#talk to snootles

[mikorsthings]

Here is ur rock! It’s smoll, but I really liked the blueish marks!

Hei

Me again! Can u tell me what ur WIP “Security” is about? Also maybe a snippet if u like?

I could maybe pay with a picture of a cool rock I have?

@mikorsthings

WIP ask game this is from

"Security" is really mostly an outline right now and an idea

I want to write something in like a first person POV in a journal type format. It'll be Ghost's journal

Because no matter what some may try to tell you, there's no way this man doesn't have some form of a healthy coping mechanism.

For the longest time he's super rigid in the way he's writing in it. Its very much a soldier writing a daily report. But it's a safe space for him, regardless of how cold he seems to be in it.

But then he meets Soap. And he falls in love with the man with lighting in his veins and fire in his voice. Then he meets Soap's family and he's suddenly surrounded by love and kindness.

And suddenly the journal becomes an even safer space. He's suddenly human and genuine and emotional. He feels secure in his life now.

Its like Simon Riley is no longer a dead man...

[snootlessimperfectworld]

Let's Talk: Dragons

Dragons are like the bad boy/jocks of the Imperfect World.

To most other species, especially human, they are perceived as "aggressive" creatures, yet this couldn't be further from the truth. They really take the term "Gentle Giants" to a whole new level. This misconception is related solely to the drastic size difference and more animalistic behaviors of Dragons compared to other species, especially humans.

Dragons are Reptilians

Dragons are scaly, cold-blooded creatures with more traits in common with reptilians than anything else. Even when in their "human" form, Dragons are still cold-blooded and incredibly susceptible to cold temperatures and dramatic temperature changes than other species.

Often found wrestling or engaging in very violent-appearing behaviors to produce warmth. Think of litters of puppies playing. Lots of teeth, growling, tackling, and pinning each other but just massive reptilian creatures with wings that roar and growl and can shake the ground. Also engage in massive dogpiles to conserve warmth and energy. Just picture a mountain of multicolored dragons all curled around each other and using each others' wings as blankets and their tails as pillows. Any buildings designed for their "human" forms have massive windows, very open spaces designed to let in light.

They have nostrils, like lizards and snakes do, but use their forked tongues in similar fashion to smell. Surprisingly poor sense of smell, but make up for it in vision. You cannot hide from a dragon. They will see you. Adapted with heat-seeking "abilities" (basically thermal detection). Depending on where they're from within the dragon realm, they're surprisingly good swimmers. Can hold their breath for long periods of time (big lungs equal big breaths), and have hollow bones, meaning if they wanted they can float just a bit.

Primary diet components are cattle like animals found in their realm, a variety of seafood found on earth as well (crab is peak evolutionary form), unicorn, and sea-vegetation. Yes, they have unicorns in their realm and yes they are prey creatures. And yes, Dragons eat them.

Might be large and powerful, but surprisingly lazy creatures. They're known to not want to make short travels because it simply requires too much effort. This definitely has to do with their cold-blooded nature, as they often want to preserve energy for times where it might be a bit cooler than is comfortable to function.

Dragons: A History

They have a legend/true story that serves as the basis for their "government".

It's the story of the first monarchs. Prior to their ruling, the lands of their world were divided between the Stone fields, the Meadows, the Basalt Pits, and the Northern Forest (forest is a loose term for it, more like the only place that has trees. Think of like massive Californian Redwoods type trees here). There wasn't necessarily any aggression between these places, but they were all closed off from each other, typically due to just basic geography preventing easy access to other areas (such as Northern Forest dragons are a far distance from each other in dragon terms so they had little to no contact with each other prior to the first monarchs).

The first King, a Meadows dragon had spent a long time travelling between the different regions and had learned so many things. He knew it'd benefit their kind to be united in a way that allowed for better trade/communication. Besides, he had this burning love for a dragon from the Basalt Pits. So he worked on getting all the leaders/elders/officials of each region together and they formed a monarchy. He, surprisingly, didn't want to be the one to rule. He didn't like the idea of being the one in charge, but the others reminded him he was the most versed in all the regions out of them. They even called him "Son of All Dragons" because he had lost many practices/traits that are iconic to a Meadows dragon.

He was able to wed the Basalt Pits dragon he had fallen in love with. The Basalt Pits dragons are the most hostile out of all, they're still not aggressive nor dangerous to other dragons, but they, to this day, still prefer to keep to themselves.

Alpharion thus became the first king, an absolutely massive multi-colored dragon that earned respect from all the regions. His beloved wife, Sapphirona, was an equally large dragon, nearly his size. Their massive size is the reason the monarch must be the biggest, rather than there being an actual lineage to the throne: the "Dragon of all Dragons" so to speak gets to rule.

They had a buttload of children. Not uncommon for dragons, actually. Dragons are born from eggs, often in clutches of 3-5, and remain as dragons until roughly 18-20 years of age. Dragons can live for long ass times, so this is like, comparatively to humans, only like 18-20 weeks of development. And they get big fast.

