#Genesis Avalon

[pendantaudio]

GENESIS AVALON: PATRIOT, an epic superhero/fantasy audio drama, episode 21: Jack performs a spell to grant the team a vision of King Arthur’s death and the fall of the first Avalon, Alicia lays down some ground rules with her patron god, and Gabe confronts Maeve Moran once and for all!

Directed and co-written by Kathryn Pryde, co-written by Kris Bays. Available On Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, Samsung Podcasts, and more! Transcript available at the website.

[the-slut-verses]

if i had a nickel every time i listened to a podcast from 2010 starring David Ault playing a whimpering puppy boy of a man, i would have two nickels, which isn't a lot but it's weird it happened twice

[princeweenie]

more wof ocs!!! :D

random info under the cut hehe

Prince Genesis of the SkyWings is violent and angry, often participating in his mother’s cruel arena, taking out his anger on dragons forced to fight against him. He envies his twin brother, Prince Horizon, and his relationship with the lovely Princess Ephyra. Genesis wants everything Horizon has, and more.

Prince Dingo went from living the life of an abandoned orphan in the streets of the Scorpion Den, to living a lavish and spoiled life when he was adopted by King Badland. He spends his days causing chaos in the SandWing Stronghold and (obliviously) avoiding assassination attempts from his Aunt, Princess Seraphina.

Princess Ephyra is stoic, showing very little emotion at all times. She is soft-spoken, but harbors an impressive temper. Though not ever acting outright angry or violent, she can be cruel in her own way. She doesn’t care for much in the world and only desires a bit more fun in her luxurious, classy life.

Queen Paradise was a cruel, selfish dragon. Her ignorance and pettiness is what led to her death at the hands of Andromeda. She ignored the rising tensions between the NightWings and the RainWings, which caused many— especially Andromeda— to see her as an unfit queen.

Queen Evermore is a kind, motherly MudWing. She is quite easygoing and understanding, viewing her entire tribe as her family. Because of that, she can be a bit hesitant in offering aid to outsiders.

Queen Avalon doesn’t feel like a queen at all. After the death of her mother, Queen Paradise, she was forced onto the throne at the young age of 14. Avalon was once sassy, playful, and a bit mean; but ever since her mother’s death, she became quiet and subdued, hardly ever speaking or showing any emotion.

[ljaesch]

J-Novel Club Announces Nine Light Novel and Eight Manga Licenses

J-Novel Club has announced the following licenses: Title: The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects novels Author: Fuurou (story), Kinta (art) Release Date: Parts 1 and 2 of Volume One available now Summary: Dias finally returns home after decades of war. He’s hailed as a hero and promptly rewarded with his own domain… which turns out to be little more than empty plains. Population: zero. Dias,…

[historicity-was-already-taken]

Do you have any historical fiction book recs?

I don’t read a lot of historical fiction, so the majority of this list will compromise YA histfic from the late 90s/early 00s.

The early Dear America and Royal Diaries books were pretty foundational for me, and I still go back to reread them. Carolyn Meyer(s?) wrote some great histfic along the lines of Royal Diaries. Jane Yolen’s The Queen’s Own Fool is excellent, and of course, we stan Number the Stars. And none for Philippa Gregory byeeeee.

As for contemporary titles, the Maisie Dobbs books are 💯💯. They take place between the 1920s and 1940s, brilliant lady detective, excellent period detail. Also, the book that’s made like, the biggest impression on me since 2016 is Jerusalem by Alan Moore. It’s kind of hard to even describe what that book is about, but it’s MAGNIFICENT and has several long sections that deal with English class and racial history, and also Oliver Cromwell. I also enjoyed the first three books of the Outlander series.

Oh, and I love The Red Tent, (it gives Mists of Avalon but Genesis instead of Arthurian) tho that might be Hebrew Bible fanfic* as opposed to histfic.

Anyway, there are a lot of folks here who I’m sure will chime in with more current and diverse recs, so don’t forget to check the notes 🙂

ETA: When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit

*id actually argue that all histfic is fanfic, but im not hating.

[acircusfullofdemons]

ETERNAL LABYRINTH: AN INTRODUCTION

It is, officially, the 7 year anniversary of when I made Eternal Labyrinth. Yippee! So, to celebrate, here's a hopefully coherent introduction to the shit that's taken over my life for. seven goddamn years holy shit.

Eternal Labyrinth is the overarching name for my main 3 paracosms: Phantasmagoria, Mad as a Crow, Fractured Fables. They are all connected thanks to Multiverse Bullshit! The 3 also have AUs  that are semi-canon, in which they have crossovers and the characters interact with each other. The AUs are:  the Mad Rabbit AU (MaaC/FF), the Tamagotchi AU (Phantasmagoria/FF), and Constellations (Phantasmagoria/MaaC).

A quick rundown of what each paracosm is about: 

Phantasmagoria: VRVerse || Major oddcore/weirdcore/dreamcore vibes, literally almost anything can happen. Behaves like a video game most of the time, I suppose.

Mad as a Crow: Superhero Universe || A terrible DC/Marvel crossover that’s trying to have one coherent storyline with consistent characters.

Fractured Fables: FairytaleVerse || Fanfiction I don't feel guilty for writing because all of the source material is in the public domain. Quite literally my city now.

You can find me talking about each paracosm on these blogs: 

For Phantasmagoria only content, go to @acircusfullofdemons.

For Mad as a Crow only content, go to @madasacrow.

For Fractured Fables only content, go to @fractured-fables.

Each paracosm exists inside each other, if that makes sense?? It’s kind of like the Nickelodeon Sitcom Universe. They are both real events and also taking place on a reality show at the same time.

