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#lupineleigh’s thoughts #adhd autism solidarity #depression or just dopamine withdrawal? #my brain is a fickle little cat snubbing gourmet dinners #best line I have written #actually neurodivergent #hidden disability #reading #dyslexia #hyper focus versus hyper fixation #self identify #apathy #mental health #I could copy and paste the paragraphs I wrote but I saved them on someone else’s post #I decided not to hijack their post and make my own to be considerate but the energy burned off and Imfeel #like I’m dragging myself through a quagmire right now #Brain please learn how to use dopamine. #I’m so tired

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It is pretty cool that DT 17 Launchpad is observing so many parental influences. He’s seen Dad Donald, Scrooge, Mom Beakley and Della, and even robot Dad Gyro. Plus he’s seen families that don’t work. The Beagles, Magica and Lena, Scrooge and Fergus, Glomgold and his team. He has quite a repertoire to draw on for Gosalyn down the road.

#launchpad mcquack #ducktales 2017 #scrooge mcduck #drake mallard #Donald Duck #Della Duck #bentina beakley #parenting #gosalyn mallard #lupineleigh’s thoughts #my thoughts

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Just an FYI…

if you see a flying creature in the water, and it’s something like an eagle, sparrow, or a bat… It’s probably trying to get out of the water and is swimming as hard as it can away from you (or toward you for help?) because it’s not sure how to get back on land. It will get exhausted eventually and float, and even drown if it is too tired to hold its head above the water.

There are some species of bats that catch fish, like the Greater Bull Dog Bat. See video below.

But as you can see near 3:56 after the narrator disses the bat’s smell, that even these water repellent flying sky dogs can get into trouble in water if they miscalculate their skimming.

Bats, including Flying Foxes in the first video, need to drink like many other animals, but the way this species gets water is by skirting the surface of the water with their bellies and flying back into a tree to lick the water off their fur. That is how they drink. They do not fish. Flying Foxes are fruit bats. They eat plants, and the occasional insect. Some species of Flying Foxes are endangered, and many people treat them like pests because their colonies make for noisy neighbors, and…well, they like fruit so they go after the same kinds of fruits people eat, and they get tangled in tree nets.

Fruit bats are good for plants, though, and help pollinate things like cashews, Avacados, figs, and dates.

Enjoy some Flying Fox bat burritos on the house.

#lupineleigh’s thoughts #tw drowning mention but happy ending? #bats can survive in the water but they would rather get out of it. #Fishing bats #Greater Bulldog Bat #animal facts #wildlife #flying fox bats #bat burritos #Youtube

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I wonder if this is another form of my Neuro divergency. I see so many people talk about feeling like their names don’t fit them. I rarely see people who like their name. I personally don’t feel like my name fits me either, but I think I am different from people who have actual trauma associated with their names because I think I disassociated from mine? Or depersonalized?

I never say my name unless I have to introduce myself to someone. I never request a nickname, either since there really isn’t a nickname form that I like. I do have some trauma from hearing my name yelled from another room, and I have known of other people with my name who turned out to be literal psychopaths, but then there are also people with my name who are loved for their kindness and passion. My name is just something that is attached to me that will follow me forever, but it means nothing to me, other than a means of letting me know someone is talking to me, and leaving a marker that I once existed.

Is it normal to feel indifferent about your name?

#lupineleigh’s thoughts #personal rambles

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I celebrated Robert Speedwagon’s birthday with some 30th anniversary Celebration Cheesecake from Cheesecake Factory (spent all day driving to the mall the restaurant was at). Yesterday I took photos of the good fellow with some new friends (my relatives’ toys.) I think Speedwagon had more fun than I did. 😆

#medicos super action statue robert e o speedwagon #kinder joy national park series animals #bumblebee transformers #Jurassic Park Raptor #Batman #Barbie golden retriever puppy #unsure of the brand name the terrier is from but he looked enough like JJBA Iggy I thought he fit right in #jojo no kimyou na bouken #lupineleigh being a dork #lupineleigh’s photos

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New story is up! Part four in the “Brothers of a Different Star” series by me, Lupineleigh, and @schadenfredde!

