Catfights with fancy hairdos
MARRIED Mary's Many, Many, Many Majestic Members (Part 10)
2024.05.15 11:18 CringeyVal0451 MARRIED Mary's Many, Many, Many Majestic Members (Part 10)
Welcome back to a little more MARRIED Mary Mania before I wrap things up with The Abridged Goblinization. I decided that this bit deserved its own chapter. Some of you seem to be entertained by Mary (or at least entertained by your own loathing of her), so I hope this will prove amusing. In my life, I've encountered an inordinate number of low-key lolcows (probably because I was far too patient and far too passive for far too long), so I might as well throw just enough distortion on the page to protect the good guys and the genuinely reformed beards. But I'm also gonna shine a bright, unflattering spotlight on the lolcows, creeps, weirdos, pervs, and BEARDS, both neck and leg.
And I'll very, very cautiously tiptoe over the bit where I do a bunch of mental gymnastics, squint my eyes, tilt my head, and convince myself that dating Whisky might be a welcome change of pace. I have no delusions when I look back on it. This was a dumb move in retrospect, but all the mental gymnastics in the world can't bring me to a reasonable scenario where I was psychic and thus able to predict what he'd become once he stopped pretending to be a gentleman. Nor can the most elite, Olympic-level mental gymnastics execute a double salto layout with a half-twist perfectly enough to force me to concede the "logical point" that I should have spotted warning signs that I'd never freakin' seen before. Okay, that's enough saltiness for today. Don't worry. This chapter mostly focuses on Mary's mania. Whisky's just kind of... there.
So there I was... dating a guy who called when he said he would, remained constant in his affections, never asked for weird stuff in the sack (in fact, we weren't even intimate at that point), and claimed to be a secular humanist who practiced elements of Hinduism (as opposed to conveniently becoming born-again whenever it suited his needs to wallow in shame). And we seemed to have similar enough tastes in media, which made for pleasant movie nights and enjoyable conversations about nerdy stuff. It felt like a step up. It felt safe. At that point in time, I was content.
But here's a shameful admission for ya. My original intention was to make Whisky the "for now guy." I knew I could do better. I was formally educated, I was in shape, I was normatively attractive, and I tended to be successful in both my theatrical and academic endeavors. Plus, I was super friendly and good with people. Whisky was kind of a bump on a log. Sure, he seemed nice. He was sometimes able to make interesting conversation. But my overall sentiment regarding the relationship was, to quote Whisky's favorite catch phrase, "Meh."
I knew he was mooching off his mysterious "big bro," and he wasn't doing this with the intention of saving up and eventually becoming self-sufficient. He just kicked up a fuss whenever he wanted something, and... it usually appeared. I still thought he was physically unattractive, too. I hate nasty-ass beards, I have a strong preference for shorter guys (they don't need to be as short as Dennis, but I don't exactly love being towered over), and Whisky had whatever the dude version of resting bitch face is. I admonished myself for being shallow and decided to soldier on. Date after date. And I did kind of get used to all the shallow things I objected to.
But, really... Dating Whisky at all was a dick move on my part. Then again, how many Nice Guy (TM)s want girls to do exactly what I did? Not attracted? Think he's kind of a bum? Find him a bit boring? Just give him a chance!!! Go on a crap-ton of dates with him until you like the familiarity enough to settle for him. That's the key to a healthy relationship!!! It never works. You could flip this around and apply it to Nice Girls who want pity dates, too.
Anyway. Lucy knew I was dating Whisky, and she thought it was great. She was honestly just happy to see that I was no longer pining over Dennis and that Whisky was no longer getting relentlessly stalked by Mary. Speaking of Mary... She'd had an imaginary dramatic breakup with Scumbanger not long after she crashed Lucy's brunch. Murky aside... The following summer, I'd do another show with the pervy pest and I'd find out that Mary had given the former Rum Tum Tugger a tug in the parking lot of The Imp and had let him motorboat her. When dozens of lewd messaged filled his inbox the following day, the most indiscriminate playboy I'd ever met in my freakin' life blocked that clingy legbeard's number and never had any further contact with her. But seeing as neither of them are especially reliable sources, my best guess is that the truth is somewhere in between.
After the dramatic "breakup" with Scumbanger, Mary immediately became obsessed with the new tech guy (and his wife). They allegedly had something of a throuple situation going on, but no one ever witnessed any hard evidence of this. And then Mary and Tech Guy's wife allegedly had a catfight in the middle of the fancy restaurant where the three spent their date nights. Mary did have a shiner and a scraped knee for a few weeks, and she intimated to me that Chuckie was actually the one responsible for her looking a little rough...
I believed her because there was something very different about her demeanor when she told me this. When she was in larger groups, she just screeched about how she thought the catfight was foreplay until Tech Guy ghosted her. Yet again, we'll never know the truth. But I err on the side of belief when someone tells me that DV is going on in their home, even if I generally regard that person as a delusional pathological liar. Plus, Mary had never badmouthed Chuckie before and she never made excuses for her philandering. She just felt entitled to any ding-dong she desired. Bottom line, I think there was an unfortunate incident, and I urged her to report it. She didn't; but that doesn't mean it didn't happen.
And, yes. I think we're allowed to show compassion for Mary if Chuckie did indeed do what she was accusing him of. She absolutely deserved to get dumped in a spectacular fashion. No one deserves violence, though. But I think we're also allowed to laugh at Mary when she's acting like a crank-crazed maniac.
Moving on to lighter topics! Mary claimed to be having a hot, steamy affair with the artistic director of The Imp. At first, this seemed outlandish. But he had been the one to hire her. And he repeatedly refused to replace her when she consistently failed to learned her lines, ran around naked, and contributed little more than mukbangs to the comedy (again, I personally found it funny when she did that, but I was in the minority).
Some skullduggery was definitely afoot. Was it "sexy time," as Mary enthusiastically claimed? Who knows. Chuckie might have been paying the dude to give Mary a hobby. But not long after Mary started boasting about boning the artistic director, he suddenly began calling her out on her unprofessional behavior. They "broke up," but Mary managed to avoid getting kicked out of the improv troupe, bragging that she could sue the director for sexual harassment if he fired her.
And then... there was the pièce de résistance of Mary's misadventures in mating. She met a biker dude at Filthy McNasty's. This guys was disgusting. Most of her previous dudes had been questionable, weird, or possibly imaginary. But we all saw this one. He was as fat as a Hutt, he smelled like a grease trap, motor oil, B.O., and a very specific type of cheese... The few teeth that he had were black and green, his fingernails were yellowed and a few of them oozed pus. Finally, the volume and crackly, bubbly properties of his frequent farts indicated to George Gay that he, "definitely had a virgin booty." Mary's lard-ass loverboy called himself "Hogg," which was probably a reference to the two-wheeled vehicle that he was very obviously too large to actually ride. Or it might have just been an obvious nickname for a filthy fat fuck.
But Hogg, like Tech Guy a few loverboys ago, had a wife. And she made frequent appearances at Filthy's as well. Hogg's wife was shockingly... kind of pretty. A little rough around the edges. Didn't smell the greatest. But she stood in stark contrast to her repugnant hubby, even with her fried hair, her sloppily inked tats, and her imprecisely applied eye makeup. Her teeth were free of obvious rot. She had a beautiful figure. And she had a carefree attitude that was probably attractive to a number of people. She'd fart right along with Hogg, she didn't shave her legs, and the profane compound nouns she came up with always cracked me up (lard-tard, smegma-booger, felch-belcher).
And Mary was once again claiming to be in a throuple with The Hoggs. But this time, there was hard evidence. They'd get busy in some corner of the establishment, and even got booted from the dive bar a few times for lewd behavior, offensive odors, and illegal drug use. On one particular night, Mrs. Hogg lit one of her hubby's gargantuan ass-rippers while Mary was doing her thing, completely shrouded by his big belly. The blue flame ignited some spilt booze on the dingy floor, and a small fire erupted. The staff were able to stomp it out, but the nasty throuple was unceremoniously banished.
Alas, management allowed Mary to re-enter the bar because she apparently had some sort of sway with one of the bartenders. Instead of meeting her...uh... "partners" for some more boom-boom, Mary decided to come back inside and gush about Hogg's majestic rooster to all of us. She smelled like D cheese, ammonia, and burnt farts as she plopped down at our table, already screeching about how much bigger her "new boo" was, compared to that vile turd of an artistic director.
George Gay: Fuck me, Mary!!! You reek. Go wash the uncircumcised methhead off your hands and then you can sit with us.
Mary started to protest. Lucy cut her off. "Your whole body is probably a veritable Petri dish from fooling around with those nasty-ass people." She handed Mary some Purell. "Was the junkie junk off, keep the bottle, and don't you fucking touch me when you come back!"
Mary's bottom lip began to quiver and she looked pleadingly at me. "Just wash up," I told her. "You're too pretty to go around smelling like that.”
Off she went to the dingy bathroom. Maybe I wasn't harsh enough, but flattery got results in this instance. And when she returned, she had managed to dilute the stench enough so that we could stand to sit at the same table with her.
Mary took a deep breath in preparation to gush about something that would have undoubtedly been disgusting, but George cut her off this time. "Mare. How do you even BANG someone with a belly like that?"
Mary (speaking a bit more quickly than usual): Oh, it just takes some creative positioning. We get him to lie down. If Mrs. Hogg is taking in the rod, I hold his bowl of jelly up with both arms and stick my cooter in his face. He eats it like his mommy made it! And when it's my turn to get blasted, the missus uses a bunch of yoga straps to hold it up. I have to take it from behind because my own little tiny bit of va-jiggle-jaggle bumps up against his bowl of jelly if why try to smash like vanilla people. It's so much fun, though!!! And then he props his bowl of jelly up on the coffee table and plays with himself while he watches his honey strap on a dil...
George: I so regret asking.
Mary: They're sooo fun to fool around with! I think they might be my forever partners! (Her hands were too shaky to slide down her body in unbridled ecstasy, so she clasped them together and hid them underneath her itty bitty little gunt.)
Lucy: So when are you gonna dump Chuck?
Mary: Well... Hogg and the missus don't have much scratch. And what they do have, they spend on smokeables. When I meet a real sugar daddy, I'll get rid of Chuckle. He pretended to be a baller before we got married. But he's just middle management and he's content to stay there. Pffffftt. No ambition.
Mary launched into another long, unnecessarily graphic gushing about her garbage partners and their nasty-ass boom-boom. So I decided this would be a good time to clear my conscience about dating Whisky. Mary hadn't so much as mentioned him in months. She was inexplicably smitten with The Hoggs. And her ultimate dream man was obviously some filthy rich dude (perhaps a literally filthy dude who was also rich), which took Whisky out of the running. I still think it would have been amusing if Mary had tried to date Mori...
I waited for her adult film star gasp to wind down before I finally interjected, "Wow. Sounds like you've got a fantastic sex life right now!"
Mary: I do! You need to get over that born-again weirdo and find a real man so that you and I can have good girl talk!
Me: Well... I'm not banging anybody, but I am dating somebody. Sort of. It's not really that big of a deal. I'm not even sure that I'm completely into him. But he's been super sweet to me...
Lucy put her arm around me, almost as if she knew I was about to need protection.
Mary: TELL ME!
I hesitated. "Well... It's Whiskers."
In an instant, George jumped up and grabbed Mary by the shoulders, lest she lunge at me.
But Mary got very quiet. Silent tears welled up in her eyes and rolled down her cheeks. She gasped and buried her face in her hands, now emitting one seemingly endless, impossibly high-pitched whine.
George loosened his grip and began to pat her on the back. Lucy's grip tightened on me and she whispered, "Here we go. Overreaction sequence has commenced."
Mary lifted her red, tear-stained face and glared at me. "HOW COULD YOU???"
Me: Mary, I swear. I thought you hated his guts. I haven't heard you talk about him in ages. When he asked, I thought it would be good for me to give him a chance since he's always been really sweet to me.
Mary: But what about the way he treated ME??? He was such an asshole!
Lucy: Was he? Mary, you stalked the guy. If he was rude, it was only because you weren't taking NO for an answer.
Mary: He never told me he wanted to end things. He just kept ghosting me. But whenever I showed up at his house and jumped on him, we always wound up smashing. Eventually.
I didn't have the gumption at that point in my life to suggest to Mary that it's wrong on every imaginable level to coerce someone into intimate activity, regardless of gender. And even knowing what Whiskers would eventually become, he didn't deserve THAT. I should have called her out. Instead I tried to steer the conversation back to her current bedroom bliss and try to get her to resume thinking the disgusting thoughts that delighted her so much.
Me: Who cares what he's doing now?! Aren't you insanely happy with your fun new lovers???
Mary: NO! THEY STINK! HE'S FAT. I want my sexy Whisky-Boo Whiskers back!!! Give him back, Valley! Puh-leeee-eeee-eeeee-eeeease.
Me: I don't "have" him. I'm just seeing him. If he hurt you this much, why don't you try to sit down and have a real conversation with him? It might be good for both of you to clear the air.
Mary: He blocked me on everythi-iiiiiii-iiiii-iiiiiing. Waaaaaaaaaah!
Me: Well, I guess that's your answer. You probably overwhelmed him. He seems like a bit of a softy. Personally, I need a softy right now. But I think you need a manly man.
Mary rose. She gave me an icy stare. And then she cooed in an unnervingly sweet tone. "I love you, Valley-Boo. I know you didn't mean to break my heart."
Me: Thank you, Mary. Really, I wouldn't have even considered his initial invitation if you hadn't been calling him "Satan," and telling us all that you hated him, and dating all these new guys. I didn't do it to spite you, I swear. It just happened.
Mary (still creepily, icily sweet): Yes. We're so alike, you and I. It's perfectly understandable that the same guy would go for both of us. But you owe me. You owe me big.
Me: I'm gonna disagree with that. If you think I slighted you, just tell me to fuck off. If you really do understand that these things happen, then you'll accept that there was no malice on anyone's part.
Mary: Mmmm-hmmmm. We'll see about that.
She jiggled her Jupiters, tossed her hair, and stalked out of the dive bar...
AND THEN SHE BANGED DENNIS.
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And I'll very, very cautiously tiptoe over the bit where I do a bunch of mental gymnastics, squint my eyes, tilt my head, and convince myself that dating Whisky might be a welcome change of pace. I have no delusions when I look back on it. This was a dumb move in retrospect, but all the mental gymnastics in the world can't bring me to a reasonable scenario where I was psychic and thus able to predict what he'd become once he stopped pretending to be a gentleman. Nor can the most elite, Olympic-level mental gymnastics execute a double salto layout with a half-twist perfectly enough to force me to concede the "logical point" that I should have spotted warning signs that I'd never freakin' seen before. Okay, that's enough saltiness for today. Don't worry. This chapter mostly focuses on Mary's mania. Whisky's just kind of... there.
So there I was... dating a guy who called when he said he would, remained constant in his affections, never asked for weird stuff in the sack (in fact, we weren't even intimate at that point), and claimed to be a secular humanist who practiced elements of Hinduism (as opposed to conveniently becoming born-again whenever it suited his needs to wallow in shame). And we seemed to have similar enough tastes in media, which made for pleasant movie nights and enjoyable conversations about nerdy stuff. It felt like a step up. It felt safe. At that point in time, I was content.
But here's a shameful admission for ya. My original intention was to make Whisky the "for now guy." I knew I could do better. I was formally educated, I was in shape, I was normatively attractive, and I tended to be successful in both my theatrical and academic endeavors. Plus, I was super friendly and good with people. Whisky was kind of a bump on a log. Sure, he seemed nice. He was sometimes able to make interesting conversation. But my overall sentiment regarding the relationship was, to quote Whisky's favorite catch phrase, "Meh."
I knew he was mooching off his mysterious "big bro," and he wasn't doing this with the intention of saving up and eventually becoming self-sufficient. He just kicked up a fuss whenever he wanted something, and... it usually appeared. I still thought he was physically unattractive, too. I hate nasty-ass beards, I have a strong preference for shorter guys (they don't need to be as short as Dennis, but I don't exactly love being towered over), and Whisky had whatever the dude version of resting bitch face is. I admonished myself for being shallow and decided to soldier on. Date after date. And I did kind of get used to all the shallow things I objected to.
But, really... Dating Whisky at all was a dick move on my part. Then again, how many Nice Guy (TM)s want girls to do exactly what I did? Not attracted? Think he's kind of a bum? Find him a bit boring? Just give him a chance!!! Go on a crap-ton of dates with him until you like the familiarity enough to settle for him. That's the key to a healthy relationship!!! It never works. You could flip this around and apply it to Nice Girls who want pity dates, too.
Anyway. Lucy knew I was dating Whisky, and she thought it was great. She was honestly just happy to see that I was no longer pining over Dennis and that Whisky was no longer getting relentlessly stalked by Mary. Speaking of Mary... She'd had an imaginary dramatic breakup with Scumbanger not long after she crashed Lucy's brunch. Murky aside... The following summer, I'd do another show with the pervy pest and I'd find out that Mary had given the former Rum Tum Tugger a tug in the parking lot of The Imp and had let him motorboat her. When dozens of lewd messaged filled his inbox the following day, the most indiscriminate playboy I'd ever met in my freakin' life blocked that clingy legbeard's number and never had any further contact with her. But seeing as neither of them are especially reliable sources, my best guess is that the truth is somewhere in between.
After the dramatic "breakup" with Scumbanger, Mary immediately became obsessed with the new tech guy (and his wife). They allegedly had something of a throuple situation going on, but no one ever witnessed any hard evidence of this. And then Mary and Tech Guy's wife allegedly had a catfight in the middle of the fancy restaurant where the three spent their date nights. Mary did have a shiner and a scraped knee for a few weeks, and she intimated to me that Chuckie was actually the one responsible for her looking a little rough...
I believed her because there was something very different about her demeanor when she told me this. When she was in larger groups, she just screeched about how she thought the catfight was foreplay until Tech Guy ghosted her. Yet again, we'll never know the truth. But I err on the side of belief when someone tells me that DV is going on in their home, even if I generally regard that person as a delusional pathological liar. Plus, Mary had never badmouthed Chuckie before and she never made excuses for her philandering. She just felt entitled to any ding-dong she desired. Bottom line, I think there was an unfortunate incident, and I urged her to report it. She didn't; but that doesn't mean it didn't happen.
And, yes. I think we're allowed to show compassion for Mary if Chuckie did indeed do what she was accusing him of. She absolutely deserved to get dumped in a spectacular fashion. No one deserves violence, though. But I think we're also allowed to laugh at Mary when she's acting like a crank-crazed maniac.
Moving on to lighter topics! Mary claimed to be having a hot, steamy affair with the artistic director of The Imp. At first, this seemed outlandish. But he had been the one to hire her. And he repeatedly refused to replace her when she consistently failed to learned her lines, ran around naked, and contributed little more than mukbangs to the comedy (again, I personally found it funny when she did that, but I was in the minority).
Some skullduggery was definitely afoot. Was it "sexy time," as Mary enthusiastically claimed? Who knows. Chuckie might have been paying the dude to give Mary a hobby. But not long after Mary started boasting about boning the artistic director, he suddenly began calling her out on her unprofessional behavior. They "broke up," but Mary managed to avoid getting kicked out of the improv troupe, bragging that she could sue the director for sexual harassment if he fired her.
And then... there was the pièce de résistance of Mary's misadventures in mating. She met a biker dude at Filthy McNasty's. This guys was disgusting. Most of her previous dudes had been questionable, weird, or possibly imaginary. But we all saw this one. He was as fat as a Hutt, he smelled like a grease trap, motor oil, B.O., and a very specific type of cheese... The few teeth that he had were black and green, his fingernails were yellowed and a few of them oozed pus. Finally, the volume and crackly, bubbly properties of his frequent farts indicated to George Gay that he, "definitely had a virgin booty." Mary's lard-ass loverboy called himself "Hogg," which was probably a reference to the two-wheeled vehicle that he was very obviously too large to actually ride. Or it might have just been an obvious nickname for a filthy fat fuck.
But Hogg, like Tech Guy a few loverboys ago, had a wife. And she made frequent appearances at Filthy's as well. Hogg's wife was shockingly... kind of pretty. A little rough around the edges. Didn't smell the greatest. But she stood in stark contrast to her repugnant hubby, even with her fried hair, her sloppily inked tats, and her imprecisely applied eye makeup. Her teeth were free of obvious rot. She had a beautiful figure. And she had a carefree attitude that was probably attractive to a number of people. She'd fart right along with Hogg, she didn't shave her legs, and the profane compound nouns she came up with always cracked me up (lard-tard, smegma-booger, felch-belcher).
And Mary was once again claiming to be in a throuple with The Hoggs. But this time, there was hard evidence. They'd get busy in some corner of the establishment, and even got booted from the dive bar a few times for lewd behavior, offensive odors, and illegal drug use. On one particular night, Mrs. Hogg lit one of her hubby's gargantuan ass-rippers while Mary was doing her thing, completely shrouded by his big belly. The blue flame ignited some spilt booze on the dingy floor, and a small fire erupted. The staff were able to stomp it out, but the nasty throuple was unceremoniously banished.
Alas, management allowed Mary to re-enter the bar because she apparently had some sort of sway with one of the bartenders. Instead of meeting her...uh... "partners" for some more boom-boom, Mary decided to come back inside and gush about Hogg's majestic rooster to all of us. She smelled like D cheese, ammonia, and burnt farts as she plopped down at our table, already screeching about how much bigger her "new boo" was, compared to that vile turd of an artistic director.
George Gay: Fuck me, Mary!!! You reek. Go wash the uncircumcised methhead off your hands and then you can sit with us.
Mary started to protest. Lucy cut her off. "Your whole body is probably a veritable Petri dish from fooling around with those nasty-ass people." She handed Mary some Purell. "Was the junkie junk off, keep the bottle, and don't you fucking touch me when you come back!"
Mary's bottom lip began to quiver and she looked pleadingly at me. "Just wash up," I told her. "You're too pretty to go around smelling like that.”
Off she went to the dingy bathroom. Maybe I wasn't harsh enough, but flattery got results in this instance. And when she returned, she had managed to dilute the stench enough so that we could stand to sit at the same table with her.
Mary took a deep breath in preparation to gush about something that would have undoubtedly been disgusting, but George cut her off this time. "Mare. How do you even BANG someone with a belly like that?"
Mary (speaking a bit more quickly than usual): Oh, it just takes some creative positioning. We get him to lie down. If Mrs. Hogg is taking in the rod, I hold his bowl of jelly up with both arms and stick my cooter in his face. He eats it like his mommy made it! And when it's my turn to get blasted, the missus uses a bunch of yoga straps to hold it up. I have to take it from behind because my own little tiny bit of va-jiggle-jaggle bumps up against his bowl of jelly if why try to smash like vanilla people. It's so much fun, though!!! And then he props his bowl of jelly up on the coffee table and plays with himself while he watches his honey strap on a dil...
George: I so regret asking.
Mary: They're sooo fun to fool around with! I think they might be my forever partners! (Her hands were too shaky to slide down her body in unbridled ecstasy, so she clasped them together and hid them underneath her itty bitty little gunt.)
Lucy: So when are you gonna dump Chuck?
Mary: Well... Hogg and the missus don't have much scratch. And what they do have, they spend on smokeables. When I meet a real sugar daddy, I'll get rid of Chuckle. He pretended to be a baller before we got married. But he's just middle management and he's content to stay there. Pffffftt. No ambition.
Mary launched into another long, unnecessarily graphic gushing about her garbage partners and their nasty-ass boom-boom. So I decided this would be a good time to clear my conscience about dating Whisky. Mary hadn't so much as mentioned him in months. She was inexplicably smitten with The Hoggs. And her ultimate dream man was obviously some filthy rich dude (perhaps a literally filthy dude who was also rich), which took Whisky out of the running. I still think it would have been amusing if Mary had tried to date Mori...
I waited for her adult film star gasp to wind down before I finally interjected, "Wow. Sounds like you've got a fantastic sex life right now!"
Mary: I do! You need to get over that born-again weirdo and find a real man so that you and I can have good girl talk!
Me: Well... I'm not banging anybody, but I am dating somebody. Sort of. It's not really that big of a deal. I'm not even sure that I'm completely into him. But he's been super sweet to me...
Lucy put her arm around me, almost as if she knew I was about to need protection.
Mary: TELL ME!
I hesitated. "Well... It's Whiskers."
In an instant, George jumped up and grabbed Mary by the shoulders, lest she lunge at me.
But Mary got very quiet. Silent tears welled up in her eyes and rolled down her cheeks. She gasped and buried her face in her hands, now emitting one seemingly endless, impossibly high-pitched whine.
George loosened his grip and began to pat her on the back. Lucy's grip tightened on me and she whispered, "Here we go. Overreaction sequence has commenced."
Mary lifted her red, tear-stained face and glared at me. "HOW COULD YOU???"
Me: Mary, I swear. I thought you hated his guts. I haven't heard you talk about him in ages. When he asked, I thought it would be good for me to give him a chance since he's always been really sweet to me.
Mary: But what about the way he treated ME??? He was such an asshole!
Lucy: Was he? Mary, you stalked the guy. If he was rude, it was only because you weren't taking NO for an answer.
Mary: He never told me he wanted to end things. He just kept ghosting me. But whenever I showed up at his house and jumped on him, we always wound up smashing. Eventually.
I didn't have the gumption at that point in my life to suggest to Mary that it's wrong on every imaginable level to coerce someone into intimate activity, regardless of gender. And even knowing what Whiskers would eventually become, he didn't deserve THAT. I should have called her out. Instead I tried to steer the conversation back to her current bedroom bliss and try to get her to resume thinking the disgusting thoughts that delighted her so much.
Me: Who cares what he's doing now?! Aren't you insanely happy with your fun new lovers???
Mary: NO! THEY STINK! HE'S FAT. I want my sexy Whisky-Boo Whiskers back!!! Give him back, Valley! Puh-leeee-eeee-eeeee-eeeease.
Me: I don't "have" him. I'm just seeing him. If he hurt you this much, why don't you try to sit down and have a real conversation with him? It might be good for both of you to clear the air.
Mary: He blocked me on everythi-iiiiiii-iiiii-iiiiiing. Waaaaaaaaaah!
Me: Well, I guess that's your answer. You probably overwhelmed him. He seems like a bit of a softy. Personally, I need a softy right now. But I think you need a manly man.
Mary rose. She gave me an icy stare. And then she cooed in an unnervingly sweet tone. "I love you, Valley-Boo. I know you didn't mean to break my heart."
Me: Thank you, Mary. Really, I wouldn't have even considered his initial invitation if you hadn't been calling him "Satan," and telling us all that you hated him, and dating all these new guys. I didn't do it to spite you, I swear. It just happened.
Mary (still creepily, icily sweet): Yes. We're so alike, you and I. It's perfectly understandable that the same guy would go for both of us. But you owe me. You owe me big.
Me: I'm gonna disagree with that. If you think I slighted you, just tell me to fuck off. If you really do understand that these things happen, then you'll accept that there was no malice on anyone's part.
Mary: Mmmm-hmmmm. We'll see about that.
She jiggled her Jupiters, tossed her hair, and stalked out of the dive bar...
AND THEN SHE BANGED DENNIS.
2024.05.14 00:59 _yaxxm Lets be real... Colin is in love with Pen before their kiss. He's just been delulu
It is entirely in the way he looks at her, all before their kiss where he has his "OH I AM IN LOVE WITH MY CLOSE FRIEND" moment lmao.
I mean exhibit A, Episode 1 Pen has just arrived at the first ball with her fancy new dress and new hairdo!:
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https://preview.redd.it/h17ve0vut90d1.png?width=553&format=png&auto=webp&s=3acf19187fc78279c3d53baf8c2066848f480bce
https://preview.redd.it/zrirlznxt90d1.png?width=679&format=png&auto=webp&s=4e23832b533b8fff8ea2761d93ab903fd5c4d424
This is episode 1. Penelope has not spoken to him all summer. She comes out in a different colour and a fresh hairstyle and he is ENCHANTED. This man is glancing up as he drinks to keep his eyes on her. Literally is so hyperfixated on her that he can't look away to take a sip of his drink? Now let's see what the other reactions are from the men of the marriage mart:
https://preview.redd.it/aseukw70v90d1.png?width=702&format=png&auto=webp&s=e68beea41abe6ec590256b36ad84ea1e736f0b5d
First of all, very lack luster and I must say these men are so wrong for this. How are you not absolutely enchanted by Pen, she is stunning. This man could not cae less, he is glancing because everyone else is. The other man beside him is literally glancing at Colin because his reaction is SO OBVIOUS LMAO!!! He looks baffled that this is the same man that uttered the words "I would not court Penelope Featherington in your wildest dreams".
Now exhibit B, Colin want to see how much rizz Pen has Ep 2, before they share their first kiss (most likely):
https://preview.redd.it/fr2ie7hov90d1.png?width=1206&format=png&auto=webp&s=ee99c08049a5377b8881cdc90035f20d8721bdae
Pen has 0 rizz it seems, she is nervous and awkward and can barely string together a sentence in front of the suitors. But here, Colin is smiling softly at her. He is endeared by her. Now let's see the other suitors:
https://preview.redd.it/27g41q2iw90d1.png?width=1345&format=png&auto=webp&s=5eba43eb175f76c48cf6a50dfd5fcc8f96179e50
Let's just start by saying these men are dumn. They're absolutely NOT VALID TO BE LOOKING AT HER THIS WAY because Pen is so cute and endearing even tho she is awkward but like they are so put off by the way she is acting. There is no endearment here. She is just some weird woman who is trying and failing to speak to them with Colin just watching and... smiling like a dork? lmao
I think there will be much more of this in the first 2 episodes, but it is just so clear how much he feels for her. He is always the one staring at her in happiness and wonder when everyone else is either uninterested, put off, or ignoring her outright. Colin has always seen her. I cannot WAIT to see him after their kiss absolutely going batshit crazy with longing and yearning for Pen while she is courting Lord Debling. We've already seen some of his stares and I am so here for it!
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I mean exhibit A, Episode 1 Pen has just arrived at the first ball with her fancy new dress and new hairdo!:
https://preview.redd.it/h5cnrhuut90d1.png?width=585&format=png&auto=webp&s=4295118c80041197b3a8bb8c34c85c42e1a2604b
https://preview.redd.it/h17ve0vut90d1.png?width=553&format=png&auto=webp&s=3acf19187fc78279c3d53baf8c2066848f480bce
https://preview.redd.it/zrirlznxt90d1.png?width=679&format=png&auto=webp&s=4e23832b533b8fff8ea2761d93ab903fd5c4d424
This is episode 1. Penelope has not spoken to him all summer. She comes out in a different colour and a fresh hairstyle and he is ENCHANTED. This man is glancing up as he drinks to keep his eyes on her. Literally is so hyperfixated on her that he can't look away to take a sip of his drink? Now let's see what the other reactions are from the men of the marriage mart:
https://preview.redd.it/aseukw70v90d1.png?width=702&format=png&auto=webp&s=e68beea41abe6ec590256b36ad84ea1e736f0b5d
First of all, very lack luster and I must say these men are so wrong for this. How are you not absolutely enchanted by Pen, she is stunning. This man could not cae less, he is glancing because everyone else is. The other man beside him is literally glancing at Colin because his reaction is SO OBVIOUS LMAO!!! He looks baffled that this is the same man that uttered the words "I would not court Penelope Featherington in your wildest dreams".
Now exhibit B, Colin want to see how much rizz Pen has Ep 2, before they share their first kiss (most likely):
https://preview.redd.it/fr2ie7hov90d1.png?width=1206&format=png&auto=webp&s=ee99c08049a5377b8881cdc90035f20d8721bdae
Pen has 0 rizz it seems, she is nervous and awkward and can barely string together a sentence in front of the suitors. But here, Colin is smiling softly at her. He is endeared by her. Now let's see the other suitors:
https://preview.redd.it/27g41q2iw90d1.png?width=1345&format=png&auto=webp&s=5eba43eb175f76c48cf6a50dfd5fcc8f96179e50
Let's just start by saying these men are dumn. They're absolutely NOT VALID TO BE LOOKING AT HER THIS WAY because Pen is so cute and endearing even tho she is awkward but like they are so put off by the way she is acting. There is no endearment here. She is just some weird woman who is trying and failing to speak to them with Colin just watching and... smiling like a dork? lmao
I think there will be much more of this in the first 2 episodes, but it is just so clear how much he feels for her. He is always the one staring at her in happiness and wonder when everyone else is either uninterested, put off, or ignoring her outright. Colin has always seen her. I cannot WAIT to see him after their kiss absolutely going batshit crazy with longing and yearning for Pen while she is courting Lord Debling. We've already seen some of his stares and I am so here for it!
2024.05.03 14:20 Odd-Hunt8306 Beyond Strands: Empowering Your Essence With Real Hair Wigs for Women
Beyond Strands: Empowering Your Essence With Real Hair Wigs for Women
Introduction:
Real hair wigs for women aren’t just fancy accessories you pick up at a wig store. They go way beyond that — they’re like confidence boosters and identity restorers, especially when dealing with hair loss. Whether it’s the lifelike synthetic wigs or the genuine human hair wigs, they’re more than just about looks.They’re like your superhero cape, helping you rediscover and embrace the real you. Let’s dive into the world where these wigs aren’t just strands of hair; they’re powerful symbols of strength, self-love, and the amazing spirit of being a woman.
1. The Art of Installing a Real-Hair Wig:
Installing a real hair wig is more than just a process; it’s a ritual of self-love and transformation. Begin by adorning your crown with a snug wig cap, creating a foundation for a seamless fit. As you delicately align the real hair wig with your natural hairline, feel the connection between your inner and outer beauty. This simple act transcends the physical, empowering women to embrace their essence with each carefully placed strand.
Before you put on a wig, make sure to sweep your hair back and away from your face. Simply pin your hair in place and spray it with hairspray to keep it in place. Make sure you don’t spray your wig with hairspray as well.
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2. How Long Do Systems Last? — Our hair systems have an average lifespan of three to six months. Although it can last longer, 3–6 months is a good starting point, and you should plan to change the piece 2–3 times a year.
How well you maintain a system and use the suggested products can also have an impact on how long it lasts. Here are 5 Tips for Maintaining your Hair System :
- Don’t Over-shampoo
- Conduct Regular Conditioning
- Be Cautious With a Hairdryer
- Stay Away from the Sun Rays
- Take Care of Hair Knots
- Superb hair systems that need to be maintained every three weeks.
- Totally imperceptible, enabling a fully extended front, without identifying boundaries or changes.
- Not unpleasant, but cosy (noticable)
- Completely natural (really good hair)
- They are customizable, letting you choose the hairdo and density.
- Most crucial, though, is that they let you carry on with your regular activities (supporting growth spurts, exercise, helmets, showers, and headgear).
Ever wondered about the mesmerizing transformation of men’s hair systems? Picture it as a peek behind the curtain before the show begins. Journey backstage as adhesives, tapes, and clips work in harmony to seamlessly integrate the hair system.
Transitioning from the technicalities, discover the profound psychological impact, where individuals not only transform physically but experience a symphony of renewed self-esteem and confidence.
Men’s hair systems become not just an external change but a catalyst for internal shifts, sparking personal growth and self-discovery.
5. Bringing Back the Lost Confidence :
A men’s hair system is an effective means of regaining self-assurance. In addition to giving the illusion of being more natural and fuller, it empowers people and helps them let go of the fears connected to hair loss.
Beyond aesthetics, the transformational effect becomes a source of newly discovered confidence and a path towards personal development.
A recurring motif in the narratives of those who opt for this course of action is the rediscovery of confidence, the reinvention of self-belief, and the release from the limitations imposed by hair loss.
Conclusion :
May this blog act as a compass for you as we explore men’s hair systems, helping you navigate the complex terrain of longevity, features, and confidence. Together, let’s unravel the tapestry, in which every thread narrates a tale of metamorphosis, self-awareness, and rediscovered confidence. Ready to transform your confidence at our Hair Care Centre with our bespoke men’s hair systems? Contact us today for personalized consultations and solutions. Have questions or concerns? Drop a comment below — we’re here to guide you every strand of the way!”2024.04.27 04:42 SkorThc Mad God overhaul Modpack Classic
Here is a very unclean version of all the mods in that modpack since I for one could not find this list for the damn life of me.
"0000","+","DLC: Wasteland Workshop"
"0001","+","DLC: Vault-Tec Workshop"
"0002","+","DLC: Nuka-World"
"0003","+","DLC: Far Harbor"
"0004","+","DLC: Contraptions Workshop"
"0005","+","DLC: Automatron"
"0006","-","Luxor Overhaul_separator"
"0007","+","Fallout4 - Textures1 2K"
"0008","+","Fallout4 - Textures2 2K"
"0009","+","Fallout4 - Textures3 2K"
"0010","+","Fallout4 - Textures4 2K"
"0011","+","Fallout4 - Textures5 2K"
"0012","+","Fallout4 - Textures6 2K"
"0013","+","Fallout4 - Textures7 2K"
"0014","+","Fallout4 - Textures8 2K"
"0015","+","Fallout4 - Textures9 2K"
"0016","+","DLCCoast - Textures 2K"
"0017","+","DLCRobot - Textures 2K"
"0018","+","DLCNukaWorld - Textures 2K"
"0019","+","DLCworkshop01 - Textures 2K"
"0020","+","DLCworkshop02 - Textures 2K"
"0021","+","DLCworkshop03 - Textures 2K"
"0022","-","VR Basics_separator"
"0023","+","Essential Boot Files"
"0024","+","F4SE Scripts"
"0025","+","Fallout 4 Version Check Patcher"
"0026","+","DLCVR - Fallout 4 VR and DLC standalone bug fixes"
"0027","+","Automatron VR Workbench Rebuild"
"0028","+","Fallout4 VR Tools"
"0029","+","Unofficial Fallout 4 Patch"
"0030","+","Unofficial Fallout 4 VR Fix"
"0031","+","VR Address Library for F4SEVR"
"0032","+","Buffout 4 VR with PDB support"
"0033","+","FallUI - Inventory"
"0034","+","FallUI VR-Patch"
"0035","+","FallUI - HUD VR"
"0036","+","FallUI - HUD VR Sorter"
"0037","+","DEF_UI Iconlibs Rescaled and Fixed"
"0038","+","Better Default Scope VR"
"0039","+","Disk Cache Enabler - F4VR"
"0040","+","High FPS Physics Fix"
"0041","+","No Featured Item popup"
"0042","-","Audio_separator"
"0043","+","Ambient Wasteland - Fallout 4 Edition"
"0044","+","Reverb and Ambiance Overhaul"
"0045","+","Melee Impact Overhaul"
"0046","+","Physics Impact Overhaul and Bullet Casing Sounds"
"0047","+","Project Reality Footsteps FO4"
"0048","+","NPC Footstep Overhaul"
"0049","+","Immersive Bullet Time SFX"
"0050","+","Realistic Reverb and Ambience Overhaul - VR and FP"
"0051","+","Realistic Reverb and Ambience Overhaul - Physics Sound Overhaul Patch"
"0052","-","Major Textures_separator"
"0053","+","Commonwealth LOD - for 2k"
"0054","+","Far Harbor LOD - for 2k"
"0055","+","Nuka World LOD - for 2k"
"0056","+","Cubemaps Fix loose Files Version"
"0057","+","Visible Galaxy 4k and Framework"
"0058","+","Galaxy Milky Way 4k Skystars 4k"
"0059","+","FTO Moons Masser And Secunda 2K"
"0060","+","Concrete Retaining Walls Replacer"
"0061","+","FO4 HD Overhaul 2k Debris Ground Tile Fix"
"0062","+","FO4 HD Overhaul 2k Fixed Alpha Maps"
"0063","+","FO4 HD Overhaul 2k Materials Glowing Sea"
"0064","+","FO4 HD Overhaul Vehicles SSR"
"0065","+","Lighting Series - All In One"
"0066","+","Ultimate Window Overhaul Redone"
"0067","+","Wasteland Illumination"
"0068","+","illuminated AIO - Let there be light edition"
"0069","-","Minor Textures_separator"
"0070","+","Components Redone"
"0071","+","Components Redone - Copper Fix"
"0072","+","Detailed Urban Food"
"0073","+","HD Prewar Money 2K"
"0074","+","PipBoy (Pip-Boy) UHD 4K"
"0075","+","4K Posters Retexture by Wolf7808 ver.1.1"
"0076","+","Proper Flyers And Posters"
"0077","+","Retextured Chems v.2 - Ephla's Unique Chems"
"0078","+","Retextured First Aid Kits - Ephla's Unique First Aid"
"0079","+","Retexture Fertilizer Bag - by Ben Ephla"
"0080","+","Retextured Terminals - by Ben Ephla"
"0081","+","Retextured Toolbox - by Ben Ephla"
"0082","+","Retextured Water - by Ben Ephla"
"0083","+","Robot Model Kit 2K Retextures and Collectible Boxes"
"0084","+","Detailed Deathclaw Skin"
"0085","+","Gravel Redone 2K"
"0086","+","Roads Redone 2K"
"0087","+","Super Behemoth"
"0088","-","Vanilla Weapon & Clothing_separator"
"0089","+","10mm HD 2K"
"0090","+","BH Combat Knife Retexture"
"0091","+","Broadsider HD"
"0092","+","Cryolator HD"
"0093","+","Double Barrel HD 2K"
"0094","+","Dpillari's Institute Suite 2K"
"0095","+","Hazmat Suit UHD 2K"
"0096","+","Gauss Rifle UHD 2K"
"0097","+","Missile Launcher HD 2K"
"0098","+","Leafblower Junkjet 2K"
"0099","+","Power Armors Jetpack HD 2K"
"0100","+","Power Armor Frame 4K UHD"
"0101","+","Power Armor T45 4K UHD"
"0102","+","Power Armor T51 4K UHD"
"0103","+","Power Armor T60 4k UHD"
"0104","+","Power Armor X-01 4K UHD"
"0105","+","The Ballistic Series 2K"
"0106","+","The Delightful Deliverer"
"0107","+","The Fancy Fatman"
"0108","+","The Fantastic Forty Four"
"0109","+","The Flamer Project 2K"
"0110","+","The Hunting Rifle Set 2K"
"0111","+","The Laser Series 2K"
"0112","+","The Plasma Project 2K"
"0113","+","The Radical Ripper"
"0114","+","Equipment and Crafting Overhaul (ECO)"
"0115","-","Modern Armors & Clothing_separator"
"0116","-","Modern Weapons_separator"
"0117","-","NPC_separator"
"0118","+","BodySlide and Outfit Studio"
"0119","+","Caliente's Beautiful Bodies Enhancer -CBBE-"
"0120","+","CBP Physics for FO4VR"
"0121","+","MTM CBP Physics Preset"
"0122","+","Commonwealth Cuts - KS Hairdos - ApachiiSkyHair"
"0123","+","The Eyes of Beauty Fallout Kaleidoscope Edition - All-in-One"
"0124","+","Unfair Skin"
"0125","+","Companion and NPC's Face replacer All-in-one Pack"
"0126","+","Wasteland Heroines Replacer and Presets All in One"
"0127","+","ANiceOakTree's Diverse Children"
"0128","+","BodySlide_Output"
"0129","-","Gameplay_separator"
"0130","+","Arbitration"
"0131","+","Hip-Fire Perk Replacers"
"0132","+","Critical Hits Outside of VATS"
"0133","+","Bullet Time VATS VR"
"0134","+","Weapon Accuracy Redone for VR"
"0135","+","Bladed Weapons Redux for VR"
"0136","+","Cheat Terminal"
"0137","+","Easy Lockpicking and Hacking"
"0138","+","Faster Terminal Displays"
"0139","+","SKK Combat Stalkers (Nexus Edition)"
"0140","+","SKK Fast Start new game"
"0141","+","SKK Quick Player Respec"
"0142","+","Unlimited Survival Mode - F4SE"
"0143","-","New Content_separator"
"0144","+","Workshop Framework"
"0145","+","Sim Settlements 2 - All Chapters Pack"
"0146","+","Rise of the Commonwealth for Sim Settlements 2"
"0147","+","Fallout 4 VR Compatibility Patch for Sim Settlements 2"
"0148","+","VRCP_SS2 - Experimental Book Interface Fix"
"0149","-","Weather (Choose One)_separator"
"0150","-","1 - Vivid Weather & True Storms_separator"
"0151","-","Vivid Weathers"
"0152","-","True Storms Wasteland Edition v1.4"
"0153","-","Nuka World Add-On (with TS Far Harbor Compatibility)"
"0154","-","Weather Synergy - Merge Patch"
"0155","-","2 - NAT X_separator"
"0156","+","NAC X - NATURAL AND ATMOSPHERIC COMMONWEALTH 10 - Legacy Edition"
"0157","+","NAC X - VR Patch"
"0158","-","Special Effects and FX_separator"
"0159","+","Vivid Waters"
"0160","+","Reflective Water"
"0161","+","Reflective Water - DLC (Requires Far Harbor and Nuka World)"
"0162","+","PipBoy to Head Lamp"
"0163","+","Enhanced Blood Textures"
"0164","+","Burst Impact Blast FX 9.5"
"0165","+","Ultra Exterior Lighting"
"0166","+","Ultra Interior Lighting"
"0167","+","Live Dismemberment"
"0168","+","Simple Attack Reactions - Limb-Specific Animations"
"0169","+","VR LOD Crash Workaround"
"0170","-","Performance_separator"
"0171","+","Reshade - Enable"
"0172","+","Reshade Preset - Minimalistic Light"
"0173","-","Reshade Preset - Minimalistic Full"
"0174","-","Reshade Preset - Glamur"
"0175","-","Fallout4 Upscaler VR - Enable"
"0176","-","Fallout4 Upscaler VR Preset - Nvidia DLAA"
"0177","-","Fallout4 Upscaler VR Preset - Nvidia DLSS - Balanced"
"0178","-","Fallout4 Upscaler VR Preset - Nvidia DLSS - Quality"
"0179","+","VR Performance Kit - Enable"
"0180","-","VR Performance Kit - FSR Balanced"
"0181","-","VR Performance Kit - FSR Quality"
"0182","+","VR Performance Kit - CAS Sharpening Only"
"0183","+","VR FPS Stabilizer - Improved TAA"
"0184","-","Open Composite - Meta Link Only"
"0185","-","Settings_separator"
"0186","+","HUIDE - Hide HUD Elements in VR"
"0187","+","Hide Enemy Health Bar"
"0188","-","FRIK Full Player Body"
submitted by SkorThc to Fallout_VR [link] [comments]
"0000","+","DLC: Wasteland Workshop"
"0001","+","DLC: Vault-Tec Workshop"
"0002","+","DLC: Nuka-World"
"0003","+","DLC: Far Harbor"
"0004","+","DLC: Contraptions Workshop"
"0005","+","DLC: Automatron"
"0006","-","Luxor Overhaul_separator"
"0007","+","Fallout4 - Textures1 2K"
"0008","+","Fallout4 - Textures2 2K"
"0009","+","Fallout4 - Textures3 2K"
"0010","+","Fallout4 - Textures4 2K"
"0011","+","Fallout4 - Textures5 2K"
"0012","+","Fallout4 - Textures6 2K"
"0013","+","Fallout4 - Textures7 2K"
"0014","+","Fallout4 - Textures8 2K"
"0015","+","Fallout4 - Textures9 2K"
"0016","+","DLCCoast - Textures 2K"
"0017","+","DLCRobot - Textures 2K"
"0018","+","DLCNukaWorld - Textures 2K"
"0019","+","DLCworkshop01 - Textures 2K"
"0020","+","DLCworkshop02 - Textures 2K"
"0021","+","DLCworkshop03 - Textures 2K"
"0022","-","VR Basics_separator"
"0023","+","Essential Boot Files"
"0024","+","F4SE Scripts"
"0025","+","Fallout 4 Version Check Patcher"
"0026","+","DLCVR - Fallout 4 VR and DLC standalone bug fixes"
"0027","+","Automatron VR Workbench Rebuild"
"0028","+","Fallout4 VR Tools"
"0029","+","Unofficial Fallout 4 Patch"
"0030","+","Unofficial Fallout 4 VR Fix"
"0031","+","VR Address Library for F4SEVR"
"0032","+","Buffout 4 VR with PDB support"
"0033","+","FallUI - Inventory"
"0034","+","FallUI VR-Patch"
"0035","+","FallUI - HUD VR"
"0036","+","FallUI - HUD VR Sorter"
"0037","+","DEF_UI Iconlibs Rescaled and Fixed"
"0038","+","Better Default Scope VR"
"0039","+","Disk Cache Enabler - F4VR"
"0040","+","High FPS Physics Fix"
"0041","+","No Featured Item popup"
"0042","-","Audio_separator"
"0043","+","Ambient Wasteland - Fallout 4 Edition"
"0044","+","Reverb and Ambiance Overhaul"
"0045","+","Melee Impact Overhaul"
"0046","+","Physics Impact Overhaul and Bullet Casing Sounds"
"0047","+","Project Reality Footsteps FO4"
"0048","+","NPC Footstep Overhaul"
"0049","+","Immersive Bullet Time SFX"
"0050","+","Realistic Reverb and Ambience Overhaul - VR and FP"
"0051","+","Realistic Reverb and Ambience Overhaul - Physics Sound Overhaul Patch"
"0052","-","Major Textures_separator"
"0053","+","Commonwealth LOD - for 2k"
"0054","+","Far Harbor LOD - for 2k"
"0055","+","Nuka World LOD - for 2k"
"0056","+","Cubemaps Fix loose Files Version"
"0057","+","Visible Galaxy 4k and Framework"
"0058","+","Galaxy Milky Way 4k Skystars 4k"
"0059","+","FTO Moons Masser And Secunda 2K"
"0060","+","Concrete Retaining Walls Replacer"
"0061","+","FO4 HD Overhaul 2k Debris Ground Tile Fix"
"0062","+","FO4 HD Overhaul 2k Fixed Alpha Maps"
"0063","+","FO4 HD Overhaul 2k Materials Glowing Sea"
"0064","+","FO4 HD Overhaul Vehicles SSR"
"0065","+","Lighting Series - All In One"
"0066","+","Ultimate Window Overhaul Redone"
"0067","+","Wasteland Illumination"
"0068","+","illuminated AIO - Let there be light edition"
"0069","-","Minor Textures_separator"
"0070","+","Components Redone"
"0071","+","Components Redone - Copper Fix"
"0072","+","Detailed Urban Food"
"0073","+","HD Prewar Money 2K"
"0074","+","PipBoy (Pip-Boy) UHD 4K"
"0075","+","4K Posters Retexture by Wolf7808 ver.1.1"
"0076","+","Proper Flyers And Posters"
"0077","+","Retextured Chems v.2 - Ephla's Unique Chems"
"0078","+","Retextured First Aid Kits - Ephla's Unique First Aid"
"0079","+","Retexture Fertilizer Bag - by Ben Ephla"
"0080","+","Retextured Terminals - by Ben Ephla"
"0081","+","Retextured Toolbox - by Ben Ephla"
"0082","+","Retextured Water - by Ben Ephla"
"0083","+","Robot Model Kit 2K Retextures and Collectible Boxes"
"0084","+","Detailed Deathclaw Skin"
"0085","+","Gravel Redone 2K"
"0086","+","Roads Redone 2K"
"0087","+","Super Behemoth"
"0088","-","Vanilla Weapon & Clothing_separator"
"0089","+","10mm HD 2K"
"0090","+","BH Combat Knife Retexture"
"0091","+","Broadsider HD"
"0092","+","Cryolator HD"
"0093","+","Double Barrel HD 2K"
"0094","+","Dpillari's Institute Suite 2K"
"0095","+","Hazmat Suit UHD 2K"
"0096","+","Gauss Rifle UHD 2K"
"0097","+","Missile Launcher HD 2K"
"0098","+","Leafblower Junkjet 2K"
"0099","+","Power Armors Jetpack HD 2K"
"0100","+","Power Armor Frame 4K UHD"
"0101","+","Power Armor T45 4K UHD"
"0102","+","Power Armor T51 4K UHD"
"0103","+","Power Armor T60 4k UHD"
"0104","+","Power Armor X-01 4K UHD"
"0105","+","The Ballistic Series 2K"
"0106","+","The Delightful Deliverer"
"0107","+","The Fancy Fatman"
"0108","+","The Fantastic Forty Four"
"0109","+","The Flamer Project 2K"
"0110","+","The Hunting Rifle Set 2K"
"0111","+","The Laser Series 2K"
"0112","+","The Plasma Project 2K"
"0113","+","The Radical Ripper"
"0114","+","Equipment and Crafting Overhaul (ECO)"
"0115","-","Modern Armors & Clothing_separator"
"0116","-","Modern Weapons_separator"
"0117","-","NPC_separator"
"0118","+","BodySlide and Outfit Studio"
"0119","+","Caliente's Beautiful Bodies Enhancer -CBBE-"
"0120","+","CBP Physics for FO4VR"
"0121","+","MTM CBP Physics Preset"
"0122","+","Commonwealth Cuts - KS Hairdos - ApachiiSkyHair"
"0123","+","The Eyes of Beauty Fallout Kaleidoscope Edition - All-in-One"
"0124","+","Unfair Skin"
"0125","+","Companion and NPC's Face replacer All-in-one Pack"
"0126","+","Wasteland Heroines Replacer and Presets All in One"
"0127","+","ANiceOakTree's Diverse Children"
"0128","+","BodySlide_Output"
"0129","-","Gameplay_separator"
"0130","+","Arbitration"
"0131","+","Hip-Fire Perk Replacers"
"0132","+","Critical Hits Outside of VATS"
"0133","+","Bullet Time VATS VR"
"0134","+","Weapon Accuracy Redone for VR"
"0135","+","Bladed Weapons Redux for VR"
"0136","+","Cheat Terminal"
"0137","+","Easy Lockpicking and Hacking"
"0138","+","Faster Terminal Displays"
"0139","+","SKK Combat Stalkers (Nexus Edition)"
"0140","+","SKK Fast Start new game"
"0141","+","SKK Quick Player Respec"
"0142","+","Unlimited Survival Mode - F4SE"
"0143","-","New Content_separator"
"0144","+","Workshop Framework"
"0145","+","Sim Settlements 2 - All Chapters Pack"
"0146","+","Rise of the Commonwealth for Sim Settlements 2"
"0147","+","Fallout 4 VR Compatibility Patch for Sim Settlements 2"
"0148","+","VRCP_SS2 - Experimental Book Interface Fix"
"0149","-","Weather (Choose One)_separator"
"0150","-","1 - Vivid Weather & True Storms_separator"
"0151","-","Vivid Weathers"
"0152","-","True Storms Wasteland Edition v1.4"
"0153","-","Nuka World Add-On (with TS Far Harbor Compatibility)"
"0154","-","Weather Synergy - Merge Patch"
"0155","-","2 - NAT X_separator"
"0156","+","NAC X - NATURAL AND ATMOSPHERIC COMMONWEALTH 10 - Legacy Edition"
"0157","+","NAC X - VR Patch"
"0158","-","Special Effects and FX_separator"
"0159","+","Vivid Waters"
"0160","+","Reflective Water"
"0161","+","Reflective Water - DLC (Requires Far Harbor and Nuka World)"
"0162","+","PipBoy to Head Lamp"
"0163","+","Enhanced Blood Textures"
"0164","+","Burst Impact Blast FX 9.5"
"0165","+","Ultra Exterior Lighting"
"0166","+","Ultra Interior Lighting"
"0167","+","Live Dismemberment"
"0168","+","Simple Attack Reactions - Limb-Specific Animations"
"0169","+","VR LOD Crash Workaround"
"0170","-","Performance_separator"
"0171","+","Reshade - Enable"
"0172","+","Reshade Preset - Minimalistic Light"
"0173","-","Reshade Preset - Minimalistic Full"
"0174","-","Reshade Preset - Glamur"
"0175","-","Fallout4 Upscaler VR - Enable"
"0176","-","Fallout4 Upscaler VR Preset - Nvidia DLAA"
"0177","-","Fallout4 Upscaler VR Preset - Nvidia DLSS - Balanced"
"0178","-","Fallout4 Upscaler VR Preset - Nvidia DLSS - Quality"
"0179","+","VR Performance Kit - Enable"
"0180","-","VR Performance Kit - FSR Balanced"
"0181","-","VR Performance Kit - FSR Quality"
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"0186","+","HUIDE - Hide HUD Elements in VR"
"0187","+","Hide Enemy Health Bar"
"0188","-","FRIK Full Player Body"
2024.04.16 02:24 atomicbirds Why is my Game Freezing??
