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consider the following:

okay so i kinda lowkey ship gigi/shrimpo and i made the perfect ship name:

GachaPrawn

(teehee its like gachapon but. prawn instead-)

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^^^

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bucky beaver my beloved

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that moment when you realize you’re the only one who begins interactions in your gc and even then conversations don’t last long and it seems like any time you type everyone just goes offline at that exact moment

so you decide to test something and mute the gc and (try) not to chat there for a while just to see if something happens or if your lack of chatting is even noticed

haha fun. right

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i recently got toodles (like yesterday) since im setting up to get pebble at some point

and like. she is super good! always have super successful runs when i play as her

i use the dog plush & machine manual trinkets, plus i play solo so i play more carefully but ive been able to get to floor 10+ (im not super good at the game and people are mean bite me)

my two most successful runs got me to floor 17 (died both times there) and hopefully ill be able to beat my all time highest floor of 18 solo

i also keep getting t. vee so much. makes me wonder if certain toons have a general twisted roster. i tend to get t. flutter a lot too sometimes

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finn (dandy’s world) totally sounds like finn (adventure time)

thats it send post

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dandy’s world oc stuff !!

i ramble on A LOT sooooo-

kinsona but dandy’s world??? it’s more likely than you think!

yeah i just put a wholeass drone in dw lol

i also forgot to make her wink in the digital icon but its alright

anyhow about Cyn!!

(ignore the fact that the hearts/stars are wonky)

Cyn’s primary role is an extractor! She would be classified as a challenge character (like Shrimpo) though it’s just because of her unique passive ability;

“Faulty Joints”: Movement-boosting trinkets do not work, stamina/movement speed will always be the same values (excluding movement-boosting Toon abilities and items)

Essentially, that means that only other Toons who have speed/stamina boosting abilities & items will give Cyn the boost, otherwise those two stats are ALWAYS the same no matter what trinkets are used. Thus, it’s better to use extraction-based trinkets instead. She can be played solo but it’s not highly advised, hence her being considered a challenge character (however there is a tiny hidden passive I will get to later!)

Cyn is also a minor support character due to her active ability;

“AbsoluteSolver”: Give yourself and all teammates damage immunity for 8 seconds at the cost of all stamina, 60 cooldown

Yeah she can use the Solver to keep both herself and any teammates (no matter how far away they are from her) safe from harm for 8 seconds, but it consumes all her stamina and applies a unique debuff to her:

“High Temp”: Only effects Cyn, this debuff will cause stamina to regenerate slower unless its effects are waited out or a stamina-regenerating item/ability is used and applies Confusion 2. This debuff is applied when using the AbsoluteSolver active ability

The idea is that using the Solver takes a toll on her systems, so it causes her temperature to rise (like in MD). A little sneaky thing is that collecting a research capsule will also remove the High Temp effect, so it can be inferred that she drinks the ichor inside the capsules to cool down (she does drink ichor/oil to cool down anyways too)

I haven’t drawn her twisted form yet but I classify her as a Lethal type, allow me to illuminate;

I think it’s a general rule that lethal types can only spawn if certain conditions are met (like how T. Dandy will only spawn if you continuously ignore buying from his shop), and thus the same rule is applied to T. Cyn. Her spawning requirements are that on any floor with computers present, one of the screens will display the Solver’s symbol, and interacting with it will cause the text “You feel like you’re being watched…” to pop up for everyone on the floor (thus warning everyone that T. Cyn will have a chance to show up)

T. Cyn also has a unique floor that will only show up when she spawns: Cyn’s Floor. The lighting will first be normal but will flicker to dim yellow (like how blackouts are when everyone exits the elevator), and the floor itself will look kinda like the basement from the Elliott’s Manor (or at least be reminiscent of the manor in general); wooden floors, walls with peeling wallpaper, chandeliers with flickering lights, other such stuff.

T. Cyn will be the only twisted active on this floor, thus implying that only she can get to this floor. Upon exiting the elevator, the unique effect “Scared” will be applied to everyone; Scared will boost everyone’s movement speed by 5% but also apply Confusion 1.

T. Cyn is a bit like T. Pebble in that her speed and attention span are high (but she can be kited by a faster Toon with speed-boosting trinkets, like Goob/Pebble with speedy shoes/dog plush/pink bow/etc). When attacking/killing someone the text “Get snuck up on!” will display. She only does 2 damage (meaning she will kill any Mains) and her speed will boost slightly after attacking/killing (like with Finn and the speed boost he gets when machines are finished).

Upon unlocking her description:

“Overconsumption of ichor has forced this Twisted into overdrive, shutting her cooling systems down and making her thirst for more ichor in an attempt to keep cool. She is fast and eager to disassemble any poor Toon she sees, so making your time spent in her floor as short as possible is the best way to deal with her ravenous hunger.”

