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the stuff going on at columbia campus rn is genuinely incredible

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selfie dump because i realize i haven't been posting any of these outside twitter lol

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when the apocalypse is over i promise i'll watch you play 2010s games on the nintendo ds

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Today's Card Is: 7 of Clubs

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ORV EPILOGUE SPOILERS.

Okay so I made a random ramble thread on twitter about my ORV Epilogue headcanons/interpretations and it's become apparent to me that. Uh. My perspective is somewhat unique so here:

ORV Epilogue is a huge callback to the Disaster of Floods, and a certified Disconnected Film Theory™ moment.

When the system starts to regain power and reactivate, one of the first things said (by HSY), as the stories start to reform is "Disconnected film theory?!" and my IMMEDIATE thought was this:

This phenomenon was activated because we, aka a Kim Dokja of a different timeline, have met him through our reading of the story, and through this, KDJ regains his memories. The parts of ourselves that came directly from KDJ such as loving this story and the characters, or perhaps our own "memories" of him that were formed by the act of reading ORV.

Because why else mention DFT specifically? The fact that the systems have restarted and the storytelling is continuing were enough to signal that Kimcom's efforts could have worked, that they've successfully gotten the story out, and KDJ's fragments to wish for his return...

But DFT being mentioned naturally made me think back to its introduction, where it is most prominently utilized: the Disaster of Floods, where the two Shin Yoosungs started to have their memories, their 'films' mixed up...

Kim Dokja used his First Person POV skill at this point, and viewed the world through 41st Shin Yoosung's eyes.

DFT's initial stake in this scenario is that it's there so that, when active, if you killed one timeline's version of a character, the other one would also die, thus the party's dilemma as to whether to spare the child Yoosung. And later on, it activates when he meets the Oldest Dream...

But THIS film-related memory-fuckery also stuck out to me. Not only that... I feel like it might be implied that this happens because of an outside force: Kim Dokja.

Are you still with me. Okay. Two more things:

Why call back to the Disaster of Floods? If not to also remember how, in this scenario, the wishes of the Constellations [thus, readers] wrote the ending?

Aren't we, the reader, a fragment of Kim Dokja, the outside force in this situation?

Haven't we been using the same skill as Kim Dokja the entire time?

also, Disaster of Floods happens relatively early on, so it just scratches my story structure itch if it comes back as a bookend.

tl;dr basically. We brought him back. And we gave him back his memories.

Through the combination of 1. our imagination, our wish for KDJ to wake up, and 2. our own memories entangling with KDJ's through disconnected film theory.

DFT, in turn, activated because 1. we are him from a different timeline and 2. met him through the story that 3. kimcom busted their ass to deliver to us <3

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🍉🇵🇸 eSims for Gaza masterpost 🇵🇸🍉

Which eSims are currently being called for?

As of April 9th:

eSim plans being called for are:

Nomad (“regional Middle East” plan): code NOMADCNG

Holafly (“Israel” and “Egypt” plans): code HOLACNG —be sure to include which plan it is in the subject line

Simly (“Palestine” and “Middle East” plans): 15% off today (April 9) with code "EID"

Airalo (“Discover” plan)

If you sent an eSim more than two weeks ago and it is still valid and not yet activated, reply to the email in which you originally sent the eSim. To determine whether the eSim is still valid, scan the QR code with a smartphone; tap the yellow button that reads “Cellular plan”; when a screen comes up reading “Activate eSIM,” click the button that says “Continue.” If a message comes up reading “eSIM Cannot Be Added: This code is no longer valid. Contact your carrier for more information,” the eSim is activated, expired, or had an error in installation, and should not be sent. It is very important not to re-send invalid eSims, since people may walk several kilometers to access wifi to connect their eSims only to find out that they cannot be activated.

If a screen appears reading “Activate eSIM: An eSIM is ready to be activated” with a button asking you to “Continue,” do not click “Continue” to activate the eSim on your phone; exit out of the screen and reply to the email containing that QR code.

Be sure you're looking at the original post, as this will be continually updated. Any new instructions about replying to emails for specific types of unactivated plans will also appear here.

Check the notes of blackpearlblasts's eSim post, as well as fairuzfan's 'esim' tag, for referral and discount codes.

How do I purchase an eSim?

