“An Akuma was impersonating me?” Robin growls.

“Yeah, they do that sometimes,” Chat Noir pipes up, “It’s annoying,”

“Yes and if you’re here, that uh… that means the Akuma is still out there so we gotta go deal with that so-bye!” Ladybug swings off closely followed by Chat Nor; off to go save his name and reputation.

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“So you really think that was an Akuma?” Adrien asks as they transform back.

“Maybe- I don’t know it was just an excuse so he wouldn't figure out my identity,”

“Well at least he doesn't know it,” Adrien shrugs as they walk through the alleys in search of a new place to rest that night.

“If he doesn't know then why would he attack Marinette?” She asks, “And if it was an Akuma that means Hawkmoth knows my identity which is so much worse!”

“Is it tho?”

“Chat,”

“I mean back in Paris it would have been bad,” They both cringe, “But here we have no home, no family, no friends! He cant use any of that against us now!”

Adrien beams his contagious smile.

“You always manage to find a bright side,” Marinette smirks punching him in the shoulder.

“So that's why,” They both turn around, staring in shock.

“Batman?!” Turning back their way out is already blocked by mister boy wonder. Who, by the way he is glaring at her, was not an Akuma this morning.

“I can't believe Talia called me because some teenagers were eloping,”

I know that name- WAIT!

“Eloping?!” Marinette chokes, “We are not eloping!”

“As in not at all,” Adrien blanches, “And I mean no offense Marinette you are literally the sweetest person but I can’t imagine anything more horrific!”

“Oh god, same!” At least now, “I mean once when we were younger…-- it was a silly crush!”

“Wait you had a crush on me?!”

“Yeah, well, you had a crush on me!”

“... oh god… I did, didn’t I?!”

While Adrien is dealing with that little revelation Marinette looks around for an escape. There isn’t much opportunity since both have their eyes on them, partly out of morbid curiosity at their little freakout. Well if you don't have a distraction homemade is fine.

“AKUMA!” They both look, predictably.

Marinette grabs Adrien and runs. She goes for the side Robins guarding, sweeping his legs sending him crashing to the ground.

“I’m not sorry!” Marinette calls as they sprint down the alley.

Marinette heads for the main street, enough of a crowd to camouflage. As they are walking through as casually as possible Marinette sweeps them both for bugs putting any she finds on random passerbys. They walk sometimes ducking into busy shops in hopes of losing their trail. They come across the mall which works perfectly for them. They stay until it starts to approach closing time, it’s easy enough to avoid security and so they get locked in for the night.

“So what do you want to do?!” They walk through the empty halls Adrien skipping along and looking at each display. Marinette stops outside an electronics store, the tv’s still on and displaying the news.

“Make a plan for a way to deal with that,” On-screen are the two of them, a video of Ladybug throwing a car at Batman, “This is taken completely out of context!”

“What’s the context?”

“Batman was being a little bitch!”

“I’m sure that will hold up in court,” Adrien laughs taking a seat in one of those massage chairs, “Besides what's the problem?”

“The problem?!” Marinette yells, “The problem is that now all of Gotham is going to hate us!”

“So? Do we really need them to like us?” Adrien gets up to stand by her, rubbing her shoulder.

“They did in Paris,”

“We’re not in Paris anymore,” Adrien says quietly, leading her towards the seats, “We have a chance to start new again, everyday something we haven't done before, a couple of pals living day to day on the edge, isn’t that exciting?”

“I just--” want to go home, “I’m tired,”

“Take a break,” Adrien sits her down in the massage chair with a kind smile, “I’ll keep watch,”

“.. ok,” Marinette curls up in the chair Tikki coming to lie beside her. With not much strength to fight it, Marinette falls asleep while she can.

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Taglist? nope don’t have one, horrible at keeping track of them sorry~

#miraculous #miraculous ladybug fic #miraculous fanfic #miraculous marinette #Marinette #badass marinette #batfam #daminette #good adrien #slow burn

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gwenhwyvach · 3 years

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thoughts on the green knight (2021)

i have a lot of Thoughts that i was originally going to post to my main but this is what the sideblog is for. tl;dr under the cut

tl:dr: i think overall the themes were well-represented, but i couldn't figure out WHY they changed the things they changed - some examples i was looking for were things like making it more accessible to a modern audience, or fitting into the allotted time, but those weren't really there. it was largely incomprehensible to anyone who doesn't have intimate knowledge of the poem; i think that inaccessibility like that is a MAJOR flaw in a movie (again at the bottom) things i am docking points for, in chronological order:

christmas day: this isn't like important to the plot but it's super annoying to me personally when people think the date for the beheading is christmas day when it's actually new year's day. we've all heard 12 days of christmas it's not that big of a stretch to figure out they're still celebrating it on new year's

morgan being gawain's mother: this is a big one! arthuriana has so few female characters, and erasing morgause removes a major one and messes up a lot of stuff by moving her to the beginning. more on this later.

