#The Usual Gang of Idiots

[dark-side-princess-sims]

Ephemera is an automaton created by the Devil who serves as Velguirie's guide through Darkside Heaven, the rift between dreams and reality. She, like others of her kind, is aging and in disrepair.

Velguirie's goal, like her sister Laegrinna's, is to offer human souls to her father in order to revive him. Ephemera works diligently to help her achieve this goal and rule over the world.

[mrs-mquve-cc]

@pooklet @skulldilocks I know Mawreen is Family aspiration in the Noseworthy Midnight Sun but apparently when I put her in my preview hood I had given her Romance...? lmao

so Mawreen's main goal in life to bang 20 different sims is now canon when I move her into Chaos Chasm. she'll still have Grilled Cheese as her secondary, because of course

[axelmedellin]

Daily drawing 10 apr 2023

RIP Al Jaffee

[b-radley66]

Chapters: 6/12 Fandom: Star Wars: Rebellion Era - All Media Types Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Ahsoka Tano/Original Character(s), Original Character(s)/Original Characters(s) Characters: Ahsoka Tano, Lassa Rhayme, Jame Blackthorn | Bryne Covenant | Taliesin Croft |Tempest (Original Character), Dani Faygan |Ishta (Original Character), Nola Vorserrie |Seoladen (Original Character), Meglann Florlin |Ina|Hammer (Original Character), Null-13 | Drop | Tarre Tredecima |Balor (Original Character), Talle Tredecima | Orla (Original Character), Alyysina Faygan’ii na’ Torstan’ii |Serquet |Sina (Original Character), Delilah Sal | ISB-023 | the Untrusted Other (Original Character), Jamelyn Blackthorn (Original Character), Nathaanan Betenn’ii (Original Character), Ardalen Nath (Original Character), Melis Nath (Original Character), Wren Shysa (Original Character) Additional Tags: Family, Love, Healing, Medical Procedures, Espionage, echoes from the past, Polyamory Series: Part 43 of Rise and Fight Again Summary:

Rebellions may be built on hope, but they are built by unlikely allies—people you’d never think of as rebels.

Ahsoka Tano and the other Links of the Corellian Covenant Chain—Dani Faygan, Meglann Florlin, Nola Vorserrie, Lassa Rhayme, and even the Untrusted Other, Imperial Advisor Delilah Sal, go out into the galaxy to help restore light, in ways both large and small. What they and the Covenant of Corellia, the former Jedi Taliesin Croft, now known as Bryne Covenant attempt, will have affects on a group of Imperial doubters, as well as the budding Rebellion’s future fleet, and the life and happiness of a family dear to them all.

Along the way, they will find family thought to have been lost decades ago, and find a way to give hope to many.

[rptv1]

“When I was your age . . .” by MAD Magazine:

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[nfcomics]

MAD MAGAZINE no.36 • by the Usual Gang of Idiots [Feb 2024]

Hop on top of MAD #36, another ribbiting collection of un-frog-ettable classic movie and TV parodies, favorites like Fly vs. Fly (erm...we mean Spy vs. Spy) and A MAD Look At... by Sergio Aragonés, and much more from the Usual Gang of Idiots. A toad-ally new Fold-In by Johnny Sampson too. Don't frog-et to pick one up today!

(W) The Usual Gang Of Idiots (A) The Usual Gang Of Idiots (CA) An Idiot With A Box Of Crayons

[mrs-mquve-cc]

(doing this with some of the Deception sims because obviously)

Laegrinna: What kind of idiot would think cereal is SOUP?

Zeno:

[audible fuming from Laegrinna]

Velguirie: I will kick you in the face if you try to tell me cereal is soup

Evelyn: cereal is soup, Velguirie ^_^ [eagerly awaits her punishment]

Freise: When I rule the world, it shall be decreed that cereal is indeed soup and if you dare to defy me you will face capital punishment

Celia: why is this even a question [sigh]

📩 Simblr question of the day: Your sim is having a heated discussion with someone about whether Cereal is a soup or not, what side are they on? 👀

answer in whatever way is most comfortable for you and feel free to share this SQOTD around, make sure to use the hashtag SQOTD and tag me in separate posts ~ 💛

[crimeronan]

there IS something very funny about AU luz's "unusual permissiveness" with hunter hearkening back to their childhoods. luz out here like "hunter can do literally anything he wants forever because i do not have as many rules as my tragically late father and i think hunter should have nice things" and then it's like

amity: he's terrorizing the scouts.

luz: he is a friend and a boy :)

amity: he's a BITCH--

luz: --and i like him so much :D

[dark-side-princess-sims]

😈 looks can be deceiving... 😈

[mrs-mquve-cc]

I'm 10000% sold on going back to using LBB on Zeno 🥵 the LBB conversion of this outfit doesn't have the sword belt the original has though and that is essential to his character, so I'll be changing that because the alternative is giving him an accessory he'd end up stabbing Laegrinna with every time they try to make out.

And of course, Laegrinna demanded to be included in this post too and who am I to say no to her?

