#THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT SOME REALLY COOL STUFF

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Can you do Companions react to Sole ending up being a synth[pretty please include Dez and maybe stinky Maxson- oh and before and after Blind Betrayal stuff too]

Companions React: Sole being a synth!

Cait:

Out of all things Sole could have found out about themself, being a synth wasn't one Cait expected

She really has no clue how to go about this situation, it's not like she's knowingly met many synths in the past

Lets Sole talk it through and tries to follow their lead on whether they need a bit of sympathy or a distraction of some sort

Then she tries to not bring it up too much, she can only assume it's a sore spot for them

Tries (unsuccessfully) at empathizing with them, telling them about her own experiences in a synth body

Curie:

Except Sole was never a Miss Nanny who got put into a synth body, so it doesn't quite translate the same

She's trying her hardest to be comforting though!

It might just help Sole a bit, seeing Curie's excitement for the world and how grateful she is to be a synth

She's a reminder that the world isn't all bad, being a synth isn't a death sentence, and life continues regardless.

Codsworth:

He... might need some time to take this all in

His master's been replaced by a synth? Sure, he still loves and cares for Sole, but... technically he's programmed to only serve the original Sole. Identity fraud is a breach of his warrenty.

On the other hand... dissociation time!!

Haha you're so silly Sole, pretending you were killed and replaced by a new version of yourself. You'll always be my original master :)

Don't push him too hard on it, he might start crying again

Danse (Before BB):

Sole's way of breaking the news, as well as the situation and environment, will change whether Danse keeps them hostage for information or shoots them on sight

In the airport or on the Prydwen? He's holding a gun to their head and taking them in for study. Both because he feels safer to do so and because he doesn't want to deal with having to explain why he just shot a fellow soldier for no visible reason

Anywhere else, or if Sole's just a bit too dangerous? They're getting shot. In the head - he's too soft to bring himself to draw it out or torture them for information

It really fucks with him, though. The idea that someone he trusted could be a synth, and that he just let them on the Prydwen without a second thought...

He's making sure the Brotherhood and the police station raises their security. He'll try to research the "warning signs" and educate the other soldiers. He really, really wouldn't want a second synth infiltrating the Brotherhood...

Danse (After BB):

"Why didn't you tell me?"

He's got a lot of trauma with the whole synth thing man, Sole might have to be the one comforting him here

He can't get the thought of Sole being killed out if his mind - and the horrifying realization that he would have been the one to do so if he were still working for the Brotherhood

This might make him pull away for a while, both for fear of himself and a need to reassess his ideals

He'll come back, though. Sole was there for him so he'll be damned if he's not there for Sole

Deacon:

"Oh. Cool."

Internally freaking the fuck out.

What do you MEAN he didn't notice??? How did he not figure it out??? When did that happen??? Was it in the vault??? After they met??? Did the Institute replace Sole, and now they have human Sole and all their memories of HQ just ready to be tortured for information???

On the outside he's as cool as a cucumber though. He's helped synths through these kinds of situations a million times before. He's good at comforting them through the waves of emotions they might feel.

Long-term he might just forget about it entirely. The only synths he actually has to remember are the ones the Railroad's actively helping - otherwise making a big fuss of "human vs synth" only causes problems

Desdemona:

"Okay."

She doesn't give a shit. Half her employees are synths. Come on!

Mildly surprised that this major piece of information got past Deacon, though

Especially given how Deacon was stalking Sole, and knowing their past in vault 111... she's curious when exactly Sole got turned into a synth

And maybe, deep down, worried that the human Sole is still being tortured in the Institute.

She doesn't let that idea linger, though. She knows better than to humor those thoughts.

Gage:

I feel like Nuka World is kinda disconnected from all of the issues regarding the Institute and whatnot

Like I'm sure they get told all the time about synths and destruction of settlements and whatnot, but from that far away it all just kind of feels like a spooky story

So he's not really sure what Sole being a synth fully entails

He'll let Sole explain it of they want, maybe entertains the idea of them potentially being a spy for a bit, but quickly gets over it and just kind of moves on

If they're a good overboss that's all that really matters. That tiny bit of plastic in their brain can't possibly change THAT much about them, right?

Hancock:

"You're not like... working for them, right?"

He's direct about his worries. Once Sole insists that they had no idea Hancock calms down quite a bit

His first priority is always the safety of his city. If Sole's not a threat to Goodneighbor then Hancock's not a threat to them

After that's dealt with he'll let Sole take the reigns on whether they want to talk about it and if they need some comfort

He realizes it must be hard on them, and he makes sure they know they're allowed to grieve the person they thought they were. It's rough, but he's confident Sole can pull through

Maccready:

He's quite blindsighted by it!

Like holy shit how did he not realize? Were there any signs? How long has Sole known for?

Of course then comes the realization that Sole's life - their pre-war life, their family, Shaun, all of it - might be all made up

He realizes just how horrible that must be, not only to lose everyone you love but then find out they might not be real at all

If his first reaction is shock or accusations he'll go up to Sole and apologize later, otherwise giving Sole space and letting them know he's there for them

He'll do little things to support them if they seem really bothered by the news, like letting them sleep in a bit longer or giving them some extra snacks he scavenges

Maxson (Before BB):

Honestly not as surprised as one might think

Of course the random "200 year old" wastelander who "grew up" in Boston, right where the Institute is located, is a synth.

Very likely he will kill Sole himself and bring their head back as a trophy - boost morale and show the Institute that they're not going to let their attacks work

(He doesn't even consider that Sole may not have known. He will always believe they're a spy)

Danse is getting some serious disciplinary action for allowing a Synth in, that's for sure. No more fancy lads for a MONTH >:(

Maxson (After BB):

Oh he's not letting this happen again

Pissed off that two synths could breach their defenses, and pissed off at himself that Sole and Danse's relationship didn't raise more alarms for him

But also very, veryterrified

Once is a fluke. Twice is a pattern. This went from a crazy unprecented situation to something going very wrong in a way he has no idea on how to fix

Honestly this emotional turmoil might give Sole the upper hand in convinving him to let them live - it's possible Sole could survive run away with enough persuasion

They won't be allowed back in the Brotherhood, that's for sure

Nick:

Immediate jump into gentle, distanced comfort

He knows Sole's not a spy, he knows how much it hurts to be accused of that, and he knows first-hand how hard it id to come to terms with being a synth

Nick likes having his space to deal with issues, so he'll try not to crowd or overwhelm Sole. He'll even offer the bed in the detective agency if they just need a quiet place to work through it all

He'll open up about his own story if asked, and maybe even tell Sole a bit about pre-war Nick and the type of man he was

Anything to bring Sole even a bit of comfort he was in need of when he first woke up as a synth. That's the least he can do, in his opinion

Piper:

:o

"How did you not KNOW? Like SURELY there would be SOMETHING that tipped you off! Do you have gaps in your memory?? Do you remember the Institute?? Can you feel the chip in your brain???"

