Who sings p valley theme song
Bob Dylan
2008.05.21 15:29 Bob Dylan
Welcome to the subreddit of the poet laureate of rock 'n' roll. The voice of the promise of the '60s counter-culture. The guy who forced folk into bed with rock. Who donned make-up in the '70s and disappeared into a haze of substance abuse. Who emerged to find Jesus. Who was written off as a has-been by the end of the '80s and who suddenly shifted gears, releasing some of the strongest music of his career beginning in the late '90s. Ladies and gentlemen — Columbia recording artist Bob Dylan!
2014.12.16 14:01 pm_me_music_advice You get a song! And you get a song! Errybody gets a song!
Hi! I'm pm_me_music_advice. When I first got gold I created a thread in /lounge offering to write and sing/perform a minisong for everyone who asked for it, as a gift for the Holidays of 2014. But the idea was a little *too* successful, as I got close to 100 requests in a couple of days and there was no way I could finish them all before my own gold or the requester's expired, so I decided to create a sub that will always remain accessible to everyone, and serve the requests here.
2012.12.27 01:26 PabstyLoudmouth Eating healthy on a cheap budget
Eating healthy on a cheap budget
2023.06.11 01:56 joesu1 help
hi I have had a group of beings with me for the past like 5 years that ive been drawing i cant really seem to talk to them well but i see them in nature alot of them look like wolves and other creatures. Ive also had a super physical stiffness that started 8 years ago when i did a tongue posture excercise from a video that said that handsome achieving men have a certain tongue posture and that weak indecisive men have open mouth posture that causes the face to grow a certain way. Inone instant my face and whole body changed drastically like the weak man and my body became super stiff and stuck in a bad posture that cloosed up my airways changed the shape of my nose .The skin on my body rearranged from the stiffness my skin goes higher up between my fingers now so i can't stretch them to play correct harmonies when i would be one of the best jazz musicians without this. My body is so stiff and deadened and has lost its bouncyness in order to play rhythms correctly its like a flattened basketball. It seemed to ]defy physics to have occured and would have to do that again to go back to normal. I don't know if this is true but it seems like maybe ethoughts that bring me back into seeing the beings in nature are true thoughts. I saw a walt disney logo the other day in my mind and a crown ontop of it that brought me back into it. I say this because at a psychic reading a few years ago they said that there would be a great artistic channel with the beings and to f itthat great things would come it. I'm still stiff and its been so hard to make any kind of progress in life. Objects i touch get misal[igned. Bikes break down cords i wrap up are not in circles theyre in strange double ovals and wont lay flat anymore stiffened. everything i use gets messed up as a reflection of my body because my joints wont rotate in natural circles in alignment with every object. I creaate strange curves in space when i walk and take a turn as well as when i draw pictures that don't exist anything like it anywhere else in nature. The seem to be in another dimension. I cannot physically sequence darks to lights in a drawing in alignment with depth foreground and backround to create a coherent image. To the degree that im stiff pictures i draw are flat on the page when normally there would be more depth. I can not move my body spontaneously in the moment with any desire i have like to look at a bird that catches my attention my neck wont turn in the moment that it captures my attention. My face is to stiff to make fully the facial expresiions i have in alignment with the emotion im having. Its like my soul is trapped and suffocating. Everytime i turn a corner i get stiffer and my breathing closes up more. I feel cut off from essence like when i try to feel the essence of anything a sound a flower anything its like my body starts trying to push against this insurmountable wall of stiffness to be in a normal posture in order to be p[resent and with the esssence.I met some guy who gave me a book about navajo wind thoery and their beliefs about wind spirits and stuff. I was looking at a push on a wall and it looked like a group of beings looking at me and the wind blowing the bush was their life force. I also heard inn avideo that if you don't do what your supposed to do the spirits of the indians will make you suffer worse than pain. I dont know if thats whats happening to me. I was in nature crying because i couldn't feel the essence and my cries turned into a native american throat singing sound. Months ago i looked up one flew over the cuckoos nest movie ending on youtube and the person who uploaded it spelt it cuckoon i thought maybe it was a sign. At that part in the movie a native american man suffocates a criminal man with a pillow then breaks free of the prison. I thought it meant this native american voice in me is going to suffocate me in some way before i can be free of the stiffness. Their was also a time when i was homeless that i carv aa vagina into this clay like mud by the ocean and i fucked it for thirty seconds then i felt mother earths pain so intensely and i crawled for awhile and the pain fofor like a few hundred feet as i apologized to it. Im 24 years old this stiffness has been with my since 16. After that I did alot of swimming in these estuary things i did three hours at a time then one day i did an hour and a half and as i got out onto land its like there was a split between the open energy in the water and the land and i got stiffer as i stepped out. Doess anybody have any insights int0o any of this or know anybody who can help me. I dont have alot of money
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2023.06.11 01:51 joesu1 help
hi I have had a group of beings with me for the past like 5 years that ive been drawing i cant really seem to talk to them well but i see them in nature alot of them look like wolves and other creatures. Ive also had a super physical stiffness that started 8 years ago when i did a tongue posture excercise from a video that said that handsome achieving men have a certain tongue posture and that weak indecisive men have open mouth posture that causes the face to grow a certain way. Inone instant my face and whole body changed drastically like the weak man and my body became super stiff and stuck in a bad posture that cloosed up my airways changed the shape of my nose .The skin on my body rearranged from the stiffness my skin goes higher up between my fingers now so i can't stretch them to play correct harmonies when i would be one of the best jazz musicians without this. My body is so stiff and deadened and has lost its bouncyness in order to play rhythms
correctly its like a flattened basketball. It seemed to ]defy physics to have occured and would have to do that again to go back to normal. I don't know if this is true but it seems like maybe ethoughts that bring me back into seeing the beings in nature are true thoughts. I saw a walt disney logo the other day in my mind and a crown ontop of it that brought me back into it. I say this because at a psychic reading a few years ago they said that there would be a great artistic channel with the beings and to f itthat great things would come it. I'm still stiff and its been so hard to make any kind of progress in life. Objects i touch get misal[igned. Bikes break down cords i wrap up are not in circles theyre in strange double ovals and wont lay flat anymore stiffened. everything i use gets messed up as a reflection of my body because my joints wont rotate in natural circles in alignment with every object. I creaate strange curves in space when i walk and take a turn as well as when i draw pictures that don't exist anything like it anywhere else in nature. The seem to be in another dimension. I cannot physically sequence darks to lights in a drawing in alignment with depth foreground and backround to create a coherent image. To the degree that im stiff pictures i draw are flat on the page when normally there would be more depth. I can not move my body spontaneously in the moment with any desire i have like to look at a bird that catches my attention my neck wont turn in the moment that it captures my attention. My face is to stiff to make fully the facial expresiions i have in alignment with the emotion im having. Its like my soul is trapped and suffocating. Everytime i turn a corner i get stiffer and my breathing closes up more. I feel cut off from essence like when i try to feel the essence of anything a sound a flower anything its like my body starts trying to push against this insurmountable wall of stiffness to be in a normal posture in order to be p[resent and with the esssence.I met some guy who gave me a book about navajo wind thoery and their beliefs about wind spirits and stuff. I was looking at a push on a wall and it looked like a group of beings looking at me and the wind blowing the bush was their life force. I also heard inn avideo that if you don't do what your supposed to do the spirits of the indians will make you suffer worse than pain. I dont know if thats whats happening to me. I was in nature crying because i couldn't feel the essence and my cries turned into a native american throat singing sound. Months ago i looked up one flew over the cuckoos nest movie ending on youtube and the person who uploaded it spelt it cuckoon i thought maybe it was a sign. At that part in the movie a native american man suffocates a criminal man with a pillow then breaks free of the prison. I thought it meant this native american voice in me is going to suffocate me in some way before i can be free of the stiffness. Their was also a time when i was homeless that i carv aa vagina into this clay like mud by the ocean and i fucked it for thirty seconds then i felt mother earths pain so intensely and i crawled for awhile and the pain fofor like a few hundred feet as i apologized to it. Im 24 years old this stiffness has been with my since 16. After that I did alot of swimming in these estuary things i did three hours at a time then one day i did an hour and a half and as i got out onto land its like there was a split between the open energy in the water and the land and i got stiffer as i stepped out. Doess anybody have any insights int0o any of this or know anybody who can help me. I dont have alot of money
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correctly its like a flattened basketball. It seemed to ]defy physics to have occured and would have to do that again to go back to normal. I don't know if this is true but it seems like maybe ethoughts that bring me back into seeing the beings in nature are true thoughts. I saw a walt disney logo the other day in my mind and a crown ontop of it that brought me back into it. I say this because at a psychic reading a few years ago they said that there would be a great artistic channel with the beings and to f itthat great things would come it. I'm still stiff and its been so hard to make any kind of progress in life. Objects i touch get misal[igned. Bikes break down cords i wrap up are not in circles theyre in strange double ovals and wont lay flat anymore stiffened. everything i use gets messed up as a reflection of my body because my joints wont rotate in natural circles in alignment with every object. I creaate strange curves in space when i walk and take a turn as well as when i draw pictures that don't exist anything like it anywhere else in nature. The seem to be in another dimension. I cannot physically sequence darks to lights in a drawing in alignment with depth foreground and backround to create a coherent image. To the degree that im stiff pictures i draw are flat on the page when normally there would be more depth. I can not move my body spontaneously in the moment with any desire i have like to look at a bird that catches my attention my neck wont turn in the moment that it captures my attention. My face is to stiff to make fully the facial expresiions i have in alignment with the emotion im having. Its like my soul is trapped and suffocating. Everytime i turn a corner i get stiffer and my breathing closes up more. I feel cut off from essence like when i try to feel the essence of anything a sound a flower anything its like my body starts trying to push against this insurmountable wall of stiffness to be in a normal posture in order to be p[resent and with the esssence.I met some guy who gave me a book about navajo wind thoery and their beliefs about wind spirits and stuff. I was looking at a push on a wall and it looked like a group of beings looking at me and the wind blowing the bush was their life force. I also heard inn avideo that if you don't do what your supposed to do the spirits of the indians will make you suffer worse than pain. I dont know if thats whats happening to me. I was in nature crying because i couldn't feel the essence and my cries turned into a native american throat singing sound. Months ago i looked up one flew over the cuckoos nest movie ending on youtube and the person who uploaded it spelt it cuckoon i thought maybe it was a sign. At that part in the movie a native american man suffocates a criminal man with a pillow then breaks free of the prison. I thought it meant this native american voice in me is going to suffocate me in some way before i can be free of the stiffness. Their was also a time when i was homeless that i carv aa vagina into this clay like mud by the ocean and i fucked it for thirty seconds then i felt mother earths pain so intensely and i crawled for awhile and the pain fofor like a few hundred feet as i apologized to it. Im 24 years old this stiffness has been with my since 16. After that I did alot of swimming in these estuary things i did three hours at a time then one day i did an hour and a half and as i got out onto land its like there was a split between the open energy in the water and the land and i got stiffer as i stepped out. Doess anybody have any insights int0o any of this or know anybody who can help me. I dont have alot of money
2023.06.11 01:51 dontgiveaderp 32 [M4F] Houston, Texas. Hoping to find a relationship.
I'd like to find someone who captivates me. Someone who I can talk with effortlessly. I want to meet a person who I can include in my daily tasks, and talk with throughout the day. I just want to find someone I can be open with. Platonic conversation or romance. Whatever you are looking for, don't hesitate to message me. I hope to hear from you.
I love a number of things, and hate very little. I'm fairly open to trying new things, but some of the things I enjoy are as follows. I love the outdoors. I've never been camping, but I would like to try it with someone some day. I also love to fish. I mostly fish salt water. I do occasionally fish freshwater though. I like to check out new spots around me, but I mostly fish on the beach. Do you like to fish? What are some of your favorite places to go?
I also enjoy the shooting sports. I primarily target shoot. I take part in a little bit of everything, including rifle, pistol and shotgun. It would be nice to find someone who is into shooting or would like to learn/become more familiar. If you shoot, what do you like to shoot mostly? What's been your favorite gun to shoot so far?
PC games are also a enjoyable pastime for me. I have a variety of games, most of which are on Steam. I have other games on various other stores/services. I enjoy a wide variety of different kind of games, so I'm sure we can find something to play together if you game. What are some of your all time favorite games? What are you currently grinding on that you can't put down? One hobby I discovered later on in life is Magic the Gathering. I play both online on MtG Arena, and with physical cards. Magic has become something I am particularly fond of. Do you play any kind of card/table top games? What's been your favorite so far? If you play Magic, what are some of your favorite deck themes?
Music has always been a part of my life. My tastes are varied, ranging from country, death and black metal, electronic, classic rock, folk, pop punk, and more. Do you have a favorite band? What has been your favorite concert you've been to?
I'm honestly an ambivert. I enjoy doing things outside, as well as spending time indoors. I can veg out all day under the covers curled up in my bed, or I can take a trip somewhere and experience something new. I think my personality is a mix of the best of both worlds. What would the perfect day consist of for you?
As far as my personality is concerned, I would say I am fairly relaxed and laid back. I feel like I am somewhere in the middle between loud and excitable, and shy and quiet. Around people I don't know, I tend to be fairly quiet and to myself. In the company of someone who I am close with, I am more open and free. Do you open right up to people, or does it take a while to become comfortable with someone new?
All I hope for is a connection. It could be platonic, or it could blossom into romance, and commitment. I'm not putting a limit on what I am looking for.
With the prior being said, I am single. I may be interested in changing that with the right person. The idea of commitment excites me. Monogamy is appealing to me. Do you feel satisfied with your social life? What kind of connection are you looking for?
Thank you for taking the time to read my post. I appreciate it. I hope you can identify with something I wrote. If you do, please reach out.
P.S. Please feel free to check my post history, and check out a few pictures of my cat if you would like.
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I love a number of things, and hate very little. I'm fairly open to trying new things, but some of the things I enjoy are as follows. I love the outdoors. I've never been camping, but I would like to try it with someone some day. I also love to fish. I mostly fish salt water. I do occasionally fish freshwater though. I like to check out new spots around me, but I mostly fish on the beach. Do you like to fish? What are some of your favorite places to go?
I also enjoy the shooting sports. I primarily target shoot. I take part in a little bit of everything, including rifle, pistol and shotgun. It would be nice to find someone who is into shooting or would like to learn/become more familiar. If you shoot, what do you like to shoot mostly? What's been your favorite gun to shoot so far?
PC games are also a enjoyable pastime for me. I have a variety of games, most of which are on Steam. I have other games on various other stores/services. I enjoy a wide variety of different kind of games, so I'm sure we can find something to play together if you game. What are some of your all time favorite games? What are you currently grinding on that you can't put down? One hobby I discovered later on in life is Magic the Gathering. I play both online on MtG Arena, and with physical cards. Magic has become something I am particularly fond of. Do you play any kind of card/table top games? What's been your favorite so far? If you play Magic, what are some of your favorite deck themes?
Music has always been a part of my life. My tastes are varied, ranging from country, death and black metal, electronic, classic rock, folk, pop punk, and more. Do you have a favorite band? What has been your favorite concert you've been to?
I'm honestly an ambivert. I enjoy doing things outside, as well as spending time indoors. I can veg out all day under the covers curled up in my bed, or I can take a trip somewhere and experience something new. I think my personality is a mix of the best of both worlds. What would the perfect day consist of for you?
As far as my personality is concerned, I would say I am fairly relaxed and laid back. I feel like I am somewhere in the middle between loud and excitable, and shy and quiet. Around people I don't know, I tend to be fairly quiet and to myself. In the company of someone who I am close with, I am more open and free. Do you open right up to people, or does it take a while to become comfortable with someone new?
All I hope for is a connection. It could be platonic, or it could blossom into romance, and commitment. I'm not putting a limit on what I am looking for.
With the prior being said, I am single. I may be interested in changing that with the right person. The idea of commitment excites me. Monogamy is appealing to me. Do you feel satisfied with your social life? What kind of connection are you looking for?
Thank you for taking the time to read my post. I appreciate it. I hope you can identify with something I wrote. If you do, please reach out.
P.S. Please feel free to check my post history, and check out a few pictures of my cat if you would like.
2023.06.11 01:51 dontgiveaderp 32 [M4F] Houston, Texas. Hoping to find a relationship.
I'd like to find someone who captivates me. Someone who I can talk with effortlessly. I want to meet a person who I can include in my daily tasks, and talk with throughout the day. I just want to find someone I can be open with. Platonic conversation or romance. Whatever you are looking for, don't hesitate to message me. I hope to hear from you.
I love a number of things, and hate very little. I'm fairly open to trying new things, but some of the things I enjoy are as follows. I love the outdoors. I've never been camping, but I would like to try it with someone some day. I also love to fish. I mostly fish salt water. I do occasionally fish freshwater though. I like to check out new spots around me, but I mostly fish on the beach. Do you like to fish? What are some of your favorite places to go?
I also enjoy the shooting sports. I primarily target shoot. I take part in a little bit of everything, including rifle, pistol and shotgun. It would be nice to find someone who is into shooting or would like to learn/become more familiar. If you shoot, what do you like to shoot mostly? What's been your favorite gun to shoot so far?
PC games are also a enjoyable pastime for me. I have a variety of games, most of which are on Steam. I have other games on various other stores/services. I enjoy a wide variety of different kind of games, so I'm sure we can find something to play together if you game. What are some of your all time favorite games? What are you currently grinding on that you can't put down? One hobby I discovered later on in life is Magic the Gathering. I play both online on MtG Arena, and with physical cards. Magic has become something I am particularly fond of. Do you play any kind of card/table top games? What's been your favorite so far? If you play Magic, what are some of your favorite deck themes?
Music has always been a part of my life. My tastes are varied, ranging from country, death and black metal, electronic, classic rock, folk, pop punk, and more. Do you have a favorite band? What has been your favorite concert you've been to?
I'm honestly an ambivert. I enjoy doing things outside, as well as spending time indoors. I can veg out all day under the covers curled up in my bed, or I can take a trip somewhere and experience something new. I think my personality is a mix of the best of both worlds. What would the perfect day consist of for you?
As far as my personality is concerned, I would say I am fairly relaxed and laid back. I feel like I am somewhere in the middle between loud and excitable, and shy and quiet. Around people I don't know, I tend to be fairly quiet and to myself. In the company of someone who I am close with, I am more open and free. Do you open right up to people, or does it take a while to become comfortable with someone new?
All I hope for is a connection. It could be platonic, or it could blossom into romance, and commitment. I'm not putting a limit on what I am looking for.
With the prior being said, I am single. I may be interested in changing that with the right person. The idea of commitment excites me. Monogamy is appealing to me. Do you feel satisfied with your social life? What kind of connection are you looking for?
Thank you for taking the time to read my post. I appreciate it. I hope you can identify with something I wrote. If you do, please reach out.
P.S. Please feel free to check my post history, and check out a few pictures of my cat if you would like.
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I love a number of things, and hate very little. I'm fairly open to trying new things, but some of the things I enjoy are as follows. I love the outdoors. I've never been camping, but I would like to try it with someone some day. I also love to fish. I mostly fish salt water. I do occasionally fish freshwater though. I like to check out new spots around me, but I mostly fish on the beach. Do you like to fish? What are some of your favorite places to go?
I also enjoy the shooting sports. I primarily target shoot. I take part in a little bit of everything, including rifle, pistol and shotgun. It would be nice to find someone who is into shooting or would like to learn/become more familiar. If you shoot, what do you like to shoot mostly? What's been your favorite gun to shoot so far?
PC games are also a enjoyable pastime for me. I have a variety of games, most of which are on Steam. I have other games on various other stores/services. I enjoy a wide variety of different kind of games, so I'm sure we can find something to play together if you game. What are some of your all time favorite games? What are you currently grinding on that you can't put down? One hobby I discovered later on in life is Magic the Gathering. I play both online on MtG Arena, and with physical cards. Magic has become something I am particularly fond of. Do you play any kind of card/table top games? What's been your favorite so far? If you play Magic, what are some of your favorite deck themes?
Music has always been a part of my life. My tastes are varied, ranging from country, death and black metal, electronic, classic rock, folk, pop punk, and more. Do you have a favorite band? What has been your favorite concert you've been to?
I'm honestly an ambivert. I enjoy doing things outside, as well as spending time indoors. I can veg out all day under the covers curled up in my bed, or I can take a trip somewhere and experience something new. I think my personality is a mix of the best of both worlds. What would the perfect day consist of for you?
As far as my personality is concerned, I would say I am fairly relaxed and laid back. I feel like I am somewhere in the middle between loud and excitable, and shy and quiet. Around people I don't know, I tend to be fairly quiet and to myself. In the company of someone who I am close with, I am more open and free. Do you open right up to people, or does it take a while to become comfortable with someone new?
All I hope for is a connection. It could be platonic, or it could blossom into romance, and commitment. I'm not putting a limit on what I am looking for.
With the prior being said, I am single. I may be interested in changing that with the right person. The idea of commitment excites me. Monogamy is appealing to me. Do you feel satisfied with your social life? What kind of connection are you looking for?
Thank you for taking the time to read my post. I appreciate it. I hope you can identify with something I wrote. If you do, please reach out.
P.S. Please feel free to check my post history, and check out a few pictures of my cat if you would like.
2023.06.11 01:51 dontgiveaderp 32 [M4F] Houston, Texas. Hoping to find a relationship.
I'd like to find someone who captivates me. Someone who I can talk with effortlessly. I want to meet a person who I can include in my daily tasks, and talk with throughout the day. I just want to find someone I can be open with. Platonic conversation or romance. Whatever you are looking for, don't hesitate to message me. I hope to hear from you.
I love a number of things, and hate very little. I'm fairly open to trying new things, but some of the things I enjoy are as follows. I love the outdoors. I've never been camping, but I would like to try it with someone some day. I also love to fish. I mostly fish salt water. I do occasionally fish freshwater though. I like to check out new spots around me, but I mostly fish on the beach. Do you like to fish? What are some of your favorite places to go?
I also enjoy the shooting sports. I primarily target shoot. I take part in a little bit of everything, including rifle, pistol and shotgun. It would be nice to find someone who is into shooting or would like to learn/become more familiar. If you shoot, what do you like to shoot mostly? What's been your favorite gun to shoot so far?
PC games are also a enjoyable pastime for me. I have a variety of games, most of which are on Steam. I have other games on various other stores/services. I enjoy a wide variety of different kind of games, so I'm sure we can find something to play together if you game. What are some of your all time favorite games? What are you currently grinding on that you can't put down? One hobby I discovered later on in life is Magic the Gathering. I play both online on MtG Arena, and with physical cards. Magic has become something I am particularly fond of. Do you play any kind of card/table top games? What's been your favorite so far? If you play Magic, what are some of your favorite deck themes?
Music has always been a part of my life. My tastes are varied, ranging from country, death and black metal, electronic, classic rock, folk, pop punk, and more. Do you have a favorite band? What has been your favorite concert you've been to?
I'm honestly an ambivert. I enjoy doing things outside, as well as spending time indoors. I can veg out all day under the covers curled up in my bed, or I can take a trip somewhere and experience something new. I think my personality is a mix of the best of both worlds. What would the perfect day consist of for you?
As far as my personality is concerned, I would say I am fairly relaxed and laid back. I feel like I am somewhere in the middle between loud and excitable, and shy and quiet. Around people I don't know, I tend to be fairly quiet and to myself. In the company of someone who I am close with, I am more open and free. Do you open right up to people, or does it take a while to become comfortable with someone new?
All I hope for is a connection. It could be platonic, or it could blossom into romance, and commitment. I'm not putting a limit on what I am looking for.
With the prior being said, I am single. I may be interested in changing that with the right person. The idea of commitment excites me. Monogamy is appealing to me. Do you feel satisfied with your social life? What kind of connection are you looking for?
Thank you for taking the time to read my post. I appreciate it. I hope you can identify with something I wrote. If you do, please reach out.
P.S. Please feel free to check my post history, and check out a few pictures of my cat if you would like.
