#hacksaw interaction

[muteddistractor]

He froze up for a moment or two, before knocking on the floor a couple of times, signalling that they were alright. They shook the can of paint a couple of times, moving to shield Noob with his body. They trusted Builderman, but knowing his behaviour in the past, they simply had to hope he didn’t have a heart attack upon entering and seeing the two of them, at the very best.

-> It seems like Guest wasn't alone... - @hacksaw-maniac [HACKSAW]

Guest fiddled anxiously with the hem of his hoodie, their grip tightening on their can of spray paint. They shook the can a few times, their steps quickening as they walked. Something was amiss, and they were uncomfortably aware of it.

[fromthedust]

. . . all the tentacles complete — but no, the front one is not right! Some surgery required. Out comes the hacksaw, but only to the wire armature so the arm can be shaped into the correct curves. Then like Dr. Frankenstein I fasten it back together with staples and recover with more resin putty.

And now is time to sand . . .

and sand and sand and sand until it is time for the little sucker cups . . . M2, M2.5, M3, M4, M5, M6, M8, M10, M12 white nylon washers

I pulled out my collection of plastic seals and off we went for days of cupping  —15 days spent modeling the contours of each of the 663 suction cups 

The Blessed Virgin had to be sanded very delicately to give it back some of its immaculateness.

The happiness of some is the dust of others.

Take advantage of this white octopus, it seems that it is very rare to come across one. Shortly after I did my little experiments with paintings — 

A few days to finish the color, but because it will have to go through a few coats of a special glossy glossy varnish, which makes the viscosity so good... mmm yum. Given the size of the room I could not apply it in one go. The drying takes between 24 and 48 hours, so it will probably take me a week to complete the application of this varnish-resin.

If your head is spinning too much, don't look at this indecent image.

Soasig Chamaillard (French, b.1977)

Notre dame du poulpe (Our Lady of the Octopus) - recovery statue with illegible signature, aluminum wire frame, plaster strip, polystyrene, resin (epoxy putty), plumbing seals (plastic washers), acrylic paint, resin varnish - 47 cm high x 70 cm wide - 12 kg - work-in-progress March 20 to May 31, 2015

“I grew up in a Christian Western society. My perspective on life has been a result of my environment and background. The playful interaction of society’s many icons, physical transformations, and the resulting improbable combinations, have culminated in my vision of a woman’s role and place in our society. This inner questioning of a woman’s role, has led me to use one of the most sacred icons in my work, namely, the Virgin Mary. Initially, I begin with damaged statues, either donated or discovered in garage sales, which I then restore and transform. I surely do not mean to shock those who believe but rather to move those who see.”  —  Soasig Chamaillard

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[holding-monsters-hands]

i will be obsessing over medic

so, due to this, i will be requesting more medic. because he’s medic.

mmmmedic with a reader who gives off the vibes of an absolute sweetheart, but after getting to know them they match his insanity almost perfectly. someone tells them he has hearts in his fridge and they M E L T.

also texas anon ur very cool.

-medic anon

OUGH YES YES

also I love to see this level of interaction with my anons lmfao

Medic with a sweetheart reader that ends up being similar to him

He thought you were just the sweetest little thing when he first met you! yet you also gave him the impression that you wouldn’t be able to handle such.. gore.

So, he goes through with his assumption and just tries to keep you away from the examination room whenever it’s particularly messy, he just really doesn’t wanna scare you off.

He’s obviously become quite fond of you by this point, so the last thing he’d wanna do is disgust you or even traumatize you, but.. once he finds out you’re literally insane, he throws all his prior assumptions away.

He gets incredibly invested in your reactions to certain things, and will even allow you to shadow him while he works or does surgery!

Oh and you can bet he relishes in your reaction to the amount of hearts he has in the fridge, he’ll tell you all about what animal they’re from, who he plans on putting them in, and he might even let you hold the baboon heart!

You two end up being quite the duo, much of the dismay to everyone else when he insists on having you assist him during any medical procedure- even if it’s something that requires urgency, he’ll take his sweet time showing you every little thing.

Though you could literally be covered in blood and gore and he’d still see you as the sweetest thing- like you could barely hurt a fly!

even whilst you’re wielding a hacksaw and acting like maniac, he’ll always chastise anyone who tries to question your mental stability, you’re the kindest soul he knows! why would that be any cause for concern?

