#3956

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writing tip #3956:

be silly with it

[thewertsearch]

pipefan413: The children pledged to each other that one day they would run away together. pipefan413: They followed in the footsteps of the dear colonel, in defiance of the old batterwitch. They studied his every jape, and practiced them in secret!

She could have left, then. Planned to leave, even. Grandpa didn’t abandon her, like I'd originally assumed – he always intended to flee alongside her.

pipefan413: But as they grew older, their interests drifted apart. The boy developed a passion for adventure and put aside his study of practical jokes. He dreamed of wealth and fame and discovery and swore he would wander the world. pipefan413: One day he decided to run away with the loyal dog he inherited from their father. He asked the girl if she would come along, but she was too scared of the retribution that might follow.

But I guess the adolescent Nanna didn’t have Grandpa’s confidence, nor his fearlessness. Left alone with a witch of a woman, her childhood was probably not dissimilar to many other children in this sad saga.

pipefan413: The boy scoffed at the danger, and assured his sister there was nothing to worry about. But he had not seen first hand what the baroness was capable of!

It sounds like Nanna directly witnessed some specific evil act. The woman did run a corporation, though, so that was probably just a typical Tuesday for Betty Crocker.

pipefan413: He told his sister that he believed in her, and that she could handle whatever the witch could throw at her. [...]

Those are some pretty harsh words for a girl destined for a lifetime of abuse - but at the same time, he did openly ask her to run away with him, and she couldn't do it. What was he meant to do, kidnap her?

I don't blame him for leaving alone, either. Grandpa was also an abused child, and it would be asking a lot of him to remain in an abusive household to defend another child. He needed to leave that situation for his sake, just as Nanna needed to leave it for hers.

Pipefan413: [...] And with that, he was off, and she would never see him again.

But, all that said, he should have come back eventually. He didn’t need to abandon her for an entire lifetime.

Whatever extenuating circumstances there may have been, it can't be denied that he started his life as an adventurer the same way he ended it - by leaving someone who loved him behind.

pipefan413: One day, the girl was able to gather enough bravery to mention her brother to the baroness, and her desire to see him again. With contempt, she guaranteed that this could never happen. When the girl asked why, that is when the baroness began to reveal to her more than just her baking secrets. pipefan413: [...] The colonel was not their father, nor was the baroness their mother. They in fact had no father or mother at all, nor were they ever actually born. They had both fallen from the sky! They were not actually brother and sister as they had been told either. Again like in many fairy tales, the truth was that they were always destined to become married one day. They were to have two children, a son and a daughter, and these children were meant to save the world! […]

Wait, what? Betty Crocker knew Sburb lore?

...I think it says quite a lot about the Homestuck experience that I'm not even particularly surprised. Of course Betty Crocker knew Sburb lore.

It’s clear that she didn't know everything, though. She was aware that John and Jade would eventually happen, but assumed they’d be born naturally - which makes it sound like she was just getting fragments of future events, much like a Prospit dreamer’s visions.

...or, like a wielder of the Cueball, which we already know was in her family’s possession. It’s sounding a lot like even Betty fucking Crocker was a Scratch pawn all along.

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Feeling his new bod...

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Release: May 13, 2002

Lyrics:

[Obie Trice:]

Obie Trice

Real name no gimmicks

[Eminem:]

Two trailer-park girls go 'round the outside, 'round the outside, 'round the outside

Two trailer-park girls go 'round the outside, 'round the outside, 'round the outside

Guess who's back, back again

Shady's back, tell a friend

Guess who's back

Guess who's back

Guess who's back

Guess who's back

Guess who's back

Guess who's back

Guess who's back

I've created a monster

'Cause nobody wants to see Marshall no more

They want Shady I'm chopped liver

Well if you want Shady, this is what I'll give ya

A little bit of weed mixed with some hard liquor

Some vodka that'll jump-start my heart

Quicker than a shock

When I get shocked at the hospital by the doctor

When I'm not cooperating

When I'm rocking the table while he's operating (hey!)

You waited this long now stop debating

'Cause I'm back I'm on the rag and ovulating

I know that you got a job Ms. Cheney

But your husband's heart problem's complicating

So the FCC won't let me be

Or let me be me so let me see

They try to shut me down on MTV

But it feels so empty without me

So come on dip, bum on your lips fuck that

Cum on your lips and some on your tits and get ready 'cause this shit's about to get heavy

I just settled all my lawsuits

Fuck you, Debbie!

