#im also practicing perspective rn so yeah

[edenicsin]

spell write-up: money box

(this is a very messy description of my long-term money spell. enjoy!)

first of all – i decided to do a money box instead of a money bowl for two reasons: i dont have that much space (and thus need to be able to fit things on top of other things), and im quite clumsy and prone to knocking things over on accident.

i bought a silk(?) piece of clotch to line a small box. the primary ingredients were rice, cinnamon, a drawn solar symbol, a written prayer, and possibly more herbs though i dont really remember. over time i added a LOT more things – cedar oil, basil, a key, flower petals, vanilla… basically anything and everything i had in the cupboard, in small amounts. not all of it was money-specific; sometimes i add things to bring peace to my financial matters, for instance. indeed i consider the variety useful in symbolizing multiple income sources.

i work the box every thursday during the hour of jupiter, usually first thing in the morning, since i think about december? january? the couple of times i missed it i would do it after sunrise on sunday. the standard procedure is lighting the designated candles, ‘mixing’ the contents while thanking the involved spirits (oh yeah i involved a number of entities in this) and burning incense as offering, adding something (new or more), continuing the mixing while talking specifically about what im currently in need of, thanking the sun and jupiter another time, closing the box and blowing out the candles (so the smoke may carry my wishes to the entities in question).

i actually dont really do specific petitions atm, hoping to add that to the repertoire in the coming weeks, along with writing more prayers (rn i just have the one). this has been my longest term magical operation (so far!) and i really want to continue it… functionally indefinitely, so it may change over time, as it already has.

the major conclusions are thus:

1. people are not kidding when they recommend a money Bowl. the effects are definitely strongest on thursdays, to the point where it feels like the universe conspires to bring me money Only on those days (very rarely on wednesdays). im hoping to move my workings to a nice bowl as soon as i have the space – possibly also work it more often? not sure how achievable that is for me, though.

2. a big container is a must, not because of the amount of contents but because of the ease of interaction it offers. though also because of the amount yes.

3. basil is awesome for bursts of cash when necessary; however…

4. this is definitely more of a long-term project than an emergency solution. ive noticed a significant build-up effect, where at the beginning it wasnt very strong but now its, well, bending reality for real. however, with the ingredients and work ive used and done its less so about specific amounts and moreso because of the opportunities it seems to generate – at least from my unemployed perspective. possibly very detailed petitions could work around it?

5. leaving cash in the box is not only good magically, it also makes it smll very good. this is a very fun thing when youre giving people cash n u see them go Huh?

i think thats the bulk of it? i dont want to be too specific just in case, but im open to answering questions if anyones interested. in conclusion, i would highly recommend this spell type(?), as long as you give it ample time to kick in. i imagine it could be adapted to a lot of traditions and practices!

[starjxsung]

hey star, thank you for being vocal about the collab and palestine and giving us the space to be too.

it’s such an overwhelming situation for most of us from what i’ve seen on here. i also saw skz and stayblr as kind of a safe space to get away from my life problems. and seeing everything in shambles is very hurtful. but necessary nonetheless, im glad that this debacle is sparking important conversations.

i have always had kind of a resistance to getting too into kpop. (shinee,bts and skz have been the groups that i’ve spent most energy in but specially skz). bts and skz content really helped me overcome difficult af times in my life. and seeing this unwind is just crazy. i’ve always been aware of the requirements of moral ambiguity that kpop has. and it’s always been something i criticize but didn’t really feel until these latest skz situations like, cc, tommy hilfiger and then zionists are just too much. skz is also my last hope within stanning kpop groups. i’d love to think they’re just being repressed by jype and can’t speak out on it (and i bet that to certain degree this is the case) but at the end of the day, i think ignorance is mostly it. as you said, they’re just rich men too.

i’m also constantly dreading the fact that i don’t have the platform to spread awareness or be able to get messages through, because with such a passionate fanbase as many celebrities have, i would try to move mountains for social justice. i hate the fact that skz can’t (and/or won’t) speak about the issue, id hope it would be bc of repression but tbh idek anymore.

im really disillusioned with everything too. i’m very vocal of my support for the free palestine movement and protests (and everyone in my life have been very supportive as well) but seeing stays and skz openly prom tic zionists is too intense.

tbh, im not even that excited for skz @ lolla anymore (for the time being at least). i’ll still continue to support then but it’s definitely with a more careful perspective. and in all honesty im just on here to send you asks and read other people voicing their activism. not even looking forward to any skz content rn.

thank you for putting the energy you spent on skz into palestine. using your voice for good is so necessary <33

i love you angel, i hope you’re well despite everything.

-🐈‍⬛

The amount of big accounts I’m seeing who are just retiring their pages altogether or taking an indefinite hiatus is crazy. I just saw one of the biggest skz streaming event accounts announce that they’re halting all streaming parties and won’t be supporting any skz content right now until further notice. Like this is a HUGE deal, I really hope people understand the severity of all of this

10000% agree with you on the resistance for getting into kpop. A huge part of how I feel is like… these companies are trying to hard for expansion into the west, and in the west it’s really expected of people nowadays to take a stance and made their morals transparent to audiences. Times are simply changing, and the same should be applicable to kpop idols. Yeah they’re usually under contracts and whatnot, but that just shouldn’t be the norm anymore. And there are idols taking a stance and making a difference! Suho from EXO is organizing an entire fundraising event for palestine and has openly said it’s for the people of Gaza and he’s still heavily under an SM contract. These idols have more power than they lead us to believe, many of them just want to be comfortably ignorant

Also totally feel you on the lolla part. I’m seeing some people say they’re planning on giving skz a black ocean at all upcoming festivals which is practically unheard of in skz events. I hope people understand that these issues can’t just be swept under the rug with a new album and some tour announcement. It’s really sparked a larger conversation about the obligations of rich and influential people to use their platforms

I love you so much and I’m feeling all the same of what you’re feeling :( it just sucks. What a weird time to be so annoyed with your main form of escapism. I’m sending you all my love and I’m always here for you if you need to vent or talk about any of it. 🫶💓💗💕💘���

[thisdreamplace]

Do you agree with Kriston on the belief that you do not cause your reality as a singular consciousness and her belief on it being delusional? I agree with some of the things she mentioned such as the gaslighting and bypassing but some of her content doesn’t resonate. When listening, it felt like she would disagree with some aspect of manifestation but then her rebuttal sounds quite similar to what she is disagreeing with…liked her episode though.

such a good question bestie. yes, kind of ? LOL like. because people who talk like that literally call their human self god and don't actually realize their human self is not god and never was. so yeah, what she said made sense from that perspective. i just dont think everything is as clear cut as we wanted to believe it was when we first learned about everything. (like no its not as simple as thoughts create, etc etc) and i think its the secret a lot of coaches wont tell you. (not all, but the ones who care more about money or popularity than they care about actually helping people). people rly be thinking their human self is controlling life and thats just so far from what any teaching ever said. (this is why i have the bible verses i have in my bio, bc the difference is so overlooked) so on a level yes, but i also cant elaborate more at this moment. lol

tbh where i'm at on my journey rn and what i have experienced this past year has instilled this deeper understanding within me that i just havent been able to fully put into coherant words yet. guess thats why i dont rly post on anything specific these days. cuz im just out here experiencing, rather than just thinking.

i also agree with you on that, how she disagrees but also sounds like she agrees at the same time. its because kriston isnt actually against the law and hasnt stopped believing in manifestation. its moreso because she disagrees with how its being taught these days and the misguidance that is popular in the community on the basis of money and clout. so yeah, i think thats why she can sound contradictory; if you dont realize shes not actually against the law as a spiritual practice it may sound that way.

also. love how youre able to be open to other perspectives but also know when something doesnt work for you. we love a multi-dimensional person with an open mind. at least i do. i live for it. <3

[3terna15unshin3]

Then Because She Goes

Beautiful, please don’t cry, I love you

★ Chapter 3 of 15, 5727 words

★ Matty Healy x Original Female Character

★ warnings: alcohol consumption

&lt;< 2

7 September, 2018

trumanblack: Agreed but also why does it control my entire life

trumanblack: I liked it tbh the simplicity of the writing was very charming and I liked its views on adhering to social pressure and blah blah blah

trumanblack: But towards the end Keiko drove me up the wall honestly she started getting sooo unlikeable and I was like Im running out of empathy

este.manansala: Omg especially in LA. That place is a fever dream

este.manansala: I’m glad u liked it at least a little bit !!!

este.manansala: That’s interesting tho bc I am a firm believer that a main character doesn’t need to be likeable to be a good character

trumanblack: No fr that’s why when I’m here I feel like I have to actively resist the gravity of every single LA resident turning me into the same caricature of a human that they all are

trumanblack: Hmmm I guess

trumanblack: But sometimes I feel like reading is inherently like a self-inserting practice even in third person perspectives so I can’t help but disconnect when I don’t fuck with the main girl u know

este.manansala: Yeah no I get it

este. manansala: I feel like a lot of female characters are deemed unlikeable for the same reasons male ones are sympathised with

Este pressed ‘send’ on the message as she thought back to her conversation earlier, with the customer looking for classics. She definitely used Matty's point about likeable characters to sell Emma, and completely understood where he was coming from; but she wanted to give him a hard time. She felt inclined to be playful and make him laugh, for some reason.

trumanblack: Ok damn

trumanblack: You’re right

este.manansala: I know :)

trumanblack: I’m part of the problem arent I

este.manansala: Probably but I’ll let you off the hook x

este.manansala: Are u gonna give me a book of essays to read now??

trumanblack: Wait I actually will

trumanblack: I read this collection called You Are Here: Art After the Internet by Omar Kholeif bc I saw someone on the train reading it and it was so good

trumanblack: I named the new album after one of the essays in it lolll

este.manansala: It seems very meta to be telling me to read that over instagram dms

este.manansala: I’ll try and pick it up tho!

este.manansala: Busy in LA?

trumanblack: It is meta that’s why you should read it

trumanblack: And yeah we need to have the final masters submitted for in 2 days so it’s go time

trumanblack: Just living in the studio pretty much

este.manansala: What are u doing messaging me in the middle of the day then like get back to it

trumanblack: Fuck off I’m eating lunch rn

trumanblack: What were you doing not responding to my message for weeks then????

este.manansala: … soz

este.manansala: Honestly never check my dms so i didn’t see it

este.manansala: Until I went to message you about Love It If We Made It bc it’s my favourite song of the year so far

este.manansala: Like actually

trumanblack: Este don’t say that if you don’t mean it :(

este.manansala: I’m being serious

este.manansala: I fully wrote paragraph about how much I like it and was about to send it your way and then I saw u messaged me first

trumanblack: That means so much. Really

trumanblack: Thank you x

trumanblack: But also u can’t just admit that and then not show me the paragraph. Like send it over pls

este.manansala: Yeah no way lol

este.manansala: Must keep the mystery alive somehow

Este finally looked away, for now. Her lower back was sore from sitting on their hard wooden chairs for a little too long, so she decided that it was a good time to get ready for bed. But, before she could, a buzz of excitement scraped goosebumps into her skin as Cate’s keys jangled in the door, eager to fill her in.

“Hey!” screamed Cate from the hallway, still out of sight from Este. The project for her biggest client of the year had just begun, so her hours became a bit unpredictable and she often arrived home late. 

They caught each other up on how their days went, Este glad to hear that work was going well and Cate being particularly excited that Matty had reached out and taken a liking to her. 

“It really isn’t anything crazy, we’re just talking about books and stuff,” Este tried, although a small flutter in her heart knew she was lying and that she ultimately was excited to even reveal it to Cate. “He’s just a cool guy. Really smart and friendly.”

Cate’s eyebrows raised, unconvinced. She dropped her coat into her room before reentering the main area to start the kettle. “Is he just a ‘cool’ guy or is he a ‘hot tumblr singer in a band who slid into your DMs’ guy?” 

Este cringed at her wording and threw the mushroom sitting on her plate from dinner at Cate playfully. She dodged it in disgust. 

“Just a guy, Cate. And he didn’t ‘slide into my DMs’, I just gave him a book recommendation and he told me what he thought of it,” Este argued. 

“Whatever you say, babe,” she entertained. “It is kind of hot that he reads, though.” 

They laughed as Este agreed, and they both headed off to bed.

✴ 18 November, 2018

To Este’s surprise, she and Matty continued to casually chat. It was mainly book talk; their personal lives only coming up occasionally. Neither of them expected responses to be consistent, especially with the busy pre-album schedule of Matty, who was now back in London. His work was also a reason why they hadn’t gotten through many books, him taking much longer to pick up anything Este shared, but the conversations were thoughtful and worth coming back to.

It was a struggle to find any titles Matty mentioned because of how obscure they were. Can this guy get any more pretentious? Este thought as she furiously searched for a copy of You Are Here: Art After the Internet online when they first messaged each other. Still, over a month later, she couldn’t track one down—not even on eBay. Matty thought he’d never hear the end of her complaints.

The chill November breeze came through Greenhouse quite frequently during Este’s Sunday shift. A mild autumn day with crunchy leaves scraping against the pavement seemed to always be busy for the book shop. The weather and aesthetic was perfect for the activity, leaving the store with a more frequent customer count while Este was busy dealing with an angry woman over the phone (the post lost the copy of Sapiens they’d ordered for her). It ate up all of her energy and left her on edge for the rest of her shift. So, when she felt a buzz coming from her phone and saw what the notification read, panic ran through her veins.

[este.manansala] trumanblack: Are u working today

Este’s eyes widened as she registered what the message most likely meant. There was no context, no ‘hello’ to preface, no warning—but in her gut, she knew. Matty is in town.

The frazzled state she was in only got worse as her mind thought of every awkward experience she’d ever lived and convinced her that seeing him again would out do them all. Using the term ‘self-destructive’ to describe her mindset was an understatement. Este couldn’t figure out what made her so anxious about facing Matty.

Thinking deeper about it, as she couldn’t distract herself this time around (despite the handful of customers she’d checked out since seeing his message), Este realised the nerves’ origin. He wasn’t just Matty like he was last time stepping foot in the shop—he was Matty Healy. 

She tried not to let that change things, but it did. It brought on a certain reluctivity within Este’s messages. Never completely committing to being 100% herself when speaking to him—she defaulted to her ‘casual cool girl’ persona that she usually stored in her pocket to pull out in times of need. 

She was scared that it would reach a point where it meant more to her than it did him. His face was on billboards that greeted Este on her way into work every day. The singles leading up to his album were at the top of the UK charts. Este couldn’t let their collection of DMs and developing friendship be an exciting thing in her life when it was, without a doubt, miniscule in his. 

The longer she spiralled about it, the longer Este put off replying to his message, only getting to it a couple of hours before she had to close the shop. 

este.manansala: Yea what’s up

She couldn’t think of anything else to say, so the three word response would have to do. Maybe it’s too late for him to stop by, she secretly hoped, loosening up her worries and busying herself with work once more.

After Este witnessed multiple customers sneeze near their poetry bay, a Swiffer duster insert found itself in her hand as she wiped away the thin layer of grey gunk atop the shelf. She hummed to herself as she dusted, not even realising that the melody she conjured up was the tune to one of Matty’s songs.

It was dark now, thirty minutes until close, and nobody had come in for around an hour. The crazy day was thankfully coming to a close; Este’s anxieties subsided after assuming that what she had endured would be it for the night. But, she assumed too soon. 

The small, new wind chime Sam hung from the door just a few days prior made its twinkly exclamation. 

“It’s not too late to come in, is it?”

Este turned to see Matty. It was actually him. 

She smiled and wormed her way around the maze of bookshelves between them. “For you, yeah. Get out.” 

Their eyes finally found each other and Matty spread his arms out, offering a hug. Este accepted and wrapped her own around him, just above his shoulders, as she felt his drop to her waist respectfully. He isn’t very tall, thought Este. And he smells good. 

“Ha ha, very funny,” Matty sarcastically responded. “How’ve you been?”

They stood face to face in the open area by the front of the store.

“Good.” She nodded. “Same old, same old, really. I don’t have a massive album to release in two weeks or anything.”

He laughed quietly, taking off into the shelves. His steps were slow and calculated to sustain his attention to their conversation but his eyes scanned the book titles. “I guess that’s what I’ve got in the works,” he admitted. “It doesn’t feel like it’s that soon, though. I don’t think I’ve accepted the fact that it’ll just be out for people to hear,” he explained, pausing his movements for a second to pull a book off the bay and study the back cover. 

“That one’s shitty. Read it last year.” 

Matty raised his eyebrows at Este and placed the book where it belonged, in defeat. The trench coat she first saw him in was hanging off his body lazily. The tie-belt skipped one of the loops behind his back, and one side of it dragged drastically lower than the other along the floor. The coat’s square pockets were full and sagging. 

Este followed his path as they continued through the shop, Matty repeatedly grabbing books to beg her blunt opinions. Every one he chose so far resulted in it returning to its place on the shelf within seconds of escaping. She knew the place like the back of her hand. 

“What are you doing in Manchester, anyway?” she wondered. 

Matty stopped and turned to her, flipping through another novel, this time satisfied with what he found. Shrugging casually, he responded, “Visiting a mate for his birthday, dinner and drinks at Head of Steam. Thought it would be more fun but it was sort of a drag, to be honest,” he complained. “Too much dinner and not enough drinks.”

“I was just about to ask, what sort of dinner and drinks end before,” she clicked open her phone to check the time. “…7:36pm.” 

They both laughed and Matty shook his head. “Yup, that just about describes how exciting the event was.”

The book in his hands happened to be another Este had read, this time one she was fond of. “You should read that one,” she commented. “It’s new. Not sure how we managed to stock a used one already. I think you’d really like it.”

Matty continued flipping through it, stopping a couple of times to focus on certain pages, without saying anything. Suddenly, he sank down to the floor and sat comfortably, leaning his back against the shelf behind him. His legs were outstretched in front of him, straight, his feet almost touching the shelf opposite because of the cramped nature of the shop.