[barrenclan]

imagine my surprise when the issue started WHOLESOME!!!!!! sure it was advertised as a baby issue but STILL!!!!! i fucking love cormorantpaw playing with them and giving them the childhood he couldn’t have, it makes me so happy. and he’s happy, too!! i’m sure if he heard what cootstorm said about them, he would have thrown hands. begging for more scenes of corm babysitting/playing with the kits, even in the bg. him being this happy about the babies being happy is just. AAA!!

of course, in patfw, wholesome bits can’t last forever. daffy is in the issue at what cost !!!! i love how she just casually drops it and YES I WANTED TO SEE HER REACTION BUT IT HURTS IT HURTS SO BAD. i love how complicated it is, daffodil’s feelings and pinepaw struggling to apologize due to how neither of them did wrong.. aagh. i love this causing daffodil to realize that she kinda forced herself to love cormorantpaw due to the circumstances, and her opening up about how she really thinks about romance! i know she deserves the love she can so easily give to others, and i love how just.. the cycle is still kinda referenced in this issue? not with dustfeather, but with cashew. i never thought we’d touch a cycle of abuse other than familial but i’m really happy we did now and it makes so much sense? abuse comes in many forms, after all!

mallowstar’s struggles of being a leader and blacknose’s struggles of being a mother, aaaaa. it’s so intertwined and so different and they really need eachother. also, more cycle discussion!!! mallowstar wanting to break free is sooo important to me, everyone needs that. hopefully the green isn’t defiance territory, though.. maybe if it is, throw cootstorm as a sacrifice and run

ALSO THAT ENDING???? HACKSAW GO AWAY I’M GONNA THROW HANDS RN 🤼🤼🤼🤼🤼🤼🤼🤼

i always love your writing and your expressions in these, keep up the great work!!

Hey, sometimes I do wholesome issues! They're not all depressing!

Cormorantpaw is the best babysitter ever, he's great with kids. He knows how to vibe on their level, and his lack of self-consciousness means he can really get into the spirit of a game or a kid's conversation.

PATFW when they ask me for emotional weight: hey what's all this emotional weight doing here??? Haha, I'm glad you liked the section with Daff, it wasn't always something I had planned to include in this issue but it ended up being necessary to resolve. Since Daff and Slugpelt are both very romantically-inclined characters (when Slug was young, at least), they share a lot of similar worries and needs, and having those problems that her mother faced unconsciously be consciously present in Daff's head has made her do a lot of thinking.

Mallowstar and Blacknose really are so good for each other, they're so sweet,, it's fun to write their interactions because it's just totally interpersonal drama-free. Mallow's been thinking about leaving for awhile, largely buoyed by Blacknose herself (the biggest BarrenClan radical), and I can confirm that the "western border" is opposite Defiance's territory, which is past the eastern border of BarrenClan territory. Hopefully they can get out in time!

But I can't end an issue in the second half of the comic without a little Horrors. :]

[fuchsiahealer]

She warily took a step back, tightening the straps that bound the medkit to her back. The survivors all relied on her medkit to keep themselves alive, but she wasn't scared of using it as a weapon herself. (assuming that she could weaponize it in the first place without anything important breaking). I mean, with everything she had in there, she could deal blunt force trauma with it, could she?

Damn it! There wasn't any time to get distracted now- she silently berated herself. She locked eyes with Hacksaw, awaiting the other's next move.

"..." "You are.. interestingly violent.."

A sense of unease is present in her voice as she stands a fair distance away.

(@fuchsiahealer)

"'Course I am, darlin'!" -> One of the survivors...? This'll be interesting.

[f1nalboys]

reading the house of wax script and it’s shockingly interesting :3 here r the little things i’ve noticed as i read it <3 here’s part 2

wade is 22, carly is 21, paige is 20, nick and dalton are 19, and blake is ‘early twenties.’

carly doesn’t have the job at the magazine yet but is hopeful. wade is Mean about it. the script says “with a slightly biting tone — wade: she doesn’t have the job yet”

wade has a muscle car and is all about it, he gets mad at carly for putting her feet on the dash ( “….placing her feet on the dash — immediately gets an annoyed look from wade — she knows better”)

wade is generally more antagonistic towards nick (not undeserved tbh) especially when it comes to his car. after hitting a buck, nick is drinking a beer but wade will not let him him the car with it and he chugs it and tosses it on the side of the road

paige calls dalton “cute in a dirty, skinny, sort of way” 🤭

paige was fully planning on marrying blake :,) his parents bought some land and were going to build him a house and paige was just waiting for him to pop the wuestion