She's both blindsighted by the reveal and flabberghasted that she actually gets the chance to talk to a KNOWN, non-hostile synth

If Sole's clearly distressed she takes a moment to back off, and it sets in exactly what it all means for Sole to find this out about themself

Tries to comfort them the best she can, holds off on all the questions and assumptions

It wouldn't change her opinion on synths as a whole, I mean, she's best friends with Nick and still chooses to spread scary stories, but she'll give Sole space and tries to be polite about it

Preston:

"Oh, shit... how long have you known?"

The reveal throws him for a loop for a bit but he keeps a level head and let Sole do the explaining before he comes to any conclusions

The Institute's scary, he's seen first-hand how they'll just mow down anyone who gets in their way. He's honestly terrified of them, deep down

But Sole isn't working for them. Once he knows that he's alright with it.

Tries not to make too big of a deal out of it, but Sole can kinda tell it's on his mind. Not necessarily in a bad way, he just keeps thinking about if anyone else he knows is a synth, and how many people live their whole lives without ever figuring that out...

Strong:

He doesn't really get what a synth is and Sole really, really shouldn't tell him

The second he realizes synths come from the Institute things get dicey - Supermutants aren't big fans of the Institute

Let's hope he respects Sole enough to let them talk him out of his rage. Just maybe he'll believe them if they insist they're not working for the Institute

X6-88:

Does he... know???

I mean his job is to hunt down synths he SHOULD know. But I think there's also a world where he was kept blind about it

If he knew beforehand I feel like the Institute would have been hiding it from Sole for a reason, so he might be more worried about their plans being messed up than anything

But if he had no idea? This might just send him into a mini existential crisis

Why would the Institute lie to him??? How did he - a synth created for the Sole purpose of catching synths - not be able to recognize Sole???

Until that existential crisis gets him to the point where he questions his loyalty, he'll probably start to think very lowly of Sole

After all, he does believe synths are just machines. He won't like, commit hate crimes or anything, but he'll get frusturated if Sole can't "follow orders" as effectively as he's been brainwashed taught to do.

[aikoiya]

But it's means real progress, doesn’t it? That's still important.

As for me, I'm still trying to figure out a way to finish the first scene of my Meeting One's Match. I've got a bunch of it figured out, but I just need to finish the part where my character enters the Gerudo settlement, maybe add some stuff about the actual settlement & the first fight scene (just a spar, though). And even then, I've got the lead up to the fight, how it starts, at least 2-3 exchanges within the fight, what I want to do to cause an important detail that comes after the fight, & even how the fight will end. But I'm struggling with connecting those dots to create a dynamic "scene" that showcases the right feel that I'm looking for while not dragging it on for too long. 😓

Like, I know that there's places to go to to read about this stuff, but I find that I get more out of actual conversations. So: 🤷‍♀️

It definitely looks promising. One of the things the Mediterranean keto diet does is also allow for low-carb veggies & fruits, such as berries & certain types of melons. Which, the fruit part is what I'm mainly eyeing up. For 1, currently, I don't really get to eat much of anything sweet when I'm on my diet, which is part of why I tend to take Sundays off. For another, one of the low-carb fruit listed was cantaloupe! I LOVE cantaloupe! Especially when you manage to get it at the perfect ripeness where it's just SO incredibly tender & juicy & sweet! Delicious! So, I feel like on this diet, I could probably go for longer.

This is true! Always a viable option!

Ooo! That sounds super cool! I've heard about things like matcha cupcakes & cookies, but not tiramisu, which is one of my favorite desserts! Never heard of matcha brioche either, but it also sounds very interesting!

(Actually, that reminds me of something I’d done elsewhere. You know the super secret Malanya Bun that AoC implied was a fried frog? I changed that. It’s now a cute little bun made of Endura Carrot brioche. I mean, it IS a “Malanya” bun, right? Why not have it be something that Malanya might enjoy. And, I just really liked the Horse Upgrading mechanic that Malanya gave in TotK. And I especially liked that you did it via giving them food!)

Anyway, I’d definitely like to give it a try. And even if there isn’t a place nearby that makes it, there are PLENTY of recipes online! Like, the idea of having little cream-filled matcha cupcakes with lilypad-shaped matcha cookies on top with a little frog sounds adorable! X3

I know! They're so cool!

I think so, too! I got the idea from a cute little game from a few years ago called Fantasy Life. It was fun & chill, but the main focus was around the characters taking on jobs (called Lives) & they were separated into Combat, Gathering, & Crafting. One of those Lives was an Angler & some of the places you could fish were pretty wild. Cool, but wild. Like the inside of lava caves had Redgills, Magmafish, Lava Prawn, & the legendary fish was a Volcanic Tuna. Then, there was the desert. And I don't just mean in oasis, either. I'm also talking about fish that swim in quicksand (with things like Desert Tuna & Cactus Fish), which was the first time I encountered such an idea, but thought it'd be a super cool idea to introduce such things to the Gerudo Desert & the Sandsea. Like, maybe instead of the ocean drying up, the Goddess of the Sand helped the fish to evolve so as to survive in flowing sand? And then there was fishing in clouds (Floaty Pufferfish, Sky Sardines, & the High-Flying Fish), which I loved the idea of when paired with the Skylands! The only real problem I had with it was that there really weren't too many cooking recipes that utilized such unique ingredients.

