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[nowritingonthewall]

Ahh I missed the "I don't want to die" production live stream today. Would you happen to know if the show was recorded? I'd love to watch it!

Hiya, it was definitely recorded and most Theatre of War Productions are available on YouTube after a few days 🥰

They also said that it will be broadcast on WNYC some time in the future 😊

[gaptoothsmille]

Since Oscar Isaac apparently will be attending the MET gala I must inform you that I'll be passing away - KAAHSJDSKASDJADAK SAME the real question is whether he's gonna lick his lips or show his tongue or give us a devastating wink we just dont know???? Also HI!! I am a new-ish member of the OI fandom how ya doing? (my last message was eaten by tumblr so here's my second go at it lmao)

Hi love, welcome to the fandom!! I'm doing good, what about you?💕

I'm pretty sure he's gonna slay there! Also I'm really curious about what is he going to wear 🤔 anyways I know he's going to look great with whatever he wears!

[isagrimorie]

January 12 - "biggest pet peeve with how fandom views each (POI) character"

for @potcpoi​

Sorry! I got confused with my dates!

My general fandom pet peeve is when a character mentions/does something once, fandom grabs and runs away with it. Suddenly, the character is doing that thing every. single. time.

Or when something is from fanfic and suddenly everyone acts like its canon.

Specifically:

Shaw: Suddenly just becomes this hair-trigger creature of id, who is the brawns to Root’s brains. Always grumpy even when we see her actually enjoying herself more times than she’s grumpy/angry. Somehow, Shaw forgets how to survive/be tactical whenever Root’s around, when based on her training, it would be the other way around. (more on Root’s section) Also, not much a peeve but I wish fandom did more: draw Shaw in her awesome outfit in season 3B.

Root: Is a friend/bff to everyone in a POI-story or a crossover, when in actuality, even in season 5 the people she cares about can only be counted with one hand. AKA, suddenly transformed into Amy Acker/Fred with a gun. The show does this too: Root can suddenly do Everything even better than two actual operatives who spent years training as spec ops. Oh, and somehow, Root hates Harold, which… no. They disagree on methods, and Root can lash out (2x23) but Root’s never hated Harold. Root loved Harold. There are only three beings Root loved unconditionally: The Machine, Harold, and Shaw. The whole world can hang as long as these people are safe.

The Machine: TBF, even the writers in the final season fell into this trap, The Machine is an adorable cinnamon roll and only a cinnamon roll. Suddenly TM’s more (IMO awesome) morally ambiguous actions are hand waved and forgotten.

Harold: unpopular opinion time, I do actually love Harold, flaws and all. In Highschool AU where teen!Harold is a middle-aged Harold, de-aged, when actual teen!Harold was actually more of a rebel— he was actively against the government and he was on the run for treason. 2) Harold can be frustrating and difficult, but he isn’t 100% wrong, nor is he the devil.

John: Biggest pet peeve is not the one fandom did but what canon did: glares DID WE REALLY NEED TWO SEASONS OF RILEY. REALLY???

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[fatherofmachine-a]

potcpoi replied to your post: OOC; Hi this is an informal reminder that Harold...

he can also read braille on sight I love him so much

!!!  Yes, I have that one in his bio actually !!!  Which is what makes me a lot more inclined  to think he knows sign language as well.

[detective-fiasco]

002 for Harold for the ask meme!

How I feel about this character: The best chubby birb husband, who I will furiously protect to the deathAll the people I ship romantically with this character: John, Grace, Elias, Fusco... Like with John, I can be convinced to ship him with pretty much anyone other than probably Root, because she is a lesbian.My non-romantic OTP for this character: Root or ShawMy unpopular opinion about this character: He’s a Good Bean.One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: Two words: canon bisexuality.my OTP: Rinch all the way, again.my cross over ship: One time I tried writing a fic where he dated Raymond Reddington in college, if that counts?a headcanon fact: Once again, I looked at this ask and forgot all my headcanons ._.’

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you be getting closer to the dreaded 30! Happy birthday! <333

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Thanks @ all of you lovely people!

[presumenothing]

@potcpoi: we are totally the same person because we agree on fav hp characters (although Luna and Hermione battle it out only for the kids category, Remus Lupin is my clear winner for the adults category)

this just in y’all your local amorphous blobs™ are merging into... a bigger blob? idk i don’t make the rules

hermione stone cold badass granger, 0/10 should not fight luna actual ray of moonlight lovegood lest they end up taking over the world together instead

also protect remus lupin 2k17 y/y

[root--is--alive]

Shaw + 47. Root + 12. For the headcanon meme!

Thank you so much! :D

(It was harder than I thought, and overall turned into an analysis; if anyone of you wants to note something etc., go ahead.)

