#mostly about cable tbh hi cable

[penofwildfire]

Shoutout to fanartists who draw the ninja in casual clothes that don't match their typical colour schemes, that shit eats

[dailymothanon]

My TFP Soundwave ramblings (be warned cuz there are many words)

I was gonna draw today but the prospect of it felt overwhelming for some reason so instead I’m just gonna talk about TFP Soundwave’s alt mode (a UAV/ reaper drone) just cuz I was reading about it and I like how I could link stuff between how he is and how reaper drones are.

So basically, one of the first things I wanna mention is that reaper drones/UAVs are unmanned aerial vehicles (given the whole “drone” thing and what UAV even means) but to me that just sorta makes sense for Soundwave in regard to his more.. Unsettling, robotic/alien-like behavior and movements? As well as his silence and usual distance from the front lines and his lack of showing face/(social?) detachment from like everyone else other than Laserbeak (don’t ask, it just makes sense to me). Reaper drones were also made to work at first only in intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance roles; but eventually additionally a hunter-killer role which you can kinda see in Soundwave’s character in the show (my best example is the scene where he retrieves Laserbeak from Ratchet, super cool creepy behavior from him, just waiting for something or someone to make any noise or any movement). When he has a mission, he’s most definitely getting it done, he stalks and lurks and takes action when the time is just Right; he’s very pinpoint accurate in Prime. 

Reaper drones were also made to provide “deadly persistence” capability, being able to fly over areas night and day waiting for a target to present itself, or to survey for LONG long amounts of time. Which to me correlates to how he’s able to stand still and do work and wait and listen and watch and do everything for So Long as he does in the show (and tolerate Starscream— or like everyone actually for so long 🙄). 

Reapers also utilize satellite communications for command and control (as in, they kinda literally have satellite dishes in them I think that’s what that is?), so that to me also easily parallels Soundwave's abilities with the space bridges and kind of his visor being computer-like as well (and that time he used an. Antenna satellite thing? To look for signals or whatever). They also use other multiple sensors to target and observe, which include optical (high resolution imagery for identification and target acquisition), infrared, and radar systems (enables the drone to locate and track targets regardless of weather conditions or visibility). Which imo links to how Soundwave is described as the “eyes and ears of the decepticons”.

They carry many weapons but I’m not really gonna get into that tbh cuz. Idk. Don’t wanna. Also TFP Soundwave doesn’t fight often anyways and when he does it’s mostly just straight hands (and data cables). And this is as far as my not the most accurate of ramblings most likely but just one I wanted to make because there’s just a Lot from so Little of TFP Soundwave I just love to think about it. Was I geeked out writing this? Maybe, so what 😒

[yakichoufd]

how do you get your drawings so accurate to the '97 style?? It's uncanny and I have yet to see anyone else replicate it this close like it's scary. And then adorable little baby cable... baby boy.....

thank you so much!! I would not say my style is that accurate from the show, but I try to keep realistic proportion like in the serie!

I've a folder full of reference of Scott to help me out if I have a doubt about how he looks like on a certain position (welp it is mostly to help me figuring out his hair tbh) :) If you enjoy making fanarts, I highly recommand making your own little reference folder of the characters you want to draw! It is very handy!

[a-killer-obsession]

Android!Killer notes and lore

Post will probably be updated over time as I think of more things 💙

Official name: Killer 2.0. Bounty posters call him Metal Man Killer. Marines considered him a new pirate, so he had to start his bounty from scratch, and as such is no longer considered a Supernova

Built by Kid to deal with his grief after Killer dies. Android contains his brain, retrieved from his original body after it took too much damage to support life

If you see posts with him interacting with original Killer its cos its just a fun lighthearted alternate timeline where Kid just built him as a replacement just in case. Don't ask me how he gave it Killer's personality, those posts are just for the giggles

Uses his original mask (repaired and restored) as headpiece. Lights have been installed in the holes to fill the gaps and hide the underlying electronics and brain

Helmet contains lenses for vision. Equiped with higher level vision such as nightvision, thermal imagining and xray

Aerial on side of helmet allows for better hearing as well as allowing others to communicate with him directly via den-den

Just as strong and agile as he was in his human body, though it did take a lot of physical rehab to get used to the mechanical body

Metal sections made from high quality metals making him essentially bullet proof

Basically, he's a purpose built super soldier

Water resistant, but not submerge safe. Kid is a skilled engineer, but hes no Vegapunk. Killer 2.0 can not submerge his chest section, or his systems will fail to work, and much like a devil fruit user he would sink like a stone. He can be pulled out and repaired, his brain is well protected, but he can't save himself

Chest, abdomen and buttocks are squishy, imagine the texture/firmness of those silicone chicken fillets you use to make your tits look bigger

Has a cock that's essentially a dildo that can emerge from a slit in the rubber between his legs, and yes it can vibrate

