#strike-9

[birthclod]

top 5 of ur favorite oc/canon pairings (optional: + why if u wanna gush about them)

for legal reasons this is in no particular order.

crabmona

I JUST. THINK THEY'RE NEAT. they're both arospec and they both have biomed/veterinary medicine degrees and they work together and they get the other person down to the smallest detail and they're the Only Goddamn Person The Other One Can Stand. shit's great.

2. jet and ammy

they've got good banter honestly. also both of them grew up in bad home lives in america and the whole "being turned into a cyborg against your will" thing is bound to give them a few things in common. they just Get each other you know?

3. tabbybob / tabbygraham

i can't choose between either of my more prominent tabby ships because they're both really good. tabby and bob came first and i can see them being more domestic in the future and they personally click more for me. they also have actual conflict in their arc bc of, certain events in electricopolis. also their names together can be cats puns. tabby and graham is also a really good fit because they're both musicians and they both have the same things (and fears) in mind. also, i paid $130+ for a tabbygraham commission and it's one of the best things i ever spent money on so that's worth something

4. takumezuru

these people are in their 30s. they are depressed and self-destructive and they have some solid trauma they never really got past. takuto takes it too far and after he's stopped he starts over. eventually umezuru decides to turn her life around too and get her shit together. they're both recovering one day at a time and that brings them closer. also takuto thinks umezuru is hilarious.

5. pop and dollie

this is like if when harry met sally was between two people who worked for the mafia together and eventually broke away from said mafia. they'd only see each other every so often. it took them literal YEARS to confess to each other and they've never been separate from each other since. partners in romance and crime.

honorable mention: kurtis and madar, because i love their dynamic a lot but ive never done anything with them really except for rp with friends as either of them more than any other tupper i have. also because disgaea does not interest me beyond kurtis and that makes it harder to get material for them. irene and cottonmouth, because toxic problematic outlaws my beloved. they're awful people and they're the best. megido and mary, because meggy is still fresh on my mind and i love him having a little shit as a girlfriend. and marinoch, because i REALLY love their aesthetic as a steampunk engineer man and gothic woodcarver/dollmaker woman who are both unsettling but together thoroughly harmless. also jigi and natsume bc same universe and jigi is peak supportive girlfriend of her eccentric anxiety-ridden lover

and honorable honorable mention to the newest addition to the group, mothman and mon— /shot

[toxungen]

guard dog

[front-facing-pokemon]

[heyyblueberrygirl]

I can't believe the kids didn't get to bowl in the bowling episode smh

[writergeekrhw]

At the Trek con I attended this weekend, someone was selling a tote bag, lapel pins and stickers with a big picture of Rom that said "He was a union man" in all caps. Saw them all over the con. I thought you'd appreciate that. Best wishes regarding the strike!

Thanks for the support!

Here's me on the line carrying that as my sign.

With Aaron J. Waltke of "Star Trek: Prodigy"

Group shot from Star Trek picket:

[macmanx]

💯

[nocternalrandomness]

The stunning black F/A-18F of USN VX-9 "Vampires" cutting through the Mach Loop on a low level run

[quartzitess]

Nobody brought this up on Tumblr but like. The 3d animator that animated those scenes on of hell in bfdia 9 + 10 is a Zionist, please spread this.

Source

Don't harrass him since that doesn't fix anything just block and report him.

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

[evenmorerwbystuff]

Hehe ❤️ They stole a ship

[uniiiquehecrt]

Voice actors are NOT the same as actors.

It takes a specific kind of skill-set and training to be able to warp and meld the voice. It takes a certain kind of talent and dedication to hone that talent into the ability to meld the voice and invoke emotion with one's voice alone. Actors are used to using their voice secondarily to their body language and their facial expressions. It's all mirrored back on camera. They do have nuance. But it's a different kind of nuance and a different kind of training to produce that nuance.

Voice actors might get their likeness transposed on their character's design, and maybe their mannerisms might seep into the character's animation. But when it's all said and done: their presence is in their voice. They are bringing a character to life, showing that emotion in their voice, trying to keep a specific accent, drawl, pitch, tone in that voice and keep it consistent for their recording sessions.

