Gone Are The Days Where Books Were Well-beloved. Reading Comprehension Has Been At An Absolute Low, Where

My sheer disappointment in not seeing Wolverine/Deadpool fics increase exponentially has led to me staring at my laptop and refreshing the page every minute or so

The City

Gray skies, tall buildings,

Noisy silence somehow dull,

The lights bright yet dark

Miss Joker

Miss Joker, you’re funny! You put smiles where you go!

So when the days are tough, you continue to smile,

And it is crazy to think someone is your foe,

But when I said this, why is your smile not so bright?

Miss Joker, are you trying out gallows humor?

Your puns and jokes and tricks are very dangerous,

And it is not crazy to think you like horror,

When I said this, why do you look mysterious?

Miss Joker, can you stop? You’re talking to yourself!

You chatter at invisible audiences,

And all of your former fans have already felt

That you’re falling into a world of craziness!

Miss Joker, you’re no longer funny…stop laughing!

You make jokes to the wall, no longer an inch sane,

And as you are laughing and joking, you’re crying…

Oh, pity Miss Joker in her circus of pain

The Living Dead

I am the living dead, waiting for my coffin

I have befriended Death, for it is my friend

This world is my foe, hoping to drown me in

Its senseless pleasures, pains, and evils with no end

I do not wait for my time to run its sad course,

Because Death is a jealous friend with greedy hands,

While Life is my enemy, whispering its curses,

And frauds, idiots, and monsters rule Earth’s own lands

The future promises a distant paradise,

One I will not live to see in its fruition

Yet that hope gives me strength to fight the world’s great lies,

To continue pursuing my fatal mission

Perhaps, soon, I’ll no longer be the living dead,

My own corpse six feet under, in an unmarked grave

But tomorrow’s promise is stronger than my dread

With death beside me, I’ll continue being brave

Love how everyone immediately started calling CC Dave/David after Hyperdroid’s theory dropped

If Belos actually "won" and ways humans would respond

Now, if some dude claimed he's from the 1600s and just eradicated all witchkind and demonkind from the "Demon Realm," ofc I'd think he's crazy. But, thinking back to that episode with Vee and Jacob Hopkins, I don't Belos being cuckoo would be unanimous in everyone's head.

Yup, he's a crusty dusty creepy freak, although let's say he honors the deal with Luz and spares the squad. He goes through the portal, drags Hunter and co. kicking and screaming, with Luz beside him.

Gravesfield is a small place, so Belos goes around proclaiming that he saved humanity, and here, he brought proof.

They're teenagers, so why would Belos say they're pure evil? That should be the thought going through every human, right?

Right?

It comes down, I think, to the fact these teenage witches are seemingly overpowered. This time, most people wouldn't think like Belos did, focusing on religion only.

Consider how Willow COULD (but ofc wouldn't) strangle someone with a house plant. Consider how Gus can theoretically sneak in anywhere, fooling security cameras. Consider how Amity can use abomination goo, or in the human realm, mud or earth. Consider how Hunter is a child soldier who can probably kill a person. Consider how Vee can copy people, which she did with Luz.

That's scary.

To top it all off, they have Palismen. They're not guns, but some people in this theoretical scenario might argue they're somewhat the same. Palismen can fire spells, both offensive and defensive.

(Some might say they're vehicles, since Palismen can carry their witches "everywhere." Since Dana said the BI is as large as Vermont, then in this case the Palismen could do what airplanes couldn't: fast and efficient travel. Lawyers would scream it's a violation of aviation laws.)

No teenager should have this power. Right? In the BI this is normal. YET in the Human Realm this is not the case. Witches and demons, then, would be considered a security risk in all countries. Heck, world leaders might thank Belos for getting rid of most of these..."risks."

(I believe, too, prominent world leaders would want...very, very deadly tools. Willow, Hunter, Gus, Amity, Vee--they all fit the bill. Five teenagers with no laws protecting them. )

There would be a faction of people who don't give a shit about security, instead wanting to learn about the Boiling Isles and its inhabitants more. Yet, in this scenario, they might "dehumanize" witches and demons, viewing them as a sort of species they want to learn more about. Historically, there were HUMAN ZOOS. Wtf, yeah? How can humans do that to another?

Now *coughs*, back to religion. I won't be specific about which religions, but some I read about actively denounce witchcraft. Given the human idea of witchcraft, would the BI's "witchcraft" count as the same thing? It depends on how a religion defines witchcraft, but I'm certain most would say nay to magic in general. So, there's another bunch of people who are going to be glad Belos did what he did.

Buuut, there is a silver lining, I suppose. I'll use Caleb as reference, even though he barely had a minute of screen time. During the memory portrait with Caleb and Evelyn, he's either looking on with apprehension or fascination in regards to the Demon Realm. Given he was once a witch hunter and fell in love with a witch, it does show time would do wonders to acceptance.

So, yeah. Time is key.

In short: humans would be shit scared of witches, but they could change their minds about witch and demon kind. Probably they'd cancel Belos. Arrest him. Or whatever works.

Yet, again, as others in this fandom pointed out, Belos is terrifying because he's realistic. So, there would be a lot of similar people who'd share Belos's sentiments either due to prejudice, fear, or religion.

This is purely a "what-if" scenario, apologies for this ramble XD

Anywhoo, how's everyone doing so far? I hope y'all are doing great, I swear I'm overwhelmed by projects right now XD

Never expected to see toxic yaoi in Squid Games, but I am not complaining.

🙏🏻

I NEED MORE

Tbh, even though the CEO and other Mob members gushed abt how Chap 4 will be the best one yet, I was alrdy skeptical. Tbh, I found it concerning that we needed an ARG to fully understand what’s going on with the Poppy Playtime lore. The ARG itself was fun—although it’s bad news if the story isn’t self-contained within a specific medium, imo. Especially for casual players.

And the constant promotional materials! Am always suspicious about too much advertising.

They hyped up Chapter 4 too much to the point most of us are feeling disappointed the chapter itself didn’t match the hype. Maybe, most of us would’ve been forgiving if we weren’t bombarded with all the promotional material.

I love how the people are driving the masked manager crazy. Frfr I can sense how done he was with the cast during ep 3

Darius dying over Hunter’s lack of fashion sense

Lmao, probably post-canon Hunter would go to Darius to check if his outfit isn’t an eyesore whenever he goes on a date with Willow. Each outfit he has would either be straight up cosplay, streetlight colors, punk in a way that isn’t punk, too stiff, or too boring.

Darius would snark about it and spend 1+ hours finding the right outfit for Hunter. Then give him pointers on how to not become a tomato during the date. He’d never complain though, feeling happy Hunter would feel comfortable enough asking him for any sort of help.

(“Dear Titan, he chose to wear a neon polka dot suit. The color scheme didn’t work. At all.”—Darius to Eberwolf over a glass of the Boiling Isles’s version of wine)