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Naruto warm ups 💪

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Blinded

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Soft skin and scars won the poll… go my infodump!

So. Loop's body is a copy of Siffrin's, except in pristine condition. No scars. No beauty marks. Baby skin. Silky hair. Everything is uncannily new.

This weirds Loop out to no end. It's not bad, per se, they’re very healthy thanks to this, but it’s definitely off-putting. Their body feels fake, disconnected from them. From their past. Like everything before the loops was erased, forcing them to move on. (The only thing that stuck is being blind from the left eye)

Siffrin is aware of this fact, so when Loop asked to see his (and technically Loop’s) old scars, he easily accepted. He feels like it's the least he could do to help appease them, and maybe bond over shared past memories? But they quickly learn that Loop's memory of before the loops are. Rare. Still they ask to see the scars again and again so Siffrin indulges them.

At some point, though, Siffrin gets suspicious. Loop not only looks at them but scrutinises them, not paying attention to anything else, like they're trying to memorise where all the scars are. Siffrin can't help but imagine what they would do in Loop's place to "resolve the issue" of a perfect skin and it's... alarming.

[Under the cut: Tw for discussion of self harm (pretty vague and all written), if you want to skip it though, just jump to the second image!]

So he brings up his worries, prodding here and there, trying to see if Loop is planning to get the scars back by their own hand. They dont voice the exact idea in case Loop actually didn't think of it. (But of course Loop did think of it)

After a back and forth where Loop acts like they don't know what Siffrin's talking about and they try to change the subject, Siffrin starts talking about their own act5 self inflicted scars and how much he regrets making them. Loop snaps at that, screaming that they KNOW it’s a stupid idea, and tells Siffrin to shut up already!!

Cue silence where Loop instantly regrets yelling and grumbles in frustration while Siffrin is at loss as to what to say.

After calming down a bit, Loop speaks again. They explain that they thought about it. A lot. And yes, they were looking at the scars to see if they could recreate them. But they know that ultimately, they don't want to go through with it. They don’t miss the scars, they miss the memories tied to them. Recreating them now would only remind Loop of the moment where they hurt themself, not get back the actual memories they want to remember. So it'd be pointless. And hypocritical, with how Loop criticised Stardust over their self harming tendencies in the past.

Ultimately, Siffrin is glad Loop wont hurt themself (they promise), but this whole situation is just frustrating and sad, so the discussion kinda ends there that day.

Some time passes and that topic becomes known by the rest of the party after Loop accidentally gets a new scar and excitedly compares it with Siffrin's (and sees how it's different and THEIRS) And Siffrin?? Is also happy for them?? Huh???

Cue an intervention, then an explanation, then an understanding for the rest of the party. Loop solemnly promises not to intentionally hurt themself (for the second time!! Ugh!!) and is a bit upset that the party knows now, but what can they do.

Soon after though, Odile comes to Loop…

I like the idea of Loop getting tattoos eventually!! It would allow them to mark important memories on their skin WITHOUT the whole “hurting themself” part. It takes a while for them to commit to the idea though, and they're probably a huge dramatic baby during their first tattoo session lmao

Eventually I can also see Siffrin being like "Would it be okay 👉 👈 to have a small matching tattoo 👉 👈 " and oh my god stardust that's soooo corny that's so embarrassingggggg (the answer is yes. Absolutely. They NEED this, urgently.) And of course, they tease Siffrin when he's also a huge dramatic baby during his first tattoo session.

In the end Loop gets used to their new skin, and might even start liking it BECAUSE of these subtle differences, who knows!

I still have so much to say about Loop’s relationship with their body, especially when it comes to interacting with others and touch therapy, but I’ll stop there for now >:) I’ll work on a follow up but if you have any question please send an ask <3

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Starting now!! Let's get opinionated!!!

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Gibeon and his relative

I really hope that they won't give him Zygarde, he doesn't deserve it

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Later today!!!!

I have a stream date for this!! Aaaa!!

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I won't draw anymore

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Okay, this week we got the profiles for the girl this episode was about along with the villain that Band Snatch works for

Mai Tanaka, voiced by Azumi Waki, is Nagase's classmate who is a master of dance

The Red Queen, voiced by Nana Mizuki, is Band Snatch's master. "One who rules over Alicepia" whose majesty overwhelms all who witness it

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More certified dumbass Nagase faces (affectionate) for the soul

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The comic Alicepian★Tomodachi Daisakusen (The Great Alicepian Friend Operation) launched today so they posted profiles for several Alicepians on the official site

Bontan is an ape Alicepian whose fur serves as a hiding place for smaller Alicepians

HamHam is a mix of hamster and mouse. They're a bit afraid of cat type Alicepians

Primula is a goldfish whose fur enables them to be fine even when swimming in cold water. They are highly trusted by other Alicepians who come to them for advice for their troubles

Merino is a mix of sheep and mouse. Sweaters made from their wool are warm and soft

Guimauve is a shark/whale Alicepian. Due to their large mouth, smaller Alicepians passing by occasionally end up inside. Their springy, marshmallowy skin is considered their most charming feature

And finally Puff is a caterpillar type Alicepian. Their fluffy fur gives off a powder like scent

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Band Snatch is honestly the best part of Princession Orchestra. I love every scene they have. They’re so funny in such a casual way. Evil dudes doing evil things but also being silly.

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Have a horrible creature

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Have you ever imagined yourself, on a visit to a major museum, busting through a wall, arms full of ill-begotten African artifacts and ready to return them to their rightful homes? No? Well, you may soon have the chance, thanks to South African video game studio Nyamakop. Earlier this month at the annual Summer Game Fest in Los Angeles, Nyamakop unveiled its latest project, Relooted, a side-scrolling puzzle platformer—think early Tomb Raider or Prince of Persia games—where players join a crew of Robin Hood-esque thieves staging elaborate heists to take back stolen artifacts from Western museums, and repatriate them to the peoples from whom they were taken. As Nyamakop lays out on the game’s listing on the online video game marketplace Epic Games, Relooted takes place in a near future where “the political powers that be brokered a Transatlantic Returns Treaty, promising the repatriation of African artifacts from museums.” But the hitch in the treaty is that it only applies to artifacts on “public display,” leading museums to circumvent the requirement by placing the pieces in highly guarded private collections. And that’s where players come in: scoping out a given facility, carefully constructing an exit route, and then, of course, stealing the artifact and escaping. As Ben Myres, the creative director of the game, explained to Epic in a news post, all of the artifacts in Relooted are based on real-world pieces in Western museums. In crafting the various missions, the developer team spent two years of research narrowing done the list of which pieces, of the hundreds still held by Western museums, into something manageable.