#i'm just here for the free food.

[rhemaji]

every jax theory i have as of now

Jax is gonna try to drown himself in the digital lake or already has tried and when this gets shown we'll see what his avatar looks like when he can't breath The way Goose threw in lil hints abt Kinger what with him wanting to be in his dark pillow fort and his interest in an insect collection, makes me think certain lines that sorta seemed like throwaway jokes will wrap back around to basically being easter eggs upon rewatch.

The reason why I theorize he either will try to drown himself or has already tried before is because he refuses to show anyone what it looks like when he can't breath and [thanks to my friend Leftsei for pointing this out] he instinctively avoids the water in episode 4.

also Goose has said before that he didn't react well to first arriving in the circus and i like to believe he tried to leave by dying before he realized that doesn't work. And this may be really far-fetched and fucked but i also think Goose's sketch of Jax throwing up is actually him coughing up water

Pomni will try to reach out to Jax but he'll reject her and say she's being cringe, pushing away the only circus member still willing to give him the benefit of doubt.

Jax finds out that Caine's stability is what holds the circus together and will selfishly try to break him so it can all finally end. This isn't one i'm super tied to bc it feels a bit dramatic and I don't have any evidence in the show or outside of it, but i think to some extent Jax will try to end it for everyone else once his bitterness and self-inflicted loneliness REALLY kicks in.

aaaaand finally

Jax will be the only current circus member to abstract [womp womp]

This is just based on vibes and what would be the most interesting to watch build up to. The aftermath of him abstracting would also be fun to see imo, i like angst and stories that explore the intersection of grief and confusion that can come about from losing someone who treated you poorly. I love Jax and if what I think'll happen does end up happening, I'll be so damn happy bruh. Even if the actual show ends up being different, I can't wait to see him get worse! ^^

[sapsolace]

obsessed w these boneheads as of late :]

[rhemaji]

To add to this, I feel as though we as illustrators and animators are getting our wires crossed here with the amount of fan animatics lately featuring AI covers/ai versions of scenes too. We can't be like 'oh ai illustrations are theft and cringe' then turn and go 'wow this voice model sounds so accurate! i love this ^^'. The only real suggestion i'd have is trying to reach out to voice actors/cover artists, collaborate, and make original art that can be enjoyed by more than just the artists whose medium's aren't being devaluedthreatened by the end product. Yes the models sound dubiously accurate, yes you probably can't get a buncha broadway actors or official actors to cover a song in character [even if they themselves wanted to they likely don't have their clients' blessings] BUT there are communities full of hobbyists and voice actors that are willing to sing and act while doing an impression of any Hazbin character you want or practically any fictional character. The Voice Acting Club discord is a wonderful resource for learning about how to become a voice actor, sure, but it's also a suuuuuuper useful place to reach out to and begin working with voice actors, vocalists, and audio mixers from the professional to hobbyists and those just starting out. In the server there is a channel dedicated to posting casting calls for voice actors in UNPAID projects! That's right, collaborating with voice actors/impressionists doesn't automatically require any money!! I can guarantee, the novelty of hearing an ai voice parrot the same exact notes/delivery/inflection as the source audio is going to diminish as time goes by. Even if that technological hiccup is overcome, the experience of collaboration/community among artists is priceless. And tbh it's not really worth ignoring VA's discomfort and or anxieties surrounding the tech/the industry just to hear BlakeRoman_AngelDust.exe glitchily sing Stayed Gone or It's Over Isn't It.

Has anybody else noticed the insane amount of A.I covers in the Hazbin / Helluva fandom

Like idk if it's just my YouTube algorithm but as somebody who has a YouTube account just for binging hyperfixations and this is the first one that's flooded my feed with this garbage. Idk if it's coincidence, due to me getting into HH while A.I content is on the rise but it's very noticeable to me. I hit that "don't recommend channel" on every one I see and there's always more

Can y'all maybe idk cut that shit out

This is such a creative universe, FULL of great music and talented musicians, how can y'all resist the pull to actually get in there and make something with your own touch and your own talent? A.I. is crippling you!

