#2 helix road

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yay, another lot finished up for redbud bay! this is the home of the first lesbian couple i had in this 'hood: doctor aoife kramer (named after @oceansmotion) and her wife, schoolteacher ivory moore. they also have an adopted son, harald, who may soon be getting a baby sibling this round!

the original lot was alisomar, 3t2'd by @danies-simsational-blog, but i pretty much completely rebuilt the exterior, changed the layout, and of course redecorated everything. went on a big t$r 'old cc' shopping spree recently too and got a bunch of new furniture to try out 🤞🏽

Exterior

the backyard is the only thing that i mostly left untouched, i just moved a couple of plants around and added a garden for ivory 💚

Interior

doc aoife has her own medical research office i guess, and the couple also has a cat named tabitha. i put up a bunch of little kiddie decorations since ivory wants another baby.

Floorplans

still not sure what i'll do with the upstairs, i'll probably move harald up there when they adopt the new baby

Bonus Pics

have tabitha the cat. best kitty ever 10/10 on the cat scale

[say-hi-intrepid-heroes]

alright let’s go over the junior year clues we got in the rick perry documentary thing (disclaimer: i’ve definitely missed stuff, but i think i got the big things, feel free to reblog and add with stuff that i missed though)

[at the bottom of this post I've typed out the decipherable words that plan out some combats and NPCs from Rick's screen. it's the most interesting thing but it's super long so it's at the bottom under a cut]

We get a blurry look at some minis. I’m seeing at least the PC’s minis, as well as what looks like Baxter the Gryphon.

There’s some major shots of this battle. Includes a Baby mini, the Hangvan with some kind of laser canon on top, a stingray-esque monster that is likely Night Yorb (see below), something that looks like maybe an ice elemental or the crystal (see below), and some large bugs and shirtless people. Clearly set in the Red Wastes. Detailed info of the planning for this battle below.

One of the shots had reference boards in the background. One is clearly for the Hangvan (see earlier screencaps), but the other is unclear. It looks like it includes some sort of tennis or tennis-adjacent sport.

Confirmation that Mordred Manor is a set piece.

Finally, one shot showed Rick’s computer screen with some critical info about planning. I’ve put what I’ve been able to decipher below the screencaps. and under a cut, as it’s very long.

EP. 701 DEFEATING NIGHT YORB CHASE (RED WASTES) Hangvan, Night Yorb is giant flying Manta Ray thing? Rainbow road, being chased by night yorb while trying to throw crystal into portal. Crazy gun on rough [roof] that gorgug made, I can’t get a lock on it. Just need one last final thing to defeat night yorb. Red wastes, chasing the night yorb around, flying bats teleporting onto rough [roof] of van, NPC allies, Balthazar, two other cars they are in contact with, tiefling bakers or sidekicks are reveals Stormchaser twister, trying to get a lock onto it, Night Yorb is escaping the world. Maybe night yorb gets away, why didn [didn’t] you get it? And Balthazar died? Murph invented the Night Yorb. Don’t fuck with the Night Yorb. Exploded out of riz’s chest, needs to be dumb as hell. it’s the jabberwocky, it burbled, hugely terrifying, Horrifying cursed thing. Unending night for two months. Dragon sized, bigger than the Hang Van, 30’ wingspan Stars and moon. While the night yorb flies it is night and not day. Not malevolent force, but everything on earth will die Have giant ghost busters canon, Honey I shrunk the kids cannon Driver, mechanic, gunner, navigator (using SW 5e mechanics) Hang Man - Fabian motorcycle Tether is attached to night yorb, either magic or harpoon Night Yorb could out pace them. Could smash van. Cultist of the night yorb appearing on the road, mad max style ”The night yorb is our god” Red Wastes Cultists: Riding skeleton horses, classic fantasy cultists, Manta ray night yorb masks Sword and Sorcery vibes, MUSCELY, oiled, black leather, rings Shadow of Night Yorb Tether must be reeled in over 4 rounds Success Meter - 4 rounds or it escapes Pop up cultists in the middle of the road 4 maps Straight away, gully bridge crossing, rap popping up, giant portal It’s going to another world but if it gets away thats just as bad Ayada [Ayda?] thing built in. Chekov’s gun. Gun has cool helix of energy that is getting cranked in. Gun is on the back and on the hood is a binding circle that Adaine does. Cultists are making the portal. YORBIES if they catch it, it gets bound into the paint of their van Gun is gorgug’s stuff and circle is adaine 6 cultist perusing them, 4 or 5 at the portal, 1 or 2 back up Single person traps, Vulture with cactus MINIS: Night Yorb - Giant shadowy manta ray, inky black dripping, made of liquid, different underbelly, deep indigo or bone white. Made of shadows, dripping aberration, flat plane, long tail, two weird eyes coming off front on stalks. Second set of PCs TERRAIN: Red Wastes! NOTES: favorite crazy dnd monsters, beholder, [unclear word, bu…ette] Fungal Black light portal battle! Dr. Strange battle set, pseudo pods of elder pod night yorb, day glow run fragments, purple stone castle night yorb temple, floor is octopus made of shadows. Starting mid battle. [blank sections] PROJECTION: Counter here of some kind?

POTENTIAL LOCATIONS Basrar’s icecream shop? Mordred Manor Seacaster Manor [crossed out] Strong Tower Luxury Apartments SAT Prep class [screen cuts off]

EP. 704 DENTENTION [detention] STEALTH CHASE SEQUENCE/ QUIET LIBRARY/ Aguefort chase sequence? Combine sets interrupted by having to make it past a hall monitor Underwater? Books suspended floating, everything is affected by water Don’t wake daddy? Start in Library to get to Aguefort’s office Hallway Classroom Bathroom Lockerroom [blank sections] DYNAMIC ELEMENT: Water

CONCEPTS Dicks! SPIRITUAL GUARDIANS - Full service on minis, summons, etc Psycadelic fungal giant, black light, trippy, beautiful Revisiting old set [screen cuts off]

[fyi everything past this point was very blurry, so I could only decipher pieces here and there]

EP. 706 OUTDOOR CONCERT COACHELLA Music feature? Flaming [?], giant [?] [???] Fig and Gorgug on stage [???] Lighting effects, [???] Floating stage or something [???] Demons? PROJECTION: Lasers?

NPCS/ VILLAINS/ MONSTERS/ ETC. PORTER CLIFFBREAKER is secret servant of nightmare king tactical battlefield combat that [?] 2-3 times larger than PCs LED buried inside him [???] Porter was [???] basketball player [screen cuts off]

[the rest was too blurry to make out anything other than a blank section titled ROLE PLAY/ NEUTRAL BOARD and a section that seems to be for EP. 708 and says EXTRA with some blurry words after it]

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[𝟶𝟷] ___ 𝙱𝙰𝚂𝙸𝙲𝚂

Name(s): Jenna Amber Madden

Nickname(s): Jen, Jennie, Jens

Age: 19

Birthday: September 5, 2005

Birthplace: Rosetown, Saskatchewan

Allergies: rabbits, dust, and pollen

Conditions/Illnesses: none

Occupation: works at Sephora part-time, will be a Chemical engineer after university

Education: high school diploma, half-done her BSc of Physics

Current Residence: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Hobbies: sudoku puzzles, crosswords, playing guitar and piano

Pets: Lily - German Shephard/Husky cross, several barn cats; Momo and Juice are the deck/house cats

Sports: volleyball in high school, plays in a rec league now, running

Ethnicity: German, Ukrainian, British

Nationality: Canadian

[𝟶𝟸]  ___  𝙰𝙿𝙿𝙴𝙰𝚁𝙰𝙽𝙲𝙴

Height: 5'5

Eye Colour: Brown

Hair Colour: Dark Brown

Birthmarks: none

Scars: one on her ankle from when she broke it two years ago and had surgery to fix it

Tattoos: none

Style: country, jeans and boots with cute sweaters, leggings with old Carhartt hoodies, oversized shirts from her brothers (and Fraser), both gold and silver jewelry

Piercings/Accessories: simple ear lobe piercings, one helix, always wears the ring her grandma gave her

[𝟶𝟹]  ___  𝙿𝙴𝚁𝚂𝙾𝙽𝙰𝙻𝙸𝚃𝚈

Introvert or Extrovert: both and it depends on where she is, how much sleep she got, and who she's around

Mood/Temper: she is intense and driven, always looking for a challenge. She loves her siblings (now that they are older), and will go to bat for any of them. She's also very stubborn.

Dreams/Goals: travel, road trip across Canada, run in the Boston Marathon

Strengths: her work ethic, she's always prepared for anything

Weaknesses: she calls it being realistic, Andrew calls it pessimism

Quirks: usually leaves the house with her shoes untied, mixes up the different-coloured pen caps

Habits: stands and watches the horizon/clouds/weather like a middle-aged dad and/or every farmer ever

Fears: heights, balloons

[𝟶𝟺]  ___  𝙻𝙸𝙺𝙴𝚂 & 𝙳𝙸𝚂𝙻𝙸𝙺𝙴𝚂

Likes: being outside, frogs, sunsets, meals in the field, horseback riding, running

Dislikes: mosquitoes, ranch dressing, writing essays, early mornings

[𝟶𝟻] ___ 𝙰𝙴𝚂𝚃𝙷𝙴𝚃𝙸𝙲

[𝟶𝟼] ___ 𝙵𝚄𝙽 𝙵𝙰𝙲𝚃𝚂

[𝟶𝟽] ___ 𝙵𝙰𝚅𝙾𝚄𝚁𝙸𝚃𝙴𝚂

Food: chicken noodle soup

Music: country. classic rock

Songs: Blown Away by Carrie Underwood. Getting There by Terri Clark. Cornelia Street by Taylor Swift. Strong by One Direction.

