#ip/ask

[pres-start-to-begin]

you tampered with a squip ? what happened there ??

"I-I just wanted to make it better. I wanted to let him see there's so much more we could expand. More we could manage-- clearly the Squip could do so many things already..!"

"Yet we pay so little attention to the hosts, Despite being given almost everything to attain their goals-- to improve their lives, and lifestyles!"

"But I ruined it. I was wrong. I messed it up for myself."

"And I will continue to make a mockery out of myself."

[margaretkart]

Stop Treating Greek Mythology Like Just Another Fictional Franchise

I am honestly tired of seeing people lump Greek mythology into the same category as DC Comics, anime, or any other modern fictional universe. There’s this frustrating trend where people discuss figures like Odysseus or Achilles in the same breath as Batman or Goku, as if they’re just characters in a long-running franchise rather than deeply rooted cultural and literary icons from one of the most influential civilizations in history.

Yes, myths contain fantastical elements—gods turning into animals, heroes slaying monsters, mortals being punished or rewarded in ways that defy logic. But that does not mean Greek mythology is the same as a modern fantasy novel. These myths were part of an entire civilization’s identity. The ancient Greeks didn’t just tell these stories for entertainment; they used them to explain the world, explore human nature, justify traditions, and even shape their religious practices. The Odyssey isn’t just an adventurous tale about a guy struggling to get home—it’s a reflection of Greek values, an exploration of heroism, fate, and the gods' role in human life. When people treat it as nothing more than “fiction,” they erase the cultural weight it carried for the people who created it.

Greek mythology functioned in antiquity—these were their sacred stories, their way of making sense of the universe. And yet, people will still argue that the Odyssey is no different from a DC Elseworlds story, as if it was just an early attempt at serialized storytelling rather than a cornerstone of Western literature.

Part of the problem comes from how myths have been adapted in modern media. Hollywood and pop culture have turned Greek mythology into a shallow aesthetic, cherry-picking elements for the sake of spectacle while stripping away any historical or cultural depth. Movies like Clash of the Titans or games like God of War reimagine the myths in ways that make them feel like superhero stories—cool battles, flashy gods, exaggerated personalities. And while those adaptations can be fun, they’ve also contributed to this weird idea that Greek myths are just another IP (intellectual property) that anyone can rewrite however they want, without considering their original context.

This becomes especially frustrating when people defend radical reinterpretations of Greek mythology under the “it’s just fiction” excuse. No, Greek mythology is not just fiction! It’s cultural heritage. It’s part of history. It’s literature. It’s philosophy. If someone drastically rewrote a Shakespearean play and justified it by saying, “Well, it’s just an old story,” people would push back. If someone did the same to the Mahabharata or The Tale of Genji , there would be outrage. But when it happens to Greek myths? Suddenly, it’s “just fiction,” and any criticism is dismissed as overreacting.

I am not saying mythology should be untouchable. Reinterpretation and adaptation have always been a part of how these stories survive—Euripides retold myths differently from Homer, and Ovid gave his own spin on Greek legends in his Metamorphoses. The difference is that those ancient reinterpretations still respected the source material as cultural history, rather than treating it as some creative sandbox where anything goes. When people defend blatant inaccuracies in modern adaptations by saying, “It’s just a story, why does it matter?” they are ignoring the fact that these myths are a major link to an ancient civilization that shaped so much of what we call Western culture today.

Ultimately, Greek mythology deserves the same level of respect as any major historical and literary tradition. It’s not a superhero franchise. It’s not a random fantasy series. It’s the legacy of a civilization that continues to influence philosophy, literature, art, and even modern storytelling itself. So let’s stop treating it like disposable entertainment and start appreciating it for the depth, complexity, and significance it truly holds.

[eye-may]

CATS!! I can't stop thinking about this musical and these characters! I keep trying to figure out how Id personally translate their designs for things like animation and/or comics. plenty of these I'm not 100% satisfied with and I'm sure they'll change but here's at least my first attempt for posterity. I feel like I drew SO many cats and yet there are SO many I have YET to draw OTL

this musical is making me ill I s2g (affectionately)

[spaceyaemonds]

i need opinions!!

would anyone read a jack abbot x intern (or R2) reader who was a stripper to pay for med school fic??

i watched anora last night and had the thought of all the residents and interns talking about how much debt they’re in for med school and then reader is all “oh i’m debt free” and then they ask how and yeah it just spiraled into this big idea lol.

