#not sure how i feel about the glitchy effects

[dreamsy990]

rogue protocol killed me and then kicked my corpse around like the football so here is miki. to cope.

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

I've been trying to focus on thinking about things I enjoy about the idea of the TWST anime. And regarding overblots, I think an anime version would really help illustrate (even more) how terrifying the process is. I really like how the manga shows Riddle's OB, and I love anime as a medium, so I'm pretty hyped to see how it will be conveyed in it.

I really hope they accentuate the horror of it- I'm aware that they might not go all in w the horror like I would personally like, but the thought still excites me. What kind of music will they play? Will the animation change like it does in some animes when the characters are distressed (wobbly lines, glitchy effects)...? What sort of directions will the voice actors get? I mean, they already voiced the game, but anime gives them more room to do voice stuff. I'm really hyped for this aspect tbh...

And I'm also excited for the possibility of dubs, since I'm quite a fan of the whole dubbing world. (I know some ppl have their fears about this last possibility, but in my case even if it turns out to not be so good, I think we could still have a good time w something like that. Plus I've seen some popular eng dub actors hyped about the anime and wanting to be casted for certain characters)

I also wanted to apologize for my previous ask ᕙ⁠(⁠⇀⁠‸⁠↼⁠‶⁠)⁠ᕗ I already did so in the comments, but I felt bad about doomposting on your inbox. My mind's first reaction is usually to see the negative first and become anxious, and it's something I'm working on, but it sometimes goes out of hand. But now that a bit has passed, and specially thanks to your advice, I can sit down and try to focus on the things that excite me rather than the ones that scare me. Sure, building too much expectation could backfire at the end— but as you said, we have little to no information at this point. So I think focusing on the things I'd like to see is a better usage of my time. If they turn out to disappoint me... That's something I'll worry about next year, I'll suppose. I'm still a bit anxious and scared, but there's also lots of things I'm hyped for. I'll try to take your advice and focus on those. 🫂 Sorry if my previous negativity made you uncomfortable.

[Referencing this news! Asker’s prior post here.]

I’ve seen a lot of fans speculating that the OB transformation sequences will resemble magical girl ones! While that’s a fun idea, I do feel like it makes more sense for the anime to portray OB as something scary and all-consuming, similar to how it is depicted at the end of animated dorm commercials and in the manga. For the characters experiencing them, it’s not meant to be glamorous… All that agony, the dripping ink leaking out of their orifices and dripping like blood. Overblot looks incredibly horrific, and I think that should come through in the animation—whether they change the usual style for these segments or keep it the same.

I think the anime would reuse (or maybe do remastered versions of?) the Twst soundtrack for a lot of the show. The compositions are already there, so might as well. Maybe experiencing the anime will help to make the music more memorable, since it seems the game soundtrack alone isn’t doing it for some fans.

No clue about the JP voice cast; I did see some people worrying that they could replace the game’s voice cast for the anime, but as I’ve mentioned already, that’s an unfounded claim. If the usual VAs are there, surely they won’t just reuse the already recorded lines from the game?? 😂 I’d think they’d at least have to rerecord those based on how the script and its scenes are laid out, plus additional dialogue to fill in the gaps (such as new scenes).

No confirmation of an English (or other language) dubs yet either! (Again, this is another topic related to the anime that sparks worry, but I must stress that it’s pointless to get into a tizzy about something that isn’t concrete yet.) But yes, I’ve already seen English VAs expressing interest in certain characters; Daman Mills wants to audition for Malleus, Alejandro Saab has made it known he has Twst on his radar and wants to voice Leona, etc. (The latter has done Twst dorm leader impressions for fun before; I think Mr. Saab could make for a decent Leona or even Malleus!)

Don't worry about the previous ask ^^ I think it's better that we discuss these things with one another rather than post or tweet into the void and allow those negative feelings to fester. If you want to view it in a different way, think of it like the OB boys actually getting therapy/finding someone to confide in instead of being allowed to stew in their own emotions and risking OB a second time. Sometimes all it takes is that gentle nudge or a reminder to step back and take a deep breath. When we let our emotions get the best of us, we end up thinking and acting in irrational ways, and then that can lead to people--whether yourself or others--getting hurt.

[thesupremeuziplushy]

Could you do doll with a worker drone reader that voice often glitches like spamtons voice

Doll x WD!Reader with a glitchy voice

I like this one a lot! But I won't actually add stutter or glitchy effects into the text to make it a bit easier to read for dyslexic people. Also, I will use google translate for the Russian sentences and they will 100% not be correct!

Doll doesn't talk a whole lot, that one is for sure.

She prefers listening to other people talking and a weird habit of hers is to pay attention to how their voices sound like

Do they have accents? In what pitch do they talk? What feeling do their voices give, something calming, something exciting?

She appreciates the unique voices the most. People speaking in different languages or accents, dynamic voices that adapt easily to the mood, etc.

And then there's your voice, the most special of them all

You survived an unfortunate incident against the murder drones but not without scratches.

You'd often stutter, getting stuck on words that were once easy to say.

Your voice also had a gritty and glitchy texture which sounded far from pleasant.

The other workers try not to exclude you. They always try to involve you in their activities because they know it's not your fault your voice is like that.

And yet, they often can't listen to it for long, always cutting conversations short.

It hurt. A lot. People began to talk to you less and less until literally, nobody talked to you. Only a select amount of people felt enough pity for you to try.

Doll wasn't aware of any of that. She always thought you never talked because you were, like her, a listener. And thus, she never approached you for a conversation.

You walked around with a huge of paper stacked on top of each other, covering your vision. Cursing at yourself, you regret offering help to the teacher to carry all the worksheets into the faculty room. But then again, he's the only one that hasn't treated you any differently from the rest. No judgment but also no pity.

Doll's gaze was set on her friend Lizzy as she waved goodbye, not noticing you approach her. You bump into each other, sheets falling everywhere on the ground as you flail around, trying to gather each and every one of them.

"I'm sorry, I didn't pay attention..." You say quickly, avoiding Doll's gaze. She stared in awe, mouth hanging open before snapping back to reality, helping you.

"Все нормально. Я не был осторожен." (Everything is fine. I wasn't careful) Now it was your turn to open your mouth in awe. You never heard any worker drone speak any language other than English. Sure, some came with silly accents but they all stuck to the same language.

"You speak Russian?" You ask, perking up. She looks up at you, handing you the last worksheets, and smiles, nodding her head.

"Ваш голос в уникальном" (Your voice is unique). Your smile falters a little, thinking she's about to say something negative or pitiful afterward. But nothing came. Just her gentle smile and a curious glint in her eyes. "Меня зовут Кукла. Как тебя зовут?" (My name is Doll. What is your name?)

