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depollutingshosz · 1 year

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whenever i see Gerard Keay's name, my brain keeps pronouncing their surname as Kee-ay instead of Kii and honestly i have to say sorry to myself after every time i do it

#gerard keay #tma #im annoyed by my brain too dont worry #even though i technically heard their name first before seeing the spelling #just why #why does my brain whisper gerard kee ay i hate it sm #kii kiii kiii not kee-ay #puts face in hands #my brain still pronounced kee ay #you know like an adorable dog that tries to follow its owners instructions but fails n it still smiles happily bc it doesnt know any better #and the owner is just fondly exasperated and congratulates and pets their dog happily despite everything failing #yea thats not how me and my brain is im fucking leashing this piece of shit #the magnus archives #shosz speaks #dont mind me rambling #it will happen again

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agoddamn · 2 years

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I'd very much like to get you started on socioeconomic underpinnings kishimito won't. If that's cool with you

ALRIGHT. SO. I'm doing this on mobile so it's gonna be super messy, bear with me.

First of all, what shaped the real-life warring states era? A lot of things, but I'm going to focus on two: technology and social mobility.

Japan was introduced to the arquebus in 1543. Guns completely and totally changed the face of war; no longer did you need a warrior with years of training and conditioning to win a battle. Guns were a massive equalizer.

(This has happened to a lesser degree with other weapons throughout history–polearm and longbow, frex. Having effective, accessible weapons hugely upsets the previous balance of power. The gun, though, easily had the most revolutionary effect.)

So the previous armies became less useful, and technology--or, more specifically, the ability to kill people from either a greater distance or with greater ease/less training--became the thing that won you wars.

(A bit of an oversimplification; obviously resources and strategy and such mattered very much as well. But for Christ's sake I'm writing this for Naruto so we're gonna be a little less involved than a textbook.)

A ninja can kill at least as effectively as a gun (probably way more).

That brings us to the second issue, social class. There are two ways to control a population: direct and indirect. Take the idea of staying in a line. You can be kept in the line directly by having a guy with a stick hit you if you step out. You can also be kept in the line indirectly by being made to believe that you shouldn't step out of line, and this can be through positive or negative concepts; you believe that stepping out of line is dishonorable, or that it will cause you to lose a competition, or that the ground will crumble under your feet.

Direct control becomes harder and harder the larger a population gets, for obvious reasons. The physical strength/technological capabilities of the population also becomes an issue; guards with sticks won't have any power if the people they're trying to keep in line are wearing armor.

So, indirect control works better for a large population. In real-life historical Japan, forms of indirect control were religion, class, and family loyalty.

Narutoland is missing most of those.

Although people from large clans have an obvious advantage, we don't actually see any enmity towards shinobi from no-name families like Sakura or Lee. Nobody is scandalized by Sakura Nobody beating heiress of highly-placed and venerable clan Ino Yamanaka. There's no resistance to social mobility.

(In real life, public schools were often opposed by the upper class because they represented social mobility and threatened the power of that form of indirect social control.)

And there's no religion in Narutoland, not on any large scale like the real-life worship of the Emperor.

"But what about the whole Will of Fire bullshit? That has to be indirect control!" Oh, it is! But there's two problems there. First is that Will of Fire encourages loyalty to the Hokage and not the daimyo. Second is that Will of Fire didn't exist in the Warring States era at all.

So what are they fighting for in the Warring States era, Senju and Uchiha? Land? Money? What do these assholes want?

They're not doing it for religion. They're not doing it to enforce a social punishment. They're not doing it because the daimyo told them. You can make a general assumption that it's food or money though, right? That's what all wars are fought over in the end. Well…

It's telling that most fix-it fic works by just having an actual, specific conflict (ie food shortage or being over-taxed) because once you have a definable problem you can work to address it. Kishimoto cheats by never identifying a problem so he can have the characters moan about how unsolvable it all is, when it's only unsolvable because Kishi chose to avoid having something tangible to address.

tl;dr Warring States lacks both the social reasons for war (religion, loyalty to a daimyo) and the economic reasons. Furthermore, the military power structure is completely contradictory to a feudalist setup because ninja are far too powerful to be waging war the way they do.

The whole situation essentially uses the war as a proxy for a battle of ideals/principles; the actual war bits with people dying are just set dressing. The Warring States era only functions in this metaphorical way. In that sense, the whole situation doesn't need to make logical sense; it's just an allegory, a backdrop for belief A versus belief B.

So basically–

Ninja are so strong that they NEED some serious form of indirect social control to keep them loyal to the daimyo and that's just not there. Furthermore, they're so strong that they should have rocketed past this form of social strata ages ago.

And, you know, while we're here, putting kids on the battlefield makes no fucking sense! It's very sad and all, but it's gibberish! A child represents an investment that takes years to return dividends. Getting your kid killed before they can reproduce is a massive waste of resources.

