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randomgirlintheinternet · 2 months

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It never fails to amaze me just how consistent maribat creators are with their content. I’m especially amazed at how Daminette is still going strong.

I still remember the early days where the hate was strong and there wasn’t much content for Daminette. And though I loved the ship, I didn’t have much hope for it to last long.

Needless to say, I’ve been proved wrong.

This is a thank you post to all Daminette, and who am I kidding, it’s also a thank you post to all maribat creators and readers out there. Persevering through the hate wasn’t easy and being a small fandom was hard, but observing how it’s been about 3-4 years since it all started, I have nothing but words of admiration and gratefulness to all of you.

Thank you for your hard work, guys. I’ve never once regretted being part of such fandom and such a kind community.

#daminette #maribat #dc x mlb #this post came from the fact that I just suddenly realized it’s been about four years since it all started #and we’re all still here #so many people were against the content the fandom brought out and just observing how the fandom is still standing strong years later #it brought a few tears to my eyes ngl #maribat was my source of comfort during 2020 #thankful to all of you

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tabanthaa · 5 months

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#That feeling when you buy the expensive LadyNoir figure you've been wanting since 2020 only for it to break seconds after you finish it #this hurt me way more than I wish to admit #rip cat noir's head LMAO #miraculous #miraculous ladybug #mlb #ladybug and chat noir #ladynoir

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youraveragedeltafan · 7 months

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Idea: Crossover/AU where Chloe Bourgeois gets on the Infinity Train and joins the Apex

Idk how niche this is, but I just had a thought once a little bit of my old and slightly older brainrots came back to haunt me: Chloe Bourgeois and Infinity Train, more specifically book 3. Since I have been grasping at creative straws for 2 months, here are a few bullet points/ideas that I may work with later. Big maybe, this newfound motivation might die tomorrow lol. Either way, hope you few people who find this interesting enjoy!

Also mlb season 5 spoilers I think? I dunno I just kind of read episode summaries now I have no idea what season we're on.

Imagine if at 15, Chloe Bourgeois unknowingly escapes to the train right before she was forced to live with her mother, but instead of going on a journey of self discovery, she has the 'fortune' in bumping into the Apex instead.

(oh also while all of this is very found family like, I acknowledge that under the surface these are still three flawed extremely traumatized kids feeding into each others problems and creating/building a cult that kills denizens/destroys cars, like that's all still happening in the background of this LMAO)

When the crying teenager is brought into the mall by the few younger members of the group, it's more of the same for Grace and Simon, and the normal Apex welcomes begin.

Nobody really realizes or cares who Chloe is, due to their ages when boarding the train. It would bother her on a normal day, but given everything that has happened prior to boarding, it kind of sends her spiraling into more crying/anger.

While Simon is in no mood for it, Grace goes into full damage control mode, comforting and leaving her alone in one of the nicer areas of the mall car so she can fully calm down.

Simon is annoyed by it, but Grace plays it off as playing the long game so to speak in order to get Chloe to join. It's a half truth, as she feels empathy for Chloe after hearing a small bit of the events leading to the train picking her up. (mainly that someone left her, bringing up memories of Grace's first time meeting Simon)

Speaking of empathy, this is dialed up to an eleven when Grace gets to know her better, and finds out about her kind of similar living situation (neglectful parents) and her history of friends/conflict at school (she doesn't really go into the whole superhero thing because she feels like it would take attention off her. Besides, they don't seem to know or care much about what's going on outside anyway)

Now friends, Grace decides to take Chloe to her first car raid with just her and Simon. Chloe goes along with it to both get her anger out on something and impress her new friend. I'd expect they'd hit an 'easy' car first, like the cube car from Book 2.

Simon is now annoyed and jealous now that Grace is giving more of her attention to someone else, but after the car is thoroughly destroyed Chloe gives more information on how she got onto the train. As soon as she mentions being essentially abandoned and replaced by her father, he empathizes with her immediately and actually gets pissed off for her as well (Brought to you by Samantha fueled abandonment issues). They bond over the trash talking of her dad, and they become official friends soon after.

With Chloe fully on their side (and their friendship growing fast), they finally decide to tell her about what the Apex is all about. Full theatrics, conductor and everything.

