#tags are my least favorite thing ever

[marclef]

Day 25. almost free. almost done.

it is Fake Peppino Friday... but for some reason, the sound of clucking is in the distance? that's strange..... perhaps one of these little Fakelings has something to do with it.

around a nearby town, strange rumors started popping up, about an old abandoned building that had stood vacant for a good few years. but odd sounds had been heard from within, the sounds of hard work, heavy objects being moved, and inhuman, almost cluck-like cries. nobody knew what it could have been, and none were brave enough to investigate. until... one day, out of nowhere, the building appeared somehow cleaner, and a large sign had been hung out at the front, with the bright, colorful words:

CHIK'N PLACE!!!

who was the culprit? well, one step inside this newly refurbished restaurant and you will be greeted by its very enthusiastic owner...

the often-excited, very sociable Poultrino! she started off as all of the other Fakelings, a strange, gooey blob-like creature with hunger and curiosity. but soon after going out into the world on their own, she stumbled across a runaway definitely wild chicken, which she chased after with great interest and then gobbled up with glee. but, the feathery snack awakened a strange feeling in her, such a delicious taste, she wanted to share it with all the world! and thus gave rise to the fifth and final Fakeling...

and now, all customers are happily welcomed at her humble Chik'n Place! there is chicken of all kinds there; chicken wings, fried chicken, chicken nuggets, living chickens, anything you could possibly want, as long as it is chicken! (and all VERY legally obtained, she wouldn't THINK of pilfering chicken from other establishments for her own....) and not to worry, she is very polite and welcoming to anyone who wishes to visit! as long as you are not also a chicken, or a tasty bug or rat.

their appearance and body are quite unique amongst the Fakes as well! and though she is still made out of simple Goop like the others, her "skin" is fairly soft and smooth, almost feeling like soft fuzz despite having no real feathers! her legs, tail, and "fleshy" parts are the same gooeyness as standard Fake Peppino though. despite her strange appearance, most customers assume she's simply in costume, and very few are any the wiser as to their true nature.

though, one more very important fact to mention... you didn't think they worked alone, did you? of course not, all that Chicken isn't going to serve itself! which is why the first person to enter her restaurant was taken happily hired as the first employee!! say hello to Sue, Poultrino's favorite and only employee!! (credit goes to my wonderful friend @plebbicinnabun-arts for coming up with her! 😊✨)

she helps prepare and serve many of the chicken dishes! (and makes sure that the stuff that's served is actually edible when possible...) and not to worry, her boss treats her with great care! she is paid well in a salary of both "human currency" and delicious chicken-based foods! it might just be very strange trying to explain her job to friends and family.

but together, these two help run the Chik'n Place, and Poultrino finds decent success at running a business! her Papa is very proud of her.

[a-slightly-embarrassing-username]

so batfam and Danny phantom crossover fans have we considered the amazing crossover of batfam, Danny phantom, and the rest of the *＊✿❀ nick toons United team ❀✿＊* just think Tim Drake and Jimmy neutron hanging out, Timmy Turner doing magic and no one knows how, SPONGEBOB IN GOTHAM JUST IN GENERAL (you can also include any other nick toons I'm just naming the big three that are like the main characters of the game) guys there is a whole world of untapped potential here

[veinsfullofstars]

“I. Am going. To kill that rat.” “What was that, Boss?” “I said, BACK TO YOUR POSTS NOW!” “Y-Y-Yes, sir, right away, sir!”

(ID: Kirby series fanart comic, four borderless panels featuring Dark Meta Knight, Mirror Axe Knight, and Mirror Mace Knight, in which the latter two comment on their leader’s interesting new battle scars, much to his restrained dismay. Transcript below the cut. END ID.)

Good thing his minions aren’t the brightest bulbs in the bunch - otherwise they’d’ve found out about all the friendly hugs he’s been getting in his off-time.

(… this isn’t too much, is it? Stars, I hope not. I tried to keep it vague enough that it doesn’t have to mean anything spicy. Maybe it was just a very competitive game of tag. Or maybe DMK couldn’t quite reach an itch between his wings and Daroach got a bit overenthusiastic trying to help. Basically anything that could ruin his “big scary cool toughguy” reputation. As long as DMK is too embarrassed to admit to it in front of his crew, they’re all viable options, haha.)

