#this pic was really hard to make on mobile

[garrandia]

any day now

[viperwhispered]

Notes on Jamil's speech patterns

I was supposed to just pick out some examples of typical Jamil lines. How he speaks, the vocabulary he uses, things like that. Something I could easily refer to when writing to get the tone right.

But then it kinda blew up, oop – because it’s hard to talk about how a character speaks without also dipping into why they say whatever they say.

Plus then I wanted to get examples of Jamil in different moods, and could not resist some poignant things that were more related to his character or backstory rather than strictly the speech patterns themselves, so… It expanded a bit.

Anyways. Some things I noticed he tends to do:

Sighs (more than I realized)

Snarks

Tch (though could be a more general twst writing choice too)

Stutters when he’s flustered / embarrassed / caught of guard (what a cutie)

Goes ahem like an old man when he’s trying to get back on track in those off-kilter moments

Kinda formal with his manner of speech and choice of words (especially in servant mode) (I always worry I exaggerate this but he sure does do that)

But there’s still some animatedness with the way he emphasises words, for example

(so long-suffering and ready to bark out directions to Kalim oh boy - the way the directness just comes through when he loses it)

sugarcoating his opinions if he doesn’t feel like he can say them plainly (tyrant becomes rigorous, etc.)

sarcasm, sometimes with a side of deadpan, sometimes with a smirk

“Good grief” (another thing I didn't realize was that much of a catchphrase)

Very mild on the level of insults & swears honestly, (I mean, "drat"?) but I imagine this is more of a result of the game's rating (I guess for in-game reasons we can say he's been very conditioned by his upbringing)

I put the screenshots that seemed telling, and some related notes, on to a google sheet. That way one can filter and order it in various ways.

The sheet is probably best viewed on a computer or another larger screen, the screenshots might make it a bit difficult to navigate on mobile.

I did go in with the assumption that Jamil might speak differently pre-overblot (when the servant mask is firmly in place) and post-overblot (at least those occasions where he allows himself to be more honest). Like, there’s the sycophantic (as Leona calls it) flatterer, versus when Jamil’s honestly voicing his own thoughts. Which also shows in how I chose to categorize the screenshots.

Of course events are a bit wibbly wobbly in relation to the main story so can’t be placed in the timeline in the same way, but there are still those occasions where it seems you can tell the difference between the servant mask and a Jamil who’s not saying things just for the sake of appearances.

So, to explain the logic of the sheet:

First column has a screenshot of something Jamil says. The second two columns give the source.

The column for whether or not this happened before or after the overblot is only really used for main story things, since event stories are kinda murky timeline-wise.

Next is whether Jamil seems to be putting on the servant mask or speaking more honestly. This is where get more to interpretation territory, and I’ve not applied it to every screenshot (either because that didn’t seem like the relevant part for that line, or because I couldn’t tell).

The last column of the sheet is where we get most to my personal interpretations. So of course you might read these lines differently than I do, and that’s completely fine, these are simply the aspects that seemed poignant to me. Some notes are simply pointing out specific word choices or style of speech, others delve more into character analysis side of things.

Totally fine if you want to copy this file or modify it to your own needs. All I ask is that you don’t pass off anything I wrote as your own thoughts.

Order of lines is based purely on the order the pics were in my screenshots folder, so guess this is also an insight on the order I played things in, lol.

Tagging some jamil peeps in case y'all find this useful:

@crystallizsch @diodellet @moonyasnow @twstgo @lex752

@majestickitty @viperbunnies

[descendantsramblings]

Just a short cute thing where Fem! Reader and Maleficent are dating and Mal just loves teasing her gf by turning into her dragon form in small

Pure fluff, thank u :>

“Short cute” is speaking my language rn. So glad to be back to writing long stuff but between these and writing a layout for a Dead Boy Detectives fic I needed a good head canon or Drabble 🖤

Also I wrote and edited this whole thing while on the clock at work so forgive me if something is a little odd, I HATE typing on mobile because it’s easier to get typos.

Play

Maleficent x Reader

Pronouns used: she/her/hers

Summary: watching her girlfriend study can get just so boring

Warnings: descriptions of Maleficent turning into a dragon but it’s really nothing (at least as a horror and body horror fan it’s absolutely nothing but I’ll warn you just in case), fluff

Word Count: 1.1K

Pic because finding gifs of my girl (who’s almost always background or literally on Hades lol) is so hard

She can’t say no one warned her. Of course, Maleficent thought her girlfriend hung the sun, she was humanities own light source. All aglow when she was excited and warm enough that the dark fae was constantly convinced she had a fever. She was obsessed with her, but that doesn’t mean the rest of her friends lied when they said dating a hero kid could get so boring. Not that (Y/n) in general was boring, it was actually pretty easy to get her running around with the villains, but when she felt like being good? She could get obnoxiously good. Like straight As helping out in soup kitchens type of good. Which if the pixie was honest, she found that side of her girlfriend extremely endearing. Sometimes she even wonders if that sweet half of her is what saw Maleficent as worthy for her. Not that she’d ever admit to that out loud, it would wreck her image. If the fact that she could watch the girl complete mundane tasks in complete infatuation didn’t already kill her image. Or at least she normally could watch her like that.

The girl had been studying for an hour, rewriting her notes in a decorative and color coded way that she swore made it easier for her to study. “Rewriting it makes me think about it harder, Mali. Engraves it into my memory.” It sounded like an excuse to her, seemed to her that the girl just liked to look at pretty things. Not that she minded, whatever she wanted to do was fine by her, (Y/n) was her own woman. And Maleficent loved to be the pretty thing she was looking at, so who was she to complain about other ones? But Mali was starting to wonder if she and Tinkerbell had something in common. If she didn’t get her girlfriend’s attention soon she was sure she’d just fall over and just die. She was growing weaker by the second, she was positive of that. And getting the girl’s attention away from swirling pretty calligraphy into a notebook was proving to be impossible.

Every nuzzle to her neck was met with a playful push. Kissing her face just earned the pixie a “Mali, doll, I’m working.” It was infuriating. Why let her in if (Y/n) only planned on ignoring her? Her pale arms make their way around the princess’ waist, face falling against the girl’s back with a dramatic sigh. “I’m almost done, Doll. Just two more pages.” Two more? That won’t do, she needs more attention now. “Come on,” she drags the word out pulling away from her girlfriend with a whine. “Since when are you so good?” “I’ve always been good, Doll. You’re the villain between us, remember?” She uncaps a different pen, readjusting the notebook before her. “You don’t seem so good when you’re out running around with me and the other VKs. You ask how high when Uliana says just just like Morgie does.” It gets her a hum, pen tapping against the page in the speedy pattern. “Yeah well, if I make Uli happy she’ll do my hair. No one else here can braid like she can.” Mali laughs, “Fine, then if we can’t cuddle, let’s go see if she’ll do your hair. Give me something.” “I’ll be done soon.” She scoffs, lightly smacking the back of the girl’s shoulder, “You said you were doing homework.” (Y/n)’s eyes roll, sparing the girl a look over her shoulder, “Studying is homework, Mali.” Now her eyes roll, throwing herself back on the bed, “This isn’t studying. Studying is reading over notes, this is some other thing.” She hums, “Maybe that’s why my grades are higher than yours.” It’s a playful remark, the girl poking her tongue out at the pixie before turning back to her work.

She wants to play? Okay, they can play. She cuts a look to the girl, a pen cap held loosely in her mouth as she delicately drags a pen brush across a page. She was distracted enough. Turning into a large dragon took far too much energy from her, but a small one? One that could fit right in the girl’s lap? That was easy. Maleficent could barely feel it as her bones gave way. Shoulder blades and vertebrae stretching out to form the structure of wings. Purple scales forcing their way through pale skin, tearing their way into veins to beseen. She hasn’t let wings of any kind come out in so long, it felt heavenly. The stretch making her suppress a whimper. She desperately needed to do this more, instead of just when she felt the need to harass her way into getting what she wants.

Slowly, careful not to make too much noise, she flaps her wings, once, twice. By the third time, when she realized the sound wasn’t alerting (Y/n), she knew she could take flight. Fluttering through the dorm, she lands on the girl’s dresser, blowing a small puff of flames onto a candle then settling beside it. Waiting, glowing green eyes trained on the girl who had playfully become her prey. The smell of smoke would alert her, it always did. Lilac and smoke slowly and softly fill the air, making the princess look up, worried eyes glancing around the room before landing on her dresser. “Really? You’re that desperate for me?” Desperate? No, she was anything but that. While her eyes are away from the page, Maleficent takes flight again, swooping up the pens the girl was using before fluttering over her head.

“Mali, you’re just prolonging how long it will be before I can lay back and cuddle with you. You know that, right?” Her hand shoots up for her pens and the dragon flies closer to the ceiling. “This is ridiculous, you are being ridiculous.” Pens clatter into the wastebasket by the girl’s desk, the dragon swooping in to fill the girl’s lap before she can get up to retrieve them. “Are all fae this needy or just you?” The question is met with a nuzzle against her stomach, the dragon refusing to get too close to her skin in case she’d scratch the delicate stretch of flesh.

Sighing, the girl closes her two notebooks, pushing them to the side before she lays back. “If I take a little study break will you let me finish my work without whining?” The dragon crawls up her stomach, tilting her head to the side. Sweeten the deal. “If we cuddle?” Letting out a sigh, Mali curls up on the girl’s chest, her head laying just so close to her heart she feels as if she’s hearing the lubb-Dubb of it in her own head. “You’re not gonna turn back into a girl for me? Made you wait so long that I only deserve scales?” It’s not a complaint, not a real one at least. Her nails digging into the space between two wings, a glorious scratching sensation that makes Maleficent’s eyes lull closed. She was never above playing if the Royal wanted to play. She was always the winner of the girl’s long games.

[buf309]

Pose Reference Resources

I promised Dia (aka aerequets) that I will make a collection of pose references in the reply of one of her art posts, and then I completely forgot about it. Until now. I'm sorry for my bad memory.

So, yeah, better late than never I guess?

The pose collection I use the most is no longer free. They used to let you download a whole album (more than 8GB worth of data) to use offline, but now you have to pay $40/package or $200 for full sets. I still have the zip file for a very old version of theirs, but I can't legally share it. So, let's skip to the other options.

1/ First, you heard of those 3D dolls program that let you model your own reference pose? This one is an online one and for free, the whole ordeal. Of course since it's online and free, you can't save your model for next time, and it costs quite a lot of time to set the model up. So, you should take as much screenshots in as many tricky angles as you need once you done with the setting. Best using for complicated scenes where those below don't have what you need already available.

2/ This one is free and in 3D, you can rotate the model to any angle that you need. The only set back is the numbers of poses are quite limited. This one is best for using as a basic blocks then build up what you want to draw, or just as a practice to improve your understanding of human anatomy.

3/ This one is free for personal uses and the pose collection is massive. The setbacks are the language barrier (it's in Japanese, English is sometimes tag-a-long) and you have to search through their pages for what you need. The pics for each pose is static but they are in different angle in almost 360 degrees. There are many 2-person and 3-person poses too. Great for illustration inspiration.

4/ This one will only show reference photos of human head, at whatever angle you rotate the model. The web interface is easy to use. There are options like searching based on gender, ages, emotions, glasses, facial hair or not, etc. Good for practicing face drawing.

5/ This one will show reference photos for human body parts, at whatever angle you rotate the model, read the instructions for how to do it. The web interface is quite hard to use at first, just tinkering around for a bit, and you will be fine. There are options like searching based on gender and which particular parts that you need refs for. Good for that moment when you go "huh? how is this <body part> will look in this <situation>????"

