rummaging though my old files and found some notes on a very old DF oc. decided to give them a update with some spit and polish and even made a mock class idea. Not sure what to do with this so posting it here.
Ailsa, Elementalist.
āHello! Youāre the first person who hasnāt fled from my ādragonā, so you must be as much a tourist as me, right?ā
Talk:
My names Ailsa. Iām fromā¦ well, thatās not important right now. Its far away and it took a lot of magic to leave. I came here to meet these artisans called āsoulweaversā and āsoulforgersā. Their art seemed so interesting! Combining parts of Eleminx and Necromancy in the art of weaving and forging. I wanted to see how similar my Eleminx arts and the soul arts were, but it seems Topaz here isnāt exactly welcomed.
Dragon?:
Yes, āDragonā. He isnāt a real dragon; he just takes the form of one. This is my Summinx, Topaz. He is more related to elementals and wisps than any dragon, but it seems the people here are very stubborn. Iād hate to know how they would react to a REAL dragon.
Summinx?:
Iām explaining that a lot lately- a Summinx is a creature bound to two elements that is summoned by an elementalist. Theyāre sort of like a familiar, but from what Iāve found out about soulweavers they are more like a soulally. A summinx reflects the duality of the summoner and guides them in their elementalist training. Topaz here is fire and ice, supposedly reflecting my warm personality. The ice part is the fact that fire is iceās opposite. It could also be my sharp wit as my mentor puts it, but Iām not that witty.
Elementalist?:
An elementalist uses diplomacy and combat training to keep the balance between the elements. My order was very popular and busy during the great Fire and Darkness imbalance years ago. My mentor, Cameron, and his Summinx, Sith, were there acting as envoys for the elemental planes of light and darkness. Being an elementalist means doing politics with elementals, avatars, and planes walkers. Very exciting and serious, but most of the time youāre just acting as messenger.
Topaz:
Topaz is a summinx of fire and ice. Normally summinx take the form of cats, dogs, horses, and other domesticated creatures, but Topaz takes the form of a dragon. My mentor suggests its because of all the stories I heard about The Hero of Lore growing up, since he is a reflection of me. Althoughā¦ well, its nothing. My mentor once told me that unusually smart summinx are the souls of animals and magical creatures. Summinx can understand their summoner and the world around them, which makes them perfect partners for an elementalist, but they canāt talk or make sounds, and Topaz has been known to chirp and call my name. Soā¦ I donāt know, maybe he takes the form of a dragon because he was one in life? I highly doubt it, but it is fun to think about.
Become a Elementalist:
Oh? You want to be an elementalist? Well, I canāt teach you how to be one, youāll need a proper mentor and your own summinx. The known Elementalists who could teach you the art of eleminx are all working as envoys. The only reason Iām able to wander about is because my own mentor is too busy to teach me. At the most I could teach you how to summon a summinx.
Summinx shop:
Summinx shop holds pet items that can change elemental damage type.
Cat summinx: The elements of [wind and nature] twist and turn in the form of this introverted feline. Click the collar to switch between [wind and nature] damage.
Upgrade shop:
The upgrade shop lets you upgrade your summinx as well as get a special upgrade.
Familiar Summinx: the elements of Good and Evil weave together in the form of this familiar. Click the collar to switch between Good and Evil damage (evil damage is white fur and yellow eyes, good damage is red fur and blue eyes). Artifact?
Cameron, elementalist.
āGreetings! My student sent word that you wanted to be a Elementalist?ā
Talk:
My name is Cameron Coiān, expert elementalist of Light and Darkness. This is Sith, my Summinx.
Sith: Hello.
Dog:
Sith: Yes, I am a dog. In life I was a dog, so when I was summoned I took the form of one as well.
Cameron: Sith here has been my summinx for decades. We have a strong enough bond that when I realized he had a soul I was able to lend him my voice.
Sith: Its very useful for when Cameron tries to downplay his accomplishments or dismiss his studentās achievements.
Cameron: too much praise spoils the child-
Sith: and not enough discourages the student.
Cameron: *hrmph*
Balance:
Cameron: There has to be a constant balance amongst the elements. If there isnāt, well, we all know what happened all those years ago.
Sith: I still think Fire should have kept a better eye on their dragon. It was only natural that it would get killed with all the destruction it was causing.
Cameron: He has a point. I donāt know the fate of that hero, but I do not blame them for their actions. There was very little that could have been done. Never the less, the balance was thrown off and the order of eleminx was spurred on to do our job. The fact that we were called from our home to do said job was concerning but was still welcomed.
Sith: elementalists, as you might have noticed, arenāt from lore. They are from a world that sits on the edge of the zoid- impossible to get to without a summinx or jumping into the void and hopping you survive.
Cameron: itās the ideal location to watch over the elements since itās a world that sits completely neutral towards the other planes. being called away from itā¦ well, it was certainly needed.
Elementalist training:
Cameron: Iām sure my student, Ailsa, showed you how to summon a summinx, so donāt expect me to bore you by going over those instructions again. What she probably didnāt tell you is that your summinxās element determines the damage youāll do. Iām sure youāre used to using swords, staffs, and daggers, so you should think of your summinx as one of your weapons- an extension of yourself, a focus, and a nasty surprise for your foes.
Sith: Oh, I see we are skipping the importance of respecting your summinx and being able to communicate without speaking. Are we also skipping the part about Summinx letting you enter the elemental planes in order to-
Cameron: Sith, does this person look like they are interested in learning to be an elementalist to help keep the balance and be a diplomat for two opposing planes?
Sith: You never know. But I guess youāre right.
Cameron: Anyway, Your summinx is going to be doing most of the fighting for you. Your weapons will provide the necessary focus your summinx will need in place of a bond. Now, your summinx wonāt be opening any doors to the elemental planes, and you wonāt be expected to act as a diplomat-
Sith: you will be expected to keep the balance.
Cameron: Ah, yes, that. Do be sure now to use your summinx to cause an imbalance with the elements. The order is still struggling to fix the last time there was an imbalance. Lets get your training started. You have a summinx pet, so equip it. From there weāll go into the void and collect Bond Proof. A elementalist is only as strong as their bond with their summinx-
Sith: and with your weapon acting in place of an actual bond, the Bond Proof is going to be very necessary.
Unlock elementalist:
Cameron: like I said, youāre going into the void. Your summinx will protect you from itās affects.
Sith: Thisā¦ may be an odd comment, butā¦ if you happen to find anything other than Bond Proof, take it to Ailsa.
Cameron: Ah, good idea. Ailsa and [hero] can eventually train together. There is a lot of valuable things to be found in the void that an elementalist can use to empower their summinx.
Sith: ORā¦ in [hero]ās caseā¦ change it.
Cameron: Right. You donāt have a true summinx. Its why you canāt open doors to the elemental planes. Sithā¦ do you see something I canāt?
Sith: Yes. Itsā¦ strange. Like something reaching out to [hero] but it doesnāt know why.
Cameron: Well, in any case, Bring 3 Bond Proof to me and I can make your training official. Bring anything else you find to Ailsa and sheāll upgrade your Summinx.
Train: click.
Wear elementalist robes: click.
Enter the void:
Entering the void, the player does one of four randomly generated quests. Wandering the void and fighting monsters, fighting a set number of monsters, a maze, and very rarely an empty field with a single monster in it. Wandering the field and avoiding the monster has a chance for the player to find āFamiliar bondā. All quests have a chance to drop āBond essenceā.
Bond Proof: a manifestation of your connection with your summinx. Take it to Cameron to train Elementalist.
Familiar bond: This treadā¦ You remember it, but youāre not sure from where. Take it to Ailsa for a special upgrade to your summinx.
Bond essence: A red string that hums with energy. Take it to Ailsa to upgrade your summinx.
Elementalist class: Bold = summinx needs to be equipped. Underline = weapon element. Italic = pet/summinx element.
Space bar = Attack: send out summinx to deal damage.
5 = Shield: You generate a shield that gives +150 def.
4 = spark: fire a bolt of elemental lighting. Chance to stun.
3 = blast: generate a blast of elemental fire. Only useable after spark.
2 = storm: rain down elemental water that hits all foes. Only useable after blast.
1 = diplomacy: summon a hammer of elemental earth to strike your foe. Ignores bonus.
X = Balance: healing elemental energy heals 15%.
Z = Elemental might: strike your foe 5 times with a +100 Bonus.
N = hp potion: you reach down and pet the summinx/equipped pet
6 = plane shift: avoidance +180.
7 = summinx bond lvl1: your summinx grants itself and you +50 bonus.
Summinx bond lvl2: your summinx grants itself and you a +50 all resistance. Only usable after lvl1
8 = summinx power lvl1: attacks and applies DOT.
Summinx power lvl2: attacks with +crit
Summinx power lvl3: Attacks and grants player +10 crit
*with Familiar summinx, the pet attacks 5 times at all lvls instead of once.
9 = summinx link: gain elemental immunity of summinx.
*With Familiar summinx equipped, the immunity is to the last element that damaged player.
0 = Summinx might: your summinx attacks all foes.
C = Messenger: applies weakness 10.
V = envoy: your summinx unleashes a weakness seeking blast.
M = mp potion: you reach down and pet the summinx/equipped pet
B = trinket.
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Are you and the last person you kissed in a relationship or just friends?Ā
I donāt keep contact.
Has anyone ever pointed out that your laugh was unusual?Ā
Hmmmm, I donāt think so. I feel like that would be the type of comment that would get to me so I definitely wouldāve remembered it.
Would you get a lip piercing?Ā
I donāt plan on getting any piercings.
Nose piercing?Ā
Nopes.
What are you currently waiting for?Ā
For this fucking day to end so I can be closer to Thursday and to the weekend.
Do you have feelings for anyone?Ā
Nah.
Have you ever run over an animal?Ā
Nope. Iāve had extremely close calls with animals who suddenly dart into the road, but fortunately these have all been situations wherein I got to hit the brakes with nobody behind me.
Have you chewed gum after someone else already has?Ā
Thatās disgusting, no.
When people sneeze do you say ābless youā?Ā
Sure, out of habit and just to be polite.
When was the last time you were on a bouncy castle?Ā
I donāt think Iāve ever been on a bouncy castle, but Iāve been on a lot of bouncy other things haha, like inflatable slides, soccer balls, Anpanmans, etc. The last time would probably be a nearly a decade ago; I definitely havenāt been near one in a while.
Have you ever went on a bouncy castle whilst drunk?Ā
Well no, because the ones Iāve been on were situated in school fairs, which is the last place I would want to be drunk in.
Have you ever entered an art competition?Ā
No, I have no justification to join one haha.
What is one thing you will never do?
Try hardcore drugs. < Same.Ā
What is one food that you detest?Ā
Pineapples.
Did you have a rebellious phase growing up?Ā
Yeah I was a bit of a handful to raise, but Iām in firm in my stance that it had a lot to do with the way I was raised. I grew up mostly without a father figure because my dad worked abroad and I felt neglected by my mom who had her own shit to deal with. There was no stable support system to lean on, so I ended up lashing out a lot in my puberty years. Unfortunately everyone else just saw a rebellious child and not a plea for help.
These days when I show off my achievements on social media, Iāll see congratulatory comments from my momās friends and sheāll usually go on about some ālate bloomers grow with timeā narrative and it pisses me off because nobody knows how much Iāve had to grow and mature and learn how to be happier all by myself, all from scratch. If I had just received the proper care and attention early on, I wouldnāt have had to do any catching up to begin with.
What religion were you brought up with?
Roman Catholic.
Are you still that religion?Ā
Jesus no. I darted out of there as soon as I gained the consciousness to think about these sorts of things.
Do you often find yourself questioning your future?Ā
Sometimes, but I do my best to not let it get to me.
How many friends do you have on Facebook?Ā
Over 670.
What sort of music did you listen to when you were in high school?Ā
I started with punk rock in the first half of high school, so I had my Rancids, H2Os, Against Me!s, Cro-Mags, etc on my iPod. It evolved a little bit towards more indie, folksy sounds towards the latter half - Banks, alt-J, Hozier, Twenty One Pilots - which I largely attribute to the crowd I was part of at the time.
What pet names do you use with your significant other?Ā
Iām pretty straightforward so baby works out for me. Other, more specific pet names just grow naturally with the relationship, I think.
Whatās the name of the store you usually get your groceries?Ā
S&R.
Have you ever seen a theatre show?Ā
Yeah. Most of them have been required.
Whatās your favourite vegetable?Ā
Broccoli or bell peppers.
Have you ever missed a flight?Ā
Never. Iāve experienced several delayed flights, though, which is always such a hassle especially if the delays happen in provincial airports since they never have any recreational offers to keep passengers from getting bored other than TVs that run the same damn five ads.
Do your neighbours have any pets? Have you ever met them?Ā
Yeah, a lot of have dogs. Iāve met some.
What color is your bedroom door?Ā
Brown.
If you were ever to become famous, would you grow annoyed at fans?Ā
Only towards obsessive ones who wouldnāt give me time to breathe or would go so far so as to stalk me or my loved ones. But I am a fan too, so I imagine I would actually be understanding of those who would ask for pictures or whatever as long as they were polite and not at all intrusive.
Have you ever met your favourite band/singer?Ā
Nah. I am terrified of meeting celebrities HAHA so Iāve always shut down the chance. Iām pretty sure I would actually turn down the chance to meet BTS if I hypothetically suddenly got the magic keys to that door.
Are you embarrassed by any of the songs/singers/bands you like?Ā
No. I feel like that sort of thing just happens in like high school, when your friends are still a bit judgmental. Nowadays I donāt see why I should be embarrassed of anything I like, especially if itās not hurting anyone.
Have you ever written a story?Ā
Iāve made attempts but was always terrible.
Think of the last poem you wrote: What inspired you to write it?Ā
My homework that required me to write said poem hahaha.
Do you have a chance with the person you like right now?Ā
Whatās the weirdest thing you were scared of as a child?Ā
Watching commercials at night. Itās still a slight fear of mine but itās mostly dissipated now.
Are there any embarrassing stories your family tells about you?Ā
About me? No. I donāt have a lot of those since I was a really shy kid who barely moved a finger anyway.
In your opinion, what is the funniest TV show?Ā
I have a *really* soft spot for Perfect Strangers, which I actually revisited yesterday :) The show was never super popular so itās near impossible to find clips online, but when I checked YouTube I did see a slight increase in short snippets from the show so I had a really fun time binge-watching yesterday.
What is the maximum number of children youād ever have?Ā
Three, but thatās pushing it. Ideally, Iād have two so my first would have company.
Have you ever been concerned you had a serious illness?Ā
Mental ones, yes.
Are you comfortable with who you are?Ā
For the most part, yes.
Would you date someone even if you knew youād get made fun of for it?Ā
No. Why would it be any of their business?
Does popularity matter to you at all?Ā
I mean, yeah in the sense that I honestly aspire to be well-liked by as many people as possible. But I donāt necessarily want to rub shoulders with popular kids.
Would you ever consider homeschooling your children?Ā
Continued from sometime this week ider.Ā No. I donāt think Iām capable of teaching, and generally Iād want them to be able to learn in a more open environment where they can have regular contact with different kinds of people.
Who told you about the band/singer you are currently listening to?Ā
Well Angela got into them first and since weāre best friends, there was a certain point where she just decided to loop me into conversations that involved them. I was impossible to sway for a long time, but then one day a video compilation of them showed up on my feed, and for some reason I actually watched it, and I watched all the way through, and I was immediately intrigued ā particularly by J-Hope haha. I then asked Angela to tell me more about them and the rest was...financially irresponsible history HAHAHAHA
Do you ever read fanfiction?Ā
OMG yes. Funny you should mention that because my favorite author uploaded a brand new fic this morning, which I obviously couldnāt get to all day because I had to go to work. Iāll be reading it in all its 44,000-word glory tonight :D
Would you rather die in a plane crash, ship wreck or fire?Ā
Plane crash. Instant and mostly painless.
What are your top five favourite TV shows?Ā
Breaking Bad, BoJack Horseman, Friends, The Crown even though I was never able to continue it since...andddd thatās all I got.
What is your favorite superhero movie?Ā
Not a fan of superhero movies.
If you died next week, what would be the cause of death?Ā
Stress from overworking. Iāve FINALLY started to consider taking a leave for the first time this year because Iāve just realized just how fucking exhausted, burned out, and overwhelmed I actually already am from having no rest at all in the last 13 months.
Have you ever taken a break from Facebook or other social media? Why?Ā
Yes, I do mass deactivations when Iām severely depressed. These days I canāt really afford to that anymore, though, since my work is closely tied to social media.
Who is the most talented person you know?Ā
Probably Andi.
Are you currently platonic friends with anyone youāve had sex with?Ā
No.
Where did you and your current interest go on your first date?Ā
Have you ever experienced two people fighting over you (physically or mentally)? What happened?Ā
Nah. Iāve had two people like me at the same time, but there was never any tension to watch out for since they mostly didnāt know each other.
Have your parents ever thought you were gay? What happened?Ā
I think they know I dated Gabie and that we broke up because theyāve stoppedĀ asking about her. Everyone knew we were best friends, so the fact that theyāve avoided her as a topic for a whole year is able to tell me something.
Are your parents more liberal or conservative?Ā
Dadās on the liberal side, mom dances around on the spectrum a little bit. I know sheās fine with things like tattoos and having LGBTQ+ co-workers, but sheās also conservative especially towards matters like religion.
What year are you going into at the beginning of the next academic year?Ā
No longer in school.
How far away does your closest family member live?Ā
A few footsteps away.
If youāve seen both, did you prefer the Disney version or the Tim Burton version of Alice in Wonderland?Ā
Itās not my type of movie/genre to begin with.