Phantasmagoria is a video game, Polybius, that can be played at JoyHall Arcade.

Mad as a Crow is a comic book series/company, Mad Crow Comics (similar to DC or Marvel).

Fractured Fables is a tv show, Toybox Tutors, aimed towards children.

When doing crossovers, the general vibe is “oh hey, this is like that [media] I like, just slightly to the left”. The only exception is for things like the APOCALYPSE AU, where the ‘cosm they’re from doesn’t really matter as they’re all put in a Situation.

WORLDS & DIMENSIONS

HUBS

The (Dimensional) Hub — All dimensions are tied together due to “The Hub”, aka Earth I. The Hub is an endless void that often takes the form of an empty arcade or mall. Each dimension also has its own unique door and key.

Player Hub — A mini version of the Dimensional Hub, except now it’s suited for a singular person. Everyone that has played Polybius has one.

DIMENSIONS

Holius — Space, primary home to Aliens.

Heaven — Primary home to Angles, mirror of the Netherworld.

Earth I — The original earth. Used to be full of animals before Vitalis added humans.

Earth II — Thisverse/our earth, no magic or supernatural creatures. Mirror of Arcadia.

Earth III — The apocalypse, technical ‘sequel’ to Earth II.

Earth IV — Magic exists, but only in specific locations. Supernatural beings also exist in secret.

Arcadia — Supernatural beings are the majority. Mirror of Earth II.

StoryBrooke — Where various fairytale & classic lit characters live.

Avalon — Fae realm.

Cyberspace — Dimension made by Genesi H. Voltrian. Only Computer Errors can enter.

Mirje — Dimension made by Myriam Travers/Bloody Mary. Only Spirits can enter.

Netherworld — Primary home to Demons. Mirror of Heaven.

Afterlife — Specifically the Arcadian afterlife. Primary home to Spirits.

The VoiD — A pocket dimension that people can clip into on accident, basically the Backrooms. Often used for storing unwanted stuff/trash. 

SPECIES

Aliens —Extraterrestrial/celestial beings.

Aquaentians — Aquatic supernatural creatures.

Computer Errors — Sentient Errors that spawn within Cyberspace. They can only be created if an existing CE kills you AND takes your Soul into Cyberspace — the process won't work otherwise. Because of this, some may see them as a subtype of Spirit, though as they're still relatively new classification is still being debated. Their appearance is very upsetting, often giving people headaches, and they make circuit-like markings under their eyes / neck / shoulders.

Dragons — A now extinct species.

Gods — So, this one brings up the concept of religion in Arcadia as the Gods are a part of their own pantheon and such, but that's not really related to this topic. They are omnipotent & omniscient in their specific domain (ie; the god of nature knows everything about nature, but very little about space). Gods can be either born or given their powers from another God.

Onerioi — Personified dreams & nightmares.

Puria— Angels, Demons, & Faed.

Humans

Avians — Humans with wings.

Cambions — Hybrid between Human & Demon.

Dhampir — Hybrid between Human & Vampire.

Elementalists — Humans that can control an element.

Empaths — Humans that can control an emotion.

Halflings — Humans that can turn into animals, basically werewolves / werecats / shapeshifters.

Regular / Purebloods — Humans with 0 magical ability or Zaryis DNA.

Seers — Humans that can see Spirits.

Witches — An old term used to refer to a Human that uses magic. By now this is the standard / expectation.

Reapers — Zaryis that takes Souls to the Afterlife.

Grim Reapers — Reapers that take anyone.

Ritions — Reapers that take those who died of famine.

Valkin — Reapers that take those who died in battle.

Pestis — Reapers that take those who died of sickness.

Spirits

Ghosts

Poltergeists

LORE

I’m gonna…try and keep this brief, but y’know. I’ve had this for about 7ish years so it’s kind of a Mess.

ORIGINS — Everything on Earth I was fine and chill until Vitalis (God of Life) introduced Humans. After some conflict between the Humans and Sentient Animals that previously lived there, a pair of twins get separated from one another. Theia (Goddess of Death) and Vitalis take in a twin each: Theia with Shadow, and Vitalis with Lumi. Ketrill (King of Shadows/Darkness) & Eloise (Queen of Light) are also made by the Gods, in order to protect the twins. Ketrill cares for Shadow, while Eloise cares for Lumi. Each twin is cared for by their patron until they almost die. Shadow is revived and Lumi is made immortal. The twins manage to reunite, and all is well until Vitalis grows jealous of their friendship, because he and Theia can’t really be together. So, he sets out to kill the twins. With Emory’s (The Librarian/God of Knowledge) help, Theia, the twins, Ketrill, and Eloise manage to escape Earth I. Unfortunately, they all get separated. 

CROSSFIRE — Shadow, now named Nox, winds up on Earth II. His memories have gotten wiped, forgetting about his supernatural origins, and lives a normal life until Emory finally finds him, where he’s then taken to Earth IV while Emory searches for the rest of their little family. While there, Nox meets Jake, an Angel shoved into a Human body as an experiment of sorts. The two team up to unravel the mess of supernatural shit going on. 

FAUX PIXIES — Lumi, now Lucien, and Eloise, wind up in Neverland together with their memories intact. They live as Fairies in Pixie Hollow, with Lucien longing for her twin, wondering if he even made it out alive. Despite her oncoming depression, Lucien befriends Captain Hook, and helps him ward off Peter Pan from time to time. After helping Wendy attempt to get her brothers back, Lucien discovers that Fifi (Goddess of Time) has trapped StoryBrooke in a time loop thanks to a deal she made with Blake Grimm. Unfortunately, Lucien doesn't have the power to stop her. So the loop keeps going and she's kinda scared her & Eloise will get stuck in it and lose their memories. 

