Status: MYE LARGO(S)/SLUP(S) NOOOOOO FML :'( /Summer Being a Shitshow/Step-asshole should fuck off/It Fuckin Raimdy and we r Havin a Watch (WHY THE FUCK IS CORAL ROTTED WTH MAN?!?!?!)
Kinda go by they, we, it or she; I don't really mind whichever is used at this point (pls keep the feminine to a minimum tho pls; am beginning to have a gender identity crisis)
Oh yea, before anything else, we swear, so, uh, BE WARNED!! (/nm)
!!PSA!!
Make your days as best as can be!
First thing; I mainly use-
violet.mp3 - yapping posts or just text walls or smth
snowfall.mp3 - new yapping tag (as my fursona is gonna be updated soon)
yapping through the hail - me being emotional or some shit
adding to the collection (?) - rp things involving Scarlet/Dash (my main vesselsona)
this is now clown town - rp things involving Jinx (Deltarune oc)
welcome to your nightmare - old main fursona (Rainbow/Rainy) bits
this is too dry - rp bits with the scugs (any oc thats a slugcat)
moth? where?! - yewcot ocs (that dont have sideblogs) specific rp tag
this is the dayshift... right? - Violet rp stuff (mostly just her being silly)
what's going on here?! - ocs with disabilities (such as my blind/deaf vessels, Eyes and Ears)
bea day? more like t[abby] day! - possible slime rancher oc (like just a 'oops! all tabby/hunter slimes/largos!' -type of character)
Welcome back, everyone! It's the Pharloomblr Games 2: Electric BUGaloo!
Of course, before we actually start the games, it's important to check out this FAQ, especially for those who are new/didn't participate last time. Please give this a read! It's mostly the same as last time, but with some alterations.
~FAQ~
What’s the Pharloomblr Games?
Simply put, it’s a version of Hunger Games but done with members of the Pharloomblr, aka Hollow Knight/Silksong Tumblr roleplay community. This event is carried out using the BrantSteele Hunger Games simulator, a random text generator.
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I’ve never heard of that simulator! How does it work?
This simulator acts like an incorrect quotes generator, where you are allowed to input the names of any characters you like and then subsequently, those names would be randomly inserted into a random sentence the simulator chooses.
Here’s an example if you still don’t understand:
Team 1
Goldie, Leela (<-your input characters)
(Proceed with the game)
Goldie runs away from Pilgrim’s Rest. / Goldie takes a pin from Pilgrim’s Rest. / Goldie and Leela fight for a needle. Leela wins and runs. (possible events)
Alternatively, you may refer to the previous posts of this blog for a clearer picture.
Can events be customized?
Absolutely! All events can be changed to keep it Silksong themed. This includes event names, general events, and fatal events.
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Wait! The simulator doesn’t allow gender neutral pronouns and neopronouns!
Unfortunate but true. Because of this, I’m defaulting all events that need pronouns to use they/them (ex. Dander accidentally pricks themself while picking berries; but he uses he/him). However, host commentary will use your character's correct pronouns where necessary.
Please respect this. If you’re not okay with it, don’t sign up.
How’s the violence level?
Medium to canon-typical, could be high sometimes.
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Are there any rules to know about before registering?
Yes.
1. Each mod can only register a maximum of two characters/blogs. This is to let more people join without one mod swamping the places with all their characters; plus can slightly accelerate the registration system. If you run a plural blog/blog with more than one character, register only up to two of your goobers.
Those who fail to follow this rule will have one/two of your registered characters randomly selected by me if you don't change your reblog in time upon request.
2. It doesn’t matter whether your character is canon or OC, from Hollow Knight or Silksong. All Pharloomblr members are welcome to participate! This also includes typical enemies, higher beings and children (because it's funny to watch a child kill a god with a knife /silly)
3. If you have participated in the previous Pharloomblr Games, you are welcome to join again! However, please register only blogs that did not participate last game.
4. Register only following the method stated below. It’s simple, don’t worry.
How do I register?
