#I like studying these goobers :D

[dootznbootz]

I absolutely love your head canons about Water Wife™️, but I’m curious about what head canons you have for Odysseus (aka. #1 Water Wife™️ simp) 🤔

I have so manyyyyyyyy!!! :D

For both, of course, and I'm not even done with Penelope never will be There's some I probably have mentioned before but bleh :D I'll put it out anyways.

Odysseus is a "pretty boy" and he's able to balance "masculine" and "feminine" beauty perfectly and he knows it and uses it. (When you're aspec, you tend to "study" what makes people "pretty". To understand it as, "What's the big deal?". That's what he does) I knew someone in theatre who when playing different characters for acting, the more "sweet and goofy" one (Seymour, Little Shop of Horrors) and the "rugged, handsome" one (Prince from Into the Woods) and he looked like different people and realized it was because he was able to really shift his jaw around and also just really expressive and Odysseus USES this. ALL the time. Paris is a more feminine pretty boy while Menelaus is a more masculine pretty boy but Odysseus is a perfect in-between. (Paris and Menelaus are definitely prettier than him in a way but yeah >:D Homer doesn't stfu about Odysseus and he had multiple people wanting him. When he didn't want anyone but Penelope)

What "mars" his beauty is that Odysseus bites at his lips a lot. Usually chapped and ripped up.

I kind of plan for it to be kind of unknown whether Sisyphus or Laertes is his dad. He REALLY takes after his mom in so many ways. He's a lil jealous of Ctimene as while both take after Mom, she has Dad's nose and eye color. It's something that means a lot to him that his dad loves him regardless. And it REALLY bothers him when people try and bring up Sisyphus being his dad. It makes him sincerely happy seeing Tyndarius loving all his kids even though there's a CLEAR difference on who's whose. (Omfg imagine if he could talk to his mom about Calypso and Circe as what she went through with Sisyphus 😭Maybe Penelope trying to get advice from Laertes!!!)

He actually couldn't really grow a beard until after the war for whatever reason :D he was just kind of pretty smooth-shaven (not shaven but just no beard til later). Penelope teases him about it and when she does he rubs his face against hers.

He tries to say his favorite poems/epics/myths are the ones of Heracles but it's actually Psyche's myth. Not giving up because you're so devoted? That you want to see your person/people again?? RINGING ANY BELLS. (Also Baucis and Philemon, because Xenia is very important to him and to grow old with his love to then get turned into olive trees together?? That's his LIFE GOAL.)

I really love the thought of him and Eumeaus being super close. Like he actually wasn't that close to Polites and Eurylochus until mid-teens but Eumeaus was raised beside him and Ctimene.

Demisexual/demiromantic/aspec: Like he didn't really get it until Penelope, at least not fully. And then he's just hit by a truck. They were in the garden when they first met (no details yet! But she just knocks him on his ass) and there were beehives and beekeepers around and he turns so red and is so gobsmacked that Penelope freaked out thinking he was stung by a bee and was dying. (being Naiad she's dealt with this before) I wouldn't say "love at first sight" as he didn't really think anything until she called him out.

Mentioned before, but the Boar scar caused fertility issues. He's...very ripped up. He blames his asexuality/demisexuality on it and it's a surprise that he can run so well (Hermes' descendant and Athena saved him...just not "all of him".) Penelope had some fertility issues too (she has a lot of siblings so she's really sad about it) but he always took the blame and always made a point of "I won't take a concubine. I don't want one and I'm the reason why we can't have children. It wouldn't change anything." Though his leg does get stiffer in joints and the skin is tight when he's older. Water Wife™ helps with that. :D

Since it took a while before they had Telemachus, he had... a lot of toys made in preparation even though it took awhile. Crib too but wasn't used for a while. Telemachus luckily has many keepsakes and gifts from his dad :') and yes he carried them everywhere. (There was a branch off their "nest" that Telemachus messed around on too much when he was around 8 and it broke :'). When Odysseus comes back, Telemachus is ashamed and says sorry and Odysseus is just happy he wasn't hurt. (OUCHIE)

He actually had the Trojan horse idea for YEARS (like year 5) but everyone thought it was "dishonorable" and he was SO MAD. (also yeah, he remembered all the toys he made his son and that's how he got the idea) It is a "TOLD YOU SO!" moment when they win.

One thing I love about him is that he really is "all or nothing" in many ways. or a "0 to 100 very quickly". He does NOT let even minor insults slide. He goes all out and over the top for the people he loves and the people he hates. like, he DOES care. He loves as much as he hates. Like he's an asshole but there's always a reason (honestly I think he does have his rules. and they ARE consistent I think. probably will write an essay on it soon)

Honestly, I know a lot of people think "oh familiar stranger" when they get back and yeah, they look so different but they still think the same in many ways. Homer ends with them still being like-minded. I think Penelope and Odysseus had the feeling of "feels like there was almost no years of separation" as they can be in-sync and "are like they were before". They're older, wiser, but he still does the funny voice that makes her laugh. She's still ticklish on her neck. So much is the same. It'll be fun to learn what's different.

Except the PTSD.

And Odysseus is basically just trying to force himself to be "normal". He's bottling things up but not pushing away. Some war stuff he's shared as there were games and some fun stories (also not as recent) But he doesn't share Circe or Calypso with Penelope at first. And he definitely doesn't want Telemachus to know. But he's not pushing away. If anything he wants them even closer than ever. And doesn't really like them being away from him.

He usually has to be the one to make "first contact" or "first touch" (don't go up behind him...ever) but he is very physically affectionate so...kind of works.

Though it saddens Penelope, as this is all Telemachus knew, he's not too affected. As to him, Odysseus is already so loving and wonderful to him and so he just sees his moments of war flashbacks and fear and his violent outbursts against others are just... Dad. He knows it's strange but no one's perfect. He's fine most of the time otherwise. He kisses his and his mother's cheeks and is trying to learn pottery from him. But Penelope knows this is not normal. Plus he's sharing some things with her that he would rather keep hidden from Telemachus forever.

Before she could always just hold him and basically do whatever and he melts. She now needs to go slow and always give some sort of warning. He usually meets her halfway, so that helps. Something he did before but...There is so much lost and that needs time.

Slowly reaching her hand out to his face? He grabs it and leans into it. She didn't need to go slow before. She opens her arms? He flops into it. Before, she could've grabbed his hand and basically pulled him into her.

He always has to be in control now and he's mad at himself for it.

"That's your son. Why did your son's joyful shouts make you think of the screams of the young men in war. Your son is fine. There's no war here. You made sure of that. That's your wife. Your wife that you've longed for 20 fucking years and you still wake up weeping and think you're with the goddesses again. Hold her. Let her hold you. Stop crying. Let her hold you. That's what you want."

He's like a cat who digs their claws into you to keep you to them. He's angry at himself for getting scared/upset and...in a way HAS to let it be known that even though he's a mess, he NEEDS them. Always has.

He can't be the little spoon anymore. He can't have her sleep/rest on top of him anymore. He can lay on her and be the big spoon but as he was basically a "doll" for Calypso and manipulated and tricked by Circe, there are certain things he can't have done to him. If he gets in his funks, he sometimes has to have it where he holds her and she's completely still before he gives her the go-ahead to hold/touch him in return. Sometimes he has to quiz her questions only she would know. And then he just cries. He won't talk about it for a while. :')

As he and Laertes shared some of the same "adventures" with the same beings, they bond over that :D Also, with his older cousin Jason? "I don't like him. >:( He always would fuck up my hair by messing with it."

In their Early marriage, they tried each other's "hobbies". Aka Odysseus tried weaving and Penelope tried woodcarving. Two of their most prized possessions is a fucking ugly wooden duck and a little blanket that is uneven and has some holes in it. When he doesn't see his blanket next to her duck when he returns, he's worried and a bit sad but then Penelope reveals that she sleeps with it :') the dye is faded and some parts are clearly rewoven so it won't fall apart.

[spotofmummery]

Your Amon inspired me to make my own spin on Fandaniel and I fully blame you. I've made a goober. He likes studying things and keeps taking Allagan relics apart.

Not sorry one bit! :D

I hope you have tons of fun with your goober! Maybe one day, your goober and my goober can interact?

Enjoy!!

[ts-sides-head-canon]

Hello, it is I! Back again with Sanders Sides headcannons. I think seeing as I've already explained Janus' parents in AU's Imma explain all the other sides AU parents as well, and I've decided to start with Logan's parents.

