#OM SYSTEM note

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小豆島カメラのメンバーが、小豆島のお遍路と絶景について、OM-3で撮影した写真とともに紹介する連載がOMデジタルソリューションズ運営の「OM SYSTEM note」にてはじまりました！ 第1回目は第48番 毘沙門堂、第47番 栂尾山、第44番 湯舟山の遍路道を新緑を楽しみながら歩きました。 ぜひご覧ください↓ 「カメラとともに巡る祈りの道──OM-3と出会う小豆島お遍路風景」

[vinyls-and-valentines]

I hate how hard it is to come up with character names because how am I supposed to make character playlists that make me even more insane about my own OCs WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO PUT THEIR GOTDAMN NAMES IN THE PLAYLIST TITLE??!

[dianadiaries]

➠ things he says during sex

wooyoung ver.

-------> DISCLAIMER: any and all minors found watching or having any interaction will be blocked. You are what you consume. Thank you!

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"come on baby? Just one more time okay, cum on more time!"

"f-fuck babe, I didn't s-shit.. to hang out with San that long.."

"There is no one around? And the practice room is free.! We should take the chances!"

"Shit what's with all the fucking attitude today, I'm the only one who can have it. Maybe I need to get it out your system."

"come on if you really wanna get off get off on my leg. Hurry up slut."

"God are you always this loud? Damn."

"San pissed me off today so you know what that means baby!! Ass up!"

" let me take a photo babe. Aaaa, your pretty cunt"

"s-shit your good as fuck why the hell are you so tight."

"Can I cum in your mouth baby?"

"I know I just came from a concert but damn the way you were jumping up and down for me. I might just give you a reward. "

"If your cunt keeps clenches around my dick, I might cum inside."

"why was he all over you.? Doesn't he know I'm your boyfriend..? Fine I guess I need to leave marks at this point! "

author note! : this was rushed but omg... the videos and edits I've been seeing ! ate tf down oms!

[everettswritings]

https://www.tumblr.com/everettswritings/740809548342951936/oh-my-god-everett-making-a-contribution-to-the?source=share

I loved this...also why can't I help but think: "God forbid he meets a Lee who just melts at teases or teases are their big weakness...aaaalso God forbid he meets someone with a ticklish tummy since I'm sure he'd 'eat' the tummy"

I couldn’t come up with a picture for this like I normally do for my fics and stuff, but this is too good not to answer or post! Thank you for these marvelous ideas. Also, this is gonna be an “x reader” thing because yeah

You can’t exactly recall when it started, or how it started; but at some point Shadow Milk Cookie sucked you right into his games. It’s impossible to tell why he even started these torture sessions, but the one thing that is for sure is that he’s not letting up any time soon.

While you were going about your day like normal, everything was interrupted by that cursed jester as he announced his presence with a loud gasp: “Oh my goodness! Is that who I think it is? It is! Y/N Cookie, my FAVORITE LEE!” He said in his usual shrill voice, making sure to emphasize that you were the lee in this “relationship”. With a jingle and a jangle, he quickly pinned you down and started tickling you all over, his fingers darting around everywhere imaginable. All over your ribs, sides, armpits, and even giving an occasional squeeze on your hips! You couldn’t help it, you burst out laughing the moment they began to poke and prod all over your body, you didn’t even notice that he was intentionally avoiding your stomach. He grinned as you squirmed against his grip and laughed at his touch, “Awww! Is my favorite lee enjoying this?” He said. He always knew how to make you completely melt with the teasing, he grinned wickedly as he continued to talk your ears off with teasing words.

“Ooh, you’re so ticklish there Y/N Cookie! How about here? Or here”

“Oh, that makes you laugh so much! Let me do it again!”

“Kitchy kitchy koo, you adorable lee you!”

For a few minutes, it was nothing but that. He did nothing but tickle you all over while talking your ears off, by the time he stopped you were nothing but a blushing and flustered mess. You look up at him with glazed over eyes, still panting from laughing so much, “Is it over yet?” You asked innocently to which the jester replied with a cheeky grin “Yes it is, but I’m SO hungry! Mind if I… have a snack?”. Your eyes widened when you realized what he was about to do, “No! No, no, no! Please no!” You begged hopelessly, your voice cracked a bit; however, the jester grinned in response and slowly leaned his head towards your stomach.

Your begging and pleads for him to stop were quickly cut off by screams of laughter, what he was doing now was far worse than before. He was eating your stomach! His lips grazed against the skin of your belly, sending ticklish shockwaves all throughout your entire nervous system, and of course he HAD to accompany it all with a series of “om nom nom”s. He continued this for a while, occasionally stopping to say things like “Your tummy is SOOO tasty, Y/N Cookie!” Or “Such a delicious snack!”; meanwhile, you were completely melting as you could do nothing but helplessly laugh and blush at all of this. You poor soul.

