#ascendedhypothesis

[blackestnight]

I heard that Hanami is a talented goldsmith! What does she enjoy making, and what does she never want to make again? Does she have a favored piece she has made?

hanami is a talented goldsmith!

these days she's actually more into the engineering and design side—she uses her expertise with gems, crystals, and fine conductive materials to design new crystal-powered mechanisms, plus back during the stormblood patches she actually spend some time in kugane studying with the onishishu (the organization that handles aetheryte construction and maintenance in hingashi) so she learned how to build and repair aetherytes. (her onishi robes are one of her prized possessions because of that—the onishishu are seriously prestigious artisans.) her experience with aetherytes meant she was actually tapped by house haillenarte to help repair and redesign the aethernet for the firmament during the restoration project, and she earned her Saint of the Firmament title* by designing and installing in-home water distribution systems that ran off of flarestones.

*yes that title is canon. i worked my ass off for it.

she'd actually probably point to the flarestone water heaters as the piece she's proudest of, although recently she got to help the alchemists at the great work with designing a combat-ready frame for Long Varshahn, which was an absolute blast, because once she figured out varshahn was a mammet she went into hardcore nerd mode. i have all of these headcanons falling out of my pockets. so that's the most fun job she's had in a while!

as for stuff she doesn't want to make again—mammets. she gets called in by the guild to work on orders for mammet servitors occasionally, and they're such a pain in the ass once their personality cores come online. she also doesn't really take commissions for jewelry anymore; she doesn't mind designing and making it (she actually really likes lost wax casting for fine detail work), but so many clients are annoying to work with in the design stage ("i want it to look like this thing but not too much, i know you say that will rip my earlobe in half but you don't know what you're talking about, internationally-certified master goldsmith," et cetera) that she just saves herself the headache.

[sealrock]

List 5 things that make you happy, then put this in the askbox for the last 10 people who reblogged something from you! get to know your mutuals and followers (ू•‧̫•ू⑅)♡

my family; an obvs answer but my mom and siblings make me happy unless they annoy me

a nice hot shower, feeling like I'm being boiled like a lobster releases dopamine

rewatching my favorite shows. I tend to look at the same media over and over because it offers comfort

cleaning. as odd as it sounds, cleaning up my living space tends to make me feel happy

building. putting together a piece of furniture or figuring out manuals makes me really happy, I love working with my hands!

ty for the ask @ascendedhypothesis!

[lilbittymonster]

🎀give yourself a compliment about your own writing!

I like to think that I make the setting and action immersive and believable and not just rehashed video game mechanics when I write. I enjoy making the world feel actually lived in.

Thanks for the ask @ascendedhypothesis!

Writer Asks

[chill-bunn-sage]

🎶 MUSICAL NOTES — what type of music does your oc like? do they listen to music very often?

“Ah! I love listening to music!” Krysanthe chirped with a grin, “My orchestrion’s always playing something, I need the background noise while I work or else I’d g-get really bored really quickly. Hmm… I tend to like a lot of music but I am an idol, so I usually like what I sing. Lots of pop, and rock, stuff with heavy guitar is my favorite to listen to.”

She then tapped her chin and slides over an orchestrion roll.

“Hmm… maybe listening to one of my songs would help make it make sense?”

[fatewalker-phoenix]

3. What's their favorite thing to tease each other about?

Astor: did you remember to turn off the oven this time?

Eden:

Eden:

Eden: >:(

In reverse, Eden teases him frequently about his obliviousness to flirting, particularly when he was a teen and a maiden kissed his cheek and he just thought it was a strange but nice gesture you IDIOT SHE WAS TRYING TO TELL YOU SHE LIKED YOU

@tiredassmage

[shadesofblades]

cosmos— what's the best compliment you've ever received? who was it from?

Crossing his arms tightly, Aoki scowled at his inquirer. His expression was difficult to read be it confusion or annoyance.

"Compliment?" He repeated with a sharp tongue, his tone implying his true emotions from the question. The Viera's eyes blinked away in thought for a moment, his brows furrowed.