REUNION — Thankfully, the two wind up reuniting with Emory after arriving in StoryBrooke. He takes them back to Earth IV, where Nox is. While Emory was away, Nox had managed to get most of their memories of Earth I back. He also reunited with Ketrill! After Emory gets Theia from Arcadia, the gang's all back together and helps Nox piece a few more things together. Of course, there’s still the problem of Vitalis, who’s been mainly focused on Nox but now that they’re all together? Yeah he’s not gonna be happy.

THE FIGHT — The twins get the idea to take the fight to Vitalis. Theia tries to advise against them, but basically everyone agrees that he needs to be stopped sooner than later. The only problem is, how do you kill Life himself? The answer: with Death herself! Though Nox and Lucien did most of the fighting against Vitalis — with Ketrill & Eloise’s help — Theia is the one to land the final blow. Her and Vitalis exchange some words, he basically apologizes and explains he just wanted to be with her, but clearly he did it all wrong. Theia extracts his soul/essence and becomes the Goddess of both life and Death. Earth I, and the rest of the multiverse, can finally know peace. Kind of.

CURRENT — Upon Vitalis' death, Nox and Lucien are granted godhood, with Nox becoming Entropy — god of chaos — and Lucien becoming Harmony — goddess of order. As Harmony, Lucien now has the power to order Fifi to stop the time loop in StoryBrooke, which she finally does. Still concerned over StoryBrooke, Harmony asks her family to help keep everything, well, harmonious. Without the time loops, then the Fables will have children and more Tales will take place. Given that she used to be Tinkerbell, this is a valid concern for her. Emory, too, as he was Cheshire. Not wanting his role anymore, he gives it to Entropy, who is ecstatic to be one of their favorite literary characters. Harmony, meanwhile, decides to settle into Neverland, so she can keep an eye on Peter Pan and help any other Lost Kids who wind up there.

tldr: life & death get a divorce and have a custody battle so bad it becomes the entire multiverse's problem

And that’s it! I guess. I know that doesn’t seem like much, but y’know. Side-stories and multiple other paras that don’t have anything to do with the actual plot … well, this is all technically going on in the background of all my other paracosms. so. really, THIS has nothing to do with the plot lmao.

[amalgamat1on]

Progression Fantasy Tier List

Great: S (95 – 100) (4.5 – 5.0)

- World-Tree Trilogy

- Beware of Chicken

- Cradle

Very Good: A (90 – 95) (4.0 – 4.5)

- Azarinth Healer

- Dawn of the Void

- Double-Blind

- Jackal Among Snakes

- He Who Fights with Monsters

- All I Got is This Stat Menu

Good: B (80 – 90) (3.5 – 4.0)

- Full Murderhobo

- New Era Online

- Archemi Online

- Beastborne

- High Table Hijinks

- Wake of the Ravager

- Dragon’s Dilemma

- Traveler’s Gate

- Dinosaur Dungeon

- Solo Leveling

- Second Coming of Gluttony

- Mother of Learning

- The Centennial Dungeon

- Imperial Wizard

- Reborn as a Demonic Tree

- Rise of Kers

Above Average: C (70 – 80) (3.0 – 3.5)

- Battle Mage Farmer

- Tower of Power

- Irrelevant Jack

- Shadow Sunday

- Quest Academy

- End of the World

- Challenger’s Call

- Vigor Mortis

- The Beginning After the End

Average: D (50 – 70) (2.5 – 3.0)

- Greyblood

- D-Genesis

- The Titan

- Seas of Avalon

- Dr.Druid

- Arise

- Salvos

- Paranoid Mage

- The Retired S Ranked Adventurer

- Chaos Dungeon Archives

- The Infinite World

- Awakening the Angel System

- Apocalypse Tamer

Below Average: E (25 – 50) (2.0 -2.5)

- Reality Benders

- Battleborne

- Pangea Online

- Systems of Salvation

- Adelheid

- An Ideal World for a Sociopath

- Integrated Universe

Bad: F (0 – 25) (1.5 – 2.0)

- Tower Climber

- The Primeval Apocalypse

Top TBR List:

- Stray Cat Strut

- The Calamitous Bob

- Bastion

- All the Skills

- Voidknight Ascension

- The Mayor of Noobtown

- The First Law of Cultivation

- Darklands Online

- Millennial Mage

- Divine Apostasy

[midwestbramble]

Apple Folklore

Mallus spp.

Ruled by ♀

⸙༄𓆤𓆩𓆪❁𓇢𓆸🏵

Contents:

Overview

Folklore

Uses in Witchcraft

Safety Notes

Conclusion

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Overview

Thought to have originated in Central Asia and moved across the Eurasian continent through millennial, these fruit trees were then introduced to North America by European colonists, where they can be invasive. In the wild, they can be found along fields and hedgerows; especially on public lands and hiking trails that were once orchards or farmsteads. This small fruiting tree has scaly, brown bark and dense branches. The leaves are ovate with serrated edges, with the undersides being lighter in color than the tops. The apple blossoms (shown below) appear mid to late spring and form in what is called a corymb; a flower cluster whose lower stalks are proportionally longer so the flowers form a flat or slightly convex head. Each blossom has five petals that range from pinkish white to white in color, with many stamens in the middle.

The apple fruit ripens from mid to late fall, and the conditions of the growing season effect juice and sugar content. When it's allowed to ripen closer to a frost it ensures more sugars and aromatics. Fallen fruit and fruit that detaches easily are also ripe enough for use.

