#they give so much line weight versatility

[a-sadnoodle]

Sketchbook dump!! :]]

[rentenwins]

silly little excuses (newneighbour!leehan x reader)

ch 1 • ch 2 • ch 3 • ch 4 • ch 5 • ch 6

synopsis: a nervous leehan and a supportive sungho. if he thinks he was obvious before, there’s definitely no hiding now

content: NERVOUS AND FLUSTERED AND ANNOYED LEEHAN, mild cussing, banter, jaehyun is that one friend, sungho is… yeah, food/drink mention, someone give leehan a hug?, a nudge from a friend, insecurities mention(?)

a/n: …. hi? second year uni really is doing a number on me, especially on writer’s block apparently. took me a while to be happy with this, but i hope a few of you are still following along :( take care of yourself everyone <3

wc: 1898

taglist: @haechology @jenuinne @saintriots @badaspookie @yveol @yunextdoor @lailols @rawrbamgyu @amarecerasus @pandorahearts19 @luvvhaerin @saritahwang

chapter 5: who’s there?

Leehan had started walking from the art block after dropping you off at class, definitely not with a thumping heart and a giddy feeling in his chest, when his phone vibrates enthusiastically in his pocket, he picks it up to see Sungho’s contact in his text messages.

“Bro, please tell me it worked.”

He had started walking near the cafe Sungho had ditched you and Leehan earlier. Leehan sends a non-chalant “...” to Sungho as he continues walking, earbuds with music blasting trying to calm his heart.

God, he felt like he made a fool of himself, and thought that he was being way too obvious. I mean walking your crush to class? Who does that? Leehan never had much with his crushes, to be honest. Sure he was friendly and everything, but sometimes he felt like he was too friendly, it deterred his crushes away from him. Even if it was because of the crafty work of Taesan and Sungho, his alone-time with you made his feelings harder to ignore. He liked your presence, he liked your determination and passion for your work, he liked how you showed interest in his degree and his hobbies. God, what else could the fluttering feelings in his chest be? And so subconsciously he had felt the need to be closer to you.

As he continued to spiral, a persistent buzz came from his phone this time. He sighs when he sees it’s Sungho again, probably eager to know what the hell happened after he set up you two. Leehan rejects his incoming call, puts his phone on ‘do not disturb’ mode before he makes a mental note to go to the grocery store, just so he could do something with his jittery self.

—

An impromptu trip to the grocery calmed Leehan’s mind, maybe a bit too much since his arms were almost straining from the weight of the bags, and he wondered what kind of sorcery allowed the bags to still be intact as he made it to his apartment complex.

He’s only been at the apartment for a month, time flies especially with uni. It was starting to feel all familiar now. The spring months coming to an end meant the sun was starting to set a little later, it wasn’t dark when he reached his floor, but it was the weird period of the sun still wanting to wane for just an hour longer.

He’s also made himself quite the chef since he’s moved, and turns out eggs seem to be the most versatile regardless of breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Except, he’s forgotten to buy eggs on this trip. Because apparently making a fool of himself today once wasn’t enough, he’s had to do it a second time.

Getting over himself, he calls Sungho on his phone. Despite the foolishness of the other boy, Leehan always seemed to approach Sungho first whenever he needed something.

“Leehan?” comes Sungho’s voice, a little raspy from an obvious nap he probably woke him up from, “so you finally decided to call! Tell me, did you hol—“

“Do you have any eggs?”

The line goes silent before Sungho wheezes into the speaker,

“Bro, you woke me up from my wonderful nap, may I add, to ask me for some eggs? After you ignored aaaalll of my messages after you dropped off y/—“

“Do you?” Leehan cuts him off again, about to slap the boy across the face through the phone.

Sungho sighs, admitting defeat and knowing he’ll need to pry information out of Leehan another time, “Fine. I do but unless you wanna walk by, I really don’t wanna walk right now. And plus, you’re at the other side of the building on the floor below me, do I really look like the type to be bo—“

“I’m literally just asking for eggs, I’m begging you to be normal for once. Please.”

Sungho annoyingly giggles again before he diverts the conversation to its intended point. “You know there’s someone right across from you who’s more than happy to help? Y/n’s probably already come back from class, she always got eggs from all of that stuff she bakes all the time. Some kind of ‘therapy’ she says or whatever it was.”

Leehan hates that Sungho is right, and plus walking to Sungho’s seems absolutely treacherous with the pain of walking home from the grocery store and the annoyingness of his friend from today.

“Fine, fine! If it means I get to see your stupid face just one less time today.” Leehan almost shouts onto his phone speaker.

“Ohoho! You wanna play with me right now? Come at me you son of a—“ and Leehan hangs up before Sungho could finish.

Leehan feels a weird wave of confidence as he walks to his door with the intention to walk to your door.

“Eggs. It’s just eggs. God, Leehan, get over yourself.” He pep talks to himself. He doesn’t walk too far before he’s ringing your doorbell, distancing yourself from the camera on the door’s lock. The door opens with a little scuffle as you emerge from inside,

“Leehan? Oh— Leehan! What’s up? Can I help you?”

Leehan freezes when he sees your form. It’s your same outfit from earlier, but your hair was up and out of your face. Tired but still had that glimmer he so lo— liked about your appearance.

“Eggs.”

You blink at him. “… Eggs?”

Leehan coughs and clears his throat, “Sorry! Sorry, I meant, do you have eggs? I, uh, went to the store earlier but I forgot some so I was hoping… I could ask for some from you?” He says in one breath.

Your head was tilted to the side as he spoke and your eyes widened. “Oh! Yeah! Of course, of course let me just get the—“

“Yo, who’s there?” Leehan hears a voice coming from inside of your apartment along with footsteps getting closer to him.

“It’s just Leehan!” You shout back and you look back at the boy at your door, “I’ll be back, how many you need? Two?” Leehan nods as you swiftly turn back into your apartment.

