#if they made plushies of them i'd get a hundred!!!

[eff-plays]

The fact that Infinity Nikki, a free gacha game about clothes, has a better storyline with more nuanced characters and writing than Veilguard, a "serious" RPG ...

Also it has a way better soundtrack too. And half the characters they want you to take seriously look like this

That's a father and his son btw ^^^

[mttcafe]

I’m back!!!!!! do you have any UT or DR merch you wanna show off? :3

YES!!! sooo much. i'll attach everything and then yap under the cut about them. long post incoming! sorry!!!

okay so starting out! i have my plushie collection. i have sans, papyrus, flowey, lancer, and two chapter two ralseis that my bf got me the second he released. one of them is wearing the butler outfit. i got one for free because my first one had stains on arrival. so now i have a second to wear the costume! i also have bootleg sans and papyrus and bootleg asriel.

i have all of the nendoroids sans spamton. the undertale cast is displayed on one shelf and ralsei on another. undyne broke into toriel's house and took the pie that's why she's not on her mountain.

i have the fangamer undertale vinyl boxset! i have the first run boxart with gaster on it [picture included]. he is not in any prints you can get now. i own the fangamer deltarune chapter one and two vinyls as well.

for one of my holy grail pieces of merch, i own the iam8bit undertale vinyls! they stopped making them a long time ago. you can find them average between the 100-200+ range. but the real holy grail is the 7" vinyl. it's in the first picture and then there's a picture of the vinyl attached. it has dogsong on it. it was a preorder bonus for the original vinyl and there were NOT many made because the vinyl went up for preorder in 2015 or 16 iirc. i have only seen like four listings for the dogsong vinyl ever and most sit in the several hundred dollar range. i bought a bundle of the original soundtrack AND the dogsong vinyl for one hundred and fourty dollars. AN INSANE COP. i won. I WON!!!! i had been looking for a good listing for YEARS.

i have quite a few pins although i would like more. i have the flowey fanclub pin, the lancer bike pin. the fanmade ones i own are both mettaton + a ralsei button that i made. on this backpack i also have the mewmew keychain. they stopped selling her a while ago so i had to find her second hand. it was also EXTREMELY difficult to find a listing for her!! but i found one for 15. only two over retail. yay!

i have the cyber city desk mat. i love it very much. i have the nubert beanie that my friend bought me. thanks casper. i have the undertale collectors edition for the switch, and the undertale art book. i have an eshop card that was never active i'm not gonna lie to y'all i just swiped that thing one day. no harm done it's just a piece of cardboard. i own the game on pc, switch, and my xbox. if i owned a ps4 you best believe i'd own it there too. i plan on getting one someday and 60% of the reason is for the ps4 dynamic theme and so i can play all versions of undertale. also i have a lot of undertale stickers and tags, mostly the bonuses from fangamer and such. plus a few art cards from there. oh! and my bf made me that cup + coaster. i love it. when the cup is set down it squishes ralsei.

now for the clothes that i have! i own two sans jackets from fangamer [not pictured i forgor]. i got one in a size too big so had to get a second. i have the shirt showtime, disruption, your best nightmare [it has a little flowey on the back!], the fifth anniversary shirt [it has a bunch of quotes from the game on the back. i love it.], the deltarune hoodie, and the flowey scarf.

as for unofficial clothing, i have two hoodies from etsy. one of them is a chara hoodie, and the other one is a lancer inspired hoodie with a spade that comes down over your face! it's so cool despite the fact i can't see out of it.

i also have a few kandi bracelets that i made and a golden flower headband i made for a cosplay. and with that.. i think that may be it..! i have a few pieces of merch that i really want but that could go into a seperate post. thank you so much for asking! i could talk about this forever haha. if i forgot anything i'll mention it. i'm very forgetful.

shoutout to all the people that have helped me cultivate this collection. a lot of these are gifts or things i've made myself broke buying.

[reggiejworkshop]

"Warner Crew At The Carnival"

Dr Scratchensniff thought he knew what to expect when he along with Ralph took the Warners out to the local carnival. Helping the Warners win Pinky and the Brain at a shady ring toss game was not one of those expectations.

The two lab mice had previously undertaken another one of their world domination schemes when one of the local carnies had mistaken them as take home pet prizes.

What followed would be an intense competion between the Warner Crew and another visitor from the reboot, body builder and new special freind, Nils Niedhardt.  Two Hundred rings and several stuffed animal plushies later, the lab mice rode away safely in the shirt pocket of Ralph the secuirty guard.

Ralph giggled as the mice wiggled inside. "Theys tickle me!"

"Gee, Brain. Who knew we'd finally get a free ride for once? Narf!" said Pinky.

"This isn't the kind of free ride I had in mind." Brain complained. "In fact I finds it's hygiene questionable. Why does he smell like coconut...?"

Ralph was also carrying two of the Warner Brothers in his arms.

"Look at it this way, he's a ride you don't have to wait on for once!" Yakko responded.

"Thanks for helping out with that last game, Scratchy! We were started to get tired" Wakko said as he reached for the cotton candy in Dr. Scratchensniff's arms.

The psychiatrist looked up in shock. "You kids are actually tired? For once?!"

The two adults were suprised at how well behaved the Warners were today compared to how they usually acted in the past. Normally it ended with the both of them chasing the trio all around the carnival, several vistors being at the mercy of their 'special freind' antics and moderate property damage, but today was relatively normal for them. 

Aside from the ring toss, there were only a few other incidents.  Dot and Yakko tightrope walking across the beams of the moving ferris wheel.  A pie eating competition that ended with Wakko in the first place and Ralph with a face full of coconut cream. And Scratchensniff nearly losing his lunch when the trio took control of a rickety spinning tea cup ride. 

Dot, who was resting on his shoulder peered near his ear to respond.  "We've been tired, our youthful demeanor just hides it well."

"Besides, now that our show is done, we finally have a moment to relax for once!" said Wakko. "Being zany to the max was starting to feel like work again"

Scratchensniff nodded in agreement.  "Well,  you three have been natural at this for years." 

The trio had been ramping up their antics for the reboot's abrupt final season. But the extra pressure of pleasing their eager fans made them work harder than ever before.

"Yep. But we're cartoon veterans now. We need some time off " Yakko responded.

"Dahhh, Veterans? I didn't know theys brought back the draft!" Said Ralph.

 "So what do you all  have planned now the shows over?" Scratchensniff asked them.

"Catch up with all the HBO Max shows that haven't been taken off, yet." Said Yakko.

"Update my Master class on nunchuck lessons." said Dot.

"Maybe visit Slappy Squirrel, or our old CEO" Wakko added. 

His older brother shook his head. "I don't about that, T.P is probably still comatose when he found out Ralph became CEO at the end of season 2"

The guard huffed indignantly. "Noes he wasn't! He was just personified with joy!"

Scratchensniff was about to correct the guards words usage when Yakko asked him. " What about you?"

Scratchensniff blinked at hearing that, he wasn't expecting to be asked about it. "Well, doing my job of course. That and looking out for you three, Which also my job"

"Wow,  we thought you would retire the moment the show ended!" Wakko exclaimed. 

The psychiatrist smiled. "This world is cuckoo enough as is, but if I am going to deal with it, I'd rather it be with you"

The trio smiled at his geneniunely sweet response.

Yakko looked over his shoulder. "How are you holding up back there Nils?"

The muscular overgrown adversary in question was carrying the group's victory spoils from the ring toss game.