Movies: The Other Woman. Ocean's 8. Talledaga Nights.

Shows: Suits. Manifest. Brooklyn 99.

Colour: purple

Place: Vancouver Island, BC

[𝟶𝟾] ___ 𝙵𝙰𝙼𝙸𝙻𝚈 & 𝚁𝙴𝙻𝙰𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽𝚂𝙷𝙸𝙿𝚂

Family: Jenna is the middle child, a twin to John. She has two older brothers and two younger sisters

Mom: Anna Madden (nee Travis), b. december 18, 1968

Dad: Josh Madden, b. march 24, 1963

Sibling(s): Brothers - Liam, Andrew, and John, Sisters - Melissa and Charlotte

➪ Liam Madden: b. november 2, 2000. engaged to fiancee Cara. works in crop technology and will keep helping to farm.

➪ Andrew Madden: b. june 21, 2001. single. recently graduated from U of S with a degree in Agribusiness and will take over the main farm.

➪ John Madden: b. september 5, 2004. gay. dating boyfriend Luke. attending UBC and getting a degree in Mathematical Sciences.

➪ Melissa (Lis) Madden: b. june 18, 2006. bisexual. single. just graduated high school and is attending U of S to become a vet.

➪ Charlotte (Charlie) Madden: b. may 5, 2009. single. starting high school. an excellent hockey player who has been offered scholarships in the States.

Relationship Status: almost taken. Fraser Minten (october 2024)

Past Relationships: Jenna was in two relationships prior to getting with Fraser

➪ Luke: (July 2020 - June 2022) he was her high school relationship. they were together for two years before going their separate ways after graduating. it was a mutual decision as their life plans were taking them in different directions.

➪ Sam: (December 2022 - March 2023) he was a fun relationship. he was a known party boy and wasn't looking for serious which was good with Jenna. they had fun but ultimately decided they were better off as friends.

[onomatopagu-et-cie]

Some other theories and observations, part 2

First impressions after re-reading DGM Some theories and observations, part 3 Notes on Link, part 1 & part 2

Have a nice week!! The end of summer is right around the corner and it’s still melting me…

(SPOILERS UP TO CH248!!!!)

▶ Bookmen’s « lineage »

Why was Lavi given 49 aliases/names when Bookman has none (at least, none that we know so far)? Does the name mark the apprenticeship? How does this even work? We know there are many Bookmen or sympathizers (just like Neah, actually) in DGM’s universe and they help each other when it’s needed, but we know so little about them!

Out of all the groups in the story, be it families or clans, the Bookmen are the only ones that the story specifically qualifies as a blood relationship, unlike the others. At the beginning of volume 13, Road uses ‘chisuji/血筋’ (lineage, blood relationship, descent ; the kanji for blood, 血, is a component of the word) to define the Bookmen:

The rest of the cast is defined with a clanic/familial notion that doesn’t specifically require a blood relationship:

➔ The Noahs are defined with ‘ichizoku’/一族 (family, relatives, household: ‘zoku’/族 is the kanji for tribe, clan, band, family). ➔ The Luberrier are also described by Lavi in the manga with 一族, but also with ‘ke’/家 (house, family), just like the Chang (I couldn’t find it for the Epstein, but it might also be ‘ke’), and ‘kazoku’/家族 (family, and as ichizoku, 族 is one of its components). ➔ When Luberrier qualifies Hevlaska’s crime against her own family/tribe (it’s highly probable she is a Luberrier herself), he uses ‘douzoku’/同族 and ‘ichizoku’.

The Bookmen stand out with this sole occurrence. I wonder what this really means, because the Bookmen were introduced as a group definitely not related by blood, formed through apprenticeship. And if I’m not mistaken, Hoshino even hinted at the importance of the Bookmen ties in one of her recent ig posts… ? It might even have a connexion to Lavi’s concealed eye, who knows!

▶ « Lavi »

In ch119, Lavi and Bookman have been associated with wheat or barley, overly present in the Campbell mansion landscape.

If Hoshino really pushes the wordplay between multiple languages, « spring » also refers to the coil or screw/helical shape in english, which is interesting since the recent chapters focus on the helix magic explained by……. Past!Allen!

(Lavi could also be a reference to 'la vie' which means 'the life' in French /jk idek at this point haha)

▶ past!Allen

(I’m thinking about that ‘past!Allen was a Bookman’ theory again haha)

Somehow after transplanting Neah’s memories in him, past!Allen became in the former’s eyes « a crazy puppet », as he said in volume 21. past!Allen was someone whose affiliation to the Innocence was beyond imaginable to Neah: once Neah learns his present self wishes to be an exorcist he deems him as his enemy. This is very poor reasoning, but the only characters revealed to have ‘sided’ with the Noah in the manga are Bookmen until the present war broke out or some time before. We also know Bookman lost one (or more) successor(s) before Lavi thanks to Sheril’s threats (« you don’t want to lose another successor again, right? »).

And the « again » is accentuated in the original version (the panels on the left):

When Tyki reports to Sheril what happened and Bookman overhears it, it’s as though he had prior knowledge from an unidentified source of what would trigger the history they were meant to record as Bookmen (the panels on the upper right). « An Innocence called Apocryphos… The departure of Allen Walker… » sounds as though he’s listing off ‘early signs’ finally announcing an important event is about to occur.

Could it be that someone/something had foreseen this? Or had already experienced this before them in another timeline or world? In addition to the ‘other world’ the Noah once lived in according to Cross, dream!Bookman insisting on the fact Bookmen live outside of the world (in ch119, the last panel on the bottom right), Allen and Lenalee’s dreams and the constant imagery of the world being nothing but a stage actors play on, it’s tempting to think there’s a timeline distortion/alternate universe or whatever plot line going on in this story.

It’s also interesting to note that for an unknown reason, Wisely interrupted Bookman’s questioning and refused to reveal whatever he read in his mind (eg. Road’s relationship to Neah), as Tyki reveals it in ch225:

▶ « Howard Link »

Compared to the third generation exorcists, who began as Crows just like Link, why is Link the only Crow to have a last name? If I’m not mistaken, Hoshino doesn’t use the Japanese naming order (family then given name) eg. Allen Walker, Cross Marian. So Link’s first name would be Howard.

In Link’s flashback in volume 21, Tewaku called him « Lin-niisama » (could this hold some significance in the manga later on?):

Was his first name Lin? I don’t believe Tewaku would call him by his last name as a child. If it’s the case, why would they swap his first and last name later? Or were the Crows ordered to call each other by their last names, since the flashback seems to happen when they became Crows? Is Link’s first name important somehow?

Before becoming a Crow, was his name Lin, not Link? Or was it just an affectionate nickname given by Tewaku? Where did Howard come from?

Or did they have no name at all or no name they could remember, like Red?

I was always under the impression that Link was his first name for some reason, I was a little silly haha

Aside from Tewaku, the only moment the third generations interacted with Link was when Goushi accidentally hurt Allen. Unlike Link, who calls them by their name, Goushi here mentions Link by his full name and title in quotation marks: « Inspector Howard Link ».

I don’t really know what to make of it. The formality would be pretty normal as their functions as Crows call for it, but it still seems weird to me as the 3rd generations call each other by their name.

Perhaps some distance gradually came to form between Link and them (eg. their training as Crows that seems really harsh and impersonal, or the influence of the Akuma cells)? (It also could be that Goushi was visually impaired, and recognized Link by his voice!)

Also when Tewaku cries for help, she asks for Madarao, Tokusa, Goushi and Kiredori but not Link.

▶ Artificial Exorcists Arc parallels

The artificial exorcists were, in retrospect, pseudo-Noahs created by the hands of humanity: they were given great regenerative abilities and a predestined role, to become exorcists in this war. The Order forced on them previous existences from which they would gain the ability to synchronize. But the memories of their previous lives threatened to overwhelm them, affecting their mind and senses, the Order would then deem them as ‘failures’. With the third generation, they intended to perpetuate these abilities for generations but Alma’s hatred was too deeply rooted.

There are also visual parallels between Kanda, Alma, Mana and Red/Neah:

Allen’s current situation also parallels Kanda’s past anguish with unknown memories flooding his head and the fact that both Alma and Mana were alive was hidden to them.

▶ Influence exerted through hands (TW: child abuse and domestic violence)

(Now I’m expecting a flashback from Link’s pov of the operation to instill Crow’s ability to cast magic with this kind of hand imagery, it would be interesting)

The hand is also accentuated in two other pages when Apocryphos attempts to merge with Allen:

There were also these panels in volume 27 (my stomach churned when I searched them again for this post)… The last two panels fill me with pure disgust, I turned these pages really fast because that was too much.

Hands can convey many messages and symbols like that in the way they’re framed, the ones above are drawn by Hoshino in a way that inspires horror and abuse.