[pankomako]

every member of the gang would say "awe sick bro" or "yooo wassup dude"

[b-radley66]

Chapters: 5/12 Fandom: Star Wars: Rebellion Era - All Media Types Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Ahsoka Tano/Original Character(s), Original Character(s)/Original Characters(s) Characters: Ahsoka Tano, Lassa Rhayme, Jame Blackthorn | Bryne Covenant | Taliesin Croft |Tempest (Original Character), Dani Faygan |Ishta (Original Character), Nola Vorserrie |Seoladen (Original Character), Meglann Florlin |Ina|Hammer (Original Character), Null-13 | Drop | Tarre Tredecima |Balor (Original Character), Talle Tredecima | Orla (Original Character), Alyysina Faygan’ii na’ Torstan’ii |Serquet |Sina (Original Character), Delilah Sal | ISB-023 | the Untrusted Other (Original Character), Jamelyn Blackthorn (Original Character), Nathaanan Betenn’ii (Original Character), Ardalen Nath (Original Character), Melis Nath (Original Character), Wren Shysa (Original Character) Additional Tags: Family, Love, Healing, Medical Procedures, Espionage, echoes from the past, Polyamory Series: Part 43 of Rise and Fight Again Summary:

Rebellions may be built on hope, but they are built by unlikely allies—people you’d never think of as rebels.

Ahsoka Tano and the other Links of the Corellian Covenant Chain—Dani Faygan, Meglann Florlin, Nola Vorserrie, Lassa Rhayme, and even the Untrusted Other, Imperial Advisor Delilah Sal, go out into the galaxy to help restore light, in ways both large and small. What they and the Covenant of Corellia, the former Jedi Taliesin Croft, now known as Bryne Covenant attempt, will have affects on a group of Imperial doubters, as well as the budding Rebellion’s future fleet, and the life and happiness of a family dear to them all.

Along the way, they will find family thought to have been lost decades ago, and find a way to give hope to many.

[mrs-mquve-cc]

Reblogging here since I play all these characters as sims so it's relevant to my game!

OC Songs (well, not really, but close enough)

@furbyq tagged me (thank you!) and since I don't really have OCs other than my sims that aren't based on characters, she suggested I do it for my Deception IV character playlists! I'll be doing ship songs as well.

Much of my vision of the game's characters are my own, as the plots (there are two, Laegrinna's and Velguirie's stories) are secondary and considered forgettable, which is a shame because I found them as enjoyable as the gameplay. The way I've developed their personalities probably makes no sense to the few other fans and would be considered wildly out-of-character, but tbh I don't give a shit because it brings me joy, and with no fandom, there's no drama. (Hopefully).

Characters:

Ice Queen by Within Temptation: this has always been my favorite song by them but I came to associate it with Laegrinna. She is ruthless and cold for the most part canonically, however I think there's more to her than that and I'll get to that later.

Queen of the Night by Whitney Houston: This is, without a doubt, Velguirie's theme song. "I've got more than enough to make you drop to your knees," "They say I'm trouble and I don't give a damn," the lyrics pretty much speak for themselves. They don't call her the Nightmare Princess for nothing.

Shine On Me by Chris Dane Owens: This sounds like a hero's theme song and Zeno Shin is a self-proclaimed hero and big dumb idiot. Also, if you know me you're likely aware Laegrinna/Zeno is my OTP and it evokes the way I imagine him being awestruck by her. She is the Dark Side Princess but she is his light.

Who's That Girl by Madonna - Okay, so hear me out. Whereas Velguirie is entirely fire and I love her for that, Laegrinna is ice AND fire. You don't see that often because while she uses it to her advantage, she won't admit it. Kind of related to the last song it's about falling under the inescapable spell of a captivating woman. Which again is how I envision her effect on Zeno but may or may not also be something more personal.

Ships:

Latch by Disclosure ft Sam Smith: This has been one of my favorite songs since it came out well before I played Deception IV, but now in my mind it's about how Laegrinna and Zeno are drawn to each other and the metaphors are right on for a game where the main goal is using traps on enemies. (Zeno is a major enemy, by the way. You defeat him, which means yes, Laegrinna canonically kills him. But that's what AUs are for, and I'm a sucker for enemies-to-lovers).

Sleeping Dogs by Merril Bainbridge: A song I've known since high school, holy shit that was 25+ years ago now?? 💀 Another one full of metaphors - Laegrinna and Zeno drive each other crazy, but they DRIVE EACH OTHER CRAZY. Somehow, even though I always thought I hated the tsundere trope, it suits Laegrinna in my head. She doesn't want to be attracted to him but she can't resist him.

Shadows of the Night by Pat Benatar: Although I don't think they meet in canon because Evelyn is from Laegrinna's story and I didn't get very far in quest mode (I watched my husband finish it but that was forever ago) I think Velguirie and Evelyn are perfect for each other. "Surrender all your dreams to me tonight" is the line that hit me, like I said Velguirie is the Nightmare Princess, and I'm not going into detail but let's just say Evelyn is quite keen on surrendering 😂 I haven't thought of any other songs for them yet but I hope to, they're a really fun pairing and I love them.

Okay, I've seen a lot of people tagged or participated already but I'll tag @kaylynn-langerak, @celestialspritz, @h0nkytonkangels, and @esotheria-sims.

[effluvlia]

Special Halloween Issue

December 1960

[cryptocollectibles]

Mad #307 (December 1991) by EC Publications

Written and drawn by the usual gang of idiots, cover by Richard Williams.

[arilevine]

So much of my humor and healthy cynicism of all things pop culture came from Mad Magazine.

RIP Al Jaffee