#kirby can program now

[jojo-schmo]

Eyo, the Forgotten Land Roleswap just got renewed for another season 😤✨

[fafameow]

Sorry to come out of nowhere but I just wanted to say that your art is so warm and so colorful and so ROUND in all the best ways and your style really captures my favorite things about Kirby! I've always found it really inspirational!

Also, I love the way your line art looks?! I have to ask (you don't have to answer though) is there a specific brush or technique you use to get that soft, multi-layered effect?

Either way, wishing you a wonderful day!

Thank you so much for your nice message, it means a lot!! I've been wanting to make a small tutorial about how I make my Kirby art, so I guess your question came right on time hehe ^^ As I'll be explaining all of my process, I'll also answer your question about my line art! Btw my art program is Paint Tool SAI and I'll also be showing the brushes I use as well as their settings (i made up most of them a long time tho).

So first here's the brush that I use for basically anything, whether sketch or lineart!

It took me a while to understand what you meant by multi-layered effect, but no the brush doesn't do that, that's actually my way of doing "lineart" (ig it's not really lineart cus I just do sketches that I clean later on).

I then clean up everything, add the details and block by using a grey color.

Afterwards I add the flat colors! I already have my own made up color palette, but otherwise I always use a purple color as overlay.

And I also use that same shade to color the lineart!

Next comes the fun part, shading! Here's THE brush that gives that soft effect to all of my drawings ^^ It's the same setting as my eraser too!

And yeah I also shade with light purple lol

There's also some other brushes that I use for more effects, like the airbrush! (I don't think I've touched the settings that much) I mostly use this one for lighting effects.

And finally the water brush! I sometimes use it for blending or for quick backgrounds,

but you can also see that when put it to "Spread" it also becomes the one that I use for my blushes hehe

Aaand I believe that's all of the brushes I use for my art! I do have more, but I only use those for other specific stuff like animation or pixel art.

Adding some details AND VOILÀ!!

Now you know how I make my Kirby art! (but this also applies for all of my art) I sometimes redraw on the contours to give that "pop up effect" a bit like what they did in rtdldx lol ^^

I really hope it was easy for everyone to understand cus this is my first time making a tutorial! And to Desultory Novice, I hope I managed to answer your question too!!

Thanks again and have a great day :D

[kirby-the-gorb]

reply roundup!

@solar-cr0ss has added an image description to [soup], and @scarlet-bee has added an image description to [vameltimes]! thank you both!

also the [collector club] carries on (US residents can sign up through [patreon]), and the youtube captions I spent all of february on are now on the [brbavrai] video :)

on [squish] @nexus-nebulae left some lovely tags that for sure make me feel understood, thanks y'all! I'm glad you're also headed in the right direction for you.

@icannotgetoverbirds asked: oh my GOD this blog is EXCELLENT. hell yes. also by any pronouns do you mean any as in he she or they are all equally fine or does that include neopronouns and does it include objectself pronouns?

so like most people have pronouns that "fit" right, and I've just never found any that are quite right for me. so I might as well open it up to a free-for-all, whatever you feel like! while I don't feel like I fully Get neopronouns and stuff, I have zero objections to them being used for me. (or, obviously, for people who personally identify with them!) (also thank you lol)

on [string cheese] @ceylonsilvergirl said: even Kirby strings his cheese. dude could just vacuum it up, And he still strings it

well yeah dude if you don't string it it's not string cheese. it's just cheese.

on [comfytown] @kingdedede8 said: can i come

hell yeah dude anyone can be a resident of comfytown, you just gotta get so comfy cozy with your blankets and suchlike.

on a [reblob] @artsy-dreamer helpfully explained that it's likely a reference to the end of spring breeze from super star! thanks for the clarification :)

on [frog] @demifiendcruithne said: this. is the war cry. of a very. angry. gorb.

yes that is exactly the video I was thinking of! there are others available these days ofc but my wife always puts that particular one on when I'm upset cuz it cheers me up -u-

on [frog] @joekingv1 said: *gently pets the tiny frog while wondering if they both have read Cat Cafe Comics*

they have not, but the art style looks pretty cute!

on [supernatural] @joekingv1 said: *hands baby a note about Osaka officially becoming a teacher in Yotsuba*

aww, that's neat! I've only read a little bit of both azumanga daioh and yotsuba, but I bet that made a lot of people happy :)

on [rare disease day 2024] @3am-cheerios said: i didnt know theres an awareness day. and that its tomorrow! also jfc that sounds exactly like what my sister is going thru right now, her primary doctor literally LAUGHED at her last time over her concerns

oh man that really sucks :( I hope she has better luck in future, I've often done well with like, medical residents as primary care? because I know what I'm talking about by this point and they're new enough to want to defer to someone else anyway. that does also mean I need a new pcp every couple years tho since they finish their programs and move away -n-

anonymous asked: Poyo ^_^

not technically kirby related but there's a cute little slice of life series called poyo poyo kansatsu nikki that I stumbled upon browsing crunchyroll years and years ago, about a very round cat. who also says poyo. I think I've drawn him once. tbh I think of him first when I hear poyo, but I think of kirby first when I hear hi.

@goldendragonleaf asked: *gives him uncoffee*

thanks he's normal now

on [coffee] @otatma said: has anyone ever drawn Barista Kirby?

I vaguely remember a kirby drawing someone else did of him behind the counter at a coffee shop, but I thoroughly checked all my archives and didn't see it :(

@thatonepointbraincell asked: Fish 🐟

(we're gonna go to the aquarium while my wife is in town next week, they opened a new building but she wanted us to wait until she got home to go see it for the first time)

[nitewrighter]

I love your take on how Peter Parker would mesh into the DC Universe, especially as the guy that the Forever People and New Gods gravitate towards. When it comes to Spidey getting tossed into cosmic level threats, such as the original '84 Secret Wars miniseries, he's usually the designated "guy everybody underestimates" because even though Peter is a street-level hero by choice, he can punch SIGNIFICANTLY above his weight class. Like taking on "They can smack The Hulk around" heavyweights. Not only that, but he's a scientific genius who can rub shoulders with the likes of Tony Stark and Reed Richards, in spite of being this dorky, wisecracking wallcrawler.

His whole thing is that when he's around other heroes, because Peter is so secretive about his secret identity, others tend to make wild assumptions about him that Peter never bothers to correct them about, because he is just that short of being Batman-levels of paranoid about his secret identity being uncovered and having it or his loved ones used against him. He's ALSO the one who believes the best in everybody, regardless of what they might think of themselves. He holds his peers to a certain standard, so when they betray that standard, and betray their fellow heroes, THAT'S when Peter gets pissed, and you have moments where he solos like... the ENTIRE X-Men team or something to that effect.

It's why Wolverine, despite being an extraordinarily violent individual, considers Spidey a friend, because Peter genuinely believes that Logan can be so much better than he believes himself to be.

He's like this hodgepodge of Billy Batson, Dick Grayson, Jimmy Olsen, and Bruce Wayne all rolled into one wisecracking package.

I think it also helps that Spider-Man very easily slips into the role of someone who speaks out on behalf of those who are marginalized because, at his roots, he's from a very economically unstable background--he's usually having to negotiate his superheroism with a job that barely keeps a roof over his head, and I think one of the things that makes Spider-Man such a beloved and relatable characters is that, his connection to the world of superheroes doesn't actually protect him from the very mundane, everyday threats of existing in capitalism. He has to worry about keeping a roof over his head, he has to worry about keeping a roof over Aunt May's head, he has to hold MJ's hand while she sobs over community theater programs for local kids get shut down or how she didn't get that callback because even though she's immensely talented she, quote, 'doesn't have the right look.' So he's also this natural advocate of people who get passed over by life in ways all these Marvel heavy hitters don't even think of.

