#Moving Forward is the Future.

[trashgoblincreature]

happy thanksgiving to all who celebrate it. here have a shitpost

for context. i like to imagine octavio invites them over for dinner at some point in an attempt to make peace so they arent always at each other's throats, but soon realizes that wasnt exactly going to be much of a concern for him, anymore, anyways-

#splatoon #splatoon au #splatoon 3 #splatoon 2 #octo expansion #splatoon octo expansion #mr grizz #commander tartar #dj octavio #Moving Forward is the Future. #i love the idea of octavio realizing the ones hes trying to make peace with in order to keep them from ever bothering him again are now-- #--the most pathetic creatures he'll ever meet. they wanna live the rest of their lives normally just as much as he does at this point #and he'll just have to be like oh ok. i guess we're done trying to kill each other forever then- #who knows? they might even manage to befriend him if they promise to never kidnap his troops again #its still pretty unlikely he'll be on good terms with them that easily but yknow itd be a step in the right direction i think- #also im sorry if octavio doesnt look right. i had a different design but forgot where it was and had to go off memory :']

[acandlesflame]

team rwby in my style ^_^ 🌹❄️🐈‍⬛🔥

#rwby #rwby fanart #ruby rose #weiss schnee #blake belladonna #yang xiao long #i love these girls sm #epilogue made me very emotional :’) #i haven’t been into rwby for very long but i’m so happy i decided to watch it #it’s become a really big source of comfort for me #i’m excited to see where it goes in the future #i have lots of hope <3 #keep moving forward

[suntails]

fallen

#KICKS OPEN THE DOOR. HIIIIIII IM BAAAAAACK. TWIRLS MY HAIR AND STARES UNBLINKINGLY AT U #okay so long story short i need to speedrun if i wanna draw ANY lore art this time #bc i go to NY w no computer for 2 weeks on thurs and i wont have nrainrot anymore after. so i need to draw FAST things #so yea. she um. she. died. sniffles. ngl i thought she was already dead from the prev update so this STUNG #the fuckign GRIEF the way lilia collapses down in mourning her loss. she falls to the humans. i am SICK it HURTS #silver was so devastated in 7.5 without even seeing the death firsthand and being like 'how could i ever be loved' #lilia looking at malleus. the future of the kingdom. the treasure of his two closest friends (loves?) #and is like 'how can i ever love him enough' and proceeds to spend A FIFTH OF HIS LIFE SEARCHING FOR A SOLUTION #dealing w prejudice from humans. kicked out of the army Disgraced. all while mourning. he keeps going out of LOVE #twst #twisted wonderland #lilia vanrouge #malleus draconia #hes an egg he counts #ch 7 spoilers #so yea blah blah blah im not as eloquent as u geniuses i will just draw a silly little dramatic art to capture my misery and move forward #suntails

[jewreallythinkthat]

Would love it if people stopped fandomising the war. Like person XYZ wouldn't have an opinion cause they are a fictional character.

People are dying. People are starving to death, dying from bombs and gun fire in a war that the majority of them did not want to start. This is not your blorbo fandom. These are real people.

I get that it's overwhelming and scary and horrifying but if it is too much for you, no one will blame you for logging out for a couple of days and just processing. Coping by forcing war into fandom spaces that people go to try and escape the horrors of real life is disgusting.

#jumblr #i keep seeing peope forcing aggressive anti israel to the point of demonising jews and israelis into fandom spaces #like just stop #if you arent able to talk about this situation like an adult then maybe you should just keep quiet and listen #stop drowning out the voices of those trying to move forward and save lives now and in the future #this war isnt a game #people are dying and you turning it into fandom is so demeaning and shitty

[catt-nuevenor]

The Future

Time to establish what's going to happen from this point forwards.

The vast majority of you have been exceptionally patient this last year, and for that you have my deepest thanks. You've given me the time to not only write a book, but edit it, and send it off to literary agents, something I would have long given up on doing without the continued support of those who enjoy my writing.

Now that the book is off doing the rounds independently, it's time I got back to Myrk Mire.

