#dunktank

[notaplaceofhonour]

you come to me, on the day of fools

[hugo660]

[loudclan-clangen]

Alright, now I'm curious, what are the rules of StarClan's Oneway Dunktank? Are there cats who can't touch it (mediators for sure but anyone else?) Do healers meet there every half moon? They can sacrifice a life to speak directly to StarClan but what about other times?

(Also you're not gonna believe this, I looked up effects of crude oil exposure and studies indicate it may cause Anemia and low white blood cell count, so maybe she got a bleeding disorder because she can't stay out of the Forbidden Jacuzzi).

VERY LONG, LOTS OF TEXT, SORRY I GOT EXCITED TO LORE DUMP

The rules/powers of the Black Water Pool and Starclan are intentionally very nebulous. 1. Because I think starclan is more effective as a mysterious force than a clearly designated entity, and 2. Because I would like to have some flexibility going forward in the comic regarding the powers/rules of starclan. Here's what's clearly defined:

Any cat can touch the oil, like physically speaking. They will not just drop dead unless something else is going on that is worsened by the experience. But something may be worsened by the oil, especially if they are deeply exposed to it, like swimming in it or ingesting it the way one might if they weren't specifically trained in how to interact with it safely (like a healer or a leader). This leads to rumors of cats being cursed with terrible visions (hallucinations), disease (coughs caused by respitory damage), or wounds (chemical burns from prolonged exposure) because they touch the Black Water without permission. These could be actual curses from starclan, or they could be biological reactions to the oil, but that doesn't really matter because the cats believe that they are curses. (If that makes sense). For this combination of reasons, (religious belief and biological evidence), cats with open wounds, bad coughs, or who are actively pregnant are absolutely not allowed to touch the oil and are encouraged not to be near it. (Excluding dried oil worn by healers, we've covered in an earlier post that that is a stable form that isn't going to pollute others). This is justified by the healers as being times when one does not want to tempt death, and that being near the pool brings one's spirit closer to the dead, which is good for communing with them or asking them for favors, but bad when you are fighting for/actively creating life.

All of the leaders and their leadership teams have meetings staggered throughout the moon. Leaders and deputies meet on a full-moon, healers meet on a half-moon, and mediators meet on a new moon. (Gatherings also happen on full moons, just later in the day/night. The clans meet the leaders at the gathering place.) Healers might meet at the Black Water Pool but they do not always. Specifically, the Freezingclan healers refuse to meet at the Black Water, so if they want all of the clans' healers to meet they have to pick another place, usually the gathering place for simplicity. Since the healers can only commune with Starclan by sacrificing a life, they don't do it on a monthly basis and not meeting at the Black Water isn't inconvenient for them.

The healers (and leaders) can only speak directly to Starclan by sacrificing a life period. One of my biggest issues with the actual books is that speaking to Starclan is so casual that they constantly have to justify the cats not being able to in order to maintain any form of mystery or miscommunication, or risk making beloved characters look like jerks for not telling the living cats something important/make the entirety of Starclan look less powerful by claiming that they just "didn't know". My very simple solution to this is to put a layer of separation between them. In order to talk to the dead you have to die. This means that characters will only do so if they feel it is VERY important and they are certain that Starclan will give them a helpful answer, which they will not always do. (Why doesn't Wildfirecry ask Starclan how to cure Rosehippaw? Because he knows that there is a very high likely hood that the answer is "you can't" and then he'll lose both his daughter and a life that he could have used to help his clan in a more effective way).

