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[zegalba]

Luka Khabelashvili: Breakthrough (2021)

[hansdurrer]

Hungary, 13 December 2019

[penitentservant]

Autumn Path

[postcard-from-the-past]

In the 18th-century:

100 years ago:

Abbaye de Jumièges, Normandie, France

[eclipseofthehat]

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Wow two pages in a week? wildin

[stranizia]

🏠🌷

[sandrathachao]

Practised watercolororing with a page of Moomins. The scenerey one I used a bg from the anime as reference, since the way they draw their backgrounds are simply... so stunning. Good chance to learn something new! *v*

[narrativeobsession]

"the dogs don't bother me when they eat." Because they're dogs. Baxter knows there's no logical reason as to why, specifically, human eating sounds would bother him and not dog eating sounds, but he's never examined it much under a metaphorical microscope. Maybe because of how unlikely it was for the dogs to be secretly plotting against him.

"oh, except bones. i think it's the scraping? of the teeth." Baxter actually shudders at the thought. "but i can just leave the room if they have bones! that's not a big deal. they're dogs, it's fine."

Even if the scraping was irritating, it wasn't rage inducing.

Baxter approaches the table slowly, each step a careful thing. A bit like a nervous prey animal trying to decide if something is going to strike them down. He sits. Then promptly realizes he doesn't have anything to eat and stands back up to prepare himself a bagel. Once it's in the toaster he pulls out butter and cream cheese, then hovers near the toaster while he waits for it to pop up.

"well, no whistling. i hate whistling. and humming. if you're going to make music make... the music. sing or something, don't just. no whistling or humming. i hate that. i also hope you don't bite your nails because you'll have to break that habit."

"Yes. That is what I want." Will would know either way; people bled emotions until Will drowned in them and it was a constant effort to fortify his barriers to keep them as away and out as possible. While simple deduction could figure out whatever was kicking around in his head, their time together would just be easier if he'd say it.

Easier said than done.

"I can move the dogs bowls if their chewing is going to be too grating on you too." The table should be a place where someone can eat and relax in peace. The dogs wouldn't care much where they ate so much as they were getting food. "If we're going to be sharing a roof it doesn't have to be an uncomfortable one. I'd rather you get pissed off and tell me about it when it hits than sitting on it."

Will conveys all this without looking at Baxter, keeping his eyes focused on the paper for the latest news. Observing was what he did. Even actively trying not to, it couldn't be turned off.

[mandelaphobia]

Scenerey if you will

[satureja13]

AI Edits

Pics above: Ji Ho, Vlad and Saiwa (what's going on with his hair!) The AI only gives a few suggestions (if you don't pay insane 9€/week) so I can't have the same scenerey for all of them. But it's still stunning! It was even more limited since the AI still showed female options for Ji Ho, Saiwa and Vlad. If you want to take a look at the last edits from the AI, they are -> here (there are a few posts, you might want to scroll down a bit) Jeb and Kiyoshi are -> here

Pics below: It's Jack!

Cought Saiwa, Vlad and Jack behind/in a shady club ^^'

Ji Ho and Vlad apparently opened a yoga retreat at Sulani ;) It's fascinating how the AI changes the background so it's similar yet different. The hairstyles are weird omg ö.Ö'

The three princes. I have no idea why the AI changes the distance in each pic, it even cut Sai's hair off -.- But I think in this pic Ji Ho looks the best, Saiwa too. I wouldn't recognize Vlad at all ^^'

And teenage Saiwa and Vlad in a paralel universe where they stan korean boy groups and watch k dramas! Boys over Flowers, ofc. The hair again hahaha

[wizardnaturalist]

in a rote visual adaptation, every time chivalry's face should have come on screen, in a flashback or a portrait, it would be obscured by the scenerey or framing

[zegalba]

[zerolostwalks]

🧊 for the writing asks!

Thank you thank you!!

🧊: How do you get over writer's block?

Depends entirely on the cause If it's mental health related, a break from social media as much as possible. Focusing on mental health, and then re evaluating to see if that was the sole cause. If it's not mental health related: attempt a change of scenerey/writing location, go read, moodboard/scrapbook. Potential try outline/rough draft a different section or fic entirely.

