#marina's rambling again

[schumi-nadal]

Ok now that my wrist is finally fit again... Let's look at all my WIP, starting with the Sincaraz one 👀

[squidthusiast]

What’s your favorite fic by theashemarie? I want to read her stuff, but I’m so intimidated by how much there is!! Where do I start?

OH ANON HOW I’VE BEEN DYING TO ANSWER THIS ONE!!!!

You’ve opened up THE can of worms my good fellow…

I am so sorry for the person i’m about to become

I’ve actually spent the last couple days making a simplified compilation of Ashe’s works, to make it easier for new readers to visualize them.

It’s the reason why it has taken me some time to answer this haha.

As for my favourite fic…. That’s such an insanely hard question to answer T_T

I’ll put the compilation & my thoughts under the cut to minimize dashboard noise.

(Disclaimer: i’m not a writer so some of the terms I use are from my loose understanding of literature!)

Warning for rambling ahead!!

I tried to make the fomatting as straightforward as possible! If there are any other questions you can drop a comment :)

As for the fav fic stuff:

I don’t think I can have a hard singular favourite of Ashe’s fics, because they’re all different and encompass different themes and vibes and ideas, and fuck man they’re just so good. Ashe has a masters degree in writing and it SHOWS, but also just her writing style & way of developing stories.. it’s so captivating, rich and thoughtful. I love analyzing their work & being rewarded with the amount of detail and effort that is put into it.

Here’s a couple that fucked me up particularly good though, if you must know:

LDR AU | Meet Me on the Rink | And Take Off Your Mask | Simulacrum | Language Barrier

At least two of these majorly impacted my life & mean a whole lot to me because of the themes, topics and characterization in them.

I think one of my favourite things about Ashe’s works is how visceral and raw and real they feel while you read ‘em. There’s a real strong focus on the plot, which makes for a fantastic build up throughout the story. There’s also emphasis on characterization, and by the gods it’s deliciously crafted. The direct and indirect ways in which Ashe portrays the personalities, flaws and motivations of characters… MAN.

A lot of people read fics for a quick hit of fluff or angst, so plot-heavy, meaty fics with a lot of undertones and somewhat unconventional themes can be very different from typical expectations.

Still, I stand by the fact that it’s exactly because of this that Ashe’s work is so refreshing and fascinating to read through, and I strongly encourage everyone to give it a try, especially if you like Off the Hook.

She also has a lot of oneshots and shorter stories that I listed above, if longer ones feel daunting. They’re just as good!!

I’m really grateful that they share all of this work online; creating entails a lot of work, whether it be art, writing, cosplay, etc.

Posting it for free on top of that??? I think we need to appreciate our fic writers more, honestly. They’re a huge pillar in fandom spaces that often goes unnoticed.

That’s my little ramble on the topic, thank you for reading if you went this far!

I hope this helps Anon, and if you need more pointers or thoughts you can hit me up again.

With all that said, big shout out to @theashemarie , this is my big propaganda post for you all to follow her and/or check out their work, and leave her a comment if you enjoy the fics!! I know they appreciate them a lot :)

[missnatzooie]

A Nintendo Direct just got announced!

WHO'S READY FOR SIDE ORDER/PEARLINA??

[piko-power]

#47 onward will never fail to make me cry especially when Marina (Alice) hits the high note godDAMN- 😭

[universeskies]

What if... Pearl And Marina play Paper Mario. Could be any. If anything, Imagine they play Paper Mario Origami King. The Plot and The story in How characters That are normally enemies yet must Team up and within Mario's view, Everyone gets to see That perhaps The Bowser Army is not exactly Just One dimensional and rather they are MUCH deeper and can be seen as folks That per say also have a life and such outside OF what They are ordered. Marina will love it, And then Pearl seeing just Olivia to explore the world AND getting to know it.

In This essay I Will....

[p-wrryyy-mordial-soup]

wheres that one meme thats like, this is the most thug ass pose ive ever seen because thats what this looks like

[sykam0re]

Oh my god I was talking with @cryptidanaphafsi on a call earlier and we were discussing the potential plot/villain for the side order DLC

AND WHILE I CANNOT SAY WHETHER OR NOT I'M RIGHT YET....DAMN IT'S SUCH A GOOD THOUGHT TOO

So sit back, grab your popcorn, and enjoy this bit of speculation we came up with 👀✨️

Ok, so, this much is probably obvious given Agent 8's presumable presence alongside Pearl and Marina but: it's likely gonna be Tartar, if not someone new. But there's an issue with that!!

The NILS statue boss fight cast Tartar into the sea. Right...?

Well, yes. But there's another thing to consider: Tartar is an AI. A computer program set to preserve humanity and its memory and pass its knowledge on to the next sentient species should they go extinct (which, of course, they did). The Tartar we fight in Octo Expansion witnessed humanity's downfall and the rise of cephalopod kind and sentient sealife...

