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Chapter 123: A Piece of Life.

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Hey guys! Awhile ago I had this beautiful comic commissioned for my SBI/DSMP zombie apocalypse story called My Brother’s Keeper! The 25th was its second anniversary and I wanted to do something special for it!

The artist who drew this scene from one of my most recent chapters is TakuHasFallen! I highly recommend checking out her instagram as she has a ton of wonderful art! She’s very nice and has been a joy to work with! I also made sure to get her permission before posting this. So here’s a link to her page if you want to check it out! 😄

https://www.instagram.com/takuhasfallen/?hl=en

And if anyone would like to check out my story, here’s a link for that as well! 😄

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Got inspired to work on my SBI Zombie AU again after watching the new Sorry Boys video!! Zombie!Wilbur had me screaming at the end. 😆😆

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Sorry I haven’t posted in a long time, or posted much of anything. My memory is really poor! I might try to do it more, but I don’t know if anyone will see it. 😅

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How to Write Dialogue for (most) Dream SMP Characters

A few months ago, I remembered seeing a lot of posts giving advice on how to write dialogue for DSMP Characters. And while those posts contained numerous helpful pointers, overall, they fall just short of capturing what it means to write in a character’s Voice.

Unique character Voices, while tricky to get right, are usually achieved by giving each character a distinct set of words to say, in a manner that distinguishes them from the rest of the cast. 

With this in mind, I’ve spent the past few days combing through almost Thirty Hours of VOD footage to collect nearly all of the unique words, phrases, and speaking habits of every major and minor character on the Dream SMP (involved in 2+ story arcs.)

Before Reading:

Sentence-Starters are single words or phrases which begin a sentence. (ie. “Y’know, maybe you should try something different.”) 

Sentence Paddings are reoccurring words added to the middle of sentences. (ie. “It’s like he just can’t cry.”) 

Sentence Endings are single words or phrases which end a sentence. (ie. “There’s no need to fight, I hope.”)

All three of these types can be combined with one another to create more natural-sounding sentences. For instance, if a character has the two Sentence-Starters “Okay” and “So,” they can be used like this; “Okay, so, I’m a bit worried.”

(Note: When certain traits or phrases aren’t obvious with how they should be applied to dialogue, an (ie.) will be added below to illustrate them.)

Wilbur

General Traits:

Repeats himself for emphasis. Sometimes these repetitions will add additional information. More often, this repetition is focused around a specific word with the circumstance of the sentence being changed each time.

ie. “I’m living in an eternal limbo again. I’ve been through limbo, I’m out of limbo, and socially, I’m still in this limbo.”

Highly eloquent in language, bordering on poetic.

Highly introspective; significantly less so after Eret’s betrayal and onward.

Occasionally makes literary analogies and references, sometimes breaking the Fourth Wall to do so.

Curses semi-frequently. Wilbur is the only known character to use the word “cunt,” although rare.

Common Go-To Swears - Fuck, Shit, Prick, Bastard, Hell, Ass (Including all variations and combinations.)

Tends to hum when he thinks to himself.

Stutters most often when offended, shocked, or surprised.

Generally addresses characters semi-formally, often by title or role.

Often slips into long-form monologues when self-reflecting.

Usually defaults to being the head of a conversation; introducing, managing, and elaborating on topics throughout, especially when speaking to three or more people.

Circumstantial Phrases:

You and I, we’re ━ (To connect positively with someone.)

ie. “You and I, we’re used to seeing the good in people.”

I wanna pick your brain / Can I pick your brain? (To ask about someone else.)

Don’t say that, I’ll cry (Affectionate banter, only to Tommy.)

I’m afraid ━ (When hopeless or delivering bad news.)

ie. “I’m afraid there’s no getting out of this now.”

There’s no reason to ━ / There’s no reason for ━ / There’s no need for ━  (When being threatened or breaking up a fight.)

ie. “There’s no need for violence, gentlemen.”

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Reblogging this for me to remember later!

How to Write Dialogue for (most) Dream SMP Characters

A few months ago, I remembered seeing a lot of posts giving advice on how to write dialogue for DSMP Characters. And while those posts contained numerous helpful pointers, overall, they fall just short of capturing what it means to write in a character’s Voice.

Unique character Voices, while tricky to get right, are usually achieved by giving each character a distinct set of words to say, in a manner that distinguishes them from the rest of the cast. 