If you cannot download an app or manage an eSim yourself, send funds to Crips for eSims for Gaza (Visa; Mastercard; Paypal; AmEx; Canadian e-transfer), or to me (venmo @gothhabiba; paypal.me/Najia; cash app $NajiaK, with note “esims” or similar; check the notes of this post for updates on what I've purchased.)

You can purchase an eSim yourself using a mobile phone app, or on a desktop computer (with the exception of Simly, which does not have a desktop site). See this screenreader-accessible guide to purchasing an eSim through each of the five services that the Connecting Humanity team is calling for (Simly, Nomad, Mogo, Holafly, and Airalo).

Send a screenshot of the plan's QR code to gazaesims@gmail.com. Be sure to include the app used, the word "esim," the type of plan (when an app has more than one, aka "regional Middle East" versus "Palestine"), and the amount of data or time on the plan, in the subject line or body of your email.

Message me if you have any questions or if you need help purchasing an eSim through one of these apps.

If you’re going to be purchasing many eSims at once, see Jane Shi’s list of tips.

Which app should I use?

Try to buy an eSim from one of the apps that the team is currently calling for (see above).

If the team is calling for multiple apps:

Nomad is best in terms of data price, app navigability, and ability to top up when they are near expiry; but eSims must be stayed on top of, as you cannot top them up once the data has completely run out. Go into the app settings and make sure your "data usage" notifcations are turned on.

Simly Middle East plans cannot be topped up; Simly Palestine ones can. Unlike with Nomad, data can be topped up once it has completely run out.

Holafly has the most expensive data, and top-ups don't seem to work.

Mogo has the worst user interface in my opinion. It is difficult or impossible to see plan activation and usage.

How much data should I purchase?

Mirna el-Helbawi has been told that large families may all rely on the same plan for data (by setting up a hotspot). Some recipients of eSim plans may also be using them to upload video.

For those reasons I would recommend getting the largest plan you can afford for plans which cannot be topped up: namely, Simly "Middle East" plans, and Holafly plans (they say you can top them up, but I haven't heard of anyone who has gotten it to work yet).

For all other plans, get a relatively small amount of data (1-3 GB, a 3-day plan, etc.), and top up the plan with more data once it is activated. Go into the app’s settings and make sure low-data notifications are on, because a 1-GB eSIM can expire very quickly.

Is there anything else I need to do?

Check back regularly to see if the plan has been activated. Once it's been activated, check once a day to see if data is still being used, and how close the eSim is to running out of data or to expiring; make sure your notifications are on.

If the eSim hasn't been activated after three weeks or so, reply to the original email that you sent to Gaza eSims containing the QR code for that plan.

If you purchased the eSim through an app which has a policy of starting the countdown to auto-expiry a certain amount of time after the purchase of the eSim, rather than only upon activation (Nomad does this), then also reply to your original e-mail once you're within a few days of this date. If you're within 12 hours of that date, contact customer service and ask for a credit (not a refund) and use it to purchase and send another eSim.

How can I tell if my plan has been activated? How do I top up a plan?

The Connecting Humanity team recommends keeping your eSims topped up once they have been activated.

See this guide on how to tell if your plan has been activated, how to top up plans, and (for Nomad) how to tell when the auto-expiry will start. Keep topping up the eSim for as long as the data usage keeps ticking up. This keeps a person or family connected for longer, without the Connecting Humanity team having to go through another process of installing a new eSim.

If the data usage hasn't changed in a week or so, allow the plan to expire and purchase another one.

What if I can't afford a larger plan, or don't have time or money to keep topping up an eSim?

I have set up a pool of funds out of which to buy and top up eSims, which you can contribute to by sending funds to my venmo (@gothhabiba), PayPal (paypal.me/Najia), or cash app ($NajiaK) (with note “esims” or similar). Check the notes of this post for updates on what I've purchased, which plans are active, and how much data they've used.

Crips for eSims for Gaza also has a donation pool to purchase eSims and top them up.

Gaza Online (run by alumni of Gaza Sky Geeks) accepts monetary donations to purchase eSims as needed.

What if my eSim has not been activated, even after I replied to my email?

Make sure that the QR code you sent was a clear screenshot, and not a photo of a screen; and that you didn’t install the eSim on your own phone by scanning the QR code or clicking “install automatically."

Possible reasons for an eSim not having been activated include: it was given to a journalist as a back-up in case the plan they had activated expired or ran out of data; there was an error during installation or activation and the eSim could no longer be used; the eSim was installed, but not activated, and then Israeli bombings destroyed the phone, or forced someone to leave it behind.

