#piko is a bit out of character here

[e-vay]

The Shadora Horde - 2023!

Here are all the ShadowXAurora kids I've made (so far hahaha!). As I always mention, I'm always open to Shadora fankids that you guys make. I can never have too many Shadora babies. I made changes to the original 5 so they're now closer in age and I also balanced out their powers more. Some of them were a little OP originally but I think I've fixed it. I have super detailed descriptions of each character below the cut!

PIPER

Birthday: 11/12 (1st Born)

Age: 16

Role: Leader

Powers: Combustion, Weapon Summoning

Weaknesses: Disorder

Dream Voice Actor: Brittany Snow

Theme Song: “Smile” - Wolf Alice

Piper is the first born in the first litter of Aurora and Shadow and is the natural leader of the group. She is generally sweet and respectful but is very proud of her pedigree so can be a little judgemental at times. She is a perfectionist to a fault and will become easily aggravated if things don’t go her way. Though she can be cocky, she is overall a caring and loving person and is quick to help those in need. Piper has naturally wild bangs and a large patch of fluffy fur on her chest. These traits drive her crazy! She always has her bangs pinned down to the side and her chest fur covered up. In her teen years she takes up motorcycle riding and it helps loosen her up and embrace her more wild side. 

Piper is capable of harnessing the power of the Chaos Emeralds to perform Chaos Blast and Chaos Control. Without the need for Chaos Emeralds, Piper has combustion powers. Piper can incinerate objects with a snap of her fingers. She has excellent mastery and precision of this skill. She was given the task to train Cinder to control his combustion powers, but the two tend to get frustrated with each other since control comes so naturally to Piper and it’s incredibly foreign to Cinder.

Piper is naturally drawn to Amy’s hammer wielding abilities and grows up admiring it. Though she isn’t allowed to use the Piko Piko Hammer, Amy trains her in good hammer-form with the use of props. IF Mammy Amy ever decides to retire, she will bequeath her hammer to Piper. The hammer’s design will change based on Piper’s personality.

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ZANE

Birthday: 11/12 (2nd Born)

Age: 16

Powers: Super Speed

Weaknesses: Arachnophobia 

Dream Voice Actor: Robert Buckley

Theme Song: “We Are Young” - 3OH!3

Zane is the second born in the first litter of Aurora and Shadow. Zane is a daredevil and an extreme extrovert. He is most like his Pawpaw Sonic with his quick wit and high energy. He does not like emotional confrontations and will go out of his way to avoid uncomfortable situations. Even though he’s mostly easygoing, he butts heads with his dad a lot. 

Zane is a huge flirt and frequently develops intense crushes on people, but due to his short attention span, he’ll move on quickly (think Romeo with Rosaline). Zane is very fond of children and enjoys being the center of attention. Even though Piper is the leader of the group, the younger siblings tend to follow whatever Zane is doing. Lucky for Piper, he mostly listens to what she says.

Zane is capable of harnessing the power of the Chaos Emeralds to perform Chaos Control. Without the need for Chaos Emeralds, Zane has super speed. He wears special shoes that can transform based on his needs, but he prefers the motocross boot style when he’s not running.

For hobbies, Zane likes to do extreme stunts and attend/throw parties. He has dreams of being a DJ with his brother Nova. 

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NOVA

Birthday: 11/12 (3rd Born)

Age: 16

Powers: Plasma (Ionikinetic Combat)

Weaknesses: Laziness

Dream Voice Actor: Josh Keaton

Theme Song: “Weirdo” - K.Flay

Nova is the third born in the first litter of Aurora and Shadow. He is very peaceful in nature and would rather find roundabout ways to solve problems than coming to blows (though he attributes this to knowing he would cream his opponent due to this strong bloodline). He’s a bit of an oddball but he embraces his quirkiness instead of being concerned about how others think of him. He often comes off as aloof and is rather lazy.

Nova is capable of harnessing the power of the Chaos Emeralds to perform Chaos Control. Without the need for Chaos Emeralds, Nova has plasma/Ionikenetic powers. He can shoot radioactive plasma at his enemies which can burn or dissolve material on impact. Nova does not like using his powers because they are so destructive. 

Nova is very close with his brother Zane and will go along with his schemes, even if his heart’s not entirely in it. He is artistic and tends to live a very messy, disheveled lifestyle. He loves to collect things and can be considered a packrat. 

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ASTER

Birthday: 4/8 (4th born)

Age: 15

Powers: Telekinesis, Telepathy

Weaknesses: Codependency 

Dream Voice Actor: SungWon Cho [x]

Theme Song: “Despair and Traffic” - SOFT PLAY

Aster is the first born in the second litter of Aurora and Shadow. Though he seems rough on the surface, he’s actually the most academically intelligent of all his siblings. He is loud and passive aggressive but can appreciate the beauty in peace and quiet when he chooses. He is very theatrical and enjoys making a huge spectacle out of his battles, including saying poetic catchphrases and even coining the term “Prepare for the Blitz-Aster Disaster!” He is secretly a romantic at heart.

Aster is rarely seen without his sister Blitz. He is the brain to her brawn. Though he’s the more level-headed twin, Blitz’s dominant personality tends to direct their fighting strategies. He does not know how to be independent, which can be used against him.

Aster is capable of harnessing the power of the Chaos Emeralds to perform Chaos Control. Without the need for Chaos Emeralds, Aster shows early signs of telekinetic and telepathic abilities. He hasn’t mastered many techniques yet, but with some proper training it’s possible he could become a force to be reckoned with. If only Blitz would shut up for 5 minutes so he could concentrate!

Aster enjoys challenging mind games, like chess. 

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BLITZ

Birthday: 4/8 (5th born)

Age: 15

Powers: Energy Blasts (“Chaos Spear”)

Weaknesses: Codependency, Impulsivity

Dream Voice Actor: Jessica DiCicco [x] [x] OR Chloë Grace Moretz [x]

Theme Song: “God Complex (Mojo)” - poutyface

Blitz is the second born in the second litter of Aurora and Shadow. Blitz is brash and forward but can be a little spacey. She has a short attention span and is easily bored. She considers fighting as a form of playing. She is very proud of herself and her heritage and isn’t afraid to namedrop to get her way. 

Blitz is rarely seen without her brother Aster. She is the brawn to his brain. Blitz’s dominant personality tends to direct their fighting strategies despite her brother’s concerns. She is very theatrical and enjoys making a huge spectacle out of her battles, including saying poetic catchphrases and even coining the term “Prepare for the Blitz-Aster Disaster!” She is very codependent and hates doing anything without Aster.

Blitz is capable of harnessing the power of the Chaos Emeralds to perform Chaos Control. Without the need for Chaos Emeralds, Blitz has the natural ability to perform Chaos Spear which can dagger her enemies with energy.

Blitz loves fashion and is a huge trendsetter. She would love to be a fashion designer if world domination doesn’t work out (She’s just kidding – relax already!)

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Cinder

Birthday: 2/18 (6th born)

Age: 14

Powers: Combustion, Stellar Tantrum

Weaknesses: Migraines, Short Temper

Dream Voice Actor: Michael Daingerfield [x] [x]

Theme Song: “Tantrum” - Ashnikko

Cinder is the first born in the third litter of Aurora and Shadow. He has a very short temper and is incredibly impatient. He is the most like his father in that he is not very talkative and would rather be left alone than socialize with others. His outbursts of rage can often be used to his enemies’ advantage by being misdirected to his siblings and teammates. He is also terrified of himself, which makes him constantly on edge. 

Cinder is NOT capable of using Chaos Emeralds and instead has to rely on his natural abilities. Cinder has combustion powers, but unlike his sister Piper, his powers are based solely on his emotions so he has a very hard time commanding the direction and radius of his blasts. Piper was tasked with training Cinder to better manage his combustion powers, but the two tend to get frustrated with each other since control comes so naturally to Piper and it’s incredibly foreign to Cinder. When Cinder goes into a blinding rage, his fur and eyes change color and sparks of energy will fire off randomly around him. When in this form, he can perform a move called “Stellar Tantrum.” This move is highly destructive and will incinerate any and all objects nearby. He has absolutely no control over this power once it’s unleashed.

As a child, Cinder was more outgoing but still prone to crying outbursts. However, during one particular fight with his sister Diamond, he accidentally unleashed a Stellar Tantrum and severely burned her. Luckily Boon was able to use his healing powers to reverse it, but Cinder has never forgiven himself and has never been the same ever since. Cinder requested a special Inhibitor necklace be made to help dampen his powers, but it’s not very effective. It works more as a placebo than anything else. He keeps everyone at a distance whenever possible and thinks there’s something evil in him, despite his parents’ reassurances. 

Cinder doesn’t like to discuss his hobbies, but he actually loves baking and reading books.

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DIAMOND

Birthday: 2/18 (7th Born)

Age: 14

Role: Tank

Powers: Brute Strength

Weaknesses: Poor eyesight, Light sensitivity

Dream Voice Actor: Kimberly Brooks [x] [x] [x]

Theme Song: “Cleopatra” - Nova Twins

Diamond is the second born in the third litter of Aurora and Shadow. She has a sweet disposition and is very polite, even to her opponents. However, she can be a smart ass at times and is quick to make jokes. She is highly dedicated to physical training but outside of the gym she’s very easy-going. Diamond was born with Oculocutaneous albinism. Due to her albinism and nystagmus, she is sensitive to light and has very poor eyesight. As a baby and toddler, Diamond mostly clung to Aurora whenever outdoors as she could bend the light around Diamond and protect her from UV rays. As Diamond got older and grew more independent, Tails’ Workshop crafted a special brooch that acts as a light shield when activated. Diamond never leaves home without it.

Diamond is NOT capable of using Chaos Emeralds and instead has to rely on her natural abilities. She has incredible strength and is physically the strongest of all her relatives. 

As a child, she and her brother Cinder got into a fight where he accidentally unleashed a Stellar Tantrum and severely burned her. Luckily Boon was able to use his healing powers to reverse it. She has completely forgiven Cinder and has never held it against him, but he continues to be distant with her to this day.

She enjoys training in the Shadora Home Gym to better perfect her fighting skills and she is almost always found sporting earbuds so she can listen to her favorite punk rock and metal bands.

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Boon

Birthday: 2/18 (8th Born)

Age: 14

Role: Support

Powers: Healing, Mood-Boosting

Weaknesses: People-pleasing

Dream Voice Actor: Ben Schwartz [x] ← Please watch this whole interview, it will leave you grinning ear-to-ear the whole way through

Theme Song: “Smile” - Dami Im

Boon is the third born in the third litter of Aurora and Shadow. Boon is the embodiment of a ray of sunshine and has 10000% charisma. He genuinely loves everyone he meets and enjoys putting smiles on people’s faces. Boon is very silly and has a very childish sense of humor. He also has a lot of energy and has a habit of rambling without realizing it.

Boon is NOT capable of using Chaos Emeralds and instead has to rely on his natural abilities. He has incredible healing abilities and can heal the wounded, but it takes a lot of energy from him so can only do so much at a time. He cannot revive the dead. Boon also has a “mood-boosting” ability, where he can positively affect the emotions of others. This can only be done by making direct contact with someone and the effect only lasts temporarily. Boon’s powers positively affected Aurora’s pregnancy, making her third litter the easiest and stress free of all her pregnancies (Thank you, Boon!)

Boon wears special rocket boots so he can quickly fly to anyone in battle who needs assistance. His boots have a button on the heel to activate them, and he likes to click his heels together to turn them on. Though he never complains about his duties, Aurora often worries about Boon’s need to please others and reminds him that he can’t help others if he doesn’t help himself. Aurora and Boon are the most alike of all her children as both are prone to singing outbursts, goofy jokes and harmless pranks to make people laugh.

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All Shadora kids are mortal and did not inherit Shadow’s immortality. However, they do heal faster than the average Mobian.

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Want to get more of a feel for the Shadora kids? I've made a Spotify playlist dedicate to their theme songs, songs that make me think of them, or general music they would listen to. You can listen to it here, but be warned it contains explicit songs.

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A NOTE ABOUT SHADOW’S “AGE”

Shadow is immortal so therefore he doesn’t age. However it’s been long debated in my Shadora stories whether or not he will give up his immortality to live a normal life with his family. I have him in these drawings as still being immortal, especially because I like the angst and challenges that comes with (ex: how are your rebellious teenagers supposed to respect you when they are seemingly “older” than you?) but I haven’t actually decided when he will decide to be mortal. 

BUT if you ever draw me fanart or write me fanfics and you want to have become mortal at an earlier point in his life I’m totally cool with that! I’m flexible.

#long post #my art #my characters #my ocs #shadora #shadowxaurora? #shadowxaurora #shadora kids #shadora babies #shadora horde #ultimate life forms #aurora the hedgehog #shadow the hedgehog #piper the hedgehog #zane the hedgehog #nova the hedgehog #aster the hedgehog #blitz the hedgehog #cinder the hedgehog #diamond the hedgehog #boon the hedgehog #character design #shaDADow #mom aurora #Mom!Aurora #Dad!Shadow

[spinoskingdom875]

Sega has announced Sonic Origins Plus, which will be released on June 23rd of this year, A.K.A. Sonic Day. It will include several Game Gear games, and new playable characters, the most noticeable character is the one, and only, Amy Rose! Yes, she will be playable once again, in Origins, and Frontiers! Which brings the question, will we finally see Super Amy in the games? Maybe, maybe not. But we shall see.

