#for once there’s a good lighting in my pic hurray!

[electromignion]

Happy New Year everyone!!

Here’s my very first drawing of the year (it’s 2:40am in France ksksk) and what was better than drawing Jeremy Bradshaw as the first drawing of the year?? Nothing! So here’s Jeremy celebrating 🫶💜

I’m sorry to have not posted in a while so I have plenty of drawings to post to catch up, but here’s a new way of drawing I’m experimenting with being using 1 alcohol marker, 1 coloured pencil and 1 white pen! (I also use 1 highlighter to have a background skskks)

Lots of love everyone and I hope your year will be full of good and happy things 🫶💜

[fizzingwizard]

Episode 32 arrives! It’s, I gotta say, quite an improvement on what we’ve had lately. Quite an improvement. Even so, it’s nothing that’s gonna rock the world... but hey, I was so desperate for something different to happen that y’know what, I’ll take it.

Pic of the week:

A Digimon who just wants to roll around in the grass. Go’way, baddies.

More below!

So as you probably gather... we start with Takeru this week! Haha! Good riddance Taichi! I luv ya but I’ve had enough of ya! Take a break!

jk I totally missed him the whole thirty seconds he wasn’t on screen

Takeru and Patamon are running for their lives, of course! Patamon makes a valiant effort to evolve to protect Takeru but...

... Poor baby. He gave it the ol’ college try but he just ain’t as young as he used to be.

Things look grim until Komondomon shows up with a creepy disembodied hand sticking out of his fur!

Phew, it’s just Sora. Her brilliant plan to rescue Takeru is to grab his arm and drag him along with them... I mean... sure... Whiplash has been proven Not A Thing in this universe so...

After getting rid of their pursuer, the group checks in with the others. I’m reminded of how silly separations feel when you can just communicate with each other by walkie-talkie. Yamato’s been riding Garurumon for a long time now lol. At least we got to see him...

He sweetly encourages Takeru and tells him the best thing he can do to help Patamon with his evolution issues is be there to support him. Then he tells Taichi “I leave Takeru in your case.” Ok sure, like Sora’s not right there...

Taichi: In my care? Should I point out that I already lost one little sibling to the dark side? Nah...

Seriously, though... that’s the current situation. Taichi is actively going over SkullKnightmon to get Hikari back. If Takeru stays with him that just means Takeru gets to go into danger again too. Of course, it seems that the dark side is suddenly uninterested in Takeru and Patamon so... I guess it’s okay 9_9

We then check in with Mimi! Who is being her awesome Mimi-tastic self. Ugh I love her.

Wondered what happened to Golemon. Turns out there was nothing much to worry about because no one loves a macho boxing match like Tachikawa Mimi. If there’s ever a season where these kids grow up, I hope Mimi is like, a big fan of sumo or something.

Taichi: O... kay... well... Mimi sure is... an intersting person...

Agumon: Hey you should make her your girlfriend!

Taichi: what nOOO BAD IDEA ABORT ABORT

Meanwhile, the situation with Jou is, um, questionable to say the least...

(how is keeping that towel on)

Jou: HEEEEELP!!!

Taichi: ... you didn’t hear anything, did you? Me neither. *closes link*

Finally we check in with Koushirou. I’m sure I don’t need to tell you what he says. -__-;

At least we see him get bombed a bit. He’s okay though.

Meanwhile unconscious Patamon gets a visitor from baby angel Lopmon, who tells him about hist lost memories.

He adds that the other legendary warriors have lost their power and it’s up to Patamon and his bond with Takeru to save the world more or less.

He encourages Patamon to find his hope.

Patamon: Who am I? What am I? All before me is dark. I know not what path to take.

The others, having nothing better to do, peep on Patamon’s crisis of faith.

Takeru relates a story about learning to swim and being scared of the water, but Yamato stayed with him so eventually he was able to learn to do it. Aww. Not quite comparable to Hikari’s “I wet the bed and Taichi changed the sheets and then told our parents that he was the one that did it” from the 99 series but still pretty good.

The sweet moment is interrupted by a flash of light! Then dark! Then light! Then dark!

It’s another scary Digimon! Oh dear. It’s Kerberomon. A three-headed Cerberus as I’m sure you figured out. Once again, this show does not how to convey what the stakes are. After everything we’ve been through, it’s hard to take random nobody Digimon as serious as each episode wants us to take them... but it’s obvious from the build up here that Kerberomon’s going to be tough to beat for Reasons.

Greymon gets hit and says, “I let down my guard!” MAYBE DON’T DO THAT THEN

Also it is very windy.