Knowing the crazy stuff that happened in Paris on a daily basis (which is only reaffirmed by the train), she doesn't doubt the existence of the Conductor, but has reservations about his godlike status among the group ("Are you serious? That thing is probably just a glorified sentimonster!"). However, she keeps these to herself, as she deep down, she doesn't want them to abandon her.

What she lacks in 'belief', she makes up for in fierce loyalty. The only thing Chloe has to her name now is her found family The Apex, and she's not just gonna lose that, no matter how many nulls have to pay. Besides, just because she doesn't believe in the Conductor's power, doesn't mean that she isn't greatly invested in beating the train...

(Oh also, a little bonus. Depending on if the headcanon/theory is true, I'd imagine Simon and Chloe would speak to each other in French on occasion to mess with Grace.)

#It was just a passing thought until I realized it would fit nicely within the suspected timelines of both shows.#Chloe Grace and Simon are all around the same age according to both wikis #Miraculous is still stuck in 2015ish while book 3 took place in/around 2020 #sorry if any of the lore is off I'm rusty with Infinity train and EXTREMELY rusty with miraculous #This is kind of a exercise/idea dump to get myself writing again #mlb season 5 spoilers #idk is that a thing still? I don't even watch miraculous anymore I just read the synopsis/watch clips lolol #infinity train #miraculous ladybug #chloe bourgeois #grace monroe #simon laurent

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chatretr0 · 4 months

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Miraculous Ladybug & ChatNoir The Movie Behind the Scenes

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dylanrosales25 · 5 months

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western-magical-girl-confessions · 2 years

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“To be honest, I thought that Master Fu's downfall was going to be completely different. I don't know if I'm just reading too many fanfics, but for one, I thought that Nino was going to be under Fu's wing and be trained to be the next guardian instead of Marinette, due to him being the next holder of the turtle miraculous. Also, two, I thought the turtle miraculous or his status as the current guardian is what kept Fu alive and when he finally passed on the title as the guardian, he would have died, or dissolved into dust. Dark and farfetched I know lol XD”

#master fu #wang fu #ml #mlb #miraculous #miraculous tales of ladybug and chat noir #miraculous ladybug confessions #miraculous fanfic #nino lahiffe #jade turtle #carapace #western magical girl confessions #confession 2020

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jcamilov06 · 2 years

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Guys, it's been FOUR HOURS NOW!! somebody hit a ball, run the bases, steal them if necessary, do something!!

#it's giving me 2020 lightning-blue jackets wild card vibes all over again #tampa bay rays #cleveland guardians #mlb postseason

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ramen8008 · 11 months

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Have I been watching miraculous tiktoks that make me feel like it's 2020 again

...yes

I KNOW 2020 WAS BAD BUT-

#i know it was bad but i won't mind going back #like y'all remember 2020 miraculous TikTok?!!#it was crazy #it was the peak #miraculous #mlb #chat noir #ship #ladybug #adrien #marinette #ladybug and chat noir #chat #ladynoir

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justhereforkeefe · 1 year

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#reread #mlb #identity reveal #Ladynoir July 2020 #guardian Marinette

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typograpic · 1 year

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Haas' Kevin Magnussen shocks F1 with first pole at Brazilian GP

Haas’ Kevin Magnussen shocks F1 with first pole at Brazilian GP

Kevin Magnussen shocked Formula 1 in Brazilian Grand Prix qualifying by earning pole position for the sprint race at Interlagos. It was the first pole after 142 races for the Danish driver, who celebrated by making faces at the cameras before the third qualifying session was over. Then he jumped on his car and punched the air in the drizzle. He gave his Haas team boss Guenther Steiner an…

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its-maemain · 2 years

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usnatarchives · 29 days

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⚾ Before #WWII, women played #baseball in junior and minor leagues throughout the United States. In 1930, Universal News highlighted a "All-Girls Teams in Slug-fest," a game played between Niles and Oakland. ⚾

#openingday #baseball #opening day #women's history #women's history month #sports history #sports #baseball history #national archives #women's sports #women's baseball

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melodramamatic · 4 days

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I know Miraculous Ladybug is something most people gave up on a long time ago (maybe around the time the creator did a canonical self insert?), but I can't stop coming back to how ridiculous it is.

Spoilers Ahead I guess, if anyone still cares.

Like, a big reveal is that Adrien, Felix, and Kagami are all magically created and controlled creatures because their parents wanted kids (???) but couldn't have them.

