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#At summers end#natsu no shuuten#Takuya Nishio#this is a must read....surprisingly haha#but it was unexpectedly good#and it hurts#a bit but it's what am looking for so...idk..i cant explain but it made me feel smth and yeah...#just a rec is all am saying lol#:)
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https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/theyre-not-human-how-19th-century-inuit-coped-with-a-real-life-invasion-of-the-walking-dead
Indigenous groups across the Americas had all encountered Europeans differently. But where other coastal groups such as the Haida or the Mi’kmaq had met white men who were well-fed and well-dressed, the Inuit frequently encountered their future colonizers as small parties on the edge of death.
“I’m sure it terrified people,” said Eber, 91, speaking to the National Post by phone from her Toronto home.
And it’s why, as many as six generations after the events of the Franklin Expedition, Eber was meeting Inuit still raised on stories of the two giant ships that came to the Arctic and discharged columns of death onto the ice.
Inuit nomads had come across streams of men that “didn’t seem to be right.” Maddened by scurvy, botulism or desperation, they were raving in a language the Inuit couldn’t understand. In one case, hunters came across two Franklin Expedition survivors who had been sleeping for days in the hollowed-out corpses of seals.
“They were unrecognizable they were so dirty,” Lena Kingmiatook, a resident of Taloyoak, told Eber.
Mark Tootiak, a stepson of Nicholas Qayutinuaq, related a story to Eber of a group of Inuit who had an early encounter with a small and “hairy” group of Franklin Expedition men evacuating south.
“Later … these Inuit heard that people had seen more white people, a lot more white people, dying,” he said. “They were seen carrying human meat.”
Even Eber’s translator, the late Tommy Anguttitauruq, recounted a goose hunting trip in which he had stumbled upon a Franklin Expedition skeleton still carrying a clay pipe.
By 1850, coves and beaches around King William Island were littered with the disturbing remnants of their advance: Scraps of clothing and camps still littered with their dead occupants. Decades later, researchers would confirm the Inuit accounts of cannibalism when they found bleached human bones with their flesh hacked clean.
“I’ve never in all my life seen any kind of spirit — I’ve heard the sounds they make, but I’ve never seen them with my own eyes,” said the old man who had gone out to investigate the Franklin survivors who had straggled into his camp that day on King William Island.
The figures’ skin was cold but it was not “cold as a fish,” concluded the man. Therefore, he reasoned, they were probably alive.
“They were beings but not Inuit,” he said, according to the account by shaman Nicholas Qayutinuaq.
The figures were too weak to be dangerous, so Inuit women tried to comfort the strangers by inviting them into their igloo.
But close contact only increased their alienness: The men were timid, untalkative and — despite their obvious starvation — they refused to eat.
The men spit out pieces of cooked seal offered to them. They rejected offers of soup. They grabbed jealous hold of their belongings when the Inuit offered to trade.
When the Inuit men returned to the camp from their hunt, they constructed an igloo for the strangers, built them a fire and even outfitted the shelter with three whole seals.
Then, after the white men had gone to sleep, the Inuit quickly packed up their belongings and fled by moonlight.
Whether the pale-skinned visitors were qallunaat or “Indians” — the group determined that staying too long around these “strange people” with iron knives could get them all killed.
“That night they got all their belongings together and took off towards the southwest,” Qayutinuaq told Dorothy Eber.
But the true horror of the encounter wouldn’t be revealed until several months later.
The Inuit had left in such a hurry that they had abandoned several belongings. When a small party went back to the camp to retrieve them, they found an igloo filled with corpses.
The seals were untouched. Instead, the men had eaten each other.
#being so English you die of racism#because youd rather eat each other than a seal#or try to signal to the friendly locals that you need help#many such cases#UNIRONICALLY#the terror#the franklin expedition#dorothy eber#then they infected all these people with European disease of course#the national post is a chud rag so this is an unexpectedly good article for them
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half a warm-up doodle, half consoling myself because I have thrown so many keys at him and yet he refuses to come home. >:( please sir...your stats are so good and your elements are ones I need...please...
