#except unless when they're interacting for work stuff

[atinyladybug-art]

I have a comic idea because i was looking at an Iceberg sketch and like

my headcanon was that Iceberg's scarf was given by Gears before Gears was promoted into O5. And its like this conversation between Ice and Gears where Gears is like giving Iceberg a parting gift for working together for years.

and its a red scarf and Ice is like "why red? it's not exactly my favourite colour nor does it fit me with my teal hair yknow"

and then Gears is like "You mentioned you miss what warmth and fire feels like so I thought a scarf being red might give you that sense anytime you wear it." and "its so i can see you in the crowd from afar"

and it makes me happy.

[sparklykat-hideoutenthusiast]

I've seen people doing an intro post so I suppose I should do the same right? I have no idea how to do this, I'm just winging it :3

INTRO POST TIME WOOO!!

[last updated: sat dec 7th at 7:18 PM 2024]

(I update this often, a reread of it every now and then would be greatly appreciated!)

Maybe every week/month depending on your time scale? ↑

Follow my other blog where I reblog a bunch of stuff and things for the full experience of my personality and interests! @eckos-reblogs :3

@everytime-i-reach-the-postlimit ←Exactly as the name entails

@nature-is-mystical ←is my other random blog that you can follow as well if you want.

that blog is just for reblogging nature stuff and posting nature stuff. (Occasionally rhymes come with it ig)

side blog for fanart!: @sonar-fanart-hall

I'm always working on making reference sheets for OCs ^^

Chill dude side blog: @cool-dudes-official

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I will continue to edit this, probably for the rest of time to get it right since I'm a slight perfectionist lol

Hello! I've been an artist for around 5 to 6 years, and I still kinda suck at it! I do traditional art normally but I've been branching out to digital art as well. I mostly draw animals, anthropomorphic creatures, creatures in general, whatever beautifully ugly faces I can come up with, and sometimes human faces!

I classify as a furry but do not reblog a ton of furry stuff nor do I have a fursuit. I just like drawing and seeing anthropomorphic animals :3

Furries, Therians, anyone of lgbtq+ community (including ace people cuz apparently there's a debate about that), weirdos (but NOT in the gross way), and more are welcome on my blog! :3 ❤️ (you're kinda automatically welcome if you're kind anyway lol but whatevs :3)

Tags and stuff! To help you find stuff in my blog better through search :)

#Ecko draws -exactly as is obvious, it will be for when I make art, digital or traditional.

#Echo Rambles -For posts of mine that include mainly me talking about random stuff

#Echo rants - for when I rant. Similar to #Echo rambles but different..

#Echo answers - For when I answer asks!! :D

#The Clowder seeks - For when you guys ask me stuff!

#Mama Change - For when I mention my mom. (Her name is change..or it's more of a nickname but no one calls her by her actual name except for professional/job people like a dentist or something)

#Echo asks - For when I ask questions :3 lol

#Eckos moots <3 - for interactions with moots, obviously 🙄 (I love y'all sm)

#Ecko irl - me irl

My main Media for traditional art is, pens, pencil, gel pens, paint markers (posca) and normal markers! I hope to soon branch out to ink! (Maybe one day you'll get to see some watercolor stuff from me. It's not that good of watercolor art and I don't enjoy painting too much tbh)

Anatomy You say? Don't know her 😔

If you are interested, I do art requests! It's not guaranteed to be good or to be done quickly but I will try my very best every time. You can even request multiple times if you'd like! Like a ton of times! I really don't mind!

You can also request art of fandoms I'm not in but make sure to give me a good reference or the drawing will look off :3

Art requests open until further notice.

If there's something I don't mention here that you're wondering if I can draw or not, give me an ask in my inbox and I'll let you know! (Pls, I'm friendly I swear)

You can also dm me if you'd like but I'd prefer the askbox instead (⁠´⁠-⁠﹏⁠-⁠`⁠；⁠)

I can't draw/don't want to draw: items, anatomy, bodies (unless you want the equivalent of a boxy stick figure), rendering, lighting, dragons (without a reference), romance/NSFW (no, just no.), hands, human legs (for the life of me 😭), +more

I can draw/like to draw: faces, animals (mostly cat related ones but you can request any animal and I'll at least try to draw it.), different hair styles (only with a reference), eye bags (I think they're pretty lol), dragons (only with a good reference), gore (not the best at it but I'll will try my best to make something nice and bloody for ya!), +more!

My name is Ecko and it's my preferred name but you can refer to me as Melleona (my OC) or by a nickname as well if you'd like! (just please ask me first if you want to use a nickname as I'm bad with setting boundaries.)

My pronouns are She/Her but feel free to refer to me as it/it's! :3

Speaking of which! This is my OC, Melleona:

She is 14 years old, she is introverted and blunt but also shy and insecure. She has anxiety, dealt with a bit of depression, and she's very casual as well as lazy (like me lol)

She's half Cat, she has greyish blue eyes (not visible in the drawing), slightly blueish black hair that's long enough to reach her ankles, she has a mushroom themed party hat, and some wicked whiskers!

If there's anything you'd like to ask me about her or ask her, go ahead and ask away! I love anons and normal asks! ❤️❤️❤️ (There is a slight filter on the drawing. I'll edit this later and put her color palette below ❤️)

I'm a minor! Mind your words, don't send me gross/weird asks or messages. (I've already had a few people message me asking for my age, a picture of me, and my sexuality. No, I will not be sharing my real appearance on here. my age? Minor, that's all you need to know. My sexuality? I don't know and you don't need to know either, respectfully ^^❤️)

IDC if I post something slightly suggestive or that says I know about 18+ themes. I posted it, not someone saying something to me of those themes. Sure, I understand the stuff but It really doesn't matter now does it? It just means I understand enough to know you shouldn't be saying that stuff to me. (Boundaries ✨)

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I do half-curse in posts from time to time. I do censor it a bit tho, like "f7ck" for example. Hope ya don't mind (⁠；⁠^⁠ω⁠^⁠）

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I'd appreciate it if people reblogged my art!

I don't appreciate reposting it however.

Just in case you don't know what the difference between reposting rather than reblogging: it's when you (typically) take a screenshot of the art, and then repost it on either Tumblr or a different app rather than hitting the reblog button!

While this has never happened to me personally, I do feel like it's worth mentioning.

Oh, and, don't under a circumstance feed my art to AI. I can forgive reposting my art. I put out there for people to see not to get fame from it but under no circumstances EVER will I allow feeding my art to AI. It is not human. It does not make art.

AI artists don't exist unless it's used ONLY to assist with a process that is still mostly YOUR OWN SKILLS THAT YOU'VE CULTIVATED OVER TIME. AI is NOT art but it can HELP with art.

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don't dm asking me to commission from you. like said before, I don't have money bc I'm a minor + I don't like being pestered for me commission you. talk to me like a person, not an ATM.

If I want to commission someone, I will dm them and even then, I'm most likely to commission art from a friend to support them.

I support the lgbtq+ community! And I don't discriminate against race. I really shouldn't have to say this. (˘⁠･⁠_⁠･⁠˘)

I will respond to money asks with "!!" And that's it. I don't have money and even if I did I don't got any money to spare. I'm broke and struggling too. Not to mention, I'm a minor and can't just go out and get the stuff. I hope you understand and I wish you all the best!❤️❤️❤️

Some games and shows and stuff I like:

Shows and stuff: Rick and Morty, adventure time, lost in space, bsd (never watched it but I've seen enough of it on the Internet to know a bit about it. Very interesting :3), Some of the Life Minecraft series, httyd, doctor who, and more!

Games/fandoms: Yonder(Yonder Cloud Catcher Chronicles.), Minecraft, the Stanley parable, tiny bit of South Park, cotl, MLP(childish I know but I don't care. I love them), creepypasta, SCPs, Trevor Henderson's creatures (mostly cartoon cat), plants vs zombies, fran bow, little misfortune, and more!

Stuff and things (hobbies?): Art, apparently I make rhymes now too??, rollerblading, climbing, Hiking (iffy), sleeping, being annoying+lazy, doom scrolling, interacting with people, and more!

