#Just testing his patterns

[muppenthings]

It's time for supper but Magdaleine, "Maddie", doesn't want to go inside just yet. Hoping Alvin will let her stay outside for "just five more minutes". She's a bit grumpy that he's not taking her side and she's resorted to squeezing the life out of his tail.

#Muppen draws #oc Alvin #oc Maddie #naga #g/t #She ended up having supper. #Woe is her. #jeez you were supposed to be cool Alvin :c #Just testing his patterns #Am gonna give him a shirt #later. #See he got bigger it's gonna take time. xD #I should be in bed.

[tj-crochets]

The elusive arboreal octopus (currently in its winter coat, to better blend in with the snow)

aka I made my giant octopus pattern with faux fur and it turned out, according to my dad, “vaguely prehistoric”

#sewing #handmade #plushie #octopus #octopus plushie #giant octopus plushie #I was going to name him Carlos but idk if this faux fur really gives off dalmatian vibes at this scale #his tentacles curve so much on their own! #I didn’t do that with the first giant octopus because I was testing the pattern #but this one I twisted them partially on purpose #partially because faux fur does not like being an octopus and just kinda does that when you try to sew it into small curved #*curves. I love how it turned out!!!!

[pankiepoo]

recently had a realization

#ii #ii fanart #inanimate insanity #inanimate insanity fanart #ii fan #ii test tube #test tube and fan both learnt to embrace the unpredictable i never realized #they just did at different times #test tube mentioning patterns when talking to baseball immediately ties back to fan #and have his patterns... (Death) #like why did test tube SPECIFICALLY say it like that why did she say PATTERNS #pankie art

[muffinlance]

A FRIEND <3

[id: Photo of crocheted isopuppy hanging off the side of a laptop. End id.]

PS don't zoom in on the notes that, uh, potentially has Fox's Tongue spoilers.

Also someone asked what his belly looks like, so HIM'S BELLY:

[id: Photo of isopuppy belly, with embroidered shell marks. End id.]

Is good boy, please send rubs

#got his face on! simple but I like it #going to make one more to test the pattern before making it available #no major changes just tweaks so #PREPARE TO GIVE BELLY-RUBS TO YOUR OWN #the sewn pattern is also coming along #it just requires more child-free time to work on #so #crochet is definitely getting finished first #the amazing isopuppy #salvage #avatar the last airbender #atla

[theotherrichardpapen]

letter to his father - franz kafka // origin story, sink - desiree dallagiacomo // the autobiography of my mother - jamaica kincaid // caged: memoirs of a cage-fighting poet - cameron conaway

#you know you're in trouble when the painting of saturn devouring his son by francisco de goya almost makes it on here 🤡 #like minds #murderous intent #like minds 2006 #alex forbes #sad to admit i have been neglecting my (other) boy in my content lately #most of the time alex only really features in posts that are about him and nigel together #and if every there was a subject i'd be making a post about for alex it would ofc be about him and his daddy issues #i think it's because strangely enough nigel is easier to get a handle on in terms of character introspection #but that's probably down to the fact that regardless of whether you believe the narrative alex gives about who nigel was #we at least DO get a more solidly constructed idea of his character (yes even if it is the version of him put forth by alex #designed to paint himself as the victim) #alex on the other hand? gohd damn walking rorschach pattern ink blot test of a character #like *holding him up by the scruff of his neck* what does this character look like #you could have interpretations for this guy out the wazoo and it'll probably be wildly different from the person standing next to you #but one think i can say with certainty is this guy has a complicated relationship with his father #i don't think he hates him. but i do think there's a lot of resentment there too #that quote from ladybird where she asks her mother if she likes her and the mother says of course she loves her #and ladybird asks but do you like me? and the mother just responds that she wants whats best for her #to which ladybird says what if this is the best version of me #or something #that's them #to me at least #i suppose that's why alex was as drawn to nigel as he was #yes nigel was also spouting on about predetermined destinies foretold by fate and whatnot #but the fundamental difference is that nigel leaves all the power to achieve that in alex's hands #the only thing he ever really asks of him is for alex to embrace his inner most desires. no matter how dark or twisted they may be #alex's father is there telling him that a better version of himself exists if only alex could live up to expectations #nigel is there telling him that a better version of himself exists if only alex could forgo expectations of himself entirely #if that makes sense 🤡

[fellhellion]

I think, considering the posts I’m seeing, people are getting confused on what a canon event is because the way Miguel defines it to Miles vs how he talks about his own “canon breaking” just don’t align neatly with one another, and are probably foreshadowing a loophole Miles will expose if the writing doesn’t go the route of entirely tossing out canon events.

