#30 days of gt

[the-littlest-lily]

30 Days of G/t Self Care

I'm not fully sure where this idea came from, but here we go! I do enjoy a fun little daily challenge, and like most things my mind went to “but how can I make it G/t?” And here we are! Just in time for the new year, a 30 day self care challenge but… sizey. I wanted to make an actual calendar thing, just in time for the new year (though it can be started at any time, it's not specific to January). Check the days off, spread them out over a longer time, pick out just the ones that speak to you, whatever you want to do 😊 Here's the guide to go with it.

Day 1. Set aside a few minutes to take some deep breaths and focus on the present moment. To help ground yourself, perhaps wrap yourself in a blanket and imagine you are in a large, lovingly grasping hand, or hold a small item and imagine it's a tiny friend.

Day 2. Revisit some nostalgic G/t media. What first got you into this? Let yourself reminisce and remember why you love this in the first place.

Day 3. Make G/t art. It can be anything! Drawing, writing, crochet, pottery, you name it. No need to hold yourself to a certain standard or show anyone else, just take some time to be creative. Even if you don't deem yourself an artist, give it a shot and see if you enjoy it!

Day 4. Relax with a word search puzzle. I made a G/t themed one for you right here!

Day 5. Try out this journal prompt. If you could be tiny/big at will, what types of things would you do to relax? How might you extrapolate from this and apply it to your real life?

Day 6. Stretch your body today. What imaginary setting could you give yourself to make it G/t? Are you surrounded by gigantic furniture in your mind’s eye? Perhaps the yoga video on your phone helps you pretend you have a tiny instructor?

Day 7. Listen to some G/t music. This could be anything, from sizey music videos to songs with sizey lyrics to the Arietty soundtrack.

Day 8. Practice gratitude by listing out all the little things you're thankful for. (See what I did there?) Add some big things to the list for good measure.

Day 9. Practice stepping out of your comfort zone a little bit by talking about G/t, out loud if you’re able. Whether it's discussing with a friend (you brave soul), recording yourself on your phone (you can immediately delete it), or just mumbling to yourself in the shower. Maybe you’ll realize you want to make a G/t podcast and we all win!

Day 10. Here's a little creative prompt. Arrange everyday items to make a G/t scene (use toys, miniatures, or even fashion a tiny person out of paperclips or paper). Take a picture, share it if you like!

Day 11. Create a cozier space today to enjoy your G/t content. Grab some blankets, make yourself a snack or some tea, light some candles, whatever sounds nice to you. Sometimes it's making a mundane moment special!

Day 12. Make yourself something healthy to eat. While you prepare it, imagine how different the task might be to carry out if you were very big or very small. Maybe even have some fun making your snack in miniature too.

Day 13. Try out some affirmations today and see if you can make them both sizey and relevant to your life. Ideas of mantras could be “I am allowed to take up space,” “I choose to appreciate the little things today,” “I will achieve great things through small steps.”

Day 14. Go out into nature for some fresh air. Lean in close and pay attention to the small details, perhaps imagining a shrunken version of yourself or a small friend exploring.

Day 15. Challenge yourself to learn a new skill today to bring your Gt ideas to life. Maybe it's learning how to code, or making your own VR avatar, or learning a new art tool or technique. It's finally time to watch that tutorial you've been saving! 

Day 16. Pull out your dream journal, or start up a new one! Maybe we’ll figure out the whole lucid dreaming thing and come close to experiencing Gt, wouldn't that be the dream~ If this doesn't resonate with you, maybe start a journal to jot down your Gt daydreams instead!

Day 17. Relax with a crossword puzzle. I made a G/t themed one for you right here!

Day 18. Try to cross a few to dos off your to do list someday. Make it more fun by adding in some joke tasks in there, like “leave out a snack for the fairies” or “prep for borrowing trip tonight” or “meet with giant friend for coffee.” Maybe even schedule some real life Gt tasks - such as “work on chapter 2 of (Gt story you're writing)” or “plan a VRC hangout”.

Day 19. It's time to dress the part! Is there any way you can dress up or accessorize yourself in a sizey way? Maybe you have an oversized hoodie, or a necklace of a tiny Eiffel tower, or an old shirt with Tinkerbell on it. Did you know you can actually buy Arietty’s giant hair clip thing? Or if this better scratches your creative itch, maybe your objective is to make tiny accessories for a toy or figurine.

Day 20. Take some time to rest. Just allow yourself to lay down in a quiet, cozy setting for at least a few minutes and have some dedicated G/t daydreaming. 