Another game with a similar idea is My Time At Sandrock made by Pathea, where you can use sandfish traps to catch a bunch of different sandfish (Desert Mudfish, Horned Adder, Lungfish, Sand Carp, Sand Snake, Sandacuda, Wolf Eel, Giant Loach, Bullhead, Crucian Carps, as well as large & King varieties of pretty much all of them). That isn't all there is to the game, though. It's just one of the many features in it.

Either way, I just thought it'd be a fun way to make things more interesting, so I've been integrating these sorts of ideas into my version of Hyrule as well. ^_^

That's good to hear. And, yes. Different perspectives are very nice to have.

Thanks! Though, admittedly, part of it is inspired by a funny little comic I saw once where Malon literally just lifted the cow up & hucked it into Time's treehouse. XD Because, that actually IS a legitimately good question. How tf DID she get it up there?!

Understood. I mean, it makes sense.

OOO!!! My friend uses ai to come up with unique ideas & she used it once to give some basic ideas for illnesses & such for the different races. (Don't worry, she doesn't use it to make ai art or to actually do the writing for her. It's mostly just for helping to get your brain going. Concepts & such.) Though, none of them would be something I'd call pandemics. But I think they could be useful for a jumping off point!

Chronic & Genetic Hyrulean Illnesses

In fact, I asked @skyloftian-nutcase about what she thought about the Gloom Sickness based on the symptoms that were displayed & the 2 answers she gave me were that it seemed to resemble either cancer or some sort of necrotizing bacteria. Though, my initial thought was that it might've been something like the Malice equivalent to extreme sun poisoning.

At the same time. It's possible that the reason why it didn't become an epidemic was due to it not being contagious from person to person & only from Gloom to person. So, one way to make it a bigger threat could be in simply changing that.

Fair, but at the same time, hearth magi are much more holistic & focused on things like food & the household with a side of potion-making. They're like a cross between a kitchen mage & a green mage. (Technically, the term used is “witch,” but I don't really like using that one. Too many negative connotations.) Or a Benedicaria. So, essentially folk magic or “low-level” everyday/practical magic that's used in more subtle ways & is more so passed down via oral tradition. The sort that isn't really used in direct or overt manners the way that the Champions’ magic are used. So, she’d actually be a bit more like Irene & Syrup rather than a big, fancy scholarly or professionally-trained wizardess. This sort of made her the local medicine woman of Haitheinoctoun or Haertheinochtoun (Hateno). (Can't decide which to go with. Both are based primarily on Gaelic & roughtly translate to “farming town where the hero of faith is revealed” or “farming town of the hearth of the revealed hero.” Though, the "Thein" part is more Germanic. I'm sort of going the route that the original founder was a bit of a seer.)

And, while I do agree that magic users would be rare, I'm also honestly not so sure about magic being extremely rare. More so, I think the issue is that in the Wild Era, it goes largely untrained. And, something to keep in mind is that in the series at one point, Hylians were specifically noted as being a magic race, but that said magical ability has faded over time.

However, my guess is that, rather than the Hylians losing their magic, what’s actually happening is that they're repeatedly losing their magical traditions/history & the methods by which they would learn/teach how to draw out & use those powers because of people like Ganondorf who simply CANNOT let it go.

So, in my mind, everyone has SOME degree of magical ability. Some are gifted with extremely powerful magic, some have strong, but not amazing magic, however most have a very small amount of weak magic. And in every case, you have to train it or it'll never amount to very much because if you never learn about it or how to use it, then you may as well not have it at all.

I say this based on the Yiga's use magic & so too can the Sheikah. And the Sheikah are specifically classified as being a race of Hylians. As such, it may just be a combination of not a lot of Hylians knowing they have magic, not being able to utilize their magic in a way that's actually useful, & there just not being many with the knowledge. Which, if as many people really were killed due to the Calamity back then, then it's possible that Hyrule has simply lost a lot of the traditions involved in magical practice. So, even if there were people with the ability, it's unlikely that they'd have anyone to teach them.

Otherwise, why are the Yiga able to teleport, use the Earthwake Technique, & disguise themselves as other people & even a chicken? Simple answer? They kept their magical traditions & teachings strong. So, now. They teach new generations how to use that magic.

But, I can definitely understand why you say this. And sorry for the diatribe.

Yep! Definitely makes sense!

Oh, definitely! Poor Time!

True, but unfortunately, sometimes we need to take what we can get.

Ooo! Chronicles is a good one! Wish they’d gone with that over here! Hmm… It isn't bad, but maybe it would land better if it was “Les Chroniques du Scellement” or “Les Chroniques de la Lumière de Scellement.” (I'm trying to write “Chronicles of the Sealing Light,” but I might've messed it up. 😅)

Completely fair. If I was more upset about it, I'd probably wait to see if AoI was any good, too.

Yeah, that is a bit odd. :\

@aikoiya The post was getting long again so here's a new one!

I knew you were going to answer that saying "this is unfair" isn't real life logic haha (and I agree that life hasn't been fair to Sky and Sun anyway). It's just that such an ending would probably leave me feeling unsatisfied and even a bit robbed, and I think it would require a lot of other changes to be made to the story in order for it to work properly. But anyway you're right, as things are now this would just be happening behind the scenes so what I'm saying doesn't really make sense. But just thinking about it changes my perception of SS in a way I don't really enjoy, so it's not a theory I favor.

Yes in that setting I'm pretty sure that the other Sun would not make herself known to Link and Zelda and would let them have their happy ending. But I think Zelda would likely suspect her existence and know that something is wrong. I guess even Link could notice that the Temple's doors are suddenly open and would ask Impa a few questions.

I had no idea Tingle called Farore the Goddess of Wind in WW, so I went on a little quest to see if I could find the same quote in the French version of the game. Apparently it's in Tingle's description of Outset Island and I never had the chance to play with the Tingle Tuner mode. I can't find the same quote in French anywhere and I don't even know if this was included in the HD remake (I guess I'll have to wait for a Switch version to find out… if they ever release one). This has me wondering if this quote isn't something exclusive to the English version, but I can't be sure and I'd like to know what the original Japanese text says. The French wikis mention that Farore is the Goddess of Wind in WW but don't provide any quote, it just looks like the pages were translated from English but that they couldn't find the same quote in French. It's really frustrating!!

