#Test Center

[oifaaa]

I dont think we as a society do enough with the fact that in current dc continuity the original story of how Damian was born is canon and that technically includes the bit were Talia gives Damian up for adoption as she thought that would be what's best for him bc there's a lot that can be done with this

#dc #talia al ghul #damian al ghul #damian wayne #dc comics #any universe with a white washed damian is bc talia accidentally picked up the wrong baby from the adoption center #and decided to love it like her own anyway #a universe like this is where ian comes from #but no honestly imagine the au possibilities #like an au were talia decided she missed her baby #but didnt want to go disturb him in his new life #so cloned him #and thats were the test tube damian comes from #au where damian was left with the adoption people #but still somehow ended up with bruce or dick later on #big reveal of holy fuck how is this kid bruces??? #there's so much we can do here folks #(also just fyi i will not tolerate any talia hate here) #(i love her and she was trying to do what was best for Damian)

[glasswaters]

i want to be a real boy, said the puppet to the fairy. i am too loud and too wooden. i cannot understand the softness of their skin.

when i lie, my nose grows. when i am lied to, nothing happens to them at all. they smile. their eyes shine, wet with salt-water. my wrists are bound with string, my ankles are threaded with wire.

when i open my mouth, out comes a scream, as a felled tree, bleeding sap. i've shattered the windows and bent the door.

i've broken my father's heart.

have i not given all i had within me to give? did i not shave myself hollow to offer a handful of wood chips and sawdust to anyone who would smile at me? my walls are thin, by now, and my voice is a haunting within my own head. when the sun is strong enough, it shines right through me.

as though i was made of glass, like the fine porcelain dolls in their fine silk dresses and their fine leather shoes. those chubby-red cheeks, polished to the noblest of shines.

smooth as aged pebbles, they do not hurt the palms that hold them unless dropped.

i have taken sandpaper to the high points of me. the rough, first, no matter how it hurt to hold it. no matter the mess. my father taught me well. i will not splinter if you touch me.

i will not lie. i will dance the dance, i will drink the drink, i will breathe only when i am told. i will sink this pining body into the sea. for my father, i will rot.

only make me soft. give me lungs and a beating, bleeding heart.

make me right, said the puppet to the fairy, make me whole.

silly little heartwood, said the fairy to the puppet, you are real. how else would you cry? there is nothing wrong with you.

#poetry #writerblr #writers of tumblr #poets of tumblr #my work #spilled ink #spilled words #pinocchio 🤝 autism #actually autistic #in which calling for help is not about the wood or the skin #nor is it understood #walked a wooden boy into a testing center and came out with no answers #burst a puppet into sodden tears

[weaselle]

i really like the lock picking in Skyrim because it's an actual skill that i, the player, have gotten good at.

like, i have never put a single perk point into the lockpicking tree, but i can pick any lock in the game in ten picks or less because i have a system that i developed into a practiced skill i use on all the locks.

That may sound like a useless or broken game dynamic, but it's one of my favorite things in the game actually -- the locks in Skyrim are built a certain way, and i, as a player, have developed the skill to pick them based on experience, practice, and the development of a process.

i actually wish more things in more RPGs were like that.

#video games #i'd love to use little skill tests and stuff for table top games too #the little ball on a rope into the cup game or a rubix cube or one of those four move chess puzzles #even that game memory #you could use those kinds of skill attainable mini games in a ttrpg for things like lock picking / pick pocketing ... #even a dart board for arrows would be cool with difficulty ranging from just hit the board to center bullseye only #idk i think that could be cool

[lonestarflight]

The Apollo 8 (CSM-103/LTA-B/SA-503) stack at Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center (KSC). This was during a prelaunch alert-mobile service structure pull back. (Mobile launch tower on left and mobile service structure on right.)

Date: December 17, 1968

NASA ID: S68-55424, S68-55415

#Apollo 8 #Apollo CSM Block II #CSM-103 #Lunar Module #Lunar Module Test Article #LTA-B #Saturn V #SA-503 #Rocket #NASA #Apollo Program #C Prime-type Mission #LC-39A #Kennedy Space Center #Florida #December #1968 #my post

[stuckinapril]

There will not be a single moment next week in which I’m not running around doing something

