#I was like welllllll technically yeah!

[bleachbleachbleach]

Heyo!

I was just thinking last night about historical swords and I suddenly remembered that German swords historically were extremely regulated, probably in a reasonable attempt to limit the amount of violence. (Places like Japan were notoriously specific on who could be allowed swords, which is what led to the development of samurai culture, but Europe was notoriously... Lax lol.)

So what the commoners of Germany did was forge what were technically giant knives, because they needed to protect themselves on the roads while the nobles had the actual swords. What differentiates an actual sword from a knife was, according to those laws, mostly the hilt.

So the peasants of Germany made these swords with wrapped hilts and beak pommels and one sided blades, often a bit curved.

Now how is this bleach related, you ask?

Because zangetsu's original form was that of a giant knife. Like, yeah, we do make jokes about how it's nothing like the normal katanas, brute force weapon for a brute force guy, but it is cool in the context of Ichigo being the uncivilised ryoka boy from the spiritual middle of nowhere charging in to defy and deny the tradition of the upper class ruling gotei with their proper and legally gained asauchi forged zanpakuto.

One made by the founder of a people who originated in medieval Germany who, at the time, thought Ichigo had no right to a true sword or the truth of his noble heritage. So he gave him a giant knife with a curved one sided blade and a wrapped hilt and a beak pommel.

I just thought that was so cool, but there's no way it was intended otherwise kubo would never have used that original bankai guard.

How fun! I feel like there's definitely pieces of canon that can be brought into this conversation, though I am not personally invested enough in Ichigo's sword lore or in Nimaiya to collect them. But it makes me think about Byakuya's critique and/or observations of Ichigo's bankai; the notion (which is perhaps notional, even within canon? I genuinely feel like the Gotei was really just spitballing the idea of "constant-release type zanpakutou"); Nimaiya's whole spiel about asauchi.

Though given the flexibility of form for zanpakutou and the fact that a good many shikai become no longer sword-shaped, I do question whether shinigami perceptions of what constitutes a "proper" sword would be as rigid. I kind of like the idea that Academy students and shinigami who don't have shikai actually do, because their vision of what a sword is is much closer to, well, a sword. But as you get deeper in your own sauce as a shinigami, something happens in your brain and what fits within the definition of a sword becomes incurably much more expansive.

Kind of like if you're reading a history textbook, history is this defined, chronological thing, but if you're a historian, history is "WELL..." Or if you're in a math class, math is discrete and plug-n-chug. And if you're a mathematician, math is "WELLLLLLL..."

Is a sword a piece of steel, or is it some weird guy in your head proclaiming cryptic shit like "you cannot see the back of your own head..." while it rains backwards and the spindles of a crescent moon touch, who really knows, who can say

(Meanwhile, Joe Shinigami is like, "Wait, it's the first one, isn't it? The steel one?? It's definitely the piece of steel??? Also that ryoka guy has a giant cleaver so I'm calling in sick for this one, lads.")

Which honestly might explain why all the top dog shinigami are ultimately pretty willing to incorporate Ichigo into their worldview, despite his being an obvious and very strange anomaly. If you look at his, like, resume, or his education history, none of him would make sense. But if you just skip over that and see him as someone who is legible because the nature of zanpakutou and shikai and bankai train you to expect this kind of shit... It's all part of the classic Gotei paradox where the Gotei is rigid and bound to all kinds of strange hierarchy except when it's not and everything is proceeding on vibes alone!

[cescalr]

15 Questions!

Thanks @theheightofdishonor for tagging me in this... ages ago lmao. Ah well!

1. Are you named after anyone? Not exactly; my mum really liked the name when she first heard it and decided then and there to use it, but it happens to be similar to (and is arguably an extended version of the feminine form of) my grandfather's name.

2. When was the last time you cried? hmmmmmmmm don't remember actually!

3. Do you have kids? Nope

4. Do you use sarcasm? Yeah. Not like, all the time, but it's noticable.

5. What's the first thing you notice about people? Height, hair, clothes, skin. I'm blind, so most people are Big Things - the shapes that make them up, statement pieces of the wardrobe, dominant colour tones. It takes me a long time to recognise a person, because I can't really go off of faces unless I'm like inches away from them lol. Learning a face requires staring for uncomfortably long amounts of time at still images.

6. What's your eye color? Hazel Green, though the green part is hardly noticeable normally, its there on the only pictures of my eyes I can see (closeups done by the optometrist).

7. Scary movies or happy endings? Why does a scary movie mean it can't have a happy ending? Weird and incorrect dichotomy! But I would prefer to watch a movie that has a happy ending over one that's just trying to be 'scary' instead of like. Tell me a story. Yk? I'm not here to be screeched at by stock violins I'm here to discover a new world full of interesting people borne of some other person's imagination and the talents of their film crew.

8. Any special talents? I'm a touchtypist, I guess that counts?

9. Where were you born? The UK :)

10. What are your hobbies? reading, writing, drawing, gaming, mostly.

11. Do you have any pets? Yes!! Two very adorable cats. And my dad has a cat, too, so technically three :).

12. What sports do you play/have you played? lol

13. How tall are you? 4"9' (4'9" ?? how do the symbols work). Yeah.

14. Favorite subject in school? Honestly don't remember much of my high school experience, but I know I liked Art, DT, CS, and English. In college I preffered my Acting BTEC and my Grahpic Design A Level to the Film Theory A Level i was doing - and the English Lit I dropped when I reset my first year. (Replaced Art and Stats with the other two.)

15. Dream job? Welllllll I'd like to make a game one day. Write interactive stories. Yeah.

[whyoneartheven]

Languages: My first language is English, and I've learnt a bit of Latin. I don't speak it tho :( also, someday I hope to learn German!

Favorite fantasy animal: Oh goodness... I have never been someone to pick favorites, but I think it would be... Dragons? I've honestly read too much Tolkien not to love them XD

Song stuck in your head: Oh goodness... I'm starting to realize I almost never have a song stuck in my head... idk why... but yeah, even now I just don't got one lol

Dream job: Welllllll I am very stuck between religious life and marriage, so either a homeschool mom or a sister! If I do enter the religious life it would definitely be into an order focused on evangelization and helping others! I doubt I could handle a cloistered life...

If we're talking something super out there, something I'm not aiming my life towards, I'd probably love to be an author, director, or be part of a youtube channel even (with my little brother)!

Hobby: Art, art, and more art! READING. Birding! Weird animal facts! History! Writing! Helping out at my youth group and church is kinda a hobby to me? And board games with my family! alsooooo video games on occasion lol

Do you collect anything?: BOOKS. I am a little too proud of my books tbh... but yeah, books. And art supplies! I am like a bottomless pit; if you give me art supplies you'll never see them again, and they probably won't be used for another 3 years XD

oh and I also have a rock and seashell collection that I inherited from my mom and grandma!

also technically I collect weird facts. they're great for conversations hehe

Zodiac sign: Libra (Like Reyna, I don't really believe in this stuff XD)

MBTI: INTJ! But like, not the stereotypical intellectual and grumpy kind... unless you're on the receiving end of one of my essays...

I'll tag.... @uniquevoidflowers @margindoodles2407 @akchimp75 and @isasan347 No pressure ofc!!! also anyone else feel welcome to join :)

Tag this for people you wanna learn more about! Woooo!

•How many languages do you speak?

•What’s your favorite fantasy creature?

•If you could be any DND class, what would you be and why?

•Song currently stuck in your head?

•Dream job (can be anything, no matter how outlandish)

•What’s your main hobby?

•Do you collect anything? If so, what?

•Zodiac sign? (I don’t believe in them, I just think they’re neat)

•MBTI?

@morganas-simp @david-goldrock @shinekocreator @mikewheelerfan2022 @rainy-sel @oliviartist

Even if I didn’t tag you, feel free to reply!!

[thatoneteadrinker666]

oc ask game! sorry i'm late to this 😭

2, 3, 4, 6, 31, 47 & 50!

Omg I actually got an ask thank you so much

2. Do they wear any perfume or cologne- and what scents do they prefer?

Well, yes but actually no. Canon Minty just naturally smells like sweet mint, she’s just always been like that. But she loves sweets and all things that smell sweet.

3. Do they enjoy cooking?

Nah, she shouldn’t be let in the kitchen anyway. She prefers just stealing food thats already made. Wayyy easier to just take the fruits of someone else’s labor.

4. Do they enjoy baking?

Same thing with cooking kekeke. Steal the sweets from others, wayyyyyy easier than trying to make it. She has questionable morals.

6. If they were badly injured and for whatever reason couldn’t go to a hospital, who would they go to for help?

Welllll.. I suppose she’d go to TDJ (another oc) for help. She doesn’t have many people to trust. So either TDJ or just deal with it herself.

31. What superpower would you choose for them and what would they choose for them? If they have one would they choose something else?

While technically she DOES have powers, she’d probably choose something else. In canon she can sizeshift, but only from her normal 3 feet to smaller. Minty would probably choose something that could easily defeat enemies.

47. Would they ever lie to get someone else out of trouble? Even if they have to take that someone’s place?

Depending on who it is and if they’d wronged her or not, yeah. She doesn’t have trouble lying. And if it would help her allies then sure. She can definitely handle herself.

