#heh….. hex code

[kinokoshoujoart]

Marrying Carter in Harvest Moon DS Cute! (North American version)

oh… sorry no not the archaeologist, i mean Pastor Carter from Mineral Town!

(or is it Pastor Curdy��.?)

teeechnically his descendant, and it causes a game over… but this is the only time we’ve been able to marry him right?

so in the girl version of HMDS, there’s two “secret” Mineral Town bachelors that you can marry by talking to them enough times on the phone. one is Mason, the guy who runs May’s Tailoring… but the second, Pastor Carter, is a bit more obscure…

i couldn’t find them uploaded anywhere so here are his 2nd* thru 10th conversations+his proposal+proposal rejection in english! if you want to see it on youtube instead here you go

*i failed to record the first conversation when it happened, and there’s no way in hell i’m resetting my whole game again (…yet), so…just know the first one was like “oh you want to talk? what should we talk about…….. …… ….. …. i can’t think of anything. well see ya………” extremely riveting stuff

he’s so obscure that i didn’t even realize that he was a bachelor until i found out about the mechanic from this japanese wiki!! (here’s an archive link to the page on him in case the page doesn’t work) all i did was test whether it worked in english since i couldn’t find any english info at all mentioning it. i’m sure others have found him… right……..

in case the links above don’t work, a small guide to holy matrimony below the cut since i can’t find one in english

it works essentially the same as the Mason marriage (so it’s just a game over, sadly…), and the steps are pretty tedious and counterintuitive, so you’re unlikely to just stumble across it… but you too can get a priest to break his vow of celibacy for you or whatever!

you will need:

at least 2,050,000 G

20 cursed tools/accessories

if you really don’t want to dig up 20 cursed things you can substitute 100x “remove a cursed tool/accessory” for blessing a cursed tool…

but, including all the cursed tools and accessories, there’s only 16… which means you will need to go dig up 4 duplicate cursed accessories using this method! yay!!! extremely pointless since you can’t sell blessed accessories until after marriage in DS for girl (at which point you can’t trigger pastor carter’s proposal)

you unlock a conversation with cardi when you spend at least 205,000 G. which means the quickest thing to do is to order removal of a cursed item five times, then bless 2 cursed items.

**be careful when blessing accessories to only equip one at a time!!! if you equip a stack of duplicate accessories, blessing that stack destroys the duplicates!!!! :( so just take 1 out of the stack and equip it!!!**

you also can’t unlock more conversations until you’ve seen the one you unlocked, so like even if you spend a million G you’ll just unlock one conversation, and you’ll need to finish that conversation and then spend 205,000 G to unlock the next one…yeah….

on the tenth conversation he abruptly reveals that he’s fallen in love with you and asks you to marry him! it ends your game, but….! on the bright side, it ends your game!!! you’re finally free from Hell Simulator!!!!

[theramblingsofadork]

Time for another AU dynamic drop~!

One of my favorite friendships within the competition group is between Starline and Hex.

While Starline really doesn’t take much of a notice of the little rat at first, too focused on trying to get everyone to follow his plan, he does eventually take note when he sees Hex’s work. Kid’s talented, shockingly so for one his age.

Then he learns from Lug that Hex is debating dropping out of the competition, and goes to talk to him. There, he learns why he joined in the first place, and unintentionally ends up becoming a sort of a big brother/mentor to him for the remainder of the competition.

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📙📗 (Writing Drabble) An Encouraging Word

“People don’t take me seriously because they think I’m too young.” Hex grumpily sniffed as he mashed away at the buttons of his game pad. His eyes narrowed at the flashing ships exploding on screen. “They always say “I’ll never make it, or I won’t be able to contribute anything worth of value until I’m grown up.”

“I thought by joining this competition I might be able to prove them wrong—that I’m just as capable as they are, but even you guys don’t take me seriously. So then, what’s the point of trying anymore?”

Starline blinks in surprise at the rat’s words, suddenly realizing that this is because the group brushed him off the other day when they all got into an ugly argument over workflow.

v v v v

While he in particular may have said something rather sharp to Hex in his irritation, it had been more to keep yet another voice from bombarding him more than anything else.

But it’s clear that Hex did not see it that way, and not being given a voice has been hurting the kid for a while now. He’s been purposefully limiting himself and staying silent because of how the world and his family views him and his skills.

…And, Starline supposes he’s now done the exact same thing. “Great going..” The platypus huffs and frowns. Well, he certainly can’t let that stand.

“Hex, I see how that conversation may have come across to you.. I certainly said some things I regret now.. but believe it or not, it’s not that we don’t take up seriously because of your age. Seriously. That’s what everyone’s so hung up about?”

He laughs and leans on the railing. “Honestly. If anything, I’d say your age makes what you do even more impressive. I’ve seen your work, and I can confidently say that I’ve never met a more talented coder and hacker than yourself.”

Hex stops mashing his buttons, squinting in confusion before he looks up at the platypus suspiciously. “Wait.. really?”

“Of course!” Starline flashes his trademark, confident smirk.

“You’re.. not just saying that to make me feel better?” Hex presses, not convinced.

“Perish the thought!” Starline exclaims with a dramatic flourish. “I acknowledge I haven’t been… the best at being open to hearing everyone’s ideas.. But your ability with hacking and coding is quite unique, unsurpassed by only a choice few. Anyone who thinks you’re too young and dismisses what you have to offer for that, is either a fool, or just plain jealous of your natural prowess.”

He smiles, and his expression softens into one of warm pride. “Trust me, Hex. Take it from someone who knows. You have a bright future ahead of you.”

“Oh..” Hex flushes in embaressment, looking as if Starline has just opened his mind to a whole new world. The rat gives a small grin as he looks back at his game pad.

“Heh... well… thanks. You’re the first person to say that to me besides Lug. It.. means a lot.”

“Of course! Us geniuses have to stick together after all!”

Hex laughs. There’s a pause, then he pipes up again, seemingly more encouraged. “…Hey, do you think I could show you a personal project of mine sometime? I’d like it if you could check over my work and give me some tips.”

“Oh? Why I’d be delighted.“ Starline replies.

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And from that day on, Starline makes sure to try and let him be part of the planning and conversations going forward. It makes Hex happy.

While the intent of his speech was still very much to encourage Hex to not drop out of the competition, as it’d put them at a huge disadvantage— (Lug would leave with him)— most of WHAT Starline says to him is still shockingly genuine.

Starline sees true promise in Hex, and at times, the kid reminds him of himself. Once small and brilliant, but written off by those with power and authority. “Balderdash to that—” he scoffs with a snort. “Ignore the naysayers and prove them all wrong!” He tells Hex definitively.

(He probably also references a certain young yellow fox in there as extra encouragement, since Tails and Hex are of similar age and he knows Tails has quite a track record himself.)

Hex opens up to him after that conversation. Becomes a chatterbox, going on about complicated coding things and getting Starline’s input on builds since he now knows he’s one of the few older people who will take him seriously and be willing to discuss with him.

This does unfortunately make Lug a bit jealous, seeing as he was Hex’s best friend first and foremost, but he tries hard to not take it personally. “I’m just glad he has someone else to talk to.” He tells Rivet and Charge one day.

