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I'm Stain, resident executive and Nintendo fan!

[probablybadrpgideas]

This is in no way RPG related but I just heard someone call a doctor "you hippocratic oaf" and I needed to share that

[batneko]

Bowser is not usually the type to bottle up his feelings, but the timing isn't exactly ideal.

(Also I think the chicken guards forgot Luigi is still supposed to be a prisoner.)

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[vbnhuet]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Wow, look at that very happy and uncomplicated couple. Really makes you wanna read about them, right guys

(I did promised myself I would finish this fic if it's the last thing I do, but a four months break was pushing it a bit far lol)

[saywhat-politics]

[mj-iza-writer]

I will always reblog this....it is so important to be able to give them access to help. As a writer I fully support this

[espio-everyday]

Day 70

Alternate cover for IDW issue 25 by Jonathan Gray.

I love that there's just a random espilver moment in there

[factual-fantasy]

10 asks! Thank you!! :} 🌼

Thank you so much! And hey, the first step to improving for me was treating myself/my art better. If you always tell yourself you'll never be as good as everyone else and that your art is bad.. you're bound to feel pretty crummy about it! <:(

Just relax, keep having fun, and keep drawing. You improve with every piece you make you know! Hang in there pal, <:}

@samcat2

Thank you so much!! And wow, that drawing is amazing! :DD

@fawncr33k

Anastasia is very deceiving XD she is the same age and just as mature as everyone else! She just has an everstone around her neck. :0

I pictured her having a lot of attitude in a small package, but she's not mean! It's all very hearted and in good fun. She also may be shiny on the outside but deep down she has a lot of insecurities.. :'(

Well then! Someone get this mon an anti-anxiety sandwich- 😅

@the-woomyverse

Oooo!! This idea has so much angst potential! :DDD I'll have to think about it! :00

@moominvalley-state-of-mind

Thank you so much!! :D And don't worry, it's likely I'll come back around to Octonauts someday <XD

@kaiserdarken

I'm afraid I can't say, I don't want to spoil the story. :( But you're right! Gregory would benefit from telling Freddy about everything..

@errorinside

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!😭😭💞✨💞 THAT MEANS THE WORLD!! 🥹🥹💖💞💖

@holly-opal

I don't actually know/remember much about it <:0 all I know of Chipper and sons is that one fan horror game that was made of it :( 💔

@minnesotamedic186

XDD id like to make something for him someday! Though unfortunately/fortunately his backstory is all just concepts right now.. <:/

[factual-fantasy]

Greetings as always Factual! You've been on a role answering asks lately-and I'm so glad to see you mention in a few that you've been doing better- and that you will soon have some doctors visits to hopefully get everything figured out, so this whole ordeal can finally be over! Till then, Keep on keeping on as always, and if you don't mind, I have a few small Asks as usual.

Firstly, regarding the Mario AU, you'll recall in the past confirming that King K Rool would retain his place as an enemy that threatens the Kongs of DK island from the outside in some shape or form- but i wonder, would your AU also contain an interpretation of the threat that came from within the island- the nefarious Tiki Tak Tribe?

In the recent DK games, the tribe has slowly been revealed as an ancient race who was imprisoned in the islands volcano by unknown means- and upon escaping they sought to reclaim their kingdom, before being bested by the Kongs once more for the time being- though they continue to make cameos and appearances here and their- including a ride in the upcoming DK Nintendo world expansion! So would you perhaps incorporate them into your story as well? Or scrap them for the sake of simplicity? If you did include them, I wonder if DK and K Rool would unite to take them on as one- and perhaps you could find ways to connect them to the other kingdoms? For example, it'd be one heck of a reveal that it was KAMEK who sealed them in that volcano, so long ago...

On another note, thanks for answering my last question about Bash Buggy! Hope everything turns out well for him and his new life once the war's dust finally settles... And also regarding Transformers, I wanted to ask if you have yet seen the trailer for the new upcoming movie, transformers One, and what your first thoughts and impressions are of it?

I've seen A lot of people already hating on it because of the trailers light hearted, comedic tones, or the more expressive character designs- but personally, I really like it so far! In my opinion, it's a welcome change of pace from the humorless, senselessly violent Bayverse movies, and their over-designed, chaotic character models- I think it really has potential- especially since they've confirmed it will have some more serious moments, and several Transformers prime characters will even be returning- including Arachnid, and the Vehicons! But what say you? Any hopes for it? Things you want to see?