Their first clutch was 4: A gold dragon boy named Alverick, a bronze girl named Mayatina, a silver boy named Tobias, and another boy of grey coloring named Timotep. These four grew up to be the largest of all their siblings, and Alverick even grew to be larger than his father.

Their second clutch was 3: a dragon girl with cocoa brown coloring named Caris, a black dragon boy named Wilmack, and another girl with the most brilliant white scales named Yundara. Yundara ended up being the biggest of this clutch, roughly the same size as many of her older siblings.

Their third clutch was 4: a girl of pinkish coloring (like a sunset almost) named Roschlin, a boy of iridescent scales named Indizi, a gorgeous forest green girl named Emteria, and a dark yellow boy named Flamiatus.

But what Sapphirona and Alpharion hadn't expected was a single egg to be laid nearly a month later. It wasn't uncommon for some eggs to be delayed, or premature, but these types of eggs typically held still-born offspring. This egg, however, hatched rather quickly, and out popped the most beautiful little red dragon Sapphirona and Alpharion had ever seen. His headdress was gorgeous, matching his mother's extremely complex crown of spines, horns, and a matching pair of massive sea-shell like ears.

HIs name? Atendarajo, meaning "Precious".

Alverick and his siblings quickly grew very jealous of their mother's favoritism, especially considering how ridiculously small this dragon was. They tried to find ways to get their mother's affection to waver, yet it never did.

So Alverick took matters into his own hands. With the help of the Royal Guard, he captured his mother and baby brother. She was chained in her dragon form by her own son, as he was the only dragon present bigger than her.

She watched in horror as they killed her precious baby.

To this day, in the dungeons of the castle, built by Alpharion, lies a massive chamber known as "Sapphirona's Death". Inside the chamber is a pool filled with water. The water has remained the same the entire time, and many believe the water to be the very tears Sapphirona shed for both her sons; the eldest so overwhelmed with jealous it had driven him mad, and her precious, no more than a babe and as innocent as can be.

Alpharion casted himself and Alverick out, and there are rumors that on a distant island, they still fight to this day. Sapphirona, unfortunately, passed from what they call "heartbreak" not long after the incident.

But the dragons know something she never had a chance to learn: the dragon murdered that night wasn't her own. He has yet to be found ;)

This is part of why dragons, to this day, still discriminate against small dragons: the lasting jealous of Alverick's surviving siblings permeated the political realm, and has yet to be reversed.

Regions of Dragons

As I mentioned before, there are different regions within the dragons' realm.

The Stone fields: a large portion of exposed stone on the main island. These dragons are typically shorter, yet longer, with slimmer shapes. They're designed for mining the plethora of raw materials found within the stone base of the mainland. They had specialized claws, no horns/headdresses, and nose flaps/second eyelids to protect from dirt/dust. Very well-adapted to seeing in the dark, especially opposed to Meadow dragons. The social butterflies of the dragon realm. They share most of what they find, as they prefer the drab stone and basic rocks found, so they trade many of the precious gems/metals.

The Meadows: Typically the biggest of the dragons, with minimal extra qualities like spines/headdresses. Probably what you think of when you think dragon, just without the flair, in terms of shape. Proportional limbs and good, thick bois all around. Probably the laziest of the dragons, as well. Their biggest trade item is the cattle creatures they shepherd, as well as unicorn. The most common of dragons/have the largest population. Follow in Alpharion's footsteps and travel the most, making them desirable in official trade businesses.

The Northern Forest: These are the dragons that have longer hind legs than front ones. Devon is a Northern Forest dragon. The shorter front limbs are designed to assist them in foraging in the trees, which can often be taller than the average Northern Forest dragon (Devon is an exception, he has a bit of Meadow heritage from his father hence why he's hecking large). Lumber is their biggest trade item, and are known as the "nerds" of the dragon world because they do a lot more reading/writing than the others do. This makes them desirable for working within the castle/government.

The Basalt Pits: These are the introverts of the dragon world. Where Stone Fields dragons are extroverts, these guys don't like company/visitors. They're the rivalling for largest dragons (on average) but also the fanciest of dragons. Known for having complex crests/crowns of horns, spikes, spines, etc. around their heads. Have really reflective/almost naturally sparkly scales. Have the best metal workers and create the best weapons/metal creations. Cranky, not very desirable for government roles because of their tempers. (Yes, this is what Aten is)

And that's our talk on Dragons! Any questions, compliments, or just ideas you've had after reading this? Please don't shy away from asking!

[3liza]

what tumblr is *actually* really particularly good at as a group rather than as individual famous posters (such as dril on twitter), and this is something we share with 4chan, is originating and then popularizing particular jokes and meme phrases. we are good at coining things. "coining a phrase" means to say something with a particular flourish or carefully-chosen compositional attention in an effort to make the phrase "stick" in some way. for example, "stop trying to make 'fetch' happen" (which became a meme in of itself) is a response to a person attempting to coin a phrase--in this case, referring to things as "fetch" (adjective)--in a way that is not working. i think that tumblr, as a group, is very good at making fetch happen.