Anyway that's a bit weird because WW already establishes Zephos as the God of Wind, and he seems to be a minor deity compared to Farore. The way I see it, wind is just the element that Farore tends to be associated with, and since a lot of myths might have been lost with Hyrule in WW this could just be a mistake on Tingle's part. I mean this is the game that gave us the Golden Triumph Forks haha.

I'm not limiting Nayru/the Golden Goddesses to a singular domain, quite the opposite ^^ To me Nayru being the Goddess of Wisdom includes different concepts such as order, law, science, magic, etc., and even time (since she's introduced as the creator of the world's fondamental laws), while calling her the Goddess of Time doesn't include all of that. That's why I wrote that I found it a bit restrictive. But sure she could have both titles, the same way Farore could be known most commonly as the Goddess of Courage and also called the Goddess of Wind in some situations.

Oh I didn't think of the blocks from OoT! I would say though that they don't really use any time powers, they're just random blocks that appear or disappear for some reason when Link plays the Song of Time (it's just as absurd as playing the Song of Storms to open holes in the ground haha). But yes they were blue and associated with time, and of course Nayru is too. The difference with Hylia in my theory is that Nayru created the rules of time (if that makes sense) among other fundamental laws, while Hylia's power specifically allows her to manipulate time and foresee the future. In a way I see Hylia as Nayru's spiritual daughter who inherited some of her powers over time (and that's why the color purple she's represented with is very close to blue).

The Master Sword has also been depicted as either blue or purple though, so that asks the question of the true color of all of these things! Nayru is definitely linked to time so it makes sense that the timeshift stones are in Lanayru (and Hylia also doesn't have a province named after her).

"From the edge of time" could definitely just be a poetic way to say that Hylia kind of recorded a message for Link before dying haha. But I find it interesting that she would phrase it like that, I like to see it as a clue.

Well if Zelda simply sent Link to a point further back in time, wouldn't there be two Links existing at the same time in the Child Timeline? But sure Zelda creating a brand new timeline also raises a few questions that kind of... make my head hurt. I'm not sure what happens exactly, I've always wondered! All we know is that Link finds himself in the Master Sword's chamber with the Door of Time already open, which hints at things happening in a different way this time (because he definitely doesn't have the three spiritual stones and the Ocarina of Time yet since this is before Ganon's coup, and the ending seems to imply that this timeline's Zelda doesn't know him yet). That's why I believe Zelda might have done something a bit more complex than sending him to a point further back in time, but there's no way to be sure. The Triforce of Courage is also visible on Link's hand during the ending, and we also know thanks to TP that the Triforce is still separated in the Child Timeline despite Link and Zelda preventing Ganon from entering the Sacred Realm this time. So maybe Zelda isn't able to change everything? It's complicated haha.

Anyway, whether OoT Zelda creates a new timeline or just sends Link further back in time, that's still huge time powers and that's not something Link is able to do by playing Zelda's Lullaby.

I also believe it is more likely that Talon inherited the ranch. True, Talon might not always have been so lazy, but maybe if that was the case the game could have hinted at hit. All we know is that he leaves his daughter alone with Ingo and only comes back after Link deals with the situation, which does not make him look so great. And he only promises to work harder after that.

I'm kind of bad with names so I'm impressed you're going through all of that trouble to rename the settlements!!

I haven't gotten to developping the technology that much yet, but I'm really interested in seeing what the different races could do with it! I love the idea of using the Sheikah to infiltrate the Yiga bases. I wish TotK had done something like that and shown the Sheikah helping Link that way.

Same, I was so excited when I heard about these pirates… and then so disappointed to find nothing more than a bunch of bokos with no backstory.

Vignoble is not related to noble (though I kind of make the association in my mind, especially since vignobles are sometimes called châteaux).

Yes I thought you could maybe use clos! Aquaticlos is funny, it can work! Though maybe you could use the same logic as for the raisins (I love this Raisins de Terre idea by the way, it makes sense!) and say that what the Zoras call a clos already refers to something that's underwater, since that's probably the case for most of what they cultivate.

I don't mind helping you with French, I'm glad to do so! You put so much effort and thought into this, it's really interesting.

[urlocalwormtoday]

why is it that when I'm trying to find that specific post that perfectly describes the things that are overstimulating me rn, 90% of the things that pop up are FANFICTIONS ABT SMUT. LIKE. MAN. THIS ISN'T HELPING. I DON'T WANT TO READ AN X READER FIC. please for the love of god if I see one more fic or notif I'm going to turn my phone on do not disturb for a million more years

[manticorecure]

soooooo...... coughs. watos 100 day end barrens challenge am i right or am i right

original sketches under the cut because i really like how wifies looked in them

[turtleplushi]

I need to stop drawing them my god

[goldstargloww]

canary curse things. thinking about canary curse things

i'm hesitant to say the canary curse has been broken—what, no, of course it has been, jimmy died second instead of first, and the canary curse is all about dying first— okay hear me out i swear i make sense

my thought is that patterns can change. patterns aren't always static ones. just because something new happened this time around doesn't mean the pattern's been broken, it may have just changed its rules a bit.

joel had a pattern of having no true allies up until double or limited life, where it instead became a pattern of being isolated, for example

now, before we get into the canary curse specifically, let's talk about some other patterns

scott and martyn tend to drag themselves as well as their allies up the leaderboard. they both tend to outlive their allies. grian tends to kill his allies. ...i feel like i should put more here but that's all i can think of right now

now, the way i see it, is scott, martyn, and jimmy in particular all have some sort of weight to them. positive meaning they drag themselves and their allies up the leaderboard, negative meaning the opposite. scott and martyn have a positive weight, whereas jimmy has a negative one.

what i think's happened here is that martyn and jimmy's weights have tugged on each other, and as a result, martyn turned yellow and red first instead of much later on, and jimmy died second instead of first.

jimmy's pull is strong, i think, and so he tends to die first every time. just because he tends to die first every time doesn't make that a rule, though - it just makes it a pattern, one that's been broken. the pattern that hasn't been broken, though, is jimmy being one of the earliest to die, and jimmy dragging his allies down the leaderboard with him.

