#mumbling about stuff in a post

[atonalginger]

Snippet Sunday?

hi y'all. I'm sure you're wondering: why the question mark? Well because I have something connected to my current projects that I hadn't shared and want to but it's not technically a snippet. See I'm far enough into that story that I don't know that sharing snips would be good for spoilers (both of the game and the story itself.)

I'm also grappling with self doubt and my ability as a storyteller. I've been thinking back on some things I've written in the past year and doubting whether I should have hit publish on those uploads. They've got the views that say yes but ... you know how those gremlins can be...

and way to combat that I do want to share something but like I said, everything is getting into a 'well I should hold this' territory so...art! I shared this on the discord but sat on it for a day like today.

Cora Coe just outside the southern gate in Dazra. sometime after a pivotal moment in the story where [redacted] happens and [redacted].

My husband really liked this one. He got all excited about my use of lighting and the scarf. I'm just happy that Cora teensy tiny smirk comes through.

[they-hermes]

really a shame that we don't see combiners interact much outside of combat bc they'd be so fucking funny. like the average combiner relationship is so wild

[themoonunderstoodmydadjokes]

My coworker who opens with me in our other classroom is always ready to tell me her life story at like 7 am and I am just not mentally or emotionally prepared for human conversation that early in the morning 😴😴😴

[hollowsart]

So last month, the 28th, I had a hot take:

[...]not all superheroes need to be the pinnacle of hot and desirable and conventionally attractive. Give me a Superman who has features that our society would deem unconventional at best.

they had it right with Guy Gardner. bro wasn't attractive and his personality was off-putting. and yet, despite that, he's a superhero and he's still trying to do his best!!! he is one of the most realistic takes on a superhero.

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I still stand by this. you cannot change my mind.

Guy Gardner is very realistic, if you really think about it. He is possibly one of the most down to earth depictions of a superhero if one existed irl.

Dude isn't the greatest. He makes many mistakes. he can be generally unlikable and obnoxious. His political opinions and such can be pretty trash. His childish behavior despite his age, the way he'll occasionally even misuse his ring for selfish reasons etc etc.. Yeah. those are all things I would expect people to do irl if given such power.

But he's got lots of depth and dimension to his character and person overall. We LOVE to see that. He falls in love, he experiences trauma, he deals with jealousy and has his explosive moments of rage. all very human.

yeah, you could probably give some reasoning for other superheroes on how realistic they are in their depictions, but none are as real as Guy Gardner.

He wasn't rich. He didn't come from a top tier family. He worked pretty average jobs for a good portion of his life and had to struggle through it some stuff. The man has street smarts as well as some genuine intelligence that is more "average" like you'd find irl. He has interests in comics and even engages with pretty mundane stuff a lot of the time.

Heck.. Him opening up bars in space is such a human man thing to do! If we had the ability to expand through space, 100% I bet you there's gonna be a bar somewhere as one of the first few kinds of facilities developed.

The man does what he knows.

He ain't a super genius or super rich. He is an average Guy who occasionally strokes his own ego. He chose to be a hero and despite some of his actions and behaviors, he's willingly putting himself out there to do something good.

[magicalshopping]

The way you're not even Jewish and you support Israel in their genocide against Palestine. Freak behavior. Absolute weirdo shit.

The way you clearly don't go here but you've drawn that conclusion from... what? Absolute thin air? Do you think if you say a accusation enough it'll magically come true? Freak behavior. Absolute weirdo shit.

[sturple-the-fuckweasel]

Me: I am about to be the Maes Hughes of the internet because I am going to be an idiot on my blog and not shut the fuck up about my spouses, partners, and kids. Ever. Cat, kissing me on the forehead as he passes, pausing his chat with Clay: You're already off to a wonderful start. I believe in you, and good luck Me: .... Okay, first of all-

[mint-mumbles]

Gonna use this image any time someone says something low key sexist about Sable (ie "she's showing too much skin" regarding a fucking bathing suit 😭🤦)

I don't hear you complaining about Spirit 😭

[scyphosunny]

mouthwashing fully consumed my brain and it's not on a " hehehe i can't stop thinking about it and i've been drawing them non-stop " , more in like " hyperfixation so bad i can't fucking do anything "

[amatres]

sorry for not engaging as much lately, i am floating again

[annmariethrush]

Unfortunately I am here to post twilight for a moment

Holy fucking shit breaking Dawn part 1 is the worst film in the world 😭😭😭 it is so incredibly unsuccessful anti abortion propaganda. The only person who wants Bella not to get an abortion is the person who has hated her the entire time she’s been around and then we have to watch as she visibly withers away into nothing. Like be so fucking fr rn am I supposed to watch this and go “wow having a baby is so wonderful! Abortion is evil and bad! Definitely worse than all of the body horror I’ve just watched!”