#art#twisted wonderland#twisted wonderland spoilers#i did unexpectedly pull a dorm ace and thus FINALLY complete my collection of dorm heartsboys#so some good came out of it at least!#but i'm down to 20 keys now and i gotta think about that kalim card#i had suspected we might have a kalim ssr coming up and i told myself i would be okay without him when i was planning out my key usage#but uhhhhh then i saw the illustration...#guys#guys it is SO PRETTY#i love stripey sensei and i want him for both aesthetic and strategic reasons#but kalim is over here looking SO sparkly#i'm like a magpie caught between a set of keys and some shiny bottlecaps#WHY must i be forced to make DECISIONS
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The next time Crowley takes off his glasses in front of Aziraphale will kill me instantly.
#and I will die happily#I love moments in fic where Aziraphale takes them off#ymmv#but onscreen I wanna see him do it#I wanna see the luminosity of his emotions unexpectedly exposed#I wanna see Aziraphale go toward the light#and I need Crowley to be the one to offer it to him#good omens#ineffable husbands#a/c
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in a mood (ID in alt)
#vashwood#vash the stampede#nicholas d wolfwood#trigun#trigun maximum#doing straight up nothing with the bestie. really good activity of doing nothing#i mainly drew this just so i can test how itd be not drawing their faces bc i Love drawing their faces a little too much.#maybe ill throw them in a more intense situation next time i try it bc it just ended up focusing on wolfwood and his silly newspaper#he's reading the news... cruel happenings all around no mans land... have to keep up to know where to go next and where to avoid#but theres also some guy in the same room being distracting as hell. i think they can coexist without bothering each other but theyd#be so painfully aware of the other person... both of them usually have tended to their own space after all for years. ww especially i think#would be easily distracted with vash's presence bc he's spent 2 years thinking about him already (for his mission...)#and thinking about vash is a Little easier than dealing with his personal anguish#though it can definitely overlap too. and sometimes its not that bad. sometimes its just vash's hand feeling unexpectedly nice and gentle#ruporas art
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-Brutus and as many as 60 co-conspirators, circa March 14th, 44 BC
#ides of march#would you believe that I created this image all the way back in january STRICTLY BECAUSE I HAVE THAT MUCH BEEF WITH CAESAR?#this was created because he insisted that the Rhine was the border between Gaul and Germany#just so he could declare that he'd 'conquered' Gaul#but there's very little evidence that the peoples living in those places even viewed the Rhine as a barrier between lands#and their continued fighting against rome along that border line could indicate that they were in fact#attempting to reunite lands occupied by foreign invaders#anyway fuck you caesar i hope your triumph sucked ass#and that everyone who ever made bald jokes about you found idk a denarius in their pocket unexpectedly#yes i'm retroactively wishing dead people good and ill i'm complicated like that
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AU where Belos DOES manage to successfully possess one of the unfinished grimwalkers and poor Hunter has to confront yet another thing wearing his face
#toh#the owl house#for the future#toh hunter#philip wittebane#hunter noceda#haven't stopped thinking about this concept since the episode aired like a year ago.#and i mean. tis the season! i thought i'd draw something kinda spooky or whatever#the rotting grimwalker was actually unexpectedly very fun to draw#i would have made it more gory but i don't think i could have really pulled it off.#art#my art#weaverofink#i tried to replicate the background style of the show but man those things are detailed!!!!#even with a reference i was struggling to make it look even a little bit good#its a little simplified in mine which i think strikes an ok balance
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there are many neat reptilian characteristics that one can give Cardassians. I've seen shedding scales, tails and claws, scent marking, and people making them ectothermic.
but consider:
Color changing ridges. Just for funsies. We already tend to headcanon that the ridges and spoons (chula, if you prefer) turn blue when aroused, mimicking the make up they wear in canon, but it would be a bit interesting if the ridges were Fully color changing, a la chameleons. Especially if they changed color based on emotions.
Because their culture is very focused on the Good of the State, it would probably be taboo to have your emotions plainly visible (too much risk of your colors giving away the fact that you aren't 100% content blindly serving the state). I think it would be typical to wear make up to cover up the color changing scales, or to wear paint in 'positive' colors.
Soldiers and the Obsidian Order might even find a way to chemically neutralize the color changing, either temporarily or permanently - it could be far too much of a liability, if someone got captured and interrogated.
Most non-Cardassians would be entirely unaware that this was a normal part of Cardassian physiology. Novels might have oblique references to the colors when describing emotions, but any book that spoke too clearly of them would be almost sure to get banned. Bashir would be slowly taking notes about which colors in novels seemed to correspond to which emotions, but he'd have no idea that it was because Cardassians could Literally Turn Those Colors. He'd just assume their color theory was different, and that they were Really into color metaphors for some reason.
