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You cannot convince me this isn’t what happened.

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anyway you should always remember that all those foreigners you see dying on the news are just as real people as you are who have just as much interiority as you do. there is nothing about you that makes you more important and it is by pure chance that you are not in their position. in fact, this holds for all of history. every person, no matter the horror of the fate that befell them, had just as much interiority as you do. i feel like some people haven't fully internalized this.

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BRO ORBIT IS SO PRETTY TO DRAW! And for all our stay here the soundtrack will be THIS ONE

nah chill fam, he's just doing their annual yeeting into the sun. he'll be back freshly reborn in a while

Prepare yourself, cause we will stay here a while. Not too long but- let's say these 2 have quite a couple of things to say

also brooo coloring every character is so weird but so cool at the same time. Like LOOK AT THEM FULL COLOR HD!

Lastly, the sky kid appearance of this chapter is... me! that's right, it took 850 panels for me to grow the guts to put MY own skykid in MY own story

Next part is coming on June 22nd, 1PM ET

PREV / ALL / FIRST /(ISAT Sky: Cotl!AU!)

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hm yeah no I can get behind this. Nice art

more of them

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ive been playing with this headcanon lately.

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If the stars alined just right, would the universe allow the cast in the Red Start AU to have dreams of the lives of their counterparts and loved ones in the cowboy au? Especially Hama and Ratau having dreams of the twins living their lives in a distant universe. Everybody seeing themselves having an arguably happier life events while living amongst dinosaurs would be interesting

I don’t think we would ever see any crossover between those two iterations. But if they somehow did see their other selves, Hamal would be happy that there is a world where their family is, for the most part, still alive.

I think Narinder and the Bishops would also be happy that their other selves aren’t in as…dire conditions as they were. The key difference between them is Red Star!Bishops basically all grew up as nomadic child soldiers. In Cowpoke, they had a mother who loved and provided for them; that went a long way in making all of them more well-adjusted. There’s still the haven’t-quite-acknowledged-the-grief-of-losing-mom thing, but they’re never a conflict free family lol.

Conversely, I feel like the Cowboy!versions of themselves would be horrified. Especially Hamal. They’re a fairly decent person, if flawed, in Cowpoke. Red Star!Hamal is certifiably insane and they would be disturbed that they’re capable of All That. Same for Narinder, tbh.

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Some liminal space photos I took back when I was visiting my family.

Been thinking about these kinds of things a lot with everything going on being so turbulent it’s nice to think of these strange surreal moments :)

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I keep thinking about this argument I had a couple hours ago it was an argument I've had with this person multiple times only just in different fonts. They kept going on and on barely letting me get a word in, saying how the way I'm behaving is too much, that I express myself wrong that even when I try to connect with them it is 'incorrect.' They told me to change the way I present myself & act around them.

"You want me to lie." I at one point near the climax of the discussion let out. I then went into somewhat hysterical/humorless laughter (I tend to laugh at times when I probably shouldn't idk -\(:/)/- why my body does it but it does sooo).

It wasn't the idea of lying that struck a nerve in me. I have no qualms about lying, It feels much more comfortable than telling the truth most of the time if I'm being honest (ironic to say that in a paragraph about literally lying) but was struck me I think was the fact the fa t that the person I was arguing with had the gall to think they can dictate when and where I decide to tell truth or falsehood.

No one is the director of my play but me.

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yoo, Faz o7

I was wondering if Deity gets any free time in his life, i mean.. That's kinda tuff to work allde time, considering his hard times with fighting against his own emotional spectrum.. Is Axolotl that unmerciful to his adoptive son though? Or not🤔

And the question is: What is Bill doin in his free time if he has any

The thing is, hes doing it to himself. He wants to keep his hands busy. And trust me, the axolotl tried to convince him to take a break. He succeeded, but that break ended up with Deity locking himself in his room for who knows how long.

And free time? Perhaps. On rare occasions, he'd go to O' Sadleys... But nowadays, he considers (not admittedly) meeting with Mr Ford his free time.

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there was so much LORE in the recent animatic AUUUUUUGH. the only thing i didn't understand was the ending. So Ford goes to stand up but the ground breaks beneath him. he reaches out for Bill and Bill reaches for him but misses? and he falls but then Bill doesn't look upset or panicked or anything just kinda... blank stares after him before hopping in? I'm so confused 😭 but the art and the voice acting was so beautiful and well done AUUUUUUUGGGGH the BETRAYAL from Brutus oof dude, no wonder Bill has trust issues

He didn't panic cuz he knew ford's not in real danger when he fell but it was an instinctual response to reach out and save him. He facepalmed thinking he was an idiot for forgetting he can't touch ford

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Consequences?¿ :3

U got good memory ill tell ya that

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I remember a comic when Ford dressed up as a King and Deity!Bill furiously says: "Should I make rain again" or something along the lines.

Was he refering about the new video portraying the betrayal or is something else in the future?

Yes, that's what the comic was referring to ^^ Brutus saying that is like a mockery of what used to be a symbol of love turned into something that brought pain, haunting the narrative and all.

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I saw this AU since very start, and something was always bugging me, even if it's not related to the video 😭

Is It only Deity and Ford centred AU? We not gonna get Euclydia or Pines mentions/lore? How is Stan doing?

Nope, there's more to come. Please be patient, the plot is a thick book and I have little time to provide content because of academic stuff. It's not easy to draw content when 80% of the plot is different from the OG so I have to give context to everything.

I've mentioned this before but we're going through Deity's past first before moving on to the present, so yeah there's going to be a bit of Euclydia content soon.