Leehan peers to the left of the door a little to see the inside, the entrance of your apartment was similar to his. His gaze was suddenly disturbed when Jaehyun popped out of nowhere.

“Leehan? What are you doing here? Wanna study with us?” Jaehyun says while teasingly pointing at Leehan at the doorway. Leehan’s head does a 180 when he realises Jaehyun… was in your apartment… just you two… alone—

“Study? But you’re in economics and y/n’s in interior, why would you be helping her study?” Leehan blurts out before he could think.

Jaehyun laughs a bit while he crosses his arms, all comfy in his white hoodie, “Well, apparently, interior design requires some calculus unit, so I’ve been helping out y/n in exchange for dinner every week.”

“Every week?”

“Every week.” Jaehyun nods, wiggly eyebrows and everything until it clicks in Leehan’s head and he smacks Jaehyun’s arm in a pout Jaehyun’s seen right through Leehan’s blatant jealousy.

Jaehyun fakes his pain with a groan and a dramatic turn over his shoulder. You magically appear behind Jaehyun with four eggs in a cut out of its own carton. After throwing Jaehyun a glance, he straightens up and moves out of your way.

“Here you go. I got you some extra so you can have more before you get to go to the store. Did you need more?” You say as you hand Leehan the eggs, and he replies with a small ‘no’ and a shake of his head.

If someone had told Leehan this morning that he’d be standing in front of his crush’s door with four eggs in a cut out of its own carton, he’d probably believe you with how foolishly smitten he is with you. You cough, albeit a little awkwardly,

“Oh and uh, thank you for dropping me off at class earlier,” you start to fiddle with the edge of your pullover, “and for the chai latte!”

Leehan gapes a little too long at you again before he clears his throat, “Oh, of course! You’re welcome! I’m happy to do it again, walk you to class and whatnot.”

How sweet of him, you thought. “Aw, no chai lattes this time though?” You tease Leehan.

“I mean, if you’d like. I don’t mind that either.” He says with a smile, looking into your eyes. Your eyes for a half a beat longer, your eyes widening in surprise. Just when I thought he couldn’t get sweeter—

“Well- thank you again, y/n,” Leehan stutters out, “ I hope you uh, your studying goes well tonight then. But don’t stay up too long! Rest is important too.”

A giggle escapes your mouth before you could stop it, “Thank you, Leehan. Hope you enjoy your night, and no need to pay me back for them or anything.” You gesture to the eggs you had given him.

Honestly, if Leehan had talked to you for another minute, he would’ve dropped all the eggs. Though if that actually happened, he probably would’ve moved out and lived in some foreign country forever in an attempt to shroud his embarrassing crush on you. But thankfully, Leehan makes it to his apartment across the floor even with shaky legs.

Though this time, he doesn’t drop any eggs, so he thanks you again and says a small ‘bye’ behind you. It hits you at that moment that Jaehyun probably witnessed the whole exchange. You turn to see Jaehyun gaping at you, his glasses only adding onto the already-stupid look on his face. He starts to laugh,

“Oh my god, you should’ve SEEN the way his smile dropped when he realised i was here!” Jaehyun manages to wheeze in between laughs, “God, it looked like he wanted to smack me into oblivion. I did NOT know he was the jealous type.”

He continues to laugh as you walk past him with an annoyed look on your face, though internally you hope Leehan wasn’t actually too offended by Jaehyun’s presence. You sit back down on the floor in your living room behind your coffee table, Jaehyun follows suit. Even with the distraction of Leehan and his flowy brown hair, you get back to studying for your mid-term test.

Meanwhile, Leehan makes a dinner omelette for himself, sitting at his small dining table staring at his aquarium, counting how many more times can he really make a fool of himself in front of you again. He stabs his fork a bit too hard on his plate, and groans at himself.

It’s not that he doesn’t want you to know he likes you, or that he wants you next to him all the time. He’s not the best at reading people either, what if it was his delusions thinking that you liked him back too? Not with a weird, awkward man like him. With a heavy reluctance, he picks up his phone and texts Sungho’s number, this time actually with some will.

“I think I screwed up” he types. Almost immediately after he sends Sungho a message, his phone rings and he jumps a little.

“Leehan.”

“Sungho.”

“What did you do?”

Leehan bites his lip. He needed to get over himself some point or another.

“Y/n. I think I like her.”

[literaryvein-reblogs]

anything on cruise ships? how it looks what's inside stuff like that?

This is a great resource: Ship Deck Plans

Just choose which cruise ship appeals to you. For example, I chose one at random, Radiance of the Seas:

You can then select which deck you want to view. Or you can click the "ship brochure", which gives you a description and more details on the exterior and interior:

Here's a sample brochure:

Other similar resources for cruise ship designs: 1 2 3

The Psychology of Cruise Ship Interior Design

Cruise design studios are experts in manipulating the guest’s emotions to ensure the best experience possible while travelling.

The core principles of design include balance, proportion, symmetry, and rhythm.

Executing each one successfully brings harmony to a space and can help to improve an interior’s emotional quality.

But through which methods are these achieved? Space, color, light, and texture all come together to form a cohesive work of interior design. But each aspect has its own variables that could alter a guest’s mood.

Space

Given the increasing number of guests sailing and the limited amount of space, designers must work to maximise each area of the room while maintaining a delicate balance and connection between each object featured.

On cruise ships, it’s important that spaces not only serve the purpose of creating a cohesive interior but also contribute towards effective passenger flow.

Color

White spaces induce a feeling of cleanliness and freshness. However, too much white could leave a room feeling sterile and clinical. Best featured: In small rooms you want to make feel larger.

Red is the color of love and passion, but did you know it can also boost metabolism and blood pressure? Best featured: As an accent color in restaurants and bars.