50. What is your favorite thing about them?

Welllllll kek she has one of my favorite color schemes. And I just like her a lot. She kinda represents a lot of my flaws and how I see myself internally, and also has some traits I wish I had. She’s small, green, and feisty. Love that hee hoo

and yes omg thanks for the ask I didn’t actually think I’d get one

This was based off canon Minty, but I kinda use the borrower version of her in this community anyway. So uhhhhh if anyone wants to ask about that version I wouldn’t mind answering 👉👈 and ya

[womanaction]

my husband is shipping Angel/Fred so bad at the moment. will report on the inevitable letdown

[ladylynse]

Hello 👋🏻👋🏻, Answering the shortest question tags. That day when I asked the update was up for a while, then it when back to normal and now it seems to stick. As you may had notice now if you want to see a blog on the side (as before) it would open like another tab inside a tab (yes, I'm also confused by that) and well, the ask is only available if the person has the tab/option of ask me something on rather than the simple click and select between the direct messages and questions. (Why tumblr like to give headaches, who knows... but there are blogs without a way to send ask now...). Also, not problem with the ML info :) :) Now the long answer, and sorry if the first part is confusing, I just know how to explain that new update... "thanks" @staff Yeah, I was doing all good, I'm fine now too, it had been just a bit hard and stressing this week (and it's just Wednesday-late night but still) but noting that bad. How about you? Well, I alredy told you about the date for the finale, and so far nobody seems to post anything about dates for the finale, so the 12th would do :):) And well, excel isn't something that most people use anyway, right? (not at least if their work request it). Oh yes, fanfic fun is that, just have ideas that many can or not connect with and that it's great as crazy as it can be. :) :) Yeah, if they don't say forehand, we won't know if they speak other language. And it not like everyone would do it right away, can you image, "oh yeah I'm blablabla and speak more than one language who are you?" as introduction?? XD XD 😅😅 Also, oh well... thanks then :) :) I apreciate it. I really think I must lost my mind when deciding that, but that's on me XD XD Oh welllllll... if that's the case, I guess that made me feel a bit better :) :) Good to know I'm not the only one with the long ask... but well, I guess, I just trying to say as much as possible XD XD (I know I can be a bit weird, but I had accept that already :) :)) Oh... yeah... I was about to sign with my username.... next time :P :P Take care, see you ^^ ^^ -Le Fantôme anon

(re: this ask...and technically this one)

I have noticed the new window when clicking on another blog! I have not attempted to navigate to someone's asks from there. Looks like that's a fun new venture.

(The above wasn't confusing; you explained it well.)

Hopefully things settle down for you soon! This week has been better than the last couple for me, though strictly work-wise, as someone put it yesterday, it's like standing there watching a tidal wave coming and you know it's going to hit soon. (We're approaching our second busiest season of the year. It's just starting to trickle in, sometimes in fits and bursts, but it will slam into us soon enough.)

Re: excel use, I think it really depends on the nature of your work. I did not use it much in school (read: university) until I was doing a project that involved tens of thousands of data points, and then I learned a lot of tricks out of necessity, some of which I use at certain times of the year in my job now. And then other times I do a calculation that I learned years ago but can't quite remember and stare at it and go 'that can't be right; I must have messed that up' and make people double check my math. (Sometimes it is right. Sometimes it is not.)

*laughs* Yeah, I can't see anyone telling that to someone else first thing. It doesn't tend to come up naturally that quickly.

Rambling is a sigh of enjoyment, right? *grins* I always take it as a good thing. I've nothing against brevity, but I do enjoy reading what people go on about.

Until next time, Anon!

[wuntrum]

waaaaah thank you @hannibalhadalittlelamb for the tag :’D i haven’t done one of these in forever (none on this blog) so this’ll be fun

1. name: courtney

2. gender: nonbinary B)

3. star sign: cancer sun, taurus moon i think?

4. height: 5′8″ ish

5. time: 4:34 pm

6. birthday: june 27

7. favorite band/group: i love so much music........but for right now i’ll say paramore

8. favorite solo artists: jon bellion (prized instagram mutual / patron <3) but also hozier (like i said before though i listen to so much music...if ya ever want recs let me know)

9. song stuck in my head: i was listening to me & you together song by the 1975 at the start of typing these out, so now i have that stuck in my head

10. last movie: charlie countryman

11. last show: hannibal (lol)

12. when did I create this blog: mid october 2020 i think..? or maybe late october...somewhere around there lol

13. what do I post: hannibal art and the occasional text post

14. last thing I googled: “hannibal georgia madchen” because i was making a tweet and wanted to make sure i spelt her name right ALKJFL

15. other blogs: none! (none that i use anymore anyway...)

16. do I get asks: occasionally yeah! usually very sweet compliments which i appreciate <3<3

17. why I chose this url: welllllll, my username everywhere else (crvptozoology) is already attached to an old tumblr account i had (you can look, its not very good bandom art i made when i was like 17 LOL), and i wanted something fresh, so i looked up a password generator, clicked the “pronouncable” setting, and generated a bunch until i landed on wuntrum...and i was like okay i like that :) 

18. following: 18 (i need to follow more people alksjflkdfj sorrY)

19. followers: 929 (which, woah! that’s a lot! thank you so much!! <3)

20. average hours of sleep: 8 i thiiiink. depends on when i go to bed, i usually end up waking up around the same time lol

21. lucky number: i like 27, but 8 and 11 also have good energy to them

22. instruments: i can play a teeny tiny little bit of piano but beyond that none </3

23. what I am wearing: a cyan sweatshirt (technically its merch but ive had it since i was 11 and i dont support that person anymore), dan and phil t shirt (.......again ive had it for a while ok), and gray sweatpants (i know i know, don’t get too jealous because of how fashionable i am)

24. dream job: being able to make whatever art whenever i want and being able to sustain myself with only that <3 for a specific commission or something, i want to make the album art for jon bellion’s next album soooo bad

25. dream trip: at this point anywhere lol but japan looks cool !

26. favorite food: i dunno if i have a specific fav...pizza i guesS

27. nationality: american

28. favorite song: no clue, i like too many </3 at this Specific Moment lets say ‘i know the end’ by phoebe bridgers

29. last book I read: ‘this is how you lose the time war’ by amal el-mohtar and max gladstone (confusing at first, but i really enjoyed it!!)

30. top three fictional universes I'd like to live in: stardew valley, anything studio ghibli, or whatever the hello kitty/sanrio universe iS

(you’re supposed to tag people, but i don’t really have anyone i wanna tag! if ya wanna do this, you can say i tagged you <3)

[themanicgalaxy]

SPN 4X19 Jump the Shark

Oh hey is this the illegitimate brother plotline

boy I love me some sweet sweet ANGST

whelp she's fucking dead

picture of JOHN?

Sam's peacefully brushing his teeth and Dean's Not a Morning Person

boy he's having a bad morning

to be fair, living out of the car is kinda not fun either

"I'm his son" Dean: I'm gonna fUCKING KIL-

he's..premed?

they're going to ruin his life too aren't they, Aren't The-

Dean is taking this really well

I mean he did get the brunt of John's Issues, so I get it, yike

ASDFPIHP them discussing their dad's ~sex life~ is very funny though

Dean was...preteen? when this kid was born? Sam was under ten definitely

Dean Please

No that's your Actual Brother guys PLEASE

hunting accident "ah fair enough"

"who is a nuclear family these days" FEELS SO LOADED

Dean...Dean please don't fUCKING KILL HIM DEAN

THE IMPALA NOOO

"he took you to a baseball game" IDSFHAPF

He's Trying not to CRY OH MY GOD NO WAIT

Sam resonates with the away from college thing oh NO

Dean is trying SO HARD not to snap

at least he's...trying..to keep adam out

corpse snatching => HEY LOOK IT's THE BONE STEALING WIT-

I think I need to stop being online jesus christ

the [both sigh] was so good

well...that's a lot of blood

How the hell do you break it to your illegitimate brother that you're ~technically Wanted by the FBI

at least he's not an idiot

HE'S SO MUCH YOUNGER THAN THEY ARE

I mean obligatory dead mom

"do i get a say in this?" "NO!"

no..no SAM DEAN HAS A POINT

Middle sibling + younger sibling gang up on elder

"have u thought about eternity" "bro i've literally been to hell Idk what to tell u"

Dean doing it solo but Sad is...:(

Oh he worked the old case, that's neat

"so it's over for you" welllllll

OO THE TRUCK SHOT WAS COOL

dean + long dark coat truthing tonight HE LOOKS G O O D

it wants revenge

YOU FUCKERS AND YOUR REVENGE BELA WAS R I G H T

and Adam Instantly wants revenge, you sir are definitely a Winchester

"it's life" WELL IT SHOULDn'T BE

the stupid isolationism I hate it

NO GO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE KRIPKE WHY

Sam's becoming his dad, and Dean isn't

...SAM WHAT THE FUCK

DAD MOST CERTAINLY DID NOT DO RIGHT BY YOU

HIS GODDAMN GRIEF SPIRAL GOT BOTH OF YOU

LET HIM BE NORMAL! HAPPY! IT IS TOO LATE FOR YOU RIGHT NOW(NOT ALWAYS)(Also very close to the thing with zachariah in placement(eye emojis) BUT LEAVE HIM ALONE!

I do appreciate Dean Eldest Sibling'ed it up even if he didn't like the kid/was jealous. Goddammit I wish we got connection in this stupid show

I was expecting a jump scare but somehow the squish is worse

sOn oF aBitcH

Ah FUCK NOT ADAM TOO

I do like the little angel Icon though, that's what's Dean's way out

Ghouls is a racist term?what????

no john winchester was 100% a monster

ah it was their father

yada yada father killing circle idk

YAY! DEAN'S INGENUITY IS BACK!

Ghoul!mom is really really good. I liked Scared Adam better though

the slicing sam scene is BRUTAL jesus christ

So...John got his own son killed in the end...

SERIOUSLY HE WAS TERRIBLE

Dean JESUS CHRIST

awww caring Dean is nice

AWW HUNTER'S FUNERAL

"Adam's in a better place" :(

Dean tried to fit himself into the Dad box, Sam's actually him

"you take it any way you want" oh for FUC- HE- I-

he looked so Sad, so like...he's stopped idolizing him

jesus christ.

boy there's gonna be overlap ok here we go.

1. poor dean. Ok couple things: 1) he elder sibling'ed it SO HARd! he didn't even like Adam, but he still tried to keep him safe(I think). he gave him a hunter's funeral! I just. It was nice to see. It was also INCREDIBLY painful to hear the realization of "you were always like dad, I never could be" and the fact that he didn't even see it as a good thing anymore? fUCK man, that huRT me. Dean tried so hard to be something he wasn't, he got probably the brunt of the abuse(because he didn't measure up to that metric like Sam always would), and in the end all it got him was...just. so much pain. Like it felt like John left his Broken children behind to get a new one, and just turned them into his quest for revenge. It was SO So fucked

Hey actually speaking of

2. AM I SUPPOSED TO LIKE BEING A HUNTER/JOHN? WHAT HTE FUCK?

YALL ALREADY MARTYRED HIM BUT UR MAKING HIM WORSE?

