#Bit of thinking on this one

[silversoulcreations]

11. In a world where people can live potentially forever and everyone ages at different rates and with different milestones, how do you decide who’s mature and who’s not?

Rythyren pondered the question for a moment, before deciding to pipe up, since no one else seemed to be in the talking mood. "That's certainly a question. Let us see if we can unravel it a touch. First you have to ask the question of what you mean by 'mature.'" They paused for a moment, before continuing. "Every race aging at different milestones would be one point, certainly. You would have to take into account what age each race reaches their version of being considered an adult, first and foremost. Now, to this, it changes as years turn on. What would have been one number years ago has progressed to another as society evolves." They sat, cross legged, cradling a cup of tea as their head tilted to one side, and sapphire eyes sparkled with violet limbal rings aglow. "Let us take humans, as the base, as most do, and consider that the general 'accepted' age of maturity is eighteen. This is what society has decided is when one's mind is considered by rote of the populace acceptable to be tret as an adult." They paused, before continuing once more. "I would, however, argue, that a human, and keeping in mind this is a generalization.. Does not reach true maturity until their mid twenties, at the earliest. When their hormones are more likely to have settled into a steady rhythm. The same can be said for each race and their respective milestone. If a creature lives thousands of years, the aging process may be slower, however even if their physical representation appears to be an adult, who is to say if the mind has caught up into that level of maturity? While one can be considered 'an adult', this does not make them mature, nor wise, though we aren't currently talking about the latter, now are we?"

{@noonmutter} Thank you for the ask!

[mangosteen]

[starridge]

puppet hour was brutal

[eydilily]

gem n joel the strongest duo (family) that you are

and of course. her

[hinamie]

10 years later

[redpapercraness]

all four of my sonic 3 movie trailer redraws in one spot 🫡

[spielzeugkaiser]

Since I was on the nostalgia train: Another old thing I coloured just for the funsies of it!

[demadogs]

nothing can break the bond between a friend who loves spoilers and a friend who just watched an amazing show and needs to tell someone the entire plot from start to finish

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the highguard meet their biggest fan

[chloesimaginationthings]

The Vanessas and Mikes if they met sooner in FNAF..

[doodled0g]

I can see Swansea in those boomer fishing dad memes. I don’t know how to describe them. I’m beaming them psychically to you please understand.

thanks for the suggestion! sorry these are so messy but i hope you like em anyways ^_^!!

[bacchuschucklefuck]

typical tavern scene

[inkskinned]

what is with men being mad any time a woman raises her voice where did that even come from. someone posted a video of a small electrical explosion, and the top comment was of course the woman screams. the second comment is women try not to scream challenge, level impossible. i had to go back and watch the video again. there is, somewhat fainty, a little gasp emitted off-camera, more of a yelp than a scream. it is mostly lost in the crack of the explosion. afterwards, you hear her voice, shaken, say, are you okay?

i am helping one of my friends train her voice pitch lower, because she wants to be taken seriously at work. she and i do each other's nails and talk about gender roles; and how - due to our appearance - neither of us have ever been able to be "hysterical" in public. we both appear young and sweet and feminine. she is cisgender, and cannot use her natural voice in her profession because people keep saying she appears to be "vapid". we both try to figure out if our purposeful voice lowering is technically sexist. is it promoting something when you are a victim to it?

a storm almost sends a pole through a car window. in the dashcam, you can hear the woman passenger say her partner's name twice, crying out in alarm. she sounds terrified. in the comments, she is lambasted for her lack of calm. how is that even fucking helping?

in high school, i taught myself to have a lower voice. i had been recorded when i was genuinely (and righteously) upset; and i hated how my voice sounded on the phone speakers when it was played back. i was defending my mom, and my voice cracked with emotion. it meant i was no longer winning the argument: i was just shrieking about it.

girls meet each other after a long summer and let out a little joyful scream. this usually stops around 12-14, because people will not tolerate this display of affection (as it has the effect of being passingly annoying). something about the fact that little girls can't ever even be annoying. we are trained to examine each part of our lives (even joy) for anything that could make us upsetting and disgusting. they act like teenage girls are breaking into houses and shrieking you awake at 3 in the morning. speaking as a public school educator: trust me, it's not that bad, you can just roll your eyes and move on. it does not compare to the ways boys end up being annoying: slurs in graffiti, purposefully mocking your body, following you after you said no. you know, just boy things.

there's another video of a man who is not allowed to yell in the house, so he snaps his fingers when he's excited about soccer. the comments are full of angry men, talking about how their brother is unfairly caged. let him express himself and this is terrible to do to someone. eventually the couple has to address it in a second video: they are married with a newborn baby. he was trying not to wake the infant up. there is no comment on the fact women are not allowed to yell indoors. or the fact that it could have been really alarming or triggering for his wife. sometimes i wonder if straight men even like women, if they even enjoy being in relationships with them.

for the longest time, i hated roller coasters because it always felt inappropriate and uncomfortable for me to scream. one of my friends called me on it, said it was unusual i'm so unwilling. i had to go to my therapist about it. i don't like to scream because i was not raised in a safe situation, and raising my voice would have brought unsafe attention towards me. even when i am supposed to scream, it feels shameful, guilty. i was not treated kindly, so i lack a basic form of self-protection. this is not a natural response. it is not good that in a situation of high adrenaline - i shut up about it.

something very bad is happening, i think. in between all the beauty standards and the stuff i've already discussed - this one feels new and cruel in a way i can't quite express. yes, it's scary and silencing. but there's something about how direct it is - that so many men agree with the sentiment that women should never yell, even in an emergency - it feels different.

is the word shriek gendered automatically? how about shrill or screech? in self defense class, one of the first things they tell you is to yell, as loud and as shrilly as you can. they say it will feel rude. most women will not do this. you need to practice overcoming the social pressure and just scream.

most women do not cry out, even when it's bad. we do not report it. we walk faster. we do not make a scene. what would be the point of doing anything else? no matter what we do, we don't get taken seriously. it is a joke to them. an instagram caption punchline. we have to present ourselves as silent, beautiful, captivating - "valuable."

a woman is outside watching her kids when someone throws a firecracker at them. she screams and runs towards her children. in the comments, grown men flock together in the thousands: god. women are so annoying.

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*you opening the love letter* what does your damijon look like, pls pls pls pls pls pls pls, i know it would be so cute, i just know it 🙏🙏🙏

here you go! thank you for the ask, this was a lot of fun to do! they're working on a case together ^^

[hinamie]

I don't want to regret the way I lived

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obligatory beach divorce doodling

bonus rough cover redraw of x-men #41 (1995) But Beach Divorce below cut