#roo rambles

[roobeer-float]

i need to go tf to bed but like yknow when you see an opinion so bad you just gotta block someone.

saw a post saying they were sad the warden wasn't a woman and how the trial would be better if he were a woman and "why is coyle gay all of a sudden" and like are we playing the same game?

first of all, coyle "being gay" isnt out of nowhere. He's a very sexual character, dressed like a leather daddy (a queer subculture) and most of his sexual lines are directly talking about male trial victims or himself. He is an equal opportunity offender with his male and female mannequins in his trials, and is significantly more upset when you kill the snitch than when you kill the judge, saying blatantly sexual shit about the snitch and really only yelling about justice when it's about the judge.

second of all, if you think the trial would be better with a female victim then you fundamentally misunderstand the horror aspect of the trial. outlast isnt just gore porn, there is a psychological element to the horror as well (and also lore but yk). Part of that psychological horror is feeling vulnerable. That is a feeling Outlast has ALWAYS tried to instill in its players. you are weak and vulnerable and you are not in control. the villains are. you are at their mercy.

If the warden were a woman, there would be no statement for his character to make. Coyle dominating a woman is very normal and expected, especially for the time period. It isn't scary, it's just life. It is the status quo. Coyle dominating a man, however, is a bigger statement. The man coyle is dominating here is bigger than him, likely stronger, but submits completely. This proves to reagents that he is strong, worthy of respect and fear, because a MAN dared to bend the knee to him. To do whatever he asked, to embarrass himself to obey coyle's demands.

If the warden were a woman, he would just be another submissive housewife obeying her husband's every whim. there's no statement there, no broken rules to force discomfort into the minds of onlookers. just a guy and his wife in a slightly kinky relationship.

The warden needs to be a man to make sense.

And all this is ignoring how weird and red flag-y a statement like "why is coyle suddenly gay" is when referencing a decision the people who created him made. not even going "why is he suddenly bi" which would still be absurd based on all the above but would at least make more sense.

you're allowed to hc his sexuality as whatever until red barrels tells us "yeah he's gay" or "yeah he's straight and just likes power so much he doesnt care" but the phrasing was so... "you cant make jokes anymore" vibes and it pissed me off. this wasn't a decision out of nowhere, there's a lot of evidence and hints that coyle is queer, and they've been there long before the Warden was even a scribble on a concept art page

[wonderstrucktv]

This but instead of arachnid hormones it’s the cringe fangirl inside of me being awoken after seeing brand new day

[chrysopeony]

Read the Suffering Game book and overcome with my love of Davenport. Like. Damn. I am thinking about him.

It was funny i was worried I wouldn't be as into Taz since I haven't engaged with it for quite a while but no, I saw a singular panel with Davenport in it and broke out into thr biggest grin. And obviously I ate well with this book but I couldn't help but think

Man! I drew a ton of him, I flooded his tag for a long period of time (I know this cause I followed his tag for the longest time. I dont know if Tumblr still shows you your own posts lol). Did I write/draw him well? Did I flanderize him? I wonder if I made people like him more or made people like him less. I know it's tough when someone who is very ubiquitous is hawking a version of a character you don't care for (especially for smaller tags)

Either way, I really hope it just came across how much I love Davenport and maybe made others love him too.

[monsterroonio]

Just found out what my new years resolution is. I am not just getting weirder with art but in general.

Today was my first day back to my second semester of college, and someone came up to me and started a conversation with me. I got really dressed up today and I looked great. They were genuinely interested with what I was majoring in and all that jazz. We start talking and at some point we go over being a roommate to someone in the dorms, how weird it would be, and how you'd be living with a complete stranger. I said "yeah, I don't know. I would love to dorm, but I really just don't want to explain my bone collection to a complete stranger."

It was a joke, I do have a bone collection but it was just funny to say. They immediately stopped engaging with me and left as soon as they could. They weren't rude or mean, but I could tell my joke made them uncomfortable or at least disturbed. I realized then and there, something I feel like I've known a while but just hadn't accepted.

No matter how hard I try to seem "likable" and "normal", eventually the people I'm trying to please will think I'm weird anyways.

So this year I'm committing to the bit. I just chopped off all my hair, I have no idea what it looks like dry yet but I've already decided that if I hate it I'm buzzing it. I'm cool with it, I'd like to see how I look with a buzz cut. I'm wearing clothes I want to wear. I'm talking about things I want to talk about. I'm wearing the make up I want to wear. I'm not shaving something unless I want too. I'm committing to it. If they think I'm a freak I can commit to being a freak. I'll have a fucking blast.

[big-bad-betty-of-the-apocalypse]

*light GO season 2 spoilers*

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAI

OH MY FUCKING GOD-

THEY DID NOT JUST DO THAT

[go-team-snakemouth]

Oh my god I love SteamWorld Quest so much! I squealed when I saw Milly and Coco

YO HELLO AGAIN, HAVE WE COME FULL CIRCLE?? I saw your icon in my notifications a while back and went oh hey! It's the steamworld person, oh man I wanna play sw quest so badly, I should re-download it (and only started replaying it recently) sup!!

BUT YES. MILLY AND COCO MY BELOVEDS

[tallaroo]

hjjfhjdfhjs me @ everyone who enjoys my art

[adventuresinlizardcraft]

Farmer John! There an Pillager behind you! Oh no! Oh God! He has air pods in, he cant hear us!

(Saw something hilarious while watching the background of the bedrock loading screen)

-Roo