Mint (or Pepper)

Name - Mint (or Pepper) | Gender - Female | Age - 23 | Sexuality - Aromatic/asexual | Other website(s) you can find me on: Archive of Our Own - MeMyselfandI2008 (https://archiveofourown.org/users/MeMyselfandI2008) YouTube - Pepper Mint (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHy3i2U-GaPGsVw_sD6F0kA?view_as=subscriber) Wattpad - https://www.wattpad.com/user/MeMyselfandI2008 If you'd like to buy me a ko fi, here's the link: https://ko-fi.com/memyselfandi2008

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All this hate Joker: Folie à Deux is getting is so bizarre to me. It reminds me of how the first movie was received in some way, with all the politics behind it, like people saying you were misogynistic if you enjoyed the film or that it’s such a violent movie, when the movie is just about a very broken and unloved man wanting to make people laugh and smile, only for his mental state to depreciate the longer the film goes on because he’s not doing even remotely emotionally well.

Like, people are really saying, ‘Can’t believe they made it a [jukebox] musical!!!! 😡Why would they do that!? 🤬😡 Doesn’t even make any sense!! It’s so stupid! 🤬’

As if the entire first movie never showed Arthur wanting to preform for people, or trying to make children laugh while doing his dances dressed as a clown, or, you know, dancing to imaginary music in the bathroom.

Nope, doesn’t make any sense at all, really. Why would they ever think of making the second film a musical, it really does baffle me. (Please note the sarcastic.)

Then you have people claiming it destroyed Arthur’s character development in the first film.

Never mind the fact that the first film, all he wanted was to make people smile, and when he finally, finally thought he had the chance on the Murray Show, the host just made fun of him and invited him on too laugh at him.

Let’s not forget, either, that Arthur never planned to kill Murray in the first place. He was going to kill himself in some grand final act to try and get some form of peace or recognition or sympathy, because he just wanted someone to care about him—even if it was for a little while.

[Spoilers for the second film.]

So the fact that he tried to embrace The Joker identity for the attention (because no one ever just wanted him) only for it to fall through his fingers after realizing it’s all people ever cared about and breaking apart after being beaten and sexually assaulted is so unbelievably heartbreaking.

Then. ‘You have a visitor.’

After the fall out? After giving up? Who could it have been? Maybe there was some hope, someone actually wanted him for once.

And then…

…there never was a visitor… was there?

It was just a lie, an excuse to get him alone and kill him. Killed by someone that embraced the persona.

It’s a tragic end to a tragic life, the story of a man that accidentally created a movement, and wanted nothing more than to be loved.

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I haven’t posted in a long time, but the hate for the Rick & Morty Anime that comes out today has baffled me so much and I need answers.

Like, people are complaining about wanting a new season to be released—guys, I’m like 80% sure this is a completely different project with different people animating and working on it, which would mean that R&M is still being figured out and worked on as normal, like.

Come on now, the actual show is just a year away, stop being impatient.

Then you’ve got people complaining about the animation, as if it’s the worst thing ever, when it looks fine, and enjoyable to watch (personally reminds me of Kill La Kill with the style approach, though I do know it’s still very different). Just because it’s in a different art style that you personally might not like, doesn’t mean it’s bad.

Like, as an example, I don’t like the art style for Dragon Ball Z (one of the main reasons I never picked up the show), but I’m not going to say it’s trash and garbage, when clearly it’s not.

It’s like when people trash on artists for having a different art style, like, stop doing that. It’s a big reason that causes people to stop drawing all together, when they have so much potential and talent.

In short, just like, give the show a chance? Don’t shit on it right away, because they took a stylistic choice. It looks fun and interesting. Like, if it turns out to be bad, hate it for that reason.

Don’t be petty.

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Recently I’ve seen a few videos where adults (probably early to late 20s) are talking about being ruthlessly bullied in Sephora and Target by teenage/middle school girls, and it kinda got me thinking about telling my own personal story.

It’s not, like, the exact same situation, since it wasn’t in a store, and I’m not even sure how old this girl was, but I find the story kinda funny, so I figure I’ll tell it anyways.

I had a friend, who I’ll just call Ralf. His Golden Birthday was coming up and so, me and another of our mutual friends (I’ll call him Steve), were planning to bake a cake for him. Steve was still in college, and had a final exam the day we planned to make it, so I ended up just making it instead, and he’d frost it the next morning.

Steve’s cousin was currently living with him, and was on the phone talking with a girl, who, at the time, I assumed was his ‘not girlfriend’ (like, they both liked each other, but she had a boyfriend, so it wasn’t going to work out, type deal).

I made a comment about the cake, something a long the lines of, “Oh, boy! The cake might finally be done!” because it took three tries in the oven for the middle to finish cooking (the pan was too small and the cake expended).

The girl over the phone goes, “Oh my god, she sounds like an old woman.”

The cousin, very quietly responds, when he puts the phone closer to his mouth, “You can’t say stuff like that, you’re on speaker.”

I never responded to her. I figured I might’ve just misheard her, or she could’ve been talking about something else, because, when I did suspect she was talking about me, I was just really confused like, I don’t even know you???