#full time studying / volunteering at the refugee center / volunteering at two clinics #literally ab to have a meeting ab shadowing a doctor who’s researching ftd dementia in like 50 minutes #organic chemistry research 5 days a week bc ur bitch is trying to get published #hitting the gym 6 days a week. I’ll probably have to move it to mornings soon #meal prep #trying to snag a lowkey part time job #trying to read 30 minutes before bed #somehow have 2 fit a social life into this #I’m excited bc I finally feel like my time budgeting abilities are being put to the test BUT holy fuck . #studying will be my no 1 priority always. literally catch me doing anki cards in any pocket of free time I have #but I better live up to the challenge of juggling everything else too #ik I got this. and these are all things im choosing to do. not things I have to do #and I love being busy so it’ll be so fun #just had to be in awe for a second bc I used to admire girls who’re like this. and I am officially about to be one of them #p

[alwaysbewoke]

a LOT of ladies failing this test. A LOT!!!

#dating strategy #accountability test #relationship compatibility #past relationship inquiries #screening potential partners #toxic traits #self-centered behavior #red flags #dating criteria #partner evaluation #relationship values

[gayvampyr]

being autistic and having to deal with bureaucracy is like “sorry for the communication error!” (not my fault even remotely)

#why is my prof all aggro about my not scheduling an exam with the university disability center #bitch i knew the policy beforehand. i didn’t schedule an exam because i simply did not want to take it 2 hours early! #how is it my fault that you didn’t go ahead and put me on the roster to test with the rest of the class knowing i didn’t schedule an exam #with accommodations #he seems actually mad that i wanted to know where to go for the test tonight as if it was my oversight and not his #that’s the policy babe! #if i don’t want an extra long exam i get put in the regular one #it’s literally the rule. disabled student doesn’t choose to use their accommodations -> they do the regularly scheduled stuff #autism #text post

[jonniechill]

okay not to come of as a hater for a second but i'm thinking about this again and kind of want to get the thought out...

is it just me or is the way people discuss pilots online a little... odd? don't get me wrong, it's honestly really cool to see people get so hyped up and invested in something based on the pilot alone, but from how some people discuss them it belies a bit of a misunderstand of what a pilot is supposed to be and do.

a pilot is a proof of concept for something, not the finished product. this is most evident with pilots produced the traditional route, where the final series may be wildly different from the initial pitch (the first one that comes to mind is the gravity falls pilot, although it's still pretty similar to what we did end up getting).

so it's... i'm a little concerned for the inevitable fallout when a popular pilot becomes a series that's different from it's initial pitch, i suppose

#like i really enjoyed the amazing digital circus pilot #and im excited to see how it changes and grows... but it seems like somewhere along the line #there came this false impression that a pilot HAS to be the template for a show #as opposed to the first 'complete' version of what an episode has the POTENTIAL to be #i remember noting a lot of odd discussion too when the lackadaisy pilot dropped... #and again dont get me wrong VERY EXCITING and LOTS to talk about even before the series was funded #but i remember the discussion centering around the pilot in a way that was like... treating it as if it were the finished product #less like a test run and more like a full short film? #idk i just worry someone somewhere will get in a kerfuffle and i hope it doesnt happen #jonnie's thoughts

[elalalune]

In the Buggy in Wonderland AU, If Doflamingo met Buggy when he was younger, does that also mean that Rosinante also met Buggy when he was younger? If so, does he have any positive thoughts about Buggy? What about Rosinante's thoughts on Shanks feelings/actions toward Buggy? Is he okay with it or does he think that something is a little off?

Yeah all four of them played some flamingo croquet together when they were younger (rip Rosi tho. The flamingo mallets kept acting up whenever he's around)

He's fairly neutral towards Buggy but doesn't think much abt him since he tries not to be seen associating too much with Shanks and antthing related to him because he doesn't want to risk Doffy figuring things out

He does find Shanks' obssession a little,, strange but he understands. Shanks agreed to Rosi's plans just so he could have more power and people to create a way to reach Buggy's world because he wants to meet Buggy again. He's still a much better option than Doffy though— atleast Shanks is fairly amicable and would be good at ruling while Doffy is more likely to get Wonderland destroyed

Rosi's reasonings here are flawed though since one of his main reasons not to let Doffy become queen is that his brother won't have the citizens best interest in mind and would only prioritize himself and their "family"

And this AU's Shanks is essentially the same in that he only cares for trying to find Buggy and cares about a select few (Uta, Luffy, Beckman, etc) but atleast he tries to be a good ruler ?