He can feel touch on most of his body, though mostly it just feels like pressure, he's basically a touch lamp, but Kid had Franky help him wire some parts to feel more, such as his hands and dick, allowing for pleasure, though he doesn't really have the ability to 'finish'. He can recieve an artificial boost of hormones to simulate pleasure and satisfaction but thats as close as it gets

Why did Kid give him a dick? Because he's a good friend, that's why totally no other reason

No mouth or asshole though, bit of an oversight on Kid's part tbh

Doesn't actually plug his hair in to sleep, those cables are entirely just scrap for show, hastily spraypainted to replicate Killer's hair. He does get plugged in to charge, but his cable comes out of the panel on of of his hands (both hands have charging cables for convenience so he can use whichever side is easier)

Lights flash when he's on charge because Kid stole the wiring and coding from some random electronic. He regrets it every fucking night.

Spends a lot of time oiling and polishing his hair cables and touching up the paint, it's sort of a force of habit but mostly it makes him feel more normal. Ties his hair up with zipties sometimes.

Serious mental health issues. I mean come on, the dude went through all the Wano bullshit, literally fucking died, and now he's not even human. Please someone get him some therapy. Sometimes uses his old lipstick to draw a big smile on his mask when he's having a mental breakdown.

Still loves to cook, but now he has to have a taste tester with him because he has no capacity to eat or taste

Kid obsessively does maintenance on him every single day because he can't bear to lose him again

Kid also needs therapy. This whole android situation is a cry for help tbh

Kid did his best to replicate Killer's voice, but there's something electronic and uncanny about it

All the Android AU posts

Refs:

[lgcminnie]

*whisper* jyp .... we're back!

hi everyone <3

i'm going to (safely) assume that twitter's fuckass algorithm made sure that this would mostly be a surprise unless i told you directly and tbh i only told 2 people KAJHDSKJHSAD

[ about ] * [ bio ] * [ timeline ]

anyways my name is ani. the last time i was in lgc was a good...two years ago? two and a half? with baby haeun. well!!!! this is minnie!! a girl with different ambitions than most (i think) so hopefully this adventure would be unique! let me break down some things about minnie / drop some thread or plot ideas. if you wanna get to planning something else, follow me on twitter @ / aniofrp !

goes by minnie or minyoung interchangeably

she's incredibly confident. unwavering confidence that even the scariest of legacy trainers can't break

hope you guys can help my dream of her being lgc's gretchen weiners a reality! tell her all your secrets <3 they're safe in her bobble head

her goal 100% is to be the face of the group. visual is nice, but the real money is if you're the face of a big group

dancing was a talent she didn't uncover until after she started training. in her previous company she thought she was decent at it but she's truly flourished under legacy

that being said she does not list herself amongst the strongest of dancers amongst the legacy trainees. she's delusional to an extent apparently

her primary skill is her vocals - she wouldn't mind being lead (or main) vocalist but would be fine as long as legacy doesn't suddenly tell her to start rapping

she's not sure what direction she wants to go entertainment industry-wise, but she's currently playing around with the idea of mcing!

she's an excellent cook. if she didn't find her love of performing she probably could have went on to become a well-known chef

she often cooks for friends in lieu of presents

in regards to her family, everyone would know about her siblings and dad. she just doesn't bring up her mother

might be a little more on the naive side romantically due to her lack of experience (someone break her heart!)

very into pokemon. like she is a walking pokedex

IDEAS!

things labeled "thread" is a one-off thread. "plots" are situations with potential for multiple threads/interactions!

[backdated thread - roommate ] your muse was trying to scrounge up dinner. they're not the best cook but they make due. minyoung recently moved in and is finally settled in to save your muse from ruining dinner

[ plot ] minyoung definitely missed out on the finer things in life. your muse took it upon themself to teach minyoung everything she missed out on!

[ plot ] your muse struck a nerve, mentioning minyoung's mother. now your muse is digging deeper, unable to stop themself from trying to find out more

[ plot ] minyoung has a tendency to talk about minhee like her daughter. now your muse is under the impression that she's a single mom

[ plot ] minyoung's family would have to get really bad copies of movies to entertain themselves when they couldn't afford cable. your muse is the source of minyoung's newfound love of cinema - and her introduction to the world of streaming

i would love to plot more either in ims or on twitter!!

