to anyone struggling to make the calendar show properly on custom wood r4 themes (bcuz it took me a bit to get them to work):
a thing to keep in mind is that wood r4 has the acekard ui or whatever so don’t look up “r4 themes”, look for acekard ones instead
the calendar (and the clock) probably won’t show as it should, like there aren’t any numbers
fortunately the solution is simple as hell:
Once u downloaded ur theme and unzipped it, open its folder
If there’s not a “calendar” folder, then create it.
Then, u will put the files “clock_colon.bmp”, “clock_numbers.bmp”, “day_numbers.bmp” and “year_numbers.bmp” in that folder
If that still doesn’t work, then go back to the main folder, and open the “uisettings” file (use any text editor, notepad, notepad++ idk)
Scroll until u see this:
[big clock]
x = (any number)
y = (any number)
show = (1 or 0)
u will see the same thing below that one, except they are called [calendar year], [calendar month] and [calendar day]
If any of them says “show = 0″ then change it to “show = 1″ (so it’ll show whatever number it’s supposed to show)
save file and that’s it
hope this is understandable bcuz i had to look up so many times the same question and didnt understand a thing until i realized i could change the uisettings file (and also that creating a folder makes a difference smh)
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please, just stay a little longer.
rafayel x reader (she/her) drabble
she would have reoccurring dreams of a sea god that saved her when she was meant to be a sacrificed to him. in the dream, she was fully aware of what was happening, as if she had lived in this time before. but as soon as she would wake up, she could not recall a thing, yet she was left with a feel of emptiness, like something was missing or she had lost something very important to her.
note: this is clearly self indulgent, and i just could not get this out of my head while it popped up as i kept listening to that unknown bgm in chapter 9, so it kept yelling at me until i wrote it.
pieces of chapter 1 and little bit of pieces of chapter 9 in forbidden sea. not beta read, here is your warning. i am also very rusty, but i hope those that read this will enjoy it!
warning: angst, hurt with slight comfort i suppose? but hey, it's sfw.
it was the day of his ceremony, every lemurian gathered to witness the sea god and his beloved walk into the temple. fishes of all kinds swam about and round rafayel and his beloved follower.
upon the two entering the temple, everything became silent, save for the gentle sound of the water as she looked around before her eyes landed on her hand in rafayel’s. the way he held her hand as if it were the most delicate thing in all of the sea and land made her heart skip beats.
she closed her eyes, raised her other hand and rested it on her chest. she took a deep breath and spoke to herself.
i am willing to give him my heart.
i am willing to give him my sincerest form of worship.
i am willing to have his very being etched, engraved onto my soul as i praise and pray to him for the rest of my life.
she felt rafayel’s hand in hers, something hot began to intertwine and embed itself into her palm, it became a line and part of her soul.
then, panic rose as she opened her eyes.
“this is my promise to you.” rafayel spoke in the softest tone much like how soft his eyes looked into hers. “for ‘tis lemuria’s vow, a bond everlasting.”
“rafayel, wait—” she smiled nervously, her heart beating too fast for her own good. “why does it sound like…you’re saying farewell to me. please, i—”
rafayel stepped forward, lifted his arm and wrapped it around her waist, drawing her in closely like the gentle current of the sea, small blue fish began circling around them and one red one in particular seemingly settled on rafayel’s shoulder as a blue one settled on hers.
how foolish, even in the sea does her tears begin to build up. even as she was underwater with the god of the sea, she could not stop the tears from falling from her eyes.
“do not worry, i will not be gone for long.”
"you said that last time and the time after that, stop lying to me..."
still panicked, she immediately threw herself onto him, despite his protests from last time when they snuck out to see the sunset both under the sea and above. she did not care for what rafayel would do.
“hold me. push me away. i don't care, just—please, stay a little longer.” she begged with the weakest voice despite how much strength it took for her to tamp down this undeniable fear of being abandoned, almost etching itself right where the thread that sealed their bond remained. "can't we just stay like this for a moment more?"
rafayel stills, eyes wide and at first he did not move nor did he say anything. then, his eyes relaxed and there was a smile that etched upon his lips as he finally lifted his arms to wrap themselves around her, placing a gentle but fleeting kiss onto the top of her head.
“once a lemurian is bonded with a human, they cannot go against their wishes.” he reminded her of what the bond entailed, despite being the young god of the sea.
“then, stay. please, rafayel—don’t leave me.” she did not care how desperate she sounded because he thought of rafayel no longer being with her terrified her and her worst nightmare soon manifested itself as she heard rafayel’s chuckle.
