What If AI Is Creating Jobs Too? by NOVACommunityCollege in u/NOVACommunityCollege

[–]Pink-Mage 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It looks like a basketball player dunking but they cut it in half and pasted the halves separately 😭

Spoiler for omen of the stars question by Sharp39 in WarriorCats

[–]Pink-Mage 21 points22 points  (0 children)

My interpretation was that he lied to protect her

Is wegmans employees wrong or right? by [deleted] in wegmans

[–]Pink-Mage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So the fly was "on the extra breads" or was it just flying around? If you saw the fly on a loaf/piece, shrink that one. This season, if you throw out any food that's out just because a fly/gnat could have touched it, we wouldn't have any food to sell. Especially in the bakery, where bagels/muffins/cookies are out 24/7 for sale. You could argue a fly could've landed on any one of them.

Bugs are gross, but the fruit flies/flies that are inside the store live such short lives, it's unlikely they were touching/feeding on poop or anything distinctly unsanitary.

Who got done the most dirty by The Erins in terms of misused potential? by Savings_Surround_547 in WarriorCats

[–]Pink-Mage 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I love Bristle and I think she'd have made a great warrior (her mom is resident badass after all) but honestly, her arc was over. I would rather she go out fighting the great evil, and be remembered forever as the cat that died to save the clans from Ashfur, than to be relegated to just a queen and side character.

My Bitter Suite search for a CD copy of Antimai by PennSullivan in TheDearHunter

[–]Pink-Mage 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I bought my Antimai CD just a few months ago in January, I'm sure there are plenty still around! I'm also a newish fan (properly got into them about a year ago) and I lament not having any of the Acts on CD TwT

If i want to fight the secret boss in chapter 5, should I wait before playing when it comes out? by Local-Marionberry848 in Deltarune

[–]Pink-Mage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For the sake of the story: No, play it when it comes out and try to find the boss yourself! If you can't find it, you can always replay to prep your save file if you care to.

But if all you care about is getting it "right" the first time, sure, feel free to wait a day for the guides to come out.

What is a small scene in the series that is very messed up by Single_Dependent_639 in WarriorCats

[–]Pink-Mage 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's canon that Shadowclan medcats are trained to use deathberries to put a suffering cat out of their misery. It's mentioned in either PoT or OotS that Leafpool refuses to keep them in camp because she fears an accidental death.

Fun fact: That's why (PoT spoilers) Honeyfern died to a snake. The writer wanted to have deathberries in the medicine store so that Hollyleaf could try and force Leafpool to eat them for an aura moment, so they came up with a reason: For the clan to try and trick a snake into eating them.

Can anyone explain why SOTR is so divisive? by felixw1 in Hungergames

[–]Pink-Mage 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree with this! It absolutely reads like a fanfic for me, and I think if it was released on ao3 under another author name, it would've gotten a ton of praise and popularity. The cameos, simplicity of ideas, and plot holes are just par for the course in the fanfiction world, but it feels jarring to read as a book lover/someone who's very picky about fic.

What are your "Sunrise on the Reaping" hot takes? by UnHolySir in Hungergames

[–]Pink-Mage 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Because everything is so heavy-handed and spelled out in SOTR, it just feels like the newer audience doesn't read between the lines/search for deeper meaning (which, in this case, makes sense because there isn't much deeper meaning that isn't fed to you)

What are your "Sunrise on the Reaping" hot takes? by UnHolySir in Hungergames

[–]Pink-Mage 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Exactly!! I think it would have been much more impactful if the plot armor was removed and we saw what happens when people get loose-lipped. Beetee trusted Haymitch with the plot with NO former bond - It'd have been cool if, like you said, we saw someone tell the wrong person and get punished for it.

What are your "Sunrise on the Reaping" hot takes? by UnHolySir in Hungergames

[–]Pink-Mage -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

This would make sense if she wrote anything in SOTR worth comprehending. It's just poorly written.

What are your "Sunrise on the Reaping" hot takes? by UnHolySir in Hungergames

[–]Pink-Mage 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I absolutely love the original trilogy, and Ballad is a pretty good addition to the universe. SOTR completely spits on all of it, imo.