(I'm not really in any fandoms really..kinda like on the edge of being in each and every fandom I come across..)

General facts about me! Yippee!

I think eye bags and wrinkles are pretty (odd, I know lol), I live in a bus (not decked out like you see on social media though. We just live in a bus lol), I live with my ma (my dad is my step dad and he and my mom just broke up psooo ye), I blank out a lot and just stare at people for no reason (which freaks them out), I have greyish blue eyes (a long with some, I'm pretty sure permanent eye bags lol), I get energy right before nighttime mostly (and then it disappears as soon as it reaches around 11 pm to 12 am), My favorite color is maroon (and any type of blue along with orange and yellow and forest green..mostly just comfy vibe colors tbh but maroon is a fixed piece), my favorite animal is a cat (although I have a dog. Muffin doesn't count as a dog, she's practically human. Apart of the family.), and more!

(I'll update this as I go)

[I will block as I see fit]

Do not interact with my blog if: You're racist, you only or mostly have sexual themes on your own blog (I apologize but it makes me uncomfortable. Have some other interests and it might make me less uncomfortable ^^), if you in general just enjoy hating on people for no reason (I like to make my area a safe space for people) if you're a Zoophile (No explanation really needed but animals can't consent.) (more will be added later when I think of what to add)

Don't dm me unless you're a moot or you say your intentions within the first 1-3 messages. (moots that I've interacted with can send me a dm unprompted with stated intentions anytime they'd like. Special privileges ✨)

(Added a specific part of that bc a moot felt they were making me uncomfortable by having such themes on their blog. I didn't really realize at first but yes that does make slightly uncomfortable but I don't really care as long as you have other interests. If s3x is your only interest, it weirds me out to have those types of people interact with me. Just know you're all good moot, you're not the type of person I was aiming it at. There are other people that just don't think about anything else but $ex and relationships that creep me out and you are not one of them. ^^❤️)

Things about me, (random stuff): I am cringe from time to time, my fav colors are maroon and any kind of blue, orange is nice too though,

I appreciate any and all constructive criticism. IDC if it sounds rude and might hurt my feelings, TELL ME so I can help better myself and my blog! I'm dum and will most likely not notice I'm doing something weird or anything :P <3

•Send me asks! Wanna to hug one of my OCs, Want to slap the sh1t out of one of em, Want to introduce me to a new (or old) fandom I don't know of but you think I might be interested in, Want to say hi, Want to give a music suggestion, send an ask!

I LOVE interaction and if possible, I want to be busy with asks at all times so send a ton!

•Moots:

@theachskid @voidsweirdthoughts @burningbutter @rafrfr @rateater2000

@footlongdingledong @ender-the-insomniac @thistlebriar @rspoetry @virtualcroissantflapcolor

@jawdoesstuff @storythesilly @yourfavoritecuntist @chamber-of-voices @i-draw-things

@2oo7xddd @catsreblogging @silli-billy15 @totally-not-a-commie @khloethecatsworld

@1nd13gh0st @cur1os1tyk1lledme @nonbinaryriverclan @ilove-fanart-and-lore405 @hermitchild

@my-mom-named-me-duck @hermitchild

@williamsart12345 @lilytheaxoltollover @twobraincellsremaining @nn-the-doodle @emmajasonartz

@bugba-bugbee @railway323 @xho-the-scribble @asqadia-banthen @nasthesilly @ceaselessbackflips

@the-anxious-acrobat @justuravghazbin @callmekiyo24 @maybeyoullfindthissomeday

@sensehumor ♥️

+any future moots/one's I might have forgotten (I hope I wouldn't forget anyone ����)

If you don't like being tagged in tag games, let me know and I'll move your name over here cuz I copy paste the ones above for tagging in stuff: (nothing here yet!)

Moot side blogs: @thistlebriar-tags @my-dad-named-me-goose @mysterious-other-being @

Btw, moot/friend privileges: tagging me in whatever the heck you want, sending nonstop and possibly annoying asks, dming me and having a convo at random, +more! I love all y'all and am more than happy to interact ❤️

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Yippee!! That's all for now folks! ❤️

I'll update this whole thing as I go, any questions, just send an ask and I'll update this with the answer as well as you know- replying in general lol :3

I seem incredibly childish in this intro post and my general posts but do know, I am over 12 years of age lmao 🤣

I'mma keep some notes here as well... mostly for tone stuffs cuz I can't remember these 😭

/lh = lighthearted

/j = joking

/hj = half joking

[systematic-breakdown]

Simply Plural & Solo Server Organization Assistance

I noticed another uptick in systems requesting help organizing their simply plural. So that's what this post is. Featuring how we organize our system server on Revolt/Discord because it's safer for us than downloading an explicitly system-focused app. We don't talk about aesthetic or whatever since our Simply Plural is a wreck. If you're just looking for aesthetic inspiration sorry but you should go elsewhere. Also we're in the middle of remodeling so ignore the mess. Pictures and stuff below.

Ok I'm gonna start with Simply Plural.

We started by organizing based on system. Side systems aren't included in the main system category cuz why would they be.

The "Update" section has profiles that Anna or another archivist/manager wants to look at and profiles that alters haven't added to since making it.

Here's the inside of the main systems folder

"Age" is organized like this

"Littles" being 0-9, "Middles" being 10-12, "Teens" being 13-19, and "Adults" being 20+. Regressors can be any age but some of them asked for a section so they got one. We only really use the specific ages for parts who are stuck or who jump. Updating every alter who ages when they do is hard and not worth it when they can just tell us their age in the designated custom field.

"Extra" just has sections for dormant parts, integrated parts, and who the integrated parts went to. If we know who integrated into who, we have a custom field for specificity.

"Families & Special Groups" is for parts who are family members and parts who split off at the same time and are still together. The groups are usually in their own little bubble but there's no discernible effect on memories and memory sharing so we don't count them as a sub or side system.

"Formation Status" has 3 sub-sections for fragments, "in-betweens", and formed.

"Gender" has subsections for feminine alignment, masculine alignment, queer/GNC, and gender hoarders. Queer/GNC has subsections for any singular gender identity parts have listed that aren't exclusively feminine or masculine (e.g. nonbinary, agender, genderqueer, pangender). We tried to restrict it to "at least 3 parts have to experience this for it to be an official subsection" but we're pretty lenient about that. It gives parts trying to discover who they are or build themselves a little ground work at least.

"Interaction Status" has these subsections

You can probably figure that out on your own.

"Location" has subsections for various parts of our headspace where parts stay when they're not fronting.

Nutty added the "Name" section. He likes to alphabetize things and I guess our Simply Plural is no exception.

"Orientation" has subsections for romantic orientation, sexual orientation, and a section called "double down" which just means both orientations are the same (e.g. being biromantic and bisexual, being heteromantic and heterosexual). I think this is a messy way of doing this section, but I was outvoted.

"Preferred Language" has subsections for all the languages we or other parts know, knew, or have learned. We aren't fluent in much other than English, but there are parts who know a lot more than others in certain languages and that's really what this section is for.

"Religion" has more subsections than I thought but the division makes sense. Anyway you probably won't need to include this section unless parts have very different views on religion.

"Role" has a ton of subsections. Anna or whoever organized it tried narrowing it down. So "protectors" has subsections for aggressive, emotional, physical, preventative, sexual, social, and verbal. You probably won't need all that, but if it feels better having subsections for your subsections instead of putting specifics in your custom fields, to each their own. Lemme know if you guys want some role/function examples and how they operate in our system.

"Silly Groups" has subsections for silly groups. "Green Gang" consists of parts who have all set their profile color as green. "Freaks and Creeps" has parts who have a shared interest in supernatural and paranormal entities. I'm in "Gamers Anonymous" and we talk about video games and make fun of cishet CoD players. It's been really fun and Dr. Collins thinks it helps with integration and connection or something. So make silly groups. It's worth it I promise.

"Species" is for species. We got subsections for dead alters (like ghosts and Dacir and stuff), humans, nonhumans, objects, shapeshifters, voiders, and alters who don't know or don't feel like either. "Nonhumans" has subsections for different animals and anthros who identify as nonhuman.