It took him quite a bit of time to finally speak once more, as if he was picking and choosing what he would say. "The most important compliments to receive are by your employer. The better you do with your job, the better your pay will be."

(Thank you @ascendedhypothesis!! Aoki actually is way more sentimental than he shows himself to be. He surely thought of something more personal to him before giving out the answer he did!)

[disciple-of-frost]

😰when your muse is stressed, how do they act out?

Whenever Ishi is stressed out she feels like her head is going to explode, like there is a pressure building up inside and she can't control it. This makes her irritable and she knows herself well enough to know that she needs to find a place away from the thing that is stressing her out. If someone tries to talk to her when she is in this state she will be very direct and upfront and let them know that she just CANNOT handle anything else until she de-stresses.

Thank you for the ask! 💙

[dragonsongmakhali]

UH OH SISTERS!!

it's time for a ✨new oc✨who is a spoiler just by her gear so I've tagged appropriately. Description too. It's all spoilers all the way down.

Kinara Tyth || Ex-Oblivion Operative || Resolve's Succor || Alexandrian Nullifier

Makhali is still here and will still be posed! She'll be kicking around Solution 9 and the Arcadion. Kinara's going to be mostly contained on nullsentinel - though I reserve the right to reblog to here if I make something I really love. Please look forward to it 🙏

[ballroomnotoriety]

thank u i passed on the compliment and he got bashful

Noble Beaft

[ubejamjar]

For the size/height difference prompts- C2!

"And what did we learn about pulling too many enemies at once?" "That you can't handle it, apparently."

[Link to the Prompts]

@ascendedhypothesis thank you for giving me a prompt and sorry it took me 80 million years

[aethernoise]

@ascendedhypothesis asked 🕺🏻 to see them dancing.

....and then this got away from me.

[starrysnowdrop]

Recreation of Edmund Leighton’s “The Accolade” (1901)

Send ⚜️ to see them doing or wearing something associated with knights or chivalry. - @reikatsukihana @ascendedhypothesis @ladyofvoss

Inspired by @otherworldseekers’ beautifully recreated vintage portraits

[sealrock]

7. How far is your OC willing to go to get what they want? [Dealer's choice! I'd love to read as many as you'd like to answer for!]

ask meme

answer roulette

7. How far is your OC willing to go to get what they want?

so this applies to a good amount of my ocs. hector, patroclus, and achille are too soft-hearted to be applied here, but the others are different. they can and will cross the line and enter the point of no return in order to achieve their goals, but their motivations aren't purely evil—at least on the surface.

paris and andromache have killed others to further their goals, yes, but their motives are good. paris ends lives of wicked men who threaten the star, and andromache has been hunting ascians for quite a while now. as warriors of light, their job is protecting the world no matter the cost, even if they've almost killed each other in the process. they view each other as enemies, their cause is more just than the other

yves was born and raised to be the savior of his people and utterly destroy the denizens of amdapor. he had the responsibility of ending the war of the magi, and he was determined to follow through with it with no hesitation or mercy. he has committed horrors no mere mortal could comprehend, and he would do it again if asked. it wasn't what he wanted, however, it was the will of the coven that gave him a reason to live. he would be useless if he couldn't fulfill their wish

tauvane's motivations are purely for selfish gain. she has pillaged, murdered, and converted wayward souls with a grudge against the holy see of ishgard to the dravanian horde, so that they too can fuel the thousand year war. tauvane wants to see the city-state razed to the ground, but she really wants to destroy the trauma that is ishgard itself. she wants to see it burn so that her past self can no longer have a reason to go back there

evander's illness eats away at him day after day, but he won't roll over and die like others in his family who succumbed to the disease. he fears death. evander took his knowledge in medicine and twisted it to torture, maim, and kill to harvest their aether to craft the ultimate cure, something that evander longed for. evander says they deserve it, that they're wicked and selfish men who prey on others, but do they really? evander's manner is self-righteous, he doesn't view what he's doing as wrong. but two wrongs don't make a right

kirke, above all, will not stop in order to reach her ultimate goal.. but what is her goal? is it hers, or is it the whims of her creator still haunting her so far into the future? does she want eternal life, or does she want to die? she can't remember anymore, all she knows is that she feels no shame or remorse in experimenting on others. she has created many tools and abominations for the empire, it was something she enjoyed. kirke is rancid to her very core, but you won't see her shed tears over it

ty for the ask @ascendedhypothesis!

