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my-name-is-apollo · 4 months

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How would you describe Hermes? Most fictional adaptations that I've read have made him bland or a class clown obsessed with jokes. I'm trying to write something balanced but I'm unsure how to do it. Do you have any advice?

Personally, I think he fits chaotic neutral alignment more than any other god. I've based my interpretation not just on his myths but also on the domains he rules. For me he's an individualist who does things on a whim. Not that doesn't care for anyone else at all - I do think he genuinely and consistently cares for some of his divine family members. He's thick as thieves with Zeus, Apollo, Pan and Dionysus if you ask me. But towards the others, he is mostly just...idk if apathetic is the right word... but whatever he does - help or harm - depends on whether he thinks it's fun or not. He would also definitely and very easily convince others that he's helping them when in reality, he's not. As long as he is entertained, he would show no remorse for doing what he did regardless of how it would affect the others. This could be fun or terrifying, depending on the situation.

Like you said, the fun side of it is what's usually shown in most of media adaptations I've come across. He is usually written off as a comedic relief who does harmless pranks for laughs. So it would be a good change to see the other, terrifying side of this attitude of his. For all the complaints I have with Rick Riordan's characterization of gods, I've grown to like Hermes' portrayal in his series. He is fun, he is helpful. But he's also negligent and that actually has a significant effect on the others in the series. There's also one instance where Apollo recalls the tale of Hemithea and Molpadia, and he adds that if it was Hermes in his place, he would have just laughed and not done anything to save the girls. So if you want to write something more balanced, you could let his apathetic side peek in between his charming, cheerful nature. You can show that the consequences of his actions are not always fun and lighthearted, but can also be cruel, capable of truly hurting someone. Good luck!

#asks #anon #Hermes #my interpretation is probably very unpopular #both in the modern adaptations and in the community too lol #but I find Hermes' charm in exactly this side of his #like sure he can help you #but if it is more fun torturing you he'll just do that #I also like how he's a scheming lil bastard in Athena complex #and tbh even in lxre olympu$ he does something fucked up #but it's brushed off as nothing because he was complacent with the MC when doing that #that plotline has much potential to make Hermes actually interesting #but oh well

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thrumbolt · 5 months

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Remember when me and some other Tamsand shippers wanted to make some content for Rhys week because we assumed there will be a huuuuge influx of Feysand and whatnot and thought they could probably use a little variety?

We ended up being the vanilla extract of the Rhys week cake...

#Im still so confused how was there so little content for Rhys week????#Isn't he one of the most popular boys??#Are the fans of popular characters just more complacent?#Tamlin week was more active than that (and during that time me and Copy were barely even participating - u better brace urselves!)#Tamlin stans show up for their boi cause if we dont then who does lol (noone thats who)#acotar

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pinkhysteria · 6 months

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what's so ??? for me too is the 'we need to torment felicia 🤭' plotting those bozos were doing all started from 'she's TOO comfortable and it's DISGUSTING!' which they've been blathering about all their targets since the moment blue won that veto.

and i don't understand why this pisses them off so much rather than make them proud/smug? they're all going out of their way to blindside people and make everyone feel safe, why the hell is that being (questionably) successful making them so angry? (and then ofc if someone does want to campaign for their life in the house, jag and his minions complain about that too and talk about isolating them for it, so there's really no winning either way.)

#bb25 #if you are intentionally manufacturing some level of complacency because you hate confrontation/campaigning what are these tantrums for...#and this is something that's consistent even when they're sober so.#if you want to play the onion alliance game then why be mad that people in those alliances feel somewhat good with you?#like please stop the 'x is so cocky y is too comfortable this is so disgusting they need to be punished!'#nobody is more cocky than this current crew!