I have an Xbox one and quite a few mods. None of them should be causing freezing though. It's mostly during combat but sometimes during exploring. Downtown Boston is surprisingly stable with a few stuttering here and there but I still get freezing enough for it to ruin my gameplay and annoy me.
LOAD ORDER:
FAR-Faraway Area Reform
Pipboy Customization Framework
Settlement Electricity Overhaul
The Master Plan
Hud Framework
Cheat Terminal
SKK Fast Start New Game
SKK Fast Start Minutemen
Liberty Reborn
Ugh Mods Manager Cap
Restoring The Castle
Northland Diggers
Snapbeds Lite
Renovated Furniture
Renovated Decorations
Better Stores
Better Stores Far Harbor
Working Table Lamps
Nothing Fancy Hot Showers
Busy Settler Rugs
Craftable Turret Stands
Port Royal
The Cabin In The Woods
Solar Street Lamps
OCDecorator
OCDecorator DLC
Craftable Cats
Advanced Settlement Turrets
Do It Yourself
G2M
Settlement Menu Manager
Clean Warehouses
Clean Barns
Wooden Shacks Redone
Legendary Modification
Settlement Management Software
Orphans of the Commonwealth Lite
Diverse Children Lite
Holotime HUD Clock
CBBE all in one
Pulowski Preservation Shelter Retexture
Better Cooking Stations
Gorgeous Glowing Plasma Weapons
Pipboy Customization Framework Seed
Aerther89 Pipboy Customization
IMVR Regions and Grid
Nuka World Settlements
Nuka World Settlements Scrap
Move in Ready: Croup Manor
Move in Ready: Taffington Boathouse
Mobile Workshop by SKK
Grease Rat Garbs
K9 Harness
Kasual Packs
Femsheppings Skyrim Conversions
Classy Chassis Replacer Outfits
Atomic Radio
Better Workshop Lights Base Game
Better Workshop Lights Wasteland Workshop
Better Workshop Lights Contraptions
Full Dialogue Interface
Faster Terminal Displays
Wait Anywhere
See Through Scopes
Skip DIMA Memories
ShelteredBeds
Accessible bridges
Tina De Luca Voice as a Settler
Gorgeous Vault Girl
Open Anything by SKK
Settlement Height AIO
Boston Less Enemies
Unlock All Companions by SKK
Minutemen Takeover - Nuka World
Loot Detector
Immersive Pickup Sounds
Project Reality Footsteps
Weapon Drop Standalone
Sanctuary Bridge and Wall Fix
No Build Limit
Zellas Pastel Ombre Wigs
Ks Hairdos
Antos Hair Pack
Crystal Clear Water
Boston FPS Fix VD
Shadow Resolution 2048
Nytras Performance Tweaks
Optimized Building Textures
Optimized Landscape Textures
Skip Reunions
Wildlife Overhaul - Less Aggressive Animals
No Borders
Survival Options
Doc Dumlin
Neon Lights
No Case Unsolved More Valentine cases
Vanilla Pip Spotlight
Busty Sofa Surfer
Lookup Failed Creation Club FDI Patch
Zellas Hair Dye Collection
Ultimate Jetpack Ring
Nervous/Confident Travis
The Eyes of Beauty Fallout Edition
Place Anywhere
Hangman's Alley Interior Apartments
Face Texture Glitch Fix A Indubitable Ivy - Summer
I've Got Wood - A Sanctuary texture
STS All in One
STS Extra Living and Dead
Amazing Follower Tweaks
submitted by atomicbirds to fo4 [link] [comments]
LOAD ORDER:
FAR-Faraway Area Reform
Pipboy Customization Framework
Settlement Electricity Overhaul
The Master Plan
Hud Framework
Cheat Terminal
SKK Fast Start New Game
SKK Fast Start Minutemen
Liberty Reborn
Ugh Mods Manager Cap
Restoring The Castle
Northland Diggers
Snapbeds Lite
Renovated Furniture
Renovated Decorations
Better Stores
Better Stores Far Harbor
Working Table Lamps
Nothing Fancy Hot Showers
Busy Settler Rugs
Craftable Turret Stands
Port Royal
The Cabin In The Woods
Solar Street Lamps
OCDecorator
OCDecorator DLC
Craftable Cats
Advanced Settlement Turrets
Do It Yourself
G2M
Settlement Menu Manager
Clean Warehouses
Clean Barns
Wooden Shacks Redone
Legendary Modification
Settlement Management Software
Orphans of the Commonwealth Lite
Diverse Children Lite
Holotime HUD Clock
CBBE all in one
Pulowski Preservation Shelter Retexture
Better Cooking Stations
Gorgeous Glowing Plasma Weapons
Pipboy Customization Framework Seed
Aerther89 Pipboy Customization
IMVR Regions and Grid
Nuka World Settlements
Nuka World Settlements Scrap
Move in Ready: Croup Manor
Move in Ready: Taffington Boathouse
Mobile Workshop by SKK
Grease Rat Garbs
K9 Harness
Kasual Packs
Femsheppings Skyrim Conversions
Classy Chassis Replacer Outfits
Atomic Radio
Better Workshop Lights Base Game
Better Workshop Lights Wasteland Workshop
Better Workshop Lights Contraptions
Full Dialogue Interface
Faster Terminal Displays
Wait Anywhere
See Through Scopes
Skip DIMA Memories
ShelteredBeds
Accessible bridges
Tina De Luca Voice as a Settler
Gorgeous Vault Girl
Open Anything by SKK
Settlement Height AIO
Boston Less Enemies
Unlock All Companions by SKK
Minutemen Takeover - Nuka World
Loot Detector
Immersive Pickup Sounds
Project Reality Footsteps
Weapon Drop Standalone
Sanctuary Bridge and Wall Fix
No Build Limit
Zellas Pastel Ombre Wigs
Ks Hairdos
Antos Hair Pack
Crystal Clear Water
Boston FPS Fix VD
Shadow Resolution 2048
Nytras Performance Tweaks
Optimized Building Textures
Optimized Landscape Textures
Skip Reunions
Wildlife Overhaul - Less Aggressive Animals
No Borders
Survival Options
Doc Dumlin
Neon Lights
No Case Unsolved More Valentine cases
Vanilla Pip Spotlight
Busty Sofa Surfer
Lookup Failed Creation Club FDI Patch
Zellas Hair Dye Collection
Ultimate Jetpack Ring
Nervous/Confident Travis
The Eyes of Beauty Fallout Edition
Place Anywhere
Hangman's Alley Interior Apartments
Face Texture Glitch Fix A Indubitable Ivy - Summer
I've Got Wood - A Sanctuary texture
STS All in One
STS Extra Living and Dead
Amazing Follower Tweaks
2024.04.13 19:56 LichKingSkeletor I need help with modding
After years away, I finally dove back into the game and compiled a mod list for myself, considering all the changes with AE and such. I aimed to make it as compatible as possible, using mods up to version 1.6.1170. However, I've encountered a persistent issue – my game loads indefinitely. While searching for a solution, I discovered that outdated DLLs in some mods might be the culprit. So, I meticulously checked each mod with DLLs, updating them where necessary, removing broken ones, and retaining some that, although not updated, reportedly still function with version 1.6.1170. Despite these efforts, the problem persists. I've even tried running Wyre Bash, but everything seems fine to my understanding. I've spent the past two days desperately trying to fix my mod list, to no avail. Could any experienced modders out there lend me a hand? I'll share a copy of my mod list here for your review.
Obs - I'm aware that Campfire is outdated, but I came across a post here suggesting that removing the DLL file from the mod would resolve the issue. That's why it's still included in my list.
Active Plugins:
[spoiler]
00 Skyrim.esm
01 Update.esm
02 Dawnguard.esm
03 HearthFires.esm
04 Dragonborn.esm
05 ccBGSSSE001-Fish.esm
06 ccQDRSSE001-SurvivalMode.esl
07 ccBGSSSE037-Curios.esl
08 ccBGSSSE025-AdvDSGS.esm
09 _ResourcePack.esl
0A RSkyrimChildren.esm [Version 1.1.2]
0B Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch.esp [Version 4.3.0a]
0C JK's College of Winterhold.esp
0D Lux Via - Markarth Entrance and Farm Overhaul.esp
0E JK's Solitude Outskirts.esp
0F Lux Via - Markarth Farm overhaul.esp
10 Ryn's Snazzy Last Vigil.esp
11 Campfire.esm
12 Riften Towers.esl
13 MorrowindCreatures.esl
14 SolstheimLighthouse.esl
15 1DustAdeptArmor.esl
16 1FleshColossus.esl
17 BlackreachSporesSE.esl
18 Environs Master Plugin.esp [Version 2.00]
19 EVGAnimatedTraversal.esl
1A SkyUI_SE.esp
1B Butterflies.esp [Version 1.0]
1C WindhelmGateFixes_ESL.esp
1D Laundry.esp
1E SMIM-SE-Merged-All.esp
1F s6o6t Lore - Oblivion Gates.esp [Version 5.0]
20 ICNs_ImmersiveCollegeNPCs.esp [Version 1.1.0]
21 Gildergreen Regrown.esp [Version 2.0.1]
22 Lore Weapon Expansion - Daedric Crescent.esp [Version 1.0]
23 Lore Weapon Expansion - Goldbrand.esp [Version 1.1]
24 Lore Weapon Expansion - Relics of the Crusader.esp [Version 1.0]
25 QuestsAreInSkyrimUSSEP.esp
26 SkyHUD.esp
27 MCMHelper.esp
28 OCW_Obscure's_CollegeofWinterhold.esp [Version 1.6]
29 JKs College of Winterhold - OCW Patch.esp
2A Nature of the Wild Lands.esp
2B ESOimports.esp
2C FTF_Core.esp
2D SRC_ERS.esp
2E SRC - All In One.esp
2F DepthsOfSkyrim.esp
30 Castle Volkihar Rebuilt.esp [Version 2.0.6]
31 COTN - Falkreath.esp
32 COTN - Dawnstar.esp
33 JKs Skyrim.esp
34 WindhelmEntranceOverhaul.esp
35 WindhelmSSE.esp
36 CapitalWindhelmExpansion - JKSkyrim.esp
37 COTN - Morthal.esp
38 Eli_Skaal Village Overhaul.esp
39 COTN - Winterhold.esp
3A BluePalaceTerrace.esp [Version 1.1]
3B Fortified ramp to the Castle Dour.esp [Version 1.1]
3C Skyrim Immersive Creatures Special Edition.esp [Version 7.0.2]
3D RealisticNordShips2.0.esp
3E NAT-ENB.esp [Version 3.1.1C]
3F The Great Town of Ivarstead.esp
40 COTN Morthal - JK's Skyrim Patch.esp
41 BecomeABard.esp
42 BardsRebornStudentofSong.esp
43 JK's The Bards College.esp
44 JKs Bards College - Bards Reborn.esp
45 The Great Town of Karthwasten.esp
46 The Great Town of Shor's Stone.esp
47 Ryn's Farms.esp
48 COTN Falkreath - JKs Skyrim Patch.esp
49 Great Town of Ivarstead - JK Patch.esp
4A SurWR.esp
4B JKs The Drunken Huntsman.esp
4C JK - CWE Patch.esp
4D Resources - The Great Cities.esp
4E The Great Village of Kynesgrove.esp
4F COTN Dawnstar - JK's Skyrim Patch.esp
50 JK's Whiterun's Outskirts.esp [Version 1.5.0]
51 The Blackest Reaches.esp
52 The Great Village of Old Hroldan.esp
53 PaintitBlack.esp
54 Undriel_QuaintRavenRock.esp
55 Environs - Abandoned Abodes.esp [Version 1.03]
56 JK's High Hrothgar.esp
57 Stonehills.esp
58 DungeonsRevisited.esp
59 SeranaDialogAddon.esp [Version 4.1]
5A DawnguardArsenal.esp [Version 1.1.7]
5B BUVARP SE RE.esp
5C JK's The Winking Skeever.esp
5D JK's Temple of the Divines.esp
5E JK's Sky Haven Temple.esp
5F SkyHavenTempleGarden.esp
60 JKs Sky Haven Temple - Sky Haven Temple Gardens patch.esp
61 Amber Guard.esp
62 JKs CoW - OCW - ICNs Patch.esp
63 Environs - Abandoned Abodes - COTN Dawnstar Patch.esp
64 Ryn's Standing Stones.esp
65 Solitude Watchtower.esp [Version 1.0]
66 JKs Solitude Outskirts - Solitude Watchtower patch.esp
67 The Great Village of Mixwater Mill.esp
68 JK's Windhelm's Outskirts.esp
69 JKs Windhelm Outskirts - Ryns Farms patch.esp
6A Ryn's Karthspire.esp
6B COTN Addon - Anga's Mill.esp
6C JK's Riften Outskirts.esp
6D JKs Riften Outskirts - Ryns Farms patch.esp
6E JK's Arnleif and Sons Trading Company.esp
6F JK's Jorrvaskr.esp
70 bloodmoon.esp
71 T'Skyrim Riverwood with Leaf Rest.esp
72 JK's Haelga's Bunkhouse.esp
73 JK's Temple of Mara.esp
74 Thunderchild - Epic Shout Package.esp
75 JK's Temple of Dibella.esp
76 Solstheim - Lost Levels.esp
77 ogCannibalDraugr.esp
78 JK's The Hag's Cure.esp
79 Nordic Ruins of Skyrim.esp
7A OwnCivilWar.esp
7B Ryn's Dragon Mounds AIO.esp
7C JK's Sinderion's Field Laboratory.esp
7D Dawnguard - Tweaks and Enhancements.esp
7E AnotherOakwood.esp
7F Ryn's Mehrunes Dagon Shrine.esp
80 JKs Sky Haven Temple - JKs Skyrim Patch.esp
81 PAN_NPCs.esp
82 Environs - Hroggars House.esp [Version 2.01]
83 Environs - Hroggars House - COTN Morthal Patch.esp
84 Environs - Abandoned Abodes - COTN Morthal Patch.esp
85 MarkarthHelpTheWarrens.esp
86 Sea of Spirits.esp
87 Holidays.esp
88 JK's Silver-Blood Inn.esp
89 Skyrim On Skooma.esp
8A Laintar Dale.esp
8B SnowhawkRuins.esp
8C Ryn's Western Watchtower.esp
8D RoadSignsOverhaul 2.0.esp
8E JK's Elgrims Elixirs.esp
8F Darkwater Crossing - TGC Addon.esp
90 JK's Bee and Barb.esp
91 Environs - Kolskeggr.esp [Version 3.01]
92 Ryn's Saarthal.esp
93 JK's New Gnisis Cornerclub.esp
94 JK's The Pawned Prawn.esp
95 COTN Falkreath - Holidays patch.esp
96 BirdsandFlocksSE.esp
97 Wintersun - Faiths of Skyrim.esp
98 WindhelmEntranceOverhaul WindhelmSSE Patch.esp
99 Granite Hill.esp
9A JKs Whiterun Outskirts - Capital Whiterun patch.esp
9B BUVARP SE RE - Chillridge Farm COTNed.esp
9C 0Kaidan.esp
9D Capital Whiterun Expansion v15 Sleep Fixes.esp
9E JKs Windhelm Outskirts - CEO Windhelm patch.esp
9F ShalidorFortress.esp
A0 JK's Riverwood Trader.esp
A1 KhajiitHazWares.esp
A2 JKs Riften Outskirts - Khajiit Has Wares patch.esp
A3 COTN Dawnstar - Holidays Patch.esp
A4 Solitude Docks.esp
A5 WayshrinesIFT.esp
A6 AretinoHome.esp
A7 Kolskeggr Mine - TGC Addon.esp
A8 Kolskeggr TGC Addon - Environs Patch.esp
A9 Ryn's Bleakwind Basin.esp
AA man_DaedricShrines.esp
AB JK's Radiant Raiment.esp
AC ZIA_Complete Pack.esp [Version 50]
AD Riften Docks Overhaul.esp
AE Fortified ramp-JKs Skyrim-Patch.esp [Version 1.0]
AF Unique Border Gates - Fixes.esp [Version 2.0]
B0 HeljarchenFarm.esp
B1 Tel Mithryn.esp
B2 Inigo.esp
B3 Environs - Shrines of Talos.esp [Version 3.01]
B4 JK's The Bannered Mare.esp
B5 Ryn's Crabber's Shanty.esp
B6 JK's White Phial.esp
B7 Interesting Roads.esp
B8 BluePalaceTerrace-JKs Skyrim-Patch.esp
B9 018Auri.esp
BA Carriage Drivers Are Alive.esp
BB COTN Morthal - Holidays Patch.esp
BC Nature of the Wild Lands - COTN Falkreath.esp
BD Immersive Patrols II.esp
BE AHZBetterDGEntranceSE.esp [Version 1.0.3]
BF fortdawnguardimmersive.esp
C0 WindstadMine.esp
C1 mihailfliescorpses.esp
C2 Ryn's Secunda's Kiss.esp
C3 Dawnguard Sentries SE.esp
C4 JKs Solitude Outskirts - DK Nord Ships patch.esp
C5 JKs Solitude Outskirts - Solitude Docks Updated patch.esp
C6 JK's Sleeping Giant Inn.esp
C7 JK's Angelines Aromatics.esp [Version 1.0.0]
C8 Song of the Green's fancy Pod.esp
C9 JK's Temple of Talos.esp
CA JK's Candlehearth Hall.esp
CB JK's The Ragged Flagon.esp
CC JKs Skyrim Leafrest Patch.esp
CD Great Town of Shor's Stone - Holidays Patch.esp
CE JK's Septimus Signus's Outpost.esp
CF Jk's Pawned Prawn - Riften Docks Overhaul Patch.esp
D0 Lore Weapon Expansion.esp [Version 1.4a]
D1 Hunterborn.esp
D2 JK's Bits and Pieces.esp [Version 1.0.0]
D3 TheStumblingSabrecat.esp
D4 COTN Falkreath - Nature of the Wildlands patch.esp
D5 JK's Warmaiden's.esp [Version 1.3.0]
D6 COTN Falkreath - ESO Imports patch.esp
D7 FDISWIFTPatch.esp
D8 Innocence Lost - Quest Expansion.esp
D9 JK's Arcadia's Cauldron.esp
DA mihailminotaurs.esp
DB Dunpar Wall.esp
DC RTDocks - Ryn's Farms.esp
DD Ryn's Bleakwind Basin _USSEP_Patch.esp
DE SRC - AIO - Dungeons Revisited Patch.esp
DF Vjarkell Castle.esp
E0 Ryn's Lund's Hut.esp
E1 Draconic_Legion_Merge.esp
E2 Men of Winter.esp
E3 Vernim Wood.esp
E4 Amol Village.esp
E5 JK's Sadris Used Wares.esp
E6 Ryn's Alchemists Shack.esp
E7 Infiltration - Quest Expansion.esp
E8 Capital Windhelm - ESO patch.esp
E9 JK's Temple of Kynareth.esp
EA Reich Corigate.esp
EB Lainalten.esp
EC JKs Windhelm Outskirts - CDAA patch.esp
ED Book Covers Skyrim - Lost Library.esp [Version 2.1]
EE BloodHorkers.esp
EF DiverseWerewolvesCollection.esp
F0 OldAttiusFarmRevived.esp
F1 Skaal You Need.esp
F2 mihailgrahlsandfrostgiants.esp
F3 Markarth Entrance and Farm Overhaul - Carriage Drivers are alive patch.esp
F4 JKs Whiterun Outskirts - Nature of the Wild Lands patch.esp
F5 Great Town of Shor's Stone - ESO Imports Patch.esp
F6 GFoRR.esp
F7 The Heart Of Dibella - Quest Expansion.esp
F8 mihailmmaminotaur.esp
F9 TheOnlyCureQuestExpansion.esp
FA JKs Windhelm Outskirts - BUVARP patch.esp
FB NordicRunestones.esp
FC JKs Windhelm Outskirts - Capital Windhelm patch.esp
FD Ryn's Anise's Cabin.esp
FE Ryn's Bleakfalls Tower.esp
FF Environs - Greenwood Shack.esp [Version 3.00]
100 Great Town of Ivarstead - JK - Kaidan 2 Patch.esp
101 mihailmammoths.esp
102 JKs Windhelm Outskirts - CEO Windhelm + Capital Windhelm patch.esp
103 JKs Solitude Outskirts - CDAA patch.esp
104 s6o6t Lore - Dark Anchors Ruins and Dolmens.esp [Version 5.0]
105 Better Courier.esp
106 JKs Whiterun Outskirts - Better Courier patch.esp
107 PaarthurnaxQuestExpansion.esp
108 College Of Winterhold - Quest Expansion.esp
109 mihailundeadsnowelf.esp
10A Great Village of Kynesgrove - ESO Imports Patch.esp
10B man_DaedricShrines_Wintersun_Patch.esp
10C Ryn's Farms - BUVARP Patch.esp
10D Convenient Horses.esp
10E Environs - Shrines of Talos - JK's Skyrim Patch.esp
10F Hunterborn - Soups and Stews.esp
110 HunterbornSoupsStews - SunHelm Patch.esp
111 SunHelmSurvival.esp
112 LakvansStronghold.esp
113 JKs Windhelm Outskirts - Ryns Farms + BUVARP patch.esp
114 COTN Dawnstar - Nord Ships Patch.esp
115 Nature of the Wild Lands - JKs Skyrim.esp
116 RSChildren.esp [Version 1.2.0]
117 Great Village of Kynesgrove - RS Children Patch.esp
118 mihailsnowwhales.esp
119 ALT - The Snow Elves Throne.esp
11A Additional Dremora Faces.esp
11B Ahzidal's Armor set - My version by Xtudo.esp [Version 2.1]
11C Blubbos_Markarth_2022.esp
11D Environs - Tundra Farmhouse.esp [Version 3.01]
11E IDDP Unique Border Gates Patch.esp
11F Great Town of Karthwasten - USSEP Patch.esp
120 Missives.esp
121 Ryn's_Standing_Stones_Ryn's_Farms_PATCH.esp
122 Great Town of Ivarstead - USSEP Patch.esp
123 JKs Riften Outskirts - Carriage Drivers Are Alive patch.esp
124 COTN Falkreath - Immersive Laundry patch.esp
125 JKs Whiterun Outskirts - USSEP Patch.esp
126 GrimmerReaper.esp
127 COTN Morthal - Immersive Laundry Patch.esp
128 Daedric Shrines by Mandragorasprouts - Quaint Raven Rock Add-on.esp
129 JKs Windhelm Outskirts - DK Nord Ships patch.esp
12A PAN_NPCs_DB.esp
12B Tel Mithryn Prison.esp
12C RYFTEN DOWN.esp
12D Ryn's Farms AIO - Immersive Laundry.esp
12E Ryn's Saarthal Nordic Ruins Patch.esp
12F SRC - AIO - Inigo Patch.esp
130 1Shalk.esp
131 Bijin AIO.esp
132 FDIDGArsenalPatch.esp
133 KHW-CarriageDriversPatch.esp
134 HoldBorderBanners.esp
135 Nilheim_MiscQuestExpansion.esp
136 Caught Red Handed - Quest Expansion.esp
137 mihailgiantfamily.esp
138 Headhunter - Bounties Redone.esp
139 SoulCairnRuins.esp
13A JKs Riften Outskirts - Dawnguard Sentries patch.esp
13B mihailancientfrostatronach.esp
13C ESO Imports - Reich Corigate.esp
13D JKs Whiterun Outskirts - Immersive Laundry Patch.esp
13E MorrowindGuar2SE.esp
13F Unique Border Gates - EVG Traversal Patch.esp
140 BleakFallsReCovered.esp
141 COTN Falkreath - Dawnguard Sentries patch.esp
142 COTN Winterhold - Laundry Add-on.esp
143 JKs New Gnisis Cornerclub - Capital Windhelm Expansion patch.esp
144 ESO Imports - Amber Guard.esp
145 Animals Swim.esp
146 HircineArmor.esp
147 Ryn's Snazzy Last Vigil - Ebony Warrior Overhaul.esp
148 Ashbound Revisited.esp
149 Ashbound Revisited Solstheim Lighthouse.esp
14A Ashbound Revisited Better Tel Mithryn.esp
14B JKs Septimus Signus Outpost - DK Realistic Nord Ships patch.esp
14C Solitude farmhouses rework.esp [Version 1.1]
14D mihailgiantclubvariety.esp
14E COTN Falkreath - JKs Skyrim - ESO Imports Patch.esp
14F Environs - Riften Warehouse.esp [Version 2.01]
150 JKs Candlehearth Hall - ESO Imports Patch.esp
151 Stormcloak Battle Armor Replacer.esp
152 KHW-JKsSkyrimPatch.esp
153 JKs Solitude Outskirts - CC Fishing patch.esp
154 The Great Village of Kynesgrove - Laundry Add-on.esp
155 CapitalWindhelmExpansion - USSEP.esp
156 Lucien.esp [Version 1.6.3]
157 mihailbantamguar.esp
158 Cliffracers_Solstheim_SSE.esp
159 JKs Windhelm Outskirts - Khajiit Has Wares patch.esp
15A Great Village of Mixwater Mill - USSEP Patch.esp
15B mihailwhalebones.esp
15C Khajiit Caravan Mules.esp
15D KHW_CaravanMulePatch.esp
15E Missives - Solstheim.esp
15F mihailponyguar.esp
160 mihailashgolemexpansion.esp
161 SkaalFishingCamp.esp
162 Ashbound Revisited Skaal Fishing Camp.esp
163 Ashbound Revisited Quaint Raven Rock.esp
164 Bandit Lines Expansion.esp
165 ForswornMinotaurs_MihailMinotaurs.esp
166 Immersive Laundry - JK's TGC Ivarstead Patch.esp
167 JKs High Hrothgar - Thunderchild patch.esp
168 JKs Riften Outskirts - Riften Docks Overhaul patch.esp
169 JKs Riften Outskirts - RT Docks + Ryns Farms consistency patch.esp
16A BUVARP - Ryns Farms Patch.esp
16B COTN Falkreath - BUVARP.esp
16C TGV Darkwater Crossing - Landscape and Grass Patch.esp
16D KHW - CotN-D Patch.esp
16E JKs Solitude Outskirts - SMIM patch.esp
16F JKs Windhelm Outskirts - CEO Windhelm + Ryns Farms patch.esp
170 The Great Village of Mixwater Mill - Laundry Add-on.esp
171 COTN Morthal - Nature of the Wildlands patch.esp
172 RTDocks - SMIM.esp
173 Great Village of Old Hroldan - USSEP Patch.esp
174 JKs Whiterun Outskirts - CC Fishing patch.esp
175 Daedric Shrines AIO Unique Border Gates Patch.esp
176 DAVMihailCows.esp
177 JKs Riften Outskirts - Immersive Laundry patch.esp
178 The Great Town of Karthwasten - Laundry Add-on.esp
179 The Great Village of Old Hroldan - Laundry Add-on.esp
17A DAVCalves.esp
17B Environs - Shrines of Talos - Immersive Creatures Patch.esp
17C JKs Riften Outskirts - DK Nord Ships patch.esp
17D JKs Solitude Outskirts - KHW patch.esp
17E JKs Solitude Outskirts - Nature of the Wild Lands patch.esp
17F Whiterun Exteriors - s6o6 Oblivion Gates patch.esp
180 BardExcavation.esp
181 COTN Dawnstar - Laundry Add-on.esp
182 COTN Falkreath - Missives patch.esp
183 HothFollower.esp
184 COTN Morthal - Skyrim Immersive Creatures Patch.esp
185 COTN Morthal - CC - Fishing Patch.esp
186 TGV Darkwater Crossing - ESO Imports Patch.esp
187 JK's Riverwood - Laundry Add-on.esp
188 JKs Windhelm Outskirts - Immersive Laundry patch.esp
189 OCW_IL_FEPatch.esp
18A JKs Whiterun Outskirts - ESO Imports Patch.esp
18B COTN Falkreath - CC - Fishing Patch.esp
18C JKs Candlehearth Hall - Capital Windhelm Expansion patch.esp
18D mihailvampirefalmeroverhaul.esp
18E JKs Sinderions Field Laboratory - CC - Fishing patch.esp
18F The Blackest Reaches - USSEP Patch.esp
190 WolfFollower.esp [Version 0.9.3]
191 Great Town of Shor's Stone - USSEP Patch.esp
192 Markarth Entrance and Farm Overhaul - USSEP patch.esp
193 JKs Windhelm Outskirts - ESO Imports patch.esp
194 The Great Town of Shor's Stone - Laundry Add-on.esp
195 Great Village of Old Hroldan - CC - Fishing Patch.esp
196 BUVARP SE RE - The Only Cure Quest Expansion Patch.esp
197 BardsRebornStudent USSEP Patch.esp
198 Fireapples CourierIsAJob.esp
199 Better Courier is a Job Mashup.esp
19A KyneConsequences.esp
19B BattleBrothers.esp
19C Brawl Lines Expansion.esp
19D BlendedRoads.esp
19E COTN Falkreath - Lucien Patch.esp
19F COTN Falkreath - Open Civil War Patch.esp
1A0 COTN Falkreath - Thrones of Skyrim Patch.esp
1A1 Environs - Hroggars House - BUVARP Patch.esp
1A2 COTN Morthal - BUVARP patch.esp
1A3 COTN Morthal - Hoth Patch.esp
1A4 COTN Morthal - Kaidan 2 Patch.esp
1A5 COTN Morthal - Thrones of Skyrim Patch.esp
1A6 Kanjs Chaurus Staff.esp
1A7 CEOWindhelm Navmesh Patch.esp
1A8 JKs Riften Outskirts - Ryns Farms - KHW consistency patch.esp
1A9 JKs Skyrim_Thunderchild_Patch.esp
1AA JKs Solitude Outskirts - Dawnguard Sentries patch.esp
1AB JKs Solitude Outskirts - Immersive Laundry patch.esp
1AC Nature of the Wild Lands - Song of the Green.esp
1AD COTN Morthal - Open Civil War Patch.esp
1AE COTN Dawnstar - Thrones of Skyrim Patch.esp
1AF COTN Dawnstar - ESO Imports patch.esp
1B0 COTN Dawnstar - Open Civil War Patch.esp
1B1 COTN Dawnstar - SIC SE Patch.esp
1B2 COTN Dawnstar - Wintersun Patch.esp
1B3 CRB Auri Lenka Replacer.esp
1B4 COTN Winterhold - Open Civil War Patch.esp
1B5 JKs Elgrims Elixirs - Bee and Barb Patch.esp
1B6 ESO Imports - Lainalten.esp
1B7 RTDocks - Song of the Green.esp
1B8 CapitalWindhelmExpansion - WindhelmGateFixes.esp
1B9 CarriageAndStableDialogues.esp
1BA Civil War Lines Expansion.esp
1BB 1nivWICCloaks.esp [Version 2.4]
1BC WetandCold.esp
1BD CraftableSkaalforFrostfall.esp
1BE CompanionsTweaks.esp
1BF Conditional Expressions.esp
1C0 Growl - Werebeasts of Skyrim.esp
1C1 Daedric Voice.esp
1C2 Daedric Voice - Growl Patch.esp
1C3 Daedric Voice - ZIA Patch.esp
1C4 Daedric Voices - Sunhelm.esp
1C5 Conditional Expressions for NPCs.esp
1C6 DarkElfVoicesForBandits.esp
1C7 DeadlySpellImpacts.esp
1C8 DragonInfusedDaedricArmor.esp
1C9 UniqueDragonPriests_XB.esp
1CA Dramatic Deer.esp
1CB BUVARP - Dunpar Wall.esp
1CC Dynamic Activation Key.esp
1CD EVGConditionalIdles.esp
1CE DVA - Dynamic Vampire Appearance.esp
1CF PF_Underforge.esp
1D0 Companions Bloodritual Scene Tweak.esp
1D1 TaberuAnimation.esp
1D2 earthquakes - MCM.esp
1D3 Environs - Shrines of Talos - JK's Temple of Talos Patch.esp
1D4 BretonNPCsHaveElvenEars.esp
1D5 Environs - Tundra Farmhouse - RS Children Patch.esp
1D6 Fortified Ramp - ESO Imports patch.esp
1D7 Fortified Ramp - Holidays patch.esp
1D8 Fortified Ramp - Immersive Laundry patch.esp
1D9 Fluffworks.esp
1DA Stormcloak Armor Variety SE.esp [Version 2.2]
1DB mihailcookedox.esp
1DC FjoriHolgeirInSovngarde.esp
1DD Forsworn and Thalmor Lines Expansion.esp
1DE JKs Solitude Outskirts - JKs Skyrim patch.esp
1DF GDOS - Glorious Solitude Door - Rotation Fix.esp
1E0 GDOS - Splendid Mechanized Dwemer Door.esp
1E1 Give Beggars Food.esp
1E2 FaceSculptorExpanded.esp
1E3 SRC_ERS_Missives.esp
1E4 BountiesRedone_MissivesExtension.esp
1E5 BountiesRedone_Missives_Solstheim.esp
1E6 HouseOfHorrorsQuestExpansion.esp
1E7 Environs - Abandoned Abodes - ESO Imports Patch.esp
1E8 Environs - Abandoned Abodes - RSChildren Patch.esp
1E9 Hellish Hounds.esp
1EA Hulking Horkers.esp
1EB HoHQE - SRC + Wintersun.esp
1EC Great Town of Shor's Stone - RS Children Patch.esp
1ED Ilieh Cry of the Damned.esp [Version 1.4]
1EE Hunterborn - Campfire Patch.esp
1EF ImmersiveInteractions.esp
1F0 Immersive Death Cycle.esp
1F1 Indoril_Armor.esp
1F2 NPCs_Wear_Amulets_Of_Mara.esp
1F3 NPCs_Wear_Amulets_Of_Mara - SDA Patch.esp
1F4 Immersive Rejections.esp
1F5 IFDImmPatrolsIIPatch.esp
1F6 Dremora Lines Expansion.esp
1F7 018InigoBanterPatch.esp
1F8 Innocence Lost - Aretino Residence Patch.esp
1F9 Innocence Lost QE - USSEP Patch.esp
1FA JKs CoW - OCW - ESO Imports Patch.esp
1FB OCW_BCS-LL_FEPatch.esp
1FC JKs CoW - OCW - BCS Lost Library patch.esp
1FD JKs CoW - OCW - ICNs ESO patch.esp
1FE JKs CoW - OCW - SIC Patch.esp
1FF JK's Belethor's General Goods.esp [Version 1.1.0]
200 Immersive Equipping Animations.esp
201 JKs Bards College - USSEP patch.esp
202 JKs Bards College - ESO Imports patch.esp
203 JKs Jorrvaskr - ESO Imports patch.esp
204 JKs Sky Haven Temple - USSEP Patch.esp
205 JKs Temple of Kynareth - Kyne Consequences patch.esp
206 JustBlood.esp
207 JKs Angelines Aromatics - USSEP Patch.esp
208 JKs Angelines Aromatics - Help The Warrens.esp
209 KS Hairdo's.esp
20A kxk_apocryphahome.esp
20B RealisticRSChildren.esp
20C LakvansStronghold - Realistic RS Children patch.esp
20D MOA Seeker Spells.esp
20E mihailhircinicaspects.esp
20F JKs Solitude Outskirts - SIC patch.esp
210 JKs Solitude Outskirts - USSEP patch.esp
211 NPCsReactToFrenzy.esp
212 JKs Arcadias Cauldron - USSEP Patch.esp
213 JKs Arnleif and Sons - ESO Imports Patch.esp
214 JKs Bannered Mare - Immersion Patch.esp
215 JKs Bee and Barb - ESO Imports Patch.esp
216 JKs Bits and Pieces - USSEP Patch.esp
217 JKs Drunken Huntsman - USSEP Patch.esp
218 JKs Elgrims Elixirs - ESO Imports Patch.esp
219 JKs Haelgas Bunkhouse - ESO Imports Patch.esp
21A JKs Haelgas Bunkhouse - JKs Skyrim Patch.esp
21B JKs Haelgas Bunkhouse - SDA Patch.esp
21C JKs Pawned Prawn - ESO Imports Patch.esp
21D JKs Radiant Raiment - USSEP Patch.esp
21E JKs Radiant Raiment - Immersion Patch.esp
21F JKs Ragged Flagon - ESO Imports patch.esp
220 JKs Ragged Flagon - USSEP Patch.esp
221 JKs Septimus Signus Outpost - ESO Imports Patch.esp
222 JKs Septimus Signus Outpost - SIC Patch.esp
223 JKs Silver-Blood Inn - ESO Imports Patch.esp
224 JKs Temple of Kynareth - ESO Imports Patch.esp
225 JKs Temple of Mara - ESO Imports Patch.esp
226 JKs Temple of Talos - USSEP patch.esp
227 JKs Temple of Talos - Capital Windhelm Expansion patch.esp
228 JKs Temple of Talos - ESO Imports Patch.esp
229 JKs Temple of the Divines - USSEP Patch.esp
22A JKs White Phial - Zims Immersive Artifacts Patch.esp
22B JKs Winking Skeever - Alternate Start Mods Patch.esp
22C JKs Winking Skeever - USSEP Patch.esp
22D JKs Winking Skeever - Fishing Patch.esp
22E JKs Winking Skeever - Immersion Patch.esp
22F JKs Windhelm Outskirts - USSEP patch.esp
230 NPCs React To Invisibility.esp
231 NPCs React To Necromancy.esp
232 Netch Leather on Solstheim.esp
233 NPCs Take Cover.esp
234 NoSaltThanks.esp
235 ORI - HarkonSword.esp
236 OCW_QaiS_FEPatch.esp
237 PAN_Frea.esp
238 Vampire Lines Expansion.esp
239 Vampire Lines Expansion - Orc Addon.esp
23A Nature of the Wild Lands - Autumn Birches.esp
23B PAN_NPCs_DG.esp
23C Press E To Heal Followers.esp
23D COW_RS_Patch.esp
23E RaceMenu.esp
23F RaceMenuPlugin.esp
240 RSC-SurWR-Patch.esp
241 Relic of Dawnstar - COTN.esp
242 Relic of Dawnstar.esp
243 Taunt Your Enemies.esp
244 Remote Interactions.esp
245 SDA Campfire Patch.esp
246 SDA Castle Volkihar Rebuilt Patch.esp
247 SDA Convenient Horses Patch.esp
248 SDA House of Horrors Expansion Patch.esp
249 SDA Wintersun Patch.esp
24A Semi-Open Guard Helmets SE.esp
24B Sleeping Expanded.esp
24C ogSplendorDragons.esp
24D StrangeRunes.esp
24E StormLord.esp
24F Serana.esp
250 SunHelmCampfireSkill.esp
251 DragonCombatDialogue.esp
252 Take a Nap.esp
253 Companions Radiant Quests Requirement.esp
254 ScrimshawExpanded.esp
255 Supreme Weathers - Wet and Cold Patch.esp
256 Supreme Weathers.esp
257 SunAffectsNPCVampires.esp
258 SunAffectsNPCVampires-Hooded.esp
259 MLQ_ForswornSkinchangers.esp
25A The Heart of Dibella QE - RS Children Patch.esp
25B TOCQE - Wintersun.esp
25C The Whispering Door - Quest Expansion.esp
25D The Whispering Door QE - EVGAT Patch.esp
25E The Whispering Door QE - USSEP Patch.esp
25F SHO for Hunterborn.esp
260 Use Those Blankets.esp
261 VampiresHaveClaws.esp
262 ogUderfrykte.esp
263 Valerica.esp
264 VariedGuardEquipment.esp
265 QwibGuardArmor.esp
266 Veydosebrom Regions.esp
267 Great Village of Mixwater Mill - Immersion Patch.esp
268 Great Village of Mixwater Mill - RS Children Patch.esp
269 Werewolf Footstep FX.esp
26A Werebeasts Dont Talk.esp
26B Great Village of Kynesgrove - CC - Fishing Patch.esp
26C Great Village of Kynesgrove - Inigo Patch.esp
26D Chesko_WearableLantern.esp
26E Yggdrasil Music.esp
26F talkativeflameatronachs.esp
270 mihailtalkativehagravens.esp
271 mihailtalkativespriggan.esp
272 mihailtalkativefalmers.esp
273 mihailscutler.esp
274 mihailtalkativestormatronach.esp
275 mihailtalkativewispmothers.esp
276 Use Those Blankets - Campfire Patch.esp
277 Palaces Castles Enhanced.esp
278 COTN Morthal - Palaces and Castles Enhanced Patch.esp
279 FDIPCEnhancedPatch.esp
27A JKs Bee and Barb - PCE Patch.esp
27B JKs Pawned Prawn - PCE Patch.esp
27C JKs Temple of Talos - PCE patch.esp
27D PCE - USSEP Patch.esp
27E PCE - Holidays Patch.esp
27F PCE - Castle Volkihar Rebuilt Patch.esp
280 PCE - ESO Imports patch.esp
281 PCE - Dawnguard Arsenal Patch.esp
282 PCE - Dawnguard Tweaks Patch.esp
283 PCE - SIC Patch.esp
284 PCE - BUVARP RE Patch.esp
285 PCE - Headhunter Patch.esp
286 PCE - Laundry Patch.esp
287 PCE - OCW Patch.esp
288 PCE - Song of the Green Patch.esp
289 Containers and Leveled Lists Fixes.esp
28A Ordinator - Perks of Skyrim.esp [Version 400]
28B Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp [Version 4.2.1]
28C COTN Falkreath - Alternate Start Patch.esp
28D COTN Morthal - Alternate Start Patch.esp
28E COTN Dawnstar - Alternate Start LAL Patch.esp
28F Great Town of Ivarstead - Alternate Start Patch.esp
290 KHW-LiveAnotherLifePatch.esp
291 Nature of the Wild Lands - Alternate start.esp
292 JKs Solitude Outskirts - Alternate Start patch.esp
293 JKs New Gnisis Cornerclub - Alternate Start patch.esp
294 JKs Sinderions Field Laboratory - Alternate Start patch.esp
295 PCE - Live Another Life Patch.esp
296 OCW_CellSettings.esp [Version 1.5.07]
297 Atlas Map Markers.esp [Version 2.7]
298 OCW_AMM-SE_FEPatch.esp
299 AltasMapBetterDGEntrancePatch.esp
29A Great Town of Ivarstead - Atlas Map Markers Patch.esp
29B Great Village of Kynesgrove - Atlas Map Markers Patch.esp
29C COTN Winterhold - Atlas Map Markers Patch.esp
29D Great Town of Shor's Stone - Atlas Map Makers Patch.esp
29E Great Town of Karthwasten - Atlas Map Markers Patch.esp
29F COTN Falkreath - Atlas Map Markers SE patch.esp
2A0 JKs Solitude Outskirts - Atlas Map Markers patch.esp
[/spoiler]
submitted by LichKingSkeletor to skyrimmods [link] [comments]
Obs - I'm aware that Campfire is outdated, but I came across a post here suggesting that removing the DLL file from the mod would resolve the issue. That's why it's still included in my list.
