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ringneckedpheasant · 2 years
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I used to go through pretty bad cycles of idolizing people & putting them on pedestals—both people I knew irl and celebrities—and then getting worked up and hating them when they didn’t live up to my expectations, so I sometimes find myself hesitant to learn things about musicians or actors whose work I get into because I don’t want them or their work to be ruined for me. I don’t want to be disappointed. I put off reading Johnny Cash’s autobiography for weeks for that reason, and while my perception of him Has changed, the fact that he did a lot of terrible things has only made me like him more. He was so Complicated and I’ve just been rotating him in my mind and rereading sections of his autobiography because I can’t stop thinking about them/him. I feel like I can’t think about anything else but I’ve never articulated anything coherent in my entire life so I’ve been deleting most of my drafts about him skfjwkdksjdjd
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orrested · 3 months
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ID #010625 AKA CODENAME: ORESTES.   TITUS “TY” REDPATH. D’PHARAOH WOON-A-TAI. —  GENDER: NONBINARY.  PRONOUNS: THEY/THEM.  AGE: TWENTY-TWO.  YEAR: JUNIOR.   STUDYING: ETHICS, PRE-LAW.  CITY OF ORIGIN:  HOUSTON, TX, USA.
NOW PLAYING…  GOD’S GONNA CUT YOU DOWN BY JOHNNY CASH.  CRESCENT MOON SCARS FROM DIGGING YOUR NAILS INTO YOUR PALMS AGAIN AND AGAIN, THE EAR-RINGING SENSATION OF WATCHING A BOMB’S TIMER TICK TICK TICK DOWN, SCUFFED BOOTS CAREFULLY PERFECTLY POLISHED AND LINED UP BY THE DOOR, A DRY THROAT WITH NOTHING TO SAY FOR YOURSELF, EVER-WATCHFUL DARK EYES PEERING OUT FROM BENEATH WILD CURLS.
IF THE WALLS COULD TALK, THEY’D TELL YOU THEY INITIATED A HOSTILE TAKEOVER OF THE REDPATH FAMILY OIL COMPANY, FRAMING THEIR PARENTS FOR WHITE COLLAR CRIMES AND LANDING THEM IN JAIL. 
MENTOR: AVILA, FRANCISCO.    INDUCTION YEAR: 2021.
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ANGRY, MEEK, GUILT-RIDDEN, RESENTFUL, CUNNING, SHREWD, WITTY, EASILY-INFLUENCED, METICULOUS, IMPATIENT.
full name titus alexander redpath nicknames ty, tight-ass age twenty-two date of birth june 25, 2001 hometown houston, texas, usa nationality american gender identity nonbinary pronouns they/them sexual orientation bisexual
height 5’11” ethnicity oji-cree, chinese-guyanese, german eye color dark brown, almost black hair color black tattoos a rattlesnake coiled around their ankle, head reared back to bite scars small nail imprints on their palms, faded lines on their knees from a childhood bike crash
parents arthur + alexandra redpath (adoptive), unknown (biological) siblings electra (adoptive) roommate tbd significant other none teams mock trial, model un, fencing (formerly)
you have felt, for most of your life, that you were expected to be grateful for all that you had been given as a redpath. you have never felt particularly grateful, collected those slights inside your chest, until it is only you and electra and it is sinking in what you have done and you think you would sweeten a thousand bitter thank yous, not for love, but so that this could no longer be your fault. you would like to blame electra instead, maybe. in some moments you are beyond furious with them, and still you blame yourself. 
you are good in a courtroom. you are exceedingly good in a courtroom. this is for the most part the only time you seem capable of standing up for yourself. you lie under oath to help put your parents away, and you excel on the mock trial team. you have a gift for words when you can get your heart out of your throat, a keen attention to detail that turns each question you pose into a fingertrap. you do not fence anymore, because you have been told that you probably should not be trusted with sharp objects, even when dulled. 