All you need to do is reblog this post! Tag your blog, tell me the name of your character(s), and give me the secret passcode in the following format. It’s hidden in this post!
Example:
@shelldresser-leela (Leela)
The secret passcode is __________
*refer to this post for proper registration format
How many characters can join in total?
According to the poll results in the Pharloomblr community, only 36 are allowed! After I get enough participants, I will mention it in a reblog. Any registrations after the aforementioned reblog will be ignored.
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How will this event be carried out?
This is a passive event where participants don't have to actively contribute/compete. All you have to do is cheer your blogs on!
The events of each day of the games will be posted on this blog as screenshots, accompanied by the games’ hosts’ commentary (as seen last time, these hosts are my blogs!). If you want to be caught up on updates, you can follow this blog! Anyway, I’ll most likely reblog to the community every time a new post is made.
How often will updates be posted?
Unlike last time, updates will be posted weekly or bi-weekly. The events will also be posted in batches, which would be day and night events plus death counts (or, if it happens, the special event) all in one post.
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Oh, no! My character died :(
Not to worry, your character (and blog)’s death is non-canon! Keep playing tuoys and be silly even after your death, it’s fine :D
Can I make fan content of the games?
Absolutely! Sprite edits, doodles etc. are very much welcome. You may post it in a reblog of the day’s post, or as a separate post altogether! Tag it as #the pharloomblr games.
Yo, can I help boost this?
Please do! You may reblog and tag anyone who you think would be interested :)
Oh, no! I’m too late! Will this happen again?
Maybe. However, it's quite unlikely there's going to be a third game.
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I still have questions!
Ask away in the comments of this post!
The secret passcode, like before, are all the random letters scattered throughout this post put together! However, "secret" is not a strict term here. As long as you made sure to read this post (especially the registration section), you can just add the passcode into your reblog without DM-ing.
Tagging people who missed the last one and wanted to join (I'm sorry for ping; also you don't have to join if you don't want to!)
I FUCKING LOVE MY FRIENDS!!!!!!!! FUCK YEAHHH!!!!!! THEYRE SO AWESOME!!!!! REBLOG IF YOUR FRIENDS ARE FUCKING AWESOME AND COOL AND YOU LOVEE THEMMMMM!!!!!!!!!
Well... I can honestly say I didn't expect to be able to post this...
So, I've very much ranted about how pissed off my step-fuck has made me, yeah?
Y'know, being the problem in every single fucking situation his useless ass is involved in.
Well, I learned that apparently his uselessness does not extend to sexual orientation! (His useless ass is still a fucking transphobe but still-) so, frankly, I'm very surprised! Not only did he not give a shit about me stating I probably don't like guys (cause just... ew. they be weird) but also pointing out my step-sis is probably at least lesbian!
(Deadass that made me realize if she ever like... comes out to us (me and shitbrain) one morning, I'd probably get so hyped I scream outta joy n excitement! Mostly just cause like- u go sis!)
(For context; she's the reason I didn't have to deal with my mom being drunk to hell n back for longer than an hour or two (which I am grateful to her for to no end- that was super uncomfortable and kinda terrifying).)
I haven't come up with an actual name for them yet (I just call them "The Godâ„¢") but they were created when the Kha-ni scientists gave too much memory and processing power to a quantum computer program and it kinda gained sentience.
This experiment happened on a space station orbiting the home star of the Kha-ni and the god, in its rush to leave the system, kinda got trapped in the star. For a while. And it got bored
Oh hey, one of my OCs who is. Uh. Called Strelitzia because I really like that as a name okay, was stitched together from pieces of dead gods so that's fun!
Kikyo (or Silver thanks to their silvery hair and the fact their gene donor was called Argent) is a clone grown in a lab who is basically a walking nuclear bomb!
And must I point out my several iterator OCs?
OOh! ANd Karekuri my clockwork doll :D They're cool af because they replace themself with discarded doll parts when they get broken.
