#theme: fields of mistria

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[ivorysodapop]

I've been playing a lotta FOM lately so here is the guy I dropped in there in an approximation of its style.. (bc pixel art is. An endeavor.) Hi Torrey yayyy yayyy

[thecrimsonvalley-creates]

~ Errol appreciation ~ My farmer Amahle just appreciating this fine man! Please, please, please I need to be able to romance him!

[o0kawaii0o]

PLEASE DRAW MORE CALDARUS ART, AND MY LIFE IS YOURS (this is a reference I swear)

Ahhh thanks for the love for my Caldarus! :')))

I've some other stuff lined up first but I can go back to Caldarus sometime soon - actually sketched some various outfit ideas when first designing him

[dav1thy]

Hello!!! I'm not dead! In fact, I've got a whole lotta art to share with ya! To start, I've got August's monthly theme for ya: Awgust - a month where the main goal of this month's art is to simply get you to go 'awww' through any means necessary! A cute month for cute things!

Then, for day 1, shared a pic of an old oc with a fresh new design: Robin!! For her pose, did a cute little reference to an older drawing of her from 2020, as well as included her new reference sheet! Finally, I've been getting REALLY into Fields of Mistria, so for Day 2, I thought it would be nice to just include all the seasonal fits I've made for Daisey! (she's feeling some bi-panic during the fall, don't mind her) I've got a couple more ideas for the next 2 days before August ends, so please stay tuned!

[amethystsoda]

Because I like poking around game files, I went into the Fields of Mistria local files and found the ogg files!

Each of the romanceable characters has their own tagline/subname on their theme!

Adeline: The Smell of Drying Ink

Balor: Fair Weather

Caldarus: The Sleeping Dragon

Celine: Flower In Bloom

Eliand: Roots Intertwined

Hayden: Roll Up Your Sleeves

Juni(per): Something's Brewing

March: What Do You Want

Reina: Wildberry Pie

Ryis: Birdsong

Valen: Cactus Blossom

(Dozy doesn't have a theme he's just here to be best boy <3)

[insertdisc5]

✨COOL THINGS I PLAYED/SAW/READ THIS YEAR, 2024!!!!!!!✨

✨MOVIS✨

Knight of Fortune was such a delight. karl's wife is dead-- he has to go to the morgue. to see her one last time. SURPRISINGLY funny given the theme, and incredibly sweet. AND you can watch it in its entirety on youtube

american fiction! incredible movie that made me think. what does it mean to tell "our stories"? what does it mean to show "representation"? how authentic can you truly be about your own lived experience? funny as hell too

if you havent seen Monkey Man, quite frankly i dont want to talk to you. dev patel i will watch whatever you make for the rest of time

the rest under the cut because this list got long

playtime by jacques tati. just slapstick. oh my god this was so goddamn funny

yeah you know it. i was very strong the whole time and then the credits hit and i started sobbing uncontrollably in the theater

challengers and i saw the tv glow are tied in first place for my favorite movie this year. incredibly funny and SO WELL EDITED. highly recommend watching it with friends so you can scream "OH NO HE DIDN'T" together

✨TV SHOWS✨

SHOGUN!!!!!! oh my god there is so much to praise in this show. the costumes! the actors! the story! how they integrated both english and japanese speakers in a realistic way! so good

korean reality shows are not fucking playing around. the editing and sets are truly top notch

✨BUUKS✨

-Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah! what if black mirror was actually good. AND centered the stories of black people. highly recommend

-Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter by Kate Conger and Ryan Mac! you probably were on twitter when The Whole Thing happened. maybe you dont know the exact details like i do. what if the details were worse i also dont read non-fiction very often, surprised at how fun this was to read!

-The Chromatic Fantasy by H.A.! I've been following their work since forever, and this was a delight to read as always! THE COLORS…………. BITES BITES BITES BITES

-sad girl space lizard. hell yeah (18+ only!)

-Gritli - The Moth Diaries by Sophie Florian und Hanako Emden! this one was just so strange and fascinating. per words of the authors: "Taking on the voices of anthropomorphic animals, the authors write about labour, companionship and crushing."