Some time passes, and I pulled the cake out of the oven (finally). I asked if he knew how to get it out of the pan, since I’d never done that before, to put it on a cooling rack.

The girl goes, a little louder this time, “Why can’t you just bake your fucking cake at your own house?”

And that time I thought, Wh—Hello?? Why the attitude?? I could literally give two shits about your ‘not boyfriend.’ There is no need for the jealous act.

I didn’t say anything though, because, again, I was just confused, and wasn’t too bothered by it.

No other incidents occurred, and I just waited for Steve to get back to see what he wanted to do next.

I messaged him the next morning about it, told him it was just a super confusing situation, and just wanted to know what the deal was.

During that time, I found that was not his cousin’s ‘not girlfriend.’ That was his cousin’s cousin.

And I just went, “Wait, her sounding like a jealous girlfriend makes even less sense!”

Steve said he’d take care of it, and I told him there was no need, because I really didn’t care, and it’s not like I’d ever see her. Really, I just didn’t want to make a mountain out of a mile hill.

I was just, so confused, and thought the situation was bizarre.

But to this day, I still have absolute no idea what her damage was.

On a lighter note, Ralf did end up enjoying his cake. :D

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Something that’s been on my mind lately is that I’ve noticed whenever some fanfiction authors need a plot device to get Rick and Morty closer (like just in a general sense, not speaking solely from a romantic stand point, because that ship does exist, and I can’t exactly pretend it doesn’t) they tend to make the family way more abusive than usually.

I actually recently found one, if I’m remembering right, when I was looking for some Jerry related fics to read that was about Mort being trans, and the fic included Jerry just… being transphobic? Like… as if that’s not so out of character for him?

Jerry might not fully understand it at first (in a more broad scenes, but some part of me also pictures Jerry just being like “As long as your happy, then that’s good enough,” while also not fully grasping how to make the situation easier or what sort of advice might be good to give), and I can imagine he’d say something unintentionally because he’d be confused, but I very much doubt Jerry is genuinely transphobic.

Like. This is Jerry. He’s a coward, and can be an ass sometimes, but to equate that as him being transphobic in anyway is just, like. No?

I’ve seen it with Beth on occasion too, where, in a fic, Rick and Morty were planning to run away and never come back, and Beth comes in ready to just beat the shit out of Morty or something, and like. Bro. 😭

Look, I’m not saying you can’t have these types of dynamics in the family. Just like. Make it more in character, I guess?

I understand not every universe is going to be the same, and that’s understandable. There’s probably a universe where Jerry is transphobic (I’m wincing as I type that out), and in that case just make it less obvious you’re using it for a plot device, I guess?

I don’t know. It just kinda bugs me how people tend to treat some characters in the show, while they make Rick the most amazing person ever, when he’s literally the worst. That’s not me saying use him as the plot device either. That’s just me finding it a little ridiculous how people go out of their way to make everyone else in the Smith family a villain, while Rick is this messiah of peace and love when that’s also just not the case.

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So, I’ve just recently seen a few videos on TikTok about people leaving their best friend of however many years because they started dating someone, and it just confuses the absolute hell out of me.

Like, a few women have posted about leaving their male friends because he got a girlfriend, and I’m just sitting here like… you don’t have to do that?

You shouldn’t have to break years (or even a handful of months) of your friendship off because he got a girlfriend.

I mean, I did see a few comments talk about how it’s a “trust thing,” or something like that, but like… a trust thing for who?

If it’s for the girlfriend, that’s a red flag, is it not? Like, the idea that she can’t accept that her boyfriend has female friends? The fact she doesn’t trust him to not go behind her back? Or even try to form relationships with his friends and get to know them better?

If it’s for the guy, that’s also a red flag. As said before he should be trustworthy and loyal—his affection for his girlfriend shouldn’t have to be called into question. The idea that there is even a sliver of possibility for that to happen is not grounds for a healthy relationship.

If it’s for the friend, again, red flag. The fact you’d go out of your way to pursue him if you didn’t break off your friendship is extremely muffed up.

Men (and women in the reverse) should be allowed to have opposite gendered best friends without the concept of romance just hanging over their heads for their entire lives, or needless petty drama of the idea that “oh they could be dating!! >:(” when that thought has never crossed their minds.

Hell, even if they did used to date and broke it off, but still remained friends, that should be a sign that their breakup was healthy for both of them and that they won’t plan to get together again. They were both mature and realized that a romance wasn’t something they wanted.

This entire concept just baffles me.

I mean, it’s videos like those that make me paranoid that I’m the reason my guy friend hasn’t gotten a girlfriend yet. There’s been so many points where I’ve just though that he’d be better off if I just stopped being his friend, that maybe it’d be easier for him if we never even met in the first place.

I just don’t understand why men and women can’t just be friends. There always has to be something, some underlying feeling that people just assume is there, when it’s really nothing at all.

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My, uh… my hand slipped…

On a serious note, I had this idea forever ago, and just kinda finally decided to draw it.

