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Between Ada and Emil, survivors would find Ada to be scarier of the two. She was the real reason why most of them were cautious around the couple, and especially Emil. But of course, when Herztier entered the stage, the dynamic shifted. They suddenly got another reason to be cautious around the two of them.
sopping wet
A declaration of love
We see that Norton tends to suppress his emotions. Out of habit, he never really shows what he actually feels, and he comes off as taciturn as a result. On the other hand, Fool's Gold doesn't hold back nor bottle his emotions up. He expresses himself however he pleases, and he is pretty straightforward about it. He is just Norton without any filters.
I can picture a scenario where Alice's and Norton's relationship starts to evolve: Norton would never admit that he has developed any feelings for the journalist, denying anyone who dares to poke him about it. Even pushes back his own thoughts that might entertain the idea. He makes sure to keep a certain distance from her, no matter how much he actually wants to get closer. Perhaps deep down he is scared of rejection as he thinks Alice is leagues above him. And he doesn't want to lose her.
Then when FG enters the scene, suddenly he is unapologetically affectionate and flirtatious. He stays close to her and follows her around. Plays with her hair and holds her. Utters sweet words to her. A very obvious declaration of his feelings for Alice.
And when Norton comes to, he would be absolutely horrified by all the things he had done as FG. Forget the hunting down and eliminating his fellow survivors. Forget losing their trust because of it. All that didn't hold a candle to the utter disaster that was being so blatantly open with his feelings for Alice. He can never come back from that. He wishes he could just sink into a hole and disappear. There is no way Alice would reciprocate his feelings. Not to someone like him.
However, it turns out Alice did have similar feelings for him, but didn't think he wanted anything more platonic between them. She didn't want to ruin their friendship, so she didn't pursue those feelings. In a way, even though it was a tad too much, she was glad FG made things clearer for them. Well, although the cat was now out of the bag, a long conversation was needed between them in order to figure out where to go from here. Neither of them are experienced with this, afterall.
My dearest.
I've got another NortAlice AU idea I've been chewing on for a while. I'm tempted to write it out if anyone is interested. I just struggle to find an ending to it, and it does have a few similarities to the Cave Dweller AU, so it's not exactly that original, me thinks.
I'll add a little premise (that may be subject to change). It's a fantasy medieval?-esq setting. Alice, the heir to the throne of a kingdom her parents ruled, has to flee during a tragedy that lead the kingdom to ruins. Years later, after living a life in hiding, Orpheus, king of Oletus and Alice's childhood friend, finds her at last and invites her to his kingdom so he may teach her how to rule a kingdom that is in need of a leader. Knowing her duty, she accepts.
Later, it is revealed that Oletus kingdom has been plagued by earthquakes, leaving houses and buildings broken and people hurt. This is the doings of a beast, and Orpheus had hoped to deal with it before Alice found out to keep her mind at peace.
The beast (Norton) is eventually captured thanks to a new magical invention that subdued it. Orpheus sentences it to rebuild the broken parts of the kingdom. However, there are other additional punishments and neglect that Alice thinks are cruel and unnecessary. Orpheus, who had to deal with the beast for years, does not listen to her pleads. So she tries to reach out to the beast in secret, and they eventually start connecting.
Been typing out a more proper plot explanation of this and I'm running into parts I think would be much better written in fic format. I mean, ideally it would be better if everything was written as a fic, but I'm just not ready to write a full fic for a story like this. But there are just certain parts that are so vivid to me. I don't really want the post to be written with two different formats, though. It would just become too long. And I still don't have an ending in place!
Hi, nightwonder. I want to ask : can i translate and dub your comics into ukrainian? I'm a beginner in dubbing and i need something for a beginning. Of course, I will leave link on your tumblr and other social media (if you have some).
Hi! Thank you for asking! Yeah, I'm fine with that ^^ I'm also on Instagram, but a link back to my tumblr should be enough. Good luck on your project!
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The manor rules may state that residents cannot spend the night outside of their own rooms, but they didn't say anything about the mornings and evenings.
Sometimes, Alice and Norton will sneak out of their rooms to visit the other during these times. In the evenings, they will sit with each other and talk until the visitor has to leave to their own room for the night. It's a little risky to stay over too late, or else they might fall asleep together. It did happen a couple of times, and after they got caught and punished for it once, they became more cautious.
Visiting each other in the mornings became more common. One would sneak out of their room at the crack of dawn, still in their sleepwear, and slip into the other's room. They would just lie in bed together and cuddle until they had to get up for the matches.
The awkward thing, though, is when they have to get back to their room again to get ready for the day and running into other survivors in the hallway on the way, still wearing PJs.