Would you have sex before marriage? Why or why not?Ā
Yes. I donāt see the big deal; Iāve already done it anyway.
Are you more liberal or conservative?Ā
Liberal.
Who is your favorite Harry Potter character?Ā
Ooh not sure. I havenāt gone back to the books in a while, so I donāt remember if there was anyone I had an attachment to.
Whatās the worst that could come out of letting gays marry?Ā
Nothing.
Whatās the most sexual thing youāve done?Ā
Had sex...I guess? And a bunch of stuff that comes with it.
Name something that you are against.Ā
Racial discrimination.
Why are you against it?Ā
Because it is infuriating to see, and it shows me the very same treatment can happen to me or my family as well and that scares me, especially since some people turn particularly violent towards people of color.
Have you ever played the Tomb Raider games?Ā
No.
Do you like it or hate it when your partner is clingy?Ā
I imagine I wouldnāt enjoy it if Iām not as into whoever my next partner would be.
Beatles or Rolling Stones?Ā
I donāt listen to either.
When was the last time you changed your opinion on somebody?Ā
Not so sure about a whole change in opinion because that hasnāt happened in a while, but I grew more grateful for my manager today because I finally mustered the strength to tell her that Iām begin to struggle mentally with work and she not only encouraged (read: begged) me to file a damn leave for once, but she also got sushi delivered to my place.
What was the last thing that made you feel proud and why?Ā
Andi was telling me about their day today and how they handled being misgendered by a prof, who then proceeded to throw a fit when he got corrected, and how they, again, maturely handled said fit. I was proud of them because there areĀ a million ways that incident couldāve turned out, but they dealt with it in an extremely mature and calm manner considering they were the one who was wronged.
Do you feel uncomfortable when people you hardly know confide in you?Ā
If it was about an extremely personal problem I would probably be taken aback at first, but I still would definitely make some time for them and help in however way I can, since they apparently trust me enough to confide.
What was the last thing to fascinate you?Ā
The music video for My Universe! Super cool to watch and I love that they made a short film out of it too.
Is there a certain noise/sound which scares you?Ā
Doors being slammed shut, because thatās what my mom does when sheās furious. She did that when I was a kid and she does it to this day, so I get extremely nervous when I hear the sound, even if it happens by accident.
Do you have a favourite microorganism?
Nope.
Out of the people you know, whose birthday is next?Ā
My cousin Bree.
If you have pet fish do you bother to name them?Ā
I did when I had them as a kid.
Do you keep your eggs in the fridge?Ā
Yes?
Have you ever owned chickens?Ā
Nope.
When did you last listen to music?Ā
Like five minutes ago. I tried to have a jazz playlist on but I realized I wasnāt in the mood for music so I changed my background noise to have a random VLive on instead.Ā
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Survey #423
āi wonāt think about you when iām olderĀ /Ā Ā ācuz we never really had our closureā
Are you better at cooking dinners or making cakes/biscuits/sweets? Neither.
Have you ever cut someone elseās hair? No.
Who was the last guest in your house and what were they staying for? My late grandmother's husband stayed overnight when he was driving from New York to Florida or the other way around, idr.
How many long term relationships have you been in? Two.
Do you sleep with all the lights out, or do you leave a lamp or even the television on? My snake's heat lamp stays on.
Who is one person you have forgiven, but still have not āforgottenā what they have done? My dad.
Are you a fan of Lana Del Rey? I don't think I've even heard one of her songs.
Do you know your blood type? A-.
Do you know your motherās birthday? Yes.
Have you got your period at the moment? I haven't had my period since I started TMS. It's honestly so fucking frustrating that it obviously had an effect on my body, but not my depression. I've officially finished TMS as of a few days ago and now I just feel so void of hope.
Have you ever been pregnant? No.
How old were you when you first went on a plane? Idr, I was a little kid.
Have you ever had to take out a loan for anything? Not me personally, but my parents have for my education that I threw away.
Are both of your blood parents still in your life? Yes. I don't see my dad a lot, but he's still in my life regardless.
When was the last time you went apple picking? Iāve never been.
Someone asked you what you wanted, what would you say? Happiness.
Have you ever been drunk at school or work? I have not.
How many bedrooms are in your house? Three.
Are you smart about computers? Not really, no.
Have you ever played Just Dance for Wii? Yes. My sister loved them, so we have a few.
Do you own a Xbox 360? No. I'm a PlayStation girl.
Would you ever do a sex tape for a million dollars? No. I'd be mortified.
So, do you need a nap? I really should take one. I slept like... maybe three hours last night. I was up most of the night having a fucking life crisis.
What would you rather be doing? Something fun.
What sport are you the best at? I haven't touched any sort of sport since I was a teenager.
Do you have a little sister? Whatās her name? Yeah, Nicole.
Do you complain a lot? Kind of, but I generally try to keep it in surveys nowadays. I'm just tired of shit.
Would you rather go to an authentic haunted house or an ancient temple? Ohhh, tough pick, but I've gotta say the ancient temple.
Do you like fruity or minty gum? Both, really.
Are you looking forward to any day of this month? Well July is practically over, so I'll answer for August. I'm looking forward to my nephew's birthday.
Have you ever gotten detention? A few times for getting too many morning tardies in high school.
Is there a traumatic event that youāve experienced thatās changed your life? Definitely.
Do you buy a majority of your clothes from a certain store, or do you just pick out items of clothing you could see yourself wearing, not caring about the store it came from? The latter.
Have any of the artists youāre fond of released new albums recently? Powerwolf did recently.
Would you ever keep your favorite animal as a pet? I could write a college-length essay on why meerkats do not make good pets whatsoever. Do fucking not get one. I can barely fathom how it's legal in some countries.
Ever cried so much you threw up? No, but I've gagged.
Who is your best guy friend? Girt.
What do you two do when you hang out? Mostly just watch TV and play board games.
What is a movie that you thought you would hate but you ended up loving? I dunno, really.
Do you even like horror movies? I love horror movies.
Do you live in the country? I wish I still did. :/ Me and Mom hate hate hate living in these suburbs.
What is your favorite accent? British.
Have you ever had a boyfriend your parents didnāt like? No.
Do you drink Pepsi or Coke? Coke. Pepsi is gross.
What do you plan to do on your 21st birthday? I was literally in the psych hospital for my 21st birthday lmao. It's kind of a painful memory, but I also won't forget the love and kindness people showed me. I especially remember the friend I made there getting the lunch lady to literally go and buy me a slice of cake. Everyone also sang happy birthday to me and gaaaah I'm getting emotional.
Do you have any person in your family with an addiction to beer? That was my dad's drink of choice when he drank.
Do you take a lot of pictures? Unless I have my camera and am somewhere pretty, no.
What kind of face wash do you use? Water, lol.
Does drama always seem to follow you? Nah.
Does anybody in your family race? No.
Are you closer to your mom or dad? My mom.
How much money did you used to get from the ātooth fairy?ā Uhhh... I want to say $2 or something? I might be way off, idr.
How long do you want to live with your parents? I WISH I could have moved out with an s/o already, but that's just not how life's worked out.
Do you have a laptop or desktop? I have a laptop.
Do you like your parents? I love them.
Do you secretly like someone? It's not a secret, no.
Would you ever date your best male friend? Tried that once and it didn't work out. I liked him more as like a brother.
What are you currently listening to? "Better Than Me" by Hinder. I really need to turn it off, but I can't make myself.
Do you want to be single? I really wish I had a partner to love and motivate me to strive to do better, but I know it's better I'm single right now. I'd just relive the Jason situation, I'm sure. I'd just drag the person down and lose them.
Did you go out or stay in last night? I'm almost always at my fucking house not doing shit, so.
Have you pretended to like someone? No, that sounds pretty stupid...
How is your heart lately? Hurting. A lot.
Are you wearing socks? I hate wearing socks and I'm in bed anyway, so no.
What do people call you? Britt, mostly.
Do you get stressed out easily? VERY.
Have you ever been taken to the emergency room in an ambulance? No.
What is wrong with you right now? Where the hell to begin.
Do you own something from Hot Topic? A lot.
Would you rather sleep with someone else or alone? With someone, so long as the bed is big enough to comfortably fit two of us.
Do you still talk to the person you last made out with? No. I'm certain he wants nothing to do with me.
Have you ever seen your best friend cry? Sadly.
Did you get any compliments today? Definitely not. I look and feel like a wreck right about now. There's nothing to praise me about.
Have you ever gone to a beach? Many times.
What would you say if someone asked you to get high right now? Unless it was an edible, no. I'd do almost anything to try and make me feel better right now, even if just for a little while, but I'm unwilling to smoke anything.
Do you believe that everything happens for a reason? HELL no.
Have you ever done volunteer work just because you wanted to? Honestly, no.
Do you have long nails? No; I never do because I have an awful habit of picking at them.
Do you like the gender you are? I don't like or dislike it, honestly. I'm just neutral.
Do you generally look nice in photos? HA.
Have you ever had a stick insect as a pet? No.
What colour are your fatherās eyes? They're dark brown.
If I handed you a concert ticket right now, who would you want to be the performer? Ozzy, duh.
Name three facts about your family? We're very, very spread out geographically, some of us (in other words, me) are emotionally distant, and uh... idk.
Would you ever get into a long distance relationship? Only if it was a certain person, our lives were more on track, and we were making plans for either of us to move soon.
Whatās the most thoughtful present youāve ever received? Probably this really long letter my mom wrote for me on my bday a couple years ago.
Whatās your favorite hot beverage? Hot chocolate.
Did you ever play an instrument? If so what? I played the flute for many years, all through middle school and through much of high school.
Would you rather carve pumpkins or wrap presents? Carve pumpkins, for sure.
Do you think youāre important? I don't fucking know. Probably not.
Whatās the best compliment youāve ever received? Idk.
Have you been diagnosed with any mental disorders? *hands over thick book*
Have you ever moved to another state or country? If so, how did it feel to be new? No.
Do you know how to properly eat food with chopsticks? No. My hands are way, way too shaky to ever accomplish that.
Are you more of a leader or a follower? Definitely a follower, but I can step up in certain situations.
What was the first thing you ate today? Well, I was seriously depression-eating last night, way past midnight, and had a peanut butter sandwich.
If you could spend the day, doing absolutely anything, with anyone, anywhere, what would it be like? LET'S NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT RIGHT NOW.
If I were to ask you how you are doing, and you were only able to answer completely honestly, what would come out? "Falling apart." I've lost direction, motivation, strength, hope, just everything.
What is the one thing that you have been avoiding that you should do? I need a fucking shower so bad that it's embarrassing. I just can't move. I have no energy, emotionally or physically. I just can't make myself do it.
Is there anything that you wish you could take back? So, so badly.
What, in your mind, could make you truly happy? Actually reaching goals. Losing weight. Healing my legs. Knowing with certainty that I wasn't emotionally abusive to Jason. Moving out of this town and back into the country. Financial stability. A job I thoroughly enjoy. I could go on, but let's not.
If you could change one conversation in your life, what would you say differently? Would it have REALLY made any difference? God, let me take back shit I said in that fucking letter to you-know-who. It's so hard to believe I once thought it perfectly justified and realistic.
When is the next time youāll change your hairstyle? Will you color it? I don't have any plans of changing the style in the foreseeable future. I want to color it BADLY. To just SOMETHING.
Do people normally say youāre a fast typist, or are you rather slow? I'm like, a lightning-fast typist.
Have you ever been considered the āsmartest person in school?ā No; my best friend in HS was, though. Her GPA was fucking insane. I was in the top percentile, though, so I was up there. What the hell happened to that girl.
How many drugs are in your system? If we're including prescriptions, a whole hell of a lot.
Whatās on your schedule for tomorrow? Jack shit. Like usual.
Do you currently have any bite marks/hickeys on your body? No.
Do you call anyone baby? Excluding my pets, no.
Whatās your current mood? lol if you've gotten this far reading, you can make an educated guess.
Do you think you are a good person? Bro I just don't know.
What were you doing before filling out this survey? I was playing WoW.
How late did you stay up last night? Like, 4:30 or so.
When was the last time you cried really hard? I wanna say like a week ago?
Is your hair longer than your shoulders? No. It still badly needs a trim, though.
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Soak Up The Sun - Fun Things/Facts
My favorite thing about writing my fic so far is exploring the relationships between my OC and the team. For example, I LOVE writing Emily and Derek the most, because they definitely have brother/sister vibes, and they remind me of my relationship with my own brother. I also want that for Kassidy: to have them there as her olderĀ āsiblingsā in a way. I especially love how close Kassidy and Emily are becoming.Ā
(Iām going to be writing a lot about Kassidyās relationships with the team so Iām gonna put a read more thing here now.)
Emily and Kassidy stay up too late talking on the phone, talking about boys (and girls) they used to like when they were younger, telling stories of embarrassing things theyāve done. They go on breakfast dates all the time, sometimes inviting the other BAU girls along, but sometimes itās just the two of them. Emily convinces Kass to adopt a cat so her apartment wonāt feel so lonely. The two of them like to go to pet stores and buy matching sweaters for their cats. They also constantly text each other dumb things that are on their minds.Ā āI saw a fat squirrel todayāĀ ā!!!no way!ā Kassidy helps set up a private facebook for Emily so they can share pictures to each other (this is placed in 2010/2011 so they donāt get instagrams just yet). They love taking selfies with their cats, as well as taking pictures of the sunsets they see when on the jet. They start collecting postcards from the towns they visit and write them to each other, so when they get home they have fun mail to look at. Emilyās ringtone is the Kim Possible theme song.
And then thereās Rossi, whoās one of the team Dads(TM). I like to think Rossi sees Kassidy as the child he never had (SPOILER ALERT before Joy gets introduced to the story LMAO), so heās extra sweet on her- and spoils her rotten. She never asks him for anything but eventually he starts buying stuff for her and paying for groceries to be delivered to her apartment and sheās likeĀ ā???? what are you doing?ā And heās likeĀ āyouāre my daughter now I am taking care of you.ā LOL. Of course later on when Joy joins the BAU fam Rossi introduces her to Kassidy likeĀ āJoy this is my other daughterā and Joy is likeĀ āCool I have a sister!ā And Kass is likeĀ āIām not actually his daughter tho-āĀ āshush Kass youāre my kid, now smile for the camera.ā She puts up with it and accidentally calls himĀ ādadā once in front of everyone and itās that whole scene from Brooklyn Nine-Nine and sheās likeĀ āno i didnāt why would I do thatā lol. Rossi puts her in his phone asĀ āSunshineā since heās the first one to ever call her that. She has him in asĀ āTeam Dad.ā His ringtone is Thatās Amore by Dean Martin.Ā āWhen the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, thatās amore~ā
And then Hotch is like the other Dad(TM) who just wants to watch Kassidy and Spencer succeed at life and must protect them at all costs. Kassidy babysits for him a lot and freaking LOVES Jack. She becomes his unofficialĀ ābig sisterā and lives for it. She loves taking Jack and Henry to the movies and park and is the best babysitter JJ and Hotch can find. Hotch has found her sleeping on his couch one to many times and just puts a blanket over her and lets her stay the night. He gets her coffee in the morning as a thank you for watching his son. At first she was embarrassed but eventually she gets a key to Hotchās apartment, since he has a key to hers, and she just shows up sometimes just cause she can. Sheās bad at buying groceries for herself but you bet your last dime sheās buying healthy foods for Hotch and Jack. She stocks their pantry FULL with foods, often showing Aunt Jessica where she hid the snacks so Jack (and Hotch) donāt try to get to them. She ends up with her own drawer in Hotchās room that has some of her clothes and shower stuff in it cause of how often sheās over there. Her ringtone for Hotch is the COPS theme song LMAO.
Morgan is Kassidyās certified Big Brother(TM) and he will hurt anyone who hurts his baby sister. He takes on the role so naturally around her and loves her for making him feel life can be normal sometimes. He has to tease her a lot about her crush on Reid, but thatās what big brothers do, ya know? The two of them like to go out for drinks and dancing when they get home from cases. Gotta remind themselves that life is beautiful and fun too. She buys Morgan a bunch of books and DVDs that she thinks heāll like, and he always promises that he definitely read/watched them, but she knows he didnāt. Except when she buys him Tangled on DVD, telling him that itās her FAVORITE Disney movie of ALL TIME. She knows he watched that one because she hears him humming some of the songs that got stuck in his head. They also hav the complete opposite taste in music, often fighting over what station to listen to when in the car. Usually Hotch or Emily has to tell them to knock it off or theyāll end up hitting each other (nicely). Kassidy HATES running, but she gets up at 6am on Saturdays to run with Morgan. Sheās getting more stamina because of it, but she wonāt admit it. Her ringtone for him is her favorite song,Ā āSoak Up The Sunā by Sheryl Crow.Ā
Penelope and Kassidy are besties for sure. They have girls night once a week when they can, binging on ice cream and watching lame rom-coms (Kass canāt handle secondhand embarrassment movies but sheāll watch them if Penny asks- hiding her face in her hands when those scenes are on). They like to go shopping together, hyping each other up in dressing rooms and picking out cute/colorful clothes. They always do brunch when they go shopping. They spend a LOT of money when theyāre together, and have no filter whatsoever. Kassidy tends to get drunk by the end of the night if she was with Penny, which is always odd considering at the beginning of the day she swore she wouldnāt drink anything. She ends up taking a whole small chest for herself at Pennyās apartment, keeping clothes and toiletries in there. Penelope joked once that Kassidy had her stuff scattered all around the state of Virginia. She wasnāt wrong. Kassidyās ringtone for her isĀ āWalking on Sunshineā by Katrina & The Waves. They also text cute pictures of baby animals to each other a lot.Ā
JJ and Kassidy love getting mani-pediās together. And when theyāre together itās either a whole spa day, or theyāre at the firing range- there is no in between. No matter what they do, a lot of money will be missing from their accounts at the end of the day, much to Will (and Rossiās) dismay. Kassidy seeās JJ as a sister too, but more like a twin/super close best friend type of sister, not an older sister like she seeās Emily. Sheās totally a Jemily shipper (as a joke, but like <w<). They like to lay in the grass in JJās backyard and stare at the clouds, talking about all the places theyāll visit someday. One time they planned a whole trip to Greece, pulling out their phones and looking up ticket prices for the plane ride, hotel, sight-seeing and more. They havenāt fulfilled that trip yet, but they sometimes mention it to one another, reminding themselves that they will go. Someday. JJās ringtone is the opening Disney theme to every movie ever.
