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ORV is so good so far (I'm 25 chapters in). It's like SVSSS meets Homestuck meets Squid Game meets the Ascendance Trilogy, but without the bits that weren't for me from SVSSS and Homestuck and Squid Game. I haven't read any original novels in months, but this book... it's grabbed me so hard.
#orv#omniscient reader's viewpoint#by 'bits that weren't for me' i mean like - svsss is wild but it's still a romance; i'm maybe aromantic or otherwise uninterested#homestuck was too... cynical? troll-y? (haha) for me#squid game made me depressed in a not-fun way#so like. things that the writers did on purpose (and did well!) in those canons but they just didn't work for /me/#orv so far is like. hey spider you want some action? scheming? interesting platonic relationships? bullseye bullseye bullseye#anyway after this i should reread the ascendence trilogy
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Kdramas are in such a sorry state lately it's so sad. We're getting all these sequels for shows that mostly weren't supposed to have multiple seasons so they're a mess bc they have no story to tell. They're all dazzle razzle and no actual decent writing (taxi driver, nine tailed fox, romantic doctor etc) and then we have the 500 crime/thriller shows which are mostly deeply mediocre or downright awful. At least with romcoms if the chemistry is good and the character work is decent enough you can have a really fun show. With these dramas most of it hinges on a well written plot at which the majority fail spectacularly. News came out a few weeks ago that there are 80 dramas made that might never air bc they have no platform bc all the big ones cut the wen-thurs slot except jtbc so there are 80 dramas that will most likely rot after so much hard work and these could be great dramas, because their criteria is it will air if it has big names in it, so this is not a quality issue. Netflix really f*cked us, not only did it start the collapse of the us industry( writers are striking, actors are about to strike, shows are getting cancelled after 1/2 seasons and 8 episodes, shows getting purged for a buck, everyone is only looking for IP with big names and no one cares about good ideas or creativity) it also insidiously burrowed into the kdrama industry and changed the genres of dramas we get, the number of episodes we get, even the sequels bc it used to be no matter how huge a shows ratings were, the worst they could do was an extension, sequels weren't a thing that happened except very rarely in prodecurals like ten or vampire prosecutor. The entire thing is a sad state of affairs, another case of tech bros devastating an industry (I'm referring to the US tv/movie industry) they don't understand to line their pockets and moving on to the next one while the wreckage left in their wake will never be salvaged.
anon i absolutely agree. this is such a depressing topic for me especially because i just love cinema so much. my parents raised me to love movies then i eventually fell in love with tv shows and kdramas and it literally kills me to see the downfall of these amazing comforts in my life. i think the main reason why i haven't been here is because i just wasn't feeling like dragging through another kdrama with a medicore plot. y'all know what i was doing instead? watching old movies i've been meaning to watch for a long time or rewatching classics. you hear this every day and you could jump me for it but...they don't make them like they used to anymore. and idc how corny it sounds cause it's fucking true. exluding some very good recent movies where people making it still care about making an enjoyable piece of media (i don't give a fuck what anyone thinks of tom cruise or top gun, maverick was the only new movie in a long time that made me feel like i used to while watching movies and i literally cannot wait for the new mission impossible film). i'm a 100% with the writers strike, i really hope that they can get what they want and we will finally get back at least a fraction of something that was lost along the way. netflix was supposed to make things accessible, not turn the industry upside down and inside out then light it on fire and piss on the flames. every time i read a season 2 announcement of a kdrama i just go UGHHHHHHH. why are we adding seasons to a show that doesn't need it and why are we cancelling seasons for shows that needed to go longer to tell a story? what's the fucking rationale? oh oh OH mONEy???? netflix don't have enough MONEYYYY??? can't pay residuals to writers or renew a show that has moved people and has more story to tell but has money to make a squid game IN REAL LIFE (which is in itself like....the point flew over everyone's heads) and renewing shows NO ONE ASKED FOR?? oh what? what? more and more people are unsubscribing from your service? how could that be.....only if there was a solution to keep your subscribers by offering them quality content instead of mindless cash grabs....
i'll close this with probably one of my favorite posts on this site
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Hello, this is like... months late but you were one of the only English KeiwaxAce writers I actually liked and seeing that you've dropped the series is devastating (but understandable, they've been ruining Keiwa since Bullfighting Game and I'm devastated, on the edge of my seat and have a lot words/feelings about it too). Could I ask what was your turning point for the series? Or, I guess, what was the straw that broke your back.
If you don't feel like it, that's fine too. Thank you for sharing your Geats fics at the start of the series.
(Anonymous cuz i'm shy af but mostly because haven't used tumblr in years how does this website even work anymore help-)
firstly, this is an incredibly kind thing to say about my writing, and i appreciate it a lot! i kind of miss being that inspired — like including the ex-aid crossover i wrote, seven things??? that's impressive, actually, go me. the first 16 episodes of geats provided a lot for me to be inspired by, i guess. (i think my heart's always going to do something when i think about the phrase "the tycoon i know", tbh.)
the last straw... well, for one thing, the lack of keiwa focus after episode 19 did bug me, because he was my favorite character and i liked seeing him. people say "oh he got focus during the first dgp" but i don't think that's really the case; i went more into this on my personal twitter account, but him being the audience surrogate for the first arc doesn't mean he's the focus of those episodes. like 1-2 are establishing ace, 3-4 are establishing neon, 5-6 are establishing buffa, and then it's only 7-8 that keiwa gets focus... and he's eliminated. at the beginning of the next dgp, he's not even a contestant, he's just a device used to show the fact that being eliminated without dying gets rid of why you wished for what you wished for. it's not until episode 12 that he's even back.
now, i thought the direction they were going with him — he still wants world peace, but in a more realistic way, wanting to bring all the dead contestants back — was really good, too. and i liked him and neon both developing into characters who could trick ace by the time episode 16 comes around! (i actually still have a kace wip that i might finish someday for the sake of finishing it that takes place between episodes 16 and 17, sorta; like, i have 5k of it written and all it needs is the smut that sure is a part of it, so i might go back to it eventually? who knows.)
and thennnnn the dezastar arc starts, as does the decline in keiwa's writing.
i don't mind characters being comic relief now and then, but having a previously-serious character relegated to just comic relief doesn't sit well with me. 19 was a great episode for keiwa, and that conversation with ace he had over dinner made me lose my shit, and i foolishly thought that maybe they'd take him seriously from there on out.
but, no, they sidelined him. for 12 weeks. waiting for my favorite character to have proper focus episode for 3 straight months really bugged me, tbh, though i didn't say anything for fear of stirring the pot. and we finally get to episode 31 and he gets kicked into a pit. this made me really upset.
the fan reaction to this also didn't do me any favors; i was pissed at buffa (the character, not the actor — i do not care about mokudai kazuto in any direction, though i was accused of hating on him, which was fun) for the whole pit-kicking thing and made this clear, which i realize in retrospect was a mistake, because all of a sudden being a fan of keiwa was not the move. (and fwiw, i don't want to hate buffa; i just get a way with characters who hurt characters i love. i'm the same way about him that i am about kylo ren and sangwoo from squid game, and i do not like this trait about myself.) it reminded me of a bunch of shitty experiences i had in a toxic fandom in 2020 and 2021 that sunk me into a deep depression that it took a long time (and the existence of kamen rider revice, which a lot of geats fans abhor and make clear that they abhor, which also didn't help) for me to get out of. that's when i stopped watching geats live, at least. (i also want to state that this had nothing to do with any ship i like, not even kace. apparently people have this idea that kace enjoyers are really angry folks and it's just like... no? this isn't a popular pairing. nobody is going to get mad at you if you don't like it.)
neon's writing during this time also made me angry; i do not like any of the sponsors at all, and neon's character development coming from a man — and a man who is a toxic fan of hers, at that — didn't sit well with me. on the topic of sponsors, jean felt like forced ace shipping bait, and i didn't like his character much, either. (which also makes me feel bad, since i know the actor's such a huge fan.) it was actually him coming back, as well as punkjack's return (by all means i should adore punkjack, because am i ever a sucker for a flop musician, but nothing about his character has ever worked for me — especially since he unnecessarily flirts with tsumuri and clearly makes her uncomfortable in a setting where she can't complain about this, which, ew), that made me drop geats entirely.
the direction the writing is going right now is also not good. the misogyny of fridging sara and damsel-ing tsumuri, the way they've completely fucked up keiwa's character, it's so frustrating — i honestly want to move zero one up on my toku list for this year so that i can see if ex-aid, which famously gave me a disease, was some kind of fluke. hell, in ex-aid, we have a character who acts illogically because of his grief, and those episodes are perfect to me. doing this with keiwa 40something episodes in doesn't hit the same.
buffa's storyline was supposed to be something similar, i know, but that never worked for me either. much like punkjack, it should have. but his non-reaction to the toru jamato's death when toru's death and his anger over it is supposed to be his entire character motivation... didn't make me feel like hiiro did. his rivalry with ace is also no kaito/kouta. it feels like geats is trying to do a lot of things that worked in gaim without understanding why those things worked in gaim. (and i do hate to be an annoying gaim stan, but... come on, geats.)
maybe i'm missing something because i'm not watching every week, or maybe i just have bad taste, but all of these things piling up makes me want to have nothing to do with geats at all anymore. i've actually considered orphaning all my geats fic in frustration, but i've decided against it because that would mean interacting with my geats fics again. it wouldn't provide catharsis. i'm just done.
so tl;dr: around the dezastar arc i became frustrated with keiwa getting sidelined, the fan reaction to episode 31 as well as its contents brought up bad memories and made me stop watching live, and the return of two characters i just don't see the appeal of made me drop the series entirely.
#asks#this ended up really long so i put it under a read more lol#writers gonna write?#anyway thank you again for complimenting my writing :') i hope i can write something you enjoy in the future!#and i'm sorry if i said anything negative about a character you like in this big ramble#i know what it's like to have unpopular favorites (kaito hiiro people don't like ikki. i love ikki.)#and reading negativity makes me upset even if it's valid criticism yknow?#but yeah tl;dr at the end bc this got long
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I just finished Ultimate Weapon Alice. Hands down one of the best dramas I've watched action wise and romance wise all year. Actually in the past 5 years. I rank this show that highly. I know when it finally gets popular in the mainstream like Squid Game or something like some other popular top 10 Netflix show, people will definitely ask themselves how did they miss this gem.
Totally reminds me of when I first read The Song of Achilles the year it came out in 2011. I was like this book is wonderful and has so many layers like an onion, that one day it will be on something like OH THIS BOOK IS THE BEST EVER AND LET'S TALK ABOUT IT! It's 2022 and I just now see TSOA at my local Target on the popular books and I don't have to go searching for it like it's some diamond in the rough anymore. It's hilarious watching certain media become popular LATER. So many get so mad and start gatekeeping and I'm like, bro, it's not about that. Sometimes things become popular at different times. We're all not on the same schedule. Loving media is like that. That's the joy of libraries and finding your favorite song at random times. We're not all gonna get that at the SAME time. But when you do come across something and you feel alone, a lot of the time you will be able to see years later the RESURGANCE. The OH WE NEED TO DISCUSS THIS MEDIA NOW. IT MISSED IT WHEN IT AIRED BUT LET'S DISCUSS IT NOW.
Ultimate Weapon Alice will in my opinion have that moment. I can feel that in my soul just like TSOA in 2011. It's amazing in ways that I'm like, productions with 10x the budget and "star power" wish they had 10% of the sheer performances in this show.
