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Everybody in the reblogs is so nice thank y'all :') I've never gotten so many compliments before on my art

So when's the Krew dating simulator coming out

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MY AVANTRIS PLUSHIES CAME IN BUT I FORGOT THAT I ORDERED GRICKO SEPARATELY AND HE'S NOT HERE YET FUUUUUUCKKKKKKKK

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So when's the Krew dating simulator coming out

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Bro is eating his daughter's rat snacks.... tsk tsk

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Forgive me for saying something we all know already, but episode 15 of OUAW is an all-timer. Minor spoilers and observations below the cut as I ramble on about this for way too long.

It feels like a straight up soap opera or something. Plus the jokes are top notch, everybody's firing on all cylinders and throughout the episode everyone gets a chance to take the spotlight and be the funniest. Gideon throughout the entire ceremony was just funny as hell; when he's given the right setup Mace knocks it out of the park. Derek riffing with him ("the old ball and chain, and chain, and chain") before they walk down the aisle really adds character to their dynamic. Mikey being hilarious goes without saying, he comes up with bits as naturally as I breathe air and is also responsible for some of the most out of pocket jokes in the series. "Anyone else hear the sound of wind going through a canyon" and "You know, I have King's Right" are just foul and I love it.

And Richie and Nikkie. Couldn't have done it without you two. Richie playing the part perfectly, as always, and dutifully sneaking in with that one line during a bit that just kills. Not to mention coming up with the whole scheme in the first place. And I would never be able to do the things Nikkie does. She is a very well-balanced DM and it's extremely impressive how she knows when to move the plot along and when to just let things go off the rails, as well as pulling out random side characters that give the boys new material to work with and are funny af in their own right.

Episodes like these really put into perspective how well everyone works with each other. Groups like theirs don't happen all the time, and it takes a lot of time and effort to be so in tune with each other that you can improv funnier stuff for your free Youtube series than some teams of professional paid writers can come up with for a syndicated television show. They all bring different things to the table and keep each other balanced.

I know some people find Mikey's brand of humor a bit grating but I honestly adore it and he has a special place in my heart; out of all of them I think he's made me laugh the most. Richie is quieter and isn't a joke machine but the ones he does make are top tier, plus out of all of them I think he understands the most about the character he plays and considers that before every action. People talk a lot about Mace's laugh and yes, whenever he laughs the bit in question gets twice as funny. But he's sneaky with the jokes too, and delivers them with a lot of charisma that sells the punchline very often. Derek is kind of a combination of them all; he can do the physical comedy and the one liners and the banter, with a deadpan delivery that makes everything that comes out of his mouth more humorous. Plus when he drops the monotone and goes full out nuts it's an absolute treat. Andy wasn't in this episode (sigh) but he is absolutely excellent, not only does he manage to have good banter with every member of the group and of course plays the resident stuffed toy dipped in a bedpan that we all know and love, but he also is the one bigging up his tablemates the most often and it's super endearing. And of course, Nikkie is creative as all hell with the characters she brings to the table and the situations she cooks up for them to navigate through. I know she's working out of a book but there are so many things she made up on the spot so that we, the audience, could have a good time. She's also my favorite in Uprooted, I think her comedy style is similar to Mikey's but a bit less loud and a bit more sex-pesty, which I very much like.

Anyway, episode 15 rocks. That's it, see ya.

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Waiting in line to vote and thinking about witchlight again. I bet Frost was kind of a tool when he and Gricko met each other. Being up on a cold mountain training for the majority of your life, being told that the collective is more important than the individual (I'm taking some liberties here) and that your abilities put you on a higher plane of understanding than others, only to leave after earning the highest honor possible-- presumably to apply your talents in noble ways, maybe in crisis aid or bureaucracy.

He probably thought he was hot shit when he stumbled across Gricko dangling from that trap in the jungle (is that real canon? I'm choosing to believe it is). And I imagine he was pretty miffed when Gricko turned to leave before he did. Like, I'm better than you, you should be the one asking to stay together, not me. When they began traveling together, I'm sure any barbed comments made by Frost flew right over Gricko's head-- or at least, he pretended that was the case.

Over the years, Frost mellowed out. The real world probably humbled him: He has one really amazing skill, sure, but he's not great at talking. I'd imagine he was even worse before he started traveling with company.