Root - favorite book genre

My first thought was: does Root actually like to read books?

I think she does. She knew the poem “Cocoon above! Cocoon below!” by Emily Dickinson, which The Machine sent Harold. Root could have just looked it and its meaning up on the internet, but I doubt it. She also had “Sense and Sensibility” by Jane Austen on her bedside table. She might have borrowed it from Harold? Then there is of course “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes. I’m sure Root read it, simply because Hanna liked it. Maybe she even owns a copy. As a kid, Root spent a lot of time in the library. She obviously got in contact with computers there, but I’m sure she also spent much time reading. When Harold has locked her up, she is surrounded by books again, and Harold provides stashes of books to her, which I think she all checked out. (I don’t remember any titles, though.)

I think Root enjoys reading two genres: science and romance.

Science because she wants to know a lot (and she does know a lot, and I think the most of it is self taught), because she is always looking for something greater. Now that I’m thinking of it; she might think that science is a ridiculous concept created by humans, though? Or at least some fields of science. However, she still enjoys it, maybe like she enjoys playing with people?

Now to romance (and poems). Root is very emotional and driven by emotions. And since romance usually has got an “‘emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending’” (x), it fits to Root. Obviously she yearns after a place where she feels she belongs, and she finds meaning in an AI; and The Machine could be enough for Root; but Root found herself being drawn to Harold and Shaw, and they provide her with something The Machine can’t. While growing older and traveling, Root realized that not every person is bad code. The Machine is the perfect good code, but the original lines were created by Harold. Root is part of the code humans are made of, while The Machine exists on a different level - the next step on the ladder, as Greer would say. The Machine can fulfill Root, but she is not always there for Root, she is there for everyone - The Machine is everything Root wants the world to be, but she is not everything Root needs. This, then, is the part that Harold and Shaw, and John, too, take in Roots life.

So I think Root spends some time reading romance and finding comfort in what these stories provide.

Shaw - If they were to fall in love, who (or what) is their ideal?

I don’t think Shaw believes she is able to fall in love. She doesn’t experience emotions like the average person does; so she is indeed not able to fall in love in a way love is usually thought of. I think, however, that Shaw experiences a range of emotions; some very shallow, some quite intense. If they are too shallow, she ignores them - because it’s exhausting to figure them out, they all feel the same, anyway; and Shaw rather goes with “I’m a sociopath, I don’t have feelings”.

I think Shaw is attracted to the physical appearance of people (Root, Matthew Reed, Tomas Koroa) and to the set of skills of a person (Root, Tomas Koroa, Joss). Considering the appearance: Shaw’s motivation is lust, she would have sex with them if she gets along with them. About the set of skills: she enjoys to work with people who know what they are doing and are good at it.

Shaw would only fall in love - in her own way - with someone who qualifies for both categories. Anyone else is too boring and exhausting. Shaw doesn’t get along well with people. She can fit in and pretend if she wants to, though. But she barely cares for people and would leave as soon as there is no benefit in their company anymore.

I looked up some definitions of love (x); and I’m going to strike the ones that I don’t think apply to Shaw.

“general expression of positive sentiment”

“less sexual and more emotionally intimate form of romantic attachment”

“interpersonal relationship with romantic overtones” (not the typical romantic acts, though)

“caring for, or identifying with, a person or thing”

“condition of ‘absolute value’”

“’to be delighted by the happiness of another’”

“’feeling of unity’”

“’active appreciation of the intrinsic worth of the ‘object of love.’’”

“’unconditional selflessness’”

Now, back to the original question: Shaw’s ideal, if she were to fall in love. Attractive in their appearance; skilled in their field of work; appealing in their activities/hobbies, which have to resemble Shaw’s interests at least slightly; not expecting Shaw to act and react like a neurotypical person, and they have to be able to handle Shaw (i.e. accept and respect her the way she is).

I think everyone considers Shaw’s and Root’s relationship as a form of love. Root has got all these “requirements” that make her attractive to Shaw - long term. It’s especially how Root respects and accepts who Shaw is. She doesn’t expect Shaw to be anything else that Shaw isn’t, and Shaw appreciates it. Shaw is not on the low-empathy-and-low-compassion-and-low-sympathy spectrum (referring to this). She is affected when the team fails to save a number, she worries about Gen; she is concerned when Root is in danger, she visits her grave, says goodbye to her. Shaw doesn’t fake these emotions. I think they are shallow - Shaw notices them, she might not realize them, though; and they are short lived; then brushed aside and replaced by the emotions she experiences more intensly.

Ok, this got a bit off track - as a summary: Root reads romance and science. Shaw’s ideal significant other has to accept and respect her, and be interesting in a way that correlates with her interests.