#I don't really plan anything there

[cheriafreya]

gathering my thoughts for my pulling plans here because I'm annoying 🌸

Honkai Star Rail: lost my 50/50 in Jiaoqiu's banner so next character is guaranteed. I wanted to wait this out until Aventurine's rerun at first, but I just can't miss the opportunity to get Robin now, so I'm getting Robin. Next is 2.6. We don't know 2.6's banners yet, but I think it'll be: [1st Phase - Rappa - Aventurine / 2nd Phase - Acheron - Ratio]. If that's the case, then I'll get E0S1 Aventurine no matter what, and if I have enough jades (which I doubt) then I'll get Ratio's LC. If not, then I'll save up for Sunday because I REALLY want Sunday, no matter what kit he has. He could be an absolute shit unit and I would still get him, same with Screwllum. I NEED them, and I'm hoping they are far from releasing now, so I can get both of them, even if only E0S0.

Genshin Impact: I'm like, one pull away from reaching soft pity. Almost got tempted to keep on pulling to get Mualani, but honestly? As much as I like the new characters, I don't think I actually want any of them...? I guess it's because I'm still a "newer" player, so getting the "older" characters first seems more appealing to me. I only have Navia and Scara after all, and Raiden Shogun is getting her rerun next phase. Like, wouldn't it be cool to get my first Archon right here, right now? I'm definitely getting Raiden Shogun. About the next banners, I don't really know what I want... probably Furina, or Alhaitham, or Ayato, I'm still thinking about it. I need to check this game's best teams / synergies to get my choice right.

Zenless Zone Zero: oh I know what I'm getting in this one, Jane Doe no doubt. She's SO cool and so beautiful, and she has such a fast and strong gameplay. I haven't pulled for literally anyone yet, so she'll be my first limited S-Rank character. The plan at first was to get Harumasa, who was supposed to appear next patch, but it looks like things changed a lot and he won't be having his banner in a looong time, which is nice because I can save up and get him. And I think that's really it for now? I really like Miyabi and Lighter (LEAKS - he apparently went from A-Rank to S-Rank), but they are not a priority, it'll depend on the amount of pulls I have by the time they appear.

[egophiliac]

do skully have pokemon?

Pumpkaboo is the obvious one, but y'know, sometimes the obvious one is the right one! (we'll say SUPER SIZE Pumpkaboo, just for fun. big pumpkin for big skeleton boy.) and another person actually also suggested Greavard, which I somehow hadn't considered, but feels so perfect that I feel like I should have. dangit.

(they can also have little Nightmare Suit costumes :D)

[merrigel]

I want it back = I drag its dead weight forward

[pocket-deer-boy]

ok in a last ditch effort to find something else i just kind of happened to stumble on a brand that does everything fucking right look at this shit

literally all of their models are plus size holy fuck. and like clearly designed for large bodies. they don't go larger than 4XL but their sizing is clearly pretty generous

[fertilefemme]

reminder that butch/femme is a working class exclusive community with communist roots. if i see one more post that's like "i want a rich butch/femme" or "i want to be a rich butch/femme" i'm actually going to lose my fucking mind.

this post is on an nsfw blog and is about t4t lesbians. minors, terfs, and men (including trans men) dni.

[cultivating-wildflowers]

ladies, I need to wander despondently across a foggy moor asap

[amanitacurses]

Request: I'd like to see Blue Link in your style more :) no pressure ofc

I know you only said Blue Link, but I don't really draw the other colours (negating Vio) all that much, so I decided to just draw them all in fun outfits as fairywrens!

[hurtingbuck]

i'm also here actually. at the same time. dying. like buck

aka. the lightning without background music

[lyxchen]

Okay so I've heard this said a bunch of times and I'm gonna admit I thought like that too for a while but no, Gi-hun did not win the games because he was lucky. A lot of people think that's how he won because he never killed anybody but that's really not the point. Gi-hun won the games because a) he's smart and is able to look at things from a different angle, b) because he is a good and kind person who also believes in others and c) because of the goodness and care get got back from other people.

In the first game he survived because Ali saved him and that wasn't luck, that was Ali being a good person and helping somebody not get killed. Ali could've not caught him, let him die, he didn't even know Gi-hun at all at that point and he put himself in more danger too by having to hold on to a person while standing completely still but he still saved Gi-hun because Ali is a good person.

In the Dalgona game he quite literally Was Not Lucky. He decided to go with the umbrella which is the worst shape to pick and he probably would have died if he hadn't looked at the game in a different way and decided to change his strategy. Gi-hun is smart. He is also optimistic and so he tried something new and found a different way to beat that game.

In the third game he survived because he was smart and kind enough to listen to Il-nam. The other people in their group dismissed him as just an old man speaking but Gi-hun didn't and that way they had a good strategy to beat the other team. The same goes for him listening to Sang-woo's idea of running three steps and then stopping, which ultimately was what saved them. His group also chose him as their leader (who, as Il-nam said, needs to not seem weak or loose hope because then the whole team is doomed). His team trusted in him and his optimism and they were right to do so.

In the marbles game he won because he was once again kind and decided to team up with Il-nam and also because in the end Il-nam decided to "sacrifice himself" for Gi-hun because he showed him kindness before. Yes Il-nam didn't actually die but he also knew that Gi-hun had cheated and still let him continue on to the next game, probably because Gi-hun had been good and kind and caring towards him before, even though he really didn't have to be. Gi-hun also didn't know this but by teaming up with Il-nam he inadvertently ensured that Il-nam had a lot more fun in the games than he would have had, had everybody just ignored to "old, fragile man". Gi-hun was good to Il-nam throughout all the games and it ended up saving him in the marbles game.

