#rambling jot

[random-jot]

Special shoutout to the ‘im not reading all that’ guy

This has truly rewired my brain

I can only imagine the amount of unnecessary discourse I’ve been able to merrily scroll right past and avoid just by going ‘i ain’t reading all that’ in my head

#rambling jot #memes #internet memes #I ain’t reading all that

[chuluoyi]

will i finish this megumi fic or will this megumi fic finish me

#i SWEAR i got the idea jotted down 🥲 #but why’s writing this so hard #let’s hope i can push this out tn #—chu’s ramblings 🗯️

[loregoddess]

so I might be having a blast playing Rebirth, but I'm still thinking Octo2 stuff, and just realized bc of the Dolcinaea fight I could see the weaknesses for every character (except Agnea) and since I can turn just about any random detail into a "hmm, does this mean anything" thought exercise, here's some observations (minor story spoilers):

Throne, Osvald, and Partitio have the fewest weaknesses at 3. This makes sense for Throne and Osvald (professional thief/assassin raised to be a thief/assassin, Throne can't have any openings if she hopes to survive; Osvald relied on his keen observation to Shawshank Redemption himself out of prison, so of course he'd have fewer openings bc he's always keeping an eye on things around him). But Partitio surprised me--although it does make some sense, he had to keep his wits about him to become the best merchant in Oresrush, and he's wicked smart (honestly, Ori's the only one who ever seems able to genuinely sneak up on him, and that makes sense given that she's, y'know, Ori).

Hikari has no weaknesses to weapons of any sort, and only has elemental weaknesses as a result. He is not weak to light or dark though (a reference to Shadow's Hold/Light's Radiance or else his bloodlines perhaps?). On the flipside Osvald has no weaknesses to elements and only weaknesses to weapons (all the weapons he's weak to--polearms, daggers, and bows--are "ranged" in some sense, suggesting his magic maybe makes it impossible to get close enough to attack him).

Throne and Temenos continue to act as foils to each other, with Throne having only one elemental weakness to light, and Temenos having only one elemental weakness to dark. Throne's only two weapon weaknesses are axes and bows, which sort of makes sense (either someone has to get close enough to strike her quickly or they have to attack from a very far distance to get the drop on her; there are also interestingly the hunter's base weapon set, so the only way to stop a thief is to hunt them; also there's a ranged bow counter to her close-range sword and a close-range axe counter to her ranged dagger). Temenos's weapon weaknesses include swords, daggers, and axes, which are interestingly all "close range" weapons to some degree (Temenos never lets anyone get too close to him emotionally, so it makes sense the only way to actually harm him would be to "get close" to him; swords and daggers are also the thief's base weapon set, and given how much assassination goes on in his story, it makes sense he too would be vulnerable to Throne's trade weapons).

Partitio's only elemental weakness is ice (makes sense given how arid his hometown is). He has a weakness to swords and staves, both close range weapons to contrast the longer-ranged polearm and bow weapons he uses.

Castti's only weapon weakness are bows (a long-range contrast to her shorter-ranged axe), but her elemental weaknesses are what's really interesting. She has a weakness to fire (this makes sense, given that she has an ice-based skill, and a lot of water symbolism in her story arc), but also wind and dark--the two key elements needed to create and spread the purple rain that nearly killed her.

Ochette's the only character with a balance of two weapon weaknesses and two elemental weaknesses: polearms and staves (a longer-ranged weapon to counter her short-ranged axe, and a close-ranged weapon to counter her long-ranged bow); and fire and wind (wind makes sense given that it's the usual weakness to thunder, which is the only elemental attack she has access to in her base skillset, but her weakness to fire is more interesting--is it because she lives in a forest, which are historically susceptible to fires? or because she lives surrounded by water, and fire is the natural opposite?)

Hikari is the only character weak the thunder, just as Throne and Temenos are the only characters weak to light and dark respectively. The other major elements all have two travelers weak to them: Ochette and Castti to fire, Partitio and Hikari to ice, and Castti and Hikari to wind.

Likewise, every weapon is strong against at least two characters, with the exception of bows which are strong against three characters. Swords: Partitio and Temenos, Polearms: Ochette and Osvald, Daggers: Osvald and Temenos, Axes: Throne and Temenos, Bows: Castti, Throne, and Osvald, Staves: Ochette and Partitio.

I dunno if there's any significance to the pattern of: every weapon is strong against two characters except one is strong against three, and every element is strong against two characters except for three elements that are only strong against one character each. But it is some fancy balancing for as far as numbers go.

