#i just kinda prefer some games on my switch and others on my pc

[violatordyke]

"cozy game" devs rly should think abt porting their games to switch early on bc they're gonna miss out on like half their audience by not even considering the switch

[lonewolflupe]

I thought it would be fun to write a little bit about myself, so come over and get to know me! (As far as I know myself because I didn't come with a manual so I'm still figuring myself out..) If you have any more questions, feel absolutely free to ask them!

Expect a karkload of ramblings below the cut, this turned out so much longer than I intended I am so sorry, no one is probably going to read this but I'm just leaving this here anyway because I don't really have people to share my ramblings with

PERSONAL

My name's Julie (she/her)

Lupe is actually my OCs name, but I adopted it as a nickname here on Tumblr when I first started posting and I kinda stuck with it

Quickly approaching my 30s help

I'm from the Netherlands 🇳🇱 so my first language is Dutch

That obviously means English isn't my first language, so please excuse any errors in my writing

I am Dutch, therefore I love cheese 🧀 (like Gouda, NOT cheddar)

I am an archaeologist! I've been a history nerd all my life

I work in a museum (obviously one with a history collection)

My #1 all-time favourite animals are wolves

In RL, I am super introverted and people scare the kark out of me

I never got any diagnosises, but I'm pretty sure I'm neurodivergent

I prefer the internet over meeting people IRL, because I feel way more comfortable to be myself and ramble about the things I love online than IRL

I tend to switch between my several hyperfixations from time to time, but I really hope to stick around the Star Wars fandom for a long time <3

HOBBIES

Star Wars obviously ahahahaha what are you doing here otherwise?

Drawing, writing, photography, gaming, history, nature, collecting, listening to music

Drawing: has always been one of my favourite pastime activities. I used to draw wolves almost non-stop, until life happened I guess? I only recently picked up drawing again. Drawing humans is a struggle, but it's so much fun practicing with clones <3

Drawing: I'm currently drawing with my ergonomically irresponsible mouse in Photoshop CS6 (I've been using the same software for over 10 years now and I am too afraid to switch to something newer)

Writing: I used to write stories about wolves (shocker) but same as with drawing, life happened. Until I recently picked up writing again! I started writing fanfiction for the first time when I started posting on Tumblr around June 2024

Writing: publishing a book has been on my bucketlist for a long time but I'm not sure that's ever going to happen, so let's keep it with fanfiction for now (which I am REALLY enjoying)

Gaming: I prefer gaming on my PlayStation 3 and 4, but I occasionally play PC and Nintendo Switch games. I mostly play single-player games. Assassin's Creed got me into gaming and is still my favourite series. I also really enjoy The Witcher III, Red Dead Redemption I + II, LA Noire and Far Cry Primal. And others, obviously

Gaming: I play Pokémon GO! If you're a player as well, shoot me your friend code and I'll add you (:

Music: I'm a metalhead; metal is my favourite genre! But I also like (hard) rock and (folk) punk. My favourite metal subgenres are power metal and folk metal. But I can listen to movie/game soundtracks for weeks as well!

Music: Rammstein got me into the heavier stuff and is still an all-time favourite. I was a die-hard Volbeat fan for years, but I haven't felt drawn to their latest releases. My current favourite band is definitely Powerwolf (more wolves lol)! Other favourites are (among many others) Sabaton, Amon Amarth, Slipknot, Nightwish, Within Temptation, Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly, The Real McKenzies, Heilung, Wardruna, Eluveitie, and some amazing older stuff like Alice Cooper, Pink Floyd and E.L.O.

STAR WARS

This is where the fun begins

I've been a Star Wars fan for as long as I can remember

My brother and me used to watch the OT and Ep I on VHS when we were kids and were lucky enough to see Ep II and III in cinemas

I missed watching EP I in cinemas this May (due to its 25th anniversary) because I was moving homes during that time and I am still crying about that, see you in 5 years I guess

What I like about the Prequels: everything? Obviously the clones ahahaha. But kinda everything. The setting, the plot, the characters, the tragedy. I know there's a lot of hate on the writing, but I grew up with them and I think they're awesome. Definitely not perfect, but (and please don't hate me) I would choose the Prequels over the OT anytime. Also the meme material coming from this?? Legendary.

What I like about the OT: the story and the characters! It felt less complicated back then, more about good and evil (there's a lot of grey area now, which is obviously more realistic; but as a kid growing up with the movies, good vs evil was less complicated)

What I like about the Sequels: BB-8, porgs, and the Somehow Palpatine Returns-meme, that's it. Maybe Poe Dameron, but that's probably because it's Oscar Isaac.

I also VERY MUCH like Rogue One; what a wonderful and sad story. I won't shut up about how much I love how this story blends into Ep IV/the OT; I think this was so well done, I- aaaaaaah I love it

What I like about the animated shows: CLONES. Clonesclonesclones. And Ahsoka. And a lot more, but at this time, the clone brainrot is real. I actually really like how some things are further explained in the animated shows (I think they're a real addition to the movies/story). And the angst and the tragedy, ugh my heart. Also the animation style of course! And clones, did I mention the clones?

Favourite characters (non-clones): Ahsoka Tano, Darth Vader, Obi-Wan Kenobi (prequel era), Plo Koon, Aayla Secura, probably Darth Maul too, Jyn Erso

Favourite clones: Hunter (he started it), Fives (I cannot put into words how much I love and feel for this man I just need to wrap my arms around him and tell him it's alright and that he and the clones deserve so much better and that I'm there to listen to him and it's going to be okay I'm going to make all his problems go away and also some adult stuff I'm not going to write here), Echo (my beloved), Wolffe (awooooooo), Cody (good man that Cody), Rex (obviously), Fox (you matter but please stop drinking caf and get some sleep), Vaughn (my love, my heart, my soul; I would die for you) (> I get obsessed over a different clone pretty often but it's safe to say I love all clones)

Favourite droids: R2-D2, Chopper, BB-8, Gonky, K-2SO, (also BD-1 is super cute), the droids helping out Ahsoka during Shattered/Victory and Death (R7-A7, CH-33P, RG-G1), mouse droids, (I haven't played Outlaws yet but I have normal feelings about ND-5)

Favourite animals: loth wolf (duh), tooka, massiff, varactyl, acklay

I used to collect Star Wars LEGO and Hasbro and I would love to put those on a shelf/into a cabinet one day

I would love to go to some sort of fan con one day but I'm afraid I won't survive all the stimuli/amount of people there

I did visit the Star Wars Exhibition in Brussels somewhere in the late 2000s/early 2010s; it was kriffing majestic

I used to play Star Wars Battlefront II (2005) with my brother all the time. We played it so much the disc got damaged by the PlayStation 2 itself and obviously we bought it again to keep playing

I played Jedi: Fallen Order (2019) and it was awesome! I really need to replay it so I can play Jedi: Survivor (2023) afterwards (haven't played it yet, I need to get myself a PlayStation 5 first, RIP)

Since we're talking about PlayStation 5, I'm dying to play Outlaws (2024) help (I need to know what is happening between Kay and ND-5??)

I really want to play Republic Commando (2005) (I even have a PS4 copy laying around) but haven't found the time yet

LASTLY

So one of my other hyperfixations is Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002), the 2D-animated movie by DreamWorks. (I know, I'm super weird; I'm a metalhead switching between Star Wars and an animated movie about horses (and some other hyperfixations but let's not go there).) I even created a fansite, if anyone's interested (which has still lots of WIP-pages I'm sorry I'm into Star Wars at the moment)

Alright that was a lot of super random information no one asked about. If you've come this far, holy kark my utmost respect to you, please leave a comment so I can send over some cookies because you kriffing deserved them?? I might consider writing a ficlet for you.

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Monster Hunter Wilds (Beta) | Character Creator Chat!

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Welcome back to CCC, (Formerly Character Creator Critique) where I just kinda yap a bit while working through a character creator. Today, we reach the end of our 'Modern Monster Hunter Journey.'

------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Just as a bit of a disclaimer: this is just really my (mostly uninformed) views on design and character creation, I'm mostly doing this 'for fun'! And will mostly just serve as a 'snapshot' of my current views and perspectives. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Alright, Let's Jump in and see the changes! The screenshots I have seen have looked VERY promising! (I'm playing on PS5 this time, I prefer PC on linux, but had issues)

Alright, we're dropped right in to character creation this time, And you can start with your character or even your palico (cat) Next we have this 'basic settings' screen:

Here we can select out voice, pitch, bearings, clothing, starting armor, and we'll have some presets to get us started. And we have a separate tab to adjust our colors for everything:

We have 24 presets that span across feminine and masculine styles. A good number of styles and skin tones are represented. But once again, you need to dig into the advanced options (Detailed Settings) if you want to change the hairstyle. But lets look at the other options first, You'll only have 6 total voice types this time around, But you can adjust the pitch, to get a little more variation. But a Really nice new option is 'Bearings': We have 24 presets that span across feminine and masculine styles. A good number of styles and skin tones are represented. But once again, you need to dig into the advanced options (Detailed Settings) if you want to change the hairstyle. But let's look at the other options first, You'll only have 6 total voice types this time around, But you can adjust the pitch, to get a little more variation. But a Really nice new option is 'Bearings':

I'm really glad they actually added this! as part of removing the fix 'gender' options, they actually separated the animation styles! You can select confident for the traditional 'masculine' animations, or 'graceful' for the ones that were previously exclusive to female characters. I actually love the name change too! I feel like it could relive some of the pressure of picking a picking an animation style that "dose not match their body type", It just asks, how do you want your character to move? Anyways, so we're starting with 'preset 18', let's dig in!