[ahollowgrave]

LIST 5 THINGS THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY

I have so many of these in my inbox and it has been so long that maybe I just shouldn’t answer them. It was a struggle to think of five things, I’ll be honest, which is part of why it took so long. Then I just got a little overwhelmed about how long it had been and here we are! Thank you to all the people who sent it to me! I appreciate it more than I can say.

Dandelions - My yard is filled with dandelions. Clover and dandelions. My monitors share a wall with a window, and looking out and seeing the seeds gently drifting by during a stressful workday is so peaceful. The other day, while taking the dog out, he was rolling around in a patch of grass and beside him was a blooming dandelion on which a bee was doing the same thing. It was just me and the dog outside and I did cry about it. 

My Husband - He should have been number one, probably, but he would understand. Because he always understands! I’ve never felt safer with or more seen by someone. He makes me laugh, he’s helped me become braver and kinder. All the bad moments in life are so much easier with him; we’ll figure it out, together. 

Roleplay - I started RPing when I was 12. It was not good RP but it was so much fun! It set me on the path to meet my husband and friends I’ve had for decades. I don’t do it near as much as I would like too, lately, but that has slowly been changing and it has brought such joy back to me! I love to make characters and then throw them around and see what happens. Enrichment.

Pigeons - Is this a surprise?? Should it be number 2 instead!? We just don’t know. What we do know is that I love pigeons. I love you rock doves, I love you wood pigeons, I love you bleeding heart pigeons, I especially love you saxon monk pigeons. They are so varied and beautiful and ugly and they all have the same clown vibes no matter how elegant they look. Perfect creatures, no notes. 

Weekend Mornings - When a morning breeze is coming in the window and I’ve woken up naturally. When my legs are bracketed by cats. When, the second he realizes I’m awake, the chihuahua unburies himself so he can have my attention first, wiggling and whining. Knowing what he wants most is for me to get up so he can have the warm spot I leave behind. When I’m dressed and leaving the room and look back to find my husband watching me sleepily with a smile and he murmurs “Good morning, sweetie.” The animals already rearranged around him. Knowing I’ll have an hour or two to myself in the quiet house to start my day.

Thank you, again, to everyone who sent this! @ascendedhypothesis @paintedscales @oneiroy @cindernet-explorer @iron-sparrow @ubejamjar @elf-simp @puppycuptho @sealrock And the people who sent it to my main blog, that I'm including here! Thank you so much! @meatball-headache @yloiseconeillants @gatheredfates

[iron-sparrow]

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@ubejamjar

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@ascendedhypothesis

@aroseyetbloomedwrites

Gah! Thank you so much for these kind messages in my inbox. I am really touched to receive these. ♡₊˚⊹

I tried to send a few out myself, but please know that even if you don't get hit with one of these messages from me, I AM STILL VERY FOND OF YOU. (You may read the italics and caps in either an excited or threatening tone.)

[fatewalker-phoenix]

Azure 1: Does your OC have a guiding principle by which they live their life - such as duty, self-restraint or vengeance? Has this ever been tested by circumstance or challenged by another person?

The WoL with the highest level of principle guiding her actions is probably Airi, due to how she was raised within the most "traditional" household of my three. She left home with the most naive way of thinking about the world, and found it challenged at every turn, most especially by Shay, and yet still managed to hold onto a grain of optimism that things, people, could be Better, and if she had the power to make it so then she should.

(jury is still out on whether she would have gunbreaker as a canon class but I know she would have spared all of the Aludae that she could since she knew they were being coerced into fighting her)