#ooooh pixel art... nice

[joryho]

Hi! I'm back with a new post! So, I made a Mamagen with some custom textures for my best friend! Her name is Agmine, and she's based off of Rain World's Train Lizard... which means good luck stopping her from rolling over you!

ooooh boy. OOOOOH BOY YOU DO NOT WANT TO KNOW THE AMOUNT OF PAIN I HAD TO SUFFER AND ENDURE IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS SASSY GAL RIGHT HERE. It was INCREDIBLY rough, took me about two hours with about 50% of it being learning features I didn't know before (pose mode on Blender, changing black masks in Substance Painter for new bits and pieces, etc) No joke, getting this CUSTOM TEXT to work was the hardest part. Substance Painter broke MANY times while I was trying to put it on, for basically no good reason. I'd choose the text-ure (badum tssh) and try to apply it... and out of NOWHERE, I can suddenly not change the text! Or the Alpha being used! Maybe I can't change the black/white for the mask of the texture! WHY NOT ALL AT ONCE???

I think the part that I could have done way better on, though, was the custom Emission icon. I used an Eel Lizard icon from Rain World to make it look nice, and it's on the hip/visor sides. Making this as an Alpha brush was a lot harder than it needed to be. Importing it was fine, but it was making the Alpha not look unbelievably blurry that was the big problem. For the life of me, I could NOT get rid of the blurry edges, no matter what I did. So, fun fact: The lizard icons are about 25x25 PIXELS. It is absolutely miniscule. I'd be completely fine with this, if it weren't for the fact that I can't cleanly upscale the texture, and make it... y'know, actually look good. It goes from charming little pixel art to a blurry-edged mess. This can be seen surprisingly easily in the visor image, as the icon looks like it has a thicker outline. Oh yeah, also, for SOME REASON, Substance Painter doesn't have the ability to mirror Alpha brushes.

HAHA. WHAT.

YEAH. YOU HEARD ME. MIRRORING BRUSHES DOESN'T EXIST. I don't know if this is because I'm using an old version of Substance Painter, or if it's just something Adobe opted to entirely ignore, but you gotta have TWO separate brushes to have a mirror image. If I didn't do this, Agmine's emissive icons would have been looking completely opposite directions, and one would have been flipped.

But, in the end, I managed to conquer it. It was horribly unintuitive, but god damn, if I didn't persevere. The blender side of things was fine, except for trying to find where Pose Mode was on the model, and frankly, I prefer having to spend ten minutes looking around in Blender rather than two hours.

So, yeah! Thanks for listening to me ramble about how poorly made some of the "professional" software is. I swear, there really needs to be a better new-user experience for this software. I'd rather sit through five hours of understandable tutorials that are built-in rather than have to go and find tutorials on Youtube for the one specific thing I need to do.

[doomednarrative]

I’m doing this for fun simply because I'm rewatching them all so,

Here's my personal ranking for Every Gorillaz Music video, based both on song and the video itself:

(This is going to be a long post)

PHASE ONE:

Tomorrow Comes Today: 7/10. I love this song and the video fits its vibe, but its still pretty simplistic and not a whole lot of actual animation and no story, so it gets points off for that.

Clint Eastwood: 10/10. I love this one honestly. Its still so charming after all this time and showcases the band well for their early days. Love the more moody tone of it, and I always love seeing the band actually play instruments in their videos too. Bonus points for Murdoc's laugh opening this one because I love that.

Rock The House: 9/10. Pure fun. I don't have a lot of commentary for it, I just think its fun and I love the song itself too. One point off for Murdoc thrusting his hips too many times for my eyes tho.

19-2000: 10/10. This one was the first Gorillaz video that I saw and it really is just a nice non plot connected video. The 3D animation still manages to hold up because of its mix with 2D animation in my opinion and I enjoy it.

Rockit: 5/10. I like the song but the video is kinda meh.

PHASE ONE MV'S OVERALL: Overall I like phase one and I miss Del. Bring him back.

PHASE TWO:

Dirty Harry: 8/10. 2D is just vibing so hard in this video and I'm living for it. That’s all that matters. (Side note but I love the version of this video they did for the BRIT's as well.)

DARE: 10/10. Noodles time to shine, a perfect song, what more could you ask for?? (Also love the bit with Murdoc at the end of course.)