Day 21. Try out a new exercise routine and use your G/t imaginings to make it more fun. Watching a new workout video? You’re a giant visiting the gym and that's your human instructor on the screen. Spontaneous dance session in your room? You're a fairy frolicking in a field of enormous wildflowers. Going for a swim? You're actually crossing a vast ocean, or maybe a small glass of water.

Day 22. Check out a new G/t story. Not a big reader normally? Just give it a shot!

Day 23. Give yourself a pamper night, whatever that means for you - face masks, cucumber water, a warm drink, candles, the works. Pamper night (face masks and stuff)

Day 24. Make or buy something for your G/t interests (miniatures or toys, “max”iature like a giant flower pillow, fairy-themed stationary, make a giant paper mache strawberry, etc)

Day 25. Relax with a coloring page. You can use any of your favorite artist’s lineart (just make sure to get permission and/or proper attribution if you want to post it). Here's an example option from me.

Day 26. Make a list of all the things you love about G/t. It's always nice to remember the various ways this interest might benefit our lives.

Day 27. Motivate yourself to try out a new hobby by making it G/t. Take that pottery class you've been meaning to take and make a giant acorn-shaped mug. Get into cosplay so you can dress up as a borrower. Dabble with watercolors and you may end up becoming a G/t artist. Study a new language and enjoy new sizey media you couldn't understand before. Whatever speaks to you! 

Day 28. Do a favor for your future self and make a self care kit for when you're having a hard time. This could include a journal or affirmation cards, or perhaps some grounding items like fidget toys, stress balls and mints. Add a little something G/t in there too. Perhaps some kind of miniature with an interesting texture, or a fidget toy in the shape of a person, or a stuffed animal of a giant ladybug to hug. 

Day 29. An act of kindness can do wonders for our mental health. Send someone in the G/t community a kind comment today, whether it's a long-time friend, someone you just met in a Discord group, or a comment to your favorite G/t artist. 

Day 30. Reflect on all the activities you’ve tried during this self care challenge and journal about it. What have you learned about yourself? What might you incorporate more into your self care routines going forward? Pat yourself on the back for investing some time and attention into yourself - you deserve it!

[taters169]

I'm a day late for day 7 of this list of 30 days of gt self care here have my absolute favourite g/t music video. It's just the softest, fluffiest loveliest snippet of the life we all wish we had 🥺

[todoabi]

OC 30 days drawing challenge

Day 18: winter clothes

A little bit of shading practice with this one, I hope this drawing challenge helps me improve my drawing skills.

Also, as a general rule, you cannot move a tiny while they sleep in your clothes EVER!!!!!

[awkwardgtace]

A Knight's Duty

day 30 fan art. An idea @alarcomet and I talked about a while back. Fan art is a thank you for all her help this month beta reading my stories when I wasn't sure.

Love her characters and they definitely deserved some fanart in the form of writing <3

A Knight's Duty

Melody made her way through the cave slowly. The villagers complained about a blood thirsty naga that needed to be dealt with. Melody was the only one available, she did have some of the villagers push for her to wait on her usual partner. Kyrie was gone for weeks at least, if this naga is as dangerous as they say it’s not safe. She hit a rock and listened for the incoming danger.

Silence met her so she continued on her next steps. She needed to stay quiet. That quiet spell Caprice cast on her armor was coming in handy. She grunted as something caught her leg. A small web was attached to the lower part of her armor. She knew what that meant, driders. She hissed, they weren’t known to live in these caves.

“I’ll take care of the damned human,” a voice said. 

She grabbed the hilt of her sword as she continued forward. She was entering the depth of the cave, it would be a lot more dangerous now. Especially with that voice planning to take care of her. Her arm was caught in another drider web. This was getting troublesome.

“Fuck off human. You don’t know the danger you’re in being in my territory!” the voice shouted. Melody tensed her hand on her sword, she couldn’t back down now.

She kept moving forward, scanning the area for a sign of danger. She slowly reached up and tilted the visor of her helmet down. Caprice and Kyrie never stopped talking about how she needed a dark-sight spell on it. She’d never hear the end now that they proved right. She hadn’t found anyone yet, it made sense with how quiet the voice sounded.

“Knight, I said to back the fuck off!” the voice yelled again. She just lowered her head to try and pinpoint the position.

“He’s not leaving, what do we do?” a louder feminine voice said.