Active Plugins:
[spoiler]
00 Skyrim.esm
01 Update.esm
02 Dawnguard.esm
03 HearthFires.esm
04 Dragonborn.esm
05 ccBGSSSE001-Fish.esm
06 ccQDRSSE001-SurvivalMode.esl
07 ccBGSSSE037-Curios.esl
08 ccBGSSSE025-AdvDSGS.esm
09 _ResourcePack.esl
0A RSkyrimChildren.esm [Version 1.1.2]
0B Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch.esp [Version 4.3.0a]
0C JK's College of Winterhold.esp
0D Lux Via - Markarth Entrance and Farm Overhaul.esp
0E JK's Solitude Outskirts.esp
0F Lux Via - Markarth Farm overhaul.esp
10 Ryn's Snazzy Last Vigil.esp
11 Campfire.esm
12 Riften Towers.esl
13 MorrowindCreatures.esl
14 SolstheimLighthouse.esl
15 1DustAdeptArmor.esl
16 1FleshColossus.esl
17 BlackreachSporesSE.esl
18 Environs Master Plugin.esp [Version 2.00]
19 EVGAnimatedTraversal.esl
1A SkyUI_SE.esp
1B Butterflies.esp [Version 1.0]
1C WindhelmGateFixes_ESL.esp
1D Laundry.esp
1E SMIM-SE-Merged-All.esp
1F s6o6t Lore - Oblivion Gates.esp [Version 5.0]
20 ICNs_ImmersiveCollegeNPCs.esp [Version 1.1.0]
21 Gildergreen Regrown.esp [Version 2.0.1]
22 Lore Weapon Expansion - Daedric Crescent.esp [Version 1.0]
23 Lore Weapon Expansion - Goldbrand.esp [Version 1.1]
24 Lore Weapon Expansion - Relics of the Crusader.esp [Version 1.0]
25 QuestsAreInSkyrimUSSEP.esp
26 SkyHUD.esp
27 MCMHelper.esp
28 OCW_Obscure's_CollegeofWinterhold.esp [Version 1.6]
29 JKs College of Winterhold - OCW Patch.esp
2A Nature of the Wild Lands.esp
2B ESOimports.esp
2C FTF_Core.esp
2D SRC_ERS.esp
2E SRC - All In One.esp
2F DepthsOfSkyrim.esp
30 Castle Volkihar Rebuilt.esp [Version 2.0.6]
31 COTN - Falkreath.esp
32 COTN - Dawnstar.esp
33 JKs Skyrim.esp
34 WindhelmEntranceOverhaul.esp
35 WindhelmSSE.esp
36 CapitalWindhelmExpansion - JKSkyrim.esp
37 COTN - Morthal.esp
38 Eli_Skaal Village Overhaul.esp
39 COTN - Winterhold.esp
3A BluePalaceTerrace.esp [Version 1.1]
3B Fortified ramp to the Castle Dour.esp [Version 1.1]
3C Skyrim Immersive Creatures Special Edition.esp [Version 7.0.2]
3D RealisticNordShips2.0.esp
3E NAT-ENB.esp [Version 3.1.1C]
3F The Great Town of Ivarstead.esp
40 COTN Morthal - JK's Skyrim Patch.esp
41 BecomeABard.esp
42 BardsRebornStudentofSong.esp
43 JK's The Bards College.esp
44 JKs Bards College - Bards Reborn.esp
45 The Great Town of Karthwasten.esp
46 The Great Town of Shor's Stone.esp
47 Ryn's Farms.esp
48 COTN Falkreath - JKs Skyrim Patch.esp
49 Great Town of Ivarstead - JK Patch.esp
4A SurWR.esp
4B JKs The Drunken Huntsman.esp
4C JK - CWE Patch.esp
4D Resources - The Great Cities.esp
4E The Great Village of Kynesgrove.esp
4F COTN Dawnstar - JK's Skyrim Patch.esp
50 JK's Whiterun's Outskirts.esp [Version 1.5.0]
51 The Blackest Reaches.esp
52 The Great Village of Old Hroldan.esp
53 PaintitBlack.esp
54 Undriel_QuaintRavenRock.esp
55 Environs - Abandoned Abodes.esp [Version 1.03]
56 JK's High Hrothgar.esp
57 Stonehills.esp
58 DungeonsRevisited.esp
59 SeranaDialogAddon.esp [Version 4.1]
5A DawnguardArsenal.esp [Version 1.1.7]
5B BUVARP SE RE.esp
5C JK's The Winking Skeever.esp
5D JK's Temple of the Divines.esp
5E JK's Sky Haven Temple.esp
5F SkyHavenTempleGarden.esp
60 JKs Sky Haven Temple - Sky Haven Temple Gardens patch.esp
61 Amber Guard.esp
62 JKs CoW - OCW - ICNs Patch.esp
63 Environs - Abandoned Abodes - COTN Dawnstar Patch.esp
64 Ryn's Standing Stones.esp
65 Solitude Watchtower.esp [Version 1.0]
66 JKs Solitude Outskirts - Solitude Watchtower patch.esp
67 The Great Village of Mixwater Mill.esp
68 JK's Windhelm's Outskirts.esp
69 JKs Windhelm Outskirts - Ryns Farms patch.esp
6A Ryn's Karthspire.esp
6B COTN Addon - Anga's Mill.esp
6C JK's Riften Outskirts.esp
6D JKs Riften Outskirts - Ryns Farms patch.esp
6E JK's Arnleif and Sons Trading Company.esp
6F JK's Jorrvaskr.esp
70 bloodmoon.esp
71 T'Skyrim Riverwood with Leaf Rest.esp
72 JK's Haelga's Bunkhouse.esp
73 JK's Temple of Mara.esp
74 Thunderchild - Epic Shout Package.esp
75 JK's Temple of Dibella.esp
76 Solstheim - Lost Levels.esp
77 ogCannibalDraugr.esp
78 JK's The Hag's Cure.esp
79 Nordic Ruins of Skyrim.esp
7A OwnCivilWar.esp
7B Ryn's Dragon Mounds AIO.esp
7C JK's Sinderion's Field Laboratory.esp
7D Dawnguard - Tweaks and Enhancements.esp
7E AnotherOakwood.esp
7F Ryn's Mehrunes Dagon Shrine.esp
80 JKs Sky Haven Temple - JKs Skyrim Patch.esp
81 PAN_NPCs.esp
82 Environs - Hroggars House.esp [Version 2.01]
83 Environs - Hroggars House - COTN Morthal Patch.esp
84 Environs - Abandoned Abodes - COTN Morthal Patch.esp
85 MarkarthHelpTheWarrens.esp
86 Sea of Spirits.esp
87 Holidays.esp
88 JK's Silver-Blood Inn.esp
89 Skyrim On Skooma.esp
8A Laintar Dale.esp
8B SnowhawkRuins.esp
8C Ryn's Western Watchtower.esp
8D RoadSignsOverhaul 2.0.esp
8E JK's Elgrims Elixirs.esp
8F Darkwater Crossing - TGC Addon.esp
90 JK's Bee and Barb.esp
91 Environs - Kolskeggr.esp [Version 3.01]
92 Ryn's Saarthal.esp
93 JK's New Gnisis Cornerclub.esp
94 JK's The Pawned Prawn.esp
95 COTN Falkreath - Holidays patch.esp
96 BirdsandFlocksSE.esp
97 Wintersun - Faiths of Skyrim.esp
98 WindhelmEntranceOverhaul WindhelmSSE Patch.esp
99 Granite Hill.esp
9A JKs Whiterun Outskirts - Capital Whiterun patch.esp
9B BUVARP SE RE - Chillridge Farm COTNed.esp
9C 0Kaidan.esp
9D Capital Whiterun Expansion v15 Sleep Fixes.esp
9E JKs Windhelm Outskirts - CEO Windhelm patch.esp
9F ShalidorFortress.esp
A0 JK's Riverwood Trader.esp
A1 KhajiitHazWares.esp
A2 JKs Riften Outskirts - Khajiit Has Wares patch.esp
A3 COTN Dawnstar - Holidays Patch.esp
A4 Solitude Docks.esp
A5 WayshrinesIFT.esp
A6 AretinoHome.esp
A7 Kolskeggr Mine - TGC Addon.esp
A8 Kolskeggr TGC Addon - Environs Patch.esp
A9 Ryn's Bleakwind Basin.esp
AA man_DaedricShrines.esp
AB JK's Radiant Raiment.esp
AC ZIA_Complete Pack.esp [Version 50]
AD Riften Docks Overhaul.esp
AE Fortified ramp-JKs Skyrim-Patch.esp [Version 1.0]
AF Unique Border Gates - Fixes.esp [Version 2.0]
B0 HeljarchenFarm.esp
B1 Tel Mithryn.esp
B2 Inigo.esp
B3 Environs - Shrines of Talos.esp [Version 3.01]
B4 JK's The Bannered Mare.esp
B5 Ryn's Crabber's Shanty.esp
B6 JK's White Phial.esp
B7 Interesting Roads.esp
B8 BluePalaceTerrace-JKs Skyrim-Patch.esp
B9 018Auri.esp
BA Carriage Drivers Are Alive.esp
BB COTN Morthal - Holidays Patch.esp
BC Nature of the Wild Lands - COTN Falkreath.esp
BD Immersive Patrols II.esp
BE AHZBetterDGEntranceSE.esp [Version 1.0.3]
BF fortdawnguardimmersive.esp
C0 WindstadMine.esp
C1 mihailfliescorpses.esp
C2 Ryn's Secunda's Kiss.esp
C3 Dawnguard Sentries SE.esp
C4 JKs Solitude Outskirts - DK Nord Ships patch.esp
C5 JKs Solitude Outskirts - Solitude Docks Updated patch.esp
C6 JK's Sleeping Giant Inn.esp
C7 JK's Angelines Aromatics.esp [Version 1.0.0]
C8 Song of the Green's fancy Pod.esp
C9 JK's Temple of Talos.esp
CA JK's Candlehearth Hall.esp
CB JK's The Ragged Flagon.esp
CC JKs Skyrim Leafrest Patch.esp
CD Great Town of Shor's Stone - Holidays Patch.esp
CE JK's Septimus Signus's Outpost.esp
CF Jk's Pawned Prawn - Riften Docks Overhaul Patch.esp
D0 Lore Weapon Expansion.esp [Version 1.4a]
D1 Hunterborn.esp
D2 JK's Bits and Pieces.esp [Version 1.0.0]
D3 TheStumblingSabrecat.esp
D4 COTN Falkreath - Nature of the Wildlands patch.esp
D5 JK's Warmaiden's.esp [Version 1.3.0]
D6 COTN Falkreath - ESO Imports patch.esp
D7 FDISWIFTPatch.esp
D8 Innocence Lost - Quest Expansion.esp
D9 JK's Arcadia's Cauldron.esp
DA mihailminotaurs.esp
DB Dunpar Wall.esp
DC RTDocks - Ryn's Farms.esp
DD Ryn's Bleakwind Basin _USSEP_Patch.esp
DE SRC - AIO - Dungeons Revisited Patch.esp
DF Vjarkell Castle.esp
E0 Ryn's Lund's Hut.esp
E1 Draconic_Legion_Merge.esp
E2 Men of Winter.esp
E3 Vernim Wood.esp
E4 Amol Village.esp
E5 JK's Sadris Used Wares.esp
E6 Ryn's Alchemists Shack.esp
E7 Infiltration - Quest Expansion.esp
E8 Capital Windhelm - ESO patch.esp
E9 JK's Temple of Kynareth.esp
EA Reich Corigate.esp
EB Lainalten.esp
EC JKs Windhelm Outskirts - CDAA patch.esp
ED Book Covers Skyrim - Lost Library.esp [Version 2.1]
EE BloodHorkers.esp
EF DiverseWerewolvesCollection.esp
F0 OldAttiusFarmRevived.esp
F1 Skaal You Need.esp
F2 mihailgrahlsandfrostgiants.esp
F3 Markarth Entrance and Farm Overhaul - Carriage Drivers are alive patch.esp
F4 JKs Whiterun Outskirts - Nature of the Wild Lands patch.esp
F5 Great Town of Shor's Stone - ESO Imports Patch.esp
F6 GFoRR.esp
F7 The Heart Of Dibella - Quest Expansion.esp
F8 mihailmmaminotaur.esp
F9 TheOnlyCureQuestExpansion.esp
FA JKs Windhelm Outskirts - BUVARP patch.esp
FB NordicRunestones.esp
FC JKs Windhelm Outskirts - Capital Windhelm patch.esp
FD Ryn's Anise's Cabin.esp
FE Ryn's Bleakfalls Tower.esp
FF Environs - Greenwood Shack.esp [Version 3.00]
100 Great Town of Ivarstead - JK - Kaidan 2 Patch.esp
101 mihailmammoths.esp
102 JKs Windhelm Outskirts - CEO Windhelm + Capital Windhelm patch.esp
103 JKs Solitude Outskirts - CDAA patch.esp
104 s6o6t Lore - Dark Anchors Ruins and Dolmens.esp [Version 5.0]
105 Better Courier.esp
106 JKs Whiterun Outskirts - Better Courier patch.esp
107 PaarthurnaxQuestExpansion.esp
108 College Of Winterhold - Quest Expansion.esp
109 mihailundeadsnowelf.esp
10A Great Village of Kynesgrove - ESO Imports Patch.esp
10B man_DaedricShrines_Wintersun_Patch.esp
10C Ryn's Farms - BUVARP Patch.esp
10D Convenient Horses.esp
10E Environs - Shrines of Talos - JK's Skyrim Patch.esp
10F Hunterborn - Soups and Stews.esp
110 HunterbornSoupsStews - SunHelm Patch.esp
111 SunHelmSurvival.esp
112 LakvansStronghold.esp
113 JKs Windhelm Outskirts - Ryns Farms + BUVARP patch.esp
114 COTN Dawnstar - Nord Ships Patch.esp
115 Nature of the Wild Lands - JKs Skyrim.esp
116 RSChildren.esp [Version 1.2.0]
117 Great Village of Kynesgrove - RS Children Patch.esp
118 mihailsnowwhales.esp
119 ALT - The Snow Elves Throne.esp
11A Additional Dremora Faces.esp
11B Ahzidal's Armor set - My version by Xtudo.esp [Version 2.1]
11C Blubbos_Markarth_2022.esp
11D Environs - Tundra Farmhouse.esp [Version 3.01]
11E IDDP Unique Border Gates Patch.esp
11F Great Town of Karthwasten - USSEP Patch.esp
120 Missives.esp
121 Ryn's_Standing_Stones_Ryn's_Farms_PATCH.esp
122 Great Town of Ivarstead - USSEP Patch.esp
123 JKs Riften Outskirts - Carriage Drivers Are Alive patch.esp
124 COTN Falkreath - Immersive Laundry patch.esp
125 JKs Whiterun Outskirts - USSEP Patch.esp
126 GrimmerReaper.esp
127 COTN Morthal - Immersive Laundry Patch.esp
128 Daedric Shrines by Mandragorasprouts - Quaint Raven Rock Add-on.esp
129 JKs Windhelm Outskirts - DK Nord Ships patch.esp
12A PAN_NPCs_DB.esp
12B Tel Mithryn Prison.esp
12C RYFTEN DOWN.esp
12D Ryn's Farms AIO - Immersive Laundry.esp
12E Ryn's Saarthal Nordic Ruins Patch.esp
12F SRC - AIO - Inigo Patch.esp
130 1Shalk.esp
131 Bijin AIO.esp
132 FDIDGArsenalPatch.esp
133 KHW-CarriageDriversPatch.esp
134 HoldBorderBanners.esp
135 Nilheim_MiscQuestExpansion.esp
136 Caught Red Handed - Quest Expansion.esp
137 mihailgiantfamily.esp
138 Headhunter - Bounties Redone.esp
139 SoulCairnRuins.esp
13A JKs Riften Outskirts - Dawnguard Sentries patch.esp
13B mihailancientfrostatronach.esp
13C ESO Imports - Reich Corigate.esp
13D JKs Whiterun Outskirts - Immersive Laundry Patch.esp
13E MorrowindGuar2SE.esp
13F Unique Border Gates - EVG Traversal Patch.esp
140 BleakFallsReCovered.esp
141 COTN Falkreath - Dawnguard Sentries patch.esp
142 COTN Winterhold - Laundry Add-on.esp
143 JKs New Gnisis Cornerclub - Capital Windhelm Expansion patch.esp
144 ESO Imports - Amber Guard.esp
145 Animals Swim.esp
146 HircineArmor.esp
147 Ryn's Snazzy Last Vigil - Ebony Warrior Overhaul.esp
148 Ashbound Revisited.esp
149 Ashbound Revisited Solstheim Lighthouse.esp
14A Ashbound Revisited Better Tel Mithryn.esp
14B JKs Septimus Signus Outpost - DK Realistic Nord Ships patch.esp
14C Solitude farmhouses rework.esp [Version 1.1]
14D mihailgiantclubvariety.esp
14E COTN Falkreath - JKs Skyrim - ESO Imports Patch.esp
14F Environs - Riften Warehouse.esp [Version 2.01]
150 JKs Candlehearth Hall - ESO Imports Patch.esp
151 Stormcloak Battle Armor Replacer.esp
152 KHW-JKsSkyrimPatch.esp
153 JKs Solitude Outskirts - CC Fishing patch.esp
154 The Great Village of Kynesgrove - Laundry Add-on.esp
155 CapitalWindhelmExpansion - USSEP.esp
156 Lucien.esp [Version 1.6.3]
157 mihailbantamguar.esp
158 Cliffracers_Solstheim_SSE.esp
159 JKs Windhelm Outskirts - Khajiit Has Wares patch.esp
15A Great Village of Mixwater Mill - USSEP Patch.esp
15B mihailwhalebones.esp
15C Khajiit Caravan Mules.esp
15D KHW_CaravanMulePatch.esp
15E Missives - Solstheim.esp
15F mihailponyguar.esp
160 mihailashgolemexpansion.esp
161 SkaalFishingCamp.esp
162 Ashbound Revisited Skaal Fishing Camp.esp
163 Ashbound Revisited Quaint Raven Rock.esp
164 Bandit Lines Expansion.esp
165 ForswornMinotaurs_MihailMinotaurs.esp
166 Immersive Laundry - JK's TGC Ivarstead Patch.esp
167 JKs High Hrothgar - Thunderchild patch.esp
168 JKs Riften Outskirts - Riften Docks Overhaul patch.esp
169 JKs Riften Outskirts - RT Docks + Ryns Farms consistency patch.esp
16A BUVARP - Ryns Farms Patch.esp
16B COTN Falkreath - BUVARP.esp
16C TGV Darkwater Crossing - Landscape and Grass Patch.esp
16D KHW - CotN-D Patch.esp
16E JKs Solitude Outskirts - SMIM patch.esp
16F JKs Windhelm Outskirts - CEO Windhelm + Ryns Farms patch.esp
170 The Great Village of Mixwater Mill - Laundry Add-on.esp
171 COTN Morthal - Nature of the Wildlands patch.esp
172 RTDocks - SMIM.esp
173 Great Village of Old Hroldan - USSEP Patch.esp
174 JKs Whiterun Outskirts - CC Fishing patch.esp
175 Daedric Shrines AIO Unique Border Gates Patch.esp
176 DAVMihailCows.esp
177 JKs Riften Outskirts - Immersive Laundry patch.esp
178 The Great Town of Karthwasten - Laundry Add-on.esp
179 The Great Village of Old Hroldan - Laundry Add-on.esp
17A DAVCalves.esp
17B Environs - Shrines of Talos - Immersive Creatures Patch.esp
17C JKs Riften Outskirts - DK Nord Ships patch.esp
17D JKs Solitude Outskirts - KHW patch.esp
17E JKs Solitude Outskirts - Nature of the Wild Lands patch.esp
17F Whiterun Exteriors - s6o6 Oblivion Gates patch.esp
180 BardExcavation.esp
181 COTN Dawnstar - Laundry Add-on.esp
182 COTN Falkreath - Missives patch.esp
183 HothFollower.esp
184 COTN Morthal - Skyrim Immersive Creatures Patch.esp
185 COTN Morthal - CC - Fishing Patch.esp
186 TGV Darkwater Crossing - ESO Imports Patch.esp
187 JK's Riverwood - Laundry Add-on.esp
188 JKs Windhelm Outskirts - Immersive Laundry patch.esp
189 OCW_IL_FEPatch.esp
18A JKs Whiterun Outskirts - ESO Imports Patch.esp
18B COTN Falkreath - CC - Fishing Patch.esp
18C JKs Candlehearth Hall - Capital Windhelm Expansion patch.esp
18D mihailvampirefalmeroverhaul.esp
18E JKs Sinderions Field Laboratory - CC - Fishing patch.esp
18F The Blackest Reaches - USSEP Patch.esp
190 WolfFollower.esp [Version 0.9.3]
191 Great Town of Shor's Stone - USSEP Patch.esp
192 Markarth Entrance and Farm Overhaul - USSEP patch.esp
193 JKs Windhelm Outskirts - ESO Imports patch.esp
194 The Great Town of Shor's Stone - Laundry Add-on.esp
195 Great Village of Old Hroldan - CC - Fishing Patch.esp
196 BUVARP SE RE - The Only Cure Quest Expansion Patch.esp
197 BardsRebornStudent USSEP Patch.esp
198 Fireapples CourierIsAJob.esp
199 Better Courier is a Job Mashup.esp
19A KyneConsequences.esp
19B BattleBrothers.esp
19C Brawl Lines Expansion.esp
19D BlendedRoads.esp
19E COTN Falkreath - Lucien Patch.esp
19F COTN Falkreath - Open Civil War Patch.esp
1A0 COTN Falkreath - Thrones of Skyrim Patch.esp
1A1 Environs - Hroggars House - BUVARP Patch.esp
1A2 COTN Morthal - BUVARP patch.esp
1A3 COTN Morthal - Hoth Patch.esp
1A4 COTN Morthal - Kaidan 2 Patch.esp
1A5 COTN Morthal - Thrones of Skyrim Patch.esp
1A6 Kanjs Chaurus Staff.esp
1A7 CEOWindhelm Navmesh Patch.esp
1A8 JKs Riften Outskirts - Ryns Farms - KHW consistency patch.esp
1A9 JKs Skyrim_Thunderchild_Patch.esp
1AA JKs Solitude Outskirts - Dawnguard Sentries patch.esp
1AB JKs Solitude Outskirts - Immersive Laundry patch.esp
1AC Nature of the Wild Lands - Song of the Green.esp
1AD COTN Morthal - Open Civil War Patch.esp
1AE COTN Dawnstar - Thrones of Skyrim Patch.esp
1AF COTN Dawnstar - ESO Imports patch.esp
1B0 COTN Dawnstar - Open Civil War Patch.esp
1B1 COTN Dawnstar - SIC SE Patch.esp
1B2 COTN Dawnstar - Wintersun Patch.esp
1B3 CRB Auri Lenka Replacer.esp
1B4 COTN Winterhold - Open Civil War Patch.esp
1B5 JKs Elgrims Elixirs - Bee and Barb Patch.esp
1B6 ESO Imports - Lainalten.esp
1B7 RTDocks - Song of the Green.esp
1B8 CapitalWindhelmExpansion - WindhelmGateFixes.esp
1B9 CarriageAndStableDialogues.esp
1BA Civil War Lines Expansion.esp
1BB 1nivWICCloaks.esp [Version 2.4]
1BC WetandCold.esp
1BD CraftableSkaalforFrostfall.esp
1BE CompanionsTweaks.esp
1BF Conditional Expressions.esp
1C0 Growl - Werebeasts of Skyrim.esp
1C1 Daedric Voice.esp
1C2 Daedric Voice - Growl Patch.esp
1C3 Daedric Voice - ZIA Patch.esp
1C4 Daedric Voices - Sunhelm.esp
1C5 Conditional Expressions for NPCs.esp
1C6 DarkElfVoicesForBandits.esp
1C7 DeadlySpellImpacts.esp
1C8 DragonInfusedDaedricArmor.esp
1C9 UniqueDragonPriests_XB.esp
1CA Dramatic Deer.esp
1CB BUVARP - Dunpar Wall.esp
1CC Dynamic Activation Key.esp
1CD EVGConditionalIdles.esp
1CE DVA - Dynamic Vampire Appearance.esp
1CF PF_Underforge.esp
1D0 Companions Bloodritual Scene Tweak.esp
1D1 TaberuAnimation.esp
1D2 earthquakes - MCM.esp
1D3 Environs - Shrines of Talos - JK's Temple of Talos Patch.esp
1D4 BretonNPCsHaveElvenEars.esp
1D5 Environs - Tundra Farmhouse - RS Children Patch.esp
1D6 Fortified Ramp - ESO Imports patch.esp
1D7 Fortified Ramp - Holidays patch.esp
1D8 Fortified Ramp - Immersive Laundry patch.esp
1D9 Fluffworks.esp
1DA Stormcloak Armor Variety SE.esp [Version 2.2]
1DB mihailcookedox.esp
1DC FjoriHolgeirInSovngarde.esp
1DD Forsworn and Thalmor Lines Expansion.esp
1DE JKs Solitude Outskirts - JKs Skyrim patch.esp
1DF GDOS - Glorious Solitude Door - Rotation Fix.esp
1E0 GDOS - Splendid Mechanized Dwemer Door.esp
1E1 Give Beggars Food.esp
1E2 FaceSculptorExpanded.esp
1E3 SRC_ERS_Missives.esp
1E4 BountiesRedone_MissivesExtension.esp
1E5 BountiesRedone_Missives_Solstheim.esp
1E6 HouseOfHorrorsQuestExpansion.esp
1E7 Environs - Abandoned Abodes - ESO Imports Patch.esp
1E8 Environs - Abandoned Abodes - RSChildren Patch.esp
1E9 Hellish Hounds.esp
1EA Hulking Horkers.esp
1EB HoHQE - SRC + Wintersun.esp
1EC Great Town of Shor's Stone - RS Children Patch.esp
1ED Ilieh Cry of the Damned.esp [Version 1.4]
1EE Hunterborn - Campfire Patch.esp
1EF ImmersiveInteractions.esp
1F0 Immersive Death Cycle.esp
1F1 Indoril_Armor.esp
1F2 NPCs_Wear_Amulets_Of_Mara.esp
1F3 NPCs_Wear_Amulets_Of_Mara - SDA Patch.esp
1F4 Immersive Rejections.esp
1F5 IFDImmPatrolsIIPatch.esp
1F6 Dremora Lines Expansion.esp
1F7 018InigoBanterPatch.esp
1F8 Innocence Lost - Aretino Residence Patch.esp
1F9 Innocence Lost QE - USSEP Patch.esp
1FA JKs CoW - OCW - ESO Imports Patch.esp
1FB OCW_BCS-LL_FEPatch.esp
1FC JKs CoW - OCW - BCS Lost Library patch.esp
1FD JKs CoW - OCW - ICNs ESO patch.esp
1FE JKs CoW - OCW - SIC Patch.esp
1FF JK's Belethor's General Goods.esp [Version 1.1.0]
200 Immersive Equipping Animations.esp
201 JKs Bards College - USSEP patch.esp
202 JKs Bards College - ESO Imports patch.esp
203 JKs Jorrvaskr - ESO Imports patch.esp
204 JKs Sky Haven Temple - USSEP Patch.esp
205 JKs Temple of Kynareth - Kyne Consequences patch.esp
206 JustBlood.esp
207 JKs Angelines Aromatics - USSEP Patch.esp
208 JKs Angelines Aromatics - Help The Warrens.esp
209 KS Hairdo's.esp
20A kxk_apocryphahome.esp
20B RealisticRSChildren.esp
20C LakvansStronghold - Realistic RS Children patch.esp
20D MOA Seeker Spells.esp
20E mihailhircinicaspects.esp
20F JKs Solitude Outskirts - SIC patch.esp
210 JKs Solitude Outskirts - USSEP patch.esp
211 NPCsReactToFrenzy.esp
212 JKs Arcadias Cauldron - USSEP Patch.esp
213 JKs Arnleif and Sons - ESO Imports Patch.esp
214 JKs Bannered Mare - Immersion Patch.esp
215 JKs Bee and Barb - ESO Imports Patch.esp
216 JKs Bits and Pieces - USSEP Patch.esp
217 JKs Drunken Huntsman - USSEP Patch.esp
218 JKs Elgrims Elixirs - ESO Imports Patch.esp
219 JKs Haelgas Bunkhouse - ESO Imports Patch.esp
21A JKs Haelgas Bunkhouse - JKs Skyrim Patch.esp
21B JKs Haelgas Bunkhouse - SDA Patch.esp
21C JKs Pawned Prawn - ESO Imports Patch.esp
21D JKs Radiant Raiment - USSEP Patch.esp
21E JKs Radiant Raiment - Immersion Patch.esp
21F JKs Ragged Flagon - ESO Imports patch.esp
220 JKs Ragged Flagon - USSEP Patch.esp
221 JKs Septimus Signus Outpost - ESO Imports Patch.esp
222 JKs Septimus Signus Outpost - SIC Patch.esp
223 JKs Silver-Blood Inn - ESO Imports Patch.esp
224 JKs Temple of Kynareth - ESO Imports Patch.esp
225 JKs Temple of Mara - ESO Imports Patch.esp
226 JKs Temple of Talos - USSEP patch.esp
227 JKs Temple of Talos - Capital Windhelm Expansion patch.esp
228 JKs Temple of Talos - ESO Imports Patch.esp
229 JKs Temple of the Divines - USSEP Patch.esp
22A JKs White Phial - Zims Immersive Artifacts Patch.esp
22B JKs Winking Skeever - Alternate Start Mods Patch.esp
22C JKs Winking Skeever - USSEP Patch.esp
22D JKs Winking Skeever - Fishing Patch.esp
22E JKs Winking Skeever - Immersion Patch.esp
22F JKs Windhelm Outskirts - USSEP patch.esp
230 NPCs React To Invisibility.esp
231 NPCs React To Necromancy.esp
232 Netch Leather on Solstheim.esp
233 NPCs Take Cover.esp
234 NoSaltThanks.esp
235 ORI - HarkonSword.esp
236 OCW_QaiS_FEPatch.esp
237 PAN_Frea.esp
238 Vampire Lines Expansion.esp
239 Vampire Lines Expansion - Orc Addon.esp
23A Nature of the Wild Lands - Autumn Birches.esp
23B PAN_NPCs_DG.esp
23C Press E To Heal Followers.esp
23D COW_RS_Patch.esp
23E RaceMenu.esp
23F RaceMenuPlugin.esp
240 RSC-SurWR-Patch.esp
241 Relic of Dawnstar - COTN.esp
242 Relic of Dawnstar.esp
243 Taunt Your Enemies.esp
244 Remote Interactions.esp
245 SDA Campfire Patch.esp
246 SDA Castle Volkihar Rebuilt Patch.esp
247 SDA Convenient Horses Patch.esp
248 SDA House of Horrors Expansion Patch.esp
249 SDA Wintersun Patch.esp
24A Semi-Open Guard Helmets SE.esp
24B Sleeping Expanded.esp
24C ogSplendorDragons.esp
24D StrangeRunes.esp
24E StormLord.esp
24F Serana.esp
250 SunHelmCampfireSkill.esp
251 DragonCombatDialogue.esp
252 Take a Nap.esp
253 Companions Radiant Quests Requirement.esp
254 ScrimshawExpanded.esp
255 Supreme Weathers - Wet and Cold Patch.esp
256 Supreme Weathers.esp
257 SunAffectsNPCVampires.esp
258 SunAffectsNPCVampires-Hooded.esp
259 MLQ_ForswornSkinchangers.esp
25A The Heart of Dibella QE - RS Children Patch.esp
25B TOCQE - Wintersun.esp
25C The Whispering Door - Quest Expansion.esp
25D The Whispering Door QE - EVGAT Patch.esp
25E The Whispering Door QE - USSEP Patch.esp
25F SHO for Hunterborn.esp
260 Use Those Blankets.esp
261 VampiresHaveClaws.esp
262 ogUderfrykte.esp
263 Valerica.esp
264 VariedGuardEquipment.esp
265 QwibGuardArmor.esp
266 Veydosebrom Regions.esp
267 Great Village of Mixwater Mill - Immersion Patch.esp
268 Great Village of Mixwater Mill - RS Children Patch.esp
269 Werewolf Footstep FX.esp
26A Werebeasts Dont Talk.esp
26B Great Village of Kynesgrove - CC - Fishing Patch.esp
26C Great Village of Kynesgrove - Inigo Patch.esp
26D Chesko_WearableLantern.esp
26E Yggdrasil Music.esp
26F talkativeflameatronachs.esp
270 mihailtalkativehagravens.esp
271 mihailtalkativespriggan.esp
272 mihailtalkativefalmers.esp
273 mihailscutler.esp
274 mihailtalkativestormatronach.esp
275 mihailtalkativewispmothers.esp
276 Use Those Blankets - Campfire Patch.esp
277 Palaces Castles Enhanced.esp
278 COTN Morthal - Palaces and Castles Enhanced Patch.esp
279 FDIPCEnhancedPatch.esp
27A JKs Bee and Barb - PCE Patch.esp
27B JKs Pawned Prawn - PCE Patch.esp
27C JKs Temple of Talos - PCE patch.esp
27D PCE - USSEP Patch.esp
27E PCE - Holidays Patch.esp
27F PCE - Castle Volkihar Rebuilt Patch.esp
280 PCE - ESO Imports patch.esp
281 PCE - Dawnguard Arsenal Patch.esp
282 PCE - Dawnguard Tweaks Patch.esp
283 PCE - SIC Patch.esp
284 PCE - BUVARP RE Patch.esp
285 PCE - Headhunter Patch.esp
286 PCE - Laundry Patch.esp
287 PCE - OCW Patch.esp
288 PCE - Song of the Green Patch.esp
289 Containers and Leveled Lists Fixes.esp
28A Ordinator - Perks of Skyrim.esp [Version 400]
28B Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp [Version 4.2.1]
28C COTN Falkreath - Alternate Start Patch.esp
28D COTN Morthal - Alternate Start Patch.esp
28E COTN Dawnstar - Alternate Start LAL Patch.esp
28F Great Town of Ivarstead - Alternate Start Patch.esp
290 KHW-LiveAnotherLifePatch.esp
291 Nature of the Wild Lands - Alternate start.esp
292 JKs Solitude Outskirts - Alternate Start patch.esp
293 JKs New Gnisis Cornerclub - Alternate Start patch.esp
294 JKs Sinderions Field Laboratory - Alternate Start patch.esp
295 PCE - Live Another Life Patch.esp
296 OCW_CellSettings.esp [Version 1.5.07]
297 Atlas Map Markers.esp [Version 2.7]
298 OCW_AMM-SE_FEPatch.esp
299 AltasMapBetterDGEntrancePatch.esp
29A Great Town of Ivarstead - Atlas Map Markers Patch.esp
29B Great Village of Kynesgrove - Atlas Map Markers Patch.esp
29C COTN Winterhold - Atlas Map Markers Patch.esp
29D Great Town of Shor's Stone - Atlas Map Makers Patch.esp
29E Great Town of Karthwasten - Atlas Map Markers Patch.esp
29F COTN Falkreath - Atlas Map Markers SE patch.esp
2A0 JKs Solitude Outskirts - Atlas Map Markers patch.esp
[/spoiler]
2024.04.13 16:09 SpideryUncle550 Can't load save after installing a mod
My game has this issue which make me unable to download any mod not matter how small or insignificant it is cause it would lead to my game CTDing while loading my save , this issue has happens on long running saves which is quite annoying cause i can't download a simple patch or an new armor mod , i tried all the fixies i could think of i have Engine fixes with the memory fix on and im desperate cause it's going on for a while PS : im running 1.5 pre AE version of skyrim
Here's my mod list (yes i do have some haram mods)
0 0 Skyrim.esm
1 1 Update.esm
2 2 Dawnguard.esm
3 3 HearthFires.esm
4 4 Dragonborn.esm
5 5 Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch.esp
6 6 SexLab.esm
7 7 Devious Devices - Assets.esm
8 8 LegacyoftheDragonborn.esm
9 9 SexLabAroused.esm
10 a Devious Devices - Integration.esm
11 b Devious Devices - Expansion.esm
12 c Devious Devices - Contraptions.esm
254 FE 0 Lux - Resources.esp
13 d Lux Via.esp
14 e Water for ENB.esm
254 FE 1 Lux Orbis - Master plugin.esm
15 f Smooth Weapon.esm
16 10 arnima.esm
254 FE 2 OCF.esp
17 11 Campfire.esm
18 12 ZaZAnimationPack.esm
19 13 Vigilant.esm
20 14 HentaiPregnancy.esm
21 15 High Poly Head.esm
22 16 ApachiiHairFemales.esm
23 17 CreatureFramework.esm
24 18 daymoyl.esm
254 FE 3 Expressive Facegen Morphs.esl
25 19 Heels Sound.esm
254 FE 4 HighHeelsCondition.esp
254 FE 5 AHZmoreHUD.esl
26 1a Schlongs of Skyrim - Core.esm
254 FE 6 TrueHUD.esl
254 FE 7 Lux - Master plugin.esm
254 FE 8 wkup.esm
254 FE 9 Particle Patch for ENB.esp
27 1b SkyUI_SE.esp
28 1c SMIM-SE-Merged-All.esp
254 FE a Lux Orbis.esp
29 1d ImprovedRoads.esp
254 FE b Lux Via - plugin.esp
30 1e NAT-ENB.esp
31 1f MilkModNEW.esp
32 20 MilkMod_MilkPumpsFancy.esp
33 21 LC_BuildYourNobleHouse.esp
34 22 SeranaDialogAddon.esp
254 FE c Lux Orbis - LotD patch.esp
35 23 Odin - Skyrim Magic Overhaul.esp
36 24 SexLab Confabulation.esp
37 25 SexLab_DibellaCult.esp
38 26 Embers XD.esp
39 27 NewArmoury.esp
40 28 Milk Addict.esp
41 29 bac.esp
42 2a FurnitureMarkerSex.esp
43 2b Clockwork.esp
44 2c Devious Devices For Him.esp
45 2d Devious Devices - BRRF.esp
254 FE d Devious Devices SE patch.esp
254 FE e Lux Via - Less lanterns plugin.esp
46 2e Lit Road Signs.esp
47 2f Alpha.esp
48 30 SimpleSlavery.esp
254 FE f DIbella's Blessing.esp
49 31 AmazingFollowerTweaks.esp
50 32 DeviousFollowers.esp
51 33 MoreNastyCritters.esp
52 34 Bijin AIO.esp
Bijin NPCs.esp
Bijin Wives.esp
Bijin Warmaidens.esp
254 FE 10 TrueDirectionalMovement.esp
53 35 EldenSkyrim.esp
54 36 EldenSkyrim_RimSkills.esp
254 FE 11 EldenWarAshPack1.esp
55 37 EldenPerkTree.esp
56 38 sam.esp
254 FE 12 DynamicBlockHit.esp
254 FE 13 separated Slash Effects X.esp
254 FE 14 [ELLE] Dark Rebel.esp
254 FE 15 [COCO] Devil Claw.esp
254 FE 16 AhegaoTongues.esp
57 39 PC Head Tracking - MCM.esp
58 3a PC Head Tracking - Patch.esp
254 FE 17 DBM_Vigilant_Patch.esp
59 3b Public Whore.esp
60 3c The Dungeon.esp
61 3d Missives.esp
62 3e ForgottenCity.esp
254 FE 18 RimImpactOfMob.esp
63 3f SL Dirty Deeds Missives.esp
254 FE 19 Lux Orbis - USSEP patch.esp
254 FE 1a DBM_BeyondReach_Patch.esp
64 40 Apophysis_DPM_SE.esp
254 FE 1b DBM_Clockwork_Patch.esp
254 FE 1c DBM_ForgottenCity_Patch.esp
254 FE 1d Embers XD - Patch - Lux Via.esp
254 FE 1e DBM_Missives_Patch.esp
254 FE 1f DBM_SMIM_Patch.esp
65 41 SexLab Inflation Framework.esp
254 FE 20 Keytrace.esp
254 FE 21 KeyTraceForEldenRim.esp
254 FE 22 RimImpactOfPlayer.esp
66 42 RaceMenu.esp
67 43 RaceMenuPlugin.esp
254 FE 23 Smooth Animation.esp
68 44 ERF - Futanari CBBE - Equippable.esp
69 45 SOS - ERF - Futanari CBBE - Addon.esp
254 FE 24 Vigilant Voiced.esp
70 46 SOSRaceMenu.esp
71 47 XPMSE.esp
254 FE 25 YMMP.esp
72 48 WetFunction.esp
73 49 Skyland Watercolor - Slow Green-Vanilla.esp
254 FE 26 Water for ENB - Patch - Beyond Reach.esp
74 4a UIExtensions.esp
75 4b Tullius Hair.esp
76 4c SOS - TRX - Futanari Addon Horse.esp
77 4d Spank That Ass.esp
254 FE 27 TESL-LoadingScreens.esp
254 FE 28 [Odd] RyanReos Spartan Hoplite.esp
78 4e SlaveTats.esp
254 FE 29 SlaveTatsEventsBridge.esp
79 4f SLALAnimObjBillyy.esp
80 50 SexLabDefeat.esp
81 51 SexyMannequinJoldi_SSE.esp
82 52 High Poly Head Vampire Fix.esp
83 53 Moonlight Tales Special Edition.esp
84 54 MonsterLipSync1.esp
85 55 Serana.esp
86 56 Sexlab ABBA Voices.esp
87 57 SexLab Aroused Creatures.esp
254 FE 2a scar-adxp-patch.esp
254 FE 2b [Ryan Reos] Dark Elf Blader.esp
254 FE 2c NAT - Patch - Rudy ENB.esp
88 58 ABBA.esp
89 59 My Home Is Your Home.esp
90 5a RosaFollower.esp
254 FE 2d QuickLootEE.esp
254 FE 2e Precision.esp
254 FE 2f PENIS_IconsAddon.esp
91 5b InigoPerkPointGiver.esp
254 FE 30 [dint999] MysteriousKnightSet.esp
254 FE 31 MoonsAndStars.esp
92 5c MilkModNEW CF.esp
93 5d MilkModNEW HF.esp
254 FE 32 MCMHelper.esp
254 FE 33 LotD Visual Overhaul.esp
254 FE 34 LC_BuildYourNobleHouseV1_4 - Build with Gold Patch.esp
94 5e KziitdXXXToolset.esp
95 5f Landlord.esp
96 60 KS Hairdo's.esp
254 FE 35 JS Dragon Claws AE - Legacy of the Dragonborn.esp
254 FE 36 [immyneedscake] RyanReos Primrose Egypt.esp
97 61 Holiday Gift Hairdos.esp
98 62 ValhallaCombat.esp
99 63 Hellblade - Timed Block.esp
254 FE 37 HeelsFix.esp
100 64 HentaiCreatures.esp
254 FE 38 Headhunter - Bounties Redone.esp
254 FE 39 BountiesRedone_MissivesExtension.esp
101 65 HavoksLipPatterns.esp
254 FE 3a Kardia of Rhodes.esp
102 66 Amarith.esp
103 67 FNIS.esp
104 68 sr_FillHerUp.esp
254 FE 3b FleshFX.esp
254 FE 3c First Person Camera Height Fix.esp
105 69 dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp
254 FE 3d dwPalmAndSoleOverlays-SE.esp
106 6a Daedric Chainmail Rework - CBBE 3BBB Bodyslide.esp
254 FE 3e [COCO] Shadow Assassin.esp
254 FE 3f [COCO]BattleAngels.esp
254 FE 40 3BBB.esp
254 FE 41 SOSPhysicsManager.esp
254 FE 42 BD Armor and clothes replacer.esp
254 FE 43 CBBE.esp
107 6b RaceMenuMorphsCBBE.esp
254 FE 44 BB Pack by Team TAL.esp
254 FE 45 BakaMotionData.esp
108 6c BarenziahQuestMarkers.esp
254 FE 46 ASS_IconsAddon.esp
254 FE 47 BOOBIES_ImmersiveIcons.esp
109 6d AnubAnimObj.esp
254 FE 48 AnimatedArmoryVigilantPatchESM.esp
110 6e aMidianborn_Skyforge_Weapons.esp
111 6f icepenguinworldmapclassic.esp
112 70 AddItemMenuSE.esp
113 71 FaceSculptorsRacemenu.esp
254 FE 49 NewStatueOfShalidorMagicLights.esp
254 FE 4a ahzFleetKnight.esp
254 FE 4b OH Jannedaarc by Team TAL.esp
254 FE 4c Missives - Solstheim.esp
114 72 AMatterOfTime.esp
254 FE 4d AttackSpeedConvert.esp
115 73 VioLens SE.esp
116 74 Attack_DXP.esp
254 FE 4e BetterThirdPersonSelection.esp
254 FE 4f Egil's Demon Hunter.esp
254 FE 50 BikiniRobesStandalone.esp
254 FE 51 CollisionReset.esp
254 FE 52 war scythe.esp
254 FE 53 metaSkillMenu.esp
117 75 DIVERSE SKYRIM.esp
254 FE 54 DrossFollower.esp
254 FE 55 DX Fetish Fashion Volume 1 SE.esp
254 FE 56 Ebonscale.esp
254 FE 57 Demon Hunter Schyte.esp
118 76 eldenrimSpecialstagger.esp
254 FE 58 EvenMoreMakeup.esp
119 77 FMS_FemaleMakeupSuite.esp
254 FE 59 Brows.esp
254 FE 5a I4IconAddon.esp
254 FE 5b Koralina's Makeup Tweaks.esp
254 FE 5c KSHairdosSMP.esp
254 FE 5d KziitdFeitshSet-BdsmMaid.esp
254 FE 5e McmRecorder.esp
120 78 MikanEyes All in one SE.esp
254 FE 5f [Odd] MilkMaid.esp
121 79 MK Poser.esp
254 FE 60 SolitudeThroneFix_BOS.esp
122 7a VisualAnimatedEnchants.esp
254 FE 61 Daedric Pei Only sex.esp
254 FE 62 Nun Knight Armor.esp
123 7b RaceMenuHH.esp
254 FE 63 ReadTheRoom.esp
124 7c E_RoshutsuSuit.esp
254 FE 64 Sakora's Make Over Kit for SKSE64.esp
125 7d SexLab_DibellaCult_Sisters.esp
126 7e SLSO.esp
127 7f SexyMannequinsFemaleHF_SSE.esp
254 FE 65 ShowPlayerInMenus.esp
128 80 SFO_SkinFeatureOverlays.esp
254 FE 66 Skoglendi - A Grass Mod.esp
254 FE 67 Skoglendi - Brown Tundra Add-On.esp
129 81 SkyHUD.esp
130 82 SLAnimLoader.esp
131 83 SmoothCam.esp
254 FE 68 Sonders_Keyword_Distribution.esp
132 84 SOS - Smurf Average Addon.esp
133 85 SOS - VectorPlexus Muscular Addon.esp
134 86 SOS - VectorPlexus Regular Addon.esp
135 87 Schlongs of Skyrim.esp
136 88 StrangeRunes.esp
137 89 Sunstarved_Tanlines.esp
138 8a TheEyesOfBeauty.esp
254 FE 69 [TheMilkDrinker] Kinnari Armor.esp
139 8b Thuum.esp
140 8c TKDodge.esp
141 8d SOS - TRX - Futanari Addon.esp
142 8e Tullius Eyes.esp
143 8f mernUmbraelFollower.esp
254 FE 6a Airgetlam.esp
254 FE 6b Embers XD - Fire Magick Add-On.esp
254 FE 6c Embers XD - Patch - Lux Orbis & LOS2.esp
144 90 Ordinator - Perks of Skyrim.esp
145 91 Odin - Ordinator Compatibility Patch.esp
254 FE 6d 06.OrdinatorPAmco-kjg.esp
254 FE 6e Ordinator - Apply Spell Conditions Fix.esp
146 92 Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp
147 93 DBM_RelicHunter.esp
254 FE 6f Lux Orbis - Alternate Start patch.esp
148 94 Water for ENB (Shades of Skyrim).esp
149 95 Lux.esp
254 FE 70 LUX - Apocrypha Patch - Rudy ENB NAT.esp
254 FE 71 Lux - Clockwork.esp
254 FE 72 Lux - Embers XD patch.esp
254 FE 73 Lux - USSEP patch.esp
254 FE 74 Lux - Water for ENB patch.esp
254 FE 75 Lux - Forgotten City.esp
254 FE 76 Lux - Legacy of the Dragonborn patch.esp
254 FE 77 Lux - Live Another Life patch.esp
254 FE 78 Lux - Vigilant patch.esp
254 FE 79 Lux - Vigilant weathers.esp
254 FE 7a Lux - Brighter interior nights.esp
254 FE 7b Lux - Brighter LOTD Template 5.esp
submitted by SpideryUncle550 to skyrimmods [link] [comments]
Here's my mod list (yes i do have some haram mods)
0 0 Skyrim.esm
1 1 Update.esm
2 2 Dawnguard.esm
3 3 HearthFires.esm
4 4 Dragonborn.esm
5 5 Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch.esp
6 6 SexLab.esm
7 7 Devious Devices - Assets.esm
8 8 LegacyoftheDragonborn.esm
9 9 SexLabAroused.esm
10 a Devious Devices - Integration.esm
11 b Devious Devices - Expansion.esm
12 c Devious Devices - Contraptions.esm
254 FE 0 Lux - Resources.esp
13 d Lux Via.esp
14 e Water for ENB.esm
254 FE 1 Lux Orbis - Master plugin.esm
15 f Smooth Weapon.esm
16 10 arnima.esm
254 FE 2 OCF.esp
17 11 Campfire.esm
18 12 ZaZAnimationPack.esm
19 13 Vigilant.esm
20 14 HentaiPregnancy.esm
21 15 High Poly Head.esm
22 16 ApachiiHairFemales.esm
23 17 CreatureFramework.esm
24 18 daymoyl.esm
254 FE 3 Expressive Facegen Morphs.esl
25 19 Heels Sound.esm
254 FE 4 HighHeelsCondition.esp
254 FE 5 AHZmoreHUD.esl
26 1a Schlongs of Skyrim - Core.esm
254 FE 6 TrueHUD.esl
254 FE 7 Lux - Master plugin.esm
254 FE 8 wkup.esm
254 FE 9 Particle Patch for ENB.esp
27 1b SkyUI_SE.esp
28 1c SMIM-SE-Merged-All.esp
254 FE a Lux Orbis.esp
29 1d ImprovedRoads.esp
254 FE b Lux Via - plugin.esp
30 1e NAT-ENB.esp
31 1f MilkModNEW.esp
32 20 MilkMod_MilkPumpsFancy.esp
33 21 LC_BuildYourNobleHouse.esp
34 22 SeranaDialogAddon.esp
254 FE c Lux Orbis - LotD patch.esp
35 23 Odin - Skyrim Magic Overhaul.esp
36 24 SexLab Confabulation.esp
37 25 SexLab_DibellaCult.esp
38 26 Embers XD.esp
39 27 NewArmoury.esp
40 28 Milk Addict.esp
41 29 bac.esp
42 2a FurnitureMarkerSex.esp
43 2b Clockwork.esp
44 2c Devious Devices For Him.esp
45 2d Devious Devices - BRRF.esp
254 FE d Devious Devices SE patch.esp
254 FE e Lux Via - Less lanterns plugin.esp
46 2e Lit Road Signs.esp
47 2f Alpha.esp
48 30 SimpleSlavery.esp
254 FE f DIbella's Blessing.esp
49 31 AmazingFollowerTweaks.esp
50 32 DeviousFollowers.esp
51 33 MoreNastyCritters.esp
52 34 Bijin AIO.esp
Bijin NPCs.esp
Bijin Wives.esp
Bijin Warmaidens.esp
254 FE 10 TrueDirectionalMovement.esp
53 35 EldenSkyrim.esp
54 36 EldenSkyrim_RimSkills.esp
254 FE 11 EldenWarAshPack1.esp
55 37 EldenPerkTree.esp
56 38 sam.esp
254 FE 12 DynamicBlockHit.esp
254 FE 13 separated Slash Effects X.esp
254 FE 14 [ELLE] Dark Rebel.esp
254 FE 15 [COCO] Devil Claw.esp
254 FE 16 AhegaoTongues.esp
57 39 PC Head Tracking - MCM.esp
58 3a PC Head Tracking - Patch.esp
254 FE 17 DBM_Vigilant_Patch.esp
59 3b Public Whore.esp
60 3c The Dungeon.esp
61 3d Missives.esp
62 3e ForgottenCity.esp
254 FE 18 RimImpactOfMob.esp
63 3f SL Dirty Deeds Missives.esp
254 FE 19 Lux Orbis - USSEP patch.esp
254 FE 1a DBM_BeyondReach_Patch.esp
64 40 Apophysis_DPM_SE.esp
254 FE 1b DBM_Clockwork_Patch.esp
254 FE 1c DBM_ForgottenCity_Patch.esp
254 FE 1d Embers XD - Patch - Lux Via.esp
254 FE 1e DBM_Missives_Patch.esp
254 FE 1f DBM_SMIM_Patch.esp
65 41 SexLab Inflation Framework.esp
254 FE 20 Keytrace.esp
254 FE 21 KeyTraceForEldenRim.esp
254 FE 22 RimImpactOfPlayer.esp
66 42 RaceMenu.esp
67 43 RaceMenuPlugin.esp
254 FE 23 Smooth Animation.esp
68 44 ERF - Futanari CBBE - Equippable.esp
69 45 SOS - ERF - Futanari CBBE - Addon.esp
254 FE 24 Vigilant Voiced.esp
70 46 SOSRaceMenu.esp
71 47 XPMSE.esp
254 FE 25 YMMP.esp
72 48 WetFunction.esp
73 49 Skyland Watercolor - Slow Green-Vanilla.esp
254 FE 26 Water for ENB - Patch - Beyond Reach.esp
74 4a UIExtensions.esp
75 4b Tullius Hair.esp
76 4c SOS - TRX - Futanari Addon Horse.esp
77 4d Spank That Ass.esp
254 FE 27 TESL-LoadingScreens.esp
254 FE 28 [Odd] RyanReos Spartan Hoplite.esp
78 4e SlaveTats.esp
254 FE 29 SlaveTatsEventsBridge.esp
79 4f SLALAnimObjBillyy.esp
80 50 SexLabDefeat.esp
81 51 SexyMannequinJoldi_SSE.esp
82 52 High Poly Head Vampire Fix.esp
83 53 Moonlight Tales Special Edition.esp
84 54 MonsterLipSync1.esp
85 55 Serana.esp
86 56 Sexlab ABBA Voices.esp
87 57 SexLab Aroused Creatures.esp
254 FE 2a scar-adxp-patch.esp
254 FE 2b [Ryan Reos] Dark Elf Blader.esp
254 FE 2c NAT - Patch - Rudy ENB.esp
88 58 ABBA.esp
89 59 My Home Is Your Home.esp
90 5a RosaFollower.esp
254 FE 2d QuickLootEE.esp
254 FE 2e Precision.esp
254 FE 2f PENIS_IconsAddon.esp
91 5b InigoPerkPointGiver.esp
254 FE 30 [dint999] MysteriousKnightSet.esp
254 FE 31 MoonsAndStars.esp
92 5c MilkModNEW CF.esp
93 5d MilkModNEW HF.esp
254 FE 32 MCMHelper.esp
254 FE 33 LotD Visual Overhaul.esp
254 FE 34 LC_BuildYourNobleHouseV1_4 - Build with Gold Patch.esp
94 5e KziitdXXXToolset.esp
95 5f Landlord.esp
96 60 KS Hairdo's.esp
254 FE 35 JS Dragon Claws AE - Legacy of the Dragonborn.esp
254 FE 36 [immyneedscake] RyanReos Primrose Egypt.esp
97 61 Holiday Gift Hairdos.esp
98 62 ValhallaCombat.esp
99 63 Hellblade - Timed Block.esp
254 FE 37 HeelsFix.esp
100 64 HentaiCreatures.esp
254 FE 38 Headhunter - Bounties Redone.esp
254 FE 39 BountiesRedone_MissivesExtension.esp
101 65 HavoksLipPatterns.esp
254 FE 3a Kardia of Rhodes.esp
102 66 Amarith.esp
103 67 FNIS.esp
104 68 sr_FillHerUp.esp
254 FE 3b FleshFX.esp
254 FE 3c First Person Camera Height Fix.esp
105 69 dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp
254 FE 3d dwPalmAndSoleOverlays-SE.esp
106 6a Daedric Chainmail Rework - CBBE 3BBB Bodyslide.esp
254 FE 3e [COCO] Shadow Assassin.esp
254 FE 3f [COCO]BattleAngels.esp
254 FE 40 3BBB.esp
254 FE 41 SOSPhysicsManager.esp
254 FE 42 BD Armor and clothes replacer.esp
254 FE 43 CBBE.esp
107 6b RaceMenuMorphsCBBE.esp
254 FE 44 BB Pack by Team TAL.esp
254 FE 45 BakaMotionData.esp
108 6c BarenziahQuestMarkers.esp
254 FE 46 ASS_IconsAddon.esp
254 FE 47 BOOBIES_ImmersiveIcons.esp
109 6d AnubAnimObj.esp
254 FE 48 AnimatedArmoryVigilantPatchESM.esp
110 6e aMidianborn_Skyforge_Weapons.esp
111 6f icepenguinworldmapclassic.esp
112 70 AddItemMenuSE.esp
113 71 FaceSculptorsRacemenu.esp
254 FE 49 NewStatueOfShalidorMagicLights.esp
254 FE 4a ahzFleetKnight.esp
254 FE 4b OH Jannedaarc by Team TAL.esp
254 FE 4c Missives - Solstheim.esp
114 72 AMatterOfTime.esp
254 FE 4d AttackSpeedConvert.esp
115 73 VioLens SE.esp
116 74 Attack_DXP.esp
254 FE 4e BetterThirdPersonSelection.esp
254 FE 4f Egil's Demon Hunter.esp
254 FE 50 BikiniRobesStandalone.esp
254 FE 51 CollisionReset.esp
254 FE 52 war scythe.esp
254 FE 53 metaSkillMenu.esp
117 75 DIVERSE SKYRIM.esp
254 FE 54 DrossFollower.esp
254 FE 55 DX Fetish Fashion Volume 1 SE.esp
254 FE 56 Ebonscale.esp
254 FE 57 Demon Hunter Schyte.esp
118 76 eldenrimSpecialstagger.esp
254 FE 58 EvenMoreMakeup.esp
119 77 FMS_FemaleMakeupSuite.esp
254 FE 59 Brows.esp
254 FE 5a I4IconAddon.esp
254 FE 5b Koralina's Makeup Tweaks.esp
254 FE 5c KSHairdosSMP.esp
254 FE 5d KziitdFeitshSet-BdsmMaid.esp
254 FE 5e McmRecorder.esp
120 78 MikanEyes All in one SE.esp
254 FE 5f [Odd] MilkMaid.esp
121 79 MK Poser.esp
254 FE 60 SolitudeThroneFix_BOS.esp
122 7a VisualAnimatedEnchants.esp
254 FE 61 Daedric Pei Only sex.esp
254 FE 62 Nun Knight Armor.esp
123 7b RaceMenuHH.esp
254 FE 63 ReadTheRoom.esp
124 7c E_RoshutsuSuit.esp
254 FE 64 Sakora's Make Over Kit for SKSE64.esp
125 7d SexLab_DibellaCult_Sisters.esp
126 7e SLSO.esp
127 7f SexyMannequinsFemaleHF_SSE.esp
254 FE 65 ShowPlayerInMenus.esp
128 80 SFO_SkinFeatureOverlays.esp
254 FE 66 Skoglendi - A Grass Mod.esp
254 FE 67 Skoglendi - Brown Tundra Add-On.esp
129 81 SkyHUD.esp
130 82 SLAnimLoader.esp
131 83 SmoothCam.esp
254 FE 68 Sonders_Keyword_Distribution.esp
132 84 SOS - Smurf Average Addon.esp
133 85 SOS - VectorPlexus Muscular Addon.esp
134 86 SOS - VectorPlexus Regular Addon.esp
135 87 Schlongs of Skyrim.esp
136 88 StrangeRunes.esp
137 89 Sunstarved_Tanlines.esp
138 8a TheEyesOfBeauty.esp
254 FE 69 [TheMilkDrinker] Kinnari Armor.esp
139 8b Thuum.esp
140 8c TKDodge.esp
141 8d SOS - TRX - Futanari Addon.esp
142 8e Tullius Eyes.esp
143 8f mernUmbraelFollower.esp
254 FE 6a Airgetlam.esp
254 FE 6b Embers XD - Fire Magick Add-On.esp
254 FE 6c Embers XD - Patch - Lux Orbis & LOS2.esp
144 90 Ordinator - Perks of Skyrim.esp
145 91 Odin - Ordinator Compatibility Patch.esp
254 FE 6d 06.OrdinatorPAmco-kjg.esp
254 FE 6e Ordinator - Apply Spell Conditions Fix.esp
146 92 Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp
147 93 DBM_RelicHunter.esp
254 FE 6f Lux Orbis - Alternate Start patch.esp
148 94 Water for ENB (Shades of Skyrim).esp
149 95 Lux.esp
254 FE 70 LUX - Apocrypha Patch - Rudy ENB NAT.esp
254 FE 71 Lux - Clockwork.esp
254 FE 72 Lux - Embers XD patch.esp
254 FE 73 Lux - USSEP patch.esp
254 FE 74 Lux - Water for ENB patch.esp
254 FE 75 Lux - Forgotten City.esp
254 FE 76 Lux - Legacy of the Dragonborn patch.esp
254 FE 77 Lux - Live Another Life patch.esp
254 FE 78 Lux - Vigilant patch.esp
254 FE 79 Lux - Vigilant weathers.esp
254 FE 7a Lux - Brighter interior nights.esp
254 FE 7b Lux - Brighter LOTD Template 5.esp
2024.03.21 11:24 Cure4BNHappy Series X load order (recommended and help)
This is my load order as of rn but any reordering and or recommendations that would be better with how I have it setup would be greatly appreciated!!! I've CTD 2 times whilst doing the golden glow mission for the thieves guild other than that I haven't had any problems.
submitted by Cure4BNHappy to SkyrimModsXbox [link] [comments]
- Unofficial skyrim special edition patch
- Simple workaround framework
- Dmh busy sleeves
- Skyrad UI - Nuthin too fancy
- Oblivion interaction icon - centaur
- Enemy health indicator
- Chapter 2 - Jeremy soule
- INeed - food water and sleep
- Skyrad total control - custom controls
- Immersive sounds compendium 3.0
- Quieter Dungeons and caves
- A quality world map - with vivid stone roads
- A quality world map - clear skies add on
- Realistic ragdolls and force bundle
- Essentials ragdoll on knockdown
- Quest debugger
- Cloaks face mask and all sorts 2
- Elaborately opulent textiles
- Visible favorites gear
- Black leather sheath
- Ordinator
- Frost slow tweaks
- 20 Pct more perk points
- Perk points at skill lvl 50-75-100
- True dragon born - heavy
- Guild leader perks
- Dynamic display settings
- Unread books glow
- Archery tweaks: aligned crossbow for ae + Ordinator
- Belt-fastened quivers
- Refined artifacts
- Tmb - Colovian leather outfit
- Nibenean armors and outfit
- Surreal lighting
- Eternal sunshine
- Far better sun
- Enhanced night skyrim
- Mythical ages - weather overhaul
- Bijin AIO
- Pandorables NPCs - AIO
- Seranaholic 1.0
- (cbbe) mature skin complexion for women
- Cbbe - speculate sporty sexy sweat
- Beards
- Brows
- The eyes of. Beauty- replacer
- Ks hairdos 2022
- Vanity mirror
- Rs children overhaul
- Argonian hatchlings
- Khajiit caravan kittens
- Sivaas rain creatures and wildlife
- Convenient horses
- Unique saddles of skyrim
- Talkative dragons
- Luminous atronachs
- Immersive hunting
- Gritty animations requiem 2
- Immersive interactions- animation
- Cinematic dragon soul - no screaming/floating
- Sustained magic
- Sustained magic - Ordinator patch
- Srp architecture & dlc 1k512
- Jk's skyrim AIO
- Fortified whiterun - compatibility
- Whiterun - a city full of life
- Better skyforge
- Mystical scholarship
- College curriculum
- Eso skyshards
- Imperial stone forts of skyrim
- Forgotten Dungeons
- Easierrider's dungeon pack
- Houses shops and inns - basic inns and guilds
- Farms of skyrim
- Place of power
- Pauly's arts 2 remix 78 he unique handmade signs
- Elsopa hs hand painted roadsigns
- Lockpicking interface
- Beautiful gold overhaul
- Gemstones replaces HD + calmer eye
- Dust effect
- There will be blood and bubbles
- R.A.S.S (Shaders and effects)
- Updated - ELFX
- ELFX fixes AIO
- Magical college ELFX patch
- Opulent Theives guild ELFX patch
- Get immersive cheats - extended
- Get immersive merchant chest
- Merchant chest on display
- Elegy AIO for ordinator and cc survival
- Wildcat combat of skyrim
- Archery skill set
- Improved bandits 97 monster perks, new shoots unique stones & more bundle
- Violens - a kill move mod
- Mystic condenser updated
- Wearable lanterns
- Veydogolt - grass and land
- Landscape fixes for grass
- Natural forces bundle - wet
- Color patch remover
- Insignificant object remover
- Alternate start - live another life
- New beginnings - live another life expansion
- The paarthurnax dilemma
- Missives
- Missives (solstheim)
- Missives notes retextured
- Radiant quest marker
- Yot - your own thoughts
- Run for your lives
- Sleeping expanded
- Sleep to level up
- Reflection - level up
- Immersive speech dialogue
- Immersive speechcraft
- Realistic conversations
- Relationship dialogue overhaul
- Serana dialogue add-on
- Serana dialogue add-on RDO patch
- RDO - USSEP patch
- Marry almost anyone
- Marry me serana 127 TLS skyrim FPS overdrive
2024.03.19 02:22 Stormcoming7 [A4A] Friend Rambles About the Golden Apple [Greek Mythology] [Chaotic] [Modern Retelling] [Not Really A Roleplay, Fill At Your Own Risk] [Long]
Go ahead and monetize, it's fine. Word count is about 2900.
If you fill this or plan to fill this, please notify me. Please don't make edits without asking first.
Author's Note: BECAUSE I DAMN WELL FELT LIKE IT, THAT'S WHY.
If you want to read this somewhere other than Reddit, it's also here.