ethics is a jab at yourself, a little knife you twist in your own gut. you had, originally, been pursuing international relations for pre-law. but you need the reminder, you think, that you have done wrong, as though you have ever forgotten it. you had wanted once to practice international law. now, you might as well do corporate. you have an affinity for it, apparently. if you can live with yourself. 
it is a moral good. that is the thing that gets you, that is the framing that you cling to in your impulsive revolution. redpath oil brutally exploits the environment and its workers and causes immeasurable damage. you and electra could change that, if you had the reins. there is a difference between ethics and morality. you lean towards ethics these days because you do not trust the moral guardrails within yourself. you and electra change very little. you are richer than god. 
you used to be described as bright. you now might be best described as brittle. you have always been a good friend, loyal, easily convinced to help, and in most ways that make you vulnerable you still are. you don’t smile so much anymore, and you spend more time under the influence. there is a new frenetic energy to you, caged beneath the surface of your skin, growing with every day that goes by. something is going to snap. implosion or explosion to be determined. 
ORESTES: OH BE QUIET. ENDURE WHAT YOU DESERVE.
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shortythescreen · 4 years
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From the ask, would u be comfy doing an octane nsfw alphabet thing?
Note(s): NSFT/18+ under the cut. sure! i’ll give it a shot. no better way to dip my toes in than to do it with my boy! 
Octane NSFW Alphabet: 
A = Aftercare (what they’re like after sex)
When Octavio is coming down after an orgasm, or after a good fuck, he’s usually flushed from nipples to neck, and is preoccupied panting. When he finally manages to calm down, he grabs at his partner and mumbles a bunch of nonsense. 
B = Body part (their favorite body part of theirs and also their partner’s)
There isn’t a part on himself that Octavio doesn’t like but he’s very confident in his abs. Why do you think he runs around in that little croptop? 
As for his partner, Octavio loves him some thighs. Juicy, squishy thighs that he can sink his fingers into? Thin, bony ones that he can hike up against his partner’s chest? He loves them, whatever they come. 
C = Cum (anything to do with cum, basically)
Octavio is the type of dude that cums a shit ton. Makes a mess all over his crotch whenever he jerks off, fills up a condom an embarrassing amount. Will brag about it, because he’s That Way. 
D = Dirty Secret (pretty self explanatory, a dirty secret of theirs)
Octavio has had sex with several state heads kids. They would intend his parents parties with their parents and after a few drinks and bad choices later, well. Let’s just say Octavio is not welcome in the Psamathe State Building. 
E = Experience (how experienced are they? do they know what they’re doing?)
He’s had a lot of partners! Octavio likes men, women, and everyone in between. I think he’s slept with more folks with dicks than folks with pussies, but that doesn’t mean he shies away from the intricacies of them. Very enthusiastic lover, very eager to learn. 
F = Favorite position (this goes without saying)
His partner sitting on him in any way is grand. Sitting on his face? Fabulous. Sitting on his dick and facing him? Oyeee. Sitting on his dick and facing away from him? Dale, amor, let’s go, let’s go, let’s goooo. 
G = Goofy (are they more serious in the moment? are they humorous? etc.)
Octavio Jose Hildegard Silva takes almost nothing seriously. Sex included. The type of partner that blows raspberries into his partner’s stomach when he’s trying to go down on them. Would laugh at a queef or a fart. 
H = Hair (how well groomed are they? does the carpet match the drapes? etc.)
No hair. Aerodynamics. 
Just kidding. Octavio’s got a little bush going on but nothing crazy. He usually forgets to shave but he’ll realize he’s gotten a little wild when the hair starts to get tangled. 
I = Intimacy (how are they during the moment? the romantic aspect)
Octavio isn’t one for romance. He prefers to have fun, can’t take it when it’s slow. Might call out I love you if he’s with a partner he really cares about but that’s on the rare occasion he’s in a committed relationship.  
J = Jack off (masturbation headcanon)
Jerking off when he was younger is one of the reasons that Octavio can go multiple rounds. He essentially trained his dick to be used to multiple orgasms in a short amount of time. His partner can thank him being a horny teenager for how many rounds he can go. 
