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Welcome to the dark side. As your local Zor x Zeena advocate, it feels good to not be the only Sonic shipping enthusiast here again.

Now all rise for what I consider the Anthem of All Sonic Shipping!
I am not proud of myself. I am cringe and should not be free.


Also in case you're wondering my ships are Tails/Cosmo, Sonic/Amy, Knuckles/Rouge, Vector/Vanilla, Eggman/Stone and Silver/Blaze

I also really like Tangle/Whisper fanart but I feel like I need to read more of the comics to truly add that to my list
 

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Speaking of the Greeks, that got me on a weird thought tangent.


It's weird how humans back in the day thought about big cats like lions.


I get why, because, who in their right mind would have gotten close to a lion, but like


You have stories of Artemis turning Atalante and her lover into lions as punishment because the Greeks didn't know lions could get it on.


Or how in the middle ages, humans thought Leopards were the offspring of Lions, and an actually evil creature known as a Pard.... That's where the name Leopard comes from, Leo and Pard.
 
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I am not proud of myself. I am cringe and should not be free.


Also in case you're wondering my ships are Tails/Cosmo, Sonic/Amy, Knuckles/Rouge, Vector/Vanilla, Eggman/Stone and Silver/Blaze

I also really like Tangle/Whisper fanart but I feel like I need to read more of the comics to truly add that to my list
Real "I ship my mom with my dad" hours here
 

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Speaking of the Greeks, that got me on a weird thought tangent.


It's weird how humans back in the day thought about big cats like lions.


I get why, because, who in their right mind would have gotten close to a lion, but like


You have stories of Artemis turning Atalante and her lover into lions as punishment because the Greeks didn't know lions could get it on.


Or how in the middle ages, humans thought Leopards were the offspring of Lions, and an actually evil creature known as a Pard.... That's where the name Leopard comes from, Leo and Pard.
Tbf, ancient people had a lot of weird thoughts about how animals reproduce in general - it's not something you can reliably observe without modern captivity conditions.

Not to mention a ton of people believed (and still believe) that humans aren't animals so they thought they are allowed to break biological rules that apply to us.
 

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Tbf, ancient people had a lot of weird thoughts about how animals reproduce in general - it's not something you can reliably observe without modern captivity conditions.

Not to mention a ton of people believed (and still believe) that humans aren't animals so they thought they are allowed to break biological rules that apply to us.
I just love the thought process of the leopard though.

"How is leopard made?"

"Well you see, a lion...."

"Uh huh...."

"And this genuinely evil creature made by satan that hates god have a baby..."

"Wait what."
 

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I just love the thought process of the leopard though.

"How is leopard made?"

"Well you see, a lion...."

"Uh huh...."

"And this genuinely evil creature made by satan that hates god have a baby..."

"Wait what."
Honestly, I would believe cats are sired by demonic creatures if I didn't know any better.
 

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Oh I'm terribly sorry, didn't think that one through
No it's ok. I didn't really talk about it before.

So anyway yeah my parents got divorced like, earlier this month.

It took me a bit to come to terms with it, I cried multiple times, and I kinda thought I was over it but I guess not fully. It's easy not to think about it when you don't live with them.

It did help me come to terms my identity and I think my relationship with my mom is stronger than it was before, but uh... yeah it's not really easy to get over one of my biggest childhood fears coming true and feeling inadequate over not being able to do anything about it.

Sorry to bring down the mood. In more positive news I got an Eggman figure
 

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So there is all this talk online about how Gen Z loooves gender roles (honestly feels weird to single Gen Z out here, I feel like every generation does) but it was still really weird hearing my fellow queer Zillenials push some of that gender role stuff in person.

Made my inner feminist want to throw hands. You can't just say that you hate patriarchy but still expect men to always pay on dates, that's not how that works! Aaaah!

I'd say I had to bite my tongue but tbh it was actually easy not to say anything, there are perks to selective mutism. But stay off TikTok everyone, that platform is a drug.
 
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So there is all this talk online about how Gen Z loooves gender roles (honestly feels weird to single Gen Z out here, I feel like every generation does) but it was still really weird hearing my fellow queer Zillenials say some of that stuff in person.

