#sorry for the broken english!

[hajihiko]

Multilingual 🌍

Fuyuhiko: its beneficial to understand when rivals are talking in secret

Sonia: diplomacy is easier when you speak their language too

Hajime: duolingo library forced speedrun

Akane: worked in customer service

Kazuichi is just more of a Language of Numbera guy 😋

[lioa7]

Haven't drawn any sans-adjacent thing in a while, why not do it now to promote the forever dying one to win the sexy thing on twitter. Cuz Geno has a cute design and deserves a lot of drawings me thinks

Anyhow #GENOSWEEP or whatever

Ah

Forgot a little doodle of the last page of aftertale

I dunno of this will help the perpetual 45% but its still fun to draw :)

Both Geno and Error belong to loverofpiggies

[serpentface]

Do you conlang? I was wondering if you had naming languages (or possibly even more developed ones) for pulling the words you use. I tried to search your blog but didn't find anything, wouldn't be surprised if the feature is just busted tho. Your worldbuilding is wonderful and I particularly enjoy the anthropological and linguistic elements.

Ok the thing is I had kind of decided I was not going to do any conlanging because I don't feel like I'm equipped to do a good job of it, like was fully like "I'm just going to do JUST enough that it doesn't fail an immediate sniff test and is more thoughtful than just keysmashing and putting in vowels". And then have kinda been conlanging anyway (though not to a very deep and serious extent. I maybe have like....an above average comprehension of how language construction works via willingness to research, but that's not saying much, also I can never remember the meanings of most linguistic terms like 'frictives' or etc off the top of my head. I'm just kinda raw dogging it with a vague conceptualization of what these things mean)

I do at least have a naming language for Wardi (and more basic rules for other established languages) but the rudimentary forms of it were devised with methods much shakier and less linguistically viable than even the most basic naming language schemes, and I only went back over it LONG after I had already made a bunch of words so there's some inconsistencies with consonant presence and usage. (This can at least be justified because it IS a language that would have a lot of loanwords and would be heavily influenced by other language groups- Burri being by far the most significant, Highland-Finnic and Yuroma-Lowlands also being large contributors)

The 'method' I used was:

-Skip basic construction elements and fully move into devising necessary name words, with at least a Vibe of what consonants are going to be common and how pronunciation works -Identify some roots out of the established words and their meanings. Establish an ongoing glossary of known roots/words. -Construct new words based in root words, or as obvious extensions/variants of established words. -Get really involved in how the literal meanings of some words might not translate properly to english, mostly use this to produce a glossary of in-universe slang. -Realize that I probably should have at least some very basic internal consistency at this point. -Google search tutorials on writing a naming language. -Reverse engineer a naming language out of established words, and ascribe all remaining inconsistencies to being loanwords or just the mysteries of life or whatever.

I do at least have some strongly established pronunciation rules and a sense of broad regional dialect/accents.

-'ai' words are almost always pronounced with a long 'aye' sound.

-There is no 'Z' or 'X' sound, a Wardi speaker pronouncing 'zebra' would go for 'tsee-brah', and would attempt 'xylophone' as 'ssye-lohp-hon'

-'V' sounds are nearly absent and occur only in loanwords, and tend to be pronounced with a 'W' sound. 'Virsum' is a Highland word (pronounced 'veer-soom') denoting ancestry, a Wardi speaker would go 'weer-sum'.

-'Ch' spellings almost always imply a soft 'chuh' sound when appearing after an E, I, or O (pelatoche= pel-ah-toh-chey), but a hard 'kh' sound after an A or U (odomache= oh-doh-mah-khe). When at the start of a word, it's usually a soft 'ch' unless followed by an 'i' sound (chin (dog) is pronounced with a hard K 'khiin', cholem (salt) is pronounced with a soft Ch 'cho-lehm')

-Western Wardin has strong Burri cultural and linguistic influence, and a distinct accent- one of the most pronounced differences is use of the ñ sound in 'nn' words. The western city of Ephennos is pronounced 'ey-fey-nyos' by most residents, the southeastern city of Erubinnos is pronounced 'eh-roo-been-nos' by most residents. Palo's surname 'Apolynnon' is pronounced 'A-puh-lee-nyon' in the Burri and western Wardi dialects (which is the 'proper' pronunciation, given that it's a Kos name), but will generally be spoken as 'Ah-poh-leen-non' in the south and east.

