#taz mookie

[kronoose]

What if the reason Merle was so sad about Trent is because it made him think of Mookie

[entguarde]

MANIACAL CACKLING

It is here. The culmination of my finals-recently-finished burst of energy

I will be providing a visual description soon! I need to figure out what method would be best because I don't want people to have to jump from one place to another. If anyone has any and I mean ANY suggestions on a format, LET ME KNOW!!!

[anistarrose]

thoughts on taako and/or magnus babysitting merle's kids and the ensuing chaos that may result (passes you the mic)

oh, what a delight... for starters, I think that Mavis thinks the coolest person from the Story is Lucretia, and Mookie thinks the coolest person from the Story is Merle, obviously, but like, really closely followed by Lup. the second this becomes apparent to Taako and/or Magnus, they immediately dive into Win the Hero Worship of These Small Children mode. they're on that Cool Uncle Grind.

Taako tries to instill a love of cooking in these children, because Jeffandrew knows their father won't (Merle is actually a good enough cook to like, meet the most basic of dietary needs, but Taako's standards are orders of magnitude higher than that), but the furthest Taako gets with the kids is getting Mookie to watch hot dogs blowing up in the fantasy microwave.

Magnus takes them on a field trip to dog school. Taako takes them on a field trip to Taako's Amazing School of Magic, 'cause you've gotta start making an impression early or else they'll go to the competition, like Angus. Taako and Magnus both have big dreams of their respective field trips being interrupted by dastardly evildoers and powerful enemies, allowing them opportunities to save the day and prove to the children how badass they are — but were this a fic, there would be a running gag about Lup having brought Merle along for a Reaper mission where they keep almost crossing paths with their family, and thwarting necromancer's schemes just slightly out of view of Magnus and Taako before a real threat can present itself.

but don't worry, Merle is also constantly bemoaning that he can never succeed at anything cool or even uncharacteristically competent when any of his kids (whether big kids or little kids) are around to see him. they still love him though (even if the way Mavis finally opens up to Magnus and Taako is by discovering a shared love of roasting their father)

[pigeonquincey]

Merle's son Mookie has the Rockseeker bloodline, he could open up and explore/mine in the Wave Echo Cave mine and vault.

[soadscrawl]

more taz more taz more taz

so much love in this famillyyyyy

[karkatwaddles]

Mavis and mookie 🥰

To me i think dwarves sorta resemble deers in their facial features!! So uh here are what my mookie and mavis designs look like

Oh also I hc that mavis, eventually asks Merle to adopt her (while still like her mom being a big part of her life) and ends up taking on Merle's last name? So eheh.

[anistarrose]

[Image description: a digital line art comic of Merle and Lucretia from The Adventure Zone. Merle's a dwarf with an eyepatch and a curly beard, while Lucretia's a human with a short afro shaved on the sides.

Merle says: "Hey Lucretia," with a smile, and Lucretia replies: "What is it Merle?"

Merle grips his soulwood arm, and says: "Thank you."

Lucretia asks: "For what?" and the final panel cuts to Merle holding hands with Mookie and Mavis, facing away from the viewer. He replies: "... For taking me... to that god damn beach."

End description.]

headcanon

[canonically-asexual]

TAZ GRAPHIC NOVEL SPOILERS

Thoughts I jotted down as I read Suffering Game for the first time:

-I want BoB pajamas like Lucretia's. Get on that, DFTBA.

-TAAKITZ SMOOCH 🥰🥰

-Mookie fucking rules

-They changed Fisher's pronouns to she/her? 🤔

-Taako with an updo is so beautiful

-Griffin checking the rules in a book called "Dangers and Disasters" 🤌

- Seeing Taako get crushed was somehow worse than seeing Merle get disarmed in Crystal Kingdom. Taako my pookie no!

-42 year old Magnus looks incredible

-Oh fuck me they tried to take Julia

-Arms outstretched arms outstretched arms outstretched! Perfection! More beautiful than I imagined

-Oh my god Griffin they're losing him that is such a cool fucking story choice I'm obsessed!!!!

-Hell yeah I'm so here for agro Angus mage-handing doors and using the heck word!

-Barry popping out holding Ango's silverware?! Pure fucking gold.

-He remembers Lup 😭

-Four full pages of Naked Magnus was a helluva choice 😆

-Taako's angry crying face might kill me. How does @careydraws manage to capture anguish on the boys faces so exquisitely. She did it in Magnus's temporal chalice flashback and again now when Taako remembers Lup. You're killing me Carey. I already sobbed at these moments in the podcast how dare you make me cry over them all over again!!!!