This is a Phantom Blood alternate beginning series with Jonathan Joestar and Robert E. O. Speedwagon as kids, growing up together as brothers. In the previous stories, we’ve introduced George and Jonathan to Tattoo, Kempo Master and Hat Friend, and slowly built a relationship between Robert and George Joestar 1, as they get used to the idea of being a family, and being worthy of kindness, with Jonathan stuck with middle child syndrome. Instead of an Invader in the family driving the Joestars apart, they have a Meddler, listening to what the two Joestars are really saying and what their fears and needs are, and bringing them closer together. George is slowly learning to stop comparing the boys to each other and stop trying to adhere to societal expectations, and Jonathan is learning that…maybe he’s not as much of a screwball as he thought he was. Maybe he’s already a gentleman and he just needs help learning how to work with his neurodivergence. Thankfully Big Brother Robert knows a lot of people and knows how to teach people like him. Of course things don’t go smoothly. But they’re getting there.

In this story, every Joestar is pushed to the limit when Speedwagon’s past catches up to him and puts a target on little Jonathan’s back. Even Danny gets caught in the middle, but don’t worry! He lives!

#brothers of a different star #schadenfredde and lupineleigh collaboration #lupineleigh’s stories #lupineleigh’s writing #The Meddler Mends series #kid robert e. o. speedwagon #kid Jonathan Joestar #George Joestar 1 #phantom blood au fanfic #JJBA part one fanfic #JJBA Danny the dog #the dog lives but a bad guy dies #A Little Murder Before You Nap #child kidnapping

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Even though Tonpetty said Zeppeli would unchain a young lion, and Zeppeli did that Literally, I wonder if that prediction also applied figuratively to Speedwagon, since he was also a young lion, chained by his lack of faith and value in himself. He was already a roaring lion as a gang boss. He lost part of himself when he was humbled by Jonathan’s mercy, and when he was cowed by Dio’s apparent invincibility. The king of Ogre Street looked death in the eye and changed his whole perspective on life and what’s worth fighting for. He became a mighty lion for the world at large and the whole Joestar family by protecting those he could, and using what little good luck he was bestowed to achieve what he may have dreamed of as a mob boss, but never imagined he’d be able to do. He was able to change the world for deserving people, and protect what mattered to them, too, such as animals and ecosystems, and ancient cultures, and history. He took on Jonathan’s passion for archaeology and used it to try to save the world by looking for threats to the world such as the masks and their maker, and set a foundation for others to follow in his steps and continue carrying out his cause. Jonathan was not the only young lion unchained in Wind Knight’s Lot. The world of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventures was never the same after Speedwagon Oil and the Speedwagon Foundation rose from the ashes of Robert’s grief and loyalty.

#lupineleigh being a dork #lupineleigh’s thoughts #yes I am still whole heartedly fixated on these characters even though I reject the horrors of Canon and what happened to most of them ahhh #my hyperfixations #jojo's bizzarre adventure #Speedwagon Foundation appreciation #robert e. o. speedwagon #william a zepelli #Tonpetty’s prophecy #two young lions were unchained #Araki please write e Speedwagon spin-off. He’s Indiana Jones Oliver Twist Scrooge McDuck and so many other great characters combined #lupineleigh’s writing #robert eo speedwagon #jojo no kimyō na bōken #Jojo Phantom Blood #Jojo fanfic

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I just wrote a mini story for Speedwagon and little George Joestar II. I thought about making the boy Joseph, but I figured he would be more direct with his line of questioning and less sappy. I’m not sure if George would call him Uncle or some other title. I hope you like it! Merry Christmas a little early, and thank you to anyone who bothers to read this!

