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infamous-if · 7 months

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"The ROs are fully fleshed people (well, I hope) with their own thoughts and feelings" (i would like to clarify ahead of time, idt you should put up w it)

i think that because the ROs are their own people with thoughts and emotions, and that this doesnt revolve around MC because the ROs have their own actions, people start to think that their MC is a loner because they see the other characters super put together (um. as they should, its chapter two??) and this makes people feel bitter/annoyed because they feel like since they control everything abt MC, that MC is a loser because they dont APPEAR to be as composed as the other ROs and characters are, and it pisses them off (which sucks because, how lame can u be? its literally the second chapter. do people break down crying to you at ur second week of friendship? no babe, they dont)

so, in short, you write your OC's so well that when the other people get to compare the ROs to MC, they feel like MC's a loser because they know ALL of MC's feelings, and forget the ROs are their own people that ren't gonna relay all their thoughts and emotions out for MC

this is not meant disrespectfully <3 if it seems rude my bad

hahaha thank you. I realized that I think the root cause of most of the complaints? disappointment? comes from things that people would only know if we weren't in MC's POV. A lot of this is one-sided, because we don't know what the other characters are thinking. All we see is MC's inner turmoil so it makes it seem like MC is the only one struggling, which...I mean I showed that Rowan is going through his own inner struggle when they had their talk, so I did want to show that it's not just MC who feels a bit out of their depth.

The story is always going to feel biased or leaning a certain way because we're in MC's head. MC has no idea what the other people are thinking/feeling (aside from the POVs and even then, I have to sanitize it so I don't spoil the routes).

If people expect a power fantasy or a wish fulfillment story where the characters fawn over MC, please don't haha. I don't like those, and I don't like reading main characters who are perfect. MC is not the center of any of their worlds, and they have a lot of problems that MC has no idea about yet.

Once the romance starts, it'll be different obviously, and they'll start treating MC in a way we haven't seen before, but they're still their own people!

I think the only RO who thinks about MC to an extreme is Seven Lawless....surprise surprise.

It wasn't rude at all! Very insightful and you're right! ^^

#inbox #the august practice scene should be coming out today btw #using this post for an update lols

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squeakadeeks · 2 months

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whew! core lineup for Delta is complete, ft Rhea, Rem, Puck, and Raken.

Delta has an overall dream theme, the main conflict revolving around the Dream Queen trying to put people to sleep forever by giving them perfect, ideal dreams (well intentioned but obviously an issue haha)

Raken, as the nightmare lord, is working to counteract her and maintain balance with the help of his three henchmen, Rhea, Rem and Puck.

in terms of design themes, Rhea is dreams, Rem is nightmares, and Puck is daydreams 🫣

close-ups and more character details below

Rhea was a lucid dreamer who fell out of her dream into the dreaming kingdoms. She really genuinely wants to do good and be good, and as such struggles with the moral greyness of intentionally giving people nightmares. She works very hard to find a "perfect" resolution. Rhea wants very badly to make everyone happy and have people like her, sometimes to a fault. Rem is her best friend and she is very close to Puck and Raken personally as well outside of being Coworkers™️. Shes optimistic and has an intense, perfectionistic ambitious drive.

Rem is...not as evil as he looks but he's not as straightforward as "yaaay lets be good people!" he is incredibly prone to bad, impulse decisions, and often jumps to conclusions. He really loves the people close to him but is convinced they dislike him or need more from him constantly which makes things Complicated. Halfway through the series, something happens such that Rem kind of snaps and goes sicko mode, committing to this evil caricature and actively plays out what he assumes people think of him. Its a bad time for everyone. Raken wants to have a father/son relationship with him but Rem views it more as a divine figure/lowly servant vibe which is also a struggle. (also I mentioned this once but Rem almost never dresses like this, most of the time hes just in Regular Dude clothes)

Puck is a double agent between the dreaming and nightmare worlds. He is very close to the Nightmare Crew, but doesnt have full faith that they will be able to succeed against the dream queen and is worried about that inevitable outcome. In general he just wants to be "ok" but doesnt trust in his ability to actually achieve that. Hes deeply insecure and anxious all the time, but also arguably has the best heart and commits the least Atrocities out of anyone.