[submaskudari]

“Please help me, Starbeam.”

something something what happened to my two hats. shrimply vagueposting my weird little au teehee, hi Hoop

Extras + au rambles below

I need to post about Hoop so badly but last time I tried to make a huge info post about them and their au, tumblr decided to send that post to eternal posting limbo and I ended up losing the post and got me to be stuck procrastinating on actually retyping the whole thing LOLL

Au is still currently unnamed, but it’s supposed to be a strange au ver for Loop’s POV, except the loops contain a mix of both SASASA:AP and ISAT combined that go on for an equivalent of a decade :03c

Something about going through the hoops of the loops, thank you, helpful Hoop™️

I will throw them around more in the tags, y’all aren’t ready for it LOL

Extra art as promised ^_^

[cubbihue]

Me da ganas de escribir un fanfic sobre tu AU de Fairy Timmy ¿crees que me podrías esplicar más sobre el proceso de adopción de hará y ahijado y la creación de los dobles que remplazan a esos ahijados? ¿quien fue el ultimó ahijado antes de Timmy en ser adoptado por sus padrinos mágicos?

Ask Translation: It makes me want to write a fanfic about your AU of Fairy Timmy. Do you think you could explain to me more about the process of adopting fairies and godson and the creation of the doubles that replace those godchildren? Who was the last godson before Timmy to be adopted by her magical godparents?

Of course! On top of the DMV and Fair Foods, the Godchild has to go through special training with Jorgen before adoption. Jorgen has the final say on adopted Godchildren.

Changelings are made through the hard work of the Godchild. It can't be outsourced to someone else. The Godchild compacts their Unwishes, cooks it, then carves out their own replica. The more wishes, the better the mold.

It's been so long since the last godchild, that the records are lost.

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Translation below ! Traducción a continuación

Lo siento, mi español es como mas o menos. me puedo leer pero mi traduccion y mi forma de escribir es muy malo :(

Con el DMV y comida de hadas*, el ahijado debe pasar por un entrenamiento especial con Jorgen antes de la adopción. jorgen tiene la ultima palabra sobre los ahijados adoptados.

Los dobles se crean con al trabajo duro del ahijado.No se puede delegar en otra persona. El Ahijado compacta sus Deseos, cocina y luego crea un propia réplica. Más deseos, mejor es el molde.

Ha pasado tanto tiempo desde el último ahijado, que los registros se han perdido.

*no sabo la palabra correcta para "Fairy", pero mi padres se dicen que es "hadas"

[project-sekai-facts]

Wrong blog count?

So fucking many dude but it wasn't yaoi this time 👍 They put Miku in the new sonic racing game and I got so hyped about predicting her correctly that I forgot to switch blogs.

[vexwerewolf]

God I wish IPS-N had an Artillery Mech.

I have mixed opinions on this. I think it's thematic and interesting that - in the core book, at least - each of the three commercial manufacturers had a missing role. IPS-N had no Artillery, SSC had no Defender and Harrison Armory had no Support. These absences felt like they kind of spoke to the values of each corporation.

Then in The Long Rim, we got the Sunzi, a Harrison Armory Support, and it was interesting to see what sort of thing the Armory considered to be Support - it's a fundamentally more selfish kind of Support, in that instead of repairing or removing conditions from an ally (like the Lancaster) or providing targetting assistance (like the Swallowtail), you're simply deciding where on the battlefield they are.

In Field Guide to the KTB, we got the White Witch, and again, we see what SSC feels like a Defender should be: one that reveres and pushes the boundaries of the human form by simply adapting to damage, becoming inured to it over time.

The problem with an IPS-N Artillery frame is twofold:

Core Bonus Lineup

Firstly, while they initially lacked a class of mech, there was nothing about SSC or HA that innately hampered the idea of one. There was nothing innate about the way SSC frames operate that prevented them from having Defenders, nor HA from having Supports.

IPS-N has one very serious issue when it comes to Artillery frames: its Core Bonus lineup. Two of its Core Bonuses (Gyges Frame, Titanomachy Mesh) are focused exclusively on melee combat, three (Briareos Frame, Reinforced Frame, Sloped Plating) are based around survivability, and the last (Fomorian Frame) is a niche option designed for certain builds. There's nothing in its CB lineup that an Artillery frame wants as a first priority.

Contrast this with SSC, which gets Neurolink Targeting (+3 range to all ranged weapons), and HA, which gets Heatfall Coolant System (Overcharge capped at 1d6), which are both great for Artillery frames.

Now, it's true that HORUS doesn't get any Core Bonuses directly useful for an Artillery frame either, but the one core Artillery frame that HORUS has is the Pegasus, which is extremely abnormal both by Artillery standards and by frame standards in general. (Also, it could be argued that Lesson of the Held Image is good as a way of applying free Lock Ons for yourself).