In DGM, sometimes they’re a symbol of connection (eg. Allen and Suman, Johnny and Allen), sometimes a symbol of influence, control and violence.

Violence was also represented in other ways:

-> In Lenalee's past:

When Lenalee remembers her past, the Order and the Crow’s uniform is a symbol of her suffering: the personnel’s faces are obscured, contrasting with their outfits.

It’s the same when she remembers the experiments that forced victims into Fallen Ones. Their hand grasping the boy as well as the boy’s waving her are also highlighted. The profusion of the scientists and executives’s comments and orders, represented by bubbles gradually taking all the place, desensitized and disconnected to the cruelty of the experiments we see depicted behind it.

Luberrier’s figure in the page on the right is the only face with distinctive features she remembers, concentrating her fears.

(And ironically, Lenalee’s Dark Boots feel very heavy and could be a symbol of all her fears and hatred shackling her: they empower her but at the same time weigh her down emotionally. Her scene with the head nurse giving her her boots destroyed me ;;;;;;;;;;;;;)

In the Destruction of the Black Order arc, the ghost even forgot her name, but the memory of the experiments along with (supposedly) a Luberrier dragging her by force remain.

Luberrier and Link’s introduction in the manga also represent them with their teeth highlighted:

-> The experiments on Kanda and Alma were often visually associated to the Innocence and the Crow’s silhouettes. When Kanda and Alma are chased by Crows, the focus is on their hands: they emerge from the dark to cast binding spells. Just like Lenalee remembers Luberrier, Kanda remembers the horror of the experiment with Sirlins Epstein baring menacing teeth.

-> The cage which is also mentioned in the Lost Fragment of Snow novel:

I said it in a previous post, but the manga My Hero Academia also does it and it’s gutting. Hands are represented as vectors of both violence and sympathy/love.

(SPOILERS FOR THE WHOLE MHA SERIES!!!!!)

Three character arcs illustrate this poignantly: Eri and Overhaul, Tomura and All For One (he literally embodies this image as it’s part of his character design and powers), and the Todoroki family and Endeavor.

[realityhelixcreates]

By Talos, This Can't be Happening: Chapter 2-You're Finally Awake

A crack isekai that I started just for fun, which had ballooned into something much bigger. Helix and Swag get stuck in a world from her rocky past, and now they traipse around Tamriel while larger forces start sneaking up on them.

Chapter 2/?

Helix tells a lie, and they get on the road.

Content warning for blood, violence, sexual situations, and questionable life decisions.

@cardwrecks @captainbaddecisions @whocares-idont

All right, I don't know why, but tumblr will not let me paste the text of this story at all, under any circumstances. There's not even any blood or sex in this one. I don't understand, but anyway, here's the ao3 link, I guess?

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Lucifarian Family 80s Redux: Bios:

The Princess of Gluttony: Kat Lucifarian / Katriona Reagan (1984)

The fourth of the seven sins, she lures people in with a homecooked meal, only to end up eating her guests.

"I dare not hand Bon my list of men to invite in for dinner."

Name

Full Legal Name: Katriona Titania Reagan

First Name: Katriona

Meaning: A variant of 'Catriona', the Anglicized form of both Irish 'Caitríona', and the Scottish Gaelic 'Caitrìona', both are forms of 'Katherine', from the Greek name 'Aikaterine'. The etymology is debated, it could derive from an earlier Greek name 'Hekaterine', itself from 'Hekateros' meaning 'Each of the two', it could derive from the name of the goddess 'Hecate' (from the Greek 'Hekate', possibly derived from 'Hekas' meaning 'Far off'), it could be related to Greek 'Aikia' meaning 'Torture', or it could be from s Coptic name meaning 'My consecration of your name'

Pronunciation: ka-TREE-na

Origin: Irish, Scottish

Middle Name: Titania

Meaning: Perhaps based on Latin 'Titanius' meaning 'Of the Titans'

Pronunciation: ti-TAH-nee-a

Origin: Literature

Surname: Reagan

Meaning: Anglicized form of Irish 'Ó Riagáin' meaning 'Descendant of Riagán', 'Riagán' is from Old Irish 'Riacán', probably derived fron 'Ri' 'King' combined with a diminutive suffix

Pronunciation: RAY-gan

Origin: Irish

Aliases: Kat Lucifarian, The Princess of Gluttony, The Gluttonous Princess, The Giantess of Gluttony, The Giantess of Gourmandizing, The Gluttonous Giantess, The Gourmandizing Giantess, The Princess of Gluttony Kat Lucifarian, The Gluttonous Princess Kat Lucifarian, The Giantess of Gluttony Kat Lucifarian, The Giantess of Gourmandizing Kat Lucifarian, The Gluttonous Giantess Kat Lucifarian, The Gourmandizing Giantess Kat Lucifarian

Nicknames: Kat, Rio, Titan, Nia, Rea, Gunner, Kitty, Tall-Ass, Princess K, Giantess

Titles: Miss

Characteristics

Age: 26

Gender: Female. She/Her Pronouns

Race: European (Human)

Nationality: American

Ethnicity: White (Mixed. Both Sides White) 1/2 Irish 1/2 Scottish

Birth Date: 5th January 1958

Sexuality: Demisexual, Biromantic

Religion: Raised Irish Catholic, Wiccan

Native Language: English

Spoken Languages: English, Irish Gaelic, Scots Gaelic, Spanish, French, Japanese

Relationship Status: Single

Astrological Sign: Capricorn

Theme Song: 'Rocky Road To Dublin' - The Dubliners (1964-1972), 'Walk On The Wild Side' - Lou Reed (1972-)

Voice Actor: Catherine Tate

Singing Voice: Lady Miss Kier

Geographical Characteristics

Birthplace: Ayr, South Ayrshire County, Scotland

Current Location: On The Road

Current Residence: Albany, Albany County, New York USA

Hometown: Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland

Appearance

Height: 7'0" / 213 cm

Weight: 250 lbs / 113 kg

Eye Colour: Blue

Hair Colour: Blonde

Hair Dye: None

Body Hair: N/A

Facial Hair: N/A

Tattoos: 4 (1 1/4 Arm Sleeve)

Piercings: Ear Lobe (Double, Both), Helix (Double, Both Sides)

Scars: Small Surgical & Accidental scars in random places

Clothing Style: Gothic / Geeky

Health and Fitness

Allergies: None

Alcoholic, Smoker, Drug User: Social Drinker

Illnesses/Disorders: Gigantism, Acromegaly, Short-Sightedness (Undiagnosed: Autism, Social Anxiety)

Medications: Has Glasses & Contact Lenses

Any Specific Diet: None (But eats a larger amount than the other girls)

Relationships

Allies: Ves Lucifarian, Bon Lucifarian, Nadia Lucifarian, Anna Lucifarian, Nora Lucifarian, Syn Lucifarian, André The Giant, Lou Albano

Enemies: Moolah, Wendi Richter, Big John Studd, Hulk Hogan, Lord Alfred Hayes, Dynamite Kid, Brutus Beefcake, Roddy Piper (Kind of)

Mentor: Ruaidhrí Reagan

Significant Other: None

Previous Partners: None

Parents: Ruaidhrí Reagan (56, Father), Grizel Reagan (57, Mother, Née Ross)

Parents-In-Law: None

Siblings: None

Siblings-In-Law: None

Nieces & Nephews: None

Children: None

Children-In-Law: None

Grandkids: None

Great Grandkids: None

Wrestling

Billed From: Hell Itself

Trainers: Dearbháil Ó Madaidhín, Ultán Reagan Croía Mac Ghabhann, Tomás Reagan, Brónach Grady, Séamas Reagan, Áine Desmond, Ruadhrí Reagan

Managers: Damo Lucifarian

Wrestlers Managed: None

Debut: 1964

Retired: N/A

Wrestling Style: Highflyer

Stables & Teams: An Teaghlach Reagan [The Reagan Family] (1964-1976), The Lucifarian Family (1976-)

Regular Moves: Double Leg Drop (To the Gut/Groin), Diving Leg Drop, Sitout Inverted Suplex Slam, Plancha, Mulekick, Feeding Frenzy (Wild Punches to the Gut), Organ Grinder (Dropkick), Hungry For Blood (Diving Clothesline), Consummation (Rope Aided Corner Dropkick), 666 / Number Of The Beast (Tiger Feint Kick From Between The Middle And Lowest Ropes), Vampire's Bite (Sitout Jawbreaker), Butcher's Knife Chops (Open-Handed Chops)

Finishers: Overfeeding (High-Angle Senton Bomb), Cheshire Grin (Inverted Facelock Neckbreaker), Eat Cake (Banzai Drop), Giantess Splash (Splash Into a Pin)

Refers To Fans As: The Gluttonous, The Gluttonous Ones, The Starved, The Starved Dogs

Commentary Name: The Ogress, The Giantess

Extras

Backstory: Katriona grew up as a tall child, permanently taller than everyone around her. Her mother the less successful sister of a specialist doctor, and her father the eighth of eight kids. No one knew how tall she would eventually be, and how much pain she'd end up in, before she got corrective surgery at the age of 20 (she stopped growing at 7'0"). She pays for everything in her life through wrestling (and her artwork), something she'd learnt from her family.