"blorbo" is a perfect example of a word that was made up on tumblr and has now become widespread over multiple social networks and is in (limited) use in irl verbal conversation. whatever our personal individual feelings on it (and a lot of us are fed up with it/find the term annoying because it got REALLY saturated here) it's so good that it will likely (i think! this is my prediction) become a permanent resident in american slang as long as it is useful, and this is because there was an empty space where that term was needed: a term for a person from a work of fiction that the speaker (the person who says "blorbo from my shows" in the hypothetical scenario invoked by the post) is particularly interested in, but whom the listener (the hypothetical "you") has no familiarity with.

fandom as an activity is extremely old at this point (no not dante's inferno fuck off) so it's likely we have had terms like this before that either weren't successfully coined, deprecated out of common usage, or which i personally am not familiar with. but when the blorbo post was made, there was an empty space where that term WAS needed in many conversations that were being had. oh yeah, blorbo from your shows. all my friends have blorbos from their shows. i do not have a pre-existing term for this, i would have just referred to that concept as "characters from shows i havent watched, which my friends talk about all the time". it is convenient to have the term "blorbo" for this, and it was particularly canny as a choice of phonemes because it references how fucking stupid all the Star Wars Expanded Universe names are (and always have been, speaking as an old school SWEU fan [NOT ANYMORE]). ponda baba? sebulba? max rebo. the intergalactic jizz wailers. sy snootles. fuck off

coining a phrase successfully actually uses marketing principles, or vice versa really, to launch a word that "sticks". we can use "fetch" as the counter-example: there was no demand for "fetch" in that market (the setting of the film).

this is a sort of cousin to the now-deprecated phrase "it's all greek to me", which meant "i don't understand this, it is as unfamiliar to me as someone speaking greek, a language i dont understand [and which is considered by my culture to be difficult to understand and/or archaic]". but instead of invoking an actual language to exemplify

EDIT 6:19AM PST: i apparently just hit "Post" before finishing the post. i think i had more thoughts about "its all greek to me" but i dont know what they were and its not important

[modmad]

How do you deal with being unable to draw some days? My arms have been injured this past week and I feel like I’m worthless as an artist because I can’t push through the pain. I know resting is important and my injuries won’t last forever but it feels as though a huge part of myself has been taken away from me, how do you do it?

no lie those days/weeks/months/years Suck. it's very hard to disentangle your self worth from your productivity, and I still feel that way even when I can draw, because I have to work slowly and in small amounts so that I don't hurt myself! it's maddening, but I am trying to find solice in the fact that I am not valued by my output. This is a constant process, and sometimes I forget that I am not a machine for making 'content' which will be thrown away if it breaks. I am a person and a piece of the universe, and sitting reading books and watching movies and lying down in a nice patch of sunlight is an excellent use of the precious time that I have, it is not a waste of it.

The best piece of advice I have is look at animals! Look to your pets! I adore my lovely cute lil scrungly snootle dog so so so much and she doesn't work at all! I am so happy she is in this world! I love her when she is running around, I love her when she is eating, and I love her when she is sleeping. Same for plants. You don't walk up to a tree and be like 'hey, why aren't you doing anything? meet your damn quota.' The next time your brain is bullying you for existing, turn around and repeat whatever it said to a squirrel or a bug or a cloud or a table. It helps you to see how silly it is to say it to yourself.

Still. Not being able to draw does suck. I generally watch movies and read books and do gentle exercise. Go for walks, listen to music, talk to friends about how you feel. They will care, and the time will pass. Eventually.

[woodfrogs]

@arcaneyouth im mostly desensitized to it but whenever i think about it for a few seconds they all become so funny. the original trilogy has silly names but theyre mostly bangers. luke skywalker. biggs darklighter. wedge antilles. boba fett. then the prequels and everything else goes crazy with it. jocasta nu. mon mothma. oppo rancisis. dexter jettster. sly snootles. mace windu is just a normal name to me now (i also really like that you call him mr window bc he falls to his death after being thrown out of a window)

the villains are all ridiculous though. they just pick an evil sounding word and roll with it. plagueis. sidious. maul. savage oppress. (they did this with a jedi too and named her luminara unduli). and then you have the silly ones. pong krell. sheev palpatine. count dooku. watto. jabba. gardulla. sebulba. wilhuff tarkin <- he ordered the destruction of an entire planet and is one of the only canonically gay characters when a random stormtrooper killed by han solo in anh was retconned into his bf. also his full title + name is grand moff wilhuff tarkin

i also really really like the clone names bc they pick their own names. so you get normal ones (cody. jesse. gregor). kinda normal ones (kix. rex). and wild names (fives. dogma. waxer). all of these guys interact and also interact with like. anakin skywalker. BANGER name btw

but like. i saw this post talking about how the weird costuming and hairstyling of the original trilogy lend to the timeless fantasy of it. you dont look at any of the characters and go "oh thats so 70s." and i think the names being weird kinda do that too. either theyre super plain or super out there with no in between

also theres gonk droids

[i-am-the-egg-to-rule-all-eggs]

Alright. Time to talk about sy snootles

This alien can sing about 5 times better than most musicians today and I don't even know what she's saying.