The trinket earned for getting 100% research is called “AbsoluteSolver Necklace”, it applies the Scared effect permanently. Its description is: “It feels wrong to wear this. Applies Scared effect (+ 5% speed boost & Confusion 1)”

Oh and that sneaky passive I mentioned earlier? If Shrimpo and Cyn are in the same game together, both of their speeds will increase by 5% and that boost will stop if either one of them dies/leaves, and it does not stack. This sneaky passive is called “Devotion” :]

uh anyhow that’s it for now :3

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sometimes steam will randomly open when i turn my computer on

not sure why

like girlypop caLM DOWN i’ll get to you when i do

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hello again, my favorite shrimp!

i once read something about shrimp, mantis shrimp specifically! interesting little critters, though i’d hate to be on the receiving end of one of their punches.

i wonder if you can punch things like that too. it would be interesting to see something or someone? be sent flying across a room from a single punch!

-Cyn

[ooc: MANTIS SHRIMP ARE CRAZY I LOVE THEM! i was looking them up for a shrimpo-related theory/headcanon thingy and learned some pretty interesting stuff. now i wonder if shrimpo can see the Forbidden Colors lol]

MANTIS SHRIMPS ARE NOT TRUE SHRIMPS!!!! STUPID ROBOT!!! IF YOU WANT TO SEE SOMEONE FLYING ACROSS THE ROOM I WILL GIVE YOU A KNUCKLE SANDWICH!!!

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oh hello! i am Cyn, and i am just coming by to say you’re doing great hon! :]

-Cyn

[ooc: i don’t normally rp so im just going off of vibes pretty much lol]

I HATE FANDOM CROSSOVERS!!!! AND I HATE ROBOTS!!

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vent below!

if someone does have random advice to share that would be absolutely lovely /gen

i feel lowkey silly for being scared of having a cavity since i’ve recently gotten bad with brushing every night and tomorrow i wanna tell my mom about this but im scared of getting ridiculed and then im scared that i actually do have one and something big has to be done or whatever

and ive been bad with brushing ever since junior year too like i’ll go days without and then think oh i probably should tonight and i even set an alarm every night to brush and i always just ignore it sometimes

like i don’t feel any pain or anything really funky but it doesn’t exactly look okay ish? then again my teeth are all weird and silly looking anyhow

i even legit searched up how to tell if you have a cavity and i could check everything off as false; i don’t have any lingering stuff from eating sweets, extreme temperatures also have no effect, the only issues being that im bad at hygiene in general and i’ve gone days on end without brushing (as i’ve stated before)

i’ve had cavities before when i was much, much younger (like. i think somewhere between kindergarten to 2nd grade maybe? whatever, i still have a filling from forever ago) and haven’t had any since then if memory serves me correctly

what makes this all feel worse is that im 18 so i might have to do paperwork n stuff and i am also absolutely TERRIBLE at calling people unless they’re very close to me but even then im still anxious when calling anyone

i’ll just be praying to whatever deity or other like entity that im perfectly fine and im just overreacting

also i should mention that the tooth im worried about is the bottom right molar (?) im not good at identifying teeth but it’s those big teeth in the back before the wisdom teeth

(and if someone here is able to actually tell what’s going on with what little bits of info i’ve provided that would be cool too. just please be nice about it)

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This’ll probably end up reading like a stream of consciousness type thing so just hang on with me here-

But Shrimpo my beloved! I have so many thoughts about him

Like for one, he has major mantis shrimp vibes (i also do hc him to be one too), my defense being that he packs a mean punch (as mantis shrimp are known for basically obliterating their targets, even if they miss a hit, the shockwaves can do damage too) and the fact that specifically his twisted description makes note that his eyesight is quite good (and mantis shrimp have good eyesight! I even learned they can focus on multiple objects at once to detect threats!!)

Another thing being that he is (in my opinion) maybe one of the more tragic characters. His room in the rp server being a piece of evidence for this. I get that in-universe the show needed an “obligatory bully character” but since the toons are more than that there’s more complexity that can be explored and hinted at!

Also if the devs leaned more into the mantis shrimp background for him he could easily be a lethal twisted but they’re cowards /j

Hope that wasn’t too hard to follow! To those who will read this, may your pillow always be the perfect temperature and may you wake well-rested !!