Pink evokes happiness and peace and is a calming tone. Considered a factor in appetite suppression, avoid pink when designing dining spaces. Best featured: In public spaces and children’s areas.

A well-loved color in the cruise industry, blue is one of the most versatile colors available. Light blues tend to encourage a sense of calm but be wary of dark blues which might make your guests feel gloomy. Best featured: In suites and spas.

Long ago purple was the color associated with royalty, and even now it contributes to feelings of luxury, creativity, and wealth. Bold colors like purple should be avoided in high quantities as, similarly to dark blue, it could leave your guests feeling down in the dumps. Best featured: In entertainment spaces.

“There are psychological elements you can use to help people leave [or stay in] a space.”

Light

Bold, bright, and beautiful or light, airy, and spacious: natural or artificial, lighting allows designers to foster the ideal setting for cruise guests.

Generally, designers favour natural light as it can boost feelings of happiness, as well as making spaces feel larger.

To create stunning light-filled spaces, designers can utilise glass panelling, something which isn’t always an option given the stringent weight restrictions on cruise ships.

While dim lighting can create a sense of gloominess, it can also help foster a cosy environment and encourage guests to stay put, (which is why you’re most likely to find it in spas, bars, and restaurants).

Meanwhile, bright lighting encourages movement, so will be found more frequently in fitness centres, lifts, and corridors.

Texture

While soft and silky textures can encourage intimacy and romance, raw, rugged textures contribute to organic, natural-looking interiors, in line with the trend of bringing the outdoors in.

Balance is key, especially when it comes to layering multiple textures.

Source ⚜ Writing Notes & References

[is-the-battlemech-cool-or-not]

How do you feel about non-light mechs(medium and beyond) being used as scouting/recon mechs? Do you like them/see more versatility in them than a light, or are they just not worth the hassle?

Non-Light Scout 'Mechs being viable?

*Looks at Exterminator*

*Looks at Phoenix Hawk*

*Looks at Charger* /hj

*Looks at House Steiner* /j

But seriously, there are plenty of examples of Medium and Heavy scout 'Mechs that work just fine and dandy, and often give you more space and weight to make them more survivable as a scout than a Light 'Mech.

Assaults... eh, you can do it, but often those will edge into more command 'Mech territory. That said, my good friend @buttsandboltguns has the very cool concept of the GWACS 'Mech - a land based 'Mech version of the AWACS planes that see so much use IRL - which sort of straddles the line between scout and command 'Mech quite well. Her original version was based off the King Crab. I myself had a go at turning a Charger into a GWACS 'Mech as well, which I think turned out well.

@theurbanmechcomesforthee

[shizukateal]

I found your magical girl fashion tag while researching and I have to say, it's a huge help. So here's a question: Do you have any suggestions on what to avoid in a design? I've already read the 3 rules and some outfit reviews, but I'm curious if there are other trends you've noticed (or even pet peeves). Mine is using excessive detail to make up for a non-recognizable silhouette

I don't like setting hard rules on what not to do because I feel like I'm policing people's tastes, but yeah, I can give some pointers on my pet peeves:

Hairstyles

INVESTIGATE THEM! Don't just add braids and ponytails and bullshit just because it's more distinct than loose hair. Find references! Discover different styles! Draw a person with textured hair every once in a while, don't limit yourself to straight-and-maybe-wavy hair!

Miku Sleeves

I've said it before and I'll say it again, I don't hate Miku Sleeves. Miku sleeves are not the enemy. They are easy to draw and the can have a lot of different accessories, trimmings, cuts, etc. . But they are NOT infinitely versatile! They DON'T GO WELL with every style of dress! I'm not saying you should never incorporate them and I'm not saying any design that features them is bad. I'm saying that you should use them consciously. Don't add them just because the arms might feel a bit naked otherwise. At the very least understand that they might clash against an aesthetic based on formal wear. Explore other options just in case.

Tails/Trains/A-line Asymmetrical Skirts:

Similar to above I don't hate them. In fact, I love them so much I made sure my magical girlsona had one. I totally get why people want them all the time, they are badass and cool and beautiful. But if you want any of those effects you have to build the rest of the outfit around it. The general, but not absolute advice is to start them around the waist, not the hips, but whatever the case always consider how much they would weight your character down, or if the oh-so-cool flowy movement isn't dragging behind.

Layering and Construction

I know cartoon costumes don't need to be realistic. Truly. But sometimes things get so much easier if you just imagine your characters putting on their clothes instead of transforming into them. Have some mercy to the cosplayers. Avoid Disney Channel Sitcom Wardrobe Syndrome by not making cuts and adding layers to skirts and sleeves just because you can.

I'll save myself the right to add more to this if I can think of it.

[lemonandpie]

I saw you reblogged the ship ask game! I know you ship it but I still wanna hear your thoughts about Jaydick if you feel like sharing!

I thought I'd done Jaydick ages ago, but apparently I'm a liar

Ship It

What made you ship it?

Jason being the only one willing to cut through the bullshit. Specifically, fics where he's cutting through Dick's bullshit and point out when Dick's in need of help. It's why for me the things I love about romantic Jaydick and platonic Jason and Dick are the same-- I have a never ending hunger for Dick suffering for a long time before he finally breaks. And I love it even more when Jason is the only Bat who notices. Sure, he may go about it in the worst possible way, but there's so much power in the person who realizes you're in pain when no one else does.

And on the reverse, Dick is the one person in the world who looked at the Joker and decided to stop him. He is, in essence, the only person who met Jason on his terms and gave him what he needed. Even if it was reversed, even if Dick would have snapped under the weight of it, he gave Jason closure.

To me, Jaydick is the one ship where they actually could make each other better.

What are your favorite things about the ship?

Versatility. I love fics where Jason is mean to Dick, horrible even. And it's the one ship where I sometimes read fics where Dick is horrible to Jay. I've made a post about this before, but you can really take their dynamic in so many different directions and have each one feel as accurate as the last.

Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship?

*reluctantly climbs onto podium* While I absolutely understand the arguments about Jaydick not counting as incest, I think that without it their dynamic is... kinda basic. Snarky asshole and angelic sweetheart butt heads but really love each other, with in built red-blue color coding to match. Make them brothers, bound by a line however thin that means they can never truly be uncut from each other? Give them the tension of both believing the other to be the favorite son, while feeling like the outcast? Make them overprotective in the way only fictional codependent siblings with romantic tension can? That is where it gets interesting

[pokemoncaretips]

The machop line.

General notes: A lively and vivacious pokemon, the machop line is one of the more common fighting types kept by trainers, and with very good reason. 

General care: It goes without saying that the machop line is highly energetic. Always on the move and active, they are definitely pokemon for people who are physically fit or have a lot of time.

The machop line are almost exclusively vegetarian, using powerful jaw muscles to crush up the tough woody plants in their mountainous homes. And they eat a LOT. They sell machop specific pokekibble pretty much everywhere and no, the serving sizes listed on the bag are not misprints. Rock hard muscles need a lot of fuel. This line isn’t cheap to feed. You can supplement this diet with greenery and roughage, as well, with the occasional scrambled egg for protein.

A machop’s personality can best be summed up as “yes”. Everything they do is done with exuberance and vigor, from playing and rough housing with its trainer to eagerly stuffing down handfuls of pokekibble and kale. They exude joy de vivre with every moment they’re awake. The same holds true of it’s evolutions. Though they can be somewhat shy around new people, once they become comfortable, they’ll be friendly, curious and playful.

As they evolve, their space requirements will naturally increase. Many machoke and machamp trainers will give them their own room and bed, filled with punching bags, weights and toys. They’ll happily double up if you have two, but their playful roughhousing can be destructive if not checked.

Machop love to meet new people, see new sights,and fight new pokemon. In fact, machoke will often evolve spontaneously if taken to a new place and introduced to enough people. It’s common for machoke trainers to trade their pokemon temporarily to see if going on a “holiday” will induce this change. So fair warning if you move regions. That’s quite an exciting change… They’re great pokemon, but with their expensive feed requirements and need for space, they aren’t for everyone. Care rating: Orange.

Training: These guys LOVE to train. The machop line has a natural ability to process lactic acid fast and efficiently, meaning they very rarely get sore and tired. Nonetheless, muscles can get pulled and a dropped weight bruises, so keep anti inflammatory rubbing creams on hand just in case.

This line is commonly found as a working pokemon and is VERY good as a support pokemon, and thrives equally well helping lift elderly people out of bed or working in moving companies. So if you’re getting one, make sure you know what you want it to do. They like to be useful and are eager to learn, but making one wear “too many hats” can be stressful. If it’s going to battle, train it to battle. If it’s going to be a mobility aid pokemon, train it for that, and so on.

Though seen by some as “dumb muscle”, the machop line is sharp and intelligent. They learn fast and well. Training rating: Green

Safety: Though the later evolutions get big, they have excellent spatial awareness. The machop line is surprisingly graceful. As well, they’re great with kids and seem to instinctively understand that very small children are delicate. A young, untrained machop can be potentially careless with it’s training and may throw things around, but once it understands what is and isn’t acceptable, they’ll settle quickly. Safety rating: Green. Overall ranking. Though expensive and requiring a lot of time and energy, there is a very good reason why the machop line is one of the most common fighting types seen. Versatile, intelligent and strong, it’s just a good pokemon.

[thebard490]

Battle Breakdown: Sam vs. Burgh

[video id: A noivern messing with a camera, hopping back, moving forwards to check, and nodding in satisfaction. He stares at something offscreen for a moment. "No, that's a stupid intro. Let's just say hello like a normal person."

"Hello, and welcome back to Battle Breakdowns. I'm your host, Mordred the Noivern. In this series I break down the tactics, strategies, and techniques of battles, to help you learn how to battle better. My last video showcased a fairly high level brawl between myself and Cheren's Braviary, however, in this episode, we'll be breaking down a battle a bit more in line with what a newer trainer might experience, my trainer Sam vs. Gym Leader Burgh of Castelia city!"

"Now, bit of context, Sam is my second trainer, and I got most of my training under my first trainer, Paul, which is also where I learned so much about battling. Sam's still a rookie, but she's got some serious fire and has been working her butt off to develop her skills in battle and train up the rest of the team. Speaking of which, let's meet my juniors!"

An image appears of a Goomy named Gawain, Level 31, with a set consisting of Water Pulse, Dragon Breath, Rain Dance, and Draco Meteor. "This is Gawain, he's the second member of the team, met him tangled up in my mane, long story. Calm nature and strong special attack IVs give him a cool head in fight and some serious firepower for his level, plus that Draco Meteor TM I loaned him. He's probably the best strategist on the team. We've been giving him an Assault vest to boost his special defense into a relative wall for his level, and training HP EVs to compensate for his meager physical defense."

Another image appears, this one of a Trapinch named Bedivere, level 30. "This is Bedivere. He's probably the most straightforwards fighter on the team, move fowards and bite down. That said, as a Trapinch, he's got some of the strongest physical attacks in his weight class, working well with Bulldoze, Dig, Crunch, and Rock Slide. His biggest weakness is going to be getting on target, as he's not very fast or durable at the moment. With a Hardy nature and decent IVs across the board, he doesn't have any exceptional strengths or weaknesses. For the moment, we've given him an Oran berry".

The next team member appears, a Tyrunt, level 30. "This little peacock is Percival. He's convinced he's a Tyrantrum already. He's certainly got some skills, in terms of pure combat instinct, he's a step above the rest of his peers. Thanks to that, he was able to get some powerful TMs fairly early on. Fire Fang, Thunder Fang, and Ice Fang, combined with Rock Slide and his Strong Jaw ability make him the team's most versatile attacker, enhanced further with an Expert Belt. He's got the nature for it too, Adamant, and he shows it. His biggest weakness is honestly his ego. Sam's having to put in work to keep him in line."