"Subsystems" have subsystems. There aren't sections for roles since the roles are already established in other sections, but if the subsystem has roles specific to that subsystem, maybe put those roles in that section. That was a lot of S words. My bad.

Side systems have their own roles because they're not a part of the main system and it would be bad if the managers confused them and marked them dormant. But there's a similar process I think. We don't really have access to them so it's hard to tell if they even know about this stuff, but a couple of the side systems seem to have updated their profiles and groups so that's promising.

And here's how we do our Revolt.

We switched to Revolt after Discord announced their plan to switch from the current model - which is cool and good - to the stupid model - which is stupid and bad. Enshittification takes a while but so does transferring all of our stuff so at least we'll be ahead of it. Anyway Revolt is exactly like Discord but without the subscription and paid stuff so if you're using Discord this tutorial can still be helpful.

We have a server for the main system and servers for sub and side systems. Side systems are harder to communicate with — especially since there are presumably very few alters in the known side systems that know about this stuff (and care enough to look) — but this has made it way easier.

Anna started by putting the "Sysfo & General" category at the top. She thought it'd be easier for newbies if what they needed to see was where they opened up. I agree with this thought process.

"Read Me" is her introducing herself, introducing the server, and outlining the rules. Pretty simple - don't snoop, be respectful of boundaries and triggers, date and add context to body/irl pics, stuff like that.

"Roles" is describing alter roles and functions. Has basic roles like host, persecutor, gatekeeper and more system-specific roles like archivist, mimic, filters, and more.

"Innerworld Mapping" has pictures but it's more writing than I expected. Names places, puts pictures that relate to those places, and describes the layers and connections. A lot of fakes ("NPCs"?) listed there too which is nice when I go to clean out our Simply Plural. Parts get confused sometimes. I don't blame them. Fakes are confusing.

"Accounts" is where we keep account information. We put emails and usernames in without censoring but coded passwords so the only place we have those fully written out is in our real life journal.

"Recipes" is self explanatory.

"Body Pictures" is where we put pictures that are taken of our body. The rule for that section is that you're only supposed to put body pictures in there if multiple parts are fronting or if whoever's putting the pic in doesn't know who the fronter was. Other than that, Anna said that she wants the body pictures that specific parts take should go in their "Pictures" channel.

"Memes" section is for memes that we relate to but are specifically about our disorders or symptoms. "DID Pics" is for pictures that we relate to as a system but they aren't memes. Pretty dark place. I try to avoid it but I noticed some of the traumaholders really like it. I think that's concerning but it's none of my business.

"Shared Journal" is for communication or general logging.

"Example" category is a placeholder for the parts name. For dormant or integrated parts, we do this

Here's what Anna wrote for the example "Info" section

"Faceclaims" is self explanatory. "Front Tells" is self explanatory. "Triggers/Draws" are separated by message but are kept in the same channel.

Here's what she said about "Pictures" and "Videos"

Here's what she said about "Links"

And here's what she said about "Journal"

That's all from me if you have questions, need more advice, wanna check out our custom fields, or anything else leave it in the comments, mailbox, or reblogs and we'll get back to you 👍

dividers from

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[lexevazion]

I like thinking about the Stan twins and how they work.

Ford processes new information just as information. He can process factual information really quickly and easily; he learns in the most textbook sense of the word. His own thoughts are usually organized even if he has several trains of thought at once. His Journals are mostly his own thoughts because he thinks like a college research paper, and his own informative thoughts make the most clear sense to him.

But environmental information, people and things interacting in ways he couldn't predict and is Not Ready for, tends to make him stumble. Facts and information are something he can apply logic to, but he can't get a good grasp on human nature. He struggles less with the more conscious anomalies of Gravity Falls because that's all he sees them as; anomalies. They're scientific to him, something that can be studied and grouped together, not unpredictable and overwhelming. Take the gnomes for example. He has no problem interacting with them, because he sees them as something instead of someone, but he struggles with a basic interaction with a waitress.

Bill is the only exception, because Ford sees him as neither a person nor an anomaly, but as a higher being that he knows he'll never fully understand. Bill chose him, so why should he have to worry about seeming odd?

Stan, on the other hand, is the complete opposite. He's learned to easily adapt to people being unpredictable, he had to just to survive. So, I believe he'd adapt to living in Gravity Falls fairly fast, just because he has the mindset of "well, that happened. Moving on." Even if it'll bother him later, he can push through unprecedented scenarios simply because he knows he can never expect people to react the way he wants unless he charms his way through it, which he does a lot. He doesn't know all of the facts of the world, doesn't want to, just knows that stuff he sees is stuff that's true, so why bother trying to understand why it happened? Even when Ford first showed him the portal, he moved on from the fact he was standing in front of something that literally defied the laws of the universe surprisingly fast. His brother made it, it's in front of him, so obviously it's real. And besides, he has more important things to think about than the how and why it's there.

Textbook information, though, is extremely difficult for him. I don't know if it's just a head-canon, but I like the idea that he's severely dyslexic, and the lack of glasses certainly doesn't help. Too many numbers and words with definitions attached that he can't remember make his thoughts overlap and confuse him. He struggles to keep scientific facts straight, or recognize words that are too long or too similar to another. Alongside that, he'll stumble over his own thought process. Too many tasks at once will make him physically blue screen, and sometimes he needs to just stop what he's trying to do and reset. Yes, he can learn with time, like with the portal, but it's harder and takes him longer to process new information.

Their level of logical intelligence helps and hinders them in different ways. Ford feels that he needs to understand how everything works, which leads to his downfall. Stan is fine not understanding, until he really, really needs to.

[smashmeleeganondorfsno1fan]

Can you make some hcs of Ganondorf being super freaking autism coded

Y'know, I've actually been going hard with the autism coding thing because lately I've been having social issues that have forced me to come to terms with my autism. Stuff is rough, but I feel like this is one of the areas where I see a lot of myself in Ganondorf and I know there are a lot of other autistics who love him just as much as I do.

You didn't specify which Ganondorf, so I'm going with OoT. And thanks for the request, by the way. I hope you see yourself in Ganondorf just as much as I do <3

OoT Ganondorf Autism Traits - Headcanons

Hear me out on this one, but despite being male, I think Ganondorf would present a lot of traits associated with female autistics e.g. quiet (though he just ends up coming off as standoffish), a heavy masker, haver of a rich inner-world and so on.

This is because, if you ignore the isolation and prestige that came with growing up a Prince, Ganondorf was raised largely like all the other Gerudo little girls with similar cultural ideals.

And what are the Gerudo culture's ideals? Being tough as hell, having lots of kids, getting married, being intelligent, looking good.

Ganondorf certainly has 3/5, but he's completely lacking on the social two (I mean, he probably has a few daughters running around somewhere, but that's a headcanon for another ask).

Like, who does Ganondorf confide in? Especially before he came of age and was likely forbidden from interacting with girls his own age because of the whole "if a young vai speaks to a voe, disaster will befall her" or whatever the story is.

Really, to understand Ganondorf as an autistic person, we need to first understand what it means to be autistic in Gerudo society.

Yes, the Gerudo are generally very blunt. Unless he's trying to manipulate you, Ganondorf will tell you almost exactly what he thinks. Half of the time, he likely doesn't mean to sound rude, it's just the way he's been raised to communicate. Though, this is likely an issue for allistic Gerudo as well when interacting with foreigners, though I'm sure they adapt.

Something extremely refreshing about the Gerudo that's worth noting, is that they aren't a culture that normalises being mean to each other. Even if they seem tough on the outside, if you earn the respect of a Gerudo, they're really quite sweet.

Such applies to Ganondorf in every regard. With those he doesn't know well or isn't keen on, he may very well come of as aloof. But with someone he likes? He's really quite the sweetheart (err.. sweet as he can get still being the jerk that he is).

One may get the impression that Ganondorf is the king of social interaction because of how manipulative he is and what a great leader he is, but in truth? I think his closest friends are his mothers.

The manipulation is just masking. He knows damn well what he has to do to get what he wants, and he's willing to do it.

He's lonely. Not only because he's pedestaled as the Gerudo's God-King, but because he's his own unique brand of shyness, if that makes any sense. He's very introverted and likes to be left alone to his schemes.

