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📷 SEPTEMBER ACTIVITY: “#brickcentral mystery”
The Mystery of the Missing Jewels
For the final reminder for this month’s activity, I have created the classic museum heist: A warning has been sent from museum curators from many parts of the world. Gems in their collections have been verified that they’ve been replaced with fakes, yet no one knows when or by whom they were taken. 
At the end of the month, I will pick the winners and select the finalists for the community vote. All entries will be judged based on technical skill and creativity. 
📜 RULES:
⚠️ IMPORTANT! Guarantee your entry is seen by posting it on our Discord (here).👈 
🗓️ Only new photos, posted September 2023
🔎 The photo must have a Mystery theme
🧟‍♂️ Community rules still apply, excessive violence not allowed. No dead bodies or blood, but Undead detectives are OK. 
🔎 Use the hashtag “#brickcentral mystery” on Tumblr
🔎 Multiple entries are allowed
🗓️ Activity ends on September 28th.
I wish you a creative week,
@glowingbrickette, Moderator
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tippenfunkaport · 1 year
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if ur still doing fic requests, can u do how all the SPOP characters react to Elon Musk and the twitter implosion?
I got this ask few days ago and wrote this but didn't post bc I left some characters out but I’m never going to have a better chance to post it than now so, here ya go!
Catra and Glimmer immediately went on the assault, using their verified status to impersonate the Muskrat… were both promptly suspended. Catra a few hours before Glimmer, which won her the bet between them, and she will never, EVER let Glimmer live it down.
Catra does still maintain Melog's Twitter presence (Entrapta buttered the cat as part of an elaborate experiment and Melog went viral) because its platform on unions and worker's rights was too important to squander.
In the spirit of Adventure!, Sea Hawk took advantage of the unregulated verification system to sow chaos by registering as a number of political figures and brands. At last count, he'd managed to tank the value of Amazon stock with what pundits are nicknamed the "wick in a box" stunt and was the direct cause of Old Spice suing Twitter for “damaging the sanctity of the brand and also several nautically theme shooting sets.”
Mermista claimed that the whole thing was, like, too stupid to join in but that was because she was secretly hoping to use her Twitter account to participate in #pitmad this year and finally get a book deal for Dead in the Water, the first in her series of undersea murder mysteries.
Adora immediately made accounts on Mastodon, Cohost, and every other Twitter alternative she could find and is trying to build up a following. She has tweeted the exact same joke on no less than five platforms as of this moment and is frantically researching tips for increasing engagement because social media is a game and she WILL win.
Bow's Twitter account was also suspended for impersonating Musk. Glimmer again. But he never really used it. He's more into making helpful YouTube tutorials. He has a Tumblr account too, but it's mostly filled with embarrassing old posts from his old Pirates of the Caribbean roleplaying days.
Netossa and Spinnerella finally ceded their long standing competition to see who could get the most Twitter followers and decided to concentrate on their popular YouTube channel where they document their ongoing prank war. They are currently competing to see who can stack the most verified checkmarks on their Tumblr account.
Kyle said it was a shame about Twitter going down but he wasn't too worried, since he still had his parasocial fanbase of 50 million fans who watched his gaming streams. Despite his underwhelming face reveal last month, he is still currently part of 3 of the top 10 ships on AO3.
Lonnie also streams and 99% of the comments on her streams are about how she's so underrated and deserves so much more popularity. She and Rogelio also have a big following on their fitness TikTok where they participate in funny trends and bully Kyle.
Entrapta does not need a social network. She IS the social network. She's so deeply tapped in she knows about every trend or breaking news story five minutes before it happens and has personally overthrown at least two governments without leaving her desk chair. She has an account on every major social network, but her close friends know those are just bots working off highly developed AI. If she does feel like actually socializing online, she makes a burner and hops on Reddit to start trouble in the Linux subreddits by recommending ethically dubious hacks for the lulz.
Hordak used to be a bit of a darkweb edgelord with an extensive collection of NFTs, but he's stopped hanging around with that bad crowd. These days, he's proudly not online at all, but always listens very patiently whenever Entrapta tries to explain the latest memes.
Frosta's deep into the Club Penguin fandom on Tumblr and has written 400k words of Jelsa fanfic she would die if anyone in the princess alliance found out about.
Castaspella only uses Facebook, where she shares nothing but wine-mom Minion memes despite the fact that she is not a mom and has never seen any of the Despicable Me movies. The day Farmville went offline, she wept openly.
Micah also only uses Facebook. His wizard roleplay group uses it for meetings. He signs every single one of his status (“Had a lovely with my daughter today! -Micah”) and no one can convince him to stop.
George and Lance share a Facebook account and also sign every post so when the three dads start talking to each other, it's too #cringe #oldfail for anyone else to look at.
Adora banned Swift Wind from the internet because he's too gullible and has fallen for every online scam there is.
Perfuma left Twitter at her therapist's suggestion because it made her too angry. She was incapable of not trying to “patiently” explain to people why they were wrong, no matter how bad faith the argument. She was once ratioed so hard in the comments of RoudUp’s official twitter account that she started a four day flamewar that only ended when Scorpia had to physically stop her from getting into her car and hunting down the other users. These days she just looks at the pretty pictures on Pinterest and takes a deep, calming breath. Though her eye still twitches at the idea that somehow, somewhere someone is probably being wrong on the internet.
Scorpia herself was at first heartbroken when she heard about Twitter’s potential demise until Perfuma showed her that there are also cute animal accounts to follow on Tumblr and Facebook and then she was all good.
Double Trouble has said they will be going down with the ship, keeping their dozen+ different troll and sockpuppet accounts going until the very end because they enjoy the chaos.
Wrong Hordak does not use Twitter but he would love to show you this most amusing meme he found that you definitely already saw four months ago.
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cleolinda · 4 months
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Weekend links
My posts
Here’s my rough-draft bullet-point take on Liminal Christmas, while I am caught between a back injury and a mysterious rash that may be an allergic reaction to a beta blocker. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
My brief but incredibly correct Christmas Movie opinion
Reblogs of interest
Verified charities helping Palestinians
Jason Mendoza demonstrates virtue ethics
Anomalous Item #4742: A set of 173 VHS tapes with blank labels
Reblog for the concentration wizard to visit you and let you get super far in your WIP
Fascinated by the first snows of winter
Fireflies of western Pennsylvania
“i am literally the worlds greatest author. SO ARE YOU”
A Coraline redesign
Steal Their Look: Bird Edition
Flourishing. Unbothered. On my leaf
Video
Nicole Coenen, lesbian lumberjill thirst trapper
Cat parade (periodic reblog honestly)
The sacred texts
The Enigma of Amigara Fault
Tiny forest for your dash
Pakige
Holidays on Tumblr
“Baby, It’s Cold Outside”: what if I know the winking historical context and I just find it annoying anyway?
SIMPLY HAVING A WONDERFUL CHRISTMASTIME
Continuing Gävle shenanigans
An anthropological approach to Christmas
The Holiday Boar
Christmas with the Addams Family
ok but when did sauron ever make gifts?
Harold it’s Christmas
The fuck is this?
Personal tags of the week
My queue is going to keep going even after I’ve posted this, so I have to recommend
sasha the christmas tiger
christmas
holidays on tumblr 
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randomfoggytiger · 1 year
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MULDER, The Spooky INTP
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Mulder is not an INFP. He is also not an INFJ. Shocker!
And just HOW did I reach this conclusion (especially since the MBTI system has been thoroughly discredited??) Fear not! All the answers are just below~ (and the typing system disclaimer is tucked away at the bottom of the post.) 
So, enough talk!! It’s time for a nerdy analysis! 
(Note: Credit to whoever edited these pics-- I don’t have the Tumblr handles anymore-- let me know if it’s yours and I’ll @ you.)  