K = Kink (one or more of their kinks)
Listen, I’m not saying Octavio lowkey has a foot fetish but I’m saying Octavio lowkey has a foot fetish. Lives for his partner having nice, clean toes. Will pay for pedicures. Refuses to admit it but if his partner were to stick their feet in his face and some accidentally get in his mouth? Instant erection. 
L = Location (favorite places to do the do)
Anywhere there’s the possibility of getting caught. Thrill-seeking Octavio lives for having to cover his partner’s mouth in an office cubicle, in a supply closet, in a bathroom stall. Get ready for cramped, tight locations, where he can glue his body to his partner. 
M = Motivation (what turns them on, gets them going)
Octavio lives in a perpetual state of horny. It doesn’t take much for him to be intrigued, if not outright turned on. His partner talking about something they know really well, the information going completely overhead while they’re super knowledgeable? Nice. His partner working out, covered in a little sheen of sweat, breathing hard? Nice. His partner sitting on the couch, minding their business? Fucking nice. 
N = No (something they wouldn’t do, turn offs)
Would not spit in his partner’s mouth. Weirdly is okay with spitting on their holes for lube, but even then he’s not here for those nasty, hocked loogies. It’s just... gross, amigos.  
O = Oral (preference in giving or receiving, skill, etc.)
Octavio’s kind of selfish when it comes to oral. Definitely prioritizes getting head over giving head -- that being said, when he does give head, he’s VERY enthusiastic about it. Messy, sloppy, will leave his partner’s cunt soaked or their cock drenched.  
P = Pace (are they fast and rough? slow and sensual? etc.)
If it isn’t clear, Octavio tends to move quickly. The sound of his hips clapping against his partners, the quick, steady thrusts of his hips inside of them, building faster and faster? That’s his speed. 
Q = Quickie (their opinions on quickies, how often, etc.)
Octavio lives for quickies. Especially ones at inconvenient times. He will start feeling up on his partner while they’re on the phone, or when they’re in a meeting, or when he’s just bored in general. If he can get them alone, the pants are coming off. 
R = Risk (are they game to experiment? do they take risks? etc.)
[Looks into the camera like I’m on The Office]
S = Stamina (how many rounds can they go for? how long do they last?)
As I mentioned earlier, Octavio’s propensity to jerk off regularly when he was younger built up his stamina. He cums pretty quickly but he can get hard literally almost a minute after. Can go multiple times in an hour. 
T = Toys (do they own toys? do they use them? on a partner or themselves?)
Octavio has owned one (1) pocket pussy ever and it was Too Powerful. He does not own any more toys. Would gladly try them out, though. 
U = Unfair (how much they like to tease)
Octavio is a relentless tease. Will drive his partner crazy with the fleeting touches, the way he drags out giving them head. Still, his patience for teasing wears thin pretty quickly so what seems like forever for him might not be too long for someone more durable. 
V = Volume (how loud they are, what sounds they make, etc.)
Super noisy! Talks a shit ton during sex. Usually he switches between English and Spanish. A lot of babbling, talking about how good it feels, how much he loves to watch his partner move, etc. 
W = Wild card (a random headcanon for the character)
Has definitely thought about trying to put his dick into one of those Chinese Fingertraps. Has not done it because even he couldn’t bring that to Ajay to fix. 
X = X-ray (let’s see what’s going on under those clothes)
Octavio’s pretty slim. He was definitely one of those really scrwany, really bony teenagers that became a scrawny, bony adult. However, after he started competing in races and running the gauntlets, he became more muscular. He’ll never be big, but he’s definitely. Lean, mean, fighting machine, with a really big dick, because for some reason skinny guys always have really big dicks? It’s like almost eight inches you guys. What the fuck.  
Y = Yearning (how high is their sex drive?)
As I said earlier, Octavio is in a perpetual state of horny. He’s always down to fuck. Always. It is really, really rare that he’s not ready to go. Wants to fuck and wants to fuck a lot. 