With this in mind, I’ve spent the past few days combing through almost Thirty Hours of VOD footage to collect nearly all of the unique words, phrases, and speaking habits of every major and minor character on the Dream SMP (involved in 2+ story arcs.)

Before Reading:

Sentence-Starters are single words or phrases which begin a sentence. (ie. “Y’know, maybe you should try something different.”) 

Sentence Paddings are reoccurring words added to the middle of sentences. (ie. “It’s like he just can’t cry.”) 

Sentence Endings are single words or phrases which end a sentence. (ie. “There’s no need to fight, I hope.”)

All three of these types can be combined with one another to create more natural-sounding sentences. For instance, if a character has the two Sentence-Starters “Okay” and “So,” they can be used like this; “Okay, so, I’m a bit worried.”

(Note: When certain traits or phrases aren’t obvious with how they should be applied to dialogue, an (ie.) will be added below to illustrate them.)

Wilbur

General Traits:

Repeats himself for emphasis. Sometimes these repetitions will add additional information. More often, this repetition is focused around a specific word with the circumstance of the sentence being changed each time.

ie. “I’m living in an eternal limbo again. I’ve been through limbo, I’m out of limbo, and socially, I’m still in this limbo.”

Highly eloquent in language, bordering on poetic.

Highly introspective; significantly less so after Eret’s betrayal and onward.

Occasionally makes literary analogies and references, sometimes breaking the Fourth Wall to do so.

Curses semi-frequently. Wilbur is the only known character to use the word “cunt,” although rare.

Common Go-To Swears - Fuck, Shit, Prick, Bastard, Hell, Ass (Including all variations and combinations.)

Tends to hum when he thinks to himself.

Stutters most often when offended, shocked, or surprised.

Generally addresses characters semi-formally, often by title or role.

Often slips into long-form monologues when self-reflecting.

Usually defaults to being the head of a conversation; introducing, managing, and elaborating on topics throughout, especially when speaking to three or more people.

Circumstantial Phrases:

You and I, we’re ━ (To connect positively with someone.)

ie. “You and I, we’re used to seeing the good in people.”

I wanna pick your brain / Can I pick your brain? (To ask about someone else.)

Don’t say that, I’ll cry (Affectionate banter, only to Tommy.)

I’m afraid ━ (When hopeless or delivering bad news.)

ie. “I’m afraid there’s no getting out of this now.”

There’s no reason to ━ / There’s no reason for ━ / There’s no need for ━  (When being threatened or breaking up a fight.)

ie. “There’s no need for violence, gentlemen.”

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Rest In Peace Technoblade.. we’ll all miss you so much..

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Just reblogging this here because it disappeared on me yesterday?? And I panicked, so I’m reblogging it here so I don’t lose it again. (It was weird, it was like the whole post and blog disappeared.. but now the blog is back under a different name it seems??)

How to Write Dialogue for (most) Dream SMP Characters

A few months ago, I remembered seeing a lot of posts giving advice on how to write dialogue for DSMP Characters. And while those posts contained numerous helpful pointers, overall, they fall just short of capturing what it means to write in a character’s Voice.

Unique character Voices, while tricky to get right, are usually achieved by giving each character a distinct set of words to say, in a manner that distinguishes them from the rest of the cast. 

With this in mind, I’ve spent the past few days combing through almost Thirty Hours of VOD footage to collect nearly all of the unique words, phrases, and speaking habits of every major and minor character on the Dream SMP (involved in 2+ story arcs.)

Before Reading:

Sentence-Starters are single words or phrases which begin a sentence. (ie. “Y’know, maybe you should try something different.”) 

Sentence Paddings are reoccurring words added to the middle of sentences. (ie. “It’s like he just can’t cry.”) 

Sentence Endings are single words or phrases which end a sentence. (ie. “There’s no need to fight, I hope.”)

All three of these types can be combined with one another to create more natural-sounding sentences. For instance, if a character has the two Sentence-Starters “Okay” and “So,” they can be used like this; “Okay, so, I’m a bit worried.”

(Note: When certain traits or phrases aren’t obvious with how they should be applied to dialogue, an (ie.) will be added below to illustrate them.)

Wilbur

General Traits:

Repeats himself for emphasis. Sometimes these repetitions will add additional information. More often, this repetition is focused around a specific word with the circumstance of the sentence being changed each time.

ie. “I’m living in an eternal limbo again. I’ve been through limbo, I’m out of limbo, and socially, I’m still in this limbo.”

Highly eloquent in language, bordering on poetic.

Highly introspective; significantly less so after Eret’s betrayal and onward.