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dollopheadsandclotpoles · 5 months

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I'm so tired of people asking me if I want to be set up with someone, or when I'm going to get married, or if I'm seeing anyone, or when I'm going to have kids. Like... it's just fucking constant. Why aren't I fucking enough

#at this stage I'm almost looking for whatever the equivalent of an aroace beard is cause I just really want people to stop #even people I think get it turn around and do this #it's like I get complacent and I think things are fine and it happens again and again #it's worse when it comes from the people I'm closest to #it just feels like I'm not enough by myself the way I am #I need someone else I need a partner i need a child I need to be MORE than I am #i'm so tired #about me #aroace tag #aro stuff #ace stuff #i'm sorry i just needed to vent I feel so fucking isolated right now #it feels like being a goddamn alien sometimes

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lover-of-mine · 8 months

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seven(ish) sentence sunday!

I was tagged by @cowboy-buck @alyxmastershipper @wildlife4life @disasterbuckdiaz @giddyupbuck @wikiangela @watchyourbuck thank you!!!!!

Imma be honest I didn't do a lot of writing this weekend oskasokaoskas but here's more of the wayf fic because I love this fic so much and I'm always thinking about it. prev snippet here.

Eddie was touchy. That was not new information. Not exactly at least. Buck was used to a squeeze on his shoulder, a hand on his back, a thigh pressed into his, their shoulders brushing when they walked too close to each other, knees bumping together. But this was more than what he knew what to do with. He wasn't sure Eddie actually stopped touching him since they left the room. His hand was around his wrist, their fingers were laced together, his arm was around his waist or draped over his shoulders, he would hook their ankles under the table, he would wrap their pinkies together. Not that Buck minded. He was getting a bit drunk on it though.

imma tag @bucks118 and @housewifebuck because it feels weird not to tag them by now oskaoskasokaosk

#writing #911 wip #buddie wip #wayf fic #the not writing part is lie #i didn't write anything i plan on posting oskaoskaoskaoskaoskaoks #i got caught up on the concept of the fic #and the whole they sleep together and have whole vacation acting like a couple and then eddie panics and buck slowly loses his mind #and i was like i need to get into eddies mindspace for a while #or else it wont make sense #like i need to know what eddie was thinking in the beginning there #and i did not plan on having eddies pov in this fic #but then i ended up with i dont know 1k something about their first time from eddies pov #it was very enlighting about their dynamic and it made me realize i need to make present eddie less complacent with what buck is saying #and that this is very much an eddie retreated to safety and buck jumped to worst case scenario #and the plot of this just keeps getting more intricate but yeah #have this because we all know eddie would be touch as fuck if he was allowed to touch #yeah #anyway im going to turn off my computer because my chair feels very uncomfortable by now and i don't wanna make another set right now #and thats whats gonna happen if i stay here #goodbye #sorry for the ride you entered if you clicked see more lol #seven sentence sunday

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thefirstknife · 1 year

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New Season Pass Prices

I'm seeing a lot of misinfo going around about this. YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY 20 FOR EVERY SEASON PASS GOING FORWARD. And please don't spend anything like that on a whim! I will include a full math breakdown of how much you need to spend depending on what you want to buy.

Please don't spread the misinfo online. Telling people that they need to cash out 20 for every new season pass is a lie. When this lie is corrected and a more reasonable explanation is given, people will feel like the actual pricing is more reasonable and will not be inclined to complain. We WANT people to complain. We want people to tell Bungie that we want to be able to purchase the exact amount of silver needed. If people stop complaining, this will never happen. But complaining with lies will not get us anywhere because they are lies. Our chances of making this happen are slim to begin with, we don't want to push people away from trying. We also don't want people to spend the wrong (extra) amount for no reason.

The math

The latest TWAB states the following:

Season Pass: 1,000 Silver -> 1,200 Silver Season Pass + 10 Ranks Bundle: 2,000 Silver -> 2,200 Silver

The current price of 1000 silver is $10/€10 (gonna be using $ only for simplicity, but it applies to euro as well. This is obviously different in different currencies but the rate should be comparatively the same). The current cost of a season pass is 1000 silver.