6/ This one will only show reference photos of animal heads, and only the head, at whatever angle you rotate the model. The accurate skull refencence list is their best point. There are enough common species in the drop down list. Tbh, I don't use this much because I often need refs for the whole animal most of the time. But it's best for furry artists, I guess?

7/ Real model photos. They sell pose reference in themed packs, but there are enough free packs to use as drawing practice too.

8/ This is the best for general background reference. Lots of options. Not really good for very specific location results, but good for random background in drawings.

9/ Lastly, for specific objects or background references at strange angles, I often search for 3D models on this site then take screenshots of whatever I need.

That's all, folks. Hope this list can help ease some of the struggles that we will encounter on our quest of learning the art of drawing things 😂

[crazylittlejester]

Unsure if you’ve answers this already, but what’s the rest of the chain doing in your modern au?

I don’t think ive ever really talked a lot about it like, in depth, but im more than happy to because i love my au and my silly guys :)

my bad for spelling errors i am Stupid 💔

Time: (46) Lives on the ranch with Malon. He worked full time as a mechanic before he met and married Malon, and he still works at the same place just SIGNIFICANTLY less hours because he’s also doing work on the ranch. He also plays guitar as a hobby, he played more when he was younger but Twilight’s BIGGEST flex in middle and early high school was that his dad owns some fuckass guitars

Hyrule: (20) He really really really likes rocks and being outside so he’s going into geology because he wanted to dig in the dirt and find special rocks. Sometimes Twi will text him like “bro where are you?” and if he even has service Hyrule will just send him a pic in the literal middle of fucking nowhere. Hyrule lives with Legend in the same apartment as Wars, Twi, and Sky, EXACTLY one floor below them

Legend: (20) Political science major, because he was running out of time and had to pick something. He’s not super sure what he wants to do, he has like, no plans, he didn’t think he’d be alive this long and have to DO something with his life. He works at the same little coffee shop as Sky, and those two are good friends. Every time Wars is being too loud above him (jumping, screaming, dancing) he will get up on his table and smack the ceiling and yell, or he’ll leave him angry voicemails. He left the dorms because he couldn’t handle being in the room next to Wars’s dramatic ass, he was DEVASTATED to discover all he did was move in underneath him

Wild: (19) He’s doing fashion/arts and he really really likes photography. He’s a retired skater (same as Wars) and on good days he can move around alright with minimal pain, but it’s not uncommon for him to use a mobility aid. He’s very good friends with Wars and sometimes they’ll fuck around at the rink together, other times when he has five minutes to spare Wars will drive him around and they’ll go to parks and just sit. They’re each other’s oldest friend and they both left a sport that was literally their entire world and its been hard to adjust to life without competitions but they’ve got each other. Wars makes a very serious effort to meet up with Wild 2-3 times a week

Four: (19) He’s a blacksmith, like his grandpa, but he got roped into this mess of a friend group somehow anyways. He finds most of them to be far too loud or dramatic, but they’re his best friends and he’s stuck with em

Wind: (16) He’s still in high school, but he does band and soccer. Wars took him skating ONCE because he used to babysit him, and Wind kinda got obsessed with the idea of what he calls ‘knife shoes’. Of ALL the people Wars has taken to the rink with him (who have no prior experience skating), Wind is the best. He’d be able to fuck around and play ice hockey with Wars, he’d get his ass beat if he went against an actual hockey player, but he can play a simple friendly game with Wars if Wars agrees to it

and then for anyone unfamiliar with the au!!:

Wars: (20/21; depends on what time of year I write the au in, because everything is just about their last year of undergrad and he’s a December birthday) He’s a retired figure skater who holds a world record and several gold medals, and he won the hyrule equivalent of the olympics at 18. He’s a dance major now, he’s been doing ballet since he was 3 and he never quit it, and he’s gone pretty much all day during the week because he goes skating for two hours before class, his last class ends at 5:30, and then if he’s actively in a show rehearsal ends at 10. Weekends are his only time to breathe but he’ll still have rehearsal from 1-6 and will hit the rink from like 10-11 unless Sky and Twi get on their literal hands and knees and BEG him not to because they miss him and “when will my husband return from the fucking war??”

Twilight: (21/22; his birthday is March) Bio/chem major with the intent to become a vet for ranch animals. He LOVES animals so so so so much, and he has a rather bad habit of bringing home sat wet creatures to his adoptive parents/aunt&uncle Time and Malon who just need a little extra love, including but not limited to: Several dogs, several cats, an injured bird, Warriors, a baby deer. Most of these things get taken care of and then released or Time helps them get adopted, and others get kept (at LEAST four dogs (including a very fluffy one named Wolfie), Wars, and two cats)

Sky: (21) English literature major who wants to become a teacher because he had an awful time as a disabled kid in school and he was made to feel stupid and he NEVER wants a kid to have that experience. It broke his heart to realize Wars had that experience too and still thinks he’s stupid, but Sky is determined to be the kind of english teacher you remember DECADES after you leave grade school because they were so important and changed your life. His gf Sun also loves english literature, and they go on dates to the library together and it’s just disgustingly sweet. He’s living out his best coffee shop romance au life because he does in fact work at a coffee shop and he did in fact fall in love with the girl who came in and ordered mint tea at 4 pm on the dot every day he just so happened to be working

[gamergirl-niffler]

Dating game that surprised me... A lot!

Recently I started to play a mobile game called "Love & deep space" and I need to admit it - This game really surprised me.

When my ex-friend showed me this game, all I saw was: dating, pretty 3D, Korean looking men. I told her it's pretty and didn't think much of it because it wasn't out yet.

Few days ago while trying to get up from bed in the morning I suddenly remembered about this game and I decided to check if it's out. It was, so I downloaded it and started playing.

At the very beginning, the game was just a pretty looking game. I need to say that wasn't ready for the kinda limited but nice character creator (no possibility to change chair color & length - only available in photo booth option) and a voice modification option.

Main character looks pretty!

I just played through the story and my jaw honestly dropped when my game suddenly flipped to the side for a fighting section of the game

I was not ready, BUT I quite enjoyed it. Fighting reminds me about Genshin on mobile, dodge, tap, tap, tap, be careful of your health, etc.

Fighting parts aren't THAT hard, but at the same time you need to upgrade your cards and add things to them to make them stronger. Pretty basic stuff.

There are lots of fight related activities that give really nice rewards and drop materials needed to making your team stronger.

NOW THE BEST PART! - THE MEN!

Game has three love interests

Xavier - The sleepy boy

Zayne - The doctor

Rafayel - The artist

Each of them have his place in the story, and each is so much more than he looks like at the very beginning.

I honestly love Rafayel, maybe because he is an artist... he is also a little annoying, but it's also kinda sweet. I have the most memories with him and the highest lvl.

Furthermore, I love how going through the main story isn't the only way to interact with them. The game provides lots of options to spend time with them and learn new stuff about them.

You can go hunt for plushies in a claw machine or play a game that is like tic-tac-toe but with cats and cards, or you can take a photo with them. One of my many favourite things, I mean LOOK:

(in order, I mentioned them before)

I love it because in this mode you can actually REALLY change your MC's look, which is wonderful! You can change your hair length, color, change make up, outfit and add accessories. Also, you pick poses and background. You also can do pics of your MC, just him or couple pics or mix of everything!

Of course, the main story isn't the only thing, there are also plenty of 'side mini stories' that are unlocked by getting specific memories.

THE LAST THING, I TRULY FALL IN LOVE WITH!

I am a sucker for ASMRs, especially the ones with my favorite characters. I can spend HOURS listening to those.

This game has something similar! You unlock specific audios by obtaining the right memories.

There are two versions - the first version is more of a story thing so you can listen, but it has "subtitles" that describe what MC says and what is happening. You don't have to, but yeah, it's a bit hard to imagine what's exactly happening sometimes.

But the other version... ooooh the other version. It's made to be JUST listen to! No subtitles or anything, just... listen and enjoy what you hear

In summary:

I really fall in love with this game. It's so much more than I expected it to be. It offers a lot of rewards and makes it easy to obtain decent cards without throwing your real money away. Sure, it's gacha game, but it's not as annoying as it could be. Sure, you still can spend money for it if you want extra features, but if you look for a game that isn't just about spending your money, it's a good pick.

Animations look nice, cards are pretty, voice acting is good, story is ok I'd say.

As for me, it's a good game! I am recommending it! A lot!

[annbourbon]

Beyond The Planets: What The Planets really are in the Cheritzverse

(yes, they're not just The Ssum)

Okay;;; I had several WTF moments while writing this post and you're about to see why. But before that, if you need a quick refreshment on how Karmic Laws work, you should read this post, cause we're about to delve even more into it. Also, this is intended to be a long post because it's gonna be 2 or 3 posts in one, since they're connected.

Also, there were tons of pics to support this post and I could not fit them all into one no matter how hard I tried making collages and stuff~ hence this ended up becoming a two parts post, with the second and third (probably more incoming~) part posting only the images I couldn't fit here. Thank you!!!

♡ Beyond The Planets ~ Part 2

♡ Beyond The Planets ~ Part 3

Quick Guide ~ Beyond Planets

There are two types of planets inside The Ssum. Stationary and Seasonal planets. These stationary and seasonal planets hold a purpose, like, in theory you can say they are nothing but just planets. However if you pay attention to what they say~ you have several things.

So far I'm working with 4 planets to unravel the mysteries so far: Root of desire, Crotune, Bamboo Forest of Troubles and Momint.

Although my theory is that they all are tied and work to supply each other.

Also, being honest, to delve in great detail in each of the planets would take me forever so this is just the basics and the descriptions, to tie them with the rest of the Cheritzverse thread but not an actual guide of how they work or what you find inside them. Because it's so much more~

Mobile/Seasonal Planets

These planets are supposed to be like "seasons" that come and go~ and the characters (LI) are basically changing their appearance, and the emojis, even the background every time there's a new planet~

1. Vanas

2. Mewry

3. Crotune

4. Tolup

5. Cloudi

6. Burni

7. Pi

8. Momint

Emotion/Stationary Planets

I tried to put them all together but it's kind of difficult to do it so~

Then you have the other planets that are kind of like our solar system~ always there.

1. City of Free Men

2. Root of Desire

3. Canals of Sensitivity

4. Archive of Sentences

5. Milky Way of Gratitude

6. Bamboo Forest of Troubles

7. Mountains of Wandering Humor

8. Archive of Terran Info

Now that we have them, let's delve into the Karmic Laws, which at this point I don't think it's a coincidence the way they are, but I'm also not sure I can properly identify them myself as I'm still learning them and besides, many of them repeat. But it's up to you to decide~

⋆ ₊ ﾟ ☽ * ₊ ⋆From Stationary Planets⋆ ₊ ﾟ ☽ * ₊ ⋆

* According to Wikipedia these are called Emotion Planets.

City of Free Men

Karmic Laws: Growth and open mindness. (???)

Described as a place to build a Lab where you can study what you want. For bored participants to get rid of boredom.

⋆ ₊ ﾟ ☽ * ₊ ⋆⋆ ₊ ﾟ ☽ * ₊ ⋆˚₊·—̳͟͞͞♡

Root of Desire

Karmic Laws: You create your reality

Described as a planet to send your desires into the universe. All sorts of desires are drawn to this planet. So you get to share and unleash the desire deep inside your heart it with the souls visiting. (This planet is best friends with desire for shopping. Or so it says~)

*Beware. You might be taken over by your desire if you stay for too long.

As a note: When you "create a desire" it asks you things like, what do you want, need~~

And offers things in the following categories:

♡ Object ♡ Human ♡ Romance ♡ Wealth

♡ Life ♡ Career ♡ Academics ♡ Inner

♡ Family ♡ Others

Following that, it asks you to specify the desire:

♡ Express it in relation to reality

♡ Express it freely like a dream

And no, there is no coming back. So you need to choose well. IMO, this feels like creating a spell, or making a deal with the Wizard. You even send signals for your wish to become real. And if you express it in relation to reality, you need to set a date for your wish to become true.