"O-Oh?" She's asking you a question? "My name is..."

Doll somehow always managed to find something to talk about around you. And to your surprise, she never interrupted you nor tried to find an excuse to leave. Quiet the opposite actually, she refused to leave you alone.

While creepy to some to you it felt euphoric. You rambled on and on about your favorite topics, hobbies, and interests and Doll would sometimes share some of her own.

You'd get to know each other a lot in a short period of time. Even though Doll doesn't talk as much you could always tell she was listening intensely to what you said.

It didn't take long for you to start dating. Being this obsessed with each other surely wasn't a normal friendship!

Doll recalls how her mother Yeva described love.

It's like an addicting feeling. Something you always want more of and yet feel empty without. It hypnotizes you and you feel like you can see all the colors brighter and happier than they are even if it blinds you. It's the wind that blows the clouds away and the lullaby's to calm you to sleep.

And in Doll's case, she can't get enough of your voice.

[archivists-plus-one]

So, after this episode of TMAGP, I have some thoughts.

(Spoilers for The Magnus Protocol up to episode 10 below. You have been warned.)

First of all, Mr Bonzo is terrifying and I am regretting making a model of him, which now sits and watches me from my bedroom shelf. I have so many questions, and nowhere near enough answers to satisfy my brain.

But what got me even *more* is what happened at the Magnus Institute ruins with Sam and Alice.

And who is this [ERROR] (Voiced by Beth Eyre) that is seemingly unleashed from the institute ruins at the end?  

Well, I don't know. But I do have a bit of a theory...

What do we know about [ERROR]? Well. Not much. But I did come across this casting call from RQ, posted by @pinkelotjeart, which at the time they thought might be about Celia, however I can't see how it could be anybody if not [ERROR].

Mysterious? Absolutely. Hostile? If they're not, I'd be shocked. Raspy voice? If that breathing was anything to go by, definitely. Initially dormant, trapped + forgotten for twenty years? Well, the institute burned down just over twenty years ago, so I'm going to say that's a match too. Now the line that interested me most is the one that OP also highlighted - "building an identity for itself at the expense of its victims". 

What else have we seen "building an identity for itself"? Something that Colin has warned Alice against personifying over and over again? FR3-D1. And Freddie certainly seems to be taking its toll on Colin, who could feasibly be it's "Victim"...

Now what exactly does this mean? I don't know! But noting that [ERROR] is also the way Jonny, Alex + Tim Fearon's character names were written out by RQ when the casting was announced (as they couldn't do the glitchy effect from the images), it feels significant. 

But like I said. I don't know. That being said, imagine, for a moment, that you are this "[ERROR]" character...

You know your body is under the Magnus Institute, so you wait, biding your time, collecting as much information as you can. You watch through people's devices - harder, at first, but it gets easier and easier as technology advances. Some select few get the chance to relive their experiences, a "test screening" of sorts you name 'Voyeur' - you need to check your recordings are accurate somehow. You get involved with a tattoo artist named 'Ink5oul', who helps you out by live streaming their tattoo processes, showing you what the symbols they tattoo onto their clients mean, and how they combine.

You're not entirely undisturbed in your tomb under the Institute, of course - some idiots come poking around. It's a newer craze, "urban exploration", but you need it to stop. You find the most popular urbex forums, and, using the moderators accounts, make sure that your ruins are marked as "cleared" - there's nothing interesting to find there, so nobody will bother you. 

That is, until someone who goes by the name of "RedCanary" comes to the ruins, and almost destroys everything. It isn't time yet. You find their post about the Institute and see that they're planning to post photos of the symbols that have been drawn over the ruins. That will only invite more interest, you can't have that. So you go through their phone and warp the photographs they took beyond recognition. You send them "anonymous" threats, making it look like it's through the forums. You use their webcam to watch them, making them more and more paranoid. The paranoia makes you stronger. You dispatch of them, and take a photo as a warning to everyone else, then post it on the blog. That'll keep them away. 

When you've gathered enough audio data to learn to emulate voices, you start to speak. You read out the cases that will give the OIAR employees the tools they need to help you in your plight. But nobody notices. You can't be too specific, that'd only lead to more people poking around the ruins, destroying your chance. No, you need the right person. Somebody who understands The Magnus Institute, who can help you properly. 

And then, conveniently you listen to the interview of one "Samama Khalid", and know that it's your time. He was on the list from KLAUS. So you start slipping in hints, waiting for him to get involved. And he does. And now he's freed you, and has absolutely no idea what he's just unleashed.

Anyway! On that happy note! What does any of this mean? Who knows! I am very excited to see where this goes. But I will leave you with a couple of thoughts:

- If [ERROR] was created "from someone on the point of death", is this how the other voices in FR3-D1 appeared? In which case, that leaves Jon, Martin + Jonah (?) dead. Did [ERROR] die in the fire that destroyed the Institute? Were they the cause of the fire?

- How are the artifacts we've seen so far (the dice + violin) related to all of this?

- How are Starkwall involved in all of this?

- And last of all, how do I destroy my model Mr Bonzo? I never want to witness his horrible face again.

If you've made it this far, well done. Let me know what you guys think! Happy listening!

[progenycursed]

Progeny Cursed Chapter 12

A hard days training in the arena, but not for the Pure Vessel. Where they meet a new face, and a new voice. Who now has to deal with a spiteful, socially starved child that knows it can’t run away. 

Can attack (you)

*confused*(It) glitchy?

*confused* Why (it) here?

(King) orders stand in grid

*irate* (you) can talk! (You) -

(You) could always talk Why (you) never tal-

why (you) never talk with (me)?

Stop talking. Face forward

(I) thought you couldn’t talk, but (you) wouldn’t talk (You) liar

(You) will ta- [threat]

(Ogrim) 2nd command order, stand in line

*mischievous* 

*nervous*Shit

*mischievous* (Prankish)Want talk with me?

If not talk with me, then (I) won’t sleep Talk Talk Talk with (me)

Talk Talk Talk *playfully*Talk x6 Talk with (me) (You) will talk with (me)

(I) know (you) can think

[threat]

(You) don’t scare (me) (I) know (you) worry about (me) (You) listen when sad {(you) helped with molt}

*woah*Can leave shell?

(King) ordered (me) to {make sure it doesn’t leave}

Keep (me) in room. Not listen or help (me)

*irate* (kings) orders stay

*mischief* 

(I) know {(you) returned (me) to bed time slept in hallway}

*angry* (you) sleepwalk!

Liar

(I) know (I) sleep like dead

*angry*Get out!

