#meteor impact too

[reisakumaproducer]

I love the five oddballs and I feel like an underrated part of their character is how they comment upon how society treats talented beings and the dangers of placing someone so talented on a pedestal. The isolation the Oddballs felt from others, especially the OG three oddballs, and their arcs relating to humanity is one of the most intriguing aspects of this game’s writing

[shuuhui]

hello from the neighbour above

[shinobus-left-eye]

>:D 🔥

[m1d-45]

(Spoilers for windblume alert!!! Also this is meant to be platonic, I see collie as a little sister 🥺)

Dear Collei,

Hello! Are you enjoying the windblume event? I just wanted to say that I’ve heard what you said about yourself and I think your personality is great as it is! I know what you’ve been through and I think you’re so strong and brave - if I had gone through the same things, I don’t think I could keep smiling like you do. Moreover, I’m actually shy too. I tend to overthink things because I’m scared of saying the wrong thing or offending people, and I’ve always been a bit weird I suppose. I get how you feel and seeing you struggle made me want to give you a big hug. Finally, I wanted to give you this windblume! It’s a yellow tulip and it means “sunshine in your smile”, because I wish you lots of happiness!

[attached to the letter is a yellow tulip]

From the creator

collei sat at one of the empty tables outside of good hunter, pulling her small cloak tighter around her shoulders at the breeze. it’s a bit chilly, but not enough to warrant sitting inside.

she’d already given tighnari her order, and with her task of saving a table complete… she looks around the city. across the street, to marjorie’s shop, or further up where timaeus is speaking with ying’er. she’d picked a table close to the building, nearer to the alley and more out of the way, so she feels a little more comfortable than she normally would looking up at the sky.

it’s so easy to see the stars in mondstat. in sumeru, the tall trees tend to make the sky a faraway reach, saved for the more open plains or the desert. but here, even with the lights of the city, she could see them clearly. a treat, since there’d been a meteor shower all day.

she kept her eyes on a particularly bright star, her smile only twisting into a frown when she realized it seemed to be getting bigger as time passed. she took in a breath, ready to call and alert somebody, but then she blinked and suddenly it wasn’t a star, but a spiky ball floating in the air in front of her.

collei stared. the ball floated low enough it bumped her nose, and by the time she’d moved her chair away and blinked away her shock, all that remained of it was a a bright gold trickle of dust, gently dropping a flower and a piece of paper into her lap.

the flower was bright yellow, but the letter did little to help clear her confusion. who would hear what her wish was for the prophecy that hadn’t already given her a windblume? surely it would be easier to gift in person, right? but how was the flower even still alive, considering how it got to her- and to further that, why would you send your message like that? wasn’t there an easier way than a…

collei hid her face in her hands, slightly embarrassed it had taken her you literally signing it with your title for her to realize.

“now, what would use would a musician have for a flower… i don’t think there’s bass-is for carrying one.”

“cyno, please.” despite the bitterness in tighnari’s tone, he did little more than roll his eyes and set down the plates he was holding on the table. “is this really necessary?”

cyno smiled, taking his seat. “what? oh, do you not get the joke? i could explain it to you if-“

“cyno.”

collei moved her chair back up to the table, seting aside the flower and your letter. unfortunately, it didn’t go as unrecognized as she hoped, with tighnari tilting his head at it as he sat. “what’s that?”

“a letter,” she said. “for windblume.”

“didn’t you already exchange windblumes with everybody you knew in mondstat? who would have something else to give you?”

“come on, tighnari. i cyno problem with it.”

“you-!”

and even in the ‘argument’ that followed, collei was smiling.

[raelyn-dreams]

Sometimes I feel like people will read one (1) story and base all their perceptions of a unit/character off of that which. Just doesn't really work imo, ESPECIALLY in the Reminisce stories.

Of course you won't like Shu if you only read Marionette. Of course you won't like Keito if you only read Meteor Impact. Of course you won't like Eichi if you only read Three Magicians (or literally any other reminisce story). Because they all play an antagonistic role.

You're seeing the absolute worst parts of them, their lowest points, when they're at their most desperate and ruthless. And that can be a good thing!!! I would not have the same understanding of any of these characters if I had NOT read those stories, and I'm grateful that I can fully know them better now! But I feel like sometimes, people run with it way too far, and refuse to acknowledge any change from them, even when all three of these examples have apologized and genuinely attempted to better themselves.

That's definitely not to say you have to read all the stories for a unit/character before forming any opinion on them (I freely admit that I could tell you almost nothing about Eden or current fine's development). However, be aware that your opinion may be influenced by certain stories, and that it is very likely you are missing some context for why a certain character acts the way they do.

Therefore, please stay open-minded, or at the very least, honest and polite!

