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[cotton-candy-merc]

Just a literal unedited shitpost for today because last night I saved over Lunita's file and almost threw myself out a window when I realized what I did. The last hard save before that was all the way back in February, pre-Ghost shirt, pre-crucifix, pre-new hair lmao. A complete nightmare to go through the ateliers and mods to get all her stuff back and redo the outfits. This reminds me I forgot her bodysuit too, oops.

It also meant she had to go climb up Konpeki again to get that blasted egg. She finally made it up there, flipped me the birds and then realized a rotting corpse is still there. Had to take a selfie.

V: Mu, check this out, dude's been rotting here since last June.

[untoterxhund]

okie dokie, I've returned! having consumed said sustenance that I needed, could I mayhaps interest anyone w/ a somf, unprompted inbox call 👉👈?

[tick-tick-moo]

Moo, you're much smarter than I am— literally how did Lin make Alexander Hamilton sound catchy,,, like it's literally a name,,, but it sounds so catchy when the cast sings it

Well, Serpzie I am so glad you asked!!! (and I not smarter than you but I am more than happy to use my knowledge of this very specific and niche topic to answer this)

Short answer: Lin is a genius, and that name is just inherently musical because of how you naturally say. It was made to be put to music. It has the rise and fall as you say it, which (in my brain) gives it more traction, so of course it sticks in your brain.

Long answer:

'Kay well first off, 'Alexander Hamilton' has so many syllables, it's lots to work with to make it catchy(As opposed to, say, 'Aaron Burr', but that one has a ton of rhymes so it works).

I don't know how Lin did it(he's a genius, idk what to tell you XD), but why it's catchy? I can try to answer that. 'Part from the entire cast singing it, which is just satisfying to hear, and that it is repeated SEVEN times in four minutes, that name specifically was just MADE to be be sung.

It already has alternating stressed and unstressed syllables, which are then paired with rising and falling notes("A" is higher than "Lex" which is lower than "An" which is higher than "Der", piano wise) played in rapid succession by a group of talented singers.

"ALEXANDER HAMILTON!

(slows down) My name is Alexander Hamilton"

Plus how the rest of the verses around it contrast:

"Alexander Hamilton! (it slows down after this) We are waiting in the wings for you (Waiting in the wings for you)

You could never back down,

You never learned to take your *beat* TIIIIME!

(and then we get the speed back)

Alexander Hamilton! (Alexander Hamilton)" and then it keeps going fastrer through "ship is in the harbour now" until break at the "we ___ with/for him" and then the rise after Burr's "shot him (shot him, shot him)"

GENIUSES, THE LOT OF THEM

and don't me started on 96,000 and We Don't Talk About Bruno.....

[winepresswrath]

my unpopular(?) opinion is that nieyao aren’t fundamentally incompatible

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This one is tricky to me, because in the drama in particular I think they're on a bit of a collision course, but I also think that's more about their circumstances than their personalities. I think the biggest problem between them is one of trust- Jiggy needs Mingjue to trust him, for both personal and practical reasons, Mingjue won't trust Jiggy unless he stops lying to him (and maybe not even then! but definitely not until then), Jiggy won't stop lying to Mingjue until he trusts Mingjue (and maybe not even then! but definitely not until then) and so it goes. Evil music, stairs, coffin, or stairs, evil music, coffin, depending on your preference.

I think there are universes in which they're very good for each other, and that's one of the sad things about them.

[tick-tick-moo]

i know the reason bruno doesn’t know what will happen with his vision about mirabel is because she’s special lol but

what if it’s because the magic stops working? so naturally he wouldn’t be able to see past that point right

Ooooo I like that idea! It's kinda crazy he was able to see that far into the future too, in my opinion. And of all the scenes he could have scene l, that would help explain why that one, and not her opening the new door or even in the rubble or something 😅

I also think that the vision wasn't exactly "undecided", but that the cracks were quite literally disappearing and coming back, like they do throughout the movie.

Plus, Mirabel both makes the Casita crumble (on the sense of bringing family issues to light, not saying twas her fault) and is the one that leads the rebuilding of the new Casita and gets the front door.

All the other visions show the event as it happened, but Mirabel's vision doesn't do that, which is also why it's pfffffph (my attempt at imitating Bruno's description 😆)

Anyways, I agree with your idea, it makes sense and fits with the narrative.

[tick-tick-moo]

Funniest thing I've been told today:

"*disappointed* But I got such lesbian vibes from you!"

[winepresswrath]

what I got from wei wuxian from the show(again I never read the book) is this guy puts on a show with a smile. Like pay no attention to all the trauma while I dazzle you with my big showoffy moves and smart mouth, and tease you till you stop asking im ok. He's crazy brilliant, yet also an idiot who doesn't know how to ask for help. he is completely done with the clans bullshit. He cares so much and has a big heart. And he does not want to drag anyone into his messes especially his loved ones.

I think that is very true! Also kind of the worst thing about him. Wei Wuxian is great. He tries so hard to always be the one who takes on the risk and the suffering so everyone else can be fine, but his loved ones are de facto involved in his messes because they love him. When he’s suffering it makes them sad. When he’s doing murders for justice people ask them questions like “hey, how come that guy you’re so close to is doing murders? what’s up with that? are you going to be paying for that, or...?” When he refuses to tell them what’s going on with him and lies to them and won’t let them help, he’s pushing them away and harming his relationships with them. He is of course entitled to do that if he no longer wants to have those trusting and emotionally close relationships, but they’re going to be hurt and saddened by that too, which seems like the opposite of what he’s going for. It’s because he’s young and traumatized!  It’s not really his fault!  Still kind of a dick move, especially for the subset of those loved ones who are also his coworkers and roommates and are thus going to be triply impacted.

[asdfcharacter]

you mispelled breathe in your description,

Where?