End of fic

Also, side note: I can’t believe that this is the first ever actual fic I post on this account, but I guess it’s something

[obey-me-rewrite]

Hi! just wanted to ask on how you personally use Twine I've been a fan of OM, and wondered how u made the remake in that system lmao. I was wondering if you had any tips / tutorials u used, I've spent some time testing and have got the hang of variables and linking but i was really confused on how you designed it / removed the borders around the side bar and everything, along with how you made the intimacy system, Especially the notify / achievement bar system! No tutorials were helping me lol

Sure! I'll do my best to explain below; feel free to ask me to expand on anything if it's confusing.

Changing sidebar:

The way you do this is basically through CSS ("Story Stylesheet"). When your game is open in the browser, you can inspect elements to figure out what they're called, then change their styles. For example, I removed the border of the menu buttons by putting the following in the stylesheet:

(for the overall borders)

menu ul {

border: none;

}

(for the borders between each link)

menu li a {

border: none;

}

w3schools.com is a great website if you'd like to learn CSS - it's what will help you completely restyle your story. There are also plenty of Twine design templates for something easier to use without having to learn code.

Intimacy system:

This one is a little more complicated. I'm actually completely rehauling the intimacy system for version 1.1. Right now, it uses a lot of if statements to check the amount of intimacy the player has collected with a character - and this intimacy is in a variable initialized in the special StoryInit passage. However, that's bandaid code which is messy and easily runs into bugs, as has happened ever since release lol. To fix it, I've essentially created a proper levelling system using custom macros and JavaScript. That requires a good grasp on behind-the-scenes programming, though. If your game isn't a huge project, keeping intimacy in variables should work just fine. Just make sure to keep a spreadsheet or notes somewhere that list how much intimacy is possible to gain and in which passages. It will make your life easier in the long run.

Notifications:

This one I actually got from one of Chapel's custom macros! They're super easy to use and do a lot of cool things. I highly recommend checking these out because they can make your life easier: link

Achievements:

I'm going to assume you're talking about achievements that persist over different saves - for this, you'll need to utilize Twine's special StoryInit passage again. In case you are not sure of what that is, it's essentially all the variables that will be initialized when the game is first loaded into the browser. Your achievements and important story-spanning variables (like personality traits, intimacy counters, etc) will go here. To create an achievement, you'd put something like this in your StoryInit:

<<set $achievement1 to recall('achievement1')>>

If the player hasn't obtained the achievement, $achievement1 will automatically be set to false. To have them actually get the achievement, put

<<run memorize($achievement1, true)>>

<<set $achievement1 to true>>

in the passage where the achievement is gained. Also, be sure to have your players know that keeping saves and achievements like these relies on browser cache - if that's cleared, their progress will be lost.

Hope that helps! I wasn't sure how familiar you are with Twine beyond variables and linking as it's a pretty big engine with many things, so I just covered things without going into deeper mechanics like Twine's special passages, scripts/stylesheets, macros, etc. I'm happy to explain those too if you're having trouble. Also, everything I explained is specifically in the Sugarcube language - it won't work in Harlowe, Snowman, etc.

Helpful links:

Twine cookbook

Chapel's custom macros

Cycy's custom macros

Albie's Twine Tutorial with tons more resources

[liaisun]

A10, B6!!

hi mal :D !!

A10: Who did you have your first fanfic-related conversation with? What was it about?

memories ah... mortifyingly MY DAD. i accidentally stumbled onto ff.net when trying to look up something for my favorite kids mmo w101 and ended up reading a story chapter with the name of the thing i was looking for. life changing. it was actually the first time i ever read about lesbians and i didnt even clock it till yrs later LMFAOAO so anywayyy im reading another one of this person's works and i came across a phrase i didn't understand so i asked my dad who was sitting nearby, he read it and was like..... dont read this anymore... and i was like okay :3

but on a more active note lmfao, probably my bestie in middle school, she was rly into warrior cats and daganronpa which both kinda happened to pass me by, but we bonded over both being fandom ppl so it didnt even matter we didn't share interests lol which is just really cute in retrospect, like quintessential kid behavior

B6: What is your favourite story trope? Why?

literally one of the first things i do when i get into a fandom is look for a vampire/werewolf au. i need it like air. any sort of magical realism or magic system IM SO THEREE. fairy. selkie. etc.

i put two as fic recs recently but have more . this series by detective4 is so good however dont read fic 3 if u dont wanna be sad, ruined my day and i still havent forgiven detective4 for it

lust for life by maisy_daisy one of the few nicky centric fics out there and nicky is a vamp and it slays.

