#Whatevs feel free to vibe with them

[skyloftian-nutcase]

Blorbo vibes for everyone since I haven’t updated my long fics in a hot minute sorry

In Breath of the Sky, Champion’s laying awake in the barracks wondering what tomorrow will bring as their journey will begin. Zellie’s zonked out in the royal library, Rhoam is researching about the Triforce (he got Zellie a blanket), Cloud and Zel are stargazing and loving every second of it ❤️, Abel is praying and worrying. It’s a quiet night, with crickets chirping and a cool breeze, and fireflies in the gardens.

In Blood of the Hero, it’s a grey, chilly dawn, Abel is talking gravely to Impa while Tilieth rests. The mood is somber and things are… not going great.

In the healthcare AU, Legend is suffering through a HIPAA compliance video, Hyrule is snoozing in the bunk room on duty, Warriors and Wind are playing video games, Time is in emergency surgery, Malon is watching a movie with Twilight and Wild, Sky is enjoying a glass of wine with chill music, and Four is sleeping in preparation for a day shift. It’s a rainy night, perfect for relaxing.

In Golden Mercy, Ganondorf and Nabooru are getting acquainted while Gan tries to figure out exactly how much time has passed since he got sealed away. The last image he saw was Hemisi, Link, and Zelda using the Triforce against him.

In Chronicles of the Domain, Abel just put Link to bed and is enjoying taking bets with other knights about how well they can dive like the Zora. He won’t dive, of course; he’s scared of heights. But he’ll watch the others do it. Oh, and he’s totally ignoring that tickle in his chest. It’s just the damp, right?

[gobstoppr]

Tetris Fanart.

I've been playing tetris while listening to horror podcasts. and yeah

[mulders-too-large-shirt]

question for academic discussion: when did mulder realize he was in love with scully? and when did scully realize she was in love with mulder?

[thefirstknife]

Speaking of weird things in the season already, I'm back with the obsession with names of things in the seasonal activity.

So in Riven's Lair, you get randomly assigned "missions" that change with each run. I believe there's five of them as I've played a lot of Riven's Lair so far and only got these five to rotate. Maybe there will be more in weeks to come!

Anyway, if you look in the top left corner when you start the activity, it will tell you the name of the mission you're on. The names that I've seen so far are:

Polysemy

Apophasis

Synchysis

Enthymeme

Tautology

Long post under:

These aren't random words! They're all related to language and rhetoric, which makes sense with the Ahamkara theme as Ahamkara are very dependent on the way language is used around them.

Polysemy is when words or symbols are capable of having multiple meanings. Apophasis is when you speak about something by denying it or mentioning it by saying it's not required to be mentioned (def check examples on wikipedia if this is confusing). Synchysis is also a way of speaking in a way that deliberately messes up the order of words to confuse or surprise the person you're speaking to. Enthymeme is a type of an argument where you construct a sentence which tells some sort of a fact by omitting the way you came to that conclusion because the fact should be obvious on its own (again, check wiki for examples, it will be easier to understand). And tautology has a meaning in both language and logic; in language, a tautology is a statement that repeats something, adding redundant information and in logic, a tautology is a logical formula in which a sentence is constructed in a way that every interpretation of the sentence is true.

I doubt these words were chosen randomly and there might be more or perhaps more will cycle in during weeks to come. But even with just this, there's a pattern. I'm not sure which meaning of tautology is being used here; possibly the language one because it fits the rest, but the logic interpretation could also be possible.

The first week's mission was also specifically Polysemy:

I assume next weeks we'll probably do other specific ones in some order, which would also mean there should be at least 2 more. I'm wondering if there's some sort of a reason why these specific words were chosen. Obviously they all relate to forms of speaking and language which is the primary way that Ahamkara use to affect reality; speaking in specific terminology and using particular phrases and language forms is important to them and when speaking to them.

But given the involvement of the Vex, it also reminded me of the lore book Aspect in which every chapter is named after grammatical, linguistic and logic terms. Aspect is also specifically related to the Black Garden and Sol Divisive. Not only that, but Aspect deals with, among other things, the fate of the Ishtar scientists and their copies in the Vex Network, and primarily uses Chioma as their main viewpoint, and the whole situation with Neomuna and Veil Logs has returned my interest in this lore book.

I feel like it isn't a coincidence that we've spent essentially the entire year reacquainting ourselves with Chioma and Maya and Ishtar as a whole only to bring back Sol Divisive and the Black Garden back in the final season in this way. As the Veil Logs told us, one of Maya's copies interfered with one of the logs, sending signals, and Chioma, at the end of her life, contacted the Vex presumably to be consumed by the network so she could possibly reunite with one of the copies of Maya in there.

