#if only I could add sound

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

something i've been thinking about:

Wally is set up as a sort of "main character" by the whrp. he's said in the site's description of the show to have introduced the main theme/lesson of the day's episode, and then the rest of the neighbors join him on his escapades. but then we have our first glimpses of everyone's actual dynamics and characters through the audios and you look at Wally and its like

first of all, thats an npc. second, nearly everybody else has severe main character syndrome

but its fascinating how Wally is just kind of... There. he doesnt talk much. he doesnt contribute beyond a couple of lines. its more like he joins the others on their shenanigans. he fades into the background. he's off to the side while everyone else holds conversations & leads the moment

Wally, despite being described as Thee character, is borderline background.

& whats even more interesting, within his individual secret audio files and interactions - he's almost chatty. not only that but the way he talks is more confident and faster paced. he's taking initiative. he can be kinda pushy. when talking to the qa/whrp/Us, he acts more like the character his descriptions portray. he acts more like a person instead of a puppet waiting for his next cue

I cant tell if - when around the neighbors - his tepid milk behavior is a purposeful act or if he's masking. and if he's masking, is it deliberate or involuntary? and in regards to both, why is he acting so different? It could be tied to what he's trying to accomplish. if he's trying to "restore" Welcome Home, it would make sense for him to act as he does around the neighbors - he wouldnt want to clue them in that he knows so much more than he's letting on, would he?

but then that begs another train of thought - what if he isn't acting or masking? if there is a time discrepancy between Wally's interactions with the qa/whrp/Us & the more 'official' audios, that could explain the difference in behavior. we could be getting glimpses into "future" (read: current) Wally, who's had much more time to figure himself out since we can safely assume he started out as a blank slate. we could be seeing a more experienced Wally than the one seen with his friends.

of course that line of thinking loses some merit when considering the 14 "bug" audios. or it could lend to it... if we're seeing a more experienced Wally but his friends are only seeing what he allows them to. it's still him, just... a carefully curated version.

in general it could really tie into the themes of identity and change and being other, to me. when you're so different - or you feel so different - that you can't bring yourself to be your most authentic you around your friends. when you feel like you have to hold back and be who you think they expect you to be, or what would be most palatable. most normal. will they accept you as you really are? there's always the fear and terror that the people you consider closest to you won't. or when you're so scared of change that you'll shove down & lock away parts of yourself so that you can keep things as you are. because once they know you've changed, so will they. and really, do you want to even accept that you've changed? what if that's what scares you most of all - that you're different, you've metamorphosized, you can't go back to the way things were because you yourself are no longer the person you were before. there is no reversing this no matter how much you try or pretend

#its just so fascinating #the whrp: wally's The Guy! #wally (with his friends): the most lukewarm dude ever #then he's alone or alone with home and its like Hi My Name Is Wally Darling & Welcome To Jackass *off-tune guitar riff* #bbg has ✨problems✨ #and like - im giving all of his stuff a re-listen to make sure im not misremembering or completely talking out of my ass #but his phone call? the way his VA is delivering the lines seems So fuckign different than in the shared audios #his tone is flatter. he sounds more sure of his words and himself. he Sounds like he's in control and knows it. #immediately going from that to a shared audio where he puts more inflection in his voice & doesnt talk much #and when he does talk its slow. meandering. his lines are more befitting of his audience surrogate role #which only makes me feel more like he's acting/masking (again: if that time discrepancy does indeed exist) #which - as someone who kinda compulsively masks around Literally Everyone no matter how much i want to Not - it kinda hits hard! #i suspect that he Is masking instead of acting. he's The Most Autism as we all know so it would more than fit #and that could add an extra layer if it's automatic and he can't turn it off. or if he doesn't want to turn it off #but also acting... a misplaced attempt to protect his friends and world? not feeling like he can share his 'true' self? augh #wally darling you make me unwell. i want to dissect you #wh speculation #welcome home speculation #homebogging #and then listening to his little record audios #he starts out talking like he does in the shared audios and then slowly gains confidence until he's speaking more like he does in the call #just. wally not being talkative in the neighborhood to the point where everyone's like 'yeah wally isnt much of a talker' #vs him chatting away to the qa/whrp/Us #of course it could be because he has to carry the entire conversation on his own #But. but. you can still carry a one sided conversation and be hesitant or awkward or um. missing the word rn but short-sentenced #brief? succinct? concise? #wally's fully trying to make conversation with someone he knows can't reply. which is interesting #so many ways to take that. well. three #maybe he doesnt feel listened to in his day to day life / he feels more comfortable and can relax / hes been alone for a long while #anyway there may be more ways to take this but this is all my tiny poppyseed brain can reach atm

[cyanide-sippy-cup]

Something about the Hatchetfield trilogy villains being able to break the fourth wall only after they gain the power of the Lord(s) In Black.