They are, as Miguel explains them to be, specific story beats that will just happen naturally to every Spidey. They can be interfered with yes, but to catastrophic consequence to his mind. Simply existing in another dimension like the spider society or nicking gizmos like Hobie isn’t canon breaking, because it isn’t touching any story beats.

This feels confusing because the way Miguel talks about his adopted universe disintegrating makes it sound like he thinks his very continued presence did damage to it. Unless his counterpart’s death was specifically supposed to be a canon event for Gabriella, I can’t see how it fits into the previous model.

But that’s not the way the story is presented, and I think Miguel’s emotional vulnerability about that trauma, combined with the dissonance between both “definitions” is supposed to draw our attention to the idea that while this character is operating out of a sincere desire to prevent this every happening again, his understanding of what caused this disintegration is flawed and not immutable.

#atsv #miguel o'hara #this isn’t meant to be a dunk I just see a lot of posts that sound confused as to why canon breaking doesn’t seem to have concrete rules #and I think that’s the point #that it’s a system applied to understand the patterns that are replicating across each spidey’s life #not an immutable string of fate #but of course. considering how catastrophic what happened to Miguel was. I don’t blame them for handling the entire thing w bomb gloves #how do you TEST something like that #esp when the main person related to it all is utterly convinced they’re to blame for what happened and his appearance in that universe was #the only new factor that we know of #of course Miguel and his society are terrified of replicating what happened #tunes talks spiderverse #long post #edit: also I don’t think his counterpart was spiderman. Miguel was miserable with only The Work and we see nothing to indicate his #counterpart wasn’t just a normal guy. so I wonder as well what he could’ve possibly disrupted if there was no spiderman canon to break #and we don’t see him acting as if he took up that mantle in the adopted universe

[sysirauta]

I wanted to make this guy a reoccurring (side)character. He and his friend get to deliver mail to not-so-everyday people after the previous mail person disappeared, after serving a way longer than it could've been possible. He wants to do his job but he's not particularly excited of all the things that he needs to encounter for now on.

This must be the most normal character that I've created in many many years. He's perfectly normal average dragon person thing in his world, his parents are still alive and not mysteriously dead, he himself won't die dramatically or become eldritch something, his life has been perfectly fine so far, even his name is the most generic fantasy-esque name that I could think about. 'Young adult' is also probably the overusedest protagonist type ever.

This all came to be just because I drew this specific expression.

No worries Percy you get used to see weird people with no face and stuff. Maybe.

#didn't mean to do a ref but this was also a test that making a ref is actually fast when there's no stress how it should look like #dragon #dragon oc #Percival #Percival the dragon #headworld stuff #reference sheet #ref sheet #overusedest is a word now #forgot to mention that those dark parts on his face are just his nostrils #and wing patterns look the same top and botton side

[viatrix-glow]

wips of the cosplay….. i finished my mock up blazer but it’s rlly messy so i’m refraining from adding it lol

#rambling #eri was curious abt wips so this one goes out to her 🫶🏽 #i don’t have a full length mirror in this apt so welcome to my bathroom instead #gloves may need workshopping… it’s hard to pattern them around my nails 😭 and i don’t wanna cut them just so i can wear them #this weekend will be the start of the uhhhhh embroidery part i think? #but also i have hw so 🥲 and a test next week #hey u can kinda see my face here. hi

[writemessybleach]

I'm asking ChatGPT to explain Bleach lore to me and it's making more sense than watching the show.

