#scalpel cuts

[deathricedrawn]

malpractice

[premamelody]

playing god

[random-autie-fangirl]

Chara number 3- Narrachara edition

@idrawgaystffs

"Statistics determine everything about you. You are but a slave to the whims of these tiny numbers."

Now this is the first time it's a quote directly from Chara, and it's (to me) at the real start of the villain arc, wonder what that means lol.

(help, why does it kinda look worse than the first two, what happened to improving)

[saint-hymn]

Hello again, I believe we either have quite the funny time zone difference or just very opposing sleep schedules. I do sleep like an eldritch being.

I’m glad you liked the quote! It fit the vibes in my opinion- something about submissive in the way a guard dog is submissive, about doing what you want to for power but feeling like you’re hollowing out a piece of yourself to do it, something about worshipping someone in the way a vulture worships the corpse it eats.

That bit about ‘almost’ is desperately painful considering how that story progresses. How does Quackity even react, when he’s actually dead? Does he wish it was relief?

Feel free to study me back, my english professor once told me that I write like an amalgamation of weeds and echoes. No clue if that was a compliment. I’m collecting a lot of great data though! Perhaps I’ll make a spreadsheet.

- studying anon

for your reference as i'm sending this post it's around 00:44 AM for me, do that as you will

it goes back to the essence of their relationship, i think; the Creation of Adam, both in the act of reaching out until your muscles pull and the unwillingness to cover the last inch. Always on the verge of biting off necks, always in a dance where every step is improvised yet they pull it off with annoying synchronization. Always almost. Like that, exactly, it's a painful bond between the starving mouth and the flesh that gives under teeth. It's about the hunger-pangs in their stomach, about the rising bile greeting eachother in the gullet. It's about taking, taking, taking; you are hungry, so is he. For what?

Also tangentially related I think I or someone else said somewhere that if L'Manburg was cwil himself—an externality internalized to the point that he felt himself rot along with it as time went on—then Las Nevadas is cQ himself but in a way where its an internality externalized. Will turned himself outside-in to carry the idea and point of L'Manberg and Q turned himself inside-out to scream to the world and make it carry the idea and point of Las Nevadas. Does that make sense

He splits himself open and pours himself with the concrete, lays himself down with the pavements and all that glitters. It's hard to find where the cQuackity ends and the Las Nevadas begins. He's an extension of the city. The face. Rusty steel bones and marble-white skin. L'Manburg became Will's beating heart, the scarring under his ribcages, the scream threatening to rip out of his throat. when the sword drove through his chest that was L'Manburg's final death

and regarding the AU when q found out that he's dead it was a lot of him being very sad about it, now that i think of it i don't remember going very deep into it which is unfortunate, maybe if you come back here we can expand the feeling of dread someday. I think he begged any listening god that the pit in his gut was relief insead.

not tntduo, but cTommy's Tour of Grief.

[dravidious]

The challenge levels in Under the Knife/Second Opinion have some dialogue at the start where the main villain says some stuff and the player character responds, and the two different player characters have different responses. Usually they're both counterpoints against whatever point the villain was making, declaring humanity's will to live blah blah blah, but on X-7...

"Death is baked into your very DNA, it is your nature. Your destiny."

"Bitch I'll kill you."

[cadaverdoggy]

they don’t call me Medical Malpractice Marcy for nothing

[epickiya722]

Okay, in my Star's Rebirth AU, Kenjaku is technically still alive, but Yuji keeps their brain in a jar (just like the Death Paintings) and for whatever reason, the thought that popped in my head is Yuji telling Shoko about it but it goes like this.

Yuji: I have my mom's brain.

Shoko: What?

Yuji: Kenjaku. Have their brain. *shows a jar he's keep said brain in*

Shoko: ... can I ask why?

Yuji: They kept my brothers in jars, right? As long as they have no body, they can't do anything.

Shoko: Okay. I see your point. Where are you keeping that thing?

Yuji: In my chambers. (Note: just read the AU)

Shoko: Ah. Anyways, why are you telling me this?

Yuji: Wanna study it?

Shoko: ...

