#scout.txt

[loserlesbianbf]

injecting this into my veins

[ID: A video of Lando Norris running and jumping into the crowd of McLaren crew]

#video id #LANDO NOWINS IS NO MORE #that was the most fun i've had watching a race in MONTHS #lando norris #formula 1 #f1 #miami gp 2024 #mclaren #scout.txt

[unspuncreature]

#should form a support group for rots novelization enjoyers #yeah i’m crossposting don’t @ me #revenge of the sith #rots novelization #scout.txt

[scootatwoni]

Miku expo 2024 is off to a truly awful start but I haven't seen any posts on here detailing the mess. So here we go, here's what's happened so far.

I will be linking some posts and threads from Twitter and will update this post as need be.

5/1 edits and additions are in blue

**PLEASE DO NOT comment or send me DMs complaining about the setlist**

**Rather than tweet complaints at the Miku Expo twitter account, it may be best to email CFM and/or Crunchyroll directly.**

🎵 First up, ticket presales.

This year the expo was sponsored by Crunchyroll and ticket presales were only supposed to be available to those that had a Crunchyroll subscription. Those that qualified were emailed a code for presale. However, when that code was inevitably leaked to the public, it turned out anyone could buy presales because it wasn't set up in any way to verify your subscription.

Additionally, VIP tickets are supposed to give the holder early access to the venue and merch tables, but I'm hearing that this is not being honored despite it being advertised on some of the venue pages. (see replies to this tweet)

VIP for San Jose did not grant early access to merch

The VIP package does not include a glow stick (scroll down to "about MIKU EXPO VIP PACKAGE" here), which causes some more difficulties for those that were not able to buy a glow stick online.

🎵 Merch

Higher prices and lower stock than usual. This is especially frustrating for the glow sticks.

The only glow sticks that are allowed inside these venues are ones made for the event or ones from past vocaloid concerts. This is because other glow sticks are too bright and will reflect on the hologram screen. But what with the stocks being so low, many people can't even get these glow sticks.

Merch at the venues is also not looking promising. People are reporting there have only been a quantity of 95 glow sticks per venue.

The Official Miku instagram announced on 5/1 a merch restock. At this point there are only 7 shows left (the next of which is on 5/2). It is unlikely any of the merch will arrive on time.

🎵 so about that screen

The biggest news to come out about Miku expo 2024 is that they arent using the hologram screen. The Vancouver and Portland concerts have used an LED screen.

This was neither advertised nor communicated from CFM or Crunchyroll to the public.

This also makes the prohibiting of outside glow sticks redundant, as they won't interfere with an LED screen.

An LED screen is much cheaper to use than the transparent screen used for the holograms. And a lot of folks are pointing out the discrepancies between this and the higher ticket and merch prices.

The LED screen is also a lot more noticeable and out of place, it hasn't been blended well on the stage so far. Views from further back and the sides are not looking great.

The Miku Expo team have stated that the Vancouver show was filmed officially. Seeing as the LED screen was also used in Portland, we can reasonably assume the LED has nothing to do with the filming.

Fans are speculating that the reason the Miku Expo team have prohibited photos and videos at this year's expo is to hide the fact that an LED screen is being used for multiple concerts.

There's also speculation that the hologram screen is in CA in preparation for Coachella, where Miku is meant to preform on the 13th and 20th of April. Please note that this is just speculation, we have no way atm to confirm this. UPDATE: The LED was used at Coachella

Additionally, I personally would recommend not getting your hopes up about the hologram screen replacing the LED one for any concerts after Coachella. Seeing as neither Crunchyroll or CFM have communicated or addressed any of the complaints yet, we may just be stuck with the LED for the whole tour.

A spokesperson for CFM addressed the concerns via this article from Business Insider. The LED will be used for the entirety of the NA and Europe tour.

The LED screen broke during the phoenix show. Apparently the vibration from the bass was so strong it shook the connection lose. It was fixed at the end of On The Rocks.

🎵 the doujin goods incident at Vancouver

Please refer to this thread for the full info, but here is a summary:

The Miku Expo team refused to let a fan distribute free doujin goods despite this fan getting prior permission from CFM to do so. An individual also took this fan's miku cutout, though I believe it was returned later.

🎵 there is still a live band

I figured I'd clear this up since I've seen some mild miscommunication on it. There is a live band, just not the usual band they have for Miku concerts. This is not at all an issue, and in fact I've heard nothing but good things about the live band. I figured I'd bring it up for information's sake.

