#zi lin

[monkie-kid-oc-showdown]

Zi Lin/紫琳 vs Zǐsè de/紫色的

Zi Lin/紫琳

Zǐsè de/紫色的

Voting ended onOct 6, 2024

Zi Lin/紫琳 (@1shcakes)

He/it

Zi Lin is a very serious, careful, and defensive individual, with a deep-seated misanthropy that has developed over years of being subjected to the carelessness and betrayal of the mortal world.

He harbors an ever-present scowl upon his face and often finds himself irritated and easily annoyed by the flaws and abnormalities of the mortals around him. His quick temper and short fuse can lead him to snap and become belligerent in the presence of people who get on his nerves.

He can also create and control crystals of various colors and sizes, using them for offense, defense, or even for aesthetic purposes.

Zǐsè de (紫色的) (@waternstreams)

(zoo-doe-da is basically the pronunciation) (she/her)

The monkey on her head is her pet named Macaroon.

(Small bit of background)

Zise de is technically a celestial being (due to both her parents being one) zise de was raised by Macaque however, because of drama between her parents and her mom leaving zise de with a different family for the better. She eventually ends up being raised by Macaque! Zise de has shadow manipulation powers she inherited from her mother, which is also another reason why Macaque was interested in raising Zise De when he found her! She is also best friends with MK but not that close with his other friends due to being very shy and introverted and having trust issues. Major trust issues!

Other things about Zise de:

Zise de is 16ish years old during season 5Zise de prefers to stay at home unless someone (MK) invites her to something or when she gets REALLLLYY lonely.

Her favorite food is tortilla shells and apple sauce Her powers are shadow manipulation (just to restate that! :3 ) Zise de is skilled in fighting because Macaque taught her how to fight growing up

She currently lives in a treehouse she built.

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Closed starter ;; Alyssa @lambxtoxslaughter​

Moving to.a random city with literally just a suitcase. Was Zi insane? Probably but at least she came here with a job and someone hooked her up with a place to stay. A communal home and since she was new in the city she felt that that was perfect. She needed friends in case the whole brothers thing fell through. She really hoped it didn’t but she had to deal with many disappointments in life. One of the essentials for a single woman and something she could not bring herself was a few things to pleasure herself with. She found a place online that was highly recommended and what Zi found fascinating that outside this place can only be found in whispers now she was here so much information was at her fingertips. So she managed to use the public transport system to get to Radom. She was also amazed how gorgeous the city looked as she travelled through it. Somewhere like this existed in secret and she was now a part of it. She walked into the store and looked around a bit before approaching one of the clerks. “Hi, what do you recommend for Clitoral stimulation? Or what has been recommended?” she asked. Zi noted how pretty the clerk was and stuff like this did not cause her to get to embarrassed when she has frequent conversations with her patients about their sex life and promoting a healthy sex life.

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Closed starter ;; Kang @bxdybcg​

Until recently Zi had not been too aware of the supernatural world. She had sometimes sense a hunger towards her with certain people. She had no idea that these people were actually vampires. That revelation literally only came recently when she just moved to Maladh a city in which her hunt for her half siblings brought her too. Werewolves were also a thing and witches too. So now she was going to have patients who though look human aren’t exactly human? there was a lot of studying that was going to have to happen. It didn’t quite scare her. Reason being was she could always sense other people’s emotions and was able to move things with her mind. She knew herself that she was different so she guessed she was not the only one. Hence the need to seek out her brothers. 

Zi did not think finding her eldest half-brother would be so easily. She had a photo, one she managed to cling on to from her childhood. Her elder brothers were in it. A Her mother put her up for adoption. Due to her good looks as a young child she was adopted and brought up in a rich household. An international adoption. The family were not very nice but they paid her way through school and university. As soon as she could she cut herself off from them. She took up the name on her actual birth certificate she found. Zi then decided to find her half brothers. When she arrived in Maladh there were posters of Kang Lin. One of the names on the back of photo. The resemblance was close enough as well. So she booked an appointment with him under the guise that she was going to talk about promotion of sexual health in the city. An important subject but it can wait. As she was shown in she admired him for a moment completely speechless. Her hopes that this man could be related to her, to have a connection a proper connection. 