-FIRST. LOOK. AT. LUP. LUP MY ANGEL! SHE'S SO BEAUTIFUL 😍😍😍

I'm sure I'll pick up on more amazing details on my next read-through (which will be happening immediately) but these were my first thoughts. 100000000/10 Perfect Flawless Immaculate Obsessed

[cihojuda]

Would that TAZ couple have kids? Part 2: Non-canon Balance Edition

Merle & Davenport: No, but Davenport is a very good stepdad to Mookie & Mavis.

Magnus & Taako: I think so. I'm a sucker for soft!Magnus and I think he could convince Taako that he would be a good parent if he could just get out of his head.

Magnus & Taako & Kravitz: Okay listen. I don't ship this BUT I read a fanfic about this and it made me understand so 100% YES. Give me Dad Magnus and Dad Kravitz and my heart is yours.

Magnus & Lucretia: 50/50. I can seen young Lucretia deciding to have just 1 kid, maybe- especially with a puppy dog of a partner like Magnus- but post-Wonderland Lucretia is over it and I respect that.

Lucretia & Davenport: No. I think he just doesn't want kids, plus there are power dynamics at play both before & after the BoB that make it a little weird to me.

Lup & Lucretia: Before the BoB, there's a possibility there. I still think post-Wonderland Lucretia is Too Done for kids.

Lucretia & Maureen: Lucretia is Lucas's stepmom even if she's not fuckin his mom let's be real here

[a-side-character]

Taz Balance as Ghost Quartet

I'll get right to the point: I have had an animatic bumping around in my head for about three years now that features the Taz Balance player characters and the song "The Telescope" from the musical Ghost Quartet. The problem? I can't draw at all. I can, however, write a decently convincing description of what my vision would be if I could.

So, here's my attempt to do just that! In the hopes that even just one other person has their perception of this song completely overtaken by The Adventure Zone like I have. Let's begin:

-

"Look into my telescope, tell me what you see"

[Wide, aerial shot of Magnus standing in a white room in front of June, who is holding the chalice. We see Magnus from behind, and June has a neutral expression]

"I see a red star"

[Magnus leans in to look into the cup]

"Antares, red hypergiant star, 4900 lightyears away."

[Cut to static-filled images of Magnus' childhood. We see the scene of him protecting the dog most prominently]

"And a billion times larger than our sun]

[A quick still of Magnus as a young man, laying on his back and looking up at the sky. One of the suns is crystal clear, the other one is static-ed out]

"I see fire in the darkness"

[A black screen, illuminated by a torch]

"Rage against the void"

[The torch illuminates Magnus' face, and behind him a mob of angry villagers holding various weapons]

"I see everytime man cried out, and raised his sword"

[Magnus yells and raises his sword, lunging as though to strike at governor Kalen or his army]

"Against God"

[The momentum from the previous scene continues as the background falls away (as does the sword) and we see Magnus fall to his knees, burying his face in his hands in front of Julia's grave]

"That's good, that's good"

[Cut back to present-day Magnus and June. June nods somberly, and we see Magnus with tears falling from his face]

"Now look into my telescope, tell me what you see"

[We see the same scene as in the beginning, but this time it's Merle facing June in the white room]

"I see a blue star"

[Merle leans in to look into the chalice]

"Groombridge 1830, also known as Argelander's Star. A class G8 subdwarf (ha, get it, cause Merle's a dwarf? That's not the only reason he fits with this verse though BELIEVE ME) a member of the galactic halo"

[We see static filled scenes of Merle's past, with emphasis on his time as a young boy growing up in the church]

"I see mothers weeping in chairs, clutching their shawls in the morning"

[A shot of Hekuba standing on the front porch of her house, leaning against the pillar of the porch. Her eyes are aimed at the horizon and she looks angry, but when she looks down her eyes soften and she seems more sorrowful]

"Everything is lost, all is gone"

[We see what she's looking at, as Merle turns around and walks away from the house, leaving Mavis and Mookie looking confusedly at him and then up at Hekuba]

"And she tries to find the joy in life"

[Cut to a static filled image of Merle sitting at a table and talking to an unseen figure (John) with a speech bubble coming out of his mouth. The only intelligible words are "Find Joy"]

"But she is wasting away"

[Back to Hekuba, who turns around and back into the house. Before her back is to us we see tears in her eyes]

"That's good, that's real good"

[Back once again to Merle standing in front of June. He looks upset, though in a more reserved way that Magnus did. There is a heavy guilt in his expression]

"Now just one more time: Look into my telescope, tell me what you see"

[Our final member of THB, Taako, is now the one facing June]

"I see, I see two stars"

