#sways moods

[asciuto]

on the way home, I wrote a poem, you say "what a mind", this happens all the time

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

MDZS Height Poll: Who is (technically) the tallest character. Please remember that these polls are for fun!

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

Hey do you think ya can explain Barnaby and his illusion smoke a bit? It seems really cool and I don't remember if ya talked about it in depth before

sure! this got a bit longer than i expected!

so i was thinking that Barnaby seems like more of a hands-off kinda guy when it comes to altercations. would rather sit back and make funny commentary! so if he Had to get involved, i imagine it would be from a distance and still in an Entertaining Way!

thus - illusion magic! for this au i've been picturing that he got his paws on some illusionary herb in his early teens. for making people laugh, you know! and help out with the farm - illusions could distract animals, convince them to move on to different pastures, calm the chickens for egg-collecting, etc!

Ms. Beagle didn't really approve, since smoking is harmful, but lucky for the both of them this particular plant doesn't deal as much damage when smoked as normal smoking materials would - like tobacco! something to do with the magic properties! so Barnaby mostly used it for chores (when his mama wasn't paying attention, ofc - it's still a bad habit in her eyes) and entertainment purposes.

how it works: on its own, it doesn't do much when burned. it's not like illusions will waft out of the pipe's bowl, or that sniffing it will give someone hallucinations. in order for it to work properly, the user has to inhale properly, form the Intent of what the illusion should be / look like / behave, then purposefully blow the smoke out with that thought firmly in mind. the reach of the smoke depends on the force of Intent, and the intensity depends on the amount inhaled. those that breathe it in / are surrounded by it will see hallucinations of whatever Barnaby - or whoever the user is - wants them to! it can be literally anything! whether or not the target is fooled depends entirely on the individual, but the herb is potent enough that most are convinced that what they "see" is real (auditory hallucinations only occur if the target breathes in the smoke)

upsides: this form of magic is great for distractions, cover, deescalation, and that kind of thing. if needed, Barnaby could stop a fight with one exhale! it's a pretty powerful trick! it also means that Barnaby has built up a tolerance to illusion magic over the years, so where most of the party would be tricked, Barnaby would be unfazed. the only one with total immunity to the form of magic is Wally!

downsides: if Barnaby uses too much in too short of a time, it will get to him. and since he breathes in the largest amount - undiluted at that - it can fuck him up! using it sparingly / using repeated small amounts doesn't do anything. the most it will do is make him feel slightly untethered, but he has an easy time ignoring it / shaking it off.

in mild cases of the magic getting to him, it's like a bad trip. his proprioception is messed with (basically he gets uncharacteristically clumsy & off-balance), he feels like he's falling, anxiety spikes, and his vision is just... off! there are blind spots (im talking actual blind spots, not spots of black), things are moving in ways that they shouldn't, he has mild auditory hallucinations. the others can help ground him by talking to him, touching him, and confirming what's real and what isn't.

in bad cases, it's like that but 10 times worse. on top of all of the previous symptoms being worsened, he gets extremely vivid hallucinations, and they're very often not fun! it's a simultaneous feeling of dying, going insane, and not knowing what the fuck is going on. Barnaby loses sense of where he is, who's where, what's happening. he can get lost in the hallucinations - he has no way to know that they aren't real. in these terrible trips, no one can really help him. they can't get through the hallucinations, and if they do, the magic morphs Barnaby's perception of them and they end up adding to the effects. honestly the best thing for him is to let him rest somewhere with as little sensory input as possible & leave him be until he starts to come down. physical contact does help, since Barnaby understands on an instinctive level that illusions can't touch him, but it doesn't help half as much as it does w/ the mild trips. and again, the presence of someone can make the hallucinations worse.

so! suffice to say! he doesn't like using the herb all that often, and it's why he Stays Out Of It unless absolutely needed. he has two pouches of the herb - one with the strong stuff, reserved for emergencies / one with just a tiny bit of it mixed in with Barnaby's own personal blend for recreational/everyday use. (he also has an emergency tobacco stash in his pack, but that's only for when he's completely out of his usual blend <3)

extra lil scribble that didn't make it into the lil doodle post... i broke his wrist...

