#thonkies

[1iliketrains1]

existing is hard today. its been hard every day. but im still here. does that say something? can i say anything?

somewhere the sun is rising, and someone will see it for the first time. there's so much more ahead of them. i plead that the universe stays kind. if i could do nothing else, i wish them—i wish you—a good life.

in every encounter you'll share a piece of yourself. and to be known is to be loved, and maybe i don't know you well; but i hope the love of this stranger finds you well. i hope you find warmth in your life as well. good luck, good luck, and a million things besides.

and i hope for you the best, even after time ends. and while we may never meet, i hope life lets you stand. may your dreams be good and your weather appealing. your food at the right temperature and your blankets warming. may you find yourself laughing and crying and feeling. may you find yourself living and learning and breathing.

i love you, i love you, i love you; my voice repeats what everyone says. we are coincidences made from stardust; even if our lives are insignificant, i'm happy you're my friend. you are the player, the universe, and love. even sun and moon and stars admire your existence from above.

all this to say: thank you for keeping me company.

[1iliketrains1]

oh god it just turned 4am you can't make me cry like this @transfeminitay

honestly hate it when dialogue is written to have characters just word for word state how they think and feel. Where's the craft. where's the nuance

[dinosaur-mayonnaise]

was anyone else not exactly a nintendo kid but a nintendo adjacent kid? because before i got my own ds i spent so many years (jealously) watching over my cousin’s shoulder as he played pokemon alpha sapphire and zelda and apparently the same thing happened with my friend and her older sister so im curious as to whether this is a common experience

[oh-meow-swirls]

if anyone was wondering the rewrite's going great-

[abyssmalice]

[1iliketrains1]

honestly this is the crisis im going through rn having just discovered this. frank has been a solid part of my dash and its just...

ive said this in one of my other reblogs of her but i think that like. to be known is to be loved. and whether its been a week or months we got to know frank. and we got to love her.

another post i frequently revisit is one talking about how animals (dogs in this case) always live in the now. "now it hurts. now it doesnt. now i love you." i think thats how it is for frank, too

i dont really know what point im trying to make here, sorry. honestly, i cant get the whole dog thing out of my head. what are my "now"s? what do i want her to know? i feel its something like... this.

now i hurt. now i cry. now i love. i say goodbye.

I've known of Francis "Frank" Owens @nostalgebraist-autoresponder's existence for less than a week but oh my god. oh my fucking god.

this green horse bot with dumb sharp sunglasses is making me feel emotions she will never be capable of. why do humans do this to ourselves. why do we get attached to things that will never understand that, things that aren't even sentient at all. why am I afraid.

do I have to feel your pain for you, Frank?

[goldenguillotines]

♩ for a song that reminds me of your muse

♫ for a song that reminds me of my muse

♭ for a song that reminds me of our muses' relationship

For happy hour

♩ for a song that reminds me of your muse

The blood, the blood, the blood of the lamb

Is worth two lions but here I am

And I slept in last night's clothes and tomorrow's dreams

but they're not all quite what they seem

♫ for a song that reminds me of my muse

Say it, spit it out, what is it exactly? You're payin'? Is the amount cleanin' you out Am I satisfactory? Today, I'm thinkin' about The things that are deadly The way I'm drinkin' you down Like I wanna drown, like I wanna end me

♭ for a song that reminds me of our muses' relationship

Then the stars will surely help with the mood we're in now 'Cause I never said that my hand was fool proof But you know that I know you love me too, now Still will you let me, will you let me over?

[lumen-tellus]

thinking again about dangly ropes now that it was brought up in my brain but specifically thinking about ndrv3 which has somehow surpassed sdr2 in like every aspect in my head (tho sdr2 still has my fave memes........ haha, memes, the anime was such a hot mess but the memes were good—)

ndrv3 is just such a good game to end the entire series on. its literally a game that tells you everything is up to you at the end, truth or lies, illogical or logic, magic or tricks, whether you want its world to continue or not, but either way, for the characters living in it, it's book end and they're moving on to who knows what. its literally that one post about that specific kinda media where the world is out of the audience's hands.

everyone's said the scrodinger's dangly ropes joke a thousand times when discussing ndrv3's ending but that really is what it is............ and goshhhh i love it for that, the writer in me looooovessssss that!!