Le go!

Logan's parents surprise most people with the kind of people they are, mainly because they somehow managed to have a son who's all serious business when they're both somewhat goobers. I find this idea incredibly amusing. Anyone going to Logan's place for the first time thinking they're about to meet two people born incapable of silliness, only to meet Oliver and Mina.

Oliver, Logan's father, is a scientist in the field of ecological studies. He spends most of his time in the research centre looking at newly found species, mainly of bugs, and he's generally quite a fun guy. He cracks a lot of jokes, mainly word play, and all his coworkers also seem to be his friends. He frequently takes videos of his findings to show his family the cool things he's working on and even brings Logan to his research base sometimes. Father-son bonding time is mainly spent with different experiments or through role-playing, Oliver occasionally letting Logan join in on D&D campaigns he runs with his friends after work. He's also quite outwardly loving, always hugging his son and boasting about him almost every chance he gets. They're both like that, though.

Mina is the more outwardly professional of the two, though she's still a far cry from her son. She's an archaeologist and is often working in dig sites all over the country, yet she's still always home for dinner to ask her husband and son how their days went. She's more subtle than her husband in a lot of ways, more calm and quiet when compared to him, and she's more subtle with the ways she shows her love for Logan as well as how she brags about him. If Logan does something impressive, Oliver will start the conversation off with spouting about how his son is a genius, whereas Mina's the one who'll just talk about it when it comes up and just rests her hand on Logan's shoulder while she says how proud she is. Mina also involves her son a lot in her work, often taking pictures of cool finds, videos of especially important finds, and gaining them early entry to museums exhibits featuring her finds. She does, however, have a rather immature sense of humour, Logan was rather amused when Remus met her and thought he'd have to tone himself down only for a dick joke to slip past and her to start cackling. Mother-son time is generally casual chats about books their recommend each other or about history or philosophy. Mina is also the main one Logan will open up to emotionally, often gently coaxing her son into being open with her and being the one to explain any upset to Oliver. Oliver also helps, of course, but Mina is often the first to find out when Logan's not feeling great and generally provides the circumstances for both of them to comfort Logan.

Hope you like my versions of Logan's parents! (And that you don't mind the massive walls of text, info dumping be like that sometimes.) Hope you're doing great! Cya next info dump!

This is so cool! Love Logan's parents, Oliver and Mina are amazing

[lavender-silk-sheets]

Oh oh OH! I have been obsessed over my silly little guys and I need to get them OUT of my freaking System!!!!! Waaaaaaa!!!!

Okay okay so I'm making a little story and it's all about loss and war and change and the want to go back to some sort of "Normality". Like, how you can make your own normal, even through the chaos. Make a new better normal as long as you try and put the work into it..!

Oh it's so personal to me and it's been such a good outlet for my brain and AHH!! All of those good things and now I just want to show off the too many works of art I've made

Okay okay okay so first I need to go RAHHH about my main gay- I mean guy. (I should probably say now that none of the characters have names yet!! I want to wait a bit so I can give them names with meanings even though there's a chance I miiight not haha!) ANYWAY my deer boy oh how I love him so and his silly little egg shaped head I mean just!! Look at him!!! Ahh!!!

As you'll see soon all the other characters have alt outfits!!! He will soon too but I'm still working on them!!!!! I just finished his drawing for me to add outfits too not that long ago :]

He's got tons of baggage and trauma up his sleeve it's almost funny. Dead dad, dead mom, and he's searching for his lost sister who ends up dead anyway? Poor boy. But it's okay because all of that was caused by a war his soon to be boyfriends dad started wahaha!!

And here's a quick glance at his sister for a moment.. her design is very much subject to change! I think I might change her outfit a bit and tweak a few facial features :]

And now onto her little found family replacement basically! This goober of a computer head is new to emotions and the world. She's just trying to get by while making her own clashing outfits :D

She's still in a bunch of development (as is much of the rest of this world and story!) And at first I wasn't sure if I wanted to keep her! I'm still not sure.. a little worried she'll be in the way. But I imagine her as a sort of comedic relief character.. one that's silly but helps in the story in her own weird way!

Enough about her though.. We MUST talk about the Prince! Another gay who also has trauma! A dead mom, and unfortunately an alive dad who is NOT very supportive or kind in any sense of the word.

His mother was part of the royal DragonKin line (better name still in progress). A family history that arose from two ancient God like creatures, a Dragon and a Demoness, who gave birth to a child adorned with the twos features. As a gift to their kid, they made a whole new race based on his image. EXCEPT none shared his purple hue, for he was the only one allowed to adorn the color. As did his kin and their after. The more purple you are, the higher class you are basically.

MY that was alot and not even on the Prince theirself! He's very talented and well trained in many ways due to his father being a prick. He fights, plays piano, reads all sorts of books for his studies. A very jack of all trades character. Knows alot about what's going on, about war strategies, about why there's a war in the first place. He's a great foil for our main deer boy protagonist who knows NONE of that stuff.

And for a good little end point here's concept sketches for the Princes dad.. Though not true royalty, he's higher class since he was born into a noble knight family. One with high enough statis that once he became head of the gaurd, he was given the opportunity to marry the princess at the time :]

[raedshadowlegends]

Intro Post!!

Hello hello!

I don’t know how necessary this is but I don’t have a carrd prepared so I’m gonna do a little intro post for y’all who find my page.

My name is Rae (They/Them) and I am a silly goober! I’m studying in college to become a showrunner and make animated shows!

Likes

Mermaids

Making a million ocs

Drawing! (Digital and traditional)

Screenwriting!!

Watching bad movies and reviewing them as if they were good!!!

Making incredibly shitty jokes and puns

Swearing

Eels and other ocean critters

Dislikes

Medical things

TikTok

Bad comics on Webtoon 👁️👁️

Yeah I don’t dislike much.

But I’m here to provide critiques and redesigns on a certain comic! I love dissecting media so this’ll be a hoot. I’ll probably post some of my art and silly thoughts at one point. Looking forward to interacting with everyone :D <3

Please send me an ask, I just figured out how to open those

[obsidianstone9]

@tathrin 's tags are dead on

#puberty blockers don't block puberty FOREVER you transphobic GOOBERS#they are a way to DELAY PUBERTY#D E L A Y#seems like they might have some side effects re: bones so we should definitely be studying that and trying to figure out how to#mitigate or eliminate those issues to be sure; but hey guess what else has side effects?#FUCKING PUBERTY!!!#so if i as a parent had to choose between ''my kid is in serious emotional distress due to gender issues and this could seriously help them#with an immediate and serious mental health issue'' and ''but it might have some bad effects on their bones'' guess what i'm picking?#the thing that has an immediate and massive effect on their well being! lots of medicine has side effects and we TAKE IT ANYWAY#because it HELPS#don't let perfect be the enemy of the good#my fucking life was changed when i went on birth control and stopped having periods that left me literally bed-ridden every month#and those have side effects but guess what? i'm still fucking taking them and have ZERO regrets about it! because MEDICINE!#because it makes life BETTER! because an IMPROVEMENT is better than DOING NOTHING!#if you're so fucking concerned then FUND SOME FUCKING STUDIES TO MAKE PUBERTY BLOCKERS BETTER!#but don't take away the best lifeline to happiness that people have#just because you're a gender-essentialist piece of shit who wants everyone to wallow in misery in the closet forever or die#''is that really so dreadful'' go stick your head in a cactus you callous vile piece of shit

If I had been allow to take puberty blockers, I wouldn't now need surgery. Puberty is not a neutral action and it is cruel to have a solution and not let people access it for arbitrary reasons. If you don't want to take them, then don't. But let the rest of us access healthcare.

Don't let perfect be the enemy of good.

The fact that leagues of smart and rational trans adults who are informed about the evidence base for puberty blockers wish they could’ve taken them in their youth seems to me pretty darn conclusive evidence that the balance of risk and benefit is favourable.

[bugcatcherwill]

You don’t need to worry about getting us back to Rezek, Link, and Riju. I love the goobers in Akkala and their drama.

Also this was something I thought of but imagine Link finds out and is just like completely neutral and Link just kinda ignores that because Robbie was in his Elvis Phase that Zelda could potentially die, Link actually died and got brought back, and that hundreds of thousands died.