And then thereās Spencer <3 From the beginning she felt kind of drawn to him, his mannerisms, his love of knowledge- all of it. They like to get coffee together on their days off and trade books (Kassidy had to buy a bunch of new books recently so she had more to trade with him). Sheās been to his apartment quite a few times, watching French movies and Earth Documentaries. They just like being in each others company (uwu). Kassidy probably texts Spencer the most, even though he detests texting- but that doesnāt stop him from replying. Her text tone for him is R2-D2 beeping (even though he says heās not really a fan of Star Wars). During cases theyāre almost always paired up together to work on geo-profiling and victimology, sitting close at the table with their legs just barely touching, their feet lightly pushing into each other every once in a while to remind the other that theyāre still there. Theyāre totally NOT playing footsie (they totally are). Her ringtone for Spencer is the Star Trek opening theme.Ā āSpace, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship, Enterprise.ā
Kassidy hasnāt met some of the other fun characters of the show yet, but eventually sheāll love all of them too <3 This fic takes place in season 6, after Hayley dies and right before EmilyĀ ādies,ā ;) ANYWAYS I wanted to rant about this a little so um, thanks if you read it? LOL. Let me know what you guys think? <3
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1 - Do you prefer having carpets or hardwood floors?
>> Hardwood, absolutely. I hate the carpet in this apartment so much.
2 - When was the last time you took a bath? Is this something you do often or do you prefer taking showers?
>> I donāt take baths.
3 - How often do you brush your teeth? Do you floss and use mouthwash as well?
>> I brush once daily. I donāt floss or use mouthwash. This may all sound insane to some people who are more gung-ho about their dental hygiene, but the dentist never has anything negative to say (and often has praise to give) about the condition of my teeth, so......
4 - Whatās your favourite way to style your hair? Do you do this hairstyle often or is it too much hassle for you?
>> I have a buzzcut. End of story.
5 - If you have your ears pierced, do you prefer wearing hoops, studs or drop earrings? Do you change your jewellery regularly?
>> I wear small hoops (like, very small). I donāt change the jewelry at all.
6 - Whatās your opinion on clothes for dogs? If you have a dog, have you ever bought any clothing items for them?
>> My opinion is specific to the dog in question. Some dog breeds benefit from an extra layer of warmth in chillier climates. Other dogs are just being used as dress-up dolls by their owners and are probably miserable. Itās all situational.
7 - Do you have a real or artificial tree at Christmas?
>> Artificial.
8 - When you go to bed, do you go to sleep straight away or do you read or something similar first?
>> I read first, 95% of the time.
9 - Whatās your favourite snack to make when you watch a movie?
>> I donāt really snack much. I often time my movie-watching to my lunchtime (or breakfast-time, if Iām in the mood for a movie in the morning), so I can eat that.
10 - When was the last time you had a milkshake? What flavour was it?
>> ---
11 - What will you be doing once you finish this survey? What were you doing before you started taking it?
>> Iām not sure yet. I was taking a different survey.
12 - Do you prefer the Beatles or the Rolling Stones?
>> ---
13 - When was the last time you played a game of Monopoly? Did you play until the end or did everyone get fed up and start arguing?
>> I really do not remember the last time I played, but it definitely didnāt turn into an argument. I have never had this apparently-common experience, and I can say Iād definitely wouldnāt want to play a game -- any game -- with people who are going to argue about it. (This reminds me of the wholeĀ āIKEA ruins relationshipsā jokes, like... I legitimately do not understand??? Why are you arguing about furniture? Why does putting together furniture make you angry at each other? What is happening??)
14 - Have you ever won money on a scratch card or the lottery? How much did you win and what did you spend it on?
>> Just a few bucks here and there.Ā
15 - Have you been on a plane before? Where was the last place you travelled to?
>> Quite a few times. The last time was coming back from Houston.
16 - Did you vote for or support Trump? Or were you glad that Biden won the 2020 elections?
>> I voted for Biden and itās good that he won.
17 - Do you have anything fun or exciting planned for tomorrow?
>> Well, I find going to the farmerās market to be fun and exciting because thatās where I get almost all of my in-person socialisation these days lmao. Also because there are just good vibes there. The locally-produced food and small-business creativity is just about the only thing I like about west Michigan.
18 - Donāt you love it when you meet a dog or cat and they instantly love you, especially when the owner says āthey normally hate strangers!ā?
>> Well, of course I like it when someoneās pet likes me. I donāt think itās a big deal or anything, but maybe thatās just because Iām used to it (I have rarely had truly negative interactions with an animal, not without doing something specific to encourage it). Maybe some other people have a harder time for reasons I canāt imagine without it being explained to me?
Oh, wait, I just remembered this one time we were at the farmerās market and there was this family there with a really adorable curly dog named Annie, and this man was trying to interact with her and she was just not into it. The kid was likeĀ āshe doesnāt like menā lmaoooo... so I guess maybe thatās a thing that can happen, too.
19 - Do you have to wear a uniform at your job? If so, whatās it like? If not, what do you tend to wear for work?
>> ---
20 - Would you rather do a wordsearch or a crossword?Ā
>> Crossword, I love crosswords. I mean, I wouldnāt say no to a word search, either, though.
21 - How old were you when you stopped believing in Father Christmas?
>> I never had this experience. I definitelyĀ ābelieve inā him now, though, heās one of my favourite mythic entities!
22 - Do you prefer multi coloured or plain white fairy lights?
>> I like light strings that are all one colour -- whether white or purple or green or whatever. Multicoloured ones are good for Christmas trees, but to just have them in my room or whatever, I find the multiple colours a little too chaotic for my eyeballs.
23 - How often do you find you need to cut your nails?
>> Very often, because I hate feeling them touch the keys when Iām typing and stuff. So I have to keep them pretty short and I feel like they grow at the speed of light sometimes. In fact, Iāve just been thinking about how I should trim this pinky nail down because itās starting to nag at me...
24 - Whatās your favourite colour of skittles?
>> ---
25 - Do you have a favourite TV detective (eg. Sherlock, Poirot)? What is it that you like about them?
>> Nope.
26 - Were you ever in any positions of responsibility when you were in school?
>> Nope.
27 - Will you be going to bed within the next hour or so? If not, when do you plan on going to sleep?
>> Nah, itās midday. I plan on going to sleep at around eleven tonight, like usual.
28 - Whatās your favourite thing to do at the beach? Do you get to go to the beach often?
>> Sit in some shade and watch the ocean or read a book. I donāt live by the ocean, so no. There are beaches on Lake Michigan, of course, and I have no issue with the great lakes but... meh.
29 - Whatās your favourite scent of perfume/aftershave/body spray? Is this something you wear often or do you save it for special occasions?
>> I use body oils and the scent I prefer is calledĀ āopiumā. I wear it whenever I feel like wearing it, because the scent is comforting and grounding to me.
30 - Do you need to wear glasses or contacts? How long have you needed to wear those for?
>> Nope.
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What have you done before you turned 18
Gone on a date
Joined a sport club
Dyed your hair
Kissed someone
Gone on a road trip
Gone to prom
Accepted yourself
Accepted other people
Attended a concert
Learned self-defense
Asked out your crush
Learned to drive
Learned an instrument
Learned a new language
Gone on a plane
Gotten a job
Gone out alone
Learned to cook
Given a donation
Cooked for your friends
About Me
What I am currently doing: studying | working | traveling | chilling | nothing yet | retired
My relationship status: single | taken | itās complicated
Whatās important to me: family | friends | love | money | travel | health | pets | career
My personality: funny | loyal | honest | kind | caring | creative | generous | introvert | ambivert | extrovert
I am: watching tv | listening to music | eating | drinking | hanging out with friends | hanging out with family | in pajamas | in my bedroom | in my living room | somewhere other than my home
This or That
chicken or pork
lemon or lime
asparagus or eggplant
mushrooms or pickles
strawberries or blueberries
carrot or corn
zucchini or broccoli
noodles or rice
apple or pear
avocado or pumpkin
notifications on or notifications off
procrastinate or do everything in time
messy or in order
work alone or group work
make questions or answer questions
extrovert or introvert
computer or laptop
lose things or find things
passenger or driver
dine-in or delivery
Fashion
formal or casual
neutrals or colors
denim or leather
flats or heels
every day or designer
polka dots or stripes
jeans or overall
shorts or skirt
boots or sneakers
jewelry or accessories
purse or bag
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I wash my hair every other day.
I have an iPod.
Apple juice > orange juice.
My grades could probably be better.
I canāt drive, but I want to learn.
I would love to live in a big city.
My shirt is black.
I spend a lot of time on Facebook.
I am watching TV right now.
I share a room with someone.
I would consider myself upper class.
I keep a journal.
I am a slow typer.
I have a lot of guilty pleasures.
I have had one of my pets since it was a baby.
My nails are painted.
I am always on time.
Iām forgetful.
I am the middle child in my family.
I play video games.
I wish I had more free time.
I have too much free time.
I am a good artist.
I love to talk on the phone.
I have a blanket covering me right now.
I have brown eyes.
I am Asian.
My room is painted pink.
I know where I want to go to college.
I wore jeans today.
I love baking.
My job is stressful.
I do not wear makeup.
I play basketball.
I am good at origami.
Chemistry is my favorite class.
English is my favorite class.
Gym is my favorite class.
I am using a laptop.
I smoke weed.
I am single.
I have a lot of friends.
I have no friends.
I am very smart.
I use Instagram.
I have been to New York.
I celebrate Christmas.
I like Kanye West.
I have good spelling and grammar.
Dogs are my favorite animal.
I drink coffee.
I have done modelling.
My favorite colour is either red or green.
I am Jewish.
I am a terrible singer.
I am texting someone right now.
I was born in the 90s.
I know all the words to a Madonna song.
I can play drums.
I believe in Miracles.
I like horror movies more than comedy movies.
I rarely cry.
I have no allergies.
I have had the same phone for over a year.
I have a child.
My biggest pet peeve is people who donāt use their turn signals.
I bite my nails.
I have never had a proper job.
My room is tidy.
Baby Spice was my favorite Spice Girl.
I am a picky eater.
I smoke.
I listen to more old music than new music.
I miss Myspace.
I still use Myspace.
I donāt like it when people I donāt know very well touch me.
I have some sort of mental disorder.
I have been in a school play.
I would rather be hot than cold.
I think I am a good friend.
I love iced tea.
I have an addiction to something.
I like little kids.
Italian food > Mexican food.
If I could go anywhere in the world, it would be somewhere in Asia.
I am a morning person.
I have been to see a movie in the past month.
I am thin.
Fried chicken is delicious.
I have already planned out my wedding.
I am bisexual or gay.
I have been in a car accident.
It is between 1 and 6pm right now.
I can cook.
I have plans tomorrow.
My boyfriendās name starts with āNā.
I am over eighteen.
I can rap.
Pepsi is my favorite soda.
I have Pinterest.
My phone needs charging.
I donāt like beer.
I did not/am not going to my prom.
I am a brunette.
I have a fear of crowds.
I worked out today.
My first name has more than five letters.
My dream car is a Mercedes.
I get more than six hours sleep a night.
I like 80s music.
I am wearing PJs.
I want to go into medicine.
Chocolate is the best flavor of ice cream.
When I drink, I usually drink vodka.
I would hate to live forever.
I am going to a party within the next two weeks.
I need a hug.
Astronomy interests me.
I am happy.
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(This is by no means supposed to be used to figure out what your actual MBTI type is! You can find out what is yours through online tests or careful self-analysis. This is but a very simple Tumblr bold survey to kill some time, based mostly on each typeās most common characteristics.)
Bold what you identify with:
INTJ
You think being ambitious is actually a positive trait.
You are ambitious yourself.
Learning how things work interests you.
You consider yourself to be a rational person.
You tend to be rather clueless when it comes to flirting.
Itās hard to control your perfectionism.
People have said youāre too judgmental before.
Youāre usually pretty self-confident.
Youāre hardworking and try not to slack off too much.
5/9
INTP
Youāre very creative.
You prefer to be honest and straightforward about things.
You tend to be a private person.
Being left alone with your thoughts is often refreshing.
People have considered you a weirdo before.
You have a hard time expressing your feelings.
You tend to be the skeptic one.
Itās harder for you to believe in something that isnāt a fact.
Youāre really interested in science.
6/9
ENTJ
You have little patience for stupid people.
You have little patience for people in general.
You come across as arrogant sometimes.
Youāre usually the leader of the group.
Shy is something that you definitely arenāt.
People have said youāre inspiring before.
You never give up until youāve tried everything you can.
You wouldnāt mind being the boss of a team.
You are often stubborn.
5/9
ENTP
Debating excites you rather than scare you.
You usually seize the opportunity to give your opinion on a topic.
You enjoy learning about all sorts of different things for fun.
You talk a lot in social situationsā¦
ā¦Especially when what is being discussed is something you like.
Youāre good at brainstorming.
You find it hard to focus on one thing at a time.
You get bored too easily.
You greatly dislike routine.
2/9
INFJ
You believe in the paranormal/supernatural.
Life would be a lot better if we lived in a world with magic.
Youāre very passionate about the things you care about.
Youāre usually altruistic.
Youāre very sensitive about criticism.
You prefer to keep your private life to yourself.
You can be too idealistic sometimes.
Your perfectionism can be a problem.
Fantasy stories are your favorite.
5/9
INFP
Youāre usually open-minded and flexible.
You enjoy writing.
You enjoy the arts in general.
Working on things that require creativity is fun to you.
Youāre usually the peacemaker among your friends.
Taking things too personally is one of your flaws.
You get sensitive easily.
People think youāre difficult to get to know.
You feel really bad when you canāt help someone.
8/9
ENFJ
Youāre the friend people come to for advice.
Youāre very tolerant of different points of view.
People say youāre the ānatural leaderā type.
You can keep your cool in a stressful situation.
Youāve gotten into fights on the behalf of your friends before.
Your self-esteem is either up high or down low.
Making decisions is very complicated for you.
Youāve been considered naive before.
3/9
ENFP
Youāre way too curious.
Youād be willing to try anything once.
Youāre always up for an adventure or exploring.
Youāre very observant of your surroundings.
Making friends is easy for you.
Your mind tends to hop from one thing to another without focusing.
You tend to overthink too much.
2/9
ISTJ
Honesty is the best policy to you.
You do your best to meet your obligations.
People sometimes are amazed by how patient you can be.
Youāre usually very responsible, or try to be.
Itās hard for you to lose your temper.
Youāre often very hard on yourself, especially when something goes wrong.
Once you have your mind set on something, itās hard to change it.
You prefer routine over trying new things.
5/9
ISFJ
Youāre the āmotherā of your group of friends.
Youāre usually quiet in social situations.
Taking care of others is something you genuinely love to do.
Your feelings can get hurt way too easily.
You often get out of your way to make people happier.
Youāre quite shy.
You repress your feelings way too often.
Change is something you prefer to avoid.
Youāve gotten in trouble for being too nice for your own good before.
5/9
ESTJ
You finish most of the things you start.
You get shit done, period.
Youāre a very organized person.
You prefer to stick to what you know works better.
People have considered you a traditional person before.
You can get aggressive when defending your ideas and principles.
Itās hard for you to just relax.
You hate to admit that the opinion of others matters a lot to you.
4/9
ESFJ
Youāre a sensitive and warm person.
Youāve done charity before.
You feel terrible at the mere possibility that youāve hurt someoneās feelings.
You end up apologizing a lot.
People can confide you with their secrets knowing youāll take them to your grave.
Being needy is a problem you have sometimes.
You get insecure easily.
If a stranger strikes up conversation with you and starts ranting about something bad in their life, youāll listen with genuine interest and want to cheer them up.
7/9
ISTP
You tend to be optimistic about life.
Youāre actually a very logical person.
You arenāt afraid to get your hands dirty when the situation gets tough.
Youāre usually quite relaxed.
Worrying about the future is pointless, so you just live the present.
It takes a lot to scare you.
Sometimes itās almost like you have no sense of self-preservation.
Commitment is not something youāre very comfortable with.
3/9
ISFP
Youāre very artistic.
Itās very important for you to pursue your passion.
You avoid conflict at all costs and try to keep it minimum.
Science may interest you, but itās not something youāre crazy about.
Youāre the chill one in the group.
When things get stressed, your go-to reaction is to shut down emotionally.
Youāre sensitive and cry pretty easily.
Competition thrills you instead of scaring you.
4/9
ESTP
Socializing is fun for you.
Youāre a go-getter for the most part.
Mind games are not your thing - you prefer to communicate clearly.
You like to stand out and be original in your looks or style.
Emotionally charged situations are awkward for you.
Youāre prone to rebelling and being defiant.
āCarpe diemā is a quote you live by.
People have said you seem insensitive before.
5/9
ESFP
You have very good people skills.