[aayo-whatt]

ok for a story i'm writing, what are your opinions on the colour of balthazar's grace? if anyone else has any ideas, please speak up too heh i'm stuck atm

hmm.... i feel like maybe a sort of purple but like this hex code of purple #761396

if not that then this hex code of a dark-ish gold #c69016

if not that, then it's smth more flamboyant, or like "out-there"

[airdriedligaments]

i HATE bon and i HATE kyo i hope u both lose your internet privileges for the next 15 years because god you people cannot be normal!!! at all!! Even disregarding all that l*li and sh*ta shit you people r such hypocrites god damn!!!! and bon especially you r so annoying!!!!!!! How are you gonna be the most condescending piece of shit when you literally have an online collection of l*li doujins. Like okay my bad for not knowing the hex code of the 3rd pixel on kteru's lip but why dont we start looking over your pixiv saves?

And at first i was like "oh atleast kyo is nice" EXCEPT THEY'RE NOT? why are you making a whole ao3 account to rewrite a 'problematic' person's fics when the worst thing they've done was say an out of pocket r*pe comment in 2015. when they were THIRTEEN. THEY EVEN DELETED THE ACCOUNT AND MADE A NEW ONE. AND HAVE NOT SINCE BEEN NASTY

"Oh thats so disgusting!" BOY YOU HAVE A SEPERATE TWITTER ACCOUNT CALLED KOKONECEST WHERE YOU SOLELY POST LITTLE ANIME BOYS TOUCHING EACHOTHER HEEELLLLOO. THE CALL IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE!!!!!!

And like i would not care this much if they were just passerbys i saw on twt or something. its worse that i literally plastered "pr*shipper dni!! l*li/sh*tacon dni!!!" on every single account i have and you both STILL followed me and even went out of your way to talk to me - Hell, even post about how disgusting l*lishocons are then go around and save 50 different drawings of the same little girl in 50 different suggestive poses.

ICL bon was already so irritably annoying to speak to anyways.. like in the assumption that they weren't lying about being a minor, they sure as hell are spoiled because jesus christ how is your mum letting you get $70 worth of yaoi and l*li doujins. adding to that too they really did act spoiled too, like they'd never care to show any care to anything i talked about, and would consistently interrupt me with their own shit. Hell, literally in the midst of a normal conversation they started venting, then pulled out the "heh... i dont think thats normal is it..". I DIDNT ASK??? i js didnt reply to them because how tf am i gonna reply to you saying most of your friends off themself or tried to. i did not even ask.

then sending me 50 screenshots and asking me to validate you?? and calling people who i now understand were rightfully calling you out 'harassers'? like damn. None of this would've happened if you cared to just stay in your own little gross community of kiddie fiddlers instead of hypocritically preaching about how they're disgusting and talking to people who you KNOW dont want you talking to them.

anyways fuck you bon and kyo, please get off the internet and rethink your edgy behaviour. love xx

shout out 2 that one person who sent me the master doc

[rosemaries-shroom]

Coding callout >:3

Dabs has been doing CSS stuff and the lessons only have him using basic color names (context heh)

Faeboy's been angrily twitching in the background over our new project lmao: "dark blue is not specific there are so many shades of dark blue"

Dabs: "they're coders not art majors,,,stop trying to look up hex codes!!"

Faeboy:

[pozalita66]

Last song: Shy Away - Livestream Version by twenty one pilots

Favourite colour: Blue! Like bright blue (#12a8e5) or midnight blue (#10145e), to be specific. Also shout outs to forest green (#185e58), cyan (#00ffff) and magenta (#ff00ff) - hex codes given so yknow what I'm talking about heh

Currently reading: The Trials of Apollo by Rick Riordan (dunno which book specifically, I lost track ^^;)

Currently watching: Bones and Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated

Last movie: Deadpool and Wolverine

Sweet, spicy, or savoury: Savoury

Relationship status: Taken, if a little complicated (ldr + open polyam)

Current obsession: twenty one pilots (hyperfixation times :3)

Coffee or tea: Neither (they both taste bad imo)

Last thing I googled: cat pfp

Tags: [no idea, I never know who to tag ;-;]

Tag 9 people you want to get to know better!

Thank you to @sweetjulieapples for the tag!

Last song: It was one of those upbeat summer pop anthems on the radio. Naturally, I can't think of the title or who sings it right now.

Favourite colour: any shade of earth green

Currently reading: I hate to say it because it's taking me forever despite being great, but Paladin's Strength. I plan to finish it this weekend! The new job's really thrown me off my reading schedule.

Currently watching: I rarely watch TV.

Last movie: The classic, animated Beauty and the Beast. I was going to a musical production of it and wanted to refresh my memory in advance.

Sweet, spicy or savoury: Depends on the day, weather, and my mood.

Relationship status: Single and less happy about it than Julie.

Current obsession: Dragon Age has me in a chokehold.

Tea or coffee: Coffee in the morning and tea any other time.

Last thing I googled: A bunch of technical editing stuff (building grammar lessons)

Tagging: @thelov3lybookworm, @teddyhoneybear, @yennas-stuff, @10-96dispatcher, @rebelnurse, @jellllliebean, and whoever else would like to join in. I have a lot of new folks here and it's great to have you all.

[balsamfir-fics]

I have an idea for you, but if you want to disregard it... How about Viktor and Jayce go to our world, where they find the reader who helps them by giving them a place to sleep and eat... Maybe a romance with Viktor and the reader falling in love. And Viktor and Jayce adapting to our world.

I've briefly seen a few of these kinds of premises around on tumblr or ao3, can't remember, and I think it's a very fun idea! I'd love to work on a modern AU soon heh.

headcanons/bulleted fic addressing this plot under the readmore! it's very soft imo, and very cozy

generally speaking:

I'm just imagining two very lost boys, big eyes taking in everything around them

there are a few ways of going about this; go full transplant trope and dump them in Times Square, or in some random corn field -- but personally i think it would be VERY fun to have them in some sort of suburban college-y area that seems somewhat familiar to them (all the fancy buildings with spires and stuff) and yet not

it would make so much sense for them to land somewhere near a university and just be so perplexed by all the coffee shops (viktor clearly smells one from miles away and that's their homing beacon) full of professors and students typing away with that dang glowing apple on the back of their screen

at first they just see the glow of the screens on everyone's faces and possibly think -- is everyone possessed here? because nobody's staring at a metal rectangle that intently in piltover, much less zaun.

they adapt quickly of course, but when you try to explain things to them later on, they have to rephrase things within their own context.

people keep trying to instagram-model jayce and he plays along for a bit before realizing that obsessing over likes aint it

they specifically are really, really into vending machines (especially if they see a japanese one eventually). jayce says it might mean that they actually eat for once if they get one installed in the lab

jayce is VERY disappointed we don't have real magic (as in energy) but he's entertained enough with nuclear energy and when you set him up with email he's contacting every prof asap; he and viktor wonder if the hex crystals might be some already stabilized (more stable and safer than uranium at least) form of this energy. most don't respond, so viktor (after a few months learning how to code) spoofs a fancy Harvard email address and suddenly they get a ton of answers. when you ask if they've decided to become criminals here, they look at you like a bunch of meerkats, saying that it's excusable for science

they buy way too many books with the money they earn doing odd jobs. way too many for your apartment. and they actually READ them ALL

they're weirded out that we don't have robot people, or Yordles, or basically any other humanoid species besides human. Vik accidentally lets his true feelings out when he mutters 'primitive' like it's an insult. sassy!