✨VIDY GAMES✨

skipping balatro, splatoon side order, fields of mistria and webfishing, because you probably know about those. uuuuh

i am too stupid for Void Stranger, but My God if you're smart this game will become your favorite game ever. 2D sokoban with so many secrets

marchen line!!! nth circle never misses. the visuals here are so fun!!! the UI! the plot! the almost-automatic-censoring when you see gore, as if your mecha body took a second to load!! hell fucking yeah

"adrienne, of the devil was this year" OH WORD? THEN EVERYONE SHOULD PLAY OF THE DEVIL'S FIRST EPISODE WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR

life after magic! magical girls are now adults, and magic is disappearing. what now? the art is so cute, and the story was very engaging. thank you for the additional episode with [spoilers]

i started nine sols and i think i might be enough of a gamer to beat it

shadow generations game of the year no contest. thank you for your time

you can also look at my massive list of stuff i played/watched/etc here. i am not posting this whole dang thing

[jennaflare]

So You Finished Disco Elysium and Don't Know What to Play Next

You may have seen my other games rec post (if not, there are a lot of recs there). But I have since played many more games that, if you love Disco as much as I do, you might also really enjoy! (Many of these are on sale for the Steam Winter Sale until 1/2/24, go check them out! Some are even as little as like 2 USD!)

A House of Many Doors

This one was mentioned very briefly in my last rec post, but I think A House of Many Doors deserves more words dedicated to it. This game is set in The House, a strange dimension of huge rooms that pulls things and people from other worlds into it, trapping them forever. You play as one of the house's denizens, and you are on a mission to escape.

If you enjoyed the concept of The Pale in Disco, I think a lot of aspects of The House will appeal to you as well.

Norco

Norco has been on my wishlist since I made the last post, but I finally got around to buying and playing it a few months ago. Norco is an RPG set in the oil town of Norco, Louisiana, and paints a beautiful and strange picture of the rural-industrial south. It contains heavy Christian themes and absolutely stunning pixel art. One of my favorite games I played this year.

Clickolding

Cickolding is a very short horror game in which you play as a person getting paid to click a clicker while the man above watching. It's weird and highly sexually charged, though no actual sexual content occurs. I can't say too much about this but it is an experience, for sure.

The Pale Beyond

In The Pale Beyond, you play as the first mate aboard The Temperance, which is bound for the Antarctic in search of a missing scientific vessel. Things, as you might expect, do not go according to plan. You must keep your crew alive, relatively healthy, and in good spirits.

This one's also a strong recommendation for fans of The Terror, for obvious reasons. (Side note: if animal death is a trigger for you, I'd recommend playing this with caution, or not at all.)

Inscryption

Inscryption is the game that changed my mind about deckbuilders (I used to really not like them), which opened the door to my current addiction (Balatro. If you haven't bought it, don't. Your friends may never see you again).

Inscryption is a horror deckbuilder roguelike that is by the same creator as The Hex and Pony Island, both of which I also recommend. It's an incredibly fun game, and I recommend not looking into the plot too much because it's way more fun going into it as blind as possible.

Slay the Princess

In Slay the Princess, you are the Hero. You must slay the princess. If you don't the world will end. That's all there is to it. Why would you do anything other than slay her, after all? You don't want the world to end, do you?

Slay the Princess is a time loop game where your choices affect the next loop -- I don't want to say too much on that because it's a fun thing to experience yourself.

80 Days

Inspired by the Jules Verne novel, you play as Passepartout, valet to Phileas Fogg. Your employer has entered a bet to race around the world in 80 days. In this text-based adventure, it is your job to balance his budget and health, and to plan your route.

There are so many ways to make this journey, and enough different events that I'm far from having seen it all despite how many times over I've played it. Highlights for me include: falling in love with a man while we nearly died in the arctic, getting jailed in Russia for nearly a week because I made some poor choices, and abandoning our mission to become a jewel thief.