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“Haha! Now I’ve got you.” The scarred blond tackled his young charge and wrestled him into bed amidst giggles and mewling protests from the blue eyed boy. After a minute of playful shoving and tickling, Robert sighed and plopped on the other side of the bed.

“Any more of this, and I’ll be the one who needs to go to bed, and you’ll have to tuck me in!” Robert laughed.

“I wouldn’t mind.” The boy pulled his blanket up to cover his godfather. “Then I could tell you bedtime stories and get you a cup of milk and check under the bed for monsters.”

“I’m sure you’d do a swell job at it, Georgie. And I’d listen to every one of your stories.” Robert smiled fondly, offering his hand for the boy to hold. George took the invitation to snuggle with him. Robert sighed contentedly and hugged him gently.

“I wouldn’t tell as many good ones as you. Uncle?” George brushed his dark bangs back and peered at Robert. “Tell me about Edward again. Edward Orville. Why did he raise his best friend’s son? Why didn’t he go on more adventures and make new discoveries?”

“Who’s to say he didn’t?” Robert chuckled. “Raising a son is an adventure itself, with all the joys of new progress, sorrows of broken toys and skinned knees, frights of bumped heads and tumbles, and the fun of making new discoveries every day. Plus learning to enjoy life one day at a time. Ah, but growing up is not the end of the story. Little boys only stay little for so long. Then they can go on adventures, too! Edward looked forward to those days, just as much as he enjoyed raising the boy he called his son.”

“What about Ms. Lynn? Couldn’t Edward marry her?”

“Oh dear. Now you’re asking about grown up matters, Georgie. But I happen to know the answer to this one. You see, when Ms. Lynn married Edward’s friend, Edward promised he would be there for her no matter what, through thick and thin. When… When the worst happened, and Ms. Lynn ended up all alone with a baby on the way… Edward asked her if he could be a husband to her in all but name and body. He would provide for her, making sure she had plenty of food on the table, clothes that fit, medical care, and anything she and the boy who came along could ever want. In return, he would be able to fulfill his promise to Ms. Lynn and her husband, and he’d have someone to come home to, and never be lonely again… Seems fair enough, doesn’t it? Edward never had to spend another Christmas hungry and alone like he did as a boy.”

“But was he happy?” George pressed.

Robert hesitated. “Well. I’m not Edward.” He smiled sadly, “But I think he is. He grew up thinking he’d die alone in an alley, without anyone caring about him. Now, he knows he’s loved and he has people who will help him feel better when he’s sick or sad, just as he promised to do the same for Lynn and her son. After all, Love is the greatest gift in the world, Georgie. And caring for each other is what love is all about.”

“True. Uncle Speedwagon?”

“Hmm?”

“I love you.” George nuzzled against his chest.

Robert’s heart melted. “I love you, too, George. More than words can tell.”

George hugged him tightly. “Uncle?”

“Yes, George?”

“Could you tell me another story? A happy one?”

“Alright.” Robert stroked his hair and laid back to begin another story, blinking back a few tears. “Once upon a time…”

As he’d expected, the boy drifted off before he even reached the middle of his story. Robert kissed his head delicately and eased his arm out from under his head.

“Goodnight. Sweet dreams, Love.” He carefully stood and pulled the blanket up around his shoulders. Hearing footsteps, he looked up and saw a familiar silhouette in the door. He joined her with a polite nod of acknowledgment.

“Out like a light.”

“Your voice is very soothing.” Erina smiled. “Speedwagon. Isn’t your initial an E?”

Robert blushed faintly. “Yes.”

“I see. For the record, Lynn is very happy Edward joined her family. She’d be lost without him.”

“She’s stronger than she seems.” Robert ducked his head shyly. “Edward is very lucky Lynn is such a wise and compassionate lady.” He met her eyes fondly.

She squeezed his shoulder. “Would you like to join me for tea, Speedwagon?”

“Always.”

As they headed back to the kitchen, Erina held out her hand. Robert bowed and graciously accepted it, letting her hold his arm as he escorted her to the parlor.