Going forward (starting with Season of the Deep), the cost of a season will be 1200 silver. This amounts to $12. The problem is that there is no 1200 silver bundle. Silver is available in the following bundles for these prices (same on all platforms):

500 silver = $4.99 1000 silver (+100) = $9.99 2000 silver (+300) = $19.99 3000 silver (+500) = $29.99 5000 silver (+1000) = $49.99

Please read under if you want a full breakdown of best combinations and how to pair these bundles for your needs without having to spend too much on something you don't need:

In order to buy a single season going forward, the minimum (and recommended) thing to buy would be to grab the 500 bundle and the 1000 bundle which amounts to $15. The 1000 silver bundle will also give you extra 100 silver so with this purchase of $15 you will have 1600 silver.

You will spend 1200 on one season which will leave you with 400 silver. If you do not spend any of this silver, this means that in order to buy more seasons, you only have to pay $10 for the 1100 pack. This means that if you buy Season of the Deep for $15, you will only have to spend $10 (same as you do now) for season 22. Thats $25 for two seasons, an increase of only $5 from how it is right now. Don't let people convince you that you have to give $40 for two seasons.

The full example for this specific scenario (buys Deep, wants to buy the next two seasons):

-Season of the Deep only = 15$ (500+1100 silver). You now have 1600 silver and the season costs 1200.

leftover silver = 400

-If you decide you want season 22, you will need = $10 (1100 silver). You now have 1500 silver and the season costs 1200.

leftover silver = 300

-If you decide you also want season 23 (final season this year), you will need = $10 (1100 silver). You now have 1400 silver and the season costs 1200.

leftover silver = 200

This means that you have spent $35 on three seasons, which until now would've cost you $30 (increase of $5). You also have a leftover of 200 for the future which means that the future season you want to purchase will also only cost you $10. So a single purchase of $15 will reduce the cost to $10 for four seasons with leftovers before you have to spend another $15.

Is it worth getting the more expensive bundles ($29.99 and $49.99)? Let's check!

First and foremost, the biggest pack ($49.99 for 5000 silver+1000 extra) is not worth it. This will be enough for 4 seasons and a significant amount of extra silver, but if you know you will play all 4 seasons, you might as well just get the deluxe version of the game which is cheaper in the long run and also includes the dungeon key right away.

What about the $29.99? We figured out that for the next three seasons you only have to spend $35. Can you buy three seasons with the pack for $29.99? Let's see. This pack will give you 3000 raw silver + 500 extra. Each season is 1200 which means that 3 seasons are 3600 which means you will not have enough for 3 seasons if you buy the $29.99 pack. You would have to add another pack of 500 which means you'd essentially have to spend the same amount of money ($35), but would have a leftover of 400 silver total, instead of only 200 at the end of the year. If you want more leftover silver for less money, this might be worth it for you.

This might be worth it also if you already have leftover silver right now. If you have 100 or more silver in your account right now, you can grab the $29.99 pack and be able to buy the next three seasons. This also only applies if you KNOW that will be buying 3 new seasons in the future.

What about the $19.99 pack? This pack will give you 2000 silver + 300 extra. Same as the pack before, this will leave you 100 silver short for two seasons (you will have 2300, but you need 2400). That means, again, you would have to add 500 for $5, making the cost of two seasons $25 and with a leftover of 300. This is the same leftover that you would have if you spend $15 for Deep and add $10 for season 22, meaning that this option is exactly the same. You can buy Deep for $15 and add $10 for the next one ( = $25) or you can grab the bundle for $20 and add $5 to get the same value for two seasons with the same amount of leftover silver. This is worth it if you know that you will buy at least 2 seasons in the future.

A lot of this depends on you never spending your leftover silver. If you spend it or if you buy more silver packs during the season, the count might get off. What you have to know, in case you're spending, is to always leave a minimum of 100 silver in your account. That means that you can grab the $10 pack which gives a total of 1100 silver. With your 100 leftover, that's 1200 for the season.