[liz-has-no-life]

fuck marry kill: max rebo, sy snootles, droopy mccool

what the fuck are you talking about

[snootlesloveslearning]

Welcome To Snootles's Learning Corner!

This is a blog entirely dedicated to my love of learning new things! Each post will be something I spent time researching/reading about that day, including notes I've taken and the sources!

Here, you'll see things like:

Shark of the Day

Daily Dino Talk

Today's Horse Moment

Whale, Dolphin, Porpoise Time

This is purely to share the things I learn, because I love learning and I love sharing what I learn!

[plaguedocboi]

Twitter and tiktok are like a coral reef

It’s loud and bright and productive and glamorous. It’s fast-paced and things cycle through the environment in hours. Everyone is trying to fight for their position in the food chain and stay Relevant. There are lots of pretty things to look at. If something gets Popular it has an impact on everything around it, for a brief time until the next big thing arrives. To an outside observer it’s chaos but to those involved it has order, reason, a Purpose.

Tumblr is like a deep-sea ecosystem.

Things are slow and weird. Memes bounce around for years and even decades. People exist in their little isolated hydrothermal vent communities of mutuals. Sometimes something big happens (suez canal, November 5th, Queen Lizzie kickin’ it) and we all gather around like a whale fall but for the most part we’re just snootling around in the sand doing whatever the fuck. Occasionally someone comes down and shines their flashlight around and immediately leaves and tells their friends about what freaky shit we have going on in the depths. We don’t care. We’re very busy talking about Our Friend Jonathan from a book published in the 1800s like worms slowly digesting the bones of a long-dead organism.

[thecreaturecodex]

Vulkuz Ganak

Image © Brian Williams

[Called the “coldclaw” in Beyond the Pit, this Fighting Fantasy creature has a regional name, which I went with as a default. It’s not an endonym originally; it’s what the monster is called by the local Viking stereotypes, but it seems fitting enough to take that role. This monster reminds me of the creature designs in Return of the Jedi, like this is Sy Snootles’ relative she doesn’t like to talk about.]

Vulkuz Ganak CR 7 CE Aberration This creature is bipedal, with armored green skin and a swollen belly. Its limbs are long and thin, the arms ending with a hand, the first finger of which is elongated into a savage claw. Its mouth sits on a short proboscis, a purple ring lined with rows of sharp teeth.

The vulkuz ganak is called the “coldclaw” by most of the people who live near its territory, as this summarizes its most deadly abilities. They are carnivores with a fondness for organ meat, and roam the icy wastes looking for victims to gut or corpses to scavenge. Creatures that are still alive when the vulkuz ganak finds them are sapped of their strength by the supernaturally bitter cold the creature radiates, and may have their intestines yanked out of place by its hooked talons. A vulkuz ganak is confident in its abilities and rarely flees combat unless its opponents are wielding fire.

Coldclaws are active during the polar winter, roaming for months of darkness before retreating into caves to sleep through the summer. Vulkuz ganak have little in the way of material culture; they may collect items of interest from their victims, but the monsters choose their spoils more for interesting colors or patterns than their utility. A vulkuz ganak spends most of its time alone; only on rare occasions are they drawn by instinct towards each other to mate. They are believed by some sages to be aliens; if this is the case, their native world is likely a cold and dark one.

A coldclaw stands about five feet tall and weighs 120 pounds on average. They can speak Aklo in high, reedy voices, but rarely have much to say.

Vulkuz Ganak    CR 7 XP 3,200 CE Medium aberration (cold) Init +3; Senses darkvision 60 ft., Perception +12, scent Aura frostbite (10 ft., Fort DC 18) Defense AC 20, touch 13, flat-footed 17 (+3 Dex, +7 natural) hp 82 (11d8+33) Fort +8, Ref +8, Will +9 Immune cold; SR 18 Weakness light sensitivity, vulnerable to fire Offense Speed 40 ft. Melee 2 claws +13 (1d6+4/19-20), bite +12 (1d4+4) Special Attacks eviscerating critical, rend (2 claws, 1d6+6) Statistics Str 18, Dex 17, Con 17, Int 8, Wis 15, Cha 10 Base Atk +8; CMB +12; CMD 25 Feats Great Fortitude, Improved Critical (claw), Lightning Reflexes, Nimble Moves, Power Attack, Weapon Focus (claw) Skills Climb +16, Perception +12, Stealth +13, Survival +12, Swim +12; Racial Modifiers +4 Climb Languages Aklo Ecology Environment cold land and underground Organization solitary or pair Treasure incidental Special Abilities Eviscerating Critical (Ex) When a vulkuz ganak confirms a critical hit, it deals 1d3 points of Constitution bleed in addition to the normal effects of this attack. Like all ability damage bleed, this is stopped by the application of any healing, not just effects that heal ability damage. Frostbite Aura (Su) All creatures within 10 feet of a vulkuz ganak must succeed a DC 18 Fortitude save or take 1d6 points of cold damage each round. Anyone who takes cold damage from this aura is fatigued for 1 hour or until that creature is healed to full hit points. The save DC is Constitution based.

