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[collophora]

TBB cadets ideas

[dragon-deez-ballz]

i edited as fast as i could. i want to do the metallic logo also

[canisalbus]

The Hawaiian language doesn't attach gender to pronouns, but it does have a complex set of relational pronouns, so you can use a particular pronoun to note for example "all of us (except for that guy)"

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[roseatedramon]

frostpaw and whistlepaw… perhaps if we believe hard enough sapphic cats will be real (<- coping)

[jojea]

girl who did nothing wrong ever

[cursezoroark]

Don’t ask Team Xen for love advice.

[puppyeared]

Atla live action 😐

[main-bird]

sometimes i like to try my hand at some scenery :) this one has some tananoya kitties too

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

dawg my body is so ready for seeing your human versions of the gang. like the need to draw these sillies is JUST TOO DAMN GREAT--(please don't take this as "OMG HURRY UP", i'm just very excited to see your interpretations!)

well shit now i gotta buckle down on brushing up + improving upon my human scribbling skills, which - meager to begin with - have deteriorated due to Puppet Disease (and i say this with playful exasperation. i've been needing an excuse to Practice and this is a damn good one)

though i will say! i'll be adhering to the ~canon~ human versions we've been gifted via Clown's pokemon au. ofc since we don't know what Howdy, Poppy, Sally, and Eddie look like, i'll have to think of something myself

[theywontletmebeprincipal]

there's this Pretentious Music Post I think often about that's like "mcr fans are so BASIC their HEADS would EXPLODE if they heard SKINNY PUPPY" . like oh ok one of the most popular well known industrial bands of all time ???? THAT skinny puppy???????? to be clear I think "my music is more obscure than yours so therefore I'm more cultured" is stupid n disingenuous anyway but was skinny. puppy. really truly the best Obscure Music example you could think of there. really ??

[ducktracy]

HEY here is my Switch friend code for anyone who wants it! the only games i really play online are Splatoon and Mario Kart, but i’m trying to make an effort to be more accessible and open again so if anyone wants to add then feel free :)

[anghraine]

I've complained before about the kneejerk "film/TV is a different medium, [literally any change from the original] had to be made in this adaptation's exact way because of the change in medium."

I find this irritating for many reasons—mostly because it seems a defensive and oversimplified attempt to silence criticism while denying that actual artistic choices go into deciding how to interpret and adapt a text.

Something else I was thinking about, though, is that frequently it's just wrong. Like, people will often leap to "but the medium!!" when anyone tries to talk about the lack of subtlety in a lot of the choices wrt characterization and atmosphere in the LOTR movies. But film and television are perfectly capable of nuanced characterization. They certainly can convey subtle menace—arguably more easily than prose alone, given that visuals and music can be used to great effect in crafting quieter tension.

This is apart from the question of whether this should be done, or should have been done in adapting scenes that were originally written as unsettling/uncertain rather than FLYING SKULLS!! or beating up Gollum or whatever. But film as a medium can absolutely be subtler than the LOTR movies, come on.

The idea that it can't seems a weird denial of the artistry of the medium and of the many artistic possibilities in adaptation. To me, this makes about as much sense as saying "the movies had to leave out most of Tolkien's songs because film is a silent medium." Whatever you think about including the songs ... uh, no, it's not?

The closest this comes to a valid response, IMO, is not that everything in an adaptation is reducible to its medium, but that X would be unusual or difficult for a particular genre. It's not that, say, film can't do scenes where an apparently normal or pleasant conversation has another layer of fear or danger and the very civility contributes to the tension. But you could argue that it's unusual or difficult in action-adventure films, yet that that's the most effective genre for LOTR as a story. Whether I agree or not, that wouldn't straight-up deny the capabilities of cinema as a medium.

[flame-shadow]

Poppy and Fuzzo

[endreal]

brb, hooking an ai system trained to write scripts to an ai system trained to produce video from textual input and an ai system that generates descriptions of video content as a research exercise in identifying the most prevalent tropes and plot beats in modern cinema by (manually) cross-comparing discrete productions once content has stabilized at statistically significant similarity.

