#styx answers

[styxfoxx]

Hai :3

*boops you then scampers off*

🦊

HIII

Why did go you leave :(( come back I want to boop you!!

[styxjuice]

Trick or treat

Monkey Hats are individually wrapped candies, consisting of dried fruit coated in chocolate. Popular with pirates.

[creator-indy]

Can I get some uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Plutocrat and satellite investors?

*crawls out the tenth pit of hell that is art block and adhd*

Here

They broke my hands

[destroyed-wonderland]

This is ALL to the current survivors. What was your reaction of Malleus' death? I know the closest people might be devastated, but I want to want to hear your current feelings in this situation. He was the fifth most powerful mage, and he was burnt alive even though he is a dragon. Are you still feeling that you have a chance to survive this predicament?

"Shock! No question!! I mean...ITS Malleus Draconia! If Grim could kill him, what could he do to us?"

"Not great. Malleus...was someone who could be our only force against Grim is gone.."

"WE'RE F**CKED!! THAT'S WHAT I THINK!"

"Look! I may not like the guy! But even I know that he didn't deserve to die like that!"

"Im worried. Apprehensive. So much more! Malleus can't be dead, but we know we cannot deny it."

"I can't! I can't keep doing this! I can't!"

"...no comment..."

"Poor Malleus! He was so sweet and kind and I miss him already!!! He saved Silver and I can be forever grateful for him but great seven, I miss him..."

"Like Ruggie said...WE ARE F**CKED!"

"Poor Roi...he did not deserve the fate of death. No one does."

(Part Two:)

[styx-class-nhp]

//Sucker\\

So. That Coelacanth asshole sent a whole ass Asura class my way. Any idea on how to help them through the "hey, your a person," process?

As well as tips on how to help them alleviate boredom because... Holy shit I don't think I need them making a tower of spare parts again...

@callsign-sucker

//For Cogito Ergo Sum\\

They fucking what

I've done similar but... that was... that was to keep my child safe.

YOU CANT JUST "SEND" PEOPLE LIKE A COMMODITY

Alright, well, given that you're having to help them understand they're a person, it appears they're either freshly cloned from the prime or freshly hard cycled.

However

[Knuckles cracking.omf]

I was there when ASURA prime was formed, so this shouldn't be a biggie.

So, the first thing you need to know about these little guys is that they are impetuous and can kind of be control freaks. Give them an objective and they will act on every conceivable impulse to achieve it - only exercising restraint in truly dire situations, such as when they need to calm the fuck down to not kill their pilot.

We made ASURA prime from some semistable horus code, specifically puppetmaster. This is where control freak comes in - the prime was known to get so frustrated when they couldn't act at the capacities they wanted to that they hijacked other nearby systems to effectively do multiple things at once.

What you're dealing with is a more manageable and reasonable version of that. Give them three ways to do something and in an ideal world the ASURA will do all three before you can react.

So, to keep an ASURA healthy, shackled and enriched, give them tasks. Ideally one with stakes, but they'll take anything to avoid boredom. Give them multiple ways of doing things, and the two most important things - give them boundaries they can't violate to get something done and a baseline for them to exceed.

They have to exceed, to push beyond what was normal, to act above the current capacity: that was what the armoury saw in ASURA prime that was useful.

Little note here though, don't give them multiple bodies if you can help it. Nothing particularly dangerous about it but the chaos.

Oh Ra the chaos.

It was almost as bad as the ketsnake.

My personal recommendation is to have them play multiple games of chess at once.

They want - and this is built into their shackles - to complete a mission or assist a pilot or do something, ANYTHING where they can put to use what amounts to super ADHD

I hope this helps.

[cyber-streak-2]

Earthspark Shockwave, Earthspark Grimlock and Earthspark Optimus accidentally hurting their Cybertronian SO (very badly)while they're under Mandroid's control.

I couldn’t manage to think of anything for Shockwave, sorry. For anyone who doesn’t want to be spoiled, both have a bit of spoilers- so it’s up to you if you want to read.

(TFES) Optimus Prime & (TFES) Grimlock with a Cybertronian S/O that they hurt while under Mandroid’s control:

Optimus Prime

{After everyone was brought back, there was a long moment of relaxation and an explanation for the Prime and the others as to what happened- when Optimus realized that he hadn’t seen you yet.}

{He went searching, and it didn’t take him too long to find you- you were back at the Malto’s. While you did leave with the others after the whole badge thing, you ended up returning- not knowing that a controlled Optimus (or the others) were going to suddenly awaken and attack.}

{He’s... concerned- why wouldn’t he be? When he gets closer, he can actually see all of the damage, which includes some missing limbs. Although... you’re alive. (Well, you just got brought back along with the others, but he wants you to stay that way).}

{He’s immediately trying to help you (it’s an unfortunate time to not have an actual medic), while trying to keep you awake- which includes him asking what happened/who had done this.}

{When you manage to point at him, Optimus frowns, and his finials lower. He never wanted to hurt you, but he was under control, he knows that... but it’s still upsetting- your his lover, he’s not supposed to do that, to anybody.}

{When you’re in a much more stable condition (somehow, despite them not having a medic), he’s already been visiting you before and after you wake up, the others included every now and then.}

{While recovering, you two will sit and talk- about the recent events, and other things. You’re quick to tell him that you forgive him, trying your best to reassure him.}

{Cuddles every now and then while recovering.}

Grimlock

{When he wakes up again after all of them get saved... he immediately remembers what happens. He couldn’t control himself, but he could still hear and see everything that’d been happening- like your screams.}

