hello fellow artists. google has fallen. pinterest/duckduckgo AI filters don't work. do not despair; here is a list i made of places to find reference images without having to sift through piles of worthless garbage. (for future editing convenience i am just linking my blog post on dreamwidth.)
✨ good places to find art reference that are not full of AI trash 🌈
Compiling all the Responses to the Pre-Ch 5 /thank you/ page
long post incoming
This is technically a follow up of this post going through the responses from last time, so go check it out if you want to.
In this post I’ll be going over all the responses from the YouTuber Goldpro’s discord server dedicated to solving this arg. The video first announcing this server, and going over the second round of responses can be found here.
I will be documenting all the unique answers and responses and then doing the generic responses after. I won’t have pictures besides the first response bc I’m on mobile and it hates me putting pictures in long posts.
Section 1: We have the Answer Finally
By inputting either “The lake” or “the shore” or any variation of those two, you get the response
Ding ding ding!
[insert creepy screenshot]
This is it.
You only need to see her once.
And you’ll move on.
This is seemingly the correct answer to the arg.
Section 2: Answering “The Festival”
When answering “The festival”, or any variation of that answer, the response is as follows:
That’s what you want, isn’t it?
Candy apples, square dancing…
That’s what all of this was for!
…
Well, it was always going to be this way.
The only people that walk this path…
…are those who have their face so close to the road
they can’t even see where they’re going!
…
But, well.
If we’re lucky, maybe there’s a chance you’ll still get lost along the way…
Section 3: Answering “Ferris Wheel”
When inputting “Ferris Wheel”or any variation, you get this response.
You want to see them together
so badly.
You want to see those red eyes dance…
Even so
it’s wrong.
Everything about it is wrong!
But what good is it for me to say?
The heart does what it does.
So
dont worry.
You’ll make it.
You always do…
…don’t you?
Section 4: Unique Answers
These are all of the answers that got unique responses besides the first 3. The list is:
“In the roots” -> “Roots? What, you think she’s going to eat carrots or something?”
“Inside the world’s egg” -> “What?”
“With Susie” -> “Too late!”
“Sjelter” -> “Sjelter”?
“Upon her face” -> “Didn’t mean her smile”
“Dield of Pink and Gold” -> “Dield?”
“The apartment” -> “Of?”
“In the graveyard” -> “I get it. If you hit the grave, you might reveal a secret staircase…and then…gripping the edge of the coffin… …maybe not. But at least you came up with something interesting”
“Hospital” -> “I get it. She feels a little under the weather and the whole thing is called off. …maybe not”
“Ice-E’s PE”zza”” -> “I get it. Noelle cooked some dough, and they’re sitting together, chewing silently, without a word passing between them… …maybe not. But at least you came up with something interesting.
“Where the forest would grow” -> “There are trees, sure. But that could be anywhere.”
“Nowhere” -> “That’s not what the question’s about”
Section 5: Answers resulting in “Try an answer”
This was used mostly for answers that were a question. I’m not going to write them all bc it’s a general rule over specific cases, but some examples were:
“Who’s asking”
“What are you getting at?”
Section 6: Answers Resulting in “It’s “where” not “when”. Try to keep up”
Answers relating to any amount of time or to a specific event get this response. Some examples are
1455 minutes
Until the curtains draw to a close
At sunset
When hugging Kris
Section 7: Answers Resulting in “Not at all”
This seems to be answers that are locations, but they’re extremely incorrect. The full list I found was:
Ice palace
At northernlight
In the pipes
To the left of a red X
In her coffin
The Roaring
AMPHITHEATER
In a dream
Shogun’s mountain
Glaceir
Section 8: Answers Resulting in “You know you have to be more specific than that”
These seem to be locations that are close to correct, but not specific enough. The list is
In front of them
Somewhere important
Where the wheat is harvested
Where you told me to
Hometown
Everywhere
Wherever she takes her for step toward
Bridgetown
Where the sun sets
Somewhere cold
Where reality and dream meet
A place foretold exactly by the prophecy
Where the Anget emerged
Under the sunset
Where she belongs
The place where it rained
At the ice cream stand
Section 9: Answers resulting in “Couldn’t you choose someplace a little more…local?”
This seems to be about answers in the dark world after ch 5. The list is
Beyond the setting sun
At the highest peak one can dream of
Section 10: Answers Resulting in “You didn’t learn anything from last time”
Seems to be the type of buzzword answers like 1225 and 11 were last time around. In my notes I just called it “cryptic theory phrases”. The list is:
The neverending night
At world’s edge
In neither light nor dark,
At the end,
Twilight reverie
The edge of shadow where reality and dream meet
At shadows edge
Section 11: Answers Resulting in “I have some bad news for you… …no, you’ll figure it out yourself.”