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Hi Faz, been here a few times before, but never with my theories and I couldn’t help with the new animatic! I adore your work dude

First off, I couldn’t really understand what was said to shock Deity in Rain Dance, but I’m assuming it was some vile declaration from Brutus, prolly of war, especially with the smoke looking clouds and from Deity’s reactions. The handing him the staff and shouting, looking angry and maybe betrayed, then Brutus shaking his head. It looks like he did something that was a play for power mostly and Deity handed him his staff as a way of “I see. You just wanted to be on top.” But Brutus knew that wouldn’t be sufficient, so he played more into Deity’s emotions, pulling him in for the kiss. I am one of the ones who believes Brutus was never truly in love with or cared for Deity out side of him being a vital piece of a chess game pretty much, or he at least cared in his own sick way. But then when they were dancing again after, he had to take Deity’s staff and trap him, which makes me think that while Deity of free and can act on his will, he could easily rescind all power given to Brutus and that he knew, so he took away Deity’s free will to seize his power.

Now moving for Dr Pines and Deity, I love the similarities between Ford and Brutus, how eerily similar they are, ones just oblivious, and Deity can’t shake it either. Yet despite being betrayed and hurt in such a way by the past king, he can’t help but trust or care for the scientist that clings to him like a puppy and the look of terror on his face when Dr Pines fell and reaching for him so desperately, trying to save him even if it meant he’d fall down too, and the look of fear in the other, terrified he’s in actual danger and reaching for the god who seems to outwardly despise him. Also in the “Little Wolf” art, only one of Dr Pines eyes reflect Deity, so I’m think that while he can have full control, he elected to only half partial, letting Ford keep his autonomy, not want to take it from another. That or it could js be a design choice, I do like my theory more tho lol.

Now I wanna compare Brutus and Ford a bit more(I keep yappin, I love this au dearly), especially in the ways Deity seems to have noticed, and a few I have. In the Halloween art when they’re doing costumes, Dr Pines puts on a king costume, making his already startlingly similar appearance to Brutus even more clear, and calls Deity “my muse” which he uses as a term of endearment and honor/respect, just as Brutus used “my lord”. This is the first time I remember Deity being shaken by Ford because of his resemblance to Brutus. Then later on in the mindscape when he’s hold him as he naps, he has this hallucination almost, where he becomes Brutus, and taunts him. Says some like he can’t escape him, I struggle to recall rn lol. I see that as Deity’s anxiety and trauma twisting his reality, or maybe unveiling it, and forcing him to confront what he recognizes but doesn’t want to admit. And the in the April Fools anim(I have a feeling it was still incredibly crucial to the lore so it’s in my little mental notes and theories) Ford becomes Brutus, fully cementing the terrifying similarities almost as if he was a reincarnation of the other. This fully confirmed my blossoming idea of them being somewhat the same, like the two children Deity was shown directly interacting with in the “Come Little Children” animation. Likely a reincarnation, or maybe a distant relative. Another detail I noticed between them is their actions. Their bold and brash in two different ways, Brutus with his vying for power and Dr Pines with his thirst for knowledge and experience, both seeking it through Deity, though only one absolutely floored by it even now, still in a bit of disbelief that a god would come when he calls, even if he’s bound to do so. And while Ford does get a little heavy in his hubris at times, it’s never against Deity, but rather centered around him feeling untouchable because he has a god by his side.

And I did see someone else make the connection between Brutus and the song “Brutus” from the Butchresses(?) and I’ve gotta admit, that’s what I thought when I first heard his name. And I personally love the connection, just the songs lyrics in general like “I love you, and if you want, I'll call you king/But why do I lie awake each night thinking/Instead of you, it should be me?” And “My name is Brutus and my name means heavy/So with a heavy heart, I'll guide this dagger/Into the heart of my enemy/My whole life, you were a teacher and friend to me/Please know my actions are not motivated only by envy” and finally “This event will be history, and I'll be great too/I don't want what you have, I wanna be you” I find it really interesting that Brutus betrayed Deity, luring him with false promises of love and compassion and companionship, only to trap him and take the symbol of his power, blame it on him, and essentially usurp him. Kinda interesting, Faz…

Also are the Deity and Mr Ford accounts on Tumblr too or js twitter?

Well that’s about all I think, though I may come back one day and elaborate or throw more theories of mine at you, and I apologize for my long winded rants, I myself write often and can’t help but become descriptive and reach gothic levels of lengthy descriptions when I get to start abt something I enjoy, and Star Falls has done that!

"I apologize for my long winded rants" *proceeds to give me goosebumps and make my jaw drop*

WOW just WOW. I love your theories and analysis! It was a struggle to convey messages without dialogues or lyrics that show what the characters were thinking/saying, so the answer lies in their emotions. Some symbolism too instead of codes (cuz i like that it can bring up open discussions). I love ford sm so seeing him in this analysis makes me kick my feet and giggle ehe

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"This time, it wasn’t raining — it was crying."

I’m going to cry all day — thank you for the amazing animation, @fazfuri T^T

Hope you like it!!<3

But I'm still hurt-

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Ok so leshy has his cat, lamb has Narinder, shamura has goat, do Heket and kallamar have anyone

Well, I liked how in some stories (specially from MsWikit -Ao3- ) Heket and Kallamar are paired with their Witnesses or followers, so i would go with that same line too but mixing a bit with one of my saved games: Heket has celibate trait ,but still kissed one of the "female" followers; and Kallamar has polyamory trait. Now that i think about it... I also had a natural skeptic Narinder, a cynical Leshy and a Shamura afraid of death...