#with no in-between

[besly1]

ever wonder what tannhauser looks like under that respirator?

yeah me neither.

WOW okay jokes aside, I had a lot of fun imagining what Tanny would look like without the mask. Being able to download the character references was also a godsend for this project. I'm so happy the NarraDeclaration team has them available for download, 'cause now I can see every time I forgot a design detail <3 (not complaining though, Skelebean did a wonderful job designing the best gang of chucklefucks in Outset)

This is also the closest I've ever been to trying to be 'anatomically correct.' I had to look up some pretty weird stuff, the tamest of which was 'chin up reference.' I don't think it's 100% accurate anyways, but I had fun and that's what matters.

Uncensored version + more design thoughts under the cut. Trigger warning for some pretty gnarly face modification, specifically to the mouth and lower jaw.

If you don't wanna see that, the basic summary is: I wanted Tanny to look scary lol

So we know that there was an ACCIDENT that occurred to Tannhauser which resulted in his mostly-robotic form. I'm not sure if it's been mentioned in-game, but my conspiracy theory is that he got mangled by a chainsaw car due to a Tyrant's Guild raid. As a part of THE ACCIDENT, I think he lost his whole bottom jaw, requiring reconstructive facial surgery with leftover skin and more metal to replace the missing bone. The respirator is to help maintain that structure, and to assist in eating and breathing.

Again, it bears mentioning that I had A LOT of fun with this.

Even if he is one of the sillier characters among the party, I think it's always good to remember that Tannhauser can be very intimidating when he wants to be and when he doesn't want to be! The cringefail balances out the coolness perfectly.

Oh and if you're wondering why he's got such sharp canines, the answer is simple: I thought it would look cool and no one was there to stop me.

[greymouse42]

alright!!! What Malachi would do if stuck in an elevator with: -Myles -Maria -Skeeter -Jan Separately, and then bonus ask of the entire knockoff mystery gang! And then bonus bonus for Lyons. Sorry this is such a long ask but it's worth it i promise

HELLO this was very funny and I jumped on it immediately.

Myles → Myles has a multitool in his pocket and this is the moment that Mal goes “oh man I should really carry a multitool in my pocket.” They are breaking into the access panel within minutes, and I don't think they can get the elevator working again but they do have fun.

Maria → They have a really nice conversation. After pressing the emergency help button (like reasonable people), I think they both go “thank God, a break,” and sit down and Maria gets to explain the plot of whatever serial drama she's watching or has Mal commiserating over whatever latest conspiracy theory her nephew believes in. They both come out of it going “man we should grab coffee sometime, that was pleasant.”

Skeeter → same as Myles but Mal doesn't say a word the whole time and doesn't have fun, but Skeeter does actually get the elevator working again.

Jan → doesn't even make it to the emergency button… that's a meme answer — the actual answer is that it should be totally fine. Long silences with Jan are usually comfortable. But they're both usually doing something. The combo of “we're stuck” and “there is nothing to do” and “it feels like we should be talking but neither of us want to do that” and “it's hot in here—” could very quickly lead to…. /hand wave/

Knockoff Mystery Gang → Mal is wedged in the corner spectating/refereeing and pretending he's not as insane as the rest of these weirdos. He's on Maria's side no matter what she decides to do.

Lyons → 40 minutes of Lyons trying to talk Malachi out of climbing up the elevator shaft, interspersed with a few minutes of silence whenever she thinks she's successfully convinced her feral ferret of a partner to not climb up the elevator shaft, are you insane. Unstoppable Force meets Immovable Object argument. There's only, like, 12 years between them but Lyons is feeling Every Single One Of Those Years for the 40 minutes she's trapped in an elevator with this man. She comes out of the situation thinking that Mal must be moderately claustrophobic. Mal was honestly just bored and likes arguing recreationally.

[moonbeamlightning]

Choking as cute aggression @ohhmichelettoohh

Melissa Febos, Abandon Me

[crimsonservbot]

You ever hear that old chestnut about how most people neglect the part of the story of Icarus where he also had to avoid flying too low, lest the spray of the sea soak his feathers and cause him to fall and drown? You ever think about how different the world would be if Icarus died that way instead? If the idiom was to Fly To Close To The Sea? A warning against playing it far too safe, about not stretching your wings and soaring properly? You ever think about how Icarus died because he was happy?

[lieutenant-sarcastic]

For Years my brother has been fucking with me by periodically texting me to say Jimmy Carter had finally died. Today the bit has paid off.

The response to my reaction at work was “what do you MEAN ‘for real this time’?????”

I fucking hate it here I’m crying

[pillowfriendly]

i love this website i just feel at home here you know

[meltygetswifi]

not to be a dirty commie or anything but i don't think any one person should have enough money to solve world hunger and then get to decide not to

[noodles-and-tea]

Haha… yeah… that’d be crazy…

[rainbow-taishi]

Filipino Isekai

[ujhold]

being 15 is normal but being born in 2010 is not hope this helps

[yellbug]

i am so absolutely utterly scared that my insane grandfather in his 80s who runs miles every morning is going to leave me a bird in his will and i am especially scared he is going to leave me a large cockatoo named "captain hook". hook has been trying to make me his child bride since i was like 6 years old and every time i see him again which has only been a couple times with decades in between hook is like "you. it's always been you. ever since you were born i've known we were meant to be" captain hook you are a bird and i am a LESBIAN and i don't WANT an eternal sentinel captain HOOK!!!!!!!

[habken]

People don’t understand the concept of liking two characters’ relationship in multiple contexts. They can be lovers in one setting and just friends in another, their dynamic doesn’t have to be consistent in every piece of art I make.

[chudkani-lover69]

Mean Girls (2004) House MD (2009)

[endivinity]

BABY NEED KNIFE.

[moodsandtenses]

There's something hilarious about how so much subsequent media has positioned Vampires and Werewolves as, like, binary opposite entities, and then you read Dracula (1897) and realize that wolves are that guy's preferred solution to every problem. You'd say something to Dracula about "ah yes, werewolves, vampires' great eternal enemies," and he'd just be like "you mean my subcontractors?"