You bring your artistic side into your words, actions, clothes, hair etc.
Youāre talkative, and sometimes talk way too much for your own good.
Traditional people are usually boring to you.
You love change.
Youāre really bad at planning long-term.
You struggle a lot with things that require you to sit still and quiet.
You need things to be exciting in order to get you motivated.
5/9
According to the survey, iām INFP.
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I really, really, really love books!
Sometimes, I can be really dramatic.
I miss my sibling.
^They live somewhere else.
I wish I had more friends to do things with.
I just got a new phone.
My cell phone is blue.
I have a case for my cell phone.
Lately, I havenāt been taking as many surveys as I usually do.
I love apple juice.
I have Verizon.
I have a ton of books.
^My bookshelf canāt hold them all.
All the good shows seem to be canceled or are over.
I stay home on new years and watch the ball drop on TV.
I used to hate Charles Dickens, but now I love him.
I currently need a job.
^Iāve applied to many places.
I like getting new sneakers.
I have really bad back pain.
I have scoliosis/know someone who has scoliosis.
I have really bad heartburn.
Iāve ordered a lot online recently.
^Mostly books.
I know how to knit.
^Iām pretty damn crafty.
I have a wireless mouse for my laptop.
^Iām not used to it (I keep using the one on my laptop).
The Simpsons is better than Family Guy.
I recently went shopping with my dad.
I miss all of the old 90ās shows!
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dexās comprehensive s/i list
this took way too long. will be updated as i develop them further! note that these only include a few of my main, more developed s/is, but i do have s/is for all my f/oās universes!
[ evil dead ]
name: river kennedy
[ movie canon ]
age: 22
occupation: pizza delivery boy
physical: river kennedy was always on the taller side, his physicality being his foremost quality. he was the star quarterback in high school, and his muscular prowess didnt leave him after he graduated. finding no need for college, his routine consisted of working out during the day and going to work at night. his lean stature doesn't precede him - he can hold his own in the midst of chaos...and deadites.
6'0"
green eyes
dirty blonde hair
a southern drawl accents this cowboy's witty and devil-may-care temperament
while he's the more sensible of the two, it's only by a tad...ash and river are the quintessential "team one brain cell"
about: ash and river met on a wild night out during their high school years. needless to say, it wasnāt long before they ended up together, inseparable and making as many bad decisions as possible.Ā
sarcastic
upbeat
enthusiastic
here for a good time, not a long time
ship name: sympathy for the devil
[ show canon ]
age: 36
occupation: sheriff
physical: living in a small town has its perks - mainly that thereās not much to do during the day. the most action river sees on a daily basis is maybe a kid or two caught vandalizing the old bleachers behind the high school...and even then, itās a stretch to say itās much more than chasing down a teen with spraypaint. while heās still physically fit, heās not quite at his peak like he once was, but that doesnāt mean he canāt still hold his own against whatever the necronomicon may throw at him.
6'0"
green eyes
dirty blonde hair
a southern drawl accents this cowboy's witty and devil-may-care temperament
while he's the more sensible of the two, it's only by a tad...ash and river are the quintessential "team one brain cell"
about: while they never quite settled down, river took some time on his own to live with his family. he and ash lost contact for nearly twenty years, until the deadites returned out of nowhere. upon hearing the news, river tracked ash down, and again their shenanigans resumed, for the better or worse, no one really knows.Ā
sarcastic
upbeat
enthusiastic
here for a good time, not a long time
ship name: born to be wild
[ saw ]
name: everett bailey ; salem
age: 23
occupation: freelance coder / web designer
physical: salem is not physically intimidating, but that doesnāt stop him from picking fights with those bigger than him
5ā²6ā³
bleached hair, often dyed
blue eyes
lots of leather
about: salem is, to say the least, a scammer who profits off of the ignorance of those less technologically capable than himself. for this reason (and for getting in the way of adamās game) he too was punished, thrown into a trap that left him scarred both physically and mentally.
cocky
angry. just angry
daddy issues
drugs! probably
literally just a little shit.
ship name: waiting game / the jig is up / coma white / absolute penance (au)
[ twilight ]
name: holden cullen
age: 24 (at time of death)
occupation: clinical attendant / physician
physical: holden is physically smaller than most of his peers, but donāt let that fool you - he can definitely hunt just as well as the rest of them.
5ā²7ā³ (short king mama hey)
dark brown hair / soft black
green eyes (golden after death)
freckles
about: holden met carlisle at work, where he worked as a clinical attendant. within a few months carlisle had introduced holden to the rest of the cullens, and not long after holden deduced their family secret, though carlisle refused to turn holden on the basis that holden could live happily as a human. after a particularly nasty car crash, however, carlisle was forced to turn holden lest he let him die, and thus holden was finally a true member of the family. in his spare time during his ārecovery,ā he was able to complete his doctorate, and now works alongside carlisle at the clinic.
upbeat
fun-loving
dedicated
kind-hearted
absolute dad
holdenās gift is similar to that of jasperās - with a strange type of pathokinesis, he is able to dull the pain (physical and emotional) of others, instead taking it himself.Ā
he uses it to help carlisle destress most of the time - when he was human, carlisle would always say just how comforting it was to be with holden, that he had a sort of warmth to him, and that warmth followed him even after his death. carlisle describes the calming nature of it as though holden has āsunlight in his hands,ā as a mere touch from him can bring complete serenity.Ā
ship name: sunlight in his handsĀ
[ house, m.d. ]
name: rowan kirk
age: 30
occupation: pediatrician
physical: rowan is likely the least intimidating person youād ever meet - heās very quiet, and very bubbly. his stature is rather lax, and his soft temperament is complimented by his just as inviting looks, making him the perfect doctor for even the rowdiest of children.
5ā²8ā³
strawberry blonde hair
green eyes
freckles
always smiling
never seen without a stuffed animal and at least 10 lollipops in his lab coat
about: rowan is a kind-hearted doctor, driven by an inexplicable need to help others. it was for this reason that he quickly caught the eye of james, and together they make quite the hopeless pair of romantics.
has good intentions
soft-spoken
hates star trek jokes
absolute hopeless romantic
Repressed Trauma tm
always cold gay
ship name: sunshine & star trek jokes
[ quantum leap ]
name: dexter marsh
age: 26
occupation: chemist/biologist
physical: while short, dexās wit makes up for more than enough of what he lacks in height. heās far more on the nerdy side, bookish in all senses of the word.
curly hair
freckles
brown eyes
short
wardrobe consists of sweaters exclusively
about: dex works as a chemist on the starbright project alongside sam and, after one too many late nights spent on research they realized the feelings they harbored for each other were those of more than just friends.
quiet, but brilliant
strange fascination for chemistry and biology
hired on originally as a data analyist for the starbright project
married to sam after his leap home
has two dogs, a german shepherd and a husky named melody and marley respectively
ship name: terminally good
[ gotham ]
name: dexterĀ ācheshireā chester
age: 23
occupation: gang leader
physical: his grin as wicked as the cheshire cat himself, dexter dons stripes and a leather jacket to complete his look
catlike reflexes
nearly always high
blue eyes
bleached hair, a few purple streaks to accent it
never seen without his trusted smashin bat
about: having found his family through his gang, he runs the strays of gotham alongside his adopted sister queen, and finds his niche in illegal dealings
cares far too much for hisĀ āfamilyā
gained the nickname cheshire from a combination of his gangās name and the fact he always seems to disappear from the scene of the crime
peddles an experimental drug calledĀ ājabberwockā which is similar to speed as well as weapons and other illegal substances
ship name: down the rabbit hole
[ phantom of the opera ]
name: adonis
age: 20
occupation: performer ; actor / singer
physical: adonis knew from a young age that he hated his body. it simply felt wrong, and though he had a talent for the musical arts, he passed at the opportunity to perform in lieu of working as a stagehand, passing as male and taking the name adonis.
trans (ftm)
binds with a corset even though it isnāt healthy
dirty blonde hair
blue eyes
doesnāt own a single shirt that fits him properly
about: he caught the eye of erik when, on a whim, he sang aloud to himself on stage as he was readying the props for a show. erik was smitten from that day, intrigued by the young man and his strangely beautiful voice. since then, erik has helped adonis train his voice, and he now performs on stage and is very popular among the patrons of the theater.Ā
ship name: gods & monsters
[ ahs ]
name: clarence miller
age: 20
occupation: performer
physical: born an albino, clarence miller was inducted into elsa marsā freakshow at a young age, and now looks up to her like a mother.Ā
pale, pale, pale
short
nearly blind due to albinism
does not own any clothes that fit, actually
about: clarence is quiet and keeps to himself most of the time. while he doesnāt have any standout talents, he acts as a tickettaker for the freakshow
has a little pet lizard
falls asleep in the booth a lot
cannot go out in the sun for long
dandy can and WILL kill for him
ship name: dance macabre
[ ghostbusters ]
name: oasis*
age: unknown* (deceased)
occupation: physicist / parapsychologist
physical: while he does seem human in all aspects, oasis is far from it.
extremely pale
white hair
green eyes
lanky
can and will appear behind u...nothin personnel, kid.....
just canāt stop floatinā sometimes
about: *while oasis is not his real name, it was the name of the theory accredited to him, in which he believed there to be two planes of existence, one of the living and one of the dead that are consistently manipulated by each other, the phenomenon that results are noticeable but often disappear when investigated further, āLike a mirage, and oasis in the desert.ā
ship name: oasis theorem
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Paz with the meme? :o
Name: Paz Goodman!
Age: 30. And theyāre now immortal and unaging, but still 30 however you look at it.
Gender: Agender! With ātheyā pronouns and usually neutral titles.
Species: A mess.Paz is an Aremsian, which is a type of winged, humanoid, shape-shifting divinity with the power to alter the form of objects they come in contact with. They also have a very tiny bit of fog god ancestry.Paz is also the reincarnation of a moon but they donāt know this part.
Hobbies: Witchcraft, wild science, studying other planes of existence and other-worldly beings, (cheating at) poker, card games in general, baking, and designing themself clothes.
Occupation(s): Paz normally does freelance work in making people weird inventions. Soon, theyāll be employed at a magical circus for gods known as the Circus in the Sky doing some variety of background help. They might work on maintenance of electronics, depending on where they get assigned.
Personal goals: Right now their goals are to meet and study gods, keep their friends safe, and buy a tiny castle-like manor with stolen gold.
Are they dating anyone?: Currently, Paz is engaged to Reloj Ferrero, and is dating Salles Engod. Both of which belong to @erradoxā.
Do they have any crushes?: Rosette, the celestial mercenary Paz hired to help rescue Reloj, is pretty dang beautiful and amazing. And @erradoxāās Lossi, Sallesās sweetheart and the vampire āsupervillainā who helped them break out of prison and get the supplies to hire said celestial mercenary, is beautiful and amazing, too. Like, heck.
What is their orientation?: A constant state of panic. (Theyāre pansexual)
Who do they consider to be their family, if anyone?: Reloj, Salles, Lossi, their ācatsā, and Relojās family.
Do they have or want children?: Their children are their ācats.ā Otherwise, not really.
Do they have any pets?: Two little darhan, a variety of moon shadow sprites, named Luna and Slinky. Paz and Reloj met the shy beings as young children through a ritual during a new moon. There were many darhan that night, but Luna and Slinky followed Paz and Reloj home and refused to leave.
What type of animal would they most want for a pet?: What they already have, really. Also cats.
What is their favorite animal in general?: Cat-like creatures, deities, and otherworldly monsters. Bonus points if itās a combination of all three.
Do they have any other forms and, if so, do they have a preferred one? If they donāt have any other forms, what would they choose as an alternate form?: They can take any form they understand the molecular structure of, although theyāre unable to have their pupils be anything other than white and mildly glowy. Their preferred form varies, but often times they like to give themself small pink ram horns.
If they could have one addition to their physical features (wings, horns, etc.), what would they choose?: Small pink ram horns, probably.
If they could have one ability (magical or otherwise) they donāt already have, what would it be?: Thatās hard because they want so many magical abilities. I donāt think Paz would be able to pick one
What mythical creature would they choose to be if they had to be one? (If theyāre already a mythical creature, pick a different type): Probably a vampire.
What do they normally spend the day doing?: Weird experiments, playing with their cats, and hanging out with their group being a huge dweeb.
What would their perfect day look like?: Pretty much the above. Although getting to explore new places and meeting gods and seeing space and anything fun and exciting in their hobbies is a pretty good day, really.
What would their ideal date look like, if they ever date?: A quiet, romantic place with a lot of ambiance, like a secluded (probably somewhat spooky) place overlooking a forest with a clear view of the night sky and lots of candles. Alternatively, hanging out somewhere chill at home or out and about laughing about super corny stuff and being giggly brats.
What would their ideal friend hangout be?: Either working on weird experiments, exploring somewhere new like a mysterious forest or vampire bar, or hanging out at home laughing about super corny stuff and being giggly brats.
Do they have any notable past relationships of any variety?: The main one that comes to mind is they had a pretty serious girlfriend for a couple years back in university. They broke up because Paz was into too much shady stuff and she was not comfortable being so closely associated with that.
What is their favorite season and why?: Early Spring, while thereās still a chill of Winter and flowers are starting to bloom. There are lots of colors and signs of life, but they still can wear many layers.
What is their favorite type of weather?: Cool with clear skies.
What kind of nerd are they?: The wild scientist witch kind.
Are they an early bird, night owl, or neither?: Very much a night owl.
Are they skilled in any form of fighting?: Paz is decent at close-range magical combat, and skilled at getting themself out of a fight.
Do they believe in or worship any sort of deity? (If they are a deity of some sort, are there any more powerful ones that they work for?): Paz has met a collection of gods, including the Gods of Time, and theyāre a follower of Kaluwa, God of Chaos.
Are they an easily frightened person?: Nah.
Are they easily flustered?: Not really. It takes a lot to really fluster them.
Do they care about being polite?: If theyāre interacting with a deity. Otherwise, no.
Are they shy, outgoing, or something else?: Paz is pretty outgoing and extroverted, but they only actually like a small selection of people who arenāt deities and spiritual beings, and they can enjoy irritating people. Soā¦ I donāt know. Theyāre sort of outgoing but also hate a lot of people and people often donāt like them and itās complicated.
Are they easily provoked into arguments?: Oh, absolutely.
Are they easily provoked into physical fights?: Paz used to be super easy to and used to intentionally provoke fights. Nowadays they try to avoid it, but if someone threatens their friends, they absolutely will fight.
Do they ever swear?: A lot. Especially so now while theyāre still recovering from the stress of spending eight months on the run while trying to rescue their friendās soul from a nightmarish realm.
Do they care what others think of them?: Not usually if itās not close friends, but sometimes they feel uncomfortable with the fact the world they grew up on views them as āevil.ā Other times they think itās pretty cool to be so memorable and want figurines of their super persona.
Are they generally a physically affectionate person, or do they prefer their personal space? Are there any exceptions to this?: Paz is a super physically affectionate individual with people they are close to and they will gladly participate in platonic cuddles and hand holding. They like to be piled on with love.
Does their room tend to be clean or messy?: Sort of in the middle. They prefer things to be clean, but theyāre easily sidetracked with other projects.
Do they collect anything?: Magic and science books, weird magical artifacts, and anything they can scrap to use in their creations.
How would they react to bad puns?: Groan, laugh, and make an even worse one.
Would they rather have a life of adventure, or do they prefer a quieter, more predictable life?: Adventure. Justā¦ not quite as much adventure as theyāve been having lately.
Do they abide by the laws of their area?: Not usually. They currently are trying to be a bit better because they donāt want to end up in jail on their current planet.
Have they ever been arrested?: On multiple occasions.
What would they do if they found a stranger crying?: Keep walking and pretend they didnāt see anything.
What would they do if they found a loved one crying?: Go over and hold them.
Do they have any unusual or supernatural requirements to sustain themself?: Not really.
How far or close to where they were born or spent their childhood do they live?: On a different planet.
Do they like where they live now? Would they rather be somewhere else?: They miss their home planet something fierce, and having to leave for safety reasons due to being a wanted criminal and also having a collection of āsupervillainsā after them is pretty hard. They do like the new planet, though, and think itās super amazing and want to explore every bit of it. They justā¦ wish they could also go home.
Do they still have any friends they had when they were a child? If they are a child, who would they consider a friend?: Reloj was Pazās only particularly consistent friend growing up.
As a child, what did they want to be when they grew up? If they still are a child, what do they want to be?: Pretty much what they are now. They wanted to study spiritual beings and magic.
If you wrote a story with them as the main character, what would it be about?: It would be about Paz becoming a āsupervillainā in order to save their childhood friend, Reloj, after his soul was stolen by wraiths to a nightmarish world.
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Can be used for RP and non-RP blogs to get to know a bit about the person behind the screen!