Raken is the struggling single father trying to wrangle all his henchmen. He is not a bad guy at all, he understands the role he has to play in the dreaming world and takes his responsibility seriously. He loves history and tradition, and values his mantle but does bemoan the inherent suffering he brings. he tries his best to do his job as carefully and conscientiously as possible. He views himself as a mentor figure for his henchmen and tries very hard to help them, but theyre A Lot and he can only do so much. in particular when Rem goes fully off his rocker all he could really do is be like "are you winnin' son"

#my art #for better or worse Rem is my version of twink catra i am so sorry

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tsams-confessions · 13 days

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I think Lunar is currently a pretty stagnate character. He hasn't changed or developed for a very long time, and yes, his chosen one star power thing adds more complexity to him but he himself still hasn't changed. Probably since around Old Moons death.

Lunar still hasn't learned empathy. Any time trauma is brought up, he immeadtly goes into trauma Olympics mode. I think the fans and writers let him get away with way too much and that really doesnt help him.

Nothing is ever Lunars fault because Lunar apparently suffered the most and Lunar is always right and always wronged by others. Only Lunars feelings matter, and everything revolves around him. He has zero regard to how he's not the only victim and just because the others weren't killed by Eclipse, for some reason he and a lot of fans have come to decide that Lunar can be the only authority on what happens to him because of his death. It makes him very frustrating and I wish I could like him again. I liked him when he was a grey character lacking empathy unless it benefited him, where he didn't care unless it interfered with his fun. When he set Bloodmoon on homeless people because he didn't care about them or consider them people worth missing. He developed past that which is fine, but then he stopped which is less fine after so long.

Lunar gets away with threatening others with violence and no one bats an eye, but if anyone else had? They'd be lynched by fans and made to apologise in show, which they have. Hell, he did exactly what he accused Sun of before Old Moon died. He got on a moral high horse about killing Eclipse and told Sun he was being no better than him, despite him later refusing to listen to anyone but himself- this is fine. Characters are allowed to be hypocrits but the way the fans treat both situations is annoying. Sun was the bad guy for wanting to kill the person who traumatised him for ages and got him accused of what happened July 16, and threatens his family, but when Lunar wants him dead and kills him its "Good for you! Great job!" And all the sympathy in the world for poor Lunar- people even getting mad at Earth for being upset someone was just murdered in front of her out of the blue

I really hope something happens with Lunar soon that shakes him out of his stagnation. He's still allowed to be selfish and a hypocrit and lack empathy, but im tired of him just getting away with everything and his character never developing

#sun and moon show #the sun and moon show #tsams #sams #tsams confession #< block this if you dont want to see these #lunar hate #<- ehh. for filtering mostly #mod 1blood

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hajihiko · 1 year

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I am sad and in need of my bed

SO MY QUESTION FOR YOU RUMPS IS

How do you think the dr2 characters cope with the big sad, what kind they are (good and bad), and who comes to help em out :)

(if you say hajime for assistance because he’s technically the ultimate therapist you’re gonna get your shoes stolen /lh/nsrs)

Hajime.

BUT not because hes the Ultimate therapist, rather because he is very adept at making people feel comfortable. Meta-wise, this is because he's the protagonist of a character-heavy game that encourages you to form a bond with at least one NPC, and most of the NPCs are jerks. Of course you want some encouragement or rewardl and your reward is the NPC opening up and trusting you, the player character.

But since we're not viewing the characters as NPCs in a game, in-world it comes out as Hajime getting even the most suspicious, awkward and stand-offish people to like him enough to overcome some of their issues, meaning he's just a comfortable dude.

So, besides Hajime;

Akane: ignores the big sad for as long as she can. Might have a little breakdown but still tries to get over it way before she's ready by distracting herself or pretending like a comfort worked 100% ("now that I've cried for half a minute I'm FINE haha see ya"). She would go to Kazuichi for distractions and someone who will probably do the crying for her. Slowly starts being open to Fuyuhiko's offer of talking things out, but only when she's already done being sad.

Sonia: Even if she is big sad in private, she has a hard time being real with it in front of others because she tends to pop into inspiration mode. She might pep talk herself (and others) several times without any real progress because she isnt letting it out. Eventually she'll yell and cry and then actually feel better afterwards. I think besides Hajime shed split pretty easily between Akane and Fuyuhiko, who are both awkward around big emotions but ultimately also very helpful.

