#not sure how we got to uhhhh yknow but

[ghostfucker-69]

the reason im a ghostfucker is because after an entire evening of listening to Soft Fuzzy Man by Lemon Demon on repeat, i had a very sexy dream about a very sexy ghost man in a sexy military uniform (he never actually went to war, but died of an illness just before he was deployed, so he told me) and he fucked me very nicely under a tree in a mossy forest. 10/10. been a ghostfucker ever since.

[aha-chuu]

Here's the thing. "Renheng but Blade is immortal and nothing goes wrong" goes totally against the themes set up in HSR. But it's so fucking funny.

So, Dan Feng loves Yingxing whatever. They decide to make Yingxing immortal together and then BAM no one finds out (so no big crime to be arrested for) but there's two ways to play it. Either they have to slowly gaslight everyone into believing YX was a long life species this whole time, or they have to somehow pretend this is not YX, this is some other 100% naturally immortal dude and Dan Feng just has the Most specific type ever, to the point that he basically got his exes twin but immortal with a cooler haircut.

And with the gaslighting idea - I think it could work. No one's gonna notice that YX isn't aging for at least a few years, probably more since everyone they know is long-life and they likely have a warped perception of how regular aging works. So DF & YX just gotta wait like 5-10 years, slowly dropping hints that "oh yeah can't wait till our 150th anniversary!!" And Jing Yuan is like "... Hmm is that normal? That's probably normal?".

Cos also. Who's gonna mention it? Like it's gonna take so long for anyone to notice, is Jingliu gonna eventually sit them down like "you did a big sin didn't you" and then YX and DF just play dumb: "what??? Jingliu what are you on about? Is Mara eating all your memories of YX definitely being immortal this whole time?" So that's not good for Jingliu's mental health but whatever.

Anyway so Dan Feng and Yingxing have successfully scammed everyone but DF is still definitely the High Elder and absolutely no one wants him to be dating this guy. Also the dragon heart is missing cos it's in YX's chest and surely the Preceptors would check up on that? Like a renewal service? Some sort of 200-year check-up? Does DF have to take his bf with him so the aura is nearby? It's just a game of "how dumb are these guys?" Until all those preceptors reincarnate into ones who DF can convince "oh no the High Elder is supposed to give the dragon heart to their beloved. Yeah it's a ritual. Oh the immortality uh no Yingxing had that forever obviously".

Eventually YX is gonna get stabbed and he's definitely more immortal than everyone else. More gaslighting ensues probably, cos otherwise it's like?? He's just an abundance monstrosity (Jingliu is seeing red rn) and Jing Yuan has sussed it out at this point but yknow he likes YX; he prefers him being alive than dead. Jingliu is gonna stab YX for being an undying monstrosity and JY steps in - "nooo don't you know I mean ig your parents never told you but if uhhhh you suck enough dragon dick this is totally normal -" and anyway Sanctus Medicus get a lil fetishy sex crazed from that conspiracy theory.

Then later DF has to be reborn which is sad, but I like to think YX just takes like. A gap year from their relationship. He's a divorced old man he deserves a mid life crisis while DH gets the "plss don't fall in love this idiot guy again" speech from the other Vidyadhara but it's working like reverse psychology, DH is all "pshh I'm way too put-together for that!!" And anyway YX is still a hot piece of ass so DH fails immediately.

One day DH gets a dream memory about the whole sinning part of their relationship and has to come to terms with That™ meanwhile YX is sipping a mimosa while he's having a moral dilemma. "No babe it's fine it's like. Yeah it is a hellish sin but it's cute that you're so worried about it. No they can't try us for crimes we did so long ago don't worry" meanwhile JY is still dealing with the paperwork nightmare from YX's birth certificate definitely not being that of a long-life person's but ehh.

Basically fluffy unproblematic renheng where no one gets amnesiaed or tortured is great and good even if it laughs in the face of canon.

[ryanthel0ser]

My Reactions to Trigun Stampede After Watching the 1998 show

So I watched all of the 98 show in less than 24 hours and adored it so I went into Stampede cautious and yknow I liked it just a tiny bit (as I am writing this I am on my 4th rewatch, I watched it for the first time 3 days ago, I adore it). I decided to document my reactions cause I feel like a few mutuals will enjoy this.

Episode 1

SPACE??? ALREADY??? JUST RIGHT OUT THE GATE???

awww hi Vash, lil guy <333

what are they cooking here, showing us the Rem situation immediately

Rem 😢

This is very much like Eva in DMC5

Oh they're reporters now?

WHERE'S MILLY, WHERE IS MY GIRL MILLY, WHO IS THIS GUY AND WHERE IS MILLY

i miss milly...

yep that's Meryl

VASHHHHHHH <333333 MY GUY <3333333

JOHNNY YOUNG BOSCH <333333333333333333333 (yes i watched the dub, it's good and I love Johnny Young Bosch)

only 6 million??

He's so sillay <333

MAJOR aesthetic difference

"Careful the kitchen's serving lead" queen

so weird to see a town not running Vash out

love that they're still mixing the music so that it's louder than the dialogue (not)

THEYRE JUST HANDING THE VASH AND KNIVES LORE AT THE VERY START?????

Knives you are so close to playing the Interstellar theme

I should really read the manga to see what they're adapting that 98 didn't

Ooo i love this song

98 STYLE ART ASDJFKAJDSFLJADFKJA THEY DID THAT FOR ME THAT WAS FOR ME THAT CATERS TO ME

Episode 2

I just noticed he calls him "Nai" euueueueueu

*insert catjam here* intro goes so hard

It'd be funny if Roberto went "man this sounds like Dante and Vergil"

Not him trying to cry his way out asjkdfjlkadf that's Vash for sure

I'm so glad they got Johnny Young Bosch for this I don't think anyone else could do it

July is still around??

"MAMA LOVES YOU BABY NOW SHOO" iconic

noooo :[

NEBRASKA FAMILY

"why'd they have to use this photo" it's a cute photo!

HE'S SO REAL

ONE BULLET VS 2 DOZEN DONUTS, LIKE YEAH CHOOSE THE DONUTS THAT'S BASED

Did they model Rosa after Milly to atone for the fact she isn't here

Me seeing things that are identical to the 1998 one: excited pointing at tv while pogging

"Mm, Yeah no <3" I love him so much

"what's wrong with being a little timid" I want to hold you and never let go, you do not deserve what's coming

look at my boy dodging lets go

"I don't have any reason not to...eh, I don't really care...I told you I don't" Vash you deserve the world

hell yeah gunslinger moment

VASH HOW STRONG ARE YOU??

that smile AUEUEUEUEUUEUEUEUEU it really reminds me of 98

HUH?

Episode 3

uh oh

well how we getting outta this

OH THIS GUY I REMEMBER YOU

HE GOT CLOWNED ON BY SAMURAI GUY

ANGRY VASH HELLO HI KING MISSED YOU

love seeing Vash angry some of my favorite moments are when he's pissed

oh this is a smart plan actually

"who's side are you on anyway" is this going to be recurring

KNIVES

man Knives you really arent holding back

the creators of this show went "hey we saw your twin angst in DMC Capcom and how much yall emphasize the twins so we'd like to do the same since you probably were inspired by Knives and Vash for the Vergil and Dante situation"

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO THAT GORE IS SICK <- blood and gore enjoyer

is Johnny Young Bosch the only returning voice???

this is the third ask for who's side Vash's on this is definitely recurring

uhhhh whatcha doing there

◉_◉

"you would shoot me?" lowkey wish it was still as funny as it was in the 98 version

WOAH RELOAD ANIMATION

He's living up to the Million Knives name

that is certainly a Million knives

Metal Gear ass name

WOAH THAT'S SO COOL AND PRETTY

holy crap they quickly established the difference in serious tone oh my god, there is so much emotional weight here

also the music is gorgeous

yeah the stakes are much higher in this version, they are not afraid to kill characters

this is just heartbreaking

Vash 🥺

"because I dont deserve to cry" VAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASH AEUEUEUEUEUUEUEUUEUEUEUEUEUEUEUEUEUEU

so will we get to see what happens to July or will it just not happen

Episode 4

hi Wolfwood

not gonna lie I don't like this fit, the pants specifically

where's your nose king, they took it away

THEY HIT WOLFWOOD WITH THE CAR AHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH

oh well this aint good

Not a priest????

yep that's Wolfwood (lollipop scene)

he's much more emo here tho not as charming as 98

ASJDFJFSDL LMAOOO

loved that animation of Vash looking at the bill

well Roberto isn't wrong, you did work for Knives

hey isnt that Meryl's gun

"don't worry I can see through his emo persona ^-^" "HEY"

I KNEW IT WAS THIS KID

woah cool design

we are getting so much more of these guys than we did in 98

YUHHHHH THE DESIGN IS BASICALLY IDENTICAL

WOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

that actually looks good, id eat it

REVEALING THIS ALREADY?????