And like. IVF and surrogacy exist????? And would easily explain why Adrien and Felix are identical?? And all their parents are rich as fuck and can definitely afford it???

But no. We've reached the 2020s without imploding as a society and they're still using the made-a-faustian-deal-for-a-child-and-whoops-the-cost-was-me trope? In a modern setting? This isn't Merlin, where they use it to fridge the queen and explain Uther's hate-boner for magic and also don't have the assistive reproductive technology we do.

Also, we know Miraculous has some level of reproductive assistance, because their lesbian teacher is expecting a kid. And given they excuse their lack of good writing with it being a kids show, I doubt they're implying she achieved that the 'old fashioned way' of getting a sperm donation. So, MLB definitely has IVF treatments.

#miraculous ladybug #adrien agreste #canon is a forest and i'm planning a gender reveal #that was a bit harsh but im not taking it back #sentimonster

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spade-riddles · 7 months

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So I was thinking about 🎃 and the riddle that suggested Taylor stepped up to stunt this time to spare Karlie. "Not her, take me instead." I think this Travis Kelce stunt is what Taylor agreed to do, but I couldn't figure out how the NFL played into it, or why Karlie might have been pushed to stunt to promote them. Karlie's stunt buddy has no connection to the NFL, right?

Right?

It took a while to find. (Hilariously, most of the responses for his name and "NFL" are those shots of him and Karlie "playing ball" on the street, where Josh isn't exactly beating the accusations, if you know what I mean.) But when I switched to "Thrive Capital", I found this.

https://www.gunder.com/news/thrive-capital-co-leads-fanatics-350m-series-e/

"Gunderson Dettmer represented Thrive Capital in its co-lead investment of Fanatics, a multi-channel sports merchandise retailer, in its $350 million Series E financing. Thrive Capital was joined by Fidelity Management, Franklin Templeton Investments and Neuberger Berman Group. Fanatics is now valued at approximately $6.2 billion.

Forbes reported that the financing “is expected to help accelerate Fanatics’ rights acquisition strategy and spur further M&A activity. Fanatics already has deals with the NFL, MLB, the NBA, the NHL, MLS, Nascar and European soccer clubs, as well as more than 300 individual teams.”

This was 2020.

Explains why Karlie is always being dragged to NBA games with him and promoting her fantasy football league, and why Taylor is being so over the top in making sure we understand promoting sports merch is a big part of this deal.

I wonder what they wanted Karlie to do, that Taylor seemingly felt this was the better option?

Interesting 🤔 Good research!

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ao3screenshotss · 8 months

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in 2020 i read a mlb chatfic and luka told marinette to go to sleep and she was like okay and then he was like liar i can see you liking posts on instagram and i spent a whole week wondering how he managed to do that

#i don’t know if i googled but i was thinking like huh did the likes update every few seconds or so? i was so confused #nah but fr chatfics lied to me so much #i was trying to figure out how to change the names of other people on chatting apps #i was downloading discord whatsapp messenger facebook fucking LINE #i was desperate to live out those chat fic dreams #me :)

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stereax · 3 months

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in terms of the zegras trade talk, is there any way (in terms of cap situation etc) that it would be possible for him to join jamie in philly?

and which teams do you think it are likely for him to go to otherwise?

thank you in advance <3

Hi there anon! So so sorry for the delay on this, I hope you're not too mad at me.

Your question is incredibly intriguing, but it's not quite exact. Any team, theoretically, can pick up Zegras, as long as they move the right pieces back or conduct the proper cap gymnastics. That being said, many GMs will not find him worth the price, and, furthermore, not worth the hassle of potentially taking a sledgehammer to the future.

Moving Zegras during the season (as in before the trade deadline) versus in the offseason would play out drastically differently under the cap and mean different decisions from Verbeek and co. Meet me under the cut for more!

So let's talk about the cap. I don't know how much you know about it, anon, but let me give a quick refresher. The NHL has a "hard" salary cap; teams cannot surpass the limit, full stop. (This is contrasted with MLB soft cap, for instance, where you just pay more tax for being over the cap.) There is one notable example, however: LTIR. Standing for Long-Term Injured Reserve (well, not really, but we all call it that), LTIR allows teams to surpass the salary cap, as long as a player on the team is "bona fide" injured and will be out for more than 24 days and 10 games.