MULDER
An INTP brain is divided into four “sections”; but for today’s analysis it’s easier to stick to the main “functions” of Mulder’s Mind:
The Hero Function: This function is the most effortless of the stack of eight, the “superhero” if you will. For Mulder that is his Thinking Introverted (Ti for short) Function. It serves as the most distilled version of Logos-- “if this happened, then that will happen”-- it sorts through all the facts presented and finds the most verifiable Truth. It IS the truth; and serves to cut open an infected wound in order to clean out the rot and allow healing to take place. INTPs know the importance that pain provides, even if it does deep but temporary damage. 
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At their most immature, INTPs can be insanely prideful about what they know, and their pride is often misconstrued as arrogance; but when tempered with wisdom, they become humble bearers of the Truth, wishing to pass on their knowledge to improve the ethics of others. Credentials are worthless to INTPs. They realize truth or “right” is not tied to a degree; and know that the most educated individuals in one subject are completely idiotic in another. (Mulder’s general disdain for those individuals who “know everything” comes to mind.)  
The Parent Function: This function serves as the pessimistic but responsible parent for an INTP. Extroverted Intuition (Ne for short) sees all possible outcomes for everyone’s collective future to a near “spooky” prescient degree. Because they can “predict” the futures of those around them based on their past patterns of behavior, INTPs are easily bored. If they have no one to keep them on their toes, they become addicted to vices that attempt to distract them from their boredom (ex. the Chinga episode.) They are able to see patterns that most others miss; and when INTPs combine this with their Ti Hero they rarely ever fail at puzzling together clues and figuring out the great mysteries of life. 
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If underdeveloped, Ne Parent sounds like the ravings of a crazy chicken yelling that the sky is falling; if matured, they are able to temper their message for maximum effectiveness, reaching critically more people and laying the groundwork for others to carry out the plans they create. They are more of a brainstormer, uncovering new information and piecing together plans before handing them off to the footmen eager to rush off and get the job accomplished.
The Child Function: This function is the most idealistic of all the functions, and causes the deepest wounds if “bullied.” Sensing Introverted (Si for short) is past focused-- habit, security, experience-- and uses those memories to build the duties of the present and future. The miraculous sense of steadfastness, discipline, conviction, and endurance gives INTPs a truly staggering focus that is unparalleled. 
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In Mulder’s case, his strong memories of his sister, his strong loyalty, and his unrealistic but nostalgic childhood memories fueled his almost 30-year quest; and extended into adulthood with the lengths he would go to save Scully (and Skinner, etc.) time and again. “Child abuse” for an INTP is when others accuse them of being disloyal or prove that they are disloyal. INTPs will pour out their life’s blood if the person they loved needed just a drop. They are deeply wounded if their loyalty is exploited or disregarded (if that isn’t Mulder I don’t know what is….) They are also the MOST sensitive to bad experiences, causing almost irreparable wounds that cut deep and bleed internally. 
Si Child is also the reason why INTPs are the most introverted out of all the types: they choose to avoid ALL experiences in the fear that even ONE might be painful. It’s doubly important for their loved ones to push them outside their comfort zones and tap into their adventurous “will try it at least once” side. This helps them to step outside of their warped “couch potato” existence. 
The Inferior Function: This function serves as a point of aspiration and vanity. Feeling Extroverted (Fe for short) makes INTPs afraid of being a burden, even going so far as to take the blame of others’ actions on their own shoulders. They fear they are a bad person, which leads them to being easily guilted. 
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This can be a good thing, however, since it can easily shake them from their lazy habits or self-destructive tendencies by shaming them out of it (ex. dream Scully’s tongue-lashing in Amor Fati). More mature INTPs forgo that fear of rejection to care for their friends by warning them of the bad futures (Ti Hero, Ne Parent) that will result from their poor decisions (and it gives them a great opening for an “I told you so” one liner.) This requires courage because most friends would rather walk away than be proven wrong.
The Nemesis Function: This function is an INTP’s greatest source of worry. Thinking Extroverted (Te for short) makes them doubt the intelligence of those around them-- 
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thereby amplifying those doubts of and in themselves. If they are mature, this spurs INTPs to intensely research all types of information, which in turn gives them a massive amount of knowledge on varying topics, depths, and scales which they rarely (if at all) forget. 
The Critic Function: This function serves as an INTP’s most cynical aspect or greatest possibility for wisdom. Introverted Intuition (Ni for short) is all about willpower and desire; but for INTPs, choice scares them. They see the constant disaster of the bad decisions of those around them, which makes them hesitant to make ANY decision because of their pessimistic predictions of their own outcomes (Ne Parent.) They are afraid to want.  Because of that, INTPs have “failure to launch” syndrome: stuck in inaction or at least not progressing despite feeling unfulfilled-- 
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but then they get hypocritically upset with others for wanting something greater and striving for it. The best examples of these points are Mulder’s blinders on any goal other than finding his sister, even to the near destruction of his personal life and mental health. His fear to step outside his quest and get his true aspirations destroyed-- “getting out of the car” with Scully like she wants and settling down like he mentioned in Home-- holds him back from changing “the status quo” and almost makes Scully walk away from him to greener pastures (Ed Jerse and Daniel Waterston.) Maturity helps the Critic to put pressure on themselves, painstakingly prying them out of their unfulfilling freeze states and into more active roles in their own destiny.
The Trickster Function: This function is an INTP’s weakest function. Sensing Extroverted (Se for short) makes them unaware of what is happening around them, or even how they are perceived by others. Reality is arbitrary; and because of that, INTPs spend more time in their head than out of it. This is a strength in that they can turn their vision into a tangible reality. The problem is that they have NO idea how they come across. 
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During conversation, they look everywhere else than at the speaker; but they absorb everything you are saying and doing given their insane attentiveness and focus. Even more so if they are loyal to you: using their Si Child, they can quote something you said offhand five years ago back to you now to prove that they care and are always listening. (They are deeply hurt if their actions are misconstrued as uncaring.) On top of that, initiating any relationships are ALWAYS a struggle; but it’s a near horrific experience for male INTPs to initiate a romantic relationship. Their Se Trickster handicaps them to social cues (asking a girl out minutes after she has a breakup), and this leads them to getting brutally rejected. They are also afraid to want (Ni Critic), which stops even advances that are guaranteed to succeed. Most of the time they end up being pursued, usually by more aggressive or go-getter females (Phoebe, Diana, and Rain King’s Sheila comes to mind.) 
The Demon Function:  And lastly, this function is INTP’s strongest function-- the propensity for destruction or salvation. Feeling Introverted (Fi for short) is about personal values and worth. At its worst, it leads INTPs to dismiss their own feelings and needs, and this leads them to become doormats to be exploited, guilted, and dismissed. 
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When they reach their limit, INTPs become depraved and debaucherous. If no one will recognize their sacrifices and humiliations they put up with in the name of loyalty and love, then they will make themselves feel good. They implode internally, nursing their wounded feeling in debaucherous pastimes that slowly eat away at them, leading to their willful self-destruction. The only way to save them from this cycle is for someone to save them from themselves by guilting them back into good behavior (the previous example of dream Scully’s speech in Amor Fati clicks right into place here as well.) When they are mature, an INTP will realize their own value and refuse to be treated horribly, secure in their self-worth and contributions to the world and those around them. 
Why Mulder is Neither an INFJ Nor an INFP 
Why Mulder Is Not an INFJ 
The biggest difference between an INFJ and an INTP is their respective N functions: Ni for INFJ and Ne for INTP. While both types are abstract and revolve on the same Ti/Fe Axis, they are completely different in their perspectives on and their focuses in life.
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Ni’s focus is on one’s OWN future, whereas Ne focuses on society’s as a COLLECTIVE whole. 