“Care to join me?”

He patted the patch of carpet next to him, and Este obliged. She sat on the floor next to his feet, laying her legs out like his were, and faced him as he studied the novel. Her phone lit up with the reminder she always set when working, making her aware that it was five short minutes until close. Usually, Este would take this time to ensure the shop was tidy for Sam to be greeted with the next morning, close up the register and deal with the float inside it. But, none of that crossed her mind with Matty sitting opposite her.

“On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous,” Matty read. “What an interesting title.”

Este couldn’t stand that he was opening the novel to random pages and reading content without the important context, so she jokingly reached forward, laying her hands beneath his and forcing the book shut for him.

“You know books are meant to be read from the beginning, Matty.” She left them there for a second before pulling them away, Matty following her instructions and setting the book down in his lap. 

“I always skip to random parts in books before I read them. Lets me know what I’ll be getting into,” he defended.

“That’s blasphemous to me. Especially with that book, because Vuong, the author, is a poet as well. Every sentence feels meaningfully placed,” she rambled. 

“Wouldn’t that also mean that they stand well on their own? If every line is like poetry?”

“I guess, but that’s not the point. The context holds the weight of his words. When I read it, at least, I’d come across something that felt really powerful. And I’d just think, wow. That’s the point he was leading up to. That was the whole purpose of the pages of words beforehand. But then, I would read the following line, and suddenly that became the purpose. And it just never stopped metamorphosing, like he carried me through the book in the same way he made the revelations himself.”

He looked at her with fondness as she chewed on the inside of her cheek. Matty could see the passion on her face and smiled in response. “You sold me. If you talk about all books like that, I understand why you sell them for a living,” he complimented. 

Este leaned forward and pretended to bow. “My work here is done,” she joked. Her job being brought up prompted her to check the time again, seeing 8:02PM looking back at her from the screen. “Shit, it actually is. I have to close the shop.”

“Oh, sorry—”

“Don’t worry. I stay late all the time, just have to lock the door and flip the sign,” Este started, without thinking, as she got up from her spot on the floor to walk to the front. “That’s if you want to stay. You don’t have to, if you have somewhere to be, or if its weird to be locked in a bookshop on a Sunday night or something,”

“I’d love to stay.”

✴

She only kept two lamps on and then sat back down on the floor, not wanting Greenhouse to look too welcoming and inspire people to try and come in. The door was bolted shut, and On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous hadn’t left Matty’s grasp. Este wasn’t sure why she hadn’t offered him to sit at the table in the back room, but something felt natural about wedging themselves between the shelves. The carpeted floor was comfortable. 

“I’m actually going to buy this from you, buy the way,” he clarified. His right foot was crossed over his left and slightly grazed Este’s left arm that fell next to her body. 

“I’m not taking any money from you, Matty.”

“So I’ll just make you keep the shop open late and then steal an item from you?” he protested. 

“I borrow books all the time, Sam doesn’t care. I’ll just tell him I let a friend borrow it.” She was being serious.

Matty accepted her offer, and thought about the item he brought in his pocket, debating on whether it was appropriate to even bring it out. It was oddly personal and he found himself doubting his idea, even though he didn’t think twice about it when leaving his flat earlier that morning. 

“I can return the favour, then.” He pulled out his copy of You Are Here: Art After The Internet. The pages were yellowed and there were blue tabs messily sticking out of the side of it. Este realised what it was, shocked to learn that Matty was lending her his copy. “So you can stop complaining about not being able to find one.” He took Este’s hands that were resting in her lap, unravelled them to put the book in, and closed them back up to force her to hold it. 

They made eye contact for a couple of seconds. Matty had never noticed how dark and straight her eyelashes were. They framed her eyes well.

“For me?”

Matty nodded.

Este fanned through the pages with her thumb, seeing every page for a split second. She noticed pen marks accompanying the printed text and wondered what each blue tab stood for. 

“I see you’re the annotating type.”

“It’s cathartic,” he replied shortly. “Please don’t judge what I wrote, though. If you read anything stupid, just assume I was high, or something.”

To her, it felt like he was lending her his diary. She couldn’t imagine letting someone into the thoughts she had while reading a book, let alone the impulsive and quickly crafted ones worthy enough to be scribbled into the margins. It was an intimate act. 

“This is really sweet of you,” she vocalised. “Now I feel like I owe you my copy of On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous instead of letting you borrow the shop’s.”

He raised his eyebrows in interest. “So you’re an annotator too?”

Este nodded and smiled. “I marked it up quite a bit, actually. It’s not here, though. It’s back at my flat.”

“Well, do you live far?”

✴

She rushed through her closing duties as Matty browsed some more. Her arms slipped into her fleece-lined denim jacket and her mind raced, trying to fathom the fact that he was about to be in her car (and later, her flat). As much as things had been easy and flowing naturally until now, the dilemma she considered earlier in the day still haunted her. 

He was panicking almost as equally as Este. Suggesting they should go back to hers was a chaotically forward thing to do, and Matty instantly feared it would come off wrong. They both weren’t sure why they agreed, but did anyway. It felt wrong to end the night there.

Eventually, they were walking down the street together to get to her black Honda Accord that had gone far too long without a wash. Their conversation remained sweet and light, finally gracing the basics of getting to know each other. 

“I went to school in Wilmslow, though. That's where I met the guys and when we formed the band,” he explained. 

“This whole time I thought you grew up in the city.” She acted shocked. “You call Manchester your hometown. Liar.” 

Este clicked the button on her car key and the headlights on her car flashed. Matty went around to the driver’s side to open her door for her, flashing her a smile. She smiled back. Chivalrous, she thought. 

“I moved a couple times. I don’t know what my hometown is, really, I give a different answer every time—but it feels like home here. I just say I’m from the North of England. Wilmslow, Cheshire, Macclesfield, Manchester. Whatever,” Matty said, securing his seat belt and tucking the strap underneath his arm. “You grew up here, yeah?”

Her finger tucked an unruly strand of hair behind her ear as she carefully pulled into the road, before responding. “After I moved, yeah. On my seventh birthday I spent the whole day on a flight over to London from the Philippines. But I only lived in London for a couple of months before me and my mum and dad moved to Manchester.”

They drove in the dark, Matty asking her more questions about life in the Philippines and what it was like to move over. Este brought up her grandmother and how she and her husband stayed in London after finding a nursing job she didn't want to say no to. “My nan was my best friend growing up, so that was probably the only thing I didn’t like about Manchester when I came over. That she didn’t come along.”

Matty shoved his cold hands further into his pockets. “Speaking of your nan, actually,” he started. “On the plane to LA in August I was so bored out of my mind that I started organising the files on my computer. Then I found this picture.” He opened his phone, clicking on his iCloud files and scrolling through to find the photo.

Este interrupted before he could. “You can’t just say ‘Speaking of your nan…’ and then furiously search through your phone without explaining further!” she impatiently exclaimed, both of them erupting into laughter after realising how creepy it seemed.

“I swear, it’s not weird! Let me find what I’m looking for and then you’ll get it,” he defended.

It finally came up, and Matty held up his screen to show her. Este was in the middle of turning down her street, so it took a couple of seconds before she could break her attention to the road, but then eventually she studied the relic.

“Oh my god! That’s Lola!”

She was shocked. They both found it hilarious that Florencia and Matty had met before, a picture proving it. 

“She was the best, honestly. Made the hospital way less of a horrifying place to be,” he gushed. “You should tell her, next time you see her. If she remembers me. Then maybe she can replace that horrid memory of me thinking her name was Lola with the fact that she nursed me back to health after getting my gallbladder removed.”

“She remembers you, for sure. I think she likes you more than I do, to be quite honest, so she’ll be excited to hear that you two go further back,” she joked. 

Matty threw her an offended ‘Hey!’ in response.

They pulled into her flat’s parking spaces and Este took note of Cate’s car being absent from the spot beside her’s. A small wave of relief hit. No awkward flatmate introductions. A silence fell over them as they exited her car into the evening chill. Este didn’t have to ask if he wanted to follow her up, since he began doing so anyway. It was only 8:30, but time ticked slowly. 

After getting through a couple of locked doors in the lobby, they comfortably entered the elevator, and Este pressed on the button with the 4 on it. The two stood next to each other and turned to face the doors, their shoulders brushing innocently. 

“You know, we’re painfully pretentious for coming all the way here just so I could read your specific copy of that book. I literally already had one in my hands,” Matty pointed out.

A ding rang in the air as they passed the first floor. 

“I know.” Este smiled. “I think that’s just who we are, though. You, a little more than me, but still.”

Another ding. Second floor.

“"I think we’re equally pretentious, but—” said Matty, but she cut him off by silently holding up the copy of You Are Here in her hands, proving her point. He flipped her off. 

The forth ding was heard before the doors opened back up, Este exiting and letting Matty follow her. She was nervous for him to see her and Cate’s relatively small flat, but was glad that at least they kept it tidy; and, with time, found an appropriate position for the couch. They hadn’t said anything since reaching her floor, but not in a bad way. 

She swung the door open, welcoming Matty inside. Walking past the kitchen and into the living area, he studied every detail of the space. He liked the small ceramic rabbits that were scattered through their very full plant stand, with greenery sticking out in every direction, and how each of them had a different expression. The prints hanging on the walls felt aged and added character to their maximally styled room. Matty assumed each piece had its own story. 

Este hesitantly asked the question that had been tickling at her tongue the entire walk up to the flat as she removed her jacket and threw it onto the dining room table. 

“Have time to stick around for a brew?”

He was hoping she’d ask him to stay. “Course,” agreed Matty. “You know, this is exactly what I expected your place to look like.” He copied her and removed his coat, setting it down on the couch and then taking a seat next to it. 

She made her way back to the kitchen to start the kettle. “Really? Why?”

“Dunno. Really artsy and charming with tons of little trinkets. Endless amounts of things to look at—books and plants, just like the shop.” 

Which mugs should I use? Este thought, opening the cupboard. Which mug of mine is the coolest? Has an interesting backstory? She shook her head to herself, embarrassed to be internally worrying about choosing a mug. 

“Thank you. I think I’m just a hoarder, so the minute I find something cool I just stick it on a shelf either out here or in my room and then I’m bonded to it for life. My flatmate, Cate, is the same way so it’s twice as bad.”

Even after realising how stupid it was to care about what mug to give Matty, she still tried to pick her coolest one. It was a plain white ceramic mug that was sculpted to look like a slightly crumpled red Solo cup but with a handle. Este thought Matty would either love it or hate it, and wanted to find out which it would be; as if the answer would be revealing of his spirit, or something.

“Milk or sugar?” she asked, looking up to make eye contact with him for the first time in a couple of minutes. 

Matty was already gazing at her, watching her potter around the kitchen. A blush spread over Este's cheeks after she noticed. “Just a dash of milk, please,” he told her, standing up to walk over to their kitchen island and lean against it. “I’m kind of the opposite of a hoarder. I own like three things in total.”

The kettle started whistling, signalling her to pick it up and pour their cups. “That doesn’t at all surprise me, Matty,” Este claimed while opening up the fridge to grab the milk. In it, she saw the case of Heineken she and Cate had bought last week. She cringed. “I’m also just now realising that I have beer in the fridge and it was really lame of me to offer you tea.”

Pouring the milk anyway, Este pushed Matty’s cup towards him. 

He muttered a quick ‘thanks’ before taking a careful sip. “I mean, in a mug like this,” he pointed playfully at the eccentric Solo cup pottery. “Totally not lame.”

Este could hear the sarcasm in his voice, so she reached up and shoved his shoulder with her palm. “Hey, that’s like my best thrift find of all time. It’s edgy. The perfect combination of classic and modern. Practical, too.”

Their conversation continued for another half-hour as their teas dwindled in both fullness and temperature. He eventually asked for a tour of the flat, so Este showed him around, even letting him take a peek into her bedroom and its many more trinkets. In it, she picked her copy of On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous off her shelf and handed it to him. Matty accepted it, while continuing to throw compliments her way, commenting on the oozing personality of all of her belongings.

Looping back around after seeing the whole flat, the couch dipped as both of them took a seat, now with beers in hand.

“So, do you invite customers back to your flat very often?”

Este was slightly embarrassed by the nature of the question, but tried to play it off and replied, “Only the ones that are famous musicians.”

Matty took a swig of beer and set it onto the coffee table with a coaster beneath it. “Oh, I see. So this is a meet and greet.” They both laughed and silence fell upon them again. “I’m actually really nervous. For the album, I mean,” he admitted. 

She looked over to him, her expression softening. “Really?”

“Yeah, it’s just a bit scary. You know, people have been liking the songs so far, but the single we put out last month sort of has blown up my whole junkie, rehab, drug thing. So I feel a lot of pressure to say the right thing.”

“I mean, I feel like that just gives people a reason to connect to the album even more. Your art still holds its purpose—that emotional release.” 

Matty smiled thankfully. “Thank you for calling my music ‘my art’. That really withholds this whole pretentious thing we've got going on," he said with a chuckle. “And seriously, thank you for liking Love It If We Made It. It’s cool to have a cool person like your stuff.”

“I love it. Really do,” she pushed. “And thank you for calling me a cool person.”

“You are.” Matty meant it. 

His eyes trailed from the dimple on her left cheek to the chain dangling from her neck and further to the clothes draped on her body. “Is that necklace you wear a dragonfly? Or is it a butterfly?” 

Este was confused at the randomness of his question but answered anyway. She could tell he was itching to know even the little things about her.

“It’s a dragonfly,” she confirmed, reaching up to fiddle with it and give Matty a closer look. “They remind me of my grandpa. Dragonflies love him. Back in the Philippines, he was a fisherman, so he spent a lot of time out by water. I have hundreds of memories of being with him near the ocean and seeing one land on the rim of his cap or even the tip of his nose.” 

He smiled warmly at the sweet anecdote but left space for her to continue, liking that she responded to his questions with stories, not just answers. 

“There aren’t many out here, though, especially since he lives in London and stays in the city. So I wear one around my neck instead,” Este explained. She studied his face as she sipped her beer. Matty was listening. It felt like he was looking through her, too.

After talking for as long as their minds took them, through topics big and small, light and dark, Matty decided he better make his way. “Shit, it’s 12:30. Might want to catch an Uber.” 

“Where are you staying? I could drive,” Este offered. 

He opened his phone to open the app and see the rides available, denying her kind gesture. A few clicks later, a car was on its way. “Oh please, don’t worry. It’s late. I’m just crashing at my mate’s—the one whose birthday I came in for. Taking the train back to London tomorrow morning for rehearsals,” explained Matty. 

Este handed him his coat as they both stood up and slowly made their way over to the door. The Uber was minutes away, so they didn’t stop before leaving the threshold of her flat and taking the elevator down to the lobby. 

“Rehearsals? Is tour happening that soon?”

“Not until next year. But, we have a show in Kingston the night before the album comes out. Shitting my pants about it, honestly, so we’ve been rehearsing like crazy,” he said as the elevator doors reopened to let them onto the ground floor, continuing to walk towards the main door. “You should come, if you’re free. We always leave room at the side of the stage for friends and family. I’d love for you to hear the new stuff live.” Matty now stood on the pavement, turning to face Este, who stood just inside the doorway. She grinned at his offer, appreciating his generosity. 

“That would be amazing,” she agreed. “Let me know the details and I’d love to be there.”

He nodded at her and held up the book in his hands. “Thanks, for this. And tonight.”

Este likewise thanked him for the novel of essays that now sat on her coffee table upstairs. They shared a casual embrace to say goodbye, with Matty’s hands gracing the small of her back and hers meeting over his neck. She pressed her lips to his cheek, close to his jaw, holding it there briefly before letting go. Matty wished they stayed there a little longer. 

One last ‘good night’ left their mouths as the car pulled up and Matty got in. He shot Este a small wave from behind the tinted car window.

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[kithtaehyung]

Was gonna do this in order of how offended I am but it’s really hard to choose…so this is just in order of how I saw them 😐

1) Him tracing ily on her skin 😭 why did my brain immediately think of him doing this before he has built up the courage to say it out loud, like he can’t say it out loud yet but he’s bursting at the seams so he just- ✋🏽😭

2) I was expecting the 3tan yoongi violence but this cannot be tolerated 😐😐😐😐😐 #1 post I’m mad about as of rn. This Tae is illegal 😭😭😭😭 (spoiler alert: it gets worse 😭)

3) Lmao no but Ryensuela for the Nicholasname 😂☠️ (I am still partial to when I see people call you Ryen Kith Taehyung in all caps, it makes me giggle every time). Didn’t have a particular post to tag for this, just know I thoroughly enjoyed seeing people try to lengthen your name 😂 nicknames are my fave.

4) Sad I missed this ask game but the ones asked were so good 😂😭 (wish there were more sneaky 3tan bro and jk ones but it was still a good mix 👀)

5) I’m sorry wut is this 😐 this is going pretty high on the list. You teasing a Netflix and chill 3tan drabble and bros identity? 🤨

6) I- 😐😐😐😐 your audacity has reached a peak once again 😭 PEAK I SAY agahsdklggl

7) 😳😳😳 this should be illegal. How dare you throw this out into the world.