Dark humor. Complex story line. Cliché tropes being poked fun of and yet in the end, you realize it's all completely realistic anyways. Sometimes life IS like that. It feels like a trope. Trauma is like that. It's not this little neat little box with oh I fell in love and it fixed me. No. The trauma talked about in this show is refreshing in a way that I'm like, I wish this was in a TED talk by itself. If this was watched maybe just MAYBE we could get the ball rolling on so many mental health points in a way others will NOT feel ashamed or be immediately demonized for saying they are suicidal due to severe trauma etc etc. The writers did their homework. So much work BEHIND the scenes show in this show. Closest mega production I can think of that tackled this and is openly talked about is the first Deadpool movie.
It might not be on a top 10 most watched list this year in 2022 for many, but I know years later it's going to be, oh what was I doing in 2022 when this show came out? How did I miss it? It's gonna have that later.
It's absolutely perfection in a way of, it made me go, I've had the worst year of my life this year in 2022, but this 8 episode show I found yesterday and binged in 2 days, when I've not done that in months due to severe depression myself, I'm like, oh. I feel seen and heard and I have a little more hope too. I know I'm not alone. I'm not new to severe depression. Had it also since I was a kid. I'm 31. But wow, seeing a show tackle it the way Ultimate Weapon Alice did? *chef's kiss* I wish the entire cast and crew nothing but success and happiness and many more projects.
10/10 must watch.
Sorry for writing an essay in your inbox. <3
I love a good essay about an underrated drama!
I feel the same way - is it the best K-Drama ever? No BUT. For the low budget, the NOT a-list actors (though hopefully now they'll all get leading roles!) and the concept I just loved it! And it WAS weird how no one watched it and I honestly just stumbled upon it. LUCKY MEEEEE :)
Heads up y'all it's very bloody.
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My TBOI Aus:
Base HC interpretation: Currently nameless. My own way of looking at the game, mostly canon compliant but with an attempt to flesh out the basement and those within a little more. Gives backstories to most monsters and player characters, all Isaac’s concepts for his own creations pre-everything. Basically everyone is Isaac (or his father)‘s OCs and have these backstories to match. Meat boy and other games exist as games in universe. Extra emphasis on the Horsemen bc. You know me. The tainted characters and posthumous bosses are all from a bad (er, even worse) timeline set a couple years in the future and blend into the main world due to Dogma and Tainted Eden. Lots of symbolism and arbitrary design changes and rules etc etc etc. also includes Books of Enoch and Giants into the lore. Some mods are acknowledged, some are not, but most exist as “outside” content (other dnd manuals or stories isaac read or saw and never truly added to basement canon, but they exist for like. Fun. Sometimes)
Hypothetical Adult Au: Continuation of above where the kids get out of the basement and live ideal-ish lives. Not canon and just for speculation.
Isaac Lives: Isaac is saved from dying and manages to recover. The rest of his childhood proves rough and he is either placed into the care of another relative or foster care (or kept with one of his parents who tries to improve but. Uh). Now an adult, he navigates the world and tries to deal with his trauma and subpar family whilst working as an artist. He writes a comic that is basically what he experienced in the basement but without him, instead mainly from Maggie’s pov. Eden may or may not exist in real life.
B side AU: Made to allow for separate interpretations of the characters. Canon divergent. Isaac is a young teen struggling living with his Mom who he is convinced wants him dead. Very traumatized and depressed. He ends up discovering a twisted world of angels, demons and tormented souls through his basement. Stuck navigating between this world and “the next”, he wonders which he’d rather be in. Other kids exist separately from Isaac instead of being projections of himself. Lazarus and Cain are immortals, Eve and Judas are humans who became demonic after succumbing to demons’ influence, and everything is just kind of weird. Tainted characters do and do not exist, it’s a sort of pick-and-choose or fusion thing.
Splatoon Au: Barely exists atm but uh. Isaac is either a very young squid kid or a salmonid who ends up witnessing uh. A lot. Most of the kids are inklings with their own turf war teams and a few r octolings. Eve is an octoling who escaped pre OE and Lilith is this universe’s version of Agent 8. Eve is also stuck with a semi-permanent Kraken form, becoming one whenever emotions run high. Horsemen r salmonids Sins are a troupe of elite octos. Splatoon’s canon characters also exist, just the agents r all tboi characters and the story also changes somewhat bc Yknow. Etc etc etc very tentative needs to be actually be drawn and explored idk what I’m doing I’m waiting to see what side order brings into canon
Ena Au: This one is also basically just existing concept wise. Isaac as Ena basically, trying to figure out how to rid himself of the side of him he hates. Everyone else is in typical ena style and a few of the other kids r ena-like beings but most r more like the other characters. Very isaac centric. Also waiting for dream bbq to see what can be incorporated,,
#tboi au#the binding of isaac#me when I am squid game fan#crossover au#ena au#splatoon au#I’ve also considered just merging my other splatoon crossover concepts into one universe#which would be very self indulgent and cluttered but very fun ^_^#.txt#my aus#aus
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i originally had a september wrap-up post queued but then tumblr fucking ate it, which made me very angry because i didn’t want to re-type the whole thing, but i’m procrastinating, so here i am, re-typing the whole thing of all the things i watched/consumed over the month of september, even if it’s a little late: (it’s fine, i didn’t watch a whole ton of stuff except...a lot of kdramas lmao. oh, and visions.)
k-dramas:
beyond evil
okay, so i think this has been on my rec list for literally forever now, but...besties, i’m on my fifth watch of this goddamn show in the span of maybe two months, so if that doesn’t tell you how much this show has been a comfort/eating my brain lately, idk what will.
i literally never shut up about this show, but if you’ve somehow been missing from my blog for a little bit, a quick summary: lee dong sik (played by the ever-wonderful shin ha kyun) was accused of murder + kidnapping a few young women, including his own twin sister 20 years ago. he’s lived a pretty quiet life on his own, and now 20 years later, his whole world is turned upside down again when hotshot new inspector han joo won (played by the talented yeo jin goo) comes into this little town. when the murders start up again, these two are thrown into a hellishly complex mystery. will throw you in for a hellish loop. i think my thoughts best summarize this show as come for the murder mystery, stay for whatever the hell joo won and dong sik have.
okay, but all joking aside about how much i love joo won and dong sik (because...i truly do love them), this show was incredibly healing. once again: this show has quickly become a comfort show, basically to the point where i just watch it whenever i feel down (which happens to be a lot these days). idk man. humans aren’t meant to carry burdens on their own and all that stuff. sometimes u just need to remind yourself that.
the crowned clown
so, after watching beyond evil the fourth time, i realized that maybe i wanted to watch some of the actors’ other works. that was how i found myself watching the crowned clown, which...is an excellent kdrama now available on netflix (also on viki for free, just as beyond evil is). honestly, it’s been a hot second since i’ve watched historical dramas (saeguks), so i was a little unsure what to expect, but this show. bro. this show reminded me just how much i love historical dramas, because the court politics? the costumes? the music? the acting? fantastic.
basically, this show is about the young clown (ie. performer) ha seon (played by yeo jin goo) who now has to replace the king, who might be like...two seconds away from snapping (if he hasn’t already). the reason they’re able to do this is because they look exactly identical despite not being related.
this story is honestly wonderful. i loved it, and it’s an interesting way to look at the story behind the actual king (because. apparently this king was a real person, and i think his story has inspired quite a few other korean movies/shows). i thought yeo jin goo was brilliant in this show, and it’s really no surprise he became the youngest person ever nominated for a baeksang award because of this series. i was truly blown away by just how versatile he proved to be of an actor, and his dynamics with the other characters (the queen, the secretary being my fave, as well as the old eunuch jo), i just...bro. i’ll admit i wasn’t the biggest fan of the romance (don’t get me wrong! it was sweet!), but i think that might have been because this was so court politics heavy, and i adored it for that. if you’ve never watched a historical drama but want to and just don’t know where to start, i highly recommend this.
d.p.
bro....this show was dark. i watched it all in 2 days (pretty easy to do, considering it’s 6 episodes and maybe 40-50 minutes long per episode), and i needed to lie down. this is just one of those shows that i feel is...very important to watch, even if the content matter isn’t very bright.
basically, dp is about two deserter pursuit officers: ahn jun ho (played by jung hae in) and han ho yul (played by koo kyo hwan). deserter pursuit officers are basically people who chase after people who deserted their military post--and for those who don’t know, being in the military is mandatory for men in south korea. this is the result of the armistice between the north and the south--basically, since north korea never agreed to an actual peace treaty, south korea is constantly under threat of war, which is why men need to serve at least a few years. (this is why a lot of actors + kpop band members often take breaks from their careers--to fulfill their military service time. because yup, even celebrities aren’t exempt from service!)
anyways, this show really doesn’t pull back their punches. major trigger warnings for things like intense harrassment, suicide, domestic violence...it really does capture just how dark life can be, and also how toxic the military can be for men. because of that, i felt this show was incredibly well-crafted, incredibly nuanced, and in the end, i just felt sad. that said though, there was a hopeful ending, and i’m glad that this show was renewed for a second season, as i think this show is just...really important.
squid game
okay, so i don’t want to be that person, but your girl was watching squid game right after it came out, so i was here before the hype train--but okay, okay, i digress. (i am glad that this show is getting hype. i feel it’s very important that people watch this show.)
if you haven’t noticed how squid game’s climbed to #1 on netflix worldwide (i think, anyways), well, then...buddy. squid game is about a bunch of people who have the chance to earn lots of money by playing what seems like innocent children’s games. (spoilers: they are far from innocent.)
this show scarred me, to be honest. i needed to watch something lighthearted after this, just because it was so intense. lots of trigger warnings for blood and gore, as well as just. losing faith in humanity. but also, like dp, i felt this show was necessary. it was incredibly well-constructed in that it showed just what desperate people will do in order to survive, as well as exactly what a terrible capitalistic society will do to the working class. it’s depressing and sad, but also incredibly chilling because like. you can’t help but watch the characters and think, but would i do the same thing? i just want to pay off my own debt and take care of my family. wouldn’t i do the same thing?
i won’t say more of this show for fear of spoilers, but. let me just say. that i really am glad this show exists. i hope people actually notice what the fuck it’s saying about our current system too, because hm, maybe i just want to suck the fun out of things, but there’s something very disturbing about how people are already cute-ifying this show (ie. “this is what i would wear to the squid games! :D” and “look at these squid-game inspired cookies! :D”, as if this show didn’t just deliver a heart-crushing message about capitalism + how the wealthy fuck over anyone who isn’t the 1% BUT ANYWAYS)
tv
star wars: visions
lately i’ve been feeling weird about star wars for lots of different reasons which i don’t particularly feel like addressing today, but. visions really reminded me why i fell in love with star wars in the first place. i think for starters, well. it’s no surprise when i say that i felt an intense amount of joy of seeing east asian cultures so beautifully incorporated and respected in this show (no surprise seeing that this show was literally crafted by japanese anime studios), but like. it really was. a beautiful thing. i cried at least once per episode, either because i was so in awe of the animation and the themes or because i was just in awe that this thing exists.
i think my favorite episode had to be the village bride--there was something so incredibly powerful about seeing someone who looked a bit like me say i am a jedi. what an iconic line. what an iconic story about a sad traumatized gal deciding to step up and fight, actually. peak star wars.
but besides all that...i really did feel like...this show captured the beauty and essence of what makes star wars actually good. the themes of good versus evil, a lot of stuff between siblings (bro....the twins and lop and ocho FUCKED ME UP), choosing to have brighter and better days ahead (the village bride, the ninth jedi, the duel, tatooine rhapsody)...like, i really loved how each episode really took everything that was good about star wars and just turned it into something even more beautiful. this series will stay with me for a long time, i think--and i am very grateful for the people involved in this project for reminding me why i fell in love with this universe in the first place. :”)
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Update Post!
hi fellow splatoons, this is a little update post concerning the blog and some other stuff that really doesn't NEED an update post in the first place, but I love writing and pretending that the things I do are super important to people so I will take every opportunity I can get.
