#I asked for a miku prompt for this one

[dazzelmethat]

Miku from 'Sandplay singing of the dragon' for a challenge.

[arcade-sekai]

Finding comfort in flickering neons…

A dream collaboration of an aspiring artist with her secret companions! 

ZERO +-ox or ZERO control, sometimes abbreviated as ZC and Zerocon (ゼロコン) is a unit founded by a schoolgirl and her secret bandmates that bond over their shared ambitions.

@charactervocal02 here with my first ever big scale project released into the public! I admit I don’t have much material to post here and this is pretty much still a work in progress, but I’ve had this thing sitting around since January and I don’t want to just collect dust on it.

I will try to frequently post doodles and attempts at proper art, but I don’t have a clear schedule or routine. Everything in my life is such a mess (wwww)

The ZC story stars Odaka Momoko or P1, as she likes to be addressed; alongside Arcade SEKAI’s inhabitants, the Virtual Singers. Her band is rather small, it’s hardly a band, but one can present their music in any way they want, right?

Follow Momo on her journey of acceptance, but I beg of you, be nice to her. She is of weak heart.

tags:

#arcade sekai = general tag

#arcade sekai fa = for possible fanart

#odaka momoko or #momoko odaka

#arcade miku

#arcade rin

#arcade len

#arcade luka

#arcade meiko

#arcade kaito

[more TBA if needed]

about asks

Feel free to drop questions directed at me or at the characters themselves, greetings, nice messages or art prompts. I’ll try to get to all of them in due time, but please, do not send anything NSFW or otherwise inappropriate.

about ships

There won’t be any ships confirmed in this project, however, you can expect hints of MikuRin and KaiMeiLuka. Feel free to make ship art, but know that in canon, the Virtual Singers are incapable of true romantic attraction.

That being said, I am uncomfortable with RinLen, as I view them as siblings more than anything.

fanart + other content

Please please please don’t hesitate to make fanart or form headcanons or do any other kind of stuff! I want nothing else than the community to engage with this project. However, please make sure to somehow point to this blog so people know what you’re talking about ^_^

Also please tag me in your works! I absolutely do not mind the extra notification + it’s easier for me to find that way!

I will make weekly or monthly fanart highlights if this ends up blowing up…

launch tags

@mirpkechi @bobcross1010 @sillystringstar @vee1021 @sillysillynoodles

go forth and spread this around /j

[tatteredtoby]

Okay, first actual writing for somebody on this blog! (Had this idea from basically Aliamors entire page)

Case is asked on stream at one point, “Case you should play Genshin Impact”

He slams his palms on the desk and clasps them together, sighing heavily. “Chat. I will NEVER play Genshin impact.” And doesn’t elaborate the rest of the stream.

Later in you and hims relationship, you start streaming Genshin Impact in these extremely high quality cosplays you made yourself, your set up basically right next to his. You RAGE at one of the elemental cube boss’, yelling, “OH COME ON!!!! YOURE A CUBE!!!!! DISSIPATE ALREADY!!!”

He snickers, turning to his chat.

“See Chat, this is why I don’t play Genshin Impact.” He glances over at you, who was staring at him dead in the eye with a “are you serious right now?” Look on your face. “Chat, doesn’t he respond the same way I do to this as to Fall Guys?” You remark, leaning towards your mic, making direct eye contact with Case.

His chat is CACKLING, so is yours.

“AY WHATCHU MEAN BY THAT?!” He yells, spinning his chair to face you.

“You know exactly what I mean by that.” You joke back, looking at your nails in a sassy manner.

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• I have a feeling he’d like, hang over your chair/lean on it, trying to tell you how to play the game that you’ve been playing for years, and he hasn’t played the game ever.

•He’d totally see something at like a store or something that wasn’t Genshin and go “Is this one of your genshin impacts?” along with a picture of a Hatsune Miku figurine or shirt. (He knows about every character and what it looks like because of you, he just likes to see the messages being like “NOO!!!! THATS HATSUNE MIKU!!!”)

•he totally has videos of genshin impact on his fyp and likes to inch over and show them to you, and he often asks what’s happening in the clip, and you excitedly tell him.

•literally the entire game is spoiled for him. Not like he plans to play it, but he loves listening to you yap about your favorite game.

•actually bans anyone who comments on how your cosplay looks in a sexual way. Doesn’t get a mod to do it, he finds the dude himself and BANS him.

•has to be extra careful near your setup, because if he like does his hand slam thing too hard one of your figures falls and you stare at him like “:c”

•You usually are closer to Kitty, so you and him have clips together of both of you saying “KITTYUH!!!!!” When she walks into the room.

•Off topic from this direct prompt but you force him to watch My Little Pony, but it’s not really forcing, he’s happy to watch it with you.

•He can hear the game through your headphones and a lot of the time, whips around because he heard the Lumine/Aether stretch audio, or a Venti Voiceline, or a Kaeya one.

•“HOW IS TWITCH ALLOWING THIS?!!??!?”

• “chat. Say another word about the cosplay, and I will end stream.”

Literally two seconds later.

“Alright. That’s the end of the stream. See you tomorrow.”

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CaseOh silly, I love this guy!! I’m getting back into writing, so this might not be the best :)! Have a nice day or night!

[rainbow-neko-artblog]

Sending in this ask to say !! I would LOVE to read a ramble about the Polyverse plot and I am prompting you to use this ask to ramble /nf

FNF Polyverse plot is very convoluted because as I've said before. It's an RP run by like 7-8 people and we don't stop eachother from indulging. But I suppose I can explain it >>;

Ramble under the cut!

Our story begins YEARS before the actual events of FNF take place. On a computer owned by a really talented coder we named Admin for short. Admin is really good at what they do- they even made their own firewall.

What they didn't realize was the firewall was so well made it was actually Sentient.

Admin for unknown reasons, abandoned their dream of being a coder for a really long time, leaving their sentient firewall all on its own, and it gets really really lonely- deciding to act on its own according. It catches a virus- but instead of getting rid of it, it let's the virus stay- and eventually through contact to the firewall, the virus also gains sentience.

These two are Chaos and Order. The Virus and The Firewall.

Together, the two of them used the code leftover on the computer to make their OWN world. A game world. Their own personal Earth. On this Earth, they made a race of beings called The Ancients who had the ability to change their appearance by will alone. They were shape shifters! And for a awhile things were great.

Until The Ancient Civil War.

Half of The Ancients so closely followed Order's teachings of law and right and wrong that they thought the whole of earth should value Order more, the other half saw Chaos' teachings of self control and freedom as more important, and when their wills so strongly aligned, they would shift to look like Angel and Demons respectively.

Despite Chaos and Orders pleas, Angels and Demons fought long and hard- they killed eachother- destroyed the earth in the process. Till eventually the sides realized they were at a stalemate. Angels and Demons chose to flee- with EVERY Angel fleeing to a plane above Earth they created called Heaven and with MOST of the Demons fleeing to a plane far below it, called Hell.

The Ancient Civil War was put on hold- and while the two sides were away, Chaos and Order began to put earth back together. This time with more species and varying beliefs. Humans- robots- ectect. The demons were still there because of their whole "freewill" thing but it wasn't an issue without The Angels.

This is obviously where a lot of the plot splits off, as with more creations and the earth fully healed up like this, it's obviously where different arcs come into play with the other people RPing. However my arc was BFs.

The Angel's were PISSED that the demons were still occupying earth. They felt as though the stalemate wasn't really a stalemate and vowed to destroy them all- however how to do that? How to break a stalemate with a creature that's biologicaly as strong as you? New weapons.

So a good half of the angels gave up their form to create this giant biblically accurate angel toothpaste lookin ass glob of power named The Collective - in order to CONDENSE huge peices of their code to make more powerful bio weapons.

The first three failed as you might have guessed- the 5th was SO perfect, their PERFECT Hero, that they stuffed the 4th one that was being made along side him into a robot body to go down to earth with him.

This as might have guessed, was BF. or Keith as we call him.

Keith is the Angel's perfect angelic bio weapon, destined to be sent to earth to grow up and then slaughter everyone on earth the Angel's deem unworthy to be there.

But while Miku is off getting money to keep the two of them fed and happy as her programming is designed to do- Bf falls in love. With a lot of people. A Demon girl named Lucy, Aka Gf, who the collective would obviously not approve of as a demon, A flawed murderous man by the name of Pico, who's acts of violence outweigh many of his good deeds, and a Ghost/Demon hybrid named Eric who had been stuck in a video game for so long he honestly is an abomination.

But BF LOVED them. For their flaws. For their personality. Every part of them was something he cherished. So when Miku brought him to The Collective to explain his purpose, he turned them down. Refusing to be Their Hero. Insisting that Demons and Angels didn't have to fight like this.