"But Boots, there are child soldiers in real life!" Yeah, and modern child soldiers are almost universally cult shit--and, once more, guns are the great equalizer here. Historically, when they put kids on the battlefield it was in specific positions to keep them OFF the front line; pages, runners, powder monkeys. Children are physically not useful enough to put on the battlefield on purpose. The only kids who would be willingly sacrificed like that are slave children, but the frontline kids in Warring States are supposed to be nobility? Bullshit. That's a stupid fake conflict and it annoys the hell out of me.

#bootsmeta #naruto #puts face in hands #i didn't even get to the technological implications of farming and travel

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icerberused · 6 months

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( @rationaltruth ) Al - Haitham wished he had an answer to this strange tightness in his chest —— a painless ache that will not go away. at least it did not involve losing one’s composure in front of the Warden himself. in spite of the sorry state being completely out of his control, he felt compelled to —— you know, apologize. so there he was in Wriothesley’s office, teal gaze focused on a book. when he looked up from the tome to finally speak up . . .

. . . the words fail to come. Al - Haitham simply chalks it up to a headache beginning to form and returns to his book instead. what he did not notice was how his gaze softened the instant he looked at the Warden, the way his shoulders lost their tension bit by bit ——

he hated this. (( inspired by DMs where Al - Haitham develops a crush and also references this! ))

𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐧 between his fingers. icy blue eyes scan printed words. an exterior of composure contrasting the storm of emotions within the warden. what had happened to Al-Haitham, what Wriothesley had witness, was like some sort of apoplexy had struck Al-Haitham. like the scribe had momentarily lost his mind. speaking in tongues and clutching his head. with tears falling down his cheeks ...

Wriothesley's heart trembles with remorse. has he overworked the Sumerian scholar? has all this prophecy business exhausted him? Sigewinne's medical report in Wriothesley's hands says otherwise, but nobody else was there. nobody saw the pain Al-Haitham was in ... and Wriothesley only has himself to blame.

his eyes lift over the paper and they look to Al-Haitham across the office space.

𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 he told Wriothesley and he has. but it's not fair to burden Al-Haitham with a prophecy that is not even one he should break himself over. Wriothesley should allow 'the hawk' to return to the skies. it's not right to keep him down here.

the duke makes a decision as he stands up from his chair.

❝ scribe, have you by any chance visited the Opera Epiclese? or caught one of those moving pictures—a movie? i haven't been a proper host, have i? forgive me. ❞

Wriothesley walks to the side table and pours a cup of steaming tea. he brings it to Al-Haitham and returns to the tea set, pouring himself a cup as well.

❝ or would perhaps visiting the research institute—whatever remains of it, be more of your interest? regardless. why not take the next few days and tour the rest of Fontaine. why come all this way from your rainforest only to work? at least try our version of coffee and conch madeleines. they are quite delicious. ❞

the duke offers a polite smile to the scribe. he spins the spoon through his tea, returning to his desk. in the end, Wriothesley should relay on the resources he has in down here and Palais Mermonia. he doesn't want to put Al-Haitham in anymore harm. he doesn't want to see him in pain. to see those tears fall again ...

#ˏ͛ ☽ . ― * when was a wolf ever moved by words? ( ic. )#ˏ͛ ☽ . ― * postage & wax stamps ( answered. )#rationaltruth #puts face in hands #he goes around so many bushes just to say he care him

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veliseraptor · 2 years

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Yeah, okay. I watched all of Kinnoporsche now, all 14 episodes. I just kept thinking 'this really isn't for me' most of the time. And then the vegaspete happened and I CAN'T FUCKING STOP LOOKING AT THE GIFS IT'S SO GOOD AAAAAAAAAHHH.

yeah like...I was enjoying it throughout, I liked the rest of it very well, but I wasn't fully and completely losing my mind until episode 10 and then it hit me like a bullet train and now. and now

look, sometimes a show puts its hands on your shoulders, looks you right in the eye, and says "hey, lise, you wanna get really fucked up about something"

#conversating #anonymous #puts face in hands

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ceruleanvulpine · 1 year

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i have new insurance (yay?) but i have to select a pcp so i can get referrals to do shit. and i already have a primary care doctor, and she is accepted by the new insurance. but it won't let me select her as my pcp on the website. because she is not accepting new patients. called new insurance but the doctor's office is closed so i have to call back on monday

#puts face in hands #ceruleanrambling

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gglinaa · 8 days

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from this week!

#i draw their side profiles the same way i put my signature down #like thier faces are so good for my hand and mind. puzzle pieces #st tos #spirk #star trek tos #spirk fanart #star trek fanart #tos spirk #tos fanart #my art

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cinematic-phosphenes · 3 months

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Barry Keoghan as Oliver Quick & Jacob Elordi as Felix Catton SALTBURN (2023) | Dir. Emerald Fennell

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avadaniels · 6 months

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I’m home now.

