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[heimloss]

my sidestep’s last 4(?) brain cells

i thought of this at 2 am and couldn’t stop my hand in time

[vejiicakes]

ten anime that will always stick with you

ten anime that will always stick with you

anime thing

Rules: Don’t take too long to think about it. Ten anime you’ve seen that will always stick with you. List the first ten you can recall in no more than 10 minutes. Tag 10 friends.

I was tagged by @drcalvin

Most of this list can also be titled "I was a 90s kid" (more of a nostalgia list I guess)

Rurouni Kenshin Man I am a sucker for action series with badass pacifists repenting for past misdeeds who get set up against comrades and antagonists alike who keep forcing them to assess their commitment to non-violence (or at least not-killing).  Also Saitou Hajime.  (I might have a type.)

Revolutionary Girl Utena I still think of this as the perfect series.  I remember skipping a whole day of classes in order to finish a marathon of the final arc. Combating and playing with gender roles and symbolism and fairytales/storytelling, and a zany episodic format with choral rock and also in the movie the main character turns into like a yonic car.. It's amazing ok.

Neon Genesis Evangelion Turns out the robots are creepy animalistic horrorbeasts with armor holding them prisoner. Then they strap a bunch of fucked up adolescents to them, and the only guiding forces in their lives are a bunch of deeply fucked up adults. This series had a lot of opportunities to be completely ordinary for the genre (and in fact played on the idea a lot early on) and chose to be pretty daring instead. Kudos.  (I think this one still sticks with me because it was my first time encountering such flawed, damaged, and even kinda true to their age heroes in anime.)

One Piece I'm not sure what makes this fairly standard shounen action show such a fixture for me, like it's goofy and mostly has a lot of match-up-hero/villain-showdowns but wow, it's got so much heart and the characters are so uniquely endearing and I cry my eyes out every time the characters onscreen do and that's a lot.

Weiss Kreuz This is the worst show in the world. This is the worst show in the world. This is the WORST show in the world.  I was so into the fandom though.

Trigun See pick #1. Just with guns in space!spaghetti-western instead of swords in Meiji era Japan.

Gundam Wing I dunno I have a soft spot for this show. I remember being super impressed with it because people talked philosophy a lot and it made me feel smart because I was wee and my other show at the time was DBZ. Also cute boys and stuff blowing up. I think I still don't fully understand what all the political alignments were in this show but whatever EXPLOSIONS.

Dragon Ball Z I'm sorry friends. It was my first anime obsession, first shounen, first villain-turned-anti-hero-who's-also-kind-of-a-loser crush, etc.

Grave of the Fireflies This title has the distinction of being the one thing I can and have watched over and over, that will still affect me as much as the first time I ever saw it. (If anything, I think it's become more affecting to me as I get older.)  Not just for the big moments of overwhelming sadness, but the little, quietly understated moments serving to underline the gradual, inevitably worsening situation the leads find themselves in. Seita chasing Setsuko on the beach to make her laugh again while two unknown people in the background work steadily at gathering salt from the ocean, Seita trying to hydrate Setsuko with discarded ice shavings.  The image of Setsuko carefully rationing her beloved fruit drop candies by eating the little broken bits first hits me every time I look at the identical tin of fruit drops, which I've apparently decided to torment myself with, sitting at my desk.  What happens to them all seems so avoidable and meaningless and it still destroys me a little every time I watch it, because somehow I keep hoping this time, it'll turn out different.  And how the fuck did I list this after DBZ.

Initial D INITIAL DRIVE INITIAL DREAM INITIAL DRIFT INITIAL D It's an unattractive series about a boy who loves his pokey little tofu car more than his girlfriend and everyone is 100% intensely invested in thinking aloud about a mountain's hairpin turns.  I love it.

[groundedjoker]

"Shatter" (I feel like this is backwards.... I'M the ice trainer...)

Send me “Shatter” and I’ll write a scene where your character breaks my character’s heart.

