#it was such a big deal that bc they didn't acquire them at first

[simleez]

this thing of hybe acquiring the remaining shares of belift is so funny bc an article i saw hybe were praising enhypen and it's HILARIOUS that only now they acknowledge them BECAUSE THEY GOT THE FUCKING SHARES..... i hate this company

[dandyshucks]

okay Theodor and Philby base inspo reveal below LOL I cannot sit on this anymore bc I'm so pleased with how their designs compare to the base inspo :3 (the Rambler's Curse got me again)

ta da !!!

quick doodle for the night just to show them side by side :3

anyways here's my beloved Pillow People brand "Squeaky Door" that I managed to snag for a good price (due to a couple stains on it) for my bday last year after watching ebay like a hawk for a year prior djdkdl theyre so hard to come by (esp for a sane price lmfao) because theyre a fairly niche pillow plush line from the 80s! And the delightful fisher-price chatter telephone is from the 90's, that I hunted high and low for during a trip to the big city last summer (and then only managed to find in a tiny thrift store in some other rural town on the way home LOL). I'd like to acquire the original design boxy shaped one in a similar fashion one day!

Philbert already had a name before I started working on the OCs; one of the kiddos in the system named them once we'd gotten home with the toy, so that's long been decided shdkdl. We didn't have a name for the door until I started working on the humanized versions of these two, but the name I'd been tossing around was Dorothy (but that seemed way too obvious LOL). Theodor is so perfect because ... it's literally... "the door"... also it was Dr S.uess's first name and I figure that's kind of fun!

I feel like I did a pretty bang-up (<- good) job with implementing design elements from the original objects into their human designs :] Teddy's birthmark to match the door's "blush", his glasses for the window frames, the nose shape to match the lock hole shape, the bigger nose in general to match the effect of the doorknob, and his glasses are even 80s inspired! And with Philby: the r.osacea to implement the red nose and blush, the hair buns for the shape of the telephone receiver, round eyes to match the toy's, their preference for bright clothing to match with the toy's rainbow colour scheme, and they use a wheelchair occasionally (along with a cane and sometimes crutches) as a nod to the phone's wheels.

(none of these things are put in without a lot of thought btw! I'm very careful with the way I implement disabilities and (mental + physical) disorders as well as less commonly represented physical features such as birthmarks. I spend a lot of time thinking about how to do it respectfully and tastefully, and educating myself on the lived experiences of many different people. just wanted to put that out there because I am most definitely not treating these like they're fun little quirks to add to characters willy-nilly - I care a great deal about ensuring I'm doing things properly and with as much thought and care put into it as I can, especially if I don't have the lived experience of something myself.)

I care a lot about a few different objects that I own (both as a "my prized posessions have often been taken away from me" way and as a "I just really love my belongings" way, and perhaps a secret somewhat o.bjectum-adjacent third way but I'm still not sure about that one LOL) and these two are a couple of my favourite belongings. So I was really happy I could further their existence by making human versions to have as OCs!

can i tell yall a secret (/silly)

[grapecaseschoices]

2, 3, 5, 6, 15 for val/adam

your bias is showing ;-P (jk i know who really are your faves)

2. At this point, does your detective feel as though their walls will eventually tear down in time, or have they given up that will ever happen?

Val is leaning toward the second, though a part of them is lowkey hopeful. Going to show how Adam has them sprung bc Val isn't often one to be hopeful -- especially for good things happening to them (lowkey or otherwise). I think at the end of the day it doesn't matter, because they're on this roller coaster and as often as they say they're gonna get off they either don't or they get back on, so.

3. What do you think drew your detective to A? Did they use flirt options with that first gaze in the detective’s office, or did their attraction come later?

I can't remember. DID THEY? But no, attraction came later. And it was Adam - funnily enough - moments of NOT being judgmental. Val knows they're an acquired taste. And sometimes they act difficult on purpose. However, apparently they are a taste Adam is determined to acquire. He met them with understanding and compassion in more ways than they ever expected, and that definitely drew them in.

He also seemed to GET them and SEE them. And he treated them with respect. That's --- rare for them. So, yeah. As much as Adam drives them crazy, he has them hooked.

Also he's so hot when he crosses his arm and glares. They're but a smol littol detective. They're human. They have eyes.

5. Saying that A has the carnival picture, how do you think your detective will react once they find out they have it?

A mess? LMAO. It would be so surprising to them. That Adam would keep something like that -- Adam of all people (mostly because of Val's low self esteem and partially because of Adam's back of forthness). But it'd also be weird because they don't think anyone has or has wanted to collect memories of them -- so it'd be startling. They would try to deflect their vulnerability with bad jokes (which Adam would see past, and there would come the mess).

6. If your detective heard Sanja’s prophecy for A, how would they feel about it?

Panicked probably. Then upset/mad. The prophecy is daunting stuff and a lot of pressure -- but they'd be annoyed that Adam uses it as an excuse to play keep away (badly). And then miscontrue it as just that, an excuse. Because if he really believed in them, in Val as a person and them as a pair ... wouldn't he -- No big deal.

15. What is your detective’s relationship with Rebecca like? If they saw the conversation that she has with A before the end of Book 2, what would they think?

Who is Rebecca?

It is not good. It's mostly Val being sarcastic and lashing out. So, I feel they might be a bit touched but also like 'the fuck is you?' and make a comment about 'wow, did you google that mom moment? i didn't think you knew how to act like one'.

Wayhaven Route Questions!