Started 12/25/23, finished 12/28/23, updated 01/04/24, updated for color correction 11/02/24. NOTE: This was originally posted on my deleted account on 01/04/24. | Kintsugi AU Masterpost

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Transcript:

Panel 1

*DMK walking forward towards our left, M!Axe and M!Mace passing by in the opposite direction, M!Axe waves cheerily to DMK, who glances at them over his shoulder*

M!Axe: Oh, Boss, there you are! Hey, how was the fight? Didja win?

DMK: Hm? What’re you talking about?

Panel 2

*reverse shot of DMK, still glancing over his shoulder, several pink scratch lines can be seen on his back and the base of his wings, each in sets of three*

M!Mace: Got some new scratches on your back, Boss. Nasty ones, too, by the look of it.

M!Axe: (laughing, impressed) Ha! Musta been one heck of a scrap to leave marks like that! I’d hate to see what happened to the other guy, haha!

Panel 3

*front shot of DMK, his eyes shrunk to dots in realization, as a thought bubble hovers over his head - a simple headshot of Daroach, grinning roguishly beneath the shadow of his hat, showing off his claws as they glint sharply*

Panel 4

*front shot of DMK, sweating and glaring fixedly off to the side, eyes still shrunk, a vivid blush inside his visor, while M!Axe and M!Mace stand where they were before behind him, heads tilted in innocent confusion*

DMK: (strained) … … … Yes. … … A fight. … That’s what happened.

[av-multifangan]

Hello! If you don't mind, I have a few questions about the trial mechanics because DROS' format is fascinating to me :D

-Who picks which side the protagonist takes in a Debate Scrum? The writer (venus) or the player (accirax)? If it's the player, how is the possibility that they pick the "wrong" side accounted for? Or are all Debate Scrums made in a way that, no matter what the player picks, the trial can progress more or less normally?

-For things like Nonstop Debates that require using truth bullets/notes, is there always only one correct answer like in canon (beyond backroutes in V3)? Or does the existence of things like synthesizer bullets and the format itself mean there's some flexibility in what answers are admissible? If the latter is true, is it possible for the trial to take different paths depending on the decisions of the player, or not? (I know the FAQ says all the trials except the last were written in advance, but I'm unsure if that just refers to the actual events like the victim, killer and method, or if it also extends to the progression of the trial itself :v).

-Which minigames do you find the most fun to write (so, make the template for the player to answer) and which one do you find the most fun to play (as in, try to find the answer to)? Asking just for funsies :)

Hello! This is a longer question so read below:

Debate Scrum/Scrum Debate

The answer to this question changes based on the Trial! At first, all Scrum Debates had a decisively winning side, and the protagonist was always directly assigned to the correct/winning team. Sometimes what you argued in the Scrum Debate would be proven wrong during the rest of the Trial, sometimes it wouldn't.

However, at some point, I (Venus) had a Scrum Debate that was more so based on emotional stances than the logic of the case; the correct answer, for which neither side was arguing, was deduced immediately after the mechanic. For that one, I prepped two different versions of the Scrum Debate, with the protagonist on either side. Accirax got to choose which went into the story, and the timelines reconverged shortly after. Eventually, this stemmed into letting the protagonist be straight-up wrong about the Scrum Debate at times, as long as it didn't matter too much.

The longest divergence we've had for opposing Scrum Debates is that, one time, the following three mechanics after a Scrum Debate were different until the timelines reconverged. This was probably excessive and a mistake, but I did it anyways.

For some Scrum Debates, though, we still lock the protag into a side, usually when we're confident in what they would choose. For example, in One Shot Chapter 1, I locked Ellis into defending Jeff/attacking Vivi because, based on the prologue and out-of-text discussion, it seemed very clear that Ellis would side with Jeff over Vivi, at least at this point in the story.

2. "Correct" Answers

Yes, Trial mechanics have correct answers. I write them on my prep docs in brackets; Accirax writes them like normal, complete mechanics like a psychopath. (Hey >:( -A)

Occasionally, we'll accept "wrong" answers (like if two pieces of evidence basically indicate the same thing). Since we write in person together, the rule of thumb is that there is a correct answer, but if a "wrong" answer gets to you the right point of logic, it's okay. However, even if a solidly logical answer would send the Trial in the wrong direction, it's wrong.

