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  1. TwiLyghtSansSparkles
    I thought that was more due to the fact that it's what they fear most, and so avoid it. Steelheart knew he didn't want to be around people who didn't fear him, but he was still surprised when David's father was able to wound him. He feared it, but he didn't immediately connect it with power loss. My assumption was that an Epic confronted with their weakness might lash out, go into a panic attack, or both, but probably wouldn't think "Oh crap, this is my weakness" unless they'd encountered it—and lost their powers to it—beforehand.
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    Haha, it's fine.
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    Sam's reaction:
  4. TwiLyghtSansSparkles
    Perhaps. I'm kind of scared, though.
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    I actually haven't, though I've been meaning to for a while. Prince of Egypt definitely took artistic license with the Exodus story, but I agree that it brought the story to life wonderfully.
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    It has to be one of the best soundtracks out there—unsurprising, since it comes from one of the best movies out there. I think The Prince of Egypt was the first movie to convince me that Bible stories were exciting. I'd grown up hearing them, memorizing them, learning their facts backward and forward, but seeing Moses and Ramses' brotherly love turn to bitter enmity, watching Moses regain his confidence as he discovers a God who loves him, witnessing his torment as Egypt is destroyed by Ramses' pride….seeing a Sunday School lesson made into an exciting and moving drama taught me to see other Bible stories the same way. Eep. I had a history teacher who used his ex-wife as a hypothetical illustration of double jeopardy. I couldn't make up my brother's love of guns if I tried. Trust me on this. If I create a character with a love of guns, rest assured that this character is based in part on my brother.
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    Do I want to see this….or don't I? Would it make me laugh….or fry my eyeballs? Would I cherish the memory forever….or immediately wish for a Memory Charm? I need to think on these questions.
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    While his methods are a bit extreme, I can see Obliteration's point here. There's a reason I only buy all-natural kosher hot dogs. The motto "No Ifs, Ands, or Butts" is comforting when it's a hot dog you're talking about.
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    I didn't go to many zoos growing up, but as I became an adult, I came to see them as more sad than amusing. I won't go into my perspective on zoos as an industry here, but the only zoo I really enjoy is Cat Tales Zoological Park in Spokane, WA. The animals there—big, predatory animals like lions and tigers and bears (oh my), but also a few snakes and birds—were all either pets or part of a circus before they became too big for their owners/trainers to handle. Since they would have zero chance of survival in the wild, Cat Tales gives them a place to live and socialize with one another. Admission fees go to support these animals. The staff is made up of trained zoologists, and they take on college students for internships. Placards beside the enclosures tell each animal's story, and how their health and dispositions have improved since coming to Cat Tales. And, for a few extra dollars, you can feed a tiger or a bear. They give you a long stick and either cubes of meat (for the tigers) or fruit (for the bear) and let you feed the animal one piece at a time. My brother fed a tiger named Apollo, who took each bite with a gleam in his eye that said No funny business. Just be glad you're keeping me happy. I fed the bear, whose name I just remembered was Reggie. He took each bit of fruit eagerly and would even wave his paws between bites. The staff there does their best to make these animals happy, and from everything I could see, it seems to work. I've actually been to one of those. Sort of. When my family lived in Wyoming, our town had a frontier museum. There were various artifacts of pioneer and early settler life, including household items (there was an early model of vacuum cleaner, which I think gathered more dust than it had ever cleaned), fashion, a bar, and an entire room full of weaponry. There were some knives, but it was mostly rifles, shotguns, and handguns from the Old West. And before you ask, yes. It was my brother's favorite part of the tour.
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    Quickly, painfully, with his weakness involved and everyone he ever wronged (that's still living) watching. I know a slow and painful death would be more karmic, but a slow death would give Lucentia a chance to save him. (Being raised in places like Wyoming, I feel safer with Arizonan gun laws. Different strokes, I suppose. )
  11. TwiLyghtSansSparkles
    A wise choice. This friend also happens to be my overprotective brother.
  12. TwiLyghtSansSparkles
    You mean like this?
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    Um. These questions remind me uncomfortably of every movie torture scene involving bodily mutilation ever, so if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go hide behind my friend with all the guns.
  14. TwiLyghtSansSparkles
    Is it because of the ISIS threats this year?
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    I'm sorry.
  16. TwiLyghtSansSparkles
    If you haven't ever typed "Doctor Who theme for orchestra," into YouTube, do it now.
  17. TwiLyghtSansSparkles
    That settles it. I am going to adopt a child. And when people ask "Is he/she yours?" I'll tell them it's my spren. ….. I think this is why I shouldn't have children.
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    The wrong one? Right one? I….I don't know what my parents would say if I introduced them to their new grandchild, Mini-Me.
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    Sounds about the same for me. I personally liked the "cool girl's" emotions at the end. "They see right through us!" "How can they see through us? We're wearing eyeshadow." As a former junior high school girl, I can confirm that this thought process is extremely accurate.
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    Discussing the finer points of symbolism in Pixar movies? Sounds good.

    1. Kobold King

      Kobold King

      CHARLES MUNTZ IS THE INCARNATE SIN OF PRIDE. AND DARLA IS LITERALLY SATAN.

    2. TwiLyghtSansSparkles

      TwiLyghtSansSparkles

      THIS INTERPRETATION IS INCREDIBLY ACCURATE.

  21. TwiLyghtSansSparkles
    Sounds about right. I don't even know if I'll get married, and my mom is already talking about grandkids.
  22. TwiLyghtSansSparkles
    Yeah, there goes Kobold, raising the bar again. And here I was, trying to figure out whether I had an entire Pug Island, or if every island just has pugs on it. Representing Riley's emotions on a strict binary was probably due to the voice actors, but the animators did raise interesting questions by making her parents', teacher's, and at least one classmate's emotions either all-male or all-female. Since her mother was very feminine and her dad very masculine, I think the gendering does have quite a bit to do with personality and expression. It would be interesting to see whether Joy, perhaps the most traditionally feminine emotion in her head besides Disgust, becomes more boyish as Riley gets older, or whether she keeps wearing her twirly yellow dress; and whether Sadness remains in her nondescript sweater, begins wearing punk skirts and boots, or wears something else entirely. And it would be interesting to see what that says about Riley's personality as a whole. Does Sadness' wardrobe change the way sorrow overall is expressed and processed? Part of what's so interesting is that Riley is still a child, so there's so much still to change as she continues growing up.
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    No, you're fine. That makes sense. I'll think of it that way, especially if I imagine them being visited by a Herald in the middle of the night. There aren't a ton of opportunities for being a slontze in public librarianship, so I think I'll be okay.
  24. TwiLyghtSansSparkles
    This definitely adds new meaning to that moment when Vondra said he may very well be the most dangerous Epic in The Dalles.
  25. TwiLyghtSansSparkles
    Vondra's life has been sadly lacking in cupcakes lately.
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