An image appears of a Gibble, level 25. "Finally, our newest member, Lancelot. We got him from that huge Gibble outbreak, and still has a way to go to catch up with the rest of the team, hence why he's got the XP share on him. He's underleveled, but can still land a nasty Bite or Bulldoze, and might be able to even the odds with a Sand Attack or paralysis off of Dragon Breath if it comes to it. Now to our opponent."

An image appears, showing Burgh's team of a Dwebble (level 30), Shelmet (Level 31), Karablast (Level 28) and Leavanny (level 33). "This is going to be a decently challenging team. Bug types tend to get written off as weak because of their less impressive first forms, most famously Caterpie. But that's a serious mistake. While the Bug type does tend to have fairly serious weaknesses, especially in their early forms, they can grow to be some of the most versatile and effective pokemon out there. Next episode will be a real showcase of this as I have an exhibition match with Burgh's Scizor. This team has a nice setup of some serious defense (for their weight class) with Dwebble and Shelmet, and the well rounded stat package on Leavany that comes from being fully evolved."

"In terms of expected stategy, Gawain is going to be a Lynchpin for Sam, as his special attacking can help get around the physical defenses of Dwebble and Shelmet. However, he's still slow and fairly frail, she's going to have to protect him. Bedivere has the attack necessary to crunch through that defense, but is similarly slow and vulnerable to commonly known Grass moves, which will be even worse if he takes a hit from Leavany. Let's see how she deals with it."

A video begins of the battle, as a woman with brown hair tied back in a ponytail faces off with Burgh. "I've been waiting to see you come off the stands!" Burgh calls out from across the field. "Show me what you can do!"

"Alright. Let's do this, Gawain, you're on!" Both throw their pokeballs, releasing a Goomy and a Dwebble. Burgh orders rock blast, and Sam orders a Water Pulse. The video pauses.

"Good calls on both their parts." Mordred comments. "Gawain's Water Pulse will hit Dwebble's weak Special Defense for super effective damage, should be a one-shot. On Burgh's part, Rock Blast is Stab and targets Gawain's paltry physical defenses. Based on the damage calculations, four hits from Rock Blast will be enough to KO Gawain, but Rock Blast is 2-5."

Both pokemon exchange blows, a flurry of sharp stones smashing into Gawain, moments before the Goomy braces himself and retaliates with a powerful spout of water that sends Dwebble spinning back before it manages to stabilize and devour a sitrus berry. The video pauses.

"So, Gawain took two hits, minimal damage. However, Dwebble's Sturdy just kicked in, preventing an OHKO, plus, Dwebble definitely outspeeds Gawain, meaning if he stays out, he's in serious trouble. Of course, thanks to that Sitrus Berry, it's going to be trickier for any other pokemon to switch into a hit and then land a KO."

Sam recalls Gawain, and sends out her trapinch, Bedivere instead. Dwebble uses Rock shot, blasting the area around Trapinch, but to relatively little effect. "Good call, Trapinch's resistances let it take a rock shot, and they've certainly got the firepower to break through that shell." Bedivere takes a Struggle Bug from the Dwebble, and counters with a powerful rock slide that knocks it out.

"Nice job. All that time watching's given you a good grasp on theory." Burgh notes as he recalls his Dwebble, and sends out Shellmet instead. "Now keep putting it in practice!"

"Gladly! Bedivere, another Rock Slide would you kindly?" Sam orders, and the trapinch prepares the attack.

"You're not the only one with effective moves. Shelmet, Mega Drain." The shelmet reacts more swiftly, and manages to knock out Trapinch with a powerful surge of green energy that pulses out, wraps around the smaller pokemon, and then pulls back in. Bedivere flops over onto his back dramatically, then passes out.

"Alright, Percy, you're on!" Sam replies, throwing out a Tyrunt. "Rush em down, Fire Fang!" The Tyrunt complies, moving in and biting down on the Shelmet, flame leaking into the shell as the lizardlike pokemon shakes its opponent like a terrier with a rat. "That's enough! He's down!" Sam orders, and Percival obliges by dropping the smoking Shelmet.

The video pauses again. "So this little exchange highlights two major factors that come into play in low level battling. They're important at the higher levels too, but when your pokemon don't have much HP because of their low level, you really need to get these things down."

"First, type effectiveness is huge. With a few exceptions, the offensive output of a young pokemon will grow far faster than their defenses, especially if you take advantage of TMs and Move Tutors. This is amplified even further by combining elements like Type Effectiveness and even more if you have access to offensive abilities or Same Type Attack Bonus. It's fairly easy to one-shot or be one-shot at lower levels due to a lack of HP and strong defensive stats providing you land those x1.5+x2 or x4 bonuses."

"Second, because offense is so powerful, especially when you haven't developed defenses or techniques, speed is extremely important. That clash there went the way it did because Shelmet is faster than Trapinch, and Tyrunt is faster than Shelmet. I'm aware I have a bit of a bias, being a speed-type mon myself, but it is extremely important at lower levels, and remains so at the higher levels as well. You could have a x8 effective move, and it wouldn't matter if you couldn't land it. So have an effective move, and be fast enough to use it, or have a plan to take a hit even with low HP and defenses (such as Sturdy or a Focus Sash)."

"Alright, looks like you're the one to beat then, my little friend." Burgh notes as he sends out a Karrablast. "Make a path! Poison spray!" The smaller bug fires off a powerful mist of purple fog, making Percival roar in frustration, clawing at his eyes.

"Hang in there Percy, take him down with another fire fang!" Sam orders, and Percival complies, coming through the poisoned mist with a roar trailing flames, before delivering a powerful bite that knocks Karrablast out. The video pauses again.