I'm already getting a little overwhelmed by all the choices, so again We'll start with my style savvy/Tumblr avatar as a base, Now on to hair options:

And wow, it looks like they really heard the community feedback! 45 styles right out of the gate? They cover a Wide range of style and lengths. And we get a bunch more hair tweaking options as well:

You can add highlights to your hair, with adjustable gradient and intensity, and you can even adjust your hair length! And for hairstyles with a fringe, you'll have a secondary slider just for tweaking that! And best of all, you can switch around hairstyles without messing up your other options:

I really love the flexibility of the hair options in this game, so many times I'm a little frustrated with hair highlight options, Often their too bright, too dim, or only cover a small select portion, based on your chosen hairstyle! But I feel like this game's system really let you dial in the exact look you want! Next are the options for your skin, and they really upped their game:

(sorry for the messy image, I'm trying to say under the 30Image limit) Starting at the top, we have 'Skin Color', We have a similar looking color picker, But now with labeled sliders for precise adjustments! Here are the maximum and center values:

A huge improvement to Monster hunter World's range/ center. And even a nice step up from rise, even considering the more realistic art style.

Next up is skin texture (completion):

Here are the 6 options previewed on a darker skin tone, And you'll also be given the option to change the transparency of this texture, to reduce the intensity. I went with the first option, for the detail it added to the face, with a blend value of '5' so it breaks up the overall uniformity of the skin, while still being subtle. Wrinkles also return as shown above, with 4 presets, and their own intensity slider. (I kept them off) And you'll end off with the option to enable/disable your face wrinkling when it moves:

(Left=Disabled, Right=Enabled) It's a very subtle effect, and I think it adds a lot of extra life into our the character's look. (So I left them on

Next up is Eyebrow/Eyelashes:

(I also switched to 'daytime lighting' so I can preview colors better) You have 24 options this time around, offering a good selection of styles, they're a bit hard to see with my hairstyle. But I selected some think slightly arched/angled ones, trying to aim for that 'confident look' You'll have colors options for both the brows and lashes, And for the brows you'll have addition options to adjust their transparency and positioning and depth. I did not tweak these much from the default, but I did push them a little closer together, and I think nudged the inner angle a bit to give them a bit more of a 'striking' appearance. As for eyelashes, I brightened these up a tad, aiming for a dark gray, hoping this will let them stand out a little in profile against the darker tone hair. Oh, and it finally looks like we have dedicated sliders for both length and thickness of the lashes, a very nice change, as before they were combined. Next up is eye color:

Not a ton of options here, as it's just for the color and iris settings You can set the iris color, with a separate option for the Sclera (whites of eyes) You can even change the iris size, but even maxed out (shown here) they're not very larger. And you can even set each eye individually, not just the iris color, but the sclera, and eyes size too! Next up is Eye Shape:

Tons of sliders, along with markers to indicate what you're working on, and they'll be a faint green indicator to show the previous setting. You'll be able to adjust all the usual eye settings, size, depth, height, rotation, and the corners, as well as the eyelids, One of the new features I did not expect was "Eyelid Fold Width/Rotation", this actually lets you adjust the outer creases on your character's eyelids, and this is not something, I think I've seen in other creators. I did not end up using most of these settings, I just slightly adjusted the eye angle, and adjusted the sharpness of the corners to match the more stylized mature look of my avatar. Before we move on to noses, I should method both eyes and nosee, and mouth, now have a new 'preset blending' feature, where you can select to pre-made designs you like and work to find a variant you like by blending the designs:

You only have 9 presets to work with for both, but just like the skin texture options, the ability to blend allows for a ton of flexibility, with direct visual feedback without having to rely on sliders:

(NO, your head is NOT normally will not move with nose changes, lol) This is when I also found the new 'Display Options':

At any time, you can open this menu to adjust the lighting, armor and hair, test animations, and change the shown expressions. All things that required dedicated button presses before, all in one convent menu! Some new additions, include the option to display the hunter's face or profile on screen regardless of their current position/orientation. This gives you more control over what you see when editing, And you can even hide the hud! (for screenshots!) Onto the full nose options:

Aside from the addition of the blending feature, we're left with roughly the same setting as monster hunter rise. But the advantage to the higher detail models in this game, is that the parts you're working with feel less blocky and segmented, So if you change an angle size and position, the surrounding areas seem to adjust more seamlessly, So again not idea, I'd still like to see easier to adjust option like slope, and more precise adjustment for the tip of the nose, but I think the blending feature should really be a great choice for people like me that just want to dial in a nice look quickly! Next up is mouth:

The bending option returns, and outside that. we're pretty much back to the same sliders from rise,a decent selection we can adjust the mouth position, size and depth, along with the lip corners and thickness, but now we get an option for teeth customization as well! Both a base color, and a 'stain' color (with opacity slider) to help them from being 'blindingly white' I guess. I left this mostly alone as well. Facial Hair makes it's return:

Now with a dedicated 'beard' section, and we finally get REAL beards! like decently long, flowy beards, unlike the super few super thin options from previous games, and the hair quality is much higher than ever before too! Mustaches get a bit less love, but I'd argue there's still some pretty good options available:

Sadly, there's no extra 'length' options like hair has, But you still have an option to dye the bear and mustache if you'd like, with the option of separate coloring, and even adding 'greaying/highlights of your preferred color and intensity! A really great showing! And next up is face shape:

This area sees an improvement as well, with more defined cheek and jaw options, and renaming "Chin Position' to the more understandable "chin depth". I'm not really sure how the 'Facial Structure' option is meant to be used however, it just seems to randomly flatten areas of the face. :-/ Next up, 'Physique',

(Left MH:Rise 100%, Right MH Wilds 100%) And the muscle slider actually work on feminine body types now! So if you wanted to make a ripped feminine looking warrior now you can! ...But backing up a bit, the top option is for 'Muscle Mass':

This seems to be an all-in-on body scaling slider that allows you to adjust your characters body size, independently of defined muscles. And that's all for the body, now we move on to the makeup/face paint:

46 total option, and 3 slots to play around with Just like with rise, we can adjust the opacity, size and angle, and you'll have the normal color slider, If you want a gloss, semi-gloss, or metallic look, or a slight glow, like in rise, you need to enter the 'texture setting' menu, this also feature a new 'sheen' slider You just need to pick a makeup choice that fits your look better. However, a new addition is to apply the look to just one eye (or side of the face) so arguably that means you'll have quite a bit more freedom in how you design your look overall! (But it would have been nice if they gave use an extra makeup slot to work with) Alright, well I'm just about out of embeds, so we're gonna need to wrap this up quick, Next up is clothing:

For the first time ever you can mix & match outfit pieces, Both the traditionally male and female gear are available, And you can pick and chose parts of each, and combine them to make your own outfit! This was pretty much just treaded as 'underwear' in previous games, with a limited selection (2 male, 2 female) but now you can really make it your own, with better (but still restricted) dying options, and if you still find it, (or other armor in game) a little showy, There's a new 'underclothes' option that allows you to add an undershirt or tights! And once done, you'll have the option to review and screenshot all your edits, no saving presets like in mh:rise, and still no export option ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Once you're done with your hunter and monster you get a super dramatic opening video that features your character and is fully voiced! It's a HUGE step up to the opening from rise, and even tops the opening from world in my opinion, here's the first few mins:

So yeah, if it was somehow not clear, I had a BLAST working with the character creator in this demo! It's a generational leap over monster hunter world and rise! And I love all the improvements, and was still blown away by all the features, despite seeing dozens of screenshots online! There are a few minor issues I had, Like appreciate them moving all the lighting/scene/posing stuff to a separate menu, but I often found thing like changing the faction expression would not 'stick' causing me to have to keep going in and out of that menu every time I made a face edit to see how it looked with a smile, where previously I could just press 1 button/key. Also, while I LOVE the preset blending, I kinda wish they also let us just pick a preset like before, and had a few more options for each, like we could go into a presets' menu, and have 'blend' be a separate option, rather than have it be the default. Also, I really hope in time for launch they'll have a option to save and export our design to share with the community! But that's all I can think of for now, It's a really great character creator, nearly on par with inzoi, but much easier to use! (and obviously it's not aiming to be photorealistic) Hopefully they also improve the PC performance, and don't block Linux But I guess we'll see! I'll be pre-ordering this one for sure! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Thanks for reading! I had a lot of fun making this, so I hope you had fun reading it as well!

As always, comments, questions, and suggestions are welcome! And If I describe something 'objectively wrong', or use the wrong terminology, feel free to correct me, I'm always looking to improve! (But If it's subjective/personal preference, please let me figure it out myself, so I find my own style! :D )

[rebouks]

hi! do you have any tips for making good quality screenshots in ts4?

Hi! Let's see what I can come up with..

LIGHTING/GRAPHICS MODS Easy to use/install, lighting mods can change the look of your game drastically with little effort! I use a few:

no-glo

no-blu

graphicsrules override

I use this camera mod too, much less drifty...

Softerhaze makes some bomb ass lighting mods too.. I just switched from twinkle toes to sunblind and I am in LOVE - gamechanger lemme tell you.. so pretty! LOOKIT!!

