All the Fan Things

before you say "science (biology, physics, etc...) doesn't work like that!" you should ask yourself "did the narrative ever establish that this world follows the same rules ours does?" or did it even specifically establish (through the inclusion of magic, or implausible sci-fi elements) that it doesn't?

I feel like not enough people realize that people under enormous strain act really really fucking Weird

The real issue between Tim Allen's Jason and Alan Rickman's Alexander in Galaxy Quest was that Jason was blissfully unaware of any of the fanfic people had written about their two characters while Alexander had been asked in detail about some of the finer points of Mak'tar "biology" at every con since the 80s

they should invent a secret second weekend so that you can see friends and do fun things while still having enough time to do errands and sleep in without dying of exhaustion all the time

Spongebob & Patrick

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I love that it’s purpose is somewhere between a battery and an extension cord

A big heavy power supply that has legs and the simplest possible droid brain for knowing where it’s needed because that’s canonically cheaper and easier than making a big heavy battery you have to move around yourself