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whitecompri · 23 hours ago

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😆 Okay, here's a fun idea in mind:

Imagine hedgehog dads' trying to help the kids with their homework (particularly math), and they happened to be just as stumped as they are. And it results in utter chaos.

Inspired by the 6 × 3 video from the classic HARDSTOP LUCAS (if you know him). 😎 🫡

Hope this idea works! If you don't wanna do it, that's fine too. Just a funny idea that I NEEDED to get out there, lol! Have fun! And thank youuu! ❤

Daddy Homework

Pairing: Sonic x Reader; Shadow x Reader; Silver x Reader; Scourge x Reader

Genre: Fluff, light comedy

Rating: G (General Audience)

Warnings: None

A/N: Thank you for the request! I loved the idea, I thought it was a great fit and very funny. I had never seen this video before, and I thought it was really funny too, lol. I hope you like the result!

Sonic

It was late afternoon, the final rays of sunlight streaming through the kitchen windows. The blue hedgehog was leaning casually against the counter, taking a sip of his soda. His ears twitched toward the front door as he heard it creak, signaling someone’s arrival.

Almost immediately, the door creaked again as it closed, followed by small footsteps entering the house.

Slightly turning his head, his green eyes scanned the kitchen entrance, seeing the little blue hedgehog walk in slowly, looking tired, with her backpack on her shoulders. She slipped the straps off, tossed it beside a chair, and, with some effort, managed to sit on the chair—which was taller than her.

“So, kiddo? How was school?” Sonic asked, walking to her side and pulling out a chair.

“Tiring... It’s so boring having to sit in a chair all day...” She crossed her arms.

“I know how it is... But just relax, it’ll be over soon.” He gave her a light pat on the back.

“Dad, can you help me with my homework?” she asked quietly.

“Sure thing. Just show it to your old man—shouldn’t be anything too tricky.” He laughed, leaning an elbow on the table and setting aside his soda as she reached for her bag, pulling out her pencil case and notebook.

She carefully opened the notebook, flipping through the pages until she found the lesson, then handed it to her dad, who smiled and scanned the page.

“All right, let’s see...” Sonic began to read. “An isosceles triangle is a type of triangle that has two equal sides and—hold on, what? Congruent? Equal angles? Formed with the base?” He furrowed his brow, tilting the notebook as if that would help him understand, his confident grin fading as he read. “Huh... where’s the good old math?”

He looked at his daughter and raised an eyebrow.

“What’s up, Dad? You’re an adult, right? You should know this stuff.” She crossed her arms at him.

“I’m an adult with tons of knowledge and experience in many fields, just not triangle puzzles. By Gaia, I don’t even know what that is. I thought math was just adding, subtracting, dividing, and multiplying!” He crossed his arms back at her.

“But that is math, Dad—it’s trigonometry!”

“To me, that just sounds like a snowboard trick. My thing’s speed. I wasn’t made for tough stuff like this. If it were a simple addition or subtraction problem, I’d handle it no problem.” He handed the notebook back to her.

“Can’t you at least try? This assignment is going to count for a grade!” she sighed in exasperation.

Sonic paused for a few seconds, looking at his daughter intently before taking a deep breath.

“All right...” He ran a hand through his quills, frowning. “What do I know about triangles...” He tapped his finger against his temple, closing his eyes tightly, thinking, impatiently tapping his foot on the floor.

Suddenly, he snapped his fingers, opened his eyes, and dashed off, leaving his daughter confused and staring at the spot he’d just been.

She opened her mouth to say something, but before she could, Sonic reappeared in front of her, holding a small decorative pyramid ornament made of metal.

“How’s this?” He flashed a sly grin.

“And how are you planning to solve my homework with that, Dad?” she asked, raising an eyebrow.

“Just use a ruler and add the sides, right?” He tossed the little pyramid into the air and skillfully caught it.

“Of course not!” She took a step forward, pointing at the notebook.

“Sweetheart, solving puzzles is way outside my dad skills...” He flashed her a grin.

“They’re asking for angles, Dad… A-N-G…”

“Okay, no need to spell it out, I get it...” He puckered his lips at her, gripping the pyramid in his hand and setting it on the table, pulling out a chair as she sat across from him.

“I got something that might help...” She rummaged in her backpack and pulled out a round ruler marked with angles.

“Now that helps...” He took the ruler and placed it next to the pyramid, squinting as he inspected the measurements.

“So?” asked the little hedgehog innocently.

“Ninety degrees?” He raised a confused eyebrow, studying the ruler more closely. “Write that down—ninety degrees. And if your teacher gives you trouble, just say your dad helped.” Sonic sighed, handing the ruler back and folding his arms.

“You’re giving up?! We didn’t even really start!” she exclaimed, slapping her hand on the table.

Just then, you entered the kitchen, drawn by the commotion.

“What are you two up to?” you asked, standing at the table and observing the small pyramid now in place.

“Dad was trying to help me with homework… and totally failing,” Sonic pouted at you, then turned to you.

“I wasn’t totally failing—I can’t fail at something I haven’t really tried yet!” He folded his arms again.

“Let me take a look at the assignment...” You picked up the notebook and scanned it, your eyes widening. “Your age and this? Are you really supposed to be learning this already?” you questioned your daughter, who nodded.

“Look,” you said, leaning close. “We start with the law of sines…” You showed her precisely how to complete the exercise.

Sonic’s mouth dropped open as he watched you teach your daughter. Then a small smile spread across his muzzle as admiration glowed in his eyes.

“...Exactly right. Now, to finish, you’ll find the result—2√3, perfect!” You smiled at your daughter, praising her. She looked thrilled.

Then you looked at Sonic, and the intense way he was staring at you made your cheeks flush hot.

“W-what?” you asked, looking away.

He stood and came to your side, wrapping his arm around your waist.

“That was amazing.” He winked at you.

“Well... everyone’s got their areas of expertise, right?” You scratched your neck.

“My area of expertise says I’ve just fallen even more in love with you...” He offered you a knowing side smile. “I’m so lucky to have someone so smart in my life...” His voice dropped lower.