All right, where to begin… I suppose at the beginning would work. Sounds a bit boring, though, so let’s jump to the fun bits. Basically, Zeus and Hera were married, and neither of them were the happiest about it. I’ve heard a lot of different versions of this, and about half of them say that Zeus fell out of love because Hera was a petty, jealous, overbearing bitch, and the other half say Hera was perfect, and it was just Zeus was a slimy, unfaithful cheat. Hell, maybe it’s both. I myself haven’t been up to Mount Olympus and seen the two of them, so I ain’t gonna try to judge. What matters is Zeus didn’t really want to be married to Hera anymore, but since the concept of ‘divorce’ didn’t really exist, there wasn’t much he could do. He ended up having a ton of affairs, which is where most famous demigods came from, and also how we got some epic revenge stories from Hera. Revenge, in this case, of course being “punishing the blameless child for her husband’s infidelity.” Still, some of them were impressively creative- I digress. What matters at this point, was that a sea nymph by the name of Thetis caught Zeus’ eye. She was more special than most, though. He took her out on a couple dates, wined and dined her (while Hera was distracted, of course), and then was really shocked - heh, shocked. Y’know, because… lightning god? Never mind. He was surprised to find himself… actually caring about her? Yup, the skyfather was beginning to catch feelings. However, he knew he was still married, and didn’t want to risk Hera obliterating Thetis should he get too public with his new love. He needed to know how things were gonna turn out. So, he did what any sane god would do in that sitch and went to the Oracle. I’m sure I don’t need to give context on the Oracle, right? Mystical soothsayer, dispenses prophecies, perfectly neutral and yet her fates are inescapable, blah blah blah, all the usual mumbo jumbo. Never really liked the idea of a set future, but that’s not relevant. The point is, in the midst of a bunch of indecipherable crap about war and death and ankles, Zeus understood one very important phrase: Her son shall be greater than his father. Upon hearing this, Zeus backed the fuck up. He remembered what happened the last time it was relevant that a son was greater than his father: something something Titanomachy. Yeah, he didn’t wanna deal with the round two. So, he knew he couldn’t keep going with Thetis, much as that broke both their hearts. He figured she deserved something good, though, a consolation prize, if you will, and also needed to make sure that her child couldn’t be a legitimate threat. He decided to kill as many birds with one stone as he could, and decreed that she would be married to “the worthiest of all mortals,” one of the very few humans he could legitimately consider a trusted friend, King Peleus of… a name I don’t know how to pronounce. Phthia? Who the hell came up with that? What ancient Greek piece of- never mind. King Peleus of Phthia. I love imagining how that conversation went. “Peleus, my dude, how’s the kingdom? Gone on any heroic quests lately? Oh, by the way, you’re getting married.” “...wat?” I mean, not like you can say no when the big boss says so. So, to be married they were! And Zeus decided they were gonna have the best wedding ever. Maybe even better than his and Hera’s! He had Hermes send out invites to everyone. All the gods, major and minor, the most important mortals in the world, a bunch of less important mortals, huge sums of nature spirits, even a few sentient monsters and some of the smarter animals. Poor messenger god, honestly, the dude always gets the shaft on occasions like this. There are actually a couple interesting stories that spawned as part of this, like Chelonis, the nymph who wanted to stay home, so when Hermes went to double check her RSVP he got offended, because who would dare to turn down this kind of invitation? He ended up lifting her house, smushing her flat under it, and saying something badass and impressive like “then stay home forever” and turning her into a turtle, which is where the first turtle came from. Hooray! However, this also directly contradicts Hermes finding a turtle as a baby and turning it into the first lyre, and that story’s more important, so I’m gonna consider Chelonis non-canon unless further evidence presents itself- why am I getting distracted again. Ignore me. Back to the wedding. So, everything’s in full swing, the place is lively with all the immortals here to party and Dionysus keeping everyone’s cups full. People are having a good time, but finally… it’s time for the ceremony. Picture it: the groom resplendent in as fancy a tux as he could get (okay, probably not, but something nicer than his formal chain mail), the bride a vision of nymph loveliness walking down the aisle, the Olympians icons of strength and grace as they looked on… boom. The doors swing open, right when everything’s quiet so it’s most distracting. And at this point, anyone who knows anything about the gods will have guessed who it is: the one goddess in all creation who didn’t get invited. Eris, goddess of strife and discord, she who causes chaos. No one wants to see her at a party or a celebration, except maybe Ares, who just wants someone to talk to. So, she enters the room and is ready to ham it up, starts in with the “what a lovely party, it’s a shame my invitation must’ve been lost in the mail-” but Zeus ain’t having it. “You didn’t get an invitation, daughter, because you aren’t wanted here. Get.” “But what if I-” “Leave. Or I make you leave. One of these will hurt more than the other.” And now, well, Eris is as proud as any other goddess. So she tries to save face. Puts on a haughty expression, says “fine, I only wanted to deliver my gift and leave anyway,” turns, and walks out, but as she goes, casually tosses something back over her shoulder. Theoretically, this gift would go to the happy couple, right? Nah, it’s sailing straight for Athena, goddess of wisdom, strategy and tactics, arts and crafts, and a bunch of other things, and acting completely on instinct, she catches it. We all know what this is. Rocks have heard this part of the story. It’s a solid gold apple, with the words ‘To The Fairest’ written on the side. Now, normally Athena doesn’t really care about looks. She’s kind of the quintessential tomboy, more comfortable in chainmail than a gown, not interested in romance in the slightest. However, like most tomboys, when something makes her feel pretty and feminine, well… she likes that, and she really doesn’t want to let it go. She’s smart enough to realize Eris enchanted the fruit, I’m sure, but she doesn’t particularly care, since it’s just an apple, and it makes her feel good, and doesn’t she deserve this? I mean, it got thrown right to her, it must be meant for her. She must be the most beautiful of Olympians, right? Well, some others think differently. First and foremost, Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty, calls across the room, saying that if it’s for the ‘fairest’ goddess, it must obviously be hers, give it over. Athena takes exception to that. There’s a little bit of squabbling, but meanwhile, Hera, queen of the gods, is getting off her throne. She comes up and says that, as queen of heaven and obviously the most beautiful one there, she should have the apple. Well now both Athena and Aphrodite take exception to that. At this point, I am fully prepared to believe there was an entire hair-pulling, clothes-ripping, name-calling three-way catfight until Zeus gets off his throne and yells “EVERYBODY SHUT THE FUCK UP!” Okay, he probably said something a little classier, like “stop this madness!” but I’ve been getting dialogue wrong all night, no reason to change that now. He gets the three of them separated and is about to start chewing them out, when Hera says “All right, then, my love, you decide!” “Huh?” “You decide which of us is the most beautiful, who gets the apple!” And now all three of them are looking at him expectantly, and Zeus may be more powerful than the rest of the Olympians put together, but he sees the three most dangerous goddesses all staring straight at him and takes zero point zero five seconds deciding he doesn’t want any of that. “Well, my darling, I would love to choose you as the most brilliant light in the cosmos, but there is a conflict of interest here. You’re my wife, so if I were to declare you the winner, the other two could say I was biased and the selection was unfair for the rest of time! Surely you wouldn’t want that kind of qualification on your victory. Athena, you are my beloved daughter, so the same goes for you. And Aphrodite, well, a victory where the judge isn’t allowed to choose either of your opponents is no victory at all, is it?” And, even though the three of them are each pretty sure they would be okay with a biased victory, Zeus is adamant on this. Not him. And he sees the next pitfall coming, too. “And, of course, since no god may sit in judgment where even I cannot, no other god shall judge this contest. We’ll have to sucker a mortal into it.” Aphrodite, who can think startlingly quickly when the situation demands, immediately starts making eyes at Peleus, but Zeus ain’t having it, and for once, Hera agrees. Peleus is married (or about 2 seconds away from it), so his eyes should be on his wife, not the three loveliest goddesses in creation. (I find it interesting that, nowhere in any version of this I’ve read, did anyone consider for a second giving it to the bride, even lovely as she was. Seems only polite, but maybe that’s just me.) If you’re interested, Peleus and Thetis had a happy, mostly uneventful marriage, and that son Zeus was worried about? They named him Achilles. Yeah, we’re gonna talk about him later. But anyway, Zeus tells Hermes (again) to go out and find the most handsome mortal in all the land to judge the contest, and here enters Paris. This lad has his own entire backstory, which we ain’t gonna delve through just yet, but to summarize: prince of Troy, abandoned at birth, raised as a shepherd, not too bright but really good-looking. He’s chilling with his sheep one day when Hermes appears in a flash of light and says “Hot ladies incoming. Cover your butt.” “Cover my what? AUGH-” Sorry, obligatory lego movie reference. Hermes gives ‘im the rundown, and pretty much the second he’s finished the three appear, having made themselves as lovely as possible and wearing their finest adornments. Most versions agree that this comes very close to none of them wearing anything at all, but I ain’t a fashionista, you’ll have to go to someone else if you want the sordid details. But, and now we get into the flowery language, such a triplicate visage of loveliness has never been seen by mortal eyes before or since. Paris is kinda shellshocked, just staring at them with his jaw hanging below his knees. Maybe he’s drooling a little, maybe he’s got an anime nosebleed, dunno. But he ain’t judging anyone right now, and Athena, the smart one, who really wants it, decides it’s the perfect time to step in. While Paris is stunned, she starts making promises, offering what she’ll do if he chooses her. Maybe Zeus meant bribing the judge to be illegal, but he didn’t exactly establish any rules, so anything goes, I guess. Athena starts whispering in his ear about… the gifts she can give him, mind outta the gutter. She says she’ll make him the wisest man on earth and the cleverest, capable of leading armies and ruling kingdoms better than any general or scholar, and it’s at this point she reveals his true parentage, so he does know that these are applicable skills. And he hears all of this, and he thinks it sounds nice, so he starts reaching out to hand her the apple, she’s nodding and getting excited- Hera cuts in. The queen of heaven, who feels she deserves the apple, will not be outdone on the scale of rewards, so she offers him power. Says he’ll be a king, an emperor, rule over all of Asia, have servants and concubines, dictate the fate of nations, have armies bow at his command, luxuries everywhere and anything he ever wants in the palm of his hand. And, it’s worth noting: Hera doesn’t look bad either. If Athena’s everything lovely about tomboys dialed up to 11, Hera, goddess of wives and mothers, is the quintessential MILF. There is a reason Zeus married her in the first place, and it is not her sparkling personality. Paris probably couldn’t have chosen between the two on appearance alone, but now he starts extending his arm again, ready to make his choice, and it’s Aphrodite’s turn to step in. Now, who we have here is the goddess of love and beauty. She is completely certain that the apple is hers, after all, it’s in her job description. And, well, she might not be wrong. Most of the differing versions agree: all three goddesses are so lovely that any difference might as well be a moot point, but if you have to give an edge to any of them, it’s Aphrodite. She steps up, and suddenly the air smells like rose petals, and the birds are singing a little louder, and Paris is feeling things he never felt about any of the sheep, and she promises him… love. Not power, or the means to gain it, something much simpler yet infinitely more complex. In this case, the love of the most beautiful woman in the world, Helen of Sparta, who she conveniently forgets to mention is already married. Now, Paris has been having an interesting day. First a god shows up and tells him he has a new job. Then very strong contenders for the three most beautiful beings in the universe show up, start showing off for him, and say he has to choose one of them as the best. He learns he’s secretly a prince, and gets offered both the intelligence to be a good prince and the power to scoff at mere princes, respectively. It’s fair to say his head’s still spinning, but even so he’s been trying to consider. This has gone a long way past a beauty contest for him, at this point, he’s trying to determine his entire future. Now, Athena’s offering him the ability to lead armies, the means to earn power, but does he want that? He’s just a shepherd, that’s what he’s been all his life. What does he know about conquest, or scholarhood, or any of that? Hera’s offer is a bit better, having all the power without having to work for it sounds pretty good, but that also comes without even any extra smarts to manage it all. Even with all the power in the world, he doesn’t think he’d last long. But then along comes Aphrodite, gorgeous as a summer’s day, and if the other two are tomboy and milf she’s just plain beauty, of the purest, truest kind, and she’s offering the love of a woman apparently almost as beautiful as she. The mountain and the sheep get pretty lonely, after a while, and he’s been longing for company, especially female company, for a long time. It doesn’t take much before he’s made up his mind. He gives the apple to Aphrodite, who’s very happy about having her title validated, and the other two go “You’ve made your choice. I hope you don’t come to regret it” in the most ominous, unsettling voices they can, and then poof away. Aphrodite takes Paris to go yoink Helen, some say she went willingly, others say she was kidnapped, again, I wasn’t there so I dunno. Either way, the two went off to Troy, the city-state Paris was a prince of, and were accepted by King Priam. King Menelaus of Sparta, and his daughter by Helen, Hermione, were left behind, and, in a lot of situations, that would’ve been the end of that. However. However however however. This was not a lot of situations. Menelaus was upset, and he had the Oath of Tyndareus (which I believe we’ve talked about previously) on his side. There were… extended consequences to follow. Yes, the kind of consequences involving 20 years, a horse, and more heroism and godly shenanigans than you can shake a stick at. Athena and Hera did, in fact, hold a grudge, Eris made everyone regret not inviting her, and a lot of people died, but hey! The wedding was nice! Not sure there’s much of a moral in all this. “Listen to the Oracle,” maybe, or “don’t offend powerful goddesses.” Regardless, it’s a pretty cool story, I like thinking about it.
I’m sorry, what about Golden Delicious apples? I fail to see the relevance.
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All right, where to begin… I suppose at the beginning would work. Sounds a bit boring, though, so let’s jump to the fun bits. Basically, Zeus and Hera were married, and neither of them were the happiest about it. I’ve heard a lot of different versions of this, and about half of them say that Zeus fell out of love because Hera was a petty, jealous, overbearing bitch, and the other half say Hera was perfect, and it was just Zeus was a slimy, unfaithful cheat. Hell, maybe it’s both. I myself haven’t been up to Mount Olympus and seen the two of them, so I ain’t gonna try to judge. What matters is Zeus didn’t really want to be married to Hera anymore, but since the concept of ‘divorce’ didn’t really exist, there wasn’t much he could do. He ended up having a ton of affairs, which is where most famous demigods came from, and also how we got some epic revenge stories from Hera. Revenge, in this case, of course being “punishing the blameless child for her husband’s infidelity.” Still, some of them were impressively creative- I digress. What matters at this point, was that a sea nymph by the name of Thetis caught Zeus’ eye. She was more special than most, though. He took her out on a couple dates, wined and dined her (while Hera was distracted, of course), and then was really shocked - heh, shocked. Y’know, because… lightning god? Never mind. He was surprised to find himself… actually caring about her? Yup, the skyfather was beginning to catch feelings. However, he knew he was still married, and didn’t want to risk Hera obliterating Thetis should he get too public with his new love. He needed to know how things were gonna turn out. So, he did what any sane god would do in that sitch and went to the Oracle. I’m sure I don’t need to give context on the Oracle, right? Mystical soothsayer, dispenses prophecies, perfectly neutral and yet her fates are inescapable, blah blah blah, all the usual mumbo jumbo. Never really liked the idea of a set future, but that’s not relevant. The point is, in the midst of a bunch of indecipherable crap about war and death and ankles, Zeus understood one very important phrase: Her son shall be greater than his father. Upon hearing this, Zeus backed the fuck up. He remembered what happened the last time it was relevant that a son was greater than his father: something something Titanomachy. Yeah, he didn’t wanna deal with the round two. So, he knew he couldn’t keep going with Thetis, much as that broke both their hearts. He figured she deserved something good, though, a consolation prize, if you will, and also needed to make sure that her child couldn’t be a legitimate threat. He decided to kill as many birds with one stone as he could, and decreed that she would be married to “the worthiest of all mortals,” one of the very few humans he could legitimately consider a trusted friend, King Peleus of… a name I don’t know how to pronounce. Phthia? Who the hell came up with that? What ancient Greek piece of- never mind. King Peleus of Phthia. I love imagining how that conversation went. “Peleus, my dude, how’s the kingdom? Gone on any heroic quests lately? Oh, by the way, you’re getting married.” “...wat?” I mean, not like you can say no when the big boss says so. So, to be married they were! And Zeus decided they were gonna have the best wedding ever. Maybe even better than his and Hera’s! He had Hermes send out invites to everyone. All the gods, major and minor, the most important mortals in the world, a bunch of less important mortals, huge sums of nature spirits, even a few sentient monsters and some of the smarter animals. Poor messenger god, honestly, the dude always gets the shaft on occasions like this. There are actually a couple interesting stories that spawned as part of this, like Chelonis, the nymph who wanted to stay home, so when Hermes went to double check her RSVP he got offended, because who would dare to turn down this kind of invitation? He ended up lifting her house, smushing her flat under it, and saying something badass and impressive like “then stay home forever” and turning her into a turtle, which is where the first turtle came from. Hooray! However, this also directly contradicts Hermes finding a turtle as a baby and turning it into the first lyre, and that story’s more important, so I’m gonna consider Chelonis non-canon unless further evidence presents itself- why am I getting distracted again. Ignore me. Back to the wedding. So, everything’s in full swing, the place is lively with all the immortals here to party and Dionysus keeping everyone’s cups full. People are having a good time, but finally… it’s time for the ceremony. Picture it: the groom resplendent in as fancy a tux as he could get (okay, probably not, but something nicer than his formal chain mail), the bride a vision of nymph loveliness walking down the aisle, the Olympians icons of strength and grace as they looked on… boom. The doors swing open, right when everything’s quiet so it’s most distracting. And at this point, anyone who knows anything about the gods will have guessed who it is: the one goddess in all creation who didn’t get invited. Eris, goddess of strife and discord, she who causes chaos. No one wants to see her at a party or a celebration, except maybe Ares, who just wants someone to talk to. So, she enters the room and is ready to ham it up, starts in with the “what a lovely party, it’s a shame my invitation must’ve been lost in the mail-” but Zeus ain’t having it. “You didn’t get an invitation, daughter, because you aren’t wanted here. Get.” “But what if I-” “Leave. Or I make you leave. One of these will hurt more than the other.” And now, well, Eris is as proud as any other goddess. So she tries to save face. Puts on a haughty expression, says “fine, I only wanted to deliver my gift and leave anyway,” turns, and walks out, but as she goes, casually tosses something back over her shoulder. Theoretically, this gift would go to the happy couple, right? Nah, it’s sailing straight for Athena, goddess of wisdom, strategy and tactics, arts and crafts, and a bunch of other things, and acting completely on instinct, she catches it. We all know what this is. Rocks have heard this part of the story. It’s a solid gold apple, with the words ‘To The Fairest’ written on the side. Now, normally Athena doesn’t really care about looks. She’s kind of the quintessential tomboy, more comfortable in chainmail than a gown, not interested in romance in the slightest. However, like most tomboys, when something makes her feel pretty and feminine, well… she likes that, and she really doesn’t want to let it go. She’s smart enough to realize Eris enchanted the fruit, I’m sure, but she doesn’t particularly care, since it’s just an apple, and it makes her feel good, and doesn’t she deserve this? I mean, it got thrown right to her, it must be meant for her. She must be the most beautiful of Olympians, right? Well, some others think differently. First and foremost, Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty, calls across the room, saying that if it’s for the ‘fairest’ goddess, it must obviously be hers, give it over. Athena takes exception to that. There’s a little bit of squabbling, but meanwhile, Hera, queen of the gods, is getting off her throne. She comes up and says that, as queen of heaven and obviously the most beautiful one there, she should have the apple. Well now both Athena and Aphrodite take exception to that. At this point, I am fully prepared to believe there was an entire hair-pulling, clothes-ripping, name-calling three-way catfight until Zeus gets off his throne and yells “EVERYBODY SHUT THE FUCK UP!” Okay, he probably said something a little classier, like “stop this madness!” but I’ve been getting dialogue wrong all night, no reason to change that now. He gets the three of them separated and is about to start chewing them out, when Hera says “All right, then, my love, you decide!” “Huh?” “You decide which of us is the most beautiful, who gets the apple!” And now all three of them are looking at him expectantly, and Zeus may be more powerful than the rest of the Olympians put together, but he sees the three most dangerous goddesses all staring straight at him and takes zero point zero five seconds deciding he doesn’t want any of that. “Well, my darling, I would love to choose you as the most brilliant light in the cosmos, but there is a conflict of interest here. You’re my wife, so if I were to declare you the winner, the other two could say I was biased and the selection was unfair for the rest of time! Surely you wouldn’t want that kind of qualification on your victory. Athena, you are my beloved daughter, so the same goes for you. And Aphrodite, well, a victory where the judge isn’t allowed to choose either of your opponents is no victory at all, is it?” And, even though the three of them are each pretty sure they would be okay with a biased victory, Zeus is adamant on this. Not him. And he sees the next pitfall coming, too. “And, of course, since no god may sit in judgment where even I cannot, no other god shall judge this contest. We’ll have to sucker a mortal into it.” Aphrodite, who can think startlingly quickly when the situation demands, immediately starts making eyes at Peleus, but Zeus ain’t having it, and for once, Hera agrees. Peleus is married (or about 2 seconds away from it), so his eyes should be on his wife, not the three loveliest goddesses in creation. (I find it interesting that, nowhere in any version of this I’ve read, did anyone consider for a second giving it to the bride, even lovely as she was. Seems only polite, but maybe that’s just me.) If you’re interested, Peleus and Thetis had a happy, mostly uneventful marriage, and that son Zeus was worried about? They named him Achilles. Yeah, we’re gonna talk about him later. But anyway, Zeus tells Hermes (again) to go out and find the most handsome mortal in all the land to judge the contest, and here enters Paris. This lad has his own entire backstory, which we ain’t gonna delve through just yet, but to summarize: prince of Troy, abandoned at birth, raised as a shepherd, not too bright but really good-looking. He’s chilling with his sheep one day when Hermes appears in a flash of light and says “Hot ladies incoming. Cover your butt.” “Cover my what? AUGH-” Sorry, obligatory lego movie reference. Hermes gives ‘im the rundown, and pretty much the second he’s finished the three appear, having made themselves as lovely as possible and wearing their finest adornments. Most versions agree that this comes very close to none of them wearing anything at all, but I ain’t a fashionista, you’ll have to go to someone else if you want the sordid details. But, and now we get into the flowery language, such a triplicate visage of loveliness has never been seen by mortal eyes before or since. Paris is kinda shellshocked, just staring at them with his jaw hanging below his knees. Maybe he’s drooling a little, maybe he’s got an anime nosebleed, dunno. But he ain’t judging anyone right now, and Athena, the smart one, who really wants it, decides it’s the perfect time to step in. While Paris is stunned, she starts making promises, offering what she’ll do if he chooses her. Maybe Zeus meant bribing the judge to be illegal, but he didn’t exactly establish any rules, so anything goes, I guess. Athena starts whispering in his ear about… the gifts she can give him, mind outta the gutter. She says she’ll make him the wisest man on earth and the cleverest, capable of leading armies and ruling kingdoms better than any general or scholar, and it’s at this point she reveals his true parentage, so he does know that these are applicable skills. And he hears all of this, and he thinks it sounds nice, so he starts reaching out to hand her the apple, she’s nodding and getting excited- Hera cuts in. The queen of heaven, who feels she deserves the apple, will not be outdone on the scale of rewards, so she offers him power. Says he’ll be a king, an emperor, rule over all of Asia, have servants and concubines, dictate the fate of nations, have armies bow at his command, luxuries everywhere and anything he ever wants in the palm of his hand. And, it’s worth noting: Hera doesn’t look bad either. If Athena’s everything lovely about tomboys dialed up to 11, Hera, goddess of wives and mothers, is the quintessential MILF. There is a reason Zeus married her in the first place, and it is not her sparkling personality. Paris probably couldn’t have chosen between the two on appearance alone, but now he starts extending his arm again, ready to make his choice, and it’s Aphrodite’s turn to step in. Now, who we have here is the goddess of love and beauty. She is completely certain that the apple is hers, after all, it’s in her job description. And, well, she might not be wrong. Most of the differing versions agree: all three goddesses are so lovely that any difference might as well be a moot point, but if you have to give an edge to any of them, it’s Aphrodite. She steps up, and suddenly the air smells like rose petals, and the birds are singing a little louder, and Paris is feeling things he never felt about any of the sheep, and she promises him… love. Not power, or the means to gain it, something much simpler yet infinitely more complex. In this case, the love of the most beautiful woman in the world, Helen of Sparta, who she conveniently forgets to mention is already married. Now, Paris has been having an interesting day. First a god shows up and tells him he has a new job. Then very strong contenders for the three most beautiful beings in the universe show up, start showing off for him, and say he has to choose one of them as the best. He learns he’s secretly a prince, and gets offered both the intelligence to be a good prince and the power to scoff at mere princes, respectively. It’s fair to say his head’s still spinning, but even so he’s been trying to consider. This has gone a long way past a beauty contest for him, at this point, he’s trying to determine his entire future. Now, Athena’s offering him the ability to lead armies, the means to earn power, but does he want that? He’s just a shepherd, that’s what he’s been all his life. What does he know about conquest, or scholarhood, or any of that? Hera’s offer is a bit better, having all the power without having to work for it sounds pretty good, but that also comes without even any extra smarts to manage it all. Even with all the power in the world, he doesn’t think he’d last long. But then along comes Aphrodite, gorgeous as a summer’s day, and if the other two are tomboy and milf she’s just plain beauty, of the purest, truest kind, and she’s offering the love of a woman apparently almost as beautiful as she. The mountain and the sheep get pretty lonely, after a while, and he’s been longing for company, especially female company, for a long time. It doesn’t take much before he’s made up his mind. He gives the apple to Aphrodite, who’s very happy about having her title validated, and the other two go “You’ve made your choice. I hope you don’t come to regret it” in the most ominous, unsettling voices they can, and then poof away. Aphrodite takes Paris to go yoink Helen, some say she went willingly, others say she was kidnapped, again, I wasn’t there so I dunno. Either way, the two went off to Troy, the city-state Paris was a prince of, and were accepted by King Priam. King Menelaus of Sparta, and his daughter by Helen, Hermione, were left behind, and, in a lot of situations, that would’ve been the end of that. However. However however however. This was not a lot of situations. Menelaus was upset, and he had the Oath of Tyndareus (which I believe we’ve talked about previously) on his side. There were… extended consequences to follow. Yes, the kind of consequences involving 20 years, a horse, and more heroism and godly shenanigans than you can shake a stick at. Athena and Hera did, in fact, hold a grudge, Eris made everyone regret not inviting her, and a lot of people died, but hey! The wedding was nice! Not sure there’s much of a moral in all this. “Listen to the Oracle,” maybe, or “don’t offend powerful goddesses.” Regardless, it’s a pretty cool story, I like thinking about it.
I’m sorry, what about Golden Delicious apples? I fail to see the relevance.
2024.03.19 02:20 Stormcoming7 [A4A] Friend Rambles About the Golden Apple [Greek Mythology] [Chaotic] [Modern Retelling] [Not Really A Roleplay, Fill At Your Own Risk] [Long]
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All right, where to begin… I suppose at the beginning would work. Sounds a bit boring, though, so let’s jump to the fun bits. Basically, Zeus and Hera were married, and neither of them were the happiest about it. I’ve heard a lot of different versions of this, and about half of them say that Zeus fell out of love because Hera was a petty, jealous, overbearing bitch, and the other half say Hera was perfect, and it was just Zeus was a slimy, unfaithful cheat. Hell, maybe it’s both. I myself haven’t been up to Mount Olympus and seen the two of them, so I ain’t gonna try to judge. What matters is Zeus didn’t really want to be married to Hera anymore, but since the concept of ‘divorce’ didn’t really exist, there wasn’t much he could do. He ended up having a ton of affairs, which is where most famous demigods came from, and also how we got some epic revenge stories from Hera. Revenge, in this case, of course being “punishing the blameless child for her husband’s infidelity.” Still, some of them were impressively creative- I digress. What matters at this point, was that a sea nymph by the name of Thetis caught Zeus’ eye. She was more special than most, though. He took her out on a couple dates, wined and dined her (while Hera was distracted, of course), and then was really shocked - heh, shocked. Y’know, because… lightning god? Never mind. He was surprised to find himself… actually caring about her? Yup, the skyfather was beginning to catch feelings. However, he knew he was still married, and didn’t want to risk Hera obliterating Thetis should he get too public with his new love. He needed to know how things were gonna turn out. So, he did what any sane god would do in that sitch and went to the Oracle. I’m sure I don’t need to give context on the Oracle, right? Mystical soothsayer, dispenses prophecies, perfectly neutral and yet her fates are inescapable, blah blah blah, all the usual mumbo jumbo. Never really liked the idea of a set future, but that’s not relevant. The point is, in the midst of a bunch of indecipherable crap about war and death and ankles, Zeus understood one very important phrase: Her son shall be greater than his father. Upon hearing this, Zeus backed the fuck up. He remembered what happened the last time it was relevant that a son was greater than his father: something something Titanomachy. Yeah, he didn’t wanna deal with the round two. So, he knew he couldn’t keep going with Thetis, much as that broke both their hearts. He figured she deserved something good, though, a consolation prize, if you will, and also needed to make sure that her child couldn’t be a legitimate threat. He decided to kill as many birds with one stone as he could, and decreed that she would be married to “the worthiest of all mortals,” one of the very few humans he could legitimately consider a trusted friend, King Peleus of… a name I don’t know how to pronounce. Phthia? Who the hell came up with that? What ancient Greek piece of- never mind. King Peleus of Phthia. I love imagining how that conversation went. “Peleus, my dude, how’s the kingdom? Gone on any heroic quests lately? Oh, by the way, you’re getting married.” “...wat?” I mean, not like you can say no when the big boss says so. So, to be married they were! And Zeus decided they were gonna have the best wedding ever. Maybe even better than his and Hera’s! He had Hermes send out invites to everyone. All the gods, major and minor, the most important mortals in the world, a bunch of less important mortals, huge sums of nature spirits, even a few sentient monsters and some of the smarter animals. Poor messenger god, honestly, the dude always gets the shaft on occasions like this. There are actually a couple interesting stories that spawned as part of this, like Chelonis, the nymph who wanted to stay home, so when Hermes went to double check her RSVP he got offended, because who would dare to turn down this kind of invitation? He ended up lifting her house, smushing her flat under it, and saying something badass and impressive like “then stay home forever” and turning her into a turtle, which is where the first turtle came from. Hooray! However, this also directly contradicts Hermes finding a turtle as a baby and turning it into the first lyre, and that story’s more important, so I’m gonna consider Chelonis non-canon unless further evidence presents itself- why am I getting distracted again. Ignore me. Back to the wedding. So, everything’s in full swing, the place is lively with all the immortals here to party and Dionysus keeping everyone’s cups full. People are having a good time, but finally… it’s time for the ceremony. Picture it: the groom resplendent in as fancy a tux as he could get (okay, probably not, but something nicer than his formal chain mail), the bride a vision of nymph loveliness walking down the aisle, the Olympians icons of strength and grace as they looked on… boom. The doors swing open, right when everything’s quiet so it’s most distracting. And at this point, anyone who knows anything about the gods will have guessed who it is: the one goddess in all creation who didn’t get invited. Eris, goddess of strife and discord, she who causes chaos. No one wants to see her at a party or a celebration, except maybe Ares, who just wants someone to talk to. So, she enters the room and is ready to ham it up, starts in with the “what a lovely party, it’s a shame my invitation must’ve been lost in the mail-” but Zeus ain’t having it. “You didn’t get an invitation, daughter, because you aren’t wanted here. Get.” “But what if I-” “Leave. Or I make you leave. One of these will hurt more than the other.” And now, well, Eris is as proud as any other goddess. So she tries to save face. Puts on a haughty expression, says “fine, I only wanted to deliver my gift and leave anyway,” turns, and walks out, but as she goes, casually tosses something back over her shoulder. Theoretically, this gift would go to the happy couple, right? Nah, it’s sailing straight for Athena, goddess of wisdom, strategy and tactics, arts and crafts, and a bunch of other things, and acting completely on instinct, she catches it. We all know what this is. Rocks have heard this part of the story. It’s a solid gold apple, with the words ‘To The Fairest’ written on the side. Now, normally Athena doesn’t really care about looks. She’s kind of the quintessential tomboy, more comfortable in chainmail than a gown, not interested in romance in the slightest. However, like most tomboys, when something makes her feel pretty and feminine, well… she likes that, and she really doesn’t want to let it go. She’s smart enough to realize Eris enchanted the fruit, I’m sure, but she doesn’t particularly care, since it’s just an apple, and it makes her feel good, and doesn’t she deserve this? I mean, it got thrown right to her, it must be meant for her. She must be the most beautiful of Olympians, right? Well, some others think differently. First and foremost, Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty, calls across the room, saying that if it’s for the ‘fairest’ goddess, it must obviously be hers, give it over. Athena takes exception to that. There’s a little bit of squabbling, but meanwhile, Hera, queen of the gods, is getting off her throne. She comes up and says that, as queen of heaven and obviously the most beautiful one there, she should have the apple. Well now both Athena and Aphrodite take exception to that. At this point, I am fully prepared to believe there was an entire hair-pulling, clothes-ripping, name-calling three-way catfight until Zeus gets off his throne and yells “EVERYBODY SHUT THE FUCK UP!” Okay, he probably said something a little classier, like “stop this madness!” but I’ve been getting dialogue wrong all night, no reason to change that now. He gets the three of them separated and is about to start chewing them out, when Hera says “All right, then, my love, you decide!” “Huh?” “You decide which of us is the most beautiful, who gets the apple!” And now all three of them are looking at him expectantly, and Zeus may be more powerful than the rest of the Olympians put together, but he sees the three most dangerous goddesses all staring straight at him and takes zero point zero five seconds deciding he doesn’t want any of that. “Well, my darling, I would love to choose you as the most brilliant light in the cosmos, but there is a conflict of interest here. You’re my wife, so if I were to declare you the winner, the other two could say I was biased and the selection was unfair for the rest of time! Surely you wouldn’t want that kind of qualification on your victory. Athena, you are my beloved daughter, so the same goes for you. And Aphrodite, well, a victory where the judge isn’t allowed to choose either of your opponents is no victory at all, is it?” And, even though the three of them are each pretty sure they would be okay with a biased victory, Zeus is adamant on this. Not him. And he sees the next pitfall coming, too. “And, of course, since no god may sit in judgment where even I cannot, no other god shall judge this contest. We’ll have to sucker a mortal into it.” Aphrodite, who can think startlingly quickly when the situation demands, immediately starts making eyes at Peleus, but Zeus ain’t having it, and for once, Hera agrees. Peleus is married (or about 2 seconds away from it), so his eyes should be on his wife, not the three loveliest goddesses in creation. (I find it interesting that, nowhere in any version of this I’ve read, did anyone consider for a second giving it to the bride, even lovely as she was. Seems only polite, but maybe that’s just me.) If you’re interested, Peleus and Thetis had a happy, mostly uneventful marriage, and that son Zeus was worried about? They named him Achilles. Yeah, we’re gonna talk about him later. But anyway, Zeus tells Hermes (again) to go out and find the most handsome mortal in all the land to judge the contest, and here enters Paris. This lad has his own entire backstory, which we ain’t gonna delve through just yet, but to summarize: prince of Troy, abandoned at birth, raised as a shepherd, not too bright but really good-looking. He’s chilling with his sheep one day when Hermes appears in a flash of light and says “Hot ladies incoming. Cover your butt.” “Cover my what? AUGH-” Sorry, obligatory lego movie reference. Hermes gives ‘im the rundown, and pretty much the second he’s finished the three appear, having made themselves as lovely as possible and wearing their finest adornments. Most versions agree that this comes very close to none of them wearing anything at all, but I ain’t a fashionista, you’ll have to go to someone else if you want the sordid details. But, and now we get into the flowery language, such a triplicate visage of loveliness has never been seen by mortal eyes before or since. Paris is kinda shellshocked, just staring at them with his jaw hanging below his knees. Maybe he’s drooling a little, maybe he’s got an anime nosebleed, dunno. But he ain’t judging anyone right now, and Athena, the smart one, who really wants it, decides it’s the perfect time to step in. While Paris is stunned, she starts making promises, offering what she’ll do if he chooses her. Maybe Zeus meant bribing the judge to be illegal, but he didn’t exactly establish any rules, so anything goes, I guess. Athena starts whispering in his ear about… the gifts she can give him, mind outta the gutter. She says she’ll make him the wisest man on earth and the cleverest, capable of leading armies and ruling kingdoms better than any general or scholar, and it’s at this point she reveals his true parentage, so he does know that these are applicable skills. And he hears all of this, and he thinks it sounds nice, so he starts reaching out to hand her the apple, she’s nodding and getting excited- Hera cuts in. The queen of heaven, who feels she deserves the apple, will not be outdone on the scale of rewards, so she offers him power. Says he’ll be a king, an emperor, rule over all of Asia, have servants and concubines, dictate the fate of nations, have armies bow at his command, luxuries everywhere and anything he ever wants in the palm of his hand. And, it’s worth noting: Hera doesn’t look bad either. If Athena’s everything lovely about tomboys dialed up to 11, Hera, goddess of wives and mothers, is the quintessential MILF. There is a reason Zeus married her in the first place, and it is not her sparkling personality. Paris probably couldn’t have chosen between the two on appearance alone, but now he starts extending his arm again, ready to make his choice, and it’s Aphrodite’s turn to step in. Now, who we have here is the goddess of love and beauty. She is completely certain that the apple is hers, after all, it’s in her job description. And, well, she might not be wrong. Most of the differing versions agree: all three goddesses are so lovely that any difference might as well be a moot point, but if you have to give an edge to any of them, it’s Aphrodite. She steps up, and suddenly the air smells like rose petals, and the birds are singing a little louder, and Paris is feeling things he never felt about any of the sheep, and she promises him… love. Not power, or the means to gain it, something much simpler yet infinitely more complex. In this case, the love of the most beautiful woman in the world, Helen of Sparta, who she conveniently forgets to mention is already married. Now, Paris has been having an interesting day. First a god shows up and tells him he has a new job. Then very strong contenders for the three most beautiful beings in the universe show up, start showing off for him, and say he has to choose one of them as the best. He learns he’s secretly a prince, and gets offered both the intelligence to be a good prince and the power to scoff at mere princes, respectively. It’s fair to say his head’s still spinning, but even so he’s been trying to consider. This has gone a long way past a beauty contest for him, at this point, he’s trying to determine his entire future. Now, Athena’s offering him the ability to lead armies, the means to earn power, but does he want that? He’s just a shepherd, that’s what he’s been all his life. What does he know about conquest, or scholarhood, or any of that? Hera’s offer is a bit better, having all the power without having to work for it sounds pretty good, but that also comes without even any extra smarts to manage it all. Even with all the power in the world, he doesn’t think he’d last long. But then along comes Aphrodite, gorgeous as a summer’s day, and if the other two are tomboy and milf she’s just plain beauty, of the purest, truest kind, and she’s offering the love of a woman apparently almost as beautiful as she. The mountain and the sheep get pretty lonely, after a while, and he’s been longing for company, especially female company, for a long time. It doesn’t take much before he’s made up his mind. He gives the apple to Aphrodite, who’s very happy about having her title validated, and the other two go “You’ve made your choice. I hope you don’t come to regret it” in the most ominous, unsettling voices they can, and then poof away. Aphrodite takes Paris to go yoink Helen, some say she went willingly, others say she was kidnapped, again, I wasn’t there so I dunno. Either way, the two went off to Troy, the city-state Paris was a prince of, and were accepted by King Priam. King Menelaus of Sparta, and his daughter by Helen, Hermione, were left behind, and, in a lot of situations, that would’ve been the end of that. However. However however however. This was not a lot of situations. Menelaus was upset, and he had the Oath of Tyndareus (which I believe we’ve talked about previously) on his side. There were… extended consequences to follow. Yes, the kind of consequences involving 20 years, a horse, and more heroism and godly shenanigans than you can shake a stick at. Athena and Hera did, in fact, hold a grudge, Eris made everyone regret not inviting her, and a lot of people died, but hey! The wedding was nice! Not sure there’s much of a moral in all this. “Listen to the Oracle,” maybe, or “don’t offend powerful goddesses.” Regardless, it’s a pretty cool story, I like thinking about it.
I’m sorry, what about Golden Delicious apples? I fail to see the relevance.
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Author's Note: BECAUSE I DAMN WELL FELT LIKE IT, THAT'S WHY.
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All right, where to begin… I suppose at the beginning would work. Sounds a bit boring, though, so let’s jump to the fun bits. Basically, Zeus and Hera were married, and neither of them were the happiest about it. I’ve heard a lot of different versions of this, and about half of them say that Zeus fell out of love because Hera was a petty, jealous, overbearing bitch, and the other half say Hera was perfect, and it was just Zeus was a slimy, unfaithful cheat. Hell, maybe it’s both. I myself haven’t been up to Mount Olympus and seen the two of them, so I ain’t gonna try to judge. What matters is Zeus didn’t really want to be married to Hera anymore, but since the concept of ‘divorce’ didn’t really exist, there wasn’t much he could do. He ended up having a ton of affairs, which is where most famous demigods came from, and also how we got some epic revenge stories from Hera. Revenge, in this case, of course being “punishing the blameless child for her husband’s infidelity.” Still, some of them were impressively creative- I digress. What matters at this point, was that a sea nymph by the name of Thetis caught Zeus’ eye. She was more special than most, though. He took her out on a couple dates, wined and dined her (while Hera was distracted, of course), and then was really shocked - heh, shocked. Y’know, because… lightning god? Never mind. He was surprised to find himself… actually caring about her? Yup, the skyfather was beginning to catch feelings. However, he knew he was still married, and didn’t want to risk Hera obliterating Thetis should he get too public with his new love. He needed to know how things were gonna turn out. So, he did what any sane god would do in that sitch and went to the Oracle. I’m sure I don’t need to give context on the Oracle, right? Mystical soothsayer, dispenses prophecies, perfectly neutral and yet her fates are inescapable, blah blah blah, all the usual mumbo jumbo. Never really liked the idea of a set future, but that’s not relevant. The point is, in the midst of a bunch of indecipherable crap about war and death and ankles, Zeus understood one very important phrase: Her son shall be greater than his father. Upon hearing this, Zeus backed the fuck up. He remembered what happened the last time it was relevant that a son was greater than his father: something something Titanomachy. Yeah, he didn’t wanna deal with the round two. So, he knew he couldn’t keep going with Thetis, much as that broke both their hearts. He figured she deserved something good, though, a consolation prize, if you will, and also needed to make sure that her child couldn’t be a legitimate threat. He decided to kill as many birds with one stone as he could, and decreed that she would be married to “the worthiest of all mortals,” one of the very few humans he could legitimately consider a trusted friend, King Peleus of… a name I don’t know how to pronounce. Phthia? Who the hell came up with that? What ancient Greek piece of- never mind. King Peleus of Phthia. I love imagining how that conversation went. “Peleus, my dude, how’s the kingdom? Gone on any heroic quests lately? Oh, by the way, you’re getting married.” “...wat?” I mean, not like you can say no when the big boss says so. So, to be married they were! And Zeus decided they were gonna have the best wedding ever. Maybe even better than his and Hera’s! He had Hermes send out invites to everyone. All the gods, major and minor, the most important mortals in the world, a bunch of less important mortals, huge sums of nature spirits, even a few sentient monsters and some of the smarter animals. Poor messenger god, honestly, the dude always gets the shaft on occasions like this. There are actually a couple interesting stories that spawned as part of this, like Chelonis, the nymph who wanted to stay home, so when Hermes went to double check her RSVP he got offended, because who would dare to turn down this kind of invitation? He ended up lifting her house, smushing her flat under it, and saying something badass and impressive like “then stay home forever” and turning her into a turtle, which is where the first turtle came from. Hooray! However, this also directly contradicts Hermes finding a turtle as a baby and turning it into the first lyre, and that story’s more important, so I’m gonna consider Chelonis non-canon unless further evidence presents itself- why am I getting distracted again. Ignore me. Back to the wedding. So, everything’s in full swing, the place is lively with all the immortals here to party and Dionysus keeping everyone’s cups full. People are having a good time, but finally… it’s time for the ceremony. Picture it: the groom resplendent in as fancy a tux as he could get (okay, probably not, but something nicer than his formal chain mail), the bride a vision of nymph loveliness walking down the aisle, the Olympians icons of strength and grace as they looked on… boom. The doors swing open, right when everything’s quiet so it’s most distracting. And at this point, anyone who knows anything about the gods will have guessed who it is: the one goddess in all creation who didn’t get invited. Eris, goddess of strife and discord, she who causes chaos. No one wants to see her at a party or a celebration, except maybe Ares, who just wants someone to talk to. So, she enters the room and is ready to ham it up, starts in with the “what a lovely party, it’s a shame my invitation must’ve been lost in the mail-” but Zeus ain’t having it. “You didn’t get an invitation, daughter, because you aren’t wanted here. Get.” “But what if I-” “Leave. Or I make you leave. One of these will hurt more than the other.” And now, well, Eris is as proud as any other goddess. So she tries to save face. Puts on a haughty expression, says “fine, I only wanted to deliver my gift and leave anyway,” turns, and walks out, but as she goes, casually tosses something back over her shoulder. Theoretically, this gift would go to the happy couple, right? Nah, it’s sailing straight for Athena, goddess of wisdom, strategy and tactics, arts and crafts, and a bunch of other things, and acting completely on instinct, she catches it. We all know what this is. Rocks have heard this part of the story. It’s a solid gold apple, with the words ‘To The Fairest’ written on the side. Now, normally Athena doesn’t really care about looks. She’s kind of the quintessential tomboy, more comfortable in chainmail than a gown, not interested in romance in the slightest. However, like most tomboys, when something makes her feel pretty and feminine, well… she likes that, and she really doesn’t want to let it go. She’s smart enough to realize Eris enchanted the fruit, I’m sure, but she doesn’t particularly care, since it’s just an apple, and it makes her feel good, and doesn’t she deserve this? I mean, it got thrown right to her, it must be meant for her. She must be the most beautiful of Olympians, right? Well, some others think differently. First and foremost, Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty, calls across the room, saying that if it’s for the ‘fairest’ goddess, it must obviously be hers, give it over. Athena takes exception to that. There’s a little bit of squabbling, but meanwhile, Hera, queen of the gods, is getting off her throne. She comes up and says that, as queen of heaven and obviously the most beautiful one there, she should have the apple. Well now both Athena and Aphrodite take exception to that. At this point, I am fully prepared to believe there was an entire hair-pulling, clothes-ripping, name-calling three-way catfight until Zeus gets off his throne and yells “EVERYBODY SHUT THE FUCK UP!” Okay, he probably said something a little classier, like “stop this madness!” but I’ve been getting dialogue wrong all night, no reason to change that now. He gets the three of them separated and is about to start chewing them out, when Hera says “All right, then, my love, you decide!” “Huh?” “You decide which of us is the most beautiful, who gets the apple!” And now all three of them are looking at him expectantly, and Zeus may be more powerful than the rest of the Olympians put together, but he sees the three most dangerous goddesses all staring straight at him and takes zero point zero five seconds deciding he doesn’t want any of that. “Well, my darling, I would love to choose you as the most brilliant light in the cosmos, but there is a conflict of interest here. You’re my wife, so if I were to declare you the winner, the other two could say I was biased and the selection was unfair for the rest of time! Surely you wouldn’t want that kind of qualification on your victory. Athena, you are my beloved daughter, so the same goes for you. And Aphrodite, well, a victory where the judge isn’t allowed to choose either of your opponents is no victory at all, is it?” And, even though the three of them are each pretty sure they would be okay with a biased victory, Zeus is adamant on this. Not him. And he sees the next pitfall coming, too. “And, of course, since no god may sit in judgment where even I cannot, no other god shall judge this contest. We’ll have to sucker a mortal into it.” Aphrodite, who can think startlingly quickly when the situation demands, immediately starts making eyes at Peleus, but Zeus ain’t having it, and for once, Hera agrees. Peleus is married (or about 2 seconds away from it), so his eyes should be on his wife, not the three loveliest goddesses in creation. (I find it interesting that, nowhere in any version of this I’ve read, did anyone consider for a second giving it to the bride, even lovely as she was. Seems only polite, but maybe that’s just me.) If you’re interested, Peleus and Thetis had a happy, mostly uneventful marriage, and that son Zeus was worried about? They named him Achilles. Yeah, we’re gonna talk about him later. But anyway, Zeus tells Hermes (again) to go out and find the most handsome mortal in all the land to judge the contest, and here enters Paris. This lad has his own entire backstory, which we ain’t gonna delve through just yet, but to summarize: prince of Troy, abandoned at birth, raised as a shepherd, not too bright but really good-looking. He’s chilling with his sheep one day when Hermes appears in a flash of light and says “Hot ladies incoming. Cover your butt.” “Cover my what? AUGH-” Sorry, obligatory lego movie reference. Hermes gives ‘im the rundown, and pretty much the second he’s finished the three appear, having made themselves as lovely as possible and wearing their finest adornments. Most versions agree that this comes very close to none of them wearing anything at all, but I ain’t a fashionista, you’ll have to go to someone else if you want the sordid details. But, and now we get into the flowery language, such a triplicate visage of loveliness has never been seen by mortal eyes before or since. Paris is kinda shellshocked, just staring at them with his jaw hanging below his knees. Maybe he’s drooling a little, maybe he’s got an anime nosebleed, dunno. But he ain’t judging anyone right now, and Athena, the smart one, who really wants it, decides it’s the perfect time to step in. While Paris is stunned, she starts making promises, offering what she’ll do if he chooses her. Maybe Zeus meant bribing the judge to be illegal, but he didn’t exactly establish any rules, so anything goes, I guess. Athena starts whispering in his ear about… the gifts she can give him, mind outta the gutter. She says she’ll make him the wisest man on earth and the cleverest, capable of leading armies and ruling kingdoms better than any general or scholar, and it’s at this point she reveals his true parentage, so he does know that these are applicable skills. And he hears all of this, and he thinks it sounds nice, so he starts reaching out to hand her the apple, she’s nodding and getting excited- Hera cuts in. The queen of heaven, who feels she deserves the apple, will not be outdone on the scale of rewards, so she offers him power. Says he’ll be a king, an emperor, rule over all of Asia, have servants and concubines, dictate the fate of nations, have armies bow at his command, luxuries everywhere and anything he ever wants in the palm of his hand. And, it’s worth noting: Hera doesn’t look bad either. If Athena’s everything lovely about tomboys dialed up to 11, Hera, goddess of wives and mothers, is the quintessential MILF. There is a reason Zeus married her in the first place, and it is not her sparkling personality. Paris probably couldn’t have chosen between the two on appearance alone, but now he starts extending his arm again, ready to make his choice, and it’s Aphrodite’s turn to step in. Now, who we have here is the goddess of love and beauty. She is completely certain that the apple is hers, after all, it’s in her job description. And, well, she might not be wrong. Most of the differing versions agree: all three goddesses are so lovely that any difference might as well be a moot point, but if you have to give an edge to any of them, it’s Aphrodite. She steps up, and suddenly the air smells like rose petals, and the birds are singing a little louder, and Paris is feeling things he never felt about any of the sheep, and she promises him… love. Not power, or the means to gain it, something much simpler yet infinitely more complex. In this case, the love of the most beautiful woman in the world, Helen of Sparta, who she conveniently forgets to mention is already married. Now, Paris has been having an interesting day. First a god shows up and tells him he has a new job. Then very strong contenders for the three most beautiful beings in the universe show up, start showing off for him, and say he has to choose one of them as the best. He learns he’s secretly a prince, and gets offered both the intelligence to be a good prince and the power to scoff at mere princes, respectively. It’s fair to say his head’s still spinning, but even so he’s been trying to consider. This has gone a long way past a beauty contest for him, at this point, he’s trying to determine his entire future. Now, Athena’s offering him the ability to lead armies, the means to earn power, but does he want that? He’s just a shepherd, that’s what he’s been all his life. What does he know about conquest, or scholarhood, or any of that? Hera’s offer is a bit better, having all the power without having to work for it sounds pretty good, but that also comes without even any extra smarts to manage it all. Even with all the power in the world, he doesn’t think he’d last long. But then along comes Aphrodite, gorgeous as a summer’s day, and if the other two are tomboy and milf she’s just plain beauty, of the purest, truest kind, and she’s offering the love of a woman apparently almost as beautiful as she. The mountain and the sheep get pretty lonely, after a while, and he’s been longing for company, especially female company, for a long time. It doesn’t take much before he’s made up his mind. He gives the apple to Aphrodite, who’s very happy about having her title validated, and the other two go “You’ve made your choice. I hope you don’t come to regret it” in the most ominous, unsettling voices they can, and then poof away. Aphrodite takes Paris to go yoink Helen, some say she went willingly, others say she was kidnapped, again, I wasn’t there so I dunno. Either way, the two went off to Troy, the city-state Paris was a prince of, and were accepted by King Priam. King Menelaus of Sparta, and his daughter by Helen, Hermione, were left behind, and, in a lot of situations, that would’ve been the end of that. However. However however however. This was not a lot of situations. Menelaus was upset, and he had the Oath of Tyndareus (which I believe we’ve talked about previously) on his side. There were… extended consequences to follow. Yes, the kind of consequences involving 20 years, a horse, and more heroism and godly shenanigans than you can shake a stick at. Athena and Hera did, in fact, hold a grudge, Eris made everyone regret not inviting her, and a lot of people died, but hey! The wedding was nice! Not sure there’s much of a moral in all this. “Listen to the Oracle,” maybe, or “don’t offend powerful goddesses.” Regardless, it’s a pretty cool story, I like thinking about it.
I’m sorry, what about Golden Delicious apples? I fail to see the relevance.
2024.02.11 21:17 Inside_Berry_8531 The Wedding Favour: Part 7
Part 1
Part 6
Ella feels flustered for the rest of the dinner. Damian has asked about her favourite food, but she’s not sure what she answered. She has asked him about his favourites too, but she instantly forgot what he answered when Matteo showed up with the next course and Damian smiled up at him. It’s hard to remember she’s sitting across the table from a mobster when he looks like an angelic model when he smiles. She can’t stand looking at him, and tears her eyes away whenever she notices.
Matteo winks at Ella whenever she glances his way. Her face heats up - she must be beet red by now. The only thing that makes her feel any better is hiding her face behind her glass of wine. But then she needs to take a sip to hide the fact that she’s hiding. She chases each sip with a sip of water to rid her mouth of the dryness of the wine.
Every time Damian smiles or laughs, Ella turns to her wine. By the time they reach dessert - a delicious panna cotta with essence of pineapple sprinkled over it - Ella is certain she drank most of the bottle. There’s nothing left in the bottle at least, and Damian has barely sipped his first glass. He has only filled Ella’s whenever she emptied it. It shows. Ella is not about to walk into walls or trip over her own feet, but she is more prone to giggling at Damian’s comments than she should be.
“You went to drama school?” That comes out a bit louder than Ella meant. She simply can’t imagine the guy in front of her, the one who has yet to crack an actual, genuine smile in her direction, acting silly on a stage. “But you are so -” Ella can’t think of an accurate word to describe him that isn’t also an insult. She waves at his arms and perfectly neat hair instead. “- that.”
Damian smirks at her. “You mean I look like a stereotypical mobster and not a drama nerd?” That’s - almost literally what Ella was thinking.
“Exactly. You look like you’d prefer brawn over brains.”
“It’s called acting and cultivating an image.” Damian does a dramatic hand flourish that looks completely out of place with his tight, fitted suit and gelled-back hair. He even still sports his usual stern face. It’s ridiculous. Ella snorts out a laugh. She covers her mouth and nose with one hand and shakes her head until the laughter leaves her.
“Wait, wait, wait. This is not your go-to aesthetic? You’d prefer to wear something else entirely?” The outfit and hair actually suit him, if you are one of those people that are into the mobster look. Ella is starting to think she is one of those. She resolutely tells her addled brain to not go down that road.
Damian shrugs. “Of course I do. Just like you dressed like this to ask a favour of the leader of a criminal syndicate. If you want to achieve a certain thing, you dress the part.”