Tagged by: @frozcnlight
Tagging: @hasjoinedthechatroom
1. FIRST NAME: Abby
2. STRANGE FACT ABOUT YOURSELF:Ā Iām terrified of flying on planes even tho Iāve flown on them a bunch of times o:
3. TOP THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU FIND ATTRACTIVE ON A PERSON: eyes, lips, nose
4. A FOOD YOU COULD EAT FOREVER AND NOT GET BORED OF:Ā boiled crawfish or crab
5. A FOOD YOU HATE: hamburgers
6. GUILTY PLEASURE:Ā soap operas, the more ridiculous, the better
7. WHAT DO YOU SLEEP IN: a million blankets bc Iām always so frickin cold
8. SERIOUS RELATIONSHIPS OR FLINGS: serious relationships
9. IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN THE PAST AND CHANGE ONE THINGĀ ABOUT YOUR LIFE, WOULD YOU AND WHAT WOULD IT BE: I wouldnāt have given up acting a few years back, I miss it now lol
10. ARE YOU AN AFFECTIONATE PERSON: yes, but depends on the person and if theyāre affectionate as well
11. A MOVIE YOU COULD WATCH OVER AND OVER AGAIN: i rarely watch movies so no clue aaa
12. FAVORITE BOOK: Iāve read too many I cannot choose, percy jackson series will forever have my heart tho
13. YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP ANY ANIMAL AS A PET, WHAT DO YOU CHOOSE: I have a dog already and I love my dog so more dogs I guess lol, Iāve always wanted a cat too though soo all the cats and dogs whoo
14. TOP FIVE FICTIONAL SHIPS: okay I actually havenāt thought a lot about ships in a long time bc I donāt get very invested in ships as much im just like oo āi like thatā so honestly Idk where to start on this one.
15. PIE OR CAKE: cake!
16. FAVORITE SCENT: roses
17. CELEBRITY CRUSH: none
18. IF YOU COULD TRAVEL ANYWHERE, WHERE WOULD YOU GO:Ā itās hard to pick one place bc Iām the type of person who gets excited about traveling in general when I get the opportunity!! Iāll be going to Germany so thatās where my mind is focused on rn!! :D
19. INTROVERT OR EXTROVERT:Ā introvert
20. DO YOU SCARE EASILY: yes
21. IPHONE OR ANDROID:Ā iPhone
22. DO YOU PLAY ANY VIDEO GAMES: not a lot tbh, usually I play them with a friend, I wanna play more games though in the future o: looks fun
24. WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH A MILLION DOLLARS: SO HEREāS THE PLAN Iād use half to pay for a comfortable house and a car, then the other half to donate a certain percentage to my fav charities as well as go to places and give big tips. I have a bunch of ideas for that one.
25. FICTIONAL CHARACTER YOU HATE: idk
26. FANDOM THAT YOU WERE ONCE A PART OF BUT ARENāT ANY LONGER: I canāt think of many, winx club I guess? That was such a long time ago tho lmao
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Are you better at cooking dinners or making cakes/biscuits/sweets?Ā
I canāt make any dish. I wonder when Iāll get my ass up and start learning...
Have you ever cut someone elseās hair?Ā
I wouldnāt dare; I have no skills in that department at all.
Who was the last guest in your house and what were they staying for?Ā
Angela and Hans came over so we can watch Sowoozoo.Ā
How many long term relationships have you been in?Ā
One.
Do you sleep with all the lights out, or do you leave a lamp or even the television on?Ā
My default is lights out, but sometimes Iāll fall asleep with my night lamp still on and thatās fine too.
Who is one person you have forgiven, but still have not āforgottenā what they have done?Ā
I donāt really do forgiving.
Are you a fan of Lana Del Rey?Ā
No. Iāve tried listening to her songs but I find them too slow for my liking.
Do you know your blood type?Ā
Itās O but I keep forgetting what specific type.
Do you know your motherās birthday?Ā
Yes.
Have you got your period at the moment?Ā
Itās on its last few days.
Have you ever been pregnant?Ā
Nopes.
How old were you when you first went on a plane?Ā
I was around 10 or 11, canāt remember exactly. But it was in 2009 and we headed to Boracay.
Have you ever had to take out a loan for anything?Ā
No. OMG, adult activity I donāt quite understand just yet hfdhfkdjfhdf.
Are both of your blood parents still in your life?Ā
Yeah theyāre both grumbling right now just outside of my room because the power went out lmfao.
When was the last time you went apple picking?Ā
Iāve never done this. Apples donāt grow here.
Someone asked you what you wanted, what would you say?Ā
My pay for the last two weeks haha, but thatās not coming until Friday.
Have you ever been drunk at school or work?Ā
No, I wouldnāt dare. Iām pretty unpredictable when I get drunk, so Iād rather stay safe haha. Iāve worked while tipsy, but it had been outside of work hours.
How many bedrooms are in your house?Ā
4. One for each kid, then my parentsā.
Are you smart about computers?Ā
Nah.
Have you ever played Just Dance for Wii?Ā
We didnāt have the game on our Wii, but Iāve played Just Dance before, just at other peoplesā houses.
Do you own a Xbox 360?Ā
We were a Playstation household.
Would you ever do a sex tape for a million dollars?Ā
Erm, sure, whatever.
So, do you need a nap?Ā
I think I should be taking one for the sake of my health, but I wonāt.
What would you rather be doing?Ā
I stumbled upon a Facebook post of this newly-opened store in Greenhills that exclusively sells photocards and I wanna head the fuck over there rn with Angela. That store concept is practically unheard of so itās a big deal and I wanna go there as Iām 100% sure the BTS ones would sell out pretty fast. But they heightened the stupid COVID protocols yet again and we have to stay at home, so thereās that.
What sport are you the best at?Ā
Table tennis.
Do you have a little sister? Whatās her name?Ā
Yeah but sheās turning 21 this year, so little wouldnāt be accurate anymore. We call her Nina at home but everyone else calls her by her full first name, Janina.
Do you complain a lot?Ā
I do complain a lot but I also do the thing that is causing the complaint right after so I can shut myself up lmao.
Would you rather go to an authentic haunted house or an ancient temple?Ā
Both sound fun but Iāll probably take the temple. Yay for learning something new about culture!!
Do you like fruity or minty gum?Ā
I donāt mind flavor when it comes to gum because they fade out anyway.
Are you looking forward to any day of this month?Ā
My company set another mental health break day this upcoming August 27th, so Iāll be thinking about that day throughout the month.
Have you ever gotten detention?Ā
We donāt have detention.
Is there a traumatic event that youāve experienced thatās changed your life?Ā
Sure.
Do you buy a majority of your clothes from a certain store, or do you just pick out items of clothing you could see yourself wearing, not caring about the store it came from?
The latter. < Same. I can be brand-conscious sometimes, but generally if I find something cute, regardless from where I found it, Iād grab it.
Have any of the artists youāre fond of released new albums recently?Ā
Technically yeah. It was a single album.Ā
Would you ever keep your favorite animal as a pet?Ā
I already have two of them.
Ever cried so much you threw up?Ā
Possibly.
Who is your best guy friend?
Hans.
What do you two do when you hang out?Ā
We usually eat out and have a drink or two.
What is a movie that you thought you would hate but you ended up loving?Ā
Spotlight, just because it looked boring at first glance. It turned out to be very riveting and the screenplay was fascinating as well.
Do you even like horror movies?Ā
Yes, but theyāre best watched with other people.
Do you live in the country?Ā
Nopes.
What is your favorite accent?Ā
I donāt have one.
Have you ever had a boyfriend your parents didnāt like?Ā
No.
Do you drink Pepsi or Coke?Ā
I had the chance to try out Pepsi when we went to Taco Bell two weeks ago - it was my first time to have it and it was...actually pretty good??? The soda-hater in me was scandalized HAHAHA but it was good!!! I think I prefer Pepsi now.
What do you plan to do on your 21st birthday?Ā
My 21st birthday started out terribly because Gabieās family didnāt want her to hang out with me on a Sunday (the day my birthday fell on), so we were in an argument the whole day. Angela saved the day when she planned out an impromptu dinner + arcade date for me, and that was the only good part of the day, really. Iād rather forget the rest of it.
Do you have any person in your family with an addiction to beer?Ā
I donāt think so.
Do you take a lot of pictures?Ā
Iām starting to, now.
What kind of face wash do you use?Ā
Good olā water.
Does drama always seem to follow you?Ā
Not these days.
Does anybody in your family race?Ā
Nope.
Are you closer to your mom or dad?Ā
Dad, I guess. But I wouldnāt particularly call myselfĀ ācloseā with either.
How much money did you used to get from the ātooth fairy?āĀ
I never received money from them.
How long do you want to live with your parents?Ā
Maybe up until my mid-20s? Late-20s at the latest. Iām not exactly in the position to move out yet. The money I make at the moment would probably just be enough to cover rent, and just rent. Iād end up starving to death hahaha.
Do you have a laptop or desktop?Ā
Laptop.
Do you like your parents?Ā
Sure.
Do you secretly like someone?Ā
I donāt.
Would you ever date your best male friend?Ā
No. I also wouldnāt do that to Angela.
What are you currently listening to?Ā
Moon by Jin! Such a comfort song.
Do you want to be single?Ā
Yes.
Did you go out or stay in last night?Ā
I stayed in and was knocked out pretty early since I had been up since 1 AM.
Have you pretended to like someone?Ā
No. I donāt see why I would have to that.
How is your heart lately?Ā
Just filled with nothing but Bangtan at this point haha. Itās doing well!
Are you wearing socks?Ā
No. Socks bother me for the most part; they make my feet feel a bit suffocated.
What do people call you?Ā
Robyn.
Do you get stressed out easily?Ā
Yeah, Iām quite the overthinker.
Have you ever been taken to the emergency room in an ambulance?Ā
No, Iāve never actually been inside an ambulance, whether it came for me or for another person.
What is wrong with you right now?Ā
I should probably cut back on the vaping, for one.
Do you own something from Hot Topic?Ā
No.
Would you rather sleep with someone else or alone?Ā
Itās hard for me to sleep with someone else. Even when I had been in a relationship, I usually only got to fall asleep an hour or so after my partner already dozed off.
Do you still talk to the person you last made out with?Ā
No, I cut ties at the start of the year and have been substantially better since then.
Have you ever seen your best friend cry?Ā
I honestly donāt think so. Iām the bigger crybaby between us.
Did you get any compliments today?Ā
My mom thanked me for covering for Cooperās shots today since they ended up being quite costly.
Have you ever gone to a beach?Ā
Yes, itās one of my absolute favorite places to be.
What would you say if someone asked you to get high right now?Ā
Pass up on the offer.
Do you believe that everything happens for a reason?Ā
Yes.
Have you ever done volunteer work just because you wanted to?Ā
Iāve never had the ample time to, so no. Iāve always wanted to volunteer at an animal shelter, though.
Do you have long nails?Ā
Theyāre not dramatically long, but they have started to grow out.
Do you like the gender you are?
I don't like or dislike it, honestly. I'm just neutral. < Same.
Do you generally look nice in photos?Ā
I think this is the case these days, yeah. Iāve started feeling more confident and I think itās able to translate in photos.
Have you ever had a stick insect as a pet?Ā
No.
What colour are your fatherās eyes?Ā
Dark brown.
If I handed you a concert ticket right now, who would you want to be the performer?Ā
BTS DUH
Name three facts about your family?Ā
I come from a family of lawyers; many of us are big history buffs; and many are also fantastic cooks so I donāt know where that talent could have possibly gone when it come to my generation hah.
Would you ever get into a long distance relationship?Ā
If Iāve reached a certain level of investment in the relationship, I could probably handle it.Ā
Whatās the most thoughtful present youāve ever received?Ā
A Punk shirt and Petals For Armor physical CD from Andi this last Christmas.
Whatās your favorite hot beverage?
Hot chocolate. < Yessssss!
Did you ever play an instrument? If so what?Ā
I donāt.
Would you rather carve pumpkins or wrap presents?Ā
Carving pumpkins sounds fun, especially since I havenāt tried it before.
Do you think youāre important?Ā
Idk. I donāt really like drawing attention to myself though, so that could probably answer your question.
Whatās the best compliment youāve ever received?Ā
Andi wrote a letter for me to accompany the aforementioned Christmas gifts they gave, and it remains to be my favorite letter Iāve received. They essentially reminded and affirmed me that Iām stronger than I think I am, and that Iāve been through a lot and have grown a lot, and that that growth is seen by people around me.
Have you been diagnosed with any mental disorders?Ā
No.
Have you ever moved to another state or country? If so, how did it feel to be new?Ā
Just to different cities, but considering how tiny my country is, the move is quite insignificant lol.
Do you know how to properly eat food with chopsticks?Ā
Iām 100% sure I donāt know how to properly hold chopsticks, but I have my own way and it works lol. Fake it til you make it.
Are you more of a leader or a follower?
Definitely a follower, but I can step up in certain situations. < Same. I donāt mind leading, especially considering the control freak I can be lolol.
What was the first thing you ate today?Ā
I havenāt eaten anything today. I skipped breakfast since I brought Cooper to the vet, and by the time I got back the dining table had already been cleared. Itās fine though, I donāt feel too hungry.
If you could spend the day, doing absolutely anything, with anyone, anywhere, what would it be like?Ā
Iād be with Angela, Reena, and Hans at that insane new photocard store I talked about earlier. IDEALLY, weādĀ probably pick up a photocard or two if the ones we want arenāt sold out yet (lol a rarity), then weād have some nachos and stuff right after and just talk about all things Bangtan lol with Hans cracking us up the whole time since he is just naturally hilarious.
If I were to ask you how you are doing, and you were only able to answer completely honestly, what would come out?Ā
Content. Happy. I feel warm and loved and surrounded by the best people.
What is the one thing that you have been avoiding that you should do?Ā
Learning how to cook is one.
Is there anything that you wish you could take back?Ā
Not really.
What, in your mind, could make you truly happy?Ā
Being in the purple ocean with my best friends.
If you could change one conversation in your life, what would you say differently? Would it have REALLY made any difference?Ā
A part of me wishes my final face-to-face conversation with Gabie had been a more solid closure, just so we could finally put a hard stop to that chapter. But at that time I thought we would continue talking, so there had still been some stuff lingering in the air when we called it a day and parted ways. So in a sense we never really got closure when I finally cut ties, which the ESTJ in me remains to be nagged by, but I try not to be bothered by it anymore considering how much better I am doing right now. We didnāt know the future at the time, so itās okay the way things turned out, ultimately.
When is the next time youāll change your hairstyle? Will you color it?Ā
I have no clue. Itās not really a priority.
Do people normally say youāre a fast typist, or are you rather slow?Ā
Iām fast.
Have you ever been considered the āsmartest person in school?āĀ
Nah.
How many drugs are in your system?Ā
Just caffeine.
Whatās on your schedule for tomorrow?
Werkwerkwerkwerk.
Do you currently have any bite marks/hickeys on your body?Ā
Nopes.
Do you call anyone baby?Ā
I donāt.
Whatās your current mood?Ā
Iām prety neutral. I wish I could be out right now, but stupid Covid and stupid quarantine. But I donāt really mind staying at home, either, so. Iām just so-so.
Do you think you are a good person?Ā
I hope so.
What were you doing before filling out this survey?Ā
I watched Sunday mass with my family.
How late did you stay up last night?Ā
Around midnight.
When was the last time you cried really hard?Ā
I cried just a few days ago because period hormones, but the last time I cried hard? Iām not sure. April maybe?
Is your hair longer than your shoulders?Ā
LOL yes itās soooooooo long already.
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Survey #352
my headās a mess and a half, i canāt think of lyrics to put here so yeah hereās the survey
Whatās the last vegetable you ate, and when did you eat it? Uh I think it was a pepper in this Healthy Choice dinner bowl I had yesterday.
What was your last Facebook notification for? A friend liking this photo I shared of some beautiful, small rock and pebble sculptures of people.
What bands have you seen live? Just Alice Cooper.
Tell me an interesting fact about your mother: She only has one kidney due to the other being taken out because of kidney cancer when I was a kid. Coincidentally, her father was actually born with only one as well.
What do you think is the most important thing to happen to you before the age of 13? Nothing really comes to mind.
What were you super against as a young child but arenāt anymore? SUPER against? I dunno, man.
What are your plans later today? I don't know. Yesterday my mother informed me that Jason's mother died, and since then I've been in shock. I was in awful condition yesterday because I absolutely adore(d) her like she was MY family, and once upon a time I thought she would be officially, and I still feel very, very dead. I doubt I'll get anything done today.
Are you doing anything exciting this weekend? Definitely not exciting... Mom and possibly I are probably bringing Jason's family food for the family get-together they're having (we're not staying for... obvious reasons), but she's unsure because it might be a bit too awkward. I'll stay in the car because I don't want to disrespect Jason's space, but I REALLY want to go through with this. His mom was so important to me, and I don't want to just... do nothing as if she meant just that. I want the family to know I never stopped caring just because there was a breakup. Plus I wanna give Jason his favorite chocolate bar to try to bring him a bit of happiness. I can't imagine what he's feeling, and my instinct of "I need to protect him" absolutely never went away.
Who do you talk to the most? My mom.
What are some things you do regularly that make you feel old? Go to bed before 9PM, sometimes even before 8. And my knees pop like a motherfucker.
Who is your best guy friend(s)? Girt and Sam.
Do you wish your skin was lighter or darker? Neither; instead, I just wish it was clearer. I have extremely dry skin, especially on my arms, so I have little bumps and marks there, as well as little freckles over my body. Having like, porcelain skin would be amaaaazing.
If you had a tiny scar on your face, would you get it removed or just keep it? Keep it. Look more badass, haha.
Have you had an x-ray in the past year? I think so, on my legs. It may have been over a year ago, idr.
Do you think your first love still loves you? I don't want to know. I really don't.
What is something that is āgoing rightā in your life? *blinks*
When did you feel ready to start dating? Seriously, probably late middle school.
When was the last time your pet bit you? If you donāt have a pet, have you ever been bitten by someone elseās? My snake Venus has never bitten me. Meanwhile, my cat Roman lightly (and sometimes not so lightly...) bites me pretty much every day when I play with him, lol.
Where were you the last time you made out? My bed.
When was the last time you cried tears of joy? I probably haven't done that since I met Sara irl.
How do you type your sad smileys? One of these three: :( or :c or :<
Do you have ādecorative hand-towelsā that cannot be used in your house? No.