So if you care about some of the things that happen here, boy if this isn't the post for you (but i'll save those of you that dont by putting a read more here...)
First things first; I am back! (I hope.) If anyone noticed I was Literally Gone pretty much for the whole summer, I was stuck in 5am->4pm work limbo and spent my free time decomposing, but now that things are a little bit less Like That i may be able to do more here...
Updates in tagging a few minor tag updates are incoming, for anyone that cares about them. Asks will now be under #mailbox from now on because yeah i could not think of a better name. But that's cool, because now (or from now on, I should say) they will all be under the same tag
All art (including mine and other people's art) will be under #gallery, but i'll be tagging my own as #dodo art on top of it all, so it also serves as somewhat of a fresh start. #friend art is going to become #friend list which is only a reference to the iconic chirpy chips song, and as usual, its only purpose is to make my friends and some mutuals go happy face.
My text posts (including this one) will still be sorted under #rambles as they have been in the past, I don't really see a reason to change that one. The same goes for headcanons, specifically bigger Splatoon headcanon/biology posts, which will still be going under #squidthoughts as they have been in the past. This tag has usually included not only my bigger posts but also smaller posts and food for thought that escalates...
with that being said, I do have some bigger posts that I sometimes spend hours formatting (including things such as the Kraken post which is a comic form, and things like the specials post which is just basically an essay). These are currently sorted with the smaller posts in squidthoughts, because to my knowledge there's not so many smaller posts that it makes finding the big ones a chore - but what do you guys think? let me know if you'd like a separate tag for bigger posts.
Other Stuff, mostly about art
I post art here so rarely at this point that people don't even know that this is PRIMARILY an art account, and I don't know whether that's depressing or actually hilarious. It's a little bit of both. And just as that is a little bit of both, it is also true that this blog is BOTH an art blog and a headcanon- or speculation blog. Bear in mind for the hundredth time that this is not a theory blog, nor is this one of those blogs that sticks to canon like glue (and that's also why this is not a theory blog). If anything, I swerve as far away from canon as possible if need be, because this blog's purpose has pretty much always been to translate Splatoon into something that could actually happen as it's (supposedly) meant to be occurring in the real world. think of it more in the sense of "splatoon but real".
which means that as long as canon events and other things in the games are able to stretch far enough out, my squids are not literally going to be metamorphizing liquid entities (as they canonically are). i just feel the need to periodically echo that... but depending on how far the gameplay and the developers are going to take that canon and how deep they can go with that mechanic, I may eventually have to take that plunge too and that is essentially when this blog dies. LOL (Or rather, probably just changes lanes. Who knows.) Speaking of art and my squids, even though I don't post here very often (MUCH much less than what i actually draw), yes my way of drawing Cephalings changes all the time. and i'm not even sorry but if anyone needed any clarification of how inconsistent i am, there we go! this is because I am pretty much always reassessing my headcanons on inklings and how they work, trying to find that perfect balance between squid and like, Splatoon, and also just trying to have fun drawing. It's an endless cycle really.
SPEAKING OF headcanons (final segway i promise is that even the word for that?), I really haven't even been putting those in here huh. yeah i sure haven't. Well, there is a partial reason for that... i've been working on a proper splatoon headcanon document masterpost for myself since some time in April? Yeah, there's been somewhat of a cog thrown in the wheels of that throughout summer, but either way it does have 130 pages and 40,000 words. I still haven't made up my mind on whether I'm going to publish it anywhere or not (it's an ever-changing document, so that's a 50/50), but that's where my rambles have been going, and honestly I would recommend something like that for anyone because it does help massively to get all of your squid lore in one place!
that's pretty much it i think. if reading this made you think thoughts be sure to let me know those thoughts, thx for reading love u.
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peach’s masterlist pt 2 📚
the other one is ridiculously long, so here we go, starting from february 2020 ♡
i will try to keep it up to date, but no promises
multi-chapters will be on my ao3, with few exceptions
(masterpost pt 1)
gen:
“scared of me”: gen, hurt/comfort, angst with a happy ending. warnings: self harm, eating disorders, panic attacks, touch starvation, emetophobia. it was easy when they didn’t care. -chapter one -chapter two -chapter three -chapter four -chapter five
“i am not as fine as i seem”: gen, fluff, sympathetic deceit, sympathetic remus. warnings: emetophobia?, food, migraines. patton has a migraine.
prinxiety:
“waging my wars”: prinxiety, fluff, sympathetic remus. warnings: migraines, emetophobia mention, food. virgil has a migraine. his boyfriend knows what to do about that.
“under the lights”: prinxiety, fluff, sympathetic remus. warnings: food/alcohol mention. virgil arranges a date in the imagination.
“musical chairs”: prinxiety, fluff, sympathetic remus, sympathetic deceit. warnings: food. roman’s concerned about his soulmate. if only he knew who he was...
logicality:
“burnt pancakes”: logicality, fluff. warnings: food. logan attempts a thing. it doesn’t quite work out the way he planned.
logince:
“in the bright lights”: logince, fluff. warnings: ear piercing/needles. this is probably a bad idea.
“jammed”: logince, fluff. warnings: food. logan doesn’t like much food. until he’s introduced to a certain jam.
“good night sweet prince”: logince, fluff. roman’s overworking himself, until logan comes in.
moxiety:
“under the covers”: moxiety, fluff. warnings: scary movies, anxiety, food mention, age regression. perhaps this wasn’t the best idea...but how was he supposed to know he’d regress?
“rock a bye”: platonic moxiety, fluff. virgil can’t sleep. patton helps him out.
“the cradle will rock”: platonic moxiety, fluff. warnings: age regression, shapeshifting. patton helps virgil fall asleep.
analogical:
“beneath the stars”: analogical, fluff. logan takes virgil on a date.
“wish i may, wish i might”: analogical, fluff. logan and virgil wish upon a star.
royality:
“sun dappled”: royality, fluff. roman and patton go on a walk.
loceit:
“how the tables turn”: loceit, fluff, sympathetic deceit. warnings: sleep deprivation. logan has a word of advice for deceit.
“skip all”: loceit, hurt/comfort, sympathetic deceit. warnings: mild injuries. janus helps his boyfriend out.
“wish it all away”: loceit, fluff, sympathetic deceit. janus persuades logan to take a break.
roceit:
“april showers”: roceit, fluff, sympathetic deceit. deceit asks roman for some help.
“a morning to remember”: roceit, creativitwins, fluff, sympathetic deceit, sympathetic remus. warnings: food mention. happy birthday, roman!
moceit:
“in love with happiness”: moceit, fluff, sympathetic deceit. deceit and patton cuddle.
anxceit:
“beauty mark”: anxceit, fluff, sympathetic deceit. deceit hates his scales. virgil disagrees.
“mascara tears”: anxceit, fluff, sympathetic deceit. warnings: near car accident, age regression. when thomas is nearly hurt, virgil knows exactly where to go.
“morning cartoons”: anxceit, fluff, sympathetic deceit. warnings: food, age regression. virgil made a promise.
“boy in a bubble”: anxceit, fluff, sympathetic deceit. warnings: coronavirus, asthma, anxiety, human au. how can dee care about his own well-being when he finds virgil in the grips of a panic attack?
“i won’t cry”: anxceit, hurt/comfort, sympathetic deceit. warnings: emetophobia mention. virgil finds deceit a little differently than normal.
“here for you”: platonic anxceit, hurt/comfort, sympathetic deceit. virgil sees deceit after the new video’s done.
“frozen fears”: anxceit, hurt/comfort, sympathetic deceit. warnings: anxiety attacks. virgil’s panicking until janus helps him out.
dukexiety:
“colored pictures”: dukexiety, fluff, sympathetic remus. warnings: intrusive thoughts. coloring books aren’t just for kids.
“secrets i keep from showing”: dukexiety, hurt/comfort, sympathetic remus. warnings: intrusive thoughts, self harm. virgil knows better than anyone when remus isn’t doing well.
“soul portrait”: dukexiety, fluff, sympathetic remus. remus has fun with watercolors.
“jeepers creepers”: dukexiety, fluff, sympathetic remus, sympathetic deceit. remus invites virgil on a date. if it means getting out of showing up after the wedding, he’ll do anything.
“what’s the point”: platonic dukexiety, hurt/comfort. warnings: school, self harm?. remus hates online school.
“ready for the worst”: dukexiety, hurt/comfort, sympathetic remus. warnings: anxiety attacks. virgil’s having a bad day.
“trash confessions”: dukexiety, fluff, sympathetic remus. remus and virgil hang out together.
dukeceit:
“heart shaped”: dukeceit, fluff, sympathetic deceit, sympathetic remus. warnings: mild gore, snakes. deceit and remus have their own way of celebrating valentine’s day.
“faerie lights”: dukeceit, angst with a happy ending, sympathetic deceit, sympathetic remus. warnings: fae au, suicidal thoughts, self harm, child abuse. dee knows that he shouldn’t go into the forest. he doesn’t care.
“fade to black”: dukeceit, hurt/comfort, sympathetic deceit, sympathetic remus. warnings: chronic illness. deceit’s not having a good day. that’s an understatement.
“fears”: dukeceit, hurt/comfort, sympathetic deceit, sympathetic remus. remus is afraid he’s gone too far.
“deadly nightshade”: dukeceit, fluff, sympathetic deceit, sympathetic remus. deceit helps remus with his garden.
“a mouthful of thorns”: dukeceit, hurt/comfort, sympathetic deceit, sympathetic remus. deceit regrets what he said. it’s not because of the effect on roman.
“paint it black”: dukeceit, hurt/comfort, sympathetic deceit, sympathetic remus. warnings: intrusive thoughts. remus is happy for janus. really. he is. why does he feel so much like crying?
“in the garden of eden”: platonic dukeceit, hurt/comfort, sympathetic deceit, sympathetic remus. deceit finds the green creativity in a garden.
“my mind shipwrecked”: dukeceit, hurt/comfort, sympathetic deceit, sympathetic remus. warnings: migraines, emetophobia mention. remus discovers deceit having his first migraine.
“the sound of the chase”: dukeceit, fluff, sympathetic deceit, sympathetic remus. janus runs. someone follows.
intrulogical:
“putting yourself together”: intrulogical, hurt/comfort, sympathetic remus. warnings: eating disorders, food, emetophobia mention, self harm. remus has a secret.
“as you were”: intrulogical, fluff, sympathetic remus. warnings: food. logan and remus go on a date.
intruality:
“black holes”: intruality, fluff, sympathetic remus. remus takes patton to the imagination.
“toy trucks”: platonic intruality, fluff, sympathetic remus, sympathetic deceit. warnings: food, mild gore, age regression. patton didn’t know what he was getting into when he volunteered to watch remus.
“apple blossom”: intruality, fluff, sympathetic remus, sympathetic deceit. warnings: food mention. remus needs his hair washed. patton is up for the job.
remile:
“pastel dreams”: remile, fluff. warnings: food. remy and emile watch steven universe.
“toffee flavored”: remile, fluff. warnings: food. remy gives emile candy.
rosleep:
“soft at the edges”: rosleep, fluff. warnings: food. roman and remy celebrate aromantic awareness week.
emceit:
“cotton candy lullaby”: emceit, fluff, sympathetic deceit. emile’s had a long day. deceit’s here to help.
wrathality:
“i don’t wanna be alone”: wrathality, fluff. warnings: depression. wrath’s and patton’s first valentine’s day.
intruloceit:
“way down by morning”: intruloceit, fluff, sympathetic deceit, sympathetic remus. warnings: snakes, food. happy birthday, deceit!
“words left unsaid”: intruloceit, fluff, sympathetic deceit, sympathetic remus. warnings: food. it’s movie night for a certain trio.