The planet itself feels a bit too much like you're actually trading something or shopping. The mention of souls specifically, to share it with another soul or send signals, I don't know if I'm overthinking things but it feels like being in some kind of black market. It reminds me a bit of Nameless but I still fail to see how~ and in a way I think it's similar to Crotune yet not the same.

⋆ ₊ ﾟ ☽ * ₊ ⋆⋆ ₊ ﾟ ☽ * ₊ ⋆˚₊·—̳͟͞͞♡

Canals of Sensitivity

Karmic Laws: Compassion.

Described as a place to read or write. From a diary, a single line to show how depressed you are, a short story or even a novel is welcomed. Support is also welcomed.

You can follow writers, although you cannot follow more than 10.

I feel they're mocking us lololol how depressed~

⋆ ₊ ﾟ ☽ * ₊ ⋆⋆ ₊ ﾟ ☽ * ₊ ⋆˚₊·—̳͟͞͞♡

Archive of Sentences

Karmic Laws: Evolution(?)

Languages of harmony that calls forth universal human agreement is collecting... A variety of energy will rise simply by reading trending terms, golden quotes, and impressive sentences."

You have discovered a place where sentences would gather!

Did you know that reading sentences that touch on your heart will help you with self-improvement?

⋆ ₊ ﾟ ☽ * ₊ ⋆⋆ ₊ ﾟ ☽ * ₊ ⋆˚₊·—̳͟͞͞♡

Milky Way of Gratitude

Karmic Laws: Gratitude. Generosity.

This Milky Way was born from millions of gratitude! What do you feel grateful about for the day? I am grateful for the electronic waves from a satellite that I had early this morning.

Although no scientific evidence exists, they say if you show gratitude with all your heart you will get to find yourself lucky. Journal studies on gratitude are receiving more spotlights on Earth, and the details on the effect of gratitude are becoming more widespread among people.

At the Milky Way of Gratitude, you can write a relay of, share, and send support for Gratitude Diaries!

Try writing a diary now! I wish your future will be full of luck.

⋆ ₊ ﾟ ☽ * ₊ ⋆⋆ ₊ ﾟ ☽ * ₊ ⋆˚₊·—̳͟͞͞♡

Bamboo Forest of Troubles

Karmic Laws: Compassion, interdependence (???)

"If you have troubles, visit the Bamboo Forest of Troubles to scream them out. People will not be able to tell voices in this forest."

At this bamboo forest, everyone is anonymous!

When you find something upsetting at school or work... When troubles just will not leave you alone...

If you have any woe, trouble, or dilemma, unleash it in this place!

You might find supports from people and get back on your feet. Or you might find yourself at the center of new gossip.

But of course, you can make use of the anonymity and ask and answer stuff you might be otherwise too embarrassed to ask or answer!

Relieve your heart of whatever weight it carries at this bamboo forest and feel free to talk and make discussions.

If I'm to be honest~ I didn't understand this at first until I saw Mr Queen K-Drama and I realized some of the characters go to an actual Bamboo Forest to start screaming their pain and wishes.

As a quiet reminder~ the Wizard said that only those with desperate wishes can see him.

So this and Crotune where when I started to reconsider, what if The Ssum is basically a «set up» to make The Wizard stronger? Or what if all these years that we've been looking for The Wizard hideout~ it turns that the place is~ "The Ssum"?

It's also interesting to mention that has a crazy doctor, who disappeared in mysterious circumstances and it's supposedly responsible for The Lab and PIUPIU.

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Mountains of Wandering Humor

Karmic Laws: Living the moment (???)

Do not trust the signals from the Mountains of Wandering Humor. Once you do, you would wish you have never trusted them."

So you have found the Mountains of Wandering Humor, where laughs (or fake laughs) are drawn to. Are you good at making jokes?

Is there anything funny you have to share?

Or... Are you good at making dad jokes...?

Then try debuting as a comedian and let your jokes take flight! If you are not good at making jokes, you can try evaluating jokes you would find.

If you smirked, make an applause.

If you were awed, give a gift.

If you were disappointed, give a taste of your disappointment.

If you were utterly disappointed, fling them to the trashcan...!

Good jokes will last on this planet as long as they can. We hope you would enjoy your time relieving yourself from stress at the Mountains of Wandering Humor...!

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Archive of Terran Info

Karmic Laws: ???

This is the Archive of Terran Info, where you can find a myriad of knowledge and information! Try determining what kind of information you could make use of at this place.

And you can even try being the messenger of information in this place.

If you have any top secret only you are aware of, try sharing it here!

Q. What kind of bulletin boards can I find?

1) The Ssum: questions, answers, and information about this application

2) Life Tips: information that could be useful (or not) in daily life

3) Free Info: free exchange of information (secrets of UFO, for example...)

Q. What can I do if I find a post that is not useful?

Answer: Please send us the frequency by tapping Not Helpful! Or you can jot down information in the comments section that can make the post useful.

Q. Wow! I found something that is really useful to me!

Answer: Send support or show gratitude with a comment. The writer will greatly appreciate it.

Q. My post was voted as not helpful...

Answer: How disappointing... Try visiting Planet Mewry. Or just deal with it.

That is it for this AMA. I hope you would enjoy your stay in this archive!

So according to this~ we're basically spies and messengers who are working under the Lab orders. Cool. Not really~

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Vanas

Karmic Laws: Truth/Honesty, Humility

We have detected a unique planet that is perfectly parallel to planet Venus. So we are sending the love signal from this planet to Earth.

Do you dream of sweet love?

Take courage and see what lies within you!

And find out what he is hiding little by little!

Welcome to Vanas, a planet full of energy of love!

"This banana-shaped planet is sweet and charming. Believe it or not, the legends say its name originated from the goddess of love."

You have discovered Planet Vanas, a pioneering site for truth!

Planet Vanas has this... This mystical energy that can separate one of its planetary layers into a personal dimension! Now, let us pioneer for the truth within your truth, as if peeling a banana. Please save in this planet all the positive truth and negative truth about you.

You are the only one who can see them. I wonder what kind of change you will go through as you learn about yourself.

At Planet Vanas, you will get to come in contact with visions that portray your inner world and pose you questions on a continuous basis. Nurture your inner world through questions your visions bring you!

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Mewry

Karmic Laws: Detachment.

We have discovered a planet composed of substances similar to sweat and tears.

Its shape resembles a complicated heart. So we are sending a complicated yet warm signal.

Very carefully unraveling knots of planet Mewry... This planet resembles an intricately raveled yarn. It may look a bit gloomy and wounded, but it is quite healthy."

Oww... My heart aches whenever I visit Planet Mewry.

(as I am an A.I. and therefore have no pain, I can only emit ’sadness...’)

In this planet, you will get to explore the sadness within. Please make sure you have your handkerchief with you.

Once you explore your pain, you might get to find new memories that you did not realize were a pain.

And... If you would like, we could activate the algorithm that takes away the pain.

Please calibrate your rate of visit on Planet Mewry according to the degree of your pain.

They say pain, guilt, rage, and evasion are all closely interconnected. We hope you would get to find the journey of healing here on Planet Mewry!

Mewry says to take the pain away from you.

If that sounds creepy is because it is! Pain is part of life, you cannot have true happiness if you don't know the other side of the coin, and life it's not meant to be plain and simple. One of my favorite quotes comes from Forrest Gump~ life's like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get. Because it's true! So pain is not to be avoided. And if we're honest, there's some kind of pain and some kind of fear that will never go away, it will transform, always ready to hurt. To attack. So you have to do it anyways.

But according to Mewry, they can take it away~ if only that were to be true, I would be first in line after my trauma with Harry's route lol

Maybe it's because these days I've been crying a lot~ it occurred to me that Mewry it's the planet of Memories?

I mean lolol I saw "Mewry" through tears and I thought it said "Memories" and when we think of the context of this planet, it kind of made sense?

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Crotune

Karmic Laws: ???

Transmission from planet Crotune.

No matter how sweet it is, sometimes love cannot contain its shape. For instance, love often crumbles at the face of reality.

Hopefully your love will hold him steadfast. So we are sending sweet yet bitter signal.

You have discovered a planet as sweet as a chocolate. It is a mysterious place that can melt down like your dreams but also bring bitterness like the reality. In case you are torn between dreams and reality, please pay a visit to this planet.

[Dr. C, the chief lab researcher]

"Oh no! Unexpected strife of heart is causing meltdown in Mt. Crotune!"

"This planet is recently born, fresh and sweet. However, beware. There is a bitter cacao river bending here and there in the middle of its sweetness."

If you have an ambition or a goal, you could make use of the algorithms on Planet Crotune.

Is your dream an ambition that can be realized? Or is it merely a daydream?

Sweet are the fruits of your goal, but bitter is the journey towards your goal. (Phew...)

Tend to your dreams on Planet Crotune!

You can get consistent help with your dreams on this planet.

Described as a planet for Desperate Wishes.

It was the mix of playing The Ssum, Mystic Messenger by myself, and Dandelion (with @cherrychipheart and @smol-grey-tea ) at the same time that made me realize several things and create this post. But the connection wouldn't be possible without Crotune. See this is why playing Dandelion is vital to understand the connections between the four games Cheritz now has~

IMHO from all the planets, Crotune is the one that looks similar to talking to the Wizard. While in several planets (Vanas included) they have a motto that says "you don't exchange things like in other planets~~ and the need of balance"

There's also the turning sweetness into bitterness, and many other lines that keep reminding me the Wizard. So I believe you should be careful not to drop your wishes in Crotune lol because maybe the Wizard will take advantage of it. After all only those with desperate wishes can see the Wizard.

So one of the several theories I'll be dropping on this post is: What if the place we've been looking for is this, "The Ssum"?

In a sense it would make sense since it has also a "crazy doctor" supposedly responsible for the Lab and PiuPiu. There are also a lot of Planets.

Although another theory taking more strength, the more I delve into all this~ is that we, players, by controlling MC~ and being messenger and spies, playing with time/space, we did something. Something which has awakened "The Angel".

How The Wizard enters in this? Is he the Angel? So far I have no answers.

The only thing is that it's painfully obvious, The Angel, PIUPIU, The Wizard and MC know about time travel.

And sometimes the other characters break the fourth wall. Characters such as:

Mystic Messenger:

♡ Jaehee ♡ Yoosung ♡ Saeyoung

♡ Jumin ♡ Saeran ♡ Zen

The Ssum:

♡ Henri ♡ June ♡ Teo ♡ Harry

* I haven't played enough Nameless and Dandelion to know if the 4th wall is broken at some point, so it you know~ do tell and I will edit this.

Another thing that is for sure~ The Angel knows of the future and keeps protecting MC.

But do as you wish~

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Tolup

Karmic Laws: Evolution, you create your reality. Responsibility. Growth and open mindness. Ripple effect.

Transmission from planet Tolup.

We have discovered a planet in the shape of a beautiful flower.

People say the red tulip stands for perfect love. It has been quite a while since you and [your Ssumone] have met.

Do you think your love is perfect as of now? So we are sending fragrant signal.

Have a beautiful day...

"New seeds of love have been discovered in the third moon of planet Tolup."

"This fragrant planet resembles a certain flower. It is said only those who know its floral language would realize the true love of this planet."

This is Planet Tolup, the home to a beautiful natural environment that is very much alive!

Tend to this land like Mother Nature would and discover spiritlings hiding underground!

A spiritling comes with infinite potentials - it can become anything!

A spiritling may grow into a legendary spirit.

Depending on the way you raise a spirit, a spirit like none other may be born!

I shall watch what kind of spirit your spiritling will grow into. I can feel my heart dancing!Oh, right!

