#of two not very great options

[rxttenfish]

it Happened Again

i swear at this point i need to just make a post explaining why sign language for deep sea animals just Doesn't Work in their given environment. because i keep seeing people trying to do that for inclusivity and it feels worse than just realizing that its probably not the best place for a spec evo species to focus exclusively on that.

or actually maybe i just need to make a post ranting about why the mermaids from Into The Drowning Deep are so bad and made no goddamn sense despite trying so hard to be hard spec evo

#all the care guide says is 'biomass' #tl;dr its because for sign language to work you have to either see it or feel it #which is a problem. when there is no light and seeing anything at all is Hard. #and when you are free-floating animals in a place that extends off forever in all directions #ofc no one goes with the touch option either despite it being the more reasonable one #of two not very great options #just. idk. i dont think its ableist to say that ''this is one situation where this wouldnt make sense for an entire species'' #also no bioluminescence is also not the silver bullet youre looking for either #because it is NOT a very powerful light thats produced #and thus can be easily missed from too far away #and because i see. people. trying to use that bioluminescence to then make the sign language visible. #not just using the light they have already #plus its metabolically expensive to produce and you wouldnt want to over-use it

[irene-dimension]

#all great options!! #they have so many good series #and the variety! #personally i think id have to go with are you scared #i just love it #i listen to it to fall asleep #which would probably seem odd #but you watcherinas get it #puppet history may be a close second #im very curious to know everyone’s thoughts #also sorry if i missed any ive gotten 6 hours of sleep on the past two days 🩷 #watcher #watcher entertainment #bfu #ryan bergara #Shane madej #ghoul boys #YouTube

[edwardwonghaupepelutivrusky4th]

wah i looove their designs and animation...

#sketched last night looped ''hot air balloon'' track last night rewatched elemental last night you know just how it is....i love it all augh #elemental #elemental 2023 #pixar elemental #elemental fanart #ember lumen #wade ripple #it's so fun how just going w/the flow waviness drawing a wade is Correct. some flamey shiveriness / jaggedness in ember's lines is Correct #and it's all the more fun how it's like oh ofc not quite hitting the mark of how great their designs really are....so so good #and of course the expressive elasticity not only with their faces but the way their bodies ft. respective elements can be expressive #in addition to just usual [assume you have a usual literal human body] expressiveness options in posture / movement etc lol #also was thinking about how like we know everything we Need to know re: wade & his dad but also have so [zero details there] #which is interesting to wonder about. kinda assumed like oh a parent got sick & died but now considering how it could've been an accident.. #the tiny layer of A Reaction he has when ember's talking abt parents giving up everything for you: could be nothing much; or Anything #also noting i Didn't note the first instances that they hear each other's names or introduce themselves thusly lol #or at least i sure can't recall it. just start knowing the other's name partway through which Isn't A Problem but it's like #ooh just more to consider & reexamine. i love to pick up More Details & that's helped by my difficulty in catching them in the first place #one thing about me i don't Catch things i don't Notice shit i don't Get stuff. and also of course: i do though lol #always a trip when it's like oh i love this movie i'm seeing it probably the two dozenth time #and then i notice something for the very first time that was clearly straightup meant to be Gotten upon the immediate viewing #even to the extent that smthing later seems to be kinda happening out of nowhere if you didn't. & i'd just rolled with it #like ok i'm autistic ofc that's something i gotta do all the time. & the adhd means i might keep getting distracted around the same pts.

[tswwwit]

Wait, does the cheating thing on the bond always works? bcs that would be kinda freaky for R!Dipper like imagine you get pinned down by someone in the corner of a br or smthng and then said person kissed you and proceeded to explode into red mist and you literally have no idea what happened.

Also, would the constellation mark be a "cursed" Mark over the years, like you would give birth to a baby and the doctor says "😟 I am so sorry ma'am,,, I'm afraid your baby has the Cipher Companion mark. ( could also be something equally as science-y like Ursa Major, Constellation Calamation, etc idk)" And you just burst into tears.

