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@employee052's stanley parable road trip day 1 prompt posted several days late because i am the worlds sleepiest boy

family activities (boiling his dumbfuck cousin's face off ft. @crowzzznest' narrator (my darling nephew) again)

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"Oh, this is wonderful! You did it, N!" (windows crashing sfx)

my art for @employee052's a date with narry event! :] since auro drew the panels for our initial submission, i decided i'd at least chip in and draw smth too. took me 3 days but i got there!

n belongs to the stupid dumb idiot @superaurora16 (my loser brother)

vers with n's glitches (tw eyestrain) and transparent arts of both under the cut :]

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finally, something worth celebrating for! great job, n!

uh, n? you okay?

A Date With Narry WINNERS

The "Date with Narry" event is now over!

Thank you so so so so much to everyone who participated! I didn't expect that there would be more than a handful of submissions, so seeing all of them as the event ends is amazing to me. I can't thank you all enough for participating if you did, whether by asks, or by liking the posts if they came across your dash.

And thank you to everyone new who found @mrthenarrator's blog thanks to this event!

breaking character as the mod of The Narrator's Blog for a bit: I'm so glad everyone was willing to interact with him as a character! I'm not an expert on RP, and this is the first-ever "event/competition" ive hosted, so this event taught me a lot both in hosting, as well as challenged me in terms of roleplay! Plus, thank you for letting me indulge my inner Narry by having him respond to your submissions. Getting to RP as him for the event was incredibly fun and rewarding, and seeing everyones submissions come in through the week was amazing and I loved getting to see all of them appear in the inbox (as well as seeing some of your reactions to his reactions! I do look thru the notes and rbs and i love seeing all your comments to narry's shenanigans) I hope that, even if you didn't win a drawing today, just know that all your submissions and contributions to the event hold a place in my heart, thank you all so so much for participating and I will be perpetually thanking you into the far future for letting me do a little silly event sdkjfgjhg. I hope I can set up more in the future, and hopefully, they won't be centred around getting narry a date /lh

AND NOW ONTO THE WINNERS:

These winners are in no particular order! And, because I am an indecisive little monster, I ended up with FOUR winners instead of Three.

(All of them were so hard to choose it's why this took so long 😭😭😭😭)

@bucketfan427

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@crowzzznest (and @superaurora16 too, since your submission was a joint effort/has both of your characters)

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@give-soup-please

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@notmefoina

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For the winners, feel free to send me a DM on this blog of pictures/picrews/whatever you have on hand of your Characters/Sonas for reference, as well as an idea of what might happen on the date you and the Narrator might be! (We can also fit some other characters/sonas into the drawing if you want. it doesn't have to be just one)

Your idea can be as vague or as detailed as you want, and you don't have it all laid out at first if you can't think of anything. We can always bounce ideas around and find one that you like the most for me to draw.

And if you don't want a drawing, that's fine too! Just let me know in DMs so I can know! (and I promise I won't be upset if you don't want one /gen, I'm going back to uni classes next week so I'll be busy trying to get all the drawings done in my free time. which isn't a lot, so I'll just thank you for the millionth time again for participating and let you move on with your day kjsadhf /lh)

Thanks again to everyone who participated in this event! Hope you all have a good night

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#adatewithnarry !! (all panels drawn by my lovely narrator's uncle @superaurora16)

messenger pigeon crow

The Narrator lets out a little chuckle. Finding all of the error messages around him to be adorable. "Oh please, It's quite alright really. Your nephew made quite a compelling argument I must say." He smiles, looking up at Fiend tied up. "I don't want to impose, but if you really do wish to go on a date, then we shall see soon. Perhaps it's not too far out of the realm of possibility."

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I wonder what they're talking about.

ft. My darling nephew, @crowzzznest's narrator, Fiend

bonus

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Reblogs and replies got disabled, surprise surprise.

Reblog while you still can.

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*LOUD CARTOONISH CRASHING SFX*

oh god where am i

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black history month is coming to a closeeee but i have something that’ll help you draw black characters in any month! if it was helpful then hey… here’s my kofi 😏

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A general cane guide for writers and artists (from a cane user, writer, and artist!)

Disclaimer: Though I have been using a cane for 6 years, I am not a doctor, nor am I by any means an expert. This guide is true to my experience, but there are as many ways to use a cane as there are cane users!

This guide will not include: White canes for blindness, crutches, walkers, or wheelchairs as I have no personal experience with these.

This is meant to be a general guide to get you started and avoid some common mishaps/misconceptions, but you absolutely should continue to do your own research outside of this guide!

The biggest recurring problem I've seen is using the cane on the wrong side. The cane goes on the opposite side of the pain! If your character has even-sided pain or needs it for balance/weakness, then use the cane in the non-dominant hand to keep the dominant hand free. Some cane users also switch sides to give their arm a rest!

A cane takes about 20% of your weight off the opposite leg. It should fit within your natural gait and become something of an extension of your body. If you need more weight off than 20%, then crutches, a walker, or a wheelchair is needed.

Putting more pressure on the cane, using it on the wrong side, or having it at the wrong height will make it less effective, and can cause long term damage to your body from improper pressure and posture. (Hugh Laurie genuinely hurt his body from years of using a cane wrong on House!)