Fic Writing Asks!

[wonderfulworldofmichaelford]

Psycho Analysis: Winds of Destruction

(WARNING! This analysis contains SPOILERS!)

Here I am, dirty and faceless Waiting to heed your instruction On my own, invisible warrior I am a Wind of Destruction!

As many of you might now, I’m a huge fan of the Metal Gear series. What you probably don’t know is  that, despite the series having a penchant for squads of quirky bosses, I’m not really a huge fan of many of them. FOXHOUND? I mean I like Mantis and Ocelot. The Sons of Liberty? I guess Vamp is alright. B&B Corps? I barely remember any of them. I love the Cobra Unit, but that’s because all of them are batshit insane and weird. I’m not saying they’re bad boss fights or anything—far from it, they all offer fantastic boss fights—but as characters I’m not really big on many of these villains.

The Winds of Destruction, on the other hand? I fucking love these guys (and girl).

Metal Gear Rising is what happens when you turn the insane anime action of the main series up to 11, and so it should be no shock the squad of bosses is cranked up as well. Each and every one of these guys is nuttier than the last, and the whole lot of them are some of the most memorable and memetic characters in the franchise. Also Khamsin exists.

Motivation/Goals: So besides the obvious way they tie into the plot because they’re working for Armstrong, each of these villains has a theme song which pretty much details what makes them tick, what they’re about, and expands upon them once you get their health low enough during their boss battles.

Mistral’s theme, “A Stranger I Remain,” details how she has come to this land to sate her bloodlust, and how she truly feels most at home on the battlefield; Monsoon’s theme, “Stains of Time,” acts as a reinforcement of his nihilistic outlook; Sundowner’s theme, “Red Sun,” expounds on his nature as a card-carrying villain and how he revels in the violence and bloodshed he causes; Sam’s theme, “The Only Thing I Know for Real,” lays out his desire for a one-on-one duel with Raiden, his foil, to see who is truly worthy to stand up and continue fighting for their ideals; and Khamsin’s song, “The Hot Wind Blowing,” showcases his patriotic nature as well as just generally acting as a badass boast. Most of these songs  act more as thematic seasoning for the characters, adding on to what is already established in their cutscenes, but for some like Khamsin and to a lesser extent Mistral, it’s pretty much the extent of their development.

Performance: Every single one of these actors really brings their all to make these characters memorable.

Sundowner is the ham and cheese of the group, working alongside Armstrong to ensure that all the scenerey is well and truly chewed. And who better to bring on the ham than Crispin Freeman? Salli Saffioti is Mistral, and is it any shock she’s also played Black Widow before? And also Hilda from Fire Emblem, I guess? Then we have Monsoon, played by John “The Crypt Keeper” Kassir, who delivers everything with gusto as always. Phillip-Anthony Rodriguez makes Sam just as smarmy and charming as a rival should be, and Benito Martinez puts in his all to his brief role of Khamsin. Not a weak vocal performance here, I’d say.

Final Fate: Seeing as they are video game bosses, it should come as no surprise to anyone that Raiden slices each and every one of them into confetti. Special mention to the absolutely brutal death of Mistral, where she gets frozen in liquid nitrogen before you get to shatter her.

Best Scene: For most of them, they only get the one scene followed by their boss battle, with the exception of Sundowner and Sam. Mistral and Khamsin’s boss battles are obviously their finest hours, though Mistral’s takes the cake between the two seeing how explosive and exciting it is, living up to the promise of that first battle with Metal Gear RAY, while Khamsin’s is the finale of a DLC featuring the game’s ultimate jobber, Blade Wolf.

Monsoon has a lot more going for him, because before his boss fight he gives off one of the most amazing monologues ever put into a Metal Gear game, as he lectures Raiden on memes (“The DNA of the soul!”) and his nihilistic philosophy. Then you get to have a kickass boss fight where, if you do well enough, you will make this nihilistic bastard beg for his life as you hack him to pieces.