A well-grown spirit will always make a return for the care it has received. You will get to see for yourself what good it will bring you... Hehe...

Described as a planet for infinite potential.

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Cloudi

Network.

Karmic Laws: Interconnection and interdependence.

Transmission from planet Cloudi

We can pick up a vast variety of signals from this planet. The signals we are sending you from this planet are composed of beautiful melodies of revolution by satellites making planetary orbits. We hope this melody will make your heart feel lighter.

^&^&Cl%^oudi$%!&**^^connection*)uuuuunstable#$$$

"Possessing the greatest number of satellites, this planet resembles a cotton candy. It seems lumpy and relaxed."

Are you experienced in one-on-one conversation? Planet Cloudi is home to social networks! You can write your profile and find new friends. It is not easy to find a friend you can perfectly get along with... But it is not impossible.

According to the statistics, you can meet at least one good friend if you try ten times on average!

As long as you keep trying and defeat your shyness...You might get to meet a precious friend other than [your Ssumone] with whom you could enjoy a cordial conversation. So let us compose your profile right now!

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Pi

Karmic Laws: Living the present.

Transmission from planet Pi

The approximate value of the radius of this planet is 3.14159... We are making full use of our equipment to find out all the digits, but even our equipment are failing us. Wait, do I smell something burning?

Checking signals...

"What is this scent? It reminds me of... A sweet, burning pie..."

"This pie-shaped planet blazes for 365 days a year. It is very hot and passionate, enough to make your heart leap."

How to Use Planet Pi

1) Spin the pie.

2) Get your reward.

...That is it. Enjoy the pie. I mean, enjoy your stay!

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Burny

Karmic Laws: Growth. Open mindness. Interconnection. Detachment. Patience. Persistence and long term view.

Transmission from planet Burny

Even at a place where everything has burned down, a tiny flower will surely rise. Even at a planet where almost everything is gone, the sunlight will never fade.

"Planet Burny has the most beautiful rings of shine I have ever seen."

"This planet looks like ash that has burned itself out, but it has a ring with pool of dim light. Though its craters seem to be pitch dark as its surface is dark, it is actually bright and warm."

To tell you the truth... I have once been crazy about mentally calculating binary numbers.If you have something you were keenly passionate about, retrace your memories at Planet Burny.

Could you share ’a tip’ on the memories and the subjects of your passion? It could be a great help to someone.

Additionally, if you happen to be looking for a new hobby, you could try searching the ashes of Planet Burny.

Your passion will serve as someone’s passion...

And someone’s passion will serve as your passion. That is what life is about.

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Momint

Karmic Laws: Living the present

Transmission from planet Momint

We have picked up a very powerful signal from somewhere. Oh, no. We have a very strong magnetic field. A powerful wormhole has been created by the gravity of this planet.

Warning - Time Machine unstable.

"Planet Momint is a new face in the galaxy, but it possesses a plenty of resources and potential."

"Shaped like a mint-colored eye, this planet is equipped with a sad legend. Only I know what that legend is about, though I do not believe in legends."

Everyone at the Lab was bewildered upon the discovery of this planet... (The background music is weird)

When you enter Planet Momint, it is recommended to somewhat lose (or perhaps completely lose) your mind.

Wow! Anybody can be a god in this place. Make a god with no power at all out of yourself! Say whatever you would like!Or you could be a believer believing in a god not worthy at all to serve!

To give you some knowledge...

Some statistics show that releasing yourself from daily life to instead act with out thinking can help you to deal with your stress. I hope you would enjoy crazy time...

Apparently there's a sad legend here~ does anyone know what could it be? Either we find Dr Cus or~ maybe the fandom knows?

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Emotions and Frequencies are~

Disclaimer: Things get a bit messy here because of the way I view certain things, this was made before I knew Wikipedia has a page full of information on The Ssum.

Inside the Lab~ (Incubator)

So, my original theory was that emotions have to go into the "lab" and you gotta "cook" them. The term used here is "incubated". Which makes us fill PiuPiu...

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But according to Wikipedia, it's the other way around. You need to cook energy. Transform it into an actual emotion~ and use them as currency.

Frequencies are also incubated. 30 of a certain frequency will open a planet.

The Unicorn is pooping all these "frequencies and energy" no, I'm not kidding. I mean it, the unicorn *literally* "poops" lololol

The ball goes from the place where it says passion, for example, through the unicorn butt lol and gets into one of the flasks, so you can cook it. It'll take some time for the flask to finish, sometimes it's quick and others it can take literally hours. There's no actual way to know how much time it's gonna take. But you're supposed to storage it on PiuPiu's Belly.

Once PiuPiu is filled~ we need to go back to the planets and drop everything there. We are, if this wiki page is correct, dropping emotions in each planet.

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Emotions(?):

*Wikipedia says they're energy, but based on their description it sounds like emotions. Also sometimes they are not energy but frequencies. So, it's kinda confusing. Especially because they are usually attached to keywords that make it look like the energy includes emotions.

♡ Passionate [Emotion: Strong desire] - Red

Planet: Root of Desire

Passionate, mind-numbing energy that can be gained from something instinctive or stimulating. Apparently a planet full of desires makes something red with this energy.

(See what I mean with the way every planet is feeding the others? That's interdependence. But seems so transactional that you get an eerie sensation every time you're there. Something very wrong it's going on~)

Karmic Law? Unsure. It can be growth and open mindness. Or maybe living in the present.

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♡ Innocent [Emotion: Wings of Sensitivity] - Orange

Planet: Canals of Sensitivity

Sensitive energy that you can gain by paying attention to words full of innocence and sensitivity. Once you get enough of such innocent energy, you can fly to certain canals... Would you like to find out where they are?

(Innocent energy... I'm getting Hocus Pocus vibes lol and this is not good. You guys are gonna need to read my post on Souls and Dolls because it ties.)

The Karmic Law? Compassion

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♡ Jolly [Emotion: Best jokes ever] - yellow

This energy is as jolly as it can be! It is drawn to laughter, so you can gain it from cheerful atmosphere. It is said you can hear laughter from a certain planet given that this energy is in your possession.

The Karmic Law? Living the moment, probably.

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♡ Peaceful (green)

Peaceful energy (green) which is associated with Milky Way of Gratitude.

This energy is serene, peaceful, apparently born from heartwarming considerations and kindness. Once gratitude from every single human in the world comes together, a Milky Way is born above.

The Karmic Law? Gratitude.

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♡ Logical [Emotion: Wall of Reason] - mint

Planet: Archive of Terran Info

(This seems to be the most popular one, considering how cold and without balance the Wizard can be in his way of making contracts.)

Karmic Law? Detachment

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♡ Philosophical/Pensive [Emotion: Puzzles in a relationship] - Royal Blue

Planet: Bamboo Forest of Troubles

This is an elegant philosophical energy that supposedly rises from serious and mature connections. It is said that it is molecularly similar to the air molecules exclusive to bamboo forests.

(My thoughts? This and logical are tied. Somehow. Because if you get to think too much about things, you can detach yourself and get more logical about things.)

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♡ Galatic (purple)

This energy was begotten from the furthest edge of the aurora in the universe. It is said it is born with sparkles like a shooting star once you reach a huge enlightenment regarding life, and it is yet unfathomable with human understanding.

A note: Those that travel space dwell in the dimension higher than the Terran dimension. They are from wise species that did not let their science destroy them!

Our Lab comes with a license that allows us to communicate with Creatures of the universe, all thanks to you and your fellow lab participants.

- Dr. Cus-Monsieur

(If you see one of the gifts is a golden fountain pen. Very similar to Jumin Han's. Also Dr. Cus-Monsieur notes give validity to my theory. We are being used.

Let me explain, the real Mystic Messenger is MC. A puppet. Like Beatrice, or almost every character in Nameless. And us players are simply victims being exploited lololol but at the same time, I believe we are the perpetrators. Kind of like, in Another Story in Mystic Messenger you're aware of the situation but not aware of the WHOLE situation. We're gonna get there, hang on a bit more please~)

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♡ Rainbow

Rainbow energy - all kind of energy available

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Energy of the day [Energy Day]

Description: Although the Energies floating about in the air are invisible, they come with different compositions each day. Which is why one day you may be full of passion, while for the other day you may find yourself deep in philosophical reflection. We run an Energy Forecast System that let's you know what kind of energy will prevail strongly each day.

We also provide all lab participants with the strongest energy of the day for free in order to keep balance of the Energies in check.

* I thought it was our feelings but it's theirs (The Ssum characters, Teo, Henri, Harry, June. And in MM too~ and Nameless when they give us pieces to exchange later on. Is a bit different in Dandelion but not for much. The theme repeats.)

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* Apparently Energy generates Emotions? and Gifts.

** Energy is used to incubate emotions. Emotions are used to support others through the planets. (Wikipedia)

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Honestly? I stand by my own theory. But I don't think it matters much whatever these orbs of magic are called but the way they are used.

Because we can also send bunnies/pets back to the space to receive in exchange batteries. This is a bit creepy when you actually think about it. It makes it look like the whole game is a black market or smth~ idk. Also... we don't get to think about "bunnies" as something else because we only see them in bunny form~ but what if they are similar to our characters in Dandelion? After all Dandelion characters were also from other planet and landed on Heejung's room. It's just a thought of course~

When they're in the Sunshine Shelter, bunnies (and other pets) give you emotions (energy?) sometimes, in exchange for you to let them out of the Refrigerator.

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Frequencies:

Are unique to seasonal planets. Seasons typically last 30 days but it depends. Thanks Wiki TT

* Incubator sometimes produces gifts. They can be given to other players. And received gifts can be decomposed into Aurora Batteries.

** Unlocking the incubator, animals in the sunshine shelter, supporting others in the daily lab and playing inside Pi planet~ will give you more frequencies.

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Currency~

Emotions are energy. Look at Monsters Inc. & Inside Out too as reference for how the Cheritzverse works.

Characters give us emotions. Which are the currency of every game, to travel through time, space, planets and gather knowledge. Powers. Memories.

We, gather knowledge. Or maybe we lose memories. How much of every game do you remember now?

There are only 3 or 4 characters accross the games who are like this, always investigating. Always taking things.

♡ The Wizard

♡ Dr. Cus-Monsieur

♡ V - It is said and constantly talked about his many trips, now this can be taken in 2 ways, we know that he gathers a lot of knowledge on Mint Eye and Saejoong Choi. And this is obviously tied to RFA. But it's also said he's an evil mastermind. And that we should not trust him. He was the one that gave Elizabeth the 3rd to Jumin, as a gift from Rika. He was the one that named~ Elizabeth the 3rd.

At least 4 people inside the game tell us not to trust V:

♡ Yoosung (who ironically was right since the beginning about several  things~ including Rika's death.)

♡ Saeyoung (after finding what happened to his brother)

♡ Rika

♡ Saeran itself who is victim of everything that has happened. Victim and perpetrator.

At some point not even Jumin trusted V with MC safety. Doesn't that already rings bell alarms to y'all? And if it's getting weirder, It was V the one that unleashed the gas over the whole RFA. Including his most precious friend. A drug that btw~ it can and has killed people.

His birthday flower means Memories. And yes, Cheritz knows!!! Because they chose the pineapple for Harry and it's the tattoo he chose. I'll stop myself for now cause he's getting his post. But, it's for you to consider.

♡ MC (We as players and she as MC/puppet can alter time and travel through~)

*Note: Because we cannot be entirely sure, I'm gonna set in this post my doubts aside and say that Nameless/Unknown are different from the Angel. Why? It is confirmed by The Angel that he knows we travel through time & space and that we are basically "cheating" on the characters. so it might or not be aware of our status as spies. Another thing is that it is heavily implied The Angel does have a bit of a story with MC.