The story follows similar beats to Kara’s, with Jerry and Summer running off and escaping Beth’s abuse. Where it starts to deviate (like Jerry), is when Rick comes into the picture. His role mirrors Hank’s, a detective tasked with figuring out why Androids have been deviating with the help of Morty (“You—you look fucking fourteen, why did—?” “It was agreed that this was the most beneficial design, as it can assist with infiltrating High Schools for suspected drug trafficking.” “That’s fucking stupid.”).

At some point, R&M actually end up finding J&S. Morty is very ready to turn Jerry into the police. Rick doesn’t recognize Summer for the most part, considering he hasn’t been involved in Beth’s life for well over fifteen years.

“You can’t turn him in!” Summer pleads with them, running over to hug Jerry and glare at them with what she hopes is determination, “I—I won’t let you!”

“If you refuse to cooperate, it will only make things worse for you.”

“You can’t threaten a child, you fucking glorified calculator.”

“I just,” Jerry finally speaks, moving to hold onto Summer, “I was trying to protect her—!”

“By fucking kidnapping her?” Rick glares at it.

Eventually, J&S manage to explain their situation, how Beth had taken a turn for the worst, once she got addicted to Red Ice, and Rick, upon realizing who Summer was, can’t help feeling sick to his stomach, became he let his daughter turn out just like him.

I’m not sure how exactly I’d get to the ending, but I do know that I want them to all eventually become an official family, with Morty slowly deviating the longer he spends time with Rick, Jerry and Summer on his mission.

I don’t know. I might actually write a fic for this, with little references to Markus’ storyline, because his was my favorite, but I’m not fully sure just yet. Either way, I hope you enjoyed this little idea!

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Every time I watch Bluey and Mackenzie is in an episode, I always imagine Rusty just shouting, “I NEED TO SPEAK TO COLONEL MACKENZIE! WHERE IS COLONEL MACKENZIE?”

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Honest question here,—

What is up with the constant spam in the R&M tiktok trailers about Sean Kelly??

Like, it’s kind of annoying seeing all these people complain about how Sean didn’t get the voice roll, and not appreciating who they actually hired, because the person they hired isn’t even a bad voice actor? They pull the impressions really well.

Like, I saw one saying, “The people asked for Sean Kelly!” And I just… who is that?

Why is this such a big deal for some people?

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Nice catch, Kusuo

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Made some platonic Chrindsay content because I am deprived.

Just as a bit of an explanation, this is sort of my own little AU that I thought up. Pretty much, it combines Total Drama Island with Total DramaRama.

Chris is a teenager, who is forced to keep an eye on a bunch of seven-year-olds (yes, I aged them up in this AU) because his parents think it'll teach him "important life lesson skills," or something like that. Honestly, he could care less the reasoning behind it, and he could care less about the kids.

Well, that's what he tells himself at least.

Bonus image of what Lindsay was drawing:

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I’ve been thinking of cross-posting my “All I Have To Give,” fanfiction on here, but at the same time, I’m kinda like, “Should I??” Because I know multi-chartered fics can be a pain in the keister for some people to read on here.

I don’t know, what do y’all think?

Also, if anyone is currently reading it, I promise I’m working on chapter five! Here, I’ll even put a sneak peek of it for you, because I know it’s been like, 84 years since I last updated it.

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Never will I ever forget this one time on my birthday when my friend told me:

You know what, Mint? You exist, so people can look at you and say, ‘At least I haven’t hit rock bottom yet.’

And I was just kinda like. Damn.

Because he’s right. 😌

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Currently started reading American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis, and anytime Patrick gives outfit descriptions I can’t stop thinking about My Immortal, because that’s literally what it sounds like.

The only difference is that Patrick’s long descriptions serve a purpose and Ebony’s don’t.

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"why do you hate the owl house fans"

owl house fans:

EDIT OK um hehehe I cant respond to replies for some reason But Um i dont hate all owl house fans I don't even hate the owl house just to clarify, i am just having a moment💪

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Honestly, I understand what you mean. It gets pretty insufferable hearing people hate on a show that is actually good.

It’s happened with Chowder, Clarence and Craig of the Creek before—people hate those shows “just because,” or say it’s for babies/little kids, when that’s not true.

Like those shows, Big City Greens has time and care put into it by its creators, and isn’t just a cheap cash grab like some other shows can be. It has time and effort put into it, which is so clear in every single episode that comes out.

To sit there and call it stupid just because your bitter because a show you like is getting canceled is awful.

Ducktales got canceled, does that make it okay for me to complain about how We Bare Bears got their own movie? No, because in the end, you’re just damaging the creative outlet of another show that doesn’t deserve it.

You don’t have to like BCG, because the show isn’t for everyone. It falls into the slice of life genre, like Craig of the Creek and Clarence do, and that isn’t always for everyone, but to sit there and say it’s for little kids just because it’s not as gritty and dark as Gravity Falls is not fair to people who do enjoy that genre.

Not everything needs to be dark and gritty. Not everything needs to have a cohesive storyline from episode to episode.

Sometimes a show can just be fun, one off adventure episodes and that’s okay, because that doesn’t make it any less thought out or heartfelt.