in terms you/viktor

for some reason the concept of them accidentally wandering into some sort of soup kitchen is what i see; there are charities with signs saying that anyone who is without money can come eat. and that's certainly the two of them; at least enough stuff is familiar about stores and shops that they understand how to handle themselves enough (thankfully the LoL universe is steampunk, which is yeah sure based in the 1800s or so, but at least its still society as we know it)

i would love for YN to be volunteering there; in fact i think this is what sort of first ignites vik's interest. you're cute, yeah, but that doesn't register until he sees you handing a hot meal to a recovering addict whose family disowned them, and watching how you care for them and try to sneak in an extra breadstick

its important that they see our world isnt so different; we have our undercities and our piltovers -- they're the ivory towers and the slums, and even we with our instantaneous, faster-than-hextech information ecosystem we are still fighting, still struggling, still not a utopia

anyway, they linger around the soup kitchen after hours because they don't really know where to go. but it has to be closed up, and you (very cautiously) let them take the spare room that you're trying to sublet

both men are hasty to tell you they'll find work (once they realize they're stuck for now, and dont have the resources or supplies to begin working on a solution to get home) so they can help cover rent

jayce, being able-bodied, is able to go get a construction job -- he has no papers, so it's not like he or viktor could waltz into a regular job interview (also i kind of want to see what its like for a privileged, albeit beefy, trust fund kid to experience a blue-collar job). this leaves you at home with viktor a lot more, and it's viktor who asks you to help him find more things for him and jayce to figure out their mystery (why they got to our world and how to get back)

it brings you closer together over time, and especially after viktor discovers canned hard cider (let's make it a different sugary drink, like mountain dew, ha, or starbucks holiday drinks for the under-21s) you end up staying up late, drinking with him and kind of just... learning about each other, sharing philosophies, having great conversations

it's the first sort of real break from the constant pressure of the council breathing down their necks. the only people who depend on them here are each other, not the whole of piltover and zaun. and that sort of frees up brainspace for both of them

sure, viktor pores over his experiments and studies on why they're in our world, but he's starting to realize that there's just.. a limit on what you can do in a day

he learns this the hard way when he goes on an information bender after you give him access to a browser, and specifically google. what he finds is that there's so much information out there, not all of it good, not all of it true, and that it would be simply impossible to attempt to master it all.

he's fascinated by it, though, and sort of starts teaching himself to code (one day, when he goes back, he brings that knowledge to hextech and finds a way to bridge their world (possibly a different planet light years away) and ours, because they actually have a stable and portable energy source in the crystals, unlike us with us barely having even applied nuclear fusion)

as for falling in love:

i briefly mentioned it above but i think it's refreshing for viktor to liaise with a normal person (not a councilor, not extreme academics like him). because even hardcore grad students in our world have lives; there's so much to explore and this is the first time in history that a lot of the activities previously gatekept by rich people have become affordable (not perfect, but still)

he's so intrigued by how people navigate this messy world with all this info at their fingertips.

one day, he learns about dating apps because a barista at the cafe down the street keeps hitting on him and viktor wonders if there's a more discreet way of going about meeting people you like

partly for fun you show him some, most of your profiles were dead because you kind of stopped looking or even browsing after you got closer to vik, but you don't tell him that. you show him all the horrible things in online dating and he's so so scandalized by some of the texts and pictures

but he starts asking you more about modern dating generally, and how people find the time to date when they could be so busy learning so much stuff -- he says even wasting time on reddit and company can still be learning, even if it's not really scientific or always good

and when you tell him that people just... have to make time, it sort of becomes clear to him that normal piltovans or zaunites have that privilege, because they aren't the only two people that the whole dang city relies on for innovation. so because he has the clarity from being a normal person here, he realizes that sure -- there are ways to help people that aren't going to attract that kind of crazy corporate/political attention, and that normal people have the luxury of making time where they want it

so when he asks you on a date, he says it in this manner: "would you make some time for me?"

but it's so specific and old-fashioned in our world that it doesn't register at first; you instinctively agree because it's just a thing people say; it's not quite laden with meaning as a phrase

on the date however, you meet viktor after you get home from work and figured he just wanted to hang out and chill, but instead he's gone through the recesses of the internet to look up dating ideas. he has a good enough sense to figure out what's pure capitalist idiocy and what's relevant, but he sort of just shows you the computer screen and says there was too much information; and then he asks you how you'd like to spend time with him, and you tell him your favorite pastime, then show him that

he likes drawing runes on your stuff to see what happens (nothing); you are much less enthusiastic about this habit

he very much likes cereal for some reason, particularly frosted ones

beyond this i feel like it would be about deepening your connection over time (and someday dragging him to urgent care to get looked at) and so so soft.

[avirams]

500+ FᎾᏞᏞᎾᏔᎬᎡᏚ ᎡᎬᎪᏞ?!?!

all i really wanted to say is thank you <3 i know ive been a bit of a pain these past 7-8 months, heh.. what with all of my procrastination,, still, i really enjoy doing things for every last one of you, and im so glad you enjoy my stuff too!!

so heres a celebration for all of us!! be it people whove been around since the era of drip-drop-edits, or followers whove joined our community recently, lets show them all what fun we have on here >:}

carrd

without further ado, let the sleepover begin!!

vibeboards - send me an ask, off anon preferably, and i'll make a board based off the vibes of you and your blog!!

colourboards - send me an ask with any hex code/colour name and i'll make a board with what i associate with it!!

aestheticons - send me an ask with an aesthetic and i'll make some icons of the character that first comes to mind!! might make a layout instead if im feeling fancy, dunno.

would you rather - send me an ask with a question involving two characters, aesthetics, etc etc and i'll answer with an edit of my choice!!

sleepover set - send me an ask with a character or characters (may i suggest your genshin team?) and i'll doodle them in sleepwear with a few headcanons!!

special delivery - send me an ask in the form of a letter, detailing your scenario and what youd like, and i'll be delivering the returning response from your character of choice!!

edit exchange - send me some edits, and i'll make you some back!! essentially an edit trade, or my personal form of friendship bracelets, if you will.

shufflemancy - send me an ask with any question you have, as specific as youd like. admittedly i cant say im very skilled at these,, but it might be fun to try!!

regular requests will be closed.

invitations!!

@electro-kins @wiltshire-kins @lawliiedits @maskdemasquedits @cactus-royalty-edits @ukiyo-vibes @seele-impact @fairyshoppe @1137 @nurseoffice @sweetheartedits @ickiu @twisted-lies @dicefloweredits @scftdoll @inazuma-kins @fangz @cuibic @cryokinz @stim-shop @kin-of-the-sheep

sorry if youre busy and didnt wish to be tagged, feel free to join us even if not tagged :}} the more the merrier, after all. ill be glad to see you stop by^^ (p.s. i probably just forgot your @ anyway vmjdjf)

[ranty-ramblestein]

(captions~) The last times I’ve made designs I’ve been overwhelmed by the color choices, so this time I decided to let RNG decide my pallette!

There’s no ACNH Random Color Generator, but there is a website that transfers hex codes into ACNH color values, so I grabbed this random hex color code website, randomized 4 colors, and put the results into the first site.

The fifth color, cream, was originally just one of the black colors that I had changed all the other colors on the top into, but after everything else it just didn’t fit.  The cream was originally a soft yellow, but that gave me Pompurin vibes, and I didn’t really feel like the other colors fit Pompurin...

+ The spikes were such an annoyance that I had to pull out the calculator to see why the 5 spaces in between the peaks wasn’t working out.  Turns out the radius is 64 pixels, so I changed it to three pixels between the peaks, but that also caused problems for a bit, ugh.

Thankfully the things I left for last (the collar and button placements) weren’t as annoying.