Feel Good Inc: 10/10. This one is obvious if you know me at all. Murdoc playing his bass is what sells this one for me cause I enjoy the animation. The songs amazing and one I find comforting to listen to, and the mood of the video fits it perfectly. Theres some really fun shots with lighting while 2D is standing at the window too in the tower in here that I've always liked.

El Mañana: 6/10. I love this song but it makes me sad and so does the video.

PHASE TWO MV'S OVERALL: Phase One is iconic for its art style and for being The Beginning, but Phase Two is my favorite of the two for its art. I love how these videos are animated, and even if Demon Dayz is my least favorite album, the songs in these videos are all very good. Pretty solid as a whole all things considered.

PHASE THREE:

Stylo: 10/10 LISTEN, I KNOW SOME PEOPLE HATE THE CGI, BUT I LOVE IT. It’s so expressive, this song is one of my absolute faves, I’m sorry to be such a Murdoc liker but hes so much fun in this video and so expressive and it starts the story off for Plastic Beach. I love it so much.

On Melancholy Hill: 7/10. It’s not a bad video, and I love the song a lot, but...not a lot actually happens in the video aside from the bits with Noodle. Bonus points however go to just how seamlessly it puts 2D and 3D animation together, and for how cute 2D looks this whole video.

Rhinestone Eyes: 9/10. WOULD BE A 10/10 IF WE’D GOTTEN OFFICIAL ANIMATION FOR IT ;-; (The fan animated video for it tho is Very very good and i applaud that whole team.) Amazing song, this video has the most story packed into it so far from all the other videos and it’s memorable from its storyboards for that alone.

Doncamatic: 10/10 Listen...Listen I know its a one off and it doesn't really have anything in it but I’m obsessed because its one of my favorite Gorillaz songs tbh and I love Daley’s outfit in it so it gets a full pass from it.

PHASE THREE MV’S OVERALL: I love every video this phase tbh, none of them are bad. All of them are fun,and even if Melancholy Hill is a little slow, it’s still enjoyable. I love this phase because they all connect and I know I’m not the only one who feels that way either.

PHASE FOUR:

Hallelujah Money: 7/10. It’s not at all bad, but I’m as not fond of this song, and the video itself is much too trippy for me. Still has its own merits tho that I won’t knock it for even if it’s not my personal taste.

Saturn Barz: 10/10. Everything about this video is amazing. Character designs and as a comeback for the bands animated counterparts, it was perfect. I loved hearing them actually speak again too it made the whole thing so fun. The song is fuckin awesome and it fits the vibe of the whole video. Bonus points for the more lineless animation style they gave everyone in this video, it was a really neat change from past phases. My one complaint is again stop making me see so much naked Murdoc, I may like him but not like that.

Sleeping Powder: 6/10. I am so split when it comes to the mo cap models. This songs good but the video is again too trippy for me.

Strobalite: 9/10. Would have been 10/10 if Russel got to dance with 2D and Noodle, but other than that its pretty damn good. The mo cap looks way less awkward in here, particularly Murdoc and Russel. Also hilarious that Murdoc made a deal with the devil, and the guy who played him is actually his voice actor irl. This songs too much fun to vibe to as well.

PHASE FOUR MV’S OVERALL: Not much for story, but makes up for it in updated art and great music again. Solid overall yet again. I like it.

PHASE FIVE:

Humility: 20/10. Literally every single person I know who’s seen this video loved it. The animation is Beautiful, the song is so fuckin catchy, Jack Black is in it! What more do you want!! (The only thing I could have asked for was to see more of Ace but that’s its only flaw.)

Tranz: 9/10. I love this song so much but this video is Again just a little too trippy for me. However, we get to see Ace just jamming out in this video and I’ll take the trippiness just for that.

PHASE FIVE MV’S OVERALL: I was surprised there wasn't at least one more video for this phase honestly? I feel like Kansas or Souk Eye would have made for great videos for this phase. That aside tho, both the videos it does have are a lot of fun. My literal only complaint is that I wanted to see more of Ace. Bring him back in the future.

PHASE SIX:

Momentary Bliss: 8/10. This songs fine, but what sells it for me is the video is more slice of life/a day in the life of the studio. I’m always a fan of those moments. Bonus points goes to Murdoc trying to fuckin poison Jamie and it backfiring on him.

Désolé: 10/10: ooooh this song is so beautiful...I love it so much. 2D Noodle and Russel got to have such a fun time in this video and they deserve it. And poor Murdoc, having his little sad times by his asshole self. I love him but I think he deserved it. The others needed a good break from the bullshit and I’m glad they got it.

