#project seer

[teacup-of-creativity]

Reconnecting to my Inspiration

Lately something I’ve been trying to do as I delve deeper into these revisions for my novel is reconnect with the things that inspired me at first. 

Listen, I started this novel seven years ago, back in 2016, so as I’m sure you can imagine there’s a lot about my original vision that I’ve forgotten over the years. Between the simple passage of time, and the continuous voice in my head telling my that my story wasn’t “professional” enough, or “real literature”, the course of the book shifted considerably. I tried to change it so much to fit these lofty ideas of what a book by me should be, that I forgot what it was that I WANTED to write.  

And what I want to write is GOOD, but SILLY! Silly at least to the great thinkers of this world who sit in their ivory towers and declare that “The red curtains in that short story must have symbolized something!” (I’m sure you know the kind.) But when I remembered FINALLY or maybe, more like realized for the first time, that I wasn’t writing for them, I was writing for myself and the people who enjoy what I do, a massive weight was lifted from my shoulders and a freedom and excitement to rediscover my story began to set in. But after so long, I was a little lost. I couldn’t remember all the things which had given me my catalyzing thoughts back in high school, or worse, I couldn’t remember the thoughts!

So!

I recently started going back through all the media I could recall influenced or inspired Project Seer (that’s what we’re calling it for now), and dipping my toes back into the world and mind of 16 year old Rachel. 

A brief list of said materials I have recently rewatched (or something similar) for this very purpose is as follows:

Yona of the Dawn

The Last Kingdom,

Any lecture on feudalism I can get my hands on,

Miraculous Ladybug (just the new movie for now, we’ll see if I still have the stomach for the show later I suppose),

I JUST started rewatching Kuro Mukuro, which! Let me tell you-- is not at all something I thought I would need to help me write my medieval fantasy novel. It’s a modern mecha anime! With... Aliens?! It’s a little unclear! But the point is, it wasn’t until I actually clicked on that first episode and let it play for a minute that I remembered:

This is the show with a samurai from the sengokujidai as a main character! Feudalism is baked into the essence of the show, as this samurai character lives by his codes and morals, protecting the girl he perceives to be his princess. Another thing! A blue haired girl a little clueless to the absolute danger she has found herself mixed up in, having to constantly be guarded by a boy honoring an oath! Sound familiar?? (Probably not because I haven’t really talked about that aspect of my book yet, but I promise you, it’s in there!) How about inexplicable attraction and helping someone even if you don’t have a good reason why? A strong pining slow burn? Okay, I think you get the picture. 

Basically, all that to say-- There is so much to be gained by remembering where your ideas have come from, and by remembering to engage with the things that breed creativity in your soul. For me, the things that do that don’t always come from the most likely of places, clearly, as detailed above. But I’m learning all over not to judge a book by its cover. You never know where inspiration will strike, or what one random line from a book will spark a thought in your head that will fix an entire plot hole! (Thanks, Destroyer by Meg Smitherman!) And finding those things that will continuously inspire you, that lead you in the directions or vibes you want to go is so so SO important. 

Don’t lose sight of who you are. Don’t lose sight of what you love. Otherwise you may end up doing a deep dive and reliving your teenage years, (watching a show with a MASSIVE cliff hanger ending but no season three!) like me. 

But in all seriousness, this last almost year of my publishing journey has been so inundated with self reflection and discovery, it has been painful. But this is part of it that is actually helping me feel alive again, like myself again. And I’m really, really, REALLY, enjoying it.  

It’s making writing fun again.

[moronkyne]

Some Redacted ASMR name headcanons

(Inspired by @definitelynuwonhere)

Shifters;

David Gabriel Shaw [Dominican]

Asher Benjamin Talbot [Puerto Rican]

Milo Robbi Greer [Puerto Rican—Italian]

(way more under cut.)