#this shanks is a very obssessive yan #he yearns for the clownussy #he's not necessarily the greatest option but it's better than having doffy as a ruler #if a male version of the bechdel test exists wonderland shanks would not pass it bc most of his motives here tend to center around buggy #so uhh yeah this au's shanks is wildly different ahahahaha #ALSO the Queen of Hearts has the power to appoint Kings for both Red White and Heart (it makes no sense irl but this is wonderland) #Red and White Queens still have the power to grant other titles/roles/promotions to their own court #but the King titles has always been granted by the Queen of Hearts so this is the MAIN main reason why Shanks wants the Hearts throne #he's not gonna risk Doffy fucking him over by appointing someone else as his King he doesn’t want anyone other than his Buggy #bro really stole another throne and took over 3 kingdoms just to get the chance to marry his future clown wife 🤭 #buggy in wonderland au #asks #BIWasks

[mattodore]

a little update on what i've been doing in the sims lately! don't mind the huge walls of text for once i'm saying things in the post instead of the tags lmao

matthias's scars are very slowly coming along! i really love his left leg scar but can't really show all of it because i'd have to get him naked for that and it also wraps around his leg. um, but it starts at the side of his hip and carves down at an angle before abruptly following a steep line to the back of his calf. it looks gnarly which is exactly what i'm trying to achieve with matthias's scars! i'm also pretty pleased with the scars on his wrists and side, but the scar he has on the back of his right leg is... a little too crunchy? i don't know, it just looks weird. it's kind of hard to get the scars i'm making to look good on matthias's body. especially scars that're smaller or delicate... like the instant loss of quality makes me want to chew on exposed wires. but that's where i've left off on them! his arms and back are where he has the most damage but my god... it's SO difficult trying to get scars to look nice over his biceps and back muscles. also the hair ties i made for him look nice on his wrist <3

theo's apartment is also finally in the works. i've got the base layout finished and a general idea of what all the rooms are for. building and decorating isn't actually that daunting to me, surprisingly—instead, what's actually causing me a lot of grief is the realization that this is too big for theo to really be comfortable in. so, i was thinking, okay, that's fine, just get rid of three of the rooms and scale down the living area. only to pause and take into account the fact that theo's parents pay for this. they're controlling and also very big on appearance so i'm not sure they'd be fine with their son living in a shoebox—i mean, what would people say if word got to them that he doesn't even have a walk-in closet? like... that's the kind of people they are. but i wanted theo to feel comfortable in his apartment so now i'm feeling conflicted on how i want it to look. i'm definitely going to scale down the bedrooms and the living area... but it'll still feel too big to theo. there are just too many corners for him to ever fully let his guard down... which, hm... well, maybe that fits the story more anyway.

this is his general aesthetic for the interior btw... i want it to be brown, cream, and green all throughout the apartment with splashes of orange (this mix between his old dorm and his childhood home but with something new blending it together). i really wanted him to have stained glass windows in his kitchen and bathroom but couldn't find any </3 so sadly that's not happening. and i need to find a nice curio cabinet for his collection of bells... along with bells too lmao. but that's where i'm at so far! i'm seriously going to just sit here in build mode for hours just... trying to figure out how to make this place more comfortable for theo. like it's supposed to be where he feels safe but it's just too much rn.

#river dipping #matthias evanoff #theodore doe #echthroi #also if anyone has any tips on getting scars or other skin details to look good let me know please... #i'd love to try projection painting again but my laptop is too slow and i can't get opengl to function on my desktop </3 #like i get an error every time i try to open matthias's .obj and even reddit is failing me on a fix for it <///3 #and okayyy theo's apartment!! i'm so torn up abt it now #but does his bed not look super fucking comfortable... #i might have to change his bed to that queen bed in the guest room just because the one in theo's room is... interestingly colored. #i'm going to recolor it to just plain white/cream sheets... and maybe mess with the mesh a bit. really i should test the bed in game #bc i'm not sure it'll work very well... #i wanted theo to have a wooden headboard but all of the ones i had like that just didn't look like he could nestle into them #he's just. a little guy. if i can't picture theo curling up in the center of the bed then it just won't work #but yeah. that’s my update ☝️ #........i'm super excited to start on the home matthias buys shortly after he starts falling in love with theo btw #the floor plan in my head is so beautiful and it's all very open... bc <3 matthias was thinking abt putting theo in his home from the jump #long post

[estebunny]

esteban ocon and alex albon at 2024 pre-season test filming

via f1 youtube channel

#the photographer did ask alex and esteban to move closer to center #but neither of them really moved from where they stood lol #so no complaint for being left away ig #esteban ocon #f1 #pre season test 2024

[chaoswarfare]

dp x dc prompt #55

After 14 separate grease fires, 12 minor knife fights, several layers deep messes, and 4 unidentifiable cooking attempts, Alfred finally gets fed up with the bat kids(excepting Jason, of course) messing up his kitchen attempting to cook. No matter how many times he tries to get them to stay out, they always seem to find their way back into the kitchen and a mess not far behind. If he can’t keep them out, the very least he can do is attempt to get them to learn how to cook. Maybe a culinary class would do them good.