Also I don’t want to influence the fic but I just remembered that Link canonically talks to the Godess Hylia on a regular basis, like everyone in the fandom just kinda forgot about that but he still does. That means Hylia is alive and I have the feeling she would probably have some choice words for the gang considering what Ganondorf said in that chess match he had with Kobb while they were in the V O I D.

Thank you! I sure do love writing all the Akkala shenanigans too heehee

But it is really interesting to think about how many people shoulder the blame of the Great Calamity by themselves:

Link's constantly burdened with the knowledge that he's only here right now 100 years after because he failed - and by some divine miracle was given a second chance.

Robbie (in my fic at least) had the whole idea to use the Divine Beasts and now realizes he possibly could've thwarted The Calamity's plan to take control of the Divine Beasts if he had just had more foresight.

King Rhoam realized (after fucking dying) that he pushed his daughter too hard and wasn't there to save his kingdom...but also RIP Bozo

Zelda also blames herself for not finding the goddess' power within her until it was much too late - and thought that if she sacrificed herself to hold the calamity back she could make things right.

And then my monster OCs all have that lingering guilt that they directly participated in The Great Calamity - even if they're not allowed to remember what they did and had no real control over themselves.

AND WE'LL GET TO HYLIA (okay small rant incoming). I know Link canonically talks to Hylia in BoTW/ToTK but that makes me fume. Like ohhhhh you have so much time for your special little man, but Zelda froze her ass off in nothing but a thin dress on Mt. Lanayru on her birthday and you can't even give her a hello?!?! I know Zelda's meant to be a reincarnation of Hylia or whatever but it makes me upset that she basically ignored Zelda up until the last possible second. Maybe she was mad that Zelda was more interested in STEM than Religious Studies, but that's just petty...

[localgremliin]

guess who’s still alive lmfao

probably won’t be actually posting here anymore or might schizo post to basically archive some art but here’s a funny to those that stuck around so long :]

since this goober came around well *after* disappearing- meet lore! she’s my goober cat-rodent fursona :]

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a whole lotta other stuff happened between 2018/2019- to current 2023 so wooo good changes :D

for tldrs bc i dont feel like making a full post about what’s been happening:

-left ninjago fandom quietly

-got into sploon

-became more attuned with Faith/got closer to God :]

- and currently studying civil engineering wooo

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anyway thats all to basically report lol

hope you guys have a rad day/night :]]]

[froggyforever]

As per request by @zombieebrainz here is scenarios where the lords end up in your body/ body switched! I hope you like it!

Lady D

At first she would be startled and try to keep her calm, but when she learns this is temporary she eases up a bit. She takes her time getting used to her new height as she doesnt need to duck under doorways. She would see a mirror am take her time to study your face more, smiling a bit as she tried to not smile like a lovestruck goober, but she couldn't help it. The small intricate features were too adorable. She would find beauty marks here and there and freckles, chuckling at how cute they were. She would tease a bit as she looked up at you in her own body as you got flustered at her exploring your body. Then finally she'd ask you to pick her up as to learn to what it felt like, and now she won't get down.

Karl Heisenberg

He lowkey freaks out because he doesn't want to be stuck in your body no matter how adorable you were to him, he wanted to look at you not be you, but he cools off after learning that the changes will be reversed the next day. He goes to his workshop and quickly learns how hard it was to do things without his powers. Not to mention his new height. He wasn't used to it and kinda wobbled a bit every now and then, passing mirrors was bonkers in Yonkers, but he stood infront of one for a while playing with your hair and looking at yourself at your perspective, thinking "damn... (y/n) Is so cute..." you got red in the face as he poked and prodded around, laughing at your whines. Overall he finds it an enlightening experience and brings you two closer.

Donna Beneviento

She actually cried thinking she was stuck in your body, feeling sad she would never look into your eyes through hers again, but she calms down after you explain its just for 24 hours. She wanted to check things out a little, and observed your looks a but more. The whole time both of your faces were a bit red. Angie was laughing the whole time whether through giggle fits or cackling at you guys trying to figure out how to go to the bathroom, but it was admittedly funny as it was embarrassing to you both. As soon as you two are a little used to it, you decided to lay down but not without getting on your pjs. You did your hair the way you usually did (up/down) and lounged like you normally would. Donna laughed as she saw herself in your clothes and said "well my dear, I wasn't expecting to see myself wearing sweatpants." Then she would get on your other pj's and actually liked how they felt. She laid with you and watched you play with her hands before falling asleep.

Salvatore moreau

He sighed of relief but with a bit of sorrow as to learning of your changes and his were for 24 hrs. He likes the feeling of being upright with good posture. He sat down in comfortable positions and stared at your legs before putting his hands over his eyes in embarrassment. He liked the height difference as it gave him new perspective, and that he could see all the new details of you that he's yet to notice or were unseen to him. When he noticed you were gone he took off looking for you, finding that you were in the waters swimming, basically having the time of your life. He laughed as he watched but got a chill from being outside, realizing he never felt the cold too often. You on the other hand were having a blast in the cold waters and swimming far down and back up. When back inside it was odd to see himself stand in your own positions, whether it was your hands on your hips and legs wide stances. He found your body to feel cute in a way, your adorable soft skin, your shining eyes. He got to appreciate you more while having a bit of a break. Yooou on the other hand learned just how heavy his back is, like a backpack full of heavy textbooks that nearly weighed you down. You two set off to bed as he complimented your pj's that were very comfortable and you on the other hand just put on your sweatpants (bonus points if they have rhinestones) making him laugh a little.

[dootznbootz]

So first off, I'm really proud and happy for you that you're excited and feeling comfy enough to talk about and share with us <3 Even if you don't post it, that's wonderful! (Also, thank you so much for wanting to ask ME about this. <3 For I am simply a silly goober on the internet. It means a lot that you think highly of me in that way. You're very kind.)

And to answer your question: Honestly? As someone who is not Greek herself, and therefore really doesn't have a say in that aspect of storytelling/writing/creating and just gets silly with it, I'm going to say that you can just...Have fun.

Like, there are certain things we will never know for sure and/or are inconsistent. I mean I got crazy with Water Wife with how silly she is and Naiad lore in general, despite there being very little consistent stuff for it.

I know with everything with mythology and wanting to be respectful and wanting to do RIGHT by the story and the myths can be overwhelming. When I was first planning out a timeline, I nearly started crying because I was so worried about being disrespectful to Homer and the myths because I didn't know how to work with Heracles in the timeline. Now I know that timelines will never exist for sure in Greek Mythology and that's okay.

For "adding lil interactions" and such, ofc, that's fine and fun! That's what I do! That's what makes us human and what is so fun about mythology and storytelling in general. Write about how a character bounces their knee as they sit, Write about the characters' dynamic with their younger sibling and explore it. Have fun and play with even your own experiences to place in. Soft memory with one of your parents while you're writing a story that has to do with a parent and child interacting? you can use that as inspo!

Just take a deep breath, study, make notes, and create. you can learn more about myths as you go as well. you don't have to be sure you know "everything" before you get started. A lot of things will fall into place naturally as you go. You're clearly passionate and excited about this project (Yippee! :D <3 As you should be!) and that's something that is really important. You're also passionate enough to ask questions and double check which is wonderful!

I know this probably doesn't seem like "advice" but this is what I think really helped me when I was first starting and figuring out stuff for plots and such :)

And with that, Go forth and create! I'm so excited to see what you do!

Question about mythology inspired stories and creative liberties

I'm asking this because I plan to write my own fic from an established Greek myth and kinda want a second opinion.

Since I barely started, I won't ask anyone to beta-read it (I don't know if I'll even show it on the net). But I'd like to have a second opinion, or rather multiple ones.

I'm a bit embarrassed because I don't usually post about my projects but I decided to try.

The myth I chose isn't told in one theater play or a poem, but mentioned in sources. So that lets me room to make a story out of it, to fill in the holes and unexplained parts. Like I'd want to add character interactions that didn't take place, or themes or smth.

But I know the myth is about a very important established figure and I don't want to mangle the original story or lose the meaning.

Even though I won't make something as extreme as "it's in USA now", "Perseus X Medusa" or "Odysseus stabs Poseidon with his trident" (lol Epic 🤣), I'd still like to write the thing while keeping the story compelling and with some ✨ancient Greek authenticity✨.

So I'm asking you for advice so I can have a general direction.

(also is it okay to pull stuff from latin sources when the Greek ones doesn't provide a contradicting answer ?)