Due to the invasive nature of the tree, apples don't have any issues with regrowth for the next harvest in North America.

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Folklore

-Golden Apples of the Hesperides-

Several sources speak of the marriage between Zeus and Hera, saying that Gaia (the Earth) gave the golden apples that had been entrusted to the Hesperides care to Zeus and/or Hera as a wedding gift.

-The Race of Atalanta and Milanion/Hippomenes-

Atalanta was a young woman who refused to marry unless the suitor could beat her in a foot race. Hippomenes (aka Milanion depending on source) was gifted three beautiful apples by Aphrodite and threw them down one-by-one during his race with Atalanta. She stopped and picked each up, thereby losing the race.

-The Judgement of Paris-

If you remember the story of the Iliad, you may remember the apple of discord which really kicked the whole thing off. The goddess Eris dropped an apple which had the Greek "Ti Kallisti" (romanized) written on it, meaning "beautiful," at a wedding. Hera, Aphrodite, and Athena fought over the apple, deciding to have Paris of Troy be the judge of their contest. He would eventually decide in favor of Aphrodite who gifted him Helen, the wife of Menelaus, the most beautiful woman in the world.

-Iðuun's Golden Apples-

The norse were also fans of golden apples. Iðuun's apples in the Prose Edda and Poetic Edda are thought to give the gods immortality and keep them youthful. The Prose Edda describes how Iðuun was kidnapped and the gods began to age. So the apples need Iðuun to work.

-Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil-

In the Book of Genesis, Adam and Eve are instructed to not eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. However, it is never said what kind of fruit the tree bore. Western European Christian folklore dictates that the tree bears apples due to a latin pun: malum (apple) and malum (evil). Eve ate the malum.

-The Voyage of Bran-

This old Irish tale tells of our hero, Bran mac Febal, traveling to the otherworld. He falls asleep to some beautiful music and when he wakes, he finds a silver branch with white blooms, later identified as an apple branch by an Otherworld woman.

-Echtra Condla-

In this Irish tale, Connla had a fairy lover who was banished by a druid. Before the spell took hold, she threw him an apple. From then on, when he ate of the apple it would grow and become whole again, and his longing for his fairy lover would grow stronger as well.

-Avalon-

An island in the Arthurian legends ruled by Morgan and her sisters. According to Geoffry of Monmouth in his "Historia Regum Brittinae," it gets its name from the fruits its grow, among them apple trees. This is also where King Arthur goes to heal when he is mortally wounded.

-Snow White and the Seven Dwarves-

Snow White is a classic tale that most of us know from Disney. In the tale the young girls step-mother, and queen, wants to remain the "fairest of them all" and attempts to poison the girl with an apple. Which only succeeds in putting her to sleep, due to the apple lodging into her throat (according to Grimm's Fairytales).

-The Juniper Tree-

There was a woman who cut her finger while cutting an apple in winter, her blood fell onto the snow and she wished for a child "red as blood and white as snow." She had a son, but died a few years later. Her husband took another wife and had a daughter together. The boy was disliked by his step-mother and she beheaded him with the lid of a chest of apples, where his head then sat. The half-sister could see the ghost of the boy, who the step-mother had buried beneath the juniper tree (the same tree his mother had been buried under)... there is more to this gruesome tale but that's where the apples end.

-Johnny Appleseed-

An American folk legend based on a real person, Johnny Appleseed was a man who scattered apple seeds across Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Ontario. The real Johnny Appleseed was a piece of work, but in legend he was friend to children and carried news to settlements as well as building apple nurseries along his travels. It's said his bare feet never felt cold and a rattlesnake could never bite through his skin.

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Uses in Witchcraft

Apples are often associated with love, beauty, and fertility; as we can see in many of the tales above. These fruits can be worked to bring in love as well as beauty (which is in the eye of the beholder). An apple can you bring you what you most desire. We also see that the apple is often related to life, death, and the otherworld. A branch with blossoms may be an excellent aid in spirit flight aiming to enter the otherworld, while making an apple offering can be great for spirit work. Ozark folk magic uses an apple cut in half for wart charming (getting rid of warts), as well as holding illnesses and curses, predicting love, and causing pain.

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Safety Notes

No known safety issues.

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Conclusion

Apples seem to be loved the world over. If you have any folklore you would like to share about apples, or how you use them in your craft please share! I was only able to find information from Europe, so it would be wonderful to hear stories from people in other places. What do you love about apples?

References:

Midwest Foraging by Lisa M Rose

Theoi's Hesperides entry

Theoi's Atalanta entry

The voyage of Bran, son of Febal, to the land of the living; an old Irish saga by Meyer, Kuno, 1895-1919

Echtra Condla

Grimm's Fairytales (Snow White, and The Juniper Tree)

Ozark Folk Magic by Brandon Weston

Images:

Title image made on canva

Apple Blossom by Akhil Abhilash on Unsplash

Hesperides and the golden apple tree, Athenian red-figure hydria C5th B.C., British Museum

Hippomenes And Atalanta, C1618 by Guido Reni

Judgement of Paris Fresco, from Pompeii

Loki and Idun (1911) by John Bauer

Adam and Eve - Paradise, the fall of man as depicted by Lucas Cranach the Elder

Voyage of Bran image found in the books index

"Connla and the Fairy Maiden" by John D. Batten

La Mort d'Arthur by James Archer (1860)

[queenofsliferred]

Due to character limits, this will just be names of my OCs. You can get more information by clicking this link. I welcome nearly any question about my silly mary sues.