“It’s a pleasure to finally meet you Mr Lin,” she greeted finally after a moment. A bunch of nerves. “What I have to talk about is important and well might be a bit shocking,” she told him. “But uhm first do you have twin younger brothers?” even if it seemed like a perfect match she wanted to check before she divulges her life story to a stranger. Not even a week in Maladh she did not want to embarrass herself in front of one of the mayors. 

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Closed starter ;; Felix @thisisthcnight​

To say Zi was a little overwhelmed by the fact there are now not only one species of client she was going to look after there was going to be plenty. She was curious how exactly STD’s would affect the different species. Are they more prone to others than some? It was a bit in the air to her. There was also the little fact she was clueless to how this city worked as well she knew exactly nobody. The only three people she might have a connection with in this city she hasn’t actually met. So right now it was work colleagues. Working in the sexual health clinic was so far much of the same as she was used to. As much as she wanted t make friends with her colleagues she kind of liked to keep things professional considering what they look at day to day. “You seem friendly,” she commented and sat across. “Hi, I just moved here a week ago, I’m Zi,” she introduced herself. 

[jiminysjournal]

So, I recently saw both Mummy sequels for the first time.

Returns, in its theatrical rerelease and Tomb on Hulu, which it's about to leave. I saw the first film, when it was rereleased two years ago and, earlier this year, the 1932 original.

But, now, I come in with the hot take: I…loved all four. But, let's focus on the sequels. Both, I feel, managed to capture the fun, humor, heart, and sense of adventure of the first film (the original is a very different beast; it's more a drama than an adventure movie).

First of all, let's get it out of the way, the recast. It happened. Let's move on. Honestly, the London scenes did NOTHING to endear me to Maria Bello's Evie (and see below), whereas THE REST OF THE FILM DID. And, learning about her martial arts background and how she jumped on the chance to be in the movie, just for the action alone, helped EVEN MORE.

Don't get me wrong — I'm glad Rachel Weisz is coming back, as much as anyone else, but let's not knock Bello, okay?

But, I think my criticisms of Returns, while fewer, are bigger than those I have of Tomb.

As much as I love the original movie (except Frank and his supposed "romance" with Helen), my big issues with Return involve its attempts to, essentially, remake said film (a film its predecessor is ALREADY a remake of), all while bending over backwards to include the things the first film subverted:

Suddenly, Evie (who was mistaken for Anck-su-Namun's reincarnation in the first film, due to Imhotep stealing eyes that had a very strong prescription) is now the reincarnation of Princess Nefertiri (essentially a decomposite character of 1932's Anck-es-en-Amon).

Oh, by the way, Anck-su-Namun had a reincarnation of her own, this whole time.

And, while this is not a "remake of 1932" thing, Rick's a Medjai, now? He's apparently had a tattoo, this whole time? It's giving the Amulet of Valencia, but okay…

And, then there's the character derailment of Anck-su-Namun at the end, which I guess is supposed to adapt the end of 1932. I'm blaming the curse the Pharaoh's priests put on Imhotep (and probably Anck-su-Namun, too).

Also, minor one, but Alex was apparently born a year before his parents even met.

Meanwhile, my criticisms of Tomb are nitpicks:

Isabella Leong should've narrated the prologue, like how Oded Fehr narrated the first two movies'.

I wish Wilson had been somebody we knew. His betrayal meant NOTHING!

Back to the O'Connells, how long did it take for them to get to Shanghai?

Speaking of, all the London scenes could have all been cut, except for the scene where the O'Connells are commissioned to return then Eye to Shanghai. They don't do much with the book subplot, anyway.

The filter they put on Jet Li's voice was VERY distracting.

Evie's parka and sunglasses really stand out, compared to the rest of the party's.