His inner-world is extremely rich. He's always thinking about something; evil plots, what to do with his horse's mane, etc... It may make him seem stoic and mysterious, but it's just an autism trait.

As for special interests? Pipe organ music is one of his oldest, having loved it since he learned to play as a child. He's also very passionate about his horse and his combat warrior training thing.

If for whatever reason he's comfortable enough with you, and by "enough" I mean very, he can talk your ear off about these subjects, in a very refined manner, too.

I don't honestly think he'd have many sensory issues, with the exception to this being how he loathes the feeling of cold. The desert cold is bearable, but snowy, rainy cold? He can hardly stand it.

Does he burnout? Sometimes. He knows when he's worked himself too hard, but sometimes he's too proud to admit he needs to take a break.

One of my autistic traits is that I can be quite naive and assume nearly everyone has the best intentions, but I feel like Ganondorf is almost the opposite of that. You have to prove yourself to him, especially if you're non-Gerudo.

He's also my opposite in terms of empathy, being quite lacking in that department. It's part of why he's so awkward when he has to comfort people.

Probably projecting here (I say, as if 80% of his post isn't projection), but Ganondorf seems like the type to yearn for close social bonds with people even if he kinda sucks at social interaction.

This kinda links back to the whole "the BotW Gerudo believe in soulmates" thing, but he yearns to one day meet his other half; someone who will cherish and understand him for the person he is, regardless of his title or general prowess. Someone who he can share a deep, emotional bond with. Someone he understands. Someone made for him.

[bisexual-engineer-guy]

Explain radio stuff to me like I'm 5? I want to learn about this stuff and maybe one day, when I have disposable income, I can actually get into it.

Okay! So basically for amateur radio there's two main sorta types of radio (ignoring the specialty stuff above 450 MHz): HF high frequency, 3 MHz to 30 MHz) and VHF/UHF (30 MHz to 300 MHz and 300 MHz to 3 GHz).

The VHF/UHF radios are often handheld transmitters - basically like walkie talkies - and they're mostly line of sight and local. People set up these things called repeaters though, and those are sort of like big radio things on towers up real high. If you talk to a repeater, it'll repeat your signal out at super high power from up super high and you can talk much further than you could on your little radio. Usually these repeaters if you're lucky will have people sitting on them too, so you can just kinda chat around the area with them. Pretty fun stuff, and also you can talk to space stations (ISS chat events are a somewhat common outreach event that people use to get school aged kids into the hobby).

HF is where stuff gets real interesting. These comparatively lower frequencies interact really interestingly with the charged particles of the ionosphere, which under the right conditions can refract or reflect your signal back to earth from hundreds of miles up. This is known as "skip signal" and you can work fucking MAGIC with it. Build the right antenna, use the right frequency, and choose the right time of day, and you could be talking to people over 2500 miles away. Even with seriously suboptimal conditions (low antenna, bad interference, low power radio) I can regularly hit 400-500 mile contacts. HF voice is mostly closed off to the Technician licensees (the lowest and easiest license) except for the 10 meter band (28 MHz), unless you're willing to learn Morse code, which opens up a couple others. (This is why I'm getting my general class license--I want more Morse privileges on some of the daytime bands and the ability to use voice stuff too.)

All in all it's a super fun hobby and I'd totally recommend getting licensed. If you like screwing around with electronics and whatnot it's super super fun, but I will say it does get expensive fast.

[marvel-starwarsfangirl]

Kung Fu Panda 4 Review

Ok, I saw the movie yesterday and I have some thoughts. I think the film is good, but no where near the level of the first two. It's more like the third tonally. But tbf, nothing can top the second film in my opinion. KFP 2 really stepped up in its depth both in terms of its villain and message. The fourth film is very much the opposite. It's also very predictable and you can easily figure out what was gonna happen pretty early on.

What I liked: the animation is still gorgeous. Seriously, there were some very visually pleasing shots. The character models all looked great and I thought it was cool how the villain still has scales when she transforms. The music is also really nice and fun to listen to. The voice acting was also good and I thought Awkafina did a good job (major step up from Scuttle).

Po's dads were also really fun when on screen. It's nice to see them bond over Po and they do work well off of each other. They were the best part of the film, animation aside. The villain is also pretty cool with her abilities. We will talk about her more in a bit. And I did like Zhen and I'm looking forward to see what they do with her in the future. She's energetic and I did like her design.

What I didn't like: too. much. comedy. Ok look, I know this is an animated film for kids, but what made the first three films (particularly the second one) so good is that the balanced the jokes with depth. This film does have some messages, but it's intercut with so many jokes during dialogue that it takes away from it. They really needed to let this film breathe and have more serious moments to just talk and let things sink in. The villain brought back the old villains and stole their abilities (this was in trailer so not really spoiler). Why don't they do more with that? There is so much untapped potential here.

And that's my other big issue with the film: so much potential. Some of the ideas in this film are really, really good, but they only scratch the surface with it. I wanted to know more about the villain. I wanted to see our fave villains interact more. I wanted to see the villain use her powers more. But we don't get that; we only get the bare minimum. In simpler terms, there's no big "wow!" moment that the other films had.

Spoilers below (tread carefully)

Why did they bring the villains back if they were going to do almost nothing with them? The climax of the film was the Chameleon stealing the villains' abilities and fighting Po but we pretty much saw that in the trailer. Tai Lung gets to do some stuff, but I wanted more. Half of his lines were jokes anyway and I didn't vibe with it. Why did they bring him back if he was just gonna comment on things? I don't remember our favorite snow leopard being this comical. He did quip, but there was still a hardened edge to him. Idk. Maybe he got therapy in the spirit realm. Shen and Kai get crumbs, but again, they could've done so much more. And wasn't Kai destroyed completely?

With Shen and Tai Lung, I would've wanted to see more. I'm glad Tai Lung did finally come to respect Po and it does make sense. But Shen? The last time we saw him he rejected Po's help. Unless he too got the same spirit realm therapy Tai Lung did, him bowing to Po does feel very OOC. Nitpicking further, why was Shen brought back anyway? The Chameleon presumably doesn't know who Po is and Shen isn't a kung fu master. With the exception of the fanservice route, this choice only makes sense if the Chameleon was aware of Shen's actions in Gongmen and thought his level of evil would fit her vibe.

Nitpicking aside, there was so much opportunity for Po to confront his villains again and have a deep, serious moment with them. Whether either side likes it or not, they're reunited for a short amount of time. Why not capitalize on this great opportunity?

Speaking of the villain, so much untapped potential. Her design is great, her abilities are really cool, and Viola Davis does a good job voicing her. So why doesn't she get to do more? Imagine a really cool fight sequence where Po confronts her, but she shifts so much that it begins to mess with his head. Or she transforms into the older villains and Po is caught off guard? Instead, we get half the climax spoiled for us in the trailer. What was really cool about the other three was that we got multiple fight scenes with them to showcase their abilities. Thus, the final battle dialed it up to an 11 and we got a truly epic finale. Here, it feels like there should've been more, but there wasn't. Even her backstory feels lacking. It's there... but only surface level. Even Shen, arguably the cruelest of them all, had nuance and depth.

Also, why couldn't we get more of the Furious Five outside of a glorified cameo? Tigress and Po friendship is truly amazing.

As much as the jokes miss, there are some good bits. Shifu trying to deal with Po's shenanigans always crack me up. I also like the bit where Po tries to meditate and his thoughts get in the way. Because hey guess what, that's what my head is like and it's really freaking hard to quiet it down. So, there's that. I just wish the writers didn't feel like they had to insert jokes in almost every line of dialogue, you know? Li and Ping dad adventures are great except half the lines are jokes about how worried they are for Po or how not tough they are. Why not have a deeper conversation? I think it would make everything feel more natural.

I also wish Po himself was a tad more mature. I'm not expecting Shifu or Tigress levels of seriousness, but I felt that he kinda was a bit too childish. Po is one of those characters who loves to have fun, but knows when he has to be serious. However, he also likes to lighten things up with comedy. In this movie, it felt like he only really leaned into the comedy side of things. He had his moments, but I'll be honest, I really missed the "the only thing that matters is what you choose to be now" levels of dialogue. The proverb joke got old real fast, ok?