Now this looks like a job for me so everybody just follow me

'Cause we need a little controversy

'Cause it feels so empty without me

I said this looks like a job for me so everybody just follow me

'Cause we need a little controversy

'Cause it feels so empty without me

Little hellions kids feeling rebellious

Embarrassed, their parents still listen to Elvis

They start feeling like prisoners, helpless

'Til someone comes along on a mission and yells "bitch"

A visionary, vision is scary

Could start a revolution

Polluting the air waves a rebel

So just let me revel and bask

In the fact that I got everyone kissing my ass

And it's a disaster

Such a catastrophe for you to see so damn much of my ass

You ask for me?

Well I'm back

Fix your bent antennae

Tune it in and then I'm gonna enter in

And up under your skin like a splinter

The center of attention back for the winter

I'm interesting, the best thing since wrestling

Infesting in your kid's ears and nesting

Testing attention please

Feel the tension soon as someone mentions me

Here's my 10 cents my 2 cents is free

A nuisance, who sent, you sent for me?

Now this looks like a job for me so everybody just follow me

'Cause we need a little controversy

'Cause it feels so empty without me

I said this looks like a job for me so everybody just follow me

'Cause we need a little controversy

'Cause it feels so empty without me

A tisk-it a task-it

I'll go tit for tat with anybody who's talking this shit, that shit

Chris Kirkpatrick you can get your ass kicked

Worse than them little Limp Bizkit bastards

And Moby

You can get stomped by Obie

You 36 year old bald-headed fag blow me

You don't know me

You're too old

Let go

It's over, nobody listens to techno

Now let's go, just give me the signal

I'll be there with a whole list full of new insults

I've been dope, suspenseful with a pencil

Ever since Prince turned himself into a symbol

But sometimes the shit just seems

Everybody only wants to discuss me

So this must mean I'm disgusting

But it's just me I'm just obscene

No, I'm not the first king of controversy

I am the worst thing since Elvis Presley

To do black music so selfishly

And use it to get myself wealthy (Hey)

There's a concept that works

20 million other white rappers emerge

But no matter how many fish in the sea

It'd be so empty without me

Now this looks like a job for me so everybody just follow me

'Cause we need a little controversy

'Cause it feels so empty without me

I said this looks like a job for me so everybody just follow me

'Cause we need a little controversy

'Cause it feels so empty without me

Kids

Songwriter:

Marshall Mathers / Jeffrey Bass / Kevin Bell / Anne Dudley / Malcolm McLaren / Trevor Horn

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Homepage:

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[thewertsearch]

pipefan413: In following years, she was left to ponder all that might have been. pipefan413: What might have been if there had been no baroness to keep the girl and boy apart? pipefan413: What might have been if the baroness had not disappeared, and she had the opportunity to use her secrets against her!

What could still be, in a world about to be rewritten?

All bets are off, at this point, and Nanna and Grandpa could easily be rebooted into a couple. Hell, they might actually raise John and Jade this time around - which, come to think of it, may have been the future that Crocker was actually seeing.

As always, the possibilities of the Scratch are staggering – but, with Doc Scratch looming over everything, they’re sure to come with strings attached.

pipefan413: For you see, the girl had uncovered so many dirty secrets about the terrible batterwitch, including the most troubling one of all. pipefan413: Of course no one would have believed her, but she knew. pipefan413: She knew the baroness was not human! :B

Wait, what?

This one's a real curveball, I've got to say - and I don't have a clue what this might mean, or what Crocker's secret identity could be. Homestuck’s other species feel far too alien to pass as human - surely if Crocker had horns, green skin, or an insect-like carapace, someone would have smelled a rat.

Like... this is Betty Crocker's 'canon' design, and her skin tone alone rules out most of Homestuck's aliens. I suppose she could be using some sort of illusion magic - but at this point, I'm making up mechanics that we've never seen before. That's usually a sign that you're barking up the wrong tree.

Alright, then – I’m guessing that Crocker is a robot. They're probably the easiest type of creature to disguise as a human, since they can be custom-made. Plus, it’s consistent with the real-life lore that Crocker isn’t actually a real person; she was created by someone else.

CG: WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING NOW. CG: [...] WHY DID YOU GO BACK TO SEE HER? YOU DIDN'T MENTION THIS LAST TIME.

I assume ‘her’ is Echidna. We’ve been giving the kids’ Denizens a lot of focus in this sequence, and now it’s Jade’s turn. It also means that Cetus is next - which is going to be fun, since she's the only Denizen in the session that we know nothing about.

It seems like none of the kids will actually be fighting their Denizens -they're all choosing to consult with them, instead. Is it starting to dawn on the remaining trolls that they may have misunderstood this mechanic?