Le ouch. This is the Digimon from earlier whose name I forgot to take down. He’s come back with his friend...

... Scarier-in-the-dark-mon.

They’re surrounded~ Oh noes and whatnot.

Taichi is a bit cool here, clinging to Komondomon’s helmet and directing the battle like a war general. Mostly he’s telling them how to avoid getting hit by Kerberomon’s powerful attacks but I like that we get to see him using his head like this.

What I think is happening here is, Komondomon isn’t as fast as the kids could be if they were on their own, so their speed is hampered and that plus the number of assailants makes this battle tough. I am sure we’re supposed to assume that the reason WarGreymon doesn’t appear is because it takes a lot of energy to bring him out, even though last time he appeared twice in the same episode -.-;

Sora decides to be useful and goes to help Takeru get to safety.

... She is immediately struck by an attack and collapses, badly hurt somehow. This is so dumb. First of all, they don’t even animate her getting hit. There’s a flash and then she’s down. She should at least get to throw herself over Takeru protectively or something. Geez. 90s anime did it so much better. She’s just standing there and gets hit. What, did she forget there was a battle raging around her?

Second, WE ALREADY HAD DAMSEL IN DISTRESS SORA. It was Jou’s motivation to be cool way back when this show was rather more interesting than it has been of late. Why do the boys need Sora to get SERIOUSLY INJURED to be able to fight?? WHY?? Like, Taichi gets caught in the line of fire ALL THE TIME, but he never gets injured to the point where he can’t continue on. (Except for that one time with Devimon but those were exceptional circumstances!)

Like, why are we making Sora so weak?? This is so unnecessary.

I guess Yamato was right by entrusting Takeru to Taichi instead of Sora though...

... Uhhh.... never mind X’D

Taichi: Whew... m-maybe no one saw that...

Our be-bibbed god reappears to offer sage advice.

Patamon recalls his final moments as Seraphimon... being enveloped into darkness.

This is cool - we see his angelic wings turn to demon ones briefly before he slides back to lower levels. Not sure if it means anything but we have been theorizing that Patamon could still be infected by the evil that wounded him in the past.

Patamon then recalls things that happened after he was reborn and I’m reminded for the billionth time how much harder the emotions around Angemon’s death hit in the 99 show...

Suddenly Patamon realizes - his hope is Takeru, and he is Takeru’s hope.

The boys put on their game faces. This is what I mean by Sora really didn’t need to get hurt here. I get that it gives Takeru a reason to be protective, but the thing that evolves Patamon is Patamon’s feelings, the same way Agumon’s feelings were what rescued them from Devimon etc. That’s an interesting thing about this show - the Digimon’s feelings seem as important to evolution as, if not more than, the kids’.

Patamon evolves!! Very creepily! But... not to Angemon!

He becomes Pegasusmon! Who... looks a lot bigger than I remember, even considering Takeru is very small... xD

So this is pretty cool! I’ve been wondering how on earth the show was gonna keep introducing evolutions after already using up so many key players, especially for Taichi. But it looks like Armor Digimon can appear, and that makes me think that we could see all kinds of evolutions for the entire team that we’ve never seen before. I like that idea, but I don’t really know if this show has time for it. Maybe it will just be Pegasusmon and Nefertimon who are available to Takeru and Hikari so the writers can preserve the angels for the most epic moments only. That seems the most likely way things will go here, and the only qualm I have with it is, they’ve played all of Taichi’s cards already, and he’s the main character. He has to have something else in the future...

He attac!!!!

Kerberomon doesn’t last long, although why is wholly inexplicable. What about Pegasusmon gives him the edge when MetalGreymon and Garudamon couldn’t handle it? Is it because he’s an Armor Digimon? That may be it but the show doesn’t bother to explain.

Another thing I’d love to see, if there are gonna be more than just one evolutionary tree for the partners, is the kids actually strategizing when they decide which evolution to use. One of the cool parts of Tamers was the kids actively supporting their partner with skill as well as heart. I don’t think that’s gonna happen in this season, but you know, a girl can dream.

Takeru: Hurray for murder!

The three Digimon work together to put the lid on Kerberomon. Garudamon has the coolest moment. Squash.

Taichi checks on Sora who seems fine now. Grrrrrrrrrrrr.

Aw, but these two really are adorable.

What a sweet ending card T_T I want more of these.

