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seeing people (and by people I mean. not even russians) already speaking about the whole thing going on in Russia as if it were a fucking quirky joke. “Oh I’m considered an extremist in this country I don’t live in at all! Uwu!” “LOLZ I’m proud to be deemed a danger in Russia!” “PROUD ASSIGNED LGBT EXTREMIST BY RUSSIAN LAW” You know this shit is very likely going to get people killed right. Like. You know that, right. People are very likely going to die because of this law. And you know you’re not helping in the fucking slightest right

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Good Omens is legitimately the first piece of media that’s made me realise that I can actually be a 50+ year old man one day. Like I’ve never really been able to see a future for myself as a trans guy. It felt like this would just be temporary until life forced me to transition back into a woman, or perhaps I didn’t even want to be an old man because I’ve never felt gender envy towards anyone much older than me before, which made me start to question myself. But Good Omens changed that. I’m looking at Aziraphale and Crowley and I want that. I want to be those men, I want to be a 50+ year old man living his life as unashamedly as Crowley does and as comfortably as Aziraphale does. I want to be the 50+ year old goth boyfriend with a cool ass car and Queen records, and the 50+ year old flamboyant southern pansy with a bookshop and a permanent joie de vivre for all of life’s delights. I can finally see myself in 30 years time, which I’ve never allowed myself to do before.

Thank you Good Omens for the representation of older, queer men that I think we all needed tbh. I know I sure did.

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My work boots are the most expensive shoes I’ve ever owned.

Also the most comfortable. I chose them after trying on several different brands and comparing lifespan vs usage vs comfort - I needed them for a physically demanding job, not the weekend hiking trails. I could have easily chosen cheaper boots that would have lasted long enough to be worth their low price, but I know the Sam Vimes Boot Theory and knew weaker, less comfortable boots would make my life harder in the long run.

So when the outside edge of the heel started wearing down after three years of heavy use I went to the shop I got them from and said “hey this is a common problem for me with how I walk but now it’s affecting my ankles and knees and I don’t wanna have to buy a new pair, is there a way to fix this?”

The salesman at this very fancy upscale boot store said “oh yeah, there’s a shoe repair place that can give you some heel guards - it’ll keep the rubber from wearing out.”

So at 8am this morning right after my 9hr shift ends I went to the shoe repair shop and it is the most hole-in-the-wall, is-this-a-real-business-or-a-mafia-front, am-I-gonna-get-shot tiny cinder block cube I’ve ever seen in my life. I grew up plenty poor and love me a good hole-in-the-wall business, but going from upscale store to this cash-only repair shop gave me whiplash. Wasn’t expecting this when a guy who wears three piece suits to sell boots said it’s the best place to go.

The skinny kid behind the counter looks somehow 16 and 25 at the same time, but when I tell him this place was recommended he smiles and says to hand over my boots. I hand him the vaguely warm foot-smelling boots, and stand in my socks in the 3’ square entryway surrounded by every color leather polish you could buy and watch as he turns my boots around in his hands, sizes up a crescent moon bits of plastic, and unceremoniously hammers tiny nails through them before handing them back.

The heels are perfectly level again. I can walk without almost rolling my ankles. They don’t clack loudly on the pavement or feel different. This is gonna fix my knee pain. It cost $10.

This kid had every tool he needed within arms reach, worked fast and smoothly, I was in and out the door in less than 8 minutes, and it only cost $10.

I didn’t think anything could cost only $10 anymore. I’m so used to hyperinflation prices I was spiritually thrown back to the 1400’s visiting the cobbler in town square. This kid might have been that cobbler and just decided to never die.

I’m still reeling from the whiplash, and gobsmacked at the price, and thrilled I didn’t have to go buy new, worse work boots (cuz I don’t have that kind of money for a second pair, I’m expecting these ones to last a decade) and it feels like I just experienced one of the rare little chunks of magic that floats around our world.

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Just another night on the Multi Train...

And so they continued gaming all night long...

WIP & sketches:

Working on the speech bubbles was a nightmare aaaaa-

My first finished comic ever wooo!! This was inspired by a daily submas art prompt on Twitter, "quarrel". I barely ever see them arguing about anything because they canonically get along so well but I wanted to figure out something, and eventually this struck my mind. XD

From that moment I sat on my computer for four days straight, each page taking 10 hours of work!! I knew making comics is hard, but now I truly understand why. Sketching was fast, but then I realised I need to find room for the dialogue before rendering the panels, and that alone took a huge chunk of time, not fun, eugh. I fiddled with the lines way too long too, hunting stray pixels. I ended up giving the comic my all so I was absolutely drained when I finally posted this on the fourth night right before collapsing on my bed.

The next morning... whoa. I was so taken aback of all the positive feedback I was instantly energised and started planning the next comic haha!! The effort was totally worth it!!

I always thought I would not be able to draw full comics because of my attention disorder and lack of time and skills so I never even attempted it, I was so sure I just couldn't do it. But then submas happened, and I got over that mental block just like that! Now I really want to get good at this stuff!!

Expect many more comics in the future! Of course they take a ton of time to make ahah, but they will make it here eventually! Until then,

Game on, subway bosses!!

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Happy 1st Anniversary Pokémon Legends Arceus!!

Yes, this is a Gintama reference. The legend. The anime ever.