I've made a Super Amy render before, but she was Golden. I've seen other artworks of her, with her fur having a pinkish gold color. And I think it fits her, it makes her stand out a bit. But what do you guys think? So, here you go. Super Amy in all her rose gold glory!

NOTE: The Amy you see at the top is Frontiers Amy, extracted and exported by: adeljalqadi. The Model is finish, and will be published later today.

NOTE: Don't re-upload my Pictures anywhere without my permission. Thank you.

Amy Rose: (c) SEGA & Sonic Team. Background: provided by the Nebula Generator from the Blendermarket: blendermarket.com/products/neb….

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(Character: Amy Rose: SpinosKingdom875. Logo made by: ShadowNinjaMaster.---------------------------------------

(Prop(s): Amy's Piko Piko Hammer: Hakirya. The Chaos Emeralds were an extra mesh featured in Blender.

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#amy rose #super amy #rose gold #rose gold amy #blender 3d cycles #blender3d #blender cycles #sonic the hedgehog #blender #super form

[the-east-art]

i’d love to hear your thoughts on rebirth!!! i ended up liking the ending quite a lot so i’m always curious to hear from people it didn’t resonate with /gen

Alright! One person said they wanted to hear so here is a long post of some of my thoughts of FFVII Rebirth. Full of spoilers and probably pretty all over the place! I'll put it all under the cut :3

So first of all, my experience with Rebirth was mostly good. Like I really loved some of the areas it expanded, some of the changes they made, and many of the choices they made I either enjoyed or could see why they made that decision and was okay with it. I would also genuinely love to hear what you liked about it!

However some of the changes they made were, in my opinion, really REALLY bad decisions. The choice to change Nibelheim is really weird to me. In my experience when I played the original mostly blind, the gaslighting of the location was really spooky. Because it makes you question BOTH Tifa and Cloud - they both remember it burning, but then their memories of the incident don't line up. So which one is wrong, or are they both wrong? It's really interesting and I'm sad they got rid of that whole aspect. Many people have said this but chopping off Shinra manner was also super frustrating to me - the place is so big and spooky and SO iconic that to change it felt really weird. The game bad been so accurate up to that point (I literally called where you could find Piko the chocobo because he was relatively where he was in the original) that it felt all the more awkward that they altered it so much. The hidden staircase for instance is really iconic and just kinda not there, and I always liked the fact that they slept there the week that Sephiroth was in the basement.

The other part that I didn't like was, uh, all of the last chapter. Okay so I was disappointed that they didn't have Cloud beat up Aerith because in my mind it's such an important and shocking moment, but I kinda knew they didn't have the guts to do it tbh, so whatever. But to take out like ALL of the Ancients city???? To take out ALL of the traveling around with Aerith when she is gone but not dead? That is crazy to me. That last section felt so rushed and so disappointing. I was discussing with my twin how much more interesting it would be if they did it like the original OR if they really want Cloud to be comatose, to have you play as the team minus Aerith and Cloud to get to the lost city place. Then you would really feel the weight and gravity of what has happened.

The multiverse I'm just not a fan of. It really blows this story wider than I think it needs to be, and it takes Aerith from this girl doing her best to like, an omniscent god fighting against like the forces of evil? Which I mean she's Sephiroths' character foil so like I get it, but I don't like it. It's a bit of homestuck syndrome where when there's too many versions of a character or of a scenario it gets hard for me to be attached to any particular one anymore. Very much 'we got spares in the back' kind of idea. I DID like it kind of at first - mostly in the idea that there is a version of Midgar that doesn't belong to any universe, and instead like collects strays from different universes. Like it's implied that our Marlene ended up there, and our Biggs, but a different Zack. So the idea of these characters ending up in the in between was interesting to me, and versions of Cloud and Aerith being there. I thought that was nice, but then it opens up to like a billion different universes and I was like, ugh, too much. (You knowwhat would make this better? If it was a timeloop instead, just saying).

Cloud being extra fucked up now though I like. Like this boy accidentally fractured his mind into twelve different universes and is talking to the air and everyone else is just like.... uh.... okay.

WHich! I'm frustrated we never get the team talking to each other about Cloud or confronting him. During Temple of ancients he's like super fucked up, but you get the vibe that they're all like 'bigger fish to fry, we'll address it later' but I'd like to see them talk to each other or to Cloud about his crazy behavior. (again if they had you play as the rest of the team while Cloud was comatose this could fit there)

I also have mixed feeling about Zack being this like narratives special little boy? Again like Aerith it blows him a little out of proportion, and in my opinion feels kind of awkward when he shows up the last fight just cuz he's the narratives fave. I mean I LOVE Zack and I think there's a version of it that could work better, but I don't think this was it.

I am super curious what they plan to do about Holy? Like it's implied that Aerith in an alternate universe (or her ghost in the lifestream?) is just gonna hang back and uh give it another go? Or maybe she lied to Cloud so that he would leave her behind??? I'm VERY curious because her prayer didn't work.

Oh and this is a nit-pick, but I deffo think they are going the angle that Cait Sith isn't sentient in this? Like he never mentions that the Caits' are different, and that the one that died really did die, and he's a different one. I think they did sections of his character well (you deffo get the feeling that he isn't necessarily backstabbing either team, but trying to figure out how to be on BOTH teams. The way he very softly and with concern tell Tseng to be careful was really good) but the after his death was flubbed a bit, cuz now it just makes him feel like, replaceable? I was really hoping they could add more to Cait cuz he doesn't do really well in the original, and they still kinda missed it to me. If they aren't making Cait sentient then like I want to see more of Reeve, or show Reeve like facing backlash over Caits death whether mentally or physically having to frantically finish another Cait ( I don't think they're gonna go the Inspire route but god I wish they would)

Uhhhh I think that's most of my thoughts? I mean between me and my sister tag teaming the game we played probably around 100 hours, and I am gonna play more cuz it is fun and the characters are good and tehre's a LOT being done well. I just like, I felt like some of the changes they chose make the plot more messy just for the sake of being messy, or ruins the pacing or theming of specific areas in the story.

A couple parts I really liked right off the bat:

I know some people didn't like the fact that Barret didn't talk about Myrna, but I really loved the detail that he never mentions her coupled with the fact that she is his darkest hour he experiences at the Temple of the Ancients, it does a good job at making it clear that her death is something too tender for him to discuss.

In general the nightmare sequences were really well done and made me bawl my eyes out. Each one was so nice and unique.

There were a lot of super lovable NPCs' that I got super attached to, even if they appeared really briefly. The game did a good job at making these NPCs' feel like they are their own characters

Obviously I really loved the character designs, the world designs, and I know they could be tedious but I super loved the Chadley quests. He's just my little guy.

#ffvii #ff7 #ffvii rebirth

[sparky-x]

Hey guys. No art today, but I’m here to talk about an idea for a Sonic Reboot that I conceptualized.

It was originally titled Sonic Neoverse. This was made to, well, fix many of the problems plaguing the franchise. I had this 2 years before Sonic Frontiers came out/announced. Most of the events and characters were lifted from the games, and comics, but with a few major adjustments. Keep in mind that this topic will be in two parts. In Part 1 I will be discussing about the characters in the reboot, and then I will talk about the world and setting in Part 2.

Let’s start with the face of the entire franchise, Sonic the Hedgehog!

Sonic’s personality would be a mix between Adventure, Toon, and a bit of modern.He Would have his family back. It is composed of Aleena, Manic, and Sonia from underground. Because he had two separate moms, I did some alterations and made Bernie the hedgehog Aleena’s daughter. 

After his parents disappeared, the Oracle of Delphius sent the triplets to their respective adoptive parents. Sonic’s caretaker would be Longclaw much like in her movie incarnation.

Knuckles may at times not be the guardian of the Master Emerald because……. The Echidnas from Archie would be present in the neoverse; therefore, Knuckles is no longer the last of his kind. Locke, Knuckles’s Father will be the one to look after the Master emerald.

Amy Rose would be drastically different in Neoverse. I turn Amy Rose into a tomboy in this version. I also had her like a female counterpart to Sonic similar to how Batgirl is a female counterpart to Batman. Changing her would mean getting rid of her Piko Piko hammer. I have to come up with many alternative weaponry for this new version of Amy from dual blades to axel’s disc weapons from Kingdom Hearts. The latter that I kind of gone with to coincide with her ‘surname’.

Silver the Hedgehog would be a lot smarter and wiser in Neoverse unlike his original incarnation (‘A well thought out strategy’).

Shadow the Hedgehog would be the same as he was in Sonic Adventure 2 but he’ll later have a personality like Jak from Jak and Daxter.

E-102 Gamma? Well, I’ve had him rebuilt by Rotor and teamed with the Freedom Fighters along with Big the Cat and Amy. It was to match the main cast of Sonic Adventure DX. and since Cream was part of the Freedom Fighters in Archie, Team Rose had been merged with it.

The freedom fighters would return in the neoverse having a massive role during eggman’s invasion of Mobius. Most of the characters like Tangle from IDW, Tekno from Fleetway, and scrapped characters like Tiara Boobowski would be brought back in Neoverse. Talking about an all-star franchise….. that would never be realized as the Sonic Franchise is as good as it is. 😔😔😔😔😔

Every original Sonic media had to have some new things right? Well the secret is that the entire Sonic Neoverse all started with remaking Sonic 06. By that, I mean the one character everyone seemed to dislike, Princess Elise.

What I did with Elise was that she was going to be much more serious and warrior-like than her original self (In a natural way). Unlike her original counterpart, She has a deep hatred for the humans/overlanders especially when Eggman attacked her kingdom. Elise in Neoverse is now a Mobian Sphinx, a mythical lion with wings and can shoot energy blasts. She’s also physically strong given that her lion race were warriors. I will discuss more of Neoverse Elise’s history for part 2.

With the heroes said and done. Time to talk about the villains of the neoverse starting with Dr. Eggman

In Neoverse, Dr. Eggman was formerly a GUN member when he fell into his own Retro-Orbital Chaos Compressor. It corrupted his mind making him hostile toward the Mobians, and during the Overlander war, he joined the opposing faction. When the war was over. He overthrew King Acorn and launched the attack on Mobius. At one point he retired from his quest and hid for 2 years. After he decided to get back on his quest again after learning that the creature (Chaos) was a powerful creature.

All of his henchmen from Metal Sonic to Dingo would be in the Neoverse.

Time for some other villains beside Eggman himself.

Starting with Zavok. Instead of being, well, generic, I’ve turned him into a massive manchild who would fly into fits of rage when he doesn’t get his way.

I saw the Zeti or the deadly six as Bowser Koopalings knockoffs, so I did some adjustments to make them standout. The Zeti would be more reptilian with a primitive, cavemen-like personality.

Mephiles and Iblis would return and both would fuse into Solaris like in the original instead Solaris would be along the lines of Darksied from DC.

Ifrit from Sonic Rivals would join a reborn Mephiles’s team. The two along with Iblis would become a more powerful Solaris.

Remember Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric? Remember its antagonist, Lyric the Last Ancient? Well, I’ve made him a member of the order of Ixis, a group led by Ixis Naugus. He specializes in necromancy. When he was accidentally revived by Eggman, he used parts of the doctor’s aiding Egg Pawns to create a temporary body similar to his original counterpart.

Now for everyone’s hated villain, Infinite the Jackal. Rather than a generic shadow wannabe, He would have been a disgruntled scientist from Soleanna. ‘wrongfully’ rejected by Elise (due to his poor research). Infinite would later join Eggman in his effort to overthrow Elise.

Emperor Metallix would return in a saga based on the Metal Virus arc. About that along with the Zombots? Stay tuned for part 2.

Mammoth Mogul would also return along with Ixis Naugus, who would have ties to only Sonic’s missing parents but also the Phantom Ruby from Sonic Mania………..

Some people were unaware that in the Archie reboot era, Dr. Eggman had Egg Bosses, a group of robotic used Mobians who controlled each of Sonic’s world’s regions. These guys would now work for Mammoth Mogul rather than Eggman. Like their original incarnations, they are assigned to the regions of Mobius for global domination. Some members like Nephthys the Vulture and Thunderbolt the Chinchilla would be excluded from the group.

Nephthys would be among the heroes along with being the leader of the Midesta Freedom Fighters (AKA The Desert Raiders From Archie). I based Thunderbolt off of a particular Sonic fan who wants to ‘merge dimensions’…….

Great Battle Kukku/Battle Lord Kukku would be a greedy corporate boss who tried to deforest Coco island so he could build an amusement park. He would do the same to the Babylon Gardens.

Lord Mordred Hood from Archie would become Amy Rose’s worst enemy. Why? We shall find out in part 2.

Now lastly the final two villainous groups. That is The Nocturnus Clan, and the Dark Legion from Archie.

 That one point, because of the similarities these two had, I decided to mix the two together, that means Imperator Ix may be Dimitri’s ancestor. Dimitri himself would be Enerjak like his Archie Counterpart. Kragok would be the legion’s leader and Dr. Finitevus would return as a member of the clan.

Most of the characters I’ve reimagined seemed to be a lot better than we think though the other half remained the same as they were. I have intentionally left out major details of the Neoverse characters like Ixis Naugus. These will all be explained in part two.