Bleeding Heart (Let's Restart) by darkbluebox

Reflection by rosepear, abt the twins

Run for Cover by rorschachs, this is one of the first aftg fics i read and i actually took my blog name from there too hehe

Timeless by ConventionalExy (Conventionals) my bookmark note says "fuck i cried LOL" so take that as u will SDHJFKGH

(those are all vamp focused ^)

From the Deep by stormageddondarklordofbuns THEE aftg selkie au like it's book 1. but neil is a selkie on the psu swim team. LIFE CHANGING. still have not recovered mentally

ok giys sorry i got tired but trust me these all slap.!!!! please enjoy my various assortment of recs. will come back to add descriptions godwilling 🫶 mwah to these authors

https://archiveofourown.org/works/15099911/chapters/35012867

https://archiveofourown.org/series/1998619

https://archiveofourown.org/works/47014042

https://archiveofourown.org/works/23602678

https://archiveofourown.org/works/20694686

https://archiveofourown.org/works/10391259

moonix's monster au. the one where neil is sent by king riko to go vanquish the monster in the forest. 🙂‍↕️

magesong. 🫶

https://archiveofourown.org/works/13119990

https://archiveofourown.org/works/28053258

https://archiveofourown.org/works/25582723

https://archiveofourown.org/works/28079343

https://archiveofourown.org/works/29122608

THE NEIL!SWAN AU

https://archiveofourown.org/works/60191056

neil little red riding hood au

https://archiveofourown.org/works/61262332

the riko/neil ome where riko is raised as the butcher's protegee and has come to take neil to his father but they get waylaid by a snowstorm/bandits

[justanotherpersonsuniverse]

Hey cap :3

miscellaneous meta lore question for OM this time!!

also I need you to know that I can't spell miscellaneous. every single time I have and will type it have been autocorrected it's like my worst enemy

Anyways- prelude time.

Other Magic is like so much fun because of the sheer variety of mythos and magic you incorporate into it. I mean; Alya is a twist on Selkies which have always been one of my favourite scottish folklore stories, there’s this one story about a boy who was a selkie that I read when I was way younger but I cannae remember enough details to find it again. Then you’ve got someone like Kagami who is a Nekomata from Japanese folklore which was super interesting to see and then subsequently do more research on, cause I didn't know they existed before that which was a failure on my part. And then you’ve got the more miscellaneous monsters of vaguely european origins which also fit the specific character themes wonderfully, like Juleka being a Vampire, Nino being a Gargoyle (which btw rocks (pun intended) for the whole protection thing he has going on) and Sabrina being a changeling the list goes on.

I honestly can’t tell if you’re just really good at finding the perfect fit or just such an excellent writer that what you chose feels like the perfect fit for your version of the characters. Probably a bit of both. 

Obviously you know all this, you’re the one who wrote it. What I’m getting at is; how the fuck did you decide how the magic system works?

Is it, like, not a concrete thing? Do you make it up as you go along?

Or do you have a proper magic system in place that fits behind all the crazy variety of sources you’ve pulled the monsters from?

If you make it up as you go along, what are some of the things you have decided are like hard rules of magic? (which do not go into spoiler territory! Perish the thought that I am vying for spoilers. Your response about how time worked in the PN universe without veering into spoiler territory was fantastic. and I'm insane about your drawings of Alix.) 

And if you don’t… how the fuck have you got a system in place for all this? Is it a hard magic system or a soft magic system? Please I beg of thee tell me how it works. 

Deciding on magic systems for things is the bane of my existence. Pokemon types and moves even count as one, so don’t get me started on how crazy insane I’ve gone for the origins of magic and how it works for the planning of my own miraculous fic is. like I need to stop. 

Anyway. The point is. Every single time you introduce a characters monstrous side you inevitably have to explain how that works in relation to the other magic (pun intended) and the fact that you’ve managed that without contradicting yourself or making things seem far fetched or shoe horned in has me clawing at the walls in my cage. Are you a magician. seriously, how did you do it.  

That and I’m curious if you’ll get more into how Miraculous magic affects regular magic (that feels like an oxymoron, as if magic could be normal). Cause obviously we got Little Red and Wicked Witch being akumatised together cause they were both holding the glove, but their closeness even while evilised felt like it was because of the familiar bond. 

This is a super broad question sorry if that’ll be difficult to answer!! however observations and notes on things plus hyper specific questions are coming soon! I simply must organise myself. (and have my 18th birthday tomorrow… so soon may be later than expected, i keep forgetting that’s happening this has changed my plans significantly. fuck)

Magic systems are pretty tough!! I originally made it up as a I went along, but what I did then that I feel like was important was- instead of just doing things and saying they were related, I tried to branch out the system by asking lots of "why" and "how" questions with myself.

So, for example with Alix, my base was; "Wouldnt it be cool if she wrote down spells like Luz and the Kane Chronicals" which is kinda lame. But still, I worked to try and clean it up. "Spells and Runes are like Code commands to magic." became the cleaner base. Then I asked; "Why not just use a wand?" So I asked myself "What makes wands different?" and so on.

I then asked myself if the answers I made could connect and become answers for other things. Which creates an interconnecting system.

Making it up as you go along is natural and inevitable, the only difference between planning and making it up is how long you think about it without touching your keyboard. I asked myself my big magic questions because of points in the story where I had no idea how something worked and instead of trying to fit it with what I originally knew, I tried to figure out how things would accomodate the new thing.

ALSO HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY!!!!