Anyhow I wasn't going anywhere with this, these were just some interesting observations I wanted to jot down instead of going to bed like I should have half an hour ago.

#octopath traveler #octopath traveler 2 #octopath ii #I kept having to correct to staves bc I call them clubs in my head as part of a mnemonic for the weak point order #speed ABCs--or SPD ABC (swords polearms daggers axes bows clubs) #I have no trouble remembering the order of the elemental weaknesses but it took me forever to figure out the order of weapon weaknesses #so anyhow I kept writing clubs instead of staves #anyhow I'm rambling bc I'm still making questionable time decisions with my night #like I said I was just jotting down things I thought were interesting I'm not trying to make any points here #oracle of lore

[r0semultiverse]

What We Do in the Land of Ooo

🧛‍♂️ What We Do in the Shadows x Adventure Time crossover AU! ⚔

Finn Mertens in place of Guillermo de la Cruz

Marceline Abadeer in place of Nadja of Antipaxos

Bonnibel Bubblegum in place of Laszlo Cravensworth

Jake the dog in place of Colin Robinson

Vampire King in place of Nandor The Relentless

Betty Grof in place of The Guide

The Lich in place of Baron Afanas

Peppermint Butler in place of Wallace the Necromacer

Simon Petrikov in place of Derek

BMO in place of Nadja Doll (her old consciousness uploaded or something was an idea I had)

Marshall Lee & Gary Gumball/Prince in place of Sean & Charmaine

#I want to clarify that I don't have any plans to write this out as some sort of fanfic. #I also don't have any plans to draw actual redesigns for any of these characters. #this is all an indefinite WIP; anyone who wants to make content about the idea please tag me please I'd to see it! #also want to mention that this was somewhat inspired by recent fionna and cake content! #I suppose this AU could take place in the land of Ooo or it could take place on staten island but I was thinking land of Ooo #up to yall though if you wanna sketch any ideas from this lol #I was just trying to find images that somewhat fit the character they're in place of if you're curious as to why I chose the images I did! #also this isn't going with the nandermo stuff to clarify before people are like hey this is gross; no read the tags first; read my rambles! #these aren't 1-to-1 character crossovers; obviously I'd want to take some liberties with each of them if I were to put more effort into it! #vampire bonnie bubblegum would be cool to see! it doesn't need to make sense; we're having fun with it here! Vampire Betty Grof too! #Finn could also be an adult here if y'all want; I wasn't thinking too hard about this; just popped into my head & wanted to jot stuff down! #I'd also be curious to hear what adventure time characters you'd put in the roles of the wwdits ones; replacing mine or ones #that i didn't end up listing! I'd love to see a vampire Simon Petrikov & Finn Mertens though if anyone wants to draw that. anyway thats it! #mine #op #wwdits #what we do in the shadows #adventure time #adventure time fionna and cake #fionna and cake #adventure time spoilers

[gibb0us]

I’ve been plagued with thoughts of durgetash just in general, but lately these have gotten me the most.

I really think once feelings started to develop, these two began noticing little details about each other, specifically when they were truly in their element. To be the chosen of gods that hate each other and yet find things they admire all the same— I cannot see their relationship beginning from anything less than something painfully domestic.

Gortash pausing mid-fight during their heist because he finds himself distracted by Durge smiling for the first time, finding them beautiful despite being drenched in blood and gore. All frustrations with the heist getting difficult are temporarily alleviated, simply because he bared witness to the dark urge in a moment of bliss.

Perhaps Durge fell first even. Spending most of their time observing, Durge would notice things about Enver Gortash that perhaps weren’t so bad after all. The way he smiled when things went according to plan, the way his eyes focused when he was absorbed in his work, the way he didn’t mind getting dirty when he needed to, and most damning of all— the way he treated them with a kindness they were never used to.

For his eyes to light up and smile genuinely just for them, and to trust them so dearly enough to consider them a friend— despite being what they are, they were already doomed from the start.

#durgetash #dark urge #enver gortash #I’ve been thinking about them a lot lately just because I find them so interesting #Bhaal is definitely their biggest hater #starting the get the hang of jotting my thoughts down! #I hope my ramblings are not too all over the place

[inconspicuous-clovers]

Thinking about Alex Kralie and the desolation.

Cw for religious themes

Of course there's the arson. But also the religious themes, the cult stuff surrounding the desolation and Agnes Montague, and Alex's stigmata arc. John the Baptist's talk about Christ coming to baptize with fire. The total destruction of floods, such as with the ark.

