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[velvetwyrme]

May I request a very wolf themed mutt- precious dog boi

requests closed!

pubpy...

also some sillies:

for that last one i took wolf themed in a different way shjskjhsj

[bogkeep]

idk how relatable this is but there's times where i've wanted to experience a piece of media that has been deemed Cringe or Pretentious, but i need to experience it With someone, so that someone must be non-judgemental and equally interested in accepting sincerity into their heart, and sometimes a particular friend becomes a repeat designated driver for that particular ride. anyway call that partner in cringe

[kingprinceleo]

holds up my "sonic is cringe im not a sonic fan (except for blaze i have a crush on her)" pintrest board from when i was like. 14 it started as just pictures of blaze....then blazamy posts bc they were cute.......then the category 11 fixation disaster of march 21st 2021 so then this just became my sonic board JHBSDJFHB now i have a different pintrest account bc this is an ancient tomb of a previous version of myself credits- Sonic Channel (Blaze), Solar-Socks (Sonic), and im not sure about the last one i cant fucking find it anywhere so if anyone knows i will add it

[radioactive-earthshine]

Honestly I really wanted to see the Legionnaires acclimating more to Earth because most of them are aliens who haven't spent much time on Earth even if they are human or even from the same solar system.

I would have loved to see every now and then one of them stopping in front of a harmless benign bug and screaming for Lyle to identify 1.) Is it dangerous and 2.) What the fuck is it?!

Then depending on the severity of freak out Lyle either informs them professionally or enjoys a good bit of fun telling them that a lady bug will be involved in the worst kind of body horror you can imagine.

Even Lyle gets tired of explaining that "Yes, that is a dog, yes I know it looks nothing like the last 13 dogs we've seen, but it's a dog."

He saved Garth's life when the poor boy tried to approach a goose "because it's just a bird I totally know what a bird is!" While Lyle is screaming.

"It's a bird with teeth you fool!"

[opens-up-4-nobody]

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[sunsetstarving]

i crave getting into another fandom like i did with keeper. i need to sink my claws into Something & make whimsical fanart

[aethes-bookshelf]

hyperfixation kicked in and all I can think about right now is playing da2

(it's 4am here and I only just stopped playing. thank god it's the weekend)

[iwakuraz]

everytime I think even just a little bit that I'm starting to sort of get better at speaking aloud, somebody will say something horrible to me about my voice and ruin everything

[beardedhandstoadshark]

Hopfully comprehensive list about things in Zelda 2 that might be important for folks doing fan stuff for the game but don‘t wanna play it for expected reasons cuz tbf, yea the game is hard!

(because if I read "8bitrule is a deadly wasteland" one more time I‘ll delete my save file and go join the Yiga Clan XD /lh)

It got VERY long so I sorted into different categories for some semblance of order lmao. It goes:

Backstory

Plot

General info on Hyrule

Towns

General info on Link (+ move set)

Spells

Items

Collectibles

And other funky stuff

Hopefully this will be of help/interest to someone. And if not, oh well ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Not enough Zelda 2 stuff out there anyways, so more is always good!

I do like talking about this game so for extra info pls feel free to ask :3

Backstory:

2 Zeldas, the new Zelda is actually a great-great-smth aunt of Zelda 1, and the reason it‘s called "the Legend of Zelda“

Long ago, her bro (and his wizard buddy) pressured her into telling them the secrets of the Triforce she got from their dead dad. Zelda didn‘t tattle, wizard buddy tried to strike her down via spell in anger

Spell went out of control, put Zelda into eternal sleep and killed wizard buddy in one swoop

Prince lost sis and buddy, fell into remorse, locked her in a tower Sleeping-beauty style in hopes the spell would be reversed one day and decreed every princess shall be named Zelda from now on

Plot:

16 old Link chillin his life when a triangle starts glowing on his hand?? Asks Impa for help, she brings her to the magically sealed door where Zelda the First sleeps, cue Backstory

gives him crystals he needs to put in statues in palaces to unlock a seal on the temple that holds the Triforce of Courage (because he did not have that before)