And since I love to complain, it would kinda be hypocritical not to make any effort myself 😅

Tagging : @katerinaaqu @margaretkart @nysus-temple @sarafangirlart @dootznbootz @aliciavance4228 and anyone else who'd like to provide an opinion on this.

(obviously you don't have to answer but I'm curious)

[cricketnationrise]

front porch, 8:47pm

for @catdragonartist who requested the time and place and the waffles :D

_X_

Lukas likes a good party, likes meeting new people, and setting up a solid vibe with his music. He can party with the best of them, is absolutely ready to party hard whenever and wherever. Lukas has thrown his share of absolute ragers. (Bitty texted him last year to say that Ransom and Holster actually wept with joy and pride when they heard about Epikegster 2k19.) But he has a secret.

He actually likes low key haus hangouts more.

Tonight is one of those slower nights. A rare weekend without a kegster or a game, exams are far enough away that he doesn’t have to buckle down and study just yet. And his schedule aligned with his family’s enough that they actually had like a four hour Skype session before dinner.

The current frogs are cleaning up the dishes from team dinner while he, Bully, and Hops relax on the front porch with a beer as is their divine right as seniors. Plus they cooked. No way are they doing their own dishes. He’s got his Wafflestack Chillaxin All Cool playlist on in the background, and the fireflies are just starting to come out.

“If you were a potato, what way would you like to be cooked?” Hops says out of nowhere. Lukas inhales a little bit of his beer laughing at the non sequitur.

“What the fuck are you on about, babe?” asks Bully.

“If you were a potato -”

“No we heard the question you giant goober -”

“He means what the actual fuck, Hops,” Lukas cuts in, laughing. He loves that his friends got their heads out of their asses and did something about their mutual admiration society last year, but you’ve gotta cut the cuteness off somewhere or they’ll be here all night. He knows from experience that sleeping on the porch is way less comfortable than certain upperclassmen would have you believe, Nursey.

“Okay first of all you are both being rude -”

“And second of all I will disown you right now,” Bully and Lukas finish together - in their customary terrible impression of Hops’ voice.

Sticking his nose in the air the better to ignore their antics, Hops says, “I think I’d want to be baked - not like that you assholes - but you know, relatively low trauma with the making holes, some nice oil rubbed on you, and bam, into the toasty oven. It’d be like lobsters, or frogs or whatever - by the time you get up to temperature you’re already dead. Nice and peaceful!”

“That is somehow both profound and deeply disturbing, Hops,” Bully says, “I don’t know what’s more disturbing, the idea that you were thinking about this before, or that you came up with it on the spot.”

Lukas almost snorts his beer out his nose he’s laughing so hard.

“Come on guys, at least give the question some thought,” says Hops.

“Alright, alright, give us a second,” Bully says, throwing his arms over both of their shoulders.

“I’d want to be in a soup I think,” Lukas says, “Off with my head while I get cut into chunks, so there’s no pain at all, and then my potato ghost can just hang out in the pot like a sauna.”

“Louis! My man!” yells Hops, giving him a high five in front of Bully’s face, “Comin’ in clutch, m’dude.”

Bully pulls his arm from around Hops to grasp his imaginary pearls, “But, babe,  I though I was your man!”

“Well maybe you’d better step up babe and tell us what kind of potato dish you’d be or I’ll have to date Louis instead.”

“Gross,” Lukas chimes in, “No romo.”

“Ah thank god, my relationship is saved by the aro Swede once again,” Bully says, pretending to swoon while Hops swats at his shoulder. “Alright, I think, like, those really fancy hasselback potatoes.”

“You fuckin’ would,” snorts Lukas. “Go on pretty boy, tell us why.”

“Well, it takes a lot of effort? Like if I must die a potato death, I want someone to have really commit. Plus they look nice,” says Bully, shrugging.

“River Middle Name Bullard, that was a great answer and if we weren’t already dating I’d ask you out right now,” Hops proclaims.

“Jon you know my middle name -”

“Yeah but it’s funnier if I pretend mmphh-” Hops’ words get cut off my Bully swooping in to kiss him quickly.

The combination of a great day, good food, beer, and this ridiculous conversation mean that Lukas is barely breathing because he’s laughing so hard. Who needs to do crunches with these hooligans around? Any minute now the LAX bros are going to come out and yell at them for being too loud, the frogs will finish the dishes and ask about Mario Kart, the non Haus residents will drift home. But for right now, he’s got his two best friends and no responsibilities.

Yeah, he loves kegsters, but he loves these moments more.

[ordinaryschmuck]

What I Thought About The Mitchells vs. the Machines

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is up there as one of the best installments of the MCU. Sure, the action and CGI sucks, and the season finale could use a bit more polish, but there is so much more of what it does right. It brings up an engaging discussion through Karli; the bromance between Bucky and Sam is incredible; Zemo's surprisingly a riot, and U.S. Agent is a character whose inner psychology is something I would like to study. Plus, the series really dives deep into the themes of race and the realistic hesitance that comes with making a black man Captain America. It's easily an 8/10 series that is worth an in-depth discussion.

But f**k that s**t, because I'm talking about The Mitchells vs. the Machines instead!

I know it might be questionable that reviewing a movie starring a predominantly white family of idiots saving the world instead of the TV series about the powerful journey of a black man taking the mantle of an American icon...but this movie is fun, alright? And yes, I'm going to spoil it to explain how. So if you still have a Netflix account, I highly suggest you check it out when you have time.

Because, random people on the internet who most likely won't read this, this Ordinary Schmuck who writes stories and reviews and draws comics and cartoons is going to explain why The Mitchells vs. the Machines might just be my favorite film of the year (steep contest, I know).

WHAT I LIKE

The Animation: Let's get this out of the way right here and right now: If a single person ever tells you that this movie has awful animation, or the worst animation they have ever seen, just go ahead and assume that person is an idiot. Because holy hot cheese sticks, does this movie look amazing!

Say what you want about most of Sony Pictures Animation's movies, but you have to admit that they nail making a CGI movie looking like it could be in 2D. And The Mitchells vs. The Machines is the peak of that style. Every character in nearly every frame looks like they could work well if the movie was hand-drawn, and I love it. I am addicted to seeing films that look 2D with a 3D makeover because there has to be ten times the amount of effort to get that look just right, what with modeling each character in unique ways to nail that style wherein a hand-drawn film, you could just, well, draw it. Not to mention that the cell-shading and certain hand-drawn elements also add to the aesthetic.

Plus, there is so much attention to details, such as most of Katie's character model being covered in sharpie, or how you can see a hint of Eric and Deborabot 3000's drawn on faces even though their black screens are showing something else. Seriously, you can listen to any criticism this movie gets, but don't you dare let someone get away with telling you that it looks awful. It doesn't. It's incredible, and I SO wish that I could have seen it all on the big screen.

The Comedy: On top of being incredibly well-animated, this movie is also incredibly funny. Like, really funny. I shouldn't be surprised since it's made by the same people responsible for Clone High and The Lego Movie, but yeah, I found myself laughing, chuckling, and snorting with nearly every joke in the film. Not every joke works, to be fair. But because of the fast-paced humor, the bad jokes are almost immediately followed up with better ones soon after. What's even better is that the writers know when to take a break with the humor and let some surprisingly compelling drama take over. And even then, when there are jokes during the dramatic moments, they add sincerity to the scene rather than take anything away. Looking at you, The Amazing World of Gumball...I mean, I love you, but sheesh, you need to learn to let a solemn moment play out.

Anyways, the comedy is hilarious. And while I won't spoil every joke, I will go over some bits that might have gotten to me the most.

Katie Mitchell: Let's just go ahead and add Katie Mitchell to the list of characters I highly relate to on a personal level (which is getting longer by the minute, hot damn). But jokes aside, I really like Katie. Her love and desire to make movies is something I identify with, and her goal to just go to a place where she feels like she belongs is easy to understand. Trust me, if I found out there was a group of weirdos who like the same things I do and enjoy the things I make, I’d be willing to pack everything I have and go to them as fast as possible too. Plus, I feel like a lot of us can relate to a character who lives in a household where people question if our career goal is something we can make a living with. I remember two years ago when I told my aunt that I wanted to make my own animated series, and her reaction is a little too similar to Rick's when Katie showed him her movie. They mean well, but sometimes it's for the best to have a cheerleader rather than a critic, especially if that person is family.