Just then, your daughter broke the spell.

“If you two are gonna kiss, wait until I’m gone—I don’t wanna see any of that.” She said firmly, her ears drooping as she packed up her things.

“Oh, my bad, kiddo...” Sonic chuckled and gave you a quick kiss on your forehead. “We’ll continue later...” He released you, grabbed his soda, then crouched beside your daughter to ruffle her quills playfully.

“Wanna go for a run? Not that you’ll beat me, but it’ll be fun.” The little one gave a mischievous smile and nodded, and in an instant, the two of them were gone, leaving only a blue blur behind, their clothes fluttering in the rush of speed.

You sighed and closed your eyes, shaking your head. It was amazing how he still made you blush, even after all this time together—and it was one of the things you loved most about him.

Shadow

It was early on a weekend morning; a gentle breeze rustled his black quills as he focused on the task he had chosen for the day: cleaning his motorcycle.

Shadow carefully wiped the metal parts, his red eyes scanning for any specks of dirt on the vehicle.

He heard small footsteps approaching across the yard and didn’t even have to look to know it was his daughter—he knew the sound of her walk too well.

“Dad?” she called softly.

“Hm?” he responded, placing the cloth on the handlebar and turning to her.

She came closer and handed him her open notebook.

“Can you help me with my homework?” she asked as he took the notebook into his hands.

“Sure... Come, let’s sit over here.” He guided her to sit at a small wooden table nearby, placing the notebook down and beginning to look over the assignment.

“So? You know the answer, right? This assignment’s even messing with my sleep,” she said worriedly, fidgeting with her fingers on the table.

“The powers (-2)^4 and -2^4… are they the same or different...?” He read the question quietly, then brought a hand to his chin, narrowing his eyes. He took a few seconds to think before clicking his tongue.

“Dad? You don’t know the answer?” the little one asked.

“It’s not about not knowing... The real question is... what’s the point of this in your life?” He looked into her eyes.

“I won’t pass the school year if I don’t know it,” she raised an eyebrow at Shadow, who just closed his eyes and sighed.

“You don’t know how to do it, do you? I thought the Ultimate Lifeform would be able to solve something like this easily...” she crossed her arms at him.

“I was created for many reasons, but solving math questions was definitely not one of them...” he said, picking up a pencil and trying to scribble something in the notebook.

“Why are you answering it then?” she leaned over slightly, trying to see what he was writing, eyes widening when she saw him doing some absurd math.

“Dad, you’re adding both numbers? That’s not how it starts!”

“I’m trying...” he gritted his teeth, grabbing the eraser and rubbing out his scribbles.

“That’s just scribbles, Dad... not the answer,” she raised an eyebrow at him.

“Tell me how to start the question then...” He dropped the pencil on the notebook, crossing his arms, waiting for her to respond.

She scooted closer, pointing at the problem.

“Dad... this is raised to the fourth power... that means you do two times two four times... not two times four!”

Shadow looked at her with his mouth slightly open, processing her words for a few seconds, then raised an eyebrow.

“I don’t get it... if I do two times two four times...” He discreetly counted on his fingers. “It all comes out to four...” His red eyes looked at her in confusion. She just put a hand to her temple.

“No, first you do two times two... then you do two times four!”

“Whoever made this wasn’t very smart... There should be a better way to visualize it... How was I supposed to know this is how you do it?” He raised his hands in disbelief.

“By learning math?” she crossed her arms at him.

“Math never helped me protect the world...” He crossed his arms right back, grinding his teeth.

Watching the two of them at the little table outside, seemingly locked in a long debate, you raised an eyebrow and slowly walked outside, stopping beside Shadow and looking closely at what they were doing.

“Homework?” you asked, noticing how Shadow’s shoulders instantly tensed up at your approach.

“Yeah... but Dad’s not really helping much...” the little one said softly.

“Ah, sweetie, Shadow is terrible with anything school-related.” You giggled softly, watching your daughter’s surprised expression.

“What do you mean?” she asked, stunned.

“Your dad never turned in a single homework assignment in his life when he was living on the ARK.” You placed a hand on his shoulder, feeling him tense up even more.

“...I thought we agreed never to bring up that detail about my life again.” He muttered lowly, blushing slightly under his fur.

“Sorry, but she had to know, Shads...” you whispered.

“Whoa... I had no idea Dad was the Ultimate Slacker...” she said, amazed, staring at Shadow.

“Well... I can help,” you said, pointing at the notebook.

The little one began writing, while Shadow silently followed along with his eyes.

He raised an eyebrow as he watched the simple steps being completed.

“There you go, the answer’s 16 and -16, perfect.” You praised her, and she happily took her notebook and ran back inside.

Then, you turned your gaze back to Shadow, who sat with his arms crossed and eyes closed.

“Don’t be upset, Shads.” You smiled, walking up behind him and placing your hands on his shoulders. This time, he relaxed under your touch.

“It’s just a bit of math... nothing you’ve ever needed before in your life...” He nodded briefly.

“...Would you teach me?” he asked softly, making your face light up.

“Of course! I can give you private lessons anytime you want—it might be helpful to know the basics.” You hugged him from behind, resting your chin on top of his head.

He let out a quiet ‘hmph,’ though a small smile began to form on his muzzle as he enjoyed being close to you and the idea of spending more time together.

Silver

The white hedgehog was humming softly, content, as he gently poured water from his watering can over the garden. His golden eyes sparkled with pride as he admired all the green and blooming plants.

After finishing, he set the watering can down, placing a hand on his hip to take in the view—until, from the corner of his eye, he spotted a little hedgehog standing at the door, watching him.

Silver turned his head slightly, now seeing his daughter clearly. He smiled warmly and floated over to her with his powers.

“Hey there, little one. What’s wrong?” He landed in front of her, noticing the worried look on her face.

“Dad, I need help with my homework...” she said, hugging her book. Silver’s eyes lit up.

“Great! I can help you—let me take a look.” He smiled, carefully taking the book as she showed him the homework page.

