#some chaos

[emwrote]

That's enough caffeinated chaos posting. I'm am going to make tiramisu for tomorrow, after that is done I will write more quest for a fertility amulet story...

I am never escaping my childhood media. That's a quest from BlueByte's Albion game.

I'm pretty sure my English skills were not good enough to understand words like "virility", but I got him an amulet from the Druids of Arjano.

This game also has furries.

[clonedchaos]

𝔐𝔞𝔠𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔢 𝔐𝔢𝔪𝔬𝔯𝔦𝔢𝔰- 𝔇𝔞𝔶 11: 𝔐𝔢𝔩𝔬𝔡𝔶

Summary:

Sammy's trial today was getting unruly and inexperienced musicians-in-training to carry a simple tune.

Rating: G/PG

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"My Lord, if you please, do not pierce the drum head. We do not have any extra," Sammy muttered shortly. Of course it was an honor to be in his savior's presence, but he didn't expect for him to have such a disregard for fragile instruments.

"What?" The Ink Demon growled. "Where's the fun in that? You told me to hit the stupid thing."

"Gently, Ink," Audrey corrected for Sammy. The artist sat next to him, violin resting under her chin. She ran the bow across its strings, causing a high-pitched sound to pierce their eardrums. She quickly stopped. "... Sorry, everyone."

"Perhaps he needs some mittens," Allison piped up from behind the microphone.

"Good luck with that. You'd end up with a severed hand," Alice snorted from beside her.

"Who would like to try that idea?" The Ink Demon purred, tapping his claws against the drum head.

Sammy pinched the bridge of his nose. He was getting nowhere with this lot. Only Boris remained at attention with his flute. The wolf was capable of carrying a tune, thankfully. Meanwhile, Tom lurked by the in corner, refusing to participate but actively watching this disaster commence.

Bendy kept bouncing in his chair next to Henry with his tuba. "Come on! Are we going to get back to it or what?"

"If you all would cut the chatter, we might be able to," Sammy answered in exasperation. They had too much to get to, and they were barely five seconds into the song. An hour had agonizingly rolled by with little to no progress.

"How can we? These note sheets hardly make any sense," Henry replied, squinting to try and read the fine print. They had only reviewed it five times already. Sammy sighed.

"You've never played an instrument in your life, Stein?" Alice challenged and moved to stand next to Sammy.

"We went over this--" Sammy began before Bendy raised a hand.

"Sammy? Which is this? A treble cleft or a staff?" He held up his music sheet toward Sammy.

"Pretty sure that's a staff, Bendy," Henry chimed in at the same time Audrey added, "That's a cleft." Both artists stared at one another in confusion.

Something ripped. The Ink Demon stood behind the torn-up drum head, his claws still embedded in its surface. "... That was an accident."

Sammy felt like ripping his hair out-- not that he even had any to begin with. This was nothing like his previous life. The musicians he had worked with at the studio were experienced, more or less.  At the very least, they knew the basic roots of sheet reading. His goal was to conduct them, keep them on track, and help correct mistakes when needed.

However, looking back on it now, Sammy never missed the constantly changing deadlines and overwhelming pressure he faced as lead musician. He'd spend days working on the perfect piece, only for Joey to come in a screw it all up claiming "It doesn't fit my vision". Many nights he had stayed up reworking an entire composition before the next morning.

He made music, he loved music. Sometimes he needed a reminder of that. This wasn't Joey's music department anymore. It was his. Perhaps he can learn a bit of patience in time.

[some-chaos]

Kism. Sorry for bad quality, I'm tired.

[paperlovesadness]

i might be delusional because of miles' recent ig story but i just listened to mr schwartz and that got me thinking, what if that song is about miles?

especially the line "having attempted twice, both incorrectly/do we get a third try?" made me think it could be a hint to TLSP...

(and now i'm going to relisten to the song imagining alex telling miles "kiss me now before it gets to cute". i blame miles kane and his instagram stories, that's all)

also, i hope you don't mind that i just randomly sent you this ask but i had to share this thought with someone and i don't follow too many alex and miles blogs on here

Oh I don't mind at all! Really glad you did. I love talking about these things. And even more - connecting with other people here! So thanks for the ask 💛 and do it anytime!

[warning: I went overboard and this is long. Kinda a little Mr. Schwartz analysis? Very chaotic though! ]

I 100% see where you're coming from with that one - I'm not fully concinved if any of the songs on The Car are literal/about anyone/thing specific BUT Mr. Schwartz is the one that struck me as potentially Miles-ey from the very start too.

Or even just as the one that seems most likely to actually refer to something very specific / one easiest to decipher (maybe Body Paint too - as in seems more specific. Not as concinved that it's could be about Miles though)

Like most songs on the album it seems very introspective. Alex figuring out stuff about himself. But the stuff I'd say could very much be centered around a certain relationship.

From what I've seen the attempt twice lyric made quite a few people go "TLSP?" and I get the vibe too. They definitely got closer than usual both of those times. So to me -if we take the 'milex' point of view for the song - I'd think he could be reffering to their relationship taking some leaps and turns and changes (towards romantic?) twice (probably around the recording of both albums. It was very visible they were super close) - they tried working out what they are exactly to each other and how to work with that. But both times they failed. And seems like he'd like to try again.

'kiss me now before it gets too cute' also makes me feel like its said by someone who doesn't fully want to face the depth of their feelings? Like they're head over heels - the kind that just makes you want to love the person and hold them and take care of them and it's tender and gentle. So they run from it like "okay let's just kiss and focus on the physical aspect - I'll just face the being attracted to one another part".

And then the message of the song overall - I see it as a sad analysis of being kind of 'caged in' by showbuisness? Or maybe society in general. Though I'd say the former more.

Having to pretend something, wearing a mask. "Wardrobe" (the business? management?) "lint-rollin' and smudging dubbin'" - helping put on the stage/public persona.

Mr. Schwartz as a potential stand-in character for himself or Miles. Anyway - someone who doesn't fit into the mold they are expected to fit in the business/sorroundings they are in. Asking after all the-wives-and-the-kids-small-talk. Being expected to be a certain way. It's hard, but they try staying strong for the people who depend on them ('the crew'). Still there's no helping it - no way to ignore the norms and expectations - 'it's at the heart of what the business is' after all.

You sharing your thoughts actually popped a new one into my head - which is maybe Miles saw some hints in Alex's lyrics that he's still thinking of them/their past (he'd be able to more than we are with the context). And that got him into this feely-yearn'y memory-lane mood? Cause the timelines of TC coming out & Miles going nostalgic kinda add up

(Sorry for the unnecessarily long response 😅 something I can't help, I always write too much. Should add a warning to my ask box!)

Hope you survived reading this answer!

[sereandtheskelefamily]

Hello there and good Inktobertale to everyone! I thought it is gonna be funny to partecipate, but I'm pretty busy and won't do all the days sadly qwq

For now, a stretching Ink! Hope ya like it

[lifeboredme]

I dissociated…damn…

[emwrote]

Read some fairytale retellings and looked some Hanged Man tarot art. Month later I have an inhuman character suspended from the ceiling of some tower which bears a striking resemblance to Pasila Radio tower.