[inhuman-obey-me]

@yyyyikees asked:

what are your theories about diavolo’s dad going into a deep sleep? do you think maybe God did that as a punishment? because originally diavolos dad ranked the brothers, correct?

Well, yes, Diavolo's father, the Demon King, did indeed rank the brothers and give them their "Avatar of ___" titles before he went off into his deep sleep.

However, we don't think God did that to him as punishment -- because the Devildom is not God's domain. In the OM universe, it's important to remember that the Devildom is equal to the Celestial Realm, and Devildom history is entirely separate from its religious counterpart as hell. That is, in OM lore, the Devildom and demons existed long before Lucifer's rebellion and always had their own system of rule which had nothing to do with the Celestial Realm. With that in mind, God and the Demon King are essentially on the same level, so if God had done such a thing, that would be basically a declaration of war between the realms.

You can think of it this way: God is technically leader of the Celestial Realm but we never see him or hear him being mentioned just hanging around, just as the Demon King is technically still king of the Devildom but is in this deep sleep. Partially, we think that's probably a narrative parallels thing -- in the same sense, Diavolo is prince and de facto ruler, and Michael is treated as the top authority of the angels in the Celestial Realm, but both technically are just short of being outright rulers.

As to story theories, however, Diavolo's father going into his deep sleep is basically a huge question mark. It was sort of retconned to some extent in Nightbringer actually, because OG outright said that Diavolo had become the leader of the realm even before Lucifer first met him. And we don't really know anything about what caused that sleep in either case. NB mentions that the Devildom is overall in a state of great upheaval and uncertainty, so it could be a wider magical effect that's affecting the realm, like something caused by the physical shift in raw magical power on each side with Lucifer's fall. It could just be some kind of curse -- the Kingsblood Crucible does make a note that the Fairy King had also fallen into a deep slumber when the first Demon King gave him wine with his own blood. Or it could be something else entirely! Maybe it was Nightbringer!

All of which to say, we really don't know at this point. We may get more info on it, or we very well may not. The Demon King hasn't been especially relevant to the story most of the time so far, so OM may simply never bother getting around to explaining it. Or, depending how things escalate, maybe they will! We'll just have to see.

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OM SYSTEM PLAZA Creative Wallでの、小豆島カメラ10周年の写真展（2024年1月4日〜15日）を終えて、振り返りとイベントのレポートを、OM SYSTEMのnote「わたしのまちとカメラ」にて公開中です。どうぞご一読ください。

[cutelittlenightmarethings]

Sex Issue - The Gazette Vol. 118

To all the characters I've loved before - Mabel Zhao

All about fan fiction and fictional crushes, and how safe feeling attraction to these characters is. After all, for most people engaging with this space, no real people are being crushed on, as it's not the actor but their character which hooks the audience. this article also touches on asexual engagement in fan fiction and how queer representation appears in the space.

Chiara's Confessions: I went on a blind date - Chiara Wallace

An anecdotal recount of a blind date, how funny it is to be thrust into a potentially romantic encounter with a total, or partial, stranger, and how the author go lucky with such a nice and polite date.

Dancing bare under the Blue light - Mikaila Kimball

The story of a local stripper at The Bad Bunny Club, how she enjoys her work, but it's not her long term career plan. She discusses how to manage romance while in this industry, and how best to build reliable clientele for consistent profit.

To swipe or not to swipe: The modern-day digital dilemma - Anna Jagga

On the topic of dating sites and how many people are trying to get away from them, given how they gamify and remove personal stakes from romantic pursuits. Making note of how the industry works as a gimmick, just another thing you can do one your phone now, and how for others it's a necessity,with the queer community specifically.

'If they wanted to, they would' is toxic - Paniz Vedavarz

Critiquing the TikTok famous dating advice for putting a expected type of romance on display, that is, if they don't do affection in the way you expect them to, then they don't care. Instead, this article argues it is forcing partners to judge each other based on actions rather than intent, and disregarding things like finances, time, and types of romance.

Kiss me thru the phone: Falling in love with AI - Arisia Qarri & Eshal Naqvi

Everyone want's connection, and with the priority on AI to be more human as to make people more comfortable engaging with it, it's no surprise people find it easy to grow deep connections with digital programs. In this current era of high loneliness, and the lack of third spaces for connecting with people, the computer becomes a safe place to find companionship, romantic or otherwise. With the current increase in AI and advancements in robotics to house said systems, the risk of becoming romantic with a computer ever grows, but the future is still yet to be seen.

How to break up with someone - Sophia Schiefler

A satirical series of ways to break up, all painfully cringe inducing and just awful to imagine.

Vanity reflects: The life of a London drag queen - Madeleine McColl

The largest single article in this issue, a retrospective on London Ontario's own Vanity Fair, a drag queen who's been preforming since 2019. Working to create more LGBTQ2S+ safe spaces in London since 2021, along side husband Bengelina Jolie, and working as a school nurse, She's doing an immense amount of good for the London community as a whole.