Honestly, kudos to them killing it on stage in the midst of the mess.

🎵 Miscellaneous

-Someone Allegedly pissed on the floor of the Vancouver show. I have. no words. What the FUCK dude. If anyone can find the original tweet(s) claiming this, please link them to me. I'm not rooting through vocatwt to find the piss tweets.

-There was a car crash outside of the san jose concert, in front of a full line of miku expo attendees. The driver's plate fell off. Fans got a hold of it and took pictures with it, some using the hashtag #trafficjam as a reference to the NILFRUITS song of the same name. Someone even kept the plate.

UPDATE: The plate was returned to the authorities

-Fans cheering for Elmo at San Jose.

-Someone is looking into a class action lawsuit. This has sparked some discourse. Many want some kind of justice irt to the poor organization of Miku Expo thus far, but others are fearful that taking any kind of legal actions will put the future of NA vocaloid concerts in jeopardy.

-Someone brought a ball pit to the atlanta show

-Master Chief in the miku expo pit. Jesus was there too.

-Garfield

-A man suspected back in 2016 of having CP and investigated by the police, attends the Atlanta show. Do not exchange personal info with this man. If you already have, please cut ties immediately. Please report any suspicious activity to the authorities. Here is his entry on the US sex offender registry.

🎼Concluding notes

It's been 6 years since Miku expo has come overseas. The 2020 tour was cancelled due to covid and Miku expo 2024 is it's 10th anniversary. This was supposed to be a big deal, a huge comeback tour for NA!!

However, due to absolute abysmal planning on Crunchyroll and CFM's parts, Miku expo has been a massive disappointment for many fans so far.

I know I'm nervous for when I go in May, but I want to try and end this on a more positive note.

Vocaloid has, first and foremost, always been about the music and the community. It's undeniable that we as fans have been mistreated by CFM and Crunchyroll here This is not the concert tour we deserve, but I'm sure we can still find things to enjoy.

Hearing vocaloid songs live has always been a dream of mine, and for the first time in my life I'll be surrounded in person by folks who love vocaloid as much as I do. I couldn't even fathom being in this situation back in the early days of vocaloid, being a little kid listening to Melt and World is Mine for the very first time.

I'm absolutely still angry about how the expo has been handled, but I still want to enjoy what I can, being with folks who share that same passion.

There are plenty of fans on twitter detailing the fun time they had at the shows so far. If you do end up going, you can absolutely still have fun too!! And please please please do not spread your negativity to the producers on the set list for Miku expo and Coachella. These artists worked so hard and they are not responsible for the bad decisions made this year.

#miku expo #miku expo 2024 #vocaloid #hatsune miku #miku hatsune #crypton future media #CFM #scout.txt

[scoutisnthome]

I love drawing etho he is the strangest "just a guy" guy you ever did see. I could draw him as anything and doing anything and it would probably work.

#ethoslab #hermitcraft #scout.txt

[scootarooni]

help me decide ; w ;

#polls #scout.txt #splatoon #vocaloid #sf a2 miki #utatane piko

[pleckthaniel]

Firestar takes a leap of faith.

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AUGH it's been forever... but we're getting SO CLOSE to the end now and I think (I hope!) this chapter came out really well!

fun fact: the dog is a Rottweiler with hip dysplasia (you'll see why I mention that when you read...). in my imagination he was used in fighting rings before being abandoned in thunderclan's forest

#scout.txt #brighter fires #firestar #fireheart #warrior cats #warrior cats fanfiction #wc #tigerstar #tigerclaw

[just-constant-jazz-system]

Why does Sniper look like an NFT?

#scout.txt #tf2 #tf2 sniper #team fortress two #team fortress #tf2 memes #tf2 mercs #shitpost tbh

[smallscout]

there was a post from probably a decade ago that was like “we should have a tumblr island!1!!” and then used the photo of the danganronpa 2 island as the perfect island to use for that. unironically, they were correct for that

#put us all on an island to kill each other but be real goofy about it #scout.txt #scout says words #i don’t remember which tag i use anymore god i’ve been on this website way too long #remember when someone stole bones? #what a time to be alive

[unspuncreature]

in the age of procedurally generated images and text and “AI art” it is more important now than ever before that you Make Bad Art

#scout.txt

[scootatwoni]

I need the sdv girlies to hop on the coral island train because I'm starving for fan content

Like please some fanfic to read please 😭

#preferably of more than the 2 characters ive seen over and over again so far 😭 #pls give raj some love 🙏 they are my fave #scout.txt #coral island

[scoutisnthome]

Can you ramble a bit about the mianite/hermitcraft au?