-R's are rolled in Highland-Finnic words. Rolling R's is common in far northern rural Wardi dialects but no others. Most urban Wardi speakers consider rolling R's sort of a hick thing, and often think it sounds stupid or at least uneducated. (Brakul's name should be pronounced with a brief rolled 'r', short 'ah' and long 'uul', but is generally being pronounced by his south-southeastern compatriots with a long unrolled 'Brah' sound).

Anyway not really a sturdy construction that will hold up to the scrutiny of someone well equipped for linguistics but not pure bullshit either.

[cottonfeltgembira]

Souyo Week 2024, Day 1 : Trust...?

@souyoweek2020 : thank you for hosting this event weheh (о´∀`о)!!

[nakajimaas]

og under the cut

[thunderblazz]

the brainrot is creeping onto me because my sister just asked what wqs the famous painting van gogh made and i fucking said starryeyed

[keikoyume]

i know like NOTHING about dune but your art has made me so interested in baron harkonnen (…im so sorry if i butchered that spelling) the huge hands especially scratch a special itch in my brain, and that line about looking like a tumor and not a man is SO INTRIGUING i might have to read dune ??

Thanks a lot!!!!!

The big hands is purely a design preference of mine, he's described having baby hands in the novel! (I just love drawing weird hands ofkdkdkd)

That line is from the prequel novel House Harkonnen, not the 'main' novel.

I probably unwillingly did put empathy for the Baron in the comic but don't get fooled: he is one the WORST character in the story. He's an absolute disgusting æsshole and what he's suffering from is actually a deserved consequence.

I usually have interests with antagonist/villains in everything but the Baron Harkonnen is probably my limit because he's very NOT supposed to be a enjoyable character at all🫠

My main interest for the character is his funny exchanges with his right-hand man and the challenge to design a guy described through fatphobic and homophobic caricatures -> making those mocked traits an actual 'strength' for him (or at least, I wanna make him a menacing figure).

I don't know if I'd recommend reading Dune for him, dear anon, I wouldn't want to disappoint anyone bc of my dumb fanarts not showing his worst traits🥲

I'm really flattered by your comment in any case💙

[esttillie]

Ghoul Headcanon: Water ghouls are able to sing like sirens, but use it just as another form of communication, just like frogs croak to each other.

In the pit this was quite common and almost a language of its own among those capable of using it, even without the presence of words. Rain is particularly fond of it because of the ease with which it can express thoughts and emotions without the need to articulate them verbally.

However, the hypnotic effects of the water ghouls' songs when heard by their humans peers were unknown for a long time, which resulted in several deep conversations between Dew, Rain, and Mist being interrupted by some random sibling who was accidentally charmed by the melody and now he needs to be saved because they can't swim.

[moonsavior]

✦　　　.　　.　　　　　 . ✦　　　 　˚　　　 . ★⋆. ࿐࿔Starry Sound

　　　.   　　˚　　 　　*　　 　　✦　　　.　　.　　　✦　˚ 　　　　 ˚　.˚　　　　✦　　　.　　. 　 ˚　.　　　　 　　 　　　　

O celestial body of mine,

Slumbering adrift in darkness.

Which never heeds the whispers of life,

Till it fades into oblivion, nothingness.

...lf i make a mistake, you can't mock me.

A shining, little spark I yearn to be,

Illuminating yonder the cosmos.

Never does it reveal the true path,

Till drops saturate the stardust veil.

. ݁₊ ⊹

As such,

Guide me, O Radiance, to dispel the mists,

Guide me, O Laments, to seek distant echoes.

Yet when lightning blows away stardust,

I cease.

. ݁₊ ⊹

Forgotten dreams rush before my eyes.

O celestial body of mine,

Slumbering adrift the darkness.

Along this path I walk, lightning blows away stardust.

But I cannot stop here.

. ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . ݁⋆.˚✮🌟✮˚.⋆. ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . ݁

　　　.   　　˚　　 　　*　　 　　✦　　　.　　.　　　✦　˚ 　　　　 ˚　.˚　　　　✦　　　.　　. 　 ˚　.　　　　 　　 　　　　

Vivid images of space and darkness create a sense of vastness and isolation.

The celestial body is described as "slumbering," giving it a sense of life and consciousness.