EDIT: 

I updated this to add my heart signature thing that I forgot about! It’s been so long since I last did a design I forgot, haha! I even tried to add a third heart, which turned out great!

pic 1: he pose! pic 2: Yes, the orange peak-ing when the purple is valley-ing was on purpose.  It came out neat! pic 4: I decided to have the sleeve colors take a break from spikes, heh. pic 6: the code!

[introloves]

hope you don't mind me askin, but how do you do your rainbow gif borders? it's really pretty!!

i look for gifs with pretty color schemes and then crop them down!

here’s a couple more i’ve made heh

this one ^ was going to be a summer type layout

i was going to change my blog to pastel themes w this ^ but i miscalculated the hex codes so i never did

and that ones ^ cute just not flashy enough for me :>

[rogue-seeker]

file: mind conflicted, networked bodies

tw: Starscream being bastard and pushing boundaries, Soundwave being creepy Soundwave, body weirdness

Note: This takes place in the NEST base arc of Rogue Seeker before Skywarp and co. show up. Hexbolt is an OC, an uploaded human mind who inhabits a network of drone bodies and fought against the Autobots in the Invasion three centuries prior.

---

"Fascinating, this plethora of bodies."

Starscream grinned and commented as kha purveyed Dr.Hex's collection of drones with gleaming optics. It wasn’t hard to get into the old workshop, after all Starscream was former SIC of the Decepticons and sparkbonded to khyr ship, The Nemesis,  kha had bypass codes for all of nir chambers.

The Organic Intelligence, Hexbolt and NEST had moved into the ship centuries prior, but their inferior tech hadn’t unlocked most of the locked rooms.  Still, their...occupation was enough that places like this drone workshop now existed.

Kha holographic crest pricked up in interest.

There was the near-human replicant frame, winged and tailed. It was curled in a nest of blankets and pillows on a shelf-loft with human-sized tools, furniture and living quarters with a small kitchenette and a bathing area. It’s breathing was shallow and slow. Starscream took a mild note on the differing scales that the Organic Intelligence used for their differing sized bodies

Tucked away into shelves and cubbies on the shelf-loft was the smaller frames. Kha sneered at the drones in the shape of organic Terran insecticons and fictional ones like the creepy food insecticons from Bugsnax. Artificial birds and small mammals stared at khyr with dead eyes.

On the wall above the sleeping replicant, was the unmoving Kafka-esque drone, in the visage of an Earth roach, its wings crowned with a human face.

Starscream’s holographic feathers flattened against khyr helm in disgust and kha swept khyr holo tail feathers over the roach drone in reflex.

[Starscream: Explain presence.]

Soundwave’s private message burned in the lower right corner of khyr HUD.

Starscream spunned on khyr heel and looked in the darkest corner of the workshop. Ah, there.

Soundwave, keeping sentinel. Zir pigment nanites had shifted to be pitch-black and zir biolights was off. Ze was nothing but a mech-sized silhouette, their visor flashed in the darkness.

[I just need to ask them something, Soundwave. Nothing to worry your pretty helm over.]

Soundwave didn’t reply, but kha could tell they were recording.

Starscream shook khyr helm and turned around. Kha paid zir no heed, let zir go back to being the silent one.

The network was silent, each drone body had empty eyes and dim optics.

Starscream wasn't sure if anyone was home.

Just because the near-human replicant was breathing, didn’t mean there was a mind to pilot it.

Soundwave's presence had a way of ensuring that Hex wasn't around, let alone in what was their private quarters.

There was only one way to find out.

Starscream picked khyr way past several old mechframes, while Soundwave's helm slowly turned to watch khyr movements.

Sitting against the wall was an old familiar drone frame, it leaned against the wall, its four hands clasped in its lap as its legs were outstretched before it.

"Ah, I remember this one. The satellite-former that my darling Skywarp once built, based off that ancient extinct codeline. You used to own this as a drone, Soundwave."

Ze did the barest of nods.

Khyr talons reached out to caress the side of the helm.  Kha remembered Skywarp craving violence and metal to grow that frame.

It's faceless visor flashed and its engines rumbled and its vocalizer crackled.

DESIST

The frame boomed out, sounding exactly like Soundwave when angered.

In the corner, Soundwave's data cable unfurled.

In a flash, the Satellite frame leapt to its feet and slapped the data cable away, its own talons glinted.

DESIST

"Ah, so someone is home!" Starscream smirked, khyr own denta flashed in the dim lighting.

"You're an ass. The hell you want!? I was sleeping." Hexbolt said.

"Ah, is that anyway to speak to your elders? After how I settled the status issues between you and Soundwave here?"

Hexbolt turned on their heel and tilted its helm, EM field tense and tight against their frame.

Starscream just cackled.

"You really are like Soundwave, even moving your helm like zir."

Hex just flexed their claws. " Yeah and without me, you wouldn't even be awake with a working body. I doubt you came here to compare the two of us. What is it?"

Soundwave nodded in approval in the background.

Starscream knelt down and picked up the toaster body from its cubby on the shelf-loft. It warbled in annoyance. "I see this little one's currently connected."

The toaster pouted on its screen.

Its little nubby legs flailed.

Soundwave's data cable snaked its way from zir corner to the back of Starscream's neck, kha could hear the slow spin of its tines whir menacingly.

Heh.

Hex folded their arms, all four of them, and silently watched, the visor had the recording mark. No doubt they were studying the dynamics between khyr and their adopted parent.

Starscream gently ran khyr talons over the toaster body and handed Hexbolt's small drone body to the satellite frame. Handing them back to themself.  The toaster warbled in appreciation at being back with theirself.

Soundwave's threat didn't relent.

Behind a giant isopod body, several fryder drones watched warily. Kha reached out for them and they skittered underneath.

Another data cable reached out, this one aimed for the base of khyr helm, the tines on this data cable spun even faster.

The old satellite frame ex-vented as the toaster body wriggled itself free. It nubbled its way over to Soundwave, who picked it up with gentle spindly digits.

It chirruped happily.

The satellite frame's claws started to crackle.

"Both of you get out. I went to sleep. Alone for a reason." Hexbolt turned to look at Soundwave, both faceless visors stared straight at each other.

The toaster whined sadly.

Both satellite-mech and toaster eyed each other, a silent battle of wills.

Starscream chuckled.

"Mind conflicted, aren't you? A part of you wishes to stay with Soundwave and recharge like a good sparkling, the rest of you is determined to stay independent and free of flock and adopted creator."

Whirring tines started to slow.

Soundwave's grip on the toaster tightened and the toaster nestled in zir grip.

The satellite frame backed away from both of them and turned their back on both of them.

"Out."

The toaster beeped.

"Yes, that includes you!"

Hexbolt's satellite frame looked over their shoulder. "Well?"

Soundwave nodded, and zir data cables withdrew back into zir now glowing frame. Ze picked up the toaster to its helm and it nuzzled the Voidwing's chin.

Soundwave stalked out the doorway, zir e-m field flickered happily.

"Fascinating. With your network, both your wishes came true. Independence and a good snuggle." Starscream laughed.

"I told you to leave."

"Ah, I need a favor of you."

"Right, when you harassed me awake." Starscream purred and khyr tone became silky.

"It's for science."

Hexbolt's turned around and leaned against the wall, arms crossed and right leg planted on the wall behind them. Their faceless helm cocked in interest.

"Okay, you bastard, I'm listening."

"This frame, you built. " Khyr claws swept over khyr frame. "It's flawed."