Yuji: ...

Shoko: You are a weird kid, but you speak my language.

I can see Yuji slowly getting into that area of science, more so because... well, for one... someone had to be like Kenjaku (they would be proud... probably)!

And two, I think that Yuji is "dumb" (by what he believes) because he doesn't learn due to the people who teaches him and how he is being taught. Think about how quickly he learns to use cursed energy. It's a hands on experience for him and the methods use do hold his attention (example, the movie watching and that stuck with him).

Shoko, I think she could hold Yuji's attention because she comes off as someone who uses visuals to teach. I mean, someone had to teach Yuji RCT and honestly? I say it's Shoko.

I think of how Satoru tried to teach Yuji how to use cursed energy the first time. Satoru just went straight into saying "This is cursed energy, this is a cursed technique". And Yuji didn't get it until he used the example of electricity, creating that visual.

It reminds me of how Shoko tried to teach Satoru and Suguru the opposite way about RCT. Moving her hands and making sound effects to recreate a visual for them to understand how RCT works.

[hungryhornyhowling]

[paeinovis]

it is genuinely crazy how little doctors tell u abt procedures before they do them, it should be explained wtf something is before they do it like ask if the patient actually knows what x procedure entails and what it will be like before subjecting them to it

[somecunttookmyurl]

the liver thing isn't like a disease or a disorder or anything it's just genetic variance and can go either way. it's that guy who needs 2 paracetamol instead of 1, or that absolute bastard who only has to take half a pill

it becomes a Fucking Annoyance when you're far enough away from the bell curve that shit just doesn't work, or doesn't work enough to warrant taking. it is extra a Fucking Annoyance because you will go your whole life wondering why things simply don't affect you whilst doctors repeatedly either accuse you of lying because they don't know it can be a thing, or go through drug after drug after drug all metabolised the same way and which naturally don't work before giving up.

the fact it's considerably more common in people with chronic pain conditions (for reasons), and people with chronic pain being labelled drug seekers, are probably related.

the fact that ultra-rapid metabolisation on typically the most annoying pathway is most common in people from the middle east and... i think north africa? but very rare in white people (without chronic pain) is also for sure something ain't it (actually it's way more common in painless white people to go the other way and need less drugs. 7-10%. if you were wondering. you weren't)

[nanmo-wakaran]

that one part in diamond painting videos (source)

[dxxtruction]

- Richard Selzer (The Knife)

[pastafossa]

Dear pasta

Do you have any wood carving tips for beginners?

I bought a bunch of wood and a couple of knives and idk what to do

BOY DO I. And I'm in a good spot for it because I have FOUR carvings of the same design in various stages of completion to assist.

I'm going to also put this behind a cut so that anyone who's like br br pasta it's just wood wood is boring NO IT'S NOT IT'S AMAZING isn't forced scroll by. Although I'm keeping the first tip in the open because IT IS VERY IMPORTANT.

TIPS FROM SIX YEARS OF CARVING/INJURIES/VISITS WITH MY CARVING TEACHER.

First, get yourself a pair of no cut gloves if you haven't already. I use these! They're cheap and they WILL save you a trip to the ER. Take it from someone who carved without them once and slipped with their knife and basically cut themselves down to the bone in their hand. 7 stitches and one bitchin scar later, I now never carve without gloves.

OK. So when starting, you're going to have your wood in of three forms: a blank (a small block of wood), a cut out (a blank that's been cut by a bandsaw into a basic shape), or a rough out (a cutout that's had most excess cut away and just needs details and final shaping). I don't know obviously which you have, but a LOT of people starting out aren't aware that when you're learning you can often purchase cutouts that make things easier (Hummul for example has a lot!). You can still carve from a blank, though! It'll just take a bit longer. Here's a picture with the 3 stages of my sea serpent design, and the first sea serpent I ever made that I carved from a blank, so you can see what I meam (coils are different on 3 just cause I felt like it, so ignore that).