Answer questions

*frustrated*Never (You) get tried eventually

(I) can not sleep for days (I) will pester (you) until (king) arrives to see (we) impure

(You) would not risk that

Either (You) answer questions or (we) get thrown in abyss with siblings

*infuriated* (he) would not thrown (you) in abyss with (siblings) he would-

(You) can ask 1 question

[happy] Why (you) never talk with (me)?

*tired* (kingsmold) don’t talk or think

*glimmer* (pure vessel) don’t think or talk *hopefully* Maybe (we) don’t think and talk together

One question is done. Go to sleep.

*mischief*

*perky* okay. Talk with (you) tomorrow

No.

*perky* Okay. Torment (you) tomorrow *mischievous* (your) choice

Shit

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Void Translations Quick guide:  () is referencing a person and due to the nature of void speak, don’t have direct translations.  [] a void callout. Type of call based on shape of lines. The closer to a circle, the louder the call. Intensity based on how many rings {} memories. Recalling past moments ** emotions. Little particle effects floating around their head <> physical feeling.  Lines/arrows in speech: single line=direction. Double line=a word/part of the sentence.  Solid line=present tense. Dotted line=future tense. Hollow line=past tense 

[reaper-bloodmoon]

(TSAMS Continuity AU) Recovery Won't Be Easy....

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Celestial Family Island Home

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Soliel is still stuck in bed, though she's attempting to sit up in it because she doesn't want to be stuck laying down all the time. It did send some pain throughout their body, but they didn't want to feel weak. In their mind, they were supposed to be the strong one, she's the oldest of her siblings after all...

It was then that Solar came in with Teek following behind him, Teek having a few glass bottles jiggling around in an orange colored over-the-shoulder bag.

Soliel: Wh....why is Teek here?

Solar: Well since your body's being effected by dark star power and Teek is pretty advanced when it comes to dark star magic...

Teek: We figured that I could absorb up all that dark star power causing you pain and put it into these bottles!

Soliel: Will...that even work...?

Teek: Well it should at least work for the most part, although there might still be some issues regarding your systems and body in general.

Soliel: Ugh....if you're going to do it now, make it quick....

Teek nods and takes the glass bottles out, using their dark star magic to make them float in the air.

Teek: This might be painful, but at least the pain you're currently feeling will be gone for the most part!

Teek then reaches their hand out and absorbs the dark star power in Soliel's body, Soliel letting out glitchy groans of pain. After Teek finishes absorbing it, they channel it all into the glass bottles then plug the glass bottles up.

Teek: There we go! How do you feel?

Soliel: Well, a lot better. Though I can still feel some faint numbing pains in my fingers.

Teek: Oh dear-

Solar: That's probably the lingering issues you mentioned earlier, Teek. Do you want me to direct the numbing pain somewhere else, sweetie?

Soliel: No, no, I'd rather be able to walk without numbing pain over being able to grab things without pain.

Solar: Soliel..

Soliel: It's okay, I promise. I can handle this, I'm strong enough.

Solar: ...

Solar gives off a rather tired, reluctant expression.

Solar: If...if you're absolutely sure about it.

Soliel: One hundred percent positive, Dad! Now, um, where did Lunar run off too?

Teek: About that...

Bloody then comes in, having their arms crossed.

Bloody: The small moon is no longer allowed in this house unless we let him and he's ready to apologize to you, sister.

Soliel: Oh...so he hasn't shown back up to apologize at all, other?

Bloody: Afraid not, little coward he is.

Soliel: Bloody, don't be mean. M-Maybe he got caught up with the astrals giving him consequences for his actions?

Teek: Well Taurus is in the living room with Sun, you can ask him.

Soliel: Taurus is here?? Why?

Teek: You might wanna see for yourself...

Soliel takes a few steps out of Solar's room to find Taurus in the living room, sitting on one of the sofas with a very inebriated, crying Terry in his arms. Sun is also seen sitting nearby with Muffin on his lap.

Soliel: Oh my kami kai...

Taurus: Hello Soliel....how are you recovering?

Soliel: Um...well it's not gonna be the easiest with the numbing pain in my fingers, but I'll manage. Why is Terry drunk??

Taurus: Hm...well....

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Flashback To About An Hour Ago

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Terry had been let in by Jack, Jack having run off back to Dazzle and Soliel afterwards. The little gator went towards the kitchen where he knew there was wine to find Taurus speaking to Sun, Sun being left a flustered mess and questioning his sexuality from the conventionally attractive bull man in front of him. His attention was then diverted to the sound of Terry popping one of the wine bottles open.

Sun: Terry, what are you doing? Can you even have that??

Terry: Legally no but fuck it, I wanna forget his stupid face!

Terry takes a huge swig of the wine, Sun having a near shocked expression on his face while Taurus simply raised a brow at this.

Taurus: Forget...?

Terry: Forget Lunar and his stupid cute face hurting my best friend!

Terry continues to drown himself in the wine, dropping the empty bottle on the floor and going for another one. Taurus turns to Sun for a more clear answer.

Taurus: Why does the little one wish to forget by drinking this...wine?

Sun: Well sometimes if a person feels really depressed or horrible about something, they get really drunk and can't really think straight. And a lot of the time they'll do something stupid or make stupid decisions.

Taurus: ...Then why choose to drink if it'll affect your ability to make decisions?

Sun: Some people are addicted, some people feel they have no other option to cope with their aching feelings...I would know.

Taurus and Sun turn their attention back to Terry when they hear him about to pop open a third wine bottle.

Taurus: That is enough, young one.

Taurus grabs Terry by the hood and takes the third wine bottle away from them.

Terry: Wha-hic-aaaa???

Taurus: Two bottles of this wine is already too much for your tiny body to handle....do not drown your aching misery and grief like this.

Terry: But-!

Taurus: No buts, you are already...what's the word again...

Sun: Drunk.

Taurus: Yes, that's the word....thank you, Sun.

Terry: I'm not hic drunk enough!!

Taurus: Hush yourself, I will not be allowing you to walk around in your current state.

Taurus walks over to the sofa and sits down while shifting Terry into a more cradled position against his chest.

Terry: You're not my hic daaaad!

Terry then goes quiet for a few seconds before starting to cry.

Terry: I miss my dad, I miss Foxy, I hate that I miss Lunar!!!

Taurus simply remains still on the sofa, allowing Terry to cry on him. While he's not the greatest at handling emotions and is still learning how to, he at least will stay and listen to others, being a rock to lean on.

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Back To The Present

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Soliel: Oh Terry...

Soliel sits next to Taurus on the sofa, reaching a hand up and placing it on Terry's cheek. The numbing pain remains, but they ignore it for Terry's sake.