#sonic the hedgehog #sonic oc #idw sonic #sonic au #sonic fandom #archie sonic #sonic prime #sonic movie #sega sonic #sega

[sundial-girl]

Hi! Would you like to explain how my portrayal of vsynths contrasts with Heron? I personally can’t figure out what makes it so interesting, since when I make Heron interact with other vsynths I rarely have a good idea of how they’ll work in mind, and just wing it.

hihi! i'd been meaning to get to this, so sure thing! for now i'll only focus on a few main ones that came to mind (i don't have a lot of brainpower atm 😔✌️) but i hope this is alright

mild disclaimer that some of this is based off information in older posts so i am aware that those prior details contained in them may no longer be canon. also again this just how i thought of/interpreted certain things, i'm obv not the og creator (you) so ultimately feel free to take this w/ a grain of salt since this might've not been the og intention.

also this is all under this cut here b/c it ended up being rly fckin long, sorry in advance if my explanations aren't very good 😭

so lets start w/ fukase; some of his character traits in your portrayal of him do seem to line up with some popular interpretations of him: silly guy/wisecracker who makes a lot of jokes, sometimes at the expense of others. also a he's a bit overdramatic ahdksjg. despite his sorta skewed goals, though, and behind that sassy attitude, he does really seem to care about people important to him. they're both very expressive characters (well in general everyone is depicted as very expressive in your art but thats an aside) but i think the way that is conveyed makes for an interesting contrast. fukase seems to show a lot more of his personality through his speech, while heron's personality is shown more through some of his actions. that's not to say heron is completely silent, but he does seem to save his words for more important occasions (or if he just really really feels like speaking his mind); whether that's because he's still a bit shy and/or just a quiet person in general, i'm not sure, but a lot more things with him seem to be conveyed through thoughts or external third-person commentary rather than him outright saying it. its definitely the opposite of fukase, who seems way more chatty and social. visually too there's a pretty neat contrast between them: aside from the height difference that sets them apart, both have limited color palettes that combine some neutral colors (fukase's off-white, black, and brown, heron's greys, muted teal, and tans) with a brighter color to pop out (fukase's bright red, heron's aqua seen on his collar + headphones).

flower and heron's relationship has previously been described as somewhat sibling-like, and it does definitely come off that way: there might be disagreements and rivalry but there's some calm nice/silly moments and genuine care & concern. they share a lot of similarities, but one could note how their relationship parallels that of heron & makarov's - flower occasionally takes on the more cheery and bubbly role in comparison to heron sometimes being the more serious and quiet one, which is seen reversed with the brothers. in spite of quarreling over small, petty little things sometimes, heron and flower seem to make up much easier and not hold any long-lasting resentment towards each other. i ofc know the heron & makarov situation is more complicated and it would make sense for it to be more strained given all that's happened, even in spite of heron forgiving his brother. but i do also wonder if it's been difficult for flower to try and calm heron down on certain occasions, seeing how he's also prone to spirals of his own thoughts that are hard to pull him out of, in a way very similar to his own brother. something sorta ironic there maybe

piko's interesting, pretty much the wild card here. his characterization does seem to vary quite a bit: he can be very playful and cutesy but also kind of a downer, as well as an angry little guy and a bit more ominous/spooky at times. there was a noteworthy point mentioned in this post though regarding how piko sees heron: heron reminds him of his younger self and wants to spare him of the pain that comes with getting your naive dreams of fame and popularity crushed. they're both very similar to each other, from the moodiness to being drawn—sometimes together—in a lot of pieces w/ similar subject matter (both have a fair share of lighthearted doodles as well as darker ones, more so in specific comparison with other characters), and taking the previously mentioned piko thoughts on heron, makes things a little bit sadder... maybe piko's current passive-aggressive and somewhat angry attitude is a mask he's developed over the years to protect himself from getting hurt more, though you can get to his nicer side if he trusts you enough. heron sometimes seems like a slight, cruel opposite of this: being nice and trusting others a bit too easily, but then breaking down emotionally in realizing his choices and impulsive actions, which might scare some people away. i want them to be happy kajhskj but i do wonder if, in spite of how much heron might look up to him, piko really feels the same way. i'm sure he does care about him, but... feelings is complicated. also i wasn't gonna touch on too much of this since i'm aware its not canon, but there's also the whole tall piko thing and how that version of piko specifically interacts with heron. that relationship in particular seems to represent an idealization: some sort of true happiness that'll come once there's an acceptance of the self, and a real willingness to accept help and be vulnerable to allow oneself to be healed... but again that's not canon and might not ever happen so, rip

and of course... there's len. i touched upon this in that original headcanon post but i did still wanna bring it up a little here. something i thought was interesting in looking back at a lot of your art was that most times, len is depicted in group settings; he's rarely seen alone and almost always interacting with someone else in some way. and generally he seems quite concerned, even more so in his interactions w/ heron. aside from the obvious fear of getting mauled to death probably lmao, he also seems to genuinely care about heron and worries about him. i think its worth noting that len is the first person heron sees after "waking up" here, and how he's the only one actually putting a hand on heron there in second-to-last panel. but again, even if len does have good intentions it is clear heron doesn't seem to be on the best terms with him. this piece has always been particularly intriguing to me, pairing what we see happening with the title. makes me think heron's blaming len for what happened to him, that it's len's fault somehow he ended up like this. a big thing also that's part of the len getting mauled thing is... len getting dismembered and eaten. i'm not gonna say too too much b/c i'm sure nobody wants to hear my cannibalism rambling but symbolically... "you are what you eat" yk? as mentioned with piko, heron seems to look up to a lot of the well-known vsynths and wants to achieve a status like them. and ofc len's arguably one of the most popular vocaloids with lot of fame and recognition. heron's design itself is said to take some inspo from len's outfit, and in general (like i mentioned in the original hc post), just wanting to be so much like someone, wanting what they have but not getting it, that might understandably drive someone to rage, and the mauling/dismembering/eating is the violent culmination of those feelings of envy. one last bonus point in terms of visuals too: yellow is the complimentary color to blue (ok ik heron's blues lean more towards blue-grey or aqua but shhhh), the literal opposite of it on the color wheel.

overall i feel heron honestly fits right in with the memesquad; everyone's personalities sort of compliment and mesh well with each other, which creates a fun dynamic that's really sweet to see. i think its really cool how you managed to make him fit in so well and how a lot of his interactions with the others make a lot of sense and are interesting to see, in happy moments as well as more serious/sad ones. sometimes i do really forget he's not a vsynth [yet?] so its surreal. ur doing a really good job tho, keep heronposting we love to see it

#ask #sorry this took so long to answer shkjghskjg 😭😭 a lot has been going on lately #i realize now this is more character relationships/comparisons and stuff rather than contrasts necessarily... oops. #i apologize in general if this makes like no fuckin sense 😭😭😭 my lit analysis shit always sounds better in my head than irl #there's more i could've put here but i was already struggling on how to phrase certain things properly so we'll leave it here for now #tho tbh: fucking around and not really knowing what youre doing will honestly lead you to some of the greatest shit youve made #<- thats a really weird fucking art/writing tip that ive learned over the years and it still fucks me up everytime but fr sometimes. #some of the best shit ppl have come up w/ was born purely out of messing around and improvising so. winging it is a solid development tip

[pitanesarecuteiguess]

I love forgetting to post and going on hiatus /lh. Anyways let's talk a little bit more about Piko (or Etude) And I'm just going to *completely go with the fact* that a lot of this might (???) be changed in the future. But. Onto darlingest Piko Utatane ID number 840806. He was first created in a universe which we call Eletrip, in the city Evvocaria [small subtle references to evoke,voca, and aria] And originally he was made with pretty much no sentience - just having the generic "must serve/act like a servant/maid/butler" type helper person. Which is pretty fine in itself, but the Master who owned him [can you tell I started this story in 2015] did kind of want him to think for himself. The issue is that neither is particularly intelligent and the TLDR is that Piko is kind of. Fucked up. For a myriad of reasons :3. I'm going to *cutely* be a little sparse about it since I am writing teeheehee! --- But yes. Here is a doodle that I'm probably not going to finish of "the lad." Ya know, it's kinda interesting to see how much I can simplify a character and still have them vaguely represent "which Piko out of the 16 Piko's" they're supposed to be. For Etude - probably the vague facial expressions and cat headphones will probably be enough for me?? Idk, I hope all my peeps have distinct faces ;u;. ... Tho on the topic of simplifying- taking off the animal parts just feels wrong. Piko/Etude is one of the *less* animal-y-type Pikos, but the others are. uh. "ex. Nicknamed Deer and Ram" oops. I do have doodles about that but I'll probs talk about all the Pikos teeheehee. Hope yall enjoy rambles xD

#utatane piko #pitane ensemble #8-Etude/Piko

[badnikbreaker]

i've talked before about how something that i want to do with my amy is her eventually figuring out how to summon objects beside her hammer / wish other objects into existence. i've also wanted to chat about amy's moveset in frontiers! AND how i wanna put all their talents together in one place. so i'm gonna do ALL THAT and chat about amy's abilities in and out of battle below ye ol' cut.

firstly, to address stuff that's not here — amy can't heal herself, nor can she turn invisible. i translate these abilities as her being a talented medic and better at sneaking than you'd expect, but she lacks those powers in and of themselves*. i want to keep amy's abilities focused and sensible and congruent to her character, versus just being slapped on because sonic team wasn't sure what to do with her. i love when other amys have these abilities! mine, however, does not.

there's obviously the super strength — i've been wishy washy on how their strength compares to characters like knuckles and et cetera, but broadly speaking i think they and knuckles are about evenly matched when it comes to raw strength, though the way he uses his is different than the way they use theirs. when they arm wrestle, amy wins about 50% of them, knuckles wins the others. ( knuckles is far more skilled in hand - to - hand combat, however, so amy still considers him the 'strength' type between the two of them. not that it's dimmed their rivalry at all. ) amy has worked insanely hard to get to that point and works out regularly — they hated feeling like the tagalong kid when they were little, and since they couldn't run the way sonic can or fly like tails or knuckles, they opted for strength.

i've talked before about how amy doesn't have 'powers' the way the others do — no natural flight like tails or speed like sonic or the ability to wield fire like blaze — and the insecurity that often inspires in them. it's part of why they work so hard to be strong! but lacking a power's not strictly true. on the one hand, they have access to 'hammerspace,' which is a technically nonexistent 'place' where amy's hammer is 'stored.' it's hard to describe, but amy can feel it and is aware of it at all times, and losing access to it would feel a bit like losing a limb. i talk a bit more about how her hammer(s) work(s) here, so i won't get into the nitty gritty. but just having access to hammerspace is its own power!

their bigger Power, though, is easier to ignore. amy's original hammer isn't something they built or found or were given — it's something they quite literally wished into existence! it could be said that amy's power isn't just the ability to wield the hammer at all, but to create things just via willing them. amy rarely thinks of this as a power she has, as she's yet to wish anything else into existence. most people she knows just assume the piko piko hammer is a normal, if very big, hammer.

an aside, but the things amy can store in hammerspace are generally limited to things she's wished into existence — though if she has a strong emotional connection with an object she can sometimes turn it wish - like through great exertion of will, enabling her to store it in hammerspace. an example is the cards she uses to fight on starfall islands — or, from past threads, a tails once gifted her an augmented piko piko hammer he'd built, which she eventually became able to store in hammerspace as well. still, they can't, like, keep rocks in there.

obviously the ability to Create Objects Merely By Wishing They Existed is insanely powerful and extremely difficult. this is why she's never created anything else; she isn't sure how she created the hammer in the first place, just that there was a moment when she needed a weapon badly and needed to to be strong, and it was there — and that creating it gave her a hell of a nosebleed and wiped her out so hard she couldn't move at all for a few hours post - fight and had to rest for several long days after. amy wants to learn how to summon other things, particularly shields or armor, but despite her hard work it just hasn't happened. reality is like...a wall, or a weight overtop of her. she can feel it, and it's difficult to overcome, to break it long enough to make something new. she's injured herself pushing too hard in her attempts, though few know that. she can summon copies of her hammer without much difficulty, at least up until a certain number, and so has been focusing on that as a training tool, figuring that if she can build up enough stamina to summon additional hammers it'll increase her ability to do other things as well.

their moveset in frontiers actually stems at least in part from their training with hammerspace! she's managed, through great effort, to turn her deck wish-like, enabling her to store it in hammerspace and use it to fight. while she initially just tested storing the card for the sake of pushing her limits, amy quickly realized that the cards are a faster alternative to her hammer and started using them in combat training. starfall island was the first opportunity amy had to use them against real enemies, and she was pleased with the efficiency. the piko piko hammer will always be her go - to, but she's excited to add another tool to the arsenal. her current primary goal, however, is still learning how to create new objects. she'll get there, but maybe not until there's no other choice. ( i have a drabble about it! )

her cards have a more mundane use, of course — they can be helpful in predicting future events, guiding her actions, or clearing up mysteries. amy uses the cards more rarely these days, but is always happy to do a reading for friends. because tarot is so subjective, she's hesitant to do readings for herself due to a tendency to just see what she wants to see ( or, on the opposite end of the spectrum, to confirm her worst fears or insecurities ).

she does possess an actual sixth sense, particularly regarding those she loves. with sonic and cream particularly, she can often sense when they're nearby or know it's them before she opens a door or call her. she also has a knack of finding things, particular people, and can 'sense' where people may be hiding. she can also often sense others' intentions ( for example, she might have an inkling someone she's talking to is lying to her, even if there's no outward reason to suspect that ) though she prefers to assume the best of everyone and may ignore negative intuition accordingly. this has obvious applications in battle.

an incredible leader; amy has both the big heart to understand others and make them want to follow them, and the tactical acumen required to make good calls. due to a boatload of trauma related to leading or co - leading things worsening their existing self - esteem issues, though, they tend to avoid leadership roles when possible.

aside from all this, there's obviously the bonkers level endurance, agility, stamina and speed required to be somebody who adventures with sonic on a regular basis!

as for skills less immediately useful in battle —

she's a talented artist; she put more time into it when she was a kid, but she still sketches now and again, and has a real interest in sequential art! after stepping down from leading the restoration, one of the hobbies she's trying to revive is drawing — and drawing manga, specifically. they think it might be fun to publish some children's comics particularly. no, they have not drawn themself and sonic kissing. they've tried but they get too embarassed to finish. this hobby has also proved useful as a coping mechanism — vent art, basically, or drawing bad dreams as a way to process them. her sketchbook is funny because it's got the cutest thing you've ever seen next to The Horrors.

they're also an extremely skilled extreme gear rider! honestly, if they devoted themself to it properly she could easily be one of the top performers. it's not a priority, though; just something to do for fun sometimes!

we'd be remiss not to mention her ability to redeem damn near close to everybody, though that's harder to quantify. still, amy's good nature is so obvious and their faith in others so extensive that they really can get through to people others couldn't dream of saving. and she wants to save everyone. their ability to empathize is just as powerful as their hammer. related, but they are taking online classes to get a degree in counseling. it's slow going for obvious reasons, and they're only taking a few hours per semester, but they're enjoying it. "why are you doing that, amy?" you ask. "it seemed fun," they answer, proving that they are a fucking weirdo.

great cook and baker, and a talented teacher in these subjects as well! loves feeding others, and has made or bought personalized bentos for all their friends.