carly and wade we’re having MAJOR issues with her taking the job at the magazine and it’s very evident in how they talk to one another and interact

carly and nicks relationship is also interesting. def still as angsty sibling rivalry that is in the movie but instead of stealing a car, nick had a party at their parents house and trashed it and was forced to go on the trip with them. carly is also VERY vocal about her dislike of nick and him coming (“i know you don’t want to be here but guess what — no one wants you here either. so — quit being such an asshole and for once, try to make the most of something”)

nick doesn’t want carly to leave :( she said “i hope to hell i get that job” (which is interesting because in the movie they confirm she got that internship) and he goes “that makes two of us” but immediately the script says “although he says it, we’re not sure he means it” :((

they party at their little campsite and they have paige give blake a shot from her tits LMFAO

vincent cuts the fanbelt <3 love my king

THE PIT

talking about the scene where lester slowly slides his hand across the mannequins (which btw. was sexy. moving on) and it says “touches it like it’s a relic — infatuated” heheh <3333

carly had a tank top under her shirt so there was no weirdo perv lester scene of him trying to see her put on nicks tank

nick does give carly his shirt regardless and she’s genuinely shocked and he’s like “i have another in the car” bc we all know he’s emotionally constipated

Ambrose is called Athelston

They’re not in Louisiana either </3

lester says “i was always warned to never pick up strangers, but you two seem okay”

THIS SCENEEEEEE

lester has so much dialogue we were robbed yall. i’m serious.

carly calls lester a freak of nature 👎👎

this <3

i love the description of the wax house and how it’s in disarray

The story is different from the movie. Their house burned down and their dad died in the fire and trudy killed herself after and the boys went to foster care.

sorry this is sooooo sexy of him

carly fights like HELL in this script yall! so does wade, but ESPECIALLY carly, she cuts bo’s hand with a hacksaw

there’s a cool scene where carly runs into the community pool and it’s completely abandoned but the noises were from a pair of speakers

bo being cunty

dalton and bo talking

they gave dalton a LOT more time in the movie in the script!!! bo bring him to the house of wax and leaves and he finds wade in the basement :0

paige’s fight with vincent takes place at an old mining town nearby which is such a cool setting yall, they fight in a ban and he kills her with a pitchfork

i’m:((((

[half-life-citizen]

betrayal and fear for the digby?

Betrayal:

Diarmuid was trusted by digby, there's no reason ehy he shouldn't have been, he had served him for years and years.

the dead man didn't see it coming.

the last vestiges of life were pulled from him like loose thread, diarmuid took what he felt he deserved, what he felt he needed.

And then the corpse fell over. to the rest of the world, it was Diarmuid.

Fear:

He's afraid of being found out, held captive by it, careful to pepper every interaction with lies and falsehoods.

If someone did find out?

The gun does not care who fires it, the hacksaw does not cry as it cuts limbs.

[simplylove101]

2024 Horror Challenge: [87/?]

↳“I wanna know what it's like to be in the present of that kinda evil.” Terrifier 3 (2024) dir. Damien Leone

Plot: Art the Clown is set to unleash chaos on the unsuspecting residents of Miles County as they peacefully drift off to sleep on Christmas Eve.

Starring: Lauren LaVera, David Howard Thornton, Elliott Fullam, Samantha Scaffidi, Antonella Rose, Margaret Anne Florence, Bryce Johnson & Chris Jericho