“What part am I dressed as?” Ella didn’t really think about what she put on before getting in her car this afternoon, just that it was the nicest, most professional thing she owned.
Damian hesitates for a moment. “A confident woman who has a goal to achieve and is willing to do whatever it takes - including endangering her life - to get it.”
Ella hums. That certainly sounds nicer than ‘plain tomboy who doesn’t have the money to buy decent clothes’ - which is what she usually feels like. She doesn’t care. She likes comfort over beauty anyway. Ella runs her fingers over the delicate edge of lace on the tablecloth. That doesn’t mean she can’t appreciate beauty where she finds it.
“It suits you.”
Ella’s head snaps up at Damian’s soft voice. He’s gazing at her, his lips turned up in the corners slightly. Her cheeks flush with heat, and she cups them with her cold hands. It seems like Ella is doing nothing but blushing today. She doesn’t usually flush that easily. Maybe she just needs a drink. The bottle is long empty, which Ella realises after she tries to pour herself a glass. She’d forgotten. Damian pours her a glass of water instead. Oh God. Ella hides her face behind her glass, ignoring Damian’s laugh. Although it’s more like a huff of mirth instead of a laugh, which is probably the most he’s capable of. It’s oddly adorable.
Ella shakes off the thought. What is Ella’s brain even doing? Vacationing? She still needs to drive home. How is she going to do that when she’s probably going to get distracted by the beauty of a stray lightbeam and crash her car. That’s a sobering idea.
“I think I’m too drunk to drive home.” She’ll have to either walk half an hour or pay for a cab. And then her car is parked on the street all night. And she needs to somehow get to the car in the morning before work. She can’t afford two cab rides right now. Even the one cab ride will bite into her savings.
Before the wave of thoughts can spiral out of control, Damian motions at Matteo while talking to Ella. “I can drive you home no problem. And I can pick you up in the morning.”
Matteo approaches, wiping his hands on a towel as Damian talks to him in Italian. By the time Ella gathers her thoughts enough to protest, Matteo has already placed his car keys on the table with a saucy wink at Damian and Ella. Damian smirks at her. “Don’t worry, I’m not touching your baby.”
Ella scowls at him. His offer does solve the cab-problem. But still. “I need my car in the morning. I need to get to work.”
“What time?”
“I leave at five thirty.”
Damian does a spit take. “Why would you want to go to work that early?”
“If I start early, I finish early. I need money to live, and I, for one, have to work for my money.” As opposed to Damian, the nephew of a mob boss who just needs to look intimidating occasionally. And maybe rough some people up. And kill people? What do the Giovanni’s do, actually?
Damian’s eyes narrow at her. “So do I. I’ll pick you up at five and take you to your car.” Ella stares into Damian’s eyes for a few rushed heartbeats, her stomach fluttering. Then Damian smirks again. “Or I could just sleep at your place.”
Ella scoffs at him. “No way!” She gets up, the glasses on the table announcing the move when she bumps into the edge. “I can get to work just fine on my own.” Damian doesn’t say anything. He doesn’t have to. His doubt is clearly visible in the raised line of his eyebrows. Ella pretends she doesn’t notice. She’s too busy keeping her balance in a rotating world. She’s further gone than she thought she was.
In no time at all, they’re in Matteo’s fancy black SUV. Damian follows Ella’s haphazard directions without a word, and he’s a surprisingly solid driver. No lurches or sharp turns that make Ella grab at the armrest. Not even when she's almost too late to signal the next turn. He just turns as if he always meant to take that turn. That's leagues better than anyone else she’s ever ridden with. There's a part of her brain that decides she wouldn’t object to him driving the Shelby, but that part is completely drunk and Ella ignores it.
Ella doesn’t immediately get out of the car when Damian seamlessly parks in front of her apartment. There are things they still need to discuss, but she has no idea how to start that particular conversation. She tells herself to stop overthinking it. “We never did finish discussing the boundaries of our… relationship.”
Damian turns towards her, one hand running across his jaw as he looks into Ella’s eyes. His deep brown eyes are so mesmerising. “You said you were fine with me touching your hair, right?” Ella nods and swallows. Damian fingers the lock of hair that always escapes any hairdo Ella tries. He gently tucks it behind her ear, fingertips barely skimming her cheek. Ella’s heart tries beating out of her chest.
Damian’s hand slides through her hair, ending up at the nape of her neck, his thumb brushing across her cheekbone. Ella blinks a few times as she stares into his dark eyes. “Are you going to kiss me?” Her voice is low and breathless - and Ella doesn’t know if it’s because of anticipation or apprehension.
Damian smiles slowly. “I was planning on it.” Ella’s heart skips a beat. The fingers on the back of her neck press in, pulling her towards Damian. His lips meet hers halfway. The kiss is warm, soft, and completely devoid of any fireworks. Aren’t kisses with attractive men supposed to be mind blowing? Ella is mildly disappointed.
And then Damian moves his lips.
Butterflies explode in Ella’s stomach when his tongue slides across her bottom lip. She gasps, and Damian’s tongue slips into her mouth. All thoughts flee her mind in favour of focussing on his soft touches. The hand in her hair tilts her face for better access, and Ella follows along. His other hand traces up her thigh to her side, and Ella startles when he applies pressure. Her hands end up running through his perfectly soft and neat hair without any input on her part. She moves closer -
The seatbelt jerks her to a stop.
It utterly destroys the moment, and Ella pulls away from Damian as fast as she can. Her elbow hits the door hard, and any remaining jitters up her spine disappear in the sharp flash of pain. She rubs the pain away, waiting until her heart stops beating like crazy before she looks back at Damian.
He’s staring at her like a cat who got the cream as he runs a hand through his mussed hair. Ella is acutely aware of how her hands were running through it seconds ago - and she misses the sensation. The smug smile on Damian’s lips makes him look like the total asshole he is. Ella glares at him. “You got me drunk to make out with me, didn’t you.” His smile turns into an evil grin.
“Absolutely. We were going to have to kiss eventually to sell the fake relationship, so I thought I’d give you some liquid courage for the first one.”
Ella scoffs at him, offended by the implication that she needed any extra courage. “Excuse you? First of all, I’m not some blushing virgin -”
“I didn’t think you were.”
“What is that supposed to mean? Do I look like some… some… slattern to you?”
Damian frowns at her. “What? No. I just didn’t think a blushing maiden would go to the Family to ask for an escort. That takes some audacity.” He looks impressed for a moment, before the frown returns. “Why is everything I say a hidden attack to you? Because if I want to point out one of your failings, I swear I will be very clear about it. I don't do subtext. It’s a waste of energy.”
Ella’s outrage loses steam. Is that supposed to be some backhanded compliment? Is he saying she’s got balls? Or is there actually some derision hidden in there? Is she just proving him right? Her lips are still tingling from his kiss. It’s distracting. Ella shakes her head. She’s too tired and too drunk to deal with any of this. She unbuckles - it takes her two tries, what kind of bullshit seatbelt is this? - and gets out of the car.
Damian is right there at her elbow when she closes the door. Damn that guy is fast. “I’ll walk you to your door. Someone’s watching from the third floor.” Ella’s head snaps up, and Damian hisses at her between his teeth. “Don’t look, you idiot. That’s the first rule of spotting a stalker.”
Ella laughs at him. “That’s not a stalker. That’s my neighbour, Kailee. She’s nice!” Ella waves up at her with a smile, and Damian hesitantly copies her. The awkwardness of the move mellows Ella’s heart a bit.
“Is she going to make sure you get up to your apartment safely? Or do I need to escort you up?”
And Ella’s heart freezes up again. “I can get up three flights just fine, thank you very much.” Damian throws her an exasperated look. Oh right, he said he doesn’t do negative subtext. But still. Ella is perfectly capable of walking up stairs, and the fact he thinks she doesn’t is rude.
“I guess this is goodbye then. Do you need a ride to work tomorrow?” Ella shakes her head. She’ll figure it out. Damian turns to her more fully. “Can I kiss you goodbye, or is that not allowed?”
Ella flushes, and she’s not entirely sure whether it’s because of anger or excitement. She refuses to think about it. She leans in for a quick peck on the lips, and yells a “bye, love!” over her shoulder as she rushes inside. She leans against the cold stone of the hallway the second she’s out of sight. The next two weeks are going to be the most confusing ones in her life.
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Part 6
Matteo winks at Ella whenever she glances his way. Her face heats up - she must be beet red by now. The only thing that makes her feel any better is hiding her face behind her glass of wine. But then she needs to take a sip to hide the fact that she’s hiding. She chases each sip with a sip of water to rid her mouth of the dryness of the wine.
Every time Damian smiles or laughs, Ella turns to her wine. By the time they reach dessert - a delicious panna cotta with essence of pineapple sprinkled over it - Ella is certain she drank most of the bottle. There’s nothing left in the bottle at least, and Damian has barely sipped his first glass. He has only filled Ella’s whenever she emptied it. It shows. Ella is not about to walk into walls or trip over her own feet, but she is more prone to giggling at Damian’s comments than she should be.
“You went to drama school?” That comes out a bit louder than Ella meant. She simply can’t imagine the guy in front of her, the one who has yet to crack an actual, genuine smile in her direction, acting silly on a stage. “But you are so -” Ella can’t think of an accurate word to describe him that isn’t also an insult. She waves at his arms and perfectly neat hair instead. “- that.”
Damian smirks at her. “You mean I look like a stereotypical mobster and not a drama nerd?” That’s - almost literally what Ella was thinking.
“Exactly. You look like you’d prefer brawn over brains.”
“It’s called acting and cultivating an image.” Damian does a dramatic hand flourish that looks completely out of place with his tight, fitted suit and gelled-back hair. He even still sports his usual stern face. It’s ridiculous. Ella snorts out a laugh. She covers her mouth and nose with one hand and shakes her head until the laughter leaves her.
“Wait, wait, wait. This is not your go-to aesthetic? You’d prefer to wear something else entirely?” The outfit and hair actually suit him, if you are one of those people that are into the mobster look. Ella is starting to think she is one of those. She resolutely tells her addled brain to not go down that road.
Damian shrugs. “Of course I do. Just like you dressed like this to ask a favour of the leader of a criminal syndicate. If you want to achieve a certain thing, you dress the part.”
“What part am I dressed as?” Ella didn’t really think about what she put on before getting in her car this afternoon, just that it was the nicest, most professional thing she owned.
Damian hesitates for a moment. “A confident woman who has a goal to achieve and is willing to do whatever it takes - including endangering her life - to get it.”
Ella hums. That certainly sounds nicer than ‘plain tomboy who doesn’t have the money to buy decent clothes’ - which is what she usually feels like. She doesn’t care. She likes comfort over beauty anyway. Ella runs her fingers over the delicate edge of lace on the tablecloth. That doesn’t mean she can’t appreciate beauty where she finds it.
“It suits you.”
Ella’s head snaps up at Damian’s soft voice. He’s gazing at her, his lips turned up in the corners slightly. Her cheeks flush with heat, and she cups them with her cold hands. It seems like Ella is doing nothing but blushing today. She doesn’t usually flush that easily. Maybe she just needs a drink. The bottle is long empty, which Ella realises after she tries to pour herself a glass. She’d forgotten. Damian pours her a glass of water instead. Oh God. Ella hides her face behind her glass, ignoring Damian’s laugh. Although it’s more like a huff of mirth instead of a laugh, which is probably the most he’s capable of. It’s oddly adorable.
Ella shakes off the thought. What is Ella’s brain even doing? Vacationing? She still needs to drive home. How is she going to do that when she’s probably going to get distracted by the beauty of a stray lightbeam and crash her car. That’s a sobering idea.
“I think I’m too drunk to drive home.” She’ll have to either walk half an hour or pay for a cab. And then her car is parked on the street all night. And she needs to somehow get to the car in the morning before work. She can’t afford two cab rides right now. Even the one cab ride will bite into her savings.
Before the wave of thoughts can spiral out of control, Damian motions at Matteo while talking to Ella. “I can drive you home no problem. And I can pick you up in the morning.”
Matteo approaches, wiping his hands on a towel as Damian talks to him in Italian. By the time Ella gathers her thoughts enough to protest, Matteo has already placed his car keys on the table with a saucy wink at Damian and Ella. Damian smirks at her. “Don’t worry, I’m not touching your baby.”
Ella scowls at him. His offer does solve the cab-problem. But still. “I need my car in the morning. I need to get to work.”
“What time?”
“I leave at five thirty.”
Damian does a spit take. “Why would you want to go to work that early?”
“If I start early, I finish early. I need money to live, and I, for one, have to work for my money.” As opposed to Damian, the nephew of a mob boss who just needs to look intimidating occasionally. And maybe rough some people up. And kill people? What do the Giovanni’s do, actually?
Damian’s eyes narrow at her. “So do I. I’ll pick you up at five and take you to your car.” Ella stares into Damian’s eyes for a few rushed heartbeats, her stomach fluttering. Then Damian smirks again. “Or I could just sleep at your place.”
Ella scoffs at him. “No way!” She gets up, the glasses on the table announcing the move when she bumps into the edge. “I can get to work just fine on my own.” Damian doesn’t say anything. He doesn’t have to. His doubt is clearly visible in the raised line of his eyebrows. Ella pretends she doesn’t notice. She’s too busy keeping her balance in a rotating world. She’s further gone than she thought she was.
In no time at all, they’re in Matteo’s fancy black SUV. Damian follows Ella’s haphazard directions without a word, and he’s a surprisingly solid driver. No lurches or sharp turns that make Ella grab at the armrest. Not even when she's almost too late to signal the next turn. He just turns as if he always meant to take that turn. That's leagues better than anyone else she’s ever ridden with. There's a part of her brain that decides she wouldn’t object to him driving the Shelby, but that part is completely drunk and Ella ignores it.
Ella doesn’t immediately get out of the car when Damian seamlessly parks in front of her apartment. There are things they still need to discuss, but she has no idea how to start that particular conversation. She tells herself to stop overthinking it. “We never did finish discussing the boundaries of our… relationship.”
Damian turns towards her, one hand running across his jaw as he looks into Ella’s eyes. His deep brown eyes are so mesmerising. “You said you were fine with me touching your hair, right?” Ella nods and swallows. Damian fingers the lock of hair that always escapes any hairdo Ella tries. He gently tucks it behind her ear, fingertips barely skimming her cheek. Ella’s heart tries beating out of her chest.
Damian’s hand slides through her hair, ending up at the nape of her neck, his thumb brushing across her cheekbone. Ella blinks a few times as she stares into his dark eyes. “Are you going to kiss me?” Her voice is low and breathless - and Ella doesn’t know if it’s because of anticipation or apprehension.
Damian smiles slowly. “I was planning on it.” Ella’s heart skips a beat. The fingers on the back of her neck press in, pulling her towards Damian. His lips meet hers halfway. The kiss is warm, soft, and completely devoid of any fireworks. Aren’t kisses with attractive men supposed to be mind blowing? Ella is mildly disappointed.
And then Damian moves his lips.
Butterflies explode in Ella’s stomach when his tongue slides across her bottom lip. She gasps, and Damian’s tongue slips into her mouth. All thoughts flee her mind in favour of focussing on his soft touches. The hand in her hair tilts her face for better access, and Ella follows along. His other hand traces up her thigh to her side, and Ella startles when he applies pressure. Her hands end up running through his perfectly soft and neat hair without any input on her part. She moves closer -
The seatbelt jerks her to a stop.
It utterly destroys the moment, and Ella pulls away from Damian as fast as she can. Her elbow hits the door hard, and any remaining jitters up her spine disappear in the sharp flash of pain. She rubs the pain away, waiting until her heart stops beating like crazy before she looks back at Damian.
He’s staring at her like a cat who got the cream as he runs a hand through his mussed hair. Ella is acutely aware of how her hands were running through it seconds ago - and she misses the sensation. The smug smile on Damian’s lips makes him look like the total asshole he is. Ella glares at him. “You got me drunk to make out with me, didn’t you.” His smile turns into an evil grin.
“Absolutely. We were going to have to kiss eventually to sell the fake relationship, so I thought I’d give you some liquid courage for the first one.”
Ella scoffs at him, offended by the implication that she needed any extra courage. “Excuse you? First of all, I’m not some blushing virgin -”
“I didn’t think you were.”
“What is that supposed to mean? Do I look like some… some… slattern to you?”
Damian frowns at her. “What? No. I just didn’t think a blushing maiden would go to the Family to ask for an escort. That takes some audacity.” He looks impressed for a moment, before the frown returns. “Why is everything I say a hidden attack to you? Because if I want to point out one of your failings, I swear I will be very clear about it. I don't do subtext. It’s a waste of energy.”
Ella’s outrage loses steam. Is that supposed to be some backhanded compliment? Is he saying she’s got balls? Or is there actually some derision hidden in there? Is she just proving him right? Her lips are still tingling from his kiss. It’s distracting. Ella shakes her head. She’s too tired and too drunk to deal with any of this. She unbuckles - it takes her two tries, what kind of bullshit seatbelt is this? - and gets out of the car.
Damian is right there at her elbow when she closes the door. Damn that guy is fast. “I’ll walk you to your door. Someone’s watching from the third floor.” Ella’s head snaps up, and Damian hisses at her between his teeth. “Don’t look, you idiot. That’s the first rule of spotting a stalker.”
Ella laughs at him. “That’s not a stalker. That’s my neighbour, Kailee. She’s nice!” Ella waves up at her with a smile, and Damian hesitantly copies her. The awkwardness of the move mellows Ella’s heart a bit.
“Is she going to make sure you get up to your apartment safely? Or do I need to escort you up?”
And Ella’s heart freezes up again. “I can get up three flights just fine, thank you very much.” Damian throws her an exasperated look. Oh right, he said he doesn’t do negative subtext. But still. Ella is perfectly capable of walking up stairs, and the fact he thinks she doesn’t is rude.
“I guess this is goodbye then. Do you need a ride to work tomorrow?” Ella shakes her head. She’ll figure it out. Damian turns to her more fully. “Can I kiss you goodbye, or is that not allowed?”
Ella flushes, and she’s not entirely sure whether it’s because of anger or excitement. She refuses to think about it. She leans in for a quick peck on the lips, and yells a “bye, love!” over her shoulder as she rushes inside. She leans against the cold stone of the hallway the second she’s out of sight. The next two weeks are going to be the most confusing ones in her life.
2024.02.02 15:40 madaraflan why I like this sub and the women in it
something i thought of this week - how much I like being able to share about being unattractive without being silenced. i was reading some posts on a facebook group from my country and a woman talked about being very ugly. it was a very touching post, she talked about how she gets ignored at work, how she always struggled in school and then uni because teachers and professors and students just were not interested in helping or assisting her, how people assume she is stupid or "slow", how hard it was for her to find a job. how her parentsd never asked her about a boyfriend, and she's in her 30s and they never asked. when she gets invited to a family function they never offer her a +1, everyone assumes she never has anyone
she even had her profile set to public and you could see she was not exagerating, she looked very neat and clean and had nice clothes and shoes, but you couldnt think "this woman is pretty". she had a very distinctive face and features trhat probably made her unattractive to most people. I can relate so much, I even sent her a friend request sharing about my own experience and saying how much i felt her post. the comments though... i stopped reaidng them because it felt like being hit in the face with a dumb hammer. i'll translate the most stupid ones:
anyway the hateful ones are easy to discard, and the ones from men as well. but the worst feeling came from the comments from other women, telling her she is clearly not doing her best (how would they know?!), she just needs surgery (just??) and fancy clothes and "problem solved". the author stopped replying very quickly and she deleted her post after a couple of days, it got very busy in the comment section. i cant imagine the kind of messages she got.
she wasn't seen or listened to, they just made endless assumptions about her and decided it was her fault. it was heartbreaking and i hope, if she replies to me, that she speaks english and can read FAW a bit and see she's not alone
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she even had her profile set to public and you could see she was not exagerating, she looked very neat and clean and had nice clothes and shoes, but you couldnt think "this woman is pretty". she had a very distinctive face and features trhat probably made her unattractive to most people. I can relate so much, I even sent her a friend request sharing about my own experience and saying how much i felt her post. the comments though... i stopped reaidng them because it felt like being hit in the face with a dumb hammer. i'll translate the most stupid ones:
- "I doubt any woman can be that unattractive. I didn't check your profile as I refuse to engage someone who's so negative, but I'm sure you're exaggerating [...] anyway life sucks and that's how it is" (male user)
- "There are no ugly women, just lazy ones. I did [some skincare treatment] and took [some medication] and I feel ten times better. you can too." (female user)
- "I'm sorry you're hurting but this is just lies. You're lying to make yourself look like a victim." [+ some unrelated talk about how victims are now glorified] (male user, and he never replied to my question that was "what kind of perks does the status of 'online victim' bring her")
- "Honey, you have no clue about your style. That's your main issue. Get some girlfriends and go to [a fancy shopping area in the capital] and get crazy. If you don't have anyone, I can help you" [+link to her IG, the woman is just STUNNING and seems to be in the fashion influencing thing, with incredible outfits and fancy hairdos etc]
anyway the hateful ones are easy to discard, and the ones from men as well. but the worst feeling came from the comments from other women, telling her she is clearly not doing her best (how would they know?!), she just needs surgery (just??) and fancy clothes and "problem solved". the author stopped replying very quickly and she deleted her post after a couple of days, it got very busy in the comment section. i cant imagine the kind of messages she got.
she wasn't seen or listened to, they just made endless assumptions about her and decided it was her fault. it was heartbreaking and i hope, if she replies to me, that she speaks english and can read FAW a bit and see she's not alone
2024.01.31 23:10 SanderSo47 Matthew Vaughn's 'Argylle' Review Thread
Rotten Tomatoes: 36% (from 124 reviews) with 5.10 in average rating
As with other movies, the scores are set to change as time passes. Meanwhile, I'll post some short reviews on the movie. It's structured like this: quote first, source second. Beware, some contain spoilers.
PLOT
Elly Conway, an introverted spy novelist who seldom leaves her home, is drawn into the real world of espionage when the plots of her books, featuring a fictional secret agent named Argylle, get a little too close to the activities of a sinister underground syndicate. When Aidan, an undercover spy, shows up to save her from being kidnapped or killed, Elly and her beloved cat Alfie are plunged into a covert world where nothing and no one are what they seem, including the discovery that Agent Argylle, in fact, exists for real.
DIRECTOR
Matthew Vaughn
WRITER
Jason Fuchs
MUSIC
Lorne Balfe
CINEMATOGRAPHY
George Richmond
EDITOR
Lee Smith & Tom Harrison-Read
RELEASE DATE
February 2, 2024
RUNTIME
139 minutes
BUDGET
$200 million
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Critics consensus: Argylle gets some mileage out of its silly, energetic spin on the spy thriller, but ultimately wears out its welcome with a convoluted plot and overlong runtime.Metacritic: 39/100 (39 critics)
As with other movies, the scores are set to change as time passes. Meanwhile, I'll post some short reviews on the movie. It's structured like this: quote first, source second. Beware, some contain spoilers.
Although allegedly made with a $200m budget and featuring what looks on paper like a fancy-pants cast, Argylle may mark a new low, with jokes that struggle to land; an attenuated running time that tests patience; cartoonish, stylized violence that is, almost literally, little more than smoke and mirrors; and Apple product placement so aggressive it feels like a kind of assault.-Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter
There’s truth behind every story, “Argylle” insists, and a story behind every truth. Where does that leave the fantastic sight of someone “ice” skating on a cement floor covered in crude oil and mowing people down with a machine gun as they pirouette in the air? I don’t know, and I desperately wish that “Argylle” didn’t care.-David Ehrlich, IndieWire: C+
What looks like diamonds but on closer inspection turns out to be little more than reams of cheap polyester? Why, argyle, of course — that preppy pattern found on socks and sweaters, and an apt name for the latest kooky spy caper from Matthew Vaughn. The erstwhile “Kick-Ass” director has been trapped in “Kingsman” mode for so long (going on a decade now) that it’s starting to feel like we’ve lost him to that kind of live-action cartoon forever, cramming Gen Z James Bond riffs with disco music and over-the-top greenscreen shenanigans.-Peter Debruge, Variety
Matthew Vaughn’s latest directorial effort doesn’t traffic in the same edgelord button-pushing as his Kingsman series, but as that relief fades, it becomes clear how much Argylle is recycling ideas and imagery from those (and other, better) movies. Bryce Dallas Howard and Sam Rockwell make an endearing pair, but they’re committed to an occasionally loony adventure that lacks the grace necessary to match its stars.-Jesse Hassenger, IGN: 4/10
This could theoretically be a fun movie, but it is all so self-conscious and self-admiring, with key action sequences rendered null and void by being played on two levels, the imaginary and the real, so cancelling each other out. The thought of Argylle 2 and Argylle 3 is very dispiriting. The books might do better.-Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian: 1/5
You may go into Argylle wondering, per the film’s curiosity-baiting tagline, who is the real Agent Argylle? But you’ll assuredly leave with a different question: Shouldn’t such a colossal waste of talent and precious time be illegal?-David Fear, Rolling Stone
“I can’t believe this is happening again!” Howard screeches, while Rockwell dispatches another wave of nobodies to an upbeat pop soundtrack. Yet happen again and again – and again, and again – it does. Viewers who don’t stampede screaming from the cinema as soon as the credits roll are threatened with a prequel. If Cavill’s agent has any sense, his client will be in that one even less than he is in this.-Robbie Collin, The Telegraph: 1/5
For, at times, Argylle does feel more like a writerly exercise in how to pen a spy caper in the 21st century, when self-deprecating irony itself needs to be offered up within quotation marks, finely straddling the line between an earnest laugh and a sardonic stare. In trying to do both — in trying to play it straight and yet show the very absurd mechanics of what it means to do so — Argylle lands in a kind of exhausting limbo, forever stretching its premise to its breaking point only to snap it back up again. All within the blink of an eye.-Manuel Betancourt, The A.V. Club: C+
“Argylle” drips with style, from Samuel L. Jackson putting a spin on his Nick Fury archetype to Ariana DeBose (who plays one of Agent Argylle's crew) singing with ‘80s legend Boy George on the film’s funky credits song. Oh, and let’s not forget about Cavill leaning into his “Rocky IV”-era Dolph Lundgren hairdo. Sadly, the movie’s best bits – and teases of what could come next – are left out in the cold by an unsatisfying spy operation.-Brian Truitt, USA Today: 2/4
Flashy, fun and light on its feet, Argylle papers over its cracks with twist upon twist — and charming performances from its central duo.-Ben Travis, Empire: 3/5
At the very least, the filmmaker offers up some cool things that we haven't seen in a modern action movie like this, which can be very challenging in the wake of many "Mission: Impossible" and "John Wick" movies. For that, "Argylle" is worth a trip to the theater.-Ethan Anderton, /FILM: 7/10
Again, yes, Argylle is an absurd movie. Even the backstory about it being a real book is absurd. But it’s ridiculous fun and impossible to figure out where it’s going. I’m at the point with Matthew Vaughn, whatever absurd ridiculousness he’s selling … I am buying.-Mike Ryan, Uproxx
Elly Conway, an introverted spy novelist who seldom leaves her home, is drawn into the real world of espionage when the plots of her books, featuring a fictional secret agent named Argylle, get a little too close to the activities of a sinister underground syndicate. When Aidan, an undercover spy, shows up to save her from being kidnapped or killed, Elly and her beloved cat Alfie are plunged into a covert world where nothing and no one are what they seem, including the discovery that Agent Argylle, in fact, exists for real.
DIRECTOR
Matthew Vaughn
WRITER
Jason Fuchs
MUSIC
Lorne Balfe
CINEMATOGRAPHY
George Richmond
EDITOR
Lee Smith & Tom Harrison-Read
RELEASE DATE
February 2, 2024
RUNTIME
139 minutes
BUDGET
$200 million
STARRING
- Henry Cavill as Aubrey Argylle
- Bryce Dallas Howard as Elly Conway
- Sam Rockwell as Aidan
- Bryan Cranston as Ritter
- Catherine O'Hara as Ruth
- Dua Lipa as LaGrange
- Ariana DeBose as Keira
- John Cena as Woody Wyatt
- Samuel L. Jackson as Alfred Solomon
- Sofia Boutella as Saba Al-Badr
2024.01.25 13:22 Ryuhza Checking out Tekken 6 fighter fits every day until today, the day that Tekken 8 releases - Final: Kazuya Mishima
 | submitted by Ryuhza to Tekken [link] [comments] Our hero Quick look galleryFinally, at the end of a long, long road. I hope you all made it okay. Sorry if you have to wait a little longer due to life circumstances. It'll still be here for you in the end. We stand at the precipice of 1 DAY LEFT UNTIL TEKKEN 8's listed release date...but according to my digital download, I've only got a matter of hours until it unlocks... so let's fudge the official date a bit, and say... TEKKEN 8 RELEASES TODAY!That's exciting. Now, to cap the Tekken 6 customization retrospective and commemorate the beginning of a promising new journey, here's the original antihero, turned full time villain, but perhaps not as straightforwardly as he seems. Maybe there is a hard-knock logic to his pursuits; a bitter belief belying all of his evil. Well, today's the day we might find out. He used to be such a nice boy. He liked sneakers. Full Customization Gallery -- Example CostumesKazuya MishimaMight of the Devil The dark hero of Tekken the first seemed a simple sort. He wore unassuming clothes, had a strange haircut and a smile that could probably cure the devil gene if he saw it in a mirror. Who would have guessed that one game later he'd take over as the lead villain, and then one game after that... be dead? That's not how fighting game heroes work! But of course, our Kazuya was no simple hero. He carries a covetable power and a chip on his shoulder the size of a volcano. And after taking the opportunity to oppose the highly opposable Mishima Zaibatsu after Jin's disastrous regime, he finally succeeded in killing his old man for good. One Street Fighter character kicked out of the plot later, and all the pieces were in place for him to reveal his endgame: Rockabilly Tuesdays, mandated and enforced on a global scale. Or something about sneakers. He did love collecting those sneakers. Speaking of fashion, let's get onto that. Kazuya has many responsibilities, he's the CEO of the newly militarized G-Corporation, he's a sinister devil dad, he's a Mishima karate champ, and he's always wanted to be a 50s gangster. Naturally he has the clothes to look all of these parts, and in a variety of fashions. As CEO, he's got turtlenecks with shoulder holsters, the ever-common beret, and commando gear, as seen in his parachute-free air drop in the Tekken 6 console opening. I'm sure the guns are just for show though, since he makes such a stink about people relying too much on their armaments instead of their devil powers. Y'all do have devil powers... right? For his devil side, he gets an especially evil glowing eye, and lots of fancy dress shirts and vests-- the pride of all devil kind. These can be further accentuated with fancy accessories, watches, necklaces, bracelets, you name it. Maybe you want to look rich and sinister in comfort, how about a nice turtleneck? Leopard print, or psychedelic dots? And hearts all over your pink vest? Now we're talking. Also, apparently there's a gel that's strong enough to slick back his hair. Is this the key to stopping the devil gene? When he wants to get back to his martial roots, Kazuya can sport the long-fabled top to go with his karate pants, finally completing his gi and presumably putting to rest all that negative energy he's been carrying around. Just imagine what valuable lessons he could teach Jin as father and sensei Just imagine... Speaking of daddy issues, he also gets a version of Heihachi's worn out uwagi, but with the tiger on the back crossed out like he's some kinda tiger buster. Mishima boys are nothing if not petty. He does get a plain version too, as well as torn and untorn hakama, of a much plainer variety than his fathers. Lastly, to indulge his true passion, Kazuya has everything a guy could want to dress like the rockabilly greaser he was born to be. His take on the regent hairdo is especially flamboyant, dyed a dirty blond with an enormous pompadour, while still maintaining his traditional pointed hair in the back. I wouldn't be surprised if the inspiration for his hammer-head item in Tekken Tag 2 was first sparked when designing or using this hairdo. Joining the hair are a pair of rockin' shades, and high-waist paints with tabi and something I can't read written on the leg. Same goes for the adjoining jacket. Curiously, none of this shows up in his small section of the artbook. What is there is... I don't even know how to describe it. Rainbow sherbet Kazuya? He also gets an interesting bonus outfit, encasing him in a robot suit designed by Takayuki Yamaguchi (what a fantastically rhythmic name), a design that seems to be very congruent with his oeuvre. Even if Kazuya doesn't feel so congruent. And that brings us to the end. Oddly, for the character who is central on the cover, Kazuya's presence doesn't amount to a whole lot in this game. Likewise, his customizations are rather middle of the road, especially compared to his son. It's not bad, but having just gone through 40 other characters, it's a little unremarkable. Nonetheless, I'd still rather have this system with its occasional unremarkable spots than the wholly unremarkable and restrictive systems of the games that followed. I wish I could end on a more poignant note, but in rushing to get this out so early, I find myself quite tired. Of course, that's nothing compared to how tired I've grown bringing this project to its completion. I guess I was hoping for something more in the end. Some more interest. Some more people to talk to. But that's just not the way it went. Too niche, too dated, too many words, too irregular of a presentation, both by my hand and reddit's inconsistent formatting. Still, at least it will be here now, if anyone looks back and wants to see most of the customizations Tekken 6 had to offer its 41 fighters. I've made that a little more convenient for you. It took a lot of work. I might tie up some loose ends a while down the line, maybe make a general comparison between this and Tekken 8's customization. I just as easily might not, all depends on the itch. And I guess demand, but I don't think I've ever had that. Still, I hope some of this brought at least some of you some entertainment. It was a nice exercise. Exercise does the soul good If you aren't playing Tekken 8 yet, I hope you will be by the time I wake up. Goodnight. All Characters covered: (41 / 41) Italicized characters haven't been covered yet as of this post. There aren't any left! Bolded characters/items are the subject of this post |
2024.01.23 23:01 Logic_Sandwich JoJo's Bizarre OC Tournament #7 - Round 1 Wrap-Up
The results are in for Match 30. The winner is…
Angelino wiped blood away from his face. It had been…he had no idea how long it had been since the fighting started. It was wearing away at him, even more so than before. The burst of adrenaline he’d received was starting to wane.
Amelia looked similarly haggard, the bloodlust in her eyes being a clear indicator of how much she wanted this finished, and how exactly she planned on doing it. Angelino didn’t like that look, but what could he do? If it kept dragging on like this, then…
He turned to Rasna. Despite every attempt they’d made to put her down, she was full of vigor, full of life that refused to die. She just wouldn’t go down. Her body looked like it had more bloody wounds than skin, most of them self inflicted, and yet, she stood.
Angelino glared at her. It had to be ended. Here and now, it had to…
He saw a look in Rasna’s eyes. Seconds later, the barbed wire covering her skin fell away. Something had changed. He glanced over to Amelia, who looked more confused than anything.
“Hah. I understand. Truly.” Rasna stumbled forth, clarity filling her gaze. “I shouldn’t be alive. No, no, no…” She giggled. “I should NEVER have lived! Not once! I shouldn’t…people like me, like us, we shouldn’t…what good is this? What good have we done?”
The blood that had been spread through the arena started to shift, as countless strands of barbed wire drew forth. Dread filled Amelia’s body—this was too much for either of them to deal with, especially with how exhausted they were. It was like she’d eaten up everything they threw at her, and now, she was spitting it back out.
“…I suppose I was right.” But the wires didn’t leap forward to attack, like Amelia had expected. They scooped up snow and debris, bringing it all together into one mass of wreckage, constantly growing. “I was right! There can be nothing left of it! This ocean, this pallid sea, is MINE! It’s MINE and it lives in ME! And I have given it…to all of them…so it is my burden to bear, even now.”
A shadow cast over the three of them. Amelia stepped back, immediately realizing that this was perhaps even harder to deal with than the output she’d been expecting. It was absolutely massive, a hulking amalgamation of everything that had once surrounded them. If that hit them all, then…
She turned to Angelino, and any urgent shouting was halted immediately by the look on his face. He stood perfectly still. He didn’t move an inch.
“This is where it ends! It ends as it begins! It will end in a burial! There will be no more suffering for any of us, in a world where I, where we do not exist! Our specters will haunt NO ONE! THIS is the only way anyone can be happy! If the White Whale is ourselves, then with this, it dies!”
Angelino shot forward, just as The Pequod began to fall.
“NO MORE!” Screamed Rasna, delirious with joy. “IT ENDS! AS! IT! BEGINS!”
The results are in for Match 29. The winner is…
Bullets of ice flew across the swamp, bouncing between frozen sections of the battlefield at the stampeding ghost animals. Arizona dodged the owl swooping in at her and fired another shot in the middle of a backflip, scouring the battlefield for where the next would be coming from. She had lost track of where that guy had went yet again, but no doubt he would be in one of the other trees…either way, she couldn’t spend too time in the case she got ju—
There! The investigator smirked as she spotted where Reese had hidden, as she took aim for one of the best trickshots in her life: only for the thrill to turn to dread as she realized how close she was to his position.
That moment was all it took for her opponent, as some kind of dinosaur landed on top of her and pinned her down onto the marsh floor. She struggled to get out from under its weight, turning her head to notice a second creature heading her way—the alligator, coming in for the kill.
“Alright! Alright,” Arizona yelled, dropping her gun as the gator paused in confusion. “You win! You win…so could ya please call off these guys??”
Whether to impress a cute girl or not, getting caught in an alligator death roll would never be worth it.
Reese cautiously dropped down from the top of the tree, wading over to the bested trickshot as Pieces and Gumshoe disappeared back into his Stand. The battle had taken its toll on them: both were coated with swampwater, and outfits either shredded or frosted.
She looked up at him and grinned. “So, uh, nothing personal? Not much entertainment here, eheheh…”
“…sure,” Reese sighed, too tired to argue how it felt quite a bit personal on her end—at least, it was clear she was trying to impress the young woman she had arrived with. Speaking of, he turned his head to where she had wandered off to before the fight broke out: it seemed that she had finished her painting. He decided to walk on over as she packed her equipment away, Arizona following suit after picking herself up.
Rishi waved but otherwise appeared deep in thought—it was Saori who responded to his arrival in word, barely looking up from her tasks as Reese reached the two of them. “That was quite impressive from the two of you. You have nice Stands as well.” She pulled out a couple of cards before handing one to Reese. “Saori Miyashita, daughter of Halogen’s CEO and local art student. Nice to meet you Reese—Rishi told me everything, I’ll discuss it with Miss Arizona…” She blushed as she handed the other card over, “…perhaps go watch a movie after?”
“Sounds like a plan!” Arizona beamed as she took the card, looking at the number on the back with joy.
Reese rolled his eyes as he pocketed his, before focusing on Rishi again. “You doing okay?”
“Oh!” Rishi responded, leaving her thoughts alone for a second. “Yeah. Just thinking is all—I can see why some people enjoy Stand battles, that certainly was cool. Not quite sure what I’m feeling about it at the moment…don’t think I want to watch any more either way.”
“Yeah,” Reese nodded, looking out across the swamp. Things may have ended well now, but he had the feeling this wouldn’t be the last time he’d have to fight. Who knows how things could turn out next time…
Rasna opened her eyes.
She had not died. That wasn’t right. She knew she was strong, sure, but she had accepted death. Why wasn’t she dead? Was peace that far out of reach? Was she cursed to live?
Light flooded into her vision, and she laid eyes upon her curse.
Angelino stood above her. He had stood there, above her, to take the rubble that would’ve crushed her. A piece of metal debris stuck clean through his abdomen—he seemed to have hardly registered it.
Rasna, for once in her life, was completely speechless.
Amelia crawled out from under the pool table of ｢Cigarette Daydream｣, wiping dust and snow off of her hat. She breathed a sigh of relief. There was no way Rasna could’ve survived that-
“I swear to fucking god, Angelino!”
It was utterly baffling. Angelino was down for the count for sure, with that piece of metal sticking through his stomach. She was dead. Rasna was going to kill both of them, now, and it was going to be excruciatingly painful, and for the life of her she couldn’t figure out what the hell that look on Angelino’s face was. It almost appeared to be…confidence?
No, that couldn’t be right. None of anything happening here inspired any confidence. Rather, it was a request. A beg, almost. ‘Leave it to me, please. Let me try.’
Amelia lit another cigarette. Might as well get a smoke in before she got impaled.
“You…” Rasna finally found words to speak, spitting blood onto a nearby piece of splintered wood. “Why would you…you miserable prick! We could’ve been happy! We could’ve been free, from all of this! Why would you-”
“Rasna. Rasna.” Angelino, for a moment, looked like he was trying to figure out what to do with his body, before he settled with simply crouching in front of her.
“…I'm sorry. For the world being like this.” He wondered what she would've been like without those scars. He wondered what she would've been like, had she been treated…kinder. Had she, Amelia, or even himself, never fallen from being 'Angels.'
“You don’t have to forgive the world. The world doesn’t deserve your forgiveness.” The helmet of his Stand faded away. His mournful eyes were piercing, and Rasna froze. “But to contribute to that suffering is to become the people who turned you into the monster you are now—because this isn't humanity. This is torture.”
A deep silence filled the battlefield. Rasna stared at him, really, truly stared at him, and he stared back, never averting his gaze.
She raised a fist. It clenched, her teeth grit, and Angelino closed his eyes once more. He’d been expecting this. It was fine. If he had a chance, even the slightest chance to save one more person—a friend, then even dying now was worth—
The punch hit his chest with all the force of a limp tap. Angelino slowly opened his eyes, as if he expected to be tricked, to be finished off seconds later. But the other shoe refused to drop. Rasna held her fist there, leaning onto Angelino.
“Do you think…” Her voice was hoarse, her throat shot from all the screaming. She coughed a few times. Angelino waited for her. “…I can change?”
“I don’t know.” Angelino placed a hand on her shoulder, and pulled her into an embrace. Even now, the blood was warm. “Can I?”
He already had.
Angelino waited for a response, holding Rasna there, at once attempting to comfort her and to keep her from attacking again, but his eyes widened at the sound of sniffling. She was crying. Amelia stared in utter bewilderment, cigarette falling from her lips.
It hit her, then. Of course they weren’t able to defeat her. She was the sum of all the suffering, the pain, the grief in this place. Rasna wasn’t the ruler of Bedtown—she was Bedtown. They could never defeat that with punches, no matter how hard they hit her. Their fists couldn’t pierce the barbed wire wrapped around her heart. But a sound had no such restriction.
It was childish, really, and if she hadn’t come so close to dying she’d have laughed. But instead, she stood, watching Angelino comfort the girl who had tried so desperately to put them all six feet under. All she could do was scratch her head, and sigh.
Eventually, the trial faded. The endless snowy white dissipated, the clouds clearing to reveal a pale moon. Rasna stared at it for a while, not speaking. She and Angelino had been thoroughly bandaged by a very begrudging Amelia, and a small fire crackled between them all. It felt warm. Rasna didn’t feel that very often.
“…Hff.” The gang leader stood, dusting snow off her knees. “I’ll be off.”
“Where to?” Amelia raised an eyebrow, readjusting her glasses. She clicked her tongue—one of the lenses had cracked. What a pain.
“Dunno. Somewhere lonely.” Rasna exhaled. “I need to think for a while. Be away from everything. Find some new people to talk to. Probably retire. Susie’s smart, she can handle it…”
“Hey.” Amelia handed her a cigarette. “You look like you could use it. Call it my thanks, for not killing me.”
“…” Rasna took it, and let the older woman light it. “…I don’t smoke.” She put it in her mouth for a moment, inhaled, and coughed a few times. Amelia couldn’t help but chuckle under her breath. She watched Rasna leave, and took off her glasses, examining the damage. She’d probably have to get new ones.
“Rasna!”
Both girls jolted at the first word Angelino had said in a while. He was standing, clearly in pain. Rasna didn’t answer, but she didn’t keep moving towards the exit gates, either.
“If I get dinner at that place again,” he huffed. “Will you be there?”
Rasna didn’t turn to face him. All he heard was a small sniffle, and all he saw was the woman raising a hand— a thumbs up, to her side. He smiled.
The gates clanged shut, and Amelia watched smoke drift up from her own cigarette. After a moment’s contemplation, she groaned.
“I should call him.”
Scenario: ????
Beep.
The quiet chime of a cell phone rang out through the hallway, followed by a quiet exhale and the sound of footsteps. Xenagoras had just completed several hours’ worth of calls, messages and emails, all to reschedule his various arrangements and appointments for the next month. He even had to postpone a talk with his partner about the vandal that targeted his tea estate. Though this meeting was unusually sudden, it was non-negotiable, especially in light of recent developments.
Steeling himself, Xenagoras reached the door at the end of the hall, and entered. Today’s location was a penthouse office, adorned in traditional Indian decor. This was a fairly common meeting place, though that wasn’t saying much given how often they changed locations. With how much real estate they owned between them, there was no need to limit themselves to one location. It was easier to avoid attention, that way.
That is what Xenagoras assumed that they all wanted. To avoid attention as they continued their work. But recently, these new developments had proven him wrong. Xenagoras would reschedule a year’s worth of appointments for this meeting. He needed to understand what they were thinking. He needed to make sure that their Metropolis Suite stayed on the right track.
As he opened the door, the three people sitting at the table turned to the arrival, Zafar Singh finishing his discussion to smile and wave. “Oh! Glad to see you here, Xen.”
“Indeed,” Sing Now! coldly agreed. “I suppose we should begin with our…comrade in arms debriefing us on the use of their subordinates for our organization.”
Sitting at the end of the table was a masculine looking person, though Xenagoras had been briefed that this was one Binay “Blackout” Spears, and that he was “not totally a woman, but definitely not a man.” His words, apparently. Xenagoras glanced him over as he took a seat, putting a face to the name. Binay was lithe, dressed all in black, with his dark hair half shaved and half braided. He flashed a little smirk at Xen, raising a brow. “Late to your own shitty clubhouse meeting, tsk tsk…and here I heard you were Mr. Professional.”
Xenagoras could already feel a headache coming on. “I was rearranging my very busy schedule,” he answered, before turning back to his compatriots.
“Still dealing with the superstore debacle?” Sing Now! inquired.
“I would rather not talk about it,” Xenagoras frowned. Yep, there was the headache. “It would hardly be relevant to our discussion, after all. Do continue…” he gestured at Binay, unsure how to refer to him.
“Spears,” he answered, idly cleaning his nails. “Cause we’re not friends.”
“...Noted.” Xen exchanged a quick glance with Sing Now, who seemed to have been dealing with Binay’s crassness for a while now, judging from how he was white-knuckling his cane.
“Anyways,” Binay chuckled, “I was just saying how helpful my little band of fuckups was when it came time to off that chick you were so pissed at. Got her right where you needed her, and you barely had to lift a finger…I’d say that’s worthy of some recognition. Maybe put a word in with the boss, since they couldn’t be fucked to show up.”
Xenagoras understood the potential benefits of steering these ruffians to serve more productive ends…but by all accounts, Binay seemed like just another ruffian. “Yes, I was actually here to ask about that. Sing, Zafar, I understand that Ms. Aco was posing an issue to our operation, but I am unsure if such drastic action was necessary.”
Sing Now! gave him a look of friendly disapproval, if such a thing could be done. “Always the bleeding heart out of the lot of us. While that kind of response may seem ugly and craven to the vision of a romantic such as yourself, we could not have allowed that…” He paused, trying his best to not say something uncharacteristically rude in a fine establishment. “That woman to continue. There was nobody else in the city who posed a greater threat to our cause; the concessions we already made in the hopes of pacifying her were leagues too far already. We sent a message—this far, and no farther. The eyes may remain off of us, but everyone who saw her dangling from those power lines now understands one simple thing:
“If I follow in her legacy, I am next.”
Xenagoras took a breath, tensing and untensing his jaw. “Yes, of course, but I am not sure that your assertion has any basis in reality-”
“Gentlemen,” Zafar interjected, waiting until the other two fell silent before he turned back to Binay. “We don’t need to discuss such matters in front of our…guest. He is here in order for us to discuss the state of Bedtown.”
“Kch—finally done your catfight?” Binay snorted. “Yeah, these two have a stick up their asses about my freaks going after yours. You’re no different, I bet,” he made a face at Xenagoras.
“I had heard that you told your Cause to pursue Rasna Kaliya.” His voice was terse. “You understand that targeting a member of the Metropolis Suite jeopardizes your relationship with us—”
“Fuck off,” Binay rolled his eyes. “She had to be scared straight; I bet you thought she was a little nutcase! You’ll keep my gang for the same reason you kept her—they’re our dogs. They bite people so we can keep our hands clean, keep our little markets and our TV shows and our fancy political jobs.”
He leaned over the table, as the dark of his shadow seemed to seep into the wood. “But we’re all dogs, boys. We form a pack because it keeps us safe, and nothing else. In life, you can either be the alpha or the bitch.” Then he leaned back, hands behind his head, content. “I’m going to be top dog one day. I don’t care about the feelings of a bunch of bitches, and neither do you. That’s how you get ahead—so pretend you give a shit about that girl, and I’ll surpass you.”
The room was silent for a long moment. Sing Now! quietly shifted his grip on his cane, as if preparing to use it as a blunt weapon. It was Zafar who broke the tension, clearing his throat.
“...Then let us focus on logistics. By targeting VULTURE and even Rasna herself, you have led to destabilization in the region.”
“Yeah?” Binay responded, “Good, it was about time that powder keg blew up. I’ll just station my squad there, and—”
“You’ve done enough,” Zafar said simply. Everything about him was impassive as stone. “Your Cause does have a use for our organization, and we will inform our head of all the actions you have taken with them. However, they are insufficient to control the region. As of right now, we will keep an eye on the situation, and see if we cannot find a solution before I must resort to military action.”
The silence returned as Binay shrugged, took out a cigarette, and started walking to the door. “Got it, general.” He turned as he got to the exit, exhaling smoke. “Right, you all have fun taking over the world, or measuring dicks, or whatever it is you do. Fucking boys’ club—you’d better make sure Apollo is here next time. That woman is a freak~” he laughed. “Best remember that good advice I gave away for free…or else you big dogs will end up someone else’s bitch. Bye.”
Everyone glared as he left the room, until his footfalls faded into nothingness.
In the silence, Xenagoras flipped one of his Stand coins in his pocket, thinking to himself. While he respected these men, while he respected their leader… there was no doubt in his mind that they had made a mistake. Rasna was a liability from the start, Binay was likely to be one as well.
The conversation continued soon enough, resuming earlier talks about what to do about Mount Parapollah given Hava’s absence. But all the while, Xenagoras was deep in thought. The murder of Paris Aco had drawn attention to them just as other issues were starting to pile up. If this situation wasn’t fixed, and quickly, it could start spilling into other parts of the city.
Something would have to be done about this. Fortunate then that the Metropolis Suite had…certain connections that could help with the situation in the South. Xenagoras knew that the other members would understand. Though Binay had his little ragtag group of ruffians, he did not understand the true Cause.
Rakinnagarh was their city, and the Metropolis Suite knew that it needed their control to thrive…or it would not survive at all.
Scenario: Soma’s Cup, Mist City — 9:57 PM
Red string made a spider’s web of triangles in Soma’s Cup, pictures of persons of interest pinned onto a corkboard sat upright on a table.
The members of the Moonbeam Riders, Rakin City’s premier collection of vigilantes, sat around it in pensive thought. Jim Peckle sat with them, the latest target of their compassion. Aatan joined him, the final guest in their impromptu war room. The meeting was collected to discuss strategy—the Metropolis Suite had reared its tyrannical head, and they simply couldn’t let it stand. The interviews and analysis with Rakin’s power players had been near nonstop, and they finally had enough of a picture to begin the real investigation.
Inago’s chin rested on clasped hands before he began to speak. “We’re gonna need to think a little abstract here. We know why Paris Aco was assassinated—”
“Duh!” Luna interrupted. “Girlbossed too hard. Rich man ego can’t handle that kind’a thing.”
“Well, yes…” He said, thinking of how to word his next statement. “It’s both more and less simple than that; Paris Aco pushed for change. I don’t think it had anything to do with ego more so then she proved an actual threat to the Suite’s power. That alone, though? That doesn’t get us anywhere. We know ‘why Paris Aco was killed’—we gotta start asking the follow up questions.”
“How do you mean?” Alex asked, an inquisitive look on her face. “Shouldn’t that be enough? We just gotta find the right richies and pulp ‘em.”
“Won’t be that easy.” Inago confidently stated, his experience as a detective showing through. “We know why, but why is that the reason why? The Suite aren’t like the usual ambitious gang of stand users with more muscle than they have brains to handle it—these guys are smart as hell, and they’ve been active for decades. Considering the sheer amount of capital and control they have, I’m certain they’re aware they don’t actually need assassination and conspiracy to maintain the quality of their wallets. Hell, Sing Now!’s a billionaire; he’s genuinely economically untouchable by most normal means. There’s some kind of deeper motive here; if we can analyze why the Middleman had been sent to victimize their specific victims, we can create a picture of who the Suite and the members in it are. That’ll help us identify further paths of investigation and who’s likely to be a member.”
Jim Peckle quietly and politely raised his hand. “You, uh…” Alex sputtered a little. “You don’t gotta do that. But, like…go ahead.”
Jim’s voice was quiet, reserved, yet outspoken. “My friend… Her name’s Charlie. She actually talked to someone associated with them—Hāvā, her name was.”
They all turned to him. Inago decided to speak first.
“Mr. Peckle…just what do you know about all this?”
Scenario: The BigTop, Mist City — 9:57 PM
Across the city, inside a certain van, more red yarn crisscross over a map of the city and near everything that has happened in it in the past few months. If the Moonbeam Riders’ info was deep, PINDROP’s was wide; a temporal snapshot of almost any event in the city in a small time period.
There was a major focus on Rakin’s industries and companies connected to each other with crimson lines. In the center of the mess was Galleazzo’s notes intermixed with snapshot frames from his footage of the Middleman. Sonika, Steric, and Yankee had been pouring over their collection for quite some time.
“The sherpa’s connection to Metropolis is far more tenuous.” Sonika noted, deep in thought about the forest fire. “Just by her nature she has less of a connection to modern society, and the M.S. seems to thrive in those sorts of spaces.”
“They don’t seem to be very…Criminal, either?” Steric added in, thinking just as hard. “It’s weird, right? You’d think that they’d be all over organized crime, but when I met the Co-Host…he said that any local mob stuff was unrelated to the “big stuff” happening in the city. It’s almost all completely legitimate! They’ve got some fingers in construction on the mountain, but it’s almost all just regular business…”
“Doesn’t matter what the law says—that money’s dirty as a farmhand’s undershirt. Throw away all that thought about what’s “legitimate”: follow the money.” Yankee interrupted, bringing his own brand of wisdom. He wasn’t an investigator like the other two, but he knew crooks and fuckheads all the same and had some experience in tracking slippery targets.
Sonika gave him an approving look. “...Yankee’s right. These people have something to gain from all of this. If we can figure out who gets the most gain from each…incident, they’re almost certainly influential members.”
“Mmm.” He nodded in turn. “Can’t go ‘round interrogatin’ every Tom, Dick, and Harry this side’a the Arabian Sea. We’ve already got leads—remember that supply run Jon and Taffy were runnin’ around on? The fight I had with the doe-eyed weirdo at the train? Shit like that.”
His eyes grew dark, determined. “Follow the money. Let’s pull some footage up: I wanna give it another look.”
“...And then some messed up stuff happened with trains. The end.” Jim ended his spilling of beans with a polite smile, watching for the reactions of his new friends.
“Hoo boy. We’ve got our work cut out for us on this one.” Luna said, letting out a deep breath as she looked off to the side. Inago looked over at her, his face firm. “This is a battle of wits. We can’t suspect everyone we know of being a Metropolist plant—we need to pin down their patterns and methods.”