Terry: S-hic-oliel...?

Soliel: Yeah...I'm here, and I'm feeling better.

Terry: Mmp...good...still angry at Lunar for hurting you...

Soliel: I gathered, Ter, I gathered.

Terry: Nngh...

Terry buries his forehead against Taurus' chest, groaning from feeling sick.

Soliel: ...How many drinks did you say he had again?

Taurus: Only two...it amazes me that he even got to two in the first place. With how young he is and how small they are, one would think it would only take a small shot to get him like this...either way, he shouldn't have even drunken the wine in the first place.

Terry: I knooow!!!

Terry whines and pouts as he tries not to vomit all over the place, only letting out a few gags.

Soliel: What are we gonna do with you, Terry?

Soliel sweatdrops and gives off an awkward smile similar to when Solar would when he felt awkward.

[pseudonimh]

Hey, just a thought, but consider how cool it would be if as a way to try and win Phil's loyalty, the code gave him his "wings" back. Not a normal elytra or his usual crow wings, but a digital and number-filled set that had the off chance of teleporting him when flying. Maybe not only to buy a form of Phil's loyalty, but they find out about Phil's past as "The Angel of Death" and want to use that, so they offer the clipped wise crow a new set of wings so long as he helps when it's needed.

The codes already have a fascination and eye with Phil, that being the first few days it attacked him, impersonated his kids first, and even more recently with Codeflippa favoring Phil alongside the other code events that seem to single Phil out amongst the other islanders. Phil has openly shown and expressed how awful it is to not fly, how he has to wear a backpack as a counterweight, and even the looks at Jaiden's wings were just torture to him- so, what if the codes notice that? The codes are observant and they gave Charlie his kid back, they gave Etoiles a wicked sword and shield back after he lost, so why not wings to a very useful asset who's more dangerous in flight?

If Phil was offered the wings, would he take them? He's already seen the effects of negative code use with Charlie, but he's also seen the benefit of using code tools with Etoiles. I think, or at least would like to imagine, that Phil would take the wings in due time after everything he's been through, after what the Federation did to his wings, and the soft taunting of the lack of them (Birdhouse, Jaiden showing their wings off, the "ha ha ha" and bubbles blown in his face, etc.).

So just imagine the offer: A set of wings for Phil to fly again, to use those wings and don the name "The Angel of Death" in totality again, to use those wings to find his kids so long as he pays the price of helping the codes when they need it. Maybe up on a pedestal in the highest place around that has a high significance to Phil, near Uppies as if a more convincing place because of how great it'd be to have wings there. The thought of having his kids back because he could find them with his fixed wings, he could hold them with wing hugs like he never properly could before, and he could keep them safe. Flying over high areas once again would be a liberating feeling, helping his friends much quicker, achieving his supposed full strength again too is too much of an intoxicating proposal.

Phil takes the offer, especially at the chance of finding his kids, and the next thing he knows is that his back is heavier and there's a greenish glow to them as feathers are semi-replaced with zeros and ones. Sure he wasn't expecting them to be like this, but to see and sense a full set of wings rather it be clipped and mangled gives a wave of relief that hadn't been felt in six months. The first thing he does? Fly. That's all he does for who knows how long, flying as much as that damned sunbird he chased and not landing anytime soon.

The effects of having the wings might make him teleport here and there every so often, I mean, this is more than just a held weapon or semi-contact with a code, it's full-on limbs like Maximus' leg but with more serious implications (It's Phil's wings, c'mon you know how much they mean to him). I can practically hear Etoiles shouting "LETS GOOOOO, THE GOAT" at Phil about how cool his wings are and asking to spar; a whole new meaning to Codebreakers too. Would his voice glitch? Who's to say. But I find it poetic that Phil became the thing he fought so long ago, a semi-glitchy powerful being with wings and an air of death.

Bonus points that his chat, the crows, appear around Phil's home when he took the offer as if to contrast the hummingbirds and parrots that originally showed up. Maybe even in a literary sense, the crows have flecks of bright green on their wings to match Phil too. Even more bonus points are that Phil chooses an open area in the sky to make a new home, just because it's safer and he feels more comfortable, that and so he can fly more.

[vangh17a]

so sorry if youve already answered this, but how do you add the glitchy effect to wanderer!donnie's battle shell? I'd like to doodle him but want to make sure I'm getting the design right :)

Hi! I haven't yet :D I actually have a few glitch brushes that I downloaded from the Clip Studio Paint store.

The content ID is 1892357 but it does cost 10cp points. However, feel free to experiment!

Maybe you have the brushes, or you're just curious as to the actual process of how I do it? Imma include a brief tut under the cut <3

CW glitch effects and eyestrain for the 3rd pic!

First thing's first, doodle your battle shell! This 60 second sketch I'm using was brought to you by screen fatigue and excited speed drawing.

Fill it in with the base fuchsia color. I usually don't worry about the lines being filled in perfectly, we're just gonna cover em up afterwards.

Lock the opacity on the layer, and grab a bright cyan and lightly airbrush the bottom! I think it gives a somewhat holographic vibe, and I use the same effect for the brothers' avatars as well.

This next part might be intimidating, but it's fun!

Above the current layer, make a new clipping layer. Anything you put on this one should only show up above the base colors.

Go ham! I like to use pink and blue glitch effects with some static bits. I stay away from the darker ones, but feel free to experiment!

Change the layer's blending mode to Overlay, and set the opacity down to 30%. It makes it softer!

One last thing and then we're done!

Grab a light purple, and do some lines on a layer ABOVE the lineart! It doesn't have to match up perfectly, it kind of gives off a glitchy vibe that way!

I like to go in and splotch erase bits of the original lineart beneath it as well. Bits I don't like, or bits that seem too dark.

Thanks for asking, and if I need to clarify anything lmk! I can't wait to see what you might create!

[pinky-in-blankets]

TADC: ✨️SideQuests ✨️

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First impressions

Route: Corruption!Au

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This was weird. It wasn't like Caine of all A.i's to want to go through such lengths to keep someone contained. He would usually just abstract them or throw them to the abstractions or even kill them himself.

But this was different. He made specific instructions to make sure that this particular individual was to be contained and monitored at all times. And even made a big deal about it if they ever got loose. Weird.

Jax couldn't wrap his head around it. He couldn't disobey Caine but it was so tedious to just sit here and watch.. that thing. It was pastel pink and burning his eyes with its bright colors. Ugh. He'll deal with it for now. This was almost as annoying as his chains. Once his turn is up he can go back to looking for his keys-

"Does it hurt..?"

?

