#mega answers

[megalopolus]

Hey you! Can you show us your TD Character tier list?

hey! here's one i filled out almost a year ago lol

some opinions are slightly different but i think it generally holds

[hellsite-hall-of-fame]

Is it still too soon to put in an application to be the next girlfriend?

too late actually, the job’s been taken for awhile now

[agent-carvour]

[Curt slept far longer than he thought he would, well over a day. As he sits up in the bed in the dorm him and Owen and supposed to be sharing, he takes a quick shower and rebandages his neck before heading straight to the medwing.]

@agent-mega-man

[When Curt arrives, Owen isn't in his room anymore. There are a few empty blood bags lying on the bedside table, though.]

[bonefall]

"How big should a Clan territory be?"

For the dozens of people who have asked this over the last couple of years!

This question comes in a lot of forms; "How big are the Clan territories?" "How much space does one Clan need?" "How much land should I give my Clans to exist in?" The answer is a bit complicated, and depends on the type of land, what you're going for exactly, the setting, so on.

But, broadly, there's TWO particular factors at play here; How anthropomorphic you're portraying your warriors, and how productive the land is.

Factor 1: The Anthro Scale

I'm starting with this one because it could you the simpler answer. The Erins write Clan cats like humans in cat bodies, with massive social units and communal living. Realistic feral cats don't act like Clan cats. They are only semi-social, due to domestication.

See, a Clan cat will "share" territory between all of its members, and some Clans have canonically hit populations of over 50 individuals. Real feral colonies consist of "overlapping circles" of somewhere between 2 - 15 cats, most of them related females.

This is relevant because, even in densely populated areas with as much food as they can eat, truly feral colonies will have about 2 cats per 5 acres, capping out at about 15 members. Queens will hang out together and raise their kittens communally, but they will hunt and patrol in their own "circle." These boundaries are violently enforced against outside cats, especially if it's too crowded.

(Toms have circles 5x as big as a queen's, overlapping several territories. They're also considerably less social.)

So, if you wanted to incorporate some cat behavior into your Clan's mindset about how big their territory should be, while still being willing to sacrifice a bit of "realism" for groups over 15-ish members, simply take Clan population and multiply it by 2.5 acres.

30 cats = 75 acres. That's a little under 57 football fields, if you're American, or 50 football fields, if you're European.

Extra reading: How realistic cat territories work. Contains the numbers I'm referencing.

It's also very important to know; feral cat density is completely tied to food availability, the big numbers numbers are for cats whose needs are met. Cats are solitary hunters, and when they feel like they have to work for their food, they become VERY territorial. The density of cats in rural areas can be as low as 1 molly per 15 acres, even lower for toms, and they will leave if hunting is not easy.

THIS IS WHY YOU SHOULD NOT FEED FERAL CATS. Please GOD they are SO invasive, please do not give colonies food, they still hunt when they're full so you just end up concentrating a ton of predators in one place. They are not warriors with a law against disrespecting food, they are just kitty cats with silly kitty instincts

I have a suspicion that most of the people who are asking the question aren't really looking for a "realistic cat" answer, though. We LOVE our big cat Clans with their complicated politics around here. You're probably wondering how much land you need to feed your population!

Factor 2: Land Productivity

The exact amount of space is going to vary a lot, because it's more about productivity of the land to sustain a prey population than it is raw size. Remember what we learned back in Warrior Bites: Dietary Needs; a 30-cat Clan will need approximately 3 pounds of meat (10,500 calories) per day, which is about 2 rabbits, or 105 mice.

Here's some visual examples of what I mean. This one (1) acre homestead...

Has 20 patches of high-value crops, plus an orchard, AND livestock pens. This territory alone could attract enough crows, mice, rats, rabbits, and sparrows to feed all those cats daily. That's not even counting the humans themselves, who may be friendly enough to the colony to toss them kibble occasionally.

(this is why cats domesticated themselves. Even without the free food from the humans, farms are extremely productive hunting grounds.)

Meanwhile, the Edmonton Mall, which is a whopping five (5) acres...

Would be utterly barren. Best food you're going to get out of this wasteland is the leftovers humans toss out, and maybe the rats and pigeons that scavenge as well. It's 5x the space, and yet, infinitely harder to feed the same amount of cats.

So, the most helpful bit of advice I'm gonna give you is this; DON'T ask yourself "how big should this territory be?" You're starting with the wrong question. Start with a real location, and think about how you'd find 3 pounds of meat a day in that area.