Vamps; (Pre-Turnings)

Vincent Castro [Mexican—Chinese]

Samuel Floyd Collins [Irish—Scottish—Cuban]

Alexis Joon Getty [Irish—Korean]

Porter Angeleri-Garcia [Argentinian]

Elementals and Energetics;

Lasko Kierson Moore [Jamaican]

Damien Dante Santos [Filipino]

Huxley Hadou [Egyptian—African]

Kody Lee [Korean—Greek]

Hudson Garrison [African American. unspe.]

Unempowered;

Aaron Blessed Auva’a [Samoan]

Ollie Scott [German]

Guy Cech [Czech—Kenyan]

Anton Faisal Amir [Slavic—Arab]

Ivan Anthony Chávez [Peruvian]

Other;

Elliott Ahe Auva’a [Hawaiian]

Gavin “Arora” [Indian] (this is what he would take on if he were to be a human, but.. he’s not, I know this.)

James Das [Peruvian—Arab—Indian]

Blake Wojownik [Polish]

Morgan Emery Kyne [Japanese]

Hush (he wouldn’t take a last name) [Bantu—Danish]

I would like to add;

1) I don’t apologize if you don’t agree, I’ve gotten plenty of hate already

2) I know a big lot of these are Hispanic, and so am I. It’s projecting :,)

3) I’ll be doing listeners sometime

4) It honestly kinda gets annoying when people say “Why is Guy _____” or “Elliott is Hawaiian? I can’t see it” I get it, I do, but these are my opinions, okay? :,)

[mantarobin]

You should've got out of the red

In the red, you're better off dead

[milogreer]

ik i haven’t talked abt omen so no one knows who he is but what if . he was with project meridian

[poedays]

Darlin’ 🤝 Ranger -> Autism

Asher 🤝 Abby -> Adhd

Angel 🤝 Seer -> Audhd

[tblsomedoodles]

Cam I see Clara and Nobody somehow meeting? The Assistant twins, only ine is technically her aunt and the other hates Big Mama

"the Assistant twins"! lol i love it! But yeah, it would probably go something like this

and if their interactions continued, it would probably end with Jennika getting held up by her hood or something lol.

Thank you!

[kantraels]

shoutout to the toxic fagitator/fseer situationship. what are they doing

[projectharbringercharacterask1]

Týr/"Odin" The Damoiseau - Song of death

Lore of the Damoiseau- "Blind prophet"

|> Intro (origins?) story |> Resonance hall idle "animations" & "voice lines" |> "Voicelines" - Main theme - In-depth dive - Voice headcannons |> Secondary theme (Battle/Intro theme) -Empire of sands

====Resonance hall idles, affinity lines & "voicelines"=========

The Damoiseau's ''animations''

0 | Quiet, playfully jovial humming but the Mauler plain is empty...Until the cryptid appears out of nowhere.

"Your journey, holds an awaiting twist. ..Or maybe it's already happening, happened long ago under your eye?" (Vague, mildly prophetic or could be a red herring.) Assumes his spot in front of the player oh so casually, as if the screen didn't glitch just a second ago. Keeping his eyes closed and that light smile, the spears of fire or crystalline blood flickering behind him, tips outward like sun's rays then they're gone in a blink.

1 | The Damoiseau lifts his spear, wait is he floating off the ground? -Sat cross-legged, running a hand over the weapon. And traces a claw to the very tip of the blade, sharpens the spear resting in his lap. Whatever he says is mildly distorted, garbled gibberish. Could've been a curse, could've been a prophecy or a grumble go figure. And then an eye opens near him, peering at him curiously- Odin smiles and waves it off. Dusting off the sharp blade, he gets up to take his idle standing stance.

2 | Tyr lifts a hand and "catches" something into his fist -Like how Soren does when he says "Yes! I'll surely-" whistling or humming to himself a low tune under his breath as he glitches and flickers: His face is twisted in anguished fury with eyes full-dark red and mouth agape in a muted scream; to a different man (Pirin) with his head mournfully bowed and closes his eyes; to himself except levitating bit off the ground with six or more wings of flames shimmering curl around his body, half folded and those unblinking floating eyes all around him... his expression stern, grim with those whispers in the background melting into the lullaby he hummed.

