#hope that answers your question :D

[daydreamerwonderkid]

Your opinions on superman?

Sorry for taking forever to respond. I was trying to find a way to properly explain how I feel XD

I am absolutely in love with Clark Kent. There is something so amazing about how the core of Clark's character is that he genuinely wants to do good because he simply believes it's the right thing to do.

I give a lot of credit to Ma and Pa Kent, obviously, for instilling that in him at a young age. But I also believe that Clark was always naturally inclined to be a kind person. He displays an impressive level of emotional intelligence and empathy for nearly everyone he meets. He's not perfect, but he makes an effort to understand other's motivations and actions.

I also appreciate how much he adores and respects Lois. Clark can never run out of things to say about her. I find it refreshing that a main stay of his relationship with Lois is that he admires and acknowledges her skill as a journalist/reporter. He never tries to undermine her or discredit her. In fact, one of the main reasons he's attracted to her is her dedication to her career. That and her bravery in the face of any danger she encounters. Even when she really should have bowed out forever ago XD

I also think it's very telling that of all the members of the Justice League, Bruce's best friend (other than Diana) is Clark. To me, that right there shows even further what a fantastic person Clark is. Because despite being someone as notoriously private and often irrationally paranoid as Bruce is, he is still able to let his guard down around Clark. I find it heartwarming and sometimes even hilarious that Clark is able to get away with giving Bruce absolute shit and Bruce is, more often than not, willing to tolerate Clark's teasing or even his serious reprimands. They both value the other's opinion and trust each other with their lives.

What I think more recent adaptations of Superman have forgotten, is that Clark never has had an interest in being a god or in using his abilities to establish himself as something superior to mankind. It's the opposite. Clark has such a high degree of self control over his own powers because of just how perfectly aware he is of how easily he could hurt someone if he wanted to.

But Clark doesn't have a desire for power. He genuinely wants to help people because he has the ability to do so.

Tldr; The reason Superman is so great is because Clark is a great person.

[scribescrawls]

It's a pretty easy question to answer on why Starscream would love Skyfire, but why do you think Skyfire would love Starscream? :0

I think there are potentially multiple reasons Skyfire would/could love Starscream. I think it also depends on continuity as well. I would like to preface that I’m still pretty new to the transformers fandom and there's a lot of content I haven't read/watched so take my opinion with a grain of salt. Now I'd like to disclaimer that these are mostly just my personal delulu opinions and self indulgent headcanons lol.

One of the things I imagine Skyfire would admire about Starscream is his ability to dream big. And not just dream big, but have the drive to go from motive to means. To do everything in his power to reach his goals and see them become reality. And to keep trying to reach these goals even if he initially fails. For example, Starscream in G1 despite multiple failures he still tries time and again to kill Megatron and become leader. In TFOne although he’s pretty cynical about things he still shows similar signs of that ‘refuse to give up on goals’ drive, in this case revenge against Sentinel as even though the High Guard are facing terrible odds (exiled, being hunted down by both Sentinel and Quintessons, facing the dangers of the surface, and no energon flowing meaning there’s probably a lack of food) he hasn't given up in 50 cycles of terrible conditions.

And even though shattered glass is a mirror world, sg!Starscream is still Starscream and is described as talkative/melodramtic/vain/ etc and I think we can gather from parts of his portrayal that he shares this trait of having big dreams and ambitions with his and Jetfire's goal to get funding for researching the Titan and also in the way he fights for the shattered glass Decepticon's cause dreaming of what he believes is a better world. And no matter the overwhelming odds against his goals in many different continuities if he really wants it/aims for it he keeps working at it (for better or worse) whether he fails or succeeds he persists. And I think seeing someone refusing to back down and give up on their goals can be inspiring to see. To keep trying despite failure is in my opinion one of the bravest things you can do. I think Skyfire sees that boldness and drive in Starscream and would find it both beautiful and inspiring.

I think Skyfire is a lot less confrontational. Not that he’s a major pushover as I think that when it really matters he’s got a spine of steel and stands his ground when it comes to his core principles. However, I think he leans toward avoiding conflict if he deems it not worth it or necessary. In some ways Starscream is the "he asked for no pickles' partner who would tell Skyfire he should never settle for less than what he deserves and is owed. I think Starscream inspires Skyfire to dream bigger. I think Starscream encourages and inspires him to shoot for the stars and go for big dreams. I think Skyfire is as much of a dreamer as Starscream, but that he thinks logically/realistically maybe some dreams aren't as probable and is less likely to 'go for it' the way Starscream would. In this way I think he admires that about Starscream because I think at times he wishes he could be like that and Starscream would be the one to tell him 'why not? Why not work toward that goal if it's what you want?'.