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I love a number of things, and hate very little. I'm fairly open to trying new things, but some of the things I enjoy are as follows. I love the outdoors. I've never been camping, but I would like to try it with someone some day. I also love to fish. I mostly fish salt water. I do occasionally fish freshwater though. I like to check out new spots around me, but I mostly fish on the beach. Do you like to fish? What are some of your favorite places to go?
I also enjoy the shooting sports. I primarily target shoot. I take part in a little bit of everything, including rifle, pistol and shotgun. It would be nice to find someone who is into shooting or would like to learn/become more familiar. If you shoot, what do you like to shoot mostly? What's been your favorite gun to shoot so far?
PC games are also a enjoyable pastime for me. I have a variety of games, most of which are on Steam. I have other games on various other stores/services. I enjoy a wide variety of different kind of games, so I'm sure we can find something to play together if you game. What are some of your all time favorite games? What are you currently grinding on that you can't put down? One hobby I discovered later on in life is Magic the Gathering. I play both online on MtG Arena, and with physical cards. Magic has become something I am particularly fond of. Do you play any kind of card/table top games? What's been your favorite so far? If you play Magic, what are some of your favorite deck themes?
Music has always been a part of my life. My tastes are varied, ranging from country, death and black metal, electronic, classic rock, folk, pop punk, and more. Do you have a favorite band? What has been your favorite concert you've been to?
I'm honestly an ambivert. I enjoy doing things outside, as well as spending time indoors. I can veg out all day under the covers curled up in my bed, or I can take a trip somewhere and experience something new. I think my personality is a mix of the best of both worlds. What would the perfect day consist of for you?
As far as my personality is concerned, I would say I am fairly relaxed and laid back. I feel like I am somewhere in the middle between loud and excitable, and shy and quiet. Around people I don't know, I tend to be fairly quiet and to myself. In the company of someone who I am close with, I am more open and free. Do you open right up to people, or does it take a while to become comfortable with someone new?
All I hope for is a connection. It could be platonic, or it could blossom into romance, and commitment. I'm not putting a limit on what I am looking for.
With the prior being said, I am single. I may be interested in changing that with the right person. The idea of commitment excites me. Monogamy is appealing to me. Do you feel satisfied with your social life? What kind of connection are you looking for?
Thank you for taking the time to read my post. I appreciate it. I hope you can identify with something I wrote. If you do, please reach out.
P.S. Please feel free to check my post history, and check out a few pictures of my cat if you would like.
2023.06.11 01:51 dontgiveaderp 32 [M4F] Houston, Texas. Hoping to find a relationship. [Relationship]
I'd like to find someone who captivates me. Someone who I can talk with effortlessly. I want to meet a person who I can include in my daily tasks, and talk with throughout the day. I just want to find someone I can be open with. Platonic conversation or romance. Whatever you are looking for, don't hesitate to message me. I hope to hear from you.
I love a number of things, and hate very little. I'm fairly open to trying new things, but some of the things I enjoy are as follows. I love the outdoors. I've never been camping, but I would like to try it with someone some day. I also love to fish. I mostly fish salt water. I do occasionally fish freshwater though. I like to check out new spots around me, but I mostly fish on the beach. Do you like to fish? What are some of your favorite places to go?
I also enjoy the shooting sports. I primarily target shoot. I take part in a little bit of everything, including rifle, pistol and shotgun. It would be nice to find someone who is into shooting or would like to learn/become more familiar. If you shoot, what do you like to shoot mostly? What's been your favorite gun to shoot so far?
PC games are also a enjoyable pastime for me. I have a variety of games, most of which are on Steam. I have other games on various other stores/services. I enjoy a wide variety of different kind of games, so I'm sure we can find something to play together if you game. What are some of your all time favorite games? What are you currently grinding on that you can't put down? One hobby I discovered later on in life is Magic the Gathering. I play both online on MtG Arena, and with physical cards. Magic has become something I am particularly fond of. Do you play any kind of card/table top games? What's been your favorite so far? If you play Magic, what are some of your favorite deck themes?
Music has always been a part of my life. My tastes are varied, ranging from country, death and black metal, electronic, classic rock, folk, pop punk, and more. Do you have a favorite band? What has been your favorite concert you've been to?
I'm honestly an ambivert. I enjoy doing things outside, as well as spending time indoors. I can veg out all day under the covers curled up in my bed, or I can take a trip somewhere and experience something new. I think my personality is a mix of the best of both worlds. What would the perfect day consist of for you?
As far as my personality is concerned, I would say I am fairly relaxed and laid back. I feel like I am somewhere in the middle between loud and excitable, and shy and quiet. Around people I don't know, I tend to be fairly quiet and to myself. In the company of someone who I am close with, I am more open and free. Do you open right up to people, or does it take a while to become comfortable with someone new?
All I hope for is a connection. It could be platonic, or it could blossom into romance, and commitment. I'm not putting a limit on what I am looking for.
With the prior being said, I am single. I may be interested in changing that with the right person. The idea of commitment excites me. Monogamy is appealing to me. Do you feel satisfied with your social life? What kind of connection are you looking for?
Thank you for taking the time to read my post. I appreciate it. I hope you can identify with something I wrote. If you do, please reach out.
P.S. Please feel free to check my post history, and check out a few pictures of my cat if you would like.
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I love a number of things, and hate very little. I'm fairly open to trying new things, but some of the things I enjoy are as follows. I love the outdoors. I've never been camping, but I would like to try it with someone some day. I also love to fish. I mostly fish salt water. I do occasionally fish freshwater though. I like to check out new spots around me, but I mostly fish on the beach. Do you like to fish? What are some of your favorite places to go?
I also enjoy the shooting sports. I primarily target shoot. I take part in a little bit of everything, including rifle, pistol and shotgun. It would be nice to find someone who is into shooting or would like to learn/become more familiar. If you shoot, what do you like to shoot mostly? What's been your favorite gun to shoot so far?
PC games are also a enjoyable pastime for me. I have a variety of games, most of which are on Steam. I have other games on various other stores/services. I enjoy a wide variety of different kind of games, so I'm sure we can find something to play together if you game. What are some of your all time favorite games? What are you currently grinding on that you can't put down? One hobby I discovered later on in life is Magic the Gathering. I play both online on MtG Arena, and with physical cards. Magic has become something I am particularly fond of. Do you play any kind of card/table top games? What's been your favorite so far? If you play Magic, what are some of your favorite deck themes?
Music has always been a part of my life. My tastes are varied, ranging from country, death and black metal, electronic, classic rock, folk, pop punk, and more. Do you have a favorite band? What has been your favorite concert you've been to?
I'm honestly an ambivert. I enjoy doing things outside, as well as spending time indoors. I can veg out all day under the covers curled up in my bed, or I can take a trip somewhere and experience something new. I think my personality is a mix of the best of both worlds. What would the perfect day consist of for you?
As far as my personality is concerned, I would say I am fairly relaxed and laid back. I feel like I am somewhere in the middle between loud and excitable, and shy and quiet. Around people I don't know, I tend to be fairly quiet and to myself. In the company of someone who I am close with, I am more open and free. Do you open right up to people, or does it take a while to become comfortable with someone new?
All I hope for is a connection. It could be platonic, or it could blossom into romance, and commitment. I'm not putting a limit on what I am looking for.
With the prior being said, I am single. I may be interested in changing that with the right person. The idea of commitment excites me. Monogamy is appealing to me. Do you feel satisfied with your social life? What kind of connection are you looking for?
Thank you for taking the time to read my post. I appreciate it. I hope you can identify with something I wrote. If you do, please reach out.
P.S. Please feel free to check my post history, and check out a few pictures of my cat if you would like.
2023.06.11 01:49 joesu1 help
hi I have had a group of beings with me for the past like 5 years that ive been drawing i cant really seem to talk to them well but i see them in nature alot of them look like wolves and other creatures. Ive also had a super physical stiffness that started 8 years ago when i did a tongue posture excercise from a video that said that handsome achieving men have a certain tongue posture and that weak indecisive men have open mouth posture that causes the face to grow a certain way. Inone instant my face and whole body changed drastically like the weak man and my body became super stiff and stuck in a bad posture that cloosed up my airways changed the shape of my nose .The skin on my body rearranged from the stiffness my skin goes higher up between my fingers now so i can't stretch them to play correct harmonies when i would be one of the best jazz musicians without this. My body is so stiff and deadened and has lost its bouncyness in order to play rhythms
correctly its like a flattened basketball. It seemed to ]defy physics to have occured and would have to do that again to go back to normal. I don't know if this is true but it seems like maybe ethoughts that bring me back into seeing the beings in nature are true thoughts. I saw a walt disney logo the other day in my mind and a crown ontop of it that brought me back into it. I say this because at a psychic reading a few years ago they said that there would be a great artistic channel with the beings and to f itthat great things would come it. I'm still stiff and its been so hard to make any kind of progress in life. Objects i touch get misal[igned. Bikes break down cords i wrap up are not in circles theyre in strange double ovals and wont lay flat anymore stiffened. everything i use gets messed up as a reflection of my body because my joints wont rotate in natural circles in alignment with every object. I creaate strange curves in space when i walk and take a turn as well as when i draw pictures that don't exist anything like it anywhere else in nature. The seem to be in another dimension. I cannot physically sequence darks to lights in a drawing in alignment with depth foreground and backround to create a coherent image. To the degree that im stiff pictures i draw are flat on the page when normally there would be more depth. I can not move my body spontaneously in the moment with any desire i have like to look at a bird that catches my attention my neck wont turn in the moment that it captures my attention. My face is to stiff to make fully the facial expresiions i have in alignment with the emotion im having. Its like my soul is trapped and suffocating. Everytime i turn a corner i get stiffer and my breathing closes up more. I feel cut off from essence like when i try to feel the essence of anything a sound a flower anything its like my body starts trying to push against this insurmountable wall of stiffness to be in a normal posture in order to be p[resent and with the esssence.I met some guy who gave me a book about navajo wind thoery and their beliefs about wind spirits and stuff. I was looking at a push on a wall and it looked like a group of beings looking at me and the wind blowing the bush was their life force. I also heard inn avideo that if you don't do what your supposed to do the spirits of the indians will make you suffer worse than pain. I dont know if thats whats happening to me. I was in nature crying because i couldn't feel the essence and my cries turned into a native american throat singing sound. Months ago i looked up one flew over the cuckoos nest movie ending on youtube and the person who uploaded it spelt it cuckoon i thought maybe it was a sign. At that part in the movie a native american man suffocates a criminal man with a pillow then breaks free of the prison. I thought it meant this native american voice in me is going to suffocate me in some way before i can be free of the stiffness. Their was also a time when i was homeless that i carv aa vagina into this clay like mud by the ocean and i fucked it for thirty seconds then i felt mother earths pain so intensely and i crawled for awhile and the pain fofor like a few hundred feet as i apologized to it. Im 24 years old this stiffness has been with my since 16. After that I did alot of swimming in these estuary things i did three hours at a time then one day i did an hour and a half and as i got out onto land its like there was a split between the open energy in the water and the land and i got stiffer as i stepped out. Doess anybody have any insights int0o any of this or know anybody who can help me. I dont have alot of money
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correctly its like a flattened basketball. It seemed to ]defy physics to have occured and would have to do that again to go back to normal. I don't know if this is true but it seems like maybe ethoughts that bring me back into seeing the beings in nature are true thoughts. I saw a walt disney logo the other day in my mind and a crown ontop of it that brought me back into it. I say this because at a psychic reading a few years ago they said that there would be a great artistic channel with the beings and to f itthat great things would come it. I'm still stiff and its been so hard to make any kind of progress in life. Objects i touch get misal[igned. Bikes break down cords i wrap up are not in circles theyre in strange double ovals and wont lay flat anymore stiffened. everything i use gets messed up as a reflection of my body because my joints wont rotate in natural circles in alignment with every object. I creaate strange curves in space when i walk and take a turn as well as when i draw pictures that don't exist anything like it anywhere else in nature. The seem to be in another dimension. I cannot physically sequence darks to lights in a drawing in alignment with depth foreground and backround to create a coherent image. To the degree that im stiff pictures i draw are flat on the page when normally there would be more depth. I can not move my body spontaneously in the moment with any desire i have like to look at a bird that catches my attention my neck wont turn in the moment that it captures my attention. My face is to stiff to make fully the facial expresiions i have in alignment with the emotion im having. Its like my soul is trapped and suffocating. Everytime i turn a corner i get stiffer and my breathing closes up more. I feel cut off from essence like when i try to feel the essence of anything a sound a flower anything its like my body starts trying to push against this insurmountable wall of stiffness to be in a normal posture in order to be p[resent and with the esssence.I met some guy who gave me a book about navajo wind thoery and their beliefs about wind spirits and stuff. I was looking at a push on a wall and it looked like a group of beings looking at me and the wind blowing the bush was their life force. I also heard inn avideo that if you don't do what your supposed to do the spirits of the indians will make you suffer worse than pain. I dont know if thats whats happening to me. I was in nature crying because i couldn't feel the essence and my cries turned into a native american throat singing sound. Months ago i looked up one flew over the cuckoos nest movie ending on youtube and the person who uploaded it spelt it cuckoon i thought maybe it was a sign. At that part in the movie a native american man suffocates a criminal man with a pillow then breaks free of the prison. I thought it meant this native american voice in me is going to suffocate me in some way before i can be free of the stiffness. Their was also a time when i was homeless that i carv aa vagina into this clay like mud by the ocean and i fucked it for thirty seconds then i felt mother earths pain so intensely and i crawled for awhile and the pain fofor like a few hundred feet as i apologized to it. Im 24 years old this stiffness has been with my since 16. After that I did alot of swimming in these estuary things i did three hours at a time then one day i did an hour and a half and as i got out onto land its like there was a split between the open energy in the water and the land and i got stiffer as i stepped out. Doess anybody have any insights int0o any of this or know anybody who can help me. I dont have alot of money
2023.06.11 01:38 boy_meets_squirrel Looking for a chat/email friend!
Hey!
I'm Chris. 33M living in Canada, married with a few children as well. Looking for people to connect with, and share our daily struggles and victories. I have a lot of passion for life and I love finding out what makes life worthwhile for other people as well. Two things I value most from a pen pal are honesty and vulnerability. If you can't share your true thoughts and feelings with a complete stranger, then who can you really trust?
I have a ton of different interests but I find that I connect deeply with others around music. I'm a junky, I listen to everything, I play guitar and sing. If you have music that you love then I would love hearing it. In all honesty, it's a direct line to my heart.
Start a chat with me if you're interested! Send me your favourite song (or something close). And maybe a good name for a pet, while you're at it. Why not?
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I'm Chris. 33M living in Canada, married with a few children as well. Looking for people to connect with, and share our daily struggles and victories. I have a lot of passion for life and I love finding out what makes life worthwhile for other people as well. Two things I value most from a pen pal are honesty and vulnerability. If you can't share your true thoughts and feelings with a complete stranger, then who can you really trust?
I have a ton of different interests but I find that I connect deeply with others around music. I'm a junky, I listen to everything, I play guitar and sing. If you have music that you love then I would love hearing it. In all honesty, it's a direct line to my heart.
Start a chat with me if you're interested! Send me your favourite song (or something close). And maybe a good name for a pet, while you're at it. Why not?
2023.06.11 01:37 Greatingsburg [Discussion] Bonus Book: The Vampire Lestat, Part 7, Ch 12 - End
Welcome back, fellow travelers on the Devil's Road! 🛣️
This week, like Lestat, we are early risers and have moved forward the check-in before everything goes dark on June 12th. No idea what I'm talking about? Check out this announcement.
What a journey! This book has not only covered great distances, but also centuries of time. I hope you enjoyed the ride, and I am curious to see what you think of this section in the comments!
Some admin from my side: Since Those Who Must Be Kept and The Mother and The Father are ridiculously long nicknames, I will refer to Akasha and Enkil as "OG vampires". Also, I'll continue to refer to everything related to mind powers as ESP.
Today's discussion covers Part 7, Ch 12 - End per the schedule. Want to see or write comments outside the weekly discussions? Check out the Marginalia. Beware the spoilers. 👀
Let’s raise the curtain one last time for our very own Lelio of the vampire world:
Chapter 12. After stealing the OG vampires from the Egyptian coven, Marius buys them fancy mummy cases and buries them in his backyard for the time being. This doesn't go unnoticed, and soon the Elder appears and demands that Marius bring them back. They butt heads, first figuratively and then literally. Marius makes the perfectly rational choice of squeezing his eyes back into his head with his thumbs. Their fight is broken up when Akasha unearths herself. She pins the Elder and then squashes him like a cockroach. As a finishing touch, she pours lamp oil over the goo and burns the remains. Then she ESPs Marius that he will always be safe with her if he becomes her new guardian. She also encourages him to drink from her so that his wounds will heal and they can leave Alexandria. Marius succumbs to her seductive powers.
Chapter 13. Drinking Akasha's blood is absolute ecstasy for Marius. It also gives him memories of Akasha.
(Note: I would like to inform everyone that we are now in a flashback of a flashback of a flashback)
He experiences epic vampire battles, vampires behaving like gods and demanding human sacrifices brought by human slaves from all over the world. Babylon. Assyria. Forgotten cities (Note: Atlantis?). Marius disapproves because of his western ideals. He sees these epic vampires (dark gods) imprisoning the OG vampires so they can feed on them. Eventually they refuse human blood, but their strength continues to grow. Enough time passes that no one remembers that they are actually imprisoned. They are freed, but their appearance has become that of statues.
Vampires, or "The Drinkers of the Blood", are still worshipped as gods. The sacrifices were thought to be evil people and the vampires their good gods. But then times changed and Egypt was conquered and those ideals changed.
(Note: This is the end of the flashback3)
Marius is restored. He dreams of rescuing/restoring/un-traumatizing the OG vampires (insert "I can fix them" meme here) and imagines all the great things they will do together.
They go to Antioch, but for over a century nothing changes except the color of their skin. Marius falls madly in love with a Greek courtesan named Pandora. He turns her into a vampire and she feeds on Akasha. They live together for 200 years. Under Christianity, vampires become devils. So much so that some vampires even believe it (eherm Children of Darkness). Marius hopes that humanity will evolve into an age of enlightenment without gods and goddesses, thus devaluing vampires. In the eighteen hundred years that Marius has lived, he has found no true purpose.
Chapter 14. Lestat is now aware that Marius could wipe them all out just like that, since he is responsible for the OG vampires. He also thinks about rousing them. Marius assures him that he has no intention of killing them or himself, that he is content to experience humanity. According to him, this is only possible because he has lived a full life, and he urges Lestat to do the same, to go away and live a life (in New Orleans) before returning to him. He also reveals that he regrets turning Armand into a vampire in his youth, even going so far as to see Armand's foolish behavior as punishment.
Some general Marius approved rules to living your vampire life:
Before that, however, is a lot of vampire lore exposition Marius gives Lestat by the by:
Lestat feels oppressed by the secrecy required of vampires and floats the idea in the room telling the world about vampires. Marius strongly rejects this, calling it madness, because vampires are solitary creatures who like privacy.
“We are evil things finally,” says the vampire who pages before stated there is no such thing as good or evil.
They embrace and part ways.
Lestat silently ponders how he would behave in a thousand years, and if he was a statue by then, too. Before he loses consciousness, he hears a woman’s laugh and sees a woman’s neck bending.
Chapter 15. Lestat has a great idea. He sneaks into the OG vampires’ chamber and plays Nicki’s violin FOR THE FIRST TIME, WHILE SINGING. Akasha (understandably) lets out a head-exploding shriek and crushes the violin in front of Lestat. Then she lets Lestat drink from her, and this somehow turns into a makeout session. This is interrupted by a jealous Enkil who grabs Lestat and is about to stomp him to death, only to be saved by Marius ESPing to Enkil that he would take Akasha away from him if he kills Lestat. Then Marius ESPs to Lestat to go (good advice), which Lestat does.
Chapter 16. Lestat apologizes for what he has done, but Marius doesn't buy it. Lestat is convinced that Enkil is the worst thing that has ever happened to Akasha, and he wants him gone. When Marius scolds Lestat for his uninhibited thoughts, Lestat begins to cry. He wants Marius to let Akasha go, but Marius instead urges Lestat to leave the island for the night and not return until just before dawn, and to stop thinking about Akasha. After the hunt, Lestat does just that, imagining him and Akasha in a palace in Germany.
When he comes back, Marius tells him to leave for good, so that Enkil can quiet down. Marius' final advice is that he’ll find him when the time is right and that he can always ESP Marius (Note: Mother hen Marius confirmed).
Chapter 17. We are in New Orleans! Enchanted by the beautiful scenery, Lestat reflects on ancient truths and ancient magic, revolution and invention, and the nostalgic feeling of childhood.
Epilogue: Interview with the Vampire. Chapter 1. Lestat concludes his backstory by calling it The Early Education and Adventures of the Vampire Lestat. Now we get some addendum to what happened in “Interview with the Vampire”:
Lestat never saw Marius or Gabrielle again. He acknowledges some (some?) mistakes he made, but calls it all a direct result of his fatal love he has for Louis (who is btw a carbon copy of Nicki). They lived together for almost 70 years, which is groundbreaking (apparently not counting Marius' and Pandora's 200 years). Turning Claudia so young was a bad decision, but she would have died if he hadn't turned her (same goes for Louis) ... is Lestat's reasoning. Also, all the people he killed were bad people. Also, also, Louis begged him ALL THE TIME not to leave.
Some backhanded compliments he gives Louis are:
He tells Armand what happened, but Armand is already well aware of Louis and dresses up a weakened Lestat and uses him in his plot to get rid of Claudia. The previous vampires from the theater are all gone. When he asks about Louis, Armand tells him that he is also dead. Then Armand emotionally explodes, blaming Lestat for destroying the coven and driving them to perform in a theater. Finally he throws Lestat off the tower, breaking every bone in his body on impact.
Chapter 2. After two years, Lestat is strong enough to board a ship back to Louisiana. He draws a parallel to Gabrielle being locked in a tower. He reads a lot and sometimes meets other vampires, but he is too weak to do anything. Eventually, Armand visits him and tells him that Louis is not really dead. At this point, they are both very salty about each other, and they continue to bicker like unhappy neighbors for some time. Armand promises to give him some of his blood if Lestat promises to love him, but Lestat has only contempt for Armand. (Note: This feels very similar to the song Gives You Hell).
Finally, he decides to go into the earth. He dreams of Marius as a photographer. Of his new building of twentieth century impressionists. He shows the OG vampires a movie. Akasha speaks to him to come to her, but Lestat is too weak.
Dionysus in San Francisco - 1985. Chapter 1. Despite secrecy over the rock band, vampires leave messages on Lestat’s answering machine, calling him an outcast and daring him to come out. He feels lonely. The band is about to perform in San Francisco. He fears Marius’ wrath. MMarius speaks to him in his dream, accusing him of risking his revenge and acting impulsively. Then a sudden transmission says, “Danger. Danger to us all.”
Louis visits him. They embrace and make up (Note: Yes, Louis has read the book). He tries to dissuade him from the concert, but Lestat’s mind is made up. He doesn’t fear vampires that need to use telephones to communicate threats. Also, he wants to be Lelio again.
Louis tells him about bars that function as vampire connections, where vampires meet to exchange gossip. All the young vampires imitate the characters in his memoirs. New Orleans has no active vampire connection because it is Armand's territory and he has killed all the young ones. However, Armand has been missing for some time.
Also, the rules for vampires are now stricter. No evidence of killing is allowed. And their existence must remain a secret. Louis agrees to come with him to the concert... but not in those clothes, a fashion-conscious Lestat chides.
Chapter 2. Everyone is super stoked for the concert, outside video screens and speakers have been mounted for the fans that didn’t get tickets. Lestat gushes over Louis' makeover. The concert itself is utter madness and euphoria. And Lestat sweats blood again. He draws parallels to past groups and people (the Keltoi, the Romans, …) and notices real vampires in the crowd.