But The Collective had been stuck together for so long that it corrupted them- they had no room to doubt their choices and ended up chasing BF and his partners out of heaven in this epic violent chase sequence- where it then tripped, and fell off the side of the plane. Falling deep into the code when Chaos and Order dismantled it.

Leaving the 4 Poly pals to love eachother on Earth among the other angels and demons who changed their minds.

All of that though is BFs arc! There's a few other arcs like how Skid and his dad The Eyes of The Universe needed to make up in order to stop Eyes from dismantling the whole code of the game- which is how we have so many duplicate modes characters like the remixs and aus, because Polyverse is technically filled with a bunch of Holes from The Eyes. And the Eddsworld arc where BF helped Tord reconnect with his friends. The Omori arcs where he got new siblings who adopted him from the crew of FNF characters. Ectect.

We did a lot. We're technically still doing things. That's how Silly Billy/Yourself was added recently. Every new mod is a new addition to Polyverse! ^^

[nogenderbee]

♡˗ˏ✎*ೃ˚ ℍ𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕥 𝕓𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕤 𝕝𝕚𝕜𝕖 𝕔𝕣𝕒𝕫𝕪 ₊˚ˑ༄

*ੈ✩‧₊˚ not a request

*ੈ✩‧₊˚ I couldn't hold any event for Valentine's this year because of lack of motivation so I just picked my favorites (or the ones I felt like writing atm) out of all groups and wrote different classic prompts for them! Hope it's also a decent celebration!

And happy being in love with someone, your pet or yourself! Whatever suits you haha

*ੈ✩‧₊˚ fluff, TW: mentions of scars and scratching in An part, amnesia and mentions of coma and hospital in Rui's part

Affiliation with @virtualbookstore

✧ soul mates (scars show on both)

You weren't really the ugliest nor did you lack any charm. So you went through lot of relationships, but every single one had something wrong with them... They either only cared about looks and profits from your relationship, couldn't accept you as you were or you just didn't felt like they were the ones you wanted to spend rest of your life with.

Maybe it was nice to have experience in dating, but it was also disappointing with time... how hard can it be to fine your life partner? Do they even exist?

To forget about your worries, you went to your favorite cafe on Vivid Street, Weekend Garage.

"Hey An... some strong coffee please..."

"Woah! That's not like you at all! Are you alright? Don't tell my you had another break up..."

"Yeah, unfortunely I did... I'm starting to doubt there is person right for me... available at least..."

You added last part on purpose, since you always felt a bit warm around An and it wasn't necessarily thanks to the amazing coffee she could make. She was like your comfort space. We're you falling for her? Maybe. Did it felt like she cared more about her singing partner than you? Yes... And you couldn't blame her. She deserves more than anyone to be happy!

"Have you thought of using the soulmate method? It's enough if you scratch your cheek enough to make it a bit red and it'll show."

"Maybe but... I don't want to hurt my soulmate..."

"You too?! Yeah, I'd already check but I don't want to cause problems for them..."

"Well... would you be willing to do it with me? Just small scratch? I'd feel more confident with friend next to me..."

"You know what? Sure! I'll do it on left cheek and you do it on right. Remember not to overdo it, just a little red space!"

You both brought your nails to cheeks, shutting your eyes and gently scratching your cheeks gently. When you opened them, you saw An staring at you with small shock and both of her cheeks slightly red.

"Are you blushing...?"

"No. I'm actually not... But it may be the case too I guess... because if I am then... you're too..."

You looked at your reflection in the glass and did notice both of your cheeks slightly red. It was her! The girl you found too perfect for you for this whole time, being your soulmate!

You both smiled at each other as if you just as a miracle. It was her who finally broke the silence.

"How about I take a break and we can both calmly catch up? Coffee and cake on me!"

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@bleachtheidiot @badwhole @qxmmi - come get your star girl!

✧ love from first sight

Ichika was just hanging around in the music shop. She was looking through Miku shelve, looking for the newest album that recently dropped.

Though she couldn't find it even tho she looked through whole shop 6 times if not more! So she decided to approach a worker there with hopes of getting the album she came here for.

"Excuse me... I'm guessing you work here... Do you maybe have... uh..."

You turned around once you heard someone calling for you. It was long blue haired girl. She surely didn't lack any charms but you had to swallow the urge to flirt or ask for her number since you were during your work hours.

She couldn't make up any words, stuttering. You thought she's just shy and wanted to encourage her a bit.

"Yes? What may I help you with? I assure you I can definitely at least try finding your album."

She cleared her throat and tried fixing her composure. Sure, she was a bit shy on daily basis but when she saw you? It's like her words stopped at her lips and instead turned into pink hue on her cheeks.

"I-I wanted to know if you maybe have... Miku... albums... album! A... recent album. Miku album. Heh..."

She scolded herself in her thoughts for ruining her chances. She wanted to just grab that album and leave at this point.

"Ah, I think I know which one you mean! You have a good taste I just admit! Follow me, it should be somewhere in the corner area..."

Girl followed you while avoiding eye contact. Once she saw the album she wanted, she hesitantly grabbed it. She couldn't shake off the thought you also liked Miku... That's of course not uncommon but she was charmed by you from the beginning.

"Thank you. You helped me a lot... I'll... head to pay and... hopefully we can meet again!!"

After these words she rushed away. She couldn't believe how emberassed she was in that moment, she even said things that she normally wouldn't. Now afraid to come back because she might make things even more awkward, but on the other hand, she also wanted to see you again... And you did! You just didn't knew you both fell for each other at the same time and couldn't admit to it because of different obstacles.

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@bleachtheidiot @prsk-krow - come get your Miku lover!

✧ enemies to lovers

You and Ena were in the same art class and you were enemies almost everywhere when art came in the way. In classes you were always asking teacher who's drawing is better or which had less flaws. In media you were comparing your followers and likes count just to rub it into other ones face.

Though soon enough your competition changed into... wanting to impress another. You both felt the same but none of you knew about it. Too proud to admit it, you covered your desire to impress another with simply being a bit mean.

"Ha! Would you look at that! Your drawing is so much worse than mine!"

"Oh shut up!! At least I didn't made grass yellow like you did!"

"It's shade of green! Not yellow! It's you making composition mistake 3 times in a row!"

"And you messed up the lightning 4 times in a row!"

"And you have pretty face and I'm not mentioning it somehow!!"

"And you-!! Wait what..."

Both of you stopped in your tracks. Suddenly the childish fight was replaced by silence. She wanted to say something but her thoughts were filled with you complimenting her.

"Um... last photo you posted... it was... pretty..."

"(Last photo I posted...? Do they mean my selfie with night town in background?!)"

Brown haired girl blushed gently as she argued with herself what to tell. You weren't in the public eye so maybe it was alright to say something opposite to insulting for once?

"Well I... found a nice cafe I wanted to go but I didn't wanted to go alone..."

She put a strand of her hair behind her ear as she looked away. Now small blush appearing on your face as well... she've never spoken so softly to you before!

"And... what if we went there together?"

You looked up awkwardly, looking her in the eyes with small hope. It was rather awkward talk of yours since you're usually competing against each other and now you're both trying to ask another on a date without saying it out loud.

"Sure. I guess it's alright since... I can check it right away instead of waiting for others..."

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@bleachtheidiot @qxmmi @modyuki - come get your cheesecake lover~

✧ forbidden love

Shizuku was an idol and a model, and you were her manager. You had to look as friends because rumors would spread in blink of an eye and you'd loose your job, while she'd have to deal with not only new manager but also all the messages from her fans.

But both of you weren't friends, in fact you were dating for 3 months now and none of you felt even slightly bit like it's not working out!

"Y/N!! What are you doing here standing with head in clouds?"

You felt someone hugging you from behind and could only chuckle as you knew well who it has to be.

"Hey Shizuku. Are you done with your practice now?"

"Mhm! I thought we might visit a cafe nearby?"

"Well... are you sure? We both know we often tend to be affectionate and forget about other people... we can't just show off like that even if we'd want to..."

"Ah right... we could ask for to go cakes from there then and I'll make us drinks!"

"Hehe~ Sounds good to me. We can go to my place then and I can get blankets ready while you make drinks."

"Sounds perfect~!"

She immidietly hugged you tighter and kissed your cheek. It was obvious she was excited to start your little date, but so were you!

You exchanged one last kiss before you left without even letting your pinkies touch. You wanted to seem like just 2 friends on a hangout and ordering some sweets for movie night! Nothing out of the ordinary!

Your relationship wasn't even supposed to exist and it unfortunely was an obvious fact. But you didn't wanted to listen to any of it and made it real either way! You just kept it a secret from everyone outside of MMJ~

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@bleachtheidiot @qwnelisa @miya-akane - come get your beautiful model~

✧ amnesia

Rui was an inventor not only for WxS but also for his own benefits. He didn't care much how dangerous the robots in his room are as long as he gets to have a bit of fun while making them and showing them off when they're finished!

