#askthenerdling

[askthenerdling]

A CHALLENGER APPROACHES!

(( Low-key wondering if anyone happened to notice this little pattern I've been doing for the last 7 years...

Practically the only tradition I've managed to keep alive, because... this blog's got no updates outside of this yearly post. Basically, with Kisno's lore, I determined his birthday to be on April 2nd.

The reason for that, I'll just say something happened ten years ago to the day, left me in such a dark cloud. It's still pretty personal so I don't really want to elaborate too much, but I do want to finally at least share a part of it.

I still sometimes think back to it and wondered if it was just a very cruel April Fools joke, but technically it all took place in the wee hours of the next early morning. Even though I had class that day and I shouldn't have stayed up, I didn't care because I tried to mend things, to no avail. With the rest of the day feeling super numb.

All because I had this random idea of wanting to start my own Nerdling blog, and it came crashing down from there.

It didn't happen immediately but a couple of months later, after I felt better and separated myself from the scenario as a whole, I thought up of this comfort character, just thoughts that would pop up and then a couple sketches being drawn and a simple outline. That's where Kisno came to be. This... interesting Koopaling who was then written to be Nerdling's old friend, turned co-star of the blog. Writing and drawing about Kisno really helped me move past what happened. I was writing A LOT of stories with this Koop... and I hope those stories aren't lost to time, I need to dive deep into my hard drive.

But when it came back to that particular day, I wanted to focus on replacing it with something a little more positive. Instead of, "Oh, it's the day where this happened." I could now say "Oh my gosh, it's Kisno's birthday!"

Thought I'd write a little story time since it has already been that long, and I hardly think about it anymore. Heck, compared to how I was before when recalling it gave me chills and butterflies in my stomach; now when I think back, all I can really think about is Kisno's birthday and my head no longer brings me back to that night, so... it worked!

Any who, what did Kisno get for his birthday this year? Aside from oodles of goodies from today's Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, how about a WHOLE FREAKING NEW CHARACTER?!

Well, okay, they're not a Koopaling. They won't be joining the blog. They're not even related to Mario! But they are a character that's not specifically tied to any kind of IP... They're actually a character that I wanted to represent myself a bit more personally. I think you know where I'm going with this so I'll stop there. :')

Thing is, they're still unfinished. STILL, unfinished. I thought up of them almost two and a half years ago, and I'm still wishy-washy about it. Character creation is already hard, but... creating a character for ME?! Goddess of Hylia, help me...

So, they're in the hazy, "?" Super Smash Bros. mystery character silhouette for now. I may drop a couple hints on some of my socials but... that remains to be seen.

Hope you're all doing well and taking care of yourselves! See you next year! This has become a thing, why stop now? =w=;;; ))

[nintendask-secret-santa]

I couldn’t find the correct color for his stomach or muzzle, so I blended a lot of similar colors to get something close, it was fun drawing this guy! Happy holidays, Nerdling, and a have a happy New year!

To: @askthenerdling​

From: @cartoonkoopalings​

[askthenerdling]

Kisno's been gifted a power-up and it's no wonder he's having fun with it!

((Another year goes by, another revisit for this curious Koop. With Super Mario Wonder coming out back in October, a game I still haven't finished. :') I wanted to let Kisno have a little fun with that new power-up! I could've given him the Elephant Fruit but... they weren't in season yet...

Still enjoy drawing him to this day. ;v; Also, purple looks really lovely on him. ;v; ))

[nintendask-secret-santa]

Merry Christmas! I’m so sorry if this is the wrong character, I did look at the blog to look them up, so I worked harder than I planned to to make up for it ^^ I hope you like it!

To: @askthenerdling

From: @ask-thekoopanerdsngeeks

[askthenerdling]

Some days, Kisno just wants to spend his birthday relaxing. While Nerdling, just wants to show the "newest" feature on his sparkly new phone!

Tbh, I didn't expect to keep this blog going, just by coming back every year to post about Kisno's birthday. The Koopaling hype mellowed out very long ago... But I still love these two. I still draw Nerdling every now and then. Kisno's a bit of a rarity, but I still like to update him when I can.

I know by this point 10 years ago, Kisno was already somewhat conceptualized. And he didn't make his debut onto the blog until a little bit later, and his arrival was still a bit unexplained! I had a whole idea about that but it never really got fleshed out, sadly. Not just this blog, but several others!

Even after moving on for ask blogs, I thought about making an OC, something completely original, and that wasn't necessarily based off an existing IP. That one has been a WIP for almost 3 years now. It's kinda wild how up in the air my ideas have gotten. The only thing I can really say is- I don't really know or have any idea on what can come next. But I do know this, it won't happen if I just sit on things, it'll happen when I actually get myself to the tablet and start.

[echoeternally]

Them lovers role-playing?

No | rather not | I dunno | I guess | Sure | Yes | FUCK yes | Oh god you don’t even know |

Hmm. You know, I don’t see enough instances of this to have a solid feel for it. But I have to admit, I think it could be something pretty cute, if taken at face value for what it is. It’s a cute dynamic, and a cute way to help a couple grow closer in different scenarios.

It’s absolutely hilarious, though, if the couple is engaging in role play, and then someone just kind of interrupts or walks in. And they’re just all, “Heeyyy…why are you two in…I don’t want to know anymore.” Now that’s when it’s funny.

[lava-bros]

🎃 (For Simon, by Nerdling)

Noticing a rather peculiar looking fellow in the crowd of costumes, something in particular dragged him closer. Not so much of the interesting costume he had, but the smell of magic. Next thing he knew he was tapping on the strangers shoulder to get his attention.“Hi! I like your costume! You really went all out! Those teeth almost look real! Unless they are than that’s cool and weird! Couldn’t help but notice you had a neat wand thing there, are you like a magikoopa?”