#i jumped more than once

[201xs]

ngl the way that those guys in little nightmares were eating those sausages and shit makes them look so good imo let me get a bite

[lucabyte]

"So what's the weirdest possible first (second) impression Loop could make on the party in postcanon?" "Yeah, that, probably."

+ Bonus

theyre just standing there in direct party order while this happens. normal tuesday.

[crustyfloor]

I love jealous Sua, at first impression I didn’t think she’d be the type because she had such a mature air about her. But I’m always surprised at just how childish she can be at times. Mizi could just be going on a long rant about how cute bugs are and Sua would be thinking “Does she even love me anymore….”

[kerizaret]

I've recently re-found some old saved screenshots from my chats with some friends that i thought were funny and couldn't resist making prsk memes out of those

[tvckerwash]

I like to think that during pfl (using his s9 characterization, not s10) wash is the guy you go to when you want to know something (ah la a line in the fall of reach novel I believe where chief says the enlisted personnel always seem to know stuff bc wash is clearly enlisted).

he's in a position where he's privy to information from the higher-ups, and he's friendly enough with the lower rungs that he knows the gossip going around. as a bonus though, wash ain't no narc, so if you want that information you need to offer him something of equivalent exchange (consequently fueling the 'guy who knows things' thing). for example, north had to tell him about using equipment in the field in order to get him to tell him what his meeting with internals was about.

wash isn't the only guy who knows things, of course, but he's the guy who has the widest base of general knowledge. ct is also someone who knows things, but she's a lot more specific, and what she lacks in scale she more than makes up for with how in-depth her knowledge is. wash is where you learn about something from, ct is where you get all the juicy details (to the point of it almost being tmi). she also has an equivalent exchange policy, but people tend to be a bit more reluctant to get information from her because of what her knowledge is (and the borderline 'insane conspiracy theorist' energy doesn't help either).

florida? well...you don't wanna know what he knows. the cost is simply too high.

[mostlyghostlyy]

dale seems like he would be the type to just enter the house and climb into bed with you while you’re sleeping one night. he’s just like “hi angel can I sleep here too alright thanks”

Honestly!

I couldn't imagine anything more terrifying than to wake up, roll over and see Kobbles fucked up face staring at you from the other side of the bed. Probably smiling like a maniac too, I bet.

And he would be so dejected if you refused. Literally going "What's wrong, pookie? 🥺👉👈" Complete with the pleading puppy dog eyes and everything.

[dotpyenji]

happy bisexual day to those who celebrate

[estonian-is-horrible]

[chloepleasestopdying]

I wonder if the whole ‘Max discovers alternate timelines’ thing in Double Exposure will lead to something related to the comics since that’s a huge plot line in them.

Like maybe this Max isn’t even ‘our’ Max and the alternate timeline she travels to ours or the comic timeline? The comics make it clear that there are a TON of timelines so maybe more offhandedly mentioned in the comics (like the super sad timeline where Max died with William ) will appear later on.

Also I wonder if Max’s abilities from the comics show up - I personally thought the idea of her rewinding only a small area (like rewinding a cup of coffee to make it hot again) pretty cool.

[fennthetalkingdog]

Tumblr spamming billford and billfiddlesford has singlehandedly gotten me to finally watch Gravity Falls and I can't even be mad lol

[thelaurenshippen]

this is a genuine question not at all meant as a rude gotcha, but I feel like I've seen lots of people cite the relatively low barrier of entry as a huge advantage of podcasts as a medium, "if you have access to decent audio tech you can make a podcast" etc etc. So where does the need to sell a script come in? Is it a financial thing, and IP thing, something else?

this doesn't read like a rude gotcha at all, it's a really good question! there is a much lower barrier to entry when it comes to podcasts compared to tv, film, theater, etc. (though not as low as writing a book if we're talking about hard resources - you can technically write a book with just a laptop and a dream and then self publish! though as a writer who has written a lot of scripts and four books (3 published) writing a book is a much bigger psychological burden imo lol).

the need to sell a script, for me, is entirely a financial thing. if I had the money to produce podcasts at the level I want to entirely independently, I would! I know how to do it! but, unfortunately, I really only have the funds to produce something like @breakerwhiskey - a single narrator daily podcast that I make entirely on my own.

and that show is actually a great example of just how low the barrier is: I actually record the whole thing on a CB radio I got off of ebay for 30 bucks, my editing software is $50/month (I do a lot of editing, so this is an expense that isn't just for that show) and there are no hosting costs for it. the only thing it truly costs me is time and effort.