He heard a soft voice speak out to him as he turned his attention to the being in the cage. Was she talking to him?

"Your abstraction.. does it hurt..?"

He looked at her with an irritated Glare. Great. Another freak on his hands. What does she expect him to do? Respond? He has no mouth for crying out loud! Of course it hurts you ignorant-

"I can make it hurt less."

He didn't even finish his thought as he just stared at her. What.. what did she just say? She can make it hurt.. less? Is she crazy..? That's impossible. He rolled his eyes as he started to turn away from her, only for her to respond more firmly this time.

"I'm serious. I can make it hurt less."

He flinched slightly at the change of her tone. He glanced at her in the corner of his eye before turning around fully to face her, taken aback by how serious she was looking. How can such a petite thing make such a serious face? It was laughable at best-

"You don't believe me, but I'm telling the truth. Take my Paw, and you'll see for yourself."

She stated before reaching out of the edge of the Cage with her tiny Paw. He raised an eyebrow at the notion. She really is trying to convince him to take her paw? This has to be the most hilarious attempt at trying to escape he's ever seen. Is she trying to befriend him? What a lowsy Idea.

The edges of his eyes Wrinkled up at a wicked thought that crossed his mind. It was boring just sitting her watching her. Wouldn't it be funny if he ripped her arm clean off? Now THAT would be entertaining!

Laughing to himself at the thought, he reached out with his claws and took Hold of her paw, having full intentions to do exactly what he thought.

But.. he didn't. Instead, he froze. The moment he took hold of her paw, he felt a wave of static Paralyze him for moment. Her heart markings began to glow as one of the golden pendants around her belt matched the color.

A glitchy effect surrounded her Paws and his body.. before a sense of something washed over him.. it was.. Peace..? He hadn't felt this calm in... he couldn't remember when. And the pain.. The constant pain and Buzzing in his brain.. it was Quiet. She was right. It didn't hurt anymore.

The giant Rabbit for once in a long time sat there dumbfounded by this forgotten sensation. For once in a long time, he didn't want find an exit, or keys, or cause destruction. He could think. He could breathe.

"I hope that although temporary, you can feel a little relief."

It was that same calm and soft voice again. Jax snapped out of his thoughts as he looked to the smaller frame inside the cage. He could feel his eyes water as he wanted to ask her so many things..

//..How..?//

"I'm an Anti-Virus. I was made to fix things."

She replied to his thought, causing Jax to jerk back in surprise. She merely gave a soft chuckle as her tail wrapped around the cage.

"I can hear your thoughts as well. But only a little bit. You speak much more clearly now that your mind is quiet."

//You can hear me? Wait.. You can fix me..?!//

He stared at her in disbelief, a small amount of excitement rising in his inner thoughts. Could he really be freed from this nightmare virus..!? No wonder why Caine was so adamant about keeping her contained. She was the key to fixing Everything-!

But his excitement seemed to die down when he saw the sorrowful look come across her face. Her other ear flattened to her head as she glanced away with a soft sigh.

"I'm afraid.. I can't fix you.. or anyone for that matter. At least, not yet."

// What do you mean? Your a anti-Virus! Your supposed to fix everything thats wrong! What do you MEAN you can't fix this! Are you Useless!?//

Jax was beginning to get upset. He had just found his way out and she couldn't put a stop to this? What was the point!

"Incase you have forgotten, I am not only under constant surveillance, but I am also imprisoned here. I am missing a key component that will allow me to finish what I was made for. But The virus had taken extreme measures to hinder me. I know the missing line of code is around here somewhere, but I cannot search for it stuck in here."

She explained, her tail flicking from side to side as she did so. As she explained her predicament, Jax felt a little bit less irritated. He supposed you can't exactly get mad at a bird for not flying when it's in a cage.

// If all you need is the stupid Code thingy, I can go find it if it means I'll get out of this stupid situation. //

" I appreciate the offer, but that is unlikely. Its only a matter of time before you revert back to how you were before, As I can only do temporary cures in this state. But Do know that I will figure out a way to make it permanent."

She promised. Not that it made Jax feel any better. He groaned and sat down in frustration. Great! He's still gonna have to be Caine's lapdog till little miss medicine can figure out a concoction to get things back to normal great. Awesome. Heck.

He shifted his gaze to her, and took notice of how bothered she was looking about her current state. He was quiet for a little bit as he contemplated what to do next. He let out a sigh. She was at least TRYING to be useful. Failing. But trying. And she DID make the pain go away.. even if it is only for a little while. That deserves some kinda props.

//.. Thank you. For, you know. Making my brain shut up for a bit.//

She perked up a little and glanced at him, eye little button eyes widening at the gratitude he was showing her. She gave a bright smile as her tail wagged a bit.

" I'm happy I could help."

Jax blinked a bit as he looked at her. That was.. really cute. He coughed and sat up before glancing away from her, a slight blush on his face.

//so.. you gotta Name? Wouldn't hurt to find out while I'm still lucid. I'm Jax.//

She blinks once more before she sits up a bit inside her cell, feeling a bit better as the Bunny's bashful manner brightened her mood. She tilted her head to the side with a polite smile before responding

"That i do, my name is Scribbles."

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Corruption!Au belongs to @rabid-mercenary15

[bigender-cowboy]

Sorry I kinda died there for a second lol. Anyways I’m going to explain why under the cut, and it’s kind of one big vent. You don’t have to read it if you don’t want to and you’re a mutual or something.

(Tw: SA, Eating disorders, child abuse, etc)

So basically I’ve been really going through it mentally. After what happened to me this summer, everything hit me hard. The severe abuse I went through by my mother’s words and hands messed me up. I was allowed to starve myself for days with no attention, causing me to do things like pass out. I also didn’t always have access to clean water, and when we ran out I went thirsty. Most clean water was warm (which I have no problem with) but I was also locked in a room with blankets surrounding me and the hot air from my broken window that didn’t shut felt like it was killing me. My room (which wasn’t actually mine) was also a wreck, with no space room to walk, stuff on both my bunk and my sister’s, and even rats (though these were all around the house). Outside my room was no better, and I’d go as far as to call it a hoarder’s home. There was mold, clothes everywhere, pills laying around, knives laying around, plates laying around, cups, spilled milk, items everywhere, and more. In summary, it was hell. A hot, disgusting, and horrible hell. This has deeply affected me, and I’m currently suffering from the aftermath of it all. It made my ED so fucking bad. I relapsed while I was there, only adding more scars to my poor body. I was supposed to take care of my sister, and instead she’d bring me freshly cooked meals after realizing I hadn’t eaten in days. That made me feel so guilty. I felt horrible, really. Now, upon any chance of recovery, my mom chased me across the country. She only lives around 30-60 minutes away, and tries to leave gifts. This is incredibly harmful to me and makes me feel so bad I get nauseous.