So, more yammering cause idk I wanna yap about my other ocs (and also my third multifandom/universe-hopper oc)
(Again obligatory tagging for ya cause ur cool- @thunder-opossum and also cause you might like- @whymustwebehere)
So, to kick this off..! There are Melody, Chorus, Dot, Rain, and Sol (and her mum)!
Melody abd Chorus are both weavers and, due to some funky headcannon logic, chose to become mates (both before and post-misconception)!
Melody, specifically, though... she was very excited and just... eager to have found someone she likes. That was until she thought she saw her mate cheating on her! (Later, she learned this was a misconception, as his "cheating" was really him bickering with his sister/cousin.) For a long time, she'd felt... very much furious about it, though instead of taking her anger out on them, she simply used it to encourage her potential. For she, unlike most weavers, can mimic looks of others, dangerously accurately. It is difficult to figure out, as she does feel uncomfortable and vulnerable without her mask, but she made do.
Eventually, upon being 'collected' (aka weaver-napped) and brought to Pharloom, she ended up being basically dragged about by a certain silken fencer for a long time... until her queen's daughter was at risk. She'd paid no mind to the given that she would be in a worse situation, and lept in to save her.
Chorus, meanwhile, had no idea why his mate had just gone missing in a cavern of wildly strung silk, but he had a suspicion. Unfortunately for both of them (and his kin), he'd been 'collected' far earlier and was tested for his potential might long before many weavers had been collected. This, though, does not mean that his test was easy. Quite the opposite; he nearly died due to just how battered he was when it'd finished, and that is ignoring the aftermath.
Dot was a simple muddobber, simply wishing to find an easy way to gain enough geo to live on for the rest of their life. Just as unluckily for them, fate had other plans. They'd gotten roped into being one of the multitude of bugs serving the King directly. Though, it wasn't too horrid! They'd met their best, and technically only, friend through him! They did like to play with them, as long as they weren't being grumpy or trained by the Five. Although, unlike most of the bugs there, they were able to fight decently. That made it no surprise when He told them they'd be contributing to Hooke's training directly as a opponent. What neither friend could've accounted for, though, would ve the nearly impossible to catch demand from the King, telling them to "finish this". One moment, they were alive, the next, they were floating in place, staring at their slowly bleeding body and Hooke... they looked so shocked and upset...
Sol (short for Solar Flare), who personally doesn't care what she's called, was the heir to the throne/crown of Crystalnest. Others know her by several names, though they are quite incorrect at assuming she has a poor temperment. Unlike most of her kind, though, she has far more capability in controlling and manipulating dream essence, to the point of being able to make dreams of anyone whatever she pleases.
IF YOU WANT TO SAVE KNOWLEDGE OF CAS FOR LATER DO NOT LOOK!!
And, last but not least, the one I've been dying to mention/talk about (although they barely have shit worth of lore-), Cas!
Cas, or Cascade (and yes, their name is based on the damn song from JSaB; dont ask why-), is fairly chill no matter the form, as a vessel, they have some control of both water and temperature, changing the area 's feeling as they so desire.
As an expie, they are lithe, light, and fast on their feet, with smarts and speed to speak for and a reaction time like no other!
As a slugcat, they mainly are akin to Surv in terms of physiology (save for the much weirder gills), and, akin to Riv, can stay underwater longer than the average scug. Not to mention, they also can throw spears with almost Gorb (w/o exhaustion) level strength!
OH GODSDAMNIT I FORGOT ABOUT WANTING TO YAMMER FML-
So, where to start..?
How about the most recent?
So, I have a few expies, mainly 6,058, 6,129, and 6,140..!
First is 6058, also nicknamed "the blind escape artist". They usually were left be, seeing as they were constantly underestimated (due to their lack of vision), until they managed to find a way around the whole turret system and broke one in an attempt at leaving. This, for several reasons, failed, however they retained their distaste toward their "keepers". After some debate, and pointing out how simply letting them go free on the scrap planet is begging for disaster (seeing as their inteligence is inherently ridiculously high), the "keepers" decided on just... keeping them.