LIKE ok listen. John's kinda set up as the ideal of hunting. They martyred him! And I was halfway sold provided they didn't mention him again. Then! he did this thing where he abandoned his kids, seeing them only as tools to fulfill his quest for revenge, literally broke them(that too late thing+zachariah saying "it's in your blood" when really it was just trained from a young age), got a NEW family he treated a lot better. I just. I have...NO idea how I'm supposed to see him as a good guy here. Maybe I just kin Dean, or his plight is WAY more sympathetic(it is, Sam is kinda pissing me off), but John's just...coming off worse and worse and they KEEP doing it!

Also! this whole cycle of revenge thing! about how if you keep taking an eye for an eye, everyone ends up blind! they barely escaped this time, and I think this was the second revenge plot that I can think of with MONSTERS alone! it was a BIG theme! Like!! hunting sucks! revenge makes you end up in worse places! it's like this one episode was made to show how SHIT hunting was!

wait who wrote this

Dabb+lofflin. The hunting sucks always comes from-

this GODDAMN INCONSISTE-

3. Fuck John Winchester

4. Individualism. Ok this is a big one. Alongside the whole revenge plot thing(which is BIG, and a hunting sucks), this one drove home the sheer individuality of hunting. But while some of the writers see that as Badass, this one made it seem lonely, and painful. Like the flip side to American Individualism is American Chronic Loneliness. I know this one was used to process the ennui of the post recession/post 9/11 time, and it's doing very well for that, but it kinda ends up like this show is EVERYONE'S therapy all at once! the gang's all here! and we're gonna traumatize you in the process as well.

EDIT: and yeah yeah yada yada american individualism is King and then so is it’s accompanying loneliness in the post 9/11 post war in iraq post recession world(we were not having fun in 08/09)

and I get that this show is the writer’s therapy and whatever

(I just thing this is phrased better)

5. bring him back. Connect! Look. I know it breaks the core ethos of this episode. But having Weird Esoteric Hunter siblings would have been SO FUNNY!

give me more sibling content! Sam+Adam teaming up against the Eldest Sibling Dean WAS SO FUNNY! I WANT MORE OF THAT

6. SAM WHAT THE FU-. Look. I hate John. I very much hate John. They set up the Sam/Dean dichotomy in regards to John first episode, and Sam acting more like an ass+like his dad is. Not making me like him. Also I feel like this was written to sympathize with Dean. Which makes the finale even more ironic, I feel.

7. Listen. Listen. One of you has to keep track of continuity. Like I know this becomes a WAY bigger problem later in the series, but if a certain writer wants to process/examine a certain part of the Life/Story(and they should, they set up a lot of interesting stuff), they have to keep track! Because then the show becomes everything all at once.

Like this show has ALREADY started feeling like fanfic of itself, where it just kinda does whatever it wants with its own concepts. And the concepts are GREAT! but you can TELL how inconsistent it is, even in the kripke era

like it ends up being Study of X, Riff on X! and I think that's where the inconsistency comes from. It's also why it's so fucking Excellent in places.

whelp this was a lot holy hell.

OH AND ONE MORE THING!

Bela didn't fit the narrative. That's why they didn't like her. I said at the beginning that an Int'l art thief does NOT fit the vibe of "grungy Angsty American Midwestern gothic" and I was right. With the lucifer story and the vibe she didn't fit, and so they just killed her as foreshadowing, and only used her like that. God I wish they'd riffed on her, especially because her callouts were all completely correct

we're Bela Salting again

listen she was preppy Jack Sparrow with some spiritualism, how dare you tell me not to like her.

[foofygoldfish]

ultimate relationship ask meme

tagged by @theknifegame, @shellibisshe, @tomexraider, @amistrio, and @joeyhxdson!

doing this for faith and alice! (...i’m not crazy enough to do it for multiple ships lmao)

Disagreements:

Who is more likely to raise their voice? ....alice? it’s rare, but she’s more likely than faith. Who threatens to leave but never actually does? neither of them will. if they need space, they’ll usually just go to different rooms, or alice will go over to the auto shop for a little bit. Who actually keeps their word and leaves? ^^ Who trashes the house? ...the cats? neither of them really do. Do either of them get physical? never. How often do they argue/disagree? ....if you hadn’t figured it out yet, they don’t argue often lol Who is the first to apologise? alice.

Sex:

Who is on top? usually alice, but she doesn’t mind switching with faith 👀 Who is on the bottom? usually faith, but again, they don’t mind switching spots lol Who has the strangest desires?  ...alice Any kinks?  Who’s dominant in bed? ..........both. Is head ever in the equation? i mean... If so, who is better at performing it? ...faith.  Ever had sex in public? lmao yes Who moans the most? .... i... don’t know?  Who leaves the most marks? faith Who is the more experienced of the two? alice, by quite a bit. Do they ‘fuck’ or ‘make love’? yes. Rough or soft? ...yes. How long do they usually last? uh, how much time do they have? Does it ever get boring? not really?  Where is the strangest place they’d have sex? a tie between at the base of joseph’s statue and one of the shrines i mean -- on one of the hiking trails, yep

Family:

Do they plan on having children/or have children? they didn’t really get a chance to talk about it before the bombs - in a no-cult/no-bomb au, they do plan on having kids someday, but they want to have time to themselves before they add kids into the mix. If so, how many children do they want/have? in both canons, they end up with six... three adopted and three with staci. 

Affection:

Who likes to cuddle? they both do, but faith is the bigger cuddlebug. Who gets naughty in the most inappropriate of places? alice.  Who struggles to keep their hands to themself?  ....in PG ways? faith. in R and over ways? alice. How long can they cuddle until one becomes uncomfortable? hours. Who gives the most kisses? faith. she’s constantly giving alice little kisses. What is their favourite non-sexual activity? alice likes watching faith garden - they’ll take turns telling stories - alice about anything she can think of, faith about the plants. Where is their favourite place to cuddle? bed? or on the couch, with a giant blanket and a cheesy movie. How often do they get time to themselves? not nearly often enough - even with the no-bomb au, the cult and the fallout from takes up a lot of their (alice’s) time.

Sleeping:

Who snores? faith. If both do, who snores the loudest? faith Do they share a bed or sleep separately? together, always. even if the only option is a twin bed or a couch, they make do. If they sleep together, do they cozy up together or lay far apart? if they aren’t curled up into the others side, they’re at least holding hands or touching in some way. What do they wear to bed? If they’re together? if they’re home/kids/guests aren’t around? nothing. if they have a possibility of being interrupted, alice will wear a cami and shorts, and faith will wear a soft nightgown (/a shirt that alice stole from someone who is bigger than her) Are either of them insomniacs? alice can be Can sleeping pills be found by the bedside? in the no-bomb au, definitely. alice has a hard time falling asleep after everything that happened in the county. Do they wrap their limbs around each other or just lay side by side? all the time Who wakes up with bed hair? yes. Who wakes up first? faith, always - even if alice is supposed to be up first, it’s faith. Who prepares breakfast in bed for the other? faith. alice isn’t allowed to try any more. What is their favourite sleeping position? spooning. faith is the little spoon. Do they set an alarm each night? it depends on what is happening the next day/the continuity - no bomb/other aus? sometimes. main verse? nah, alarm clocks aren’t important. Can a television be found in their bedroom? yes! alice likes watching disaster movies at night. Who has nightmares? they both will, particularly after the events of the game. they both had somewhat regular ones to start with, though - alice’s aren’t terrible, just those vaguely unsettling ones, but faith had bad ones. Who has ridiculous dreams? alice has a lot of weird-ass dreams. a lot. they’re worse when she’s been around the bliss - not like, nightmare worse? just what the fuck just happened????? worse. Who sprawls out and takes up most of the bed? alice is like a cat - tiny, yet a bed hog. Who makes the bed? neither of them - alice never has the time in the morning, and faith forgets about it by the time alice is out of bed. What time is bed time? faith usually heads to bed around 11pm or midnight, and alice is happiest going to bed at like... 3-4am, but she’ll settle for midnight to 1am. before the game, when she’s on night shift, she’ll usually pass out as soon as she gets home from work, whenever that may be. Any routines/rituals before bed? not really? the usual brushing teeth and taking care of the cats, but that’s it. Who’s the grumpiest when they wake up? it doesn’t matter how much sleep she got, alice would like ten more minutes of it, please.

Work:

Who is the busiest? alice - the county keeps her pretty busy, even in a no-bomb au. Who rakes in the highest income? i mean, neither of them really are making much money, but alice. Are any of them unemployed? technically faith? she doesn’t take up any sort of formal role in the county after she leaves the cult for quite a while, other than gardening advisor in the “canon” story. she does help mary may and maizie when she can, but that’s not often. Who takes the most sick days? ...alice?  Who is more likely to turn up late to work? lol both whitehorses learned very quickly to tell alice that her shift starts 15-20 minutes earlier than it actually does Who sucks up to their boss? ...alice. What are their jobs? in most versions of their story, alice is the junior deputy/unofficial mayor, and runs the auto shop in town on the side. in no-cult or the alice isn’t the deputy au, she runs the shop, and in the not in hope county aus, she’s involved with local government or is a personal assistant. in “canon” faith is... well, faith, and then she does what she can, but mostly doesn’t work. in no cult/etc aus, she works at the jessop conservatory or whatever garden center is closest to them. Who stresses the most? faith. Do they enjoy or despise their careers/occupations? alice honestly would rather be working for the mayor (if fall’s end still had one) or at the auto shop full time. at the start, faith does like her role in the project, but she’s very glad to be out when she does leave. Are they financially stable? by hope county standards? yeah

Home:

Who does the washing? they both will, but usually alice Who takes out the trash? their rule is whoever notices it first deals with it Who does the ironing? ...neither of them really iron anything? Who does the cooking? faith. Who is more likely to burn the house down just trying? a l i c e. Who is messier? faith lol - alice isn’t the tidiest, but she was surprised by how often faith just leaves things where they are instead of putting them away Who leaves the toilet roll empty? alice - she doesn’t do it on purpose, she just forgets to grab a new one on her way out... Who leaves their dirty clothes on the floor? faith Who forgets to flush the toilet? ...neither of them Who is the prankster around the house? neither of them, really? alice would be more likely to, but even then, it’s not often. unless they’re in a prank war. then all bets are off. Who loses the car keys when it comes time to go somewhere? alice lol -  she tends to leave it in her pant pockets and then they go through the wash... Who mows the lawn? ... casey.  Who answers the telephone? it doesn’t really seem like phones are a thing in hope county after the start of the game? in other aus, though, they both have their own cell phone. it’s easier to get alice by text, but faith will answer if you call.  Who does the vacuuming? their roomba, pikachu. Who does the groceries? they both will - getting a good amount of groceries involves a day trip up to butte, so they make a day of it. Who takes the longest to shower? alice, but only because faith prefers baths. Who spends the most time in the bathroom? alice - her hair takes a lot of work