WHAT ARE YOU COOKING STUDIO ORANGE????

"i can see it in your eyes" dont think i didnt notice that little parallel

gate????

im snorting those end credit arts like crack cocaine

Episode 5

Todoroki that you?

WAIT I FORGOT WOLFWOOD IS VOICED BY TODOROKI'S ENGLISH VA AHAHAHAHHAHAHAH

the radio spouting religious stuff and doomsday talk is giving DMC5 intro

It's so interesting that at some angles the style is identical to the 1998 show

Vash in particular, they translated his facial expressions perfectly

OH THIS GUY

OH I LOVE THIS REDESIGN

I LOVE THIS REDESIGN A LOT

what's the deal with this kid

man they really are just tugging on my heartstrings in this show

"If God won't, I will!" STOP

Alice Angel that you?

OH NO

IS THIS WHERE I THINK IT'S GOING

OH NO

OH NO THIS MAKES THIS WHOLE SITUATION SO MUCH WORSE

HE KNEW HIM SINCE HE WAS A BABY???? SHOOT ME IT'D HURT LESS

HE WAS JUST SOME GOON GUY IN THE 98 VERSION I CANT AEUEUEUEUEUEUEUEU

same face as the 98 guy tho just with the scar

Oh Wolfwood doing that has so much more impact now

although in the 1998 version by having it not be someone Vash knew it added to how far Vash's ideals went and it caused Wolfwood to have introspection but this is a different arc

And in the 1998 version the situation is much more ambigous cause Vash is talking to the "kid" but he hasn't turned back at all yet and Wolfwood shoots

so it's more unclear who is right in that situation while in this you can see Rolo is sorta just frozen there and thinking so you're inclined to Vash's side more

what are they cooking, im so intrigued

Episode 6

WOAH WOAH WOAH WOLFWOOD WHAT IS YOUR DEAL

WOLFWOOD WAS A NORMAL GUY IN 1998

HE IS CLEARLY NOT HERE

"im like the cool big brother" tumblr does not agree

I have seen some art

THE SUITCASE THINGYS

CHARACTER THAT WASNT EVEN IN THE 1998 ONE???

MANGA CHARACTER AYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

this guy must be a bleach fan

OH THAT'S SO MUCH FUNNIER KNOWING JOHNNY YOUNG BOSCH VOICES ICHIGO AJAHHDAHHAHAHAHA

i love this 2D style can I get an entire anime in this style

Little Wolfwood and Little Megumi need to be in a idgaf competition

tiny menace to society

stfu this is so cute, how will this go horribly wrong

smoking at like 7 years old asjkdfalfd

Woah Trigun, your mom lets you have TWO tragic sibling plots???

wow they made Wolfwood trip balls

WOAH

THEY ARE NOT HOLDING BACK ON THE BODY HORROR <- thrilled about this

man they did screw you up

LEGATO

they took his emo swag

S+ what is this Devil May Cry

they flipped Legato's design and put the spikes on the right side and the part the other way

Livio has become Sans Undertale

Wolfwood better have a tiddies out fit next season

they were POPPING in 98

that jacket was STRUGGLING

"Ryan you're objectifying him" yes I am

I want to see his tiddies hand em over

Not gonna lie Wolfwood, you calling Vash "blondie" isnt helping the allegations

Episode 7

LMAOOOO THE BADLANDS GANG GETTING THEIR PHOTOS TAKEN AJSDFLJFSDK

i can't with this im AUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUEUEUEUEUUE

if Buddy Daddies hadn't sucked me dry from crying so hard (i had just finished it the previous day) I would be weeping

WELP HE JUST DID THAT

he aint dead though i saw stuff about him

Legato not gonna lie I prefer your 98 version so far, like he made me shake in my boots a bit

Vash why is your arm made of the blown glass stuff they use to make little glass figures you see in the glass cabinets at the back of the PX or at a big gas station

that gun definitely hit something, just not the town bet

the title card of "Wolfwood" after he calls himself the punisher asjkdfjlaf

hello why am I crying at the scene of Vash with his hands against the glass in the plant

this just in, scene so pretty with pretty music that it made Ryan cry

not the first time

OH HE'S A PLANT

THAT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE

IM SO STUPID HOW DID I NOT REALIZE THAT DURING 98

ONCE AGAIN GOING FERAL FOR END CREDIT ART AALALALAAODFOAOAOAOAO

Episode 8

oh nooooooooooooooooooo

dont show me this

dont show me them being happy

my little baby boy auaueueueueueueueueueueueueueueu

"im mom to the sweetest boys in the universe" ONE sweet boy

The little blush on Nai dwaw

Plant lore????

Saverem? Really that's her last name??? Is this Metal Gear

BRAD???? THAT'S BRAD???

actually not surprised that's Brad

"there has to be something special that only you can do" be the most babygirl anyone could ever be, though you gotta grow up for that

I CANT LITTLE VASH AUEUEUEUEUEUEUUEEUUEUEUEEU

I NEED TO TAKE YOU FAR AWAY AND SPOIL YOU WITH ICE CREAM

when is this going to go horribly wrong

IM GONNA CRYYYYY HE'S SO ADORABLE AUEUEUEUEUEUUEUEEUUEUEUE

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

HE'S NOOOOT

HE ISNT WORKING WITH KNIVES HE DIDN'T LIE HE SAID HE'S PROBABLY DEAD WHICH UNDER MOST CIRCUMSTANCES WOULD BE TRUE

Man they made Knives look EXTRA Vergil

Episode 9

epic piano, also how are you playing both parts by yourself

WOAH 1998 TYPE SHOT

i fully believe they're emulating the 1998 style just in 3D now, the side profiles give it away

well that's messed up, i can see why Knives hates humans

that doesnt explain why he crashed the ships though

"Millions Knives" i really do think you played Metal Gear

Knives I do wonder what your plan was cause how do you expect the plants to survive here

oh so the gun isn't custom made

98 THING HE SAID THAT KINDA IN 98 TOO ("all this time and you're still just as useless without me)

i appreciate them trying to keep the deranged faces Knives makes in 98

WOAH WOAH WAOH WOAH WAOHWOAH

IS THAT THE BLACK HOLE THING, I SAW SOMETHING ABOUT IT FROM THE MANGA

Now Vash is even MORE like Nero

WAIT HAS IT NOT BEEN 100 YEARS???

oh nevermind, its been 150 years

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

a whole ship of passengers...I'm sure this won't be relevant later they're going to die arent they

oh my gosh that's right she's never seen flowers and such like this

more of this side picking stuff

I'm not ready for when he does kill again, that will actually break my heart

oh they are just bugs

OUR PRONOUNS ARE THEY/THEM, BECAUSE WE'RE NON-BINARY AND A BUNCH OF MFS

Episode 10

I'M ON EPISODE 10 ALREADY???

I literally became a Trigun fan in less than 24 hours

Hundred Spoons lmaooooo

so weird to hear them talk about Earth, but it's not as much of a HUH like 98's

than you remember??? when did you come here last

I need him to say Love and Peace

please please say it

"I DID NOT GIVE THAT ORDER" "OH SHUT IT" "OKAY" asjlkdfjlskfd

okay is Conrad aware Knives probably aint gonna let him make a new race of humans, like have fun with your experiment he does not want human to live at all

"they're disgusted by you" that is the most babygirl man ive ever seen

i have the exact opposite reaction

also his scars aren't as gnarly as 98...will he get more later

ULTIMATE LIFE FORM MENTION 🗣️ 🗣️ 🗣️ 🗣️ 🗣️ WTF IS A POWER INHIBITOR 🗣️ 🗣️ 🗣️ 🗣️

well that's what you get for mixing Knives genetics in that

El-what's her face got homophobia in her eyes

I KNEW IT

I KNEW HE WASNT MAKING IT

HE'S GOT MERYL'S GUNS FROM THE 1998 ONE SO IF SHE'S GONNA HAVE THE GUNS THEN SOMETHING HAD TO HAPPEN

God Knives you drama queen with this piano

oh NOW he's a pastor

BRUH i cant

HE DIDNT CAUSE IT THAT WAS YOU

wtf did you do to him Conrad

also Knives's VA sounds so much like Vergil at times

it's not Dan Southworth but this guy can sound close

Episode 11

oh intro immediately you know it's gonna be intense

okay Wolfwood Im begging you next season at the very least change pants the skinny jean look isnt good

ALSO KNIVES HELLO

PUT ON SOME CLOTHES

jesus kids these days

always wearing revealing outfits

DOUBLE CHEEKED UP

man they aren't letting up the bible allegories

"dawn your crown of thorns"

1998 had more subtle ones and then the super obvious one with the garden of eden stuff