Katriona started wrestling professionally when she was 16, and back then she was only 6'0". Having a flair for the dramatic, and a desire to up the amount of money she could spend on food, Katriona trained to be a highflyer (and took a more comedic angle to her wrestling), and soon doubled her drawing power because of it, after all, it's not everyday that you see an (actual) giant do a backflip and succeed. Going under the mask, as a way to market herself as a potential threat, came soon after this.

Although, in reality, she knows deep down that she wears the mask to hide her face, and remain somewhat private in her everyday life. She would make people think that if the mask was removed, during a match, that she would become much more savage, and cannibalistic, and attempt to bite her opponent. Vesta talked her into becoming the Gluttonous Giantess, and soon after joining the Lucifarians, her natural height and weight advantage, put her on track for being the biggest draw of the group, a role Katriona doesn't like much.

Trivia:

Katriona's role is as the Mouth (sort of), Muscle (sort of), Brain (sort of), and the group's human scare tactic

Katriona is Blunt, Gloomy, Hard-Working, Reserved, Self-Indulgent and Sensitive

Katriona knows what she likes and what she wants

Katriona is willing to bleed 'hard-way' if needed

Katriona keeps to herself until she needs to speak or act

Katriona is extremely secretive

Katriona eats almost 24/7

Katriona won't talk to anyone when feeling down or missing home

Katriona is only 4 inches shorter than André

Katriona hates blading

Katriona only hates Piper due to his on-screen personality

Katriona hates Big John Studd because of his disrespectful nature, she hates Hulk Hogan because she thinks he's 'obnoxiously American', she hates Lord Alfred Hayes and Dynamite Kid, because they're British, and she hates Brutus Beefcake because he's 'so much' energy-wise

Katriona has always been tall, but also always been shorter than André

Katriona often references folk tales and mythology in her promos, managing to make them darker and scarier

Katriona's '666' is a modified '619', hence the numerical name

Katriona likes: Pumpkins, Camper vans, Pick-up Trucks, Orange (Both the colour & fruit), Trifle, Halloween, Easter, Pigs, Boars, Quad bikes, Chrysanthemums, Lager Shandy (Aka Panaché), Black clothing, Horror Movies, Comedy Movies

Katriona dislikes: Jellied Eels, VW beetles, Tractors, Neon Colours, Battenberg cake, Christmas, Mispronounced words (Samhain is not 'Sam-Hain'), Spiders, Moths, Turkey, Stinging nettles, Skirts, Short-shorts, Hospitals, Wasps, Social Events

Left: Katriona in 'Human form' (With her natural blue eyes)

Right: Kat in 'Demon form' (With orange eyes)

[bowmanstudios]

GEAR

Microphones:

Sure sm57

Sure sm58

Audix i5

Sure Beta 52

Blue Snowball

Behringer C-2 (pair)

Samson C01

Rode NT1A

Hardware:

Scarlett 18i0 audio interface

Mackie 1402-VLZ PRO 14 channel mic/line analog mixer

Guitar amps and pedals:

Helix HX STOMP

Ibanez Turbo Tube screamer

Guitars:

Fender GC140SCE Concert Acoustic-Electric

Yamaha FX335C Dreadnought Acoustic-Electric

Ovation 1311 Natural Acoustic

Fender Nashville Telecaster

Fender Squire Bullet Telecaster

Fender Squire Jazz Bass

Mitchell MU40 Soprano Natural Ukulele

Yamaha CGS 102A Classical Guitar

Keyboards:

Nektar Impact LX61+

Roland U-20

Drums and percussion:

1 big tambourine

1 small tambourine

LP Medium twist shakers

Simmons Titan 50 electronic drum set

Sound Monitoring:

JBL Professional Linear Spatial Reference 3 Series powered studio monitors (pair)

Sony Professional MDR-7506 studio headphones

Sennheiser HD 201 studio headphones

KRK Classic 5 studio monitors (pair)

Computers and visuals:

Apple MacBook Pro 13 inch

Dell flat panel monitor

DAW/software:

Logic Pro X

Pro Tools 12

GarageBand

Avid/Apple/Native Instruments/SoundToys/FabFilter/Waves plugins

Helix HX Edit

Plugins:

Digital EQ’s:

Waves V-EQ4

Fabfilter Pro-Q

Digital Reverbs:

Waves Abbey Road Chambers

Waves H-Reverb Hybrid Verb

Waves Renaissance Reverb

Waves Manny Marroquin Reverb

Relab Development LX480 Reverb

Digital Compressors:

Waves Renaissance Compressor

Waves CLA-3A Compressor/Limiter

Waves Smack Attack

Waves DeEsser

Extras:

Waves SSL G-Channel

Waves Nx Ocean Way Nashville

Waves Z-Noise

Waves WLM Plus Loudness Meter

Waves Tune Real-Time

Waves Vocal Bender

Waves Torque

Waves CLA Bass

Waves Abbey Road J37 Tape

SoundToys Echoboy

VST’s:

Spectronics Keyscapes

Native Instruments Battery

Toontrack EZdrummer 3

Native Instruments Kontakt Electric Guitar

Accessories/miscellaneous/other studio features:

4 XLR cables

4 1/4 inch jack cables

Power supply cables

USB outlet strip

High speed internet and free WIFI

Pencils, pens and paper

Wireless printer available

5 mic stands

Shock mount, pop filter, and 3 windscreens

HEAROS Ultimate Softness earplugs

Mini Samsung T.V. with Roku entertainment

RIF6 electric record player with built-in speakers

Dean Markley Pro Mag humbucker pickup

Culilux 1/4” audio splitter

Rioddas external ODD&HDD disc drive

Pack of CDs for burning

Guitar pick maker with appropriate paper

3 microphone clips

Alesis sustain pedal

Radial PRO-DI passive direct box

DeltaLab digital metronome

AKAI MPD218 beat pad

GiveBest electric heater

Behringer ULTRAACOUSTIC AT109 15-WATT acoustic guitar amplifier

OWC thunderbolt USB-C dock

APC surge protector

MOONGEL damper pads

Pick holder filled with guitar picks (floppy and hard) and a set of thumb picks

2 capos and clip on tuner

KORG TM-50 combo tuner and metronome

Mackie 1402-VLZ PRO 14 channel mic/line analog mixer

NEXIGO web cam

Big Knob passive monitor controller

The Bowman Studios, Dallas, Texas

Producers: Mason Bowman

[idv-fifis-toybox]

YES i know i have 918832938 skins to do but i can’t help myself <3 ( SINNE CORPS)

These characters are based off the Flame-Chasers from Honkai Impact 3 but if you don’t wanna read up to find out who they are, these characters are tl:dr, galactic superheros who work together to protect mankind. Unlike the Flame Chasers, they are very much alive and well! Their genders (or lack thereof) are labelled next to their name! Each mun is allowed 2 skins~

Skins are below~

Morgana (The Existence) (F)

“To worry about what’s yet to come is to rob your present self of the essence of life~” — The Riper of Fate (Taken: Marise)

Evia (The Creation) (F)

“All that is beautiful must be protected. No matter the cost.” — The World Walker (Taken: Beth)

Cerritus (The Destruction) (M)

“Underneath? We are all the same! Flesh, bones, screams, insanity? You are no different from me.” — The Tyrant’s Tower (Taken: Shadowed Man)

Iolite (The Resolute) (None)

“Words, and actions, can lie. See beyond them.” — The Jewelled Warrior

Yukina (The Prosperity) (F)

“And I fight to bring joy! Joy to the world over! For no one deserves more peace than the powerless.” — The Maiden of Flowers

Eulalia (The Derision) (F)

“I don’t fear dying, I fear being nothing at all” — The Diva of Damnation

Volina (The Reticent) (None)

“The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” — The Helix’s Judgment

D’Or (The Clarity) (None)

“Fight your way into the light or fade into the darkness.” — The Moondust’s Glow (Taken: Naib)

Jörmungandr (The Consumption) (None)

“Even if what we do is futile to us, if we stop, we’ll be cut from the cycle of survival.” — The World Serpent

Rhiannon ε (The Sustenance) (F)

“One death is tragic. A million is a statistic, that can’t be right.” — The Queen Bee

Solandis (The Enigma) (None)

“Normality is a facade. What’s normal for the spider is terror for the fly.” — The Illusory Artist

Evren (The Null) (None)

“We live on a placid island of ignorance among the black seas of infinity. It was never meant that we will venture far.” — The Void’s Vail (Taken: Gabriel)

[nightsidewrestling]

D.U.D.E Bios: Kirby Moore / Kirby Kingston

The Celtic Queen of Yonkers Kirby Kingston (As of September 1st 2021)

The former Gluttony turned Queen of New York, the larger than life Kirby is Eddie Kingston's wife, and the mother of his children. She's Eddie's so-called 'Better half' and the one woman he'd kill for, other than his own mother.

"I promised him my love, until the end of eternity itself."

Name

Full Legal Name: Kirby Raven Eirian Aoibheann Moore (Née Rhydderch)

First Name: Kirby

Meaning: From an English surname that was originally from a place name meaning 'Church Settlement' in Old Norse.