When the concert is over and they are walking to their car, they are attacked by vampires with scythes. Before they can do anything, the attacking vampires burst into flames. They are pulled into the car by none other than Gabrielle! Lestat believes that Marius is behind the explosions. A chase with a van ensues, and Lestat finally understands the gravity of the situation. They are hit by the van and the car explodes. The vampires narrowly escape death. Other attack vampires appear with scythes, but they combust yet again before they can strike. Lestat wants to fight them like a fool, but Louis and Gabrielle stop him.
Gabrielle repeats that they are all in danger.
Chapter 3. The vampires are back at the house and speculate who could be behind the combustions. Gabrielle doesn’t believe Marius would do this, since it feels like an alien and savage force. Lestat is just stoked to have his favorite vampire fledglings back and tattempts to reassure them that he was in control the whole time. Gabrielle calls Lestat an imp.
Just before bedtime, Lestat muses on the strange transmissions. He tries to ESP Marius and receives a broken signal from Marius telling him exactly what the transmissions had told him: They were all in danger. We learn that Marius is buried in ice and that Akasha has seen and heard his music through the television that Marius set up. Akasha caused the combustions.
Lestat feels a cold hand reach out and caress his face before he loses consciousness.
That's it, folks, the curtains are closed on The Vampire Lestat. 🏁
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This week, like Lestat, we are early risers and have moved forward the check-in before everything goes dark on June 12th. No idea what I'm talking about? Check out this announcement.
What a journey! This book has not only covered great distances, but also centuries of time. I hope you enjoyed the ride, and I am curious to see what you think of this section in the comments!
Some admin from my side: Since Those Who Must Be Kept and The Mother and The Father are ridiculously long nicknames, I will refer to Akasha and Enkil as "OG vampires". Also, I'll continue to refer to everything related to mind powers as ESP.
Today's discussion covers Part 7, Ch 12 - End per the schedule. Want to see or write comments outside the weekly discussions? Check out the Marginalia. Beware the spoilers. 👀
Let’s raise the curtain one last time for our very own Lelio of the vampire world:
Chapter 12. After stealing the OG vampires from the Egyptian coven, Marius buys them fancy mummy cases and buries them in his backyard for the time being. This doesn't go unnoticed, and soon the Elder appears and demands that Marius bring them back. They butt heads, first figuratively and then literally. Marius makes the perfectly rational choice of squeezing his eyes back into his head with his thumbs. Their fight is broken up when Akasha unearths herself. She pins the Elder and then squashes him like a cockroach. As a finishing touch, she pours lamp oil over the goo and burns the remains. Then she ESPs Marius that he will always be safe with her if he becomes her new guardian. She also encourages him to drink from her so that his wounds will heal and they can leave Alexandria. Marius succumbs to her seductive powers.
Chapter 13. Drinking Akasha's blood is absolute ecstasy for Marius. It also gives him memories of Akasha.
(Note: I would like to inform everyone that we are now in a flashback of a flashback of a flashback)
He experiences epic vampire battles, vampires behaving like gods and demanding human sacrifices brought by human slaves from all over the world. Babylon. Assyria. Forgotten cities (Note: Atlantis?). Marius disapproves because of his western ideals. He sees these epic vampires (dark gods) imprisoning the OG vampires so they can feed on them. Eventually they refuse human blood, but their strength continues to grow. Enough time passes that no one remembers that they are actually imprisoned. They are freed, but their appearance has become that of statues.
Vampires, or "The Drinkers of the Blood", are still worshipped as gods. The sacrifices were thought to be evil people and the vampires their good gods. But then times changed and Egypt was conquered and those ideals changed.
(Note: This is the end of the flashback3)
Marius is restored. He dreams of rescuing/restoring/un-traumatizing the OG vampires (insert "I can fix them" meme here) and imagines all the great things they will do together.
They go to Antioch, but for over a century nothing changes except the color of their skin. Marius falls madly in love with a Greek courtesan named Pandora. He turns her into a vampire and she feeds on Akasha. They live together for 200 years. Under Christianity, vampires become devils. So much so that some vampires even believe it (eherm Children of Darkness). Marius hopes that humanity will evolve into an age of enlightenment without gods and goddesses, thus devaluing vampires. In the eighteen hundred years that Marius has lived, he has found no true purpose.
Chapter 14. Lestat is now aware that Marius could wipe them all out just like that, since he is responsible for the OG vampires. He also thinks about rousing them. Marius assures him that he has no intention of killing them or himself, that he is content to experience humanity. According to him, this is only possible because he has lived a full life, and he urges Lestat to do the same, to go away and live a life (in New Orleans) before returning to him. He also reveals that he regrets turning Armand into a vampire in his youth, even going so far as to see Armand's foolish behavior as punishment.
Some general Marius approved rules to living your vampire life:
- Every new vampire made will be weaker than the previous one
- If a vampire drinks from the OG vampires, they will become more powerful
- Strength should come with time, so it’s better to start off as a weak vampire
- You never know what your child turns out like. Don't fret over it.
- Choose companions that you love (physical attraction doesn't hurt either)
- Keep your fledglings as human as possible, and create a family, not a coven.
- Only turn people into vampires that have had a life, never as young as Armand
Before that, however, is a lot of vampire lore exposition Marius gives Lestat by the by:
- Ghosts exist!
- Immortals that don’t drink blood and can walk in daylight exist. One of them is Ramses the Damned. They are dangerous. Marius and Pandora have a difference of opinion if these things were at any point vampires.
- When vampires are burnt, Marius suspects they come back in another form. Possibly they are reborn as humans. Pandora claims she’s been one of the burnt vampires.
Lestat feels oppressed by the secrecy required of vampires and floats the idea in the room telling the world about vampires. Marius strongly rejects this, calling it madness, because vampires are solitary creatures who like privacy.
“We are evil things finally,” says the vampire who pages before stated there is no such thing as good or evil.
They embrace and part ways.
Lestat silently ponders how he would behave in a thousand years, and if he was a statue by then, too. Before he loses consciousness, he hears a woman’s laugh and sees a woman’s neck bending.
Chapter 15. Lestat has a great idea. He sneaks into the OG vampires’ chamber and plays Nicki’s violin FOR THE FIRST TIME, WHILE SINGING. Akasha (understandably) lets out a head-exploding shriek and crushes the violin in front of Lestat. Then she lets Lestat drink from her, and this somehow turns into a makeout session. This is interrupted by a jealous Enkil who grabs Lestat and is about to stomp him to death, only to be saved by Marius ESPing to Enkil that he would take Akasha away from him if he kills Lestat. Then Marius ESPs to Lestat to go (good advice), which Lestat does.
Chapter 16. Lestat apologizes for what he has done, but Marius doesn't buy it. Lestat is convinced that Enkil is the worst thing that has ever happened to Akasha, and he wants him gone. When Marius scolds Lestat for his uninhibited thoughts, Lestat begins to cry. He wants Marius to let Akasha go, but Marius instead urges Lestat to leave the island for the night and not return until just before dawn, and to stop thinking about Akasha. After the hunt, Lestat does just that, imagining him and Akasha in a palace in Germany.
When he comes back, Marius tells him to leave for good, so that Enkil can quiet down. Marius' final advice is that he’ll find him when the time is right and that he can always ESP Marius (Note: Mother hen Marius confirmed).
Chapter 17. We are in New Orleans! Enchanted by the beautiful scenery, Lestat reflects on ancient truths and ancient magic, revolution and invention, and the nostalgic feeling of childhood.
Epilogue: Interview with the Vampire. Chapter 1. Lestat concludes his backstory by calling it The Early Education and Adventures of the Vampire Lestat. Now we get some addendum to what happened in “Interview with the Vampire”:
Lestat never saw Marius or Gabrielle again. He acknowledges some (some?) mistakes he made, but calls it all a direct result of his fatal love he has for Louis (who is btw a carbon copy of Nicki). They lived together for almost 70 years, which is groundbreaking (apparently not counting Marius' and Pandora's 200 years). Turning Claudia so young was a bad decision, but she would have died if he hadn't turned her (same goes for Louis) ... is Lestat's reasoning. Also, all the people he killed were bad people. Also, also, Louis begged him ALL THE TIME not to leave.
Some backhanded compliments he gives Louis are:
- Lestat forgives Louis for the lies, mistakes, excess of imagination, bitterness, vanity
- Lestat never revealed his powers because Louis shriveled in guilt and self-loathing already by half of the skills he had
- Louis must have low self-esteem for never believing Lestat chose him for his character, not his money
- He calls him a discriminating and inhibited child of the middle class for believing Lestat a peasant
- He calls him the most beguiling human fiend, not even imaginable to Marius.
He tells Armand what happened, but Armand is already well aware of Louis and dresses up a weakened Lestat and uses him in his plot to get rid of Claudia. The previous vampires from the theater are all gone. When he asks about Louis, Armand tells him that he is also dead. Then Armand emotionally explodes, blaming Lestat for destroying the coven and driving them to perform in a theater. Finally he throws Lestat off the tower, breaking every bone in his body on impact.
Chapter 2. After two years, Lestat is strong enough to board a ship back to Louisiana. He draws a parallel to Gabrielle being locked in a tower. He reads a lot and sometimes meets other vampires, but he is too weak to do anything. Eventually, Armand visits him and tells him that Louis is not really dead. At this point, they are both very salty about each other, and they continue to bicker like unhappy neighbors for some time. Armand promises to give him some of his blood if Lestat promises to love him, but Lestat has only contempt for Armand. (Note: This feels very similar to the song Gives You Hell).
Finally, he decides to go into the earth. He dreams of Marius as a photographer. Of his new building of twentieth century impressionists. He shows the OG vampires a movie. Akasha speaks to him to come to her, but Lestat is too weak.
Dionysus in San Francisco - 1985. Chapter 1. Despite secrecy over the rock band, vampires leave messages on Lestat’s answering machine, calling him an outcast and daring him to come out. He feels lonely. The band is about to perform in San Francisco. He fears Marius’ wrath. MMarius speaks to him in his dream, accusing him of risking his revenge and acting impulsively. Then a sudden transmission says, “Danger. Danger to us all.”
Louis visits him. They embrace and make up (Note: Yes, Louis has read the book). He tries to dissuade him from the concert, but Lestat’s mind is made up. He doesn’t fear vampires that need to use telephones to communicate threats. Also, he wants to be Lelio again.
Louis tells him about bars that function as vampire connections, where vampires meet to exchange gossip. All the young vampires imitate the characters in his memoirs. New Orleans has no active vampire connection because it is Armand's territory and he has killed all the young ones. However, Armand has been missing for some time.
Also, the rules for vampires are now stricter. No evidence of killing is allowed. And their existence must remain a secret. Louis agrees to come with him to the concert... but not in those clothes, a fashion-conscious Lestat chides.
Chapter 2. Everyone is super stoked for the concert, outside video screens and speakers have been mounted for the fans that didn’t get tickets. Lestat gushes over Louis' makeover. The concert itself is utter madness and euphoria. And Lestat sweats blood again. He draws parallels to past groups and people (the Keltoi, the Romans, …) and notices real vampires in the crowd.
When the concert is over and they are walking to their car, they are attacked by vampires with scythes. Before they can do anything, the attacking vampires burst into flames. They are pulled into the car by none other than Gabrielle! Lestat believes that Marius is behind the explosions. A chase with a van ensues, and Lestat finally understands the gravity of the situation. They are hit by the van and the car explodes. The vampires narrowly escape death. Other attack vampires appear with scythes, but they combust yet again before they can strike. Lestat wants to fight them like a fool, but Louis and Gabrielle stop him.
Gabrielle repeats that they are all in danger.
Chapter 3. The vampires are back at the house and speculate who could be behind the combustions. Gabrielle doesn’t believe Marius would do this, since it feels like an alien and savage force. Lestat is just stoked to have his favorite vampire fledglings back and tattempts to reassure them that he was in control the whole time. Gabrielle calls Lestat an imp.
Just before bedtime, Lestat muses on the strange transmissions. He tries to ESP Marius and receives a broken signal from Marius telling him exactly what the transmissions had told him: They were all in danger. We learn that Marius is buried in ice and that Akasha has seen and heard his music through the television that Marius set up. Akasha caused the combustions.
Lestat feels a cold hand reach out and caress his face before he loses consciousness.
That's it, folks, the curtains are closed on The Vampire Lestat. 🏁
2023.06.11 01:29 krahnwun Pop choral pieces
My partner is looking to start a choir who would sing modern pop songs. Any ideas where to find this sort of thing in the city? She tried the usual music stores with no luck.
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2023.06.11 01:28 missdelrey85 I can’t help but feel Ocean Blvd is lana’s last album…
The entire theme of the album is her legacy and what she wants to leave behind, I mean she literally sings “don’t forget me” over and over. Also the recurring references to her older works and ending with a remix of venice bitch. Idk i dont want it to be true but its seeming likely:(( And her releasing say yes to heaven with other potential unreleased songs on the way… could this be her last new work?:’(
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2023.06.11 01:20 JonahBassist Bass heavy to be accompanied by piano and drums?
I’ve been playing bass for about a year (but have 4 years of music theory and musical instrument knowledge under my belt as I have been playing trombone properly,) and I started a punk rock/alternative rock band with a friend who has a drum set (but doesn’t really play drums) and a dude who has a keyboard, but doesn’t play keyboard. We have no guitarist, but I act sort of as a lead guitarist for the band as I sing as well as play the main parts. So what songs would be good for us? Any help is appreciated, thanks.
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2023.06.11 01:16 marmarballin00 [TOMT] A video of a guy talking about wwe wrestlers singing their own theme songs and he says something like “i know big show sing his own theme song, he was in the studio like…” and then he loudly sings the first part of The Big Show’s theme, “WELL…”
I don’t know if it was a vine or a tiktok. I know that it’s a least a couple years old. It’s bothering me so much because it seems like it should be easy to find and it was a relatively popular video but i just can’t find it. It’s a short video, maybe less than 10 or 15 seconds.
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2023.06.11 01:05 FortyYearTransform Documental Seasons 5-7: The Middle Era Full Timelines and Match Reports
Following up on my last post, where I showed card timelines and match reports for what I call the "Classic Era" of Documental (Seasons 1-4), I now move on to what I call the "Middle Era" or "Hollywood Era": Seasons 5, 6, and 7.
(I'll move my thoughts about how I determine these informal eras to the comments. Long story short, Seasons 1-4 are available on English Amazon Prime, Season 8* gets shelved and the seasons afterwards (8 to 10) deal with the ramifications of that, and Seasons 5-7 just fit in the middle.)
One thing I really wanted to do last time is post the pictures of the contestants. These pictures are shown when somebody gets eliminated, so each photo has at least a couple of cards blocking the way, but I decided to suck it up and do some editing/AI work. Check the lower right corners to see my crummy patching jobs!
Enough talk. This time, after each season I'll add a couple of words, but leave a full review for the comments.
ドキュメンタル。。。スタート！
Documental Season 5 Contestants
Documental Season 5 Card Timeline
Winner: Hollywood (sole survivor)
My Opinion/Summary:
The only season where there was actually only one contestant making it to the end, due to pretty strict judging from Matsumoto. Also the season with the highest amount of helpers. The regular cast is good (Jimmy laughing at absolute nonsense is pretty funny). The Chinese parlor skit with Jimmy and Hollywood included is also really funny (even if it is a repeated routine), to me it feels like a "passing of the torch" from the more experimental "newer" era of Documental to a more established (with a touch of formulaic) Documental. It's tricky to rate because the regulars (especially as zombies) do very well and it's interesting to see a "one man left standing" situation finally happen, but I personally think the group dynamic in this season is a bit weak, and I just don't care for a lot of the non-regular cast, especially Yamauchi getting laughs by licking toes.
FINAL WORDS:
Jimmy: "Toro, toro!" (Give me toro, I want toro!) (トロ、トロ！）
Akiyama: "Here, toro toro toro..." (Here you go, toro)（はい、トロトロトロ。。。）
Jimmy: "Miko..." (みこ。。。）
Documental Season 6 Contestants
Documental Season 6 Card Timeline
Winner: Yuriyan Retriever (3 uncarded, won 3-1-0 on points... or judge's decision, if you go by what Matsumoto's words imply)
My Opinion/Summary:
The season known for having a large amount of female contestants, who ally for some pretty great improv routines. The Yuriyan / Tomochika alliance works pretty great, and Matsumoto is entirely right to say it would have been ok if Tomochika won too. I suspect that a lot of people really like this season, given how popular Joshimental is, but for me the non-female cast is weak. Especially the regulars: this is probably Jimmy's weakest season, and Fujimoto, as much as I like him, isn't really as good this season or the seasons after as he was in the classic era (I guess this is after the divorce, and after he changes his hairstyle to the horrible bangs he has now). Like Season 5, a bit of mixed bag for me.
FINAL WORDS:
Yuriyan: I will never stop!
Tomochika: Since the day we met, we are...
Documental Season 7 Contestants
Documental Season 7 Card Timeline
Winner: Hollywood (3 remaining, won 11-2-1 on points)
My Opinion/Summary:
I suspect a lot of people dislike this season because of Kato (and Seiya, as per a commenter in the last thread) getting away with laughing and take a lot of control. But I actually like this season more than Seasons 5 and 7! I guess the group dynamic reminds me of Season 4. We have a lot of fresh faces, Hollywood is somehow even stronger than he is in Season 5 (this season marks the most dominant performance of a contestant we'll probably ever see: a whopping eleven points), and the mix of contestants just feels right to me (except Hachimitsu doesn't do much). It's probably objectively worse than Seasons 5 and 6, but it just hits the spot for me. Koyabu's face peeling and Miyasako collapsing to his knees in the penultimate minute at Hollywood's gag will always live on in my mind, as will Seiya managing to hold on, asking to let him finish with the Guitar Samurai reading even as he starts laughing, people start pointing, and the siren goes off - Zannen!!!
FINAL WORDS:
Hollywood: Two pieces of squid!? (イカ２貫！？) (exaggerated Chidori Nobu's gag)
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(I'll move my thoughts about how I determine these informal eras to the comments. Long story short, Seasons 1-4 are available on English Amazon Prime, Season 8* gets shelved and the seasons afterwards (8 to 10) deal with the ramifications of that, and Seasons 5-7 just fit in the middle.)
One thing I really wanted to do last time is post the pictures of the contestants. These pictures are shown when somebody gets eliminated, so each photo has at least a couple of cards blocking the way, but I decided to suck it up and do some editing/AI work. Check the lower right corners to see my crummy patching jobs!
Enough talk. This time, after each season I'll add a couple of words, but leave a full review for the comments.
ドキュメンタル。。。スタート！
Season 5
My Singa-pole... oh, Macau, Macau, Macau...Documental Season 5 Contestants
Documental Season 5 Card Timeline
Winner: Hollywood (sole survivor)
| Akiyama Ryuji (秋山竜次) | Robert (ロバート) | 憑依の肉弾クリエイターズ (The Chubby Imitation Creator) | 0 | 6th |
|---|
| 4:00:21 | Orange | Eikoh | Takahashi | Takahashi's Shisho Karuta continues, Eikoh answers "Don't put your arm around my waist" for someone who Akiyama doesn't know. | Personal, Verbal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:02:17 | Red | Hollywood, Eikoh, Junior | Hollywood does wrestler impression, Eikoh puts repeating monkey in front of him, Junior hands Hollywood the harmonica - Hollywood plays harmonica and monkey repeats it (Akiyama: "in the exact same pitch"). | Boke, Absurd |
| Takahashi Shigeo (高橋茂雄) | Savanna (サバンナ) | スーパー太鼓持ち芸人 (The Super Flatterer Talent) | 2 | 7th |
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| 4:36:39 | Yellow | Yamauchi | Yamauchi now checks Takahashi for bunions. Takahashi endures the first round but loses it at the leg. | Physical, Lost Endurance | |
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| 3:44:52 | Orange | Zakoshi | Tamuken | ["Delayed He-monica"]: Zakoshi plays Tamuken's "He-monica" game where he receives a kanchou with a harmonica in his mouth and tries not to make a sound. He gets the kanchou but delays making the sound until he's right in Takahashi's face. Double kill with Yamauchi. | Absurd, Prop |
| 1:10:27 | Red | Jimmy (zombie), Tamuken (zombie) | ["Jimmy trips"]: After Jimmy and Tamuken's zombie-time performance of He-monica with Singapole, after everybody endures, as they leave the room Jimmy trips on something. Double kill with Jinnai. | Accidental, Lost Endurance, Coup de grace |
| Kano Eikoh (狩野英孝) | (solo) | 被ドッキリナルシスト (The Narcissist Prank Victim) | 2 | 4th |
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| 4:11:20 | Orange | (self), Junior | Takahashi | ["Shisho Karuta jam"]: During the game of Takahashi's Shisho Karuta, both Eikoh and Junior reach to slap the card at the same time, then look at each other and laugh. | Accidental |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39:45 | Red | Zakoshi | Yamauchi, Junior | As Eikoh takes out his colored contacts, Junior and Yamauchi stare him down, but it's Zakoshi "staring him down" by putting his testicles on the table that gets him. | Absurd, Physical, Lost Endurance, Lost Concentration, Coup de grace, Targeted |
| Jinnai Tomonori (陣内智則) | (solo) | ミスターひとり上手 (Mister One-Man) | 0 | 8th |
|---|
| 4:42:29 | Orange | Yamauchi | Yamauchi says he learned how to tell whether a person has bunions (or could have bunions in the future) from filming in Kansai, in osteopathy clinics. He licks Jinnai's foot and toes and Jinnai laughs. Jinnai says he got tickled, but he's told he has to endure that too. Personally my least favorite laugh of the show. | Physical, Absurd, Strict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:10:27 | Red | Jimmy (zombie), Tamuken (zombie) | ["Jimmy trips"] | Accidental, Lost Endurance, Coup de grace |
| Yamauchi Kenji (山内健司) | Kamaitachi (かまいたち) | コンテスト常勝男 (The Ever-Victorious Konto Man) | 2 | 3rd |
|---|
| 3:44:52 | Orange | Zakoshi | Tamuken | ["Delayed He-monica"] | Absurd, Physical, Prop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38:48 | Red | Hollywood | Hollywood invites his helper, "Charming Jiro" to show "Female Version". Tells him to get changed and he comes back naked in lightning speed, hopping in and showing "Male Version" and "Female Version" (covering his penis by pulling his ballsack up). | Routine, Absurd, Vulgar, Helper |
| Tamura Kenji (たむらけんじ) | (solo) | 関西のサイドビジネス王: (Kansai's Side-Business King) | 3 | 9th |
|---|
| 5:19:28 | Yellow | Kendo | Takahashi | During Takahashi's fit-sausages-into-mouth game, Kendo pops up with a surprising amount of sausages in his mouth suddenly. | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:49:35 | Red | (self), Kendo | During waxing Kendo's pubes, now with Kendo having a harmonica in his mouth, he pulls the waxing strip and doesn't pull much, just snags. Kendo reacts to the pain and Tamura laughs ("When Kobayashi's penis, who has been so gentle all the time, went crazy like 'uueehh', that got me and I just can't hold back."). | [Self-destruct, Absurd, Vulgar |
| Kendo Kobayashi (ケンドーコバヤシ) | (solo) | 不惑のテナーエロス (The Man of Tenor Eros) | 2 | 5th |
|---|
| 2:56:51 | Orange | Yamauchi, (self) | Tamuken | Tamuken wants to shave Kendo's pubes. Yamauchi says Kendo has a gentle penis, and Kendo smiles at the praise. | Lost Concentration, Fun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46:26 | Red | Akiyama | Akiyama brings an old lady to help him with gymnastics. After many skits, Akiyama finds a paper with "69" written on it and asks what 69 is. She replies "That's my age!". | Traditional, Verbal, Helper |
| Hollywood Zakoshisyoh (ハリウッドザコシショウ) | (solo) | キングオブあらびき (The King of Sloppiness) | 5 | 1st (survived) |
|---|
| 04:47 | Orange | Akiyama (zombie) | Akiyama arrives with the glued-on mask and talks to Hollywood: "You're being noisy, young man. You understand me? I can't take this anymore..." Hollywood smirks slightly. | Strict, Absurd |
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| Chihara Jr. (千原ジュニア) | Chiharakyodai (千原兄弟) | 理論派擬音ベシャリスト (The Logical Minded Veteran) | 3 | 2nd |
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| 5:46:40 | Yellow | Hollywood | Said to be laughing all along, but laughed at Hollywood's exaggerated Koizumi Junichiro impersonation. | Warning, Absurd, Boke | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:31:08 | Orange | Takahashi, Hollywood | Hollywood talks about losing his virginity (encouraged by Kendo writing "Purin Hime" on his water bottle, referencing that story), and Takahashi responds: so when you lost your virginity, and he asked "How did it go?", did you say that "something gummy just came out of me?". | Verbal, Vulgar | |
| 28:32 | Red | Takahashi (zombie) | Takahashi as a zombie brings out his helper impersonating Jouto no Teru from Be-Bop High School. "Gimme your pants, dude!" and tries to take off Junior's pants - Junior laughs because "it wasn't going smoothly at all". | Absurd, Helper |
| Jimmy Onishi (ジミー大西) | (solo) | 超天然系核融合 (Super Absent-Minded Nuclear Weapon) | 0 | 10th |
|---|
| 5:37:34 | Yellow | Tamuken | When everyone writes their names on the water bottles, Tamuken writes "Ichiro". | ??? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:00:47 | Orange | Junior | Junior writes Ichiro on the cups and passes it to Jimmy. | ??? | |
| 4:53:04 | Red | (self), Kobayashi | Koba put the egg on the candle holder a long time ago. Each time Jimmy laughed, he pointed out the egg, waiting for it. Koba asks Jimmy to look at the egg, the contestants spur him on. Jimmy looks and laughs again. Everyone is baffled. Jimmy explains that he was surprised the scale didn't go down from the weight of the egg, not realizing that it was a candle holder and not a scale. | ???, Accidental |
My Opinion/Summary:
The only season where there was actually only one contestant making it to the end, due to pretty strict judging from Matsumoto. Also the season with the highest amount of helpers. The regular cast is good (Jimmy laughing at absolute nonsense is pretty funny). The Chinese parlor skit with Jimmy and Hollywood included is also really funny (even if it is a repeated routine), to me it feels like a "passing of the torch" from the more experimental "newer" era of Documental to a more established (with a touch of formulaic) Documental. It's tricky to rate because the regulars (especially as zombies) do very well and it's interesting to see a "one man left standing" situation finally happen, but I personally think the group dynamic in this season is a bit weak, and I just don't care for a lot of the non-regular cast, especially Yamauchi getting laughs by licking toes.
