Here's my contribution to the Ghost In The Machine - Lets Groove MAP! I was so happy to work with everyone and see it all come together after months of working on it and I'm so happy with how it turned out!
Please check out the full MAP here, and give @ohno-the-sun lots of love for organizing it all!
Also check out my behind the scenes on youtube, along with an description of the animation below if you'd like! :>
Description: A streak of smoke descends from the top of the screen, starting off small before bursting once it hits the floor to reveal Clip illuminated in a spotlight. He sways back and forth before posing to the camera, twirling with his arms outstretched as he grins. He draws a hand down and the camera focuses on it's movement as it turns, scrunches up and glides along with the lyrics, transforming back into that streak of smoke that flows out of the frame.
The scene changes to the basement of the mill and a hanging lamp. The light flickers twice, and the smoke streak of Eclipse zigzags around the light an down, dancing as he travels from the physical space of the mill to the digital dreamscape where his smoke trail is caught in glowing ghostly hands.
Ruin looks at his clasped hands, slowly releasing his hold and Clip streaks out in. Clip's smoke circles around Ruin, who tries to follow along, before getting caught as Clip materializes behind Ruin and grasps him. Turning Ruin's face to Clip as Clip sings along to the lyrics, Clip suddenly shoves Ruin away, but is still holding onto one of Ruin's hands with his lower set of arms. Ruin's expression breaks out into a smile as he and Clip dance together. Clip leads Ruin into a twirl, disappearing behind the ghost of Ruin until only his arms are visible from around him. The two ghosts move together as Ruin extends his arms out, first one and then the other, both becoming solid and real in the form of his animatronic body, before he draws them in and hugs himself, at which point all of him becomes fixed and whole.
As a final note, Clip slumps against Ruin's back in an easy embrace and gives his head a little pat as if to say, 'good job', while Ruin beams with a smile.
Hiiii🥹 I really hope u remember me(I think I went by Emma on there lmao) but I was one of your FIRST devoted readers on Wattpad!! Since 2+ years ago!! I fucking loved your Monty story so much!! I just wanted to say how much I loved your writing and your art as always!! And I loved watching your story’s grow!!!❤️ (Also hope you don’t mind me sending this!!)
HI EMMA I REMEMBER READING YOUR COMMENTSSSSSSSS. Thank you so much for the support, my heart goes out to every one of my fans. I appreciate you sticking around throughout the years ❤️❤️❤️ I think this may be a good time to post my finished life guard monty peice, just for you ;)
30. Let's Groove by Earth Wind and Fire debuted Oct 81 and peaked at number three, scoring 1617 points.
This was their seventh of eight number ones on the r&b chart. It was their final appearance in the pop top ten. They made the top 40 once more, with Fall in Love With Me, a number 17 hit in 1983.
Season 2
Featured on: SiIvaGunner's Highest Quality Rips: Volume AI
Ripped by toonlink
Okay, so Septemberposting may be over - but in the process of looking for other Earth, Wind & Fire songs to use for the posts earlier in the week, I rediscovered an absolute gem. A gem by, of course, none other than the legend toonlink himself - arguably the best ripper of them all in the early seasons of the channel.
That proficiency alone almost guarantees any rip he works on is one for the playlists, yet we've got something else to discuss here: Driftveil City from Pokémon Black and White. In all the years Pokémon games have been releasing, its hard to find one city theme that is as unanimously beloved as Driftveil City - its vibe and beat is simply unmatched, and several YouTube uploads of the theme have view counts in the millions. Its a theme whose sheer groove and quality transcends just Pokémon fans and unites people all over to sit down and jam.
Which, too, is what DRIFTVEIL CITY JUST GOT A TON MORE GROOVIER does to SiIvaGunner viewers - arranging Earth, Wind & Fire's Let's Groove into the tune of the theme. Its a perfect match for the city's original soundscape, and uses both instruments from the original track as well as ones from the Driftveil City Gym in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. The grooviness of both pieces are channelled into every part of the rip, from the percussion, lead and background instruments, and the intro still channelling Driftveil City's original intro.
Its hard to find much to say on rips that are so effective in being perfect - when toonlink wasn't aiming for the stars, he still took the time to refine his craft to be damn near infallible. Even back on my first listen in 2017, it was rips like this that would regularly remind me of just how good the people behind SiIvaGunner were at their hobby.
