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puttersmile · 7 days ago
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Smiling Critters OC: Ruby Rivers
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Ruby Rivers is technically the main character of the Critter Crossing AU. An animator who worked within the in house animation studio of PlayCo. Also worked on commercials and box art. She was a pretty down to earth person but some of her co-workers believed in some weird things.
Here is some story stuff written like emails. To give some backstory. Enjoy!
From: Ruby Rivers
To: Peter Klein
Date: April 12, 1991
Time: 10:23 AM
Hey Pete,
Got your notes from yesterday’s meeting. Thanks for following up. I noticed you didn’t mention anything about your “poppy ink theory.” Maybe you realized it sounds a bit, well, out there?
You know I’m all for creative energy and inspiration—who wouldn’t be in this line of work? But this idea that our work is alive? Or that ink mixed with poppy seeds could somehow “bridge worlds”? Come on. Feels like you’ve been spending too much time watching the Twilight Zone.
Let’s not forget the real world here: poppy seeds contain weird compounds that can mess with your head. I’m pretty sure you’re not summoning spirits; you’re just getting secondhand microdosed. If anything, it’s probably giving folks mild hallucinations, not creating sentient cartoons.
Ruby
PS: Good idea switching to personal emails. I think our boss wasn't enjoying your crazy talk! No offense.
Subject: Re: Meeting Follow-Up
From: Peter Klein
To: Ruby Rivers
Date: April 12, 1991
Time: 11:09 AM
Ruby,
You’re missing the point! Sure, poppy seeds have… side effects, but this isn’t just about the ink. Have you ever thought about why characters like Dogday and Catnap feel so real? Why their stories seem to write themselves? Or why we all end up saying, “That’s exactly what Dogday would do” as if he’s deciding, not us?
I’m telling you, the ink might just be the catalyst. Look at the anomalies: the way sketches sometimes seem to shift slightly after we leave the room, or how animation frames appear more fluid than the tech should allow. Did you know Jill said she dreamed of Dogday last week, warning her not to approve a particular scene? She swears she woke up to find her storyboard reworked—better than before!
Something’s happening here, Ruby. Whether you believe it or not, you can’t deny the connection we feel with these characters.
Pete
Subject: Re: Meeting Follow-Up
From: Ruby Rivers
To: Peter Klein
Date: April 12, 1991
Time: 11:37 AM
Pete,
“Sketches shifting”? “Dream warnings”? That’s not supernatural, that’s sleep deprivation and caffeine overload. I don’t know why Jill redid her storyboard, but it wasn’t Dogday whispering in her ear. Maybe she was inspired and forgot about it—our brains are weird like that.
And yeah, we connect with the characters. We created them, after all. But they’re not real. They’re reflections of us, our ideas, and our teamwork. And a unhelpfully healthy dose of instructions from the higher ups. But anyway, That’s why they seem alive—it’s projection, not some alternate dimension leaking into the studio. Come on, Pete.
As for the ink, I’ll humor you for a second. Let’s say it does something weird. You think PlayCo would let us use it if they knew it could, I don’t know, break reality? They’d sell it as a toy themselves if it were that special.
Ruby
Subject: Re: Meeting Follow-Up
From: Peter Klein
To: Ruby Rivers
Date: April 12, 1991
Time: 12:15 PM
Ruby,
Have you looked at the new toy prototypes yet? You might be more right than you think, Ruby.
You don’t have to believe me, but don’t dismiss it entirely. You said it yourself—our characters are reflections of us. What if those reflections are more than just ideas? What if they’re connected to something bigger?
Remember the early versions of Dogday and Catnap? You told me once that you used to imagine Hot Clawffee and Snoozle Dreamhound sitting on your shoulders, like little muses. Maybe that’s closer to the truth than you think. Maybe they’re still there, influencing what you create.
I’ll leave you with this: if these characters weren’t real in some way, why would they mean so much to us?
Pete
Subject: Re: Meeting Follow-Up
From: Ruby Rivers
To: Peter Klein
Date: April 12, 1991
Time: 1:08 PM
Pete,
Hot Clawffee and Snoozle Dreamhound were my creations, and yeah, I still think about them. Sometimes when I’m stuck on a scene, I picture them sitting on my shoulders, one whispering something clever, the other reminding me to take a nap. It’s silly, but it helps. Kind of soothes my wounded pride that PlayCo wanted so many changes.
Eh Dogday is fine. But Catnap. When I see the big one walking around in that orphan city, it creeps me out like crazy. I can barely stand to look at it directly. But this is getting off topic!
All of that is just my imagination, not proof of anything supernatural. Characters are important because we pour ourselves into them, not because they’re alive. And I won’t deny that Dogday and Catnap feel like they’ve taken on lives of their own in some ways. We are working near unethical work hours in this place. Probably why we are hearing and seeing strange shit.
So no, I don’t think we’re breaking any laws of nature here. But I’ll admit this much: these characters matter. To us at least. And the kids. Not because they’re "real", but because they remind us of the best parts of ourselves. That's just how I see it.
But anyway, I've got to go turn in some animatics. See you later.
Ruby
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wibblyv · 7 months ago
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Ncuti Gatwa & Millie Gibson : Who you gonna call? River Song or Captain Jack ?
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oldbookshop · 7 months ago
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i love how ruby doesn't know anything abt regeneration and probably thinks the doctor is strictly a gay alien man, and therefore I NEED fifteen to mention "his wife" just to see her reaction to that
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an-american-whovian · 6 months ago
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kaetor · 11 months ago
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the doctor dances!
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a-fragile-little-teacup · 3 months ago
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Dress for the job you want (all of my outfits go through a “would a companion in Doctor Who wear this?/has a companion in Doctor Who worn this?” test)
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dwgif · 7 months ago
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Doctor Who Silence in the Library | 73 Yards
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thetorturedlovergirl · 3 months ago
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I’m crazy for all the women in doctor who like I’m (not) sorry but I cannot hate anyone. For me it’s like five star meal after five star meal. They’re all so amazing !!!
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stevenrogered · 1 year ago
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Anita Dobson as Mrs. Flood DOCTOR WHO | “The Church on Ruby Road” 
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bazberkker · 7 months ago
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This is what each “Makes History” or “First-ever” article feels like
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dandelionjack · 7 months ago
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diaries and drums and stories and snow and songs and digital afterlives! both river song and the master are HAUNTING THE NARRATIVE so hard they’re practically popping out of the screen
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riversongsource · 6 months ago
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Doctor Who Cast, Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson, choose between two iconic characters:
Captain Jack Harkness or Professor River Song? (x)
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gallifreyanhotfive · 8 months ago
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Brilliant. Fifteen, you can bring a dead butterfly back to life.
Now go get your wife out of that goddamn Library.
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ngatwa · 7 months ago
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phantomstatistician · 4 months ago
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Fandom: Doctor Who
Character: Fifteenth Doctor
Sample Size: 256 stories
Source: AO3
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olympain · 7 months ago
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Aeolian tones. Music without the need of people.
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