What was the last soda you drank? Mountain Lightning, a Mtn. Dew ripoff bc we're cheap, lol.
What was the last thing someone made fun of you for? I don't know.
Have you ever had any type of surgery? Yeah, a cyst removal as well as tubes in my ears.
Should kids be allowed to get tattoos/piercings without parental consent? Uh no?????
Who was the last person to hit on you? That I'm actually aware of, Sara. I'm quite sure nobody has since.
What was the last thing you decided not to do, that you were supposed to? I was too weak to even clean the litterbox last night. I just wanted to go to bed. I need to do it today.
Whatās the hardest thing youāve ever had to tell someone? Hm. Maybe that I didn't love Joel? It was just really awkward and I felt awful about the whole situation.
What do you put on hot dogs? Ketchup and mustard.
Ever fallen in the shower? I've fallen OUT of the shower. I was extremely dizzy and was trying to get out, and I just passed out onto my chin. Broke some molars and got a concussion.
Whatās the worst thing youāve ever called someone you care about? Probably a bitch or something.
Do you think that things will get better? I sure hope so.
Have you ever legitimately saved a personās life? I guess I kinda have. My WoW friend Lisa and I were talking, and she wasn't feeling well at all when she suddenly disappeared. Coincidentally, her husband got home RIGHT when I messaged her again, wanting to check up on her, and he heard the alert so checked it out. Lisa was knocked out on the couch having some medical emergency with a name I can't remember, and he just thought she was sleeping. Because of seeing the chat, he took her to the hospital when she probably would've died otherwise. She insists I saved her.
Whatās your favourite book genre? Fantasy.
Have you ever walked out of a movie at the theatre? No.
Do dogs like you? They definitely seem to. Animals in general honestly do.
Would you say that you project an air of authority? Definitely not.
Have you ever jumped off a high dive into a pool? No. I've always wanted to, but I was too scared at any opportunity.
Do you use one towel when you shower or two? (one for hair, one for body) I just use one. I dry my hair first, then my body.
Have you ever been to one of the great lakes? No, but I did see one of them from a plane when I was flying to Sara's.
Who do you know that had a baby recently? My high school friend had her daughter Persephone literally a couple days ago. Cute little thing.
Do you like Usherās songs? Oh wow, what a blast from the past. I don't even recall the names of any, but I remember I enjoyed some as a kid.
When was the last time you went to a waterpark? Wow, it has been YEARS. Like, not since I was a teen.
Have you ever ridden a train? No.
What do you eat your French fries with? Ketchup, sometimes.
Do you have family problems? Not really.
Whatās the last food you ate that was stale? Bread, I think.
How do you like your grilled cheese? Just a normal 'ole grilled cheese.
What is the most challenging meal you have ever cooked? I donāt cook.
What was your favorite thing to do as a little kid? Play video games.
Have you ever been close to drowning? Yikes, no.
Have you ever had a panic attack? Countless.
Do you like doing housework? No, who does?
Would you ever get implants? Nah.
Do you own a robe? No.
Do you have a little sister? Whatās her name? Yeah, Nicole.
Do you like crust on pizza or do you cut it off? I don't trust people who don't eat pizza crust.
What was the last song you listened to? "The Ghost of You" by My Chemical Romance. It's making me cry, but I really need to.
Have any of your family members been to jail? No. None that I know of, anyway.
Is there anyone that you feel you still need some closure with? An old friend, yes.
Can you remember when you first learned how to read? No.
What event in your life has transformed your personality the most? My mental illnesses as a whole.
Have you ever had any teeth pulled? No.
Do you still want to be what you wanted to be in elementary school? No, but only because it's not realistic. I don't want to travel.
Whatāre some TV shows that you would like to get into? I don't care about TV 'til MM resumes, and then absolutely whenever The Edge of Sleep is released. Mark is a key actor in it.
How would you feel if you were drafted for the military? I couldnāt be.
What is your favorite Queen song? Ha, I'm aware this is probably everyone's answer, but "Bohemian Rhapsody" is the bop of all bops.
Do you know how to use any foreign currency? No.
Been kissed by someone who you knew was ābadā for you? BEEN kissed, yeah. By Juan.
Ever taken an at-home pregnancy test? No.
When was the last time you were at a loss of what to do? Now.
What did you do on your favorite date with a guy/girl? It was a group date where we went to this big arcade one night.
Whatās a movie you have seen in the theater more than once? None.
What is the reason youāre still alive? That's a big answer that I'm not in the mood to ramble about.
Have you ever had sex in someone elseās bed/bedroom? Yeah, oops.
Do you ever brush your hair before you go to bed? No.
Have you ever had a dream about sleeping with a celebrity? (You donāt have to give details.) HAHA this was the only lucid dream I've ever had lmfao.
Has anyone ever told you that they needed you? Do you think they meant it? I don't remember.
How did you feel when you woke up today? What was the first thing you thought about? Like shit. "Virginia's still dead" just bitchslapped me.
Do you still tell your parents that you love them? Well yeah.
Have you ever said āI love youā to someone you werenāt going out with? Yes, because I really did.
Have you ever been threatened before? Yes.
Would you date someone with a physical disability? Yeah.
Think of the last person you had sex with. Do you think theyāve slept with anyone else since they last slept with you? Probably.
The last time you dyed your hair, what color did you dye it? Red.
Think of the last time you went out to eat. Who paid? My mom.
Do you save at least 15 percent of your income? What income?
Do you ever go on Reddit? If so, what are some of your favorite subreddits? No.
Were you ever a flower girl or ring bearer in anyoneās wedding when you were little? No.
Are your parents in good health? Not especially. They're both probably unhealthier than the average person. Dad smokes way too much to be healthy, and Mom has a plethora of issues.
Have you ever been a caregiver to a sick/disabled relative? No; it sounds awful, but I'm very doubtful I could be because I canNOT clean another human being.
Is there any type of medicine you canāt take? For what reason? No.
Do you have a favorite pair of pajamas? What do they look like? They're black Pokemon pants with Pikachu jumping by the logo.
Do you have any interesting pillow cases? No.
If something on your body hurts, which part is it most likely to be? My knees.
Are you more afraid of spiders or bees? Both, but situationally.
Have you ever worn fake nails? If so, what did the last pair you wore look like? Only once for prom. They were maroon, like my dress. Wait... or maybe I didn't wear them? Fuck, idr.
Is Russian or Native American history more interesting to you? Native American history is way more fascinating to me.
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City of Looking-Glass Shadows
City of Looking-Glass Shadows -- an urban-fantasy D&D 5E campaign
The year is 199X.
Itās been this way for a while now.
The world is a lie. We live within an artificial construct, a facsimile of mundane reality forged upon a pocket-shard of arable land -- adrift somewhere deep in the Shadowfell -- built with slave labor by the illithid to house, to monitor & to control a teeming, screeching, anxious mass of hand-selected human cattle.
The goal of their project is simple: we are here to generate new technological applications. We are a living algorithm, assembled by our starry masters to the endless & perpetually-accelerating task of spitting out ever-deadlier and more brutally efficient weapons of conquest & control, engines of wealth & war, tools of mechanical intelligence & information-manipulation.
No wonder we all feel a little ... stuck, huh?
The simplest, most brute-force way to produce the desired technological output at the necessary volume involved building an invisible cage and keeping several hundred million humans magically-illiterate, desperate, confused & tech-hungry.
So thatās what they built, way out here in the echoing void.
Welcome home.
A desperate, silent war for the future of this ugly, distant demiplane is being fought in the shadows, right now ... and the monsters are winning.
Brought to you absolutely free to enjoy, to test & to share ā as always ā by the fine folks of my Patreon.
Inspired by Big Trouble in Little China, Blade, Dark City, Hackers, Heavy Metal, Highlander, They Live & Werewolf: the Apocalypse.
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Created by Clinton Boomer & Uncle Twitchy.
Special thanks to Jessica Redekop of Redcap Miniatures, Blaine Bass of Scrapfinder, Landon Bellavia of Quest Writer, Neal Litherland of Improved Initiative & Sam Berry of Nomad Tattoos for being my beta-readers.
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Our false universe has been invaded. Several times.
Playable Races:
Awakened Human: Somewhere in the range of 99.9% of all humans within the City of Looking-Glass Shadows exist fully under the thrall of the illithid; seeing only what their masters desire for them to see, knowing only what their master choose for them to know, remembering only what their masters allow them to remember. But a small, ultra-select few have shaken off the chains. These are the crazy folks, the dirty & paranoid madmen. People like you: people who know that magic is real.
Duergar: The brick-&-mortar labor force of the illithid, thousands of mind-wiped duergar still serve deep beneath the earth in vast, dim-lit caverns, forge-pits and echoing armories alongside masses of grimlocks, ogres, quaggoths, troglodytes and other, less-describable slave races. The grey dwarves possess resilient minds, however ... and they are the most-common escapees of this prison.
Githyanki: Way back in 198X, a force of githyanki warriors and their red dragonborn allies stormed the gate between the Astral Plane and the City of Looking-Glass Shadows: it was an apocalypse of fire, psychic thunder, death-screams & silver heavy-blades above exploding skyscrapers and panicked crowds. Itās all been wiped from the history & memory of the world, of course: youāll find nary a whisper in the official records. But a few survivors still plot in the shadows, rebuilding their strength.
Githzerai: Even further back, in 197X, a trio of githzerai dojos assaulted this stronghold of the illithid. Those who fled, bleeding, from the failure of that onslaught are still hiding here amongst a teeming press of the timid humans who huddle against one another in the delusion of warmth and safety. Within their sewer strongholds and rooftop dojos, these stubborn students of Zerthimon train, maintaining the secretive ZethiNet and making plans to strike once more.
Prized Exotic: Although there are only a handful of aasimar, tiefling & dark elf inhabitants of the world, some are kept as beloved pets by illithid masters. The rarest of escapees, these creatures -- once their chains are flung free -- are hunted a with singular devotion of purpose. A very few are rumored to have maintained their freedom.
Red Dragonborn: It is well known thatĀ Vlaakith the Lich-Queen, 157th of her name, bears the dread Scepter of Ephelomon; by means of this unholy artifact, she commands the obedience of all crimson-scaled wyrms for use in her eternal war. Far from her omnipotent influence, the red dragonborn who once served alongside the githyanki are free again.
Shadar-Kai: The original inhabitants of that stark chuck of rock from which the City of Looking-Glass Shadows rises are still here. They lurk, and they hate, and they take their kills where they can. Many are allied to the mysterious Sleeper in the Woods, and they make sacrifices around huge bonfires to whatever entity it is.
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First-Level PC Character-Origin Options:
Awakened From Injury: Those abject horrors which open battle with the illithid can inflict upon a mortal mind & body are impossible to describe in any sane language. Some of the first through the gate into the City of Looking-Glass Shadows are only now being revived from their comas, their memories scattered like fallen leaves.
Recent Summoning: The githyanki & githzerai alike are highly active in their ongoing quest, attempting to pull resources & reinforcements to the demiplane in mass numbers. Unfortunately, the few who are successfully brought here via ritual-summoning are often limited in their abilities ... and unable to return home by magical means.
Thrown Off the Shackles: Most humans, duergar and assorted other slaves of the illithid are badly damaged, psychically, when they pull free of the influence of their hideous, alien masters: losing bits of themselves in the process of awakening to the world as it truly is.
Eleven Fun Facts about the City of Looking-Glass Shadows
Everyone looks like a human. If it has an Intelligence score higher than an animal and is approximately human-sized, it looks like a person. That means that the illithid and their monstrous slaves can function in public without disguises ... and you can, too. This is some unshakable type of artifact programming inherent to the original demiplane, and itās one of the reasons they chose the site for their experiment in the first place.
Reflections show the truth. If youāre a non-human, or an Awakened Human, any type of reflection -- in a mirror, in water, whatever -- will show you the truth of who youāre talking to. This may require you to keep a particularly paranoid eye on your surroundings. Have fun!
Members of sentient non-human species can always āfeelā the presence of others of their own kind. If a Shadar-Kai, for example, is within 30 feet of another Shadar-Kai, she gets a little āpingā; all gith ping in the same way, which causes a certain level of confusion amongst the two races. Awakened Humans have the distinct advantage of always feeling it when they get within 30 feet of any non-human sentient creature, but the reverse isnāt true: Shadar-Kai have no way of knowing if a given human is Awakened or not, for example, short of seeing the human manipulate magical energies in some way.
The illithid have access to 21st century technology. Everyone else is wandering around with pagers, beepers and battery-hungry car-phones the size of briefcases, while the illithid have smart phones, YouTube and GPS. This gives them several dangerous advantages.
The illithid occupy most positions of power. Not every billionaire CEO, mega-church pastor or politician is an illithid. Some are just their thralls. But itās even money that if someone has a lifestyle in the top 1%, theyāre one of the squid-faced, brain-eating elder horrors.
Sentient non-humans are immune to mundane guns. No one knows why, but anything that isnāt a human or an animal simply isnāt affected by firearms. This means that a single githyanki can casually stand up to an entire SWAT team ... and that an armed populace will never overthrow their alien overlords (for more on the topic, see āThis is Not Guns Against the Darkness,ā Bloodlines & Black Magic, page 160).
There are three Elder Brains in charge of the City. The three entities are in a constant state of āfriendlyā competition with each other; their genteel attacks, counterattacks & diversion-tactics drive innovation forward at an enormous cost in human life & sanity. Each one rules a section of the city from a hidden penthouse apartment, underground spa or other luxurious -- but inaccessible & highly fortified -- location.
Undead are dangerously common in the City. As a side effect of the demiplaneās location āwithinā the Shadowfell, these undead can spawn randomly; these spontaneously-generated undead are a HUGE problem for the illithid, who are on highest possible alert for any new outbreaks. This is often used as a smoke-screen by the Githyanki & Shadar-Kai, especially ... who mask their own operations behind seemingly-mindless attacks by the undead. Undead in the demiplane are also extremely resilient to being turned: undead have advantage on turn saves.
The illithid have access to the only stable portal into & out of the demiplane. While travel from the sprawling city is dangerous & relatively uncommon, the illithid can resupply much more easily than any other faction, moving to and from the deminplane in massive vessels once every month. Maintaining total control of this hidden portal is of the utmost importance to the mind flayers ... and taking the portal is the highest goal of every other faction.Ā
Because of the demiplaneās ālockedā property, spells that rely on dimensional travel or manipulation -- Rope Trick, Blink, Dimension Door, Conjure (Minor) Elemental, Summon Lesser/Greater Demon, Contact Other Plane, Conjure Fey, Planar Ally, Conjure Celestial, Plane Shift, Astral Projection, Gate and others, subject to DM discretion -- are unreliable. In order to cast any of those spells, the caster must succeed at a DC 18 save using their spell-casting stat at disadvantage. A critical failure when casting a spell of this type spontaneously generates an aggressive, uncontrollable undead creature with a CR equal to the level of the spell being cast. Casting such spells in a ritually-prepared āsacred spaceā allows a character to attempt the spell without disadvantage.
Something dangerous & ancient sleeps in the woods. Several rebel factions have made attempts to contact or awaken this unknown entity in a suicidal bid at challenging illithid control ... but what is it? None can say for certain. Some say itās an ancient midnight-blue shadow dragon of unutterable age; others suggest that it is Moloch, trapped here after a disastrous attempt to gain the Raven Queenās support to end his exile. Still others suggest that itās one of the obscene Great Old Ones, which serves as a patron for some particularly cruel & debased warlocks ...
original photography by Resa LaMont, digital editing by Tim Jenkins of Battle! Studio; image also used here
10 Plot Hooks
Maybe youāre starting a brand new campaign from scratch.
Maybe youāve just ended a long, complex story-line a little bit early, without all of the mysteries solved; maybe you canāt jump into the next chapter of your narrative until the PCs achieve a certain slightly higher level or meet a specific NPC or learn a particular secret; maybe only half of your players showed up to this session and you need a quick āfillerā episode.
Maybe your PCs befriended & adopted the Godzilla, shunted the Terminator to Khyledonia, had the Voldemort removed from office in disgrace or otherwise drove your campaignās entire plot-arc so far off the frigging rails that you need a few weeks to re-orient your entire game from first principles.
Whatever the reason, you need a brand new plot hook on the fly, and ā simply due to setting-assumptions! ā āgoblins attack the villageā or āthe princess is a werewolfā or ālocal knights go questing for the Vast Horrorā simply wonāt cut it.
No sweat, friend. Weāve got you covered.
Just roll 1d10 on the chart below; if you roll a plot hook that youāve already used, round up to the nearest unused plot hook (if you rolled seven or above), while rounding down to the nearest unused plot hook if you rolled six or lower.
A rumor starts circulating the underground magical community -- rebels & survivors, all -- about enchanted mirror-shades which allow an Awakened or non-human user to always see another creatureās true species, as if in a reflection. Who is making them, and how? And where are they?
A rumor goes out that the secretive ZerthiNet -- the private web built and maintained by the Githzerai -- came dangerously close to being breached by human hackers in service to the illithid. While this may or may not be true, it shakes the confidence of several powerful groups who are now desperate to relocate their clandestine bases of operation.
An insane derro, presumed to be an escapee of the illithid, is claiming that he knows the exact location of one of the Elder Brains ... and how to circumvent all of the security near it. Heās willing to trade this information to the highest bidder, and a shadowy bidding-war has begun between various war-party sects desperate to make a strike.
A group of traveling Shadar-Kai who are known to work in the city proper as well as to maintain a āclan baseā in the forest have begun to trade in more and more powerful magical items, selling them for relatively small change. Some folks suspect that theyāve found something valuable out in the woods: the horde of a monster, perhaps.
