#bug-crimes

[tangy-soup]

hi >:3c

Alright so since i dont rly use the "liked songs" function i always just make playlists and I had to just shuffle through my On Repeat playlist and skip over the bunch of instrumental songs. But uh. U got PoPiPo - LamazeP. Yes, the hatsune miku song.

So yeah. Real.

[tsarinatorment]

Book asks: 2. top 5 books of all time? 20. what are things you look for in a book? and 15. recommend and review a book. Please and thank you!

@bug-crimes, @burning-moths and @hadronkaleidoscope also asked for 2 and/or 15!

2) Top 5 books of all time?

This is a tough question and I'll definitely be cheating and encompassing series into this at times, but, in no particular order because picking five was hard enough in the first place...

JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Leaving this trilogy out feels like blasphemy so of course I have to mention it!

David Clement-Davis' Fell. This is actually a sequel to The Sight, but while I enjoyed that as well, Fell completely blew me out of the water!

Stephen Lawhead's Dragon King Trilogy. Lawhead has written a lot of very good books, but this was the first of his that I discovered, and it remains my favourite (if only pipping The Song of Albion by a slender margin!)

Frank Peretti's This Present Darkness. The sequel, This Present Darkness, isn't quite as good but the original book is incredibly complex and I greatly enjoy reading and re-reading it.

Paul Stewart and Chris Riddle's The Edge Chronicles. A childhood favourite of mine that I keep hopping back to again and again; particular shout-out to Midnight over Sanctaphrax in the Twig trilogy and The Last of the Sky Pirates in the Rook trilogy.

15) Recommend and review a book

I mean, you can consider any of the above as recommended because they're all fantastic, but for choosing something a little different I'm going to go with Dragon Orb by Mark Robson. Yes, I am once again cheating and going for an entire series here, but this series seems to be criminally under-recognised and if you love dragons and dragon riders it's fantastic. Reviewing this when I don't have it to hand and haven't read it in a few years is tough but I'll give it a go and review the first book in the quartet, Firestorm.

This series focuses on four teenagers, who in a world where dragons and humans co-exist, discover that they are bonded with a dragon. We are introduced to the world through the eyes of Elian, whose first meeting with his bonded dragon, Aurora, is filled with misunderstandings and showcases both the rarity of dragon riders within the universe and the honour associated with becoming one. Soon after, we meet Kira and her bonded dragon, Longfang, at which point we are introduced to the darker side of the universe - the existence of dragonhunters, whose aim is to kill and sell dragon parts for money. The introduction of the third teen, Nolita, really starts to accelerate the plot when the name of her bonded dragon - who she is rejecting out of fear - is revealed to be Firestorm, the titular character for the book. We are only briefly introduced to Pell, the fourth teen, and his bonded dragon Whispering Shadow, but it's enough to set them up for the second book (named Shadow and clearly based primarily on this pair). The general arc of this first book is based on bravery, specifically Nolita's as she faces her fear of her own bonded dragon in order to complete the first in a series of quests the group must face to save the Oracle, the being that gives all bonded pairs their reason for existing.

There are some serious oversights in the editing stages of both this book and the series as a whole, it must be said, but the premise of the story is engaging and absorbing, the themes within the books run deeply and have meaning beyond a superficial plot device, and the characters are all well-developed and easy to like. If you like dragons and dragon riders, this really is worth a read!

20) What are things you look for in a book?

An engaging narrator or main character. If I'm not getting on with the narration, I'm not going to bother reading it no matter how good the premise is.

An interesting premise - if it’s something that’s been done to death in my opinion and I’m sick of it, I won’t bother with it (if it’s a trope I love and am not yet sick of, that’s another story!)

Also solid world-building, especially in fantasy worlds. I prefer fantasy anyway, and things like Rick Riordan’s or Cassandra Claire's works which mingle modern day with an overlay of fantasy in particular have to be done right, but when they are done right, they're great!

Book Asks

[steampunk-llama]

👀 pkmn ask prompt if ur vibin with it!! ghost+bug, body type 7! (multiple bodies o v o)

Didn't really do anything too crazy with the body aspect bc I couldn't think of what to do ^^;; But!! I was inspired by old style magicians and puppeteers since both tend to be considered dying/dead art forms, which I felt fit well for the ghost type theme >:3cc

As for the bug part, I just went with a spider lol

[tangy-soup]

hello yes r u okay (to be read in the tone of please tell us abt ur blorbos if u so desire)

((if the image decides to break, this is in reference to dash filled with hyperfixating on this is not enough I need to eat it sjcnnd which mood,))

Yeah dude no yeah totally fine and normal

Just. .... m... minceraft

[tsarinatorment]

for the ask game!! used to be 🐭 before I got to know you but now 🐹 jsjfkd

I think it's one of those things that kinda happens when you see someone that knows their shit and is also In Charge Of Things lol but once we chatted more you're just wonderful friend! 💜

Send 🐭 for slightly intimidating Send 🐹 for “You? Intimidating? Hell no.”

Ahaha, valid. Now you're also someone who knows their shit and is also In Charge Of Things, too! (Don't try and tell me you're not; if you think I'm any more on top of things and In Charge than you are, I'm clearly very good at faking it. I mean, c'mon, how many times has Amphi - and everyone else but definitely Amphi - whacked me with a newspaper to get me to Stop Overworking And Share The Goddamn Load Tsari?) Wonderful friends unite <3

How Intimidating Am I?

[pocketmouse-fr]

fr asks time yippie!! 13, 32, and 44?

13. Worst mistake you've made

Oh there's two I think, but the one that haunts me is when I came off as EXTREMELY rude to someone in PMs when I was in the market of getting a g1 for a false progen... she was so perfect but I have NEVER worked up the courage to try to crawl back with apologies :( It's been like.. Over a year and a half since this occurred but I still think about it sometimes.

32. What was the best year for the elemental fests?

That's such a tough choice... Probably 2020 or 2022 though. 2020 had some reaaall bangers and just, the auras by default chefs kiss love'em I would so appreciate them joining the swords as returning every year. The apparels that came with the auras are hit or miss to me but there's really solid ones in there. Like the rotted mane, the powered implants, and the dark incense? Absolute bangers. ..maybe not the stoneshatter drill but ykno- to each their own. I bought one. Dunno what I'm gonna put it on but I do have one. 2020 is mostly bangers to me ngl but I'm open to hearing critiques. ....2021 was also really good but that's just cus that's where we got the incense mantle, the lustrous mantle and the proto-wings and TRULY where would we be without them.

44. Favorite Vista

Lilypad Pool or Plush Collection, Lilypad is what I have active rn

[paradoxlemonade]

for the music ask game: number 3? :3

3: A song that reminds you of summertime

See my immediate first thought was Summer Song by Joe Satriani (also heavily associated with my brother! We played it at his Eagle Scout court of honor), but that feels like a cop out. Instead, I'll answer this:

My friends and I made a summer party playlist and this was one of our most frequented songs from it! (And if you know why this song made it on a summer playlist belonging to a bunch of people who've been into MCYT for years, then you deserve a veteran's discount)

[tangy-soup]

cursed fish from eeby deeby 💜

disclaimer I don't know anything about the state of ur room the things w ur vibes just seem to think it needs help

EEEHEH THAANK U <3 Listen roach my room is in a state of constantly driving me mad. It isn't "messy" per se but there also isn't room for jack shit bc i have too many Items (bed too large) although I think my standard for "not messy" is kind of low to be honest. But yes it does need help i want to get rid of my bed so bad theres no room to walk