[mikorsthings]

I wanna jump in circles around u it’s unreal! I love you and ur story and life is good!!

I FINALLY FINISHED CHAPTER FIVE WHOO

2467 words written in the total of about four hours lets go!! Which the total chapter is 3813 so big progress! I'm writing again! Whee!!

Anyways taglist:

@gloard @deeptrashwitch @bringinsexybackk69 @joltom

[snootlessimperfectworld]

Let's Talk: Night Watchers

Night Watchers are believed to have evolved alongside home sapiens, and are believed to have existed alongside some of the earliest ancestors of humankind. This makes them the oldest existing species to date, as there is no way to date the existence of Dragons. They are magic-users but draw much of their abilities from the natural world. Because of written texts from the earliest Watchers, many modern-day Watchers lack the more meditative personalities of their ancestors. This causes them to often lose certain abilities over time/to struggle to control certain things like fire and water.

They do not often refer to themselves as Night Watchers, but as Clatunate. When interacting with other species or when other species are present, they continue to use Night Watchers.

Humanity's Protectors

The earliest Night Watchers did not necessarily go out of their way to keep the early humans safe, but after a certain point, it was clear their ability to manipulate things like fire gave them a big advantage in survival. Thus, they began to integrate themselves into human societies as healers and guards. They provided fires and treated the wounded. Eventually earned themselves the name "Night Watchers" from the fact they would keep the night watch to protect the humans, as well as the fact they were mysterious people that could often be found watching the sky/stars.

Night Watchers helped humanity thrive and were rather proud of their relative species. Acted as a median between newer species like werewolves, vampires, etc. Once Dragons found a way into this dimension, the Night Watchers worked with them to find a way to keep their worlds separate.

This is where their alliance comes from; a joint respect for humanity's protection.

Then came along Death Crawlers, who were created out of a fear of the unusual. One particular human that found the magic of a Night Watcher to be unnatural and made a deal with Demons to create a new species that inherently wanted nothing but ill-fortunate for humanity. Humanity, by this time, had been named the Night Watchers' "Greatest Love", and it wasn't uncommon for humans and NWs to marry and have children.

However, when Death Crawlers began to run rampant, Watchers took the only action they deemed the best to protect humans.

The Council, a select group of the eldest/most skilled magic users within the Watcher community, came together to combine their power. They banished themselves, erased the memory of all monster-kind from humanity (thus were the myths came from, because there no longer existed any evidence), and cast a protection on humans. The protection meant that Death Crawlers could not directly hurt humanity, but could still influence them into hurting themselves.

The Night Realm

There are Night Watchers dedicated to the craft of maintaining their underground safe-haven. This includes monitoring the sealed portals between the Realm and humanity's space (what they refer to as Topside), keeping the caverns stable, and monitoring weak points.

Some of the animals/creatures found within the Realm are cavernous type creatures. Most are almost mythical, nightmarish versions of cave newts and salamanders (as if those weren't already terrifying enough). These are predatory creatures that pose a threat to the sheep, goats, and chickens the Watchers keep. They do not pose a threat to the thriving unicorn herds.

Unicorns were a gift from the Dragons as a sign of friendship. The Dragons intended this to be "Look, we offer great food!" whereas the Watchers took this as "Oh, a working animal! We shall care for and love these magnificent beasts!" Unicorns found within the Realm are so spoiled, in fact, rather than be skittish like the rest of their kind in the Dragon world, these ones tend to be aggressive/outgoing/bossy/arrogant. You name it. They've also adapted to living underground, and tend to come in more neutral colors, whereas Dragon Realm Unicorns come in a variety of colors. The white/lighter color ones in the Night Realm tend to be almost opaque, and all of them have more of a haunting appearance.

There is an entire agriculture-focused center of magic, where large groups of Watchers maintain fields and farm animals. This looks like providing "sunlight" and rainfall, while monitoring the growth of the harvests (which include wheat, barley, corn, potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, and asparagus).

They Have Parasites

Yes, you read that right. Night Watchers have parasites.

These parasites are called Ethereals, as they are spirits that attach themselves to the essence of a Night Watcher. More often than not, an Ethereal goes unnoticed throughout its host's life, and when the host dies, the Ethereal will jump to another available Watcher in the area. Watchers can only have 1 (one) of these at a time. They are typically not bad, but also not necessarily good. They often exist undetected and when detected, aren't usually a nuisance.

Ethereals feed off of emotions, typically ones that are abundant (like happiness, stress, exhaustion, anger, sadness, etc. There are a few rare Ethereals that feed off of emotions like Fear or deeper things like adrenaline highs. These types are the dangerous kinds, as they often have to force their hosts into situations that trigger Fear or adrenaline.