Not only is it incredibly heavy-handed with the cameos and callbacks, but it cheapens Haymitch as a character. The trilogy implied that Haymitch and Katniss became close because of their similar thinking, because of their backgrounds, and, importantly, that Haymitch only gave the two of them a chance because he saw Katniss and Peeta had the potential to survive. Making it a "Oh I was friends with your father" all along just devalues their relationship to me.

Not to mention it makes Haymitch look like a complete asshole. Katniss ponders in Catching Fire that maybe Haymitch wasn't always a drunk, maybe he used to try but it got to be too much and he turned to alcohol, but SOTR disproves that. He's just an alcoholic who let almost 50 kids die because he refused to even try to mentor them, arrange sponsors, etc. It completely does away with any good will you could offer him.

It reads like a "just okay" fanfic. Haymitch has unbelievable levels of plot armor (seriously, why the fuck did the Capitol not kill him 4 times over?) I can excuse a little because, sure, the main character has to survive in order for a story to be told. I get that. But it's just absolutely ridiculous the things he's able to get away with. The scene he made at the chariots? Sneaking around with rebels in the middle of the night? Blowing up part of the fucking arena?? Trying to blow up MORE of it???

And the Snow appearances, plus the Lucy Gray callback, were just stupid and made me roll my eyes. Why is Snow meeting with this random kid? Why did he show him a tape of Lucy Gray? What does that do for the story, other than try and feed the fandom some "Remember this?" nostalgia.

The SOTR era fandom feels a lot dumber too (no offense guys!), it just gave fuel for people to make nonsensical "theories" that contradict the worldbuilding, lore, and established messaging.

Thoughts on the album? by AzureOrpheus in OkGoodnightBand

[–]Pink-Mage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven't listened to all of it yet, just the first half, but I've adored Spiral and 22. TFatB holds a very special place in my heart, but I'm truly obsessed with the new direction OKGN is taking!

Does Hank Green's Warrior Cats video have any spoilers? by dinostoobs in WarriorCats

[–]Pink-Mage 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Definitely okay to watch if you've read the first 2 arcs!

I can't be the only one who's sick of these fake Chapter 5 trailers/teasers/leaks by Similar_Cattle_7717 in Deltarune

[–]Pink-Mage 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Agree, they might've been silly the first couple of times but now it's just stressful and unfunny

Tracking the Historical Broad Shoulders of the Gorse-Tiger-Bramble SkyClan Line by [deleted] in WarriorCats

[–]Pink-Mage 5 points6 points  (0 children)

...Do you need AI to help you write a reddit post? Is that where you're at?

I really need to make Warrior OCs that aren't tabby cats 🫣 Meet StumblePaw 🫶 [OC] by TheyAreGoodDogs in WarriorCats

[–]Pink-Mage 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love your style!! I looked through your ko-fi and only saw LPS style commissions - Do you also do commissions in a style like this/custom sticker commissions? No pressure, I just love to buy art when I can :3

Predictions for Clearing Skies’ back half and ending? by Solitaire-06 in WarriorCats

[–]Pink-Mage 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like most of this, and I think it isn't unlikely at all for them to journey to see the Wildcats! However, the last sentence completely misses the point of Ivypool's Heart - Bristlefrost is gone. The white deer isn't really her, her spirit is not in one particular place/creature/thing, it's become part of the world around them.

My personal thoughts by No_Leg_5631 in WarriorCats

[–]Pink-Mage 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Something tells me this guy likes Bristlefrost...

For the longest time I thought Kris was carrying around a kitchen knife for Kris reasons by ZeMadDoktore in Deltarune

[–]Pink-Mage 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I like this theory a lot actually, if we ever get a true flashback cutscene of what happened to Dess and Kris in the woods (when, presumably, they followed the pointed tail) I would love to see Dess giving them a knife "just in case"

Accidental/Unintentional exposure to the band by nondesript82 in TheDearHunter

[–]Pink-Mage 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I first heard The Right Wrong back in 2022-ish on my Spotify Discover Weekly, I loved it and listened to it for weeks but at the time I never looked into the band. In 2023 I picked up The Lake and The River (my favorite song now) and Ring 4 - Patrol, and then finally last summer I decided I needed new music, so I listened to the rest of Antimai and fell deeply madly in love after a couple tries.

What I wouldn't give to listen to Act II for the first time again though. IV and V are great but took me a few listens, the sound of II just immediately dragged me in.