Again, I’m suffering from past trauma. I was SA’d by one girl multiple times, who I still talk to. I’m scared of letting her go knowing what she knows about me. Somehow only recently this fucked me up so bad. She makes jokes about it. I get so nauseous when she does. It’s so triggering to me, and every day we don’t talk I get happier before remembering that she could be talking about me. I get extremely paranoid and am overly attached to her because of this. One of the bigger factors that made me stop posting was fear of her somehow finding my blog and showing everyone it, something I deeply want no one to find. I can’t open up to anyone but one of my friends, who used to date her and understands how manipulative and abusive she is. I appreciate that I have someone, but I cannot bring myself to tell anyone else knowing they’d tell the girl I told on her and I don’t know what’d she say about me.

Another thing: I’m also suffering from what I’m pretty sure are fucking hallucinations. I already had auditory ones, which have recently gotten way worse (examples: hearing this annoying fucking alarm and getting up to find it and it doesn’t change in volume wherever I go, hearing my name or a friend’s name being called, fucking breathing sounds, doors, banging, yelling, etc)(note: I think the worst one was this loud glitchy sound effect thing that kinda sounded like music and a girl was screaming with. i was informed this wasn’t real after checking cameras outside the window where i slept) which are messing with me pretty bad. And then I’m also fucking seeing like weird ass shadows like the other night I was trying to hang out with a friend and thought I saw a gorilla and started screaming. We both ran, and when I explained it and we both sat there confused why I thought this. A lot of moving or flashing shadows I think. I’m worried about whatever the hell this means. I also keep having things where I don’t know if they’re real. Like fake memories. Most commonly it’s a bloody nose, with me not knowing if it was real or a dream or I imagined it.

Now I’m also struggling with the thought that nothing I do will mean anything. If I die, most of my friends have told me they wouldn’t care (which I don’t remember is real or not). I am slowly learning how to cope with life while having this idea that my death will mean nothing, which is so fucking hard. I’m sure I have incredibly severe depression. I’m also having bad intrusive thoughts.

Summary: I had to step back for a moment because my declining mental health due to trauma. There’s gonna be more breaks like this probably.

Thank you for reading this, sorry if i fucked up your mood a bit.

[eldritch-spouse]

Hi, it’s Spooky Anon (also, I’m sorry about the misunderstanding with the eldritch in a human disguise ask, meant it more as “what if a random person who was secretly a monster wandered in” and not “what if Y/N was a monster in disguise, anyways not the point of the post-)

I have a few questions, answer whenever you feel comfortable

1. Katia is a sloth demon, so how did she have triplets who are wrath, gluttony, and pride demons? It seems that demon types are inherited

2. How would Fank-Es voice sound? Like we know he speaks in l33t, but like, take the sentence “N1C3 to m3et U!1!” for example (idk made it up on the spot) would it sound like a very fucked up “Nice to meet you!” Or would it sound like “N-one-c-three- to m-three-et u!-one-!”

This last question is more optional and jokey, not rlly important but I remember there was a brief mention of E-Knaf, opposite of Fank-E. Would they be dressed in all black? Dressed like a boring office worker? Or something else?

Thank you! - Spooky Anon 🕸️

["Reader who is secretly a monster" and "reader who is a monster in disguise" are the same thing to me. Sorry if you meant something distinct, that's what it reads as to me.]

1)

Demon types are inherited only in specific scenarios, particularly when:

A) Only one of the parents is a demon;

B) One of the parents is an Icon;

When you have two demon parents, genome works differently in the conception process, different types can be achieved according to what both parents have going on in their DNA.

Katia was a sloth demon, yes, but the triplets' father was wrathful. It was a mix and mash of genomes since both parents came from mixed-type households as well.

2)

[I think I've said this before, I'm not sure.]

Fank-e's voice is higher pitched than it should be for a robot of his size (not ridiculously so, but it's noticeable), it's also glitchy and features periods where it loses clearness, becoming cracky or echo-y. It has some jarring spikes in speed and pitch, which makes him hard to comprehend until you've hanged around the robot for a while.

This is, in part, caused by the damage to his "head", where plenty of vital components reside.

He doesn't read out the numbers or random upper-case/lower-case configurations in his speech pattern, that's purely for "effect" (such as how Kalymir speaks in caps locks).

Whenever a ":]" is written in his dialog, he doesn't verbalize "colon, right square bracket". What happens is that his visor displays that emoticon. Sometimes he'll display words in his visor as well, and those are more often than not written in l33t.

3)

They'd be devoid of anything remotely noteworthy. Between reverse Fank-e and a brick wall, you'd be better off trying to get a relationship with the wall.

[be-the-glenn-to-my-maggie]

I've been dubbed! To honor this momentous occasion I, Boredom Anon, will let you in on a little something: I am in fact going to go through with writing the memory loss au, rest assured. Sorry I left you with only that small piece to chew on, but I needed a trusted source to give me an opinion on the idea before I got too in over my head.

To answer a few of your questions in your response:

His body is still there, yep, and I plan on this being one of the plot points because technically Spider is still in his body---the avatar up and walking is just a glitchy memory-holder which I thought would lead to an interesting question: where is the line between oneself? Is he even still Spider, in this case? This is something that Neteyam especially will be conflicted by.

The exact details of how he got hurt are something I've been playing with. For now I think having him take the bullet for Neteyam might be fun to play with, but who's to say. I'm willing to hear any suggestions you may have on the matter!

The Sullies are in Awa'atlu when Spider is first on the mend and getting used to his avatar body. The scene I gave you was when they're finally in the clear to come and see him at High Camp.

I didn't add in all of their reactions because I didn't want to get carried away, but you are very close to how I imagined I'd write Jake and Tuk's reactions lol. I plan on putting the elements you mentioned with Neytiri in there for sure though and you're correct Spider is going entirely off of what feels right so that'll be fun.

Another thing to note: one of the main points I have written down right now is that this avatar body is so fresh that everything is new and feels almost overwhelming in some cases. Pair that with his limited memory and you get some potent muscle-memory/instinct type shit going on, almost like how a newborn creature is just going off of what it feels. For example, the first thing he thinks when he wakes up in his avatar body is Neteyam, and this is quickly followed by a deep longing and it just starts to plague him because he doesn't know what it means but he knows he needs this "Neteyam" whoever he is (and he knows Neteyam is a person, he can feel it. It comes to him in broken images: a blurry face, a melodic laugh, "I see you, Spider.") Am I explaining this well? I feel like I'm making about zero sense lol but whatever you'll get what I mean eventually if you don't now.