"Fairly standard stuff here, but I do want to bring attention to that move Karrablast just used. Poison Spray, a legitimately great move that sadly isn't learned by many pokemon outside of Paldea because of TM export restrictions. It doesn't do much damage, but it can chip to bypass Focus Sash or Sturdy, while also dropping the target's Special Defense by two stages. On the right pokemon able to capitalize with bulk and high special attack, or on a fast mon paired with a special attacker in doubles or triples, it can set up for some extremely nasty attacks. Don't discount low level moves, even at the higher level. It's not going to be the next Moonblast, but it's got some strategy you can use around it."

"It's always great to see a young artist beginning to bloom. Now show me you can truly blossom!" Burgh laughs, and sends out his ace, a Leavany. "Magical Leaf!"

"Called it!" Sam shouts in joy, already swapping. "Gawain, eat it up!" Goomy deploys, and completely absorbs the incoming Magical Leaf using Sap Sipper. Sam throws him a potion, restoring him to full health. "Alright let's finish this in style! Draco Meteor!"

"Leavany, get clear and punish with struggle bug!" Burgh orders, as Gawain summons a meteor twice his own size and slams it onto the battlefield. For a moment, both trainers hold their breath, before the shards of Struggle Bug slam home onto Gawain, further sapping his strength. The video pauses.

"Yeah, and this is why some trainers hate Draco Meteor. It drops your special attacks twice over and has a long enough lead time that your opponent will get out of the way at least 10% of the time. That said, great read on Sam's part. She knew either a grass-type attack, a special attack, or a grass-type special attack was incoming, and switched out to the pokemon best able to absorb it, and even threw on a heal with the spare time since Gawain had taken some damage. Excellent play. Equally good punish on Burgh's part. Doubling down on crippling Gawain's special attack with Struggle Bug means that now, unless Sam switches out and gives Burgh a free hit, Gawain can't do any damage. However, if there's one thing I've learned and passed on, it's that you don't always need to do damage to win a battle."

"Gawain! Water pulse, focus on slowing her down and soaking the arena!" Sam orders.

"Raphael is a he actually! I know it can be hard to tell though!" Burgh notes from across the room.

"Sorry, focus on slowing him down!"

"It's alright. Take them down and keep your footing, Aerial Ace!"

The Leavany, apparently named Raphael, jumps into the air, and extends a set of wings from under his cloak, zipping through the air towards Gawain. Meanwhile, the Goomy surrounds himself with a bubble of water, seemingly charging it, before Raphael cuts through and knocks him out, becoming soaked through, and covering the floor in water. No damage is sustained.

"So. This looks not great. Why would Sam try a special attack that isn't even effective? Simple! It's not supposed to do damage!" Mordred comments with clear pride in his voice. "Gawain just used a pseudo-move! One reliant on getting hit and having it disrupted! This is why I say he's probably the smartest one on the team. He picked up the idea so quickly, and recognized that he could sacrifice damage to instead coat the enemy in water and slime. Which for those of you who haven't ever met a Goomy, they are sticky as anything, meaning Raphael here just had his speed tanked, plus the water which means..."

The video resumes, as Sam pulls out another Pokeball. "Alright Percival, Gawain set you up! Ice Fang! Freeze the water solid!"

"Oh clever, but too slow! Leaf Blade!" Burgh orders in turn, but it is in fact Raphael who is too slow, restricted by the slime. Percival bites down on the water, turning it into a rushing wave of ice that locks the Leavany in place.

"Alright, he's all yours, finish the job, FIRE FANG!" Sam roars, clearly pumped up, and Percival is as well. With flame trailing behind him, and a mighty TYYYYYYYYYY! He leaps into the air and brings his blazing jaws down hard on the Leavany, smashing them to the ground and KOing them in a single hit.

"NOW THAT'S FUCKING TEAMWORK!" Mordred shouts, clearly extremely proud. "Great work to all of you, and Percival the MVP, Arc he's going to be insufferable later but for now I am so proud of them all!" The noivern is clearly delighted with the younger members of his team. He looks like a proud parent.

"Let that be the last lesson then. With good switching, teamwork, and proper knowledge of the mechanics of your moves and type effectiveness, even an unevolved team can take down a fully evolved ace!" Mordred concludes, still clearly delighted as the video shows Sam quickly reviving her KO'ed team members, and giving all of them hugs before starting as Burgh walks over and coughs. She stands up, quickly apologizing, and wipes off a slime-covered hand and shakes with the gym leader before obtaining her badge. Mordred's face cam sees him clearly beaming.

"Well, I hope this helped trainers new and old to appreciate that there's often still a lot of merit in these lower level battles. For those of you younger, don't consider the time you're training a lower level team up to be something you just have to get through. It's full of all its own kinds of excitement. For those of you further beyond, don't forget that the lower levels still have plenty of potential to be tapped, both in terms of moves, and in terms of their own unique tactics and strategies. Please do remember to send in your own battles, high or low level, for me to analyze, though next time will be one of my own, and it won't be one you want to miss. Until then, this has been Battle Breakdown. I've been Mordred, signing off to go give my juniors another congratulatory hug.

[sweetmastermind]

Asleast finally gaeul get 22 s lines and main rapper rei get 22,7 s-23s with her Pink hair.

Both shine..yet this is suspicious than starshit trying sabotaged liz..i have seen tarot reader write high up or person bullying liz ...the reasons of non lines now..idk this is reason of her weight.

I hope liz is okay off camera...weird starship didn't chosed blue blood or not your girl like pre release..liz get 32s and 21s...

Wonyoung fit the song so much like if this is song teased haters. (The produder know that)22-23s

Yujin fit the girl crush so much also get most lines like 25s

Leeseo is cute maknae but managed become versatile when she want (19s)

I like the style of the video, not really my cup of tea the song even though kitsch (i dont now how to write it 😭) is catchy!

but yeah, usually pre-releases are promoted for some stages while doing the main promotions for the TT, but really don't understand the idea of not giving her more lines?

