#your dictator is speaking

[dlamp-dictator]

Okay, so something I've noticed in my dipping into wikis and scanning voicelines within Limbus Company solely out of curiosity and not to do research for a fanfic is that Kurokumo Ryoshu doesn't speak in acronyms. Like, at all. Not in her voicelines, not in her ID story, she just... doesn't use them. And it feels weird. It feels wrong.

Also, Blade Lineage Faust is one of the few Faust IDs where she specifically doesn't use third-person language. The only exception was N Faust at the time, but N Faust was explicitly evil and somewhat crazy so I don't many of us counted that one.

#limbus company #your dictator is speaking

[tokyogruel]

ok ive also giggled at some of the "western milgram fans contributing nothing new" posts, but genuinely!! so so genuinely, i am very happy when people post about some of the "obvious" things in milgram!

its so hard to pick up on the little details in it if you dont know certain things, symbolism is an art & a difficult one to get into. theres so much you need to know!

projects like milgram & others like it are difficult for people to get into, they can be so involved, it always makes me happy to see a new face in the tag discovering something that is new to them :3

#milgram #this is a love post for any and all milgram fans #the extent of your knowledge does not dictate the love you have for something! #AWOOOO #creature speaks

[icameheretowinry]

a video of mine on tiktok blew up about how tiring fandom culture can be and 99% of the 1k plus comments are people saying they didn't know other people thought the same or thanking me for saying it. how did we lose the plot??? fandom is and has always been supposed to be fun. this kind of response makes me think that there's a significant population of people out there bored or even truly miserable forcing themselves to consume content that doesn't excite them so they're a "true fan."

#there are literally no rules besides being a nice respectful person #your participation level doesn't dictate how “good” of a fan you are #jfc you can't get a good grade in fandom #this is supposed to be a fun distraction from the slog of daily life not a chore or job #while i like people found it relatable it kind of makes me sad so many people thought so negatively of their participation in fandom #fandom discourse #fandom culture #nikki speaks

[cryptturon]

dont wanna be an american 🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎶🎶🎵 fuck america

#i dunno. wanted it for a while just to leave but it's really not worth it anymore #when people here talk about how there's more there. they're right. but i can't stand living there #not with how i'm starting to realize everything america's ever done to us as their little investment ruins my sense of identity #on top of everything. just everything. it's beyond horrible. and that dumb quiz i'd supposedly take to be naturalized #my entire life is dictated by what americans left with us when we became ''independent''. and so we continued to be dependent #i speak american english or i'd be known as even more unintelligent than i am already seen as #and that is not enough. to get me in. i need to praise your laws and ambitions for greatness. #sincerely. from the bottom of my heart. putangina mo

[tarmac-rat]

Riley baby girl I love you but I’m asking 1, 6 and 17

Ren I am giving you hugs and good vibes

1. When have they been unable to save someone or something no matter how much they tried?

Her younger brother Kai is her biggest one. God, did Riley try to save him, but she was thrown off her bike and barely survived getting run over herself-- by the time she could react, all she could do was watch a gang of Raffen Shiv shoot him in the head execution-style. That memory haunted her so bad that she repressed it as soon as she could and never touched it for two years.

Jackie's death was also a big one. Evelyn and Scorpion's fates also haunt her, since a part of her feels directly responsible for bringing death to their doorsteps. To a lesser extent, Riley also mourns the death of her clan, even though that was greater scope. She's lost a decent amount, but her twin's death was the one that impacted her the most because she was just so close.

6. How far would they go to save someone they love? Would they sacrifice themselves? Others?

To the ends of the earth and back. Not even a question. Riley is, at her core, selfish, and will sacrifice whatever she needs to in order to make sure the people she loves are safe, even if it means sacrificing herself (which in her canon, she inevitably does).

17. What little regrets do they have?

She regrets coming to Night City somewhat: aside from wanting to run away from her problems and find herself, going to NC and becoming a rockerboy was a running fantasy of her brother's, and subconsciously Riley felt she owed it to him to go and experience the city for him since Kai no longer could. She regrets screaming at Jackie in the elevator when they were escaping Konpeki. And she desperately regrets that the last conversations she had with her mother and brother-- the only direct family she had-- were bitter fights where she said a lot of nasty shit she didn't take back, and that she never got the chance to make amends.