An eSim that was sent but couldn’t be used is still part of an important effort and learning curve. Errors in installation, for example, are happening less often than they were in the beginning of the project.

Why should I purchase an eSim? Is there any proof that they work?

Israel is imposing near-constant communications blackouts on Gaza. The majority of the news that you are seeing come from Gaza is coming from people who are connected via eSim.

eSims also connect people to news. People are able to videochat with their family for the first time in months, to learn that their family members are still alive, to see their newborn children for the first time, and more, thanks to eSims.

Some of this sharing of news saves lives, as people have been able to flee or avoid areas under bombardment, or learn that they are on evacuation lists.

Why are different plans called for at different times?

Different eSims work in different areas of the Gaza Strip (and Egypt, where many refugees currently are). The team tries to keep a stockpile of each type of sim on hand.

Is there anything else I can do to help?

There is an urgent need for more eSims. Print out these posters and place them on bulletin boards, in local businesses, on telephone poles, or wherever people are likely to see them. Print out these foldable brochures to inform people about the initiative and distribute them at protests, cafes and restaurants, &c. Also feel free to make your own brochures using the wording from this post.

The Connecting Humanity team is very busy connecting people to eSims and don't often have time to answer questions. Check a few of Mirna El Helbawi's most recent tweets and see if anyone has commented with any questions that you can answer with the information in this post.

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heads up: this games charity bundle was finally approved on itch.io! it opens this friday, april 12th, and will run for a week. all proceeds will go to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund.

you can check out the bundle on itch.io and follow @vgforpalestine on twitter for more updates!

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dear reader, do you know that we love you?

[ ID from alt: Yoohankim with (Demon king) Dokja in the middle. Joonghyuk is embracing him from behind, hands clasped together around Dokja's waist. Joonghyuk has his eyes happily closed and his lips pursed to Dokja's ear, while Dokja reaches with one hand behind him to stroke Joonghyuk's hair at his nape. At Dokja's other side, Sooyoung is leaned into him from behind as well, nuzzling the back of his head and whispering sweetly just under his ears. One of her hands reaches down to lace fingers with Dokja's, and he has one of his black wings wrapped around her. The background is black with a single golden halo around their three heads. End ID ]

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1, 5 and 10 for the ask game :)

1. what medium do you use most (if applicable, what software)?

I use Clip Studio Paint pretty exclusively nowadays, with a non-screen tablet (I can't draw looking down on a surface my neck hates it lol)

I rarely do traditional art nowadays but I enjoy printmaking :] (Rubber stamp carving and silkscreen stenciling)

5. how would you describe your art style?

kind of all over the place lmao. my comics and more toony work are admittedly in a very western-with-a-touch-of-anime-influence 'commercial' style with the character-focused art and bright, flat colors.

my more illustrative pieces are directly inspired by transparent cubism and art nouveau, though~

10. how do you deal with artblock?

so here's the thing. i'm actually rarely ever fully art blocked in that i find myself completely stuck as to what to draw.

this is especially rare nowadays since my current job has me busy enough that i always have some personal art project in the background i want to do once i have free time.

and if i feel stuck at art at my job. i have a deadline. i literally just power through it and make it happen no matter how stuck i feel. usually i just have to figure the Right background stimulation to be able to focus (is this a task for silence, for music, for a video game LP, for a video essay, an easy-to-digest dubbed anime, or for me to stream it to friends for co-working?)

but ok. right now i'm in a kind of partial block where i just find i hate working on full illustrations and rendered work. but i'm having fun just drawing aforementioned comic and toony work of guys just standing around. so the answer is. i just draw something different bc i literally always find something i want to do.

in the rare event i AM fully art blocked i just do my other hobbies until it returns lol (gaming, prose writing, music composition.)

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Artist ask game! 6 and 7 :D

i might actually have answered this ask game before now that i think about it. whatever <3

6. favorite thing to draw?

w-women... but also just whatever characters i'm really into at the moment.

for motifs: crying person staring directly into the camera

7. easiest thing for you to draw?

dragon ^_^

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Today's Card Is: 9 of Clubs

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helloo i just wanted to say i really love your orv/yhk art a lot its so beautiful and lovely to look at :) i love how you draw yjh and the punisher especially theyre so gorgeous... have a good day!!

i love you so much guys.... group hug.... these three bring me a lot of joy and yjh well. she's especially fun to draw and i definitely put a lot of love (and my favorite physical features) in her so ^_^ thank you....