Miscellaneous:

Is money a problem? not really.  How many cars do they own? just the one, but alice has an ATV and a dirtbike as well. she much prefers those to the truck. faith will drive any of them, but she doesn’t have one that is “hers” Do they own their home or do they rent? own, technically - it was her parents house, and jane gave it to her when she moved back to hope county. in the “canon” version of their story, faith takes it over the second year after the bombs, when people start moving away from the areas around the hot springs. Do they live in the city or in the country? bumfuck nowhere, as alice says. Do they enjoy their surroundings? eh, alice would like to be back in the city, but she likes hope county well enough - the hiking and fishing is certainly much better than back in LA. faith doesn’t really know anything else, but she’s most comfortable being in the country. What’s their song? “crazy he calls me” What do they do when they’re away from each other? ...normal things? if they can text each other, they probably will be, but other then that they’ll just go about their day. though - during the five years that alice is stuck in the bunker with joe... welllllll, i wrote that if anyone actually reads all of this and is curious 👀 Where did they first meet? technically, the memorial day barbeque at the rye’s, but they had a “proper” introduction at lorna’s truck stop a few days later. Who spends the most money when out shopping? alice. she tends to want to buy any cat toy she sees... Who’s more likely to flash their assets? ...neither of them? Who finds it amusing when the other trips over? dklfjs faith Any mental issues? ooooof. well. i haven’t really thought about it too much, but faith has severe anxiety (particularly after leaving the cult), and both have ptsd from all of that Who’s terrified of bugs? neither of them Who kills the spiders around the house? neither lol - they will both peacefully evacuate it from the premises.  Their favourite place? to be together? they found an abandoned hunting cabin in the henbane that they claimed as theirs. even after the bombs, when they’re reunited, they’ll have the rye’s watch the girls so they can escape there for a few hours. Who pays the bills? alice Do they have any fears for their future? in any version of their story that has the cult? ooh yeah. they’re both worried about faith being accepted in hope county, and in “canon,” they have the worry of, y’know, the apocalypse. Who’s more likely to surprise the other with a fancy dinner? alice would try. she really would. but the fanciest place in town that’s still open is the spread eagle... Who’s the tallest? faith. it’s not hard to be taller than alice lol Who’s more likely to just randomly hop into the shower with the other? faith! Who wanders around in their underwear? alice, but faith isn’t opposed to walking around without any clothes Who sings the loudest when singing along to the radio? alice, but faith sings better lol What do they tease each other about? alice’s cooking, the amount of cat hair that is constantly on faith, just little things Who is more likely to cringe at the other’s fashion sense at times? faith says that alice reminds her of 2006 Do they have mutual friends? at first, lol no - but the ryes, elizabeth, and sharky are won over by faith pretty quickly when she starts to show signs of wanting to leave the project. Who crushed first? alice. she can’t help it, faith is pretty... Any alcohol or substance related problems? ....isn’t that faith’s whole story? Who is more likely to stumble home, drunk, at 3am? a l i c e. in her defence, 3am isn’t too late for her, and the spread eagle is less than a minutes walk from her back door Who swears the most? alice. easily.

[the-kipsabian]

i am, up, for hearing you ramble about some of your ocs??? Maybe just some general things you have planned for some!! i am up for t h i s

ooooooof alRIGHTY YOU ASKED FOR IT

im gonna. go with a group of ocs tied into a story together cause its easier than picking some random ones and also cause i. love this group a whole lot tbh aaaaaAAAAAA

k so theres this group of kids called ‘supernatural nerds’, in a story together titled ‘hunters of fate’, which is basically just a modern supernatural setting with various beings alongside normal humans, like you have demons and witches and people with extraordinary powers and shapeshifters and a vampire. at least in this group so far, theres a whole lot of other beings appearing throughout the story but not really as a regular cast

as for main characters we have ada! shes a witch who owns a little witchy shop in the city, and has her workshop, where she brews her potions and performs other witch things she does, near the outskirts of the city. she also works with a local private detective (and her love interest cause ofc) to help him solve cases related to more supernatural happenings around the city and other places nearby

april is a vampire~ im not 100% sure yet how im gonna exactly fit her into the things, but shes definitely gonna be the spice of the city nightlife, so shes gonna bring up some trouble to the people already having to deal with the rest of the supernatural stuff running about tbh

aurora is a shapeshifter! she can turn into a chipmunk and back to a human at will, and she loves being mischievous and pulling pranks on people a lot tbh. especially since she can get away with it really easily by turning into a chipmunk and just disappearing, and as shes homeless, people dont really know how to locate her very easily

blair is a little of an odd one as im not entirely sure how im going to place him yet either, but he has a superpower of electronic disruption, which allows him to make stuff like machinery and lights go haywire and misfunction at will. which he uses a lot just to cause mayhem and general chaos in public, mostly cause he has a need for attention

blaire is also a witch, def friends with ada, i’d say they work quite a lot together and possibly co-own the witch shop in town too? im not entirely sure as im. also actively trying to sell this girl right now so im trying to not tie her down too much, but if i end up keeping her, that would probably be the plan!

brendan is the previously mentioned local private detective who ada works with, he mostly deals with the realms of the paranormal, in cases that other detectives wont take cause of their nature of being related to something more supernatural that seems to plague the city and its surroundings

brooke is blair’s sister, and a class a hacker. she can basically get into any system, personal or higher grade, if you just give her enough time. mostly she just uses her skill and the things she learns from hacking into people’s stuff, to track down her brother who she lost contact with, but if theres ever a chance to grab a little extra cash on the side selling the info she finds forward or anything like that, shes probably gonna take it. brooke isnt exactly the most morally high character tbh

declan is a soft rich pretty boi, working safely in his father’s company and stuff, tho he does have. a side job as an underground fighter lol. cause he wants to make a name of his own and not just lean on his father’s and whatnot, so he wants to make his own way of things

evan is a young boy, an “adopted” son of hunter. he just pretty much hates everything and everyone and loves to rebel cause “youre not my real dad” and well. hes not wrong (this is a whole big complicated spoiler-y story thing im not gonna get into right here and now but yeah. evan has issues with everything cause people are assholes mmmm)

faine! is a childhood friend of nates! shes an important character tbh, and shes a soft sweetie who will fist fight anyone who talks shit about her friends. shes a babe that loves pink, but also shes. kind of a sad character cause shes way too dedicated to nate and his stuff for her own good, and her backstory includes dead parents so heyyyy

hunter is a demon. and spoilers, responsible for the death of nate’s parents (which was technically ruled just as a car accident but welllllll). really his whole business is to just do demon stuff and make deals with people so he can either get them to do his bidding for him, or so that he can possess them or their souls to get shit he wants done done without having to involve himself in stuff. also yes hes technically evan’s “adoptive dad” cause evan’s parents sold him to hunter for riches

iris! my sweet little witch bean aaaa

kevinnnnnnn, nate’s boyfriend. somewhere down the line in canon, i havent exactly figured out where or when its gonna happen but its somewhere down there lol. i dont. have too much for him yet honestly? highly debating on giving him some sort of a more high profile career like maybe hes. a model or a small time actor or something. something more high key. idk but hes just. yeah he gay thats about it so far lol

narrator is a demon with the ability to see in the future of others. they do a little bit of fortune telling, tho its never straightforward told to people what they see, even if they do see some things in the future happening very clearly. they can only give out cryptic hints, stuff like ‘beware of the red eyes’ or something like that, giving out anything else will have dangerous consequences to the people who’s future he is telling tbh

nate my boi

nicolas is the second shapeshifter of the group! and is friends with aurora cause of that obviously yay ~ another homeless little dumpster diver, pretty much just like aurora, cause they constantly hang together and just enjoy making a mess together. i dont. have too much on him yet or where he fits into the story, but i love him nonetheless aaaaaa hes precious ~

aaaand finally! zakath! the third demon boi of the group! hes tied together with hunter (cough friends with benefits cough), as they work together closely - zakath is referred to as a ‘collector demon’, who takes the tasks of collecting what humans have promised to demons when making deal with them. thats for example how evan was brought into this whole mess, as zakath picked him up from his parents and brought him over to hunter who the humans had made a deal with to give him their first born child for monetary riches. he might have. some ulterior motives with things and hanging out with hunter tho, buuuuut story spoilers yay, so we dont talk about that now

that should be. everyone? this got long hhhhh i just. love my babies so much goshh i really need to write more for this story again at some point soon mmmmm

[shayminbraginski]

A Newer Old Entry #2

08/25/3023

Audio entry 2-

Today I witnessed the most salt that’s ever been rubbed in Crimson’s wounds. Technically, it was the best beef I ever witnessed but of course the worst roast for Crimson. Everyone was going to chill at the cafeteria this afternoon since there was no meeting scheduled today. I found Crimson who just woke up and forgot she had her usual messy bed-hair (Her hair looks hilarious when she wakes up, lol). I passed her a sarcastic but friendly joke, “Nice afro, Crimson!” I laughed as she waved me off, annoyed. She retreated into her room to clean up as I called after her, “V and I are going to the cafeteria, are you coming?”

Crimson paused and questioned me for a confirmation, “V’s coming?”

“Yeah, I called her just yesterday night, asking if she’ll be there to chill.”

“You better not be joking, I’ll slit your throat, Koi.”

“Chill afro tiger, you can go ask her yourself.”