A massive security-breach has the entire illithid population on damage control, as a massive shambling horror of undeath & rotting flesh has begun making daring daylight attacks on seemingly-random locations before vanishing once again. Is this the dark work of a single dedicated necromancer, of a clever cabal, or beast ābreathed forthā by the strange Sleeper in the Woods?
The illithid were not the first to discover this demiplane. The wreckage of an ancient ship -- perhaps a Spelljammer -- has long been rumored to lie embedded beneath the city. Ā Now, a recent escapee from a duergar slave camp claims to have found the ship, and perhaps even figured out how to get it flying again.
McHappy kids' meals are making the rounds with toys from the summer cinema blockbuster Secret Agent Kids, including see-around-the-corner periscopes that, as a source of reflected images, should show the truth.Ā However ... (roll 1d3): (1) Human children have been āwaking upā in unprecedented numbers, creating a āmental health crisisā among the Cityās youth. (2) Awakened humans and non-humans who look through these "toys" see misleading images, showing some mundane humans as unnatural horrors, and the real horrors as mundane humans. Ā This has led to certain ... misunderstandings. (3) The magically-initiated are completely unable to see through these periscope toys, and for 1d8-3 (minimum 0) minutes after trying, are unable to see creatures' true natures in reflections, seeing only their human guises. Ā The rush is on to figure out how this happens, and how to exploit it.
An unknown black-market agent is selling illithid-grade tech to the opposition. Smart phones -- complete with GPS location services, dual high-resolution cameras, and Candy Crush pre-loaded -- are being picked up by rival factions. Are these bonafide goods, or is it all part of a larger mind-flayer scheme?
A charming dark elf swordsman has recently established himself as the undisputed master over a small section of the cityās criminal underworld, making a grand living as a āproblem solverā for rival gangs and ruling through a combination of flair & intimidation. His ability to fence stolen goods or to obtain cars & guns is unparalleled, but heās either an agent of the illithid ... or will soon be their slave once again.
A gang of Red Dragonborn have started a turf-war with a small coterie of githzerai living in half-crumbled public housing; each group is unwilling to back down, even as the fighting drags-on and the bodies pile up; each night of aggression & retribution risks alerting the illithid to both crews.
The world is a lie. Kill its masters. Burn it to the ground.
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How do you feel about people who make Facebook profiles for their pets?
>> Thatās cute.
If you drink coffee, do you have a favorite flavor & brand? If so, what?
>> I donāt drink coffee.
Have you ever personally known a pair of Conjoined twins?
>> No.
What is your first thought when you see people kissing in public?
>> I donāt think about it.
Does the fact that Eminem is a notorious homophobe bother you?
>> No.
Would you ever consider being a professional stunt-person?
>> No.
How about a Mailman? :3
>> No.
Who would win in a fight between a grilled cheese and a taco?
>> I donāt know, man.
What do you think of people who keep exotic animals as pets?
>> I think thatās one of those extremely unnecessary and usually harmful practices that falls underĀ ājust because you can doesnāt mean you shouldā, but itās remarkably difficult to tell human beings (especially Americans) that they shouldnāt do something even if thereās a logical basis for it.
Would you ever donate your body to science? Why/why not?
>> I donāt know. I thought about it but... meh.
Do you think the feeling of flying a plane would be amazing? Or just scary?
>> I do think itād be amazing.
In hide-n-seek, what was the longest amount of time you ever stayed hiden?
>> ---
(Besides Hello kitty) Do you have a favorite Sanrio character? If so, Who?
>> Badtz-Maru! And Aggretsuko, of course. :D
What was the most disturbing thing you have ever heard your mother say?
>> ---
Do you flinch when strangers touch you?
>> I sure the fuck do. Donāt do that.
Can you remember the first time you went to a movie theater?
>> Yeah! Because the first movie I saw in the theater was The Prince of Egypt and that experience is seared into my brain for life.Ā
If so, can you remember what movie you saw? What was it?
>> Oops. :p
What is one fear you DIDNāT have as a child but do now?
>> ---
How can you be sure that you really exist?
>> I canāt, which is half the fun.
Is there something in particular you like to look at photos of? What is it?
>> There is, but I donāt know how to describe it. But also, like, photos of storms. Especially really wide shots over open landscapes.
Do you actually like the taste of Diet Soda?
>> I really donāt.
Would/do you carry a purse made of real leather?
>> I would, if I was going to carry a purse. I have a holster-type bag that is leather.
Describe to me your last major epiphany:
>> I donāt even remember my last major epiphany. They integrate into my everyday experience pretty quickly.
Do you think eating disorders are caused by a genetic predisposition?
>> I have no idea.
If not, do you believe it is the media? Or something else? Please explain.
>> I guess it could be any number of things. You canāt blame any one part of existence for it and call it done.Ā
What brand of toliet paper do you normally use?
>> We havenāt stuck to a specific brand, although I think whatever brand weāre using now is one I might want to stick with in the future.
Do the Charmin bears make you feel uncomfortable? xD
>> No, lmao. I didnāt realise people were made uncomfortable by those commercials until I saw people talking about it on social media. I get why now, but it doesnāt bother me.
On average, how many cans of soda would you say you drink daily?
>> Zero.
Chewy chocolate-chip cookies: like or dislike?
>> Dislike.
Did/do you ever stick your chewed -up gum under tables?
>> Iāve probably done it once or twice.
Can you remember the last thing you watched on the news that upset you?
>> No. I canāt remember the news ever upsetting me, to be honest.
^If you can, will you tell me what it was? :[
>> ---
If your Boyfriend/Girlfriend wanted to dress only in the opposite sexās clothing, would you support that? If not, would you leave them?
>> ---
What does your favorite throw blanket look like?
>> Itās a Black Panther blanket.
Why do you wear that stupid man suit?
>> My stupid bunny suit is at the dry cleaner.
How do you feel about red lipstick, is it whorish?
>> I donāt have any feelings about it, and especially not that one.
What is your definition of feminism?
>> I donāt have a definition. The standard dictionary definition seems to work fine.
What was the last toy you got in a Happy Meal?
>> I remember buying a Happy Meal or two as an adult when specific toys were out, just to have that experience, but I donāt remember what the toys were anymore. --Oh, wait, I remember a time a couple of years ago when there were Teen Titans toys out and Sparrow got me a Starfire, lmfao.
Are you comfortable in shorts?
>> No, for some reason.Ā
So, have you watched that Bobās Burgers show? Do you like it?
>> Yeah, and itās all right but it doesnāt really... resonate with me, you know.
Tell me a riddle:
>> ---
Describe to me a favorite memory you have with someone you met online:
>> ---
Do you think your grandmother is/was beautiful?
>> ---
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1-64 and 65: If you were a bird, what kind of bird would you be?
1. Do you ever doubt the existence of others than you?mm no more my own? i dissociate Constantly
2. On a scale of 1-5, how afraid of the dark are you?4 unless iām w someone else then 1
3. The person you would never want to meet?drumpf
4. What is your favorite word?hmm idk iridocyclitis is fun, a meme, and i work for an eye doctor so relevant to my occupation
5. If you were a type of tree, what would you be?i like weeping willows and i cry a lot so
6. When you looked in the mirror this morning what was the first thing you thought?weāre really doing this again huh
7. What shirt are you wearing?a long sleeved red and navy striped shirt that my mommy gave me
8. What do you label yourself as?a disaster
9. Bright room or dark room?bright room. fun fact: when i was ab 13 i could not sleep unless my overhead light was on. sometimes if im doing really badly i still need it lmao
10. What were you doing at midnight last night?uhh iirc i was talking to my boyfriend and playing wordscapes
11. Favorite age youāve been so far?idk 19 is going ok so far
12. Who told you they loved you last?my boyfriend
13. Your worst enemy?either myself or this one coworker of mine who i genuinely hate
14. What is your current desktop picture?just the preset one,,, idc that much lmao
15. Do you like someone?i mean my s/o is pretty cool sometimes
16. The last song you listened to?Outside - The Early November
17. You can press a button that will make any one person explode. Who would you blow up?me bitch tf
18. Who would you really like to just punch in the face?that one coworker... this one patient at my job who degrades me and my coworkers constantly
19. If anyone could be your slave for a day, who would it be and what would they have to do?no one and nothing... i like to do things myself
20. What is your best physical attribute? (showing said attribute is optional)idk tbhĀ
21. If you were the opposite sex for one day, what would you look like and what would you do?donāt really like this question or the phrase opposite sex in generalĀ so pass /:
22. Do you have a secret talent? If yes, what is it?nah iām Talentless
23. What is one unique thing youāre afraid of?you know overflow drains in like bathtubs? until i was like 10 i had to have my back against them bc i was scared people could watch me through itĀ
24. You can only have one kind of sandwich. Every sandwich ingredient known to humankind is at your disposal.i live off popcorn so i dont eat or like sandwiches really
25. You just found $100! How are you going to spend it?put it in savings. iām tryna move out in 6 months
26. You just got a free plane ticket to anywhere in the world, but you have to leave immediately. Where are you going to go?hmm idk. i have a friend in san francisco i havent seen in forever so that would be lit
27. An angel appears out of Heaven and offers you a lifetime supply of the alcoholic beverage of your choice. āBe brand-specificā it says. Man! What are you gonna say about that? Even if you donāt drink booze thereās something you can figure outā¦ so whatās it gonna be?smirnoff 100%
28. You discover a beautiful island upon which you may build your own society. You make the rules. What is the first rule you put into place? no geminis
29. What is your favorite expletive?fuck
30. Your house is on fire, holy shit! You have just enough time to run in there and grab ONE inanimate object. Donāt worry, your loved ones and pets have already made it out safely. So whatās the one thing youāre going to save from that blazing inferno?i was gonna say my fire safe box that has my social security card, birth certificate, etc then i was like wait a minute... but tbh idk maybe my laptop? or my purse?
31. You can erase any horrible experience from your past. What will it be?my childhood was like 98% trauma but like.. it made me not suck that bad so iāll keep it
32. You got kicked out of the country for being a time-traveling heathen who sleeps with celebrities and has super-powers. But check out this cool shitā¦ you can move to anywhere else in the world!i wanna move to seattle but thats in country so.. no idea. sweden? i like ikea
33. The Celestial Gates Of Beyond have opened, much to your surprise because you didnāt think such a thing existed. Death appears. As it turns out, Death is actually a pretty cool entity, and happens to be in a fantastic mood. Death offers to return the friend/family-member/person/etc. of your choice to the living world. Who will you bring back?donāt fuck w the dead. no one is coming back
34. What was your last dream about?last sunday night i dreamt i woke up monday (christmas eve) and didnt go to work even though i was supposed to (paranoia. i had the day off lmao)
35. Are you a goodā¦.[insert anything youād like here]?i am very good at loving dogs
36. Have you ever been admitted to the hospital?yeah lots of times lmao
37. Have you ever built a snowman?yep. shitty but a snowman
38. What is the color of your socks?black
39. What type of music do you like?depends. sad boi music lately
40. Do you prefer sunrises or sunsets?sunrises 100%
41. What is your favorite milkshake flavor?i canāt drink milk /: but maybe strawberry
42. What football team do you support? (I will answer in terms of American football as well as soccer)i am gay idk sports
43. Do you have any scars?quite a few! iām a clumsy clusterfuck
44. What do you want to be when you graduate?iām currently in college for poli sci and after i graduate w my BA, i wanna go to law school
45. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?idk?? like i hate myself but i also dont really wanna change anything
46. Are you reliable?generally yes. but i am known to cancel plans bc iām depressed lol
47. If you could ask your future self one question, what would it be?hows life dude
48. Do you hold grudges?oh hell yeah not gonna play like i dont
49. If you could breed two animals together to defy the laws of nature, what new animal would you create?nope dont like that At All
50. What is the most unusual conversation youāve ever had?nothing really stands out... probably something from work but i take 100 calls a day so? they all blur together
51. Are you a good liar?really good. i donāt lie though. iām actually brutally honest bordering on asshole
52. How long could you go without talking?dayssss i love not speaking
53. What has been you worst haircut/style?uhh freshman year i had an awful side part... next
54. Have you ever baked your own cake?yeah! iām really great at cooking and baking!
55. Can you do any accents other than your own?not really? i took 2 years french and 4 years spanish and to pronounce properly i have to talk differently so i guess i kinda take on an accent then? but not actually
56. What do you like on your toast?i have celiac and gluten free bread is like $5 i dont eat toast lmao
57. What is the last thing you drew a picture of?i had to do a portrait in the style of francis bacon for my art final
58. What would be you dream car?ideally something that uses clean energy other than that idc
59. Do you sing in the shower? Or do anything unusual in the shower? Explain.no and no.. i just shower what yāall doing in the shower
60. Do you believe in aliens?1000000%
61. Do you often read your horoscope?not often.. like if i happen across it iāll read it
62. What is your favorite letter of the alphabet?iām not sure. m is a nice letter
63. Which is cooler: dinosaurs or dragons?dinosaurs bc they were real
64. What do you think about babies?honestly? terrified of themĀ
65. Freebie! Ask anything interesting you can think of.if i were a bird maybe a magpie? or a crow or raven? or one of those really annoying parakeets
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Eorzeaās Next Top Model Tumblr Cycle TenĀ
Round 1 Results
Round One is over already!Ā For last weekās challenge, I asked the models to go out and fight something cute.Ā Many cute things were slain, but the model who did some slaying of her own was:
Lily Lycoris
Congratulations!Ā Youāre the winner of the first round of ENTM Cycle 10.Ā That cactuar didnāt know what was gonna hit him.
For the models, our judges have some critiques for you below the fold!Ā This week, I asked the judges to do a bit of overlapping to ensure each model got two different perspectives.Ā (Starting with Round 2, we will drop down to one critique per model, but from different judges than this week.)
Judge Kai
Week One, and here we go! Good luck to all of the models, and I canāt wait to see what you do with the challenges to come!
Azalea: This is a nice image, but Iām not sure if it fits the overall theme of fighting. It, more so, looks like they snuck up on you and gave you a shock! That said, the outfit is cute, and I like that you make it match the little Mandragora color theme. The pose is a little awkward, and I wish youād pulled yourself a bit closer to the camera so we could see you better. The layout and your set up of the image are very nice and my eye went straight to you when I first saw it. But, be careful of brightening an image, it is giving your dress a very white glowy look and could make an image look a bit overexposed. Overall, good job! Ā
Chee: First off, great job choosing to use a dark outfit against such a bright background. It makes you pop with my eye going right to you, and even though the background has taken on an overexposed quality, it doesn't affect your characterās darker theme. I love that you kept your character up front and highly visible, but a little sad you cut off the sword since this is a battle shot. The bright flash in the center is a little distracting, so just keep an eye on that. You donāt want the effects being used to upstage you! Overall, I think you did a great job for the first week so keep it up!
Haila: I will admit, I am not a big fan of backshots unless it actually adds something to the image - which (to me) doesnāt seem to happen often. In this case, awesome job! It gives me this overall sense of you being backed into a corner and this is truly a fight for your life. Very well lit and you were smart to pick the outfit you did because it doesnāt really blend in and makes you stand out in aā¦ very crowded situation lol. Those raptors are out for your blood, and I donāt see you going down without a fight. Though, Iām unsure if I would consider them a -small- friend. But in this case, I donāt really care because this is a very well set up image!
Lantis: Good image and you did a good job lighting it. It looks like youāre taking quite a beating there. These Mandies are not happy with you, and I will admit that this image made me smile. Reminds me of one of those people taking hits to find out how tough they are, lol. I do wish you were a bit closer and dominate in the shot, there are a lot of Mandragoraās to compete with and they are very bright and it did draw my eye to them. That said, the outfit (paired with your skin tone) makes you pop out against all of the green in the background. You got great ideas and I like them, just remember youāre the star!Ā
Rymm: So I am guessing these are the type of catās with a very āa typicalā personality and donāt appreciate pets lol. This is a nice shot and I love that you made it a tall shot to get the other flying cat in the shot as well. The sunset in the background is lovely, and I like the outfit you picked out. The top matches the colors of the sky without being to blendy. The outfit as a whole makes you stand out against everything going on around you. It does feel like itās a bit underlit - but, like me, youāre a fair skinned character so we have to be careful on lighting. A trick I use is full on light set at good a distance. It still lights up the surroundings and yourself but doesnāt make us glow. If you need just a little extra light on you, good old sun minion! Good job!
Judge Vederah
Chee: Ā I absolutely adore the coloring of the shot. That bright light in the center along with the beams emanating from that point gives off that feeling that something really powerful is about to happen to that little monster. My only issue is that same pro also ended up as a little bit of a con. I am so drawn to the center of the image that I almost didn't pay attention to the deep eye because he was on the farther edge of the image.
James: There's a visually interesting contrast between cool and warm colors happening here. I like that the only warm toned parts of this picture is the graphic of the lance as well as the attack animation around the Korpokkur. I just wish it was a little more well lit around your character. The dark shades of your glamour are starting to blend in with the background.
Lily: The DoF in this picture is perfect. The cactuar is slightly blurred- but not so much that you miss those lines and dimples of its skin.All the while the Miqote draws our eye by being crisp, in focus, and may I say quite well dressed. My only half-hearted critique here is that I keep going back and forth on whether or not I'd like this image to be zoomed out a touch more. I'd love to see the rest of the look and a bit more of the "monster".
Ni'ko: I'm a sucker for pink, and the heavy concentration of pink towards the left of the photograph and how it's also faded out into the sky as we move farther to the right in the picture really works in your favor here. I love how both characters in this shot look like they're in motion to attack-- but the challenge was to be fighting each other. The fact that your character is facing away from the Moogle makes it appear more so that you're fighting along side him.