"we're going to reverse humanity's suicide by killing them all" do yall...do yall not see the problem with that logic

god this makes me want to read the manga now just to see how much this version pulls from it and how much the 98 version pulls from it

Knives what is your workout routine do you workout with Toji or something

HE LITERALLY DIDN'T THOUGH KNIVES, STOP BLAMING HIM FOR A CHOICE YOU MADE

"comparison is the thief of joy" SO REAL AND BASED

Knives yknow I have this gut feeling that Rem did mean something to you and you are just in SUPER denial

OH OKAY

ALRIGHT I GET WHY YOU'RE THE WAY YOU ARE ABOUT THIS KNIVES

OH HE LITERALLY READ THE BIBLE

STFU NO IT WASNT KNIVES STOP TRYING TO MAKE HIM THINK IT'S HIS FAULT

was it Knives was it? Cause you seem willing to sacrifice your brother for all this

Knives this is gonna backfire on you

Knives read the bible and took all the wrong lessons

dont think i didnt notice that the giant plant resembles Rem

Episode 12

"like a western, life on the frontier" STFUUUUUUUUUUU

YOU DO NOT WANT KNIVES IN THOSE GENETICS THEY'LL JUST START KILLING EACH OTHER

ONCE AGAIN THE MERYL REM CONNECTION (referring to 98 when Vash sees Rem in Meryl)

YUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUH

STUFUFUSDFLKJSFDF

Sjaesjk

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THE HAIR THAE THE HAIR

SHUT THE FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

YES

EYSYEYSYEYSEYSEYEAYEYSYEYSYE

THE ANGEL GUN

SHUT UP

SHUT UP

#0

THEY PLACED US KINDA AT THE INTRO OF THE ORIGINAL

ALSO HE'S DOING LOVE AND PEACE IN THE PHOTO

INSURANCE SOCIETY

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MILLIE MILLIE MIILEYLAWER

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THE EARRINGS SHE HAS HER EARRINGS

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VASH

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OH MY GOD

OH NY GOD

OG TY G SD H ASDFLJ

OH MY GOD

SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

YEAH

YEAH I WAS RIGHT TO WATCH 1998 FIRSR

I WAS SO RIGHT FOR THAT

OH THAT MAKES THIS SO MUCH BETTER I

M LSOING MYS ASDFJMIND

WHEN

WHEN NEXT SEASON

WEHN WHEN IN ENED

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[calciumdeficientt]

Could you write Ted Thompson or Johnny Vincent relationship hcs 🤭 your hcs are so good like this is what I live for

I think I sent an ask about my ocs Toby and Dolly for ship hcs (Toby x Ted, Dolly x Johnny) but this iPad is tweaking so idk if they came thru

I really liked the choose your own adventure thing i did for the thad date hc thing so i think I’m gonna emulate that here with a first date with Ted scenario… i just.. i want to okay this is my blog!!!!! there’s also a choose your own adventure tier on my ko-fi now if anyone wants it i just…i really wanna write more stuff like this it was fun

FIRST DATE WITH TED THOMPSON CYOA

You were late to lunch, English class had run over again because Mr Galloway had to go and print new worksheets, having spilled cheap whisky all over the original ones. Opening your locker to place your. Textbooks inside, you see a figure stop and lean on the locker beside yours, noting crazy interesting, kids at Bullworth are pretty good at stopping and pausing midway through a task. Closing your locker, you see that it was Ted Thomson leaned against the flaky blue paint of the locker “Hey, listen. I’m doing a little training session tonight, just me… Tryna keep my gains up” he flexes a little, not able to contain his little smile “You should come with, I always need a spotter.” DIALOGUE OPTIONS: “SURE, I DON’T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING GOING ON TODAY”, “UHHHH THANKS BUT NO THANKS, I DONT REALLY DO SPORTS”, “I’M SORRY, DO I KNOW YOU?”

“SURE, I DON’T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING GOING ON TODAY”: Ted smiles, happy that you’ve chosen to accept. He pushes himself off of the locker and adjusts his letterman a little bit. “Tight, meet me outside the gym at 6… wear something you don’t mind getting sweaty”

“UHHHH THANKS BUT NO THANKS, I DONT REALLY DO SPORTS”: Ted raises a brow at this, everyone at Bullworth does gym at the very least. He presses you a little more “It wont be anything crazy, I’ll go easy bro, trust me” DIALOGUE OPTIONS: “STILL NO, NOT MY SCENE” “FINE, BUT DON’T LIE TO ME”. “STILL NO, NOT MY SCENE” —>Ted crunches his face up, he didn’t understand why you were being so difficult. He’s an all American QB, you know how many people are chomping at the bit to see how he trains? “Whatever, your loss loser” Ted clears off, making sure to give you a firm shoulder tap on his way past MISSION FAIL. “FINE, BUT DON’T LIE TO ME” —> Ted’s smile widens, he seemed like he still had a chance of getting his ball in your red-zone “Right on, I’ll see you at 6, okay?”

“I’M SORRY, DO I KNOW YOU?”: “I.. uh” Ted sets his jaw and narrows his eyes a little bit, as he stands there dumbfounded, trying hard to see if you were joking. Based on your body language and general lack of interest in your tone of voice, the message was received loud and clear “Yknow what… I thought you were someone way hotter, case of mistaken identity, brochacho”. Thoroughly embarrassed, Ted walks off, likely down to the cafeteria to drown his sorrows in carbs. MISSION FAIL

At 6, you meet Ted by the door of the Gym, he’s wearing his football shirt and the smallest, tightest gym shorts he owns, if that’s not a sign of what he wants to get up to later, then I’ve got no idea what is. He smiles and approaches you “Glad too see you came, c’mon. I came early and set everything up, we can just get started” he looks to you expectantly, clearly approving of your choice of workout clothes,and very very happy to see you taking this seriously. He allows you to enter the gym. He has a couple machines set up, they’re a little worn down, clearly heavily used by the jocks in their free time. There’s a weightlifting bar with a few dusty old plates, a cross trainer and a few tackling dummies with crash mats behind them “ You know how to tackle, bro?” DIALOGUE OPTIONS: “YEAH I THINK SO, I USED TO PLAY FOOTBALL AS A KID” “NOT REALLY, BUT IT CANT BE THAT HARD, RIGHT?” “NOPE, I DONT SLAM INTO DUDES FOR FUN”

“YEAH I THINK SO, I USED TO PLAY FOOTBALL AS A KID”: Ted gives a nod of approval and allows you to approach one of the dummies, situating himself behind it in case you slip out of the tackle and get hurt, but also to provide some extra resistance if you come in a little hard “Right on, y’know you should try out sometime, we’re always on the hunt for fresh meat”

“NOT REALLY, BUT IT CANT BE THAT HARD, RIGHT?”: He doesn’t quite appreciate the fact that you think football is so easy, there’s a lot of nuance in the positioning for a tackle and avoiding a foul and whatnot, but he likes the cut of your jib and is willing to show you the ropes “Right on, man, right on. Let me help you out”

“NOPE, I DONT SLAM INTO DUDES FOR FUN”; Ted’s brows furrow. He’s thoroughly offended by your answer, nice going, punk. “Hey! I’m not like that.. I’m an all American…. And just so you know, naked twister is a good way to boost morale… and we’re not even naked, we have socks on an- why am I explaining myself to you?! Get gone, loser!” He drags you out of the gym and slams the door behind you, expect a thorough beating from the jocks in the coming days MISSION FAIL

You spend an hour or so working on tackles, 30 minutes for you, and 30 minutes for Ted. The sheer amount of forcer in his tackles leaves you winded, sore and begging for mercy. Ted just thinks you’re playing around, and goes to fetch some water for the both of you. On his return, he gestures to the weight rack and suggests you take a stab at it, having proven yourself on the tackling dummy “Hey, how about this, you take a breather and spot me, okay? Then the Tedster can help you”. His time on the bench is short and sweet, he’d already worked out his arms in the morning, and just wanted to a couple extra bench presses as a nightcap. Being the gentleman he was, he wiped the sweat off the bench once he was done, and left the plates on the pole so you wouldn’t have to fiddle around with them. “Hey, you need a spot bro?” ACTION OPTIONS: REFUSE THE SPOT, LET HIM KNOW YOURE A TOUGH COOKIE; ACCEPT THE SPOT, BUT ASK THAT HE TAKE SOME OF THE WEIGHT OFF THE BAR FOR YOU FIRST; INSIST THAT HE CONTINUE, AND YOURE FINE TO KEEP WATCH.