Aries: 6/10. Video itself is kinda boring, but the song is nice. Murdoc deserved to be left behind in Désolé after what he tried to pull here.

Friday the 13th: 3/10. I don’t care for this video and I really don’t care for the song. Not much else to say.

PAC-MAN: 6/10. Video’s fine, I like some of the little details in it, but it’s nothing special. The song itself is nice tho, super calming, I like it.

Strange Timez: 20/20 MY GOD I LOVE THIS ONE SO MUCH...VISUALS ARE SO FUN, I LOVE ROBERT SMITH SO I LOVE HIM IN HERE, ITS JUST A GOOD TIME ALL AROUND!

The Pink Phantom: 5/10 I just don’t really care for this song?? I like Elton John but I couldn’t get myself to like this one no matter how many times I’ve listened. 2D got to be happy in this video tho so I’ll give it a pass.

The Valley of the Pagans: 6/10. This song fuckin slaps but the video feels like a boring redo of 19-2000 except for it’s ending. It gets points for giving everyone Plastic Beach feelings at the end and hyping up the video after it.

The Lost Chord: 20/20. Y’all knew this was coming. This was something I’d BEEN hoping for story wise and I finally got it. Was it maybe a little rushed? Yes. But GOD it was such a nice thing to see them say “hey we’ve wrapped up this part of the story for good and want everyone to move on from it, so we’ve given it a properly acknowledged final send off.” And tangibly seeing everyone's emotions laid out about the island and their times there was very nice. And  I know Jamie and Damon have stated Murdoc is irredeemable, blah blah yes I know hes an asshole still, but I WILL think about Murdoc in this video and how he seemed actually regretful and what that means to me and the fact that it was no one else but 2D himself being the one to reach out to Murdoc in the end to save him until my dying breath, thank you very much. And this song?? Fuckin beautiful, it had those Plastic Beach vibes again and felt good for it’s send off song, I love it.

PHASE SIX MV’S OVERALL: I may be a little split on some of them and on Song Machine as a whole, but tbh I love the phase six art style so much and most times the videos were pretty good. Bringing back PB in the end was something I always wanted too so it really does get bonus points from me for that. I’m 50/50 on them overall. The great ones are great, and the meh ones are just kinda boring, so it evens out in the end.

STAND ALONE VIDEOS MENTION:

Do Ya Thing: 10/10. I’ve said before I love the 3D animation and the slice of life stuff, so this one’s obviously a favorite, and you really cant go wrong with an Andre 3000 feature either. 

Superfast Jellyfish: 3/10. This song is kinda fun but I don’t give a single shit about the music video.

Garage Palace: 8/10. Very fun pixel visuals for a change along with a killer song, super enjoyable.

So what’s my final verdict on Gorillaz and their long music video history?

Honestly for a group thats been going as long as they have, I dont think they have too many misses in their catalog. The ones that aren’t as fun are just kinda there, but the videos that really stand out stand out far above the ones that don’t hit the mark as well and in the end it all feels like a good balance. No band has a perfect video every time, but the ones that Gorillaz did well they did amazing on and I enjoy it immensely when that happens.

Sidenotes after watching all of those:

For the love of god please put Russel in the videos more, please, he deserves it and I would love to see him more.

On that note, BRING DEL BACK WITH HIM TOO!!

And speaking of characters to bring back, I want Ace to come back and join Murdoc sometimes, even if its only once or twice more, I need to see them interact PLEASE.

Last note but Jamie, please, I’m begging, show less of mostly naked or fully naked of Murdoc in future videos, we’ve had our fill by now.

[abundantchewtoys]

Hiveswap - Trophy room + Treehouse

So, here we are again. Going to just continue from our previous save file... Last saved, October '17. Ouch.

So we had entered Pop's trophy room, and were going to explore the second part of the room. (Yeah I reread my previous post to get my bearings.)

We have to be on the lookout for eyes for the cat (mountain lion) head. And make sure to still use every item on every other item.

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I wonder if Grandpa got so distraught from Joey (and Jude?)'s disappearance, he'd decide to do "right" by Jade and be there for her. Well, we know how that turned out.

CAT HEAD -> Right, Joey was a big animal lover. Quite a screwed house to grow up in, then.