Originally Myrk Mire was built in ChoiceScript, a scripting language created by the Choice of Games company. Choice of Games control what is done with their script, understandably, they own it. This does pose some restrictions. I can't, for example, release any paid material built using ChoiceScript unless it is directly through their publishing label. If I do publish under their label, I maintain IP or Intellectual Property Rights, however I also grant them the exclusive rights under perpetual license to publish the multiple choice game 'electronically'.

Source: Choice of Games.com

As you can see from the outline above, they do make exceptions for stories published in non-competing formats, and for sequels, prequels, and spin-offs. However, traditional publishing houses might require stricter control over IP, distribution, and exclusivity. It will only become more and more complicated as things progress, and being locked into a perpetual license agreement of any nature is not a decision to make lightly.

As some of you may be sensing from the tone of all this so far, I'm going to be moving Myrk Mire away from Choice of Games and ChoiceScript, and into a new medium/format.

After tinkering, and trialling with a few alternatives, I've decided to go with Renpy. Renpy, while largely used for visual novel style games and stories, provides a very workable framework for interactive fiction, and is an Open Source script, it isn't beholden to publishing contracts, licence cost, or exclusivity.

I'm not going to be diving into transferring Myrk Mire right away, it's a huge piece of writing, in an entirely different scripting language, and as previously stated, there are a lot of changes I want to implement with the cast. Instead, I'm creating a trial story: One Háḟest Day. My Patrons have been aware of all this for about a month or so, and have already seen some previews.

One Háḟest Day takes place in Aldmirham before the events of Myrk Mire, around the time the Main Character and the Wanderers first arrived in town. The reader will have the choice to follow one of the romanceable characters through a single day, with opportunities to explore their lives and relationships before the Main Character and Child come along. I hope it will provide a proving ground for the changes that previously caused debate, and an opportunity for people to try out the new format and interface.

My plan is to distribute One Háḟest Day through Itch.io, working with their early access framework and voluntary payments for such as soon as one of the character routes is ready to play from beginning to end, updating regularly with the other characters as they too are completed, and with additional features as required. Once the full game is complete, I will release a separate full build with a set minimum price that can be discussed with the community as we move forwards.

At the second, I'm aiming for a web hosted format and a desktop/laptop downloadable format, with phone compatibility to come later down the line once things are stable.

I will post production updates and info when I can to tumblr, though a lot of what I'm doing now is very python coding heavy, so perhaps not that interesting?

I've included some screenshots below of very early development, featuring a Character Log and Word Log that I hope will allow readers to more easily navigate the story. I'm toying with the idea of having a Mysteries Log as well that will keep track of snippets of information gleaned from each character's route, but that can be a tinkering feature for now.

Let me know your thoughts, concerns, or excitement, though do keep all messages objective and polite.

#MyrkMire #Myrk Mire #writing update #Moving forwards #Future Plans #The Future of the story

[bizarrelittlemew]

i was hoping to make a post like this under happier circumstances, but here goes.

as some of you know, everything with the cancellation and renewal campaign has happened right on top of the worst part of my mom's cancer treatment (plus the show was cancelled on my actual birthday 💀). i won't go into details, but it's been tough. lots of ups and downs, mostly downs, luckily ending (for now) on as much of an up as circumstances allow. the whole thing has been weirdly tied to the cancellation for me, kind of amplifying every feeling. the grief got mixed up, and there was so much of it - mourning the loss of the kind of future i thought i'd have with my mother and the time we might not get, mourning the end of a show that means so much to me and is such a big part of my life. different types of grief, sure, and of different magnitudes, but in one big ugly swirl. i sort of had a breakdown right at the start of february, and it was because of news about my mom, but it morphed into my brain telling me everything i'd ever written was shit and wanting to delete it all. stuff like that, spilling over.

anyway. i was holding off on writing this post to see if the show got picked up by someone else. but i still want to say it. because what also spilled over was the support and community from this fandom, and being in this space (despite the rough times and high emotions) helped me through it, because of all of you here. whether we talk regularly, or you left a comforting reply or simply a like on one of my posts about having a hard time (i tried to keep them few), or wrote a nice comment on a fic, or said something funny or nice or insightful in the tags of a gifset, or was active here (or on twt) in any way, talking/sharing/creating stuff about the show - THANK YOU.