Circling back to how normal cats are meant to contact starclan if they aren't allowed to touch the Black Water Pool by themselves, we finally get to talk about Loudclan burials! (This idea has been rattling around in my brain since the bonus art for Moon 18!) Okay, so: When a cat dies, the ground on the mountain is too hard and shallow for them to really be effectively buried. Due to this, the body is placed into a shallow dip dug into the ground and then covered by a pile of heavy stones in a make-shift cairn. The cairn discourages larger scavengers, like foxes or ravens, who might carry pieces of the deceased away, but allows smaller scavengers like mice and insects to eat away the fleshy bits. After a few moons, (during which family and friends are encouraged to keep their distance and learn to live without the deceased) when the scavengers are finished and all that is left are clean bones, the body is exhumed and repositioned so that the skull is left exposed outside of the cairn that covers the rest of the body. This is meant to allow cats to speak directly to the spirit of specific dead clan mates, though there is, of course, no expectation that the spirit speak back. (This is what we see Fiercestripe do in the Moon 18 Bonus Art). All burials happen in a field of forget-me-nots (small, blue. five petal flowers) as they cover the scent of decay, and therefore the cairns/graves are often decorated with them, along with other flowers or plants that may have been special to the deceased. Less commonly, a family member may ask to take a piece of the deceased from the cairn, such as a small tail bone or claw that they will wear to "carry the deceased with them". This is only allowed if the cats are known to have a close relationship, and is very frowned upon if the requestor is not a close family member or lifelong mate.

The major exception to all of this "Starclan is nebulous and distant" stuff is when I draw ghosts (like Bluepaw talking to Owlstar, which, admittedly, I drew before I had a good grasp of what I wanted to do with spirits and starclan). I know that it sort of negates that distance but... I just think it's fun. I think it's more fun to see what the spirits have to say (on occassion) than strictly sticking to never seeing Starclan outside of the Black Water Pool. So for those instances just remember that you, as the audience are getting sort of a third person omniscient view. You can see the ghosts but the characters in the story cannot (unless it is stated that they can due to like ghost sight or something).

Of course, as I said at the beginning, I'm trying to remain flexible, and I'm sure I'm going to break all of these rules at some point, but if I do my job correctly, then moments when these rules break should be important, and not just because I'm disregarding or forgetting them.

On a completely different note: You're not gonna believe this but I actually did know that! I did a decent amount of research into the effects of oil exposure when i was thinking up the Black Water Pool and yeah! It absolutely has played a part in Eklutna's condition. She's had hemophilia since birth, (which very simply means that her blood doesn't clot very well (for all of you biology nerds out there yes i know that it is rare for a cis female to have full hemophilia but it is possible if both of her parents had it)), but that has 100% been worsened by her love of swimming in "the forbidden jacuzzi". As long as we are sharing fun facts: exposure to crude oil while pregnant, while not always, can occasionally cause birth defects like weak lungs!

[promisedclan]

MOON 1: TO DREAM (Part 4)

“I met God and all I got were cryptic visions and a trip to the Hell dunktank :(“

- Coniferpaw

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[catchyhuh]

my fave lupin iii blog .... give me your wisdom

cologne / perfume scents for the gang

i had to do an embarrassing amount of research on this one. mostly because perfume lore goes a lot deeper than i ever could have imagined and i wanted to give you something GOOD so ALL THAT SAID if any of you disagree with this you may be right. i did five quizzes, read up on multiple blogs from the 2000s, learned the "scent families" and at the end of the day just gave up and typed "douchiest colognes" into google

lupin: generally speaking, regardless of WHAT he's getting, any "subtle" notes are going to now have the force of a freight train the way he's practically bathing in this stuff. which is pretty rough when already coupled with really strong, amber-y scent type shit. lupin's cologne does not smell light and pleasant, it smells like you walked into a dark red cloud, which is ironic considering the conclusion i came to was dolce and gabbana light blue. people fucking hate this smell, despite parts of it sounding good in theory, and since lupin's shitty cologne has been addressed canonically numerous times, i feel this is it. even a tiny bit of this perfume makes so many people seem to wither like flowers in the sun so i can only imagine what happens when a guy who's been dunktanking himself in this walks in the room