These types are so rare, in fact, that they can all be named. There are four of them in existence today: Dante (feeds off depression), Starla (feeds off manic joy), Fineas (feeds off adrenaline highs), and Xander (feeds off fear). Starla and her host, Claudia, are kept safe in a facility after Starla's hunger drove Claudia mad, which led to her spree-killing. Dante and his host, Paul, live a quiet life, yet there are healthcare workers that regularly visit Paul to ensure his safety.

Fineas and his host, Alastor, serve as the Head Knight of the Royal Guard. Alastor is Hades's cousin, and I love my weird little freak. Hades is Xander's host :)

Ethereals can influence their host in a manner of ways. This includes speaking to them telepathically, making them involuntarily move, appearing as their reflection, or forcing them to laugh/cry. The other way is for an Ethereal to take full control of the host's body. This comes with minor shifts in the host's physical appearance such as becoming taller/shorter/fatter/skinnier, changing the color of their eyes, changing the way their hands/feet/nose/chin appear, and adjusting the tone/accent/other characteristics of the host's voice.

Anyone familiar with the Host will always be able to tell when the Ethereal has taken over. This is RARE though! It requires an inherently powerful Ethereal, one that is incredibly old which means they have a high count of hosts, or one of the rare types that feed on darker things, like the above mentioned.

As far as I'm aware, this is it for our good boys the Night Watchers! Please don't be shy in asking questions or complimenting my work! I don't care if it's in replies, reblogs, my inbox, or through dms!

[whoovesnassistant]

Skit Contest Entry 11

“The Unicorn Conundrum”  - By Freddo

SFX: Sound of magic being used while Twilight Sparkle hums a song (maybe the DW who or MLP theme), suddenly a knock on the door!

Twilight: Just a second! (Sound of hoofsteps hurrying to the door and opening it)

The Doctor: Hello! Sorry I uhhh.

Twilight: Oh hello…Clockwork right? 

The Doctor: Uuuh…yes, yes…Clockwork that’s me?

Twilight: (lets out a light chuckle) Yes! I remember you from a week back, hearts and hooves day, sleepy Clockwork! 

The Doctor: (confusion in his voice) Sleepy…?

Twilight: (Slight confusion in her tone) Yes, you said you were Narcoleptic?

The Doctor: Ooooh….riiiiight…Anyway! I remembered I still had those Lewis Carrot books you gave me, I only just remembered I still had them!

Twilight: Aww (Laughs) it’s ok, like I said it’s always nice to see a couple rea-

The Doctor: (cuts her off with a slight embarrassed tone) Woah! C-c-couple wh-hat are you talking about??

Twilight: (again with confusion in her voice) Uhh, Ditzy you’re special somepo-

The Doctor: (cuts her off again with a even more embarrassed tone) OH! No, no, m-me and Miss H-hooves are friends! Strictly friends, nothing more, nothing less!

SFX: A awkward silence fills the air for atleast 5 seconds, sounds of the old library creaking in the background.

Twilight: (Clears her throat) So uuuhh…the books?

The Doctor: Books……..Ah yes, books, right silly me!

SFX: Sound of the books being handed over.

The Doctor: Well since I’m here, I hope you don’t mind if I take a look at a few more books? Still have a feeling there are things I can learn about equestrian and all it’s wonderful wonderous….things.

Twilight: Well of course, but if you take any make sure to let me know first! (the sound of her trotting away.) Right then time to get the paperwork for these done.. (sounds of her magic powering up then the sound of quill on paper.)

The Doctor: (Sound of him trotting through the bookcases, picking out books and skim reading them) No, that didn’t happen. Oh yes, I remember that. It didn’t happen like that…oh… (SFX stop)

The Doctor: (Sound of him picking out a heavy sounding book).

Twilight: Oh that one, The Unicorn Conundrum, big biological study of Unicorns, still holds up to this day it’s still taught in schools, it was a big part of my education! They said the author was ahead of their time!

The Doctor: Really? (SFX of the book being opened) Who was the author then? I don’t see their name.

Twilight: That’s because we don’t know, they never released a name it was just…found the Canterlot castle’s grand library about three hundred and eighteen years ago, sitting on a random desk. 

The Doctor: (Joy in his voice) Ah yes! A mystery, I love a good mystery, maybe it’s hidden in the book, like an anagram? 

Twilight: Maybe? But I doubt it, many ponies have combed through that book, although I don’t think any were looking for the authors name as some sort puzzle?....Clockwork why are you pulling a face?

The Doctor: (slight edge but also confusion to his tone) Because…I don’t think the ponies who went through this book knew what they were looking for, the signs are all there, it’s a code. I know who wrote this book.

Twilight: Well then, please do enlighten me.

(SFX of the Doctor trotting away and ruffling through paper, Twilights paperwork from earlier)

Twilight: (slight annoyance building up in her tone) Hey, I had those sorted perfectly and they are private, you can just snoop through all of that, it could have personal information!

