Snailtenna is great and all but has anybody considered the obvious ant in the room?
(I spent way too much brain power and layers on playing Frankenstein with his sprites and then re-creating them by hand in clip studio, It's not difficult to do but these are all flat layers and not 3D, I don't even know how to work in 3D programs)
(( DWC june 2026, Day 2, Disturbance/Vibrant, @daily-writing-challenge CW: cruelty to imps, unethical science ))
Morrigan knelt to check the settings on the alchemical equipment that filled the desk in front of her, marking down the configuration of the valves and lenses set up for the day's experiment. At the center of the array, a nervous looking imp sat in a large glass jug, held in place by a firmly set cork inscribed with fel binding runes, and nervously eyeing the gently glowing lightbloom fern that was in a similar jug beside it.
Glibbet the Imp silently cursed the post-legion job market.
"Lightbloom Experiment 29: direct exposure of sample 489 to a level 2 demon summoned for this purpose. Environment is sealed with tempered glass, lead, and standard Black Harvest containment wards. Experiment lead Morrigan, assisted by Bindle Glintgold and Tulcor," Morrigan intoned, letting the crystal recorder begin collecting data.
"Assisting, yeah, that's what letting you use my Silvermoon workspace is, just assisting." Bindle rolled his eyes as he double checked the visual recording quality.
"You'll just have to soothe your injured ego with the monetary value of your share of the experiment's results," Tulcor retorted, talons on the controls.
"Enough out of you both. We are now removing the barriers between the environments." She nodded at Tulcor, who used the heavy glove box to uncork both bottles. The imp snarled, disappearing in a puff of flame to stand in the larger containment vessel outside its jar, glaring at them, while the Lightbloom in the other jar pulsed gently, but then seemed to grow slightly brighter.
A smile crept across Morrigan's face as the imp started to scratch at itself, then noticed the rash beginning to spread across its body. The creature soon began to panic, scratching itself all over as the rash spread further, for several seconds before it disintegrated in shining light, leaving only smoldering powder glowing with a similar light to the lightbloom sample.
"Fascinating, the energies given off by the Lightbloom took very little time to fill the containment chamber, and utterly overwhelmed the type two demon in 49 seconds." Morrigan declared, writing down the time.
"Light energies are continuing to rise, but rate of increase is slowing. Think it reacted to the demon?"
"It's possible, my dear assistant. Tulcor, reseal the jar, and run the chamber cleaning procedure, we have data to record."
This was an idea I had for this year's inktober. I had wanted to approach the prompts through storytelling. I am not great at writing and I have not had any plots established; this was supposed to be just taking the daily prompts and putting a narration in to them. I have only made four of these at the moment and I am not sure if I'd be continuing. Life has become uncertain. Perhaps I may be able to come back and continue some other day. For now, I hope you'd like these four illustrations.
Inktober no. 1
Prompt for the day was "backpack" but I'd modified it to suit the narration and the character. Our little adventurer is called Hamish (Thanks to my friend @ altidahta for coming up with the name)
Hamish had been cooped up in his home for quite a while now and had finally decided that he needed to step outside and explore the country. One could say his grandpa had a hand in inspiring him to set forth on a little adventure.
Inktober no. 2
The next prompt was supposed to be "binoculars". (Actually I had got the prompts sequence mixed up but we are not gonna talk about that) Here binoculars has been modified to a monoscope.
Our little guy took out the monoscope from his bag to look out for any lurking predators. After all, one can never be too careful! There are all those nasty kinds in these neck of the woods, he has heard.
Inktober no. 3
Prompt for the day was "discover"
Our little adventurer noticed an old rotting away wooden log on his way. He had grown quite hungry from the day's journey and decided to look under the log for some juicy bugs and termites. As he peeped into the hollow, he was about to discover something interesting!
Inktober no. 4
Prompt was "boots" but there's gonna be only one boot in this picture.
Hamish discovered an old worn out leather boot inside the hollow log. He wondered who must have left it there!