FINAL WORDS:
Jimmy: "Toro, toro!" (Give me toro, I want toro!) (トロ、トロ！）
Akiyama: "Here, toro toro toro..." (Here you go, toro)（はい、トロトロトロ。。。）
Jimmy: "Miko..." (みこ。。。）
Season 6
Family, family, family! ("You are trying to escape from the family.")Documental Season 6 Contestants
Documental Season 6 Card Timeline
Winner: Yuriyan Retriever (3 uncarded, won 3-1-0 on points... or judge's decision, if you go by what Matsumoto's words imply)
| Yuriyan Retriever (ゆりやんレトリィバァ) | (solo) | ぶっこみバイリンガール (The Smashing Bilingual Girl) | 3 | 1st (survived uncarded, won on points) |
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| Kurosawa Kazuko (黒沢かずこ) | Morisantyu (森三中) | 歌って踊れる肉塊 (Meat That Sings And Dances) | 0 | 3rd (survived uncarded, lost on points) |
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| Kondo Haruna (近藤春菜) | Harisenbon (ハリセンボン) | 返し技ファンタジスタ (The Counter Fantasista) | 1 | 2nd (survived uncarded, lost on points) |
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| Daigo (大悟) | Chidori (千鳥) | 荒くれハニカミ坊主 (The Rough and Shy Baldy) | 1 | 10th |
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| 5:35:30 | Yellow | Jimmy | Jimmy opens a soda bottle behind his back, it goes "Pssh!" and he says "Oh, is this soda?". Time not shown but happens during 5:35 and time shortly afterwards 5:31. | Boke, Verbal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:22:52 | Safe | Shoji | ["Ramen, tsukemen, nukemen"]: Shoji, asked if he knows other people's gags, ends up botching Kanoh Eiko's "Ramen, tsukemen, ikemen" (saying nukemen instead, e.g.). Contemporary with Fujimon. | Boke, Verbal | |
| 4:31:10 | Orange | (self), Jimmy | ["Squeaker"]: After Jimmy washes his hair after the quail egg, Daigo gets Jimmy to sit and the squeaker sounds, but quieter than Daigo expected. Contemporary with Jinnai. | Self-destruct, Unexpected | |
| 3:04:59 | Red | Jimmy | Fujimon | Fujimon gets Jimmy to clear his sinuses with wasabi, Jimmy rushes for soda water to get rid of the pain and says "You bastard... Fujimori..." to Fujimon (in Daigo's words: mistaking the name of his junior, who has been with him for several decades). Said by Matsumoto to be the fastest somebody's been out (not even close to being true, a total of 9 contestants have been expelled earlier in previous seasons). | Boke, Verbal |
| Tomochika (友近) | (solo) | 変幻自在の憑依女王 (The Protean Imitation Queen) | 5 | 4th (survived, lost on cards) |
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| 1:30:39 | Orange | (self), Yuriyan | Kurosawa | During the "cheap musical" targeting Fujimon, Tomochika laughs at herself and Yuriyan's nonsense. "This is dog? No, it's not dog. Dog is her. What? What? What is this? It's the bean!" and as Tomochika sings "Do-do-do-dog dog dog dog", she laughs. | Fun, Joins In |
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| Maeda Ken (真栄田賢) | Slimclub (スリムクラブ) | ハスキーボイスミュータント (Husky Voice Mutant) | 2 | 5th (survived, lost on cards) |
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| 1:39:52 | Yellow | Shoji, Tomochika, Fujimo | Shoji comes out dressed as a bee and tries to say he has an "immunity" (men-eki: 免疫). Tomochika asks if he means the Nagoya station. Fujimon tsukkomi by correcting her that's "mei-eki: 名駅". Maeda goes hmph. | Strict, Verbal, Boke |
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| Jinnai Tomonori (陣内智則) | (solo) | ミスター隠れ天然 (Mister Hidden Boke) | 1 | 9th |
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| 4:31:10 | Yellow | Daigo, Jimmy | ["Squeaker"] | Unexpected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:47:47 | Orange | Tomochika, Yuriyan | Yuriyan and Tomochika's improvised geisha performance. Jinnai endures through the uncovered nipple, but loses it at the "Should I go this way? Nope, I'll go this way and turn around." (こっちに行こうか。やっぱりこっちだ振り向いて). Fujimon was close, but Jinnai was targeted, and from his position he "just saw a huge butt coming towards him". | Targeted, Routine, Improvised | |
| 2:14:49 | Red | Tomochika, Yuriyan, Haruka | Tomochika starts up another improvised geisha performance with Haruka. They target Jinnan who holds on, but just as Tomochika changes the tune and sings "Papa-ra-pa", Yuriyan appears and joins in the dance. | Targeted, Routine, Improvised, Unexpected |
| Fujimoto Toshifumi (藤本敏史) | Fujiwara (FUJIWARA) | (no description) | 1 | 7th |
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| 5:22:52 | Safe | Shoji | ["Ramen, tsukemen, nukemen"] | Boke, Verbal | |
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| 3:34:18 | Orange | (self), Jinnai | Fujimoto sings Jinnai's blue jeans song, and when Jinnai tsukkomis "Why are you looking this way, dude" Fujimon laughs. | Self-destruct, Lost Concentration, Fun, Tsukkomi | |
| 12:41 | Red | Shoji | Jimmy (zombie) | Jimmy comes in a zombie and does Fujimon's wasabi. | Boke, Absurd, Physical |
| Jimmy Onishi (ジミー大西) | (solo) | (no description) | 4 | 8th |
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| 4:47:42 | Yellow | Maeda, (self) | After Jimmy's first quail egg launch, as Jimmy is wandering around, Maeda spits out the "used" quail egg. Jimmy holds back for a bit but ultimately laughs. | Counter, Vulgar | |
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| 2:03:49 | Orange | Tomochika, Yuriyan | After Jimmy comes out dressed as a villain and Yuriyan "battles him", Yuriyan randomly picks up a copy of "Brigham Young at Home" and starts reading from it in English, Tomochika interprets it in Japanese. Jimmy tries to run away and stick his head in the freezer, but he collapses at "A history of family" ("You are trying to escape."). "Family family family." ("You are trying to escape from the family."). | Routine, Improvised, Targeted, Explosive | |
| 1:51:29 | Red | Maeda | Maeda comes out (during the improv musical performance) in his red outfit and grass skirt. After the performance, he gets asked what this is, and replies "Infinite testicles syndrome" and moves the grass skirt to reveal the bulge of many balls. Jimmy doesn't even see the latter part, he just laughs at Infinite testicles syndrome. Fujimon calls it the "loudest laugh in Documental history". | Verbal, Boke, Explosive |
| Murakami Shoji (村上ショージ) | (solo) | 昭和ギャグ怪人 (Showa Gag Geek) | 2 | 6th |
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| 5:36:27 | Yellow | (self), Fujimon, Daigo | Fujimon plays around with Shoji's old shirt and does the nipple "in or not in?" game, Daigo joins in, he gets impatient and gets asked to learn how to wait by Daigo and Fujimon, says ta-ha. | Lost Concentration | |
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| 3:40:44 | Orange | (self), Fujimon | Attacking Fujimon trying not to laugh, he asks "Are you a rucksuck?". Fujimon corrects him - "It's rucksack", and he laughs naturally as he says "Oh yeah" to his own error. | Lost Concentration | |
| 08:36 | Red | Tomochika | Tomochika comes out in the adult video tennis outfit and crawls around looking for her ball. Her short skirt reveals her panties. | Routine, Prepared, Vulgar |
The season known for having a large amount of female contestants, who ally for some pretty great improv routines. The Yuriyan / Tomochika alliance works pretty great, and Matsumoto is entirely right to say it would have been ok if Tomochika won too. I suspect that a lot of people really like this season, given how popular Joshimental is, but for me the non-female cast is weak. Especially the regulars: this is probably Jimmy's weakest season, and Fujimoto, as much as I like him, isn't really as good this season or the seasons after as he was in the classic era (I guess this is after the divorce, and after he changes his hairstyle to the horrible bangs he has now). Like Season 5, a bit of mixed bag for me.
FINAL WORDS:
Yuriyan: I will never stop!
Tomochika: Since the day we met, we are...
Season 7
Na! Ka! Ta! Na-ka-ta! I'm a peee-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-erfect human!Documental Season 7 Contestants
Documental Season 7 Card Timeline
Winner: Hollywood (3 remaining, won 11-2-1 on points)
| Nobu (ノブ) | Chidori (千鳥) | Gallery: ツッコミ界のクセ強者 (The Addictive Tsukkomi Dominant) / Contestant: ドキュメンタル最弱芸人 (The Weakest Comedian in Documental) | 0 | 10th |
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| 5:40:28 | Yellow | Seiya | Michio, (self) | Michio feeds Nobu jelly and squeezes it suddenly, causing it to go everywhere. Though Nobu should be doing tsukkomi, it goes in Seiya's eye and he reacts with "Ah, it got in my eye!". | Unexpected, Absurd |
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| 4:31:27 | Orange | Kato | ["Oppai to Kitamura-san"]: Kato does Round 2 of his oppai gag, then suddenly switches to his Kitamura-san gag in the middle. Contemporary with Koyabu, who is safe. | Boke, Absurd, Unexpected | |
| 4:20:35 | Red | Hollywood | From 100% Akira exaggerated to a couple of Adamo-chan on a plate, but collapses when Hollywood reveals just his "chinbou" (penis). | Vulgar, Routine, Absurd, Explosive |
| Kato Ayumu (加藤歩) | Zabunguru (ザブングル) | Gallery and Contestant: 悔恨の顔面凶器 (The Regretful Face Weapon) | 2 | 2nd (survived, lost on points) |
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| 5:44:38 | Yellow | Tamura | After Tamura's card, Tamura begins discussing whether he should continue or stop his Ciao, and Kato laughs because he thinks "How long is he going to go on about Ciao?". | Boke, Absurd, Unexpected | |
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| 3:28:25 | Orange | (self), Seiya | During Seiya's impersonations game, Kato begins playing along with the Tenryuu impersonation and smiles during it. | Joins in |
| Goto Terumoto (後藤輝基) | Footballhour (フットボールアワー) | Gallery: 鳥顔ギター男 (The Bird Face Guitar Man) / Contestant: ツッコミスナイパ (Tsukkomi Sniper) | 2 | 6th |
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| 3:59:30 | Safe | Seiya, (self) | Seiya places the delivery call for the paella after his pizza order as Goto does tsukkomi for the thing in his nose. The answer is "We're not close to you right now" - Seiya has no clue what this means. Goto barely holds it in as "we're not close to you at this time" (只今近くにおりません) makes no sense to hear as a response to placing a call for delivery. In his words: "今のだと聞いたことない。「近くにおりません」って出前の電話である！？" (I've never heard what I just heard now. "We are not nearby" for delivery!?). | Unexpected | |
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| 2:55:48 | Yellow | Hollywood | Hollywood's first Sakura from Mr. Children impression. | Routine, Prepared, Impersonation | |
| 1:18:44 | Orange | Hollywood | Hollywood's Naoki Hanzawa impression. Asked to do Funakoshi Eiichiro's wife. Goes to phone - okaa-chan, okaa-chan! Hangs up and goes to Goto. Hanzawa again?... lapses back to Okaa-chan. | Impersonation, Boke, Unexpected | |
| 46:22 | Safe | Koyabu | Koyabu's helper Naoyuki Imabeppu - "Just to-touch my nipples again.". | Boke, Helper | |
| 34:38 | Red | Zakoshi, Koyabu, (self) | Spurs on Noyabu's helper Imabeppu to do Zakoshi's VTR "The answer is - anal!". Imabeppu and Zakoshi fall into a loop of Imabeppu: The answer was - anal! Hollywood: It's too dark, I can't see! But if I put on my contacts, the world chnanges! (refering an earlier impersonation). This loop continues until Goto gives in. | Lost Endurance, Helper, Absurd, Vulgar |
| Seiya (せいや) | Shimofuri Myojo (霜降り明星) | Gallery and Contestant: 天真爛漫M-1王者 (The Naive M-1 Champion) | 1 | 9th |
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| 4:38:04 | Yellow | (self), Kato | Nobu | Given as Kato's point. Seiya reads Kato's "Guitar Samurai" "book from the store manager" (comedian Yoku Hata's Guitar Samurai character book: ギター侍の書, a bit of a "classic" comedian from the early 00s) with stories ending with "tte iu jya naai? / zannen!" (Yoku Hata's gag). After a tsukkomi from Nobu and Seiya going on in the rhythm (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUKZ4iAugr0 for reference), he laughs at the punchline, being able to see it before he says it. Even as everyone points to him for laughing and the siren goes off, he manages to finish. | Joins in, Prop, Tsukkomi, Traditional |
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| 2:43:40 | Orange | Hollywood | Hollywood's "サブリミナル効果" (Subliminal Effect) / Sean Ben-man video. | Absurd | |
| 2:37:32 | Red | Hollywood | The rest of Hollywood's "サブリミナル効果" (Subliminal Effect) / Sean Ben-man video. | Absurd |
| Tamura Kenji (たむらけんじ) | (solo) | Gallery: 焼肉獅子舞 (The Grilled Meat Lion Dance) / Contestant: 関西のサイドビジネス王 (Kansai's Side Business King) | 2 | 7th |
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| 5:48:30 | Yellow | Miyasako | During an interaction with Miyasako, Miyasako brings up his stomach cancer. | Unexpected, Unfunny | |
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| 4:50:04 | Orange | (self), Goto | During Tamuken's hyponesis noodle-eating skit, as Goto eats the noodles, Tamuken says "Raise your head" as his head was already raised, and Goto almost laughs, causing Tamuken to break down. | Self-destruct, Counter, Verbal, Unexpected | |
| 1:32:10 | Red | (self) | As the team discovers the soundboard keyboard, Tamura presses the leftmost key and gets Hamada's "Seika happyou!" (成果発表！/The results are!...) voice clip. | Prop, Staff, Personal, Traditional |
| Hachimitsu Jiro (ハチミツ二郎) | Tokyo Dynamite (東京ダイナマイト) | Gallery: 蘇る金豚 (The Resurrection of Golden Pig - oddly enough, this is Yamamoto's title in both seasons he appears) / Contestant: 重量級ツブヤキスト (The Heavyweight Whisperer) | 1] | 3rd (survived, lost on points) |
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| 2:26:06 | Yellow | (self) | Smiles normally while explaining "It's no good if you watch it, but also if you don't watch it" about Hollywood's videos. | Lost Concentration |
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| Koyabu Kazutoyo (小籔千豊) | (solo) | Gallery and Contestant: 新喜劇ベイダー (The New Comedy Vader) | 1 | tie for 4th |
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| 4:31:27 | Safe | Kato | ["Oppai to Kitamura-san"] | Boke, Absurd, Unexpected | |
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| 1:53:53 | Yellow | Hollywood | Hollywood's "fwah! fwah!" stretch pants from his Sakura from Mr. Children bit. | Boke, Routine, Prepared, Absurd, Impersonation | |
| 17:31 | Orange | Hollywood, Kato | Hollywood's helper Koume Dayu gives his performance, Kato gets angry and makes him suck his boobs gag from earlier, which have nipples. | Helper, Vulgar, Absurd | |
| 01:29 | Red | Hollywood | (self) | ["Perfect Human Last-Minute Double Elimination]: Koyabu's right foot smells, Kato licks it, but then Hollywood flies against it with his head (the "Flying Man" choreography from Perfect Human) while chanting "Na-ka-ta! Nakata! I'm a peeeeerfect human!" (ref: the chorus of Perfect Human, sort of like a Japanese Gangnam Style, https://youtu.be/4Bh1nm7Ir8c?t=149) Miyasako collapses to his knees with a grin and Koyabu's face stretches open like Jimmy's does when he tries to hold back a laugh. | Counter, Absurd, Boke |
| Michio (みちお) | Tom Brown (トム・ブラウン) | Gallery and Contestant: 不可思議ペンギン男 (The Incredible/Insane Penguin Man) | 0 | 8th |
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| 5:23:01 | Orange | (self), Goto | Shows photo of Adamo-chan in makeup even in transit to next show to Goto, Goto's tsukkomi gets him. | Counter, Tsukkomi | |
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| 2:30:34 | Red | Tamura, Hollywood | During Hollywood's sunglasses zoom video ("Sunplaza Nakano getting huge"), Michio holds it, but Tamura retches from holding in the laugh and that gets Michio. | Lost Endurance, Coup de grace, Unexpected, Impersonation |
| Miyasako Hiroyuki (宮迫博之) | Ameagari-Kesshitai (雨上がり決死隊) | Gallery and Contesant: 決死のオフホワイト芸人 (The Desperate Off-White Comedian) | 1 | tie for 4th |
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| 2:04:55 | Yellow | (self) | Says "I'm tired" and grins normally after "Of course you're tired" - lets his guard down. | Lost Concentration | |
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| 33:44 | Orange | Hollywood | Hollywood's "two-sword attack" with two repeating monkeys, Miyasako cracks at the accidental time lag. | Unexpected, Prop, Boke | |
| 01:29 | Red | Hollywood | Koyabu | ["Perfect Human Last-Minute Double Elimination] | Passive, Absurd, Boke |
| Hollywood Zakoshisyoh (ハリウッドザコシショウ) | (solo) | Gallery: ハンマカンマの住人 (The Citizen of 'Hanma Kanma') / Contesant: 超攻撃型ドキュメンタリスト (The Super Aggressive Documentalist) | 11 (!!) | 1st (survived, won on points) |
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| 3:21:55 | Yellow | Hachimitsu | Hachimitsu's Kim Jong-nam impersonation through the sliding door: "Sorry for using other people's passports.". | Impersonation |
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I suspect a lot of people dislike this season because of Kato (and Seiya, as per a commenter in the last thread) getting away with laughing and take a lot of control. But I actually like this season more than Seasons 5 and 7! I guess the group dynamic reminds me of Season 4. We have a lot of fresh faces, Hollywood is somehow even stronger than he is in Season 5 (this season marks the most dominant performance of a contestant we'll probably ever see: a whopping eleven points), and the mix of contestants just feels right to me (except Hachimitsu doesn't do much). It's probably objectively worse than Seasons 5 and 6, but it just hits the spot for me. Koyabu's face peeling and Miyasako collapsing to his knees in the penultimate minute at Hollywood's gag will always live on in my mind, as will Seiya managing to hold on, asking to let him finish with the Guitar Samurai reading even as he starts laughing, people start pointing, and the siren goes off - Zannen!!!
FINAL WORDS:
Hollywood: Two pieces of squid!? (イカ２貫！？) (exaggerated Chidori Nobu's gag)
2023.06.11 00:54 modernsmurfing 28 [R4R] Bangalore/Online - Looking for fellow music enthusiasts to make music with
Hey. I've been learning how to make music as a hobby for a couple of years. I have a pretty wide array of genres I listen to, but rock and alt rock have always had a place in my heart.
Now that I'm getting a good hang of amateur music production, I would love to work with someone else to make songs, probably not for profit. Here's a demo track I just composed, that took me a solid 4-5 hours: https://soundcloud.com/anonymoussse/into-the-flame. This is not an advertisement, because there's no monetary gain for me from this link.
You might notice that the mixing quality is pretty rough because that's an area I'm not yet good at. I'm working on it. What I'm looking for is a vocalist, a lyricist, and a few folks who can give constant feedback on compositions. Please feel free to DM me, or reply on this post if this sounds interesting.
P.S. This is just a hobby. I do a full time job, so I only dedicate under an hour everyday to this hobby.
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Now that I'm getting a good hang of amateur music production, I would love to work with someone else to make songs, probably not for profit. Here's a demo track I just composed, that took me a solid 4-5 hours: https://soundcloud.com/anonymoussse/into-the-flame. This is not an advertisement, because there's no monetary gain for me from this link.
You might notice that the mixing quality is pretty rough because that's an area I'm not yet good at. I'm working on it. What I'm looking for is a vocalist, a lyricist, and a few folks who can give constant feedback on compositions. Please feel free to DM me, or reply on this post if this sounds interesting.
P.S. This is just a hobby. I do a full time job, so I only dedicate under an hour everyday to this hobby.
2023.06.11 00:38 RoutineNotes Rammstein has ruined other concerts for me.
Just home from a Bell X1 concert in Ireland. And wow. The difference between Rammstein and these guys is leagues apart.
Firstly, the crowd interaction from the lead signer was non existent. I know Till doesn’t really do big long stories but there’s expressions and other bits that make you feel included no matter the language. This guy was nothing bar introductions to songs.
Secondly, the crowd were shite. The talking was louder than the music, and the guitarist/pianist who was trying to get the crowd to clap/hands in the aising wasn’t working. The crowds going to Rammstein always just seem to know what to do.
Tl;dr Rammstein has ruined other shows for me. Du Hast and Ich Will are show stoppers even if they’re not my favourite song.
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Firstly, the crowd interaction from the lead signer was non existent. I know Till doesn’t really do big long stories but there’s expressions and other bits that make you feel included no matter the language. This guy was nothing bar introductions to songs.
Secondly, the crowd were shite. The talking was louder than the music, and the guitarist/pianist who was trying to get the crowd to clap/hands in the aising wasn’t working. The crowds going to Rammstein always just seem to know what to do.