#JJBA fanfic #Jojo’s Bizarre Adventures fanfic #short story #Lupeleigh’s writing #lupineleigh’s story time! #Speedwagon and George Joestar bedtime story #soft godfathers loving their best friend’s kids #robert e o speedwagon #for the record I do not know Speedwagon’s middle names but since Edward is a commonly accepted one I went with it #George Joestar II #erina joestar #feels time #jojo no kimyō na bōken #takes place after Phantom Blood and before Battle Tendency #soft angst #canon compliant #lupineleigh’s writing #lupineleigh’s thoughts #it would be nice if Tumblr’s tags would let me find my own posts #long post

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I noticed something odd in this screenshot @schadenfredde shared. Jonathan has Dio’s three distinct moles on his ear. Only Dio has those (the mark of the Devil as Wang Chen put it). Was this an animator mistake, or deliberate foreshadowing of Jonathan’s fate? I wouldn’t put it past them to foreshadow.

#jjba part one screenshot #jjba phantom blood #Jonathan Joestar #dio brando #robert e. o. speedwagon #jojos bizzare adventure #Jonathan with Dio’s ear moles #animation error or foreshadowing? #lupineleigh’s thoughts #lupineleigh’s observations #jojo no kimyō na bōken

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I’m on an angst kick today. Recently my friend and I discovered “One Cartoonists’ Dream” on YouTube and we’ve been geeking out over the combination of Disney songs with lyrics edited to fit Jojo’s Bizarre Adventures characters, and that led to this discussion.

Fredd, 1:22 PM I wish we had a song for Robert Fredd, 1:22 PM Wonder what it would be Fredd, 1:22 PM I could see "Make A Man Out of You" for the Hamon training with Lisa Lisa XD Lupine, 1:31 PM Old Wagon could be God Help The Outcasts Lupine, 1:31 PM Although it could fit young Robert too Lupine, 1:31 PM That would be such a powerful song for him Lupine, 1:32 PM And fits his goal Lupine, 1:38 PM Especially the “I ask for nothing. I can get by. But I know so many less lucky than I.” There aren’t any lyrics in the pop version that would need to be changed either. Lupine, 1:42 PM Imagining Sad Wagon seeing all the suffering around him, and cooly withdrawing because there is nothing he can do for them. His wandering leads to a familiar place he used to sneak into as a boy when he could still fit under the pews with ease, and needed a place to weather the storms. The chapel feels just as world weary as he does, and colder. No one is there after dark. It’s just him and familiar musty pews, side-lit by street lamps through the few windows. “Hello again. Long time no see, huh?“ He called out softly to the darkness. “Heh. I don’t know if you can hear me. Or if you’re even there. I don’t know if you would listen to a humble prayer.” (Pop version uses that lyric) “Yes I know I’m just an outcast. I shouldn’t speak to you.” He wandered over to a painting. “Still I see your face and wonder…were you once an outcast, too?” Lupine, 1:48 PM “God help the outcasts, hungry from birth. Show them the mercy they don’t find on earth. God help my people, they look to you still. I thought we all were the children of God?” The scarred thug sighed and shoved his hands in his pockets. “I ask for nothing. I can get by. But I know so many less lucky than I. Please help my people. The poor and downtrod. I thought we all were the children of God.” He wandered down the aisle, squaring his shoulders and pulling his hat lower over his eyes, almost feeling guilty for being here. “I don’t know if there’s a reason why some are blessed, some not. Why the few you seem to favor…” He clenched his fist and shut his eyes. “They fear us. Flee us. Try not to see us!” “God help the outcasts; the tattered, the torn: seeking an answer to why they were born.” He shivered when the wind blew a dusting of snow against the window panes. “Winds of misfortune have blown us about. You made the outcasts. Don’t cast them out…” He wandered up to the altar. “The poor and unlucky. The weak, and the odd…” He knelt. “I thought we all were…” He lifted his teary eyes up to the cross and took off his hat. “The children…of…God.” Fredd, 1:48 PM ;_; aaaaaaa Fredd, 1:49 PM He really is the best boi Fredd, 1:51 PM Lupineeee I'm gonna cri Fredd, 1:52 PM ;_; he made the Foundation to help so many people Fredd, 1:53 PM He asks for nothing, and then got everything And he used that to help ;_;