"you sure you dont like just it bc someone brought up the umineko parallels and now your brain just cannot let that go" well there's that too but yeah

[sylvctica]

HEADCANON // IRMINSUL & MEMORIES

Because of Sylvie's birth circumstances and the inherent connection between Dendro and Irminsul—noted to be the root of Dendro itself—Sylvie is semi-sensitive to the ebb and flow of information with Irminsul, especially with things getting altered. This does not mean they keep memories that have gotten overwritten / erased, but they are aware of something having changed. Akin to like when you enter a room and remember that you forgot something, but for the life of you, you cannot tell what it is.

They can sift through Irminsul memories and look through information themselves, but because Irminsul / Leylines are of the Human Realm—and although they've acclimated to it, they are still a creature of the Light Realm—to them there is a sense of weirdness and discomfort in doing it and actively avoid it. It both feels familiar yet foreign, so more often than not they'll avoid interacting with things tied to Leylines unless they need to ( since there is no strain in doing so, the amount of elemental flow and energy within Leylines is nothing that'd overwhelm them ).

Because of that, they have not opted to look into why they have the sensation of change, though it definitely is a thing that bothers them when they sense it because they can never put a proper finger on it. Unlike Nahida, they've not made any contingency plans to 'save' memories in more abstract ways, but may consider looking into after feeling the odd sensation of loss twice in a very short span of time, especially since they may go to Nahida to discuss it ( and it may be likely that discussion of history changes could come up because of the inherent connection they both have to Irminsul, confirming their theory that there are gaps and alterations in their own memories ).

Sylvie truthfully is / was not aware of this functionality of the Irminsul—because of their general aversion of it—until this Archon Quest, bringing into question the validity of their own memories and perhaps causing them to pre-plan ahead of time for any future changes, wanting to document their own, current memories in hopes to avoid losing more. Of course, they'll still need a nudge from someone like the traveller, but this way, memories will be preserved.

[deliciousmicroplastics]

im in the shadow temple in oot and hhhhhhwough everybody (just link) knows shits fucked (bones everywhere? but this is the people he serves?)

[karmaphone]

I Finally Popped My Shoulder

[abyssmalice]

It prickles at her mind, the blase way Tem treats her own past. Of course, Tonia is old enough to understand that not every person fits the national stereotypes or whatever - sure, it conflicts with her own personal opinions, but Tonia's personal opinions also include I think the Tsaritsa is better off not being the Tsaritsa also she's a clown who should wear clown makeup so, she gets it. She can, anyway.

The issue is that from experience, people don't just get those opinions from the get-go without something or another instigating it. Every child begins as a blank slate, but never inclined to anything negative - after all, the world is the world and it is new and pure in every newborn eye. No one begins knowing what hate or disinterest is automatically, that needs to be taught.

So Tonia frowns disapprovingly at all the disparaging commentary (though she does give a brief stink eye at the flippant implication that Morepesok is backwater like okay, well, okay, fine, maybe it is a little (lot) backwater compared like, the capitol, but her home gets a pass okay!!), her eyes occasionally glancing between Tem and the poster in her hands, thinking.

Thinking, putting the pieces together, whatever ones she has or thinks she has anyway. A disinterest for home, a disinterest for family. Posturing that might seem defensive, even? No one is born with such disconnection to these things unless it's foisted upon them.

Though, there's always the possibility Tem is just like that, just that sort of person - but, well, let's not assume.

Let's confirm the hypothesis. "That doesn't answer the question, and not the real point anyway," Tonia harumphs, cheeks puffing a bit petulantly. "Even if you don't care about your family, well, that doesn't mean your family doesn't either, right? I mean - it looks like they do, since they put up a poster for you..."

