#;; well that made things. sorta interesting?

[sulfurandbrimstone74]

Okay quick rant ignore me—

The Seven Heavenly Virtues are so silly /pos

So like some pope made them up in like the 6th or 7th century or something like that after the creation of the Seven Deadly Sins in order to guide Catholics on how to avoid sinning. The Sins were created to explain where the root of evil comes from in humans. So in theory if someone found that they were committing one of the Sins, they could engage in a Virtue instead to sort of counteract it.

Anyway everyone knows the 7 Sins I can list them off the top of my head with ease. Not that that’s normal of course I’m just fucking weird but thanks to Dante everyone still knows them pretty well or at least know that they exist. No one knows a thing about the Virtues except for like hardcore Catholics, hella repressed gays, and writers.

But that’s why there’s like a gazillion different varieties of what the 7 Virtues even are. Even though they were made directly in relation to the Sins and the Sins have been more or less consistent for centuries (they did change but only once officially in the 13th century—get it? 13? For legal reasons that’s a joke), the Virtues can’t figure themselves out for shit.

And I think that discrepancy is just so interesting because it really highlights the crazy intense negativity bias in Catholicism. Even though there sorta was an attempt to highlight the good actions Catholics should be doing, really it was just a round about way of once again yelling “DON’T DO THIS OR YOU’RE A BAD PERSON”

In conclusion (pretending I had a point to all this…) the Virtues are virtually meaningless because they’re just another way of talking about the Sins anyhow HOWEVER they’re not really necessary in the first place

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[mewkwota]

For the character ask meme:

Marvel vs Capom Megaman!

Technically that would just be Classic Mega Man, so we'll go with him!

Send Me a Character

And I will tell you my:

First impression I know who Mega Man was and that there were different ones (I just wasn't sure how or if they were necessarily connected at first, so I drew him and Hub interchangeably but confusedly). I think Rock is cute, but his design was too simple for my tastes.

Something about Smash's additional details clicked so well to me. (MM11 is still not quite there for some reason, so I don't use it.)

Impression now I've always had an interest in robot characters, and after learning more about him, I was somehow able to explore so much with that concept and just Mega Man's character in general. Unsurprisingly, working with him reminded me a lot of Astro Boy and the situations he faces with the innocent mindset of a child and the body of a robot, just not as heavy (I won't talk about the Archie Comics, I stopped following after a while for reasons).

The thing about working with child characters is that they aren't always going to act like older characters, in their words and their emotional responses. On top of that, drawing them is particular too-- their faces, the things they do with their hands, etc.

It leaves a lot to think about, but the thoughts are very welcomed. Kinda like a "put yourself in their shoes" sorta exercise.

So besides the fact that I grew to really love the Mega Man series, with its fun characters and robot designs, I really appreciate the "pureness" of Rock's character. I know he's also a hero with a strong sense of justice, but in the end he's also just a child. A robot child.

Even when compared to the other Mega Mans, Rock is the simplest, purest form of the non-human. His "humanness", while present, differs from X and his complexities despite them both being totally mechanical. Hence why I chose that word "pure".

Though Rock may appear simple, it turns out it's with much meaning. At least to me it does. I have no idea if these words make sense.

Favorite moment This is a Smash thing, but watching the lights of Mega Man's eyes during his fighter reveal is always gonna be so cool.

Idea for a story I made two (ancient) comics that touch on the uncomfortable dynamic between Rock and Dark Pit. I never really clarified it, because I'm still not sure, but Dark Pit's harsh attitude toward Rock were meant to cover for something else.

It's been so long, I don't know if I'll ever return to it. But there's definitely a lot of loose ends I've still left flying around. (Y'know... Like the one with Beck.)

Unpopular opinion I don't really like Rock's MM7/MM8-type proportions. He looks way too tall and way too lanky.

Favorite relationship *Coughs loudly in Captain N*

Favorite headcanon The little depictions that remind you Rock is originally (and still is) a helper robot are very sweet to see.

