#mod crash speaks

[incorrect-toriko-quotes]

Have you ever wondered why Toriko characters have such weird names?

Well too bad! I did. And you're gonna read about it!

MAJOR SPOILERS FOR TORIKO UP TO THE END OF THE MANGA

Some background info you need...

The Toriko world uses a mix of Japanese and English. Like... a really striking mix. It's a Japanglish world, and that's especially true of names. Lots of characters with English names turned Japanese (like Tom or Tina), characters with word/either-or names (Sani/Sunny and Coco), characters with pure Japanese names (Ichiryuu, Jirou), and the occasional complete wildcard (Zebra).

I've mentioned it offhandedly, but I'm mixed Japanese/Canadian. Toriko uses a LOT of Japanglish, especially in the names of characters, so I like to think I've got a pretty good grasp of what's going on.

HOWEVER! You all need to get a crash-course in Japanese lettering really quickly. I promise I'll keep it short.

Japanese uses 3 writing systems: Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji. Hiragana and Kanji are for Japanese-origin words (with Hiragana being an alphabet and Kanji being entire words and therefore a bit more meaningful), and Katakana being for loanwords (not just English-origin)

GOT IT? GOOD!

TORIKO & KOMATSU

Toriko (トリコ)

Toriko's name is written in Katakana, so we know it's a name originating outside of Japanese. In Japanese, the word 'toriko' means 'tri-coloured' (tri-co). NGL, this took me a while to realise because my whole life, I'd only ever used the word 'tri-co' to refer to calico cats.

Toriko (the character) has three appetite demons: Blue Demon, Ogre, and the other one. Blue Demon is, obviously, blue. Ogre is red. And the other one is white. Toriko is named 'tri-coloured' for his three appetite demons. This is also probably why Gourmet 134 misspells his name as 'Torico' on the cover.

Komatsu (小松)

This is almost hilarious. Komatsu is an incredibly common surname (yes, that's probably his surname and not his first name, but referring to people by surname is quite common in Japan). The Kanji for his name basically means 'small pine-tree'.

BUT! There's a weird niche of Japanese culinary knowledge that's probably lost on the Western viewers, that I'm here to share.

To make a LONG history short, there's an icon of New Years called the Three Friends of Winter (松竹梅). You may notice that first character is the same as the '-matsu' half of Komatsu's name. That's because the Three Friends are Pine-Tree (matsu), Bamboo (take), and Plum (ume).

Matsu. Take. Ume.

Komatsu. Ootake. Nakaume.

The Three Friends of Winter are more than just New Year decorations, though. They have culinary significance too.

The Three Friends are often used as a tier-ranking system, with Matsu being the best quality and Ume being the lowest quality. This can be (albeit somewhat archaically) used to describe ingredient/dish quality. That is to say, if you ordered a Matsu-quality dish, you'd be getting a dish made of higher-quality ingredients (and usually at a premium price) compared to Take or Ume.

Let's take a closer look at each of the three:

KOMATSU

Pine trees are evergreen and can survive some pretty tough conditions, and though exact translations vary, the Matsu generally symbolises strength and longevity in Japan. They're set up around doorways for New Years to welcome the New Year Kami into Shinto homes. Perhaps there's also some symbolism in Komatsu's persistence and strength, despite his apparent cowardice, or how he's "welcoming" new beginnings and good fortune into Toriko's life through his Food Luck.

OOTAKE

Bamboo is the fastest-growing plant in the world (and therefore a symbol of growth in Japan). And Take's character revolves around always aiming for the sky, always striving to be the best... even if he has to result to dishonest actions to achieve that. Perhaps a bit of symbolism there, too.

NAKAUME

Plum blossoms in the spring, often overshadowed by cherry. Ume often represents perseverance, spring (and rejuvenation, new life, etc). And let's be real, Nakaume goes through a lot.

So next time you remember those three little chefs and their World Chef Rankings... well... keep that in mind.

[team-chaotix-daily]

lost my. fucking Apple Pencil in the middle. Of drawing the 100th daily im gonna crash out

im gonna look for it today cries

[sun-marie]

man. i love veilguard but what a sad way for the series to go :(

[nerozane]

While I love the fanart and mods of Bellara having her hair out, one minor detail I wish was noticed as a whole is that her hair would be really thick in volume.