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-For an INFJ, Ni is his Hero function: strongest and most effortless of all functions, it serves to hyper-focus INFJs on their OWN personal goals, map out a plan, and trailblaze it at the speed of light. For the INFJ that goal is implementing a better ethical system for humanity: their Fe parent strives for fairness and love in the hearts of all. The negative to that is forceful or authoritarian implementation of their own personal ethics: “in MY house we follow THESE RULES.” Mulder is not ethically focused: he rarely judges others on their morals, doesn’t even blink about the morally decayed lives of those he investigates, and even justifies some of the victims or perpetrators’ dubious actions. He certainly does not impose his own beliefs or values onto those around him, and even sneers at those who do (such as organized religions, for example... or Gogolak in Arcadia link here for analysis~.) 
-For an INTP, Ni is his Critic function: in its immature state, it can be extremely cynical with an INTPs own personal hopes or plans for their future. They fear to mark out their own path, observing the disastrous consequences of the bad choices of those around them and concluding that it’s better to not have personal aspirations rather than catastrophic failures. Because of that, INTPs have “failure to launch” syndrome: stuck in inaction or stuck in one locked position despite its failures at fulfillment. 
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Ne
-For an INFJ, Ne slots itself into the Nemesis/Worry Function: they worry about others’ intentions, constantly misconstruing them in a faulty attempt at shining a light on their motives or intent. Their fear of others’ inhibiting their personal freedom causes unnecessary paranoia, which leads INFJs to permanently cut people out of their lives (Si Demon) at the slightest hint of a slight or threat, even when there is no evidence to suggest such a drastic step. 
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This, I believe, is the nail in the coffin about Mulder’s type: Mulder trusts, and trusts, and trusts until he is led straight into betrayal; and even then he excuses the other person’s actions until there is no justification; and STILL he believes they can become better people and hear them out every time they ask for mercy (examples: the revolving door of ex-girlfriends, Deep Throat, Krycek, Skinner, even CSM and his Consortium fellows.) He constantly beats himself up for misplacing his belief again and again despite all the warnings to the contrary, a classic example of the manipulation INTPs are so easily susceptible to. 
-For an INTP, Ne slots into their Parent Function: it responsibly sees danger to society at a macro whole and does its best to warn of the impending danger. INTPs have no personal agenda to achieve other than to warn others and correct the ignorance of the willfully blind around them-- and their warnings are ALWAYS right. 
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This is Mulder to a T-- he is frustrated when bogged down with carrying out a system of change, but even more frustrated with a bloated, blinded bureaucracy while aliens are on everyone’s doorstep. His warnings are mostly unheeded; but he digs his heels in and continues to uncover the Conspiracy while sacrificing his “life” in the process. It’s not until The Unnatural that Dales teaches him to “look to the mystery of the heart”-- which helps him to, for the first time, focus on something HE loves to do, which is the antithesis to how higher levels of Fe functions.  
Se
I would be remiss to address one of the most important differences between INFJs and INTPs: their fashion sense. Se Inferior/Aspirational/Vanity (in good and bad ways) makes INFJs very aware of how they appear to others. This gives them the impressive ability to polish their self-expression through peak performance and impeccable fashion. Se Trickster (however) makes INTPs tragically unaware of what is happening around them and how they are coming across to others-- making them incredibly clumsy and horrible at fashion and always forgetful of small things like car keys. 
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Mulder’s weird hairstyles (for all but S4-5) and his weird obsessions and his weird behaviors since his Star Trek-obsessed childhood and his clutzy accidents (in Small Potatoes/Monday/etc.) and the “constant, touchstone” behavior of always losing his gun are just some small examples that come to mind. (On a bright side: all those fanfics with Mulder as a professor are canonically accurate as INTPs are the stereotype for the “absent-minded professor” trope.) 
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Why Mulder Is Not an INFP
INTPs and INFPs look very similar but are actually even more dissimilar than INFJs, since INTPs run on the Ti/Fe Axis and INFPs run on the Fi/Te Axis. These Axis (whatever the plural is) are pivotal to the major differences in their personal philosophies, moralities, and ethics.
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Fi
-For an INFP, Fi slots into his Hero Function: they are driven by PERSONAL beliefs, specifically personal morals and principles rather than Fe/Ti social ethics. INFPs’ core values define them as a person and are stronger than any data or facts or the Truth itself. This type believes that believing-- or “manifesting”-- is enough, which is pretty self-explanatory to why Mulder is not an INFP. His core belief is “I WANT to believe”, letting one infer that he naturally disbelieves; and this is proved by his quote in the Pilot: “I’m not crazy, Scully. I have the same doubts...”, and his admonishment in Beyond the Sea: “Dana, open yourself up to extreme possibilities only when they are the truth.”  
-For an INTP, Fi slots into his Demon Function: INTPs are often overlooked and overworked, driven by taskmasters who find them useful and easily guilted into carrying the burdens of others’ scutwork. When they have had enough-- which can take years because they are naturally patient--  and realize the hoops they’ve jumped through to make others feel good are for naught, they become depraved and sink into debauchery in a harmful self-soothing attempt to make themselves feel good, leading straight into willful self-destruction. Perfect examples of these times in Mulder’s life are: early S2 (with further degrading during Scully’s abduction and coma), One Son (when he gave up briefly), and even Three Words (feeling like life had left him behind and willing to get himself killed in order to find meaning.) 
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Te
-For an INFP, Te slots into their Inferior/Aspirational/Vanity Function: they are afraid of what others think of their reputation. INFPs NEED others to believe good things about them, even if those beliefs are not grounded in any form of reality. This can be a powerful force for good, as it inspires them to read hard-hitting literature to constantly develop their own personal moral code; and at their best they cannot be out-academic-ed and become insanely popular by doing so. However, their focus is not on knowledge so much as the boost their reputation gets with the acquisition of knowledge. Mulder is not focused on his reputation at all, even recklessly tossing it aside in pursuit of the truth and stirring up hornets’ nests that would serve better advantage to keep undisturbed. If he’s known as “Spooky” or the crazy man howling at the moon, it will not shake his surety of self (that is what GUILT does, not reputation hits.) 
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-For an INTP, Te fits into his Worry/Nemesis Function: INTPs are worried that others are factually incorrect, because that will affect everyone else’s futures (Ne Parent) to disastrous degrees. If an INTP is mature, he will take new information with a grain of salt and prove his own credibility by verifying it. Once proven correct, he will then defend these ideas to his grave, and mentor others out of their faulty logic to become better at reasoning and therefore more intelligent. Mulder typifies this to its fullest from the beginning and spends the rest of the series wading through the weeds of Scully’s acquired facts to find the most accurate conclusion--which is why he needs her Te data and she needs his Ti hero. A truly symbiotic relationship (+ another analysis in future~.) 
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Thank you for reading this long review! If you have other types that you think or thought Mulder is or was, I love feedback and would be intrigued to add your thoughts in a future update.  
Disclaimers: This is a self-assessed analysis. This information is not based on the abominable MBTI system (which has been butchered from its original Jungian typology since ~WWII); instead, it’s a combination between the works of Jung’s type psychology, Dr. Linda Berens’ Communication styles, Dr. Dario Nardi’s EEG brain scan compiled research, and others’ data and practices as compiled and simplified by CSJoseph. This system is based only on the Nature side of Nature/Nurture; and each “type” is not a “box” to fit everyone into-- simply a tool to help understand the basics of the human mind that science has only begun to fathom in its limited scope.