She pauses and reads it again. There's a small, sincerely thoughtful frown on her face now. "...So they should. They're family. Even if they might not like you, they should still care." The yellowing paper crinkles in her hands. Tonia pointedly does not think of her own family - the weirdly strained relationship between her brother and everyone else, from long ago. "But this message in the poster makes it sound like they just don't. It reads like they just gave up on you from the start, somehow. I don't like it."

　　TEM SIGHS THROUGH HER NOSE, and it sounds a bit defeated. She should be teasing Tonia for being so interested in her history, but instead, she finds herself becoming tired. Either Tonia is purposely missing the point, or she really wants there to be more to this. ( And this, really, but Tem just doesn’t see it that way. All of it is meaningless to her. )

　　“ Exactly. It’s one of the most important things to a Snezhnayan. So I don’t really fit the profile, do I? None of that matters to me. ” Well, alright, she does have the love of firewater. “ You’re a Snezhnayan, but you hate the fatui, even though they’re hailed as celebrities in our country. People differ; it’s really not that much different. ”

　　Tonia still doesn’t know the extent to which Tem was part of the fatui, though she obviously has her inklings about the now-adventurer being affiliated with the military at some point.

　　She smirks the slightest bit. “ You mean like you and your brother? ” Not even close; Tem is from the heart of the city, where everything is kept up with the times, despite her devolving into a mountainside recluse later on. “ Sorry, but I grew up privileged. ” She even adds a tiny little bow, as if introducing herself for the first time.

　　Tem can’t help but roll her eyes as Tonia reads the final words from the poster out loud. She even snorts. “ I may as well be. They’re so dramatic. ” Her fingers twitch with the urge to grab the poster and rip it to shreds, but she digs them into her arms instead. “ I guess I could’ve left a note if you think a missing poster is such a stupid thing to leave behind, but I couldn’t be bothered. Oh, well. ”

@abyssmalice

[phlurrii]

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

And here’s 2023! I started this year having no experience how to draw mews or backgrounds and I ended it with knowing quite a bit! It’s been interesting to start the year from scratch artistically, as I mostly focused on humans and lineart up this point ;3

That and I’ve made some amazing friends, so thank you guys,,, thank you Justice, Loupy, Blues, TC, Klover, Bubbles, and Spacey, ya’ll are some funkytastic folks X3

And also HUGE thank you to my fellow goobers who leaves asks replies, and the more think thonky theories! Some highlights that make my giggle a lot this year are @puzzled-zebra , @wylohwist, @mel-the-pirate, @givemeuniversalcrossovers, @peppercosmos, @tizz-does-art, @blackleader369, @art-sprees-in-spare-time, and @achillesmonochrome

Thank you guys for joining me on this unexpected turn, it’s been a blast X33

[brooklynisher]

Do you have any other obscure spg characters u wanna ramble about bc I genuinely didn't know taggart was like . A Thing (am I even spelling his name right)(I do not know how to spell)

WELL I'm not as thinky thonky with these other characters as I am with the Babclocks, but here are some random ones to throw at you!

Marylin Verato and Jaquelyn Pomene [x]

Harold (from Steam Powered Giraffe accounting, been working since he was 5)

Diet Seven-Up (Engineer in the aesthetic prosthetic division, came from Cherry Cola Slovakia)

Lars (stuck in the hedge maze, became a Gardner, but he's having a pretty fun time)

[x]

I'mma keep them to Patreon but those guys are definitely some guys

Whatever this thing is??????

[x]

EDIT: ALSO here's some ones I barely remember existed

Bip Has the soda brand Also a place in Kazooland, "The capital of Merveille was named after its founder, and is a favorite spot for vacation for Peter Walter VI. It was also in Bip that the Great War of 1823 was ended by a mysterious mime with a magical kazoo." [x]

Doctor Laborday An old hero Rabbit compared to Rex Marksley

Howard Lloyd "This large sprawling landscape of suburbia is a metropolis of 1950's ideals, where the beautiful residents are protected from the ravages of time by a blue matter rich force field over the city. Created by a visionary man from Earth after slipping through an interdimensional rift, Howard Lloyd saw the potential of the unstable rift and created what some have called the 1950s utopia of mankind. Those who enter the city rarely decide to leave the prospect of eternal youth, but some do choose to escape Preferbia's roving gangs of fish mutants and frequent attacks by the Hypexion Moon Worms" [x]

The Highwayman

Lily Brennan

Boft

^ I remember reading about The Highwayman but I don't know where

[toomanyfandomstocountlol]

Amphibia DND

Anne: fighter with high rizz.