jimmy died first in 3rd life, and dragged scott down to 10th, and scott finally turned yellow right before jimmy died. jimmy died first in last life, and dragged mumbo down with him, and they were a similar color pretty much the whole time. jimmy died first in double life, and dragged tango down with him. jimmy died first in limited life, and joel died quickly after. jimmy died second in secret life, and dragged martyn's color down with him.

martyn, though, doesn't die yet, because of his positive weight. he's often tugged further up the leaderboard, and so while jimmy may drag his color down and martyn ends up first yellow and red, martyn still manages to stay afloat.

martyn is stubborn is the thing, lmao. he stays alive out of spite and just because he wants to, and so he does, and he makes sure he does. now that the stakes are higher and one wrong move could mean losing everything, he's being a lot more careful than he was earlier on.

and let me just reiterate for a second - he's stubborn. once he's got an idea, he's locked onto that idea until he gets it done or literally can't anymore. martyn will drive himself up the wall before he gives up on something and even then he'll need convincing or more likely a distraction. he didn't give up on ren in third life til he died and couldn't do anything anymore. he didn't give up on trying to kill scott in last life til he died and couldn't do anything anymore. he didn't give up on getting a diamond chestplate in secret life until he got it despite how much it cost him in the end. outside the life series, even, i'm rewatching rats right now- martyn will try to climb a wall over and over and over until he gets it or something gets in the way. he'll be texturing a model and complain to chat about how painful it is and still decide to spend the next hour and a half getting the damn thing done even though he should've logged off for bedtime 2 hours ago. (yes martyn i am calling you out, enjoy)

and so martyn doesn't die! he's yellow first, he's red first, and all other red names die, but martyn doesn't. because yeah, maybe he's impulsive, but he's in this for himself and himself alone and there's no way in hell he's dealing with a wither and a warden that's just killed three people. (he did try and steal the kill though. martyn do you remember what happened last time you tried to steal the kill, you fell into the void and died)

jimmy isn't as stubborn. jimmy's a lot more forgiving, a lot more lenient, and as much as he's being more aggressive this season, he's reckless about it and impulsive and his reputation isn't helping him here.

jimmy lets things happen to him. as upset as he might act about it, he never actually does anything about it, and it gets him killed. he's afraid to break the rules, he's afraid to make people uncomfortable or upset or hurt, he starts genuinely tearing up at the thought of pulling a bait and switch on skizz, and that's the kind of thing martyn does on a daily basis lmao

jimmy is forgiving and passive, martyn and scott don't forget so easily and aren't afraid to make people upset, grian's somewhere in between.

[licorishh]

Saw a one-off on Tumblr that just casually brought up the AU idea of Bell being Makarov's biological parent from their life in Russia pre-CIA and I would just like to say I am one thousand-percent behind this theory but not as an AU like actually as a headcanon because the timeline would match up perfectly and it would just be insanely cool

[red-winter-is-coming]

New Sparrow art!!!!

My silly. Beloved. Holy fuck I'm older then him now.

Anyways, Silly little details that are important to me:

The feathers are from his most common nicknames!! (Darling Crow, Raven, Bluejay, The Shrike/Butcherbird, Magpie, Sparrow)

Nat 20 bc he's lucky. also because he's heavily Victory coded.

Ace of hearts w/ knife - 'Ace' is his pet name for his boyfriend and he did accidentally kill someone via stabbing them in the eye for Racer

The coins numbered 7 are sliver, while the ones numbered 13 are gold, therefore the traditionally 'lucky' number is on the less valuable one and the traditional 'unlucky' number is on the more valuable one!

Dice colors - If the D20 was real it'd actually be clear with gold flakes and numbers, but I was limited by my art style ;-;

@thenopequeen hey I know it's been forever but may I offer the silly as tribute :] /silly

[sysig]

DAX is just so expressive ♥ (Patreon)

[spamtoon]

(Out of nowhere, you are approached by a familiar lightbulb-headed Cog.)

Ah, it's you, cat. Thinking you're oh-so-slick. Muttering and whispering under those raggedy whiskers of yours... Thinking I am unable to hear it all...

Well, you've simply underestimated my fantastic hearing. You probably want to know the reason why I'm here, taking a 'break' from my incredibly important scientific breakthroughs? It's quite simple, really!

(She gets close, and squints her eyes.)

I know what you are.

Farewell, now!

(She then leaves the way she came from.)

(Spam giggles immensely, covering her face... it always seems like she's giggling, isn't she? This lasts... at least thirty seconds. Longer than usual.)

And I know what I am too, Sparky! You broke through something, that's for sure. Really, broke through...

(She looks down, continuing to laugh nervously.)

You know, I find it odd you Havent tried to bulb blast me into the stratosphere by now. I mean knowing how you acted with Frostbite. Is there something peculiar about me that you perhaps can't quite track? Something about me that you... don't know what I am?

I know, I know, I'm talking to nobody again. But you were there when I had a moment today with the one the only Frostbite The Bravecog. You may be remaining. Lurking in the shadows. Knowing about these thoughts that I'm thinking.

(The giggling resumes, lasting far shorter this time.)

Your brother's a piece of fucking barp, by the way

(She braces for impact for a few seconds, wincing while smiling, before comically looking around to realize nobody's there. She sighs.)

Wow, okay maybe toony superhero show logic doesn't apply in this situation. Cool.

WAIT I JUST FUCKING REALIZED WHAT SHE MEANT but like. Dude if she meant that then what's the point I mean the whole ahh sellbot department barping knows unless you're Really low on the ladder. Heheh... maybe she did mean what I thought she meant.

Oh i'm so fucking screwed. What kind of bitch gets filament fever

[neverendingford]

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[gimmick-blog-bracket]

Now for the final round!

@hellsitegenetics

I love them

I didn't know I needed to know that the weed-smoking girlfriends post was genetically a wolf, but I did, and I do. Also puts great stuff on my dash.

it’s so fun to be scrolling unhinged posts and then boom. an organism!

so many moths‼ also, unexpected comedy with some of the matches

perfect blend of silly and informative, and makes for an excellent punchline at the end of a long post. puts creatures on my dash. literally what more could you ask for

It's a really unique blog concept and a lot of times the results are pretty funny. It's great when the sequence matches the post content too!