“Okay... Solve the complete quadratic equation using the quadratic formula... 2x² + 7x + 5 = 0...” He stared at the equation for a few seconds, scratching the back of his neck.

“Dad?” the little one asked.

“Uh...” He furrowed his brow at the page. “I’ve never seen anything like this in my life...” he admitted softly. “Bhaskara is... what, exactly?” he asked in a whisper.

“The guy who made this up... or something like that,” she shrugged.

“Hmmm...” He rubbed his chin, pouting in concentration. “But... doesn’t this equation already have an answer?”

“I think it wants the value of X, Dad, not the value after the equals sign...”

“Ah, right...” He shrank into himself a little, clearly intimidated by the equation. “In the future we don’t have anything like this... Math’s really different over there...” he murmured.

“That’s true... I guess I never thought about it...” the little one crossed her arms, thinking.

“But I can still help... let’s go.” He smiled, taking the pencil she handed him.

The hedgehog sat down on the ground at the doorstep, the little one doing the same, both examining how to begin.

“Alright... if I have two X’s... let’s say I have...” He looked around and smiled as he spotted two small stones, placing them in front of him. “If I have two stones with this little number here...”

“Dad, I don’t think that’s how you do it...” she raised an eyebrow at his method.

“Relax, sweetie... In the future, math works like this... I think.” He looked away. “Anyway... moving on, how about...” He tapped the pencil to his chin.

“How about we just start with the formula?”

“You mean that... Baskada thing?”

“Bhaskara.”

“Yeah, that one... Well, I wish I knew what that formula actually is...” He gave her a sheepish grin. “There’s gotta be another way to do it...”

“No, Dad... there’s not.” She shook her head. Silver pouted.

“Not even... if I try using my powers?... Even if it probably won’t help...” he laughed.

“It’s okay, Dad. Thanks for trying to help...” she said softly, reaching to take the book back.

“Wait, I’ve got it!” Silver said suddenly, excited, turning around and heading inside. The little one followed, hopeful and curious.

He found you at the kitchen table, reading a book calmly.

The hedgehog sat in front of you, beaming, and placed the book in front of you. You looked up from your book, curious, then saw the workbook.

“Homework, huh?” You smiled.

“Can you help?” Silver asked, as the little one stopped at his side.

“What’s the task?” You marked your page and set your book down. “A quadratic equation? It’s been years since I’ve done one, but I think I can help.” You said cheerfully.

“Thank you, you’re a real lifesaver...” Silver laughed, crossing his arms on the table. The little one did the same.

“It’s nothing. If you want, I can teach you too.” You smiled.

“Sounds great to me. Math in the future is... not exactly like this.” He scratched his neck, glancing away.

“I know, alright, let me see what I can do.” You analyzed the question, grabbing a pencil and beginning to explain to both of them how the equation worked, making small pauses to remember things before continuing.

However, Silver was actually more focused on you than on your explanation. He was watching you with a soft gaze, following every movement you made with his eyes, a little smile on his face.

Then he let out a long sigh, catching your attention.

“Everything okay? You seem lost in thought...” You laughed, watching him blush and his eyes widen.

“N-no, it’s nothing! I was just... admiring you...” He looked away, scratching his arm.

You chuckled softly.

“Thank you, Silver. You're adorable...”

He smiled gently, then suddenly stood up from the chair.

“I-I’m gonna make us a snack... I’ll be right back!” He fumbled a little trying to get out of where he was, quickly heading to the cabinets, looking for ingredients.

Now it was your turn to admire him, watching every agile movement and the little smiles he gave.

“Mom...?” The little one called, breaking the spell and bringing your attention back to her.

“Ah, sorry, here, you just have to do this and you’ll finish the equation.” You said quickly. The little hedgehog giggled softly, clearly enjoying the cute interactions between her parents.

Scourge

The hedgehog was sprawled out on the couch, his muzzle fur covered in chip crumbs as he munched away. Every now and then his hand reached into the bag for more snacks, bringing them lazily to his mouth.

He shifted a bit, stretching his back, enjoying the calm of the house at night. In the armchair, you were curled up reading a book, also savoring the peaceful moment.

That was until the sound of a bedroom door upstairs echoed through the house. The familiar creak made Scourge flick his ears back. He licked his fingers and tossed the snack bag aside. His blue eyes followed the sound of tiny footsteps coming down the stairs, already spotting two little green-furred hedgehogs whose eyes sparkled mischievously upon seeing Scourge.

“Dad!” the older one called out, coming down quickly, followed by her younger sister.

“Whaddaya want?” he asked, stretching and sitting upright to look at them.

“...Help us with homework?” the older one asked with an innocent look, showing him her notebook, the younger mimicking her with hers.

“Uh...” Scourge looked at their notebooks, scratched his neck, then glanced over at you. “Hey... think ya could gimme a hand here?” he asked. Slowly, you lowered your book, observing the three—but didn’t even have time to answer.

“Dad! We want your help this time. Mom helps every time!” the older one insisted, crossing her arms and staring at Scourge. His ears turned sideways, clearly uncomfortable. You let out a husky chuckle, enjoying the scene and his interaction with the girls.

“...My help, huh?”

“Yes...” both said in unison.

“You sure? 'Cause askin’ a stranger on the street might be smarter...” Scourge laughed at his own joke, but his smile faded when he noticed the girls were still serious, arms crossed.

“We don’t care if your head’s empty...” the little one said.

“Hey, watch ya mouth—I’m still ya dad...” he pointed to himself, making the two exchange confused glances.

“Anyway... you heard my sister, we don’t care, we just want your help...” The older one placed the notebook in his lap, waiting for his next move.

Scourge sighed, thinking for a moment, scratching his cheek before clicking his tongue.

“Aight, screw it. I’ll help ya two.” He extended his hand, opening the notebook to the last page.

“This one... just this one left...” The little one pointed to the question.

Scourge cleared his throat before reading aloud.

“What’s the volume ‘n total surface area of a rectang’lar prism with... what—5, 7, and 9 cm?” He paused, trying to make sense of what he just read, then furrowed his brow. “What the hell’s that even s’posed to mean?” He looked at the girls.