Now, Katie isn't perfect as her enthusiasm can get a little annoying at times, and her desire to leave can be conceived as a little too harsh as well. Still, she's pretty cool and serves her role as a protagonist pretty well...also, if the movie gets a sequel, let's hope she and Jude become cannon by then. GIVE KATIE A GIRLFRIEND, DAMN IT!

Aaron Mitchell: But as great as Katie is, it's this goober that earns the reward for my favorite character. At times it looks like Aaron is nothing more than a source of comedy, but he handles some dramatic moments really well. Partial credit goes to Michael Rianda for that one. Yeah, having a child actor would have made Aaron sound more like a kid, but no other voice could have fit him better than what Michael offers as he comes across as weird but never obnoxious.

Also, let's give the writer points for making a character who is clearly neurodivergent. Yet also refraining from having him be annoying or useless to the rest of the cast. No one ever really disrespects or belittles Aaron and instead chooses to work with him rather than against him. Especially Katie, who forms a solid sibling bond with Aaron as a fellow weirdo. It's genuinely sweet to see, and I loved every minute that the writers showed that just because someone acts on a different wavelength doesn't mean they shouldn't be treated any less because of it. You get that with Katie, a little bit, but I see it much more with Aaron, for some reason. And I love him every minute, so that’s a win.

(Plus, I may or may not have had a dinosaur phase when I was younger, so go ahead and add him to the list of relatable characters too.)

Rick Mitchell: This is probably a character you will either love or hate, and I can see both sides of that argument. Because on the one hand, I really like Rick Mitchell. His motivation is clear and understandable from the first set of home videos with him and Katie, both near the beginning and the end. Sure, he messes up a lot, but he is still a man who cares deeply about his daughter, as well as his entire family. He gets to the point where he would make great sacrifices for all of them, especially Katie. Plus, it's just pleasant seeing a cartoon dad who isn't a complete idiot or overprotective regarding his daughter's love life.

However, there are times when Rick comes across as an irresponsible d**k. When he does things like smash the family's phones without telling them or giving them screwdrivers for "presents," you're either gonna find that funny or you won't. Personally, I enjoy Rick and his antics, and I have no problem with irresponsible cartoon dads. As long as they don't cross the line toward Modern-Peter Griffin territory, I've got no problem with dads like Rick, who I believe has never even got that bad. Still, some people might think differently, and I can't blame them. Because after getting great cartoon dads like Greg Universe, I can understand if some people won't be interested in characters like Rick Mitchell.

Rick’s and Katie’s relationship: Alongside the top-notch animation and gut-busting comedy, Rick and Katie's relationship is what I consider the movie's most essential asset. These two are the main characters of the film, and as such, they develop through each other. And what's crazy is that they have very conflicting goals. Katie wants to escape and be with her people, where Rich just wants one last chance to have a good memory with Katie before she leaves. To do so, they first have to understand each other. Katie has to learn why Rick is so desperate to spend time with her, and Rick has to realize why Katie is, well, Katie. What I love most about it is that they try. These two don't spend the entire movie arguing and being at each other's throats until a sudden "Oh" moment in the end. No, there are actual moments when they genuinely try to understand one another and fix their relationship. It's nice to watch, and I especially love when it cuts to Linda and Aaron celebrating each time Katie and Rick get closer to each other. When recommending this movie, I'd say come for the animation and comedy, stay for the phenomenal relationship building.

Monchi: There are probably people already comparing Monchi to Mater or the Minions due to being a comic relief with nothing else to add...but gosh dangit, do I love this little gentleman. Maybe it's because I'm a dog person, but I find Monchie to be incredibly adorable, and I will fight anybody who disrespects this king of kings. Probably not physically, 'cause I'm a wuss, but I will verbally. So WATCH IT!

“HeLlO. i Am DoG.”: Have I mentioned that this movie is funny?

Rick’s videotapes of him and Katie: And right there. Rick's motivation for everything is set in stone through a solid case of visual storytelling.

PAL: The writers do almost everything they should have with this character. PAL might not have the most creative evil plan in the world, but to me, a villain can have a generic scheme as long as they're funny. Thankfully, PAL is funny. Not only is the idea of a smartphone ruling the planet hilarious in all the right ways, but Olivia Colman delivers such a great cynical energy that the character needs. The way PAL reacts to people explaining why humans are worth living is just the best, and her flopping around in a fit of rage successfully gets to me.

If I had to nitpick, I'd say that I wish PAL had more of a meaningful resolution to her character. The movie builds up that she makes a big deal about Mark dropping her, so it feels weird that neither of them really get any actual closure with each other. I'll get more into that in the dislikes, but I wish PAL had more of a fitting end than just dying after accidentally getting dropped in a glass of water. Other than that, she's a great comedic villain for a comedic movie.

PAL MAX Robots: These guys are the funniest characters in the movie. Half of it is the bits of visual humor, while the other half comes from the solid line delivery from Beck Bennett. Especially with Bennett's and Fred Armisen's Eric and Deborahbot 3000. These two are definitely the comedic highlights, as nearly every line they say is both hilarious and kind of adorable at times. And just like with Monchi, if you dare disrespect these characters, I will fight you. Because they are funny, and I will not hear otherwise.

PAL demonstrating what it’s like to be a phone: Have I mentioned that this movie is funny?

(Don't disrespect your phones, kids. Otherwise, they'll try to take over the world.)

PAL turning off the Wi-Fi: Again, have I mentioned this movie is funny?

“I love the dog. You love the dog. We all love the dog. But at some point, you’re gonna have to eat the dog.”: It's the sick jokes that get to me the most. Everyone booing Rick afterward is just the cherry on top.

Attack of the Furbies: Have I. Mentioned. That this movie. Is funny?

Seriously, if you haven't lost your s**t during every second of this scene, then you never had to deal with the demonic entity that is a Furby. In a way, I commend you. But you also don't get to appreciate the comedic genius of all of this. So I also weirdly feel bad for you.

The Mitchells deciding how to celebrate: You don't have a real family if you spend more time arguing about how to celebrate after saving the world than you do about how to save the world. I don't make the rules. I just abide by them.

The PAL MAX Primes: There's not much to say about them. The PAL MAX primes look and act pretty cool, are brilliantly animated, and raise the stakes while still being funny at times. I love 'em, but I don't have much to analyze with them either.

The origin of the moose: ...I'd make the "I didn't need my heart anyway" joke, but to be honest, it's still shattered after WandaVision.

(For real, though, this is a really effective scene that establishes why Rick makes a big deal with the moose and why he might feel hurt that Katie is willing to disregard it completely)

The Theme of Technology and Social Media: There's a theme about how family is important, and working hard on making things work is worth the effort. But that's a bit too generic for my tastes, so instead, I'm gonna talk about the equally important message this movie has about technology. Because as twisted as she is, PAL makes a great point. The technology we have today helps us in a variety of ways. It's especially useful with sites like YouTube, allowing content creators like Katie to reach out and share their voices. The only issue with technology is how people use it. Take note that the main reason why the Mitchells stand a chance against PAL is by using her own tech against her. Yes, over-relying on all the advancements around us can be dangerous, but if we're smart with how we use them, we can get by just fine. This movie isn't about purging all technology like most robot apocalypse stories are. Instead, it's about using it correctly and not being helpless sheep the second the Wi-Fi gets turned off. Which might just be the most unique thing this movie has going for it story-wise (more on that later).

The Climax: The Mitchells vs. The Machines has everything that I think I climax should have. First off, it utilizes callbacks and jokes that I wouldn't have thought twice on actually coming in handy for how the Mitchells win the day. But showing that Monchi causes the robots to malfunction turns a pretty "eh" joke into a solid case of foreshadowing.

Second, everyone does something. Some characters do more than others, sure, but the fact that every Mitchell, even Monchi, has a hand in beating PAL and her robots is a great sense of writing to me. It shows that you really can't cut anyone from the main cast, as they each add value to how they are essential to the plot. Even Aaron, who arguably does the least in the climax, still manages to be the catalyst to what is easily the best scene in the movie. Speaking of which...

Linda Kicks Ass: By the way, that's the actual name on the soundtrack. I'm not even kidding. Check it.