TAPESTRY -> Hah, yeah, it contains a few Sburb elements. Smuppet head, Scalemate head. Snake head. Must be one of those things Grandpa was subconsciously attracted to.

GLOBE -> LOOK / SPIN -> Hmm, there's an X marked on this globe, but since it doesn't appear to show Earth... Is it where Joey will end up, on Alternia?

KEY / BATTERIES + GLOBE -> Okay, definitely something to come back to. There might be something inside this globe. Do we need to crack it like an egg?

WALKIE -> Right, the key for the attic is supposed to be here in the room.

DEER -> Oooh, something is reflecting in the antlers? ... Could they break off?

ANTLER / KEY + DEER -> Aha, it's hiding something. Is the key hidden on the antler, or does the antler conceal it? Or does it serve as a lever?

TAP SHOES + DEER -> Yup, definitely something conspicuous about it. Heh, "buckaroo".

Blaperile has a good point, it's quite appropriate for a deer to hide something to progress the plot, given Dammek is going to swap places with Joey.

ANTLER + PULL -> Oooooooh!!! A laser! Does it go over to the cat head? ...

Pffff, Jude needs Joey to use her marbles, in a literal sense, but she doesn't have any!

OOoooh! NICE! We are now JUDE HARLEY. :D Awesome! We've analyzed a lot about his tree house from the concept art, but the time has finally come to BE him.

That BGM, hahah. It's like the Ghostbuster version of the House theme. :D Appropriate.

On the right is the schematic for the puzzle. Guess Joey will be needing a red and green marble.

I'm interested to see what Jude may have in his inventory already, if anything.

HATCH + EGRESS -> Okay, so Jude appears to not be opposed against action against the monsters? Thought he was more of the crazy-paranoia static type preparation, but no. Point for him!

WALL CLIPPINGS -> OOooh boy, so the cult is after the portal in their home? At least he thinks so? ... What am I saying, he's probably right, though why they never made a move for it sooner is a mystery. (Unless they're just peaceful monks in a monastery. :P)

Very nice schematics though!

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DRAWER -> Oooh boy. Yeah, these we need to send to Joey.

Hmmm, I was talking about a red and green marble... But then... I hadn't considered the "cat's eye" marbles. They're probably a red herring.

MARBLES -> Oh, so the pidgeon can only carry two marbles a time. I took a red and blue marble, whoops.

SAFE BOX -> LOOK: Jude has a beeper? What for? OPEN: Oooh, so his inventory was empty until now, the pouch is metaphysical. :P

TREE BRANCH -> Oooh, so the "cult" has been quite active on November 11th, definitely points to the Batterwitch being involved, if he's really on to something. ... You know, Nanna and Jude should've exchanged notes.

DRAWING -> If this is Jude's regular drawing style, I like it. He draws in pixels. Him and Dave'd get along.

So we went over all the rest, took the flares, combined them with the flare gun, went over the room. GUN + JARS -> Jude contemplates weaponizing a venus flyplant, which I'd love to see him do.

DOG HOUSE -> N'aww.

Finally, we go back to the pouch, but Jude realizes it aren't the right colours.

MARBLES + LANTERN -> Huh, so Jude explicitly got two lanterns in the same colour as his marbles for some reason. Wonder why?

MARBLES + PIGEONS -> ... WELP! Pigeon got detoured. The bat monster caught it and crashed into the kitchen. I remember seeing a scene with Joey, the monster 'n the broken window, in the concept art.

The cut scene was cool, it combined panel gags with gameplay art!

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WALKIE -> :( Frohike... I hope the pigeon lives though.

I didn't think Jude would attempt another pigeon, I thought he'd send Joey to the kitchen!

So, we also haven't used the flare gun yet. Couldn't we scare the monsters of the pigeons this way?

MARBLES -> PIGEON -> ... WELP!!! Well, I guess there's a reason Frohike was his favorite. The other one just... nope'd out of here.

MARBLES + PIGEON -> Guess third time's the charm!... But the pigeon still only made it to the kitchen? ... Oh. Frohike ended up in the monster's stomache. Yeah, that's a step down from just being relatively accessible on top of the fridge.

But next play, we'll have to hurry to the kitchen to save Byers from the monster!

[starwood-stranded-archived]

Lair Review for Raire #24178

(My lair review thread is here. If images don't display, please view this post on a blog rather than on the dashboard.)