*some of these abilities are movies amy could conceivably gain in super form, though my amy has not ever gone super so she isn't entirely sure.

#amy : headcanon. #i love the idea of amy's ability literally just stemming from love and belief #whats truer to the girl who can save the world with love than the ability to wish so hard that those wishes come true? #shes a magical girl in a shounen manga

[cirgaydian-rhythm]

I've been dicking around with ChatGPT for a couple days. It's been fun to see where it does very well and where it does surprisingly poorly. For example, it's very good at giving writing prompts, building story elements, composing limericks, and even fleshing out a homebrew D&D setting.

But then you ask it to create male Plainsfolk Lalafell names, which have a consistent "AB CB" structure, and...well...

Me: Good morning! Could you come up with some male plainsfolk lalafell names for me?

ChatGPT: Good morning! Of course, I'd be happy to help you come up with some male Lalafell names for your plainsfolk character. Here are a few suggestions:

Pipkin Meadowbloom

Thistlebrush Wheatfield

Tumbleweed Dustwhisper

Willowgrove Greenleaf

Bramblethorn Hopper

Sagebrush Swiftfoot

Pebblebrook Stonefoot

Glimmerwind Frostbranch

Quicksilver Flintlock

Starling Moonwatch

Feel free to mix and match or modify these names to suit your preferences. Let me know if you need more options or if there's anything else I can assist you with!

Me: Do you know the naming conventions for lalafell from Final Fantasy XIV?

ChatGPT: Yes, I'm familiar with the naming conventions for Lalafell in Final Fantasy XIV. Lalafell names in the game often follow a pattern of two given names. The first name is typically shorter and more playful, while the second name is longer and more descriptive. Here are a few examples:

Male Lalafell Names:

Tataru Taru

Papalymo Totolymo

Riripu Pipiru

Fufucha Nencha

Toto Kewkalo

Chachanji Gegenji

Petyr Patteryn

Momo Jjimomo

Kuplo Kopp

Yuyuhase Yuyu

These examples should give you an idea of the naming conventions for Lalafell characters in Final Fantasy XIV. Remember, you can mix and match syllables or create new combinations to come up with unique names.

Me: Following the syllabic pattern of "AB CB" for male plainsfolk, can you come up with some lore-compliant lalafell names?

ChatGPT: Certainly! Here are some lore-compliant Lalafell names following the "AB CB" syllabic pattern for male Plainsfolk:

Popoto Bumbli

Pippin Glimli

Kukuru Rattli

Dodo Boombi

Lolo Tinkli

Toto Quivvi

Koko Frondli

Ruru Bristli

Zizi Fizzli

Kiki Paddli

These names should adhere to the syllabic pattern and maintain the playful nature of Lalafell names in Final Fantasy XIV. Feel free to customize or modify them as you see fit. Enjoy creating your Lalafell character!

Me: This seems to be a bit beyond your grasp. Male plainsfolk lalafell names are like "Penco Zunco" "Peneli Bureli" "Kubuna Mobuna" - can you follow that pattern to make more names?

ChatGPT: Apologies for the confusion earlier. I understand now that you're looking for Lalafell names specifically following the pattern of "AB CB" for male Plainsfolk. Here are some more names that adhere to that format:

Pono Tofu

Bimo Zano

Gobo Rudo

Zido Lamo

Rono Noso

Buno Sogo

Lido Vero

Mono Zico

Piko Hano

Vono Joso

I hope these names align more closely with the pattern you're seeking. Let me know if there's anything else I can assist you with!

Me: Still not quite, but you're making a valiant effort

ChatGPT: Apologies once again for the confusion. I apologize for the misunderstanding. Let me try again, focusing specifically on the "AB CB" pattern for male Plainsfolk Lalafell names. Here are some revised suggestions:

Penko Zanko

Benco Fumfo

Renlo Kumgo

Tenco Rando

Zunco Pimpo

Jenco Rempo

Tundo Lingo

Lumbo Vimto

Penli Curli

Kumbo Lonbo

I hope these names are more in line with the pattern you're looking for. If there's anything else I can assist you with, please let me know.

Me: 1, 9, and 10 follow the correct pattern. Do you think you can come up with some more names like that?

ChatGPT: Apologies for the mix-up once again. I appreciate your patience. Here are some more Lalafell names following the "AB CB" pattern for male Plainsfolk:

Denlo Fenmo

Penro Limbo

Kenbo Zindo

Henlo Jumbo

Renko Vanbo

Senlo Tindo

Genro Kumbo

Fenlo Penko

Menbo Zanbo

Jenlo Lenpo

I hope these names align more closely with the desired pattern. Let me know if there's anything else I can assist you with!

Me: Let's try this: can you come up with some monosyllabic words or word parts?

ChatGPT: Certainly! Here are some monosyllabic words or word parts that you can use to create Lalafell names:

Kip

Jax

Zan

Bop

Lux

Nim

Pox

Quip

Vex

Yon

You can combine these monosyllabic words or use them as standalone elements to create Lalafell names that suit your preferences. Feel free to mix and match or add additional letters to create unique combinations.

Me: Using monosyllabic words and word parts along those lines, can you create two-part name sets where each part combines two or more monosyllabic word parts, but both parts of the name use the same monosyllable at the end?

ChatGPT: Certainly! Here are some two-part name sets where each part combines two or more monosyllabic word parts, and both parts of the name use the same monosyllable at the end:

Daxip Nipnip

Zanix Banban

Jaxux Quipquip

Yonex Poxpox

Luxip Kipkip

Vexon Nimnim

Bopux Zanzan

Quipy Jaxjax

Poxex Vexvex

Nimon Loxlox

In these examples, both parts of the name end with the same monosyllable, which adds a sense of cohesion. Feel free to modify or combine these names as needed to create unique combinations that suit your preferences.

Me: Still not quite there. How about this: following the pattern of "AB CB," where "A" "B" and "C" represent different monosyllables, can you try to create names?

ChatGPT: Apologies for the continued confusion. I appreciate your patience. Let's try to create Lalafell names following the pattern of "AB CB," where "A," "B," and "C" represent different monosyllables. Here are some revised attempts:

Pembo Zanko

Jenpo Tundo

Rinco Nampo

Daxmo Jempo

Kipbo Lanco

Zinlo Penpo

Tonbo Kemco

Vaxso Hinro

Limco Daxmo

Nipdo Zinco

I hope these examples are closer to what you're looking for. Let me know if there's anything else I can assist you with!

Me: Looking at number 1 in that list, can you identify the monosyllables used for "A" "B" and "C" in the pattern?

ChatGPT: Apologies for the confusion in my previous response. In the example "Pembo Zanko," the monosyllables used for "A," "B," and "C" in the pattern are as follows:

"A" monosyllable: Pe "B" monosyllable: mbo "C" monosyllable: Zan

I apologize for any confusion caused earlier, and I appreciate your patience. Let me know if there's anything else I can assist you with!

Me: In that case, shouldn't the prescribed pattern of "AB CB" result in "Pembo Zanmbo"?

ChatGPT: You are absolutely correct, and I apologize for the oversight in my response. The correct interpretation of the pattern "AB CB" in the example "Pembo Zanko" would indeed result in "Pembo Zanmbo." Thank you for pointing that out.

To provide some revised examples that adhere to the "AB CB" pattern with monosyllables:

Kembo Tanmbo

Jinpo Rencho

Linco Jaxmco

Dexmo Kinbo

Sanbo Penmbo

Rinlo Zinpo

Voxco Menpox

Lenso Vaxnso

Tinxo Kenpo

Banmo Dexnmo

I apologize for the previous inaccuracies and appreciate your understanding. If you have any further requests or questions, please let me know.

Me: You're getting much closer now. Can you get more varied with your monosyllables and keep them to 2 or more letters?

ChatGPT: Certainly! I apologize for the previous limitations in the monosyllables provided. Here are some revised examples that include more varied monosyllables, each consisting of two or more letters, while following the "AB CB" pattern:

Rondo Pimto

Hexen Minco

Zephyr Fipry

Jaxon Quirlo

Blizko Voltro

Sylva Thondo

Nimbus Crimto

Zenith Viflo

Lyric Solpo

Rumble Pixto

I hope these examples better meet your criteria. Feel free to mix and match or modify them to create unique combinations that suit your preferences. Let me know if there's anything else I can assist you with!

Me: Ah, no, you've strayed from the "AB CB" pattern. Remember that the "B" part needs to stay the same within each name

ChatGPT: Apologies for the continued confusion. Let's try again, making sure to follow the "AB CB" pattern with monosyllables where the "B" part remains the same within each name. Here are some revised examples:

Kiplo Zanko

Jenbo Tondo

Rinmo Pempo

Daxco Jempo

Zinpo Penko

Tonso Kembo

Vaxdo Hinco

Limto Daxmo

Nipso Zinco

Hexbo Minpo

In these examples, the "B" part remains consistent within each name, following the "AB CB" pattern you specified. Once again, I apologize for any confusion caused earlier. Let me know if there's anything else I can assist you with!

Me: You've got the concept of sticking the same letter on the end, but the letter preceding it also needs to remain consistent within the name, such as "to" "se" "pi" "ru" and so on. Can you try again with that in mind?

ChatGPT: Apologies for the confusion once again. Thank you for clarifying the requirement. Here are revised examples of Lalafell names following the "AB CB" pattern, where the letter preceding the final monosyllable remains consistent within each name:

Zito Peto

Gimo Limo

Fupo Sero

Keno Teno

Miso Duso

Rupo Nipo

Bemo Jeno

Lodo Puno

Siso Vexo

Holo Zono

In these examples, both parts of the name follow the "AB CB" pattern, with the consistent letter preceding the final monosyllable. I apologize for any confusion caused earlier, and I appreciate your patience. Let me know if there's anything else I can assist you with!

Me: You're getting there. 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 are correct. In 3, "po" and "ro" are not the same, neither are "mo" and "no" in 7, "do" and "no" in 8, "so" and "xo" in 9, nor "lo" and "no" in 10. Do you understand that?

ChatGPT: Apologies once again for the oversight. I apologize for the confusion caused. I appreciate your patience. Let me provide some revised examples, ensuring that both parts of the name follow the "AB CB" pattern with the same letter preceding the final monosyllable:

Zito Peto

Gimo Limo

Tupo Sero

Keno Teno

Miso Niso

Rupo Nupo

Bemo Jeno

Lodo Puno

Siso Xeso

Lono Zono

I apologize for the mistakes in the previous examples and thank you for pointing them out. These revised examples should now accurately follow the "AB CB" pattern you specified. If you have any further requests or questions, please let me know.

Me: 3, 7, and 8 are still incorrect. Would you like to try again?

ChatGPT: Apologies once again for the mistakes in my previous responses. I appreciate your patience. Here, once again, are revised examples of Lalafell names following the "AB CB" pattern, where both parts of the name have the same letter preceding the final monosyllable:

Zito Peto

Gimo Limo

Sipo Miro

Keno Teno

Nimo Gino

Rupo Nupo

Jedo Buno

Podo Lono

Xiso Tuxo

Lono Zono

I apologize for any confusion caused by the earlier mistakes. These revised examples should now accurately follow the "AB CB" pattern as you specified. If you have any further requests or questions, please let me know.

Me: Still not quite there. Try to break down each of your examples into the "AB CB" pattern to see where you're going wrong. Remember that within each example, "B" needs to stay the same in both parts.

ChatGPT: Apologies once again for the persistent errors. Let me provide you with revised examples of Lalafell names that accurately follow the "AB CB" pattern, with the "B" monosyllable remaining consistent within each name:

Zizo Bibo

Gigo Lilo

Soso Roro

Kiko Tito

Nono Gogo

Ruru Nunu

Jijo Bibo

Pipo Lolo

Xixo Toto

Lolo Zozo

In these revised examples, both parts of the name adhere to the "AB CB" pattern, with the consistent "B" monosyllable within each name. I apologize for the confusion caused by my previous incorrect responses. If you have any further requests or questions, please let me know.

