Finished commission for @nomi--sunrider, a scene from their fic Then, Now, and Always.
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Then, Now, and Always
Chapter 38: The Battle of Fort Salem
Summary: The last battle of the war unfolds on the hallowed grounds of Fort Salem.
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its true that romance amd friendship will not solve everything but. objectively speaking its very hard to get sad when you can say 'lets go get cake tomorrow okay' and someone will go get cake with you. like there is some good at least. you know
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everyone say in the tags what their current custom discord status is
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my top bit of advice going into the new year: compliment people. especially strangers. literally everyone you interact with if you can. when you buy coffee in the morning compliment the barista's tattoos. when you're chatting with a coworker tell them that by the way you like their outfit. always find something they've chosen to do on purpose. nail polish, jewellery, tattoos, hair colour/style, statement accessory, outfit, etc are all good bets. things people hope will be noticed. things that aren't too personal so it doesn't make them uncomfortable (eg probably not their physical features). i've gotten into the habit of scanning everyone i talk to for something about them that i think is cool so i can tell them. it's a great habit because it makes me notice people and realise just how many neat little details there are in people's presentation of themselves that might pass me by if i wasn't paying attention. and it brings out so much joy. you'd be surprised how much it disarms people to receive an unexpected compliment from someone they don't know. it is the most sincere smile you will see all day long. it feels nice to make people happy but it also means you win the social interaction. establish dominance by complimenting a stranger's earrings and disappearing into the fog
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god i wish i wouldn't have to explain the intricacies of the neopets economy to you guys to give the full context for this but. the new neopets team that took over from jumpstart pledged that they were going to curb the inflation of rare items, which is great because a lot of rare items are worth literally hundreds of millions of neopoints, they are unbuyable unless you've been playing actively for 20 years. they did this earlier with a site festival that included random loot boxes, some of which had Unbelievably Fucking Rare And Precious items worth 200 million neopoints apiece.
well.
today they have gone a step further. by releasing this year's trick-or-treat bags. and having the trick-or-treat bags be stuffed to the brim with unbelievably fucking rare stamps, weapons, paint brushes, defense magic, and other unbuyables. (all prohibitively expensive and in-high-demand types of items.)
jellyneo, the premier neopets website, has recorded prices of some items plummeting from 2,000,000 neopoints to 4,000 neopoints IN THE LAST THREE HOURS. this is when most people haven't even heard about the event or OPENED THEIR BAGS YET.
and of course. cherry on top. 20-year-old account holders are crytyping on the site events neoboard about how mean and cruel it is to make rare stamps part of the prize pool, because their entire identity hinges on being part of the neopian bourgeoisie, and they are having MELTDOWNS over their assets being devalued until they're part of the lowly proletariat.
this is a children's game for children btw.
none of the money is real.
i'm having such a good time.
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people when trauma victims act traumatized especially in a way that is unpalatable to them because it involves lashing out and unpredictable moods and having boundary issues rather than just being demure, sad, and consumable
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Hi nomi sunrider, I'm that person who read all 260k+ brilliant words (almost 600 fabulous pages!) of "Then, Now and Always" in one sitting. Thank you so much for thinking up this incredible epic journey in that incredible brilliant brain of yours. I 💯% loved absolutely everything about it. Every. Bloody. Thing. Spectacular! I loved the character development and the plot twists and, my gosh, the beautiful, sweet slow burn!! There were so many points where I was left thinking "well how the heck is the author going to deliver a believable Talder endgame now?" .... and you did it! ABSOLUTELY NAILED IT, INCREDIBLE!! Hat tip for deftly weaving together detailed layers of multiple plot lines to create a blockbuster read. Also truly fantastic action scenes, which I usually skip but this time did not. I really loved your conception of Tally's character, loved how she was both a highly nuanced BAMF and golden retriever. I am a prolific reader and have been blown away by your words. Thank you so much for sharing!
Hi wtf-ppl!
God I love getting asks on Tumblr, it's just like old times. Thanks so much for reading and commenting on Then, Now, and Always! 600 pages? I actually had no idea of the page count. I'm happy you liked badass Tally. That was a priority of mine in the fic. In so many fics, Tally really doesn't get to do much cool shit and can be almost aggressively bad at things, even though she's canonically very good at things! She's sweet and gentle, and will also fuck you up. And I'm glad you liked the action scenes! I loved writing them. Motherland didn't get enough dope shit, in my opinion. Budget constraints maybe? I dunno. But we can make anything happen in fic.
In conclusion, thanks so much for your kind words and messages! They mean a lot, truly.
-nomi
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"i've just been working on a... celebrity impression. it's for a sting operation of sorts i've been putting together. yes as a matter of fact it WILL keep me busy tonight—"
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Thing about tumblr is you and your friends see one post and then suddenly none of you can spell "package" right ever again
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