Could be interesting to explore the cultural implications and see what kinds of new mischief happens on the station due to it.
#really I'm half just imagining Garak (who suddenly and unexpectedly is changing colors again) running around#and finding increasingly convoluted ways to disguise or explain away why his ridges are oddly orange.#maybe he has to bargain with Quark to get his claws on effective make up to cover it up.#or maybe he's like “this won't be a problem. I'm good at not having emotions” only to realize that he is NOT good at not having emotions#he has one (1) lunch with Bashir and has to leave 5 minutes in because he's lighting up like a christmas tree and it's too exposing#just various shenanigans. you get it.#ds9#deep space nine#star trek deep space nine#star trek ds9#cardassians#garak#julian bashir#ds9 garak#garashir#speculative biology#actually when i first considered this idea it was because i was thinking of garak hearing about bashir's 'death' in armageddon game#i figure garak Would grieve but would also pretend as though he was entirely unaffected. so i was like. well. what if he COULDN'T pretend?#what if his emotions on the matter were exposed against his will?#if nothing else it might force those who saw to come to terms with garak's humanity (you know what i mean) a little sooner than normal#before even garak himself has come to terms with it.
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what a lovely ending <3
#good omens#aziraphale#crowley#good omens fanart#my friend came by unexpectedly#shes halfway through the season#im very pleased this has no spoilers!!#beyond being somewhat indicative of my emotional state...#been a minute since i drew anything tho so this is nice
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Hey that's not a good shooting stance
#Couya scoring BIG on her 'show Hibrides my gun' sidequest#This is like. Extremely illegal (most soldiers don't get to so much as touch a gun- let alone female civilians. Couya could get into huge#trouble for allowing this) which is kind of thrilling for Hibrides#(She wasn't expecting that kick though)#She's been going through a particularly hellish time being on the pilgrimage while unexpectedly pregnant with another bastard and#being Extremely in the public eye along with her garbage husband and the actual father of the child#She ends up finding Couya good company. She's quiet and doesn't ask a lot of questions and scares a lot of people away who#Hibrides would want to avoid anyway. Also her gun autism is kind of fascinating.#hibrides uryashta#couya haidamane#the white calf
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The One Fact Pact
I want to see a fic where the chain is rigorously keeping their secrets and stories hidden, but they've all learned to trust one another. Like, it's past time they should probably be sharing things because it's beginning to get annoying, they all agree, but it's sorta become a habit by now? They kept those secrets and now no one really wants to share first?
So, to keep things interesting and get some momentum going, they make a deal.
Whenever they come across something that reminds them of their travels, their quest - be it an item, a familiar name, a location - they've got to share ONE fact or story about it.
But only! When they're in other people's time, because otherwise it'll just be a staged tour and one person infodumping and that's exactly what they're trying to avoid (and it won't be a fun competition they can make bets about).
And then either they go through worlds slowly building trust and understanding of each other through a long drawn out and incidental series of tidbits....
Or they immediately get stuck in wild's hyrule for ages.
Everyone's arguing over who the latest ruin belongs to. Time and wind are getting into an argument about the kokiri. No one can agree on the zonai. Wars is taking immense pleasure in pointing out anything someone else might have missed. Legend is resolutely ignoring eventide. Twilight claims the entire faron woods until they step into the hot and humid jungle for the first time.
Wild thinks he's immune because it's his world so he legally can't answer questions, but everywhere they visit there's a piece of his own story in the rubble or on the wind.
Wild: *happily making tea and checking his slate with the other hand* okay, looks like tomorrow we can reach the breach of demise and to new serenne stable. Just past that- Sky: *choking on his drink* the what?? Wild: the breach? Sky, weakly: Why's it uh, called that? Wild: oh, it's an old story. Apparently eons ago it's where a demon godking came up from underground to the surface world... *suspiciously* Why? Sky: gimme the slate. *squinting at the shape on the map*... I can neither confirm nor deny. Wild:... What do you mean? Sky, remembering the One Fact Pact: I can neither confirm nor deny. What's important is that I killed him. The entire chain, variously: YOU KILLED A DEMON GOD?!!? Sky *recalling the hardest fight of his life*: what, like it's hard?
And then he just refuses to elaborate.