Captain America: Why didn't [Villain of the week] just do [very obvious Lawful Good solution]?

Spider-Man: Because No Child Left Behind shut down 5 different schools in his area, he's in a food desert, a drug arrest for a drug that is now legal is still on his record and actively affecting his hiring prospects, and during the decades you were on ice lawmakers have been steadily killing all the local and federal support programs and antitrust laws you enjoyed in the 40's.

Captain America: Ah. Yeah. That'll do it.

So I think the Forever People (and by extension, the Hairies), being kind of a love letter to counterculture themselves, would be a great team-up for Spidey. Again because they're technically aliens and lack a lot of Earth context, everything about our planet is amazing and new and groovy to them! I think it would be a good blend of characterization, again, with a Spider-Man who's definitely getting severely burnt out and struggling with the sustainability of being Spider-Man and existing as Peter Parker.

Jack Kirby's notes on the Hairies also definitely overlaps with his philosophies on the Forever People, so I'm definitely putting this in here:

Kirby is literally so passionate and insane. But I love the idea of a very exhausted and jaded Spider-Man putting it on himself to be a guide and protector for a polycule of mind-blowingly optimistic space-hippies and somehow healing in the process.

(This is the vision) (Also maybe Spidey gets to get fused into Infinity-Man with all of them at some point. Infini-Spidey. Working name.)

[darth-sonny]

Does Kirby understand the Krang language? It looks like the twins (Popstar! I love that name) are speaking krang so I was curious if Kirby could understand it (and mabe Leo can too). If they can, what if some random day Kirby speaks the language and freaks Leo out.

they do!! it was the first language they spoke when they were an itty bitty newborn baby. the Kraang language is a bit different from normal languages in that it's pre-programmed into Kraang’s brains to already know. and it's the same for the small potato

and since they've been speaking it since they were a baby, nobody in the family really bats an eye at it since they have no idea about the Kraang language. neither Kraang they met spoke it during their brief time outside the Prison Dimension, so how would they know what it is? they all just chalked it up to yōkai/mutant baby talk (although Splinter is the only one who knows what baby mutant turtle talk is like, he just chalks it up to "every child is different")

as for Leo... he can understand Kirby. the pre-programmed thing applies to him too, although he can only understand it, not speak it or write it like Kirby can. and he doesn't freak out when Kirby talks like that. he probably just thinks it's a language that Kirby made up since they're a little kid, or just very weird (but still understandable) turtle noises

but of course, after puberty, Leo now fully realizes "oh! it's a legit alien language my kid can fluently speak! alright then!"

[sticker-star4]

The long awaited, long anticipated, How one animation sheet changed my perspective on the warp star final part

2. What exactly is the warp star and its’ role

For basics the warp star is a device that is used to help Kirby whenever he’s having trouble hunting down a monster. Because Kirby isn’t responsible enough to take care of his warp star due to his premature age, Tiff stores the warp star inside of Kabu.

As mentioned before I have a theory that the Warp Stars is something the Star Warriors can’t live without, like the star are a part of them. As Meta Knight mentioned in the show, the Warp Star is the source of a warriors’ power, meaning they are probably powerless without it. Since this theory is based off of the soul gem mechanic from Madoka Magica, I want to note some similarities I imagine these plot devices have.

Soul Gems are created when girls figure out what they want to wish for. They receive their wishes and become Magical girls. With soul gems, Magical girls are able to fight off witches and receive grief seeds. Even though the Soul gems are helpful to magical girls, they also can be very lethal when not taken care of responsibly. If a Magical girl is in despair or regrets their wish, they will die and re-incarnate into witches. If a soul gem is shattered or taken 100 meters away from the magical girl, they will also die.

Now imagine that with the Warp Star. What if the warp Star is a part of the Star Warriors that gives them the power to fight off monsters? What would happen to a Star Warrior if their warp Star was shattered into pieces?

In “Air ride in style pt 1” Kirby’s Warp Star was chipped a bit from a Destroya, but thankfully Kirby didn’t die. I have a hc that a Star Warrior is okay if the Warp Star is easy to fix (like a few pieces break). However if the Warp Star is shattered into many pieces to the point that it’s unfixable, the Star Warrior will die. Thankfully no matter how far the Warp Star is to the Star Warrior, they will remain fine, and it’s not lethal unless something bad happens to the Star while it’s there.

When re-watching “Dark and Stormy Knight” for the 1000th time, there is a line that Meta Knight says to Tiff that might determine how strong the Warp Star actually is.

• “ Yes…so far, but this monster is much more powerful than the others, perhaps too powerful for even the Warp Star to help Kirby defeat it!”- Meta Knight (episode: “Dark and Stormy Knight”)

Even though Kirby was able to defeat Kracko while using the Warp Star I do wonder if there are any monsters that Star Warriors are helpless to even if they use the Warp Star in battle. I wonder if those type of monsters were the same monsters that eNeMeE used to stop the Star Warriors from rebelling causing most of them to disappear. For those monsters maybe the “Young Monsters of the Future” program taught these monsters where exactly the Star Warriors hide their warp stars so they can loosen their guard and shatter them.

3. Its whereabouts and possible origin

It’s unclear how the Warp Stars came to be in the first place, but we do know for a fact that they come along with a starship the Star Warrior pilots. Starships are noted to travel Star Warriors to locations where they can track down monsters. We only see Kirby and Meta Knight ride these vehicles:

Just like the warp stars it’s also unclear where the starships came from. I do wonder what happened with Kirby before the events of the first episode and how he managed to get both the starship and Star Rod.

I imagine that each of the Star Warriors received their Starship in this building:

Little is really known about this building other than the fact it’s there alongside the Star Warriors. In my first Lore dump concept of this tower shows up alongside some other artwork for the episode “Dark and Stormy Knight”. Unfortunately I couldn’t really translate the exact lettering for this specific animation sheet well since the quality is low, but from what I translated on Google Translate it’s labeled this:

If you have a higher quality version of this image, please let me know 👍

I have a hc that this is a building where Star Warriors train to later fight off monsters and think of plans to defeat eNeMeE. I imagine that this building is responsible for creating the starships Star Warriors ride in order to complete missions. I don’t think that the Star Warriors received their warp stars here, instead I believe that they received their stars in a special ceremony.

Since I am basing this hc off of Madoka Magica, maybe there is a Kyubey like being that grants power to a Warrior by giving them a magical Star that can help them destroy monsters and restore justice to the universe. The only difference between this celestial being and Kyubey is that the being tells them right away that not only the star grants them power, but it can lead to danger if not taken care of responsibly. The being also asks the hero why they want to be a Star Warrior in the first place. The being is also very cautious when it comes to choosing which heros deserve power and which ones don’t. After the deal is done, part of the hero’s soul is transferred inside a star which grants them their power and the hero is now described as a Star Warrior for now on. Unfortunately just like the Soul gems, the Warp Stars are a permanent being to the Star Warrior and they can’t undo the ceremony. The being will also warn the Warrior that the spell is permanent and should think twice before becoming a Star Warrior.

4. Who exactly is Kabu?

Whenever I think of the anime lore, I often question who really is Kabu and where did he come from? I also question if he was the one who granted the Star Warriors their Warp Stars to fight off evil?

For basic information, Kabu is a statue who knows the past, present and future. He gives Cappies advice and what they should do if something goes wrong. Kabu makes a prophecy that a strong warrior will arrive to Cappy Town to stop the Octopus monster from wreaking havoc. Of course the strong warrior is Kirby and he manages to defeat the monster. Another interesting thing about Kabu is that inside of him there is a placeholder that is shaped like a star, resembling the Warp Star. Tiff states that this placeholder was made FOR the Warp Star.