Me: Oh dear, you've strayed even further from the pattern. I know that you're trying your best, but I'm not sure how to explain it to you in a way that makes sense to your programming. Perhaps we should just end this exercise here.

ChatGPT: I apologize for the continued difficulties in providing the names according to your specific requirements. I understand that it has been frustrating, and I'm sorry for any confusion caused. If you have any other questions or need assistance with a different topic in the future, please don't hesitate to ask. Thank you for your understanding, and have a great day!

#chatgpt #ai bots #fun with ai

[iloveplatinum23]

Hey I was wondering how you shaded/rendered, I think it looks super cool and I need some tips for myself :)

sorry i didn't see this earlier!! I don't check my inbox a lot and it took me a bit to put together image examples

I hope this answers your question well but if you have anything else you're wondering about I'll respond. I'm actually really surprised you asked this since I've always thought my shading was pretty minimal

First just to figure out the light direction I draw arrows of where the light is coming from then use that to block out kind of where I want the shadows with a multiply layer on a low opacity

it can be as messy as you want just as long as it helps you get the direction down though I usually just get lazy and end up using this only for harsher lighting

For colors

I choose a main color that I'll use throughout the drawing and for shading. It doesn't really have to fit perfectly into the character you're drawing's color palette, I usually go for purple or blue tones depending on how warm or cool the character's colors are. Heres the piko drawing I did as an example:

The overlay color On the left is the one that I centered the drawing around. Even without using the overlay I nudged all of the colors closer to that blue which I tried to show using the color wheels. Even for colors like the skin tone that'd look silly if I turned them fully blue I still moved them closer to blue.

For this one, I used the color on the right on a multiply layer with 37 percent opacity to shade. pretty similar

For highlights i just colorpick whatever area I'm adding them to then up the saturation and make the color lighter

I think for tips I'd say to try and shade with a color that fits with the color palette you have , and try to have a strong direction when shading! its also good to experiment with shading methods and coloring! I usually will go through a few different color palettes and different light directions before I choose one

In the first piko image you can actually see that the shading I'd blocked out I didn't actually do in the finished one

I'm kind of bad at the second one and tend to do very little strong shading

#ask box #art tutorial #Fanart #digital art #digital art tutorial

[utau-bowl]

Kiseki Noke Review

Hello again! Enjoying summer? Despite it being very hot where I live right now, it’s still better than that surprise heat wave in February. I actually enjoy the tranquility of a warm summer afternoon. Anyways, here’s another post! All the activity in the UTAU community lately has got me excited.

This review was requested by dezzydream on Anonymous mode.

*Art by PoisonicPen

Hear a Sample of Kiseki Noke

Bio

Name: Kiseki Noke/奇跡ノケ (Name meaning: Miracle Hair) Gender: Female Age: 18 Height: 4'11"/149cm Weight: 105lbs/48kg Voice Provider/Character Design: dezzy

Personality: Kiseki Noke is friendly, playful, and spontaneous. She's a bit obnoxious and sometimes goes over the top with her jokes, but generally means no harm. She is autistic and bisexual like her creator and her hyperfixations are K-Pop, Pokémon, anime, and Utatane Piko. Her mother is Korean and her father was Japanese, but he has been out of the picture since her early childhood. According to Noke, this didn't have an affect on her growing up and her mother loves her very dearly, although she is stern. Other: She collects Pokémon plushies. Her favorite is Bunnelby.

Official Site

Noke has a homepage on Google Sites. Here is her voicebank directory. There was no voicebank specified in the request, but I downloaded Kiseki Noke V3, which came with Normal, Strong, and Sweet. Specifying a single voicebank isn’t required, but it is really helpful so I know what to do in situations like this. NORMAL has fully generated frq files, while the others only have partially generated ones. All the 3 together are 231 MB when fully unzipped, but only work when used apart.

First Impressions

Kiseki Noke is a nostalgic seeming UTAU with a cute bunny design and an even cuter voice. Most of her voicebanks are CV, which is a bit rare to see nowadays!

Configuration

Each of the 3 voicebanks are monopitch CV with no bells and whistles. One addition I do like is alternate pronunciations for a lot of the vowels, some which emphasize the beginning consonant. CV tends to have big issues with consonants being inaudible in a UST, especially when trying to plug-and-play, so this is a welcome difference. The lack of crossfaded vowels is something that bugs me in a lot of CV banks, but it’s easy to add another OTO entry yourself so I see no point in being harsh about it. Noke at least has a few extra vowels to better emulate the vowels in words like “yasashii”. The OTOs in all 3 are great and easily better than any CV I’ve done.

I don’t know exactly what it is, but Sweet just doesn’t sound very good in the engine without extensive tweaking. Using fresamp and tn_fnds helps most of the time, but it overall has that “buried in static” feel a lot of soft UTAUs end up having. Odd since the recordings sound fine :thinking: The Strong voicebank is younger sounding and more Teto-like than the default voice, which is mellow and mature sounding. I find reducing gender factor gives a more idol-like vibe that suits her character more.

My recommended flags: F0H40g-5Y50P90

My recommended resamplers: doppeltler, f2resamp, fresamp12 [wavtoolex]

Final Thoughts

Strong is definitely the highlight of this pack, but all 3 are good voicebanks for anyone who enjoys CV. I hope Noke gets new fans from this post because between everything I’m planning there’ll be no time to use her ;;

Got any other UTAUs you want me to review? Send an ask!

#utau #utauloid #kiseki noke #noke kiseki #utau review #review #requested review #long post

[minorisato]

the ghost that i am behaves like a human

vocaloid / kiyogakukai / wc: 595 / warnings: past character death / notes: what even are these ship names man i'm floundering. i'm the first person to ever ship this. anyway ghost au

"Are you going to eat that?"

Kiyoteru jumped, snapping his head to the source of the voice. "Kaito," he sighed, relaxing a bit, "you scared me again."

"Sorry," the ghost responded, voice quiet, floating closer to Kiyoteru. "Are you going to eat that, though?" He gestured, with an overly long sleeve, to the sandwich Kiyoteru had just made.

"Uh." Kiyoteru started. "Yes?"

"But it hardly has anything on it," Kaito sighed, his wispy hair seeming to droop down.

Kiyoteru sighed as well. "I'm just picky about what I eat."

Kaito nodded. After a moment, he perked up a bit. "Ah, it's almost eight, by the way."

Kiyoteru glanced at the wall-clock, finding that Kaito was right. If he waited any longer, he'd be late for work. "Thank you for letting me know," he told the ghost, nodding his head in a small bow. Kaito did the same in return. It felt a little strange, doing this with a ghost, but it was polite to do so. Kaito had been nothing but kind to him, after all. "I'll be off."

"Have a good day at work," Kaito responded, smiling gently, waving his overly long sleeves as a goodbye.

~~~~

Kiyoteru turned to face his class. "So, the capitol of Germany is Berlin, and the capitol of Austria is Vienna." He smiled softly, glancing over the room. Most of the students looked quite bored, except for Yuki, attentive as ever. "Can anyone tell me what the capitol of Switzerland is?"

Yuki raised her hand excitedly, but a voice that distinctly wasn't hers shouted before he could call on her. "Bern," the voice answered, deeper than any of Kiyoteru's students. When the teacher shifted to look at the source, he saw-

Long purple hair, pulled up, though just as wispy as Kaito's. He was dressed in what looked like a standard yukata, though it appeared quite old. Another ghost?

Kiyoteru must have been staring for a bit too long, because eventually, Piko- another student- piped up. "Hiyama-sensei?"

The teacher jumped a bit, startled. "Right! Forgive me." He turned back to Yuki, smiling at the youngest of his students. "You had your hand raised, Kaai-san?"

She nodded. Her face looked deadly serious, though he understood that she often looked that way when she was determined. "It's Bern, sensei."

"That's correct!" Kiyoteru said, clapping his hands.

"I said it first," the deep voice grumbled, closer to Kiyoteru this time. The teacher elected to ignore it for now, turning back to the blackboard.

~~~~

When the lunch bell rang, his students practically rushed out, except for Yuki, who carefully collected her things and gave a polite goodbye before leaving. Kiyoteru waved goodbye to her before slumping over in his chair, grasping for his lunchbox. "Are you still here?" He asked the (seemingly empty) room.

"Yes," the deep voice replied, from right behind him.

Kiyoteru yelped, whipping his chair around, suddenly face-to-face with that same purple-haired ghost. "Who are you?" He asked, trying to keep his voice down in case anyone were to walk by, but at the same time unable to fight the panic gripping him.

The ghost sighed, though it wasn't a sad sigh like the ones Kaito would let out, more-so a sigh of annoyance. It was then, too, that Kiyoteru got a good look at his face, and while Kaito always appeared a bit sad, this one held a straight face, seeming more frustrated than anything. "Gakupo," the ghost replied, "Kamui Gakupo."

Kiyoteru swallowed, forcing himself to relax. He'd done this before, with Kaito. It'd be fine. "How long have you been haunting this school?"

Gakupo glared at him. "I've been haunting these grounds longer than they've homed a school," he spat. "You've been here for a while, too."

Kiyoteru nodded, trying to appear as polite to the ghost as he could, his hands balled in his lap. "Not nearly as long as you," he chuckled, a bit nervously. "Are there any other ghosts here?"

Gakupo just kept staring at him. "Not any you can see," he explained, voice even. "You can only see ghosts you're in tune with. Don't get cocky, thinking you can see all of us."

In tune, Kiyoteru considered. I'm in tune with Kaito and Gakupo?

"That girl you called on," Gakupo continued, "her imaginary friend, Neko-chan. Neko-chan is a ghost, their name is Iroha. But you will never meet Iroha."

Kiyoteru blinked. "Kaai-san? She's in tune with a ghost?"

Gakupo leaned back from the teacher, and it was then that Kiyoteru noticed just how tall the ghost was. "Eat," he commanded, "you only have so long."

Still, though, Kiyoteru just looked up at him. "You..." he started, nervous. "You aren't going to kill me, are you? I'd just like to know."

Gakupo, at that point, seemed to smirk a bit. "You'll need to find out, won't you?"

Kiyoteru really treasured his lunch that day.

#🧃 i wrote something! #;; vocaloid #;; ghost au #;; kiyogakukai #;; hiyama kiyoteru #;; kaito shion #;; gakupo kamui

[pikorin143]

((ok ok i know its late... but this post is for bday of piko and kagamine twins haha

#pikorin #kagamine rin #utatane piko #vocaloid #otp #kagamine #comic #illustration #quick sketches #cute #gift #birthday post #piko is a bit out of character here #but sometimes hes off guard with rin's sweet and cute side #later he'll be back in teasing her again lol

[taki118]

How I’d Want Amy Rose to be in Sonic Movie

I swear if they just skip over Amy I’ll riot anyway.

I’d want them to take a little know and older part of her personality and interests, fortune telling. I’d give her her tarot cards back and play into how Amy always seems to be in the right place at the right time. It’s also an easy way to get her to earth story wise. It could also be a fun gag as she just acts like its normal but to certain characters like Tails, they get annoyed at her lack of explanation. 

Of course she’s gotta have her piko-piko hammer In a perfect world she’d be able to just pull it out like in game and again its not really explained the most is just her matter of factly stating “Hammer space” when asked where it comes from. But its super heavy and while she’s good with it she’s still a little inexperienced, I’d keep the trait from Sonic Adventure that she can make herself dizzy. Also could be used for a dowsing scene.

As for her personality I’d want her still sweet, adventurous, girly, empathic and optimistic but also make her a bit weird and off beat. Very much a moves to her own beat kind of girl that can make her a little hard to follow sometimes. But this would serve to explain why she’s alone. She’s friendly and kind but puts most people off and they don’t want to bother with her, and worries the same will happen here. 

She believes her tarot cards lead her to Sonic for a greater reason so she clings to him more than the others. And he’s unsure how to feel about her, but enjoys her energy.

Tails is frustrated by her claims of fortune telling and sensing direction, he’s a man of science after all.

Knuckles likes her, she’s almost as strong as him and they seem to have an odd understanding. He also like how annoyed Amy makes Tails.

Tom and Maddie like how kind and helpful she is. I think it’d be a really nice touch if she appears in her OG green and orange outfit at first then seeing how it’s a little worn Maddie fashions her an outfit thats more like her iconic red. 

Anyway thats what I hope for.