I haven’t seen many ppl on tumblr talking about the boycott, but a recent update is that netease is trying to force their CC’s into a month long contract that restricts them from speaking anything bad about the game, and having to reimburse netease if they disobey it. Obviously, this is very creepy and predatory to idv content creators who are paid by them, and depend on the money.
They are offering 50% higher pay to those who stay with the program.
This shows that they’re loosing funds and they’re panicked.
These images and screenshots are from Zeus’s recent stream.
(As well as an informative thread on Twitter summarizing the stream, here)
Our voices matter more than ever now. Netease is sweating, we need to make it clear that this game will loose its players if they continue with the ai usage and racism. Don’t log in, don’t spend money on echoes.
Zeez’s video on the boycott
Also, don’t harass artists who continue to post fanart/other fanwork. We want human passion in this game! Showing love for the game with fanart will keep spirits up for the boycott ^_^
Also don’t harass content creators who choose to stay with netease, they are clearly being coerced.
Please lmk if I got anything incorrect
It makes me feel like NetEase will double down on their usage of Generative A.I.
*sigh* Really trying not to lose hope but at the same time I realize I will have to give up a game I love because of Gen A.I.
Frankly Tech Bros and Billionaires ruin everything. I don't care if people see it as hyperbole and I'm gonna say it again: Tech Bros and Billionaires ruin everything.
All of this has really been hitting that "strong sense of justice" nerve I've got due to how unjust it is.
EDIT: That is to say, keep boycotting! The fight isn't over yet and as mentioned from above, this move is also a sign of NetEase beginning to sweat.
It's such a scummy move on their part. They are definitely noticing the backlash.
Keep going everyone. Keep the conversations going. Don't let them just quietly slide away from this without a statement.
Darkness encroaching.
Ngl, the whole situation with IDV and NetEase has put a real damper on my art motivation in general. I've been trying to draw other things, but it's going real slow. Or not going at all. I want to create so bad, but the spark just isn't there.
Idv boycott guidelines from ZeezVovGee
If you're confused/unsure why sm people are boycotting - the full video might help (just look up zeez on yt)
Zeez is one of the biggest na/eu idvtubers so these guidelines prob will be the most widespread- if you know anyone else trying to organize pls tell me i'd love to talk abt making the game better
Adding a link to the video referenced. I implore everyone to watch it to learn more about gen AI and why it's harmful. The more organised we are, the more likely is NetEase to listen to our concerns.
Remember that the game's performance is also measured in non-transactional activities as well, so the devs and shareholders will notice if there is a downfall in use and log-ins.
This is genuinely so upsetting
The recent news about NetEase using AI in their art, and actually committing to keep using it in place of actual humans in their games is absolutely heartbreaking. Along with the fact that they've seemingly been using it for longer than the recent CoA IX video and current in-game events, and that so many people working in the company are being let go because of it.
One of IDV's strongest suits was the art direction. Visually stunning and unique, and it was the first thing that drew me into the franchise. You could tell these people were immensely passionate and creative, and now the management is throwing all of it away for profit. A big company that could easily afford to keep these artists wants even more money.
A lot of people put money into this game; money they paid out of love for the game that would go back to all the talented people who worked hard to deliver an enticing and fun franchise. One would at least expect to get a decent, genuine product. Now they expect to be paid for literal lazy, disingenous slop? How is that okay? Especially with how predatory the transactional system in the game already is?
This whole thing is actually so depressing. Aside from artists losing their jobs, the environmental impact and that it learns from stolen work, the one thing I'm the most frustrated about in generative AI is that I can never fully trust any image or video clip I come across on the internet. While yes, you always had to be critical about things you see on the internet since its dawn, but at least before you didn't have to second guess every single thing and look thoroughly for tell-tale signs before deeming that it's real. And it's getting harder and harder as time goes. We will never get that back. I'm constantly doubting everything, and I'm sick of it! Do I have to do the same for official IDV art now, where I previously could trust that they were always made by human hands? I'm gonna cry...
As for me, I haven't really figured out what I'll do yet. IDV has been such a huge inspiration for me for the last few years. I absolutely adore the lore and characters, and I'm still so invested in them. I've met many wonderful people through this fandom, and I still have ideas I really want to put out there, but I also feel bad about it all. I never played the game or gave them my money myself (was always scared of running into toxic players and have my mental health spiraling), but I have probably introduced or promoted the game to others with my art, who may have spent their money on it.
I really want to keep enjoying IDV as, like I said, I love its story and characters. But I think I need some time to figure out how I'll go about doing that, or if it's possible at all after everything. I know I haven't posted art in a while, but maybe I need to take a break. We'll see, nothing is set in stone.
