The authenticity to be found in its soundtrack is reflected throughout the film. The members’ demon-fighting weaponry reflects the real tools and practices of shamanism, and Rumi, Mira, and Zoey all wear the traditional norigae accessory attached to their waists. Even the [weapons] for HUNTR/X resemble a norigae knot!
Rumi’s weapon is based on the Four Tiger Sword, a ritual blade used during the Joseon Dynasty. In Korean cosmology, the four cardinal directions are guarded by four mythic tigers, and this sword symbolizes their protective strength. Zoey’s sinkal as one of the most unique weapons with close ties with Shamanic history. Used in shamanic gut ceremonies, the sinkal is a small ritual dagger—not for combat, but for symbolic cleansing. The sole purpose is to “cut” spiritual negativity and protect the ritual space. Meanwhile, Mira’s woldo, also called gokdo…is a pole weapon with a massive crescent-shaped blade. Used by elite military units during the Joseon Dynasty, it demanded strength and agility. It was also featured in court dances and processions, choreographed to evoke harmony between heaven and earth.
Since everyone loved my IT girl story I thought I should update you guys on some of the more charming “people don’t expect me to be in this position” experiences I’ve had so far:
Multiple men in other departments have asked if I’m a new bartender or HR hire. Followed by them looking incredibly embarrassed when I say I’m in IT.
Multiple women in other departments treat me like I’m the single coolest person on the planet simply for existing . Several already request me specifically for help despite not even being here for a month yet. I’m a hit with the ladies.
Had a very anxious caller say “Thanks, bro. Ma'am. I MEAN THANK YOU MA'AM” as we ended our convo.
Older employees especially love me. Even if they’re usually “difficult” with my (very sweet) coworkers.
Maintenance guy was about to make a poop joke to one of my coworkers and stopped himself. “I can’t say that nasty shit, dude…there’s a lady in here”!
Boss was discussing setting up a very heavy (100-ish lbs) piece of equipment with me. My lead interrupted him to point out that I can’t physically lift that. Boss was visibly confused for a solid 10 seconds before going “…Oh!” (All of my male colleagues, including him, are built like brick shithouses)
We fist bump around here. Was helped to my feet after servicing a machine with a facilities worker. And then he proceeded to give me the gentlest butterfly-kiss of a fist bump I’ve ever received in my life.
Colleauge meanwhile gave me such a mighty fist bump it physically pushed me back in my chair and then looked like he was going to die of shame immediately after (didnt even hurt lol)
In general, the blue collar workers treat me like a princess made of glass. This includes the single butch lesbian on premises that is even shorter and smaller built than I am.
I started using heart emojis in our teams chat and now all of the IT guys are doing it too.
Security guard clocked me as a lesbian based on my corporate goth vibe alone.
Lead (who is 6'5) has “lost” me standing next to him more than once.
Further updates
A separate maintenance worker has decided to hang around me like a standoffish cat. Sings Mr.Brightside while fixing a cable in our server room. Tonight I found out he has BIG opinions on false nails and what the ideal styles are. I let him pick out my next set and a set for my spouse (he has great taste)
19 year old server told a guest “shes SO cool” as I was fixing a register (wah)
Bartender (also 19-21 ish) twirled her hair and said “is she here to check our systems” when i was doing a department run (HELLO?)
Was helping a woman in another department and she commented that there’s not a ton of girls in IT (true) then read me for filth by following it up with “but you all look like that”
Set up a printer for HR and you’d think I’m literally Jesus with how they lauded me
Ive started calling the IT guys “gentleman/king(s)” in chats and am now receiving “yes my lady” and “queen” in reply
wheezing okay just so everyone knows. I too love semantic drift but that’s not what’s happening here. This is in fact a deliberate joke about semantic drift. this is not a scene from a 1940s film noir this is a scene from the 1995 sitcom The Nanny. This is on purpose!!
Did a school visit today and asked a group of 8th graders if they could define the term “contemporary art” for me [for context, I work at a contemporary art museum], and one of them said “Is it art that’s made with contempt?”
And unfortunately that’s the funniest thing a student has ever said to me in 10 years of teaching
Fortune Teller: *pulls a tarot card for a reading for Stephen* Stephen: Uh oh… Fortune Teller: You know what that means? Stephen: That guy has a sword… better watch out for that… Fortune Teller: Never mind.
Apparently in China peach wood (Along with the rest of the plant) is believed to have properties that repel evil spirits, a little similar to silver in European legends or iron for both European fae and West Asian/Middle eastern Jinn. Taoists sometimes keep swords made of peach wood because of this. This made me realize something. If you took a peach wood stick, and attached studs to it of both silver and iron you’d end up with a club or staff (or mace, flail etc.) that would have the weaknesses of many kinds of supernatural creatures while still retaining effectiveness as a normal weapon (peach is a hardwood and silver’s poor edge retention doesn’t matter for studs). You could even keep adding new stud materials to get something ridiculous that affects over 120 catalogued folkloric monsters. Since you just need a few little studs you could even get some really expensive materials like meteoric iron (a thumb tip sized meteorite can still cost like 10-20 bucks I think). I could somewhat feasibly make a weapon that affects every monster ever thought to walk the earth, from vampires and werewolves to jinn and jiangshi and even mankind.
Club of Fuck That Supernatural Shit And Also Everything Else
This Here’s my Banishin’ Stick! *waves my greebled baseball bat around*
The Bedazzled Mythical Pokin’ Stick: +35 vs things that Dana Scully refuses to believe in
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