you all helped me through all the ups and downs, and i am so grateful. thank you for being here, listening, distracting, helping me feel some joy despite the horrors. i love you and i love this incredible show and all it has brought and will continue to bring and inspire, and although it should go without saying, i'm not going anywhere. just do me a favor and give yourself a big ol' hug from me, and know that you made a difference for some random guy on the internet (but in reality for many more, and for this fandom as a whole, just by being here and being you) 💕

#🐭📓 #oh wow this got long #i grieved so much in january and never truly got my hopes up even though i of course wished something would happen #that the second “cancellation” message did not hit me as hard as it did for others - like i'd already absorbed that reality #but no matter what. all the effort was worth it - even for just the slightest chance of renewal and showing the cast and crew all the love #and seeing the fandom rally and all the fun moments we found along the way in a shitty situation none of us wished to be in #and for the record - i don't think this means there is no possibility of anything happening in the future #i just think the current/immediate negotiations fell through due to the current streaming landscape #you never know what can happen even if nothing happens for years #it's just that it's not happening right now and we shouldn't be at the edge of our seats. but instead settle into long term fandom mode #instead of constant campaign mode. keep showing all our love for the show and letting it inspire us and move us #and keep supporting the cast and crew in their next works #there is so much more to come from the same creative minds #and i for one am looking forward to experiencing it with you all 💗 #ok i will stop rambling now skdjfhdjks

[gumy-shark]

one of the really fun things abt thinking abt ur ocs is when you realize you’ve gone from a concept to a story. and it’s got themes and shit

#one of my major themes is really having fun with is the idea that you Can’t Go Back. #the past is gone and you can’t go back to it. #you can make memories and carry them with you but you have to move forward and you have to LIVE #anith lost pebs closest relationship and aria lost her past and her home and her divinity #and there’s no return to those things for either of them #but there is a future for them to face together

[luminiciant]

hold W :) keep moving forward

#dream #dream fanart #dreamwastaken #dreamwastaken fanart #dwt #dwt fanart #dream blobs #art #fanart #mcyt #mcyt fanart #dreamie #i love him so much #new motto tbh #hold W #keep moving forward #all we can really do yk it sucks but we gotta keep going #looking forward to the future #💚💚

[downfalldestiny]

Sometimes i miss my past, but it's always best to look forward, not backwards 🖤 !.

#Life #Reality #Past #Future #Move on #downfalldestiny #downfall #New #Night #Vibes #Choices #try harder #Look forward #Lights #Streets #Clouds #Rain

[toonyballoony]

March 30, 2022

Meet the Robinsons turned 15 this year! I owe a lot of my art journey to this movie.

#digital #clip studio paint #meet the robinsons #mtr #disney #wilbur robinson #bowler hat guy #keep moving forward #fanart #can't believe the movie is older than I was when I first saw it #the future has arrived #tomorrowland

[linktoo]

Refrain Boy (First ED) vs. Cobalt (Last ED) Parallels

#mob psycho 100 #mp100 #shigeo kageyama #linktoo rambles #sorry I don't have time to make gifs... we need a whole gifset comparison #but the perspective of first reigen to him walking and meeting mob where his life turns to colour.... #and then mob... his own ED... all by himself looking towards the future... moving forward.... ARGHHH #I started crying #goddd I loveee how they show mob's routine it's a bit more of a child's perspective on life #compared to reigen's which is a little more intimate (washing hair + brushing teeth + drinking water and watering plant) #THE RUNNING COMPARISONS ARE JUST SOOO

[trashgoblincreature]

the full set [for now at least. ik cq isnt here but like. trying to make a design for him was impossible and i will go back to trying to make that later. for now, i need a break]

[tw for eye contact under cut. i forgot to tag it before, i'll try not to from now on]

#splatoon #splatoon 3 #splatoon au #commander tartar #splatoon octo expansion #splatoon 2 #octo expansion #mr grizz #o.r.c.a. #lil judd #Moving Forward is the Future.

[life-spire]

See more quotes.