Frost had a pretty messed up go of things, and we've seen that he was a pretty bratty kid even before he was taken from his home. Plus, he was what, 20, 21 when he left Yulong? He had a lot of growing to do, still, and he was probably in denial about that. I dunno, it just seems like it makes sense.

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Frost hastily tries to explain that when it's just the two of them, sharing a room and a bed is just more cost effective. meanwhile Gricko digs their hole deeper by enthusiastically proclaiming they have a lot of fun sleeping together

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such a good point bc he never waxes poetic about his life in the temple or even once mentions connections made there, it seems like he sees it as just a means to an end. All of the croux's backstories are a different shade of sad, and frost's is one of unbearable loneliness. no wonder his biggest fear was being the only one left

I don't think Frost actually cares about robe in the context of being a student (??) of the Psionic Order. I think he genuinely has an emotional attachment to the robe itself, it's literally like his security blanket. The one moment of emotional validation he probably got at the psionic order was that robe.

Like imagine you spend your late childhood and entire teenhood with no birthdays, no holidays, no fun. Just strict training. After years of that, the robe probably felt like a nice gift after years of receiving literally nothing. Not even a hug

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Spoilers for OUAW below cut

Witchlight withdrawals got me thinking about that episode where they took mushrooms and Gricko told the story of him and his mom. It's interesting because objectively, other members of the party have had worse things happen to them. But the circumstances of the whole thing, just.... yeesh. Telling your friends a story you've never told anyone about a moment where you deeply hurt your mother through your own selfish actions, something you're clearly very ashamed of and have grappled with for a while about how to best approach the topic, only for it to get erased from your memory.

Maybe he was waiting until he could visit home to talk to her about it. Maybe he thought once he came home with the reward, something to help his mother, the shame wouldn't overpower the desire to make amends.

Also Andy getting visibly, genuinely upset as the story goes on is just the cherry on top. I think a lot of people can relate to the feeling of doing something shitty as a kid and not realizing until much later what kind of impact that had. Obviously Gricko would have had no way of knowing what the piano and piano lessons truly meant for his mother: An opportunity for her son to have more than she ever had.

Again, other party members have arguably had worse experiences. But there is an underlying tragedy in Gricko's life, and unfortunately he is often either the cause of or right in the middle of said tragedies. Even worse, he doesn't have an ounce of malice (except for little frog things that kidnap his daughter) in his body. A lack of forethought, low attention span, and a bit of stupidity, yes, but not outright malice, especially when compared to the other half of Carnival Lecroux. And yet he's had a lot of misfortune in his life as a result of the kind of person he is.

I doubt Mikey thought this hard about the character, but kudos to him for finding his stride later in the series and crafting a backstory fitting the type of character Gricko is. Pervertedness be damned that boy can spin a yarn.

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Spoilers for OUAW below cut

Witchlight withdrawals got me thinking about that episode where they took mushrooms and Gricko told the story of him and his mom. It's interesting because objectively, other members of the party have had worse things happen to them. But the circumstances of the whole thing, just.... yeesh. Telling your friends a story you've never told anyone about a moment where you deeply hurt your mother through your own selfish actions, something you're clearly very ashamed of and have grappled with for a while about how to best approach the topic, only for it to get erased from your memory.

Maybe he was waiting until he could visit home to talk to her about it. Maybe he thought once he came home with the reward, something to help his mother, the shame wouldn't overpower the desire to make amends.

Also Andy getting visibly, genuinely upset as the story goes on is just the cherry on top. I think a lot of people can relate to the feeling of doing something shitty as a kid and not realizing until much later what kind of impact that had. Obviously Gricko would have had no way of knowing what the piano and piano lessons truly meant for his mother: An opportunity for her son to have more than she ever had.

Again, other party members have arguably had worse experiences. But there is an underlying tragedy in Gricko's life, and unfortunately he is often either the cause of or right in the middle of said tragedies. Even worse, he doesn't have an ounce of malice (except for little frog things that kidnap his daughter) in his body. A lack of forethought, low attention span, and a bit of stupidity, yes, but not outright malice, especially when compared to the other half of Carnival Lecroux. And yet he's had a lot of misfortune in his life as a result of the kind of person he is.

I doubt Mikey thought this hard about the character, but kudos to him for finding his stride later in the series and crafting a backstory fitting the type of character Gricko is. Pervertedness be damned that boy can spin a yarn.

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Whaddado, whaddado

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That one part in the prologue to OUAW

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uhhhhh legends of avantris is a worm in my brain