Yeah, I did it. lol I watched it. I honestly had doubts if I should because I tapped out last year at the infamous hacksaw scene in the original Terrifier movie and I've only seen bits & pieces of the 2nd one because of my work friend who loves the movies so plot-wise I knew I'd be a bit confused. Now, there'd be an argument from the detractors of the film series who'd say, what plot? There actually is beyond the gore. While I didn't watch Terrifier 2 in its entirety (I already know the gore was gonna test me aka the cannibalism cuz yuck lol), I did know going in that Sienna was a survivor from that movie so I was like, okay we have a final girl to root for. It's not just gonna be Art killing people and we get no story to weave it into something, which hey, it's true splatter horror so even if it hadn't, it still was gonna have its fans. Gore-wise, it still was testing me and yet, I feel like I handled it well. Ofc I learned my lesson and wasn't eating anything while I watched so that was probably a good start. XD But it does also help to remind yourself just how outrageous the violence actually is and that it's not meant to be taken seriously. Now, the main controversy of it was the tease of this being a movie where kids were not off-limits as Art's victims (People have said the originals All Hallow's Eve movie made it clear that Art didn't have that blind spot already but seeing as I know nothing about those films & they're not part of this trilogy, whatever I guess?? lol) and I will say, they actually handled that part as tasteful as they possibly could if they were gonna go there. Yes, they fully go there but the actual violence is off-screen. It's the adults/teens that get the screen time for that and goodness, the overkill. XD Everyone's talking about the shower scene cuz that definitely was wild and very graphic but the worst kill is hands down the rats (IYKYK) because that is just vile. *shudders* It's gotta be said David Howard Thornton deserves his praise as Art because he truly brings that character to life in a way where he's doing these very awful things and yet we're entertained by him? lol Honestly, I liked how funny his interactions with Samantha Scaffidi's character were as well. Really good evil partner in crime energy with them. Also, Lauren LaVera as Sienna is a final girl for the ages imo. She was very badass in the final act. Kinda crazy they're making the 4th movie cuz it did feel like this could have been a nice & tight trilogy but then they had to add things about Art's mythology, while also still not giving us everything about him or much really. So, I guess the last one is gonna be the one to give the answers? I guess we'll see (assuming I'm gonna watch it but now I think I will have to because I have an actual investment in it now) This is obviously not a movie for all horror fans but I do see its value in the genre now. If nothing else, you're getting exactly what you're expecting when you choose to watch this. I figured I needed at least one movie to be a true challenge for a Halloween watch and I got that. And I didn't hate it lol so that'll be interesting when it comes to my rankings.

[hammerin-heads]

"As long as you're resting too, hun. That's all this old man cares about. We all gotta stick together and make sure we're as fit as we can be."

-> The older man shifted his hammer slightly and squinted in the distance.

"Damn now, Jane. How can ya see that kid from this far? He's blendin' in!"

-> A familiar figure could be seen in the distance. Was that.... Builderman? - @hammerin-heads

Her eyes flickered over the figure in the distance. She recognized the weapon he held, all right...

She looked around for any sign of danger before stepping back from where she had been lingering, standing up and beginning to trek over to him. Despite the fact she hadn't spotted any current threats, she didn't risk calling his name. She never knew who else could be around to hear them.

[faithfromanewperspective]

these are a few of my favorite things (unfortunately not raindrops on roses and brown paper whatevers)

thanks to @thevagabondexpress and @ibrushmyteeth-donttellanyone (if i remember correctly) for the tag!

movie: i don't know. i don't really watch movies much. last one that made me feel something and still inspires what i do today is hacksaw ridge (saw it last 6 years ago and have to admit this may be Romantic Secondhand Appreciation but. i still think of it when i fight climate change. so it stays)

character: no character exists in a vacuum. i'm nominating all four merry thieves

animal: i know too much ecology to nominate a single one. i love all birds and large herbivorous marsupials as well as echidnas. guinea fowls (current pfp) really do reflect my personality a lot though

drink: smoothies. you can make them as delicious or as gross but healthy as you want. preferably both. no two smoothies are ever the same but rarely is a smoothie bad, they eliminate all the inconsistencies of fruit by simply pooling the sample pool together and averaging it out.

song: technically 2 songs but they're one track on the album so: has to go to outer space/carry on by 5 seconds of summer. creates such an atmosphere that goes perfectly with the story it tells, is terribly nostalgic, and ends in such an optimistic and encouraging way. tells of open ocean (did i once help design a space city with this inspo?) and the loneliness that's as if you're in space, longing for rain (i love rain okay you will see me in a raincoat taking photos of everything because it looks cooler when wet) just to feel something. longing for lost love. and the fact that through anything you can go on and life keeps going and you can survive it all but the way the (double) song sets it up you feel like you've gone on an adventure by the time you get there.

season: i love autumn and spring in equal measure for different reasons. i love brisbane winters when i don't have a 9-5 job but i also love sydney summers.

book: once you see it: 7 temptations of the western church by jeff christopherson. answering @tleeaves question from a while back (finally), have you done one of these? fully fangirled hard enough to message the author on facebook, we're somewhat friends now. but it tells the story of a bunch of different people from different backgrounds and uses narrative to drive its points, ending with them making something (i could talk about it for hours) that i long to emulate. while moving through organisations that embody these 7 temptations/mistakes and fail because of it, except they look exactly like the churches we know and yes. this is why they are failing in many ways if we just open our eyes to it we can do much better.

color: purple of some kind. maybe a darker purple?