She growled as she closed the door behind, and me? Well I burst out of laughing, duh. I was in so much giggles that I hadn’t noticed another door open. I turned around, and boom! It’s a killer! No you idiot. It was Shaymin, and she as well, just woke up with bed-hair. I thought (Oh shoot it’s so bushy and fluffy, it’s funnier than Crimson’s.) I tried to suppress the giggles I was about to have, but of course, I couldn’t handle it, and I popped laughing harder than I’ve ever laughed at Crimson. “Eh? What’s so funny?” Shaymin tilted her head, confused, but her smile, still visible. I pointed at her dark purple, untied, shoulder-length hair with tears in my eyes. Shaymin placed her hand on her head as her purple eyes gazed up, “Ah, I forgot to fix it when I woke up.” She said, slicking back her hair and tying a small ponytail with a rubber band. She walked back to her room to check herself in the mirror and I watched from outside, trying to straighten my own face. She came back, her hair still messy (Well to me), “I’m done~” she said with a smile. “Done?” I held back a laugh, “What’s with all that fluff on the sides? It’s like a side afro!”

She tilted her head to the side again, “Eh? I had this hairstyle yesterday. And, afros don’t look like this.”

(Oops, I didn’t catch that previous detail. And, what the hell am I supposed to know? I called every extremely fluffy thing an afro.) “Uh, um, I think it suits you!” I commented with a face that resembled a nervous smiley emoji.

“Thank you~” she returned a friendlier smile.                        

“Will you be coming to the cafeteria?” I asked.

Shaymin paused, “Hm, I was going to spend some time in the gymnasium, I guess that could wait though. Yeah, I’ll be coming.” She finally said. I squeaked with happiness.

“Yay~ I could introduce you to the squad! Let’s go then!” I grabbed her hand and pulled her through the hallways. She didn’t try to resist like Crimson always does.

I was still pulling at Shaymin’s hand when we reached our table in the cafeteria, and then some girly jerk came by, “Hey, Koi, who’s your cute boyfriend?” (Dammit! It’s Lillith I thought).

“Ehhhh? But I’m a female?” Shaymin was so puzzled I was shook that her smile hadn’t faded away at that moment. I was also shook that the jerk didn’t hear what Shaymin said and went on with her weird blabbering.

“What’re you doing at our table, jerk?” I snapped.

“I came to steal your B-F, what else?” she replied impudently. I looked so confused, I thought she was joking, like is she serious?  She couldn’t be serious, but she still went on with her crap about Shaymin like she was my boyfriend, like what the heck? Then I gave a smirk and nudged the very confused Shaymin, “Go along with it pleasee~” I whispered, and thankfully she actually did. “Oh shoot, crap’s about to get real.” That, was V, Crimson’s best friend. She really loves this kinda stuff. “Ah, Koi was to give me a tour of the building~” Shaymin gave me a soft pat on the head, to which I gave her a hug and shot a face at Lillith. “Ugh, seriously? That shortie said she was going to give you a tour? Oh, please, she doesn’t know this place as well as moi. You ought to be letting me take you on a tour, Hun.”

“WOAH, WHO YOU CALLIN’ SHORTIE? I’M A FREAKING 5,3! THAT’S AN AVERAGE!” I yelled at the (Miss’s steal yo man) (Also wth???? Hun? The f-) Shaymin continued to keep her smile, I was hoping that she would stop and just freaking yell at that loser, BUT NOOOO, SHE DID SOMETHING EVEN BETTER. Shaymin walked straight up to that idiot. “Humph, y’see Koi, even your man knows what’s good.” I growled at her, but shrugged it off quick since I didn’t want to miss what was about to happen.

“You’re right, I do know what’s good.” Shaymin said, giving her usual smile, but I knew something was off about it. Lillith reached for Shaymin’s hand and I was about to say something, but then the magic happened. They both held hands. And. Shaymin crushed hers. Lillith winced a bit, then Shaymin crushed them even harder. My smile turned into the most satanic grin as Lillith tried to get away from Shaymin’s grip. Then Shaymin grabbed at her head and brought it right up to hers, Lillith’s feet dangled below, “Bold of you to assume that I’m a male, shortie.” Shaymin’s smile stayed but her emotions had clearly changed. She was staring straight into her eyes, in fact even deeper, I actually couldn’t really tell if she was staring into her eyes, mind, soul, or all three. (She could literally open Lillith third eye if she wanted to lol) Then she suddenly dropped her on the floor, “Don’t come by me again, gay-face.” Gay-face, I love that insult. Lillith literally looked gay, I wish I could have called her that (Shaymin also looks gay too, but I’m kind of doubting she is? I wouldn’t be surprised if she was though, ha-ha). By now, we had everyone in the room staring at the scene. I loved attention like this, except when I’m the one getting picked on, of course. I looked back at the table, V was silently observing everything; I could see she was greatly amused and clapped of approval. I then looked at Lillith as she clumsily scrambled to crawl away with aching hands. I yelled after her, “Take an L, gay-face!” Shaymin hushed me though, “Don’t use that word. It’s not your age.”

“Whaaaaaat? But I’m 17!” Shaymin hushed me again.

“You’re not 18 yet.” I made a pouty face as she patted me on the head.

“So? What makes you think you have a ton of authority to say it?” I joked.

She patted me again and laughed softly, “That was my mistake.”

(Psshht- A mistake? Mistake my foot. That was the best mistake ever made.)

After that whole scene, Shaymin and I were having fun chilling with the squad. And V, who doesn’t normally chat with people, very much enjoyed Shaymin’s company as well. There were a few other friends at the table like Menma, Snow, Lionne, and Cleo, but I won’t go into too much detail about them. I’ll get into it another day, probably when something actually goes down. Now, this isn’t exactly the “salty roast beef” I had been speaking so much about. Crimson had just arrived and- ugghhh, there goes my time for this recording, hold on, I’ll make another one- [click].

Welllllll, this came very late. Hmmm, also a few grammar issues, but I’ll get it fixed sometime later after I finish a chapter of this.

I’m screaming, how the heck do conversations work again?

[savontic]

HNDHXHXXJXNXKX OKAY SO @lildreamysoul TAGGED ME TO ANSWER QUESTIONS WITH BLUE. USUALLY I JUST GUSH SO THIS IS,,,,,PRETTY NEW???? TO ME????? SEEMED KINDA FUN SO IMMA TRY ANYWAY-

1. introduce yourselves. who are you? what do you like to do?

i'm tato!! there isn't a whole lot to do in the underground, but i've taken to helping out at muffet's during the weekdays! she's just been super kind to my little brother and i since coming to snowdin, so i do my best to repay her for it.

OH COME ON STARLIGHT, YOU KNOW YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT. SHE'S KIND BECAUSE SHE ADORES YOU TWO! KINDNESS ISN'T GIVEN WITH THE EXPECTATION OF REPAYMENT.

*sigh* i knowwww. sorry, it just makes me feel better about it.

NO NEED FOR APOLOGIES, YOU JUST NEED TO GO EASIER ON YOURSELF.

....OH, RIGHT! THE QUESTION!! HELLO THERE!! MY NAME IS SANS, THOUGH I'M TOLD THERE'S A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH THAT NAME, SO I ALSO GO BY BLUE SOMETIMES! IT'S QUITE STRANGE REALLY, I NEVER EXPECTED IT TO BE SO COMMON. I SPEND MOST DAYS TRAINING WITH ALPHYS TO BE AN ENFORCER OF OUR QUEEN'S LAWS AND PEACE IN THE UNDERGROUND, AND I'M PROGRESSING QUITE WELL!

welllllll.....most of her laws. isn't it technically treason to be harboring humans? you've got two living under your roof, sweets.

O-OH, RIGHT. BUT!! SURELY IF SHE KNEW HOW LOVELY YOU WERE, SHE'D MAKE AN EXCEPTION! I WOULD JUST....REALLY RATHER NOT RISK IT.

2. how was your first meeting like?

OH GOSH, I REMEMBER IT LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY. I WAS OUT ON PATROL AS PER USUAL, UNTIL TWO HUMANS STUMBLED OUT FROM THE FOREST WE HAVE SURROUNDING THE PATH TO SNOWDIN, NEARLY FROZEN IN THEIR BOOTS! APPARENTLY PAPYRUS HAD SPOOKED THEM SO MUCH WITH HIS HORRIBLE PRANK THAT THEY RAN OFF INTO THE TREES AND GOT LOST!

ughhhhhhh yeah, it's really embarrassing to think about. dakota and i thought we were about to be stalker bait, so we kept running unil we couldn't find our way back. it was pure luck that we bumped into you, and that you were kind enough to let us into your home when we had nowhere else to go.

WELL, I COULDN'T JUST LEAVE YOU OUT THERE TO FREEZE! PLUS, IT ALSO MEANT I GOT TO LIVE WITH A VERY CUTE HUMAN POPSICLE, SO IT'S A WIN-WIN!!

3. how did you get together? who confessed first?

i'm not sure if it counts as a confession per se....

IT TOTALLY DID.

pfft, well, dakota and i had been living with sans and papyrus for a while. we were all having fun while paps had been at muffet's and it led to an inevitable tickle war. dakota had fled to the bathroom to escape, the traitor, leaving me to fend for myself.

I HAD HER WHEEZING ON THE GROUND IN SECONDS. HONESTLY, I HADN'T EXPECTED HER TO BE SO TICKLISH! OUR LAUGHTER DIED DOWN, AND I JUST....GOT LOST IN THOSE EYES. HARDLY REALIZED WHAT I WAS DOING UNTIL I KISSED HER!

oh jeez, i still get butterflies just thinking about it-

4. what are your thoughts on pda?

I SOMEWHAT HAVE MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT IT. AS MUCH AS I ADORE SHOWING THAT WE BELONG TO EACH OTHER, TATO CAN BE AN ABSOLUTE DEVIANT AT TIMES!

heheheheh, i guess it has kind of become a game to figure out the best ways to fluster you when we're out and about. i'm sorry angelbite, but it's really the cutest thing.

MWEH!

5. how do you show your affection towards each other/what are your love languages?

honestly, cuddles have to be my favorite thing to show affection, or just spending quality time together in general.

I SUPPOSE WE DO SPEND MOST NIGHTS IN FOR CUDDLES, DON'T WE? I DO LOVE BEING ABLE TO HOLD YOU CLOSE, AND I SOMETIMES LEAVE LITTLE NOTES OF ENCOURAGEMENT FOR HER TO FIND BEFORE I HEAD OUT FOR MY EARLY-MORNING JOG!