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the reset!yuu ask where yuu already got the pic for azul made me think of this,,,feral yuu but they have like,,foresight or something and they know things about each person and the school and just uses it to fuck stuff up. crowley just gets avoided and inconvenienced at every turn
they suddenly know exactly where rook is at every second and now hes the one being terrorized.
terrorizing and inconveniencing people is fun
○anon
(also just a quick q for anyone who knows, but my messaging part of tumblr keeps showing up as a white screen and wont change, do any of yall know how to fix it? i tried different tabs and clearing my cookies but that didnt work and my emails verified..)
Yes.
Just a mysterious Yuu thats knows shit about everyone.
Rook is begging to learn their secret
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I very curious about Mary of Denmark’s wedding dress designer. I saw in your post that it was designed by Uffe Frank. Because I did love the dress, I went ahead checked his website, social pages etc… And man has even less followers my grandma, almost no online presence. It just seemed odd. This guy designed the crown princess’ then poof he is gone
It's an interesting conversation (that's code for: I'm about to ramble!). I honestly don't know anything about Uffe's career. I think there's two possibilities and I'll discuss them both.
Firstly, it's possible that his career is absolutely fine and he just doesn't prioritise an online presence. There's this unusual group of designers who pretty much exclusively create bespoke pieces for a limited clientele and have very little to no presence online because they don't have to. If everything you make is bespoke and all your clients are drawn from a small pool of aristocrats and public figures then most people in your target market will hear about you through word of mouth, not Instagram. It actually benefits them to remain exclusive and mysterious. There are other examples in this category like Pär Engsheden. He made Victoria's wedding dress, he's an incredibly respected designer. But he has no website and no social media that I know of at all. Or Bruce Oldfield. He has a basic website and less than 9k followers on Instagram. Yet he was one of Diana's favourites for years, he dresses Camilla now. Related to this I think sometimes profiles can grow organically but neither Bruce nor Uffe are verified. There are a few accounts on Instagram with Uffe's name so if he isn't actively building his account, people may not follow because they don't trust it's a real account.
The other alternative is that his brand is not doing so well or perhaps didn't grow. And I think this is interesting because we hear about the "Kate Effect" - you can insert any royal woman's name in there - where a royal wearing a piece instantly leads to it selling out. And there is some truth to it but I think the picture is more complex. For a start, brands almost never reveal the actual increase in sales that could be attributed to the royal. Maybe something sold out because it was already selling well and would have without the royal. And I also think that people wanting to buy a garment worn by a royal doesn't necessarily translate into being long term customers. If we look at some of the brands Kate wore a lot in 2011-2016, so many of them have folded or gone into administration. And I'm not for a second saying it's her fault - it's because the market now prefers cheap fast fashion or big designer brands so there's no foothold for the mid level brands - but it shows that a royal generating a lot of sales for one item doesn't necessarily give a brand long term financial health. Uffe is already on the back foot because he dressed a Danish royal almost 20 years ago rather than a British royal 10 years ago - the exposure he received will have been less, the time gap will mean more people have forgotten - but I think ultimately it's kind of like general internet culture. I've had posts go viral on Tumblr but it leads to absolutely no discernible increase in followers who stick around. You have to keep feeding the machine. It would be more surprising to me if Mary wore Uffe's stuff every week and he wasn't a big name, but honestly it doesn't surprise me to see him have a low profile despite making her wedding dress.
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cassekk · 3 months
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𖦹 attack on titan roleplay search 𖦹
hi! i'm currently looking for rp partners. i don't use tumblr, and this account is only for searching for rp partners. this post will have some info ab me, how i rp, and the current ships i'm interested in. if you're interested, please dm me here or on discord (cassekk).
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about me
i'm 21 and from the usa! my timezone is cst (central standard time). i have a pretty free schedule right now. i use discord to rp, and i only rp mxm, canon x canon, 3rd person, past tense, adv. lit/novella style only! i'm looking for a long-term rp partner that is 18+! age is non-negotiable. i would prefer that both of us verify with each other that we are, in fact, 18+ before proceeding to the actual roleplay.
i first began roleplaying at around 11 waaay back when people used to find partners at places like omegle, kik, shamchat, etc. and then would move to either skype, chatzy, or insta! the good ol' days. i stopped at around age 16 for reasons i won't disclose, but i'd like to get back into it. writing is a passion of mine, and roleplaying allows me to hone my writing skills and have fun at the same time. i enjoy creating wonderful pieces of fiction that can serve as an escape from reality! it's so comforting and freeing. it's been a while since i've last written, and to get myself prepared for roleplaying i brush up on my reading. reading a lot, for me, makes me feel more confident about my vocabulary, and actually refreshes my mind about writing. kind of like a reset.
i would like for my partner to write in the same style as me, and just generally be laidback. and i generally expect them to have a good grasp on grammar. i'm okay with nsfw as long as it's in addition to the plot of our rp (i.e., i won't start an rp just to be nsfw; i'd like a good plot and for both of us to be very invested in it). now, if we have a great plot in mind and our characters just happen to be very affectionate... that is more than encouraged. i also really hope that my rp partner will try to stick to the character's canon personality to the best of their ability.
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nsfw info
i can write as sub, switch, and/or dom. for omegaverse, i can write as omega and/or alpha. i'm fine with some more "taboo" topics such as: noncon, inc*st, age gaps, etc. i'm not, however, comfortable with writing about EDs. basically, just ask me if there are certain controversial topics you'd like to include and i'll let you know. i'll most likely be cool with it.
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pairing info
ereri — top!eren x bottom!levi only. i prefer to write for levi with this ship, but i am able to write for eren.
eruri — top!erwin x bottom!levi only. i prefer to write for levi.
erejean — top!eren x bottom!jean. i can write for either of them.
zekeren — top!eren x bottom!zeke. i prefer to write for eren, but i could also write for zeke.
zevi — top!zeke x bottom!levi. i prefer to write for levi.
ererei — top!eren x bottom!reiner. i prefer to write for eren.
eremin — top!eren x bottom!armin. i prefer to write for eren, but i can also write for armin.
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more rp info
some genres i enjoy writing are: sci-fi, fantasy, horror/thriller, action, adventure, apocalyptic, dystopian, mystery, and/or a combination of them all! i also enjoy adding elements from different tv shows and movies or placing them in different video game universes. i really enjoy worldbuilding, and the possibilities are endless, so we could come up with something very creative! bits of inspiration from this show, and that game, etc., however we want. i prefer writing with AUs — writing in canonverse doesn't interest me too much. but who knows, that might change in the future.
i have an rp example from a past rp i did if you wish to see a snippet of how i write.
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my discord is cassekk. if you're interested in starting an rp with me, send a message here or there (preferably there) and pitch any ideas you have! if we match well, we would verify our ages and get the ball rolling :) i'd love to become friends as well. i'm not very good at keeping conversations ooc going, but i'd still love to. my carrd has a more condensed version of this post: https://cassekk.carrd.co/
thanks for reading!
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#QSLfriday WOW 590AM, a radio station in Omaha, Nebraska, began broadcasting on April 2, 1923, as WOAW. ("The Star-Spangled Banner" was the first sound broadcast.) The call letters became WOW in 1926, representing the Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society that owned the station. An Asbury Park, NJ listener received this letter verifying that he heard the "Paxton Pow-Wow" at 2:30 am EST (1:30 am CST). What everyone was doing awake at that hour of the night remains a mystery.
(Letter cropped to display the station's logo as large as possible.)
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Chasing Shadows (5)
AO3 -> First, last, next
Fandoms: Danny Phantom (DP) / DC universe
Summary:  THIS IS A CROSSOVER. As Bruce Wayne begins to slowly recover from the loss of his son, two separate mysteries open up old wounds. Who is the unknown leaving clues  hinting at a return to Gotham, and who is the phantom pretending to be  his lost son? Is it just a coincidence they’re active in Gotham at the  same time? Or are they connected?  