Their journey is likened to a search for light in the darkness, symbolizing the quest for knowledge and purpose.

The repeated use of "O" as an address conveys a sense of urgency and longing. A celestial body is any object in space that astronomers observe, including planets, stars, moons, asteroids, comets, nebulae, and galaxies.

The poem is a reflective piece that explores themes of self-discovery, guidance, and the nature of dreams.

The setting is metaphorical, taking place in the cosmos and the inner realms of the speaker's mind.

It evokes a timeless quality, suggesting an eternal struggle with identity and purpose.

The poem seeks to articulate the human experience of yearning for clarity and meaning in life, emphasizing the emotional weight of forgotten dreams and the desire for illumination in a dark world.

. ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . ݁⋆.˚✮🌟✮˚.⋆. ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . ݁

The poem follows an irregular rhyme scheme, focusing more on thematic content & emotional resonance rather than a consistent pattern.

The subject matter encompasses celestial imagery, the metaphor of a "celestial body," and the notion of stardust as both a literal and metaphorical representation of dreams and aspirations; It addresses the tension between the desire for enlightenment and the inevitability of fading into nothingness.

It explores themes of existential longing and the quest for meaning in the vastness of the universe. It reflects on the contrast between a sense of insignificance and the desire to illuminate one’s path, suggesting a search for purpose amid darkness and oblivion.

˚　　　　✦　　　.　　. 　 ˚　.　　　　　 . ✦　　　 　˚　　　　 . ★⋆. ࿐࿔

[nekogaaaaaaa]

Alastor in Twisted Wonderland! Who could've guess it?

No longer in hell and weaker indeed make him agitated, Because he is not seen as an overlord instead just 'Weird demon headmage summoned'

After a year, he finally used to new life

And here the story begin when MC finally arrive!

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Color pallete wise, I want to put him in heartslabyul because red but Ocativenelle fits him more

[juanitasupreme]

Dispatch is "teasing" 2nd generation male idol with a 4th generation female idol ? And no one call the police ?

[voidfanatic]

Something I don't really like about Sims 4 is that it seems to ignore Strangetown in general(? I mean, we all know it isn't lore accurate to almost any of the previous sims/families, but come on xd As far as I know, none of the Strangetown Sims has been brought back in gameplay, just as CAS families that you can download (they don't look/act too much like their original counterparts but that's expected because alternative timeline or something). The thing is, they don't even acknowledge it when talking about Strangerville? Apparently they didn't "think of it" while making that Expansion/DLC, which is just... weird(? It has more similarities than differences in its concept (and is even in the name bfr). Like, Strangetown was a fan favorite (and still is) and they even have 3 Spinoffs based on it. It's not even a "well, you need Get to Work to get the aliens" problem, because there's human sims in Strangetown and they could've included them in Strangerville as a cameo or something. At this point, it looks like they actively decide to ignore Strangetown's existence xd

Idk, maybe it's for the better, but I'm still a lil upset about that 🐢

[aangelsincages]

Stupid thing I've been thinking about

[tatatatatara]

My non-native English gang where u at

[saturday-byte]

Tweaking a little I get to draw for realsies tonight and a bit tomorrow 🥳🥳🥳 everyone tell me random fanbot facts I'm . Unwell and in need to Think

[cocrante]

Thinking about all those theories about kavetham that are the reincarnation of King Deshret and the goddess of flowers, and then I imagined a scenario [modern au] where Kaveh and al-Haitham might not know each other.

Haitham has been having recurring dreams for a while with a face that initially is too blurry, but over time becomes clearer. Every morning, Haitham sketches on pieces of paper what he saw—an eye, an earring, a smile. Until one night, he sees the complete beautiful face: a night of silence, follows with the image of that person wandering in his dreams, taking him to an unfamiliar place that he felt he had to know. Upon waking, he looks around, searching for paper to sketch the face. He's not very skilled, many details start fading, but the face had been drawn. For many nights, that person doesn't visit him, and Haitham begins to think he imagined it all; until when, while going to class, he sees a man with flowing blond hair riding a bike. He would recognize that detail anywhere. He turned abruptly, but the man was already gone. He feels his throat dry, a shiver from inside. Could it be possible? Shaking his head, thinking it was absurd, he retraces his steps. He had a class awaiting him.