"Hating this..." Nils grumbled. The stuffed animal plushies towered above his head.

After being such a great sport during their competition. The Warners let him pick out one to keep for himself. He ended up picking one that visually matched how he felt, a pink jackass.

I seriously had to force myself to keep this story from going on too long.

I had been meaning to do another digital painting for a long time.

But I wanted to go for a look that was more refined than my other ones. Something a little less sketchy and rough.

And with the shows final season out now, I finally felt  motivated to do it with an idea I had been sitting on for a long time.  The final season of Animaniacs actually ended up being really enjoyable and ended with a bang! ( Granted not the one the fans nor I were expecting)

So I decided to do a group shot with Warners and freinds again, but this time in a fluffy casual setting. 

[objectum-culture-is]

hiii I'm the anon who sent the long rant a while ago abt the electrical towers I have a crush on–

uhh I've been trying to talk to them? No response yet so I'm not sure they can hear me :( distance always seems to weaken communication anyways

and I also feel kind of embarrassed??... I've only seen them from the car window, and they see hundreds of cars pass by every day, so idk why I'd be special to them,, but I'd really like to be :')

plus, all my other object companions are small personal items like plushies, this is the first time I've had a crush on something this big and public, it's overwhelming and I have no idea what to do or how to get their attention ;–; any advice or suggestions would be much appreciated 🙏

but! I made an objectum sideblog so I can actually post abt it instead of rambling in your inbox :D

@mmaterial--sweetness

Aaaa I hope you can get their attention!! I'm rooting for you! And you can still come to my inbox to ramble about your crushes, don't worry ^^

I'm sorry I don't have any advice to help, but maybe others have advice ^^

[chococat-plushie-archive]

What's the largest Chococat plush out there? Both rarer and actually "still in retail" one [totally not wanting to get one...]

It's hard to say which is the largest since there's no archive for all of Chococat's merchandise (tho I would love it if someone made one) but I can show a few listings I've seen pop up over the years. Most of them are older plushies so the price is generally super high even on top of the increased shipping fees 😭 for the sake of simplicity I'm only sending active listings.

Starting with the rarer "vintage" items, most of his bigger plushies are in the 14-16 inch range, like these ones for example:

Plushies of this size for him are generally $300+, though these are only two options, I'm sure there are other listings in this size range.

There are also Chococat plushies that are 24 inches or more. These seem to be super rare and I only see them pop up every once in a while for outrageous prices:

Like this one for example. Unfortunately scalpers have been going a little crazy with pricing Chococat plushies lately, so unless you thrift in person or come across a generous listing I'd expect to pay several hundred dollars for one.

There are better priced non-vintage options thankfully, though the tradeoff is that they're kinda boring looking:

The 16 inch Fiesta plushies generally go for reasonable prices. There is also a classic style 16 inch Chococat currently available via Sanrio retailers. Retail is the best way to ensure that you aren't being overcharged for a plushie, though the options are underwhelming. I recommend following your local Sanrio stores social media and checking updates every once in a while since they have been making more stuff for him lately.

Checking listings frequently for second hand items also never hurts, maybe you'll get lucky! Thank you for sending an ask and best of luck!

[poxei]

hi, your OC plushies are really cute !!! I was wondering if you them yourself (and if so, how? they look really impressive)?

HI THANK YOU and yes I made them by hand, with the help of a sewing machine and an embroidery machine!

I'm using a maker space at my old college so there is free access... I was not about to drop hundreds on machines that I'd only use for a short while. I only spent money to buy minky cloth and stuffing. I watched dozens of YouTube videos about plushie making and using minky cloth (playlist of minky plush tutorials, how to use a sewing machine, videos by japanese and korean plush makers to get inspo for the pattern). I made the patterns myself too, which has been a whole process of trial and error 😵‍💫 this whole endeavor started at the end of June. and now it's August 11. so it's been like 1.5 months of only plushies on the brain.

I think that uh... with the amount of time I spent making these things, I could have definitely saved a lot of effort if I just paid some company in China $200 for 2 plushies, but NO... I will treasure them much more if I make them by hand. plus it's fun to learn something new :)

[barksbog]

I've been thinking about that exact issue re: factories. I'd love to have some plushes mass produced (these factories have way more better and larger materials for doing so than i ever could), but i can't figure out how to do so without heavily exploiting other workers. How do you go about vetting the working conditions, especially if the factory is too far away to visit?

i wish i could answer that but like i said i likely will never work with factories because i have yet to find one that´s even close to what i would consider good working conditions and there isn´t any good way to even vet them for it so i tend to just assume the worst unless proven otherwise also you would be surprised how much you can do at home equipment wise. A lot of the fancier stuff like printing your own fabric and embroidery machines do run in the 1.5-2k range but it´s something you can get later on! at this point i really only need to buy the raw materials anymore (fabric, stuffing, eyes, ect.).

another option is to reach out to people who make plushies themselves and ask if they would be interested in a collab. i personally don´t do those with strangers but other plush makers might be open to it if you really want to see some designs made but can´t go through the process yourself!

none of those options will make you as much money as quickly as a really succesful kickstarter might but it´s also easier to manage and you aren´t gonna have a house overfilled with boxes of plushies, fight factories about too many faulty ones being present, deal with shipping and customer support of hundreds or thousands of orders.

honestly the closest thing to business advice i can give anyone is to make things that make you happy, try your best to treat people you are working with as equals and start out slow and build up. the last thing is especially important if you have chronic health issues (physical or mental). i´ve gotten close to breaking down from taking on too much before and learning your limits and boundaries is really important

also learn to account for those limits in your pricing and treat yourself well. everyone deserves to be paid a living wage and that includes yourself!

[limitless-rose]

Stray Kids as weird habits/quirks of mine:

Yes, that's how I act, I'm sorry 🙃

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˚ ♡ ⋆.˚ Bang Chan: Randomly flirting on accident but unable to actually flirt on command. I can openly make 'flirty/suggestive' comments and throw 3 (very) inappropriate jokes in a row to casually respond in a conversation, to the point where my male friends keep assuming I'm flirting with them (I'm really not, that's how I act around people In comfortable with). But if you put me in front of someone I have a crush on, I become hella awkward, I can't even ask them a casual question without somehow messing up, make it make sense 🤷‍♀️ (why did Daddy Issues start playing while I was typing this last part, ffs)

˚ ♡ ⋆.˚ Lee Know: Passive aggressive, semi offensive, sarcastic but still caring comments. Well, just being 'cold' and moody in general. At this point, I get a genuine compliment and turn it into a self depricating joke. Even in deep, meaningful conversations, I tend to throw in dark comments. My fellow STAY friend has actually said that I give off Lee Know energy sooo here it is, I guess 😅

˚ ♡ ⋆.˚ Changbin: Talking loud and fast when I'm excited. Like, I could just be casually talking to my friends about, let's say, cartoons, and once I find out we all watch the same thing, I verbally keyboard smash, lol (you should see me when I find out people I hang out with listen to artists I really like, the other day I found out a girl we met recently is a fan of Weekend and Chase Atlantic, and the scream I let out, gosh). I also do this when I'm really irritated, annoy me enough (or talk shit about something I'm passionate about) and I'm competing with Jisung Changbin Seungmin on who can talk the fastest. I'm talking angry rapper Kim Seokjin level, that's how I am 😂

˚ ♡ ⋆.˚ Hyunjin: Doing my makeup and dressing up when I'm home alone for no apparent reason. Mainly during spring/summer, because in the winter I'm a depressed potato sack, mood so low I procrastinate getting out of bed 🤣 But yeah, it makes no sense, I take my time to get dolled up just to take a hundred selfies (half of which I hate and probably delete) and then go back to watching dramas while eating takeout in my hoodie. Stupid but honestly a nice little confidence boost, a fun activity between crying sessions imo.