[mashmouths]

so i started this show and it just gets worse and worseeeee not only did it lift the romance subplot directly from twilight (and not well) but they also are trying to play the forbidden love angle hard in the fantasy racism vein except it's a "cross-species" relationship between the two whitest people i've ever seen in my life and there are three people of color in the whole (first season of the) show who aren't villains and it seems that every other episode (and sometimes ebery episode and sometimes twice an episode!) there is a man physically or magically subjugating a woman and i keep waiting for the big reveal at the end to be stolen from fucking rainbow rowell

[opens-up-4-nobody]

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[monsterblogging]

Okay! I got a few things figured out.

His name is Skyler.

So, he was a guy who quite often drove supplies around for the j-tech mechanics at the Anchorage Shatterdome. (He is forklift certified!)

He has certain Mannerisms about him that scan as Elegant and Princely to many, and this is largely because he watched a Metrick Fucktonne of fairy tale movies as a child. Furthermore, his father (a stage actor) encouraged him to get into school plays, where he channeled what he'd seen and permanently wired it into his little developing brain.

But even as the wee lad was playing Romeo on the school stage, he was also hearing another siren's call: the sweet purr of a motor. He simply Had To Know Things about cars and engines in general. It began with books, and then model vehicles. Of the boy's two interests, it was ultimately cars that won out as his the guiding light of his career path, and lo he studied auto engineering and became a mechanic.

At some point after the Kaiju War started, Skyler applied for a job with the PPDC in j-tech, and was assigned to things like shuttling supplies around and fixing the carts and lifts used for this. He made buddies and stuff, and he beheld Lady Danger up close and personal with his very own eyes.

One day when the weather's warm enough that his Alaskan winter overalls are making him a bit hot, he peels off his top so he can cool off. And that's when this slightly older and extremely Jaeger mechanic happens to come by and catch him in his tank top. This dude's brain immediately goes "HASDFHJKSAHSJKDG" and he is Utterly Besotted.

Now where Skyler constantly exudes a Princely Demeanor at all times (he cannot help it, it is Hardwired Into His Brain), this other guy exudes Feral Dog on the best of days. But for reasons known only to God, he's got a thing for blond twunks. He flirts rather often, but Skyler does not recognize the courting rituals of the Greater Rural AuDHD Mechanic, and so it just sorta. Goes nowhere.

But, and however, eventually after the Kaiju War, Skyler ends up in the same town as this guy, and oh boy if this dude had a tail to wag, his overworked tailbone would need a doctor. He still has every intention of romancing Skyler, and this time he's going to ask his friends for actual advice. You know, like Gottlieb, because Gottlieb seems to be doing pretty well with Newt.

For now, I leave it to you to imagine how that goes. :3

Asked myself what a Pacific Rim character played by Tom Hiddleston would be like, and one of the first things that popped into my head was "his dad would be played by Doug Jones."

[starlooove]

“They need to drop a show about the toxic sketches” y’all couldnt handle that rose quartz wasnt a good person

[fate-defiant]

A style/ fanon vs canon comparison, as prompted by @emfisketch!

Like the very second I saved the pee-en-gee it occured to me that wait did this necessarily need to be Fakir or were we just drawing whoever but I can't find the OG post so whatever. #fakirsweep

[rearranging-deck-chairs]

hang on are cougars like panthers

[vaugarde]

i already knew about roy’s wattrel evolving because people on twitter were comparing it to gliscor’s evolution and claiming it’s the same thing and it’s kinda amusing to me because liiiiike. gliscor didnt really invent the concept of evolving to save your trainer, thats literally a potential reading for charizard’s evolution. when i compare later pokeani moments back to gliscor i hope im implying properly that it’s all mostly just a bit. like im not actually saying dracovish is just like gliscor because it also refused to be recalled in an important battle so it could fight to the end.

that being said gliscor’s evolution was like a million times better than kilowattrel’s lol

[cathalbravecog]

i love wanting to detail everything but also knowing nothign abotu what businesses and ppl working there Actually do like ah yes heres my cog oc they work here uhm they do uhm

They Do Some Kind Of Paperwork...!!!!

[minamotoz]

i've already said my piece on why saad is easily the most interesting "brooding mysterious boy with an artsy passion" type character degrassi has ever done, but im honestly so sad they never tried to go deeper into his relationship with maya. the way the two of them fed off of each others trauma and sorta made each other worse while engaging in this morbid coping mechanism was so interesting to watch and i kinda wish we got to see it fester more in the background, if not get the same amount of focus as a plotline like the mola romance. idk, i found their chemistry addicting and i feel cheated bc they only showed up in a handful of episodes and never interacted after season 3.