Starting off right at the beginning, this is a very nice accent, and I particularly like that you've matched it with the Thresher's Flatfins. I think the pattern on the fins pairs really well with the interplay of sunlight and water shown on the accent. Also, I like the way that the highnoon hat cuts off the upper portion of the flatfins -- nice layering!

Ooh, gold ... pretty! I like how the transparent colors of the accent's wings highlight the colors already present in the shimmer secondary. Very nice choice of a dragon to go with that accent!

OK, three for three here at the start of your lair. I happen to like Spruce quite a lot, but what I really admire here is how well her colors match the celebration sage stuff -- it's as if that set were made for her! You've got the same shades of orange, red, and green in the apparel that you do in the dragon. Also, the slight orange tint to her pearl? Choice.

That's such a pretty, subtle accent and you've found a great dragon for it. There's almost a parchment or tattoo effect that comes from that accent over her secondary. I enjoy how her tertiary matches her secondary and how the accent purple in her primary matches the subtle purples in the accent.

The subtle circuit on his wings is really cool; combined with the accent, he gives me Subnautica or Abzu vibes: ancient ruins deep in the ocean. Also love the color match between his apparel, especially the collar, and his iridescent. And I like how the glowing clawtips mimic the little glowy spots in the accent.

This is a gorgeous skin to start with but I think the Marigold Flower Crown really adds to it. Nice choice!

Beach dragon beach dragon! The Seashell Mantle can be pretty hard to work with -- I've only managed to work it into an outfit once. But this is a great use of it; I love that you found an accent that matches it so well. Nice job on familiar matching, too. Okeanos' genes are really nicely coordinated as well: normally I'm not a big fan of Freckle, but of course it works very well for a beach-themed dragon.

Ooh, more fantastic accent use. I love the way this accent matches his primary and secondary but I especially love the little hints of Sand Hex peeking out at the top of his wings -- it gives this sweet almost aquarium-like look, making me envision the shore near which all these sharks are swimming.

I love the neat, subtle accents on Galaxy and Borealis, too.

Wow, her crackle does an amazing job matching that accent and giving an impression of ice. It looks especially good against her darker primary.

Oooh, bioluminescence! I love your choice of skin here and even though you've only used one apparel item, it's chosen perfectly. Plus, her tert matches the accent color of her primary and secondary, which is always a big plus for me.

I really like this skin, first off, and I also like how the coppery buckles and such on his clothing match his orange eyes.

A gorgeous skin that you've combined with great apparel! Purple and gold is a great, regal color combination, and I especially like how her eyes match her body colors. And, even though bios aren't the focus of this review, I enjoyed her bio as well. She and my Talise would get along well, I suspect.

I like the accent you've chosen for Hubble but what I really like is his lore. It's cool that he's tied into Nebula not only in her role as a seer but as a star-themed dragon, and the notion of Nebula looking at him and instantly knowing he needs a home is very sweet. I just like him TBH; he seems like he would be a nice dragon to know.

Wow, that skin is gorgeous, and it works so well with his primary! Nice choice.

I've never seen Orca Iridescent before and good lord, it's gorgeous. Also, nice lore! I really like the idea of him working very hard for justice and truth in ways that are typically underappreciated. (And having a legal department or law firm among your dragons is a very cool and original idea.)

Ohhhh. What an accent! What a dragon to use for that accent! She's gorgeous! I also love the art in her bio, especially the pixels and chibis.

Another great accent, and I like how you've matched it to the green silks, the Voltaic Stormclaws, and to her existing Circuit. A very nice choice! I also enjoyed how you've described her in her bio. I definitely got a picture of her personality!

I like the way the curve of the accent at the edge of her wing mimics the curve of the seraph gene on at the middle of her wing. And Stonewash Seraph matches her Ice primary and tert beautifully.

I love the muted colors produced by her Stained -- it's a fantastic gene that creates beautiful color combinations. Also, the way you've layered the sylvan stuff to create similar muted colors is absolutely gorgeous.

Ooh, I really like the way his colors go together. I love the green tint to the White Shimmer and also the way it turns brownish at the edge of the wings, matching the Beige and Stone.

Moooore scales! Such a cool accent. And I enjoy the match between the accent color in the Tarnish Poison and the Abyss.

What a cool accent! And a nice choice of dragon to go with it; I especially like the okapi on his tail, which matches the heavy black lines in the accent, and the splash of color across his eyes.