One silver lining is that it looks like many people are hurt by this in the NA/EU server. If enough people, espacially the Asian player base, pushes back, maybe there's a chance they'll listen? I don't know what the attitude towards this is in other servers, but I hope they're upset about this as well cause NetEase is more likely to listen to CN-players. No matter what, don't stop being angry if you're like me. Let them know that this is not okay, but please be respectful about it.
Another rule break
Norton returns from his match as a hunter and expects to meet Alice in the foyer as she's been in her own match. But when he doesn't see her and learns that everyone else from that match has returned, he starts to inquire (or rather demand answers from) the others of her whereabout. He is told Alice has been sent to the infirmary for severe injuries.
Worried, he rushes towards the infirmary, which is located on the survivors' side of the manor, and ignores everyone's warnings and pleads. As a hunter, he is not allowed to be there, but he couldn't give a damn about the rules now. He has to see Alice. He has to be by her side. He has to make sure she is okay.
Norton reaches the infirmary and barges in so violently that cracks appear around the doorframe, and various equipment topple over. He quickly finds Alice in a bed, unconscious with some of her injuries wrapped up. It looks very serious. He kneels down by her side and cradles her hand while Emily, who had been treating Alice's wounds, berates him for interrupting her work.
"Mr. Campbell, you can't be here. Especially not while you're-"
"I don't care, just fix her!"
"What do you think I've been doing?"
Emily sighs when she gets no answer from Norton, who had all his attention on Alice. The patient is still in critical condition, and she needs to do her job as a doctor, even if it means having a stubborn rock moster looming over them. While death is not permanent in the manor, it is certainly not a pleasant experience to go through. A speedy recovery period (thanks to the mysterious powers of the manor) is much more preferable.
Emily finishes mending Alice's wounds, but not without the occasional glare from the hunter every time the journalist flinched in her sleep. Oh well, at least this time he had the senses to let the professionals work their magic. There had been instances when Alice got hurt that he wouldn't let anyone near her. The doctor leaves the two of them alone and goes to tend to other patients. She knows there is no use to try and persuade the hunter to leave.
Alice's eyes flutters open and a weak smile forms on her lips as Norton's face comes into focus. But she is too tired to realise where she was and that Norton is not supposed to be there. She falls back asleep again as she needs the rest, but her moment of consciousness is enough to calm Norton's worries down. He stays by her side until she awakens again. He holds her hand, brushes strands of hair away from her face and utters reassuring words to her. Coming here was worth it. He'll face whatever punishment that awaits him for trespassing on the survivors' domain later. Maybe after he's had a word with the hunter who did this to her...
I've got another NortAlice AU idea I've been chewing on for a while. I'm tempted to write it out if anyone is interested. I just struggle to find an ending to it, and it does have a few similarities to the Cave Dweller AU, so it's not exactly that original, me thinks.
I'll add a little premise (that may be subject to change). It's a fantasy medieval?-esq setting. Alice, the heir to the throne of a kingdom her parents ruled, has to flee during a tragedy that lead the kingdom to ruins. Years later, after living a life in hiding, Orpheus, king of Oletus and Alice's childhood friend, finds her at last and invites her to his kingdom so he may teach her how to rule a kingdom that is in need of a leader. Knowing her duty, she accepts.
Later, it is revealed that Oletus kingdom has been plagued by earthquakes, leaving houses and buildings broken and people hurt. This is the doings of a beast, and Orpheus had hoped to deal with it before Alice found out to keep her mind at peace.
The beast (Norton) is eventually captured thanks to a new magical invention that subdued it. Orpheus sentences it to rebuild the broken parts of the kingdom. However, there are other additional punishments and neglect that Alice thinks are cruel and unnecessary. Orpheus, who had to deal with the beast for years, does not listen to her pleads. So she tries to reach out to the beast in secret, and they eventually start connecting.
I've got another NortAlice AU idea I've been chewing on for a while. I'm tempted to write it out if anyone is interested. I just struggle to find an ending to it, and it does have a few similarities to the Cave Dweller AU, so it's not exactly that original, me thinks.
thoughts on the april fools matches?
From what I've seen, it looks absolutely hilarious and chaotic hxtjghvgjcgj the chairs and cipher machines are running away from you while the chests try to eat you. The whole environment is basically against you XD
The size shifting is also very funny pffff I watched this compilation of animations of all the hunters when they're tiny and it has me on the floor 🤣 (spoilers: The Breaking Wheel has the best animations)
But it also begs the question: hunters can clearly run, so why don't they normally? Would they be too OP? >.>
But man, I bet both survivors and hunters alike are getting a massive headache from this event 😭 as if regular matches weren't enough suffering already; now they have to deal with these shenanigans on top of it as well fgjgfjfyhfx
EDIT: removed the video in lights of news