Adventure Quest: Chalia

Akira: Kuroda Emi

ATLA: Rimon Suu

Big Bang Theory: Alex Munroe

The Big Chill: Veronica Heather

Big Hero Six: Mati Spence, Masuyo Smith

Bleach: Chikako Aizen, Hotaru Kurosaki, Halcyon Boosalis

Buckaroo Banzai: Sage Spence

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Isolabella Dawson

Cats & Dogs: Aurora Lee Phantasm

Chainsaw Man: Moe Nagamine

Channel Awesome: Avalon SexehTwilight Mary Sue, The Black Widow

Charlie the Unicorn: Jenniffer the Pegasus

Cowboy Bebop: Hazel Prince

Cyberpunk 2077: Himiko Otomo, Vidya "V" Zenith

Danganronpa: Sumire "Owlyn Srebrenka" Hino

Deadly Premonition: Absinthe Maidstone Stonewall MacShakeit, Abigail Maidstone

Death Note: Katherine "K" Kilgore, Melusine "Meruko" Badeaux, Sora Kurohoshi, Jezebel Blackheart, Mitsune Sakura

Devil May Cry: Beatrice Lacrimae, Lavinia Sparda-Amata

Devilman: Astraroth "Astra"

Digimon: Hana Otogi

Disastrous Life of Saiki K: Moemi Saiki

Dragon Age: Coriander Tabris, Craig Cousland, Dove Surana, Lieselotte Brosca, Princess Aeducan, Lovewave Lavellan

Dragon Ball: Remin, Unshiu

Earth Girls Are Easy: Andromevak "Andy"

Eltingville Club: Seraphim "Sera" Herrera

Fallout: None, Nothing

Fate: Cosette Everild-LaAnimus, Delphine Everlid-LaAnimus

Final Fantasy: Jehfa Fakthu

Fire Emblem: Briar, Delshad, Dreamer, Euphemia, Florian Gloucester, Historia, Marguerite Ciar, Primrose Gloucester, Solanine, Wander

Free!: Akira Hanamura

Friday the 13th: Lynn Curtis

Ghostbusters: Aisling Redhead (2016), Aisling Redhead (1986)

Goosebumps: Rosalind "RL" Greene

Gorillaz: Clotilda Culpepper

Grand Budapest Hotel: Cvetka Kovacs

Gundam: Atlus Darkwater, Nnyley Romantica

Halloween: Alice Linklater, Bijou Hart, Brianna Willow-Winters, Dolores Orth, Jason Lee Cranston, Lynn Curtis, Moon n Stars Morris

Harry Potter (All created when I was in middle and high school. This was before JK Rowling shat her diaper. I do not condone Joanne and her hateful bullshit and just wanted to share OCs I made as a kid.) : Akemi Akiyama, Cassandra Finnegan, Harmony Dumbledore, Jaycelynn "Jacky" Lavgine, Kendra Pepper

Independence Day: RL Stineler

Inuyasha: Aihime, Kiki (2004), Kiki Shiina, Usagi Hinode

Jennifer's Body: Christie Fatt Cox

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Fiori Stelline, Jonah Joestar-Angelakos, Kanon "Eileen Diamandis" Shiina, Otome Tanaka, Passion Angelakos, Sakuro Gackt-Myers, Stephanie McCormick

Jujutsu Kaisen: Chidori "Chitose" Iori

Jurassic Park: Anna Rose Morgan, Gillian Mayham, Jen Morris, Joy Tootoosis, JT Malcolm, Marina Malcolm, and Miharu Hamano

Kingdom Hearts: Kitana, Nerissa

Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou: Dazzle Kovacs

The Lorax: Cipher, Avalon and Story

Mario: Princess Velvet

Marvel: Allie N Blumsford, Genesis, Jamie Johnson, Jocasta "Cipher" Macbeth, Makelsolakveder, Zelda Kirkness

Mass Effect: Adette Shepard

Metalocalypse: Maiko "Manko Kechaman" Roberts

Mortal Kombat: Amaya, Emberlynn Augus, Feather Dance, Stryker's Dad, Kandace Stryker, Laytanya Moore, Marina "Monsoon", Kirke

My Hero Academia: Rin Amamiya, Kirameki Sarashina, Youmu Yumemite

Naruto: Akiko Haruno, Asuka Hatake, Hoshiyo Kanmuri, Kazuma Hanamori, Subaru Kanmuri

The Office: Cam Keeper

One Punch Man: Sumika Nagisa

Ouran High School Host Club: Bunko Matsushima, Ryunosuke Kanagawa

The Outsiders: Josephine "Joey" Wiehler, Serenity "SW" Wiehler, Sincerity Travis

Passengers: Dr. Galaxy Pepper

Persona: Jun Adachi, Junya Daidara, Marina, Momoka Mishima, Minako Iori, Sayaka Sakamoto, Stephanie McCormick, Tomoko Nakajima, Hamuko Arisato, Minako Arisato, Rin Amamiya, Yuka Narukami

Pokemon: Amanda, Altreis, Catalina, Dolores "Lolita-chan", Emilia, Isobel "Izzy", Galan, Gabrielle, Gelato, Medee, Muffy, Paloma, Pycal, Tila, Twinkle, Wasabon

Power Rangers: Emi Johnson, Dawn "Milky" Garson, Jacintha Cranson-Park, Lady Johnson, Lady Johnson (2017), Octavia Clearwater, Serena Ryder, Tamsin "Tami" Oliver, Thomas "Tommy" Oliver, Wednesday Neckoway, Yumeko Takahara, Ashton Redhead, Derek Ng, Jaiden Lawliet, Lux Cranston, Morgan Valentine, Nicholas DuBois, Scout Park, Saintan