Aside from the religious themes, there's also the way that Alex deals with his Operator problem. Trying to burn the tapes, burning bridges, severing relationships with the people that he cared about. Burning down any semblance of his old life, every comfort and cherished memory, and forcing others (Jay, Tim) to do the same. Like burning a forest to get rid of the disease.

I usually see Alex paired with either the Hunt or the Slaughter, which I love. But just... Desolation Kralie.

#sorry if it's rambly or doesn't make much sense #i just had to jot this down before getting ready to leave #no proofreading we die like jay #clover's rambles #marble hornets #marble hornets alex #mh alex kralie #alex kraile #alex mh #mh alex #mh analysis #cw religion #cw religious imagery #cw religious themes #tw religious themes #cw fire #tma #the magnus archives #tma the desolation #tma desolation #the magnus archives desolation

[romance-rambles]

how is xavier both old man and baby girl coded at the same time

#rambles by aya #love and deepspace #lad xavier #love and deepspace xavier #ik why ofc but still!! he's soo cute...i want to poke his cheek until he gets annoyed #i want to jot down every single one of his lame moments and then show them off to any future in-game children i might have #xavier's kid: “wow dad's so reliable” me: *adjusts my glasses obnoxiously* “WELL ACTUALLY” #i love this man LOL #i'm glad i started rn when it's raf's limited myth cards running #zayne might make me waver but that remains to be seen based off of myth cards and other stuff

[good-beans]

What do think of a Milgram next generation au? Like an AU where the prisoners (excluding amane) have kids?

Ooh, what an interesting concept! I've never thought of that before (besides crying over Mahiru’s dream family she mentioned lol) so this was real fun to think about >:) I’m assuming the Milgram events all occur, but somehow everyone makes it out and tries to move on with their lives as best as they can. It'd be really cool story of all these kids meeting up and slowly uncovering their parents trauma/secrets...

For a lighter tone, it could be a very cute “kid detectives meeting up and making a little club to talk about mysteries of the past with their weird pet rabbit :)” But of course you could keep the darker canon tone, and have these ordinary children from wildly different walks of life discovering the bloody secrets that have haunted their family.

Either way, it'd be cool to set it up the same way we’re discovering the crimes: the children get pieces of information here and there as their parents let things slip, they check a story from an old news site, they catch details here and there from the locals. The group tries to put all the pieces together with limited snapshots and comments. There are no judgements -- it definitely leans into the mystery/story elements.

I'm sure their time in Milgram would drastically change the original prisoners, so some of their children would be shocked to find out what their parents were doing back in the day... I think a few of them would move far away, or want nothing to do with the others, so it takes their children a bit of digging to track down the other kids like them. Even if their parents are enemies, the children can all get close over their unique situation. I'm also a sucker for siblings who aren't close to find a better relationship through discovering the family secrets.

For an even darker tone, though, the original prisoners could have been wrongfully released or escaped back into the real world -- so years later, Milgram collects the children into the prison to judge them instead (sins of the father and all that). Instead of extracting mvs from them, the child and warden are forced to watch their parents’ videos and are interrogated about that. In this case, there'd be a weird dynamic in which they're learning to hate their parents (for the cruel things they did or for being the reason they're currently imprisoned) while also working really hard to defend them to the warden so that their family is forgiven. Similarly, there's an interesting relationship between them and the warden: these new prisoners criticize their decisions while also working together to solve the details of the parents' crimes.

I don't have a ton of specific headcanons on the cast, but a few roles in the group I can picture:

Kazui becomes much more honest after everything -- his children end up with leader roles because they have the most information on milgram/his crime.

Alongside them, Kotoko's kid would take after her mannerisms and become a leader as well. Out of Fuuta, Mahiru, and Mikoto's kids, half of them don't mind their parents' conflicts, while the other half act like they should carry on that legacy. I don't think Kotoko's kid themself feels the need to carry on her work, but will definitely defend her actions no matter what.

Shidou’s child would be put in a really weird spot, hearing how much he mourned those that came before. Feeling like a replacement, or not living up to the idea of his previous family, they act just as melancholy as him. Yuno's child also has a strange survivors guilt sort of thing going on.

In a normal-world setting, Fuuta's kid is the one to track the others down and get in touch with them. (But they're just as hotheaded as he was at that age, so another member has to do the actual recruiting lol)

Mahiru tries to move on from the events of Milgram, so her child is the most shocked that their mother was involved in a death and trial like this.