And then the Damoiseau is back to normal on the next flicker/shutter--with that same knowing, tranquil, patient and mildly amused smile as he lifts a finger to his lips. To the player directly.

"Shh..."

-=Battle voice-lines=-

Deploy: "I know your fate. 🎶" (calm, mildly playful and as if toying in hide and seek)

Defeat: "....Home......re..turn..." (wistful) As he crumbles to his knees, his spear fading away. Yet it seems as though Odin knew this was coming. Which adds a layer of duality/vagueness to his deployment line-- was Soren (Tyr) speaking of his own fate, to himself? Or was he talking to his foes? To the player? To Merlin? To his teammates? Same as his victory line.

Victory: "Shame it was brief~.🎶" (Amused) Crossing his arms... And has a severed head in his hands, eying it then tosses the skull away. It's hard to tell what exactly the Blind prophet means by this. Is it about the fight? About his own past life prior to getting fused? Is he talking about Pirin's life and joys? Or the lives of those he defeated? No idea.

First recruitment: "Fascinating.! I wonder what will happen next...? 🎶" (same as his deploy and victory line) Keeps his eyes closed as he hums this with a small knowing smile, head subtly inclined to the side as his left ear gives a twitch.

Ultimate: The enemies see him sat calmly on a rock, cradling a severed head in his hands with his eyes closed as he sings.... The melody serene yet unnerving. And then countless eyes open as the world falls to a void his own two opening -full near black red, and Tyr is suddenly gone. Before the Mauler flashes right in their face/the screen with a calm but too cheerful smile. The lullaby still the same, playing in the background but now filled with whispers and garbled words as he glitches.

---Affinity Gift---

General line: "Why thank you!"

When gifted fav item -Mauler scabbard or flower bouquet: "I missed this, good to have it back. .🎶" (Go figure what this Mauler is talking about, like with every word that falls out his mouth. Is he speaking about his life, again? Or the item? His memories?? Dammit Odin talk normally for once! ...But he won't, nope.)

Tyr talks in Sphinx-level of nonsensical riddles and vague, passable prophecies and "prophecies", very deliberately. No explanation, knowing he's being annoying with his eerie cryptid words. And it's amusing to him, how long one's patience lasts or how a person would react to his words and interpret them.

Official tags for The Damoiseau cryptid: The "Blind prophet", "Damoiseau", Odin-all seer , project "harbringer" , "Tyr- all knowing", Singer of lullabies, Song of death,

The other Cryptids' ask blogs |> The Balladeer - "The Kuker" / "The Missing" |> The Knave - Arlecchino / The "Mad-Hatter" |> The Marionet - Executioner/ The "Debt-collector" |> The Fair Gentleman / Unbound Will- of wisp

[dentiststoothfairy]

tׁׅᨵׁׅׅᨵׁׅׅtׁׅhׁׅ֮'ׅ꯱ ꪱׁׁׁׅׅׅ݊ꪀtׁׅꫀׁׅܻ݊ꭈׁׅɑׁׅᝯׁ֒tׁׅꪱׁׁׁׁׅׅׅׅ᥎ׁׅꫀׁׅܻ݊ ᝯׁ֒hׁׅ֮ꭈׁׅꪱׁׁׁׅׅׅׅ꯱tׁׅꩇׁׅ֪݊ ɑׁׅׅ꯱ ƙׁׅꪱׁׁׁׅׅׅׅ꯱ׅ꯱