Pronunciation: KUR-bee

Origin: English

Middle Name(s): Raven, Eirian, Aoibheann

Meaning: Raven: From the name of the bird, ultimately from Old English 'Hræfn'. Eirian: Means 'Bright, Beautiful' in Welsh. Aoibheann: From Old Irish 'Oébfinn' or 'Aíbinn'. Derived from 'Oíb' meaning 'Beauty, Appearance, Form' and 'Finn' meaning 'Fair, White'

Pronunciation: RAY-ven, air-REE-ann, EVE-van

Origin: English. Welsh. Irish

Surname: Moore (Née Rhydderch)

Meaning: The surname Moore has 3 different possible meanings: 1- Originally indicated a person who lived on a moor, from Middle English 'mor' meaning 'open land, bog'. 2- Derived from the given name 'Maurus', which is a Latin name meaning 'North African, Moorish'. 3-Nickname for a person of dark complexion, from Old French 'more', Latin 'Maurus', meaning 'Moorish' (Rhydderch: From the given name 'Rhydderch', from the Old Welsh name 'Riderch', derived from 'Ri' 'King' and 'Derch' 'Exalted')

Pronunciation: MUWR (HRUDH-ehrkh)

Origin: English (Welsh)

Alias: Kirby Kingston. War Queen, The Queen of Hearts, The Celtic Queen, The Preserver of a Dying Breed. Dragon Princess

Reason: Ring Name. Monikers based on Eddie's own. C.R.C Title ('Dragon' style in C.R.C is equivalent to highflyers (e.g. Jeff Hardy), 'Dragon Princess' means Kirby is the daughter of 'Dragon King' Hywel Rhydderch)

Nicknames: Female Andre, Kid, my lady, supermodel, sweetheart, babygirl, baby, tywysoges [princess], banphrionsa [princess], my little princess, babe-alicious, my girl, princess, my queen, babe, Ma, my angel, Doll, Celtic Princess, Celtic Queen, Wifey, Celtic Warrior Queen, Angel of Death-Matches, baby mama, Mami, Kirb-zilla

Titles: Mrs

Characteristics

Age: 30

Gender: Female. She/Her Pronouns

Race: Human

Nationality: Irish/Welsh/American. Irish-Welsh-Scottish & Norwegian Mix. Born Dual Citizenship ROI-UK, gained US Citizenship via marriage

Ethnicity: White

Birth Date: January 13th 1991

Symbols: The colour orange, dragon scales, dragons

Sexuality: Ace-Flux

Religion: Wiccan (Raised Christian)

Native Language: Welsh

Spoken Languages: Welsh, Irish, Scots Gaelic, English, French, Spanish, Japanese

Relationship Status: Married

Astrological Sign: Capricorn

Theme Song: 'The Have Nots' - House of Pain (2006-2015), 'World Class Fuck Up' - New medicine (201502020) 'Mordred's Lullaby' - Heather Dale (2020-)

Voice Actor: Catherine Tate (Singing Voice: Aimee Mann)

Geographical Characteristics

Birthplace: Tullahought, Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland

Current Location: On the road / Yonkers, New York, USA

Hometown: Llanfaethlu, Anglesey, Wales / Yonkers, New York, USA

Appearance

Height: 6'10" / 208 cm

Weight: 250 lbs / 113 kg

Eye Colour: Blue

Hair Colour: Blonde:

Hair Dye: None

Body Hair: N/A

Facial Hair: N/A

Tattoos: (As of Sep 2021) 38

Piercings: Double ear lobe (both sides), triple helix (right ear), double helix (left ear), conch (right ear), flat (right ear), tragus (left ear), navel piercing

Scars: Large thin scar on cheek, large thin scar above hairline (hidden), several smaller scars from death matches and other incidents, fights, etc.

Health and Fitness

Allergies: None

Alcoholic, Smoker, Drug User: Occasional Drinker, smokes weed / CBD cigarettes

Illnesses / Disorders: Acromegaly, Gigantism, High-Functioning Autism, Mild-to-Severe Social Anxiety

Mediations: Uses marijuana medically (see Trivia)

Any Specific Diet: None

Relationships

Allies: The Rhydderch Family, Jon Moxley, Homicide (Nelson Erazo)

Enemies: The Lucifarians

Friends: Angelica St John, Ethan Page, Jon Moxley, Nelson Erazo (Homicide), Bryce Remsburg, Renee Paquette, Angel Ortiz, Santana, Jack Marciano

Colleagues: The AEW locker rooms / Too many to list

Rivals: John Silver, Rey Fénix, Luchasaurus, Kris Statlander

Closest Confidant: Edward Moore

Mentor: Hywel Rhydderch

Significant Other: Edward Moore (39, Husband)

Previous Partners: None

Parents: Hywel Rhydderch (59, Father), Oda Rhydderch (60, Mother, Née Gilchrist)

Parents-In-Law: Earl Moore (68, Father-in Law), Ruth Moore (Mother, Née Peña)

Siblings: None

Siblings-In-Law: Eric Moore (35, Eddie's Brother), Angélica Moore (32, Eric's Wife, Née Orellana)

Nieces & Nephews: Evan Moore (1, Nephew)

Children: Emyr Moore (New-Born, Son), Ethan Moore (New-Born, Son)

Children-In-Law: None

Grandkids: None

Great Grandkids: None

Wrestling

Billed From: Yonkers, New York

Trainer: The C.R.C Wrestling School

Managers: Damien Lucifarian, Eddie Kingston

Wrestlers Managed: 'Monster' Mike Mann, Ash Thunder, Sakurako, Eddie Kingston

Debut: 2006

Debut Match: Kirby Rhydderch VS Vi Lucifarian. Kirby won via pinfall.

Retired: January 2016-December 2016 (Due to medical reasons)

Retirement Match: Kirby Lucifarian VS Olwen Rhydderch. Kirby lost by DQ

Wrestling Style: Highflyer(C.R.C Style: Dragon)

Stables: N.P.R/Native Pride Regime (2006-2012), The Lucifarians (2012-2020), The Rhydderch Clan (*2006-2012* 2020-)

Teams: Former Teams Post, The Mad Royals (Eddie Kingston & Kirby Kingston)

Regular Moves: Double Leg Drop (To the Gut/Groin), Diving Leg Drop, Sitout Inverted Suplex Slam, Plancha, Mulekick, Feeding Frenzy (Wild Punches to the Gut), Organ Grinder (Dropkick), Hungry For Blood (Diving Clothesline), Consummation (Rope Aided Corner Dropkick), 666/Number Of The Beast (Tiger Feint Kick From Between The Middle And Lowest Ropes), Vampire's Bite (Sitout Jawbreaker), Butcher's Knife Chops (Open-Handed Chops)

Finishers: Dragon's Flight (High-Angle Senton Bomb), Glasgow Ripper (Inverted Facelock Neckbreaker), Eat Cake (Banzai Drop), Giantess Splash (Splash Into a Pin)

Refers To Fans As: The Fans, The Underdogs

Extras

Trivia:

Kirby makes her own ring gear, providing she has time.

Kirby always carries at least one lighter.

Kirby's drink of choice is a pint of Guinness.

Due to New York law, Kirby qualifies for a medical marijuana card due to being autistic.

Kirby often corrects people that her and Eddie are in fact 9 years apart in age, not 10 (They are exactly 9 years, 1 month and 1 day apart in age).

Kirby's name for the Banzai Drop (Eat Cake) is a reference to the line 'Let them eat cake' and that cake can be used as a slang term for butts.

[anonsally]

Days 3-5 of Australia vacation: Hobart

On Day 3, we got up early and discovered (to my utter amazement) that showing up at the airport just over an hour before departure for a domestic flight in Australia left ample time for shopping in the terminal even after we had some difficulty with self-checking our luggage.

I enjoyed having free wifi and snacks on the short flight, too, and I loved the view out the window during the descent. Tasmania is gorgeous from above!

We landed in Hobart mid-morning. The airport was a bit of a zoo, but we eventually set out in a giant rental car (to fit the four of us and all our luggage).

The vacation rental was a fairly spacious apartment with inadequate towels and pillows as well as bathrooms that were in desperate need of being redone.

We left our luggage and then drove into town, where we ate lunch sitting outside at a cafe. Despite the urban surroundings, I spotted a bird on a wire and, after looking at it in my binoculars, ascertained that it was a Green Rosella. Not only was this a new bird for me, but it's endemic to Tasmania--it can't be seen anywhere else! So that was an auspicious start to my Tasmanian birdwatching.

Brother-In-Law gave me a ride partway up the mountain on the edge of town (kunanyi/Mt. Wellington) to the trailhead for Fern Glade Track; then he went back to town to hang out with Wife and Sister-In-Law. I had a really nice little hike. I was on the trail for nearly 3 hours, but only went a little over 2 miles. My stated goal was to find a pink robin, but I despaired of that fairly soon as I wasn't familiar with any of the local birds yet and didn't even really know where to look, just that this was the right sort of habitat. I had studied their song and at one point thought perhaps I heard one, but I couldn't locate it. Still, it was a nice hike, and I spotted wallabies a couple of times. I also did see a few birds: a yellow wattlebird, several Tasmanian scrubwrens, a black currawong (which makes a hilarious and distinctive sound), a (probable) scrubtit, and a (probable) Tasmanian thornbill--all of which are endemic! And I heard forest ravens but didn't spot them. Actually, I heard a lot of birdsong but couldn't find the birds, and was extremely disappointed to discover that Merlin's sound ID function doesn't work in Australia.