Tl;dr Rammstein has ruined other shows for me. Du Hast and Ich Will are show stoppers even if they’re not my favourite song.
2023.06.11 00:24 SouljaIsSpy03 [WEEK 1 UPDATE] Monotype Legends Tourney!
Hey all! Last time we met, I was looking for players to start a tourney where multiple nuzlockers duke it out representing each type. Over the past week we've hit our player capacity (and even got some spectators in the mix!) So without further ado, here's an update on each team.
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Normal (DarthDoom) Normal might be a simple type, but looks can be deceiving! DarthDoom really made it work in their White 2 run. Quincy the Raticate is their star player, having recently wiped the floor with Elesa.
Fire (HopRockets) Our Fire-type contender's really bringing some heat to the tourney! Playing X, HopRockets had a really bold strategy against Grant, which was to get Katy Perry the Litleo to get a Noble Roar in on Tyrunt so Johnny Cash the Charmeleon could switch in safely. Sadly, though, this resulted in Katy Perry's demise. She walked so the Man in Black could run. Last I checked, he's searching the Lost Hotel for a Heat Rotom.
Water (BigNasty) Time to cool off a bit and take a look at BigNasty's Shield run! Already, they're at Wyndon Stadium, but getting there was not without sacrifice. Recently, BigNasty had to bid Sardine the Barraskewda adieu, as the interviewer Double Battle on Route 10 brought a challenge. The foe's Noivern set up a Tailwind allowing Togedemaru to outspeed and KO Sardine with a Zing Zap. Thankfully, BigNasty has more physical attackers on standby, and Sardine will be remembered as they close out this run.
Grass (JackPokemaster) I forgot to mention, each contender is allowed one wipe to recouperate and try a different strategy. This is precisely what happened with our Grass-type contender, Jack, in his X run, who lost all but Burn Me the Burmy to a duo of Furfrou. Burn Me would last a little bit longer, but not by much. Last I heard, he's getting back on his feet and hopes to finish strong.
Psychic (TheBenji) Benji's been setting the bar pretty high, as one of our first contenders to finish their run! In X, they had a really close final Lysandre fight, but used some really fun strategies involving sleep and Eva the Malamar's Topsy-Turvy! Now I'm not playing favorites here, but I'd love to see them go far in the final tournament.
Ground (GenlockeGene) You might recognize this guy, he's the coordinator of the Masters 8 tournament on Discord! But here, he's our Ground-type representative, playing Platinum! Last time he checked in, he unfortunately suffered the loss of Swiper the Gligar to a critical Shadow Ball from Fantina's team. Here's to hoping the rest of his team can hold strong!
Amaradis (Poison) With their nickname theme being numbers, (and numerous Britney Spears gifs of you know exactly what song in the discussion channel) Amaradis is well on their way to a great run of Y. Last they checked in, they defeated Korrina and acquired the Rumble Badge. Keep on staying toxic, Amaradis!
Rock (Saltwater) Saltwater's Rock run of Shield ended tragically at the Stow-on-Side gym, only having 3 team members left. However, as I stated earlier, one wipe is allowed to recouperate and try new strategies. As of recently, they've beaten Nessa again, only this time, their Drednaw survived, who will likely be a key member in the fights to come.
Flying (Cenny) Cenny hasn't checked in with team progress too much, but they're still just as worthy of the gold medal as everyone else! In their Emerald run, they recently beat Wattson, but unfortunately had to sacrifice Loon the Golbat. I can only imagine they've caught many more Flying-types since, though!
Bug (Kemical) Our second Shield contender, Kemical, has certainly been showing the other contenders that bugs are not to be messed with. They're currently about to challenge the Champion Cup with a formidable team, including Ronin the Scizor and Pennywise the Golisopod. Good luck, Kemical!
Ghost (Garrapto) Garrapto is yet another contender who tragically lost their first attempt of Shield at the first Marnie fight due to an unlucky flinch. (Morpeko can really be a pain in the neck.) Nevertheless, they're proudly rebuilding and we hope Garrapto can still finish strong!
Dark (Redbred) X is a very popular game among our contenders, and Redbred is yet another contender running the game. In fact, she's already beaten the League as well! Unfortunately NoFroggie the Drapion needed to be sacrificed in order to get WrongAmphibian the Krookodile in a safe position to sweep Diantha's team. Considering their Greninja is nicknamed Frog, you can probably guess their nickname theme by now...
Dragon (Cabbage) You might think running such a powerful type in a game like Shield that has numerous Dragon encounters would be easy, right? Wrong. It comes with many trials and tribulations, and Cabbage is no stranger to this treatment. A bloodbath occurred when Cabbage challenged Melony, and tragically lost Blueberry the Noibat, Apple the Appletun, and Pineapple the Druddigon. However, they've since rebuilt, and even have a powerful ally in the form of Mango the Dracovish on their side! Hopefully Cabbage pulls through and takes Leon down!
Steel (Avery) Avery's run of the Kalos region met a tragic end in Reflection Cave, a notorious run-killer. Normally when contenders wipe, they stay on the same game, Avery's run is a special case, as they decided to run Violet instead! Last time they checked in, they had acquired a Gimmighoul and a Rookidee. Hopefully this run goes better for them!
Fairy (KinglerChamp) Kingler's run of Ultra Moon using only Fairy-types was unfortunately over quick. The first attempt fell short at Ilima, but Kingler rebuilt and managed to cook up a smart strategy to take him down. Totem Raticate was the next hurdle, but Kingler got unlucky and lost his Cutiefly to an unsuspecting Yungoos with Strong Jaw-boosted STAB Hyper Fang. His starter Popplio additionally fell in the Totem fight itself. Finally, his remaining Mime Jr fell to a Cottonee's critical-hit Mega Drain, eliminating them from the tournament. He does however stream these runs, and you're welcome to check them out here! -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Unfortunately, we haven't heard anything from our Fighting, Ice, and Electric-type contenders yet, but hopefully next week, that will change. That's all for this weekly update, and we'll see you all in 7 days, give or take!
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Normal (DarthDoom) Normal might be a simple type, but looks can be deceiving! DarthDoom really made it work in their White 2 run. Quincy the Raticate is their star player, having recently wiped the floor with Elesa.
Fire (HopRockets) Our Fire-type contender's really bringing some heat to the tourney! Playing X, HopRockets had a really bold strategy against Grant, which was to get Katy Perry the Litleo to get a Noble Roar in on Tyrunt so Johnny Cash the Charmeleon could switch in safely. Sadly, though, this resulted in Katy Perry's demise. She walked so the Man in Black could run. Last I checked, he's searching the Lost Hotel for a Heat Rotom.
Water (BigNasty) Time to cool off a bit and take a look at BigNasty's Shield run! Already, they're at Wyndon Stadium, but getting there was not without sacrifice. Recently, BigNasty had to bid Sardine the Barraskewda adieu, as the interviewer Double Battle on Route 10 brought a challenge. The foe's Noivern set up a Tailwind allowing Togedemaru to outspeed and KO Sardine with a Zing Zap. Thankfully, BigNasty has more physical attackers on standby, and Sardine will be remembered as they close out this run.
Grass (JackPokemaster) I forgot to mention, each contender is allowed one wipe to recouperate and try a different strategy. This is precisely what happened with our Grass-type contender, Jack, in his X run, who lost all but Burn Me the Burmy to a duo of Furfrou. Burn Me would last a little bit longer, but not by much. Last I heard, he's getting back on his feet and hopes to finish strong.
Psychic (TheBenji) Benji's been setting the bar pretty high, as one of our first contenders to finish their run! In X, they had a really close final Lysandre fight, but used some really fun strategies involving sleep and Eva the Malamar's Topsy-Turvy! Now I'm not playing favorites here, but I'd love to see them go far in the final tournament.
Ground (GenlockeGene) You might recognize this guy, he's the coordinator of the Masters 8 tournament on Discord! But here, he's our Ground-type representative, playing Platinum! Last time he checked in, he unfortunately suffered the loss of Swiper the Gligar to a critical Shadow Ball from Fantina's team. Here's to hoping the rest of his team can hold strong!
Amaradis (Poison) With their nickname theme being numbers, (and numerous Britney Spears gifs of you know exactly what song in the discussion channel) Amaradis is well on their way to a great run of Y. Last they checked in, they defeated Korrina and acquired the Rumble Badge. Keep on staying toxic, Amaradis!
Rock (Saltwater) Saltwater's Rock run of Shield ended tragically at the Stow-on-Side gym, only having 3 team members left. However, as I stated earlier, one wipe is allowed to recouperate and try new strategies. As of recently, they've beaten Nessa again, only this time, their Drednaw survived, who will likely be a key member in the fights to come.
Flying (Cenny) Cenny hasn't checked in with team progress too much, but they're still just as worthy of the gold medal as everyone else! In their Emerald run, they recently beat Wattson, but unfortunately had to sacrifice Loon the Golbat. I can only imagine they've caught many more Flying-types since, though!
Bug (Kemical) Our second Shield contender, Kemical, has certainly been showing the other contenders that bugs are not to be messed with. They're currently about to challenge the Champion Cup with a formidable team, including Ronin the Scizor and Pennywise the Golisopod. Good luck, Kemical!
Ghost (Garrapto) Garrapto is yet another contender who tragically lost their first attempt of Shield at the first Marnie fight due to an unlucky flinch. (Morpeko can really be a pain in the neck.) Nevertheless, they're proudly rebuilding and we hope Garrapto can still finish strong!
Dark (Redbred) X is a very popular game among our contenders, and Redbred is yet another contender running the game. In fact, she's already beaten the League as well! Unfortunately NoFroggie the Drapion needed to be sacrificed in order to get WrongAmphibian the Krookodile in a safe position to sweep Diantha's team. Considering their Greninja is nicknamed Frog, you can probably guess their nickname theme by now...
Dragon (Cabbage) You might think running such a powerful type in a game like Shield that has numerous Dragon encounters would be easy, right? Wrong. It comes with many trials and tribulations, and Cabbage is no stranger to this treatment. A bloodbath occurred when Cabbage challenged Melony, and tragically lost Blueberry the Noibat, Apple the Appletun, and Pineapple the Druddigon. However, they've since rebuilt, and even have a powerful ally in the form of Mango the Dracovish on their side! Hopefully Cabbage pulls through and takes Leon down!
Steel (Avery) Avery's run of the Kalos region met a tragic end in Reflection Cave, a notorious run-killer. Normally when contenders wipe, they stay on the same game, Avery's run is a special case, as they decided to run Violet instead! Last time they checked in, they had acquired a Gimmighoul and a Rookidee. Hopefully this run goes better for them!
Fairy (KinglerChamp) Kingler's run of Ultra Moon using only Fairy-types was unfortunately over quick. The first attempt fell short at Ilima, but Kingler rebuilt and managed to cook up a smart strategy to take him down. Totem Raticate was the next hurdle, but Kingler got unlucky and lost his Cutiefly to an unsuspecting Yungoos with Strong Jaw-boosted STAB Hyper Fang. His starter Popplio additionally fell in the Totem fight itself. Finally, his remaining Mime Jr fell to a Cottonee's critical-hit Mega Drain, eliminating them from the tournament. He does however stream these runs, and you're welcome to check them out here! -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Unfortunately, we haven't heard anything from our Fighting, Ice, and Electric-type contenders yet, but hopefully next week, that will change. That's all for this weekly update, and we'll see you all in 7 days, give or take!
2023.06.11 00:17 doomparrot42 Kit mods that are actually worth playing (+ add your own favorites)
I started this awhile back, but it's taken longer than planned, even limiting myself to kit mods that I consider well-designed enough to warrant installing. Given the planned indefinite closure, I figured I might as well post what I have so far in the hopes that it might be useful to someone.
My intention here is to focus specifically on kit mods that are conceptually interesting, reasonably well-balanced, and - preferably - occupy a niche not already served by a vanilla kit. This isn't a strict rule, however. Mostly this comes down to "kit mods I've been using long enough to feel confident recommending" - if you don't see your favorite here, feel free to shout it out.
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My intention here is to focus specifically on kit mods that are conceptually interesting, reasonably well-balanced, and - preferably - occupy a niche not already served by a vanilla kit. This isn't a strict rule, however. Mostly this comes down to "kit mods I've been using long enough to feel confident recommending" - if you don't see your favorite here, feel free to shout it out.
- Artisan’s Kitpack: I’m listing it here because it includes some large-ish changes, but note that it’s fully modular. If you want the kits without the class overhauls (or vice versa), you can do that. I haven’t tried them all because, wow, there’s a lot. But some of the standouts that I have used (at least a bit) are the invisible blade (a single-class thief with the THAC0 to be viable long-term), arcane archer, arcane trickster, eldritch knight, and Red Wizard (Edwin-only). These, much like the same creator's excellent Warlock class, take inspiration from 3.5. The Warhorn Shaman is also very fun if you enjoy the idea of an angry Viking summoning the spirits of their ancestors. An aside here: conceptually these kits are fantastic, and they're enormously fun to play. However, some players may find that their overall power level averages somewhat higher than vanilla kits.
- Bardic Wonders: Includes new kits, kit updates, and tweaks to bard mechanics. The kits themselves are wonderfully wide-ranging. The Abettor of Mask is a boon for any sneaky thief party, the Darkbloom bard is delightfully sinister, the Deathsinger is a necromancer-shaman whose song summons skeletons, and the Troubadour is a nice support class with some healing spells. The inspirations are also a solid bonus for unkitted bards, especially in conjunction with IWDification's bard songs. I admit I personally prefer Rogue Rebalancing's reworks of the original kits, but overall this is a very well-designed mod.
- Chaos sorcerer: if wild mages weren't wild enough for you, here you go. See this post for a more in-depth evaluation. Short version: magic resistance improved saves vs spell help compensate for the wild mage's danger to themselves, but limited spells per level makes use of Chaotic Weave (Nahal's equivalent, pulling from a randomized list rather than from spells known) all but mandatory at times. High risk, high reward.
- Deities of Faerun: many, many cleric and cleric multiclass mods, including options from demihuman pantheons. Note: not compatible with Faiths & Powers, or with the kits in Divine Remix: pick a mod and stick with it. I haven’t properly used this one in a while – if someone wants to weigh in with some more detailed comments, I’ll edit this section. However, some comments: First, this is in some respects narrower than Faiths and Powers, as it only affects clerics and cleric multiclasses, rather than paladins. I have to say that I found some of the descriptions a little overly wordy for my taste. Fleshing out the in-universe role of the deity/church in question is a nice addition, for sure, but I think there’s a middle ground. This is a minor stylistic quibble on my part, however. Note that the mod recommends not using it alongside components such as Tweaks Anthology’s “bonus APR for specialization” and “all classes have 4 weapon slots,” as DoF is perhaps more sparing with these things, reserving them where appropriate for more martially-oriented kits.
- Divine Remix: diversifies the range of cleric and ranger kits. Several of these are fun, but imo the standouts are the Holy Strategist and Feywarden kits. The ranger kits are also nicely varied. Bowslinger is a slightly more magical archer, feralan (a planned but unimplemented kit, also available through Unfinished Business) is an unarmored barbarian-type who can rage and summon animals, and the Forest Runner is a Robin Hood-type charismatic ranger. Please note: use the fork linked above, not the official G3 one, which is not fully EE-compatible.
- Faiths and Powers: a massive overhaul for clerics, druids, shamans, and paladins. A note, first: I love this mod, but its sphere system does not always play nice with other mods, as cleric kits which do not have defined F&P spheres become limited to Universal spells. This makes them effectively useless (and necessitates the Dual to Kit mod). It is technically compatible with the kits in Artisan’s Kitpack, Divine Remix, I Hate Undead, and Will of the Wisps (possibly others? unsure), in the sense that all of these kits will have spheres and weapon/armor usability properly assigned, but I haven’t tested this in much depth yet. However, please note that the sphere system and weapon changes are optional, and that you can change sphere allocations prior to installation by editing the relevant .tpa files. I really enjoy this mod for the diversity it allows among divine casters: I have a BG1 party with Branwen (Broken Blade of Tempus), Ajantis (Everwatch Knight of Helm), and Kivan (rangecleric of Mielikki, allows mastery in bows), and it's enormously fun. Some kits will no longer have access to cleric mainstays (chaotic commands is now limited to the Chaos sphere), but the new range of options at your disposal means that this may not be as much of a problem as it sounds. Limitations on multi- and dual-classing help to keep these kits' power levels in check. I particularly enjoy the reworked paladin class - now Champions, you can choose from new deities including Arvoreen, Corellon, Eilistraee, Kelemvor (changed to Myrkul in IWD), Kossuth, Gargauth, or the Red Knight (all with their own strengths), and after character creation you select an archetype according to what your deity permits - Zealot, Defender, or Inquisitor. Zealots gain immunity to charm/fear and a unique rage ability, possibly with additional benefits according to deity; Defenders gain disease immunity, lay on hands, smite, and a protective aura that improves allied AC; and Inquisitors gain hold immunity, Dispel Magic, and Oracle. Overall, this mod adds a huge amount to those who enjoy playing divine casters of any sort.
- I Hate Undead: includes several kits specializing in fighting the undead, as well as the fascinating Dreadful Witch shaman kit, whose Dance ability debuffs enemies at the cost of her own health. Compatible with either Deities of Faerun (by the same modder) or Faiths and Powers. I won't run through all of these kits in detail, but the Death Tricker (thief or mage/thief, strong vs undead), Imprisoned Soul (sorcerer which draws on negative energy, vulnerable to magic damage and necromancy), and Holy Redeemer (cleric or fightecleric that gains bonuses vs undead and demons, cannot be resurrected or summon undead/demons) were the ones that stood out for me. The Deathslayer wizard kit is also a neat option - a necromancer (or fightemage) who's more Abhorsen than Xzar or Harrowhark, these good-aligned wizards use their own life force to gain bonuses to casting speed, caster level, and saves vs spell and death. Conceptually neat, as all of these kits involve death or the undead in some way, and enjoyable overall.
- Might and Guile: Modular. Adds everything from additional thief, ranger, and bard kits to some fun multiclass kits (ie, the halfling slinger, a halfling fightethief equivalent of the ranger Archer kit) to a complete overhaul of the bard class, turning them all into multiclasses with passive auras (in lieu of modal bardsong) that cast spontaneously like sorcerers. I haven't played enough with all of these (especially the revised bards) to comment much on them, but the new kits are both distinct from vanilla kits and similar power-wise. The reworked stalker (loses mage spells, gains snares and shortsword/dagger mastery) and beast master (a shapeshifter-lite, it gains a spirit wolf buddy and a wolf and werewolf beast shape) are particular standouts - combined with the Improved Rangers component which adds a reduced backstab multiplier and improved sight radius for all rangers, it does a lot to carve out a proper niche for the class. The thief Ninja kit is also very fun to play, in both its single- and multi-classed versions: it gains several pseudo-magical abilities (such as reflected image, knock, and sanctuary), cast using ki points gained at every other level. There's a fantastic breadth of options, many of which feel well-suited for NPCs.
- Morpheus’ Kitpack: a range of kits, featuring several martial kits, a fightedruid kit, a sorcerer kit, and a mage prestige class. Note: also features kits designed for NPCs, such as the Rashemaar Berserker, the Dwarven Battlerager, and the Deathbringer. I particularly appreciate the focus on martial classes here, as the sheer power of magic can make them easy to overlook in favor of shinier options. Not so here – magic is impressive, but now Minsc leads! Swords for everyone! And it’s not just swords either, as relatively underutilized weapon classes get to shine with the Dragoon, Battlemaster, and Shieldbreaker. The conventional wisdom is that two-weapon fighting is the way to go, but the bonuses that some of these kits get with two-handed weapons are sufficiently varied and interesting to warrant branching out. Best paired with the same author's Skills and Abilities mod in order to better differentiate weapon styles. Psi Warrior is fun if you like the idea of playing a brainy warrior and want to bully mindflayers (psionic, charm, and fear immunity at level 10). Dragoon is an entertaining hit and run class that focuses on high-speed polearm attacks, and Battlemaster, also a 2-handed fighter, excels at disabling enemies. The kits for NPCs are a nice addition here as well - Deathbringer for Sarevok, Battlerager for Korgan, and Rashemaar Berserker for Minsc. Finally, there are some options for rangers, paladins, mages, and druids: Stormlord (praise Talos), the dex-based Champion of the Wild ranger, the tanky Templar paladin, and the Champion of the Silver Flame, whose magic resistance and (eventual) on-hit fire damage make them a shoe-in for fighting mages. Overall there are some great offerings, particularly for those who like playing fighters but wish the options were a bit broader.
- Rogue Rebalancing: a somewhat venerable but very competent rework of the vanilla game's bard and thief kits, designed to bring them more closely in line with their P&P counterparts. Those who enjoy HLA trap cheese may find themselves disappointed; those who prefer their thieves a little more grounded will likely appreciate it. The altered kits are enjoyable in their own right, but the reworked thieving is my favorite part of the mod: failed pickpocketing no longer automatically turns NPCs hostile. Now you can try to talk your way out of it - though if you're caught more than twice, even a silver tongue won't save your reputation. Highly recommended.
- Song and Silence: a set of bard and thief kits, as well as an optional merchant who sells gear for rogues. The adventurer kit, designed for Imoen or Nalia, offers improved saves and find traps + open locks at the expense of backstabbing - a practical option for utility thief characters. The chorister (which optionally gains access to IWD bard songs if IWDification is installed) is a wonderful kit that shines at support without being limited to singing, gaining several healing spells and some buffs like chant, draw upon holy might, and defensive harmony. Note that these kits can be installed in Icewind Dale, but the chorister and acrobat do not gain access to the game’s improved bard songs: while they are enjoyable support kits in BG, they are markedly inferior to IWD’s unkitted bard. Overall, these are a well-balanced set of kits that feel broadly in line with the power level of the vanilla game's kits, with or without Rogue Rebalancing.
- Sword and Fist: Fighter kits and a monk overhaul. I won't go through all of them in detail here, but I want to note the duelist, hexblade, and duskblade as standouts - the duelist is a fighter equivalent to the swashbuckler, nimble and lightly-armored, but not quite so restrictive as the kensai. Hexblade and duskblade are cut from the same cloth, fighters with a few magical abilities (in exchange for moderately decreased THAC0 progression and being limited to specialization). These are neat if you want to play a spellblade without the Blade's low unbuffed THAC0 or a multiclass' sluggish leveling: enough spells (9 by level 16, plus several as HLAs) to be more than a fighter. The alternative blackguard kit is an interesting one as well - I'll note it's not as powerful as the EE kit, since as a fighter kit it lacks spellcasting and immunities, but it retains Poison Weapon and gains Lay on Hands, Protection from Good, and Animate Dead (and Summon Fallen Deva HLA).
- Tome and Blood: commenting purely on the new sorcerer kits here, as its other changes are too far-reaching for me to comment on here. Power-wise, they're about in line with the Dragon Disciple, and with similar drawbacks. The Revenant Disciple, for example, gets d6 hp and immunity to death magic, in exchange for more limited spell selections. The Favored Soul is probably my favorite of the lot, gaining permanent Protection from Evil and access to several divine spells at different levels (chosen after character creation). A great option for players who enjoy sorcerers but wish there were more choices.
- Warlock: this is a fantastic adaptation of NWN2’s Warlock, with some very fun and unique abilities. What the hell kind of under-the-hood witchcraft was required to make it work, I cannot even begin to fathom, but I love this. Yes, it’s a pure caster, and it plays completely differently from any other BG caster. While its overall bent admittedly feels more demonic, note that there are different HLAs for a good-aligned character, fey rather than fiendish in nature. This kind of attention to detail is a great touch.
- Witchlight Shaman: A neutral-aligned death-themed shaman with new spells and summons. See this post for more details.