I think in this way Starscream's stubbornness is actually something that can be a source of frustration, but also something he loves about Starscream as well. I think Skyfire loves the way Starscream can blaze a trail towards his goals regardless of the opinions of others. That the world could tell Starscream his dreams are impossible/wrong and Starscream would stubbornly tell the rest of the world to fuck off and keep working toward his goal despite the doubts of others. In this way, I think Skyfire admires that persistence and it makes Skyfire himself bolder in working towards goals that he believes in, but are seen by others as unrealistic.

And in continuities where they are both scientists I think they bond well on an intellectual level where Skyfire gets to nerd out with someone who gets what he is talking about with all the scientific jargon. Also I think he likes that Starscream is talkative and probably carries a lot of the conversation in a way that feels comfortable. Very yapper and listener dynamic that works for them, but also in a way that Skyfire can also at times yap about his scientific interests and have an equally enthusiastic partner listen to his theories lol. So in summary I think Skyfire would love Starscream for his fiery personality, his passion in all he does, his ambitious nature, his cunning intellect, and his ability to dream big and inspire Skyfire to do the same. He's Skyfire's shining Star :)

[childrenofcain-if]

Welcome back, Axel! So good to see you posting again because I've been refreshing your blog since Christmas like waiting for letters during war 😭😭

I was going to ask if you had any criteria for the scenarios you do, like a selection system? I love everything you write and hope to have more M scenarios in the future 🤎

it’s good to be back, dear bonnie, thank you!

for writing scenarios, i have to sift through asks to see any prompts that y’all bring up. with C, i can afford to be more selective since there are a ton of amazing people already suggesting me ideas for them. with other ROs tho, it’s more rare for me to get a prompt and so whenever i see one floating in my askbox, i snatch it up and write about it.

there isn’t exactly a process for it and i welcome all kinds of prompts, especially if it can easily fit in this universe since it gives me ideas for the main story and helps me not reach a writer’s block.

[frodo-with-glasses]

Why do you draw Merry with such a gaunt looking face?

Well, in the case of my most recent comic, the reason he looks so gaunt is because he—as well as Sam and Pippin—are supposed to look…well, dead. The book says that “their faces looked deathly pale”, but since it’s hard to communicate unusual paleness in a black-and-white art style, I opted instead to portray the sunken, shriveled look of a corpse.

It’s probably even more striking on Merry than it is on Sam or Pip, because he doesn’t have round cheeks to soften his face like they do.

As for all the other times I draw him—the reason he has such sharp cheekbones and a chad’s square jawline is because he is, in fact, the chadliest hobbit, and Hot Merry makes a very specific subset of my friends swoon ;-)

[aowyn]

I just read the 4th chapter and WOW?! God, this is the best thing that has happened to me in ages, seriously.

Thank you so much to you and the team for translating this volume! I'm forever grateful💖

Just to clarify, but in the part "...nor were his eyes damp any longer.", do they mean Shion's eyes, or Nezumi's? Is it "kare no me" or "jibun no me" or something else completely, like just "me wa..."?

This is probably a stupid question but I'm a bit confused since earlier it was mentioned that Nezumi's vision wavered(but that doesn't mean it was tears huh)...and the fact that my own eyes are still damp themselves doesn't help :)

Hey anon! Thanks for your kind words! <3

The line in Japanese is 相手を見詰める。もう笑っても眼を潤ませてもいなかった。It names no names, but we can determine from context clues who is doing what. Since the POV is Nezumi in this scene, we know that he is the one looking at the other person in the first sentence. The second sentence is what he observes as he is looking. We know that Shion was smiling just a few moments before when he let Nezumi's hair down, so he's not smiling anymore (nor are his eyes damp). You'll notice in the second artwork in this chapter that Shion has a tear in his eye!

TL;DR Shion's the one not smiling or crying anymore!

[boinky-doinky]

Wait..... At which age did Bright die........

There’s not a “canon” age as far as I know so i personally believe he was like, 29-30 years old. And because I think this has to do with the braces thing I, one: think they’re fun to draw, and two: In a more logistical stance I doubt they had dental insurance when they were growing up so when he joined the foundation he took full advantage of everything they agreed to handle for them.

