#lukas the human

[vio-demon]

"Halloween" Part 1 (?)

[vio-demon]

Long hair girl: Elias

Short hair girl: Lukas

[v-albion]

Watched alien stage recently and I can’t resist. You can’t give me a man with my exact fav aesthetic and expect me not to draw

Masterpost || Commissions Open

[shakingparadigm]

Hyuna saves Mizi due to her own personal reasoning, not out of rebellion duty or obligation. First, to make up for the death of someone dear to her, and second, as an act of self-consolation. Hyuna sees her past self in Mizi, and believes that saving her will help free herself from the past that she's been shackled to.

[spooky--spookster]

Minecraft story mode making me lock in and actually draw humans for once holy shit. I blame Lukas entirely, I just had to draw him……… Radar too. My blorbos

[alenseress]

20 years of promises

[18catsreading]

Lukas: okay, well, they're not listening to you or me, so you guys all do fucking sick, goodbye. I'm sorry I did a cuss.

Ava: oh, you can say all of the swear words that you can. I'm a cool grandma.

Lila and Jaysohn gasp

Lila: fuck

Jaysohn: shit

Lila: shut up!

Jaysohn: pants!

Lila: hell!

All: pants *laughing*

Siobhan: I panicked!

Lukas: pants yea, let's roll!

Brennan: you pants with me again and I'll pants you right in your pants

Rashawn: don't pants me man

[niamhthefae]

why did they make the cast so pretty? every single actor/actress in dbd could run me over with a bus multiple times, call my mother some awful things and then punch me in the face and i'd still thank them and tell them they're beautiful

[pooptrongnee]

🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛ ELIO 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛

[asklesbianonceler]

characters I liked as a kid for better or worse that I can draw from memory. Mostly for worse.

[mayordea]

i have made more alice of human sacrifice content.

i had the idea of potentially designing a deck of cards based on it, or at the very least the face cards. and my dumbass drew it at card size so they’re pretty small and perhaps a little crusty. as much as i’d like to release the blank lineart for this, i can’t due to the quality issues :,)

also will probably not draw the face cards until a long time from now. cuz i wanna do something else for now.

[vio-demon]

I should've changed the name but WHO CARES 😡😡😡😡/jk

[agentgreenbean]

i think Silo is easier for me to watch than most post-apocalyptic stuff because consistently, throughout the series, the people in the Silo are people. they have hobbies, and interests, and natural human curiosity. it's not all gritty and dark for everyone all the time, there's moments of lightness and humour and happiness for the characters. which is something a lot of shows leave out (which is fair, if the tone set is meant to be so dark), so it's nice to see

[pwippy]

i think theres something interesting behind ivan not understanding sua's sacrificial form of love for mizi but understanding the romantic notion behind something like a kiss.

i do find it odd human activities and their meanings were preserved such as middle fingers, religion/worship, and kissing considering those are actions historically spread through group interaction. and for the most part, in alien stage it would ideal to separate and pit them against each other (to keep them from rebelling) but ig not?

more importantly the nuances behind the actions were kept. typically types of uh. kissing (I LOOKED AT THE WIKIPEDIA PAGE FOR IT FMLFMLFML sighs. science. history behind human action is interesting but very disputed on) are separated into romantic, ritualistic, and friendly/peaceful (which is also demonstrated in species like bonobos(?) so theres probably a bit of instinct behind that).

quick tangent from ivan but it also goes back to ivan: in the context of alien stage it's almost exclusively interpreted as romantic (both to the characters and to the audience) but there ARE undertones of the other 2. especially with ritualistic/worship with mizisua (my god my universe + the action of kissing a symbolic item like a statue or a crucifix) and the peace "offering" idontevenknowatthispoint instance with ivantill. which is another massive can of worms of "i want you to see me. and not just to look. all this time we've spent together has had to build up to something. to some understanding."

to an extent till also understands the emotional weight of kissing. every other day ivan has some form of contact with till whether it be punching him or poking his face and. i. blood scene. (the clarity of this post is coming i will be haunted) he probably finds both the blood scene and ivans teasing in the comic gross and ends up ignoring it to neutralize ivan in some way but the difference is he at least HUMORS ivan in the comic. "i'll do it on your birthday/i'll think about it." even if he wouldn't ever actually do it ("does he really think i'll do it?") and ivan himself knows till wouldn't do it ("you know i don't have a birthday") the idea wouldve been completely shut down.

also something something them having emotional proximity to each other to at least joke around. something something till surprisingly is more delicate around *that* topic. whether it be because he fears having an actual conversation with ivan about physically everything surrounding them or something else he never really goes "*you're* gross" or continues to close it off. his reaction between the 2nd and 3rd panel makes it appear like the initial reaction was more just. instinct before weighing other factors in (SORRY MIND DUMP OF IDEAS I COULDNT INCORPORATE PROPERLY) (it also looks like till sat down after the initial reaction SORRY I'LL SHUT UP NOW)

anyways ivan doesn't understand the emotional intricacies of sacrificial love once he sees the effects ON THE OTHER PERSON. but ultimately he demonstrates that himself because it's attached to emotional intimacy which he wants from till and finds it through methods such as the club scene or kissing, which is oddly an action he and till understand the weight of. their understanding is likely due to the way till's wariness forces him to literally and figuratively keep his eyes open meaning that in a moment like round 6 it's unavoidable to look at ivan. as for ivan he understands consensual physical intimacy implies the presence of understanding of the other person which again is something he wants from till.