[charlie-pippin-faraday]

V3 TRIAL 2 UPDATE

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH I WAS RIGHT I WAS RIGHT I WAS COMPLETELY FUCKING RIGHT!!!!!!!! SHE DID IT KIRUMI DID IT I WAS 100% RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!! god i'm so smart i'm so fucking smart i caught onto it immediately i knew it and it feels so good to be right about it. and i was like mostly right about how it went down!! i KNEW she handcuffed him and drowned him in the big fucking sink!!! and i knew she moved him window to window into the gym!!! i knew she used the cable and the rope! i didn't predict the rope slide on the inner tube and tbh i thought she would've knocked him out by putting something in his food rather than clocking him on the head, but overall i was still right!!!! AND i was right about him being in the piranha tank!!!!!!!! i totally forgot about the pane of glass so that makes sense why they didn't eat them but i TOTALLY called him being in the piranha tank. i didn't predict the right timing, but i don't think that's my fault, they kind of threw a curveball on me mid-trial with maki revealing she'd talked to ryoma after nighttime had started

the motive/why she did it i was a little less on the mark on. i DID predict it had something to do with her getting her kubs pad, though was not correct on the manner, i really thought kokichi would've given it to her, i did not expect the sheer luck of her getting her own (luck? makoto naegi haunting the narrative once again). and no one requested her to kill him like i'd predicted - though ryoma kind of gave himself up to be killed, which was kind of in the general vein of one of my theories. she didn't do it while everyone was in the bug room like i'd thought, but i'm pretty sure she was running around preparing at that time, and her having access to the stuff she'd helped prep in the gym helped her with the murder, so i'm counting my lines of reasoning here to be right as well.

additional commentary throughout the trial:

lmao kokichi was taking NO fucking prisoners with all those absolutely scathing insults to miu

"my goatee makes me look like a glamorous celebrity" lol

"that's our kaito, right?" aw shuichi

lmao everyone be calling kaito an idiot

"that hopeless idiot may have encouraged me a bit" lol is that just maki and kaito's relationship in a nutshell?

"she's not lying! can't you tell just by looking at her?" i think i'm watching a man actively becoming down bad in real time. during a TRIAL

i relied on the walkthrough much less this time! being razor-focused on what i thought went down and who i thought did it (and also being right about it) certainly helped. multiple choice questions were no problem, and i can do the mass debates pretty well - didn't need help with that part! the shooting is actually alright, i can do that (i also got the laser beam perk or whatever it's called to make it shoot faster which was a HUGE help). now, the other minigames in the trial? uhhhh now those i needed help with lol

was i, shuichi saihara, hitting hookers with my car in that minigame? was that what was happening???

i REALLY hate the lying mechanic. i hate hate hate it. it's difficult, it doesn't make sense, and i'm fundamentally opposed to it. this is a TRIAL, it's about finding the TRUTH, why in the world are you fucking forcing me to LIE?! developers there HAD to be a better way than that

okay i've come to the conclusion that the stuff on the kubs pads is utter fucking bullshit and completely made up. because you CANNOT convince me that kirumi was running the nation, that simply is not possible. like i simply refuse to believe it. and also, i know the lore of these games, the world has already fallen into despair, is there even a government to run? if the dumpling that looks like makoto naegi is "someone i'm pretty sure i've seen before" then this doesn't take place in the past, and this is already a despair-filled world! and i might not remember correctly, weren't the motive videos in the first game fabricated as well? to a point, at least, 'cause didn't it show sayaka's idol group dead, but in reality they were just abducted? idk, i might not be remembering that right. idk, something about this just doesn't pass the smell test. there's no way her kubs pad is real. and i don't care that upon seeing it she "remembered" the memory, they have erased and tampered with the memories of the kids in every single one of these games. it would be easy to implant false memories, especially ones that preyed upon her internal need to serve and help people and even amplified it so that there were millions of people needing her help. like giving her a false memory like that is such an obvious way to potentially make her go off the deep end. there's no way it's real, it's just a manipulation

another reason i do not believe it is real: there is NO FUCKING CHANCE ryoma had NO ONE who cared for him, like i also fucking refuse to believe that. THAT is ALSO a deliberate manipulation of ryoma, a man who was already hanging by a thread searching for something to latch onto and to fight for. like that's nothing but a manipulation into making him give up. there probably IS someone, but of course monokuma wouldn't tell him that, it's just a lie to make him give up and die in the game. and that's absolutely cruel

man kirumi really fucking lost it right at the end there, huh? there's something so fascinating to watch about the most dignified, composed person here losing their composure and rapidly unraveling, fighting to reach an outside world that is probably a complete fabrication. man, what a tragedy.

the maki reveal is...not unexpected, tbh. there was so much shady stuff about her. and like toko in the first game, there is not a CHANCE she is killing a single person in this game lol

keebo watching maki strangling kokichi by the throat like "man, why didn't i think of that?"

and thus concludes my trial commentary! man i almost hit the bullseye on this one, i feel so fucking smart. and i think that's about as high as i'm gonna feel, i don't anticipate i'll be as right on the money with any of the rest of these murders lol

on to chapter 3!