#robert e o speedwagon #jjba part 2 #sad Wagon #angst #Disney songs #Hunchback of Notre Dame God Help The Outcasts lyrics #lupineleigh’s writing #lupineleigh’s thoughts #starting the year off strong with the Wagon man #tw Christian symbology #not actually sure what a Victorian church would have in it so please pardon my errors #jojo no kimyō na bōken #jojo fanfic

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Thinking about this week’s new Ducktales ep. In one of Don Rosa’s stories, Gyro invented a machine that could let people telepathically see what another person is dreaming.

The Beagle Boys used it in the comic to try to get Scrooge to tell them the passcode for the money bin, and Donald had to go into Scrooge’s dreams to stop them.

Scrooge relived memories of his life vividly enough in his dreams, the Beagles and Donald could interact with the world in it, until they left Scrooge’s depth of field.

I’m wondering if this new ep is going to tie in the machine Gyro made in the comic, and have Scrooge relive the days he met or wronged his foes. In real life that could raise his blood pressure and cause him to yell loudly enough to wake the rest of the household.

What if something happens (possibly a magic spell from Magica?) that puts Scrooge to sleep, and the family can’t wake him. What if Gyro can’t fix the machine so Huey goes to Boyd for help. Doofus could spy on them to see what they’re doing with Boyd and sneak into Scrooge’s dream himself to try to become richer. After seeing what’s going on, he sides with Scrooge’s foes and starts putting Scrooge down.

Huey and Boyd wouldn’t know what to say, so they could get Louie to help Scrooge defend himself until the machine can be recalibrated or until Scrooge wakes up on his own. That could explain why Doofus and Louie are acting as judge and defense for Scrooge, while the villains get to show off their backstories for viewer enjoyment.

I’m guessing Scrooge caused Poe to lose the amulet he’s shown wearing in the flashback and a spell either transfigured him or trapped him somewhere. Magica went after Scrooge for revenge and she was trapped in his coin. I was initially annoyed that Doofus was in it, but now that I know Poe is in it, I’m looking forward to it.

Personally I would rather see the episode delve into Scrooge’s inner psyche and conscience than see the trial happen in real life. I can’t fathom why a kid would be judging an adult, even in Ducktales’ fantasy realm, so Doofus’s involvement does not make sense to me unless he invites himself in to some space real world logic and rules can’t be enforced.

#lupineleigh’s thoughts #head canons #fan theories #Ducktales 2017 spoilers

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I just realized Ducktales “The Last Adventure” has some similarities to “Who Framed Roger Rabbit.”

The villains in both had their own version of “Dip”, something that could wipe anyone put in it completely out of existence.

Both villains were the same kind of character as their main target. Judge Doom was a toon with no empathy for fellow toons (or humans) whose main goal was getting rid of toons in his way. He manipulated numerous people to win an election so that he could win jurisdiction over his target.

Bradford was a chaotic person and a bold “adventurer” (even though he hated risking his life by traveling) who saw Scrooge as the epitome of everything he hated. Someone who was reckless, unaware of how his actions affected others, and driven to reach his goal no matter what. Bradford echoed those very qualities he hated, even discovering arguably the greatest treasure in the world (The Lost Library of Alexandria). He also manipulated powerful people to take positions of power in SHUSH, McDuck Enterprises, and FOWL, like Judge Doom.

Both also had some wacky, cackling, chaotic, dangerous people working for them.

There are a few more similarities, like the main protagonists embracing what they’ve learned from their acquaintances and accepting their relationships with their acquaintances (and of course Darkwing Duck’s original design was based on Roger Rabbit’s head shape, and Launchpad shares Roger’s hairdo). That’s all I can think of for now! I loved all of the Easter eggs (themes and character cameos from other properties) throughout the series!