“Dad, you’re supposed to know that!” The older one crossed her arms.

“Pfft, yeah right. D’you see me lookin’ like someone who loves math?” He raised an eyebrow at them.

“No, but I thought you’d at least be useful for helping.”

“You’re really gonna keep throwin’ shade at ya own father?!” He gritted his teeth.

“Of course! How can you be the leader of a gang, become a king, fight a bunch of strong people... and still not know how to do basic math?” The older one waved her arms, trying to wrap her head around the fact that Scourge just didn’t know how to do that question.

“I never had to know nothin’ about volume or area... or whatever them scribbles are in that notebook... My brains ain’t about stupid numbers, alright?” he muttered, clearly getting irritated.

You let out a quiet giggle, continuing to read but clearly listening to the conversation.

“You laughin’ at somethin’?” Scourge raised an eyebrow at you.

“Nothing, I was just reacting to a funny part in the book...” You winked at him, returning to your reading. It was pretty obvious the book wasn’t the reason for your laughter.

“Tch... Aight, ya little punks...” He grabbed a pencil and started scribbling something—an absolutely horrendous scrawl. “Done and done. Daddy left a lil' note for the teacher.” He grinned smugly.

“Dad... I hope that’s not a threat...” the older one said in disbelief, taking the notebook from his hands and reading the note. “Teach my daughters something that’s actually useful?” she read aloud.

“Whaddaya think? Just saved ya from homework ‘til the end of the year...” He leaned back on the couch, hands behind his head like he’d saved the world.

The little one huffed, grabbing an eraser and rubbing out the note he’d written.

“I’m not showing that to the teacher...” she frowned.

“Daddy... can you help me?” the younger one asked quietly, holding up her notebook.

“This homework’s already meltin’ my brain...” he sighed, taking the notebook—only for his face to light up with a huge smile. “Six times three? Easy, kid. That’s twenty-one—write it down.” He handed back the notebook, puffing his chest proudly, feeling like father of the year.

At that moment, you lifted your eyes and stared at him in surprise, then raised an eyebrow. The girls looked at Scourge with the same mix of shock and confusion.

“Scourge...” you said softly. “Twenty-one?”

“What? That ain’t right?” He scratched his head, starting to count on his fingers.

“Dad... It’s eighteen...” the older one said with her mouth agape.

Scourge’s eyes went wide, his muzzle visibly flushing even through his fur. He looked away, crossing his arms.

“I-I knew that! C’mon...” He squeezed his own arm, then suddenly got up and left, muttering, disappearing into the kitchen.

You watched Scourge carefully, then turned to your daughters.

“Let Daddy rest his brain. I’ll help you.” Smiling, you closed your book and placed it on the coffee table.

You already knew Scourge would probably stay sulking for quite a while after that scene. But you were also determined to comfort him later and make sure he wouldn’t stay upset about it.

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thydungeongal · 3 months ago

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So many OSR and NSR games opt for d20 roll under as their main mechanic and in doing so rob their players of the extremely memetically resonant (admittedly because of the influence of D&D, but that's not always a bad thing!) feeling of rolling a natural 20 and getting extremely hyped up. And like, I get it. Errant and The Vanilla Game are both doing neat math tricks where you want to roll below a stat but also sometimes there's a number you also must roll ABOVE (like, The Vanilla Game uses Armor Class like this) meaning that you have to roll in the special sweet spot.

And like I get it, the point is not to need to do arithmetic at the table. You just have two target numbers and you just need to roll a number between those two. No addition no subtraction no nothing. But at the end of the day the end result is the same as with 1d20+modifiers versus target number dependent on the target where you want to roll high. Or 1d20 roll above a static target number where difficulty is represented with a penalty on the roll. Idk.

Anyway not a lot of point to this I'm just rambling. Cause I like a lot of the design that is coming out of these scenes but I will gladly die on the hill of "rolling a natural 20 is hype as fuck, actually."

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spiralfucker · 3 months ago

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where should i look to learn the basic of ableton? it overwhelms me so much but there's nothing more i want to do than making music or at least trying to and I'm terrible depressed bc of that

Hi anon. I’ve been in the same position as you and I know what it feels like to have all this creative energy and emotions pent up that you can’t express in the way you’d like to. This is a long one but I’m really passionate about this so here:

Basically I learnt the basics of logic at my uni and I got lessons/mentoring from my bandmate who encouraged me to switch over to ableton (I much prefer it now).

I know it looks overwhelming at first but I promise with some practice it’s really not too bad (it’s def easier than pro tools lol) Music production is one skill that is really easy to self teach because there’s just so many free resources online. I’d really recommend finding an in depth introduction to ableton video on YouTube and kind of just following along. Start trying to learn the keyboard commands early on if you can because they’ll make your workflow so much faster in the long run.

Izotope has some really great articles that go into the basics of production techniques in really easy to understand terms. Sound on sound has some great articles too. Making a big google doc with every you learn can be a great resource to have so you can go back and reference it.

Alongside that I’d recommend trying to learn some basic music theory because I honestly think it essential to know for production (many people would disagree lol). If you haven’t already, try to get your head around the circle of fifths and the harmonic series.

As well as this, I think it’s important to understand the basics of synthesis because that terminology will keep coming up in VSTs and it’ll help to have some context of where these terms came from. Look into the basics anatomy of a subtractive synthesiser to start. From there id recommend looking into FM, additive and wavetable synthesis. This book was written in the 80s but I found it really helpful for grasping these concepts: https://archive.org/details/SynthesizerBasicsDeanFriedman600dpi_201608/page/n70/mode/1up

I’d also recommend grasping the basics of EQ and compression because it’s something you’ll probably use on every single track you ever make. Also learn what phase cancellation is because that’s an issue that come up a lot when you’re a beginner.

If you’re able to, I’d recommend making it a goal to try to a learn new thing about music or production every day. Even if that’s just something as simple as what synth was used on a song you like or what a particular mic is good for or a neat trick you do with a stock plugin, all that knowledge adds up and complements each other.

