#none of you can escape me

[paintedkinzy-88]

Anon that asked about Ink's dragon form before, I'm not the anon that was asking the last few questions, but they definitely have some really good questions! I also imagine that if the transformation wasn't so painful for Ink, he would cause so much more chaos and do so many more pranks lmao

But if you have an idea for the turtles as dragons, you should absolutely show them- Dragon versions of characters are always so awesome and I imagine turtle dragons could look incredible!

(Side note, if you somehow haven't seen it yet, you should definitely check out the Cass apocalyptic series whenever you have the chance, it's an amazing what-if senario that takes place after the ROTTMNT movie)

Also, because crossovers can be so fun... how do you think Ink and rise Mikey (or any of the others, those two just sounded like they could be so chaotic and wholesome especially because they're both artists) might get along?

In order of your paragraphs;

Oh Ink would cause so much chaos you have no idea. He pulls pranks and runs around like a cat with the zoomies just as he is now, imagine what he could do with no restraints?? The true god of destruction—

Yessssss I’ve designed them once, but didn’t really like how they turned out in the end?? They looked too generic and I wanted something more fun than that! They aren’t exactly turtle-dragons… but rather how I imagine their characters as dragons?? Like Mikey’s long and small and fast, Raph’s big and bulky with thick wings, and the twins are both more aquatic! ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ Maybe I’ll post the rough I have for them now if you want it, but they’re definitely getting a redesign eventually wheeeze

I live and BREATHE Cass’ work sOBBING. The last few updates had me on the floor, and I’m always so excited for the more!! ｡：ﾟ(｡ﾉω＼｡)ﾟ･｡ That and the plethora of fanfics I’m following, I have fallen and I have fallen hard man—

The crossover I didn’t know I needed. Ironically there’s already a skeleton in Rise so at least I can say the Turts wouldn’t be freaked out by any of the Sanses. XD Mikey and Ink I think would get along swimmingly, honestly! Both of them are artists, and Ink would so be into having an artist buddy he could give pointers to. They’re both tiny, energetic, love chaos/pranks, and can be absolutely terrifying when they wanna be!!

I think the only thing that might make their friendship a bit tense is Ink’s grey morals?? Mikey would absolutely be ok with the whole no-soul thing (if he can accept Draxum he can accept a soulless god… kinda the same), but his... “Save the majority over the few” mindset and general disregard to individual lives that are not close to him might be a bit concerning? But not a deal breaker by any means.

[hana-bobo-finch]

i know this probably isn’t what it means but this is what I think of whenever I read this lore book

[nathaniacolver]

"but isn't arcane based off of leagu-" SHH. listen closely. i'm speaking from experience.

i am a league of legends survivor ('12-'15) and an arcane enthusiast (current). trust me on this.

(this is the meme to show all your friends who only know one or the other)

(except maybe not the ones who ACTIVELY play league........yeah........uh, maybe just leave them be until they snap out of it)

[ratcandy]

also whats weird is like, that mushroom gotta be like ATTACHED to his brain?? no way he doesnt have brain damage from that. also its not hard to imagine that with all his intense mushroom use, that he'd have some sort of substance use disorder. and he is, suddenly, in a DEATH CULT. actually. i dont feel like anyone talks about the last part. ?? doesnt anyone wonder how hard it would be to adjust just suddenly. being in a cult? we dont really know how his life was before but if he wasnt in a cult beforehand then id imagine all the Cult Stuff would be at least a little uncomfortable.

I guess it would depend to what extent we're leaning into the parasite actually being a cordycep. Because if we're going full throttle on that, teeechnically cordyceps don't attach to the brain at all and only control the musculature; hence why I always hc'd that there's two different mushrooms involved, with the menticide doing the brain fuckery and the cordycep doing. The everything else

But at the same time it could very well just be advanced cordycep and we can make up whatever rules we want ! But YES, regardless, there is some brain nonsense happening that would ABSOLUTELY have everlasting effects on this ant. Not to mention if the cordyceps DID have control of his muscular system, then his entire body has got to be feeling the effects of it as well.

So he's here, in a death cult, probably having to re-learn how to walk and suffering extreme withdrawal symptoms as well as memory loss.

ANd no nobody ever considers the full ramifications of the death cult because everybody is a coward and won't consider how horrifying cults actually are!!!!!! And to be a disabled old man suddenly thrust into a scary ass scenario where people are being sacrificed and brought back to life around you while you can't even remember how old you are or where you've been the past few years because time was fucked while you were Shroomed, it HAS to be HORRIFYING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But at the same time it really just works out from a cultist perspective. He's already isolated, vulnerable, and probably only halfway lucid at any given point. He'd be extremely easy to manipulate and keep dependent on the cult. After all, they're keeping him safe there, it's dangerous out there. (Not to mention him just feeling some inherent loyalty to the Lamb upon becoming sober, which certainly wouldn't do him any favors)

Like what's he going to do? Leave? Stumble out, suffering withdrawl, into the Lands of the Old Faith?? As an old man??????????