Would that mean that dipper would get into a special program(demon wrangling program or smthng, demonologist? Maybe)? Or would the parents hide it away hoping that Bill would never take their child away?

(Sorry this au is just very interesting to me,,,, I hope u get more motivation, keep writing author 💪)

These are all options! The fun part of reincarnation AU being left ambiguous is that technically any of them could happen.

#Answers #Okay but for full transparency #I never really figured out what the 'cheating' consequence is #It's a nebulous concept since I've never had to write it happening #And left ambiguous because neither of these two are into anyone else - and as a writer I like to leave my options open! #I would assume that one of the few things they agreed on when making the contract was that unwelcome advances didn't count as cheating #But that the villain in question would get what was coming to them. Very Violently. They wanna step on a landmine? Let 'em have it #Dipper would have made a frowny face at the violence but agreed. Privately thinking well that's actually a *bonus* #A built-in defense system of sorts #(Something Bill was also thinking but absolutely phrased in the possessive aspect) #Whether or not the Consequences kick in before they meet again - their equivalent of their vow renewal - is up for grabs #Dipper trying to fend off someone only to have them burst into flames and/or blood would feel a terrified sense of relief #Who knows! Maybe Dipper has protection but has a chance for other actions before they meet again! #But the odds of that occurring are very slim. Partly due to his general awkwardness #And distinct hesitation on Dipper's part. Even though he *thinks* he should be enthusiastic #He looks at the person he's in bed with and just. It feels weird. Maybe because he hasn't (in his memory) done this before #Great job Dipper!! Someone in your bed and the best you can do is kinda grimace. Real sexy. #If he does ever manage to get up to something it's not even a tenth of the time he has with his husband #Dipper reincarnations are all very unfortunately attracted as hell to Bill Cipher and they're deeply alarmed by it #I do like the idea of different parental groups finding Dipper's birthmark and having different reactions #Perhaps a random incarnation of one of his family members ends up in charge of him one time #The results would vary *wildly* depending on who it was #On a scale of Mabel Mom to Ford Uncle how are you preparing this person for his invitable enhusbanding #(Stan remains pretty much the same but has a lot of bad marriage advice) #Wow that's a lot of tags even for me #I am going to queue this and sleep

[saturniade]

FINISHED BG3!!!!!!!!!

#three of the core 6 companions were um. dead... by the end end of the game NERVOUS SMILE... #but i was alive and my girl lae'zel too wheeeee ^_^ final fight went great too i was buffed up to my ears #ajhh so many emotions so much fun. met god he's a bard too or whatever. #i think ill boot up the game in a day or two to pick alternative options in a few places but otherwise im very satisfied:] #yoo my post

[essektheylyss]

I JINXED MYSELF I opened a book I wanted to read and then my third course site got published and there's an optional book to read THERE AS WELL THAT SOUNDS SUPER INTERESTING THAT WOULD PROBABLY GO REALLY WELL IN TANDEM WITH MY CURRENT BOOK, FUCK

#WHY DO I HAVE A JOBBBBB MY JOB SHOULD BE TO READ FASCINATING BOOKS ABOUT ART CULTURE AND OWNERSHIP #FUCK #anyway I am gonna read it lmao #it's a book on the history of copyright :3 #my courses this quarter SLAP ngl #honestly I have a great time in school cuz I literally only take courses that sound fascinating but like. #also I do think most things sound fascinating so that is in my favor here #I do think my two courses that aren't programming are gonna go VERY well in tandem anyway so #I do not do all of the optional readings #but I always do the optional book reading cuz usually it's like 'here's a much larger subject overview' which I find very helpful #and if it's an open source book and I can just download it and hold onto it for later? even better #(this one is available on jstor. privilege and property ed. by deazley et al. like if you want it)

[churchydragon]

I already knew I had no interest in Palworld when they showed the guns and slavery of the Pals in the first trailer but hearing that not only has the company dabbled in NFTs and AI but there's also HUMAN slavery AND the farms are called plantations has just totally turned me off. why did the devs think that was even slightly appropriate in this fucking day and age?

like I DO think we need an open world survival Pokemon-esq game, we really do. but not Palworld. hopefully Kindred Fates will fill that void properly, in a responsible, not overly and poorly thought out edgy way.