In TGWDLM, Paul and Emma acknowledge the audience as a shrub-lined alleyway, while the apotheosis addresses them throughout, specifically in the opening and closing numbers. And only then does Emma acknowledge them, as she's been infected and is screaming for help.

In Black Friday, the audience is addressed by that one Joey-played villain whose name I don't remember rn when he has one hold an apple (and maybe more I don't remember).

In NPMD, Max interacts with the audience after coming back, including telling them to shut up. And then Grace interacts only after it's revealed she kept the book ("did you think I'd stop with him?").

Yet another convoluted reason for me to say I like the stage version over the soundtrack.

Edit: Whoops. Nvm

#i could easily be forgetting bits that go against this #i did not check to make sure. it is like 2 am and i just wanted to ramble #but yeah especially on like The Summoning #that opening is def Huggy saying hello to us #and the audience screaming really adds to it as that one commentor pointed out #npmd #starkid npmd #tgwdlm #the guy who didn't like musicals #black friday musical #black friday #hatchetfield #hatchetverse #hatchetfield trilogy #hatchetfield theory #starkid #starkid theory #not only do i just prefer the way the stage version sounds #but also like i prefer “who will pray for me/you” over “will you pray for me” #feels more confrontational #either way love love love this trilogy #do i really think they put that much thought into it? probs not #but on the other hand #maybe #maybe im not overanalyzing a musical #maybe it was intentional #MAYBE IM A GENIUS #⚠️⚠️EDIT: I AM NOT A GENIUS #ignore this theory #edit 2: just realized i called him Huggy. i meant Wiggly. this whole post is a disaster

[extravagav]

AND WE JUST DONT TALK ABOUT THIS?!?!?!!????

#THIS IS LITERALLY LITERAAALLLYYY THE BIGGEST FORM OF CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT SUGISHITA COULD HAVE #NOT ONLY IS HE DOING WHATS BEST FOR UMEMIYA BUT HES PUTTING HIS TRUST IN SAKURA TO HELP HIM #AND OH IM SO UNWELL #HIS BODY IS PHYSICALLY REACTING TO HIM MAKING THIS DECISION IM JUST #IM SO PROUD #and then sakura acknowledging all of this too i just love them sm #they really have one of the best dynamics 😭😭😭 #wind breaker #kyotaro sugishita #sakura haruka #wind breaker spoilers #wind breaker manga spoilers #ok nvm im still talking bc the second image literally gets me everytime i look at it #first off the way they drew sakura in that scene in the first place is just so beautiful thats the only word i can think for it rn 😭😭😭😭 #second seeing this scene from sugishitas perspective and then learning later that the reason he has this reaction was because he thought- #-sakura looked cool and hes never thought that about anyone before just really gives us so much more for their relationship #specially how sugishita acts towards him 😭😭 #add that onto what umemiya says to him (which i couldnt include in this post </3) about how hes never really shown emotion to anyone- #-till sakura showed up then it gives us an even BETTER understanding of why sugishita acts the way he does around sakura #my brain is so frazzled by the sun today and words are not coming to me easily so apologies if none of this makes any sense 😭😭😭 #ill revisit it another time anyway #also the way they describe all of this really makes it sound like he has a lil crush and its so sweet 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[manhattan-gamestop]

You ever see someone's music choices and think "oh you must not like music"

#like I'm not even talking about people who like music I don't care for #I'm talking about people who add stuff like Safe and Sound by Capital Cities to a study playlist #not only is that a moderately annoying from 10 years ago that can get stuck in your head at the mere mention of it #it's objectively not a good vibe for a study playlist #the only circumstances I could imagine that getting added to a study playlist is if that person doesn't listen to music #tracking tag #rambling