“Quiet Nutmeg, I said I’d take care of the fucking knight,” the voice sounded almost desperate. “If you keep walking you’ll be trapped in my web and just a fucking snack to me!”

Melody stopped, this wasn’t a blood thirsty naga or anything else the village should fear. She let go of her sword, held her hands up and continued forward. She hit more webs, it didn’t feel like one of the larger ones. She had seen a drider web before and they were never this small. She didn’t stop until a large hand was placed directly in front of her.

“Aisling, are you ok?” the feminine voice said.

“I-I’m fine this stupid fucking knight just should look where he’s going. Oh right humans don’t see in the dark so they never fucking care!” the other one said. Melody sighed and took a step back from the hand in front of her. She had to make herself ignore the size of the fingers.

“So you’re the blood thirsty naga I was sent after,” she narrowed her eyes, they had a spell to mask her voice in the helmet too. They wouldn’t know who she is until she took it off. “Along with a drider that is apparently smaller than the usual ones I deal with.”

Melody felt her eyes widen as a small form climbed on top of the hand. It looked like she could hold them in one of her own. Red hair, dark skin, and the furry back of a smaller spider. Their eyes were locked on her, an orange against black staring up at her. She tilted her head up and tried to hide her shock at the naga. 

She was bigger than any she’d seen before. Pink hair that met her snake half and covered her front. Eyes of orange and green that had the faintest glow. Pale skin covered in a number of bruises. Sharp teeth that could match the blood thirsty idea if she didn’t cower from Melody already. She was livid. The damned villagers wanted to wait and now she knew why.

“In all the fucking realms,” she cursed and ripped her helmet off. Both creatures before her made a shocked noise, the larger one cowered more before the drider hissed. “The damned villagers wanted to wait until someone else was here so I wouldn’t get to find out who they wanted slaughtered this time.”

“What the fuck do you mean?” the little drider shouted. Melody froze, choosing to use an emergency spell Cap had given her. She set her helmet on and tapped by her ear. She pulled the vizor up and left her brown hair cascading past her shoulders.

“Do you think she’ll kill it?” A villager asked. None of them trusted her, she knew that. She and her brother were bad omens. “She left that dragon alive, and the sorcerer.”

“If she’s not back soon we’ll be trapping them all in there anyway,” the one who came to get her asked. She glared behind her, bastards. Once Caprice came home he’d come to get her, Kyrie would definitely search for her body. He refuses to leave anyone behind.

“We don’t have time,” she growled.

She looked up at the naga again. The eyes that looked at her were filled with fear. She looked at the drider, clearly ready to fight, but Melody was covered in protective steel. A drider bite wouldn’t reach her. She pulled her helmet off again and hoped her face would be enough to convince the two.

“The village wants you dead, it’s clear you’re not the monster they claimed. I have a plan to get us out of here, all of us alive,” she explained. She set her helmet on the ground, leaving herself easily vulnerable in the dark. She drew her sword. “If I cut your hand, even just a finger, we let it coat my sword and armor. Then grab me and leave. Play like you’re taking me and run.”

“As if that could work!” the drider yelled. She glared at the small creature. They didn’t have time for her to be deceiving them.

“I don’t have the time to lie to you. I’m the only knight around for at least a week. Get to the woods, set me down and run. I’ll limp back, it might be better if you hurt my leg for real. I’ll claim you’ve died. If you have any old scales I can use it to lie.”

“Lady Melody? A-Are you still alive?” a villager yelled. The echo made her more desperate. The two creatures looked at her like she had three heads, hell she might as well. 

“Stay back, I’ve yet to locate the naga. It has started to burrow through these caves!” 

“You… really want to help me?” the naga asked. Melody glared out towards the villagers.

“I’m not killing someone because they’re bigger and stronger than most people.”

“Nutmeg you’re not thinking,” the little drider looked up in shock as the huge hand started to move. 

The naga, Nutmeg it seemed, pinched Melody’s sword and pulled it from her grasp. Melody felt like a fool as the naga fiddled with the blade. None of the spells were active, she couldn’t call it back. The drider had jumped to her helmet when the hand moved, she couldn’t defend herself. She watched the naga finally pinch the hilt between two fingers and stab it into her own palm.

Melody let out a yell and moved forward, but the naga was quicker. She pushed her back with her bloodied hand and dropped the sword too. It was more force than she was used to and Melody’s head hit the rocks hard. She had to force herself to her feet as the naga gave her an apologetic look.

“I-I’m sorry,” she stammered. Melody shook her head there wasn’t time to deal with it.