RESHADE I'm still using g-shade at the moment but after recent events, I'll probably end up switching back again when I can be arsed. The effects you can achieve with reshade presets are amazing tbh.. and it's real fun to mess around with and create your own! Tho lots of people have made awesome ones if that's a bit much for you. If your PC can't handle it all too well you can always just switch it off until it's time to take screenies as well.

COMPOSITION Kinda hard to explain but basically, composition is what's in your frame and how you line it all up. I'd recommend reading some photography guides to get the gist of the concept.. but honestly, the more you mess around the more you'll get the hang of it. I've always loved photography and sims screenies really aren't so different. If you use reshade there's even some templates for thirds/the golden ratio etc you can slap on top for practice. Personally I don't use 'em cos I prefer my own judgement (that sounds rlly obnoxious but we're rolling with it). I found a template to show you what I mean! (ngl I was stoked that the first screenie I thought of for being a good eg. almost perfectly fit into this golden ratio shit LOL) but let's keep in mind how long I scooted around to get a good shot of this.. pretty sure I deleted about 10 other failed shots of this but shhhh, it's trial and error!

ANGLES/FOCUS The way you take a shot and how you angle it can change the whole feel of the image. For example.. in this image I tilted down and bit and filled over two thirds of the shot with the man, he's a big character and quite an intimidating guy so I think it helps get the idea across without pointing it out (at least I think so but idk I could also be talking outta my ass)

Similarly in these two shots below.. the first with the guy on the left gives the feel that he's in control here. The "camera" is tilted above him slightly and he's all up in your face, making the woman look much smaller in comparison. BUT! If you flip around to the second image, tilt down a bit and switch the focus to her, it makes him look more insignificant and less in control. I hope this makes sense??

EDITING/PHOTOSHOP ACTIONS ETC Personally I don't use photoshop actions but there's plenty out there to do the work for you! I think Intramoon? maybe.. has made a few but idk, you guys feel free to jump in with any suggestions! You can also smooth, fix stuff, change the mood/lighting, all sorts.. my advice on this is patchy at best tbh cos I just faff around until I see what I like lmao.. which leads me on tooooooo...

FUCK AROUND AND FIND OUT Lol.. but seriously! I don't know what I'm doing. I've never taken any classes or read up on much, I always just jump in and see what happens. Fuck around with reshade, fuck around with camera mods, fuck around with composition/focus, fuck around with photoshop or gimp or w/e.. just mess about for a while and have fun! I promise you'll get better.

[lilblucat]

I just saw the ask by slushysblog. In response you sent a gif that blew me away:

You see, I'm just getting into digital art, and my PC can only handle about 5 or 6 layers before my graphics environment crashes. (Ofc this forces me to restart my PC and lose anything not saved.)

I've learned to work around this, my art isn't nearly so complex as yours, but I know if I want to continue I'll have to get a better computer at some point.

I was hoping you could tell me a bit about the technical side of your work. What are your PC specs? What software do you use? That sort of thing.

Thanks in advance! I love your art!

My set-up is complete overkill for art. It's a heavy gaming-ready desktop PC I got a few years back that I've upgraded the RAM and storage on over the years. I was doing fine with 16GB of RAM but I always have open a lot in CSP and other stuff so upgrading was definitely something I needed to do. 16GB should be fine for most people though.

You can also see that I run Arch Linux and uh yeahhhhhh it's a long story. The short of it is that my old laptop broke its Windows install during an update and I was completely unable to fix it so I just.... switched to Linux lol. I started out on Ubuntu and switched to Arch after a while. I don't rec using Arch unless you know what you're doing, Ubuntu is way easier.

What you might find more interesting is my away from home set up on my laptop since it's an older gaming laptop.

The graphics card is actually a NVIDIA Geforce 850 or something. It's so old that you can't play some games on it. However, I have no issues with it for art. I can open my comic project files in CSP fine on it. It's also running on Linux Mint, which isn't showing up on the little image for some reason. Both of my devices run Linux, but that's a me preference/need thing and I don't rec messing with your operating system if you don't know much about computers. It gives me a bit of an edge since the system doesn't use as much RAM as Windows but yeah don't touch unless you're committed to learn. Windows will serve you fine. Or MacOS even.

As for my program, I use Clip Studio Paint EX. I bought Pro a long time ago and upgraded to EX because of the extra tools for comics and animation (I've heard animators don't like CSP though, it's the BEST program for comics however). It's a really solid program but the recent changes to pricing and updates is really stupid. Fun fact: I use only default brushes and materials because getting it to run on Linux breaks the store. I also use an older version of it because of how I got it working on this system.

For my tablet I use an XP-Pen Artist 12 Pro. It's a pretty solid screen tablet on a budget (I bought it on a sale) and I have no issues with it. I actually partly got it because I thought it was cool that XP-Pen carries official drivers for Linux too, and this helped a bit since this was before Windows bricked on me and I switched to that. It was kinda weird how it played out lol. I would heavily not rec a Wacom tablet unless it's an older one for cheap. Wacom is stupidly expensive and you can get a better bang for your buck at other companies. My first tablet is a Wacom and it's still holding up pretty well but their quality on their new tablets isn't great. Check out XP-Pen, Gaomon, and Huion for better tablet options.

[gaming-thoughts-by-an-idiot]

Fable 2, may the frustration begin!

"Alrighty, let's go, I've already had a break after crying about Rose and Sparrow and I just named the dog Snape"

"Fuckin hell, there's a hurricane outside haha hope it doesn't take away the power haha"

"Woow, the shirt I'm wearing is -5.0 attractive! That's so mean!"

"I put my wagon up for rent cuz im smart this time"

Game: someone just tried to flirt with you

Me: damn, bad taste

"Theresa just said 'come with me' AND THEN WALKED IN THE WAY. MOVE BITCH MOOOOVE"

Theresa: when you come out from there, you're gonna be stronger-- much stronger

Me: from puberty

"Snape found something... it's a Ball! Thank god, I thought it was gonna be a condom"

"The controllers are a bit awkward, but that's probably more on me since I've been playing more pc lately"

"Old tomb, oh no Snape is scared! My baby:("

Game: this is what the different colour orbs mean

Me, laughing awkwardly: haha yeah I'm not gonna remember that

"Sluuurp it up like bubble tea!... oh ew"

*opens a chest*

*dog barks*

Me: yeah thanks I already found it...

"I think this is actually one of the times I prefer shooting enemies"

*actually uses the melee weapon*

"Oh, no I think I'm still a melee weapon bastard"

"There's some letters on some skeletons and they're all like 'I'm gonna poison my mates' so yeah they all poisoned eachother, brilliant"

"Ya know, the orbs are kinda like bubble tea... I've only had apple, oh or maybe frog eggs... you know what? Nevermind."

"Savin station, gotta love mah savin station"

Game, after I've slurped up the orbs: outstanding work!

Me: thank you! You know, I like this kinda of encouragement

*orbs slurped up and character glowing and stepping back*

Me: iiiiiii don't wanna say what I'm thinking but I'm gonna anyways... she just had an orgasm

"Oh look, a bright light in the middle of the room, that doesn't scream 'sword in the stone' at all"

Theresa: there were many with the hero blood in their veins, then there were none-

Me: cuz someone decided to be asexual

Theresa: now, step into the circle

Me: last time I did that my sister and then myself got shot soooo

"Fine, I'll step into the light"

"Holy shit, I just saw her underwear cuz of the animation"

"Crap she's talking about the orbs"

"Something about Will"

"Ooh, I spot another water dive thing"

"Omg swim faster, what? There's a rock in the way? Well fuck it and swim through it"

"If this is a condom- oh a weapon, nice"

"Ooooh... B is NOT the swim faster.. A is hahaaah oops"

"Ohohoh, a bunny! Ooh I can run?? Ooh I can throw the force? Hehe get back here ya lil shit. Fucking hell, yeah you get away this time! Until I figure out the controls, that is"

"Theres supposed to be a door here, Where's the door"

"Oh there it is, cant do anything about it I'm sure but there is it"

"Oh no, it's the smart door"

"I cant even laugh, the author door wasn't mean about it, unless it was and I'm just stupid"

"Damn, this guard really looked at this teen(?) And went 'yeah you look like a person who can fight, go do our job' like thanks I guess"

"Time to fight a bitch"

"Came a guy by, name Dick, and I had to take the safety off so I could kill him"

"But I'm the good guy I promise"

Game: you inhabit a morally grey area, doing what you feel like, when you feel like it

Me: wow, that is just me in every game ever holy shit

"Some times the sound will just disappear and its the game which makes this annoying, or I think it is..."

"It was the xbox, that decided mid game that switching sound source would be fun, and it was not fun"

"I hope I saved..."

"Almost pressed new character, scared me"

"I should delete the other saves..."

"I'm trying to get a discount with a trader by being funny"

"Hehe 19% off"

"Oh right, heart means they love me... this is gonna be a nightmare"

"Oh my god what have I created, corset, short shorts and long boots oh no I look like a whore"

"Theresa is gonna be so disappointed like 'I left you alone for ONE minute' omg"

"But atleast I'm 20% hot"

"The Y button is NOT inventory!!"

