#wasabi rambles

[wasabi-gumdrop]

local ladies man’s signature move totally useless against autistic monster enthusiast. more on Kabru’s fumble era at 6

[hahawasabi]

mfs when the doomed romance is actually doomed romance

(its me, i'm mfs)

[thereiswasabi]

As I was looking for banner I could use for the RP community, I found this gem by the accident

[fishgoatwasabi]

So I entered a 500 kcal and 1000 kcal diet into losertown just to see the prediction on when id reach my 1st major goal weight (200lbs). Honestly the difference wasn't that wide , one in November the other December. I'm still gonna shoot for 500 though. I feel like once I do it steady for 21 days I'll be fine. I'm gonna have to get into meal prepping so I get the calories right. All this math n shit. Fucking graduated so I wouldn't have to do this no more uuuggGHHHHH 😫

Whatever. Sacrifices must be made if I wanna be skinny. I gotta get rid of these fat ass arms and thighs. The way the fat folds over my bones is so ugly and nasty looking. No wonder I'm single lol. Eventually I'll just have bones sticking out and when I suck my stomach in there will actually be a difference.

I'm gonna go sip some green tea and go for a walk. Here's to steady weight loss!

[wasabi-gumdrop]

//edit//

manga spoilers!

giving in to my delusions and drawing parallels between this interaction and the party’s first encounter with succubi.

we know a few things about succubus from chapter 59-60. the first and most obvious is that they can take on a form that is the most sexually appealing to a person (as we see with Marcille and Chilchuck’s succubi).

but sometimes, it reflects something deeper in the subconscious.

the text in this description says that a succubus “mimics an idealized subject imagined by their victim.” so it’s not always a subject of sexual desire. we see that in the case of izutsumi when the succubus takes on the form of her mother (sick and twisted btw!!)

so in chp 60, when we see the Marcille succubus, we might be able to infer two things:

one, it’s possible that Laios, on an observational level, sees that Marcille is an attractive young woman (enough that the succubus can draw on that information for the mimicry). but he’s clearly startled by the monster’s intimate approach and more importantly the thought of his party misunderstanding the situation is a pretty big concern to him.

so i think what’s more likely is that the succubus has drawn on Laios’s idealized image of Marcille. which we’ve already seen! in the shapeshifter chapter:

his memory of her resurrecting Falin is what persists most strongly in his memory and subconscious. Marcille shapeshifter’s eyes and hair are the same as Marcille succubus. and you could say that Laios doesn’t really remember her hair very well — but he does remember it better at this point. in the panel where he’s worried about his party misunderstanding, the Marcille in his mind’s eye has the specific braided half up style that the real one is currently wearing. so the similarities of the succubus and shapeshifter seem to be an intentional choice for visual storytelling.

so yeah we could say there’s some recognition of Marcille’s attractiveness in Laios’s mind. but since it’s Laios, i would favour the reasoning going much deeper. to him, she has strong ideal qualities, tied to who she is as a talented spell caster, a loyal friend, someone that he and his family can count on.

and how could this parallel to his reunion with Kabru in the dungeon? well from our point of view, we know that this is the real Kabru. but Laios has every reason to have his guard up. to him, anything is possible at this point, but this being a real person seems the least likely.

Kabru shows up alone in one of the deepest dungeon levels — not a feat you can accomplish by yourself. so Laois is suspicious.

but. if there was even a slight risk of this Kabru being a monster, why does Laios immediately reach out for a handshake? his first reaction is to welcome the physical contact — and then assess the threat level?? this strikes me as more than a little bit careless. Laios loves monsters but he also deeply respects them and is always aware of their potential to be dangerous.

so then … what is actually happening here lol.