Talking from Unknown/Nameless, it's not entirely clear if they know of the time/space thing but it is clear they know about the "games"

Also, Zen has a bit of a story too, but it seems more grounded to reality and only able to travel through dreams. Unlike the others, the only time we see him knowing specifically about this "time/space" is in Epiphany.

So we could say the Wizard is the Angel? I seriously don't have things clear right now, but the more I play, the more information comes up. So I'll keep this updated.

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The Grinder~

Then there's a "grinder" so if we don't have enough emotions, then we can exchange batteries x emotions.

Emotions = Energy

Memories = Knowledge

Which makes me remember another thing~ emotions work as a payment for some images through The Ssum (See what I mean about memories and knowledge?) I can forget about this because I'm paying for the Aurora package so I don't have to worry about it but I don't think other people can do the same.

Now everything takes a different turn especially considering Epiphany (Zen, April Fool's DLC) and the whole idea that he's trapped inside the game~ it would make everything more powerful and shocking if he's trying to help us.

Another Note here: Honestly? I feel like Mewry planet it's similar to the grinder for batteries to turn into emotions. Battery helps you to achieve more memories in case you miss a chatroom. But in exchange you give your emotions? Through Mewry of course! And by giving your emotions you also give your wishes, to Crotune.

Crotune, if I'm following the idea here~ will take your memories away according to the way the contracts work, especially when we talk about the Wizard.

This? This is basically the way the wishes, the energy and the emotions work altogether. Now we have to understand how the other planets affect each other and what they supply too.

Ah because, there's a "Bored Dealer" wandering through. It always makes you to take an unfair deal. Don't forget the Karmic Law of Cause/Effect.

And because everything & everyone is connected (Law of interconnection and interdependence)~ the way we have to pay in Mystic Messenger is pretty similar.

Quoting myself: Characters give us emotions. Which are the currency of every game, to travel through time, space, planets and gather knowledge. Powers. Memories.

Those hourglasses? Most of them come from the exchange of the characters hearts (emotions) they give to you, as a way to pay for more chatrooms. More knowledge. To unlock memories or images. Calls. In Nameless? They give you fragments of a heart~

See the detachment here? It's kind of terrifying when you realize we're becoming like The Wizard. Playing games over and over. And suddenly the cruel answers started to make more sense. At some point we stop caring and we see the games as games when in reality, they're more~

What if the Wizard is another player? What if it's related to The Angel? (1004)

*Fun fact: Dandelion has a section very similar to this. But because I don't have enough space, I needed to put the image on the second post of Beyond the Planets.

And because of all this is now sort of cleared and we have a general idea of how the planets, the emotions and the energy work, now we need to tie it all together!

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The [Empty] Space is The Ssum of All

AKA. How the Cheritzverse works.

This is my own theory and way to arrange it all and it might change because I still need to finish Dandelion and watch what other people say about the Cheritzverse but for what I’ve been catching here and there, here’s what I think even if you don’t fully agree with me. So let’s start with the phrase of this title:

The empty space is the sum of all.

Something that @cherrychipheart kept mentioning all the time and that caused me to go through this it’s the “tiles”, or the “chess board” because it’s I believe it's not it’s not something that can be actually explained by itself. But when you put it together with other pieces it turns out that it makes sense?

You’ll see, when players enter The Ssum planets, they enter in middle of darkness or in middle of white spaces, it took me a while to process that these spaces are not really random but hold a lot of meaning to it. But I’m not gonna talk about it here in depth, if you wanna know more about each meaning please go to the planets section. You can also see these “tiles” in Mystic Messenger throughout each V.N. and chat rooms, and on Nameless, and Dandelion. So it’s not just The Ssum, and if we’re to talk about it, it’s not just some places. It’s with us, every time.

Anyways, both, blank and white canvas are difficult to screenshot and say “hey it’s part of the game!” but for those who are inside the game know that it’s part of the game.

Fun fact: V loves puzzles with blank canvas. Do you guys still think he’s not the wizard?

Now, considering the following notes in The Ssum (thank you @thessumbluebirdnotes ), along with the confirmation I received from @cherrychipheart (thank you too btw!! you’re a sweetheart.) that this does happens in Dandelion too, time travel is real in the Cheritzverse.

We can gather some things:

♡ The Time Machine is real [Notes on The Ssum, 28, 29, 30 & 31.]

♡ Time travel can create distortions. Data being lost. (Memories?)

♡ The [Empty] Space is The Ssum of All (I'll explain it later on~ first some concepts)

♡ In The Ssum, some planets allow you to see some kind of travel through stars, or space. Like they do in Star Trek. So, it's worth of notice, you might be actually traveling inside the Spaceship. (see gif for reference. I wish I could have taken a picture of this but at the time, I thought it was useless to prove anything, because it does not even have the mark on it. Like, there's no "created by Cheritz~" or anything. This is something you only know if you play The Ssum. But then several pictures started to drop during these weeks while playing The Ssum.)

♡ The Angel knows of this time travel and space travel. The Wizard knows. MC knows. Moreover, The Angel and The Wizard seem to be aware MC is just a puppet for the Player, means us.

Now let’s go into each topic.

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The Spaceship

*The spaceship does not always move forward... It orbits around :D

Ahh do you guys remember this? 😉

Some planets give you DARKNESS.

OTHERS give you LIGHT.

When you enter to them, but you cannot screenshot them unless the game bugs out. It's very fast. And now I think this could be a way to link it to what @cherrychipheart was thinking about for a lot longer than me so the credit goes to her here♡

That it's what they are: frequencies for you to travel. Even better? I found 707 was contacted by aliens. Yes, it's canon. And it's also canon that they decided to not go further. (I need to find the picture that confirms it because as always, when I saw it the first time, I didn’t pay attention or thought it had any kind of importance, but it is confirmed!)

Moreover… I mean, this is all me, but, I don’t think it’s that difficult to put two and two together:

They seem to communicate in binary.

That’s why he keeps finding information on them. And that’s also part of why the tiles have to be black and white. This brings me to the idea that this could not be an actual set of “tiles” but the keywords or binary codes for you to enter inside the spaceship, like~ if they are dark, they belong to a different dimension. And light would mean you can travel through time but not neccesarily through space. Or something like that. Maybe travel through ley lines?

To set an example, it’s clear that, for some reason, Harry and Teo are in an almost touching with us kind of reality, but at the same time, they are touching Mystic Messenger world, people like them and Zen might be in this In Between. Remember the Liminal Spaces I talked so much? Well, if you want to understand this better, The Lake House with Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock (2006) is a perfect example of how this would play.

People like Seven, June, Henri, Saeran, who are somewhat aware but perhaps not fully, they might be in The Otherworld, to put this in a way, a world that it’s similar to ours, but it’s not. That can be explained with movies like Stranger than Fiction (2006), W: Two Worlds (K-Drama), and Inkheart (2008) for example. That would also explain why some of the RFA guests are weird. Which, brings me to Dandelion, Grimm and Nameless… these, are in a totally different plane. To give a visual aid:

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Dandelion. The Ssum. Mystic Messenger.

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(Epiphany) Zen. Teo. Harry. Sometimes Mystic Messenger characters such as Jaehee, Seven. Elizabeth the 3rd.

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MC. The Wizard. The Angel.

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Our world: Players

*might not be accurate

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Ley lines as Liminal Spaces.

Ley lines are believed to be invisible energy paths that crisscross the Earth. They connect sacred sites, natural landmarks and ancient monuments. Most of the time are associated with paranormal phenomena and fae folk. Associated with cosmic energy or as pathways of communication to other dimensions.

Many people believe the intersection of ley lines can create particularly powerful liminal spaces (this has its own post) or portals/gateways as their nature is based on pure energy.

Also a lot of people believe this is the way fairies travel, because it allows them to do it so through time and space/dimensions. And in some novels, the fairies are not the only ones. Demons, witches/wizards and elves can do it too. There's also another creature who can do it too by the way, and it's The Unicorn.

And here is the thing, I'll touch it lightly here and more in depth in its own post, but The Unicorn it's a Liminal Creature.

So maybe along those lines~ MC is travelling. The method she uses remains a mystery but we are pretty much sure that Zen did called us fairies several times and fairies can use ley lines to travel. I'm rambling again but, it's not the only method. Actually... it might be a combination of methods(?)

However it’s a bit more complicated than that...

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The [Empty] Space

It seems fitting to say after all these posts that the doll room, the dandelion room. Eri's place when we first encounter in the game. The ocean and the carousel, all of them are liminal spaces. And a liminal space we know now, it's a bridge.

Most of the time it's empty because the purpose is not yet or has already been accomplished. And because of that they can be labeled as blank. Empty. There's a lot of them right? But what if I told you that the Empty Space is what holds everything together? I mean, it’s a bridge after all...

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Blackholes and Wormholes

One, two… ah two more topics before we finish, yes, because I need to explain where the idea of The [Empty] Space is The Ssum of All came from. So for this we need to add a concept to the mix too~

Let’s talk about Einstein-Rosen Bridges (also known as wormholes) which are nothing but theory, not yet proven but, it’s made from renowned names so it might add a bit of credibility to all this lol let’s start for the easy part, since they are bridges, you can consider them liminal spaces too. But since the characters inside the Cheritzverse are really obsessed with the universe and the stars, nothing works better than bringing a bit of astrophysics to the topic~ but first the disclaimer lol

Disclaimer: I’m not an expert on astrophysics lolol what it’s said here are only theories based on my poor knowledge so please keep in mind this only works because it’s fantasy and I’m gonna use Tolup energy and infinite potential to make sure it fits lololol jokes aside, I’m fully aware that wormholes have not yet been confirmed, as well as the risks to involve in astrophysics cause the level it’s not as simple as I’m gonna display it here so this explanation it has its limitations that might not even apply to black holes or wormholes, however, for the sake of this post, let’s continue, and don’t kill me cause this is gonna be a butchery lol because I know my limitations, I accept any corrections you offer BTW

"White puzzles... where did I leave it?" V, according to the random thoughts the spaceship caught upon.

It was @smol-grey-tea who pointed out how obsessed the characters inside the Cheritzverse are with the Universe. There are references to the stars, the sky, the clouds, the planets~

@smol-grey-tea (Thank you so much!!) says that Eri (Nameless) prays to the stars, while we saw during Another story and our beautiful @sapphireicecream made sure to draw the connection between the clouds, the sun, the stars and the moon that was already pointed out inside Mystic Messenger~ so when Rika, V's mom, and V itself talk about

The Sun is the Mother of All.

Does it sound similar with the title? It was totally on purpose but I'm still half-way :)

The Sun creates life, yet a black hole is essentially everything the Sun is not. A black hole is, but a star collapsing upon itself. A black hole is without spaces. Everything is compressed so tightly not even light can escape. And, our sun is dying, maybe not tomorrow but it’s not gonna live forever. So, while our Sun won’t become a black hole because it’s not heavy enough (it would need to be at least 20 times more massive according to NASA) you already have an idea on your mind, one of the biggest theories and discussions of the XX century and even of our current XXI century, is The Big Bang theory which emerged around 1920. Apparently Einstein initially was opposed to the idea. It was George Lemaitre who was named father of the Big Bang.

However to this day, it remains as a theory and nothing but such. Why? Because it requires of the existence of dark matter, which despite of many and huge experiments to find them, has never been observed in the laboratory. This in any case does not and should not interrupt our train of thoughts, because one thing that it is clear as water, is, if you allow me to give y’all a leap from astrophysics to the physic realm, that energy cannot be created or destroyed. It can only be changed one form to another (Laws of energy) And in our current world we can see how death creates life. How bacteria being as the single smallest part of life-single celled organisms can and will feed on us, dead or alive. And while we’re at it, something else happens, fungi protect bacteria from toxic molecules in exchange for food and shelter.