#amy rose #sonic the hedgehog #sonic cinematic universe #sonic movie

[curewhimsy]

Vocal Synth Total Drama Island AU Concept (so far)

———Very Short Character Introductions——— (56 campers in all, aged 14-18) Haku Yowane- A sweet, lonely, sensitive girl with a lot of heart. Age 17. Neru Akita- A courageous tomboy who is misunderstood. Age 17. Miku Hatsune- A bubbly, cheerful, outgoing girl with a lot of friends. Age 15. Luka Megurine- An artistic girl who has a bit of anxiety. Good friends with Meiko. Age 18. Teto Kasane- A bubbly, cheerful girl with an unexpected temper and badass side. Age 15. Megumi “Gumi”- A bit shy, but underneath, she is very brave and resourceful. Age 16. Meiko Sakine- The Mom Friend. Confident and likes to help people. Age 18. Momo Momone- The nicest girl, to the point of being a pushover… Age 15. Rin Kagamine- Unhinged gremlin sibling 1. Loves causing mayhem. Age 14. Len Kagamine- Unhinged gremlin sibling 2. Loves causing chaos. Age 14. Eleanor Forte- The mean girl and drama queen. Cause of lots of drama. Age 17. Kaito Shion- The dorky boy who always has a cheesy smile on his face. Age 17. Akaito Shion- The moody playboy. More serious than Kaito, but bad-tempered. Age 18. Koto Fuuga- Nature girl. Knows all about bird calls, animal behavior, and more. Age 16. Taya Soune- An extremely polite guy. Always dresses formally. Always. Age 15. Ruko Yokune- Despite her height and quirky love of coffee, quite level-headed. Age 15. Ritsu Namine- Loud and obnoxious, but has a caring and wise side? Age 15. Merli Aoki- A snobby, pretentious girl. Not Like Other Girls. Age 17. Lapis Aoki- Mischievous and up to trouble. Merli’s sister. Age 15. Gakupo Kamui- He’s… just strange. And eccentric. And awkward. Age 17. Miku “Zatsune”- A wannabe goth. Basically, she’s in training. Thinks she’s edgy. Age 15. Uta “Defoko” Utane- A sarcastic, moody teenage girl. But she does have a sweet side. Age 15. Dell Honne- Haku’s grumpy, angsty half brother she hasn’t seen in years. Age 18. Yuuma- The popular boy. Eleanor likes him. Can be materialistic. Age 18. Dandy “704”- A very arrogant and vain guy. Quite selfish and loves to show off. Age 18. “Lady” Parsec- A commanding bully who demands and orders people around. Age 17. Yuu- A cheerful guy who likes parties and fun. Age 16. Wil- A somewhat quiet, mysterious guy who keeps to himself. Age 16. Kyo- A wild guy who is impulsive and kind of dumb. Age 16. Daina- Basically, she’s a furry. Her fursona is a fox. Age 17. Dex- Basically, he’s a furry. His fursona is a wolf. Age 17. Ruby- A girl who likes memes and is basically just vibing through life. Age 16. Yukari Yuzuki- A modest girl who has a crush on Ruby. Easily impressed. Age 16. Shian- An innocent girl who is also quick-tempered and pouts easily. Age 14. Muxin- A kind, knowledgeable boy. He loves history and astronomy. Age 14. IA- A bit mysterious and seems cold and expressionless. Age 16. Piko Utatane- Shy, quiet, and cold. Gets along with Muxin due to similar interests. Age 15. Genbu- Overly-enthusiastic and brash. A bit of a loudmouth. Age 18. Chiyu- Bold, brash, and brave. Kind-hearted and strong. Age 17. Haiyi- Talks a lot. Usually has something up her sleeve. A prank perhaps? Age 16. Leeds Kasumiga- A timid girl with a mysterious heart illness that inhibits her. Age 14. Mew- A real goth, unlike Zatsune, who is a goth-in-training. Age 18. Tei Sukone- A dastardly, manipulative villain who fools people, then bites. Age 16. Cider- A smug, self-absorbed inventor of elaborate but stupid inventions. Age 17. Bruno- An agreeable, outgoing guy who likes spreading good vibes. Age 18. Clara- Bruno’s girlfriend. A little bit timid, but always kind and optimistic. Age 17. Aku Yamine- Quiet and a bit melancholic. She’s… a different type of goth. Emo? Age 14. Lily- A tough high-school delinquent who stands up for the weak. Age 17. Amy- Cheerful, optimistic, yet quite chill. Doubts herself often however. Age 16. Chris- He might be a big guy, but he is quite shy and very gentle. Age 18. Kaori- She seems confident and bright on the outside, but hides sadness? Age 17. Ken- He’s talkative, smart, kind of a dork, but very focused and brave. Age 17. Iroha Nekomura- Innocent and sweet, but agile, with cat-like reflexes. Age 14. SeeU- Energetic, hyperactive, makes bad puns, silly, makes bad puns… Age 16. Kiyoteru Hiyama is the host of the game show. Big Al is in the role of Chef. ——Episodes——— Prologue 1- Introduction to concept. Characters see the advertisement for the game show and contemplate going on it. The winner gets a million dollars! Prologue 2- Introduction to characters via their audition videos, part 1. Kiyoteru chooses contestants. Prologue 3- Introduction to characters via their audition videos, part 2. Kiyoteru chooses contestants. Episode 1- Everyone arrives at Total Drama Island and meets each other. Some get along, and many clash. Notable big-drama-causers include Tei, Eleanor, Dandy, Parsec, Cider, Merli sometimes, and Zatsune sometimes. Koto, Genbu, Ritsu, Haiyi, Daina, and Dex stick out for being especially wild. But really, everyone’s unique personality contributes to the drama and pot of chemistry in their own way. Another camper who sticks out is Gakupo Kamui, who enthusiastically boasts about his skills in martial arts and how ready he is to win Total Drama Island. He begins to get on the nerves of the other campers. “I can out-run, out-kick, out-sing, out-wit, and even out-PISS anybody else here.” Gakupo says. “Well, can you do us a favor and GET-out?” Meiko says. Episode 2- Campers have to jump off a one thousand-foot cliff into a shark-infested lake. Then they have to pull some crates back to camp, and the team from before with the most people who jumped get carts to help them. Then they have to build a hot tub from material found in the crates. The team with the best hot tub wins the challenge. The campers who were too scared to jump off the cliff have to wear chicken costumes for the rest of the day. Despite his incessant bragging previously, Gakupo is one of the few campers who does not jump off the cliff, because it is revealed he is scared of heights, sharks, AND deep water! He even pisses himself and dramatically faints when he gets close to the edge of the cliff... and then he faints off the cliff! However, his jump isn’t accounted for, because Gakupo was not conscious during his fall. Luka has to be the one to jump in after and rescue him! This causes Gakupo of The Dangerous Dolphins to be the first campter voted off. “Well… I guess he was right about out-pissing everyone here.” Neru laughs. The other campers too scared to jump are Taya, Dandy, Eleanor, Clara, Muxin, Chris, and Kaito. Haku is at first too scared, but her best friend Neru encourages her to be brave. They jump together and yell funny things on the way down. Even though Eleanor is scared, she ends up going over anyway after Chiyu pushes her off the cliff, being sick of Eleanor’s arrogance. However, it isn’t even accounted for, because Eleanor did not jump by her own will. Clara is too frightened and doesn’t make the jump, which is surprising, because she was so enthusiastic before. However, her boyfriend Bruno jumped without her… Taya takes one look down the cliff and starts backing away, crying from fear. He feels ashamed that he’s so scared, but he cannot help it. He gets pats on the back from Clara. Dandy makes an excuse as to why he can’t jump. He says he has an open wound from a fencing accident. In reality, Dandy does not fence. Muxin is too scared, but asserts that he doesn’t have to jump off the cliff if he doesn’t want to, and that the challenge is ridiculous. He then comforts Taya, who is curled up sobbing, and tells him not to feel shame. Taya and Muxin become friends, but sadly are on different teams. Chris is too scared and actually starts crying too. People don’t expect it. Kaito is scared to jump, panics and makes a bit of a scene, and is then picked on and belittled by his brother Akaito for the rest of the day. Kaito then vows he will become braver from here on. Braver, and stronger! Leeds actually does jump from the cliff, but it causes her heart to become weak and she has trouble walking for the rest of the day. Some of the members on her team rudely deem her a nuisance, but others tell her to take it easy and understand her. Afterwards, Clara gets a bit sour at Bruno, who is her boyfriend, for jumping the cliff without noticing she was too scared. Koto jumps the cliff and she actually has fun. But afterwards, she wears a chicken suit anyway, because she loves birds. Episode 3- The challenge is to stay awake the longest in the "Awake-A-Thon" after running twenty-kilometers and eating a huge meal that includes turkey, which is known for making people sleepy. Dell of The Killer Porpoises gets voted off for falling asleep first. He generally has a bad attitude and is apathetic. Haku feels heartbroken because Total Drama Island was the first time she had seen Dell since her parents’ divorce (by complete chance, even,) and he is not the warm person he used to be. Also, the time was so short. But unexpectedly, Dell acts nice to Haku right before he leaves, calling her to his room when he’s packing to go off the island. They have a nice conversation. Before Haku says goodbye, Dell says “Listen, I’m just not cut out for this wacky game. So you better win. I KNOW you can do it.” Haku begins crying and hugs Dell. Just like when they were kids. There will eventually be a list of who falls asleep first to last, but that’s quite convoluted. So I will say Dell falls asleep first, and Ruko second. Campers were not allowed to drink coffee during the challenge, rendering our Long Sleeper without access to her “secret weapon.” Koto stays up the longest, because she is a bird lover and loves birds too much to consume them. She was the only one who didn’t eat any turkey with her meal, and therefore didn’t become as sleepy. Also simply because she is badass and feral. Episode 4- A best-of-five dodgeball game. Five people are randomly chosen on each team. This is repeated three times for a total of three rounds of dodgeball. The Dangerous Dolphins win 2 out of 3 games. Zatsune of The Killer Porpoises gets voted off for being scared of dodgeball. It was a fear ingrained into her from her elementary school days, when the “dodgeball kids would bully her.” Sadly, since Zatsune always acts so cocky, nobody feels much sympathy now. Taya and Muxin want to spend time with each other. Being on different teams, they can’t, and are deemed traitors. But when Tei, on Taya’s team, suggests Taya could get valuable information about the other team via Muxin, Taya refuses to sabotage their friendship. This causes Tei to begin picking on Taya… Episode 5- A three-on-three talent show contest. Dex of The Killer Porpoises gets voted off for no reason. He wasn’t even in the talent show! Dandy wanted to get chosen by his team, the Dangerous Dolphins, to be in the talent show, claiming his “talent” was unmatched. However, he wasn’t chosen because he didn’t exactly have any real actual skills despite his claim! Taya, Luka, and Gumi are eventually chosen by the Dangerous Dolphins for their talents in music. Luka will play piano, Taya will play the violin, and Gumi will play the electric bass as they all sing a song cover. This causes Dandy to criticize their every note and call them amateur. Given Taya and Gumi’s low self-esteem, Dandy’s criticism gets to them before the final talent show. As for the Killer Porpoises, Yuuma, Ritsu, and IA get chosen as the team’s musicians. They form more of an idol dance group, with a pre-recorded background track. (It will also be a cover.) The Dangerous Dolphins actually win. If they were to have lost, Dandy would’ve probably been the one voted off for being a prick. Episode 6- Campers have to go to the forest, stay out there overnight, then race back to the campgrounds in the morning. Yukari of the Killer Porpoises gets voted off. See, it wasn’t really Yukari’s fault, but… she got attacked by a bear and is now too injured to stay for the game, so the voting off was mandatory, even though the Killer Porpoises otherwise won. Everyone becomes more-or-less traumatized at this, and feel very hurt for Yukari. Episode 7- Campers have to face their worst fear, specific to each camper. Yuuma gets voted off. Koto’s worst fear is the perfume department from Spongebob, because that scene scarred her as a little kid. So the host of the game show, Kiyoteru, magically opens a door to the perfume department at a real department store and Koto has to walk through it. Koto only makes it 5 steps in before she runs out, screaming. She does not pass her fear test! Yuuma is scared of the Crab Rave because there are too many crabs. So he is taken to a part of the island overrun by crabs, and Kiyoteru turns on the Crab Rave song and they all start dancing. Yuuma dives into the water screaming. But the crabs chase him. He doesn’t pass his fear test. Taya attempts to outwit Kiyoteru and pretends he is afraid of strawberry shortcake, which is actually his favorite food. But everyone remembers how scared he was in the first challenge at the cliff. So Taya’s specific challenge is to jump off the cliff this time… Episode 8- Row a canoe to Boney Island, portage across the island, start a bonfire, and canoe back to camp. Wil gets voted off. Episode 9- Hunt the other team dressed as deers with paintball guns, or if one is a deer, avoid being hit by them. Piko gets voted off. Episode 10- Create a three-course meal for Kiyoteru to judge. Three chefs are chosen from each team. Miku gets voted off. Episode 11- Participate in a set of three-out-of-five trust exercises. Shian gets voted off. Episode 12- Make it through Big Al’s life-threatening and disgusting boot-camp challenges. IA gets voted off. Episode 13- Participate in three extreme sport challenges. The challenges are "sofa skydiving", riding a moose while avoiding being tossed off it, and water-skiing on mud. Lapis gets voted off. Episode 14- Eat a nine course meal of disgusting food made by Big Al. Drink shot glasses of blended cockroaches. Yuu gets voted off. Episode 15- Episode 16- Episode 17- Episode 18- Episode 19- Episode 20- Episode 21- Episode 22- Episode 23- Episode 24- Episode 25- Episode 26- Episode 27- Episode 28- Episode 29- Episode 30- Episode 31 Episode 32- Episode 33- Episode 34- Episode 35- Episode 36- Episode 37- Episode 38- Episode 39- Episode 40- Episode 41- Episode 42- Episode 43- After this challenge, the teams are disbanded. It’s now every camper for themself. Episode 44- Get through several rounds of torture, lasting at least ten seconds in each one. Eleanor gets voted off because she can’t take torture. Episode 45- Receive a clue to find a key hidden somewhere in the island to open a treasure chest containing a prize. Ritsu found a dud chest and his prize was… getting voted off. Episode 46- Avoid getting sprayed by Big Al’s water gun in a game of hide and seek. Parsec gets voted off. Good riddance! Episode 47- Build a bike from scratch, and then race it. Who rides who’s bike? Anyway, Dandy gets voted off. Probably because he’s 7 foot 4 and huge. He probably broke all the bikes. Episode 48- Watch a horror movie and then avoid being captured by a "deranged killer". Gumi gets voted off because she was scared. Episode 49- Catch the specific animal assigned by Kiyoteru and bring it back to the campground unharmed. Taya had to bring back a raccoon. He came back first. Koto had to bring back a bear. She came back second. What a total beast! And I’m talking about KOTO! Genbu had to bring back an eagle. He came back third. Leeds had to bring back a frog. She came back fourth. Kaito had to being back a squirrel. He came back fifth. Haku had to bring back a moose. She came back sixth. Tei gets sent off because she couldn’t bring back a mere chipmunk. The little chipmunk was trained in king-fu and ended up beating her up! Hooray! Episode 50- Compete in the following while handcuffed to one of the other campers: eat disgusting food with your hands behind your back while the person handcuffed to you feeds you, return a fragment of Haku’s cursed tiki idol to Boney Island, and assemble a totem pole with the wooden heads of the voted out campers in the order that they are eliminated. Taya gets voted off. Episode 51- Campers have to find Kiyoteru and Big Al after being washed away by a storm. Leeds gets voted off because her condition came to its worse. Her weak heart had finally failed on her and she suffered a heart attack. She was doing so good in the game despite her shortcomings, and will serve as an inspiration for many. Leeds will not die. She is in good hands. She will get top medical care. Now, a twist is revealed to the audience. Everyone who was voted off actually went to go to a beautiful island resort. The remaining campers still don’t know about this. When Leeds finally gets consciousness back, she finds she is in paradise. At first, she thinks she is dead. The room then fills up with everyone else voted off, and she begins crying. “They really killed you?” She cries. “No, Leeds!” Yukari says. “You’re alive! You made it… to Paradise Island!” Episode 52- An episode dedicated to the Island of Losers, which is actually a five-star island resort paradise. Yukari has fully recovered from her injuries. Gakupo and all the others who were eliminated early finally get their time to shine! The losers will also be involved in the episodes to come, as they will be the audience. Episode 53- The campers have to find their way back to camp after being left in the wild with limited supplies. Unexpectedly, our total beast, Koto Fuuga, comes back last. Rumors have it, this is because she found a bird sanctuary and got distracted. Episode 54- Survive a series of dares, given by the eliminated campers until someone drops out. Haku is forced to do something horrible by Tei. Tei dares Haku to joke around and portray offensive stereotypes. On national TV. She just can’t do it… She drops out, but not before insulting Tei to her face. But Kaito says Haku made the right choice. She sacrificed her chance to win a million dollars so that Tei didn’t have to force her to make a choice that could hurt people when they see it on TV. Kaito thinks Haku deserves an amazing consolation prize. Genbu respects Haku for this as well. Episode 55- The two remaining campers have to climb a pole and retrieve a flag, walk across a board on top of shark-infested waters while carrying an eagle's egg, and run a race to cross the finish line. Kaito is about to give up… but… There is ice cream at the finish line! Kaito makes a mad dash to the finish line and wins Total Drama Island!! Episode 56- Kaito won! But there is a twist. In order to actually win the million dollars, he has to find the a case containing the $1,000,000 and bring it to the Dock of Shame before anyone else does! This is a race between him and all the other campers! If any of the other campers being it to the Dock of Shame before Kaito, there will be a whole second season of Total Drama Island, and Kaito will have to win all over again before he gets his million dollars… ———Teams——— ———The Dangerous Dolphins——— Taya Chiyu Meiko Kyo Koto Tei Momo Neru Akaito Clara Gakupo Gumi Shian Dandy Luka Merli Daina Haiyi Lily Len Amy Ken SeeU Cider Teto Haku Uta ———The Killer Porpoises——— Yuuma Zatsune Mew Eleanor Ruby Dell Kaito Ruko Ritsu Wil Leeds Genbu Dex Bruno Iroha Miku Piko IA Chris Kaori Yuu Parsec Rin Lapis Yukari Aku Muxin ———Notable relationships——— Familial- Akaito and Kaito are brothers. Lapis and Merli are adoptive sisters. Haku and Dell are half-siblings who don’t live together, and haven’t seen each other in years before Total Drama Island. Rin and Len are twin siblings. Haku and Miku are cousins. Amy and Chris are cousins. Kaori and Ken are twin siblings, yet distant. They didn’t grow up in the same household. Ruko has a close cousin named Rook, who isn’t on TDI. Momo has an older brother, Momotaro, who isn’t on TDI. Uta has a younger sister, Koe, and two older brothers, Hibiki and Kanade, who aren’t on TDI. Teto has an older brother, Ted, who isn’t on TDI. Leeds has an older brother, Loop, who isn’t on TDI. Yukari has a little sister named Akari who isn’t on TDI. IA has a little sister named One who isn’t on TDI. Friendship- Miku, Rin, Len, and Luka have been a group of friends before TDI Haku and Neru were best friends before TDI Dex and Daina were best friends before TDI Momo, Teto, and Uta were best friends before TDI Ruko meets Ritsu and they become best friends Taya and Muxin become unlikely friends, despite being on different teams Romance- Bruno and Clara were dating before TDI Teto and Momo’s friendship eventually becomes romance. Haku meets Luka and they form a budding romance Amy meets Kaori and they form a budding romance Taya meets Uta and they form a budding romance Muxin meets Piko and they form a budding romance Lily meets Gumi and they form a budding romance Crushes- Len has always a crush on Miku. Tei has an obsessive crush on Kaito. Yukari has a crush on Ruby. Leeds has an embarrassing crush on Genbu. Eleanor has a crush on Yuuma. Ken has a crush on Chris. Dandy has a crush on Parsec. Akaito has a crush on Haku. Zatsune has a crush on Mew. She denies it. Gumi has a crush on IA. Dislike- Dandy and Cider always fight… with a weird sort of tension. Akaito and Uta don’t get along Miku Zatsune and Miku Hatsune don’t get along Lily and Merli don’t get along (MORE COMING SOON)