8) Nope 🙅🏽‍♀️ Absolutely not. Nopenopenopenope. Nope 😐. If I refuse to acknowledge it did this really happen??? 🫢🫢🫢 I-

9) AND I DIDNT THINK IT COULD GET WORSE THEN IT DID 😭😭😭 RYEN! Explain yourself 😐😭 *aggressively shakes tree* agshdkdlgg

10) 👁👄👁 GET BACK HERE 😭 you and your damn tags IM AT MY WITS END ISTG

11) Not the Wendy’s 😂☠️☠️☠️ I’m sorry…but this is just SO funny to me. After the horny hours too. The timing is UNREAL 😈 not so much fun when you’re not the one being the menace is it (Also having the live in those screenshots is taking me out, his face in them is perfect 😂😂😂☠️)

12) IM SORRY WHAT!!!?????? I missed a whole ass huge spoiler 😳😳😳 (I’ve said it a million times but I’ll say it again, your tags I- asgdjjfkg YOU WANNA FIGHT OR??? What do you mean is it!??? You literally said “highly requested FULL basketball scene coming up” DONT PLAY COY NOW 😭)

13) Okay yeah…I…I have…a lot of…feelings…about this 🙂🙂🙂. This is fine. Everything is…fine 🙂 (AGAIN THE TAGS WE’RE GONNA THROW HANDS)

14) 😐☹️☹️☹️ this was uncalled for, unprovoked and just RUDE

15) ☠️ I’m not even sure I have anything more to say than just 😩😩😩😩

16) Ryen…😐 This…this takes #1…the teaser!!??! Agshhsjfkflg 😐 don’t talk to me….DONT EVEN LOOK AT ME 😭🥴 (wait help I just saw the estimated help date nooooo, you can’t do this to me I’m ✨unprepared✨. THIS IS WHAT YOU MEANT WHEN YOU SAID SOMETHING I HAVENT GOTTEN TO YET. Never been more thankful for a delay in release dates, if I came back to a full ass YOONJIN fic dropped I would have yeeted my phone off a balcony)

17) 😐😐😐😐 uncalled for and unprovoked pt 2 ☹️

18) Last peak of audacity reached…the way you tagged this 🍊🍊🍊…SEE…this is how I knew. Just knew it smh 😐. When I saw you were conveniently releasing 3tan9 visuals on jk’s bday 😒

And on that last note…guys…I’ve been saying this but 3tan jk is gonna be at the release party duh!!!! For how long and what interactions we get 👀 only Ryen knows but IM READY 😈

And this has been ‘what you missed in practically 2 weeks on this godforsaken blog’…hope this puts things in perspective 😐. It was a rollercoaster of emotions let me tell you, 10/10 do not recommend going through it in a short time span…it’s…✨a lot✨ 🥴😂 and you’ve created monsters. We’re all menaces™ 😂

Let’s hope tumblr doesn’t randomly eat this ask bc I lowkey don’t wanna hyperlink everything again 😂🤧

OH MY GOD MIKAYLA LMFAOOOO okay… yeah…. We… don’t have any excuses for what the fck you missed🥴

I was gonna respond to all of these when I realized that it’s much more hilarious to just make a scholarly blanket statement and say “If you’re gonna skip, just know you have a lot of make up work to come back to.”💀💀💀

But seriously, we missed you so much! Definitely would’ve been more screaming involved (and faster justice for Friends!!!) All the tags screaming I am CACKLINGGGG HAHAHAH you know to read the tags!! Always read the tags!! Yoonjin piece is still in the works but I’ve realized that I wanna make it perfect so🤪 Stay fcking tuned.

The theory you have is super interesting so we’ll see what happens in the next parts👀👀

[hematomes]

Some spekulate that zhongli will come in one of the 2.4 updates and we'll let's just say my friend who wants itto Xiao zhongli and albedo is having a existential crisis rn who she should save for she's pretty new to the game so who she's saving for is gonna be her first 5 star if she wins the 50 50 djsjd I feel so sorry for her

ZKDKZK YEAH IT'S A POSSIBILITY

ok so. from my own perspective (and albedo was actually my first 5*), she'd be better off with zhongli, if she already has a dps. zhongli's shield literally saved my ass countless times, during events but also in the abyss like. he's the reason i got past the 8th floor.

im saying this bc i neglected albedo for months, bc no matter how useful he is he relies a lot on a very good build (as in stats, not necessarily sets) so it could be hard for her at first. unless she's lucky with rng LMAO (also taking into consideration that the domains for albedo's sets are not the easiest ones to farm)

so from a practical perspective, id say zhongli. however, it all depends on who she prefers, and for whom she's willing to wait longer. id say wait until the 2.4 rerun banners, they'll both be at the same time logically so she'll have the opportunity to test both zhongli and xiao (IF it is indeed zhongli and xiao, bc it could be xiao/ganyu or ganyu/zhongli lmao) out and make the final call

also maybe watch some showcases, see which one is best for her etc. it's a hard choice, but mihoyo has no mercy

[cruddyborderlandstheories]

So i’ve been looking around for footage of demo players looking at/attacking the purple rocks/crystals/eridium(?) we see around in the gameplay demos. I’m aware of the 2 in the beginning area, one in the area you reclaim with lorelei (the base with rhys’s hologram pad), and the one right before gigamind. trying to find more in case there’s more ~fancy shit~ inside them like the ones on Eden-6.

So far, rn, I have pictures of the e3 eden-6 Moze gameplay and the zane coop Joltzdude gameplay one (the one by gigamind). i'm trying to find a connection between all these things and literally all i’ve got is different colored (??) glowy purple rocks

so not really much to go on.

green

red

Also we get a special tool later on to break said glowy rocks that appears to be a melee override only for that interaction.

if the tool is by a corporation or alien in origin, i don’t know for certain. i like to think it’s atlas because of the color scheme and the triangle shapes, but that might just be because i like atlas (also, anyone else realize it’s possible this may be the one melee weapon the devs said would be in the game? ... aw man...)

It could just be alien in origin though, i don’t know for certain. i could be missing inscriptions or smth since my monitor is bad tm. Given what we know about Eridian weapons though im inclined to say it isn’t... mostly bc the holoblades we see guardians use in bl1 are strictly blue/purplish and the weapons we see them use in tps are always solid (AFAIK).

mmm im also considering zer0′s sword tech as an option, like the whole bit where they’re like ‘monomolecular edge’ and are able to cut straight thru a maliwan wall/shield. that seems a bit too... quick?? like we go thru all this trouble for a single sword upgrade, give it to zer0, then we’re done with it all after gigamind?

like... from a writing perspective we probably could’ve just knocked down the wall to gigamind using a cyclone or explosives or whatever. walked in through the front entrance. i mean we’re Vault Hunters for crying out loud, death and destruction is almost literally our middle names. that’s practically chekov’s monomolecular edge upgrade.... you get the point. the tech could (and should) totally come back into play. 

And i mean we’re probably not actually using Zer0′s sword itself, since that’d be weird for zer0, but the idea that Rhys helps us use that new tech to build a gauntlet to break those rocks? yeah i could get behind that. we know we talk to rhys in person about a vault at one point and we know Zer0 is present when we do. and yeah it could’ve just been a set up to talk to/introduce katagawa, but i don’t see why they can’t do both at once.

and i am wondering if the stuff embedded in the crystals themselves is eridian tech? shards? or something. hear me out, like maybe the color (green, red) is based off planet origin, given eden-6 has the glowing green and promethea has the glowing red. or it could be elementally-based, given what we know about sirens/Vault Monsters. Mostly think they’re eridian because of the rocks/walls we’ve seen in ruins with glowing inscriptions in 1 and 2, and TPS w/ tycho’s ribs/eleseer and the sentinel and even the traveler in tales. Like the sentinel changes color based on element and the traveler changes colors when it goes to teleport.

tycho’s ribs. you can see more crystals here as well.

eleseer and the giant crystal you walk into to enter the Vault.

sentinel changing color based on element

the traveler. tho they’re more crystally than the others, maybe the traveler is more ancient? it seems more sentient, like... it laughs and emotes and stuff so maybe the older Vault Monsters were built off sentient beings (like the Warrior) while the ‘newer’ ones (the Sentinel) are mostly tech? idk, just spitballing here lol

it does lowkey make me wonder if Sirens are meant to be Vault Guardians and that’s why we’ve seen a disproportionate number of them throughout the games. i mean that’d tie into the theory that Siren powers and Vault Monster powers are intertwined, although the only example I have of this is Lilith and the Traveler so... the better theory is the Sirens and the Lost Legion Eternal are intertwined bc that actually makes sense...

anyway magic rocks. we see some of them in tycho’s ribs and a huge one we move thru in eleseer, but the way they vaporize on contact with the new melee weapon in bl3 makes me wonder if it actually is Eridium Eridium or some weird Eridium (not-Eridium?) that isn’t the kind we see on Pandora. Maybe it’s not activated or something, i don’t know. it’s clear somehow refined eridium is still relevant in bl3 despite hyperion not refining it anymore (and the absence of slag) since it’s literally everywhere whenever you kill an enemy, so take that as you will. 

also, it could simply be the tool we use making it vaporize and shit instead of it inherently being like that. tho i don’t understand the reasoning behind vaporizing this very precious material. but im mostly curious why eridium is now suddenly appearing across the planets/galaxy. open first vault on pandora, eridium appears on pandora. open second vault on pandora eridium appears... everywhere else? and we know it was present on elpis before the opening of the warrior vault on pandora, but if that is because of it’s connection to pandora or other reasons, like it’s vault being weird, im not sure. 

furthermore, there could be eridium on promethea because the first vault has been opened. damn you tales for making me uncertain if this was atlas’s doing or Typhon’s! and we see one of typhon’s logs on eden-6, though we’re not allowed to hear what it says yet in the demo, so it’s possible he’s also opened the Vault on eden-6. if it’s him doing the vault openings, anyway. im so curious what the difference is between pandora’s eridium and the purple crystals on the other planets. how come theirs sprouted with cool shit inside and ours didn’t? fuck that maaaaan.

overall, im just very curious as to what’s inside the crystals. there is 100% something there, we’re not breaking them into purple powder for nothing. Moze even says something like “im breaking you out!” when attacking the rock during the gameplay demo so... she must’ve been talking about whatever [the green thing] is inside. we neeeeed it and it’s apparently more important than raw eridium. which is a doozy considering it is (was?) a fairly precious commodity

it would be neat if we were going around collecting the distributed pieces and reassembling them to create a big boy Vault Defender to stop the twins. but i highly doubt it. hear me out. it’s gotta be something important right? so im betting it’s some kind of gear or upgrade for our characters. maybe even some lore. but nothing huge. my reasoning is that it doesn’t appear to be a main quest objective. if anything, it seems like a crew challenge. i thought maybe it could be tannis’s but i thought hers would be the eridian logs (then i realized this is just glorified ECHO logs, so prob not) , or the Typhon Deleon logs. but it’s possible she has more than one.

and imagine someone ignores all the purple crystals throughout their playthrough. i really doubt right before the last mission of the game, they’d be like alright kids, go back and break every single crystal with these glorified brass knuckles for fun times!! because that sounds miserable. odds are they’re introduced in some way, and we get the gauntlet, and then we gotta break a few for a quest or two, then the rest are optional for unique gear/skins or upgrades or lore or smth.

[uniformbravo]

god free! is such a dumb goofy series i love it like shit gets real sometimes but when it comes down to it it’s just a bunch of dumb goofy teens living their lives together?? i have compiled a list of my favorite examples from s1

makoto: *enters haru’s house uninvited, walks right into the bathroom while haru’s in the bath, presumably naked* hey haru: ....................................hey LIKe he just.... Accepts that this is happening, theres like a solid like 2 seconds of him just staring at makoto like he’s debating within himself whether to Say It or not before almost tangibly going “fuck it” & just going along w/ it*

haru & makoto & nagisa going “is it really okay to dig up our old trophy if rin isn’t here? idk it just feels wrong w/o him” only to find out that rin not only beat them there but also fucking just went ahead and dug it up by himself hfjdkjgd

haru having some kind of sixth sense for sugar apparently??? when nagisa throws “salt” on them he like tenses up all dramatic & goes “this isnt salt........................ it’s sugar” like ok????? just gonna let that one go i guess

rin having sharp teeth for absolutely no fucking reason

haru & rin not noticing the fucking pool they're about to race in is empty????

haru straight up rejecting their encounter with rin & trying to convince himself they all hallucinated him like huh? what? rin?? haha impossible he’s in australia there’s no way he couldve been at the swim club last night. no theres no such thing as airplanes he’s gone forever. yes im sure

rin going back to the old swim club again bc the first time his melodramatic brooding was interrupted by those old elementary school Goons showing up so he needed a do-over

nagisa skinny dipping in samezuka’s pool??? an apparently prestigious competitive swimming powerhouse that trains up future professional gold medalists, reigning champions of interhigh swim meets near and far in that same water & nagisa just jumps the fuck in dick out no fucks to give whatsoever???? this bitch

haru literally only showing up to both the old swim club and samezuka academy for the pools, it’s literally the equivalent of college students showing up to any given event for free food (and the fact that they had to break in both times, these Rowdy-Ass Teens)

rin showing up just in time to interrupt their illicit pool activities bc he Sensed Them

haru wearing his swimsuit under his clothes literally everywhere despite reportedly not having actually swum since middle school (except for in the ocean during summer, but it’s like the middle of spring rn?? is he just doing this in way advanced preparation? is this the equivalent of people who start posting abt halloween in july)

gou showing up to haru’s house bc apparently she just Knows where he lives (also haru hearing the doorbell & immediately submerging his head in the bath bc he’d rather drown than have to answer the door #relatable)

rei calling haru “haru-chan-san” upon first meeting him bc “haru-chan” is what nagisa has been referring to him as so that’s his sole point of reference but he also has to add his own honorific too bc come on

haru being instantly pissed at this random new fuck for calling him not only -chan, his Least favorite honorific, but now -san on top of it too??? Outrageous (and this is the same guy who reportedly “hates water,” a completely unacceptable sentiment that should under no circumstances be allowed anywhere near their team in the first place- honestly from haru’s pov it’s like “oh so this is the guy who hates water huh, this hot shit” & then the hot shit’s all “you must be haru-chan-san” he probably just immediately sees red ghdjsjf)

nagisa’s whole “we need this guy bc he has a girly name just like us it’s fate” thing even tho rei’s already in the track club doing pole vaulting that he’s obviously been training v hard to be able to do is such a stupid anime bullshit motivation & my favorite part of it is that their plan for recruiting him basically amounts to the whole gang of idiots showing up to all of rei’s practices and staring at him intensely from the corner until he joins them, like,,,, think of this from rei’s perspective he’s just minding his own business trying to perfect pole vaulting & these fuckers have fixated on him for no apparent reason? he can’t even swim???

rei going so far out of his way to avoid admitting to nagisa that he can’t swim that he comes up with this bullshit philosophy about “humans evolved from the water so why would we regress and get back into it??? Checkmate y’all are fucking idiots now leave me alone” (& also the effort & passion he puts into the delivery, the overdramatic gesturing hfhhddjf rei are u sure u don’t actually belong in the drama club)

after all that, rei up and deciding to leave the track team (even tho he literally structured his daily schedule around it, went running in the mornings & everything, read books n shit) to join the swim club bc haru just looked really, really cool while swimming that one time

haru legitimately having a hard time choosing between like 5 of the exact same swim suit

when they’re trying to figure out why rei can’t swim & haru’s like “the water doesn’t like him” & nagisa’s immediately like “poor rei-chan :(” like hfkglfkj he just Accepts

rei being so frustrated with his inability to swim that he blames it on his speedo & is very convinced that buying a new one will somehow solve all of his problems (& everyone else just going along w/ it like ok i guess it’s time to go swimsuit shopping then)

haru, the owner of the previously mentioned 5 identical swimsuits, joining in with everyone else to go shopping for even more swimsuits, and picking out another one that looks just fucking like the other 5 he already has

nagisa being told that he can’t put their ugly-ass bird mascot on the swim team uniform so he puts “secret iwatobi-chan” on the back of the shirt that will be hidden beneath the jacket as if that’s not Blatantly what he was told not to do (also the fact that anyone entrusted the handling of the uniforms to nagisa, the exact kind of person who would do exactly that kind of thing)

(ok this one isnt rly goofy but haru just bit his ice cream & im so intimidated rn??)

rin’s fucking 6th sense for haru again???? “smells like mackerel”????? i truly cannot handle this one (haru & company are looking in at samezuka’s practice through the window & rin’s just like “HUH what the fuck is that who’s there i smell Mackerel” like????? oh my fucking god)

amakata “we don’t have enough money for a training camp” miho renting herself and gou a room at a lodge on the beach?????? power move

this goddamn show having a fun ~spooky~ haunted house adventure right after everyone almost fucking Died

haru’s story about his “first love” being about a fucking waterfall igmgkdjkg

rin jogging on the beach the next morning & stopping by the tents like “who r these fuckin dumbasses camping right on the shoreline” & then he turns around and there’s haru & his band of swimming idiots

rin waiting in the hallway at the interhigh in case haru comes by so he can casually get up & have a Cool And Dramatic confrontation w/ him where he brags how he’s gonna beat him in their upcoming race (which, even better, he purposely entered himself at a lower skill level to be able to do while probably his whole team went “uhhhh are u sure abt this lmao we’re kind of trying to be the best here” & hes just like “yeah yeah its fine it’s gonna be so fucking cool just wait”)

haru apparently also having a Rin Sense where he just Feels that rin is there, watching him about to swim (although now that i think about it that bright red hair is probably a fuckin beacon, i bet literally everyone looked over at him the second he stepped out of that doorway- that and the massive aura of Teen Angst surrounding him at all times)

the whole thing with nagisa & rei’s operation at the summer festival to keep haru from seeing rin? first of all is v cute but they get so into it fjdhgkdj fucking dumb cute kids playing secret detective mission texting each other Classified Intel about the location of their targets while also trying to hide it from haru & makoto (who eventually find out bc nagisa is literally the worst liar ever while also already being the most suspect little shit out of all of them by nature)

rei getting so caught up in the detective shit that he ends up following rin out of the festival entirely & into town where the purpose of his pursuit in the first place is irrelevant bc haru’s not gonna suddenly happen upon rin at the elementary school?? rei is such a nosy bitch i love him

rei being such a nosy bitch that he inadvertently fixes the emotional turmoil that has been building between rin & the others unresolved for years

rin texting gou to get rei’s number bc he needs to have a Serious and Dramatic conversation w/ him but he didnt have the chance to exchange contact info the last time they yelled at each other behind the school

rin sitting alone in samezuka’s bus bc they banned him from swimming for being too obsessed w/ haru & he needs somewhere to Sulk

rin finding some random tree outside the swim meet & being like “this reminds me of that tree from elementary school” bc hes a nostalgic bitch like that

haru being able to find rin bc he saw the same tree earlier and went “wait, rin’s a nostalgic bitch, i know Exactly where the fuck he went” & Sure Enough

iwatobi getting themselves disqualified bc they wanted to swim w/ rin in an official race like??? i know it’s an emotional & satisfying moment but miho chewing them out for it afterward is so fucking funny like objectively this team was doing rly well & then suddenly went “u know what, we do what we want, this red guy is ours now” & the judges went “hmm............... no”

in the v last episode when theyre all just sitting in a classroom w/ rin having him pretend to introduce himself as if he were a transfer student like theres absolutely no reason for this, theyre just goofing off together and reconnecting after having lost each other for so many years & it’s so dumb & heartwarming & the perfect way to close off the season & im crying i really do love this show i love these characters so much what a dumb cute goofy heartfelt show aaaaaa free is a treasure

*from the very 1st point: i know there r cultural differences to take into account where it’s probably not as big a deal for makoto to walk in on haru’s bath time in japan as it would be in like, america & the real issue haru takes w/ this happening is that his one little place of refuge in a world w/o water is being breached by this annoyingly persistent guy who not only interrupts his coping time but is actively trying to get him to leave it for “important” things like “going to school” and “not being late” & the extended pause is really him registering this unpleasant situation & trying to decide if it’s worth it to fight for his solitude, ultimately deciding it’s not worth the energy and begrudgingly accepting makoto’s outstretched hand, though he vocalizes his displeasure by rejecting his -chan bc no one who pulls him away from the water is someone he can call a friend, not even his like. actual friend. only friend. either one

anyway i love free bye

[qitwrites]

happy birthday dearest @ryugazakkis ♥. here’s a small textfic from your precious oikuro college!au. Hope you have an amazing day ⌒°(❛ᴗ❛)°⌒

Kuroo: we’re out of eggs

Oikawa: and?