Grace Randolph from Beyond the Trailer described this movie as episodic and I can see it. The story bits are very segmented between the villain, heroes, and Po's dads. The flow and pacing of this film really needed to be upgraded.

Ok, that's all I got for now. I'm sure I'll think of something else to say (aside from encouraging everyone to rewatch KFP 2 because I'll never get enough of that film).

[rainbowfeatherguild]

Welcome to our guild!

Hey there! Welcome to our little guild's hall! We're a team of four friends, doing your typical guild stuff... Explorations, missions, treasure hunts... you guessed it.

Our leader is Lucia, the sweetest Ampharos I've ever known! She's always there to help other Pokemon, and making sure everything's right in the guild. She always wants to do her best, and she's not easily frigthened. She probably took that from... nah, never mind about that. She's very shy though, especially with new people, that's why she's not the one writing all of this! But I think answering some mail will help her with that.

So, you're maybe asking yourself "who's actually talking, there?" and I'm going to answer your question right now! I'm your local blue Tinkaton, Ivalina! Why am I blue? That would be too long to explain there. But it happened I guess. My thing is combat. Like, I really love to fight and to hit things. Maybe too much if you're asking Merric about it, but everything's too much to him. I love all things shiny too, so I'm always excited when we found some treasure at the end of our explorations.

Talking about Merric, he's our grumpy Typhlosion. Okay, he's not always grumpy, he can be nice too... unless he didn't sleep well. You don't want to talk to Merric when he didn't have enough sleep. He's quite the philosopher, if you would ask me... always thinking about... things. I don't know, he's in his world. He's pretty bright, too, if you have some problem, you could ask him about it, and he would probably have a solution or two for it. An another strange thing about him is that he's not quite like any other Typhlosion I have seen before... but he doesn't really like to talk about that.

And last but not least... there is Flynn! He's a chill guy. Okay, all Slowbro are pretty chill, but Flynn is something else. The guild hall could be burning but everything would still be fine for him! He could be very absent-minded sometimes, but he's a real bro. He's always optimistic, few things could be make him lose his smile (and his cool, too). I actually never saw him being really upset, so... maybe he just can't? I wouldn't advise you to try, though... I heard that angry Slowbro are not a joke at all.