It will be a LOT easier to think about the logistics in those terms, and this will lead you to the waaay more productive (and fun) worldbuilding questions. Such as;

"Where would the good hunting spots be?"

"What kinds of animals would they be eating? What sorts of beasts can threaten them, here?"

"How many of these animals would my 30 cat Clan need to hunt a day to equal about 3 pounds?"

"Where would these animals be getting THEIR food?"

"Is there enough habitat in the area for the prey to breed and nest? If not, is there more land beyond the territory that the prey is coming from?"

"Where would infrastructure like dens, walls, and dirtplaces go? What would these be made of?"

"Are there any neat spots for the cats to casually hang out on?"

"What would make for a super cool arena for my climactic narrative boss fights?"

"Does this area have unique stage hazards that my cats would have to learn to deal with?"

"Which sorts of plants and herbs would they encounter?"

If your Clan is tool-using, like BB!Clans are, then you can ask even more advanced questions. Like, where you'd find kindle for fire, what objects you can use as crafting materials, and what might make for unique trade goods.

Think about other things related to your Clan's biome-- in a tundra or desert, there will be less for prey to eat, so the territory will be large to cope with the low density. If there's a major body of water, they might have a constant supply of aquatic prey from upstream. Hunting grounds might change based on the seasons.

Also remember not to underestimate how fast small animals breed, and how many of them there can be in one area. Even using low estimates, 1 female mouse has 6 pups, 7 x 6 = 42, 42 x 6 = 252, 252 x 6 = 1,452. It takes only 4 months for mouse population growth to get exponentially ridiculous.

Finally, remember that prey can vary. A well run Clan would be able to generally understand when they've been overhunting one particular species, and start shifting gears to lift the "pressure" off that population.

(In my cultural expansions series, this management task is assigned to one of the new roles-- the Head of Hunting.)

[legs-like-jelly]

minecraft dirt breaking noise

drew metal cardbot tickles and i feel like i might get gutted alive and thrown into the trenches if any of my moots see this but it's fine rly

[quesocheeso]

why was the celestial realm dangerous ? Why is the emperor Wukong not just killing/firing all the dangerous untrustworthy people ?

Have you ever seen a kingdom where a leader just went around and killed a bunch of their subjects just because they were "untrustworthy" and not be overthrown? Yeah no.

How can you decide who is trustworthy and who is dangerous?

It is all subjective when you think about it. The whole premise of the brotherhood rebellion was the unfair treatment Heaven had done to all kind of beings(at least in my AU), and for them to turn around and do that exact same thing just because someone appears to be dangerous is pretty judgemental.

Yeah he could fire people, but I think the people who are there to be dangerous won't just be in the open, they're there to assassinate in one hit, no mistakes, no second chances, all in or nothing. Not the type of people you can just look at and know.

Those who are caught are killed as there is reason to.

But the line Wukong has to walk in order to be a good ruler is a thin one.

It just takes a real dedicated person to end it all.

After all it happened to the last emperor.

If a god can bleed, they can die.

Besides, no place is ever safe.

[copyexe]

Sorry I just think he deserves a burger. I am very emotional about this.

Don’t apologize ! Here you go, my friend.

I had an old drawing of him eating a burger from a month or so ago, but lost access to it. So! A new one!

Edit: I found it !

[zeibei]

thinking of ice hair

[mewtwoandme]

Lol I love how TC does the game and anime version with Mewtwo & Shadow and you also perfectly capture the Live-Action versions of them, it's both funny and amazing and I love it

I also figured that since Sonic 3 released not long ago, it'd be appropriate to use movie shadow lol

[megalopolus]

Thoughts on Gwuncney? You seem to like every pairing in the triangle itself sooo

i'm not against it but honestly i'm rlly picky with polyam ships to begin with andddddd i feel like gwen (and courtney too, but specifically gwen) is VERY very monogamous + insecure with relationships so i don't see multiple partners working out...

i do also mean it when i say i like the love triangle plot for the most part in canon and i like all characters' developments towards it. i think gwuncan is the least well written part of it (the fact that they barelyyyy interact in world tour after greece kills me...and their all stars writing is...sighs) but generally i like duncney build up --> duncney off/on --> duncney breakdown and gwourtney's unlikely-friends-to-lovers approach. i think it's good for both girls to overcome their differences and past hardships wrt to the guy they both dated and to grow together

i still hc gwen and duncan as friends after total drama, like they make up at some point and agree that their lives are better as friends. duncan and courtney have an estranged kinda relationship that's bittersweet...and gwourtney's married

[soaps-mohawk]

Having thoughts... Johnny went ham in the lingerie store and I am terrified for reader and everyone else if he finds a sex shop in the nearby cities because he is a menace and I feel like he'd be worse in an adult store than he was with the cute underwear

Oh he would absolutely be a menace. Unstoppable. He's buying half the store to try things out with the reader.