The long hair mods for Bellara I've seen use the long hair options from character customisation, which is the less messiest route on modding and its fine (since doing 3D meshes take fucking forever and then making it work with the frostbite engine). But realistically, it doesn't look accurate from bun up to no bun and hair out with the art and mods I've seen of her hair out.

The only time hair that long would be that thin in volume would be if it was wet. But when dried and well maintained? It's going to poof out. Esp since Bellara's hair from her original look isn't layered as hell (which would require regular haircuts) and artificially straightened, and she's probably not earning money nor time to do that.

[ultimatelawyerakire]

“I think I’m going to crash out

My father

I hate him

I hate him so fucking much

Hate isn’t a strong enough word, nor loathing, nor despising

But rage. I despise him. I loathe him.

I fucking hate him”

[overgrownmoon]

my son!!!! look at my son!!

playing a modded surv campaign as gourmand nsh and i found this little guy!!! ive known him for less than a day and i love my son so much. hes the bravest little man. i havent thought of a way to incorporate him into my existing oc lore but since im playing as nsh cat im thinking of giving him to my most nsh-like oc, AFM. i think she'd be the most likely to adopt a random slugpup, ill figure it out. i do already have an idea for her own slugcat friend, maybe dandy can be that scug's pup?

more about dandy under cut

so look at this little dudes stats

he is so brave! the bravest little guy ive ever seen! hes got high sympathy too. when i sent this ss to my friends one of them called him "a lion among pups" and instantly i knew what his name would be. said friend has also been playing with me, so im nsh cat and shes hunter and we're a little traffic light family its so fun. he has been an excellent co-parent to dandy :3

but oh my god seriously look at this dude. high lung capacity, pole climbing, and tunnel crawling??? fucking huge size?? fast as fuck??? actual tank of a pup. hes shit at being stealthy but we can forgive him im shit at that too lmao

(im using expanded IDs so that probably contributed to his wild rolls. hehe rolls. like fat rolls)

unfortunately i am currently traversing through deserted wastelands to go visit lttm (my wife) after getting the mark from peebs and dandy here just fucking loves neurons. ill have to make absolutely sure hes fully fed before we meet moon or this little fuck will kill her. oh the ordeal of being a parent

he died once but i did cpr so hes fine :) i refuse to end this campaign without him. if he dies and i cant save him im restarting the cycle idc im getting this guy to the slug tree with me

side note that i think its really funny that his least fav foods are the glow weeds and firebug eggs, both of which i hc to be very gelatin-like in texture. boy hates jell-o and honestly i kinda do too the texture is so bad its awful im glad me and the little man can agree on this

[sth-askverse]

It suddenly seems that the Sonic we know may not be the same Sonic we're seeing.

Sonic - the Werehog we knew could talk, but it seems that the Werehog you transformed into couldn't. Also, we were not aware that you and Tails were often hungry in your youth.

Things are getting VERY interesting...

Wonder what else is different... You guys said you know about all of us through some kinda video games, right? Maybe they were just... simplified? I mean, game about some starving kids probably won't sell great, unless your world's even more messed up than Mobius.

I've been to a couple of different places, different.. universes. Places were people wore familiar faces but everything was just to the left- like I've said before, I never met their version of me in the those places, except I guess technically Camelot if you wanna count the Old King but...

I guess it makes sense there are other me's out there, too. I mean, Shads has that whole Tokyo incident, where he... ugh, what word does he love to use cause it's creepy? Possessed? One of his... variant, I guess. Said it felt if someone had swapped your gloves for an identical pair; all the familiar wear spots gone, but, still... your gloves. Still you.

Fuck, this is getting complicated... I think I've almost got this engine going, and those patches had numbed my knees pretty good. Hope Shadow's having luck at the coordinate site- maybe we can get good intel and get the hell back home, try to get some damn straight answers about what's going on around here...

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At the Coordinates, Island in the Southern Sea-

... Well that looks... unnervingly inviting. Definitely a trap, but...

Who set it?