not every show I want to make is single narrator. a lot of the shows I've made involve large casts, full sound design, other writers, studio recording, scoring, and sometimes full cast albums (my first show, The Bright Sessions had all of those). I've worked on shows that have had budgets of 100 dollars and worked on shows that cost nearly half a million dollars. if anyone is curious about the nitty gritty of budgets, I made a huge amount of public, free resources about making audio drama earlier this year that has example budgets in these ranges!

back in the beginning of my career, I asked actors to work for free or sound designers to work for a tiny fee, because I was doing it all for free and we were all starting out. I don't like doing that anymore. so even if I'm making a show with only a few actors and a single sound designer...well, if you want an experienced sound designer and to pay everyone fairly (which I do!), it's going to cost you at least a few thousand dollars. when you're already writing something for free, it can be hard to justify spending that kind of money. I've sound designed in the past - and will be doing so again in the near future for another indie show of mine - but I'm not very good at it. that's usually the biggest expense that I want to have covered by an outside budget.

but if I'm being really honest, I want to be paid to write! while I do a lot of things - direct, produce, act, consult, etc. - writing is my main love and I want it to be the majority of my income. I'm really fortunate to be a full-time creative and I still do a lot of work independently for no money, but when I have a show that would be too expensive to produce on my own, ideally I want someone else footing the bill and paying me to write the scripts.

I love that audio fiction has the low barrier to entry it does, because I think hobbyists are incredible - it is a beautiful and generous thing to provide your labor freely to something creative and then share it with the world - but the barrier to being a professional audio drama writer is certainly higher. I'm very lucky to already be there, but, as every creative will tell you, even after you've had several successes and established yourself in the field, it can still be hard to make a living!

anyway, I hope this answers your question! I love talking about this stuff, so if anyone else is curious about this kind of thing, please ask away.

[myrmica]

speaking of interpretations i don't like i hateeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee the idea that lifesteal characters are somehow different people or lose memories between seasons i hate it so bad

[felixcatton]

it's 1:30 am and i'm thinking about how logan and rory both grow up feeling like their lives aren't really theirs. how logan uses risk and impulse as a way to feel some semblance of control over his life in response to his father's control. how in contrast, rory spends her life with a tight grip on just about everything, clings to safety and a clear path forward, because she worries that her success is the thing holding her and her mom's life together.

[pizzaboat]

Enid will try to show Wednesday a funny tik tok, and Wednesday will just stare at her like, "This explains so much about you."

And Enid will jokingly tell her to fuck off

[angeart]

You weren't kidding when you said you two were making eclipses terrifying...

Nico seems so mean at this first meeting D: Does he remotely feel bad about this later, when they've been in the commune for a bit?

Also 👀 at the tags, yes I am looking forward to those last mimic rambles, yes I wanna know what happened to Juni!

-🎀

yeah we were serious about that! 🥰

and, well, i don't think nico feels horribly guilty for this here. (to be fair, he mostly doesn't think back to it a whole lot.) i mean sure, he feels somewhat bad. he clearly wasn't thinking an avian could last, and as such couldn't see the worth in trying to keep them alive. but just like kane, he's done a lot of learning since!

and when they meet the second time, he's genuinely impressed that they're still alive! (and honestly a little bit glad he was wrong.) (listen he also has a soft side. he just grew up a warrior.) it rattles some of his beliefs. because he didn't think it would be possible, and yet here scar and grian are, weary and traumatised but stubbornly, tenaciously alive.

and grian becomes a sign of hope for the commune. bright feathers and a beating heart.

nico acknowledges to scar one day, quietly. that he now understands why scar didn't take their offer back then.

that he wouldn't do it now either.

that some things are worth protecting even if the whole world insists it's moot effort and they're doomed.

he tells him he's glad the two of them are here now.

[teddybeartoji]

PHOBIA OF SEAWEED IS AN ACTUAL THING?????????????????? you see i am not afraid of the open waters nor am i scared of the things that live there,, like i regularly spend time watching deep sea videos i think they're so cool but oh my fucking god the idea of KELP IS MAKING ME LIKE ACTUALLY TWITCH EEEEEEEEUUUUUUUGHHH okok actually looking at it is kind of fine but the thought of it touching my feet is genuinely making me wanna throw up😭😭😭😭😭