I’ve found that trying to listen to your favourite music with an analytical frame of mind and even trying to get a hold of the multitracks can be a great learning tool. Find out what kind of hardware they used, what plugins they used, what mics etc. There’s no shame in copying your favourite producers until you find your own voice.

In terms of gear, I’d recommend picking up a midi keyboard and an interface if you don’t have one already. If you’re finding you keep running into CPU issues with your computer (ableton isn’t great for this) you can try resampling your midi track and turning off the plugins then freezing the track (I wish I started doing this sooner). Otherwise you’ll just get frustrated and stuck and not want to keep working on your tracks.

If money is an issue, ableton comes with a lot of great stock instruments and effects + samples and drum racks but expensive plugins are always going on sale so maybe have a look on plugin boutique and see if anything that looks cool is within your budget.

Keep in mind that I’m saying this as someone who still considers themself a beginner/intermediate in this area and I still have a heap to learn too. Good luck and make cool stuff.

#ask

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corbits-comet · 11 months ago

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writing tools tips and tricks I personally use

I write historical fiction and am very detail oriented and also highly forgetful so this is the stuff I use to plan my story and so I don’t forget stuff

STUFF U NEED

-notebook or google doc (I use a combination of both)

-internet access or a public library and the ability to read

-your big beutiful brain you’ve got swirling around up there

You really don’t need any fancy shit

PRECURSORS.

You’ll need to come up with a concept or a character dynamic you like. For me it came with: two detectives who have a bitter rivalry, and then the setting, extra characters and plot line fell into place.

Day dreaming— this is a vital step, as soon as you get a concept, or even just a character dynamic in your head, put on some of your favorite music that you feel like might match the vibe and get imagining, just play around see what happens

Write that shit down. It seems stupid but trust me write down ever little idea you have, nothing has to go in order, you can write the ending and then the beginning and then the middle for all anyone cares. If you get ideas for scenes or side characters halfway through developing your main characters WRITE IT DOWN. Even if it’s shit and dosnt get used.

Start stitching stuff together, start weaving in your favorite troupes, plot lines and ideas, for me it went from the rivalry to then the idea of a stalker, then the additional idea of adding political rivalry, murder, aristocracy and eventually a fully fleshed out story. Just keep adding stuff until it feels round, you can always add and subtract

Now character work. For me at least I don’t need to know everything about the story before I start writing but I do need to know everything about the characters. I start with just doing a big infodump on each characters personality traits and their function in the story. And that’s it for now, that’s the first step. The second one is I go through the dynamics between the main characters, for example I have two main characters so I write about how they feel about eachother respectively, and then how each of them feel about the villan, the stalker, and a few other main characters etc. this will help you with scenes and character development. The third and final one I like to do is actually a character work excercises off tumblr (I found it on Pinterest here’s the link, https://www.pinterest.com/pin/1038501995319442405/ no clue who wrote it so if anyone knows I’ll gladly credit them <3) and after that I usually have a pretty good grasp on what my main characters think and feel about most things in the story. You can go farther by I typically don’t

Alright by now you probably have at least an idea of what kind of setting you want to have your story in so now it’s time to start worldbuilding. Like I said I mostly write historical fiction so this step will look a little different if you’re making your own world and stuff but the basics are pretty much the same. RESEARCH. Find and read anything you can on anything relevant to your story, for me that’s geographical locations, town layouts, early zoning, social hiarchies, medicine, law and religion, as well as the functions of certian poisons used for the murders in my story. But this can look like anything. Writing FNAF fanfiction? Get prints on the layout, and if you’re making your own look up layouts of old 80’s pizzareas and accounts from people that worked there. Get the links and keep them all on a document, for later…

Lists. While all this is happening I have two lists going, one of things that I know I want to happen in the story. You don’t have to have a coherent plot line, just a general idea and then as you start working on it you’ll accrew some ideas, write these down. Even if they’re shit. You want forced proximity with the main rivals? Do it. You want a certian character to get hurt? Do it. They don’t have to have a sensical order, this is so you don’t lose track of all the cool stuff you think of. The second list is one of side characters. They don’t have to have names yet, a few of mine are ‘old richy rich mcmoneybags’ and ‘crazy old bag McGee’ and then a brief character description about what they do in the story. These characters can be even more important than the main ones, and ones your readers will remeber forever.

And the last is one of the best writing advice I’ve ever gotten. Write your first draft like total shit. It’s a map for your story, for you to go back in and fill in later, if you think of something for the future midway, put it in and fix it later. And most importantly; you don’t have to write in order. Write what you know, what you’re excited for. Just tiny scene by tiny scene. And then start stringing them together and fill in the gaps

Now go my minions. Write your story’s. also! Tumblr writing advice can be worth its weight in gold.

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mancoub · 3 months ago

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Beltmatic and Factory Math

I've been playing this factory game called Beltmatic, which doesn't require any real math but the potential is there. All the nodes but 1's are inactive to start. You must build extractors on those nodes and combine them with operators to build numbers. For example, you have only 1's to start and once you unlock the addition operator, you can add 1 plus 1 to make 2's and now you can deliver 2's at the rate of your addition operators. The trick is to design multiple machines that combine to increase your rate of delivery well beyond the rate of your operators. You can also upgrade your rates by delivering numbers as a side quest with a soft cap at level 8 and then miniscule increases to their rates after that. There are several strategies that I've seen and read about on the forums, like: Calculators, Duplicators, Binary Operations, etc. If you want to feed some integers from an extractor node into a division operator to get out the same number twice, you could use the formula: Ex = n x (n + 1) + n If you have an Extractor Node for Ex, and an Extractor node for (n + 1), then you can use Division to make two outputs of n. Let's say I want to make a bunch of 7's n x (n + 1) + n 7 x (8) + 7 56 + 7 63 Then with your Division Operator take in 63 and divide by 8 to get 7 r7 If you are early in the game, you may not have 63's unlocked, so you will have to make them with 8 x 8 - 1 or 31 + 32 or even 21 x 3 or 15 + 16 + 16 + 16 The way you make the numbers are limitless. You can use any operator that you've unlocked and you can be as efficient or as inefficient as you'd like. But efficiency is nice. 3 / 2 = 1 r1 8 / 3 = 2 r2 15 / 4 = 3 r3 24 / 5 = 4 r4 35 / 6 = 5 r5 48 / 7 = 6 r6 63 / 8 = 7 r7 80 / 9 = 8 r8 99 / 10 = 9 r9 120 / 11 = 10 r10 143 / 12 = 11 r11 168 / 13 = 12 r12 195 / 14 = 13 r13 224 / 15 = 14 r14 255 / 16 = 15 r15 288 / 17 = 16 r16 323 / 18 = 17 r17 360 / 19 = 18 r18 399 / 20 = 19 r19 440 / 21 = 20 r20