All of the Trial text (ignoring editing and within mechanics) is written in advance except for key scenes where the protag may need to speak/offer emotional input. In these scenes, we have transitions between mechanics roughly planned out, but not prewritten. Notably, all of our Chapter 6 Trials primarily follow that model with only a few transitions being prewritten. No live writing occurred in the One Shot Chapter 1 Trial.

3. Minigames

Venus:

I like writing Nonstop Debates and Puzzling Pieces the most. It's best when I get to write characters talking to each other and interacting rather than having to come up with phrasings out of nowhere. I also think Third Party Analyses are satisfying to write because you get to mentally check off each part.

For favorite to play, it's definitely Puzzling Pieces for me. I think it's really fun looking at how the words are laid out in the hint and figuring out what kind of speech (ex. noun, verb, adjective, adverb) each slot must be and systematically solving the sentence that way. Also, I'm very good at them, which helps.

Freestyle Feuds are fun for both, but only if I'm in the rhyming mood.

Accirax:

Barring some mechanics that aren't in One Shot, I'll have to be boring and say that my favorite mechanics to write are also Nonstop Debates and Puzzling Pieces. I, too, like writing the characters talking to each other and throwing in some jokes, and I also like how it's only a mechanic I invoke when already know what the end goal is. With something like a Debate Scrum or Third Party Analysis, I occasionally reach the point in the Trial where it should go, but I have to fumble around for what the actual answer is as I write it.

In terms of my favorite to play, I actually really like Lie Detector. I find it really satisfying to need to back up my deductions with two pieces of evidence instead of the usual one. Otherwise, Freestyle Feud is pretty fun?

I would have Nonstop Debate in contention but with SOMEONE'S decision to have Synthesizer Bullets AND Time Bullets active at all times, there are too many options and I'm really bad at figuring out the right answer :( (/j)

[dragons-and-yellow-roses]

Applying to an apartment with little income and terrible credit score, in hopes that they'll be desperate enough to take me

[sortanonymous]

Wait, they're making another one? Oh-kaaayyyy... Not holding my breath, but hopefully it's at least better than the $h!tshow that was the second movie. (Even if that "version" of Silver is still there.) If it's any consolation, I don't know how much Sega is involved with the Sonic movies, but if it's a good bit, then maybe they can help out! At the very least, there's this amazing comment under the reveal teaser. (GOLDEN ISLAND MENTIONED)

[creaturefeaster]

That lauren pic in your commisions post is… 😳

Oh lol boobular Lauren? That's a pic I've had sitting around for like a couple years at this point I think.

⚠️ suggestive art below ⚠️

under a read more because while it isn't like. tits out. it's still rather... erm. well. teehee 🍈

[skitskatdacat63]

2009 Chinese Grand Prix - Parc Fermé - Sebastian Vettel & Mark Webber

[humblefryingpan]

I've cried 4 times today over the same thing and like every single time I am alone in a room I start sobbing

I'm tired so I put my phone down but istg the second I put it down I started thinking ab it and nearly started crying again and had to get it back on

[jam-packed]

im locked in

[adhdtsukasa]

everyday i grieve that it's pretty much unlikely for wxs to cover songs that are on the calm and slow side due to the theatrical group they are and it means that we'll never get an by deco*27 wxs cover. such a wasted potential. such a wasted opportunity

[drifloonz]

The multiple miki thing might be because Miki could've been based on Charizard M and that thing is known for cloning itself.

Tbh i cant fault shadowmalerenamon for completely changing doors open when rewriting it. Having missingno be the main antagonist was miles better than how Steve was in the original.