“bedtime”: intruloceit, fluff, sympathetic deceit, sympathetic remus. warnings: food, age regression. remus doesn’t want to go to bed.
“i just want to be free”: intruloceit, hurt/comfort, sympathetic deceit, sympathetic remus. logan is fed up.
“little stars”: platonic intruloceit, fluff, sympathetic deceit, sympathetic remus. warnings: age regression. logan regresses while thomas is out and about.
“squid ink through the stars”: intruloceit, fluff, sympathetic deceit, sympathetic remus. logan shares an afternoon with his boyfriends.
“soft in the quiet”: intruloceit, fluff, sympathetic deceit, sympathetic remus. warnings: sensory overload. remus gets easily overloaded. his boyfriends are here to help.
“the game is not played alone”: intruloceit, fluff, sympathetic deceit, sympathetic remus. warnings: migraines, emetophobia mention. remus doesn’t get migraines. ...does he?
“discord symphony”: intruloceit, fluff, sympathetic deceit, sympathetic remus. remus writes a song.
“insatiable habits”: intruloceit, fluffy hurt/comfort, sympathetic remus, sympathetic deceit. warnings: minor injuries. the immediate aftermath of remus’s introduction.
“breath taking”: intruloceit, fluff, sympathetic deceit, sympathetic remus. deceit, remus, and logan have a quiet day in bed.
“two faced”: intruloceit, fluff, sympathetic deceit, sympathetic remus. deceit reveals his name.
“get through me”: intruloceit, hurt/comfort, sympathetic remus, sympathetic deceit. deceit returns. his boyfriends comfort him.
“that kind of day”: intruloceit, fluff sympathetic remus, sympathetic deceit. logan feels better with his boyfriends.
“promise i’m not lying”: intruloceit, fluff, sympathetic remus, sympathetic deceit. warnings: murder mention. logan tells virgil about his boyfriends.
“quite a show”: intruloceit, fluff, sympathetic remus, sympathetic deceit. logan is bad at feelings. but he knows he has them. especially when it pertains to deceit and remus...
“kiss me with a smile”: intruloceit, fluff, sympathetic remus, sympathetic deceit. warnings: food. happy birthday, remus!
anxceitmus:
“in the dead of night”: anxceitmus, fluff, sympathetic deceit, sympathetic remus. virgil can’t sleep.
“paint it red”: anxceitmus, fluff, sympathetic deceit, sympathetic remus. virgil paints everyone’s nails.
“postmortem”: anxceitmus, fluff, sympathetic deceit, sympathetic remus. janus catches his boyfriends playing just dance after the video.
royaliceit:
“sun bathing”: royaliceit, fluff, sympathetic deceit. roman takes his boyfriends to the imagination.
analoceit:
“snakes go hiss”: analoceit, fluff, sympathetic deceit. warnings: age regression. deceit age regresses. luckily his boyfriends don’t mind.
“out of my mind”: analoceit, hurt/comfort, sympathetic deceit. virgil is there for his boyfriends.
“the mirror is a lie”: analoceit, hurt/comfort, sympathetic deceit. warnings: eating disorders, food, self harm. logan has an eating disorder.
“star speckles”: analoceit, fluff, sympathetic deceit. warnings: age regression, food mention. logan regresses and dreams of the stars.
“won’t you hold me”: analoceit, hurt/comfort, sympathetic deceit. janus needs help with a little problem.
“never let go”: analoceit, fluff, sympathetic deceit. warnings: skin picking, nail biting. janus, virgil, and logan bond over nail polish.
anaroceit:
“sleepy noodle”: anaroceit, fluff, sympathetic deceit. deceit steals all the blankets.
“the dead of night”: anaroceit, fluff, sympathetic deceit. roman loves virgil and janus, but how could he ever be so lucky?
analogince:
“the tremble in my fingertips”: analogince, fluff. warnings: touch starvation. roman is touch starved.
analodemus:
“purple haze”: analodemus, fluff, sympathetic deceit, sympathetic remus. warnings: food. virgil re-dyes his hair.
“curtains drawn”: analodemus, fluff, sympathetic deceit, sympathetic remus. warnings: coronavirus, anxiety. virgil’s anxious. his boyfriends help him out.
“with my eyes closed”: analodemus, hurt/comfort, sympathetic deceit, sympathetic remus. warnings: panic attacks. janus has a panic attack.
LAMP:
“outside, looking in”: LAMP, fluff. virgil has a wish.
“icing infinity”: LAMP, fluff. warnings: food. patton makes cookies for autism acceptance month. his boyfriends help.
DLAMP:
“your true colors”: DLAMP, fluff, sympathetic deceit, sympathetic remus. deceit has a wish.
DRLAMP:
“ugly like me”: DRLAMP, fluffy hurt/comfort, sympathetic deceit, sympathetic remus. warnings: food mention, intrusive thoughts. remus has a wish.
“i will not break”: platonic DRLAMP, hurt/comfort, sympathetic deceit, sympathetic remus. warnings: touch starvation. roman’s touch starved.
“tendrils of ivy”: platonic DRLAMP, fluff, sympathetic deceit, sympathetic remus. warnings: food. virgil has a hard time at a restaurant.
creativitwins:
“how bad can i be?”: creativitwins, fluff, sympathetic remus, sympathetic deceit. warnings: food, age regression. roman ends up with babysitting duty.
“the sound of the birdsong”: creativitwins, fluffy hurt/comfort, sympathetic remus, sympathetic deceit. warnings: blood, mild injuries. roman gets hurt in the imagination. his brother finds him.
“through a funhouse mirror”: creativitwins, hurt/comfort, angst with a happy ending, sympathetic remus. warnings: suicidal thoughts. remus accidentally confesses something to his brother.
#🍬 txt#sanders sides#ts sanders sides#thomas sanders#sanders sides fic#sanders sides fanfic#masterpost#peach writes#it's got everyone and everything so#📚#masterpost part two
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Positive 20 Questions Tag Game
“i made a tag game again. i’m bored, procrastinating, and certain we all need some more positivity right now. hell yeah.” @scamp-00, I couldn’t agree more. I am also procrastinating but when am I not! Thank you for the tag!!!!! <3
1.) Name 4 fictional characters who showcase your personality the best, with explanations if you want.
-sam winchester from supernatural....okay I know. I’m a Dean girl and OF COURSE i love Sam but have always wanted to be like Dean. But, I’ve actually thought about this a lot. I’m a lot like Sam (really only sam in the earlier seasons). I’m kinda the black-sheep of my family, definitely the one that starts the most trouble, definitely the one that wants to follow my own path. I can be a bit pompous sometimes- or more like falsely confident. But that’s mostly mood swings due to depression. I go through stages where I feel like I can conquer the world then turn around and feel like shit. I relate to Sam in that something inside me is broken and it ends up affecting me in a lot of real life situations. Wow this got fucking dark. I’m also silly and can be really brave! Granted, I think i’m less selfish than Sam could be. I’ll repeat though, I love him to death.
-rapunzel from tangled: okay this one is light hearted I swear! Rapunzel has so many hobbies, loves so many things, and she’s artistic. She’s my favorite disney princess and my mom has said that i’m a lot like her. She’s also really loyal and loving and sees so much beauty in the world.
-rue from euphoria. Yikes...comparing myself to a drug addict ain’t the best, I know how this looks. BUT. I just finished watching the show and DAMN I relate to her so much. She has a lot of mental issues and although I’ve NEVER had any drug problem, i’ve definitely had similar thoughts as her. She’s also really loving and shy. She’s precious and really sweet. And I just relate to her and think i’m a lot like her especially with my struggles. WHOOPS this got deep lmao.
-aang from avatar. THIS ONE IS ALSO LIGHTHEARTED lol. I love aang. He’s so strong-willed when he needs to be. I like to think i’m like that. I may struggle to come into myself and take on responsibilities, and I have a lot of doubts, but in the end I get it done and I amaze myself sometimes. I also have an incredible friend group that I fucking love.
2.) Aesthetic?
- dark green, forests, fog, kinda like 80s or 70s grunge??? Idk what i’m even saying. Autumn, ghosts, skeletons, WITCHES. Light pink, antique stores, old books. Bleh.
3.) Favorite musical/play? (If you’ve never seen a musical or play, one you’d be interested in seeing?
- HAMILTON. I had the amazing privilege to see it in Philly with my mom!!! I love the music from it so much and now it’s like this incredible bonding thing with my mom. I already love my mom so much but it just solidifies how much fun we have together.
4.) What is the best compliment you’ve ever received?
- I’m not sure exactly but my one friend always seems to say the kindest things. She once told me that she loves the way I admire the world. She complimented my brain and my perception of the world, which is the best.
5.) How many times have you been in love?
- I think once.
6.) Embarrassing story or fact about yourself that makes you laugh now?
- I was so spacey as a kid and i’d get so stuck in my daydreams that once I walked right into a pole. I can think of funnier things but it’s all a blur I mean I make myself laugh everyday with my ridiculousness.
7.) Favorite Disney/Pixar movie?
- As I mentioned, Tangled!!!
8.) Favorite flower or plant?
- I love ivy. I once had a huge ivy plant in my room and it was like ten feet long.
9.) What’s your favorite holiday?
- Halloween! I love spooky stuff and I love scary movies so much. It was always my favorite holiday.
10.) Name three things that made you laugh or smile this past week.
- Probably something my best friend said, my cat always makes me happy, and I finished the rough draft of my senior thesis
11.) What song would you play to introduce yourself to someone?
- Oof one song? Probably The Suburbs by Arcade fire. Corny, yes, but it is my favorite song and the album it’s on got me through so much.
12.) Name something that truly makes you feel peaceful even at your most stressed moments.
- Walking in my favorite park, breathing the fresh air and listening to music. It’s my favorite place on earth.
13.) What do you, did you, or would you study at college?
- I am currently ALMOST about to finish my undergrad as an international studies major with a specialization in global health, development and environment and minors in sociology, environmental studies and spanish. Woof. Yeah it’s a lot. If I could go back and do it differently, I would have maybe done biology (and flunked), environmental science (and suffered) (i’m bad at math cause i’m gay) or something with music. My dream job is the person who picks the music for movies or tv shows.
14.) This is kind of a weird one, but which outfit of yours makes you feel most like yourself?
- my favorite (like i’m telling you if a sweatshirt could be a soulmate) pink floyd sweatshirt. It’s gray with a rainbow design and cropped and it’s so fucking cozy, I feel so safe when I wear it. Then I guess leggings and white converse.
15.) What is a quote you live by?
- be the weed growing through the cracks in the cement, beautiful, because it doesn’t know it’s not supposed to grow there. - Shane Koyczan
16.) Name the funniest playlist name you have.
- okay I have a folder of playlists called “I Think It’s Time to Fight God” and it’s study music. I have three playlists of study music: “Pretentious,” which is classical piano music, “Calmy Study,” which is like movie scores and stuff, and “For Fuck’s Sake, Study,” which is like electric rave music and shit. It’s shitty rave music but it keeps me awake lmao. (Listen to Twenty by Vicetone if you wanna do homework at 3 am)
17.) Make a reference to an inside joke you have with someone you love with zero context.
- squid dad
18.) What is a message you would give your younger self if given the chance?
- Don’t do that. Read a book.
19.) Who is your favorite family member? (If you have no good blood family members, feel free to mention someone in your found family)
- My mom. She’s goofy and amazing and although we are NOTHING ALIKE and she doesn’t really understand me (wow such angst) we love each other and she’s my best friend
20.) What’s a secret dream of yours?
