#dav asks

[afflatuslux]

i dont know who else to talk to this about but i had a dream all of the drdt cast were cosplaying persona 5

teruko had a fire outfit on though not gonna lie

In an alternate universe DRDTdev has both the team and the budget to make DRDT a 3D JRPG just like it

[collateral-daverage]

What is up my dudes, how’s it goin’!?

Im tired and sore from working so many days in a row. I started working more since the semesters been over which is why I havent been artin’ it up too much lately. I am off the next few days so if ya feel like it send some asks why dontcha! I might reblog one of them asks prompt things to make it a bit easier too

I should make a secondary rebloggy blog shouldnt I?

[afflatuslux]

OFC at first glance David seems like the one who drinks the most. But that would be too boring, wouldn’t it?

I think choosing Nico as the "most frequent drinker" is an interesting choice—since they carry their "victim complex" that many of us (or it’s just me) carry subconsciously; while we acknowledge others’ struggles, our own pain feels so overwhelming that we can’t bear to acknowledge or engage with anyone else’s suffering (convinced no one could possibly understand ours. The mere attempt to empathize requires pulling ourselves out of our own emotional quagmire, a process that triggers discomfort reexamining our pain—so we instinctively retreat.

Also they actively isolated themselves from external understanding and care to avoid being alienated by others; in which unresolved pain just festered alongside conflicting emotions like pride, resentment, and insecurity. Ultimately alcohol just becomes a coping mechanism.

I apologize if the frequent shifts in personal pronouns in the text made it confusing for you. English isn’t my first language but I somehow emphasized with Nico a lot. I think I’m just projecting myself onto some certain DRDT characters somehow LOL

yeah they could probably use a drink or five

[afflatuslux]

drops another arei in your askbox

I came prepared, this time around,

[afflatuslux]

drops an arei in your inbox

ow

[afflatuslux]

OKAY asking all of my favoomfs this

if you could turn into any flower .. what flower would it be?

How technical are we speaking, here?

Despite being a hemiparasitic, the "Phoradendron Leucarpum", commonly referred to as the american mistletoe, was assumed as the state flower of Oklahoma until 2004. Far more importantly, it's the mistletoe we hang up as decoration during christmas as part of the annual tradition to kiss beneath it, and is thereby associated with love. Ironic, it is then, that this symbol of romance is a parasite; extracting water and nutrients from its host at its expense, which can even be fatal for the aforementioned host tree.

But that's just entirely unrelated trivia to who I'd associate Whit Young with. Me? Please, there's nothing more befitting than if I were to be a vibrant, magnificent, and perfectly harmless Mountain Laurel, as I'd reference within old art before. It's even associated with unwavering determination and resilience! Don't stress the other details.

[afflatuslux]

Who do you want more lore of instead of David Chiem in the hit series DRDT

Eden and Hu desperately need more attention. Same goes with Rose, but I imagine we won't find out much about her past early on due to how tightly linked it seems to be with the overarching story.

[afflatuslux]

You’re a little hypocritical, are you not? I don’t say that in a bad way, I find it intriguing. “You’re supposed to have a net, not a cushion” coming from the man who has neither? You did openly admit to not having any emergency contacts, after all. Is it simply that you’re above it all, unlike everyone else?

*insert Veronika

^ Inserted Veronika, for your convenience.

Hahaha. Have it be known that provocative questions like these have me grin like an idiot.

In any case, I fear I must disappoint you. Surely there are a plethora of topics where I'm nothing but a hypocrite, but in this case, you're mixing together what I personally consider two entirely different resources.

It is true that I lack "emergency contacts" in the sense that was asked of me within the post you're most likely referencing here. As in, I have no one -- no parent, romantic partner, or any of the sort -- who'd be willing to drop everything they have at an instant (specifically within the weekend or at night), spend possibly over a thousand bucks out of their own pocket, speak for me if I should be physically unable to do so due to being unconscious or the like, and be prepared to be available on site for several days if worst comes to worst. Everyone else who's filled out the same form as I had no reason to hesitate from writing down their wealthy parents, but as I'm no-contact with my mother, and my father is -- in every sense besides physically -- dead weight, I've not the same luck in that front.

But that's a different resource entirely than the one I'm referring to within my most recent post. What I'm referring to is people in your life you can have an honest heart-to-heart with.

Within various peer groups, I often observe the same setup; someone has countless "friends" that are truthfully not more than circumstancial acquaintances from whatever school/organisation/club/w.e. they share, where it'd be "inappropriate" to speak of anything beyond that scope, and a sparse handful (if not only one person) they cling to and bombard with every damn thought they have. That setup is problematic, not only because of the pressure that's put onto those few connections of yours that needlessly exacerbates any trivial disagreement you may have at some point into a world-shattering conflict, but also because it gives you an awfully warped view on people as a whole.

If you've only got shallow interactions with most you interact with, and only open up to the same two, three people, that will eventually anchor in the belief, that most people must be shallow and uninteresting, and only X or Y in your life are capable of meaningful discussion. It will only serve to isolate you further, worsen your social anxiety and possibly have you develop a dependency on whoever it is you consider "safe" for such topics.

That isn't to say you should be an open book to every person you meet. No, what I'm trying to say is that it shouldn't be "special" to you to connect with other people, but a day-to-day routine, in moderation. It's not helpful to work in extremes here, to have someone you trust (and burden) with everything whilst everyone else you avoid completely. This is not a net I lack in the slightest, and for good reason, but when someone amidst a simple conversation over coffee, cries and admits to me that they've never thought they'd meet someone they could discuss more sensible topics with besides family or their significant other-- that's alarming. That's by all means alarming. It should not be "special" to you to have people you can reach out to and share your thoughts with, and it especially shouldn't be limited to people who have power over you.

(There's also a third vital type of net here -- professional connections -- but that's irrelevant for your question, so I'll put it in these brackets.)

I understand where there may be confusion, as I've stated on this blog numerous times that I share thoughts here I'm not otherwise willing to discuss with people in-person, but that's for my anti-social views(/actions) and those alone, as it'd simply not be free of consequence for me to express them openly anywhere besides that one therapist I meet once every six weeks and frankly already am overwhelming. Besides that? Please, I'm the last person you'd have to advise to engage in more dialogue with others; I've a well-woven net I'm quite proud of, sourcing from various different social bubbles to ensure it doesn't rip if one happens to pop. It's how I've successfully defended myself from every drama that's been thrown my direction thus far, and trust me, that's… quite the long list.

To return to a previous point, though; when it comes to genuine emergency contacts, which I lack, I confess I don't consider myself "above it all" at all; it's genuinely a shortcoming that I find regrettable. I've considered fixing it before, but what keeps me from doing so is that to maintain such a strong, familial-like bond requires commitment I'm not exactly willing to give, as I'm guaranteed to be utterly miserable within such a relationship. Weighing perpetual suffering to what may be beneficial in the long run, I've chosen against it.