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[arcaea-updates]

NO WORLD EXTEND SONG ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME

[banduckoot]

I was 11 years old when Crash Bandicoot first released on the PS1. I only ever played the first game back then. I didn't think much of Cortex then. He was just an ugly villain who was loud and scary.

Holy moly, young me would not be prepared when Twinsanity came out years later, and my friend, @cammiluna , got me into it... that was the game that made me fall in love with the man.

It's mostly my love for Cortex that drives my love for the Crash franchise. Don't get me wrong, I'm very fond of all the characters! But let's be real, Cortex is just as important to the Crash franchise as Crash himself. Yes, there have been Crash games without Cortex, but... come on. An egg 🥚 is not a replacement for cheese 🧀

[bosspigeon]

I've been having some consistent issues with crashing basically since I installed bg3 and it's driving me insane so im str8 up factory resetting my pc and reinstalling g everything o|-<

[served-over-dice]

A couple months shy of one year after buying BG3 and I have finally finished one whole game. The illithid Tav ending now has me like…

~~I'm fine. I'm mildly distressed. I can live with this. This will haunt me until the end of my days. It's just a game. It was 200+ hours of my life. Its the consequences of my actions. It's unfair. It was the best outcome for all my companions. It sucks Tav got singled out. A sacrifice had to be made, that's the reality. Reality is bullshit. I'm not that mad. I am PEEVED. I can put this save file and character to rest. I WILL MOD THE GAME TO HELL AND BACK TO DO IT ALL AGAIN YOU CAN’T STOP ME LARIAN.~~ [Repeat ad nauseum while trying to complete, normal daily tasks 🙃]

[Disclaimer: Some of this probably looks like criticism or that I didn’t enjoy the game or I’m so mad I hate it… That’s not the case. I thoroughly enjoyed playing this ABSOLUTE UNIT of a game. I had a blast. Even Act 3 in all of it’s chaotic messes. Nothing quite as satisfying than seeing the Gather Your Allies quest fill with entries and then seeing everone at the Watch Tower. 🥹

Is it a gut-punch to get to the end though and be left with two terrible choices, either become illithid and lose character/relationships or let Orpheus take the fall and screw up Lae’zel’s story? Yes. It was. It was sobering in a way I was wasn’t expecting and it hasn’t left my mind since. Kind of, unsatisfying, in a way…

But that means I get to do it all over again at some point, and, this time, there. Will. Be. MODS. 🔧😈

[winter-sekai-gift-exchange]

hi mod haruka!! i don’t mean to rush you—take all the time you need—but when do you think you’ll start rolling out assignments ? i just want to know when to expect mine!

oh dw about it this is good for keeping me accountable actually!! i should have sorted out everyone’s assignments by this weekend and they should be sent out not long after? probably not gonna be very active on this blog for a bit though bc a bunch of stuff has happened and i’d just. rather stay of the internet.

^^ which is to say that if you have a question after receiving your assignment and you don’t ask it within a couple of days there’s a very low chance of me seeing it

[mooglemeet]

While I very sincerely doubt Tumblr will be going down in the long-run, if it does... it is likely this project will close. I love running @mooglemeet - it is my pride and joy - but the number of posts and interactions this blog gets has dwindled over the months/years; to the point I mostly keep it serviced for myself and the handful of users who still get a lot out of it. I won't abandon it until this site dies, but I don't see the point in doing the work to open it again on another platform when most of the community promotes their lfc posts and the like via discord these days.

It's a shame, but it is what it is! The landscape of social media, and tumblr in general, has changed. You'll still see me post the one/two month activity calls and other bits and pieces as I see them, but I don't foresee this blog returning to its hayday, and I don't think there's anything I can do in this landscape to even usher it anywhere close to that peak.

[nebulousfishgills]

Me after figuring out how to install mods so I can customize my companions, get over a hundred and fifty new hairstyles, new face presets, see what dialogue options will do to approval ratings, remove the party limit, and know when I should long rest for story events:

[dragon-in-spirit]

Seems like the mods that are causing the instability are the ones that really liven up locations by adding onto them so they actually make sense for the towns/cities they are. I want my pretty Skyrim towns though :'(

[finneander]

while im still cyberpunk posting i have to say this might be the best video game photo mode i've ever* had the pleasure of using, especially after the update

*tied with ff14