- I lowkey wanna be an actress (or wanted to be) but I know i’d be shit at it. Maybe a singer. I would love to make music but I have ZERO talent lmao.
tagging: ANYONE WHO WANTS TO DO THIS. PLEASE FEEL FREE. I know my friend tiredstuff was already tagged by scamp-00 so I don’t wanna tag her again lol. DO THIS TAG GAME IF YOU LOVE PASTA.
if i didn’t tag you and you play, please tag me! i’d love to read through yours!
if i did tag you and you’re intimidated by the size of this and have decided, “fuck that noise” i respect you and i get it no hard feelings (:
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Log 0021, 5:26am, 7-22-2019
Thursday, the 4thof July, I ran a one shot. It was fucking hilarious. My player did a whole bunch of stupid shit. I loved it, it was great. One of my players in the one shot, Ranger, swam up a giant squid’s ass. Then a nether one of my players joined him. Then Ranger casted spike growth in this squid’s ass, all most killing it. Ranger also shot a nether player, Shaggy, who was running away in the ass with a harpoon gun. That game was great. Nymph didn’t do much, but she looked like she was having fun.
Also last Thursday, the 11th, I was hanging outside the shop, cuss the game hadn’t started yet. And eyebrows ask if I wanted to walk with him to burger king, I was like sure, cuss half of the other players are over there anyway. It was interesting to say the least watching him interact with others. He really seems less awkward talking to anyone other than me. Like, goddamn, I’m a dude not a snake, probably. It was funny the entire time he’s trying not to make it awkward, but that’s what’s making it awkward. He’s a weird dude. Wish, I wasn’t in to weird dudes, But here we are. idk why he
In lash’s campaign, last Thursday, the 11th, I got to water ski butt ass naked, without any equipment, while singing opera, then after I was done and climbed back on ship one of the other players told me to roll dex, and I did with a 13, needed a 16 IE, I didn’t save, this dude cast levitate on me, so I was now and parasailing butt ass naked, without any equipment. I’m a 7 and a half foot tall male half orc, this is not what any of the party wanted to see, I may be a pretty half orc, but I’m still a lightly fuzzy man. One of the other Pcs was like hell no and punched the wizard so he’d has to do a concentration check, the wizard it a bad bitch and has that good ac play shield as a reaction and the minotaur didn’t hit, so the minotaur rages dose again, hits dose enough damage the wizard saves on his concentration check, but’s like fuck you moves levitate to the minotaur, I fall in to the water gracefully as fuck mate cuss I gut expertise in that acrobatics, I mean it only a +4 cuss I have no dex but, like. We also got a new player! She’s very nice, I’m glad she joined are table.
The last few days have feel been long… So, so, long… Gods, I don’t want to type about it, but I need to. Monday, the 15th of July, I got two new players, a marred couple. At first everything was cool. They did mention getting kicked out of a few other games, but that seemed nice enough. I was running a one shot instead of the regular campaign, cuss I didn’t think most of my players would show, though most did, actually. And I just wanted to run this one shot again. It all went well, invited the new players to the shops discord, as is standard. The new players, and some of the other non-regulars, are saying in the chat how much fun they had, how I was a great Dm, shit like that. I just thought they were sucking up to me, the DM, for cooler stuff. & I got a private message from the chick about hanging out sometime, it was a bit odd, but not setting off too many flags, & I was like yeah sounds cool, and we scheduled something for next Friday. They just seem really friendly, and happy to be in a game.
Then, Tuesday, the 16th, as I was walking out the door to go to paint jam, I checked the shops discord, and several people were talking about how they had a lot of fun Monday, so, I was like I’m going to be at the shop so if a few of you show up, I’ll run a one off. Three players showed the couple, and one of my regulars who played with them in the past. They all wanted to keep the characters from the Monday one shot, so I just made the one off their session zero, like how they got to the main campaign. Everything went well, they at one point mention that they’re poly, polysexual or polyamorous I don’t know, so nothing too weird, we finish. They leave, & few minutes after their in the chat, with the regular, about how awesome the game was. I get a few private messages from the chick, there friendly, nothing too odd. And, I get a couple from the guy. He’s like me and wivey are loving the game, I send back some gladly shit like I do, then he sends something like going ask some weird questions, I was like ok, thinking it had to do with the campaign, and he ask if I was see anyone, not too weird, I’ve been asked this several times by many people for no real reason, and he also wanted to make sure their flirting wasn’t making me uncomfortable, I was like, not at all have I thought it funny, cuss I thought he meant with each other. Then hes then he was like they’re fond of me, his wife a bit more than him, and asked if it was cool for them to continue flirting with me, and for me to flirt back, to me at the time they didn’t seem to be acting that odd like though it was joke flirting, so I was like yea sure, then he sent back a cool because you’re cute, I just replied with the stuck out tongue winking eye emoji as discord calls it, still thinking it was just like jokes and shit, he sent back glad we’re on the same page. They seem abit overly, friendly.
Wednesday, the 17th, I woke up checked discord like I do sometimes; the chick invited everyone to the discord to their place, and I knew the people going some of my regulars, and Presh, I thought it would be ok, cuss there were people I know there, really shouldn’t have but I said, sure I’ll go. Couple hours later, being nagged, some by the chick, it was annoying, but didn’t seem bad. Then I got there, a bit earlier than everyone else, the chick hugged me, don’t like being touched without knowing someone a while, I mean really don’t. She didn’t know that. The rest of the day was fine, it was fun. Everything was ok, I ran dnd, it went well. The night came to a close, I ended up being the last person there, I called my ride, cuss I really didn’t want to be there anymore, and she didn’t pick up. I should have lied and did some billshitery to get out of there, like said to the voice mail oh cool see you in a few, I’ll meant you at the gate, then said my ride is close by and I want to walk back or something. They had offered me a ride back to my place, I shouldn’t have fucking taken it, ie see billshitery, but I’m an idiot and wanted to get away from them. On the ride back they were way too friendly, like way too friendly. Oh you live close, if you ever need a ride just messages us, come over whenever you feel like. When we got to my place, the chick got out to hug me again. Then more messages about how much fun the game was, blab la bla. At this point I was starting to get that the flirting wasn’t a joke, and I was getting creeped out.
Thursday, the 18th, I got some more messages from them, in the main discord the chick was talking about how she had a dream about my one shot, she also private messaged me about it, the dude private messaged me about how he had been staring at me the night previous, and that I was neat. I didn’t answer there was a table doing a one shot and they had mention in main chat about wanting to go., they didn’t, thank you gods. I asked all the DMs what I should do about it, they were all like just tell them to stop, that’s not cool, and variations of. I told some of my female friend, Nymph, Presh, Queen, as well as Paint Master. Nymph was like yeah that creep and not cool, Preah was like yeah it weird tell to stop they can move to my table, Paint Master said if I wanted he’d come on Mondays and stand behind me with a baseball bat full of nails, Queen was like yeah that not right and had me talk to one of the people at the shop who helped me write a massage to them.
Then I sent to both of them, the dude reposed in less than a minute with some dushy shit. The next day the chick was like i don’t know what you mean then and hour later was like huby clued me in, we’re not going to play there anymore for your comfort, then they left the chop discord. I didn’t respond to any anything, I don’t know how the other players who knew them are going to react, if there going to hate me and want to move tables or what. But gods this whole thing has be awful…
After this, I relied, I really don’t have a problem with Presh, she’s a little annoying, but she’s amazing when compared to this shit.
Tuesday, the 16th, I tried to get collige stuff in order, it not working out well. it stressing me out so fucking badly.
Wednesday, the 17th, be for that shit, I did watch Monty Python and the Holy Grail, with my little bro, it was fab. I wish I had watched it earlier.
Thursday, the 18th, in Lash’s campaign I dint do much but I did get a new pair of boots and purchased 110 pastries. Plus I made the minotaur angry, by betting on the other lady minotaur, & maybe casting healing word on said other minotaur. Haha. I’m going to die, he’s going to kill my poor Danny.
Saturday, the 20th, I did Landry. Then went to karaoke with Presh, it was fun. There was Presh, one of her friend that I knew, one of her friends that I didn’t, one of her players who I met Thursday, plus her parents. It was so fucking weird. I sang “The Ballad of Mona Lisa” & “Write Sins Not Tragedies” by panic at the fucking disco. A drunk woman said I had potential, which was nice; though, I’m not super inclined to believe it. It was so embarrassing, says the person who knew full well it was going to be. It was fun though, I’ll most likely be doing it again. I got to act a fool & I got to talk about DND too, which I just love.
Today, the 21, I was supposed to go volunteer with the rabbit rescue, but I fucking slept all day which kinda sucks… I hate how this keeps happening, two weeks ago I was too depressed to get out of bed so I didn’t go, then it was that fucking hurricane, and now I just sleep throe it.
Paint Master wants to be in my campaign which it fucking awesome, & Nergal asked about it, as well as a nether dude I don’t know the name of. I’m pretty sure shaggy going to be back from whatever he was up to. So even if half my players disappears cuss of those assholes it will be all right. Probably.
I've pretty much been crying several times a day. I mean, I really don’t want to live right now.
Idk, what else to add, I’m sure a lot but I’ve been trying to finish this sense Friday night.
Signing Off...
Favorite song today: Disease by Beartooth
Mood: Shit
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Dragon Age Question Meme
Tagged by @galadrieljones ❤️😘 Thank you, Sweets!
Tagging: @wrenbee @joufancyhuh @kvpowers @nerkierants @solverne-02 @ellstersmash @swimming-squids @roguelioness And anyone else who'd like to!
01) favorite game of the series?
Inquisition. I hadn't played Origins or DA2 in so long, I had practically forgotten they existed. I had gotten out of gaming for a long time, until I finally caved when I moved away, and got into Skyrim. I played so much I literally maxed out my levelling, and was starting to get bored...which made me sad. Inquisition not only rekindled my love for Dragon Age, it brought out more fresh inspiration to my creativity overall, and that in turn has improved my life,
02) how did you discover Dragon Age?
I played Origins and DA2 at friends' houses when I was in school, but while I enjoyed them, I wasn't in a place in my life where I could appreciate them. Then I was telling my amazing baby-brother-in-law about how sad I was that Skyrim was feeling stale to me, and he told me to play Inquisition. I was speculative at first, because I was so in love with Skyrim's open-world format and lack of any real Good +/- Evil alignment...but once I got past the Intro, I felt so immersed and so connected to the characters, that now Skyrim feels a little empty in comparison (though I do still love it)
03) how many times you’ve played the games?
Origins and DA2, only once each. Inquisition & its DLCs, 6 times all the way through.
04) favorite race to play as?
Elves. It's a bit embarrassing, but I'm an Elf Person. Though I'm sure it hasn't been obvious at all.
05) favorite class?
ROGUE!!! Especially dual-weild 😍 Mage is super fun too, though, ngl
06) do you play through the games differently or do you make the same decisions each time.
NGL It depends on which character I'm playing as, mostly. I also base new decisions based on the effects of decisions in past play thrus and how they played out. If I'm contented with the results in respect to the character, I'll make the same decisions 😂
07) go-to adventuring group?
Solas, Iron Bull, and Dorian, though I rotate Varric and Cassandra in and out a lot, too.
08) which of your characters did you put the most thought into?
😂😂😂 Halesta
09) favorite romance?
Solas, because I enjoy torturing myself. Sera was cute, too. Cullen was fluffy and sweet, and was good for me after my first play thru with Solas. I was in a bad place after the first Solavellan go 'round, cried for weeks. It was not pretty 😂
10) have you read any of the comics/books?
First Flight and Masked Empire
11) if you read them, which was your favorite book?
Masked Empire, hands down. I don't know why, but I couldn't really get into First Flight? But Felassan in Masked Empire, are you kidding?! SWOON.
12) favorite DLCs?
Trespasser. I also love the Descent, especially for the lore! But the Deep Roads scare the ever-loving shit out of me, so I have to psych myself up before I can play it 😅 While I am hot for Ameridan, Jaws of Hakkon didn't really grab me.
