#little arcadia

[why-its-kai]

Full resolution detail scans of the production materials printed in the “Monthly Satellite Times” newspaper insert included in the Trigun Stage 7 Laserdisc release.

Scanned, stitched together, newsprint paper texture removed by me.

Vash the Stampede (shirtless)

Badwick

Patricia Nebraska

Marilyn Nebraska

Tonkichi, Chinpei, and Kanta Nebraska

Elderly couple (Badwick's parents)

Morgan

Vigilante group

[magadauthan]

Ep 14: Little Arcadia

The reason this writeup is late for the @trigun98watchparty because I was playing games with the fam last night instead of recapping. How fitting! (not that anyone's hotly anticipating my ruminations or lack thereof lol)

This is the last chance for Silly Adventures before the real plot starts. It's also nice character development for Milly and Meryl.

"Arcadia" is defined by Merriam-Webster as "a place of rustic innocence and simple, quiet pleasure." The land that Badwick's mother and father have nurtured is the Eden that Rem envisioned, contrasting with Knives' twisted version. Little Arcadia was borne of loving care for the geo Plant such that both the humans and the Plant thrived, not mass murder such that there would be no further demands on Plants at all.

Plants need humans to care for them and can live side-by-side with them (Vash's point) but they also cannot take indefinite abuse (Knives' point... um, sorta, not really fleshed out in the anime.) Little Arcadia shows that a middle ground is possible, with very hard work and understanding.

--Milly loves her family, and they love her. If she could, she'd take Vash home with her and let the Thompsons fold him in, and they'd be delighted to do it because "Milly has written all about you and what a wonderful person you are!" It would do him a world of good.

--on a tangent, I have a gag doujinshi where Milly has been up all night writing something even more popular than the "Milly Monthly," and it turns out to be naughty V x W fanfiction. That is so perfect.

--Meryl's relationship with her family might be complicated, or it could be simply that she doesn't know what to tell them. You try, and it gets so tangled and complex that you give up and say "everything's fine." Her family is probably worried about her being out there with all the "dangerous slime" and might prefer for her to stay put and get married like a proper daughter (thinking here of Karen's commentary in a few eps.) Meryl... has other ideas.

--Poor Vash, more punishment from the girls. Even Milly is in on the clotheslining.

--Would love to know more about how the geo Plants work. Do they not live in bulbs, and / or are buried in the ground?

--Not going into meta with the Nebraskas - overall, they're kind of forgettable. They do stick together as a family, though, in keeping with the theme of the episode.

--The big lesson here is for Meryl. Badwick's parents are unhappy with what he is doing for Morgan, but they still love him very much. Meryl finally writing to her family at the end of the episode shows that she realizes that the same could be true for her. Yes, she is doing something very risky; yes, she's following the most dangerous man on the planet instead of achieving "womanly happiness." She wants to show her family who she really is, even if they might disapprove... and who she is, is pretty spectacular.

--Vash pays back his debt to Meryl. LOL @ Vash in the trash (what is it with him and trash cans, anyway?) This time it's not about you, buddy.

[local-dragon-haunt]

I sure do love my strong women and pathetic men

[xmascritter]

Had to make sure I did this before June ended.

[tenrispoplar]

Baby Bular at his ‘need to chew everything and anything’ phase and Gunmar’s tail is often it’s main victim

[weaverofink]

imagine if claire actually had a good outfit during wizards

[miinxxo]

Some creeture posting

[yakitori-queen]

assigning trevor hills american arcadia with ocd bc i have ocd <3 mine isnt existentialism related but his definitely would be. guy who is plagued by intrusive thoughts and is deeply fucked up by derealization

[gaylightisminetocommand]

ToA Wizards textposts part 2 which just so happened to be ready for Wizards' 4th anniversary <3

ft. Arthur bashing and Douxie not having a good time :D

part 1 | part 2 | part 3

[solomiracle]

big shoutout to lucifer's VA, kazuya yamashita, for being able to sing in his lucifer voice. if you've heard his regular voice you know it's higher than lucifer's, so props to him!

[creation-quintet]

Arcadia: "Mays't I cheer ya'll with a little dance?"

[why-its-kai]

Scans of the “Monthly Satellite Times” newspaper insert included in the Trigun Stage 7 Laserdisc release!

Scanned, stitched together, and newsprint paper texture removed by me. Non-edited scans under the cut.

[joethehoeee]

Stricklake month week 4: Blood/Healing (TW)

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{In a world plunged into eternal night by the forces of darkness, Barbara Lake fights to survive alongside Walter Strickler, a changeling who once passed as human. After a brutal encounter with monstrous Gumm-Gumms leaves Barbara gravely injured.}

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{Walter desperately tries to save her, revealing his deep love for her. Tormented by guilt over his role in her son Jim's death, Walter is determined to protect Barbara, despite the secrets he keeps. Her trust in him gives him the strength to continue, even as the darkness of their world closes in.}

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And????

Is that fun???

Missed this AU?????😃😁

Come on, we all know you missed it. That's why I am saying yall might get a full on fanfiction. (I know yall hate me for it.)

But first: Link for the short prompt story.

You don't need to know much, the summary explains enough and the story as well. If you want to know more, go to my Masterpost and search through the DystopiaStricklake!AU.

Closeup:

[yourdragonsareglowing]

sketch dump! some warmups that just turned into a doodle page

here is my ko-fi! commissions are open, simply working on the pages :)

[technosdotcrown]

I drew more Jim art (used another screenshot as ref lollll) my last art post on here wasn’t the greatest (was having an off day) but taaadaaa (shoddy quality due to it being a screenshot) definitely improved my ability to draw this guy!

Yippeee!!! Also Jlaire art soon!!!! Also I made the highlights on his cheeks little hearts since he’s such a little guy!!!!!! Also once again the colors I use for Jim look too dark after I downloaded the png :sob:

[slightartist]

Our smol prince is being abducted!

Someone help him before they take him away!

oof the rendering on the gif is kinda funky lmaooo