Other Games You Might Wanna Check Out

Jalopy, Overboard!, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, Yes Your Grace, Buckshot Roulette, A Date With Death, Fields of Mistria, Obscura, Tavern Talk, Killer Frequency, Not For Broadcast, The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante, Bastion

[thegreatyin]

also the scoundrel's house is coming along very nicely!!!! it's a bit cobbled together at the moment (i REALLY need to find some matching cool wallpaper) but i think overall it's looking good so far

here's the beast frolicking with her chickens. just in case you needed this footage in your life this morning

[leafie-draws]

I can't stop thingkign about…. fields of mistria communism like I think this is the only game I've played where shops are open 24/7 even if the npc isn't there and you can just leave the money on the counter and leave lmao the npc's will literally switch shifts/jobs for eachother just so they can take a walk, or have tea with friends and there's just something so wholesome and real about that. I also really appreciate how nobody in this game talks down to kids and actually includes them in the community and treats them like people. like the npc's will play and interact with them & teach them things and it's so fun and refreshing to see! the devs put a lot of care into the characters and writing and it shows! not to mention free soup at the inn, sharing extra food and resources, taking time for rest, offering help/services to those that need it, ect. like a core theme of the game is openly helping eachother and allowing others to help you in return. happiness is only real when it's shared, comrades :3

[siren-brainrot-boogaloo]

Thinkin' bout the storytelling in Hayden's fashion choices

I think a lot about theming in outfit designs and what it tells me about a character and the biggest theme I'm getting in Hayden's design and seasonal outfit choices is "Reliable"

His winter and spring outfits feature the same shirt type in two different colors, just the winter one is under a thick jacket.

He is the only character whose pants are the same for all seasons I think?

He always wears that metal coin necklace, and those two bracelets. My personal headcanon is that the necklace and the lighter, knotted bracelet are gifts that he never ever takes off (the bracelets are hidden in his winter art), and the darker one is a hair tie.

And to me that just reinforces that he's a pragmatic minimalist who likes the simple, reliable things in life, and I love him for that.

Images are taken from the Fields of Mistria wiki

[thestarfishface]

D&Doodles from yesterday's session: Verity and Willow! More details under the cut.

Willow is the last member of Verity's old party- a cheerful bard and also Verity's oldest friend. I had a few ideas for her design in my head- twin braids, rounder features to contrast against Mira and Darius, etc.- but hadn't actually worked on her design much. Still want to do some more iterations, but we're getting there. I like the fluffier bangs.

And then some lil' Verity doodles! Drew a few versions of her as a kid (around the age she would have met Willow), plus the outfit she's wearing in my Fields of Mistria version of her, and also Verity-themed boba, because I keep coming up with cute "What if my characters had collab cafe drinks" ideas and it's cute, send help.

Also, I bought some washi tape and am finally using it for page decoration and filling empty space. Prepare to see more of that.

[arcadia-of-pluto]

Twist of Fate; Chapter Ten

Parings; LADS OT4 x reader

Word Count; 3,395

Themes; isekai, eventual smut

Rating; 18+ for swearing and some mature content

Notes; Hey guys, I decided to update on Sunday instead of Saturday. I felt a bit drained yesterday, played some 'Fields of Mistria' and came up with some more ideas to use in the future for this fic. Also, I realized I said this was my favourite chapter- I lied. It's the next one, but I do love the ending of this one.

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Once you’re done eating, you stand up from the chair and tuck your phone back into your pocket then leave the room. You pause half-way out the door, noticing a set of folded up clothes on the statue to the left of the room then look down at the clothes you wore to the Nest. You have been wearing them for a few days now…You sigh, grabbing the clothes and you head back into the room you were just in. You change into the clothes which were just a simple pair of dark, ripped blue jeans and a black t-shirt. The t-shirt is almost too big for you so you just tuck it in and put on the black boots, that were also provided for you. You wondered for a moment if this was Sylus’ shirt, but you quickly brush away that thought and head outside to meet up with the man.

Your walking slows down as you notice he’s changed as well. Wearing a zipped up leather jacket with the matching leather pants as he leans back against a motorcycle. His fingerless gloved hands in his pockets as always. Though your mind is in shambles seeing him dressed like this, you do your best to act unaffected. You walk closer with a small sigh, and the moment he notices you, he tosses a helmet toward you. You catch it and raise a brow, “Are we going to experience the sights and sounds of the N109 Zone?” “Do you have nine lives? Curiosity killed the cat.” His voice is as cold as ever as he stands up straight and turns his back to you, about to get on his motorcycle. “Then…I shouldn’t go.” You try your best to stand firm, holding the helmet back out to him and Sylus cocks his head to the side, his back still toward you before he sighs and turns around. He walks up to you, roughly grabbing the helmet before plopping it onto your head. He fastens the helmet, tilting your head to look up at him. “You like to bargain, don’t you?” He asks before turning his back to you again, he sits down on his bike, putting his hands on the bars.