Kabru grasps his hand in both of his. he notices this is odd. perhaps too familiar? too forward or affectionate? doesn’t seem like monster mimicry but he’s still not entirely sure at that point. and his first guess is: could be a succubus. his very first guess. BUT he doesn’t react the way he does with the Marcille succubus.

now this interaction is taking place in the span of seconds — so i’ll be the first to admit there’s not a lot to go off here. especially when Laios makes some very quick deductions right after: not a succubus, not a slime, not a shapeshifter — ah so you’re real. therefore you got here with the help of other people, even if I can’t see them right now. and he ends up being right.

but those very few seconds of hesitation can mean the difference between life and death in the dungeon, especially at their current level.

so why would Laios take that risk?

we know his instincts are very good, so perhaps deep down he’s aware that this is the real Kabru. but anything short of absolute certainty means unnecessary risk taking.

based on Laios’s previous experience with the succubus, we can observe two crucial things. 1) he doesn’t react with embarrassment the way he did with the Marcille succubus, so to him it doesn’t seem far fetched or unreasonable for a succubus to take Kabru’s form. 2) and this is probably the strongest evidence of something deeper here: he has his suspicions when meeting Kabru but he drops his guard anyway, during a moment of very high stakes. his party is counting on him to assess the danger and had Kabru been an actual monster, this could have led to a very troublesome error.

so, real or not, Laios foregoes self preservation and takes Kabru’s hand.

now i don’t really know what that could truly mean. but it’s too big of a tactical misstep for Laios especially. your guess is as good as mine, but it could be several things stirring in his subconscious because that’s the only way he’d go against his own instincts.

the first and safest guess is that Kabru has some ideal qualities that Laios admires and is very drawn to. it’s definitely not his skills in monster combat (lol sorry Kabru). it could be his people skills but Laios hasn’t really seen much of that (at least in terms of Kabru’s wider influence on the narrative). his core experience with Kabru so far has been very personal: Kabru’s willingness to connect to him based on his passion for monsters. so for Laios to even think that a succubus could take his form, well, Kabru’s show of enthusiasm must have left a pretty strong impression. but is that enough for Laios to drop his guard?

the other possibility is that Kabru’s charm actually does work on Laios. real or not, it’s enough to disarm him even for a few seconds.

with someone like Laios, charm registers very differently. it’s not a conscious thought. he’s probably not thinking ‘oh handsome guy i need to make a good impression and not be rude, i should greet him like a normal person.’ nope. Laios fully drops his guard, no thoughts, just takes his hand. you fool, what if he had actually been a monster??

Laios just wouldn’t prioritize the need for polite appearances over his own safety. so reaching for Kabru’s hand definitely wasn’t out of politeness or obligation.

anyway this response has clearly run away from me atp. so we’ll conclude with this:

Shipping Goggles Off - Reason Succubus Might Look Like Kabru: Laios admires some ideal quality of his, probably related to the personable impression he left during their first meeting

Shipping Goggles Fully On, Resident of Delulu Nation - Reason Succubus Might Look Like Kabru: Kabru Hot. worth risking it all. sure i’ll take the sexy guy’s hand, if i die then i guess i die

Aw what a sweet reunion! Both are so happy to see each other and--wait. Hold on a second lemme just look a little closer...

Does that say...

LAIOS WHY DID SUCCUBUS COME TO MIND AT ALL WHATSOEVER???? Like yeah, you were crossing off monsters on a list that might be him, but succubus was on that list? Even if it was very fleeting, you considered it???

Laios.

I know what you are.

[kuviras-eyeliner]

ever since someone mentioned how iconic honey lemon from bh6 i haven't?? been able?? to get it out of my head??

for people who don't know, there's a series for bh6 (titled big hero six the series woop woop!!) and one of the episodes was centric around honey lemon also being a girl in!! the arts!! she attends the san fransokyo art institute (sfai) and had her art w the gang hung up in the visual arts gallery

the san fransokyo institute of technology and the san fransokyo art institute ARE rival schools, but honey lemon just still. loves exploring both fields and her friends are crazy supportive of her (in the end the rival thing is also just for funsies and it's honestly such a fun episode) i just think it is SO COOL that FOR ONE !! she's a woman in stem who wears feminine clothing + heels despite already being tall + HAS INCREDIBLE FASHION SENSE + is a genuinely good person and is TWO !! also heavily involved in the arts LIKE BRO IDK ABOUT YOU but i think it's a really good message for kids (but honestly everyone) to know that they don't have to pick one specific route to follow + can pursue what they love

[gelatinous-globster]

shoutout Wasabi. Wasabi appreciation post

[wasabi-gumdrop]

oh

i am. unwell.