"Ia... I'm sorry. "There was a clear sign of hesitation in his eyes. "It's too dangerous to protect you anymore... To protect both you and my family... So I'm sorry. Some bridges need to be burned, and yours just happens to be the one I need to burn to protect myself and Milica this time. I'm sorry, Ia. I truly am. I can't babysit you anymore..." Turning his back to the woman, he nodded to the Pokemon behind him. "Nidoking... You know what to do... Fire Blast."

[vejiicakes]

Mweh sorry guys I'm on my phone now, will get to more WIP meme stuff probably tomorrow!

[vejiicakes]

WIP FOLDER MEME

Post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Ask about one and I’ll tell you something about it, or post a snippet.

God this list.. Guess I can post a screencap instead of a snippet or something? (lol esteliel and melannen I feel like everyone has/should have a squirrel WIP)

[asksides-blog]

(( Marigold ? ))

Do you listen to what’s on the radio?

When I get bored enough, yeah. It kinda amuses me how much humans look down upon interfacing and then turn around and make music so… vulgar is the word I think I’m looking for, to listen to in public. Beyond that it usually has a nice beat, and I really like some of the different instruments they use.

Unless you meant back on Cybertron? Because then… well I didn’t really ever have the opportunity to listen to what was considered “popular” music. Mostly a lot of violent, brooding things.

[groundedjoker]

avalanchewarning said: I miss you (We really DO need to RP more)

Again, a but old, but whatever!

Send me “I miss you*” to know what my muse will say after 1 year, 5 years, then to 10 years after your muse’s death.

She was his friend. It was plain and simple as that. Yes, they would fight. Yes, they usually didn't get along. But that didn't mean that they respected each other any less. He was one of the few people to ever truly break the ice that isolated her from everyone else, and she had managed to dig her way under his skin, and to become one of the few people that he had truly come to trust. It wasn't too surprising to learn that she died. They used to joke about it with a morbid kind of fascination. After all, she lived alone, isolated from the rest of society in her valley, barren and cold. It wasn't a foreign idea to him that she had died, but it still felt strange to admit.

1 year

Taking off the heavy jacket and unfolding his scarf, he approached the empty marble room, only adorned by a single stone standing upright in its center.

"Hey there, Ia," he said with a pitiful excuse of a smile on his face. "It's good to see you again. I hope you like where we put you. It was damn hard to build this here, but it's finally done. I'm sorry if it wasn't exactly what you wanted, but you died so suddenly that no one really knew what to do. I figured that you would want to be buried in the snows outside... But I don't think you deserve that. This is much more fitting. We had to build an extension to your Gym, and the workers were not happy about it, but this is much more appropriate, I think. It's almost like a monument of your own."

He bitterly laughed.

"Well, I suppose on my side, things are going well. You remember that girl Kari? I think she might've stolen one of your badges? Well, we adopted her as a part of our strange little family. It's been difficult to find someone to be your replacement. No one is nearly as good a you were, and those that are good enough can't bear to move all the way out here to run the Gym. But I suppose since you made the place, so you get to call the shots... Even after death..."

He stood in silence and mourning for a long time before speaking again. "Anyway, I need to go inspect the rest of the Gym. No one else wants to do it, and I'm the closest League official in the area, so they leave it all up to me, those lazy... Well, anyway I'll be seeing you later."

5 years

"Well, it took us a damn long time to find a replacement for you, but so far, they seem to be doing just fine. They're an ice specialist just like you. I wonder if you would have appreciated that."

As he stood before the grave, there was no false pretense for a smile. "I know that I haven't visited in a while but you know... It is still really hard to get to your Gym. Even if the new owner wanted there to be a new Gym Puzzle, I doubt that your Pokemon would stop making it snow. I suppose that the only hope for this valley to return to its natural state would be for all your Pokemon to pass away... I know that may sound like a threat, but you know that I won't let that happen. And even if it does, I'll make sure that someone keeps this valley just as frozen and isolated as before."