Tiff: Well that was easy, I remember the first time we saw it. It was like it was made for the Warp Star. It had to stay with Kabu.

Tuff: Sure is weird that the warp Star fits inside it so perfect. Especially since Kabu has been here for millions and millions of years.

Tiff: Of course it’s weird, everything about Kabu is weird.

(Scene from Episode 96: Air ride in style pt 1)

As Tuff says, Kabu has existed for a very long time, definitely before Photron’s story (his was 50,000 years ago). This implies that not only Kabus around the universe have existed for millions of years, but probably the star warriors too. Maybe the war between eNeMeE and the GSA started that many years ago, during the same time the dinosaurs existed. I sometimes wonder who were these beings who created Kabu and if they knew anything about the war against eNeMeE and the Star Warriors.

After Kirby and Tiff escape from the destroyas after an attack, Dedede and Escargoon watch in amazement as their plan is working to lose Kirby’s guard. Dedede states to the NME sales guy that the Warp Star is home to Kabu. The NME sales is concerned about the Warp Star’s location since Kabu is going to recover the Star right away. He then informs Dedede and Escargoon about what exactly a Kabu does:

• “Kabu’s sort of a hospital for Warp Stars and wounded Star Warriors, like a big recovery room.”

• “You see D, there’s more than one Kabu. There’s spread out across the universe and their job is to protect Star Warriors”

• “Kabu’s been protecting the Warp Star for Kirby since he came to Dreamland,”

(Episode 96: Air Ride in Style pt 1)

These pieces of dialogue the Sales guy states might imply he knows a lot about the war even though his job isn’t related to the subject (he sells monsters, he doesn’t send them to war). Even though this isn’t Warp Star related, there is a scene from “Crusade for the Blade” where the NME sales guy hears details about Sirica after Escargoon describes her as “A little girl with a big ol’ gun and a whole lot of attitude”. After hearing these details, it’s implied he knows the story of Galaxia and how Garlude sacrificed her life in order for her friend to receive the sword. Maybe his boss, eNeMeE, told him this story and told him which monster it was that killed Garlude, hoping it will kill Sirica too.

An interesting note to make about Kabu is that not only Kabus around the universe are responsible for taking care of Warp Stars, but they are also known for recovering Star Warriors too. I wonder when a Star Warrior is injured because their Star is chipped, but if Kabu recovers the Star, the Warrior will no longer be injured. I believe that Kabu can only heal minor injuries to the Warp Star and unfortunately not bigger shatterings (at least not yet).

5. Career differences

After thinking this whole warp star idea out, it gives me a better understanding on what the difference between Star Warriors and Monster Hunters is. I believe that Star Warriors are called by the stars to fulfill a prophecy to become warriors and save the universe. Monster Hunters are different and don’t need a prophecy to hunt down monsters. Being a Star Warrior is an official job ordered by the star gods or whoever created the Warp Stars in the first place while for Monster Hunters it’s more like a regular job or something they become in order to survive. Both of these jobs don’t have an age requirement since most of the Star Warriors are adults while Kirby is MENTALLY a child and still considered a Star Warrior(even though he is canonically 200 years premature). Monster Hunters don’t require ages either in order to receive the job and it can apply to anyone since Knuckle Joe is a kid/teen (I believe he’s around 12-16 yrs old). I also have a headcanon that Sirica and Sir Gallant are Monster Hunters since Sirica battles monsters as a rouge destroya pilot and for Gallant he fights off monsters but has no clue what a Star Warrior is. I have an oc who was originally going to be a Star Warrior alongside Garlude, but due to an accident he wasn’t able to get the job and became a Monster Hunter instead to protect his daughter, Sirica, from the monsters.

Here’s a sketch I have of the Monster Hunter, Clovis:

There’s still some things I need to write about Clovis, but this is a good start to his character.

Also to note is that his Star was going to be transform into a Warp Star during a ceremony, but because he didn’t attend the ceremony, his Star is basically useless. Thankfully because the Star is useless, nothing will happen to him if his Star is shattered.

I just realized something Sword and Blade Knight have in common with Joe and Sirica. Both assist Star Warriors (like how Kjoe and Sirica assist Sir Arthur while Blade and Sword assist Meta Knight). Blade and Sword also hunt down monsters just like how Joe and Sirica hunt down monsters. Before Sword and Blade became allies with Meta Knight, they had to fight off monsters and become bandits to survive. Sword and Blade were not guided by the stars, same thing how Joe and Sirica were not destined to become Star Warriors. Both Sword and Blade and both Joe and Sirca don’t have star badges in their design. It comes to make me think that Sword Knight and Blade Knight are Monster Hunters, not Star Warriors.

Here’s a list of who I believe are Star Warriors and who are Monster Hunters:

Star Warriors:

• Meta Knight

• Garlude

• Jecra

• Yamikage

• Kit Cosmos

• Sir Arthur

• Sir Dragato

• Sir Nonsurat

• Sir Falspar

• Kirby

• Many unamed warriors

• Sirus (oc)

Monster Hunters:

• Knuckle Joe

• Sirica (hc)

• Sir Gallant (hc)

• Blade Knight (hc)

• Sword Knight (hc)

• Clovis (oc)

• Bonkers (for now/hc)

6. eNeMeE’s fate

During the climax of the finale when Kirby is battling against eNeMeE in a dream, Tiff passes the Warp Stars to Kirby and he sucks it up. After swallowing the Warp Star, Kirby transforms into Star Rod Kirby. eNeMeE is shocked once Kirby transforms and says to himself that the Rod is his only weakness. Tiff also states the only way to defeat eNeMeE was that you had to be in a dream with him in order to attack him.

Here are some quotes I collected during this scene:

• “How did Kirby discover the secret?! That pitiful little star warrior has been my only weakness. I am helpless against the power of the star rod.”-eNeMeE (episode: Fright to the Finish)

(I also included this line, back when I made my lore dump about Kirby’s creation, I recommend also checking that lore dump out 👍)

• “eNeMeE’s really a living nightmare! So the only place to beat him was inside of a dream! Good work Kirby, you’re the only Star Warrior who knows the secret of the Star Rod to use it against eNeMeE!”- Tiff

(Episode: Fright to the Finish)

As Tiff said, it does make me wonder if any other Star Warrior was THIS CLOSE 👌 to defeating eNeMeE. Like they would enter the fortress and enter his dream, but because they didn’t swallow the Star, it led to eNeMeE to defeat the Star Warrior, failing their mission.

eNeMeE’s defeat is one of the main reasons why I wanted to write this lore dump. I often wonder if there is a powerful being that has either an equal amount of power or more power compared to eNeMeE. I wonder if eNeMeE knew anything about Kabu and how he stores the Warp Star which is an ingredient to the sorcerer’s weakness. I often wonder what happened to the being who created the warp Star in the first place and knew if it was a key to eNeMeE’s defeat. Come to think of it, there are many powerful beings in the Kirby games, not just eNeMeE. I wonder if there is a chance that the final bosses you fight in the Kirby games also canonically exist in the anime somewhere.

I was looking through some of the guest characters that were part of a contest on who was able to make an appearance in a future Kirby episode (that being Shaabon from the episode “Scare Tatics pt 2”). While looking through these contest entries, there was one Kirby Oc that stuck out to me. This character made it into 4th place into the rankings, that being Kirarin the Star Bird:

I feel like this character would’ve had lore potential. I do wonder how the person who created this character is doing now and if they are still a Kirby fan. Not only this character is described as a potential love interest for Tokkori, but they also came from Outer Space. I do wonder if Kirarin was the one who was responsible for giving the Star Warriors their Warp Stars. I also have a hc that this is Sirus’ pet bird he flies around with. I also imagine they would be related to another legendary bird who is Dyna Blade. If Kirarin existed in the show, I wonder if they would’ve had a relationship with Dyna Blade and the Star Warriors. Kirarin is probably one of my favorite Kirby ocs out there and I often wonder what they would’ve done in the story.