I just wanted to recreate this particular scene with pokémon characters, but then people got so confused on Twitter (which was kinda the point), I came up with this silly context:

"Knowing Ingo's whereabouts, Emmet makes his way to the past by some unorthodox mean and finds himself in Jubilife Village. There he's escorted to Galaxy headquarters where Kamado is shocked to see "young Ingo" which leads to Emmet asking his whereabouts. Kamado, who's suspicious of these space-time-strangers (if they're actually a threat & if Ingo has been faking his amnesia for some devious cause), personally escorts Emmet to Pearl Clan's settlement in Alabaster Icelands where Ingo was last seen (visiting Irida). The clan members tell he left the village with a funnily dressed merchant just a moment ago. Emmet & Kamado follow their footprints deep into the wilderness until they find Ingo and Volo having a conversation (Emmet remembers seeing timetravelling Volo visiting the station a couple of times just days before Ingo's disappearance). Ingo sees Emmet and is very confused, doesn't realise who he is immediately (suspects him a zoroark illusion) while Volo is surprised to see Emmet there and doesn't want him to ruin his plans. Altercation between them follows which leads to Emmet challenging Volo to a pokémon battle. The fighting gets rough, somehow Kamado ends up KO'd as a collateral damage. Meanwhile Ingo is watching the two duke out and suddenly his memories start rushing back all at once and gets so overwhelmed he collapses and starts sliding down a snowy slope; Emmet & Volo see this and run after him. Volo trips Emmet and reaches Ingo first; then Volo gets this crazy idea for an easy escape and hops on his back. Emmet makes a quick decision to copy him and boards Kamado." And so the race starts! His shouting echoes through the icy wilderness... "BLAST OFF!" "FULL SPEED AHEAD!"

TL;DR: I thought it was funny Had I never played Legends Arceus, I would not be here gushing about these two silly train men with you to no end. I really hope there will be more Legends games, and of course, that they would conclude Ingo's story eventually. There's a lonely blorbo somewhere in the universe who needs his twin brother back! Legends Celebi is very potential in terms of the whole time traveling theme... keeping a sharp eye on the future!

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SING OFF!!

After having a heart-to-heart talk with Piers at the Curious Tea Party, the Butler-Subway-Boss extraordinaire Emmet combined his new talents and challenged him to a serious sing off -battle! Their siblings are here to root for them!

"Astounding!!" "Bravo!!" "Do your best!!" Ingo shouts swinging the glowsticks around like a very excitable traffic police. Marnie taps on his shoulder at times to remind him keep his voice down enough so his cheering won't drown the singing!

Pretty sure both Emmet's EN & JP VAs make stellar singers just listening to their speaking vocal range! Piers would be impressed!

Do you know any fun duets Emmet and Piers could pull off?

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Cha Cha Cha!

Context: Team Ingo lost to Team Emmet in a real MK tournament we held on Twitter last March. The winners would decide what the losing twin has to do. The council chose Ingo dressing up and performing an Eurovision show. Now Ingo is about to step on the stage to face his most difficult challenge yet!

"Cha Cha Cha" lyrics by Käärijä

Emmet respects his brother and shows how serious he is about this by putting on his best attire & inviting along his friends, including top tier professionals on the entertainment field to judge his performance - and have fun!

The Spikemuth siblings helped Emmet out during the Curious Tea Party preparations. Emmet also knows they both love music, so it was obvious for him to invite them. After Piers's duet with Emmet, Piers was excited to hear his brother sing! I can tell he wasn't disappointed here ahaha! Marnie totally cheered for her smiling practise buddy through the whole thing!!

On the third page Elesa is shouting "Go Ingo!!" 'Hyvä' stands for good in finnish but Finns can scream it so loudly and passionately for their friends it's more like "Let's go! You got this! I believe in you! Youre doing amazing! Keep it up! Show them what you got!"

I imagine Emmet being much better at keeping a poker face than Ingo. He's also more daring and ready to prove his skills and look cool while at it. Ingo on the other hand is more careful about his image. He already gets to hear a lot about his frown and intimidating appearance, and this clearly worries him. Therefore he does his best to come off as friendly and approachable as he can, keeping his movements calm and subtle... until he gets excited!

In the end he just got just as excited about this challenge as he would in a pokémon battle! But if the public would ever hear about this... He would gladly take a hike to Hisui!

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How to smile (feat. Marnie!)

Later...

A silly comic from last July, inspired by Ingo's in game dialogue in Masters EX! Hope you enjoyed it!

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Two tired guys lost in their search...

With help of his friend Elesa and her extensive social network, the lone subway boss gets in contact in the international police. He's slowly running out of options.

Looker sighs. Another person has disappeared without a single trace. All he can do is watch him despair.

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Descending into the shaft. Emmet & Galvantula are out to find the culprit(s) behind the power outage at the subway station!

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TRAINS!! Not a soul in Nimbasa City knows the concept of having too much energy! These two happy train/Poké nerds are living the dream, and so basically the whole Battle Subway runs on their enthusiasm!

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Happy Tumbrl anniversary to me ahah! This is an old WIP from July 2022 i never finished because the 4th page punchline didn't work out and lost motivation. I gave it a little glow up and decided to post it at last! I hope you enjoy it!

This comic was inspired by this fun and cute Emmet vs Elesa comic @spectra-bear did! This could serve as a silly prelude to it ahah!

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Inside of me there are two wolves: one is an hopeless romantic, the other craves violence as if it was water.

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A while ago a certain someone has accepted my challenge to a fight, I hope he wasn't joking because it's been years and my fists are longing for action.

The thrill, the adrenaline, the immediate result of the opponents' actions, both failure and success, each mistake paid instantly with pain: it's exhilarating and I miss it, my skin craves for bruises that could never be mistaken as anything else than human, my knuckles long to give the same. I don't even care about winning honestly!

To find someone who at least entertains the idea is exciting, even if it ends up in nothing.