#meant to be tour

[blossoms-phan]

whatever. whatever

[bixels]

In the past, people in the Animal Crossing community would make fun of Tom Nook as a sleazy landlord. Since then, he's really rehabilitated his image as this 'heart of gold' businessman (he's the one who puts bells and furniture in trees for you to find! he adopted orphans! he donates to charity!), but New Horizons genuinely paints the most devious version of him.

He's successfully privatized settler colonialism: you pay HIM to move to a "deserted island" (which apparently the oceans in the AC world are just full of) and start a colony that he is directly invested in. At best he's running a weird vacation package scam (you arrive on the island with no money and in debt for "using his services"). At worst, he's using you to set up company towns. For god's sake, he literally has his own fake currency that he forces you to use to pay off your debt. But don't worry, he's repackaged it in a way that definitely doesn't sound like an MLM scam: the Nook Mileage Program!

You're no longer just his tenant or his temporary part-timer, you're his business lackey. The entire tutorial section of the game has you spending actual weeks running around completing tasks and doing hard labor to set up his colony. You're even tasked with preparing his properties and finding buyers for them. No, you aren't a tenant anymore. You work for the landlord. You are directly responsible for finding tenants for him. And he doesn't even fucking pay you. Not for setting up town hall and museum, or his nephew's shop –– which is the ONLY store on the entire island that sells necessities –– or bringing KK Slider to town, or helping populate his town. Not a single cent. No, actually, you have to pay HIM to BUY infrastructure like bridges and stairs and park benches. And all the while, he's telling you're the "resident representative"; you get to call the shots! That the reward is the community's progress. That what you're doing is in everyone's best interest (but most importantly, his).

Since NH's release, people have done a lot of legwork to say that Tom Nook isn't a capitalist while the game shows him at his very worst. He owns the only general store in town. You're forced to use a phone that he modified and branded as his own. Buy Nook-branded furniture and merchandise at the self-serve kiosk in the town hall, a governmental building! There's no conflict of interest here!

But hey, if you're tired of being the landlord/business mogul's goon, you can also find work as a deluxe resort home designer for a company that also pays you in their special company currency that can only be used to buy their products instead of a real salary! Because that's what the Animal Crossing franchise needs! More vacation homes!!!

[artashipatrick]

thinking of josh’s “i think they should all find a way of living together” today. he would love post challengers domestic throuple fanfiction

[uncharted-constellations]

I am aware I said i wasnt gonna post my zelda 2.0 redesigns until i finished them all, but considering these have been sitting for nearly a year at this point (and may have been mucked by the new game coming out soon but who knows) I figured I might as well start sharing them.

But yes Links are included this round, some have funny pages, I promise i’m using the magazine/game manual pink dress zelda, just probably not where you’re thinking

[alltoofuckingwell]

Lover Bodysuits - The Eras Tour

[add1ictwithapen]

this is the funniest thing tyler has ever done lmao

[horseshoemybeloved]

Last,,,, last day,,,, last day of tour,,,,, oughghfhfhfhfhfhfh waaaa waaaaa awaaaaaaaaaa

[sketchy-tour]

SKETCH DUMP!!! Some are WIPS!

First off some silly human stuff cause Human Dandy and Wally are precious to me I spin them in my mind like microwaved potatoes.

OH AND ALSO I've been sketching up Reboot Dandy ideas!

Don't ask me why the two Dandy AU designs I've come up with have specific details about their glasses. IDK. But I just...like the idea that Reboot Dandy tries a little bit too hard to be seen as "cool" by Wally. The two are dumbasses who tease each other to show affection but sometimes...SOMETIMES Dandy takes those teases to heart and never tells Wally. But man when they get compliments??? Shit makes them flustered so fast.

Reboot au by @/bloodrediscream

[ladybugsimblr]

Architectural Digest Fall/AD Open Door Part 2

Bailey: "We call this area Squad Headquarters."

Quinton: "It was important that all our offices and workspaces stayed together even though we made big changes to the layout of the house."

Bailey: "The twins actually spend more time in our offices and their rooms now that they are older. So the little princess basically has her own study."

Quinton: "She allows the fam to bring their laptops in and get work done with her."

Legend: "We have to bring snacks though."

Lyric: "And agree to be students in the various classes she offers."

Bailey: "Don’t forget by appointment only…"

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Q's Office

Squad Study/Playroom

Bailey's Office

Cover Story - Part 1 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7

[theythemmer]

phinktober day 8: tatinof

wtf a whole week done already???? i haven’t drawn this consistently since i was in high school 😭

bonus bc idk when to stop

[phant0m-l0rd]

My pictures of Dir En Grey in Paris, Day 1 (22.03.24)~

Day 2 pics here.

(my quick thoughts on the shows below the line)

I went to both Paris shows (VIP on day 1) and it was hands down the best experience of my life so far. So amazing beyond words. To not only meet my favourite band of all-time in the flesh, but to also watch them perform from the front row on the 1st day (and still very close to the stage on day 2) felt so surreal. Seeing them perform some of my favourite songs of all-time (including dead tree, my number 1 favourite song) was so overwhelmingly amazing I cried multiple times. I got acknowledgments from Die, Toshiya, and Kyo for screaming so loudly every time they came to our side of the stage, and I can't describe how affirming it felt. Since yall follow me on here, you know how much this band means to me, and especially Kyo. This man is my biggest inspiration in regards to both his music and his artistic self-expression. I've never been so inspired by a musician before; I've never been this obsessed with a band before. This was a dream come true, one that I never thought could happen. Thank you so much to this most incredible band. No band will ever come close for me.

[balladofareader]

Sure I ship Grayson and Lyra but I ship Grayson and me even more

[dr0wninthefear]

i need a minute 😮‍💨 x

[sudcikis]

I went to pick up some snacks at the store and while I was checking out the cashier asked me a question and because my ears are shot from going to too many concerts without protection, I replied "No, I'm an actor. Why do you ask?" and they looked so confused and said "Sometimes people just need bags" and then I realized what I heard was "Are you in a band?" but what they said was "Do you need a bag?" and my reply was "No I'm an actor"! Now my snacks taste like shame and regret, and I have to find another planet to live on because I feel like simply skipping town is not enough. Anyone know what the oxygen levels are like on Jupiter? | @hfrpstarters

[add1ictwithapen]

mew tiktok :3

[muirneach]

paris ⚡️