Rance: Aellae, Ashelotte, Desu, Cosmia

Resident Evil: Ianthe Hawke

Rise of the Guardians: Eros

Riverdale: Winona "Sodapop" Bighetty

Sonic: Blossom, Purple, Jeff, Mango, Mist

SPY x Family: Lyubov

Stardew Valley: Stella

Star Wars: Hiak Ray "Talarth"

Steven Universe: Imperial Topaz, Nokomis Queens

Stranger Things: Heather Ranger

Street Fighter: Neroli

Sugar Sugar Rune: Akiko Sakura, Cerise Incroyable, Sugar Graves

Tezuka: Daiya Mondo, Melody Serendipity

Tokyo Ghoul: Teruko Yumemiya

Touken Ranbu: Kanon Tachibana, Momoe Tachibana, Tokiko Minami

Transformers: Carly Rae Jepsentron

Twin Peaks: Eden Hill

Until Dawn: Moon n Stars Morris, Rosario Hicks

View Askewniverse: Artoo "Ari" Hicks, Alyce Linklater, Bijou "Rhapsody" Hart, Jaycelynne "Squall" Thiffault, Nova Phoenix

Voltron Legendary Defender: Forever, Harper Thiffault

XIN: Myth

YuGiOh: Aikako Hisahama, Airi Sarahi, Hitomi Nakajima, Hotaru Tenjouin, Jason Trudeau, Jaycelynn Trudeau, Kairi Sarahi, Masuyo Tachibana, Momoe Yukimura, Naomi Sarahi, Ringo Hinagiku, Raven Sarahi

YuGiOh GX: Ai Yuki, Aika Hana, Anais Kuroda, Anastasia Rosseau, Emi Jounouchi, Hitomi Nakajima (GX), Jaycelynn Rosseau, Kaori Tenjouin, Katsuro Jounouchi, Marina Mikan, Naomi, Soul Yagami, Yuudai Yuki, Kaori Torimaki, Koden Saotome, Moira Tenjouin

YuGiOh 5Ds: Barbie O'Neil

YuGiOh ARC V: Shinju Sawatari

Zack and Miri Make a Porno: Pepper Culpepper

Crossovers: Jaycelynn Yuki, Aqua Marine, Desu

In History, Maybe - A coming-of-age story starring Hazel Nylan and her on-again-off-again girlfriend, Stephanie McCormick just trying to make it in the third biggest “city” in Manitoba.

Hazel Nylan , Stephanie McCormick

Nobody of the Luck - A fantasy-isekai story about depressed popular boy getting sucked into a fantasy themed eroge called Nobody of the Luck and saving the world by accident.

Tristan Stark, Aellae, Freya

Fractured Faerie Tales - Tristan is sucked into yet another eroge, this time its fairy tale themed.

Tristan, Cendrillion

RandoRanger - A team of spandex technicolour clad heroes are here to defeat the hentai tentacle monsters!

Masuyo Kusanagi, Ryota Matsuda

Starry Starry Night - Akiko Valentina constantly wished that she’d take that advice to heart for once in her life. Growing up, it seemed like every wish she’d make would come true. Life should’ve been a breeze… and it was for a while. Her family had won the lottery a few years ago, along with her mother’s seaweed gin distillery taking off which brought the Valentina Family even more fortune. Classes would be cancelled, boys asked her to the dance, her favourite TV shows would suddenly be back even when they were cancelled whenever she seemed to will it. Though, like a bad 90s kids horror series, there was always a cruel twist at the end.

Now living alone in the penthouse apartment her now dead family’s fortune got her, Akiko spends her free time overindulging herself in luxury, to distract herself from the dark. Things had gotten stale after two years of spoiling herself rotten.

“I wish something would happen in my boring life.”

One night, she’s approached by a stranger on the way home from partying…

Amber “Akiko” Valentina, Akira Angelus, Blair Princeton, Charles Broadmoor, Cheyenne Princeton, Fafnir, Gaylene, Kirk Grimme, Nyarou, Thorn

Fairy Ring - A small town on the border of southern Manitoba that hides some magical secrets.

Antigone, “Kisecawchuck”, Dorothy, Carly, David Young, Abigail Maidstone

Roseburough - A city with a dark past–its first settlers were a group of cultist for a demon of lust–that has a proclivity for less than pure activities.

Amelie, Anita Wood, Aurora, Circe, Dani Michaels, Daniel Michaels, Eitaro Satou, Emiri Satou, Genesis “Genni” Jones, Joey Spence

Eidolons and Eudaemonia -Eudaimonia is a world where each country worships a particular element. Each country has a temple and a candle that must be lit at all times to prevent a calamity. Its said that the candles represent hope, the one thing that kept ‘humanity’ going after the first calamity. Every few centuries, new candles must be created and infused with magic and blessings from each country before being placed in the temples and lit. It’s a ritual that has been carried on long before the formation of the Church of the Star Bringer, which eventually took control of candle duties. 

Team Disatisfaction: Anita, Arlis, Milk, Opal, Rubia, Vesta, The Artist

Lovewave

The Demon Lords: Lovena

Kuroi

Mizuka

Magical Flower Maidens: Anemone, Cassiane, Ione, Renthe, Sayuri, Zinnia

Tristan's Party: Tristan, Akihime, Plum and Peaches.

Story-less OCs:

Stephanie "Desu" McCormick, Stephen "Boku" McCormick, Aisling McCormick

Rhubarb

Mermaid Squad: Arctic, Sea Bunny, Goffik

[pendantaudio]

GENESIS AVALON: PATRIOT, an epic superhero/fantasy audio drama, episode 20: Ambassador Kinsey says she's here to help the freedom press, but can you ever trust a member of the fascist ruling party? Is this a trap or is this the best chance at victory the Freedom Press has had in a long time? But if they are going to win, they are going to need more fighting power than just Genesis Avalon.

