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we need non cancerous cigarettes to give to women so they look hot. men get the normal kind

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Trying to make friends.

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I made a quick little doodle of Mori hanging out with the girls :3 Mori is taking with Yamraiha about something academic. (Pisti dose not approve) 

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okay pull up hoe!

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morgiana screenshot redraw sosu!

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(Old ) My Adventure Of Sinbad Artwork in 2025, January & February.

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Kitty…🥺

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being so staunchly anti generative ai while everyone around you is "i used chatgpt" and "i asked grok" and google search is useless and every company is implementing ai and every single celeb is taking ai money and partnering with ai is like... it's so jarring. why can't you see the harm like i can? why are you so lazy? why are we making society this stupid? can we please stop? it's killing people does that not matter to you?

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What really ticks me off when talking about ai is when people are like "it's unavoidable" or "you'll have to learn to use it someday" or "its going to be part of the future" like no it's plenty avoidable actually if you have a spine stronger than a dandelion. You simply say "no" and continue to use your own goddamn brain.

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Hey, I have a question about the paper ın your fıc. Do you think Mori will create plant-based paper? (I would assume that all of the paper created during that period was made from animal skin) Since paper was invented in 105 AD in China, it might be something that Kou invented, but we never learn about it because there is not a lot of world-building. I don't know if there is plant-based ink and colored ink as well, but this is just an idea I got from watching anime.

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I have done a ton of research on paper both before I started working on this fic and even more afterwards to both try to place Magi's time period (a fools errand) and to figure out what type of paper each country would have. Allow me to explain some of my journey through this subject:

As it turns out, Magi is not set in a specific time period. My og starting guess was around 1000AD/CE because China started printing paper money around then and it caused huge problems with inflation like shown in Magi's Balbadd arc. I did notice that some people from the Kou had outfits based on dynasties hundreds of years off from each other, but I thought that was just for aesthetics. Then I remembered that Reim is based on The Ancient Romen Empire which ended before 500 AD/CE. And then I remembered Princess Dunya from Mustasm has a boned bodice in a style that wouldn't exist until around 1500 AD/CE. And then I learned that both Partevia and Sassan are both based on Persia just several hundred years a part. I started noticing that most of the countries in Magi are based on a mix of a few countries from different time periods too.

So with that enriching deepdive not getting me an easy answer on paper (pun intended) I start looking up the individual countries' history with written language. The short answer is that since Sindria is a tropical island and the written language they are using is an Arabic one, I will be going with plant based paper and inks.

The much longer version is:

Sindria is far away from the rest of the world, so even though it is a center of trade I don't think they could have all of their paper as parchment and therefore imported but they would have some for the most important records to protect from the humidity. The island is also small so leather based paper isn't really sustainable there for production.

Regrettably, I haven't found much on early paper on tropical islands or similar areas (except for specific countries and I don't want to generalize that far). I have seen some things talk about plant pulp and fabric based depending on the region. Most of the sources I've found talking about the medium for early written languages in the tropics tend to focus on how things were when European or American explorers and merchants ruined everything which leaves a huge gap in understanding. Even though those did specify plant pulp and cloth based papers, I wanted to do my due diligence before making a final decision.

So I went back to my research on the written forms of Arabic that I had from learning about how they fought against the concept of the printing press because the people selling it to them were swindlers. Anyway! From what I've found on early written Arabic, it was carved onto leaves. In researching that I learned that you can pretty accurately guess the material a written language was original written on by looking at its structure. Written languages that started as carvings on hard substances like stone and clay tablets have a lot straight edges because it's much easier to carve straight lines on ridged materials. Inversely, written languages that mainly consist of curves were carved into plant matter. The structure of the plant veins and cells in leaves specifically makes it easier carve curves lines.

Written languages that evolved to ink or stains early in development often have curved and straight lines as well as versions of the characters with both types of lines because the writing implement was more important than what it was written one. Whether using something ridged like a stick or reed, or flexible like a brush you can make both straight and curved lines easily because what really matters is how you can move your hand. Of course sticks are better at straight lines and brushes are better at curves but both can do both easily.

That being said, I have already written sections of Mori using parchment (animal hide based paper) as well. Those were the scrolls carried over from when they left Balbadd. I've been kind of lazy and a coward about commitment when it comes to the paper most of the scrolls in Sindria are made from so I have been conveniently avoiding mentioning any techniques that I know only work on one but not the other. Mori was able to use an ink knife to edit the Fate Scrolls etc because they were from Balbadd, and I had figured Balbadd would use parchment before I did more research on Arabic languages and switched to plant based.

And lastly -and probably the most important- my dad worked at a paper factory as an engineer to make paper for different purposes when I was little. I got to make paper from nearly scratch with him and we used plant pulp to do it. And Lyly does a ton with cotton paper which is obviously plant based and the rant about it to me a ton Since I actually have some direct experience with this type of paper this is the type I'm going to use.