I REALLY could've done without that gun-measuring contest.

Why does Yuan raise the army IN ENGLISH!? It was established, at the beginning of the movie, that she read the original spell in Sanskrit.

I don't know; I feel like Lin should've a) gotten to have more of an exchange with her father than "they see each other, before he turns to dust" and b) taken part in slaying Qin Shi Huang.

The Peru card at the end was unnecessary. They did not need to explain the joke.

And, now for some stuff I LOVED about Tomb that many may overlook!

Ming Gou and Zi Yuan are very much a parallel to Imhotep and Anck-su-Namun. This movie even recognizes the king as the real villain!

Rick's death parallels Evie's in Returns.

Michelle Yeoh vs Jet Li. That is all.

Alex and Lin are cute together. She's even the film's equivalent to Ardeth Bey!

Also, Alex is very Indiana Jones-coded.

You know what the first two movies don't have? A heroic army of the undead fighting the villain's army.

Choi and Yang are great human villains with more interesting motivations than Baltus Hafez. Yeah, I said it (honestly, Ardeth's ex Lock-Nah was the most interesting member of the anti-Medjai).

YETI!!!!

Lunar New Year car chase

I love how Rick just…has all these pilot friends.

Anyway, all this to say, I know one of the guys from RS answered "Is Tomb canon?" with "Rachel Weisz is in this movie," (which does NOT answer the question), but I hope the new movie at least acknowledges it (even if just in broad strokes), and I would love if Isabella Leong came back as Lin.

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ZI LIN is a HOMOSEXUAL SEXUAL HEALTH NURSE that works with NEUTRAL and some say SHE looks awfully like ANGELA BABY. The DEMON-HUMAN is 32 years old and have been said to be PRAGMATIC & CONFIDENT and FORGETFUL & SHARP. Let’s see what they bring to Maladh…

⇘ ⇘ ⇘  NAME: Zi Lin  ⇘ ⇘ ⇘  AGE: 32 ⇘ ⇘ ⇘  GENDER: Female ⇘ ⇘ ⇘  HEIGHT: 5 ft 4  (163 cm) ⇘ ⇘ ⇘  SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Homosexual ⇘ ⇘ ⇘  ROMANTIC ORIENTATION: Homoromantic ⇘ ⇘ ⇘  SPECIES: Demon - Human Hybrid   ⇘ ⇘ ⇘  PROFESSION: Sexual Health Nurse ⇘ ⇘ ⇘  D.O.B. : 18th July 2002

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FACTS

-  Huge coffee drinker. Usually found with some sort of takeaway coffee cup (a reusable one) - Is a vegetarian, can’t do vegan because of her love for chocolate and dairy milk - Speaks fluent Chinese and English.  - Has a posh english accent  - Red wine is her poison after a long week at work - Is terrible in heels so never wears them. - Did not know supernaturals existed until recently - Can move heavy objects with her mind. Things float around her when she is stressed.

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HISTORY

Well demon daddy is a busy guy. Zi’s mother was a human. A young backpacker that wanted to spend a few years teaching Chinese children english. Her mother being half German half Chinese. It was a one night stand with an older guy. Her mother did not expect to become pregnant. Because both her parents and the host family were pro-life she was forced to have the child but she couldn’t face keeping her newborn daughter and so dropped her off at the nearest orphanage before flying home. What her birth mother didn’t know was her demoon father left a photo of her brothers in hopes she may locate them one day. He did this in a period when the demon was dormant. Zi was brought up in very poor conditions. Though the orphanage made sure she was well cared for and educated to the best of their abilities. She may not of had much but she did enjoy her early childhood up to the age of 8. 

The Cavendish family a aristocratic family from England came across her during their charity trip. Though it seemed like they were the type to be charitable and kind. They were only doing it for the PR. They decided to take the young girl home. Separated from her home and culture Zi was then given the name Jessica and was taught intensively how to speak english. She was then sent to a boarding school. She learned quickly her parents were only interested in what she could get for them. Not the other way around. She had to live up to the smart quiet asian girl stereotype and had to deal with bullying and racism from her peers. 