Thank you for asking!! 💙

#clusterfxckedbysirens #V #My V #Riley Aldana #Yeah the 'Riley goes to NC because she felt she owed it to her brother' angle was something of a holdover from a concept in the 2019 demo #Where one of the options of why V is in NC is 'Death of a Sibling' #Would Kai have actually left the Bakkers to become a rockerboy? I don't think so. I think even he knew it was a pipe dream #But when your last conversation with your twin ends with you bitterly telling him to piss off and go there if he loved Samurai so much? #Yeah I think Riley's guilt would dictate that decision somewhat; even if it wasn't the main cause of it #Oof I'm making myself sad now lol #Aldi speaks

[opportunity-strikes]

Adventure Poll!

Previous Poll

The stone is worn smooth, and the veins of dark emerald green glitter even in the deep gloom of the forest. Cautiously you reach forward to scoop it from the folds of the cloak. As soon as you touch it, something like an electric shock jolts through your body! Instinctively you fling yourself backwards--or are you flung backwards? Whichever it is, you land squarely on your back. For a second you lay there motionless, breathing heavily, entire body buzzing.

Slowly your brain catches up, and you realize what initially you had interpreted as a shock had actually been... you're not sure. It had felt crowded and overwhelming just existing in your skin. Like someone made out of lightning had jumped into your body and briefly tried to live in your veins. You had felt lost, and afraid, and ready to recoil from the unknown.

With another aching groan you roll on to your hands and knees and crawl back to the stone. You take a deep breath, and cautiously poke it with your index finger. The reaction this time is similar, but mitigated. Emotions and thoughts hit you in rapid-fire succession.

You're lost... you exist. Afraid. You exist. Excited. Seconds are trickling by, you can feel it in your mind now. Passing through time like thick molasses. Overwhelmed. The one presence you've ever known is gone. Grief. But the one you picked. Hesitant. The one you picked. Curious. The one you found. Hopeful. They've found you?

The senses slowly subside, and carefully you pick up the stone. It's so light. It feels so fragile, like holding a birds egg. You cradle it in both your hands, awestruck with the realization that this thing is alive. You can feel it... a little heartbeat in your mind.

Carefully you stand, picking up the cloak as you do and delicately wrapping it around the stone again. You nestle it safely into your bag, pushing aside bandages, herbs, and poultices to make room.

When you look up, you notice how much of the light has gone. With a thrill of panic, you turn and start to pick your way back through the forest. If you're lucky you can make it out of the forest before nightfall.

#adventure! #sara speaks #adventure poll #poll #choose your own adventure #delighted to let rannadylin know that it is... in fact... sort of a baby in that bundle #congrats yall are the proud parent of a rock #take it home. see what happens! #also in case you havent noticed! your choice to try and help the dryad has equipped you with some healing supplies! #i like the idea of the poll answers dictating stuff like this #ie: staying and hiding in the last poll might've equipped you with some sneaky weapons #or staying and calling out mightve been an indication of confidence even in the face of potential danger (manifesting as armor or a shield) #you get the idea #there will probably be more overt equipment options in the future #congrats to jay who wanted the gray and green stone to win REALLY BADLY

[palms-upturned]

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#meg talks #screammmmssssss corporations are so evil man. #why is staffing getting leaner and leaner why are our benefits worse why can’t i afford healthcare #(the answer is straight up greed) #i remember a quote from…… chomsky i thiiiiink? #about how employment under capitalism is basically a dictatorship that we are asked to believe that we consented to living under #when ur on the clock (and even sometimes OFF THE CLOCK!!) ur employer can dictate not only what u do/when u can leave #but also how you look and speak and move and emote and feel and think #and even outside of your job site your employer determines whether you can afford housing or food or healthcare #this company owns my disabled body. i can’t stop coming to work and i also can’t get treated #if i said half of what’s on my mind rn i’d end up on some kind of list

[springtrappd]

look i know "sb fucking sucks" is a bold take coming from a vanny icon but also this is a fnaf blog, i think we're well past getting stuck on the idea of loving and being invested in something that you are deeply deeply critical of

#speaking! #something being bad doesn't mean you can't like it #(don't let the opinions of others dictate your life!) #but loving something doesn't mean adoring it uncritically #it is objectively a bad game on a fundamental design level #with a non-existent story and trainwreck of a recovery effort #that very very obviously hates the story it is a successor to #but it also oozes passion from all of its gaping wounds #and that is absolutely worth something #also the fandom is worse. no question.