The Doctor: (Low) I was wondering when some of that uptight snootle was going to start showing itself. 

Twilight: (offended) I’m sorry??

The Doctor: (starts speaking like a giddy child) Oooh, that’s good. That’s really good oh time travel, I could kill you because even I don’t understand you but I also LOVE it when you do this!!

Twilight: Could you please explain yourself Clockwork, are you ok? Have you been on saltlicks? 

The Doctor: Ok listen, I don’t have time to explain this to you. I need you to write this book.

Twilight: (Confusion in her voice) You…want me to write…a book?

The Doctor: Not just any book! The unicorn conundrum, look! The hand writing, it’s VERY, VERY similar!

Twilight: (sound of her trotting over and picked up a piece of paper) Ok…I don’t know how I never noticed that, and I see what you mean but it isn’t definitive proof Clockwork!

The Doctor: Well this, is where the interesting bit comes in (sound of him turning pages of the book) There are only fifteen letters…FIFTEEN LETTERS in this over five hundred page book! And I think we both know what they spell out.

Twilight: (Sound of her snatching the book out of the Doctors hooves and quickly skimming through the pages before silence falls for a few seconds) Twilight Sparkle…. By Celestia, this…this must be some sort of joke, right? You have my original hidden somewhere and replaced it with this!

The Doctor: Nope! Time travel, oooh such a funny thing. This is what we call a bootstrap paradox. Funny thing it is.

Twilight: (lets out a long sigh) Time….travel….bootstrap paradox? I-I….this must be a dream.

The Doctor: Oh come on now, I have heard about all the stuff you have seen and done, and you find this unbelievable… (he tuts) 

Twilight: Now hold on, i- 

The Doctor: (Cuts her off) Yeah, yeah whatever you were about to say..no. You have a book to write!

Twilight: (beyond confused at this point) But, i-I b-b-b-but ha-

The Doctor: (cuts her off again) Come on Miss Sparkle! Time is of the essence! 

Twilight: I-I (she stops and takes in a biiiig breath) Ok….ok, fine. (Sound of her trotting away.)

The Doctor: Well that was easy, I thought that would take more convincing. 

SFX: (Sound of Twilight writing for half a minute, muttering random things, showing the passage of time as she rewrites the ENTIRE book)

The Doctor: (Flicking through more books) Huh, I guess that’s why they don’t eat bacon..

Twilight: Ummm…Clockwork? 

The Doctor: (sound of him closing the door and putting it back) Ah hello Miss Sparkle! Did you finish the book?

Twilight: Uhuh..? (Sound FX of her giving the book to the Doctor.)

The Doctor: (SFX of the book opening and pages scrolling quickly) Absolutely spot on! Well done Miss Sparkle, now time to get it delivered.

Twilight: Yeah…that’s why I even did this, I want to know how you plan going back three hundred and eighteen years?

The Doctor: (Lets out a chuckle) Well, c’mon! I’ll show you, Avante!

(SFX scene transition)

Twilight: A box…?

The Doctor: Yep! My TARDIS, I’ll explain it all later, we better go before my friends come, they are out card hunting. (SFX of the doors opening)

Twilight: Card huntin-oh by….i-i.

The Doctor: (SFX of him pressing buttons) Yes, I know. Go on say it!

Twilight: It’s dimensions on the outside are significantly smaller! 

The Doctor: (alittle deflated) Oh…well yeah, that’s a way you can put it….i guess…

Twilight: This is so fasinat-

(She is cut off as the TARDIS takes off and starts to shake)

The Doctor: Oh yeah, I should of told you, hold on!

Twilight: I’m tryiiiing!!!

SFX: (The TARDIS lands and settles)

The Doctor: (presses a few buttons) Come on.. (SFX of him hitting the monitor, the monitor bleeps and loads from static) Ah, perfect, right on time. Three hundred and eighteen years in your past, the night the book is found!

Twilight: (Trots over to the door and opens it) w-we moved, it’s night time…it was only three thirty in the afternoon when we left!

The Doctor: Yeeep. Now, go and stick the book in the place they found it.

Twilight: (starts taking a few trots but stops, in a more hushed tone) Wait, why couldn’t you do this?

The Doctor: (in a hushed tone) Because I don’t know exactly where I found it, also I’m not connected persay to this whole mess like you are, now go on!

Twilight: (lets out a sigh and trots away, sfx of her speeding up as distance voices and trots of guards approach, she quickly places the book down and gallops back into the TARDIS.)

The Doctor: (closes the doors) Alright, well done back home! (SFX of him trotting over to the console and pressing buttons, pulling levers, TARDIS comes to life once more, taking off.)

Twilight: That was…woah…that was just….wow, just wow. Wait, hold on, if I wrote that book…then, when did I get the inspiration in the first place to write it for the exact first time??

The Doctor: (Bursts out laughing) Oh trust me, don’t go thinking about that. It will hurt your brain, time travel, it’s a funny thing it just does things like this, I’m not sure why, but it just does….oh speaking of thinking…and remembering.