The voice actor is like a classically trained musician who can play first chair in a competitive, world-renown orchestra. The actor (who fills the voice actor's role) is like a moot who played violin in beginner and intermediate high school orchestra and thinks they can get into Juilliard with that 2-4 years of experience.

This doesn't mean that the HS orchestra moot can't play. They can even be really good at it. Maybe they won competitions and sat first chair. But they are not in the same league as the person who's been training their whole lives and lives and breathes to hone their craft using the instrument and all of the training they've ever acquired to perfect it. They are not meant for the same roles. They are not in the same caliber. You do not hire the HS equivalent when you want to play complex music in a competitive orchestra.

Actors are not the same as voice actors.

And furthermore, actors - especially big name actors - taking the roles of animated characters for big budget films or TV pilots makes no sense anyways when - at least in the case of TV pilots - there's not a point to hiring a big budget actors anyways. That money could be used elsewhere (like paying your animators), and the talent that is brought onto the screen for X character could then be hired on to voice said character no recasting required.

I wouldn't say voice acting as a profession is in danger exactly, but it's certainly being disrespected and overlooked for celebrity clout, and this has ALWAYS been an issue. Shoot, even Robin Williams knew that much - which is why he tried so hard not to be used as a marketing chess piece for Aladdin and got royally pissed off when it happened anyways. People shouldn't go to any movie (but especially not animated films) because "oh famous actor is in it". People should go because it's a good movie and the voice acting is good.

People who honest to god think that voice actors are replaceable because "oh well anyone can voice act" or "I like xyz celebrity so naturally it'll be good" ... Honestly I just wish you'd reassess your priorities because you're missing the point and are part of the problem.

Voice Actors ≠ Actors.

[jesncin]

Since you said to enjoy the flashfam’s vibes and both Ma’al and JC have had interest in at least one Silver Fox… Jay Garrick will be too powerful

I got a lot of asks recommending me DC silver foxes ever since I made a running joke of Ma'al/Johnstantine being into foxy grandpas, and I've been saving them with the intention to draw a joke comic response- but now I just wanna draw some fine old men y'know? The mood is striking. I finished reading up on Jay's recent comic solo and it is SO cute, I love him dearly.

[8g-soymilk]

Doing some eggs for this year's Eggtober run by @quezify! (id in alt)

[lockpickingliar]

Another thing I love about hanahaki is the options for flower symbolism, but like, let's take it a step further

In Wisteria AU obviously Kokichi grows wisteria, which yeah--purple flower to be expected--HOWEVER

I am UNWELL about the symbolic cultural significance of JAPANESE wisteria okay? Love and the transience of time, both longevity and brevity, it speaks a lot I think to how Kokichi's true morals shine at the center of everything he does as a Supreme Leader. He values people and life. Beyond that, though, in Japanese culture wisteria is also a common symbol of good luck to humans, and a protection against or weakness to demons and evil.

Which really is Kokichi's goal, to protect everyone's lives the best he can from the evils of Monokuma and the Killing Game.

Let's go a step FURTHER though because I love to twist the knife when it comes to hanahaki.

Wisteria is TOXIC to humans when ingested.

Yeah that's right. Imagine that, Kokichi's high expectations of himself ultimately becoming his downfall. Poisoning him from the inside out as he puts everyone else's well being before his own, to the point of making everyone believe he's the evil one pulling the strings just to get the killing to stop and everyone to focus on a common enemy.

Imagine in Wisteria AU, Kokichi coughing up gobs of wisteria flowers and having to hold them under his tongue until he can sneak away to spit them out.

He can't just swallow them. They're toxic!

They have an oil on them that irritates the skin. His mouth is full of rashes, his lungs constantly burn.

Being torn apart and poisoned from within by his own morals and sense of duty, because he can't escape his nature as a liar that used to be so safe with his family in DICE, but no one in his class understands what he means, so even when he DOES tell the truth, it feels unexpressed when everyone around him just thinks he's lying again.

Do you see? Do you see the vision???

[writergeekrhw]

Last one.