#granted if they make it clear in the game that the slavery is Bad and there are better ways to do the things you need to do #then that's slightly better. Morrowind has slavery in it too but it makes it very clear that it's Bad #and in quests involving them they give you options to help the slaves out and allow you to free them (two Telvanni quests come to mind) #it's not great but it's slightly better. but like. if it's like the guns then I suspect it's in there just to be edgy and “cool” #which isn't okay and shouldn't be defended. that's not okay. that's not ever okay. #and it sucks cuz again we do need a game like Palworld but without all the terrible things! Nintendo has been slacking hard and also #they been playing it way too safe and I feel like anything they make will kinda fall short #I enjoyed Scarlet and Violet but I feel like they could have done a little more if they were braver #and also. you know. payed their workers and didn't push out a new Pokemon every year. #give it time to sit so new ideas can develop properly. come on now. #anyways I have no idea if any of this is really coherent or just a rapid flow of thoughts. whatever #I'm excited for Kindred Fates. it comes out this year supposedly so I'm gonna grab that when I can #also there's nothing wrong with edgy concepts in video games. Palworld just does it badly to me #and as always people are allowed to like the game but. use some critical thinking #I've seen little bits of the game that look really fun. I've just been totally disillusioned to it lmao #I am gonna be sus of anyone accusing people of being moral crusaders for calling the game out for the slavery tho. that's sus as fuck #churchy talks #churchy tag rambles

[pricemarshfield]

i’ve been playing bg1 and it’s honestly quite fun. still in the prologue because i can only play for a bit in the evenings but i’m really charmed by it and fond of my gorion’s ward

#it’s my girl rine but i like her bg1 version. she’s so Brash because she hasn’t experienced loss yet #i imagine. that will change. she’s Heartbroken about leaving candlekeep and she hasnt even left yet #even if she Exploded the two people that tried to kill her #BG3 DURGE SPOILERS AHEAD IN THE TAGS YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED !!! #really interesting how Different durge and gorion’s wards experiences of being bhaalspawn are so far. ofc totally different circumstances #but durge in act 1 at least is defined by Lacking connection to anything but this violent and urge while gorion’s ward is very much a Part #of their community. like everyone recognizes you and the journal implies Great familiarity and you have all these dialogue options that #show how much you know about the place. idk. i like it. these are long tags sorry i like to ramble #my life rn

[the-starlight-papers]

We’ve reached the point in the year for my engineering team that I’m just kinda watching everyone (but especially the grad students in charge of the team) slowly lose their sanity

#shoutout to the guy who spent like 8 hours yesterday tracing wires in the car #I’ve just been in my little arts and crafts corner with a hot glue gun prepping parts for casting #I had to grab something from the office this morning and I walked in and two of our grad students were arguing #about where to place some components and the options were put them in the drawer on the dash or just Velcro them inside the center console #I voted velcro paritally because it was described as a component sandwich #I think an important part of life is that sometimes you gotta get involved in a project that you know is going to be hell when you’re in it #but you’ll look back on it fondly #like yeah I’m having fun but I’m also spending 5 hours a day in the shop and staying up late to catch up on my homework and I’m very tired #my brain is filled with so many component acronyms #I only vaguely understand what a can bus is #it’s great I wouldn’t have it any other way

[sysig]

Oh getting very close now, villainy feels right around the corner (Patreon)