Who pays on queer dates? - Om Shanbhag

The answer changes based on the pair going out, but the common answer was whoever asked for the date. A through discussion of gender politics and expectations on dates, and how much of the decision comes down to vibes and case by case preferences.

So you got an STI - Angwara Nilanont

A much needed, direct article about where to find and how to access help for sexual health. Prioritizing safety, this article makes clear that checking in with health professionals and doing testing is nothing to be ashamed of, and that medical professionals who may assist you will be without judgement around your sexual proclivities. My personal favorite article from this issue, as even with our advancements in sexual education stigmas of shame will circulate, especially around contracting STD's & STI's.

Diving deep into the erotic reads at Weldon Library - Madeleine McColl

For record keeping and research, the most popular library on Western campus houses hundreds of erotic and kinky texts in various library sections. The Pride Library 'Kink collection' is not in circulation but provide contemporary and historical queer and kink related stories for educational purposes. The special collections house hundreds of Playboy magazines, stored in temperature controlled rooms for the integrity of the pages, most donated by a generous comic collector in London.

You shouldn't be friends with your ex - Editorial Board

A final piece of advice from the issue, recommending readers avoid staying friends with their ex's. Partially for the comfort of future potential partners, and partially for the difficulty of making romantic feelings fit into the tight box of friendship instead.

[ewesless]

I have nothing nice to say tonight.

Edit: this was a quick rant with a brief explanation. It's not meant to go into depth on any subject matter and has a hostile tone throughout, including the notes. I ignore men and politics in real life, I have no desire to learn about them or explain anything beyond the post's scope. This is drawn from when I had a passing interest in learning about the diseased male thoughts. I've clarified and expanded the original post.

Barbatos does have the admirable Sigma traits, but he is just as hopelessly in love with the player character and panders just as much as the other males in the game which is only one of many ways that negates a self-respecting Sigma 😂

I honestly hate that words like Simp made it into Obey Me. In a sexual context it has been appropriated from incels and MGTOW language. It's 'reclaimed', redefined and is used unironically again everywhere, but it is still completely sexist bullshit. Women can't even get basic respect and sympathy from a man without this type of men degrading, jeering at and insulting both.

It's a term heavily used in this fandom so I can't really fault the writers. They use catchy slang to stay hip and contemporary, especially with Levi and his jargon. It's in awful taste to use a misogynistic term FROM a character who is identifiable as an incel, towards a character meant to represent anyone, in a game and genre specifically intended for women.

I doubt that anyone who uses the term on themself cares about the implications or origin of trendy labels. The term Simp, used in a sexual context such as this, is from the Manosphere (Far Right, Masculinist, Anti-Feminist, Anti-Woman and LGBT-phobic "Movement".) It is an acronym that means "Simpletons into Mediocre P*ssy". For Levi to call himself a Simp is to specifically refer to MC mediocre pvssy. These are characters meant to represent idealized fantasy men and yet the writers decided to invite concepts from men who violently oppose, objectify and hate Women and LGBT?

While it's believable that Levi could operate out of this belief system, they shouldn't have actually done it. 🙁 OM runs absolutely counter to Masculinism, the character are PROUD "SIMPS" that aggressively pursue, "paypig"/throw money, gifts, fawn over, pander to and compete against one another in hopes of getting attention from someone who can be interpreted as a woman. The characters are "pathetically" obsessed with gaining favor, monopoly over and a romantic and/or sexual relationship with the player. It is ANATHEMA TO THE MASCULINIST CONCEPT. Masculinism is, in other words, male supremacism and a call to arms for "oppressed men" to reject progress towards equality, retake full patriarchal control and force everyone else to submit to their ideology and social order and accept the "inherent worthlessness" of equality, the female sex, non-whiteness, LGBT, Liberal/Left and those that disagree with them.

OM promotes a progressive and LGBT friendly stance while remaining solidly as the otome genre's woman oriented escapism + power fantasy, romance game. That isn't to say OM players/Otome/Joseimuke players aren't also literally Simps who paypig for mediocre prick, but this game is supposed to be about "good men" and romantic fulfillment.

It's ridiculous 😂

There will be no tolerance for "Not All Men" or "Not Just Women/Female Players" on my post. This is about specific men and their ideology that specifically attack women, their lives, safety and futures in horrific, vile, life ruining ways.

Edit: you know the trendy phrase of "death of the author" and how viewer interpretation trumps creator intention? Yeah, this is that.

Edit 2: I know I'm acting "butthurt" and being "sensitive about no big deal, it's just a localized, foreign, gacha game" but that's just part and parcel with any form of protest and activism. Why else is anger the primary, force driving, motivation?

[xerex-reshaper]

No—-day 5-9) Wat-r damage and Fami-ia-

Data-Scrambled————wat-r dam-ge, note- cle— aft- int-o

[The added introduction portion of her notes is pretty damaged, as well as day 9.]