Answers relating to the ch 5 dark fountain, or just darkness in general. The list is:
Flower shop
Castle town
The field of Pink and Gold
In the dark
Flower king
The vast garden’s fountain
Fields
Asgore’s flower shop
Section 12: Answers Resulting in “I don’t think you understood the question”
Imma be honest idfk what this means. List is:
Her eyes were closed, she saw nothing
We’ll find out soon enough
It was the first time she smiled.
Section 13: Answers Resulting in “Gross”
This is any creepy self-shippy stuff with the souls and Noelle. List is:
Next to the love
In my embrace
With me
When I see her again
By my side
Where we first laughed together
When she forgets Kris was even a person before Me
Section 14: Answers resulting In “Wouldn’t you want it to be someplace different?”
Answer is anywhere relating to Noelle’s house. List is:
Her room
Her house
Home
Her place
Noelle’s house
Section 15: Answers Resulting in “Is that really what you’re hoping?”
Answers that relate to the shelter. List is:
The depths
The shelter
Over the cauldron of hell
Section 19: Answers Resulting in “Aww.”
Idfk it’s cutesy stuff same as last time. List is:
Happy town
Where her friends are
With her friends
Section 20: Answers Resulting in “Could they really fit in there?”
Related to embraces. Idfk why. List is:
In a loved one’s embrace
In my heart
—————
Ok I’m fucking done this took way too long. Fuck this shit.
Deltarune in 12 hours or whatever I’m going to fucking sleep
Brief overview for those who don't know:
https://deltarune.com/chapter4/thankyou/ is a secret page on Deltarune.com. When active, the top box asks for an email, and the second box an answer. Then, emails are sent out responding to the answer. A while ago it asked "When did she smile?" and based on the responses people figured out thet "She" is Noelle, and "When" is during the Festival that's been foreshadowed for Chapter 5.
For full info, check the wiki.
About a week ago, the page opened up again for answers, but this time asking "Where did she smile?" Responses just came in today!
Non-Answers
[Anything time based] - It's "where", not "when". Try to keep up.
Who's Asking?, What do you mean next time?, OR [Any question] - Try an answer.
The neverending night, At the end, OR At worlds' edge - You didn't learn anything from last time.
Ice palace, At Northern Light, The Roaring, Amphitheater, OR [Many specific but wrong guesses] - Not at all.
Hometown, In front of them, Somewhere important, OR [Anything else that was too vague] - You know you'll have to be more specific than that.
Nowhere - That's not what the question is about.
Her eyes were closed, she saw nothing, OR The first time she smiled - I don't think you understood the question.
Inside the world's egg - What?
[Email address] - I don’t want to be the one to point this out…
Yes - No
Short Answers
(Where) the forest (would grow) - There are tree, sure. But that could be anywhere.
Beyond the setting sun. - Couldn't you choose someplace a little more... local?
Flower shop, The Field of Pink and Gold, Castle Town, In the dark, OR [Anything in a Dark World] - I have some bad news for you... no, you'll figure it out yourself.
Home, Her room/house/place, OR Noelle's house - Wouldn't you want it to be someplace different?
Shelter OR The Depths - Is that really what you're hoping? [Does this imply the locations are related???]
In the ROOTS - Roots? What, you think she's going to eat carrots or something?
In a loved one's embrace OR In my heart - Would they really fit in there?
Next to the love, With me, OR In my embrace - Gross.
Happy town OR with her friends - Aww.
With Susie - Too late!
Dield of Pink and Gold - Dield?
The Forrest - Forrest?
Sjelter - "Sjelter"? [brooo get rooooasted. makes me think these are manual answers and not pre-programmed responses, hence the longer response time]
Upon her face - Didn't mean her smile.
The apartment - Of?
The convenience store, In the skeleton's room, OR Sans' House - No way, have you seen that guy?
The Tropic of Love - You really think so…? You REALLY think so!?
DELTARUNE - But of course.
The Place Where It Snowed. - You know that isn't until later.
富士山 (Japanese for "Mount Fuji") - 違う。 (Japanese for "Wrong.")
Hospital
I get it. She feels a little under the weather and the whole thing is called off.
...maybe not.
At/In the graveyard
I get it. If you hit the grave, you might reveal a secret staircase... and then... gripping the edge of the coffin...
...maybe not.
But at least you came up with something interesting.
[This is probably a Zelda reference.]
Ice-E's PE'zza
I get it. Noelle cooks some dough, and they're singing together, chewing silently, without a word passing between them...