˚ ♡ ⋆.˚ Han: Platonically calling my close friends 'babes', 'honey', 'lovely/my love', 'sweetheart' etc (I have also considered using 'papi chulo' as a joke 😂) It just happens mid-convo, especially when a friend can't decide on something. Usually in a passive-aggressive tone, like "Sweetheart, we talked about this a million times already, can you shut up?" or "My love, can you please wait for ONE fucking moment so I can finish doing this?" (and then I use 'dude' and 'bro' romantically, wow Noni, you and your weird brain 👏)

˚ ♡ ⋆.˚ Felix: Baking sweets out of the blue and sharing them with friends/family. I find it surprisingly relaxing compared to cooking (why does it feel so fast paced, lol) and seeing people enjoying what I've made makes me really happy 😊 Not saying I dislike cooking, I'd just rather make chocolate chip cookies at my own pace than stress over the second failed fried egg and the burned bacon 🙂

˚ ♡ ⋆.˚ Seungmin: Jotting down my dreams either in my notes app or in a journal (if they're interesting enough) mostly because I leave sarcastic remarks on them in the margins (might make a post about that) So when I want to have a laugh, I go back to them because they're so random and stupid but they always crack me up 😅

˚ ♡ ⋆.˚ I.N: Collecting plushies. Listen, I'm a simple person; I see something adorable and really cuddly, I buy it (if only it was this easy with relationships too, lmao). I can't help myself when I see cute things, especially with stuffies, like look at their eyes and their small smile and their fluffy bodies and their little arms, so cuteeeee 🥺 Yes, I already have a bunch of teddy bears and other plushies but that won't stop me from getting more of these cuties (also I really want a SKZOO? Like look at them, they're adorbz 💕 but I can't choose between Wolfchan and PuppyM 😭)

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Hope you enjoyed this post 🖤

Feel free to drop post ideas in the comments ᵔᴗᵔ

[meltedcapsy]

What would the Collectors' Palisman be?

That's what I will be theorizing today!

Kitsune. In my opinion.

What do Foxes represent?

Foxes, generally, represent cunning, playfulness and resilience. They walk the fine line between the wilds and urban living, making the best of both environments. They are adaptable, clever and full of mischief.

One of the most common associations with foxes is their cleverness and resourcefulness. (as said from above) They are known for their ability to outsmart predators and humans alike, and have long been associated with trickery and deceit. (I will be talking about this part early on) This cunning nature has earned them a place in many cultures as a symbol of intelligence and shrewdness. In fact, the phrase "as sly as a fox" has become a popular expression to describe someone who is clever and quick-witted.

Most of these (not all) are personality traits of our Collector.

The Little Prince parallels

The Collector himself, is clearly inspired from "The Little Prince" a story about loneliness, friendship, sadness, and love. The prince is a small boy from a tiny planet (an asteroid to be precise), who travels the universe, planet-to-planet, seeking wisdom. On his journey, he discovered the unpredictable nature of adults. Which is funny because, that's what the Collector is doing right now. He's returning back to the stars, trying to grow by himself - whether that's a good thing or a bad thing. And also to potentially face his siblings again.

They also have a fox plushie under their bed, which can be seen in FtF referencing the Prince's best friend, the Fox. And the Fox to the Little Prince, is exactly what King is to the Collector.

Come and play with me," the little prince proposed. "I'm feeling so sad. " "I can't play with you," the fox said. "I'm not tamed. " "Ah! Excuse me," said the little prince. But upon reflection he added, "What does tamed mean? " "You're not from around here," the fox said. "What are you looking for? " "I'm looking for people," said the little prince. "What does tamed mean?" "People," said the fox, "have guns and they hunt. It's quite troublesome. And they also raise chickens. That's the only interesting thing about them. Are you looking for chickens? " "No," said the little prince, "I'm looking for friends. What does tamed mean?" "It's something that's been too often neglected. It means, to create ties..." "To create ties? " "That's right," the fox said. "For me you're only a little boy just like a hundred thousand other little boys. And I have no need of you. And you have no need of me, either. For you I'm only a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, we'll need each other. You'll be the only boy in the world for me. I'll be the only fox in the world for you..." "I'm beginning to understand," the little prince said.

"Please... tame me!" he said.

"I'd like to," the little prince replied, "but I haven't much time. I have friends to find and so many things to learn. " "The only things you learn are the things you tame," said the fox. "People haven't time to learn anything. They buy things ready-made in stores. But since there are no stores where you can buy friends, people no longer have friends. If you want a friend, tame me! " "What do I have to do?" asked the little prince.

"You have to be very patient," the fox answered. "First you'll sit down a little ways away from me, over there, in the grass. I'll watch you out of the corner of my eye, and you won't say anything. But day by day, you'll be able to sit a little closer..."

Language is the source of misunderstandings.

Foxes in Japanese Mythology

Kitsune are foxes that possess paranormal abilities that increase as they get older and wiser. (Which i am speculating is true for Collectors/Archivists) According to yōkai folklore, all foxes have the ability to shapeshift into human form. While some folktales speak of kitsune employing this ability to trick others—as foxes in folklore often do—other stories portray them as faithful guardians, friends, and lovers.

Kitsune have become closely associated with Inari, a Shinto kami or spirit, and serve as its messengers. This role has reinforced the fox's supernatural significance. The more tails a kitsune has—they may have as many as nine—the older, wiser, and more powerful it is. Because of their potential power and influence, some people make sacrifices to them as to a deity. (i.e the Titan Trappers in this case.)

Kitsune are believed to possess superior intelligence, long life, and magical powers. (Similar to Collectors' race) They are a type of yōkai. The word kitsune is sometimes translated as 'fox spirit', which is actually a broader folkloric category. This does not mean that kitsune are ghosts, nor that they are fundamentally different from regular foxes. Because the word spirit is used to reflect a state of knowledge or enlightenment, all long-lived foxes were believed to gain supernatural abilities.

Conversely foxes were often seen as "witch animals", especially during the Edo period (1603–1867), and were thought of as goblins who could not be trusted (similar to some badgers and cats). (And wouldn't you know it, Phillip was born in the early seventeenth century!)

The Two Types of Kitsune

The zenko (善狐, lit. 'good foxes') are benevolent, celestial foxes associated with Inari; they are sometimes simply called Inari foxes in English.

Evil behavior frequently attributed to kitsune is always the work of yako, not zenko. Whereas yako have no interest in advancement in kitsune society, zenko work hard to improve themselves and increase their social standing. Zenko may occasionally play tricks or pranks on people, but they do not seriously harm or kill humans. (At least for him, he didn't think that he was wiping them out of existence)

I'm bored! Is the Draining Spell ready yet? I wanna play and see everything go all… (Imitates screams)

Ooooh, you were maaaad! I thought you were gonna go all… (Imitates screams) …on that kid.

I want to be their friends. And besides, my powers don’t work on King.

You're not being very nice right now.

Aw, you act like I’m doing something bad, but I’m just having fun.

So? Toys break all the time? You just fix’em.