“i will find you no matter where you are, we will meet again. but for now, it is time for you to wake up.”
“don’t lie to me! you always say this, every time, in this very moment and then i’m left waking up to an empty bed and something empty inside me that i can’t understand until i fall back asleep and pray to whatever deity will hear me to meet with you again. why… why can’t you stay any longer?!”
“shh. do you not trust me?”
she fell quiet, burying her face against his shoulder as the tears continued falling. “i do, but—”
“there is no but. you either trust me or you do not.” rafayel sighed quietly and cupped her face, his eyes spoke louder than the words he could offer her, yet he did not know if she felt his emotions. after all, he was not that good when it came to expressing something so intense he felt which was all because of her.
she only clung onto him tighter, refusing to wake up just to forget everything that had happened in her dream that felt so real. who is that man? where was she? why can she not recall his name?
rafayel gazed at her, knowing she was deep in thought and lifted his hand to brush away the tears, shaking his head gently. “what a shame, human tears do not turn into pretty pearls when they cry, yet i find yours the most precious in the entire sea.”
he leaned close to her ear, his fingers gently carding through her soft locks. “trust me and let me go, you will not have to wait any longer.”
she shook her head, hugging him even more tightly. “i don’t want to! i’m tired of never remembering you in my waking life. it’s not fair!”
“you have stayed here for far too long, do you not wish to see me in the waking life?”
“how long, rafayel? how long until i can meet you again, what if i cannot remember you?”
“it will sadden me, i will admit, however…that does not mean that i would give up on you. after all, i will chase you to the ends of the earth.”
rafayel’s words began to fade as her vision darkens and the whalefall city is turned into ruins just as the ancient civilization of lemuria was soon forgotten.
she shot up in her bed, breathing heavily and blinked before a gasp escaped her. her hand lifted as she brushed some tears away then rubbed at her eyes. normally, she would remain confused for a short moment before pulling herself together and return to her every day life.
this time, while she cannot remember anything, she placed her hand on her chest before she drew her knees to her chest and buried her face in her arms, letting herself mourn.
what am i mourning for?
why does everything feel so empty?
why does it feel as i i’m crying about something lost?
what did i lose?
…who did i lose?
eventually, she was able to collect herself and prepare for the hunter ceremony. today was the day she would become an official deepspace hunter. once the day was coming to an end, tara waved goodbye before she was being dragged by a random young boy to help him with something.
with the fish net, she looked into the pool and furrowed her brows before she could attempt to swipe one into the net, someone interrupted her concentration.
“...but this one, bright as a flame, is a real flammula from lemurian legends.”
“flammula? i’m not very familiar with those myths or folklore.”
something in her chest tugged the moment he turned and walked away. something yelled inside her to go after him, but why? she was confused and something inside her felt disappointed as the figure gradually became smaller until he could not be seen any longer.
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Overly Analyzing; Favourite Scene in Bowser's Inside Story
Well, analyzing is a bit of a stretch. I moreso just want to highlight my favourite small interaction from this game!
After the main incident that kickstarts the plot of this game, which is Bowser inhaling most of our main cast (no, I'm not kidding. Bowser's Inside Story is a literal title LOL) we control Mario as he tries to find the others.
After reuniting with Starlow, the first person he finds, of course, is Luigi. And yes, this is what inside of Bowser looks like. Just don't think too hard on it.
Luigi jumps back up, takes a couple of glances around their current predicament, and...
-immediately bursts into tears and falls onto his knees, clinging onto Mario. Aww.
Very clear example of Luigi being prone to crying when overwhelmed! But of course, there's no judgement on Mario's end. Hell, the moment isn't even really played for laughs narrative wise, considering Starlow doesn't chime in until after the fact.
Instead, we just get Mario being happy to comfort Luigi. He holds him back and gently pats him while he cries. Mario doesn't think any less of Luigi for have a brief emotional breakdown; they're in a scary and unfamiliar situation! Most people would be rattled and upset, especially someone who is as anxious and scares easily like Luigi, but he at least has someone to comfort him. It's a very sweet moment.
In the remake this scene is largely the same, albeit with different graphics. They do add one cute detail which I find very fun.
The scene is interrupted by some enemies spawning. In the remake, Mario straightens up and repeatedly taps Luigi's back, noticeably quicker than the gentle pats he was giving earlier, to get his attention.
We get a very quick reaction animation of Luigi turning his head while still holding onto Mario, which I just find, so cute. It's a very blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment, but it's attention to detail that adds some good personality that I adore out of this series.
Link to the scene in the original Bowser's Inside Story game
Link to the scene in the remake
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