#Doodles #Villainsona #Just Desserts #So you can see - the TVAU floodgates lol #Upon realizing how fun and easy Charm is to draw in the WOY style I was like ''So designing outfits then'' #It's like an inbuilt base maker! This style is perfect for just getting a scribble down and then extrapolating from there! #Surely we've all seen the phenomenon of starting with something simple and expanding and building once the base is established #Like kid drawings being redrawn by professionals :D Or pixel art into fully rendered or Minecraft skins open to interpretation #The urge to Artistic Liberty lol - I just managed to find a style that I can do both in >:3c Create the initial and build from there! Yay!! #Love having that as an option ♪ And like I said she's criminally fun to draw like this lol she's just a cute rectangle #Plus - and this is really the big plus lol - since WOY is so silhouette-based it's a great style to test outfits on #The biggest problem for designing her TVAU outfit for me has been how readable it is with and without the wings #Classic Charm is perfect and that's reflected in her design as well ♪ TVAU is in the image of another hm hm hm #<Already a tag lol - but she is! Classic Charm has the perfect amounts of breaks and rests and interest and design flow I just hhh <3 <3 #And also true for the TVAU! Charm is under pretty direct influence by that point and I want that to be very reflected in her outfit! #I had a bunch of themes I wanted to explore like two months ago but kept coming up empty :P But now that I've had a chanced to simmer :3c #The biggest elements I'm happiest with are her belly showing in the first one - one of the themes was ''forced vulnerability'' so #I'm not sure what to do with the hem of her pants tho I very intentionally didn't design where her shirt and pants meet in Classic lol #The second design is probably my favourite overall :D And not Just because she turned out so cute in the WOY style haha #I mean she also turned out very cute in the JD style hehe - but I kinda forgot that Kaiein started as a dragon! #Turning her spiderweb theme into dragon scales is so just- how did I not think of that before gods what a brilliant idea lol #And I can keep scalloping! Scallops forever dragon scales spider webs sugar candy sweets ♪ My favourite :D #I like that it keeps the shawl as well while still having very uncovered shoulders - feels villainy and still reflective of her design :D #The last one is more building off the previous two - chest window for the vulnerability theme - dragon scale ''train'' like the first's #I think it's decent but it was honestly more for the dark striped leggings since the middle had them light like her Classic design #One of the other themes I was going for was ''coloured over/blotted out'' and having it be ''her'' design while literally coloured out #I think there's something to that :3c #Also *toots own horn* I did a fantastic job reconstructing her leg in that last one >:3c #I bet you'd never know the the entire bottom half of her left leg had to be digitally added after the fact! I even did that with my trackpad #Hehehe ♪♫ Quite pleased :3c

[actual-changeling]

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#alex yells at the void #bpd is such a fun disorder and by fun i mean one of the most painful mental disorders to live with #sometimes i feel bad for projecting so much one ellie cause she will be going through it tm #but then again my therapist said projection is good and helpful so there's that #love being caught in the dilemma of tell ppl you're struggling and risk annoying them #and dont tell them and risk the same #like bestie my options arent really great here isnt there a secret third way #you wont get too much they say and then leave because i got too much like ok how do you expect me to actually believe anyone telling me tha #my therapist said it's fine and understandable that im scared etc. etc. #as long as i try to take good experiences as they come #but bestie i am very tired of getting like one good experience every two years and nothing but horrible shit for the rest #also very tired of passive aggressive bullshit and indirectness like if there's something bothering you just fucking tell me #dont be like my ex or my parents or anyone else ever #the world isnt all like that they say as if it hasnt been that way my entire life because the universe hates me and i dont deserve happines #i dont do diaries or journaling i just do vague vents in tumblr tags but it is what it is

[pathsofoak]

"platonic fluff prompts"

[a list of anywhere between 25 and 50 character A + character B prompts, all of which originally intended as romantic]

#look I get platonic intimacy is important #but why is it so hard to find platonic prompts that aren't focused on intimacy in duos #why are so many of those lists specifically about two characters #don't get me started on the amount of romantic prompts lists that add the platonic prompts tag on just bc #'they can also be interpreted that way' #the other option is aromantic specific prompts which are great but sometimes I want some nice and easy ideas that aren't centered around #a very specific experience

[forecast-rain]

just played video game for 7 hours straight. no regrets.