(an animated GIF of a cane matching the natural walking gait. It turns red when pressure is placed on it.)

When going up and down stairs, there is an ideal standard: You want to use the handrail and the cane at the same time, or prioritize the handrail if it's only on one side. When going up stairs you lead with your good leg and follow with the cane and hurt leg together. When going down stairs you lead with the cane, then the good leg, and THEN the leg that needs help.

Realistically though, many people don't move out of the way for cane users to access the railing, many stairs don't have railings, and many are wet, rusty, or generally not ideal to grip.

In these cases, if you have a friend nearby, holding on to them is a good idea. Or, take it one step at a time carefully if you're alone.

Now we come to a very common mistake I see... Using fashion canes for medical use!

(These are 4 broad shapes, but there is INCREDIBLE variation in cane handles. Research heavily what will be best for your character's specific needs!)

The handle is the contact point for all the weight you're putting on your cane, and that pressure is being put onto your hand, wrist, and shoulder. So the shape is very important for long term use!

Knob handles (and very decorative handles) are not used for medical use for this reason. It adds extra stress to the body and can damage your hand to put constant pressure onto these painful shapes.

The weight of a cane is also incredibly important, as a heavier cane will cause wear on your body much faster. When you're using it all day, it gets heavy fast! If your character struggles with weakness, then they won't want a heavy cane if they can help it!

This is also part of why sword canes aren't usually very viable for medical use (along with them usually being knob handles) is that swords are extra weight!

However, a small knife or perhaps a retractable blade hidden within the base might be viable even for weak characters.

Bases have a lot of variability as well, and the modern standard is generally adjustable bases. Adjustable canes are very handy if your character regularly changes shoe height, for instance (gotta keep the height at your hip!)

Canes help on most terrain with their standard base and structure. But for some terrain, you might want a different base, or to forego the cane entirely! This article covers it pretty well.

Many cane users decorate their canes! Stickers are incredibly common, and painting canes is relatively common as well! You'll also see people replacing the standard wrist strap with a personalized one, or even adding a small charm to the ring the strap connects to. (nothing too large, or it gets annoying as the cane is swinging around everywhere)

(my canes, for reference)

If your character uses a cane full time, then they might also have multiple canes that look different aesthetically to match their outfits!

When it comes to practical things outside of the cane, you reasonably only have one hand available while it's being used. Many people will hook their cane onto their arm or let it dangle on the strap (if they have one) while using their cane arm, but it's often significantly less convenient than 2 hands. But, if you need 2 hands, then it's either setting the cane down or letting it hang!

For this reason, optimizing one handed use is ideal! Keeping bags/items on the side of your free hand helps keep your items accessible.

When sitting, the cane either leans against a wall or table, goes under the chair, or hooks onto the back of the chair. (It often falls when hanging off of a chair, in my experience)

When getting up, the user will either use their cane to help them balance/support as they stand, or get up and then grab their cane. This depends on what it's being used for (balance vs pain when walking, for instance!)

That's everything I can think of for now. Thank you for reading my long-but-absolutely-not-comprehensive list of things to keep in mind when writing or drawing a cane user!

Happy disability pride month! Go forth and make more characters use canes!!!

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well are you awake yet?? lets see it

Employee 432 Observation Report

Day 1603:

Walked into office with mysterous purple shake. Was prompted to surrender it to supervisor, only to refuse and consume it with haste. Employee has not responded since.

Day 1604:

Has not moved from desk. Will not respond to stimuli.

Day 1605:

Same as before.

Day 1606:

Still unresponsive. Employee has been taken to Facility Wing B for closer observation.

Day 1607:

Employee is responsive. Asked for water and pencil. Neither were provided.

Day 1608:

Made several attempts to leave. Effects of mysterious purple shake greatly hindered this.

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mmmmm moth people, so yummy

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reblogs>likes

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Anytime anyone puts a trigger warning on scars, especially self harm scars, I want to rip my entire skin off

ALLEN PSA: DO NOT PUT WARNINGS ON SCARS!!! They are a normal thing, and it can cause those with such scars to feel like they are a trigger for just existing. Scars are normal and natural, not something to put behind a spoiled warning. Some scars especially cannot be helped, such as those caused from environmental factors, so it again causes those scars to be looked down upon or felt like they should be hidden. I have seen scars hidden more and more recently and guys please. Having scars already can be so embarrassing when you feel people stare at them, but seeing those same scars hidden behind trigger warnings only makes you feel impossibly gross for something you cannot help or even regret doing to start.

Okay that is all. It has just been bothering me lately. Signed a scar haver

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!!TW!! Drawn blood, mentions of stabbing

What if i... /unfluff-ifies your o'neil and elias/

When your husband stabs you in the eye with a pen in retaliation after you hit him over the head with a keyboard the first time they show themselves to you in physical form 😞🙄 /silly

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Pls do not reblog anything with the old disability pride flag, it does cause seizure and migraines, please use the new one which was created by the same person with the feedbacks of many other disabled people.

This is the safe one:

Dont use the zigzag one, your making disabled space inaccessible for a part of the community.

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TW: More blood than I thought / Gore and Zending

For those who know me, Hello! I have finally made an actual whole art piece For those who don't

This is my first actual art piece post

So I present

Zending

This took like 5 hours ough