#closing remarks

[writing-is-hard-af]

"The people who are still up and those who missed Dancing With the Stars for this-"

[perplexed-penguin]

Can we get a fact check here? Prices of heating have gone up due to price gouging by oil execs. The people that Trump wants to give tax cuts to.

Xcel if you were an entity I could murder I would in a heartbeat.

[mysme-cutie]

Officially Archived Blog~

       Hello everyone! as you can see from the title.. yeah I’m done running this blog. with good reasons don't worry;;          I aim to draw more of my original characters then less fanarts and I have a chill freelance work that suits my lifestyle that's maintaining my health in check. as long as im not straining my body, my health is not in danger^^       ngl I still love yoosung and all but I’m not as invested in him as before. I’ve been planning to close it but I can’t. it still has a spark of joy for me back then. so I continued running it as long as I can. yet here i am finally decided to archive this blog. this is not a goodbye, i will still draw him in the future but not posting it here. you can check out my artblog @ijvnyxcy​ and my other social meds accnts linked there. sooo keep the mysme fandom alive and thank you for sticking around. Love y’all. Bye~!^^

[vbholidayfestival]

It's the last night of the festival and the riverfront stage is lit up with energy! Superstar idols Christoph and Nancy are back again for one final performance, though this time they are joined by the event host, Rosa Vail. Unova's Champion is decked out in full champion regalia and accompanied by a Meloetta in its Aria form. Before the performance starts, Rosa reaches for the mic.

"Good evening, everyone! Before we start our final performance, I wanted to thank each and every one of you for being here with us over the last few weeks. You have helped us turn this holiday season into something unforgettable and we look forward to you joining us again in the future. We hope you enjoy the performance and wish you safe travels when you finally depart!"

As if on cue, Meloetta bursts into a dulcet song and the trio of performers soon follow, singing and dancing their way through a short set list that energizes the crowd and makes the send-off feel surprisingly bittersweet. Even when the show is over, the pokémon's hauntingly beautiful melody won't leave your mind.

Thank you everyone for your participation and support for this year’s festival! With this post, the 3rd Annual Village Bridge Holiday Festival has officially come to a close! 

And now, for some quick remarks from your event organizers:

Emme / @unovasrose / @evoblue: Thank you everyone for giving this event a chance despite what tends to be a busy time during the holidays. The festival started as a small event that I ran on my own a few years ago and it's grown into so much more thanks to all the help and love from friends and the community alike. I am so so SO happy! This year has been the biggest and best so far and seeing everyone enjoying themselves truly made all the effort worth it. Lots of love and best wishes for the New Year! (And also shoutout to Psy for all the great ideas, beautiful art, and passionate work she put into this event, I couldn't have done it without her!)

Psyseon / @mirroredranger: This is the first time I've helped run an event like this. It has been a blast and I enjoyed watching everyone's reactions to the various events. Thank you everyone for joining in and making this last year end on a positive note. I also want to thank Emme so much for making this event happen. This is my favorite yearly dash event and I hope everyone else cherishes it dearly as well. Here's to 2024 and the community!

[undertale-data]

Closing Remarks

Feelings about the Survey

Ficus Licker: Thank you guys for taking our survey. When we started this project, it was just for fun, and I thought maybe a couple hundred or so people would take it. Receiving over 2500 responses was amazing and allowed us to view more accurate trends across the fandom. Everyone has been super nice and supportive throughout this project, including my fellow contributors. They’re great at reminding me to get sleep and not go too crazy stupid trying to do everything at once. There’s a limit to the amount of things you can do today, after all.

Vessel #1: I never expected this to get so big either. I’m just very glad for all the support we got throughout the event, both from the team, and every single one of you! It’s true that no research can be done without flaws, but this was a really good experience overall and I hope you guys liked being a part of it as much as we did.I felt like working with the team was amazing. Hell, I’m starting the Ficus Licker and Vessels [and redacted] fan club, because they’re brilliant people and it’s surprising they can still stand me. It’s like working on a group project where everyone does their part and it flows almost perfectly jsjsjs.

I’m excited to see how people react to our work, or if they motivate others to do their own events. Whatever it is, I’m rooting for all of you!

Vessel #2: Being a part of this survey has been a delight. I was technically the one who came up with the idea, but I wasn’t expecting my teammates to step up so hard and put it together so gorgeously. I think we all learned a lot about data analysis, different social media platforms, and graphic design, but for me, the biggest takeaway has been the overwhelming positivity of the fandom’s reactions. At first I was half joking about wanting to study the fandom because I thought statistics were cool, expecting this to be a niche project that a few friends responded to. Instead I was blown away by fans who were just as hyped about the data as I was. It was also the best feeling in the world to read through pages and pages of responses from all over the internet, and realize that so many different people have so much in common with me in their connections to this game. Thank you to everyone who participated, especially to my fantastic fellow Vessel and Ficus Licker, [and redacted if they would like to be credited] for turning my silly math ramblings into such a work of art. <3

Feelings about UNDERTALE

Ficus Licker: I never expected to get this deep into Undertale. I did not know anything about the game before playing it, except that there was a square robot named Mettaton, and that Sans was a meme. I only got it because it was on sale and I thought it would be a simple way to pass some time. And, well, here we are. I’m always a sucker for found family, as well as for video game mechanics influencing plot and/or lore, so it was no surprise that I ended up loving the game so much. I want a found family like the one in Undertale, even if I know that's not realistic haha.