#cloud posts #due to it being almost 6am in the morning and me having to be awake in like 4 hours I have made the executive decision to Stop. #but game is great. I love. #I want to go through like every variation a loop can have. every option. #I want to see siffrin and the rest of the guys grow closer!!!! and just!!! xhbdhfbshxh #due to the vaguest of spoilers I know there is going to be 6 acts? and I'm on act 2 rn. #and I am Very Curious as to what the continued story will be o.o #because I love all of these characters. like. aaaaaaaaaaaaaa #also. also does isabeau have a crush/love siffrin? what was he trying to tell him???? (I love the bond those two have <3 it's do <333) #anyways. eep. I lovs this game.

[azatas]

hehe i started a playthrough with my knight commander and made daeran her guardian because i miss them

#'i feel like redesigning my wotr character' i said and then i just changed her skin colour lol . pink hair had to stay #hiraeth is an eldritch scion in wotr but bg does nooot really have an equivalent class #so i'm going with swords bard! hopefully i'll have more fun with it than lore. i think it fits her better than the other gish options would #bc she's very charismatic and she used to be a performer 😌 #and i gave her persuasion/arcana/insight proficiency . her perception was super high in wotr but insight works better for bg #bc it's more that she's very very good at reading people than her noticing things in the environment #idk who she's gonna romance! astarion would be SO on brand for her but i just. i can't have two playthroughs going where i romance him lmao #she'd have romanced wenduag if daeran wasn't around so maybe lae'zel??? minthara would actually be a great option but #hira would never agree to kill the tieflings :T #dee plays bg3 #oc: hiraeth #the reason she looks similar to my first durge is bc hira was the prototype lol

[biromanticbookbabe]

Does anyone else have problems with Her being scammy?

I just got spammed by a bunch of unverified accounts... again. :/

I'm getting catfish vibes from the woman I'm talking to right now. She has no posts on her Instagram at all. I'm a bit sussed out right now. :(

#I'm not giving her my insta or any other info! #I just want to try to meet women my age and it's a lot of fake accounts #why is their app so unusable? #I am very much a real account (and verified) but for some reason I mostly run into fake accounts :( #I got an offer from a sugar mama that I didn't ask for and then two more fake accounts tried to friend me (I ignored them) #I know not everyone is fake on there but it's not great: I wish there were other viable options #Are all dating apps sketchy? #because my experience is telling me that yes they definitely are :( #I thought one centered on women would be better but it's not #how do y'all manage to find real women? Because I'm failing epically here :/ :/ :/ #wlw dating #her app #mychatter

[red-winters]

I made the mistake of getting invested in a newly released game that’s $80 or so at full price

#wild hearts #blogchatter #THE MONSTERS JUST LOOK SO BEAUTIFUL AND I WAS SEIZED BY THE SUDDEN URGE TO PET THEM ALL #I would buy a bestiary of this game’s monsters #I am playing it via EA play where u can play 10 hrs of the game b4 choosing to buy it or not #maybe if I buy Stray in the meantime and start playing THAT I’ll suddenly have the patience to wait for Wild Hearts to go on sale sometime #🥲 #people are having problems running Wild Hearts and the reviews on Steam aren’t great #but I’m not fussed so long as it’s not unplayable slow #then again I have not fought anything very large yet #I just spent two hours petting the smaller animals and catching the even SMALLER animals and going ‘ooohh’ over the cool af creature designs #I’m going to have to get up at 2AM to cook my tofu because I forgot to defrost it earlier because of this game #also I admit I spent an hour in Chatacter Creation #🤷🏻‍♀️ every time there’s the option…I’m always like this #*character #autocorrect what a time you have chosen to fail me!