The warp Star has a very important yet mysterious role in the show. I probably would’ve never knew that the stars the warriors wore were legit warp stars and not badges if it wasn’t for that animation sheet. I am so happy to have all of these thoughts and new ideas and how it corresponds with the lore. Honestly if the show had a remake, I would love to learn a lot more about the Star and its origins. I do often wonder about Star Warrior nature and how they became these legendary heroes and how their kids fulfilled their legacy for them after they passed (Jecra and Garlude with Joe and Sirica). Madoka Magica definitely gave me a lot of inspiration when it came to the Soul gems and Kyubey. I hope that the Kirby remake will be as well written as Madoka Magica and other movies and shows with deep lore and serious topics. Honestly one of the things that makes me interested into a piece of source material would be well written characters and a good story. The Kirby anime did succeed when it came to these things and it makes me question the show more. I love this show so much and I am so glad to think about all of these ideas in case there’s a story that I want to write about that focuses on good characters and well written lore.

If there is anything you want me to note about the Warp Star, please let me know and Miyamoto, thank you for creating this show ❤️

Literally me whenever I make a Kirby Lore Dump:

[neogandw]

Page 4 of 6, the rest can be seen here.

Honestly this is the part where I just get to have fun with the training montage and the reason of why I love Smash Bros like I do.

The gameplay IS fun even if I don't actually play online matches all that much (I'm not all that competitive, I play mostly solo or with friends exclusively), but to me Smash Bros is a toy box.

I love these universes and Smash Bros has introduced me to many more over the years, to me its an introduction to various things I could learn and play with, and even more fun to me its concocting how these series gel together and how you could use their elements as playthings to craft a story or a cohesive universe.

I explored this before with another massive comic I made, honestly kind of one this is a sequel to. Its "The Strongest Fighter".

To me, I am not interested at all in "who would beat who", I prefer to think of "Okay, if these two were to meet, how WOULD it go down?" or "If so was in this situation, what would they do?", the joke of the Strongest Fighter comic is not to actually decide who is the strongest in terms of made-up power levels, but rather an exploration of how these characters view and talk about one of their own in a context disguised as a poorly thought-out question.

A lot of people tend to miss this, sadly, even if Shulk points out "Anyone can beat up Kirby" rather blatantly at the end.

So, going back to Page 4, its also similarly an exploration of the question "how do you go on about getting strong in this context?".

With splatoon, there's not much other than "pick up the weapon and sink or swim, we ain't an helicopter parent, you figure it out". But when you introduce the idea of a MENTOR (specially one out of universe like Peach is) how would you go on about teaching something so abstract as getting good aim?

Its not so much that Orange needs training in weaponry at all, I did make it a point to show that she was Super Fresh with everything BUT the Chargers back on Page 1, but that her aiming skills with the Charger are so off that:

Speedy targets won't stay still (Joker just dodging out of the way)

Her shots are blantantly obvious (Samus just leaning her head to the side)

She's not using shooting at a range, so her aim is so off that she misses even in Super Flat World.

So the training montage is tackling these issues.

Study up and learn how the weapon actually works, as I said her first mistake was skipping up Sheldon's explanation, so the first thing Peach does is explain the basics of the weapon to Orange (if you notice, the billboard does show things like leading the shot as exemplified with the Rabbid, using bombs to flush out your enemies and the importance of things like Ink Saver). Basic stuff, but you do hit the books to learn your tool.

Learn in a safe envoirement that is somewhat predictable, and it is slow going (notice the timer of the Break the Targets), get used to shooting long-distance first and foremost, no matter how long it takes.

Then you introduce the erraticness (AKA: the ducks) and practice off that, Orange hit exactly half and Peach mentions as much. The dog may laugh, but its a start.

And finally, put it to the test. I specifically chose Sonic to be the target to be hit because he'd be the most erratic, fastest and would NOT allow himself to be hit that easily. Landing a headshot on Sonic has to be the hardest thing you could do.

I did mostly pick scenarios that would be funny, but I did want it to be a ramping up in getting good. Not just jumping from point A to point B and just skipping to "welp, you're a god at sniping now".

Anyway, the hidden jokes and references of this page:

I used to be a teacher (programming, if you're curious), so the panel of Inkling Girl going to school is reminiscent of my experiences as a teacher and a student. hence why Inkling Girl's set-up on the school resambles what I know rather than the desks you find on Garreg Mach. Such as taking special attention to draw the ever present ruler, using a square notebook for math, the pencil sharpener and erasers being the ones we use down here on México and the bag being a knock-off rather than an official product. Its just sort of the norm you see around here.

You may notice the random calendar on the Garreg Mach page on the top left. On the coloring process I decided to add to the joke of Inkling Girl going to school by imitating a Persona UI.

Originally the joke was to have it be styled after P5's, but the UI used wound up being Persona 3's instead. Not only is it topical thanks to Reload, but the reason I did it is that curiously -just as I was working on this panel- I hit this date on reload ( 8/10 ) and it just so happened that THIS is when you downright lose an entire week worth of days because Mitsuru decided to sign you up for summer classes without consulting you. Fitting for Inkling Girl sacrificing her own free time to learn and study.

Small thing, but if you actually read Orange's notebooks you may notice she's dividing by zero.

Just to show how much Inkling girl sucks at aiming, the break the targets timer is there to show how badly she's doing. Normally during Break the Targets you either get timed to your best time counting UP if you're doing it on the dedicated mode or counting DOWN from 2 minutes if you do it from Classic Mode. The timer instead reads 28:05.15, meaning that Peach had her do it at her own pace and its been nearly half an hour of just missing shots (since she's only been able to hit 1 target so far).

Also, the timer number may be random, but its actually Splatoon 1's release date. I love to hide significant numbers like that on my works. I forgot to mention it but Peach's player ID back on page 3 was also a release date.

And to add on to the cute factor, the platform they're standing on in Break the Targets is actually taken directly from Peach's stage. So she's lending her own target test for the practice.

Fun fact: on the Duck Hunt panel you can see the UI discussing how many ducks have been hit by Inkling Girl. Not easily apparent though is the blue bar below the ducks.

THAT is the minimum requirement. In the original Duck Hunt the UI for the duck tally would shift over to the left and be compared to that blue bar, if you didn't shoot enough ducks to go beyond where the bar was pointing at the game would end.

Essentially, Peach is asking for a bare minimum of 4 ducks to be hit, which Inkling Girl technically did as she managed 5, but she's still frustrated due to the dog's mockery.

Irregardless of how the montage was gonna go on the planning phase, I always wanted to have Sonic be the last test for Inkling's improvement because -once more- I like to think more in-character when writting down these scenarios.

Sonic is the fastest thing alive, he's capable of dodging whatever bullet or explosive eggman tends to throw at him (capable, not reliable, it depends on player input if he does so or not). So he'd be perfect for target practice, specially for something like Sniping.

Sonic's pride would NOT agree with being shot in the face, admittedly, but he could be talked into it if asked as both a challenge and a request. Peach wouldn't put anyone in danger and it is really just ink, so if its for the sake of helping others, Peach could reliably ask Sonic to do it and he'd at least take solace in helping someone else. Though he'd likely taunt and make it as hard as possible due to his ego.

To show that it was amicable and that Sonic agreed to it I had the two bits of Peach handling a tower and Sonic giving a thumbs up, to show that he was in on the plan.

I could have drawn Green Hill Zone again (in fact, the planning phase did had it AS Green Hill), but I instead opted to go with Seaside Hill as the background (kind of a mistake on my part since Ocean Palace is OBTUSE on its architecture), mostly because I wanted some scenery variety with Sonic, its not always gonna be on Green Hill Zone, you know.