Disney, please release all of Ducktales on dvd soon, With extras! There are so many stories that have not been told (Poe De Spell, Negaduck, Taurus Bulba, Pepper, Professor Waddlemeyer, Manny the Man horse, Jane the waitress, Gabby McStabberson, etc all could use some more background or “what happens next” in their character arcs.) I also would really love an in-depth featurette on the music! It was epic in so many episodes!

#ducktales 2017 #ducktales the last adventure! #Who Framed Roger Rabbit #Judge Doom #Bradford Buzzard #lupineleigh’s thoughts #fan theory #episode analysis

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Spoilers!

Do not read if you haven’t watched DuckTales “The Trickening” yet!

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After watching DuckTales “The Trickening,” one thing that stood out to me was Scrooge’s attitude towards Halloween. We’ve seen how comics Scrooge reacts to anything he views as a waste of time away from work. He’s always cringed at the idea of spending money and holds most people to the same miserly standards he holds himself to. Christmas was a time people spent money they could have used on a car, stock investment, home, a trip around the world, etc. on gluttonous meals and trivial tokens of their affection (or bribes and requests for returned affection) for friends and family and even coworkers. Comics Scrooge was usually horrified by the mass amount of greed and waste he saw other people engage in, and he begrudged it when people wanted to take more time off of work to indulge in meaningless customs and overindulgence. (This doesn’t count the stories where Scrooge competed with Donald to give the triplets the best gift, or when he threw a feast and gave the boys gifts. He has been generous for Christmas outside of the traditional Christmas Carol story, but it’s not his namesake’s trademark “Bah humbug” view.)

In Ducktales 2017, instead of hating Christmas and begrudging people for wanting to indulge in the holiday fun and trappings, he looked forward to going out and partying with spirits, and putting his worries and responsibilities aside for one whole evening. This makes sense for this version of Scrooge but it sets an interesting precedent. It made me wonder: what else is different about DT17 Scrooge?

Even though it had not been addressed in the old DuckTales, I had always imagined Scrooge would view Halloween as another waste of time, with particular distaste towards kids going around begging for free treats like they’re entitled to them. Instead, this version of Scrooge embraces holidays like a kid and has fun with them, much like a kid himself. Instead of complaining about kids wanting to mooch for free candy, he’s out there getting his own free candy (and hoarding it).

He probably had an honest reason for that originally (his family was struggling to put food on the table when he was a kid, and gifts back then would have been a sour orange and maybe a handmade toy or clothing and that would have been it.) Sweets were a rare delicacy, and having extra to share with his sisters would have been a real treat for Scrooge. Especially if he was patient enough to hide it until Christmas time or Hogmanay and surprise his family then!

How much more fun would it have been to surprise Donald and Della with candy when they were in his care? Also, he’s short, so it’s easy for him to pass as a kid himself and collect treats. With his stamina, he could cover the whole town without tiring, and outpace any of the actual kids. Plus this version of Scrooge seems to thrive on challenges, and being good at overcoming them. Being the Sambain king of candy was a matter of pride! This is so different from previous iterations of Scrooge, but it fits this Scrooge so well. I love seeing him have fun just living in the moment and being happy! I’m sure we’ll get plenty of drama and angst from the rest of the series later.

#scrooge mcduck #ducktales 2017 #ducktales the trickening! #ducktales spoilers #dt spoilers #lupineleigh’s thoughts #character depth and headcanon

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I just had a sobering thought from DuckTales “The Trickening.”

Saving some space for spoilers in case you don’t want to read any further.

Spoilers

We saw that Launchpad has believed he was responsible for unleashing hundreds of demons on Duckburg every year on October 31st since he was a kid. We also know Darkwing Duck has been his favorite show since he was a little kid, just like it was Drake Mallard’s favorite.