[Taako leans in to look into the chalice]

"Yes, Sigma Orionis AB, a binary star"

[We see static filled images of Taako's past, of him learning how to cook and of him staying in various places over the years]

"Two stars, lost in time"

[This time the childhood scenes stay longer, and we see those same shots expanded to include a static-covered figure (Lup) next to Taako in every single one]

"Oooh, two women, in the forest in the evening in a light rain"

[During the ooohs the images of the past swirl away, leaving only a dark screen. As soon as the words begin it alights on a wide, aerial view of Taako and Sazed in front of the Sizzle it Up truck. As the song mentions, it is dark and drizzling]

"The older has no expression on her face"

[In this case 'the older' is Taako, and we see an up close image of his face, looking down his nose at Sazed with an unfazed expression]

"The younger hangs her head down"

[Sazed lowers his head, presumably just after being denied the ability to join the show]

"The younger is in love, was in love, is in love, was in love"

[The scene changes with every 'in love' to various scenes. Taako performing with his hand in the air, a flurry of magic behind it. The crowd looking up in adoration, the bright sign, etc.]

"But the lover is in love"

[in this case 'the lover' is the audience. We see a shot of the faces of the underdark audience, looking excited]

"With the older not the younger"

[Taako on stage, joyously handing out samples. Sazed in the back, looking on with a dark expression]

"But the lover is in love"

[That same shot of the audience, only now seeming panicked and afraid. Some have doubled over, poisoned]

"With the older not the younger"

[Back to Taako, looking horrified, and Sazed, who turns his back to the audience]

-

Alright, that's all I got! I'll admit I haven't been able to find a way to incorporate the little choruses in the middle and end, so if you have a way to tie them in please do let me know!

I really hope you see the vision, because I've been seeing this same little movie play out in my head everytime I listen to this song for YEARS.

[yourbelgianthings]

taz november celebration fic 3: prompt laugh

contrary to what you may think for this prompt, this is sad for like 3/4 of it lol but the end is happy, it’s tres horny boys and about 850 words

Magnus Burnsides's laugh was deep and hearty, but he wasn't used to hearing it by itself; he had always been laughing with Julia. Their life together was perfect, working with their hands and having something to show for it at the end of the day, then coming home to each other. Julia made dinner, Magnus did the dishes, their routine was consistent and comforting. They even thought about having a baby, although they were in no rush. Of course, that never happened, and when Magnus hugged Julia goodbye the day he left town, neither of them knew it would be the last. His friends brought dinners, went for walks, and spent evenings on the porch with Magnus after Julia's death, but he actually chose to bury her alone. The physical act of digging the grave was satisfying in a sick way, it grounded his soul in his body despite its countless attempts to break out through his ribs and fly away. A simple granite slab laid on top, reading: Julia Burnsides, We Love You Forever. His tears darkened the stone in little circles until the sun began to set, and he wouldn't laugh again for some time.

Merle Highchurch always did his best to keep a positive outlook, but it was hard to find reasons to laugh without his kids around. Apparently his sense of humor consisted of a lot of "dad jokes", and those weren't really a big hit with anyone else, especially when he was out trying to preach the word of Pan. He constantly struggled with his choice to leave after he was gone, if it was only the arranged marriage that was the problem, things would have been so much simpler. However, Hecuba and he had Mavis and Mookie, who he loved dearly. That didn't change the fact that he wasn't a very good dad, though, intentions don't count for much in that regard. So, he decided they would be better off without him; if you love something let it go and all that. Cycling through feelings of freedom, guilt, regret, apathy, and more, he wandered the world, presumably to share the word of Pan, but really just wishing to be able to laugh again.

Taako Taaco was very hard to make laugh. He and Lup used to do just that when they were bored, whoever laughed first lost and then they would just be in a fit of giggles for a while anyway. They found things funny between themselves that nobody else understood, but it didn't matter, because it made perfect sense to them. Not that he remembered any of this, of course. The Taako who forgot could be very cynical, and often saw humor from others as an attempt to conceal their true attitudes or motives. On stage for Sizzle It Up With Taako, he laughed and told jokes, but that was about as fake as it got. Hearing the applause and cheers from the audience, seeing the excitement in their eyes, and being complimented as he signed autographs and posed for pictures gave Taako energy and kept him going. He thrived on the attention, but some days, it wasn't enough and there was nothing else. Getting out of bed seemed impossible as his body simultaneously felt heavy and hollow. After Glamor Springs, this set in for several weeks until he suddenly thought: I'm fuckin' Taako from TV, I can go do whatever I want, and if anyone has a problem wit h that, I'll just laugh in their face and keep going.