“We don’t have time, you need to grab me and go now!” she ordered. The naga shrunk back, but the drider started climbing up Melody’s arm. A part of her wanted to send them flying, but her goal was to get them out of here.

“Just wait,” they murmured. The drider sounded almost resigned as they both looked at the naga.

Melody stayed frozen as the naga started to glow with a subtle deep amber hue. The giant creature that could hold her in one hand was getting smaller. She had no idea how much smaller the naga could get until she finally stopped small enough to fit in her hands. Melody kneeled, more in awe at such a small being in front of her. The drider had been shocking too, but she wasn’t expecting a mini naga.

The naga slithered close and wrapped around her arm. She almost closed her fist, the few times she ran into dangerous snakes cycling through her mind. She held back and the drider climbed down to sit near the now miniature naga. Melody forced her awe away and started to move. She had some pouches hidden within her armor for spells Cap wanted her to have. She dumped the two creatures into her helmet.

Melody’s head started to spin, but she couldn’t stop. She started to pull off her breastplate and let the heavy metal fall to the ground. She grabbed a pouch that she never refilled, a bit regretful since it would probably help her head. She didn’t have time to be careful grabbing the drider first and shoving them inside. The naga yelped as Melody grabbed her.

She didn’t have time to explain. She shoved the naga in and ignored the colorful words from the drider as she did so. She quickly placed the pouch where it belonged and grabbed her breast plate. She put it on and started running. She didn’t have much time, her head was starting to ache and if she passed out here the villagers would find the two.

“Quick, prepare the explosives!” she shouted as she ran out. The villagers jumped as she rolled out of the cave and hit the fire one was holding onto the gunpowder. She started panting as the villagers stared at her. She was coated in blood, had a bloody sword, and a head injury.

“L-lady Melody, we had only had the-” one started to explain. She stood and dusted herself off glaring at the villagers. She set her helmet back on as she started to walk away from them.

“Save it, the naga is trapped and should starve in there. I found its nest of bones, best to make sure it didn’t lay any eggs while in there by closing off the cave.”

“My lady knight, we are-”

“I know you were just as ready to trap me in there. Don’t think this is going to be forgotten.” She grabbed the village chief’s collar and pulled his face close. “Try and kill me again and see how well the order treats you after killing one of their best.”

She stormed off, pain she didn’t expect striking through her leg. She must have twisted it when she rolled out of the cave. Better for the act either way. She could hear the mumblings about her attitude as she left. They’re lucky Caprice liked this place or she would move on by now. Kyrie seemed to too and she couldn’t understand why. 

The trip home she felt the squirming of her passengers the entire time. It wasn’t a good feeling. She just had to get home. Her vision was starting to swim and fill with spots. Her head injury was worse than she expected. She stumbled along until she almost fell into the door of her home. She took a few tries to finally grab the handle and stumble inside. She nearly forgot her passengers.

“I-I thought you should know,” the naga yelled, making Melody jump. She had to get them somewhere safe, her room should work. “I can’t really stay small all the time…”

Melody bit back a groan. She had a training room that was probably big enough. She limped through her home, stumbling the whole way. She knocked stray potion bottles and spell components to the ground as she moved. She thought she heard the drider’s voice, but the words were lost on her. She finally made it to the training room and collapsed on the floor, barely avoiding landing on her front.

She slid her breast plate off and pulled the pouch from her. Melody opened the pouch and dropped it as she moved. Her vision was going in and out. She knew she shouldn’t sleep, but her head hurt so much. Just a few minutes. The drider and naga climbed out of the pouch and came to her.

“Sorry, can’t stay awake,” she mumbled. She closed her eyes once and the amber hue appeared again. She blinked and the naga was growing. A part of her wondered if she just set herself up to die. Someone told her a long time ago it might happen. Each blink the naga seemed to get bigger. Finally hands were around her and she just accepted whatever would happen.

“Aisling, what do we do?” the naga’s voice echoed in her mind. 

“I don’t know, stupid knight shouldn’t have removed that stupid helmet in the cave,” the drider said. Melody made a noise, suddenly remembering the helmet. She tried to move to pull it off, but it wasn’t working. She felt the drider’s legs near her neck but the helmet was stuck on her head. A spell by her brother to make sure she never lost it. “Shouldn’t put yourself at so much risk.”