Danny was finally living the good life. Mostly. His rogues have settled down, and his parents have stepped back some from ghost hunting after a string of failures(that may or may not be his fault) of actually hunting any ghost. It all started when he let slip that he was planning to move away from Amity Park. Now he’s got an entire checklist of things to work through to be deemed competent enough to be left(mostly) alone. Number one? Lunch Lady is sending him to learn how to cook.

Culinary do x dc adventures, Worst Cooks In America style. There’s going to be so many grease fires, and maybe someone will even actually learn something.

or- are there any heroes that actually know how to cook?

#danny phantom #danny fenton #dc x dp #crossover #dc universe #dp x dc #dp x dc crossover #writing prompt #writing #funny #batpham #everyone gets a taste of the big bad cooking school #jason is the only one that goes willingly #danny single handedly failed every single safety test #and then procured the help of box lunch with the promise of sweets to help him cheat #tim is the first one to burn his hand on a sheet pan trying to just pull it out of the oven #duke and class are the only ones(excepting jason) that can make anything resembling food #dick is so proud of his chicken plate until everyone realizes that it’s still completely raw in the center #and then he accidentally sets the oil in his pan on fire and panics and throws the whole thing in the sink #danny makes a meatloaf #the meatloaf tries to eat people instead #i don’t think the recipe involved ectoplasm #jason’s food always turns out just about perfect #he’s an honorary teaching assistant #the teacher doesn’t know where they went wrong to get so many people like this in one year #damian makes unidentifiable charred thing and attempts unsuccessfully to hide it under the table #danny eats stuff raw on dares and gets told off #all culinary tags based on my own experiences with the class. fun times. #bruce lives in fear now that he knows alfred is willing to go this far. he has no idea when he’s going to be next. #culinary arts

[lonestarflight]

"The Saturn IB space vehicle for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project mission, with its launch umbilical tower, rides atop a huge crawler-transporter as it moves slowly away from the Vehicle Assembly Building on its 4.24-mile journey to Pad B, Launch Complex 39, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center."

Date: March 24, 1975

NASA ID: S75-24007, S75-24009

#Apollo–Soyuz #Apollo Soyuz Test Project #ASTP #CSM-111 #Apollo Block II CSM #Docking Module #Saturn IB #SA-210 #Rocket #NASA #Apollo Program #Apollo Applications Program #Vertical Assembly Building #VAB #Kennedy Space Center #KSC #Florida #rollout #March #1975 #my post

[sheepthatgobaa]

that one April Fools battle Royale video on deviltube awakened something in me

#obey me sheep mc #obey me mc #look hear me out..... they should make it a genuine game/event #IT WOULD BE SO FUNNY #Or like at least smth similar to the rad popularity tests but like its more of a #“who do u think would survive the longest?” than a “whos ur favourite (we all know mammon is gonna win again tone)” #extra points if its not a character centered event and u win the game becuz 1. luck 2. favortism 3. mc syndrome #posting this before i pass out too also btw lol #obey me

[aeonophagic]

quirked up white boy

#testing designs for their teeth #i like the Tumblr classic (bottom) but i’ve found that the feline (top center) are really cute on them #void archives #hi3 #honkai impact 3rd #hi3 fanart #rajart

[sunnydayaoe]

Won't finish this piece because I can't figure out how to make Fan /Not/ look like a teenage girl so uh. have a uncompleted sketch I guess

#inanimate insanity #fan ii #ii fan #ii test tube #test tube ii #wuh I think tt would wear glasses too I just didn't draw any #and I'm actually a bit shaky on if fan needs glasses but well. #I"m kinda shaky on his entire design so uh. whatever #also shaky on their skin tones might siwtch it up. #wahhh fan reads asian to me so I jus went darker. or maybe it's cus I usually just default to darker tones. #tt was sposed to resemble the glass. was going to give her green blush. so #white with a green center. but also wuhhh I unno I can never seem to make green look good on skin tones :T #jbird's art