Kuroo: buy some

Kuroo: youre out loafing anyway

Oikawa: first of all, fuck u

Oikawa: secondly, im not loafing, im buying our face packs for this weeknd

Kuroo: ok, understandably important business

Kuroo: but Bo is craving my omu rice

Kuroo: and theres no eggs in the fridge

Oikawa: fyn. u both owe me.

Oikawa: i need to walk an extra 468m to reach the grocery place

Kuroo: do i want to knw y u have such an accurate measurement of the distance?

Oikawa: ……

Oikawa: i get bored easily

Kuroo: u need new hobbies

Oikawa: once again, fuc k you

~

Oikawa: <link attached>

Oikawa: <link attached>

Oikawa: <link attached>

Oikawa: <link attached>

Kuroo: wtf is this

Oikawa: proof

Kuroo: of wat?

Oikawa: the existence of aliens you imbecille

Kuroo: im sorry, but im still not a believer tofu

Oikawa: traitor

Oikawa: y r we frnds?

Kuroo: because u love meeeeee

Oikawa: -.-

~

Kuroo: tooru

Oikawa: hmm?

Kuroo: i miss home

Oikawa: we get a break in two weeks

Oikawa: hang in there

Oikawa: im out rn

Oikawa: ill bring the ice cream

Kuroo: youre the best

Oikawa: i know

Kuroo: asshole

Oikawa: theres my tetsu-chan

Kuroo: <3

~

Oikawa: it’s fascinating, really

Kuroo: wat is

Oikawa: the way my face twists when someone says ushiwaka within 100 feet of me

Oikawa: bo snapped a pic

Oikawa: <image>

Kuroo: meme worthy

Kuroo: truly

Oikawa: honestly

Oikawa: the man manages to make beauty lyk mine look stale

Kuroo: that’s to say

Kuroo: u have any beauty at all

Oikawa: pfff

Oikawa: tetsu-chan please

Oikawa: ur a lot of things

Oikawa: and i mean A LOT

Oikawa: but blind is not one of them

Kuroo: ass

Oikawa: i don’t see u disagreeing

Kuroo: …….

Oikawa:  (✿´ ꒳ ` )

~

Kuroo: wat do u wanna watch 2night

Oikawa: well

Oikawa: im kinda in the mood for horror

Kuroo: i was thinking the sameee

Kuroo: saw 2?

Oikawa: yaaasss

Kuroo: also pizza

Kuroo: hawaiian or pepperoni

Oikawa: pepperoni pleasee

Kuroo: done done

Oikawa: thanks :*

~

Kuroo: oikawa

Kuroo: oikawa come on

Kuroo: tooru

Oikawa: i don’t wanna talk rn

Kuroo: i know it sucks to be fighting with iwa

Kuroo: bt just calm down and think abt it from his perspective

Kuroo: and dnt ever forget

Kuroo: he loves u

Oikawa: ……

Oikawa: i know

Oikawa: i just need time

Kuroo: i know

~

Oikawa: dnt forget

Oikawa: we’re running tomorrow @ 5:30

Kuroo: i hate u

Kuroo: every single cell in my body

Kuroo: prays fr your untimely demise

Kuroo: is the sun even up that early

Oikawa: .______.

Oikawa: tat’s the point u idiot

Kuroo: i hate u

Oikawa: im aware

Oikawa: ill knock on ur door til u wake up

Oikawa: just saying

Kuroo: ur existence is sevearly regretted @ the moment

Oikawa: dnt be late darling

Oikawa: u can thank me later

Kuroo: go to hell

Kuroo: preferably before 5:30 in the morning

~

Oikawa: KUROO-MOTHERFUCKING-TETSUROU

Kuroo: yes dear?

Oikawa: will u

Oikawa: fr the love of all that is good and pure

Oikawa: stop changing my bg’s

Oikawa: to posivitely atrocious selfies of urself????

Oikawa: i had to show my prof something on my cell

Oikawa: and that picture just blares up at us

Oikawa: and ive never felt so horrifyingly embarrassed

Oikawa: his eyes Kuroo

Oikawa: he looked so betrayed

Oikawa: his hatred for me in that moment

Oikawa: could prob burn a hole through wood

Kuroo: brb

Kuroo: crying so har d rn

Kuroo: ur prof saw?

Kuroo: omggg

Kuroo: ◝( ′ㅂ`)و ̑̑

Oikawa: rot in the depths of tartarus

Kuroo: just as long as u wont be there

Oikawa: 🖕

~

Oikawa: kuroo

Kuroo: yeah

Oikawa: correct me if im wrong

Oikawa: bt did u just walk into class in your kitty pajama bottoms?

Kuroo: yeah

Oikawa: wit ur hair unbrushed

Kuroo: yeah

Oikawa: without shaving or even remotely grooming

Kuroo: yeah

Oikawa: zombie mode activated?

Kuroo: yeah

Oikawa: alrighty the n

Oikawa: ill get u coffee wen your class is done

Kuroo: blessed

Oikawa: monosyllabic bastard

~

Kuroo: u doing anything for the upcoming long weeknd?

Oikawa: i wanted to go home

Oikawa: bt my parents already planned a trip

Oikawa: so no

Kuroo: ok then youre coming

Oikawa: where

Kuroo: bo and i have planned a road trip

Kuroo: call iwa too

Oikawa: that sounds like fuuuun

Oikawa: o(≧∇≦o)

Kuroo: i know 

Kuroo: ρ(￣ﾍ￣ ﾒ)

Oikawa: iwa says yessss

Kuroo: awesome!

Kuroo: don’t forget sunscreen this time

Oikawa: it happened ONE TIME TETSU

Oikawa: let it go

Kuroo: u were pink for a week and half

Kuroo: im neve r letting that go

Oikawa: go fuck a trumpet

Kuroo: tempting

Kuroo: bt no thanks

Oikawa: y haven’t I blocked u yet jezuz

Kuroo: u keep asking urself that

~

Kuroo: <voice note>

Oikawa: from all that screaming and yelping

Oikawa: im assuming bo wants curry?

Kuroo: yas

Kuroo: me 2 actually

Oikawa: do we have any ingredients/

Kuroo: uhhh

Kuroo: i think a moth just flew outta the cupboard

Oikawa: ……

Kuroo: yeah ill go shopping

Oikawa: good idea

Oikawa: and take that hyper active eternally hungry puppy wid u

Kuroo: his name is bo

Oikawa: just goo

Oikawa: shooo

Kuroo: going going

~

Kuroo: sometimes i wish

Kuroo: the aliens had taken u

Kuroo: wen we offered u to them

Oikawa: same kuroo

Oikawa: same

Oikawa: (｡•́︿•̀｡)

Kuroo: wanna try again ?? ???

Oikawa: we’re too sober

Kuroo: not if i can help it

Oikawa: ill bring the tequila

Kuroo: i approve

~

Kuroo: Tooru

Kuroo: it’s not your fault

Kuroo: no matter what you or anyone else says or thinks

Kuroo: it’s not your fault

Oikawa: i am weak

Oikawa: so pathetically weak

Oikawa: coach should fucking bench me

Kuroo: open the door

Kuroo: I have wine, chocolates and bubblewrap

Oikawa: …..

Oikawa: I love you.

Kuroo: I love you too.

Kuroo: youre good enough

Kuroo: dont doubt that

~

Kuroo: daisho’s resemblance to reptiles

Kuroo: makes me truly believe in the existent of mutants

Oikawa: well, he’s certainly

Oikawa: whats the wor d

Oikawa: slimy

Kuroo: bo wants to strangle him for touching kei-chan

Oikawa: ill join him

Oikawa: my poor iwa-chan is suffering wid him 2

Kuroo: ugh

Kuroo: i hate him

Oikawa: i know

Kuroo: bleh

Oikawa: Netflix and cuddle?

Kuroo: Netflix and cuddle

~

Kuroo: <missed call>

Kuroo: <missed call>

Kuroo: <missed call>

Oikawa: wt actua l FUCK

Oikawa: its 3 AM

Oikawa: y u do this

Kuroo: i want tacos

Oikawa: ok just to put this in context

Oikawa: u have woken me at ass oclock in the morning

Oikawa: 2 get fucking tacos

Oikawa: hve i forgotten anything?

Kuroo: and churros!!!

Kuroo: im craving something sweeeet

Oikawa: im gonna kill u

Kuroo: yeah yeah no prob

Kuroo: see u in 5

Oikawa: …….

Oikawa: i want chocolate filled ones

Kuroo: attaboy

~

Oikawa: i think the four extra months ive spent on this planet

Oikawa: has given me this undeniably invaluable insight of the world

Oikawa: im sorry u cant ever experience this kurooo

Kuroo: that’s alright

Kuroo: i see things in a way diff from u

Oikawa: how so????

Kuroo: i mean

Kuroo: i am 3.4 entire cms taller

Kuroo: the view is simply breathtaking

Oikawa: ……

Oikawa: fuck u

Kuroo: ✧٩(•́⌄•́๑)

~

Oikawa: hey

Oikawa: wen u free?

Kuroo: i got tomorrow evening off

Kuroo: what’s up?

Oikawa: i wanna work on that spike wid u

Oikawa: also blocking practice with bo

Kuroo: im game

Oikawa: good

Oikawa: we need cooler hand signs too

Kuroo: tots agree

Kuroo: we’ll brainstorm alright?

Oikawa: sounds like a plan

Oikawa: ೕ(•̀ᴗ•́)

~

Kuroo: code ET

Kuroo: i repeat

Kuroo: CODE ET

Kuroo: which means i am VERY sad

Oikawa: got it got it

Oikawa: ill meet u at the regular spot in 10

Oikawa: and ill bring bo

Kuroo: and my hoodie

Oikawa: and your hoodie

Kuroo: cookies and cream?

Oikawa: ye s plis

Oikawa: bo will have mint choco

Kuroo: got it

Kuroo: come fastly

Oikawa: almost there

~

Oikawa: just for 10 mins

Oikawa: ill only practice serves

Oikawa: i swea r

Kuroo: for the last time

Kuroo: NO

Kuroo: you are going to rest your knee till its better

Kuroo: even bo is mad this time

Kuroo: he wont let u on this court either

Oikawa: can i watch?

Kuroo: nope

Kuroo: focus on healin g

Kuroo: idiot

Oikawa: ……

Oikawa: im sorry

Kuroo: don’t be

Kuroo: we miss u too

~

Oikawa: i may not say this all the time

Oikawa: but your existence is appreciated Kuroo

Oikawa: thank u for coming into my life all those many years ago

Oikawa: and dealing with my stream of bullshit

Kuroo: likewise

Kuroo: <voice note>

Oikawa: pfff

Oikawa: tell bo I love him too

Kuroo: will do

Kuroo: oh bt w

Kuroo: Tooru?

Oikawa: yeah ?

Kuroo: i still don’t believe in aliens

Oikawa: F UCK YOU

Kuroo: I love you too

Kuroo: ♥♥

[mangosteen]

tag game oh dang

Oh daaaang I was tagged by @vodka-aunt-coran thank u emma ily

Nickname: Fi is my nickname!!! I’m also called Fififwekjgsssdfsdfeswahfkwfhkfawk, Lance, Finn, Fi... fi... fuh...... (how do you pronounce that name? sorry. alright), Slut Queen, Princess Fiona from Shrek, etc. etc.

Zodiac sign: Virgo

Height: 5′2″ d-d-d-d-dang I’m tiny

Last thing you googled: two point perspective photography (i was lookin for references bc I’m a busy art student I’m so tired help me)

Favorite music artist: (there’s a BUNCH of different ones holy fuck) Shawn Wasabi, Anamanaguchi, K.Flay, Kero Kero Bonito, she, The Orion Experience, Lullatone, Porter Robinson, Madeon, etc. BASICALLY anything that keeps me dancing and keeps my energy up

Song stuck in my head: Spicy Boyfriend by Shawn Wasabi??? I’m still not over it??? it’s STILL SO GOOD??

Last movie you watched: fuckin......... i can’t remember??? I’m gonna see Power Rangers later on tho.... because its the holidays and i have SOME free time (I say with a sketchbook in front of me ehehehehhhheeghhh)

What are you wearing right now: A hogwarts pyjama vest, leggings, and a bathrobe

Why did you choose your URL: fuck if i know, my friend my buddy my pal... I’ve had this url for like 3 or 4 years... I guess its bc its my name??? and it sounded ok???

Do you have any other blogs: I mean I have a couple of saved urls, which i MIGHT do something with if I have free time... I have my bismuth blog @relatablepicturesof-bismuth which i basically dont use rn because I barely have the time to keep up with SU, my aesthetic blog @mangosteen which I’ll probably change the url for bc ITS A GOOD URL AND DESERVES BETTER... i’ll use it for another blog ig its just too good. AND MY ART BLOG @fi-kelly

What did your last relationship teach you? i’ve never been in a serious relationship lmfao I mean I’ve had a thousand other things to deal with and a LOT of emotional growing to do back then, so i guess I was never ready and didnt really know the right people I wanted to date??? shruggo lmfao Ive HAD crushes and stuff but I always knew better bc I���d either be outed if I dated a girl and all the guys are assholes in my old college lmao but I GUESS in previous friendships? it’s okay to stand your ground and if you think someone is fucking you over chances are THEY DEFINITELY ARE AND YOU SHOULD PUNCH THEM IN THE FACE

religious or spiritual: I mean I’m kinda chill on the whole... that... I was raised as a Buddhist and the values that I were taught were GENERALLY... just be a nice person???..... I say.... literally talking about punching someone in the face....... above...... uhhhh.... I mean.... the whole be aware of you place in life and be aware of how you act towards others and understanding balance and stuff like just generally being a nice person, those values stayed w/ me? But I really dont practice so uh

Favorite color: I love ALL colours theyre ALL SO GOOD.... but if I had to choose one I’d have to default with blue because my entire goddamn room is so fucking blue. Like a... turquoise or a somewhat aqua blue

Average hours of sleep: It’s been fluctuating like hell... When I’m super busy I have to sleep like 5 hours a night but NOW ITS THE HOLIDAYS I pass out for like 10 hours of sweet unbroken sleep

Lucky number: I hate maths I’m an art student what the fuck is an algebra

Favorite characters: *THAT ONE RIHANNA GIF* (ill just do one from each series I mention bc if not i’ll be here forever) MY ORIGINAL BOY FINN....... GOD.... HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ANYTHING SO GOOD IN YOUR LIFE??? All the characters in AT are SO good tho.... I love..... There’s also Lance (wow.... I think I just have a thing abt characters being voiced by Jeremy Shada huh) I mean I gotta say Bismuth from SU because my side blog is ALL HER (even like a year prior to her reveal), Seven from Mystic Messenger, SOKKA!!!! is my BIGGEST fave from the ATLA/LOK series (tho I LOVE all of those characters tbh) ok and also he gets NO love but GERM from NITW??? is great!!! he’s kinda an outsider but he’s super chill and great.... but MAE??? AND GREGG??? AND BEA AND ANGUS AND EVERYONE FROM NITW??? SO GOOD... and if we’re gonna bring video games into it MARU FROM STARDEW VALLEY;;; my WIFE!!! I LOVE HER!!! and from TAZ recently I LOVE all the NPCs (but REN has won me over..... in the 11th hour arc.... roswell is good too..... SLOANE AND HURLEY.......) but my FAVE from the recurring tres horny boys is TAACO... and my fave recurring npc is probably carey fangbattle.... shes badass and loves her geef so much (god i wish that were me) AND I WATCHED A PLAYTHRU OF THE FIRST PHOENIX WRIGHT GAME..... i would DIE for the skye sisters...... also gumshoe,, hes gr9

ok im gonna stop bc I have like a thousand different shows and video games in my head and Im gonna.... .stop... ive typed out too much already hrhrghghhgrh

How many blankets do you sleep with: one thick af duvet and one tiny throw, im content w/ that amount of blankets (tho.... i need more pillows.....I could always use more pillows)

Dream job: *SMASHES THE WINDOW AND RUNS OUT* okay... idk... I really wanna hone my animation skills bc in many aspects im SO bad at it... but I love either writing, directing, or character designing. yeah. its a LOT of work. I know. but I am so fucking prepared my dude. I aint gonna fail this time around lmfao

Ok I am meant.... to tag...... people........ uhhhhh.... my mind is like.... super blank rn........ bc Im still so hungry.... but if anyone wants to do it, just say I tagged you!!!