[snekdood]

not sure who needs to hear this but i do not see myself as above anyone, like, at all. if something I posted makes you think I think I am you're probably misreading it or my intentions. I dont feel the need to compare myself and make myself feel like i'm above people, i'm just not really that kind of person. in fact, people make a point of constantly trying to make me feel below them on here so dont worry, you don't gotta help em'.

[lucalicatteart]

Poll adventure (paventure? lol) Day 16: read the small story tidbit below the poll for more details, OR just vote based on initial impression

(✦ see past poll results + further information HERE (link) ✦)

Yesterday's poll decided that The Adventurer should offer to help the travelers with their broken wagon.....

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After much internal deliberation (and some zoning out staring at butterflies), The Adventurer decides it would be best to offer his assistance. Technically, he IS still following his goal of not getting distracted, because theoretically it would make his journey much faster if he were able to catch a ride on a carriage. So really, this is all an ultimate big brain genius strategy for maximizing efficient travel.. Or, at least that sounds like a good enough justification to him.

Gathering up all of his social courage, he approaches one of the travelers fiddling with a broken wheel near the far end of the carriage and meekly asks if there's anything he could do to help.

The man was so focused on his task, he seems initially startled to look up and find someone near him. "OH..! Oh, uhh.. help? With the wagon?", he smiles pleasantly, gesturing towards a few wooden boards that are just out of his reach, "Sure, kid. If you could just hand me th-"

"Apologies, but we actually won't be needing your assistance, stranger." A taller man, surprisingly almost matching the stature of the Adventurer, suddenly slinks out from somewhere behind the carriage, sternly placing himself like a barrier in front of the man working on the wheel. Wheel Guy nervously averts his eyes, making himself smaller, silently resuming his work.

The Adventurer tries his best to maintain composure against the weight of the tall man's bitter gaze, but can't seem to muster much of a response "Aeughh,,, uh… b-but, h- Bu--HHHh,,?.."

"Look, disregard whatever my father told you, he's old, never has any clue what he's talking about. It'd be best for you to simply move along." ('Father'? They don't look alike at all, and seem to be nearly the same age..)

"W-well.. he.. he didn't really tell me anything, I me-hhH,,.. I mean, I literally just got here, s-so...."

"Good. Even more reason to be on your way."

Placing a gloved hand firmly on his shoulder, the tall man begins to motion the Adventurer away from the wagon, but a strange noise interrupts, echoing from inside. Perhaps some sort of animal sound? Or a person faintly yelling about something? Or… both?

"WH-wHggg… whAT was t-that???!!" The Adventurer immediately stops in place, pausing to listen as the tall man keeps trying to push him ahead.

"I didn't hear anything, stranger."

"No, t-there.. was dEFinitely, UHH, a-"

"Likely something in the forest."

"Wh--aah... d.. do you think it was an animal?"

The tall man continues a dramatic struggle to 'subtly' drag him further down the road, whilst the Adventurer mindlessly digs in his heels, too distracted to even notice he's being so strongly prompted to leave.

"Many animals do, indeed, exist within forests. This should not be suprising."

"...It's just.. ..eughh… s… so weird…"

"I assure you, it is not."

"I-it really sounded like.. like it came f-from insid-"

"Yes, from inside the forest. Now, please, if you would.."

The noise interrupts again. It's definitely someone, or something, in some sort of distress.. And definitely from inside of the cart.

"wHoAAGH, aa!!! T-tHat's NOT from the f-forest, that-"

The tall man fully just shoves him now, sending the Adventurer toppling across the dirt, clumsily rolling and landing just past the other side of the carriage. A mother and young child who seem to be part of the traveling group simply stare down at him with empty blank gazes, wholly unconcerned about helping him up.

As the Adventurer fumbles back to his feet (still confused as to why he was even pushed in the first place), the tall man looms by the carriage, diligently watching to ensure that he leaves.

"Travel safe, stranger."

Despite his initial obliviousness, the Adventurer begins to piece the situation together as he stares back at the man, now fully convinced something suspicious might be going on...

…What should he do next??

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Additional Information

the adventurer's current main quest: follow his map to reach the abandoned castle ruins and see the rare animal specialist about the mysterious egg he has