In the fifth game it's only some small moments as Gi-hun isn't really involved in the game because he's the last number but still it wasn't just luck. First of all he was kind enough to give the number 1 to the player that asked him for it. Yes, that number was bad but he didn't know that and had he been selfish enough to say no to that other player he wouldn't have survived. Being the last to play in any game can end up being bad for you, still he decided to give up the number he picked because the other player asked him to. Secondly he also survived that game because Sae-byeok was kind enough to remind him of which glass tile to step on after he had forgotten which one it was. It's only small but she didn't have to tell him and still she did. Sae-byeok btw is also good to him because before that he was good to her and protected her (even though he was angry at her at first) and that way he was able to gain her trust.

Lastly he won the Squid Game because Gi-hun was kind to Sang-woo and because Sang-woo deep down was still a good person. There were probably many reasons as to why Sang-woo decided to kill himself in the end but part of it, I'm sure, was also because Gi-hun was a good friend to him. I mean Gi-hun was even willing to give up all the money and go back home with nothing gained if it meant that Sang-woo didn't have to die and would be able to come home with him. Gi-hun deserved that win and that money and in the end Sang-woo knew that. He also knew that Gi-hun would make sure to take care of Sang-woo's mother and that he wouldn't just take all the money for himself because Sang-woo knew that Gi-hun is a good person. (Gi-hun technically also won the Squid Game because he was good at it which is also him being smart)

So in conclusion and I hope y'all haven't stopped reading yet: Gi-hun didn't win the games because he was lucky. He didn't just sit around doing nothing and won anyways. He won because he was smart but even more importantly he won because of the kindness and goodness that exists in humans and that is especially present in him. He won because he had empathy, because people trusted him, because he got back from them what he gave to them first. He never killed anyone and we can clearly see that he Could Never kill anyone in those games but that's not his weakness. Just because he didn't let himself get corrupted and turned into what the games wanted him to turn into doesn't mean he won because of luck. Him not playing by those subtle, hidden rules that are made to force him to be bad, to not care about others and to give up his kindness actually means he was better than the games. He won because he didn't let them turn him into a monster. They tried really hard and they failed and that's how he won!! But also on top of that he also won because he isn't the only good person in this show. He also won because other people helped him, were kind to him and gave a shit about him. Each and every person that helped Gi-hun didn't have to do that. They all could have not helped him, Ali could have not caught him, Sae-byeok could have not told him which one was the correct glass tile, hell, she could have Lied to him about it and the only difference it would have made for the other players would have been them being one more dead person closer to winning all that money. But that's really not how humans are and act which is why all these people helped Gi-hun, helped each other in small or big ways and in the end his own kindness and the kindness that exists in other people is what lead to Gi-hun winning. That's not luck. That humans being good

[marzipanandminutiae]

is anyone else always the one doing the reaching out to try and make plans with friends/inviting people to do things?

does anyone else in that position wonder if they should just stay in their room all day whenever they're off work, because it doesn't really matter, because it's not like anyone wants their presence anyway?

[egophiliac]

I have never been more concerned for a JP update from your art than I am seeing a Cheka knowing the context of Leona’s dream.

My bois ok right?????? My sweet nephews ok right??????

well

uhhhh

I'm sure the real one is fine :)

[plutonious]

couple doodles from a bunch of magmas. mostly emmets. I don't think it's obvious but I quite like emmet

[genericpuff]

I feel spoiled by games like Hades that give us really good designs for the Greek gods and then I look at lore Olympus and it gives nothing. It’s so far removed from Greek culture.

fr we deserve to be spoiled at this point after all that, Hades 2 picked the perfect time to start rolling out early access because it means we can fully indulge in it without worrying about the LO boogeyman hiding in the closet LOL

[mikansei]

i'm thinking about the guards outside aventurine's room in the reverie. stuck working a boring security job on THE planet of festivities, stationed outside a room in boring reality where someone's literally just sleeping all day. absolutely jackshit to do.

but there's no way aventurine would trust just any old grunt to guard him when he's that vulnerable; they had to have been hand-picked, personally vetted over years of working for him. it's no small feat to become someone aventurine trusts not to stab him in the back, even with the built-in insurance that if you shank your boss, he can't sign your paychecks anymore.

so they were familiar enough with him to know how he works, i.e., pulling off insane stunts and doing it solo. i have to think they're the kind of people who would've wanted to join him - not because they're sore about not getting to see the dream, but because they want to guard him IN the dream. you have a whole team of us, boss! put us to work!

and he keeps insisting no, he has to do it alone. it's too risky.

what could notorious gambler aventurine possibly find "too risky?" it's not that he thinks they'll slow him down or get in his way; it's not that he just prefers working alone or hates relying on others. that's what other people, in other departments, might think.

but these guys know: he does these missions solo because he doesn't want to risk their lives - that's the unacceptable risk to him.

(they also know not to ever say so aloud, because said notorious gambler has a reputation to maintain, and "worries about his employees' wellbeing" does not fit the image.)

[communistcephalopod]

I am and always have been an Edelgard defender who believes she did basically nothing wrong, but her involvement with Kronya has always confused me a little tbh.

[swinging-stars-from-satellites]

I feel like my relationship with my mom is ruined now and there's no getting it back and literally nothing happened other than me going on a sleep deprived rant on the internet to people who don't even know her