Okay so yeah, this episode was a much needed upper after the stream of “watch Taichi fight random forgettable monsters” episodes we’ve had lately. I’m glad we got it. I still, just, like, why can’t they get the emotional build up right?? I wouldn’t say 99 Adventure did anything insanely unusual in how it treated the various crises the kids faced, but it def did a better job than this show. In 99, they understood the importance of moments of reflection, of talking about things, of showing expressions and how other characters react... And I still feel like this reboot DID do that, at least somewhat better, in the beginning. Like what went down between Yamato and Taichi after Ogremon was killed. That was pretty good.

They’ve totally lost what makes Digimon great. I hope this episode is a sign that they’re gonna take it back, but, my heart just hearts y’all.

Next episode... I’m rather surprised since we are REALLY overdue some face time with Yamato, not to mention Mimi and Jou, but apparently we’re sticking with Taichi. At least it looks lke we’ll get some new plot stuff related to Hikari.

If this all leads up to something that makes sense, I will retract all my complaints, I swear. Except about the gratuitous nonstop fighting. But the rest, I will take back.

Taichi’s determined!! This is Digimon Adventure! Let’s go on a freaking adventure!!

[kiaronna]

Quick Rant

Hey friends. I was in NYC this weekend, which was awesome! I’ll post some pics if I can find some aesthetic enough. But that’s not why I’m making this PSA, and neither is YOI, sorry.

Something I saw, while drinking in the lights of Times Square, was an ad for 23andMe. If you send 23andMe your spit, they’ll analyze your DNA for pretty cheap. Some of you may know this, but I’m in the medical field, and! Genes! DNA! Hurray! 

But 23andMe is... less hurray, in my opinion? Seeing it advertised like that--funny and friendly and send us your spit for funzies!-- has me seething. Finding out your ancestry and some genetic red flags for diseases sounds awesome, but please consider some things before you send them your spit, okay?

(Sorry Nicole, you’re super cute, this rant is not about you)

1. 23andMe is a company looking to make good money, and while they have some privacy laws about selling your info... Google used to have privacy laws like that about your searches, too. All I’m saying is: once your genetic information gets out there, and is in the hands of a company who IS NOT and I repeat IS NOT under the same laws as some medical companies... it’s significantly less safe.

Why do you care about your genetic information? Your genes are a rough roadmap of you! What diseases you’re prone to, specific information about the way specifically your body operates. We’re about to enter a time where health insurance companies, life insurance companies, advertisers, and A CRAP TON of other people will be willing to fork over cash for a peek at your DNA.

And they will use it against you, if they can.

2. When you give out your genetic information, it’s not like a credit card or social security number in that it compromises just you. Your DNA is handed down to your kids, and comes from your own parents. This means a company can know sensitive info about your kids, too. Maybe even your grandkids! 

3. As much as I just threw shade at genetic testing companies like 23andMe, it’s important to also know this: those companies are significantly advancing research into diseases. Having truckloads of genetic data about people with mental health issues, people with specific types of cancer, and more... that data really helps researchers who are trying to pinpoint the genetic causes of diseases. So it’s not all shady! And right now, 23andMe swears that it’s making your genetic data anonymous before selling it to researchers for that purpose.

Also, knowing that you’re prone to certain diseases can help you prepare for your future. If you know your family has a history of a specific disease and need affordable testing for it, genetic testing could help (it could also give you false fear, as we don’t understand genetics yet). But it doesn’t always have to be with 23andMe or other genetics companies-- there’s targeted genetic testing that you can talk about with your doctor (it’s typically more expensive).

ANYWAY. Do what you will with this diatribe. I just hate to see ads for it that portray genetic testing as harmless fun.

[stormydayzgamez]

It is the second rotation of the Half-wise Moon phase in Stratus Burne’s 3rd Orbit. Current weather forecast: sunny burning.

The Hensley household

Sometimes waiting for autonomy is pretty ridiculous. In this case, I just had them kiss and get it over with. It’s weird Parker being promised to someone when his dad and his live-in boyfriend haven’t even kissed.

Random pics I took during Parker and Jozef’s “date.”

Aryana hadn’t collected any of her scout badges. She got four at once.

While clicking on all 5 pets to see who woke up Ethan, I found so many of them had done things to lecture them for I woke Thatcher to help.

The morning after Parker’s matchmaking he still had his head in the clouds. No time for that! It’s party time!

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My solution to everyone constantly stopping conversations to wash a dish is the new trash can. I’ve banned them from autonomously taking out the trash from it and just drag plates in myself. That doesn’t stop the pets from knocking it out.

Like mother like son?

Lots of flirting throughout the day. I realized that none of my sims are getting embarrassed in awkward conversations. I’d actually asked PolarBearSims if it’s possible to make a mod for that but it seems the point is moot at the moment.