Made my inner feminist want to throw hands. You can't just say that you hate patriarchy but still expect men to always pay on dates, that's not how that works! Aaaah!

I'd say I had to bite my tongue but tbh it was actually easy not to say anything, there are perks to selective mutism. But stay off TikTok everyone, that platform is a drug.
I literally told myself multiple times "you can't be a girl, only boys are obsessed with Edgy Pokémon and shonen anime" and believed it, so next time I hear someone say gen Z loves gender roles I will be throwing hands
 
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I literally told myself multiple times "you can't be a girl, only boys are obsessed with Edgy Pokémon and shonen anime" and believed it, so next time I hear someone say gen Z loves gender roles I will be throwing hands
I'm just too autistic for gender roles I tell ya, they're just more arbitrary unspoken social rules that exist specifically to confuse me and me specifically.
 

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What did Gamefreak mean by making most Mega Evos extremely painful or detrimental to the Pokemon? :224:
Ahhh, but you misunderstand
The reason they did this isn’t to guilt trip us or anything along those lines

The reason is to show that DESPITE the pain and detriments Mega Evolving puts them through, the bond between Pokémon and Trainers is so strong that the Pokémon trust that it will be okay in the end. Or something uplifting like that
 

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I've been watching Star Trek: The Next Generation for the first time; I've heard the first two seasons aren't great, but I'm enjoying the episodes that I've seen so far.

I also got some books recently - Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (a book by Douglas Adams, who wrote The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) and a collection of Conan the Barbarian stories, along with a collection of Godzilla comics from when Marvel was publishing comics for the character. (I feel like I should do more reading; I don't read as much as I used to)

Did yall get Captain America 4 tickets yet? They are on sale.
I plan to watch the movie as soon as possible, though I live in an area where there's no risk whatsoever of the tickets being sold out, so I'll wait and get them a day or so before I go to see the movie. (seeing as it doesn't come out for about two or three weeks)
 
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So there is all this talk online about how Gen Z loooves gender roles (honestly feels weird to single Gen Z out here, I feel like every generation does) but it was still really weird hearing my fellow queer Zillenials push some of that gender role stuff in person.

Made my inner feminist want to throw hands. You can't just say that you hate patriarchy but still expect men to always pay on dates, that's not how that works! Aaaah!

I'd say I had to bite my tongue but tbh it was actually easy not to say anything, there are perks to selective mutism. But stay off TikTok everyone, that platform is a drug.
I don’t really care for gender rolls all that much but I sure as hell take advantage of them so people open doors for me and pay for dates. Take advantage of the few benefits that come with womanhood.
 

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I am not proud of myself. I am cringe and should not be free.


Also in case you're wondering my ships are Tails/Cosmo, Sonic/Amy, Knuckles/Rouge, Vector/Vanilla, Eggman/Stone and Silver/Blaze

I also really like Tangle/Whisper fanart but I feel like I need to read more of the comics to truly add that to my list
Thats the most plain vanilla parings Ive evee seen
Not even a crack paring in sight


gender rolls
Yoh may not be into Gender rolls but what about
THESE ROLLS
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I am not proud of myself. I am cringe and should not be free.


Also in case you're wondering my ships are Tails/Cosmo, Sonic/Amy, Knuckles/Rouge, Vector/Vanilla, Eggman/Stone and Silver/Blaze

I also really like Tangle/Whisper fanart but I feel like I need to read more of the comics to truly add that to my list
I can't judge cause I too am a very plain jane shipper. I only ship things that are canon or heavily implied canon.
Thats the most plain vanilla parings Ive evee seen
Not even a crack paring in sight
Vanilla's a good flavor
 

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Thats the most plain vanilla parings Ive evee seen
Not even a crack paring in sight
Sorry that I like ships that have a canon basis I guess

Also gonna be real, this has been a problem I noticed with you for a while, but I don't really like being told that my opinion is "vanilla". I like what I like, I don't care whether or not it happens to be popular and I don't really appreciate it when you tell me that. I'm not trying to start anything, just asking that you knock it off.
 

