[emoparamore]

marianne @ glasgow

[xxfangirl365xx]

something I wonder is if these shows r also "practice" in a way, The Clerk is unsure and happier than he was in the NA shows, and he's being instructed by the Secretary and does not wanna hurt G, and is begging him to take papers and stuff.

This is training for him before the NA shows of last summer

they made it out of the moat, now r doing practices again, but in costume and everything...

The Clerk went from his training in the moat to being trained here by the secretary.

[allmyenemies]

my contribution to tumblr dot com

[anarchistmemedistro]

[emoparamore]

marianne & gerard @ glasgow

[teachmetokill]

obsessed with ray who hardly ever tweets being on twitter like 20 minutes before they’re supposed to be on stage

[storm-of-feathers]

tumblr is great bc its like a diary where I can take other peoples diary entries and glue them into my own diary

[anothersuperstition]

there was a summer i started collecting knives…

[gerardwaysbob]

one day she'll take matters into her own hands and slap the mev herself with the leather glove ON

[graceofsorrows]

meeeh

[acasternaut]

i refuse to stop ambulance truthing. we will fucking get that song if it kills me

[acasternaut]

[heartattackhairdye]

In my head, the timeline of these show legs (lore-wise) goes LATAM 2026, the current shows (2026), and THEN the 2025 lltbp ones. If you care.

[heartattackhairdye]

Elaborating on my point

Latam seems like they're new to the draag system-ish (gerard speaks a little bit of keposhka and only gains the draagcent at the last 2 shows. Sylvia is still simply a nurse, the gentleman is something new in gerards possession, the clerk and gerard are buddies still. She keeps an eye on their antics (notably ray and frank a bit) and is present at their "graduation".) They're still being heavily medicated, reconditioned and tested on by the moat and the dagger talks focus a lot on their treatment in the prison. Gentleman's castle is the backdrop for Teenagers, I think it's a form of propaganda-based entertainment being shown to the band so they are more willing to be a part of draags plan for them. They are monitored by the Swiss army orb (that's what I call the eye) and it takes their picture at every show. Kind of like a proof of how they're improving so the grand immortal dictator can decide when they "graduate", which they do on the last mexico show (2/14/2026)

Then the current leg starts up. Sylvia isn't there. She is still there to keep an eye on them, but not as much as she did in the latam leg (notably, her briefcase, newspaper and chair have been replaced with a simple clipboard and pen). DW has "graduated" to become the clerk, he's there because he was close with gerard when they were in the moat. Familiar faces are good for a source of comfort. Gerard isn't taking the clerk's authority seriously- this is their friend, surely he won't be too strict. She also seems to be training the clerk and encouraging him to be more authoritive with the band (the slap at glasgow for example) and it's taking him a while to warm up to changing whatever dynamic he has with gerard. The grand immortal dictator is present in person instead of watching the band through the Swiss army orb. Implies that it's more formal. But we'll have to see what else happens on this tour. The background for teenagers is Quizzo. Not a propaganda show technically, but a game show. Because the general public is now the audience of the black parade, it conveys that draag is trying to appear friendly to the foreign audience by showing them (usually americans) something they know: a classic, unassuming game show. Sylvia isn't there, replaced by Mary Ann, an export from draag, there to show off the talent that draag has to offer instead of a head nurse.

THEN, we get the 2025 leg. They have all settled into their roles a lot more, demonstrating how long they've been the band for draag. The clerk is more stern. We didn't even know that he had some kind of friendship with the most exalted vocalist. They don't hold back in reprimanding them, and he isn't afraid to put them in their place anymore. She isn't at the shows. Her work with them is done. We still have the quizzo background for teenagers. The most exalted vocalist doesn't talk poorly about how they're being treated by draag. They are only there to sing, die, and do it again whenever draag sees fit. The black parade isn't given medication at the start of the shows. They can be trusted. But they're getting restless.

[bigbababooeyboobies]

get him out of there

[leathergerard]

the secretary and clerk spent a lot of time on the side of the stage together. she kept pointing out audience members followed by the clerk rejecting all her choices

[hurtbutnotthepain]

mary ann blowing her a kiss

[sosaysdean]

THE SLAP

[omtai]

Huge huge day for me