[kaslynspeaksless]

what is each characters relationship with the other characters? I know you said pearl grian and jimmy are siblings and obviously Joel and Lizzie are together

Yep! So Pearl, Grian, and Jim are all siblings, and then obviously Joel and Lizzie are married. Joe, Cleo, & Scott live together, as do Impulse & Skizz, and Ren & Martyn, and those three pairs live in the same neighborhood.

Grian and Scar live in a neighborhood close by, but not the same.

The Clockers became the Clockers bc they met in college and Cleo and Etho were both RAs. They were all supposed to be part of a group project with a larger group, but they were the only ones who showed up on time.

Martyn and Cleo lived together once, but they don't anymore.

Grian, Scar, and Mumbo are best friends, but Mumbo lives closer to his job, and in an apartment that had more space for working on his projects.

Pearl and Gem are best friends. They talked about renting a house together, but hadn't decided on anything yet. Gem currently lives on her own, and Pearl was bunking with Joe Cleo and Scott until she could rent her own apartment (or move in with Gem). She did live with Jimmy and Grian, but Grian moved in with Scar about two years ago, and Jimmy had expressed wanting to room with Tango, so she moved out voluntarily.

etho lives on his own, but in the same neighborhood as bdubs.

the bamboozlers are the bamboozlers because they pulled an elaborate prank on joel once and scar kept saying BAM!

Grian was best friends with Lizzie in middle school, and they stayed close in later years, but drifted away from "best friends" to "close friends".

Zedaph and Scar are coworkers, but they grew close quickly and Zed was quick to fit into the hermits.

Most of the hermits either met in college or soon after it, and it just became one really big friend group.

scar and cub have a weird relationship that I haven't entirely figured out yet but they are very close

joel and lizzie had a jily arc. think, lizzie didn't like him in high school (not cause he was mean just cause she didn't and they weren't super close), but joel had a major crush on her, and they fell in love in college

also for bonus here is everyones emergency contacts

Scar: Grian, Cub Grian: Scar, Pearl, Jimmy Scott: Cleo Pearl: Jimmy, Grian Martyn: Ren, Cleo (he never removed it, just updated it) Cleo: Joe Joel: Lizzie

[sysig]

Go play pretend on your own (Patreon)

[casualshrimp-but-undertale]

Oc question! Magical likes parties? If yes; What kind of parties would he like?

Totally not asking for a drawing

Hi! Thanks for the ask :DD

I do think he would like parties, as long as there are friends there! ^^ (he would not go to one to meet new people if that makes sense)

I do feel like he would prefer like.. calmer parties? The ones where everyone knows everyone and there’s like 15 people maximum and people kinda just talk and nothing too crazy happens. (Though there’s still crazy stuff happening but yk not the kind where police shows up lol)

[asshole-cowboy-devil]

For mod: are we allowed to physically interact with Monty? Can we hurt him?

😈// Depends on what you mean by that, ig.

Like again, no nsfw, and I would act in character if you tried to like, beat him up or something because he's not likely to allow himself to be manhandled.

But if you wanted to throw something randomly, push him down the stairs, or smth, that's completely fine.

I may still make him dodge, but yeah.

[circuseyesofgod-if]

Hihi 👋 Assuming the characters have some skeletons in their closets, does mc have some as well? Will they be kinda creepy and dark? Or will they be kinda normal, and just live in a creepy place? Like, do they have a semi-set personality already?

hi! i wouldn't say the MC has a semi-set personality, there are just some things that happened to them that are set in stone (like their incident, for example, which is also a big thing for MC's character and is also pretty creepy and dark) which you'll get to choose how MC feels about! MC can also react in whatever way they want to other characters or events in the story. i'm also planning for different endings depending on what RO you choose and what interactions/relationships you have with them.

[pastelaspirations]

I have two question for the ability of perseverance! Ink.

One, Can he copy other's abilities just by imagining it with his broomie? Like, gaster blasters or bone attacks.

And two, can he also teleport using broomie? Since canon ink can teleport between universes and stuff.

(I don't think my English is that good forgive me)

H m m. These are interesting questions.

I suppose he could? Broomie's limitations are mostly limited on the user's creativity and mental fortitude, which basically means the user's own mental ability to conjure and maintain said spell. So, Ink could certainly try to copy other's abilities; just his low confidence and perfectionism may hinder his ability to maintain that spell for long or to even try it in the first place out of fear. It may also be inaccurate, as his knowledge of how something like a gaster blaster works would be lacking.