Anyways, that's enough for now... don't hesitate to send us questions or things like that, that's why we opened this mailbox, after all... We'll also try to make regular updates about what we do at the guild there, so stay tuned! Ivalina's out!

~~~~~~~~~~

Current arc: Little ray of sunshine - The guild recieve an egg. It will go as horribly wrong as you would except.

[Mod talking there! I wanted to run a rp blog for some time now, so I decided to finally bite the bullet and go for it! I hope you will like to interact with those four silly guys! Before ending this post, I want to lay some rules out. First of all, while I am a major, this is a Pokemon RP blog, so minors could see this or even send asks. So, please do not send any sexual content. I will just ignore it, because this is not the blog for that. Heavy subjects like death, violence and things like that can be mentionned though, but don't go too deep in those, okay? I will always tag heavy subjects too, if you want to avoid them. I'll also tag who's talking, and any other relevant things. For the asks, you can go anon or not, RP with your own characters if they're Pokemon too. You can ask to talk to a specific member of the guild if you want to, if you don't specify anyone though I will decide who answers. Things like Pelipper Mail and others are allowed too, but don't abuse it please? I'm pretty new with this so I'm still figuring how things work there. Last thing: this blog is a side thing, so don't worry if your ask isn't answered right after you posted it... it could just mean I'm busy with things IRL!]

[aelirus]

✭RULES & MUN✭

For dash-only, while I'm still working on the blog.

I'm Mildew (he/it 25+), welcome to my RP blog! I had a Cyrus blog before around 2018 by the same name. Remnants of it can still be found through other blogs, but the main one was deleted. I still LOVE Cyrus, though, and decided to return to writing him to scratch that particular Pokemon Villain Autism Itch. I'm a pretty friendly person, I try to write with and befriend a broad range of people... with exceptions for the usual suspects (don't be a pos and dont be a creep. I'm looking at you, people-who-write-nsfw-with-protags.) However, I can be shy when reaching out first! And after I have reached out first, I can be too chatty. Never worry about annoying me or telling me off, I've dealt with it all and I can establish boundaries if needed, and respect others'. Thanks for reading.

✭RULES:

First, more serious stuff.

Number one is pretty simple: If you're an asshole, I don't want you around. If you roll your eyes when someone brings up their experience as bipoc, or at pronouns or neopronouns or real shit going on in the world, get lost.

You can consider this rule 1a: If you delight in annoying people who don't want to see certain things, you're also not welcome. this includes anyone who calls themselves "proship". I'm not here for any of that.

Now the more simple/given rules:

Cyrus isn't the worst of the Evil Team Leaders... but he's still an "Evil Team Leader". Keep this in mind when interacting. Your muse might be the friendliest, sweetest soul... and he will still respond as though they're just another misguided nobody in his way.

Blog might be suggestive at times, and usually in joking fashion, but anything explicit will not take place here.

Related, but if I follow a blog whose Mun/Writer is under 18 and interacts with mature posts, I will reach out and warn them or block/unfollow depending on what it is.

Non-RP blogs can absolutely follow and interact with me! I'm chill. But please be mindful of interacting with threads that include other roleplayers, as their stance can be different.

When writing with me, don't assume what my muse will do unless previously discussed. AKA: no godmodding.

Don't be too pushy for responses. I'm an adult, I've got typically low motivation, stuff happens. However, if we both really like an idea and neither of us can get through a whole thread in order to pull it off, we can totally chat in DMs about the scenario and bring it to life that way!

Go wild with Asks, have fun. I'll pick and choose what I can and can't/don't want to do, whether because of my motivation or whatever other reason. If I truly have a problem with anything, I'll message or respond with the request to stop.

I might have more rules eventually, but this is a good starting place. Talk to me if you've got any questions or concerns!

[anexperimentallife]

I don't know if I've expressed how amazingly generous my oral surgeon is.

He is DONATING his labor and some materials to give me four implants (needed to hold dentures in because of bone loss in my jaw) and any bone grafts necessary to hold the implants in, and giving me the dentures FOR FREE. After trying for almost a year to make a set of dentures that will actually work in my mess of a mouth, he's like, "Fuck it; we ball!"

(You cannot tell to look at me, but some horrible dental work a long time ago left the insides of my upper and lower jaw a total mess, and although the lower partial plate stays in just fine, when I finally had to have my remaining six upper teeth removed, there was nothing to hold my upper partial plate in place anymore. So since last February, I have not had ANY upper teeth except for the occasional trial runs with the full plates that won't actually stay in. If I GLUED them in place, they worked cosmetically, but I couldn't actually eat without them coming out, no matter how much glue and care I used.)

He's also going to have me admitted to the hospital to do the work, which will, yes, mean we're on the hook for a couple thousand USD to the hospital (for the OR, anesthesiologist, etc.), but it means we can pay that stuff with a credit card--not ideal, since we're still in so much debt from the Baby El paperwork snafu, but doable if we tighten our belts a little. I mean, all this stuff would normally cost around half a million pesos (about $8.5K USD MINIMUM, even at SE Asia prices)!

This ALSO means we might be able to afford to get my (badly needed) throat surgery in 2026! And if we can get these two things taken care of, my other surgeries can wait! (I just hope the other stuff doesn't deteriorate too much more in the meantime.)

Man, to think of how well we were doing before the Series of Catastrophes compared to now. Cancellation of a contract (I do encourage you to play Your Stories Interactive and Romance Club games, and will always appreciate the huge licensing fee they paid before cancelling my contract), then COVID, then the snafu with our daughter's birth certificate that wiped out our savings AND took donations to fix, and a series of medical crises--Most folks, even if they're doing well--are really at MOST a couple of bad months from destitution.

Again, we're fine for day-to-day stuff like rent, food, the occasional treat, Christmas gifts for Baby El, etc. It's just the stuff that takes several hundred or several thousand USD up front (plus paying off all the previous debt) that messes us up. (And although it's slowly changing, you cannot use a credit card for most medical/dental stuff here unless you're admitted as an inpatient.)

[ratasum]

So, why we made Zojja a councilor.

At its core, Zojja's story has consistently been about running away.

It's not overt, but it's pretty clear: from the moment Snaff died, it's been about keeping everyone at arm's length so she doesn't hurt like that again. She isn't your friend. She isn't anyone's friend. The only person she lets get anywhere close to inside her circle canonically is the Savant.

And even then, she specifically treats you like a lackey and even calls you "Minion" (even if she corrects herself).

If she lets other people in, she loses. They can see that she's hurting deeply. She's a young woman, and though we never get to know her real age, it's implied she wasn't older than her early 20s. And Snaff loved her like a daughter, and she loved him, even if she bucked back against his ideas. He encouraged it, even. And then he was gone, because they let people in.

She never needed anyone to not see her for just her genius or to "want her just for her" because it never played into it, and it was never an issue at any part of the story that we see her in. She knew she was smart and that was a non-issue- she was a genius! A highly experienced golemancer, heir to Snaff's legacy! There was no inkling of her feeling like people were using her- one of her key flaws was her tendency to use others to keep distance.

She is confident, stubborn, self assured, and above all? Kind of selfish! She doesn't need other people except when they're useful. She doesn't need help unless when she dictates it. It's what makes her tension with Kudu so interesting. He went a similar path, and she didn't realize she was starting to walk it too.

My friend and I had played with Zojja being still in contact with the group for several years in our rp stuff, though we had considered reworking it with the release of The Expac. And after... events, we decided to mostly chuck it. Not just because we were a couple of the many disappointed with what we got but because Zojja's story had no line through to the story she'd had since the jump...

...except that she was still running away. Pushing away people she knew. People were reaching out to her, trying to keep up, but she refused it. She didn't want to be seen or perceived as weak. This had nothing to do with her being needed and everything to do with Zojja's continued push to not be seen as a person with feelings and fears. The stuff about her not being reached out to give talks or teaching anymore doesn't fit either- she was never doing that to begin with. She had other irons in the fire she was busy working with, and other than taking Taimi as her apprentice, she's NEVER done more than push heavily for the Snaff Savant prize to honor her late mentor.

If anything, all it did was stretch this out in the long term. It wasn't an arc or healing, it was just more of her running from everything. Taking on ascension wasn't healing it was a permanent hiding place. And it wasn't satisfying because we weren't allowed to sit with it. We got no mention of Snaff, she brushed off Taimi despite preparing to do to her what happened to herself with Snaff, and they boiled her problems down to... not feeling wanted. Even worse that they presented her continuing to run and refuse to let people in (even the wizards- they're encouraging her to ascend and leave everything she loved behind, remember) as a good thing.

We even accept it without any pushback. We don't even get time to sit with her. She gets fifteen minutes, is Wizard Lobotomized off-screen, and then promptly hurried out of the story so we don't have to worry. We know where Zojja is she just doesn't give a shit about you anymore! That's great; you should be happy!

(To say nothing about the fact that the ONLY commander she should've greeted with fondness is an asuran commander. She has next to zero interaction with anyone else. I honestly just cannot stand what they did with her; there were a billion ways they could've done it and made it feel organic and I would've even accepted her ascending but it was shoehorned in so hard and we got no time to see any of her "growth." We just got told about it and that was that.)

It doesn't jive with anything else. To say nothing about the galaxy sized plot hole her being missing for eight years provides when Taimi couldn't keep a secret if her mouth was glued shut and WE KNOW SHE WAS REACHING OUT. So was Logan, and he doesn't say anything. We deal with Rata Sum repeatedly, nothing.

Zojja was famous. She wouldn't have just never been mentioned as missing.

That aside, we wanted to play with the fact that her being there was just a continuation of her running away from her own grief. I didn't want to let her bury it, especially knowing she'd refused people who DID care.

We also wanted to play with the criticisms of Rata Sum anet has hammered in. Zojja was harmed by the culture there as much as the Savant is, as much as Taimi was. Someone needs to fix it. Making it a councilor who literally has two lines in the personal story just feels cheap. Making it Zojja, finally realizing she doesn't need to keep pushing people away, doesn't need to keep running, doesn't need to blame everyone else for her own grief and guilt.

