#but like. theres something kinda freeing about it

[despite-everything]

something very comical going on with my gender rn

[tommygotwrittenoff]

i just think if roles were reversed and buck was the one saying those gay ass lines to eddie, eddie wouldve proposed like four seasons ago

[ganondoodle]

something i just realized about the sages (ignoring how frustrating to use i find the sages abilities overall) when they get their enigma stone they are like wow look at how much stronger i am now!! when its really just a ... clone of them, without the parts that make them interesting- the personality, and they "give" it to you (it doesnt feel like its really yours tho bc, unlike botw, its not intergrated into your moveset- which could have been solved by just adding them to another ability wheel- so it doesnt even feel like they are really yours) but ok i can see why its stronger even if i find it boring to just duplicate the character isntead of actually making their ability be more-

but then at the very end, they join you in the battle and .. dont even make use of it? what where the engima stones even for then? i guess you could bend over backwards and say well its bc their powers cant reach you all the way down there so they have to physical join you- BUT .. when they are right next to you .. shouldnt the connection to them be back anyway? so their clones should return shouldnt they? or is the entire arena just so surpressive of that power that it wouldnt work either way? then again ... what was its use then to get them to have those stones? like how ultra hand is supposedly the focus of the game but doesnt matter to the narrative at all?

(can you unsummon them when they are there?? i havent tried it but i dont think so ..)

like obviously it would be wayy too chaotic if all sages where there twice, especially together with all the ganondorf clones too- but it kinda .. once again... makes it feel meaningless that you even got them the stones? sure they only get to you when you do it but its really just again another check box with no substance, isnt it?

(... actually .. did anyone actually need the stones? aside from ganondorf getting that huge powerup somehow- like even the original sages and sonia and stuff, are you telling me she couldnt rewind ..................................... a tea cup, on her own? or i guess the only time sonia does anythign with her stone is when she gives its power to raurus laserbeam attack he never does again ... and the other sages arent shown to gain anything from it either?? are they?? what even would minerus ability have been bc she wasnt a -utterly useless- mech back then ... the shield she does doesnt seem unique to her either bc rauru literally does it too after sonia gets falcon-punched to death to block ganondorfs .. goo beam .... i mean i guess it doesnt matter anyway bc all we see them actually do is .. stand around and talk, sometimes "hurt" (dirty) sometimes not ... so whatever i guess?)

[listen-to-the-inner-walrus]

Sometimes I see posts on this site and I'm like oh okay, you guys don't actually believe in redemption and don't understand how it works at all. Cool. Okay.

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

hello helloo! i just read through your modern au and I'm in love (shocker), i wanted to ask if you'd give some more info on poppy? apologies if there's already a dedicated post to her, looking is not my specialty

there is not! i will gladly ramble!

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in this au, Poppy is slightly less fearful than canon. this is for several reasons! 1) years of therapy. 2) anxiety meds. 3) teenage years of her friends dragging her out for Shenanigans & hyping her tf up! but she's still a worrywart! she's very cautious! she can and Will see the bad/dengerous side to every situation. but! now she has the tools to not only cope with but combat her intrusive thoughts & fears <3

i think i mentioned it before but she Did Not Realize she was trans until highschool! specifically, when she met Sally! Poppy had to stop by the theater department after school for some reason or another, and Sally noticed her looking longingly at the costume dresses (Poppy thought she was alone lol)

and while Poppy was mortified at being caught, Sally was delighted. they only knew each other in passing and from reputation but Sally started holding up dresses to Poppy and complimenting how well they suited her. (i could joke about how Sally could sniff out the lesbian in her before Poppy even knew she was a girl!) Poppy, flustered by the sudden attention and apparent acceptance, didn't know how to handle it and fled. then started avoiding Sally in the halls. but! eventually she had to go back for Insert Reason Here, and ofc Sally was there. this time around Sally is a little gentler and less assertive, but manages to coax Poppy into checking out the more ~feminine~ costumes again. thus begins their little meetings where Poppy tries on costumes and Sally is her biggest hypeman

it takes a while for things to Click in Poppy's mind! it isn't until she tries on a dress that Sally custom-made for her, wearing some makeup and a wig, that Poppy has her oh moment. unfortunately, some of their ~mutual friends~ (Wally, Barnaby, Howdy) walk in on them. there's a short, terrifying moment where Wally is all "who's your friend, Sally?" and Barnaby has to lean over to let him know "that's Poppy, bud". before Poppy can fully freak out, Wally immediately goes OH! and starts complimenting how pretty she looks. Barnaby chimes in next to ask if the dress is home-made bc it fits Poppy beautifully, Howdy nabs a necklace from the nearby gathered accessories and put it on her to "tie the outfit together". in short! Poppy finds nothing but support from her buddies & they're more than happy to help her figure out this new internal crisis / revelation

then of course eventually she's found out by her family, which goes very well (im using sarcasm! it goes terribly!). Poppy isn't outright disowned or kicked out or in immediate danger, but her relationship with her family is ruined by their transphobic bigotry. her friends have her back throughout this, and the guest room at the Beagle farm is always open to her! Sally continues to make custom clothes for Poppy (something that becomes a love language for the two of them <3).