2023.06.11 00:11 Lordofthe305 CPWA Deception
 | The show opens with a moment of silence and a ten-bell salute for The late Iron Sheik. submitted by Lordofthe305 to FantasyBookers [link] [comments] The Iron Sheik 1942-2023 https://preview.redd.it/g1ebnfn9y75b1.jpg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0e961d66521de1670340c07a9b54037e25452a79 We open with a video package highlighting Shelton Jordan winning the CPWA World Heavyweight Championship and "The Number One Pick" LeJuan Jones scheming to regain the gold. We then see highlights of Keith Yang's matches and the return of Logan Lemming. We are then shown highlights of the Super Junior Carnival tournament, more specifically, Rory Irvine and "The Korean Idol" Han Sang-Hoon's path to the finals. The video package ends with slowed-down clips of Keith Yang, Logan Lemming, LeJuan Jones, and Shelton Jordan, who raises the CPWA World Heavyweight Championship over his head. Sticky Fingaz's "Man Up" plays in the arena as we see pyro go off for a few seconds, followed by cheering from the crowd. Brian Kinsley: We welcome to CPWA Annihilation! We are coming to you live from Calgary, Alberta, Canada! Brian Kinsley along with Anthony Harris and Sir Samuel Stewart, we have an action-packed pay-per-view that includes six championship matches, including the CPWA World Heavyweight Championship as Shelton Jordan defends his title against Keith Yang, Logan Lemming, and "The Number One Pick" LeJuan Jones. Anthony Harris: Plus, we have the finals of the Super Junior Carnival tournament. I can't wait for that to go down. Sir Samuel Stewart: It's definitely going to be a thriller of an event, and I think we may see some new champions. Brian Kinsley: Let's get right to the action. We cut to the ring. Announcer: The following contest is scheduled for... Crowd: ONE FALL! Leo Arnaud's "Bulger's Dream" plays in the arena Announcer: Introducing first, representing The Olympians, the team of Chip Day, Miles Orozco, and Devon Gatlin-Tyson. Brian Kinsley: Devon Gatlin-Tyson looked like a would-be favorite to win the Super Junior Carnival tournament, but came up short against "The Korean Idol" Han Sang-Hoon in the semifinals. Anthony Harris: Give Chip Day and Miles Orozco credit for helping DGT with those victories up to that point. I still believe he's going to be CPWA Cruiserweight Champion one day. 80s Synth Track Nightscapes plays in the arena. Announcer: And their opponents, introducing first, from Los Angeles, the team of Mark Starr and Ricky Vice, StarrVice! Brian Kinsley: Mark Starr and Ricky Vice competed in the Super Junior Carnival tournament, but it would be Ricky Vice who would face Devon Gatlin-Tyson in the quarterfinals and would lose thanks to the interference of the aforementioned Chip Day and Miles Orozco. Sir Samuel Stewart: It really hurt Ricky's chances, but he wasn't the only one affected by The Olympians' number game. M.O.P.'s "Fly N***a Hill F***a" plays in the arena. Announcer: Their tag team partner, from Brooklyn, New York, he is one-half of the CPWA Cruiserweight Tag Team Champions, "The Hi-Fli Kid," Jerome Evans. Brian Kinsley: "The Hi-Fli Kid" took on Devon Gatlin-Tyson in the first round of the Super Junior Carnival tournament and while it was a tremendous match, it would be soured by the interference of Day and Orozco. Anthony Harris: Best believe all three competitors want some payback on Chip, Orozco, and DGT. Don't get it twisted, however, StarrVice may be teaming up with "The Hi-Fli Kid," but they also got their eyes on regaining the CPWA Cruiserweight Tag Team Championships. Match 1: The Olympians (Chip Day, Miles Orozco, and Devon Gatlin-Tyson) vs. StarrVice (Mark Starr and Ricky Vice) and "The Hi-Fli Kid" Jerome Evans You would think that an opening match like this one would get the crowd hyped for the rest of the event, but it felt underwhelming at times. While the story here was StarrVice and "The Hi-Fli Kid" looking to get a measure of revenge on Chip Day and Miles Orozco, neither competitor was looking sharp in the ring. Devon Gatlin-Tyson carried much of the match for his team, which was the only highlight for the Olympians. The action then became a spotfest, leading toward the end of the match, where DGT nailed Mark Starr with a Split-Second DDT to get the win for his team. 2 out of 5 stars. We cut to backstage and we see Kevin Meyers interviewing CPWA World Heavyweight Champion Shelton Jordan. Shelton says that he's tired of LeJuan Jones's mind games and wants to put him away for good. He also says that he welcomes a challenge from Logan Lemming and Keith Yang, both of whom he will also defeat tonight. We return back to the ring. Announcer: The following contest is scheduled for one fall and it is for the CPWA Television Championship. Nu Breed's "Florida" plays in the arena Announcer: Introducing first, accompanied by his alligator Sunshine, from the Sunshine State, he is the CPWA Television Champion, "Florida Man" Gary Strange Brian Kinsley: The last time "Florida Man" Gary Strange held an open challenge for the CPWA Television Championship, he lost to The Mortician. Sir Samuel Stewart: Only for him to regain it back a few days ago on Octane. Anthony Harris: No thanks to Pretty Boy, who will defend the CPWA Hardcore Championship against The Mortician later on tonight. Gary Strange enters the ring and takes the mic as Nu Breed's "Florida" stops playing. Gary Strange: Well well well, Florida Man holds CPWA gold once again and looking to take on any challengers brave enough to challenge me. Come on, don't be shy. I'm ready for ya. Yoshida Brothers' "Storm" plays in the arena. Announcer: Introducing first, from Kagoshima, Japan, he is Kenshiro Ishii. Brian Kinsley: We haven't seen Kenshiro Ishii since High$takes and he looks more than ready to bring the fight. Anthony Harris: Brotha looks jacked and he knows he means business. Tego Calderon's "Mil Cosas" plays in the arena Announcer: Finally, from San Juan, Puerto Rico, he is Ramon Vega! Brian Kinsley: The last time we saw Ramon Vega, was back in January when he was teaming up with his brother Raymundo. Sir Samuel Stewart: He took some time off to compete in his native Puerto Rico, but now he's back and looking to win some gold. Match 2: CPWA Television Championship: "Florida Man" Gary Strange vs. Kenshiro Ishii vs. Ramon Vega A solid yet rough-around-the-edges kind of match. There was lots of brawling from all three competitors, along with some technical wrestling from Ramon. It looked like Ramon Vega was close to winning the CPWA Television Championship, but "Florida Man" managed to prevent the three count from occurring. Gary Strange continued fighting back, leading to him hitting a WTF (Welcome To Florida) on Vega to get the three count and to retain the CPWA Television Championship. 3 out of 5 stars We cut to the locker room area and we see "The Number One Pick" LeJuan Jones discussing strategy with Brother Julius about how to deal with Shelton Jordan, Keith Yang, and possibly Logan Lemming. Brother Julius tells LeJuan to focus more on his match and that he will deal with the other competitors tonight. LeJuan nods and Brother Julius sets out to put his plans in motion. We return back to the ring. Announcer: The following contest is scheduled for one fall with a 25-minute time limit. Johann Sebastian Bach's Air on G String plays in the arena. Announcer: Introducing first, from the posh hills of the Hamptons, she is Priscilla Pierce. Brian Kinsley: Priscilla Pierce won big a few days ago on Octane in tag team action with help from "The Dominican She-Devil," Ivy Fernandez. Sir Samuel Stewart: Priscilla Pierce looks to be on the fast track to challenging for the CPWA Women's International Championship. DaniLeigh Ft. Fivio Foreign "Dominican Mami" plays in the arena. Announcer: And her tag team partner, from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, she is "The Dominican She-Devil" Ivy Fernandez Brian Kinsley: "The Dominican She-Devil" may have won gold in Puerto Rico, but word has it that she may challenge for the CPWA Women's Championship. Sir Samuel Stewart: It could be a possibility, but let's see what happens. GACKT's "Redemption" plays in the arena Announcer: Introducing first, from Osaka, Japan, she is the CPWA Women's International Champion, Shiori Yoshimura. Brian Kinsley: Shiori Yoshimura gained a victory over Priscilla Pierce two weeks ago on Octane, but lost in tag team action a few days ago. She's looking to get a measure of revenge. Anthony Harris: Shiori's going to be a fighting champion for CPWA, and I know she's got to be fuming after that loss. Estrada de Estrela plays in the arena Announcer: Her tag team partner, from Sao Paulo, Brazil, she is the CPWA Women's Champion, Cristina Moreira. Brian Kinsley: Cristina Moreira has been kept busy ever since winning the CPWA Women's Championship. She's been on a media whirlwind in her native Brazil, promoting CPWA. Anthony Harris: I would love to do a show in Brazil. To all our Brazilian fans out there, CPWA sees you! Match 3: Shiori Yoshimura and Cristina Moreira vs. Priscilla Pierce and "The Dominican She-Devil" Ivy Fernandez Another solid match that saw some technical wrestling on display. While Cristina, Priscilla, and "The Dominican She-Devil" appear to be improving with their technical wrestling skills, Shiori was leagues ahead of them. Shiori controlled much of the match, even going as far as to utilize some power attacks. The match ended with Shiori hitting a Spinning Bison Bomb on Priscilla to get the win. 3 out of 5 stars. We cut to backstage and we see Kimberly Reynolds interviewing Rory Irvine. Rory says that nobody believed in him when he decided to enter the Super Junior Carnival tournament and that he could go all the way. Rory says that he's made believers out of those who have followed his journey through the tournament and knows that he is going to become the inaugural Super Junior Carnival Tournament winner and challenge for the CPWA Cruiserweight Championship. We return back to the ring. Announcer: The following contest is scheduled for one fall with a 25-minute time limit. Blood Brothers' "Replica" plays in the arena Announcer: Introducing first, representing The Commonwealth, the team of Owen Benoit-Jericho and the CPWA Cruiserweight Champion Kelly Lawton! Brian Kinsley: Both Owen Benoit-Jericho and Kelly Lawton entered the Super Junior Carnival tournament and while OBJ managed to go further than Lawton, neither one was able to reach the grand finals. Sir Samuel Stewart: I know Kelly Lawton has to be feeling some of type way about that loss. Let's hope he can redeem himself should Rory Irvine win the whole thing. Franz Ferdinand's "Take Me Out" plays in the arena. Announcer: And their opponents, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the team of Steve and Adam, the Odenkirks! Brian Kinsley: Much like OBJ and Lawton, Steve and Adam Odenkirk also competed in the Super Junior Carnival tournament. Steve managed to reach the quarterfinals, while younger brother Adam lost in the first round. Anthony Harris: The Odenkirk brothers look like they got something to prove and they're not looking to hold back anything. Match 4: The Commonwealth (Kelly Lawton and Owen Benoit-Jericho) vs. The Odenkirks (Steve and Adam Odenkirk) A solid tag team match that had a little something of everything: Technical wrestling, brawling, MMA, and high-flying. It was an evenly fought match until the Commonwealth uses underhanded tactics to keep the advantage in their favor, isolating Adam from Steve. Anytime Adam would tag in Steve, the referee did not see it. Eventually, Steve got the tag and was a house of fire, knocking down Lawton and OBJ. Steve looked to have the match won with a 450 Splash but "The Iron Maiden" Mary Addams interfered on behalf of the Commonwealth, pushing Steve off the top rope. This allowed Lawton to hit the Outback Cutter on Steve to get the win for his team. 4 out of 5 stars. We get a one-minute video package hyping up Pretty Boy and his path of destruction. The hype package ends and we return back to the ring. Announcer: The following contest is scheduled for one fall and it is for the CPWA Hardcore Championship. An organ cover to Runaway Casket plays in the arena. Announcer: Introducing first, from Resting Peace Funeral Home, he is The Mortician! Brian Kinsley: The Mortician lost the CPWA Television Championship, thanks to Pretty Boy, who maniacally beat the living daylights out of him. Sir Samuel Stewart: The Mortician knows what it takes to win the CPWA Hardcore Championship, but against Pretty Boy, I don't know. The arena lights go out and we hear an ominous female voice. Ominous Female Voice: Pretty Boy...oh Pretty Boy...punish...them...all! Glitter Wasteland's "Cold War (Nightcrawler Remix)" plays in the arena as blue and red lighting fill the arena. Announcer: And his opponent, he is the CPWA Hardcore Champion Pretty Boy! Brian Kinsley: Pretty Boy has been on a rampage since winning the CPWA Hardcore Championship, and it doesn't seem to be slowing down any time soon. Anthony Harris: That man is cold-hearted. I don't think I've ever seen him blink once. Match 5: CPWA Hardcore Championship: Pretty Boy (c) vs. The Mortician If you wanted a balls-to-the-wall, knock-down, drag-out hardcore match, this one was it! The Mortician and Pretty Boy wasted no time beating the living hell out of each other, but Pretty Boy gained the upper hand. Pretty Boy threw the Mortician around like a rag doll at times, followed by beating him with clotheslines and rainmakers. The Mortician started to fight back, using steel chairs, lead pipes, and even the ring bell on Pretty Boy. The Mortician looked to have made some dents in Pretty Boy, causing him to bleed, but it only made Pretty Boy aggressive as he battered the Mortician, leading to a chokeslam and Tombstone Piledriver for the win. 4 out of 5 stars. After the match, Pretty Boy continued beating the Mortician. Suddenly, Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song" (Elliot Loud version) plays in the arena Brian Kinsley: IT'S MANGOD!!! Mangod rushed the ring and started beating up Pretty Boy, causing him to flee. Mangod then headbutts the turnbuckles as the crowd cheers wildly. Mangod helps the Mortician to his feet, raising his hand to the crowd's approval. ***Intermission*** We cut back from intermission and we see Brother Julius walking down a hallway. He stops when Monroe Storm approaches him. Monroe tells Brother Julius that Logan Lemming has his sights on the CPWA World Heavyweight Championship as well and will stop at nothing to get it. Brother Julius warns Monroe that Logan better not cross "The Number One Pick" or he knows what's good for him. Monroe scoffs and walks away. Brother Julius shakes his head and does the same. we return back to the ring. Announcer: The following contest is scheduled for one fall and it is for the CPWA International Championship. The Wellerman plays in the arena Announcer: Introducing first, representing The Commonwealth, from Auckland, New Zealand, Jason Black Brian Kinsley: We haven't seen Jason Black in a long time, and that's because he's been touring between Japan and his native New Zealand. Sir Samuel Stewart: The Kiwi looks like he's poised to bring home some gold to The Commonwealth. The March of Death theme plays in the arena. Announcer: Next, from Guadalajara, Mexico, this is El Colibri Brian Kinsley: El Colibri was one of the favorites to win the Super Junior Carnival, but it wasn't meant to be as he lost in the first round to "The Korean Idol" Han Sang-Hoon. Anthony Harris: It was quite a shock, but let's see if he can rebound and get back to his winning ways. Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth's "The Creator" plays in the arena. Announcer: Finally, from Miami, Florida, he is the CPWA International Champion, Deron "Ron" Jordan. Brian Kinsley: Deron "Ron" Jordan has been helping his brothers in their feud against "The Number One Pick" LeJuan Jones, but here, he's looking to defend his CPWA International Championship. Anthony Harris: Let's hope he can retain it to keep more gold in the family. Match 6: CPWA International Championship: Deron "Ron" Jordan (c) vs. Jason Black vs. El Colibri This match wasn't good, but it certainly wasn't bad either. It was all over the place at times as there were some brawling mixed with some high-flying from Ron and El Colibri. Jason Black had control of the match, beating down El Colibri, but Ron prevented any chance of a three-count from happening. Both Ron and El Colibri double-teamed Jason Black, but they would turn their attention to attacking each other. El Colibri had Ron in the La Mistica, but Jason Black broke the hold. With Ron out of the way, this allowed Jason to hit the Blackout on El Colibri for the win and become the new CPWA International Champion. 2 out of 5 stars. We get a one-minute video package hyping up The Hart Sisters (Crystal and Tracy) and their dominance over the Women's Tag Team Division. The hype package ends and we return back to the ring. Announcer: The following contest is scheduled for one fall and it is for the CPWA Women's Tag Team Championships. "Hitman" plays in the arena Announcer: And their opponents, from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, they are the team of Crystal and Tracy, the Hart Sisters. Brian Kinsley: We are in Canada, and the Hart Sisters are getting a huge ovation. Sir Samuel Stewart: The Hart Sisters look to win big here tonight, and I have a feeling that they will. Eminem's "Venom" plays in the arena. Announcer: And their opponents, they are the CPWA Women's Tag Team Champions, Carnage Ayano and La Venena. Brian Kinsley: Carnage Ayano and La Venena are a dangerous combination of Japanese Strong Style wrestling and Mexican Lucha Libre wrestling. Anthony Harris: These ladies are psychotic in the ring. I've seen their matches in Japan and Mexico, so I know what they can do. Match 7: CPWA Women's Tag Team Championship: La Venena and Carnage Ayano (c) vs. The Hart Sisters (Crystal and Tracy) A somewhat decent match that had some great moments but at times, it was a botchfest, which was unusual for both teams. The Hart Sisters had control of the match, but Venena and Ayano started making a comeback. Crystal Hart managed to win the match for her team, placing Ayano in a sharpshooter to give her team victory and regain the CPWA Women's Tag Team Championship. 2 out of 5 stars. We cut to backstage and we see Kevin Meyers interviewing Keith Yang on his title match. Keith says that he hopes that the third time is the charm and that he will become the new CPWA World Heavyweight Champion. We return back to the ring. Announcer: The following contest is a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match for the CPWA Tag Team Championship. GACKT's "Redemption" plays in the arena Announcer: Introducing first, from Osaka, Japan, the team of Ryota and Daigo Yoshimura Blake Shelton's "Good Ole Boys" plays in the arena. Announcer: Next, from the great state of Tennessee, Roy and Zechariah, the Newton Boys. Franz Ferdinand's "Take Me Out" plays in the arena. Announcer: Finally, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, they are the CPWA Tag Team Champions, William and Jake, the Odenkirks! Match 8: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs Match for the CPWA Tag Team Championship: The Odenkirks (William and Jake) (c) vs. Ryota and Daigo Yoshimura vs. The Newton Boys (Roy and Zechariah) This was a chaotic match with tons of high spots and lots of brawling. At one point in the match, Jake Odenkirk and Zechariah Newton climbed atop the ladder and beat each other with forearms and fists, leading to both men crashing through a table. This was followed up by a 450 Frog Splash combo from Daigo Yoshimura. Roy Newton saw an opportunity to reach for the gold, only for Ryota Yoshimura to powerbomb him off the ladder and onto some chairs. Unbeknownst to Ryota, William climbed atop the ladder and retrieved the CPWA Tag Team Championships. 2 out of 5 stars. We get a three-minute hype package about the Super Junior Carnival tournament, along with highlights featuring Rory Irvine and "The Korean Idol" Han Sang-Hoon. The hype package ends with clips of Rory Irvine and Han Sang-Hoon staring at each other. We cut back to the ring. Announcer: The following contest is scheduled for one fall and it is the grand finals of the CPWA Super Junior Carnival Tournament. The O'Reillys and Paddyhats' "Barrels of Whiskey" plays in the arena. Announcer: Introducing first, from Dublin, Ireland, he is Rory Irvine. Brian Kinsley: If you were to tell anyone that a young, plucky, yet scrappy wrestler from the Emerald Isle would find himself in the grand finals of the Super Junior Carnival Tournament, after going through numerous trials and battles, no one would've believed it, but here we are. Sir Samuel Stewart: Young Rory Irvine has been waiting for such an opportunity and he's going to make the best of it. Rain's "It's Raining" begins to play in the arena Announcer: And his opponent, from Seoul, South Korea, he is one half of the CPWA Cruiserweight Tag Team Champions, "The Korean Idol" Han Sang-Hoon! Brian Kinsley: "The Korean Idol" Han Sang-Hoon blazed a path of his own throughout the Super Junior Carnival Tournament, defeating the likes of El Colibri, Steve Odenkirk, and Devon Gatlin-Tyson. Could he win it all? Anthony Harris: He may, but also keep in mind that he's also CPWA Cruiserweight Tag Team Champion with "The Hi-Fli Kid" Jerome Evans. How will that all turnout? Match 9: CPWA Super Junior Carnival Tournament: Finals: Rory Irvine vs. "The Korean Idol" Han Sang-Hoon This match was the highlight of the event and the best match overall. Rory had the early advantage, but "The Korean Idol" came fighting back. Rory hit the Celtic Crucifix Drop on Han, only to get a 2 count. Rory look to put the match away but Kelly Lawton, Owen Benoit-Jericho, and Mary Addams provided distractions toward the referee and jumped Rory. Han would get himself involved, chasing off Lawton, Addams, and OBJ, only to be met with a superkick from Chip Day and Miles Orozco, plus a split-second DDT from Devon Gatlin-Tyson. "The Hi-Fli Kid" Jerome Evans, along with StarrVice rushed to the ring and fought The Olympians. It was complete chaos as everyone began fighting on the outside. Rory went for the Celtic Crucifix Drop, only for Han to reverse it into a falcon arrow, leading to the K-Pop Drop for the victory becoming the inaugural CPWA Super Junior Carnival Tournament winner. 4 out of 5 stars. After the match, Han Sang-Hoon extended his hand to Rory for a handshake. Rory accepted the handshake as both competitors celebrated together. Although Han won the tournament, the crowd cheered loudly for Rory, chanting his name. We get a four-minute hype package featuring Shelton Jordan, Keith Yang, Logan Lemming, and "The Number One Pick" LeJuan Jones. The hype package ends and we return back to the ring. Announcer: Our main event is scheduled for... Crowd: ONE FALL!!! Announcer: And it is for the CPWA World Heavyweight Championship. Bambu's "Chairman Mao" plays in the arena. Announcer: Introducing first, from Shanghai, China, he is Keith Yang. Brian Kinsley: IT'S YANG TIME!!! Buckshot, Skyzoo, Promise, and Sean Price's "I'm Better Than You" plays in the arena. Announcer: And their opponents, introducing first, accompanied to the ring by Brother Julius, from Columbus, Ohio, "The Number One Pick," LeJuan Jones. Motley Crue's "Shout At The Devil" plays in the arena. Announcer: His tag team partner, accompanied to the ring by Monroe Storm, from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, he is Logan Lemming. The Roots' "Do You Want More" plays in the arena. Announcer: And their opponents, introducing first, representing The Jordan family, from Miami, Florida, he is the CPWA World Heavyweight Champion, Shelton Jordan. Match 10: CPWA World Heavyweight Championship: Shelton Jordan (c) vs. Keith Yang vs. "The Number One Pick" LeJuan Jones vs. Logan Lemming There was lots of action going on in this fatal four-way. Everyone seemed evenly matched at first, but Logan Lemming took control of the match, suplexing anyone that got in his way. Not to be outdone, Shelton Jordan performed several Exploder Suplexes on each of his opponents. Although Keith Yang got in some offense, he would be taken out by Ivan Markov. This allowed Logan Lemming and LeJuan to double-team Shelton Jordan. It looked like the double team was working, but both competitors weren't going to allow the other to get the pin. This led to Logan and LeJuan fighting each other. Logan was about to hit LeJuan with Logan's Run, but the Soldiers of Misfortune (General Wade and Guerrilla God) prevented that from happening, saving LeJuan from any harm. The Soldiers of Misfortune double power-bombed Logan and then Shelton, leading to LeJuan to hit a Game Winner on both Logan and Shelton to get the win and regain the CPWA World Heavyweight Championship. 4 out of 5 stars. LeJuan Jones is presented with the CPWA World Heavyweight Championship as the pyro goes off and the crowd jeers and boos. LeJuan Jones and Brother Julius celebrate as Deception fades to black. The results from FedSimulator.com https://preview.redd.it/l7u2k989l95b1.png?width=3320&format=png&auto=webp&s=fa2b9ce976008d24fdf34ee1fb39e5067ab07f07 The full bracket results of the CPWA Super Junior Carnival Tournament. |
2023.06.11 00:04 zliperz 25/M/Brazil 🇧🇷 — Hey, let me see your halo..
Hello, welcome, dear visitor!