One night, several months later, in their dorm at the Bureau of Balance, Tres Horny Boys were having a sleepover. Technically, they always did this by virtue of sharing a room, but they had decided to make a night of it, just for fun. Taako cooked the most delicious popcorn the other two had ever had, with the perfect amounts of butter and salt, and he also bought some nail polish from the Fantasy Costco. Magnus realized that Pringles had left some of his stuff in the room, so they had some cool old CDs to listen to, and Merle had found some candles for more ambient lighting. They were all set for the perfect sleepover, and as Taako was painting Magnus's nails shiny silver by candlelight, Merle set down the big bowl of popcorn he had been snacking on and asked, "What did everyone say to the kernel when he finally popped?"

Taako snorted and said,

"Merle, I am not even going to entertain this one," but there was a smile on his face.

Magnus gave in, "I don't know, Merle, what?"

"CORN-GRATULATIONS!"

Magnus immediately burst out laughing, which made Merle join in and Taako shout,

"Mags, you're going to mess up your nails!" although he couldn't help laughing too. It was just so ridiculous and Merle's confidence in the delivery was what really got them. The three of them flopped onto each other, slightly out of breath the way the best fits of laughter leave you, Taako leaning on Magnus's shoulder and Merle leaning on his stomach on the other side. They all smiled, and for the moment, things were okay.

[into-the-clintoris]

Controversial TAZ polls post no.2:

[goddamnwebcomics]

Taz was an elf? I swear every species Mookie draws that aren't orcs or mongrels look alike.

Unfortunately, Deegan gets an angry guest in form of The Beast. And The Beast finally speaks dialogue. So what is he going to say? Give us an actual reason for his motives? Or will it just be generic sonic.exe spooky talk?

[lost-dazed-andconfused]

Couldn't get the idea of Full Disclosure from the Addams Family Musical and TAZ: the Eleventh Hour combining out my head. If you know both... You know why...

It's under the cut.

Chalice (via June):

This is the sacred chalice

From Red Robe Mystery past

Firm in my digitals

Held fast

De-cast!

Here, in this sweet libation

Salavation resides

Feel the sweet sensation

Revelation provides

Full disclosure!

It's a game that I play

Let your darkest secrets

Give you away

Face your demons

And then happily say

I'm playing

Full disclosure

With all these crazy happy people

Chalice/Taako/Magnus/Merle:

Full disclosure!

Chalice:

It's a hell of a thing

Once a favorite

Of the fine Glamour Springs

Doesn't matter

If you're right or left wing

He loved his full disclosure.

Taako/Magnus/Merle:

Disclosure, full disclosure

Full disclosure

Disclosure, full disclosure

Full disclosure

Merle (Spoken):

Oooh! Oooh!

June (Spoken):

Let's hear from our cleric. The chalice!

Merle (Spoken):

I am in love!

Chalice (Spoken):

In love!

Mavis (Spoken):

Merle!

Merle (Spoken):

You're probably wondering, what could a small bearded person who sometimes gets excited about plants a bit too much know about love? But I, too, am in love!

Merle loves!

Chalice (Spoken):

Who is it, Merle?

Merle (Spoken):

My kids… Full disclosure!

Taako/Magnus/Chalice/Mavis/Mookie:

Full disclosure!

Merle:

They are the loves of my life

Taako/Magnus/Chalice/Mavis/Mookie:

Loves of his life!

Chalice:

Fail your audience or fail your wife

Taako/Magnus/Mavis/Mookie:

He failed his wife

Chalice:

Close your shame with a signature tune

Taako/Merle/Magnus/Chalice:

And call it full disclosure!

Chalice (Spoken):

Well! Wasn't that interesting!

Taako (Spoken):

Boys, it's late. Thank you for a very instructive evening-

Magnus (Spoken):

NO! It's my turn.

Taako (Spoken):

Magnus…

Chalice (Spoken):

Excellent! Magnus has a Full Disclosure! The chalice!

Chalice (Spoken):

Yes!

Sung:

Now, with a dash of notion

This human blows his cool

Hopefully in slow-motion

He'll drop,

He'll drool

One touch of my stem

And then he will change

Boy, oh boy, his full disclosure's

Gonna be strange!

Taako/Merle/Magnus/Chalice:

Full disclosure!

Chalice:

What a moment of pride!

Taako/Merle:

La la la la

Chalice:

Now our Magnus can share what's inside!

Taako/Merle:

La la la la

Chalice:

Full disclosure, he's got nothing to hide!

Taako/Merle/Chalice:

Hurray for full...

Magnus (Spoken):

No!!!!