I want to make something clear: if Bungie makes a silver bundle of 1200 for $12, then three seasons will cost $36 instead of $35 they do currently. Making a season pass bundle will actually increase the cost by $1. However, it's important to account for the psychological impact of leftover silver; having leftover silver makes people bound to the game. They don't want to leave an account that has unspent money on it and that makes people more likely to not just want to keep investing, but also to spend that leftover. And since that leftover is not really enough to buy much of anything, that pushes people to buy more packs. This is why this is a predatory practice in the first place. It's the illusion of having more options and getting extra leftovers, but in reality that just makes people spend more.

Not only that, but this is also obviously confusing and requires you to plan ahead and weigh your options all the time. It would be much better if there was just a way to get the season directly for the exact amount it actually costs = $12. With these math shenanigans, you will always have to spend a minimum of $15 for a season, which is $3 extra that you shouldn't have to spend, even if it gives you extra silver.

However, you never have to spend $20 for a single season. You could, and you could end up with a lot of extra silver, but if you want to buy another season, you would have to add a minimum of $5 to be able to buy it. Technically you can absolutely spend $20 for a season and use all of the extra silver on cosmetics, but that is NOT required. It's up to your personal spending interests and capabilities.

If you only want Season of the Deep, grab the 500+1100 bundles ($15). If you decide you want the other two seasons, you will only have to add $10 for them.

If you're sure you want at least 2 seasons, grab the 500+2300 bundle ($25). If you decide you want more, you will also only have to add $10 to any subsequent purchase and you will have slightly more leftovers.

The ultimate goal is to ask Bungie to allow us to purchase seasons directly for the exact price. We want to complain (civilly, of course. Do not yell at employees, they don't like this either) to make Bungie create a bundle for seasons only or simply allow us to purchase a season with money directly. The increase is not as drastic as some people make it out to be, but that doesn't mean it's not bad. With the current silver system, it's absolutely bad and relies on people not looking into it and not doing the math because it's a lot to work out and think about. We should be able to purchase a season for the exact amount the season costs ($12) instead of having to wrestle with math charts.

Players would not be so angry about it if we were treated with respect and not preyed upon by these practices. For most, $12 is not too bad and we can all understand that costs of everything are shooting up. These $12 pay for 3 months of content, which means that the monthly subscription for Destiny is, essentially, $4. This is less than any other online game and even other media services. Even if you buy the whole expansion with all seasons for $100 per year, that amounts to $8,3 monthly subscription for Destiny, still among the cheapest online services. Obviously, it depends on the person whether or not this is worth it.

But we definitely do not enjoy this half-assed increase which advertises as being $12 but it doesn't allow you to only spend $12; you have to spend a minimum of $15 and then we are being baited with extra silver leftovers. This should absolutely be something we're mad about as it is. We don't have to lie about it being $20 or double the current price. The misinfo will just make people more complacent. When they realise that it's not actually $20, they will think of the real price as reasonable and will no longer be mad about it. Don't do some marketing CEO's work for them and don't make people think they have to spend more than they do.

No matter what, we as players deserve to be able to buy the season for its real price which is $12. We will currently have to spend a minimum of $15, which is not as bad as $20, but it's still a bad precedent to set, especially when you pair it with this amount of work to figure out which combination of bundles is best for you.

I want to make that clear. Just because it's not $20, doesn't mean it's good. The situation isn't ideal as it is and we as players should absoultely ask Bungie to not treat us this way. Maybe the silver bundle prices can't be changed right now due to various possible issues with how their contracts work, but this is something I want to see changed in the future.