Hexbolt sagged a little as they hunched over and their most outer two arms tapped their claws against the wall.

"....I'm not surprised. You are the first and only Cybertronian I've tried to revive. My old mech prototypes fell apart, until that modified Thunderbolt jet came together."

Starscream's smirk grew.

Khyr holo tail feathers slowly curled around the once human drone network in front of khyr. The lack of belligerent debate was surprising but welcome. So different then from dealing with Megatron.

"Yes, you see the problem then."

Their faceless visor recorded the hypnotic movement of khyr holo feathers.

"At least that works, eh? I got the holographic feathers down. That took a while."

Starscream tsked. "Actually."

Hexbolt's helm dipped down.

"It's missing a whole spectrum of color, in the UV range. Among others that don't come naturally to your biological cameras."

"...I see. I was guessing from old video and simulations ran on my network. You understand. The few surviving cybertronian appliances  aren't really interviewable."

Starscream nodded. "Still impressive for a species with your limitations. But you know." Kha said, airily.

"It's limiting your communication opportunities. The missing range is a disability. Though....do you even need that to communicate with Soundwave?"  Hexbolt's helm looked straight up at Starscream, it bored into khyr, despite the younger network being half khyr size in that form.

Starscream scowled and khyr holo feathers flashed neon blue, the color of life, energon, and rage.

"No. Zir codeline didn't rely on holographic displays for communication."

The ex-Winglord reached out with a claw and gently tapped on the face-screen.

"This? They used."

Hexbolt raised an arm and pushed away khyr claws as Starscream laughed softly.

Hexbolt straightened their back and looked straight up at Starscream, with that eerie blank face. Unlike Soundwave, they never displayed anything to the adult Cybertronians. Kha had only seen them display to other humans and khyr shared creations with Soundwave. 

"I'll send you some textbooks on human consent and you send me what you need fixed.  Display an understanding of human consent culture and I'll start on your new improved form."

Starscream's optics shuttered.

Hexbolt continued, "Deal? Can't be that hard, Winglord. Just some simple reading you need to get done, while I have to build a whole-"

Starscream scowled. "Please. While your work is quite admirable for your species, I'll still be supervising and giving aid as needed."

"Of course, such supervision and aid doesn't need face tapping. Unless there's some form of cultural meaning, I'm not aware of." Hexbolt looked Starscream up and down. "Now get the fuck out of my workshop, unless you want to know why I survived the Autobot Purges."

Starscream's optics narrowed along with the glowing optics on their holographic feathers.

Khyr crest flattened against khyr helm, streaked with irritated grey. "This will be a fruitful venture, yes? I'm more then happy to let Soundwave know of your progress and emotional state."

Hexbolt stiffened.

"Yes, ze will be quite pleased to know that you agreed to work with me on this." Starscream smiled and slowly sauntered out of the workshop.

The door slid behind khyr as Hexbolt's blank face screen recorded khyr.

-end-

[cthonicascendant]

apricot drift; how do you feel right now?

iris; do you believe in ghosts?

moonflower; what’s your favorite color?

apricot drift: Honestly a bit blurry, but that's because Messor is joining us for today's shift at work to make sure we know how to do everything properly. No more fucking up cakes, heh. Also, the body is having a bad pain day and he's holding onto that for us so we can actually function. (yeah vvere goin to pay for thi5 later)

iris: Yes. (of cour5e) That goes for all of us in the system with the possible exception of Harry.

moonflower: My favorite color is a dark emerald green. :) Mothman prefers brown - like the color of a chocolate bar, or a pretzel?

mine might be Very reVealin but the hex code i5 6a006a

5econd faVorite i5 006a4a

[tetsuskei]

the link i used for gradient tutorials ! also they have looootsa hex codes too, i love it there heh

eeee tysm beloved! i appreciate it a lot !!

[luxaeternags]

OOC INFO

name / alias: alex pronouns: they/them or he/him age: 26 timezone: gmt triggers: in the server already hex code: ^^^ discord id: ^^

BASIC CHARACTER INFO

character name: quentin coldwater. character age / birthdate: 27 / september 26th 1993  character faceclaim: jason ralph hogwarts house / former school: n/a, quentin never attended a magical school until his entrance to brakebills university. side (order, death eaters, neutral): neutral, ish. it’s complicated. he’s aware of the order though through dumbledore and fogg’s connections. occupation: n/a he’s just Got Back heh ships / anti-ships: just in case we get anymore magicians charas i guess i just: julia and quentin are platonic soulmates only ok thats the tea. emoji: P L U M !!!

EXTENDED CHARACTER INFO

personality: brave, reckless, melancholy, determined, dedicated, protective. past: quentin grew up with no knowledge that magic was actually real. he always felt out of place, like there was something huge missing in his life. he spent his time escaping into the fantasy world of the fillory and further books. it was pretty much the only thing that kept him alive and going through life and multiple suicide attempts. but the truth was: it was all real. fillory. magic. all of it. why though, was his magical potential never discovered until later life? because it was dictated to be this way. this timeline is the 40th timeline quentin has lived through. each one, minor details are changed in order to test, to find out if it will be ‘the one’ that works in defeating ‘the beast’. in this timeline, two simple details were changed: quentin and his best friend julia would not have their magical potential discovered until later in life, and julia would also be rejected from brakebills university. the good part? it worked. the bad part? in spite of all the good they did and all they achieved, things still got... messy. quentin became a king in the land he had spent all of his life adoring, but he lost so much along the way and honestly, was a pretty shitty king anyway. but hey, he killed a god? that’s pretty cool, right? wrong. quentin’s actions set off a chain of events that led to the switching off of all magic, for those that drew from the wellspring at least. a quest for keys and unleashing a monstrous few gods later and quentin... well. he died. that was six months ago. six months in the afterlife before now-- he’s opening his eyes to the world once more with no clue how he got here. all he remembers is a distant voice in his head, calling for him to wake up. present: he been in the afterlife bitches, wakey wakey quentin. however, dumbledore and fogg were always aware of one another, and the order of the phoenix has been mentioned to quentin etc in passing. now, with no idea what has happened to him and how he’s back, quentin wakes up in london and draws the attention of the aurors special team that detect the intense magical disturbance his return caused, but also john constantine who arrives first. headcanons: -quentin has no need for a wand, given the different type of magic he uses and draws upon. he's never had a wand and never intends to use one. -quentin's discipline of magic is the repair of small objects or, minor mendings. while he has a wide range of talents across the board and is a highly dedicated learner, this is quentin's speciality. at first, he thought it was pointless and disappointing. he's since changed his mind drastically. -he has no idea how or why he is alive, but due to waking up in london he has his suspicions that it has something to do with jane chatwin. -his boggart would take the shape of any of his friends possessed by the nameless god. -quentin has never produced a patronus so is yet to discover that his patronus takes the shape of a phoenix. any extras: do you have a playlist, pinterest board, or other thing you want to share? this is where you’d put that!

[comicteaparty]

December 7th, 2017 CTP Archive

The archive for the Comic Tea Party chat that occurred on December 7th, 2017, from 5PM - 7PM PST.  The chat focused on Heart Hex by tendermiri.

Featured Comment:

Chat:

RebelVampire

Good day everyone~! This week’s Comic Tea Party is now officially beginning. Today we are discussing Heart Hex by tendermiri~! (http://hearthex.tumblr.com/) For those new to CTP, discussions about the comic are freeform, so please feel free to bring up whatever you wish. However, every 30 minutes I will be dropping in a discussion question to help those who would like a prompt. These questions are totally OPTIONAL to answer so pay them no mind if you wish~! Remember, constructive criticism is allowed, but the primary focus here is to have fun and appreciate the amazing comics that the community makes~! Each chat a top comment will be picked and featured on an ad for this chat, so let’s have a great discussion~!