I really like Fragari's lore -- the idea that he was happy with himself but had to come to terms with his perception of others' expectations. That's an important thing for anyone to be able to do, and I liked reading about how he'd realized that he and his desires were enough.

As with Sargasso: rad accent and very nice color matching.

Oh, he looks so good in the Tree Warden's Garb! And I like the effect of the accent on his tail. (Also I just noticed that his tongue matches his tert, which is neat.)

Satellite's colors are just neat. I love the backlit look of his wings.

That combination of Shimmer and Ghost looks very nice. It's also cool to see so much of the Lightning festival apparel together.

What a cool accent, and what a good dragon to put it on. Her primary and tertiary match the corals very nicely, while her dark secondary provides a good backdrop for the accent's focus. Also, that scarf goes excellently with her colors, especially her little pink toenails.

Copper is a really cool color, and the match between it, Robin, and the accent and apparel you've used is great to see. The way the accent layers over the opal on his leg is especially nice. And good job on the matching familiar, too.

Ooooh. Good skin. Nice choice of name for a Fire ambassador, too.

Wow, Tarnish Tapir and Camo Shimmer look really good together. And the layering of the cloaks creates a beautiful color that matches the bluish green on her face and legs excellently.

Oh ... pretty! I can definitely see the name "Universe" for him. That accent goes so nicely with his colors, as does the kelpie mane.

Wow, she works really well with all the Lightning stuff -- very nice colors. Nice matching familiar, too.

Now she looks like she's up to some cool stuff -- I'm getting monster hunter / supernatural detective vibes. I like her name, and another good accent.

Oh, I love that Aqua Thylacine -- it goes beautifully with the Ivory Shimmer! Look at her little green tongue. It's great.

Such good, soft colors -- I love the Platinum Facet and Lavendar Okapi together. And, once again, nice accent.

I like how the sakura flowers match her secondary, and the silks do a nice job of bringing out the little hint of green from her tert.

His outfit looks so simple and clean -- it's nice! I like how the waistcoat and vest layer together.

Ooh, that accent -- you've found the perfect dragon to use it on. Nice job accessorizing it, too.

I love how that accent looks against the blue of his wings. A very sunshiney, stained-glass vibe ... It reminds me of the art in Tangled, actually.

Beeeees! A very fun accent and a nice choice of dragon to go with it. I especially like how the Sunshine Facet matches the drips of honey on his body.

Ooh, her colors are so nice! I thought she had stained for a second because that's usually the case when I see nice muted colors like that, but nope. Love the Silver Shimmer and Slate Iridescent together.

All the eerie cyan stuff is so pretty on her. At first I thought she was wearing another great accent, actually, with the pendants and stuff. Once again, a great layering job with the two grasps -- I love how you've created a shade of blue-green that matches her very well. Also, some really intriguing lore there. Thank you for showing me your lair; I quite enjoyed it!

[acethehappyanon]

Ooohhh Siamese, whiskers and pounce for the cat ask game 😚 - Positivity Batman

Ooooh, good ones!! thank u positivity batman these sound fun to answer!

siamese: any tattoos/piercings? (if so: which? if not: which would you get?)

Not gonna lie, I really really want some! I don’t have any right now. I wasn’t old enough to get any at first, and though I am now, I haven’t managed to set aside the time and money to go get it done! But I really want a swirly hearts design on the flat part of my wrist (I’ve doodled it on in pen and eyeliner before!) and I want three helix piercings in only one ear so I can have some punk lookin asymmetrical spikes!

whiskers: what is your current background/lockscreen?

I love my current wallpapers! I have four. Phone background, phone lockscreen, and the two different monitors on my computer, so I always make them all different. On my phone, I’ve got these all-one-color palette pixel art landscapes, and on my laptop, I’ve got two blue palette anime type images, one is really nice art of a girl looking down into water and the other is a boy looking out over the Tokyo skyline! they’re really pretty.

pounce: what is your weirdest fear?

Hmm, fears are interesting. I’ve never been a particularly fearful person, I think heights are thrilling and spiders are cute, horror movies get zero reaction from me, and nothing physical really scares me at all, nothing really gives me a deep terror or even a little spook. But I can answer for things that give me a “getting under your skin” or a disturbed “I don’t like that thing” feeling. I hate ears?????? I hate anything touching my ears or anyone trying to touch them or thinking about them or anything. One time my mom showed me her lobe piercings and how it healed as scar tissue within the really soft tissue and I jUST NOPE NOPE NO I CANT NO.