I get it now. You just need kindness and forgiveness, huh?

But I thought, I was doing the right thing.

Luz? Luz? You-hoo! You can come out now. Well, it’s okay. She just broke, so I’ll fix her.

I don’t want anyone to go away, I don’t want anyone else to go missing. I’m sorry for everything!

Leave them to me!

Come on, you can at least do this!

Collector doesn't necessarily want to kill people, like the rest of his siblings. He just wants to play and have fun.

Speaking of yako..

On the other hand, the yako (野狐, lit. 'field foxes', also called nogitsune) tend to be mischievous or even malicious.

Don't bother, beast. You can't run away anymore. It's. Over.

"Oh, let's play a game!", they said. "Let's play hide and seek! You go down there and see if the Titans wanna play!" So I played, and it was great! The baby Titans were the cutest, just like King! And they were all so welcoming! But the Archivists were scared of their power. So one by one, they disappeared, until there was one Titan left. And he thought I was the bad guy! He hid his egg from me and trapped me! But I showed all of them! Even when those trapper jerks started acting weird, even when Belos lied to me, I FOUND KING! I FOUND THE LAST TITAN, AND HE'S MY FRIEND NOW!"

His siblings tricked him into playing with the little titans so they could murder them. Sure, some had malicious intent or some were simply delusional or even both. But in the end, they're all pretty awful people just like yako.

His so called "friend" used him and intended to abandon him.

And now, his new pal that he just made - was lying to him this whole time and had a plan on imprisoning him. (from his perspective)

The closest people to him 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙞𝙢, everyone did.

I did say I was going to bring up the topic of how foxes are generally associated with trickery and deceit, especially in Japanese Mythology, wasn't I?

Instead of him lying to everyone, everyone lied to him, and instead of him being a complete liar - he's actually a pretty truthful little guy. Keen on friendship and most importantly honesty, you can trust him with anything. That's a major part of his character that is very often brought up in the show.

I just wanted a friend that wouldn't lie to me, or trick me. But everyone's the same. King lied. Belos lied. Even they lied.

Just free me already! You've proooomiiiised!

You need to have more faith in pinky swears.

But... but you said! You said you'd let me out! I hate it here!

You better not be fibbing. You pinky swore me.

Uh, excuse-a-what- now? B—But you said you'd use the Titan blood to help free me!

But you said we were friends! We pinky swore! You LIED! LIAR! LIAR, LIAR, LIAR, LIAR, LIAR, LIAR, LIAR! Oooohhh, liaaar!

WOOOOAAAAHHHH! You're a liar, liar, pants on fireeee!

Leave me alone. I don't associate with fibbers. 

Wait. You're not tricking me into doing your chores like Philip? Are you?

King! You promised you'd play with me! You pinky-swore!

Though, the possibility of him having a palisman is pretty low - if he does get one and it turns out to be a fox, it'll at least remind him that King truly is his friend and that nobody is lying, or tricking him anymore. He has friends now, true friends who he can turn to in times of support and it'll coincide with his wish of having honest sincere friendship as well.

[purplesurveys]

1943

Are you more afraid of death or not completely living? Not completely living. Death happens to all...I can easily accept that. But I don't think I can forgive myself if I end up not living my life to the fullest I can make it.

What are you most afraid of? I feel like my answer here changes every time I'm asked this, haha. To prove that point, today I'm feeling most afraid of being helpless in vulnerable situations. Scenarios like getting raped, being held at gunpoint or knifepoint, being demanded that I turn over my wallet... stuff like that.

If you had $100 dollars, how would you spend it? Hundred percent it'd go to savings. ~5000 bucks is still a very big deal and I don't want to spend it recklessly right off the bat.

What’s something you would love to have happen right now? For traffic in this country to be permanently eradicated, lol. I came from Makati earlier today and was in a State of Shock seeing EDSA still as stacked as goddamn ever. As if it was weekday rush hour. Unbelievable. I want to go out less and less everyday – the traffic takes up most of people's energy and patience anyway, lmao.

You were given the opportunity to get a new cellular device, what do you choose? I'd go for the iPhone 16, I guess. I'm not desperate to have it since the features haven't changed much, and my 13 still feels relatively new to me; but if I get a freebie pass for a new phone I might as well get the latest version.

How nice of a person are you, honestly? Tbh I try to be as nice as I can to everyone, but I admittedly have a bias toward service crew...or, really, anyone who is from a lower income class. Parking attendants, security guards, baristas, servers, Grab drivers... god knows how other people may have already treated them or spoken to them that day. So I'm nice. It's free to do. If the meal I wanted to order is out of stock, it's not the end of the world; let's just get another one. Versus older, entitled people who'd have a meltdown if their stupid fucking pasta is unavailable.

For people who look middle class or rich, I'm also nice but I generally keep it formal, if that makes sense. I'm just nice enough to not cause a scene – mostly because I expect more from them to be more educated and be just as nice. It's also the richer people who are more uptight or act super entitled, so I've learned not to overly bend over backwards for them.

Is there anyone of your preferred sex who tends to mess with your head? My mom sometimes does.

What have you recently gotten the most compliments on? My hair, since I dyed it brown a few days ago. It's still super fresh and noticeable, so people have been telling me how nice it looks.

Do and your best friend(s) act the same, or are very different from each other? There's many overlaps but I feel like in the grand scheme of things we're more different from each other than we are the same.

On a scale of 1 to 10 how shy are you? I want to say a 6. I won't shy away from small talk, but I also gauge my level of interaction based on how un-shy the other person is. If they seem talkative, I'd definitely talk to them. But if they seem introverted or don't want to be bothered, I won't force myself on them.

Have you ever fallen for your best friend? Yeah.

Who was the last person you made plans with? I asked my sister to go with me to the vet tomorrow for Cooper's monthly appointment.

Are you currently wearing a charm bracelet? Nopes.

Do you have any embarrassing usernames? Not currently, but my first Twitter username fucking sucked lol. In my (very weak) defense it was 2008, I was 10, and nobody knew yet what constituted a good or cringy username at the time...but in any case I think it's safe to say that username aged like milk and I try not to acknowledge its existence LOL

Do you have a backpack in a shape of an animal? Not me, but my sister. Girly is OBSESSED with plushies and anything animal-themed these days, so she's racked up quite the collection of animal-shaped stuff.

Do you ever get called the quiet girl? Yeah definitely, especially when I was in grade/high school. It wasn't my favorite environment so I just waited till college to open up.

Have you ever itched yourself until your skin was raw? Yes, I have pretty bad and sensitive dermatitis :( I actually have a patch on my thigh now – it started itching on Thursday, and now it's equal parts bruise and equal parts rash. The rash I could understand, but I could not for the life of me understand why the edges started bruising.

Do you always clear your history after using the computer? No, not really. I clear my cache and cookies if I notice my usual pages not loading or if the laptop seems generally slower, but that's it. I don't want to lose past links.

Have you ever had your food stolen by a bird? Definitely could have happened before but no particular memory sticks out.

Do you have any Christmas pajama pants? Nope.

Do you ever wear red lipstick? Sometimes. Depends on the colors I'm wearing that day.

Did you go to high school with your current best friend? I did :)

Have you ever wanted to be vegetarian or vegan? Yes, when I was a teenager. I followed this vegan baker blogger who at that time for me was the coolest person in the world, and I wanted to be like her sooooo badly. I still find her very rad, but I've grown out of the vegan ambition haha. Only the super rich can afford being vegan here, anyway.