Now here's the complicated thing: cap "accrues" every day that you're under it. (Kind of like it gains interest.) So, as the cap is 83.5m, if your team only makes 82.5m, you have that extra 1m accruing. This is key at the trade deadline where that 1m can end up as over double that to play with in extra wiggle room. (At the trade deadline, you can trade for a 2m player and be at 84.5m, but since you accrued the cap earlier in the season it averages out and is okay.) However, when you have players on LTIR, your cap basically stops accruing. This is why you'll see teams keep season-ending injuries as regular IR and not LTIR if they can - it helps the cap accrue. (Two instances of this right now are Kirby Dach and Dougie Hamilton, both out for the season as far as we're concerned, neither on LTIR.) Notably, in the playoffs, you can activate players off LTIR and go over the cap because of some badly written rules that nobody wants to fix (literally). This is often colloquially termed "pulling a Kucherov" after the Tampa Bay Lightning did this in the 2020-21 season, putting Nikita Kucherov on LTIR for the entire year, using his cap hit to acquire players, then reactivating him game 1 of the playoffs and going wildly over the cap limit. And it's pretty dang successful too - the Vegas Golden Knights emulated that success with Mark Stone last season.

So here's where we take a look at Philly.

Philly has around $3m in deadline cap space. Zegras's contract has a $5.75m cap hit (for this year and two more). Now, he could be traded to Philly at 50% retained salary at the deadline, but this would likely require giving up a lot of extra capital in exchange for Anaheim holding that 50% of cap hit on Zegras for the next three years. (Generally, retaining salary on an expiring deal costs a lot less than on a deal with extra years left, for hopefully obvious reasons.) Philly won't do this. This would be stupid from Briere. If they want Zegras, they have a much better plan in their back pocket: Ryan Ellis.

Ryan Ellis is a defenseman with a $6.25m cap hit for the next four years. His career is most likely over; he has a rare back injury that he's probably not going to recover from in a way that will let him play hockey again. At least in theory, he plays for the Flyers. However, he's been sitting on IR all year. If Philly wants to acquire Zegras, they will (almost certainly) slide Ellis to LTIR and use that $6m in cap space to put Zegras in. The one problem with this is it forces Ellis to LTIR for the rest of his career, most likely, and disadvantages the Flyers in the long run.

Option three is just to make space with bad or nonvaluable contracts. Cal Petersen buries $3.85m in the minors. (Buried contracts are weird; essentially, if you send guys on certain kinds of contract - as in expensive - down to the AHL, you're on the hook for some or most of the salary.) Move that contract anywhere and Philly should have room for Zegras at the deadline. Plus it makes it easier for the team to deal with new contacts. Or you move Cam Atkinson, an aging vet making $5.875m, to a team that's not on his modified no-trade clause and free that space for Zegras. Or you move Rasmus Ristolainen, an underperforming defenseman making $5.1m... See what I mean? Any team you like has options to move around cap to pick up Zegras. Not only the teams like Chicago, Buffalo, and Nashville who have the obvious cap space, but also teams trying to retool into younger cores could be keenly interested. (I could go through all the teams in the NHL as potential suitors, but that might be too much information. Unless you want that. In which case, ask and I'll do it.)

That being said, it sounds like Zegras will be moved during the offseason - and that makes sense, as usually contracts with significant term and roster-forming implications aren't traded at the deadline. At that point, with UFA contracts going off the books, it can quite literally be anyone's game to pick up Zegras. However, it'll probably be costly - a young, talented center who will be in your NHL top six, has serious upside, is on a fairly cost-friendly contract for two more years and then retains RFA status? Those don't grow on trees. Expect him to be moved for either a blue chip prospect or a first-round pick. Maybe both, if Verbeek is smart. Genuinely cannot think of a trade of such a player in recent history. (The closest off the top of my head? The Matthew Tkachuk trade - that was two prime players, a first, and a prospect for him. Granted, his circumstances were much different than Zegras's, and Matthew was undeniably worth a lot more.)

Generally, you're not trading away or giving up young core players. Verbeek doing so with Drysdale opens the floodgates. Whether it's because Verbeek wants to sculpt this team the way he wants (neither Drysdale nor Zegras were drafted by him) or he simply sees no future for Zegras on the Ducks, it's incredibly puzzling, not least of all because Anaheim seems mired in this rebuild, and Verbeek may be adding years to it if he plays his hand wrong.

#stereanswers #stereanalysis #trevor zegras #anaheim ducks

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