(SFX of him trotting over to twilight) 

Twilight: Uhhh, why are you trying to place your hooves on my forehead?

The Doctor: O-o-oh I uhh….well you see, since you know abour me, and the TARDIS now, I should give you the rest of the information it’s a uhhh…magic thing, yes!

Twilight: (lets out a little sigh) Alright then, just get it over with.

The Doctor: (SFX of him placing his hooves on her forehead.) Sorry about this, but I don’t think it’s the best idea you remember this little outing..

Twilight: Ughhh… (sfx of her passing out and slumping onto the ground)

The Doctor: I am sorry, don’t worry, you’ll be as right as rain when we get you home… (SFX of the TARDIS drones out.)

Twilight: (Groans) Oh my head…what happened? (SFX of her magic and the clicking of a approaching clock) Forty minutes past three? Wow I must of fell asleep.. (she yawns).

SFX: Twilight getting up from the desk she was sleeping on and trotting until she stops)

Twilight: Oh, I must have left the Unicorn Conundrum up (SFX of her horn powering up and picking up the “original”) Funny…I really feel like I forgot something… (SFX of her putting the book back) Oh well, I’m sure I’ll remember at somepoint….

END.

[eggbeam]

already been said before but this is the first time ive personally experienced it. that slug post i made has 15k notes now and ppl are tagging it with random characters (?) and im just like???? WHO? who tf is snootles, dude. i open my notifications to see someone talking about someone named snootles.. what. are you talking about ur stuffed animal under my post. whats going on

[zinzinina]

Sam! I can’t believe I missed the post about your 500 follower milestone! Congrats, bb. You deserve all of the followers, and all of the good things always.

Here’s my submission for Sam’s Star Wars Matchmaking Service because ya girl is ✨lonely✨

1) If I was an animal I would probably be a cat. I love to sleep. I love to be pet - by the right person. I love who I love, and generally have to be won over. But! I will give everyone a chance at first.

2) My ideal night out would be on a beautiful clear night. One where you can see all of the stars. Perhaps a nice picnic? Or a sneaky skinny dip session in a beautiful pool. I’m not one for big crowds or loud noises, so I’d like to keep it on the down low. My ideal day in would be the quintessential lazy day! Movies on my tv, the best snacks, multiple naps. You get it.

3) The three qualities I’m looking for would be patience. Kindness. And a wicked sense of humor.

4) Tbh any mood I’m in, there’s a Jessie Ware song for that. I’m particularly fond of What’s Your Pleasure.

5) My personal idea of hell consists of having to listen to a fucking idiot just go on and on about things I just truly do not care about. Or listen to someone go on and on about something I know they’re wrong about, but they can’t be taught.

Thank you for being so kind and supportive on here, Sam. I love having your presence on here. Thank you for doing this! What a fun idea! I can’t wait to see who I get matched with 💕

Hi Amanda! Thank you so much for your submission. I’m happy to say we have a match! I hope you like ‘em tall and peaceful:

They don't get much more kind or patient than Qui-Gon Jinn himself, and he shares your appreciation for quietude. Deep-voiced and zen, this guy exudes comforting energy, though sources close to the Jedi Council tell me he’s secretly an absolute freak under those brown robes. No pressure to take it any further than your date, but, y’know. Making sure you know your options. He has a sharp sense of humour, but he prefers to be more of a listener. Don’t worry about keeping conversation afloat through, he’s perfectly happy to enjoy your presence without the need for talk. He just likes being close to you, those blue eyes creasing with affection.

I’m sending the two of you off to Solarine, famous for its sunsets. They last around four hours as each sun goes down, gradually getting dimmer and dimmer and painting the sky gold before the stars fade through. It’s the perfect setting for a private music performance up on the cliffs over the city, shielded (mostly) from the wind in a little slant-sided pergola (but don’t wear any loose clothing just in case). I’ve booked local jazz artist Sy Snootles, fresh from her tour of the Mid Rim to serenade you both (uh, if you get sick of her, just pay her a tip and she’ll stop).

As the sky darkens to that particular shade of indigo most revered in this system, you’ll be brought some blankets to keep warm before dinner is served. Prepared right in front of you by famed Abednedo chef Thrin Be’stosa, I can personally guarantee you have never tasted food this good before. They go nuts for him over on Mon Cala (which, by the way, is the exact planet I kidnapped picked him up from).

After that, the choice is yours! The night is your veda-oyster! Solas City has a number of late-night dessert bars and cafes if you’re feeling sweet, or you can head directly back to your accomodation in the Upper Seventh if you’re feeling spicy.

Thank you for using Sam’s Star Wars Matchmaking Service™️. Payment will be accepted in the form of an invitation for myself and thirty of my closest Ugnaught friends to your eventual wedding. May the Spires Keep You! x

[jangofctts]

can we talk about having a 3some with the SUPERIOR SW COUPLE. and ofc I’m talking about sy snootles & ziro the hutt sorry I don’t make the rules😤🖐