Kazuichi: Feels big emotions all the time and sadness is a big part of it. He is very capable of feeling the things- its hiding them that's the problem- so he's used to it, but a linger melancholy cloud that doesnt go away even when he's done sobbing about it is a bigger problem. I think he would go to Sonia if he needed point-blank merciless advice (he is careful though, between not wanting to seem like he's pressuring her and not being able to take rejection when he's already so depressed) or Akane for comfort.

Fuyuhiko: it's kinda complicated because he was actually fairly good at dealing with grief in-game (once he was past the passive suicidal ideation) but that was in the middle of a murder game and. I think he would be the type to push it aside for as long as something bigger needs doing, but he suffers for it when there's nothing else to focus on. He feels better when he thinks he has some control so besides Hajime he goes to Souda, who a) has no room to judge and b) wont dare to snitch or get too mushy.

The ones most likely to intentionally seek out the sad people are probably Fuyuhiko (as with Akane post Nekomaru death) and Souda (again Akane & Nekomaru's death). Probably Sonia too? Just based on vibes (and she got Fuyuhiko a get-well-soon present).

Hajime definitely feels like the type to isolate when he actually feels the sad, but he's more likely to get frustrated or listless than outright sad (he also does not have a crying sprite in the game). I think who he goes to is really dependant on what he wants out of the interaction. With Akane, it's easy to forget anything is wrong, but she'll also be a big strong pillar to lean on. Souda is great with distractions and emotional validation (easily affected by other people's moods). Sonia cheers people up and doesnt let anyone get away with wallowing, and Fuyuhiko is a good conversationalist and has experience with actually handling grief (fun fact, all of Fuyuhiko's FTEs revolve around just talking, mayhaps because he has no hobbies besides crime but who knows) .

#Talky talky Tuesday #Not an art #This is long I hope it's worth it lol #Talky talky

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ultra-raging-ghost · 5 months

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I have HCs for sunny and you all have to hear about them now

-She's the type of kid to run around and snatch up tools/materials to help her pa out when hes building

-Despite primarily living in TubChunk (dirtiest fucking place on the server its literally a factory how do they live there), they are always seen in pristine clothing, they dont like to touch dirt under any circumstances and tubbo absolutely accommodates for that

-She and Tallulah have matching stickers on their asthma pumps!

-They love doing yoga, having tea parties, organizing events! They like having an organized living space, including all their toys

-Despite the goop she probably doesnt mind holding onto charlie and flippa's hands or hugging them, its inevitable that she'd get dirty hanging out with them so she has to accept it eventually

-I have this personal hc that theyre the oldest of all the new eggs, which is still considerably younger than the previous eggs

-She loves being picked up and carried around, you know she demands strong people like tubbo, slime, pol, etc (her dads) and fit (her queer uncle/body guard) to pick her up on their shoulders and carry her around so she seems tall

-They secretly like to share some of their riches with their siblings, they came from the same place (egg island previously, purgatory now) and they probably share a lotta the same traumatic experiences, even if theyre not siblings they care for eachother

-She wants to be a MOVIE STAR!!!! she wants to be a star in every sense of the word, her name is sunny, she wants to be in the spotlight, she wants to be the egg the world revolves around (which she kinda already is for tubbo)

#qsmp #headcannons #qsmp sunnysideup

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liquidstar · 1 year

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a little detail i always liked in otto’s backstory was that he didnt instantly start crying when his mom hugged him. he looked over to his dad and brothers for a cue on how to react

and THEN he starts crying. not only is it fairly realistic for a little kid, but one in his position specifically- otto has never been understood before, nor has he ever understood anyone.

he says his parents always tried their hardest to understand his abnormality, but anyone born without a divine protection could never really get it. and he could never really get them. and hes right, theyll never be able to see (and in this case, hear) the world in the exact same way he does. but that doesnt mean communicating these feelings is impossible- his older brother went out of his way to find a method of communication that would work for him, and taught him how to read and write himself, even though otto would struggle with this more than any other kid.

hes literally been overstimulated for his entire life, he describes the world as being nothing but hellish noise for his entire childhood. he hears everything so he cant hear anything. he just sits with a blank stare because everything is just too much all the time. but its only when he sees his family cry than he starts to cry too. it was the first time that he cried since he was born.

because this was the first time in his life he was able to communicate in some way, the first time he felt somewhat understood. not just to tell his family his feelings, but to respond to theirs as well. even if he didnt fully grasp the nuance. it wasnt impossible to be seen and heard. and i love that he was so loved by his family too.

and thats his entire theme as a character right there! communication... his character revolves around it; he’s a merchant and the head of public affairs of the emilia camp because of his negotiation skills. he helps subaru out of his rot every single time by talking to him. his divine protection of soul language is literally the ability to communicate. his entire character is about communication. and connection. and love. and how these are all connected

i honestly dont think he would have turned out to be how he is now if it wasnt for the fact that his family was so loving. his divine protection might not have even evolved into something thats actually a gift, if mental state has anything to do with it. without proper help and support his world might still be hellish noise.

you all get what im saying here though, right? his neuro is so divergent.