REFUSE THE SPOT, LET HIM KNOW YOURE A TOUGH COOKIE; Ted nods and backs away from the barbell. Unfortunately for you, Ted benches triple your body weight as a warm-up,so his usual bench press is much too heavy. Your arms give out from under the bar and it falls on your windpipe, crushing it and killing you almost instantly. Ted can’t be with someone that has such a weak windpipe, so be bails on you as you slip into oblivion, but he does show up to the funeral MISSION FAIL

ACCEPT THE SPOT, BUT ASK THAT HE TAKE SOME OF THE WEIGHT OFF THE BAR FOR YOU FIRST; Ted nods, quickly removing some of the plates for you “Sorry man, I shoulda thought of that first, I forgot you’re kinda wimpy.” He laughs a little and gets himself in the right spotting position. It’s still a little heavy, but you won’t die or anything. Ted’s right there to catch the bar before it does any serious damage.

INSIST THAT HE CONTINUE, AND YOURE FINE TO KEEP WATCH; Ted’s a little confused, he won’t lie, but he’s pretty impressed you’re still hanging around because it means he gets to show off. He benches fast, and even does some little tosses with the bar, its all fun and games until he conks himself on the head. A little embarrassing but not a dealbreaker.

Your little workout session is over almost as soon as it began, and thank god, that crosstrainer looked like some form of saw-trap,Ted must have put it out for decoration or something, because he seemed to forget about its existence altogether. Maybe he just wanted to focus on training that the pair of you could do together. Ted unlocks the gym door and the cool night breeze feels SO GOOD on your embarrassingly sweaty body. He raises a brow at you as he watches you try and get cool, and can’t seem to stifle a little chuckle. “Hey, dude, how’s about you join me in the showers for a debrief?” DIALOGUE OPTIONS: “UM… YEAH DUDE, I WAS JUST GONNA GO TO BED LIKE THIS” “I’M COOL, I WAS GONNA USE THE HOSE OUTSIDE OF HARRINGTON HOUSE” “SURE, IVE ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO PLAY WIDE RECEIVER!”

“UM… YEAH DUDE, I WAS JUST GONNA GO TO BED LIKE THIS”: Ted once again can’t tell if you’re joking, but while ultimately deciding to let sleeping dogs lie, he just cant help but tell you that you’re totally weird for that. “EW, foul ball man. Whatever, I was never here, okay?” all you had to do was wash your stinky ass, way to blow it in the last quarter. MISSION FAIL

“I’M COOL, I WAS GONNA USE THE HOSE OUTSIDE OF HARRINGTON HOUSE”: A little weird, sure, but Ted can respect the hustle. He hates those rich freaks as much as the next guy, even though he doesn’t know them too good. Apart from Justin… he knows Justin VERY well. “Right on man, go mark your territory”

“SURE, IVE ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO PLAY WIDE RECEIVER”: Ted cant help but grin, it was such a dumb joke but he didnt care. He’s managed to get a workout in, and get some action all in one night. The pair of you walk towards the showers and Ted can’t resist the urge to yell “HAHAHA TOUCHDOWN” before allowing you passage into the boys locker room, closing the door behind you.

LEVEL:CLEAR

NEW HI SCORE!

POINT BONUSES: COMPLETIION BONUS +5,CLIQUE LEADER SCORED +10, BOINK BONUS +69,PERFECT RUN BONUS +10, WEIRD AND OFFPUTTING BONUS +5, READING THE BONUSES BONUS +100

CONGRATULATIONS!

You just completed a first date with a clique leader! Excellent work fair traveller. Let me know how well you scored in the RBs/comments

PLAY AGAIN? <Y/N>

[vacantgodling]

I'm so sorry if you've talked about this part in Cage already (just lmk and I'll go find the post if there's one). But I think about Hanzo's intro in your fic almost daily. The cake. Cole's disbelief and confusion. The hostile banter between the two of them. Just how well you write characters and how easy it is to get invested in the stories you tell in general.

Uhhhh...oh, right. What inspired that whole scene? Was it something from the game itself? A reference? Just something awesome you imagined that would be sure to leave an impression?

--@ceph-the-ghost-writer

CAGE ASK CAGE ASK!!!!

i’m hype i never thought i would see this day 🥹 firstly, thank you for your super kind words it really means the world to me that you would even give cage a read without being as hyper invested in ovw as i am LOL. that being said i’ve come to realize that i reeeeally love writing thinly veiled hostility (thanks amon & hya) and how the SMALLEST shred of internal willpower is the only thing keeping people from lashing out. TENSION it’s so deliciously fun to write—

BUT to answer your question it’s actually a little bit of column a, a little bit of column b. so, many many moons ago, blizz released a christmas comic kind of showcasing what many of the og characters do during christmas and there is a panel with hanzo looking at a christmas cake in japan.

christmas cake is a Thing in japan, it’s literally a special cake solely for christmas time and that (along with eating fried chicken from KFC, seriously people order christmas dinner months in advance from it) is kinda how the western idea of christmas got integrated into japanese society lol. now, it’s very possible that hanzo is only getting the cake because it’s christmas however, as a fan base people kind of ran with the idea that hanzo likes sweets. they could’ve just as easily had him going to get fried chicken which is Also apart of japanese christmas tradition, and up until that point lore for hanzo was So Goddamn Sparse that seeing him get cake was actually very… interesting, yknow? so, at least for me this tiny panel evolved into the idea that hanzo has a big sweet tooth because it says a lot about how he craves being cared for (sugar is sweet, so, he wants to be treated sweetly) and to be allowed to indulge (because as the eldest, growing up he was raised more strictly — which is canon fact he and genji have a lot of voice lines about it, and i imagine sneaking off to have sugar or sweet treats of some kind every once and awhile was the only real rebellion he was able to have) and i guess in some ways i want to illustrate a juxtaposition with his character Immediately to the audience.

like let’s say this was a novel on its own and you have no context to overwatch: you spend the first chapter with cole and genji yelling at each other about hanzo is or isn’t a monster, how he “killed” genji or injured him so badly that most of his entire body is made up of cybernetics and despite it all genji wants to forgive him. by showing hanzo upfront doing something absurd (sitting on a plane wing and eating CAKE of all things) it communicates to you that there is something… off about him, at least when it comes to cole’s knowledge and interpretation of him (since we’re in his pov).

it’s a nod to people who like overwatch and love hanzo liking sweets bc we are constantly starving for hanzo content so that sweets-loving fact is highly regarded.

but also, subconsciously i feel like it harks back to the idea of what truly “evil” person likes sweets? there’s an association with sweets of innocence, of yknow obviously sweetness, but i find that most people find sweets (subconsciously) to be disarming. what does it say when a dangerous killer like hanzo who you’re “supposed” to dislike, likes sweets? it throws you off and that’s one of the many things that throws cole off!

one of the things about the whole “oh the curtains are just blue” discourse is always the idea of what if they’re just blue and sure that could be true, but there’s usually a subconscious reasoning why writers describe things the way they do even if they don’t “mean” to impart that idea into something. very easily i could’ve had hanzo eating cake just as a nod to the comic panel but i like to think a lot of the times i’m quite Aware of why i’m describing things as they are: hanzo eating cake shows that he craves affection and understanding, but him sitting high off the ground and putting physical distance between himself and the rest of overwatch is literally showing how he puts a barrier between himself and what he craves. in a lot of the first chapters you’ll notice that i tend to put hanzo up high, and as the story progressing he starts staying closer and closer to the ground. YES this is a nod to his canon-in game-wall climb ability but it’s also a showcase of him literally closing the physical and mental distance between himself and the members of overwatch. allowing them closer and closer and trying to distance himself less.

sorry this is a whole rant and a half LMAO but i think very muchly about the mechanics of what i’m writing and why i’m showing certain things so thank you again for letting me impart some of my process on you lol :’)

[sharksa-shivers]

OH DAMN, SOME MEFORIA CONTENT??? O SHIT LOL...

(We see Nucleo stuck in one of the shadowdemon dungeons, he seems very fuckin uhhhh, not pleased, and this'd be due to shadowcult members finding out where he lives and waiting til he got home from work, so he's still like dressed in his work clothes and shit, oof…)

Meforia:(we see her trying to be nice and actually like…Courteous towards him, she gives a smile)Soooooo, uhhhhh, i guess…Anything i can get you or?

Nucleo:(annoyed)I mean…You could let me out and let me go the hell home…We could start there…

Meforia:(gives him a kinda sad look)Yeahhhhhh, so…I can't do that, sorry…Uhhhh, anything else i could maybe do or?

Nucleo:(just gives her a weird look)Why the hell are you asking me that??? Don't you literally want to kill me???

Meforia:(sighs)No, i don't. Look, i'm sorry, i just need you here basically for bait. I literally just need firebitch to show up, okay?

Nucleo:(annoyed)She's not gonna come here herself, she's gonna fucking send The Trio kids, fucking hell…

Meforia:(smirks)That'll work too! I just need that damn amulet off of Kristy!

Nucleo:(we see him get defensive)I swear to Neptune, you hurt any of them, im not the strongest mer but i promise you, i'll fuckin fight full power over them!!!