What makes this connection sobering is that Launchpad believed he was fighting incredible odds every year. He thought he had to push himself to keep fighting, and keep protecting Duckburg from “the Hungries.” This sounds a lot like his speech in “Duck Knight Returns.” He didn’t just admire Jim for always getting back up to continue the fight no matter what: he Needed to embody that same fighting spirit. He couldn’t find Scrooge on October 31 because Scrooge was out trick or treating. He was probably laughed at by other adults who thought his cry for help was just a staged act. He struggled for decades on his own, with only the moves he’d learned from Darkwing and Darkwing’s indomitable spirit keeping him going (and Darkwing’s embarrassing obliviousness to the obvious).

I don’t understand why Launchpad’s parents and sister didn’t explain Halloween to him. Maybe they had some other tradition they engaged in on October 31st, like flying around to rain candy from a plane for a parade, or make deliveries for stores? I don’t know. Maybe Launchpad just didn’t understand anyone’s explanation because he was too busy panicking, like he did in the Terra Firmian episode where he was convinced Molemen were everywhere. Launchpad is his own worst enemy.

#launchpad mcquack #ducktales 2017 #lupineleigh’s thoughts #lupineleigh's ramblings #ducktales the trickening! #terra firmians #Duck Knight Returns #ducktales character analysis #ducktales spoilers?

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I was thinking about the reveal of Magica and Poe De Spell in Ducktales season 3 episode “The Life and Crimes of Scrooge McDuck.” What if Scrooge hadn’t been dragged in their castle by their shadow spell? What if they bled their village dry and moved on to Phantom Blot’s village just like Magica did on her own and they started turning people there? I think the exact same thing might have ended up happening to Poe and Magica, regardless of who and what was the catalyst. I think they would have grown increasingly flustered with each other, especially with Poe correcting Magica and telling her how to think and feel with regards to her magic.

We’ve seen that the magic of the amulets they wore is the reason why Magica’s feathers turned green. The amulets influenced them somehow, feeding Magica’s desire for control and power, and elevating both siblings’ superiority complex. They were going to reap consequences from their actions and attitudes sooner or later. I tried rewriting that scene without Scrooge’s involvement and it still worked.

Apologies for the length but I don’t know how to do the Read More tag on mobile. I don’t use a computer.

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“I don’t have to focus! I’m the most powerful sorceress in the world!” Magica gloated.

“You’re only powerful because you have the amulet.” Poe tried to remain patient and keep his voice soft and diplomatic. His sister would snap at him if he used a coarser tone. “Without it, you’d have to go back to using a wand.”

“A Wand! What am I? A first year student! The little girl being chased by a giant drooling turnip?” The woman in his memories angrily changed the nearest object into a turnip, but the object happened to be a money bag.

“The treasure! Control yourself, Sister-!” Poe cautioned her.

“Control this, calm down, is that all you can say to me?” She snapped.

Just then a man in a black hooded robe burst through the door with a glowing glove. “Your tyranny ends now!”

“Oh really?” Magica eyed his costume. “I don’t seem to recall seeing a costume party on our calendar today.”

“Magica...” Poe did not like the look of that glove or the confident way the man held it.

“The only thing I’ll be celebrating is your demise!” The robed man activated the glove.

Magica laughed and gamely charged up a spell but the glove somehow suctioned the energy into its palm. Poe’s eyes widened. This wasn’t good.

A battle ensued between the magic absorbing stone in the glove, and the power of the amulets Magica and Poe wore. Poe took off his amulet and tucked into a treasure chest for protection before charging at the man with a sword, hoping to disarm him while Magica distracted him with magic blasts.

Magica yelled at Poe that they needed to combine the strength of the amulets but Poe worried that if they lost both of their amulets, the man would kill them before they could concoct another plan.

The man introduced himself as the Phantom Blot and promised he’d blot out the name “De Spell” forever. Magica called him a raving fool, and jeered that he’d make a better raven than a soldier. She tried to turn Blot into a raven but the man was quick. He dodged and grabbed a silver serving tray, and deflected the blast back at Magica.