#re:zero

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theslutm77 · 23 days

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I love your gr00m hc. Etho is definitely an internet freak and Scar is the perfect victim. Many people (Grian) advise Scar to block Etho because they believe he is not a good influence but Scar tries to justify it and says "He is my friend, no matter his age, he loves me and takes care of me; it is not fair to Etho he doesn't care for me. He's never done anything wrong! It's like now I stopped talking to you Grian just because Etho told me so." [Scar would definitely obey Etho if he asked him to stay away from Grian]

When Etho meets Scar in real life for the first time, the first thing he does is touch his ass and waist, at the end of that day Etho has sex with Scar. Scar cries because it hurts and he doesn't like it; when he tries to complain, Etho slows down and asks, "Don't you love me? Don't you want us to be such close friends anymore?"

Etho has a phone full of nudes from Scar Bdubs and Joel.

Bdubs is the youngest and Etho didn't care, he always talked to him sexually, he is the first victim of Etho.

yesss scar is just needy for attention he doesnt care abt who its from atp, “no matter his age” is soooo <3 and scar runs and tells etho about the interaction later, etho just soothes him and gives him advice, but doesnt forget

when it gets to the point where etho’s word is scripture to scar, etho sends scar a message expressing concern over how grian acts, and says he thinks it would be best if scar stopped talking to him, for scar’s sake, and scar does so without blinking, slowly isolating himself until scars world revolves around just school, parents, and etho, and etho is more important then everything else <3

so when etho finally thinks its safe enough for them to meet up, he gets scars address and drives to pick him up, a nervous 16 year old scar finally meeting his (36 year old) internet friend of 5 years,, he slides into the passenger seat and etho lays a hand on scars thigh ^_^

when they step into etho’s place, etho grips scars waist and hugs him so tight it surprises scar, and scar would give out such cute whines of shock when etho’s hands start straying to his ass and upper thighs

and etho’s done this dance before, and he knows how to convince scar to do what he has planned

he suggests they watch a movie and he choses an extremely sexual one, a cheesy porno basically, classic age gap weird shit that would be frowned upon, but etho knew it would help scar open up to the idea

one thing lead to another and scar is pinned to ethos bed, and etho is purring at him to take his clothes off, and scar assumes this is just what friends do, after all its not like he has any friends other than etho ^_^

nd when etho is railing him and scar is screaming because it feels so goddamn wrong and he hurts and etho is it supposed to hurt? and etho gives him gentle forehead kisses and tells him thats how it always feel and how special scar is too him, and he fucks scar until he is full w ethos cum, then he pulls out, and grabs a camera, snapping a few photos of the exhausted kid

when etho finally takes scar home, after casually commenting “its not the sort of thing that people talk about, makes sense you didn’t know it happened, but make sure you don’t mention it to people, they think its weird and you might get kicked out for it” just to ensure scar wouldnt dream of telling anyone else :3

so etho goes home, pulls on his headphones, and clicks through his computer file, leaning back and unzipping his jeans as he pulls up the files of bdubs and joel, his perfectly trained boys and he stares eagerly at the screen as they touch eachother, his hand speeding up until he comes. he then snaps a picture and sends it to bdubs, telling him how he was forced to take care of himself because bdubs couldnt be bothered coming to see him

ughhh,,,, creepy grmer etho <3

#eth.o #bdub.s #joe.l #sca.r #grming #UGH amazing ask

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ultimateloserboy · 9 months

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SONIC PRIME RAMBLES!!!!

SPOILERS FOR SEASON TWO AHEAD!!!