Anyways, for the most part, Linda seemed like a decent cartoon mom. She's insanely supportive but still has the common sense to keep her foot down, like agreeing with Rick to stay safe in the dino stop the second the apocalypse starts. A pretty fun character, for sure, but nothing too noteworthy...but the second she loses her s**t, Linda Mitchell frickin' SKYROCKETS to the best-cartoon-mom territory! Believe me when I tell you that seeing her slice and dice robots like a middle-aged female Samurai Jack is as awesome as it is hilarious. Does it make sense how she can suddenly do this? No, but at the same time, who gives a s**t about common sense?! Because this moment was epic, and I don't think I'll ever get tired of watching it over and over again.

Rick Learning How to Internet...Again: I consider this the funniest moment in the movie. Trust me, the Furby scene is a close, close, CLOSE, second...but I think this scene was funnier.

The final goodbye: This is what I'm talking about when I say humor adds to the dramatic moments. The Mitchells saying "I love you" in moose is pretty funny, but it's also a sweet moment given that this is absolutely how this family of weirdos would say goodbye to each other. And, yeah, I got a little misty-eyed during this scene. Especially when Rick saw Katie pocketing the moose. That s**t just cuts deep, man.

Alex Hirsch Voices a Character: ...That's it. I look up to Alex Hirsh as everything I want to be as a creator, and the fact that his name is on this movie fills me with joy. He's also a story consultant, so that can also explain why the movie turned out as great as it did...although there are some imperfections.

WHAT I DISLIKE

Katie-vision: What's Katie-vision? Well, throughout the movie, we get to see how Katie views the world as there are these hand-drawn elements that look like effects Katie would add if she was the one who made the movie. At times it can be subtle and cute, like when this little beating heart appears when Katie is talking with Jude and her other friends. It's when the movie is in your face with Katie-vision does it get annoying. Like showing how Katie is lying about being certain she can drive up a vertical ramp or signifying what is the Rick Mitchell Special. Even if you justify that this would be how Katie would edit the movie, it still doesn't change how obnoxious these moments can be. For instance, Monchi is justified to be essential for the plot, but that doesn't mean people won't hate him...I'll still fight them if they do, but that's beside the point.

I can totally accept this being a personal issue, as I'm sure some people enjoy it. As for me, I think Katie-vision works best when used subtly instead of crudely.

The Meme humor: It's something similar here. Because some people like meme humor...but I don't. To me, it just dates your story if you reference memes even once. Now, a show, movie, or book being partially dated is nothing new. We Bare Bears, a series that I love, reference memes, apps, and social media constantly. Yet, the show still has a timeless feel to it as it doesn't rely on those references too much. The Mitchells vs. the Machines doesn't rely on memes as much either. But even then, that doesn't make a difference about how annoying that gibbon monkey joke was. Seriously, what the f**k was that? And how is THAT the joke that gets used twice!?

Underutilizing Mark Bowman: It really bothers me how this guy barely does much. I mean, Mark Bowman is the main reason that anything happens in the movie. Because he mistreated PAL, Mark acts as the catalyst for events to come. So the fact that he could have been written out the second PAL takes control doesn't make sense to me. It's worse since I could see more potential with his character through his relationship with PAL. These two could be anti-Rick and Katie, as Mark and PAL show what happens when people disrespect their family. So separating them halfway through the story, and keeping them as such, is a huge mistake as it results in neither having a proper resolution to their arcs. Like I said, Rick and Katie develop through each other, and the same could have happened with Mark and PAL. It doesn't, making it something that I can't help but feel disappointed about.

The Poseys: These are characters I feel like work better with multiple appearances. Sure, they only have the one joke about being a perfect family, but at the same time, you can make a joke like that work. Look at Yvonne from Shaun of the Dead (Which might just be my favorite movie). That's a bit-character whose only purpose is showing how better she is than Shaun despite being in an eerily similar situation. But she works well as we constantly see how great she's doing in every instance we see her. The same could be done with the Poseys, as using a similar joke for one scene is underutilizing great potential to make an already good movie into a better one.

Plus, if you're gonna shoehorn in a romance between Aaron and Abby Posey, the least you could do is have more than one scene developing that...just saying.

Katie’s and Rick’s “Oh” Moments: I want to make it clear that I actually like these scenes. They're well written and effectively emotional. My problem is that they also happen two seconds apart. There's nothing wrong with having a character realize the error of their ways through a tear-jerking moment. It's a popular tactic for a reason. And given how both Rick and Katie are the protagonists, they both need their own "oh" moment. But you gotta space them out, as it makes things easier to see the emotional manipulation that you're clearly trying to pull on the audience. They work, but putting them back to back is an issue easily solved with at least two minutes of padding, not two seconds.

Katie’s Death Fakeout: This is one of the few instances that a joke doesn't work in the movie, made even more annoying with the fact that I could see the punchline a mile away and kept thinking, "Just get to it already." I'm pretty sure no one bought this, especially when Katie didn't look like she could have gotten killed in any way after throwing PAL. It's poorly handled and proof that even the funniest comedies have a stale joke every now and again.

Nothing New is really being done here: Keep in mind that in terms of style, this movie is incredibly innovative. And here's hoping future animated projects can take notes. But narratively speaking? Yeah, there's nothing really new that this movie is offering.

A story about how technology will be the death of us? Been there.

A story about a group of idiots miraculously saving the world? Done that.

A story about a father forcing their teenager on a road trip so they can spend quality time with each other, thus ruining the teen's chance of hanging out with their girlfriend? Believe it or not, I have seen A Goofy Movie...multiple times...both as a kid and as an adult.

Now, I have no issue with a movie's plot being a bit by-the-books, and in some cases, cliche. If done effectively, and if I still have a good time, I don't think there’s much to complain about. And there isn't with The Mitchells vs. The Machines. The problem lies with that I'll forget this movie along with the dozens of others like it in a couple years. Which might just be the biggest issue any film can have.

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Overall, I'd give The Mitchells vs. the Machines a well-earned A-. It has nitpicks, sure, but it's still a blast to watch. It might not be innovative or groundbreaking as movies like the last Sony Pictures Animation movie, Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse. However, it is fun. And when the world is burning down around us, it's nice to have a fun movie that can distract us from all of it. So feel free to log in to Netflix the next time you're in the mood for a film that is great for the whole family. You won’t be disapointed

(And I will talk about The Falcon and the Winter Soldier pretty soon. I just needed to get this out of my system first.)

[khorren]

THE ACNH TAG

 ty @morgrenth​ for the ding <3

— Personal

  Is it your first Animal Crossing game? Nope. I played the one on the Gamecube, New Leaf, Pocket Camp, and now New Horizons!

   Do you listen to the game music or put some of your own? Usually have the game music on! Not often very loud, just enough for some ambient background noise.

   What are your 8 reactions?

The ?, the !, clappy hands, glee, doze, and the other 3 i change around a lot. I’m missing so many. Want more!

   Do you use them a lot? For photo ops with villagers and around friends, sure!

   How many rooms do you have in your house? All 6 of them!

   What are they? (Kitchen, bedroom, etc) Main room is just a collection of stuff that I like, some tables and chairs, and then some useful things like mirror, crafting bench, switch, and some trinkets from in-game mom. My top room and right-side room are currently just holding items for a friend. She's planning on restarting her game, but some items she didn't want to lose. So it's just a junk graveyard right now. The right side room was initially a craft room with sewing machines and stuff, and then the bottom bit was the fathers day mug, some tea, and a set of golf clubs. It was going to be a little room dedicated to my irl mum and dad. But yeah. It's holding junk right now. Left side room is a sort of bathroom. Upstairs is a bedroom/study. Also pet cat room. Has cat food, cat tower, cat nip, kitty litter, etc. And a paper tiger acting as the cat.

   What’s the main purpose of your storage? To hold all the crap I might need one day.

   Do you time travel? Why?Nah. I have plenty to do in game each day, I don't need to leap ahead. Even now when I'm making cat-town, it sure would be quicker to skip ahead, but the 3 days gives me time to do other things. I'll get there in the end.

   Do you have a list of dreamies? I hate this phrase. :D

I am currently working on my all cat village (plus the wolf, Skye, cos she's a sweetie and I can't get rid of her), and I'm moving in a lot of my favourite cats / villagers in general. But there are definitely villagers I like more from other species. I've never really sat down and looked at all billion villagers to decide my ultimate favourites. There are lots of cute bunnies out there. Who knows, maybe 3 months down the line I'll make a bunny village. Since it's taking me like 3 weeks to move in all the cats, I want them stuck around for a while.

— Island    What’s the meaning of your island name? Haven! Haven is one of the key locations in a story I've been "writing" for the past 20 years. It tends to be my go-to place of things to name in games where I build a settlement.

