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Difficult Questions for Muses

(Please remember to use trigger warnings as and when necessary)

Do you think that you’re a good person?

Do others like you? Do you want others to like you?

What do you think others like or admire about you?

How do you know when you’re in love? (romantic or platonic)

Would you or have you ever killed? What would drive you to kill?

Do you think that killing is ever justified?

Have you ever done anything that you feel to be very morally wrong?

Should all people be treated as equal, and have the same rights?

If you committed a crime, would you accept punishment willingly?

Is suicide ever the right choice?

Is euthanasia ever the right choice?

Is it right to have an intimate relationship with somebody you don’t love?

What could make you break your own moral code?

Have you ever doubted your own beliefs? (Spiritual, philosophical)

Would you always be loyal to your loved ones even if they wronged you?

What would you consider a fate worse than death?

Why do you love the person or people you love? (romantic or platonic)

Do you agree with capital punishment?

Could you ever forgive your worst enemy?

What would you like to achieve before you die?

#yes good #so i can get back into ruta's mindset #rutabubbles

[ A better look at Big Blue! Ruta has her rigged up to fly under his control, but only for as long as the cloth holds out. Not as fast as an actual War Machine, nor as durable (if she was face to face with one, she’d probably get creamed) but she gets the job done.

She’s good for those long scavenging runs, when Ruta finds more materials than usual and can’t carry them all back himself. ]

#rutadoodles #*ruta #journey (game)#rythulian #war machine

[ I kind of want to give Ruta teeth. Nothing super intense, but just some sharp little canines for defense purposes. ]

#journey (game)#*ruta #rythulian

Open RP | Mission Probable

Ping was on a mission.

What mission? To ‘scout fer possible scavengin’ spots in the City’, as the engineer told Ping. Ruta couldn’t make the trip himself, as he was once again arms deep in Big Blue and pulling on one wire or another, the Guardian shooting off worrying sparks. So here Ping was.

The tiny cloth fish flitted over the Pink Sands, gliding through the sky in a cloud filled with Ping’s brethren, their combined energies keeping the group afloat. Ruta gave Ping an extra boost of the mystical energy earlier this morning, so that Ping can have the strength to get to the Sunken City and back to the Broken Bridges, but rather than deplete Ping’s resources, Ping decided to hitch a ride with the other creatures. Free transportation and more energy for Ping. Ping congratulated Ping on Ping’s smarts.

The cloud's been making decent headway for the past twenty minutes, as the creatures were about more than halfway past the desert. Edges of the Sunken City could be seen in the distance, shimmering like a mirage in the afternoon heat. Ping figured this would be a good time to separate from the group; Ping had more than enough energy to do what Ping had to do, plus extra energy to search longer than usual. Maybe even find things for Ruta to use! He would be pleased.

Saying goodbye in that particular language all the cloth beings shared, the fish disengaged and began to descend into the Sands, catching the edge of a breeze and zipping off in the direction of the City. It was a brisk gust, with Ping only having to release energy every few minutes or so to stay upright. It was to be smooth sailing all the way through.

Until a cross-breeze shot through out of nowhere, twisting Ping’s tail and sending the cloth creature into a spiral. Loud, tinny pings of protest could be heard as Ping tumbled end over end, swiveling and flipping and generally turning into a cloth pretzel as Ping fell downwards. Thankfully, it didn’t last long, as Ping was forced into a stop thanks to smacking against someone’s head.

#open rp #journey rp #*ping #[ WOW i need to get back in the groove ]#[ so here's a starter whooo ]

thunder-the-bookwyrm replied to your post:thunder-the-bookwyrm replied to your post:[ OKAY...

(( Yeah, life tends to do that. Good to see you back, though! ))

[ Awww YEE

Though I've forgotten what the HECK I owe. XD So uh, if people want to remind me, or if ya'll want to start something fresh, please let a sister know, eh? ]

#thunder-the-bookwyrm #rutabubbles

thunder-the-bookwyrm replied to your post:[ OKAY So what did I miss? .3. ]

(( ::waves:: Was just thinking about you the other day, and wondering where you’d disappeared off to! ))

[ Ah, mostly life got me in a chokehold and wouldn't let me go. XD I'm back now, though! Hopefully for a good while. ]

#thunder-the-bookwyrm #rutabubbles

(( Mod Note: For some reason, Tumblr isn’t letting me send this from my regular username, even though I’m logged in. Very weird. Anyway: ))

A curious bundle wrapped in (non-living) cloth seems to have been left in your living space. It is topped with a festive red bow and a tag which reads “To Ruta,” and upon investigation proves to contain an assortment of tools, most of which are newer, sturdier, or more versatile versions of things Ruta already owns. There is also a note on a bit of folded parchment: “A fine Winter Solstice to you! I hope you find this gift useful to your endeavors—but do try to keep yourself in one piece while you pursue them, all right?” It is signed, simply, “A Friend.”