honestly, this period in Poppy's life is part of what like... idk... strengthens her, in a way? her continuing to be herself and actively rebelling against her family, i mean. Poppy becomes a pretty stellar liar lol (lying to her parents about where she's going, who she's hanging out with, what she does after school, etc). she's very cautious about all of it, but she does it! she's determined to pursue and discover and Realize the woman inside her! i have this sweet scene in my mind of the Group at the Beagle farm chilling on the floor with notebooks, brainstorming on possible names. (Sally enthusiastically says a variation of 'exquisite' to each one, and then when Poppy says 'im not sure about that one' Sally - still enthusiastically - says a variation of 'horrible terrible how could you suggest such an ill-fitting name'). despite everyone's efforts, i like to think that Poppy finds her name entirely on accident! maybe during the Gap Year Road Trip! maybe they stop by a SoCal poppy reserve in superbloom and the flowers Resonate with her! who's to say!

but Poppy begins her (medical) transition in college! she, of course, gets shit for it, but she also begins to find community and enjoyment in the local queer community. and of course, she has her buddies <3

but anyway! i like to think that Poppy participates in local farmer's markets with her crochet work & baked goods, the latter of which is a complete hit! that, plus her first experience with going to a tearoom inspires her to strive towards owning her own! tearooms are right up her alley, i'd say - calm, quiet, and Poppy can make peoples' days a little brighter with a tranquil atmosphere & delicious treats! i swear i have a reason between 'Poppy british = she goes into tea business'. honestly! tearooms are more about the tiny sammies & tasty cones w/ cream! and feeling Fancy while chatting!

i think it takes a while for her to actually be able to start up a tearoom. I'd imagine she starts by holding a small, single-table reservation-based one in her own place once the Group decides on what town to move to. it's successful, slowly (but steadily) grows, until she can get an actual House and transform the ground floor into a full tearoom. lil shop by the checkout counter, several different rooms, a sizeable kitchen. staff! the tearoom is a humble one, but it's a killer holiday & tourist destination! the high ratings even bring in people from out of town!

and when it comes to Poppy & Sally, bc yall know i'm a sucker for Popstar - i like to think that they start dating after (mostly) all of them move into their new town. & after they both have been in prior relationships! and then they never stop dating. well, they do, but that's so that they can upgrade to Wife Status. and then they never stop being wives so there <3

but Poppy is successful and happy! she had a rough go of it but she Makes It! and she continues to make it!

[samarecharm]

Futaba called Ryuji a jock heehee

[gay-artificer]

Man i do like Downpour but it really is no Rainworld. This isn't "downpour is bad" post just a... passive thought on how Rain world really is a kinda lightning-in-a-bottle type game with the way it feels. I don't think you can intentionally capture that. Like its got something to it that can only exist as a something that emerges naturally rather than through emulation

[spartanexperience]

Orithyia's Eternal Youth potion quest, at one point, brings her to a place where one of the ingredients goes "blood of a nymph".

Orithyia pales (which is impressive considering what a pale bitch they are already). They stare from the bushes at the playing nymphs giggling and splashing water at each other. The knife trembles in Orithyia's hand. Is this necessary? For...powering up a potion...? Draw the blood of a helpless nymph? Does she have to do this? Can't they just...politely ask a nymph to give them a blood sample? No, that's out of the question. The nymphs would know that she is on the way of brewing something forbidden... They would refuse for sure. Or at the very least, they would tell Artemis about the mortal who dared to ask for something so morbid. And that would be the end of Orithyia's potion-making.

The only way, is by force. Orithyia's stomach twists. They can't use their brains to orchestrate some sort of accident either, or ask someone else to do it and stab a nymph - the ancient text of the recipe clearly states, that the magic will only work if the alchemist themselves draws the blood.

What you sow, you reap yourself.

Later, Orithyia manages to catch a wandering, lonely nymph. Hiding her face behind a cloak so the nymph can't recognize them, Orithyia grabs the nymph's arm from the bushes. Swift slash to the arm before she can turn into a pile of flowers. Not enough to hurt the nymph too much, but enough to draw some of that glimmering blood. And then, immediate retreat. The nymph screams in fear and pain, screams for her sisters. Orithyia is already gone. Running through the bushes frantically while tucking the bloody knife into their pocket. The leaves rustle as they run, and Orithyia is SURE that a god must have seen them.