[elisedonut]

remus/percy

all numbers hehehe :3

Ok so after thinking about it for a few hours i think I have some Answers though this is pretty much all an Au where Remus lives but everything else is canon complaint so expect Teddy being mentioned

1. Which one is the better cook

Depends Better at following recipes and making things that have a legit name - Percy Better at making like 3 random ingredients taste really good - Remus

2. What their love letters look like

I think that Remus holds himself back when it comes to Percy I don't think they're a particularly sappy couple but i like the idea that they leave little memos around the house about reminders and such

3. Which one outlives the other, and how they cope

I do think Percy outlives Remus even in a Remus survives the war au not only is there the age gap and Remus already being a good bit older then him which is sorta whatever in wizard health but he is also a werewolf and also canonically not normally well off enough to really take care of himself for many years so i think it just happens I also think it's something Percy expected so its something that he comes to terms with far before it actually happens so he's devastated but is still able to pick himself back up to be there for Teddy

4.What they do on date night

take out at home? probably dropping off Teddy with Harry or his grandmother for the night

5. How many kids they’ll have

Like I said for Perciver I typically give Percy 4 kids in most scenarios but for them when I think about them its typically a soulmate au (because i love the concept of Remus trying so hard not to ruin this poor kids life by just trying to avoid it in one way or another) or a Remus lives au when its within the first few years after the war so in that case i think like 2 (or three if you have Molly and Lucy as twins again) is more likely

6. How they decorated their bedroom

Cluttered but leaning more Percy clutter then Remus clutter idk if that makes sense

7 Which one is the worse driver

I think once Percy gets past that weird new driver phase that everyone has to get through that they're pretty even

8. What they argue about

As you so amazingly put it before Remus being Remus and Percy being Percy Idk i think they fight pretty often but its always shit where both sides honestly think their doing the right thing and it ends in one side crying and avoiding each other for a couple of days and only interacting when they have to I do think they get better the longer they stay together though they kinda have to get to the point where they actually understand the why the other is saying something over taking the words at face value

9. Which one swears more

hmmmm I have really no clue i want to say their about even I think

10. What TV shows they watch together, and which ones they hide from the other

I think they watch vhs tapes together. of what? idk but by the time I normally think of them together vhs tapes would be getting very cheap so i could see Remus getting ones he found as like a main form of entertainment for him (and probably Teddy) I also just feel like a vhs or dvd player would work better in a wizarding household vs cable personally Especially vhs tbh VHS tapes are not even like electronic you know? I could image someone having made a spell that just works as a projector pretty easily

11. What their first impression was of each other

Respect like as a teacher very "well he seems competent" on Percy's side I dont think Remus thought about Percy much at all until later in the year and it was probably just that he was smart or something basic like that the man was distracted

12. What they do for their anniversary

hmm probably something simple? I dont think they would do anything grand or expensive probably spend the day at home and just try to relax

13. Which makes a bigger deal of birthdays

Percy only by a bit though and mostly for Remus' sake because he will loom into a depression over his life on his birthday unless somethings going on to pull him out of it (honestly Percy does it too though at least for the first few years after the war I think Remus is just more like low-key when it comes to trying to help with that)

14. What nicknames they call each other

Uhh probably none? I could see Remus picking up on Percy being called Perce by his family though and maybe using it

15. What they would change about each other

In Percy's case how much Remus just really doesn't seem to like himself and in Remus' case how Percy tries to work away his feelings when they're not like positive

[kirblovestopoyo]

Part 1 of possibly quite a few of these, but I plan on making a human design (aka just headshots) of all the regional managers!

The order for this one (left to right) is: Benjamin, Brian, Misty, Buck, Flint, and Holly!

Explanations for their specific design choices under the cut!

Starting with Ben, I wanted to keep his bell silhouette without doing anything too weird to him? So I just made his hair more bell shaped (thanks to my friend for the different hair choice)! The little hair thing on the top of his head is supposed to be his little bell hook, and the freckles on his face are supposed to represent the square lines on his face!

I had a bit of trouble with Brian at first since I didn't know what to do for his brain part, but I finally chose what hair would fit best for that shape: space buns! The massive glasses are supposed to represent the little goggle(?) things he has on his face. and the freckles and earring(s) are supposed to be the little dots on his face! The x on his nose is also a scar to be like the one he has on his original model.

Misty was probably the easiest to do since she already looks mostly human. I didn't change much about her, except give her freckles and a nose piercing to be like the dots she has on her nose on her model.

Buck was probably the most fun! His glasses are supposed to be those dollar sign ones (or like the horribly designed new years ones, you know the ones), since I was NOT drawing him with long rectangle glasses. The little part above his lip / below his nose is a cleft lip, but I didn't draw it very well unfortunately; it was supposed to look a little like his beak? Since it curves in a specific way. His nose is also supposed to be beak-like too

Flint I also had a lot of trouble with, since he doesn't really have a face? Just more of the mask than anything, so I just kept his goggles! His hair is supposed to be all wavy like fire, so i just kinda went nuts drawing it. He also has burn scars on the side of his face, hence the revealed teeth. I didn't have much to work with on this one, so I just kinda did whatever.