Meforia:(rolls her eyes)I'm nottttttt, i don't want to hurt them, i don't want to hurt or kill you or anybody else, i just want the damn amulet…

Nucleo:(glaring)Ok, cmon, we both know that's bullshit, you're just as on board with murder as anybody else here, don't fuckin lie, cmon…

Meforia:(she stares at him)No i'm not, the hell do you mean???

Nucleo:(surprised at her seeming lack of self awareness)…You want to bring back Demon Drop yeah?

Meforia:(nods)Of course i do!!! I love him!!! Nucleo:(slouches back, arms crossed)The hell do you think the outcome of that's ACTUALLY going to be? We both know what he wants…

Meforia:(getting awkward)I…

Nucleo:(obviously not happy)You say you don't want to kill me or hurt Kristy but like…You KNOW he WILL if he comes back and gets power. So how the hell is that any better or any different?

Meforia:(we see her thinking, Nucleo just staring at her, his forest green eyes just glaring)…….Okay, how about this, uhhhhh, i can't…Really…Promise this fully through but maybe i can talk Demon into sparing you, huh???? How's that???

Nucleo:(glaring, anger in his eyes)I don't want to live in a world where everyone i know and care about is fucking dead. I don't want my friends or family, or fuck, even strangers hurt and killed by you assholes…

Meforia:(she feels bad and awkward, sighing)…I…I'm sorry, i just…I'm sorry…

Nucleo:(pissed off)No you aren't because if you were, you'd call all this shit off but we both know you fucking won't!!!! Fucking christ, if you're gonna leave me alive, then do me the favor and leave me alone, wouldja? Fucking hell…(slumps tiredly and pissed)

(We see Meforia just stare, feeling bad but she brushes it off and turns, leaving the dungeon area and Nucleo alone…) ----------- (I really do need more Meforia stuff, smh...) Idk if i am 100% happy with this but i do like it so i shall share lol (points once again to the disclaimer on my page that everything is subject to change...Also this one is kinda older, like several years so...Yeah...) But i'm p sure i said before...OH is morally grey...But Meforia is too... OH is somebody who's trying to be a hero who seemingly does and has done quite alot of questionable and not good shit in her quest for that goodness. (Like...Idk, kidnapping a random teenager to save the world...Yknow, like that lol...Like yes, she's causing irreversable harm to this one person mentally...But it's for the fate of the entire world and...Surely Kristy would be much more miserable if the demons win in the end no?) Meforia is the opposite. She's obviously been through her own shit and struggles and...All her heartbreak upon losing Demon Drop with him being banished by OH and Purple Fin, well...Now she's doing awful shit to get him back. Sure, she doesn't hate mortals directly herself, hell, you could probably get her to befriend some...But........Well.........Demon Drop kinda wants to wipe out every single thing with a pulse so...I mean...Bringing him back brings that sort of danger level back now doesn't it? Other antagonists we'll see in Kidnapped are just straight up bastards but Meforia is one who...I feel is interesting to play around with...How far is she willing to go for Demon Drop? Could she ever sway herself enough to get out of the cult? (Probably not at this point easily since she's the Queen of the Shadowdemons in Demon Drop's absense...The cult probably will not take kindly to the queen stepping out of line...) Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo yeah, yknow lolololol, It's not just The Trio and The Trio defs aren't the only characters who have arcs and developments and whatnot... Also!!! Cuz i feel like it might be asked You say it Mah-for-ia=Meforia Just for clarification lol...

Also incredibly old art and i ABSOLUTELY need to draw her again soon, here's a pic of Meforia as a refresher... (would've posted the actual image but i am presuming it is too big...idk, won't let me so you get a link instead to some super oldass art...Ik it's old but at least you'll get some idea of her design lol...) Also Meforia isn't a shadowdemon, she's a shapeshifter as a reminder as well!! (and shapeshifters are more rare and hard to find so yeah, fun lol)

I'll find some more posts with her later, maybeeeeee more up to date dialog stuff lol XD

[piereoglyphics]

list 5 things that make you happy, then put this in the askbox for the last 10 people who reblogged something from you! get to know your mutuals and followers <3

(was instructed to do this, not my fault)

fuck you im not putting this in more peoples askboxes /j

Pretty sure I did a reblog chain with this but uhhhh here we go-

MY . SILLY OCS. DOING SILLY THINGS. FUCK YOU ASK ABOUT THEM !1!1!1!

hums. Yknow those compliments you get that are actually constructive. I got one earlier about my octopus doodles actually having that visible weight. That and when people describe your art as food and how they want to eat it. It makes me stim to no end, its amazing !1!!

aaruggh.. people showing interest in stuff I like even if they arent a fan of it themselves. Ranting is fun even if I feel like I'm annoying doing it.

These are all me-centric. Hm. I've always liked dragons. They were always so interesting to me. I remember watching old irl videos where dragons were edited in to make it look like they were real, and dragon roleplaying games on roblox. I also watched this series by tiny turtle who had this series (might have restarted recently-) that was basically HTTYD in minecraft, and I loved it to bits. I have some merch from them, but the logo is cracked and I grew out of it. I still have it though. Dinosaurs are also linked to dragons, lol.

Argh . might be weird but male aligned/presenting characters. I dont know a time ive stimmed over female or female presenting ones. I've stimmed over ocs that my friends have made, I've stimmed over content of male characters in shows and games, etc. And In silly comics people make where two little gay guys are just being goofy and in love. Its always made me grin.

[i-am-a-freg]

sage nutmeg and taro! :DDD <3

Sage ~ what ‘medium’ of art (poetry, music, fiction, painting, statues) is the most touching to you? Why do you think that is?

Aight since I talked about statues last time I’ll talk about ✨music✨ im honestly not sure how to describe this but we probably all get it lol. I love how music can make me feel things, like take me out of my self and into whatever it is that the song is about, or the vibe/energy (I think that’s the same thing but whatever. Different in my mind lol). Maybe it’s a happy upbeat folk song and suddenly I’m off on and adventure, just able to explore all these emotions and thoughts in a way that is a lot easier than I’d be able to conjure up normally ig. Idk how to say things lol but yeah.

Nutmeg ~ how’s your room/home decorated? Do you have a specific theme or style going on?

Ok this is a question I got a LOT which is great but also I’m not sure how to answer lol. I share a room with uhhhhhhhhh three other people? So it’s kinda hard to have a set theme. Maybe messy is the right word 🤔 lol I jest(sorta). Well, the walls are painted a nice peach colour, we have dried flowers, a pearlescent clock, A lantern and some holy items on the windowsill with a desk underneath, mostly covered in art supplies. We’re actually going to be revamping our desk which I’m excited about lol. I have a clothing rack with nicely colour coordinated clothing, and uhhhh yeah a few boxes lol.

Taro ~ if someone called you right now to catch up, what are the things you’d tell them about? 

I went through old letters today and found one from my priest friend(God rest his soul) and I just completely broke down. I want to cry every time I think about him and honestly I kinda do. Being at mass usually reminds me of him. I also broke down earlier because I miss my friends. I miss being young and having friends. I guess I never really had a lot, but I just feel so lonely. I miss especially a very dear friend and it hurts so badly to think about her. I miss our long talks, crazy fangirling, and just the love that we had for each other. I regret a lot of things and if I could go back I’d change a lot of what I said and did and I’d tell her every day how much I love and appreciate her. She’s not dead but she just seems so far away. On a better note, i finished my postpartum doula certifications a while ago, and I have a little crochet business! I’m sewing a lot and I’m completely overwhelmed by all the things I have to do lol. Im stressed because I don’t have a job bait also if I had a job I would be COMPLETELY swamped so let’s count our blessings. I’m head over heels for the most amazing guy in the world, and I can’t wait to marry him. I turned 20 sorta recently, and I have a lot of bittersweet feelings. I know that I’m pretty young but I feel old. I can’t imagine how I’ll feel ten years from now. Probably still old lol. I’m pretty sure something is really wrong with me physically and I’m a little worried that I’m not gonna make it but yknow. Anyway that was a lot, and there’s a lot more, but I’ve kinda already overshared a lot lol so. That’s it :P

[terror-of-life]

@kenntowol IF you are Sure uhhhh things got really silly with our ideas. it's deep in a thread under apkallu before the oc devchannel existed. i'm copypasting some of it.

r:3 is Slightly Coherent.

