#short answer:

[delusionalmirages]

why does scarred Jesse look like that I'm scared

look like what.. i have no idea what you're talking about!

[cdlikesstories]

A very long UTDR Theory

I think I figured out something, or at least cleared out some subconsciously-aware-but-not-fully-established connections regarding UT&DR(, which I have a feeling some of the utdr community knows already and I'm figuring this out just now, but imma still post to clear my thoughts for a bit).

Remember how the Undertale official website says Deltarune is intended for ppl who's fully finished playing Undertale, and that Toby Fox made Undertale as an introduction game to Deltarune, and the 2 games can't be seen as mutually exclusive?

I feel like I understand these 2 statements a bit more now, what I think Toby is saying is that, 

The whole of Undertale is The TutorialTM for Deltarune.

There is another reason(besides color theory) why battle encounters are in black and white, Undertale itself is a relatively very black-and-white morals and rules kinda game.

Everything's very clean-cut, it's either right or wrong, righteous or evil, etc etc. just like what you would see in a children's book or a children's mindset.

But in Deltarune, there's no black&white battle encounters anymore, or at least not much of black and white places, because similar to a teen's mindset, it's more developed/enriched & grown up to be able to see the world in more different shades of colors, hence the colorful battle encounters.

You are also technically told you're given more freedom but reality tells you it's actually quite limited (examples: Jevil in a cage thinking he's free, Spamton bound to strings of someone else's control and getting even more trapped from resisting, Kris's whole soul-controlled-by-player situation, Susie denying the choice option twice), just the vibe one gets when exploring expanded range of choices, learning & dealing with its following consequences.

Think of Undertale as a children's story book, for children like Frisk's age, to understand basic concepts;

while Deltarune is kinda the early teen novels, for Kris's age, to understand more advanced concepts.

But then why is this important for what's happening in both games? Why does it matter?

Toby's using Undertale to teach us how to play Deltarune.

Remember how in all 3 types of routes, Flowey, Sans, & Chara(coincidentally red&yellow&blue colored) all have something important to say directly to the player, not Frisk?

 They are the 3 Messengers, or, the 3 Big Blaring, Warning Signs who carries the messages/warnings sent from Toby Fox to the Player.

And the most prominent message that all 3 convey is this: You are not above consequences in his games/fictional worlds. All actions have consequences, and you have been fairly warned, multiple times(e.g. Chara's whole appearance sequence in Geno route & the photo post-Geno Pacifist route,  Sans' judgments & phonecalls & diner meetings,  Flowey's tips about what could be done to achieve Pacifist route after Neutral runs & the talk about how Sans gave him a bad time for being cruel in previous resets not unlike a time police; in short, the signs were always there in all routes).

And the game Knows what you are in the dark.

There is also a slightly more specific message per each character: 

Flowey: You are given the freedom to make choices in this(my) world(especially the power to Save, Load, Reset &/ Maim), but beware, your actions will have consequences.

Sans: If you treat us(my characters&world) with respect, you'll have an enjoyable journey as a reward. (Also that he embodies the "Don't forget"&"I'm with you in the dark(to watch over&on you)" side of Toby & his games)

Chara: But be warned, you will be punished for unnecessary cruelty via crap gameplay experience. The Choice is yours. =)

(Granted, the 3 characters technically overlap in some of the messages but these are what is most linked themes/message to the respective characters)

 Going into Deltarune,  The game in general(or Toby, in a way), tells us "your choices doesn't matter."

This is where the "Undertale sets up the groundwork for Deltarune" part comes into play: (yes, it was also to introduce you to some of the characters first so Toby doesn't hafta info dump you on whomst-the-fuk all these characters are, but that wasn't the only reason for it)

The choice has always(mostly, actually) been yours. Then, do those choices matter?

The answer is both Yes & No, depending on how you interpret the question, as it is vague in a way that it could be interpreted in more than 1 ways, which is where the thinking trap is.

If you interpret it as "our decisions & actions will not change the ending of the game", then Yes, I personally believe it doesn't change the ending.

BUT,  If you interpret it as "our decisions & actions won't affect Anything in game", then No, it does affect a lot of things(besides the final ending, is what I think). 

There is already a Pacifist vs Snowgrave route that can be caused by our choices, the game doesn't railways everyone who plays the game to go on the same route. And even if one were to argue that wasn't deltarune, deltarune still gives different outcomes according to what we did, like how others respond to Kris's ooc-ing and out-of-norm actions, character relations, and so on(but I'll stop here for examples cuz it will go on for a while), eitherway the point stands: 

The answer to "Does our choice matter?", in my opinion, is:

"No(it very likely doesn't change the final ending), but also Yes(choices affects certain parts of the game, e.g. routes, gameplay experience, etc.)"