Hi talkbox! Combining all my notes for a bit, staying on this plane called Theros for some wandering. I arrived at this party, and met some cool friends! Vasro and people, I’m getting some form of an idea who each person is! Which is exciting because, I don’t think I ever experienced friendship? Like not in a sad way, but more a ‘We’re all representing ideas and things we don’t bond so much as we synergise’ or, something. But, they’re DIFFERENT to me! Like- Raqsai are all a little similar, we all love music and performing and art right? They each have their own focuses and goals, and, it’s so cool!

The party got, a little intense. This is relevant because, I saw one of everybody’s common goals that day. There was this tall woman, looked like a new person I met but older. Apparently these guys all get born into the world by kind of old looking versions of themselves, rather than falling out of the great fractals’ open wounds, bubbling into life in the ruinous fluid. But everyone became, agitated. Defensive. They were kind of, I don’t know. Intimidating? Curse the low and high frequency words of my performance! But, the intimidating-ness. They got quite, loud. I left, pursued by one of the satyrs, I think. He’s currently extremely drunk, passed out over a branch behind me. I’m gonna wander this plane when he’s sobered up.

I heard theatre is powerful here. I want to become part of one of these systems, with money and that, and perform. Not be, imprisoned back home. Ordinances suck!

Hey all, still wandering. It’s day six now, I’ve so far seen a sign post and trees, big ones. They get thinner a long walk away, I’m gonna go there.

I also killed a beast! And ate it. Very crunchy, very feathery. I met it when it sang, I danced to it’s rhythm, and it got offended. Flew down, tried pecking at my face, in the little divets above the nose. I flung out this basic melody, it perished.

Day seven, ughhh HEAT! I said so much nothing yesterday, and none of it got caught. I’m in a city though, very coastal. Claims to be worshipping something. Thassa? Regardless, it’s so wonderfully stony. And sharp, the corners of the new buildings seem to be tipped a little in red, from people grazing them. They don’t much like music or dance here, claims it distracts from worship. They like hearing my travel stories though, and I got a couple coins! Not made of chocolate, but metal these are. Spent them on food, lovely stuff they catch here, and I wandered down to the beach. I’ve buried myself in this little hole in the rocky wall that holds the glowing tower. Cliff, under Thassa’s offering place. She won’t be too upset, I’m sure. The locals don’t claim to know her personally? Seems a little silly, not knowing who you’re handing food to, not seeing them ever. But they see what she’s done, and she does things like send fish for them. Suppose they’re smarter than me, it’s their plane afterall.

They look up at, these stars. It’s day eight now, I’m basically the same place I was before. Which is, unnatural for me. I feel like I’m being held here, some unknown force desires me to stay here. But it feels so unnatural, like- it’s supposed to be dry. Everywhere. But there’s a wet liquid here. Water, it’s common, we see it but- this prominently? I suppose the others saw it more. Raqsai zones weren’t allotted near what I guess is a sea. We’re always landlocked, we must never meet the tides! Or so the Shamashen would tell us. But, I love it here. There’s a man in the water, who watches my experience here.

I’m heading up to the cliff, to see the great view. I don’t know if I’ll say much tomorrow, I’m taking food from that offering place anyway. We all steal ideas, things cannot be too much different.

D-y 9, ———sea———vengef-bast—wave of wa-e————-f—-brok—-Vas-o,———h-s—-ome———-Capen-a,———-appoi——nee-ed?——Thassa——-stormy mood——apost——-

[The remainder of what was said is totally gone. Her entries before day 9 were perfectly intact.]

[benjamindehli]

Blade Runner: Rachel's Song (cover)

A cover version of Rachael's Song / Rachel's Song by Vangelis from the movie Blade Runner. For the lead vocal part I used a Therevox ET-4.3. 

 Instruments:

Korg MS-20: Filter and noise for vocal

Korg Polysix: Synth pad

Logan / Hohner String Melody II: Strings

Mellotron M4000D: Choir and chimes

Moog Minitaur: Bass

Rhodes Mark I Stage Piano: Electric piano

Roland D-50: Chimes

Roland SH-09: Quarter note beeps and noise

Sequential Circuits Pro-One: Brass and lead synth

Suzuki Omnichord OM-84 System Two: Harp

Therevox ET-4.3: Vocal

Yamaha DX7: Chimes

Amplifiers:

Fender Twin Reverb: Rhodes

Tandberg Model 2 T: Therevox

Microphones:

Shure SM57

Royer R-121

Effects:

Hairball Audio FET/RACK Revision D

Roland PA-120 (preamp, EQ and spring reverb)

Roland Dimension D SDD-320

Fulltone Tube Tape Echo

Chase Bliss Audio & Meris CXM 1978

DIYRE G Bus VCA Compressor

Tape recorder:

Fostex X-28H

Music: Rachel's Song from the Blade Runner soundtrack by Vangelis

[freckleshine007]

Are Planes Becoming More Dangerous? (an amateur take no one asked for)

(images of recent crashes below cut)

This is a frankly lukewarm take on the situation but I have so many thoughts about the recent aviation incidents and I need to share them. Also, if you want an actual explanation for this from someone within the industry, I would reccomend checking out Mentor Pilot's video on the situation. I should also note that I have no background in aviation aside from research in my free time. I am a history major, do not take my word for anything. However, this is my Tumblr blog and I can do whatever I want forever, actually.