#destiny 2 #bungie #season pass price drama #season pass #long post #i had to do math for this. MATH.#bungie should PAY ME for making me do math #but yeah. please don't spread the disaster scenarios because they're simply not correct #and when you correct it the real thing sounds reasonable in comparison #it WILL make people complacent with it #and we shouldn't be #also please if you can always think through your purchase and don't pay more than you have to #also i know the conversion to other currencies might be slightly different #but the overall rates should be the same so the amount to spend should correlate to other currencies #aka you will probably still be better of buying the 500+1100 packs no matter what currency you use #also if i messed up somewhere feel free to correct me. math vexes me

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geddyqueer · 2 days

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@sleeplittleearth tagged me for five songs i've been listening to lately.

rush - the weapon, but specifically this live version from the p/g tour with the count floyd intro.

warren zevon - something bad happened to a clown

greta van fleet - the indigo streak

REM - so fast so numb, but specifically the perfect square live version

shearwater - radio silence

i dithered about whether to put the actual last five songs i listened to (all rush) or the five songs i have pressed repeat on most recently (these) but in the end variety won out.

i'm tagging @sleepnoises @fourpatch @jeffgoldblumsmulletinthe90s @stevehairingtit @weimarweekly @power-chords @woolysocks @mediokra and anyone else if you're in the mood

#1. did you know about this guy? neil peart? also great to see alex rolling around on the floor #2. the sick fuck in charge of the supernatural soundtrack threw a late-era zevon song at the end of an episode in s11 OUCH!!#3. everyone's like this guy sounds like geddy lee no he does not. he sounds like robert plant NO #he does not. he sounds like fucking jon anderson okay???#4. this is a destiel song. sorry. i think i fyou asked michael stipe he would agree with me though #5. jet plane and oxbow is such a good album and part of that is that i'm never expecting this one when it comes up because the soundscape #of the 3 songs that come before it lull you into a sense of complacency #anyway. more artists i like should get really fucking pissed off. such a good vibe #music tag

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aeide-thea · 5 months

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the thing is, it's always valid to discuss issues within a subculture! but it's also good to be clear, both in your own mind and in your discussion, that you are discussing a subculture, and to be clear on how said subculture's treatment of an issue fits into the larger culture's position on it—

specifically i'm thinking here of (1) discussions of transphobia, and how a lot of tumblr analysis tends to position terfism as the main face of antitrans bigotry because it's the flavor that seems to most readily infect leftist spaces, and like, within said leftist spaces that's often a reasonable line of discussion, but… we do all remember that actually transphobia is a much bigger umbrella than just a subset of a nominally leftist movement/social group, right? right??

and also i'm thinking of (2) discussions of so-called media consumption and the way people on here will often critique transformative fandom for failing to be sufficiently radical in how it engages with stories, and like, to be clear, i think a great deal of that criticism has been well-founded and well-deserved! but at the same time it's like—we are all clear that 'wanting to be spoonfed cozy unchallenging stories' is (a) not actually necessarily Inherently Problematic, right? like, certainly escapism can constitute a sidling-away from having to confront uncomfortable realities, in a sort of omelasian way it's fair to take issue with; it can also be desperately necessary nourishment for a soul in soul-killing conditions, and which of the two it constitutes for any given person is not necessarily within your power to fully accurately know and judge.

but also, to circle back to my original point here—we are all clear that plenty of normies who don't even know what fanfic is (yes, people like that do in fact exist!) are out there engaging in unexaminedly escapist media consumption of their own, right? like, that's not in fact a flavor of self-indulgence that belongs uniquely or even primarily to the AO3-adjacent, and if you're talking about it as though it is, you may want to consider how narrowly your own lens is focused…

#like specifically this was in response to this thread #https://www.tumblr.com/catmask/735373902862286848 #and it's just like. i too get annoyed by eg the reduction of every story ever to The Grumpy One And The Sunshine One #but also like. if you think FANDOM is responsible for the human fondness for a familiar story-type…#then i don't actually think you know enough about the history of stories to have this conversation in any serious way #like. hello. aarne and thompson (among many MANY others) want to talk.#ultimately i think like. fandom distills the sins of larger society #and then people skewer it because it's an easy cringey target that feels easier to bring down #and like. i too want to improve the subcultural spaces i love! but like. fandom very extremely did not invent complacency…#anyway this is very much a pushback that itself is sited in a subcultural context & so may be itself committing the sins it complains of—#other people's biases & blinders are always much more obvious than one's own!

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