Creatures 👍

Finds beautiful creatures out of the mess of the hellsite

Offers finality AND gives us a creechur.

I love them. English speakers talk like moths

If this blog wins, they could run the text of the winning announcement, and determine the post's genus and species!

They're also very good about tagging the type of creature depicted in the results, so as long as you mute tags of creatures you don't want to see, it's a very fun time seeing iconic legacy posts (and new submissions) being reduced down to a string of letters and assigned a random species of fish or moth or something!

uhh it’s cool

BLAST

There are so many weird bugs in the world

Yippee!!

If, as Haldane said, God has an inordinate fondness for beetles, then surely this blog proves that Tumblr has an inordinate fondness for moths.

Top tier blog as a geneticist, I love seeing obscure organisms and MOTH

Admin got rate limited after trying to blast the bee movie

the knowledge of biology to pull this off (i have taken one biology class in my life) and also the work to find all the strings honestly deserves quite a bit of praise

This gimmick blog has it all: science, pictures of animals, interaction with the text of other peoples' posts, interesting information, and a unique and fun premise. As a biologist, I'm rooting for hellsitegenetics to reach the end and take the tournament, because it is truly a standout among gimmick blogs.

If they win, perhaps this blog too shall become a cool organism :3

@hasgavlebockenburneddownyet

What's more happy holiday cheer than cheering on the destruction of a giant straw goat?

The birds may have won 2023, but I believe in humanity's capability for arson for 2024 <3

a vote for me is a vote for arson! This message was approved by hasgavlebockenburneddownyet

gavle is SUCH a public service and holiday feature

what's more tumblr than comical destruction and holidays?

sometimes you just gotta vote with your matchsticks

Bringing a cultural staple to tumblr since 2021

Arson is so much more fun

It would be really funny and ironic if it survives the tournament

you have no idea how much joy watching the chronicling of the gavlebocken brings me every year

hasgavlebockenburneddownyet provides an essential public service

always love seeing a bit of Swedish history on my dash 'Swedish bamboo season'

the goat account is peak gimmick blog

If I don't get to beat the goat then nobody does. -pointless-achievements

Never ask Tumblr to choose between lies and arson! The winner threatens by nature to rip apart the very fabric of our DNA!

goat statues made out of straw are exciting and interesting

I wanna see things burn

the goat is an essential part of tumblr culture and the goat blog is a sacred keeper of the tumblr high holidays

watching to see if the big straw goat has burned down each year is a true delight, something I never knew existed until tumblr and the blog dedicated to it

the incredibly focused nature of @/hasgavlebockenburneddownyet is what makes their gimmick superior.

Please guys bite gavlebocken

Look, I'm Danish. I was put on this earth to annoy the Swedes and vice versa, but even I voted for @/hasgavlebockenburneddownyet

gavlebocken is also such a fun name and this blog informed be about its existence, so for that I am grateful

hasgavlebockenburneddownyet is providing a vital service! Every year, people rely on their updates regarding the fate of our most beloved Yule Goat! How could they NOT deserve the win!?

sacred anti-corporate arson

a vote for gävlebocken is a vote for anarchy!

pls vote for them they're the funniest gimmick keeping track on the funniest phenomena in recent human history, like when i look at their acc i think to myself this is what tumblr was created for

the goat is the GOAT

HASGAVLEBOCKENBURNEDDOWNYET DESERVES TO WIN, I have them on post alert for a REASON

the holiday season wouldn't be the same without them

they do important reporting. Do you look at the news and be like 'the reporters aren't doing work they're just telling you whats happening.' Have some respect for the goat news

let the weird burnt sacrificial ritual of it all appeal to you

nothing makes my December more interesting, arson should win

doesn't barge in on other peoples posts which is always a good thing in my books. not a fan when obnoxious gimmick blogs turn a decent post into a garbled mess

[tanadrin]

And God said, "Behold! I have created the fourth primordial force: the weak interaction!"

And the angels all clapped and nodded politely, and there was a long silence; and finally Verchiel, the Angel of Grace, spoke up and asked, "Er, what exactly does it do, O Fashioner?"

And God said, "What do you mean, 'what does it do?' It's the fourth fundamental force of the universe."

And Verchiel said, "You mentioned that. Um. But it's just that the other three sort of have a brand, you know? Gravity helps build large-scale structures, acts over vast cosmic distances, shapes time and space. The strong force is secret, hidden, binding together quarks and all that. Electromagnetism, very cool stuff, somewhere in between. We're all big fans of the whole magnetic monopole double bluff, very clever. But, er. What does this 'weak interaction' do?"

And God said, "It mediates radioactive decay. Sort of."

And Verchiel said, "Radioactive decay? All radioactive decay?"

And God said, "No. Just some kinds."

And Zephaniel, the Chief of the Ishim spoke, and he said, "A whole independent force just to mediate some kinds of radioactive decay?"

And God said, "Well. Not totally independent. Technically it's related to electromagnetism."

And Zephaniel said, "Wait, it's not even a real force?"

And God said, "It's totally a real force. It's just that it's one aspect of a combined electromagnetic and weak force. An electro-weak force, if you will."

And Metatron, the Celestial Scribe, scratched his head at this, but said nothing.

And Cambiel, the Angel of Transformation, said, "Maybe you can walk us through it from the top."

And God Sighed an immense Sigh, and said, "All right, fine.

"So the way it works is that all of space and time is permeated by a field that has imaginary mass."

And Cambiel said, "Imaginary mass, O Generous Provider?"

And God said, "Yes, imaginary mass. It's tachyonic, d'you see?"

And Sarathiel, the Angel of Discipline, said, "Wait a minute, I thought we agreed nothing was going to travel faster than light? All that 'c' business and the whole Lorentz transformation thing. What's happening with that?"

And God said, "Let me finish. The field is tachyonic. The particles in the field all move slower than light."

And Sarathiel had to think about this for a second.

And God said, "The point is, a field with imaginary mass has a non-zero vacuum expectation value."

And this really gave Sarathiel trouble, since he had never been very good at math.

And God, seeing this, went back to explain. "Most fields, like the electromagnetic field, have no effect when they are at their lowest energy state. It's like they're not there at all. If you give a field imaginary mass, then it vanishes only when it's at a very high energy state, and at a low energy state, it has a nonzero value everywhere."