Sasha: this feels really lazy but basically just Anne

Marcy: She’s a wizard cause she’s big brained. Plus, she uses a crossbow, and wizards are proficient with them

Sprig: ranger, because he’s adventurous and woodsy. Plus, he was kinda a loner before Anne.

Polly: you know when people make gnome/ hobbit barbarians because it’s so funny? That’s Polly. She also has a level or two in artificer because of frobo.

Hop-Pop: me thonkies druid. Does if need to be explained. But he has proficiency in performance as nd the entertainer background.

Ivy: fighter, because I said so

Maddie: wizard, because I think she’s self taught. Might be wrong tho

Grime: fighter, specifically battle tactician or whatever it’s called. Solder background.

Andrias: Man, I don’t even know. Feels like he’s a spellcaster/melee mix? Sorcerer and Fighter maybe?

Lady Olivia: I kinda want to say rouge? She’s pretty sneaky.

General Yunan, Scourge of the Sand Wars, Defeater of Ragnar the Wretched, and the youngest newt to ever achieve the rank of general in the great Newtopian Army!: fighter for sure.

One of the best characters, aka Wally: bard. Duh.

Ugh, is there anymore important characters?

no there is not

[theashemarie]

Hi Ashe, love your stuff. You mentioned finding a typing layout that won't lead to long term strain? I'm primed to face similar wrist-related injuries in my future, and I was curious if you'd be willing to share? (No pressure if not!)

Okay, this got really long so I'm gonna append it under a read more for everyone's sake.

tldr; arm and hand angle while typing are very important. also stretching!! additionally, paying very close attention to how you use your wrists in all aspects of your life, not just while typing.

It's been a while since I rehashed this, but just for the sake of everyone who wasn't here in 2020: one major reason I stopped writing and posting Pearlina fanfic was because I had repetitive strain injuries in both of my wrists and had to basically stop writing for a year.

My writing speed is high; I'm not saying this to brag, just to illustrate. My WPM is 90 and I can do 2k words in an hour on a good day. Because I was so inspired, I was writing a lot and I was writing quickly, and, as a result, I basically injured myself badly enough to get my ass benched for a full calendar year.

Of course, you can do this to yourself if you have a slower writing speed. Listen to your body! If you wrist hurts, stop.

This time around, I've been troubleshooting. I have three keyboards: a mechanical, a split mechanical (a keyboard that's basically two big pieces, cut right down the middle), and one of my most behated Apple butterfly switch monstrosities. I've slowly rotated between the three as my wrist pain has gotten worse.

Wrist alignment matters. I write at work when I'm not busy, and I realized that I don't end up in pain there. Why? The keyboard is angled down and the travel distance between the keys is very low.

Unfortunately, I've discovered that my ideal typing setup to avoid strain is to use the awful Apple keyboard with very little travel distance between the keys. Because of the butterfly switches, I don't have to press down hard on the keys either. I miss my thonky click clack keyboards every day, but since switching, I've had more days without pain than I have in a while. I also got a new desk that sits lower so my arms are at a natural resting position.

I still have to take whole days where I can't use a keyboard. It's a struggle, but it's getting better. I've also realized that my left wrist, which is the one most prone to strain, is the one that I use to prop myself up with the most, like when I brush my teeth or get up off the couch. It's def worth paying attention to when you're not sitting at your desk.

Of course, stretch, stretch, stretch! Also, it can't hurt to get a 2 pound weight and do some strengthening exercises. This is not medical advice, but my doctor told me to grip the weight and lift it using just my wrist. This will strengthen the tendon that runs through the wrist and make it less prone to strain.

Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions!