it's been a while since i tried looking, but i did hear that something like this happens last year and over time started to think, "was it a fluke?" bc no one posted footage or caps of it then, and i aimed for a completionist run in my first playthrough. turns out it's real! and definitely shines a new light on a character that, for most other types of playthroughs, will not give this much emotion! EDIT: transcript now included, and some stillshots under the cut
[0:28]
Marie: Henry, this is the man who kept you from doing the right thing tonight. Kill him.
[0:15]
Forrest: Henry, you don’t have to do this. If you’ve not killed anyone yet, there’s still time to make the right decision.
[0:05]
Out of shot: (Gunshots) Henderson Police! Freeze!
Marie: No! Henry, get out of there!
Hey, writers of tumblr. I'm thinking about putting together a self-study course/ebook type thing on how to edit, intended for new/aspiring authors and those looking to prep their work for self-publishing.
For context: I currently do most of my freelance work through an agency that positions itself as an industry leader for author services (make of that what you will) and I get a lot of quote requests from folks who know their work needs editing, but have little idea where to start or what to expect. Frequently, either cost is a barrier to entry for them, or I find I'm having to correct or explain the same issues to a lot of clients.
I'd like to put something out on a pay-what-you-want basis that covers the most common issues I see in manuscripts. I'm thinking topics like basic grammar and formatting (especially for ESL writers and those working with translators), POV and perspective issues, filtering, pacing, rhythm & flow, dialogue, and a primer on techniques for self-editing your work prior to submission, pre-production, or sharing it in general.
Is this something you'd be interested in? What other kinds of topics would you like to see? What format(s) would you prefer?
did you know that if you use your damn eyes you can actually see yoshida's barehand caressing denji's hair, that is to say, not injecting the narcotics?
i saw this scene being uploaded in english the other day and i can't not rewatch the japanese version because, you know, seiyuu brainrot and whatnot. translations (completely my own) under the cut.
Prompto: What're you doing?
Noctis: Nothing, really. Just spacing out.
Prompto: Huh. I see.
[ Leave him alone / Talk about something random / Wait for him to speak ]
Noctis: Hmph—
Prompto: We went through so much today, huh?
Noctis: Everything's so new to us, too.
Prompto: You can say that again. Things have been super hard, but I didn't expect every day to be so much fun. Y'see, everything I see is new to me.
Prompto: I never expected things to turn out this way or to go out on a trip together.
Noctis: Yeah.
Prompto: How long have we known each other again? It's since high school... So five years?
Noctis: But I've known you for longer. Was it since elementary school?
Prompto: Eh? How'd you remember that?
Noctis: 'Course I'd remember. You stared at me so much.
Prompto: Ugh. [nervous laughter] You see, that's because I have my reasons...
Noctis: But you were still like, "Nice to meet ya!" at the high school entrance ceremony.
Prompto: I had to really brace myself to talk to you that time.
Prompto: [sighs] Kinda takes me back.
Noctis: You could've just talked to me, you know.
Prompto: I know it's easy for you to say— You wouldn't understand, Noct.
Prompto: Back then, I—
Prompto: Sorry, man. It really is nothing.
[ Ask him out of concern / You're concerned but you don't force it out of him / You won't get mad so ask him to be honest ]
Noctis: What is up with that? Just say it.
Prompto: [sighs] All right.
Prompto: You see...
Prompto: I used to be unable to reach out to other people.
Prompto: And I... didn't have anyone that I could call a true friend.
Prompto: I was always by myself.
Prompto: So sometimes I end up thinking maybe I'm not worth anything.
even for period typical ableism it still drives me nuts for karen to go oh poor matt how can he deal and get around as if he hasn't been blind most of his life at this point and living on his own by himself as an adult for his entire adult life after college and has also lived in the city his whole life like girl use your damn brain he can get around by himself just fine. good god. like take five seconds to use your brain. literally adult man who lives by himself if nothing else that should tell you he is fine and when he needs assistance has the knowledge and ability to go get it you act as if he can't even walk on the sidewalk by himself. he literally shows up to work by himself. it drives me up the wall sometimes how she sees proof of him functioning fine independently literally witnesses it on the daily and still thinks these things. like again foggy isn't great either bc again the period typical ableism (and just general ableism in the world outside of this period as this is a common attitude of viewing disabled people as helpless and unable to function even if they are people who do live independently (and im not touching on people who do need extra support and caretaking in this context. as this post is about these characters in the context of a story. so im talking about what we see there instead of any truly meaningful nuanced way) but the writing here is like. Particularly this way due to the time) he has a modicum more of understanding that matt is literally a capable grown adult man. literally told karen matt is a big boy who can handle himself and then karen went b-b-but you forget he's blind as if foggy hasn't known him for years of his life and is his best friend like PLEASE SEE HIM AS AN ADULT. I AM GOING TO GO INSANE. PLEASE RESPECT HIM IF YOU LOVE HIM SO DEARLY. AND EVEN IF YOU DIDN'T. JUST RESPECT HIM AS A PERSON!!!!!!