℘ɑׁׅꭈׁׅtׁׅ tׁׅᨰׁׅᨵׁׅׅ

✧─── ･ ｡ﾟ★: *.✦ .* :★. ───✧

ᴄʜʀɪsᴛᴍᴀs ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɪɴ ᴏʟᴇᴛᴜs ᴍᴀɴᴏʀ ɪs ᴀ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ғᴜʟʟ ᴏғ ᴍᴀɢɪᴄ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀ. ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ғᴇᴇʟ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴡɪɴᴋʟᴇ ɪɴ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ғʟᴀᴋᴇ ᴏғ sɴᴏᴡ ғᴀʟʟɪɴɢ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ sᴋʏ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴅᴇsᴄᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴀɴɢᴇʟs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʟɪᴘ-ᴄʟᴏᴘᴘɪɴɢ ᴏғ ʀᴇɪɴᴅᴇᴇʀ ʜᴏᴏᴠᴇs ɪs ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍs ᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀʀ.

ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ. ʙʏ ʜᴇʟᴘɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɴᴏʀ, ʙʏ ᴠᴏᴛɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴅᴇᴄɪsɪᴏɴs ᴀɴᴅ ʙʏ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴀᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ ᴄᴀsᴛ ᴏғ ɪᴅᴇɴᴛɪᴛʏ ᴠ, ᴘᴇʀʜᴀᴘs ʏᴏᴜ'ʟʟ ғɪɴᴅ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴛᴏ sʜᴀʀᴇ ᴀ ᴍɪsᴛʟᴇᴛᴏᴇ ᴋɪss ᴡɪᴛʜ.

✧─── ･ ｡ﾟ★: *.✦ .* :★. ───✧

Noting what the others were doing to visit later, I had to get involved with this fight. Why were they anyways?

"Yo!" I called out, catching the attention of Aesop who gave a quiet wave and William who gave a large shark-ly grin.

"[Name]! Come over here, Christmas Crunch is on!" He bellowed out, making the embalmer flinch from the sudden loudness and I acted oblivious to him inching away from the larger figure next to him.

"Christmas Crunch?" I echoed, crossing my arms as I watched Ganji and Naib stretch like fools. Eli responded with a giggle as I felt a familiar weight nestle on my head, cooing with warmth.

"Every year, Ganji and Naib decide to battle every year for Christmas. Whoever wins gets our money and that's our Christmas presents done for them." He explained, reaching his arm out for Brooke Rose to fly down, to which I felt the coddling owl leave my head and land comfortably on his arm.

"That's.. Weird."

"That's what I said.." Aesop muttered, barely audible over Norton's noise of counting. Of course, he cut himself a share as well. "And then Emily is left to tend to their fleshly wounds.."

I smirked. "Who did you guys vote for?"

"Naib got beat last year, so I'm going with Ganji." Eli admitted with the same sheepish smile that earnt him a glare.

"Yeah! Because I was drunk." Naib snapped back, cracking his joints in an attempt to loosen up. "Why do you think I'm doing it now before I can get my hands on that eggnog?" Ganji's confident laugh shifted Naib's attention.

"You'll never give that excuse up, bhai? Maybe you're just getting sloppy."

That ticked off the fighting spirit in the mercenary as he threw his fists up in a flash, a sneer behind his hands. "Sloppy? I'll give you sloppy in a fuckin' second!"

"Ayo.." Norton smirked a bit, before flipping through the clues in order to count them up as well.

"Okay, [Name]... You throwing in?" The prospector's dry lips pressed together as he held his hand out.

"Depends. What's the entry fee?" I knew Norton would probably ask for more than required, so I looked over my shoulder to the other crowd.

"It's 100 clues! And if you win, you'll get double back!" William made poor Aesop jump again, officially earning a glare from the silver haired man.

Norton looked expectantly towards me. His eyebrow raising with his hand still towards my direction.