Warnings: rated T for violence, mentions of death, and questionable mental health
Parings: none
Notes: originally uploaded to AO3. Cross-posted to tumblr
After the trip to the graveyard, Bruce made plans with Alfred to remove the casket so it could be examined in the cave before heading to Arkham to talk to the Riddler. Nygma again denied knowing what happened to Jason’s body, even after having a couple of his fingers broken. Bruce believed him after that. He also didn’t recognize the wax covered pomegranate but was openly intrigued by it. Deciding it might be beneficial to let Nygma know this was the same person who sabotaged him months ago, he sat back and watched the man fume before offering his services to help.
Would it help in Bruce’s investigation into the “famous nobody”? Unlikely, but perhaps seeing the clues might jog something he heard or saw when he orchestrated the Hush plot that didn’t mean much to him at the time. He would bring photos of the clues to Nygma after he further examined the pomegranate.
After returning to the cave, Tim hesitantly checked on him before leaving him to his work. While he appreciated the concern, he didn’t want to be bothered for now.
The pomegranate ended up just being a simple pomegranate, but the wax preservation made it difficult to verify how old it was. However, he did discover the wax was made from Esparto.
While the plant found most of its modern use making paper and wax, Esparto was once heavily used to make ropes specifically for use on boats, and in parts of the Mediterranean, beekeepers would burn the plant to make the smoke needed to gather honey, honeycombs, and beeswax. Ropes and wax, more ties to the ancient epic.
Even the pomegranate had another tie to the story than he originally believed. In a few carvings of the Sirens, they were shown holding the fruit which signified their ties to death. This person did his research.
The next evening, he and Alfred removed the casket from the cemetery before he once again returned to Arkham. Nygma couldn’t hide how his features lit up when he reviewed the images of the clues from Nobody.
“While I wouldn’t have chosen such a subtle way of doing this, these are good,” he grudgingly admitted. “It’s interesting how this person keeps referencing life and death. Whoever your person is, he’s on his way back home and had been presumed dead, but you knew that already.”
Bruce knew that his silence on the matter would be taken as an affirmative. “Does anything about this seem familiar?”
“No, but this is the person who took that important object from you.” The Riddler’s eyes drifted towards the door where there were guards within earshot to let him know why he phrased it that way. That was strangely courteous, but it didn’t improve Bruce’s mood. “Hush didn’t take my words about you at face value. He received a second confirmation from someone else. While I didn’t personally meet him, Hush is the only one who did, I know he’s the one who caused you to fall which set everything in motion. This person knows an awful lot about you. I’m almost jealous.”
He knew his cut line had been purposeful, but it was nice to have a confirmation on who it was. It specifically put him in crime alley where he had met Jason. Whoever the ‘famous nobody’ was, there was a connection to his son, but what was it? Why had gotten Clayface to take on the appearance of an adult Jason? Why had he taken him? Knowing he wouldn’t gain anything further from Nygma, he took his leave and ran his patrol for the evening.
When he returned home, the casket waited for him. The first thing he noted was how pristine it appeared. The son of the man who made his parents coffin had made the one for Jason. His craftmanship eclipsed the work of his father, but even with the skill, it should have shown signs of time, especially inside of it. But there was nothing there. After examining every inch of it, he couldn’t find traces of decay from Jason’s body. His son had never been in it.
He knew full well he buried his son, but whoever took him had the coffin replaced. With it being identical to the original, he knew someone had gotten the coffin maker to duplicate it. Due to the cost involved, whoever asked for it must have either a great personal wealth, or the more likely situation judging by what he knew of the unknown, good connections.
Although it was unlikely the craftsman would give him any information, he would still try to reach out as Bruce Wayne to see if he could give him any hint of who may have commissioned the replacement. Even if he decided to provide any information, it would still take time to get it.
It seemed as if the replacement occurred recently. Perhaps, just prior to the Hush plot. But if that was the case, why would Phantom have said Jason was missing for at least two years? His body language hadn’t suggested a lie, so he at least believed it. It was likely that’s what the ‘famous nobody’ told him.
Though, there was the possibility that the ‘nobody’ didn’t have the coffin replaced. Instead, he was just aware of it and wanted to bring it to Bruce’s attention. If that was the case, maybe Jason was missing longer than he wanted to admit.
He needed to take a step back and reevaluate everything. Firstly, he would need to review who might have ties to Jason outside their family. Because, if he understood the motivations of this ‘nobody’ correctly, everything he did centered around his son. If he could figure out who it might be, he would be able to return Jason home faster. But if he couldn’t, he knew he wouldn’t be able to locate him until he found the final clue, and he had no idea how long that would take.
Dick found out about Jason’s empty casket from Tim. Of course, Bruce wouldn’t tell him. Just like how he didn’t tell him that Jason died. But this time, Dick could see the grief. He knew this was something he wanted to handle on his own.
That didn’t mean Dick couldn’t put feelers out for information when he was in Gotham. That’s why he was currently stalking the shadows of Crime Alley. Sometimes the low levels chatted when they thought they weren’t in earshot.
But right now, the most interesting conversations were about someone new in the area. They didn’t know much about him other than he was slowly pushing the low-level thugs, traffickers, and drug dealers out of the area. They were calling him the Red Hood due to the red helmet he wore. While it wasn’t much, it did potentially match up with the unknown pulling the strings regarding the ‘famous nobody’ and even Phantom.
He didn’t seem to be present all the time in Gotham per what he’d gathered, but he seemed to be coming and going more frequently than he was. The criminals didn’t know anything about the man other than he seemed to work alone, and that he was well-trained. Once, he even heard someone mention he was just as stealthy as Batman as no one seemed to hear him coming. If that was true, it made him even more dangerous as few people could do that.
Eventually, he made his way to a warehouse on the edges of Crime Alley that a few thugs had reported seeing Phantom near recently. While it wasn’t the Unknown he wanted to find, if they could locate Phantom’s base of operations, it could lead them back to the other one.
Slipping into an open window, he carefully made his way around the upper perimeter of the building. At first, he didn’t catch sight of anyone, but as he moved towards the east side, he began hearing voices. They were indistinct at first, so he crept closer.
“… getting worse.” The strange voice with the echo could only belong to Phantom.
Dick took the chance to move a little faster in order to see the meta. He was floating near another large figure who was facing away from Dick. The unknown man had his shirt removed, and there seemed to be strange greenish markings on him. Were they tattoos?
If only he could get closer, but that would further risk him being spotted. For now, he just needed to wait and watch.
“They weren’t visible like this until after I faced the old man,” he explained as he rubbed his hand along his left arm, almost tenderly tracing what Dick could make out of the markings. So they weren’t tattoos? Or were they something more mystical?
He also noted the Unknown’s voice held a Gotham accent. But if Dick wasn’t mistaken, it also sounded a lot younger than he expected. Was this person only in their teens or early twenties? That would line up with someone who might have known Jason when he was still alive.
Phantom shifted so he looked like he was sitting in the air. “The last time that happened, was when you let Robin catch sight of you. Are you sure you want to continue this?” When the other man tensed in preparation to speak, Phantom held up his hands. “I know why you’re doing this. Heck, I even agree with you, why else would I be helping? But whatever that woman did to you did something to your body. You know it. I know it.”
So Phantom was working with this unknown, and he, at least, believed he was willingly doing so. That didn’t rule out he was tricked into believing that.
“I don’t recall ever mentioning that to you.” A clear warning crept into the unknown’s voice.
“Oh, the scary eyes.” Sarcasm dripped off of Phantom’s voice before it shifted to a more serious tone. “Look, I can sense it. Whatever it is, it’s similar enough to what prevented me from having a true death.” He angrily gestured at the man. “I’m worried it’s tipping your goals into a true obsession. You promised me the only people you’d hurt were criminals, and, if it came to it, Batman. You could have killed Robin with that stunt in the cemetery! He had nothing to do with what happened to you! And don’t get me started on what you pulled with Man-Bat! You didn’t warn me about that one because you know I would have tried to stop it, right?”