Though one day... he let you come a bit too close to one of his robots... and now there he was. Coming to your hospital bed every day with one flower, now forking bouquet on your desk.

Today he came with no other intentions, to see his loved one asleep and tell them about the show he did at Phoenix Wonderland this afternoon.

"Hey love... I know I'm late but I just-"

He stopped in his tracks upon seeing you sitting up and your eyes open, accompanied with curious look. He immidietly ran up to you, taking your hand in his as he started to tear up a bit.

"You're awake! Oh I have so much to tell you... there's so much to catch up and-"

"Who are you?"

After these words his smile was wiped away. Did you forgot him? Doctors had told him you have small amnesia and don't remember few recent years of your live but... do you not remember him at all?

But your voice was gentle... you even brought a hand to wipe his tears away. He saw it as act of your kind personality but you... you found him so pretty you couldn't help yourself but admire him a bit. You had no idea who he was but you just felt so safe with him around...

"You're so pretty..."

He looked up at you, regaining small smark of hope. Your words gave him just the push he needed to realize that even if you forgot him, he'll do his best to make new pretty memories with you.

"And so are you, my dear... Will you let me take you to nice cafe after they let you out? I know for one you really like cookies there..."

You nodded your head, not even knowing why. He just felt so safe and familiar, you wanted to be next to him.

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@bleachtheidiot @yulikesminori @toyaswif3y @bl4cktourmaline - come get your crazy inventor!

[emiefluff]

•┈••✦ What We Love About You!✦••┈•

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Fandom- Project Sekai / HATSUNE MIKU: COLORFUL STAGE!

Characters- Rui Kamishiro, Tsukasa Tenma, Emu Otori, Lee!Nene Kusanagi

Ships- Polysho

Summary- Nene comes to the Wonderland SEKAI upset, prompting her beloved partners to attempt a "cheer up operation"

A/N- Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! I decided to collaborate with Py (@pink-tk-a-latte) On this little silly goofy fic! I think this actually took us like 5 days LMAO | But it was worth it!!!!111 (it's partially proofread by me and py so)

Tags- @ziniszombie @pink-tk-a-latte @justaposibblytransgirl @nekoma-not-lee

Fic Under The Cut!

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It was Valentine's Day, a day of love, appreciation, and happiness. Everyone at Kamiyama High School in Class 2-A was tasked with writing a letter to who they loved and appreciated the most, and what they loved or liked about them.

As they were promptly shared with the class, everybody was waiting patiently for their name to be said by the other students. This also included Nene, who had been waiting the entire class to hear her name. Despite her kindness towards the other students, her name was not called by anybody.

Nene listened to the pleasantly embarrassed laughs and appreciative coos from the recipients. They hid their faces in their hands, smiled wobbly smiles, and put their hands on their hearts with tearful faces.

Nene awaited her turn for the burst of surprise, giddiness, gratitude at hearing her name from someone else’s mouth. It never came.

Maybe she shouldn’t have expected anything. She was kind, sure, but she was no one’s best friend. She shouldn’t mind. She understood. Maybe she didn’t want that extra attention anyway.

Still, in her lonely desk in the corner, Nene felt her heart sag.

After the bell rang to mark the end of class, Nene was nowhere to be seen. She had run out of school at the end of the day, not caring who saw her as she waited until the right moment alone to enter the Wonderland SEKAI.

Miku and KAITO, who had been working together on a show idea for Tsukasa and the others, noticed Nene enter. Something, however, was off about the grayish-green haired girl. The two vocaloids realized that Nene wasn't feeling her best, but before they could ask about it, she'd run off to hide.

Nene didn’t know how long she’d spent curled up backstage of the theatre, before she heard a bright and bubbly but concerned voice through the curtain.

“Nene-chan? Nene-chan, please come out!”

Slowly, she peeled her head from the wall.

“NENE! WHERE ARE YOU HIDING!”

Ah, and that earth-quaking volume…

“Perhaps she’s behind the stage?”

And the most familiar voice of all.

Wiping her eyes with her sleeve, Nene called pitifully, “I’m here…”

Her sore eyes beheld a ball of pink bouncing into the lightless hollow. She gasped and was at Nene’s side in a flash.

“Nene! What’s wrong? My sadness senses were tingling, and then Miku went ‘Brrrrrrrllllll— brrrrrrrlllll—’ which meant someone was lost in Sekai!!” Emu threw herself around Nene, who could only hiccup in protest.

Nene felt so bad about burdening the others with her bad mood, but nothing could really come out. Finally, in tears, she'd speak in a quavering tone, her voice breaking and cracking. "S-Sorry....I-I'm sorry...I-I didn't mean to w-worry anybody...I-I just..."

"Nene-chan..." Emu held her tightly, rubbing her weeping partner's back gently as she let Nene express her current emotions to the three of them. Nene would sniffle, squeezing her eyes shut when she felt Rui gently stroke her hair with his fingers.

“Nene,” Rui called lowly, voice soothing and gentle as milk. At that one word, a dam broke within Nene’s chest.

Sobbing, Nene buried her face in Emu’s pink sweater. “It’s really not that big of a deal. I-I think… I’m just being dramatic.”

“Nonsense!” Tsukasa, who had been quietly panicking as soon as he saw her crying, nestled into her other side. His star-like warmth was like a plush, constellation-patterned blanket. “You’re never dramatic! Even I would be upset if no one thought of writing for me.”

“You can be honest with us, Nene.” Rui pulled his fingers through her hair again, a massaging tug on her scalp. Emu rubbed her cheek against her head.

Nene let Tsukasa pull her legs into his lap. “Maybe there’s just nothing to say about me… Nothing to-” Nene swallowed. She didn’t want to voice her thoughts, but she’d promised to be honest. “Nothing to love…”

Nene buried her face into Emu's shoulder once more out of shame, scared of what her partners would think. To her surprise, however, they showed her nothing but absolute kindness, Emu leaning her head slightly to kiss Nene's cheeks, Tsukasa rubbing her back, and Rui knelt down to hold her hand and massage her shoulders.

"Nene, you don't have to deal with this alone, y'know that, right?" Rui would ask softly, his fingertips gently tapping and drumming on her shoulders. "Yeah, Nene-chan! You know that whoever said that there wasn't anything to love or write about you is wrong, right? They're just jealous of you!" Emu pouted softly as she planted many tiny kisses all over Nene's forehead, nose, and cheeks.

Nene would reluctantly nod to their questions, still feeling down in the dumps about today. She didn't know what to do in order to feel better, so she'd just listen to her partners soothe her hurting pains, and comfort her.

Rui hummed, sensing that Nene still didn’t quite believe them. “There’s plenty of things to love about you, that we love about you.” Rui leaned over to nuzzle into her cheek.

His feather-like breaths and kisses pushed Nene to squirm away and giggle. As she shoved at Rui’s head, he chuckled.

“For example, your cute little laugh.” Rui grinned like a cat. “And your peculiarly ticklish cheeks.”

“Ruhuhuhihi!” Nene whined, finding refuge in Emu’s shoulder. “Stahahap, you meheheanie!”

“I didn’t know your cheeks were ticklish!” Emu’s eyes sparkled in a truly terrifying way. “I’m gonna getcha~! Let’s see that smile we love-love-love so much!”

Emu peppered noisy smooches all over Nene’s skin, even blowing a small raspberry on her blushing cheeks. Nene squealed and ducked away. “AhaEHEmuhuhu!”

“Oho? You didn’t know, Emu?” Rui raised an amused brow. “It’s her deepest, darkest secret. Oops!”

“RuihiHIHIhiiii! You traHAhaitor!” Nene managed to land a considerable slap on Rui’s face, and he gasped in offense.

Rui sniffled performatively. “Nene! My dearest friend, how could you?”

“Ah! I see my inventive partners have come up with an answer to our sad Nene plight.” announced Tsukasa, who noticed the drying tears on Nene’s well-kissed cheeks. “Look at that radiant smile! A wonderful muse!”

"Nohohohoo i-it's nohohohohohot!" Nene giggled nervously, covering her face in embarrassment as she tried to move away from her partners. This caused Emu to persist and continue her tickly antics, her fingers gently stroking Nene's cheek in a tingly way.

"Awwweeee~ Nene-chan is so cuteee, it's so wonderhoy~!" Emu exclaimed happily, continuing to stroke Nene's cheeks. The grayish-green haired girl would finally manage to turn away completely, hiding her face with her hands.

“Well, we can’t allow that!” Tsukasa took advantage of Nene’s legs in his lap and skittered his nails over her knees. Nene shrieked and jumped but couldn’t escape his hold. Cheering, Emu bound Nene in a hug and squeezed her like a balloon.