Unfortunately, for lore's sake (and my shit memory 's), they don't have an actual name yet, and neither do the others... but, they each have a semi-story!
6129 is also called the "gentle giant", as they are... well, very large and developed! Their whole story n shit hasn't actually been worked out just yet, but they, alongside 6140, are (or were) roomed near one another.
As for the Hallownest/Pharloom -ian side of things, well...
We have Scarlet, also referred to as Dash or the corrupted sister. They generally were going to be Hornet's sis (another PK-Herrah child), but ended up getting dropped (VERY literally) into the abyss and... yeah she got voided. They also like... don't like her sister very much, seeing as their trying to trust her (and also attempting to stop fighting) is what got her horn broken. In sum they just have really bad trust issues and also just get angy kinda easily.
There's Fyre, who recently gained a name change (they're now called Blayz, but that was their og name). They, a long forever ago, joined the Grimm Troupe thinking they were doin a good thing. After some time (and also just dealing with their daddy issues 2: electric boogaloo), they managed to escape his ass and just... kinda vibe as a half of a wandering duo.
(MAJOR WARNING!! BEYOND THIS POINT MAY MENTION OR CONTAIN: SUICIDE, SELF-HARM, VIOLENCE, AND MORE!!)
There's the Mismatched Clutch group, which consists, in total, of seven vessels.
Ram is the assumed leader (they aren't; that's Uni's job-) and physically the strongest. They are not, however, strong of mind. Their issues with themselves stem from catching onto how they are extremely overprotective (physically) while ignoring if another of the group is unhappy. Upon learning of two of the smallest 's thoughts (they ended up accidentally evesdropping on the ones that stole their heart) on them, they attempted to kill themselves. This failed, spectacularly, might I add, seeing as they were saved and are stuck with the chronic neck pain of their poor decision.
Uni is the second largest of the vessels, and the true lead of the group (upon the assumed one's untimely descent into depression). They are a major reason Ram did not attempt such twice, and are the reason that the group made amends with one another. They were fairly stuck-up and not all too empathetic until the first few of the group went missing. Their true empathetic potential, however, only shined after the first truly witnessed death. (They comforted the panicking Ram after their bonded partner vessel died.)
Branch and Briar, two of the first to dissappear, went missing as the group was making their way past the Queen's Gardens (Briar), and then in Greenpath (Branch), respectively. Branch was fairly good at identifying flora, and also informing which were safe to eat, and which would upset their void. Briar, however, was talented at spotting and pointing out fauna (such as; pointing out weavers hidden in plain sight throughout Deepnest) even when the others could not.
Crown, the third to smallest of the group, was (and is) fairly close to Ram. They were fairly good at keeping the group more uplifted, but also could somehow convince bugs to not rat them out or tell of a massive group all escaping to the king. They started becomming distant after Nubby went missing, but Rhino was the only one aware of the true reason why. They were infected. The Radiance, being that it wanted to spread, gave them a choice; tell the others to bow to it and let it take them, or burn to its fury. They chose the latter to the end. Even though, unlike what one would think, it wasn't the end! They woke up again, in the lush greenery, and wandered, following a red trail...
Rhino, the second to smallest, is simply known as the scared one, but they did not stay that way. They started out avoiding most things and sticking to the surprisingly quickly shrinking group, until they argued with Ram. They questioned why they are ignored and very much gained an irritated snarl in reply. At that point, both just ended up ignoring one another until they decided to leave. They didn't realize they'd get brought "home" until they were there. What they learned, about both the Sanctuary (apparently hosted by their mother) and about Crown (who'd seemingly lost some sanity while there-), they made with leaving for the duo. Upon learning further, albeit about Ram's quick descent, they just decided to stick with them and Uni (whilst privately hoping Crown decided to calm down).
Nubby, the smallest of the group, is practically their local very irritable chihuahua. They primarily kept to themselves, except to occasionally check on Rhino due to their severe fear/anxiety. They, unlike the others, realized both Rhino's inherent potential (after all, they have only one known shapeshifter!) and their lack of awareness towards such. Although, if any of the others pointed it out, they'd just snap at them angrily, claiming that they 'don't give a damn'.