A flash of anger raced through Dick’s body. This man was the ‘famous nobody.’ The one who hurt took his brother’s body.
Phantom also suggested he was the one who hurt Tim. But Bruce had been absolutely certain that was Clayface. Was it possible they’d switched places sometime during the fight? The cowl footage of the fight did show the unknown bleeding at one point, and Bruce did loose track of him in a few frames. That would make sense with how he showed himself at that press conference. It also helped strengthen the claim that Tim briefly saw him when he was in civies.
What in the world was this man after? If he hadn’t altered his appearance, then he did look a great deal like Jason would have, if he ever had a chance to grow up. Though, he was a lot bigger than any of them would have expected. His brother was believed to have stunted growth due to malnutrition.
But Jason was dead. He knew that, but something in the back of his mind kept nagging at him. Could it be possible he was somehow back?
That didn’t make any sense. While Dick personally knew a few people who had come back from death, the miracles that gave them back their lives hadn’t touched his brother. Besides, what would Jason have gotten out of doing all of this? It also wouldn’t explain who or what Phantom was. The more he learned, the more confusing it got.
“I… I went too far with the kid.” Nobody’s voice sounded troubled as if he was confused with his actions. “It should have gone no further than the threat. I just needed to see how he’d react… I wanted to see if there was regret... pain… something.” He gave a humorless laugh as he grabbed his shirt off the nearby table and put it on.  
“Good,” Phantom gave a sharp nod, “as long as you’re aware of that.”
“I should give you the same warning.” When the meta jolted in surprise, Nobody gave a fond chuckle. Dick still couldn’t see his face. “Dove, you know how I feel about teen heroes, but I should have known that nature of yours would cause you to get directly involved in the fights. Even without all the ghostly bullshit you deal with, the feeling of stopping the bad guys and helping the innocent can be addicting.”
“Don’t call me that, and I’m being careful!”
“For now you are.” Nobody sighed as he ran his hand through his dark hair. “Look, don’t take any unnecessary risks. You’ve been a big help, and I don’t want to hear you walked into a trap. Even the best heroes fail eventually, and I still won’t be in the city full time for a while.”
“Can I at least get a warning of what you’re planning next time?”
“What? And ruin the surprise?” Nobody fingered a red helmet that was sitting near where his shirt had been for a moment before putting it on. “Besides, you never know when a little birdy is watching.” That statement seemed a little too pointed. Did he know?
“Head home, kid,” the man ruffled Phantom’s hair before gently shooing him.
After brushing his hands away, the teen smoothed his hair before sticking out his tongue. “Don’t call me that. You aren’t all that much older than me.”
“But I’m still older.” Even through the voice modulator of the helmet, Dick could hear Nobody’s playful tone. No matter what this man was, he seemed to have a genuine fondness for Phantom. “You’ve been doing a lot recently, so make sure you take time to rest. I don’t want to hear you were back on the streets tonight. You know I have ears everywhere.”
“Yeah, yeah. Don’t go dying again on whatever trip you’re taking.” With that, Phantom faded from view.
Dick quickly switched to the thermal and watched a cold form slip through the east wall. Sending a message to Tim, Babs, Steph, and Cass, he hoped one of them was close enough that they might be able to further track him.
But there was another abnormality on the thermal, Nobody. He was so cold it almost was as if he was a cooling corpse. How was this man alive? Was he even human?
Nobody, the Red Hood, glanced in his direction. Oh, he absolutely knew Dick was there. Crap. Well, the man was in a talkative mood, he might as well oblige.
“Nightwing,” the man greeted as Dick dropped down to the floor. He made no defensive move but with the helmet covering his head, it was difficult to gage any tells he might have regarding what he was planning.
“I’ve been hearing people calling you the Red Hood.” Dick remained on guard as he watched the man. Now that he was closer, he could verify the man was nearly as tall as Bruce and built similarly. He also wore several gun holsters, all of them filled. They knew he had some sort of firearms training, but they didn’t know the extent of it.
Hood shrugged. “Several people have used it throughout the years. What’s one more?”
“Right.” There was something about the way he phrased it that made Dick pause. Not many people were aware that the moniker had been used periodically throughout the years. “What’s Phantom to you? If you’re harming him…”
“Oh, have you developed a fondness for the little ghost? Does he remind you of the brother you lost?”
Ignoring the sting of his words, Dick grabbed his escrima sticks. “That doesn’t answer my question.”
“Nor does it answer mine,” Hood tilted his head slightly, “but I’ll indulge you. I have only asked him to help me place my clues when the occasion needed it. He took it upon himself to watch over you and the others. If I could, I’d stop him from getting involved with the costumes of Gotham, but I can’t do anything to stop a ghost’s obsessive nature other than redirect it.” He retrieved one of his handguns from its holster and pointed it at Dick. “Heed my warning, Nightwing. If you or the others let anything happen to him, there will be hell to pay. Even the dead can die again.”
Dick didn’t wait for Hood to pull the trigger. Instead, he bounced out of the line of fire and lunged at the man. Strangely, the man stayed on the defensive and pulled away as opposed to immediately fighting back. That changed when he leaped over the table his gear had previously been on and kicked it at him.
As he dodged and attempted to find Hood again, he felt something hard press into his back. He went still as he tried to gage the best way of escaping.
“I’m not interested in fighting you,” Hood told him. “My grievances are with Batman, and only Batman. You and the others don’t need to get into the crosshairs.”
He twisted in hopes he could knock the gun out of the man’s hand, but Hood seemed to be aware of what he’d try and pulled back just in time. “What do you want with him? And why, why would you take Jason?”
“I didn’t take the lost Robin,” he responded slowly, almost as if he was carefully choosing his words. “He was in that grave less than a year, but no one ever knew because no one bothered to visit.” He slipped a smoke bomb out of his utility belt and detonated it. “And for why I’m here… Ever think that sometimes the dead can’t rest until they’re fully avenged?”
Dick tried to switch back to the thermal to see where Hood went, but the smoke disoriented him enough to prevent more than catching his strange heat signature moving up into the rafters before disappearing. Nothing about what just happened made any sense to him. Red Hood, who had brutally dispatched some of the criminals in Crime Alley and purposely caused a fight between Batman and Man-Bat, hadn’t been interested in fighting and provided more questions than answers.
Had he taken Jason? Or did someone else did, and he was making an elaborate game out of their ignorance of the situation? While Bruce would want a report, Dick decided that he wanted to verify the timeline Hood suggested first. Calling Babs, he asked her to help him find any evidence that his brother had been missing for years longer than they ever expected.
In the month that followed Dick’s confrontation with the Red Hood, they made little progress in determining who he was. Bruce had retraced Jason’s life and anyone who he associated with before and after coming to the manor. Every person had been reliably accounted for, whether alive or dead.
Their best chance at identifying him, outside of questioning Phantom, lied in the strange markings on his body. They didn’t appear to be traditional tattoos. Judging by what Dick overheard, they were possibly a type of illness or even a curse. He had hoped to consult Zatanna at the next League meeting, but everything related to the Red Hood had temporarily been put on hold due to Tim’s exit.
Jack Drake, Tim’s father, discovered his son was the current Robin. Infuriated, he threated to expose everything Bruce and his immediate and extended family worked for over the years. Tim made the impossible decision to hang up the cape and go willingly with his father. As much as he missed the boy’s presence, Bruce couldn’t fault him.