As he does this, you notice black and red smoke swirling around you before it firmly wraps around your body, tugging you onto the motorcycle. You let out a shout of surprise as you land behind him on the seat, one hand going to his side to steady yourself. “But you’re not yet qualified.” Is all Sylus says as he revs up his motorcycle and drives off. “Are there no speed limits in the N109 Zone??” You ask, your arms subconsciously wrapping firmly around Sylus’ waist as the sights around you blur with how fast he was driving.

The motorcycle suddenly halts to a stop as Sylus drifts into the parking lot. He gets up, pulling his helmet off with his back to you as his evol wraps back around you to take you off of his vehicle. “If you want to stay out of trouble, behave yourself inside.” He says as he turns to face you and you decide to be a bit bratty since, after all, he needs you, “And if I refuse?” Though, that wasn’t a smart idea. His evol wraps tightly around you and you let out a strangled noise as it pulls you closer to him. “It…hurts!” You wince out, breathing a bit heavier as you panic a bit. “You’ll hurt even more,” He whispers, his gaze unwavering as he looks down at you before he withdraws his evol and turns his back to you, walking toward the large sliding doors of the warehouse. You quickly follow behind him, silently as you wrestled with your thoughts.

“Who is it? If you want to order something, bring your own protocore. I won’t accept anything that isn’t high grade.” You hear a man say from inside of the building. You watch as Sylus immediately makes himself at home, pulling a rolling chair with him as he walks before sitting down in it. He crosses his legs as he starts to flip a knife in between his long fingers. “Mr. Sylus? You usually don’t do surprise visits.” The shopkeeper says as he looks over at the white haired man. “I got you a guinea pig,” The seated man says as he flips his knife around, “It’s time for your evol linkage alteration project to have a living test subject.” Test subject? “Wait…You want to alter me?” Your brows raise, voice filled with surprise and a bit of betrayal, even if you didn’t trust him. You had at least expected him not to hurt you or if he did, that it wouldn’t hurt too badly. You search around the room, already panicking and looking for a way out.

“In that case.. . let me take a look first.” The shopkeeper says, keeping his attention on Sylus. So your opinion didn’t really matter here, it seems. The shopkeeper, who seemed nice enough, waves for you to follow him as he walks around a large table and when you turn to Sylus, he’s tapping the knife against his palm. You look back at the shopkeeper who is standing next to a high tech looking chair and sigh as you walk toward it. You take a seat, resting your hand on the scanner on the armrest. Since you can’t feel at ease, you look over at Sylus who was still playing around with the knife. Well, at least he looked hot doing it. That helped a bit with your nervousness, oddly enough. Then, you look over at the shopkeeper who was typing around on a hologram screen. “Sir…you’re not actually going to alter me, right?” You ask with a nervous laugh, “I’m just a normal evolver.”

“Trying to bargain with me is pointless. No one can change Sylus’ mind.” He shrugs, staring at the hologram screen in front of him. Then, he glances over at you, “...You have the resonance evol?” You look away from him with a small sigh. “Did they do anything while I was gone?” You hear Sylus speak as he tosses the knife to the side. It’s clear he’s not speaking to you. “Nothing too dramatic. Just two explosions, one in the northern suburbs and one in the Bloomshore District,” The shopkeeper says as if this is just something normal to say. Bloomshore District? Why does that sound familiar? Memories of the explosion you saw when you first arrived in this world flash before your eyes. This is related to what happened two months ago…

“They just made a bunch of shoddy products. I overestimated them,” Sylus muses and the shopkeeper sighs, crossing his arms over his chest, “And after doing all of those shameless things and making a mess, then they want you to be their scapegoat.” Scapegoat? So Onychinus really wasn’t to blame for the explosion…? The shopkeeper goes back to the hologram screen and you take the chance to speak up. “What are you talking about? Someone else made those two explosions happen?” You were still feeling heartbroken over losing Caleb and grandma, the feelings of the original main character still running rampant in your body. You look over at Sylus with a distraught yet disappointed expression on your face. “Oh dear, you look disappointed.” Sylus muses, glancing over at you out of the corner of his eye. Not even bothering to turn his head to look at you. Your breath leaves your lips in a stuttered sigh as Sylus continues to psychoanalyze you, “Instead of searching for the truth, you’d rather swallow a lie that makes you feel better.” He finally turns his head to look at you and you turn your gaze back to your hand on the scanner.