Do you like eggnog? I haven't tried it but I really want to and I also feel like I'd love it!

Who is the person you dislike the most? I dislike the people I dislike equally. There isn't one I'd have the strongest feelings for.

Girls, how old were you when you first got your period? I had just turned 10. Like, three weeks after turning 10.

Do you take part in paying the bills for your household? My parents insist I don't, but I hand them a certain amount anyway every two weeks. They can funnel that to anywhere they want.

What is your favourite way to eat rice? I mean there is no 'favorite' way for my Asian ass lmao. Rice is just rice for me; it's second nature and is in every meal I eat. Whether white rice, fried rice, kimchi fried rice, brown rice, bagoong rice, garlic rice...all of them are heavenly and are non-negotiables for me, hahahah.

Do your parents know how to text? Yeah. They were pretty much the generation that started the phone craze.

Do you text your parents often? Ish, but it's just in the nuance. I talk to/update them on Messenger all the time, but not so much in text format.

Do you watch Youtube videos often? I love YouTube hehe, I watch videos on it all the time and allot a few hours each day.

Do you prefer to have a lot of friends? No. Too exhausting at this point.

Do you sleep with one blanket or many blankets? Just one. You'd only ever need one here.

What is the FIRST thing you do when you wake up? Check the time and do the mental math re: how long can I keep sleeping. If I don't feel like going back to sleep anymore, I check Reddit for news.

What do you usually have for breakfast, if you do at all? I don't have breakfast; I'll just have a cup of coffee.

Do you have any rituals you perform before you leave your home for the day? Erm, not really. I have a basic routine, but not a ritual. I just put on minimal makeup, fill up my tumbler with water, and say bye to the dogs lol, nothing special.

Have you ever cried in front of your parents over a boyfriend or girlfriend? Nope.

What brand is your digital camera? I don't own one.

Who was the last person to cook something for you? The real, correct answer to this would be the crew at Yabu since I ordered food delivery from them for lunch today, haha.

Do you talk to any of your ex-boyfriends/girlfriends? Nope.

Do you know where your best friend is? She's either home or out somewhere with her fiance.

Who was the last person to comment you on Facebook? Angela, I think.

What is your display picture of on Facebook? It's me posing in front of the concert arena before Yoongi's show.

Have you ever kissed the same sex? Sure.

Have you stuck with your New Year's resolution? I don't make any.

Do you need to lose any weight right now? Nope.

When was the last time you had a period? Around two weeks ago.

How frequently are you inclined to read, and how much? Not very frequent at all, honestly. I just don't have the time; and when I do, I usually don't have reading as a priority. Maybe once or twice a month would be a good estimate.

How does the rain affect your mood, if it does? I like the rain and find comfort in it more than anything.

Chipotle order? We don't have Chipotle here, but Army Navy does have a Chipotle chicken sandwich that's literally my favorite fast food order.

Mythical creature you think/believe is real? Well, none.

Favorite form of potato? Fries.

First thing you’re doing in the purge? Idk but I think I'd definitely be hyperfocused on protecting the dogs.

Are you one of those lucky people with 20/20 vision? No, not since I was like 10. I don't even know who I inherited it from; my mom and dad have never needed prescription glasses, and yet I have horrible eyesight.

When was the last time you spoke to the last person you kissed? December 2020.

Have you ever been your friend’s shoulder to cry on? Of course.

Grab your keys and tell me what each one is for. I only have two – house key and car key.

What is your wine of choice, if any? I don't have any. I drink wine quite often but was never interested in learning the different kinds. All I classify them as is either This Is Okay or This Is The Worst, lol.

Is your bed against more than one of your walls? Yup.

Have you ever made out in your room? Last time? Sure. 4 years ago.

Do you have a crazy aunt? I can think of one Trump fanatic grand aunt and anybody who's on that side of the political spectrum is crazy, so.

Have you ever been to an art museum? Of course. Lots of them.

What fictional character/s remind you of yourself? Diane Nguyen and Monica Geller.

Are you afraid of spiders? A little bit.

Are you afraid of snakes? Only if they're out to kill me, lmao. Otherwise I've held snakes before.

Do you often post about politics on social media? Of course. To stay silent is to oppress.

[juliju-moon]

Nintendo 64

Now that I'm thinking about it..

I could just end it tonight

if I do it when everyone is asleep they won't be able to notice that I'm not going to wake up the next day, because i ended up falling into the deepest, most peacful slumber known to human kind. Death.

And him? i don't even knoe when he'd even find out. He'd probably find out by my parents telling him, or perhpas he'd actaully notice that I'm offline since tonight and woukld wonder, eventually, when he notices, and perhaps then he'd text my little borther, asking wether I'm alright, bacuse i haven't been replying. I honestly don't know when he'd even question my absences or notice, because right now it seems as if he could've easily went without tecting me since i walked him to the bus station and he hugged and kissed me. Maybe for the last time if I actually do it.

I won't tho, it seems very, VERY, intriguing, but i made a promise, a pinky promise even. A promise that i won't break this time, so I guess i have to keep suffering until it starts getting easier again.

I know it will get easier and better, it has in the past and it will be better sometime soon.

The part that scares me is the fact taht this time i wouldn't stop at 15 or 20 pills, I could easily take a hundred, possibly even twohundred pills without taking anyone elses meds. And because I'd be dead, I wouldn't need them anymore anyways.

But I can't do that to my parents, siblings, close *actual* friends, and my partner..... right? i mean, yes I'm a burden, annoying, too much, too sensitive / a crybaby and make their lifes harder and more complicated, but my death would be cruel for them. Having to see my lifeless body, their daughters lifeless body in her bed, between her plushies, pillows, two blankets and fresh-ish scars would be so fukicng traumatising for them......

Anyways, As said in the post before this one, I should probably just go to sleep so i stop having a crisis and falling into the thought spirals

[namuneulbo]

week one hundred and twenty nine

my ocd's been really weird lately. it keeps showing up when i least expect it and it's so hard to ignore.

i've had surprisingly few things to do considering exam season's coming up. i should definitely start studying some grammar stuff. i think i'll have to come up with a new and more efficient study schedule for my next term.

monday was l's birthday. it was weird. i didn't know whether to say happy birthday to him or not. he ended up posting about it so late that i ended up falling asleep and i decided not to give him a belated congratulations the day after, especially considering it would've had to been via dms.

our relationship's so weird. ending on 'good' terms is weird. i can't fully hate him and that makes it so much harder to get over him. i would say i'm over him... i'd say i'm over him enough to start talking to new people. i don't really mind being single at the moment though. getting silly short-lived crushes on strangers on campus or on the bus is way more fun now. i just think it's harder to ignore him when i don't fully have a reason to like... block him or something. we literally still send each other tiktoks and memes and react to each other's bereals and i do tend to get a bit... sad (?) whenever i see his mom or younger sister reacting to them because they were so nice to me and i felt so accepted and welcomed. it makes me nervous thinking about what he's told them about us not meeting up anymore. what if he made it seem like i didn't want to or something and now they just think i'm the asshole?

i'm over him.

i haven't matched with anyone new since last time. one guy who was pretty cute but he replies so slow. like... i'm talking days. he seemed really nice but i'm kind of over it if he's going to reply that slow.