But these are just the minimum numbers you need to get double the result. If you don't mind increasing your denominator by 1, you can then increase your numerator by n and do it all over again. 63 / 8 = 7 r7 (63 + 7) / (7 + 1 + 1) = 70 / 9 = 7 r7 For the example of 7, you could run this out to 19 (63 + 7 x 19) / (7 + 1 + 19) = 196 / 27 = 7 r7 To make 27, you just need 13 + 14 and to make 196 you just need 14 x 14. The efficiency comes when you recycle a single Extractor, in this case 14, to make all your secondary numbers by performing operations. You could even go to the extreme and make a storage of 1's by dividing 14 by 14 and then subtracting 14 - 1 Extractor 14 > Division (14, 14) > Storage 1's Extractor 14, Storage 1 > Subtraction (14, 1) > Storage 13's Extractor 14, Storage 13 > Addition (14, 13) > Storage 27's Extractor 14 > Multiplication (14, 14) > Storage 196's Storage 196, Storage 27 > Division (196, 27) > Storage 7's Compare that to an Extractor 2 Extractor 2 > Division (2, 2) > Storage 1's Extractor 2 > Multiplication > Storage 4's Extractor 2, Storage 1 > Addition (2, 1) > Storage 3's Storage 4, Storage 3 > Addition (4, 3) >Storage 7's Compare to Extractor 8 Extractor 8 > Division (8, 8) > Storage 1's Extractor 8, Storage 1 > Subtraction (8, 1) > 7's 7x3=21 21-2=19 19x19=361 21+2=23 23x23=529 21+7=28 28*28=784 361/10=36 r1 36/10=3 r6 3/10= 0 r3 529/10=52 r9 52/10=5 r2 5/10= 0 r5 784/10=78 r4 78/10=7 r8 7/10= 0 r7 11826x11826=139854276

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emmies-agere · 1 year ago

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sorry! for to say regressor mukuro for the headcanons, thank you if you do the do the request!!

thank you for the clarification :0 i can definitely do that!! i hope you like this and thank you for the request <3

regressor mukuro ikusaba headcanons!

•mukuro is a quiet regressor, ranging from ages 5-6. i don’t think she regresses too far, partially because she’s a little embarrassed about it and sometimes struggles to slip, even when she needs it.

•only regresses voluntarily. she doesn’t regress unless she feels like it’s completely safe to do so, or she knows she’s alone.

•she mostly keeps to herself, staying in her room with some plushies and watching her favorite cartoons. she doesn’t like being around people much when she regresses, haha!

•mukuro likes things to be organized when she’s regressed. when she colors, she takes extra care to make sure they’re inside of the lines, and when she reads a book, she always makes sure it’s placed neatly back on the shelf!

•loves any kind of warm foods, like soup, s’mores, pancakes... it’s just comforting for her and can really keep her feeling small

•probably plays pretend, but she often likes to incorporate fighting or some kind of battles into it. like,, she’s a knight and has to defend all of her stuffed animals from the evil villains! or she’s a highly trained warrior who knows a bunch of cool fighting tricks <3

•she chews on things a lot when regressed, i’d say. for a while, she didn’t have access to/didn’t feel too comfortable using a paci, so she would chew on the ears of her stuffies, use her thumb, etc. it wasn’t long before she decided it was probably for the better to use a paci.

•she has a decent amount of paci’s!! they’re usually gray or red colored, though she has a pink one that she adores too.

•loves to play outside when she knows no one is around!! she’ll climb trees and roll down hills, the sun beating on her face as she plays. sometimes collects rocks or flowers she thinks are pretty and puts them on a shelf in her room.

•would absolutely eat up any educational stuff!! she loves solving simple addition and subtraction, spelling certain words and writing in cursive. sometimes it can be hard to get in the right mindset to regress but this helps her feel like a kid again!

•i feel like she can get pretty crafty!! she’ll use kid scissors and cut a bunch of shapes and stuff out, gluing everything together and pasting it on her wall/the fridge.

•overall, very quiet and respectful regressor!! she truly just wants to feel safe and gain some comfort that’s rare to come across nowadays. her regression helps her a lot <3

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army-entrance-test360 · 5 months ago

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trash-raccoon · 11 months ago

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headcanon on some genshin characters and how they do math. mostly on the men. under read more bcs it got long.

kaeya

can do quick math in his head on the fly. knows some tricks to use his hands to help count to keep track with bigger numbers. give him paper and pen and he can do impressive calculations super fast

diluc

slower with counting than kaeya but better with big numbers. can do rough estimates quickly but needs to write things down to make sure things are accurate.

jean

somehow manages to have the bros' skills combined. good at estimates, can do quick math in her head, big numbers are no problem. they all disappear when she's out of coffee.

zhongli

math whomst. he can make money appear in his hands, he doesn't need math. it gets worse since childe starts footing his bills. he can do math but he won't be happy about it.

childe

god of math. he's an overachiever who thinks that since he's basically posing as a banker in liyue, he HAS to be a good banker, which means he has to be better at math. already good at math to begin with but now he can do big numbers in his head no problem. who needs pen and paper if you have your noggin

keqing

can probably do math in her sleep if she wants to. probably already does that in her dreams tbh.

alhaitham

smart as fuck. cannot do math to save his life. there's a reason why he goes into haravatat. he can grasp concepts but can't do numbers.