FELLOW TRAVELERS 1x02 “Bulletproof”

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tsty-brry · 4 months

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Cang Qiong's No. 1 Scheming Worsties <3

Bonus:

#my sister and I had to argue on whether or not sqq should put his hand at sqhs face #we settled on sqh having his hand by sqqs hair #inspired by the fic where cucumber kabedons the hamhua #i cant remember what fic it was #but THAT SCENE !!!#anyway someone PLEASE tell me about cumplane fics #shang qinghua #shen qingqiu #cumplane #svsss #scum villian self saving system #mxtx #my art

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lo-cinno · 5 months

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He’s so cute he brought us flowers I love him pls

#the quality and lighting is bad bc I took this using my phone with shaky hands #i cannot handle this #the man on his first face to face meeting with us #told us his real name #complimented us #brought us flowers #im literally bringing put a ring wtf #i love him husband material real except hes so bbg wife #a date with death #lock-ing onto death

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animasend · 2 years

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“can i have some more tea, please?”

SICK SENTENCES -- accepting

a quiet sound of acknowledgement is given at the request and it takes but a moment for her to leave the qiet warmth of the bedroom and retrieve more hot tea for him. she made sure no sugar was included, but did take care to add in the medicine she had purchased earlier. it may throw the taste off a bit but it was the easiest way to get him to take it.

and take it he must. as reckless and lacking of self-preservation he could be, Goetia was stuck with an easily 'squishy' body now. which meant getting sick was bound to happen at some point and what better time than the turning of the season? he may not be fond of being fussed over, but there's no choice in this matter. if one ever had her choose, she would take her love being bed-ridden with an easily recupperable cold over any life-threatening injuries.

" Here. Don't drink it right away, it's still hot. The last thing you need is a burned tongue." she never speaks any louder than a normal talking voice, knowing full well the headaches that come when one has a cold. the curtains are drawn most of the way, covering closed windows and all lights (save for one lamp) are turned off. outwardly, she's calm. composed. inwardly, however, she is a worried mess and for good reason. would regular human medication work for him? what about the fever reducers? what if his body temperature gets too high and she has to throw him in a cold shower to cool him down? she's overthinking this. Olga knows she's overthinking this but if she treats it like any other normal cold happening to any normal person, then everything will be fine. he will be fine.

....however, she's finding it difficult to leave him.

honestly, Karna probably wouldn't mind if she took the day off to look after Goetia, but she knows rest is the most important factor when it comes to recovery and she'll only be gone a few hours at the most. besides, all she would end up doing is hovering over him, being more of a hassle than anything. a hand reaches out, the back of her fingers brushing gently across his forehead before she leans down to press a chaste kiss there. still hot. his fever was being the most stubborn aspect of this all...she can only hope it's lowered throughout the day.

" I'll be back in a couple of hours, alright?" she murmurs softly, making sure that he had enough blankets should he need more. " Sleep now. I'll pick up some more tea on the way back. "

#exousiate #▍✶ memes #puts face in hands #it was just a sick meme why can't i ever wrte anything sHORT

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nina-rosa · 1 year

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(read from left to right →)

🌸 The negligible self 🌸 chapter 1, p.1 to 7

A comic based on a serirei (from mp100) fanfiction written by @homosexual-fanfiction (@/ch_am on Ao3)! Please go read the fanfic there too because it’s really good!!! T v T

I don’t know if I’ll adapt the whole story (even if I really want to!!!) so for now I’ll try to do as much as I can, starting with that first chapter (which is already entirely storyboarded)!

Thanks to Camp for allowing me to draw their story and for helping me while designing some of the settings and Aimi <333 and thank you again for writing such an awesome and inspiring story!!

You can find Camp here too: @ch-am

I hope you’ll enjoy this first bouquet of pages!!💐

Here’s the link to the fic!!

#mob psycho 100 #mp100 #serirei #fanfiction #fanfic #reigen #reigen arataka #serizawa #serizawa katsuya #the negligible self #comic #when I’m reading a fic that I really like it gives me the same kind of feels u have when you’re in love u know??#(or it makes me want to be in love at least???)#like this excitement you feel in your chest and the urge to put your face in your hands to giggle hdhdhdhjd #anyway I’ll stop being embarrassing now fanfictions are amazing I wish I was able to write stuff like that #(I guess I can draw comics instead so that’s okay?)

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applebees4prez · 16 days

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the faces murph has been pulling this season have been impeccable. that man always has an Expression when he feels stressed but riz just brings out that extra aw man in him

#i love him so much #bingo card murph puts his hands on his face #fantasy high #fantasy high junior year #fhjy #dimension 20 #d20 #brian murphy #riz gukgak

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novakiart · 8 months

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