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[blog under construction] Just a place for me to reblog the things I like. Currently obsessed w/ Lovebrush Chronicles (For All Time), Honkai: Star Rail. FFXIV, Arknights, FGO. Occasional random other things.

[biocrafthero]

perceived skill

[clementine-kesh]

imo you get the most out of engaging with media when you strike a balance between treating characters as people (reading interiority into their actions, considering the effect of various aspects of their identity, etc etc) and as vehicles for storytelling (what narrative purpose do they serve, how do their actions and personality function to convey the themes of the work, etc etc). because of course characters are literary devices but also there’s a reason we use literary devices written to embody realistic people in order to tell stories

[ehrzeth]

Okay but like. The reasons I am so ????? about the event.

CN PL event story spoilers below the cut.

The possibility of there being an absolutely ancient Alkaid out there in some universe who might theoretically learn to universe hop or do other space/time shenanigans (me guessing based on some of the things he can do). Also a planet eater and essentially an eldritch cosmic being. The one thing that gives me pause about this being a legit alternate timeline is his reaction of pure rage and anger at "the voice" causing his planet to be destroyed. Like I guess child Alkaid was always a bit more volatile/emotional than adult Alkaid (as seen with Edenkaid) but hm. Like my current thought is this is a movie he and MC made/it's Cael's possible-timeline-theater. And i'm still scratching my head over the dinosaur and coming home things; not sure if analogy or literal or "there is a theoretical timeline where this is the case". Again don't read mind-fucky LBC stories while high

On MC's end, the implication of her being able to re-write/alter reality through her artform (in this case, writing) alone unless again this is just a theoretical possibility or not real. I single this out because I consider her ability to do this through time travel a different ability altogether since she has to directly interfere rather than re-write cause and effect.

And again this also hearkens back to the Alkaid+MC theme of multiple possibilities and meeting in multiple theoretical worlds and timelines. I guess thinking along these lines, we could get something in the epilogue where PL asks MC the same question his self in this alternate timeline/possibility did of "would you trade the current me for my other self?".

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[ehrzeth]

Out of context LBC CN screenshots (I guarantee you cannot guess the context/intention)

[ehrzeth]

Reading the CN event PL story while slightly high last night was probably not the best of ideas. I need that epilogue first probably before I reread because I am so ?????? about the story context/framing. Like did I retain what the message/overall story was? Yeah. But is this an alternate timeline? Is this Cael's possible-realities-theater again? It did play the Alkaid Awakening theme at the end. I haven't read the card yet. Mmmmmaybe that will add context but also lately the PL cards have been in a way independent of the corresponding event story. Like my big question is how much of the PL information in this event story do I have to take with a grain of salt and what is reliable information. And MC information too.

[ehrzeth]

Still alive. Going through some medical problems and just found out my lower spine and brain are kinda screwed up (two separate issues)

[escuerzoresucitado]

[raptorcivilization]

In case you're wondering the context of this video: this was uploaded by a commercial kina (common sea urchin; Evechinus chloroticus) harvester off the coast of Aotearoa. Here's his YouTube channel. Kina populations have exploded recently due to decrease in predator numbers, and consequently they're overgrazing kelp ecosystems and creating urchin barrens. That's why there are so many in this video. So this guy is helping get numbers down to a sustainable level.

(Also for clarification: the urchins are not invasive. They belong in this ecosystem; there's just too many of them to be sustainable)

[kamorth]

Also, the ones he's harvesting are probably going to be food. Kina is a Maori delicacy and even some fish and chip shops serve it. It's not strange to come across a pile of several dozen empty shells on the beach, you just crack them open and slorp like an oyster.

I mean, I'd check that your local stuff is safe to eat first but if you want to help the environment and get a free lunch out of it, it's worth a shot

[taibhsearachd]

Because Etsy is a cesspit of AI and dropshipped bullshit now... can you guys drop me links to stores of independent artists?

They can make clothes and accessories, they can sell prints or stickers or pins, they can make tiny figurines (I LOVE tiny figurines), they can make dice, they can make something I haven't thought of, their store can even be on Etsy itself, you JUST have to be sure they're a real person who actually makes their own art.

Artists please self-promote. Non-artists please shove any stores you like at me, brag about your artists friends, and/or reblog so the artists will see this. I want you to destroy my activity page.

[ruffboi-mags]

Give us recommendations for artists I can get little presents for my wife from. Please. I legitimately want as many artists in the pool as possible.