The problem with the question the "choice doesn't matter"statement poses is that it is such a Yes and No question, that for people who have played or experienced Undertale, 

it is giving mixed signals and befuddling people, especially to the ones who aren't fully aware of the important theme(s) of the predecessor game(Undertale), or is unable to respond to the unspoken question in more than 1 perspective as seen above.

With so much seemingly conflicting and confusing information floating about, it is easy to forget that the core message, or rather the somewhat non-outright spoken rules Toby's wrtten into Undertale still applies in Deltarune,  which is likely why "Don't forget" is also such an important line that goes from Undertale all the way to Deltarune, cause Toby's reminding us to not forget about what was taught from Undertale about treating his games and beloved characters right and do the same in Deltarune. (He does seem to love his concepts aka the games he created a whole lot & put a lot of thought into it, even makes sure the players don't get away scoot-free if they intentionally harm his characters, it feels pretty much same with UU's mangaka who also loves their creations a whole lot, and doesn't let even angst for the plot progression to "harm" their characters with angst too much, done in a logical way no less)

"Don't forget, I'm with you in the dark" seem even more personal (and scary, if you weren't behaving in-game *wink*) if we see that as a message from Toby to the Players now, doesn't it? It's also seems kinda a test to see if the players have understood what was learnt in Undertale, & also be able to understand what it actually means in Deltarune. I guess UTDR has actually always been kinda like a mind game in a way.

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#me, @ UTDR players:

[thecousinsdangereux]

hi, do you know or feel like there's gonna be more Bishova in the upcoming MCU movies/shows? like i'm pretty certain not to expect the ship to become canon because that'd be too good to be true, but i wonder if they'll ever cross path again or keep the Hawkeye/Black Widow dynamic or wants to do something completely different so it's not like Nat and Clint's friendship. Anyway, i'm craving more Bishova content and idk whether to actually keep on hoping of if it's totally doomed?

Hi! The main thing I know that they'll both be in is Marvel Zombies, which has recently been announced for October 2025. And honestly... it will be an AU (obviously) and probably one or both of them will die fhkjdashldj but I’m in love with the concept art: their OUTFITS and the HEIGHT DIFFERENCE!!!!!!!!! I will literally take anything :

I highly doubt Kate will show up in Thunderbolts* (May 2025), but I did see something on Twitter where Hailee Steinfeld was asked if she would be in it in (in like, a post-credits scene or whatever) and she did not say no. So that was a horrible thing to suddenly have hope for! Though I'm super excited for more of Yelena's story in Thunderbolts*, regardless.

Beyond that, I have no idea. There seem to be a lot of rumors about Hawkeye Season 2 and how it'll be more Kate focused, but I guess we'll see. I have zero expectations (or honestly, desire) for them to be set up as romantic in canon, but it feels like such a waste to not involve both of them in each other's stories, given the parallels and the general chemistry they have. I DO think every day about that post someone made about a Hawkeye/Widow movie that would flip between the past (Clint and Natasha) and present (Kate and Yelena)… And if it were up to me, I would have signed them both up for 7 seasons of them clashing and challenging each other and kicking ass and falling in love in the most torturous way possible ..... But I'm hardly a Marvel writer so what do I know, I guess!!!!!!

[sauerland-2001]

In its 90+ years history AMPAS has nominated three Muslim actors and actresses.  Three.  Omar Sharif, Shohreh Aghdashloo and Mahershala Ali (the only Muslim winner so far).  If Riz gets that Oscar nom, he’ll be the first Muslim to be nominated for Best Actor, ever (there also never been a Muslim actress  nominated for Best Actress).  He and Steven Yeun would be the fourth and fifth Asian actors to be nominated for Best Actor.  The ones before them were Yul Brynner, Topol and...Ben Kingsley. 

[semblanche]

wait question, do you think fic writing is on "the same level" as original writing?

[strike-at-the-heart]

here's a question: why is hanzo Like That

I don’t even know what he did this time to prompt this, but he………………Be Like That. 

Y e a h .

[cskiner]

“what do you feel when you miss someone?” the heartless romantic asks

it is not so much that I feel more so, I notice an absence the absence of your sound the absence of your silence the “feelings,” unsolicited are less choice than chance and once I have noted absence I recall presence

csk

6/15/17

[lesbienj]

Wait do you ship exR or enjolras/ferre I am confused ?

(Sorry for my english, it is not my first language )

enjolras has two hands