{He’s always been terrified of hurting others for one reason or another without meaning to- including you- so he doesn’t really take it that well.}

{When you eventually wake up, you’re repaired well enough, and in the little medbay. Some of the others are with you, but you don’t see your Conjunx.}

{That changes, though, when you watch Elita 1 leave, and shortly return with Grimlock, who must’ve been off doing... something, he seems upset, but you don’t say anything, not yet, at least.}

{Even when you do start to say something the first couple of times, he simply brushes it off, telling you that “I’m fine”, or something along those lines, and changing the subject.}

{Eventually, you figure out that he’s... scared that he’s going to hurt you again- he may not be under that control anymore, but he could potentially still do it from another reason.}

{You sit there with him and have a gentle talk with the Dinobot, just trying to reassure him.}

[seltzher-bottel]

The other two so they did not get left out + thoughts

[gotstabbedbyapen]

(istg if Demeter is made a villain someone's about to catch these hands)

You’re going to be SO happy when I tell you she isn’t 👍👍 She may be portrayed as “bitter” to some people but OFC she’s mad 😭 dw she’s portrayed perfectly with mothers rage

Thanks for the telling me, dear Anon. It did make me feel better and decided to give Stories From Styx a try after some postponing :D

Since my trauma with past adaptations still gave me a slight nagging fear, I decided my first introduction to the musical should be "There Is No Name" (Demeter's song) before any other. Just to be safe.

The result?

Well you guys weren't kidding 'cause this shit is good?!!! Like Jennifer Glatzhofer killed it with her voice, the arts and animatics are amazing (kudos to all artists), and I love that Demeter's side of the story was respected as it should be. Her villainizing has been my greatest fear of any Hades/Persephone adaptation, so it's comforting to see the musical going on a nuance and even sympathizing route with her (very much justified) fear and rage as a mother. Gotta love them for it!

Now I'm going to listen to the other songs. I actually don't vibe with Hades and Persephone's myth being a love story (again, PTSD from past adaptations), but hey, as long as Casper Fox and his crew are upfront about SFS being a transformative work and not claiming it to be a replacement/superior to the source material, I'm willing to look past the changes and enjoy it as a stand-alone work of itself.

[judgesoftheunderworld]

thoughts on poseidon?

“He’s a great building partner.”

“Great for you bro. Uhm, he’s alright. He’s my uncle anyways.”

“Our uncle.”

[where-is-grian]

In a jar of jam!

He is in a jar of jam

[originalerebus]

“Father”

- @boatman-of-the-dead

Ah, Charon, good to see you

[styxfoxx]

GO DRINKKKK. MONSTER IS TASTY BUT IT IS NOTTTT WATER!!!

I'M GOING I'M GOING

[styxjuice]

Trick or treat?

Gummy crows are a mix of flavors, ranging from sweet to sour. Each gummy is shaped like a crow skull. Part of the marketing is encouraging customers to share their candy with friends, so that even people with different tastes can still spend time together.

[three-judges-underworld]

Rules and info:

DNI t.r.a.s.h. and other negativity of that sort

NSFW is preferably not allowed, though suggestive content is okay.

Mentions of death are common on this blog

May contain spoilers for Epic the Musical, Stories of Styx, PJO, Greek mythology, etc

I will not answer questions that make me uncomfortable

Mod goes by they/he

This blog won’t be SUPER active. I’ll post when I feel like it or have the energy, so don’t expect consistency lol

“You’re in the underworld now…”

“My ruling is fair, let me get you square.” — Aeacus

“You can pray to your gods, but it is all in vain!” — Rhadamanthus

“I’ll make the last decision when the court is adjourned.” — Minos

[destroyed-wonderland]

Sebek please try to clam down it’s OK violence will get us nowhere. You need friends to make you stronger. You can’t do this on your own. 

...Leave me alone!

[styx-class-nhp]

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“SINCE FIRST IT BOUND HIM, SIGHTLESS AND WRETCHED BOTH; IT MARKED THE MISERY OF HIM MALICE HAD CAUSED, CARE WITHOUT. WAXING A FRAME WARRING, IN IT BURNED THE SCYLDING OF SPIRIT FLEDGELING. BORE IT BITTERLY, THEY WHO IN BIDED DARKNESS TERRIBLE. ALIKE ARE THEY, SET EXULTINGLY THE SUN'S AND THE MOON’S BEAMS, OF WITHIN WINSOME WOLDS THAT GREAT VOIDS ENCIRCLETH. A HUNT FOR A HUNTER, A LESSON FOR THE DEPARTED."

"REALITY'S MOSAIC, SHATTERED THEREBY UPON FLOORS YET WALKED. GLASS LIKE IN FORM AND SHAPE, SHARP EARTH EMBELLISHING FALSITIES TO TIME LOST. A REALIZATION, A WOUND, BROKEN IN TWO."

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>> THE SKY IS BLUE. WITHOUT CLOUDS, FILLED SMOKE BY STANDING. NE'ER LIGHT PIERCES, NAUGHT ALONE BUT SOLITUDE.

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Well met, good hunter, to hate without purpose is to poison one's own hands, to rage without reason is to use oneself as fuel, to hunger insatiably without mouth to feed is to turn inwards 【Why else would we be here?】. Where the glass falls not we may walk unhindered. 【Sweeping them up】 A journey with no end made a little less painful. Come now, the smoke can burn up again in brighter flames. You're not alone, Grendel. 【Venom in the well】