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[ridiculous-hibiscus]

Very slowly learning to paint/render

[lunaetis]

[ i'm ok ... i'm totally ok ... she's not. ]

[elen-aranel]

Some of you are not “bad with computers”. Some of you are just lazy and have found a socially acceptable way to shuffle your work onto someone else

[storytellers-and-co]

Tansui's Adventures - #11, Finally, they're awake!

Tansui wasn’t usually a very vocal creature, but waking up on hard ground with a headache warranted one groan to escape from the tiny Au Ra.

At least the stranger hadn’t left them to their own fate. 

“You alright there? In my experience ground makes a rather inhospitable surface to sleep on, especially one that is so full of rocks.”

Tansui let out another groan, before he pushed himself up from the ground, dusting the dirt off the robe he had been given. Looking around, he saw the lady lalafell they had run over to help, safe and sound. Good. 

The two even started to talk about the Voidsent that had been set on them, while Tansui tried to get their outfit cleaned. 

“Don’t suppose the answer came to you in a dream?”

Dream… dream… The crystal! Tansui suddenly jolted, before patting their pockets - pulling out a book. One quick look and wave of a hand, the two unfamiliar faces shared a glance before patiently waiting for Tansui to write their story down in that ratty, beat up book. 

Thankfully their handwriting had become better over the course of the past two days, it was like riding a chocobo - a skill you don’t really forget, once you start again. Silently, they offered the opened up book to the man to take a read. 

After a raised eyebrow and a quick read, the white-haired one hummed. “Interesting… I hadn’t considered the Crystal.”

The following outburst - or talking to one self as the man put it - and then another outburst - from the lady this time - gave Tansui so much whiplash that when they got told to follow after her, he didn’t question anything. It had been a bloody long day and night, and Tansui just wanted to go and find a corner to have proper sleep in finally…

[theiinkwiitch]

Tag Dump!: Carol The Ink Witch!

[relicsongmel]

Got depression so bad I’m being sent to the seaside for my health apparently

[cienie-isengardu]

My RepCom Musing: Vau’s knowledge about Jedi

The books give us a lot of hints that Vau has a wide spectrum of interests, be it technology or medical/anatomical knowledge (more to use in taking people apart than healing but still) or collecting data about living beings and/or their skills. The last one is especially true in regard to Jedi, especially in context of Vau’s personal dislike for Jedi for what happened on Galidraan - even if for a large part of the story the feeling does not disturb much his civil interaction with the force-sensitive characters around him.

Vau did learn a lot about Jedi and had some interesting insight about them through the course of three books.

TRIPLE ZERO:

(Witnessing Etain's method during interrogation of Orjul)

 There was a sharp gasp from Orjul and Vau looked around. Whatever Etain was doing, she wasn't even touching him. Just staring.

    "Kal, those people scare me more than Orjul does” Vau said.

---

(After an unfortunate meeting with agent Besanny and Gurlanin)

Etain and Jusik were kneeling on either side of the Gurlanin, hands flat on its flanks in some kind of Jedi healing process. Vau watched with interest. He was the anatomy expert, although he was more skilled at taking bodies apart than repairing them.  

 ---

(Etain and Vau working together to eliminate a target)

"Could you choke him using the Force?" Vau said quietly.

 "What?"

"Just asking. Very handy."

"I was never trained to do that."

"Pity. All those fine combat skills wasted."

TRUE COLORS:

(Delta Squad and Jusik getting the needed information in search for Ko Sai)

"Yeah, the questions might be harmless, but you're not..." Leb now looked past Scorch and spotted Jusik jogging across the permacrete, Jedi robes flapping. "Oh yeah, now the Jedi's going to zap me with his Force powers, isn't he? Shove a lightsaber in..."

Jusik caught up with them. He always looked as if a strong breeze would knock him over. "No lightsaber necessary, my friend. You haven't got any reason to withhold information, have you?"

When Jusik used that especially quiet, reasonable tone - and he never raised his voice anyway - Sev wasn't sure if he was using Jedi mind influence or not. There was always something disturbing about Jedi, even the approachable ones like Jusik. Sergeant Vau said it was a good idea never to turn your back on one. They weren't like regular folks.

Would I know if he was using that mind stuff on me?

Sev thought about that more and more lately. He still liked Jusik, though.

---

(Jusik and Deltas while talking with Master Zey)

Jusik sat completely composed, fingers meshed as his hands rested on Zey's lovely blue desk. Sev, in I'll-wait-to-be-spoken-to mode like the rest of Delta Squad, sat to his right, helmet on lap, staring straight ahead, managing to feel that the conversation didn't involve him or his brothers at all. It was, Vau said, probably like a Jedi being in a state of meditation: aware, but not distracted. It was handy to be able to do that when your CO was getting a subtle roasting from his boss right in front of you.

ORDER 66

(The Skirata gang meeting)

"How do you lie to a Jedi Master?" Laseema asked. "Without him sensing it, that is?"

"I didn't," said Vau. "I said I'd tell him if I found Kal doing anything to help the enemy. The minute that this little shabuire opens a comlink to any former Death Watch personnel, I shall gladly turn him in."

Skirata paused for a moment, then managed to laugh. "Do I know any?"

"No, but they're the only group I'd really call my enemy. So I didn't lie, and I was genuinely emotional enough for him to believe what his Force senses told him he wanted to believe."

Laseema applauded politely. "That's a very clever technique."

"Thank you, my dear. Mando'ade are trained to acquire certain states of mind for battle, so it's an easy switch."

---

(Zey confronting Vau why Kal was beaten up)

Zey clasped his hands in front of him in that Jedi way, looking slightly sideways at Vau.

"Trying to sense any dark side in me, General?" Vau asked.