"Omg, her new hair... and make up... jesus"

"So, how attractive am I? 20% for clothes, 10% for hair and 12% for make up, that's pretty good, I mean I look like a slut but ya know"

"Crap, I was gonna go see Theresa"

"I've just been crying while trying to make swords and it's probably horrible, I'm so sweaty from the anxiety but I made 336 coins"

"I changed my name to dumpling and I'm feeling weird about it"

"Earning money so I can buy houses so I can be a horrible landowner to put rent up so I can continue this"

Game: you're now a blacksmith!

Me: jesus christ no

Game: you've successfully made 7 swords

Me: don't @ me like that, I have emotions

Game: this villager is attracted to you-

Me: that's a first

"Heheh, this man loves me, and now I got 25% off"

"I stole something from a chest and it gave me +5 in evil and guess what it is? A fucking condom"

"I got evil for stealing a condom"

"Eeehhh, looks like i gotta play more lute to get that up"

"Hehe"

"Fable is just like stitch, need to get my good-ness level up"

"I've earned 3k and only 82 swords but I also lost like 400years of my lifetime die to stress so"

"I need 400 more to buy a house ugh"

[fanficfish]

why i love Honkai Star Rail as a visually impaired gamer

Yeah, that new game. So, SPOILERS!

I have quite the visual impairment. Quick movement? SUdden changes in lighting? Badly-marked stairs? Heck no! But I'm still an avid gamer, and I"ve played both Genshin and Star Rail. And I can say I enjoy Star Rail much more. Not because of the lore- well, okay. I'm here because of the cool space train. But I like the lore for both. It's more....of other things. So I'll cover that here, and if you're also a handicapped gamer (or even if you aren't) LMK your thoughts.

Also, I"m a PC gamer. I use a mouse and keyboard. Both with too many buttons.

(totally not self-promo but I'm planning to stream it sometime on my Twitch, "Fintastica", if anyone's interested-)

anyway here we go !

Navigation is clear. I never liked how Genshin Impact had like. A whole giant map. Like, I know it was way mroe open-world, but it was kinda annoying trying to find myself sometimes. My friends can attest to how horrible I was at navigation. With Star Rail, the locations are split into zones and there's even teleportation points that you don't have to do a whole thing to unlock literally everywhere. Places you need to go for missions are marked on the map too, though I think that was also a thing in Genshin? You can also see if you collected all the treasure chests in a zon, by type no less. The maps are vague enough that you still have to explore to find stuff, like the Among Us maps, but I think that works out really rwell, less cluttered. There's a few different maps too. I'll give it a 10/10.

Battling. In Genshin Impact, you kind of...just have to know what moves you're doing and have faith the characters are doign them as planned. While real-time strategy is great and all, it doesn't really work if you often can't tell what the characters are doing (fast movements, again.). In Star Rail, the battling is turn-based. It's a bit of a switch at first, but it's actually really great especially if you've already had experience with that kind of thing. You can see everything, from the enemy's stats to your own, and see when a character is about to be targeted for a loit of damage or what buffs/debuffs they're getting. THere's autobattle and douglespeed modes, too, for faster gameplay. I will say that the moves can be a bit bright, like with the Ultimates (I usually have to close my eeyes for those) but overall I'd say it's been a very easy experience. And no weird button combos- it's all done with a mouse! 8/10 but that might change since the company said they're workign on a fix for the bright lights.

Character leveling / enhancing. Might be because I've played Genshin, but it was very easy to figure out. Character has battle experience level, like with most RPGs, character has item that enhances their abilities that in turn can be upgraded with items and the in-game currency, character has two different "skill trees" (that''s what I'm calling them) that can give boosts to their skills and stuff, and items used from inventory can help give buffs of certain kinds. I haven't gotten to relics yet though, so we'll see what happens with that. So 9/10

Overall game screen. One I actually figured out where stuff was, it was really smooth sailing. Phone, mission board, and tutorial tips in one corner. Stuff to collect mission/daily/whatever rewards, the inventory, character and team selection, and wapr (how you get more new items and characters, Genshin's WIshes equivalant) on the other side with character switches/team lineup not far below. The phone has everything from friends to game settings, and you can also change game some settings in battle. I much prefer pressing a key to activate my mouse and then go around clicking things then having to remember which button on my keyboard opens the Paimon menu. I haven't played Genshin in a while, so I don't remember exactly where everythign was, but I definitely remember having the wiki page open with the list of controls. Probably 8/10, because for a little while I was abit confused on where things were but that's probably just me not realizing that a phone icon means....the phone.

Overall world exploration. Part 2 of the navigation from earlier. Controls make sense (WASD to move, right click to sprint), left click to attack or you can press alt and click some buttons). Items you can take have a tiny icon over them to indicate, be it a hand or a marking when you get close. I definitely like interacting with the closets and trashcans. You can see characters talking (speech bubbles) and then get closer to listen in furthur. Just like with Genshin, everything feels so pretty and awesome, so that's a bonus. But I do miss being able to jump. 9/10.

Lore. According to the TV Troopes page, there's a mention of there not being an option to fastforward dialogue. It's nto too much of a deal though since a lot of the time you'll get invested and want to know more about the world. THere's stuff you can read, and if you need to skip a cutscreen after having to redo a storyline battle you can just fast-forward over it! Very handy. The lore is so cool, and I also love this little feature that lets you hear the voicelines for the characters in this databank on the Express. And you can still explore around, so while you do have to follow more of a storyline it retains the Genshin freedom of exploration.

And that's all I really have for now. A lot of stuff is taken from Genshin, so if you're familiar with that, it'll be a breeze! Might not be as easy if you're new to miHoyo games but it seems pretty intuitive. I really like it so far, my only real complaints would be the ultrabright ultimate moves and the fact that Arlan is the only dark-skinned character (and most of the girl have short skirts, but let's be honest, that was expected wasn't it?). And there's Pom-Pom who's basicaly Paimon, but doesn't hold the entire menu or whatever in their (he? The characters used they for them so I will too-) paws.

oh also warning: your cahracter is naturally a little horny and definitely cracked their head while doing one of the early boss battles. It's the Traveler from Genshin, but slightly more chaotic.

anyways that's my take on it, hope that helps if you're considering getting the game :) aight I'm back to grinding calyxes and debating if I should pull some more characters.

(might update later. Also please remember this is ALL my personal opinion)

part two

[xaviaaaaaaaaa]

What's your highest score (and preferred version) of Tetris? And if you have one, your best time (and difficulty) of Minesweeper

Mild Tetris infodumping time!! :D

TL;DR: I prefer TETR.IO, where my sprint PB is 25.612 (811th global as of writing), Blitz PB is ~435K (not top 1K also just a lot of SDPC looping). I also do not have any best times in minesweeper (yet :3)

ngl i'm realizing most of what I put here is unrelated to the ask but uh um uh

The vast majority of the time, I am playing either on Jstris or TETR.IO. Both of which aren't technically "Tetris" and are unofficial browser-based clients.

Within both of these I normally only play sprint / 40 Lines (very self-explanatory, clear 40 lines as fast as possible). Most of the time I'll just constantly play sprint without really thinking about it while I listen to a YouTube video or go through an album or smth. Unfortunately tetrio doesn't keep track of my total completed sprints but jstris does, and the number has climbed to be just a little high (3,148 as of right now). There are also other modes but they range from slightly to vastly less popular and I've played 40L by far the most sooooooo-

My PB is 25.465 seconds which is very good according to this graph :3

(Jayson is my other name ignore that part)

Also also also fun story my PBs in 3 of the 4 sprint categories on jstris I got within a few hours (I got a 100L pb on that day but improved it later 😔)

Also this is even more unrelated but I feel like mentioning; tetrio and jstris play largely similarly but with minor differences to DAS and finesse but I've had someone try to die on the hill that tetrio finesse is better which is rather silly of them in my imo

uh um there is Blitz mode on tetrio which i don't play often cause it requires too much mental attention and also a lil bit of luck and also also lots of SDPC DPC looping which is really cool and satisfying but also ngl kinda lame but

(replayed at 2x speed cause 2 minutes is a long time)

Occasionally, I play the default mode on Tetris.com. This is an offical client and generally far more popular. Unfortunately I don't have my high scores saved cause i just switched to a new PC build but my best is around ~700K. I pulled it up while writing since it's been a while and did pretty decent but I really struggle with instadrop gravity

Also worth noting is Tetris 99 since it's what got me into tetis in the first place. I have ~700 hours according to my Switch profile and played around 3,000 games (mostly in 2020). Not really much of highscore to point at with this one except one time I won 10 games in a row which is neat.

(I couldn't find the screencap from the 10 games in a row bit but I did find this which is way funnier)

nowadays I absolutely can not be bothered to play this game cause I've gotten to a point where it is boring and slow and uninteresting and if i want to play a long stressful multiplayer tetis i will go to Tetra-League instead.

I played a bit of PPT and PPT2 but never really got into it, I think my highest rating was around 11 or 12K on PPT.

also I've recently tried playing the mobile app and it is awful and frustrating and terrible and bad and lags a whole lot. my highscore there is like 1.3 million which would've put me far and away in first place in my city, but for some reason it decided that I lived in New Jersey that day so instead I was like 30th.