Right now, you're reading the words of a 25-year-old Brazilian guy, and to be honest, I'm possibly one of the most eclectic guys you can meet. You know that person who's interested in so many different things that you just feel like you could talk for hours and hours and never get bored? Well, I hope to be that person for you.
I work remotely in an online education business, my hours are flexible, which allows me to enjoy geographical freedom, so I want to take this opportunity to adopt digital nomadism, even if it's just for a year or two, it's an experience I need to live.
Studying history and culture from other countries is something that fascinates me, I mean, I'm even interested in the smallest details of everyday life. That means I research about people's experiences living in those countries, the cultural differences they feel between cities, how laws work, what entertainment options are available, which local bands are successful in that region, what language-related difficulties they face, how social life is in general, what the food is like, etc. For instance, I also love watching movies and series set in other countries, and there are YouTube channels where a guy with a camera walks through various cities around the world, just filming, like a "virtual tour," I think it's awesome. I need to travel and see all these things with my own eyes. I want to feel the world, discover new flavors, appreciate new melodies, acquire new accents... I want to live.
I'm writing this ad for two reasons:
First: As mentioned in the previous paragraph, I'm very interested in life in other countries, in the broadest way you can imagine. So being able to talk to people who were born in other parts of the world, often with a completely different background from mine, would be special, don't you think? I believe we can share experiences and learn a lot from each other. We can learn from our differences, we can be surprised by our similarities, we can laugh together at various memes and dumb jokes. We can share playlists.
Second: I really want to expand my social circle, I'm open to new friendships in my life, that add value and stay long term! That would be perfect. However, I have to be transparent with you about the type of person I'm looking for, here are the requirements:
. You are truly open and receptive to a new friendship.
. You feel comfortable with long messages. You're quite talkative.
. You believe we have things in common (the more, the better) and we can get along well.
. The more optimistic and self-confident you are, the better.
. I'm open to meeting people from any continent, country, city, even Brazilians.
. I'm open to people of all ages (as long as you're an adult).
Music: I listen to pretty much everything: Rock (progressive, punk, new wave, grunge, classic, indie, emo, etc), POP, Jazz, Blues, R&B, Reggae, Tango, Classical Music, Bossa Nova, Country, Metal, Soul, etc. Old and new songs, no problem at all. I've created more than 40 playlists on my Spotify, and each one is in a different language. Discovering new artists is something I do almost daily. Consequently, I also enjoy watching people dance, and my favorite styles are Tango, Jazz, Tap, Classical Ballet, Waltz, and Urban Dance. I really love watching choreography videos. If you want to see my playlists on Spotify, here's the link:
https://www.reddit.com/usezliperz/comments/12uuotg/my_playlists/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
You'll find playlists in Italian 🇮🇹, French 🇫🇷, Spanish 🇪🇸, English 🇬🇧, Portuguese 🇵🇹, Japanese 🇯🇵, Korean 🇰🇷, Arabic 🇦🇪, Hebrew 🇮🇱, Hindi 🇮🇳, Turkish 🇹🇷, Indonesian 🇮🇩, Azerbaijani 🇦🇿, Finnish 🇫🇮, Hungarian 🇭🇺, Slovenian 🇸🇮, Romanian 🇷🇴, Czech 🇨🇿, German 🇩🇪, Greek 🇬🇷, Polish 🇵🇱, Chinese 🇨🇳 (Mandarin, Cantonese), Russian 🇷🇺, Ukrainian 🇺🇦, Dutch 🇳🇱, Filipino 🇵🇭, Swedish 🇸🇪, Catalan 🇦🇩, Kabyle 🇩🇿, Danish 🇩🇰, Bengali 🇧🇩, Georgian 🇬🇪, Latin 🇻🇦, Malayalam 🇮🇳, Luganda 🇺🇬, Persian 🇮🇷, Neapolitan 🇮🇹, Norwegian 🇳🇴, Vietnamese 🇻🇳, Telugu 🇮🇳, Uzbek 🇺🇿, Swahili 🇰🇪.
The "Sodamania" playlist is my favorite band's playlist, Soda Stereo from Argentina 🇦🇷.
Movies: Believe it or not, I watch movies of any genre, from horror (Us, Hostel, SAW) to children's animations (Chicken Little, Over the Hedge, Tangled), as long as the experience is good, that's what matters. My official favorite movies are: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Once, Blue Jay, Bridge to Terabithia, Finding Neverland. There are other movies that could make this list because I love them too: La Vita È Bella, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Charade, It's a Wonderful Life, Shutter Island, Jab We Met, Arrival, Eternals... There are many other movies that I really enjoyed watching, like Logan, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, The Tree of Life, Song to Song, Catch Me If You Can, Forrest Gump, Grease, Medianeras, etc. And yes, I'm excited to watch Barbie in the cinema. I like classics like Rocky, Rambo, but there are many other classics that I haven't watched yet, you'd be surprised if you knew. The actress I like the most is Audrey Hepburn, for everything she represented, for her elegance on and off the screen, super authentic and admirable. When it comes to TV series, I also like several (Suits is one of my favorites), however, in recent years, I've been giving a lot of preference to Korean dramas. I used to really enjoy a Japanese reality show called Terrace House, but it got canceled. Honorable mention goes to Bnei Aruba, a great Israeli series.
Sports: I root for a Brazilian soccer team called Grêmio. I love watching Olympic games (including Winter Olympics). I like watching F1 races (rooting for Leclerc), Tennis matches. I'm getting closer and closer to the major American leagues, and I'm strongly sympathizing with the Boston Celtics, in the other leagues, I still don't have a defined team. When I was a kid, I played soccer and practiced swimming. In the future, I want to play tennis, and it would also be cool to practice martial arts (kung fu, karate, and taekwondo).
Languages: Portuguese 🇧🇷 is my native language, but I can handle English 🇬🇧 and Spanish 🇪🇸 pretty well too. I've studied a bit (basic) of Italian 🇮🇹, French 🇫🇷, German 🇩🇪, and Norwegian 🇳🇴. Right now, I'm studying the Arabic alphabet 🇦🇪 and taking my first steps in Korean 🇰🇷, Japanese 🇯🇵, Hebrew 🇮🇱, and Croatian 🇭🇷.
Religion: I'm a Noahide. A non-Jew who believes in the Torah. My theological view is similar to Orthodox Judaism, although our lifestyles are different. So if you're Jewish (or Israeli 🇮🇱), it would be great to have your company. If you're Muslim, know that I'd love to meet you too. I want to visit several Muslim countries, including each of the United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪, Morocco 🇲🇦, Turkey 🇹🇷 (especially Izmir), Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦, Egypt 🇪🇬, Jordan 🇯🇴, Qatar 🇶🇦, etc. If you're Hindu 🇮🇳 or any other religion, feel welcome too. My family is Christian, so I have no problem talking to Christians either.
Politics: I'll only talk about the economic issue: I believe in the free market, I love the Austrian School, and I identify with Mises' thinking. That's it.
Look, I'm a guy who loves to laugh. I like to have fun. I like to have deep conversations and also silly conversations. I like to talk about Greek mythology, architecture, technology, and also like to talk about fashion, cooking, animals, etc. I'm ambiverted, I hate lies, my zodiac sign is Gemini (not that it matters), I need to fight procrastination every day. I walk fast on the street, and it bothers me when people are walking slowly in front of me. I’m from Belo Horizonte and I've never been to Rio de Janeiro. I have a diary. I want to leave photographic records for future generations. I hate bothering people. But you know what? I'm a great listener, and I'm looking forward to meeting you and hearing your stories! We can be great friends... I know that most of the time things don't work out here the way we'd like them to, but so what? We're here now, and we have the chance to do things differently, right?! So come on, let's start something beautiful!
If you've read this far and identified with my words, send me your best message, and I'll make it worth it!
P.S: if you're too shy: https://www.reddit.com/usezliperz/comments/10ctifs/penpal_form/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
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Right now, you're reading the words of a 25-year-old Brazilian guy, and to be honest, I'm possibly one of the most eclectic guys you can meet. You know that person who's interested in so many different things that you just feel like you could talk for hours and hours and never get bored? Well, I hope to be that person for you.
I work remotely in an online education business, my hours are flexible, which allows me to enjoy geographical freedom, so I want to take this opportunity to adopt digital nomadism, even if it's just for a year or two, it's an experience I need to live.
Studying history and culture from other countries is something that fascinates me, I mean, I'm even interested in the smallest details of everyday life. That means I research about people's experiences living in those countries, the cultural differences they feel between cities, how laws work, what entertainment options are available, which local bands are successful in that region, what language-related difficulties they face, how social life is in general, what the food is like, etc. For instance, I also love watching movies and series set in other countries, and there are YouTube channels where a guy with a camera walks through various cities around the world, just filming, like a "virtual tour," I think it's awesome. I need to travel and see all these things with my own eyes. I want to feel the world, discover new flavors, appreciate new melodies, acquire new accents... I want to live.
I'm writing this ad for two reasons:
First: As mentioned in the previous paragraph, I'm very interested in life in other countries, in the broadest way you can imagine. So being able to talk to people who were born in other parts of the world, often with a completely different background from mine, would be special, don't you think? I believe we can share experiences and learn a lot from each other. We can learn from our differences, we can be surprised by our similarities, we can laugh together at various memes and dumb jokes. We can share playlists.
Second: I really want to expand my social circle, I'm open to new friendships in my life, that add value and stay long term! That would be perfect. However, I have to be transparent with you about the type of person I'm looking for, here are the requirements:
. You are truly open and receptive to a new friendship.
. You feel comfortable with long messages. You're quite talkative.
. You believe we have things in common (the more, the better) and we can get along well.
. The more optimistic and self-confident you are, the better.
. I'm open to meeting people from any continent, country, city, even Brazilians.
. I'm open to people of all ages (as long as you're an adult).
Music: I listen to pretty much everything: Rock (progressive, punk, new wave, grunge, classic, indie, emo, etc), POP, Jazz, Blues, R&B, Reggae, Tango, Classical Music, Bossa Nova, Country, Metal, Soul, etc. Old and new songs, no problem at all. I've created more than 40 playlists on my Spotify, and each one is in a different language. Discovering new artists is something I do almost daily. Consequently, I also enjoy watching people dance, and my favorite styles are Tango, Jazz, Tap, Classical Ballet, Waltz, and Urban Dance. I really love watching choreography videos. If you want to see my playlists on Spotify, here's the link:
https://www.reddit.com/usezliperz/comments/12uuotg/my_playlists/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
You'll find playlists in Italian 🇮🇹, French 🇫🇷, Spanish 🇪🇸, English 🇬🇧, Portuguese 🇵🇹, Japanese 🇯🇵, Korean 🇰🇷, Arabic 🇦🇪, Hebrew 🇮🇱, Hindi 🇮🇳, Turkish 🇹🇷, Indonesian 🇮🇩, Azerbaijani 🇦🇿, Finnish 🇫🇮, Hungarian 🇭🇺, Slovenian 🇸🇮, Romanian 🇷🇴, Czech 🇨🇿, German 🇩🇪, Greek 🇬🇷, Polish 🇵🇱, Chinese 🇨🇳 (Mandarin, Cantonese), Russian 🇷🇺, Ukrainian 🇺🇦, Dutch 🇳🇱, Filipino 🇵🇭, Swedish 🇸🇪, Catalan 🇦🇩, Kabyle 🇩🇿, Danish 🇩🇰, Bengali 🇧🇩, Georgian 🇬🇪, Latin 🇻🇦, Malayalam 🇮🇳, Luganda 🇺🇬, Persian 🇮🇷, Neapolitan 🇮🇹, Norwegian 🇳🇴, Vietnamese 🇻🇳, Telugu 🇮🇳, Uzbek 🇺🇿, Swahili 🇰🇪.
The "Sodamania" playlist is my favorite band's playlist, Soda Stereo from Argentina 🇦🇷.
Movies: Believe it or not, I watch movies of any genre, from horror (Us, Hostel, SAW) to children's animations (Chicken Little, Over the Hedge, Tangled), as long as the experience is good, that's what matters. My official favorite movies are: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Once, Blue Jay, Bridge to Terabithia, Finding Neverland. There are other movies that could make this list because I love them too: La Vita È Bella, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Charade, It's a Wonderful Life, Shutter Island, Jab We Met, Arrival, Eternals... There are many other movies that I really enjoyed watching, like Logan, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, The Tree of Life, Song to Song, Catch Me If You Can, Forrest Gump, Grease, Medianeras, etc. And yes, I'm excited to watch Barbie in the cinema. I like classics like Rocky, Rambo, but there are many other classics that I haven't watched yet, you'd be surprised if you knew. The actress I like the most is Audrey Hepburn, for everything she represented, for her elegance on and off the screen, super authentic and admirable. When it comes to TV series, I also like several (Suits is one of my favorites), however, in recent years, I've been giving a lot of preference to Korean dramas. I used to really enjoy a Japanese reality show called Terrace House, but it got canceled. Honorable mention goes to Bnei Aruba, a great Israeli series.
Sports: I root for a Brazilian soccer team called Grêmio. I love watching Olympic games (including Winter Olympics). I like watching F1 races (rooting for Leclerc), Tennis matches. I'm getting closer and closer to the major American leagues, and I'm strongly sympathizing with the Boston Celtics, in the other leagues, I still don't have a defined team. When I was a kid, I played soccer and practiced swimming. In the future, I want to play tennis, and it would also be cool to practice martial arts (kung fu, karate, and taekwondo).
Languages: Portuguese 🇧🇷 is my native language, but I can handle English 🇬🇧 and Spanish 🇪🇸 pretty well too. I've studied a bit (basic) of Italian 🇮🇹, French 🇫🇷, German 🇩🇪, and Norwegian 🇳🇴. Right now, I'm studying the Arabic alphabet 🇦🇪 and taking my first steps in Korean 🇰🇷, Japanese 🇯🇵, Hebrew 🇮🇱, and Croatian 🇭🇷.
Religion: I'm a Noahide. A non-Jew who believes in the Torah. My theological view is similar to Orthodox Judaism, although our lifestyles are different. So if you're Jewish (or Israeli 🇮🇱), it would be great to have your company. If you're Muslim, know that I'd love to meet you too. I want to visit several Muslim countries, including each of the United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪, Morocco 🇲🇦, Turkey 🇹🇷 (especially Izmir), Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦, Egypt 🇪🇬, Jordan 🇯🇴, Qatar 🇶🇦, etc. If you're Hindu 🇮🇳 or any other religion, feel welcome too. My family is Christian, so I have no problem talking to Christians either.
Politics: I'll only talk about the economic issue: I believe in the free market, I love the Austrian School, and I identify with Mises' thinking. That's it.
Look, I'm a guy who loves to laugh. I like to have fun. I like to have deep conversations and also silly conversations. I like to talk about Greek mythology, architecture, technology, and also like to talk about fashion, cooking, animals, etc. I'm ambiverted, I hate lies, my zodiac sign is Gemini (not that it matters), I need to fight procrastination every day. I walk fast on the street, and it bothers me when people are walking slowly in front of me. I’m from Belo Horizonte and I've never been to Rio de Janeiro. I have a diary. I want to leave photographic records for future generations. I hate bothering people. But you know what? I'm a great listener, and I'm looking forward to meeting you and hearing your stories! We can be great friends... I know that most of the time things don't work out here the way we'd like them to, but so what? We're here now, and we have the chance to do things differently, right?! So come on, let's start something beautiful!
If you've read this far and identified with my words, send me your best message, and I'll make it worth it!
P.S: if you're too shy: https://www.reddit.com/usezliperz/comments/10ctifs/penpal_form/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
2023.06.11 00:01 AustralianChrono Chronologica's Drag Race Season 4: Episode 10- Lovers: The Musical Lip Sync
DRAG RACE!
Chronologica struts the runway wearing a Spider-Man suit, and long red wig.
Hello world!
Welcome to Drag Race.
Princess Papaya, you’re back! How are you going?
“Fabulously.” Papaya grins, touching the back of her head. “OH!”
What?
“Nothing.” Papaya smiles.
Rachelle, are you a lover?
“Always.” Rachelle smirks. “We were lovers.”
Once!
Floss, are you a lover?
“I’m a fighter, bitch.” Floss smirks. “I’ve survived snipers, baby.”
For our Challenge, our racers were tasked with competing in Duos in Lovers: The Musical.
And on the runway, they’ll be wearing Royal Couture.
It’s TIME!
~
Category is… Royal Couture!
Yasmin strides confidently onto the runway in a super-elegant Irene Galitzine cream shift dress, with a structured dress collar, built-in pockets, and a subtle black geometric pattern, accessorized with sleek black boots, black gloves, a neat blonde bob, triangular cream glasses, and a simple tiara studded with black diamonds.
“I’m hungry.” Papaya laughs.
Aguacate struts, jade scepter first down the runway. She is covered in a bronze robe, and her face is concealed by a jade mask reminiscent of Pakal the Great. At the end of the runway, she removes the mask, revealing a mug that is beat for the Mayan Gods.
“Ooooh….” Floss eyes light up.
Zazu Nova enters the stage in a fitted bodice adorned with intricate beading and lace in a regal royal blue, a voluminous skirt made of silk, structured with hoops to create a dramatic effect and an oversized collar, made of beads with metallic accents to add the final touch.
Beaded for the GODS.
Fiore Stravaganza struts out in a pearl coloured ballgown, with layer upon layer of white pearls upon her chest, structured around her gown. She has a stark painted face in a clown white, with a huge updo that itself has pearls wrapped around it, with a crown in white to add the final touch.
“A pearl necklace? Gross!” Papaya yells.
Jaslene Bangus has become Cinderella! In a gorgeous blue gown, Jaslene spins around, her dress glittering in the shining light. Her hair is placed up in a shining blonde, with a blue ribbon headpiece wrapped around it as she smiles.
Cinderella’s Ball.
King Omari Star enters the stage as an African King! He’s got a huge bronze cape, with a suit in a shining gold with geometric shapes throughout. Around his neck are various beads and jewels, along with a huge top hat in the same embroidered fashion as his cape as he proudly stomps through the stage.
“Power, baby.” Floss grins.
~
Hi Racers.
Let us chat.
Starting with… Aguacate & Yasmin.
The two grin.
What a fun combination. You both are really campy Queens, and you brought it this week.
“We always do.” Aguacate winks.
“I feel like you aren’t SINGERS.” Papaya adds. “But, you really had the confidence and skill in the delivery that brought yourself forward. For that, you should be pleased.”
“Thank you.” Yasmin nods. “I wanted to fight for this, and I believe collectively, we did.”
Good work.
Jaslene and Fiore.
The two stand tall.
“First of all. You look amazing- both of you.” Rachelle says.
Jaslene grins, and Fiore nods.
“Princesses.” Fiore smiles.
“I feel as if the vibe, though- the two of you, together, didn’t really work like I wanted to. Jaslene, you are a performer, and that was shown, through and through.”
“Thank you.” Jaslene responds.
“Fiore, I wanted so much more then what you did.” Rachelle responds. “This competition- we’re almost at the tail end, I need you to give us more. You struggled.”
“I did.” Fiore purses her lips. “But I did try-”
“Is that enough?” Rachelle adds. “I don’t know.”
Fiore looks at Rachelle. “Okay.”
Finally, Zazu and Omari.
“Pisces.” Zazu winks.
“You two bring such a fun chemistry, baby.” Floss smiles. “When it’s bad, it can be bad.”
“No more hosting.” Omari smirks.
“But when it’s good, it’s fucking good.” Floss grins. “I loved ya’ll.”
“Thank you!” Zazu smiles.
“There was such a level of fun, such a level of entertainment- you were stars on the main stage, and I loved to see it.” Floss grins. “Well done.”
The two look happily.
Thank you, racers. Whilst we deliberate, you may untuck backstage in the Crystal Lounge, sponsored by Princess Papaya Tropical Drinks.
Papaya winks.
~
The racers enter the Crystal Lounge.
“The final countdown…” Aguacate sings. “Da do do da… da da dee da da…” Aguacate grabs her drink. “The top 6.”
“It feels fantastic.” Yasmin grins. “Also because I am surviving another week.”
Fiore and Jaslene, at the other side of the room, both roll their eyes at the back.
“I feel as if-” Omari purses his lips. “This week, I was challenged, I felt as if at times- I couldn’t do it. But not only did I fight, have fun- but I engaged with my truth with a fantastic partner.”
“Me?” Zazu looks over in surprise.
Omari chuckles. “Yes, you.”
Zazu blushes. “I just wanted to enjoy this. I know I am not- the most mind blowing, the most talented artist but I love to perform. That’s what is in my heart.”
“I think that’s-” Yasmin tears up. “Beautiful. Because all of us here, we’re all fighting something and giving our all. And you’re a survivor, girl.”
Zazu smiles.
“We’re all survivors.” Aguacate wipes a tear and nods. “That’s what makes us powerful.”
Jaslene and Fiore look at each other.
"Well." Fiore purses her lips.
"Well, this has been quite the journey, hasn't it?" Fiore says, breaking the silence between them.
…
"Well, what?" Jaslene raises an eyebrow.
Fiore takes a deep breath. "Look, Jaslene, I may not have been the easiest person to work with, and I apologize for my behavior. I let my competitiveness and my desire to win cloud my judgment and affect our partnership. I didn't give you the respect and support you deserved."
Jaslene looks surprised and nods. "Thank you for saying that, Fiore. I appreciate it… And I'm sorry too. I let my frustration get the best of me, and I didn't always handle our conflicts in the best way either. We both made mistakes, but it's not too late to make amends."
Fiore's voice cracks slightly as she continues, "I know we don't have the best relationship anymore, and I can't promise that everything will suddenly be perfect between us. But I don't want us to be at each other's throats anymore. We're both here for a reason, and we should focus on supporting each other, rather than tearing each other down… and I have honestly missed our friendship these past few weeks.”
“Me too, girl.” Jaslene nods, also becoming emotional.
“…and I hope we can eventually go back to how we were." Fiore sighs.
Jaslene smiles, extending her hand towards Fiore. "Truce?"
Fiore hesitates for a moment, then reaches out and shakes Jaslene's hand. "Truce." She says with a small smile.
…
"Aww, look at them. They're having a moment." Yasmin whispers to the group, as the two walk over to the mirrors.
Omari smiles. "Seems like they've finally found some common ground. It's about time."
Zazu raises her glass. "To growth and second chances. May they slay this lip sync and leave the past behind."
"Go out there and show them what you're made of, skanks!" Aguacate yells.
"You've got this, ladies!" Yasmin adds with a supportive nod.
~
Welcome back, racers.
King Omari Star and Zazu Nova, this week, you were amazing- and I was living- no, LOVING it. Condragulations, you are the winners of this week’s challenge!
“AHHH!” Zazu cheers, hugging Omari, who chuckles.
King Omari Star: “A win, and damn does it feel good.”
…
…
…
Aguacate and Yasmin, you’re safe.
The two grin.
Fiore and Jaslene look at each other.
That means Jaslene Bangus and Fiore Stravaganza, I’m sorry my dears, but you are up for elimination.
The time has come… for you to lip sync to your life!
**You Belong with Me by Taylor Swift starts to play**
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuNIsY6JdUw
Good luck… and don’t fuck it up!
Fiore and Jaslene both look at the other and sigh.
Aguacate: “Two frenemies, lip syncing for their lives… oh this will be delicious.” Aguacate chuckles.
~
Next Time!
Racers, it’s time for The Gods Ball!
This is our FINAL challenge before our grand finale!
Aguacate: “There’s no way I am NOT going to win this challenge before the finale. I want that SPOT!”
“Am I serving?” Yasmin looks at her garment.
“Something.” Zazu says, awkwardly.
“This is it, racers….” Omari smirks. “Who’s gonna take it?”
~
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Chronologica struts the runway wearing a Spider-Man suit, and long red wig.
Hello world!
Welcome to Drag Race.
Princess Papaya, you’re back! How are you going?
“Fabulously.” Papaya grins, touching the back of her head. “OH!”
What?
“Nothing.” Papaya smiles.
Rachelle, are you a lover?