Thank you! I'm hoping this is all over soon. Because this whole ordeal has completely wiped me out physically and mentally. It sure would be nice to finally feel better and go back to functioning like a normal human- 💀💀

As for the Tiki Tak tribe.. no idea what I'm gonna do with them.. I'd have to think about it. Kamek can't be responsible for everything <XD

As for Transformers.. I always liked the more serious tone that some shows/movies take. So I can imagine I wouldn't like this new movie because of that.. but tbh the only characters I care about is Optimus and Ratchet XDD as long as they're characterized well I think I can live with the movie 👍👍

[take-a-dip-in-the-deadpool]

If you like frogs. Or possums. Or cool builds. Or happiness. This is the video for you.

[ironychan]

Calvin's parents decide to take a Hawai'ian vacation. They're not sure how much of it their son will tolerate but they would like to do at least a few things that involve sandy beaches and scenic cycling routes. They are therefore pleased when Calvin seems to make friends with a local girl about his own age and the two of them run off to play

Now, from Calvin's point of view what has happened is that he spotted actual aliens, and starts trying to bring this to the attention if the adults. But the tourists are like, "that's nice, go shoot 'em with your water gun, have a good time," and the locals are like, "yeah, they're an older couple who decided to retire here. Happens all the time." Eventually, it becomes clear that Spaceman Spiff is going to have to handle it himself.

From Lilo's point of view, Jumba and Pleakley are her gay uncles, do you mind? Calvin does mind, and so the two of them spend the rest of the afternoon terrorizing Kaua'i in the effort to destroy one another while the aliens alternate between bailing them out of trouble and attempting to escape.

Hobbes and Stitch, meanwhile, are calmly playing checkers and drinking non-alcoholic margaritas.

[jaffacountingtribblesinthetardis]

OP I’m sorry but the last sentence painted SUCH a vivid picture in my mind I had to draw it immediately.

[gholateg]

I love how Stitch looks more like a stuffed animal then Hobbes does.

This is perfect.

[gingerhastoomanyobsessions]

I can’t breathe

[brawltogethernow]

Best wishes to these people obviously but I’m WHEEZING at the concept of a standard horror plot starter but the stranded travelers are an entire fully equipped orchestra.

[gleefully-macabre]

It’s the prequel to every other horror film. Their haunting spirits play the background music.

[gleefully-macabre]

Oh shoot, that actually would be a really cool concept. The film starts with no thematic music, and as each member of the orchestra is picked off, their instrument joins the soundtrack. Subtly, so you don’t really notice, and the end credits are a full orchestral symphony.

[thestraggletag]

DUUUUUDE

[transmadotsuki]

Call that a death note

[moonybyte]

That entire thing could also be used brilliantly for foreshadowing!

Like, you suddenly notice a string instrument in the background music and you haven’t seen a few of them in a while. And the more musically versed you are, the more you figure it out (like in a mystery novel if you happen to have in-depth knowledge about the current riddle) while the “normal” people can get fooled into twists.

The non-musically versed audience hears a new brass instrument and is like “Oh shit, the dude with the tenor horn is probably dead!”, but then he suddenly appears perfectly fine and one minute later they find the body of the Euphonium player.

And if the orchestra members can hear it as well, then it’s of course another layer cause THEY would probably recognize who is playing. And depending on the director, they could go full ‘Tomato in the Mirror’ and imply they know but Just. Not. Say it. (cause why should they, they all DO KNOW). So they are like “Oh no…. No…!” and start looking for the corpse while the audience is still stuck at “Ok, a violin player, but which???”

[whetstonefires]

immediately after dying you get a brief solo

[blueshelledbastard]

And since absolutely no music at the beginning would be kinda estranging, I’d suggest one singular instrument and it’s revealed early on that a member of the orchestra recently passed, leading into the reason why they visited the castle in the first place, yaddayaddayadda, the plot commences

[coalmine301]

The first guy who died played the triangle

[spaceshipoftheseus]

It is absolutely essential to me that the orchestra remains Bolivian.

[babyanimalgifs]

In case you weren’t aware, sting rays are basically puppies.