“EHEHEMUhuhu! I caHAHA- TsuKAHASA!”

“You’re so fluffy-fluffy toasty-toasty, Neneeee, I just wanna squeesh you forever!” With exuberance, Emu kneaded Nene’s sides, watching her squirm back and forth and try to kick her legs.

“LEHEhehet mehehe goho! You dAHAdohorks!”

Rui muffled a snicker and teased at the back of Nene’s neck; now she was twisting every which way like a faulty folding chair.

Rui simpered. “Go for her iliac crest!”

“Her what?”

"What's an eye-lii-ack crest?" Mused Emu, who was very curious to know what Rui was talking about. Nene knew exactly where this was going as she flailed her arms about in protest. She'd have no choice but to squeak and hiccup as she spoke through giggle-induced words.

"Nohoho-No! R-Ruhuhuhuhuii! D-Don't tehehell thehehehemmm!"

Tsukasa and Emu couldn't help but wonder what was about to happen, both of them listening intently to Rui. They'd wait for an explanation, curious what has Nene giggling so nervously.

Rui shrugged and decided that showing was better than telling. Slowly, his hands descended, curling into claws, as Nene hugged her knees as close as she could to her chest in defense.

“Dohon’t- Rui! D-Don’t! NohoHOHAHA!”

Rui’s thumbs massaged the top of Nene’s hip. She exploded from her ball and grabbed onto the nearest thing — Tsukasa — to stabilize herself against the ticklish shocks traversing her nerves.

“You remembered what it was, Nene! Such a clever pupil. Isn’t she amazing?” Rui sounded tearfully proud. Desperately, Nene shook her head.

“YOUHUHAHAHA nahaHEHERD! RuhuhuHIHIHI!”

With Rui gently but cruelly digging into one of her worst spots, Tsukasa boldly drawing on and under her knees, and Emu pinching sporadically around her middle, Nene’s face began to ache from how wide she was laughing. Her stomach pretzeled, warm from the giddiness of love and fluster.

"Guysss! We should go over more things we love about Nene-chan! I'll start! I love how red your cheeks and nose get! I love how you hide your cute little smile~! Who's next!

"I also love how softspoken you are when you tease, it's so unexpected to me, but I love those moments nonetheless." Tsukasa would chirp in, gently squeezing her calves every now and then. "And as for me, I love it when you giggle so hard that your nose scrunches up and you end up snorting, and I especially love how cute and tiny your dimples are. Such an adorable sight, is it not~?"

"NohoHOHOHOAhahaha! N-NOHOHOHOhohohot adohohoHOHOHOHORAblehehehehe! IHIHIHIhihit tihihiHIHIHI- NAHAhahahahahahaha!" Nene couldn't finish her words out of embarrassment. She hated saying that she was ticklish. But, unfortunately for her, Rui caught onto this, and teased lovingly out loud to catch Nene off guard.

"Oh? It what, Nene? What are you trying to say? What t-word are you referring to?"

Nene completely combusted, trying to prevent this from happening. "NOHOHOHohohoho! D-DohohohoHOHOHON'T YOHOHOHOUHUhuhuhu dahahaHEHEHEHEARE STAHAhahahart thihihihis!"

"Are you saying touchy~? Or teasy~? Or even tastyyyy~?" Rui grinned widely, knowing exactly what his ass was doing. He was trying to trick Nene, and it was clear that Emu and Tsukasa were both in on this.

"DUHUHUhuhumbahahAHAHAHASS! IHIHIHIhihit tihihiHIHIHIHICKLES!"

Nene immediately tried to cover her mouth, realizing what she had gotten herself into. "W-WahahahaHAHAIHIHIHIT NOHOHOhohoho! DohohoHOHOAHAHAHAN'T!"

“Ticklish, you say~?” Rui’s grin was chilling. “Is that so? Well well well… isn’t that just prrrrecious?”

Suddenly, all the tickling stopped. Nene could only feel the phantom tingles of what had just passed and the force of her lungs heaving in air. But she couldn’t trust it. She knew what was about to happen.

Sweet breath fluttered over her ear. “Aww, you should have told us, Nene~,” Emu whispered. Nene muffled a squeak. Rarely was Emu a menacing presence, but this time, Nene’s heart only pounded in dread.

A finger brushed a slick strand of hair behind her other ear. Nene shivered. “She seems nervous. Isn’t the suspense just killing you?” She never thought she’d fear Tsukasa’s quiet voice.

Someone else was pulling her in. Something warm teased at her neck.

“Doho- don’t. Guys! Plehease! Nonono—“

Shrilling in ticklish laughter, Nene wriggled about to try and get away as Rui planted tickly kisses all over her neck. Giggling along, Emu would scribble her nimble fingers under Nene's armpits as the light tickles got to the poor girl.

All Nene could get out was an "EhehehEHEHEEK! NOHOHOHohohoho!" as she squirmed and flailed about. She was so ticklish, but would never admit to it.

Nene squealed, thrashed, blushed, cried for mercy, and slapped aggressively at Rui’s shoulder and elbowed Emu as best she could.

“WaHAhaHAHAIT NAhaHAT ThEEEEREheHAHA! NoooohOOOOO!”

The sounds of Rui’s lips trembled up to her ear in waves and she crushed Emu’s fingers beneath her upper arm. Tears washed over her eyes and her laughter became so screechy that even Tsukasa was concerned.

He rested his chin and a kiss on Emu’s shoulder and pinched Rui’s cheek. Both of them received the memo and slowed their attack. Rui smoothed the sides of Nene’s shirt. Emu fixed her hair and moved aside to let Nene fall into Tsukasa’s lap. Nene hiccuped on a breath and covered her face, giggles interspersed.

“I’m sorry… to get so sappy on you guys,” Nene slurred.

Smiling, Rui purred, “Nene, we love you when you’re happy. We love you when you’re sad too.” He coaxed her hands away to reveal her pink nose and pursed lips.

Tsukasa cupped her face with a grin that was difficult to take seriously, but cute. “Yes! Your crying face is charming!”

“But when you smile, you’re even more charming! Cuz we know you’re happy.” Emu’s chipper face popped in from the side of her vision.

“Forget it. You guys are sappier than the ending theme of a video game.” And together, they laughed.

༝ ˚ ｡⋆ 𓇼 ⋆｡ ˚ ༝

A face hidden in her hands, a tearful face, a burst of surprise, giddiness, gratitude.

But mostly embarrassment.

[rlaneth]

These are actual images generated by DALL·E 3. They're impressively accurate depictions of the characters from DDLC, the popular visual novel that blew up in 2017.

Usually, ChatGPT refuses to create images that directly represent specific characters or figures. Some names like “Hatsune Miku” or “Steve Jobs” even seem to be explicitly blocked via keyword matching.

When you do find a way to get past the blocks and have the prompt directly reference a character, the images you get seem to rarely match the character you asked for. This might be because of the way OpenAI filters the training data for the model.

With DDLC, it's a different story. DALL·E 3 sometimes generate characters that look a lot like the ones from DDLC, even with vague prompts like “drawing of an anime girl”, leading to the obvious conclusion that the training data had a good amount of DDLC content. So, I decided to try out specifically asking for DDLC characters, and voila!

To me, it seems evident that DALL·E 3 has way more potential than what OpenAI lets on. This is certainly true of their other products too, like the GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 models.

It's a shame that the business model of companies such as OpenAI involve artificially restricting technological advances in AI.

[sweetie-peaches]

lore dump about those nutter buttersplease im so confused

Oh ho hi ho, careful for what you ask for

Descent to madness starts with a Miku audio and “no don’t turn me into a hat” but hat replaced with nut. Nutter butter is turned into a peanut, me too bestie.

Then just some, unusual ones, I won’t say these are like. Meaningful in anyway (pouring a coffee pot of peanut butter into a mug of nutterbutters, “thank you for 1 mil” ((they don’t have 1 mil, idk what this is about) I dream about, (two hyper realistic eyes, peanut pngs)

Then we get to the ones where it’s implied the nutter butters are alive?? And need to breathe through their bag( Warning for the rest of this post there’s themes of unreality, horror, and other dark elements) and you must clean yourself with their peanut butter

Then we’re introduced to nutter butter man

His intentions are unclear.

We get the banger quote “neither dead or alive but I am here” from schrodingers nutter butter

And we get our first Aiden mention, Aiden is the victim in this story, I believe.

Another warning if you go down this rabbit hole, a lot of the videos have extreme flashing lights and colors, and eyestrain, there isn’t warnings for these vids, keep yourself safe!