The room was quiet for a few moments—until the strings of acoustic guitar cut the silence like a sword in a warm belly. A felt woman a few meters away pushed her wide-brimmed hat out of her eyes.
“...Ya just gotta open your hearts.”
Windy, TV personality and living puppet, cut in. She continued, idly fingering a tune.
“I think I once said on my show…ya can’t understand someone ‘till ya walk a mile in their shoes. I don’t think these fellas are anything more than bullies in two piece suits, but they’re still people—they’re comin’ from somewhere since nobody’s a jerk just for the fun of it all. They don’t know how to think with kindness, but we do. Even if we gotta roughhouse a little in service of it, we aren’t gettin’ nowhere without a bit’a understanding on our part.”
Alex huffed. “I’m not giving their shit any more thought then zero—all they’re gettin’ from me is one right in the fuckin’ kisser.”
“Windy’s right.” Inago said. “Once we understand their motives, we understand how they think, how they act, and how they fight. We can’t battle an enemy we can’t understand.”
“...Speaking of an enemy we can’t understand.” Aatan jumped in himself, ready to contribute. “I…I think the assignments Dr. Apollo had me on had something to do with Ms. Aco’s assassination. I had to…canvas big areas, I guess. Take pictures and make maps. I couldn’t make sense of it, but there was stuff I had to focus on; furniture was a big one. Sewers and vents, too. I never gave it much thought, but…I went over the festival area a week before.”
“...Of course!” Inago nearly shouted in epiphany. “It was right in front of our faces, and we missed it!”
“Missed what?” Luna asked, curious as to what he was after.
“The Middleman is a Stand user, same as any of us. Their Stand works off of specific rules; it might seem disconnected and all-powerful, but we just don’t know what’s happening ‘under the hood.’ It’s no wonder we can’t touch them—we haven’t solved the puzzle of their ability! Once we figure out who they are and how their Stand works, we’ll be able to effectively strike back.”
“Seems to me like they’re the only real bruiser they got to throw at things.” Alex interposed. “Reminds me a little of how some of the outfits I used to work with would do shit. He’s still a huge-ass threat, but I think they’re the only reason those posh fucks haven’t met the wrong end of a fist yet. Take him out, and they’re totally exposed for a proper beatdown.”
“So we figure him out, then we move up the chain.” Windy added. “Simple enough! We don’t got what we need right now, but we’ll get it. All we need to do is what’s right! The nasty’ll come to us, and we can get innocent people outta the way as we do it.”
“Mm. And as we get notes on the Middleman, we can still gather intel on other suspected Suite members.” Inago stated.
A smile crept onto his face. He finally had an angle.
“Let’s get to work.”
PINDROP had been combing through the footage for about 30 minutes by now. They had already swallowed the grim nature of their work, inspecting their comrade’s last minutes on earth. They practically had each frame memorized.
“...To hell with this.” Yankee swore. “Not much point in focusing so hard on one man, is there? From my experience... You have to go for the whole. Takin’ out a part’ll just make it grow back later. Rather we not get caught with our pants down when we go for the next bit after that.”
Steric sighed. “We just don’t have enough info to start, is the thing. We’ll need to do a lot more research; we only have the slightest idea as to what we’re dealing with.”
Yankee just gave him a tired but understanding look. “Then we’ll get that info. Sometimes it takes a little time…just gotta wait for the right moment.
His eyes shadowed under his hat, brows furrowed. “You line up your shot…”
“And then you fire.”
Scenario: Pandu Cafe, Old City — 10:37 AM
Warm, yellow rays of light poured through the windows of the cozy tea shop, their even spacing giving the entire room a magical glow. The stools, the tables, even the marble counter shone their brightest, providing a regal, yet comforting experience to their loyal customers.
Of course, this idyllic scene wasn’t a permanent fixture. Mornings like these don’t last forever. She knew that very well. The woman known by many names sat at a table of her own, leaving an empty seat across from her. She wore a pale kurta with large yellow stripes going down it, an olive-colored hijab draped over that, and a set of shades covering her eyes. Adorned with just a few errant accessories, her style was undeniably lavish, if not a touch mysterious.
The Gossip took a sip of her chamomile while staring out of her own large window, taking in the gorgeous scenery. A woman jogged by, leading her small, fluffy dog on a run. Ms. Uplekar stood outside her store, flipping a flashy sign that no one seemed to pay any real mind, but drawing people in with her friendly chatter. A kid across the street jumped straight down into a puddle, making a mess all over his older brother, who responded by stomping in the puddle himself. The Gossip chuckled as the light continued to pour in, just barely obscured by the clouds. She felt as if she was on Sonasuyast Island itself.
“Mornings like these should be savored,” She said, turning towards the corner before her. “Wouldn’t you agree?”
Despite the warmth ebbing throughout the shop, the front corner by the door was hardly touched by it, which made it all the more impressive that she was able to make out a figure hunched within the shadows. It took a step, its claw of a foot scraping across the floor, revealing more of its gangly form. With every raking step, its skeletal body jittered, its limbs swayed in stilted rhythm, all the while, its black eyes leered at the woman, as if thinking, studying.
“So, you too have experienced a trial,” it wheezed, its raspy voice piercing through the bright atmosphere, as if to dilute its power. “The Nightbloom are trouble indeed.”
With a growl, the figure reached the table, gripping the top of the unclaimed seat. “It would only make sense that you’d come out unscathed.”
“Oh no, nothing like that,” the Gossip demurred. “In fact, I nearly avoided one just the other day. Just near that old bar in Port Konwar, if you’d believe it,” she reminisced. “It's nothing more than a little Gift, that’s all.” The figure had a garish appearance, garbed in clothing that hung off its withered frame, its body radiating a hard-bitten bitterness. It was very, very careful as it approached her.
The Gossip took down her sunglasses, showing in her right eye a piercing bright eye, its cosmic, indigo interior alien. She pulled aside the hijab, showing a furry orange ear. “Nothing big. Just in case anyone wanted to talk… and a little insurance.” In her left eye, a camera lens blinked, clearly recording. “Hooks don’t go with this outfit, but I needed something to protect myself.”
The figure’s black eyes squinted, letting out a muffled grunt, despite not having a mouth of its own. After taking another sip of her tea, the Gossip softly gestured towards the empty seat.
“Feel free to take a seat. I’m not looking for any sort of interview. I’m simply an auntie taking in all the beauty this city has to offer.”
The figure stalled as the Gossip turned her attention back towards the Old City streets. After a moment, a piercing scrape echoed as it rested its ragged body on the cushion of the chair.
“You’re alone,” it mused, stretching its palm flat atop the table. “It takes courage to walk these streets without any claws.”
“Oh, these streets?” She motioned to the puddle-jumpers, now being admonished by their mother. “I don’t think anyone would need claws to manage here.”
She took a sip of tea. “I’m not here to hurt anyone. Not anyone’s enemy, not trying to threaten you…huhu, just people watching. Isn’t it a beautiful day?”
“So you say,” the figure hissed. “You aren’t trying to threaten me? You won’t do anything? But you do worse. Getting others to do everything for you. Digging. Searching. Rifling through matters best left well enough alone.”
Suddenly, the figure lunged forward, stopping short of the woman’s face, unflinching. The Gossip stood up, listening as the Stand continued to speak. “You may not threaten me, but threat? That is the threat you pose. A far greater threat than anything you could possibly leak.”
Far away, someone lost in the crowd took two steps forward, all they could manage. At the same time, the Gossip walked a few steps away. As that other person approached, the Gossip kept just out of range. The two stared each other down, the Gossip smiling serenely, out of reach of the Stand. “So, am I your enemy?”
“No,” the figure rose to its feet, forgoing the chair as it pointed a crooked finger at the woman. “You are a threat. You threaten the very heart of this city, its fragile, golden state.” It relaxed its arm, stopping it at just the wrong angle, its void-like eyes trained forward at all times. “But you are not my ‘enemy’.”
“A threat to you, your city, or your Metropolis Suite?”
The two stared each other down, neither speaking.
The Gossip broke the silence first. She opened her coin purse, leaving a stack of bills on the table. She gave a small bow to the waiter at the counter as she moved to walk past it. Keeping itself focused on her, the ghoul extended an arm.
“Wait,” it barked. “If this city survives… If I survive the coming year, that’ll be it, right? You’ll fade away into the rabble, never to be seen again?”
“Correct,” The woman grinned. “Is that all? If so, I’ll be taking my leave. I know you have much to do today.” With a final curtsey, the Gossip made her way to the front door, giving a wave and a cheeky, exaggerated wink to her impromptu conversation partner. “Oh, and you don’t have to worry about those recordings, ｢Diamond Life｣.” She showed the phone, the camera turned off now, and tossed it into the trash on her way out. “They’re as good as dust.”
With the chime of a small bell, the one known as Her had disappeared, leaving behind the wretched Stand and its thorny aura. It leered, as it too turned to look out the window, watching as the dull clouds finally took over the intensity of the sun, draping the room in a dreary shade. It nodded.
“Goodbye, ‘Smiling Tiger’.”
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Angelino wiped blood away from his face. It had been…he had no idea how long it had been since the fighting started. It was wearing away at him, even more so than before. The burst of adrenaline he’d received was starting to wane.
Amelia looked similarly haggard, the bloodlust in her eyes being a clear indicator of how much she wanted this finished, and how exactly she planned on doing it. Angelino didn’t like that look, but what could he do? If it kept dragging on like this, then…
He turned to Rasna. Despite every attempt they’d made to put her down, she was full of vigor, full of life that refused to die. She just wouldn’t go down. Her body looked like it had more bloody wounds than skin, most of them self inflicted, and yet, she stood.
Angelino glared at her. It had to be ended. Here and now, it had to…
He saw a look in Rasna’s eyes. Seconds later, the barbed wire covering her skin fell away. Something had changed. He glanced over to Amelia, who looked more confused than anything.
“Hah. I understand. Truly.” Rasna stumbled forth, clarity filling her gaze. “I shouldn’t be alive. No, no, no…” She giggled. “I should NEVER have lived! Not once! I shouldn’t…people like me, like us, we shouldn’t…what good is this? What good have we done?”
The blood that had been spread through the arena started to shift, as countless strands of barbed wire drew forth. Dread filled Amelia’s body—this was too much for either of them to deal with, especially with how exhausted they were. It was like she’d eaten up everything they threw at her, and now, she was spitting it back out.
“…I suppose I was right.” But the wires didn’t leap forward to attack, like Amelia had expected. They scooped up snow and debris, bringing it all together into one mass of wreckage, constantly growing. “I was right! There can be nothing left of it! This ocean, this pallid sea, is MINE! It’s MINE and it lives in ME! And I have given it…to all of them…so it is my burden to bear, even now.”
A shadow cast over the three of them. Amelia stepped back, immediately realizing that this was perhaps even harder to deal with than the output she’d been expecting. It was absolutely massive, a hulking amalgamation of everything that had once surrounded them. If that hit them all, then…
She turned to Angelino, and any urgent shouting was halted immediately by the look on his face. He stood perfectly still. He didn’t move an inch.
“This is where it ends! It ends as it begins! It will end in a burial! There will be no more suffering for any of us, in a world where I, where we do not exist! Our specters will haunt NO ONE! THIS is the only way anyone can be happy! If the White Whale is ourselves, then with this, it dies!”
Angelino shot forward, just as The Pequod began to fall.
“NO MORE!” Screamed Rasna, delirious with joy. “IT ENDS! AS! IT! BEGINS!”
Bullets of ice flew across the swamp, bouncing between frozen sections of the battlefield at the stampeding ghost animals. Arizona dodged the owl swooping in at her and fired another shot in the middle of a backflip, scouring the battlefield for where the next would be coming from. She had lost track of where that guy had went yet again, but no doubt he would be in one of the other trees…either way, she couldn’t spend too time in the case she got ju—
There! The investigator smirked as she spotted where Reese had hidden, as she took aim for one of the best trickshots in her life: only for the thrill to turn to dread as she realized how close she was to his position.
That moment was all it took for her opponent, as some kind of dinosaur landed on top of her and pinned her down onto the marsh floor. She struggled to get out from under its weight, turning her head to notice a second creature heading her way—the alligator, coming in for the kill.
“Alright! Alright,” Arizona yelled, dropping her gun as the gator paused in confusion. “You win! You win…so could ya please call off these guys??”
Whether to impress a cute girl or not, getting caught in an alligator death roll would never be worth it.
Reese Mcguffin, with a score of 74 to Arizona Robbins’s 69!
| Category | Winner | Point Totals | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Popularity | Tie | 15 (4+2+2) - 15 (4+2+2) | It was a constant back and forth all the way to the end! |
| Quality | Reese Mcguffin | 25 (9 8 8) - 22 (7 7 8) | Reasoning |
| JoJolity | Reese Mcguffin | 24 (8 8 8) - 22 (7 8 7) | Reasoning |
| Conduct | Tie | 10-10 | No complaints! |
She looked up at him and grinned. “So, uh, nothing personal? Not much entertainment here, eheheh…”
“…sure,” Reese sighed, too tired to argue how it felt quite a bit personal on her end—at least, it was clear she was trying to impress the young woman she had arrived with. Speaking of, he turned his head to where she had wandered off to before the fight broke out: it seemed that she had finished her painting. He decided to walk on over as she packed her equipment away, Arizona following suit after picking herself up.
Rishi waved but otherwise appeared deep in thought—it was Saori who responded to his arrival in word, barely looking up from her tasks as Reese reached the two of them. “That was quite impressive from the two of you. You have nice Stands as well.” She pulled out a couple of cards before handing one to Reese. “Saori Miyashita, daughter of Halogen’s CEO and local art student. Nice to meet you Reese—Rishi told me everything, I’ll discuss it with Miss Arizona…” She blushed as she handed the other card over, “…perhaps go watch a movie after?”
“Sounds like a plan!” Arizona beamed as she took the card, looking at the number on the back with joy.
Reese rolled his eyes as he pocketed his, before focusing on Rishi again. “You doing okay?”
“Oh!” Rishi responded, leaving her thoughts alone for a second. “Yeah. Just thinking is all—I can see why some people enjoy Stand battles, that certainly was cool. Not quite sure what I’m feeling about it at the moment…don’t think I want to watch any more either way.”
“Yeah,” Reese nodded, looking out across the swamp. Things may have ended well now, but he had the feeling this wouldn’t be the last time he’d have to fight. Who knows how things could turn out next time…
She had not died. That wasn’t right. She knew she was strong, sure, but she had accepted death. Why wasn’t she dead? Was peace that far out of reach? Was she cursed to live?
Light flooded into her vision, and she laid eyes upon her curse.
Angelino stood above her. He had stood there, above her, to take the rubble that would’ve crushed her. A piece of metal debris stuck clean through his abdomen—he seemed to have hardly registered it.
Rasna, for once in her life, was completely speechless.
Reason to Ride, with a score of 81 to Rasna Kaliya’s 54!
| Category | Winner | Point Totals | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Popularity | Reason to Ride | 27 (15+2) - 3 (0+2) | A total shutout for the players! |
| Quality | Reason to Ride | 19 (6 6 7) - 15 (6 4 5) | Reasoning |
| JoJolity | Rasna Kaliya | 25 (9 7 9) - 26 (10 6 10) | Reasoning |
| Conduct | Tie | 10-10 | No complaints! |
“I swear to fucking god, Angelino!”
It was utterly baffling. Angelino was down for the count for sure, with that piece of metal sticking through his stomach. She was dead. Rasna was going to kill both of them, now, and it was going to be excruciatingly painful, and for the life of her she couldn’t figure out what the hell that look on Angelino’s face was. It almost appeared to be…confidence?
No, that couldn’t be right. None of anything happening here inspired any confidence. Rather, it was a request. A beg, almost. ‘Leave it to me, please. Let me try.’
Amelia lit another cigarette. Might as well get a smoke in before she got impaled.
“You…” Rasna finally found words to speak, spitting blood onto a nearby piece of splintered wood. “Why would you…you miserable prick! We could’ve been happy! We could’ve been free, from all of this! Why would you-”
“Rasna. Rasna.” Angelino, for a moment, looked like he was trying to figure out what to do with his body, before he settled with simply crouching in front of her.
“…I'm sorry. For the world being like this.” He wondered what she would've been like without those scars. He wondered what she would've been like, had she been treated…kinder. Had she, Amelia, or even himself, never fallen from being 'Angels.'
“You don’t have to forgive the world. The world doesn’t deserve your forgiveness.” The helmet of his Stand faded away. His mournful eyes were piercing, and Rasna froze. “But to contribute to that suffering is to become the people who turned you into the monster you are now—because this isn't humanity. This is torture.”
A deep silence filled the battlefield. Rasna stared at him, really, truly stared at him, and he stared back, never averting his gaze.
She raised a fist. It clenched, her teeth grit, and Angelino closed his eyes once more. He’d been expecting this. It was fine. If he had a chance, even the slightest chance to save one more person—a friend, then even dying now was worth—
The punch hit his chest with all the force of a limp tap. Angelino slowly opened his eyes, as if he expected to be tricked, to be finished off seconds later. But the other shoe refused to drop. Rasna held her fist there, leaning onto Angelino.
“Do you think…” Her voice was hoarse, her throat shot from all the screaming. She coughed a few times. Angelino waited for her. “…I can change?”
“I don’t know.” Angelino placed a hand on her shoulder, and pulled her into an embrace. Even now, the blood was warm. “Can I?”
He already had.
Angelino waited for a response, holding Rasna there, at once attempting to comfort her and to keep her from attacking again, but his eyes widened at the sound of sniffling. She was crying. Amelia stared in utter bewilderment, cigarette falling from her lips.
It hit her, then. Of course they weren’t able to defeat her. She was the sum of all the suffering, the pain, the grief in this place. Rasna wasn’t the ruler of Bedtown—she was Bedtown. They could never defeat that with punches, no matter how hard they hit her. Their fists couldn’t pierce the barbed wire wrapped around her heart. But a sound had no such restriction.
It was childish, really, and if she hadn’t come so close to dying she’d have laughed. But instead, she stood, watching Angelino comfort the girl who had tried so desperately to put them all six feet under. All she could do was scratch her head, and sigh.
“…Hff.” The gang leader stood, dusting snow off her knees. “I’ll be off.”
“Where to?” Amelia raised an eyebrow, readjusting her glasses. She clicked her tongue—one of the lenses had cracked. What a pain.
“Dunno. Somewhere lonely.” Rasna exhaled. “I need to think for a while. Be away from everything. Find some new people to talk to. Probably retire. Susie’s smart, she can handle it…”
“Hey.” Amelia handed her a cigarette. “You look like you could use it. Call it my thanks, for not killing me.”
“…” Rasna took it, and let the older woman light it. “…I don’t smoke.” She put it in her mouth for a moment, inhaled, and coughed a few times. Amelia couldn’t help but chuckle under her breath. She watched Rasna leave, and took off her glasses, examining the damage. She’d probably have to get new ones.
“Rasna!”
Both girls jolted at the first word Angelino had said in a while. He was standing, clearly in pain. Rasna didn’t answer, but she didn’t keep moving towards the exit gates, either.
“If I get dinner at that place again,” he huffed. “Will you be there?”
Rasna didn’t turn to face him. All he heard was a small sniffle, and all he saw was the woman raising a hand— a thumbs up, to her side. He smiled.
The gates clanged shut, and Amelia watched smoke drift up from her own cigarette. After a moment’s contemplation, she groaned.
“I should call him.”
Beep.
The quiet chime of a cell phone rang out through the hallway, followed by a quiet exhale and the sound of footsteps. Xenagoras had just completed several hours’ worth of calls, messages and emails, all to reschedule his various arrangements and appointments for the next month. He even had to postpone a talk with his partner about the vandal that targeted his tea estate. Though this meeting was unusually sudden, it was non-negotiable, especially in light of recent developments.
Steeling himself, Xenagoras reached the door at the end of the hall, and entered. Today’s location was a penthouse office, adorned in traditional Indian decor. This was a fairly common meeting place, though that wasn’t saying much given how often they changed locations. With how much real estate they owned between them, there was no need to limit themselves to one location. It was easier to avoid attention, that way.
That is what Xenagoras assumed that they all wanted. To avoid attention as they continued their work. But recently, these new developments had proven him wrong. Xenagoras would reschedule a year’s worth of appointments for this meeting. He needed to understand what they were thinking. He needed to make sure that their Metropolis Suite stayed on the right track.
As he opened the door, the three people sitting at the table turned to the arrival, Zafar Singh finishing his discussion to smile and wave. “Oh! Glad to see you here, Xen.”
“Indeed,” Sing Now! coldly agreed. “I suppose we should begin with our…comrade in arms debriefing us on the use of their subordinates for our organization.”
Sitting at the end of the table was a masculine looking person, though Xenagoras had been briefed that this was one Binay “Blackout” Spears, and that he was “not totally a woman, but definitely not a man.” His words, apparently. Xenagoras glanced him over as he took a seat, putting a face to the name. Binay was lithe, dressed all in black, with his dark hair half shaved and half braided. He flashed a little smirk at Xen, raising a brow. “Late to your own shitty clubhouse meeting, tsk tsk…and here I heard you were Mr. Professional.”
Xenagoras could already feel a headache coming on. “I was rearranging my very busy schedule,” he answered, before turning back to his compatriots.
“Still dealing with the superstore debacle?” Sing Now! inquired.
“I would rather not talk about it,” Xenagoras frowned. Yep, there was the headache. “It would hardly be relevant to our discussion, after all. Do continue…” he gestured at Binay, unsure how to refer to him.
“Spears,” he answered, idly cleaning his nails. “Cause we’re not friends.”
“...Noted.” Xen exchanged a quick glance with Sing Now, who seemed to have been dealing with Binay’s crassness for a while now, judging from how he was white-knuckling his cane.
“Anyways,” Binay chuckled, “I was just saying how helpful my little band of fuckups was when it came time to off that chick you were so pissed at. Got her right where you needed her, and you barely had to lift a finger…I’d say that’s worthy of some recognition. Maybe put a word in with the boss, since they couldn’t be fucked to show up.”
Xenagoras understood the potential benefits of steering these ruffians to serve more productive ends…but by all accounts, Binay seemed like just another ruffian. “Yes, I was actually here to ask about that. Sing, Zafar, I understand that Ms. Aco was posing an issue to our operation, but I am unsure if such drastic action was necessary.”
Sing Now! gave him a look of friendly disapproval, if such a thing could be done. “Always the bleeding heart out of the lot of us. While that kind of response may seem ugly and craven to the vision of a romantic such as yourself, we could not have allowed that…” He paused, trying his best to not say something uncharacteristically rude in a fine establishment. “That woman to continue. There was nobody else in the city who posed a greater threat to our cause; the concessions we already made in the hopes of pacifying her were leagues too far already. We sent a message—this far, and no farther. The eyes may remain off of us, but everyone who saw her dangling from those power lines now understands one simple thing:
“If I follow in her legacy, I am next.”
Xenagoras took a breath, tensing and untensing his jaw. “Yes, of course, but I am not sure that your assertion has any basis in reality-”
“Gentlemen,” Zafar interjected, waiting until the other two fell silent before he turned back to Binay. “We don’t need to discuss such matters in front of our…guest. He is here in order for us to discuss the state of Bedtown.”
“Kch—finally done your catfight?” Binay snorted. “Yeah, these two have a stick up their asses about my freaks going after yours. You’re no different, I bet,” he made a face at Xenagoras.
“I had heard that you told your Cause to pursue Rasna Kaliya.” His voice was terse. “You understand that targeting a member of the Metropolis Suite jeopardizes your relationship with us—”
“Fuck off,” Binay rolled his eyes. “She had to be scared straight; I bet you thought she was a little nutcase! You’ll keep my gang for the same reason you kept her—they’re our dogs. They bite people so we can keep our hands clean, keep our little markets and our TV shows and our fancy political jobs.”
He leaned over the table, as the dark of his shadow seemed to seep into the wood. “But we’re all dogs, boys. We form a pack because it keeps us safe, and nothing else. In life, you can either be the alpha or the bitch.” Then he leaned back, hands behind his head, content. “I’m going to be top dog one day. I don’t care about the feelings of a bunch of bitches, and neither do you. That’s how you get ahead—so pretend you give a shit about that girl, and I’ll surpass you.”
The room was silent for a long moment. Sing Now! quietly shifted his grip on his cane, as if preparing to use it as a blunt weapon. It was Zafar who broke the tension, clearing his throat.
“...Then let us focus on logistics. By targeting VULTURE and even Rasna herself, you have led to destabilization in the region.”
“Yeah?” Binay responded, “Good, it was about time that powder keg blew up. I’ll just station my squad there, and—”
“You’ve done enough,” Zafar said simply. Everything about him was impassive as stone. “Your Cause does have a use for our organization, and we will inform our head of all the actions you have taken with them. However, they are insufficient to control the region. As of right now, we will keep an eye on the situation, and see if we cannot find a solution before I must resort to military action.”
The silence returned as Binay shrugged, took out a cigarette, and started walking to the door. “Got it, general.” He turned as he got to the exit, exhaling smoke. “Right, you all have fun taking over the world, or measuring dicks, or whatever it is you do. Fucking boys’ club—you’d better make sure Apollo is here next time. That woman is a freak~” he laughed. “Best remember that good advice I gave away for free…or else you big dogs will end up someone else’s bitch. Bye.”
Everyone glared as he left the room, until his footfalls faded into nothingness.
In the silence, Xenagoras flipped one of his Stand coins in his pocket, thinking to himself. While he respected these men, while he respected their leader… there was no doubt in his mind that they had made a mistake. Rasna was a liability from the start, Binay was likely to be one as well.
The conversation continued soon enough, resuming earlier talks about what to do about Mount Parapollah given Hava’s absence. But all the while, Xenagoras was deep in thought. The murder of Paris Aco had drawn attention to them just as other issues were starting to pile up. If this situation wasn’t fixed, and quickly, it could start spilling into other parts of the city.
Something would have to be done about this. Fortunate then that the Metropolis Suite had…certain connections that could help with the situation in the South. Xenagoras knew that the other members would understand. Though Binay had his little ragtag group of ruffians, he did not understand the true Cause.
Rakinnagarh was their city, and the Metropolis Suite knew that it needed their control to thrive…or it would not survive at all.
Red string made a spider’s web of triangles in Soma’s Cup, pictures of persons of interest pinned onto a corkboard sat upright on a table.
The members of the Moonbeam Riders, Rakin City’s premier collection of vigilantes, sat around it in pensive thought. Jim Peckle sat with them, the latest target of their compassion. Aatan joined him, the final guest in their impromptu war room. The meeting was collected to discuss strategy—the Metropolis Suite had reared its tyrannical head, and they simply couldn’t let it stand. The interviews and analysis with Rakin’s power players had been near nonstop, and they finally had enough of a picture to begin the real investigation.
Inago’s chin rested on clasped hands before he began to speak. “We’re gonna need to think a little abstract here. We know why Paris Aco was assassinated—”
“Duh!” Luna interrupted. “Girlbossed too hard. Rich man ego can’t handle that kind’a thing.”
“Well, yes…” He said, thinking of how to word his next statement. “It’s both more and less simple than that; Paris Aco pushed for change. I don’t think it had anything to do with ego more so then she proved an actual threat to the Suite’s power. That alone, though? That doesn’t get us anywhere. We know ‘why Paris Aco was killed’—we gotta start asking the follow up questions.”
“How do you mean?” Alex asked, an inquisitive look on her face. “Shouldn’t that be enough? We just gotta find the right richies and pulp ‘em.”
“Won’t be that easy.” Inago confidently stated, his experience as a detective showing through. “We know why, but why is that the reason why? The Suite aren’t like the usual ambitious gang of stand users with more muscle than they have brains to handle it—these guys are smart as hell, and they’ve been active for decades. Considering the sheer amount of capital and control they have, I’m certain they’re aware they don’t actually need assassination and conspiracy to maintain the quality of their wallets. Hell, Sing Now!’s a billionaire; he’s genuinely economically untouchable by most normal means. There’s some kind of deeper motive here; if we can analyze why the Middleman had been sent to victimize their specific victims, we can create a picture of who the Suite and the members in it are. That’ll help us identify further paths of investigation and who’s likely to be a member.”
Jim Peckle quietly and politely raised his hand. “You, uh…” Alex sputtered a little. “You don’t gotta do that. But, like…go ahead.”
Jim’s voice was quiet, reserved, yet outspoken. “My friend… Her name’s Charlie. She actually talked to someone associated with them—Hāvā, her name was.”
They all turned to him. Inago decided to speak first.
“Mr. Peckle…just what do you know about all this?”
Across the city, inside a certain van, more red yarn crisscross over a map of the city and near everything that has happened in it in the past few months. If the Moonbeam Riders’ info was deep, PINDROP’s was wide; a temporal snapshot of almost any event in the city in a small time period.
There was a major focus on Rakin’s industries and companies connected to each other with crimson lines. In the center of the mess was Galleazzo’s notes intermixed with snapshot frames from his footage of the Middleman. Sonika, Steric, and Yankee had been pouring over their collection for quite some time.
“The sherpa’s connection to Metropolis is far more tenuous.” Sonika noted, deep in thought about the forest fire. “Just by her nature she has less of a connection to modern society, and the M.S. seems to thrive in those sorts of spaces.”
“They don’t seem to be very…Criminal, either?” Steric added in, thinking just as hard. “It’s weird, right? You’d think that they’d be all over organized crime, but when I met the Co-Host…he said that any local mob stuff was unrelated to the “big stuff” happening in the city. It’s almost all completely legitimate! They’ve got some fingers in construction on the mountain, but it’s almost all just regular business…”
“Doesn’t matter what the law says—that money’s dirty as a farmhand’s undershirt. Throw away all that thought about what’s “legitimate”: follow the money.” Yankee interrupted, bringing his own brand of wisdom. He wasn’t an investigator like the other two, but he knew crooks and fuckheads all the same and had some experience in tracking slippery targets.
Sonika gave him an approving look. “...Yankee’s right. These people have something to gain from all of this. If we can figure out who gets the most gain from each…incident, they’re almost certainly influential members.”
“Mmm.” He nodded in turn. “Can’t go ‘round interrogatin’ every Tom, Dick, and Harry this side’a the Arabian Sea. We’ve already got leads—remember that supply run Jon and Taffy were runnin’ around on? The fight I had with the doe-eyed weirdo at the train? Shit like that.”
His eyes grew dark, determined. “Follow the money. Let’s pull some footage up: I wanna give it another look.”
“Hoo boy. We’ve got our work cut out for us on this one.” Luna said, letting out a deep breath as she looked off to the side. Inago looked over at her, his face firm. “This is a battle of wits. We can’t suspect everyone we know of being a Metropolist plant—we need to pin down their patterns and methods.”
The room was quiet for a few moments—until the strings of acoustic guitar cut the silence like a sword in a warm belly. A felt woman a few meters away pushed her wide-brimmed hat out of her eyes.
“...Ya just gotta open your hearts.”
Windy, TV personality and living puppet, cut in. She continued, idly fingering a tune.
“I think I once said on my show…ya can’t understand someone ‘till ya walk a mile in their shoes. I don’t think these fellas are anything more than bullies in two piece suits, but they’re still people—they’re comin’ from somewhere since nobody’s a jerk just for the fun of it all. They don’t know how to think with kindness, but we do. Even if we gotta roughhouse a little in service of it, we aren’t gettin’ nowhere without a bit’a understanding on our part.”
Alex huffed. “I’m not giving their shit any more thought then zero—all they’re gettin’ from me is one right in the fuckin’ kisser.”
“Windy’s right.” Inago said. “Once we understand their motives, we understand how they think, how they act, and how they fight. We can’t battle an enemy we can’t understand.”
“...Speaking of an enemy we can’t understand.” Aatan jumped in himself, ready to contribute. “I…I think the assignments Dr. Apollo had me on had something to do with Ms. Aco’s assassination. I had to…canvas big areas, I guess. Take pictures and make maps. I couldn’t make sense of it, but there was stuff I had to focus on; furniture was a big one. Sewers and vents, too. I never gave it much thought, but…I went over the festival area a week before.”
“...Of course!” Inago nearly shouted in epiphany. “It was right in front of our faces, and we missed it!”
“Missed what?” Luna asked, curious as to what he was after.
“The Middleman is a Stand user, same as any of us. Their Stand works off of specific rules; it might seem disconnected and all-powerful, but we just don’t know what’s happening ‘under the hood.’ It’s no wonder we can’t touch them—we haven’t solved the puzzle of their ability! Once we figure out who they are and how their Stand works, we’ll be able to effectively strike back.”
“Seems to me like they’re the only real bruiser they got to throw at things.” Alex interposed. “Reminds me a little of how some of the outfits I used to work with would do shit. He’s still a huge-ass threat, but I think they’re the only reason those posh fucks haven’t met the wrong end of a fist yet. Take him out, and they’re totally exposed for a proper beatdown.”
“So we figure him out, then we move up the chain.” Windy added. “Simple enough! We don’t got what we need right now, but we’ll get it. All we need to do is what’s right! The nasty’ll come to us, and we can get innocent people outta the way as we do it.”
“Mm. And as we get notes on the Middleman, we can still gather intel on other suspected Suite members.” Inago stated.
A smile crept onto his face. He finally had an angle.
“Let’s get to work.”
“...To hell with this.” Yankee swore. “Not much point in focusing so hard on one man, is there? From my experience... You have to go for the whole. Takin’ out a part’ll just make it grow back later. Rather we not get caught with our pants down when we go for the next bit after that.”
Steric sighed. “We just don’t have enough info to start, is the thing. We’ll need to do a lot more research; we only have the slightest idea as to what we’re dealing with.”
Yankee just gave him a tired but understanding look. “Then we’ll get that info. Sometimes it takes a little time…just gotta wait for the right moment.
His eyes shadowed under his hat, brows furrowed. “You line up your shot…”
“And then you fire.”
Warm, yellow rays of light poured through the windows of the cozy tea shop, their even spacing giving the entire room a magical glow. The stools, the tables, even the marble counter shone their brightest, providing a regal, yet comforting experience to their loyal customers.
Of course, this idyllic scene wasn’t a permanent fixture. Mornings like these don’t last forever. She knew that very well. The woman known by many names sat at a table of her own, leaving an empty seat across from her. She wore a pale kurta with large yellow stripes going down it, an olive-colored hijab draped over that, and a set of shades covering her eyes. Adorned with just a few errant accessories, her style was undeniably lavish, if not a touch mysterious.
The Gossip took a sip of her chamomile while staring out of her own large window, taking in the gorgeous scenery. A woman jogged by, leading her small, fluffy dog on a run. Ms. Uplekar stood outside her store, flipping a flashy sign that no one seemed to pay any real mind, but drawing people in with her friendly chatter. A kid across the street jumped straight down into a puddle, making a mess all over his older brother, who responded by stomping in the puddle himself. The Gossip chuckled as the light continued to pour in, just barely obscured by the clouds. She felt as if she was on Sonasuyast Island itself.
“Mornings like these should be savored,” She said, turning towards the corner before her. “Wouldn’t you agree?”
Despite the warmth ebbing throughout the shop, the front corner by the door was hardly touched by it, which made it all the more impressive that she was able to make out a figure hunched within the shadows. It took a step, its claw of a foot scraping across the floor, revealing more of its gangly form. With every raking step, its skeletal body jittered, its limbs swayed in stilted rhythm, all the while, its black eyes leered at the woman, as if thinking, studying.
“So, you too have experienced a trial,” it wheezed, its raspy voice piercing through the bright atmosphere, as if to dilute its power. “The Nightbloom are trouble indeed.”
With a growl, the figure reached the table, gripping the top of the unclaimed seat. “It would only make sense that you’d come out unscathed.”
“Oh no, nothing like that,” the Gossip demurred. “In fact, I nearly avoided one just the other day. Just near that old bar in Port Konwar, if you’d believe it,” she reminisced. “It's nothing more than a little Gift, that’s all.” The figure had a garish appearance, garbed in clothing that hung off its withered frame, its body radiating a hard-bitten bitterness. It was very, very careful as it approached her.
The Gossip took down her sunglasses, showing in her right eye a piercing bright eye, its cosmic, indigo interior alien. She pulled aside the hijab, showing a furry orange ear. “Nothing big. Just in case anyone wanted to talk… and a little insurance.” In her left eye, a camera lens blinked, clearly recording. “Hooks don’t go with this outfit, but I needed something to protect myself.”
The figure’s black eyes squinted, letting out a muffled grunt, despite not having a mouth of its own. After taking another sip of her tea, the Gossip softly gestured towards the empty seat.
“Feel free to take a seat. I’m not looking for any sort of interview. I’m simply an auntie taking in all the beauty this city has to offer.”
The figure stalled as the Gossip turned her attention back towards the Old City streets. After a moment, a piercing scrape echoed as it rested its ragged body on the cushion of the chair.
“You’re alone,” it mused, stretching its palm flat atop the table. “It takes courage to walk these streets without any claws.”
“Oh, these streets?” She motioned to the puddle-jumpers, now being admonished by their mother. “I don’t think anyone would need claws to manage here.”
She took a sip of tea. “I’m not here to hurt anyone. Not anyone’s enemy, not trying to threaten you…huhu, just people watching. Isn’t it a beautiful day?”
“So you say,” the figure hissed. “You aren’t trying to threaten me? You won’t do anything? But you do worse. Getting others to do everything for you. Digging. Searching. Rifling through matters best left well enough alone.”
Suddenly, the figure lunged forward, stopping short of the woman’s face, unflinching. The Gossip stood up, listening as the Stand continued to speak. “You may not threaten me, but threat? That is the threat you pose. A far greater threat than anything you could possibly leak.”
Far away, someone lost in the crowd took two steps forward, all they could manage. At the same time, the Gossip walked a few steps away. As that other person approached, the Gossip kept just out of range. The two stared each other down, the Gossip smiling serenely, out of reach of the Stand. “So, am I your enemy?”
“No,” the figure rose to its feet, forgoing the chair as it pointed a crooked finger at the woman. “You are a threat. You threaten the very heart of this city, its fragile, golden state.” It relaxed its arm, stopping it at just the wrong angle, its void-like eyes trained forward at all times. “But you are not my ‘enemy’.”
“A threat to you, your city, or your Metropolis Suite?”
The two stared each other down, neither speaking.
The Gossip broke the silence first. She opened her coin purse, leaving a stack of bills on the table. She gave a small bow to the waiter at the counter as she moved to walk past it. Keeping itself focused on her, the ghoul extended an arm.
“Wait,” it barked. “If this city survives… If I survive the coming year, that’ll be it, right? You’ll fade away into the rabble, never to be seen again?”
“Correct,” The woman grinned. “Is that all? If so, I’ll be taking my leave. I know you have much to do today.” With a final curtsey, the Gossip made her way to the front door, giving a wave and a cheeky, exaggerated wink to her impromptu conversation partner. “Oh, and you don’t have to worry about those recordings, ｢Diamond Life｣.” She showed the phone, the camera turned off now, and tossed it into the trash on her way out. “They’re as good as dust.”
With the chime of a small bell, the one known as Her had disappeared, leaving behind the wretched Stand and its thorny aura. It leered, as it too turned to look out the window, watching as the dull clouds finally took over the intensity of the sun, draping the room in a dreary shade. It nodded.
“Goodbye, ‘Smiling Tiger’.”
<=TO BE CONTINUED==
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2024.01.20 08:40 Ryuhza Checking out Tekken 6 fighter fits every day until Tekken 8 comes out - Day 13: Hwoarang
 | submitted by Ryuhza to Tekken [link] [comments] https://preview.redd.it/21eorjhztjdc1.jpg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f0104f7fbe10f9a25a17aa8cdf7ea0ce243986ab Quick look galleryOne more set of days and we're there. Just one. Say it with me,ONE WEEK LEFT UNTIL TEKKEN 8And because I'm so late, it's really more like six days and twenty minutes. To celebrate, let's look at a character who might just figure into Tekken 8's plot in a particularly interesting way I'm seein' double here! Four Jins! Full Customization Gallery -- Example CostumesHwoarang Hot-Blooded Boyf- Rival That's right, it's time for the South Korean renegade to get his due. Torn between the strict teachings of his mentor, Baek Doo San and the unruliness of his own street punk nature, Hwoarang has been a hopeful thorn in Jin Kazama's side ever since fighting him to a draw some time around their debut. Since then, he kicked his ass back there and the two of them agreed to never speak English again, he gave Jin's devil form a taste of his spurred boots, he took up arms against a Jin who was making himself just a little too available, and then maybe took a grenade for Jin, or just pretended to do so in order to wear an eyepatch and abandon all pretense of fashion. Hwoarang, five seconds after he gets his allowance Before his dressing inclinations grew quite so busy (looking at you, Tekken 8 alt and Tekken 7 1p), Hwoarang was a punk of simple tastes. When he wasn't wearing his Tae Kwon Do dobok (the one that shrunk in the wash but he's too sentimental to replace), he liked chaps, boots, straps, and uh... other biker stuff. However, in Tekken 6 he's got some classier attire as well. Dress shirts and jackets, that kind of thing. Plus a few fashion staples that are neither here nor there. A set of (very) wide neck undershirts with three varieties of sleeve length, and cozy looking puffy jackets/vests. In addition to his more casual costuming, he's equipped with military gear that nods back to his Tekken 4 days, when he was drafted into the military and was incredibly talented, despite not knowing how to hold a gun. No, your legs are not actually registered as lethal weapons, Hwoarang You might have noticed, he doesn't get the spiky ape escape hair to go with it. However, he does probably have the most unique hair options of any male character on the roster. A ponytail style, swept back blonde hair akin to his goggles look sans goggles, slicked back hair, and a feathered, orange-blonde medium cut. I guess if anyone is going to mess with their hair a lot, it'd be the redheaded Korean. There's not too much else to speak of besides. A couple of dog tags to commemorate his military service, or a fancy necklace that comes with rings. A baseball bat that suggests a fondness for the sport, or the related sport of busting kneecaps Home runs are a cinch if you use Hunting Hawk on everyone in your path One curiosity about Hwoarang is his total absence in the design section of the Tekken 6 artbook. It's perplexing both because they clearly had a lot of outfit ideas for his customization, and because he's one of the few characters in the game to have received a new default-(ish) outfit (technically his 2p outfit, but it's used in all of his renders and cinematics). Surely they'd have some sketches of that. Nope, for whatever reason he's been omitted. If you know of any official Tekken 6 concept art featuring Hwoarang, please don't hesitate to share a link in the comments. Bet you didn't know about the Korean Tarzan adaptation That's it for Hwoarang. Pretty good set, though he's missing a separate footwear option, and could maybe do with more legwear variety. Shorts or something. Also, strangely, there's no option to either remove his biker goggles, or wear them over his eyes. In fact, when you put glasses on, he's still got the goggles on his forehead. Looks kind of silly. Last note, although his new outfit is nice in Tekken 8, and admittedly he's still got really broad shoulders in Tekken 6, it's refreshing to see a less juiced Hwoarang here. For someone so kick-heavy, his upper body musculature in the new game is wild. As we come down to the last few characters, I've decided that Jin and Kazuya are off the table. I'll save them for last. But feel free to vote for who of the five others you'd like to see next. Characters covered so far: (34 / 41) Italicized characters haven't been covered yet as of this post Bolded characters/items are the subject of this post |
2024.01.15 13:08 Ryuhza Checking out Tekken 6 fighter fits every day until Tekken 8 comes out - Day 9: Bruce Irvin
 | Quick look galleryMorning early birds, chickadees, and just plain chicks, to the final day before the ten final days before Tekken 8's release. That's right, we're at 11 DAYS LEFT UNTIL TEKKEN 8I'm not quite sure what to do with that information, so to celebrate, let's look at a fighter who the Tekken team never seemed quite sure of what to do with... No no, that wasn't the signal! Stop shooting! Full Customization Gallery -- Example CostumesBruce Irvin Man of Muay Thai The first man of Tekken to give no shits about joint pain as he kneecaps and elbows his way through the competition. An orphaned urchin raised on tough streets, Bruce learned Muay Thai and slowly built his prowess until he had reached the Bloodsport peak of beating his opponent to death. After a few assassination attempts and a little pointless amnesia, he wound up becoming good friends with Kazuya, something that rarely comes up for whatever reason. Now that Kazuya is amassing his own forces, you'd think Bruce would figure in there somewhere. Maybe he was transferred into a management position. His days were numbered once he raided Kazuya's purple tux closet One thing he manages with ease is picking a great outfit to wear for beatdowns, lethal or otherwise. His tastes err back to the fashions of his upbringing, lots of casual t-shirts, sports jerseys (I love the Knuckles. Go Knuckles!), baggy jeans, and increasingly immense mohawks (and trashy looking cornrows because it was a 2007 Japanese game and he's the black guy, and Eddy got the afro). However, he lives well as Kazuya's partner, and isn't opposed to spicing things up with Mr. T style bling, specialized tuxedos, and maybe a belt or two with his name on it. Come on, who doesn't do a dance for good luck before rolling those winning numbers? Also, worth noting that he did serve as one of Kazuya's top lieutenants in Tekken 6, mostly out of boredom if his Scenario Campaign dialogue is anything to go by. As such he's got some military fatigues and a tactical gas mask to serve him in the field. Also the same safari hat model as Zafina, albeit with a camo pattern. Let it never be said that no shortcuts were taken with Tekken 6's customization. Just fewer, better ones. Huh, fewer bone worms than in my usual nightmares Before I post his concept art, it must be asked, how hairy do you like your Bruce? Clean? Neatly trimmed? Or MANLY!? Should bodily hairiness return as a universal customization option? Can we handle that? Or are we a graceless society not fit for man-fur, let alone the worlds beyond? This is a question we must each answer for ourselves, and probably not spend too much time discussing in a customization review. It is however, in his concept art. Along with a lot of his other customizations. The ratio is 6 shirtless to 1 (chest-baring) shirt Aside from that, Bruce can also honor his chosen martial art by wearing traditional prajioud and mongkhon, much like in his Tekken 5 bonus costume. These adornments were presumably given to him by a trainer, and not purchased online from a listing for 'fancy Muay Thai armband set of 6', though he sure does have quite a few colors... I don't think this is the usual repair guy As we move into Tekken 8's release, and DLC speculations run rampant, the question is, will Bruce make a return? He certainly has some stiff competition, with two new fighters crowding his space in Tekken 7. Yet he also has more reason to come back within the story, if only they would capitalize on that beyond a little factoid. And what makes Bruce tick? Why is he so bored? What's his deal with baby chicks? Lucky for you, I mailed in these questions to Harada and Co. The answer returned reads thusly: [DON'T ASK ME FOR SHIT] Final note before I go... Embarrassingly late into this project, I've noticed that I had neglected to include Christie Monteiro in my list. How could this happen? I used to be able to count all the way to fifty! Fifty! Now she's been included, that adds one more fighter and one more day, which means that if I want to keep my schedule (and I really don't want to be making one of these the day Tekken 8 is out), I'll have to double up at some point... Fun fun fun. Having glanced at them earlier, I'm thinking Mokujin and Lars can share a spot, as neither has as many customizations as the rest. So, if either gets voted in, the other comes as a packaged deal. So, what'd you think of Bruce's fits? And what character do you want to see next? Characters covered so far: (30 / 41) Italicized characters haven't been covered yet as of this post Bolded characters/items are the subject of this post |
2024.01.09 19:10 Meeercury Racemenu sliders no longer showing Ks hairdos or various eye/hair mods or only shows half of them.
Edit - Issue Fixed by reinstalling hair pack and its working again fine now atleast in my case with no errors etc.
Just curious if anyone could help or has experienced this?
It should also be noted i haven't updated anything to the newest skyrim Se version nor mods etc as i've left everything as they were as my modslist works fine etc just not showracemenu in regards to this and stopped Skyrim from applying the newest update as i don't fancy messing with mods working etc.
Basically Showracemenu no longer shows my added eye/hair mods on the sliders lets say for example before there were 900+ options now there is only 301 ish or at least in the case of hairs it shows perhaps 100 female Ks hairdos and the vanilla ones and some Apache ones not the rest where as it did a few days before with nothing new added other than dragonborn voice over mod, it also only shows half of the eyes of beauty eyes and i can't figure out what has changed given that no changes have been made, I'm using the succubus race however I was when I started the playthrough and they worked then but not now, overall every other aspect of showracemenu seems to work fine but it isn't showing anything new that is added and only partially shows what I already have.
The only thing i originally thought was because i added a wig mod version of the hairs to give followers those hairs etc but i never installed or activated it as i changed my mind and i can't see why that would also effect the eyes.
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Just curious if anyone could help or has experienced this?
It should also be noted i haven't updated anything to the newest skyrim Se version nor mods etc as i've left everything as they were as my modslist works fine etc just not showracemenu in regards to this and stopped Skyrim from applying the newest update as i don't fancy messing with mods working etc.
Basically Showracemenu no longer shows my added eye/hair mods on the sliders lets say for example before there were 900+ options now there is only 301 ish or at least in the case of hairs it shows perhaps 100 female Ks hairdos and the vanilla ones and some Apache ones not the rest where as it did a few days before with nothing new added other than dragonborn voice over mod, it also only shows half of the eyes of beauty eyes and i can't figure out what has changed given that no changes have been made, I'm using the succubus race however I was when I started the playthrough and they worked then but not now, overall every other aspect of showracemenu seems to work fine but it isn't showing anything new that is added and only partially shows what I already have.
The only thing i originally thought was because i added a wig mod version of the hairs to give followers those hairs etc but i never installed or activated it as i changed my mind and i can't see why that would also effect the eyes.
2023.12.06 15:14 reddit_irl INDIA - Keeping it Dialled: In 2023, redditors sought honest feedback, rallied together, obsessed over all things pop culture, and elevated the everyday to the hilarious.
Welcome to Reddit Recap 2023—a time capsule of the past year's most vibrant exchanges, touching moments, and utterly hilarious faux pas shared and discussed on Reddit. From cheering on a soccer team from 30,000 feet in the air, seeking unfiltered judgement, obsessing over John Oliver, or dissecting the allure of a blockbuster movie—in 2023, Reddit was where the internet's heart truly beat.
In 2023, Reddit India 2023 was a pulsating hub of national excitement and achievement. The Cricket World Cup (hosted in India) united fans in discussion, support, and passion across multiple cricket communities. The Chandrayaan-3 moon landing ignited a blend of scientific wonder and patriotic pride. On the digital art scene, a spike in AI fascination materialised in IndianArtAI, where astonishing pieces of AI-generated artwork captivated the community. The meteoric rise of BollyBlindsNGossip to India’s #1 most-engaged community was powered, in part, by the record-shattering Bollywood hit, Jawan. A community where Bollywood buffs come together to spill the chai on the hottest whispers, backstage buzz and any scandal from India’s vibrant cinema scene. Finally, let’s tip our hats to the real-life IRL meetups across Delhi, Pune, Mumbai, Bangalore, and Hyderabad - heartwarming community-driven gatherings that underscored Reddit’s power to connect, whether virtually or IRL.
Most-viewed communities in India:
2023 Was the Year of the…
According to the Chinese Zodiac Calendar, 2023 was the Year of the Rabbit. According to redditors, it might have also been the year of the… Weevil. These tiny insect charmers became the internet's darling distraction, complete with their own community to celebrate their tiny-legged contributions to the world. Putting the creepy in crawley, we can’t forget the bed bugs that have taken Europe by storm, flipping the narrative from cute to cautionary. For anyone who’s stumbled across a six-legged critter and pondered its pedigree, whatsthisbug is the community for demystifying any insect encounter. But are Shrimps bugs? This community seems to think so.
We Saw Movement Within Our Most-Viewed Communities Leaderboard
amitheasshole (AITA) continued to entertain, maintaining the crown as the #1 most-viewed community for the third year in a row. Here, redditors share real-life situations and get a crowd-sourced take on whether they were in the right (NTA), in the wrong (YTA), or if everyone messed up (ESH). Like whether this redditor was in the wrong to walk out of a restaurant and not pay for the in-law's dinner or whether it was right to kick their bridesmaid out of the wedding party for turning up in the wrong dress. This is the community for refreshingly honest feedback, and entertaining takes on real-life situations.
This year mildlyinfuriating lept to the #3 most-viewed Reddit community, skyrocketing from the #21 spot in 2022. Minor grievances turned comedic? You bet! Whether you grimaced at Dad's unconventional pizza-cutting, saw the audacity of a credit card hacker asking why their flight was cancelled, or chuckled at blueberries that turned out to be mould, this was your go-to locale and one of the year's biggest gainers.
Reddit continued to be the nexus for all things entertainment
movies transcended to a whole new level when Keanu Reeves graced the community with his Ask Me Anything (AMA), fulfilling the year's quota of collective awe while surpassing Barack Obama’s AMA as the top of all time. Keanu’s reaction to this news was pretty cool, too. Across Reddit’s entertainment communities, we saw bubbling post-viewing discussion threads awash with theories, appreciation, and sheer delight across blockbuster scripted series like “Succession” ( SuccessionTV ), “The Last of Us” ( ThelastofusHBOseries ) and “Ted Lasso” ( TedLasso ). But it was Reality TV that came out on top; it's official, folks, the biggest show on Reddit for 2023 was “RuPaul's Drag Race” ( rupaulsdragrace ). rupaulsdragrace, shantay, you stay!
Redditors demonstrated an unquenchable thirst for learning this year
The rise of todayilearned (TIL) up 16 places to #25 most-viewed and NoStupidQuestions up 28 places to #18 exemplifies redditors curiosity. On todayilearned, people share intriguing facts and discoveries, from obscure gems like Shaq's budget-friendly sneaker collaboration with Walmart to scientific marvels and historical finds. NoStupidQuestions offers a judgement-free space where real answers can be sought. But not to be outdone, Damnthatsinteresting surged in the rankings 26 places to #13 most-viewed, feeding daily doses of awe—from perfectly preserved millennia-old artefacts to the wondrous behaviours of oceanic life.
Global events
worldnews continues to be a place for balanced discourse. Engagement around the latest Hamas/Israel conflict and breaking news from the Ukraine war highlights the community's importance as a place for thought-provoking and serious discussion.
Keep your eyes peeled for the robots
If 2023 had a digital buzzword on Reddit, it would undoubtedly be “Artificial Intelligence” (AI). A zeitgeist shift toward AI unfolded across the platform as Pope Francis, rocking a white jacket, landed on Reddit. ArtificialInteligence (up 579% YoY for views) and MachineLearning (up 24% YoY for views) were bubbling forums dissecting neural networks, questioning ethical AI, and pondering the future of machine-human coexistence while midjourney (up 1,887% YoY for views) continued to amaze with spectacular creations that left the community wondering ‘’real or AI’’?
Hahaha, jajaja
The humour quotient of Reddit remained unparalleled. facepalm catapulted into the limelight to the #5 most-viewed community (up 23 places), capturing those moments that left us, well, facepalming. On the flip side, whitepeopletwitter and funny provided comedic relief in spades, from uproarious memes to celebrity quips.
And let's not omit the year's surprise icon—John Oliver, Reddit's newest heartthrob in pics, possibly dethroning Keanu Reeves as Reddit’s sexiest man alive and is surely the only man who can make an API update sexy.
Guess Who's Back, Back Again: It's place
The pixelated canvas that first captured imaginations worldwide in 2017 returned for its third iteration, reclaiming its throne as the ultimate collective Reddit experience. In 2023, place was not just a Reddit phenomenon but a global affair. Redditors from 201 countries and territories joined the digital tapestry during its five-day showcase. This year, Germany contributed more pixels than even the United States. We saw redditors from Turkey and Vietnam join the fun, taking the #4 and #5 spot for most placed pixels on the global leaderboard, cementing place as a genuinely international spectacle.