hobby: all the things i do that connect me with nature and other people. from building recycled things for a purpose to taking care of birds to arranging poppunkrock songs for my viola and whoever else i play with to analysing the way fictional characters interact and applying it with real life people to canyoning (google it, it's incredibly fun) and hiking and rock climbing and of course designing civilisations for humans as well as other species

tagging (only if you want to of course): @completeanduttermess and @failempires and @what-ho-christopher-put-in

[infynim]

YAKUZA OC X OC LORE

Moriko and Grit

These characters wouldn’t be party members but I love them so much I gave them a Concept of it

| Summary of their lore

The two first met when Moriko was going back to her shop, doing her up most to avoid Barracuda members who were out the same night only to be given away from her dropping a hacksaw she had. Never had she planned to use it as a weapon she just had to use it for something while she was out.

With a group of Barracuda members Grit was amongst them. It took him some time but he managed to get Moriko away from the other members claiming he’d be the one to kill her. Having her act out screams and pouring out a bottle of water in a disclosed place before he takes her back to her shop.

Moriko didn’t know what to think she didn’t trust him that was until a couple months later Grit returns bleeding and injured seeking shelter from the barracudas after him. Moriko provides this safe space even letting him stay for a few days after.

When Grit leaves he disappears Moriko thought he had fled but whispers of a captive with a scar is heard by Moriko as crowds whisper in hushed voices about what seems to be Grit appear as people mention the man was a former Barracuda member and the first introduction to Ichiban is when he mentions the Barracuda members asking Moriko how to get in

She looks past Tomizawa and Kiryu due to being a bit hesitant to make eye contact with Ichiban but she tells him nothing claiming she didn’t know

When a few days pass and Moriko being unable to ask for help and seeing that Grit won’t return she takes it upon her self

Moriko looking for Grit caused something called the Barracuda massacre of sorts

Ichiban and the party would race against time to stop her only to find out Grit was taken to Palekana island.

(Here’s a few other drawings of them for the Moriko one her outfit is based off one of Reha Ripleys from WWE) in my eyes these two are quite Great Dane and Black cat coded

| What if they were in the party?

With Grit being a Barracuda member he’d have a weapon inspired by Dwight’s

For Moriko she works as a wood worker and I think a Hacksaw would do wonders for her and it’s unique from her other tools

| Alo-happy! Jobs

| Grit

- Barracuda member (his actual job)

- Breaker

- Host

- Aquanaut

- Desperado

- Chef

- Action star

- Linebacker

- Pyrodancer

- Samurai

| Moriko

- wood worker (her actual job)

- Geodancer

- Housekeeper

- Idol

- Kunoichi

- NightQueen

- Tennis ace

| What if they had Bond bingo interactions

| Grit

Food combo - sandwich of ‘Doom’

Grit explains his favourite food combo a sandwich with Ham, Butter and Sauce only to be met with Ichibans more then horrified yet interested expression

How he passes time - watching videos

He likes the ones where he has to guess the colour but gets quite annoyed if he loses multiple times in a row

Fighting style - the Jr Dwight’s weapon

When Ichiban asks Grit about his weapon of choice Grit admits he hates the weapon and feels vulnerable fighting with it

Comfort - Morikos home

Grit says ever since he met Moriko he’s felt a sense of comfort whenever at her home and that he can be himself there

Favourite Genre - Sci-fi

He says he likes how interesting and unique the plots can get and that he sometimes likes to write them down

How to romance - play it cool play it wise

He goes on about how he seemed to ‘Woo’ Moriko but Ichiban questions if it was the other way round only for Grit to let out a defeated sigh

Favourite season - Autumn

He explains that if someone doesn’t choose Winter or Autumn as their favourite seasons then they aren’t real that is before Ichiban mentions his favourite season

Good deeds - feeding strays

He mentions that he always has some kinda treat for animals in his pocket in a little bag but seems quite embrassed about it

Games - hates First person shooters

Grit mentions his love for a story game but says that no matter how good a story he can’t do first person shooters at all

Bad habit - leaving things laying around

Grit mentions that Moriko was angry at him cause he left a necklace laying around and how it could get tangled or lost and how she didn’t want him to buy another chain for the 3rd time

Best gift - a keychain

Grit explains when it comes to gifts he doesn’t go all out and only gets people keychains based of what he knows they like after all there’s keychains for everything

Likes to collect - bottle caps

He keeps them in Morikos home and it’s getting to the point they keep having to dump them into different boxes

Favourite accessory - his earrings

Due to him being a barracuda member Grit was keen on always blending in even going to the lengths of getting his ears pierced but he actually grew to really like them