[comicteaparty]

January 11th, 2018 CTP Archive

The archive for the Comic Tea Party chat that occurred on January 11th, 2018, from 5PM - 7PM PST.  The chat focused on 7” Kara by Nattosoup/Becca Hillburn.

Featured Comment:

Chat:

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

Good day everyone~! This week’s Comic Tea Party is now officially beginning. Today we are discussing 7” Kara by Nattosoup/Becca Hillburn~! (http://Nattosoup.com/) For those new to CTP, discussions about the comic are freeform, so please feel free to bring up whatever you wish. However, every 30 minutes I will be dropping in a discussion question to help those who would like a prompt. These questions are totally OPTIONAL to answer so pay them no mind if you wish~! Remember, constructive criticism is allowed, but the primary focus here is to have fun and appreciate the amazing comics that the community makes~! Each chat a top comment will be picked and featured on an ad for this chat, so let’s have a great discussion~!

With that said, let us begin with this first question~!

QUESTION 1. What is your favorite scene in the comic so far and why?

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

My favorite scene was when Kara and pancakes met... They're both so adorable

:' D

snuffysam

I really like the latest chapter, where Kara meets a human for the first time. The interactions between them (and pancakes) are really cute.

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

I got scared pancakes might eat her I'm like noooo

🌟Draco Plato🌟

same Mharz, hahaha

Tenor

My favorite scene was when Mom came out about the truth to Kara. It really gave the world a bit more depth, as well as lovely inside looks behind the scenes to both parents' mindsets and the struggles they have. :D

🌟Draco Plato🌟

ah I liked that too

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

yeaaaah

🌟Draco Plato🌟

The flow of the story was so smooth that I enjoyed all of it about equally~

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

Kara is so precious and innocent

:' D

Nattosoup

Thank you guys so much !! I'm really relieved and happy that the things I want to convey seem to be coming across

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

I'm so happy that Kara met a nice human

Nattosoup

it's really important to me to depict a story where parents are important characters with flaws too, i think that's really missing in kidlit, so I want to explore more of the conflict between secret making and secret keeping in later chaters

ahha, I know right? what are the chances of that!

she could've gotten someone really awful

saetje

I agree where Kara’s Mom tells her the truth about humans is my favorite! One of my favorite parts of this comic so far is Kara’s childishness and naïveté- not to say she’s spoiled or mean, but I think her youthfulness is well-written if that makes sense

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

yeaaah

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

i liked the irony in the mom explaining that the dad didn't trust kara cause curiosity and the first thing kara does is go "welp i should do that thing my dad thinks im going to do"

Tenor

DAD WAS RIGHT TO BE SUSPICIOUS

MOM'S GUNNA GET SUCH A LOOK LATER

snuffysam

Yeah i was just about to say that lol. as soon as she finds out humans are real, she does the exact thing they were afraid of

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

LOL

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

I'm gonna agree with Mharz's favorite scene-- I really like how much Kara and Pancake interact. But I'm a sucker for adorable cats! Also, I feel like the body language for a kitten was captured pretty well there too :3

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

yus

Nattosoup

I'm really excited about chapter 5 going live in a few weeks, because I get to talk about that in more depth :3

MathTans the Pun Prince

I made it. ^^ My fave scene was the page where the arrow was used to denote movement, followed by the cat in three places to denote movement, I thought that was a clever way of showing it two ways there.

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

They're all painted beautifully

:'3

saetje

Kara feels like a real little girl to me tbh - and I enjoy that the soft watercolors and charm of the story make it feel from her perspective, but you get a sense of a more deep adult world, if only slightly , from her parents

MathTans the Pun Prince

Also, yes, I was worried kitty would attack, and think Pancake ended up adorbs.

joseph

Yeah, I prefer the light hearted scenes at this point in the story. So Kara and Pancake stuff. Her chilling with her mom, etc.

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

I really love how light hearted it is in general

and napples agrees

Nattosoup

I wanted to create a story that is relaxing and rewarding to read

Studio Ghibli stuff is a HUGE inspiration for me

🌟Draco Plato🌟

ah yeah i agree, Kara's youthfulness is super well captured

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

they are :'3

Nattosoup

and i always feel like i've been given a gift when I watch those movies, so I wanted to try to do that too

saetje

Yeah! It does feel Ghibli

snuffysam

I can definitely see that Ghibli inspiration.

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

I just want to protect Kara from the harshness of the world

MathTans the Pun Prince

Yeah, the soft watercolours and such give it a really unique look too.

Like her dad, Mharz?

joseph

Surely humans will treat her right. Our history has shown we always treat different things well. </sarcasm>

Nattosoup

that's something I know I'm going to struggle with in the future, because some bad things do happen to Kara, but I don't want to completely alienate the readers

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

I'll still let her play outside at least

Nattosoup

don't worry, it all ends well! /spoilers jk

Tenor

But a bird could eat her

she is perfect bird-food size

snuffysam

One has treated her right, so far. And she's presumably one of the ones moving in, right?

MathTans the Pun Prince

I'm guessing Kara's gonna hear it from her parents when she gets back.

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

swats the birb

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

Pancake coulda eaten her, but Pancake probably appreciates his new friend who can scratch his belly in all the right places

Nattosoup

ehehehe

snuffysam

she's also missing a bag

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

Pancake is so nice

Tenor

Pancake is cute~

MathTans the Pun Prince

Pancake has amazing expressions for a kitty.

Nattosoup

that's probably something I should cover (maybe in the Q&A) but Pancake thinks she smells human enough

Tenor

And I predict Kara's mighty steed in training /shot

Nattosoup

:3

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

:' D

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

I think you're prooobably pretty accurate on that guess,

Tenor

CAT RIDING

ALL THE TIME

we need more cat riding promo art

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

that's totally fun

MathTans the Pun Prince

I liked how Kara was compared to fairies and whatnot, seemed a good explanation for not running to parents or anything with her.

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

Kara compared brownies to fairy tales

iirc

joseph

If I were a little kid, I wouldn't have shown my parents. I would have shown my friends.

Ala Stranger Things.(edited)

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

yis

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

that reminds me that i thought it was adorable kara compared cats to tigers XD partly cause of imagining her meeting a real tiger.

MathTans the Pun Prince

I guess it depends a bit on whether you think it's cool or scary.

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

urp

yeah

no

Kara

Nattosoup

the real Pancake.

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

Tigers will legit eat you

Nattosoup

(actually Bowie)

saetje

Omg awww

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

hi kitty

I like that shade of gray

MathTans the Pun Prince

Time to get the syrup.

Tenor

kITTEN

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

LOL Math

Nattosoup

so basically all of Pancakes expressions are stolen from Bowie, with big ugu eyes, b/c he has lil beady boogery eyes

saetje

Haha

Nattosoup

he is a cat who likes kids and is terrible at hunting (he tries to befriend squirrels)

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

I love how you painted Pancake's eyes

they're so vibrant

:' D

Nattosoup

thank you!

MathTans the Pun Prince

How long does it take to paint a page? O.o

Nattosoup

and i'm SUPER excited about upcoming chapters b/c there is A LOT of pancake

ah! haha, so i paint in batches of 2-6 pages

saetje

Yisss, being on the pancake screen time

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

https://7inchkara.tumblr.com/post/158514432002/chapter-2-page-6 Also, this page. "Not agaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaain" I recall bein' like that as a kid. "nooo no more meatloaf mooooooooooooom"

Nattosoup

and it can take anywhere from 3-6 days, depending on the weather

yall are super lucky i didn't have Kara do what I would do as a kid

i'd shove a bunch of food i didn't like in my mouth, try to washi ti down with milk

joseph

I think when you make a character bio page, grass should be on there too, because it's in like 70% of the panels :p

Nattosoup

then start gagging

grass is all I know how to paint

Jonny Aleksey

I'm late. I like the watercolors.

Nattosoup

thank you!

MathTans the Pun Prince

Wow. Though that makes sense. (the time, not the food)

Nattosoup

ahah the food makes no sense, for sure

yeah, i used to be faster too, but as i've been painting pages, they've gotten more detailed

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

I absolutely admired the effort you put through this

Nattosoup

this is from Chapter 6

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

more people should read it

Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨

Hey y’all, just peeking in again~

Nattosoup

thank you so much Mharz, that really means a lot to me, esp from you

Tenor

Awh~

Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨

Also omg that looks awesome!

MathTans the Pun Prince

That's watercolour?

Nattosoup

yep!

Tenor

How far ahead are you?

Nattosoup

i actually have a tutorial video i recorded for that

i am...painting chapter 7 rn

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

i really like the cover art all around. the depictions really suit the story tone and i just like some of the object details.

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

It's actually insipiring me to practice more watercolor and traditional media in general(edited)

joseph

That's basically, Becca, except in her studio, and surrounded by art supplies.

Nattosoup

and current chapters 5, 6, and 7 all run 20+ pages

Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨

Seriously that watercolor is gorgeous

Nattosoup

so they're twice as long as the first volume

Jonny Aleksey

Will the little people use the doggie door to get in?

Tenor

Daaang but nice! :D

Looking forward to it!

MathTans the Pun Prince

Wow, so much stuff in that picture that you wouldn't have necessarily had to include, like the drink and all. Well done.

electricabyss

I love seeing how far you've taken the painting in the story! It started out great and now you're just killer

Nattosoup

@Jonny Aleksey I really really really wish I'd thought of that.

seriously.

MathTans the Pun Prince

Kitty door. ^.^

joseph

I think she was considering stopping doing covers when she stopped releasing physical individually issues at issue 4, but it makes sense to have them regardless.

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

Kara door

Nattosoup

unfortunately no, b/c there's a brass kickplate on the door, but i really wish I'd thought of that >.<

Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨

Crap I can’t paarticipate on my iPad, my Discord is lagging from all the messages

Nattosoup

ahaha maybe i can add them installing one at the end though!

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

there should be a mini door in the middle of the kitty door

Jonny Aleksey

There's always future chapters

Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨

Lol

MathTans the Pun Prince

Pancake demands a door.

Mharz: Door-ception.

Nattosoup

making a note of that RN

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

yis

XD

Nattosoup

ahahahaha

oh noooo so cute

have you guys seen fairy doors?

joseph

I've never seen a cat door in LA, but I've seen some dog doors.

Nattosoup

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=fairy+doors&FORM=HDRSC2

MathTans the Pun Prince

I have not.

Nattosoup

it's basically a fake door BUT

i'm sure someone who's handy could install one

Tenor

fFF Those are cute omg

Jonny Aleksey

http://cdn6.bigcommerce.com/s-n8fmp/images/stencil/750x750/products/7104/9576/17363__79902.1488526602.JPG?c=2

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

XD

Nattosoup

yeah!

Tenor

I'd just make a lil rope ladder and crack a window lmao

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

Imagine a regular door with that kind of small door at the bottom

Nattosoup

oh man not in Louisiana though, MOSQUITOES

joseph

It's like a mix between doors from Germany and Lord of the Rings.

MathTans the Pun Prince

Kara trying to open door: It's broke.

Tenor

FFFF

Jonny Aleksey

Put in the effort to make an elevator

Nattosoup

and i need to address that too b/c Kara should be getting eaten alive in Ch 6

joseph

7" Kara does take place kind of close to a town of German expats.

Nattosoup

a bell, a box, and a rope

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

no

Nattosoup

no i mean

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

kara

Nattosoup

sorry!

NOT LITERALLY

MathTans the Pun Prince

I was wondering what hemisphere and stuff they were in.

Nattosoup

i meant mosquitoes should be bitin her up

maybe Lilliputians have nasty blood

Northern Hemisphere

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

oh jeez the mosquitoes defnitely are huge

Nattosoup

its actually set in the house my mom grew up in

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

in Kara's perspective

MathTans the Pun Prince

Not enough blood to make it worth their while.

Nattosoup

so it's in Louisiana

Tenor

Considering how they get blood they just honestly might be too small to draw any blood out properly so they don't register on the prey scale

Nattosoup

ahaha yeah, two mosquites might drain you

electricabyss

Maybe they can catch mosquitos better, considering they'd be like birds

Nattosoup

that's still something worth mentioning in a Q&A

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

hey never underestimate mosquitoes

Tenor

...carrier mosquitos

like carrier pidgeons but louder /shot

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

oh god

and more likely to be harmful

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

they can't suck all your blood but chances are, it'll bring deadly disease

snuffysam

the venom would be pretty bad too. most mosquito bites i've gotten left a mark bigger than kara's body

Jonny Aleksey

Mosquitos are like helicopters to them.

snuffysam

well ok not most. but some

Nattosoup

yeah, that's a definite consideration

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

Nah, not quite. More likeeeeeeee. One of those remote controlled drones

Tenor

eh if we go helicopter I'd rather a hummingbird. Though IDK how they'd hold on at those speeds

Jonny Aleksey

true

MathTans the Pun Prince

Now I'm thinking about vampire Liliputians. "I vant to suck your blud."

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

I prefer dragonflies

Kara riding a dragonfly

Jonny Aleksey

They get to pick which flying creature they like

snuffysam

dragonflies are cute enough for that to work, sure

electricabyss

Have you ever looked at your old pages and thought "I wish I did that differently"

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

kara just riding all the flying things. starting a dragonfly airplane service.

Nattosoup

hey @electricabyss !

joseph

Tiny people definitely gives interesting perspectives on the world.

Nattosoup

ok, so yeah

launching Kara as a webcomic this year was really hard for me, b/c those old pages are kinda ugly by comparison

MathTans the Pun Prince

Kara might be grounded soon though.

Nattosoup

and i had to just sorta bite my tongue and post them anyway

Tenor

Math.

No.

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

I think they look great still, Becca(edited)

Nattosoup

Thank you!

i'm also totally biased b/c I know what the current pages look like

🌟Draco Plato🌟

they looked good to me~

Jonny Aleksey

It's better to post it that keep it in perfection limbo

Tenor

How old were those pages when you posted them?

Nattosoup

2012

so...five years

Tenor

Daaang.

Nattosoup

in fact, the print volume 1 had been out for like three?

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

wow

:0

Tenor

I UNDERSTAND THE FEELING But I agree with Jonny, better to post than remain in limbo

And we get to see how far you've come! :D

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

I love seeing how everyone's art evolves

Nattosoup

what helped with that was Ink Drop tbh

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

yeah theyre still gorgeous pages regardless. not to say there isnt noticeable improvement in some respects but thats how art should work.

Nattosoup

b/c to be a full member, i needed a webcomic, so it was a good push to actually PUT THOSE PAGES OUT THERE

Tenor

YAY!

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

We're very happy you did

:' D

Nattosoup

oh yeah, when it comes to other people's pages, I love seeing evolution

snuffysam

it was a good call, yeah

Nattosoup

so I just had to keep in mind that other people feel that way too, and it's part of having a webcomic

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

yep

joseph

Do you think Bowie dreams of this happening to him one day? http://Nattosoup.com/comic/54

Nattosoup

you know for a fact! that bowie was used as reference for that

with one of my mini dolls

if i went digging, i could show yall the reference photo (maybe)

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

really?

joseph

Yeah, but he's always in your lap, do you think he wants you to be in his lap?

Nattosoup

(idk if i still have it)

yeah!

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

that's very interesting

Nattosoup

I think Bowie woudl totally let a mini person snuggle up with him

although he might try to groom their hair off, like P-cake did in Ch 4

saetje

Oh yeah definitely, I think the evolution of peoples skills throughout time is part of the charm with webcomics! I really enjoy seeing how far you’ve come from your first pages

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

XD

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

i wonder if kara is going to be confused if shes ever shown an actual pancake the food. and be like "well this is totally different than the other pancake"

Jonny Aleksey

Honestly most of the time old pages aren't that for readers. It's that we made them so we feel responsible.

joseph

Looking back through, you did a great job having Kara and Naomi sitting on the floor/ground a lot. I definitely did that.

🌟Draco Plato🌟

lol i wondered that too rebel

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

@Nattosoup do you have a recording of your page process? I totally wanna see it.

Nattosoup

ahahaha, hm, I wonder if naming pets after foods is a universal?

and she'd be like, oh, my pet mouse when i was little was named Acorn

i dont actually know! that's something to think about!

electricabyss

I think so

joseph

Particularly this page: http://Nattosoup.com/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2017-09/011_Page10.jpg?itok=H3_CS4Qu

Nattosoup

I DO!

lemme grab a couple links

Jonny Aleksey

@✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨ She might freak out thinking they cooked the cat.

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

I'm like no pancake

Nattosoup

;;;;_;;;;; OH NO

that would be kinda hilarious

i'll make an ote of that

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

omg thatd be awful

MathTans the Pun Prince

"We're having pancakes" "There were more of her?"

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

Kara saw pancakes like this

Nattosoup

it's all ok if Pancake pops his head over the table and tries to steal one

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

and thought how did the cat became like this

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

OH NO. Pancakes for breakfast, doused with maple syrup

MathTans the Pun Prince

It's like Pokemon. That's the first stage of evolution before the sentience.

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

meanwhile, the cat's sleeping soundly on Naomi's bed

Nattosoup

A tutorial on painting a double page spread (from Ch 6): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVPiiP_wcDM&t=30s

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

QUESTION 2. The Lilliputians live interesting lives given their small stature compared to the scale of many objects around them. What aspects of their life did you find most interesting in regards to how they interacted with the world? What other things are you interested in seeing in regards to how they live their lives (whether its Kara’s family or Lilliputians in general)? Why do you think the Lilliputians choose to use human sized objects in many cases instead of making their own smaller sized objects (for example, candles)?