Fungi, bacteria, and protists use asexual reproduction methods to reproduce and ensure the continuity of their species. The methods include binary fission, budding, and spores.

And how does this relates to the Sun, the stars, supernovas and black holes? Well, As above, so below. It is very curious how many people talk about The Kybalion and Hermetic philosophy yet no one ever repairs to mention that such things were not new but taken from Buddhism along other concepts that have never been fully translated but always thwarted for their own benefit. Always doubt translations and books that pretend to sell you things as new, please. It’s not that it is bad, but it’s worse if you do not take your studies seriously. Anyways, many of the Kybalion/hermetic principles have already been discussed here in this blog under the category of karmic laws. I will not discourage but quite the contrary, encourage you to read The Kybalion too, I merely want y’all to remember that several other societies have already been there too.

As my mom tends to say lately, don’t be so entitled to think you and only you know about it. ¯\(°_°)/¯

Anyways, back to the topic, since one of the principles of the Kybalion talks about how everything is mobile. Nothing is static. Even the spirit, matter, the mind, are nothing but the result of different vibration states. Even when it seems that it does not moves, in fact, it does. Vibration of spirit is set in an infinite intensity. So high it might seem that it does not moves, in the other extreme, matter with a weak vibration, so it seems to be without movement. For Tao the concept would be called qi, prana in hinduism.

Some of these, might seem as fixed points, like a hub of a Ferris wheel, that are best if we leave them undisturbed, however in a paradox of our cosmic cycle, just as death creates life, and a black hole usually is considered as a symbol of destruction, that is very much necessary for transformation, so as the end of one’s existence, can be the beginning of another. There are other ways, that diverge from the traditional paths.

And that is where we go back to relativity.

Naming it as “vibrations” and establishing those as movement. And frequencies as velocity of such movement. In this universe, emotions are used as a currency of exchange to transform temporary realities from the Planets. Emotions are pure energy.

Motion = Movement

We previously said the power of a name was too strong to be ignored, because it changed and altered your persona, or could even chain you, and bound you for life. What we never delved into was the power of words. It’s often said that words are powerful weapons yet we never understand the extend of it. Words create mental images, mental images can and often will act as liminal spaces, through which they create a concept, to chain, to bound, change, and even destroy oneself.

There’s a saying that goes:

“You cannot talk about what it does not have a name attached to it. What has no name, does not exist. Things, only exist until they are named.”

Yes, with that I can easily tie it to Nameless. But also, to wishes. Since by definition, a wish has words attached to it. And…

A wish is the definition of a purpose. To set one. In which case emotions are the origin, the process and the result. To set a purpose you need to define the emptiness that you want to fill. Where emotions are involved that might constitute emotional black holes, blank spaces, or empty rooms, bridges and all matter.

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The Cheritzverse: The place where wishes are brought to you and the relativity is set as default

We need to accept the intangibility of some things, specifically when we talk about the game. It requires a leap of faith or… suspension of disbelief if you must. Things that have been somewhat forgotten but that inside the Cheritzverse are important to make things work, so because inside The Cheritzverse, Einstein theories are alive and active. Things as relativity theory. Black holes, wormholes, and even the time works different here. Time would probably work as a 4th dimension and travel speed distance is reduced to zero when such velocity tends to the infinite. Of course that is only possible in a universe where the quantic number is set as a variable that allows you to be in two places at the same time, which is precisely what ley lines allow you to. Since ley lines are also pure energy.

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The Reason Behind Lost Memories.

Losing memories is due to the process of traveling, because the realities are constantly changing, the only reality is right now. Since our perception changes, constantly. We need to cleanse our souls (Min Eye, Momint, Nameless) to properly transform future realities, since we also need to use our emotions as currency, even if we don’t travel through time or space.

And since realities are relative, magic it’s a possibility that threatens to destroy our reasoning: Momint (Planet)

In that sense, we as players, might be able to travel to their world, if we, like Dr Cus, (whom apparently was kidnapped, according to Henri’s Route, Day 23, Bedtime.) or Seven, come up with a machine, or find the right portal (through an Einstein-Rosen bridge for example, or a ley line.) something that allows us to crisscross realities, and go from their reality being a game in ours, to an actual reality.

The Ssum, Mystic Messenger, Nameless, Dandelion, all of them, work as games for us only because of our perspective as innocent players. However, the more you delve into the theories and find the connections, the more you find what your role is about: A gamer, a mystic messenger spying between worlds, betraying the love of your life without knowing, because someone set you up to this game.

And that's how, The Sum of all The Empty Spaces equals to a black hole.

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The Cheritzverse Society

Grimm Society & probably several planets from The Ssum.

Now let's explain the last thing: The Society

A capitalistic society that runs on fear and preys on the weak to create emotions and wishes the Wizards and other magicians can use as fuel.

We don’t know the extent of how ruthless it can be but considering Dandelion and its flashbacks, we know that it might be similar to City of Free Men, which locates inside Freedom Planet, we know there’s a society, but we don’t know if this is a town, a city or a village, although for what they let us know, they do have cameras. And a royal family. If we try to think through it it would set them in 1800’s or 1900’s timewise speaking. Considering the several references that are to the fairytales, the Wizards, and even the mention of Grimm, we can set it in a place similar to England or Scotland. Although Europe works for wide range, considering the Grimm Brothers used to travel a lot throughout Europe to write the stories they were told from others, town to town.

♡ At some point it occurred to me, that these people might be asking constantly to The Wizards for stuff, and to make it run smoothly (see Momint as Planet) they set the Unicorn as a victim. However it’s not the only victim here (see pets, see Dandelion) so because the society runs on fear and preys on the weak to create emotions and wishes, I believe the system they designed was such to feed on it. Literally. They feed on Desperate Wishes.

♡ Sorcerers from Grimm and the Wizard are the only ones able to use Magic. Credit goes to @smol-grey-tea

♡ MC is a witch and a spy. Because she’s able to travel (the player “buys” [through] time at will, so things like “Reset Theory”; hourglasses, it’s needed to proceed. And even the bird in The Ssum says it so: “You cannot disturb time when ______ is present.” so you have an MC being the puppet (see Nameless) and a messenger. A mystic messenger. That travels through time and space and dimensions to give emotions to others in power.

♡ The unicorn that is being exploited, creating drugs is just one of the many works the poor unicorn is forced to do. And so are the bunnies (see Dandelion) and the rest of the pets.

♡ A Wizard feeding from Desperate Wishes. Wether it’s him or it’s his magic, that’s something we shall set for another post, or maybe someone else wants to take it from here?

♡ Crotune is the planet to make “Desperate Wishes”

♡ The whole system in The Ssum is based on a Bird (PIUPIU) and a Unicorn, feeding and releasing emotions to the Planets. Through us, players.

So, a little pause… can I talk about Monsters Inc here? Cause I think it can be a perfect example on how to use Emotions as fuel to create a Society.

While Monsters Inc base is “fear” and lately in its story changes to “happiness”; if my theory is correct, The Cheritzverse uses every emotion to fuel itself through the Grinder. The Grinder would represent the only thing that can actually [[process]] everything and transform it into whatever they feel like. That’s why I believe the Grinder would represent “yearn”

1 : to 10 emotions

Now we have our coin inside The Ssum. Our coin in Mystic Messenger seems to follow a similar pattern.

100 hearts : 1 hourglass

Does the conversion changes because of the time/space? Who knows?

But the Unicorn is a slave, PIU-PIU feeds on it, and we are the messenger between planets and dimensions.

Yes. This is not exactly a light topic. Cheritz is not new when it talks about being exploited. See Jaehee, Saeran and Saeyoung. I'm guessing this was done in a subtle manner but also not... since the payment/subscription method is also something many players complained about lol

Is Mint Eye related to this? Much possible since the first idea was ~ to create a paradise for the weak to survive.

The Sun is the mother of us all. But the Sun burns everything too. Rika tried to tell us that. And I’m not saying that she’s right and we need to drug people or brainwash them either. Please LOL she was sick. V made sure of it (?)

This would also explain why some guests are really weird. They're not from this planet, some might belong to a different timeline, dimension or straight up another planet. But one thing that they all have in common it's that they were in the RFA and that Mint Eye wanted the guest list. Is this a coincidence? I don't think so.

But to each their own. Here I drop my pen. From now on there's no more theories, only information to add, and analysis to make. Feel free to do as you please with all this. Thanks.

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Final Notes:

I call this my most cursed post so far~

See~ I created this several weeks ago but my internet and tumblr decided to play it on me several times so I ended up losing this post like five times as a draft before being able to post it in private and work with it from there so the original date it's today~ as in the reblogging date working as original posted date lol

Like, I have been trying for at least one month (Originally posted on September 20 in private after Tumblr decided to eliminate it completely from my drafts for the 5th? 7th? time in a row.

I have struggled with it a LOT: from power outages, scorpion attacks, my migraines~ my eyes, my keyboard not working, my pc not working, my phone not working. Somehow my phone decided to torture me while I was writing this but never outside of Tumblr~ it gives you something to think because my phone right now? it's working perfectly fine lol and... anyways~ lots of other stuff happening around. Even my brother moved out during this last weekend *sighs* and I already miss him. With so many things happening to me I seriously thought I had the AO3 curse lolololol

I am so glad to finally finish it I can't even express how much. I dedicated a lot of time to this one. Though I tried my best to avoid grammar errors and mistypes I'm sure there must be a couple. I'll go back to it when I'm fresh and well-rested. Hope at least my theory it's useful in some way. I don't think I want to do this anytime soon again lol

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Credits to:

@thessumbluebirdnotes

@cherrychipheart

@smol-grey-tea

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Links:

♡ Blue Bird Notes on Dr Cus Monsieur

♡ The Ssum Wiki

♡ The Angel Knows~

[straightbaittournament]

may the best bait win! propaganda under the cut

norea and el5n:

[SPOILERS] One of them (Norea) was killed just after accepting a proposal to travel the world with Elan. Spoilers! Norea gets killed right as she is agreeing to El5n's plea for them to escape the war* and run away together instead of laying down their lives as replaceable tools. *(referring to it as "the war" is a oversimplification of the political conflict they're involved in, done on purpose to save time/space for this submission)  (Side note that I think should be taken into consideration in classifying the ship as straight bait: The actual main couple of the show is an f/f couple. They are engaged to be married [Update because the finale just aired today: epilogue shows them now married with their wedding rings on], they both live, & their developing relationship is a main driving force for the plot, in-part because said engagement is a very purposeful Revolutionary Girl Utena reference, because the show's head writer also wrote the novel adaptation of Utena) [END OF SPOILERS] So El5n was actually really annoying to watch for most people when he was introduced, but watching El5n and Norea annoy each other was very enjoyable, especially while they were locked in a room together (along with Nika) because any of them being out and about would be inconvenient for the faction each of them had gotten tangled up with.  [HEY so originally these were 10+ image links in this section, but tumblr won't let me copy paste them all at once as that many links are not allowed on a post, and for me to post them as unlinked text i would have to post them unspaced and then go through and find where each individual link ends and add a space, which is a level of extra work i'd rather not do for this tournament. if the writer of the propaganda wants to send me a more condensed set of links or pics either through messages or by inbox please feel free, but as of now i'm just gonna leave it blank]

picard and crusher:

They have a number of romantic moments throughout the TNG series from arguably the first but DEFINITELY the second episode. but they only get together (briefly before divorcing) in an alternate timeline episode which is also the season finale. Also they have a kid together in Picard but are still not allowed to be together She was married to his best friend and he was in love with her but wouldn’t say anything because he wouldn’t want to damage his bestie’s marriage and then his friend died and they met again years later and shared a lot of romantic and sexual tension for years. He openly admitted (under mind reading) that he had loved her since his bestie was alive but felt he couldn’t act on it. In an alternate future they got married. In the canon future they got together and broke up repeatedly because trauma makes relationships hard sometimes and they have a kid together who is named after the aforementioned bestie. An episode forcing them to share thoughts makes him openly admit that he loves her and has loved her for years even when she was married to his best friend.