jigen: again, its kind of overpowering. not because he overdoes it like lupin, but again, these are just not very subtle people, and even if jigen does SEEM reserved, he likes making a scene just as much as the others in the right environment. like, a mix of amber and woodsy types. i ended up on dior fahrenheit on this one and it made me realize both lupin and jigen using like, excessively common brands makes sense. for lupin its brand recognition, for jigen it's convenience. he probably smelled this in the fucking 90s and just committed to it since

fujiko: this was simultaneously the hardest and easiest, because i kept looking trying so damn hard to figure this out, to pinpoint what would SCREAM fujiko while still being unique enough to appeal to her lavish tastes, but NORMIE enough that i would be able to read up the notes on perfume reddit (they seem to know what they're talking about there) only to realize. wait. this is the same bitch who won't even keep her hair dyed the same color all the time. fujiko has no specific fashion sense beyond "stylish and with the current times" and i feel that's what applies to her perfume too. well and. hot. i guess. stylish, current, and hot. that's like 50 bottles right off the bat. regardless, it'll always be bold. thats right baby we're at amber AGAIN, but because she doesn't wanna scare off potential prey there's always a faint undertone of sweet flowers. she's smart like that even her perfume is calculated.

goemon: my man does not wear cologne on any occasion. he thinks its silly because you can smell good for free if you just fucking. bathe. why pay 80 dollars to smell bad? HOWEVER (as just established) goemon is bathing and 90% of shampoos/bodywashes have a scent. and goemon's is very... crisp. kinda citrus-y at times? this is the most mundane answer (and the most accessible they got this shit at walmart) but you know that mint teatree shampoo? he's got the faintest hint of that specific scent lingering on him

zenigata: this is going to sound so funny and mean but like. imagine if a smell was trying to look cool but just kind of making an ass of itself. i feel like that's what he'd have, regardless of if the cologne did actually smell good on anyone else, it'd feel just a bit overzealous on him. it was way difficult to find something that made sense to me but wasnt like, again, 80 fucking dollars, because you know for a fact he's spending 15 tops. and that's if he even remembers to wear it. at best, for some reason, i feel like he'd be a sandalwood guy but i can't really place why? honestly i was kinda ready to give up until i saw GREY FUCKING FLANNEL BABY!!! THIS SHIT IS DIRT CHEAP HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE THE 70S AND APPARENTLY EVERYBODY'S DAD KNEW SOMEBODY WHO WORE THIS! AND YOU KNOW WHAT'S IN IT? SANDALWOOD!!!!!!

now i can finally close all these fucking perfumania tabs

[creator-indy]

may i confine cecil to a dunktank for a few asks?

Why yes you can keep him there as long as you want

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[floridiansavant]

Use Yoxur Fucking Fins Foxr Soxmething Yoxu Pitch Dunktank Bait

lololloloololololololololollolololooll

i already do :} and i'm aquadromatic, i just hate you lol

[notmuchtoconceal]

[23:01]

( o )

[Warning: The motor has been stopped due to problems with overheating.]

...

[kneeling beside her sickcot]

LEON: Welcome back.

ADA: Awgh.

LEON: Hey, take it easy! We're inside Umbrella's secret lab. I'll go find something to treat that wound. So just rest here in the meantime.

ADA: But... I'll only slow you down with these injuries. Go. Save yourself.

LEON: Is it just me or does everybody always ignore what I say? I told you. It's my job to look after you.

ADA: But... you'll be in danger if you stay with me. I know I've only known you for a short period of time... but I really enjoy being with you.

LEON: I...

ADA: I know. I'm not capable of caring about anyone... but...

I don't want to lose you.

LEON: We're leaving this place together. Wait here for me. I'll be right back.

[[[]]]

[dropping through a vent

landing in a strange hallway

the whir of the motorcar

slips through the descending platform]

/./ \.\

\\./

\\./

\\./

[[[]]]

[returning to her sickcar]

LEON: Ada? Where did you go?

[[[]]]

[shots fired in the strange hallway]

[Bang.]