it would be nice to meet someone in real life though; maybe via uni or so. i don't think i'd meet someone within my major though. the demographic is quite... not my style. not that major plays that big of a part. some majors are definitely hotter than others though. i think graphic design or anything like... computer/coding/design related is quite nice. my biggest turn-off is econ. econ and like... engineers. no spice. rich, sure, but no spice and it just radiates right-wing.

i went thrifting on monday too. i got veneer on cd, the the perks of being a wallflower book and a barbie dvd. quite the find to be honest.

i also lost my job on monday? apparently i was still in the application process for the job and not actually employed? they never told me that? it just said so in the fine print of the agreement. so yeah... i'm back on the job search grind. i'm currently trying to get a nice new photo for my cv before i start applying again. my current one is shit.

also! we've (mostly my sister and her boyfriend) been taking care of my sister's boyfriend's sister's dog (that's a mouthful) this week. she's such a cutie but she's a lot. she's so playful and... dog-like? i've never had such a stereotypical dog before so it's so new. she gets so excited all the time and it's so cute. her favorite toy is this shark plushie and she walks around with it a lot and it's the cutest thing ever.

yesterday a and j came over as usual and it was a lot of fun. we had a yummy dinner and drank some wine and a bunch of gin and tonics. i love gin and tonic!

sotw: poppy - concrete

[raisengen]

I think there are a few things to it, but when Palworld is getting several million sales within a week, your arguments about what works and what doesn’t don’t have to be very subtle.

I’d suggest Palworld has a few things going for it that no other monster-collector has had all of so far:

Rather than being a turn-based RPG like every other monster-collector, it’s heavily in the style of BotW/Genshin Impact, both of which are proven smash-hits with wide audiences,

It promoted and released recently, i.e. in the time period since Pokémon started haemorrhaging fans over discontent with series quality,

Pocket Pair had enough money from Craftopia sales to invest in making over a hundred 3D models with multiple unique animations (apparently they spent 1bn yen on development overall),

The Palworld design style (very directly, blatantly) appeals to the same mass-popularity cute/cool points as Pokémon does,

Even if it was dumb luck, Palworld’s advertising managed to get it sufficient recognition that “hey, this game’s actually pretty good” was news able to spread quickly upon release.

The fact that all the touted competitors are also turn-based RPGs really astonishes me. If you’re an older series then fair enough, but “I’m going to compete with Pokémon by making exactly the same type of product, only without the massive brand recognition and existing fanbase and budget” is perhaps not the smartest business move, even before everyone else did the same thing and left you competing with them as well.

Meanwhile, Palworld transplanted into a new genre, one that both has proven smash-hit success and has a natural exploration synergy with the monster-collecting concept. It's the sort of thing people have dreamed of. (It also makes the "play X instead of Palworld" ring hollow, like recommending Into The Breach to someone who wants Armored Core.)

A lot of the competitors are also made by indie studios with no past successes. However good their game is, it's naturally going to be limited by their budget. Hence you get a lot of 2D sprites with limited animations, like we're back in the DS era. You're also not going to have much advertising budget. That's going to make it hard to attract casual gamers in large numbers.

And for the established series, I'd split them between "didn't show up" (failed point 2, haven't released while Pokémon is vulnerable) and "don't have the right look" (pass point 2 but fail point 4; SMT and DQM have recent releases but they're hardly full of marketable plushies).

I mostly expect Palworld to be the starting gun on bigger studios trying to get in on this space... but then, people make a lot of talk about risk adversity in media publishing, right? It might be that the no-name indies are too poor and the big publishers are too cautious to make high-investment gambles on this genre, leaving only smaller developers foolhardy enough to blow all their money and get called a copycat as liable to compete.

Not to say that everything else surrounding Palworld doesn’t bear discussion, but focusing only on what type of game it is and the sort of reception and attention it garnered in part due to this, it’s just further confirmation for something we’ve already known, in a way a proper study helps corroborate something well known: People really love collecting little guys, and the moment a non-nintendo collecting little guys game appeared, people immediately wanted to play it.

Yes, the subversive edge definitely helped its sales — that being that the little guys have guns — but end of the day, I think it has more to do with the collection of little guys, or the promise of it, because Palworld is more survival crafting that little guy collecting.

I know competing with Nintendo is a daunting prospect, but if peepeepoopoo company known for half-baked projects and abandoning support for their games nigh instantly despite promises to do otherwise, among many other things, can garner that level of sales, attention and fanfare by adding a spin to the promise of collecting little guys, imagine what a big developer with more scruples and standards can do with the concept and some effort.

[hotchley]

i saw your reblog of the Spencer giving Aaron a father's day card thing and i can't stop thinking about how Aaron is the father figure to the entire team now.

(yes I'm also especially thinking about that one scene of Spencer and Derek stuck in the malfunctioning lift shrieking for Aaron just because. 🥴 dad!Hotch ftw!!!!!)

i know this concept has probably been done hundreds of times already but imagine: (SORRY THIS IS GOING TO BE A REALLY LONG ASK, I deeply apologise in advance)

[tw food/eating habits, some references to murder cases because you know this is Criminal Minds, some slight spoilers for people who haven't really watched the show and also reference & mention of autism & a character on the autism spectrum -> just a heads up, a disclaimer, I'm in no way diagnosed with autism, so if i have misrepresented autism, or made any mistakes, i apologise, it wasn't my intention, and i welcome all feedback & criticism — i genuinely want to learn]

a year after Spencer joins the BAU, Aaron notices & becomes very concerned over Spencer's (super bad) eating habits aka him only drinking coffee and forgetting to eat actual proper food when he gets absorbed in cases or research or reading etc -> which results in Aaron absolutely being like "hey Spencer let's grab lunch together" almost everyday just so Spencer eats (healthy, full meals)

(also Spencer picking up on this after Aaron "casually" gets him lunch/treats him to dinner/invites him over for meals for almost every day of the week and he was initially almost irritated/offended until he realised he could use Aaron's habit to make Aaron himself eat properly too because this hypocritical bastard doesn't eat properly himself either so every alternate day you can see Spencer purposely not going for lunch breaks while sneaking glances at Aaron's office just waiting for him to notice and drag them both to lunch together 😌)

also I really think Spencer is on the autistic spectrum (high functioning, imo, but I'm not really sure how this works, and I'd have to do more research) so I'd like to imagine Aaron knows that too because he's noticed Spencer's behaviors + Spencer got an official diagnosis and told him about it maybe 6-7 months into joining the BAU so I really think Aaron lets Spencer stim (physically, his hand gestures) on their lunch break because he knows that Spencer can't really do that in front of the others, so even when they're on cases, he would take Spencer out either for a private lunch or dinner or something, just the two of them, and he'd let Spencer stim & talk about any subject of his fancy as much as he wants to (I'm pretty sure someone wrote a fic like this and I absolutely can't remember the name or the author but I really LOVED the idea too)

initially Spencer was really taken aback too, because you know, this isn't something you do with your boss, of all people, but Hotch had always meant what he says and his facial expression and body language suggested that he was being absolutely sincere and serious about this, so Spencer tentatively started talking, and as their meal progressed, he eventually got comfortable enough to just go on, and not once did Aaron cut him off rudely, until the end of their meal, when Aaron couldn't continue to pretend to drink his soup because he'd finished it somehow with those incredibly small spoonfuls, and he'd had to gently tell Spencer that they had to go back, but Spencer wasn't upset, because he'd just got over an hour to talk about this recent seminar about the connection of ancient Greek mythology to the developments of the society in ancient Greece which no one had ever done for him before and he's full, satisfied and beyond elated because Hotch really didn't have to do this, but he did anyways