With that said, let us begin with this first question~!

QUESTION 1. What is your favorite scene in the comic so far and why?

MathTans the Pun Prince

Helloooo! I'd say my fave scene was actually the one where Teo was musing about being an internet sensation and what it might mean to lose it and such. Resonated with me, in part because I'm so far on the other end of the spectrum. ^.^

zestwitch

I especially enjoyed the palm reading scene, like the page that showed the various lines on the palm and explaining what they meant. It was a nice story break that functioned as a plot driver and also built atmosphere. :^)

MathTans the Pun Prince

Oh yeah, that was neat! I admit, I looked at my own palm to see if I could spot similar lines.

zestwitch

Yep it's really nice when comics that feature witches involve smaller/quieter aspects, makes it feel well rounded

RebelVampire

both are really good scenes. I like how Teo's internet musings were visually presented cause something about it just made it more realistic and grounding. for the palm reading scene tho i also really love that it broke to show the palm reading lines. i think the way its presented is really helpful for those who ahve never had their palm read and would otherwise be on google going wtf is this magic

MathTans the Pun Prince

The colour coding was clever too.

Also, speaking of visual presentation, impressive backgrounds.

zestwitch

Oh yes- I really like that it's set in Chicago. That's my bias lol I love when stories take place here.

Superjustin of Time and Space

HI THERE

And yeah Chicago is a cool place

MathTans the Pun Prince

Heh. I don't think I even majorly picked up on that. Guess I only notice when it's set around where I am. ^^

All the baddest demons hang out in Chicago.

Superjustin of Time and Space

yes

RebelVampire

gonna be honest i also didnt notice the specific setting. XD some sort of city was enough for me while reading. i was a bit more focused on the demon XD

MathTans the Pun Prince

Curious, did anyone think Lee's boyfriend was actually legit sorry about wanting her back? I was majorly skeptical.

zestwitch

As in, did he truly want her back?

MathTans the Pun Prince

Yeah. I was worried he was playing her for more information about the witchy things. Turned out he was just a jerk, but when she accepted him, I felt like, oh dear.

zestwitch

Yeah I don't think he's genuine with either lee or dana. He seems to me like he leans towards whoever is convenient for him, or just how he happens to feel. Not sure if he really loves either of them.

Superjustin of Time and Space

this guy's face

I lvoe it for some reason

RebelVampire

he does have a good expression there

MathTans the Pun Prince

Yeah, I'm pretty sure he doesn't now, after what we saw in the background of Teo's story. Maybe I'm just suspicious by nature, I had doubts from the get-go. ^.^

RebelVampire

i definitely dont think ant was genuine at all

the minute he walked into that apartment i screamed "dont you take him back its a trap"

and then it was a trap

MathTans the Pun Prince

Right, Ant. (I'm bad on names.) Okay, so not just me, whew.

RebelVampire

nah everything about ant screamed dishonest

not to mention most ppl who cheat tend to cheat again

not always some ppl do learn. but a lot just really dont change

MathTans the Pun Prince

The twin brother thing is interesting. They're drawn differently enough though that I don't think mistaken identity will come up. (Hair colour in particular.)

Superjustin of Time and Space

props to this hair too

zestwitch

Yes I'm very interested in Teo's brother, right off the bat he has a really engaging personality so I'd like to see more of him

Teo too. He's very likable

MathTans the Pun Prince

They're less demonic.

RebelVampire

im interested in the fact theyre twins just cause they have gone out of their way to look really different. so at first glance you would not expect that. it opesn up a lot of questions about their relationship too

MathTans the Pun Prince

Seems like they only recently moved in together too? Wonder if it was after Teo separated from his past relationship.

Superjustin of Time and Space

>two boys moving together(edited)

I like those kind of things for some reason

zestwitch

I think the thing I'm most interested in is more info on the demon. Rosier

I wanna know more about his backstory and motivations for sure.

MathTans the Pun Prince

He seems to enjoy his work.

Superjustin of Time and Space

Yea

RebelVampire

i know on the character profiles it says he hasnt been to earth since the 1600's

which now makes me wonder who made the last blood pact

zestwitch

True

MathTans the Pun Prince

I really need to remember to look at the profile pages. >.<

RebelVampire

QUESTION 2. The comic deals with a lot of themes in regards to revenge, love, fame, and even cause & effect. Each character has their own personal issues, from Lee’s torn apart love life to Teo’s newness to fame. Which character’s struggle resonates with you the most and why? How do you think their struggles tie into other themes of the comic? Additionally, what other themes not mentioned have you noticed in the comic, and why do you think they’re important to the larger story?

MathTans the Pun Prince

Heh, well, as I said, the Teo fame thing actually resonates, largely because of how different it is from where I'm at. He's made it "big" (relatively) and is doing signings and things, while wondering about how it affects his life. Speaking as someone who's still trying to claw together more than a dozen readers after 6 years, I wonder if I'd be equally vexed on the flip side.

(Hm, vexed is the wrong word. Angsty?)

Teo's got the whole imposter thing going on too, wondering if it's only because of his brother's popularity that he's made a name for himself.

zestwitch

True the imposter syndrome facet is really interesting

RebelVampire

i at least found his struggle relatable in that i watch a lot of youtubers who talk about stuff like that. where theyre just doing all these things going what even how did this happen

so i feel the portrayal of the struggle is actually pretty realistic

thats a good spot tho

MathTans the Pun Prince

It's one you don't often see either.

RebelVampire

the imposter syndrome

tho i cant blame him cause there is a point its hard to know which person has more influence on the other

i mean im sure there are some fans of his that are his fans cause his brother is a cool rockstar

its just always a question of how many

MathTans the Pun Prince

There is that. It could have helped boost his name, the association, at least initially.

Like, his thoughts can't have come from nowhere.

zestwitch

Yeah + family seems to be a strong theme for Teo. In the q/a it said we'd see more of his daughter eventually

MathTans the Pun Prince

True, true. He's got a good conscience also, bumping the coffee onto Ant. I imagine his brother's decent too, letting Teo move in. Wonder why his relationship hasn't worked out. Was the fame thing part of it?

RebelVampire

well considering his reaction to ant i kind of assumed some self projection there

MathTans the Pun Prince

Hmm, that's interesting. I can see it, didn't think about that.

RebelVampire

not to say thats for sure

but he did have an extreme reaction to the conversation

which most ppl would just probably ignore it

MathTans the Pun Prince

So he was kinda tuned into it? Could have been he was bored.

RebelVampire

there were other ppl in the shop tho and he was poised to write stuff down. but mostly, bumping into him so ant spills hot coffee on himself is not the most upstanding reaction XD that is the action of someone who is bitter about something

MathTans the Pun Prince

There is that. Of course, inserting yourself into a conversation and saying "hey, you're kind of terrible to be talking behind someone's back" is a tough sell. I guess I just liked the comeuppance too much.

RebelVampire

maybe what happened tho is diff. like teo had a breakup and later the person was like "nah man i never loved you you actually dont mean anything to me now" cause there was a similar line that seemed to trigger his reaction

MathTans the Pun Prince

That could be. Now, while Teo's struggle resonates the most, the one I'm most curious about is between Lee and Dana. Because they were both played by Ant, but then Lee just stepped right the hell over the line about having her watch as Rosier killed him. (I guess because she thought Dana was in on it??) I feel like that's got to play into things.