Best Quote: Monsoon has the honor of dropping the most iconic bit of dialogue in the entire game (outside of everything out of Armstrong’s mouth, of course):

"Free will is a myth. Religion is a joke. We are all pawns, controlled by something far greater: Memes. The DNA of the soul. They shape our will. They are the culture — they are everything — we pass on."

Sundowner, being the massive slab of ham that he is, is no slouch in the memetic lines himself. Two stand out, and that’s his battle cry of “I’M FUCKIN’ INVINCIBLE!” and his proclamation that he wants things to go back to the old ways of war, specifically “IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS AFTER 9/11!” This is hilarious because even with confirming that 9/11 happened in the Metal Gear universe, it still is probably only the second worst thing to happen to New York.

Sam doesn’t really have any great quotes that stand out, but this man is a master of reactions, from his shit-eating grin to his rousing applause. I figured I’d highlight that here.

Final Thoughts & Score: Let’s look at them from best to least best; I don’t think any of them are awful, though some are better than others obviously.

Monsoon

Outside of Armstrong and Sundowner, Monsoon is absolutely the best character in the game. I think part of it is because he so thoroughly represents everything the Metal Gear series is summed up in one character; he’s incredibly philosophical and legitimately fascinating while also being hilariously over-the-top and spouting off some of the most ridiculous and cheesy lines you will ever hear, all while being a bright red-and-black cyborg voiced by a guy famous for acting as the emcee of a horror show. Literally everything about him is the pure essence of the franchise, so even without Kojima’s direct involvement we still got a beautiful 10.5/10 character.

Sundowner

As far as the Winds of Destruction go, Sundowner is second only to Monsoon. He’s just over-the-top in ways I never could have even imagined for this series, and the only thing holding him back is he is almost immediately outdone by Armstrong two levels after you kill him. Still, this bloodthirsty butcher just revels so much in being a huge asshole and delivers all his lines with the Southern-fried charm that only an actor like Crispin Freeman could deliver, and you have a character I wish was around in the good old days after 9/11. He’s an easy 10/10.

Also he is literally just this image as a character, and that’s amazing:

Jetstream Sam

Sam is a really great character in the Cyborg Ninja tradition, easily following in the footsteps of characters like Gray Fox and Raiden himself. The sheer badassery of this man, a normal human whose only cyborg trait is a single arm and yet who is still capable of taking down a RAY by himself, cannot be overstated, and I think he gets a big boost from being playable. There’s an underlying tragedy to the character too, with how he’s something of a fallen hero whose sword was once a tool of justice but who became disillusioned due to his inability to make the world a better place all on his own  and losing to Armstrong in a fight. He’s easily the most complex character besides Armstrong, and his boss battle and theme song are both top notch. I really can’t justify anything less than a 10/10.

Mistral

As much as I love Mistral, it’s hard to deny she is really the epitome of a one-scene wonder. She does not get nearly as much characterization as her compatriots and is very vague and ambiguous even after the DLC… but that might be the point. Her image song is “A Stranger I Remain,” and though we know of her bloodthirsty nature from that song, Mistral still remains a mystery to us to the bitter end. But hey, it’s hard to deny that what we do see of her is pretty impressive (and I’m not just talking about her boobs, I promise). She’s not quite as good as her fellow Winds I’d say, but considering she’s a 9.5/10 that’s not really a knock against her.

Khamsin

Despite having one of the best songs in the game to his name, as well as an intriguing personality and motivations, Khamsin really is incredibly forgettable, to the point his comrades  don’t even bother to mention him in the main campaign. This is not something you should ever be saying about a dude who looks like Quaritch in his mech suit at the end of Avatar on steroids, and yet here we are. Of course, he’s certainly not awful by any means and he makes for a great boss fight, but he falls severely short of the main game’s enemies. Mistral managed to score as high as she did with only having one level to her, but Khamsin only manages a 5.5/10 with the same. Maybe it’s because he just feels so inconsequential… Eh, at least he looks cool.

[claptraprights]

I might one day pirate the borderlands movie for environment and scenerey giffing purposes. But I will be shaking my head the entire time so that people know I disapprove of the plot

[yurei-of-the-artist]

Not mine

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