Chaos in a Candle

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[flame-cat]

so ive been playing sky a lot right?

two days ago i was in a restaurant with my mom and aunt. some people in the booth ahead of us. all of a sudden, i heard a clatter and splash, followed by slight commotion. theyd knocked over their drinks. without thinking, i stood from my seat mid-conversation, picked up some napkins from the adjacent table, and gave them to one of the people at the other booth. they thanked me and i sat down again.

my mom was staring at me. she said, "that was nice of you. you didnt have to do that."

and for a second i was bewildered by her, because why wouldnt i? people near me could use a hand, it cost me nothing but a moment of my time, it just made sense. and then i was bewildered with myself, because just a year ago before i started playing i wouldnt have even thought to help.

the thing is in sky, youre encouraged to help each other. not just friends but strangers, all the time, with things like daily quests to giant undertakings like eden. playing in an environment like this every day sort of rewired my brain to just. automatically help strangers without thinking about it or expecting a reward. just because i can, so why not?

anyway. tgc, yall made an amazing game, and its making a real impact on people in the world. with your help, the world is becoming a slightly kinder place. and that means something

[that-skybug]

All y’all hatin on Chill Sunbather and their cosmetics so I was forced to make a meme with all my ocs that use their cosmetics

Left to right: Lion Killer, Abov, default one year kid (I never got the hat), Randir, and Sheep Herder

[get-krilled]

Yall cmon, when sanctuary came around, the sunglasses were SO swag. All my homies love Sunbather

[skyabove]

When you lose your light and your skykid loses their individuality, aswell as reverting back to the default voice, it also becomes completely flat with no tone variance at all

Interestingly this is also the same sound that the spirits make when they honk while waiting for you to light their bodies after reliving the memories

[opal-owl-flight]

Jus something to add to this, this feels a lot like the “indifferent” skykid found in the concept art

(I apologize fo the blurriness, Im on mobile and cant save it off the site)

Its like the darkness makes you lose sense of who you are. Thematically, whatever darkness stands for in the game alienates you from everything you believed you were — for me, the darkness seems to symbolize the disconnect from the Light/Nature/Community. And thus. Makes you “another brick in the wall.” (It also makes me think of hyperindependence)

On the other hand, there is the skid that glows super bright like a wl (this happens in Eden). The “Connected” skid — the glow kinda makes em look similar to each other, but you can still see the outline of their features. Theyre One with The Light, united under the same entity (or nature, or community), but they still keep a sense of individuality. It kinda makes me think of the concept of interdependence… (which is what the healthiest friendships are built on)

[null-is-sparing-you]

as long as we're talking about loss of individuality, I'd like to point out that the same thing happens when you get all bright. When you become a glowy kid, your cosmetics become invisible because you're too bright. It's only when you're mixed that you have a full identity.

[opal-owl-flight]

I mentioned the glowy skids as well, but its not…a full loss of identity. The concept of interdependence means that youre unified under a common goal (everyones connected and glowing the same way), and yet, you still have a sense of who you are (you can still see the outline of your cosmetics).

Its kind of hard to describe in english bc I know my country has this culture/mindset of identity that is a little different compared to the western concept. Its roughly translated to “one with others”, or an identity that is connected to others. The glowing skid is not a “loss” of identity — rather, its represents how our connection to others is part of what defines us.

[skyabove]

You know what I also only just realised, because I apparently don't pay enough attention

The sound is also the same honk that unlit strangers make. Just one basic tone until you share your light

[opal-owl-flight]

“The darkness damages you so much that…you become a stranger, even to yourself.”

Tgc thats poetic as fuck. Omg

[birb-papa]

I scribble to escape the fact i just dropped ice cream on the floor

Idk what this is, apologies for my horrendous handwriting

[fangirltothefullest]

I'm laughing my ass off I told mom I had a lot of followers on Tumblr and she was like oh you're an influencer and I couldn't help but laugh, Tumblr doesn't work like that. We're all gremlins rummaging through trash here. There are no Tumblr influencers, everyone is a possum in a little hat typing with little possum hands about our little possum likes.

[thatskyafro]

Anyways part 2 of that meme

[thatskyafro]

And now.... I present you...

[forgetful-storyteller]

Things I think tgc should bring back (from light awaits mostly but also just. In general)/add

The aviary. Self explanatory. I do like the home space we have now but I would also kill to have it be Big and I think that there's definitely a way to either combine them or just. Straight up add the aviary somewhere else

The patterned capes from light awaits. They're So Cool and I want them. Gimme

Cloud stadium but only like. Sometimes. Maybe only on certain days? Idk bro I just want it back,, it was hell sometimes but nostalgia I guess

Bonk damage

Whatever that small flap is in light awaits that the person in this video im watching keeps doing. I want that

Put that wl back on the ledge in isle or so help me I will not be held accountable for my actions

The light awaits isle? Idk it's very cool and I'm not saying bring it back completely but somewhere with those vibes

I want some large open areas. Like rlly big fields of just flowers and grass

More terrain variation? If that makes sense. I just want it to all be less flat

Those turtles from light awaits. Idk what they are but I want them

More towns? Or just proof of civilisations. But like we don't restore them they're just. Abandoned

Some kind of threat that's not as small as crabs but not as challenging as krill

Feel free to add things ahsjdndid

[opal-owl-flight]

Catch me screaming in confusion bc IS RESH JUST TRYING TO SAVE HIS KINGDOM AND GOT ABSORBED IN SOME SHADY BUSINESS OR IS HE ACTIVELY TRYING TO KILL BIRD GOD. IT IS 3 FUCKING AM

[get-krilled]

why not both

[mothbon3s]

???

[get-krilled]

THEYRE EVOLVING

[get-krilled]

[incorrect-sky-spirit-quotes]

Tearful Lightminer: [starts crying]

Dismayed Hunter: [Slowly pulls out a sock puppet]

Pouty Porter: [grabs Hunter’s hand and forces them to hide the puppet while glaring at them]

[get-krilled]

[sammekh]

[mpsky-mp]

Got any cute headcanon about any spirit\elder in sky: cotl? draw it!

I have too many headcanons but this is one of them ever since Season of Dreams came out. ;)

(I’m still indecisive on who should be wise and belonging qg’s child/children but i just went with plea for now) 

Also a little bonus doodle

[sammekh]

Something happened on twitter with @krillking and @evilsilly

[agodth]

Ok so I found this on Twitter and I thought this was a really useful ref. Not only doesit show the sizes (dang, why is Lamed so SHORT XD ?) The image is also very clear and detailed:

SOURCE HERE

[yourfriendlyneighborhoodskykid]

I'm not sure what idea I like less: the one that TGC is punishing players for not socializing 24/7 or the one that they're going down the "force 'em to buy candles route".

My gut reaction is hating forced socialization more, but the other one stresses me out for a whole other reason. I mean, I have all the cosmetics I REALLY wanted so I won't die if I can't buy as many more, but I have watched so many other amazing games go completely down the pay-to-win toilet and God, I don't want that to happen to Sky too