Anyways, while I'm working on developing this fic I'll be sure to hop on the asks every now and then with updates if you'd like and when I publish it I'll of course send you the link if you want 👍. Your positive reaction has done wonders and since you aided in my final decision to write it I feel it's only fair.

BOREDOM ANON THIS IS THE MSOT EXCITING NEWS. WHEN I GOT THIS ASK I FREAKED, AND I ALMOST BUMPED IT TO THE TOP OF THE PILE. Instead I just went through the others a little quick and used it as incentive lol. I am thrilled to be a trusted source, I'd love to do whatever I can, feel free to dm me of course, or send me all the asks if you want to stay anonymous of course.

-Wow, that is very dark. There's a great opportunity for an examination of what makes one truly themselves. I think the Na'vi would be more understanding at first than the scientists, due in part to all energy being borrowed in their philosophy. They can visit the dead in memories when they are with Eywa, and that's almost like what Spider is. It just is a question as to if that makes him dead or not, kind of. I also wonder, does that mean they expect him to wake up, or will they try to transfer him into his Avatar body permanently once they think he's strong enough? Probably not questions for you to answer, spoilers lol.

-Hmm, well, the bullet is always good, because I've been saying (I don't remember if it was in dms or a public post) that I've yet to see a fic where Spider takes the bullet and I get to the see the direct fallout from that. I think the effect it would have on his and Neytiri's relationship would be fairly immediate. It would also drastically change the ship standoff, and I'm curious as to people's takes on that. He could also always just pass out from blood loss and then when Norm and Max arrive they notice the brain damage from the machine, and that is what makes them put him in a coma, because he isn't stable.

-Ooh, very interesting. I'm sHOCKED the Sully kids let that fucker out of their sight for a second. Kiri and Lo'ak attempt to sneak out with Payakan to go back to High Camp literally every night, Jake has to sleep basically on top them. He'd never suspect that NETEYAM is also a flight risk, the biggest of them all.

-Haha, no, I understand! Well, even if he can't remember much of before, he's never felt his mating bond before in a Na'vi body. The feelings are stronger and different, and he doesn't have the past knowledge to try to repress or ignore them. He just knows what he wants and what he needs.

OBVIOUSLY we'd love updates, but no pressure of course, and of course I want the link!! I am so so glad I helped with the decision, so many of you lately have said I helped inspire you to write and I cannot express how happy that makes me! Fanfiction is a fantastic creative outlet and a great tool and gateway into bigger literary work, so never feel nervous!

[greendudenumber7]

Spider Noir x Spiderwoman Reader

(Sorry for any errors feel free to suggest thing)

Y/n is a jumping spider, she can jump through time, to other dimensions when she does this she does not experience the glitchy thing (sorry i have no clue if it has a real name)that the other spider people experience, and jump to other places. *pretty much teleporting* If she can remember the location of an item she can teleport the item to her

Due to Y/n being able to travel and stuff not feeling the effects of it she spent most of her time going to other dimensions then them coming to her's. She had been with Noir for a little around a month and she would go and help him fight crime. She never worked with anyone in her own city who's company she enjoyed, but working with everyone from the other universes she was able to learn that maybe we all need a little help sometimes (She learned most of that time from mailnly working with Pennie, Noir, and Ham. She worked with others but she bonded best with these three). When Y/n had first met Noir he was the first person that she met outside of her own world. She thought his world sounded so fascinating. Technically he is only a year older than Y/n but his timeline was based in the 30's so does it still count or not she often thought about. (When Y/n had gone to see Noir) Y/n had been swinging around Noirs city looking for him, she had already stopped by his apartment, and Aunt May's but he was nowhere to be seen. So here she was blindly looking around New York City for him. Y/n had thought she was lost but then she heard people screaming and and a loud crashing sound. She had moved over toward the noise and seen a villain at first she did not recognize who it was but then she seen him. Green Gobin. Y/n had seen him in many other universes which spiderman or woman had existed in including her own but since she did not need to take care of New York because in her world she had a few spidermen. Her job was to watch over Vegas. Turns out that Noir had been fighting this guy for sometime now."So that's where you had been the whole time" Y/n said to herself, as she started swinging herself over to where Goblin and Noir had been located. Noir looked pretty beat up. "Hey need help over there" I called over to Noir. I think that I might have surprised him because he looked at me and Goblin took the chance to throw a blow at Noir. "Oh hi doll, sure some help right now doesn't sound to bad" he said while standing up. Time skip Y/n had helped out Noir and they both ended heading to his place. Peter did not seem to look to well. Once we got inside we finally were able to take off our masks.Peter grabbed his glasses and put them on I noticed that he had a cut on his face. "Hey Peter let's go clean you up, you don't look to good." I look up to Peter feeling slightly worried hoping that his wounds were not to bad. "Alright, my love" we walked over to the bathroom and I grabbed his first aid kit from the cupboard and Peter sat on the counter. I looked up at him "would you like me to get the cut on your face first?" Peter took his glasses off " We can start there if you would like to love." I grabbed some gauze pads and peroxide and started cleaning the cut on his face, it was on his cheek a small little scratch. While I was cleaning out his cut I held my other hand cupping his face to get a better view. I had just realized how close we had been and I could feel my face burn up. Peter could see this which caused him to smirk, "you look cute when you blush like that doll." Peter got close to my lips and placed a soft gentle kiss. "Hey for your information I was not blushing I was just, um I didn't do anything actually it was the lighting" Peter laughed at my statement, "Mhm sure doll" I shock my head "okay let's see what other scratches you got, lift your shirt" Peter did so, he had a good amount of them. Thankfully none of them were to deep. I ended up spending the next half hour cleaning them and putting bandages on a few of them. I looked up at him once I was done "Cuddles, or another night?" Peter smiled "sure that sounds great my love" Y/n and Peter got ready for bed and cuddled. The couple stayed happily together until... The end.

MY FIRST FULL STORY LETS GO

[applepiesandalibis]

Nervous Curtains — Fake Infinity

Genre: I'm not very sure how to label it? Let's go with alternative rock with steampunk/dark-cabaret elements. And cool synths. This is funny how I do reviews and don't even know what genre an album is um yeah whatever it's not that serious (I guess)

Released: February 12, 2012

Song ranking:

Something Sinister

Wired to Make Waves

It's The End of Eternity

Come Around Viral

Cats In The Dark

The Sting of Exposure

Vacate The Premises

Moody Photos

The Crooked Telephatic

Thoughts: This is Sean Kirkpatrick's (of The Paper Chase) band and it really makes me sad that many people don't know about it. This album has some things that are very similar to TPC such as glitchy sound effects, distorted vocals, amazing layered instrumentation, general eeriness in some tracks and so on. I mention TPC way too much in these posts, but c'mon, it's literally an account centered around them so...