[fluent-in-lesbianism]

i don't understand the need for garbage disposals when trash cans exist but the allure of feeding a sink beast my leftovers is tempting

[lieutenantselnia]

Merry chrimus everyone - I have nothing special to post because I was mostly resting and recharging over the weekend (managed to clean and organise my room in-between though, after pushing it away for far too long). I had a nice evening with close family though (in Austria we celebrate on the evening of the 24th) and going to see my grandparents and some extended family the coming day :)

[nagareboshiko]

Ooc; totally not related to Genshin but @tosxah smuggled me into a work event, I'm not even part of the department usbskd.

She won an award, walked up on stage and said "that was a mistake", took the award, gave back the mic, sat down and broke a glass while doing so.

She wins, and she destroys. I was trying hard not to snort.

[mishkakagehishka]

"We're old moms, we can't wait to stop breastfeeding so we can get [very excited, shrill even] botooooox!!!"

We are never making it out of the patriarchy.

[elemmeno-p]

This isn't a yap blog anymore give me a prompt and I will draw you shitty art (shitty)

[nyxypoo]

so dark it's hard to take pics :(

[rhemaji]

Lil rant abt Caine

Caine is just a lil guy, despite it all. From a design standpoint I thought I was gonna absolutely fucking hate looking at him because those chattering teeth toys make my skin crawl- but the art direction really helps make him look more appealing and whimsical than a disembodied pair of talking dentures sounds on paper.

The thing with Caine is I didn't initially like him that much after the pilot. While his interactions with Bubble were quite funny, that one episode left me feeling like he'd just end up being kinda one note or at the very least one note in a way that'd get on my nerves. Then everything changed when Pomni Wake Up Time to Go On an Adventure! attacked

The comedic timing throughout that announcement video was so fucking funny and thanks to his line deliveries and animation/model [?] upgrades- CAINE LOOKED AND SOUNDED SO ADORABLE!!

Legit it wasn't until this came out that I realized I actually could be on board with Caine as a character and it's been uphill from there. Episode 2 was better than the pilot not only comedically and visually but also in terms of showcasing just how actually unsettling Caine can be as an antagonist. Not because he's vengeful or malicious, but because he's so oblivious to how people work. His mind's always buzzing with terrible ideas and he's so so eager about these adventures, but at the end of the day he really really doesn't get the circus crew. Try as he might to include them, keep them engaged [ZOOBLE WAIT!], or even give them what they want [Exit doors] he doesn't realize how traumatic and distressing their current situation can be. The very nature of being trapped in a digital world is bad enough but it's especially rough here bc not only does its god have limited capabilities, you also are very well acquainted with him, and he can't fully understand your pain nor can he truly save you from it. He won't mourn your abstraction. He will not attend your funeral. He will not understand the distress of your arrival, nor the weight of your departure.

This isn't just sad from the pov of the circus gang, it's also very sad for Caine- not because i think he'll ever feel sad about it himself necessarily, but instead because the situation is sad. New members appear over and over, you craft adventures and games and distractions like [i'm assuming] they'd asked you to, but over and over, one by one, they abstract. They stop laughing at your jokes. They don't like you. They want you to leave them alone. It's confusing and maybe even inconvenient.

Where I'm hoping the series takes Caine is that this dissonance between Caine's intentions and the distress of the circus gang gets worse and worse and worse until something's got to give. I'm hoping that maybe at some point a character will try to sit down and talk with him and for it to either sorta get through to him but completely backfire in some form because he misinterprets what the others want from him OR i'd also be down for him to listen, but not understand any of it and proceed as tho nothing happened. I don't want Caine to come around really, it'd be interesting to see how Goose would go about having him come around to being a better host that empathizes more with humans, but personally I do prefer him to keep on keepin' on being this oblivious and eager antagonist.

My favorite Caine lines/line deliveries so far:

"You, my friend, stumbled into an incredible world of wonders, where anything can happen!…e-except for swearing."

"And here we have THE GROUNDS! Drown yourself in the digital lake, or engage in ridery at the digital carnival!"

