#ruthlesscalibrations

[hyperbali]

hi, i'm henri and i became undertale trash bc i saw you post about sans and farris and i ship it so much you have no idea like i suddenly care about this game now and i need farris to be happy okay and i need sans to be okay and i need sans to figure out how to help so farris isn't upset anymore.

there i was snarking quietly about how this must be “the new tumblr thing” and now here i am shipping an OC with a tiny bone man

really though i highly recommend this game. i kept dying because i’m shit at vidya (and as a result, farris would be doing Very Poorly in my timeline if i were playing), but it was definitely worth it

BUT THE FUN PART IS after frisk resets again, farris won’t remember they’re upset anymore!! ...at least until the next time sans tries to tell them the truth!!

it’s an interesting dilemma because whenever farris is made aware of what’s happening--at least partially--they genuinely want to recall what they did, what’s changed, how they can hold onto those thoughts and memories

but would it be the best thing for them? how many times they’ve killed their own friends--how many times sans had to kill them--how many times they failed to keep frisk safe--how many times they hated, loved, succeeded, failed, thrived, died, how many times has this happened?

these are the things sans grapples with

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[nihilnovisubsole]

i love your writing and character so much. you inspire me and make me want to make more ocs for more ships and to write and draw better.

my blog content is that one scene from perfume: the story of a murderer except with room left for the holy spirit and fig leaves on the bits

[chyrstis]

ruthlesscalibrations replied to your post “Every day that I work on this I’m reminded of plot points that need a...”

-sends hugs- you can do this!

*hugs back* Thank you! I need to come up with a better list of these things so they don’t sneak by later, but I’m holding in there. Just getting that much closer to the end. 

twistedsinews replied to your post “Every day that I work on this I’m reminded of plot points that need a...”

i am generally under the impression the game was entirely based in the philosophy of "it was a good idea at the time" XD [gogogo! /o/]

This is so true it hurts. Not that I haven’t had moments like that while planning things out, but *coughs*

I’m going to be diving for that finish line I think. Diving and skidding towards the line at the very end. :’)

[thievinghippo]

pixiedurango - thank you! I, too, am so glad for tumblr and meeting so many wonderful people, yourself included! :D

@ruthlesscalibrations - Thank you! It’s been a lovely day so far!

justeletemps - Yay! It’s been a great year, thanks to people like you! <3

thoughtsappear - And thank you for the same! :D

[marnaeileen]

ruthlesscalibrations  shhh lbr u are the coolest and sweetest and i hope you find $20 on the ground today

<3

[nihilnovisubsole]

also it is your fault i am shipping inqusitor/varric again all bc of you and your cute ocs and your height differences and the flirting geez. also speaking of, i'm curious about something regarding carmine and and varric and how bianca (the dwarf, not the weapon) and her appearance affected their relationship, or if it even did?

carmine and varric may not get together for a long time, but varric has his “uh oh” moment pretty early in their friendship. around adamant he realizes why he likes her company so much, why it’s fun to meet down at the range in the morning and sit on her balcony for drinks, and that this tall dour woman is actually, uh, kind of pretty.

oops.

it’s okay, though, he tells himself. he’s taken. he’s got bianca to pine after. pining after bianca is, like, his second career.

so when bianca actually shows up, varric’s in trouble.

he’s been pining after the idea of bianca all this time. ideas are great, because they’re amorphous. they can be whatever you want. but now she’s not only made herself a physical presence again, she’s done something that the bianca in his head never would - something that he’s going to find very difficult to forgive.

normally he’d just do his mental backflip and go back to longing like he always has. this time things are different. this time he’s becoming aware that he’s attracted to someone else, who’s here and unmarried and matches what he thinks she is. but acknowledging that he likes carmine makes him feel unfaithful - unfaithful to what? he asks, it doesn’t matter, just unfaithful, and carmine doesn’t even know, she probably just wants to stay friends, and the merry-go-round of cognitive dissonance gets faster and louder and worse until he finally breaks down and goes to carmine herself for help.

what do you do? he implores. when you want to stay loyal to someone who’s not the person they used to be. or they’re not who you thought they were. maybe they were all along and you just wanted to think the best of them.

carmine doesn’t know. but she can tell him one thing: whoever it is, he’s too worthy a man to waste his life on a lost cause.

[mieran-sanctuary]

ruthlesscalibrations replied to your post: I keep giving my Inquisitor silly outf...

awesome!!

Thank yoooou!

[marnaeileen]

Do your characters like to read? Do they have a favorite book? Do they enjoy dancing? What is the best way to make them laugh? Do they ever get songs stuck in their heads? What are their favorite colors? Do they have an article of clothing that makes them feel especially confident? What do they like to eat?

Since there are a couple questions, I’ll do these for the twins!

Siné and Syris both love to read, and it was a really important part of their childhood.  The clan only had access to a few books, so they learned to adore the ones at their disposal.  They bond over their shared love of high-fairy tale/adventure books, and often used them as a means of escapism.

Syris really enjoys dancing, much more than Siné.  He’s the kind of person that’ll grab your arm and lead you to the floor, before you have time to deny him.

Syris’ humor is very dry, broken by bouts of slapstick.  He WILL laugh if you fall down the stairs and he WILL tell everyone that it happened.  Siné is a huge fan of wordplay and giggles endlessly at bad puns, much to her brother’s disdain.  

They get songs stuck in their heads all the time, and it becomes worse as they travel with the Inquisition thanks to Maryden.  Most of the songs they sing are old Dalish tunes, but some human melodies are too good to pass up.

Siné enjoys colors that are muted and make her feel at ease; Syris likes ones that make him harder to see, trick the eye, and make him a more adept hunter.  They change with the scenery. 

Syris could be confident in a paper bag.  Siné loves things that drape and hide her thin frame.

Anything their clan didn’t have access to--sweets, certain spices, certain fruits, veggies; anything that is new, different, and unique.