This brought me also to the mysterious signal from Scatter Signal lore tab in which Osiris tracks down some sort of a signal that seems to be talking about the Vex, but spoken in a strange way. So I began thinking that this signal might be coming from Chioma, consumed by the Vex, from the Vex Network, reaching out to the man who's been studying her, living in Neomuna and researching the Veil for months. Specifically, the final Veil Log mentioned a few similar words and phrases being repeated. Specifically, when Osiris mentions that Chioma was researching "the entaglement of Light and Dark" and when Nimbus and Osiris discuss "parallel connections and parallel energy fields;" then in the Scatter Signal message there's mention of how, presumably, the Vex are trying to "move from parallel to entanglement." The Veil Log also talks about how the Witness can communicate through our Ghosts and how that connection might be going both ways; Scatter Signal also mentions "bridging communion with a Voice."

Copies of Chioma and the other scientists (with the help of Praedyth) once tried to use the Black Garden to send a message out of the Vex Network, detailed in Aspect. We don't know if they succeeded (at least in our current timeline). The Black Garden has been a big focus in Lightfall almost out of nowhere in such an immensely world-changing way (with the explanation of the Black Heart), and it will still be important this season with the exotic mission. It's a very pleasing loop of the story; everything started with the Black Garden in D1 and everything just before TFS might end with it. I'm also incredibly intrigued by the fact that the returning weapons from Undying (a season about the Sol Divisive and the Black Garden) have returned with a new perk called nano-munitions: very Neomuna-sounding name. Perhaps certain Ishtar scientists are influencing the Vex or extending a helping hand to us.

The questions that remain: how does this tie back to the Ahamkara? Why are the Vex interested in the Ahamkara? What do the Ahamkara have to do with the Black Garden? What's with all the strange language terminology that deals with double meanings and ways to confuse? Is it just regular Ahamkara shenanigans to trick us? To trick the Vex? Maybe both?

The point is, I don't think this is as simple as Riven just being sad that all the Ahamkara are dead and wanting to secure her clutch. Nothing is ever simple with the Ahamkara and nothing is ever simple with the Vex; and now we're dealing with both. And somewhere in all of this, there is also a concerning involvement of the Black Garden that connects to both of these elements. At the end of it all, there's us, who rely on this specific combination of elements to get through the portal, pursue the Witness and save the universe.

Spreading the brain worms to the rest of y'all to think about. If you spot any other mission names, feel free to share, though I think that if they happen, they might happen in the coming weeks. Also as I mentioned before, I know there's been leaks and lore tabs unlocking early on Ishtar: I've not seen any leaks or cutscenes and have not read any lore tabs that aren't explicitly visible in-game so if there's a really simple answer in that leaked material, I don't know about it and don't want to know about it so please don't spoil to me or to others!

[cuubism]

hello friends. despite my 9 million existing dreamling wips i'm feeling the need to branch out a bit for the sake of my mental variety. what pairing other than dreamling should i write a little something for? could be romantic or platonic

other way of phrasing i guess: any pairings you really want to see more fics for in the fandom?

[averlym]

,,, wdhdnfhffjjf

[transkingcobra]

Something satisfying and sweet about playing a githyanki while romancing Lae’zel. I definitely don’t have the words to fully explain the feeling but something like

Two people taken by their species’ sworn enemies and made thrall*

*Get lucky enough to not be enthralled actually

Also get lucky the ship crashed and you get out of your pod and find another of your kind immediately

They work well with you and other istiks that are infected (but also not enthralled??) and keep a good team of solid adventurers

Maybe they’re a little soft and help random istiks for no reason

Maybe they didn’t pay attention to learn all you know about these stupid ghaik

But they fight damn well and you’re obsessed

You follow all known protocol only to be nearly killed trying to be cured by your own people

Your godlike queen lies and betrays you (whether you see it yet or not) and this other gith simply seems to move on, they’ll survive with you even if that means without the rest of your entire race

The party will be cured, they’ll make sure if it

Okay wait kinda care about the istiks you’re traveling with

Okay wait more than obsessed with that other gith

Okay wait this fae run isn’t so bad

You now have hope for a future, no matter what happens now. Your future is beyond what bound you before, you’re free of your people and any royal loyalties you’ve held.