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So onto inks! Coal, charcoal and plant based inks and pigments are older than the written word. I won't get into the history of all the inks and pigments I've studied too much because this response is already long. Just as I have done a lot of studying on historical ink making because of being into reenacting and art history, Lyly also has studied a ton on inks because of their love of history, and their practice of water color and ink art. I will talk about all sorts of pigments and dyes in the fic because I have some restraint on how much details I add and close to zero self control on sharing what I've learned from my hyperfixations.

But for responding to this question, the main type of ink for writing in Sindria is plant based. It has both the type made from cooking down plants, and the type made from ash/charcoal (India ink). The charcoal will most be made from coconut shells and other scraps depending on the use (cooking vs writing etc). They will have access to brown, red, blue and green pigments based on historical records. And I'm giving them the rest of the rainbow because anime. The only color that does not seem to exist in Magi from both the manga covers and anime color pallt is the teal - turquoise range (the space where green becomes blue). They do have cyan (light blue) but it is very different to me.

Btw, plant based inks and dyes are made by cooking plants down, filtering, and cooking again and again, fermenting the plant, or just letting it soak in water (depending on the plant and strength of ink you want to make). And adding a binding agent and preservative. Since they retain their organic properties (instead of being reduced to carbon like charcoal) there is a risk of it going moldy before it's finished or used. The process of making plant inks is kind of like a controlled rot that can get messed up really easily. Me and Lyly have tried to make ink from ink berries a few times but we haven't managed to keep them from getting moldy before finishing the process. (I need to do more research to figure out what we're doing wrong asap because the berries will be in season soon for us to make our next attempt. We might just need a better binding agent or preservative. Related side tangent: Plant inks can have really strong odors that seep into wherever they are made so I can't deny making some bad decisions just to avoid the potential scent from getting stuck in the kitchen. (Can't be any worse than sumi ink tho lol))

Early inks and dyes were browns, desaturated reds, grey and black made from plants and charcoal. Think cave paintings. Some browns and reds mixed together could be deluded or faded into a sepia yellow orange. Blue and green existed since around 3000 BC/BCE as seen in art from ancient Greece, Egypt, India, etc etc etc. The blues were made from powdered stones and minerals like lapis lazuli, indigo and cobalt. And different greens were all copper mixed with other minerals.

The ink making room I explained around chapter 20ish was based on my research of historical ink processing and a historically accurate room for that exact process that I got to see as a reenactor -all for around 1700-1800 AD/CE.

I got way too excited to ramble all that when I saw the notification on my phone. I haven't had as many opportunities to write let alone info dump recently so my mind & body were ready XD I hope that answered your question and maybe gave you some jumping off points to do some more research of your own? :3 (learning is fun :D)

I am sorry to everyone I still haven't responded to yet. I have drafts for everything in my current in box but I just have not had the time needed to make them right -especially the one that's turning into an art tutorial

Anyway it's after midnight now so I'mma go crash into dreamland

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heard the kazekage has been practicing his taijutsu 🧐

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Should have put some points into charisma

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Hello to the 3 other magi fans have the couple I’ve thought about daily for the past 2.5 years

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Having become President at 15 is wild

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Of bees and birds

"You know sometimes when a man and a woman..." Kankurō started but was immediately interrupted by his brother while Temari was choking on her tea. 

"No" Gaara said, still staring ahead.

There was a short silence. Then Kankurō cleared his throat. Why was he clearing his throat!? They were done.

"You know sometimes when a man and a man..." Kankurō tried again to the same result.

"No" the Kazekage said. He could feel Kankurō's and now also Temari's eyes on him. They really could not be serious. 

"I have a Bijuu, who talks a lot. I do know how sex works" Gaara clarified. Really they knew Shukaku was vulgar and could not stop talking.

"No" Temari then chimed in. She somehow did not look pleased but then Gaara was not too good when it came to reading emotions...aside from fear...he could read fear. 

"I do...I'm also fairly certain you have met him" Gaara replied uncharacteristically cheeky.

"Are you telling me that everything you know about sex you have from the Tanuki?" she inquired further.

"Is that a rhetorical question?" Gaara asked, turning to her, lifting one non existant eyebrow because where else would it be from? From his imaginary friends? His lovely caretakers? 

"Gaara! No it's not!" Temari replied.

"I guess that was a 'yes' Temari" Kankurō said helpfully. 

"Thank you Kankurō" she replied sarcastically.

"I mean...don't take this the wrong way ne Gaara...it's not your fault obviously however don't you think Shukaku is...you know...a little...unreliable?" Kankurō asked. 

Gaara took a moment to contemplate this. The silence stretched but Kankurō and Temari were used to this by now. They usually got at least some reply to their questions. Not if they were stupid questions obviously.

"It depends...He is not when it comes to keeping us alive...he does lie though" A lot...he lied a lot.

"See! That's what I'm saying" Kankurō said, clearly pleased. 

"So...as I was saying..." Kankurō started again. Which got him another 'no'.

"What? I thought we just clarified that your information might need some validity check" Kankurō complained.

"You have puppets I don't think you are qualified...Temari very likely has sex with Nara Shikamaru...I don't want to hear any of it."

"I don't do anything with my puppets!"

"Wha...? I what!? I DO NOT!" They replied simultaneously, talking over each other.

"I'll make an appointment with my physician. That should suffice."