I got into NEStris at one point and I'm pretty sure my best was a little over 300k but i never put that much practice into it.

most of this was entirely unrelated to the ask but I really felt like ranting :3

[ignitesthestxrs]

your nails look fantastic!!

but tbh i'm kinda more intrigued by the keyboard in the background? I didn't expect you to be like a fancy keyboard nerd?

but the nails are really great! just less surprising to me because i'd seen you do nail witchcraftery before already lol

thank you!! they are so much fun to do lolol and i am Slowly getting better at not like, trapping hair in the gel lolol

re: keyboards LOL i would not say i have risen to the level of Keyboard Nerd (as in person who knows the lingo and has opinions on it), but i definitely have Keybord Preferences. Like i'm at the level where i know there's stuff that i don't know, you know?

the keyboard in the bg of the nail photo is the Glorious Gaming GMMK 1 which i was previously using for my personal pc! but after munting the second wireless dongle for my work keyboard i finally decided to give up on wireless keyboards for my work station because the laptop travels fro my home work station to like, actual work with me and i keep kinda dropping the it places and fucking up the dongle. which then renders the whole keyboard + mouse combo useless! so now i have this wired keyboard that plugs into my work station and nothing that plugs into work laptop

the only customisation i did for this one was switching out the keycaps from plain white to the ones u can see below. the GMMK1 has some like, minor customisation software available, but it mostly only affects the LEDs in the bg. i REALLY like the sound it makes tho, it's very satisfyingly clicky without being too obnoxiously loud

and then for my personal pc i am using the Glorious Gaming GMMK2, because i liked the v1 enough that i could not be bothered to do further research on other brands. i ended up 'building' this one, insofar as 'building' means 'i purchased all the parts separately because they were on sale and cheaper to buy separately than it was to buy the whole keyboard pre-built', but there are like. three parts. keyboard base, switches, keycaps. it's more like putting together simply 3d puzzle than building anything.

i don't actually know much about switches - the ones i got for the GMMK2 were chosen solely because i needed a new keyboard and these were the cheapest available on the website i was buying them from. they are less clacky than the ones on the GMMK1, which i dont like as much, but they have a little more resistance when u press them, which i do like!

i also prefer the full layout on the GMMK1 with space in between the numpad and arrows and stuff. the GMMK2 is a 96% layout, wehich is like,,,fine, in that it has all of the buttons i prefer to press, but i don't like how cramped it was. unfortunately, the GMMK2 only comes in 96% or Tenkeyless (without the numpad) form, and bc i live in NZ and am very impatient, i could not be bothered doing further work to find a Perfect solution when i wanted to get the keyboard together like, That Day LOL.

the thing that IS very cool about the GMMK2 is that it has the level of keybinding customisation that i wanted, so i have been able to map some specific keys that i wanted but can't do on the 1.

i realise that this is a long post for a bitch who claimed she wasnt a keyboard nerd but like. idk what a macro is and can't imagine having a use for one u know, like there are things mx GMMK2 is capable of that i do not understand and don't have a call for. the Real Nerds are out there, and they have opinions on whether or not your switches need to be Lubed.

[noellevanious]

hiiiiiii :3 you said you have controller wisdom

i kinda want something that has most of the buttons on the back so that i don't have to use my thumbs for everything

ideally itd be a layout where theres basically no reason to let go of the sticks

(one other thing ive been thinking about is using a onehanded controller with a mouse bc i prefer mouselook over stick cams but i have no idea if tgat even exists)

hmm well firstly the biggest factor is what platform youre playing on! i have the most experience with pc/switch (and thankfully most controllers that support one support the other cause) so i'll just go based off of that :)

i think the best you can do for a bunch of buttons on controller grips would be some "pro" controller, as those usually have 4 buttons, though i think there are a few that have more that i may not be aware of....

the one off the top of my head I can easily recommend is the FlyDigi Vader 3, it's a Chinese controller that has 4 back buttons and feel pretty quality, I use the Vader 3 Pro (the only difference between the two is the Pro has hall effect joysticks which means no stick drift) and it has 4 back buttons that are usable, though the placement isn't amazing (your ring fingers kinda sit between their two respective back/paddle buttons)

Honestly though? The controller with the best back buttons I've ever used are the Xbox Elite controllers. Its paddles are near perfect, but the issue with those is the cheap low-quality parts that make it entirely possible you'll have to refund or replace it within months, if not weeks, so I'd be wary

There are also services like Battle Beaver that make custom controllers and can do up to 4 unique remappable buttons on each of the grips of the controller, you'll have to pay a bit more (my custom from them was ~$200 back in 2020 and it didnt have any grip buttons) but they use real parts, and the only downside with them is again, since they use the real parts, the controller might fail for reasons outside of your or their control (like analogue stick modules failing), but they have services that can repair them even outside of warranties!

You asked a tough question though... I mainly use mouse/keyboard for games that require twinstick action, aside from some games like Splatoon, and even then I tend to prefer gyro aiming and don't really use back buttons...

[blackknight95857669]

"Finished" PC Build

Backstory: Starting 2023 I was still running a cobbled together mess of a PC, the heart of which was a Dell Studio XPS desktop from 2010. Yes, THIRTEEN YEARS old. I got 2 of them from a gaming company in 2012 for the price of a tank of gas, thanks to knowing someone working there that had been tasked with E-wasting all the Windows PCs. Company was switching to iOS dev.

Anyway, at its heart was the Dell Mobo, which featured a 1st Gen i5-920. By this point, the OG GPU was long gone and I had "upgraded" with a 1050TI. 16gigs of DDR3 RAM. This basic as hell setup had served me admirably for a decade, for a couple reasons.

I run Linux.

I have never been a HEAVY PC GAMER. Sure, I have gamed on PC since I first got one in 2005 (yeah, kinda late to the game, considering I was almost 30, lol), but I mostly used my PC for World of Warcraft, other similar MMOs, and what are now called Indie games on Steam. I've had consoles from like 6yrs old, and I tend to prefer them as they are the cheap option for gaming. I appreciate what a modern PC can do (esp lately with RT etc) but like, more often than not PC gaming can be as much of a chore as it can be fun.

Now, starting around March 2023, that old PC began having strange errors with the RAM, which would cause Firefox to crash tabs/completely, among other things. Eventually it broke my Linux Mint OS badly enough it just stopped allowing me to login. Finally figured out the HDD I had was failing and got an SSD. Installed Garuda on it and pretty quickly realized I had Mobo issues as the RAM was still reporting less DIMMs than it had, half the time.

At this point, a friend that was aware of the issues offered to mail me an i5-6400, to build a "new" system around. Naturally I accepted and bought a Fractal Meshify 2, some new DDR4 RAM, DeepCool Gammax, and a used MSI Krait Gaming Mobo. Stuck the new parts in the new case, and moved over storage/GPU from old PC. Booted and updated the OS, then launched WoW. Still getting 10fps in Valdrakken. Shit. Guess I need to upgrade this GPU.

So I bought an RX 6800. Stuck it in the case and booted. Updated the OS, which brought the Mesa drivers on board. Launched WoW again. 10fps again. What the fuck. Thought maybe swapping from Nvidia to AMD might have left over some driver mess, so I fresh installed Garuda and got all set up. Logged WoW Main again. STILL 10fps. WTF. Took my Main to SW, stood in front of the bank, then logged an alt with NO UI. Holy shit, there's a 35fps difference between them. My UI was broken, lol. Spent a day fixing that. Now I get 20fps in Valdrakken, but 55ish everywhere else. This is good.. but... What if I upgraded the core to something current gen, say AM5?

Finally we arrive at the part the title of this post suggested, building the "new" PC. I went to Newegg and picked out a Ryzen 5 7600X, MSI Mag B650 Tomahawk WIFI Mobo, G.SKILL FlareX5 32g RAM kit, and a TFORCE 2TB M.2 SSD. I also got a "free" 1TB Sata SSD with the CPU, it was also a TFORCE. The following are the pics of the "build" process. There will also be an aside for a complication. ProTip: be real fucking sure everything you want to put into a PC is absolutely compatible. Some things say they are when they aren't. You'll see what I mean.

Here's the parts laid out and ready to be installed.

This Mobo has a ton of IO.

The iFixit "Pro Tech" toolkit. I got it on sale for I wanna say 80 bucks a few months ago, as of today it's listed for $75, and I think it's definitely worth the money.

Here we see the 3 M.2 slots. 2 of them have included heat sinks. Nice.

ProTip: Remember to peel the fucking plastic off these thermal pads, cause they don't really work with it on there.

Like a glove.

ProTip: it's real damn important to make sure you put the RAM in the proper dual channel config on an AMD system. On this motherboard there is a little diagram pointing out that the slots the sticks are in clearly say "first" on them, which is a nice touch. If you look closely, you can barely make out the very fuzzy diagram printed just above the heat sink bracket on the right hand side of the CPU.

Storage in place with the little "carder heat sink" strip in place. This SSD came with its own heat sink but I'm going to use the one that came with the board.

Like so.

And here's the board, ready to go into the case for further assembly.. however, it was at this point that i realized that the EVGA 650w PSU I had didn't have two 8pin(4x4) CPU cables. I got it open box, no manuals etc, and could have sworn it had 2 cables but I was wrong. Makes sense, really, 650 watts would be cutting it too close with this build. Bummer.