6. who's more introverted and who's more extroverted?

oh gosh, you're definitely more extroverted than i could ever dream of being! i can only be around groups of people for so long before needing alone time to recharge. really, i don't know how you do it, angelbite.

MWEH HEH HEH! IT'S ONLY NATURAL THAT THE COOLEST GUY HAS THE COOLEST GIRLFRIEND AND THE CHARISMA OF A TRUE ROLE MODEL!!

7. who's the big spoon and who's the little spoon?

WITH THE RECENT SURGE OF MAGIC THROUGH THE UNDERGROUND AND SUBSEQUENT GROWTH SPURT IN SEVERAL MONSTERS, ESPECIALLY BOSS MONSTERS, YOU'D THINK THAT I WAS THE BIG SPOON! BUT WE USUALLY TAKE TURNS!

sometimes i'll have an off day and need to have him surrounding me, and other times he really needs to be held and assured that i'm here for him! it depends on the day, honestly!

MWEH HEH HEH, OH MY STARS IT MUST BE QUITE THE SIGHT. A HUMAN CLINGING TO THE BACK OF A HULKING SKELETON NEARLY THREE TIMES HER SIZE! I BET SHE LOOKS LIKE A LITTLE BACKPACK.

hey! do not!!

AW, DON'T WORRY DEAREST, YOU'RE -MY- LITTLE BACKPACK~

8. what do you like doing together the most?

IF I HAD TO CHOOSE....I'D SAY WHEN THE FOUR OF US ARE ALL TOGETHER, WHETHER IT'S HAVING DINNER, PLAYING GAMES, OR JUST WATCHING A MOVIE. SINCE THEY'RE STAYING UNDERGROUND, TATO, MY BROTHER AND MYSELF HAVE ALL TAKEN IT UPON OURSELVES TO RAISE DAKOTA TO HAVE AS NORMAL OF A LIFE AS POSSIBLE. IN LITTLE MOMENTS LIKE THAT, IT REALLY FEELS LIKE....A FAMILY, IN A WAY I'D ONLY DREAMED OF.

...DEAREST? ARE YOU CRYING?

n-no, sorry, i just.....couldn't agree more.

9. tell us a fun fact about the other!

despite paps' reputation, blue actually has quite the sweet tooth himself! new cookies and pastries muffet has taught me how to bake will only last a couple days once he's caught whiff of them!

IT TRULY IS A CURSE, THOUGH IT EXPLAINS WHY IT SEEMS I CAN NEVER GET ENOUGH OF YOU~

oh my god-

OH! FUN FACT! TATO HAS A SMALL CRYSTAL FROM WATERFALL THAT SHE ALWAYS CARRIES AROUND FOR GOOD LUCK.

it's probably just because of the color, but it always reminds me of you, angelbite.

OH YEAH, I'D BEEN MEANING TO ASK, WHAT'S WITH THE NICKNAME? I'VE NEVER HEARD YOU USE THAT ONE BEFORE!

it seemed fitting, what with the heavenly things you can do with those teeth.

mWEH-?!

10. tag other selfshippers and their f/os.

i'll be honest, i'm not sure who has and hasn't done this yet. if you're reading this, consider yourself tagged! ^^

[49datesandcounting]

49 Dates and Counting....

I sit here in a corner bar in OTR, short for Over the Rhine, an up and coming district in Cincinnati, Ohio. I am here because I had a date scheduled for 5:30PM. A first date that is. We were meeting for happy hour at the Lackman. The bar is very hipster, which is not my typical place to resonate to say the least, but it has a very calming vibe that brings me a weird sense of peace. I sit here and listen to the alternative yet upbeat music playing quietly in the background and I also take a look around and wonder how many of these people have suffered through …okay, maybe I shouldn’t be so overdramatic…how many of these people have “experienced” online dating? My hipster date canceled on me at 3:45PM. 🙄 If this has happened to you before, I feel the rolling eye emoji speaks for itself, BUT I will spell it out for those new to this scene....”Now, hipster date, tell me did you really find out at 3:45PM that you had to pick your daughter up from band practice?” I used to give bumblers/tinderers/matchers/eharmoniers/etc. the benefit of the doubt. This has changed over the years of dealing with last minute cancellations. I am willing to bet he forgot he had to pick up his daughter. STRIKE ONE. Irresponsible parent. OR maybe the boys from work offered a better happy hour option he couldn’t refuse? STRIKE TWO. Rude and not ready for a relationship. Or maybe, just maybe, this is true, that he did find out at 3:45PM he had to pick up his daughter, but probably most likely from his crazy ex who sprung this on him at the last minute. STRIKE 3 – ain’t no body cool with baby mama drama. Oh…so if he canceled, why am I still here at this bar…well, I was already dressed and ready to roll and had changed my work plans to make this 5:30 happy hour date happen. No big deal – hipster dude, I am going to go on this date without you. 🖕

I will be the first to acknowledge that online dating has worked for several couples I know. They don’t have any horror stories. They went out with a few nice people. By the 3rd try, they had found their soul mate and now live happily ever after. I have heard of this potential bliss it can offer to us singletons. However, after 6 years of giving it “the old college try,” I am convinced, that these married, happy, blissful people probably settled or are just lucky sons of bitches.

So just how many dates have I been on exactly??? Welllllll…..To be honest, it’s hard to be exactly sure, I lost count along the way, but there are 49 men I can remember that I met through online dating. I am sure there are other people out there whose dating numbers far exceed 49. God bless you by the way. But keep in mind, when I date, it is NOT to look for a hook up, nor am I bored person looking for something to fill my time. In fact, I am a super busy person. I own my own business. So every moment I devote to a committed date is precious to me. It generally involves schedule rearranging, scheduling blocking, shift covering, etc. “Yeah that’s right, I changed my whole schedule around for you, YOU BETTER FUCKING SHOW UP.”

I know exactly what a lot of you are thinking… “There must be something wrong with you, Erin. How can you NOT make it work with 49 different options?  Surely, there had to be some good catches along the way.” I have contemplated this therapeutic assumption about myself as well. We can take the comparison of the person who keeps getting fired from job after job after job. Let’s call him Derek. Derek claims the boss had too many expectations or was mean or had him working crazy hours or screwed up his schedule, etc. They never take the blame. It’s always someone else’s fault, when in fact, “Derek, you are a just a lazy son of a bitch who is irresponsible and can’t hold a job:” So maybe this is me in dating form. Most of the men have not worked out because (or at least I claim) that they are rude or emotionally unavailable or sometimes overly available or “baby men” - (you will hear a lot more about this term in future blogs), or alcoholics or self absorbed or into fucked up shit or just downright crazy. I think to myself that I am normal and how can I keep going out with these men that are SO NOT normal. I guess it’s possible through self reflection that I will come to a different conclusion. I’ll let you guys be the judge through this blog...

So let’s start with a little background on myself. I am 37 years old. I have never been married, nor do I have any children. I was born and raised in a white, middle class family. Firefighter dad. Nurse mom. Great loving parents. We were not rich, but we had plenty growing up. I went to college and earned a chemical engineering degree (PS - That’s not it. That’s not what is wrong with me. I’m not an enginerd. Math jokes repulse me. Sorry engineering friends! But you know you guys get way too much excitement about applying thermodynamic equations to sexual innuendos). Spent 6 years with a prominent global organization as a technical sales representative and eventually opened a gym. Yep – that’s right, a gym. I went to a small local gym as a client. The man who ran it was irresponsible, selfish, lazy, not personable, cheating on his wife with a fellow member and completely unqualified. I thought to myself, “If this fucker can do it, anyone can.” So I dedicated the next 8 years of my life to starting, running, growing a very successful local gym. In conclusion, I am pretty darn smart, hardworking and successful. Since I own a gym, it probably goes without saying, that I am in good shape. Also I am attractive. I’m not a 10, but probably a solid 7.5. I feel the need to mention looks. Yes, we can all tell ourselves that looks don’t matter. It’s about what’s inside that counts and the connection you develop. While I am a true believer in this fairy tale, it cannot be ignored that attraction is a real thing and that the many means of online dating has subjected us to evaluate people on their appearance. Swipe Right if you agree 😬

So how did it all begin??? I had just gotten out of a TERRIBLE relationship to say the very least. The relationship lasted 2 years. The first year was an affair, and the second year was us together where every day of that year he regretted our affair. HE WAS NOT MARRIED. But he had been with the same woman for 7 years and was living with her.  He was a good friend of mine. As our friendship grew stronger, so did the attraction and eventually the cheating commenced. It was a typical affair. He was telling me day in and day out that he was going to leave her. He never actually did leave her, but rather got caught through social media messages (typical, huh?). And that is how our one magical year together began. I could go on and on about the way I was treated by him and the regret I felt towards the situation and the anguish it left me with for many months following. But the sum of it all is that it was over. He never loved me and was definitely still in love with his ex. And so I left him and made the decision to start over. And just for shits and giggles, I’ll thrown this in...he is married to that woman now and they have two beautiful children. I do not say that with sarcasm. I am truly happy for them and so glad my indiscretion did not damage a future marriage. 

After the break up, I figured I would give this whole online dating thing a try. Online dating was acceptable at this time frame. It was no longer an embarrassment to admit to meeting your significant other by these means. However, it was still pre-tinder times. This means rather than swiping left or right on your tiny iPhone screen, you were looking at a large screen of your computer of MANY potential suitors. You would click on the most attractive one and start judging...oops I mean reading...about their life choices. Were they divorced, widowed, forever single? Did they smoke? What was their religion? What was their political view? Do they have kids? Do they want kids? Did they workout (which by the way - EVERYONE lies about this. Very rarely doesn't anyone just say...” I never workout, minimal activity, stay at home and play videos every Saturday night.”)

My first date was a match.com date and we went to Panera bread for lunch. We had attended the same college and we were about the same age and he was relatively attractive in his pictures. I wish I had more to say about this guy. I don’t even remember his name. The date was fine. He was not as attractive as his pictures showed and probably about 20lbs heavier. But it was not his looks that turned me away.  I did not feel “the spark” that I thought I was supposed to feel back then. Now 6 years and 48 dates later - will someone please tell me what the fuck “the spark” is? 

And so it began, date #1 of 49 dates and still counting....