I rushed back to the road in time to catch the once-per-hour bus back to town. I did not have the correct change for the fare, but the driver just let me ride anyway. Phew.

I met the others at a restaurant on the water and we had drinks and dinner there.

On Day 4, Wife and I had slept really poorly and were too tired to go through with the original plan, so my in-laws went wine tasting and then visited Port Arthur without us. Wife and I took a little walk along the water and saw some sea anemones. And later, I did manage to do a very productive 2-mile, 2.5-hour bird walk around the beach and park near the flat. I spotted lots of new birds: some masked lapwings with their adorable fledglings, a little wattlebird, musk lorikeets, eastern rosellas, sulphur-crested cockatoos (some of which were playing acrobatically in the wind, including flipping upside down), a long-billed corella, galahs, a black-faced cormorant, kelp gulls (Tasmania only has 3 kinds of gull and they're sufficiently different that I was able to identify all of them), and --less excitingly-- some Eurasian blackbirds.

Eventually we all went for a delicious dinner together at an Asian fusion restaurant, and then went to an ice cream boat (Van Diemens Land Creamery) for dessert. We stood under an awning to eat our ice creams in the rain.

On Day 5, we visited the Salamanca Markets in the morning. It was very crowded (Hobart was busy because it was high tourist season in general (holidays, summer) and because the Sydney-Hobart yacht race was going on or possibly ending), but there were some interesting things for sale and also some fun food. I enjoyed a fried potato helix on a stick, which Brother-In-Law informed me was very standard outdoor festival food!

Then we drove to MONA, the Museum of Old and New Art. This is... a very weird museum. The very eccentric owner David Walsh (a mathematician who used his skills to win a lot of money at casinos?) had it built to show his private art collection. We were there for several hours and didn't see all of it, but there was a lot of interesting stuff and the architecture was also good. It's mostly underground. There was a huge exhibition of works by Tomás Saraceno, an artist whose work I've seen some of before. These included a few about air pollution, of which I liked "We Do Not All Breathe The Same Air" best, and an installation called "A Thermodynamic Imaginary" which was astronomy-inspired. In the permanent collection, my favorite was perhaps "Kryptos" by Brigita Ozolins.

There was also a piece called "4PM" by Dean Stevenson, which was a performance; he's a composer and every day he has to compose something because a quartet is going to perform at 4pm whatever he wrote that day. It might be short, but it has to be something!

We were pretty exhausted after that. We had seen Tasmanian nativehens (another endemic!) in the adjacent vineyards when we arrived, and saw them again when we left. We went back home to have some downtime (and a cocktail) before returning to MONA for an outdoor music festival for New Year's Eve. That was pretty fun. We were lucky that it was unusually warm that day and evening. The music was mixed--my favorite band was actually the punk band (Liquid Nails?) that played around midnight--but the setting was nice. It was not too crowded yet also felt like we were out doing something for New Year's Eve, which I don't often do. We ate, had a few drinks, admired the stars, lounged about, explored a little. There was a playground, and I found that swinging on a swing while tipsy was very fun. But there's no denying that it felt really weird to be out so late!

[nonsensical-pixels]

i'm finally back to building in ts2! have my latest lot showcase: a house i've redecorated for a growing family, the owners being the town tailor and gardener 😊

idk if anyone really remembers, but on my old blog i think i talked a little about the town this family lives in? it's called redbud bay, and it was my first custom town for ts2. i kinda based it off of a series by pleasantsims, i think... back then when i was first playing i got lazy and just used plasticbox's lots mixed in with a few from 3t2 sunset valley. now i've gotten better at building and decided to go back and redo the whole town in a cohesive style.

so welcome to 4 helix road, the home of jaclyn phelps, aaron phelps, their 3 kids, jaclyn's apprentice lily, and 2 cats! more info on the design choices, family stuff, etc. can be found on my reddit post.

Interior

from top to bottom: living room | dining room | kitchen | upstairs hallway cum office | lily's room | master bedroom | kids' room | basement/nursery/tailoring room

Exterior

yeah, it's just the backyard lol the actual lot is based on one by plasticbox, so i can't take credit for building the basement or general layout of the house, just the decorations.

hoping that i'll actually have the energy to stick with this town for more than 2 weeks at a time this play session 😍

[chaiwrote]

name ... nina liu; [formerly 'petrovsky']. moniker ... the tigress. age ... 34, primarily.

species ... human. current location ... usually at the research and development division of the cipher pol offices, verse dependent.

hometown ... island in the west blue. education ... privately educated. father ... erik petrovsky (adoptive, deceased). mother ... katerina donov (adoptive, deceased). sibling(s) ... matias (adoptive, elder brother, deceased), liam (adoptive, elder brother, tbd).

close friends/family ...

position/rank ... cipher pol agent within the research and development division of cp, specifically in the clothing design department. goal ... bounty ... none. skill(s) ... sketching, clothing design, styling + cutting hair, memorizing locations + roads, polyglot, ballroom dancing. chosen weapon/fighting style ... various forms of unarmed martial arts, throwing knives, and firearms. (specifics tbd).

faceclaim / image reference ... fan bing bing.

eye color ... gunmetal gray. hair color/style ... black. straight, thick hair, down to her hips, worn in multiple styles, often featuring a jade comb or other hair clips / pieces holding her hair together. but at home, it’s always worn down. very well taken care of.

dominant hand ... left. height ... 5'4.

tattoo(s) ... a tiger tattoo that expanses the length of her back. it's centralized down her spine with the head stopping just before the very base of her spine with the tip of its tail between the top of her shoulder blades. piercing(s) ... both earlobes, helix piercing on her left ear and a tragus on her right, belly button (healed). 

marks/scars ... long, thin scar across her right palm, a 2-inch scar on the left side of her stomach where she was stabbed, gunshot wound in her left shoulder. birthmark that encompasses the back of her head and spreads out just at the base of her scalp towards her neck.

allergies ... . lactose-intolerant (mildly).

notable body trait(s) ...

abilities ... eidetic memory, observation haki, armament haki.

fears ... loss of power, being under someone's control/manipulated.

trait(s) ... prideful, greedy, ambitious, demanding, vindictive, inflexible, adaptable, independent, playful (selectively, and much like a cat would play with a mouse), perfectionist.

in-world information ...

the petrovsky's are allies to one of the big crime families in the west blue. eventually, they ally with the firetank pirates, holding their place as spokespeople for the family in the west blue while they travel to the new world.

allying herself with the crew of the crimson reaper (my oc pirate crew), she travels with them into the new world to the island she was born to seek out the woman who raised her before she joined the petrovsky's.

there, she begins her business creating clothing that protects against devil fruit users by creating clothes woven / infused with sea stone that can weaken users. , as well as accessories infused with haki. eventually, she operates under the moniker 'the tigress' and operates in the underworld.

as she gains notoriety, she's offered a position in cipher pol. she readily accepts this under one condition: that she kill her adoptive family, ridding of a threat to the world government. she accepts this mission and accomplishes her goal without remorse.

possible in-world connections ...

cipher pol agents (canon and oc)

world government figures / marines (canon and oc)

a headcanon i operate on regarding nina is she has association with the vinsmokes ever since her and her siblings were young. their fathers were frenemies who often had their children challenge one another, etc. but, post sanji running away, so she never really got to know sanji until later on. she's particularly befriended reiju, and has allied with the vinsmokes in the past since branching away from her family in order to access their scientific expertise to apply to her designs. she's worked on enhancing their suits and weapons as well. (only if interested, will never be assumed!)

underworld figures (canon and oc)

**IMPORTANT NOTE ... since leaving her adoptive family, she no longer goes by the name, petrovsky, and instead has returned to her original surname, liu. it's not common knowledge for her to be recognized as one of the petrovsky's but it is information that could be achieved through plotting.

[krimsonkobra]

Classified Series Main Line Figures

00 – Snake Eyes

01 – Roadblock

01 – Roadblock – Redeco

02 – Snake Eyes – (Red Stripe)

02 – Snake Eyes

03 – Destro

04 – Duke

04 – Duke – Redeco

05 – Scarlett

05 – Scarlett – Redeco

06 – Cobra Commander

06 – Cobra Commander – Regal Variant

07 – Gung Ho

08 – Red Ninja

09 – Snake Supreme Cobra Commander

10 – Beach Head-Cobra Island

11 – Roadblock-Cobra Island

12 – Cobra Trooper

13 – Baroness & Cobra COIL Cycle

14 – Storm Shadow-Arctic Mission

15 – Destro – Profit Director

16 – Snake Eyes – Movie

17 – Storm Shadow – Movie

18 – Akiko – Movie

19 – Baroness – Movie

20 – Scarlett – Movie

21 – Firefly – Cobra Island

22 – Cobra Viper – Cobra Island

23 – Zartan

24 – Cobra Infantry Trooper

25 – Lady Jaye

26 – Flint

27 – Major Bludd

28 – Roadblock – Heavy Artillery

29 – Breaker & RAM Cycle

30 – Snake Eyes & Timber

31 – Zartan – Master of Disguise

32 – Barbecue

33 – Cobra BAT

34 – Alley Viper

35 – Storm Shadow

36 – Spirit Iron-Knife

37 – Cobra Officer

38 – Croc Master & Fiona

39 – Outback – Tiger Force

40 – Duke & RAM Cycle – Tiger Force

41 – Cobra BAT – Python Patrol

42 – Cobra Viper – Python Patrol

43 – Dr Mindbender

44 – Tomax Paoli

45 – Xamot Paoli

46 – Sgt Stalker

47 – Cobra Viper Officer & Vipers (3 Pack Set)

48 – Dreadnok Zarana

49 – Dusty

50 – Crimson Guard

51 – Blue Ninjas (2 Pack Set)

52 – Snake Eyes & Timber-Resolute

53 – SDCC 2022 – Sgt Slaughter

54 – Bazooka – Tiger Force

55 – Recondo – Tiger Force

56 – Cobra Officer – Python Patrol

57 – Serpentor with Air Chariot

58 – Barbecue – Slaughter’s Marauders

59 – Cover Girl

60 – Crimson B.A.T.