13) things that annoy you?
To steal Gala's answer: "Not much. Mostly I get annoyed when parts of the fandom fixate on things that annoy them. That annoys me, because I’m here for the positive vibes, not the negative."
14) Orlais or Ferelden?
Ferelden for the people and culture, Orlais for the varying environments and the history.
15) Templars or Mages?
Mage Rights
16) if you have multiple characters, are they in different/parallel universes or in the same one?
Halesta + Laleal Verse is technically the same Verse as Camber + Somber, since their stories converge, but their timelines are a little different. Ghani is Omniversal. She's in any and every Verse. She's in your Verse right now, and you don't even know it 🤫
17) what did you name your pets? (mabari, summoned animals, mounts, etc)
The dogs in Origins and DA2 were Bryna and Nilo, respectively. Halesta's horse is Da'assan and her little fox is Ghestlin ("lil monster")
18) have you installed any mods?
No...PS4 😟
19) did your Warden want to become a Grey Warden?
Noooooo.
20) Hawke’s personality?
She's a spiteful, sarcastic bitch and I love her so much I can't even.
21) did you make matching armor for your companions in Inquisition?
Ahahaha, God no. I made armor for each companion that I thought fit their personalities.
22) if your character(s) could go back in time to change one thing, what would they change?
Oh God, uhh, I have no idea.
23) do you have any headcanons about your character(s) that go against canon?
SO MANY. Felassan doesn't die, Halies's father is an Ancient Elvhen Sentinel, she is sent by Fel to kill Solas before he can get the Orb to Corypheus (she doesn't), she knows Solas is Fen'Harel, she saves the Orb from breaking but won't give it to Solas, is able to master the Orb and use the power of the Anchor without losing her arm (though it is severely scarred), etc. etc. ad nauseum.
Also, @galadrieljones , about the barefoot elves: I kinda like that they're barefooted! Though probably because I'm always barefooted 😅
24) are any of your character(s) based on someone?
Halesta's personality is based loosely on my mother combined with certain self-insert aspects of my bipolar disorder. Laleal is pretty much based on a combo of my best friend and my husband. Camber's personality is based a little more accurately on my Momma, and her relationship with Somber is based on mine with my own brother (though we're not twins) when we were younger (we're still close, but you know how things change sometimes with age and distance). And Ghani is just a straight-up personification of my depression and anxiety 😂
25) who did you leave in the Fade?
Stroud. I couldn't live with an alternative.
26) favorite mount?
While Halie has a horse she's very attached to in my fic/hc, I don't use mounts in-game. To quote Gala: "My party and I run around on foot like children and get eaten by bears like men."
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ZM
she hops up the building and stands next to her. "hi i'm back"
Core
“I see that, though you have been a brat
ZM
"maybe so, maybe so but you shouldn't deny that you started all that." she looks back at the kids for a second who were almost caught up.
Core
Shade climbed up faster than Shine. “Kits you bring oh what a treat, oh yes a treat Horror loves to eat.”
ZM
"funny you mention that. she's actually following us. to my knowledge you're not a star eater?"
Core
“I lack the teeth to do such a thing, like a bird lacking a Wing.”
ZM
"that's cause you're a human, am i wrong? do you wanna eat stars? cause that's kinda disgusting."
Core
“I eat what I want. Even with taunts.”
ZM
"except stars. oh yeah by the way sorry about going into your town again, i know i said i wouldn't but this is an exception." she takes the kids and putshes them to LJ a little.
Core
Shine seemed super nervous about LJ, hiding behind Chara
ZM
"LJ meet shine and shade, come to think of it you may already know them, seeing how close you are to night."
Core
“Know then I did not, but one of them; the real me they spot.”
ZM
she pauses thinking about that."that's a little to cryptic for me haha. what do you mean?"
Core
Shade noticed Shines nervousness, before looking back at LJ, seemingly catching on.
ZM
noticing shade she comes to the conclusion. "I'm completely left in the dark, someone care to explain?" she says irritated.
Core
“She’s really really bad.” Shine whimpered.
ZM
"how so hon?"
Core
“Shadow.......” shine mumbled. LJ put a finger over her lips before laughing
ZM
chara is just baffled at how she doesn't understand a word of this. "what the f*ck are you talking about" she waves her hands around. "this meas nothing to me!"
Core
Shine grabbed Chaya’s arm as her eyes glowed letting Chara see what she saw. There was a shadow looming over LJ, with long fingers resting on her shoulders. Two beady red eyes was the only features on its face
ZM
(like that?)
Core
(Fran bow?)
(Then yes, exactly like that)
ZM
chara goes up while holding shine's hand and tries to touch the shadow.
Core
Shine planted her feet in the ground, not wanting to go any closer.
ZM
chara tries to drag her over
Core
Shine whimpers which was enough for Shade to get involved, freeing his sister from Chara’s grasp
ZM
she sighs angrily "shine i won't let it hurt you i just wanna take a better look!"
Core
Shine went fully behind Chara, touching her back so she could see the shadow.
ZM
she cocks her head and talks to LJ "so what is it exactly?"
Core
The shadow spoke. “See me, see me, yes you can. Looks to me like you’re part of a plan.”
ZM
"sounds to me like you're speaking nonsense, i've heard about these gods some of you talk about but they don't care about us, certainly not enough to have an actual plain made for us."
Core
“God She is not, but close enough to be given thought.”
ZM
"mmhm, and this plan is??/"
Core
“A game she makes, to see if you have what it takes.” Horror caught up, “you talking about the squid? Her games are so boring.”
ZM
"ah, ink? yeah she seems pretty boring to me too" she nods to horror
Core
LJ shrugged. “Boring it may seem, that is until you reach the final scene.”
ZM
"but how do you know this stuff? and what's gonna happen? what about ink is she like really bad i get the creeps from her, why are you attached to LJ why does shine hate it somuch?" she keeps rattling off questions. "if i know how it ends i can make it end my way instead."
Core
The shadow looked to the forest. “Said to much I have, but your actions are worth some laughs.”
ZM
"rude"
Core
LJ hopped down the tower, going her own way
ZM
chara follows, not letting her get off this easy. "hey, the kits are still going to help you weather you like it or not"
Core
“Help I need none, without help is much more fun.”
ZM
"i get that, but you need help."
Core
“No.”
ZM
"you don't have a choice."
"we should get night to join"
Core
LJ looked at Chara with a glare as Shine ran past, Horror chasing her and Shade chasing Horror
ZM
chara's sure they'll be fine and doesn't pay any mind. "it'll be fun!"
Core
LJ shook her head.”
ZM
"don't be a stick in the mud, i thought you were the fun one"
Core
“It is not wise to go against the squid. Even if you’re just a kid.”
ZM
"if we die we die, no need to prolong the enviable, live a little. isn't it depressing being in this town that's just as broken as you?" she looks over to the kids
Core
“No.” Shade hit Horror who slashed at him
ZM
"no it's not depressing or no you won't come?" she yells over "yo horror! stop harassing the kits!"
Core
“Both.” LJ said. Horror looked over. “What? I’m hungry.”
ZM
"we went over this," she pouts to horror than asks, "yo do you know how to teleport?"
Core
“No I don’t.” She said, grabbing Shade
ZM
chara shoots a yellow bullet through horror's arm shattering the bone and letting shade free. "a shame. it's going to be a lot harder to get her to cooperate without that..." she thinks and slides her view to LJ. "guess if you're gonna be like that, we'll just have to fight until night gets over her to save you."
Core
“Nightmare has to rest, starving herself again unlike the rest.”
ZM
"than it'd be a shame to wake her~"
Core
“She would eat you, but then again you have no clue.”
ZM
"she got beat by that error gal, i'm not as scared as i was before."
Core
LJ rolled her eyes.
ZM
"sassy today hm?" "tell you what, we go talk to night, see what she says about your mental state and we'll go from there. if she says you're fine then i'll leave ya alone" (doesn't mean i'll let the kids leave her alone)
Core
(XD Shine does not wanna stay with LJ)
ZM
(too bad haha >:P )
ZM
she turns away from her "okay y'all new game, get LJ to nightmare. shine can ride on my back if she's to chicken to be around LJ."
Core
Shine nodded, going to Chara
ZM
chara picks her up and they all make there way to the forest? i guess? "horror, you know where exadctly she is?"
Core
“Night? Yeah I do.” Horror said, leading the way
ZM
"sweet" when they get around the area chara scouts out to find her first even though shine's getting a bit heavy.
Core
She spots Nightmare resting in a tree. Shine got nervous
ZM
"hey nighttt~ member me?" she hops over disregarding shine's hesitance.
Core
Nightmare was fast asleep, her tentacles were wrapped around the branches to keep her from falling, one was buried slightly under the ground.
ZM
"okay well don't acknowledge me than! we're here to help out LJ, we were wondering if you approve or if you would like to help?"
Core
When Chara stepped where to tentacle was, it shot up and snapped her neck immediately, waking Nightmare up to eat, not caring who or what she killed
ZM
chara wakes up at her save shaking her head and rubbing her neck. "that was fun..." she gets up and goes back to where the others are.
Core
(Yeah, Nightmare is an ambush hunter, using as little energy as she can, she honestly hates having to kill others to eat, but has too, so she’ll starve herself to the point where she can’t do too much. So she hunts once a week or so) She was back at the castle when she reloaded. Shine had hidden as Nightmare ate, ripping off limbs to swallow the larger pieces whole.
ZM
(confusing lol, okay so in this world chara regenerates a whole body, got ya) she goes up to night again crouching by her, "enjoying your meal?" she says flatly. she also looks around for shade
Core
Shade was with Shine. Nightmare finished eating before answering. “No, never do.”
ZM
"well you're depressing haha!"
"did you hear what i said before or did you push that all out of your mind?"
Core
“What else is new? And no Iwas asleep.”
ZM
"great well, we want to help LJ." she waves a hand "and by 'we' i mean the kits"
Core
“What ki-“ Nightmare looked over and saw the two. Shade immediately arching his back slightly to make himself look tougher.
ZM
"your niece and nephew"
Core
Nightmare looked at Chara, “I don’t have any living relatives.” She said
ZM
"umm,?" she's just confused. "you know, like dream? her kits?"
Core
“Dream has been dead for five years now.” Nightmare glared slightly
ZM
"either i'm way behind on resent events or your confused. i met dream just about a week ago. she attacked me with her arrows and she was corrupted so ?"
Core
“That is Shattered, she’s from a different timeline.” Nightmare sighed
ZM
chara sighs with her. "you guys and your 'she's from a different dimensions/timelines so i don't care about her' like damn. i'm ninety percent sure any asreil i come across i would still care for like a brother. but whatev. i'm not here to talk about ethics."
Core
“But they wouldn’t be the same, they wouldn’t be the person you knew.” Nightmare said
ZM
"you're right, but you have to appreciate the ones that are here, make new memories. they're not your version of your family but it's still them. ah and shattered's dead too btws. " she holds a laugh under her breath.
Core
“See, I shouldn’t try that because they get killed too.”
ZM
"think what you want, i still want to help your little LJ and i'd love your assistance in doing so, so is it a deal or nah?"
Core
“LJ normally doesn’t need help, she does fine with her own, though sometimes if she’s too unstable I have to use some shadows.” Nightmare replied
ZM
"oh sh*t! you gave her that creepy thing?!"
Core
“Yeah, you saw it?”
ZM
"only because of shine"
Core
“Am I to assume that is one of the kits?”
ZM
"yes you are, it's that one" she points her out as shine hides more from being pointed out.
Core
“She’s awfully shy for a genocide star.”
ZM
"well that's news to me, i haven't seen them eat i suppose..." she squints. "are you sure about that?"