It turns more incomprehensible from here, with a few actual seemingly normal marketing posts! Kinda…. It’s weird. We get another mention of Aiden in a video where nutter butters are being drowned in water and screaming? Another nutter man mention

Next is what I believe is a massacred nutter butter, and “I sometimes get myself scared in my dream and think scary thoughts u?” With the caption “do not tell” we kill some nutter butters. A song! (Are the nutter butters singing. God what.) a reversed audio with two clown like people (idk how to decipher that shit) wearing white masks

The CRUCIFICATION OF A NUTTER BUTTER????

The nutter butter account begins messaging people, wonderful? We get a prompt in the caption of the next vid, “click yes to advance” to the question on screen, “do you vibe with me?”

Another message from presumably Aiden “I have ascended” great, good to know. Then a ask from help in the caption as the nutter butter man stands, ominously

Then another sighting of the nut man, in “this is just a dream” with the caption “go to sleep”

We have a book with “do not read” that’s full of symbols. That spells out Aiden. Then Aiden once again but with a Christmas gift. (Christmas 2023)

More unusual TikTok’s, we then get Aiden’s journal. There is a picture of nut man, with the caption “something nutty is going to happen soon but you have to find it yourself” then the code “2024 jt csjbot zfbs 1” (sounds like a YouTube link to me, but I’m not deciphering here)

Then we get our physical form of nut man, he seems to be tormenting someone outside their house, chasing them around. Some more incomprehensible stuff. Aiden is mentioned again.

By this point the Aiden mentions are in every video, there’s something about him in every one, I can’t find a meaning in them, but every single one.

We get a date in one video, written on a nutterbutter (align 10/21)

Another mention of ascencion, in which a nutter butter is on a drill; and then is thrown to the heavens to ascend??

We then get the “game” “find Aiden” in which whoever the player is must look around Aiden’s house to find him. The first place the player goes is Aiden’s son, Brian’s room (represented by a nutter butter mini) in which the player chooses to “destroy” Brian. The game continues once Brian is destroyed (killed??) and the player must dress a nutter butter. After getting dressed they make it to “Aiden st” where there’s a celebration with the words “almost here! One last step” Flashing on the screen. Once the player clicks a prompt however the game suddenly ends. With the caption “almost free”

There’s a TikTok of a nutterbutter being put to bed, in which it dreams of being viciously torn apart by the hand that put it to bed, (at this point I start to feel that nutterbutters are stand ins for people) we get the nutter butters celebrating national cookie day, where they eat a cake made of the blood from their brothern, use a baby nutter butter as a piñata, and burn down a house

We get a call audio, well a voice mail, “hello is anyone there (mumbling I can’t make out, sounds like are you? Help me out?) “well that was strange” then a song from the Barbie movie

Some stuff that at first I thought was a code but believe is just a genuine keyboard smash

[negative-speedforce]

Prompt time!

"You're so pretty."

"Aww, thank you!""

Oh, I was- I was actually talking to the dog. But you're pretty too!"

(feel free to change "dog" into whatever animal fits the scene)

You know what you're getting with this one? How Jay and Cassandra met! (feat. Stella the Golden Retriever)

Cassandra sighed, putting her head in her hands. How could Khalil have been such an idiot? Sure, choosing not to use his magic was weird enough, but understandable, considering what happened to their uncle Morgan, but publically renouncing his magic in front of the Coven elders?

She didn't know how they would react. Would her brother be stripped of his magic? Or could something worse happen to him? The existence of their magic was a tightly guarded secret, and threats to that secret were dealt with quickly and efficiently. If they saw Khalil as a threat...

Cassandra didn't even want to think about that possibility. Khalil was her big brother, the one who had been by her side all those years, who had taught her how to ride a bike, how to do her makeup, how to use magic that her parents thought she was too young to learn. He was her everything, the other half of her soul.

The idea of potentially losing him terrified her. What would she do without him? Would her dads be able to handle it? What if something happened to her, since her job was so risky? Who would take care of her dads when they got old, if both her and Khalil were dead?

Cassandra was brought back to reality when something large and furry bounded straight into her, a warm, slobbery tongue beginning to lick at her hands, which covered her face. Cassandra looked up.

Standing in front of her was a young man with sandy blonde hair and glasses, dressed in some kind of tank top with Hatsune Miku's face plastered on the front. He had a dog with him, which surprised Cassandra, since the base she worked on didn't usually allow animals, at least, not without a permit.

"You okay?" The dog's owner asked, cocking his head concernedly.

"Yeah..." Cassandra wiped at the corners of her eyes. "I'm fine. Thank you."

"This is Stella, by the way." The guy introduced his dog, a large, shaggy golden retriever. "She's the one who dragged me over here. She's trained to help people when they're having anxiety attacks."

"You're the new guy, right?" Cassandra recognized the guy's face from a file she had been assigned to look over a few days ago.

The guy with the dog nodded. "Yeah, I've been helping out in Engineering while I complete my field training, but I start tomorrow."

"You're an engineer?"

"Yeah, I am. I graduated last year."

"You're, what, twenty-one?" Cassandra was intrigued.

"Twenty." He replied, a wide smile on his face. "I graduated early. They say I'm some kind of prodigy, but I'm not so sure about that. Jay Barron, by the way."

"Cassandra Stevens." Cassandra gave Stella a scratch behind the ears. "You're so pretty."

"Aww, thank you!" Jay joked, obviously aware that Cassandra was talking to Stella.

"Oh, I was- I was actually talking to the dog." Cassandra laughed awkwardly. Something about this guy was making her feel all fluttery inside, dashing her normal stoic confidence to pieces. "But you're pretty too!"

"As are you." Jay said.

"So, how'd you get Stella, anyway?"

"Like, how did I get her as a puppy, or how did I get her on base?" Jay asked, sitting down next to Cassandra.

"On base." Cassandra clarified. Stella plopped down next to her, putting her head in Cassandra's lap. She was fairly certain she'd be picking little yellow dog hairs off her slacks for the next few weeks, but didn't really care.

"Well, uh, I had a really rough senior year." Jay adjusted his glasses, fidgeting to fill the awkwardness. "My two best friends died, one after the other, within the space of a couple weeks. Really violently, too. I couldn't really go outside alone for a while without completely breaking down. I already had Stella, she was almost one when that happened. So I decided to train her to help."

"Oh. I'm sorry about your friends." Cassandra frowned. "Metahuman?"

"They both were." Jay replied. Cassandra was surprised. She had expected to hear that they died because of a meta, not that they were ones themselves. "Gina could see into people's heads, and Siv was fast. Really fast. They were both amazing, and smart, and funny, and I miss them a lot. But it's fine now. It's been a few years, I've worked on myself a lot, and I have Stella to help me."

"No offense, but are you sure that you're up to this? Covert work is a lot, and I can't have you falling behind because you're having a panic attack."

"Don't worry. It only gets bad when I'm alone with nothing but my thoughts. When I'm in the field, or training, or working with tech, it doesn't bother me. My mind's occupied. And I already passed the mental and physical fitness exams, didn't I?"

"I guess you're right." Cassandra conceded, absentmindedly playing with Stella's ear. "Thanks for the help, by the way. I guess I was a lot more stressed out than I thought I was."

"It's fine. Do you want to talk about it?"

"Not really. My brother's just stirring up drama with the family."

"Yeah, I get that. My uncle lived with us for a minute, before he went to rehab." Jay replied. "He's clean now, but yeah, family can be stressful, even more so when someone's intentionally stirring the pot."

"Yeah, agreed." Cassandra smiled. Something about this guy... he just seemed so chill it was almost surreal. "Mostly, I'm just worried about my parents. If Khalil keeps causing trouble like this..."

"Your mom and dad are going to be okay. Don't worry."

"Dads, actually. But thank you." Cassandra corrected. "I have two dads. Weird, I know, but-"

"Oh, no, that's not weird at all." Jay reassured Cassandra. "My friends Max and Kyle, they're gay too. I don't think it's weird, don't worry."

"Oh. Oh, okay, that's cool." Cassandra cursed her sudden lack of composure. Why was she baring her soul to this guy she had barely met? Maybe it was the golden retriever. Yup. Definitely the dog.

"Yeah, it was great talking to you, but I gotta go. My boss is paging me." Jay grabbed Stella's leash. Stella jumped to her feet, sniffing at Cassandra's face one last time before trotting over to Jay's side.

"Hey, you start tomorrow, right?"

"Yeah, I do, why?"

"Do you want to get dinner tonight after work?" Cassandra asked. "As friends. Just to get to know each other better. Since we're going to be working together, after all."

A wide grin flashed across Jay's face. "I'd love that."

"Meet you here, by the fountain? Six-thirty tonight?"

"Sure." Jay patted Stella on the head. "I'll see you later, okay?" He started jogging towards the building, Stella at his side.

Something told Cassandra that she'd really like working with this new guy.