Oh absolutely I can. I'm still conceptualizing so bear with me (I'm also rewatching the series as we speak so I might correct some lore bits as time goes on.)

(ramble under read more)

An important thing to establish is that these versions of the god trio are specifically the personalities and deific domains of s2.

It's also important to establish that Mianite and Ianite are still dead. They are being teleported from the aftermath of s2. Dianite is technically the only one fully alive but as shown throughout various seasons when gods die their spirits persist, their physical forms and some of their power is what's destroyed. Through being teleported Mianite and Ianite have been given semi physical forms and minimal power as a part of their "respawn" but not full resurrection as at the end of the day they aren't players.

These deities arrive on the hermitcraft server seemingly on accident. Random portals and reality warping are well documented phenomena in both mianite and hermitcraft so there could be a direct cause for their teleportation, or it could be completely random. On their arrival no one is sure.

Xisuma is very keen to get them off his server as soon as humanly possible but the other hermits take to them quickly. The more troublemaking hermits find Dianite's exploits amusing and the economic minded hermits like his trade aspect. Since he still has his powers he is able to assist them in those senses. Those who don't immediately take to dianite take interest in the other gods or just sit back and watch the chaos.

Mianite approaches Xisuma with an offer. If Xisuma helps resurrect him fully, he will be able to use his full power to return him and his siblings to their original world. Xisuma is very keen on this plan and becomes Mianite's first champion on the server. (If it wasn't obvious Mianite is a hundred percent lying about this he is going to attempt a full take over.)

This plan eventually leaks to the other hermits and as both ianite and dianite understand how bad of an idea this is, factions start forming based on the god they side with.

This is a tentative list of how those factions shake out at the start (these do change over time)

(note: the dianite and ianite factions aren't strictly seperate here, they work together a lot. This is just differentiating who is the champion of who)

ianite:

etho

Joehillz

grian

pearl

gem

dianite:

Zedaph

tangotek

goodtimeswithscar

impulsesv

bdubs

mumbo

Cubfan

mianite:

xisumavoid

falsesymmetry

iskall85

smallishbeans

keralis

welsnight

neutral (for now):

vintagebeef

xbcrafted

skizz

jevin

hypno

Zombiecleo

Rendog

Stress

Docm

(let me know if I'm forgetting any hermits lol)

But yes that's the base concept for the au and it's conflict. I'll expand upon it more when I get the chance.

#mianite/hermitcraft #hermitcraft #mianite #scout.txt #ill draw this soon

[pleckthaniel]

They found Breezekit on the seventh day. Tornear was about to give up searching when he caught what looked like black fur out of the corner of his eye and breathed a sigh of relief. His good mood wouldn’t last long. Nightcloud was dead, her body cold to the touch, and of the three kits lying at her belly, only one had a heartbeat.

She’d taken off in the middle of the night, no warning, no explanation, to give birth in a dirty foxhole out here, by herself, in the middle of nowhere. It made no damn sense, Tornear thought. Perhaps if she’d been ashamed of the sire, but she’d never disclosed his identity. There was no reason to go killing herself over something only she knew.

Gorsetail licked the kit’s fur the wrong way until his breathing was audible, a trick she’d picked up in the mountains. Tornear decided to leave the body. The kit wasn’t going to last much longer, and Nightcloud would have preferred they save her son’s life than bury her.

“At least there are plenty other queens for him to nurse with,” Gorsetail murmured as Tornear picked up the kit.

#warrior cats #this is the wuthering heights au i keep talking about #breezepelt #scout.txt #this is also as close as i can get to actually writing anything rn #lol

[just-constant-jazz-system]

I got bitches on my metaphorical dick

#scout.txt #sadly i dont have a dick #but if I did #bitches would be on it

[smallscout]

happy pride punch a terf

#pride #pride month #terf #tw terfs #terfs #transphobes are not welcome here #scout.txt #nonbinary #trans #lgbtq

[picori-picori]

i want my baking to be so good that when someone eats it they either wonder why im not married or have a split-second panic abt proposing to me right then and there

#farmcore #cottagecore #goblincore #scout.txt

[scoutgaming]

but like. if i went an ate a stick of butter that's MY fault ain't it? like that's MY problem, MY stick of butter in MY mouth

#scout.txt