"You don't feel remotely dark. Quite serene, actually."

"I've been told that before, and that should set off your warning bells, jetii. Your senses need recalibrating. None of you can feel darkness right under your noses."

&

Vau gave him a thumbs-up gesture and walked away toward the accommodation wing. So what did he know about a big assault? There was always one coming, and Vau was good at leaving everyone wondering just how much he knew, just enough revealed to make folks take notice of him.

He knew an awful lot about Jedi, that was for sure.

Scorch slapped down his own curiosity and told it to behave. He didn't care how Vau knew. He was just glad that he did and he trusted him, because Vau's words always came back to him from those first days on Kamino.

Everything I do from this moment on is to make sure you survive to fight. Even if I don't.

As Scorch noted, Vau knew an awful lot about Jedi - what shouldn’t be that surprising if the book series alone consistently showed the Mandalorian taking notes about force-sensitive people, either from asking them about their skills or observing said skills when used. Though Mandalorians have a rocky relationship with Jedi Order for millennials (and there is a great shift from Mandalorian Wars era to modern time in how Mando perceived them), the Galidraan was devastating event for True Mandalorians so Vau’s special interest in Jedi may come years before Clone Wars even started. Especially if we take into account how Walon Vau and Jango Fett had a much closer bond than Kal and Jango ever had:

Vau had been far closer to Jango Fett than Skirata ever had. He understood - perhaps too late, but eventually - the depth of Fett's loathing of the Jedi. [IC: 501st]

 The gaining knowledge about “enemy” may be Vau’s way preparing for the worst  - interestingly, Vau shared his knowledge/observations about Jedi with Delta Squad (although how much of those opinions were shared during the Kamino era and how much during war is sadly hard to determine), maybe even as to increase their chance of survival in the war.

[dpsgld]

📻 for Lunais!! 👁️

Who's to know if your soul will fade at all?

The one you sold to fool the world

You lost your self-esteem along the way, yeah

Good God, you're coming up with reasons

Good God, you're dragging it out

And good God, it's the changing of the seasons

I feel so raped, so follow me down and just

Fake it if you're out of direction

Fake it if you don't belong here

Fake it if you feel like infection

Whoa, you're such a fucking hypocrite

You should know that the lies won't hide your flaws

No sense in hiding all of yours

You gave up on your dreams along the way, yeah

[psychopomp-namine]

had to go (near) bgc today......... I was so STRESSED just being there. I haven't been there in years but I get flashbacks to how bad commuting to and from bgc was like. and that stress is just gonna follow me every time I'm near that area

ofc no one here knows what I'm talking about except for maybe like a handful of people, but just know that if you're ever in metro manila, do NOT believe anyone who says it's nice to be in bgc. it is a soulless capitalistic haven without good public transportation. dude I'd rather commute to makati, or hell, mall of asia than bgc. bgc is a hellscape (if it's not apparent from the post, I live in north metro manila) (this is also funny bc like. it shouldn't be terrible to go to bgc bc it's quite near makati but makati is sooooo much more accessible. commuting to and from bgc and makati itself is also its own nightmare)

[aimlessarchery]

october activity

Skill Points

+ 1 Monthly

Total: 41 Allocated: Bow S → S+

Rank Up Rewards

- Bowfaire - Bow of Zoltan

[dreadgloom]

tag drop.

[the-kipsabian]

kip hasnt won a single televised match this year (unless you count roh in that; then they won a squash match in less than a minute)

everything he has won has been on dark or dark matches before shows. or the two matches in ddt (which, obviously)

so like.. yeah 🫠

[fledermoved-too]

My heart JOLTED when i saw strudel! when i was younger i used to watch the pound puppies all the time! honestly i also considered having a pound puppies muse when i was on a nostalgia binge. so wonderful to see her in the hands of such a capable writer

AAAAA THANK U!!! I honestly have always adored Strudel, she's just a very precious wiener dog to me 🥺 I had previously considered rping one of the minor characters like Miss Petunia or Freddie, but Strudel is just one of the ones that sticks with you. Cookie is great too, but Strudel will always be my favorite.

[mari01netted]

tag  dump.

[theeio]

spoon I just want to say thank you so much for your sketch pages and doodles. for someone like me who sometimes struggles with artist self esteem, sometimes it's hard to remember that art doesn't have to be perfect. I think that's true no matter your skill (bc tbh my sketches are pond scum compared to yours). sometimes art can be art because you want to make it, not to make a flawless final product. sometimes I want to sketch just to sketch, and that's ok. thanks for reminding me of that.

oh my goodness, hi!!! thank you so, so much for taking the time to write this ;-; i struggle so much between keeping my work more palatable while acknowledging that my scribbly sketches are integral to my artist identity, so this truly means so much to me🥺😭😭💖💖💖

sketchbooks to me is the place where i can truly express myself, however i want, like a diary with a code only i understand. i feel like many artists don’t realise how truly liberating it is to pour out themselves somewhere without judgement or pressures for perfection from the outside world.

i promise you, your art is better than you think! and the art you think looks like “pond scum” now, you will look back years later with fascination and pride. whatever art you have made, no matter how it looks, however incomplete, messy, rough-it is something that is yours. then and now, there is so much value in your art, and yourself by extension, no matter what stage you are at.

i am so happy, proud, and deeply honoured that my silly scribbles could bring you to such a beautiful realisation about art. i’m wishing you all the best (and all the fun) in your art journey! take care of yourself and thank you so much again♥️♥️♥️

heres a few pages of my latest sketchbook for the funsies! tried including a mix of stuff i was happy with, most others im more insecure about, but all have something interesting going for it nonetheless

[himblebo]

Damn I actually really really love being a creative and administrative mentor