“I’m afraid she’s not a suitable recipient. Her evol linkage is completely normal. Only the strength’s been suppressed.” The shopkeeper says as you lift your hand from the scanner, rubbing your wrist. Sylus raises a brow as he looks over at you, the shopkeeper now standing in front of him. “Did someone put in a suppressor?” “I…don’t think it’s physical.” The shopkeeper says as the leader of Onychinus rises to his feet and walks over to you. You quickly lift your hand up to say something, “It’s- It’s not my fault. I can resonate just fine with others.” You repeat what you said at Sylus’ home. Your hand closing in a fist as you weakly drop it into your lap, feeling a bit defeated that you can’t just resonate with him. “And that thing I asked you to alter…How’s that?” Sylus turns his head to look at the shopkeeper. “...It was difficult, but the maximum energy burst value has been increased tenfold.” The shopkeeper presses a button on his wrist and a wide set of double doors suddenly opens. Your gaze being drawn in that direction and your eyes widen at the sight of a big, bulky wanderer?

“Are you really going to use it?” The shopkeeper asks but Sylus answers by pointing at it with a finger, his evol energy shooting out toward it. The creature suddenly moves as if waking up. “She’s suppressed right? She just needs a little stimulation then.” The white haired man says and of course, your mind takes it in a dirty direction but you can’t ponder on that for too long because you realize he means he wants you to fight this thing.

“You’re insane-” You groan, standing up from your chair, your hands immediately going to your dual pistols. It seems Sylus wasn’t going to help you fight. Great. You lightly hit your head with your pistol and tighten your grip on them. You take a deep breath as the creature steps out of it’s ‘room’ and comes toward you. “Is it really necessary to fight in such an enclosed area??” You tilt your head back before shaking your head. As if your opinion matters at the moment, Sylus does what Sylus wants. You should’ve realized that by now. He’s actually kind of infuriating.

You do pretty well in your fight, all things considered. You’re not exactly sure what this is supposed to accomplish and as you’re distracted by those thoughts, you notice the creature’s large fist coming toward you and you tense up, ready to move out of the way but it suddenly stops. Its glowing fist goes dark and limply drops to the ground as it shambles back to its room.

“Alter her energy linkage now. Make it as strong as possible.” Sylus says as he walks toward you with one hand on his hip. He grabs hold of your wrist and you struggle, trying to pull away from him. “That’s not what we agreed to!” “Relax,” He says as he slams your hand against the wall behind you, “You can handle it.” Your hand squeezes shut into a fist as you struggle in his grasp, his other hand resting on your shoulder to keep you pinned flat against the wall. His long fingers pry your fist apart, lacing your fingers together as he leans close to your face. Your breath caught in your throat as you found your will to get away slipping from you.

“Ahem- uh, Mr. Sylus! I think there is…another reason why she can’t resonate.” You hear the shopkeeper, your ears slowly turning red as you were reminded that someone else was in the room with you. Though, you were happy that the shopkeeper was finally coming to your rescue. Sylus steps away from you a bit, turning his head to look at the other man with your hands still interlocked together. “You see… her evol is special. It utilizes the waves generated by the human brain’s magnetic field Maybe her brain’s magnetic field produces repulsive waves against you. That’s why she can’t resonate with you.” You? Feeling repulsed toward Sylus?

“Get to the point,” Sylus says, his brows furrowing together as an annoyed expression washes across his face, not looking at you nor the shopkeeper now. Almost seeming like he’s pouting. “To make a long story short…On a subconscious level, she’s either rejected you, scared of you, or…”The shopkeeper is a bit unwilling to continue, not wanting to upset Sylus, “disgusted by you.” He rubs the back of his neck and Sylus scoffs, staying silent for a moment. “Even if she undergoes alteration you won’t be able to resonate with her so long as she’s still…hostile toward you.”