sub-bullet of that actually: why is arthur so old when morgan is not. what is UP with that

other sub-bullet of morgan in the beginning: her giving gawain the belt and it getting taken by the kids who mugged him. i can see it representing loss of innocence and his mother not being able to protect him anymore, but then its role switches to being a lot more symbolic later (to match its role in the poem) in a way that is confusing for the audience. more on this later as well.

re: the kids mugging him in the forest: i GUESS this symbolizes loss of innocence? maybe? but it just makes gawain look like an idiot and lengthens this part of the movie so i'm docking points.

the fox: i literally do not get the point of this from a metaphorical standpoint. literally as his guide it made sense up until the end. trying to convince him NOT to go to the chapel seemed...counterpoint to its motives up until then?

the exchanging of winnings: this is a big one because it's so crucial to the poem and like. how do you mess it up this bad while still including it. first of all lady bertilak gave him the book before the exchange was even called so to the audience it looks ridiculous. and don't even get me started on the weird camera-esque portrait!

then like. she gives him the belt on the FIRST DAY. completely fucking up the timeline here. why would you do that.

and THEN she doesn't even kiss him! she fucks gawain completely without kissing him,, so when lord bertilak kisses him it makes literally no sense from an audience standpoint. if you're gonna make it an exchange of winnings it should be an even exchange so it. makes sense? (this is where 'it makes no sense! compels me though.' applies.)

the belt fucking scene: would've been fine except lady bertilak said 'you're no knight.' this (clearly modern) interpretation of the text wasn't there at all. in the poem, the problem wasn't gawain kissing her; it was him failing to give all the winnings to lord bertilak. /that/ is what made him fail. this is actually my biggest beef with the movie's adaptation for a modern audience.

the old woman in the bertilak's castle: SO stupid. just there to make gawain (and the audience) uncomfortable. since morgan has been removed piecemeal and dropped at camelot, this old woman is useless and confusing, especially without the juxtaposition between the poet's description of her and their description of lady bertilak.

the end of the beheading game: first of all, gawain getting there early is dumb and renders the knight's three swings narratively useless

the dream sequence: narratively does a decent amount to contextualize the meaning of the green belt, but ONLY if you know where it's going. if you know that the belt is supposed to symbolize gawain's failure to complete the quest and hold his oath, it makes sense! otherwise it just seems like a belt he had sex for one time and now refuses to take off. confusing.

also i hate it as a device. wasn't good when twilight did it, isn't good here. (i don't actually remember any other movies that did this off the top of my head)

the actual end: terrible! you cut out like, the most important part of the poem: when the green knight actually explains everything, including who he is, the fact that morgan's involved and her motivations, the point of the exchange of winnings. this is further confused by the movie green knight stroking gawain's face and calling him 'his brave knight.' if you don't know that that's the guy who kissed him ten minutes ago you're even more confused now

not to mention we don't see if the green knight actually decapitates him. like i get that you're going for ambiguity here but. why.

speaking of ambiguity, it's nearly impossible to decode what's going on if you don't know the poem really well. i touched on this in the other points but. i want to call it out explicitly

things that i liked but are not worth any points:

this being Gawain's Big Break: i actually thought this fit VERY well thematically, however there were too many scenes where he was like. Suddenly Famous and Well-Regarded. the worst was at the bertilaks' castle, because in the poem they're not supposed to know about the beheading game. also this takes away the Essential Medieval Romance Trope of the knight attempting to hide their identity

gawain being just a lil bit slutty: not executed well. see the belt thing above.

the giants. they were cool but served no purpose. also why were they all hairless with boobs what was that about

the fact that gawain and lord bertilak did in fact kiss: i so desperately want to give points for this but it felt again like our modern view of sexuality speaking over the text. gawain should have given kisses freely and as part of the exchange of winnings but it felt like he Couldn't do that as the hero which was disappointing. it felt like a Big Deal when it isn't presented as such in the text.

things i am bestowing points for:

the winifred scene: unhinged and unnecessary subplot of helping a random maiden in the woods COMPLETE with a barb about how you can't ask for anything in return? talented. brilliant. incredible. amazing. showstopping. spectacular. i have no complaints about this addition.

the pronunciation of gawain's name: in college i had a professor who told us she pronounced it ga-wen when it was without the e and guh-wayne when it had the e. so props for matching that i guess

gawain's yellow cloak. i want one.

the camera shots were beautiful

the dialogue felt SO good. when it started in verse i was super excited and. throughout it really wasn't distracting? very good

costumes were not accurate even with my limited knowledge but they slapped so i don't care

I ALMOST FORGOT THE ACTING which shows how good it was. very very

tl:dr: i think overall the themes were there and it was very pretty, but i couldn't figure out WHY they changed the things they changed. also, it was largely incomprehensible to anyone who doesn't have intimate knowledge of the poem; i think that inaccessibility is a MAJOR flaw in any movie

#arthuriana #the green knight (2021)#the green knight (2021) spoilers #the green knight spoilers #overall i think i would like it better the second time when i wasn't watching it to analyze everything that was different or odd

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