Zi took it in her stride though however weird things started to happen after puberty. She started feeling emotions that were not hers and when stressed out things started too float around her. She tired to ask her parents if they ever heard such a thing and they told her that such a thing was impossible and that she should stop having her heads in the clouds. Zi knew she would never get understanding from her adopted parents. So she soldiered on and did try to figure out more about the floating opjects eventually she figured out the telekinesis. The empathy skills on the other hand were an actual nightmare. She found that she could manipulate emptions if she was not careful. When she got angry those around her also got angry. She could also feel others emotions. Which in a boarding school in the english countryside where everyone’s parents have high expectations was not fun in the slightest. However in time she managed to get a handle on her powers alone.

She could have become a Doctor but Zi had other plans. She knew being a Doctor she would have to stick around with her “parents” playing to what they wanted her to be. A crowniing achievement of their charity. Zi played along until the last moment when she enrolled into nursing. Her parents were furious but saw potential. So they allowed it. They already paid anyway. Zi used the time to enrol in Chinese classes and studied her own culture. She wanted to go back to China to escape this rich hell and be her own person. She worked jobs in secret and managed to save up some money while she studied nursing. She wanted to find her actual family and maybe they would allow her to be who she is. 

After she graduated she left the country and took up her old name from before she was adopted and went for a hunt. To hunt for any trace of her family. She started in Shanghai working there for a few years making some connections and then furthering her studies to become a sexual health nurse. Her idea was to go round the various villages in the provinces and teach them proper sexual health. This was also in hopes she could maybe find the older brothers that were in the photo. There was a message left with their names. Kai, Sai and Kang. She had to find a trail of her father. Eventually she did after a decade. She was about to give up and move to somewhere else. Tired of the way the CCP treat others. She got all excited and left on the trail. Eventually she found the link to her brothers. A city of the name Maladh. 

Maladh was not an easy place to find it took months and eventually she found it and now she is figuring out s lot of things. Hopefully she can find her way before shen ends up lost in the wrong place.

[georginaephotography]

STUDENT VISA: The Photo Project - Remarks

Now that the semester has ended and I have had time to review this project, here are some of my criticisms on STUDENT VISA: The Photo Project. 

What I did not do

I do not feel I did an adequate job conveying in each entry the hours upon hours spent conversing and befriending each of the participants. While I was able to get to know the students, an outsider reading through each entry of the project, I do not feel would get that same feeling of truly understanding and immersing themselves in the participant's story.

What Could Have Been Done

Looking back on the semester and this project, I came up with a few aspects I plan to do differently on future projects. The biggest thing I would change is to most likely not do an 'on-going' project. With an ongoing project, I cannot really be sure how it will end. how much information or data I will be able to collect, if participants will drop-out, whether or not a participant will respond to messages, etc. An issue I ran into quite often while conducting this project was conflicting schedules. During this project I had a full-time job and was actively applying to medical school and the students were.. full-time students! This meant meeting with the students, for the most part, on weekends. While my weekends were free, the students either had to study, wanted to travel, or just wanted to hang out with their friends and enjoy their short time in the US! Additionally there was an utter lack of responding to my messages and commitment to the project on the part of some students. I ultimately attributed this to the fact that this project was 'just for fun' and as a hobby for me and it was not for a school project or a major publication. These factors resulted in a mess...well, not completely. Instead, I would do all of the interviews and data collection and have the project completed prior to actually presenting the information. And in actuality, I am pretty sure I have never seen a project conducted or presented in the manner that I did so I am not entirely sure where I got this idea from or why I thought it could work flawlessly. My thinking at the time, and an aspect that I thoroughly enjoyed, was that I was releasing the entries in real-time, as they happened in each student's journey. But, in retrospect, it may not have been for the best.

Moving Forward

Even with the setbacks, I am content with the project and really excited to do another project and expand my photography interests!