#this was v fun actually

[solroskajan]

something in the woods

[strobbylemonade]

i think these two are funny

[monteruu]

posting this way after everyone else but it was fun to do :)

[image id: mini digital illustrations of various characters from homestuck in a grid format with 9 squares.

square 1: closeup of john egbert and jade harley both smiling. jade is excitedly hugging john and squishing the sides of their faces together. text above them saying "fav betas!!!".

square 2: roxy lalonde smiling widely while posing with one hand tucked under her face and her other arm raised high like she's waving. her pink scarf is trailing behind her. text next to her says "fav alpha" with a winking emoticon.

square 3: kanaya maryam holding the matriorb with both of her hands off to the side and she has a nonplussed expression. text next to her says "Favorite Beta Troll".

square 4: close up of terezi pyrope smiling deviously and messy hair that covers parts of her face. text beside her says "don't really look like her but i vibe with her hardcore lol".

square 5: portrait of artist drawn in the hero mode style. they have long curly hair held back by a green bandana with matching green glasses. his shirt has a green apple. text next to them says "das me" with an arrow pointing towards them.

square 6: john egbert is floating in his god tier outfit as his hood flows around him. he has a small smile and his hands interlocked over his chest in a relaxed pose. text underneath him says "love this one a whole lot <3".

square 7: john egbert and dave strider drawn in a variation of their sprite style. john is looking over at dave while smiling with his arms behind his back and one foot kicking up. dave has his hands in his pockets and is sweating. text above them says "fav ship johndave no contest".

square 8: kanaya maryam and jade harley next to each other with jade leaning one arm onto kanaya's shoulder and both of them smiling at each other. kanaya is wearing her green dress outfit with a gray turtleneck underneath and a pink waist sash. jade is wearing her winter outfit with a red puffy jacket and electric blue dress and black leggings. she is wearing her lunchbox headphones as well. text above them says "fav outfits" with a smiling emoticon.

square 9: alpha rose with purple yarn wrapped around her fists and posed for battle. text beside her says "Fav guardian Alpha Rose". end image id]

(original layout under the cut)

[gunstellations]

In the world I love

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In a different world

[futuristichedge]

Misc Werehog magma doodles

[suntails]

🐙⚔️

[vesper-the-great]

I really liked that part in p5 when

(Happy Valentines!)

[beatriceportinari]

Xenomorph, origami, one square sheet of paper

[audliminal]

It's Just a Game, Right? Pt 8

Masterpost

"So I think they're using other languages," Tim says, the moment Bernard opens the door.

"Well hello to you too my beloved boyfriend," Bernard responds, kissing Tim on the cheek and pulling him into the apartment.

"Shut up," Tim says, following Bernard to the table. This is hardly the first time Tim has skipped past pleasantries like that, and Bernard seems to find it more amusing every time.

"Aw, I dunno if I can do that. I really like to talk to you," Bernard grins conspiratorially. "Plus, then I wouldn't get to tell you that you're half right."

"What do you mean?"

"Well, obviously other people noticed the comment, right?" Bernard, gestures towards the computer, where Tim can see the cryptic comment. It already has dozens of responses. "Mostly people are just freaking out about it, because this is like, our first instance of direct communication from them, but one of the people who saw it actually recognized what language it is."

"Just one?" Tim frowns.

"Yeah. It's called esperanto. I googled it and apparently it's a conlang from the late 1800s which is pretty cool. It was, like, invented to be kind of a universal language, I guess? It pulls from a lot of different languages, so that's why it looks like multiple languages."

"Huh."

"But! There's still the encoded portions to figure out, because the translation as-is doesn't really make any sense." Bernard scrolls and points to the translation that a commenter had offered. It reads To be fqzuhsx-ayccas is to be qtdkv-avnwkwkb; the veil afph-gqkduik but it is meant to igpmtwi-ocdq. Determination in the face of doubt.

"Huh," Tim studies the text, then notices something. "They've specifically encoded the verbs."

"Yep," Bernard shrugs. "I haven't tried anything for the encrypted stuff yet; figured i might as well wait for you."

"Okay, well I guess we start with the simplest? We know they've used caesar ciphers before, plus this is in response to what we did with the first caesar ciphers before, so we might as well try one of your decoder websites for that first."

"Seems reasonable," Bernard says, pulling up the website from before. He quickly copies the first word over and hits the button. "Well shit, that was quick."

"Only the first half, though." Tim mutters. "Do it to the rest of them." Bernard copies and decodes the rest. In short order, they have a the first half of each encryption decoded.

"To be gravity is to be orbit, the veil disk but it is meant to eclipse?" Bernard frowns. "That... doesn't make much more sense."

"What's up with the focus on astronomy, too."

"Oh, right, we haven't gotten that far yet. They keep referencing space stuff. There's like, a running theory about these messages being supposed to have come through a black hole?"

"Is that even possible? i thought black holes ate stuff forever."

"I dunno, I'm not really into space stuff. Besides it's like, sure there's evidence for it, and space seems to be narratively important? But the premise seems kind of contrived to me."

"You think they're doing something bigger than what everybody is seeing." Tim stares at the forum thread. If anything was going to give Bernard's theory some credence, it would be what literally just happened.

"Exactly." Bernard posted on a forum arguing that he thought the game ran deeper than people realized. And the creators, who so far hadn't interacted directly, had responded to that post, with a triple-encrypted message.

"Each shift was one further away than the last," Tim thinks rapidly. "It started with language, which could be either a part of the effort to encrypt it, or a part of the intended meaning. Possibly both. Then, they used caesar ciphers for the first layer of encryption, the same thing they used in their first post. How did they encrypt things in the second post?"

"I think I kind of mentioned it before, but the second post used a vigenere cipher. The names of the people in the first video were the keys, if I remember right."

"The first is the key to the second."

"What-"

"Take the second part and decode it with the first."

"Dude your mind is scary sometimes," Bernard laughs, but moves to do as Tim says, revealing the first encrypted word. "To be seen. That works..."

Tim starts writing down the full message, as Bernard decodes the rest. Finally, they have the full text of the message the creators intended to send.

"To be seen is to be remembered; the veil distracts but it is meant to hide. Determination in the face of doubt." Tim reads.

"Huh," Bernard says, leaning over to read it for himself. "Well, now we know what it says. Now we just need to figure out what that means."

[sualne]

like an old memory

[solroskajan]

They have taken over my brain.

[spacedlexi]

i thought we were gonna kiss up here are you still not over your dead girlfriend

[nightwonder7]

How long did it take for Norton to get used to his body? I would think as fool's gold he is like a baby deer kind of like 'OOOH as soon I get up YOU ARE DEAD MELLY!'

It probably took some time getting used to, I reckon; with his mass and proportions all messed up. I like to think that Fool's Gold has no problems moving around, while Norton (Prospector) would struggle in the start.

[foggy-dragon]

heh cool V design from twitter I made

part of a request thing I did there I'll post a few more

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

Hey, I had a thought for the fantasy au! So on one of the previous versions of the WH website, there was a rhyme for the show that went:

A house is a place with four walls and a floor,

with a ceiling above and a lovely front door.

There's a bed to cradle you safely at night,

and windows to bring in the morning sunlight.

Your house is a mirror of just who you are,

A reflection that tells you to never stray far.

Which I thought might make a good incantation for when Wally properly summons Home (I can't remember if that's ever required for Warlocks but hey, it's still a fun poem regardless).

ohhhh this. i like this...

bonus og sketch! big ol eyes...

& no capalet because uhhhh eh nah and also i wanted Home's pendant to be on full display!

[valfeathers]

gtfo hes playing minecraft