[wasabi-gumdrop]

guys is it gay to study the blade with your narrative foil

Lil prompt for the fic writers: Kabru begins training Laios in fighting with humans. Pointing out their weak spots, where to hit where to avoid, nerve points to momentarily stun, etc etc and they begin sparing and become flustered by the contact

[hahawasabi]

i'm opening drawing reqs!

pls slide them into my ask box :]

i'm okay with:

OC's (mine or yours, idc)

Canon Characters

Characters from my interests (Cookie Run, TMNT, LMK)

ocs AND canon characters (can be ship or platonic idk)

shitposts

Nuh uh:

NSFW

Slide em in! I don't bite :3, Doppel does that

[thereiswasabi]

Chikin Nuggit Headcanons #1

• After his redemption arc, Chikin loves rainy days much more than sunny ones

• Slushi's favorite anime genre is action (or generaly animes heavy on violence and gore) and shoujo. Few of her favorite animes are:

Jujutsu Kaisen

Madoka Magica

And Ouran High School Host Club

• Fwench Fwy and Iscream knew eachother before and even cought feelings for eachother but were forced to go their separate ways

• Both Slushi and Chikin dosen't like summer. Expect Slushi has one (1) thing she is excited when the summer comes. Convensions

• Chikin's favorite season is Fall

• After all the things that happend to him in the series, Chikin has got depression and night terrors reminding him of all the bad things he had done

• Bezel loves old time fashioned stuff

• Bezel is an theatre kid and can sing very well

• Bezel also met Bill Cipher in person. He liked the guy, very classy and witted (and chaotic)

• Slushi is an animation/art student

[theangrycomet-art]

Walk me Home

Wasabi finding Norisu more than a little drunk at the club and helping him home- if he can get his GPS to freaking work.

COMMISSIONS OPEN

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[thisiswasabis]

AAAAA, SORRY FOR THE LATE REPLY, I hope you don't mind it

1. You have it almost right - there's both characters inspired by phobias AND normal people. The phobias are super rare and most people (expect for family and people who happened to see/meet them) dosen't know they exist at all. Their family often hide them from the society to keep them safe

2. It's between late 1939 (autumn) and (summer) 1940!

3. I'm bad at world building so maybe you won't find disappointmently boring but one of the more interesing think (I think) about it, despite the time period standarts, Devil Town is not homophobic or (mostly) rasist. It comes from the mainly mixed racied habitians, which is already very untypical for one city, so the same gender couples are nothing weird to them. And racism is literally ILLEGAL in DT! Depending on what type of it someone did, they can either pay a large amount of money (spreading hate word, for ex.) or even land in aresset (for attacknig someone because of their race, etc.)

Dumb ask, dumb like anything else, but give me your speculation about NoP - like, how is it going to look like, based on what you know already (I know there's not too much info, I'm sorry :[ )

Sbbsnsns it’s okay that there’s not much info and I’m SO SORRY I DIDNT SEE THIS BEFORE WND RESPOND I SAW IT BUT FORGOR TO RESPOND SIJCHEHSHJAUVE EBSNDOJNGSTUFF

If I remember correctly, everyones based off of a fear/phobia of sorts which affect them as a whole, which I find so interesting as you know from like when I first followed you sbshsjjs

I don’t remember the exact decade it’s in but I know it’s in the late 1900’s? I think that will be fairly interesting

I’m also just entirely curious on how their world works and the views people have and shehsbjsn I’m eepy answering this buuuuttt I’d rather answer it while I’m tired than forget to answer it at all

I haven’t looked at much lately so I’ve forgotten some stuff, I’m sorry :< but from what I can remember I really like those aspects in it :>

[squipedmew]

if I made a Voltron AMV would you guys be mad at me 👉👈

[thisiswasabis]

I'm bored, who wants to talk about No. . . I MEAN HONEY CAKES :D 🥞

[facetsofthecloset]

Coffee was supposed to help me focus and study but it betrayed me and made me panic instead

So wasabi cheese dip is my new best friend. Does fuck all for focus but it doesn’t make me want to gnaw my arms off like a stressed rat