Going back to Rata Sum, taking on an open council seat and facing down the system that hurt her so damn bad, hurt Taimi, hurt every young asura coming out of the city, felt more organic in the end. We still have her go to Amnytas and stay there for a little over a year. There's genuine tension, a back and forth on whether she should stay with these people who tell her she's so special and her magic is so good and important and powerful or return to Tyria to face her pain head on and actually let the people around her love her and help her heal.

She decides not to join the cult in the end. And it'll be hard work- using people is what she does. We see it in the early PS. And it's hard! A lot harder than having the cult wipe everything about her chronic pain and injuries with Super Special Magic (as someone with chronic pain let me tell you how much THAT pissed me off) and letting them just wipe away all the bad memories and pain by making her an immortal who simply does not care about the Little Things back on Tyria.

She goes home, and eventually takes up an open council seat to push back against Flax. No one's more stubborn than her. She will drag Rata Sum into the modern era if it takes forever. She'll take time to heal, let people in. Let the people that care about her actually care about her.

Healing takes time, not magic. She'll get there.

[fandoomrants]

When I re-joined the Marauders fandom around a year ago, I was coming across lots of people complaining how toxic this fandom has become.

I didn't quite understand what they meant back then as I haven't been active in the fandom for a long time (completely missed the ATYD era and most huge changes and things, didn't know how most ships came into existence still don't but I'm afraid to ask plus I'm already on board ig and also too many characters that were barely mentioned when I was in the fandom) so I couldn't decide what made it "toxic".

For the longest time I assumed it was people insisting on their ships and headcanons and throwing hate on people who shipped different things (God forbid people liking Harry's parents as a thing instead of making them both queer and into other people) and I suppose that's truly what most people view as "toxic" to this day but lately I genuinely saw the real toxicity of the fandom.

It's people's approach towards the people that create any content for the fandom. That's the truly toxic thing.

Is it normal that writers have to put a thousand warnings on their fics or even delete them from stop people from binding them and trying to sell them?

Or artists having to constantly report people reposting their works without proper credits?

Or cosplayers having to explain themselves to "fans" accusing them of... cosplaying?? And daring to have a personality and content outside the character(s) they cosplay?

The whole point of the fandom is that things are made from FANS for other FANS. The things people write/draw/edit/cosplay, they do because they genuinely like these characters and this world, and because they know others do too, and would enjoy the way they express their ideas of said things. And they all do it for FREE too.

If people want to support them, they can do it the proper way, spreading the popularity of these creators by sharing their work and giving credits. There is absolutely no reason to spread around someone's work, especially for money, when it's out there and perfectly available for FREE. It's wrong and even if the intentions are good which I doubt, there is this thing called copyright and it can cause harm to those creators because the characters aren't original. (What's worse, when people sell fics, they actually "give credits" and put down the writers' names/urls.)

And if they don't like them for some reason, they're free to just not engage because nobody is shoving it in their faces by force. Blogs, tiktok accounts, tags, etc can be BLOCKED. If you don't enjoy someone's content, just leave them alone and don't go around yapping and throwing hate at them. It's simple as that. (Unless there is a valid reason to cancel someone and there usually isn't any except for people simply not liking them for one reason or another.)

Being in a fandom means that there will be things that you'll be on board with and then some you wouldn't be but don't forget the creators aren't doing it to offend anyone, they're expressing themselves like everyone else does by discussing or creating their own stuff. If it's not your cup of tea, go drink some cold water.

In any case, people shouldn't forget that anyone that creates any type of content:

1) is doing it for free, by their own free will, in their own free time.

2) is a normal human being. They're not the character(s) they create stuff about. They have their own struggles and difficulties they face in their life but still find the time to create these things you enjoy.

3) is not obliged to interact with/do commissions for people just because they're trying to abuse them into it by constantly sending asks and messages.

4) has privacy. Nobody wants people trying to probe into their life just because they are known among some community. Same goes for actual actors/artist, writers. Being famous doesn't erase the right to have something your fans aren't privy to.

5) has boundaries that shouldn't be crossed, and things they are okay/not okay with that should be taken into consideration.

I genuinely find it a bit fascinating how people decided to take away these characters and modify them so much as one big FU to the original author due to her toxic behaviour, yet they manage to create a toxic environment for others too.

P.S.: Please do not engage with this post if you'll be making any claims that any creator that has decided to make their work public is obliged to stand and take hate, mistreatment, etc. There is a not-so-thin line between constructive criticism, and spreading hate and being mean and disrespectful.

[dragonplated]

prefacing this post with this is a set of headcanons specific to me, my lance and his kanto in general and i'm more than willing to be flexible on how much of this applies when threading with other kanto/general pokemon muses. this is mostly just to explain some stuff about lance and how the region's battle culture shaped him as a person and trainer as i write him.

Kanto as a region has a heavy focus on battling, especially professionally, as their primary way of interacting with pokemon. There's non battlers of course, and plenty of people who live and work with pokemon that rarely battle more than casually. But professional battling, especially within League Tournaments, is the bread and butter of the region; it is the foundation of multiple industries in Kanto ranging from battle items and pokemon healthcare to the tourism industry as trainers from other regions come to Kanto to experience their League and battle styles.

(Kanto as a region favors a more aggressive, offensive battle style, with heavy hitters going all out for high damage output. Trainers in Kanto also tend towards getting more physical themselves when commanding their pokemon: full body gestures while commanding their pokemon, getting closer to the battle arena than advised, throwing their entire being into calling out commands.

Trainers at the professional level in Kanto as a result of this tend towards teams of mid-stage to fully evolved pokemon over first-stage or baby pokemon, and often have teams made up of pokemon who are known to hit hard and/or fast.)

Because of Kanto's heavy focus on pokemon battles, trainers in Kanto are highly regarded! They tend to be viewed as authorities on a lot of pokemon related matters, second only to professions like pokemon professors, nurse joys, and other careers who require specialized education to enter their fields. The stronger the trainer, the more authority they tend to be viewed with, even to the point of being given legal authority at the League Trainer level. Trainers don't typically get questioned about their pokemon and training methods unless there's enough visible proof for them to be accused of misconduct or abuse.

Kanto's Pokemon League is officially considered a governmental body, with all the privileges and abilities this affords; the Champion of the Kanto region has the power and authority to propose laws, make arrests and declare a state of emergency as required. There are regulations and procedures for all of these, they can't be done willy-nilly but they are all under the umbrella of the Champion's responsibilities. The Elite Four is also capable of proposing laws, declaring a state of emergency if there is no acting Champion to do so, or make arrests. The League in general has a hand in most if not all governmental departments, at least in Kanto.

Gym Leaders, because they're considered part of the League, also a semi-governmental position. Generally on par with something like a mayor. They are typically very influential in their cities, and also legally allowed to make arrests though this is often not used except on extreme cases like Team Rocket or other organizations.

[usercookie2008]

Doodles of what I think Dream and Nightmare true forms would look like after the apple incident

Rebirth Au :)

I explain below with a tad of a ramble teebee ↓↓↓

To explain it I wanna think that when they consumed/absorbed the apples that their Flames were sealed away into the apples kinda like a shelf of sorts or perhaps a sense of something that keeps their flames chained to their vessels aka the body's they were given after creation.

Though say their vessels are destroyed it too destroys that Link keeping them within their vessels, now say they are actually destroyed they will turn to dust like any other monster except unless they're in water or something their Dust will Become a flame and they arise back from the Dust but without a vessel and just like their true beings they were before given vessels that would help them interact with the world around them.

Much like a Phenix if not actually inspired by the idea of how a Phenix works teehee.

Oh also upon technically reviving their thoughts are often scrambled and they will attempt to go to the other because despite everything they still will believe the other to be safe.

Kinda like a primal instinct and also the fact that their magic is most in tune with each other .

Even if they are the opposites of emotions, they can easily recognize each other's Familiar Flames and will seek out the other for protection

To say if they also do go to someone else then also means in this state They recognize the others magic as safe and will too seek Solace in the other instead of possibly Screeching and intensely cackling at the other to back off.

Also upon the thought of "oh but the apples what about the apples?" Think about it, sure the apples were a more physical interpretation of emotions but Dream and Nightmare are the literal *Living* essence of Positive and negative emotions so if you really think about it Sure the apples a much more physical understanding and representation of emotions, But unless Dream and Nightmares flames are Truely snuffed out for good that is then when you snuff out emotions but even then flames can always be reignited, even if sometimes because of certain Variables it's much harder to do it and keep it going, doesn't mean its impossible to do so, you just gotta have the right timing so then the fire can live once again.

Anyways thanks for coming to my Void talk I'm gonna casually vanish off the face of Tumblr again lmao

But do feel free to ask Questions about it! I love answering questions for stuff like this,,,

[mymistakewriting]

Diaz Family Dynamics

This comes with the standard warnings of 'hey if you think I'm bashing this character, I'm not' and 'if you don't like my content, you don't have to interact with it because I ain't fighting with people over opinions'. With a single exception. I am absolutely bashing Helena and Ramon Diaz. They're terrible parents and even worse people. my asks are open for questions or conversations!

I also have other thoughts about Eddie, including things involving him and Shannon, and more things about him and his sisters, his traumas, etc. However, I think this post is a little too heavy to share all of those. If you're interested in any of them, let me know. I'll do a separate post for them later regardless, but I'd love to see what people are interested in hearing about.

Trigger warnings: PTSD, talk of child neglect & abuse. It's Eddie Diaz and his family, that's it's own warning.

