#selection inventions

[rorydrawsandwrites]

Hi sorry I'm taking so long on my blue bug doodles. Here's some compensation

(Ignore the rizz face, it would've felt empty without)

I think he'd do this

[cloudmancy]

woah hello to the three (3) hexarchate enjoyers who just went through my entire ninefox tag. good to meet you guys. it's been 6 months and I'm still feeling ill about these books. dangling these unposted kujedao sketches for you 🫵 if you're still hanging around

[muchmossymess]

uh oh guys, hot take alert:

i think revali may have invented hand held aerial archery HEAR ME OUT- (this is a long one boys)

okay. evidence one: why the fuck would a rito shoot like that. like, it makes nearly zero sense, it would be such a hindrance to their flight and their main stake is that they can be higher than you can shoot whilst still pinging you... which revali has overcome with his gale

evidence two: tulin and the concept arts. obviously rito style archery would be held in their talons. before totk came out idk if anyone had really thought about it too much, but the developers had, as you can see in concept art (from the creating a champion book). and like, its logical, powerful, and allows for peak maneuverability. also, when in flight revali (and teba) holds his bow in his talons before switching to his wings. surely its easier to keep it in your wing (obvi ignoring the effects to flight but hes doing that anyway firing the damn thing) rather than switch back and forth- unless you were taught that way, because why would you hold it elsewhere, you need it in your talons to shoot.

evidence three: we dont see any other rito do it (...kind of). throughout botw and totk, we never see another rito flying with a bow in their hands. in totk, its mostly tulin, who holds it in his talons, but in botw the big one is teba. during the medoh quest, he actually gives *link* his bow, and therefore does no shooting in the sky. teba and harth had both tried to take on medoh before, but we never see this, and while they holds their bows in their hands *on the ground,* we dont see it.

...except for aoc (uh, spoilers?). there are two times we see a rito other than revali hold their bow in their hand for aerial archery. but it is not with any rito soldiers, either during cutscenes (the bows are only on their backs) or gameplay (they swoop down, and then hand hold bows on ground. they arent seen flying at all but thats prolly for the same reasons as botw: its very hard to code that (and so they write the lore around that fact)). the first time we actually see another rito do this, we dont see it. Its teba, as he comes thru the portal, but all we see is the arrow shot, and then him freeze frame with the bow in one wing. we dont see the bow in his hand for the rest of the fight. the second time we actually see him fighting like this, it *is* in the air, but its noticeably different to revali.

hes a lot slower, it clearly takes a LOT more effort to shoot the bow, and he only pulls off one arrow at a time. its canon that revalis bow is heavier/harder to draw, and he manages to effortlessly stream arrows whilst fucking floating midair. i think teba, forever a revali fanboy, heard of how the champion mastered his own style of archery and sought to teach himself, but lacked one key thing: revalis mastery of wind.

evidence three point five: revali could easily use his powers to hold him in the air longer/slow his descent long enough for him to fire his shots. it makes sense, really. if he can use his gale to propel him, he can sit on the updraft for a hot sec, or even curve the path to carry him along while he lines up the shot. this would mean he wouldnt need to flap as much as other rito, who would obviously need to keep flying

evidence four: revalis fighting style and his needs. revali works with non rito, obviously. he needs to be able to communicate with them on the battlefield, and they wont understand the muffled chirps if he holds his string in his beak, so he needs his mouth free to speak hylian. also, revalis main tactic is fly up with gale, shoot, fall, either shoot more or use velocity and weight to knock around opponents, and then fly back up. he often needs both feet planted firmly on the ground to get a good hold of his gale, something that is harder to do if you have a bow in the way.

also, take for example the kick he delivers link in their fight (aoc). that would possibly damage the bow, or give the opponent a chance to grab his weapon, if he held it in his talons. and to switch from feet to back is a risky maneuver during freefall, and could lose precious seconds, and then when you get back in the air you need to get it off your back again. its much easier to keep the bow loosely in your wing the whole time, meaning your free to attack melee, land and rise all while not wasting a single moment getting your next shot lined up.

so yeah, i think the rito used the talon grip for aerial archery, and would often use the hand held method on the ground for a variety of reasons (more powerful shots?, easier in some situations like hunting), but revali was perhaps the first to use hand held aerial, another reason he was one of the greatest archers ever.

[chameleonsallinvermillion]

I've managed to put together this vague idea from Being Online that USAmericans have a range of dolls (avec tie-in book series) that are all from different periods of the country's history. Like, every time something bad happened in the past, there's a girl assigned to it and she suffers nobly through the horrors and wears a detailed little outfit. And now that I'm aware of that concept, I find myself spending a lot of time imagining that sort of doll for non-us moments in history, especially when I'm waiting around for something. Italian Girl Doll who witnessed the Siege of Rome in 1849. English Girl Doll who was in Brussels during the Battle of Waterloo. Spanish Girl Doll who survived the sacking of Badajos. Find a terrible moment in the past, invent a little girl to make endure it, give her a cute hat to wear. It's very satisfying.

[slowburningechoes]

Thank you so so much for the library of Alexandria aka rsl archives!Especially thank you for posting Symphony of space live readings.I personally did not know it was recorded!He is such fast reader in his audiobooks so it nice to hear his more natural pace💝 Also saving money to buy his reading of ���bid farewell to her many horses” cause I lurked somewhere that it was very emotional for him and he was in nearly tears by the end of it🤍 I will definitely share! What’s your favorite of his readings?

it’s my pleasure!!! it brings me sooooo much joy to share all of this with you (and to do my lurking to find it all)!

i actually just downloaded “bid farewell” this morning and will hopefully be uploading it soon!😉 I also have another reading of his from selected shorts to upload that is more humorous! i’m going to keep scouring to see if I can get as many as possible.

i remember hearing his voice for the first time and thinking - god, I wish he could just read to me all the time! i’m so glad he’s done so many readings!!!

my favorites are probably his reading excerpt from long day’s in the o’neill documentary, this short poem about daughters, and the smoker.

you can find his readings (+ singing) here!