If you've read so far, I greatly appreciate your time. Hamish's story may continue in the future, hopefully. Good luck to all those who are participating in inktober. Wish you a very relaxed weekend as well!
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Hello there! There are so many Kokichis that I got confused about which one to ask this question to. So, sorry about that!
Here is the same question(s) that I asked a different account:
Hello, Kokichi, Koko, Kichi, Loopy, Cookie, Joker, and any other iterations of the Ultimate Supreme Leader there are!
I have a question for you all. Do you each own your own version of D.I.C.E? Or are you all a part of the same organisation? If it is the latter, then do you all share equal ownership, or is there someone in charge?
I'd also like to know if you are all Ultimate Supreme Leaders or if each of your talent titles (or the talents in general) have variations between them.
Furthermore, are there any other differences between each of you, whether that be your behaviour, your emotions, your identities, any physical differences, or even your birthdays? Or are you identical copies to one another with the exception of your names?
Apologies for the mixup!
- Saber
Hello, hello, hello! No worries! We thought it was VERY funny, honest! You're right, there ARE a lot of us, and the doppelganger over there definitely doesn't make it any easier! As for your questions, though...
Me, oh my, though, where do we begin? Since there are so many of us, it's hard for all of us to clamor over each other to answer one ask. Soooooo for simplicity's sake I, Kichi, the one who's been around the longest (Six-ish years now! Crazy!) and arguably the mod's FAVORITE (or maybe that's a lie!) will give you a quick SparkNotes rundown of the Oumas we have.
Of course, I reserve the right to claim any and all of this MAY be a lie. You'll have to confirm with the others!
Let's get started, shall we? (This is a bit of a whopper, so under a cut it goes!)
Are you identical copies to one another with the exception of your names?
So, first and foremost a big thing with us is that we're not really copies of each other so much as alternate version from different universes. We're all Ouma Kokichi, and we've taken to our various nicknames to better differentiate between us!
That being said, there are a lot of commonalities between us:
Our overall beliefs (anti-harassment, anti-punitive justice, the subjectivity of truth, etc.)
Our playful demeanor (also some of us play rougher than others, I'll get to that)
Our lack of a sense of taste (a lie)
Our Talent as Ultimate Supreme Leader (possibly another lie, you'll have to ask the others because they're liars, unlike me, who only ever tells the truth!)
The Tragedy really happened and it wasn't a Real Fiction universe (at least, for most of us to our knowledge; not everyone has the memories to confirm or could be lying)
No, the big differences mostly fall under our experiences, namely the events that occurred in our respective universes. However, those differences in experiences do have an effect on the... I guess the flavor of Ouma we exude? Subtle variations, which makes sense considering everyone's unique experiences shape them into the person they are!
That being said, there are two major camps in general divergence that help sort things out a little between us: whether or not our killing game was a simulation, or more specifically, time loops.
Oumas whose killing game is a simulation and/or time loop and death is temporary:
Me (Kichi (remembers all of my loops (lie), 162+ loops so far (lie))
Loopy (does not remember his loops, 82+ loops so far)
Joker (remembers his loops, 467+ loops so far)
Petty (remembers most of his loops, ~93+ loops so far that he knows of)
Oumas whos killing game is not a simulation and death is permanent:
Me (Kichi (Dying (lie)))
Cookie (Dead)
Koko (Dead)
Bindle (Alive (for now))
Cusp (Dead)
Ender (Alive (barely))
Gemini (Dead)
Moonpie (Alive (I think (could be a lie)))
Do you each own your own version of D.I.C.E? Or are you all a part of the same organization?
Not all of us have a DICE, no! At least, it depends on the universe!
Oumas who are known to have had DICEs in their home universe:
Cookie (had a "canon" DICE as seen in his motive video)
Bindle (his DICE are a psychosis/headmate thing, he hasn't told us which it is just that they're there and they talk to him a lot)
Cusp (had a "canon" DICE similar to Cookie, PLUS his Amami-chan, who was also a member)
Gemini (his DICE was the entire V3 cast, actually! He's talked about this in one of his essays)
Oumas who are known to not have a DICE in their home universe:
Me (Kichi (lie))
Everyone else has not made mention of ever having a DICE where they came from. Well, except Joker, but Joker's story about his DICE parrots Cookie's so closely that it's hard to tell if he's lying or not.