[alien-til-i-stage]

(ignore my long absence and my iavin reblogs im a changed person)

When watching the latest round, it was unfortunately clear that there was a difference in composure and impressions left upon the crowd between Luka and Till. While in the beginning, Till is able to keep calm (or as calm as he can be), we can see him slowly and eventually panicking or freaking out, unable to keep his composure and unable to keep up with Luka’s pace.

While I don’t believe or know if Till could’ve or would’ve won if he had kept his composure, I can definitely say that the moment he lost it, he guaranteed his loss. We can also see this with Mizi. In round 5, while the round was more than likely doomed to result in Luka’s favor, no matter what, Mizi had also guaranteed her own loss when she panicked on stage. In fact, she never had a chance due to the fact that Mizi, from the beginning, couldn’t keep up with Luka and was unable to keep her composure in front of the crowd due to her still mourning Sua.

For those two to be Luka’s competition, I think it was almost certain that Luka was going to win Alien Stage for a second time, which is why it’s so strange to me that he was able to win that easily. While we could say that it was rigged for Luka’s favor, we can’t really confirm that, nor would it make much sense. Luka is still a human like the rest of them, if someone can win against him, that makes the other more valuable than Luka, and there’s no reason to keep the second best, the main point of Alien Stage is for the best to survive.

When you think about how Mizi and Till were able to even go up against Luka in the beginning, you can notice that they were able to go against Luka through an act of sacrifice. Sua died for Mizi willingly, and Ivan did for Till. If you look at the rounds carefully, we can definitely say that Ivan would’ve won had he not done anything to Till, and I believe that Sua could’ve also easily won against Mizi similarly. (This is due to the fact that it’s mentioned in the pateron that Sua was able to gain a dedicated fan base despite being the first to go, I think had she not restrained herself and performed for the aliens and not for Mizi, or had taken advantage of Mizi’s naivety and her ignorance, she could’ve won.)

Basically, I believe that Sua and Ivan would’ve won against their competition easily had they viewed them as competition rather than close friends and loved ones. I mentioned before in a post that Luka, Sua, and Ivan are very similar, but going through different circumstances brought them to different results, which I think can also be said for this.

Luka goes through his rounds, viewing the others as competition or prey. He’s aware he can easily win and he uses that to his advantage. He knows he has a fanbase, he knows these contestants are new and losing those they care about easily, so he plays with that. His victory is almost always guaranteed in his favor because he doesn’t think of the others as fellow humans, but rather as something he can easily use to his advantage. In round 3, we can see something similar in the way that Ivan doesn’t panic, the only time he loses his composure is when he thinks about Till. When the scores are announced, he doesn’t need to look back to see if he won or not, he doesn’t need to look over to his dead opponent, because he knew he was going to win. He didn’t view the opponent as a loved one or someone he would play with in Anakt, he saw them as competition and won.

The way Ivan acts on stage in round three is very similar to the way that Luka acts in round five, with the exception that Ivan doesn’t play with the other opponent but focuses purely on the aliens. We know that Ivan can perform, we know that he can entertain the aliens and focus purely on their entertainment because we see this. While Sua died first and we didn’t see her actually competing, we know that there isn’t much else she cares about other than Mizi. She already doesn’t care much for the other contestants, and we also know that she doesn’t fear death, as she was already taught and prepared to die by her elder sister. Death was no longer a concern for her, by the time she was put into Anakt Garden, she knew how to sit still and look pretty for the aliens. I mentioned earlier that she gained a dedicated fan base despite her short time on stage, which only goes to show that Sua had potential, she could’ve won easily and got more attention and popularity.

The point is, Sua and Ivan know how to entertain the guardians. They know what is needed from them and they can easily provide it. Mizi and Till are both very reactive and very emotional, which leads to freak outs and breakdowns on stage, this is not something that the aliens want.

I believe that if Sua and Ivan hadn’t died for Mizi and Till, that if the rounds were instead, Luka vs Sua and Luka vs Ivan, he would’ve struggled more. I’m not sure if they would’ve won, but they would’ve been able to make it close at least. If Sua had nothing, not even feelings for Mizi, Luka wouldn’t have been able to manipulate her or make her panic, the only thing he would’ve been able to do is outperform her.

Ivan masks constantly, and to people who aren’t him, it’s hard to tell what he thinks or focuses on. If he had let Till die or if he never cared about Till in the beginning, I’m not sure Luka would be able to use anything against Ivan either. It would be a close tie, due to the fact that we know that Ivan can make a show for the aliens. The rounds against Sua and Ivan would’ve been boiled down to performance and how dedicated their fans are, and as we know, Sua has dedicated fans who would mostly be even more dedicated and larged had she had more time to shine, and Ivan has consistent and loyal fans, seen from the Top Three stats. They would’ve been worthy opponents.

It’s funny that Luka’s worthy opponents died right before his round. That he wanted a struggle against someone worthy and someone who could win (from his interview in the pateron), yet they died, not because they weren’t able to perform correctly, but because they loved their opponent so much that they let themselves lose and die.

oh and tags!!! @rockwgooglyeyes bc you asked so nicely

[cirrus-draws]

nearl utena paletteswap. is this anything

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