61 – Kamakura

62 – Bazooka

63 – Outback

64 – Falcon

65 – Dusty – Tiger Force

66 – Python Patrol Crimson Guard

67 – Snow Job Deluxe

68 – Valkyrie Female Cobra Deluxe Troop Builder 2 PK

69 – Arctic B.A.T.

70 – Shipwreck

71 – Rock ‘N Roll

72 – Copperhead

73 – Torpedo

74 – Scrap Iron with Anti-Armor Drone Pet Deluxe

75 – SDCC 2023 Chuckles

76 – Range Viper

77 – Night Force Big Ben

78 – Tripwire

79 – Tele Viper with Trouble Bubble (Flight Pod) – Vehicle

80 – Nunchuck

81 – Cobra EEL

82 – PulseCon 2023 Crimson Strike Team Crimson Baroness with Crimson Twins

83 – Tunnel Rat

84 – Firefly (Classic)

85 – Crimson Viper

86 – Lowlight

87 – Grunt

88 – Python Patrol Vypra

89 – Tiger Force Flint

90 – Night Force Shooter

91 – Crimson Alley Viper

92 – Desert Commando Snake Eyes

93 – Snow Serpent

94 – Mole Rats

95 – Steel Corps Troopers 2 PK

96 – Python Patrol Copperhead

97 – Python Patrol Cobra Officer

98 – Python Patrol Tele-Viper with Trouble Bubble

99 – H.I.S.S. Tank Driver

100 – H.I.S.S. Tank Tactician Bravo

101 – H.I.S.S. Tank Female Gunner

788 – H.I.S.S. Tank

102 – Dreadnok Ripper

103 – General Hawk

104 – Agent Helix

105 – Shockwave

106 – Dreadnok Buzzer

107 – Night Force Tunnel Rat

108 – Shadow Tracker

109 – Parth “Wolf Spider” Varma

110 – Cobra H.I.S.S. 788 Fire Team Cobra Officer, Range Viper, and Cobra Infantry(3 Pack Set)

111 – Cobra H.I.S.S. Techno-Viper & H.M.S. (HEETSEEK MISSILE SYSTEM)

112 – Clutch with VAMP

113 – Mutt & Junkyard

114 – Big Boa

115 – Airborne

116 – Quick Kick

117 – Techno-Viper

118 – Metal Head Iron Grenadiers

119 – Cobra Ferret ATV and Cobra Ferret Scout

120 – Cobra Stinger and Stinger Driver

121 – Night-Creeper

122 – Doc

123 – Dreadnok Torch

124 – Jinx

125 – Dreadnok Gnawgahyde and Pets Porkbelly & Yobbo

126 – Tiger Force Roadblock & Tripwire 2pk

127 – Night Force Shockwave with Night Pursuit Cycle

128 – Mad Marauders Low Light and Spirit Iron Knife 2-pack

129 – Mad Marauders Sgt. Slaughter

130 – SDCC 2024 Once a Man Cobra Commander

131 – Storm Shadow V2

132 – Iron Grenadier

133 – Alpine

134 – Iron Grenadier B.A.T.

135 – Dreadnok Road Pig with Rawkus

136 – Starduster PulseCon 2024

137 – Tiger Force Wreckage with Tiger Paw

138 – Night Force Falcon & Night Force Quarrel 2-pack

139 – Raptor

140 – Nemesis Immortal

141 – Steel Corps Commander vs. Twilight Guard 2-pack

142 – Wild Bill

143 – Unlock #1 Night Force Ripcord

144 – Unlock #2 Glenda

145 – Unlock #3 Night Force Crazylegs

146 – Dreadnok Zandar

147 – S.A.W. Viper

148 – Leatherneck

149 – Dial-Tone

150 –

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Baroness – Retro

Destro – Retro

Gung-Ho – Retro

Lady Jaye – Retro

Zartan – Retro

Storm Shadow – Retro

Snake Eyes – Retro

Crimson Guard – Retro

Duke – Retro

Scarlett – Retro

Recondo – Retro

Cobra Commander – Retro

Cobra Trooper – Retro

Stalker – Retro

Beachhead – Retro

Snow Serpent – Retro

Eel – Retro

Rock N Roll – Retro

Retro Dr. Mindbender – Retro

Retro Cobra Viper – Retro

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Deluxe Action Soldier

Deluxe Recon Diver

Deluxe Sniper

Deluxe Halo Jumper

HasLab Vehicles

HISS Tank (HasLab)

H.I.S.S. Tank Driver

H.I.S.S. Tank Gunner Female

H.I.S.S. Tank Tactician Bravo

Retro Carded Cobra Commander (Mickey Mouse)

Dragonfly (HasLab) Summer 2024

Wild Bill

Unlock #1 Night Force Ripcord

Unlock #2 Glenda

Unlock #3 Night Force Crazylegs

Cobra Rattler (HasLab) 2025

Wild Weasel

Unlock #1 Cobra Airborne Squadron Patches

Unlock #2 Cobra Rattler Gunner

Unlock #3 Pilot Baroness

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Pipeline – Frag Viper

Pipeline – Blowtorch

Pipeline – Footloose

Pipeline – Heavy Duty

Pipeline – Law & Order

Pipeline – Darklon

Pipeline – Crystal Ball

Pipeline – Snake Eyes V4

Pipeline – Cobra Trench Viper & Bunker

Pipeline – Legacy (60th Anniversary Style) Fire Fighter

The Hunt For The M.A.S.S. Device Build -A- M.A.S.S. Device not yet confirmed, however the first set contains a what looks to be the first Element glass container.

Snake Eyes with Polar Bear set with M.A.S.S. Devise Elements.

Vehicles

Cobra Claw with Pilot

Rumors and Leaks – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

GIJ CS TT SEWER URCHIN

GIJ CS TT ARTHUR DLX

GIJ CS TT AMERICAN MAID

GIJ CS TT RED SCARE

GIJ CS GG HUDSON

GIJ CS SP PHILLIP

GIJ CS TT TERROR

GIJ CS SS LISA

GIJ CS SS MAGGIE

GIJ CS BB SALVADORE

GIJ CS BB DARIA DLX

GIJ CS RETRO AN ELMYRA

GIJ CS RETRO AN PINKY

GIJ CS RETRO AN BRAIN

GIJ CS JABBERJAW

Miscellaneous

New Storm Shadow – spoiled on the box art of Desert Commando Snake Eyes standing on roof in the background.

T1 Toys Asia Toy Seller – Nemesis Enforcer (confirmed), Starduster (confirmed), Dreadnok Heartwrencher, Dreadnok Roadpig.

Vehicles:

Snowcat – Rumor

Dreadnok Thundermachine – Rumor

A.W.E. Striker NYCC 2024 NYCC Teaser Image

SDCC 2024 Teaser Image of Claw Feet…. (confirmed to be the Polar Bear from the M.A.S.S. Device Snake Eyes set NYCC 2024)

SDCC 2024 Teaser Cobra FANG

Darklon prototype images have surfaced online. 8/12/24 (confirmed NYCC 2024)

[jonathankatwhatever]

It’s 19 Sept 2024, and the visions were intense this morning. I’m trying to filter the math. It’s interesting, that concept of filter because it means you catch it on one side or let it through to the other side. In other words, filtering requires 2, which means it rests on Halving, which rests on the compression and reduction of 2:1, as Triangular rotates so to the Observer there is a 1-0Segment, with the 3rd End either invisible or rendered as a point behind and coming up to the Observer as a midline. That’s how Halving enters all phenomena: you can see the fD. On your Observer line, whether that’s literally you or some group - was thinking about something called photonic group delay as applicable - the inversion is to that 3rd End because you are the 3rd End coming at you from the 1-0Segment.

Remember: this is phrased in 1Space, and thus in infinities, which means they occur as long as there’s minimal space, which gets to the minimal length, energy, etc. at the Planck scale. I don’t want to get off track, but the idea is that physical distance is always there even when one is literally inside the other because there is always Boundary between D3-4 existences. I keep thinking of cannibals, but I’m not sure if that’s a counter example because then it’s the survivor having a Boundary and the physical Thing disappearing but until then that eaten Thing exists in its Boundary. Even if you’re connecting the tiny bits under a label. If it can be processed … that’s gsProcess.

Alrighty. Having trouble getting to the images. Key point in there was the Observer line is that which renders 2:1.

