Jefferson figuring out that his son is Spider-Man but instead of telling him “hey you blew your secret” and possibly freaking him out, starts quietly training him in correct police procedure (without him knowing) while also repeatedly talking about how he had issues with the old Spider-Man but the new one seems like a brave and responsible young man and how he would be totally proud of him if he were this guy’s parents
Jefferson: you’ve got everything you need for the week? Books? Computer? Spray paint? Web fluid? Shoes?
Miles: wait what was that middle thing
Jefferson: spray paint! I support my son’s artistic endeavors
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Rio: okay but is he seeing that ballerina spider-girl or not? He seems very fond of her
Jefferson: well he’s very insistent that she’s Spider-Woman but honestly he always seems to want to act professional when he’s in the mask so I can’t tell
Rio: you could ask him
Jefferson: honey we need to let him have his privacy he doesn’t want us to know
LATER
Rio: I wonder if the new Spider-Man has a girlfriend he seems like he’d be very nice
Miles, sweating: mom are you trying to set me up with Spider-Man
I’m sorry, but Miles Morales pretending to date Spider-man to keep his secret identity while his parents 100% know that he’s Spider-man is PEAK humor
I’m at the best scene in the entire campaign: the deal in Fantasy Costco. You know, THE deal. If Arms Outstretched is the most defining scene story-wise, the Fantasy Costco bit in LIIV would the most memorable comedic bit.
Merle says he’s still saving up for the Flaming Raging Poisoning Sword of Doom, setting up the entire scene. There is a moment where Griffin off-handedly mentions the Slicer of T'pire Weir Isles (pronounced like tupperware), which can be exchanged for someone’s most valuable item with a high enough persuasion roll.
Magnus takes a while deciding what he wants, giving everyone enough time to forget about both the Sword and the Slicer. Griffin brings out Garfield to get some more of Magnus’s… bodily materials, quietly setting up for the end of The Suffering Game, where he’d presumably die. Meanwhile, Justin has been silent this whole time, buying his time.
Then it’s Taako Time.
He keeps his poker voice while buying both the Slicer and – and Griffin himself brings up, which adds to the comedy of the scene as he fails to notice the trap he’s about to waltz into – Rickle Axage’s Pocket Guide to Adventuring, Third Edition, which gives the whoever reads it a temporary advantage on rolls of a single skill.
I can hear Justin keeping his voice deliberately monotone as he says Taako reads the guide for persuasion.
And then.
Taako: “I have one more transaction I need to conduct.
Garfield: “Okay.”
Taako: “Garfield.”
Garfield: “Yes?”
Taako: “I have something that I think is really gonna interest you.”
*beat*
Griffin McElroy, his very soul trembling with realization: “OH MY GOD.”
This scene cemented Taako as my favourite character in the campaign and TAZ as one of my favourite pieces of fictional media of all time. Nothing tops it. Justin is a genius.
Because I can’t stop watching it here’s an animation someone did of the scene
Remember how fucking hilarious Phineas and Ferb was?
I like that this implies that Ferb DOES lead a bizarre double life that we the audience don’t know about or see, but since PHINEAS already knows about it it doesn’t get brought up or explained.
“You can’t wear a ring on THAT finger! Men will think you’re taken!”
Good
Lesbians, or really any women who don’t want to be bothered by men while you’re out, do not be afraid to get a ring like this and wear on your ring finger
The thing about this though is if people mention your not-an-engagement-ring you either have to fess up or make up a fiancesona on the spot
Pro tip: have a fiancesona ready to go at a moments notice
FIANCESONA
describe your pet vaguely when talking about your fiancesona
I am Silver Tongue, I am an artist. I have many characters and you can check out my art in the art tag. I occasionally practice witchcraft though I don't do anything too complicated. I am girl 2 and don't know what else to put here.