Now for my opinions:

Although it's true that there has been a slight increase in fatal incidents from 2024-2025, few of them really share any similarities. A majority of the incidents contributing to this statistic come from civil aviation. There are a number of reasons why civil aviation has seen this major increase but for the average commercial flyer, it is not something that should make you nervous to board your next flight. As for the major accidents in commercial aviation over these past few months (Dec 2024-Feb 2025), I will breifly cover each here:*

*no final reports have been released for these accidents and thus, I will do my best to limit my speculations to their causes

23 December, 2024: Swiss Air Lines Flight 1885

International flight from OTP to ZRH

Airbus 220-300 (2017)

Used two Pratt and Whitney PW1524G-3 engines

Experienced an engine failure at 40,000 leading to smoke entering the cabin and an emergency landing at GRZ

Of the 79 occupants, there was one fatality of a crew member and 16 injuries due to smoke inhalation

25 December, 2024: Azerbaijan Airlines FLight 8243

International flight from GYD to GRV

Embraer 190AR (Advanced Range)

Used two General Electric CF34-10E6 engines

Hit by a Russian surface-to-air missile (or debris from a surface-to-air or different missile or weapon) while flying through Russian airspace, leading to an attempted emergency landing at SCO

Crashed on landing

Out of the 67 people on board, 38 died in the crash including both pilots and one flight attendant

All 29 survivors were injured

29 December, 2024: Jeju Air Flight 2216

International flight from BKK to MWX

Boeing 737-8AS

Used two CFM International CFM56-7B engines

Encountered a bird strike on approach to MWX and made an emergency go-around

The landing gear did not deploy on second approach, leading to a belly landing beyond the touchdown zone and eventually colliding with the approach lighting system and a concrete berm at the end of the runway

Of the 181 occupants, only two cabin crew members survived

28 January, 2025: Air Busan Flight 391

International flight from PUS to HKG

Airbus A321 (no relevant engine information)

During the flight, a fire started in the tail section of the plane (possibly caused by a portable charger or other lithium battery stored in the overhead bins)

The plane landed safely back at PUS with 7 minor injuries and no fatalities of the 176 passengers and crew

29 January, 2025: American Airlines Flight 5342

Domestic flight from ICT to DCA

Bombardier CRJ700 (configured as CRJ701ER) (no relevant engine information)

Collided with a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on approach to DCA while over the Potomac River

All 67 passengers and crew on both aircraft were killed

6 Feburary, 2025: Bering Air Flight 445

Domestic flight from UNK to OME

Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX

Propeller plane with one Pratt and Whitney PT6A-114A engine

Experienced a rapid loss of elevation and crashed into an ice flow in the Norton Sound

All ten passengers and crew were killed in the accident

little else is known currently about the incident

17 Feburary, 2025: Delta Connection Flight 4819

International flight from MSP to YYZ

Bombardier CRJ900 (configured as CRJ900LR)

Used two General Electric CF34-8C5 turbofan engines

Crashed and flipped over on the runway at YYZ

Right wing and T-tail seperated on impact and caught fire

All 80 passengers and crew survived with 21 injured

So what does this all mean?

As you can see, each of these incidents are incredibly different from one another and although many fear incidients like this ever since the two 737max crashes of 2019 and 2020, it is unlikely that such a structural failure will occure again. It is good to place pressure on manufacturers (Boeing, I'm looking at you) to make safety their priotity over profit, however, commercial aviation has been safer than ever. Even though 2025 started off with some horrible tragedies, the average flyer should be able to take a flight with the peace of mind that these events are still incredibly unlikely and because of these incidents, the aviation industry has become even safer. So no, actually, planes have not become more dangerous recently. Media coverage of aviation incidents has increased signifigantly since the 737max crashes and this has made the public more aware of them which in turn often creates the false illusion that aviation incidents are happening more frequently, which they aren't really. Overall, commercial aviation is a very safe industry with rigorous regulations and investigative boards that improve every day.

[yumenofthem]

(Cw for mention of the creator being a groomer in "Just a quick note", acts of violence in some cases when explaining my f/o (like ripping parts of body apart] and long post)

*comes back from 1000 miles*

Ok then! Let's do it!

(Just a quick note: the character was made by a creator that was exposed as a groomer last year, so I just wanted to say that I DO NOT SUPPORT HIM AND/OR ACTIONS, I just wanted to make that clear)

1-Who is that f/o?