And was disgusted by it.

But, with the Alterna logs in 3 revealling the last known humans of Alterna being the direct cause for squid and octopus evolution, we know two new tidbits of information that may play into the DLC somehow:

• The scientist that created Tartar likely resided in Alterna (it was home to humanity's greatest minds after all)

• That the inklings and octolings likely share a similar set of brainwaves/some similarity with humans, given they evolved directly from their hopes and dreams through those ceiling crystals

We even see what appears to be an almost neuron-esque effect in the side order trailer, making this idea even more possible

Why is this important? Well...

What if there was another Tartar somehow?

After all, Tartar was an AI. A computer program, no doubt the scientist that made him kept a backup or beta version of him somewhere! Perhaps...even being the scaffolding for the creation of O.R.C.A, given the similarity between Kamabo Co.'s tests and those that O.R.C.A tasks you with in Alterna. And if that's the case, what if after the events of Splatoon 3's story mode...

O.R.C.A got corrupted?

And that backup Tartar somehow managed to gain control?

Of course, it'd have no knowledge of the other Tartar or even humanity's demise. It'd be a blank slate; a sterile form of the murderous machine we defeat in Octo Expansion. But how on earth could it be a danger then? Well, that's when we go back to Tartar being a manmade machine, an AI, a program. One made to follow a single order: preserve humanity, and pass on its knowledge.

Being that this Tartar never saw or likely even knew of humanity being extinct, it would possibly try and continue in its protocol. But: where are the humans? It has to find them.

Then...we have the Inklings and Octolings. Those evolved directly from humanity's last wishes, likely even sharing similar if not identical thought patterns and brain waves to them.

Meaning that this second Tartar could very well mistake them for some strange or even ill form of humans. Perhaps, it encounters Agent 8. Perhaps it mistakes them for a human, and in trying to 'protect' and 'preserve' them, it takes the technology it has at its disposal in Alterna to investigate. To look into 8's memories, and try and understand what has happened, and where all the other 'humans' have gone. Maybe even trying to 'clone' them to make more 'humans'? I'm not quite sure yet.

Maybe the main part of the DLC is 8 fighting their way through their own memories trying to wake up and escape. Perhaps the Pearl and Marina we encounter in 8's head is due to Marina hacking into this Tartar to speak to them; after all, she and Pearl presumably still have contact with (Ex) Captain Cuttlefish, and may be aware of the goings on in Alterna as a result.

Maybe once 8 wakes up you are aided by a returning 4 to get you out of there and get you to safety. Maybe you have to fight Tartar again, no longer able to fulfill its objective and thus destroying everything to wipe the slate clean again. Maybe you even have to fight a memory of yourself...

Either way, the thought of a corrupt O.R.C.A giving way to a directive-following, unintentionally harming beta form of Tartar is an incredibly interesting thought to me and I wanted to share with you all :)

If you read this far: yippie!! I hope you enjoyed!!

And if this is somehow in any way even close to what we actually get, I will kick myself hskshs

See you when Side Order drops :D

[drop--pop--candy]

feel like im coming up on a category 7 autism moment with splatoon rn. there is something in this game that is so ghrhrgrhrgrgrgrgr /verypos

[aspecbuddie]

oh man I've been so focused on the 911 finale that I forgot it's gonna be station 19's final ever episode this week 😭😭😭

I just watched a marina edit from the last episode and am now sobbing 😭😭😭

[schumi-nadal]

Ok, so I had a dream nightmare where someone was getting murdered (Dead Boy Detectives is guilty) and I woke up in a bloody mess...

That's right, I had a nosebleed while I was sleeping.

[arolesbianism]

I need agent 4 to appear in side order soooo badly I do not care in what context I just need to put Jim and Mark in the same room please please I'm desperate

[madame-mongoose]

I need to draw my fucked up women again. And the tumblr sexyman bait guy

[merevide]

it’s one of those nights.

[annieshowell]

amoeba is angela pleasant anthem and no one convinces me otherwise like AREN'T YOU GLAD THAT YOU RESIDE IN A HELL AND IN DISGUISE NOBODY YET EVERYTHING A POOL TO SHEED YOUR MEMORY COULD YOU SAY YOU'VE EVEN TRIED YOU HAVENT CALL YOUR FAMILY TWICE I CAN HOPE TONIGHT GOES DIFFERENTLY BUT I SHOW UP TO THE PARTY JUST TO LEAVE

[p-wrryyy-mordial-soup]

weee tail idea for my marina fancharacter :] i have yet to design the rest of her form (this is for an arpg so i have to, plan) but i like it so i cast it upon yall

[squidthusiast]

I cropped the bottom half cus y’all aint ready for that cooking yet. *cough*

Phone doodle wip, to distract myself from the splatoon twitter hellscape