[bitchfitch]

like when Guy started to feel the influence of the Other Thing and realized what was happening to him he looked everywhere for any help he could get. And there really wasn't anything anyone could do for him. An old god picked him, time to right a will and say his goodbyes and hope that he's still Him enough after the merging to not hurt anyone he loved. That's what the end of the story should have been.

But basically everyone he talked to said the some variation of 'Well, there is one thing you could do... But it won't save you in the long run.

because Yeah the Grinning Thing had a good foothold and was usually pretty helpful and about as un-duplicitous as a pupating old god could be. They Could absolutely interfere enough to cut off Other Thing's connection to Guy. It would be easy even! Old gods are territorial bastards, Grinning Thing might not even ask for payment since it would preempt them having to share.

Issue is that there is no way to get Grinning Thing's help without it realizing Guy is wanted.

Grinning Thing doesn't want anything unless someone else wants it. Guy is wanted, so Grinning would want him.

But there's nothing special or unique about guy. He was picked by Other Thing basically at random. Being cut off from him isn't a big deal, Other Thing could just pick someone else to use. Which means that as soon as Guy gets Grinning Thing's help, Other Thing wouldn't want him anymore, so Grinning Thing wouldn't want him anymore. And Grinning Thing is never too nice to things that it stops wanting.

It's an out of the frying pan and into the fires of mount doom situation for Guy if he goes to Grinning Thing for help. At least as Other Thing's vessel he'd still be alive and there was a Chance at it being all ok but no one thought there was any good that could come from getting Grinning Thing's help.

Which is why everyone is really surprised when Guy comes back from his ill advised trip to Grinning Thing's apartment in perfect health and whole of mind... With a shopping list in his hand because Grinning Thing's vessel used to love french toast but never learned how to make it so Guy is going back over to their place tonight to teach them how and watch some old movies.

[dxy-drxxm]

furina: makes you bleed to death

al haitham: infodumps you to death

/silly

beloathed writer's block hskdhskd but also like. you have another event ongoing on the other blog too. and i'm sure you're also busy with assignments and other stuff too, so yk. don't blame yourself too much *pat pat*

i noticed... i'm guessing bc everyone who's doing ebg is in genshin fandom and has no knowledge of idv, so they're unsure how to sabotage?? or at least that's my theory. a game theoー /smacked

NAW HE WOULD JUST GO DR. RATIO AND BE ALL "Minus. Get out." like yessir 🫡 (< terrified of him because he'd be that one prof you'd unironically be simping or in massive fear)

That's true... orz, maybe my brain just has its way to defaulting there 😔 oh well. It do b like that sometimes.

I'm guessing bc everyone who's doing ebg is in genshin fandom and has no knowledge of idv, so they're unsure how to sabotage??

That COULD be it. I wanted to make the story more of a one off spin with the thought of the whole "oh yeah each time you die, you revive in the manor" but MAN. Now I'm just wondering if I should've went Genshin like everyone else if it uh. Failed that badly. orz.

(HELP NOT THE GAME THEORY REFERENCE... HELP ME I CAN HEAR IT)

[die-tenebris]

Tell me what tumblr site wide fixation you don't understand or find annoying, mine is the whole biblically correct angel thing

[opens-up-4-nobody]

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[evilminji]

Ooooh~ Drink mix up? >.>

Because! Wes DID, in fact, get that dream job. HAS learned... after many, many hours of "beat about the head and shoulders with an ethics pamphlet by his great aunt", to keep his mouth shut! Family curse of Sight? WHAT family curse?

He doesn't see shit! Mind your business.

What're you? A cop?

Look, he sent Fenton a gift basket. He was a shitty, shitty "I have to be RIGHT and nothing else matters!" Stubborn lil asshole of a kid. He got better. Grew up. No one is there best Self during puberty. He DOES, in fact, regret it.