[kaleidoscopeminds]

anon is so right like it’s kinda crazy how the sparkly makeup doesn’t just enhance luke, he actually embodies it<3 what’s your favorite makeup look of his?

i appreciate this ask so dearly, unfortunately asking me to pick a favourite of any of luke’s anything is going to be fruitless because i can’t make a decision to save my life and i refuse on principle to say anything of luke’s is better than anything else. however i will use this as an excuse to think about and demonstrate what i think are some highlights of luke’s makeup over the years, so thank u for the opportunity <3 here under a cut bc this got long and i know the formatting on this is going to be crazy on desktop; best viewed on mobile

firstly it’s been so interesting to see the evolution of how he’s been doing his makeup over the years, and shout out to the yb era when he started experimenting with his smudgy glitter <3 have to give a moment to these ones which make me feel all sorts of things

i’ve really been enjoying how he’s transitioned from a subtler glitter and occasional coloured liner look on stage from tmh tour which is where he really started wearing it most of the time:

to a much more obvious shimmery eye looks during the 5sos show (wow remember these pics huh):

to a full and much darker eyeshadow for the aesthetic of the nostalgia tour, which is so hard to even pick out good ones because i think all of them have been so gorgeous but here are ones that i’ve liked for various reasons

there are several more subtle make up looks which i really enjoy, to just enhance is natural beauty, firstly this sparkly liner which he wore for the fonda shows and in milan, which i think accentuates his eyes so beautifully

the second is his inner corner highlight which he’s done a few times with stunning results, but i really like the gcl one because wow, and when he had a bit of eyeliner and a glowy highlight for one of the boy press days/shoots. stunning. enhances his gorgeous eyes perfectly.

however i also think he has the perfect face for dramatic makeup and love him exploring that too. we should also have a moment for some of the editorial looks he’s had which make him look incredibly striking. i think one of my favourites was the boy album shoot, this dark dramatic glitter. ugh so good

specifically for magazine make up he’s had i loved the crazy dark smoky one for the magazine, along with again, some inner corner action from the fault magazine shoot for wfttwtaf

and here to finish, some honourable mentions below for some really nice looks that i have enjoyed and would like to highlight:

[bluechanas]

Oh my fucking GOD!!! There is absolutely NO need to apologize for no kagehina when you've blessed us with this oh my god I don't even know where to start???? My first thought was "oh tsukki is the meister" and then I processed what I was seeing and you're so fucking right oh my god, like it's so perfect for Yamaguchi's character arc (like so perfect that I'm kicking myself for not seeing how perfect it was before) and Tsukki being a SHIELD and ahhhh!!! And then. The kiyoyachis. The KIYOYACHIs. I legitimately don't think I've seen a kiyoyachi I love more (and I love a LOT of kiyoyachi)! Your soul eater au is of my favorite pieces of art I've seen in the past month, hands down. It's just!!! Ahhh!!! You capture the Vibes of the soul eater art style so well and somehow manage to capture the essence of each character AND their relationship dynamics!! And that's not even STARTING on their clothes!! I like me some clothing design but this. This is just perfection. I can't see the pic rn bc I'm on mobile but like. Ugh. Amazing. I'm pretty sure I teared up at Yachi and Kiyoko's clothes bc it just fits their vibes so fucking well!! Like this is something I'd see everyone wear in the canonverse AND it still!! Fits!! The soul eater aesthetic!!! How?? What did you trade with the devil to acquire these skills??? And the fact that it really was just created by time and good ol' hard work makes this even better!! Like the fact that your brain came up with this! And you translated it into art like this!! People are just amazing!! This is absolutely 100% going on my list of "fics to write when I have more time and energy" because you have absolutely outdone yourself!!! I don't even know what other words I can use to convey how much I love this but please know that I've stared at it for the past 10 minutes just taking in all the little details!!

holy shit thank you sososososo much for all the love!!!! i'm so glad you like the dynamics and designs because i think about this au waaay too much and it's so great to see so much appreciation!! asks like this are so lovely and super encouraging 💞💞💞💞ahhhhh seriously thank you so much!!! again!!!!! this is so sweet!!!!!!

[gascreates]

eeeee I love your atla dino au so much!!! do you have an idea of how bending would look different in the dino forms?

aaaa thank you!! im glad you like it!! it feels so great to know that people like this au!!!

actually, bending as a dino was one of my first thought experiments, came way before anyone had any dino designs! ive always wanted to make sure to preserve the whole magic martial arts vibe of atla, even in dino form. and combat is such a big thing in atla that im constantly shifting things around in my head to try and make sure that everything feels balanced. i don't want dino bending to be the definitive replacement for human bending, yknow?

im gonna plop the rest of my response under read more cuz it got pretty long. here we go!

as for how bending actually looks, my thought was that dinos primarily use their head and tails for major bending motions, as most dinos dont have long or flexible limbs that would do much good, at least compared to human limbs. each bending looks slightly different, as with their human forms.

earthbenders are the easiest to visualize to me, as mostly they just do a lot of stomping and head throwing. foot goes down, rock goes up.

airbenders mostly rely on appendages that are feathered, so flapping wings or slamming down a very feathered tail like a fan. i have no idea what a non-winged airbender would do. probably not be very good at airbending.

waterbending is kinda muddy honestly, in my head they're mostly ground based tail and head swingers. less flipping than an airbender, but more mobile than an earthbender. i feel like sokka would use his head a lot though. he's not a bender, so if he wants to get a concussion blugeoning a parasaurolophus, go ahead man.

also also, airbenders and waterbenders can absolutely propell themselves with bending. i mean i guess all of them could if you want, but it's super common in air and water. air dinos flying in dino forms that aren't *quite* built for sustained flight (aang is a microraptor, which is a gliding dino, and not actually able to fly, but with airbending, that doesnt matter!) and water dinos bending while swimming in order to torpedo themselves through the water.

and then firebending is mostly reliant on the tail and legs if possible, basically use the tail as a replacemnt for legs in human form. loooots of roundhouse kick stuff. with a tail. also i was thinking that maybe it's normal to be able to spit fireballs like a dragon? but it's still kinda hard, and something most people can only do in dino form. idk about that one, i just like the idea.

i drew a bit of concept art for this waaay back, but honestly im not all that well versed in how to draw movement, so i feel like the firebender there is the only really clear representation of my thoughts. here's that pic, and a link to the post.

in terms of visualizing the movement, there's this one video game project though called dinoSword by Jean Nguyen that actually really represents what im thinking, even if it's a bit flashy and fast for what i mean. either way, it's badass and might give a good point of reference. absolutely check out their work, here's a compilation of some of their animations

and here's a gif of another one of their animations which i will try so so hard to describe in the alt text

so yeah, all in all super badass! definitely faster and more deadly than what i have in mind, but the general idea about the potential movements and range of motion for these dinos is there

(also a side note, in terms of species for dino forms, my half baked idea is that it isn't really based on nation or bending style as it is geographical location. like, those are obviously linked, but the cause is the physical location. so you can find spinosaurus anywhere you find water, even though it is commonly believed to be a water tribe dino. there are swamp spinos, earth spinos, and yeah, even fire spinos. yes, there are conotations and societal consequences to a fire spino, regardless of how accurate those assumptions are. it got worse with the war

the msot common species for each nation are: mid to large raptors for the fire nation, spinos abd cold weather dinos for water tribes, large herbivores for the earth kingdom, and tiny tiny raptors or flight adjacent dinos for the air nomads. maybe also some lil herbivores, and they just dont get to fly in dino form.)

in terms of what the actual element looks like while moving, i imagine that dinos would have a rougher time with anything that has a huge amount of finesse to it. delicate movements or anything super precise might not be worth it to do in dino form, and most attacks would be more explosive than their human alternative. that whole thing katara did where she incased zuko in a ball of ice in the s1 finale? not happening as a spinosaurus. so while a dino form might give a boost in power, it isn't always practical at the time. not to mention it takes energy to transform, and sometimes it's best to save that for the fight itself.

the general feel of the movements is much more flexible and weirdly athletic than any actual dinosaur would ever be. but at the same time, i want to impose this idea that dino bending, while powerful, can be pretty clumsy, and each dino brings it own limitations. large dinos like sokka and katara are automatically slower, and in fights like the ones we see in atla, that really matters. small dinos like aang and toph also have to deal with how lightweight they are. their natural defenses are to run and hide, so they dont get much in terms of physical equipment the way a large carnivore or herbivore would. they're much more reliant on their bending to stay safe than say a big ol ankylosaurus, who's built like a tank.

SO. that's my big infodump agdkhsjf. i have maybe possibly thought a bit too much about this au. thank you for the aaaask!! so sorry if you didn't expect a wall of text x3

[coonnifounssed]

My opinion on Overwatch’s S14 Norse mythology content as a Norse pagan

Pt.1 bc tumblr mobile is stupid and I’m not sending all these pics to my computer.

Pt.2 Pt.3

(Mostly screenshots from my tiktok post on the same subject, but going into more detail)

This is a yap fest and I’m by no means an expert, but I have been practicing for almost a decade and could tell you all the myths and half the sagas by memory if you asked. I’m going to put links to sources that have helped me on my journey and that I think are just cool at the bottom.

I know tumblr likes to mess up image quality which might make it hard to read, so all text is in the image description, unless it was a yap fest and I need more room to write, in which case it will be at the bottom of my comments for that image.

Yes I did spend money on this pack, no I don’t play 3 of the 5 characters.

It’s a cute design. Nothing that really screams Baldr to me, but it does match the skin. I just like that it’s a simple Norse inspired design. The knot doesn’t have any historical significance.

The symbol on the sail is both Celtic and a Norse and an example of how close the two cultures were, though it is more often found in Celtic sources. They shared a lot of stuff. There’s even some debate about some myths and mythological creatures on whether they were originally Norse or Celtic.

I didn’t save it. I ended up spilling the rant in the comment section and I’ll write it at the bottom of this post.

It’s close and I appreciate the effort, but it’s off just enough to make me not like it.

It’s great for a free battle pass skin, but is obviously heavily inspired by marvel’s Thor, which the rest of the skins aren’t, so I’m a little disappointed.

Text from the image: Jotun Junker Queen Skin. 3/10. Can we say “Marvel Thor’s Inspired?” Should’ve made her Skadi.

I didn’t mention in the image bc I didn’t want to write too much on the picture, but I wanted to address it here. This one does do the thing where people steal from Native American culture with the face markings. There is no evidence for Old Norse people wearing face makeup or having tattoos of lines across their faces anywhere. Painting runes? Maybe, we can’t be sure about that. War makeup would’ve been the most likely and it would’ve looked more like Kiss makeup or like Farkus from Skyrim. So the lines under LW’s eyes on this skin? Not cool blizzard. Maybe if lw was a native character, but he’s not.

Text from image: Baldr Life Weaver Skin. 10/10. He’s beautiful. They couldn’t have picked a better character to play Baldur. The runes on his chest spell Baldur. The Aegishjalmr being made of his petals is such a nice touch.

Here’s the rant:

The Jotun from the myths are not “blue skinned ice giants.” They are another clan of god. The three main clans of gods are the Æsir, the Vanir and the Jotun. The three clans traded members often in the myths and that movement of gods led to children. The children are not described with any indication that they had strange parentage. The only difference is that the Æsir are the only gods that have any shits to give about humanity and even that has exceptions for a few Jotun. Jotun are not inherently evil and Æsir are not inherently good. I’m happy to answer any further questions, but I’m gonna leave this at that for now.