[boysborntodie]

So like one thing I'm afraid of is for when the musical comes out and we (hopefully) get new fans, is fanon!Johnny. Like Johnny often infantilized in fanon which is annoying as fuck and I despise it, but a trend I see with these type of characters like that is that all of the sudden the fandom will be like 'omg why is this character being to woobified' which is good, but then they'll take it to the next extreme. Like in the ST, Will Byers is the sweet and sensitive character (he's also canonically gay) but in order not to fall into the 'feminine gay' stereotype, a lot of the fandom would make him hypermasculine (emphasis on him being muscular and broad, make him more sarcastic and done with everyone's bullshit, making him over-competent) which completely changes his character. Like seriously there's got to be some nuance here. Some middle ground maybe?

#this isn't about genuine headcanons like johnny being strong or growing taller #only when the basis of these headcanons are to overcompensate yk? #like making johnny taller just to go 'omg he's tall now so now he isn't a uwu soft boy like some fans make him 🙄' #it sounds so stupid but it happens #(also personally i think it's kinda relevant to his character for johnny to be tiny like him being unable to conform to the standard of- #-masculinity that he sees in dally and wishes he could achieve and it adds to his entire 'kicked down by life and everything about him- #dooming him to fail in life' but tbh I don't really care either ways) #i know i sound so bitchy and petty here but I've seen fandoms do this and it's always so annoying #babygirl who are justifying yourself to? #the outsiders #johnny cade #se hinton #evie rambles #i was half scared to post this but whatever ig

[strixton]

#polls #i know peace is a play but i had to add it #This is only a tiny portion of all the books we read so i picked the ones i could remember first #toni morrison #beloved #bluest eye #invisible man #the epic of gilgamesh #the divine comedy #moby dick #don quixote #the sound and the fury #the reivers #william faulkner #peace #aristophanes #on of my teachers had a thing for faulkner i swear #fuck that teacher btw i hate him #honestly i adored peace since it was so funny #i didn't put the odyssey cause i think everyone would have picked that #i also didn't put the bible or the Quran cause we read those too #like not religiously but to study them #school #high school #book #books #bookblr

[caramel-mousse]

This is completely brought on by the last post but it really bugs me when people are so insistent that a story needs Monsters or Extra Terrestrial Beings to be scary.

The two examples used were Infinite Ikea and the Backrooms but like. At very least to me the addition of monsters just makes the story go from really good to fucking boring so quickly.

The horror is being stuck in an overly familiar place that you would expect to have an exit and being unable to find one. It's being seemingly infinitely lost in a place you would normally be able to traverse with no issues. It's like... weaponizing the familiarity of places you know and making what was once thought to be safe, possibly dangerous.

You put a monster in it and you just turn that whole idea into just "What if you were in the Minotaurs labyrinth would that be fucked up or what"

#unnecessary hill to die on #yadda yadda yadda #i think when a monster in a setting like this works vs doesnt work is when it ADDS to the mystery versus possibly provides an explanation #like the type of backrooms monster that doesnt work is one thats visible. at all really #like idk if it was a part of the original post or i saw elsewhere but a concept i saw for a backrooms monster i liked was #one where you only heard whatever monster it was chasing/stalking you. you did not sed it you dont know what it is. but you know to run #because it ADDS questions! 'what the fuck is that' 'where am i' 'why is it here' 'why am *I* here' - fantastic! unsettling! uneasy! #monster is [killer office worker/killer hotel staff/aliens] - oh its [haunted office/haunted hotel/some alien experiment or something] #<- while not DIRECTLY giving an answer as to why you could make up reasons to explain it. which makes it known which isnt as scary #but like. the questions have to kinda coherent to? like 'killer santa in infinite ikea' just sounds ridiculous. youre just thinking 'huh??' #i think if you wanted to make the employee monsters in infinite ikea more interesting theyd work better if they seemed normal until night #bc having them always be monsterous kind of immediately sets the tone to horror instead of a buid up? #like you go into the establishment. see this Too Tall guy with no face and go ''welp. im fucked'' #instead of the build up of what you thought was normal to be not normal #im getting tired thinking too much imma quit now