#bleach #funny #chatgpt #bleach lore #like wtf is the hogyoku #wtf is the soul king #when aizen first went on his little rant about the soul king i just got so confused i tuned it all out and started writing grimmjow smut #which is a fair reaction #but still #finally sort of understanding this universe #because i want to write a story about it and make abilities and characters that make sense to established canon rules and patterns #ugh #it's like studying for a giant test or something #but this is my hyperfocus now #yayyy

[isa-ah]

if i put together another pokemon plushie do yall want me to document it like i did rockruff?

#it only just hit me that i dont have any scrap fabric to test his pattern so i cant like MAKE him but. i can at least make a pattern

[nsbfenro]

Working on something

Testing

#Working on something #this is just the testing phase #to see how to shape him #I was having a hard time on what pattern I should do his extensions #settled on this #super dimentio #dimentio #super paper mario #luigi #luigi mario #chaos hearts #halloween

[justassorted]

Details: Skitter

Verbal communication doesn’t really agree with Skitter — for that matter, linguistics don’t always agree with him, particularly in his alien verse.

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Humanoid Verse

In his humanoid verse, verbal communication is nearly always at least somewhat uncomfortable, and he can experience verbal shutdowns when stressed or when he’s spent too much of the day talking. The sound of himself or other people talking can also just be overstimulating at times.

For the first several years after his escape, even understanding what other people say can also be difficult, especially when he’s tired. If he’s struggling, he tends to start relying on trying to catch any key words — usually words or phrases that are most familiar to him — and extrapolates what someone’s getting at from there.

He doesn’t always get it right.

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Alien Verse

In his alien verse, the way Skitter processes language isn’t fully integrated. He recognizes that words have a pattern, and he can mimic that pattern (i.e. grammar); he recognizes that words mean certain things, and mean other things when arranged in certain ways, and he can put together an understanding accordingly.

But it’s like an unfamiliar second language, or like translating something into a memorized code; he doesn’t actually think in words, and none of it comes naturally to him. Communicating is an active process.

Most modes of communication are also stressful to him in the alien verse; the sound of verbal language can be grating, and even the movements of sign language can be overstimulating. It’s generally just a minor irritation, but it can add up over time, and if he’s already stressed from other things it can be the final straw.

Written language is more comfortable for him, even if it’s inconvenient.

#(In humanoid verse the comprehension issues are partly just due to language acquisition) #(His wardens [of whatever sort] did teach him to speak but it was all very structured and for specific purposes. They didn’t *converse*) #(So the varied speech patterns and the much broader set of circumstances and vocab in the outside world takes a while to get used to) #(But he has an easier time of things once he’s learned.) #(The expressive language discomfort is more solely neurodivergence though. His vocabulary improves but his comfort doesn’t) #Skitter #details #details: skitter #humanoid skitter #alien skitter #details: humanoid skitter #details: alien skitter #Test muses

[angorwhosebabyisthis]

having thoughts about nine, and i think one of the biggest things i would personally do to fix him and his role in the story (without making him a flat out villain) is to change the core theme of his character from 'missing stair will not and should not ever be held accountable for their actions,' to:

cruelty and defiance are not the same thing. existing out of spite is not an evil thing; refusing to lay down your weapons under the guise of being small and soft and palatable is not evil; defending yourself and others from being wiped out or made less than you are is not evil. it is not cruel. making good on 'fuck around and find out' can be one of the most important things you will ever do.

and because it's not cruel, it does not excuse cruelty. 'kind does not mean nice' doesn't mean 'cruelty is acceptable as long as it's for a Good Cause'; it also doesn't mean that cruelty in some instances and kindness in others balance each other out. if anything, the latter just ends up becoming part of the former with a different face. it doesn't matter how soft or palatable or loud and rough-edged you are: either your worldview is built on kindness or it isn't, and that will show in how you act on it no matter how hard you try to quarantine one philosophy from the other.

there are lots of other things i'd change; a major one being to pull the fuck up on said cruelty by a LOT, holy shit. as well, don't make him abusive, whether as a) a tactical abuser who pretends his trauma took out the filter he absolutely still has, or b) someone whose trauma has taken out their filter, and left them a disoriented, barely functioning wreck with no idea what the hell is going on inside or outside their own head; whose confused flailing manifests as lashing out in abusive ways, and who wants to do better, and would actually improve with both help and accountability for their actions. that last one has worth as a narrative, but it requires pulling on the sensitivity gloves so far up your arms that it's just a whole spandex suit, and these writers have well and truly proven they are just not fucking capable of that lmao

but in the end, one of the things that does absolutely have to change is that his character has to have a point other than getting away with being a missing stair. there might be other ways to write him as a static character and still a good one; they do have their place! but given that the conventions of the genre would generally involve a growth arc for a character like him, i feel like this interpretation is one that probably falls closest to what they were actually going for.

