[academicblorbo]

Ilya meeting Shane's parents must be insane for them like. Mr Ilya "The Terminator" Rozanov, terror on ice and menace in bed, politely stands there. Your very shy son admonishes him for using the word "lovers" and Russia's Greatest Rage Machine just takes it.

You ask when this started and Mister Dickhead makes sure Shane is accurate about when they started this. How dare you stave off half a year of us, Shane?

You ask if they talked to Scott Hunter and Ra Ra Rasputin says that he, famous asshole extraordinaire went to talk to Patron Saint of Hockey Gays to offer him congratulations.

You ask if he has no loyalty to Boston and Mr Fucking Fuck San Francisco is like. Nyet

Your son is having a panic attack and Miike Snow Genghis Khan calls them "boyfriends" and it's your own extremely shy and sensitive and loving son that is like MY WHAT

[eastofshane]

ilya as woodstock (shane's version)

[eastofshane]

supporting the shane as snoopy agenda

[ilya as woodstock]

[sloanegabe]

SHANE & ILYA + parallels

[martinhyperfixates]

started reading the brotherband series

if anything happens to any of these guys I’m gonna throw hands

[martinhyperfixates]

TWO OF THEM ALMOST DIED FROM HYPOTHERMIA

[martinhyperfixates]

started reading the brotherband series

if anything happens to any of these guys I’m gonna throw hands

[inconveniently-discorporated]

Me: *agonizing over whether a semicolon goes here, what the proper dialogue should be there, other assorted rules and semantics*

Terry Pratchett: "!" said the stranger.

THAT'S ALLOWED?

[serricoj]

Writing is for communication. Sir Terry knew very well that anything's allowed if it helps you communicate something effectively.

[rpepperpotshipssciencebros]

[itsalmostavengers]

Do I think Steve is anti tech? Of course not. He IS however an ‘I want wired earphones & physical buttons that make clicky noises and I want them NOW’ kinda guy. And yeah he would be insufferable about it too because it’s Steve ❤️

[itsalmostavengers]

He has only just gotten used to wired earphones and now they’re taking them AWAY and making it MORE INCONVENIENT in the process? He used to love using those keyboards in the library that went klack every time he pressed his finger on a key. Klack klack klack klack. Now they are all thin and silent. DVD’s were FUN you could see the MOVIE STARS GIGGLING AND SNUFFING THEIR LINES IN THE BLOOPER REELS. GIVE IT BACK!!! TONY!! TONY STOP THEM!!!!!

[fotibrit]

oh 10000%. Okay. Yes. I think tony and steve both feel very strongly that tech should have its own voice but for tony that means literally creating a voice box for AIs and ensuring they have open invitation to express personality. but for steve. It means tech needs to have some voice that is recognizable as Machine. Steve would HATE trying to push tech to seem more human. Because it’s not! thats what makes tech so great!! it’s not human, and it can do what humans can’t!

i just. i think tony would pack bond with computers like how people like to imagine their pets inner monologue and steve pack bonds with computers like how people imitate their cats meows.

idk. Yes. 100% op you are correct

[animentality]

[orbitalmirror]

reblog if you're an actual person IRL who gets genuinely upset if you catch someone using ChatGPT and view it as a serious moral failing

[dragoninthestars]

Ok I know we all criticize Flannagan for how he writes women, and rightfully so, but I just read The Roamers short story and YIKES.

From the blatant stereotyping to having Will participate in the ongoing oppression of the Roamers it was all bad. Flannagan even notes several times that the Roamers face difficulties because they are often mistrusted and driven out of places before they can make any money and then the triumphant ending is Will banishing them from the feif and threatening to use his connections to make sure they are unwelcome and reviled everywhere they go unless they leave the country. Yikes.

We're supposed to feel good about this because they hurt his dog, a crime in fiction that there's almost no way to make readers forgive. But also Will did literally nothing to the Aruleans who were 100% planning on attending that dogfight. Like he didn't even question them about it get them arrested for illegal gambling. But when it's the Roamers we have to actively make sure that every last one of them is punished and driven out of the country. And just for good measure we're going to beat up a child (Don't worry. It's okay because he was evil)

At least when we went to Japan and the Middle East we made an attempt at not depicting minorities as a monolith but the Roamers get none of that. Every single one of them is evil and mean and awful. And the only one who isn't terrible? Don't worry she's not really a Roamer. She's just a Gallacian who the Roamers treat like a slave.

It was so bad. I'm not sure I've ever seen anyone criticize it before? Maybe I have and just don't remember since I hadn't read The Lost Stories yet. But it is so so so bad. Yikes doesn't even begin to cover it but YIKES

[some-zer0]

Cel learned that alchemy was about transitioning and decided to take that personally

[martinhyperfixates]

I’m going up a mountain via cable car

Wish me luck

[martinhyperfixates]

Oh

[martinhyperfixates]

I’m going up a mountain via cable car

Wish me luck

[pestopasta626]

[martinhyperfixates]

OMG I forgot how much I love the catacombs bit where they pretend to be from the British museum and everyone gets annoyed because “the British are here”

[ppickles4]

Halt is doing his usual broody thing of pretending to be asleep sitting under a tree. Keeping an eye on Will While he practices archery. That way if Will slacks off or does something tease worthy. Halt Will know.

But this time something different happens. As he’s watching will he sees a movement out of the corner of his eye. He reaches for his saxe knife but stops when he sees it’s a baby bunny. The little thing was staring at him all fluffed up. Not even a little afraid. He waved his hand at it. “Shoo,”

The bunny took that as an invitation to hop forward more.

Halt stares at it, “you are either the bravest or stupidest rabbit I have ever seen”

The baby bunny scampered right onto Halts lap, and stared at him with wide eyed wonder.

He frowned, “I am not petting you. If that’s what you want them go find someone else.”

The bunny twitched its nose adorably.

Halt sighed and resignedly reached up and rubbed the bunny’s fluff right between the ears. It practically melted with delight.

Eventually Halt put its hand back down, “Are you satisfied? Will you leave me alone now?”

The bunny scampered off. Halt sighed. And went back to watching Will While pretending to be asleep.

After five minutes he saw another movement out of the corner of his eye, glancing over his eyes widened ever so slightly. (Halts version of jaw dropping shock)

There were six baby bunnies staring at him expectantly.

Cut to Wills pov

He pauses his archery to glance at Halt. His eyes see the most absurd scene he had never even dreamed of. His grizzled mentor was surrounded by snoozing baby bunnies as he pet their fluffy heads.

Feel wholesome joy!

[wyrmoftheweb]

well yeah i have a pet hydra and it only has one head. i'm not going to cut its head off just to make it look cooler, you asshole. that's seriously unethical. and i'm not letting you cut its head off either. if you really want a hydra with multiple heads, you should go for a rescue- but if you want your pet to look cooler at the cost of its physical health, maybe you shouldn't get any kind of pet at all. no, the hydra's not for guarding my evil tower, it's my pet. have you ever heard of a pet? like a puppy or a kitty? you think i can't defend my evil tower by my self?