hazbin played straight

Just realized that by making Thalia a squid demon voiced by Heidi Blickenstaff, I lowkey created a connection between her and Ursula. AU where Thalia’s a deal maker, I guess.

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Carmilla: This is an overlord meeting, Thalia. Why is he here?

Deal maker!Thalia, mask flipping upside down so she can express anger, with Buskin coiled loosely around her 'shoulders' like a boa: How dare you!! This is my emotional support husband!!!

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fineas tries to cheer ondine up with a song about how hell isn't that bad, only for it to go off the rails as the shittyness of hell/v tower become progressively more apparent, ending with tom being like "...yeah okay never mind, let's get you to heaven"

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Thalia: Now, tell your dear old Nana everything

Ondine: I want to go to Heaven, but Daddy won’t let me. And there’s also this cute archangel boy… from the Bible………

Thalia: …ah

Buskin, whispering: ((Winn, we can’t help with that! No one knows how—))

Thalia, also whispering: ((Shhh!! We’ll figure something out!))

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decided to rewatch little mermaid tonight. overlords!thalia and buskin have this creepy as fuck little theater with a 'cast' made up of the souls they own on puppet strings as the equivalent of ursula's garden

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oh fuck, i just got to the scene where triton trades his soul for ariel's and turns into a worm and i just realized... proto........

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Vox, who has a literal cult in his basement that prays to his company logo, looking around at T&B’s creepy collection of contractees on puppet strings: wow you people are freaks

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It's the same beef I have with Fallout. I know they excuse humans being so slow to redevelop society with all "knowledge being lost in the war" but that's just...not how things work. Humans figured out construction and farming very early. There's no way for humans to truly forget how to do this stuff, especially since people survived and could preserve and share what they know. But I just cannot fathom how in 300 years no one's figured out construction or fiber arts or soap making or anything humans have historically figured out super early in the process of being human.

And the only way I can see someone write a world like that is if they either didn't care (fine, it's not real and I get digging the apocalypse vibe) or were so divorced from the process of labor and creation that they actually think those things are way too hard for someone to figure out on their own.

If you think humans couldn't do these things without being taught or helped you have a very warped idea of technological progress and human ingenuity. No one taught humans how to build and create, we figured it out on our own, and it was not just smacking rocks together until something clicked either, ancient humans were just as intelligent as modern ones, they could use logic and reasoning to figure out how to do something new based on what they already know.

He doesn't know how to feel about that, but he smiles.

Outside of work, Vincent's an unmarried twenty-something. Rather than a wife or child, he goes home to his beautiful aquarium. From the breeds in his tank to the decor, he finds delight having control of something. Really, outside of television, these fish are his passion. Sometimes, Vincent gets a date to come home with him. But, when they see how he obsesses over his fish - and speaks to them as if they're dogs - they see themselves out. His mother watches his weather segment devotedly, words alternating between, 'I love you, you're such a good son' then in the same breath sneering, 'I just don't understand why you're not taking more initiative, talk to the head of the station, show them you're serious!' After these calls, Vincent disassociates, watching his beloved fish swim around.

Pretending to see through a fish's eye view typically brought him peace.

Left wingers do this too. Except instead of "THEY'RE EATING THE CATS AND DOGS" it looks like:

"No one else will ever accept you."

"You're too oppressed to be understood by anyone but us."

or

"Anyone outside our group is dangerous."

Check in with yourself about how online communities make you feel.

Do they make you feel hopeful, or hopeless? Connected, or isolated? Accepted, or tolerated?

Do they encourage you to think for yourself, and use critical thought? Or do they ask you to accept without thinking and toe the line? Is there open communication, or are differing opinions bullied into silence?

Beware of anyone who tries to isolate you.

Beware of anyone who tells you no one else will ever love you like they will, that no one else will ever accept you.

Beware of anyone that tells you life is nothing but pain, or that there is no hope.

Hopeless, lonely people are easily controlled.

I know things are scary right now. I'm scared too.

Look out for people who WANT you scared.

Try to find spaces that make you feel like change is possible. Look for people who make you feel empowered to do something!

^THIS!!!!

There are many valid reasons to be angry, or scared right now. But don't give up on hope, and don't let anyone isolate you.