(sorry if the screenshots are a bit mushy i was taking them quick)

firstly of course id like to mention these two. i love how when sonic is playing around and talking to himself, shadow just nods along. he didnt tell sonic to shut the fuck up, he just waited until he got his zoomies out. he even slightly participated! i just love how when shadow is cooled down a bit he’s actually pretty used to sonic and doesnt mind his silliness, it only makes him genuinely upset when it’s not the right time or place. and sure this also isnt the right time or place, but seeing as hes been blessed with literal gay magic i think shadow mightve given him a pass. that or shadow is never actually as pissed as he tries to be. which i also believe, because he plays around during fights. i think hes having fun too. hes just trying to ignore it in favor of the overall mission, which is completely fair and is kinda needed. without shadow sonic would have no fucking clue what to do hed just be running around spitting off cheesy one liners like an idiot, but without sonic shadow would be all alone with nobody but space rocks and his pissy attitude. sonic does provide shadow with fun, and everyone needs a little fun and positivity. sonic makes him happy and keeps him entertained but he’d never admit that. they balance each other out in such a nice way. they need each other in more ways than one in my opinion.

this leads me into my favorite thing about this show: sonic is not simply the hero. he’s not just saving the day and that’s that like he thinks. it’s much more complicated. lots of people he’s met seem to have clashing opinions or views of the world, and that’s not a bad thing! most of rouges variants want to just hand over the shard and get it over with, which wouldnt help in the long run but is A REASONABLE THING TO THINK!!! shadow was never malicious he was just pissed off and he’s RIGHT! hell, i dont even think nine is wrong either!!! hes never even seen the reality that sonic is wishing for! all of these people simply want to be happy but theyre from completely different worlds in a very VERY dangerous situation, of course theres going to be conflict amongst people who ARENT the villains! because the world doesn’t revolve around sonic and in situations like these its hard to find a middle ground between COUNTLESS AMOUNTS OF PEOPLE FROM ALL AROUND THE MULTIVERSE!! i think it perfectly demonstrates how all of these people arent bad people, they simply dont view things the way sonic does and thats ok. theyre all just scared and confused and in a life or death situation. well, except for dread. that motherfuckers just crazy.

i do think nine should. maybe chill 😭😭. but i think sonic shouldve at least talked with the kid a bit more about the overall goal cuz damn. i like the parallel between shadow saying “theyre not your real friends.” and nine saying hes real. because shadow was right in a sense. nine is NOT tails. he’s REAL, sure, but hes not the real TAILS. he isnt the real tails and hes not sonics friend just because sonic knows a version of him. that doesnt mean they cant BE friends but sonic being quick to assume that nine will end up like tails was just wrong on his part. sonic was quick to assume so many things about nine because of his relation to tails, and he shouldn’t have done that. he should’ve listened to shadow. it’s all “ooo shadows such a fuckin debby downer party pooping asshole” until the universe still isnt put together and THEN people consider that yeah maybe he was a little right. harsh, but right. literally if shadow was able to go into those portals i promise you this shit wouldve been over before we even got a season two. like genuinely i feel like they keep shadow in the void simply because they need to prolong the season. and i love the content dont get me wrong but please just let him go with sonic that motherfucker really does need a babysitter. i think we need BOTH of them in the actual shatterspaces. like i said, they balance each other out. if shadow was to go on his own i honestly think he wouldnt do too good either. hed just ignore everyone else and try to get things done quickly without needing help and sure he might get a little far but eventually hed need the help and he wouldnt have it. so i think sonic and shadow together should finally be allowed to do this shit fully together so that shadow can do what he has to do and sonic can go around making friends with multiverse people and saving them from robots on the side. its a win-win people!!!!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!

i do like the fact that shadows speed is artificial so it isnt the same as sonics, or at least thats what i like to think. i know hes stuck in the void because of the chaos control he did (i think) and sonics speed might not be the only factor but i do think its interesting how they cant do the same things

but truly i think the only reason the writers are keeping them seperate is because they know damn well if they teamed up full time theyd start kissing eventually

#sonic prime #sonic the hedgehog #sth #shadow the hedgehog #sonadow #sonic x shadow #sonic prime spoilers #sonic prime shadow #sonic prime season 2

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junosmindpalace · 2 years

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Random and specific headcanons for Gojo

this request didnt specify if it were hcs with reader so i just did gojo on his own. hope thats alright! (this is such a short list i might update it from time to time forgive me </3)

-he always smells really good and it infuriates the girls. he always looks and smells fresh (maybe some nice body wash or subtle cologne)

-he likes to watch “funniest moments” compilations on youtube. Yknow like vine comps and people falling over. Other than that he doesnt really care much for social media. Maybe he has an account that hes either never on or uses to stalk other peoples profiles

-has a weird fascination with guinness books. he sometimes tries to beat the world records (and he probably does)

-generally knows a bit about most sports

-has lost a lot of megumi’s personal belongings because he’ll get interested in them and either break them, misplace them or take them for himself

-doesnt like to drive. Scratch that i dont think he CAN drive. He just doesnt seem like a driver. He either walks everywhere or takes public transit or has ijichi drive him around everywhere (sustainable king! Poor ijichi!)