ANNETTE: You. You murdered my husband! I know what you're looking for! You came for the G-virus, didn't you? But you'll never take it from me. This is my husband's legacy! Now. Where's that spy you were working with earlier? You know who I'm talking about.

LEON: What?

ANNETTE: You really don't know anything, do you? HA HA HA. You're so guillible. She's one of the operatives sent here by the agency. The only reason why she came here is to obtain the G-virus.

LEON: That's a lie!

ANNETTE: No, it's the truth. I discovered this when I did a background check on her. She specifically got close to John -- and became his girlfriend -- to get information on Umbrella.

LEON: That can't be! I know her! Ada wouldn't do something like that!

ANNETTE: If you don't want to believe it, I don't really care.

[click]

You're about to die anyway.

[stings of fear

big man drops from ceiling

the orchestra lingers]

. o . o . o .

[Annette flees]

. o . o . o .

[elsewhere once more

big man drops in to say hi

cornered like a rat in a cage]

[Bang!]

[blood blossoms

on the big man's trench]

ADA: Run!

LEON: Ada!

[bang bang bang click click click click]

[empties her clip

into the big man's chest

as his advance never ceases to waiver]

.

[ADA: reload animation]

.

[gripping her by the throat

holding her as a trophy aloft

she empties her clip

into his face

tossing her aside

to erupt in a bloom of gore

as she collides

denting the console

by means of frail form

as he

holding fists to face

stumbles blind to the railing

an aluminum tearaway

plummeting leagues

to dunktank down

to a vat of molten ore]

[bang bang bang bang smash chink plop glug]

[running to her

the tower thunders

holding her

frail and broken

the quire strings]

ADA: Awgh... Le-Leon. Please. Escape.

LEON: No. We're a team. I can't just... leave you behind.

ADA: I'm... just a woman... who... fell in love with you. Nothing more.

... () ...

[drawing close

the mask of her face

presses to his

in half-embrace

which trembles to be ...

mere seconds

from slipping away]

o{[]}o

[her arm limp

her head slack

roses on the red of her breast]

Awgh

Ada... No

. / . / . / . /

ADA

\ . \ . \. \

[a vast panorama

winding far into the darkness

glimpsed as if from some interminably high vantage]

The SELF-DESTRUCT SEQUENCE HAS BEEN ACTIVATED

REPEAT:

THE SELF-DESTRUCT SEQUENCE HAS BEEN ACTIVATED

THIS SEQUENCE MAY NOT BE ABORTED

ALL EMPLOYEES PROCEED TO THE EMERGENCY CAR ON THE BOTTOM PLATFORM.

I will always remember you.

Goodbye Ada.

[mynoisycollectionstarlight]

The Bad Plus

The Bad Plus

℗ 2022 Edition Records

--

Reid Anderson - Bass

Dave King - Drums

Ben Monder - Guitar

Chris Speed - Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet

All songs written by Reid Anderson (Dirty Showtunes Music BMI) and Dave King (Franz Kline in the Dunktank BMI).

Produced by The Bad Plus

Executive producer Dave Stapleton

Album artwork by Oli Bentley, Split

Art direction by Dave King

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[ouroboredom]

Haiku 2OP3: Wk.9 c

058

super 8 clicks off,

quiet auditorium

shuffles out, it's done.

059

stew's still stewing on

that easy bake crock of shit.

roosters coming home.

060

God's precious baby,

an idiot. Amazing.

how graceful, how sweet

061

birdsong's a ruckus

ruffled feather dusters cluck,

muffled sock noises

062

main street hornypost

check the eldritch psychonaut

losing my damn mind

063

a politic of

resentment, huffing jenkem;

praxis: muttering.

064

excuse me, I said

get in the dunktank. you ain't

worth logging out for.

[flashflashitsash]

Hoo boy I’m just seeing so many painful posts about Chat and Gabriel, yet again dunking me in the tank -dunktank

If you think this seasons were bad, I can only imagine next season dunktank.

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