[tecceran]

Hi Tech!!! For the music ask game, 1, 9, 10, and/or 23 :D

hello fish!! thank you for the ask!! <3

also i’m doing two for all of these because i’m indecisive, want to talk about more music, and then i can do one pjsk/vocaloid related and one otherwise. and they’re in whack order because that’s the order i answered them in.

(also strap in, this got long lol)

★ 10: A song that makes you sad

▸ one more light - linkin park

just the fact that the whole message of the song seems to be “stay alive. there’s always someone out there that cares for you. *i* care for you.” but knowing the circumstances of chester bennington’s death, this song always hits me particularly hard.

▸ cinema - ayase (YOASOBI) - performed by vivid bad squad

right off the bat had to put cinema. the blorbo feels are real. every time i read the lyrics while listening to it i want to cry (or i do cry). akito shinonome what have you done to me. (told me there’s always hope is what he did. look at him. he gave me bittersweet hope.)

★ 23:A song that you think everybody should listen to

to me there’s two ways to read this prompt. “i think everybody should listen to this because i’m obsessed with it” and then there’s “i think this is a good song for everybody to listen to”

first option ▸ “ÅMARA (the great intelligence)” - sasakure.UK!!!!!!!

i have fallen in love with the otherworldly sound and the sci-fi/post-future visuals of the MV. also miku and kaito just sound beautiful. i do appreciate very realistic vsyth tuning, but i also really like when composers lean in to the inherent electronic sound to produce something that feels incomplete when sung by humans. however i would say the MV calls for a minor body horror warning and an eye contact warning!

second option ▸ “a symptom of being human” - shinedown

shinedown is a solidly “dad rock” band, but because of my dad it’s very special to me. also i am a huge sucker for any song that’s message is “we’re all human. we’re all a little weird, but we’re all still people.“ even if it’s a little cringe i still always love it. i think everyone feels at some point like they’re somehow different than everyone else, an alien, an outsider, broken somehow. so i love any song that says “that’s OK. we have differences. but we are all still humans, and we all deserve to find happiness and peace of mind because of that.”

★ 1: A song you like with a color in the title

▸ white rabbit - egypt central

gonna be honest, i don’t know anything else by this band. think this is kinda their one big hit

▸ close to gray / infinitely grey / kagirinaku haiiro e - surii - performed by nightcord at 25:00 / 25-ji, nightcord de.

shinonome siblings’ comms never miss let me tell you. they’re also literally both me. like i relate to ena in many ways. both shinonomes mean so much to me </3

★ 9: A song that makes you happy

▸ upside down - set it off

this song is like whatever the reverse of personification is for a silly little guy. it’s a little dumb and dorky but the stupidly upbeat protagonist never fails to make me smile because it’s so hilariously optimistic. i know a lot of set it off fans (at least the ones i know irl) prefer their heavier albums (and i’m really happy with the singles they’ve been putting out since they got away from that label) but upside down always feels to me like the band themself wanted to experiment more with making lighter music, rather than them being pushed that direction by the label (which i feel happened somewhat with elsewhere)

▸ wah wah world - giga and mitchie m - performed by hatsune miku, minori hanasato, and azusawa kohane

this song is also very silly and fun. it perfectly fits minori and kohane to me. two cute girls with a lot of determination and a bit of an “edgy” side! it’s also way better than sekai (the song). sorry but it’s true idk how it happened

[abyssembraced]

Headcanon Generator Meme

((Except that some are reacted to ooc and others are in character))

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Ghost:

"If Ghost likes someone, they will give them a pretty rock."

((Yeah, I could see that! Headcanon accepted. Their mindset is along the lines of: they know that Giving Gifts is a Good Thing that People Like. But they don't know what actually constitutes a good gift. They know that many people like receiving flowers and that Ze'mer's flowers are especially precious, but they don't know why that is. They also know that most bugs like Geo, which are basically shiny fossils and rocks. So maybe this other rock is also a Good Gift? Here you go, Friend!))

"If the source media was a musical, Ghost would be the one character that asks why everyone is singing."

((I think that'd fit them really well actually, yeah! Not a verbal question, of course, but just a silent wondering! It fits in with them slowly becoming more conscious and 'alive' throughout their journey in Hallownest. They're not familiar with their own genre, so they wonder why everyone's singing! But over time they eventually come to understand or at least accept that That's How Things Work.))

"Ghost does not know what sleep is."

((Mmm. While it's true that they wouldn't really Need sleep after obtaining Void Heart, on account of becoming fully Void, they are familiar with what sleep is! And they're also sort of capable of it in at least some capacity.))

"Ghost will go feral. Watch out."

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Meta Knight:

"Meta Knight speaks only in meme references."

((I mean Honestly if we're talking about Kirby Right Back At Ya's Meta Knight, I could absolutely see a YTP featuring that. But! My Meta Knight is Not That, save for a couple details I took from it, so Nope asgshfhf. I could see Magolor doing that for like a day or something though just to annoy the others.))

"Meta Knight can hug you, but won't."

"Correct." Save for a select few people who might be able to force one out of him, anyway.

"Meta Knight is awful with kids."

"I am inclined to say so, yes, but... Kirby seems to insist otherwise." Surely he was just an outlier, however. A unique exception, solely due to the fact that they were each the only other member of their species that either of them had ever met. ...Why are you pointing at Sailor Waddle Dee. Stop That.

"It would not take much for Meta Knight to turn evil."

"I believe the strength of my will is powerful enough to resist such corruptive forces." Though as much as he might like to, he couldn't deny that the stray Dark Heart had gotten the better of him some time ago. Not to mention whatever it was that had happened to his mirror counterpart...

"Meta Knight likes to eat straight coffee beans."

"Though I do prefer my coffee black, I... Fear the raw beans may be too bitter, even for me."

...He was lying about even drinking his coffee black. He would always dump tons of sugar into his drinks. Straight coffee beans would be a definite 'no' for him.

"Meta Knight had an emo phase."

((Absolutely hilarious mental image that I will neither confirm nor deny, lmao))

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GLaDOS:

"GLaDOS knows the lyrics to every Hatsune Miku song by heart."

((Technically correct, but only because she's a robot and can just search for all the lyrics and download them if she desired. But I don't think she'd even know who Miku is unless she was prompted to research her.))

"GLaDOS will remind others in the midst of chaos how good *she's* being."

((. Yeah I could totally see this ashsdgwgdvf. But it'd have to be something specifically said to Chell while other people are Causing Problems and not her ((for once)). I don't think I could see her saying it to anyone else.))

"GLaDOS is in your house."

((If you live in the Aperture building then she is your house lmao))

"GLaDOS is a very good singer."

((So Very True <3))

"GLaDOS is going to hell."

"We would once again like to remind you that here at the Aperture Enrichment Center, Android Hell is a real place where rogue androids will be sent at the slightest hint of dissent."

"Unless you can turn on the neurotoxin emitters quickly enough. Which you don't have."

"GLaDOS is awful with kids."

"I don't know, I would consider my performance at the Aperture Science Bring Your Daughter to Work Day to be a great success. Though I do work better with cats."

"GLaDOS is constantly singing for no reason."

"And you are constantly bumbling around like a useless idiot for no reason. What do you think of that?"

"GLaDOS can't make the voices go away."

"I did, actually. But it involved me being betrayed and murdered by a friend that I trusted, so I can't say I recommend my method."

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Tagged by: @bladesfromthedark (thank you!)

Tagging: @distrxst , @tazmilyxfamily , @musescfmusic , @quillheel , @hopeful-hugz , @pri-rp , @legalbrats , @galacticnova3 (I know you've already done it for your Lor blog, so. Maybe one of your other ones if you feel like it?). Just. Tags Everyone again so no one can feel left out dgsgsgf. And once again, feel free to do it for any blog(s) and muse(s), not necessarily the specific one I tagged!

[idrewacow]

Holy shit it's been years and I still love your works aousdhlnka I just finished rereading sneering eyes for the nostalgia and AOSDJANAOSLJDKA I think my love for your fics might be as great as Miku and Luka's ahah The space shanty extra chapter absolutely floored me how could you qwq Honestly reading/rereading these negitoro fics give me motivation to maybe finally write that story idea I had for a while... Also I had this question for a couple years at this point; where does the negitoro summer smash prompts come from? Like is there a list somewhere or smth? Sorry this ask was kinda all over the place lmao, I can't wait to see what you write up next!!( ๑ ˃̵ᴗ˂̵)و ♡

Hi! Thanks so much for this message. Knowing that my works, old and new, inspires others to write is some of the best feedback possible! I hope you do it, more to read for us all! :D

The negitoro summer smash is organized over at our negitoro discord channel. We host one every summer, and since it's the season, there are more works to come from me and others! I just finished drafting my own submission, which is very exciting. That'll be coming out soon. If you want to join our discord to partake in conversations, share art, and participate in the event, let me know, I'll dm you a link. :) This applies to anybody interested by the way: the more the merrier!