[ryuseitai]

i like this card a lot i mean tbh they could release literally any chiaki card and id go crazy But i like it a lot but its not checking anything off my chiaki checklist

[starswallowingsea]

Putting the Event summary for each one under the cut for people who don't play Enstars to get an idea of what each one is.

Requiem * Sword of Oaths and the Repayment Festival, released February 28th, 2019. 46 episodes. "Tsukasa does not approve of how leadership is being passed on. Leo, who saw this, declares that he will hold the third duel, 'Requiem'!"

Sacrifice◆Resurrection Sunday of the Undying, released March 31st, 2018. 20 episodes. "The DDD is over, and the hustle and bustle of the school has settled down. Kaoru, who goes to the band club's club room on a whim, is told by Rei he wants Kaoru to 'let him drink blood'..."

Moment * The Repayment Festival of Moving Towards the Future, released February 28th, 2018. 26 episodes. "The Repayment Festival is the 3rd years' last stage. With all kinds of thoughts, they move along in their preparations, but Kuro comes to Ra*bits looking for Mika, who has gone missing..."

Reminiscence * End of the Marionette's Strings, released March 15th, 2016. 21 episodes. "Nazuna starts thinking about the reason for Valkyrie's departure—and fine. The story of the Five Eccentrics' past begins..."

Reminiscence * The Crossroads of Each One, released July 31st, 2017. 27 episodes. "Keito makes an effort to reform the school… Starting with a live at an underground live house that he visited with Rei, Keito's surroundings start to change."

[monty-glasses-roxy]

There's something delightfully fucked up about somehow binding people's consciousness to animatronics and then taking that a step further to turn part of your spirit or whatever into code to gain another form of immortality. I also Really dig the idea of Glitchtrap killing OG Afton - almost something poetic about the shift of power from Afton being killed by his own OpenAi-Powered fursona for me. But I guess he probably canonically died in Pizza Sim.

I like Help Wanted+SB era FNAF a lot more than the older games, but there's so many interesting things to carry forward from the old stuff too. My city now.

Oh that would be a hell of a narrative play for him to die like that ngl

But yeah. Our city now lmao

[seishun-emergency]

interesting to me how eichi is one of the people that created the legend of the five eccentrics in the first place, thus leading people to view them as inhuman geniuses and monsters, and yet he seems to be one of the people most aware of their humanity and the fact that they are still human

[chiisana-lion]

knightsP not knowing who knights killers are......... augh.........

they don't know abt war. or leo going a lil feral and being like "actually knights u suck" and trying to murder them (paraphrased. heavily.) and then realizing. oh shit these r my friends and i love them and they love me what am i doing. they don't even get it i bet

yeah like i am no gatekeeper but come on. at least know a little about the actual stories and development between the characters you like its a bit sad to see

[vampacidic]

this is like me at 13 years old goi ng on furry twitter and changing myself as a person forever

[welcometoteyvat]

god shaped hole but diluven

[ryusei-yellow]

subaru??? 🤨🤨

[s0ngsandstars]

Stuck thinking about that one time I had an RP partner that ignored my cult trigger (It's not nearly as bad of a trigger as it was then), and then they got mad at me when I asked them to please not include the topic when they kept trying to sneakily bring it up in the RP.

It was supernatural themed, which I guess to this person meant it absolutely had to include cults. Despite the fact that like. it really doesn't. Anyway I did not RP with the person after this.

[ooc-themis-cattails]

Today I want to rec something unusual-- not something I found on tumblr, but something that profoundly affected me as a child back in like 1990. Deep Wizardry and High Wizardry both had enormous influences on me as a child-- different but huge.

At the time, either there weren't any more books or my library didn't have them, and I was unaware for years-- but somehow, I was hesitant to return to the series at an older age, perhaps afraid I would be disappointed, because they had the kind of influence that books only really can have when you're nine and then eleven years old. I suppose I'm afraid that my grownup genre savvy will ruin the magic, and the sparkle would be gone. On the other hand, perhaps my grownup knowledge would make them better-- but in ways where I would merely be measuring them against real life, rather than their opening strange doors for me.

At any rate, I can only speak to the first three books. But apparently there are also cat wizard books, which may be of interest to my own mutuals and readers-- and which are admittedly tempting for cat reasons, hesitant as I am to alter any memories I have of the universe and worldbuilding.

Just a reminder that as part of the currently-running Summer Reading Sale at Ebooks Direct, our "All The Wizardry" Bundle is on sale at 50% off!* —a perfect package to take with you wherever you prefer to get your own summer reading done.**

So if you're not in the UK (because Brexit means we can't sell there any more: sorry...) and you want all the currently available Young Wizards works in the store, grab the bundle now and save! And of course our lifetime free replacement guarantee applies to the purchase.

Want the "All the Wizardry" Bundle? Click here!

Got all these already? Then thanks! (And if you'd reblog this post to others' attention, we'd appreciate it. Thanks in advance for that!)