[deepakshukala65]

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Arcana 99 - Ch. 5

A Floating Relic

What is this? Next

Of course, I had heard of the Grenfell-Maxwell Marathon. Upon first hearing of it, and the prize that awaited the victor, I knew that this was the moment I was told to await. I quickly gathered a platoon of like-minded men and refitted an old zeppelin to carry us to victory.

The sight of the quarter-kilometer-long beast drew attention, but I became a Major for my ability to turn things around. We moored the zeppelin several miles behind the end of the race’s starting grid. We would launch before the race began and would drift to just behind the line by noon. After that, I would brief the men aboard of our mission, but before I could do either, I needed to finish this idiotic interview.

“So, what are your plans if you win this ‘wish’ everyone’s been promised?” The reporter laughed at the word ‘wish’ as he pointed the microphone to me.

“I care none for the wish, real or no. I only desire to show that Germany has moved beyond our wretched past and is a source of more than just war.”

Damned Englishman, you are the reason we’re seen this way.

“And you’ll certainly show the versatility of German engineering with your zeppelin back there. Might I ask what its name is?”

“Oh, yes, that is the Graf Zeppelin, but we call it the Graf II to avoid confusion. Built to be the sister ship of the Hindenburg, but after the disaster in ‘37, it was scheduled for destruction.” The reporter nodded along to my drivel.

You’d believe anything, wouldn’t you?

“I fought tooth and claw to keep it around, for historical purposes of course. I had the interior remodeled to better reflect the Hindenburg and even took it for a few test flights. Even then, I never thought I’d get the chance to fly it for any real journeys much less with so many watching,” I forced a natural smile, “It truly is an honor to be able to be the man that shows the world that airships need not be forgotten.”

Honor? A fool’s tool, and. . .

“Thank you for that insight, Mr. Kober. One final question, how are you prepared to obtain helium abroad with most of it being held in the US?”

It’s Major Kober you twit.

“Ha, the US may have 90% of all helium, but we’ve made contracts with the other 10%. Some of them were even willing to give it to us for free just to see the Graf fly overhead.”

“Wow, I suppose you have everything figured out, huh?”

You fucking imbecile. No amount of helium could make it fly, not without drastic changes to the ship. Hydrogen is the only option we have.

“Yes,” I smiled at the man, “planning ahead is a must when flying an airship. Misreading a weather map, flying too high, unevenly distributing weight, and venting too much air can all quickly lead to a crash. Even landing is an odyssey. We need specially built mooring masts which haven’t been made or used in twenty years. In fact, we had to order the construction of a mast both here and in Lake Petén Itzá just to be able to participate in the race. And, if we must build one at every stage and hire a ground crew to launch and land us, we’d probably spend more money than we could win!”

The reporter laughed then took a step back, “Well, that’s all we have time for. The race is going to start soon, and I’m sure you’re just dying to get started,” The reporter said some final words to his invisible audience then waved for the camera operator to stop filming. With that annoyance out of the way, I started for the Graf.

I boarded, and the vessel’s captain immediately ordered the 200-person ground crew to walk the Graf Zeppelin away from its moor. When we had reached an appropriate distance, he gave another order and they threw off the ropes tying us to the ground and the Graf began to gently lift off. If I hadn’t watched it happen, I never would have never noticed it due to the gentle nature of our ascent. When we reached our cruising altitude of 200 meters, I climbed up the ladder from the control gondola and into the Zeppelin’s hull. From there I walked into the lower deck’s interior. I turned left, walked through the Chief Stewards cabin which had been refitted into a cabin for our head doctor, and into the smoking room.

Inside sat the eight sergeants of our 85-man army. I gave them a swift briefing of our flight plans, and how they should prepare their troops for potential deployment. The officers knew that deployment was unlikely. I knew better but kept it to myself for now. I finished the briefing, and the other eight men all stood to relay the information to their squads. As they left, I stopped the fourth squad sergeant, Vasilij Hetzenauer, and gave him further instruction. I then made my way to the upper deck lounge.

We had refitted much of the old ship to better reflect our needs, but many of the niceties originally provided were too great to remove. We had kept the paintings, seats, and tables from the original design, however, the item I had wanted most, the aluminum Blüthner piano, had been destroyed during the war.

I had always held a fascination with musical instruments. The skill and artisanship required to make even a rudimentary one were immense. Every detail, every facet of the design had to be perfect. It was like a microcosm of life; to succeed, all imperfections must be removed and replaced. If you have an imperfect piano, you could fix the broken parts as they begin to interfere with its sound, but in the end, you would still need to remove them all. So, why waste time waiting for them to harm you?

My mourning was interrupted by sergeant Hetzenhauer stepping into the room. He had a rifle on his back and a tube in his hand. If I had looked closer, I would have seen that the tube was a single scope of a long-broken binocular. Of course, I had no need to look closer; I already knew what it could do. The sergeant walked past me and sat on a bench in the promenade. He opened the window before him and readied his rifle.

“I take it that you already know what I was going to order?” I said, sitting down on the bench beside him.

“I knew that ‘meet me in the lounge, bring your gun’ meant that I was about to fire it,” he fiddled with the rifle’s scope, “What I don’t know is how you expected me to see anything.”

I looked out my own window. The ground beneath us looked like little more than a muddy pond. A moment later, a lone fish leaped out of the water. It continued to climb upwards until its entire form was revealed to not be a fish but a plane.

“There’s your answer Hetzenauer. Dumont would win this race. . . if she can finish.”

Vasilij said nothing. He carefully aimed his rifle at the approaching plane and surveyed it for weak areas. The plane continued its rapid ascent, much more rapid than I thought Dumont would fly, and grew ever nearer to our vessel. In fact, she appeared to be on a direct collision course with us.

