#improptu

[schakira]

stream doodle of killua playing on the nintendo dsi. i stream myself reacting to hxh while drawing so come join :3 it's fun

[ashfault2nd]

Maxley poetry..

[otrtbs]

just got this notification in my email

and genuinely thought it was going to be a fic that was just you posting screenshots of hate you’ve received on ahb! (i was sooo ready for it). but YAY new fic!!

also what’s with you and the MCD tag?? i’m begging, just once, let them live (jk. kill them all. but i’m making u pay for my tissues beforehand this time)

SCREAM COULD YOU IMAGINE ????? AKJDSGHSK

like a "hello and welcome to my burn book x" situation??????

me n the mcd tag are besties! we're holding hands and frolicking ! idk ! she's just so fun and drama-filled. but yes !! new fic!! spur-of-the-moment drop really but i've committed to the bit now!

[cee-grice]

oof haven't done one of these in a while, but I was feeling silly and goofy today, so here ya go, another entry about worldbuilding for this Wednesday :))

Today, we're talking about:

🐉 Magibeasts 🐉

DEFINITION

Magibeasts are, essentially, magical creatures, with their defining trait being their magia-affected bodies (similarly to venemagiks). They can range from being only mildly magical/unusual (e.g. aquatic mice), to extremely wondrous (e.g. translucent humanoid creatures that are neither dead nor alive). Some of these species, if developed highly enough, are able to innately spellcast. Venemagiks of their types might also possess this ability (explained further below).

ORIGIN

In the distant past, all these creatures were once regular animals, but over many, many years, the magia in the air had affected their genetic composition, and thus, entirely new species developed. So, really, magibeasts are just magically mutated animals. The severity of their mutations determine their magical qualities. It's worth noting, however, that most of these mutations were originally caused by pure magia (the most natural state of it). Humans haven't yet been affected by it, but that's because 1) they haven't been on this continent for as long as these creatures, and 2) pure magia mutations do somewhat depend on sentience. Impure magia is what affects them the most (explained further below). Before humans had settled on this continent, magibeasts inhabited most of it, but now, as countries were established, they were, for the most part, driven out into the Wilderness (an area at the center of the continent covering around 1/3 of the land).

SIGNIFICANCE

Magibeasts have a significant effect on the human development. Originally, only pure magia existed, but as it started to cause new species to develop, these species began feeding on it for energy. In this process, they break down pure magia into impure (think of photosynthesis and how oxygen is only a byproduct). However, this impure magia gets tainted by whichever creature has produced it. The "fresher" it is, the more "volatile" it is (over time this settles down). This is how venemagiks are born - during development in the womb, they may be affected by this ''volatile'' impure magia. Depending on which magibeast species produced it, they then are born with that magibeast's qualities. So, if the magibeasts responsible are able to cast magic innately, their venemagiks may also have this ability, if limited. Magibeasts are very, very significant to the magic system. People are unable to command pure magia (for reasons yet unknown to them...;)), but they can wield impure magia, regardless of who'd produced it. So, their entire magic system and all their abilities are dependent on magibeasts as humans have yet to find a way to synthetically break down pure magia into impure. (Even if they did, however, their problems would hardly be solved, as pure magia is a finite resource and is maybe... perhaps... running out... Meaning, the magibeasts are beginning to die out, and with them, impure magia, too. Wonder if that's somehow getting addressed...hm...)

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[ravenekrops]

Hello! For some halloween spookiness, may I ask about the characters in your modern monster world? How do they feel about the concept of halloween? Do they dress up?

ah, you hit the nail right on the head! the nail of "this definetely has the potential to be an interesting worldbuilding tidbit to write but i have no idea how to tackle it", to be more precise! i guess it's time to improv a bit...

so: let's set up the stage. this is a world where monsters have always existed alongside humans. old folktales about faeries stealing your children, dragons guarding treasures or humans that transform into unspeakable things are true, or at least somewhat based on true events, although distorted through the lenses of humans' fear to the unknown and mostly vilifying monsters and painting them as dangerous bloodthirsty creatures that are out there to get you. how would a Halloween holiday be created within this context?

let's look at the irl origins of Halloween, based on its article on Wikipedia. it originated as a christian festivity previous to All Hallow's Day, where people prayed for the souls that hadn't reached Heaven yet to get there. jack-o'-lanterns were supposed to represent the souls of these people, and people (mostly children) would go "souling" door to door, asking for soul cakes in exchange for praying for the families' dead. later on, people would start to disguise themselves so the souls who had some sort of vengeance to fulfill before ascending to heaven wouldn't recognise them. also taken from the Wikipedia article:

Eddie J. Smith, in his book Halloween, Hallowed is Thy Name, offers a religious perspective to the wearing of costumes on All Hallows' Eve, suggesting that by dressing up as creatures "who at one time caused us to fear and tremble", people are able to poke fun at Satan "whose kingdom has been plundered by our Saviour"

christianity aside, Halloween also has roots on Samhain, a celtic pagan tradition. the 1st of November was considered to be a day where the lines between this world and the otherworld blurred, so people would appease faeries with food and drink offerings so they'd have a good harvest. the souls of dead kin also roamed the lands on this day, and a spot was reserved at people's tables so they could eat with them. in here, humans disguising themselves as fae is more of a playful thing, where people in costumes would also go door-to-door, reciting verses in exchange for food

with all this in mind, let's establish some actual lore for the story. i doubt christianity regarded actual existing monsters as something good, so in places where christianity is the main religion, i see Halloween developing into mockery of monsters. "ohhh so scaryyy 🙄" kinda deal. not very respectful overall. i imagine there'd be a fraction of christians who would fear participating in Halloween because what if i'm here laughing at these things and a REAL monster appears and tears me appart "O_O, or some others that would abandon the monster-related part of it and only focus on the "helping souls reach heaven" part of it. overall a negative/mocking view of monsters

nowadays, Halloween is regarded as a fun festivity where you dress up to be "scary", ask for candy and go to costume parties. i'd say the modern view on Halloween falls more into the playful category rather than anything that's deeply rooted in religion or folklore. a more relaxed festivity, where people simply want to have fun

so. how does alllll this this affect actual monsters? since the roots of this festivity are derogatory towards them, i think it's fair to guess that they wouldn't have a high opinion on it, at least during the times where the main reason to celebrate Halloween were christianity-related. but time passes, and the meaning of things gets warped. some young monsters might enjoy participating in the fun parts of modern Halloween, but i feel like this would be a controversial thing to do in monster society. a "don't you know the REAL history behind all this fun and games?" kinda thing. like a generational discrepancy between boomers and millenials

now, to answer your ACTUAL question (sorry for the impromptu infodumping 😭😭😭), let's go over my characters' personal opinions on Halloween!

Raz: as a monster rights activist, he's very well aware of the roots of the festivity and thinks it's insensitive and mocking. humans disguising themselves as monsters and getting a laugh out of it while monsters keep being persecuted just puts salt on the wound to him. it's on bad taste. not even Eva is able to convince him otherwise, even before he started leading the monster rights movement himself. so no, he wouldn't dress up as anything for it, or celebrate it whatsoever

Donovan: he doesn't really care about the Halloween lore and all the history behind it. he just simply hates how all the costumes are so fucking ugly. and NONE of them even are historically accurate!! i go more in detail about his opinion on the matter in this post

Lee: as a scavenger generalist animonster, Halloween = free food laying everywhere as far as it concerns him! he'd definetely scavenge candy from bowls or steal sweets from unsuspecting bystanders. some brave kids might even offer food to him the same way someone would offer food to a feral/stray cat, so there's the potential to have wholesome animonster-human interactions :]

reminder that Spooky Askbox is open as a Storyteller Saturday side-event!

[starstcff]

okay !! so <3 this is a plot-centric blog, which means i would love to yell back and forth for a while before writing out a dynamic so we can really get a lot of enjoyment from the thread ( and i love to have 15 threads with the same person, and plotting is necessary for that ), so, here is a big plotting call that expresses your interest in building dynamics with me, and authorizes me to ask for your discord!

[ableedingpromise]

Ok looking back now being cut open on the table thingy and having the doctor say "well that's not good" was actually kinda funny

[stormbow]

actually hilarious moment today when my mom, who normally listens and doesn't judge my hyperfixations while i monologue for half an hour, finally showed some type of emotion other than slight interest when i started to tell her i've been obsessively watching videos of a lobster fisherman based in maine. i've never seen her look so confused it was hilarious. yeah i don't know mother it's the carcinisation.

[asketho]

[A chest appears in the entrance of Etho's home, it is filled Redstone and...moss?? An od combination..in the center is a small plushie very closing resembling Bdubs and some hair dye that perfectly matches Etho's original hair color..there is no note, although it's easy to tell who it's from..or is it?]

[ Etho inspects the chest before opening it, making sure there's no traps. Can never be too careful. ]

Oh, uh... thanks? Bomb, is this from you? Uhm... whoever it's from, thank you...

[tropylium]

One of those days where not having eaten leads to spiralling hatred and loathing of The Enemies

[problemcore]

fellas i have an update

[gottamusethemall]

Where should you be kissed? For Jote

Palm

You give and give. You are a gentle heart, broken but still standing...always lending a hand for those who need it, expecting nothing in return. You deserve someone taking your hand and kissing your open palm, the hands which have selflessly helped so many others.

"I have done nothing worth such a gesture."

tagged by: @flameblessed, @flamesofrebirths

tagging: Anyone that hasn't done it that wants to do it.

[couriwaytown]

Im so so so so glad im not on tiktok anymore what the fuck is going on over there. luckily when i was there i mostly stayed on like the queer side of the app and saw particularly a lot of aro content, but oh my GOD the "beauty" side is SO ugly wdym you trained your face muscles to not move that's what they're supposed to do.???? i feel so sorry for all the people that are stuck there it must be hell :(

[cursedthing]

continued to write our story and are giggling so hard at this bit

just. "know how to turn it on? (the shuttle)" "No!" "SAD!"

[ruvi-muffin]

idk how to explain that there's a swedish coffee comercial that somehow manages to be the gayest thing ever without feeling like pandering and i want this comercial to be a real movie ??!!

I'll become a coffee drinker just please make the cute movie abt a gay meet cute where a biker falls down a cliff and falls into the hammock of a guy living in a cute lil cabin by a lake, and they just look at each other, startled, and Smile.

All set to "You and Me Song" by The Wannadies.

The moose bears witness

[transshion]

shadow of the erdtree story trailer drop out of nowhere????