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

oooh

Nattosoup

A tutorial on painting a small batch (2 pages) from Ch 6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi4MzCNYVkM&t=29s

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

will watch that later

:3

Nattosoup

yaaas please answer this b/c I always want to know what people want to know about that world

joseph

Back on favorite scenes, I really liked this Pancake slink scene:(edited)

MathTans the Pun Prince

I'm wondering a bit about that love interest Lilliputian guy. Who seemed to come from an area opposite to the nearest settlement. How many of these places are there and how long does it take the guy to travel?

Nattosoup

I did my inktober on Lilliputian professions, and I have a worldbuilding doc handy if anyone is SUPER nerdy about Lilliputians

electricabyss

Oh, has Kara seen a tv yet? That would be a cute scene

Nattosoup

So for humans, that would be a five minute walk- there's a small park across the residential street where there's a small village

but for lilliputians without transit, that would be a couple days

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

the lilliputians seem to have different perceptions of humans

Nattosoup

Tanner and his father are both messengers, and later in the story, Tanner moves from apprentice to full fledge apprentice and can bring his squirrel, Peanut

(yes I like food names)

MathTans the Pun Prince

Just crossing the street would probably be a huge issue. (Do they tightrope on power lines?)

Jonny Aleksey

Do they have carriges at least?

MathTans the Pun Prince

Hah, Tanner has a squirrel? Can he ride it?

electricabyss

I would think they'd use those storm drains under the street

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

like her dad being scared and away from them but the mom wants to be near humans

MathTans the Pun Prince

electricabyss: That does make more sense.

Tenor

2: More about their food culture. It's clear those without human interferance have to harvest and store but how much of that is similar to the old human ways? Do they need meat? They can't store berries properly and don't seem to have access to basic preservative techniques - oh god ant invasions if they didn't time their food rotation right :|

Nattosoup

gimme a sec and i'll answer all these

MathTans the Pun Prince

I think the mom just doesn't want to move. She doesn't necessarily want to be near them or not (though had good experiences in the past).

Nattosoup

1. in Louisiana, there are a lot of drainage culverts and ditches, so you could cross safely if you use a culvert, so long as there's been a dry spell

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

The Dad was fishing in the early chapters

Nattosoup

2. there are also a lot of trees that cross over the street, so if you can climb or have a mount, you can take the trees

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

omg i never considered an ant invasion. thatd be terrible

Tenor

(I can't help but imagine dad himself is the bait)

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

I'm curious if they have a transpo system

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

cause ants do go for food

Tenor

(That's enough to feed a village right there)

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

mini buses

Nattosoup

there are carriages, and different types of mounts, including cats, rabbits, squirrels, and turtles

but for an isolated family like kara's, it's almost all hoofin it

regarding food, yes, it would revert to old ways

joseph

Using yourself as bait is called noodling.

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

pft

Tenor

..omg srsly

Nattosoup

I'm hugely inspired by pioneer living, and watch a lot of stuff on substenance and survival living

joseph

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Noodling_champ.jpg

Tenor

OMG

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

omg

Nattosoup

there's a foraging class in Nashville that I'd like to eventually take, so i can actually talk about foods in great detail

i would LOVE to do a lilliputian cook book

joseph

Actually, I think they hold meat or something. I've never done it, but people in LA sometimes do.

Tenor

Ooohmg yes plz. :D I love themed cook books!

Nattosoup

but that means actually utilizing the foods they'd utilize, and working in the quantities they'd use

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

oooh

yes

I wanna see that

Nattosoup

there's a couple YT channels that do mini cooking that are huge inspirations for me as well

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

I've seen a couple of those

Nattosoup

yes, Lilliputians eat meat, but they're also likely to eat insects, minnows, ect

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

it's adorable

XD

Nattosoup

since mice are frequently kept as pets

Tenor

(My favorite to those small chef shows are the reaction videos)

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

that's a pretty big pet

MathTans the Pun Prince

I wonder, if the human girl searched on the web, would she find some sort of secret website of conspiracy theorists who believe in Lilliputians?

Nattosoup

miniature cooking channel with real food): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTFT5NbDl0Fa_fE9Cz_yOAA

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

XD

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

omg math thatd be adorable

in a weird way

Nattosoup

i really want to buy their kit and actually come up with some recipes one day

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

if there was like all these believers out there

had their own little forum

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

all of the things they use to cook are tiny too, right?

Nattosoup

@MathTans the Pun Prince that's a great question and is going to come up in probably ch 8 or 9

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

I mean that youtube channel

Nattosoup

@Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨ I believe so!

MathTans the Pun Prince

Possibly the forum would have a cooking section.

Nattosoup

they cook on top of like candles and sternos

actually I found out this year that Giant Tiny is a big deal on Tumblr

and not just in like...adult ways

so i bet there are already forums like that

joseph

Yeah, sometimes they use small things like the big (brussel sprout vs lettuce) sometimes they just cut it small (a chicken breast cut tiny).(edited)

Nattosoup

if i had known about it as a teen, i would've RP'd it, b/c I've always been interested in minature living

MathTans the Pun Prince

Then there'd be a bunch of trolls too, saying no to Lilliputians, huge Sasquatch are the only real supernatural beings.

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

lol math(edited)

electricabyss

Giant tiny? Like.... Giant tiny things? Things that are actually small but made big?

joseph

So after 7" Kara chapter 29 comes 7" Kara XXX, right?

Nattosoup

no like humans are 'giant' and lilliputs are tinies

MathTans the Pun Prince

Like jumbo shrimp. ^.^

snuffysam

NO

saetje

I think it’s the interaction between giant and tiny people

Nattosoup

although sometimes humans are tiny and giants are giants

yeah!

Tenor

(( https://ink361.com/app/users/ig-19190987/iamzoie/photos/ig-1501756351620969272_19190987 Someone reacting to tiny food getting made it's cold I lOVE IT))

Nattosoup

yeah there are a lot of people who are interested in that

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

XD

Nattosoup

omg that tiny sammitch though

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

what im most curious about is more of the overall view of humans by the lilliputians. since the fact that they acknowledge the humans made a lot of the stuff in the world kind of makes the humans seem god like.

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

it's adorable

Nattosoup

in the future, even if it's just bonus comics, I really want to explore more lilliputian living things

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

that's a good point Rebel

Nattosoup

SO Kara's family is an outlier

they're Traditionalist, which means they dislike humans

well, her father is, and he's sorta...pushed the rest of them into it

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

:0

MathTans the Pun Prince

It's true, but I think they see the stuff they get as "castoffs" more than being made for them, Rebel.

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

awww

Nattosoup

in general, Lilliputians who are not Traditionalist see humans as a resource

they recognize that humans are generally dangerous to tiny people

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

I wonder if he had a bad experience with them

joseph

So they're closer to TEOTWAWKI people in our society?

Nattosoup

but they have no problem adopting human materials and technologies

there are even mall lilliputians

@joseph yeah!

saetje

I think that would be wonderful to explore more day to day life of Lilliputians in a side comic! I’d love to learn more about how they live

Jonny Aleksey

I got the impression that they know humans built everything but don't worship them. They're just another people.

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

"Human, your fabrics are convenient. Also flexible. Please, provide me with more of this... elastic."

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

I suppose there are people who think they're pests?

MathTans the Pun Prince

What would Kara think of the movie "Ant Man"? O.o

saetje

Ohhh mall Lilliputians?

Tenor

Oh god mall Lilis. :( Monthly pest control must be annoying. Or! Villiage field trip

Jonny Aleksey

The "myth" was just to protect child from going to them.

Nattosoup

like Kara is weird b/c her parents lied to her

and she bought it

most Lilliputian children know about humans, and also know to give them a wide berth

like we would live electrical wires

MathTans the Pun Prince

That's not so weird though. Think tooth fairy.

Nattosoup

I actually haven't seen Ant Man, so I don't know!

she'd probably enjoy it, b/c she's never really seen TV hahaha

MathTans the Pun Prince

(Actually, do Lilliputians have dentists they go to regularly?)

saetje

Do they get different mannerisms and slang depending where they are based? Like would the mall Lilliputians pick up on human teen slang more?

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

I think so?

Nattosoup

YES! they do!

Jonny Aleksey

Lilliputian Medical School

Nattosoup

different groups will develop even sub languages, like cajun patois

MathTans the Pun Prince

I was thinking with "Ant Man" how his punch packs the same force as when he's large. I can't see a Lilliputian punching out anyone. ^.-

saetje

Cool!

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

pretty much they almost live the same way as humans

Nattosoup

and lilliputians who live in closer proximity to humans will pick up slang from tv and human proximity

ahaha no, they can't

Lilliputians are stronger for their size than a human would be, but not to ant capacity

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

omg tv slangs

Jonny Aleksey

Liliputinas would use the enviornment to fight.

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

How long do liliputians live in comparison to humans?

Nattosoup

but that's not even something Kara would realize

MathTans the Pun Prince

Wait, if there's professions and stuff, there must be an education system. So I guess Kara is home schooled?

Tenor

This is why I can't enjoy nice things. I'm just stuck in "All the ways a tiny person can die" mentality OTL

Nattosoup

ahaaaa the saddest question

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

do they have a different life expectancy and perception of time?

SORRY I ASK THE WORST ONES

Nattosoup

about a quarter lifespan, although that's not something i'm going to go into in 7" Kara, probably

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

Hahaha

Nattosoup

time moves faster for them

Tenor

Kabo: AT LEAST YOURS ARE NICE QUESTIONS ABOUT DEVELOPMENT

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

awww

Nattosoup

if you study small mammals, that's apparently true for all types of small mammals

shorter gestation periods

shorter lifespans

Tenor

I'm over here like: Oh god some poor bastard getting stuck in a human contraption

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

How often does Kara's mom sass Kara's dad?

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

that's so sad

Nattosoup

Erry day

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

GOOD

Nattosoup

that's going to come up too actually haha

among other Lilliputians, she's seen as uppity

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

XD

MathTans the Pun Prince

If there's schools, is there a course in "Humans"? That Kara's parents convenently skipped out on?

Nattosoup

Kara's been homeschooled, but there are village schools, and most definitely

reading, writing, hoomans

Jonny Aleksey

Kara would be an old lady before Naomi gradutates middle school

joseph

I feel like you've undermined the dad, Rowan, too much. Dude just wants to leave, no one is listening, and he's laid up.

Nattosoup

ahaha true

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

:c

Nattosoup

he's actulaly not a bad person

there's going to be more conflict between him, Kara, and his wife

MathTans the Pun Prince

Dad just wants what he thinks is best.

Nattosoup

he's a good person, but he acts on his upbringing

yep

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

oh

Jonny Aleksey

@joseph That'll probably come back to bite them all later. Drama!

snuffysam

how big is the scope of their society? like, are there lilliputians all over the world? just in Louisiana?

Nattosoup

he really loves his wife and daughter and wants whats best for them based on what he thinks is best

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

that would be a very far travel already

Nattosoup

the fact that they live in Meldina (kara's mom's)'s parents house is already a huge sacrifice for him

MathTans the Pun Prince

I got that vibe from him. But he can't shelter them forever either.

joseph

@Jonny Aleksey yeah, the whole story is about the consequences of not listening to daddy.

Nattosoup

anywhere there are humans, there are lilliputians

like rats

and there are different ethnicities as well

like humans

snuffysam

oh wow ok. so there are quite a few societies who could never reasonably travel to each other

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

I wonder if they'll modernize in the future

Nattosoup

right

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

like having mini phones and such

joseph

We need a venn diagram. Humans, Lilliputians, and both. Plot EVERY activity.

MathTans the Pun Prince

I hope the Lilliputians don't have racism. :/

Nattosoup

there are some groups that have like mall lilliputians, or library lilliputians

Jonny Aleksey

Wonder how different lilliputains who live in a big city are to the one's in the backyard of a small town.

Nattosoup

there are even lilliputians who use scavanged technology

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

Imagine, a Liliputian with a tamagotchi.

joseph

Like Blackberry phones?

Nattosoup

realistically, they probably do, but i hope so too, @MathTans the Pun Prince

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

yesss

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

so are there lilliputians in australia? with all the deadly gonna eat you creatures

Nattosoup

since they live in fairly small groups, everyone has a role and purpose, so hopefully everyone is valued

Tenor

Liliputian Australians fear nothing.

Those clock spiders? They breed them. They are mounts.

Nattosoup

there are probably lilliputians in australia with crazy pet scorpions

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

they defnitely have adjusted to their environment

Jonny Aleksey

oh god

joseph

Tiny igloos in anartica.

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

ah yeah i 100% badass australian lilliputians

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

Oh man

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

who just ride deadly snakes

Nattosoup

I'm really likin' that idea

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

tiny igloos

Nattosoup

i'm going to have to draw it

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

that sounds adorable

Tenor

One that managed to befriend a baby Joey so gets to ride on his head once all grown up

MathTans the Pun Prince

Mermaid Lilliputians?

Nattosoup

OMG YES

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

all of them wearing eskimo outfit

Jonny Aleksey

Lilliputains' round the world

Nattosoup

yall should totally help me out and draw these things

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

XD

joseph

Ooooo creators aren't supposed to ask for Fanart.

Nattosoup

that doesn't count haha

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

LOL

Nattosoup

I don't own the concept of tiny people (TM)

joseph

Unless you're Southpark.

Nattosoup

so if someone was like, hey, i wanna do a mini comic about that aussie awesome lilliput

Jonny Aleksey

Imma draw a New York Lillputains riding the train to work.

Nattosoup

i'd be so jelly, but also so into it

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

:'3

Nattosoup

YAS

subway lilliputians have to be a thing

there's food

shelter

warmth

opportunity

snuffysam

rats

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

ah man i wanna draw ancient egyptian lilliputians

Nattosoup

MOUNTS

Jonny Aleksey

They befriend Pizza Rat

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

they have those toy size trains

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

Epic steeds to ride!

Nattosoup

that's what's so fun about the lilliputian concept and what drew me to it originally is there's a lot of play

a lot you can play with

i could probably play in this sandbox forever, too b/c i mean suburban lilliputians? that's pretty tame

MathTans the Pun Prince

Random realization - Lillputians don't use the metric system, because 7". I guess the idea of a "metre" would be much longer for them.

Nattosoup

ahaha

joseph

Kara open world adverture.

Nattosoup

you know honestly they probably have their own measurement system

probably based on the old english system of using whatcha got

thumbs, forearms, feet

MathTans the Pun Prince

Probably do, makes sense.

Jonny Aleksey

But don't they have 5 fingers?

MathTans the Pun Prince

Cubits and whatever.

Nattosoup

i'm just the absolute worst at titles

yes, they do

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

Then you have a few that take advantage of metric and errything is millimeters.

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

wait so do lilliputians have system of governments? is there a king lilliputian somewhere O_O

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

"You better stay within a meter of the house at all times, young lady!"

Nattosoup

no

its all small groups

i've thought about that one a lot

MathTans the Pun Prince

They call him "King Lilli" for short.

Nattosoup

so small villages is about the max an area can support

large groups would attract attention

maybe in forests there'd be larger groups that've kinda merged

but they're ruled by a council of village elders

and it's not a position anyone jockeys for

joseph

What about nomadic lilliputians?

Nattosoup

you've got a village of capable, fairly shrewd individuals

MathTans the Pun Prince

Tarzan Lilliputian.

Nattosoup

they're gonna call you out on everything

there's definitely nomadic lilliputians

and nomadic professions like merchants

who ride tortoises

Jonny Aleksey

That seems like a slow business

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

that would be a slow transpo

MathTans the Pun Prince

It's a shell game.

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

ah that sounds adorable. them riding tortoises

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

t!cookie @MathTans the Pun Prince

Nattosoup

Bards are nomadic: https://www.instagram.com/p/Ba5a_g8DbE6/?taken-by=Nattosoup

Huntmasters: https://www.instagram.com/p/Ba0JdGrjGRD/?taken-by=Nattosoup

who usually go after larger problem animals like cats, coyotes, owls

MathTans the Pun Prince

Tigers?

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

I imagine the surface area of the shells of tortoises makes them really good for carrying tons of stuff too, though

Nattosoup

some musicians are nomadic: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bap7thaDZbd/?taken-by=Nattosoup

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

but owls

Nattosoup

i wonder if a tiger would even bother with a lilliputian though?

that'd be some starvation tactics

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

you can ride owls

Nattosoup

you can

if you raised one from a chick

it wouldn't be an issue

i'm thinking wild owls though

MathTans the Pun Prince

Those owls, throwing their wild parties.

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

Wait, wait, you know how some parakeets end up in the wild and thriving?

Nattosoup

hunters are typically nomadic, and provide meat: https://www.instagram.com/p/BakjTHSjh-3/?taken-by=Nattosoup

omg

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

ah man id be interested in hearing what their bard music is like. and what kind of jaunty tunes htey have

Nattosoup

i'm SURE some Lilliputian has capatilized on that

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

Would a Parakeet be an exotic pet for a Lilliputian?

plus, they can sometimes learn to talk!

Nattosoup

i like that, @Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

that would be adorable

XD

Nattosoup

gonna have to draw that

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

Ever wondered where your parrot was picking up odd phrases? Well, it's from lilliputians hanging out in your house, of course!

Nattosoup

@✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨ probably something like this, generally: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S03i1PPKuEo

at least for more isolated areas

i'm sure with proximity, their music becomes more like pop and rock

now i want to hear that :3

@Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle omg YES

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

Lilliputians rock band

with tiny guitars

and drums

Jonny Aleksey

Small people, big bands

Nattosoup

big sound

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

Kara's future career as a pop star is comin' up

MathTans the Pun Prince

They perform standing on a shoebox.

saetje

Gosh, the idea of Lilliputians is so cute. Everything’s so much cuter when it’s smaller haha.

Nattosoup

RN Kara wants to be a messenger, or a squirrel/rabbit breeder, or a merchant, or a storyteller

Jonny Aleksey

They need to make tiny vinyl players first

MathTans the Pun Prince

Must be hard, getting squirrels to breed with rabbits.