[alongtidesoflight]

i haven't talked trans stuff with irl people in a while so when i tell you today was exhausting

#sat in my class minding my own business when the entire class started shitting on trans women #how to argue with these ppl without breaching stealth #i don't pass well as a woman anymore so i'm assuming these people think i'm a very butch lesbian or whatever #no one's uncomfortable with me being in the women's toilets but as soon as a trans woman steps in there all hell breaks loose #hypothetical trans woman in this case btw because there aren't any trans girls in my class but my language recently started using a #more gender-neutral approach to speaking and added an nb gender marker to job descriptions and passports #so of course every language teacher under the sun has to complain about it #and that turned into an unhinged 30 minutes of my teacher pretending to be a trans woman but actually acting like a very flamboyant #drag queen getting ready to bother some ladies in the women's bathroom #and i have never been more uncomfortable in my life #lucky for ME i don't have to attend that class often so i think i'll only head in there for any exams that might come up #transphobia tw #adding this one for the girlies following me #rant time sorry #this is the second time a teacher tried to get some kinda anti-trans approval out of me and i don't know what they're trying to achieve #here but they're barking up the wrong tree here #the m/f/nb gender marker does exactly what it says btw whatever marker's in your passport dictates where you can go and nb bathrooms are #kinda welcoming to anyone men and women included #and all of this is a discussion on its own #but the starting point of this argument for these people was that trans women and trans men can only use nb bathrooms because #they're not 'real' men or women and where to even start here you know #in the end while i was arguing my teacher told me that i don't know what i'm talking about but 'every other man' in this class #knows exactly what he means #cut me off and that was that #it's not about winning or losing here but i think he realised that i was using arguments that he just didn't feel like talking about rn #so i just ended getting cut off and talked over and i wasn't feeling like #raising my voice but it's just uncomfortable to know what this class would have been thinking of me if i hadn't #decided to go by my agab in this evening course #by the way the very first day i attended this course i showed another guy to the women's bathroom because the men's bathroom was closed for #repairs

[dlamp-dictator]

Rhino Meursault is honestly hilarious to me.

Like, mechanically he's a tanky ID that's about building to charge to max out his speed to do a bunch of bonus bleed and damage while also drawing in aggro every now and then, but the context of how that actually works sounds insane.

Just imagine it. You're fighting this 7-foot monster of a man and he's already moving kind of fast with his augmented suit. And then after a few exchanges he just starts zooming like he's Sonic the Hedgehog.

This man has +8 Speed, his turn is first, and your about to get the Rhino Ram of a lifetime.

#limbus company #your dictator is speaking

[angeltism]

I'm realizing I genuinely regret a bunch of my past actions horrendously and it's literally impossible to go back in time to fix them

#➳ the fool speaks #not even awfully important ones . . . just a few i made within yhe #*the #past year #grabbing myself by the shoulders . stop letting other people dictate who you do and don't talk to #you're ruining your future relationships . you are basically alone . start talking to those people Now

[dootznbootz]

There's something so specifically infuriating when someone uses one of your experiences or your demographic in an argument, especially if said argument is about spreading hatred or is just so wrong. They "speak on behalf of the ___" to say such fucked shit.

"You're not thinking of the ___!"

"I literally am ___. You saying that adds nothing as you do not speak for me or for other ___. Shut up."

#I really really hate it. It angers me in such a specific way that just skldjf ksdl #... #vent below. idk. I'm really sorry #Mad rambles #Terfs will be like “oh think of survivors! 'MEN' can share women's spaces!” like shut the actual fuck up. SHUT UP. Shut your damn mouth #A terf is so much more dangerous than a trans person. Me. a tiny cis woman is so much more dangerous to a terf than a transperson is. #Because I will obliterate you. How dare you say you speak on MY behalf? As if I don't know what I'm fucking talking about. #as if you're “protecting me” by spewing such bullshit? by treating someone as a danger when they're not?! #Especially when they believe it's a fucking TRUMP CARD. Like mentioning it means they're right!!! when obviously they're not!!! #Or when they think the fact that I'm cis will make me agree with them! I'm cis simply because I am. I'm not better or worse because of it #being cis doesn't mean I'm fine with bullshit though! #I really hate feeling almost as if like...idk I'm “known” for talking about this but it's just so so infuriating. people will act like they #know when they don't. Obviously every experience is different and terfs who are survivors I hope you find peace and my heart goes out to yo #but you also need to get your fucking head outta your ass. Saying such things isn't the way to heal and you're hurting others with it. #It's NOT about hating men or trans people! the “men are always violent/women are always victims” mentality needs to fuck off #as if it's just the script of life and that it's inescapable no matter what. that it's the truth even if circumstances say otherwise. #...I'm going to possibly block the epic tag for a bit. I have the name of the saga blocked but like... It's just genuinely upsetting. #my story got picked apart too on how it wasn't actually that bad. that I'm actually the fucking worst. “Men are just like that sweetie” #BULLSHIT!!! Gender doesn't dictate a person's morals. Being good and kind does. It doesn't matter what form that takes! #not even saying HE'S good and kind as he's horrible and wonderful at the same time but about this stuff? Do what you want but #I DO think you're insane if you see it as otherwise and it makes me wanna lock my door. You're not a bad person probably but also 🙃 #I get that there's history but there's also the fucking TEXT. #I don't know. I'm really sorry #tw trauma #tw sa mention #I'm not necessarily against reblogging this (I don't care) but don't post with tags. please