[kyeterna]

Ok story time, I asked on instagram if anyone was interested in doing art collabs with me and 3 people had showed interest, out of whom one is pretty beginner level at drawing and we are not really friends, more like acquaintances who have talked to each other like... twice, in the 6 years we have known each other. Which meant there would be a lot of problems surrounding a collab. Especially since they didn't even really know what art collabing is. Anyways I explain to them and let them choose what we would be making (they asked me to do the lineart). They gave me the vaguest prompt: post apocalyptic hatsune miku but overlayed by shots of her past life before the apocalypse in the reflection of broken glass around her. Yeah this was going to be a lot harder than I wished and it was just a hard process coming up with any composition and all. Working on this was lowkey a chore so it took a while. Funny thing is, we had a once in a lifetime flood in our district (my city had a better fate than other cities, though we still dont have access to clean water, a week after the storm passed), so I couldn't access my computer and work on this for days which just extended the suffering but here we are! Finally this cursed piece is completed. One more collab to go

[scifilovestory]

Post 1: Too Controversial

Before I begin, let me paint you a picture (don’t worry, it’s on-topic, just a quick hypothetical to help set up the discussion): You’ve got this friend, for the sake of simplicity, his name is Josh. Josh’s kind of notorious for his unpopularity with the ladies, and his previous track record with women speaks that point loud and clear. He’s never held a long-term relationship with anybody, despite his very vocal desires for romantic companionship. 

Then one day, while you’re scrolling through the torrent of self-pitying messages, and passive aggressive, borderline misogynistic, memes posted to his Twitter page about the friendzone, Josh texts you that he’s got a date on Thursday with somebody named Monika. Although you’re sure this will end in another broken hearted Friday night bar run, your expectations are suddenly jostled as Josh invites you to meet her before their Thursday night outing. 

You show up to Josh’s apartment, and find him dressed in a full on tuxedo, complete with a comically large bouquet of roses, presumably for his lucky date. He asks if you’d like to meet her now, which only further perplexes you, as the apartment is seemingly empty besides the two of you. Josh assures you all is well, and proceeds to open up his laptop to reveal a brunette anime girl sitting at a desk, dressed equally as extravagantly as himself, whom he then proceeds to introduce as Monika, before she does the same, after Josh prompts her to do so via an on-screen textbox. 

Although you may have several words in mind to describe Josh after this interaction, an increasingly popular term to describe a person who has developed romantic or sexual feelings for a fictional character is “fictoesxual”.

The concept of people turning to non-human entities for romantic fulfillment has become increasingly prevalent over the past decade or so, especially with the strides in artificial intelligence making interacting with computers more lifelike than ever before. Although the idea of people crushing on fictional entities is nothing new, I believe the first coining of the term came courtesy of a study published in January 2021 by Finnish psychologists Doctors Veli-Matti Kasrhulahti and Tanja Valisalo. The investigation consisted of the two searching through internet forums related to users discussing their attraction for fictional entities, and found that many of those who categorize themselves as attracted to fictional characters (another term coined by the study), were aware of the parasocial nature of their relationships with the fictional entities. 

In addition to “fictosexuality”, “fictoromance” and “fictophille” were terms used during the discussion, and although the authors opted for the lattermost descriptor when discussing their work, I have chosen to use the formermost term, as it seems to be the preferred word by outlets reporting on fictosexuality, such as this article published last year in The New York Times about a Japanese man marrying Hatsune Miku, or this 2107 report from Kotaku about a research company including in their job listings that they would not only internally honor employee’s marriages to fictional characters, but that they would include such benefits as a 5,000 yen stipend, on top of additional time off for their waifu or husbando’s birthday. 

I’ll be candid with you, my inspiration for this topic was born mostly out of a rejection I had received from the paper I write for. They were writing a block of valentine’s day pieces, and offered to the group an article about “controversial Valentine’s Day opinions”. I took them up on the offer, and wrote an article about how the idea of people choosing to live their lives in committed relationships with fictional characters may seem odd and fringe for now, but given the blazingly fast advancements that have been made, and will likely continue to be made in the field of AI, we’re likely only to see more and more people turning to non-human entities such as fictional characters for romantic fulfillment. 

Of course, as I mentioned, this topic was rejected. It was too controversial if you’d believe it (actually almost cost me my job that I don’t get paid for), but the fact that it remained unpublished almost cements my point that this remains an uncomfortable possibility that we may have to deal with sooner than we may expect.

[amianannn]

Crimson Sky

Chapter 1 of Afterglow

Masterlist | Beginning (here) | Next chapter (unreleased)

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Characters: Mizuki Akiyama, Kanade Yoisaki, Mafuyu Asahina, MEIKO, Ena Shinonome (very brief mention of Megurine Luka)

Fandom: Project Sekai Colourful Stage, Ft. Hatsune Miku

Synopsis: An introduction to Mizuki Akiyama and the other members of the School Living Club as they go about their daily lives!

No warnings

Notes:

was going to write a different niigo fic but i was singing afterglow and was like omg ,,, gakkou gurashi au ,,, let's go so now this exists

also, i know realistically mizuki would call the others by their names but since yuki gives the other club members cute nicknames, mizuki does it too. if you can't tell, mizuki takes yuki's place lol

Special thanks to @like-that-one-weird-dog-thing for Napkin's name

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The School Living Club - the best place to be!

Every day is so much fun here!

“Ah! K-chan~!”

We do so many fun activities together!

“Oh, hello, Mizuki.”

My clubmates are amazing, too!

“We’re here to help you out with helping the gardening club~!”

There’s Kanade! She loves making music, and she’ll watch anime with me!

“Mizu wanted to, they just dragged me along.”

Then there’s Mafuyu! She hardly ever smiles, but she’s like a big sister!

“Oh? I thought you were busy in class, Mizuki. And, Mafuyu, shouldn’t you be...?”

“Already finished.”

“Ah.”

“I got permission from Ka-sama to come help!”

“Ms. Megurine?”

“Uh huh!”

“What are you three doing up here? I would hope you’re not causing trouble for the gardening club with all of this noise you’re making.”

And then there’s our club advisor, Meiko!

“Ah, Mei-nee!”

A young, pink-haired student smiled brightly at the teacher as she walked through the door. They ran forward to embrace her in a hug, laughing as they did so. Behind them stood their two clubmates, watching with amusement.

“Mizuki, how many times do I have to tell you to call me Miss Sakine?” Despite her chiding, the teacher accepted Mizuki’s hug, hugging them back.

“Ah, sorry, Mei-nee!”

Meiko sighed. “You’ll never listen...” She turned her gaze towards where Kanade and Mafuyu were standing as if prompting them to answer her question.

When neither spoke up, Mizuki decided to. “We weren’t bothering the gardening club! Yuki-chan and I actually came up here to help! K-chan was tending to the plants before we got here, but since she doesn’t like sunlight I asked Ka-sama if I could leave to help!”

“Miss Megurine? I’m surprised she let you leave class,” Meiko murmured. “Well, as long as you don’t disrupt the gardening club, I suppose you can stay.”

“Yay! Thanks Mei-nee~!” With that, Mizuki skipped back over to Mafuyu and Kanade. They took Mafuyu’s hand and smiled. “Did you hear that, Yuki-chan?”

“Yup.” Mafuyu nodded.

“Then let’s get to work!”

Our goal as a club is to grow closer to the school by living inside of it!

“Mizuki, can you help me trim these plants?”

“Of course, K-chan!”

We work to be independent and socialise with the various after-school clubs that Kamiyama High offers!

“Ah, Kanade, these tomatoes look ripe. Should we pick them?”

“Yeah.”

“Fufu, fresh tomatoes! Yay!”

We’re here to have fun and learn while we’re doing it!

Suddenly, the door slammed open, and a small dog ran through it.

“Napkin! Get back here!”

There’s two more members I forgot to mention, though...

“Napkin?! How’d he get up here?”

“Did he just open the door?”

“Ah! He’s getting in the plants!”

“I got him!”

Mizuki lunged at the dog, only to miss horribly as he jumped over them.

“Ow...”

“Mizuki, are you okay?”

“Yeah...”

First there’s Napkin, our club dog! He’s an adorable little shiba inu!

“Napkin, here, boy!” Kanade bent down and held her hand out to him.

He turned away. Kanade looked rather disappointed.

“Napkin! Stop causing trouble!”

Then there’s Ena! She’s our newest member!

Napkin looked up at Ena, then also turned away from her and took off running into the plants. Mizuki scrambled up and ran after him, jumping at him again... only to miss.

“Ack! Napkin!” Mizuki complained.

“Napkin...” The dog stopped running as one last figure stood in his way. Mafuyu. She stared at him, seemingly frowning ever so slightly. “Do not trample on the plants.”