The Loading screen that Inkling is having on her head while she realizes she passed the final test is from Sonic 06, which I shouldn't have to tell you that its infamous for its loading.

I originally wanted it to be Splatoon's loading icons, but those would have required animation since they're not visually understandable otherwise. So I just went with the Sonic theme and made it match.

The UI used for the last two panels are the stage clear screens for Splatoon 2 and Splatoon 1 respectively. Also, I didn't just copy-paste the assets from Splatoon 3 into the comic, every time you see the weapon icons like that its one of my recreation of those assets.

[earthykinous]

To me, it makes more sense to explain it as Nova not having a choice— it was built to make the desires of others a reality, not to think of its own, and based on its expression after Meta Knight made his wish it understood the gravity of granting such a request regardless— while Star Dream absolutely had a choice but didn’t give enough of a shit about the lives at stake to care about anything beyond getting data from two undeniably powerful beings fighting at its whim. Unfortunately for Star Dream, it didn’t account for the fact that it was among said lives at stake. L bozo, this is why you needed an admin in the first place.

About this

Bro could estimate its chances of winning against Kirby but it couldn't calculate the odds of being cut like butter lmao.

In the canon, yeah, they are just machines obeying their programming.

I just.

Sorta come up with a this weird headcanon at 2am, of, well, even though they used the same blueprints to create Star Dream, they couldn't replicate it 100%.

Because, those blueprints must be... Well... Too old and what are even the odds of those being complete and not having missing parts? Or for them "improving" it?

And... Perhaps... Perhaps I thought way too much about Hyness' rant, mostly the part where he mentioned their magic besting technology (could be delusion but there's a chance that he is telling the truth there?), magic and technology, two factions of the Ancients, the first one pursuing raw power and the other absolute control, the technology faction being mostly involved in the creation of Clockwork Stars, them creating an artifact which functioned as a regulator, to prevent desires that could generate paradoxes from being fulfilled, like a failsafe so no one could mess around with time.

But, uh, anyways, it doesn't matter because SOMEONE destroyed it and just like the magic faction they were erased from historical records... Well, not totally, unlike them they were erased partially, mostly.

So, uh, now without the failsafe anyone can make dangerous wishes that could mess with space and time itself too. Universe didn't collapsed because somehow adapted and maybe it is for the best to not to build that regulator again because like codes in programming if it work then don't touch it? Can't ctrl z this? Does this bad joke even make sense?

Wait what am I even talking about lmao? I just sorta have stuff there and there and I don't know what to do with these 😵‍💫

[kirbsmakemesmile]

i want to ask a question 😈Very specific lock in

Do you think kaiby coincidentally landed back on poopstar on his birthday or was it just a random day 🧐🧐🧐 When they celebrate his “anniversary” is it his birthday or literally just the anniversary of when he landed in the town basically

also does he 🤏 realize when kaibys birthday is and does he do anything to celebrate it guess (sad immediately but he would write letters for kaiby to read when he’s older methinks , i’m also almost 100% sure you’ve talked about this before but DOOONNTTTT CAARREEEE HAD TO ASK

HELLO BRODIE

okay so yes, I think it would make a lot of sense for the ships to be programmed to land on their birthdays so parents know when their kid would arrive (the reason why it took a year to land was because it was past his birthday when the war was over so it waited until his next one) Now the cappies don’t know it’s his birthday (cause they don’t know anything) so they just celebrate it as the anniversary, and basically yeah. I think Mk would do something for Kirby’s birthday each year, I don’t think letters are possible without revealing that Kirby is his son (he doesn’t want anyone to know yet) because he literally cannot see so he would have to have someone write for him (of course maybe in the future he adds letters because he can ask for help from people he trusts) so maybe something else. I mentioned he did textile work, so watch hear me out, a cape for Kaiby (because he won’t grow out of it) that he adds into to each year his birthday passes, and he gifts it to him the birthday after amazing mirror happens okokok BECAUSE BECAUSE BECAUSE, in that game meta knight had to fully rely on Kirby to save him from being sealed in an alternate dimension forever, so this is the peak of their trust being grown and so it means a lot for him to finally give this gift to Kirby, and it also take a lot because he can’t even see it dude so he’s like kind of iffy about it but he does it anyways cause he loves his son SIGH. And it would be the most intricate like beautiful designs I cannot lie, it would have his story like of Kaiby in his life from the very beginning until the current time and he would continue adding to it every year even when Kirby has it.

I’m crying

[katboykirby]

Drop some facts about SoloKTan immediately. (It’s the only thing that can make my day better)

-💚

OH okay ☆

Have a rough summarisation of their backstory from S1 ~

We know that Satan and Solomon canonically knew each other prior to the events of the first game (Solomon is seen to already be in casual, friendly relationships with both Satan and Leviathan during the early chapters of OG)

Once the exchange program started, and they were both introduced to MC (Kirby), the first few weeks remained mostly amicable. They both had a reciprocated/mutual interest in Kirby, but things were still relatively low-stakes at this point.

As time went on and that interest progressed into actual feelings, that's when things started getting messy. As it became more clear that there was something potentially serious here, that there was a very real possibility of an actual relationship, both Satan and Solomon started butting heads more and more often. Satan was the first to shift his view into seeing Solomon as a rival, a direct competitor for Kirby's attention. Solomon played it off as if he didn't even consider Satan to be genuine competition, but he was aware that the Avatar of Wrath had the undeniable advantage of actually living in the same house as Kirby.

On Kirby's part, they differ from the blank slate MC in the games in that Satan and Solomon are the only two love interests for them. So the canon 11-way split between suitors is reduced to only two, creating a pretty intense love triangle (since all the romantic tension in the games is now attached to the 3 of them alone with no other buffers)

To say that this stresses Kirby out is a dramatic understatement. They are an introvert who tends to avoid being the center of attention whenever possible, so suddenly having the full focus of both these men is pretty damn overwhelming.

Kirby likes both of them a lot, and at first they think that "Well, I like them both, but I REALLY don't want to get involved in this drama." They figure they'd better just let Satan and Solomon bicker it out, and let one of them make the first move themselves.

This doesn't work.

Satan and Solomon are both very aware that Kirby returns their feelings, which means they're also aware that Kirby is unlikely to choose between the two of them for fear of hurting the other with rejection. They had been okay with that so far, more concerned with fighting each other for the "right" to a relationship, but they both eventually realised that if they didn't do something different, eventually one of them would probably just kill the other.

(Or, more likely, Kirby would get sick of their endless rivalry and give up on them, leaving them both behind)

The "solution" that Satan and Solomon eventually logic themselves into, after things have been continuing to escalate without any foreseeable resolution, is to just do it the demon way.

"As the saying goes, when in the Devildom, do as the devils do" is how Solomon explained it. When Kirby didn't understand what he meant, Satan espouses that "it's not entirely uncommon for more than one demon to be courting a potential mate at the same time. If it's agreeable to you, we'd both like to court you until you decide on a partner between the two of us"

"You mean. Date both of you. At the same time? Like, sharing?"

"Yes, we determined that was the fairest way"

"Until you make a decision on who you'd like to have as a partner"

Kirby obviously thought that this sounded like a disaster waiting to happen. "And what if I don't make a decision?"

"Don't worry, you will" Satan had already assured himself of his future victory.

"And no hard feelings when they choose me, right Satan?" Solomon was probably even more confident than his rival.

"Sure. Fine. Just remember that you guys chose this"

Art by @shootingstarrfish

[rainykthebroken]

As promised, here are some of the headcanons I use in "A Wonderful Attraction" (AO3):

Magolor:

-Even though he wasn't born on Halcandra, he considers it his home planet because it made the person he is. That's why I keep saying he is Halcadran in the fanfic. He doesn't speak about his real home.