Not having any useful Core Bonuses is a problem for IPS-N that is compounded by the other major issue:

Combat Ethos

Each of the four core manufacturers is tied to a mech skill - Agility for SSC, Systems for HORUS, Engineering for HA and Hull for IPS-N. IPS-N hulls tend to be biased significantly towards high HP, Armor and Repair Cap, often at the expense of Sensor Range, Heat Cap and SP - the former grouping being stats that Artillery cares less about (since they tend not to want to be in the front lines), and the latter being stats they care more about (since Artillery frames tend to focus around one powerful gun backed up by a large number of support systems).

IPS-N frames are built to get up close and personal with the enemy, usually engaging at a maximum distance of 5 spaces. No ranged weapon that IPS-N makes shoots beyond Range 8.

I'm not saying that IPS-N couldn't have an Artillery, by any means, but there are more mechanical issues with it than any other class-manufacturer combination.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

MDZS x ISAT part 2: Grandmaster of Time.

(Part 1)

[pres-start-to-begin]

Well. Now you've explained who she is. Who is he?

"I-I...!"

[teenage-tourniquet]

you and your mutuals are all sick in the head and are going to feel so disgusted with yourselves in the future for your cringe edgelord tumblr retard phase and i hope you all succumb to the guilt and kill yourselves like the cowards you idolize nobody will feel bad about it because i cant imagine you people ever having a positive impact on anyone. i can’t wait for you to get what you deserve im praying for it actually

new copypasta alert!!!

[kandavers]

OP I love your content but like... you have GOTTA stop feeding the trolls, these right-wing chuds are sending you these anons to get a rise out of you and laugh about it with their buddies. Just delete their asks, you aren't gonna change their minds by answering their BS, and they're just going to send more because they know that you'll respond

don’t worry, i block them before i post the funny stuff

honestly i’m not even offended from what they’re saying, it just makes me commit a little giggle at how pathetic they are

if they come after me they probably kept making alt accounts just to mess with me so you know whos obsessed which makes it even more pathetic 😭

[ace4thespades]

Chance, I have something to show thee. ( @spawnsfollower )

Aughh . . . my… head hurts.. What a weird dream—

…Two Time, honey, how’d you get in my room????— You’re so cold…

[dominiqueramseyart]

Do you collab with stores ? I found a website that sells your Warrior cats prints as shirts ? Are you aware of that ? It's prints-cool.com

I do not sell my art with any stores currently, Prints-cool stole those artworks and are using them illegally.

[strike-another-match]

SORRYYYYY remember that post abt how indie game creators are getting away w shit you'd beat your employer up for. anyways I just found out that gensh*n imp*ct has a "Content Creator Program" where if you create a certain amount/quality of content they would give the creators free in-game currency (the thing you pay real-world money to roll for the gacha stuff). It's CRAZY bc like. okay if they were compensated for merch or whatever it's like, okay, that's a real thing that took real labor and materials to make. It's not money payment or anything, but it's something... BUT PAYING IN THEIR FAKE IN-GAME CURRENCY? ? ? LMAO??? THAT SHIT IS ALL MADE UP??? they're paying users literally nothing to make free advertising for them it's crazyyy lmaoooo. anyways hope you're having a great day idk who else I could tell this to

WHAT OK THATS INSANE NOT THE G*NSHIN SCRIP BAHAHHAHA i took a look and omg i could rant for hours about how much i wish companies had never identified fandom spaces as a potential source of free publicity... i feel it kills both a fandom and a piece of media when the executives decide they're going to keep tabs on twitter discourse to influence the next season's writing or officially tap into fan creations as an element of their business model... i think the contents in a fandom get more and more stale the more that people are chasing the vetting or approval of the IP holder because there's rigid limitations on the kind of stuff that official accounts will share and "endorse" so it quickly becomes less about fun self expression of your own lovely deranged ideas and more about just doing free work for the company matching their style and content guidelines like at that point you're basically an unpaid employee SPECIALLY if there's some kind of affiliate program that you have to worry about losing if you post the wrong thing. imho looking further into the content creator program one of the "perks" is the "opportunity" of doing free playtesting for them it all comes full circle hahahahah

[sapphicideas]

What do you think of a man, feeling like a lesbian? I feel like a freaky mom with an inappropriate dick!

you are genuinely the most annoying person on earth. there is no fucking way i’ve blocked you 3+ times and you just keep creating new accounts. you’re literally mentally ill. if you don’t stop rn im gonna fuck your mom in front of you