All the bosses are guardians of the statues + Dark Link is his actual shadow that he fights against to prove his heart is pure enough to hold it

It was brought to life by some old guy hanging out there (never explained but he’s probs supposed to be a sage and looks a lot like the Old Man from Zelda 1, though much like all Wise Men in this game do)

Ganon has literally nothing to do with any of that, his monsters just really want Link dead so they can sprinkle his blood on Ganon‘s ashes and bring him back. (Since they need him dead, it probs needs a lot of blood)

Hyrule:

different areas : fields, woods, beaches, caves, swamps, mountains, deserts, graveyards, and one Lake Hylia

2 continents divided by sea, west and east + a small island that is one big labyrinth (named maze island)

different towns, all of them have the names of Oot sages plus Harbor Town Mido and Kazuto Town

the locations/"elements“ of towns do not match their future sages in the slightest (Saria gets water. Ruto‘s in a valley. Nabooru‘s by the sea, fully green and far away from the desert sands).

towns in West Hyrule are well connected via roads

East Hyrule has broken roads (if at all) and Kazuto is even completely ransacked by monsters

there‘s a new Kazuto Town hidden in some woods, while Old Kazuto is an actual Ghost town

Stonehedge is not only a thing but appears in multiple locations

Big Fairies are a thing, but they come without Water Fountains. Instead just hang out in the woods, stonehedge, wherever

streets are always safe. You will never see a monster as long as you stay on it. If you stray, monsters will spawn (though sometimes its fairies instead). If you run back on the street and a monster gets you there, the "battle“ will be empty and you can just walk out. Streets are always safe.

the main graveyard got the King‘s Tomb in the middle of it; has a secret tunnel to one of the palaces

there‘s a smaller graveyard near Death Mountain by Spectacle Rock that‘s apparently supposed to be the Zelda 1 graveyard -> Zelda 1 played in a small part of West Hyrule

third graveyard near The Valley of Death (name is accurate gameplay wise too ._.)

Towns:

very lively communities

different styles of houses, some have bushes, fountains (with drinkable water), different sections separated by gates, etc.

you have to climb on roofs and jump through windows to get into some buildings

Link can get multiple things here: free healthcare from a lady in red, filled up magic from an old lady in orange, a side quest that usually leads to either a new sword skill or magic spell. Those can always be obtained from a knight/wizard in the basement of the main building.

pretty much all villagers can be talked with and either give: generic Hi‘s, vague hints about the next goal, the sidequest, some praise him as the hero and wish him luck

Sometimes they also turn out to be Aches (monsters that look identical to villagers until you talk to them, upon which they turn into bats and attack); pretty much exclusive to the later/Eastrule towns

Link:

16y old and left his equipment at home, only got a sword and shield

Zelda 1 was years ago for him

learned to wear pants between Zelda 1 and 2 (they‘re brown, same color as his shirt. You could make it a onesie if you want to)

hair color‘s somewhere between brown and ginger

Left handed gang

certified recorder player

silly goober

given that Impa got to him so fast, good chance he‘s at the castle often enough

if botw Link is a parry god, he‘s a blocking god

shield is only small enough to cover half his body, hence him learning how to move it at hyperspeed

unnamed sword but the Magic/White Sword from Zelda 1 is on the cover so it’s most likely that one

gains new equipment throughout the game via dungeons

can gain exp and level up, but unless you specifically set him up pre/during his quest, you wanna treat this lad like he‘s maxed out

skills: stab, crouch stab, up jab (like the one from smash), jump/down jab (also like the one from smash, this is where it‘s from)

Spells:

Shield (turns his tunic red and up‘s defense),

Jump (lets him jump high),

Life (restores 3 blocks of HP; your max possible HP is 8 with all Heart Containers. Doesn‘t start out the most expensive, but unlike most other spells barely gets cheaper with higher magic levels, making it the 2nd most expensive in the log run.)