No. I decided to get rid of the ability for Ink and Error to teleport like their canon selves to make more sense. It would be kind of a sucky story if Ink could solve his entire issue of getting home by just teleporting with Broomie XD I also made it so they could not teleport like Dust because I wanted the "teleport" magic to be a relatively rare one in general. Dust can only teleport short distances himself, or to where he can generally see clearly. This alone makes it overpowered, as Dust can clear large gaps or cliffs as long as he knows where he will be landing is a safe one ✧˖°.

[daddy-ul]

Apparently, I am that kind of fan, bc when Lars was taking any changing set lists and that woman asked for Clover on her show, Lars answered that Clover is not such a deep cut anymore and

Discaimer under the cut if you feel offended

No, I'm not making fun of you, I am making fun of US djskkdmkxcv

And yes, the last button is for the confused and mr. Ulrich.

Sorry for the typos, btw.

[tio-trile]

Did you hate the season 2 finale? Are you still looking forward for season 3 because of it or are you turned off of looking forward for any tv show good omens from now on?

What season 2 finale? Good Omens has never been adapted into a TV show. I love the book tho!

[age-of-moonknight]

further time line question, based on the dates in thr comics or his service in his 20s and 30s, when was Marc born about? The late forties? Early fifties?

Great follow up, thank you for sending it my way!!! Just going off the calculations for the pre-Lemire timeline that I hashed out in this post that would put Marc as a mercenary between the ages of 26 and 30 and this one panel from Moon Knight (Vol. 1/1980), #37 that says Marc was a mercenary in 1976

that could put his birth year anywhere between 1946 and 1950 depending upon whether the Mozambique "cross-border operation" was at the beginning or the end of his mercenary career (that is, if I'm doing my math right). Definitely no earlier then March 1939, in light of how every indication is that Marc was born in Chicago plus this piece of information also in Moon Knight (Vol. 1/1980), #37:

That would imply Elias and his tragically unnamed wife emigrated "just after" 16 March 1939, assuming Marc's referencing when Hitler proclaimed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. Another option would be 15 March 1939 if we're going off of when Emil Hácha signed the Hácha-Hitler Protocol (and as opposed to Germany's 1938 annexation of "just" the Sudetenland).

In reference to the other ask you sent, I'm absolutely blanking and can't recall ever being able to track down Marc's exact birth date in the comics, either in older or more modern runs. I know that the Disney+ series does show Marc's passport as listing a birthday of March 9th, 1987 though!

[curse-of-dming-strahd]

Heyy

Today, when we, cos party, discussed out of character with our dm what will we do in the final battle (that can even not happen at all), I said "it will be very sad! I might not be able to take down you both, but at least two of the three is gonna die (one being me, diyng in the process of trying to protect Strahd). So, just asking... how will you react if someone from you party will do something like that?

We are pretty chill about it all btw, because we're trying to make Strahd an ally in interdimension war and some of us (me and possibly other pc) are gonna join him anyway, but what would your reaction be?

late response but this is a GREAT question!

firstly I love that you guys are talking about the final battle out-of-character first; I will definitely be doing the same with my group when the time comes so that I can try to give everybody what they want out of a final encounter.

since the mission statement my players all agreed on for this campaign was literally "let's punch dracula in the dick", I'm going out of my way to try and make Strahd extremely easy to hate by emphasizing sexism, classism, and abuse of power as themes in the campaign, and generally leaning hard into the idea that Strahd's got some real incel energy*. so my hope is that no one will want to try and protect or defend Strahd for any reason, because otherwise I've kinda fucked up. we've also all agreed above-the-table that this isn't a game where we're going to do betrayals or secret plots because it's Baby's First D&D for most of them and our goals are more humor and teamwork than le drama.

buuut who knows, there's always a chance the campaign will go in a very unexpected direction, or maybe I'll accidentally make Strahd seem really, really cool, or maybe one of my players will discover they've got a huge boner for vampires and a drama kink and decide swapping sides and dying dramatically would be really fun for them.

and if that happens, my reaction will probably be, "okay, cool, let's talk about it together as a group to see how everyone's feeling about this" so we can work together to figure out how to give that player some of what they're looking for without accidentally upsetting or ruining the fun for my other two players. I don't think that kind of thing would be a great fit for this game, but I'm sure we could find a compromise if their heart is really in it, you know?

*Someday I will run a full-nasty CoS campaign where Strahd is cruel and complex and tragic and much harder to pin as "good" or "bad", and in that game I will actively welcome Strahd simps to come do their thing and make the campaign even messier. but that's for another game and different players, lmao.