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actually fuck it i'm going to answer the rest of the orv questions <3

4. do you have any characters you wished interacted more?

watch your ass hades i'm making persephone and lsk kiss. anyway jhw and hsy <33 i can never get enough of them...

5. if you could ask the authors any question, what would you ask them?

how the hell did you do that. how the hell did you plan this. so like. do you believe kim dokja is real too just like me and accept what is written in the text as truth.

9. any popular thing in the fandom you love?

hsy in cute outfits... the crazy ass super high concept fan art [consumption motif and blood is a big bonus]

aaand random ass art/comics of the main constellation crew just hanging out and uriel fujoshi realness <3

13. if you could meet any character, which would you pick and what would you say?

i need bihyung in my life so i can squeeze him like a pillow and also discuss single fatherhood and shittalk kim dokja

17. any controversial takes?

ok i said i love seeing the main constellations hang out. but also every canon depiction of sun wukong is a total travesty and i don't like looking at him. i always go like >:( when i see merch of him. why.

he's not even a proper monkey. whats the point. you don’t like ooh ooh ahh ahh? fucker

18. who would you choose as your sponsor?

not to kin HSY again but I would choose ABFD. I'm a teen/YA author and kids tend to love me. I could handle it. I would resist the psychic damage. i could be his guiding light. also dragon cool

19. whats your favourite duo?

heewon and dokja are freaking BESTIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

20. be honest - are you making it to the epilogue?

my weak ass is NOT surviving!!!!!!! ^_^

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Orv asks 15 and 6? (Preferably without major spoilers, I'm only on ch23/ep125 for the webtoon)

Oh you're in for a ride.....

15. any characters you didnt love at first but grew to adore?

Anna Croft ^_^ She was very much just in the background for me for most of my read like. the white woman Sure Is There. but (largely after finishing the novel actually) she wormed her way into being my little pet... putting her into situations in my mind...

I'd answer Gong Pildu too but let's be honest. I've loved him from the very beginning I always thought he was funny as hell <3 this balding man brings me so much joy <3

6. whats a headcanon you have that you absolutely believe is canon?

answered already (yoo joonghyuk transfem) honestly i can't think of anything else off the top of my head that isn't for a spoiler character. uh. jung heewon is shredded and i'm making her taller than joonghyukie <333

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6, 11 and 16 ^^

6. whats a headcanon you have that you absolutely believe is canon?

yoo joonghyuk transfem 👍

11. any character you wish we saw more of?

answered!

16. what part in orv made you realise it was gonna be a favourite?

okay I'll walk you through this.

cinema dungeon was where i went "hehe this is fun"

punching the hell out of paul after disaster of floods was where i went "oh. this is pretty damn great"

kdj and lee sookyung trauma-reliving talk in the too-familiar house is the "oh SHIT they know what they're DOING" point

the part where the wanderers work together to revive lsk while kdj has to watch and grapple with the fact he only knows her as an imperfect mother was the point where the tears really flowed and I Knew i would not be the same person ever again.

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ORV ask game ! (7), (12) and (14) <3

7. whats a headcanon that youre just pulling out of your ass but you love anyway?

I've already mentioned that I think all the 1. transcendents and 2. librarians are transgender so there's that.

but anyway this happened literally just last 2am when my brain was fried but I think Anna Croft's actual proper day job before leaning into being the genius gambler thing is Las Vegas Wedding Planner/Host. I think that's a hilarious picture of her. she was not having a fun time.

I think in every mundane AU she has to deal with the YHK wedding so they can torment her in those lifetimes too. love and light.

12. are you more of a reader, writer or protagonist?

WRITER LIKE LITERALLY. like that's my JOB. I'M A PROFESSIONAL COMICS WRITER!!! Not to kin HSY but my mantra has always been "be even just one person's favorite writer" so seeing her basically state what I've felt for a long time right on the page was so. That's me.

I love creating worlds. I hope my readers see themselves and find comfort in my work. I'm having fun. I love you Kim Dokja <33

14. favourite theme in orv?

Answered (loneliness) but I'll throw in another theme, definitely related, which is the idea that you can never know the entirety of one person, and that different sides and versions of one person exist and are split through the different people who know them. Ahhh.