Embarrassing moment - co-op games

When playing a game with Moriko, Grit and she were stuck on a hard level, with him being more then sure he’ll figure it out but Moriko did before him, he didn’t pick up the game for the next 3 days

Favourite kind of cake - butterscotch

He says he can’t find Butterscotch cake anymore but describes how much he loves the taste and softness of it

Pets - two fish and a hamster

He had very odd names for them but apparently he accidentally killed his own fish and the hamster bit him

| Moriko

What annoys her - aftermath of work

she explains that because of her job her hands are littered in scratches blisters and scars and that it can be difficult to do daily tasks with how much her hands hurt

Hobby - reading

she likes to read and describes a book about cats living in the wild and fighting which seems to concern Ichiban a little

Her type - open to anyone

she claims she doesn’t have one saying that someone’s love for her is all that gets her interested

Dislikes - “wrong” opinions

when people hate characters from media with no reason to back it up, it causes her to go into a in-depth talk

Favourite scent - Vanilla

She claims you can never go wrong with it that it may be basic but gives off a nice smell no matter how strong

Sleep routine - up and down

Moriko complains about the bags under her eyes and explains that most nights she’ll wake up on impulse and can’t help but look at her phone

Secret - she’s really good at Memory games

Moriko tells Ichiban that her favourite games are memory ones and she really gets into the feel for them as they make her feel smarter then she actually is

Opinion on troupes - straight to the point

Moriko claims she hates love triangles and mention that instead of dwelling on it so long they can all just be together

Likes - walking around aimlessly

When it comes to being in her own space and playing music Mokrio expresses how she likes to just walk around

Worry - for others safety

She claims that ever since an encounter with the barracudas and what it caused Grit she worries more often for those around her the slightest scratch will have her ask someone if they’re alright at least 7 times

Favourite animal - Sugar gliders

It’s an out there choice but Moriko describes her love for the little flying squirrels and mentions how some people remind her of them

Favourite tv programme - pro Wrestling

She loves anything to do with wrestling the themes, the story lines and the cool flips but knows she could never do anything like it

Favourite Flower - daffodils

She says she can’t describe why but she likes how yellow they are

Favourite move genre - Horror

Although Grit refuses to watch Horror movies with her, Moriko describes her love for the thrill of being jump scared and what not

Used to be - a crybaby

She claims that she’s not one anymore and is actually embarrassed for the way she used to be claiming she annoyed a lot of people because of the little things making her upset

Kid Moriko - she used to be too questioning

Moriko explains that as a child she’d never shut up with asking questions till she was sternly told off and was too scared to open up anymore

| What if they had a Karaoke song?

Pure love in Kamurocho - I get that the story never goes near Kamurocho in Iw that much but like I wanted a couple song for them even tho they’ll never compare to Akiyama and Hana’s version

| What if they had Drink links?

Grit - his would mention his past time with the Barracudas and how he’d like to better himself as a person. At one point getting to the point of asking Ichiban to keep an eye out for Moriko incase anything were to happen to him. His battle would be with past Barracuda members

Moriko - she’d talk about her work and all she’s lost and how things keep coming back to haunt her and how recently she thinks she keeps seeing someone outside her shop window from an incident from her past, Ichiban would offer to tell Grit but Moriko pleads against it and her battle would be with the person

(I love them very dearly but I won’t post them much)

Here’s some extra Moriko outfits I had for her back in June there also going to have matching playlists

[hacksaw-maniac]

❝𝙊𝙝 𝙃𝙀𝙇𝙇 𝙉𝙊. 𝙂𝙀𝙏 𝙊𝙐𝙏 𝙊𝙁 𝙃𝙀𝙍𝙀. 𝙔𝙊𝙐 𝙎𝙏𝙀𝘼𝙇 𝙈𝙔 𝙎𝙋𝙊𝙏 𝙄𝙉 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙂𝘼𝙈𝙀 𝘼𝙉𝘿 𝙉𝙊𝙒 𝙔𝙊𝙐'𝙍𝙀 𝙎𝙏𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙈𝙔 𝙁𝘼𝙈𝙀 𝙃𝙀𝙍𝙀? 𝙒𝙃𝘼𝙏 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙁𝙐𝘾𝙆 𝙄𝙎 𝙒𝙍𝙊𝙉𝙂 𝙒𝙄𝙏𝙃 𝙔𝙊𝙐??❞

"You're old news, buddy boy!" -> He smiles widely, waving his fancy little buzzsaw arm around! "I'm the bigger and better!"