Ysildor: I love how warm this image is- especially now that Autumn is finally starting to come around. While I love the tone of the image, I just wish it was lit a bit better. The shadows in this picture are really dark and we lose some of those little details of both your character and the Kidragora. That being said, I do like the camera angle this image was taken with. It makes the Kidragora seem a little larger and more intimidating of an opponent
Judge Rongi
Adam, for this weekās battle shot you were smart to use effects to help guide the viewerās eyes, since the background isnāt visible. The lightning bolts on either side of you guide our eyes up and down the center of the shot showing off both you and the monster. I like how each mandragora is a different color (green, orange, and purple) as it gives a little more variety. Your subtitle made me laugh as well. My idea for this photoshoot, would be to have you over on the left and the mobs more on the right, in the exact same plane they are in now, but instead of how this photo is so centered, youād have a really nice diagonal going across the image, giving it more depth and filling out the empty spaces on the sides. For next week, donāt be afraid to take a non-centered shot, and really work to fill out the whole image. Good luck!
Haila, for this weekās shot you brought a little pop culture into the competition, and itās a really great shot. I love the balance you have between you and the 3 mobs, and the background is great. I love how we can see some depth in between the left two raptors. If you keep producing shots like this, I think you will be a force to reckon with over the next 8 weeks. I want to bring up two things though. While this is a beautiful shot, and one of the strongest this week, I feel like it isnāt a battle shot. This may be where the pop culture reference hurts you because in this scene of the movie, they are trying to calm the beastsā¦not fight them. That scene, plus your pose (again, a great pose and perfectly balanced with the mobs) really makes this seem like a āsceneā instead of a ābattle.ā The second thing is, my idea of a little monster is something at least smaller than you yourself. For me, these mobs are not small at all. So while this shot is absolutely gorgeous and shows that you are definitely a seasoned screenshotter, I feel like it misses the mark on the theme itself. For next week, I hope you can take your skills and really match them to the theme 100%. Good luck! I know you can do it.
Lantis, this weeks shot is a great example of layers! I love all the mandragora piled up in the corner and all the layers we get between them. Looking from one to the other is entertaining and fun. Your subtitle is funny and makes me think they are attacking you saying āone of us! One of us!ā haha. I am sure you already know what most of the judges are going to say. There is a lot of open space on the right side! An easy fix would have been to turn your camera to the right, filling the entire left side with mandragoras and the right side with you. Plus, youd be closer to the camera which would block out the background and bring more focus to you. While I definitely love the depth we get from your background, it feels forced instead of natural (like Hailaās depth for example. Your pose feels a little less battleshot than some of the other modelās shots for me. Next week, I want you work on not centering yourself in your shots and filling out the whole screen. The layers we got this week on the Mandys, I want to se stuff like that throughout the whole screenshot! Good luck!
Nadede, this shot is really gorgeous. I love the color scheme. Not only did you match the oer all colors between the mobs crystal and your effect, you also chose an outfit that really matches the adventure theme of the shot. Itās definitely a battle shot, but its also a great model shot as we can see so much of you. Because you arenāt looking anywhere in particular, I do feel a little bit of disconnect between you and the monster though. Had you been looking at the mob, I think we would have got a nice profile shot (I love profile shots!). You are definitely a pro and know what the judges are looking for. The hard part this cycle is going to standing out against so many models. So far, you are doing it. For next week, continue what you are doing matching all the elements and I think you have a good chance at taking the crown. Good luck!
Ona, this shot is a rarity indeed. It is perfectly centered!!! I love how little the background is seen, limiting the empty space that we do see in a few of the other shots this round. I think you know what most judges are going to say. It works as a battle shot, and centering it was definitely a good choice, but we cant see you or the mob very well at all. I think you were going for a silhouette shot, but the lens flare in the center makes you unbalanced and darker at the bottom than the top. Next week, watch you effects and how they limit your visibility as a model. Good luck!
Ysildor, this shot is balanced wonderfully. The sunset with the filter choice give it a really warm color that just looks really nice. Even your outfit color is a nice brown that fits the woods setting and filter color. The location of you and the mob are perfect and fill out the entire center of the image giving us very little empty space. The tilt and the horizon line guide our lines across the image quite nicely. While your screenshot is gorgeous though, I do feel like it is less of a battle shot than others this round. Itās a little bit too stoic. From this shot, I can tell that this isnāt your first time taking screen shots. If you focus on matching the theme 100% you could definitely be Eorzeaās Next Top Model. For next week, keep doing what you are doing and I think you will rank really well this cycle. Good luck!
Judge Kusuh
Azeala:Ā The torn frame on this, alongside the bright filter and your outfit, really make this look like a scene straight out of a storybook! Though, the high camera angle plus the mandragora in the foreground draw my attention away from you and more towards what you're fighting. Having the camera profile between both sides or being closer to the camera with a slightly lower angle (so it's like the mobs are looking up at you about to destroy them!) would take this picture to the next level.
Cowbot:Ā The Wall Frame in gpose is one of my favorites, and I think it's
used really well here! With the placement of the mandragoras it looks like this is something straight out of a comic book or a dramatic freeze frame in an anime. Unfortunately, though, the brightness of the spell you are casting totally erases your face, which actually makes it look like you're the one losing this fight.
Lily:Ā This shot feels like it's straight out of a modern-western movie! The look on your face plus the raised arms of the cactuar really are nice touches that really give off a sense of tension and anticipation. I think what would take this combat shot to the next level would be to have the gun actually firing for the shot, I feel that would give a more "active combat" feel.
Ni'ko:Ā Personally, I'm such a sucker for dramatic lighting, and this really delivers the feel of a very charged encounter. The position of the moogle in relation to yourself is something that gives me pause, though. From the way it's set up, it more looks to me you two are both fighting on the same side, as opposed to against each other. Having either yours or the moogle's back to the camera would be a good way to remedy this!
Rymm:Ā Oh no the cats! This shot really looks like you don't want to be harming these mobs, which I can tell is your intent from your description, so good on you for that! Having the second cat high above you in the air also adds to the comedy of this shot! My main suggestion for you is to play around with the placement of your lights in gpose. You're pretty dark in this shot, and feel like some cooler (temperature-wise) lighting would brighten you up a bit more!
Wren:Ā The ladybugs may not be a fan of your outfit, but I am! I love how you managed to catch multiple ladybugs in the middle of attacking, which really makes this feel like a combat shot. Personally, I would zoom in the shot slightly with the gpose camera zoom so that you are more central to the shot and conflict.
Judge M'Telihgo
First off, to everyone, welcome to ENTM. Ā It takes courage to put yourself out there in front of your peers and other and let them judge away at you. Ā Regardless of anything else, be proud of having that courage,
Adam:Ā Ā I like the lightning in your screenshot, it definitely sells that you are combat. Ā I like the coloring from the lightning, it is a dark shot and their color adds an easy focus. Ā I do feel that the darkness does make it hard to see any background however, I like that area and would have loved to have seen more of it. Ā While many people picked Mandragoras, I think they added to your screenshot as you could get many of them into your screenshot and line them up. Ā I really liked your entry this week.
Cowbot: Welcome back to another round. Ā While most people would not like the split frame effect, and I understand why, I like that you tried anyway. Ā I do see how you put yourself in the middle frame and the monsters in the sides. Ā Your spell effect is hiding your face however, we want to see you too, not just the monsters! Ā I like how I can still your background clearly and I still think the choice of mandragora is appropriate. Ā Well done!
James: This was one of my favorite screenshots of the week. Ā I like the contrast of the white leaves with the darker background, they almost make me think of a spooky ghost in a haunted forest. Ā More on that another time. Ā I like how we see both the effect on the monster that looks like you have sliced it in half as well as your pose would match, well done. Ā A little more light on the trees would have been nice, but not a major point. Ā Also, you did not pick a mandragora, so good job by you!
Nadede: Also, welcome back to ENTM. Ā I like this screenshot from you. Ā I like how your shirt and especially the talisman stick out from the dark background. Ā I would not have thought about doing a Spriggan for my own entry if I was competing, so I like your choice of monster very much. Ā However, I do think that the darker creature on a dark background, especially at an edge, makes it blend in a little too much, an effect may have helped with that. Ā Even with that, I still like it.
Ona: Wow. Ā I am not usually a fan of silhouette shots, but I like this one! Ā While I like the starburst behind you, I do not see a monster in there. Ā Is there one there and I canāt see it or is the Sylph next to you the target? Ā I also would not have done a Sylph myself, so thumbs up from me on your choice of foe. Ā I do think a little more light in the background would help it come out more but I think this screenshot does very well even without that.
Wren:Ā I love the Black Shroud, I hated it in 1.0, but the new version is much, much better, obviously, a plus from me on your choice of location! Ā I like the contrast of both you and your target with the background, makes you and your foe really stand out. Ā If I were to try something different, it would be the angle. Ā I like your battle effect, but I think a little different angle or timing to line it up better could be additive to your screenshot. Ā Even with saying that, I do like your choice of ability and your choice of foe. Ā I look forward to seeing more of your screenshots in the future.
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Oversharing Time!!!
(i just made that title up thatās not the official title Iām just Like That)
Ok so @frogyellā tagged my main account (I am BLEST) but thatās for Refined Star Trek Content and this oneās for excellent moodboard content and garbage so hereās the garbage!!! Iām putting it under a cut bc it manipulates your brain to want to read through 85 fuckin facts about me more wow I love science
rules: answer these 85 statements about yourself, then tag 20 people.
1. last drink: Water! off to a great start
2. last phone call: my local Hot Topic. I feel like I should also mention I work there. But if you donāt know that and steal my phone youāll see I have a contact named Hot Topic
3. last text message: Google sent me a verification code, but the last one I sent was to my brother it saysĀ ākā
4. last song you listened to: Itās called The Horror Of Your Love by Ludo, if I had to delete all but one song on my 121-song Best Enemies playlist Iād keep this one itās Peak and kinda has vore but itās metaphorical. metavoreical, if you will
5. time you cried: during my latest EMDR sesh! I was in Wales and everything it was a Lot I got ice cream after
6. dated someone twice?Ā Big No
7. kissed someone and regretted it? Not really?
8. been cheated on? my ex had 16 anime dating sims downloaded at one point while we were dating does that count
9. lost someone special? yea
10. been depressed? hella
11. gotten drunk and thrown up? Iāve been drunk 1 time and it was when I was playing English handbells at my dadās churchās wassail night but I did not throw up no
fave colors
12. Black
13. Lavendar
14. Light blue
in the last year have youā¦
15. made new friends?Ā Hell Yell!!
16. fallen out of love? k i n d a ? ?
17. laughed until you cried? oh absolutely
18. found out someone was talking about you? OH BOY YUP YUP
19. met someone who changed you? yes! she managed to physically alter my hippocampus without touching it how fuckign whack is that
20. found out who your friends are? Itās always the same miraculous group chat
21. kissed someone on your facebook friends list?Ā sure have
general
22. how many of your facebook friends do you know irl? I keep it nice and refined so all of them. My old account is another story
23. do you have any pets? one beautiful and talented cat named Moriarty. A good description is sheās got puppy software on cat hardware.
24. do you want to change your name? listen Iāve been through 4.5 of these fuckers, I like Nate, Iām Quite Finished
25. what did you do for your last birthday? invited 2 pals over, I remember one of them suddenly whipped out I Am The Doctor and the Dr Who theme on the piano out of fuckin nowhere and I was likeĀ āDaniel what the hell youāre so talentedā and then I hardcore dissociated the rest of the day
26. what time did you wake up today?Ā 10:00
27. what were you doing at midnight last night? chatting w @houseofoakdownā and also editing my monstrosity of a fanfiction
28. what is something you cant wait for?Ā Going back to school! then I can graduate in my pajamas and eat creamed corn in celebration
30. what are you listening to right now? the same goddamn playlist, this oneās called Battle Cry by The Family Crest, i cri erytiem
31. have you ever talked to a person named tom? probably???
32. something thats getting on your nerves? my brother vaping in the bathroom with the fan on at 12:30am
33. most visited website: tungle dot hell
34. hair color: I started out blonde af now Iām less blonde but still blonde.
35. long or short hair: short
36. do you have a crush on someone: :[] yes
37. what do you like about yourself: iām hella smart, my moodboards are bangin, my writing is cool af, Iām well-hydrated at all times
38. want any piercings? Big No
39. blood type: A+!!!!! thats me!!!!!
40. nicknames: my brother calls me a goon sometimes
41. relationship status:Ā im married to my laptop
42. zodiac: I was born on the last day of Taurus so Iām a definite Taurus/Gemini power combo
43. pronouns: they/them, tho in some places I use he/him bc The Dysphoria got hog wild enough I decided to pretend to be a trans guy so ppl would take me seriously, but Iām moving more towards they/them everywhere now.Ā
44. fave tv shows: Dr Fuck, Sherlock (Iām armed with a pitchfork and an arsenal of beefed up tv & film knowledge come on fight me), DOWNTON ABBEY
45. tattoos:Ā in August I will get a bee on my right arm and probably a Secret Word in Gallifreyan on my left itāll say fuck
46. right or left handed:Ā one time I was bored in grade 10 and tried to make myself ambidextrous but that was a hassle so Iām firmly right handed. Except in archery.
47. ever had surgery: got all 4 wisom teeth out not long ago! I still need to squirt water in my gum holes so I get all the mushy food out :{
48. piercings:Ā I used to have my ears pierced but theyāre grown tf over now!
49. sport: first of all what the hell is this question looking for second of all I have a red belt (which is 2 below black belt) in Taekwondo. I really need to do that again hhhhhh
50. vacation:Ā i went to England and France in the summer with my family as aĀ āāāgrad tripāāā, it was lots of fun but my collection of sensory issues extended to chomping and I dissociated so intensely in The Louvre my mom told me to go back outside so I wrote fanfiction while listening to 21 Pilots and chatting w my imaginary friends and it took me like 18 hours to process Iād seen The Mona Lisa with mine own 2 eyes. Also the plane was delayed twice bc we used Air Canada for some godforsaken reason and I had 0 hours of sleep when I went to the Sherlock Holmes museum and I started talkin to this bust of Sherlock Holmes and then I hadnāt eaten enough and we were walking to this bookstore and I saidĀ āI need food!ā and my dad saidĀ āWeāll get it AFTERā then I shoutedĀ āIāM GONNA DIEā so I got a BLT from Tesco.Ā
51. trainers:Ā h
more general
52. eating: the last thing I ate was chocolate chips straight out of the bag
53. drinking:Ā I got another cup of water
54. im about to watch:Ā my entire fanfiction to take 3000 notes on consistency. and by watch I mean read
55. waiting for: my brother (not vaping) to get out of the bathroom so I can PEE
56. want: Orphan Black to be on Netflix so I can actually binge watch it then call my grandma about it
57. get married: idk I didnāt think I was a get married person but since realizing Iām a lesbian it seems like a good idea!
58. career: nurse and a writer. I might just move to London and work double time to write enough scripts I have some street cred then pitch a TV adaptation of Faction Paradox to the BBC and win
which is better
59. hugs or kisses: hugs bc it means my friends are in my vicinity not Toronto
60. lips or eyes: uh. eyes???????????
61. shorter or taller: iām 5ā²3ā³ and I would love a tol partner
62. older or younger: i donāt think I care
63. nice arms or stomach: what fresh hell does this mean. Iād like a nice stomach free of gastrointestinal issues and acid reflux. not that I have either of those but just in case
64. hookup or relationship: I have 300 many self-esteem issues so imma say relationship
65. troublemaker or hesitant: AU where I donāt have anxiety and Iām a trouble maker
have you ever
66. kissed a stranger: noop
67. drank hard liquor: I PUT RUM IN THE WASSAIL HELL YEAH also once someone bought me a shot at a queer dance thing bc it was payday and my friend told me to gulp the WHOLE SHOT and then the lemonade so I donāt barf and I was likeĀ ābrah this is too high-stakesā so I poured the vodka in the lemonade and took sips and everyone stared at me
68. lost glasses: in grade 6 and then my mom threatened to make me wear one of those granny glasses chains so I never lost them again
69. turned someone down: ya this kid Cyrus used to chase me around in grade 5 and Iād run away always he was weird af one time he made out with a folder right in front of me in the middle of class
70. sex on first date: probs not at this point but Iām not opposed to the general idea when Iām less w h a c k e dĀ u p
71. broken someones heart: Not that I know of?
72. had your heart broken: c o n s i s t e n t l y in the most fricked up ways god
73. been arrested: no but once I booed at the police bc the local nazis (yeah) were gonna have a rally so we had a counter-rally and I dropped in but there were no nazis except one old dude in a MAGA hat showed up 2 hours late lmao
74. cried when someone died: oui
75. fallen for a friend: Big Lesbian Mood
do you believe in
76. yourself: YA BB
77. miracles: not as such
78. love at first sight: nah
79. santa claus: I wasnāt allowed to believe in Santa as a child bc he wasĀ ātoo much like Godā sad
80. kiss on a first date: ye!
81. angels: big no
other
82. best friendās name: I donāt exactly have a proper best friend but Iām goin with Liam
83. eye colour: blue/grey
84. fave movie: either The Force Awakens (bc I love bb8 and Iām gay 4 Rey) or Interstellar shut up
85. fave actor:Ā uh idk letās go with my brother
WOW THAT WAS LONG JEEš
±ļøUS. Iām tagging @houseofoakdown @spoonietimelordy @gemvictorfromtheponyverse @spockswhales @raesand and that exhausts the ppl I know but youāre all worth quadruple in my heartĀ š
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