-quotes dialogue from whatever movie he most recently watched

-unintentionally roasts/humbles people. Does anyone know that clip from sherlock where he goes through a list of john’s exes in front of his date? Gojo’s the type to pull that shit

-cannot finish a book without wanting to run into a wall (have you seen this guy ever pick up a newspaper or anything to read? Exactly. Cause he hates reading.)

-the only things he reads are comic books and he doesnt even read them properly. Suguru probably had a collection and he’d skim through them when he was bored cause the bright colors and big action bubbles would be enough to hold his attention for a couple of minutes

-he got really good at doing magic tricks when he was a student at jujutsu tech and he’ll randomly mess with yuji and the others (its mostly yuji and nobara who are interested though, he probably used to annoy the shit out of utahime with them). His favorite tricks are the basic “quarter behind your ear” trick and anything revolving cards

-gives his colleagues (nanami, utahime, etc) pretty origami with crude messages written inside them for funsies

-either loves or hates dark chocolate

-speaking of chocolate he loves eating chocolate crackers with his tea

-likes to collect souvenirs, but not just things that are pretty or cool. hes determined to have at least one goofy item from each place hes ever visited (whether it be a stupid shirt, keychain or mug)

-gojo is such a silly complex guy

#jjk x reader #jjk oneshot #jjk hcs #jjk headcanons #jujutsu kaisen hcs #jujutsu kaisen headcanons #gojo satoru headcanons #gojo satoru hcs #satoru gojo headcanons #jujutsu kaisen one shot #jujutsu kaisen x reader

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booksofstars · 4 months

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I know you like rainworld, but I have genuinely no idea what in the world it is.

Care to give an explanation of it? A passionate fan seems like a good person to ask.

ok so im terrible at explaining BUT i love rambling. so lets get into it!

rain world is a survival simulator. at its core, this is the game. you play as a slugcat (the stories of which vary based on the campaign). the goal of the game, really, is exploration. survival doesnt truly matter until either crossing through a gate into another region or in ascension endings.

generally, the story revolves around the iterators, though some downpour scugs have stories more focused on them. through taking pearls (which have information on them) to looks to the moon (an iterator), you learn more about the past of this dangerous world.

iterators were built by the ancients, a society now gone due to their attempt to escape the cycle. the iterators were created for this purpose; to find a solution that would allow the ancients to ascend without going into the void sea (the classic route). after the mass ascension of the ancients, an iterator named sliver of straw gave the triple affirmative, declaring that the solution had been found. heres the issue, though: she died right after. so? the iterators are left to speculate. this is the catalyst for the story you slowly learn about, or even contribute to, throughout the game. throughout the game, you can visit the iterators five pebbles and looks to the moon and learn their stories. the rest of the local group of iterators includes no significant harassment, seven red suns, chasing/gray wind, and unparalleled innocence. only the first two are ever depicted in game, though they cant be visited. they get splash screens!

the general gameplay loop involves exploring, perhaps collecting pearls or other items to take to looks to the moon if you reach her, eating to sate hunger, and returning to a shelter in time for the end of the cycle. at the end of each cycle comes the rain, caused by the still-standing five pebbles, a grouchy iterator who gives you the mark of communication, allowing you to talk to him and looks to the moon, his big sister. this rain is deadly; it will kill you after a little while. there are many regions to explore, all of which are accessed by finding and entering through karma gates. karma increases with each successful cycle, and decreases when you die. there is no penalty for losing karma; you will simply be unable to move on until you replenish it through a few cycles. karma flowers prevent this from dropping for a single cycle. the goal, once karma 10 is reached, is to either ascend in the void sea, or reach the campaign‘s specific ending (which typically doesnt actually require karma 10! only ascension does).

in the base game, there are three slugcats to choose from. monk (yellow, "easy" mode), survivor (regular mode), and hunter (hard mode). now, these scugs do have their own stories, though monk and survivors are somewhat similar (they are siblings, by the way)! when i say monk is easy mode, take that with a grain of salt. rain world is a very cool game, but it isnt easy. especially on console.