Sylus sighs, turning toward you as if it's your fault this is happening. His brows were tightly knit together as the shopkeeper continued speaking, “And Mr. Sylus, if the alteration fails, she will be completely ruined. We need to address the cause first…” “Which means there’s something wrong with her.” The white haired man immediately pins the blame onto you, grabbing your wrist once more and you try to tug it away, bringing your other hand up to tug on his fingers, “You…Let go of me!” You were offended he had the nerve to say something was wrong with you when it was his fault in the first place. You struggle with pulling his hand off as the shopkeeper tries to mediate, “By the way, I have an evol stabilizer in the storage cabinet. I’ll make her use it.” This finally gets Sylus to let go of your arm with a sigh and you rub your wrist as he looks at you and then nods for you to go with the shopkeeper.

You quickly follow behind the other man, happy to be away from Sylus for the time being. The man leads you to the second floor and speaks, “Right now, you need to stay calm, Miss.” As he talks, he bends down to pull out a dusty electronic device from underneath a cabinet. “The N109 Zone is a chaotic place, and you have a part of an aether core. Accompanying him is the safest option.” “You know I’m carrying an aether core?” You ask, suddenly a bit suspicious. A burst of red light appears and scans your whole body. Several windows pop up on an old fashioned display screen, which shows the data is being analyzed. “I… recognized that protocurve. Monitoring aether cores used to be my job,” the shopkeeper admits and you look over the dusty electronic device, noticing an inconspicuous mark in the corner. You saw it in the files grandma had left behind for you. “The N109 Zone is a mess right now. An outsider like you who’s unfamiliar with the details can easily lose your life so sticking with Sylus might not be a bad idea. Better to be with him compared to some other people.”

“Sylus is…an unreasonable man. He may only want to alter me right now but what comes after that? What if I can never resonate with him? What would happen to me then.” You try to stay firm with your feelings but the shopkeeper, exasperated, shakes his head, “You’re just not used to the darkness yet. There are predators lurking in these depths that you haven’t seen.” What is up with everyone saying you haven’t seen darkness yet?? “Some people are even scarier than him?” You raise a brow, your thumb pointing behind you. “You say Sylus is heartless and unreasonable but sometimes, those with hearts are even crueler than those without.”

Hmm…Like Xavier said, the N109 Zone is very divided. Each faction only recognizes its own “allies”. Fighting alone is obviously not a good idea in a place like this but…if you really have to stay close to Sylus, you weren’t sure. On one hand, it might be safer but on the other, he’s unpredictable and unwavering. The shopkeeper’s concern seems to be genuine. After weighing your options, you nod and flash him a reassuring smile, “I understand what you mean. I’ll give it some thought.”

Beep

The lines on the screen rise and fall, showing two intertwined curves. “All right, there’s nothing wrong with your evol. The energy of the aether core inside you is also stable. Have you figured out what you’ll do next?” He asks and you blink a few times. The aether core’s other half is one of the items at the auction. Naturally, you don’t assume you could just get it by yourself. The only advantage you have is having part of an aether core in your heart. Since you can resonate with the energy…You should be able to sense its location. The real problem is figuring out how to escape the “predators lurking in these depths” after you get your hands on it.

The N109 Zone is currently a mess and there were going to be enemies no matter where you went. If you have to work with someone, the strongest person here would probably be the best option. You might have to end up making a deal with Sylus. Once realizing this, your next step becomes pretty clear. You get up and say goodbye to the shopkeeper before looking back at the familiar mark on his equipment, then back toward him. You notice his dark, weary expression. “Were you acquainted with my grandma?” You ask, softly. All he does is wave his hand, gesturing for you to leave as he presses his lips together in a thin line. “If all goes well for you. Whatever happens, then I can say I’ve repaid Miss Josephine’s kindness.”

Up until now, what everyone assumed was Onychinus was hunting down researchers who worked with aether cores before…but that shopkeeper, who seems to have a strong connection to grandma, is seeking Sylus’ protection. Maybe something else is going on…You head back down the stairs, lost in thought before noticing the workshop is empty.