[gu6chan]

Sometimes I think about my very short-lived experience watching Happy Sugar Life and how the only real potent "message" i got from it was through the fanbase with the realisation "wow okay so we are NOT past the 'women can't be paedophiles' narrative huh" because i remember so gleefully checking the comments only to be hit with shit like "they didn't have sex so i don't think it's paedophilia" or "given her past i don't think she INTENDED paedophilia" or the time i saw an rp blog for the mc like "I interpret it as platonic :)))" like mc wasn't dressing an 8 year old up in a wedding dress, grooming her, doing vows, kissing her on the mouth and making plans for how they'd elope and marry each other

Like okay, you're entitled to your interpretations ofc but at what point does it stop being an interpretation and start turning into cope because this is NOT the topic you want to do that with!!!!!!

[seer-cant-knit]

the two modes of a crafter’s mind:

1. wow i’ve finished so many projects

2. am i ever going to finish a project

[screechingkroh]

one thing i'm wondering about regarding your amazing fic is how you're gonna do the romantic relationships with both monkeys- like, will both monkeys and seer be in a single relationship or are there gonna be different endings for the story where the seer is with wukong and macaque?

I plan for all three to be in a relationship together. Wukong and Macaque are definitely on the more "Shit is kind of complicated" side since I'm unsure if I really want to do the whole Shadowpeach stuff.

The dynamic between the monkeys is going to depend on how the story goes. Their interactions are more... tense compared to interactions with Seer. But I do want them to reach a point where they lay their problems with one another bare to help them grow together.

It, honest to god, just depends on how the story flows and the dynamic between the three of them.

[relamune]

The way Voren’thal looks at Belo’vir 🥰😭💕

[virtualangelarchive]

so... seer project (赛尔计划) officially launched on mobile app stores a few days ago!

i've heard of this turn-based strategy game for a while now, particularly in regards to teasers, character designs, and some gameplay footage, but now that the full game is out, i am more curious to see if the game lives up to other seer-based mobile games released in the past.

the most interesting aspect of 赛尔计划 so far would have to be the humanized characters that many of the recurring elfs have received, ranging from the heroes alliance members to the more common elfs (i.e. pipi, bubuhua, small bean sprout, etc.).

in this case, each elf receives their own humanized design and designated voice actor/actress, as well as ranking (from three to five stars) and their attributes and element type(s).

the game is also said to be turn-based; in each battle, players can use strategies and deck techniques when predicting an opponent's behavior, move, or deck set.

specifically, in several of the game modes, players are required to use 12 participating units in their decks, in a 12-on-12, one assigned lineup at a time, player-vs-player battle, but more will be known as more players flock over to 赛尔计划.

overall, i believe the game is exclusive to the chinese demographic, but we'll known for sure if access can be gained via vpn services or the like! :)

[mxescargot]

hi

[Image description: a 3 by 3 grid of various digital artworks: a painting of the cake from portal, a portrait of a Star Wars OC, an infected Seer from Hollow Knight, a humanized Hornet from Hollow Knight, a simple drawing of Chinese-inspired Mandalorian armour, a chibi doodle of Cal Kestis and BD-1 from Jedi Fallen Order, a fullbody chibi of a person wearing hanfu in the colours of the trans flag, a painting of a cat in blue and purple, and a doodle of Mafuyu from Project Sekai. End ID]

tried to give a variety of things uhh im a chinese american digital artist who does a lot of fanart and my favourite style is digital painting but that's quite time consuming

tysm for doing this mr. wojcik!

If you're an artist and are having trouble building followers, especially if you're new on tumblr or back after leaving, reblog this with some of your art. It will be visible to everyone checking the notes. Everyone keep checking the notes and follow whoever puts their cool art in them. People keep telling me I'm Tumblr famous so maybe this helps!

[tblsomedoodles]

Seer twins?

Sorry, i don't really have any doodles ready to post for them, and i'm a little too brain dead to do much drawing at all today. But i can offer you a little wip segment from the next chapter.

Ok, Splinter could see where this was going now. Did that old parenting book he had stuffed in his cabinet have a chapter on what to do when one of your children spied on the other's dreams? Maybe a convenient subsection on if they were prophetic dreams? He doubted it, but boy would it be useful right about now.

Thank you!