[reactingtosomething]

Reacting to Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: The Pilot

Rooting for Her and Cursing Her All in the Same Text

The Setup: Kris and Miri were early adopters (with a caveat below) of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and Liz binged season 1 once it hit Netflix. Marchae had never seen it, but finally volunteered to watch the pilot for friendship this blog, and Kris rewatched it to React with her.

After the fact, Miri had some reactions to their reactions, and Kris had a few more thoughts. As before, those annotations are in italics.

MARCHAE: Welllllll

I finished it

And took copious notes

And I experienced a variety of things

Emotions about it

KRIS: Is there a particular emotion you want to start with?

Or we can start with your thoughts and feelings that you went into this experience with so our hypothetical readers know where you’re coming from

MARCHAE: K so it was funny so there was that. I don't usually watch comedies so I LOVE when I laugh out loud in real life

I'm gonna go kind of in no order here

Then I was annoyed because I get that's she's "crazy" which is pointed about by her medications and the fact she says it several times

K there's that

And we get she was socially awkward at like 16

But this is a Harvard Yale grad who seems to not have evolved

MIRI: I’m going to refrain from saying “But that’s the point!!!” 8,000 times, for all our sakes

So they kind of make funny of the mental stuff that I don't know was necessary and then they paint her as desperate chasing after a skateboarder

How

Why and again why

KRIS: Hmmm definitely a lot to work with here

MARCHAE: And it there were these flimsy shout outs (sexy getting rest song - which I actually liked a lot) to feminism and double standards that I think they definitely could have played with given how quirky she is

And then there is Paula who why did we need Paula to support this woman insanity about wanting a man from when she was 16

MIRI: Paula’s evolution from Stock Enabling Best Friend to well developed supporting character who enables because of her own pretty clear issues is a really interesting one, but on reflection not super clear in the pilot.

So basically humor and annoyance were my primary emotions

Maybe I thought to hard about it

Oh and there was music 😒

Three times

Like legit musical numbers 😒😒

KRIS: Yes

But they’re fantasy sequences, and not that thing you hate where everyone in the world of the story is magically musical

MARCHAE: **meh** I don't love empire for the same reason but I'll give to you! In our minds we often live it out as a musical

MIRI: Marchae hates musicals so much. She is willing to watch opera though?

KRIS: I’m so torn between wanting to defend the show and wanting to re-examine the pilot on its own terms, because I very rarely come into a pilot completely blind nowadays

I think one relevant piece of background we can start with is that this was originally intended as a half-hour on Showtime

And once they get into the hour-long format I think they do get a lot more in depth with the stuff Sexy Getting Ready Song wants to do

K: Only after we finished this chat did it occur to me to put it this way:

It takes all the things you’d expect a network comedy called “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” to be about and interrogates them

but with music

MARCHAE: Then that is actually promising

I didn't know that this was hour long until I started watching

It's odd also because as much as I know about the characters at the end of the pilot I simultaneously feel like I know nothing

I'm now curious what half hour would have looked like

KRIS: That’s interesting

I guess let’s start with Rebecca

MARCHAE: I think she may be the primary issue I'm having and you're getting my first reactions here so bare with me

I think it's this juxtaposition I'm having with the notion of the career woman who drops everything for lust/love

KRIS: Is it that you’re not sure how the show wants us to feel about her?

MARCHAE: Yes! I'm not sure if I feel sorry for her

I'm not sure if I even like her beyond the fact that she's kind of just silly

Because the stakes are mismatched for me

Most people aren't just packing up and heading out for a skateboarding boo when they are that successful

So if she'd been forced to leave the job or had an ACTUAL relationship with josh I think the sensation I'm experiencing might have been a bit different

But maybe that's the "crazy" portion of the title

MIRI: Again, this is more of a long view note, but I would say that the greatest risk CEG takes is asking us to stick with the seemingly unfeminist beginnings long enough to see what they’re doing long term with their  deconstruction of the Quirky Romcom Girl. And I’m really really glad the show has been given time to get us there.

KRIS: Yeah, I think so, and now I’m wondering how the Showtime version of this would have played out long-term

There was a little backlash about the title, which surprised Rachel Bloom (the creator/Rebecca) and Aline Brosh McKenna (the showrunner), because to them it was always supposed to be ironic

MARCHAE: Hmmmm interesting

KRIS: So over the course of the show I’ve gone back and forth on whether I “like” Rebecca, but in ways that I think are deliberate

But I think some of the ways the first act sets us up to empathize with her are how we have this off-screen mother who’s throwing Expectations at her, and the butter (?) ad she keeps seeing asking her if she’s happy, which the show knows is ridiculous and maybe a little evil

And especially how her boss lists her qualifications for the promotion, which on paper and out of context would just say “this person burns herself out for the sake of other people”

MARCHAE: I'd be curious to watch the second (third) episode and see how I feel.

I don't need to like the characters necessarily but I don't necessarily "believe" her and not in the way we see Paula not believe her.

I wanted this to push more and I think I expected it (then realized this was a CW show and not much pushing could happen)

So I would hypothesize that on HBO this show would have done a couple of things

1. Tackled the idea of her giving I bet she would have even snapped at mom (who we know from jump is not normal) 2. I also think we she may not have been as "cute" 3. We also would have seen her push the boundaries of the contradictions women face at work and in life

KRIS: The CW definitely lets them push. If I had to guess I’d say that the reason it doesn’t go further here is that they just sort of padded their original 30-minute pilot and just didn’t have the material to fill it. The Daryl introduction scene in particular felt pretty slow to me on this rewatch

And some of the stuff with Greg at the party

Like there’s a lot of dead air in this

MIRI: The scene with Greg was also originally scripted to be much more extreme--a blow job instead of making out, etc. The Vulture TV podcast has a great interview with Rachel Bloom that touches on this!

MARCHAE: Yessss I checked the time a couple of times

KRIS: I think the cuteness is partly commentary, right? On what sort of person Rebecca’s been trained to be? Or do you mean something else

MARCHAE: I think that's part of it, absolutely! But, now this is a drama I'm about to mention so tonally I know it's different... but the show Being Mary Jane

We see Mary kind of a mess at certain points - at no point do we see RB a mess we see her desperate ALL THE TIME

And for me that's problematic

Even in her musical numbers she's perpetually "shiny"

That's what I call shows people in shows that are just too good to be true

KRIS: Well the musical numbers are definitely Rebecca as she wishes she was, or at least (when they’re angry or upset musical numbers) expressing herself with the clarity she doesn’t have in normal life

So are you saying you’re not really seeing big enough highs and lows for Rebecca?

K: Presumably this is where any longtime viewers of CXG are shouting BUT YOU WILL, MARCHAE, YOU WILL, GOOD GOD YOU WILL

MARCHAE: I suppose technically that is it - my long winded explanation is that she just does not have enough emotional variance or maturity. The maturity part I know absolutely part of her character and hopefully will be part of her arc

(I think I think to hard about comedies)

KRIS: No, I think this is definitely a comedy you can overthink

I think the Daryl scene, even though the pacing was weird, was important to provide a situation where the power differential is firmly in Rebecca’s favor

And to just show her in a less emotionally intense context

MARCHAE: But even there she started crying!!! PULL IT TOGETHER WOMAN!!!!!

I wanted to shake her

KRIS: Are you thinking of Greg?

Daryl’s her boss

Daryl cried

MIRI: I LOVE DARYL

MARCHAE: MY BAD!!!

wrong awkward man

MIRI: omg 💕💕💕

KRIS: Hahahaha

MARCHAE: Rebecca probably just screamed: "Now what!! Pay attention next time b****!"

K: I feel it’s important to note that Marchae censored herself here. Miri and I have no such restraint, which may become evident if we React to anything at least one of us hates.

KRIS: OK now that I’m thinking about it, I don’t have a problem with that crying moment in that she’s crying, but it definitely does seem to be where expanding from a half-hour hurt the structure

Because that would normally be end of act two, right, like maybe page 23 in a 30-something page script

And then that Paula scene is the triumphant climax

But they’re maybe too close together in an hour-long format

MARCHAE: So question and I'm cheating because I'm asking about future episodes and arcs

KRIS: Go for it

I don’t know how much you want me to explain so ask away

MARCHAE: Does she ever become more ....

KRIS: And if anyone’s reading this they’re probably caught up

MARCHAE: I guess how does she grow ? Does Paula enable her?

Or push her to be better

Not get better but so better for herself in the romantic dept?

KRIS: Paula 80 percent enables her and 20 percent pushes her

Hmmm yes and no

It’s definitely an up-and-down-and-up-and-down thing

MARCHAE: *cringe*

MIRI: I lied, I’m saying it once and you can’t stop me: That’s the poooiiinnnnttt. It’s a little annoying at first but SO GOOD once you see what they’re doing

KRIS: I’ll say at the end of season 1 she gets what she (thinks she) wants, and by the end of season 2 she’s lost it definitively

(I think they have a five-year plan)

MARCHAE: You had me rooting for her and cursing her all in the same text

KRIS: I think that’s EXACTLY how the show works

So obviously Rebecca’s really smart, and she does grow as a person, but a simplified version of what happens is that whenever she’s about to have a critical self-aware epiphany she gets the thing she wants that she shouldn’t want, and that sets her back

developmentally

MARCHAE: So basically she becomes an infant by the end of the season!!!!

NOoooooo

So now I want to watch the entire show to see how this plays out

MIRI: Yesssss!

KRIS: Did you want to talk about Paula issues?

MARCHAE: I do

But you answered that one for me because I was curious if we see Paula as sort of the antithesis of RB

So is Paula there for the sake of satiating her desire to have some drama in her life via RBs antics

?

KRIS: Yeah pretty much

And you meet her kids and husband

MARCHAE: Sweet grief I can't even imagine that home (actually I can-but I hope it is the opposite of what I'm thinking)

K: I really wanted to defend/say more about Paula but ultimately erred on the side of avoiding spoilers.

I do want to go back a few beats though to the to the fact that the show touches or intros the idea of RB being on some kind of medication for anxiety at the very least

Does the show explore that a bit more

KRIS: Yeah, definitely

You’ll meet her mom and there are some more flashback-y bits

And she gets a therapist

MARCHAE: *thank you to the heavens above ah-men*

Oh good

I was worried that it was just a device to say "hey she's crazy she's on medication!"