He sighed. "Sorry. I'm just trying to become more honest lately. It's what the therapist has been suggesting, but it's still pretty difficult. You know how hard it can be sometimes... Especially for people like us. You always were someone that I found that I could be honest around, so I thought it would help a little if I visited you... But to be honest I'm probably just bothering you anyway. If you were still here, I know you would have tried to kick me out already, I would laugh, we'd argue for a bit, and then you'd be forced to let me stay."

Jori slowly began to shake his head. "But I suppose you can't, now can you? That's one thing I can't get used to about this new Gym Leader. They're not like you. The 'Queen of Ice' title doesn't quite suit her like it did for you they're too welcoming. Too warm. Too eager to please. You were never like that. You did what you wanted despite the League and their restrictions... I suppose that's why I miss you..."

There was a long moment of silence. "Well, I should be heading back now. Milica will be waiting for me. We're due to have another child soon. She'll begin worrying if I don't return soon. Well, I suppose I'll be seeing you later."

10 years

"Hey there Ia. I needed to check on some things at this Gym and so I wanted to check things out. See how things were going for you. I see that you're still dead. Good to see that your tomb has not been vandalized. That's always a good thing." He hesitated, not really knowing what to say.

"So... It's been 10 years, now hasn't it? It's been a long time... And you know, after all of this time, I thought that I would be able to get past it... To get past your death and to move on..." He let out a breath with the hint of a chuckle in it. "But I haven't. How strange... I wonder why... I mean, we didn't know each other for that long, we weren't the closest of friends, and I could hardly say that we really knew each other... But still, I can't help but say that I miss you. I've know that I've known you longer while you were dead than when you were alive, but still... Why do I hold these memories so fondly?"

A nostalgic smile slowly spread across his face. "But I think I know... I think I know why I remember you so fondly, why I still mourn your death even when I didn't mourn for so many others. We understood each other. You may have experienced a trial of pain by fire, but I experienced one by water. And because of that, we came to actually know one another. Not in the superficial way that everyone else thinks that they know us."

By now, he was beaming, a genuine smile plastered on his face as he looked down at the grave. "We knew each other enough. Enough for me to frown in front of you, and for you to smile in front of me. But we didn't. We didn't feel that we had to. And I suppose that's why... I... I'm sorry." His voice was trembling, and when he brought a hand to his face, he soon found that it was wet with tears. "I suppose that's why I am honestly smiling for you right now."

He took a deep breath, trying to dry the tears in his eyes. "You know... The first time I met Milica, I felt true warmth for the first time in forever. And when I met you, actually got to know you, I remembered how to smile... So, thank you. Thank you for everything, Ia."

"I should be going now, but still. Thanks for your hospitality. You know that I won't be gone for too long. I have to come back to bother you again soon!" He laughed. "Oh! And before I forget!" Jori reached into his pocket and pulled out a small pane of what appeared to be glass. "I had this made for you. It's a snowflake preserved in some resin. I thought that I could leave this here... You know... As a present. Well. Goodbye. I'll be seeing you soon, so don't you go anywhere." Jori smiled, pulling a jacket over his shoulders, leaving the snowflake, his friend behind.

[vejiicakes]

6 8 11!

Doing a two-fer, since I hit #8 in bro's ask!  

3: Show a thing you last drew, no matter how small or a "doodle" it is.

Because voksen requested emo bangs Javert in chat, and I responded by being a dick :P

"Shoot me now or shoot me later, I guess. Whatever."

6: Draw a same pic with your dominant and non-dominant hand.

Guess I'll just do the same one OH GOD

11: Draw a pic of yourself like how you look just now.

After work, beer in hand, going it solo cuz the roomie don't drink.

(And to answer your question suggestivecacti...)

I'm enjoying having a real studio job too, it's all wall-to-wall animation nerds and all the watery coffee you can stand XD  BTW thanks for the words of encouragement the week I was starting out, I really needed that! *hughug*