[queer-cosette]

found my high school yearbook today and it honestly just reminded me why I wouldn't go to a reunion with these people because yeah a lot of them were pretty okay but it's the bitchy ones that stick out in your head anyway the girl who got voted 'hottest girl' bullied me relentlessly in primary school (by high school most bullies gave up on me as a target because by age 12 I was the average height of a sixth year) and I don't think I'd be able to interact with her civilly hang on why the fuck is there a hacksaw on this desk anyway I'd take one look at her stupid overly groomed eyebrows and be like "Saira! Glad to see you peaked at eighteen!" because I may have lost the ten pounds that kept me off the Hottest Girl shortlist but I have not lost my petty immature streak and am willing to make it everybody's problem.

[rurousha]

So, I just played Vampyr for the first time. On a whole, I really liked it. The gameplay was fun. The story was interesting. The lore was cool. I even enjoyed crafting, which I normally find to be a more tedious part of RPGs. I really liked the historical setting of London during the Spanish Flu was a lot of fun.

And playing a game about the Spanish Flu post-pandemic that was written pre-pandemic was, well, it hit a bit different. People really have never changed.

But I was disappointed that I didn’t get to interact with citizens after ending the epidemic. I felt like a lot of those stories didn’t actually get to end, and Jonathan was just being nosy for no reason. Like, I could learn a whole lot about the Wet Boot Boys but not actually do anything to alter their behavior.

The ending was, overall, a little weak. The lore got a little messy. The Arthur/Myrddin/Morrigan slant was a surprise, but an intriguing one.

The idea of pacifist Jonathan to get the best ending is a bit of a joke. Sure, I didn’t Turn or Embrace any mortals, but I definitely went around slicing plenty with my super mad scientist hacksaw. I guess that doesn’t count.

I thought Old Bridget and the Sewer Skals were cool. Because what’s a vampire game without sewer travel.

I’m not a huge fan of romance stories, but it was fine. It was a little silly considering they only knew each other for a few weeks. I was a bit tepid about Elizabeth myself, but I could see them working well together long term. They seem to have a lot in common.

Overall, good game. I would be interested in a sequel. Maybe about a different vampire in a different setting or about Jonathan and Elizabeth in the future.

[farer-dreamer]

Entry 3

Game Mechanics and Levels (Take 1)

9/8/24 - by next week I am going to be taking a hacksaw to like half of these ideas

I figured I should actually, y'know, write out what the gameplay mechanics and such are for this thing instead of just spinning them around in my head at maximum velocity.

yapping below the read more if you're interested

General Gameplay Mechanics

Basic 3D environment movement, jumping, and a dash.

Player HP - Sliding health bar? 100 HP?

The camera will be 3rd person, controlled by mouse movement.

In SOME areas it'll be locked to one perspective (like the hub area)

Maybe I'll have the player be able to zoom in and out via the scroll wheel

The basic gameplay loop is as follows:

Player starts out on the subway

The subway stops, player exits

Player enters a random level, subway leaves

Player explores the level and finds the subway car door once again

Player enters the subway, loop

During the intermissions in between the levels, the player will have a chance to interact with the subway car's AI, Ferri, where they can store or sell items they've picked up on their travels.

Player Inventory

The player will have an inventory where they can collect items they find in the levels.

limited to maybe 5 slots?

Items

The player will be able to collect items in the various levels, from there they can decide if they want to sell them for currency (used to buy rarer items from shops), or use them on themselves, or store them on the subway.

Different items can have different effects on the player (healing, speed, jump height… maybe some other sillay effects and such if time allows)

If the player dies they'll lose all the items they're currently holding in their inventory.

Currency

Currency can be obtained either through finding coin bags in levels, or by selling items during level intermissions. Admittedly I am still on the fence about if I want to include coin bags in levels or not as I feel like finding and selling items would be more interesting

Also still debating over whether the player should also lose all their currency after dying, leaning towards no.

Levels

Ok to start. I fully expect to scrap some of these as we get into development.

Level Hub - Subway Car (Ferri)

The magical subway car that takes the player anywhere. Controlled by an AI named Ferri that the player can interact with via the terminal at the front.

Talking with Ferri will let the player store/sell their items and save their game

Ferri will also give hints to the player!

Occasionally NPCs will be sitting on the train when Doc enters, they can talk with them during the level intermissions

Exploration Level 1 - Half Floor

Level based on the weird floor that was in between the 14th and 15th floor of my old school (dubbed the 14th 1/2)

There's an NPC on this floor, Sloppy Joe, you can chat with him and after visiting on this floor he has a chance to appear on the subway car.