“Magica!” Poe threw himself in front of her. Magenta light pierced his chest and seared through his veins. He was confused and dizzy when he came around.

A frustrated, increasingly desperate voice was calling to him over his head...

“You know I don’t know how to turn people back. I’m sorry! Just put your amulet back on and change back into my brother!”

He didn’t remember who he was, or what he had been doing.

Light blasting over their heads startled him and he took flight.

“Poe! Come back! Please!” The woman called out to him as the little raven flew through a hole in the window.

He had no clue who she was talking to.

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[tempest-loupnoir]

I have a few theories on why Scrooge hates Santa but here’s the most angsty thought. What if Scrooge begrudges Santa because he never asked Santa for anything for himself, ever, but the one time he asked Santa to do something for him (help him find Della maybe?), he got a jolly laugh instead of any kind of help. X_x

“Ho ho ho! That’s a jolly good one, Scrooge! ... Wait, you were serious.”

“I’m serious! My niece is lost in space! I’ve built a fleet of rockets and hired trained astronauts to find her and I’m running out of options. You can fly in the stratosphere and cover the whole globe in one night! You make wishes come true for good little boys and girls every year! This is My wish: please, bring Della home safely. I cannae bear another Christmas alone...”

“Aw Scrooge. If I could I would. But space is a lot bigger than Earth-“

“Then help me go back in time to prevent her from boarding the blasted thing! She wouldn’t listen to me the five times I tried that on my own!”

“I’m a gift giver, not a miracle worker, Scrooge.”

“You never gave me one blasted gift! All of this hogwash about every good girl and boy gets a toy is a bunch of malarkey! We were good eggs! Why didn’t we get Christmas dinner when we were half starved, or a doll like the one Matilda wanted or a dog for Hortense and me to love? I’ve only asked you for one blooming miracle for my niece and her wee boys, and you dare laugh like her survival is joke?! You’re the joke! You give kids false hope the world over but do you deliver on it to everyone? No!”

“Now Scrooge, you have to ask for a gift to be included on the list.”

“We Never Had Stationary!”

In all seriousness though. The one gift I remember Scrooge wanting from Santa in one of Mickey’s Christmas movies was bagpipes. He was happy with the simple, humble Hogmanay celebrations his family had with their watered down soup and bread.

Comics Scrooge did dress as Santa once to try to give a gift to the triplets. He was surprisingly generous in some Christmas comics but he ended up competing with Donald over who got to give them the present on their wishlist. It was such a stupid competition too. They both nearly destroyed the town from battling each other with construction steam shovels because they misunderstood that the boys wanted a toy steam shovel. Oye. Ducks. Lol

He didn’t become greedy until he had to defend everything from others who just wanted to take his life, his home, his earnings, his reputation, etc away. Life was tough so he became tougher to survive. Of course all McDucks pinch pennies. Just because he was okay with being poor, that didn’t mean he was going to give up the chance to better his family’s lives and his own. He was an opportunist but he worked himself to the bone for every cent he earned, and he gave away all of his earnings at least three times in Life and Times (buying Uncle Pothole’s steamboat, paying the bank for taxes due on Castle McDuck, paying Casey Coot for the deed to Killmule Hill so that Casey could afford to go home to his family. Plus Scrooge paid Soapy Slick for mining materials with a hefty interest rate, forcing him to work harder and faster than other argonauts). Nothing in Scrooge’s life was easy and his bitter, protective, grumpy behavior and the need to feel like he has value in the eyes of his family are all direct results of his hard life.

Of course, DuckTales 2017 Scrooge is a bit different from other iterations of Scrooge. He had family with him for much longer than Rosa’s Scrooge and Barks’ Scrooge did. He’s much more carefree and egotistical, too, while still emulating the qualities that make Scrooge McDuck “the Scrooge McDuck.”

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