I think there'd be a solid mix of kids who are exactly like their parents, and the complete opposite. I like the idea of Haruka’s kid becoming the friendly, talkative one who really brings the group together <3

#milgram #also featuring everyone lol #it was really neat to think about! #im not sure if you asking because youve thought a lot about it -- if so id love to hear your ideas! #i can definitely jot down more specifics for the children/parents but i was already rambling a bit and i figured if spare you all 😂 #im trying to think how es may fit into all this #if its far enough in the future their kid may join in #or they could be a grown adult still in milgram judging the children #or their kid inherits that curse of being warden #also mikoto’s kid keeps talking about their 'dads' and everyone thinks he got gay married. then they reveal that the family is very #open about mikotos alters and thats who they were talking about. and also hes gay married. #i can definitely see the prisoners getting together/staying in touch long after everything #but also even the friendliest ones wanting nothing to do with their past and cutting all ties #thank you sm for the ask!! #ask #rose posts

[when-wax-wings-melt]

also the whole shit with the numbness is SUCH a great sokeefe concept as a whole. she who projects her emotions so strongly it's a wave even though she can't always recognize them in herself. he who is willing to lose himself just to be near her, knowing himself and her so well while slowly losing every part of himself that she knows. the fucking untapped potential in this numbness!!!!

#jots down notes #summer rambles #summer reads kotlc #sokeefe

[random-jot]

i love how many action movies/shows have a scene where characters enter a shop to have a big confrontation, and they just flip the sign around to ‘Closed,’ because let me tell you, that Does Not Stop a determined and entitled Customer™️

I want a movie to have a scene like that, real tense, our main characters have got guns to each other’s heads over the till, but then some old lady wanders in, *ding ding*

“Hey, lady, the sign says closed”

“Well you’re not usually closed at this time”

“Yeah, well we’re closed now”

“But all the lights are on”

“Well… we’re about to turn them off, scram”

“I need some vegan puddings”

“What?”

And so on and so forth.

#rambling jot #movie tropes #movies #customer service #customers

[neeko-system]

SIGNALIS SPOILERS AND WHATNOT~~

finished my second playthrough of signalis, was going for the artifact ending. then loaded my save and got the memory ending. such a good game aaaa

the memory ending made me cry, it was really heartwrenching when ariane said sorry i dont remember, i just crumpled. watching elster be so exhausted was a lot.

not really sure if i understand the artifact ending. i feel like either its really vague (on top of all the other vagueness) or if im missing something. it kind of feels like a burial of arianes memory? like elster dies and we see ariane thikning about her and elster dancing in the wrecked ship? i’m not sure. maybe someone could give me their interpretation of it?

i also found out that theres a difficulty setting and really wished i had set it to survival before my second playthrough. woulda been nice!!! I do have one more ending so i might play the game again but might also just watch it on youtube and play the game again some other time(gotta let it ruminate so i can go back in with different eyes), I wanna get all the achievements anyways.

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

all in all i fucking love this game a lot. very rarely do i replay a game so soon after playing it for the first time. its really tragic i’ll never get to experience this game for the first time again, but, so it goes. its such a beautiful game i will be thinking about it for a longgggggggggggg time. ive been wanting to talk about it so badly for so long but none of my friends have played it yet kyaaa!!! >_<

its crazy to me that the game exists the way it does. the style, the mechanics, the story, the music, everything about it oozes so much passion and care and thought. very few games have made me want to stare at every part of it to figure out how they made it look the way it did (THE GAME IS SO STYLISTICALLY RICH LIKE HOIW DID THEY DO ALL THAT) and the game mechanics are so nice to my brain, everything is so tactile and clicky and inventory management and ammo management and horror stratgey and the flesh and rust and death and love and lesbians and robots and anime!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

amazing game thank you rose engine, i hope they make more stuff because i really want to see it

edit:(thinking about the first time i played compared to the second. i was considerably less scared since i had a clue of waht was going on but the fear that i felt playing the first time was special to me. i really like games with stories about ‘time loops’ because the replay-ability is baked in in a cool way. especially with how the game throws information at you, viewing things again having experienced perspective shifts from information is really cool. seeing scenes again re-contextualized makes my brain go ^-^(hots quest ding sound) but going in completely blind and being afraid of everything (i especially remember being scared of the dream beach, i had literally no clue what to expect and it was nice) it all had a different flavor than the second time which is cool because i feel like i experience that kind of emotion change *with* elster. (girlie needs a FUCKING cuddle nap)