Z = Zzz (how quickly they fall asleep afterwards)
Depends! Sometimes, he’ll roll over and go right to sleep -- especially after a couple of drinks. But if his partner is rearing to go again, he’ll stay up for however long they want him to. Especially if it means getting his dick even more wet. 
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leonhaxor · 5 years
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Hello, yes, welcome to a Deltarune Theory
So, we all know how Gaster was the royal scientist for King Dreemurr. Built his greatest creation, the CORE - which we know that is a massive power source - and that Gaster famously "fell into his creation." Most interpreters thin it's the CORE he fell into, but it's not exactly elaborated upon. We also know what whatever he fell into, he basically became a glitch in the system of UNDERTALE's reality.
Do we really know HOW his CORE works, though?
The CORE was Gaster's greatest creation. Which, as far as we ever knew, was an absolutely MASSIVE energy reactor that provided power to all of the Underground. These are the facts here. Judging by all the lava, it'd be safe to say the power source was geothermal in origin.
The thing is, as far as 'greatest creations' go, this seems a little bit... too mundane. Yes, it's massive. Yes, it looks like Shadow Moses and Hollow Bastion had a lovechild (the castle in KH1, not the variant with an actual town around it). Yes, the overworld theme there is a banger. But at the end of the day it's still a glorified power plant. To his credit, it's unknown how long it actually took him to make it, as well as the implied time period they were sealed away being at least around Medieval Times, if not further back.
But even then... what about the CORE could shatter Gaster's existence across time and space (assuming it was the creation at all)?
Monsters can die to a lot of the same things any other living being can die to. There might be certain allowances, based on what kind of monster they were. If the CORE was geothermal in nature, if a fire elemental was to fall into its workings... well, barring the "drop of water in an ocean" possibility, it's highly likely they'd survive intimate contact with such high levels of heat. A monster that may or may not be a skeleton, like Gaster is widely believed to be? Probably has a melting point.
With the heavy implications that his fall into the CORE spread his essence across time and space, and the specific attention to getting those details across... would a fall into a mere geothermal reactor, no matter how large, actually spread one's being across existence in such an anomalous manner? What would set it apart from dying in literally any other part of the Underground, where monsters turn to dust instead?
As we have seen in both UNDERTALE and deltarune, a Fall is an *incredibly important thing*. Chara/The First Human fell into the underground, arguably fucking up everyone as badly (if not more so) than the human wizards of old who trapped monsters in the Underground. The six human children that came after did the exact same thing, leaving only their SOULs and their gear behind for Asgore and Frisk, respectively, to use. Frisk... well, they too fell into the Underground, and gave us the means to interact with that world.
What do monsters call dying of old age in their culture? Falling down. You know who also did this by the time we're in Chapter 1 of deltarune? Gerson. There’s a book in the  The one person alive who knew what the delta rune was, and who has been getting an awful lot of mention for a dead turtle, but I'll get to that later. Note that there was a distinct difference in the way that it was described for Gaster - he “fell into his own creation,” but he did not “fall down.” Humpty Dumpty might have been pushed.
But the point is, Gaster's own fall is fascinating because like in the context of the human children's falls, his Fall marked a beginning of a story (most obviously, Alphys', but I'm not sure that's where it ends), and the context of an end (such as Gerson's fall in deltarune, and his posthumous reverence by the community that he was from, much like the Followers do).
...so, what exactly might be the cause for Gaster's non-existence, regarding the CORE itself? How exactly did any of that end up being relevant?
Let's talk about deltarune's story for a second.
Recall that the Knight has been referred to by Spade King in crimson text... which, if you recall, is rather similar in color to that of the human SOUL in Kris.
But what kind of creature could this Knight be, to fight the Spade King and instill such profound loyalty within this monarch? When he is so powerful, so cunning, so ruthless, as we see him in his boss battle (as well as indirectly, though his effect on the Darkners' Kingdom)? What if I told you... 