"what if morganna made an AI by herself somehow?"

mana calls himself a "mommy's boy" that is "looking for his sister"

probably did not have a benign motivation to do so lol

same colorscheme. blue-ish eyes, fluffy white hair, mostly white outfit.

he was out mingling with players pretending to be one. he was probably the weirdest player out there, but y'know.

and the noob helpers got to him. people were actually befriending him. it was Not what he and/or morganna (?) would expect lol.

he has a sorta similar thing to aida as well - Learning About People and Emotions through being around players. but he's doing this from the perspective of Just Another Player rather than a lowkey omniscient virus (?) - so he gets help from players who just generally treat him like a noob and/or a kid. he gets help. some people are nice to him.

something something whatever end goal morganna made him for... eventually doesn't seem likely to work? based on how positive people are and however they have fun with the game or whatever. hes just an AI slowly developing an understanding of emotions.

like. it is a Video Game people play For Fun. because they Want To Play. yknow? people can avoid a reality that sucks by losing themselves in a video game. the bad stuff is pretty tame compared to irl struggles. cc corp did something right.

it's a positive bias when seeing people around him being generally happy, lol.

for some reason we talked about him making his own phases? since morganna's are most likely off limits by then tbh. he just AI generated something like the epitaph of twilight. it was so awkward.

there were 7 of them. uhhh sakaki / hiiragi / bordeaux / alkaid / new / new / new. now that i think about it... kaede or matsu would be fun too.

they probably do not get along very well. i hope zelkova can help with that.

actually i think he should be the new-phases-guildmaster in this silly idea lmao

anyway. since these phases were made by an AI from right in the game itself, they'd be more... optimized?

^ so there's no anti-existence to balance it.

idk where we were going with this part.

other:

piros the 4th can absolutely be a part of the positive character development. an Inspiration

in his first form (a cute squishy bo-like design) he had a ∅ null sign on the scarf/cape/etc, but it swaps to a Möbius loop after Character Development (with the redesign.)

upon meeting the og epitaphs: "So these are Mom's phases…"

i forgot to include balmung on the design inspiration list so i'll have to remember that if i ever go back to this idea properly.

there was probably more to say but this is too long and i'm sorry it's so cheesy OTL

the r/dothack server is enabling me so heres Mana, trying his best to combine as many things aesthetically attractive to other players as possible. true AI logic

look, hes doing his best.

it looks stupid but tbh when ur examples of "widely attractive leader types" are ovan and sakaki and u throw in things from fem models too... it's also technically an AI-generated redesign and we all know how well Those go, lmfao

as for what little context im willing to give:

"... Sis, why did you leave? Players are fun."

[aj-artjunkyard]

When Damian and Jon are the Batman and Superman of the JL, they’re gonna be incomprehensible.

They’ve been best friends since they were preteens, and now they can communicate with the most miniscule glances and half-baked muddled sentences and no one has any clue what they’re saying over the comms

No one in the Justice League is sure if they’ve ever had a full conversation because they just keep doing this

“Mmm. How about we- yknow- like” *Vague hand gestures*

*scrunches face*

“No yeah you’re right that wouldn’t work”

“BUT-”

“butt”

“BUT, if we send them guys *gestures vaguely* to that place.. uh. Remember that place where we caught that villain dude that one time”

“Yeh duh”

“Yeh so uhhhh. What was I saying-”

“Yeah no I got it we’ll just do that plan but slightly to the left”

“Right-o let’s move out”

JL: NO WHATS THE PLAN

Damian and Jon: WHAT DO YOU MEAN. WERE YOU NOT LISTENING

[weabooweedwitch]

not to be a debby downer and i'm sure everything will go fine and you'll have nothing to worry about but as someone who has had far too many bad experiences with men, do you have a plan for what you're going to do if it turns out your friend's intentions uhhhh extend beyond the bounds of a friendship if you catch my drift? I'm sure it will be ok and he sounds like a genuinely good friend but some men are dodgy out here and it can be especially hard to suss someone out online so it's always good to have an escape route mapped out in advanced yknow what I mean? (assuming you wouldn't be down for it lol idk your relationship)

Oh no for sure it is a perfectly valid concern and I don't blame you for being worried at all. Given my family history and background I myself am one of those "women should always be careful being alone with men" kinds of people

So uh this is something I have already considered because to be perfectly honest we did have. Some sexual tension in the past. And you know idk if he still feels any attraction to me. In the past it was just kind of being inappropriate with each other for a while but I eventually kind of started realizing "hey do I just get like unhealthy levels of attached to men who show me approval and such" and I kinda had a little baby crush on him and I wasn't exactly sure if that was like related to daddy issues but. That was in the past and im hoping he doesn't remember it but I think he'll probably be cool about it if he does but I hope he doesn't bring it up bc I'll be so embarrassed, I was a little wild back then emotionally and impulsively 💀

I mean I guess my overall stance is, if things were going good and he got a little flirty I would maybe be receptive to it but like it would be hard for us to have any sort of deeper relationship living in two different countries. Like ok so hypothetically we would bang or something but dating would be long distance and idk if my heart could take that so it's like is it worth sacrificing our friendship for something physical, I doubt I could be one of those friends with benefits, I have attachment issues that I don't think would mesh well, idk. Although to be perfectly honest going to see him isn't especially difficult, the expensive thing is mostly having to pay for a hotel while I visit because he has housemates, which, apparently Canada has one of the most expensive housing markets in the entire world and I think all of my Canadian friends either have multiple roommates or live with their parents which sounds scary haha, and we were randomly talking about US citizenship one day and how bullshit the process to renounce it was (I was speaking of it in regards to joking about moving to Europe) and he mentioned that it was a big reason he wasn't interested in US citizenship

So. I dunno. I guess my overall answer is "he's someone I trust and feel affection for at least platonically but I also recognize I have my own mental health issues and past trauma that can kind of affect how I interact and am influenced by men and maybe I should just avoid certain things entirely"

But until then he's asking if I would be interested in learning how to play MTG and he's asking me to bring soup to make into this dip and he bought some weed and it sounds like it'll be a lot of fun :) idk. I am mentally preparing myself for. Idk. Stuff. But there's no use making myself paranoid over it, and also my mom keeps trying to wig me out

We'll see fjdjfjfjf im probably going to intend to keep things chill and I don't have any fears of him trying to force me into anything but if things got too awkward like, I have my own motel room and money and can have the rest of my vacation by myself I guess

[creechurfoundincheckerboardvoid]

I only started following you because of my salad fingers phase and you had a crossover comic featuring him, but now the lore of dhmis is enticing and I have no clue where to start. Can you- can you pwease explain it to me?

-dysrix anon

ok got it!!! no problem!!!!!

(before i start rambling excessively i just gotta say that's different to hear lol, i think the majority are around for the puppets and just tolerate mr sally's presence)

OK SO. dhmis is a webseries that started in 2011 as a short film made by a couple of college kids who wanted to say something about not imposing rules on how creativity should be expressed, because art school is kinda just Like That. that video was put on youtube and went really super viral and all the Reaction Video People were a "so scawy 😥" whiny baby about it. the creators wanted to make a series but left the idea alone because it was a lot of work and also expensive (puppetry). then in 2014 they were commisioned to make 2, they did, and then tony the talking clock (emphasis on those last three words) became a tumblr sexyman and a bunch of everyone started shipping him with sketchbook (who they called paige) and humanizing them and it was just this whole thing. anyway thanks to them the creators made a kickstarter to fund the rest of the series and it actually worked out, too. so i'd like to thank the clockfuckers we would not be here without you. i hope you fucked your clock. anyway then over the next two years the last four episodes came out and they were epic and gamer and increasingly Kinda Horrifying (three still messes me up a bit but none of the others ever scared me, it's just more weird than anything. in a very good way) and the last one, six, came out june 19th 2016 (which was father's day, and it hasn't been father's day june 19th since yesterday, and it won't be again until 2033), and it was awesome. then september 13th 2018 wakey wakey (thirteen second long trailer) happened and everyone lost their shit and then sundance film festival in january 2019 where they pitched that pilot they made around (and seeing as the pilot as we know it is almost certainly a lost media now, those very low-quality cam leaks on youtube are possibly all that remains). then in july 2020 they started making the show and well you know Plague Was A Thing That Happened so it was pretty quiet for a while and then august 30th 2021 they announced they finished filming and then february 25th there was a clip continuing the pirate joke and saying they were finishing lines and then late may wakey wakey disappeared aND THEN YESTERDAY FLY HAPPENED AND

and the reason i'm finishing that particular tangent very quickly is that i am now realising you were likely asking about the lore of the story itself. and not its process of existence

well

SO NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IT'S ABOUT.

there sure are a lot of ideas out there!! and i have definitely got my own ideas which i don't really talk about ever because they're honestly a bit too rude to the media theory (which i hate - a lot - but also which a lot a lot a lot of other people really like. so it'd be mean)

ANYWAY THE BASIC SUMMARY OF THE WEBSERIES is there are three puppets and they're yellow guy and red guy and duck and they all live in a house together and every episode some object in their house comes alive and sings to them a lesson about an abstract, basic concept like yknow creativity and time. so it's sort of meant to resemble something like sesame street at first. but these sentient objects (who are usually called "teachers") are kinda Really Fucked Up and the lessons go wrong really fast and usually end in uhhhh murder. also their life is a lie and it's like puppet matrix and roy, yellow guy's dad, really does seem to be the guy pulling the strings behind it all. man it's like thirty minutes total on youtube i don't want to spoil it TOO much in case you ever decide to check it out lol. oh wait. oh wait you asked where to start

well you start there!!!!!!