(or at least, what they wanted to trick the audience into thinking they were going for. lol)

anyway yeah, i have a piggy bank full of cents about this and that is two of them. tl;dr justice for nine, we could have had it all

#lorien legacies #LL number nine #LL crit tag #LL tag #the crit files #take a hammer and FIX the canon #which i think is going to start being my tag for that to differentiate it from just Screaming #bc the other half of the awfulness of recognizing Bullshit is the joy and satisfaction of using that knowledge to create something better #also re: the 'two types of abuser' thing i am planning on going into that in its own post; but the tl;dr is that abuse is a learned skill #the inclination to do it isn't; but the process of putting it into practice /is/ #sometimes people are looking to meet a need and find an easy button to mash to fill it; because unskilled or not #Abuse Works :') #but the patterns of control and manipulation that nine use are ones that require practice; observation of people; and gathering a toolset #even if they haven't had a victim they've managed to Trap yet; they've spent a lifetime developing that skill passively #testing what they can get away with; how people react to things and the effects they have on them; taking notes from other abusers #fine-tuning What Works #post-escape nine is both inclined to be abusive /and skilled at it;/ the first in a way we don't see him at all inclined toward beforehand #and the second in a way he absolutely /could not have learned/ in the circumstances of his life pre-capture; he was completely isolated his #entire teenagerhood; a 30 second exchange about climbing safety was 'one of the longest conversations he'd had with a kid' before maddy #the only place he'd have been able to pick up a toolset like that from would be to lift it wholesale from sandor; and as abusive as sandor #was; & much as you can see some seeds in there of nine's later BS; it's not anything like as much or as blatant as nine would need to copy #and like. tactical abuse vs button-mash abuse is very much a spectrum #but if nine came out of captivity inclined to abuse people it would /absolutely/ not look what we ended up with #it would be HARD on the button-mash side of that spectrum #and what we got was on the same level as him being a bullshit unbeatable charming-and-debonair death machine #and fck y'all writers for portraying trauma and mental illness as magic wands to turn someone into an abuser #to try and force people to like your godawful edgy obnoxious creator's pet; by pretending it makes him sympathetic and complex 😒 #lmao anyway. will probably repeat a lot of this tag rant when i type up The Post about it but yeah

[skenpiel]

if anyone ever tries to bring up iq as an actual show of intelligence, run

#its a friggin number babe -_- #but also if anyone tries to convince you intelligence is something that can be measured in that fashion OR #that the things measured in iq tests (like numbers logical thinking and pattern recognition etc) is the definition of intelligence run too #like baby..... our generally accepted idea of intelligence is not only outdated but also so blatantly stupidly wrong #theres so many ways 2 b intelligent.......... you cant get a fuckin number that somehow represents all of them............. #no ones really smarter than anyone just cause they perform tasks better or can solve brain puzzles or whatever the fuck #if you asked a single guy at mensa to hold a conversation without mentioning his fuckin iq youd quickly see that there ARE many different #kinds of intelligence. and that THEY arent as outstanding in all of them. #its stupid people who think iq means anything are stupid and people who think intelligence = math numbers patterns and whatever the shit #are stupid too. die mad about it i guess

[quatregats]

Having a field day with Ellis's (1889) Existing Phonology of English Dialects discussion of Cockney, I have absolutely no experience with historical English dialectology and therefore I cannot judge the accuracy of his data, but the comments that he's collected are fascinating nonetheless:

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§ 2. Walker (1792-1807) and Smart (1836) on London Speech.