Core
“Her mother is Shattered, do you know the father?”
ZM
"nope, i'm clueless."
Core
“So either Neutral or Genocide?”
ZM
"i guess? i don't know how star genes work" she shrugs
ZM
"hey shine, come over here will you?" she calls
Core
Shine slowly can over.
ZM
"hey kid, did you know who your dad was at all?"
Core
Shine shook her head
ZM
"helpful as always shine," "know what, how about you go fight horror for a while, see how many times you two can kill her, cause it's free exp." she turns to night "so you really don't want us to help LJ?"
Core
“She doesn’t need help”
ZM
Chara shakes her head not pleased. "Fine. Fine." She walks away with shine over to horror and shade. "That went well." She sighs. "Suppose we'll have to move on to killer."
Core
Shade didn’t say anything. “It’s actually harder to find her sometimes than it is to find the squid.”
"she was just here like an hour ago, why is she so hard to find??"
Core
“Because She has places she goes to.”
ZM
"hmmmm? well you're her friend, where are these places?"
Core
“That’s the thing, she doesn’t tell anyone.”
ZM
"alright but doesn't night keep tabs on her?"
Core
“Can’t.” Nightmare yawned. “I can only do that if I have made eye contact with them, but Killer tore out her eyes.”
ZM
"that's weird." chara folds her arms thinking of what to do next. she goes up to shade and kinda just looks at him
Core
Shade growls and sticks his tongue out
ZM
she snickers. "i haven't even been that mean to you kid, what's your deal?"
Core
“‘Haven’t been that mean?’ You killed me!!” He growled crossing his arms. Horror chuckled. “You act a lot like Night.”
ZM
"*snort* yep i've killed most of my friends. don't worry about it. you're alive so stop being a baby about it."
Core
Shade growled at her answer. Meanwhile Killer made sure no one was following her as she passed an abandoned house, the siding falling off as vines climbed up the sides. She went to the backyard, where two makeshift graves were. “Hey Jazz, Mom.... I know I’m late but.... happy birthday little brother.” She said with a sad smile
ZM
"you're going to stay salty about this aren't you? what do you expect me to do to fix it?"
Core
“Stop being a bully.” Shade said.
Killer sat on the ground, telling her deceased sibling and mother about events that had pasted
ZM
"pfff" she shakes her head "that's vague. i just wantta keep you two safe, you have a problem with that?"
Core
Shade pointed to Horror. “I don’t think that is safe.” Horror chuckled. “Man you really are a little punk, huh?”
ZM
"he sure is." she looks to shade "you're missing the point. i want to keep you safe in the long term. you need to be strong to be able to survive."
Core
Shade crossed his arms and looked away from Chara. Shine was still behind Chara
ZM
chara grabs shine's hand and pulls her a bit forward. "now that i think you understand are you going to stop moping or are we going to have to butt-heads more shade? sense LJ isn't willing to be helped it's time to find killer again. i'd expect shatter to know where she might be." she walks back to the rift expecting shade to fallow.
Core
Shade’s glare softened slightly when he saw his sister. He sighed and followed Chara and Shine. Shatter had reformed, and was talking to Tonic. “You know, today is a special day.”
ZM
chara's happy at shade's obedience. tonic's tail wags. "yes? how so?" she asks shatter.
Core
“Well, remember how I told you I had a little brother?” Shatter said.
ZM
Tonic nods solemnly
Core
“It’s his birthday today.” Shatter said with a sad smile
ZM
"do you plan on visiting his grave?" she asks
Core
(So my version of Ink can actually hear us, like when we talk in () )
ZM
(got ya, that's kinda creepy haha)
Core
“I don’t think he would’ve wanted me to, he always wanted us to keep moving on,” Shatter replied, looking over at Tonic. “But you already know that I suck at that.”
ZM
tonic looks down unsurely. "that's alright. i haven't been able to move on quickly as well. either way i'm sure your brother would want you to feel better. however you spend the day i'm sure he wouldn't mind." chara, shine and shade get back to where tonic and shatter are.
Core
Shatter smiled at pat Tonic’s head. “You would have gotten along with him.” She then looked over at Chara. “Now, the only reason I can come up with as to why you would come to me is that you either need me to babysit, or you need help.”
ZM
"well gee, nice welcome shatter. is it so wrong to want to see my friend." she snickers. "but yeah, you are right. i want to know if you'd know where killer is.
Core
(Ink can not touch water, or hydrogen in general, it ‘burns’ her) “Killer? Oh you mean Yuma....” Shatter stood up. “Well I have a pretty good idea.”
ZM
tonic watches shatter and chara asks "yeah? were's that? she seemed mad at me for saying that horror and i are her friends. she all blew up on us so...? " she shrugs.
(i'm unsure why people do the water hurts ink or nightmare thing. i don't know where that came from.)
Core
(as for with my Ink it is science, see hydrogen cuts through carbon bonds, and my Ink is made of pure carbon, so hydrogen harms her.) “Well, I honestly don’t blame her, but come on.” Shatter said, making a portal
ZM
(ah, makes sense! ) tonic follows and chara looks at shatter questioningly before joining.
Core
The portal went to an old house, the siding was falling off as vines climbed up
ZM
chara went up to look around and finds yuma on the ground in the backyard
Core
Killer turned to Chara. “What are you doing here?”
ZM
"mmmm, mostly saying 'hi'" she looks at the graves "your brother?" she tilts her head?
Core
“None of your business.” Killer glared, as she spoke with a hiss.
ZM
"i mean maybe not, but you know me. i like to be in everyone's business." she goes up closer slowly.
Core
Shatter stayed still, floating slightly above the ground, meaning Killer couldn’t sense her. “Yeah and it’s bloody annoying.” Killer hissed.
ZM
chara just laughs. "come on, you know you love me." she goes to sit by yuma
Core
“I tolerate you, maybe not even that.” Killer hissed.
ZM
chara shrugs sitting cross legged after a second she asks "is there a reason you're here today?"
Core
Killer picked Chara up by the back of her sweater. “It’s none of your concern.” She hissed, going over to where Tonic and the kits were. (Fun fact: Nightmare’s coating is poisonous)
ZM
(ooo) chara hangs from killer's grip lazily. tonic perks up at the sight of yuma, sitting up a bit straighter.
Core
Killer dropped Chara. Before ‘looking’ at Tonic. “And who are you supposed to be?” She hissed
ZM
"oh, I'm just. I'm just a friend of chara's." chara swipes the dirt off of her sweater. "that's putting it generously..." with a scowl.
Core
Killer turned to Chara. “So you don’t like them?”
ZM
"no, not at all."
Core
“See how you feel about them, I feel for you.” Killer said harshly, as she started to walk away
ZM
"pffff!" she hops up and stands in front of killer, blocking her way. "damn, you don't have to be so mean! we're just here to help ya know? the kits wanta help you out of this little pit you've dug for yourself. dont tell me you're pleased with were your life is right now cause i know you'd be lying.
Core
“My life is none of your concern. And I don’t need any of your help.” Killer said. ‘Hey, you might wanna use act and check.....’ Shatter told Chara via telepathy
ZM
chara with a shrug does as she's told and checks killer.
Core
Killer lv 57 hp 122/730 ‘something seems very wrong with this star’s soul’
ZM
chara pauses and looks at tonic who stares back at her blankly. "tonic heal up killer, she's hurt." she orders. tonic looks to killer unsurely. chara brings up her act menu and sees what's available.
Core
Killer turned back to Chara. “I’m fine.” She growled. -insult -ask -challenge
ZM
"sure you are" she says condescendingly. and chooses the ask option.
Core
-you ask Killer why she is hiding- Killer didn’t respond, but still wouldn’t let Tonic close
ZM
chara asks what's wrong with killer's soul
Core
“Look, I don’t pester you about your past, don’t pester me on mine.” Killer said, her tone more calm than before
ZM
"friends pester each other, just shows we care. if you're so fine and won't even let yourself be healed how about we fight and when i knock you out i'll get my answers the hard way."
Core
“Fine, you wanna fight? Then let’s fight.” Killer replied, grabbing her knife from her pocket
ZM
chara makes a slingshot. tonic panics a little. "do y-you really need to fight? i don't mean to be rude but you simply don't seem well..." they shuffles their feet
Core
“I told you already, I’m fine.” Killer responded as she started to circle
ZM
tonic looks up at shatter worried while chara shoots a few yellow bullets at killer's legs and goes in with her knife at her torso.
Core
Killer teleported behind Chara slashing at her back
ZM
chara swerves around slashing behind her as quickly as she can hoping to hit her before she moves again.
Core
She cut Killer’s hoody
ZM
chara goes up to tackle killer after giving a glance to the kits clearly ordering them to help her take down killer.
Core
Shine threw a explosive, making Killer jump out of the way, where Shade tripped her
ZM
after shade trips her chara goes up to cut killer's neck.
Core
Killer teleported out of the way
ZM
chara turns to killer as fast as she could but gets hit in the back of the head, stumbling forward.
Core
Killer then pinned Chara to the ground
ZM
chara squirms to get her hand free
Core
Killer kept her pinned, “Just give up.”
ZM
"Not happening! Do ya even know me?" She kicks at her, not getting much of anywhere. "Kittttts come on!"
Core
Shade tried to slash only to get slashed at
ZM
while killer was distracted chara managed to roll away and get a small hit to killers back.
Core
Killer took 2 damage. She turned quickly to counter before her health cut by 50, forcing her to wince and teleport back to get some distance
ZM
chara checks her again and sees how much damage she did. and whistles to herself. "wow, you're worse off than i thought." she sets up a checkpoint and circles around killer as quickly she could and sets a few more. trying to put her in a cage of checkpoints.
Core
Killer hp 25 / 730 Her soul seems unstable. Killer glared as she watched Chara do this, as if planning something.
ZM
chara laughs. "you just going to let this happen?" with a shrugs she lets off a couple of rounds checkpoint shooting to another checkpoint and leaving a blue bar behind. one checkpoint lazer thing goes straight for killer to the checkpoint on the other side of her.
Core
Killer teleported multiple times in a row, getting the lazer to bend in a grid like pattern.
ZM
"well isn't that just pretty~ you making us some art killz?" she can't keep up with her teleportion so she tries to find a pattern in her movements instead
Core
Killer did have a pattern, it was as if she was trying to do something with the lazer, 2 feet left, 4 feet up, 2 side, 4 down.
ZM
she followed the pattern going about 2 steps ahead and set a purple web on the ground where she should land while readying her knife as well.
Core
Killer teleported once before breaking her pattern as a wormhole appeared in the grid
ZM
"ooo~" chara takes a step back observing but getting ready to get out of there with the kits. "this reminds me of digimon haha, do you have dementional powers? i don't know why but i wouldn't peg you as that."
Core
“No, just escape.” She said hopping through before the wormhole closed
ZM
".... pff. didn't take you for a coward either." she calls back the checkpoints and replenishes her magic. "shaaaater, whereee'd she go?" she goes up to where she was.
Core
“Probably skakarr....” Shatter answered. “Since she needed to heal, but there is no way I am going back there.”
ZM
chara makes a sad face. "hmph..." she turns to tonic knowing their the only hope she seems to have to get there. "take us there." she orders and tonic glances around surprised "uhhh" they say
Core
“Look, skakarr is not a place to just ‘go and visit’ ok? It’s more like an active war zone 24/7.”
ZM
"i can take care of myself." she shrugs and she goes closer to tonic. "so like how does this work? you know how to teleport right? not much of a health aid if you can't get there in time hmm?"
"well... umm. i'd need some blue magic." tonic says quietly.