I think Holly is the best looking out of all of these tbh,, Her nose is supposed to be like her knight helmet (as in the way it looks like a beak / super pointy), the freckles on her nose are like her helmet holes. Her hair is like the cable things that she has on the back of her helmet, and her widows-peak is like the design on the top / front of the helmet. I also wanted to give her scars on her face cause that seems very fitting for her imo.

[msweebyness]

Hey Msweebyness, I got a question: What is the Theater kids aesthetics? What about the recess kids?

Well, I can’t speak for the Recess Kids, they belong to Artzy! But here are the theater kids:

Missy: Mostly punk aesthetic, she wears spikes and chains, but she mixes it with a lot of bright colors.

Jesse: Kind of casual theater kid, he wears a lot of jeans and hoodies, but his shirts usually have graphics of plays and musicals.

Ayesha: Kind of a Rainbow Brite aesthetic, tbh. She wears BRIGHT colors, with yellow being her favorite. Everything about it says “RAY OF SUNSHINE.”

Eri: Full Gothic Lolita. Black, Lace, Silk, Skirts, Parasol, gloves, the works.

Anthony: Goth Boi, he wears almost all black. Also a bit of punk in there. His signature accessory is a leather black trench coat.

Roxie: PUNK to the max. That is all.

Evie: Kind of casual Southern Belle type fashion. She wears a lot of dresses, or blouses and skirts. She also likes to wear gloves and carry a parasol.

Brecken: Country boy…but with a jock edge. Like he’ll wear running shoes and a sports jersey, but with jeans and a flannel shirt with the sleeves torn off.

Soo-Yeon: Kind of athletic, I guess. He normally wears like jeans and T-shirts, but with his basketball shoes and jacket.

Candace: Very Prep Style, but she mixes it with her cheer gear.

Dot: Kind of like Sabrina’s style tbh, but a little less femme. She prefers pants to skirts, and really likes pinstripe patterns.

Petra: Decora Kei Gal. SO much color, so many accessories.

Anais: NEEEEERD. She likes to wear geek specs. They wear sweater vests and little ties. Loafers all day. And it makes it work.

Eloise: Very sensible. A khakis girl. Polo shirts and cardigans. Durable shoes.

Parker: Big Soldier Aesthetic. Think of Axel or Brick from Total Drama. Lots of Camo and cargo stuff, big boots, dog tags. The works.

Mona: Very casual and cozy, sweats fanatic. But they also love accessories.

Aggie: Sk8r Girl. But she also amps it up with punk accessories.

Staci: Casual Athletic Style. Kinda think of Rule 63 Kim for her style. Athletic brands, sweats, etc.

Margo: Comfy-Winter-core. She wears cable knit sweaters, boots and gloves. She also loves to wear her DIY accessories.

@imsparky2002 @artzychic27

[baby-zakarii]

Do you have an headcanons for Telence D'arby/D'arby younger? They don't even have to be Agere tbh I just really like when people acknowledge his existence

We adore Terence in this house✊️

I think he'd be a middle, age range 9-13! Of course he'd love video games, mostly sport ones! If he's on the younger end, he really likes Animal Crossing - it's a secret though!

His brother is his reluctant babysitter - they just bicker all the time when Terry's small lol

And Dio and Vanilla are like his annoying baby brothers who unplug his console right as he's about to win (Vanilla) or straight up bite through the cables (Dio)😌

[tiikerikani]

This is how you write when you're tired

Work is fine I guess. I'm still in a big muddle, tbh. Charging right out of the gate being asked to do the sort of thing that somebody with a lot more experience and a much higher pay grade did at Old Job is... a lot. I've tried out and presented on a couple of different tools and making those presentations was extremely stressful, not because I dislike public speaking, but because I dislike public speaking to persuade on topics that Have Consequences, such as which of those tools to invest in. Both have their pros and cons and I just would like the people to make a decision so I can get on with the actual writing.

Working with the content is the best way to familiarize yourself with it. At Old Job my first assignment was to proofread everything with a fresh set of eyes, and I'm finally getting to do a bit of that now.

Even though I don't need to be at the office every day, the 45-minute commute each way does eat up a lot of hobby time (or more specifically, the transition time that I need to switch between activities). So I'm still struggling to squeeze in the time I want to spend for each thing and end up with decision paralysis and then none of those activities are getting enough time because it's suddenly 4 AM.

4:39 AM Oh shit he's on the front cover of ilta-sanomat today 😳 I read everything else on the cover looking for weather stuff and only noticed after that 😅

[Friend: How were you awake at 4 am? 😳] [Me: Hadn't gone to bed yet]

(the tabloids publish the day's papers to the digital subscription—from which I grab screenshots from the cover thumbnails on the landing page—at around 3 AM.)