at first it was just something between them but eventually Derek noticed & like in the end I think it's a kind of open secret between Aaron, Spencer & Derek and now when Derek notices Aaron doing it he gives Aaron a small nod and he wards off & deals with the questions that the others have when they inevitably notices the private meals Aaron & Spencer has

speaking of Derek, Aaron definitely has 1 on 1 time with Derek too, but doing different things. Derek's thing is sports & home renovations, and he repairs/maintains cars & bikes when he can, and I like to imagine Aaron knowing about his hobbies and casually asking Derek about the home renovation he's working on one time (before or early S1) Derek came into his office to submit a case file, and Derek being kind of shocked/caught by surprised initially (because he knows Hotch has a soft spot for the kid because he's much younger and much, much more inexperienced but Derek's older and should know better, so Hotch won't do the whole private lunch thing with him, right?) but then he grins and starts telling Aaron about how "I got that place absolutely shining right now, man" and then he invites Aaron over to take a look at the place out of courtesy/habit (his mama raised him as a good, polite young man, and no way Hotch would even say yes right?) and to his surprise once again, Aaron does accept his invitation

after that one time, Aaron begins casually asking him about his projects and even starts offering to help him do some of the painting and decorating (to be fair, it calms Aaron too, to have a getaway from Haley and initially from the crying baby, because while he absolutely loved Haley and Jack with all his heart, some days, some days he just couldn't take it, all the stress from Strauss and from trying to be a good father unlike his own, and he had to take some time off to himself, and painting walls is calming and therapeutic to him in some sense) & Derek and Aaron start bonding over hotdogs while sitting out on the front porch of some halfway remodelled house, talking about the latest sports news (they support different baseball teams but that's okay, because Derek gets to grin at Hotch and ask him to pay up when Hotch's team loses to his, and Aaron gets to raise his eyebrows with that small knowing smirk of his and ask Derek to "complete this by the next weekend, will you" when Derek's team loses to his)

when Aaron recruits Penelope, he's read her file, or what little the FBI's cyberteam got on her anyways. he knows the Black Queen's reputation, and he knows that the cyberteam really don't trust her and recommended high levels of surveillance, but the moment he saw her through the glass of the interrogation room and her resume & application on pink paper, he knew that she's not just what the file said she is. initially, she sticks to the "bureau regulated office attire" because you know, Penelope knows she's lucky, she should've been jailed for what she did, she was jailed, until this Aaron Hotchner guy decided, somehow, that she was deserving to be on his team, even after looking at her resume, which she had written on pink paper out of pure spite (because nothing in the FBI rulebooks said anything about submitting your application on specialized coloured paper anyways) but she was moody and unhappy because she's stuck in this tiny office having to answer the phone whenever agents called to ask for details on icky, gruesome murders and disgusting, vile murderers so she decides that hey, since no one ever comes in here anyways, she might as well do some re-decorating right? so she starts bringing in her own soft toys and figurines and starts amassing a whole collection of soft, plushy, and colourful toys in because it's her office and if she has to deal with all these yucky stuff on a daily basis she's going to make it at least bearable to be in here

one day, some tall, stern looking guy just comes into her office with this Tupperware in his hands saying "hey, Garcia right? my wife made some extra cupcakes for the team, you want some?" and she asks "do i know you?" and he blinks, stands there for one, two seconds before- "sorry, i forgot we haven't actually met. Special Supervisory Agent Aaron Hotchner, assistant unit chief of BAU Team 1, nice to meet you," [i like to headcannon that before Boston & all, Hotch was Gideon's assistant, some kind of assistant unit chief probably, but while he wasn't yet the unit chief he was definitely taking care of most, if not all of the administration matters i.e. hiring new agents etc already because let's be real Gideon is caring & capable but really hands off sometimes (also in S1E1 Derek referred to Gideon as their Unit Chief so I assumed Hotch took over the position full time, officially somewhere between S1E1 and S1E2 or 3)]

and then Garcia's brain kind of short-circuits because holy shit this is her BOSS, aka the guy who somehow, crazily looked at her resume and decided to HIRE her and she just asked him if she knew him OH GOD ALL THOSE FIGURINES- and she tries to explain because she really didn't mean to break any rules with them and they aren't, are they? and she can remove them but just, please, she can't go back to prison.

but then Agent Hotchner just goes "hey, hey, Penelope. it's fine. I understand. this is your office, and you have the right to decorate it. I'm not going to fire you over.... My Little Ponies? and uh, some unicorns?" and Penelope can't help but laugh because he genuinely looks baffled by her collection on her desk, and did he just call her Penelope?

and after that, once, after a bad case that Aaron knew affected Penelope (it involved murdered parents & their only child left orphaned and it just hit too close to home for Penelope), he stopped by a local toy shop and bought the brightest, most sparkly, most colourful thing he could find in there (it ended up being a small figurine of a princess on a small, detachable throne that could light up and play some really funky pop music. Aaron cringed internally as he brought it over to the counter, and awkwardly nodded as the cashier asked, "buying this for your daughter, sir? she's going to love it, it's the latest in a collectable series" and he pretended to not see the questioning eyebrow that Derek gave him after seeing the package) and when he presented it to Penelope when they got back, he got the biggest and most bone crushing hug ever from Penelope because "aw that's so sweet, thank you! and you got me the latest in the collection! it's limited edition!" and it just ended up becoming a tradition — Penelope always looks forward to the end of a case now, not only because that means her people are coming home, safe, in one piece (sometimes debatable but still, they're coming home, to her) but it also means that Hotch has brought her yet another tiny figurine or souvenir to add to her collection and she can't wait to see what it is, and Hotch always, always, finds the time after they've wrapped up the case, before the jet leaves, to pop by a local toy shop to get both Penelope and later, when he's older, Jack some toys or souvenir from wherever state he's in, because he wants both of them to know, that despite all the bad out there, there is still good in the world, and they should never forget that

OKAY this ask is SUPER LONG already i apologise skfjsk i have ideas for JJ & Emily but idk if you'd even wanna continue reading them... (maybe.... give me a sign and I'll send another ask and write it? 🥴)

anyways this was just something that came up and i had to write it out 🥺 sorry for spamming you, i hope you're having a great day/night ahead.

- 🌙

Hi so I'm putting everything below the cut for scrolling purposes x

He is!!

Oh my god, I love that scene. It came up in a TikTok about ships, because Person A and Person B are both very smart when they're alone, but put them together and it cancels out, and it made me laugh.

I also love Dad Hotch. Like I love him as much as I love "fighting to keep his emotions in check because he needs to be a leader, but you can tell from the slight change in tone, or the slight glaze of his eyes that he's seconds away from crying" Hotch. Which is saying something.

DON'T APOLOGISE FOR LONG ASKS!! That's what the keep reading on posts is for :))

Oh I love how much Hotch cares about Reid, and of course Reid uses it to his advantage to get Hotch to do the same, because they're similar in that way. Also, he would definitely start grinning when Hotch looks down at his empty plate like: oh. Platonic Hotchreid is everything to me, because it's these two people that have been caretakers their entire life trying to look after another person that wouldn't let anyone do that and it's just... the HOTCH ANGST POTENTIAL THAT IS SO UNTAPPED!!!

Also, not a criticism of you, but from what I've heard from people is that functioning labels are harmful and shouldn't be used because it misrepresents the situation!

