#arty asks

[artnerd1123]

do you like pb&j sandwiches?

i do! i dont eat em super often but i do enjoy a good pbj :]

[artyboidoesstuff]

Congratulations Arty, you somehow managed to make me want to drop all of my plans and make content for an AU that only exists as one drawing. (/lh)

I’m assuming this is to do with the Emo crew and Nevin

Honestly go wild if ya wanna, I kinda like their designs so I might draw them more too :3

Ah honestly if you do anything with it I can’t wait to see what u do! Love ur writing afterall

[the-scottish-art-guy]

You wanted to play a disabled character but gave them a magical prosthetic and painkiller that takes all the pain away - so you arent really playing a disabled character anymore.

So I've sat with this ask for about a week and I am choosing to take it in good faith. Sorry if this is poorly worded but Im about to finish my lunch break so I wanted to answer this then get to work. Disclaimer: If I had done what you are suggesting and erased my characters disability that would be my choice. Im a disabled man and this isn't a tv show or hollywood film - its my friends dnd game where a bit of wish fulfillment is very much acceptable. Nobody should feel bad about this kind of thing.

Disclaimer two: having accomodations does not erase a disability. People are not magically not disabled anymore just because they can manage their symptoms. Finally, you have a fundamental misunderstanding of who Mask is, what his disabilities are and how he manages them. (Which is fine because I am not sure how detailed I've gone - people are here for art not my character stuff). When I pitched Mask to my GM we had a lot of conversations of what exactly I wanted out of him and what my GM wanted functionally within his world. I wanted to play a character with a fantasy reflection of my condition: without going into detail I am prone to injury and many injuries I do sustain do not normally heal properly - resulting in chronic pain and loss of mobility. Mask is cursed so that when he is injured in areas of his body effected by the curse, those injuries do not heal. In the past this caused him to seek amputation of his arm due to the severity of its condition. Since then he has started taking a painkiller daily, and has mechanical prosthetics. I specifically did not want those to be a cure all. Although Mask's prosthetic hand does function with full mobility, it is not quite as dexterous as his real hand used to be. He spent years learning to favour his left hand, and learning to use the prosthetic once it was attatched. The prosthetic is clockwork and requires daily maintance, and failure to keep up with this maintance can cause it to jam or 'lag' as the internal mechanisms run down. The prosthetic has also been marked as a point of 'weakness' by intelligent enemies - thus the art from a while ago where someone had cast 'heat metal' on parts of it. (It has its perks too, he has a crossbow concealed inside it and can use it to smuggle small objects in the casing). Mask is addicted to his pain medication. He could come off it and seek help from a cleric to allieviate his symptoms until the addiction clears his symptoms. He sees no reason to do that since without some form of strong pain relief he can't think clearly through the fog chronic pain causes. During game I've had to consider these accomodations. If we're going on a multi-day quest I need to have mask acquire and bring enough medicine for the trip. He needs to take time daily to change his bandages and maintain his arm, and is often one of the first to call for a rest when we've been travelling for long periods so he can do that. I like this character a lot, and how he tries to accomodate his own needs is part of that.

[live-from-flaturn]

3, 15, 21, for the music asks for my gorgeous hubby!!! 💜💜💜

3: A song that reminds you of summertime?

"Werewolves of London" by Warren Zivon (you know exactly why).

15: A song that is a cover by another artist?

"When I Grow Up" by Mayday Parade, originally performed by the Pussycat Dolls.

21: A favorite song with a person’s name in the title?

"Helena" by My Chemical Romance. You know my emo ass had to do it eventually. Thank you for the chance, cause "Come On Eileen" was also very important.

[artnerd1123]

*scuttles in*

KISS U

*scuttles back into our den*

HWEH????

[artnerd1123]

played Outer Wilds for the first time tonight. had our first loop. fucked around in the solar system for a while. kept running into "this looks bad, we don't wanna land here anymore" abt literally everything. ended up going to dark bramble. went into the center. got fucking eated by something while drifting through the fog. woke back up at the fire. 10 out of 10 start ASFDLKJN

YOY QENT TO FUCKIGN DARK BRAMBLE TO START?????????

[artnerd1123]

favourite number?

Might come as a shock, but it’s 11, followed closely by 23 :]

[artnerd1123]

did i not- ? ok i have emojis for u: 👖, 🤔, and 🍰

Ty sammm I am monchimg them :3

👖 Are you a planner, plantser, or pantser? Is it consistent?

Honestly I’m all over with that HDJSKS. Like, sometimes I have to plan it down to every breath a character takes, other times I go in with nothing but vibes and a single line of dialogue :wheeze:

I’m probably in the middle most of the time! I got an idea of where I’m going, but I end up releasing the characters into a situation and gently nudging them towards an end goal rather than leading em there :]

🤔 What is the hardest part of writing fic?

Another hard thing uhhhhh… probably that first time trying to write in a canon character’s voice. I tend to write ocs most nowadays, especially POV-wise, but there’s always gonna be a canon char popping in sometime! It can be really nerve wracking for me, I want them to sound and act right!!! I worry a lot about getting em wrong (hence why I also slide into au territory on occasion).

But if I don’t try then I’ll never know. So!!! I gotta get over that hump to even start the thing :,) it never gets any easier LOL

🍰 Name one of your fave comfort fics (doesn’t have to be your all time fave).

OH U MEAN THE SUPER AWESOME FIC I RETURN TO ALL THE TIME AND STILL MAKES ME CRY “Lost And Found” BY @captainshyguy ????? THAT FIC???

No but fr it’s such a poignant piece about grief and rebuilding your life and moving forward with new loved ones + learning jus bc u can’t take past loved ones with u doesn’t mean u didn’t love them and found family and navigating through tragedy to something you ca finally call yours it’s SOOOOOO!!! WAUGHDHJDJFJG

LaF my beloved <333