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So, how about Sonadow-
Remember, when Ian Flynn was asked how Sonic's friends would feel of he slapped their ass, Amy and Rouge were both stated to pretend to be embarassed but secretly enjoy it
EDIT Shadow, not rouge oops
 
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Welcome to the dark side. As your local Zor x Zeena advocate, it feels good to not be the only Sonic shipping enthusiast here again.

Now all rise for what I consider the Anthem of All Sonic Shipping!
I do Sonic/Amy, Shadow/Rouge, and Mighty/Ray. Those are the only relationships I really care about in Sonic. Oh, and I guess Vector/Vanilla. But that’s just cannon. If Shade was cannon I’d probably be shipping her with Knuckles.

Oh yeah! I forgot about Merlina/Shahra and Black Doom/Mephiles! Those are classics!
 

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Sorry that I like ships that have a canon basis I guess

Also gonna be real, this has been a problem I noticed with you for a while, but I don't really like being told that my opinion is "vanilla". I like what I like, I don't care whether or not it happens to be popular and I don't really appreciate it when you tell me that. I'm not trying to start anything, just asking that you knock it off.
I aint saying you are wrong, relax, you know me by now that i aint trying to be an ass🫤
 

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Remember, when Ian Flynn was asked how Sonic's friends would feel of he slapped their ass, Amy and Rouge were both stated to pretend to be embarassed but secretly enjoy it
Well, this is new to me.
Know what, i can get behind Sonic/Rouge
 
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I aint saying you are wrong, relax, you know me by now that i aint trying to be an ass🫤
Thing is I don't.

I know I've been pretty chummy with y'all but I don't actually know any of you and I can't really decipher everything you say. I'm pretty used to things I like being mocked so I'm kinda sensitive to that even as a joke (that's probably something I need to work on) and I'm autistic on top of that so I can't really read tone online
Wait I just realized that was a typo, Shadow had the same reaction as Amy. Rouge just slaps his ass back and this is how they greet each other now
That's actually hilarious
 

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In other news, I was having a rough time with my ZacianDrago team because it was so hard to keep keep speed control in the current metagame. 80 base speed is such an awkward speed stat and it feels like most teams are running Tailwind leads these days.

I could have gone with a Tailwind + Trick Room team and used a different core depending on what opposing team I faced but I decided I don't need Regidrago for a Zacian team anyway. My new core is Zacian + Urshifu Dark. Urshifu is second only to Regidrago when it comes to luring out fairy teras and is just way more consistent. Plus with a Peliper for Wide Guard support closed team sheet players are misled into believing it's a Rapid Strike Urshifu.

Combine that with Scarf-Lando for the Miraidon and Zamazenta matchups and Raging Bolt for Urshifu-Rapid and Kyogre, and I think I've got a pretty decent team going.
I don’t really care for gender rolls all that much but I sure as hell take advantage of them so people open doors for me and pay for dates. Take advantage of the few benefits that come with womanhood.
It's fine if a guy wants to hold a door or pay for a date I guess (not that I date guys or girls) but the moment it becomes an expectation is where I draw the line. Especially because I'm still being held to masculine expectations by most people including someone I'm out to grumble grumble

Of course I'm not at the point where guys are holding doors for me yet but it'll probably feel weird to me when they start doing it.
 

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I just hold open doors for others, especially if they're older or they got there before me.

They dont have to open doors for me tho, im not that important pf well, unless im disabled by something, then its just common courtesy to hold the door open for me
 
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I think it's basic manners to hold doors open when there's someone behind you
Ive had times where i held open the door for someone who got there first and we both got stuck in a "you go, no you go" dance then the person behind me hold the door while I go in after the first person
 

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I normaly stay far away from animes with long names but something about "From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated!" Tickles my brain and its pretty funny and cute



Thats the first reincarnated type anime I didnt drop after 3 episodes
To stop such a debacle, I say we eliminate all doors. Everyone's free to walk into wherever
Oh ****, for real? Ill be over at your house in a few, make some food for me
 
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