These two well-known authors of Pronouncing Dictionaries have each given a section on Cockney Pronunciation. I quote Walker from the stereotype edition of 1814. He enumerates four faults only. 1) postes, fistes, mistes, etc., for posts, fists, mists [mentioned in § 3 under P, p. 228]; 2) interchange of v, w as weal, winegar, vine, vind, for veal, vinegar, wine, wind, the two latter are spoken of as common; 3) not sounding h after w to distinguish while wile, whet wet, where were [now firmly rooted even in educated speech]; 4) interchange of h as art, harm, for heart, arm. There is no hint at pronouncing ā, ō as ī, ow.

Smart in his Hints to Cockney Speakers finds it almost unnecessary to remark on the interchange of v, w. But notes wōōld cōōld shōōld, would could should, [now never heard]; chick'n, Lat'n, nov'l, parc'l, but swivel, heaven, evil, devil, [the last of which is scarcely heard now but in the pulpit]. Other errors he notes as arethmatic, charecter, writin', readin', spīle sīle, for spoil soil, toosday, dooty, perput-rate, affinut-y, providunce, edecation; boa'rd fo'm co'd for board form cord, lawr, sawr, 'and, 'eart, honour, honest. There is no hint of sounding ā, ō as ī, ow. But he says that the ā of "a well-educated Londoner...finishes more slenderly than it begins, tapering, so to speak, towards the sound of e" (ii); and that ō "in a Londoner's mouth is not quite simple...finishing almost as oo in too." These are the ee'j, oo'w of rec. sp. which are quite different from the ī, ow sounds.

/End Transcription]

Also, and I'll just link the page scan (hopefully it works if you don't have a university library login? it's in public domain) of notes from Lackington's 1817 list of London mispronunciations but there's the glorious note on "leeftenant pronounced levtenant [leftenant, now usual]", which really makes you think. Anyways, I just find the historical evolution of Cockney really interesting, because it's an accent that has a very clear stereotyped version for lots of English speakers today, but a lot of those features came about in the mid-to-late 19th century, and it's fascinating to think that what was a defining feature of the dialect (like the interchange of w/v) has just completely disappeared off the map, while the distinct vowels were just not a thing at all. Really goes to show how fast spoken language evolves, especially outside of the standard, and we love to see it <3

#i should be in class and not going down another rabbit hole but by jove you can't stop me #'i have no background in this' i say in the voice of a guy who has a linguistics degree #and also literally talked about some of these very guys in one of my classes because my advisor did a thing with them #i mostly just mean that i'm not extremely well versed in the historical context and as such can't evaluate the source #i'm just continuously fascinated by patrick o'brian's ability to capture speech patterns which i've never heard #and i'm trying to figure out if they're historical or just english/british or some combination of both #you will note that killick has the w/v switch ('wittles is up') #i would just really like to pick mr. pob's brain about where he got his speech patterns from but since he's not around i'll do it myself #i suspect it was from reading a lot of period sources but alas i don't have time for that :( #anyways now anytime you read a book set in the age of sail you have to imagine them saying it leeftenant! have fun :D #adventures in historical sociolinguistics #perce rambles #also funnily enough i had a student last year who would say /tɛstɨz/ for 'tests' #but i suspect that it was not because they were reviving late-18th c. cockney speech #i do wonder where they got it from though. like i guess it makes sense linguistically it's just no one else was doing it

[vaniliens]

Does this guy only look at whatever im saying when he's 100% sure im not talking about yuri again because if he does then that is so fucking funny

#nillas #spiralling #Noting this pattern because im talking about yuri everyday now apparently hashtag himejoshi #and he went from looking at all of my statuses on whatsapp to not doing it #and im testing things now. Posted yuri when he was awake knowing damn sure he'd look at it unsuspectingly #then posted something else right after he viewed it that's not yuri but he doesnt know that #and yeah he still hasn't seen it ill repeat this over and over again #once i have my evidence (If this is even an actual thing he's doing and not just a series of coincidences) THEN ILL BAIT HIM #My job here on earth is to be curious about life and im curious on how his brain works #he sucks #and i wanna put Him in a container and expose him to things just to see how hed react