Elia Suleiman and Gael García Bernal as themselves in It Must Be Heaven (2019, dir. Elia Suleiman)
(for the avoidance of doubt, this whole conversation apart from "Hello, my name is Hernando Cortes and I wanna conquer you" is in Spanish)
Transcript (English) below the jump.
Hey, what's up? No, I'm here. Waiting for a meeting with an American producer… well, she's not American. I don't know where she's from.
It's for a project on the conquest of Mexico, for the 500th anniversary of the conquest. About Cortes, Moctezuma and all that stuff. But they want to do it in English.
Yes, in English, can you imagine? They want the Spanish to speak English. And the indigenous to speak in Nahuatl or any other language. They don't care. So they'd sound like: "Hello, my name is Hernando Cortes and I wanna conquer you." or something like that.
It's going to be terrible, really. Terrible. No, I don't want to do it. I'll tell her no.
Anyway, I'm here with my friend Elia. Elia Suleiman. He's Palestinian. No, no, not Palestinian from Israel. He's Palestinian from Palestine. Yes, Palestinian from Palestine. From Palestine.
Featuring: Cmdr. Sophie Shepard, Lt. James Vega, EDI, Urdnot Wrex, and Dr. Mordin Solus
With: Urdnot Bakara
And a Special Guest Appearance by: Kalros, Mother of All Thresher Maws
I MADE A MISTAKE! I made a mistake... big picture made of little pictures- too many variables. Can't hide behind statistics... can't ignore new data- my responsibility. Need to go- running out of time. Not your work, not your cure- not your decision. Had to be me- someone else might have gotten it wrong...
Mass Effect 3: Legendary Edition (2021)
One day she's living her life just the same way she did for the past years, and then the day after she's running away with a person she thought she'll never see again: her sister.
She's currently hiding in sam's car while she's outside checking if this area is safe. It feels so wrong, sam doesn't want to explain what's going on, but tara isn't stupid.
The hunters are here to get her.
Now, considering her conditions, tara knew that she could've never even thought about going out there and fight all of them, and she had no intention to do that.
Not until she heard it.
Her sister was screaming in agony. She just got sam back, there's no way she's letting anybody take her away from her again. Not her parents, not the vampires and definitely not the hunters.
She goes out there, Sam was struggling to get out of the hunters' grip. She has a big cut on her arm, and all tara sees is blood dripping from the wound. She has to do something.
And she does exactly that.
She has no idea of where she found the strength, but she managed to attack the hunters holding sam, but something or someone knocked her out. She could faintly hear sam's screaming her name and crying but then everything turned black.
When tara opened her eyes, she thought that that was it! She was either dead or soon-to-be dead.
But she was wrong.
"Hey"
"Sam? Oh my god, Are you okay? Did- did they hurt you?"
"I'm fine, but you should've stayed hidden in the car"
Tara ignored her and started to look around. They were not in her sister's car anymore, she was lying on a bed, and that's when it hit tara. They were in someone's house.
"Sam- sam, where are we? How did we even get here? Where are the hunters? How did we-"
"Calm down for me, baby" she said slowly caressing tara's hand "When you passed out, i had a little help from someone that you might know" Sam said, pointing to the other side of the room.
Chad and Mindy were standing there with blood covering their body. Tara was looking at them confused, not fully understanding what was happening.
Mindy interrupted tara's internal monologue and said, "we might or might not have followed you when we saw you get into sam's car and well..."
This time, Chad decided to continue, "we wouldn't have let them hurt you. We're a family, remember?"
"I- wait where are we?"
This question seemed to upset sam even more, her eyes stayed fixated on the floor before finally looking up at tara with teary eyes.
While preparing Thunder for the ride back to the ranch, Lou was approached by a strange woman she'd never met before, but who seemed familiar both with Lou and her riding abilities.
She described herself only as a "horse trainer" and encouraged Lou to participate in the local horse competitions. Despite Lou declining, though, she can't help but wonder... Could she actually be able to compete? Probably not... Right?
[transcript under cut]
Lou: You did so good on your first ride, Thunder.
When we get back to the ranch you can have all the apples you want.
???: Excuse me.
Lou: Hm? Can I help you?
???: You've got a nice horse here, and from the looks of it you sure know how to ride. Have you ever considered competing?
Lou: I'm sorry, I think I missed something, who are you?
Naila: I'm Naila. Rees. I train horses and I've got quite the eye for future talent.
Lou: Oh, well.... That's nice. I'm not looking for a trainer, though.
Naila: No, no, I've seen you around town and you're quite the rider. You could do well if you signed up to compete. A horse like that paired with your riding skills, you'd be a real threat around here. Not to mention the winner gets a simoleon prize.
Thunder: *dozes off in the background*
Lou: I'm flattered, really, but...
I'm just not the competition type. I barely made it through piano recitals, and that was when I was young! At this age I doubt I could go a whole competition without breaking a hip!