So today I am practically asleep standing up. I'd proof/edit like 2 paragraphs and then I'd want to lie down. I tried to at least keep myself at the table by slapping some paint onto models but even that was a struggle. I desperately wanted to just collapse into bed after work but no it just had to be the day I needed to drag myself outside long enough to buy the newspaper.

(I'd love to share the entire cover, but reasons. So this is all you get as proof.)

(Random aside: As of this week, fermented beverages up to 8% ABV can be sold at grocery stores and people are mostly just excited about wine. Wine culture from the continent has been displacing the traditional beer and spirits culture here. Anyway, I don't even drink wine.)

I'm too tired to read the article now (In fact I usually need to be a bit tipsy to read these articles, because the reasons), but I don't expect him to have shared anything new. One wonders if it's the media being fixated on his mental health recovery story (the media sure love a "celebrity breaks down and/or turns their life around" story) or if it's something that he wants.

New keyboard is alive! The coil cable is wholly extra but I sprang for it—pun intended—just because it's fun. The thing is built like a brick and is heavier than the old one. In less space! I even paid less for this than the old gamer keyboard! ("gamer" stuff is pretty overpriced and often overwrought anyway).

When gaming I keep hitting one key over because the old keyboard had a column of macro keys down the side (which I didn't really use anyway). I could rebind all the controls one key over but that would be silly. I'll get used to it. I guess really clicky keys are a gamer thing so I'm also getting used to the significantly lighter touch on these brown switches.

But also, designer keycaps are hecking expensive. And I'd like to get a different set of Swedish/Nordic numbers/letters; the legends on these aren't quite right (it's missing @ on AltGr+2, and * and ' are swapped, among other things).

[nilboxes]

Kaleb Cross comes home to you in the middle of the night after completing a job and wakes you up for his needs.

Kaleb Cross/Gender Neutral Reader. Explicit. PWP, throatfucking and more.

Extensive notes and ramblings below.

Haha. Looking through all the Kaleb Cross art while really sleepy and I'm like yeah let's use my limited brain power to write something extremely horny. No regrets tbh👍

What with being a PWP and very trying to be gender neutral, I couldn't insert much in here, but I have thought long and hard, a lot of times, about how Revrev was like before he was uploaded into a bot.

Idk but there's two lines that give us a glimpse into how he was before "he used to need a reason to kill, but now he's not that man anymore" regarding Revenant and "Kaleb Cross has no morals" so they are kinda contradictory but I'm trying to wrap my head around it

IMO I think as a human "he needs a reason" is just... "Hammond said the guy should pay" is a reason enough (and as Rev he just kills indiscriminately if/when he can). I also feel like he's sadistic with adults but the kids of his targets he offs quick and painless, sparing them the anguish of having their life flipped upside down, also it just reduces revenge-plots on him down the line (Loba lmao) considering he was rather old for a hitman (44?!?!?! old man) I do really believe he excelled in his job in all manner of aspects. I imagine he'd do stuff like social engineering (ding dong hello it's ur cable guy) and thus would be a rather well-rounded individual capable of a range of human emotion.

That's a long-winded way to say I do imagine Kaleb Cross kept some manner of relationships with others, probably a lover, or a bunch of them even. I don't think he'd commit to one and if it were only just one it wouldn't be sunshine and roses. Sex would be amazeballs, but he'd be toxic in all the other ways. I hc in this he doesn't remove his clothes during sex, especially when he's in his handsome hitman gear (the suit) kinda like his equivalent of a leather dom gear lmao but it's mostly a demonstration and immersion of himself in his element of power. That's how I imagined him here in this fic, he just completed a kill and he's sooo on top of the world and he's full of horny. Suit's on, dick's out.

In the Revtane fic I imply he did have a relationship too, and when I was writing this I imagine the "reader" and the relationship he had bittersweet memories of are the same. I always imagine if he were to have a relationship that the person would definitely know he's a hitman, would also be a part of the syndicate in a way or another (therefore somehow Outlands upperclass with a significant backing/power) and be familiar with the kind of sociopathy it takes to be on top. So, def it's a toxic relationship on both sides, but it somehow works. There's love there I GUESS but it's not a normal, domestic bliss kinda love... also yes I do really think he's gay af (even if a femme person dressed him he wouldn't look like that I s2g) but for delulu purposes I made it gender neutral

Anyway yes all that for a 1.7k word fic haha. I have so many ideas for the revtane fic I'm writing but I'm letting that one stew even more.