He has no CHOICE but to make peace with where he is. Despite all the questions about if his FAMILY is even STILL ALIVE. Despite having no idea what he DID while under the influence. Despite the HORRORS around every CORNER

It's FUCKED!!!!! It's AWFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[loneisland]

why am i just know figuring out the amount of moots that i have that are also f1 fans???

[v1-kisser]

Why can't he just be mine it's not fucking fair

[bibiana112]

Kinda weird question- do you have any links to people talking about Mira from ZTD and ableist stereotypes? I mentioned that I was uncomfortable with her portrayal but kinda fumbled it and made some other ND people in chat uncomfortable. I searched for various keyword combinations but most of what I'm finding is like "and not to mention the ableism with Mira" and doesn't elaborate lol.

Not weird at all! And uh, you see, there's a recent post I made where what I complain about is the very fact I've never seen anyone post too in-depth about her at all, I'd love to see posts that do elaborate on that but I do not have any that I know of right now, sorry :/ hopefully someone else who sees this can point to one? Okay!! After some tag searches I have found exactly one post who kind of gets into it I like this take still would love to see. more than just one but hooray

And like though I complain I couldn't elaborate much on it myself I don't think, I believe most of the posts people make about Saito from aitsf would apply since it's a different uchikoshi take on the very same trope of "emotionless characters who cannot function without killing others" I guess he's a worse portrayal though since she's at least not stated to get reward brain chemicals when killing people and I guess her case also has the added layer of "femme fatale" to it? Which either makes it less bad or worse depending on where you approach it from As I said I am not doing a good job of being coherent on this oh and also there's her being "redeemed" and "cured" in the epilogue which in on itself is kinda not great to imply it just goes away like that and honestly I personally don't even buy it I think she'd just be like oh okay Akane over here has like a thousand reasons to hate me after all that oh and what's that she's the leader of a super wealthy underground organization who's organized one of these death traps before yeah no I'm better off going to prison I'll be fine there lmao bye

But I'll say as an autistic person with relatively low empathy I usually see a character who just doesn't understand other people's feelings and wants to feel them too and is just trying to survive despite getting no help and I just kinda go hm. yeah. shout-out to roxas kingdom hearts shout out to mary from ib shout out that's why I started hyperfixating on media art helps me with understanding others a great lot and Mira is just in a story too badly executed for me to care or even begin to wrap my head around tbh like god she's so fucking terribly used as a plot device in every conceivable way that it makes it difficult to see past it and into what she could possibly be if it weren't for the stereotype of equalling low empathy with no compassion what's with her killing off screen in ways that wildly deviate from her stated m.o? why or how was she even in cahoots with Zero why was that a thing? Honestly her dynamic with Sean could have been better fleshed out could have done something interesting about robot child and his aspd big sis but we just kind of don't get any attention brought to the subject of emotions and the authenticity there of except for the "reveal"...

YOU KNOW WHAT that's probably one huge reason it feels so fucked up actually! Like the whole fucking game is written so you could experience it in whatever order you want and therefore Mira being a serial killer at all is something that though not very well hidden it also cannot be a topic of discussion or explored Ever ever because the player may not have seen the fragment where that is revealed yet- problem being the menu design of that game sucks so bad and practically everyone gravitates towards the same few more interesting looking thumbnails first and then the rest is kinda just there, I mean that is part of the reason A Lot of characters feel half-baked I think but also I think it definitely does impact perception of her character specifically probably The Most and then there's just the general not being given nuance not being able to see the minutiae of how that disorder manifests in her character aside from the killings about how she acts aside from being overly flirty trying to lure in Eric but that affects pretty much all of the new cast we don't have last names and in her case we barely have any backstory at all like Saito is a harmful stereotype sure but we get So Much Context for him that people still love talking about him and delving into different aspects of his life since we have that very well telegraphed in the narrative meanwhile for Mira all we can do is fill in the blanks guesswork that only highlights the worst aspects of the surface level portrayal we got and ultimately that people just don't care enough to dissect because there isn't much there character wise once you remove it

[july-19th-club]

tanaaj is such a tragic character "i do everything right nobody has ever been as good or correct about the rule of saint leah as i am. unrelated but why do i feel so bad and guilty and lonely all the time?" well for starters you live in fully automated luxury catholicism so that's gonna contribute to the issue for sure

[fizzseed]

”i’m fine”

”no, try again”

i need to sit down

[teethbomb]

mob psycho(logical horror) 100

[seyamu]

i'm not really the type to vent my sad feelings most of the time but the loneliness has been really bad lately, overwhelming to the point of becoming an encumbrance. these days i'm unable to complete any task without having to frequently take a break just because i find myself getting crushed and choked by the feeling. it's so... debilitating and all-consuming. it follows me everywhere

[nocentis]

x

[citrine-elephant]

i will not be able to guarantee, but

[pepprs]

doing really bad in ways i can’t talk about which is making it worse

[yuusishi]

GUUYS I LOVE MY BOYFRIEND SO MUCH NUMBER 1 LAWRENCE KISSER OUT HERE

[majimassqueaktoy]

I still want to write a fic about Makoto set after 0 where she goes off the rails because she is a traumatized 21 year old with not a single living connection in the world and now she has 10 billion yen to her name which just spells trouble to me