It also kind of kills my yuri ship of Lee and Dana consoling each other over the jerk because Dana likely has PTSD.

zestwitch

It might be jealousy. Sucks for dana. But considering lee would go far enough to have ant killed, its not a large step further to have the girl who replaced her watch it happen.

MathTans the Pun Prince

Guess it could be jealousy. Maybe that's a larger arcing theme.

RebelVampire

i like that both stories are connected by some themes of...im gonna say lonliness even tho im not sure thats the word i want to use. maybe isolation. cause lee and teo both seem to be having struggles with connecting with others.

MathTans the Pun Prince

Ooh, that's a good point. Yeah, like isolation issues.

Being defined by the people around them.

RebelVampire

which maybe dana will become more prominent and have a similar theme where shes like "nope if i date this person theyll become demon chow"

MathTans the Pun Prince

(Is there a statute of limitations on blood oaths?)

RebelVampire

idk O_O maybe.

oh thats a good one too that theyre all being defined by the people around them

makes you wonder what lee was like before ant

MathTans the Pun Prince

Like, now that the deed is done, does Rosier just chill out on the couch until someone else summons him?

Truth. He doesn't seem to have changed her for the better.

I doubt living with a demon will do wonders for her psyche either.

She was wondering about if she was on the tipping point.

RebelVampire

more likely he does some soul collection and gtfo there but maybe not. i mean we have no idea what rosier's endgame is. hes a demon and demons usually up to no good

unless the character profile lied

and he really just wants to have an epic career as a ninja

MathTans the Pun Prince

Characters evolve. ^.^

RebelVampire

that they do

so idk

its up in the air now whatll go on with rosier

MathTans the Pun Prince

Rosier teaches Teo how to be a ninja next.

(Time for some oddball theories.)

RebelVampire

oh another theme thats kind of present is impulsiveness. cause lee obviously made an impulsive decision, teo implies his fame thing was kind of impulsive decision with the initial video.

but now that makes me wonder if ant also made an impulsive decision

MathTans the Pun Prince

Oooh, interesting, didn't pick up on that.

RebelVampire

and he had actually gone to lee's apartment to check on her

but then was like "baby i love you you so hot"

MathTans the Pun Prince

Maybe. Dude might as well have a devil on each shoulder if that's the case though.

RebelVampire

sometimes ppl do. not to say hes suddenly guiltless or anything. but maybe he didnt intend to get with her which is why he was so abrasive in a way with dana. trying to deny the deed

for himself

MathTans the Pun Prince

Yeah, except ticking off a blood witch seems like not good for self preservation. I dunno. Maybe he's more brainless than a jerk?

Like, he apparently doesn't know Lee half as well as he thinks.

RebelVampire

well to be fair he might just view her as mostly a scammer. since she does scam ppl apparently

QUESTION 3. Though Ant and Lee almost patch things up, Ant proves to be a cheater still. In her despair, Lee instructs the demon Rosier to kill Ant. However, there is clearly a soul at stake in this bargain. What do you think will happen to Lee now that Ant is dead? Will Rosier call for the soul now? Does the soul have to be Lee’s or is Rosier after Ant’s soul? Will Lee regret her actions or just rejoice Ant is dead? Will she become aware of how her actions have affected others or will she live in blissful ignorance of what she has wrought?

MathTans the Pun Prince

Oh, with palm reading? I didn't pick up on that.

RebelVampire

idk if it was with the palm reading. i just know ant mentioned her scamming and her profile mentions she scams college kids on the side

MathTans the Pun Prince

Gotcha. Regarding the question, huh, I just kind of assumed it was Ant's soul. Unless Lee interceded and found someone else.

zestwitch

I think Lee paid with her own soul

in exchange for the favor? Not 100% sure

MathTans the Pun Prince

I don't think Lee will regret killing Ant. I do think she might regret making Dana watch. Which she could learn about through Teo, if he ends up seeing a similar expression on Dana as the one Lee had when Rosier was hanging about. (It could just be me trying to ship the two women again.)

RebelVampire

yeah the comic was vague so anybody's soul is up for grabs. tho maybe its dana's soul thats gonna get taken cause shes there. it could be ant's soul tho. ant's soul makes sense since hes dead therefore his soul is not exactly using his body. but its a blood pact so lee's soul makes more sense

i think shell regret killing ant tho. especially if she goes and sees

cause she loved him at one point

and love is harder to get over than a moment of rage

MathTans the Pun Prince

Maybe. I guess it depends on how well she can put it behind her (which could be impossible depending on Rosier's actions next). Like, maybe she'd regret having caused someone's death, but I still hesitate on whether there was anyone else more worthy.

I wonder if anyone else will be miffed. Like, how can the police deal with something like this, when you've got an eyewitness talking about demons? Would she be written off as a loon, or are there X-Files agents out there who might start asking questions, annoying other witches?

RebelVampire

i doubt were gonna go x-files here

but now that you mention it

dana is probably going to jail or the psych ward

or is at least going to be prime suspect

cause she was the only one in the room

thered probably be no demon evidence

and lee whod have the most motive has an alibi kind of

MathTans the Pun Prince

Oh heck. I hadn't even considered that Dana'd be a suspect. (Not the odango girl, nuuu!) I don't think she'd have motive though, really. But yeah, kinda means and opportunity. THAT'S something Lee could feel guilty about.

Still wonder how prevalent such things are elsewhere in the world.

RebelVampire

id assume not very maybe. i mean at the very least, if theres witches about youd think someone wouldve summoned rosier much sooner

rather than wait at least 400 years

MathTans the Pun Prince

He might have been in self-imposed (or externally imposed) exile for that time.

Or maybe he's connected to Lee's bloodline specifically or something, and no one on her side of the family summoned him. Other bloodlines have other demons.

RebelVampire

hmm possibly

MathTans the Pun Prince

Or time passes different in the demon realms. I dunno, I'm making up stuff now. ^.^

What do they even do with souls?

Power their microwaves?

RebelVampire

that is a good question.

maybe eat them. using them for tennis practice

hard to say

rosier so vague

MathTans the Pun Prince

"I need soul!" "I'll play you some jazz music."

RebelVampire

LOL

regardless i feel like at the end lee wont have time to regret what happens to others. i feel shes gonna be focused on the fact she now has a spooky demon who has fulfilled his end of the bargain

MathTans the Pun Prince

It does take a while for that sort of thing to sink in. Lots happening in a short time frame here.

RebelVampire

although i would like to see lee at least regret the dana part. cause thats just cold hearted. she didnt even consider that dana got played just as much as she did

MathTans the Pun Prince

Yeah. Kind of a rude introduction to the spirit world there. (Ooh, I wonder if Dana might have some powers of her own...)

Like, maybe Ant likes to date people with connections to the spirit realm.

RebelVampire

queue the next chapter where dana gets her own blood pact going and rosier and another demon have epic demon fights

MathTans the Pun Prince

I'd read that. Particularly if while the demons are duking it out the pretty ladies just go off and make out somewhere. (Sorry, sorry, I'll try to get off this boat...)