"What do you think of XDDCC? You're right, terrible, LET'S TRY THAT AGAIN!"

"Kaufmo abstracted? Why didn't anybody tell me?"

"Bubble you can't say that"

"-ZOOBLE WAIT!"

"Why are you all just standing there?! The- The Canyon- C-Candy Canyon Kingdom needs you now!" [according to his VA, this was an actual line flub but hoo boy am i glad they use it bc it's hilarious]

"I know you guys love your NPCs, but if I start losing track of who's a human and who's an NPC, who knows...what. could. happen..."

That last line there specifically surprised me the most because up until he said that I was under the impression Caine was linked to every single NPC. I even thought he could see through their eyes if he so chose thanks to his "hundreds of all seeing eyes" line in the pilot. Him saying this here implies lots of things. Has Caine forgotten before? Is someone in the circus secretly an NPC ooooooooh~

"Who knows what could happen..."

Honestly, when Caine first said this I did immediately theorize Jax as being an NPC but now that it's been *checks calendar* three months since I watched episode 2, I don't think this is the case anymore. Jax being an NPC would be...something. Jax not knowing he's an NPC would be interesting [i like it when ppl's realities get shattered], but honestly I think this line was a way to telegraph to the audience that no Caine isn't actually all knowing. He didn't know Gummigoo was coming through that portal until he saw him with his own two eyes. My theory is that Caine is only able to teleport, create, censor, transform, and destroy the world around him, but isn't able to see all of it at once unless he tries to. I think Caine's default state is one where he only knows what he sees directly in front of him/what he himself has left waiting for someone else. And rather than implying someone in the gang is an NPC, I think that line in episode 2 was mainly implying Caine can be tricked, that it's possible to hide something from him, to surprise him even. Though I'm not opposed to an NPC we haven't met trying to join under the guise of being human, it'd potentially create some fun tension assuming the audience was given enough reason to care about them.

Jax is actually my favorite character in tadc, but i couldn't fill an entire post with things to say abt him. Caine seems to be- at least as of right now- the easiest of all the characters to try and wrap my head around. I'll probably have a lot more to say about Jax as he exists in canon as the episodes come out [EPISODE 6 MY BELOVED]

but uhhhh yeah, that's all the things i had to say abt Caine. Pls go watch/listen to the fansong Digital Land bye!

[im-diseased-but-cool]

Gimme be honest fellas I can't stop thinking about the parallel of Lucifer loving God so much and God cast him away and fuccijf Sam and Dean like it drives me crazy. I hate these bitches so much they've ruined my life I have never thought about Cain and Abel but guess what folks! I AM THINKING ABOUT THOSE BROTHERS BEVAUSE OF THESE STUPID FUCKING TWINK ASS FAGS!!!!! Sam and Dean die maybe but don't god im in shambles

[sillysnack]

forcing myself to think about torisai and mikochiyo so im not in a bad mood for the rest of the day 👎

[lokilysolbitch]

me: hm i've been noticing gluten affects me worse than i thought

me: *eats gluten bc i haven't fully switched to primarily gf food yet*

me: *feels worse than usual*

me: woah o.0 i did not see that coming,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[hawkeyedflame]

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[the-n3w3st-g1rl-g1rl]

monster food is already different to human food (does not pass through a monster's whole body, does not spoil, etc.)

but then there's also ghost food (like the ghost sandwich blooky offers you). so like I guess there's sub-categories of monster food for different monster types sometimes?

humans are capable of eating some monster foods (Frisk can use consumable items and Chara lived underground for a while so they had to be eating something). but no one other than incorporeal ghosts can eat ghost food (even if they were a ghost but they now have a body)

ghosts might be able to eat other types of monster food (didn't Napstablook have a flier for the spider bake sale? so maybe they can eat that)

just wondering if there are other types of monster food and what sort of properties they might have…

[pocketramblr]

An underrepresented teacher emotion I think is suddenly being told the day of "hey we need you in a meeting this morning, don't worry we'll cover your classes" like no babygirl you won't