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i need to figure out who the people following this blog are. because there are quite a few of you and frankly i cant tell if yall got here when i was first in askblogs, or when i went into ic blogging, or when i stopped rp altogether for a while because i was going through hell of growing up, or if ur here again because i am, once again, in askblog city.

maybe i should archive my art and personal sideblogs to merge it onto the Main... even tho it was supposed to be a promo (rp/ask/art/c0m)/psa blog, its... basically personal blog 2 now...

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Can you hear us? Is this thing working?

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Contact Established! Contact Established!

ASKS OPEN, ANON ON

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Page Links

OOC - Boundaries, guidelines, about the moderator

DATAMINE - Information about Gaster so far

ARCHIVE - Just tumblr's archive feature

Tags

Abyss Art - Tag for moderator art

OOC - Tag for moderator posts, reblog, and chatter that is not related to the story

Elsewhere in the Void - Tag to help promote other Void Dweller Ask/RP blogs

Other Timelines - Tag to help promote other UTDR Ask/RP/AU blogs

Save File Snapshots - Just good UTDR art

Ask - Will be tagged with either the asker's username, or "anons" for anonymous ask.

m!a - Inactive, currently. Short for "magic!anon," definition here

RP - Interactions with other askblogs and RP blogs

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NOTES ON RESEARCH TEAM: [ It’s Us! ]

Establishing contact… estimated time: tomorrow

[ Team lead took the picture :P ]

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Bisan's recent post. I think it's important for you to read it. Tonight 03.12.23, journalists in gaza share their last messages. There are no words to describe the horrors unfolding in gaza right now.

I no longer have any hope of survival like I had at the beginning of this genocide, and I am certain that I will die in the next few weeks or maybe days. I have been sick with severe viral infection for days and cannot move from the mattress!

I suffer from nightmares that are so closely resemble reality that I no longer differentiate between reality and dream.

I live in a world other than the one I claimed to be building! I am a community activist who lived on the fantasy that the world was free and just, and I sought to bring rights not only to my people, but to many men and women in third world countries!

I was shocked that I was not from the third world! Indeed, we are the most humane and moral! Yes, because the world approves, supports, and finances the genocide we are being subjected to, legislates it, and gives reasons for for 58 days! While we are a people who have been living on occupied land for 75 years and are still searching for our rights and communicating our voice to the world!

My message to the world: You are not innocent of what is happening to us, you as governments or peoples that support Israel’s annihilation of my people. We will not forgive you, we will not forgive you, humanity will not forgive you, we will not forget, even if we die, the history will never forget .

A Message to friends: Thank you and the supporters around the world. You have been compassionate and very strong. We ask you not to lose hope, even if the world seems completely unfair and your efforts have not yet resulted in a ceasefire.

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NOTES ON AREA: [ room_save_empty ]

Establishing contact... estimated time: 3 days

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NOTES ON SUBJECT: [ bullet_blaster ]

Establishing contact… estimated time: 4 days

[ Note: We had been using an empty entity (known in-lab as Observer) to observe the past few days. However, when this bullet saw Observer, it attacked. Judging from the nigh-indecipherable audio logs, Gaster shouted as soon as the bullet noticed the Observer. For some reason, the magic it charged at us was GREEN- though it never used it as a bullet, only to intimidate. The bullet proceeded to crush Observer. ]

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NOTES ON LANGUAGES: [ ERR_INDECIPHERABLE... MANUAL TRANSCRIPT BELOW CUT ]

Establishing Contact... 5 days

LANGUAGE NOTES [t/n: Originally in Wingdings]

FONT [ t/n: Left Column ]

Wingdings/Hands [ t/n: Underlined ]

every1 in void knows this. duh. other fonts like comic sans, arial, papyrus, OpenDyslexic common

LANGUAGE [ t/n: Right Column ]

spoken- common

sign- common

HyperText Markdown +cascading style- [ t/n: Author seems to have run out of space/forgotten to have written it beforehand, so "+cascading style" was written above ]

universal, rarely used. Attached to ones INSPECT. usually gibberish. only used by cryptic bastards

Java Script- written spells [ t/n: I have never heard of this type of written spell... I do bullet calligraphy in my spare time, which is why they chose me as transcriber, but this is completely unknown to me. ]

[ t/n: An arrow is pointing to Java Script ] DANGEROUS dont fuck with it future me!!! [ t/n: An angry... skull? lightbulb? that is frowning is doodled next to the note ]

Cipher- uncommon, big umbrella category

[ t/n: The rest of this is less legible than before. ]

Benign+useful enough 2 not cipher. doubt I'll get killed for these. Been too quiet lately, Though... - S.P. Gaster

[ Transcriber's End Notes: spr_mysteryman's notes are interesting. It alludes to room_save_empty as "the void", and claims that wingdings, a font infamously difficult to understand without prior knowledge, is common, well known, and unremarkable. It signs off with "S.P. Gaster" on this journal page. It will be known as Gaster in analysis documents from now on. ]

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NOTES ON AREA: [ room_save_empty ]

Establishing Contact… estimated time: 6 days

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NOTES ON SUBJECT: [ spr_mysteryman ]

Establishing contact… estimated time: 1 week

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NOTES ON SUBJECT: [ spr_mysteryman ]

Establishing contact… estimated time: 1 week

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It's good and cool to give your characters a single simple, straightforward, non-urgent, super-achievable goal that shouldn't really cost anything or hurt anyone, make that the driving factor for most of their decisions, and then have the Plot do everything in its power to stop them.