Nattosoup

Merchant: https://www.instagram.com/p/BaCe8-XjhWN/?taken-by=Nattosoup

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

do Lilliputians have a circus?

saetje

Aww, once again that’s very much like a kid! I think you capture that energetic enthusiasm well with Kara

Nattosoup

I actually haven't thought about that yet, @Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨ , but i bet they do

and that'd be cute

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

QUESTION 3. One notable relationship conflict occurs between Kara’s mother and father. While her father insists they move to the forest as quickly as possible, Kara’s mother wants to stay put. Whose argument do you find more compelling and why? Is Kara’s father’s concerns purely derived from being old-fashioned, or do you think he had a bad experience with humans? Do you think Kara will be forced to move or not? If they move, what do you imagine the Lilliputian village is like?

Nattosoup

huhuhu

joseph

I think they should move. I wouldn't trust a bunch of giant people moving in around me.

MathTans the Pun Prince

I think there's more to the story than we know. Including why the humans moved into this house too.

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

I was curious if something bad happened to Kara's dad

Jonny Aleksey

I'd stay and fight. No one's kicking me out of my home!

snuffysam

well, if kara can show that her human friend is trustworthy, that could help her case...

Respheal

That's my guess @Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

saetje

I’m more on the side of the mother? Personally? Lilliputians obviously have this symbiosis with humans so as I think as the mother points out in the comic, it’s also advantageous for them

Respheal

But I generally assume that people have a reason for not trusting things, even if it isn't always the reality(edited)

Nattosoup

:3ccccc

Jonny Aleksey

@Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨ I don't want that to happen but it probably will.

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

I'm siding with Kara's mom. She's the one making the money, and has a stable and necessary career. Has her father considered the damage it might do to the local community? Then again, Kara might have more friends in a village.

MathTans the Pun Prince

Kara's dad once fell in love with a human, only to discover that she was a department store mannequin. Broke his heart. He can never be around humans again.

Nattosoup

Yall are assuming they'd move to a village :3

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

LOL Math!

XD

joseph

I think the Lilliputians are going to set up a Home Alone-style trap system to stop the humans from moving into their new home.

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

somehow if the Dad insists Kara will run away

snuffysam

that seems quite difficult

Nattosoup

@joseph how dare you have better ideas than me!

Jonny Aleksey

yes!

Nattosoup

where was this when I was coming up with the initial synopsis?!

Tenor

3. As a protective mother: I side with the father. MUST PROTECT MY BABY AND FAMILY RAWR. As a semi-reasonable parent; I side with the mother because stability and security are incredible security blankes. As a reasonable adult: I scream neither have found a middle ground yet I'm sure they knew this would happen eventually. As a human: Oh hell no I side with the father have you met kids many of them are fucked up let alone other humans could and would cause danger to them RUN AWAY LITTLE ONES BE SAFE AND FREE.

saetje

For hundreds of years you’ve had Lilliputians doing just fine in human-infested areas like cities and malls, I don’t see how one suburban house could ruin all this tiny family has! I think the Dad must’ve had a bad experience and I don’t think it helps he doesn’t have an attachment to the house like the Mom. But I don’t see him as bad, he is genuinely concerned

Jonny Aleksey

There should be Twitter poll or something about this

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

He's not bad. He really just wants his family safe based from what I've seen(edited)

joseph

Choose your own tiny adventure.

Nattosoup

What Should Kara's Family Do: MOve to the swamp Move to a Village STAY AND FIGHT Befriend humans and steal all the good stuff

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

i feel i side with the mother more but i feel they should perhaps change location. cause their current living situation is not that hidden. but i think they can only benefit from the human proximity if they just secure their living situation better

Jonny Aleksey

Like a point-n-click advenutre game

MathTans the Pun Prince

They should become nomads and hang out with Tanner.

Jonny Aleksey

Maybe Naomi would take the house and put in her room as a "doll house" to protect them.

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

a likely scenario

MathTans the Pun Prince

More seriously, I think time of year plays a part in this too. Dad might be more willing to listen to reason if it wasn't fall, with needing to be somewhere with provisions soon.

Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨

Ok I'm here

saetje

That’s a good point @MathTans the Pun Prince

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

now I'm concerned their house might get buried in snow

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

but is that a good thing? i feel "protecting" them by taking their house somewhere else is inevitably going to make their discovery more likely

Nattosoup

snow isn't an issue in Louisiana

BUT!

that is probably something i should mention explicitly

Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨

I like snow tho

Nattosoup

and in comic.

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

:0

Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨

it looks pretty but not when you have to drive over it

MathTans the Pun Prince

Snow didn't use to be an issue in South Carolina either.

joseph

I hear Tiny homes are popular right now. They could get one of those.

saetje

Oh right! Yeah I skimmed over that in the chat

Nattosoup

yeah that said, it's b/cing more of an issue in LA

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

yeah but if you're less than a feet tall living in a small house snow will be a huge problem

Nattosoup

which is something i'm wondering if i should shoehorn in b/c that would be REALLY relevant to tiny people

who've never dealt with it

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

to justin

joseph

Yeah, it snowed like 6 inches a month ago in the Luling area.

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

urp

MathTans the Pun Prince

Hm, Lilliputians work on the barter system, right? Kara would probably find the idea of money a bit weird.

Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨

jesus

Nattosoup

they do!

for either objects or skills

and yeah, that would be...a weird concept to try and explain to her

might be interesting to cover :3

Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨

Very :3

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

XD

Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨

;3

joseph

What type of booze do they brew?

MathTans the Pun Prince

"You don't just keep these round shiny objects as pictures?"

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

oooh

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

OMG They have to have mead

Nattosoup

"take this paper thing in exchange for...well that thing you have that i want.'

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

they MUST.

Nattosoup

Brewer is a profession!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BZ2gHnDjQDA/?taken-by=Nattosoup

MathTans the Pun Prince

They're all from Milwaukee.

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

LOL

Nattosoup

not only do they make alcohol, like small beers and meads, but they also ferment foods

Jonny Aleksey

She took the fact that humans exsist pretty well. Maybe explaining things to her isn't that diffiuclt.

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

one of those brewers looks a lil' familiar

or maybe both of them XD

Nattosoup

two of them should

Kara's always wanted humans to be real

but that's probably something worth mentioning!

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

wish granted

Jonny Aleksey

Oh yeah. Didn't think of that.

Nattosoup

just like some of us probably always wanted fairies or lilliputians to be real

probably a lil weird, but also really awesome

MathTans the Pun Prince

Maybe Dad also wanted them to be real at some point, and had his dreams cut down.

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

would totally love to make friends with doll-sized people

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

they'd make excellent models

joseph

They'd make the cheapest dates.

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

I'd give them tons of the weird fabrics I have

Nattosoup

the issue is, we're so much bigger and stronger than them, we might unintentionally hurt them, or allow them to come to harm

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

XD

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

haha math that makes me picture the dad all young and starry eyed staring at humans. how dare you give me adorable mental imagery.

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

that is true(edited)

MathTans the Pun Prince

Hee.

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

I feel like it's more likely that Kara's mom is the starry eyed one XD

But, it would be super cute to see her dad being like "Oh look isn't that incre-- I mean, Kara, don't go over there. That's a bad idea"

Nattosoup

ahaha that would be really cute

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

Kara's mom: more humans, more resources

MathTans the Pun Prince

Like pancakes.

Nattosoup

of both varieties!

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

can totally live off the crumbs that falls on the floor

Nattosoup

do you think Kara's dad would use Pancake on hunting trips?

or to help him haul things?

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

OMG

His helpful cat

Nattosoup

Kara's mom is a seamstress, Pancake could hel deliver clothing

covered in massive catfur

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

well he has to trust the cat first

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

i dont know if i think thats likely but i vote yes to this happening

Jonny Aleksey

No cause Pancake would just lick him the whole time

Nattosoup

ahahaha

the WORST delivery cat

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

Ever wonder why some cats that should be feral are friendly? Lilliputians.

Nattosoup

OOO MAYBE SO

maybe Kara's dad takes to Pancake immediately

b/c he'd known feral cats when growing up in DA SWAMP

like BOBCAT KITTENS

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

how many tiny people does a crawdad feed?

Nattosoup

a family

MathTans the Pun Prince

Now I'm thinking of Ghibi's Catbus.

Nattosoup

of three

MathTans the Pun Prince

I wonder why Dad and Mom only had Kara? Didn't want a large family I guess, could be problematic.

Nattosoup

maybe Rowan woudl always bring a treat for Pancake

thaaat is not intentional

most lilliputian families have at least two usually more

its not for lack of trying

MathTans the Pun Prince

....

Nattosoup

which is probably spoilery, i'm sorry

its something i've thought about a lot, but was never sure how much i wanted to bring up in the story itself

b/c how much of that would Kara herself know?

MathTans the Pun Prince

No, no, it's fine, I'm just picturing Lilliputian sex now.

Nattosoup

she'd know other families have more kids

and that she's lonely

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

Kara is adopted

Nattosoup

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

o_o

Jonny Aleksey

not for lack of trying

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

rip now im sad kara doesnt have like a cute little brother

MathTans the Pun Prince

Like, if you thought human eggs were tiny...

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

there's always tanner

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

Oh wait is it the point in the story where we get to make crazy theories?

erm

MathTans the Pun Prince

He does seem to have a thing going there. I wonder if they played together at all when Kara was young.

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

chat.

not story

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

yus

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

the chat is just the story of life O_O

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

Ahahahaha.

MathTans the Pun Prince

I already theorized that Kara's dad was in love with a mannequin, crazy theories can come at any time.

Nattosoup

it's also the point in the story where you can make crazy theories

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

That's true! XD

🌟Draco Plato🌟

oh my gosh math XD

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

Kara's dad had a bad romance. cue music

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

I theorized Kara is adopted

MathTans the Pun Prince

Mharz: That's an interesting one.

🌟Draco Plato🌟

lol what XD

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

Tanner amd Kara might be siblings(edited)

🌟Draco Plato🌟

kara looks just like her mom tho

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

Kara got adopted so her mom could have a kid to apprentice?

Jonny Aleksey

Don't forget all the lilliputains we made up

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

but what if Kara is like... her mom's neice and there was a TRAGEDY

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

Draco it's called crack theory

MathTans the Pun Prince

Maybe all female Lilliputians look like Kara. We don't know.

Nattosoup

ahaha oh man

haha i like that last one

Jonny Aleksey

But not here dad

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

Well, her dad might have had an affair

Kara is Jon Snow

and knows nothing.

Jonny Aleksey

tiny affairs

Nattosoup

ooooo

MathTans the Pun Prince

The only kind they know.

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

Small dalliances, really

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

says he's going fishing but went somewhere else

Nattosoup

i really didn't know people were gonna be that intersted in her parents, but i'm glad

Jonny Aleksey

so it's not a big deal then!

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

gosh dad

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

"Fishing"

Nattosoup

bc i have a scene i'm toying with

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

7" Kara, started as a cute ghibli like story, becomes a soap opera where everyone is cheating and dying

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

HEY YOU NEED TO WRITE THAT SHORT

Nattosoup

and i was like 'is this really necessary?'

🌟Draco Plato🌟

all this hate for kara's dad

MathTans the Pun Prince

"Fishing" is what the kids are calling it these days.

Nattosoup

omg

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

no, Kara's dad isn't hated -- he's just flawed

and therefore interesting.

Nattosoup

^^^^^

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

we're not hating Kara's dad

🌟Draco Plato🌟

he's cute

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

xD

🌟Draco Plato🌟

cute flaws

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

Draco really likes dads. XD

Nattosoup

argh now i wanna show yall spoilers

haha

🌟Draco Plato🌟

who doesn't like cute dads

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

yus

Nattosoup

WAIT FOR CHAPTER FIVE YALL

Jonny Aleksey

We're just suspisous

Nattosoup

THERES DRAMA AND ROMANCE

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

OR YOU COULD BUY THE CHAPTER

is it still on gumroad

MathTans the Pun Prince

Kara's dad was a human in disguise all this time.

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

oooooohhh

Jonny Aleksey

Kara's dad had an affair with Draco

MathTans the Pun Prince

Malfoy?

Nattosoup

so THATS the human who broke his heart

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

rip

Jonny Aleksey

Mystery solved

Nattosoup

Where to buy Chapter 5: https://gumroad.com/l/QsPjz

that's true, haha

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

Iffin' ya wanna spoil yourselves XD

Nattosoup

its fine if not, yall just have to get through a bonus comic, and then a bonus Q&A

Jonny Aleksey

the smashing of the onion is symbolic

Nattosoup

then CHAPTER 5

its an acorn haha

to make acorn meal

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

XD

MathTans the Pun Prince

A cornmeal?

Nattosoup

close!

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

LMAO

Nattosoup

to make acorn meal, you boil the acorns to draw out the tannins, allow them to dry out

mash them into a fine paste

apparently they are not that tasty, they're supposedly very bitter

MathTans the Pun Prince

All that southern food. Probably why Dad doesn't like humans, didn't like the grits they served.

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

Ooh, you know, the tannins probably make a good dye

or well

tanning solution.

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

that's how Tanner happened.

Nattosoup

they do!

ahaha whoops

a big acorn gingerbread boy

MathTans the Pun Prince

Tanner came out of an acorn?

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

you know that is an advantage to being small. they dont need the same industrial quantity to make certain things. like one flower would make so much dye for them.

Nattosoup

like Peach Boy

but for Lilliputs

Acorn Boy

MathTans the Pun Prince

Oak-ay.

Nattosoup

ahaha

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

I want to give out cookies for puns but aaaaaaaah

the chat would be so spammed.

🌟Draco Plato🌟

haha i did think that's nice that a little goes a long way when you're small

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

Math will get all the cookies

yeah less resources to use when you're tiny

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

QUESTION 4. Despite all the warnings, Kara steps out into the world and winds up succeeding in her goal of meeting a human. The two do not have a lot of time to interact, but Kara promises to come again. Do you think Kara will be able to keep her promise? Will she be forced to sneak out or will she be able to earn the approval of her parents somehow? What sort of interactions do you think Kara and the human will have and/or what interactions are you looking forward to? What do you think is on the horizon if the human tells other humans about Kara and the Lilliputians?

MathTans the Pun Prince

I think Kara's grounded.

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

She's gonna have an argument with her dad

snuffysam

her father would definitely not approve

Jonny Aleksey

It's time for big drama scenes

MathTans the Pun Prince

Actually, hm, wouldn't the human's voice be pretty loud for Kara's eardrums? I'm guessing it'd need to be a soft conversation, could be a problem if they ever argue.

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

But will Kara's dad find out?

Jonny Aleksey

She never told Naomi not to tell people about lilliputains

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

for sure Kara's parents are super worried that she was gone an entire day.(edited)

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

Kara becomes a snapchat star

MathTans the Pun Prince

I feel like Kara won't be able to keep it quiet.

Jonny Aleksey

That's probably not good

Nattosoup

@MathTans the Pun Prince I considered that, but tbh i hated that the americanization of Arriety did that

i hated Sean's voice

MathTans the Pun Prince

Oh, yeah, forgot about that with Arriety.

(I used to watch the Littles btw, I got that reference.)(edited)

Nattosoup

so humans are very loud, but not necessarily deeper

but in reality they'd be much deeper, and lilliputians would be so high pitched and soft, you wouldn't be able to hear them

or it'd be like mouse squeeks

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

omg

MathTans the Pun Prince

We're a pretty shallow bunch.

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

that's definitely cute

XD

Nattosoup

with this sort of topic, there's so many things you can do, and so many ways you can go!

MathTans the Pun Prince

As long as the human doesn't bring Kara for show-and-tell, we shoudl be okay.

Nattosoup

one of the fun things is seeing how different media cover tiny people

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

Kara and Parents squeaking when arguing

Nattosoup

OR DO THEY

MathTans the Pun Prince

They cover them. With small rugs.

Jonny Aleksey

high pictch the more anger thet get

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

she'd be instant celebrity

MathTans the Pun Prince

Lead singer of that pop band.

Nattosoup

did you guys ever read The Indian in the Cupboard series?

the tldr is tiny people get shoved into a pocket and brought to school

and of course that causes consternation and fighting

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

I haven't heard of it

MathTans the Pun Prince

I didn't, no.

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

:0

Nattosoup

the plus side is that Naomi is right at that age where people are proud to believe in nothing at all

right on the cusp of adulthood, so she's ready to still believe in things

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

I feel like Kara will argue with parents and then runs away and gets into trouble.

Nattosoup

:3c

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

>.>

<.<

MathTans the Pun Prince

Pancake to the rescue.

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

i think an argument is inevitable at least. i doubt she can hide humans long cause if i was a kid thatd be my first choice of argument for why we should stay. "but dad i met a human just now and it was fine"

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

Pancakes throwing pancakes

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

and then the dad is like

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

"WE ARE MOVING TODAY."

MathTans the Pun Prince

Rebel: Truth.

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

Humans are nice dad!

No

Nattosoup

omg too real

haha

too real to life for sure

MathTans the Pun Prince

"I met a human. It was black with fuzzy ears and licked me."

🌟Draco Plato🌟

looooool

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

loooool

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

"I also met a pancake!"

Do Kara's parents know what pancakes are?

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

You're grounded Kara

Nattosoup

forever grounded

Jonny Aleksey

That the dad would just think she doesn't know the diff betwenn humans and cats and her secret is safe

Nattosoup

so what do you guys think Grounded means for someone like Kara?

can't leave your room? extra household chores?

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

Stuck in the house more than normal.

Jonny Aleksey

He's fine with cats, probably

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

you're not allowed to go more than 10 centimeters away from this house.

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

Extra chores.

HAH

joseph

Yeah, more manual labor.

Sweep the chimney.

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

Also, you HAVE to help your mom out more.

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

Or maybe she gets sent off to Tanner's

you know, to be with a proper family for a bit.

while her parents pack up.