( mention of suicide ig )

i respectfully disagree . i see where you're coming from but i think all of the rewritten strangled... duology i guess bc strangled red itself never got one

( thank fucking god to be honest. it needs No change. although at the same time its kind of funny it never got one bc its the most popular one and going more into him as a Person if smr didnt fuck it up would be nice ... but im too attached to my own interp based off of his canon implications to care about what smr kind of has to give. and he already did that in og strangled red, to a degree, although it focuses on the tragedy there is character stuff to be extrapolated from the implications of the story if youre very deeply ill. like me. )

- is a lot less character-focused, at least on steven specifically, and is focused on explaining or rewriting shit that never needed to be explained or rewritten. it is a revisit and reinterpretation of the story, that to me, is just purely kind of . Not good or fun to read. and the new shit it introduces is fucking stupid imo. steven being banished by the town instead of... fucking. killing himself ( especially specifically by cop. that's lame and way more boring + FUCK THE POLICE !!! + It feels out of character for steven he would just do it himself like actually. Also yk. hanging yourself is narratively thematic and ironic. ) or whatever goes so much harder .

guy who loves his town and home region and wanting to be a role model and wanting to be cool so badly being driven mad and then the entirety of kanto, his homeland, forsaking him and walling him off goes crazy . Also because it implies they're scared of him to some degree which also makes me go crazy as an implication.

[ more put below bc i love to fucking yap about strangled red and how much i dont like the rewrites ]

i Will not step down from 'the rewrites arent good' . Doors open is mostly bad because stevens characterization is garbage. even though its random and from left field ( why the fuck is he in sprout tower ) it couldve been handled well if it was written better characterization-wise.

also i supposed the 'M charizard makes sense. not. not really i don't actually think smr thought that through. if he did, which he couldve because she is named #'M# in Strangled Red, cool, but i still think it's just to make the "miki" name thing with 4 party members he has. which is cool admittedly. it's just that i hope it is never explained why he has 4. and it never has since, doors open rewrite didnt do anything with that thank god.

and bc he wouldnt have any other mon other than miki post-incident and afaik that thing only replaces existing partymembers, and steven canonically releases all his team in SR + pokemon avoid him. but yea. Doors open i treat as a 'spinoff' in a sense bc nothing from it really makes sense when properly thought through, and its basically there to make the lost silver crossover i feel. also, yk, he literally says "Never." in strangled red when you press switch on 'M / missingno/revived/whatever you want to call miki post revival. its kind of out of character for canon-compliant steven to have anything other than miki post-incident for these 3 reasons - i only made a team for him post incident bc im autistic about pokemon and pokemon teams so that was for fun.

basically it makes more plotholes and questions than not the more strangled reds plot stuff tries to be explained or added upon esp in the remakes which i think are not fun reads if you like steven as a character anyways. and also bc strangled and doors open in the ogs are easter eggs. trying to explain what is supposed to be an in universe easter egg in pokemon would obviously be kind of a lesson in futility. not. not exactly but at least in the way smr does it.

strangled makes sense, you just go to his fucking house and hes there. yea. doors open is like. Yea hes in johto now. dont ask. but its also easily explainable as... He just fucked off to johto. For what reason? idk. hates kanto bc theyve forsaken him and banished him to the Woods, just wanted fresh air i guess, or just for fun. these are all more plausible reasons.

iirc the rewrite doesnt even say why hes there and if it does the reason is convoluted and not needed. i think its just 'hes a ghost hallucination... thing??? following the mc which is the most boring route to go for with steven and the most uninspired thing ever, and missingno was not the antagonist just a plot device in the og story Why are we focusing on it so much.' and its still a plot device in the rewrites! it isnt explained ( good the explanation would be kind of awful ) and i cant see any good way to explain missingno other than the way i do as a fun idea. which is biased but the 'failed clone of mew number 3' is a fun idea.

this is an insane ramble from a deranged person. if you can't tell i fucking love steven as a character and smr does him dirty except in strangled red, really. strangled... is fine but bc he barely talks in that one and when he does its like. yea. that checks out.

no hate to you btw none of it was directed at you specifically just smr and strangled reds various canons. you just gave me an excuse to ramble about how much i dislike the remakes tbh. I fucking LOVE analyzing why i hate things esp involving steven bc hes not greatly written by his og creator and not often greatly written by the fandom either .

[choi-in]

i dont think choi in knows how incredibly funny these photos are to me

[birlwrites]

could you talk about maeve and emma's relationship? maeve is a favorite oc in ttdl for me, im very fond of her chaotic short & rich person energy, and i enjoy how regulus sees them rapidly slow burning in the background and goes ah. that bears no parallels to my life whatsoever.