Occasionally makes literary analogies and references, sometimes breaking the Fourth Wall to do so.

Curses semi-frequently. Wilbur is the only known character to use the word “cunt,” although rare.

Common Go-To Swears - Fuck, Shit, Prick, Bastard, Hell, Ass (Including all variations and combinations.)

Tends to hum when he thinks to himself.

Stutters most often when offended, shocked, or surprised.

Generally addresses characters semi-formally, often by title or role.

Often slips into long-form monologues when self-reflecting.

Usually defaults to being the head of a conversation; introducing, managing, and elaborating on topics throughout, especially when speaking to three or more people.

Circumstantial Phrases:

You and I, we’re ━ (To connect positively with someone.)

ie. “You and I, we’re used to seeing the good in people.”

I wanna pick your brain / Can I pick your brain? (To ask about someone else.)

Don’t say that, I’ll cry (Affectionate banter, only to Tommy.)

I’m afraid ━ (When hopeless or delivering bad news.)

ie. “I’m afraid there’s no getting out of this now.”

There’s no reason to ━ / There’s no reason for ━ / There’s no need for ━  (When being threatened or breaking up a fight.)

ie. “There’s no need for violence, gentlemen.”

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Just a little Ghostbur drawing I did awhile ago, sorry for the poor quality!

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Update:

Sorry for not posting anything here in a long time! To be honest I kind of forgot about this blog. Sorry about that! I’ll try to be more active here from now on!

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Chapter 10: A Gift for Tommy.

Summary: Ghostbur tries to surprise Tommy and makes a friend, while Wilbur meets the Shiny Thing.

Hey guys! Here’s chapter 10 of my DSMP Zombie Apocalypse story! Looks like the sweet ghost is finally meeting the mysterious zombie that’s been following Tommy around! I hope you guys like it if you decide to give it a read! 😄

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Chapter 9: Eyes Closed.

Summary: Tommy closes his eyes and counts, while Wilbur deals with the guilt of his actions.

Hey guys! Here’s chapter 9 of my DSMP Zombie Apocalypse Story! I hope you guys like it if you decide to read it! 😄

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Has Icarus ever heard Tommy say the word pog before? has he ever tried to repeat it? if so what did Tommy think of that?

Tommy: “I don’t think ‘Icarus’ is ready for that one. His brain is too rotted and shit, or whatever that fucking virus did to his head. The man can barely talk as it is. Wait.. hold on. Holy shit! I need to teach him how to say ‘fuck!’

Lol. When you want to teach your zombified brother how to swear. 😂😂

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Ghostbur, what kinds of things do you enjoy doing on the farm?

Ghostbur: “There’s many things! I’m so happy that we decided to move to the farm! I’ve been helping with the garden. I quite like flowers y’know, especially blue ones! The house has a lot of wonderful reading spots too! Sometimes I show my books to Icarus! I think he likes listening to them! I like to watch Tommy play his games too. This place is absolutely perfect, but the one thing this place is missing is Dadza and Techno.. oh I hope they’ll visit soon!”

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Chapter 8: A Scream in the Night: Part Two.

Summary: Tommy finds himself ambushed, and Wilbur makes a decision.

TW: Cannibalism

TW: Death

TW: Violence

Hey sorry I didn’t post yesterday! I was having a bad night! Here’s another chapter of my DSMP Zombie Apocalypse story! I hope you guys like it if you give it a read! This chapter gets pretty dark though so sorry if it’s scary!

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Chapter 7: A Scream in the Night: Part One

Summary: Wilbur decides he doesn’t like trees, and Tommy hears a scream.

Hey guys! Sorry I didn’t post a new chapter yesterday! I was extremely busy! I really hope you guys like this chapter of my DSMP Zombie Apocalypse AU! 😄

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are familar things common for zombies?

Yes! Familiar Things are very common. Though what happens to be their particular familiar thing depends on the zombie! Icarus/Wilbur’s is Tommy of course. Having a human be one is kind of rare though, or maybe it’s the willingness to not eat them that is very rare. Most familiar things tend to be items of great importance to the former-survivor. Actually, an interesting thing about that, is that you should NEVER steal a familiar thing from a zombie. If a zombie notices their precious item is gone and sees a survivor with it they’ll do everything in their power to hunt you down. For those being chased by said zombie, well they better hope to find a place to hide. Maybe board up the door while they’re at it. (Seriously. A hungry zombie is bad enough. An enraged zombie is something no one wants to deal with.)