Johnny: *Holding up the world's biggest dildo*

'Mega:

"I don't think that will fit in me"

Johnny: oh its not for you, it's for me 😏

'Mega: "I don't know whether to be impressed, afraid, or turned on right now"

[agent-carvour]

[This was it. The night of the full moon. Curt could feel his heart pumping in his chest as he tried desperately to remain calm.]

@agent-mega-man

[Owen had gotten up early, way before sunset. Thanks to the new blinds on their windows, he can even leave their bedroom, but the world outside the apartment is still deadly.

He checks the two big bags he's packed. One contains enough bottles of blood to last him through the night, and the other one is filled with dog toys, treats, and some other things for the dogs werewolves.

Once he's sure he's got everything, he walks over to Curt. Already hearing his heart from across the apartment, he takes his hand and gently draws circles on the back of it with his thumb to try and help him calm down.]

Do you want me to go over the plan again?

[bothsloth-originals]

Owen doing the crossword puzzle every morning because even though he kills people for a living he still needs his intellectual challenges, and then he sees the clue “rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner, four letters” and he just freezes and crumbles to the ground crying.

[tinyfantasminha]

I'm curious what do you think about non sharing in general?

I mean you seem pretty chill about other yume/oc x conan with Jack and Leona so if I'm not wrong do you enjoy talking with others that love them too :)

I do not have any animosity towards people who share the same faves as me!! On the contrary, I LOVE finding other Jack enjoyers and going crazy about him with them!! It's comforting to know there are other people who love him as much as I do 🥹

I always considered myself selective sharing somewhat, just because I don't particularly have strong feelings towards other yumes? I don't usually go out on my way to follow every yume acc I see, I mostly stay in my own circle of mutuals and if people are nice to me and my ships, I'll be nice to them and their own ships in return. (Luckily most Jack yumes I come across are very chill and lovely!)

But the sentiment is a bit more different when it comes to Leona 💦 I'm a Leona liker since 2020 (he was actually a fave before Jack lol) but till this day I don't feel as comfortable lovemailing him the way I do with Jack. Popular character tends to get... more extreme fans 💦It always seemed to me that the Leona fandom (stans/ccxcc shippers/yumes) is at constant war with each other? One wrong interpretation or HC and people will say you're mischaracterizing him or are media illiterate. The vast majority of Leona yumes (at least the ones I come across) seem to be selective/non-sharing too. It makes me feel like I'm walking in a minefield, you know 😭💦

I recently had an unpleasant experience with a mutual on another soc media who is a Leona yume. They always seemed supportive of my art and my Jack yume, but the moment I posted yume art with Leona (the first one in over 2 years), they soft-blocked me. That alone was upsetting, but what made it worse was seeing them still liking my art but only when it featured Leona alone 💀

Obviously, they have every right to do that if doubles make them uncomfortable, just as I have the right to feel upset. But man, that hurt. So my art is only worth something when it caters specifically to them? Let’s just say my years-long insecurity about my Leona yume skyrocketed and doubled after that🤡

Because of that, I’ve become overly wary of selective and non-sharing doubles 💦 I completely understand when your fave means so much to you that the thought of them with someone else makes you feel sick—there’s nothing wrong with that, as long as it doesn’t harm your mental health and you remain polite to others!! But at the same time, please understand that I’m not comfortable with a one-sided connection where I’m expected to support and validate your ship while you make no effort to support mine. I don't want to feel hurt again.

Setting yumeships aside, I'm okay with gushing over any character and even some cc x cc ships together 👍flojack shippers w where are you guys

[ena-the-eepy]

Amethio and Friede both want that twink obliberated‼️🙏🔥🗣️

[shockmagnum]

elecman, i know you dislike rubber, but id be surprised if there wasnt rubber... inside of you to prevent shorting out. you ARE a robot and you DO have many metal components

im sorry if this is how you find out.