Which is WHY, he is deliberately ignoring Kent's terrible, awful, paper-thin, "who meee~?" Aw shucks BULLSHIT excuse of a disguise, like it isn't blatantly obvious he's Superman. Yep. Nothing to see here! Nothing but us chickens! Mmmmm, morning coffee! Delicious.

But see, here's the THING.

The Itty, bitty, teeny lil PROBLEM...

Wes grew up in Amity "Totally Not Supernatural Hotspot For Centuries" Park. He is... to put it mildly, genetically? A freak. His biology is ALL fucked up. Everyone's is. And it WAS NOT made better by the Fenton's playing fast and loose with their hell basement. The Ectoplasmic NUKE that was that portal.

There is a REASON his morning coffee? Is COVERED. Contained. Fenton brand, LEAD LINED, specialty cups. The sort that can't be EATEN from the inside out. Eroded after a few uses. They're ugly as sin, but they work. He even ordered a few covers from Star's etsy shop. (Apparently he wasn't the only one who hated how ugly they looked. Good for her though, he heard it was doing well.)

He SAYS this? 'Cause his morning brew is less... straight COFFEE... and more... how to put this? A blend? Brew? Potion, really. Like an energy drink. From hell. Or, partially at least, the Zone. It's the combination of roots, seeds, and a few dried berries. Kinda like a tea, actually!

Tasty. Adds this nice fruity, warmth. A zing. Goes GREAT with the coffee. And it really perks you up... if you are Limnal. If you AREN'T? It'll desolve your esophagus like swallowing straight acid. And that's not TOUCHING the... witch-y, more Seer specific bit of the blend.

That stuff is medicinal. You know, "calm the mind" and "mental clarity". That sorta thing. With a good ol helping of "don't blurt out everyone's secrets, you spacey bitch! For the love of God, those are our INSIDE THOUGHTS!". Which? Really helpful! Infinitely less likely to get decked. It's a family staple.

Poisonous, though.

They're fine cause they've basically developed an immunity to that part, but like? Wouldn't recommend. It's why he NEVER shares his drinks. Food? On occasion. If he PLANS it and knows not to add and interesting spices. But DRINKS? Never. Weston family brews are basically NEVER safe.

Which? Begs the Very Important Question ™!

Who's Coffee Is This?

Cause it SURE AS FUCK AINT HIS!

You never realize quite how fast you can go from "completely calm and kinda sleepy" to "bomb strapped to my chest, primal panic AWAKE" until it happens to you. His coffee was ON HIS DESK. People have passed by. He talked to them. Cups put down and picked up. Lazy early morning. He doesn't even register, really, as his chair crashes to the ground.

He's shouting.

People confused. They don't realize yet. His head whips around, looking for that distinct cover. Before it's too late. Before someone takes that fatal sip. He spots it. Bolting from his desk. Crashing through coworkers, over desks. Chaos and outrage. "It's 'just' coffee!" They cry.

Kent turns, confused. Pretending. Raises his (HIS! Oh god!) cup to his lips, unknowing. Wes SCREAMS a warning. But he doesn't listen. "It's 'just' coffee" They never listen. Curse of Cassandra. God's damn it. This is why his family fucking CONVERTED!

He TACKLES the man of steel.

RIPS his cup away from him, knows his eyes are frantic. How much have you had?! Spit it out! Wes voice ECHOES in the sudden silence. I'm a META, Kent! It could KILL YOU!

And oh, Oh NOW they get it. Or perhaps it is the burn in his mouth that finally registers. He rolls, spits oil slick nebulae that eat away the floor. There is blood mixed within it. It took mere moments. Superman stares, transfixed and horrified, as Wes shakes. He... he should probably get off of him.

He'll move in a moment.

When his legs no longer feel weak from terror.

The news room is in chaos. Lane kneeling by her husband, Perry trying to do damage control. He... he's probably gonna lose his job, isn't he? Wes wants to cry. Protection laws only go so far, after all. And warning his boss about his dietary needs means jack shit, after an incident like this. Beloved as Kent is. Not that anyone likely believed him.

They never do.

And now he's nearly killed Superman.

@hypewinter @hdgnj @legitimatesatanspawn @nerdpoe @lolottes @babbling-babull @mutable-manifestation @dcxdpdabbles