[goldenstorm0]

okok random game rambles under cut, all about Proximate. Plenty of spoilers, assuming you've played the game or watched someone else. Sorry I have thoughts

right out the gate, 5/10, there's a lot that I'd only call ok, a bit I would call good,a bit I would call could be better

but like take everything with a grain of salt because I played 30-50 minutes with no sound

I think the idea is interesting. Very inspired by iron lung but definitely not the same. Playing with the idea of only having very limited information about what is happening around you. I do think there needs to be better set up as to why this view is limited though. Even deep-sea ROVs have cameras and lights (they also require cables to transfer info, but that can be excused with video game logic) It could passed, but a simple "you aren't the first, might be something that you can't look at, we are an evil company so let's throw another soul down there with experimental tech and see if that works lmao" would work, and you cane either have an extra voice line about it or even a bit in the brief you get in the beginning.

But like, there just isn't enough being done with it. There are a couple moments where something weird pops up, not sure what the first one was because no audio (again, my fuck up) and maybe more was done in the beginning, but not enough. The second moment when there was something, I just walked up to that bitch to see what would happen. And I did have audio by that time. Maybe have it pull the character around a bit, make it more of an actual threat. Part of the reason the creature in Iron Lung worked so well was because it was a threat, accompanied by a very simple but frightening beeping. This didn't work as well, it didn't feel like a threat, it wasn't around enough. The scattered text trying to describe the entity was cool, but again it needs more.

Also, smaller note, but although taking away the map was interesting, uuuhhhhh, I had drawn the map

void stranger requires a lot of notes and i have gotten into habit of noting down something if it looks important. Like the second I saw a map I copied it, before it was even taken away. Maybe navigation would be more difficult without it, and that would have increased the tension but......

Also, not a big fan of how the map was taken away, and the reasoning behind it. It felt too early, and the "we gotta clear cache" doesn't work for me. During the second thing on the map, the program is forced to restart, so maybe having the map get purged during that would have worked better, plus there would have been a moment when the player has to choose between taking the longer route back or trying to find a faster way would have made more sense to me. Plus then, have the player start an update to fix the map when they get back to the console, make them explore while installing, then make it go funky and navigate while labeling everything as dog. That works better for me personally. but the pushed update feels random, and although yeah it still says "this company doesn't value human life", it could be better.

And characters... look. I don't have too many thoughts about Ella and Willow. Idk, I don't get into too many romances (twiyor not included in love that shit) but god i found this boring. The not romance between Simon and Ollie was great, the whole "oh shit Simon sees his dead wife in cosmic being wait no his wife isn't dead just divorced he just lost it" is..... funny when you write it down like that. And more interesting. And Mason's and Xander's bromance is great.

But there isnt enough interaction between the couple of circles in the lab. Ella - Willow - and Riot playing referee, plus a tiny bit from ezra, then Mason/Xander vs Sav, plus Ezra watching and eating popcorn on the side, and lastly Simon mostly on his lonesome. There is a bit in the general chat, but tbh its not enough to feel like this is actually a team that has worked together for more than maybe a couple weeks. And I think the implication is that they've been down there for longer. Maybe rewriting the some of the extra documents could help, or reworking the map to show that there are personal items out about and the living areas are more like homes, or opening more bedrooms to show people's things and mixing them together a bit to show who hangs out where. Or show that they all knew each other before they went to the lab, ro some chain of connections to help show how they all got chosen to be on the project, like reference letters from the same places or the higher up people bringing their favorite underlings.

Anyway, enjoy my notes on my little character map, idk what else to say

Mostly, wasn't really sold on the story and I think it needs to be developed more. Gameplay was more promising but needs to be fucked around with more, pushed more to make it more interesting. Building the mental map was fun though, figuring out what landmarks to look for

[doubleddenden]

Second VHS tape viewing

It's 4 shows from about February 2001 (or at least, they mention Black History Month in a cable package, so I assume its about that time), mostly Kids WB with for some reason a follow up episode of Soul Train hosted by Shemar Moore, where it was hiphop focused. My friend and I joked that there must be a hip hop to tv cop pipeline here. Everyone had bucket hats

Anyways, the episodes here are

Pokemon Johto League Champions: Ash and Todd meet Articuno in the mountains. For some reason they thought maybe there were a bunch of Articuno that lived in the area in the ancient past. Also, I believe this is for sure Todd's last appearance in the series.

Xmen Evolution: Storm is having trouble dealing with Spike as a guy from her old tribe tries to use her to take over Africa- highlights a lot of her claustrophobia.

RL Stine's The Nightmare Room: Kid gets new glasses that lets him see *aliens*, but everyone else thinks he is crazy. Also worth noting that John McGinley plays the optometrist that makes these insane glasses, which was only a short while after Scrubs started- in which he plays his infamous role of Dr Cox. I tell you, I kept expecting him to say something fucked up to the kid here. Never watched this as a kid lol

Yugioh: This seems to be the episode right after Bakura loses the shadow game he challenges Yami to during Duelist Kingdom, because Kaiba tests out his prototype duel disk on Joey- an episode i missed entirely apparently. Anyway, Joey completely forgot how to duel here I guess.