But somehow, they manage to make it out of the forest. Dusk is falling. Orithyia has succeeded. They look at the bloody knife, and tremble.

Is this the price of immortal life? Hurting an innocent being?

Orithyia thinks of their old life back in Athens - feeling small and helpless, stuck between a stove and an arrogant prick of a husband, having no way to practice alchemy unless it was in secrecy, because "that's not a woman's thing to do"...

They think of the fear in the nymph's eyes. Even if she was not harmed beyond a small wound. Orithyia sees themselves in those eyes. They lean against a tree, feeling nauseous, taking fast breaths.

Is this worth it all? Is she doing a grave mistake? How low are they going to have to drop to achieve their goal...? She shudders, thinking of how this was only one of several ingredients.

It's all for Boreas... so she can be with him for eternity. So he won't lose Orithyia. A noble cause. For Boreas. For her dear Boreas, who saved her from the hellish life in Athens, who loves them despite all her flaws, who accepted being labelled by people of Athens as a "princess-kidnapping monster" JUST to keep Orithyia safe... who is always so gentle, loving and wonderful behind his mask of a cold cruel storm, who doesn't want to be alone again... Who Orithyia loves so, so much...

The least that Orithyia could do to show him their love and gratefulness, is this. And if it means they gets to stay by the side of the god they love, is any price too high?

Orithyia forces their heart to harden, their brows furrow, and they wipe the glimmering blood out of the knife, squeezing it to the little ingredient flask. Two ingredients, done. Eight more to go.

[makedamnsvre]

recently ive been getting really sick of my neighbors i wish that i had a bunch of money so that i could buy up their houses and only let people i live live near me

[silbeni]

I brewed...

[dndadspolls]

okay listen, yes I have seen all you people getting upset about Paeden and Hermie on here. Yes, I get what you're saying, I don't like it all that much either, and was very hesitant about putting them in. I shouldn't have, but what am I supposed to do about that now? do you expect me to just start it over again without them? do you expect me to just erase their names and pretend two characters just randomly skipped the first round? Someone suggested them, and so I added them. Understand that literally none of the characters on the list were chosen by me. Yes I could have added different characters, and had there been more submitted, Paeden and Hermie would have been the first to go. But there weren't more characters to replace them.

Or even if I had gotten an ask/comment asking me to take them off before the polls started that wasn't unnecessarily accusatory or judgemental, I would have certainly taken them off and held submissions open a bit longer to get enough characters.

The number of contestants also matters a bit more than people think? it's not just as simple as just doing it with 30 instead of 32. if the number isn't like. a power of 2, then all the numbers get fucked up and I would have ended up with a poll of three in just about every round, which is kinda difficult to work with.

Could I have done it? yes I could have. Maybe I should have. But it's a bit late for that. So can you all just recognize that it's literally not going to matter after this first round? because Im pretty sure we all know they're both going to lose this round, and then wowie neither of them are in the polls anymore, look at that!

I am hoping that by making this post I will have addressed most people's concerns and people wont feel the need to make more comments/judgements about it, because at this point it's just getting stressful. I'm sorry I added them, I'm sorry if it made people uncomfortable, but I can't really do anything about it now.

[senseiwu]

Me last year: wow! I can relate a lot to this guy in ways I haven't with other characters! :) this is nice! :)

Me now: ...oh.

[coolxatu]

i love using pens to draft my stories because it almost always turns into a flow chart when i inevitably decide there should be sentences in between what i already wrote and i have to draw arrows all across the page. and cause i cant erase things im constantly crossing shit out and squeezing tiny words into margins where they really dont fit which along with my hand writing makes it the most illegible piece of paper on planet earth. like no joke both my notes and my journal read like a house of leaves chapter

[toytulini]

god hes really making this difficult with the tweets, but, I hope we all recognize that the reasons hes a bad person, and the reasons he would make a bad president, are because of his shitty beliefs, and not, because of an infection that could and does happen to anyone?

There is absolutely nothing you could make up about American politics. Imagination is dead. It's useless.

[lesbeid0u]

physically incapable of being honest i simply MUST concoct an elaborate and potentially ongoing lie to tell my boss im quitting over text barely three weeks in because saying 'hey man i actually dont think this job is as good a fit for me like i thought itd be and i really need to focus on my classes right now because theyre also a lot more demanding than i thought theyd be as well so i think itd be best for me to part ways on good terms before things start to go south' is simply doing too much and would bring the morale down. i need to lie to this man

[frecht]

do you think it's professional to add in my personal experience with a festival in first person even though it's a paper