[plushpyromoved]

mumbles [tf2 sona] lore dump

long post omg 0_0 u have been warned

blood/scars/eye horror cw - nothing graphic but just a heads up

mumbles is originally from space they aren't human, they are a creature/ entity made of gas and flames, it is a shapeshifting being that doesn't have a "true" form necessarily but when not shifted tend to just look like a blob of gas/fire/smoke but it is rarely in a state of non-shifing they take many forms swapping and bouncing between them as it pleases. it's main form that it tends to take is some sort of "quadruped" [often they have more than 4 legs so it varies] with multiple sets of eyes and mouths, very spikey or whispy and things are always moving around.

mumbles is very curious by nature and very friendly [for the most part] but they often come across as off-putting or scary it also has trouble reading body language and facial expressions so most of the time they don't even realise that they're scaring someone however while living in space they do come across other lifeforms and some are welcoming and willing to be friends.

eventually they stumbled upon a rocket ship and was very fascinated by the machine they think it's beautiful and of course go to investigate

[they are able to gain entry by going completely gaseous and sneaking inside and it's because they were not fully in a physical form that they didn't take as much damage when attacked.]

[side note: mumbles is immune to damage in their gas form and in a physical form regenerate very quickly. this does change once they're on earth]

the astronauts inside however are not welcoming to the very "monsterous" creature before them and freak the fuck out, mumbles is very confused by this and honestly just thinks this is how humans act but when the astronauts decide to pull weapons on them, shooting them and trying to use flares against it-

[in this state mumbles is immune to bullets and invulnerable to most damage however it still hurts though which is what upsets them]

-it becomes upset and well...."takes care of them" [they are very dead oops] and so mumbles turns this now empty ship into their nest/den becoming very attached to it.

eventually during a asteroid shower it's ship is knocked about waking them and its first thought is trying to get their home out of the way of danger so it goes out into the meteors trying to push it's ship out of the way, a particularly large meteor comes outta nowhere and smacks them right in the face pinning its body to the rock and because they're traveling so fast is unable to move or get out sending them crashing down to earth.

the meteorite that hit it was massive and contained an unusual amount of radiation and did a massive sonic boom, as well as the impact it really messed with its shapeshifting and regenerative abilities, after hitting the ground it is very weakened but not dead [they were able to just at the last minute swap to their gas form [[but not fully they were still partially physical which is why they got more damaged that it should have]]]

scarred and burnt a bit as well as having significantly less abilities [their shapeshifting now only able to do very simple and small things] as well as needing to recover and adjust to earth's gravity they are now stranded on earth with no clue how to get back home.

initially all mumbles wanted to do was to go home but eventually they really started to see the beauty of earth especially with its creatures, mumbles loves earth's animals [animals don't tend to run away from them screaming like the humans do] and take a particular liking to cats so much so that they permanently add ears and a tail to their own appearance :3

[side note: mumbles before becoming a mercinary didn't have a name their name was given to them by their team]

I have a lot more to say about mumbles I've been thinking about it a lot as of late so I might make a second post this one's already long as hell but if u read all this I am handing u my heart ;w; also if u wanna know anything in particular about my ocs pls ask ^_^

[epic-and-kitty]

yesterday I had an appointment and got weighed. The last few I've had, around three months ago, I was in the 250 range, but this time I was down to 204. Obviously I'm still fat, but I've been exercising more and watching what I eat, but that feels a bit better than before

But the doctor still harped on about my weight and that I need to try harder to lose it

Idk, I feel losing that much should have at least gotten acknowledged...

[hollowsart]

was cleaning my drafts again and it reminded me of my old russian pokemon region.. I kinda feel like I should rename some the characters. give them plant names instead of the food names cuz it got a bit weird unintentionally kjdshfkds

hmm..

Kiev -> Bryl (brylkinia caudata) Solyanka -> Verna (sabulina verna) Moloko -> Vahlo (Vahlodea.. vahlodea atropurpurea) Pastila -> Lucida (angelica lucida.. this is self explanatory) Charlotte -> Tara (Taraxacum arcticum) Blini -> Arni (Arnica lessingii) (old sailor called Arni? sounds about right. the nodding arnica.. probably find him nodding off on the beach/coast lol) Kasha -> Gaya (pronounced like 'gaia'). Neogaya is a genus that contains only 1 plant: Neogaya Simplex. the name can also be an anagram of Yaga.. cuz her whole concept is a reference to Baba Yaga anyway lol Zefir -> remains the same. 'zefir' or 'zephyr' are also plant related, but I can't seem to find anything truly specific. Kissel -> Koeni (koenigia alpina), his granddaughter could be renamed to Sibir (phlox sibirica) Pelmeni -> Tristen (Ribes Triste) Tula -> stays the same. but there is a plant called "Betula nana" so that could also work for this.

I don't remember the name of the final E4 but I think I'll name her Pumila (pinus pumila) which is a type of pine

[magicalshopping]

maybe i need to put in my pinned posts again that i am not a shop, never claimed to be any of the shops (other than my own vinted/depop/mercari/poshmark with the names riniredrum) nor claim ownership of their works, nor do i seek to monetarily benefit off of their works, etc.. etc.. (unless on retailers and shops where i tag #affiliate) and I credit/link in the source 100% of the time and more recently (as of within this past year) been crediting in the caption but with that aside I'm welcome to take down stuff upon request

[vesselreborn]

I sometimes (always) think about the shibito and how their faces turn from bless, to maniac, to agony/pain is a span of a few seconds. I don't know how to use capture card on the ps2 and for the longest time i tried using my phone to record it, but thankfully someone took the time to capture not only how their faces change, but also how they sound.

[skyburger]

occasionally see people say scout tf2 has more of a brooklyn accent than a boston one and sorry dude im not buying it. my proof is this video

He does not say coffee like a new yorker ok!!!!!!