Commercial Notes:

Kids WB had this "Ask Imhotep a question" deal where kids could email the villainous character from The Mummy cartoon series. One includes a bit where a kid asks him to tell his mom to let him eat ice cream for dinner, and he does so.

The commercials for series and treats aimed for kids were really decently animated, especially compared to today's standard

Lots of movies aired on The WB at the time, including Ghost, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Sister Act, John Q, etc

A 2002 Ford SUV commercial in which a Dog Sleigh driver puts his sleigh for sale and gets all of his dogs inside. $369 a month

Power Rangers Wild Force Kongo Zord toys

An actual Tang commercial- haven't seen one in years. During the "everything needs a monkey" phase

Digimon Tamers toys, featuring warp digivolving Guilmon to Galantmon (their words, not mine, i am aware it is Biomerging), Beelzemon, Rapidmon, and others to a really... uncanny and off beat version of the theme song.

Peter Pan Returns to Neverland theatrical trailer, in which you could get a free ticket to the movie if you bought the original movie on DVD with bonus features.

Wonder Ball was still a thing here.

You could get games from CDs in your cereal

A much younger Shaq promotes a new episode of Static Shock *in person*, to promote an episode where the man himself actually guest stars in the show.

Shaggy Rogers tells the audience to play a Kids WB TCG on their website

This must have also been the time with Toonami was on Kids WB, because Imhotep also has his demons sing a "Toonami Trax" that sounds NOTHING like normal Toonami Music. We're talking alternative kind of rock compared to the Space Bass type deal regular Toonami had at the time.

And there's apparently Scooby Doo episodes on KWB with pop up bubbles- that wasn't on here as far as I know, though.

Honestly the commercials are about as interesting as the cartoons tbh. It really is a time capsule.

[astrxealis]

never gonna stream playing nier replicant/automata bcs i Sing

[dhmisreolrants]

Some DHMIS Headcannons about the teachers (mostly the webseries ones) because im bored and sick lmao- (part 1???? dunno???)

Sketchbook/Paige Hcs: 1 - They're probably pretty sensitive to sun light (Sun light fucks up paper if left too long there), So they mostly like to just chill inside the house- 2 - Uses both They/Them and She/Her pronouns, But still identifies as Nb 3 - Probably not that much of a speaker when with strangers, But when they're with friends, It's like not even fix tape would fucking shut them up/j (which i consider a nice trait tbh) 4 - Has a sort of sibling relationship with Tony- I just like imagining them acting as siblings that are constantly on each other's stuff to annoy lmao 5 - If they where a human, Would probably be albine/Have albinism- (Im gonna probably use this for gijinkas later jnhbjdssfg-) 6 - Stims using their pencil alot- Like tapping it or just straight up chomping it- Tony Hcs: 1 - Acts like he is tough/stubborn outside, But is probably a softie deep inside- 2 - I do imagine him using a cane sometimes- But he still can move "well" without it- (old man behaviour) 3 - Has a alternative form like Colin's digital form- With his body being like a smaller grandfather clock- 4 - Stims by just tapping his feet (like how one do when waiting or getting frustated-) or by constantly fixing his bowtie- 5 - Also, Talking about bowties- He probably has a hobbie of collecting customized ones- He just loves when people gift him new bowties Colin Hcs (oh this is gonna be alot): 1 - To start well; He can purr. Next point. 2 - Plays alot with his lil cable tail when bored or anxious 3 - For some reason i cant not imagine his behaviour being sometimes the mix of cat and dog- (Basically lazy fuck but that needs attention all the time)/j 4 - If was human, He would totally not have an arm or have a prothestic arm where his pointer (is this how u call that lil thing??) arm is- 5 - Is really bad at hidding his jealousy or just- emotions in general because of his screen that makes him pull out a queen from DT and show what he is thinking 6 - Y'know how windows error messages have that annoying loud sound? ...he can do that sound, whenever he wants and whenever he needs- so he uses it to annoy the shit out of everyone! 7 - His birthday is probably in the same day and year as the day the internet was created (1/1/1983), So he is actually 40 this year! 8 - Cat behaviour list fuck it; - Imagine if he stretches himself like a cat- - I still need to add this to my desing of him but; Probably has an eye different from another, To look like cat eyes- (that looks like 0 and 1) - By the sake of chaos; Will slowly push stuff to fall and then STARE at you for seconds like "what are you gonna do anyway?" after the thing falls to the ground- 9 - "Oh, But why so many cat/dog related hcs with him?" It's because every programmer is a furr-/j source: im a programmer myself--/j/j/j

----- Yea this is gonna need a second part if im gonna do all teachers kmjnhbnsakfgd-