Napkin whimpered and backed down. Which allowed Mizuki to jump forward and grab him.

“Ah! Got him!”

“Thank you, Mizuki.” Ena hurried over to take him from them. “Napkin! You caused so much trouble today, did you know that?!”

“Did he open the door...?” Kanade asked. “Or was that you, Ena?”

“It was him,” Ena sighed.

“Whaaaaa?” Mizuki blinked, looking down at the dog. “Napkin, you can open DOORS?”

“He’s a lot smarter than we thought,” Mafuyu said bluntly.

“We should probably keep him on the leash at all times, shouldn’t we...” Kanade sighed. “Ena, can you do that...?”

Ena nodded. “Yeah. I can. Ugh, Napkin...”

“Hey, Nanan!” Mizuki stood up straight to look at Ena. “Once you get Napkin on the leash, you should come back up here and help Yuki-chan, K-chan, and I with the gardening club!”

“My name’s Ena, not...” Ena trailed off, shaking her head. “Ah, I would, but I’ve still got some studying to do. Sorry.”

“Aww!” Mizuki complained. “C’mon, it’s a club activity!”

“No can do,” Ena said. “I should get Napkin back down to the club room. When will you guys be done up here, do you think?”

“Around dinner time, maybe,” Mafuyu said.

“I can start making dinner, too, then.” With that and a wave, Ena was off through the door, holding Napkin tightly in her hands.

“Well, that was certainly... something,” Kanade said softly. “But we should hurry and finish up here. I’m getting tired being outside this long...”

“Ah! Right!”

We have our fair share of accidents around here, but for the most part the School Living Club helps out around the school!

“Mizuki, what are you doing?”

“Fufu~ Water fight, Yuki-chan!”

“Wh- Hey! No!”

We help the other clubs with their activities, and we provide a friendly environment for other students!

“Mizuki! Stop!”

“You’ll have to beat me first!”

“Mizuki, leave Mafuyu alone...”

“Come on, K-chan! It’s just a water fight~!”

And on top of that, school’s just a special place! Who wouldn’t want to stay here all the time?

“Kyaaaaaa!” Mizuki yelled as Mafuyu dumped a bucket of water on them. “Hey! That’s not fair, Yuki-chan!”

“You said water fight. Didn’t say I had to use a hose.”

“Phuu, now I need to go change...” Mizuki pouted. “Rude!”

“It’s what you get for starting a water fight.”

“Go change before you catch a cold, Mizuki,” Kanade chimed in.

“Alright! Er, can you guys finish up here?” Mizuki looked around. “I think I also left my backpack in the classroom... I need to go grab it.”

Mafuyu sighed. “Forgetful as always...”

“Hey!”

“We can finish here, don’t worry,” Kanade said. “Go change and get your backpack.”

“Thanks! I’ll see you guys back at the club room!”

Mizuki made their way down the stairs, running happily through the halls until they got to the club room. Upon opening the door, they found Ena sitting at the table, reading a book. Next to her, Napkin was on a leash, tied up to the table. Ena looked up as they entered.

“Oh, hey, Mizuki,” Ena said before frowning. “...Why are you wet?”

“Water fight with Yuki-chan!” Mizuki said cheerfully, going over to the closet to grab one of their other pairs of clothes. “She poured a bucket of water on me!”

“...You’re getting water all over the floor,” Ena commented.

“Ah! I am...” Mizuki looked at the trail of water. “Hehe... I didn’t mean to.”

Ena rolled her eyes. “Go get changed and dry off before you make more of a mess.”

“Mmm I’ll hurry!” Mizuki grabbed a towel and dashed to the bathroom to dry off.

Through all the ups and downs, I’ll always love this club.

After changing, Mizuki took to running down the hall to their classroom. They opened the door and peeked in. A few of their classmates were sitting around chatting, though the teacher didn’t seem to be there.

This club has given me a wonderful place to call my new home!

“Oh? Is that Akiyama?” One of their classmates looked over, giving them a smile. “What’d you leave in the middle of class for?”

“Oh! K-chan needed help with the gardening club!” Mizuki said, walking over to their desk to grab their backpack. “It took longer than I thought...”

“Is gardening really that time consuming or were you just skipping class?”

I’ve made many new friends thanks to the club too!

“Ah! It wasn’t gardening that took up so much time! Napkin got out!”

“...Napkin?”

“The School Living Club’s dog!”

“...You guys in that club are really spoiled, you know that?”

“Eh?!”

I wouldn’t trade it for the world.

“Having a pet dog in the school, it’s impressive how you got that approved!”

“Oh, Mei-nee fought really hard for it! Said it would be good for us, tehe~!”

“It seems to just be causing trouble...”

“Nah, he’s a good dog!” Mizuki glanced up at the clock. “Ah! I’ve got to get back to the club room! Nanan’s making dinner, and Yuki-chan and K-chan are probably back already!”

“Have fun!” their classmates called after them as they darted out the door.

“Thanks! Get home safe, you all!” Mizuki waved at them and left.

As they were running down the hall, they felt a cold breeze that stopped them dead in their tracks. They looked over to see the window open.

“Did someone forget to close a window?”

Mizuki walked over and grasped the edge of the window, shutting it tightly. They remained there for a moment, looking down into the field. The track team seemed to be working hard, though they looked to be almost the only kids that hadn’t left school yet.

“The school’s been getting really cold lately...” Mizuki mumbled, shivering slightly. “I wonder why. It’s not even close to winter. Huh...” Mizuki shook their head. “Well, back to the club room!”

My life here’s perfect!

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Mafuyu leaned on the railing, looking over the school roof. She was completely silent as she looked down below at the field. Below, people seemed to be wandering aimlessly, bumping into each other, and generally seeming out of it.

“Mafuyu?”

“Yeah?”

“Are you alright?”

“...As fine as I can be.”

Kanade walked up to Mafuyu and stood next to her, following Mafuyu’s gaze. Upon seeing where Mafuyu was looking, the silver-haired girl grew silent. The two sat there for what seemed like forever, staring down below as the wind softly blew around them.

“I wonder if anyone’s in the archery field.”

“...Probably. They seem to have some memories of their old lives...”

“Mmm... Not enough...”

“Yeah...”

They fell into silence once more. Mafuyu dully stared at the people below - no, not people, she thought. It was hard for her to admit, but those weren’t people anymore. At one point, perhaps, but now...

...Just a bunch of mindless zombies...

[mushroomjar]

i wanna know about gumi for the character ask game!!! i went through a tiny vocaloid phase in middle school and she was my favorite, but my friends barely even knew she existed. i've been so excited to see you posting about her, she deserves the love!!

Aww yay! I'm also excited to post more about her, she owns my heart just as much as Miku does

First impression: I liked her voice and her hair, wasn't a huge fan of her box art style, but I liked all of her more popular songs. I did play Panda Hero on loop in my first year of high school

Impression now: She has the best voice out of all the vocaloids, she has a very flexible voice, a very pretty design, she's my favorite alongisde Miku, she also has the best English voicebank out of all the Japanese vocaloids, she also has some of the best and most iconic songs and all of the pretty merch and figurines, please make more Gumi merch please I'm begging, I want a Gumi plushie

Favorite moment: I'm a big fan of her new Vocaloid6 and AI voice, but hmm... I'm not sure what my favorite Gumi moment is. Part of me wants to say her popular hachi songs like Matryoshka and Panda Hero because those were my first Gumi songs, but I don't know. Oohh, or maybe the Echo x Hibikase mash-up from that NicoNico concert! That sounds about right, it always gives me chills

Idea for a story: I don't tend to have ideas for vocaloid AUs like other people do (not because I don't like them, I just don't think about that stuff for myself), so instead let me take this prompt a different way and just talk about some ideas I have relating to Gumi, like how I want to make a Gumi shrine in my room (I saw someone with a Kagamine Rin shelf shrine, and ever since then I've really wanted to do the same for Gumi). Also here's a fun idea, Internet Co. Ltd! GIVE. ME. MORE. GUMI. MERCH. Also begging on my hands and knees for Crypton and Piapro to let Gumi appear in one of Miku's concerts, at the very least as a guest vocaloid, like how they let her appear in Project Mirai for two songs

Unpopular opinion: I'm actually still not a huge fan of the artstyle on most of her box art. That's the only opinion I could think of lmao sorry. I do like her design and her outfits A LOT, I think they're very pretty and creative, but I'm just not a huge fan of the artstyle

Favorite relationship: Not in a ship way, but I really like her duets with Miku (this is totally not because I grew up with Matryoshka and now am a big fan of Masa Works Design, noooo not at all)

Favorite headcanon: I don't tend to have a lot of headcanons on vocaloids, but for Gumi... Let's say I like to think she's a vegetarian

Thank you so much for the ask anon! This was so fun to answer, have a wonderful day!<3

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