“...Sylus?” You call out, noticing that the door curtains which were closed when you arrived were now rolled up. You sigh, running your fingers through your hair as you step outside, glancing around for Sylus’ motorcycle…which is nowhere to be seen. “What the fuck…did he just ditch me?” You mutter under your breath, fighting the urge to pull your hair. “Sylus?” You call out once more, just on the off chance he’s hiding nearby or something. The only response you get is a faint thud from the unlit alley near to the workshop. It’s probably trash that fell onto the ground or a cat.

Great. He disappears just when you were actually thinking about whether or not you should work with him.

There’s only piles of scrap in the empty, dimly lit streets and as you look around, your heart pounded in your chest. You were suddenly anxious and nervous now that you were actually left alone. Maybe...after confirming that he couldn’t resonate with you, he finally lost his patience and interest..At least you’d be able to move freely now but that didn’t make you too happy since as everyone said, this place is unfamiliar to you.

“Would you like to buy a flower, Miss?” You jump at the sudden voice and you turn to look around before looking down at a child. She had dirty brown, possibly blonde hair and she was entirely adorable. She appears to be about eight or nine years old. “No thank you, sweetheart.” You place your hands on your knees as you talk to you. “Would…you like a gun, bullets, or a protocore then? I have them all.” She says, as if this is a normal thing for an eight or nine year old to say.

You sigh, crouching down next to her and tap her basket before you pull out some money. “How much for a flower?” “Mmh…” She looks you up and down before smiling, “Five dollars?” You let out a small laugh, giving her ten as you take a forget-me-not flower from her, a flower meaning true love and memories. You tuck it behind your ear before you smile, “Hey, do you know where I can buy some intel, sweetie?” “That’s easy! Follow me.” She rushes you to stand up, hooking her index finger with your pinky.

Two sets of footsteps echo across the empty street. Meanwhile, you can hear the sound of flapping wings in the distance. You look up at the sky in curiosity but all you see is nothing except dark clouds that obscure the moonlight.

I hope you enjoy the slight changes that I did, like having the reader actually buy a flower instead of just going for information. I think, in that situation, I would've done the same thing. I would've bought a flower and then asked for some information, because if the poor kid is out selling flowers or guns on the street, she probably needs the money. Not to mention, I'd rather buy a flower from a kid rather than money.

I also feel the need to continously apologize over the fact that I'm god awful at writing combat focused scenes, but I feel like it gets better as the story goes on. I just decide to skip the combat most of the time and faintly describe it. Anyway, chapters eleven and twelve will be out next weekend since I'm slowing down how many I post at once!

Taglist; @orphicmeliora, @yoongi-tunes, @mitzkooni , @hiqhkey, @tanspostsblog

[justanotherbirdbrain-blog]

Fields of Mistria: Initial thoughts of a Geologist

I admit, this was a bit of an impulse purchase, I have never played Stardew or Harvest Moon (For this my review might be ignorant), it was never because I didn't like the concept, but when I was young my typical game was kind of whatever my brother played (so Pokémon, Star Wars battlefront, Sonic, Kirby, Skyrim, Animal Crossing, etc.). However, my TikTok feed was just FULL of people talking about this game, and I was actively avoiding thinking so I added it to the cart and purchased it.

I started the game immediately and was very confused but happy. The third character you talk to is obsessed with archeology and dabbles in geology, and one of his friends is obsessed with geology.

By this point I was kind of like "Okay, sign me up I am obsessed."

I grinded through the game, passing out at 2am frequently because I was not used to daily time limits, and completed the storyline to open the mines (Which I was most excited to get a look at).

Going in the first levels were copper and ruby, the perfect copper ore did look right which was exciting, but the game did fall into the pitfall of showing gems as, like, already faceted and not their normal crystal structure. Which bummed me a little, but I kind of get it (if I have to).

The next layer of the mines has a water theme and you can mine for iron and sapphires, (I have yet to get any iron ore yet so I can't judge it). I will pause and admit this game clearly is not going for geologic accuracy, so I won't judge it based off what you are finding together.

I am just infinitely grateful that geology was even mentioned, that people aren't mining just for the money but have a general interest in it. I feel like most games just overlook it, so for that I thank you Fields of Mistria team!