Is she really so desperate for attention? Oh well, she would be the only one hurt by such a crash.

I glanced at the old ship wheel hung on the wall above where the piano should have been.

Dumont’s plane was less than a hundred meters from us now, and sergeant Hetzenauer smiled, fumbled with his gun’s trigger, and quickly pulled it back inside the window. I barely had time to register that he had not even made a shot before Dumont’s plane eclipsed our windows and veered away from us.

With Dumont’s distraction over, I was able to fully focus on Vasilij’s direct failure, “You didn’t fire! Explain yourself right now!”

“I had two reasons for not firing, Major Kober,” He addressed me by my title, but his words held no respect, only necessity. “One, the pilot of that plane was not Dumont. Two, someone else had sabotaged her plane and caused one of the engines to catch fire.”

We weren’t the only ones thinking about eliminating Dumont. Good.

I congratulated Vasilij for his observational skills and dismissed him. He retired to the writing room next to the lounge. I looked out the window once more. The air beneath us was still too murky to make out any individual people. Craning my neck to glimpse at Dumont's shrinking plane, I could barely make out several thin, gray wisps emanating from it.

With first-place secured, I started towards the lower deck's bar.

Vasilij's voice emerged from the writing room and cut my plans short, “Major Kober!” His voice still held no respect, only urgency, “Two racers have already pulled ahead of us!”

What?!

I ran to the room. Inside a small radio was quietly tuned into the race. Out of the radio came the voice of the reporter that had interviewed me earlier, “. . .of the same team. This really does put the pressure on the other competitors. Can anyone but Dumont’s plane and Kober’s Zeppelin hope to stand up to these two magnificent competitors? Why, if I wasn’t watching this happen, I would dismiss it as fantasy. Yet, here they are. A motorcycle and a horse topping nearly one-hundred and fifty miles per hour. . .”

I looked at Vasilij.

Could they have. . .

“. . . ten minutes ago, I would have given the race to Dumont, and second place to Kober, but now it appears that second is likely to be. . .” The announcer’s voice became more muted as he spoke to the unheard people within the studio, “You really think I would fall for this nonsense? I know that this race is starting a bit strange, but you won’t make me look like a fool! I should have you fired for that! There’s no way. . .” Silence filled the airwaves as someone at the studio muted his microphone, “Are we back now?” His voice had lost all the wonder and cheeriness it held before. It had been replaced with the voice of someone’s whose entire world had been destroyed and violated before them; a voice I had only heard one other time, “God, this will be the end of my career,” He took a deep breath, and a rustling page could be heard, “The first stage of the Grenfell-Maxwell Marathon, from the Great Salt Lake to Flores, Guatemala, started on June 24, 1954, at 12:00 PM. Now, at 12:15 PM on the same day, it. . . it. . .” He sighed, paused, and sighed again, “We have a winner.”

What!? How dare they! First, those two bastards break ahead, and now someone else has already won? Verdammt, we’ll lose at this rate. Then we’ll never get the wish, and the Reich will never be reformed.

I stopped, afraid I had spoken. They were too transfixed by the broadcast to notice if I had. My lapse in concentration caused my wound to flare up. My cheek burned, and I soothed it the best I could with the moist handkerchief I kept for moments like this.

No. No, perfection is achieved by destroying the imperfect. And victory is achieved by destroying the undeserving victors. I cannot get caught up in minor setbacks. Not until I know who I can trust with my true goal.

That thought calmed me enough to ignore the pain. This race was certainly going to be more difficult than I anticipated, but with both the Graf and our manpower, victory was an inevitability. This race was merely a test. A test to ensure that the imperfect is removed and the perfect rise. I smiled, now certain of my success.

I am Gottlieb Kober, and this race is how I got my wish.

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Forcing you to talk about what you love about Shadow Hearts 2

shadow hearts 2 is the first source cited in the "declining health" section of the inevitable biopic written after my tragic and mysterious disappearance at the hands of a glittering stone. its like if 9/11 happened and planes just kept smashing into the towers like houseflies. that being said its one of my favorite games of all time for its gameplay alone. it has one of the most creative and intuitive battle systems in any jrpg i've ever played and despite the limited progression I never got tired of chaining together turns and plotting out ways to line up enemies for a combo that would sweep them all up at once. The judgement ring is such a perfectly engaging mechanic not because button=good but because of how versatile it is as a product of its simplicity. it impacts nearly every aspect of gameplay even outside of battles and you can customize how much weight you want it to have on every action you take and that gives you an insane amount of agency in the way in which you want to play the game. This is combined with how every party member has a unique interaction with how the system impacts their style of battle that makes them both cohesive with one another while also being wholly unique. also the combo mechanic is genius in how it forces you to consider the placement of the party on the battlefield and which actions are worth risking getting insta-wiped just to maximize their effectiveness. The fact that aerial and ground-slamming combos add additional damage and also delay status effects in order to maximize cycles of burst damage is so fucking good. My favorite party members were Blanca and Joaquin, the former being a doggy who gains new skills by playing with and beating up other dogs, and the latter being a gay vampire/pro wrestler who gains new abilities via gay sex. however this means i unfortunately have to talk about the reason i hate this game now. so shadow hearts hates women and gay men and not in an ironic or of-its-time way but like. with a genuine seething hatred. literally every single character that is even slightly effeminate is posed as either actively predatory by nature of living at all in the case of gay men, or actively desperate for sexualization and simply in denial of it in the case of women (especially if you're a darker skinned woman. holy shit). every fucking time the game dared to introduce an interesting concept in the story it would wake up in a cold sweat and rush into the main room to say something genuinely disgusting to remind me that it was fucking shadow hearts and thats why i'm so hesitant to say anything nice about it! girl come to me first say sorry to women and gay people and ill talk about how pretty your art style is and how fun your enemy designs are see look at this one