Fairy (turns him into a fairy; small, no fighting but flying, and lets you skip through locked doors! 3rd most expensive.)

Fire (shoot fire from your sword; some enemies can only be defeated this way)

Reflect (reflects magic attacks, lets you block spells that would otherwise go past your shields; basically magic defense)

Spell (turns some enemies into slime + unlocks a secret area in New Kazuto)

Thunder (rains thunder on the whole screen; needed to defeat a boss. Most expensive spell in the game, regardless of magic level.)

the other spells are all dirt cheap in higher levels

if you wanna be real detailed: one magic meter block = 16 MP, totalling for 128 with a maxed meter. A fully leveled (in mp) Link will use 60mp for Thunder, 50 for hp, 40 for fairy, 8 for Jump and 16 for all others. Otherwise, here‘s a table for MP usage across levels.

Items:

Candle: equivalent of the magic lantern, infinite light source. Unlike Zelda 1, this one doesn‘t let you commit property damage :(

Hammer: breaks giant boulders on the road, letting you access shortcuts. Also lets you cut down any tree tiles on the overworld, turning it into fields- Property damage is back baby!

Handy Glove: Lets Link crush blocks with his sword. Even more destruction and a good compromise for the lack of vases imo.

Raft: used to cross from West to East Hyrule.

boots: let you straight up walk on water, but only in certain places.

Whistle/Flute: is actually a recorder (flutes are held sideways, recorders forward. That‘s like. The biggest difference between these two instruments, bar the reputation.) Used to make a monster blocking the road disappear and summon a palace, similar to how you shrink a boss and drain a lake in Zelda 1. Doesn‘t let you teleport though. Does play the same tune, though. It‘s the one also heard in the oot intro!

magic key: the key to end all keys, lets you open all the doors in every dungeon forever (despite the name does not need MP)

Cross: regarless of what some more zealous fans of the series claim as a means to justify their unjustified bigotry, Christianity is not canon to the series. But much like other Japanese media, it sure likes borrowing from its aesthetics! Case in point, this item is just the Kirbo meme. It lets you see invisible ghosts so you can kick their ass. (you don‘t need it to hit them, but they‘re a pain to dodge/ hit even with it.).

Collectibles:

magic jar: same as ever. Blue fills 1 mp block, red fills all. Doesn‘t fill instantly, so if your meter’s got points left you can wait till its half full, use a high mp spell, and still get the rest of the points that‘d otherwise go to waste. Dungeons sometimes contain statues, which drop one jar (or start attacking you).

treasure bag: holds exp (money doesn‘t exist in this game)

key

doll: weird but surprisingly cute doll that looks exactly like a miniature version of Link and gives you an extra life. (The game has lives- if you get a game over, Ganon gets resurrected on screen.)

Bowl of Hearts: Looks, acts like, is a Heart Container. Gives you 1 block of HP; you start with 4, for a max of 8. Can be found wherever Heart Containers would be.

Magic Container: Looks like a filled jar; Heart Container but for MP.

Other funky stuff:

you rescue a kid that got lost in caves

has instances of Link talking in 1st person; one appears by looking under a stranger’s table in a house: "I found a mirror under the table“.

Everyone knows the man the myth the legend, the npc named "Error“, but there’s actually a 2nd guy named "Bagu“. As in, Bug. Game bug.

Bro has a pet Bot (this games‘ version of Chus) sleeping in his house. You can annoy it into waking up and it‘ll tell you where he is so you‘ll finally leave

the waters are NOT poisonous in the slightest (seriously, where did that come from) …but they are infested with jumping Piranhas.

