#we never learn

[phmthoughts]

The fact that this story, written during covid, centers two characters coming out of terrifying isolation to connect with one another and work together to save each other's worlds from a plague, even though they can't breathe each other's air. Working together to combat global climate catastrophe. Reckoning with toxic masculinity by modeling another way to be. Showing world leaders coming together to solve a problem, teaching us to believe that that actually could be possible. Project Hail Mary truly is a sign of our times. I needed it more than I can express. Judging from the outpouring of love for the film that I see all around me, I think we all did, more than we know. Maybe it will be all right.

[dreamforestart]

[lavender01art]

桐須真冬 kirisu mafuyu

[welcome-to-the-headcannons]

I'll just leave some more dumb things my family has said but turned into incorrect quotes for the states

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FL: How come women always have outfit changes in movies?

VA: Union rules

FL: Really?

HI: and we get cookie breaks

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MN: Is Salmon a shade of red or yellow?

IN: It's a shade of orange

OH: Hey, so, salmon is pink

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GA: You're a whore

LA: More like a slut

FL: I'd consider myself a slutty whore

Gov: I don't want to consider you at all

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HI: Are you really going to sacrifice my cooch for a spider?

AK: Absolutely

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VA: I'm going to shoot my kidney stone at you

WV: How, through your vergina?

VA: Do not tempt me!

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WA: Why are you wearing those shades of green and yellow together?

CA: ... I'm wearing blue and pink

OR: ARE YOU FUCKING COLORBLIND??

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NY: If it walks like a fascist and quacks like a fascist, then it sure as hell isn't a FUCKING DUCK

MA: What if it's a fascist duck?

NY: If someone doesn't remove him I swear to god I'm going to turn him into a duck

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LA: I can't believe I'm about to say this but how the fuck did you mischaracterize the Eiffel Tower? It's an inanimate object

[laststardust3d]

[arctic-hands]

I keep sitting in front of the fan, realizing I feel cooler now so the air must be cooler now too, turn the fan off,

and do you know what happens to the air temperature shortly after turning the fan off?

this post is now a covid metaphor

[weicecilia]

idk why i expected anything different

[intooned]

10 of my favorite characters?

Hmm, then let's use characters I've yet to post about.

Gumi Megpoid (Vocaloid)

When variety is offered, I rarely choose the popular option, so when Vocaloid took over the internet I didn't want to jump on the MikuMania or RinLenTwins2Win trains. And then I saw her, a short-haired, tropical melon tomboy. Somewhere in my house there is an SD card from my first phone, full of nothing but art, music, and MMD videos of my Flygon gijinka diva. And Heaven help you all if I ever find it!

Gigi Murin (Vtuber)

The Vtuber craze never really hit me, I could scroll past clips and shorts without a care. But there's this... thing. A chaotic neutral little gremlin that somehow activates my paternal instincts. Why do I want to adopt it, feed it Gran-Gran's recipes, tuck it in on a full belly, and kiss it's forehead goodnight? Truly vexing, this creature.

Satou Kazuma (Konosuba)

One of two characters I'd describe as an absolute bastard in the most endearing way. His antics almost distract you from the fact that he went from a grunt to outmaching a troop of royal knights almost single-handedly. A king amongst humble men.

Araragi Koyomi (Monogatari Series)

Two of two characters I'd describe as an absolute bastard in the most endearing way. Today's harem protagonists would shrivel up and smolder next to him for the heat coming from the two suns in his bag of holding.

Hibiki Ganaha (IdolM@ster)

Kind and fun, adores animals, happy sun child vibes. I don't know how she made me love the color turquoise when I prefer warmer colors, but out of the whole cast I always caught myself looking for her.

Isshiki Iroha (SNAFU)

Best chemistry in the show, without all the guilt and baggage of Yukino and Yui. The BEST case of "Popular Girl x Unpopular Boy" that never was, and we're worse off for it.

Sesshomaru (Inuyasha)

SSS-Teir Character development. Calm, cool, and collected, the gold standard of the refined older brother trope. Sesshomaru leaped so that Vergil could fly, and every franchise has been trying to bottle his finesse ever since!

Holo The Wise Wolf (Spice&Wolf)

Taught me to use logic and clever wit in place of emotion and spite during one of the harshest times in my life, and I would not be an accomplished member of society otherwise. In terms of fiction, she's the biggest contributor and closest example to my adult personality. "You get your personality from a weeb character hur dur?" Yes, yes, all the jokes; if a person can't be shaped by their heroes then they either have a deplorable mind, or no mind to speak of in the first place. Don't speak to me or my fictional god-mother ever again.

Kirisu Mafuyu (We Never Learn)

Culture. No, I will not be elaborating further.