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WEIRDLY SPECIFIC BUT HELPFUL CHARACTER BUILDING QUESTIONS

What’s the lie your character says most often?

How loosely or strictly do they use the word ‘friend’?

How often do they show their genuine emotions to others versus just the audience knowing?

What’s a hobby they used to have that they miss?

Can they cry on command? If so, what do they think about to make it happen?

What’s their favorite [insert anything] that they’ve never recommended to anyone before?

What would you (mun) yell in the middle of a crowd to find them? What would their best friend and/or romantic partner yell?

How loose is their use of the phrase ‘I love you’?

Do they give tough love or gentle love most often? Which do they prefer to receive?

What fact do they excitedly tell everyone about at every opportunity?

If someone was impersonating them, what would friends / family ask or do to tell the difference?

What’s something that makes them laugh every single time? Be specific!

When do they fake a smile? How often?

How do they put out a candle?

What’s the most obvious difference between their behavior at home, at work, at school, with friends, and when they’re alone?

What kinds of people do they have arguments with in their head?

What do they notice first in the mirror versus what most people first notice looking at them?

Who do they love truly, 100% unconditionally (if anyone)?

What would they do if stuck in a room with the person they’ve been avoiding?

Who do they like as a person but hate their work? Vice versa, whose work do they like but don’t like the person?

What common etiquette do they disagree with? Do they still follow it?

What simple activity that most people do / can do scares your character?

What do they feel guilty for that the other person(s) doesn’t / don’t even remember?

Did they take a cookie from the cookie jar? What kind of cookie was it?

What subject / topic do they know a lot about that’s completely useless to the direct plot?

How would they respond to being fired by a good boss?

What’s the worst gift they ever received? How did they respond?

What do they tell people they want? What do they actually want?

How do they respond when someone doesn’t believe them?

When they make a mistake and feel bad, does the guilt differ when it’s personal versus when it’s professional?

When do they feel the most guilt? How do they respond to it?

If they committed one petty crime / misdemeanor, what would it be? Why?

How do they greet someone they dislike / hate?

How do they greet someone they like / love?

What is the smallest, morally questionable choice they’ve made?

Who do they keep in their life for professional gain? Is it for malicious intent?

What’s a secret they haven’t told serious romantic partners and don’t plan to tell?

What hobby are they good at in private, but bad at in front of others? Why?

Would they rather be invited to an event to feel included or be excluded from an event if they were not genuinely wanted there?

How do they respond to a loose handshake? What goes through their head?

What phrases, pronunciations, or mannerisms did they pick up from someone / somewhere else?

If invited to a TED Talk, what topic would they present on? What would the title of their presentation be?

What do they commonly misinterpret because of their own upbringing / environment / biases? How do they respond when realizing the misunderstanding?

What language would be easiest for them to learn? Why?

What’s something unimportant / frivolous that they hate passionately?

Are they a listener or a talker? If they’re a listener, what makes them talk? If they’re a talker, what makes them listen?

Who have they forgotten about that remembers them very well?

Who would they say ‘yes’ to if invited to do something they abhorred / strongly didn’t want to do?

Would they eat something they find gross to be polite?

What belief / moral / personality trait do they stand by that you (mun) personally don’t agree with?

What’s a phrase they say a lot?

Do they act on their immediate emotions, or do they wait for the facts before acting?

Who would / do they believe without question?

What’s their instinct in a fight / flight / freeze / fawn situation?

What’s something they’re expected to enjoy based on their hobbies / profession that they actually dislike / hate?

If they’re scared, who do they want comfort from? Does this answer change depending on the type of fear?

What’s a simple daily activity / motion that they mess up often?

How many hobbies have they attempted to have over their lifetime? Is there a common theme?

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Unsure of the reach on my actual art blog, so I'll ask this here

I wonder this, because I primarily see commissions for digital art, and it's certainly more cost effective for the artist and customer. I imagine this is because digital goods are overall cheaper than physical goods, due to the fact that you don't need to constantly buy supplies. Cost of operation is lower. Meanwhile, traditional goods are more expensive because of the existence of non-infinite supplies, shipping and handling, especially if you then proceed to send your commissioner the original.

Typically, it would be a no-brainer. Do the lower operation cost! More people can buy it, anyhow. However I'm in a terrible period where I'm hating creating things on a screen, and I need to figure out how to work around that.

(Actual poll linked in comments)

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Full Disclosure

originally posted to twitter

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reading dungeon meshi and getting to see ryoko kui's character design notes and processes is so consistently exciting and inspiring tbh

I wanna really pick apart her character design brain she's so GOOD at it