Core
“Not there you can’t, ok? Whatever kind of place you think it is, I can assure you it is much much worse.” Shatter said
ZM
she looks back at shatter. "... well fine but killer's there. and at 25 hp. it feels like an obligation for me to help or at least see what's wrong so i can prevent it happening to the kits or somthin" "besides. war is war and i can always reset. it ain't no thing." she thinks for a second where she'd get blue magic cause she'd assume her replicate blue magic wouldn't work.
Core
Shatter sighed, “Killer is like me, remember? We’ve been there, and one tends to know where to hide there after 7 years.”
ZM
"well gee shatter! you know i'm gonna go anyway! should probably stop trying to talk me out of it hmmm? it'll be fun! you're strong! if you wanna keep us safe you can always tag along~" she goes a little closer to the kits. "you have purple magic right? can you like. cry blue magic or something cool like that? if stars even cry i guess haha."
Core
Shatter sighed.”If I take you, it should just be us two, and you need to listen to me.” She said.
ZM
"eeyyy!" she goes up and hugs shatter quickly. "thank you!" she has the biggest grin on.
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I got tagged, now you have to hear about me
Get to Know Me Tag
Tagged by @shibawav
Rules: Answer these ninety-two statements and tag twenty people.
LAST:
1. Drink: water bc my throat is killer
2. Phone call: work…….
3. Text message: “You are a fool”
4. Song you last listened to: Pearl and Marina’s song
5. Time you cried: probably recently, I cry very often (not because I’m sad often, I just find things to cry about)
HAVE YOU:
6. Dated someone twice: what’s this “date” thing people keep asking about?
7. Kissed someone and regretted it: I never regret giving kisses
8. Been cheated on: maybe by HACKERS
9. Lost someone special: at one time
10. Been depressed: I dunno what depression is, but the closest I could say was that really lonely stage of my life in seventh grade.
11. Gotten drunk and thrown up: underage
LIST THREE FAVORITE COLORS:
12-14. purple, orange and I really like pink right now.
IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU:
15. Made new friends: Yup and I love them to bits
16. Fallen out of love: Never ever
17. Laughed until you cried: Uh, I don’t think so
18. Found out someone was talking about you: I only hear good things<33
19. Met someone who changed you: Yeah, everyone I encounter adds to me and edits my morals in some way, be them a lesson for me or whether or not they have a lesson for me.
20. Found out who your friends are: My friends are my friends
21. Kissed someone on your Facebook list: “Fasse-booku?”
General:
22. How many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: They’re all family except for those few kids from school who added me to seem more popular (which carried into Instagram)
23. Do you have any pets: Boota (my hedgehog, named after the best character in Gurren Lagann) and Rocket (my cat, named by my aspiring pharmacist, former aspiring physicist of a sister)
24. Do you want to change your name: My name is cute<333 (It’s Kaela)
25. What did you do for your last birthday: Sledding!
26. What time did you wake up: 9:40~
27. What were you doing at midnight last night: sleeping…?
28. Name something you can’t wait for: a Nintendo Switch for the squid game and matching Pro Controller that I pre-ordered in May
29. When was the last time you saw your mom: Last night during dinner
30. What is one thing you wish you could change in your life: I’m generally very happy!! Nothing bad has happened, and anything that hurts only helps me in the long run.
31. What are you listening to right now: *klack click clack klik* Keyboard sounds.
32. Have you ever talked to someone named Tom: I have a gay uncle Tom. He’s an accountant.
33. Something that is getting on your nerves: BEING ILL. It’s not bad, just a sore throat and a lotta snot, but it’s more of a bother than anything
34. Most visited website: Honestly, probably Google Docs
LOST QUESTIONS. I JUST PUT IN RANDOM INFO ABOUT ME:
35. Mole(s): I have a beauty mark under my right eye<33 (and just moles all over my body)
36. Mark(s): Stretch marks on my thighs, a birth mark on my left foot (I dunno if this is my cultural belief or something, but my aunt told me that wherever you have a birthmark on your body is how you died in your past life. I assume I was a rabbit and someone was starving, so I sacrificed myself to save them!!)
37. Childhood dream: I wish Pokemon were real.
38. Hair color: Black
39. Long or short hair: Short
40. Do you have a crush on someone: Yes
41. What do you like about yourself: Everything<33
42. Piercings: I guess on my ear lobes, but they’re only garnished during weddings
43. Blood Type: O+
44. Nickname: Kae, Pandy, Panda-chan, Curlicue, La (meaning “sharp” in Lao), Karla…I have a lot
45. Relationship status: 15 Years of Pursuing a Cute Boy
46. Zodiac: (western) Capricorn, (Lunar) Snek
47. Pronouns: Uh, she…?
48. Favorite show: I’ve been rewatching Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and it’s pretty dang good. I suggest a watch for yourself (tic toc)
49. Tattoos: No thanks
50. Right or left hand: Right
51. Surgery: I had to remove a calcium deposit from my mouth in order for one of my adult teeth to surface so that I could have braces
52. Hair dyed in a different color: Once in kindergarten, my aunt dyed the back of my head a deep red color.
53. Sport: Ranked Splatoon
54. Vacation: The last one I had was AX and that was pretty amazing, but I go on tons of family vacations and they’re always fantastic
55. Pair of trainers: HEELYS
MORE GENERAL:
56. Eating: This quiz is eating up my time
57. Drinking: Saliva
59. I’m about to: Finish this survey
60. Waiting for: a year and a half
61. Want: Splatoon 2
62. Get married: Heck yeah
63. Career: Not sure, but I like to draw and tbh, I’m a little interested in business
WHICH IS BETTER:
64. Hugs or kisses: I love them both<333
65. Lips or eyes: Lips are gorgeous, but I pay more attention to eyes
66. Shorter or taller: Doesn’t matter
67. Older or younger: Older///////
68. Nice arms or nice stomach: Both/////////
69. Sensitive or loud: sensitive;;;;;
70. Hook up or relationship: Relationship!!
71. Troublemaker or hesitant: I’m p hesitant;;;
HAVE YOU EVER:
72. Kissed a stranger: I could never!!
73. Drank hard liquor: underage
74. Lost glasses/contact lenses: I don’t need either of those!!
75. Turned someone down: Everyone
76. Sex on the first date: What is “sex”?
77. Broken someone’s heart: Everyone
78. Had your heart broken: Never
79. Been arrested: Me?
80. Cried when someone died: Yeah
81. Fallen for a friend: Uh… I dunno, it’s been so long;;;
DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
82. Yourself: HELL YEAH!!!!!!
83. Miracles: HELL YEAH!!!!!!
84. Love at first sight: HELL NO!!!!!!
85. Santa Claus: Still do and always will!!!!!
86. Kiss on the first date: Is it going well??
OTHER:
87. Current best friend name: I don’t make friends, I make best friends.
88. Eye color: Brown
89. Favorite movie: Ghibli and Studio Madhouse and Disney
90. Hobby: Drawing and being a weeaboo!
91. Favorite book: I don’t read, are you crazy?? (All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (I think that’s his name))
92. Did you have fun?: I love talking about myself, but nobody cares that much;;;;;;
Tagging! (I dunno twenty people….):
@spiritxiii @fishjellybox @lilacsandlavendersblog @brightykitty @dj-osha @travelbymanju @big-eater-queen-forever @peachy-artist @ruronek0 @siscomknight @100night @odessious @peacefultrinity
#pandytalks#get to know me#sorry dudes#you don't have to do it#but if you do#make sure you tag me so that i can see!!!
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i went to a talk today about like, 'success' and what that entails? sorta? it was better than i make it sound.
one of the big points was that-- what we've been taught isn't working, so to repeat it is folly. and... alongside the point that apparently 1/3 of americans haven't read a book since schooling (what the actual fuck? i'm bamboozled by this), there was a point made that time spent playing videogames usually isn't time spent bettering oneself or 'productive' and that americans on average spend like. 50 hours a week in front of a screen outside of work.
and i mean... videogames don't have to be productive. (though the ones that attempt to be are certainly breaking lots of good ground.) but at the same time, like. i'd rather be producing than spending 20 hours a week grinding in splatoon for.... what? squid fashion? i mean i do enjoy the game and getting better at it but i... there isn't a point to it besides that it exists in and of itself as a fun thing.
and fun things are good, but like, i also have fun MAKING things and CREATING and stuff that actively makes my life better? things that to this day i am proud of for having spent my time on in the past are mostly things that i’ve Done or Made or Created or Cultivated. crafts, art, relationships, groups, gifts, volunteering, community, socialization....
like, for contrast, i’m not ‘proud’ that i played okami, i just enjoyed it. don’t get me wrong-- the friendships that started because of my geeky interests are wonderful, but they’re not wonderful specifically because of those interests. they’re wonderful because we share our time and selves with each other. and that can include gaming and chilling out as much as it can include working alone together, or crafting, or.... you get what i mean?
i dunno. my priorities around gaming have been shifting for a long time anyway, as its role (as well as the role of other media) in my life shifted.
as a youth, i was fairly isolated and in need of things to do to prevent myself from losing it. media back then was pretty much my only real option, outside of school-- and it allowed me to bond with the friends i was able to make, both in digital and physical spaces. single player games, books, tv shows were my refuge from.... mundanity and chores that i couldn’t/wouldn’t see the point of as a child. and i think it was a sort of hyperfixation thing with my probable adhd, a way to keep myself from the pain of boredom without necessarily always spending effort (because hyperfixating on creating 20 gifts in a week is a LOT more taxing than watching a two season show in a week.)
but now as a (mostly) adult, i have the option of just Doing Stuff? like if i wanna volunteer no one’s stopping me except me. whereas, as a teenager, my mom wouldn’t let me travel alone, point blank. so doing stuff like that was a Huge Thing to coordinate because i had to deal both with my parent’s expectations and schedule as well as my peers AND their parental units AND whatever needs of space/time/etc that are inherent in planning anything.
and like-- hoooo boy media was definitely used as a Distractor from Issues In My Life during my Depression Shit™, and to an extent they still serve that purpose?
but the important difference between then and now is that... now i have the energy/mental health to maybe do something about my situation. so the “distractor” becomes more like “extremely effective way of procrastinating”... and i guess the talk reminded me that maybe i don’t want to do that with my time, since i have a lot of other things i’m excited about and want to pursue.
so the end result of said introspection is that i deleted almost every game on my phone, and have been unfollowing things on tumblr that aren’t, uh, parts of my life i want to work on i guess? if that makes sense? i also decided to Stop Collecting Interesting Pictures, and instead narrow my focus to my Own Stuff and Actual Concrete Idea Inspiration-- but that’s better anyway as being doodled and then taken a snap of, really.
the games on my phone were mostly Just Ways To Pass Time and, also, basically skinner boxes. i might redownload some of the more puzzly-ones because stretching your brain and all, but as much as i adore magikarp jump and its infectious, radically accepting positivity.... it’s a time-locked ‘collector’. the goal of collecting magikarp is not actually a goal i’m interested in, big-picture-wise.
i’m not quite ready to purge my gaming setups-- but i am ready to start thinking of gaming under a new lens. i ask this of almost everything else i buy anyway, and i actually have begun asking it of games, so it’s not strange to apply more universally-- what does this bring into my life? what does this add?
and i’m a STRONG believer in that games can have meaningful and intriguing and thought-provoking messages. they can also be really amazing shared experiences and provide things to bond over. so games of course still have a place in my life, as much as books and movies and shows do.
and sometimes you just need to relax, and punching the shit outta bad guys can do that.
but at least with the phone thing... i’d MUCH rather spend my transit time learning japanese than clicking incessantly for non-useful--and really, in the long run, non-desirable--rewards.
i guess the idea is a lot like my wardrobe. “if you only have cute clothes, you’ll always be cute.” “if you surround yourself with activities that will improve yourself, you’re more likely to do something that improves yourself.”
which.... it’s been working for clothes. let’s see if it works for other things.
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