Saria Town only lets people use the bridge connecting the 2 sides of the river if you‘re a citizen or get a permit from Bagu. Vaguely remember you could also take a long road around it tho

With 9.5 towns, a lot of greenery everywhere, and ACTUAL. FUNCTIONAL. ROADS :O This might be one of the most well-off Hyrules in the series (ironically >v<)

Aaaand *looks at length of this post^ ok yea that is enough lmao, I might genuinely hit the word limit here, oof. I‘m a rare Zelda 2 enjoyer can yall tell XD

[the-acid-pear]

Need to finish my Dave design so I can draw him with Mori

[terresdebrume]

I still don't know what to make of the fact that when I try to imagine my life with a baby the easiest images to come up with are the ones where someone else takes care of it instead of me

[dullahandyke]

The fun thing abt starting basically from scratch wrt finding out what foods I like is that what seems like a simple meal actuslly has 5 different ingredients I've never eaten and 10 ways of being made and differing quality of ingredients and any one of those variables could be responsible for me not liking a dish and I don't want to risk making something I don't end up eating so basically I'm in the shitter

[ialpiriel]

Another very long snipped bit from this novel, heavily featuring religiously-framed trauma, and a very little bit of misgendering:

“I’m still not your little sister,” she says, to break the silence.

“Okay,” Calcatrix says, and shrugs. “I’m seventy years old. I haven’t claimed Ordo in forty-six years.” She shrugs again, and takes a sip of her coffee. “For she said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.”

They’re both quiet again.

“What they did to you was wrong,” Calcatrix says.

“It doesn’t matter,” she says, and it hurts. It hurts, to hear Saga Calatrix say it. It hurts to hear Ordo David say it. It hurts for her own flesh and blood, two generations removed, say it.

“It always matters,” Calcatrix says.

“It doesn’t,” she says, and she sets her mug down, hard, on the counter, with a noise that makes Calcatrix twitch. “I’m the Nameless Warlord in a nation that bought me for blood money. My brothers won’t speak to me, the girls I sought justice for won’t speak to me, my nation won’t speak to me. No nation calls me sister. I’m your fucking stranger in a strange land.” She can feel the fire in her belly, the spirit moving, and the tears threatening at the corners of her eyes. “It doesn’t matter if it was wrong, because it’s done, and it will be done until the second fucking coming, and I have to live with it. I didn’t get to slip away and change my name before it killed me.” She feels one tear roll down her cheek, and sting in the cut on her cheek. She wipes away any more tears before they can leak, and takes one shuddering breath. She looks Saga Calcatrix in the eye, and Saga Calcatrix looks her in the eye back. “if it was wrong, what does saying so do for me? Tell me the dead year was for nothing? That the violence strangling me is meaningless? Does it make someone step into some time machine and go back and take my mother to Adtexo? Does someone kidnap my father before he can marry a sixteen year old girl? Does someone kidnap me from the lodging house the one time I left Lex and raise me like an Asperitas foundling instead?” The tears roll down her cheeks again, and Calcatrix watches her, mug to her lips, saying nothing. She wipes the tears away again. “It doesn’t matter if it was wrong or right, because it’s fucking done, Calcatrix. It was done five years ago when Abraham sold me for tax money.” She wipes the tears away again.

Calcatrix takes a sip of her coffee.

“Do you want me to talk about Christ on the cross and redemption and shit?” Calcatrix asks, voice dry. She’s not smiling, but her eyebrows are up, and she looks unimpressed. “I was third son, I did all my reading, I can quote you from a bible all day.”

“Are you always this flippant?” she snaps. Maybe she’ll let the fish rot in the fridge, bury it in the backyard underneath the squash so it’ll be some use. To someone else. Next year. When she’s far away from all this horseshit.

“Yes,” Calcatrix agrees.

“Get the fuck out of my house,” she says, and points to the front door. “Just get the fuck out.”

“Okay,” Calcatrix agrees, and sets her mug down. She raises her eyebrows, and turns and walks back down the hall, puts on her hat, her coat, her shoes. She looks up, hand on the knob. They look each other in the eye for a moment longer, and then Calcatrix shrugs, opens the door, and steps back out into the cold morning.

She stands in the kitchen, hands dangling at her sides, and thinks, what they did to you was wrong.

[wheucto]

question what are the number ship names? how are you guys making those

[transgaysex]

it sure is interesting to discuss rosenhans experiments in philosophy class today

[opens-up-4-nobody]

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