-Kirby and all his friends have forgiven him (even Meta Knight), but he's still trying to prove his trustworthiness.

-After the Lor found him in the Kirby Clash dimension, he agreed to follow her therapy program, which lasted several months. He still have huge emotional issues that he cover up with his eccentric persona.

-He has a room in the Starcutter where he stores all the artifacts he has found on his adventures. He also collects objects from other dimensions, such as books, films and video games.

-Magolor hides a tail and whiskers because of the way some people reacted when he first explored the galaxy with the Lor. Some people didn't take him seriously with his kitten-like appearance.

-Magolor has a lot of scars that he hides.

Taranza:

-When Joronia was alive, he managed the feat of both being shy and pretentious.

-Joronia's death and his guilt kept him withdrawn and he became a bubble of anxiety. But today, he's regained a little more self-confidence.

-He comes from a noble family. He has an extremely complicated relationship with his parents (I intend to explore this aspect in a fanfic).

-While pursuing his passion as a gardener, he is also a diplomat for the kingdom of Floralia. Magolor has taken Taranza to other planets such as Ripple Star with the Lor, so that he can expand the kingdom's relations. What a good friend~

-At the time of the fanfic, Taranza has long since accepted that he can never bring Joronia back to life. The problem now is to overcome the impression of infidelity when he falls in love again.

Marx:

-As obnoxious and childlike as ever.

-He's Magolor's best friend and knows many of the secrets he keeps from others.

-Although Marx is impulsive and slightly idiotic, he manages in a disturbing way to feel other people's emotions with ease.

-While Marx can sometimes be a jerk, he's extremely protective of his friends and tends to be uncharacteristically serious when it comes to a friend's trauma.

-He'll never admit out loud that he cares about his friends.

Susie:

-Since her father's death, she's taken over the company and done a complete 180°.

-Susie has empathy problems but tries her best to socialize.

-She's Taranza's confidante and best friend because they understand each other through grief.

-Although she is friends with Magolor, they maintain a kind of rivalry over who is the best mechanic.

-Susie and Marx don't get along at all, so it's a miracle they put their differences aside to put Magolor and Taranza together.

-She's very close to the Mage sisters, especially Zan.

Lor Starcutter:

-She is Magolor's mother figure mentor. She is extremely protective of him.

-She blames herself for being mute for so long, and thinks she could have avoided the whole Master Crown incident if she'd been a better mother.

-Before the Master Crown incident, she only communicated with him small caring gesture that doesn't necessarily needed to vocalize. After his redemption, she used text to communicated before finally undoing thousand of years of mutism during the Void Termina crisis to say that she loved him and was proud of who he had chose to become.

-The Starcutter's interior is basically a dimension unto itself.

-One of her strange hobbies is watching telenovelas and other TV movies, which she justifies by saying that she studies organic beings.

I can't delve deeper without spoiling some of the fanfic.

Thank you for reading!

[atreyu-1319]

Head2Head Hot Spud Devlog

#1 1/28/24: It's been quite a ride! When I began this game development journey, I wasn't sure if I'd even reach the prototype stage, so this update is a bit late. However, I’m excited to share that my prototype is almost complete. A few more features, and it’ll be ready for playtesting and refinement.

The inspiration struck me from the bomb rally mini-game in the Kirby series. I was drawn in by the thrilling tension and the satisfying feeling of victory after those intense one-on-one showdowns.

Given that this mini-game is from a nearly two-decade-old GBA title, I initially thought I could complete my project in three months. Fast forward from August to January, and here we are!

I started with a solid feature list:

Collision mechanics that allow the “Spud” to bounce between players

A bonus system for hitting the spud in a precise timing window

Couch co-op support for local multiplayer fun

Customization options for both the spud and paddles

Five levels of difficulty against AI opponents

Achievements to unlock various customization features

Most of these features seemed manageable at first. I planned to use a random number generator for the AI, Godot’s resource manager for customization, simple Y-value ranges for the perfect timing mechanic, and just a bit of rotation and particle effects for the spud. Wanting to learn more about Godot’s particle system was a smart move; it felt great when I got it to work well in one evening. However, it also led to a bit of overconfidence regarding the actual game mechanics, turning what should have been a three-month project into a nightly challenge that often left me frustrated when I sat down at the editor for 5 months straight.

The main issue stemmed from my previous experience with programming predictable object movements. This game required something different. While the spud moved along a set path, I needed to figure out how to change its movement in a way that made sense, adapting to game events and updating its starting position each time. My first approach was to use the Line2D node. Honestly, much of that early phase is a blur, as it took a while to get anything functional.

Resetting the starting point and ensuring the spud interacted as intended posed significant challenges. Then I ran across the biggest game changer yet. 

After some reluctant consultation with my browser’s AI, I finally found the information I needed, which completely shifted the direction of my project. The Bezier Curve. After watching Gwizz’s Godot 4 Bezier Curve Tutorial, I quickly threw together some code—and to my surprise, it worked! I integrated this code into my actual project and started fine-tuning the numbers for each “paddle’s” path.

To streamline the process, I repurposed a script from a larger project and created what I call a “Phase System.” This system utilizes what Godot refers to as an enumerator. While the code might look complex, if someone like me—who barely scraped through high school math—can grasp it, I’m confident you can too.

The phase machine enum acts like a list of tasks I want the script to accomplish. The current phase variable simply sets the initial phase and can always be referenced to check the script's current phase. The time in phase allows me to set a timer for each phase if necessary, which opens up the possibility for frame-based abilities and interactions. However, this variable isn’t crucial for our game, as everything is dictated by collisions with the next paddle.

If you’ve worked with Godot before, the physics process function will be familiar since it lets the game run scripts constantly under the influence of delta time. If you want a deeper dive into delta, I recommend checking out the Godot documentation for more details. Now that the game runs at a semi-constant rate, I added a match statement to ensure that the current_phase variable updates with each new call from the enumerator. In simple terms, it looks at the current_phase variable and executes specific actions based on its value. With that set up, it’s finally time to put all those logic statements to work! Now, I can execute an action and change the phase based on certain conditions.

Traditionally, enumerators are used for simple AI state machines, but they fit perfectly for our needs—specifically, controlling how each Bezier curve behaves at the start of the game, when hit by paddles 1 through 4, and for any other actions we want it to perform. A handy little feature is that we can monitor what the script is doing by printing the current_phase variable and checking the console output.

With all that groundwork laid, I thought I could easily integrate the Bezier curves into my script, and voilà—everything would work seamlessly. Spoiler alert: that couldn’t have been further from the truth! Immediately, I ran into an issue: the Bezier curves weren’t moving at a constant speed. This raised a big question: why was it speeding up over longer distances while slowing down for shorter ones? This mystery plagued me for months. Tutorials were few and far between, and even the ones that did pop up didn’t provide a clear path for implementation.

In desperation, I found myself back at the mercy of my AI Overlord. It presented me with a script that, while flawed in its math, accomplished exactly what I needed. It introduced me to this script:

Although this script had a lot of problems that we’ll get into, it was a step in the right direction. A much needed step after months of not being able to figure this out. The first problem was the delta argument, it just didn’t work. The Spud wouldn’t like it was moving before and I at this point felt almost like I was back to square one with the script. Once I swapped out for the time argument from the original Bezier Curve function things started looking up though because now it was moving again! But still at a different rate based on shorter and longer distances. This was still no good and a part of me thought it was time to go find another script that would serve my purposes but I decided it’d be easier to just be stubborn and hope the script would work with enough tweaking. After much reading and researching I found out what my problem was. It lay within the lerp statement, better known as linear interpolation. In mathematics, linear interpolation is a method of curve fitting using linear polynomials to construct new data points within the range of a discrete set of known data points. Let’s all assume none of us are whatever brand of nerd put that on wikipedia and get that in english: Linear interpolation is a way to estimate new values by connecting known points with straight lines. It helps to fill in gaps between data points. The problem with that is it’s doing the same thing to the speed that my spud was moving at to get from point to point. Now, I mind you, this is built into the lerp function. To reverse engineer that math was not going to be easy. Unfortunately for me the people who were discussing the lerp function on the Godot forms were the same brand of nerd of the dude that posted that linear interpolation definition on wikipedia which meant not only were they answering questions in the most cryptic and heady way possible, they also could only see it from the mathematics perspective and not the practical game design perspective, for example this answer nearly made me become willingly infertile so that my children would not have to live in a world occupied by nerds such as these:

All that being said that guy did give me a little piece of advice that allowed me to improve my code a bit which is that my start position constantly being updated was partially to blame so I made my start positions start assigning right before I would switch to the next phase/task so that there was no way the start position would update more times than needed. How much that actually helped I don’t know, all I did know was that given any distance lerp does not move at a constant speed by any stretch of the imagination. I ended up running across the answer in the most unlikely of places: A roblox developer forum thread. So what I was missing was, of course, some math that would allow me to get the lerp pretty close to being constant: speed = distance / time.

After changing the normalized time function so that instead of multiplying speed by time and dividing it by distance I flipped it on its head and fixed the problem. But like most things in game development it only fixed it mostly not entirely. Fortunately all I had to do was clamp the normalized time function so that it would go from 0 to whatever the current distance was and it basically works. There are some cases where it slows down slightly but by and large it works perfectly. Like I said before, this is hard coded into the lerp function, meaning that reversing it was always going to be a little janky. I’m thinking I can improve the system by using a tween but we’ll deal with that when the time comes. This was the final normalize_speed function:

For now everything basically works as it should and it allowed me to add the timed hit functionality, screen shake effects upon death,. Squash and stretch with the puddles, and color modulation with the spud. At this point all that is left in preparation for play testing is fixing some minor bugs, adding in scene switching upon player death, some sfx and music, and multiplayer control support. Probably just going to test on one keyboard for now but right now I’m super proud of what I’ve accomplished and excited to give you guys another update when it is ready for prototyping. All in all I think the biggest lesson I’ve learned here is to start reading the manual in the Godot docs. If I had already known what a Bezier curve was it would have cut out a lot of the early prototyping that slowed the project to a halt more times than can be ignored. After I’m done with the first round of playtesting I’m going to read through the whole thing to be better prepared for future projects.  

[kirby-the-gorb]

reply roundup!

man apparently these are still hard even when I'm not Literally Dying anymore :v

the sad sale went great, thank you for all the support everyone <3 I bought shelves and makeup and paper star papers and stickers and a new blanket, plus it's helping cover my allowance until my wife starts getting paid. I am already thinking I might do another sale in november just for fun lol

my wife has started orientation at her program and she's having a great time, our partner and I are gonna go down to visit her in a couple weeks :) I also finished rearranging all my furniture now that her furniture isn't here and it only made me terribly ill once!

I am really enjoying everyone singing along on [live and learm], I love enthusiasm <3

on [stars] @korattata said: HEY THATS WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING ALL DAY!!!!! i just started learning last night! its a nice break at work to stop looking at the computer screen. they all still look a bit wonky and i think one of the sheets of paper is too thick but i'm just using paper i got from the supply closet and cut with the paper cutter lol

aw that's so cool! the ones that are like actually packaged for making paper stars are usually a bit thinner than printer paper, like other origami paper, but that also means they tear a lot more easily in the first step if you're not careful, so it's always a tradeoff. what a fun coincidence :>

on [hallway] @thesilentpotato said: the first thing i thought of was the "da dee la da dee la da" krabby patty zoom in scene from spongebob

lol I hadn't thought of that until you said it but you're so right (she is referencing [this scene] from the krusty krab training video for anyone unfamiliar)

(side note thank you to folks who put pronouns in easily findable places so I can refer to you correctly even if I don't know you <3 )

on [birthday] @joekingv1 said: *asks baby what gifts they received and if they would like to read/watch Komi Can't Communicate*

I never really got into komi because one of the side characters really squicks me out, but I have a friend that really loves it, so maybe they've watched it with her! I think they probably got to go somewhere fun for their birthday like a theme park or a zoo, and get a souvenir plush while they were there -u-

on [sheep] @ceylonsilvergirl [added] a different line for kirby, which I still think about regularly lol

on [pills] @minty-spice said: op i hope your health improves and your empire of pills eventually shrinks

thank you <3 honestly I'd be happy with just the first one, I don't mind all the pills so much as long as they're actually helping.

on [crackers] @amatsuki said: made a bunch of cold noodles today with cucumber carrot chicken & sesame peanut soy sauce. the only actual cooking i had to do was boil water and steam chicken

oh hell yeah cold noodles are a fantastic example of a basic food to go feral over. now I want noodles too.........

on [thinking] @adrawrable said: hope you're cozy op

not right now as I type this because it is Computer Work Time, but in general I am So Cozy these days, I have a whole queen bed to myself so it's full of big stuffed animals and fluffy blankets :) (tbh even once my wife moves back here we may just all have individual beds we all seem very comfy this way lol)

on [slam] @jeaniechibi said: we'll be right back ➡️ shshgdtsudtdidh why is every bit of art with a blurr effect so damn funny 🤣

it truly is, I love a thoughtfully applied motion blur (or perspective blur can be funny too) (altho tbh I don't use the perspective blur tool for those I just use separate layers and gaussian blur) (for anyone unfamiliar this is a reference to the eric andre show meme)

on [beehive] @galacticnova3 said: me @ wasp nests minus the frowning, little fellas doing their little fella activities. sometimes they squabble. the thinking man’s reality tv drama

true, true, gotta love little fella activities. personally I feel better observing from a safe distance, but we had a lot of wasps around my childhood home and I didn't really know how to get friendlier than not actively making them mad lol

anonymous asked: That profile is amazing

for some reason I don't feel like I understand, but thank you!

on [sale] @milkymoon-ramblings said: gahh why do so many people have so many cool probducts, the queers are tempting me with their cool swag. however I need to save money for my own cool swag (digital art)

I just love the phrase "the queers are tempting me with their cool swag", so relatable lol (also no worries to anyone who couldn't or didn't want to buy anything, it's not like I needed it to pay bills I just wanted treats :v )

on [solstice] @jaune-chat said: Definitely, the sun can fuck right off. I break into a rash if I get too much sun, and I can't walk outside without full body coverage to some degree or be itching for WEEKS! In order of preference, is fall, winter, spring, summer.

oof yeah my mom gets a bad rash from sun exposure too! I'm fortunate to not have that specific symptom, but dang it seems so inconvenient, especially if you're also sensitive to heat so being covered up puts you at additional risk. personally I rate winter a little higher than fall but otherwise yeah total agreement lol

on [rollerskates] @nexus-nebulae said: @ prev tags i used to daydream constantly about being able to roller skate everywhere because i would constantly think 'rolling would be way easier than dragging my feet everywhere rn' and it took me two months of constantly thinking about that before i realised OH i need a ROLLATOR that would help (<- i am not smart) i haven't actually tried roller skating bc i don't own skates but i have used a skateboard briefly and that also feels better than walking. i wonder.... if the roller skating rink nearby would allow me to use a rollator in the rink with skates on........ probably not lmao

honestly it takes so much to actually realize like "oh a mobility aid might help with this" which is like, a bad thing, but we're just gonna focus on the funny part for now happy disability pride month :v and tbh I think maybe they might let you do it??? cuz like at ice skating rinks they usually have those little penguins or just straight up plastic lawn chairs for people to support themselves on, so I don't think it would be that crazy to go out on the rollarink with a rollator? but also that's just me and I do not run the place or get paid minimum wage to keep people from breaking the place sooo lol

[pastelari07]

HI YALLL!!! So I made this account a couple months ago but then I sorta forgot about it but then I just remembered about it this morning. So now I’m gonna use this as my little blog spot so I can talk about things I like!! Let’s start with this little Intro post!!

Name: Ari/Mizuki/Vivian

Age: 17

Pronouns: She/They (Transfemme 🏳️‍⚧️)

Things I like: Cookie run, Genshin impact, South Park, The Outsiders, Vocaloid, Project Sekai, Precure, FNAF, Kirby, Drag Race, Pokémon, Musical Theater, Fairy Tales, Mythology, and J-Fashion.

Music I like: Chappell Roan, Charli XCX, Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Kylie Minogue, Babymetal, Red Velvet, DECO*27, Iyowa, Maretu, Wotaku, and Kikuo.

Fun facts about me: I’m a senior in high school, I’m a theater kid and part of my schools theater program since it started, I love talking to people and making new friends!!

I think that’s enough!! I’m so excited to meet all you guys and if you ever want to chat to me about any of the interests I listed above, don’t be afraid to DM me and I’ll be sure to message back as soon as possible!

(Also as a little treat, here’s a moodboard I made that perfectly captures my aesthetic!!)

[mrdrhenwardhykle]

POM POM: KILLER OF MASCOT GAMES VOL.2 #1

Pom Pom vs Phoenix Wright

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"Ms. Pom, you are now admitting to the claims against you about taking down 12 different mascots, is that correct?" "Incorrect..." "HOLD IT!-Ms.Pom, didn't you just-" "Make that 13. Not 12." "….! 13?… By my records there's no documentation of similar scenes comparable to your work. This is vital information to the trial so your punishment is justified. Who is #13, Ms.Pom?" "…" "Ms. Pom. Who is #13?!?!?!…" "…" "… M-Ms. Pom! Who… Who is it!?…"

":)"

"… ……. -Who is it?…."

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Stone's documentation of the case: 6:00, end of session: Ms.Pom entered the court with a seemingly genuine remorseful front. She began alongside her attorney, Mr.Edgeworth, pleading not guilty. The suspect began her case with the same remorseful attitude-reminding most of a scared child. By past personal experiences and multiple attempts to interrogate the suspect, she seems to genuinely believe this. With Mr.Phoenix's questioning, however, the two have seemed to trade confidence levels, as Ms.Pom has seemed to take notice that the questioning attorney was a game protagonist, himself. However, this trade of confidence has caused her to admit the murders of Mario Mario, Conker T. Squirrel, Bubsy Bobcat, Kirby, Taizo Hori, Tyrone Tasmanian Tiger, Olgilvie Maurice Hedgehog, Banjo Bear, Kazooie, Bug-exclamation point... Link-...Link? And Crash Bandicoot... *ahem* Bunch of circus freaks *cough* Ms.Pom has been sentenced to death row for her transactions. Her defendant, Mr.Edgeworth, only seems to be distracted by a missing pen. 7:30, update 2: The building is currently on lockdown. No one is permitted to leave the premise until the whereabouts of Ms.Pom and Mr.Wright are verified.

Character descriptions:

Pom Pom:

Pom Pom is a virus/glitch formed by the scrapped side-scrolling arcade game from the early 90's “Pom-Pom Panic”. Pom Pom (the main character of Pom Pom Panic) for whatever reason gained sentience halfway during the game’s development. The game was cancelled halfway because the publishing company thought it was too bizarre of a concept and mascot character to gain interest. Pom Pom heard of the news and took it way too personally, as she literally cannot fathom why someone would think she’s ‘bizarre’-even to the point of getting ‘axed’. Prompted by the ‘poor judgement’ Pom Pom went rouge-breaking from her game to ‘axe’ any ‘approved’ game mascots/characters she thought could count as ‘bizarre’ like her.

Power Officer Stone:

Stone is the amalgamation of a couple things, exactly what people aren't sure of, but it's safely assumed that he's a mix between scrapped virtual PSA mascots, an antivirus/piracy program, and the anti drug campaigns they used to put in arcade games. Stone is the embodiment of anti piracy screens and uses all of his time to prevent virtual crimes and viruses. He also can duplicate himself and multitask. However, because of his frustrations against the fact that he can't really punish pirates in real life, he often bounces the punishment to the closest playable character. For that, he's infamous amongst most virtual realms.

[writingfortheheart]

Counting to 30: Marcianna 2

Marcianna stood in front of the bathroom mirror, a pair of pins held in her mouth as she attempted to tie her hair up into a bun. "I think I..." she grabbed one of the pins and threaded it carefully through her hair. It never got any easier for her, even though she had done it a million times or more. Competition hair styles were so much worse than a simple bun, but at least she had help with those.

She slipped the second pin into her hair to secure it in place, then stopped to admire herself in the mirror. Plain black leotard, white tights, a lime green wrap draped over her shoulders. She looked the part, could she be the part? She gently slapped her cheeks to get a bit of color in them. Waste of makeup if she's not on stage, that's what every coach told her, just slap a bit of rouge into them.

A few springy steps into the hallway, Marcianna finally felt good. She slipped her polyester booties on over top of the leather ballet slippers she was already wearing. She almost wanted to lie down in her new bed, she felt cozy. There would be time for that later. Right now she had an appointment with the doctor before her first class. She grabbed her keycard and stuffed it into her bootie, folded up her requisition form, and headed out the door.

There were at least four other girls before Marcianna. None younger than 18, all sitting in the hallway outside Dr. Kirby's office, all dressed to go to their next class. Marcianna plopped herself down beside a thin, pale girl. She had sad eyes, or maybe it was just how thin she was, her eyes were sunken. She looked to be out of breath, and she was shaking a blue inhaler, almost out of habit it seemed like. After a good shake she raised the inhaler to her lips and took a puff.

A name got called and one of the girls stood up and went into the office. Marcianna looked over at the pale girl. "Are you doing okay?". The pale girl smiled. "Yeah, just a minor asthma attack. No big deal. I was coming here for my daily albuterol anyway, go figure".

"A ballerina with asthma. I guess it happens no matter who you are..." Marcianna wanted to laugh at the idea, but she had used an inhaler for a small part of her life. "They taste like crap, right?"

The pale girl started to chuckle. "Yeah, it depends on how fast you inhale".

"How serious is it?"

"Not too bad. I've only been hospitalized twice. Dr. Kirby keeps me in line now".

Another name is called, and the second girl gets up and goes into the office as the first girl leaves. "How long have you been at this academy?", Marcianna asked. The girl sat back and searched her thoughts. "3 years, I'm on a 5 year program. I have the option to do another three years after that, or I can join a ballet company, or I can just teach."

"Here?"

"Maybe, or I could start a dance studio of my own".

"That sounds like it would be lovely", Marcianna had dreams of teaching, as well, but not right away. She wanted to join one of the major dance companies, perform one of the big shows. "I have my sights set high..." she kind of muttered to herself.

The pale girl chuckled again, this one turning into a cough, then a wheeze as she got her breath back. "We all do. That's why we're here", she shook the inhaler again, put it between her lips, and took another puff.

The second girl exited the office door and Dr. Kirby poked his head out. "Trina?" he said. "That's me", said the pale girl. "Marcianna, you come in as well", said Dr. Kirby, "I won't be long with Trina here".

Marcianna stood up and followed Trina inside.

TO BE CONTINUED...