YEAAAAA

maeve and emma are some of the. more mentally healthy sacred 28 scions in ttdl - they've both got generally good relationships with their families (maeve has some points of tension with her parents re: future life plans, but they're points of *tension* as opposed to points of *outright aggression*), and they're doing pretty well at things like having hobbies and a social life. which is to say they're doing so much better than regulus is afjlshgsjkghsjdf BUT ANYWAY.

maeve definitely fell first - i have in my notes 'emma is quidditchsexual' at the beginning point of their arc, but like, she was Aware™ that maeve was pretty. maeve also got called out on said feelings Very quickly by lucinda (whose particular method of calling out in this case amounted to cornering maeve in their room and going 'sooooooooooooo, is there anything you want to tell me :)')

lucinda also definitely winged for maeve in this situation by frequently dragging charlotte out of their room to go study in the library or smth (which is not difficult to do) and thus Conveniently leaving maeve and emma alone

but as i said. maeve fell first. so at first emma was just a little bit. confused? at how like. suddenly she seems to be spending a lot of time with maeve one-on-one now? huh when did that happen. anyway. -> and then that progressed to Feelings

the stalagmite violet was a big turning point for them in terms of the 'oh shit maybe she likes me too???' and i think that's what incited the actual confession of feelings a short while later, initiated by emma (maeve has lowkey gotten accustomed to her pining while also Subtly Attempting To Demonstrate Interest via gifts). like, that was not *immediate*, but the stalagmite violet was a pretty big push towards actually doing it

when emma is rambling to maeve about kicking gryffindor's collective ass in chapter 48, that's only a couple of days later, so they're still in this tentative zone of 'i'm picking up on signals but i don't want to assume i'm right', but i do think the confession comes not long after

will regulus notice? no. he is preoccupied. and maeve and emma's relationship also has a bit of a slow start, if that makes sense? like, there's not much difference between how they act around each other shortly before the confession and how they act around each other shortly after the confession, except for a certain subtle degree of giddiness that, as i said, regulus is not noticing aghslghsjdkfshgjdf (he has good reasons)

i may change my mind on this later if it feels more fitting, but as of right now i don't think there will be some sort of Explicit Relationship Reveal that they do, at least not for a while. it'll be more of a progression - there's the Noticing Of Mutual Feelings, which regulus has accomplished, and then there's the Noticing Of Increasing Mutual Comfort Around Each Other, which regulus has not accomplished but in fairness to him it's Quite early for that

lucinda and evan, of course, will simply be informed of the developments and not have to put the pieces together themselves

[isitovernow-ootw]

lazy annotated bibliography tips (if it has a big word count)(and your sources are books):

first sentence say the full title including subheading and then give a super vague summary of what the source is about that's basically just restating the title

if you're really strapped for words, also describe the author. name - educational background - if they're really old they probably went to college a long time ago so mention that and that they've had a long time in the field because of it

next sentence is a slightly more specific summary of the source. you can just fucking paraphrase the table of contents and/or back cover/inside flap and/or introduction. YOU DON'T HAVE TO READ THE WHOLE BOOK USUALLY

find like 2 or 3 tidbits you want to use and OVEREXPLAIN THE SHIT OUT OF THEM. explain each tidbit in a sentence or two then take ANOTHER sentence or two to explain how it's relevant to your project. headings and indexes are your friends for finding tidbits.

IF YOU ARE WRITING ABOUT A TOPIC (eg an art movement) THAT HAS A LONG ASS NAME, SAY IT AS MANY TIMES AS YOU CAN. every sentence should have the four word name of this art movement at least once.

if a source is old as shit, say it, and say something about how it might not be up to date with today's scholarship. if its a history project and its old Enough, though, you can say it does have the benefit that it was written or the author was alive closer to the time it's about and therefore has Ephemeral Vibe Knowledge or whatever

[noxchievous]

HELLO FOLLOWERS!!!!! This is my OC, who doesn’t have a name yet BUT I LOVE IT!!! Its an alien . Very Inspired by fashion dolls . And it is my most babiest favorite little guy ever. It/its pronouns… I’m working on some friends for it too ..

CLOSE-UPS UNDER CUT !!