#rutagifts #thunder-the-bookwyrm #*ruta #journey (game)#rythulian #a month late AH HA #submission

Ruta, I think Shigeru's dead...

[ Oh?

Huh. Well, according to their Tumblr, their last post was on the first. And they said they were having laptop troubles. They're probably just unavailable! Just give them time. .3. ]

#rutabubbles #god i feel bad for being gone for so long now #anon ask

Everything! You missed magical flying carpets! oh wait...

#HA #i see what you did there #rutabubbles #adustywoven

[omg are you actually active? i just got into the fandom yesterday and everyone seems to be on hiatus or just gone ; c;]

[ Oh shoot, I guess I missed a bit, huh? Sorry about that!

Yeah, I'm still here! Granted, I haven't been as active as I should have, but I'm here. ]

#rutabubbles #the community is very small yeah #it's easy for people to go on breaks and whatnot #sometimes you just need to wait #forlornblackice

[ OKAY

So what did I miss? .3. ]

#rutabubbles #casually cartwheels in #whaddya MEAN i was gone all this time #that's craaaaazy #you're craaaaaazy

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askthewayfaringengineer and their oc Ruta. uwu For a more humanoid oc, he turned out awesome! Normally my humans are disgustingly horrible. XD Hope you like!

askthewayfaringengineer

(( EEEEEEEE he's so cool!

Mucho thanks, friend! ovo)/ ))

#he's SUPER precious wow #rutabubbles #da fanarts #hello new icon #yes good

YOU PROMISED US SHIGERUxRUTA BROTP WHERE SHIGERU GIVES RUTA PIGGYBACK RIDES I DEMAND IT NOW

(( ..That’s right, that was gonna be a thing! =O

yeah I had it halfway sketched out but forgot to finish whoops OTL

But yeah, here it be!

horoasashin ))

#rutadoodles #*ruta #ARE YOU PROUD OF ME ANON #anon ask #i did him without the hood if that's alright o3o

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╦ AAAH! ╦ WHUMP.

The kid with the super heavy tool-belt fell right on him. Then he grabbed Konvor's shoulders to brace himself - they were face-to-face. What an abrupt invasion of space. If Konvor had not been so shocked, he would have started rambling about how rude that had been.

"WvvvvvrrrrRrrHHH," The huge machine that had been sleeping peacefully now roared to life. It bent, creaking, the sand which had been piling on top of it over time falling off and right onto the two sprawled on the sands. Now, not only was there a stranger on Konvor, and sand on him, there was an awake machine.. The day was just getting worse and worse.

As the machine ripped out of the ground and into the air with a roar, Konvor wrapped his arms around the wayfarer who'd just fallen, practically strangling the stranger, and screamed in terror. Oh no, no.. He'd just collected a glyph and really didn't want to lose the scarf or get injured.

Breathless, Konvor watched the machine fly upwards into the pitch black, wondering when it would come back down to search for things to munch on.

askthewayfaringengineer

Eeeeeyup. It sucked.

The horrific moment of the Machine’s awakening was somewhat diminished, as Ruta was battling a wave of dizziness resulting from the tumble, but the grating, metallic shriek snapped him right back into focus. So, the worst possible thing happened. This was fine, Ruta thought with a shaky exhale. This was something he dealt with before. No big deal. Yeah. It was just like being back at home, when they ran drills on what to do if a Machine went nuts. A walk in the park. A stroll down Easy Street.

…Maybe if he told himself that enough times, he would actually start to believe it.

WELLP, first thing’s first. If they wanted even the slightest chance of escaping, Ruta was going to need room to maneuver, which was currently not possible with this stranger gripping him so tightly. Claws grabbing the other’s arms, Ruta slowly pushed against them, communicating the need for him to loosen the death grip.

╦ Okay, ╦ Ruta began, voice impossibly low, practically a whisper. ╦ Ah’m gonna need you t’ listen t’ me an’ listen t’ me carefully. ╦ He pulled himself up into a sitting position, still holding the kid’s arms and looking into his eyes. ╦ Th’ way it stands now, we are currently sittin’ tahgets. Th’ Machines need a few minutes t’ go through their procedures when they boot up, so we have a bit o’ time before they start comin’ for us. ╦

Hopefully. Though it sounded quieter than earlier, so that was a good sign.

╦ So, time is o’ th’ essence. Ah think we can slide into there, t' hide for th' moment, ╦ Ruta gestured to the wall behind them, where a section of it was broken, leaving enough room for them to crawl through, ╦ but we need t' go NOW. Are ya alright? Can ya stand? ╦

#rutareplies #askthecloakedrunner