“Always.” Rachelle smirks. “We were lovers.”
Once!
Floss, are you a lover?
“I’m a fighter, bitch.” Floss smirks. “I’ve survived snipers, baby.”
For our Challenge, our racers were tasked with competing in Duos in Lovers: The Musical.
And on the runway, they’ll be wearing Royal Couture.
It’s TIME!
~
Category is… Royal Couture!
Yasmin strides confidently onto the runway in a super-elegant Irene Galitzine cream shift dress, with a structured dress collar, built-in pockets, and a subtle black geometric pattern, accessorized with sleek black boots, black gloves, a neat blonde bob, triangular cream glasses, and a simple tiara studded with black diamonds.
“I’m hungry.” Papaya laughs.
Aguacate struts, jade scepter first down the runway. She is covered in a bronze robe, and her face is concealed by a jade mask reminiscent of Pakal the Great. At the end of the runway, she removes the mask, revealing a mug that is beat for the Mayan Gods.
“Ooooh….” Floss eyes light up.
Zazu Nova enters the stage in a fitted bodice adorned with intricate beading and lace in a regal royal blue, a voluminous skirt made of silk, structured with hoops to create a dramatic effect and an oversized collar, made of beads with metallic accents to add the final touch.
Beaded for the GODS.
Fiore Stravaganza struts out in a pearl coloured ballgown, with layer upon layer of white pearls upon her chest, structured around her gown. She has a stark painted face in a clown white, with a huge updo that itself has pearls wrapped around it, with a crown in white to add the final touch.
“A pearl necklace? Gross!” Papaya yells.
Jaslene Bangus has become Cinderella! In a gorgeous blue gown, Jaslene spins around, her dress glittering in the shining light. Her hair is placed up in a shining blonde, with a blue ribbon headpiece wrapped around it as she smiles.
Cinderella’s Ball.
King Omari Star enters the stage as an African King! He’s got a huge bronze cape, with a suit in a shining gold with geometric shapes throughout. Around his neck are various beads and jewels, along with a huge top hat in the same embroidered fashion as his cape as he proudly stomps through the stage.
“Power, baby.” Floss grins.
~
Hi Racers.
Let us chat.
Starting with… Aguacate & Yasmin.
The two grin.
What a fun combination. You both are really campy Queens, and you brought it this week.
“We always do.” Aguacate winks.
“I feel like you aren’t SINGERS.” Papaya adds. “But, you really had the confidence and skill in the delivery that brought yourself forward. For that, you should be pleased.”
“Thank you.” Yasmin nods. “I wanted to fight for this, and I believe collectively, we did.”
Good work.
Jaslene and Fiore.
The two stand tall.
“First of all. You look amazing- both of you.” Rachelle says.
Jaslene grins, and Fiore nods.
“Princesses.” Fiore smiles.
“I feel as if the vibe, though- the two of you, together, didn’t really work like I wanted to. Jaslene, you are a performer, and that was shown, through and through.”
“Thank you.” Jaslene responds.
“Fiore, I wanted so much more then what you did.” Rachelle responds. “This competition- we’re almost at the tail end, I need you to give us more. You struggled.”
“I did.” Fiore purses her lips. “But I did try-”
“Is that enough?” Rachelle adds. “I don’t know.”
Fiore looks at Rachelle. “Okay.”
Finally, Zazu and Omari.
“Pisces.” Zazu winks.
“You two bring such a fun chemistry, baby.” Floss smiles. “When it’s bad, it can be bad.”
“No more hosting.” Omari smirks.
“But when it’s good, it’s fucking good.” Floss grins. “I loved ya’ll.”
“Thank you!” Zazu smiles.
“There was such a level of fun, such a level of entertainment- you were stars on the main stage, and I loved to see it.” Floss grins. “Well done.”
The two look happily.
Thank you, racers. Whilst we deliberate, you may untuck backstage in the Crystal Lounge, sponsored by Princess Papaya Tropical Drinks.
Papaya winks.
~
The racers enter the Crystal Lounge.
“The final countdown…” Aguacate sings. “Da do do da… da da dee da da…” Aguacate grabs her drink. “The top 6.”
“It feels fantastic.” Yasmin grins. “Also because I am surviving another week.”
Fiore and Jaslene, at the other side of the room, both roll their eyes at the back.
“I feel as if-” Omari purses his lips. “This week, I was challenged, I felt as if at times- I couldn’t do it. But not only did I fight, have fun- but I engaged with my truth with a fantastic partner.”
“Me?” Zazu looks over in surprise.
Omari chuckles. “Yes, you.”
Zazu blushes. “I just wanted to enjoy this. I know I am not- the most mind blowing, the most talented artist but I love to perform. That’s what is in my heart.”
“I think that’s-” Yasmin tears up. “Beautiful. Because all of us here, we’re all fighting something and giving our all. And you’re a survivor, girl.”
Zazu smiles.
“We’re all survivors.” Aguacate wipes a tear and nods. “That’s what makes us powerful.”
Jaslene and Fiore look at each other.
"Well." Fiore purses her lips.
"Well, this has been quite the journey, hasn't it?" Fiore says, breaking the silence between them.
…
"Well, what?" Jaslene raises an eyebrow.
Fiore takes a deep breath. "Look, Jaslene, I may not have been the easiest person to work with, and I apologize for my behavior. I let my competitiveness and my desire to win cloud my judgment and affect our partnership. I didn't give you the respect and support you deserved."
Jaslene looks surprised and nods. "Thank you for saying that, Fiore. I appreciate it… And I'm sorry too. I let my frustration get the best of me, and I didn't always handle our conflicts in the best way either. We both made mistakes, but it's not too late to make amends."
Fiore's voice cracks slightly as she continues, "I know we don't have the best relationship anymore, and I can't promise that everything will suddenly be perfect between us. But I don't want us to be at each other's throats anymore. We're both here for a reason, and we should focus on supporting each other, rather than tearing each other down… and I have honestly missed our friendship these past few weeks.”
“Me too, girl.” Jaslene nods, also becoming emotional.
“…and I hope we can eventually go back to how we were." Fiore sighs.
Jaslene smiles, extending her hand towards Fiore. "Truce?"
Fiore hesitates for a moment, then reaches out and shakes Jaslene's hand. "Truce." She says with a small smile.
…
"Aww, look at them. They're having a moment." Yasmin whispers to the group, as the two walk over to the mirrors.
Omari smiles. "Seems like they've finally found some common ground. It's about time."
Zazu raises her glass. "To growth and second chances. May they slay this lip sync and leave the past behind."
"Go out there and show them what you're made of, skanks!" Aguacate yells.
"You've got this, ladies!" Yasmin adds with a supportive nod.
~
Welcome back, racers.
King Omari Star and Zazu Nova, this week, you were amazing- and I was living- no, LOVING it. Condragulations, you are the winners of this week’s challenge!
“AHHH!” Zazu cheers, hugging Omari, who chuckles.
King Omari Star: “A win, and damn does it feel good.”
…
…
…
Aguacate and Yasmin, you’re safe.
The two grin.
Fiore and Jaslene look at each other.
That means Jaslene Bangus and Fiore Stravaganza, I’m sorry my dears, but you are up for elimination.
The time has come… for you to lip sync to your life!
**You Belong with Me by Taylor Swift starts to play**
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuNIsY6JdUw
Good luck… and don’t fuck it up!
Fiore and Jaslene both look at the other and sigh.
Aguacate: “Two frenemies, lip syncing for their lives… oh this will be delicious.” Aguacate chuckles.
~
Next Time!
Racers, it’s time for The Gods Ball!
This is our FINAL challenge before our grand finale!
Aguacate: “There’s no way I am NOT going to win this challenge before the finale. I want that SPOT!”
“Am I serving?” Yasmin looks at her garment.
“Something.” Zazu says, awkwardly.
“This is it, racers….” Omari smirks. “Who’s gonna take it?”
~
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2023.06.11 00:01 AustralianChrono Chronologica's Drag Race Season 4: Episode 10- Lovers: The Musical Lip Sync
DRAG RACE!
Chronologica struts the runway wearing a Spider-Man suit, and long red wig.
Hello world!
Welcome to Drag Race.
Princess Papaya, you’re back! How are you going?
“Fabulously.” Papaya grins, touching the back of her head. “OH!”
What?
“Nothing.” Papaya smiles.
Rachelle, are you a lover?
“Always.” Rachelle smirks. “We were lovers.”
Once!
Floss, are you a lover?
“I’m a fighter, bitch.” Floss smirks. “I’ve survived snipers, baby.”
For our Challenge, our racers were tasked with competing in Duos in Lovers: The Musical.
And on the runway, they’ll be wearing Royal Couture.
It’s TIME!
~
Category is… Royal Couture!
Yasmin strides confidently onto the runway in a super-elegant Irene Galitzine cream shift dress, with a structured dress collar, built-in pockets, and a subtle black geometric pattern, accessorized with sleek black boots, black gloves, a neat blonde bob, triangular cream glasses, and a simple tiara studded with black diamonds.
“I’m hungry.” Papaya laughs.
Aguacate struts, jade scepter first down the runway. She is covered in a bronze robe, and her face is concealed by a jade mask reminiscent of Pakal the Great. At the end of the runway, she removes the mask, revealing a mug that is beat for the Mayan Gods.
“Ooooh….” Floss eyes light up.
Zazu Nova enters the stage in a fitted bodice adorned with intricate beading and lace in a regal royal blue, a voluminous skirt made of silk, structured with hoops to create a dramatic effect and an oversized collar, made of beads with metallic accents to add the final touch.
Beaded for the GODS.
Fiore Stravaganza struts out in a pearl coloured ballgown, with layer upon layer of white pearls upon her chest, structured around her gown. She has a stark painted face in a clown white, with a huge updo that itself has pearls wrapped around it, with a crown in white to add the final touch.
“A pearl necklace? Gross!” Papaya yells.
Jaslene Bangus has become Cinderella! In a gorgeous blue gown, Jaslene spins around, her dress glittering in the shining light. Her hair is placed up in a shining blonde, with a blue ribbon headpiece wrapped around it as she smiles.
Cinderella’s Ball.
King Omari Star enters the stage as an African King! He’s got a huge bronze cape, with a suit in a shining gold with geometric shapes throughout. Around his neck are various beads and jewels, along with a huge top hat in the same embroidered fashion as his cape as he proudly stomps through the stage.
“Power, baby.” Floss grins.
~
Hi Racers.
Let us chat.
Starting with… Aguacate & Yasmin.
The two grin.
What a fun combination. You both are really campy Queens, and you brought it this week.
“We always do.” Aguacate winks.
“I feel like you aren’t SINGERS.” Papaya adds. “But, you really had the confidence and skill in the delivery that brought yourself forward. For that, you should be pleased.”
“Thank you.” Yasmin nods. “I wanted to fight for this, and I believe collectively, we did.”
Good work.
Jaslene and Fiore.
The two stand tall.
“First of all. You look amazing- both of you.” Rachelle says.
Jaslene grins, and Fiore nods.
“Princesses.” Fiore smiles.
“I feel as if the vibe, though- the two of you, together, didn’t really work like I wanted to. Jaslene, you are a performer, and that was shown, through and through.”
“Thank you.” Jaslene responds.
“Fiore, I wanted so much more then what you did.” Rachelle responds. “This competition- we’re almost at the tail end, I need you to give us more. You struggled.”
“I did.” Fiore purses her lips. “But I did try-”
“Is that enough?” Rachelle adds. “I don’t know.”
Fiore looks at Rachelle. “Okay.”
Finally, Zazu and Omari.
“Pisces.” Zazu winks.
“You two bring such a fun chemistry, baby.” Floss smiles. “When it’s bad, it can be bad.”
“No more hosting.” Omari smirks.
“But when it’s good, it’s fucking good.” Floss grins. “I loved ya’ll.”
“Thank you!” Zazu smiles.
“There was such a level of fun, such a level of entertainment- you were stars on the main stage, and I loved to see it.” Floss grins. “Well done.”
The two look happily.
Thank you, racers. Whilst we deliberate, you may untuck backstage in the Crystal Lounge, sponsored by Princess Papaya Tropical Drinks.
Papaya winks.
~
The racers enter the Crystal Lounge.
“The final countdown…” Aguacate sings. “Da do do da… da da dee da da…” Aguacate grabs her drink. “The top 6.”
“It feels fantastic.” Yasmin grins. “Also because I am surviving another week.”
Fiore and Jaslene, at the other side of the room, both roll their eyes at the back.
“I feel as if-” Omari purses his lips. “This week, I was challenged, I felt as if at times- I couldn’t do it. But not only did I fight, have fun- but I engaged with my truth with a fantastic partner.”
“Me?” Zazu looks over in surprise.
Omari chuckles. “Yes, you.”
Zazu blushes. “I just wanted to enjoy this. I know I am not- the most mind blowing, the most talented artist but I love to perform. That’s what is in my heart.”
“I think that’s-” Yasmin tears up. “Beautiful. Because all of us here, we’re all fighting something and giving our all. And you’re a survivor, girl.”
Zazu smiles.
“We’re all survivors.” Aguacate wipes a tear and nods. “That’s what makes us powerful.”
Jaslene and Fiore look at each other.
"Well." Fiore purses her lips.
"Well, this has been quite the journey, hasn't it?" Fiore says, breaking the silence between them.
…
"Well, what?" Jaslene raises an eyebrow.
Fiore takes a deep breath. "Look, Jaslene, I may not have been the easiest person to work with, and I apologize for my behavior. I let my competitiveness and my desire to win cloud my judgment and affect our partnership. I didn't give you the respect and support you deserved."
Jaslene looks surprised and nods. "Thank you for saying that, Fiore. I appreciate it… And I'm sorry too. I let my frustration get the best of me, and I didn't always handle our conflicts in the best way either. We both made mistakes, but it's not too late to make amends."
Fiore's voice cracks slightly as she continues, "I know we don't have the best relationship anymore, and I can't promise that everything will suddenly be perfect between us. But I don't want us to be at each other's throats anymore. We're both here for a reason, and we should focus on supporting each other, rather than tearing each other down… and I have honestly missed our friendship these past few weeks.”
“Me too, girl.” Jaslene nods, also becoming emotional.
“…and I hope we can eventually go back to how we were." Fiore sighs.
Jaslene smiles, extending her hand towards Fiore. "Truce?"
Fiore hesitates for a moment, then reaches out and shakes Jaslene's hand. "Truce." She says with a small smile.
…
"Aww, look at them. They're having a moment." Yasmin whispers to the group, as the two walk over to the mirrors.
Omari smiles. "Seems like they've finally found some common ground. It's about time."
Zazu raises her glass. "To growth and second chances. May they slay this lip sync and leave the past behind."
"Go out there and show them what you're made of, skanks!" Aguacate yells.
"You've got this, ladies!" Yasmin adds with a supportive nod.
~
Welcome back, racers.
King Omari Star and Zazu Nova, this week, you were amazing- and I was living- no, LOVING it. Condragulations, you are the winners of this week’s challenge!
“AHHH!” Zazu cheers, hugging Omari, who chuckles.
King Omari Star: “A win, and damn does it feel good.”
…
…
…
Aguacate and Yasmin, you’re safe.
The two grin.
Fiore and Jaslene look at each other.
That means Jaslene Bangus and Fiore Stravaganza, I’m sorry my dears, but you are up for elimination.
The time has come… for you to lip sync to your life!
**You Belong with Me by Taylor Swift starts to play**
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuNIsY6JdUw
Good luck… and don’t fuck it up!
Fiore and Jaslene both look at the other and sigh.
Aguacate: “Two frenemies, lip syncing for their lives… oh this will be delicious.” Aguacate chuckles.
~
Next Time!
Racers, it’s time for The Gods Ball!
This is our FINAL challenge before our grand finale!
Aguacate: “There’s no way I am NOT going to win this challenge before the finale. I want that SPOT!”
“Am I serving?” Yasmin looks at her garment.
“Something.” Zazu says, awkwardly.
“This is it, racers….” Omari smirks. “Who’s gonna take it?”
~
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Chronologica struts the runway wearing a Spider-Man suit, and long red wig.
Hello world!
Welcome to Drag Race.
Princess Papaya, you’re back! How are you going?
“Fabulously.” Papaya grins, touching the back of her head. “OH!”
What?
“Nothing.” Papaya smiles.
Rachelle, are you a lover?
“Always.” Rachelle smirks. “We were lovers.”
Once!
Floss, are you a lover?
“I’m a fighter, bitch.” Floss smirks. “I’ve survived snipers, baby.”
For our Challenge, our racers were tasked with competing in Duos in Lovers: The Musical.
And on the runway, they’ll be wearing Royal Couture.
It’s TIME!
~
Category is… Royal Couture!
Yasmin strides confidently onto the runway in a super-elegant Irene Galitzine cream shift dress, with a structured dress collar, built-in pockets, and a subtle black geometric pattern, accessorized with sleek black boots, black gloves, a neat blonde bob, triangular cream glasses, and a simple tiara studded with black diamonds.
“I’m hungry.” Papaya laughs.
Aguacate struts, jade scepter first down the runway. She is covered in a bronze robe, and her face is concealed by a jade mask reminiscent of Pakal the Great. At the end of the runway, she removes the mask, revealing a mug that is beat for the Mayan Gods.
“Ooooh….” Floss eyes light up.
Zazu Nova enters the stage in a fitted bodice adorned with intricate beading and lace in a regal royal blue, a voluminous skirt made of silk, structured with hoops to create a dramatic effect and an oversized collar, made of beads with metallic accents to add the final touch.
Beaded for the GODS.
Fiore Stravaganza struts out in a pearl coloured ballgown, with layer upon layer of white pearls upon her chest, structured around her gown. She has a stark painted face in a clown white, with a huge updo that itself has pearls wrapped around it, with a crown in white to add the final touch.
“A pearl necklace? Gross!” Papaya yells.
Jaslene Bangus has become Cinderella! In a gorgeous blue gown, Jaslene spins around, her dress glittering in the shining light. Her hair is placed up in a shining blonde, with a blue ribbon headpiece wrapped around it as she smiles.
Cinderella’s Ball.
King Omari Star enters the stage as an African King! He’s got a huge bronze cape, with a suit in a shining gold with geometric shapes throughout. Around his neck are various beads and jewels, along with a huge top hat in the same embroidered fashion as his cape as he proudly stomps through the stage.
“Power, baby.” Floss grins.
~
Hi Racers.
Let us chat.
Starting with… Aguacate & Yasmin.
The two grin.
What a fun combination. You both are really campy Queens, and you brought it this week.
“We always do.” Aguacate winks.
“I feel like you aren’t SINGERS.” Papaya adds. “But, you really had the confidence and skill in the delivery that brought yourself forward. For that, you should be pleased.”
“Thank you.” Yasmin nods. “I wanted to fight for this, and I believe collectively, we did.”
Good work.
Jaslene and Fiore.
The two stand tall.
“First of all. You look amazing- both of you.” Rachelle says.
Jaslene grins, and Fiore nods.
“Princesses.” Fiore smiles.
“I feel as if the vibe, though- the two of you, together, didn’t really work like I wanted to. Jaslene, you are a performer, and that was shown, through and through.”
“Thank you.” Jaslene responds.
“Fiore, I wanted so much more then what you did.” Rachelle responds. “This competition- we’re almost at the tail end, I need you to give us more. You struggled.”
“I did.” Fiore purses her lips. “But I did try-”
“Is that enough?” Rachelle adds. “I don’t know.”
Fiore looks at Rachelle. “Okay.”
Finally, Zazu and Omari.
“Pisces.” Zazu winks.
“You two bring such a fun chemistry, baby.” Floss smiles. “When it’s bad, it can be bad.”
“No more hosting.” Omari smirks.
“But when it’s good, it’s fucking good.” Floss grins. “I loved ya’ll.”
“Thank you!” Zazu smiles.
“There was such a level of fun, such a level of entertainment- you were stars on the main stage, and I loved to see it.” Floss grins. “Well done.”
The two look happily.
Thank you, racers. Whilst we deliberate, you may untuck backstage in the Crystal Lounge, sponsored by Princess Papaya Tropical Drinks.
Papaya winks.
~
The racers enter the Crystal Lounge.
“The final countdown…” Aguacate sings. “Da do do da… da da dee da da…” Aguacate grabs her drink. “The top 6.”
“It feels fantastic.” Yasmin grins. “Also because I am surviving another week.”
Fiore and Jaslene, at the other side of the room, both roll their eyes at the back.
“I feel as if-” Omari purses his lips. “This week, I was challenged, I felt as if at times- I couldn’t do it. But not only did I fight, have fun- but I engaged with my truth with a fantastic partner.”
“Me?” Zazu looks over in surprise.
Omari chuckles. “Yes, you.”
Zazu blushes. “I just wanted to enjoy this. I know I am not- the most mind blowing, the most talented artist but I love to perform. That’s what is in my heart.”
“I think that’s-” Yasmin tears up. “Beautiful. Because all of us here, we’re all fighting something and giving our all. And you’re a survivor, girl.”
Zazu smiles.
“We’re all survivors.” Aguacate wipes a tear and nods. “That’s what makes us powerful.”
Jaslene and Fiore look at each other.
"Well." Fiore purses her lips.
"Well, this has been quite the journey, hasn't it?" Fiore says, breaking the silence between them.
…
"Well, what?" Jaslene raises an eyebrow.
Fiore takes a deep breath. "Look, Jaslene, I may not have been the easiest person to work with, and I apologize for my behavior. I let my competitiveness and my desire to win cloud my judgment and affect our partnership. I didn't give you the respect and support you deserved."
Jaslene looks surprised and nods. "Thank you for saying that, Fiore. I appreciate it… And I'm sorry too. I let my frustration get the best of me, and I didn't always handle our conflicts in the best way either. We both made mistakes, but it's not too late to make amends."
Fiore's voice cracks slightly as she continues, "I know we don't have the best relationship anymore, and I can't promise that everything will suddenly be perfect between us. But I don't want us to be at each other's throats anymore. We're both here for a reason, and we should focus on supporting each other, rather than tearing each other down… and I have honestly missed our friendship these past few weeks.”
“Me too, girl.” Jaslene nods, also becoming emotional.
“…and I hope we can eventually go back to how we were." Fiore sighs.
Jaslene smiles, extending her hand towards Fiore. "Truce?"
Fiore hesitates for a moment, then reaches out and shakes Jaslene's hand. "Truce." She says with a small smile.
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"Aww, look at them. They're having a moment." Yasmin whispers to the group, as the two walk over to the mirrors.
Omari smiles. "Seems like they've finally found some common ground. It's about time."
Zazu raises her glass. "To growth and second chances. May they slay this lip sync and leave the past behind."
"Go out there and show them what you're made of, skanks!" Aguacate yells.
"You've got this, ladies!" Yasmin adds with a supportive nod.
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Welcome back, racers.
King Omari Star and Zazu Nova, this week, you were amazing- and I was living- no, LOVING it. Condragulations, you are the winners of this week’s challenge!
“AHHH!” Zazu cheers, hugging Omari, who chuckles.
King Omari Star: “A win, and damn does it feel good.”
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Aguacate and Yasmin, you’re safe.
The two grin.
Fiore and Jaslene look at each other.
That means Jaslene Bangus and Fiore Stravaganza, I’m sorry my dears, but you are up for elimination.
The time has come… for you to lip sync to your life!
**You Belong with Me by Taylor Swift starts to play**
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuNIsY6JdUw
Good luck… and don’t fuck it up!
Fiore and Jaslene both look at the other and sigh.
Aguacate: “Two frenemies, lip syncing for their lives… oh this will be delicious.” Aguacate chuckles.
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Next Time!
Racers, it’s time for The Gods Ball!
This is our FINAL challenge before our grand finale!
Aguacate: “There’s no way I am NOT going to win this challenge before the finale. I want that SPOT!”
“Am I serving?” Yasmin looks at her garment.
“Something.” Zazu says, awkwardly.
“This is it, racers….” Omari smirks. “Who’s gonna take it?”
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