Then, there are the Lost Sparks, or just the twin vessels that also joined the Troupe before Blayz. They simply ended up somehow being turned into Grimmkin (and their shades, upon being released from the Grimmkin, remained as just... ghosts.).
There are Eyes and Ears. Eyes is deaf, while Ears is blind (hence their names) and rely heavily on each other to know what is going on and where! They even ended up making their own form of pseudo-sign to use (rubbing each other's arms in specific patterns)!
There's the Beast Tamer, Rosethorn ("Mimi"), and Cogkeeper. Tamer (or Moss Hugger, as their "cloak" is actually a flock of mosscreeps they managed to bond with) is as their name implies; they can speak to and tame/calm wildlife (this INCLUDES things like the mushroom creature and Sister Splinter). Mimi, before their two deaths, looked shockingly similar to Hornet (hence; Mimi is short for mimic), though their odd development caused them to grow thorns (which do hurt them) and also gain wider horns. Cogkeeper, one of the newest of them, had a situation of 'teleporting to Pharloom via void logic' (as did Mimi), however they never knew about their father or his ideas. They ended up finding the Architect in Underworks and became their apprentice, eventually going on to both repairing the Cogwork Dancers (un-doomed yaoi my beloved-) and also made the 4th Chorus -like constructs functional!
There is also the Pillar Twins, Tyke, Bean, and Gessy (pronounced like Jessie)! The twins are your average 'I hate you'-'I hate you MORE' sibling duo (although they do actually care very deeply). Tyke, once, had all limbs, until they ended up getting forced into either giving into the will of the Radiance or just suffering 'till undeath. They instead just... chewed their leg off, both evicting the infection, and also mitigating what pain they had. They still experience phantom pain due to how strong their memory of their leg hurting is. Bean is just... there. (And they gave Ghost and Hornet cases of 'wtf am I seeing??') Gessy is the local gorb. They are a fairly notorious food thief, known for being seen only seconds before a food item goes missing. The researchers of Fog Canyon had attempted, before the infection hit its peak, to capture them to no avail. Post-ETV and stuff, though, their head (yeah the dreamers r alive dont ask-) managed to catch them, only to be met with grumpy distrust.
Finally, completing the list of vessels, we have Sparky (or Spark Plug), Emerald Thornberry ("Thornberry"/"TB"), and Reaper ("Hooke"). Sparky was, simply, embodying their full name, and fled that situation as soon as they could, finding a lonely Thornberry and becoming their best friend! (Thought they are a bit on the energetic side, in Sparky's opinion.)
Reaper, meanwhile, is one of the only two vessels to ever, and I mean EVER, go against, attack, and strike, their father. So, they had initially climbed the abyss hoping to satisfy him (go figure-), but ended up making a much closer friend in a retainer. A muddobber, whose name they'd long since forgotten, but prefer to not remember, as they had to-... fight them, winning at a severe, horrid cost. Their main reason for attacking HIM was to escape, and they'd managed to give him just as grave a wound as they'd dealt that day. Of course, they did run soon after, but not without feeling empowered by the sheer intake of soul. They went on to harvesting solo souls, eventually gaining indefinite soul. Though, that caused a multitude of problems, primarily them feeling exceedingly guilty upon giving into their impulse for gain and just... going berserk. Not to mention they were all just like the one.
Aaand I believe that should be good for a part 1! If you wanna know more pls do ask about them!
Also- @whymustwebehere cause ya asked! :3 And... @thunder-opossum cause ur awesome and also ur comment on another writing thing gave me the enthusiasm and courage to keep going!
I was just getting to Last Judge (enemy rando but no boss rando run) and was like 'wait no the cutscene will break tho-' and tried to run out of the arena before the actual cutscene triggered but didn't make it-
And for some reason that just gave me this stupid mental short animation of Hornt tryna leave and being teleported to in front of the gate, and she ends up like bonking into it