Impromptu morning hugs.

I’m getting extremely annoyed by the new gardening system with my random weather rolls.

After another reading session, Aryana finally had her requisite two hours. Unfortunately, she’d already done her homework and extra credit the day before and couldn’t advance in her aspiration.

She’s like hey watch this. I didn’t take a pic of the kiss because it matched up horribly.

Aryana was completely disgusted by the kiss.

Not to be outdone, Ryker follows with a shocking proposal!

The many family members try to give them what privacy they can in this small house.

I swear I thought that this project was a rocket and not a bridge which is why Thatcher was the only one helping!

I wonder if finishing each project quickly instead of carefully no matter what they’re directed to do is a bug?

Near the end of the day, I realized it was Lentil’s birthday! Aging off is confusing.

Couscous was totally shocked!

What on earth? That looks like the fake bad news interaction.

Oh! I noticed he does this constantly.

Hurray! Two proposals in one day!!!

Seriously? You propose and then are pulled from your fiance by a bit of trash somewhere else in the house? These sims are going to drive me mad I tell you!

Oh umm… okay?

Scolding Lentil for waking him up… through the door.

Y’all are engaged. You can sleep in the bed with her!

O’Malley returned from his night-time adventure sick. Had to buy another wellness treat. Felicity needs to hurry up and learn the skill. Bobsey thinks he’s giving him some food!

Goofballs the lot of them. Really… they almost all have that trait.

The cats go marching one by one hurrah hurrah.

He wasted §400 on seed packets for this.

Dog: That looks nothing like me try again.

Dog: I can’t bear to look. Such an amateur.

Yikes that’s kind of an over-the-top reaction to the poor dog’s disapproval. And looks more like a gorilla.

That’s the extent of Parker’s painting practice thankfully. Yay a point for me!

And another!

This is just the day for achievements!

Jozef is the first sim I’ve had use their key. I hadn’t even known he was there!

This household just utter chaos and I love it!

Gonna try this again, huh?

I wonder if they ask because they notice the other sim is tired?

Oh well, Parker got to working on his guitar skill book some more. Once he gets to the required level for the Entertainer career he’ll be set. He’ll need to age up first of course.

They put the coffee pot that Brielle got from work to good use and stayed up most of the night. And now I suppose we’ll do extras followed by glitches which is separate because there were so many!

Extras…

Ah, the joy of mods. No more Door Club!

All these strays make it a necessity.

After the matchmaker day I noticed these in Aryana’s inventory. The game kept trying to do the welcome wagon/housewarming party that day!

From collecting the many badges she’d earned.

Hopefully all of this leaning will prevent this…

Which happens constantly in a household of 5 pets.

This got old quick. Like, how many friends can you possibly have Jozef???

Sisters out walking dogs together. I forgot the wrinkly-skinned dog moved in temporarily.

So nice she could get a job from the start.

Silly scout thingy ruining my pic!

Parker had the option to ask if single. I was curious.

These strays are insane! Look at them so confused why Couscous can enter and they can’t.

Sadly, the fire pit had to go. I spent hours trying to figure out what was causing horrible lag and finally narrowed it down to this. I tried to just put out the fire but they immediately tried to re-light it. When it was burning hot outside!

This really makes having 3 cats easier.

This popped up after canceling the holiday I made to remind me to switch houses. Weird.

I kept using Scumbumbo’s autonomy scan to ban them from doing annoying activities and when doing one of the scans I saw this. Couldn’t find anyone in the area wetting their pants though sadly.

Glitches…

To start us off: The classic awkward hug.

O’Malley attacking Jozef. In the first one he must have attacked via ESP or something since he didn’t even move.

This is just so weird!

This time was the weirdest though because they were at other sides of the house!

Puppy tripping through the floor.

Speaking of the puppy… the funniest of them all!

The creativity skill thing popped up and he had a thought bubble about the dragon toy on the table.

He tried his darndest to get to it!

And it kept happening because Aryana kept putting toys on the table!

This was the best though. I guess he was trying to get it from across the room? And last but not least, I did make a video but since it’s kinda long I’m not embedding it here…

https://twitter.com/StormyDayzGamez/status/1091471736707665922

He really does look like he’s dancing to the music!

O3-P3-R2 Hensley household coming soon!

TS4→ Stratus Burne O3/P3/R2: Utter Chaos It is the second rotation of the Half-wise Moon phase in Stratus Burne's 3rd Orbit. Current weather forecast: sunny burning.