“Your people” are this gith (your gith, the source of your joy!) and the companions you keep, now and whomever you (or they) find later

And against all odds, after your entire past is torn to shreds, you do get a future

Idk something something two githyanki against the world and learning how to love and be people not weapons

(This is long enough so the rest of the pics below cut lol)

[radioroxx]

remembers my isat tattoo hcs from one million years ago

[fjordfolk]

Hello, I was just wondering if you could share more about the kind of training and preparation you did with your girls at home/on shorter walks to get them ready for long hikes. And out of curiosity, what were the traits you looked for in potential breeds/puppies to suit long hikes? 💜

Oof, I wish I had a good and technical system to present here, but the truth is that we live in a rural part of Norway where nothing is flat unless it was dug out and the asphalt cracks so fast the main roads count as mild terrain, so a lot of it just comes with the territory.

From early on I've pretty much just tried to let them learn and grow as naturally as possible and to not limit them too much, and all of our puppies have been active and come on short hikes since they were ~3 months old. Not like heavy, static, structured activity - but little off-trail mountain or forest treks focused on play and exploration. Shaping the dog I want from the start, basically.

Our activity levels fluctuate with the season and weather, so we only do really long hikes in the summer and early autumn. But it's not unusual to spend 3-4hrs going mostly uphill on a regular walk, so doubling that for a hike isn't that big of an ask as long as they're healthy and in good base condition. And once hiking season starts rolling around in June after eight months of snow/sleet/rain, I'm usually in worse shape than my dogs anyway lol. I know my dogs well and we start the season with a few warmup hikes, to see where we're all at.

As far as breeds go, idk. I just tend to like a relatively neutral, balanced build. I'm not personally into very large or heavy dogs. I appreciate a little athleticism. I want less prey drive and more handler orientation. The ideal dog for me is one that maybe doesn't Have To, but Can and Wants To. Over the years I've also learned that I like a little moderation in body and angulation, and I prefer a slightly careful dog over an overconfident one.

[moonfromearth]

I have discovered that I could make rich elite teens all day I am physically restraining myself from making more than two.

Anyway, these are for @d4isywhims as submissions for the San Myshuno Academy project! Just some extras/stock characters for the school and whatever the plot might demand 😉

Taylor Minh (left)

Bio: Not many students could tell you exactly who Taylor Minh is but 100% they've all been to one of his parties. He fancies himself a modern day Jay Gatsby (but he never read The Great Gatsby and as such is unaware of how that turned out for Jay Gatsby) and every weekend invites anyone willing to hang out to his family's penthouse. Extras: Has a small tattoo that he got without permission and has been constantly trying to hide ever since (after the way his parents reacted to his nose piercing he's not taking any chances 😆). Also he's a member of the drama club, which just felt important to note.

Nyx Kane (right)

Bio: Nyx Kane is a bit of an odd character, always hanging out alone, mumbling about spirits and the supernatural. She's big fan of the occult who is always in possession of one handbook or another detailing an occult species. Though she prefers to keep to herself, she can be coaxed into giving tarot readings for a few simoleons. Extras: I imagine she wears contacts but since it's the sims and I don't have any eye overlays downloaded we'll just pretend 😅. Nyx is also a member of the chess team. She's really just a whole dark academia mood, isn't she? But, like, make it goth edition.

Download Link! (Google Drive)

[anderstrevelyan]

Rook backstories and surnames are out, I see... 🤔

[ant1quarian]

Someone save me from my gay thoughts

It's gone from Amityfell to Devkiller to Slashermare

Ough I want to rant about them all so bad

[spotsupstuff]

ur grading people and if they get an f theyre blocked? my main you aint a kindergarten teacher this is a microblogging platform

yeah, that's why there's that function called blocking! :) cuz this is a microblogging site! that's what microblogging platforms have! :) so you don't have to put up with people's shit! :) interesting that kindergarten teachers where you live are capable of blocking people in real life, hope you had fun with that

[r0semultiverse]

I wanna make a new Youtube bio and things that feel less “this person just calls themselves an ally” because times have changed and language, phrases, and attitudes change too.

I kinda want to do something casual?? Like “hey what’s up I’m Rose, I voice act and just kind of post whatever I want whenever I want. If you’re here for consistency you’ve come to the wrong place! If you’re here for personality then welcome, I hope you’ve found something you enjoy and if not, that’s okay too!”

Anyone got ideas on what I should do or should I just leave it as is? 🧐

[xcziel]

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[countdown-til-sanders-take-over]

i always put polls up but i'm also chronically curious and impatient. but i don't want to skew the results. this is simply one of life's many small challenges

I can merely offer a temporary respite; if you take it, it might only let the temptation grow beyond its previous bounds.