...maybe not.
But at least you came up with something interesting.
In the church
I get it. The two of them looked at the altar, and realized that it was shattered... Noelle feels hopeless, and then realizes...
...maybe not.
But at least you came up with something interesting.
Festival
That's what you want, isn't it?
Candy apples, square dancing…
That's what all of this was for!
…
Well, it was always going to be this way.
The only people that walk this path…
… are those who have their face so close to the road
they can't even see where they're going!
…
But, well.
If we're lucky, maybe there's a chance you'll still get lost along the way…
(Atop the) Ferris wheel
You want to see them together so badly. You want to see those red eyes dance.
Even so it's wrong.
Everything about it is wrong!
But what good is it for me to say?
The heart does what it does.
So
don't worry.
You'll make it.
You always do…
…don't you?
whether the internet becomes an intolerable surveillance state, ubiquitous subscription model, or unusably ad- or AI-ridden shithole, I think we need to remember
how to do things offline
either on your personal hard drive (just because it’s an app doesn’t mean the information is stored in your device) or on paper. I’m not saying the collapse of the internet is imminent, and I’m not suggesting we do everything completely without technology, or even stop using it until we have to. (to be clear, I also don’t think the internet will just blink out of existence, suddenly stop being a thing at all; rather I think it might continue to lose its usefulness to the point where it’s impossible to get anything done. anyway) but some people may have forgotten how we got by before the internet (I almost have!), and the younger generation might not have experienced it at all.
I figure most people probably use the internet mainly for communication with friends and family, entertainment and creation (eg. writing), and looking up how to do things, so here’s how to do those things offline:
First and most importantly, download everything important to you onto at least one hard drive and at least one flashdrive! files can get corrupted and hardware can get damaged or lost, but as long as you keep backup copies, you have much-closer-to-guaranteed access versus hoping a business doesn’t decide to paywall, purge, or otherwise revoke your access. I would recommend getting irreplaceable photos printed as well
download and/or print/write down:
anything important to you - photos/videos, journals, certificates, college transcripts
contact info - phone numbers and/or addresses of friends/family (know how to contact them if you can’t use your favourite messaging app), doctors (open hours would be good too), veterinarians if you have pets, and work
how-to’s - recipes (one, two), emergency preparedness (what do I do if… eg. I smell gas)
other things you might google: cleaning chemicals to NOT mix, what laundry tag symbols mean, people food dogs and cats can and can’t eat, plant toxicity to pets
and know offline ways to find things out - local radio station, newspaper, a nearby highway rest area might have a region map, public libraries usually have a bunch of resources
also, those of you who get periods should strongly consider not using period tracking apps! here’s how to track your period manually
free printable period tracker templates (no printer? public libraries usually charge a few cents per page, or you can recreate it by hand)
moving on to entertainment, you can still get most media for free! it’s completely legal to download your favourite movies to your own personal hard drive, you just can’t sell or distribute copies (not legal advice)
movies: wcostream.tv (right click the player) - the url changes every once in a while but usually redirects; I recently noticed that it’s hiding a lot of movies behind “premium,” so it may or may not work anymore | download youtube videos
music: how to get music without streaming it | legal free downloads
games: steamunlocked.net - doesn’t have every game and can be slow to update, but very reliable
Remember that links won't work without the internet, so also write down anything you find useful in this post! You have to download stuff ahead of time while you can still access the internet
keep physical user manuals for things like car, tv, appliances
how to prepare for computer work offline (may need to use reader mode to bypass a popup)
check interactions with any medications you're taking
how to search a library (databases are often accessible via library computers so might still be a thing without internet; also some info on manually searching the actual stacks) (backup rb)
make note of your local/state/federal laws regarding tenants’ rights & housing resources, workers’ rights, gun laws, abortion laws (though this is changing frequently)
How to Download Videos
URL downloaders for specific sites & in general
4k Video Downloader Plus, VLC Media Player, Freemake, YouTube-to-mp4
screencap with OBS (may only work on firefox and may violate ToS) or xbox game bar on windows (win+g)
especially download meme songs that you probably won’t find on a CD (example) with https://ytmp3.nexus/
Print photos with VistaPrint, WalMart, or CVS
Old Farmer's Almanac
Household chores list
Simple household repairs
Loads of old recipes (backup rb)
how to wean yourself off the internet
how to spend time with family
how to get involved with your community
ways to spend more time outside (set a goal/reason to be outside)
how to get outside more in different seasons
how to build nature into your lifestyle
how to start a self care habit | how to make a self care checklist
self care assessment | axes of self care | reparenting resources
Since I've already kind of been doing this due to living on a farm where we easily lose power during storms and lose internet because our only service provider is too fucking cheap to update infrastructure (we have copper wires still, not fiberoptic cable), I feel like I should add on some stuff, too. (Also, we haven't been able to afford any up to date shit since the early 2010s.)