And Sarathiel nodded, but he was confused, because he didn't understand why God would create such a thing.

But Verchiel thought he saw where God was going with this, and he was amazed.

"Truly, you are cunning beyond measure, O Only One Certainly Sound and Genuine in Truth! Only now do I understand your design! For in order to make the universe homogenous and isotropic, it is necessary that all large-scale fluctuations in temperature and mass must be evened out early in the history of the cosmos; and therefore, you have designed a field which will rapidly expand space after the Big Bang, many orders of magnitude in brief moments, and then swiftly and spontaneously decay as it gives up the energy it began with, giving rise to radiation and particles of all kinds as it does, which will condense into the material universe! It is a wonder to behold."

And God said, "What? No. I mean I did, but this isn't the inflaton field I'm talking about. This is something else."

And Verchiel said, "Wait, it's not?"

And God said, "No, I'm going to use a different field to drive cosmic inflation. The properties of this field are totally different."

And now Verchiel was also confused, and lapsed into silence.

And God said, "Like I was saying, this field is a scalar field with imaginary mass, and it does spontaneously decay to a ground state with a non-zero value. But it's not the inflaton field. Instead it combines with the W1, W2, W3, and B bosons."

And Metatron began to flip back through the pages of the Heavenly Record trying to figure out where he'd lost the thread.

And Zephaniel said, "The what bosons?"

And God said, "The W1, W2, W3, and B bosons. I'm sure I mentioned them. You know, the massless bosons?"

And Zephaniel said, "I'm pretty sure we only talked about the W+, W-, and Z0 bosons. All of which you said were going to have mass, O Owner of All Sovereignty."

And God said, "Yes, but this is how they get them, you see. Once this field acquires a nonzero value everywhere, the massless bosons interact with it and get mass. Well, some of them do. They turn into the W+, W-, and Z0 boson. And the photon."

And Zephaniel said, "…and the photon, O Accepter of Invocation?"

And God said, "Well, I did say I was going to unify the electromagnetic force and the weak interaction, didn't I? This is how. Above the critical temperature--right now I'm thinking 10^15 K, but I'm open to feedback on that one--electromagnetism and the weak force act as a single unifying force. Below that temperature, the field gets a nonzero value, you get three massive bosons to mediate the weak interaction, and the photon pops out seperately."

And Zephaniel said, "That seems… a bit overly complicated, doesn't it, O Reinstater Who Brings Back All?"

And God said, "No, it's exactly what we need. Look, that way the W and Z bosons have something to do, but the weak interaction still only travels short distances. Gravity is still the star of the show on cosmic scales, as it were. But now quarks and leptons can swap their flavor!"

And Zephaniel said, rather weakly, "Their… flavor, O Source of Good?"

And God said, "It's this new quantum number I'm trying out, to give the three generations of matter more unique identities."

And Cambiel said, "Three generations of matter? Now I'm really confused."

And God said, "I'm sure I mentioned this. You've got the lightest quarks and leptons, and then two heavier versions of each that can decay into the lighter versions."

And Cambiel said, "What do they do? New kinds of chemistry, is it?"

And God said, "Well, no. Mostly they just decay in a couple microseconds. Or even faster."

And Zephaniel began to rub his temples, and Cambiel sniffed.

And Cambiel said, "This all seems a bit ad hoc to me. Not really the stuff of an elegant and obviously ordered Creation. Why not have four generations of matter? Why not a trillion?"

And God began to grow irritable, and said, "Well, that's not really up to you, now is it? We're going to have three generations of matter, and the electroweak force, and that's that!"

And Zephaniel said, "As long as we are unifying fundamental forces, perhaps we could somehow also unify the electroweak interaction with the strong interaction, or even gravity."

And God hesitated saying, "Well, I haven't decided about that yet. I'm not sure I want gravity to be quantized, you know? Seems to take some of the geometric elegance out of general relativity."

And now it was Zephaniel's turn to sigh, and he bowed his head. "As you wish, O Possessor of Authority of Decisions and Judgement."

[orangeocelotmartyn]

Impulse's adventures in Tumblr

Scar: You get too deep in Twitter it gets scary. Impulse: I got too deep in Tumblr, I had to back off. Scar: (surprised) Ooh. Impulse: I started going down a-a little—Gem saw! Gem saw it happen. Gem was helping me with Tumblr and—and I started going down and she's like, "nope, stop. you gotta do a filter for that one." (he laughs) Scar: Uh oh. Impulse: I got a little too deep— Gem: Yeah, but seriously. You guys, y-y-you want to be on the Tumblr, but you don't want to be on the Tumblr, because—you don't have the right…attitude about the Tumblr! If you're gonna be on the Tumblr, you're gonna see the fandom stuff. And if—then you gotta be okay with seeing the fandom stuff. If you're not okay with seeing the fandom stuff, then you gotta let me set up your Tumblr! (beat) I'm personally okay with it all, I don't really care. Scar: (sounding like he's far away) What's the fandom stuff? Impulse: Like the shipping, and…stuff. Scar: Do they get into like, the rates on shipping these days? It's crazy.