Just as he was getting used to the idea of working primarily by himself again, Stephanie Brown broke into the Batcave. She’d been helping them as Spoiler for a while, but her skills were lacking but improving. However, she admittedly blindsided him when she showed up in a homemade costume which looked similar to Tim’s and demanded to become the new Robin. With some reservations, he agreed as long as she was willing to undergo better training.
For a while, it appeared she would be a great Robin, but after a nasty run in with Mr. Zsasz, a psychotic serial killer who had escaped Arkham, Bruce had second thoughts. The man attempted to take Stephanie as his next target, but she fought back and nearly killed him. While Bruce understood the need to protect herself, Stephanie had taken it too far. It was especially troubling after Bruce learned Phantom helped her escape, and she went back to incapacitate the criminal.
But the finally call came when she openly disobeyed his orders. Yes, she did so to help him, but she’d proven multiple times she wouldn’t follow instructions to the point it created more issues. He couldn’t trust her, and as a result, forbade her from donning the cape ever again. He should have known she wouldn’t listen to him.
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odyssey clues:
Stop 8 was the island of the sirens. This one was a little trickier which is why there were 2 plants. Firstly, some carvings of the sirens depict them with pomegranates. Those are famously associated with death due to the myth of Hades and Persephone. But the Esparto has a neat connection too. Ancient cultures, including the Greeks, used the fibers to make boat ropes. Odysseus tied himself to the mast while they passed the island. It can also be used to max wax, which Odysseus' men put in their ears, but in some places, the fibers were used to make smoke for beekeepers to get honey, honeycombs, and beeswax.
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“So you don’t believe anything unless you hear it directly from the showrunners and producers???? Interesting because you clearly believe what Misha said, even thought it didn’t come directly from the showrunners/producers.” — it doesn’t need proving that Misha has spoken to them (that’s just a fact), therefore his is secondhand knowledge. Yours could be third at best, perhaps even fourth etc, and since you don’t reveal your “sources” there’s no real proof of what you claim to be itk about.
I have plenty of second hand sources, which is what Misha is. I’ve got lots of people who worked on set or fans who became friends with the writers. Some of them were friends of the writers before they became fans.
If someone can prove that they worked on set and have been reliable about what they’ve said in the past and then they say, “Singer said [x]”, then well, I don’t automatically believe it, but I see if I can falsify it. I see if it matches up with what other people have reported Singer saying.
I don’t reveal my sources because the Grifter will try to get people fired. The Grifter has tried to dox and take down a lot of people, so this isn’t something that’s in abstract, but people tell me not to reveal them as a source to avoid harassment/doxing. If you reveal your sources, you don’t get more.
The scripts aren’t supposed to leave the set.
Here’s the thing, there were a bunch of people who spoiled 15.18 and the end of the show. I have partial copies of 15.18 from three different sources. When I say that Misha never filmed Supernatural after he left in March, having finished 15.18, I have verified that fact with dozens of people, including Misha himself.
Anon 2: I saw a tumblr account claiming they'd found the mysterious view of mountains & hotel that Misha had in the GISH stream. It was in YVR. On twitter, I see just this week someone claiming Misha quarantined a full two weeks in YVR for the finale. But that same time period, Misha talked on Rich's podcast about camping, then visiting him. And the pre-covid script just had a Jimmy cameo, same minutes as the others. So why the rumor?
Anon 3: Hi, sorry for bothering you. I wanted to ask if you or any of your followers remember this thing: an interview with Misha in which he said that after filming the 15x18 episode, the cast and crew had thrown a little farewell party for him (because he wouldn't be back on set). Do you remember where this interview was published? Thank you.
Qfanon has a conspiracy theory that Misha returned to quarantine and filmed the ending of Supernatural, but was cut out of the finale episode by the evil CW.
Misha was not in Van in that time period. He said so himself. On top of that, those mountains don’t match up.
I’m really behind on con videos - I haven’t even seen the most recent con panels - so I don’t have the time to watch through old con videos, but Misha has talked about his goodbye party on multiple occasions.
There were pictures of his goodbye party posted on twitter the next day by a crew member, which were later deleted. In the goodbye party photos, you can see Misha standing next to a tv in the bunker and various crew and cast are seated and watching him give a speech. Jackles is there as well.
I’ve gotten two other crew members who testified that they attended Misha’s goodbye party and that was the last time he was on set. We were also able to confirm from multiple sources, including Misha, that he recorded 15.19 during 15.18. And Misha posted (and deleted) a post about how this moment
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Was the last time the 4 of them were together on set.
One of the things I’ve been trying to track down is when they cut Misha from the final script, because it definitely happened in March before they broke for covid. Maybe they just assumed that people wouldn’t be back when they broke in March, but they threw the goodbye party for him then. They knew they needed to record 15.19 during 15.18. Misha himself said that he never went back.
Everyone on set who has seen the scripts has confirmed that there was never a version that had Castiel in it. The people who’ve seen the script with Jimmy have said that Dean was going to tell him about Claire. Most of the people leaking are Destiel shippers themselves, so if there was a version with Castiel, I’m sure we would’ve seen it.
As for why Misha was cut, I’ve heard different stories from different crew/cast. One of the reasons given was Misha’s hip issues. Both Misha and Jensen had surgery after they finished filming.
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PSA: if a community is charging you for access to common or 'traditional' knowledge, or for 'initiation' into their exclusive group, they're SCAMMING YOU
This post is mainly aimed at the witchy and pagan side of tumblr, but it probably applies elsewhere as well.
Someone wrote a reply to one of my earlier posts that seemed... off, to me, so I checked out their blog and discovered that they are apparently a 'student' of an exclusive 'finishing school of witchcraft' claiming to teach 'traditional witchcraft'. This supposed school charges a subscription fee of $30/month for access to its content, its fancy mobile app, as well as 'access' to their coven, though there is a free option that allows you to take one class per month. It is run by someone claiming to be a hereditary witch, but they refuse to share any other details about themselves or their practice that might verify this claim, not even an internet pseudonym. The curriculum is basically built upon information you can easily find on any Witchcraft 101 Masterpost.
Those are big marinara red flags! It's very obvious that
So, here are some tips in which you can protect yourself from predatory scams like the one i described above:
Always be wary and skeptical of groups that want to charge you for access to their supposed exclusive knowledge or community, but are not transparent about what that exclusive knowledge is.
Especially those claiming to teach traditional or cultural practices, or claiming to be the 'only place' you can learn these things. I know we all are a bit intrigued by secret societies and all (or want to learn magick from a school, like in Harry Potter), but you should be able to vet them and verify their supposed credentials. If it were truly a group dedicated to the sharing of knowledge, they would not be requiring you to pay a monthly subscription fee. This resembles something a cult would do.
Beware of groups who are being run by some shady mysterious stranger!
So, obviously, on the internet, we all adopt pseudonyms to go by to protect our real identities, and so technically most groups we join are headed by someone we don't know in RL. BUT. When an 'exclusive' group alleging to teach a specific pathway (such as traditional hereditary witchcraft, which is basically a closed practice) has no other information about what that pathway even is, or who the person running the show is, ESPECIALLY if they want to charge you money.
All of this stuff they 'teach' can be easily found via a quick internet search
Yes, all of it. Even the 'traditional' witchcraft -- because I can guarantee you that the person running the show doesn't have the magic pedigree they claim to have. All of the information is probably readily available -- via the internet, via books you can get from any book retailer or library, or via your local witchcraft/pagan groups who will gladly share it with you for free.
Listen. I get that some baby witches have to practice on the down-low, or otherwise cannot easily access physical resources or attend in-person groups. I also get that baby witches sometimes have no idea where to even start when they begin their journey into the mystical arts, and might find a seemingly formal witchy education appealing (especially when it claims to be 'traditional'). However, don't get swindled by grifters looking to take advantage of your lack of knowledge! There are so many different types of witchcraft out there, and you really don't need to pay a monthly subscription fee in order to learn about them.
