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Branch ([personal profile] branchifer) wrote in [community profile] longestnight2023-10-07 06:01 am

Fandom's Come Knocking

Okay, did you guys know people in this world make stuff of some of us? Apparently the yetis make toys of us on their own if none exist but also imitate ones that do exist if kids want them.

[Branch is hopping along a table of merch that is meant to mimic exactly the merch of him in stores. A lot of it is actually bigger than he is. He shows off the dolls with his tiny little wrist comm. They look even weirder at that perspective.]

Now that I know they're not ritual effigies, the toy thing is kind of funny. Weird, but funny.

Look at this. Look.

[He holds up his comm so the camera picks up some absolutely hideous toys.]

Like, who is this guy? I wouldn't even know who this was if it wasn't labeled with my name. Like, some random guy from the village maybe. I've never dressed like that in my life.

[He points the camera at another.]

This one is the closest to actually looking like me and it still has the random skull symbol hair thing. What's up with that? [A pause as his face comes back in view. It screws up in thought.] ...Okay, actually I don't hate it.

[Because even though he's a much happier person than he once was, he's still slightly an edgelord. Just slightly.]

[He looks upward and similar skull designs suddenly appear in his own hair, thanks to his ability to change its color. Maybe that explains why some of the dolls have black hair and some have blue (if manufacturing inconsistencies aren't to blame).]

[(It's actually not but he's not about to explain the subtleties of troll coloration when it comes to emotional state.)]

Seriously, you should check it out, and see if the yetis made stuff based on you. It's hilarious.

[ooc: If none exists IRL, people can make up imaginary merch, though all merch at the Pole would be for kids or teens. The stuff made purely by the yetis would largely be decent-looking and accurate, uglier stuff would be based on designs existing in the game world because well, that's what the kid pointed at in the store. Googling themselves would produce other merch for other demographics, as well as let people find out about any internet fandom. People can feel free to thread hop a lot because the point of this is probably going to be a lot of pointing and laughing.]
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[personal profile] millenyal_pink 2023-10-07 08:37 pm (UTC)(link)
It looks like a bully from an early 2000s Disney Channel Original Movie.
mostdangerousbird: (004 you’re so novel what a good idea)

[personal profile] mostdangerousbird 2023-10-07 09:00 pm (UTC)(link)
I don’t love that either. I’m not a bully.

[ Unless you’re a goon, but that’s not the discussion. ]

How are my choices waifu or bully?
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[personal profile] millenyal_pink 2023-10-08 08:03 am (UTC)(link)
I think you may have no choice but to embrace it. The people have spoken.
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[personal profile] mostdangerousbird 2023-10-08 07:02 pm (UTC)(link)
I refuse to be shoehorned into this binary choice of anime husbando or Scut Farkus. I don't even look tsundere.
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[personal profile] millenyal_pink 2023-10-09 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
It could be worse. They could call you 'yandere'.

I, for one, think you're way 'moe'.
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[personal profile] mostdangerousbird 2023-10-10 10:25 pm (UTC)(link)
There’s not a lot of moe guys in anime.
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[personal profile] millenyal_pink 2023-10-11 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
Uhhh... yeah I don't think that's true? I'm not working with a huge sample size, but I can definitely think of a few off the top of my head.

Hmmm... do you think "bishounen" would be more accurate?
Edited 2023-10-11 03:37 (UTC)
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[personal profile] millenyal_pink 2023-10-22 06:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[They've come full circle as Elle once again bursts into laughter. Her giggling is broken up only by snorts.

It takes her a full minute to get herself together enough to speak.
]

I think-snort-you might be be bishi, dude.

[She's unable to suppress a few more giggles as she tries to calm down.]
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[personal profile] mostdangerousbird 2023-10-22 07:10 pm (UTC)(link)
This cannot be the day I'm having.

You know who's bishi? Jack. Can they go make statues of Jack, I'm sure he's used to it.

[ You know, the guy who also has shaggy hair, bright blue eyes, fae features, etc. This isn't helping his argument. ]
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[personal profile] millenyal_pink 2023-10-22 07:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Nah, he's already got the white-haired-magic-boy archetype on lock.

Dick's already a senpai and cool older brother; Kon's pretty enough but too visibly jacked.

[Is he 'born sexy yesterday'? Yeah, maybe Elle shouldn't get too in the weeds with this. That won't be good for her or anyone around her.]

Sorry, Tim, someone's gotta be bishi and you're our only hope.
mostdangerousbird: (128 i'm at my wit's end)

[personal profile] mostdangerousbird 2023-10-22 10:27 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm staying in my room.
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[personal profile] millenyal_pink 2023-10-22 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[Elle nods sagely.]

The refusal of the call. It's okay, I know that this responsibility is overwhelming. I know that when the time comes, you'll step up and fulfill your bishi destiny.

[She is perhaps having too much fun with this.]
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[personal profile] mostdangerousbird 2023-10-24 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)
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