kaveh

another god of math. he needs to be accurate with numbers because of his job. king of decimals. somehow his math abilities goes up in smoke when money is involved

collei

hilariously, better at math than she is at her other studies. other forest rangers in training are jealous. "counting is easier than spelling bcs you just keep adding." sure jan.

xingqiu

math whomst, i got lots of mora, i don't need to count.

chongyun

the one doing math for xingqiu

xiangling

can't do math, unless cooking or food is involved. "xiangling what's two plus two?" idk. "xiangling we want to make 77 servings of almond tofu, how many liters of milk do we need" miraculously comes up with the correct answer in 2 seconds

yun jin

can do simple math but is in no way an expert at it. can count the number of her audience accurately in just a glance somehow

kamisato siblings

both are decent at math, but they turn to thoma when it comes to accurate calculation on big numbers. dude's not in childe's levels but he's still calculator on legs

yoimiya

multiplication is easy! somehow, subtraction elude her.

itto

what's math?? that's what shinobu is for!!

kuki

has to be good at math bcs itto is too big of a himbo to realize what addition even is. bless him but pray for her sanity.

layla

has math anxiety. akademiya leaves its marks in different ways in everyone.

furina

can memorize entire scripts in 10 seconds flat. needs calculator to check 1+1

neuvilette

math on legs. he judges he counts he subtracts. we stan a king

lyney

decent at math but lynette has to check his work bcs she's more meticulous

wriothesley

wasn't the best at math but picks it up when he became the warden. sigewinne tutored him and is very very proud of his progress

sigewinne

typically can't be bothered but she does need to calculate meds doses

navia

asks his subordinates to check her work. they usually end up doing the math themselves. save my queen she's good in many things but not math

clorinde

girl's decent at math. she can do her taxes no problem and that's enough for her.

sethos

probably the one who does the accounting for his tribe tbh he has that vibes

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superrealmathtricks · 26 days ago

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Super real math trick!

Having trouble understanding what certain symbols mean? No worries! Follow this simple guide!

➕ is addition! You add the numbers joined by this symbol together, and then add another 1! It helps the + symbol feel included.

➖ is subtraction! You combine the numbers joined by this symbol and then add a - in front!

✖️ is multiply! This symbol is just a twisted +! Set it up right and then combine the numbers for the answer!

➗ is divide! When you see this symbol, put the numbers on either side of it, in the places of the dots! The answer will always be a fraction!

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witchcraftwithaster · 8 months ago

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Nothing is funnier to me then absolute absurdity of interacting with spirits at times, because like why the hell was I tricked by spirit for an approximate time period of about eight months thinking that it was a goddess but actually it was a spirit meaning to mislead me

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tldr; got tricked by a spirit because i was naive and only interacted with it twice before falsely honouring it, and where Loki once annoyed me I see that he was protecting me. Loki GOAT trickster spirit kiss my ass. Also here's why you should cross reference everyone's unverified personal knowledge

so for those of you that know, which honestly probably not many of you do, since January 2024 I have been under the impression that the goddess andraste was reaching out to me. compared to my other spiritual experiences, looking back on it now, I noticed that my interactions with her did not feel "complete". Shortly after I discovered this entity, Loki from North mythology made their way into my space. Very grateful for this, absolutely loved it, Loki and I.... I adore him. the first indicator that something might've been off was a few months ago when I tried to do a meditation to reach "Andraste". most of my meditations, usually result in some sort of intense visualization or borderline astral projection or astral travel? So I can't control every single little thing that popped into the visualization, but because it's my own interface and my own experience, I do have the ability to manipulate to a small degree, anyways, during this meditation, with this so-called goddess, Loki popped into the meditation and was attempting to get my attention. The exact shenanigans of what she was engaging in was kind of unclear me, and my recollection of it is a little bit fuzzy, but he was very much trying to distract me by making noise in the meditative space, making big movements with his arms just really trying to get my attention anyway he could and I was getting frustrated. I was like why is Loki messing with this meditation? That is so weird would make sense God to respect other God's boundaries and spaces.

I would also like to note that I could not get a clear glimpse of "Andraste"'s face. When I'm interacting with most other (honest) spirits if I try enough, I can get a clear picture of their face, whether it be a crow, a cat, a tiger, a woman, or even Loki; everybody gives me a clear picture of their face that I'm able to look at in my meditations.

so paired with the fact that she wouldn't reveal a face to me, and looking and interrupting my meditation, I ref frustrated, tried to communicate to low-key that I was trying to talk to this goddess, and he seemed upset and frustrated at that when normally to me, he seemed a very reasonable calm person. I talk to this up to him, just having that childish chaotic nature and not thinking much of it since our relationship was pretty new. low and behold a few weeks ago I tried to reach out to the goddess, and I did not get on answers through my divination method. I discovered that I have been paying a mass and respect to what appears to be a malicious entity with an agenda to harm me in someway shape or form. and the spirit and I had a fair conversation through divination, and I basically interrogated it. Of course I'm a little freaked out about it, but I talked to Loki shortly after that interaction after cleansing & clearing my space, and found out that he was actually trying to warn me about that imposter.

so now I have to exercise the spirit or ask it to leave and carry on with my practice, subtracting this false spirit out of it.

I hope the real Andraste is setting up there and shaking her head at this nonsense, and maybe keeping an eye out for me.

some more additional comments that I have on this is that I did not interact with the spirit often enough for me to discern whether or not it was being honest. part of this is because I just didn't feel right interacting with the spirit and I was too naïve to look further into that gut feeling I had. instead with my damned Christian guilt I was like, "obviously I'm not trying hard enough to connect with this being because gods are supposed to care for you"

so I'm really glad that Loki stepped up and took the main stage to distract me from the mess that could've been.

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madamlaydebug · 1 year ago

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Great Rising,

Couldn't sleep so at 5am I was up making Almond Milk...

Prep time

10 mins

Total time

10 mins

Simple homemade almond milk that's creamy, delicious, and entirely customizable! Perfect for cereal, baking, and drinking straight alongside baked goods.