Directed and co-written by Kathryn Pryde, co-written by Kris Bays. Available On Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, Samsung Podcasts, and more! Transcript available at the website.

[the-slut-verses]

genesis avalon: bringing you pure, unadulterated, David Ault sexiness

-Kristen Bayes, co-writer of Genesis Avalon

[switch]

Man, these days it feels like F/GO is always just a few steps away from shitting the bed completely. They seem to be doing away with Event Reruns and new Main Interludes entirely, and the ability to acquire old Event Welfare Servants through the Evocation Leaf Exchange feels like a blatant band-aid solution. Then you have the whole mess with the Servant Skill tree being a complete mess geared towards encouraging you to SPEND SPEND SPEND all your SQ on every single new SR and SSR Servant ad nauseum. Not to mention there's the whole mess with F/GO NA getting timegated on the rest of Avalon Le Fae even though Nasu said we'd be getting the whole thing right away.

It could always be worse, though. You could always play PSO2 New Genesis with its absolutely glacial release schedule and crippling lack of content. (Please don't do this. As a PSO2 player I am BEGGING YOU to spare yourself the headache.)

yeah i mean it always could be worse but it’s almost hard to even imagine how the game could realistically get to a worse state at this point

but it’s not really “shitting the bed” per say, it’s very deliberate and beneficial to lasengle for the game to be in this state. fgo’s player base has proved consoomer brainrotted loyal enough that lasengle really doesn’t have to do much more than the bare minimum to keep people spending and positively promoting it. so if anything it’s better for them to invest only the bare minimum while also increasing the presence of psychologically hostile tactics like FOMO via removing reruns and adding these atrocious skill trees. now that they have committed to this model they will never go back because it would make less money.

all they have to do is release one new servant every other month that makes people’s dicks hard, or latches onto their brains in such a way that they decide it’s uncontrollably their new blorbo comfort character husband wife son daughter whatever of this half of the year, or just… has a busted kit, and then one story chapter per year. that’s it. they can do whatever they want inbetween and none of it matters.

death will be our only relief now.

… oh yeah, i almost tried that game once but the download size stopped me.

[autosinsightofficial]

2023 Toyota Crown Overview

Toyota Crown, a new high-riding sedan with the shape of a hatchback (though it has a conventional trunk), hybrid-only powertrains and truly funky styling. Toyota often plays it too safe with its new vehicles, so it's nice to see the company really swinging for the fences with the Crown.

t has been 50 years since Toyota last sold its Crown sedan in the U.S., but the model was introduced in Japan in 1955 as the Toyopet Crown. It has been Toyota's mainstream sedan there ever since, the choice of families, executives, taxi drivers, and police.

The 2023 Crown, now in its 16th generation, is back in the States as the three-trim, all-hybrid, all-wheel-drive, tall-roofed, fastback-styled four-door replacing the venerable Toyota Avalon sedan. It is almost the same size, inside and out, as the Honda Accord and Volkswagen Arteon sedans.

The Crown's tall roofline and high seating position have generated some debate. But there's no denying that it is eye-catching, especially in the optional two-tone color scheme available with the top Platinum trim.

By positioning the Crown as a premium model, Toyota is telling shoppers that this is a special vehicle, not to be confused with other midsize sedans. By offering two hybrid powertrains, one of them more performance-oriented, Toyota hopes the Crown will appeal to those seeking fuel efficiency and creature comforts as well as those hoping for a bit of twisty country road fun.

We found that generally, it succeeds but still falls short on driving excitement, even with the 340-horsepower hybrid system and adaptive suspension that come exclusively with the Platinum trim.

Competition in the non-luxury large sedan segment is almost gone. Three rivals — the Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger, and Nissan Maxima — are being discontinued in 2023. That leaves the Accord Hybrid and VW Arteon. Some shoppers might consider the Genesis G80, Audi A6, and Volvo S90 mild hybrids, all of which cost more and aren't likely to be cross-shopped with the Toyota Crown. Based on appearance and premium content, though, the Crown can proudly hold its head high in that crowd.

All the Platinum's performance enhancements come at a serious penalty to fuel economy. Toyota estimates this version of the Crown will return 27 mpg in combined driving — a fairly unimpressive figure compared to other sedans with non-hybrid powertrains. The current Avalon V6, for instance, produces a bit less power and has a 26 mpg combined estimate, as does the BMW 540i with its marginally less potent turbocharged inline-six. On paper, the Crown Platinum's powertrain seems heavy and overengineered without much benefit to the driver compared to other options.

[frankbedbroken]

frankcore august 2024 update!!

already more than halfway through september lmfao i suck at this. regardless, here's some musics! this time around there's a Lot of art pop and trip hop related projects, fair few bits of electronic here and there, as well as some tracks in the more experimental end of hip hop and some more guitar-centric stuffs.

in regards to art pop (and other adjacent pop styles, sort of): jenny hval's moving, literally larger-than-life euphoria on spells, martha skye murphy with need and its more solemn and slowly enveloping atmospheres, the ever experimental hakushi hasegawa with a cut of his latest project featuring dizzying blends of jazz, pop and psychedelia, and jessica pratt stealing the show on an a$ap rocky track of all places to be featured in. as for the rest of the pop and r&b on the list: tinashe presenting an ambient-esque r&b piece somewhat in the line of oklou's galore, your-favourite-artists-favourite-vocalist cecile believe's soaring synthpop, strange blends of laidback r&b and pop vocals with latin-american soundscapes and some electronic touches courtesy of argentinian producer / vocalist moro, a cut off mag bay's newest project (solid! not my favourite from theirs but i'm more partial towards their shorter-form material anyway), and a great cut of dnb-infused k-pop from bebe yana.