Vessel #1: I honestly do not know what decisions led me here. Maybe it’s that when I played Undertale I was hooked. And I guess I also have a love for surveys, data and just… trying to understand people’s motivations. V2 said something about studying the fandom and I just exploded with the need to do it. Still, in general, Undertale and Deltarune meant a lot to me, they pushed me to be more creative, I found a huge community and met a lot of cool people (like FL, V2, and [redacted] even if they’re really far away). Oh! And as someone who’s terrible at video games, the game mechanics and story always made me stay determined. And that is not even mentioning the music, which is probably what motivated me to try out the games in the first place. Anyways… to cut it short, I love both the game, its story, and music and the people I’ve met because of it, thanks so much!

Vessel 2: I started playing Undertale because my friend was obsessed with it, and I’m so glad I did. The characters are all so fun and complex, and I think about them constantly. And the morals questions brought up by the game are so cool, I keep coming back to them. Still, it also manages to be a neat little game filled with friendly characters and a fabulous soundtrack. I love the depth and heartwrenching scenes, but more than that, I love that they are just… some guys. They are my some guys. Mettaton if you're out there you're doing fantastic.

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If you would like to view all of the posts on this blog in google doc format, you are welcome to do so in this google drive folder. Also, our askbox will remain open if fans have questions on collecting fandom data. We will likely not answer all questions, but if you scream into the Void, the Void may scream back.

[tower-of-chess]

[ Closing Remarks ]

I just wanted to give a huge thank you to all of the creators for participating! I’m honored that so many talented people joined this collab.

Take a look at this post, where I have complied all of the works for the Chess AU.

I also wanted to make it clear to the artists and writers that you are free to post on other social medias (instagram, twitter, AO3, etc).

If you wish to draw any of the characters, you have to ask the artists who were officially part of the collab first. They have put a lot of time and effort into these designs, so please respect their opinions. If the artist does give you the green light, then you could tag the blog and I will reblog it here.

I would also like to take this chance to promote a tog drawing session that takes place on September 5th, which is open to both artists and non-artists. There is also another collab taking place on September 6th that is dedicated to giving the cast of Tower of God a beach day. Check out @tower-of-chaos and @towerofbeach respectively for more info.

Thank you again for all of the support!

[musings-on-readings]

“Dominator culture wants us to lack a language to fully express the beauty and power of diversity. As we live our theory of beloved community we will become more and more able to find the words to express how peace and justice transforms, how love keeps us together.”

bell hooks, Bonding Across Boundaries

[pixelpolaroid]

Closing statements

Hey everyone! I know that I said that Faded Fragments still isn’t over and there’s still an epilogue but I want to get some things out first. The reason that I’m not waiting is because the main story line is done. The Epilogue doesn’t really have to do with the main plot, it’s basically post game content (which is why it’s the epilogue). Again, it’s going to be a long one, sorry but there’s a lot in it.

So the story’s over. This one is at least. I told myself when I finished Till the End that it wouldn’t go past a trilogy and I kept to it. All in all, I’m really happy with the series and I can tell a lot of people have enjoyed it. One of my favorite things to do would be when someone new comes along and goes back all the way to the start, and I could see through my activity as they make their way through the stories. You guys have been a wonderful audience and I’m so happy that I decoded to go with this. 

I remember starting my blog and wanting to primarily to write about the Ipiler egos and look at where we are now! 

Now the question remains; what’s next?

Well I’ve been thinking about it for a while. Once I figured out what the ending was going to be and when we were starting to get close, I made a straw poll asking what people would want me to write about next. But as I was posting Ch 21 I realized that I wasn’t sure I wanted to write a full length story for a while. Now I’m summer break right now so this should be the perfect time, but I want to try and do more interactive writing. Things where you guys get to talk to the egos, or you can send in scenarios and maybe we can build off that. 

Now don’t get me wrong, I love making long stories with easter eggs and seeing people’s reaction to all that, but when I started this series my blog wasn’t as big as it is now. I feel like I have a fairly decent sized audience. I certainly have my regulars ;). And I’m always wanting to try something new as a writer.

So here’s what I’m going to do. I’m gonna take a little break from the longer series and just do one shots, audience interaction and asks. Stuff that’s short sweet and to the point. That being said, what and how much I write depends on you. Here’s what you can do though. 

You can send in scene ideas, or questions you may have for the egos, or you can even ask me something. My ears are opened. 

I will return to a writing a main story soon, but for now, let’s just relax. I mean, after all the egos have gone through with me and with what ever it is that Jack’s been planning, I think they deserves that at least.

Last thing I want to say is thank you. To everyone who read my story or ever left a comment or an over the top reaction, you guys are absolutely the best. I’ll be honest, I go to a point where I wasn’t sure I wanted to finish out my story. I contemplated at one point just stopping it completely and forgetting about it. But I knew you guys would be disappointed if I had, and I would have been too. So even though I break your hearts and have been a little... inconsistent at times, from the bottom of my heart, Thank you so much for reading my stories. I can’t wait for what is next to come. :)

- Pixel <3