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Ahem.
Jokes aside, we do have to consider what kind of monster this Knight would have to be, one with the power to create the Holy Fountains. One that we haven't actually seen onscreen, and have heard even less of than King. Except... we might actually have seen someone, or rather something, that DOES have ties with the Knight, or at least his ability to manipulate the Fountains.
Kris.
Or rather, their SOUL.
Or even more specifically... a SOUL that we simply control.
Let's walk back a bit from the stinger, and work our way from there.
Here's a picture from the final scene we have so far in the Dark World, specifically of the “fountain” that we encounter. 
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If you are viewing this in-game, the pattern is constantly scrolling diagonally, along the same line but in different directions. If you pay attention to it, you'll see this strange symbol that looks like a chinese fingertrap with spades on the ends.
Now take a look at this picture from the vessel creation screen. It’s been taken from just before the other menu items appear, for maximum clarity. 
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Note how, while there is a constant rippling effect from the center, not unlike water in a pool, we can clearly see that there is a shape being distorted.
One that bears a striking resemblance to that of the fountain itself.
Both times we see this pattern, texture, whatever you prefer calling it... there is a brief interval where we see it, before a *Red SOUL* is seen in the center of it. And, directly afterwards, we are shown a white light that encompasses the entire screen, before we are brought into the World of Light.
Curiously, in the earlier variant, the screen turns white from the center x-axis and outwards, where the second one turns white from the center y-axis and outwards. Not entirely sure of the significance of the differing choice in axis, but I think it has something to do with the context of each entry. The first is our entry into the game, or rather the prologue, while the latter is our entry into the epilogue.
I believe that the former is representative of the SOUL's entry into the CORE, while the latter is representative of it returning from the depths of the Dark World.
Yes, you read that right.
I believe that the entirety of this game take place inside the CORE.
Between the curious reactions to entering his name into either of the inputs, along with all of the references to sounds and words associated with him, most people think Gaster is the narrator in the opening sequence. Or Chara, according to @Squigglydigg's initial theories playing the game. But while that'd be interesting to explore, I'll have to go a third route for the moment, as I believe there is more evidence to back this idea up.
I might as well address the name input easter eggs before I go farther. Neither "Frisk" nor "Chara" happen to elicit any sort of unique response from the narrator whatsoever. If you name Gaster as the Vessel, the program soft resets. But if you name him as the Creator... it shuts down immediately, before you can truly enter the "R."
I believe that this narrator we are introduced to is actually a program designed by Gaster himself, made to oversee the CORE's operations.
If Gaster is named as the creator of this vessel, the program crashes. Note that this name is also used as that of the SAVE file's profile. As far as we know so far, the vessel's name is inconsequential. It's been hypothesized that this vessel will become relevant in later chapters, but it is unclear if and how it would actually be used.
My current thoughts as to what the creator has to do with this program... is that whoever is actually using the program is in some form of VR simulation. One that, as suggested by the cage at the end of the chapter, is meant to trap the player. I’ll get more into how it tries to do so in the next part of my hypothesis.
I haven’t forgotten about the "Chara" figure at the end of the chapter. I think this is actually a clue to the true identity of the Knight, or at least the World of Light's equivalent. Recall that the one in the Dark World is never seen, but is able to summon the Holy Fountains of Darkness. King, in his fight, has an odd hatred for Kris specifically, calling them the specific name of "Lightbringer" for the first and only time so far in the game. Picture the act of what the Knight *does*, bringing forth a fountain of shadows from the Earth. When Kris stands before that castle fountain, it erupts into light (and is presumably destroyed, but then again, we don’t actually see the aftermath of this action).
The Knight is implied to be obscenely powerful, in both conventional combat and enough to create dark fountains, enough to make King into a willing and eager servant. If we look back at UNDERTALE's genocide route, we see Flowey (who in terms of power and personality greatly resembles King) eagerly supporting "Chara" in their slaughtering of the Underground. And, by the time we have defeated Sans, we've made them into a truly unstoppable killing machine. Note how the Knight's colortext has a unique red and black gradient effect, representing their ties to the darkness while also bringing to mind the infamous red text that accompanied our player-made killer's thoughts. Thoughts laid out in simpler text rendering, but noticably brighter hue than that associated with the Knight.