#They say '1 fact' as a minimum but quickly realise they're all petty enough to use it as the max too#So they all pick the craziest or most unhinged stories and refuse to give context because 'we said 1 fact! It's 1 fact!!'#linked universe#loz link#loz lu#lu chain#botw#botw totk#tears of the kingdom#tloz#breath of the wild#the legend of zelda#loz botw#totk#loz totk#loz#There's literally no end to the stupid stories they could tell#Wild greets a guy called Ralph and legend goes 'reminds me of a kid who tried to kill his possessed ancestor queen in the past and#Nearly wiped his own existence off the planet in the present. He was a good kid. Almost a shame their monarchy got deposed.'#Time seeing a zora performer: one time I had to gaslight a grieving widow with her fiancé's body and my newfound guitar skills.#What could have been difficult heart to hearts around campfires becomes outrageous tidbits at random times#They're all competing for the most ridiculous and unbelievable stories#Even funnier when things unexpectedly align. Like wind tries the cannon thing and instantly gets shut down by twilight and sky#legend of zelda
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I'll think of a caption when I'm less tired
#pokemon kieran#rival kieran#pokemon#pokemon scarlet and violet#indigo disk#indigo disk dlc#hydrapple#medibandpaint#one layer coloring#fanart#I know he’s right handed but I inadvertently flipped everything#I hated this art at first but I now I hate it less#the dlc was unexpectedly good tho?
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doodled some lil scenes from my fic :^)
#tmnt#rottmnt#tmnt donnie#tmnt leo#tmnt mikey#needles#jic. it is comically oversized#weird formatting bc these unexpectedly became minicomics AHA#drawing fanart of your own fic is good for you. i suggest it#my turtle art
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i did this quick machete art a couple weeks back, but never got around to showing you so - *hands you pale angsty babygorl*
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#the pale angsty babygorl#the many moods of Machete#sullen glower distressed screech and internal organs leaving the body unexpectedly#who among us hasn't had their heart fall out of their mouth in a moment of weakness hmm#sidenote that's a really nice anatomical heart#the angsty scream might be my favorite of these though#that's just his default internal state of mind#these are precious thank you so much!#gift art#caecusdoe#own characters#Machete#answered#poor boy needs a vacation#poor boy needs to be sedated for his own good
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2: kitty collector
#danganronpa#makoto naegi#leon kuwata#naeleon#makuwata#leonaegi#makoleon#2#10/29/2024#fia.png#⚾️🍀#dont know if n/eko a/tsume fanbase is active on here but#still dont wanna take the chance of putting this in a non-dr tag#i have got to get better at drawing cats. i used to be so proficient but i havent actually done it in like half a decade#plus the style is unexpectedly tricky to translate to a larger size...#anyway ive been thinking about assigning n/eko a/tsume cats to the dr cast like in general its soooo fun#makoto is obviously a good fit for snowball because theyre like your Default and Starter cat#and 'mellow' fits just fine#leon is obviously fred 'lady-killer' who is also completely orange LMAO#i would give sayaka mack for 'determined'#not sure who to give gabriel to because 'diligent' is a good descriptor of Many people#so on so forth
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Thanks @helenvader for reminding me about this scene in men at arms. Needed to reread a book before I’ve drawn this, but finally it’s ready;)
Unexpectedly Havelock has a new robe-design here. Lol.
P.S. First time I did something on Discworld that is apparently NOT VetVimes content 😅 Hope you like it)
#lets talk about Leonard being an unexpectedly good ADHD representation#Moist was good but not exaxtly THAT type of a man#and the fact he also has Vetinari’s therapist-friend-priesoner energy#I honestly like Leo so much#and his scenes in jingo were iconic#And a strange-smiling Mona Lisa is also such a discworld thing#I know there was another thing at book but I couldn’t help drawing THAT#Oh and Havelock is such a kitty here#I just think of him reacting to Leonard’s new inventions as I react to new ✨bugs✨ on the street#I also hadn’t draw anything in chibi style for awhile#it’s just so relaxing#✨macht mir spaß✨#p.s.#I’m still anxious about how my sketches look but I promised myself to talk more and post more ‘unpolished’ arts this year so here we go#eat this social anxiety!#P.P.S#discworld#havelock vetinari#fanart#lord vetinari#terry pratchett#gnu terry pratchett#ukrart#men at arms#jingo#leonard of quirm#adhd#procreate#artists on tumblr#digital art
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