[carsonjonesfiance]

The single biggest problem with “Bernie would have won” posters is that they will continually fail to see that the most obvious retort is “well why didn’t he? Why didn’t he win the Primaries” and they will never reflect on that.

[hawnks]

OMG--hey mint i know it's been a hot minute since you mentioned wanting to read Apothecary diaries but I just saw a gifset of this beautiful scene in the anime and I IMMEDIATELY was like--i wonder if mint ever checked it out. because she would absolutely be thriving. in this scene. the devotion. the adoration. the way he cradles her face so gently and the look on his face. the way his eyes shine as he just about starts to cry- THEY EVEN ADDED MORE TO THE SCENE THAN WAS IN THE BOOKS. MY GOD.

I haven't watched yet..... but maybe I will 👀

[sysig]

Stop bringing your own couch just so you can crash here (Patreon)

[justqqfun]

Why does he look like he’d never hurt a soul in these images. 🤲

He looks so innocent and happy, like he’s just a goofy fella.

I especially like the first two. (But we know he isn’t all that)

[kingcameacallin]

swaymark roadtrip/camping au for @hrpffandomeventblog moodboard april

[tiedsh0es]

i still think Tristamp is silly its own way, with how outlandish and exaggerated some of the movement and expressions can be 

like when Wolwood picks up Meryl and just scrambles away with her jumping from building to building to some guys face, or how Knives practically throws himself against the entire window to go after Vash

[qtubbo]

(Unrelated to any gender you assign to it, I fully mean style/presentation)

[goodmorninglovelies42]

https://x.com/realbrittain/status/1754316190552375724?s=46&t=hX_wzw_ccWPeMjtliOHv9g

I wish I knew how to download and post video from Twitter to tumblr, but everyone needs to watch this video of Tracy Chapman singing Fast Car at the Grammys tonight. I’m all in my feelings!!!

[lewkwoodnco]

If you had both lockwood and george ask you out on a date, which one would you pick👀

LOLL this is hilarious (also why would u be so cruel as to make choose!!!) I’m gonna go w the lame answer that it depends HAHAH like I would need more context. How they asked, who was I closer to, what kind of a date was it etc.

[icharchivist]

im passing chikage’s bday lines on google translate i don’t care i need to know about them. 

here’s my take away so far

-Chikage’s opening line when you open the app is still about spending time with his family he can’t shut up about that he’s making me cry

-Also his code for the Mankai Party is all about “a day with the family” please.

-his actual homeline, i think it’s “how am i feeling right now? well, what if i tell you in english? ... just kidding. I’m feeling so happy.” ??? Google translation doesn’t cooperate well on this line since it skipped a bit i could hear/read in the Japanese so this is what i’m scrambling from what i recognize and the translation help. either way. crying. 

-Sakuya’s “let’s sleep on the stage again” as if it’s not making me cry enough

-Tsuzuru’s “Whenever they’re true or lies i want to hear more of your stories Chikage” okay thanks still crying

-Tenma is flexing his english and it’s somewhat really funny to me

-Loving Muku saying he wants to learn more languages to be like Chikage.

-Juza admits on admiring Chikage and wanting to co-lead in a play with him again and im so ft

-Chikage apparently forced Sakyo to eat spicy snacks, which Sakyo complains about 

-Azami wants to dye Chikage’s hair in others colors and he mentions maybe with Black hair he’d finally look serious

-Hisoka’s “i’m glad i could see your dream come true. I’m sure /he’s/ happy too” YEAH SURE IM NOT CRYING ENOUGH ALREADY SURE ADD TO IT.

obviously don’t take my words for all of those, wait for a proper translator, still, on my end, i’m going to cry now, peace out

[torgawl]

i wasn't made for 42 degree weather

[kami12]

dance with me

let ur breath play with my body

hold me neer ur heart

and sway together

as a two angel dance in moon light

[catboyrome]

sitting here minding my business heard mr insanity for the first time in a little bit have a brief mental breakdown but its fine its good <3