I remember reading in the Q&A that Lee is bi. ^.^

RebelVampire

i think your ship is a bit doomed there considering lee just made the girl watch ant get sliced into sashimi

thats kind of a mood killer

MathTans the Pun Prince

Both of them may have regrets. ^.^

RebelVampire

QUESTION 4. The description of the story mentions it is about the “far-reaching consequences of one impulsive decision.” Considering the comic has switched to focusing on Teo now, what do you think will happen to Teo? Will his brief encounter with Lee make him a target for Rosier? Will his career or something else be affected because of how he interacted with Ant (who is now very dead)? Is there some foreshadowing in the palm reading that Teo received that can hint at what these consequences might be? Alternatively, is Teo a red herring and going to get off scot free?

MathTans the Pun Prince

Hmm... going back to something you said earlier, maybe Teo is being presented as a counterpoint to Ant. Like, maybe he was kind of a jerk when he was a few years younger, and now he's older and reformed and is doing good. (Both Teo and Ant have a daughter, I think?) So Lee sees what Ant could have become, if he lived.

RebelVampire

hmm thats an interesting interpretation.

i wonder if them both having daughters is going to be important

MathTans the Pun Prince

I also feel like Teo'll end up mixed up in things more owing to seeing the reactions of others to Rosier rather than interacting with the demon himself, since he's open to stuff like palm reading, plus that scene of Lee rushing him out of the place still resonates a bit (maybe because it was fairly recent in the narrative).

All guesswork, of course.

RebelVampire

it could be. or maybe hell see lee again cause something in the palm reading comes true.

so hes like holy crap and goes to see her again

and shes just hiding in the corner crying cause spook demon is about

MathTans the Pun Prince

That could be. I don't remember much of the palm stuff, I read it over the weekend. ^.^ But I could see that.

RebelVampire

the gist was basically "Teo your life sucks and it will continue to suck"

XD

or its possible that itll be on the news, ant's death that is

thanks napples

and while teo is with his bro hell be like "whoa i saw that guy this morning"

and then teo self reflects

tho maybe the outcome wont be negative

maybe hell see ant had a daughter and is like "i should spend more time with my kid"

Superjustin of Time and Space

I find it very unliekly

but what if somehow

MathTans the Pun Prince

Napples likes to get some digs in. Yeah, I'm pretty sure it'll make the news, what with the talk of graphic portrayal.

Superjustin of Time and Space

Ant returned form the grave

in spirit or something

MathTans the Pun Prince

Could be, Rebel.

RebelVampire

i could see as a spirity ghost. and rosier is like "here lee i got you this cheating boyfriend"

MathTans the Pun Prince

We don't know much about the spirit world, true SJ

Superjustin of Time and Space

lol

MathTans the Pun Prince

Could be the "soul" part that Rosier wants.

Superjustin of Time and Space

Perhaps

RebelVampire

maybe ant's ghost will haunt lee cause unfinished business and all that jazz

and he will eternally remind lee what she did

MathTans the Pun Prince

Smooth jazz music plays

Superjustin of Time and Space

yeah that sound slike a cool moment.

MathTans the Pun Prince

Maybe Lee ends up taking in Ant's daughter, and needs to turn to Teo for advice on how to raise a kid?

RebelVampire

maybe but id assume ant's daughter lives with the mom so that seems unlikely

tho maybe lee gets invited to the funeral

and meets ant's daughter

and is like oops

i killed someone's dad

MathTans the Pun Prince

Who is also Teo's aunt! Dun dun dun.

(The mom who is also the aunt that is. Not Lee.)

The circumstances of how their threads weave back together will be interesting either way, I think

RebelVampire

yeah i look forward to seeing how things reconnect. cause the change in focus really has me curious where its going to go. like is it going to be a dual protagonist situation where it switches back and forth between them. or is it going to have more

like maybe after teo we follow teo's bro or something

MathTans the Pun Prince

Or maybe it's less a dual protagonist thing and is more protagonist/antagonist. Lee's already indicated she thinks she's not a good person.

Maybe Teo tries to help Dana or something, and Lee says screw that noise, and they end up on opposite sides of the coin.

RebelVampire

could be although i feel like lee isnt going to go that far. i mean she was certainly the villain when it came to ant and dana, but i dont feel shes going to continue down the evil path. unless what rosier wants with a soul is to have some servant of evil. in which case maybe lee will just serve him and bring him victim after victim

MathTans the Pun Prince

I don't see her continuing down it unless Rosier's involved, yeah. Guess we'll see.

Anyway, before things wrap, just want to mention again that backgrounds were done very well in my opinion. Also all the best to the author and thyroids, my wife has trouble with hers, they can be problematic.

RebelVampire

yes i hope the author is doing better. illnesses of any kind suck

but yeah the backgrounds are nice

tho i think the art is general has a really nice, well-done style

i really love lee's witch outfit

MathTans the Pun Prince

Truth.

The hair progression in the Q&A was neat too.

RebelVampire

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Now I'm no expert in flags and you should by no means listen to me, but I messed around with the colours a bit and got this

It's a little bit brighter but hopefully not too bright, I also made the purple purplier(?). The hex codes are:

BF69BA (purple, heh nice), F2AA6D (orange), FFE680 (yellow), B2CC66 (green), and FFFFFF (white, naturally)

And with the issue of the white stripe not showing you could always put the white stripe elsewhere, like the middle, which I tried, but I'm not sure it works as well. Here's one with your colours and the ones I messed around with:

Hope I'm not overstepping posting these! It's your flag in the end, what do you think?

An Alternate Trigender Flag

I recently started identifying as trigender, and was looking around to see what the flag was.  Unfortunately, I found that the current most used flag is not to my liking, and implies too much of a binary relationship with gender.

This is currently the most used trigender flag.  I am not linking it directly just because it strains my eyes.  It does not have any meaning beyond “pink for girls, blue for boys, and green for other”.  This implies that every trigender person’s genders are “boy, girl, and other”, which is a very narrow way of thinking.  Also it just looks like a strange recolor of the trans flag - colors are far too bright and clash.

So looking for alternate flags, I stumbled across this one:

It’s better, but not perfect.  Unlike the most used flag, the stripes have actual meanings.  The source for this flag is a deactivated account.  This flag is still very simple, and the colors are much too bright.  However the meanings are nice, so I’ve used it as a base to make a new, alternate flag.

And here is what I came up with!

[Image description: a flag with 5 stripes.  The top one is a light purple, the next stripe is a light orange, followed by a light yellow stripe, a light earthy green stripe, and a white stripe]

Here is the flag posted with a black outline, since the white stripe is not visible against tumblr’s white background for posts, but the top flag is the original flag.  Note that this flag was made in MS paint as I do not have editing software, and the stripe widths may be uneven.

I kept the meanings from the flag I based this off of, reordered the colors and toned them down, and added two more stripes.  The meanings of the colors are:

Purple - Masculinity, femininity, androgyny, and everything in between Orange - Joy, happiness, creativity, and the happiness in finding yourself Yellow - friendship, unity among all trigender people, also a color used to represent nonbinary people Green - Gender experiences outside the binary, genders not male, female, or a mix White - The full spectrum of color combined, representing the spectrum of gender experiences

I made this mostly for myself, but I figured I’d post it so that other trigender people can use it if they’d like!  Feel free to spread it around, I’m going to tag some active gender/LBGT/flag blogs I know of, you’re not obligated to reblog this if I tag you, I just want to spread it around!

@genderqueerpositivity @genderqueer-dream @xeno-aligned @ask-pride-color-schemes @uncommongenders @aroaesflags​ @libragender​

Please do not reblog this if you’re just going to belittle me or mock me, I have social anxiety and it took me 5 days to muster up the courage to write this post.  You’ll get blocked.