ALSO there's a bunch of lost videos and that one puppet interview and a collection of little things around miss becky's instagram or mr joe's twitter that all just weaves together with the main thing to make A Web of Story and it's awesome. i'd be glad to tell you all about that too if you ask!!!! i'm very normal about all this that's why i have lists and notes and a handful of rambly word document essays about this everywhere

ok i'm done thanks for coming to autism hour with creech

[mapsofnonexistentplacesremade]

my brain is particularly gripped by somsak IDK why but i love him so much and his keytar we need to bring those back. but if you have any brainthoughts about him i'd love to hear them!! also ik the relationship section on his toyhouse page is a wip and idk if that's for like any reason but if you have anything to say about that it'd be cool. smash mouth

SOMSIIIIII honestly he exists in such a weird state because i built him up to be a pretty important character really early on and then my brain got distracted by all the other guys i made up.... i need to think about him more and maybe actually working on his page would help LOL

right now he's kind of just sitting in the story as a weird 'absence' character which i do find fun but yknow it means he doesnt really do much. in my minds eye hes just like cool skater kid from a prog ska band who says swear words all the time. theres more to him but i havent been able to put it into words yet....

rest got long so

honestly the relationships part is probably the most interesting. at least so far. the person he's technically closest to is ulises because she's the one who basically revived him and yknow. she feels this kind of responsibility for him and checks in with him to make sure he's ok. somsak thinks he's too cool to ever confront his emotions and likes to stay aloof but deep down he REALLY appreciates ulises' concern.... i think soms is kind of aware that nobody on the train really likes or respects him and though he knows he kind of does it to himself hes at least glad Someone cares about his existence at all. also thinking about it theyd both bond over music they like the same kind of tunes :+) ulises is like his cool prog rock uncle

he also has this with beatrix. having been the person to save him from falling into fornax. but its to a lesser extent just because beatrix is way sharper and untrusting themself so their relationship basically amounts to like. theyre both walking around the train and see one another. silently walk up to one another maintaining full eye contact. beatrix asks in a jovial yet stilted tone "have you fallen into any more dimensional holes as of late" as like the worlds funniest joke. somsak answers "at least 12" plays a haunting riff on his keytar and runs away. they dont talk for another month

uhhhh next thing doesnt really count as a 'relationship' i just think its an interesting character thing i wanna bring up real quick. demeter doesnt like him because he stirs up memories of míra most unpleasantly. obviously they dont say it aloud and its less of a "why do you get to live when she didnt" thing and more of a "wow every time i look at this guy i wonder how my whole life would've changed if míra had survived too" so its just like. wah. they're cold to him :+(

notably hes friends with freya kind of. they both like to cause mischief and will like. very quickly catch on and support one anothers jokes its like epitome of doing a bit with some stranger and just getting the yes/and in sync completely somehow. sometimes freya finds him very annoying and gets kind of rude but that shit flies over soms head completely and he doesnt care

i think his connection with dalisay also works in a similar manner but unlike freya dalisay speaks far more earnestly and its more of like. bouncing off of a straight man sort of improv between them. somsak just finds hir monotony brilliant honestly

somsak kind of admires olzhas and isel and like. has a weird respect for the both of them LOL he tones himself down around them which baffles olja especially. hes just like hey these guys came to the train and found a better life aboard just like i did!!!! fuck yes!!!!!!! theyre cool im also cool!!!!!! he also thinks theyre both just cool looking. transmasc swag forever

what else. have some quotes about him from like typed up relationship charts i made a few months back. theyre the funniest ones

[ladycatland]

You know how we talked about c!Tommy actually being a good fighter, right? And I mean he mines and builds a lot, which builds muscle.

And you know how there's that whole thing about buff c!Tubbo because that guy can bench press a nuke with one hand, right? He's probably even more buff than Tommy...

And yet we have no reason to think that c!Ranboo would be very muscular...

What I'm getting at here is that Bench Trio proves that muscle mass is inversely proportional to height. And that gets funnier when you apply it to everyone in the smp:

2'2 Skeppy is a f*cking bodybuilder, while his 9'6 soulmate can't open a jar to save his life.

You imagine Techno as this honk of a Pig, around Ranboo's height? Well, let me tell you that that's all in the fluffiness of the cloak. That man spends most of his life sleeping anyway, when would he have the time to get muscular?

Conversely, Phil is just ripped. He excavated a whole ass training room by himself, so I wouldn't expect anything else really...

Niki is also ripped (and, I mean, she did excavate the whole of the secret city by herself, so is anyone even surprised?) and she could easily bench press both Ranboo and Techno.

The only unsurprising one is Wilbur still being the bean pole that we all know and love, I guess?

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Though TBF it's also canon that he's really fckin skinny rn which makes sense cuz first he was in a war where rations probably weren't too plentiful? I headcanon that time to not have been malnourishing or anything but inconsistent enough to keep him on the skinny side. Though obviously he was pretty built back then.

After that were the pre election and mid election eras which must've been pretty dang good. He had his own farms and Nikki's bakery and just. Yknow. Lmanberg probably had pretty solid food sources. He still did a lot but I personally headcanon that he probably lost some muscle over all. Like. He was still above average for his age but yeah. He went from like 100 to 90 or however you describe it. Also. A little bit of fat

Then Pogtopia. With Technos potatofarm being the only canon food source next to shit like hunting and coupled with the stress and once again having way more physical work but like. Because of necessity? Muscles going up again and fat going down. Also, and again these are personal headcanons, I feel like while Technos potatofarm was a consistent food source, the very unbalanced diet just actually made it worse than during the revolution when they'd just have to sit out a meal sometimes.

New lmanberg times were just like fckin. One week? Two? Like he got kicked out faster Than you could blink.

And exile... Oh... Fuck.... Exile.... High stress levels, constantly having small wounds, starvation and problems with sleep. Yeah. Muscles went way down and there was no fucking fat on those sad and hollow cheeks. Bitch was probably pretty fucking sickly. If sleepwalking into the water hadn't killed him eventually I'm pretty sure his body would have just shut down on him at some point.

Then at Technos cabin. Well. He was mostly into gapples which is great because those really fucking boost your immune system and help with wounds but I don't think they got a lot of nutrients. Though he once again had a consistent food source and was working out again... Though it wasn't for very long so I'd say that there weren't a ton of muscles and he was still underweight at the end of it. All in all definitelly an improvement but still worse than even pogtopia.

And now? Uhhhh.... Well, I feel that despite it having been months he's probably still not really that good in the whole weight department though he definitely got back a lot more muscle. It's just that before prison he was dealing with mental health stuff on his own and his only actual food source is his small farm that constantly gets raided like my fridge at 2am. And after prison the mental health stuff got worse BUT with Puffy he actually has someone supporting him there and with Ranboo and Tubbo he got himself a new foodsource aka their shit. So over all. Muscles? Definitely. But man does this boy need some chub.

Also techno ain't ripped he's plump. Give the man a fucking dadbod

He eats well, is rich and sleeps a shit ton. Hes just really good at fighting, but the 1 physical fight every couple of months isn't gonna give him a shit ton of muscle.

[sharksa-shivers]

Lil ramblin bout Kristy's family cuz why not tho?

I mean...You didn't think that wouldn't come up in the series did you lmaooooo??? Cuz it absolutely does lol... OH does kidnap Kristy/hires somebody to do it for her. But OH DOES NOT bar Kristy from contacting her family or anything...Kristy is even able to go home at some points... Soooooooo that will be a thing that happens...It doesn't happen INSTANTLY in the show but after a small bit, Kristy's able to get back in contact with her family... Kristy's family consists of her mom, her brother and her dad. The one we see the most of is Josh, her older brother/og best friend. Josh is 17 andddddd he was pretty fucked up by the whole uhhhh Kristy getting kidnapped thing (like everybody else in his family) But Josh seems to be the most understanding and supportive in her family of everything going on. Probably helps too that Josh is also autistic andddddd his hyperfixation is ghosts/paranormal stuff/supernatural stuff so while he's terrified his little sis is having to deal with this crazyass shit...He's pretty goddamn interested himself honestly lol...Sometimes he'll even visit the Campsite for a small bit to catch up with his sister...(Josh is very weary though of her 2 new friends...One's a literal shark and this dog guy seems like he's got some screws loose...) Kristy's mom and dad i'll talk about kinda together... They both are divorced and Kristy's mom has full custody while her dad moved out of state to Texas while Kristy, Josh and their mom live in Virginia before uhhhhh everything happens lmaooooo... Their parents do not get along really at all but both care a ton about their kids despite everything...They both shittalk each other pretty constantly but they seem to set it aside...Somewhat whenever Kristy literally gets fucking kidnapped...Josh and Kristy both admit they hate whenever their parents do that shit or try to get them to play favorites or other shit like that... Alsoooooo, the big question i am sure you're wondering... How tf does Kristy's family take her dating Sharky? ...If you guessed not well lmao, you'd be correct...Both of her parents are scared absolutely shitless of Sharky and the thought of Sharky being with their daughter but uhhhhhh...Yknow how i mentioned that whole thing about Kristy trying to assert her autonomy and whatnot? Yeah, this is one of those things she tries to do that for. She'll argue and argue in favor of Sharky and will talk about how it's her life, not theirs soooooo they'll need to get over it yeah that doesn't go very well with them lmaooooo