[kiokesu]

the cup of coffee i ask my father to make never tastes quite like the one he made for me when i couldn't walk from the pain

#does he do it because he loves me or does he do it because i asked? can it be both? can it be neither? #does the sigh he lets out when i tell him he makes it better than i do sound like irritation? #will i ever be able to tell without watching his face so carefully that he can feel me staring? #what happened to that brave little girl that he called his daughter? where did she go? #i killed her some ten years ago i think. when i couldnt handle being me anymore and even my closest friends thought i was too much. #i think she would cry if she knew who i was now. #or maybe she wouldnt. #maybe she would smile a little bit wrong like she always does and ask me if i still play minecraft (i do) #maybe she would laugh when i told her i wasnt a girl and say “me neither” with the confidence only she could have #maybe she would draw a dragon for me and add a little curl at the top of its head to represent mine. #maybe her hands would shake a little too much when i asked her if she knew how much her parents loved her. #i dont think she did back then. i dont think she knew. #it doesnt make it okay. what happened to her couldnt be excused or pardoned just by saying they loved her. #but maybe it would sting less if she knew it wasn't out of hate. #my father gets out of bed at 8 every morning to feed the dogs because i cant. #does he do it because he loves me? or because he has to? #my mother takes off of work to take me to my doctor's appointments. #does she do it because she loves me? or because she has to? #my sister chipped in on the cost of my birthday present. #did she do it because she loves me? or because she has to? #i thought i was so mature when i was 12 years old. now that i'm the age i lied and said i was when i was 12 i have never felt so small. #at age 10 i thought i wouldnt make it past 13. and now i dont know what to do with my life. #vanilla if you see this somehow. if you find this and you think “ah. theres my girl. hello caroline.” i hope you're in a good place in life #i hope your streaming career goes well. #i hope you graduated and that you got into whatever thing you wanted. #i hope you forgive yourself. because god knows i will never forgive you. #i was just a kid. why? why trinity? #i had to tell my therapist that he was the first one to ever know about the full extent of what you did to me. #i hope you can live with what you've done. i still can't. #i dont think ill ever forget what alex said about me.

[seagullcharmer]

man. < listening to the rusty lake paradise ost

#libra.txt #the subtle drumbeat in the tenth plague that mirror the heavier drum in paradise will rise again.... #it's SUCH a good touch #water well.... the light percussive block that mimics water dripping..... #each plague's theme is also just SO good #i love the first plague and how it adds to the atmosphere #in how we the player are first being introduced to paradise island but also jakob remailiarising himself with it #it's a gentle theme. it hides the horror and tragedy to come #also how the last plague + paradise will rise again are the only tracks that have the effect where it sounds almost like a woman's voice #which could lead one to think abt caroline and her corrupted soul and how she desperately wanted jakob to survive. #how she had spent so long trying to protect him but now she's /dead/ and can barely influence the living world #but when jakob embraces her corrupted soul they're reunited and can become enlightened. together. she still saves him in the end #GAH. the dead mom trope where she still haunts the narrative except she's LITERALLY haunting the narrative #hi caroline i am thinking abt you again. whoops

[chimonai]

❥𝟓 𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐎𝐅 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐄.

i.  beautiful and bad - nicole dollanganger. i don’t give a fuck about love  /  never did, never will  /  wanna take you out on a date with death  /  kiss you with a power drill  /  ‘cause beauty don’t mean shit to me  /  only when it’s a weapon and deadly  /  think you’re big and bad but you got nothing on me

ii.  sleep awake - mother mother. out on the street i keep a started car  /  who only waits for me  /  conveniently

iii.  if i had a heart - fever ray. this will never end ‘cause i want more  /  more, give me more, give me more  /  if i had a heart, i could love you  /  if i had a voice, i would sing  /  after the night when i wake up  /  i’ll see what tomorrow brings

iv.  snake - nicole dollanganger. in the hazy blue, you look so sweet  /  i almost forget what you’d do to me  /  if i let you  /   ‘cause even blood will run  /  like the tears of a saint  /  with a face like that  /  you could get away with anything  /  and i know you know that

v.  fucking crazy - skylar grey. who knows why i did it, baby  /  i’ve been told a thousand times  /  that i’m just fucking crazy  /  who knows, it’s the way god made me  /  and i’ve been told a thousand times  /  that i’m just fucking crazy

stolen from: my other blog ^o^  /  tagging: @virtusdemonte, @ofgentleresolve ( mana or yoojin :pleading: ), @eternasci, @temsikfates​ and you reading this ! ♡