When starting, try to stick to more simple designs so you don't get overwhelmed. Think smaller, basic shapes, usually made of something like basswood which is a nice soft wood (easy to cut). My teacher for example starts everyone on basswood rubber ducky shapes! So there's no complex details, and more abstract shapes. These are three of the carvings I made that first week of my class as an example (the little face is called a wood spirit and you can find a lot of guides for them on youtube, they're very popular!)

There is a basic process here that we can see with the sea serpents again! Step 1 you trace your design. Step 2, you're removing the large or small chunks of excess (this is where some use a bandsaw if accessible). Step 3 is rounding and shaping. And step 4 is adding details and finishing. If you're not sure about shapes, consider using some basic outlines from online! I've even used toys to give me a basic shape!

GRAINS: when you first begin to cut, you're going to want to cut with the grain as much as possible. Wood carves far more easily when your knife moves with the grain than against it. There will be points where you have no choice (this is why basswood is a popular wood for beginners and experts alike - little grain, very soft), but try as best you can to go with it. You'll feel it when you cut with it - it'll be a lot easier, but depending on the wood, you can also see it! The bottom wood has an easy to see grain, the top one a bit harder (also note the difference between the band saw lines - perfectly straight and up and down - and the actual grain - left to right, more wavy, nature hates straight lines), and the middle you'll have to look closely to see. If you've got pretty natural grains, most carvers stain or seal them without paint. Basswood's got borderline no visible grain so is almost always painted (see duck above). You'll likely develop a preference as time goes on, too!

If you're carving from a straight up wood blank, try to make your design fit the shape as closely as possible. This will minimize the amount of excess wood you have to cut off! Especially since your first step is removing what doesn't belong before you start curving and rounding (there's also pencil marks on the top, so I know what I'm carving on all sides).

SHARPEN SHARPEN SHARPEN. If you've got a good knife, it likely came pre sharpened, which is great and can serve you for quite a while, especially if you're cutting softer woods! But you're also going to need to sharpen your knife regularly - I'm working on a very hard walnut dolphin atm and I'm sharpening every 20 minutes or so cause it wears the blade down. To sharpen, you use a strop. There are additional guides for that and places to buy one, but if you're handy you can make one. My teacher's (and mine) is literally strips of cork board covered in compound, and glued to two sides of a wood paddle. Very cheap. 😂 If you need tips on sharpening, let me know!

If you're going to use a natural finish on your wood (i.e. anything but basswood), you'll want to sand after carving and before sealing! Start with 80 grit, then move to 120 grit, and finish with 240. Note: as you start to sand, you'll see lots of little spots appear! You want to sand those away!

MOST SEALANTS ARE TOXIC TO BREATHE, DO IT OUTSIDE OR WEAR A MASK! If you want to avoid that, seal with something like Tried and True Original Finish or try carving wood you paint instead, since you basically carve, skip sanding, and paint with watered down acrylics!

Lastly, the way I hold my knife when carving: I use my thumb against the non-cutting edge to 'push' the knife in a hingeing motion (I'll see if I can make a gif for it at some point). It takes some strain off your hands and lends more strength to the knife for harder or quick cuts. You can also cut VERY fast once you get this down, and my teacher's approved it as a valid technique.

I hope these help! I love love LOVE carving and wish there were more classes around for people to take! Fortunately there are a lot of youtube vids and guides but SO much of it is really just practice. It's also an incredibly soothing hobby. I love sitting in front of a movie or series or listening to a podcast/audio book while I just sit and cut away. And remember, if you have a blank and get into it and start to feel overwhelmed, there are plenty of cutouts and roughouts you can try instead that mean all you need to work on is shaping and detailing! Let me know if you have any other questions!

[call-me-apple]

c!Drunz slash romantic slash sexual slash whatever I love you I wish people weren't fucking cowards and made you a little fucked up the way you deserve

[dravidious]

After beating Trauma Team I was kinda disappointed with Twisted Rosalia because like that's it? That's the final boss? I beat it first try, no problem! Come on, give me a final boss like savato!

I just got to Aletheia in Under the Knife 2 and uh. Wish granted. This thing kicked my ass

[l3m0nflavoredg1fs]

Cutting a Multilayer Ball