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either everyone has an unspoken understanding or i'm just late to connecting the dots or is is just straight up canon but consider the following:

shrimpo is a mantis shrimp. allow me to explain and also talk a bit about mantis shrimp because they're cool so bite me (kinda headcanon-y but also some stuff makes sense)

(also my focus is wonky so this may not fully make sense)

mantis shrimp are known for their deadly punches (and also stabs! it isn't just punches!)

here is a paragraph from wikipedia (bite me) about this:

"Both types strike by rapidly unfolding and swinging their raptorial claws at the prey, and can inflict serious damage on victims significantly greater in size than themselves. In smashers, these two weapons are employed with blinding quickness, with an acceleration of 10,400 g (102,000 m/s2 or 335,000 ft/s2) and speeds of 23 m/s (83 km/h; 51 mph) from a standing start. Because they strike so rapidly, they generate vapor-filled bubbles in the water between the appendage and the striking surface—known as cavitation bubbles. The collapse of these cavitation bubbles produces measurable forces on their prey in addition to the instantaneous forces of 1,500 newtons that are caused by the impact of the appendage against the striking surface, which means that the prey is hit twice by a single strike; first by the claw and then by the collapsing cavitation bubbles that immediately follow. Even if the initial strike misses the prey, the resulting shock wave can be enough to stun or kill."

now essentially this means that you'd fucking die if you got into a fistfight with one of these guys.

okay so lets talk about shrimpo!

the official rp server allows us to see the rooms of a handful of characters, shrimpo included:

(very quick screenshots i took while rambling to a friend)

there are many holes in the walls, most certainly caused by punching, plus the punching bags here. i'm not sure what material the walls are made out of but the size of the holes is impressive.

i have no idea if it is simply just coincidence but this is one piece of evidence, another being that twisted shrimpo's attack is punching.

returning to mantis shrimp, let's go over my second piece of evidence: eyes!

another wikipedia quote:

"Mantis shrimp possess one of the most complex visual systems among all animals, with compound eyes capable of detecting a wider range of colors and polarized light than humans. Additionally, their eyes are capable of independently moving and focusing on different objects, allowing for simultaneous scanning of their surroundings for potential prey or threats."

and here is the twisted research for twisted shrimpo:

"While this Twisted is more common than others, Shrimpo is not to be messed with. Overcome by Ichor, this Twisted's bullying has become deadly. He may be slower than the average Twisted, but he has trained eyesight for Toons to bully. Don't get caught!"

basically these two quotes are just saying that shrimpo has very good eyesight.

listen, i know this is just two things that could easily be just coincidence, but this is also mostly headcanon, though these specific pieces of evidence are very similar, so it does make me wonder if he was based off a mantis shrimp in the first place. strange that i haven't noticed any discussion about this (or if there is i haven't seen it).

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at 10 seconds you can see my surprise when the walls kept moving with me

the world is rooms 4 dayz

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MEGA Shrouded Assembly spoilers! (go play it, super fun mod!)

craziest mod of like. ever

absolutely love this mod. need to keep exploring it (i hate those fucking mosquitos though. apparently they’re the enot variant so they explode??)

also yes, if you’re thinking that’s an ancient/benefactor in the second image, you are very correct

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yo im so doing this :]

"This is a side note from Professor Doctor XXXX from the research department to the person in charge of the archive in the basement level.

We have found a curious file among our stash, no name or serial number marked, and would like to know if it accidentally slipped among the requested research material from last week.

Multiple assets are found in the said file.

Please page me or leave a note if you find out more. I leave the keycard to retrieve the file at the front desk.

Day 1: Arrival

Day 2: Bad Omen

Day 3: In the Black

Day 4: Dying Lights

Day 5: False Friends

Day 6: Wrong Rooms

Day 7: Loose Assets

Day 8: Ventilations

Day 9: Suprise Guests

Day 10: Faces in the dark

Day 11: Unspoken Crimes

Day 12: A warm thought

Day 13: Drowning

Day 14: Hide and Seek

Day 15: Dehydration

Day 16: Stocking Up

Day 17: Wrong turn

Day 18: Meeting with Death

Day 19: Three Eyes

Day 20: An Easter Egg

Day 21: Items of Interest

Day 22: A cup of Tea

Day 23: Campfire Story

Day 24: Pumpkin Collection

Day 25: Ghost Hunt

Day 26: A spooky decoration

Day 27: Your favorite monster

Day 28: Costume Parade

Day 29: Summoning Circles

Day 30: Stormy Blackout

Day 31: Trick Or Treat

And with that, welcome to Pretzels October Prompt Challenge, totally selfmade by Pretzel herself. It's a selection of 31 prompts which I will turn into short stories and dabbles.

Of course, others can participate too! It doesn't have to be fanfiction. You can make art or write poems too. Anything is allowed, and you don't even have to do every single day. It's a fun little opportunity to be creative once you feel like it.

I will post the short stories all with the #OctoberPressurePrompts !

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i am going to be honest i misread “caramel lizard” as “camel lizard” the first time i learned about them and thought “hm strange but i guess it works because those dudes are pretty tanky”

and then i realized they’re called caramel lizards because of the color palette and felt silly

but i still call them camel lizards to this day because it is silly and a fun nickname :3

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