Ok, well I can at least move over my DeepCool Gammax heat sink. I looked at the listing from when I bought it and it says "AM5 compatible". I watched a vid that said "hey as long as your cooler doesn't use a back plate, it should work with AM5"

LIES, BOTH OF THEM. I tried to get the DeepCool on there but the brackets didn't quite line up, and then even if I could kinda fudge it a little to make that work, the screws were threaded differently. Fuck. So at this point, in the middle of a somewhat heavy storm, I had to make a run to Best Buy and hope the store really did have the things the website said it did. Thankfully, it did (and I guess yay for living in a decent area or something? cause I've heard stories about BBs having like 3 PSUs from one brand, so "my" store having 19 from 6 brands is luxury, it seems. I miss Fry's). Picked up an EVGA GT 850w 80+ Gold with auto Eco Mode and a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Halo, which was extremely lucky as it was the only one in the store.

That out of the way, the build can continue.

Coming along nicely. Sorry about the quality of some of these pics btw, I'm getting old so the eyes ain't what they were plus I had been dealing with this for several hours by now so I was also cranky and kinda rushing through the pics part. They looked good on the phone, less so once I moved them to the PC, heh.

Oh thank fuck, it posts. Ignore the slightly dirty desk, I been busy damn it.

That's looking clean as fuck. Yeah that old USB IO thing is old and kinda looks stupid but like, never can have enough ports, right?

I really do like this Fractal Meshify 2 case. It's laid out super well and is a breeze to build in. I mean just look at that cable routing, yo. And I was kinda rushing and not really being that finicky about it lol.

And it's home. Yeah, yeah, I know I need to clean up the cable situation on the left, there. I'll get to it. Also yes, there's some rust on that standing desk pole. I got it for free and it had been sitting outside. I've meant to clean that up but just haven't gotten to it, heh. Living in an RV as a not small dude (6ft1 240lbs or so) makes doing things like this just kinda suck, honestly. Add another person to the mix and yeah things can get tight. A 28ftx8ft box to live in just ain't the best time in the world, lol. We make do, though.

Finally, I figure I can give one nod to the RGB fans, so here you go. The Halo's fan in all its glory. I have since installed OpenRGB and managed, even on Linux, to gain access to the RGB controller and set the brightness to minimum.

I have run some benchmarks with Phoronix. I guess at least one person who might read this may be interested, especially Linux fans? So here's links to those:

GLmark2

Unigine Valley

Blender - this is an all tests, best of 3 run. Took a couple hours, which meant it was a great stress test for the CPU. I had no problems, which is impressive as the CPU sat at what I understand to be the throttle point temp of 95C. Yeah. I'm going to be looking into a better cooling solution or at least add another fan to the heat sink and see if that helps.

There's also 3 tests from when I was running the i5-6400 with the RX 6800.... if you wanna see what happens to a GPU when you severely bottleneck it, lol. If anyone actually reading this is interested you can just click "System Logs" on any of the links above, then "Show System Information" which will take you to a list of all benchmarks I've done so far.

Well, I guess that's it. Hope this was interesting and/or amusing to whoever reads this. Thanks for taking the time.

Edit*******

Oh and by the way, I launched WoW again after I finished, despite it being late and I was sore and tired. But I just had to see. I am now unable to get less than 35-40fps in Valdrakken, and I'm averaging nearly 100 anywhere else. I actually saw 130fps a few times. I'm not sure I've ever seen that high a number even when I flew as high as is allowed and looked straight up, lol.

In other words: yes, it was worth it. Especially if I can manage to baby this thing well enough it lasts me at least a few years before I "have" to think about upgrading it. Again.

[michu-writes]

hi!!! i'd love an omori matchup!! :D

i'm an enfp 7w6 and my prns are she/her and i'm pan i have no preference at all!!!!! ^_^ my biggest interests are astronomy, astrology, anime + manga, gaming (pc mobile switch ps4), talking & being around people, and 🍃💨 HAHA :D

i'm very spiritual!!! and i love learning about philosophies and different views of the world!!! :) i love tarot as well ^_^ i'm always learning new things like that and i love to try different mindsets out if that makes sense!!!!! one time i heard "treat life like one big experiment" AND ITS JUST STUCK W ME :D

my personality can b described as talkative friendly optimistic joyful n kind!!! my mom n bff said im like a ray of sunshine & have a heart of gold (so sweet awh I LOVE THEM SM) :,) ❤️

my love languages are 1. acts of service but not anything big!!! small things like tying my shoes, or tapping my phone screen as it's turning dark!! 2. words of affirmation!! i'm super verbally affectionate!!! while dating someone i'd definitely need someone who would match my high affection levels!!! it doesn't matter if they show it behind closed doors or out to the whole world, i don't have a preference!!! :) oh and idk if this has any significance but my fav trope is bffs to lovers :D

I ship you with….

SUNNY ☀️ !

Sunny definitely needs an extrovert in his life (not like 99% of his friends already are) because he can get pretty awkward with another introvert if the other isn't as initiative, so having you by his side and kinda just leading him on would be really nice and helpful! It takes him a while to warm up with others, let alone fully gain his trust, so you both have probably been friends for a long time (maybe even ever since Mari was still alive), so that's your bffs to lovers lmao. There has been many people on multiple occasions saying it's ironic how his name is Sunny, and yet you're the sun and he's the moon. But you just tell them that just makes your relationship so special (it's true).

I have a feeling he'd really enjoy astronomy and astrology as well and would love to learn about it more with you. His favorite way of being teaching is with/by his s/o, it makes things less boring y'know!! He most likely watches anime as well, or tries to, so you guys would have movie nights and would probably spice things up by having small quizzes about the animes/mangas. And he loves gaming!! He doesn't have much money to buy that many games, so sometimes he just has to watch gameplays. But he'd love to buy whatever he needs to play with you. He also loves watching you play on your mobile or switch while you're both cuddling. He'll even let out a small chuckle whenever you fail or lose! Don't worry though, he'll give you a small kiss on the cheek whenever you win or complete something.

He's had a few philosophical questions about life during those 4 years of isolation, so he could discuss some with you if you want. But you're definitely more philosophical than he is, and he loves to just listen to you rant about it all day, he thinks it's really interesting! Like I said, he's always willing to learn new stuff with you.

He's never tried tarot before, but he has heard of it! If you know how to do tarot readings, he's just like :0!! That's so cool wtf? He'd love to get a tarot reading from you. He'd try to do read you too, but he'll just be confused.

Sunny isn't super big with words, I think we all have caught up to that now. So his words of affirmation isn't his biggest love language, but he's definitely more vocal around you than others. His love language would be physical touch. Simple gestures like hand holding, hugging, or just shoulder touching could just show how much he loves you. He's not big on pda, it's way out of his comfort zone, so he's mostly only comfortable with hand holding in public. But he wouldn't really care if it's around his close friends. Cuddles is a must!! That's his ultimate way of showing affection. You could be cuddling in silence, or just talking, or gaming, or watching something, it doesn't matter. Just as long as he gets be close to you! He's the small spoon, he has to be. Doesn't matter if you're shorter or taller than him. He missed the sensation of someone wrapping their arms around him and keeping him safe. I can tell you the first time you both cuddled, he couldn't help but cry. This poor baby is touch starved as fuck. You'd be too if you isolated yourself all alone in your house for 4 years out of depression and mental illness and guilt.

To be honest, he'd feel kinda guilty for having you do stuff for him. He understands it's a way to show affection, but man. Maybe it's just because he hasn't had anyone do this for a long time and completely forgot how it felt like. Whenever you tell him that his shoelaces are undone, he just kinda looks down is about to bend down to tie them, but then you're just like "no, don't worry I'll do it for you!" and he just has no time to hesitate. He'll mutter a small "thank you" but think "I could've done it myself, I just wasted 20 seconds of her time because of my selfish self! She probably hates me now." and oops you noticed the way he started sweating and just smooched him, now he feels better. He'll try to do the same gestures to you out of pity, but you insist.

Sunny gets flustered as hell whenever you compliment him in any way. He never realized how much he likes to be praised. You'd just say "I really like your clothes today, Sunny!" "You played that song in the violin so perfectly!" "I love you, sunshine." And he'll just pause as he slowly turns into a tomato. Sometimes he'd say something nice back, but fail miserably because of his stuttering. In real life he'd just be like o(-( but he's actually dissolving into mush in the inside. Oh and verbal praise following up with physical touch (nsx)????? He'll join Mari.

[vilgramcrimeandpunishment]

Hikari’s First Voice Drama (Battle Arena)

E: *door opens* Hikari Ki—

H: *game over noises* Dammit! What a hassle gotta restart

E: Hikari Kimura?

H: *joystick console noises* What?

E: Your eyes didn’t even leave the screen…..can you look up?

H: Hang on….let me just reach a checkpoint first

E: Are your eyes glued to that switch? I said look up

H: I said wa—ACK!

H: *slaps him* I’m confiscating this console until the song extraction is over

H: Jesus Christ, what was that for?

E: I dunno, maybe not listening to your warden when your interrogation is starting?

H: Hardy har har, can I just have my game back?

E: The switch was provided to you by Vilgram, it’s technically not yours

H: What else do you expect me to do in this crappy place? No arcade, no playstation in the lounge, heck. Not even a gaming PC

E: This may surprise you, but prison’s don’t typically have gaming electronics. Be lucky we even accepted your request for the switch that rotted your brain

H: *groans* Whatever man…..can we just hurry this up so I can have it back? The sooner the song is extracted the sooner I can have that console back, right?

E: Yes yes. At least you want this over as soon as I do—immediately. Anyways, let’s begin. Hikari, how is life in Vilgram?