That f/o is called 404, a character that was introduced during 2023 in Fandroid The Musical Robot, where was considered the main antagonist during that time

2-Who is 404? (Or how is his personality)

404 can be described as a formal and a VERY egotistical character, believing that is above other robots and/or their activities in some moments, especially when it comes to his own apperance (which I will elaborate on his lore part); he can be quite aggresive sometimes, as in his words (like making threats or insulting others) as his actions too; it's implied that he can get annoyed/angry very easily when others annoy him or make fun of him (that last part happened during the time he hacked the official Fandroid account, but bc of the fact that this account was deleted, there isn't proof of that, so take this information as a grain of salt)

3-His lore/backstory (that isn't that‌‌‌ much sadly)

-Some time ago, 404 was made as a error, which was considered as "unworthy of a body" for others (the quotes show what he said during the first time that he appeared on a stream). Bc of that, in 2023, he decided to start ripping apart other robots to use their parts to make his own body, which, in his opinion, "they fit so much better in him than on their original owners" (that's why I said that he very egotistical with his appearance and very aggresive in his actions sometimes). Not only that, he also hacked the official Fandroid account in April 1 (lol) and stayed there for a week, which he said some stuff there too (like "killing" a robot named Frogbot for example ["killing" bc later on it's confirmed that he was still alive, with just his eye and screen shattered and one of his arms being ripped apart]); also, I would like to say that, in my interpretation, he is very determined in his objectives, bc, not only he was determined to make his own body, he also wanted to leave the facility he was in to take over the world.

4-character design

I really like the design itself, with a very good monochrome color palette of Black and white (my favorite part of his design is his eyes, bc I LOVE that type of eye shadows that reminds me of those old cartoons, y'know?)

But...I have just one critic for it: the design doesn't really reminds me of someone that used other robot parts to make his own, it's like they look..."samey" in a certain way (obviously putting many features in the design wouldn't also work bc it could show so many information in a character, but giving a little bit of variety in it could be a little better imo)

Either way, I still like that design :3

5-Some fun facts

- It's 6'0 inches tall, which makes him the tallest robot of the others that were shown in Fandroid's universe

-He also hacked the chat in the streams before (if I remember correctly) and the mapping system

-According to a character named B-PO, it's possible that 404 is not waterproof, sooo...yeah, don't give any water to him or he will die

-his official voice actor was ViewtifulVal

-He's also bisexual

-And He's also the only character confirmed that has legs

6-Why do I like him so much?

Tbh...I didn't like him that much before, sometimes I was even scared of him when he hacked the account in April 1, but I started to like mainly bc of his design 🤣🤣🤣. But...really, he's the type of character that I can't really let go, like...I might not be into Fandroid like I was before, but 404 is the one that makes me stay; not only that, he is one of the few characters that I'm invested and have a very strong connection with (others being Om Nom from the Cut The Rope, Ink Sans from the community of Undertale AU's [the creator of Ink is Comyet if I wrote correctly btw], Babs Bunny from Tiny Toons [although I still need to finish that cartoon, but I'm lazy 🥲] and recently Nabiu from TFQoN), like...I really love to imagine him in different scenarios from my head, draw him when I can, make headcanons, make content related to him...anyways, I like create stuff related to him :D

6-TLDR and extra notes

Although I consider him a very unknown character for other people, I'm really happy that this bastard (/affectionate) has been in my head and heart for 2 years since 2023, and I hope I still stick with in later years <3

(That's not just a yapping...it's a whole essay lol)

Holy crap!!!/pos You should definitely do character analysis essays once you get the chance!! I also love his design even though I don't know a single thing about fandroid other than what you told me but he seems like a super fun character.

[s4rainbows]

Relocating was relatively easy, with Medea's expertise. Of course, as an Elder Salubri can use Obfuscate to go entirely invisible too, but Medea, despite her youth, has always outclassed him in that field.

Briefly, the tension leaves him, when he carries Jordan's torpored body into Medea's safehouse.

"It's not pretty, but if I'm honest, neither is your lab." Medea notes, after helping him get settled.

"No, I appreciate you doing this for me. I decided not to evacuate with the others, after all." he says.

"True. But I know you were trying to find a cure." Medea defends her friend once again. "Which is why I picked this place."

"Correlation?"

She crosses her arms. "I knew you, as a very out-there Salubri, would eventually need me to hide you. So I prepped this place. It has a basement, and said basement has all the equipment you need to work."

Iofel's expression softens. "You did that for me, I..."

"I know you don't think it really matters, but I do like you. And I think you're my friend." Medea has to avoid eye contact when she says that, but her tone is earnest. "I do actually care about you, and when I built this place out, I considered that you'd probably go insane if you couldn't work om whatever project you had at that point. And now, it'll just come in handy for this whole epidemic."

Iofel looks at her, completely devastated. "You thought I didn't think it mattered?"he parrots her and she nods, trying to act like it doesn't affect her. "I does, and I, I never thought you considered my... wellbeing that much. I'm a Salubri, Medea, I don't trust anyone. Because everyone is a potential risk, but I always trusted you."

Medea casts her eyes down. "I-... I have access to the circulatory system. It won't be a lot, and not high in quality, but I can get you blood to keep you sane enough to work."

A glance to the bed. "Not sure if I have enough to sustain both of you."