[gynandromorph]

Thinking about how I referred to people who would publicly bother Jessie being weeded out of the population quickly as "Jessie inventing natural selection"

[ace-and-ranty]

Always amused to see them carnivore diet types insisting meat-meat-and-more is what our "ancestral diet" looked like.

My man. Do you think our ancestors didn't eat carrots?

WHO DO YOU THINK INVENTED CARROTS?!

[starsthoughtsonthings]

Your OC as the Solar System

Rules: Bold what applies - italicize sometimes - strike out never. (Bonus): Color the ones that especially fit. Tag some friends to play along!

tagged by @goldenflowers - thank you so much!

tagging: @jessiemeows (you're almost always the only one I tag I hope that's okay with you haha I just don't know many ppl here yet to tag - and ofc as usual no pressure to actually do it!)

SUN • egotistical • melted wax wings and fingers • stretching sunburnt skin • the most generous soul • blood in the fruit • halos • anger on fire • high vitality • thunderous laughter • is pride really a sin? • halogenic aura

MERCURY • expansion of the mind • silver-tongued • an everlasting wanderer • polyglot • high dexterity • handwritten letters • innately critical • en vogue • eyes in the trees • hidden libraries • there’s always room for improvement

VENUS • in love with strangers • iridescent waters • love potions for your mirror • selfless devotion • shattering crystal • seafoam upon sand • the golden ratio • drowning in your own passion • material value & high principles • luring • plush lips

EARTH • fresh springs • tree hugger • we can start again tomorrow • a blazing rainforest • respects survival of the fittest • nature’s adversity • lazy bones • constantly evolving • flowers sprouting from wounds • a granite altar • fossilized remains

MOON • illusory • silver shimmer off the ocean • secrets and gossip • cycles of reincarnation • a crybaby • physically ethereal • shared glances with a stranger • cat eyes • mistrusting their intuition • fear is a prison • ornate magic wands

MARS • healthy competition • attraction and repulsion • magma and rubies • a blade being forged • wrath wrath wrath • malefic • intense eye contact • cannon fodder & fireworks • blood floods • copper taste on your tongue

JUPITER • red robes and a suit of armor • beacon of stability • leader by birth • thunderbolts and lightning • guilty but can’t stop • secret rich kid • golden touch golden tears • innate optimist • failure isn’t an option • constantly reaching for more • unfinished symphonies

SATURN • traditional • overbearing energy • a sculptor of reality • this existence is a karmic one • has a heart it’s just.. way down deep • law, order & justice • avoid all necessary risk • the sound of shackles clanging • sisyphus’ struggle • grappling with the reality of time • self-governing

URANUS • psychedelic funk music • overflowing cups • a rebellion with skin • looking good in photo id • oblivious but caring • middle fingers in the air • double rainbows • icy diamond exterior • holographic • afraid of their own mediocrity • pearlescent smoke

NEPTUNE • an elegy for the lost • dissolving boundaries • white horses • the burden of mystical conditions • deceptive • escapism is their reality • a polarizing entity • artists soul • paranoia • searching for the unseen • a siren’s swan song

PLUTO • angel statues over graves • power • the cycle of necrosis • transformative • unfathomable depths • an ivory tower toppling over • screaming at the sky • violets and irises • eclipsed darkness • speaks with their shadow • sex, death, rebirth

[as-thra]

🐍 It might've ended up being his problem anyway! Can't be too sure

Somerild belongs to @sunglow-fae !!!

Messages from the end of year three:

> [Do you think mama and papa were right about...?]

> [He didn't actually use four]

> [He wouldn't be that irresponsible]

> [Right?]

> [I saw it, Daniel]

> [...]

> [Somer said he had to grow up around it and saw it as normal]

> [He should've known better, As]

> [No matter how much I might hate the Freys I can't imagine]

> [...]

> [Are you still at the pitch?]

> [Behind, I don't think I could've stayed there]

> [I'll be there in a sec]

> [And stop looking at the GC, you'll make yourself panic]

Excerpt from summer of 2012:

His hand trembled as he aimed his wand at the mirror, they did that often now.

AAAND ADDITIONAL TAG FOR @that-one-light !!!! since this is technically an am!au lore post, even though most of it is dumped in the tags whoops

[rpfisfine]

an artist

[taraxippos]

I think "media analysis with the goal of proving something you want to be canon is canon" is usually not good quality analysis because 9 times out of 10 it involves picking and choosing and stringing together bits of information that agree with you and discarding or explaining away the rest. You can make a compelling (or at least coherent) argument out of almost any scraps of information but it doesn't make it good analysis.

[ronanceautistic]

Wheelzies-accurate content

[kjzx]

Finally got my grabby hands on stardew valley and this might just be love at first sight

[whifferdills]

There's nowhere to go on the public internet where your posts won't be scraped for AI, sorry. Not discord not mastodon not nothing. No photoshop plugin or robots.txt will protect you from anything other than the politest of scrapers. Maybe if people wanted to bring back private BBSes we could do something with that but at this point, if you're putting something online, expect it to be used for LLM training datasets and/or targeted advertisements. 🥳

[luke-shywalker]

Work in progress sketch! AU where Ben Solo graduates from college :’)

[kylejsugarman]

it is so hard being hyperfixated on an adult swim experimental anthology show whose primary audience is people taking psychedelics. im really glad u had a cool experience watching this while tripping on acid but i want to rank episodes. i want to make lists.