there is also a dlc, rain world downpour. it adds the slugcats artificer, gourmand, rivulet, spearmaster, saint, and inv (who is actually a bonus campaign meant as a developer easter egg. also they have a dating sim). these slugcats each have their own tales to tell, all at different points in the timeline. they are unlocked progressively as you complete campaigns! i wont be spoiling them, though!

the order of slugcats in the timeline is as follows:

spearmaster

artificer

hunter

gourmand

monk & survivor

(big timeskip)

rivulet

(big timeskip)

saint

like i said, i wont be outlining the stories, because its really fun to piece together yourself! rain world is about survival and discovery, after all. id absolutely recommend it if you have the patience! also, i should note, downpour also provides a cheat menu that makes the game somewhat easier.

happy sluggying!

#cham caws #rain world #rain world spoilers

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fefairys · 5 months

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in general, i have like 0 qualms with the overall pacing and major plot developments in homestuck. the things i criticize are the smaller things like certain character choices and stuff like that. the bigotry. you know what im talking about. but i think that hussie is good at writing a story, and any criticisms i have of them have nothing to do with their ability to write a good story.

what really gets me is that so many people who hate the retcon, who hate the epilogues and hs^2, seem to operate on the assumption that everyone agrees with them. "it was good until the retcon amiright guys lol" no. i disagree. "FUCK the epilogues amiright haha WE DONT TALK ABOUT POSTCANON!!!" well i do.

i have also seen people criticize hussie/homestuck for "just being a shitpost that they tried to turn into something deep" as if that is not how so many fucking stories (especially improvised ones like this) work. like yeah that happens. you set off to write something stupid and get attached to the characters and their world and start delving in deeper into themes you didnt even MEAN to get into in the first place, but now the whole story is revolving around it???? THATS JUST HOW IT WORKS THATS NOT A FLAW. THAT DOESNT MEAN ITS BAD. im sure everyone whos ever played a ttrpg is familiar with this concept lmao!

like "hussie wasnt thinking about the implications of bro being abusive when they set out writing their dynamic" ok but then they DID think about the implications and addressed it in the story and made it into daves entire character arc. why is that a bad thing. thats how writing works.

#ok ill try to be done yelling now im very passionate about homestuck if you couldnt tell #hi new followers! im actually crazy! welcome!

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my brain is perpetually melting lately so im like not super comprehending it but i looove hearing ppl talk about what theyre into and i am just nodding along so enthusiastically when you talk about rdr2 . also take this as me asking about it as i said im nodding along

crow im sorry </3 honestly i understand 100% and i hope the brain fog lifts for you<3 but im happy its fun to hear about <3 thank you for nodding along and asking about it (in spirit) so let me lay the generic history + synopsis of both games because i have . sort of just been dropping context as i talk about two brothers and their horrible father (<3 and the good one)

anyways im about to be very autistic<3 buckle up

red dead redemption (2010) started off as a spiritual successor to a game called red dead revolver (2004) that rockstar bought after the game had been cancelled after it failed to follow thru with funding issues in 2000 (capcom. as in mega man capcom, was paying for a studio to make it, but funding dropped and and that studio closed so rockstar acquired the studio + eventually got the rights for rthe game). HOWEVER they wanted to do more w/ the concept

so john martson was born in 2010 w/ the first red dead game. youre introduced to a this former outlaw in 1911 who's family is being used for blackmail as he makes his way across a fictionalized version of the american south/west + mexico trying to track down his former friends because the US govt wants them dead. hes polite but no-nonsense and hes sarcastic sometimes and mentally unwell and also so kind. hes very funny honestly like rdr1 john my beloved. and he helps people along the way! he makes associates with all kinds of people. he deals with the people in his old gang (javier escuella and bill williamson), including his father figure dutch van der linde. hes described as his fathers greatest success and greatest downfall. hes returned to his wife and son and 'uncle' only for the US govt to raid their home, kill uncle, and it forces john to tell his wife and son to run while he makes a last stand, knowing that theyd stop at killing him. because ultimately these games are about redemption. and it almost succeeds, but his son grows up to avenge him

and its a fun game! its a wonderful story its really well done with interesting twists and turns and a HEARTBREAKING ending with this kid just. continuing that cycle. killing a government man puts a target on his head too. and rockstar couldve gone with a sort of . 1910s-1920s set sequel where you explore what the kids fate is. instead in 2018 we're given a prequel in the form of red dead redemption 2.

its 1899 and its the end of the golden age and the age of the "west" is honestly decades gone. dutch is clinging to an old life because he hates the US government, doesnt trust the law, etc. hes got a group of misfits including two men hes raised since they were preteens (arthur morgan + john marston) alongside his oldest friend (platonic life partner? sorry. theyre toxic old men* in love) hosea matthews.

