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[xplainthexmen]

532 – No Regrets (feat. Matt Hunter)

In which we wrap things up.

Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men, Episode 532 - No Regrets (feat. Matt Hunter)

In which we wrap things up.

X-PLAINED:

Krakoa (mostly)

The True Secret History of Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men

The True Secret History of Matt Hunter

Live shows

The “WHAT”s

Audio production through transition

Adapting to long-distance recording

Proximity

Our retirement plans

The means of production

Our favorite voice effects

Sound design considerations for Dazzler’s shows

What we’ve learned from making Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men

Regrets

Where to find Matt online

Our evolving feelings about the X-Men

Stories we would’ve liked to have covered

The evolving podcasting landscape

X-Men analogues

Our theoretical Magic: The Gathering mechanics

What X-Men is really about

How to read like Jay and Miles

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[boredkitt545]

Omg, this first book. It's absolute cinema when paired with the lore drops of later books. For example:

Bren is sitting in the train station, shaking with fear. Someone just tried to kill him only a handful of hours before, there's fatal traps set all throughout his room that could backfire on him or the atevi he cares for. The weather is miserable, the television is broken, and his mail is... wrong, somehow. Just off in an eerie way. And now he's being shipped into a dead zone no human has ever set foot in before.

So he looks up at the man standing next to him, the one who showed up when everything went pear shaped and tried to fix what he could to make Bren comfortable. Make him safe. And Bren asks in the smallest voice, 'are you coming with me?'

Because right now the list of atevi he trusts has shrunk to a pinhead. No one is telling him anything, and the few who have spoke to him are acting like he did something wrong. And he keeps begging to know what it was he did wrong. Because he's used to everyone blaming him for everything - it's the way he grew up, after all. He's the abnormal child, the family burden. So of course this is somehow his fault.

But there's this one person who went out of their way to sacrifice something for him. Handed him a weapon that would trace back to them if any officer ever questioned it. Protected him. Didn't act like he was the problem, like he was a waste of space even when they were upset. And he really wants that person to be with him, going into this new place. This possible death trap.

And so he asks for reassurance in the voice of the child that was othered for so many years. Pitted against his brother in a battle for the meager scraps of a narcissist's affection. A lonely child who never knew his father.

And Banichi - his future father in law - assures him that of course he is coming with him. Where else would he go, after all? He finds the idea of being anywhere but at Bren's side to be confusing, abhorrent. He's bonded to Bren, his job is Bren, his life revolves around planet Bren.

But Bren has no idea yet.

[asaethiel]

look at my questing party dawg i'm going into the dragon

[prophetandcatalyst]

I completely forgot I did this! I must have done it earlier this year but my mind completely deleted it from my memory.

.

[faemorrigan]

im realizing very fast that people do not in fact know that sometimes things in stories suck on purpose and it sucking is the point

[faemorrigan]

"this story is misogynistic!!"

>looks inside

>about the pressures of societal misogyny and how its bad

[wobubling]

Old amber & paragon that i never posted

[cristalplanetheart]

[bigbigtruck]

sucking at something is the first step to getting good at it

[internetgreatesthits]

[oddarette]

Yep, I made a frutiger aero soft soap alien… 💧🐠🤍🫧🧼

[celaquinn-ichard]

The cleanomorph

[innovadesexual]

[biocrafthero]

[catholicapothecary]

[justalittlesolarpunk]

This is the foundation of all hope btw. In the words of Tolkien, 'despair is for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not.'

[letoscrawls]

this gremlin moment from the new trailer was too good to pass the opportunity to remake it with book!alia sorry

[bigbigtruck]

i dreamed it was forbidden to post memes unless there was a picture of a wizard in them

I kept posting one that said "I HAVE NO QUARREL WITH YOU, FRIEND; BUT OUR INTERACTIONS ARE TEDIOUS AND I WISH THEY CEASE"

[bigbigtruck]

kind of like this

[whosname]

[id. A twitter post by @/Bennieeexyz Jury duty letter came addressed to my cat. Not a mistake. "Felix Martinez" - that's his full name according to his vet records. My last name. His first name. Somehow he's a registered voter now. Called the county clerk. Me: My cat got summoned for jury duty. Clerk: Is the name correct on the summons? Me: Yes, but he's a cat. Clerk: Is Felix Martinez a legal resident of this county? Me: He's a legal cat. Clerk: Sir, if the name matches our records, he needs to appear or file an exemption. Me: He can't file anything. He has paws. Clerk: You can file on his behalf. Me: Under what exemption? There's no box for "is a cat." Clerk: (pause) Check "unable to serve due to medical reasons." Me: What's the medical reason? Clerk: He's a cat. Me: That's not a medical condition. Clerk: It is if it prevents him from serving. Sent in the form. Got rejected two weeks later. "Insufficient documentation. Please provide medical professional's statement." Took the letter to my vet. Me: I need you to write that my cat can't do jury duty. Vet: Why is your cat summoned for jury duty? Me: Excellent question. No good answer. Vet: This is the weirdest request I've gotten. Me: Can you just write that he's medically unfit to serve? Vet: On what grounds? Me: He's a cat. Vet: (started typing) "Patient is unable to serve due to species-related limitations including inability to speak, read, or comprehend legal proceedings." Me: Perfect. Sent it in. Got another rejection. "Summons is mandatory. Failure to appear will result in contempt of court." My roommate thought this was hilarious. Roommate: Felix is going to jail. Me: This is serious. Roommate: Bring him to court. See what happens. Decided that was actually the only option left. Day of jury duty, put Felix in his carrier. Brought the entire paper trail of rejection letters. Checked in at the courthouse. Clerk: Name? Me: Felix Martinez. Clerk: (looked at the cat carrier) Is that Felix? Me: Yes. Clerk: (long stare) He's a cat. Me: I've been saying that for six weeks. Clerk: Why didn't you file an exemption? Me: I filed three. All rejected. Showed her the letters. She read through them, expression shifting from confusion to disbelief. Clerk: Someone rejected the veterinary documentation? Me: Twice. Clerk: (called her supervisor over) You need to see this. Supervisor read everything. Looked at Felix. Looked at me. Supervisor: How did a cat get registered to vote? Me: You tell me. Supervisor: This is a data error. Me: Took you six weeks to figure that out. They dismissed Felix immediately. Apologized for the inconvenience. Supervisor: We'll remove him from the voter registry. Me: Appreciate it. Supervisor: (pause) Out of curiosity, how would he have voted? Me: Probably whatever party supports universal treats. Got a formal apology letter a week later and a voter registration card. For me this time. Apparently I wasn't registered, but my cat was. Roommate: Felix committed voter fraud. Me: Felix committed nothing. He's innocent. Roommate: That's what they all say. Felix is sleeping on the jury summons now. Fitting end to his legal career. end id]

[gabbyworks]

Inktober N° 10: Honey

First thing that came to mind was little Bee and her mom, but then!! I remembered that scene in Fool’s Fate, where Thick is miserable and angry at everyone, so Fitz pilfers the Fool’s honey for his tea, and they sorta talk about missing being friends…

[mirriam]

i have 2 hours left of the Assassin's Quest audiobook so im procrastinating out of fear... Fitz and The Fool doodles for funsies cause they make me laugh

[micood]

flowers, from whom?