Now Let’s Tune into Reddit by the Numbers in 2023
First, let's examine the fastest-growing communities, which gives us a glimpse at what piqued people's interest. The influence of AmItheAsshole broadened with the emergence of an alternative community AITAH that climbed by 19,438% YoY for views. Unlike AITA, this community is a sanctuary for freely airing interpersonal grievances.
Meanwhile, popculturechat experienced a surge of 1,880% YoY growth in views and emerged as a central hub for the dissection of the latest news and trends in pop culture. Similarly, the candid and vibrant Fauxmoi saw a rapid rise, becoming the go-to community for redditors eager to divulge and spill the tea - up 162% YoY for views.
From the adrenaline-fueled sports fans and ever-evolving worlds of fashion and entertainment to the vibrant discussions around food and the intellectually stimulating debates around artificial intelligence, there’s a home for everyone’s passions on Reddit. Let’s take a deep dive into certain corners of the internet…
AI
In 2023, Reddit wasn’t just buzzing; it was humming with AI chatter. From deep-dive debates to off-the-wall collabs like Snoop Dogg in Seinfeld, Reddit emerged as the platform for exploring and discussing all things artificial intelligence. There has been a 650% increase in mentions of generative AI tools on Reddit in the year. While communities like Futurology and RetroFuturism help redditors envision what lies ahead, several communities proved to be hotbeds for content sharing, whether that be humorous or simply spectacular. Redditors are 36% more likely than the average internet user to express interest in future technologies, and a whopping 59% of redditors cite AI as the technological advancement they are most excited about - 20% higher than the internet average*.
While photography, artwork, and memes may capture the spotlight when it comes to AI, it’s also within business, career planning, personal finance, and life advice where the fastest-growing conversations are taking place on Reddit.
By the numbers:
In case you’ve been living under a rock, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift captivated the charts (IRL) and hearts (online) of redditors. So much so that a community of Swifties even brought a father closer to his stepdaughter when he turned to Reddit to become Swift-ified as a way to bond. Meanwhile, Beyonce’s Renaissance international tour took the world by storm, and on the movie front, Greta Gerwig’s directorial brilliance shone in “Barbie the Movie,” with redditors sharing their outfits for a big summer outing.
Also, in the music world, kpop pole-vaulted its way to the most-viewed music category of 2023, surpassing the juggernaut of music.
On the TV side of things, whether we admit it or not, drama is a key ingredient we all crave in reality television, and 2023 served it up in spades. ‘’Scandoval” catapulted vanderpumprules to the #2 most-viewed community for 2023, but it was rupaulsdragrace that took the top spot for the most-viewed community in the television category, I mean, if you can’t love yourself and rupaulsdragrace, how in the hell are you going to love somebody else?! In the same genre, BravoRealHousewives #4, and LoveislandTV #6 followed closely behind**. On average, we see 2.8 times more comments in Television and entertainment communities vs all other categories on Reddit, and these Reality TV hubs were positively popping.
Most-viewed television show related communities***:
Fashion & Lifestyle
In 2023, redditors shifted their focus towards the world of cosmetics, celebrating the mastery of new techniques and the exchange of invaluable advice. makeupaddiction jumped four places to be the #3 most-viewed community in the beauty subcategory, with a 42% increase in views YoY. This community is a repository for beauty hacks and reviews and a nurturing space for advice and communal support. A poignant example can be found in a devoted husband who helped his blind wife prepare for a Barbie screening. Meanwhile, love is in the air, and weddings are back! After a few years of stop-start planning, we saw big increases in views for engagementrings, up 51% YoY, and weddingdress, up 84% YoY.
By the numbers:
Most-viewed communities in Women's Fashion & Lifestyle Category:
Food & Drink
In 2023, Reddit’s Food and Drink communities continued to be vibrant hubs for culinary enthusiasts. Yes, the delectable dishes of foodporn still have the power to make mouths water, but it seems the tastes have turned. Forget the immaculate, picture-perfect meals; stupidfood reigns supreme in 2023 as the trend du jour and our #1 most-viewed community in the category with a 58% increase in views YoY. Showcasing not the perfect, but the pretty ridiculous; anyone fancy some blueberry beef patties? How about a spaghetti sandwich or a pound of cheese on a burger?
And how about what the food is served on? WeWantPlates is a movement against the gastronomic theatrics of serving food on wood or roof tiles, lamb chops on baroque mirrors, sushi on trilby hats, sliders in a bucket, or fish & chips in the frying pan basket. A community about championing the return to good old-fashioned plates.
Unimpressed? Well, the servers may have been unimpressed with your reaction. talesfromyourserver is home to where your servers are talking about you behind your back. Was this you?
By the numbers:
Gaming continues to be a juggernaut category on Reddit across the world. The launch of several blockbuster titles rocketed Starfield into Reddit's top 50 communities, boasting an eye-popping 2,815% YoY growth. Not to be overshadowed, BaldursGate3 secured its top 50 most-viewed spot, growing to a staggering 4,566% YoY ascent and claiming the #15 most-viewed community on the platform. As we round out the year with “Call of Duty Modern Warfare III” launching, the gaming realm isn't hitting pause anytime soon.
By the numbers:
Whether redditors were comparing soccer (football) matches (and the community’s reactions) ten years apart or watching last-minute miracle shots from the NBA, Reddit communities are the digital stadiums for impassioned fans. soccer and nba gained ground as must-visit destinations, with nba jumping two spots to #4 most-viewed on Reddit.
By the numbers:
Top 5 NFL team communities ranked by engagement (most invested fans):
Top 5 Soccer team communities, ranked by engagement (most invested fans):
Top 5 MLB team communities, ranked by engagement (most invested fans):
2024 Predictions
As we close the book on 2023 and embark on 2024, we should all anticipate transformative trends and surprising developments. That said, here are some of our forecasts for an intriguing year ahead:
Reddit’s 2024 predictions in a nutshell:
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In 2023, Reddit India 2023 was a pulsating hub of national excitement and achievement. The Cricket World Cup (hosted in India) united fans in discussion, support, and passion across multiple cricket communities. The Chandrayaan-3 moon landing ignited a blend of scientific wonder and patriotic pride. On the digital art scene, a spike in AI fascination materialised in IndianArtAI, where astonishing pieces of AI-generated artwork captivated the community. The meteoric rise of BollyBlindsNGossip to India’s #1 most-engaged community was powered, in part, by the record-shattering Bollywood hit, Jawan. A community where Bollywood buffs come together to spill the chai on the hottest whispers, backstage buzz and any scandal from India’s vibrant cinema scene. Finally, let’s tip our hats to the real-life IRL meetups across Delhi, Pune, Mumbai, Bangalore, and Hyderabad - heartwarming community-driven gatherings that underscored Reddit’s power to connect, whether virtually or IRL.
Most-viewed communities in India:
- BollyBlindsNGossip
- india
- instacelebsgossip
- JEENEETards
- cricket
- askreddit
- amitheasshole
- soccer
- bangalore
- IndianDankMemes
- BollyBlindsNGossip
- india
- soccer
- cricket
- IndianDankMemes
- askreddit
- IndiaSpeaks
- JEENEETards
- CricketShitpost
- indiasocial
- BollyBlindsNGossip
- india
- JEENEETards
- bangalore
- IndianDankMemes
- developersindia
- delhi
- mumbai
- indiaspeaks
- CarsIndia
- indiasocial: Someone is going to be happy today (21,600 upvotes)
- india: Proud mother of Praggnanandhaa (19,760 upvotes)
- IndiaSpeaks: That's how you represent India in Rapping (17,840 upvotes)
- IndiaTrending: Chandrayaan-3 lights up the dark side of the Moon! Share your reactions in the comments! (17,600 upvotes)
- BollyBlindsNGossip: My favourite video on the internet (12,560 upvotes)
- delhi: "New York beats New Delhi: Has world's worst air pollution" (10,220 upvotes)
- India: The Elephant Whisperers with their Oscar! (10,600 upvotes)
- Mumbai: Current state of marine drive people making reels (8,320 upvotes)
- bihar: First-of-a-kind event by bihar. Thanks for making it possible (1,260 upvotes)
- indianmedschool: Doctor 1 - Attorney 0 (920 upvotes)
- indiasocial: Hey guys! St. Broseph here. I am a Social Worker and a redditor since 10 years. I've helped thousands of redditors deal with their problems in Bengaluru and have started the St. Broseph Army, a volunteer group with 2000+ active members. Ask me anything about my journey social work, or anything else! (5,840 upvotes)
- india: Hey India, singer-songwriter Armaan Malik here and you can Ask me Anything today! (3,120 upvotes)
- india: Hi ! I'm Narain Karthikeyan, India's first Formula One driver, Ask Me Anything (3,020 upvotes)
2023 Was the Year of the…
According to the Chinese Zodiac Calendar, 2023 was the Year of the Rabbit. According to redditors, it might have also been the year of the… Weevil. These tiny insect charmers became the internet's darling distraction, complete with their own community to celebrate their tiny-legged contributions to the world. Putting the creepy in crawley, we can’t forget the bed bugs that have taken Europe by storm, flipping the narrative from cute to cautionary. For anyone who’s stumbled across a six-legged critter and pondered its pedigree, whatsthisbug is the community for demystifying any insect encounter. But are Shrimps bugs? This community seems to think so.
We Saw Movement Within Our Most-Viewed Communities Leaderboard
amitheasshole (AITA) continued to entertain, maintaining the crown as the #1 most-viewed community for the third year in a row. Here, redditors share real-life situations and get a crowd-sourced take on whether they were in the right (NTA), in the wrong (YTA), or if everyone messed up (ESH). Like whether this redditor was in the wrong to walk out of a restaurant and not pay for the in-law's dinner or whether it was right to kick their bridesmaid out of the wedding party for turning up in the wrong dress. This is the community for refreshingly honest feedback, and entertaining takes on real-life situations.
This year mildlyinfuriating lept to the #3 most-viewed Reddit community, skyrocketing from the #21 spot in 2022. Minor grievances turned comedic? You bet! Whether you grimaced at Dad's unconventional pizza-cutting, saw the audacity of a credit card hacker asking why their flight was cancelled, or chuckled at blueberries that turned out to be mould, this was your go-to locale and one of the year's biggest gainers.
Reddit continued to be the nexus for all things entertainment
movies transcended to a whole new level when Keanu Reeves graced the community with his Ask Me Anything (AMA), fulfilling the year's quota of collective awe while surpassing Barack Obama’s AMA as the top of all time. Keanu’s reaction to this news was pretty cool, too. Across Reddit’s entertainment communities, we saw bubbling post-viewing discussion threads awash with theories, appreciation, and sheer delight across blockbuster scripted series like “Succession” ( SuccessionTV ), “The Last of Us” ( ThelastofusHBOseries ) and “Ted Lasso” ( TedLasso ). But it was Reality TV that came out on top; it's official, folks, the biggest show on Reddit for 2023 was “RuPaul's Drag Race” ( rupaulsdragrace ). rupaulsdragrace, shantay, you stay!
Redditors demonstrated an unquenchable thirst for learning this year
The rise of todayilearned (TIL) up 16 places to #25 most-viewed and NoStupidQuestions up 28 places to #18 exemplifies redditors curiosity. On todayilearned, people share intriguing facts and discoveries, from obscure gems like Shaq's budget-friendly sneaker collaboration with Walmart to scientific marvels and historical finds. NoStupidQuestions offers a judgement-free space where real answers can be sought. But not to be outdone, Damnthatsinteresting surged in the rankings 26 places to #13 most-viewed, feeding daily doses of awe—from perfectly preserved millennia-old artefacts to the wondrous behaviours of oceanic life.
Global events
worldnews continues to be a place for balanced discourse. Engagement around the latest Hamas/Israel conflict and breaking news from the Ukraine war highlights the community's importance as a place for thought-provoking and serious discussion.
Keep your eyes peeled for the robots
If 2023 had a digital buzzword on Reddit, it would undoubtedly be “Artificial Intelligence” (AI). A zeitgeist shift toward AI unfolded across the platform as Pope Francis, rocking a white jacket, landed on Reddit. ArtificialInteligence (up 579% YoY for views) and MachineLearning (up 24% YoY for views) were bubbling forums dissecting neural networks, questioning ethical AI, and pondering the future of machine-human coexistence while midjourney (up 1,887% YoY for views) continued to amaze with spectacular creations that left the community wondering ‘’real or AI’’?
Hahaha, jajaja
The humour quotient of Reddit remained unparalleled. facepalm catapulted into the limelight to the #5 most-viewed community (up 23 places), capturing those moments that left us, well, facepalming. On the flip side, whitepeopletwitter and funny provided comedic relief in spades, from uproarious memes to celebrity quips.
And let's not omit the year's surprise icon—John Oliver, Reddit's newest heartthrob in pics, possibly dethroning Keanu Reeves as Reddit’s sexiest man alive and is surely the only man who can make an API update sexy.
Guess Who's Back, Back Again: It's place
The pixelated canvas that first captured imaginations worldwide in 2017 returned for its third iteration, reclaiming its throne as the ultimate collective Reddit experience. In 2023, place was not just a Reddit phenomenon but a global affair. Redditors from 201 countries and territories joined the digital tapestry during its five-day showcase. This year, Germany contributed more pixels than even the United States. We saw redditors from Turkey and Vietnam join the fun, taking the #4 and #5 spot for most placed pixels on the global leaderboard, cementing place as a genuinely international spectacle.
Now Let’s Tune into Reddit by the Numbers in 2023
- Reddit is home to more than 100,000 active communities worldwide.
- As of October 2023, Reddit has 70 million+ Daily Active Uniques, a 20% increase YoY.
- MadeMeSmile: This woman was so nervous about flying, so the flight attendant explained every sound and bump (230,531 upvotes)
- MadeMeSmile: Japan, just Japan. (220,082 upvotes)
- funny: Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston are shocked by the size of an Australian reporter (213,783 upvotes)
- pics: Hi Reddit today is grans 100th birthday and she wanted to show off her hairdo for such a special day (213,133 upvotes)
- AnarchyChess: If this post gets 131,072 upvotes, I'll post again with twice as many grains of rice (198,736 upvotes)
- movies: Hi, I’m Keanu Reeves, AMA (322,293 upvotes)
- Breath_of_the_Wild: Drawing badly until TOTK - Day 914 (The Final Day! Also, AMA)/ (63,805 upvotes)
- movies: We’re Nicolas Cage and Nicholas Hoult, costars of the upcoming film RENFIELD. (57,177 upvotes)
- iama: I’m Bill Gates, and I’m back for my 11th AMA. Ask Me Anything./ (40,325 upvotes)
- ontario: I'm the Kevin from this sign...AMA! (32,273 upvotes)
First, let's examine the fastest-growing communities, which gives us a glimpse at what piqued people's interest. The influence of AmItheAsshole broadened with the emergence of an alternative community AITAH that climbed by 19,438% YoY for views. Unlike AITA, this community is a sanctuary for freely airing interpersonal grievances.
Meanwhile, popculturechat experienced a surge of 1,880% YoY growth in views and emerged as a central hub for the dissection of the latest news and trends in pop culture. Similarly, the candid and vibrant Fauxmoi saw a rapid rise, becoming the go-to community for redditors eager to divulge and spill the tea - up 162% YoY for views.
From the adrenaline-fueled sports fans and ever-evolving worlds of fashion and entertainment to the vibrant discussions around food and the intellectually stimulating debates around artificial intelligence, there’s a home for everyone’s passions on Reddit. Let’s take a deep dive into certain corners of the internet…
AI
In 2023, Reddit wasn’t just buzzing; it was humming with AI chatter. From deep-dive debates to off-the-wall collabs like Snoop Dogg in Seinfeld, Reddit emerged as the platform for exploring and discussing all things artificial intelligence. There has been a 650% increase in mentions of generative AI tools on Reddit in the year. While communities like Futurology and RetroFuturism help redditors envision what lies ahead, several communities proved to be hotbeds for content sharing, whether that be humorous or simply spectacular. Redditors are 36% more likely than the average internet user to express interest in future technologies, and a whopping 59% of redditors cite AI as the technological advancement they are most excited about - 20% higher than the internet average*.
While photography, artwork, and memes may capture the spotlight when it comes to AI, it’s also within business, career planning, personal finance, and life advice where the fastest-growing conversations are taking place on Reddit.
By the numbers:
- ChatGPT, a community founded in December 2022, saw 331M views to date, taking the crown as the most-viewed AI-related community with over 3.5M subscribers.
- StableDiffusion grew 522% YoY for views.
- midjourney grew 1,887% YoY for views.
- ArtificialInteligence saw a 587% growth in views YoY.
In case you’ve been living under a rock, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift captivated the charts (IRL) and hearts (online) of redditors. So much so that a community of Swifties even brought a father closer to his stepdaughter when he turned to Reddit to become Swift-ified as a way to bond. Meanwhile, Beyonce’s Renaissance international tour took the world by storm, and on the movie front, Greta Gerwig’s directorial brilliance shone in “Barbie the Movie,” with redditors sharing their outfits for a big summer outing.
Also, in the music world, kpop pole-vaulted its way to the most-viewed music category of 2023, surpassing the juggernaut of music.
On the TV side of things, whether we admit it or not, drama is a key ingredient we all crave in reality television, and 2023 served it up in spades. ‘’Scandoval” catapulted vanderpumprules to the #2 most-viewed community for 2023, but it was rupaulsdragrace that took the top spot for the most-viewed community in the television category, I mean, if you can’t love yourself and rupaulsdragrace, how in the hell are you going to love somebody else?! In the same genre, BravoRealHousewives #4, and LoveislandTV #6 followed closely behind**. On average, we see 2.8 times more comments in Television and entertainment communities vs all other categories on Reddit, and these Reality TV hubs were positively popping.
Most-viewed television show related communities***:
- rupaulsdragrace
- vanderpumprules
- SuccessionTV
- BravoRealHousewives
- dundermifflin
- LoveislandTV
- thebachelor
- bleach
- TeenMomOGandTeenMom2
- survivor
Fashion & Lifestyle
In 2023, redditors shifted their focus towards the world of cosmetics, celebrating the mastery of new techniques and the exchange of invaluable advice. makeupaddiction jumped four places to be the #3 most-viewed community in the beauty subcategory, with a 42% increase in views YoY. This community is a repository for beauty hacks and reviews and a nurturing space for advice and communal support. A poignant example can be found in a devoted husband who helped his blind wife prepare for a Barbie screening. Meanwhile, love is in the air, and weddings are back! After a few years of stop-start planning, we saw big increases in views for engagementrings, up 51% YoY, and weddingdress, up 84% YoY.
By the numbers:
- The Fashion & Lifestyle category is up 26% YoY for views.
- 30PlusSkinCare saw a 69% increase in views YoY, jumping five places to be the #5 most-viewed community in the Beauty subcategory.
- Sephora had a 66% increase in views YoY to become the #6 most-viewed community in the Beauty subcategory.
- OUTFITS jumped an astonishing 42 places with an increase of 86% in views YoY to be the #4 most-viewed community in the Fashion & Lifestyle category.
Most-viewed communities in Women's Fashion & Lifestyle Category:
Food & Drink
In 2023, Reddit’s Food and Drink communities continued to be vibrant hubs for culinary enthusiasts. Yes, the delectable dishes of foodporn still have the power to make mouths water, but it seems the tastes have turned. Forget the immaculate, picture-perfect meals; stupidfood reigns supreme in 2023 as the trend du jour and our #1 most-viewed community in the category with a 58% increase in views YoY. Showcasing not the perfect, but the pretty ridiculous; anyone fancy some blueberry beef patties? How about a spaghetti sandwich or a pound of cheese on a burger?
And how about what the food is served on? WeWantPlates is a movement against the gastronomic theatrics of serving food on wood or roof tiles, lamb chops on baroque mirrors, sushi on trilby hats, sliders in a bucket, or fish & chips in the frying pan basket. A community about championing the return to good old-fashioned plates.
Unimpressed? Well, the servers may have been unimpressed with your reaction. talesfromyourserver is home to where your servers are talking about you behind your back. Was this you?
By the numbers:
- Food & Drink, as a category, is up 26% for views and 55% for engagement YoY.
- TipOfMyFork, a community that helps other redditors find the name of that ingredient of their favourite dish or snack, saw a 92% increase YoY, from #107 most viewed to #12 most-viewed for 2023.
- chipotle is up 45% to #15 most-viewed in the Food & Drink category. With tacobell chasing behind, up 48% YoY in views into #21 most-viewed.
- castiron, a community devoted to cast iron kitchenware, is up 43% YoY with one of the category’s most popular posts from this redditor, who coatedtheir pan 80 times.
- In the world of drinks, whiskey is up 25% YoY for views, with wine on the rise, up 30% for the year.
Gaming continues to be a juggernaut category on Reddit across the world. The launch of several blockbuster titles rocketed Starfield into Reddit's top 50 communities, boasting an eye-popping 2,815% YoY growth. Not to be overshadowed, BaldursGate3 secured its top 50 most-viewed spot, growing to a staggering 4,566% YoY ascent and claiming the #15 most-viewed community on the platform. As we round out the year with “Call of Duty Modern Warfare III” launching, the gaming realm isn't hitting pause anytime soon.
By the numbers:
- With 38.6 million subscribers, gaming is the #4 most-subscribed community on Reddit globally, an increase of 7.7M.
- BaldursGate3 became the #1 most-viewed community in the category with a whopping 1.03B views and #15 most-viewed on Reddit.
- leagueoflegends retained their spot as the #2 most-viewed community in the category and #23 on the platform.
- diablo4, shattered records with a jaw-dropping 23,760% YoY growth.
Whether redditors were comparing soccer (football) matches (and the community’s reactions) ten years apart or watching last-minute miracle shots from the NBA, Reddit communities are the digital stadiums for impassioned fans. soccer and nba gained ground as must-visit destinations, with nba jumping two spots to #4 most-viewed on Reddit.
By the numbers:
- The Sports category saw an 8% YoY increase in views, totalling 14.7 billion total views in 2023.
- nba is the #1 most-viewed community in the Sports category.
- soccer holds steady for the #7 most-viewed community on the platform and the #2nd most viewed in the Sports category.
- gunners, the community for Arsenal FC fans, was the most-viewed sports team and #9 most-viewed community in the Sports category overall.
- premierleague is up 49% YoY for screen views.
- rugbyunion had a special year with the Rugby World Cup 2023 France and saw an increase in views by 54% YoY.
- Other communities with increasing numbers included CFB, which saw a 22% YoY increase in views, fantasyfootball saw a 27% YoY increase in views, and cricket, which also had a World Cup year, saw a 17% YoY increase in views.
- United States: Basketball & Football
- Australia: Rugby League and Australian Football
- Canada: Hockey and Basketball
- France: Soccer
- soccer (#11 most-engaged community in the country)
- Germany: Soccer
- soccer (#14 most-engaged community in the country)
- United Kingdom: Soccer
- soccer (#3 most-engaged community in the country)
Top 5 NFL team communities ranked by engagement (most invested fans):
Top 5 Soccer team communities, ranked by engagement (most invested fans):
Top 5 MLB team communities, ranked by engagement (most invested fans):
2024 Predictions
As we close the book on 2023 and embark on 2024, we should all anticipate transformative trends and surprising developments. That said, here are some of our forecasts for an intriguing year ahead:
Reddit’s 2024 predictions in a nutshell:
- Pop culture franchise to be meme-mined: Grand Theft Auto 6
- Surprise cameo at Super Bowl LVIII: Snoo
- Retro fashion trend: The early 000s
- Best Picture at the Oscars: Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour Movie
- Most popular food flavour: Ube
- New music trend: Afrobeat
- Pantone Color of the year: BananaYellow
- Insect of the year (sorry Weevil): The Mantis
- Confirmed UFO sighting?: You bet!
2023.12.06 15:07 reddit_irl UK - Keeping it Dialled: In 2023, redditors sought honest feedback, rallied together, obsessed over all things pop culture, and elevated the everyday to the hilarious.
Welcome to Reddit Recap 2023—a time capsule of the past year's most vibrant exchanges, touching moments, and utterly hilarious faux pas shared and discussed on Reddit. From cheering on a soccer team from 30,000 feet in the air, seeking unfiltered judgement, obsessing over John Oliver, or dissecting the allure of a blockbuster movie—in 2023, Reddit was where the internet's heart truly beat.
What an electrifying year for Reddit UK. Eurovision didn't just come to town - the UK owned the spotlight in eurovision, taking centre stage with a star-studded lineup of over 20 AMAs, including a call-up from Sam Ryder. As if scripted for royal drama, the King's Coronation delivered a double bank holiday weekend and lit up Reddit with Royal commentary and even a late summer cameo from the King himself. Then the Lionesses roared their way through the Women’s Football World Cup “Down Under,” taking us on a euphoria-laden ride to a nail-biting final against Spain. And through all the ups and downs of 2023, one love remained constant: the Reddit UK pastime of Greggs worship immortalised in the birth of GreggsAppreciation.
Most-viewed communities in the UK:
2023 Was the Year of the…
According to the Chinese Zodiac Calendar, 2023 was the Year of the Rabbit. According to redditors, it might have also been the year of the… Weevil. These tiny insect charmers became the internet's darling distraction, complete with their own community to celebrate their tiny-legged contributions to the world. Putting the creepy in crawley, we can’t forget the bed bugs that have taken Europe by storm, flipping the narrative from cute to cautionary. For anyone who’s stumbled across a six-legged critter and pondered its pedigree, whatsthisbug is the community for demystifying any insect encounter. But are Shrimps bugs? This community seems to think so.
We Saw Movement Within Our Most-Viewed Communities Leaderboard
amitheasshole (AITA) continued to entertain, maintaining the crown as the #1 most-viewed community for the third year in a row. Here, redditors share real-life situations and get a crowd-sourced take on whether they were in the right (NTA), in the wrong (YTA), or if everyone messed up (ESH). Like whether this redditor was in the wrong to walk out of a restaurant and not pay for the in-law's dinner or whether it was right to kick their bridesmaid out of the wedding party for turning up in the wrong dress. This is the community for refreshingly honest feedback, and entertaining takes on real-life situations.
This year mildlyinfuriating lept to the #3 most-viewed Reddit community, skyrocketing from the #21 spot in 2022. Minor grievances turned comedic? You bet! Whether you grimaced at Dad's unconventional pizza-cutting, saw the audacity of a credit card hacker asking why their flight was cancelled, or chuckled at blueberries that turned out to be mould, this was your go-to locale and one of the year's biggest gainers.
Reddit continued to be the nexus for all things entertainment
movies transcended to a whole new level when Keanu Reeves graced the community with his Ask Me Anything (AMA), fulfilling the year's quota of collective awe while surpassing Barack Obama’s AMA as the top of all time. Keanu’s reaction to this news was pretty cool, too. Across Reddit’s entertainment communities, we saw bubbling post-viewing discussion threads awash with theories, appreciation, and sheer delight across blockbuster scripted series like “Succession” ( SuccessionTV ), “The Last of Us” ( ThelastofusHBOseries ) and “Ted Lasso” ( TedLasso ). But it was Reality TV that came out on top; it's official, folks, the biggest show on Reddit for 2023 was “RuPaul's Drag Race” ( rupaulsdragrace ). rupaulsdragrace, shantay, you stay!
Redditors demonstrated an unquenchable thirst for learning this year
The rise of todayilearned (TIL) up 16 places to #25 most-viewed and NoStupidQuestions up 28 places to #18 exemplifies redditors curiosity. On todayilearned, people share intriguing facts and discoveries, from obscure gems like Shaq's budget-friendly sneaker collaboration with Walmart to scientific marvels and historical finds. NoStupidQuestions offers a judgement-free space where real answers can be sought. But not to be outdone, Damnthatsinteresting surged in the rankings 26 places to #13 most-viewed, feeding daily doses of awe—from perfectly preserved millennia-old artefacts to the wondrous behaviours of oceanic life.
Global events
worldnews continues to be a place for balanced discourse. Engagement around the latest Hamas/Israel conflict and breaking news from the Ukraine war highlights the community's importance as a place for thought-provoking and serious discussion.
Keep your eyes peeled for the robots
If 2023 had a digital buzzword on Reddit, it would undoubtedly be “Artificial Intelligence” (AI). A zeitgeist shift toward AI unfolded across the platform as Pope Francis, rocking a white jacket, landed on Reddit. ArtificialInteligence (up 579% YoY for views) and MachineLearning (up 24% YoY for views) were bubbling forums dissecting neural networks, questioning ethical AI, and pondering the future of machine-human coexistence while midjourney (up 1,887% YoY for views) continued to amaze with spectacular creations that left the community wondering ‘’real or AI’’?
Hahaha, jajaja
The humour quotient of Reddit remained unparalleled. facepalm catapulted into the limelight to the #5 most-viewed community (up 23 places), capturing those moments that left us, well, facepalming. On the flip side, whitepeopletwitter and funny provided comedic relief in spades, from uproarious memes to celebrity quips.
And let's not omit the year's surprise icon—John Oliver, Reddit's newest heartthrob in pics, possibly dethroning Keanu Reeves as Reddit’s sexiest man alive and is surely the only man who can make an API update sexy.
Guess Who's Back, Back Again: It's place
The pixelated canvas that first captured imaginations worldwide in 2017 returned for its third iteration, reclaiming its throne as the ultimate collective Reddit experience. In 2023, place was not just a Reddit phenomenon but a global affair. Redditors from 201 countries and territories joined the digital tapestry during its five-day showcase. This year, Germany contributed more pixels than even the United States. We saw redditors from Turkey and Vietnam join the fun, taking the #4 and #5 spot for most placed pixels on the global leaderboard, cementing place as a genuinely international spectacle.
Now Let’s Tune into Reddit by the Numbers in 2023
First, let's examine the fastest-growing communities, which gives us a glimpse at what piqued people's interest. The influence of AmItheAsshole broadened with the emergence of an alternative community AITAH that climbed by 19,438% YoY for views. Unlike AITA, this community is a sanctuary for freely airing interpersonal grievances.
Meanwhile, popculturechat experienced a surge of 1,880% YoY growth in views and emerged as a central hub for the dissection of the latest news and trends in pop culture. Similarly, the candid and vibrant Fauxmoi saw a rapid rise, becoming the go-to community for redditors eager to divulge and spill the tea - up 162% YoY for views.
From the adrenaline-fueled sports fans and ever-evolving worlds of fashion and entertainment to the vibrant discussions around food and the intellectually stimulating debates around artificial intelligence, there’s a home for everyone’s passions on Reddit. Let’s take a deep dive into certain corners of the internet…
AI
In 2023, Reddit wasn’t just buzzing; it was humming with AI chatter. From deep-dive debates to off-the-wall collabs like Snoop Dogg in Seinfeld, Reddit emerged as the platform for exploring and discussing all things artificial intelligence. There has been a 650% increase in mentions of generative AI tools on Reddit in the year. While communities like Futurology and RetroFuturism help redditors envision what lies ahead, several communities proved to be hotbeds for content sharing, whether that be humorous or simply spectacular. Redditors are 36% more likely than the average internet user to express interest in future technologies, and a whopping 59% of redditors cite AI as the technological advancement they are most excited about - 20% higher than the internet average*.
While photography, artwork, and memes may capture the spotlight when it comes to AI, it’s also within business, career planning, personal finance, and life advice where the fastest-growing conversations are taking place on Reddit.
By the numbers:
In case you’ve been living under a rock, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift captivated the charts (IRL) and hearts (online) of redditors. So much so that a community of Swifties even brought a father closer to his stepdaughter when he turned to Reddit to become Swift-ified as a way to bond. Meanwhile, Beyonce’s Renaissance international tour took the world by storm, and on the movie front, Greta Gerwig’s directorial brilliance shone in “Barbie the Movie,” with redditors sharing their outfits for a big summer outing.
Also, in the music world, kpop pole-vaulted its way to the most-viewed music category of 2023, surpassing the juggernaut of music.
On the TV side of things, whether we admit it or not, drama is a key ingredient we all crave in reality television, and 2023 served it up in spades. ‘’Scandoval” catapulted vanderpumprules to the #2 most-viewed community for 2023, but it was rupaulsdragrace that took the top spot for the most-viewed community in the television category, I mean, if you can’t love yourself and rupaulsdragrace, how in the hell are you going to love somebody else?! In the same genre, BravoRealHousewives #4, and LoveislandTV #6 followed closely behind**. On average, we see 2.8 times more comments in Television and entertainment communities vs all other categories on Reddit, and these Reality TV hubs were positively popping.
Most-viewed television show related communities***:
Fashion & Lifestyle
In 2023, redditors shifted their focus towards the world of cosmetics, celebrating the mastery of new techniques and the exchange of invaluable advice. makeupaddiction jumped four places to be the #3 most-viewed community in the beauty subcategory, with a 42% increase in views YoY. This community is a repository for beauty hacks and reviews and a nurturing space for advice and communal support. A poignant example can be found in a devoted husband who helped his blind wife prepare for a Barbie screening. Meanwhile, love is in the air, and weddings are back! After a few years of stop-start planning, we saw big increases in views for engagementrings, up 51% YoY, and weddingdress, up 84% YoY.
By the numbers:
Most-viewed communities in Women's Fashion & Lifestyle Category:
Food & Drink
In 2023, Reddit’s Food and Drink communities continued to be vibrant hubs for culinary enthusiasts. Yes, the delectable dishes of foodporn still have the power to make mouths water, but it seems the tastes have turned. Forget the immaculate, picture-perfect meals; stupidfood reigns supreme in 2023 as the trend du jour and our #1 most-viewed community in the category with a 58% increase in views YoY. Showcasing not the perfect, but the pretty ridiculous; anyone fancy some blueberry beef patties? How about a spaghetti sandwich or a pound of cheese on a burger?
And how about what the food is served on? WeWantPlates is a movement against the gastronomic theatrics of serving food on wood or roof tiles, lamb chops on baroque mirrors, sushi on trilby hats, sliders in a bucket, or fish & chips in the frying pan basket. A community about championing the return to good old-fashioned plates.
Unimpressed? Well, the servers may have been unimpressed with your reaction. talesfromyourserver is home to where your servers are talking about you behind your back. Was this you?
By the numbers:
Gaming continues to be a juggernaut category on Reddit across the world. The launch of several blockbuster titles rocketed Starfield into Reddit's top 50 communities, boasting an eye-popping 2,815% YoY growth. Not to be overshadowed, BaldursGate3 secured its top 50 most-viewed spot, growing to a staggering 4,566% YoY ascent and claiming the #15 most-viewed community on the platform. As we round out the year with “Call of Duty Modern Warfare III” launching, the gaming realm isn't hitting pause anytime soon.
By the numbers:
Whether redditors were comparing soccer (football) matches (and the community’s reactions) ten years apart or watching last-minute miracle shots from the NBA, Reddit communities are the digital stadiums for impassioned fans. soccer and nba gained ground as must-visit destinations, with nba jumping two spots to #4 most-viewed on Reddit.
By the numbers:
Top 5 NFL team communities ranked by engagement (most invested fans):
Top 5 Soccer team communities, ranked by engagement (most invested fans):
Top 5 MLB team communities, ranked by engagement (most invested fans):
2024 Predictions
As we close the book on 2023 and embark on 2024, we should all anticipate transformative trends and surprising developments. That said, here are some of our forecasts for an intriguing year ahead:
Reddit’s 2024 predictions in a nutshell:
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What an electrifying year for Reddit UK. Eurovision didn't just come to town - the UK owned the spotlight in eurovision, taking centre stage with a star-studded lineup of over 20 AMAs, including a call-up from Sam Ryder. As if scripted for royal drama, the King's Coronation delivered a double bank holiday weekend and lit up Reddit with Royal commentary and even a late summer cameo from the King himself. Then the Lionesses roared their way through the Women’s Football World Cup “Down Under,” taking us on a euphoria-laden ride to a nail-biting final against Spain. And through all the ups and downs of 2023, one love remained constant: the Reddit UK pastime of Greggs worship immortalised in the birth of GreggsAppreciation.
Most-viewed communities in the UK:
- amitheasshole
- soccer
- casualuk
- askreddit
- askuk
- unitedkingdom
- LegalAdviceUK
- bestofredditorupdates
- UKPersonalFinance
- worldnews
- amitheasshole
- askreddit
- soccer
- casualuk
- askuk
- unitedkingdom
- facepalm
- worldnews
- ukpolitics
- damnthatsinteresting
- casualuk
- askuk
- unitedkingdom
- LegalAdviceUK
- UKPersonalFinance
- london
- ukpolitics
- JuniorDoctorsUK
- cartalkuk
- ukdrill
- CasualUK: Order is being restored to the universe. (37,080 upvotes)
- mildlyinteresting: Two, random, yet almost identical, boomers (33,220 upvotes)
- CasualUK: Note to self; Next time you buy some fertiliser pellets for the garden, don’t buy hydrogen peroxide (for my fish tank) in the same week. We all had a giggle in the end. (18,140 upvotes)
- SpottedonRightmove: Victorian house includes image of very first owners (15,020 upvotes)
- unitedkingdom: I need serious help fellow countrymen, my friend from America sent me this and told me that he finally tried fish & chips 💀(12,600 upvotes)
- Scotland: Spotted in Stirling (11,320 upvotes)
- glasgow: The way Snoop Dogg was greeted at Glasgow Airport (10,340 upvotes)
- GreatBritishMemes: Asked AI to create the happiest British man ever. It did not disappoint (22,540 upvotes)
- england: Can we end this debate now? (13,120 upvotes)
- london: To the bloke who saw me on a tinder date in the Hoop & Toy pub in South Ken on 28th of Feb 2018… (7,540 upvotes)
- eurovision: Hey Reddit! Sam Ryder here checking in. Come and join me at 7pm GMT on Friday 12th at Eurovision for my first ever AMA! Love ya! X (4,480 upvotes)
- taskmaster: Hello, I’m little Alex Horne and I am the Taskmaster’s assistant. Please feel free to AMA. (3,220 upvotes)
- rugbyunion: I’m Owen Farrell. AMA! (2,160 upvotes)
2023 Was the Year of the…
According to the Chinese Zodiac Calendar, 2023 was the Year of the Rabbit. According to redditors, it might have also been the year of the… Weevil. These tiny insect charmers became the internet's darling distraction, complete with their own community to celebrate their tiny-legged contributions to the world. Putting the creepy in crawley, we can’t forget the bed bugs that have taken Europe by storm, flipping the narrative from cute to cautionary. For anyone who’s stumbled across a six-legged critter and pondered its pedigree, whatsthisbug is the community for demystifying any insect encounter. But are Shrimps bugs? This community seems to think so.
We Saw Movement Within Our Most-Viewed Communities Leaderboard
amitheasshole (AITA) continued to entertain, maintaining the crown as the #1 most-viewed community for the third year in a row. Here, redditors share real-life situations and get a crowd-sourced take on whether they were in the right (NTA), in the wrong (YTA), or if everyone messed up (ESH). Like whether this redditor was in the wrong to walk out of a restaurant and not pay for the in-law's dinner or whether it was right to kick their bridesmaid out of the wedding party for turning up in the wrong dress. This is the community for refreshingly honest feedback, and entertaining takes on real-life situations.
This year mildlyinfuriating lept to the #3 most-viewed Reddit community, skyrocketing from the #21 spot in 2022. Minor grievances turned comedic? You bet! Whether you grimaced at Dad's unconventional pizza-cutting, saw the audacity of a credit card hacker asking why their flight was cancelled, or chuckled at blueberries that turned out to be mould, this was your go-to locale and one of the year's biggest gainers.
Reddit continued to be the nexus for all things entertainment
movies transcended to a whole new level when Keanu Reeves graced the community with his Ask Me Anything (AMA), fulfilling the year's quota of collective awe while surpassing Barack Obama’s AMA as the top of all time. Keanu’s reaction to this news was pretty cool, too. Across Reddit’s entertainment communities, we saw bubbling post-viewing discussion threads awash with theories, appreciation, and sheer delight across blockbuster scripted series like “Succession” ( SuccessionTV ), “The Last of Us” ( ThelastofusHBOseries ) and “Ted Lasso” ( TedLasso ). But it was Reality TV that came out on top; it's official, folks, the biggest show on Reddit for 2023 was “RuPaul's Drag Race” ( rupaulsdragrace ). rupaulsdragrace, shantay, you stay!
Redditors demonstrated an unquenchable thirst for learning this year
The rise of todayilearned (TIL) up 16 places to #25 most-viewed and NoStupidQuestions up 28 places to #18 exemplifies redditors curiosity. On todayilearned, people share intriguing facts and discoveries, from obscure gems like Shaq's budget-friendly sneaker collaboration with Walmart to scientific marvels and historical finds. NoStupidQuestions offers a judgement-free space where real answers can be sought. But not to be outdone, Damnthatsinteresting surged in the rankings 26 places to #13 most-viewed, feeding daily doses of awe—from perfectly preserved millennia-old artefacts to the wondrous behaviours of oceanic life.
Global events
worldnews continues to be a place for balanced discourse. Engagement around the latest Hamas/Israel conflict and breaking news from the Ukraine war highlights the community's importance as a place for thought-provoking and serious discussion.
Keep your eyes peeled for the robots
If 2023 had a digital buzzword on Reddit, it would undoubtedly be “Artificial Intelligence” (AI). A zeitgeist shift toward AI unfolded across the platform as Pope Francis, rocking a white jacket, landed on Reddit. ArtificialInteligence (up 579% YoY for views) and MachineLearning (up 24% YoY for views) were bubbling forums dissecting neural networks, questioning ethical AI, and pondering the future of machine-human coexistence while midjourney (up 1,887% YoY for views) continued to amaze with spectacular creations that left the community wondering ‘’real or AI’’?
Hahaha, jajaja
The humour quotient of Reddit remained unparalleled. facepalm catapulted into the limelight to the #5 most-viewed community (up 23 places), capturing those moments that left us, well, facepalming. On the flip side, whitepeopletwitter and funny provided comedic relief in spades, from uproarious memes to celebrity quips.
And let's not omit the year's surprise icon—John Oliver, Reddit's newest heartthrob in pics, possibly dethroning Keanu Reeves as Reddit’s sexiest man alive and is surely the only man who can make an API update sexy.
Guess Who's Back, Back Again: It's place
The pixelated canvas that first captured imaginations worldwide in 2017 returned for its third iteration, reclaiming its throne as the ultimate collective Reddit experience. In 2023, place was not just a Reddit phenomenon but a global affair. Redditors from 201 countries and territories joined the digital tapestry during its five-day showcase. This year, Germany contributed more pixels than even the United States. We saw redditors from Turkey and Vietnam join the fun, taking the #4 and #5 spot for most placed pixels on the global leaderboard, cementing place as a genuinely international spectacle.
Now Let’s Tune into Reddit by the Numbers in 2023
- Reddit is home to more than 100,000 active communities worldwide.
- As of October 2023, Reddit has 70 million+ Daily Active Uniques, a 20% increase YoY.
- MadeMeSmile: This woman was so nervous about flying, so the flight attendant explained every sound and bump (230,531 upvotes)
- MadeMeSmile: Japan, just Japan. (220,082 upvotes)
- funny: Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston are shocked by the size of an Australian reporter (213,783 upvotes)
- pics: Hi Reddit today is grans 100th birthday and she wanted to show off her hairdo for such a special day (213,133 upvotes)
- AnarchyChess: If this post gets 131,072 upvotes, I'll post again with twice as many grains of rice (198,736 upvotes)
- movies: Hi, I’m Keanu Reeves, AMA (322,293 upvotes)
- Breath_of_the_Wild: Drawing badly until TOTK - Day 914 (The Final Day! Also, AMA)/ (63,805 upvotes)
- movies: We’re Nicolas Cage and Nicholas Hoult, costars of the upcoming film RENFIELD. (57,177 upvotes)
- iama: I’m Bill Gates, and I’m back for my 11th AMA. Ask Me Anything./ (40,325 upvotes)
- ontario: I'm the Kevin from this sign...AMA! (32,273 upvotes)
First, let's examine the fastest-growing communities, which gives us a glimpse at what piqued people's interest. The influence of AmItheAsshole broadened with the emergence of an alternative community AITAH that climbed by 19,438% YoY for views. Unlike AITA, this community is a sanctuary for freely airing interpersonal grievances.
Meanwhile, popculturechat experienced a surge of 1,880% YoY growth in views and emerged as a central hub for the dissection of the latest news and trends in pop culture. Similarly, the candid and vibrant Fauxmoi saw a rapid rise, becoming the go-to community for redditors eager to divulge and spill the tea - up 162% YoY for views.
From the adrenaline-fueled sports fans and ever-evolving worlds of fashion and entertainment to the vibrant discussions around food and the intellectually stimulating debates around artificial intelligence, there’s a home for everyone’s passions on Reddit. Let’s take a deep dive into certain corners of the internet…
AI
In 2023, Reddit wasn’t just buzzing; it was humming with AI chatter. From deep-dive debates to off-the-wall collabs like Snoop Dogg in Seinfeld, Reddit emerged as the platform for exploring and discussing all things artificial intelligence. There has been a 650% increase in mentions of generative AI tools on Reddit in the year. While communities like Futurology and RetroFuturism help redditors envision what lies ahead, several communities proved to be hotbeds for content sharing, whether that be humorous or simply spectacular. Redditors are 36% more likely than the average internet user to express interest in future technologies, and a whopping 59% of redditors cite AI as the technological advancement they are most excited about - 20% higher than the internet average*.
While photography, artwork, and memes may capture the spotlight when it comes to AI, it’s also within business, career planning, personal finance, and life advice where the fastest-growing conversations are taking place on Reddit.
By the numbers:
- ChatGPT, a community founded in December 2022, saw 331M views to date, taking the crown as the most-viewed AI-related community with over 3.5M subscribers.
- StableDiffusion grew 522% YoY for views.
- midjourney grew 1,887% YoY for views.
- ArtificialInteligence saw a 587% growth in views YoY.
In case you’ve been living under a rock, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift captivated the charts (IRL) and hearts (online) of redditors. So much so that a community of Swifties even brought a father closer to his stepdaughter when he turned to Reddit to become Swift-ified as a way to bond. Meanwhile, Beyonce’s Renaissance international tour took the world by storm, and on the movie front, Greta Gerwig’s directorial brilliance shone in “Barbie the Movie,” with redditors sharing their outfits for a big summer outing.
Also, in the music world, kpop pole-vaulted its way to the most-viewed music category of 2023, surpassing the juggernaut of music.
On the TV side of things, whether we admit it or not, drama is a key ingredient we all crave in reality television, and 2023 served it up in spades. ‘’Scandoval” catapulted vanderpumprules to the #2 most-viewed community for 2023, but it was rupaulsdragrace that took the top spot for the most-viewed community in the television category, I mean, if you can’t love yourself and rupaulsdragrace, how in the hell are you going to love somebody else?! In the same genre, BravoRealHousewives #4, and LoveislandTV #6 followed closely behind**. On average, we see 2.8 times more comments in Television and entertainment communities vs all other categories on Reddit, and these Reality TV hubs were positively popping.
Most-viewed television show related communities***:
- rupaulsdragrace
- vanderpumprules
- SuccessionTV
- BravoRealHousewives
- dundermifflin
- LoveislandTV
- thebachelor
- bleach
- TeenMomOGandTeenMom2
- survivor
Fashion & Lifestyle
In 2023, redditors shifted their focus towards the world of cosmetics, celebrating the mastery of new techniques and the exchange of invaluable advice. makeupaddiction jumped four places to be the #3 most-viewed community in the beauty subcategory, with a 42% increase in views YoY. This community is a repository for beauty hacks and reviews and a nurturing space for advice and communal support. A poignant example can be found in a devoted husband who helped his blind wife prepare for a Barbie screening. Meanwhile, love is in the air, and weddings are back! After a few years of stop-start planning, we saw big increases in views for engagementrings, up 51% YoY, and weddingdress, up 84% YoY.
By the numbers:
- The Fashion & Lifestyle category is up 26% YoY for views.
- 30PlusSkinCare saw a 69% increase in views YoY, jumping five places to be the #5 most-viewed community in the Beauty subcategory.
- Sephora had a 66% increase in views YoY to become the #6 most-viewed community in the Beauty subcategory.
- OUTFITS jumped an astonishing 42 places with an increase of 86% in views YoY to be the #4 most-viewed community in the Fashion & Lifestyle category.
Most-viewed communities in Women's Fashion & Lifestyle Category:
Food & Drink
In 2023, Reddit’s Food and Drink communities continued to be vibrant hubs for culinary enthusiasts. Yes, the delectable dishes of foodporn still have the power to make mouths water, but it seems the tastes have turned. Forget the immaculate, picture-perfect meals; stupidfood reigns supreme in 2023 as the trend du jour and our #1 most-viewed community in the category with a 58% increase in views YoY. Showcasing not the perfect, but the pretty ridiculous; anyone fancy some blueberry beef patties? How about a spaghetti sandwich or a pound of cheese on a burger?
And how about what the food is served on? WeWantPlates is a movement against the gastronomic theatrics of serving food on wood or roof tiles, lamb chops on baroque mirrors, sushi on trilby hats, sliders in a bucket, or fish & chips in the frying pan basket. A community about championing the return to good old-fashioned plates.
Unimpressed? Well, the servers may have been unimpressed with your reaction. talesfromyourserver is home to where your servers are talking about you behind your back. Was this you?
By the numbers:
- Food & Drink, as a category, is up 26% for views and 55% for engagement YoY.
- TipOfMyFork, a community that helps other redditors find the name of that ingredient of their favourite dish or snack, saw a 92% increase YoY, from #107 most viewed to #12 most-viewed for 2023.
- chipotle is up 45% to #15 most-viewed in the Food & Drink category. With tacobell chasing behind, up 48% YoY in views into #21 most-viewed.
- castiron, a community devoted to cast iron kitchenware, is up 43% YoY with one of the category’s most popular posts from this redditor, who coatedtheir pan 80 times.
- In the world of drinks, whiskey is up 25% YoY for views, with wine on the rise, up 30% for the year.
Gaming continues to be a juggernaut category on Reddit across the world. The launch of several blockbuster titles rocketed Starfield into Reddit's top 50 communities, boasting an eye-popping 2,815% YoY growth. Not to be overshadowed, BaldursGate3 secured its top 50 most-viewed spot, growing to a staggering 4,566% YoY ascent and claiming the #15 most-viewed community on the platform. As we round out the year with “Call of Duty Modern Warfare III” launching, the gaming realm isn't hitting pause anytime soon.
By the numbers:
- With 38.6 million subscribers, gaming is the #4 most-subscribed community on Reddit globally, an increase of 7.7M.
- BaldursGate3 became the #1 most-viewed community in the category with a whopping 1.03B views and #15 most-viewed on Reddit.
- leagueoflegends retained their spot as the #2 most-viewed community in the category and #23 on the platform.
- diablo4, shattered records with a jaw-dropping 23,760% YoY growth.
Whether redditors were comparing soccer (football) matches (and the community’s reactions) ten years apart or watching last-minute miracle shots from the NBA, Reddit communities are the digital stadiums for impassioned fans. soccer and nba gained ground as must-visit destinations, with nba jumping two spots to #4 most-viewed on Reddit.
By the numbers:
- The Sports category saw an 8% YoY increase in views, totalling 14.7 billion total views in 2023.
- nba is the #1 most-viewed community in the Sports category.
- soccer holds steady for the #7 most-viewed community on the platform and the #2nd most viewed in the Sports category.
- gunners, the community for Arsenal FC fans, was the most-viewed sports team and #9 most-viewed community in the Sports category overall.
- premierleague is up 49% YoY for screen views.
- rugbyunion had a special year with the Rugby World Cup 2023 France and saw an increase in views by 54% YoY.
- Other communities with increasing numbers included CFB, which saw a 22% YoY increase in views, fantasyfootball saw a 27% YoY increase in views, and cricket, which also had a World Cup year, saw a 17% YoY increase in views.
- United States: Basketball & Football
- Australia: Rugby League and Australian Football
- Canada: Hockey and Basketball
- France: Soccer
- soccer (#11 most-engaged community in the country)
- Germany: Soccer
- soccer (#14 most-engaged community in the country)
- United Kingdom: Soccer
- soccer (#3 most-engaged community in the country)
Top 5 NFL team communities ranked by engagement (most invested fans):
Top 5 Soccer team communities, ranked by engagement (most invested fans):
Top 5 MLB team communities, ranked by engagement (most invested fans):
2024 Predictions
As we close the book on 2023 and embark on 2024, we should all anticipate transformative trends and surprising developments. That said, here are some of our forecasts for an intriguing year ahead:
Reddit’s 2024 predictions in a nutshell:
- Pop culture franchise to be meme-mined: Grand Theft Auto 6
- Surprise cameo at Super Bowl LVIII: Snoo
- Retro fashion trend: The early 000s
- Best Picture at the Oscars: Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour Movie
- Most popular food flavour: Ube
- New music trend: Afrobeat
- Pantone Color of the year: BananaYellow
- Insect of the year (sorry Weevil): The Mantis
- Confirmed UFO sighting?: You bet!
2023.12.06 15:06 reddit_irl AUSTRALIA - Keeping it Dialled: In 2023, redditors sought honest feedback, rallied together, obsessed over all things pop culture, and elevated the everyday to the hilarious.
Welcome to Reddit Recap 2023—a time capsule of the past year's most vibrant exchanges, touching moments, and utterly hilarious faux pas shared and discussed on Reddit. From cheering on a soccer team from 30,000 feet in the air, seeking unfiltered judgement, obsessing over John Oliver, or dissecting the allure of a blockbuster movie—in 2023, Reddit was where the internet's heart truly beat.
What a year for Australia! First up, the Matildas dazzled in the inaugural Aussie-hosted Women’s World Cup, keeping global fans riveted - even at 30,000 feet above. Meanwhile, a mysterious object found in Western Australia had the Reddit community playing cosmic detectives. The Sydney Harbour Bridge turned into a kaleidoscope of colour for World Pride. Eurovision fever spread to Australia, with Voyager nabbing a Top 10 spot while stopping by for an AMA. Hello again Myf Warhust! And let's not forget the pop culture twist: the financial status of Bluey’s parents that sparked fervent debate and then the meme magic. Ah, Reddit Australia, you've given us a year to remember!
Most-viewed communities in Australia:
Popular posts in Australia 2023:
2023 Was the Year of the…
According to the Chinese Zodiac Calendar, 2023 was the Year of the Rabbit. According to redditors, it might have also been the year of the… Weevil. These tiny insect charmers became the internet's darling distraction, complete with their own community to celebrate their tiny-legged contributions to the world. Putting the creepy in crawley, we can’t forget the bed bugs that have taken Europe by storm, flipping the narrative from cute to cautionary. For anyone who’s stumbled across a six-legged critter and pondered its pedigree, whatsthisbug is the community for demystifying any insect encounter. But are Shrimps bugs? This community seems to think so.
We Saw Movement Within Our Most-Viewed Communities Leaderboard
amitheasshole (AITA) continued to entertain, maintaining the crown as the #1 most-viewed community for the third year in a row. Here, redditors share real-life situations and get a crowd-sourced take on whether they were in the right (NTA), in the wrong (YTA), or if everyone messed up (ESH). Like whether this redditor was in the wrong to walk out of a restaurant and not pay for the in-law's dinner or whether it was right to kick their bridesmaid out of the wedding party for turning up in the wrong dress. This is the community for refreshingly honest feedback, and entertaining takes on real-life situations.