This is starting to come together, but I’m not sure how it comes out. I’m noticing all my flaws, like my head itches, my right arm feels remote, the pressure on one side is more, all the out of alignment items which come to notice. The itching draws attention to an area, which is why sometimes scratching the opposite side helps; it balances the attention demands, whatever is firing.

The idea is that when we CR a 1-0Segment or a 1Segment, which is an End with an n counted other End, meaning it’s non-specified but is of course n-1. So, the images said that we take a bT and CR each edge, and we then connect to another bT to make one of the 3fD available, and that makes 4 of these CR’d segments on the outside and 2 in the middle, laid over each other.

This led to a lot. I believe we’ve done this work before, which should help me get it out. Since we treat a bT as a D3 object in 1Space, then we have D6 with obvious D5’s in the overlapped CR’d segments, which we can treat as spinning or motivated in the opposite directions. This also generates the Irreducibles because that orthogonal state maximizes the group distance, if that’s the way to say it. I mean that if we treat this as pure Boundary, then we have a single End labeled Start on one side and End on the other, except reading the other way it is also Start and End, so they have two labels. But that means they’re the same End entangled to some degree of identity over the End. Irreducible shifts the dislocation from the invisible Attachment where the loops run in opposite directions. Remember: this is how we get a double helix.

That dislocation extends over the segment, which becomes the complex plane map in which we see Boundary run above and below the x or xK axis. Then the orthogonal y or yK axis is the balance between in either direction. And both. Same as elsewhere in the generation of grid squares.

Did not intend to go down that road. I’m still working out the implications of the eye image. One is that it means the overlapping sides is correct. The old idea was that the right half of an fD belonged to the left side, etc. I think we called this SlideOver. You can see why: a structure Attaches at the tangent point to the Boundary, and that slides over the 1-0Segment to the far End which is tangent the other way. So it penetrates not to the heart, but to the far side, which maps to the inner side of a basic 2T communicative model.

That is, say we have 2 T and we represent those as off screen to the left and to the right. They thus can be focused at the Ends of an fD. We can of course extend left and right to be whatever swirls about, meaning we encapsulate the CR of the dividing segment in another CR. That fits to the Hexagonal: we are connecting the centers of 2 Hexagons as representing 2 Things.

These 2T each, as an End have the same structure as any other T, so there’s another CR, this time scaled to the size of the End, literally the Boundary of an End, which is one reason why we talk about units.

So the tip of the bT slides along the line, which is drawn by or at the Irreducible, which also means it constructs in gs as it goes. It reaches the far End, and that far End has another side, which here we can call inner because it relates to the Attached structure, and whatever is in that Attached structure expresses as the inner at that End. That of course means the tip of the bT both slides around the End and moves across it to form the identification.

The inherent movement around Boundary reflects as iterations becoming odds and probability. That is, because Boundary is always Between, which is fundamental in the creation of existence in D3-4//4-3, then you get iterations. And these can be symmetries or whatever.

I glimpsed the image again. Frustrating. So close to it. Oh right, we were making circles. And we had up to 6 of them. We have the obvious 4 and the 2 in the middle. The image kept showing that 3 of them combine with a 4th, and that simple process maps to D3-4. That then means D4-3 maps as 4 dropping one. I can see D5 as hands. I can see D6 as containing the potential which reduces to D3-4//D4-3.

An underlying point, however, is that this describes a Thing made of 2T, so the switching of sides maps to switching internally. This applies to me but also to any interaction I have with another Thing.

That was very difficult to say. Seriously hard. Constructing D-structure using the CR of 1-0Segments.

I’m seeing the flail. So we have a D1, which is an End and the flail, go up to the inner side of Boundary, which is why it can be measured physically sometimes but not always and why we can argue about what’s in or out. Even in super slo-mo.

So D2 draws the 2nd End. We had dimensionality come from CR, which can be mutual, one round the other, or both around a center. You can see directionality in the potential CR’s.

Let’s say it must reduce to D3. I think the answer is that the 2 together make D3-4//4-3 and thus D3 is always created no matter which of the 2. Which occurs because it’s both. Duh. I don’t know why I didn’t see that before. Flicker states.

Now I need a break.

[mahendraarto12]

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2. Rise in Property Prices

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3. Infrastructure Development

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4. Sustainable and Smart Homes

Sustainability and smart technology integration will be major trends in 2024. Homebuyers are increasingly looking for eco-friendly and energy-efficient homes equipped with smart features. Builders and developers are likely to focus on incorporating green building practices, rainwater harvesting systems, solar panels, and smart home technologies to cater to this growing demand.

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Tasting Singapore: From Hawker Havens to Michelin Stars

Introduction

Nestled at the crossroads of tradition and modernity, Singapore, often hailed as the Lion City, beckons travelers with a kaleidoscope of experiences. This vibrant city-state in the heart of Southeast Asia seamlessly combines iconic landmarks, culinary delights, cultural wonders, and, yes, pristine beaches. From the towering Marina Bay Sands to the historic charm of Chinatown, Singapore offers a rich tapestry of attractions. In this guide, we'll delve into the best things to do in Singapore, ensuring that you not only explore the bustling urban landscape but also discover the hidden gems, including the inviting beaches that grace this captivating metropolis.

I. Unveiling the Iconic Skyline: Marina Bay Sands

No visit to Singapore is complete without gazing upon the breathtaking skyline from the iconic Marina Bay Sands. This architectural marvel boasts an infinity pool perched atop three towers, providing a panoramic view of the city. Whether you're indulging in the world-class facilities within the resort, taking a stroll along the Helix Bridge, or capturing the cityscape at sunset, Marina Bay Sands is a must-visit destination that defines Singapore's modern elegance.

II. A Journey through Time: Singapore's Historic Neighborhoods

1. Chinatown: Immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of Singapore's cultural heritage by wandering through Chinatown. This district pulsates with life, adorned with vibrant shophouses, temples, and hawker stalls. Savor authentic Chinese cuisine, visit the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, and explore the bustling street markets that encapsulate the essence of Singapore's multicultural identity.

2. Little India: Transport yourself to the vibrant streets of Little India, where the kaleidoscope of colors, aromatic spices, and lively atmosphere create an enchanting experience. Visit the Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple, feast on traditional Indian cuisine, and lose yourself in the lively bazaars. Little India is a sensory delight that captures the spirit of Singapore's cultural diversity.

III. Nature's Retreat: Gardens by the Bay and Singapore Botanic Gardens

1. Gardens by the Bay: Step into a futuristic oasis at Gardens by the Bay, a horticultural wonderland that seamlessly merges nature and technology. Admire the otherworldly Supertrees, explore the Flower Dome, and witness the mesmerizing light show at the OCBC Skyway. Gardens by the Bay is a testament to Singapore's commitment to sustainable urban development and environmental conservation.

2. Singapore Botanic Gardens: Escape the urban hustle to revel in the tranquility of the Singapore Botanic Gardens. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is a lush haven featuring an array of plant species, themed gardens, and the iconic National Orchid Garden. Take a leisurely stroll, have a picnic by the Swan Lake, and appreciate the botanical diversity that thrives in the heart of the city.

IV. Culinary Delights: Hawker Centers and Michelin-Starred Marvels

1. Hawker Centers: Embark on a gastronomic adventure at Singapore's famed hawker centers, where a myriad of flavors awaits. Indulge in local favorites like Hainanese chicken rice, laksa, and chili crab. Maxwell Food Centre, Lau Pa Sat, and Chinatown Complex Food Centre are just a few spots where you can savor affordable and authentic Singaporean cuisine.

2. Michelin-Starred Dining: For those seeking a more refined culinary experience, Singapore boasts a plethora of Michelin-starred restaurants. From the world-renowned Labyrinth, known for its innovative Singaporean cuisine, to the classic French elegance of Odette, the city's gastronomic scene offers a diverse range of options to satisfy even the most discerning palates.

V. Retail Therapy: Orchard Road and Unique Boutiques

1. Orchard Road: Indulge in a shopping spree along Orchard Road, Singapore's premier shopping belt. This bustling street is lined with upscale malls, boutique outlets, and international brands, making it a paradise for shopaholics. Discover the latest fashion trends, luxury goods, and cutting-edge electronics as you explore this retail haven.

2. Unique Boutiques: For a more eclectic shopping experience, venture into Singapore's diverse neighborhoods to discover unique boutiques and independent stores. Haji Lane in Kampong Glam and Tiong Bahru's artisanal shops offer a curated selection of fashion, art, and homeware, providing a refreshing alternative to mainstream retail.

VI. Sentosa Island: The Ultimate Playground

Escape the urban hustle and unwind at Sentosa Island, Singapore's premier resort destination. Whether you're seeking adventure at Universal Studios Singapore, relaxing on pristine beaches, or exploring the S.E.A. Aquarium, Sentosa offers a diverse range of activities for every traveler. The cable car ride to the island provides stunning views, setting the stage for a day of fun and relaxation.

Conclusion:

Singapore, with its dynamic blend of culture, innovation, and natural beauty, stands as a testament to the limitless possibilities within a city-state. From iconic landmarks that define the skyline to the hidden gems nestled within historic neighborhoods, every corner of Singapore tells a unique story. As you embark on your journey through this captivating city, savor the diverse experiences, indulge in culinary delights, and immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of Singapore's past and present. In every adventure, in every flavor, and in every moment, you'll discover the true essence of the Lion City.