[torikaze]

oh hey I know these guys! they’re in a little tide pool at the Monterrey Bay Aquarium and they’re super sweet. If they see you standing next to the pool they’ll jump up out of the water and splash you until you pet them

[shoren18]

[cryptonature]

I bet octopuses think bones are horrific. I bet all their cosmic horror stories involve rigid-limbs and hinged joints.

[underthehedge]

To an octopus, a human is like a thinking being with blood-stained coral growing inside it.

[naamahdarling]

I need to sit down and breathe into a bag for a while.

[therobotmonster]

Its parts were obscenely limited in their movement. Each hinge could open or close only a small amount before reaching its limit, yet by working in concert they demonstrated unexpected dexterity, moving and manipulating the objects before it with cunning equal to my own. It was more torso than limb, as though a seal had been stretched and warped, given long grasping tentacles filled with bones like bars of coral.  It’s head was most horrid of all, flat and ovoid, jutting out too small from the trunk as though it belonged to a beast half its size.

The thing rose upon its lowermost appendages, two long trunks that ended in flat, protruding flippers that branched into stubby, grasping mockeries of a sucker. It’s triple-hinged uppermost limbs were similar, but the ends branched into five smaller tentacles, each with three hinges of their own.

I froze, as the thing’s gaze fell upon me and it opened its hideous fish-jaw, filled with thick, many-shaped teeth like white shards of stone, and spoke in a shrill, discordant babble. I felt its horrid dry grip on my flesh, as those hinged appendages closed on me like the legs of a crab.

I felt the heat of its body, tasted its noxious, oily flesh through my touch, and prepared for the end, and all went black as a swoon overtook me.

I awoke, some time later, the cold and comforting water, banished back to the comfort of the sea and the dark. I should be grateful I am alive. I should cast aside the experience like a half-remembered dream.

I shall never again go swimming in search of lights above. The last thing I recall before the darkness took me was my right eye popping free of the thing’s grasp enough to see into the distance for one brief moment.

I saw thousands of lights.

[factual-fantasy]

A lot of people have been asking about my version of Bowser and what he’s like. And my answer is that he’s a lot more cruel than canon Bowser. He is ruthless, he is powerful. And he is more than willing to kill you to get what he wants.

People have also asked about when the Bros witnessed the power of a 1-up mushroom for the first time, and what exactly happened.. When the bros invaded Bowser’s castle to rescue Peach, Bowser was not fazed. Countless Toads and Delfinos had made the dangerous journey to his castle, only to be erased by one swipe of his claw. And Mario was no different. Without the protection of the Fire flower, he was dead in one strike.

The thing that set Mario apart from the other so called “hero’s”, the thing about him that struck fear in Bowsers heart. Was that after being killed. Mario stood back up. And not only that, but he knocked Bowser out with one blow to the face. Bowser didn’t even know what hit him before he collapsed.

As Mario was escaping with Luigi and Peach in tow, Bowser was furious. This plan he’d been crafting for years was destroyed by one small man. Bowser spoke out of line. “This isn’t over”. A threat to strike again.

Bowser didn’t think this creature could scare him more than he already has. But its when Mario made a promise. A promise to one day return, and kill him. That Bowser realized how truly outmatched he was. And he did not try to prevent them from escaping.

[firecurls-27]

Sketchbook dump-

Carrot family & bee family

[plessie-power-deactivated202407]

My Trip to Super Nintendo World - Bowser Jr.’s Castle!!!

Part 4/5

[jelixpo]

this is grossly late but I still want to wish @darkwingsnark a very happy belated birthday!!

This is a scene from their fic Come Be Lonely With Me that you can read here

[darkwingsnark]

Sorry I am just seeing this now, but I wanted to say this was a lovely surprise! It’s one of my favorite scenes in the fic, and you more than captured the comedy of what I love so much about it! The live toad reaction is also cracking me up, aha.

Absolutely love it, thank you!

[darkwingsnark]

Iggy picks up Polterpup so the adults can practice their teamwork on the court. On the way there Bowser gives Luigi a tour, the plumber finding out more about the king than he expected. 

COME BE LONELY WITH ME: Chapter 12

Link to my Ko-fi. No obligations, but would be a lovely surprise if you like my art and stories.