#moderately expensive

[dimequiens0y]

no associated memory

[whatcoloristhatcat]

the neighborhood cat named latte is a red (flame) point with moderate white spotting ragdoll

[serpentface]

Palo and Tigran standing casually in place to provide an outfit reference.

They are wearing the most typical day to day clothing for Galenii monks. This consists of three main parts:

-A simple, ankle-length sleeveless robe (white in initiate monks and black in the fully initiated). -A dark woolen cloak, which doubles as a blanket. This cloak is the foundational item of clothing throughout much of Imperial Wardin as a whole, and worn by all social classes. They tend to be cut shorter and highly decorative in the upper classes, serving only the practical purpose of shielding the arms from the sun. Poor laborers may wear only the cloak and a loincloth and nothing else. In the case of Galenii monks, it is standardized, simple, and dark blue-gray. -The sash. This is a very long scarf that is the primary visual signifier of a Galenii monk. Its open ends drape down the front side of the body and are tied at the chest. It is slung over the shoulders and hangs in a loop around the back. These sashes are dyed an expensive royal blue, indicating the significance and relative esteemed status of this religious order.

Additional elements:

-The sign of the horns: a small iron pin used to fasten the cloak. This is the symbol of the Lunar Face Of God (the specific aspect to which the Galenii are devoted, which is primarily associated with fertility and the cycles of sacrifice and rebirth). This is very common among monks but not standardized wear. Galenii priests wear the sign of the triple horns (though more commonly as an amulet).

-Ear piercings: Galenii monks and priests wear thick earrings of dark meteoric iron and stretch their earlobes. One is added to each ear for each year of the initiatory process. Palo is a year in, and Tigran is fully initiated and has five bands per ear. Body modification is exceptionally rare in Imperial Wardi culture, largely in relation to taboos surrounding body integrity. The exception here is done with great significance and care- these earrings can be made only with true meteoric iron, considered to be the blood of God Itself. Permanently marking their bodies with this metal signifies this priesthood's integral connection to maintaining the continual cycle of sacrifice/rebirth that is believed to keep God's domain stable, and binds them to this role.

-Sandals: usually very simple in construction. Monks are often expected to go barefoot, but the cities are quite dirty so most prefer to avoid this if possible.

-Ceremonial dagger: a sign of a fully initiated monk. It is curved and its sheath is decorated with a tuft of lion's mane (a signal of the Galenii order's close connection to the Odonii order). Most of its uses are ceremonial, but it will be periodically used to perform animal sacrifices. A smaller razor blade is kept in the home for personal bloodletting.

-Hair: Fully initiated monks shave their heads, while those in the process of initiation have relative freedom with hair dressing. Palo is wearing his hair in a single braid tucked around the front. Broadly speaking, braiding the hair is associated with female beauty standards throughout much of Imperial Wardin (though generally in two braids). There is no cultural convention Against men doing so, but it is regarded as mildly effeminate (particularly in the south and southeast).

-Lore Friendly Sunglasses: Palo has photosensitive epilepsy. No effective treatments for epilepsy exist in the setting (most 'treatments' in Imperial Wardin are alchemical in nature, ie: ambiguously helpful at best or literal poison at worst), but understanding of the Nature of epilepsy as a neurological disorder is relatively accurate, and the concept of photosensitivity is loosely understood (though not with great accuracy, it's assumed to be caused by light in General). Palo had this pair of (VERY expensive) sunglasses commissioned as a youth, which Do slightly reduce the frequency of his seizures. Devastatingly stylish as they may be, his glasses do not offer much visual clarity so he only wears them in bright conditions.

[hypokeimena]

i'm always going to have a passport so like the SAVE act will not affect me either way. but if you have had a name change for any reason i strongly strongly STRONGLY recommend getting and keeping your passport active for any number of reasons but primarily because then you never have to show your birth cert to anyone

[cobrakatharsis]

johnny always reacts super badly every time daniel tries to spoil him by buying him stuff or surprising him - like, lashing-out anger and then basically running away - and daniel can’t figure out What the hell his problem is. until he connects the dots with sid.

in johnny’s world, being bought anything was a debt to be repaid, a further shift in the power balance, something to be held over his head - and though he knows, deep in his heart, that daniel would never be like that, being bought anything still makes him feel sick in a way he can’t articulate. all he sees and hears is sid, all he feels is how sid made him feel every single day.

he doesn’t deserve it, he can’t repay it, it’ll hang over his head getting heavier with every gift until daniel drops it all on him when he finally realises johnny’s not worth it.

[averinthine]

i suppose perhaps the frustrations i have about being unable to express myself musically (to the degree i would like) have something to do with the fact that i have no way to listen to music i'm playing and not hear the sausage factory. the limits i come up against where i'm not able to do what i would like to be doing are audible and obvious to me, because i know where those limits are and i know how frustrating they are to me, whereas nobody else listening to me would be thinking about the music i wished i was making, and would probably just take what they're hearing as it is. which is something that would matter if i was primarily trying to make music that's good enough for other people, but i'd rather be good enough for myself.

[showyoumyfavoriteobsession]

Roughly once every four years I ponder the alternate timeline where I didn't get scared and quit college rugby after a single practice

[kuwdora]

January 4 - What's your favorite beverage? @aurumcalendula

I’m very boring and I love soda: Coke, Dr. Pepper. Mountain Dew on occasion. But I also really like bubbly drinks that are fruity or sweet or tangy—lemonade. Blood Orange. Strawberry. So any kind of carbonated beverage with sugar is really going to make me happy.

I'm also very soothed by frappuccino with all the drizzled syrup and whipped cream, too. Easy way into my heart.

January posting meme + claim a date - free for all prompt time

[konstantya]

Hmm, this ebay seller is giving me bad vibes, but they’re also the only one selling this thing I want (though it’s a relatively casual desire, not a desperate one). 🤔

[dimequiens0y]

the brand posted a picture of me wearing this (with my permission) and i was so happy

[neeturnal]

i'm actually so stressed about money it's not even a joke like oh my god

[corvigae]

Hehe yeah, I guess you could say I'm a Skater Girl™ 😏 <<< Got their first pair of skates only 5 days ago, literally just learned to stop without faceplanting 100% of the time today

[dearbisexual]

AYYYYYYYY

[transinclusionary]

"you dilapidated cunt" being a trans woman doesn't excuse you from misogyny anon

no definitely not. my dms are open as always. in open to criticism, but that was not constructive criticism it was just really inappropriate

[dancing-sword]

what kind of “mystical archive” would your fan plane have?

To fit with the Mystical Archive style of fitting a specific theme, Balatog's version be all enchantments that try to fit a more nature-themed feel since it's a plane overflowing with mana and going off Halona's penchant for exploration. Something named like "Enchanting Locations."

I had a partial list hashed out back a few years ago, so it's not a complete list, but I touched it up some:

Mono-colored enchantments were Leyline of Sanctity and Endless Horizons for white, Leyline of Anticipation and Kindred Discovery for blue, Leyline of the Void and Polluted Bonds for black, Leyline of Punishment and Fiery Emancipation for red, and Leyline of Lifeforce and Concordant Crossroads for green.

For pairings we'd have something like Cadaverous Bloom, Enchanted Evening, Flooded Woodlands, Rhthym of the Wild, Smoldering Tar, and Thousand-Year Storm.

There's probably some lands that would fit in here two, but they'd need the Godzilla-name treatment to fit.

[nexus-nebulae]

the executive is really just not functioning today huh