I love that idea though!! And Derek being protective over them so he's just like: no, you won't interrupt them, and I will take control of the situation for a few hours AAH!!

OH I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT MORGAN AND HOTCH BONDING!! It's so perfect!! I love the idea of Morgan teaching Hotch to do things, and Hotch realising how relaxing he finds it to do these things.

And because we can't have nice things: he refuses to go after Foyet breaks into his apartment because he doesn't deserve peace, but then Morgan just uses his key, drags him out, takes him to a house and presses a brush into his hand because he's not going to let his friend self destruct like this.

EVERYTHING ABOUT GARCIA!! OH MY GOD!! I need to get some work done, so I'm going to finish up there, but seriously!! Amazing!! I love the idea of Hotch getting her little figurines and stuff <33

(shameless self promo, she does the same for him in "and he will come back home" hehe)

I would love to hear the Emily and JJ ones!! I hope that's the sign you need :)

Don't apologise for spamming I was having a dull day, and I hope you have a good day too!

[gluevah]

Agreed, I don't understand why people spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on mass-produced plushies (even "rare" ones) when you could commission a high-quality handmade custom for the same price or less. Especially when the mass-produced plushies in question aren't even that unique, like the black jaguar - there are plenty of similar-looking black jaguar plushies out there that aren't $1000, or even ones that are more detailed (I've seen ones with faint rosettes like real black jaguars) still for a fraction of the price. So I don't get why someone would drop that much money on one.

The BaB jaguar does actually have faint rosettes, the fur is really pretty.

But it ain't $800+ pretty.

Handmade plush are way more worth it if someone is gonna spend hundreds on a plush. The quality is better because each one is made one at a time, by one person, so the errors you find in mass produced plush don't happen (crooked faces, holes in the seams, etc). They're usually one of a kind, or done in small batches, so they're more unique.

I love Build-A-Bear, but to me, none of them are worth the high resale prices. That being said, if I were to sell a rare one that people pay hundreds for, that's what I'd charge for it 🤷‍♀️ If people are willing to pay that much, I might as well cash in on it! Not that I'm planning on selling any of mine.

Back in my day, collectors paying $80 for rares was considered a huge purchase and a ridiculous price. These days, 10× as much is considered "an amazing price!!!" depending on the BaB. It's ridiculous!

[howlingday]

Jaune: Are we sure about this?

Ren: They needed someone, and Nora volunteered.

Jaune: That's exactly what worries me. (Sighs) Maybe I'm worrying over nothing.

Ren: (Lights dim) It's starting.

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Nora: (Behind the puppet show curtain) Good evening, boys and girls! Ladies? Mm! (Clicks her tongue) And a-gentlemen! (Lights dim) Let's turn the lights down low and shut your faces as I wrap you in the cozy story as tender and soft as a mother's kiss. Or is it? Ssh!

(Curtains open, air-ship rises from below)

Once upon a time, there was an air-ship. But not just any air-ship! It was a air-carrier, (Larger air-ship crushes smaller) filled with friends (Paper people pop up)! Hundreds of friends! Best friends, one and all! A veritable friendship, it was! Get it? But it wouldn't be very lady-like of me to not mention the very best friend of them all, Jaune Arc (Puppet Jaune pops up)! Say hi to Jaune, kids~!

Kids: Hi, Jaune!

Jaune: Oh no.

Nora: Jaune was, like, the Emperor of Friendship! Best friend to one and all, and the walking definition of handsome gentleman! Now, one day, Jaune and his friends set off on an adventure through the skies on the air-carrier! (Air-ship "flies" above cardboard clouds) What fantastic stories would they make this time? Maybe they'd find a scary Grimm monster? (Ursa plushie with cardboard wings "flies" by) Maybe they'd find an island made entirely of candy? (Hand rises, overflowing with candy) Or maybe they'd face off against sky pirates? (Pirate doll, with cardboard wings, lifted up) Then join forces to find an island made of candy! (Hand with candy returns) Who knew? But it didn't matter! So long as they had each other, there were smiles to be had and adventures to be shared!

Ren: Not too bad, right?

Jaune: Wait for it.

Nora: Now today was like any other day! The Sun was shining and spirits were uncrushably high! Everyone was singing and dancing and having a wonderful time! When suddenly-!

Jaune: Oh boy.

Nora: The sky decided to go like, SURPRISE! Turbulence everywhere! (Shaking air-ship around, Black clouds with lightning bolts appear) WHOOOOO- WISHOOOSH! AND THE LIGHTNING! (Flicks the lights) BOOM! AND THE THUNDER! (Flicks the lights) BOOM! AND THE WIND! (Shakes air-ship more violently) WHOOSHOOOSHISHOOOSH! (Flips black clouds to white) And like that, it was over.

Ren: Oh my... Well, at least it's over.

Jaune: Wait for it.

Nora: "Is everyone all right?" (Mouths with Puppet Jaune) Jaune asked everyone. "I don't know what I'd do if I lost even one of you." Jaune continued. (Nora pops up, Holds a finger out and wags it) But the eye of the storm is very misleading, children; NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON IT! (Drops down and shakes air-ship again, Flips white clouds to black) BECAUSE THE SKY WAS LIKE, SOYK! It came back bigger this time! TWICE AS BIG! WHISHOOSHOOSH! (Pops up, Extends her arm out) As if Zeus himself offered his hand in friendship, (Points to her mouth) AND THEY SPAT IN HIS MOUTH! (Drops down and shakes the air-ship violently) WHOOOOSHOOBRBRBRBR! IT WAS FU- I mean, it was really bad! (Throws blue paper confetti up) And rain came down like a shower of bullets! OW! OWWW! And the hull was buckling, peeling, and breaking and showering down on them like a shower of broken dreams! (Puppet Qrow pops up with Nora) And then Ruby's uncle was like, "Eh, I've had worse days." And everyone else was like, (Turns to Puppet Qrow, Screaming) "REALLY?! WORSE THAN THIS?!" (Puppet Jaune pops up) And Jaune was like, "Okay, let's not panic!" (Drops down, violently shakes air-ship) WHISHOOO-OOOSH!! Violent winds were everywhere, blowing from every direction! It knocked them too and fro! Fro and to! (Flips air ship upside-down, Shakes loose paper passengers) Friends that didn't buckle up were thrown out into the cold and unforgiving sky; a bottomless pit with no end to it's hunger! People were screaming! "HELP MEEEEEEEE!" WHOOSH! WHOOSH! And there was this huge whale in the sky like, (Holds up Grimm Whale plushie) "Bwaaaaaah!" It was super scary! And I think there was a sky shark, too! (Digs around the Puppet Theater stock, Finds and hoist up Grimm Shark plushie) Oh, yup! There he is! Oh, God! And then Jaune was like, (Puppet Jaune lifted upand mouthing) "Everyone hang on! We're gonna crash!" (Nora jumps out and smashes the Puppet Theater with Magnhild) BANG! BANG! BANG! SMASH! (Turns to the audience) A shipwreck, as foretold by the scrolls of, uh, foretelling! And while this may seem like the end, this is JUST the beginning of a fantastic adventure for the SS, uh, Friendship!

Jaune: (Face in his hands) We are so fired.

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ONE WEEK LATER

Jaune: You're kidding!

Ren: No. Apparently, Nora put on such a dynamic performance, everyone wants her to perform for their kids.

Nora: I'm in, so long as I get to keep screaming and smashing.

Ren: Funny enough, that's exactly what the contract demands.