the trip hop and downtempo related cuts here come from firstly james k and hysterical love project, both of them bringing curious blends of trip hop and ambient pop as well as some more influences from dream pop in the case of the hlp track; ms ray's signs in comparison is a bit cheerier, taking a bit more of inspiration from sophisti-pop and the sunnier side of downtempo, similar in a way to avalon emerson's sandrail silhouette, which is also a great track. on the other end of the spectrum, jabu and chester giles deliver a very nocturnal and dubby piece built mostly on giles' spoken poetry laid atop the somber, looming sample loops. the rest of the electronic sounds here are somewhat varied: a sickeningly short burst of "rally house" courtesy of aesthetic-extraordinaire and extremely versatile producer nuphory, a classic ukg cut from todd "the god" edwards complete with his signature micro vocal chops and rolling grooves, a distorted, club ready flip of sugababes' 2000s hit "round round" courtesy of uk-bass-sensation-that's-sweeping-the-nation duo two shell, a delightfully catchy and satisfying footwork banger from underground producer username, and jazzy and glitchy drum and bass sounds from xploding plastix.

in terms of hip hop, we've got poppy yet aggressive delivery from slayyyter and tommy genesis atop hard-hitting trap knocks, a bouncy, speaker rattling, hyphy-esque beat from ivy lab, and nana フリーク版 by chilean artist akriila, off of her debut album epistolares, which has solidified as a very close second to brat as my album of the year, partly because of cuts like the above mentioned, an extremely hard-hitting industrial hip hop banger (in a way, similar to iglooghost's coral mimic also from this year) with a defiant edge to the lyricism and delivery. i really could've picked pretty much any track from that record, it's that good imo, check it out if a varied ride consisting of club-ready perreo, poppier sounds of drum and bass and even some chilean folk for good measure sounds like a thing you'd be into.

to wrap up, the things i haven't mentioned yet: a curious blend of baggy-esque indie rock with r&b vocal delivery from tama gucci (artist whom i've always adored their voice and whose output is super underrated imo), classic midwest emo with a bit of a twee edge from everyone asked about you, dreamy hypnagogic pop from chanel beads with a bit of a similar vibe to the mica levi track from last week, and the third single off fontaines dc's romance (much like mag bay's album, it's pretty solid, though i feel like it dips a bit in quality by the second half, aside from the closer ofc).

tube it!!

[gaiatan]

@atsume-no-nettie​

item names in order:

big stinky

agape’s cut

hero’s journey

bedtime ivan

wendy’s kindess

delightful rabbitan

dandy sleepy season

nymph of moonlit waters

ivory brow basics

a little bit nosey

his auspicious reign

l’s sketchbook

demure princess less than three

fancy bows

aimless gardaelle

auroral lost unmurin

peachy fabella genesis

lovely porcelain doll

hafling ears

dogeza

mush glooms

kiss and tell

your glamourous angel

buzzing honey blossom

bubblegum octopals

delicate little friend

precious hind of avalon

heavensent blushing gladiolus

[mars1rorymitchell]

Noah’s Ark

The biblical story of Noah’s Ark is in the Book of Genesis in the Bible. God tells Noah that he is going to destroy ‘all flesh’ (Genesis 6:13-22) by flood because he is unhappy with the level of violence in the World. God instructs Noah to build an Ark out of gopherwood. He instructs Noah to fill the Ark with all land animals, two by two, male and female. God then floods the earth for 150 days, when a dove comes back to the Ark with an olive leaf Noah knows that the flooding has ended. God promises not to flood the earth again using a rainbow as a symbol of this. The Bible gives the dimensions of the Ark of it being 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high, assuming a cubit of 18". Physics students at Leicester University have researched whether it would be possible to accommodate 70,000 animals in an Ark. The students used 48.2cm as a length of cubit to test the idea. They calculated the total mass the Ark could contain without sinking. The students were surprised to find that the Ark could have achieved its aim and could have carried all its passengers and their provisions for a whole year. Therefore, the Bible’s references to the Ark may not have been as unachievable as some people have suggested.

Students Surprised to Find Noah's Ark Feasible.

| The Institute for Creation Research (icr.org)

Films based on Arks.

Ark (2012), the premise of this film was that 9 Arks would save 100,000 people and animals per Ark from a 2012 apocalypse. Some of the nine Arks were not finished on time. Selection of who could enter the Arks was clearly set meaning that only certain members of the human race would survive, mostly based on status, power and money. Passengers (2016) was a film that used the idea of an Ark like vessel (the Avalon) in its plot as passengers paid for their space on a sleeper craft that would transport them to a new life of a different planet. The passengers were not escaping the end of the earth but were recruited to populate a new planet, Homestead II. The passengers had to fulfil certain criteria and pay for a space on the vessel which represented a cruise ship. Depending on the amount of money paid passengers had different entitlements on the craft for food etc. The vessel was like a cruise ship because it had leisure facilities such as a swimming pool, sports, bar and restaurants. The vessel held everything needed to set up on a new planet such as engineering, medicine, vehicles, plants etc. Passengers would be kept in hibernation for 90 years whilst they travelled to the new planet.

Alien: Covenant. This film tells the story of a US colonisation starship that transports 15 crewmembers, 2,000 colonists, and 1,140 second-generation embryos to the planet Origae-6.

The mission is interrupted by the aliens that kill the crew or get on to the spacecraft. The spacecraft in this film is more military in style that in passengers which uses the cruise ship idea.