To complete this level there's a maze of ventilation the player needs to make it through

If I decide to keep the items/coin system I'll have some of those hidden here

Exploration Level 2 - Digital Bliss

Level with aesthetics based on windows XP. Low poly plants and nature and… stuff like that.

Heavily taking inspiration from another project of mine about a world that takes place inside of a computer and the main characters are all like…. programs and computer viruses and such

I'm still not entirely sure what I want to put here right now… but I kind of want to try and do some computer wizardry with C# and have the game send out popups and such.

The player could get damaged here by glitches? maybe?

Shop - Keep's Shop

A shop that has rotating stock every time you visit it and sells items that can't be found in levels

If I get rid of the item system this one is getting scrapped for now.

Minigame 1 - Chase

A small platforming segment where the player has to escape a giant monster that's chasing after them (the subway doors reappear at the end of the level)

Still coming up with what I want this area to look like and what the monster should be… maybe it wont even be a monster? just some danger chasing the player that OKOs them when they get hit.

Visuals aren't as big of a priority on these levels so I hypothetically could stay with some more basic structures. Maybe it could be an unsteady crumbling building? and you gotta escape the decay?

Minigame 2 - Hold!

ok so this one basically the player would need to hold down a button for 30(?) seconds total while avoiding getting hit by canonballs? Lazers?

lowkey I am tempted to make this level themed after my one clown character, Offiz. In one of my games I made last school year I gave them an attack that would shoot smiley-faced balls at the player.

I imagine the button would be in the center of a circular circus tent, canons on the wall that shoot bouncy balls at random

If the player does not complete the task in time they'll be teleported back to the subway car (this goes for the other levels to, I think it'd be funny when time's up the subway door pops up underneath Doc)

Honestly the planning for this thing is driving me a bit mad, while the dev time I have for this thing IS longer than time I've gotten in the past, it still is roughly 6 months. Most of my game projects I worked on at my previous university would be done in half a semester, though of course they were rather half-baked and buggy due to the time constraints. I guess I'm just worried that I'm going a bit too in over my head for this, but at the same time if I remove too much I feel like I'll be losing some of that game element to present come thesis presentations… I guess with all this preproduction stuff there's also part of my brain that's just like DUDE YOU'RE LOSING TIMEEEE when like. I kinda have to do this? I have to pitch my idea. I don't know, this is probably just another battle with myself.

There is part of me that feels like I'm biting off more than I can chew again though. I don't know. I have an informal pitch with the professors next week so I'll probably get some feedback then. If anything honestly after writing all of this out I am considering scrapping the item/currency/shop system to focus more on gameplay/exploration… but I also feel like I'm losing player incentives y'know? The only actual incentive would be to just explore around, which sure isn't bad on its own but I also want this to be fun. Perhaps I'm being too harsh on myself.

[barrenclan]

OH MY FKING GOD. CAN I SWEAR ON TUMBLR IS THAT LEGAL

im still not over saturn and this issue hit me like a damn truck. holy shit

first off, interesting character interactions. slugpelt trying to say something to the dustfeather body but being unable too with her tough childhood- it sucks man. being able to process that they’re still your parent but being unable to drag them from the person they’ve made themselves to be. jesus

also.. cormorantpine. they kissed. they kissed. sure pinepaw was heatstroking but oh my god they did the kiss. cormorantpaw doesn’t want him hurt. oh no

also. RAINHAZE??? shoutout to rainhaze president lapis from the discord tbh for putting all the pieces together, i could have never figured that out, but for it to be proven canon sent a shiver down my spine. again, shoutout to lapis for figuring that out the rainhaze board is magical and anyone else in the discord who thought that up, but. oh my god rainhaze you need therapy buddy you look rough.. he was last seen as a cool uncle but now he looks like a shell. ranger hacksaw anti here, im sorry.

i love this issue so much i’m gonna scream. thank u

You can swear as much as you want on my blog. Unless it's mean things about women.

Slugpelt was definitely going through it in this issue, albeit in the background. It's been very hard for her over the past few days, with Pinepaw nearly dying just after she'd gotten closer to him.

In the middle of all these Horrors the boys have a little moment together... even if it's sad.

Lapis is the most powerful theorist for any of my comics I've ever met. Rainhaze Hell is a work of art. Rainhaze himself isn't doing great, unfortunately .