MathTans the Pun Prince

Possibly taking away her art materials. That'd be effective, because she likes her drawing, even took it with her when she left. Would want those back.

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

awwww

joseph

I think Kara likes indoor and outdoor stuff, so she's probably hard to punish.

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

No, Kara gets the dreaded "I'm disappointed in you" talk.

Nattosoup

ooph

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

YOU KNOW THE ONE

Nattosoup

I DO

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

id assume more chores tbh. so many chores she cant leave the house anyway. best of both worlds. tho given the circumstances i would not assume grounding. i assume theyd just tell her to pack theyre leaving even sooner.

joseph

She has to make ice cream, but can't eat any.

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

that's pure torture

Jonny Aleksey

That's too much

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

Acorn mash for a week.

Jonny Aleksey

Wait, do lilliputains have ice creams?

Nattosoup

my poor baby child

MathTans the Pun Prince

One good churn deserves another.

Nattosoup

they have fruit tarts

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

why not

ice creams are great

kara should be able to taste ice cream

Nattosoup

I'm sure she'd love ice cream if she ever got to have it

🌟Draco Plato🌟

made me picture her putting ice cream in a raspberry

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

on a scale of 1 -> "oh god why" how lactose intolerant is kara

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

lol

Nattosoup

who could resist feeding adorable tiny people different delicious treats?

Jonny Aleksey

She jumps into a bowl of ice cream

Nattosoup

she's probably oh god why

MathTans the Pun Prince

Made me picture swimming in melted ice cream. I'm weird.

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

welp

Nattosoup

eats it, its delicious, then regrets life

🌟Draco Plato🌟

do they have human life spans?

Nattosoup

sadly no

it's about a quarter

they age faster at least

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

yeaah

Nattosoup

so it's not like DIES AT 30

but that's not something i'm going to go into in 7" Kara i think

bc as a kid, i would've cried and cried to read that

🌟Draco Plato🌟

it makes sense tho it'd be that way

Nattosoup

I read the Witches as a kid, and the boy is turned into a mouse

and it about killed me, i was so sad

🌟Draco Plato🌟

omg that book is terrifying

Nattosoup

b/c he mentions mice only living like 3 years, but that being ok, b/c grandma only had three years in her

like OH NO

Jonny Aleksey

It scared me too

🌟Draco Plato🌟

was really mad he chose to be a mouse, lol. child don't choose to die in three years

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

but mouse

MathTans the Pun Prince

I wonder if magic sort of exists in the world? Because tiny people exist, so maybe fairies and magic too?

Jonny Aleksey

or just evolution

joseph

Voodoo stuffs would make sense given the region, but I don't know if that's going to be explored.

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

that is a decent question. do fairies exist O_O

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

I really think they're just humans only very small

Nattosoup

there's no magic elements in 7" Kara

yeah, they're just a different branch on the same tree

🌟Draco Plato🌟

i like that there's no magic really, it makes it seem really grounded in reality

Jonny Aleksey

It's a very scientific comic

Nattosoup

so Kara isn't gonna meet her doppelganger with wings, although that'd be cute

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

Now I'm curious how they originated

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

That would make for a neat AU.

Nattosoup

it would!

a cute side story

Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨

wait

I heard

ice cream (edited)

MathTans the Pun Prince

Maybe if they put on a play, and had fake wings.

Nattosoup

Midsummer Night's Dream

Midsummer Night's Nap

Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨

I was promised ice cream

Joichi the Comic Artist

Hi hi i'm here for the Kara talk

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

ah i want to see a lilliputian play. cant wait for them to do hamlet

MathTans the Pun Prince

Better than MacBeth.

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

hi Joi!

Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨

Jey Koi!

MathTans the Pun Prince

Hihi Joichi! Got a fave scene?

Nattosoup

I don't know enough about evolutionary science to be able to reason that out @Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨ , but I'd be interested in it too :3

Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨

*Hey Joi!

Nattosoup

if i ever come across some legit thought on that, I'll letcha know

hey Joi, good evening!

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

yeah I want to see a play too!

Joichi the Comic Artist

Ello, what's the topic currently so I'm up to speed?(edited)

snuffysam

hi!

evolution

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

Just talking about little people and how magic isn't necessarily a part of the story :'3

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

hi joichi~!

Jonny Aleksey

The science of liilputains

Nattosoup

RebelVampire - Today at 8:30 PM QUESTION 4. Despite all the warnings, Kara steps out into the world and winds up succeeding in her goal of meeting a human. The two do not have a lot of time to interact, but Kara promises to come again. Do you think Kara will be able to keep her promise? Will she be forced to sneak out or will she be able to earn the approval of her parents somehow? What sort of interactions do you think Kara and the human will have and/or what interactions are you looking forward to? What do you think is on the horizon if the human tells other humans about Kara and the Lilliputians?

MathTans the Pun Prince

We're all over the place. Last question was what might happen between Kara and Parents (or Kara and Human).

Jonny Aleksey

on the History Channel

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

Also: theories about Kara's parents and who they might have been in love with

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

XD

Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨

Oh yes

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

including Kara's dad -> a mannequin

Nattosoup

I didn't realize my comic could inspire crack shipping, but i'md own with that!

Jonny Aleksey

Kara's dad -> Draco

MathTans the Pun Prince

That's a crazy theory, I dunno who'd suggest that.

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

you have adult characters. ergo: shipping.

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

I'm totally curious how did they become so tiny

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

oh, also Kara could possibly be adopted

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

(edited)

keii4ii

Mharz, maybe the question is how did humans become so huge!?

Nattosoup

the problem with that is modern humans are a fairly recent evolution

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

XD

Nattosoup

so for lilliputians to be like humans but tiny, means they'd either come before

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

the rule of the internet is that shipping can always be done. if its a story, the ship will sail

Nattosoup

or after

but there isn't really enough time

Jonny Aleksey

the missing link

Nattosoup

yep!

there we go!

maybe lilliputians weren't always SO tiny?

MathTans the Pun Prince

Who ships Pancake with Tanner's squirrel?

Nattosoup

maybe they were originally short humans, and were isolated as a group

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

wait so did lilliputians have like a stone age where they were like making little tiny stone arrowheads

joseph

Pancake could de better.

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

maybe they're larger than humans before(edited)

Tenor

4. So that thought process went a little dark in my head BUt I do believe Kara would be able to keep her promise, question is 'how long will the ruse keep'. And I'm sure there's a huge fight ont he horizon with her parents because dad's that paranoid fff-

Jonny Aleksey

@MathTans the Pun Prince What the f---?!

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

gdi mobile typing

Nattosoup

and is she the only one keeping up the ruse?

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

Pancake and a squirrel could be bffs :3

Nattosoup

an 11 year old is decent at lying, but kara's never really had to lie. but the stakes are pretty high

and it seems like Kara's mother is pretty close to her daughter

joseph

11-year-old in lilli-equivalent years.(edited)

Jonny Aleksey

What if there WERE giants before they dissappeared.

Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨

Giants?

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

Mom might have figured it out and went along with her

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

dark twist: the mom sides with kara and the rest of the story is about her parents getting divorced

Jonny Aleksey

Lillis and Humans are all that's left

MathTans the Pun Prince

Rebel: O.o

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

Suddenly this becomes a story about dealing with families splitting up

MathTans the Pun Prince

I don't think Dad would let that happen though. They'd find a compromise.

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

so many screams that cant even make it into the archive so sad

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

like mom would let kara secretly meet the girl

Joichi the Comic Artist

hmm I imagine the human will be bringing Kara around in her apron pocket. It would be cute to bake tiny cookies to bring home with? If she has a human friend, imagine that she can help her reach higher shelves!

Nattosoup

oh man then its one of those super sad kids books you see in like dr offices

When Mommy And Daddy Divorce

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

scream

Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨

Why the feels

Jonny Aleksey

I like how that title isn't even subtle

Superjusting of ✨Time🕑&Space☄✨

also yes cookies

< 3

Nattosoup

I'm awful at titles, haha

both real and imaginary fake kids books

that reside in dr offices

i honestly should've just named it Kara, it would've been fine

but nooo

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

Nah I think the title is great

MathTans the Pun Prince

Maybe Kara's experiences with humans will inspire her to start her own comic drawings. Very meta.

snuffysam

i love the title!

Nattosoup

thank you

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

makes you think why 7 inches?

snuffysam

except i guess you'll have to rename it for the kids in metric countries

Joichi the Comic Artist

the only thing I'd be really scared about.. because I think of Don Bluth kind of films.. is like her mom was trapped in a Lillputian built cage. So Kara has to go rescue her, then it turns into an adventure story where the Human friend will overhear about poachers

Nattosoup

i've gotten some really weird innuendos at cons

oh man that's gettin dark!

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

urp

Nattosoup

that is pretty don bluth too

Kabocha, Marquess of Sparkle

Kara's mom is Mrs. Frisby confirmed

Nattosoup

very secret of nim

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

XD

Nattosoup

WHOOPS YALL ARE ON TO ME

MathTans the Pun Prince

All the countries are metric countries. With a couple exceptions. (We still have to deal with imperial when building stuff though.)(edited)

Joichi the Comic Artist

haha I'm thinking too much

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

and kara has to go see the spooky scary wise owl

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

american measurements are weird

Joichi the Comic Artist

while talking to crows and also riding her cat.

Jonny Aleksey

yes, they are

Nattosoup

17.78 cm Kara

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

that's too specific

Nattosoup

i literally looked it up for this ahaha

18 CM kara

MathTans the Pun Prince

The Kara formerly known as 7" Kara.

Jonny Aleksey

The second season would be 8' Kara

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

Kara will get taller

Joichi the Comic Artist

lmao, she will be growing taller in each sequel?

MathTans the Pun Prince

Or maybe 6' Kara. She's shrinking.

Lady Mharz of ✨Pretty Women✨

for 5mm

✨🐱 RebelVampire 🐱✨

Unfortunately, the scheduled Comic Tea Party is now complete~! Thank you everyone so much for joining this week’s chat~! That being said, if you would like to continue discussing the comic, we encourage you to do so~! We want to give a big thank you to Nattosoup/Becca Hillburn, as well, for volunteering 7” Kara for our reading queue. If you liked the comic, please be sure to support Nattosoup/Becca Hillburn’s efforts. If you have questions, concerns, or suggestions about CTP, please feel free to PM me, or e-mail me at rebelvampire@startfaire.com.

With that said, next week’s Comic Tea Party will focus on Chronicles of Fenaur by CalimonGraal. Please use this week to read as much of the comic as you would like. Hope to see you next Thursday (January 18th) from 5PM to 7PM PST~! Until then~! Comic: http://chronicles.fenauriverse.moe/

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HI CRUSH ANON HERE AND I WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING TO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT FEEL EMOTIONALLY INVESTED IN MY LOVE LIFE I LOVE YALL HAHHAHHA I DIDNT EXPECT FOR ANY OF THIS TO HAPPEN :'))))) at the same time tho i feel like things might have to be put on hold for a while i dont know !!!! ok sorry sorry ill explain so ,, ive figured out that im like really really into this boy. in a way thats probably not the best for me right now, esp bc ive got a lot of things to juggle right now (1/17)

but also bc ive been thinking and like ,, ok so this story might put things more into perspective. so its like monday and i get a text from him thats just like ‘hey what are the rest of your classes for today/do you have like 15 min or something to be in a shoot of mine before it gets dark’ and im like PANICKIN bc ofc hes asked some of us to be models for his photography hw before and its always super casual BUT this is the first time that IVE ever been asked specifically (2/17)

and so obviously i jump at this offer and im like ‘umm i dont have any more classes today so sure just lmk when and what to do :) also whats the shoot about?’ and hes like ‘ok cool we can meet at your room at like 5:15 and ill tell you about the shoot when we meet up :)’ and he wanted us to go to this reaaaaally pretty park at sunset and do the shoot around that time and i was like ‘ok do u want me to wear anything specific’ and he was like ‘nothing in particular :)’ (3/17)

and so i start getting ready and im nervous af bc it meant spending more time alone with him and i felt so unprepared for that LMAO but yeah so he comes up to our room and i open the door and my heart skips a fucking BEAT and i almost slam the door in his face but i force myself not to aha and so we go and hes like ‘ugh im so tired i want coffee lets get coffee’ and so we went into the starbucks around the corner but then i was like yo will we make it to the park in time (4/17)

and hes like ‘o shit yeah’ so we leave without getting coffee rip but yeah we go to the city park and oh my gskldgskd it is so fucking pretty its right before sunset so everything is golden and the sky is rainbow but you can already see the moon and holy one of the prettiest views i think i have EVER seen !!!!! and then he explains to me what the project is finally and hes like so its an experimental photo set thats supposed to represent all the things we left behind in modern society (5/17)  

and so for me he said he wanted me to pose in the city park at sunset sitting on a bench with my hands cupped like i was holding a heart (hes going to photoshop the heart in later when hes editing the pics) and then like leave it behind on the bench and look at the sunset behind me which is supposed to represent and i quote “leaving love behind in the pursuit of beauty” and i literally was like 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 the whole time LMAOOOOOOO (6/17)

but yeah so we did that in like 15 min but after we were done i legit didnt want to leave bc (i wanted to spend more time with him but also) IT WAS SO FUCKING PRETTY SKDHJDFH and ahhhh i like looked over at him and he looked sooo at peace just like looking out over the water and the sunset and the scenery was so beautiful i almost blurted out hi i think ur beautiful but i stopped myself in the nick of time thank god LOOOOOL (7/17)  

but he like made eye contact with me and i like held myself together but there was a moment where i felt like djdhskjdkd idk how to describe it i was kfskshdhdjdh idk it could be just my imagination but I FELT LIKE THERE WAS SOMETHING THERE AHHHHHHHH and i was so tempted to ask him about the hand holding on saturday but i didnt i held myself back again thank god lol and then all of a sudden he goes ‘hey do u want pics’ and im like wot (8/17)

and hes like ‘do u want some pics of urself? like we r already here so !! plus i want some photos to put on my photography insta’ and i was like sljkddjkd ok why the hell not so he directs me into different poses and stuff like that and after the sun sets we finish and then we r walking back bored af so we start wandering around the little shops nearby and then we finally get home and then our friend texts the group chat like ‘hey anyone want dinner now’ (9/17)

and we were already really close to a dining hall so the two of us went and got dinner and our friend just joined us later and then during dinner when it was just the two of us we started talking about me losing the bet of when our friends were gonna hook up and so i have to treat him to japanese bbq and we were talking about when and hes like ‘well theres nothing im gonna celebrate for a while except my best friend from home is coming bc her sisters getting married here” (10/17)

and i was like ‘omg thats great ??? congrats to her !!!! omg’ but idk this is where it gets kind of confusing bc idk we were talking about maybe going this weekend but his best friend was coming and he was planning on spending all his time with her but i think he said that we could go get japanese bbq with her too ?? and i think i said ok but i dont think we locked down any like specific date and time at all ??? this part is a lil confusing to me (11/17)

so anyways that happened and i havent really interacted with him after that whole thing like we still have a streak on snapchat lol but he will do this thing where he wont open or respond to my snapchats for like literal hours ,,, even though i know hes ON snapchat bc he will like watch my stories ??? like w o t ???? i dont think hes doing it on purpose if that makes sense ?? but its still annoying and borderline infuriating and sldkghsldkgh (12/17)

and also like ok ,, his best friend came like yesterday and i saw her on his snapchat story and h o l y g o d she is the most beautiful girl on all of fucking planet earth i shit u not like i actually !!!! screamed when i saw her shes so fucking gorgeous and on his story theres a bunch of snaps of the wedding etc and a pic of him and her in a photobooth and sldkgsldkghs holy ???? i dont know how to put this into words but they are p e r f e c t for each other (13/17)

like in every way possible they are literally best friends and shes an actual goddess and together they look sooooo aesthetically pleasing it is legitimately intimidating and ahhh sldkgldgkh so the thing is !!!!! i already have practically no self esteem left ,, and a dinner with like HER and THEM will probably d e s t r o y m e from the inside out i will literally just feel inferior in every single way possible and i have NO IDEA HOW TO EXPLAIN THIS UGH !!!!!! (14/17)  

but yeah that kinda just made me realize that i might need to take a couple steps back ??? from this entire thing and him in general ,, and also that before anything happens i really want to work on me first like obv x has got his shit together and theres that whole thing with his best friend and idk !!! i like have pledged to go to the gym way more and get my fucked up sleep schedule back to some resemblance of normal and f o c u s on my academics and skincare and eating more healthy !! (15/17)

like i wanna be a person that everyone can look at and be like yes !! u go girl shes got her shit together and yeah !!!! aha :’) and also i need to COOL IT with my feelings about x like as amazing as he is and as fun as it is to spend time with him and as much as i want to pursue everything about this relationship i dont think im in a place mentally and emotionally where i can handle that so !!!!!! for now im gonna (try to) just distance myself a lil (16/17)

and yeah !! if he asks to go out for japanese bbq tonight/tomorrow i think im just gonna be like ‘ahh i wish i could but im super swamped with work rn sorry :(((‘ (which is 100000% true) and just leave it at that *deep sigh* anyways thats where i am at this point thanks for tuning in yall aha :’) i just need to not be hurt in this relationship and distancing myself for now is the only way i know how to prevent that ,, and i probably wont be that successful but !!! heres to trying :) (17/17)

awwwwwwwww crush anon BUT THE SUNSET DATE (yes im calling it a date) does his best friend go to the same college as you guys?? bc if he’s single and she doesn’t live anywhere near him there probably really isn’t anything between them that you need to worry about. I def support the focusing on yourself bc the more confidence you have in yourself the less insecure you will be once you actually get into a relationship so go you!! my gf and i are actually starting to facetime each other and work out together too so all of us can struggle in that tryin to be healthier lyfe! i think in one of the other asks you mention more happened? but i also think that maybe a bbq date with him wouldn’t be bad? and i think you should try to have it with just him and no one else! idk fill me in on any new developments :0