#quote #quotes #inspiration #quoteoftheday #life quote #beautiful quote #quotation #life quotes #words #future #past #moving on #moving forward #progress #curators on tumblr

[soracities]

God I had such a wonderful literature teacher in high school. It pains me to admit that I spent most of his classes either sleeping or daydreaming about death and other equally depressing subjects. I remember thinking even then, I used to like books. Why can't I get myself through this readings why are all of these poems so lifeless to me? And like the rest of my classmates I just googled the Spanish equivalent for SparkNotes for all the readings and got a 10 in every exam. Now I find myself seeking out those same poems and sonnets and books and wishing I could turn back in time to actually listen to this passionate guy who had been all over Europe and knew 5 languages and lived so much and was so specific about which translation to get for every poem and have strong opinions about 10 other translations. I just want to grab my past self and shake them hard and scream "WAKE UP!!!!!! This thing you're ignoring right now will be the only spark of hope and joy you will find in your 20s please it's can save your life NOW if you manage to open your eyes and ears for a little bit"

Now I'm getting a degree in english, and I'm an auxiliary teacher at a primary school and it really feels a bit depressing to know that sometimes not even a great, passionate and talented teacher can make someone with an underlying interest in the subject actually pay attention and enjoy a high school class. Or maybe I was just an idiot and it's a me problem. Or maybe literature is meant to pass you by the first time around and make you go and get it out of your own will at your own time.

I think there's definitely something to be said for finding the right literature at the right time, absolutely--but I also think the fact that you still remember this teacher and the incredible passion and attentiveness he brought to those classes, that you are holding this recognition close to you now, even if you weren't able to give it the attention you wish you had at the time, counts for something, too 💕 in spite of everything something of his teaching still remained with you, even if it's being appreciated after the fact, and I think that, for most teachers, that impact alone means a great deal! Maybe you didn't appreciate the class itself, but you are appreciating the poems and those outlive every classroom and what greater influence is there than that? (And sometimes it's not even the subject itself that remains with you, but the actual teacher. I had an incredible English teacher also, but I know the impact she left on some of my friends had little to do with the poems and plays and everything to do with who she was as a person, and this is, I think, one of the most important things that come from a marvellous teacher)

I don't think you were an idiot at all--I think that whatever you were going through at the time must have been so immense, and as frustrating as it is to look back and wish you could have managed things differently, I think it's so important to allow yourself some grace for the fact that who you are now, looking back, and who you were then, are two different people--some circumstances, I think, are beyond a pupil and a teacher's control but we do the best we can with what we have, and what you have now, and what you had back then, probably look very, very different. Have you ever considered reaching out to your former literature teacher? Writing a letter or an email to let him now what you feel about his classes now, being older, and what this recognition means to you?

I think it's amazing that you are where you are now, with the passion you have now, and also with the awareness, even if you couldn't appreciate it at that time, of what a passionate teacher can bring because it will help make you a more attentive and better teacher as a result. I think teaching is one of those vocations you need to love with your entire being and if you can bring that love and that attentiveness with you to the best of your ability at any given time, then this counts for something, even if not immediately in the classroom itself 💕

#i wish you the best with your teaching and the rest your degree anon!!! #i think also sometimes the impact of certain classes and teachers are things you dont always realise until much later. and i dont think tha #is necessarily a flaw on your part #i think its just the way of things as you get older and gain new perspectives and are able to put your past experiences into a more detaile #framework and understand it more fully. and even if appreciation and gratitude come late they are still things you can use in your life as #you move forward from this point on and allow them to inform your future interactions <3 #ask #anonymous

[mymarifae]

btw i totally fucking called it

hehe.

#aoyagi toya when i GET YOU #i had a feeling... this is what they would loop back around to :) #he can't truly move forward by abandoning every last bit of his past. especially because that's never what he wanted to do #he loves his piano. he loves his violin. they're his instruments. he never wanted to leave them behind #but he felt he had to for a variety of reasons. he was thinking too black and white. too either or #but he's finally starting to understand that just isn't true ... #it's time to embrace his past and carry it with him into his future

[yourmentalhealthpal]

When the weight of the world feels heavy, these reminders are your gentle nudge towards lightness. Take each one to heart and let them be your compass back to joy. 💖

#yourmentalhealthpal #mental health awareness #self care #self help #motivation #stay strong #stay motivated #keep going #believe in your own magic #believe in yourself #better future #tomorrow is a new day #tomorrow will be a better day #keep moving forward #do your best #trust the journey #trust the process #self love #self improvement #mental health #emotional health #mental health support #coping strategies #ymhp