If it is the latter, then do you all share equal ownership, or is there someone in charge?
HERE, though, it gets a little more interesting! Among the many killing game folk who live here (because we have MORE than just Oumas, y'know!) Cookie has actually gone out of his way to start a new faction of DICE after death.
Umami-chan (an Amami) and I are members of that new faction, among some others who do not use this blog! Cookie's the de facto leader, but whenever he needs a break due to post-death medical issues or whatever, I step up in his place. I'm the Ultimate Substitute Supreme Leader you might say!
Gemini is also working on getting his own DICE back from the grave! So far, he's managed to get back his Akamatsu (Lyra) and Hoshi (Ursa), as well as a couple of others (Momota and Amami) who, again, aren't on this blog.
Aside from that, us Oumas still have a tendency to cluster together in groups because as Supreme Leaders, camaraderie is what we do best! The other loopers (Loopy, Petty, and Joker) have formed a little gaggle and they try to check in with each other. Or at least, Loopy does. He's a sweetheart and worries about the other two a lot.
Furthermore, are there any other differences between each of you?
Like I said before, a lot of our differences are rooted in our experiences, and most are pretty subtle! Just for fun, though, here are some of the major differences for a few of us:
I'm pretty sure in my universe, Saihara is the mastermind. Like, 76.326% sure! (Kichi (lie))
I (Kichi) also prior to the killing game was a subject in some weird underground facility, where I grew up as far back as I can remember and everything I knew about the world came purely from TV and whether or not the things I got to ask the doctors to bring me once a week was actually possible to get and confirm they were real, but don't worry about it that's a lie! Makes a fun crazy story, though, right?
Cookie's plan to fool Monokuma with the hydraulic press actually worked and ended their killing game early! We found all this out from his Momota (Plum), who unfortunately still died from his illness after the fact. Bummer.
Loopy is the younger brother of Tsumiki Mikan, and was raised by the Remnants of Despair through the Tragedy until the Future Foundation apprehended them and put him in foster care with a shiny new family name.
Bindle found his Amami as he was dying in the library, and plans to throw the trial and take Akamatsu's place as Blackened after tipping everyone off about the potential canon he's learned about here so he can just spend his afterlife here with his Amami.
Petty had to eat his Amami when they got trapped starving in a cave! (lie)
Ender was the one who took the shot put ball to the head in his universe. Thankfully he's not dead, as the culprit had a change of heart afterward just quickly enough to get him help, but he's in critical condition in his home universe now with only Momota's astronaut emergency first aid to help him. He's not usually, like. Conscious. Obviously.
As stated before, Gemini's DICE was the entire V3 cast. They were a counter-organization to the Future Foundation, which is a lot more corrupt in his universe. They had a lot of projects going on to assist with Tragedy reconstruction in places the FF willfully turned a blind eye to, and were planning to overthrow them entirely. According to Gem, the FF themselves were the ones that caught them and put them in their killing game.
Aaaaand that's about the most pressing bits about it! We all have our own little blurbs in the Directory if there's anyone in particular you're more interested in, with our individual tags and tags for flash fiction series our dearest mods (mostly Pick with his AitCM Challenge, let's be real here) have been working on to put our stories in writing!
If you're curious on our thoughts about our various experiences from our own perspective, though, you can pop more questions in our inbox or take a look at our X on Y Essay tag, where some of us go on little tangents about inane things!
Thanks so much for the ask! It was fun getting to answer something serious for a change! We hope to hear from you again!
BREAKING NEWS! It is being reported that a small fly has entered Bindle's home. Bindle has reportedly puffed up all big and round and SCREAMED at the fly, but this has failed to make the fly leave. We reached out to both Bindle and the fly but neither has responded for comment. Stay tuned for more information.