#* ∙ ✿◞ tag game. #if a song doesn't sound at least a little haunted it's not for her tbh #1) is just perfect idek what to add #as is 2) but? what i love especially abt this one is #that it perfectly encapsulates dahlia’s paranoia about being found out for her crimes #+ her betraying nature #in the song the lyrical subject has a partner who commits the crimes with her but as that line goes? #‘‘out on the street i keep a started car who only waits for me conveniently’‘ -> she will betray them too #canonically dahlia betrayed even iris by convincing her father to abandon her at the temple #...unless you want to buy into the darker implications about their father #which is a post for some other time ! #3) is a vibe song #4) is pretty self-explanatory as well #i just love how haunted both of them sound #5) to me is so tragic bc it reminds me how apart from iris no in the game has shown even a lick of sympathy for dahlia #obviously you cannot excuse her actions ( save for what she did to terry idc ) #but what irks me so much is? in t.urnabout beginnings not even mia picks up on how bad dahlia’s situation was? #she mocks the judge and payne for falling for dahlia’s act #but she herself is guilty of this? #we meet terry and mia is immediately like. oh his child-like voice. his big sad eyes. he’s so innocent he could do no wrong 🥺 #then he tells her he’s abducted a teenager who was his teen angel / lover and it???doesn’t change anything about her perception of him????? #ngl that felt so ooc for her ??? #where my female solidarity at???? #no love no understanding for dahlia but whatever. i got her

[lunamadrigal]

Oh, do I smell angst coming....

#now if only i could finish these chapters #animatic wip #why am i associated with the sound of falling fluff #don't say i never add any angst okay #but also don't come for me #encanto animatic #encanto oc #into the fire encanto fic #aureliano au #artist will be shared once they post the full piece don't worry #patience is not my strong suit #encanto fan art

[dontstandmedown]

Just started watching hannibal and i dont see what this guy is doing wrong. as far as i can tell he's just a gay man who loves to cook fancy meals for his friends

#Im enjoying it so far suprisingly! Im not big on crime shows usually bc all of the #A) intense copaganda #B) repetitive/boring narratives #C) graphic & often fetishistic depictions of violent crimes against women #And i mean hannibal does hit A and C-ish but the story is sooo so fascinating esp the dynamic btwn hannibal/will/abigail #They are sick and twisted #Will is interesting autistic rep as well im glad they leaned into the hyperempathy thing bc that shit SUCKS #and no one ever talks about it bc if you call yourself highly empathetic you sound like such an asshole. #but like it can genuinely be dangerous esp. for women bc it makes us more trusting & therefore more vulnerable to manipulation/abuse #I don't know how to judge the copaganda yet since ive only watched s1. So far its like. #The fbi is generally accepted as a force of good. criminals are all those regular people! And the fbi agents lock the bad guys up! #We'll add a throwaway line abt how law enforcement are among the most likely to be serial killers #And we'll have one of our FBI agents be framed for murder #but dont worry hes still one of the good guys. He works for the fbi how could he not be?! #Im oversimplifying things ofc. the characters are portrayed as flawed human beings and thus the bureau is shown to make mistakes #But as of right now the show had not explored the systemic issues w/ law enforcement #I hope this will change bc i think that would elevate the story so much #And from where I'm at in the story there's definitely a way for the story to move forward with this perspective (mostly with will's arc) #But this is american network television so. i have my doubts #Regardless it is super interesting to analyze this show (if you could not tell by my tag essay that barely scratches the surface) #lots to chew on for sure #<- im sorry i couldnt resist #hannibal

[ridragon]

Had a dream that a being with a personality of Bill Cypher and Wheatley gave me basically infinite powers after I signed a contract and I knew they'd betray me because I knew what they resembled but I started to fall in love with it anyway. I woke up before the betrayal. The whole time I was hopeful they weren't actually evil. Maybe they weren't. I miss you strange charismatic dream demon.