(*old for 1899)

so arthur morgan is born in 2018. hes not mentioned once in rdr1 because he didnt exist! and rockstar gives themself the very hard job of making us LIKE a protagonist new to the story as a whole. and it works basically immediately. id argue its almost impossible to hate arthur when he feels so human. ive rarely like. played a game that beat for beat feels very much like reading a novel and i am. so honest when i say he feels human. they all do. but you hear his thoughts, you read his journal entries, you hear his comments to himself and his way of interacting with the world around you, let alone with other people. hes so endearing, if not a bit gruff and rough around the edges, and then he warms. especially around hosea, or in quiet moments with john or his friendship that blooms w/ a man named charles (i will not get into this.) or his kindness with sadie adler, a widow you meet in the prologue (shes sooo).

and then arthur starts dying. hes dying from the end of chapter 2. theres 6 chapters total + two epilogues w/ john. chapter 1 is essentially the prologue. youre given ONE whole chapter with arthur before It Happens. and hes declining. and you get hints. he starts coughing.

rdr2 is a story of arthur and the events that lead to rdr1 with a splintered family. you know the events of rdr1 will happen as absolutes: bill dies. javier dies. dutch dies. john and abigail (his wife) will die. jack, their son, who in rdr2 is maybe all of 5 years old, will one day kill a man. but that seems so distant

its a death march, its an avalanche, its a butterfly effect. its a car crash its a trainwreck. and youre a rubbernecker. you cant look away, you have to play his part in the play. the events that ultimately are the catalyst happen a month prior to the games opening: dutch picked up a man named micah bell, and micah is not a nice man. and he knows exactly how to play dutch like a fiddle. and dutch's ego is too big to know hes being played. they rob a ferry boat. it goes badly. people die. the pinkertons are after them all. they run into the mountains and almost die. dutch's ego is bruised and he Needs to correct it. they run into his old nemesis and they steal that guys plans to rob a train. you could say that this was the true catalyst for the events for the rest of the game but ultimately it doesnt matter. micah has his grip on dutch, and dutch just robbed one of thee wealthiest men in america, who has an ego that matches

meanwhile arthur is an attack dog, and he attacks the wrong target on orders he doesnt like. a weak man dying of tuberculosis. it infects arthur, unwittingly. arthur can quit these jobs. its doesnt matter. he will die in 6 months

rdr2 is a story of trying desperately to pump the breaks as more and more people die. its about hope and trying to save as many people as you can. its about people who fall through the cracks and who the 1% hate coming together and the reality of being used in a cult of personality. its about one man falling apart and taking 20+ people who looked to him like a shepherd, down with him. its about desperately clinging to the past as the future rockets forward. its about loyalty its about betrayal its about dying.

arthur is shown chapter after chapter as he gets weaker that his father is willing to let family die. that when dutch loses hosea in ANOTHER botched robbery he is not the same man. that he's willing to let both his sons die. and when arthur realizes his time left is short, hes desperate to make things right

arthur dies letting john escape. dutch and micah look down at him as hes dying and walk away. arthur is buried facing west. for the sun. john inherits his hat and journal. john tries to build that fateful home with abigail and jack. you spend the epilogue with him as he tries to make wrong puzzle pieces fit and shave down the parts of him that were his fathers son so that they can try to live normally. he succeeds. the epilogue lets you face micah and dutch as john and arthurs friends who survived (charles + sadie). you kill micah. he deserves it. dutch lets john live.

time does not stop. rdr1 looms ahead. you ignore this and play ranch simulator as john draws in arthurs journal and writes and scratches out words and draws hearts around his wifes name. you can find arthurs grave and sit with him.

i spent 1 month putting off arthurs death. i mourned him in real time when he died. games to CHANGE the brain chemistry

#also its ok im honestly not sure what i say IS super comprehensible . in the first place #asks #crimzoncrow #crow 🦋#cowboygame lb

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