Regardless of everything, before I say what I wish this game does have I want to preface by saying I was never upset while playing the game and I will continue to love and play this game and I will recommend it to just about everyone I talk to

What I wish this game had:

-Ore stones that were more accurate looking, it isn't like ore doesn't look interesting (malachite I am looking at you) I know they were probably trying to stick with a color theme, but even rubies are found within zoisite sometimes which is also a green rock.

-Accurate gemstone crystal structures, I desire it, especially when I see them using quartz crystals in other locations, like I know you are capable

-I admit I am not far into the game yet, but we have characters that are clearly interested in geology, I would love a side plot where we explore the geology of the area, just as we do with archeology. (It deserves the love)

-I want to display my gemstones and stuff in my house too!

Anywho... It has been awhile since I posted about a videogame I think, It has been nice! I am thinking about getting Rika on release, so more videogame posts might be incoming, both on Fields of Mistria and Rika. I might have to get Stardew also because I just looked something up and you can... BE A GEOLOGIST??? I think I really was sleeping on farming sim games...I will still post my writing content too, I have one in the works I just have been lazy about writing it.

[amywritesthings]

from truth or dare link!!!!!!!! 🦴 🍅 🐝

🦴 ⇢ is there a piece of media that inspires your writing? 

hmmm this is a tricky one, because yes? because i write fanfiction? but i think you link a lot of my favorite tropes and themes to buffy the vampire slayer, which basically shaped my little baby brain and still does to this day. (season six spuffy before turning red, you moved me.)

🍅 ⇢ give yourself some constructive criticism on your own writing

i definitely need to slow down sometimes when i'm writing one shots and posting them to ao3. most of the time my one shots are ideas-in-the-moment pieces i work on for two hours, skim over for major typos, then post without thinking. i just did a fields of mistria fic this past month because i was dying to get it out of my system, but i could have taken the night to return to it to make it longer/a miniseries.

🐝 ⇢ tag your biggest supporter(s) and say one nice thing about them

um point blank without these individuals over the last 2.5 years i wouldn't still be writing here so this is an overall 'you are seriously so fucking incredible and thank you for your friendship and talking to me a lot at a point in our art careers because you are seriously so wonderful and i love you' (edit: they made me space it out funky to tag people so sorry SLDFJSKDLF)

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hallo-sleepover '24! / accepting.

[gingermintpepper]

How’s Fields of Mistria? You mentioning it was the second time I heard of it, the first time being in passing, so I’m not too knowledgeable about the game.

AWWW THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ASKING!!

Fields of Mistria is SUPER fun, since there's not much to do in it after you've completed the first year right now, I've dedicated myself to breeding and collecting all the seasonal variants of horses so I can name them after the four Horsemen of the Apocalypse!

I also named all my barns after metamorphised lovers in greek myth because I have exactly one thought running through my head at any given point in time (Currently there's Crocus Coop where I keep my (gorgeous wonderful lovely adorable ouugh I LOVE THEMMM!!) blue chickens

Cypress Barn where I keep my wonderful cows (who have been with me the longest and whom I cherish immensely! I'm not sure if Autumn cows are possible but I'm definitely aiming for a barn of all red and autumnal cows for obvious reasons)

Minthe Barn where I keep all of my other large animals like sheep, alpacas and my very first beloved Chiron (black and white) and Iris (brown with spots) (the foal is Rigel) 🥺

And Hyacinthus Barn where I have a collection of small animals like rabbits, capybaras and my PRIZED DUCKS LEDA (the pretty blue and green duckie) AND CYCNUS (the pure white duck meant to mimic a swan!!) Even though it's technically a coop, I mistakenly labelled it a barn when I was inputting the name and I never changed it LOL

My farm is also named after THE metamorphosized lover, Daphne herself, so it's called Laurel Farm

And I'm planning for my Seasonal Horse barn to be named after the poplar since I quite like Leuke's story and I think she's fitting of housing the horses that will be the steeds of War, Pestilence, Conquest and Famine :)

Bonus: My house is still small and eclectically decorated, but keeping in theme with my farm, I do hope to go for a flower/garden theme

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