   A picture of your island before vs now?

   Do you have all the fruits? I do! Nom nom.

   Do you have all kind of trees? It's mostly fruit trees, and I have about 6 normal trees, and about 3 or 4 cedars. Although I've not had to shake my fruit trees for money for a while now, I like that the option's there. I have just enough non-fruit trees for furniture and wasp needs.

   Do you have bushes? Which is your favorite? A few, but I don't think I have them all. A few of the currently flowering ones, but mostly out of season ones. They make cute borders.

   What flower is the most prominent? Tulips are probably the most prominent in my village.

   Which flower is your favorite? And what color? I love the hyacinths. The orangey ones are my favourite, but I like blue too. I think I only have like 2 blues though.

— NPCs

   Do you commission Flick? Have had one thing made by him in the past. I should do more now that I don't really need the money. But honestly I haven't seen Flick in forever, and the days I do see him, I'm busy doing something else.

   Do you interact a lot with your villagers? Yep! I try to talk to all of them each day, but I'm sure I miss a couple, especially if they're hiding in bum-fuck egypt. I miss the Megaphone from ACNL :(

   What kind of gifts do you give them? If I've got some junk lying around, they'll get that. I totally gift back ugly clothes. Every few days I'll gift some of them a wrapped ironwood clock. They seem to like that.

   Favorite & least favorite personality? Normal and Peppy are my faves. Jock probably my least fave.

   Which visiting NPC is your favorite? Probably Flick. I like catching bugs, it's pretty chill.

   Which is your least favorite? Redd. BECAUSE HE NEVER COMES HERE. I WANT MY ART YOU SHIT.

   Do you always help Wisp? Yes <3 Love that little goober.

— Random

   Do you buy or craft tools? Bit of both? If I'm lazy, I'll just go to the shops. If I'm stocking up on something then I'll craft. I need to make a bunch of nets for the bug-off in a few days! :D

   Do you have any gold tools? Recently got the recipe for the gold watering can. But since it still breaks, eh, I'll just stick to my tier 2 can.

   Do you recover a hole with your feet or the shovel? I try to just use my feet, but if it's in the middle of other flowers I'll use the shovel for precision, so I don't accidentally pluck a flower.

   Do you buy fake paintings/statues? I WOULD IF REDD CAME TO MY ISLAND. I'll generally buy the real ones, but if there's a fake I really like I'll nab it for myself.

   Do you buy a lot of clothes? Yas!

   Do you buy a lot of wallpapers/floors/carpets? I do, but there's so few I end up liking :( I'll buy the fancy stuff from Saharah when I see them, but all I've been getting recently is gross floors and the goddamn lava/volcano wall.

[theidlewitch]

Spookywood Witch Shop Neighborhood Witchy Tag

I watched Rhia Sage’s most recent youtube video which was a tag. I don’t have a youtube so I’m doing it here!

1. What is your name?

Sage

 2. Where are you from; where do you live now?

South Carolina; Pennsylvania

 3. What is your witchy tradition/practice? I.e., what kind of witch are you?

a lazy one 😂

 4. What’s been your favorite witchy experience thus far?

When I celebrated Litha a few years ago. I was in front of my fairy window. I went all out with a small breakfast feast, took in the sun, and did a ritual. It was the most magical.

 5. Fav part about being a witch?

Feeling nature’s soul

 6. Least fav part?

Not sticking to a theme and being all over the place with my studies. But that’s a personal matter I need to deal with

 7. Are you a solitary practitioner, or are you in a coven?

Solitary for sure

 8. What’s your zodiac?

Virgo

 9. Personality type (Meyer’s Briggs)?

ISFJ

 10. Fav childhood memory?

Feeling carefree and that growing up would take forever

 11. Top 5 current fav songs/artists?

Top artist right now, definitely AJR

So songs:

Turning Out

Sober Up

Bang!

Pretender

Weak

12. 3 movie recommendations?

Really enjoyed Frozen 2, Hot Summer Night, Little Women

 13. Fav color?

Pink!

14. Most embarrassing moment?

There are a few!

15. What hobbies are you interested in?

Writing, reading, d&d, animal crossing

 16. What’s something you wish people knew about you?

I’m not as incapable as people think I am

 17. Fav majickal plant / oil/ animal?

Rosemary, is that cliché?

18. Witchy icon?

Rhia Sage or Ember Honeyraven.

 19. Celeb icon?

Stevie Nicks

 20. Fav YouTube channel?

Spookywoodwitch, ember honeyraven, readbyzoe

 21. Fav type of majick?

Divination

 22. 5 words to describe you?

Caring, kind, princess, anxious, and optimistic (sometimes)

 23. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

I have no idea. I don’t think that far ahead, I don’t want to be disappointed

 24. Pet peeve? Or witchy pet peeve?

People who think they’re better because of different life experiences/ how they were raised.

 25. What kind of coffee do you order?

Iced. Usually vanilla latte

 26. Last received text message?

He’s such a little goober omgggg (about my dog)

 27. Worst fear?

Dying

 28. Ideal death/funeral?

Of course in my sleep. And funeral, I want people to have fun and speak of good memories of me/ good times we had. But I want it to be like a party outside with good music.

 29. Most memorable paranormal experience?

Haven’t had a whole lot. So probably when I saw ghost when I was kid. Which is why I can’t handle those types of movies now as an adult

 30. Go-to alcoholic beverage?

At home- blue ridge glitter wine

Out- Margarita

 31. Fav snack?

Grapes!

 32. Fav high school memory?

It was a little after high school, actually. But when me and a bunch of friends went and explored the grounds of an old insane asylum at night. It’s torn down now but the energy radiating off that place was wicked

 33. Any tattoos? If so, what of?

5. two harry potter quotes- one on my right wrist and one on my left arm. Tea set on top of books on the side of my right leg, pumpkinbow on the back of my left ankle. Navi from Legend of Zelda on my right shoulder. And I want so many more!

 34. Fav piece of jewelry?

My promise ring. The band looks like branches and it holds a raw diamond. Stunning, really.

 35. Fav incense?

N/A can’t use it 😭

36. Witchy goal?

To be a more active one

37. Do you believe in natural-born witches?

Umm, I never really thought about it to be honest.

38. Fav fantasy creature?

Mermaids, hands down

39. How do you self care?

Face masks and baths!

40. Ideal vacation?

An easily obtainable one? Savannah, Georgia. I used to live and it was stunning.

41. Advice for new or interested witches?

Research, research. Write down everything, learn as much as you can. Never stop learning.

[pyropsychiccollector]

So, to explain - this is the Danganronpa characters from Trigger Happy Havoc, listed from my favorite to least favorite. I'll go ahead and explain my rationale, a bit.

Starting with the F rank, Hagakure.... He's just useless as hell. A comic relief character that somehow managed to make it out of that shitstorm alive, and he's just not a very deep, amazing character. He's easy to panic and confuse - hell, at the start, he was so convinced the school was pulling an elaborate prank on them... despite all the signs to the contrary. And his talent of fortunetelling.... even the average of his predictions being right (30% at most, 20% at least) is pretty piss poor. Celes set him up as her scapegoat, and while that is kinda sad for him, it kinda loses its effect when you consider he begged for you (Naegi) to donate your organs on the cheap so that he could sell them on the black market so that he wouldn't need to dip into his own life savings to pay off a debt to the yakuza.

.... Like I said, not that great of a character, and I'm super annoyed out of everyone, he was one of the survivors. XD

Moving onto E rank... Fukawa's a little better off than Hagakure. She's a super downer to talk to, and will not hesitate to insult you to your face (unless you're Togami), but she's a learned girl and she made some contributions to the story, though they be few and far in-between, in my opinion. Her obsession with Togami is annoying, though, and like Hagakure she dragged out the trials at times because of her insistence on certain culprits (like Naegi, in trial 1).But.... still better than Hagakure, honestly. Her talent's hell of a lot more useful than Hagakure's, too - not to mention her growth in later games and anime.

Rank D.... Yamada just seemed so flat (an otaku to the bone), and Leon just didn't have much time for you to get to know him. You could tell he was a lady's man, a skirt chaser, and he let the life-or-death situation with Maizono get to him... But Leon did show, at least marginally, that he did have a love for his talent; he just didn't care for all the formal, traditional stuff like shaving his hair off. And Yamada... Well, he was used and thrown away by Celes; what sets him apart from Hagakure is he was actually stabbed in the back by her, and he didn't try harvesting your organs to repay a debt that was totally and completely on him for scamming the wrong people.