Also recall the words of Seam the Shopkeeper, should you defeat Jevil. He heavily implies that Jevil is only a taste of what is to come, that later enemies will be even more powerful than that reality warping madman. In the world of UNDERTALE, what has proven more powerful than a human with high LV?
Apart from human error... not much comes to mind, honestly.
In the next part of my Game Theory(TM), I’ll be going over what I think Ralsei’s part to play in all of this really is, as well as what the CORE actually *does* to generate power for the Underground.
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manodzit-blog · 4 years
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Nike Vapor Untouchable 2 from Aixsponza on Vimeo.
When your shoe locks down to the ground like a magnet and the cloth is fastening around your foot like a chinese fingertrap - you're problably in for an american football game with a pair of Nike Vapor Untouchable II. And we are in for a wild VFX ride combining live action footage with rendered footwear, closeup weave and exploding particles.
------------------------------- Credits:
Client: Nike Inc.
Animation Studio: Aixsponza
VFX Director / Editing: Christian Tyroller
VFX Supervisor / TD / CD: Manuel Casasola Merkle
Producer: Julian Fischer
Art Direction: Ronny Schmidt Santi Zoraidez
3D Artists: Leo Akinbiyi Joey Camacho Matthias „Tisi“ Lein Moritz Schwind Matthias Zabiegly
VFX Artists: Ben Watts Fuat Yüksel
Modeling & Sculpting: Lars Korb
Rotoscoping: Manuel Voss
Compositing: Sylvia „Sylvi“ Rössler
Sound Design: Michael Fakesch
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federicodonati · 7 years
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Nike Vapor Untouchable 2 from Aixsponza on Vimeo.
When your shoe locks down to the ground like a magnet and the cloth is fastening around your foot like a chinese fingertrap - you're problably in for an american football game with a pair of Nike Vapor Untouchable II. And we are in for a wild VFX ride combining live action footage with rendered footwear, closeup weave and exploding particles.
------------------------------- Credits:
Client: Nike Inc.
Animation Studio: Aixsponza
VFX Director / Editing: Christian Tyroller
VFX Supervisor / TD / CD: Manuel Casasola Merkle
Producer: Julian Fischer
Art Direction: Ronny Schmidt Santi Zoraidez
3D Artists: Leo Akinbiyi Joey Camacho Matthias „Tisi“ Lein Moritz Schwind Matthias Zabiegly
VFX Artists: Ben Watts Fuat Yüksel
Modeling & Sculpting: Lars Korb
Rotoscoping: Manuel Voss
Compositing: Sylvia „Sylvi“ Rössler
Sound Design: Michael Fakesch
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huang-ng · 7 years
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Nike Vapor Untouchable 2 from Aixsponza on Vimeo.
When your shoe locks down to the ground like a magnet and the cloth is fastening around your foot like a chinese fingertrap - you're problably in for an american football game with a pair of Nike Vapor Untouchable II. And we are in for a wild VFX ride combining live action footage with rendered footwear, closeup weave and exploding particles.
------------------------------- Credits:
Client: Nike Inc.
Animation Studio: Aixsponza
VFX Director / Editing: Christian Tyroller
VFX Supervisor / TD / CD: Manuel Casasola Merkle
Producer: Julian Fischer
Art Direction: Ronny Schmidt Santi Zoraidez
3D Artists: Leo Akinbiyi Joey Camacho Matthias „Tisi“ Lein Moritz Schwind Matthias Zabiegly
VFX Artists: Ben Watts Fuat Yüksel
Modeling & Sculpting: Lars Korb
Rotoscoping: Manuel Voss
Compositing: Sylvia „Sylvi“ Rössler
Sound Design: Michael Fakesch
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