Author: Minimalist Baker

Recipe type: Beverage

Cuisine: Vegan, Gluten-Free

Serves: 5 cups

Ingredients:

1 cup (112 g) raw almonds, soaked overnight in cool water (or 1-2 hours in very hot water)5 cups (1200 ml) filtered water (less to thicken, more to thin)pinch sea saltoptional: 2 dates, pitted, or other sweetener of choice (omit for unsweetened)optional: 1 tsp vanilla extract or 1 vanilla bean, scraped (omit for plain)optional: 2 Tbsp (10 g) cocoa powder for "chocolate milk" or 1/2 cup berries for "berry milk"

Instructions:

Add your soaked almonds, water, salt, and any additional add-ins (optional) to a high-speed blenderand blend until creamy and smooth. Keep it running for at least 1-2 minutes so you get the most out of your almonds.Strain using a nut milk bag or my favorite trick - a thin dish towel. Simply lay a clean dish towel over a mixing bowl, pour over the almond milk, carefully gather the corners, and lift up. Then squeeze until all of the liquid is extracted. Discard pulp, or save for adding to baked goods (especially crackers).Transfer milk to a jar or covered bottle and refrigerate. Will keep for up to a few days, though best when fresh. Shake well before drinking, as it tends to separate.

Notes

*Nutrition information is a rough estimate for 1/2 cup of 10 total servings calculated with 5 cups of water, no additional add-ins and the remaining almond pulp nutritional content subtracted.

*This is not my original recipe but my take on many almond milk recipes I've found and tested.

Nutrition Information

Serving size: 1/2 cup (1 of 10 servings)Calories: 30 Fat: 2.4g Saturated fat: 0gCarbohydrates: 1g Sugar: .7g Sodium: 19mgFiber: .7g Protein: 1g

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donnerpartyofone · 2 years ago

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One thing I really hate about being myself is that I can't understand math, like, at all. I got through high school basically because I was very good at memorizing things; I could remember what frequently-repeated math problems looked like, but I wasn't necessarily following the logic of them. Actually this same thing applied to all the rest of my classes too, but I have an aptitude for language, which pretties up the fact that I'm just regurgitating things by rote, and this has often tricked people into thinking I'm smart. I'm basically just selling people bad or generic ideas the way a used car salesman does. But if you ask me to actually use the facts I've memorized to create quality arguments or take a thought process a step further or whatever, I generally can't do it. Actually one time I had a teacher make an example of me in front of a whole class, about this; I cannot remember what the point of this was now, but there was like a special day in 5th grade where we all had to do this weird kind of abstract essay-writing test. There were a whole bunch of topics, and you had to write a piece of a certain length on the ones you picked. One of them was about your favorite animal, which I was excited about because I had probably memorized the entire encyclopedia entry on the corn snake--but then the essays were collected and evaluated, and the teacher like pointed me out to everybody and said, you know, Everybody thinks Claire is a smart and creative person, but her essay on the corn snake is a failure because it doesn't have any personality or interpretation or anything like that, it's just a bunch of boring facts. I think this was meant to encourage the other kids that you can be a good writer even if you've been given the impression that you're dumber or less artistic than a fucking nerd like I was. Looking back on it, I still think that was pretty fucked up, but I also think it was probably the only really honest and perceptive thing that an adult ever said about me (to my face anyway). Grownups usually liked me because I was weak and ingratiating and did my homework, and the truth is that people often think that you're really smart if you bow down to them and do whatever they say, because then obviously you have good judgment because you have such great taste in authority figures.

But anyway, about math. I really admire people who are good at it, I think math is really cool. I love the thing about how it's a universal language that can describe anything if you understand what to do with it and how to read it. It's pretty much the code of existence and it has such incredible creative potential. All the most mind-blowing people I've ever met had some aptitude for math, it seemed to be part of their ability to interpret how the whole world works and use that knowledge to their advantage. But I can't understand the first thing about it. I have to do even the most basic addition and subtraction problems with a calculator, and I can still get them wrong because of some misapprehension I have about what is question I'm even asking. I remember in high school I really wanted to do a good job in chemistry, I loved the teacher and I was interested in the topic, but I just couldn't figure it out. I even went to these after school tutoring sessions because I cared so much, but I was actually so bad at it that the teacher couldn't even figure out what I was doing to get my wrong answers, and I could never explain it back to him. I felt bad, he was really trying and he was genuinely one of the best teachers in the school, but there was just no point in trying to help me. I don't know how I passed that class, I just eventually had enough types of questions and answers memorized I think.

More recently in life I took all these classes at the local botanic garden to get a certification in horticulture. Of course I would never be good at that either because I'm stupid about both math AND anything material, I'm just very clumsy and useless physically, but wouldn't you know it, I had enough things mindlessly memorized to get good grades, yet again. But the parts about genes and chromosomes, I could not understand. It was exactly the same as when I learned about reproduction in high school, like there's a video of the microscopic process happening and at the exact same time there's a voiceover explaining what's going on and what things are called, and I'm like...OK I'll take your word for it I guess. It just requires too much logic, too much intelligence for me to grasp it.

Tragically, now I'm really curious about quantum mechanics. I don't even know if I'm properly identifying what I mean, I just know that whenever someone starts describing something with that kind of flavor to it, I get really excited and I want to hear more and more about it. But of course as usual I can't really reiterate the principles they're describing, I like the sound of what they're saying but it's not actually sinking in. I understand it just enough to know that it would enrich my life immensely if this were a line of questioning I could successfully pursue, but I have already discovered that there is simply no For Dummies version of the information that is truly dumb enough for someone like me.

Most of the time I can try not to worry about this. My long suffering husband does all math for me, and we have learned together that my desire and willingness to learn are not enough for him to effectively teach me how to do any math for myself. Besides, I already have a hard enough time with the things that I actually do qualify to participate in, there's already enough areas where I'm just barely getting by that I don't really have the bandwidth to also worry about all the stuff I'm not even trying at because my failure there is a foregone conclusion. It just bums me out. Math is really cool to me and not being able to do it makes me feel like I'm missing a limb or a sense and I'll just never know what it would be like to have that dimension added to my life.

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