Josh is more understanding here and...By the time Sharksty happens, Josh has met Sharky a few times so...He's at least moreon board with it then their mom and dad are lol...Josh is...Still udderly befuddled by the relationship though and does worry still... --- Bonus lil thing lol: Thinking about how earlier on Josh sees Sharky and Sharky's more average sized and him and Kristy are friends and then just like…One of the next times Josh sees Sharky, he's fat and him and Kristy are dating then lmao, like damn Idk but thinkin bout a scene where Josh sees Sharky again and he's with Kristy and Josh is like "Your friendo seems to have put on some weight lmao." And Kristy's like "Boyfriend and also no, don't, he's sensitive about that, Don't be a rudeass -_-" and then Josh just stops dead and he's like "…….Boyfriend? Wait, did i hear you right??" (Don't know if above will be cannon butttttt i like the idea lmao, idk, just like...That bit is amusing to me but also sweet Kristy's so caring about Sharkyboi...)

[stellocchia]

Uhhhh... Motherfucking au where everything's the same but SBI is canon and techno is a person with morals and empathy.

So the 16th was an overreaction and he actually regrets it. He got really swept away with everything in pogtopia and Wilbur egging everything on didn't help. So when he starts his retirement he actually means it and there's no wither arc

He still forgets to tell anyone he's in retirement so the butcher army kinda happens as it did before. He actually willingly follows them back to lmanberg for a trial (he doesn't just immediatelly comply with them of course but no actual battle Takes place)

He gets executed without trial and wether he has the totem or not he doesn't use it. He loses a life, figuring that if he gives them their show of power this whole shitshow is finally gonna be over.

He finds Tommy and like any decent person but especially a brother he takes him in officially. No raccooning needed. He focuses on helping Tommy recover a bit, both physically and mentally while doing his thing and keeping an eye out for lmanberg, if they decide one life wasn't enough.

Hiding from dream and stuff is p much the same

Phil comes back by himself.

They don't exactly have any reason to go to lmanberg so they don't exactly do.

Well. Mostly. They sometimes sneak around especially when dream is there to kinda scout what's going on. It's a compromise. Techno is gonna support him in getting stronger and getting info for his endgoal of getting the disks back and Tommy will hold back for now and be patient.

Butcher army still moves onto dream anyways because... Idk I feel like quackity would've gotten to him anyways like. Why not yknow.

The festival happens and the community House scene is pretty similar

Dream blames it on Tommy, wants the disc tubbo has, Tommy reveals himself.

The whole thing is just hilarious because. Yknow. People didn't know Tommy was alive. So first they thought dream was insane and then Tommy fckin entered the stage. Techno backs him up. Tubbo is pissed. His reasons are pretty different while also being pretty much the same.

Tommy let him think he killed himself and was okay doing so while going after his stupid discs. He's alive so there's the possibility he actually did blow up the community House and give them trouble with dream. Lmanberg and techno aren't cool or anything. After the execution they were just mutually ignoring each other. Lmanberg thinking he was like. Scared or some shit.

Listen. Tubbos just been having a hard time ok.

They still kinda have their shouting match because both have been bottling up shit

Dream gets the disc

Dream announces doomsday

Tommy sides with tubbo

Techno is ok with that. He didn't have an agenda. He's in retirement. He makes it clear though that this means that that's where they part. Techno's taking his retirement very serious. Techno and him had the compromise that techno would help Tommy get ready to get the disks back before releasing him back into the wild. If Tommy gets involved now, this deal ends.

Techno's Not getting involved with this conflict.

Tommy pretends to think for a few seconds but there was never a decision to be made in his mind.

They hug and part ways

Tommy still rallies the people

It still falls apart after he leaves

People are still pissed at him

So doomsday arrives and it goes pretty much the same except. Yknow. No techno or philza.

Dream releases several withers like. One or two hours early because he's a fucking bitch. (Here he actually has wither skulls himself)

And when I say several I mean several

Once he has enough spreading chaos and keeping everyone busy he builds the tnt grid and yeah.

Lmanberg is a crater anyways.

However. Philza (who in this au actually bothered to learn about the country he helped rebuilt and lived in for weeks) went and got all of ghostburs stuff the night before because. Yknow. I want him to a bit more of a good person in this.

Also. Yknow. Friend.

There's still a lot of shit blown up. The minecraft-blade-soot-innit family ain't saints. They got ghostburs shit. That's it.

So afterwards most of the shit goes the same with dream. The scenes on the grid etc etc etc

When Tommy after a long day enters his house there's technoblade and Phil and ghostbur who've been waiting for him to come home after that shitshow. They comfort him, tell him he can always come visit them in the Arctic or even live there with them if he wanted. He declined but thanks them anyways

They spend the night just to make sure he'll be okay.

The next day they go back to the antarctic

Mostly the same stuff as in canon happens

Tommy and Tubbo still get the gear for the fight against dream themselves. Tommy made the decision to do the disc thing without techno during the community House scene and he wants to respect techno by not going back on that. Though he knows if really necessary he could go and barely need to do any convincing for Techno to help him out with some gear

Getting worried about tubbo he doesn't want to chance it but not wanting to put techno on the spot he tries to steal and very similar to canon techno just pretends to be too busy to care.

When they leave techno Phil and ghostbur are also waiting for them though not on the prime path. They're a bit off to the side and them and the duo don't talk. Tommy's already done that with them after he got dreams invitation. Theyre just there to see him go off.

They're not with the saving group but they don't need to be and one of the first things Tommy does after his victory is private message them that he's safe and they won and dreams in prison.

He comes over for dinner the next day to tell them in more detail so they know what's going on and that's about it for season 2

I'm not getting into season 3 now and probably never but a few tidbits about it

Tommy still has to somewhat earn the diamonds for his hotel from philza. The minecraft-blade-soot-innit family might be semi functional but that doesn't mean Phil just gives them money whenever they ask for it. That's not how you raise kids.

Tommy obviously sends them an invite to the hotel opening anyways and techno asks what the VIP perks are

Tubbo and Tommy still have to work through a lot just like in canon. Add to that that tubbo doesn't quite know what to think about Tommy and his family being this close again. On one hand they weren't involved with doomsday like in canon and have just been keeping to themselves since Techno's execution. On the other Techno's behaviour in season 1 is still fresh in his mind and "he was having a rough patch" kind of doesn't just give him closure on that. Like he's not mad. He just doesn't know what to think of it. Cuz like. Techno's not trying to redeem himself or anything. He started his retirement because after getting out of that ravine and the adrenaline fading and just having time to think and realize what happened he realized that he couldn't let himself be controlled by the voices anymore so it's like. Going from full on alcoholic to no alcohol at all ever within a day. And to make that possible he focuses just on his retirement. This isn't about becoming a better person per se it's about not getting so strung up in shit that you tell your younger brother to die while sicking withers on him. He recognizes that he fucked up. He accepted lmanbergs judgement of executing him. Now he just wants his fckin peace. And that's kinda weird to think about for someone in tubbos position. Because. Yeah.

Thinking about Tommy spending time with his family like everything's peachy irks him because. Kinda makes it seem like everything's resolved. Like he's okay with them just having a happy ending despite them not really deserving one. But with time he realizes that Tommy needs them as a support system and that getting worked up about it just isn't worth it.

Uhhhhh and that's about it I think

Ooooh, semi-functional family sbi and clingy duo angst? Love that!

I do wonder how the whole exile debacle would go if they were actual family, especially considering that Phil was in New L'Manburg and therefore knew about the exile and could go visit Tommy freely, same with Techno actually (except for the being in New L'Manburg part), but, like, for him we can pretend he didn't know. Like, would Phil try and go visit Tommy more then once? Or would Dream find a way to keep him away? Maybe make him think he has no right to meddle with Tommy's life just now?

Also I wonder how Ranboo would be involved in all of this. Because if Techno and Phil were not there during Doomsday I doubt they invited him to live with them and I doubt they made the Syndicate, so would Ranboo live with Tuboo? Would he try to act as a sort of mediator for Clingy Duo?

Like, there are so many possibilities for this....