H: Well I already said that it was a crappy ass place. Mainly due to no gaming consoles or PC’s, so nothing really personal against ya, warden-san

E: Gaming seems to be all you ever care about. I take it you aren’t very close to many people here?

H: Ehhhh….not really. Kasumi sometimes talks to me. At least she ain’t as annoying as people like Akari or Masako

E: Annoying?

H: Akari is not mean or anything, but she acts like a child on a permanent sugar rush. And Masako….the way she just talks….it’s fucking annoying man. It’s not even flirting at this point, she probably just likes the attention. Cringe

E: Comparing Akari to a child and a hint of slut shaming towards Masako. Rude things to say, are they not?

H: I troll people all the time online, I really don’t care

E: Troll people?

H: Just assholes who annoy me. Like twelve year olds on Roblox or people shouting racist things on Xbox live. It’s kinda why I prefer Kasumi. She’s quiet and not problematic 

E: Would you consider her the closest person to you here?

H: I guess…? Like….I’m not really the social type, but if I had to choose, I guess I would say Kasumi. But like…she probably has other people she hangs out with too, so eh

E: Besides Kasumi, Masako and Akari, what is your other opinions about the remaining six? 

H: Daisuke is fucking creepy man, so I steer away from him. Haruto seems like a pushover, but he’s doesn’t cause trouble. So neat dude. Mai is pretty cool, but too extroverted for me. Kousei also seems chill, but I’m just not one for talking either him. Asuka seems like a kid, but she’s only four years younger than me. Kinda reminds me of a younger sister. She’s a bit headstrong, but I can tell she has a good head on her shoulders. Raiden is just some old geezer, so I don’t really care for him 

E: Suprised you could form solid opinions considered you don’t leave your cell all that often 

H: Eh, I technically did have to speak to people when Akari and Masako planned birthdays for Kasumi and Haruto. Still took my switch with me and only spoke when I needed something 

E: I see. Do you have any rations in mind? 

H: A gaming PC maybe? 

E: Lets not get ahead of ourselves, Hikari Kimura 

H: *groans* Whatever. At least the switch will do

E: No offense, but you’re starting to sound a bit of a spoiled brat 

H: Heh, that ain’t the first 

E: Hm?

H: You implying I’m a spoiled baby cause I care about gaming only? Cause computers and gaming consoles completely melted my brain? 

E: I….suppose so

H: So you’re implying I was raised where a screen was my only source of entertainment, is that right? 

E: Not necessarily. I’m just annoyed that you keep asking for your console back. You do know VILGRAM was not obligated to give you a switch. We did it out of—

H: The kindness of your non-existent heart? 

E:….cause we wanted our prisoners to feel comfortable before trial 1 was officially over. But that’s a way to put it 

H: So what happens if you vote me I forgiven? No gaming? 

E: Nope

H: Awwwww, then my spoiled little ass can’t complain either cause my opinion will be worthless, right? 

E: That’s technically true, but that’s such a way to address it 

H: Cause it’s the cold truth, ain’t it? *chuckles* Whatever…..

E: Hikari?

H: Eh? 

E: If you don’t mind me asking, did you really grow up on video games? 

H: What kinda question is that? Yeah. How else did you think I turned out? Cause I buried my nose in textbooks at school and stared at a PowerPoint lecture for five hours? 

E: Hmm…..

H: That I was some sorta honor student that didn’t skip class and all the professors worshipped the ground I walked on? 

E: Hik—

H: Or how my mom just LOOOVVEEEDDDD anyone that was just so goddamn amazing and perfect at school, she’d only pay them mind if they were a super genius! That—

E: HIKARI! 

H: !!!! 

E: I felt like I was going crazy for a second…..no one said anything about academics. I just ask—

H: I KNOW! 

E: !!

 H: No one…..would’ve ever looked at me if I didn’t get above a fucking A or something….if I had to hear something about biochemistry or the electron transport chain or naming those groups in carbon atoms…..god, I would’ve just killed myself on the spot 

E: I see…..not to be rude, but I take it you struggled a lot in school

H: What’s it to you? 

E: Just information in gathering, Hikari. Rest assured, VILGRAM doesn’t care about your grades 

H: Polite way of saying a suck ass at studying 

E: I never implied that 

H: Ya know there were textbooks in my cell before I got here? Ugh, what a joke. If you knew I sucked at studying I would've taken it as a nasty prank. But I guess it's fine

E: Textbooks...? Well, that was her cell....

H: Eh? Who's cell?

E: Nevermind, not important. What did you do with them?

H: I tried giving them to Kasumi, but it was middle school stuff. So I just threw them out

E: Like....in the trash can?

H: Noooooooo, up your ass--God, where did you think I threw them out?!

E: Tone down the snarkiness or else I'm gonna smack you again

H: Boooooo, I was lowkey hoping you'd call me a smart ass to be honest. The only context you'd ever call me smart

E: I hope you know I despise sarcasm, Hikari Kimura

H: Whatever….I still had to bust my ass off, ya know? No matter how much of a lost cause I was. If I could even claw my way to some great grade or something, I’d still never be as good as him 

E: Him? 

H: *laughs* The guy that was just SOOOOOOOOO amazing at school. Perfect grades, never missed class, went above and beyond at projects, president of national honor society, clean hair. Tch. He made me sick

E: A rival at school then? 

H: Rival? Or just someone who I despised. I already told ya, I ain’t into school shit

E: Most people struggle at some sort of field at school, whether it’s academic or even sport teams or clubs. But they could find comfort in activities they excel in. Sometimes, those comfort things can immerse the person in such a way, its the only thing that matters to them

H: Hm? Warden, what are you—

(Bells chime, machinery whirls)

H: Wha—

E: Ah, it seems like it’s already time to extract the song. Already though? I feel like this interrogation went by quite fast

H: Does that mean…..I can have my gaming console back?

E: *sighs* And yet again, it’s all you care about….well, sure. But after you wake up

H: Wake…up?

E: You have to be asleep for the song extraction and when you wake up, the process will be over

H: *groans* How long is that exactly? Like…I’m not even tired man

E: Shouldn’t be longer than an hour

H: An hour? Ughhh…..that’s one less hour with Princess Avagrada

E:…..?

H: Oh, she’s the female protagonist of Queendom of Dominos, where the player has to save her subordinate, Silver Throne, in a time limit of two hours while exploring the depths and dark secrets of the dark castle that was once a glorious site in the land of—

E: I don’t care

H: *grumbles* Normie….

E: You’ll feel a slight punch on your shoulder but rest assured, after you’re unconscious, it won’t seem as if more than five minutes went by for you

H: Let’s just get this over with

E: Prisoner number 8, Hikari Kimora, sing your sins!

[heroic-endeavors]

☼☼☼☼☼☼☼☼☼

So, one for each MHA muse so far.

"There are quite a few scars. One on a small toe on one foot with one at the base of another toe on the other. One is serious enough to where that toe doesn't bend. A few on the stomach due to gallbladder removal. On one arm an old-faced burn scar with a scratch on the wrist on the opposing side and a cut on the index finger on that same hand."

Just thinking about how the scar on the hand happened made him shutter. Improper knife use can be a scary thing. She was lucky it wasn't worse than it was

"When she is really into a song she tends to play it on repeat. From what I understand she sometimes gets to the point where she even becomes sick of that song for a while."

"PC Aside she has three gaming consoles. Two handheld and one hooked up to the PC. These include a Nintendo Switch Lite, A PlayStation Vita, and a PlayStation 4. Between these three she seems to play more on the Ps4. The least played is the Vita."

"Both the Switch and Vita are blue."

"On her desk, there is a huge pile of unread manga. She also gets the urge to read mostly at night. Which doesn't work too well because vision seems to work less at night."

"Some favorite games include some from the Persona series, Some Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Stardew Valley, and Saints Row"

"First manga was from the Sailor Moon series. However, that copy went missing at some point."

"No preference between coffee and tea. Maybe that isn't quite right. She'd probably would be drinking tea more if her teapots were not always breaking."

"She likes to collect cards dice and figures. If I had to pick one of her figures as my favorite it would be her All Might figure. Kinda wish she'd picked it up after it fell over. So disrespectful."

[poirot]

just a reminder that I’m always looking for video game recommendations and I’m freaking thankful for everyone who recommends me some 💕

[z-1-wolfe]

Parhelion Headcanons (sir this is all for you) @greenbeany

Putting 'em under the cut because they got very long O.O

I- the gnome is Neon I take no criticism. They are often good-natured souls with a more mischievous side, and if that doesn’t describe Neon I’m not sure what does. Playful, funny, good intentions, that my good Bean is our lovable cat personified. Okay Parhelion dnd au with gnome Neon please /j.

I AM SMACKING THE GUN OUT OF YOUR HANDS [runs into a glass wall] dammit,, guess I gotta talk now

I- oh no,, time to fail the exam I guess (turns all your head canons upside down)

Okay they do sleep yes they do. Actually that’s a lie only Ciel sleeps, the other two are insomniacs. Ciel has all of her day to day life planned out to the minute, so she heads to bed at a certain time and wakes up at a certain time, the other two are more of a “we’ll sleep when we’re tired” kinda duo. Unfortunately due to Ilia’s night terrors and Neon’s ADHD they almost never rest. No they do not sleep in a SANE bed, ha why would they have a bed? They sleep in a hammock all tangled up with each other. It’s hard to tell what order they sleep in when they kinda curl into each other. They do not use a duvet, why have a duvet when Neon is a space heater? There are no pillows on the hammock X). OKAY THEIR ROOM, THIS I GOT, it’s a funky mess that is somehow organized thanks to Ciel. Ilia doesn’t own a lot in general but it was her life’s dream to paint her bedroom rainbow so guess what they have now. The other two are too soft and they supported her efforts and they love her despite her poor design sense XD.