I am glad to know it's not!

KRIS: I mean Rebecca’s definitely in denial most of the time but the show knows she SHOULD be working through her stuff in a healthier way

MARCHAE: YES!!!

KRIS: Yeah, I definitely read the sink scene as a legitimate “oh noooo” moment

MARCHAE: That's what I thought - I wanted them to call back to it though in some way. Maybe show her looking for the medication and realizing: "uh yeah, I pitched those"

KRIS: I forget how soon her meds specifically get brought up again but I think right now she definitely just doesn’t think she needs them anymore

MARCHAE: Yeah I definitely over thought that one for sure

But so happy to know they work it out!!!!

KRIS: I should say that it does have the normal problem a lot of shows have, of episodes 2 and 3 being a little shaky (3 more so, if I remember right), but 4 is great

MARCHAE: So I'm in for at least five?

KRIS: Your call! But I definitely think it’s worth it.

MIRI: I actually missed a few episodes after the pilot because I feel second hand embarrassment so incredibly acutely that I wasn’t sure I’d be able to watch this show at all. Got sucked back in about halfway through the season and then went back to catch up.

MARCHAE: A lot to ask for me and a comedy, but curiosity (even for just a character development standpoint) has me wanting to binge

KRIS: There are also some really good supporting characters you haven’t gotten to meet yet

K: I am SO EXCITED for Marchae to meet Heather and Father Brah

If it helps to get through it, Allison Shoemaker does the episode reviews on The AV Club and she’s GREAT

MARCHAE: Ill have to check some of those out!!!

I'm skimming titled and notice we live with Josh all season

KRIS: He’s not really always a major character but they’re definitely through the lens of Rebecca’s obsession

MARCHAE: Which should be interesting it reminds of a thing you see a lot in thrillers (novels in particular) where the center of attention isn't always present but that idea of them makes you want more of them and provides simultaneously more insight into our actual main character

That's kind of cool

KRIS: Yeah

Any other thoughts?

MARCHAE: I think I got em all

NO LIED

Is it always a musical *in tiny tiny voice*

MIRI: Marchae once spent a solid five-ten minutes arguing her case for why tv musicals were not ok. ‘If I jumped up on this table and started singing you would think I was crazy! You’d tell me to get down before I broke my laptop!’ was more or less the gist. Arguments that all forms of media have their own absurd conventions had no impact. Also, she is fine with at least some theatrical musicals. We still love her.

KRIS: I think they average two numbers an episode? Sometimes there’s just one, sometimes they have 3, but I don’t think they’ve ever done an episode without any musical bits.

Or maybe two and a half. They do interesting things with little reprises and callbacks

But they cover a really wide range of styles

Daryl gets a country number

But Daryl also gets a bizarre electronica number

So

Yeah

MARCHAE: I did just shake my head in actual real life

KRIS: HA

MARCHAE: I guess you can't win em all

KRIS: There’s definitely white girl rapping

But it’s also kind of a highlight of the season?

(I’m listening to the soundtrack now to remember things)

MARCHAE: Lawd Jesus *insert spiritual humming and rocking and sings peace be still*

I'll make it!

It's a trade off. I think it'll be good

I think we got all my big questions

And small ones

KRIS: Go us

When you come to LA maybe we should go to West Covina

I actually have no clue if that’s a good idea

MARCHAE: HAHAHAHAHAH

I should google map it and take a gander

We hope we’ve successfully bullied Marchae into watching more of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and if so, we’ll be sure to check back in for a mid-season and/or finale follow-up post!

[auideas]

Ask the Admins 12.0

Anon asked: Jynn, how much are your commissions? How much money do you need left?

Jynn: My prices are super flexible just bc I’m super desperate right now. The deadline for my getting a car was moved back slightly but I’ve only received about $50 in donations since the post was made. The situation I’m in right now is that I’m allowed to use my parents car to get to work… as long as I’m staying at their house while I’m using it. You can find more info on pricing on the services page of my original content blog: @jynnisloriginal

Anon asked: Is your NSFW blog ever going to come back :^( ?

Chamomile: Maybe? I have ideas for it, but I’m not comfortable with running the blog. It would take a lot of work to get in touch with the old admins, get new admins, clean up the blog, get tags set up, have enough posts in the queue to start it up…maybe we’ll make it a summer project when we have the time.

M: Welllllll, I was never really an admin on it in the first place (mainly did coding & general management), but if there’s an interest for it to return, we could open up applications for new admins

@genosha-meiuqer asked: Which Never Book quote do you think most represents who you are?

Chamomile: “Tea should always be enjoyed in the presence of good company.”

M: “He’s like faraway thunder: a soothing rumble in the distance that promises fiery destruction.”

Syren: “Believing is my flying.”

Jynn: “I am but a humble witch who loves cereal.”

Anon asked: If your car could talk, what do you think it would tell you?

Chamomile: “I was once owned by the US Government but now I shuttle a tired college student who swears way too much at other drivers.”

M: halp.

Syren: CHANGE MY GOSH DARN OIL

Jynn: “Kill me.”

Anon asked: Imagine the pain someone in a poly relationship would be in if all of their lovers suddenly didn’t love them anymore. Any prompts for that?

Chamomile: or…..consider this. Everybody is in love and it’s all okay. It was a really bad dream and Character A is able to turn over in bed and snuggle into Character B’s back while Character C absently murmurs words of “it’s okay…you’re okay…” to Character A.  

Anon asked: omg how do you come up with such amazing aus??????/

Chamomile: I have anxiety and I use AU sh*tposting as a coping method

M: I made a deal with several witches of a bloodcult. Long story.

Syren: I can see into other universes, so I just take real stories I see happening and write them down. Duh.

Jynn: Inspiration from real life!

Anon asked: Did Vox go poof?

Chamomile: Yeah, unfortunately.

Anon asked: What do you think when people say asexual is the same thing as aromantic?

Chamomile: Just calmly explain the difference so that they understand. It took me forever to learn all the LGBTQ+ terms (and I’m still learning) so it’s good to be patient with people.

M: I still say that they are two very different things, regardless of what people might think or say. Romantic attraction and sexual attraction are fundamentally different.

Syren: I definitely think they’re not the same thing. It seems pretty cut and dry to me, but I guess it’s just harder for some people to understand?

Jynn: I think they’re misinformed. I’m asexual, and even I used to have that misconception when I was younger.

Anon asked: Can you dig Elvis?

Chamomile: no.

M: Is dug.

Syren: …….. I can dig Elvis. *violent flashback to That Fic* Why would you do this

Jynn: I can dig the King baby.

Anon asked: Gandalf or Dumbledore?

Chamomile: Dumbledore

M: Gandalf

Syren: Gandalfff

Jynn: I’ve never read LOTR so can’t make the call.

Anon asked: For May’s AtA: Gurry, Geno, and I are graduating in the 15th, so out of curiosity, I was wondering if any of you had some fond memories of your graduations. If you don’t mind sharing, of course.

Chamomile: Okay so I mix up words and letter orders a lot, so when I was ordering my graduation gown, instead of writing down 5’6” and 160lbs, I wrote down 6’5” and 160lbs. So my gown comes in and it’s GINORMOUS and I had to hem it the best that I could, but in all of my graduation pictures, it looks like i’m being swallowed up by my gown. It was also a really sad-sweet experience for me? My final school was the longest I had ever attended one school (3 years), so there was a lot of crying and laughing with my friends. (I graduated on a Friday and packed up my things to move to Texas on Sunday morning, so you know, it was a //very// tearful Saturday with my friends)

M: Well, I didn’t particularly like high school, so my fond memories of graduation included being able to leave :/

Syren: I’m a junior, so I don’t have memories of that yet :( But at my sister’s a few years ago, we all had to go through metal detectors and get searched cause there was a rumored shooting

Jynn: Just graduating was a miracle for me honestly. I finished school on homebound and it took an extra year for me to graduate, so I had to watch my class walk without me. My teacher did pull some strings, and I did get to walk with the next class a year later when I never thought I’d get to at all. Our school colors were blue and white and I had a white gown, so I made myself memorable by dying my hair bright blue the day before the ceremony.

Anon asked: Are any of you single?? 😍😍😍

Chamomile: I’m not single! We’re celebrating our 6th month anniversary this week.

M: Uh, well, technically yes. (It’s a bit complicated, to be completely honest…)

Syren: Yup! I am also a wee 17 y/o with no interest in getting a gf just yet

Jynn: Happily taken!

Anon asked: Do the admins have jobs? If so, what do you do?

Chamomile: I have my new coffee shop job! I also do nannying.

M: I worked in IT up until recently, and before that I worked for a butlering / catering service and did freelance voice acting work (which I still do on the side now). I’m hoping to snag something for the summer, so crossing fingers on that one!

Syren: I work at a daycare for a few hours after school every day, and it’s the best job ever. The kid’s are amazing and hilarious, and working there has honestly made me understand so much more why some kids turn out to be d-bags as teens.

Jynn: I have two part time jobs. I’m a game master at an escape room, which I absolutely love, and a lifeguard at a school affiliated wellness center. I also do a bit of modeling and general management product promotion. Trying to get back into voice work atm too!

@thechubbyballerina asked: @admin chamomile, what is the weirdest thing that’s happened at the coffee shop?

Chamomile: So far, nothing much has happened, but I did accidentally get locked out while taking out the trash and I had to call the other night worker (who was in the office doing money counting) to come let me back inside. Not sure if that counts as weird, but it was raining and like, 10pm

Anon asked: Do you work in a small family owned coffee shop or a commercial kind (like Starbucks)?

Chamomile: it’s a family coffee shop inside of a larger restaurant! Sometimes I have to double as a waitress, but mostly I’m just making coffees and selling pastries.

Anon asked: my friend and i saw admin m's personal blog profile pic and we're a lil bit obsessed [[😬]] are they still single?? we know they were sometime before but can't remember (asking for a friend obvs hahahaaa 😅 plsbesingle)

M: Oh uh, thanks, I guess! (?) Like I said before, I’m technically single, yeah.

(P.S. What’s up with all the admin love lately? It’s not like we mind, but we haven’t done anything special lately…)