#ask albatross

[albatross-the-pen-chewer]

hooraaay it's so cool finding you again!! I loved your stuff on scratch back in like,, 2014 (that one imagine dragons animation you did stuck with me forever)

Woah someone who knows me from my scratch days?? 👀 Man... the platform that I learned to animate on. What an era

I still think about these goobers every now and then. Unnamed cat and his adversary the shadow monster my beloved

[askstormbringer]

oh, man, do i have a bit of a story about the engagement…

—@k-plus-i-hq

oh? how interesting is it?

also hi ishikawa-san!! how are you doin?

[albatross-the-fanartist]

Hi! I saw your “his wiggles” animation, and now I am intrigued. What is leviathan? I have no idea what’s going on but I am greatly enjoying looking at these six legged creatures

Oh! It's from a BNHA fic actually!

Basically an AU where Midoriya has a Quirk which transforms him into the Leviathan, but is almost impossible to control. I'm a pretty big fan of dragons and "morph" tropes, so I ended up doing a lot of art while the fic was active (and was actually the reason I made this sideblog to begin with).

It hasn't been updated in a long time, though, since the author has pretty much lost interest in BNHA (and I have too, kind of). It still holds a special place in my heart tho

You can read it here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/13216827/chapters/30232824

[albatross-the-pen-chewer]

IM SO SAD I CAN'T DO EVIL BOOP BACK ON MOBILE AUGH

Pretend all my boops are evil

♡Date

[albatross-the-pen-chewer]

I literally came here to ask about the sign, I’m so sorry you dreamt absolute gold

LMAO no worries! In terms of a post getting popular, one like the Never Found sign was probably an ideal choice. Chances of people taking offense to it are quite low.

"Absolute gold" seems a bit like an overstatement though? I think the reason it resonated with so many people is because it has a clear iconography and is up to interpretation. I've had plenty of dreams that I personally think are way cooler, but are significantly harder to express the idea of (looking at you, The Catacombs + Werebeast + Iron Behemoth + Mirrored Worlds + countless others tbh). It's just that those ideas would have to be told in, at least, a ten page comic or, at most, a whole god damn novel apparently.

In any case, I'm glad people like it. I don't mind being the Never Found guy, honestly.

[albatross-the-pen-chewer]

YOU'RE AMARUS CREATOR OHMY HAIHI HELLO (totally not amaru-named being)

YES TIS I

(Though for clarity's sake I need to point out: I designed and animated Amaru the character. Dr. Gabe and Ryan (among others) designed and programmed Amaru the app. So while saying I created Amaru is technically accurate, I don't want anyone to get the wrong idea!)

[albatross-the-pen-chewer]

How does this image make you feel?

Nostalgic

I wish Niche got Steam Workshop compatibility. I think folks could've added a ton of neat new creatures and parts, especially since Stray Fawn isn't updating the game anymore.

[albatross-the-pen-chewer]

DUDE UR THE GUY WHO MADE THE SIGN

THE SIGN IS SO GOOD FOR ANALOG HORROR ITS AMAZING

I've actually gotten messages from folks who wanted to use the Never Found sign for a horror project (The answer is always yes btw). I'm looking forward to the possibility of seeing it in a video somewhere