I- why closet ASDFG I mean— No they do not share a closet they all have completely different fashion sense and if that was all in one place people would be genuinely terrified. But since they’re broke they had to make do with one walk in closet that they partitioned off into sections. YES THEY DO HAVE MATCHING OUTFITS THEY ARE SO CUTE LIKE THAT. They tend to be like those cute couple outfits with a few variations to match their own personal style. But their favorite matching outfit are these duck hoodies they own courtesy of once again Ilia living out her childhood dreams. No they don’t own many outfits because like I mentioned earlier they are broke x). Hmm thinking about each other’s styles… Ilia think both of her girlfriends have great taste, she loves the well, neon of Neon, and the prim and properness of Ciel. Neon just doesn’t care XD. And Ciel is just, she’s just standing there wishing she could help their fashion sense, but she holds back because “It does suit them in an odd way.” Ciel gets the most compliments on her style hands down, she looks organized and you can bet she saves money to buy outfits that actually accentuate her cuteness. They don’t wear makeup no time for that (in which you learn Z has little to no knowledge in how to apply makeup and doesn’t know how to answer that question)

OH OKAY I LOVE VIDDY GAMES. Ciel likes real-time strategy games because she’s insane and that’s literally all she knows in life thanks to being raised in an upper class family in Atlas. Neon likes open world games, something something she likes the chance for adventure and determining one’s fate for themself. Ilia has never once played a video game until after she defected from the White Fang but I can see her playing something light like Stardew Valley, low stakes kinda games. Hmm, they might play Animal Crossing together? Since it has aspects they all enjoy. They each have an individual switch (Ilia has a coral switch lite) and one shared PC. Okay game with most hours, maybe Minecraft? They still haven’t beat the enderdragon because Neon keeps getting distracted XD. Neon is the bomb at party games though, you can bet she has a perfect score on all the songs in Just Dance. Ciel is a sharpshooter, god knows who taught her how to shoot like that. The biggest splatoon fan is unfortunately not Neon it is Ilia, she loves all the colors in the game ^^. But she and Neon have wracked up quite a few hours in co-op.

Uhhh books!! Ilia likes fanfics :) it’s unfortunately one of the only ways for her to see positive representation of herself. Neon for some reason reads Epics?? Like her favorite is the Epic of Gilgamesh what is up with that?? Ciel reads webtoons :), she reads enough serious stuff for school work and such, she likes to just kick back and relax after all that. Yes they have schedules reading time courtesy of Ciel :). Uhh, they relax by baking together. None of them had many chances to indulge in sweets while growing up so they make full use of their time now. ?? SPOON?? Cuddle hours happen on a whim, the one thing that Ciel can never schedule because she never knows when it’ll occur. They relax the most in the kitchen x) because that’s where they bake, it’s not unusual to find Neon asleep on the counter while she waits for their sweets to rise. They read in the light, Neon is afraid that by reading in the dark that they’ll all ruin their eyesight. Ciel likes the sunrise because she’s up the earliest and is the only one to see it, the other two prefer sunset because that’s usually when their day is about to begin XD.

Favorite spot for dates! The park ^^, they like to go on picnic dates with all their baked goods. There is no plan, usually one of them will randomly pull the other two out of the house because they haven’t touched grass in a while XD. There are no ideas, they share one braincell and they spend too much time doting on each other to use it. Uhm favorite movie genre,,, they like comedy movies :). Their favorite place to eat is this tiny store on the corner of their street that makes mean gyros, they heccin’ love them. Coping with horror, Ilia is desensitized to horror because of the things she’s seen in life, Neon treats it like a game because she knows it’s not real, Ciel, is okay with it, but she gets shook more easily than the other two and they often have to reassure her. No they do not like theme parks, there are too many people around for Ilia and Ciel and Neon respects their boundaries so they tend to go to more quiet places. Uhm heights, Ciel is used to heights because she’s friends with Penny and woah can that girl toss her in the air like she’s a couple of grapes. Ilia doesn’t mind heights but she would prefer to have her feet on the ground. Neon loves the ground so damn much if it leaves her she will cry because man she can’t roller-skate in the air can she, what will she do if the ground is suddenly gone? They like evening dates because it’s normally the only time all three of them are awake enough for it XD. They end a night by sleeping I am not quite sure if there are other ways to end it lmao. They absolutely despise Neon’s roller skating dates but they love how excited she gets about them so they end up becoming as good as professional roller skaters because the smile on Neon’s face when they join her is dazzling.

I am slowly going insane. Yes each girl has a hobby I sure hope they do. Ilia knits, Ciel paints, and Neon writes. I would like to imagine that Ciel would try to schedule time for their hobbies she ends up giving up because all their sleep schedules are wack. Designated chef is Neon (probably made food for FNKI back in atlas), designated driver is Ilia (I mean I like to imagine she stole cars and stuff in the White Fang XD), designated decorator for stuff is normally Ciel though Neon does try to hijack a few of her plans occasionally, designated shopper is Ciel because the other two have no concept of Saving money, and they all work together to clean :). They don’t work together, they believe in keeping their work life and home life separate to prevent their feelings from getting in the way. They do not have pets, none of them have the energy or responsibility to do that, but Ilia did once bring a moose home one day for some reason.

I am nomming on your arm sir. Ilia and Neon get along with Penny surprisingly well, though I do think Ilia would get along with Weiss better? Ruby and Weiss look at Ciel and see a beacon arc Weiss and more or less adopt her despite Ciel being older than the two of them. They might like.. play board games together? Like some of those more team based board games I can’t think of anything off the top of my head, may the best polycule win. I cannot see them in a cuddle puddle to be honest ajcnjsanjs I am so sorry— hmm Ruby and Neon do not know the meaning of formal, as far as they are concerned these are their girlfriend’s friends and that means that by extension these are their friends. Weiss would like nothing to do with Neon after Neon insults Yang during the Vytal festival but she begrudgingly goes on outings with her and hey, now they’re make up buddies for some reason. The parhelion gals take the fs gals to the gyro place they like :). Parhelion gang Is a lot more vocal on their dates because their love language happens to be words of affirmation while the fs gang’s happen to be physical touch. Both polycules are very very affectionate though I will die on this hill.

DARN IT TUMBLR ONLY LETS ME HAVE 10 IMAGES PER POST THIS IS FINE IT WAS JUST ONE MORE PROMPT DARN IT

(Parhelion angst! How do Neon and Ciel react to the news about the dust mine? How do they find out about Ilia getting expelled? Do they find out about the white fang? Is there any faunus stigma afterwards? How does Ciel react to people bullying her Faunus GFS? Does Neon talk to Ciel much after? Do they ever reunite? Does Neon attempt to help Ciel while she grieves Penny? Where the fuck is Ciel now? Is Neon still alive? Does Ilia ever think about them? Does Blake know about them from Ilia?)

BUDDY I CAME TO THE LAST ASK AND NOW ONLY DID I REALIZE YOU MEANT PARHELION BACK WHEN THEY WHERE IN BEACON THIS WHOLE TIME I’M CRYING. (This ask is answered under the assumption that they are already dating back in Atlas Academy) Ciel is fiercely protective of her girlfriends, though people only know that Neon is a Faunus because Ilia masks her traits during her time at the academy. Neon and Ciel are horrified about the news about the dust mines. They know that Ilia is a Faunus and that her parents were working there so they rush to see her as soon as possible. But they’re too late,,, Ilia’s already been expelled for attacking her fellow students. They don’t hear from Ilia for a few years after that and the two slowly drift apart, each blaming the other for not getting to Ilia soon enough. They don’t find out about the White Fang until they reunite with Ilia unfortunately, but they feel sad that Ilia had felt that they only way for her to get revenge for her parents was by joining a militant group (I’m working under the assumption that Sienna only took control of the White Fang shortly before Ilia joined). When Neon learns that Penny didn’t make it after the Fall of Beacon she hesitantly reaches out to Ciel for the first time in a year, and she does try to help. But for Ciel it’s blow after heccin’ blow and she pushes Neon away in a rage. Ciel leaves the Academy after that and goes rogue, working as a huntsman without a license for the poorer parts of remnant. Ilia is unaware of all this drama during the Beacon arc. The next time she hears of any news is during the Fall of Atlas, and she’s scared, scared because she’s still recovering and she just heard Ruby announce to the world that Remnant is under attack, and oh my gosh her ex girlfriends live in Atlas. Neon makes it out alive, though not entirely in one piece, she now has a prosthetic leg. Ilia is the first person to see her, it’s a tearful reunion and they haven’t fully made up yet, but hey it’s a work in progress, now they just have to find out where Ciel is, but when they do they’ll BOTH be there to greet her. Blake has no idea who the fuck Ciel and Neon are lmao, Ilia never told her anything about her past romances when she was in the White Fang.

Oh gosh I think that's it-- And that is it thank you for listening to me ramble about Parhelion you get a juice box for making it this far. Sir I am sincerely sorry for turning your ship upside down please forgive me.