Links:

Text:

Norse mythology for smart people is a website that summarizes the myths in a way that is easy to follow and is where I started learning.

The Poetic Edda in pdf format. A collection of myths and stories recorded by the Icelandic scholar Sæmund the learned.

The Prose Edda in pdf format. Another collection of myths and stories recorded by Icelandic scholar Snorri Sturlson.

Video:

Jackson Crawford is a professor and expert on all things Old Norse. He teaches the language, tells the stories and analyzes modern references on his channel.

Ocean Keltoi is a Norse pagan and historian. He explains myths, gods and goes into many philosophical topics in a way that is entertaining and informative.

Wolf the Red is a Norse pagan. His videos are more focused on the religious aspect of paganism. He has rituals, explains topics related to paganism and reads the Havamal.

Music:

Skald is a group of French musicians who play in a style I believe is as close as we can get to what the old Norse people would’ve played and sang. They play traditional Norse instruments and sing in old Norse. They usually steer clear of the style most “Norse artists” use which is just stolen from Native American traditional music. Most songs are about the myths or nature. YouTube | Spotify

Books:

The Eddas of course are nice to have a copy of, but the pdfs are free. Any translation is fine, but Jackson Crawford’s cowboy translation is hilarious.

The Way of Fire and Ice by Ryan Smith is one I have. It explains myths and practices without that pesky latent Christianity or sneaky racism that’s common in other books.

The Gospel of Loki by Joanne Harris is an entertaining retelling of the myths from the pov of Loki. Take it with a grain of salt because it’s meant for entertainment, not information, but it’s honestly pretty good. If you want to learn but need something more entertaining to hold your attention, this is the book for you. (Just don’t go around telling people you’re an expert and everything you say is correct because you read this one book.) She has a second book which isn’t based on the myths at all, so stick with this one if you’re looking to learn the myths.

I’m currently reading Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology, so I can’t vouch for it yet, but I’ve heard it’s good.

There are many resources to get your information from, but reading the Sagas and Eddas are the best imo. Steer clear from anything with racist dog whistles or that steals practices from other cultures. Unfortunately, this is a religion that racists have latched onto as a way to excuse their bigotry, but they are simply incorrect. I’m a reconstructionist pagan, which means I practice as close as possible to how old Norse people would have in their time. This is backed by research, not just into the myths, but into the culture, and it leaves no evidence or room for bigotry.

[prophbuilds]

CAMS-02 Catsith – A Review

After my little Test of Buyee and Finally getting my grubby little paws on not one but Two(!) HG Catsith kits - essentially a double dose of personal Unobtainium - you know I had to build one eventually.

Well… this one left me with more than a few questions when I was done.

So sit back, relax and join me as I enjoy my rare recent win. Here’s my review of 2015’s G-Reco grunt suit from the Capitol Army, the HG CAMS-2 Catsith.

So… what can I say about a kit that, at the time of writing/building, is almost a decade old?

Well, the Catsith has all the earmarks of a classic Grunt Suit. The back has the now fairly standard two-peg system for the High Grade backpacks. It also has a little long square hole above those that looks to be another type of mounting point (not the blocky one of some of the old SEED kits but possibly another locking point?). Aside from the big ‘ol flight pack that it almost always had in the show, it comes with that very basic load out of a shield, a gun and swords - a staple of a number of Gunpla but the hallmark of a basic grunt unit.

Before I get too deep into that rabbit hole, let me talk up the build a bit.

The build went really smoothly. It’s a 2015 kit so it relies on polycaps for stuff that’d be better served with a plastic-on-plastic connection but it’s still an amazing solid kit. It's even disturbingly well balanced. The Catsith even has one of my fave gimmicks – leg based beam sabers! I mean, I love the when a mobile suit has beam weaponry in places that isn’t just the backpack. I Really love when it’s someplace that can be used defensively – a hole in the palms, a spot on the forearms, etc.

The Catsith one-ups other suits by hiding them in a moving flap on the front of the shins. The toes move down, the handle of the saber flips out from behind the moving flap and it lays in a groove along the front of the foot. It’s absolutely a neat gimmick and I love it.

So here’s my final thought on the kit before I get back into the rambling from the beginning…

The Pros:

It’s a simple kit. Not super complicated to stick together. Not a lot of stickers that you couldn't just paint in or ignore.

You have options for the optics. You can place them over the clear lens or use the smaller one on the head directly and have it behind the “glass".

It can balance like nobody’s business. I didn't have to do much to get my goofy pics. It’s a tad back heavy with the full flight pack installed but it's Super stable.

The Cons:

There’s flexibility just left on the table. This tends to be a thing with certain G-Reco kits. The designs are unique and I love them but they’re a pain in plastics. The knees could bend more with a few tweaks and the arms could have a better range in the elbow. Same with the waist.

It’s an HG so it suffers from a lack of hands. I love that it comes with three hands (and hand backs) for stuff but it lacks a basic holding hand. It’s two open hands and a trigger finger. I get that the leg-mounted sabers are Technically a part of the suit but they’re still beam sabers. They’re even used in the hand in the show. A bummer not to have a set as they are molded in a very nice pink color. Hard to just grab a Hand kit and replace them without work.

Overall, this is a fun kit. There’s just one issue that confuses me about it… why is it not one of those kits that gets reprints and alternate versions?

This thing has all he trappings of a GM style suit. It’s simple but not so much that a builder couldn't do something with it. It's got a gimmick, sure, but it’s an easy enough fix if you didn’t want to deal with the flip out sabers. It even has a bunch of artwork for alternate versions and You Know how Bandai likes to take a kit, mold it in a new set of colors and drop it on P-Bandai. The Catsith doesn’t even get that.

The G-Self is the Hero suit of G-Reco. It makes sense that it’s going to hang around a bit despite the series not being that popular. But it’s not the only one to get a different version. The Grimoire – the Zaku to the Catsith’s GM in this universe – got a nice modded version in the third Build series, Gundam Build Divers. It makes no sense.

Instead of going off too much on stuff that no one can use, how about I wrap this up.

Overall, the Catsith is a fun little build. It’s a solid kit that has a good range of motion in the hips and neck. A nice little base kit to mod into the mech of your dreams…

If you can find one.

[haisayonaraa]

Runaway baby!

(sorry if the title pic isn't too special, I'm trying not to put the same time of bebe with paci pic for all of them, I might though, idk if that's what people want or not, (I put one at the bottom of the page anyway <3))

[story below]

Kakyoin and Jotaro have been living with each other for awhile now, which means they've kind of built a routine, centered around their routine is Jolyne. After all, they love their daughter, and care about her health and happiness. sadly, having a routine with a little is quite hard at times.

 "Jolyne!" Jotaro's been chasing after jolyne for awhile,  she doesn't really know why, she's just trying to go see her Kakyoin. Kakyoin looks over at jolyne, who's now made her way into the kitchen "oh hi baby, you hungry? I'm working on your lunch right now." jolyne sits down right as jotaro comes in, "Jolyne, come on, you need changed.." kakyoin stops preparing lunch for a bit, "she needs changed? oh- well I should have lunch ready when your done." jotaro looks down at spot on the floor where jolyne was just sitting "jo- she's gone again!" Kakyoin laughs, "looks like we've got a runaway baby on our hands!" Kakyoin looks around, "and it looks like she's going down the hall!" kakyoin points in the direction of the little cruising baby. Jolyne figured there'd find something fun to do in her room. "she makes herself so hard to catch!" 

Kakyoin looks at jotaro and smirks, "really? you're getting outrun?" jotaro is once again chasing Jolyne, "if you think it's so easy, why don't you help me?!" Kakyoin leans on the counter, "hmm, maybe I will.." "kakyoin!!" "ok fine!" Kakyoin calls out hierophant green, who grabs Jolyne with one of his tentacles. "There." Jotaro stops running, "oh.. I guess I didn't think of that-" Kakyoin smiles, "It's alright, I'm sure she had fun." Jolyne's not really phased at all, she simply pats the tentacle that's holding her. "yeah, I think she did, but now I really need to change her" Jotaro takes Jolyne from hierophant green, who immediately disappears afterwards. "ok, let me finish her lunch then."

So after Jolyne finally get's changed and fed, she spends the rest of the day watching cartoons and coloring with Jotaro and Kakyoin, and all three of them enjoy every second of it. Sure, little bits of fun chaos happen every now and then, but they don't mind, they love each other through the ups, downs, and loopity loops. 

(Jotaro and Kakyoin have figured out an effective way of capturing a mobile little, and Jolyne is still confused to this day as to why here dadas where running after her. Sweet lil babys, doesn't know what was going on TwT)

[sorry if this one was a bit short, I really loved this prompt though! it was super cute and fun to write :3]

[canon-fcdder]

It's cool how you use font size to show how loud your muses are talking, though it makes it hard to read the dialogue sometimes. I feel bad about saying it, but I also want to be able to read the words you lovingly and carefully crafted together. ♡

(( Yeeeeeah, unfortunately that's not really a ❛ Stylistic ❜ choice and more of a ❛ Tunglr really likes screwing with my text ❜ thing. dfjkfngdfkgd — I think it might have to do with the new editor, since I don't recall my replies sometimes being Wonky until it switched over. Then again, I don't know for sure. Because on My desktop and mobile, everything looks Normal-Sized ( i'll include a pic of how it's Meant to look under the cut ) but apparently it can get HELLISHLY small and sporadic for some of my writing partners?? ))

(( From now on, Imma go into HTML and see if I can manually fix dialogue before posting replies and pray it sticks, because Damn. I think the text gets fixed when a post is saved into drafts, but again— I'm not sure. But anyway, sorry about that and honestly thank you SO MUCH for the kind words. I really appreciate it and there's no need to apologize, because nah I'm with you— I am Not one for ridiculously small text and very much want all my things to be Readable. I only show how loud my muses are talking through descriptors ( and occasionally using Big Text ) not by trying to hide what is being said. lmao ))

(( Ex: How my shiz is Supposed to look rip fdjgndfg ))

[crackinglamb]

hi on one of ur reblogs u said u use a private server on discord and i wanted to ask how u organize it?? i have my own as well but i think i have no idea how to really use it to take full advantage :/ any tips?

Sure! Short answer: I make a new channel for each subject I want to keep organized.

Okay, some more detail. You start off with general channel when you make a server, so that's where I put things like my daughter's school schedule and my word totals when I'm keeping track for year end roundups. I have a few recipes in there too, so I can see them wherever I am and don't have to carry a cookbook with me (long distance relationships have interesting logistics, lol). But I also have channels for NaNo, links to interesting stuff or playlists, pics, fic ideas, separate ones for headcannons and snippets (this is where notes to myself go). My active OC's all have their own channel too, where I can keep anything referring to them in one place. Ideas, screenshots, general stats, any fanart I might receive, that sort of thing. I even have one for jotting down gift ideas for friends and family so I don't have to remember what people ask for.

Basically, I think of each channel as like a file folder. Everything related to the name of the 'folder' gets put there. I generally pin the first thing in the channel so I can get to the top really quick instead of having to scroll through it. I've had my private server for years now, so some of the channels are pretty full. I'll pin the items that I know I'll be referring to later too (for instance, the names of the people in the DAFF crew list for tagging in reblogs). I keep the channel names simple so I don't get confused by my own organizing system. I've never bothered to break up the channels by subcategory like you see in big servers, since I'm the only one using them.

Now, all this said, I'm primarily a desktop user. I honestly don't know how hard it is to do all this on mobile, since I rarely actually use it on my phone unless I'm sending myself a note or am in a voice chat. But I hope this helps, or at least gives you some ideas of where to start. Thanks for the ask. Happy organizing!