Impulse: A-U? What do they call it, A-U? What's A-U stand for? Gem: Just, Alternate Universe Impulse: Alternate Universe, okay. Some of the alternate universe, I read some of those things, they're actually pretty cool. Gem: You shouldn't say that out loud. (Impulse begins laughing) Impulse: Oh, my bad. I'm not supposed to be there, sorry, safe place for you guys, I'm back out—I'm out. I-I didn't— Scar: I never venture to Tumblr. Impulse: Reddit was-Reddit was slow! Okay? If—listen. If Reddit's gonna be slow, I need an outlet for—(laughs) for my—(getting quieter) reading. Stuff. About myself. Gem: I'd be-I think Tumblr's fine, you just have to have the correct mindset. And you also shouldn't be talking about it on stream— Impulse: Yeah, my bad— Gem: —because it freaks them out, and then they start being weird. Tumblr's much better when they're just-they're just normal. Impulse: There was-there was plenty of normal stuff. I just-you can't go down the rabbit holes, I learned. (pause) And then people-people take—they take screenshots of me when I'm standing weird. (He holds up a picture to the camera) Scar: (starts laughing) What, wait what? Wait, hold on— Gem: Oh, wait, we can-we can tell about this. There-there was a Tumblr post that was, that was-that was pointing out all of the times that Impulse stood (Scar exhales a laugh) and-and-and yeah. Yeah, they-they were pretty pretty princess Impulse? Impulse: (talking over her) I stand so macho, what are you talking about (he laughs) Scar: I'm so confused, I-can I get a— Impulse: I literally had to work on my—stance, before Sunday because I saw something Saturday night and I was like, oh— Gem: It's very cute, it's very cute. (Impulse laughs) Scar: Can I see a photo? Impulse: I was pretty princess. Here, I'll bring it up again. Do you have my stream open? Scar: I wanna see it. Impulse: I'll find it again. Scar: Can I just say, can I just say real quick while he's doing that? Impulse—really swoled out. He looks like he could pick-pick up an ox. (Impulse laughs, clearly pleased) I really noticed it, like, Impulse-I see those guns, I was like, "this man could pick up an ox. If I fell on the ground, Impulse, one hand, could pick me up." Impulse: Thanks. Scar: O-oh my god, I just pulled up your stream, except there's an ad, so I just see it up in the little tiny box at the top— Impulse: Oh shoot—c'mon ads! Scar: —so it's even funnier. Oh, there it is. (he laughs delightedly) Little princess. Gem: Tumblr's so good, though, cause you just get to see funny stuff like that, and don't have to scroll through all the politics and crap that's on, like, X. Impulse: Mm. Scar: It's so bad, Gem. Gem: And Reddit. And is dead. It's just nice, I like seeing the fandom at it's purest form, please don't ruin it by telling them that you're on there. Impulse: Okay. Nah, I-I was just on there 'cause I, y'know, I was excited about the event. There was so many things being posted and stuff, I wanted to see—everything that was being said, about w-how people thought about the weekend, and favorite clips, and all that kind of stuff, I wanted to see it all, so I dipped into Tumblr. Just a little bit, just-just to dip my toes in, just a lil bit. I'm back out, I'm fine. I'll be alright.

Scar: But was it nice? Impulse: It was alright. Scar: Because it feels like Reddit, they just nitpick the smallest things, like— Gem: I don't find the Tumblr to be nitpicky at all. Th-they're more like a celebration of the fandom. Whereas the Reddit is like…hates the fan—hates-hates us, a lil bit. Lowkey. Scar: A little, there's a little there, there's a little there, it's—there's an enjoyment of nitpicking. They find the nitpicking more fun, and then Twitter, they're just confused over there. They don't know what's going on. (Impulse laughs) Gem: Tumblr definitely doesn't nitpick half of the—every now and then I'll come across a person who's like. A bit…odd. But you could just block that one person and it normally goes away. Impulse: I didn't understand Tumblr about—cause you can't see when something was posted. At least not on just the scrolling through, it seemed like. I didn't see anything that was like, "this was posted x amount of hours ago." And I'm used to that. So that felt weird to me. And then I didn't quite understand how, like, replies and stuff work. There's something about notes? And then I click on that and it got weird, and, I dunno. Gem: Oh, I can teach you, I can teach you that. Impulse: I just didn't get it. Gem: I didn't think you were going to be getting into like, actually posting. Impulse: I'm a boomer when it comes to—Tumblr. So I think—I'm okay. N-next time we hang out you can help me with my—filters. Gem: I think you should just pretend that you don't use it. Cause— Impulse: Yeah, just, I'm not gonna get on there ever again. (Windows error noise) Say what you want. Uh oh.

[leatherbookmark]

aaaauuuuggghhhhh this video (warning: choi san choi sanning) is not only a great (and lethal) choi san sampler but also proves why ateez performances fuck: it's the drama, babey!!! all the stuff they've apparently been criticized for -- the shaking, the weird expressions that border on scary/possessed -- are incredibly captivating and simply fun to watch. it's interesting. i'm not going as far as to say that if you don't look at least a bit freaky then what the fuck are you doing on stage, because there's a plenty of performers that kill their audience with slow, elegant and fully controlled movements. but it's like -- there's coming out on stage to sing and dance, and there's performing a character/a story/an emotional journey. and atz very often (not always) do the latter! when the demon line lads pull those intense faces, roll their eyes, do lightning fast switches between crazy laughter and serial killer face, i can't help but think they're seeing something else besides the stage lights! there's a story, there are events, there's Stuff. it's just like playing a role. i feel i've said it before, possibly even more than once, but having lively, emotionally intense (i'm still not over inception) performances in times when earnestness is ~cringe~ is really cool.

[apollos-boyfriend]

so my younger cousin is flying in to visit from brazil on sunday, and will be staying here for like, the entirety of july. which, don't get me wrong, is super cool! i love the kid! but it felt like a super weird move, considering his parents are the SUPER strict and borderline helicopter parents. even the smallest prank/roughousing with him/his little sister would lead to a strict talking to from his parents, he couldn't ever do anything without their clear permission, that sort of stuff. so letting him fly at alone at 16 to a whole different country and stay there for a whole month seemed WILDLY out of character. additionally, it just felt like a super last-minute trip. it's not like we have any plans to do when he gets here, and the flight itself and stuff only got booked like, midway through june.

and i was talking to my mom about it, kind of trying to nudge some answers out of her, and after a while she went, "yeah, i think they're sending him over here to get away for his boyfriend. see if the distance breaks them off." which, first of all, surprised me because last i checked, they didn't KNOW he had a boyfriend. literally everyone in the family did EXCEPT for them because while that entire side of the family being semi-conservative, his parents (mostly his dad) are EXTREMELY old-fashioned. so clearly something already went wrong. and considering the only reason the rest of the family knew is because one person found out and it spread like wildfire, i have a sneaking suspicion he wasn't the one to tell them, either.

and second of all. they're sending him HERE. to try to make him forget his homosexuality. i couldn't do anything but just wordlessly gesture to the multiple pride flags scattered around my room, then to myself, because really? he has like two other cousins in the us and they're sending him to me? honey i am about to introduce this kid to queer scenes you have never even heard of. he'll be returning home with labels only shrimp can perceive