- GET YOURSELF A WEATHER RADIO. Phones can be stolen, malfunction, die, etc. While these things can be a pain in the ass because it goes off for the region your local National Weather Service covers, this could very well save your life, especially if you are in a situation that I'm in that I described above. I recommend Midland, and this one is the most affordable if you're worried about price (Jesus, this thing was 30 bucks a year or two ago... stupid cheetoh). One of my local library branches even has it. (I also heavily recommend getting an emergency radio from them, too! Just be sure you get familiar with it soon and use it every once in a while so you're not struggling in a panic. This is the one I have.) Radio isn't a service you have to pay for like cellphone service or internet. Just be sure you have your battery situation all figured out. That being said, while the weather radio only uses the WX bands, the emergency radio allows AM and FM stations, too.
- Get an antenna of some sort for your television so you can receive local TV stations. This could be important regarding local news. I haven't gotten one for us yet, and I'm not even certain if we can get signal anymore because of how defunct many relay stations for airwaves are. If you live in or near a city and you're not deep in a valley, you're gonna have better luck with this. Yes, there are antennas made for modern flatscreens. Look them up while you can right now, and learn how to hook them up. I wish I could share more on this, but like I said, I haven't gotten one for us yet. I don't even know if we'd get anything to come in, lol. But like radio, airwaves are free. This includes what you could get on television!
- Look into meshtastic. Wanna get in touch with a friend or family member and get a response back quickly? Want to send out a message to the local community also using it? Imagine texting on radio waves. That's... kinda basically what this is. And there's no service to pay for! AND IT'S DECENTRALIZED! I haven't had the chance to try it out, but I'm definitely interested. Here's a video if you wanna learn more about what this is.
- Field Guides in book format. Get them. Mainly those involving local plants and insects/arachnids. Get familiar with where sections are in them in case you need to quickly look something up. You don't wanna assume whether or not something that bit you isn't going to be a problem for your health. I'd also recommend snake guides as well. It's VERY IMPORTANT to know what species bit you if they're venomous so you can be given the correct antivenom.
- Physical media is a thing gaining popularity for obvious reasons. Don't assume it's a fad. Unless you taped it, there aren't gonna be any ads or commercials interrupting what you're trying to watch. Learn how to operate VCRs and DVD players if you're too young to be that familiar with them. (I have the coveted combo machine that I've had since the 2000s. Still works like a charm.)
- Learn to make a go-bag (or several) *NOW.* Climate change is making shit get worse. I've got 2 hiking backpacks ready just in case we gotta split, so all I have to worry about is getting the cats into their carriers. Another thing that weather radio can sometimes be used for is if you need to evacuate due to things like volcanoes, chemical accidents, and wildfires. I am not kidding. A NOAA Weather Radio is fucking awesome and essential. I'm hoping to get a duffle bag to fill with more supplies for long hauls if needed, but I wanted to get the backpacks ready. (And if you're gonna have food with you, BE SURE TO ROTATE THE FOOD SO YOU DON'T HUNKER DOWN OR DIP OUT WITH EXPIRED FOOD. THIS INCLUDES ANY PET FOOD YOU HAVE PACKED.) You need to be able to get your shit and get at a moment's notice. Seconds could matter in an unexpected situation. Make sure you thoroughly plan every possible thing with the rest of your household and loved ones, such as where to go in certain circumstances, where to meet up, etc. INCLUDE ANY AND ALL PETS IN YOUR PLANS, TOO! (If you takes meds, make sure you plan for those, too, and make sure they don't expire. You will also want supplies for typical dental care. Trust me on this one.)
- Learn how to write and mail letters. If shit gets so bad for privacy online, the only way to keep in touch with friends and loved ones with privacy is gonna be through mailing letters. This means you gotta hand-write them. Yes, responses will be slow and you'll have to get the hang of using a writing utensil, but if we did it back in the day and survived, so can you. It is against federal law to open or tamper with someone else's mail. (For now. That cheetoh sure is doing whatever the fuck he wants without consequences.)
I just woke up about an hour ago and still drinking my coffee, so that's all I have for now. I don't know if I have any other things to add and just not remembering any of them. I'm also old and doing this on mobile, so trying to go back and edit and shit made the screen boop around and made me fuck a couple things up. I hope i fixed it all and the wording is fine and the links are helpful.
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