*So are all our other bundles. But you probably already had that figured out. :)

**Without undue concern over whether the cat's interest in the topside instruments will be noticed by anybody back on Earth. He's tech, after all; that's his problem... :)

[hypertextdog]

YOU -- mm i want a fat man on me gaystyle but with clothes on

FURRY INCLINATION [Medium: Success] -- Any *animalline traits* to him, two-legs?

SENSATION -- That would do nicely, texturally speaking...

YOU -- not for now, but i'll keep that in mind.

POSTER'S GAMBIT [Easy: Success] -- Yes. YES. It's the perfect emotion. Everyone wants -- even if not that. So generalize, blogsman. Ambiguate. With this, you can finally build your *viral empire.*

BROAD APPEAL [Hard: Success] -- With your crowd: three faves, and a flirtatious re-blog from some fur-fag. Eight if the bitcoinette or the not-lycanthrope touches it...

POSTER'S GAMBIT -- Try again. We're *this* close to another "you have to let 'denny's parking lot at 3am' go."

YOU -- mm i want big men on me gaystyle #gay #mlm #lgbt #asexual

SENSATION [Medium: Success] -- But it's not about "big" -- "big" alone is nothing. Non descript. You crave *plasticity* -- you want to feel him pushing through, between your fingers...

FURRY INCLINATION -- Oh, yes. Sounds *sonft,* two-legs.

SENSATION -- *Really* sonft. If we must say it that way. And so *heavy* on our supine body, too. I almost wonder if we could...

New task: Administer the *auto-hand-job.*

SENSATION -- Yeah.

POSTER'S GAMBIT -- NEVER MIND THEM. Never mind any of that. You're almost there. Keep going, blogsman. *Earn* the U.R.L.

BROAD APPEAL [Hard: Success] -- Thirteen faves, four reblogs. None flirtatious -- none you think.

YOU -- what's missing?

BROAD APPEAL -- What do you think?

YOU [Impossible: Success] -- the *sapphic* factor.

BROAD APPEAL -- Exactly right. I *told* you I'm named this way for a reason...

HIGH SCHOOL G.S.A. -- Do it for Erin. And Michaela. I wonder if they're still...

BROAD INTUITION [Medium: Success] -- They're not.

YOU -- mm i want big men or women on me #lgbt #ambiguously queer

HIGH SCHOOL G.S.A. -- Ah-ah-ah.

BROAD APPEAL -- And about that word "big" ... you know what has to happen.

YOU -- but that's the core of it to me, kind of.

POSTER'S GAMBIT [Easy: Success] -- And to the fur-fag sector.

BROAD APPEAL -- A sector is nothing. We want the *website* in our hands. Even the proponents of Astarion, and the proprietors of "best girls"...

YOU -- Yuck.

BROAD APPEAL -- I know. But they're the only way.

VANITY [Easy: Failure] -- God, we'll be on *Ellen.*

BROAD APPEAL -- Enough of that. She's out.

YOU [Impossible: Success] -- mm i want anything at all #lgbt #ambiguously queer #asexual

POSTER'S GAMBIT -- STOP THERE. YOU'VE FOUND IT, BLOGSMAN. QUICKLY -- BEFORE WE BOTH FORGET -- TYPE IT UP AND POST.

BROAD APPEAL -- The known numbers don't go high enough. You've found a ticket out of here -- out of *Massachusetts.*

SHIVERS -- IN 2027, A METEOR THE SIZE OF A KLEAN KANTEEN WILL LAND IN THE CENTER OF ROXBURY AND LEVEL BOSTON WITH ITS ZETTA-JOULES OF IMPACT ENERGY. TOO SMALL AND TOO QUICK FOR EVEN M.I.T.'S OBSERVATORY-BOYS TO DETECT.

POSTER'S GAMBIT -- More important things than that are happening -- and sooner, too. Type it up, blogsman. This is the easy part...

YOU -- You type: "mm i want anything at all #lgbt #ambiguously queer #asexual."

SENSATION [Hard: Success] -- Stop. Go back. It's dishonest.

BROAD APPEAL -- This was never about you -- you were only ever the basis on which *this* could be constructed. If that...

POSTER'S GAMBIT -- Post it, blogsman. Make the world relate to you.

YOU -- You hit: "post."

YOU -- The progress bar reaches -- reaches -- completes. A green light indicates success.

POSTER'S GAMBIT -- YES. YES... Oh, I suppose we should have waited for *optimum posting hours.* It doesn't matter now. It's done -- and the onslaught faves will begin rolling in catastrophically in three... two...

POSTER'S GAMBIT -- In three... two...

Thought gained: Any day now...

POSTER'S GAMBIT -- Don't worry, blogsman. Just keep checking your phone -- the *wi-fi* here is *bunk,* anyway.

VANITY -- And once it does -- Ellen.