[ehrzeth]

Hihi! I run a jewelry/accessory (gonna be adding cute silk flower hair clips once we figure out the shop move) shop called Cottage & Crow Creations with my mom and brother! We have a regular website and an Etsy (just CottageCrowCreations on etsy because of char limits) though we're planning to move to Shopify soon.

https://cottagecrowcreations.etsy.com

[commiefaggoth]

so embarrassing to watch yourself become obsessed with a character that feels tailor made for you specifically to become obsessed with. feels like i fell into a trap made just for me. like damn they got me. those are all the things i like and go crazy for

[krebkrebkreb]

if your favorite oc ever broke containment and developed their own fandom, what would the most pervasive discourse about them be?

too beautiful/smart/skilled/strong/perfect/etc

blatantly evil in some way

was mean to someone once

the unforgivable crime of just being kind of annoying

“in the way” of a popular ship

age gap relationship (2-10 years)

age gap relationship (10-30 years)

age gap relationship (30+ years)

a stereotype/“bad representation”

female

op you forgot ______

character is bald / im bald / see answers

Voting ended onMay 6

(i’m not giving a “multiple apply” option on this one. pick the most applicable/what you think would be the most argued about.)

[krebkrebkreb]

incredibly pleased that everyone is following the instructions i forgot to give and reblogging to explain their choice in the tags 🙏 more of that please i want to know about your ocs and also i love you

[emolgana]

incredible stuff happening out there

[pukicho]

There's gotta be someone more qualified. I'm fucking begging you.

[thefoxboy]

@evilwizard

[evilwizard]

don’t involve me in this…

[kilgarraghforever]

@theshitpostcalligrapher ?

[theshitpostcalligrapher]

[twilightofthesandwiches]

Alright, you know what? You’ve just been Isekai’d into the 5E D&D world! Spin this Wheel to find out your Class and, to make it more interesting, your Subclass!

How are you feeling?

HELL YEAH THIS IS THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME

This class is perfect for me! (complimentary)

This is pretty cool!

Not bad but… could better

Some parts of this are GREAT and some are TERRIBLE and it kinda evens out

I mean, I’m pretty sure I’m gonna die but at least I’ll be cool as hell

Well, I’m gonna hate being this Class but at least I’m gonna survive

I feel utterly indifferent about my Class

This class is perfect for me… (derogatory)

This isn’t good for me, but… could be worse

Yeah, this sucks

OH MY GOD THIS IS HORRIBLE I AM GONNA BE MISERABLE AND THAN I’LL DIE

Voting ended onApr 3

[anonajn]

relentlessly funny to me when people treat a relationship between someone in their 30s and someone in their 40s as "age difference". bro i cannot tell you which of my friends are 34 and which are 44. i can probably tell you which ones aren't 30 yet, but it's probable some of them are 50 now and i didn't notice. if you're over 30 and don't have kids, it's kinda all one age until you can collect social security.

[incognitopolls]

Do you wash newly bought clothes before you wear them?

Yes, always/all types of clothes

Yes, with a few exceptions– certain things I just go ahead and wear

Sometimes

No, with a few exceptions– I just go ahead and wear almost everything

No, never– I just go ahead and wear everything

Other

I never buy clothes

I'm always nude/show results

Voting ended onApr 4

We ask your questions anonymously so you don’t have to! Submissions are open on the 1st and 15th of the month.

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

my notifications are once again devolving into a spirited debate about the ethics of actions that could potentially make someone uncomfortable, and at risk of sounding like someone about to get a lot of irate anons I think we're frankly giving way too to much moral weight to hypothetical discomfort

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

the thing about discomfort is that it's an extremely nebulous category that can be triggered by virtually anything and that's far too broad a category to have any inherent moral quality to it. like. my mom was mad uncomfortable when I stopped shaving. that didn't mean I was doing violence against my mom it just meant she needed to get over herself. many such cases it must be said.

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

there's not a single example I could give that's better than this

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

anyway rn my notes are full of a lot of "you should never try too hard to befriend people because you might make them uncomfortable" and "you should never tell people you're attracted to them because you might make them uncomfortable" and I guess I'm just wondering why we're acting like a little social awkwardness is the worst thing that could happen to a person

[radiqueer]

Human relationships are not transactional but they are reciprocal, which I think many of you with your ‘i don’t owe anyone anything’ shtick are too happy to forget

[aromanticduck]

Transactional: everything has to be exactly 50/50 all the time, pay me back for the £5 sandwich or buy me something worth exactly £5, I refuse to make an effort for you if there’s nothing in it for me

Reciprocal: you were there for me when I needed help, and I’m going to do the same for you, it doesn’t matter if one of us needs more or is capable of less, because the point is not equivalent exchange but mutual care

[hymnism]

making a collection

[putridghost]

Wait I have more

[acemingo]

[sigma-time-lord]

My mom likes to say “Not my circus, not my monkeys, but I do know the clowns.”

[thefloatingstone]