Let's get the hard stuff out of the way first, shall we? As someone who's been in shoes similar to Eddie and Maddie as oldest sibling who's had to step up and be a parent to their younger siblings, there is no situation where a child is raising another child and it's not because the actual parents are neglectful at best and abusive at worst. The Diaz parents are both. And it's exactly the way you'd think. Helena is shown to be verbally and emotionally abusive to Eddie in the flashbacks we're given during Eddie Begins. She sits back and watches her son, who's a newly single father and still healing from injuries he gained in a war that he ran to in part because of his parents struggle with multiple jobs at once, doctors appointments for himself AND his son, and did nothing to help. Instead, she used the fact that he was struggling as an excuse to ask for custody of Christopher. And considering Eddie grew up with that same style of abuse, that he shielded his sisters from receiving it, too? Yeah, I hope she burns in Hell for it.

And Ramon. Oh, Ramon. He's equally shitty to Eddie when it comes to verbal abuse. He abandoned the family (for work, yes, but what decent father looks at their 10 year old son and tells them it's time to 'man up'?). And no one has a fight style scrappy enough for genuine street fighting, the way Eddie's got, unless it was learned originally in self defense and then refined later on with actual lessons. I'd put money on Ramon having laid hands on Eddie a time or two before he got big enough to fight back. I've seen it, I grew up with kids who have that exact fighting style and that's what it was from. And the way he never turns his back on his father when they do interact? It's a survivor's skill that you learn the hard way.

Also? All of Eddie's doubts about him being a good dad? His worries that he's fucking Christopher up when he's given everything he's got for his son? Those come from his parents, too. He's always tried to make sure he wasn't like either of his parents, but those doubts don't leave very easily when you've spent your whole life not knowing anything else. Helena definitely drilled it in the entire time after Eddie came home from overseas that what he was doing for Christopher's sake wasn't enough. That he wasn't a good enough parent.

I'm also entirely sure that Eddie's lack of skill in cooking stems in part from his childhood. He was the oldest sibling of three, and he was helping raise his sisters. He probably tried to learn to cook by the time he was 12 for their sake but was told no by his mother. They're a Southern family, do you know how much time some boys are allowed to spend in the kitchen when there's daughters around to learn to cook instead? Sure isn't enough to learn anything. And I 100% believe Helena just refused to teach him. He learned how to cook eggs when he was 12, but no one ever taught him anything else until after he moved to LA, where Pepa and Isabel stepped in and tried to teach him. But it's harder to learn to cook in your late 20s when you've got the weight of the world on your shoulders already than it would be when you're a kid. It's just an unfortunate fact that some aspects of toxic masculinity like that are furthered by the mothers here in the American South. Sometimes.

Additionally, Eddie's never considered that he could be anything other than straight (I think he's bisexual but demiromantic, but that's just a headcanon). Again. Welcome to the South. He grew up Catholic. No way in Hell that Ramon didn't threaten to 'beat the gay out of him' the first time he was overheard jokingly flirting with a friend in high school. More families are like that down here than I want to admit. My own included. Just look how quickly Eddie's communication style changes when he realizes something sounds flirty. All those times he's jokingly said something to Buck and then went too serious directly after for no discernible reason? Bet you anything it's that.

He didn't leave despite hating staying with his parents after Shannon left not because he couldn't (Pepa or Isabel would've let them stay until he got a place, I'm sure that's what happened anyway because he packed them up and left on a dime anyway) because he had to make sure his sisters were out of his parents' home first. He'd rather suffer than leave them unprotected from it all.

All three Diaz siblings went no contact eventually. Then Eddie switched to limited contact because he thought Christopher deserved to know his living grandparents after Shannon's death. The only time they all show up is when it's required (like at Ramon's retirement party).

And final comment involving the Diaz parents: Eddie never wanted to marry Shannon. Another unfortunate tradition here in the South that still happens (less frequently, but happens): sometimes the parents force a marriage in the case of an unplanned pregnancy. We've had several in my family. Eddie loved Shannon, yes. But he never would have married her on his own. His parents forced it as soon as they found out Shannon was pregnant. It's part of why their marriage was so toxic, I think.

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Tatag-9 Headcanon Shenanigans

Long overdue but have to give some love to my grumpy and stoic Exo Titan. Some of these facts, or headcanons or whatnot are already established in a server I'm in but I'm willing to reiterate it here and add some new ones as well!

Handicraft stuff:

He has a secret hobby involving fabrics-based handicraft. Sewing, knitting, crocheting, you name it. He's involved in that. His apartment has a small room with his creations.

He learned how to do these under Zavala's tutelage. I'd like to imagine that Zavala had like a secret handicraft club (though mostly for knitting) that some Guardians had gotten into. He's one of them.

For his few trusted friends... he makes them a special gift. He actually tries to create a plushie version of themselves and their Ghosts! Always put in a nice yet simple gift box, giving it to them personally or leaving it at their front door to collect. It's one such way of showing his appreciation and affection for them.

Just expect him to make tapestries and rugs and snug sweaters. He may sell them for glimmer if he wanted to but he prefers to keep his hobby away from the whole making it a job thing.

One of his proudest works was making a whole tapestry regarding the Iron Lords that he decided to gift to one of (the two of) its surviving original members, Lord Saladin. Being an Iron Lord fanboy meant that he definitely spent some time creating this intricately beautiful piece of fabric over the months. He gave it the one time Saladin visited the Tower after his duties in Caiatl's War Council, whenever he would celebrate and host the Iron Banner. Gave it quickly, nodded, and left walking in a hasty fashion. Clearly bashful for doing something like that.

Quirks and Traits:

Undeniably patient and has a temper that is good for his stoic self. He doesn't get easily angry or upset... Unless you keep pestering him and be a constant annoyance around him (see: Shard-3, my Exo Hunter). He's slow to anger however.

Big dad energy (especially Filipino dads). Expect those silly things you hear and see from the Internet regarding how dads interact.

Given his Exo frame, he has a resting grump face... which had influenced his grumpiness a little. That gets people away from him, and that's okay by him.

Where Max is a cat owner and Shard's a dog person, Tatag would be someone into reptiles and birds. He'd probably be beside Saint and quietly feeding the pigeons with the legendary Titan together. He has a terrarium just for this pair of bearded dragons in his apartment.

Big home cook, but only shares his food to those he invites, or visits. Filipinos have this thing of making lots of food for people to feast or chow on, or sending out food to people when they're about to leave. You can say that Tatag would send out the tupperware or containers to send what delicious food he makes. He makes some mean lumpia (the Shanghai variant especially) and pork sinigang.

VERY FESTIVE FOR THE DAWNING. He'll be inviting his trusted friends and companions to a feast he makes for them. And there's a very rare moment he'd show what joy he has for them during that.

He would pat someone's shoulder or back as a way to compliment when in battle before moving onwards. Be it friend or just a mere ally. It's a common pattern he does to show his appreciation for them.

Affections and Love:

Tatag seems outwardly cold or unassuming, but inwardly he's a sweetheart. Of course he won't just show it to anyone except to those he trusts and has befriended with.

He's reserved and won't show off such affection (both platonic or romantic) to the public, but he's not fully adverse to PDA. He only gives it in private, or in the company of those he trusts wholeheartedly. And provided his quietness or dislike with being social, he's not going to be vocally affectionate. He prefers to show it off in an emotional level, and even physical sometimes.

In terms of romantic relationships, he is not one to form one nor one to approach others. He prefers to be the one that is pursued, to be wooed over or to show that they got what it takes to make him fall in love with them.

Furthermore, he needs to be emotionally connected with them in order to even pursue something like a romance (hint: he's demi both ways). Invest time with him and get to know him better then there will be that spark within him that realizes that he has fallen in love with them.

He's a monogamous guy, and cannot get into any other relationship at all except the one he's in.

He's very intimate and very affectionate to his partner. Expect sweet gestures, devotion of time, and lots of touching from him.

Touching, he loves touching. He loves physical closeness. He gives hugs and kisses no matter what and would tenderly embrace his lover whenever.

Bilingualism is working wonders for his lover, as he'll speak to them in both English and Filipino about how much he loves them. Providing translations even just to bridge that language gap.

If anything, his top three love languages are: Physical Touch, Quality Time, and Words of Affirmation. Acts of Service exists too but those three are the ones he likes most.

Being a father to an Eliksni child, and his canon OC x OC relationship:

Canonically, Tatag is a father! An adoptive father to his adopted Eliksni son, Alon (meaning ocean or sea wave in Filipino). The hatchling he adopted was found and cared for and nurtured over just after the events of the Endless Night, when House Light and the Vanguard have now become allies. He doesn't have the most time with his kid given his business as a Guardian and so he leaves him to the care of his (canon) life partner, Martin (he/they), a civilian Titan Guardian that owns a restaurant that serves comfort food in the City.

Tatag and Martin met one time during when the latter visited the Tower for some errands he needed to do. He was smitten at first sight and decided to form a friendship with the Exo. It was a slow slow burn, but eventually they became partners.

Marriage was still inconceivable since it will take time for Tatag to consider it, but he has devoted his time to Martin for life (and vice-versa). With the Light or without it.

Strongest love language between them is quality time. To enjoy each other's presence and do things together makes them happy together.

Even with Tatag's physical unavailability to take care of Alon, he makes time to call them whenever he's out and about around the system.

The name Alon came to mind for Tatag because of his reminiscing of the sea. He has a small yet strange affinity for the sea, for the beach, for the water. Maybe something about his past called to him regarding it, even beyond all the reboots. Hence he named his kid for this affinity for the sea, over the crashing waves.

Though he would also give the kid an Eliksni name, Valrask.

The only allowable OC x Canon relationship for him:

If we talk however on an OC x Canon level, he would find his life partner in Misraaks (which is an AU's canon that I will indulge on because who doesn't love Misraaks?). Two fathers to two adopted Eliksni children. Eido would have a baby brother because of that, and I think that would be very cute. For Misraaks and Tatag. And for Eido and Alon.

Tatag would immerse himself into Eliksni culture alongside the Kell, integrating himself into the Eliksni Quarter and learn everything about them more.

Like with Martin, marriage was still out of the picture. And likewise with Martin, he dedicates himself to Misraaks completely.

Strongly into physical touch together, there would be lots of physical intimacy between them. Given the fact in their size difference. This would be the only time the Exo's little spooning himself for the Eliksni.

Since you reached the end, have some pictures of Tatag (and his Ghost, Kislap)!