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Hey, someone gave me some checkmarks! Wow! Neat!
Thanks, Mysterious Anon, I love them! I feel Very Important!!
I can't wait to start saying, "I'm tumblr verified, y'all, I think I know what I'm talking about," to people who don't know what tumblr is in casual conversation lol
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Hello mrs-tsundremeitantei.. Long time no see!How are you doing??
I have a question is regarding a weird post.. what is your opinion on this post? I've also found Japanese fans discussing this matter on japanese websites🙄
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Hi!! I'm good, I just started my summer vacation after finishing my exams so I'm backk!!🥳🥳 Thank you for asking😄💛
Right, I saw this in tumblr a few days ago. I don't know what LINE they're referring to, but whatever this thing is saying, is contradictory to Gosho's statement in 2018's SDB and I made a lengthy post about it here.
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His 'regret' doesn't mean shit to me UNLESS he originally had a plan to break her out of the BO after temporarily handing her over to them to gain whatever standing or trust he's seeking. Because at the end of the day, Gosho made it clear Bourbon's comrades in the Mystery Tree Train weren't PSB agents, they were BO agents. So this man was clearly aware of what he was doing, so if he was well and willing to hand over, he can save his regrets. Especially since he's been shown before to stop at nothing to pursue his goals.
However, with all his flaws, he's not a monster, he tries to compensate innocent people whom he's put through hell just like he did in Zero the Enforcer. He pulled some strings to release Kogoro and gave him his life back AFTER he got what he wanted.
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So yeah, the man seems like an asshole at first then redeems himself after all is said and done. Toxic and manipulative, but that's just how he is. Also, if his regret is true, I'm all for it for the plot. Give me the drama and I'll be happy😂
And speaking of the plot, if this is really legit and verified by Gosho then I'd say this statement was released to pave the way to the plot development between Rei and Shiho. Or it could have been released since us Shiho/Haibara fans were butt-hurt and enraged (me included) after the 2018 SDB confession in question 4. So, maybe Gosho is just tryna makeup for what he said earlier? Who knows? Because if Rei really did regret Shiho's 'death' none of that was expressed in the chapters after the Mystery Tree Train, if anything, he immediately asked Vermouth for Akai's death files to restart his investigation. So my guess is it could be a consolation prize or some sort to us fans.
Either way, I'm not against it I guess.
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I’ve been a fan of the shan and ryan duo for a while. Found them late 2019, mostly through tumblr showing me funny gifs, and they kept me company through 2020. 
So I was excited to read the book. Someone said the audiobook was better, so i got that, and they were right. It’s more fun to hear them talking shit. 
What I like about the book is that, it’s not the same format as the series, where it’s them talking about a crime or mystery, here, there is a narrator trying to write a serious book and shane and ryan sitting on his shoulders bantering. At least that’s what it feels like.
I also read the narrator is like the guy from some true crime series like forensic files or something, which feels very appropriate. 
It was a lot of fun to read, gave me new places to read about, and i think it’ll join my rotations of book i put on when i need some noise or i’m trying to sleep. They already feature on my yt sleep playlist. Though that’s mostly q&a’s and too many spirits.
“What’s in a name?” by Cyril M. Harris
I picked this up in some bookshop in london, don’t remember where but i think it was a museum. It’s a history of why tfl stops and stations have the names they have.
Where did elephant and castle came from, king’s cross, aldgate and so on. 
It’s a fairly quick read, but it gives you enough info to read more on your own, so you can go and make notes of all the things you wanna read about. Had a lot of fun reading it, i’d say it’s definitely for curious people who spend a lot of time in wikipedia and googling stuff. 
4 stars caused i did wish it was longer.
“The Demon-Haunted world: science as a candle in the dark” by Carl Sagan 
Is tragically prescient.
He talks about the dangers on misinformation, where he has encountered it, and how some grifters use people’s natural curiosity against them. 
This was written in the 90s. It has gotten so much worse. 
It’s a fantastic book, one i wish more people read, but the ones who need it the most are already so poisoned i don’t think they’d accept it. 
It’s all about the importance of skepticism, of doubt, of verifying, checking your biases.
“The truth is out there, but so are lies”
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Think I am now "verified" on Tumblr...Anyhow I am a retail board game store on Vancouver Island outside Vancouver, BC Canada and have recently acquired a Way of the Wicked Book One in trade at my store. My question for you (who seems to love this publication) is that obviously this was published during PF 1e and we are now venturing into 2e- "Re-mastered" or whatever....How many adjustments do you think might be required to play this module and others in the series under 2e rules?
First off, thanks for the question. I appreciate that even after all this time, people find my Way of the Wicked posts and can find them helpful. Also, hello, fellow Canadian. Hope the weather out west is nicer than our prairie winter.
Regarding the viability of WotC being converted to PF2e, it can be done. It's going to take some work though. There are, unfortunately, a fair number of mistakes in this AP, the vast majority of which are evidenced by the Error Codex that was posted online.
To start with, you'll want to use the Wololo Adventure Conversion Guide that was posted on the Paizo forum, if you don't already have a copy. There is also this PF2e Bestiary Stats spreadsheet. Another person started to convert the feats that would be shown as player options in Book 5 (but are offered in Book 1). Some of the maps have been made available (including homebrew ones), and someone posted a link to their conversion, but it's for FoundryVTT (it's a download). Someone also did a side-by-side rough swap out for some the NPCs and monsters. Obviously not all of them were converted, but it's definitely a start. The person who was doing this mysteriously disappeared two years ago and never finished.
One of the bigger problems is likely going to be the magic items, especially Book 3 and onwards. Thankfully the guide addresses some of that, especially weapons, but customizing everything to work, especially the circlets that are given, could be a challenge.
I think with all of this, you have a really good shot of converting the AP. It's going to feel rough, and you might have to adjust as you go, but it's doable. About the only real adjustments I can see not working so hot might be the traits that dictate why the PCs were imprisoned in the first place, but you could make that their occupations instead. "What's your 'occupation' that got you jailed?" "Serial arsonist."
Hope that all helps. Wish I could do more, but my knowledge on PF2e is extremely limited (absolutely no one here is willing to run/play it, let alone teach me, even at conventions). If you go through with it, I wish you the best with the game and hope everyone enjoys themselves.
May evil reign.
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phosphor-object-show · 6 months
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Welcome to Phosphor!
Content Warnings
Episode Masterpost
Premise
Phosphor is an object show (15+), in the form of comic and writing. There are 28 contestants competing for the prize of a mysterious house on the cliffside. A house that also happens to be the main host. There will be 3 seasons, with 6 episodes each, as well as a prologue and epilogue.
With strange incidents and a mysterious co-host, it might be less about who wins, and more about whether this competition is really worth the risk.
Schedule
Phosphor episodes will be released once they are fully completed, with one part of the episode releasing per day until its end. This does mean there will likely be long breaks between episodes, especially as I get my footing, however, there will definitely be some form of content in between!
Voting
Phosphor does not have eliminations! At the end of episodes, readers can vote to give points to different players/teams. This is more for fun than any huge narrative implications (many major plot points are already decided on), but it will have an effect on the end, depending who wins.
Voting will be done in the form of a set of Tumblr polls after each episode, with one poll for each team. The top three characters from each will get bonus points, on top of the challenge score. A few episodes may also have a challenge in which the winning team is decided by audience vote.
Tags
#phosphor object show: main tag! will use this for anything talking about the show. if you want, you can use it too!
#phosphor episode: any story releases will be here!
#phosphor announcements: talking about releases, progress, and plans for content!
#phosphor bonus: any extra content between episodes will use this tag! sub tags of this will likely be added.
more tags to be added.
Discord Link (note: you will very likely have to wait to be verified.)
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