This year mildlyinfuriating lept to the #3 most-viewed Reddit community, skyrocketing from the #21 spot in 2022. Minor grievances turned comedic? You bet! Whether you grimaced at Dad's unconventional pizza-cutting, saw the audacity of a credit card hacker asking why their flight was cancelled, or chuckled at blueberries that turned out to be mould, this was your go-to locale and one of the year's biggest gainers.
Reddit continued to be the nexus for all things entertainment
movies transcended to a whole new level when Keanu Reeves graced the community with his Ask Me Anything (AMA), fulfilling the year's quota of collective awe while surpassing Barack Obama’s AMA as the top of all time. Keanu’s reaction to this news was pretty cool, too. Across Reddit’s entertainment communities, we saw bubbling post-viewing discussion threads awash with theories, appreciation, and sheer delight across blockbuster scripted series like “Succession” ( SuccessionTV ), “The Last of Us” ( ThelastofusHBOseries ) and “Ted Lasso” ( TedLasso ). But it was Reality TV that came out on top; it's official, folks, the biggest show on Reddit for 2023 was “RuPaul's Drag Race” ( rupaulsdragrace ). rupaulsdragrace, shantay, you stay!
Redditors demonstrated an unquenchable thirst for learning this year
The rise of todayilearned (TIL) up 16 places to #25 most-viewed and NoStupidQuestions up 28 places to #18 exemplifies redditors curiosity. On todayilearned, people share intriguing facts and discoveries, from obscure gems like Shaq's budget-friendly sneaker collaboration with Walmart to scientific marvels and historical finds. NoStupidQuestions offers a judgement-free space where real answers can be sought. But not to be outdone, Damnthatsinteresting surged in the rankings 26 places to #13 most-viewed, feeding daily doses of awe—from perfectly preserved millennia-old artefacts to the wondrous behaviours of oceanic life.
Global events
worldnews continues to be a place for balanced discourse. Engagement around the latest Hamas/Israel conflict and breaking news from the Ukraine war highlights the community's importance as a place for thought-provoking and serious discussion.
Keep your eyes peeled for the robots
If 2023 had a digital buzzword on Reddit, it would undoubtedly be “Artificial Intelligence” (AI). A zeitgeist shift toward AI unfolded across the platform as Pope Francis, rocking a white jacket, landed on Reddit. ArtificialInteligence (up 579% YoY for views) and MachineLearning (up 24% YoY for views) were bubbling forums dissecting neural networks, questioning ethical AI, and pondering the future of machine-human coexistence while midjourney (up 1,887% YoY for views) continued to amaze with spectacular creations that left the community wondering ‘’real or AI’’?
Hahaha, jajaja
The humour quotient of Reddit remained unparalleled. facepalm catapulted into the limelight to the #5 most-viewed community (up 23 places), capturing those moments that left us, well, facepalming. On the flip side, whitepeopletwitter and funny provided comedic relief in spades, from uproarious memes to celebrity quips.
And let's not omit the year's surprise icon—John Oliver, Reddit's newest heartthrob in pics, possibly dethroning Keanu Reeves as Reddit’s sexiest man alive and is surely the only man who can make an API update sexy.
Guess Who's Back, Back Again: It's place
The pixelated canvas that first captured imaginations worldwide in 2017 returned for its third iteration, reclaiming its throne as the ultimate collective Reddit experience. In 2023, place was not just a Reddit phenomenon but a global affair. Redditors from 201 countries and territories joined the digital tapestry during its five-day showcase. This year, Germany contributed more pixels than even the United States. We saw redditors from Turkey and Vietnam join the fun, taking the #4 and #5 spot for most placed pixels on the global leaderboard, cementing place as a genuinely international spectacle.
Now Let’s Tune into Reddit by the Numbers in 2023
First, let's examine the fastest-growing communities, which gives us a glimpse at what piqued people's interest. The influence of AmItheAsshole broadened with the emergence of an alternative community AITAH that climbed by 19,438% YoY for views. Unlike AITA, this community is a sanctuary for freely airing interpersonal grievances.
Meanwhile, popculturechat experienced a surge of 1,880% YoY growth in views and emerged as a central hub for the dissection of the latest news and trends in pop culture. Similarly, the candid and vibrant Fauxmoi saw a rapid rise, becoming the go-to community for redditors eager to divulge and spill the tea - up 162% YoY for views.
From the adrenaline-fueled sports fans and ever-evolving worlds of fashion and entertainment to the vibrant discussions around food and the intellectually stimulating debates around artificial intelligence, there’s a home for everyone’s passions on Reddit. Let’s take a deep dive into certain corners of the internet…
AI
In 2023, Reddit wasn’t just buzzing; it was humming with AI chatter. From deep-dive debates to off-the-wall collabs like Snoop Dogg in Seinfeld, Reddit emerged as the platform for exploring and discussing all things artificial intelligence. There has been a 650% increase in mentions of generative AI tools on Reddit in the year. While communities like Futurology and RetroFuturism help redditors envision what lies ahead, several communities proved to be hotbeds for content sharing, whether that be humorous or simply spectacular. Redditors are 36% more likely than the average internet user to express interest in future technologies, and a whopping 59% of redditors cite AI as the technological advancement they are most excited about - 20% higher than the internet average*.
While photography, artwork, and memes may capture the spotlight when it comes to AI, it’s also within business, career planning, personal finance, and life advice where the fastest-growing conversations are taking place on Reddit.
By the numbers:
In case you’ve been living under a rock, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift captivated the charts (IRL) and hearts (online) of redditors. So much so that a community of Swifties even brought a father closer to his stepdaughter when he turned to Reddit to become Swift-ified as a way to bond. Meanwhile, Beyonce’s Renaissance international tour took the world by storm, and on the movie front, Greta Gerwig’s directorial brilliance shone in “Barbie the Movie,” with redditors sharing their outfits for a big summer outing.
Also, in the music world, kpop pole-vaulted its way to the most-viewed music category of 2023, surpassing the juggernaut of music.
On the TV side of things, whether we admit it or not, drama is a key ingredient we all crave in reality television, and 2023 served it up in spades. ‘’Scandoval” catapulted vanderpumprules to the #2 most-viewed community for 2023, but it was rupaulsdragrace that took the top spot for the most-viewed community in the television category, I mean, if you can’t love yourself and rupaulsdragrace, how in the hell are you going to love somebody else?! In the same genre, BravoRealHousewives #4, and LoveislandTV #6 followed closely behind**. On average, we see 2.8 times more comments in Television and entertainment communities vs all other categories on Reddit, and these Reality TV hubs were positively popping.
Most-viewed television show related communities***:
Fashion & Lifestyle
In 2023, redditors shifted their focus towards the world of cosmetics, celebrating the mastery of new techniques and the exchange of invaluable advice. makeupaddiction jumped four places to be the #3 most-viewed community in the beauty subcategory, with a 42% increase in views YoY. This community is a repository for beauty hacks and reviews and a nurturing space for advice and communal support. A poignant example can be found in a devoted husband who helped his blind wife prepare for a Barbie screening. Meanwhile, love is in the air, and weddings are back! After a few years of stop-start planning, we saw big increases in views for engagementrings, up 51% YoY, and weddingdress, up 84% YoY.
By the numbers:
Most-viewed communities in Women's Fashion & Lifestyle Category:
Food & Drink
In 2023, Reddit’s Food and Drink communities continued to be vibrant hubs for culinary enthusiasts. Yes, the delectable dishes of foodporn still have the power to make mouths water, but it seems the tastes have turned. Forget the immaculate, picture-perfect meals; stupidfood reigns supreme in 2023 as the trend du jour and our #1 most-viewed community in the category with a 58% increase in views YoY. Showcasing not the perfect, but the pretty ridiculous; anyone fancy some blueberry beef patties? How about a spaghetti sandwich or a pound of cheese on a burger?
And how about what the food is served on? WeWantPlates is a movement against the gastronomic theatrics of serving food on wood or roof tiles, lamb chops on baroque mirrors, sushi on trilby hats, sliders in a bucket, or fish & chips in the frying pan basket. A community about championing the return to good old-fashioned plates.
Unimpressed? Well, the servers may have been unimpressed with your reaction. talesfromyourserver is home to where your servers are talking about you behind your back. Was this you?
By the numbers:
Gaming continues to be a juggernaut category on Reddit across the world. The launch of several blockbuster titles rocketed Starfield into Reddit's top 50 communities, boasting an eye-popping 2,815% YoY growth. Not to be overshadowed, BaldursGate3 secured its top 50 most-viewed spot, growing to a staggering 4,566% YoY ascent and claiming the #15 most-viewed community on the platform. As we round out the year with “Call of Duty Modern Warfare III” launching, the gaming realm isn't hitting pause anytime soon.
By the numbers:
Whether redditors were comparing soccer (football) matches (and the community’s reactions) ten years apart or watching last-minute miracle shots from the NBA, Reddit communities are the digital stadiums for impassioned fans. soccer and nba gained ground as must-visit destinations, with nba jumping two spots to #4 most-viewed on Reddit.
By the numbers:
Top 5 NFL team communities ranked by engagement (most invested fans):
Top 5 Soccer team communities, ranked by engagement (most invested fans):
Top 5 MLB team communities, ranked by engagement (most invested fans):
2024 Predictions
As we close the book on 2023 and embark on 2024, we should all anticipate transformative trends and surprising developments. That said, here are some of our forecasts for an intriguing year ahead:
Reddit’s 2024 predictions in a nutshell:
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What a year for Australia! First up, the Matildas dazzled in the inaugural Aussie-hosted Women’s World Cup, keeping global fans riveted - even at 30,000 feet above. Meanwhile, a mysterious object found in Western Australia had the Reddit community playing cosmic detectives. The Sydney Harbour Bridge turned into a kaleidoscope of colour for World Pride. Eurovision fever spread to Australia, with Voyager nabbing a Top 10 spot while stopping by for an AMA. Hello again Myf Warhust! And let's not forget the pop culture twist: the financial status of Bluey’s parents that sparked fervent debate and then the meme magic. Ah, Reddit Australia, you've given us a year to remember!
Most-viewed communities in Australia:
- amitheasshole
- australia
- ausfinance
- askreddit
- melbourne
- nba
- sydney
- afl
- bestofredditorupdates
- mildlyinfuriating
- amitheasshole
- australia
- askreddit
- melbourne
- ausfinance
- facepalm
- afl
- mildlyinfuriating
- damnthatsinteresting
- worldnews
Popular posts in Australia 2023:
- australia: Bloody cockatoo stole my thong (21,100 upvotes)
- AustralianNostalgia: WHO ELSE REMEMBERS BAJO AND HEX. THE GOATS OF GGSP. (20,760 upvotes)
- australia: Australian aisle at a specialty food store in NYC (19,320 upvotes)
- AustralianNostalgia: Who had one of these? (17,300 upvotes)
- AusMemes: Driving in Australia (10,000 upvotes)
- sydney: The March Across The Bridge This Morning (3,240 upvotes)
- melbourne: End of day commute train sing songs (2,440 upvotes)
- melbourne: Asteroid spotted South Melbourne just now, anyone else seen this? (6,000 upvotes)
- straya: New Meme currency (920 upvotes)
- WesternAustralia: How far have we fallen as a nation, we have brought shame on our ancestors (560 upvotes)
- australia: My Grandfather made Big Ted from Playschool AMA (740 upvotes)
- brisbane: As of today I have visited every single station on the suburban Brisbane network AMA (700 upvotes)
- australia: Referendums…It’s been a while! Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) AMA (360 upvotes)
2023 Was the Year of the…
According to the Chinese Zodiac Calendar, 2023 was the Year of the Rabbit. According to redditors, it might have also been the year of the… Weevil. These tiny insect charmers became the internet's darling distraction, complete with their own community to celebrate their tiny-legged contributions to the world. Putting the creepy in crawley, we can’t forget the bed bugs that have taken Europe by storm, flipping the narrative from cute to cautionary. For anyone who’s stumbled across a six-legged critter and pondered its pedigree, whatsthisbug is the community for demystifying any insect encounter. But are Shrimps bugs? This community seems to think so.
We Saw Movement Within Our Most-Viewed Communities Leaderboard
amitheasshole (AITA) continued to entertain, maintaining the crown as the #1 most-viewed community for the third year in a row. Here, redditors share real-life situations and get a crowd-sourced take on whether they were in the right (NTA), in the wrong (YTA), or if everyone messed up (ESH). Like whether this redditor was in the wrong to walk out of a restaurant and not pay for the in-law's dinner or whether it was right to kick their bridesmaid out of the wedding party for turning up in the wrong dress. This is the community for refreshingly honest feedback, and entertaining takes on real-life situations.
This year mildlyinfuriating lept to the #3 most-viewed Reddit community, skyrocketing from the #21 spot in 2022. Minor grievances turned comedic? You bet! Whether you grimaced at Dad's unconventional pizza-cutting, saw the audacity of a credit card hacker asking why their flight was cancelled, or chuckled at blueberries that turned out to be mould, this was your go-to locale and one of the year's biggest gainers.
Reddit continued to be the nexus for all things entertainment
movies transcended to a whole new level when Keanu Reeves graced the community with his Ask Me Anything (AMA), fulfilling the year's quota of collective awe while surpassing Barack Obama’s AMA as the top of all time. Keanu’s reaction to this news was pretty cool, too. Across Reddit’s entertainment communities, we saw bubbling post-viewing discussion threads awash with theories, appreciation, and sheer delight across blockbuster scripted series like “Succession” ( SuccessionTV ), “The Last of Us” ( ThelastofusHBOseries ) and “Ted Lasso” ( TedLasso ). But it was Reality TV that came out on top; it's official, folks, the biggest show on Reddit for 2023 was “RuPaul's Drag Race” ( rupaulsdragrace ). rupaulsdragrace, shantay, you stay!
Redditors demonstrated an unquenchable thirst for learning this year
The rise of todayilearned (TIL) up 16 places to #25 most-viewed and NoStupidQuestions up 28 places to #18 exemplifies redditors curiosity. On todayilearned, people share intriguing facts and discoveries, from obscure gems like Shaq's budget-friendly sneaker collaboration with Walmart to scientific marvels and historical finds. NoStupidQuestions offers a judgement-free space where real answers can be sought. But not to be outdone, Damnthatsinteresting surged in the rankings 26 places to #13 most-viewed, feeding daily doses of awe—from perfectly preserved millennia-old artefacts to the wondrous behaviours of oceanic life.
Global events
worldnews continues to be a place for balanced discourse. Engagement around the latest Hamas/Israel conflict and breaking news from the Ukraine war highlights the community's importance as a place for thought-provoking and serious discussion.
Keep your eyes peeled for the robots
If 2023 had a digital buzzword on Reddit, it would undoubtedly be “Artificial Intelligence” (AI). A zeitgeist shift toward AI unfolded across the platform as Pope Francis, rocking a white jacket, landed on Reddit. ArtificialInteligence (up 579% YoY for views) and MachineLearning (up 24% YoY for views) were bubbling forums dissecting neural networks, questioning ethical AI, and pondering the future of machine-human coexistence while midjourney (up 1,887% YoY for views) continued to amaze with spectacular creations that left the community wondering ‘’real or AI’’?
Hahaha, jajaja
The humour quotient of Reddit remained unparalleled. facepalm catapulted into the limelight to the #5 most-viewed community (up 23 places), capturing those moments that left us, well, facepalming. On the flip side, whitepeopletwitter and funny provided comedic relief in spades, from uproarious memes to celebrity quips.
And let's not omit the year's surprise icon—John Oliver, Reddit's newest heartthrob in pics, possibly dethroning Keanu Reeves as Reddit’s sexiest man alive and is surely the only man who can make an API update sexy.
Guess Who's Back, Back Again: It's place
The pixelated canvas that first captured imaginations worldwide in 2017 returned for its third iteration, reclaiming its throne as the ultimate collective Reddit experience. In 2023, place was not just a Reddit phenomenon but a global affair. Redditors from 201 countries and territories joined the digital tapestry during its five-day showcase. This year, Germany contributed more pixels than even the United States. We saw redditors from Turkey and Vietnam join the fun, taking the #4 and #5 spot for most placed pixels on the global leaderboard, cementing place as a genuinely international spectacle.
Now Let’s Tune into Reddit by the Numbers in 2023
- Reddit is home to more than 100,000 active communities worldwide.
- As of October 2023, Reddit has 70 million+ Daily Active Uniques, a 20% increase YoY.
- MadeMeSmile: This woman was so nervous about flying, so the flight attendant explained every sound and bump (230,531 upvotes)
- MadeMeSmile: Japan, just Japan. (220,082 upvotes)
- funny: Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston are shocked by the size of an Australian reporter (213,783 upvotes)
- pics: Hi Reddit today is grans 100th birthday and she wanted to show off her hairdo for such a special day (213,133 upvotes)
- AnarchyChess: If this post gets 131,072 upvotes, I'll post again with twice as many grains of rice (198,736 upvotes)
- movies: Hi, I’m Keanu Reeves, AMA (322,293 upvotes)
- Breath_of_the_Wild: Drawing badly until TOTK - Day 914 (The Final Day! Also, AMA)/ (63,805 upvotes)
- movies: We’re Nicolas Cage and Nicholas Hoult, costars of the upcoming film RENFIELD. (57,177 upvotes)
- iama: I’m Bill Gates, and I’m back for my 11th AMA. Ask Me Anything./ (40,325 upvotes)
- ontario: I'm the Kevin from this sign...AMA! (32,273 upvotes)
First, let's examine the fastest-growing communities, which gives us a glimpse at what piqued people's interest. The influence of AmItheAsshole broadened with the emergence of an alternative community AITAH that climbed by 19,438% YoY for views. Unlike AITA, this community is a sanctuary for freely airing interpersonal grievances.
Meanwhile, popculturechat experienced a surge of 1,880% YoY growth in views and emerged as a central hub for the dissection of the latest news and trends in pop culture. Similarly, the candid and vibrant Fauxmoi saw a rapid rise, becoming the go-to community for redditors eager to divulge and spill the tea - up 162% YoY for views.
From the adrenaline-fueled sports fans and ever-evolving worlds of fashion and entertainment to the vibrant discussions around food and the intellectually stimulating debates around artificial intelligence, there’s a home for everyone’s passions on Reddit. Let’s take a deep dive into certain corners of the internet…
AI
In 2023, Reddit wasn’t just buzzing; it was humming with AI chatter. From deep-dive debates to off-the-wall collabs like Snoop Dogg in Seinfeld, Reddit emerged as the platform for exploring and discussing all things artificial intelligence. There has been a 650% increase in mentions of generative AI tools on Reddit in the year. While communities like Futurology and RetroFuturism help redditors envision what lies ahead, several communities proved to be hotbeds for content sharing, whether that be humorous or simply spectacular. Redditors are 36% more likely than the average internet user to express interest in future technologies, and a whopping 59% of redditors cite AI as the technological advancement they are most excited about - 20% higher than the internet average*.
While photography, artwork, and memes may capture the spotlight when it comes to AI, it’s also within business, career planning, personal finance, and life advice where the fastest-growing conversations are taking place on Reddit.
By the numbers:
- ChatGPT, a community founded in December 2022, saw 331M views to date, taking the crown as the most-viewed AI-related community with over 3.5M subscribers.
- StableDiffusion grew 522% YoY for views.
- midjourney grew 1,887% YoY for views.
- ArtificialInteligence saw a 587% growth in views YoY.
In case you’ve been living under a rock, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift captivated the charts (IRL) and hearts (online) of redditors. So much so that a community of Swifties even brought a father closer to his stepdaughter when he turned to Reddit to become Swift-ified as a way to bond. Meanwhile, Beyonce’s Renaissance international tour took the world by storm, and on the movie front, Greta Gerwig’s directorial brilliance shone in “Barbie the Movie,” with redditors sharing their outfits for a big summer outing.
Also, in the music world, kpop pole-vaulted its way to the most-viewed music category of 2023, surpassing the juggernaut of music.
On the TV side of things, whether we admit it or not, drama is a key ingredient we all crave in reality television, and 2023 served it up in spades. ‘’Scandoval” catapulted vanderpumprules to the #2 most-viewed community for 2023, but it was rupaulsdragrace that took the top spot for the most-viewed community in the television category, I mean, if you can’t love yourself and rupaulsdragrace, how in the hell are you going to love somebody else?! In the same genre, BravoRealHousewives #4, and LoveislandTV #6 followed closely behind**. On average, we see 2.8 times more comments in Television and entertainment communities vs all other categories on Reddit, and these Reality TV hubs were positively popping.
Most-viewed television show related communities***:
- rupaulsdragrace
- vanderpumprules
- SuccessionTV
- BravoRealHousewives
- dundermifflin
- LoveislandTV
- thebachelor
- bleach
- TeenMomOGandTeenMom2
- survivor
Fashion & Lifestyle
In 2023, redditors shifted their focus towards the world of cosmetics, celebrating the mastery of new techniques and the exchange of invaluable advice. makeupaddiction jumped four places to be the #3 most-viewed community in the beauty subcategory, with a 42% increase in views YoY. This community is a repository for beauty hacks and reviews and a nurturing space for advice and communal support. A poignant example can be found in a devoted husband who helped his blind wife prepare for a Barbie screening. Meanwhile, love is in the air, and weddings are back! After a few years of stop-start planning, we saw big increases in views for engagementrings, up 51% YoY, and weddingdress, up 84% YoY.
By the numbers:
- The Fashion & Lifestyle category is up 26% YoY for views.
- 30PlusSkinCare saw a 69% increase in views YoY, jumping five places to be the #5 most-viewed community in the Beauty subcategory.
- Sephora had a 66% increase in views YoY to become the #6 most-viewed community in the Beauty subcategory.
- OUTFITS jumped an astonishing 42 places with an increase of 86% in views YoY to be the #4 most-viewed community in the Fashion & Lifestyle category.
Most-viewed communities in Women's Fashion & Lifestyle Category:
Food & Drink
In 2023, Reddit’s Food and Drink communities continued to be vibrant hubs for culinary enthusiasts. Yes, the delectable dishes of foodporn still have the power to make mouths water, but it seems the tastes have turned. Forget the immaculate, picture-perfect meals; stupidfood reigns supreme in 2023 as the trend du jour and our #1 most-viewed community in the category with a 58% increase in views YoY. Showcasing not the perfect, but the pretty ridiculous; anyone fancy some blueberry beef patties? How about a spaghetti sandwich or a pound of cheese on a burger?
And how about what the food is served on? WeWantPlates is a movement against the gastronomic theatrics of serving food on wood or roof tiles, lamb chops on baroque mirrors, sushi on trilby hats, sliders in a bucket, or fish & chips in the frying pan basket. A community about championing the return to good old-fashioned plates.
Unimpressed? Well, the servers may have been unimpressed with your reaction. talesfromyourserver is home to where your servers are talking about you behind your back. Was this you?
By the numbers:
- Food & Drink, as a category, is up 26% for views and 55% for engagement YoY.
- TipOfMyFork, a community that helps other redditors find the name of that ingredient of their favourite dish or snack, saw a 92% increase YoY, from #107 most viewed to #12 most-viewed for 2023.
- chipotle is up 45% to #15 most-viewed in the Food & Drink category. With tacobell chasing behind, up 48% YoY in views into #21 most-viewed.
- castiron, a community devoted to cast iron kitchenware, is up 43% YoY with one of the category’s most popular posts from this redditor, who coatedtheir pan 80 times.
- In the world of drinks, whiskey is up 25% YoY for views, with wine on the rise, up 30% for the year.
Gaming continues to be a juggernaut category on Reddit across the world. The launch of several blockbuster titles rocketed Starfield into Reddit's top 50 communities, boasting an eye-popping 2,815% YoY growth. Not to be overshadowed, BaldursGate3 secured its top 50 most-viewed spot, growing to a staggering 4,566% YoY ascent and claiming the #15 most-viewed community on the platform. As we round out the year with “Call of Duty Modern Warfare III” launching, the gaming realm isn't hitting pause anytime soon.
By the numbers:
- With 38.6 million subscribers, gaming is the #4 most-subscribed community on Reddit globally, an increase of 7.7M.
- BaldursGate3 became the #1 most-viewed community in the category with a whopping 1.03B views and #15 most-viewed on Reddit.
- leagueoflegends retained their spot as the #2 most-viewed community in the category and #23 on the platform.
- diablo4, shattered records with a jaw-dropping 23,760% YoY growth.
Whether redditors were comparing soccer (football) matches (and the community’s reactions) ten years apart or watching last-minute miracle shots from the NBA, Reddit communities are the digital stadiums for impassioned fans. soccer and nba gained ground as must-visit destinations, with nba jumping two spots to #4 most-viewed on Reddit.
By the numbers:
- The Sports category saw an 8% YoY increase in views, totalling 14.7 billion total views in 2023.
- nba is the #1 most-viewed community in the Sports category.
- soccer holds steady for the #7 most-viewed community on the platform and the #2nd most viewed in the Sports category.
- gunners, the community for Arsenal FC fans, was the most-viewed sports team and #9 most-viewed community in the Sports category overall.
- premierleague is up 49% YoY for screen views.
- rugbyunion had a special year with the Rugby World Cup 2023 France and saw an increase in views by 54% YoY.
- Other communities with increasing numbers included CFB, which saw a 22% YoY increase in views, fantasyfootball saw a 27% YoY increase in views, and cricket, which also had a World Cup year, saw a 17% YoY increase in views.
- United States: Basketball & Football
- Australia: Rugby League and Australian Football
- Canada: Hockey and Basketball
- France: Soccer
- soccer (#11 most-engaged community in the country)
- Germany: Soccer
- soccer (#14 most-engaged community in the country)
- United Kingdom: Soccer
- soccer (#3 most-engaged community in the country)
Top 5 NFL team communities ranked by engagement (most invested fans):
Top 5 Soccer team communities, ranked by engagement (most invested fans):
Top 5 MLB team communities, ranked by engagement (most invested fans):
2024 Predictions
As we close the book on 2023 and embark on 2024, we should all anticipate transformative trends and surprising developments. That said, here are some of our forecasts for an intriguing year ahead:
Reddit’s 2024 predictions in a nutshell:
- Pop culture franchise to be meme-mined: Grand Theft Auto 6
- Surprise cameo at Super Bowl LVIII: Snoo
- Retro fashion trend: The early 000s
- Best Picture at the Oscars: Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour Movie
- Most popular food flavour: Ube
- New music trend: Afrobeat
- Pantone Color of the year: BananaYellow
- Insect of the year (sorry Weevil): The Mantis
- Confirmed UFO sighting?: You bet!
2023.12.06 15:04 reddit_irl CANADA - Keeping it Dialed: In 2023, redditors sought honest feedback, rallied together, obsessed over all things pop culture, and elevated the everyday to the hilarious.
Welcome to Reddit Recap 2023—a time capsule of the past year's most vibrant exchanges, touching moments, and utterly hilarious faux pas shared and discussed on Reddit. From cheering on a soccer team from 30,000 feet in the air, seeking unfiltered judgment, obsessing over John Oliver, or dissecting the allure of a blockbuster movie—in 2023, Reddit was where the internet's heart truly beat.
2023 was a year of ‘Reddit landmarks’ for Reddit Canada. The long-awaited Canadian flag finally took its rightful position on place. For the first time in ‘Reddit history,’ the Toronto Maple Leafs broke a 19-year drought to reach the second round of playoffs - a moment made even more poignant by this redditor who beat cancer before heading to the game. Space exploration also had its highlight, with astronaut Jeremy Hansen becoming the first Canadian to orbit the moon. Let's not overlook the never-ending parade of majestic wildlife, wilderness, and nature shared by Canadian redditors, even when it is at its most ferocious. For the heart-tugging finale, the South African firefighters lending a hand in the wildfire efforts surely captured our collective upvotes and one of the moments of 2023.
Most-viewed communities in Canada:
Popular posts in Canada 2023:
2023 Was the Year of the…
According to the Chinese Zodiac Calendar, 2023 was the Year of the Rabbit. According to redditors, it might have also been the year of the... Weevil. These tiny insect charmers became the internet's darling distraction, complete with their own community to celebrate their tiny-legged contributions to the world. Putting the creepy in crawly, we can’t forget the bed bugs that have taken Europe by storm, flipping the narrative from cute to cautionary. For anyone who’s stumbled across a six-legged critter and pondered its pedigree, whatsthisbug is the community for demystifying any insect encounter. But are Shrimps bugs? This community seems to think so.
We Saw Movement Within Our Most-Viewed Communities Leaderboard
amitheasshole (AITA) continued to entertain, maintaining the crown as the #1 most-viewed community for the third year in a row. Here, redditors share real-life situations and get a crowd-sourced take on whether they were in the right (NTA), in the wrong (YTA), or if everyone messed up (ESH). Like whether this redditor was in the wrong to walk out of a restaurant and not pay for the in-law's dinner or whether it was right to kick their bridesmaid out of the wedding party for turning up in the wrong dress. This is the community for refreshingly honest feedback, and entertaining takes on real-life situations.
This year mildlyinfuriating lept to the #3 most-viewed Reddit community, skyrocketing from the #21 spot in 2022. Minor grievances turned comedic? You bet! Whether you grimaced at Dad's unconventional pizza-cutting, saw the audacity of a credit card hacker asking why their flight was canceled, or chuckled at blueberries that turned out to be mold, this was your go-to locale and one of the year's biggest gainers.
Reddit continued to be the nexus for all things entertainment
movies transcended to a whole new level when Keanu Reeves graced the community with his Ask Me Anything (AMA), fulfilling the year's quota of collective awe while surpassing Barack Obama’s AMA as the top of all time. Keanu’s reaction to this news was pretty cool, too. Across Reddit’s entertainment communities, we saw bubbling post-viewing discussion threads awash with theories, appreciation, and sheer delight across blockbuster scripted series like “Succession” ( SuccessionTV ), “The Last of Us” ( ThelastofusHBOseries ) and “Ted Lasso” ( TedLasso ). But it was Reality TV that came out on top; it's official, folks, the biggest show on Reddit for 2023 was “RuPaul's Drag Race” ( rupaulsdragrace ). rupaulsdragrace , shantay, you stay!
Redditors demonstrated an unquenchable thirst for learning this year
The rise of todayilearned (TIL) up 16 places to #25 most-viewed and NoStupidQuestions up 28 places to #18 exemplifies redditors curiosity. On todayilearned, people share intriguing facts and discoveries, from obscure gems like Shaq's budget-friendly sneaker collaboration with Walmart to scientific marvels and historical finds. NoStupidQuestions offers a judgment-free space where real answers can be sought. But not to be outdone, Damnthatsinteresting surged in the rankings 26 places to #13 most-viewed, feeding daily doses of awe—from perfectly preserved millennia-old artifacts to the wondrous behaviors of oceanic life.
Global events
worldnews continues to be a place for balanced discourse. Engagement around the latest Hamas/Israel conflict and breaking news from the Ukraine war highlights the community's importance as a place for thought-provoking and serious discussion.
Keep your eyes peeled for the robots
If 2023 had a digital buzzword on Reddit, it would undoubtedly be “Artificial Intelligence” (AI). A zeitgeist shift toward AI unfolded across the platform as Pope Francis, rocking a white jacket, landed on Reddit. ArtificialInteligence (up 579% YoY for views) and MachineLearning (up 24% YoY for views) were bubbling forums dissecting neural networks, questioning ethical AI, and pondering the future of machine-human coexistence while midjourney (up 1,887% YoY for views) continued to amaze with spectacular creations that left the community wondering ‘’real or AI’’?
Hahaha, jajaja
The humor quotient of Reddit remained unparalleled. facepalm catapulted into the limelight to the #5 most-viewed community (up 23 places), capturing those moments that left us, well, facepalming. On the flip side, whitepeopletwitter and funny provided comedic relief in spades, from uproarious memes to celebrity quips.
And let's not omit the year's surprise icon—John Oliver, Reddit's newest heartthrob in pics, possibly dethroning Keanu Reeves as Reddit’s sexiest man alive and is surely the only man who can make an API update sexy.
Guess Who's Back, Back Again: It's place
The pixelated canvas that first captured imaginations worldwide in 2017 returned for its third iteration, reclaiming its throne as the ultimate collective Reddit experience. In 2023, place was not just a Reddit phenomenon but a global affair. Redditors from 201 countries and territories joined the digital tapestry during its five-day showcase. This year, Germany contributed more pixels than even the United States. We saw redditors from Turkey and Vietnam join the fun, taking the #4 and #5 spot for most placed pixels on the global leaderboard, cementing place as a genuinely international spectacle.
Now Let’s Tune into Reddit by the Numbers in 2023
First, let's examine the fastest-growing communities, which gives us a glimpse at what piqued people's interest. The influence of AmItheAsshole broadened with the emergence of an alternative community AITAH that climbed by 19,438% YoY for views. Unlike AITA, this community is a sanctuary for freely airing interpersonal grievances.
Meanwhile, popculturechat experienced a surge of 1,880% YoY growth in views and emerged as a central hub for the dissection of the latest news and trends in pop culture. Similarly, the candid and vibrant Fauxmoi saw a rapid rise, becoming the go-to community for redditors eager to divulge and spill the tea - up 162% YoY for views.
From the adrenaline-fueled sports fans and ever-evolving worlds of fashion and entertainment to the vibrant discussions around food and the intellectually stimulating debates around artificial intelligence, there’s a home for everyone’s passions on Reddit. Let’s take a deep dive into certain corners of the internet…
AI
In 2023, Reddit wasn’t just buzzing; it was humming with AI chatter. From deep-dive debates to off-the-wall collabs like Snoop Dogg in Seinfeld, Reddit emerged as the platform for exploring and discussing all things artificial intelligence. There has been a 650% increase in mentions of generative AI tools on Reddit in the year. While communities like Futurology and RetroFuturism help redditors envision what lies ahead, several communities proved to be hotbeds for content sharing, whether that be humorous or simply spectacular. Redditors are 36% more likely than the average internet user to express interest in future technologies, and a whopping 59% of redditors cite AI as the technological advancement they are most excited about - 20% higher than the internet average*.
While photography, artwork, and memes may capture the spotlight when it comes to AI, it’s also within business, career planning, personal finance, and life advice where the fastest-growing conversations are taking place on Reddit.
By the numbers:
In case you’ve been living under a rock, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift captivated the charts (IRL) and hearts (online) of redditors. So much so that a community of Swifties even brought a father closer to his stepdaughter when he turned to Reddit to become Swift-ified as a way to bond. Meanwhile, Beyonce’s Renaissance international tour took the world by storm, and on the movie front, Greta Gerwig’s directorial brilliance shone in “Barbie the Movie,” with redditors sharing their outfits for a big summer outing.
Also, in the music world, kpop pole-vaulted its way to the most-viewed music category of 2023, surpassing the juggernaut of music.
On the TV side of things, whether we admit it or not, drama is a key ingredient we all crave in reality television, and 2023 served it up in spades. ‘’Scandoval’’ catapulted vanderpumprules to the #2 most-viewed community for 2023, but it was rupaulsdragrace that took the top spot for the most-viewed community in the television category, I mean, if you can’t love yourself and rupaulsdragrace, how in the hell are you going to love somebody else?! In the same genre, BravoRealHousewives #4, and LoveislandTV #6 followed closely behind**. On average, we see 2.8 times more comments in Television and entertainment communities vs all other categories on Reddit, and these Reality TV hubs were positively popping.
Most-viewed television show related communities***:
Fashion & Lifestyle
In 2023, redditors shifted their focus towards the world of cosmetics, celebrating the mastery of new techniques and the exchange of invaluable advice. makeupaddiction jumped four places to be the #3 most-viewed community in the beauty subcategory, with a 42% increase in views YoY. This community is a repository for beauty hacks and reviews and a nurturing space for advice and communal support. A poignant example can be found in a devoted husband who helped his blind wife prepare for a Barbie screening. Meanwhile, love is in the air, and weddings are back! After a few years of stop-start planning, we saw big increases in views for engagementrings, up 51% YoY, and weddingdress, up 84% YoY.
By the numbers:
Most-viewed communities in Women's Fashion & Lifestyle Category:
Food & Drink
In 2023, Reddit’s Food and Drink communities continued to be vibrant hubs for culinary enthusiasts. Yes, the delectable dishes of foodporn still have the power to make mouths water, but it seems the tastes have turned. Forget the immaculate, picture-perfect meals; stupidfood reigns supreme in 2023 as the trend du jour and our #1 most-viewed community in the category with a 58% increase in views YoY. Showcasing not the perfect, but the pretty ridiculous; anyone fancy some blueberry beef patties? How about a spaghetti sandwich or a pound of cheese on a burger?
And how about what the food is served on? WeWantPlates is a movement against the gastronomic theatrics of serving food on wood or roof tiles, lamb chops on baroque mirrors, sushi on trilby hats, sliders in a bucket, or fish & chips in the frying pan basket. A community about championing the return to good old-fashioned plates.
Unimpressed? Well, the servers may have been unimpressed with your reaction. talesfromyourserver is home to where your servers are talking about you behind your back. Was this you?
By the numbers:
Gaming continues to be a juggernaut category on Reddit across the world. The launch of several blockbuster titles rocketed Starfield into Reddit's top 50 communities, boasting an eye-popping 2,815% YoY growth. Not to be overshadowed, BaldursGate3 secured its top 50 most-viewed spot, growing to a staggering 4,566% YoY ascent and claiming the #15 most-viewed community on the platform. As we round out the year with “Call of Duty Modern Warfare III” launching, the gaming realm isn't hitting pause anytime soon.
By the numbers:
Whether redditors were comparing soccer (football) matches (and the community’s reactions) ten years apart or watching last-minute miracle shots from the NBA, Reddit communities are the digital stadiums for impassioned fans. soccer and nba gained ground as must-visit destinations, with nba jumping two spots to #4 most-viewed on Reddit.
By the numbers:
Top 5 NFL team communities ranked by engagement (most invested fans):
Top 5 Soccer team communities, ranked by engagement (most invested fans):
Top 5 MLB team communities, ranked by engagement (most invested fans):
2024 Predictions
As we close the book on 2023 and embark on 2024, we should all anticipate transformative trends and surprising developments. That said, here are some of our forecasts for an intriguing year ahead:
Reddit’s 2024 predictions in a nutshell:
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2023 was a year of ‘Reddit landmarks’ for Reddit Canada. The long-awaited Canadian flag finally took its rightful position on place. For the first time in ‘Reddit history,’ the Toronto Maple Leafs broke a 19-year drought to reach the second round of playoffs - a moment made even more poignant by this redditor who beat cancer before heading to the game. Space exploration also had its highlight, with astronaut Jeremy Hansen becoming the first Canadian to orbit the moon. Let's not overlook the never-ending parade of majestic wildlife, wilderness, and nature shared by Canadian redditors, even when it is at its most ferocious. For the heart-tugging finale, the South African firefighters lending a hand in the wildfire efforts surely captured our collective upvotes and one of the moments of 2023.
Most-viewed communities in Canada:
- amitheasshole
- askreddit
- personalfinancecanada
- nba
- canada
- worldnews
- vancouver
- hockey
- mildlyinfuriating
- facepalm
- amitheasshole
- askreddit
- canada
- facepalm
- worldnews
- hockey
- nba
- WhitePeopleTwitter
- mildlyinfuriating
- damnthatsinteresting
Popular posts in Canada 2023:
- funny: So apparently I need to explain to the in-laws how bagged milk works (19,120 upvotes)
- nextfuckinglevel: A Powerful Scene Of Humanity Plays Out As 200+ Brave South African firefighters landed in Edmonton, Canada to assist in the fight against the raging wildfire (19,120 upvotes)
- pics: A Canadian goose that comes back year after year to lay her eggs in my neighbor's plant pot (6,140 upvotes)
- NatureIsFuckingLit: An encounter with a leucistic Moose in Canada (5,660 upvotes)
- ontario: Really fat bluejay (5,560 upvotes)
- vancouver: This picture always reminds me of how huge the mountains really are (5,560 upvotes)
- PraiseTheCameraMan: Cameraman delivers instant fact-checking (2,320 upvotes)
- leafs: Kid in Toronto Leaf's bedsheets (2,840 upvotes)
- Damnthatsinteresting: A very well preserved 110-million-year old Dinosaur fossil discovered accidentally by Canadian miners (2,260 upvotes)
- ThatsInsane: Grocery prices in Nunavut, Canada (440 upvotes)
- ontario: I'm the Kevin from this sign....AMA! (11,380 upvotes)
- Edmonton: I am one of the many camera operators that work the NHL broadcasts in Edmonton. AMA (1,720 upvotes)
- IAmA: I am a Trailer Park Boy (Jacob Rolfe aka Jacob Collins), ask me anything! (1,500 upvotes)
2023 Was the Year of the…
According to the Chinese Zodiac Calendar, 2023 was the Year of the Rabbit. According to redditors, it might have also been the year of the... Weevil. These tiny insect charmers became the internet's darling distraction, complete with their own community to celebrate their tiny-legged contributions to the world. Putting the creepy in crawly, we can’t forget the bed bugs that have taken Europe by storm, flipping the narrative from cute to cautionary. For anyone who’s stumbled across a six-legged critter and pondered its pedigree, whatsthisbug is the community for demystifying any insect encounter. But are Shrimps bugs? This community seems to think so.
We Saw Movement Within Our Most-Viewed Communities Leaderboard
amitheasshole (AITA) continued to entertain, maintaining the crown as the #1 most-viewed community for the third year in a row. Here, redditors share real-life situations and get a crowd-sourced take on whether they were in the right (NTA), in the wrong (YTA), or if everyone messed up (ESH). Like whether this redditor was in the wrong to walk out of a restaurant and not pay for the in-law's dinner or whether it was right to kick their bridesmaid out of the wedding party for turning up in the wrong dress. This is the community for refreshingly honest feedback, and entertaining takes on real-life situations.
This year mildlyinfuriating lept to the #3 most-viewed Reddit community, skyrocketing from the #21 spot in 2022. Minor grievances turned comedic? You bet! Whether you grimaced at Dad's unconventional pizza-cutting, saw the audacity of a credit card hacker asking why their flight was canceled, or chuckled at blueberries that turned out to be mold, this was your go-to locale and one of the year's biggest gainers.
Reddit continued to be the nexus for all things entertainment
movies transcended to a whole new level when Keanu Reeves graced the community with his Ask Me Anything (AMA), fulfilling the year's quota of collective awe while surpassing Barack Obama’s AMA as the top of all time. Keanu’s reaction to this news was pretty cool, too. Across Reddit’s entertainment communities, we saw bubbling post-viewing discussion threads awash with theories, appreciation, and sheer delight across blockbuster scripted series like “Succession” ( SuccessionTV ), “The Last of Us” ( ThelastofusHBOseries ) and “Ted Lasso” ( TedLasso ). But it was Reality TV that came out on top; it's official, folks, the biggest show on Reddit for 2023 was “RuPaul's Drag Race” ( rupaulsdragrace ). rupaulsdragrace , shantay, you stay!
Redditors demonstrated an unquenchable thirst for learning this year
The rise of todayilearned (TIL) up 16 places to #25 most-viewed and NoStupidQuestions up 28 places to #18 exemplifies redditors curiosity. On todayilearned, people share intriguing facts and discoveries, from obscure gems like Shaq's budget-friendly sneaker collaboration with Walmart to scientific marvels and historical finds. NoStupidQuestions offers a judgment-free space where real answers can be sought. But not to be outdone, Damnthatsinteresting surged in the rankings 26 places to #13 most-viewed, feeding daily doses of awe—from perfectly preserved millennia-old artifacts to the wondrous behaviors of oceanic life.
Global events
worldnews continues to be a place for balanced discourse. Engagement around the latest Hamas/Israel conflict and breaking news from the Ukraine war highlights the community's importance as a place for thought-provoking and serious discussion.
Keep your eyes peeled for the robots
If 2023 had a digital buzzword on Reddit, it would undoubtedly be “Artificial Intelligence” (AI). A zeitgeist shift toward AI unfolded across the platform as Pope Francis, rocking a white jacket, landed on Reddit. ArtificialInteligence (up 579% YoY for views) and MachineLearning (up 24% YoY for views) were bubbling forums dissecting neural networks, questioning ethical AI, and pondering the future of machine-human coexistence while midjourney (up 1,887% YoY for views) continued to amaze with spectacular creations that left the community wondering ‘’real or AI’’?
Hahaha, jajaja
The humor quotient of Reddit remained unparalleled. facepalm catapulted into the limelight to the #5 most-viewed community (up 23 places), capturing those moments that left us, well, facepalming. On the flip side, whitepeopletwitter and funny provided comedic relief in spades, from uproarious memes to celebrity quips.
And let's not omit the year's surprise icon—John Oliver, Reddit's newest heartthrob in pics, possibly dethroning Keanu Reeves as Reddit’s sexiest man alive and is surely the only man who can make an API update sexy.
Guess Who's Back, Back Again: It's place
The pixelated canvas that first captured imaginations worldwide in 2017 returned for its third iteration, reclaiming its throne as the ultimate collective Reddit experience. In 2023, place was not just a Reddit phenomenon but a global affair. Redditors from 201 countries and territories joined the digital tapestry during its five-day showcase. This year, Germany contributed more pixels than even the United States. We saw redditors from Turkey and Vietnam join the fun, taking the #4 and #5 spot for most placed pixels on the global leaderboard, cementing place as a genuinely international spectacle.
Now Let’s Tune into Reddit by the Numbers in 2023
- Reddit is home to more than 100,000 active communities worldwide.
- As of October 2023, Reddit has 70 million+ Daily Active Uniques, a 20% increase YoY.
- MadeMeSmile: This woman was so nervous about flying, so the flight attendant explained every sound and bump (230,531 upvotes)
- MadeMeSmile: Japan, just Japan. (220,082 upvotes)
- funny: Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston are shocked by the size of an Australian reporter (213,783 upvotes)
- pics: Hi Reddit today is grans 100th birthday and she wanted to show off her hairdo for such a special day (213,133 upvotes)
- AnarchyChess: If this post gets 131,072 upvotes, I'll post again with twice as many grains of rice (198,736 upvotes)
- movies: Hi, I’m Keanu Reeves, AMA (322,293 upvotes)
- Breath_of_the_Wild: Drawing badly until TOTK - Day 914 (The Final Day! Also, AMA)/ (63,805 upvotes)
- movies: We’re Nicolas Cage and Nicholas Hoult, costars of the upcoming film RENFIELD (57,177 upvotes)
- iama: I’m Bill Gates, and I’m back for my 11th AMA. Ask Me Anything./ (40,325 upvotes)
- ontario: I'm the Kevin from this sign...AMA! (32,273 upvotes)
First, let's examine the fastest-growing communities, which gives us a glimpse at what piqued people's interest. The influence of AmItheAsshole broadened with the emergence of an alternative community AITAH that climbed by 19,438% YoY for views. Unlike AITA, this community is a sanctuary for freely airing interpersonal grievances.
Meanwhile, popculturechat experienced a surge of 1,880% YoY growth in views and emerged as a central hub for the dissection of the latest news and trends in pop culture. Similarly, the candid and vibrant Fauxmoi saw a rapid rise, becoming the go-to community for redditors eager to divulge and spill the tea - up 162% YoY for views.
From the adrenaline-fueled sports fans and ever-evolving worlds of fashion and entertainment to the vibrant discussions around food and the intellectually stimulating debates around artificial intelligence, there’s a home for everyone’s passions on Reddit. Let’s take a deep dive into certain corners of the internet…
AI
In 2023, Reddit wasn’t just buzzing; it was humming with AI chatter. From deep-dive debates to off-the-wall collabs like Snoop Dogg in Seinfeld, Reddit emerged as the platform for exploring and discussing all things artificial intelligence. There has been a 650% increase in mentions of generative AI tools on Reddit in the year. While communities like Futurology and RetroFuturism help redditors envision what lies ahead, several communities proved to be hotbeds for content sharing, whether that be humorous or simply spectacular. Redditors are 36% more likely than the average internet user to express interest in future technologies, and a whopping 59% of redditors cite AI as the technological advancement they are most excited about - 20% higher than the internet average*.
While photography, artwork, and memes may capture the spotlight when it comes to AI, it’s also within business, career planning, personal finance, and life advice where the fastest-growing conversations are taking place on Reddit.
By the numbers:
- ChatGPT, a community founded in December 2022, saw 331M views to date, taking the crown as the most-viewed AI-related community with over 3.5M subscribers.
- StableDiffusion grew 522% YoY for views.
- midjourney grew 1,887% YoY for views.
- ArtificialInteligence saw a 587% growth in views YoY.
In case you’ve been living under a rock, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift captivated the charts (IRL) and hearts (online) of redditors. So much so that a community of Swifties even brought a father closer to his stepdaughter when he turned to Reddit to become Swift-ified as a way to bond. Meanwhile, Beyonce’s Renaissance international tour took the world by storm, and on the movie front, Greta Gerwig’s directorial brilliance shone in “Barbie the Movie,” with redditors sharing their outfits for a big summer outing.
Also, in the music world, kpop pole-vaulted its way to the most-viewed music category of 2023, surpassing the juggernaut of music.
On the TV side of things, whether we admit it or not, drama is a key ingredient we all crave in reality television, and 2023 served it up in spades. ‘’Scandoval’’ catapulted vanderpumprules to the #2 most-viewed community for 2023, but it was rupaulsdragrace that took the top spot for the most-viewed community in the television category, I mean, if you can’t love yourself and rupaulsdragrace, how in the hell are you going to love somebody else?! In the same genre, BravoRealHousewives #4, and LoveislandTV #6 followed closely behind**. On average, we see 2.8 times more comments in Television and entertainment communities vs all other categories on Reddit, and these Reality TV hubs were positively popping.
Most-viewed television show related communities***:
- rupaulsdragrace
- vanderpumprules
- SuccessionTV
- BravoRealHousewives
- dundermifflin
- LoveislandTV
- thebachelor
- bleach
- TeenMomOGandTeenMom2
- survivor
Fashion & Lifestyle
In 2023, redditors shifted their focus towards the world of cosmetics, celebrating the mastery of new techniques and the exchange of invaluable advice. makeupaddiction jumped four places to be the #3 most-viewed community in the beauty subcategory, with a 42% increase in views YoY. This community is a repository for beauty hacks and reviews and a nurturing space for advice and communal support. A poignant example can be found in a devoted husband who helped his blind wife prepare for a Barbie screening. Meanwhile, love is in the air, and weddings are back! After a few years of stop-start planning, we saw big increases in views for engagementrings, up 51% YoY, and weddingdress, up 84% YoY.
By the numbers:
- The Fashion & Lifestyle category is up 26% YoY for views.
- 30PlusSkinCare saw a 69% increase in views YoY, jumping five places to be the #5 most-viewed community in the Beauty subcategory.
- Sephora had a 66% increase in views YoY to become the #6 most-viewed community in the Beauty subcategory.
- OUTFITS jumped an astonishing 42 places with an increase of 86% in views YoY to be the #4 most-viewed community in the Fashion & Lifestyle category.
Most-viewed communities in Women's Fashion & Lifestyle Category:
Food & Drink
In 2023, Reddit’s Food and Drink communities continued to be vibrant hubs for culinary enthusiasts. Yes, the delectable dishes of foodporn still have the power to make mouths water, but it seems the tastes have turned. Forget the immaculate, picture-perfect meals; stupidfood reigns supreme in 2023 as the trend du jour and our #1 most-viewed community in the category with a 58% increase in views YoY. Showcasing not the perfect, but the pretty ridiculous; anyone fancy some blueberry beef patties? How about a spaghetti sandwich or a pound of cheese on a burger?
And how about what the food is served on? WeWantPlates is a movement against the gastronomic theatrics of serving food on wood or roof tiles, lamb chops on baroque mirrors, sushi on trilby hats, sliders in a bucket, or fish & chips in the frying pan basket. A community about championing the return to good old-fashioned plates.
Unimpressed? Well, the servers may have been unimpressed with your reaction. talesfromyourserver is home to where your servers are talking about you behind your back. Was this you?
By the numbers:
- Food & Drink, as a category, is up 26% for views and 55% for engagement YoY.
- TipOfMyFork, a community that helps other redditors find the name of that ingredient of their favorite dish or snack, saw a 92% increase YoY, from #107 most viewed to #12 most-viewed for 2023.
- chipotle is up 45% to #15 most-viewed in the Food & Drink category. With tacobell chasing behind, up 48% YoY in views into #21 most-viewed.
- castiron, a community devoted to cast iron kitchenware, is up 43% YoY with one of the category’s most popular posts from this redditor, who coated their pan 80 times.
- In the world of drinks, whiskey is up 25% YoY for views, with wine on the rise, up 30% for the year.
Gaming continues to be a juggernaut category on Reddit across the world. The launch of several blockbuster titles rocketed Starfield into Reddit's top 50 communities, boasting an eye-popping 2,815% YoY growth. Not to be overshadowed, BaldursGate3 secured its top 50 most-viewed spot, growing to a staggering 4,566% YoY ascent and claiming the #15 most-viewed community on the platform. As we round out the year with “Call of Duty Modern Warfare III” launching, the gaming realm isn't hitting pause anytime soon.
By the numbers:
- With 38.6 million subscribers, gaming is the #4 most-subscribed community on Reddit globally, an increase of 7.7M.
- BaldursGate3 became the #1 most-viewed community in the category with a whopping 1.03B views and #15 most-viewed on Reddit.
- leagueoflegends retained their spot as the #2 most-viewed community in the category and #23 on the platform.
- diablo4, shattered records with a jaw-dropping 23,760% YoY growth.
Whether redditors were comparing soccer (football) matches (and the community’s reactions) ten years apart or watching last-minute miracle shots from the NBA, Reddit communities are the digital stadiums for impassioned fans. soccer and nba gained ground as must-visit destinations, with nba jumping two spots to #4 most-viewed on Reddit.
By the numbers:
- The Sports category saw an 8% YoY increase in views, totaling 14.7 billion total views in 2023.
- nba is the #1 most viewed community in the Sports category.
- soccer holds steady for the #7 most-viewed community on the platform and the #2nd most viewed in the Sports category.
- gunners, the community for Arsenal FC fans, was the most-viewed sports team and #9 most-viewed community in the Sports category overall.
- premierleague is up 49% YoY for screen views.
- rugbyunion had a special year with the Rugby World Cup 2023 France and saw an increase in views by 54% YoY.
- Other communities with increasing numbers included CFB, which saw a 22% YoY increase in views, fantasyfootball saw a 27% YoY increase in views, and cricket, which also had a World Cup year, saw a 17% YoY increase in views.
- United States: Basketball & Football
- Australia: Rugby League and Australian Football
- Canada: Hockey and Basketball
- France: Soccer
- soccer (#11 most-engaged community in the country)
- Germany: Soccer
- soccer (#14 most-engaged community in the country)
- United Kingdom: Soccer
- soccer (#3 most-engaged community in the country)
Top 5 NFL team communities ranked by engagement (most invested fans):
Top 5 Soccer team communities, ranked by engagement (most invested fans):
Top 5 MLB team communities, ranked by engagement (most invested fans):
2024 Predictions
As we close the book on 2023 and embark on 2024, we should all anticipate transformative trends and surprising developments. That said, here are some of our forecasts for an intriguing year ahead:
Reddit’s 2024 predictions in a nutshell:
- Pop culture franchise to be meme-mined: Grand Theft Auto 6
- Surprise cameo at Super Bowl LVIII: Snoo
- Retro fashion trend: The early 000s
- Best Picture at the Oscars: Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour Movie
- Most popular food flavor: Ube
- New music trend: Afrobeat
- Pantone Color of the year: BananaYellow
- Insect of the year (sorry Weevil): The Mantis
- Confirmed UFO sighting?: You bet!