#vocaloid #utau #synth v #synthesizer v #chipspeech #total drama island #my writing #au #brainstorm #vacation #life of pastell #fanfic #fic #fav

[athela-3]

dub-ble trouble

1.7k words; gen/comedy; sequel/companion piece to laughter is (not) the best medicine, so some things may remain contextless here; link skill CO 12% up-type nonsense; no content warnings.

Three days into Kazunari's doctor-prescribed silence, Misumi has an idea to let him be heard. After all, that's what triangle buds do for each other, right?

You think your cheap tactics can work on me? Yosh, here we go—eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen hit combo! Hah! Take your stupid DOT debuff and eat it!

“Itarun! Whassup, my man!”

“Hm? Hey, Kazunari.” Itaru's eyes don't leave his handheld console, fingers still dancing as he chains one attack after another mercilessly.

Wait a second.

Kazunari?

Itaru looks up just as the final crit finishes off his enemy, right in time to see the rest of the room also gawking at Kazunari with varying expressions of surprise. Well, almost everyone else in the room. Judging by his regular face-splitting grin, Misumi doesn't seem very concerned, while Kazunari himself is wearing a look of perfect cheerful innocence, looking every bit as if he hadn't been explicitly prohibited from saying even a single word.

A clink from the kitchen. The Director sets down her mug, brows knitting, and uh-oh, Itaru recognises that look on her face, that's the look Sakyo has when he's this close from a ten-minute unskippable scolding cutscene. “Kazunari. Why are you talking.”

Misumi turns to Kazunari, blinking slowly like a confused cat. “Kazu? Is that a question? It sounds like one, but not really…”

Kazunari nods, still wearing a smile bright enough to light a small village.

Misumi pauses. “Oh. Okay!” He frowns for a second, then opens his mouth, and then Itaru swears he hears Kazunari's voice say: “Aww, Director! It's all good! Sumi's doing the talking for me, so I don't have to say anything for real! Dope, right?”

Silence.

“Dude.” Itaru stares at Misumi, then at Kazunari, and back again. “Are you… dubbing him?”

“Yep!” Misumi nods enthusiastically, hair flying in all directions. “I asked Kazu if he wants to try it, and he said yes! I'm going to talk for him!”

“Huh?!” Tsuzuru, standing in the kitchen with a cup noodle in his hand, blurts out. “How do you even know what he wants to say?”

“Of course I know!” Misumi declares, something strikingly like indignation clouding his face. “Kazu and I are buds, so I know what he wants to say! Right, Kazu?”

Kazunari grins, throwing an arm around Misumi's shoulders. “That's right, Sumi!” he—well, not says, not exactly, his mouth and throat didn't move and the voice clearly came from Misumi's direction, but Itaru is forced to admit that was an eerily pitch-perfect imitation.

“Kazunari Miyoshi, CV: Misumi Ikaruga,” he murmurs. “Huh. Fancy that.”

Tsuzuru blinks, sighing deeply. “I feel like I'm watching a puppet show…”

Kazunari reaches a hand towards the playwright, and immediately Misumi jumps into action. “C'mon, Tsuzurun! This way, I can still say my lines when the Summer Troupe is practicing, and I can talk to you guys! It's faster than typing, too!”

“That doesn't make it any less weird!”

“Still,” the Director shrugs, “that's a good point. You can keep on LIME-ing things to us for daily conversation, but practice has been kind of tricky…”

Tsuzuru jolts. “Director—! You don't seriously think—”

“If it's for practice, why not? It'll help the others get the feel for their timing, and you have to admit, doing this sort of double-act takes a lot of skill and concentration. It's basically an extended role study.” She turns to the two, eyeing them pensively. “And like they said, it sure is faster than typing.”

“So you prefer dubs to subs, huh?” Itaru grins.

The Director shrugs. “We can try it out for today's practice,” she decides, completely ignoring his comment. Oof. “But no promises after that.”

Kazunari pumps his fist, triumphant, and Misumi mirrors him with an excited little hop. “Yay! Thank you, Director!” he shouts in his own voice, before following it with an in-character (?) “Thanks, Director! That's so poggers of you!”

“Really, you guys?” Itaru throws his hands in the air, letting his console drop onto his lap. “Isn't anyone gonna mention how scarily spot-on his Kazunari impression is? Seriously, you should consider becoming a voice actor.”

“Huh?” Misumi's eyes are round as melons. “But I already act with my voice!”

Kazunari elbows him lightly, and, oh, here we go, he wants to say something Misumi doesn't know about, doesn't he? On one hand, Itaru could step in now and explain how voice acting is a different profession from normal acting, but on the other hand, he could also wait this out and see how the dubber and dub-ee resolve this.

He expected pantomime, at least a few gestures, maybe even the return of of Kazunari's phone to type out whatever it is he intends to say. What he did not expect was a few seconds of eye contact, after which Misumi simply turns around and says, with perfect confidence is his telepathic abilities: “Whoa, is that really a thing? Can stage actors just switch and become voice actors like that?”

Tsuzuru slams his palms against the kitchen counter. “How?” he demands. “How do you do that? Miyoshi, was that even really what you wanted to say?”

Kazunari nods, and so does Misumi. Twin pairs of nettled glares pin Tsuzuru in perfect synchronisation. “We're triangle buds,” Misumi repeats, with every air of an older sibling who has to explain the same thing over and over again and is running low on patience, “so I just have to use my triangle senses! It's easy!"

Tsuzuru stares at them, confusion and frustration flashing into desperation across his eyes. Finally, he sighs, shakes his head, and takes another bite of his cup noodles.

“But, really. Can you switch from stage acting to voice acting that easily?” the Director echoes thoughtfully. “It's one thing to convey your emotions to an auditorium, but when your voice is all you have to go by… Without gestures, body language, or even eye contact, that's a whole different kind of practice, isn't it?”

“Funny, that's exactly what Azami said the other day,” Itaru grins. “But it does happen now and then. Sometimes they still do stage acting and only voice one or two characters, but some people change careers entirely. Like—

“I'm home!”

The door swings open, and in walks Tenma, eyes immediately seeking out the clock on the living room wall. When he notices the group congregating in the kitchen, he juts his chin and pops off a sincere, if somewhat exhausted, grin in lieu of greeting.

“Welcome back,” Tsuzuru says.

“Tenten! Welcome back, piko!”

“Hey, Tenma. How was the photoshoot? Did you have fun?” The Director smiles, and Itaru mentally adds it to his ever-increasing hypothetical list of Reasons Why the Director is Everyone's Mum.

“It was fine,” Tenma shrugs. “Regular stuff, just—wait a second, what was that?”

“I asked if you had fun.”

“No, not you, Director! Before that!”

“Welcome home, piko!”

And Tenma all but jumps in his own skin. “Hey! Aren't you not supposed to talk yet? You said it's going to take a couple weeks at least! It's only been three days!”

“Oh, here we go again,” Itaru rolls his eyes theatrically. “Dialogue re-triggered.”

“Kazunari didn't say that. Misumi did,” Tsuzuru rattles off, numbering the points off his fingers. “He's going to voice Kazunari for today's practice. The future is still undecided.”

“The future always is,” Itaru notes mildly, pretending not to see the dirty look Tsuzuru shoots him.

“It's all right, Tenma!” Misumi assures him, before adding in full-on Kazunari mode: “The Director gave us permission, so we'll be in your care, yeah?”

“Sheesh… Seriously, you guys?”

“It's not a bad idea,” the Director says. “Or do you prefer yesterday's drawing boards?”

“No! Not the drawing boards!” Tenma's eyes widen in panic. “That's impossible!”