[seek--rest]

2022 Year in Review

Thanks for the tag @starkravinghazelnoots

1. Number of stories posted to AO3:

46

2. Word count this year:

761,576

3. Fandoms I wrote for:

Black Panther

First Kill

High School Musical: the Musical: the Series

Marvel Universe

Spider-Man 616

Spider-Man Fusions (MCU, 616, Insomniac blends)

4. Pairings: (keeping it romantic since the platonic list would be too long)

PeterMJ

Calliope Burns/Juliette Fairmont

Ricky Bowen/Gina Porter

5. Stories with the most:

Kudos:

Solo

Lost in Translation

Collab

Desperate Measures

Bookmarks:

Solo

Lost in Translation

Collab

Desperate Measures

Comment threads:

Solo

from the sidelines

Collab

the slowest moving train

Word count:

Solo

from the sidelines

Collab

the slowest moving train

6. Work I’m most proud of (and why):

a treacherous gain

It’s not the first “fix-it” I (co) wrote but it’s one of my favorites because it took all the details and meta that had been circling around and made it into a fic that 1) deals with the ramifications of the memory spell and not so subtly addresses frustrations with fandom/meta about the end of NWH 2) made it clear that neither Peter nor MJ and Ned were utterly lost without each other and 3) added in the PS4 game in a way that makes me scream.

7. Work I’m least proud of (and why):

If I wasn’t proud of it, I wouldn’t post it??

8. Share or describe a favorite review you received:

This comment from when you help someone, you help everyone that so perfectly GOT it.

9. A time when writing was really, really hard:

It’s felt like the Spider-Man fandom all but dried up and died post NWH (which is eminently fascinating to me since it made a bajillion dollars and it felt like the entire world was obsessed with it but we move). That being said, I didn’t come to fandom for anyone else so even in times of drought, I don’t stay for anyone else. But it IS nicer when others want to create too.

(Even if they don’t, that’s okay. I love Spider-Man.

I’ll outlive everything you love.)

10. A scene or character you wrote that surprised you:

The entirety of should’ve known better was a surprise. Read the Giant Sized Gwen Stacy and had big feelings Darius LeClerc. I’m still the only person on ao3 that’s written him BUT SO HELP ME I WONT BE THE LAST.

11. A favorite excerpt of your writing:

This bit from into the dark:

“I really thought this one would work,” Peter says, as if no one’s spoken to him– staring off into the side as he softly shakes his head. “I thought I’d finally figured it out, how to make it work, how to keep you all safe and it just…”

He trails off, May frowning and the other Peter looking confused– looking to both her and Ned for help as she puts her hand on Peter’s shoulder.

“Peter?”

“I was so close,” he says, looking over to her with a smile. “Maybe this’ll be the last one then.”

12. How did you grow as a writer this year:

I wrote for fandoms that weren’t marvel related! Look at me go!

13. How do you hope to grow next year:

To continue to write to my exact, specific whims 😌

14. Who was your greatest positive influence this year as a writer (could be another writer or beta or cheerleader or muse etc etc):

This is gonna sound cheesy as hell but the commenters who stuck with it. Our fandom is small but mighty. We are in this TOGETHER.

15. Anything from your real life show up in your writing this year:

Put a lot of my own grief into when you help someone, you help everyone. I’ll never shut up about NWH and never stop being annoyed at the whiny complaints of how it’s “too sad” and “too depressing” and “lacking hope” — what a profound show of privilege to have never lost nearly everything and be faced with the crippling decision to fall into despair… or get back up.

No Way Home you will always be famous.

16. Any new wisdom you can share with other writers:

Write what you want and enjoy what you write!