#bill cipher #Wheatley #Wheatley portal 2 #if you played the demo of that new game Backfirewall_ it looked a lot like the dude in that and sounded like him too #dreams #i miss you maybe youll come back #also a lot more stuff happened and my high school teachers were there #ever have a crush on someone that not only doesnt exist but only has ever existed in your own mind? wild. #i wonder if he liked me too )': #actually its cool if you're evil btw depends on what kind of evil #if you wanna like rule the world or something im very cool with that you can literally only make it better #I wish my brain designed it/them/him to not also be a triangle cyclops so that i could possibly add you to any stories I make lmao #wasn't yellow tho #was a triangle with a single eye surrounded by rainbow patterns and of course also had a cane #dream demon please come back next time i sleep challenge #theres a bit more but im talking too much to no one

[anotherpapercut]

I wish just once at a concert they'd shoot picks and shit up into the nose bleeds instead of throwing them into the pit

#why are only the people who can afford to spend $600 on a ticket rewarded with fun prizes :( #im aware this sounds like it could kill someone but i think that adds a fun element of danger

[000marie198]

Alright. Who hires these so called professional reviewers to always leave negative reviews on everything Sonic?

#sonic #sth #sonic the hedgehog #sonic prime #just came across a Sonic Prime review on my google home page #and it's a pretty negative review #saying only 'younger' and 'less discerning' fans could enjoy it but it has no appeal for 'actual' fans #excuse me but this sounds like an insult to the entire fanbase #and it says it's not a good video game adaptation. #i mean Whaaat? #it isn't supposed to be an adaptation. it's supposed to be it's own series #well whatever #they're doing the same thing they did to the movie and Frontiers (before the game was even released might i add)

[toytulini]

can i access the tunglr on work wifi but not discord. insane

#toy txt post #apologies in advance. nonzero chance this means i liveblog The Horrors. of slogging thru work #and or also liveblog. my own going insane over tryimg to remake character playlists now that the characters have evolved enough #that i look at their og playlists like.......what was i thinking #mostly. mostly Bytte #its just #hard to find things that match Bytte or Headloose or both of them and their. fucked up little dynamic both tonally and lyrically? #like in theory i Want to put Shakiras She Wolf on Bytte's playlist. its so iconic and In Theory. it could match. i could force it #in practice........god i dont even know how to expkain how it does not fit Bytte like....tonally and probably not even lyrically #i love bridge city sinners sound and a lot of their lyrics and would love to put them on both playlists but like lyrically and subject wise #theres just.....not much that fits? #i might be willing to try to explain Why It Doesnt Fit if i had more time ? and wasnt just typing in between printing labels..idk #and defining what doesnt work and why might in turn help me find more stuff that Does #i think i need to listen to a little more uhhhhhh. megan thee stallion? is that how u spell her name? for bytte. unsure. its so tricky #like half the shit on her playlist like only a couple lines in the song Really vibe w me idk #i actually just. remade her playlist completely the other day and im less mad at it now but it still could use a lot of improvement #theres not a good like.....flow between the songs? ig? #need to. figure out headloose now also.i think in fairness when i made Bytte's playlist i still hadnt really developed her as a character #much at all yet? idk #im not As Mad at either of Headloose's playlists theres just a bunch i need to add and reorganize and prolly need to trim? and tbh i prolly #need to just honestly make multiple separate playlists for all of them like i did for Suki.... #that will be similar and have plenty of overlap but have different nuances for the different eras of their lives #like. idk maybe Bytte needs to just have a Separate playlist for how her approach to and relationship w her sexuality evolves between #how she is as a human and. warlord. and then ig after she is w headloose which #is after she decides to become a demon but before shes fully transformed cos shes not dead yet so the evolution there is still #more subtle until she turns fully. and headloose gets 1) better at controlling the shapeshifting and healing factors and #2) Headloose getting more fucked up kinks. i guess. or learning more of his own fucked up kinks. or whatever #and the influence that has on her as well AND ALSO her like. lowkey toxicity in any attempts at long term rships #due to being a woman in a weird position in a point in history where we probably didnt have a word for aromanticism #...im out of tags. how does this happen everytime