“Aw, but I think your pictures were nice!” Misumi puts in, coated in pure hundred-proof sincerity. “I liked the beef with the face and wiggly bits!”

“The what?”

“Nothing! It's nothing!” Tenma shakes his hand in the air, as if physically swatting Itaru's question aside. “L–look, it's almost time for practice, right? I had to hurry back from the photoshoot for practice, you know! Don't just stand around like that, let's go!”

“You heard your leader,” the Director chides, though the twinkle in her eyes completely undermines any seriousness in her words. “You boys go ahead, I'll catch up with you after I finish my coffee.”

“Okay!” says Misumi.

Kazunari snaps a mock salute, complete with a wink.

“Yes, Ma'am! C'mon, Sumi, let's go, piko!”

And with that… dialogue? Monologue? Something in between?—the dubbing duo bustle out of the kitchen like matched whirlwinds, curtains fluttering and footsteps echoing in their wake, while Tenma trails behind with a considerable gap in energy levels.

“I'm never gonna get used to that,” Tsuzuru mutters as he watches them leave.

“Eh, could be worse,” Itaru offers philosophically.

“Like how?”

“Could be Citron doing the dubbing.”

Tsuzuru shudders, pain shooting across his face like a thunderbolt. He finishes the last of his noodles and drops the emptied cup into the rubbish bin. “Now, that's just…”

The Director shakes her head, half a smile tugging at her lips. “Relax, they'll probably get bored of it sooner than later. Just let them have their fun for now. Besides, it can't possibly get any weirder than this, right?”

#a3! #kazunari miyoshi #misumi ikaruga #itaru chigasaki #tsuzuru minagi #izumi tachibana #tenma sumeragi #ari writes #ari's stuff #might as well post it before my perfectionist streak kicks in again #fourth wall still ain't quite opaque yet #and as usual this is more my custom director than izumi but i'm taggin' her anyway #kyoko tachibana

[the-moon-prince]

The Last Of us~Kurapika x Reader ~Chapter IV

AN: Hi my lovely fellows!

A new chapter! I tried my best to develop further the self insert character and clarify more its backstory and clan! I have somethings planned I hope you’ll enjoy. Thank you so much for all you support and I thank you for reading!

I wish you a pleasant read, and I hope you’ll enjoy the new chapter of my story.  (Chapter I) (Chapter II) (Chapter III) (Chapter V  soon!)

Paring: Kurapika Kurta x GN! Reader

Word count: 2 307

TW: None!

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Everything in life has a continuation. Kurapika and (Y/n)'s relationship is also subject to this law. An undeniable detail was that the lives of both subjects were terribly busy and loaded. Notably, the activities that Kurapika was involved in were lightened. (Y/n) held their word to assist him in his cause, as their work turned out to be advantageous. Primarily when it came to retrieving scarlet eyes. Kurapika even recovered two more pairs not long after by the dint of their research.

Another point in common was that the two were- Or at least when they wanted- very organized. The majority of encounters took place after they departed their jobs with the Nostrade. Consisting most frequently in small walks in nearby parks, have coffee or read together. Accommodating conversations that permitted them to know each other.

"What is the reason behind your decision to study psychiatry?" It occurred to Kurapika to bid during a walk. The situation was atypical; people with profitable prior careers didn't take the Hunter exam, not to mention how extremely young (Y/n) was, being just a year younger than him. But knowing the introversion of his partner, he decided to go little by little.

"My grandad was one. I aspired to be similar to him.

He had a treasury full of medicine and psychiatry titles I loved to read, I also sneaked into his conversations on the subject!" -(Y/n) gloated, with a tiny rocking and a smile.-"I find the functioning of the brain stimulating! And I like to help, it makes me feel useful. One of his acquaintances invited me to be his apprentice several times ago. I just accepted." 

It was not rare for them to get together in the same room for each to work on their matters. They spent time in each other's presence. It was what mattered to them. 

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In the beginning, (Y / n) was the one that expressed questions the most. Especially details that many would judge insignificant.-"What is your preferred flavor of ice cream?" "Your favorite color? Mine is (Fav .color)" What musical genre do you prefer? I like (Fav. genre), I'm particularly a David Bowie fan." The answers to those questions were vanilla, light gray, and jazz. (Y/n) liked to accumulate all the possible details about Kurapika. More than once he was surprised that the (hair/colored) remembered, like what candy he preferred from the local store, that he liked his water slightly cooler than room-temperature or they reminded him to take a break from using his contact lenses. (Y/n) was also very vocal, consciously or not, with what they liked about Kurapika. They made him blush more than once with "you look pretty today", "you are kind, thank you" or "I love your eyes, they are blue dog's eyes". He had no clue what the latter meant or where were their origins, but (Y/n) said it so lovingly that he couldn't help feeling like it was the greatest of compliments.

Kurapika relied most on studying (Y/n) body language to approach them. He soon realized that while their face was not very expressive, the rest of their body tended to be. When they were waiting for something that excited them, they tapped the table with their long nails. They used to hold the door for the person behind them and him. And the two things that Kurapika found the most adorable of all, they tilted their head when they thought of something and flapped their hands when they were excited-even if they tried to suppress it on occasions. Something that Kurapika was not anticipating at all, particularly considering its dexterity and exactness from the time they fought, was (Y/n) clumsiness. They took bad or silly postures and never tied their shoes- Kurapika suspected them to not know how-.

He loved to tease (Y/n) with it. Expressly when they caught a light pole in the road, for not paying attention while they talked.

(Y/n) reminded him so much of Pairo, shy, a tad playful, and caring.

Pairo...

He would have liked to meet Yorknew. Observe everything Kurapika had seen. He sure would have liked the cinnamon rolls and the city lights. It was cruel and wicked. 

"Kurapika"- a quiet voice took him away from his thoughts. His head stung.

"Here's your tea, sunshine"-(Y/n) placed a cup full of steaming cinnamon tea in front of him, and proceeded to sit down.-"Are you fine?"

"Yes, I was just... just thinking."- Kurapika mumbled and looked at his cup.

 "I see. It is not wrong to miss someone. It simply signifies you love them, and they're important to you."-They mumbled, also looking down at the tea, as if they were capable of reading his mind. They certainly didn't read minds. Just missed someone too.-"If we don't remember them no one else will."- (Y/n) muttered as if the statement was also for them. They wanted nothing more than to comfort him. In one effort they dubiously lifted their hand and started to gently rub his back.

Kurapika turned to see them.-"You call me sunshine now?" He wanted to tease them. It didn't work.

(Y/n) nooned with pride.-"Because of your hair, the color evokes a ray of sunshine. Without sunlight, the flowers do not grow, therefore it is important. You are valuable to me."-Completely overlooking the other man's intentions. Kurapika covered his face with his hands and started laughing. He felt better.

"You are sickly sweet!"- he exclaimed, shaking his head. 

"I am. And you're sneakier than you seem." (Y/n) similarly joked. They rested their heads on the hand, drinking tea. They maybe were sappy, but in the end, Kurapika loved it. He had someone to comfort him and with whom he could play. How he had missed this!

"Your piano is nearly the only furniture you have in your living room, and I haven't seen you play it yet."-continued taking a sip of his tea. He didn't know if (Y/n) played the piano, but they certainly prepared good tea.

"I am not very skilled. I am incapable of composing anything, and I haven't played for a long time. I was taught how to play some melodies, and that's what I play."

"May I see?"-Kurapika requested, for (Y/n) to approach the grand piano. They opened the tone's cover and he started to play. Sol-Fa Re Si-Fa Re Si ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f81rM4BKODw ). It sounded like a child's song, sweet and simple.

"My grandad was better. Verily, the instruments make me nostalgic, I have them essentially for that." They babbled once finished.

"You're not awful either." The blonde assured-"Did he teach you?" 

(Y/n) agreed with a smile. "We fancied dancing and singing. My people liked artistic activities, we were somewhat hippies." they joked with a melancholic undertone.

"And the Kurta?"-their interests were genuine

Kurapika was surprised, it was the first time anyone had asked him. He couldn't help but respond excitedly.- "Well, I traveled with a friend, his name was Pairo. We transported ourselves on the backs of huge birds called Pikos! It was really fun... did you had something similar to travel?"

(Y/n) stared at him for a moment, tilting their head "We were the animals...", to them, the answer was a bit obvious. Why would they mount animals for transportation if they could transform themselves into animals?

"That seems lawful... I quite omitted that detail." Kurapika notified. I forgot that people like (Y/n) were part beast. They hardly ever mentioned him and he hadn't seen them in their other form either.

(Y/n) Laughed-"And we used normal cars. Uniliums didn't live very detached from humans. Our community was like 40 away from the city and most adults worked in it. We just maintained our animal figure in private. Most humans didn't have a clue they were fraternizing with us." They were delighted to talk about their peers. Like when you talk about a family member you haven't seen in a long time.

"What kind of animals were they?"-.Kurapika's curiosity about the group only increased. Besides if he knew more about them he would also know more about his (Y/n).

They hummed, -"Well... we were all mammals. Most were preys, for each predator, there was an average of 13 preys. Of 126 members, we were 10. There were mice, rabbits, deers. But no one was sure how to determine which animal would be an offspring."- They cheerfully explained, general information. But nothing about themselves. 

Kurapika would have to question directly.-"And you?"

"I am the cat. But I was raised by wolves, like Romulus and Remus. Who knows? I might establish my own empire!"-(Y/n) played.

It was the first time they mentioned it. But now that he reflected, (Y/n) resembled a cat. They had particularly long fangs and claws.

"I didn't know your parents were wolves!" Kurapika felt he was finally learning a little more about his lover's past. But the reaction received was not the one he expected. An ordinary person, he included, would be glad to remember his parents.

(Y/n) quitted smiling and leaned their head into their folded arms. The atmosphere in the room had changed.-"They are average humans. As we mix with humans, it was not uncommon for some to marry them. My grandfather's mother and my grandfather, who were Uniliums, married humans. My mother was human and married another human."- they mumbled. Kurapika felt that the topic was not very pleasant for them, and considered it appropriate to stop that conversation.

"I comprehend..."-and changed the topic-"Kurtas were further separated. It was difficult to get outward of our village. This to guard us. Controlling the scarlet eyes and our emotions was not easy. Many panicked when they saw them."

(Y/n) seemed to quickly forget the preceding topic and willingly listened to their beloved again.-"I understand that. Some humans were also afraid of us, they believed we were demons or beasts. The funny thing is that the deluded wouldn't recognize us."-they mocked-"Sentiments could also influence our appearance. But our parents taught us to be cautious since cubs." 

(Y/n) had seen Kurapika with his scarlet eyes, but he hadn't seen them in their beast form. The most he had seen was that night when they saw him straight in the eye, and their pupils were contracted, like a cat's, and the (e/c) had almost fully spread.

"You have never revealed your cat form to me. I bet you're adorable!"- He expressed in an attempt to satiate his curiosity. 

They sure weren't anticipating that request, following a moment of hesitation, they lilted "I presume I get accustomed to wearing this shape."

Kurapika wanted (Y/n) to have confidence in him. He understood the concern in showing foreigners such aspects. After all, they had both been marginalized and punished for their looks.-"It's not going to be unpleasant to me. I like cats." he offered them a sweet smile. 

At the moment he blinked and reopened his eyes, (Y/n) had a pair of fuzzy (color) cat ears, the right one with a tiny darker spot on the tip, a fluffy tail, and their hair was slightingly fuzzed up. Maybe the most remarkable thing was their feet, long and standing on the tip.

 Their eyes changed again, and their hands were slightly larger with wider claws; to ultimately have the appearance of a cat-humanoid. They didn't look so different and they were still (Y/n). 

Kurapika didn't see anything devilish about the person in front of him. Rather, he saw an exotic beauty, like fantastic creatures from magical books. He felt lucky to be able to witness something of that bearing and have that experience. What was so special to him was that this being was his partner.

"You certainly are a kitten. That's something you can do in that form?"-Kurapika interrogated.

(Y/n) took a minute to consider, head tilted as usual- the only difference is that their ears moved delicately-. They raised their open hands, showing some very pink set to digital pads, advanced towards him wagging his tail, and cupping his face with a cute smile.

"Your hands are very soft, darling."-Kurapika giggled at the silly idea. (Y/n)'s grin grew wider, closed its eyes, and in complete pride said "I have paws, honey!" That was true. Not many could say they had paws. Especially a so soft and warm pair. (Y/n) appeared happy and relieved, as if they had been discharged from a weight or they were finally doing something they had repressed.

"And you also have marshmallow cheeks. Can you do something particular under that form?"-As Kurapika enjoyed the softness of the caring touch, his question was not precisely answered.

(Y/n) separated their paws from his face, and showed its claws. "I have retractile claws, like, well, a cat. Under this form my strength and speed increase. My bite force equals that of a Jaguar. Ultimately I'm capable of using a more potent nen's technique since my aura flow grows. Although, you know I'm a pacifist. I tend to be softer..."

"You look like a big plush doll. Yet, this appearance may be tricky. You absolutely are a cat."- Kurapika could recognize why (Y/n)'s clan was killed to extermination. Many collectors would be filled with sick and devious pride to have such a creature. He was happy that at least (Y/n) survived. For the first time, he was happy that he too survived.

#kurapika x reader #hxh #hxh x reader #kurapika kurta x reader #kurapika #Kurapika kurta #hunter x hunter #kurapika imagine #kurapika hxh #hxh scenarios