17. Any projects you’re looking forward to starting (or finishing) in the new year:

without a trace with my beloved prem

finishing the midnights series

Famous!Peter and Publicist!MJ obvi

the finale of my irondad but make it MJ series

continuing I Almost Do

several MTH fics

a special crossover (or two)

my long suffering Kraven fic

about a dozen more WIPs in various stage of completion

18. Tag some writers whose answers you’d like to read:

@promiseofthepremise @weezly14 @abc2411 @watsonmj @bluepinstripes @momentofmemory @novasforce @kitausuret

#seek speaks #petermj #spideychelle #rina #first kill #Shuri #I used to not do these because I was told it made people feel bad #I’ve decided that the insecurities of others are no longer my problem #WHY diminish myself to make YOU feel better #I’m proud of what I’ve done actually! #your lack of confidence will no longer dictate how I express my own!

[itsadragonaesthetic]

Wtf is up with fertility clinics being like "we will do everything in our power to maintain your anonymity but we cannot control what a child resulting from egg donation will do once they are an adult" nah man I want the child to know how they were made. I want to talk to the parents to see if they think I'm truly a good fit. I want the child to grow up understanding the concept of true parental love and how blood doesn't dictate your tribe. I want the family to be free to ask me questions if anything medically comes up. Idk am I weird for not wanting to donate eggs only for money?

#choosing to create a person is a big deal! #whether you raise it or not #i dont wanna just fuck off and i dont want any family to entertain the illusion of your genetics dictating your true family #been a weird experience #dragon speaks #my posts

[kuuyandere]

Then show us, if you have it. Crop out the consent giving part of the message.

Or just simply type "..." her words of content on which this blog is built upon. You don't have to, but still you should be able to provide this info. It's just like someone asking you to show your ID.

We discussed it on a call a few years ago. The conversation went something like this:

Me: Random question, would you be comfortable if I talk about you on the Internet? Like, if I were to have a blog or something where I write about you and whatnot? I won't give any identifying information of course, it would just be for me to rant. Beloved: Okay, sure. Me: ...Are you sure you're not uncomfortable at all? It's not too weird? Because I won't if you don't want me to. Beloved: I mean, it's a little weird, but you're also weird, so I kinda expect it. I like it though! Me: Alright, but do tell me if your opinion changes.

Does this satisfy you?

#your yandere #aidoneus asks #I don't mind you asking these questions and being concerned about consent issues #But I do not appreciate you speaking to me as though you're entitled to my information and dictating what I ought to do on here

[worstloki]

Not to be that person. But the thought of, instead of handling those actual grief from the first five minutes of infinity war they decided to bring Jane back and have her die and be the grief thing?

Thor 4 handled grief? I thought they just brought it up and then skipped those parts

#YEAH like bro if you're going to just ignore every previous thing then why is this a continuation of those previous things #like oh the guardians are here no they're not Thor is depressed no he's not #they keep just *doing* events with the characters so that it can have *no* influence later as well #like #''thor has a tattoo for loki so he misses his brother'' ok?? AND???? where does that actually SHOW??? #''Thor is sad Jane died'' I ASK YET AGAIN--WHERE BOI #Thor be like poker face into the middle distance with a single tear rolling down his cheek #hashtag subverting toxic masculinity #I WILL say that Gorr's grief would've been GREAT to explore PARTICULARLY in parallel to Thor's own #like yeah Gorr you're right the g*ds are useless they didn't help with Thanos no one helped when my people were being slaughtered #yeah Gorr I know what it means to lose people people it has burdened me every single day and continues to #but you can't let the pain of that dictate your actions if all you're going to do is hurt yourself more #they should've fleshed Gorr out more in the middle and actually stopped to make Thor's previous suffering present #in more than 1 joking montage scene where he was sobbing and with a joke tattoo #throw as many gags as you want in but at least pretend you're trying for complexity in your character which HAS the setup for it already #shameful storytelling #5/10 #Thor 4 #especially since he is the main. #speaking of which what the frickity frackity were they doing with Val and Jane who ALSO had perfect setups for good messaging #like Val has taken on a lot of responsibility upon returning to a place she previously left after ditching responsibility #there is a LOT you can do with her character beyond showing her for fight scenes like come on man #I wouldn't call what happened with Jane fridging but I do think they wasted a lot of opportunity to get into the worthiness aspect #and the entire dying of cancer aspect. inevitable tragedies in life that do not have solutions? it happens! #but that Mjolnir didn't have an effect on the cancer's progression felt a bit... like the condition wasn't important but for that #and Thor *did* care about Jane taking care of herself but that could have been far better rooted into not wanting to lose people again #but like. none of the stuff at all felt serious or heavy at most it felt neutral and then went back to lighthearted #it's like they ended that storyline without properly starting it