Anyways. My favorite track is easily Something Sinister. I randomly played it from my "stuff to listen" playlist and literally fell in love immediately. Everything about it is so beautiful and it feels very different from all of the other songs on the record. Such an overlooked masterpiece :(

Talking about things I didn't like: most of the songs weren't really memorable to me andI only had one song that I remembered well from the first listen. But that might just be a me thing. And I'm sure that the more I listen to it the better it'll get. The songs are still perfectly produced and I like how some of them scratch my brain with these instrumentals

Anyway, I really do recommend checking these guys out and will be diving deeper into their discography soon!

Overall rating: 6,5/10

[salpho]

BSOTM REVIEW !!

I liked it !! Not loved or anything big like that but it was enjoyable and effective for what it is.

Things I personally liked -

The story was well executed for how small the game is. Since the game is meant to be a treat/starter for the fans between bigger, main games/spinoffs, they had to think about how to present the story in a good readable but interesting way that's in their budget for it, and they did !! I liked all story parts I remember. The age and time being told through a height chart on the wall was creative and the way they had the hallway outside change from school to studio was also good. I also liked the silhouettes, they added an artistic feel to the game despite being really simple. All of it was fairly creative and I liked how they composed each scene to be abstract but still clear. I feel like the story itself is also more of a blurb than a one off thing too, just explaining the main parts of it/perhaps even a backstory to what happened to Riley in gent. This has potential and it would definitely be something I'd like to see made into a more developed story down the line.

I think the can mechanics were fun too, not anything huge but nothing in this game really is.

Things I didn't like/would change -

Ragtime Guffie seems like a great guy but like. He doesn't Do anything. A lot of problems, even in batdr, are that characters don't have significance and are just There. What I would've done is maybe have him be a link or symbolism for something relating to Riley's story ? Maybe make him represent a parent of hers or something, maybe even get rid of him entirely. If he appears in a game in the future perhaps make him an easter egg in bsotm like the other teasers in a way.

The oldtime theatre was kinda useless ? It feels as if both the theatre and teaser tv room could've been one, so if I were to change that I'd make each teaser poster seen on screen just a poster in a single theatre room framed like upcoming movies/the toon promos in other games (and the One in bsotm) would be. I remember seeing that lone wolf was a physical poster like that but I feel the other games could've had the same treatment. I also think the screen itself was fairly useless and didn't show anything of value. I would've at Least had it play the bendy toons that already exist on it or even just add different glitchy things that appear each time you hit the screen. Maybe mix the two up and have the toons themselves glitch in various ways while showing off the messages like "submit" and "obey" between frames.

Having to walk into and through the darkness for a good minute to get to the open shack feels... unnecessary. It's interesting in concept somewhat but it's just a waste of time to walk all the way over. Maybe making them closer together would've helped ? Or just have one shack and something hidden in the area to break the wood panels with.

Having a jumpscare for pausing just doesn't feel right. What if someone Needs to pause the game for a break or for other important reasons and they just come back to their game being over in some way/in the beginning again (keep in mind I avoided any jumpscare from the ink demon so I am only assuming what likely happens). It just doesn't sit right with me. Also, the accessibility of the game is Not good at all. There are no warnings for the flashing lights or the themes of car crashes, and the lack of any settings can make the game impossible to play for some I'm sure. No brightness settings, sensitivity, flashing lights to be turned off, anything. What should've been done is Have warnings on the steam page and have those options in game too as the lack of these can cause serious harm to some people.

In Conclusion -

I enjoyed the game and the story was executed well, however, the other parts of the game were oftentimes unnecessary and the accessibility needs to be improved.

[dooptown]

i played through Scanner Sombre today, and it has such a cool central mechanic that it breaks my heart that its existence kind of prevents any other team from doing something similar

the game is completely pitch black, since you're miles underground, and all you have is a device that emits dozens of small lasers per second, painting every surface they touch with a dot that changes color depending on how far you are from it. You directly map out the cave as you explore, making for an extremely unique and immersive experience

under the cut is where i complain a lot

this game did not need a story. i feel like the devs weren't confident enough for the game to speak for itself, even though it's literally the perfect 'show, don't tell' avenue for both gameplay and story. instead we're spoonfed information about the area we're in via text from the player character's thoughts. i couldn't help but think how much cooler it'd be for the player to just make guesses at what on earth the things they were finding could have been, or how they got there

also, the game is just naturally frightening. Maybe it's cuz i just watched The Descent recently, but the combination of the sound design and pitch darkness just makes for creepy atmosphere. Add the fact that you're not even seeing the environment for what it really is, and instead seeing impacts of a laser. Big missed opportunity where there could be something picked up initially, but when you go over to it it's gone (of course the laser in the game doesn't work as it would in real life, objects painted with dots have the dots move with them...somehow)

But instead of leaning into that natural, subdued, subtle horror (which happens enough in the game that i was pleased with it at least), the game throws in some glitchy effects and a ghost plot. I've always preferred my horror to be grounded, so this might just be a me issue, but dramatic music stings and glitchy effect humanoid shapes popping in suddenly had me rolling my eyes

this is where i talk about my ideal version of this game:

first, you begin at the entrance of the cave. There'd actually be some light here, but quickly as you get deeper the light disappears. You'd set up a sort of base camp here before going deeper into the darkness and using the laser scanner to paint your map

the caves would either have to be huge and expansive or randomly generated in some way. Considering nothing would really need to be rendered digitally, it wouldn't be a huge undertaking (that i know of). At certain, arbitrary points you could set up new camps, but you'd be limited to a certain number of how many you could set up. These camps would also have lanterns by them, and would act as your save points

Since i love being totally immersed in stuff, i think that water shouldn't reflect the dots you place. Sure, it's pretty, but it makes no sense. The laser might have enough fidelity to understand when it's hitting water and not render, but water should remain black, and sound queues will tell players when water is nearby (again, like in the actual game)

Rappelling and other climbing mechanics should be integrated, allowing for even deeper traversal, and the deeper you go the more inexplicable discoveries you make (eg: a completely square room among the caves, manmade structures like in the game, a creature that moves constantly so you have to have your laser on it while you try not to make too much noise)

in conclusion, i loved this game purely for the gameplay it provided, but think it got totally kneecapped by the narrative. I hope someone else comes along and picks up this idea and runs with it (if introversion software would let them)