the way the game balances reality and the surreal i think is super neat. i love surrealist dream stuff a lot and i think that a video game is a super good medium for that kind of experiential stuff that really inspires me to wanna make video games. especially because then theres also this super nerdy sci fi stuff going on about robots and space regimes and magical tech(my favorite) and planetary systems and military systems and all that good shit. i similarly wanna get nerdy about stuff like military logistics while also telling a story about gay robots and girls that keep missing each other just barely in the space time continuum. i love that the game tells you a lot but also is vague and also says fuck you (affectionate) stop looking for answers and just feel it. it explains just the right amount to not feel esoteric while keeping enough vague to leave a lot up to interpretation/figure it out by playing it again/thinking about it. it plays with themes and reality and reoccuring symbolism and all that good shit that makes stories addicting to think about.) ((also one of the endings requiring beating the game once among other things that keep between playthroughs, yummyyy. games that know they are games/stories/worlds that are aware of themselves., thats good shit right there))

#willowposting #major ramblings #signalis #this game got my brain is a vice grip but far more sinister and far gayer #the brain rot set in deep and rooted very hard #can't believe one of the people that made the game is named yuri #its like they were born for this #i love games and stories that are so thematically dense they really get me thinkin #also god the soundtrack ive listened to it so many times #therse actually nothing i love more than the sound of metal pipes and industrial equipment #concrete and metal and pipes and bullets and blood and flesh #it really speaks to me #everything about it just touches my brain on such a fundamental level #the writing goes crazy #any game that makes me take out a notebook and start jotting down notes to solve puzzles is a instant fave for me #i love writing down codes and shit its so fun #also god have i mentioned the soundtrack #the dichotomy between the harsh metal and the serene piano melodies is actual crack to me #this game has been making me think about sci fi a lot #i wanna start drawing more because holy i need to make fanart of this game or i will explode #i gotta draw the girlies #its got a girl with white hair and red eyes like what am i supposed to do #playing the game isn't enough i need to become one with it in the flesh sea #ALSO FUCK #the game utilizing different perspectives swapping between third and first person #UTILIZING MEDIUMS FOR THEIR POTENTIAL AAAAA

[lockandkeyhyena]

Had a weird dream you made a out of nowhere horror themed cinders pmv?? With the "starlings" soundtrack from shipwrecked 64?? 😭

glad to see i’m still pumping out cinders content in other peoples dreams ✊✊✊ my plan is working

#*jots down notes* #yeen rambles #ask

[mad-c1oud]

Me: I’m gonna take a break from writing for a few days!!

My starcicle royalty/fantasy au: oh yeah? :)

#*gulps* it’s right behind me isn’t it #trying so badly to ignore it but any idea I have I feel like I have to jot down lest I DIE #it has a title :) and YES it’s an imagine dragons song do not talk to me #mad ramblings

[ahalliance]

when it comes to media i am a professional in generating meaning out of thin air and then interpreting that to the point of absolute insanity, source is i study English literature

#jay rambles #god i love studying literature it’s genuinely so great like . once you have the basic themes and concepts of a text down #you can literally just start making shit up based on nothing more than vibes and a few citations #it’s SO fun #and it’s like . piecing together an invisible puzzle #and once you’ve jotted down enough points ur like OH THIS ACTUALLY MAKES A FRAMEWORK . WOAH #THIS MAKES SENSE? #but it’s great like . woah i can read a text and then interpret it to my heart’s content

[minecraftbookshelf]

Side note for The AU in which all the marriages are arranged

Xornoth’s ascent to the throne actually caused a massive religious schism in Rivendell with the tldr being a division between “the natural order of things is being upset by the princes refusing their roles as champions of the gods” extremists and the majority who were like “there’s no rule that says they have to be active champions and also this avoids potential apocalypse.”

Mostly this was an excuse by everyone to just…avoid the whole “is blatant patricide an acceptable method of ascending the throne?” Question. Subtle patricide is one thing but…this was not that.

#rain rambles #xornoth #it’s my bedtime and I’m sleepy and not thinking super coherently #but I wanted to jot this down anyway #marriage of state au #mos: worldbuilding #mos: rivendell #mos: xornoth

[teabutmakeitazure]

just woke up from a dream where reader in tbt dies by Childe's hand. is this a sign

#not to say anything but uh jotting that down immediately #it was oddly realistic #saw him laugh maniacally and all that #i even felt the hydro spear going through myself and the blood in my mouth #couldnt even breathe #cant believe i died there instead of watching the scene as a third party #oddly traumatising but okay #zuri rambles #at least he started crying and said sorry before i woke up #still dk wtf i saw