.... So yeah, Yamada and Leon are somewhat more sympathetic characters, but they're either flat or just didn't have enough time to flesh out.

Rank C... Ishimaru kinda started out boring with his by-the-books attitude and obsession with studying, but you could appreciate his struggle with effort vs genius - geniuses have to work, too, but in some respects they can make it look pretty easy. Having to work from the bottom up is admirable. Plus, you kinda felt bad for how he lost his best friend in trial 2.... On the surface that looked a bit fast for a friendship to blossom between two people of seeming clashing personalities, but when you consider they all had their memories wiped.... It's not that crazy; on an instinctual level, they were still probably pretty good friends, which is why they gravitated to one another again (that's just my thoughts; we don't know a lot about the time they spent at Hope's Peak pre-Tragedy).

Togami started as a prick and elite snob.... Not to mention how he toyed with trial 2 for kicks. It was nice seeing him eat humble pie in trial 4...And though he sent you to your death in trial 5, he had some development toward the end of the game. .... A little. What probably raised him to C for me was his characterization in the second game and the Danganronpa 3 anime.... Still a bit stuck-up, but he'd bonded with everyone in his own way~

Fujisaki.... You just gotta feel sorry for the kid. Had a weakling complex for much of his life, and it only seemed to get better when he got in high school.... A nice, loyal friend, and inventor of Alter Ego, who survived into the second game.... Bummer that he was the fourth one to die.

B rank... I suppose Genocider/Genocide Jill was just a fun, kooky character. No qualms about murdering, and she had a loyalty streak in her (not just for Togami, but Komaru, too). Plus, it was kinda neat her memories of the Tragedy were used to help solve the last trial of the first game. That's just me.

Asahina.... She was a chirpy, sappy, loyal girl. Bit of an airhead at times, but she made contributions to the story. She'd probably be higher if she didn't try to screw everyone over in trial 4, but that was mostly Monokuma's fault for the planted fake suicide note, so not too many demerits against her.

Kyoko... definitely one of the most useful characters, had a backstory, and all-around nice girl, if not a tad awkward because of not interacting with others much. Similar to Asahina, she'd probably be higher up there if it wasn't for how she screwed Naegi over, in trial 5... I get the desperation of surviving no matter what (to solve all the mysteries), and it being a setup from Monokuma again, but her betrayal still kinda chafed. If Alter Ego hadn't saved Naegi, I probably would have downright hated her.... XD I suppose she loses a few more points for being mostly reserved and stuck in her detective work.... But overall, she's a cool character.  

A rank... Junko surpasses Kyoko merely because she's a Joker-esque character. You still gotta hate her for being the root cause of all the misery, but the cray-cray kinda softens the blow. .... It's kind of like how the executions in Danganronpa can be funny, yet dark when you really think about them. And if you didn't have Junko, well, there wouldn't be any Monokuma.... and he can be even more Joker-esque, despite "just" being a mascot. XD

S rank.... Mondo was a meathead, and a jerk for punching your lights out in the first chapter, but he could be a real softie and loyal as hell. His guilt for causing his brother's death makes him easy to sympathize with, and his character flaw of easily losing his temper makes him pretty human. He didn't like murdering Fujisaki, and he was man enough to try and conceal Fujisaki's gender because it was something Fujisaki confided to him in good faith. A tragic character overall, but you're not annoyed by all the tragedy, like you can be with some characters (leers at Jellal from Fairy Tail).

Sakura is in a similar state. She's more level-headed than Mondo, but she can still get angry, and she had strong enough willpower to take her own life rather than murder one of her friends - and do it in a way that can make it clear so that the class trial doesn't drag on. Monokuma threw a wrench into that, of course, but it was still her intent to make it easy for her friends to live on. Her backstory with the man she loves, someone she acknowledges as stronger than her in spite of him currently fighting an illness, was pretty interesting, too.

SS rank.... Makoto's a pretty great protagonist - probably my favorite in the Dangan series. The "I'm ordinary to the cliché degree" routine can be off-putting, but he's got a strong spirit, and.... he's just a nice guy. Probably to the point of being TOO nice, and I guess that makes him a human character I can relate with... If he had even one selfish bone in his body, he probably could have gotten Sayaka to outright say she loves him, in the game. But because of circumstances, and because he thinks Sayaka is too high register for him (even though she's "interested" in him), he doesn't take the initiative and confess to her. Naegi just keeps bouncing back despite getting betrayed again and again.... Hagakure, Sayaka, Leon, Mondo, Celes, Asahina, Kyoko.... Naegi just keeps bouncing back~

And considering how I've talked about betrayals so far, you'd probably be surprised Celes is so high up there. But still, I find her to be a pretty down-to-earth character, a Queen of Liars, and a dreamer of dreams. She can be bratty, like when Yamada didn't make her "royal" milk tea, but I find her rage-induced states to be funny.... She's shrewd and cunning (save for trial 3), and I just kinda like how Naegi wormed his way into her heart, being the first of their classmates to reach "C-rank" in her hierarchy. Hell, she even joked about being pregnant with Naegi's child in that last free time with her.... You don't see any other girl doin' that in the series. XD

And finally, SSS rank.... the heavenly tier~

Mukuro's a badass and an adorable waifu rolled into one. Danganronpa 3 didn't do her much favor with her obsession to please Junko, but I do think she was loyal to a fault in that regard - otherwise, Junko wouldn't have done nearly as much damage as she had. The Danganronpa IF storyline, while fanmade, did a nice job of showing how Makoto could have affected her, and fleshed out her character pretty nicely. I still like her being a bit of a goober, being flustered at times, but I also like the badass side of her.... Not to mention her potential fierce loyalty to Naegi, if they'd had more time to interact....

And Sayaka, well.... XD I know a lot of people don't like her, but I definitely think she has more depth to her than most people give her credit for. I mean, think about how much emotion she showed in that first chapter - showed especially to Naegi of all people. If she wanted to hide her distress, her fears, why confide in him at all? If she was really plotting murder all along, why'd it take until the motive videos to "see" that potential for murder in her? She remarked how not talking to Naegi in middle school was one of her biggest regrets.... And isn't that a bit risqué for an idol to do? To reveal she has regrets at all? Japanese idols are supposed to be bubbly and love everybody, but she was pretty candid with Naegi in regards to what she thought about Mondo, after he volunteered Naegi to go find Monokuma's "motive". Sayaka betrayed Naegi, that's a fact; but it wasn't from the onset, and she most certainly didn't do it easily and without an ounce of regret in her heart. I suppose one thing for me that makes Sayaka's betrayal different from Celes and Kirigiri's betrayals is the fact she left behind evidence to absolve Naegi, to point to who really killed her (she even remembered what Naegi said about how to open his bathroom door). And what's more, she was conflicted enough that it led to her death at all. Kirigiri showed remorse over throwing Naegi under the bus, but only after the fact, and only made reparations after Alter Ego miraculously saved him. Sayaka's heart hadn't completely been in it when she betrayed Naegi, and that's something I liked; because it showed that, despite doing such a horrible thing, she cared about him. She betrayed him in a way that wouldn't physically hurt or kill him, and she hadn't intended dying on him, either; she didn't know about the class trial, and therefore didn't know she was endangering all of her classmates, including Naegi. It's very likely that had she succeeded in her murder of Leon, she would have confessed right away so that Naegi could live. For Sayaka, Makoto was a precious friend that reminded her that people can do nice things for others without any intent of getting anything in return. She loved his kindness, and was flattered he saw her as an idol worthy of worship.... despite how she confessed she'd done "bad things" to reach the top of the industry. Who knows what occurred back in their pre-Tragedy days.... The possibility for a relationship was quite high, considering how close they got to each other in chapter 1. That's just my thoughts, though.

[saeyoungchoismaid]

Ahh sorry sorry, can i have a mysmes matchup? I'm a 19 year old girl, I am going studying game design/game programming in college rn :) I have a cat and her name is Nova or Supernova as I like to call her (cuz she is a superhero!! ahahha) I am a goofy silly little guy and I love living life to the fullest :D

C’mon, you gotta know who I’m gonna say!

Obviously Seven! You’re a gamer and are interested in programming, you have cats, and you’re a silly little goofy goober! He’d totally love you. Y’all would have the best dates oml