Melody didn’t remember falling asleep, but she felt weird. She could still feel her armor on her legs and arms, but not her chest. She went to fight a naga, then came home. She couldn’t remember the in between. It was warm and soft, her head was on something extra soft, but her helmet was on. She groaned a bit and the warmth moved. It was probably Caprice again.

“Cap, I’m tired,” she whined. The warmth moved more and her head pounded. It kept moving by her head, the soft didn’t move.

“Miss knight are you ok?” a loud effeminate voice asked. 

She felt something on her chest, if she could move her arms she’d swat at it. That made her confused, she couldn’t move her arms. She tried, but something held them down. She snapped her eyes open, the light in the room blinding. She tried to move more as the feeling of something on her chest moving came again.

“Stop moving, I think you hit your head pretty hard,” the voice was quiet, she sort of remembered it. Once the light seemed to die down she managed to make out a huge face above her. Sharp teeth, dual colored eyes, and a split tongue. The naga, the naga was here and she couldn’t remember why. The feeling on her chest left and a small face joined her face.

“I’m so sorry I hurt you like that, I didn’t mean to,” the naga cried. Melody was pulled close and pressed to a soft bare chest. “I just tried to do what you were saying and then you were closer and I don’t deal with humans much and I’m so sorry and-”

“Nutmeg, calm down,” the smaller one ordered. Melody’s head pounded, but she didn’t feel like she was in danger. The soft thing behind her was nice. “You’ve been out for a while… I uh made you a pillow while you were out. I figured it was better than the metal of your helmet.”

Melody was trying to come up with something to say. She didn’t know how to ask about what was happening without causing some issue. Of course the sound of a door far off made her realize she wouldn’t get that chance. She didn’t know how she still could hear that far, it must be the spell was still active…when did she activate a spell.

“Mel! Mel where are you!?” Caprice called. The hands holding her tightened. She almost shouted out but the naga quickly coiled up taking her and the other one deep behind scales. She had to know what was going on before he showed up. “Mel!? Th-the village said you took care of a monster. Did you get hurt? Mel where are you?”

The naga coiled tighter around her.

“You helped me, I won’t let you get in trouble,” the naga whispered. Her head pulsed and she remembered the naga in the cave and the tiny drider. She remembered telling off the villagers, but not how she got here. Especially with a giant naga.

“C-Cap I’m fine!” she tried shouting, buried in the scales it came out muffled. She felt the small hands of the little drider pressing against her face. At least, it had to be the drider and not something else.

“Nutmeg, let up she’ll make him stop!” the drider called out. The naga uncoiled enough that Melody’s head was free, but it was too late. Caprice was already walking into the room. 

Caprice hadn’t known what to think when he found the mess of their house. He knew she’d do something insane and get hurt. He ran following the mess and he barely heard her muffled shout. Prepping a spell he slowly opened the door.

“H-hey Cap,” Melody smiled. He stared at her, then the naga, then the drider that had bits of web stuck to his sister. He let the spell he was building flare up prepared to save his sister. “No wait, don't do that. Dispel it!”

“Mel, I know how to take care of something without hitting you,” he growled. The naga moved a hand and blocked the drider and his sister from view. “Drop her now!”

“Cap it’s fine really!” Melody had to be getting threatened. The drider might have poisoned her.  He grimaced as the spell started to fizzle out.

“Did you bite her?” Melody tried to speak, but the drider must have made her go silent.

“Do you fucking think I’d bite just anyone? You’re the one who fucking showed up ready to fight! Just fucking try to hurt us,” the drider glared. He had to think fast and get Mel out of this.

“Cap, it’s really fine.” Melody did something that grabbed the attention of both creatures. The huge hands of the naga moved and his sister was set on the ground in front of him. He pulled her back behind him, her armor was half off. She still had her helmet at least. She reached up and pulled it off, flinching as she did so.

“Mel, what the hell happened to your head?” He reached up and tapped a bad looking cut that was covered in dried blood. She pulled away, but he forced her to stay still. He called up a small spell to at least clean the wound. The helmet should have healed her right away. “Did you take your helmet off again?”

He looked back at the two creatures. Mel was defending them. He pushed her out of the room ahead of him. She was fighting, but her feet were unsteady. For now he’d know if the naga tried to leave. He kept forcing Melody through their house until she was sitting at their table. He went to his stash of healing potions first. He grabbed a cloth and water after.

Caprice sat next to her and started to clean the wound. It wasn’t bad, but knowing all the spells he set in her armor it was a lot worse than it looked. As long as she kept it on for most of the time it should avoid her being too injured. She grimaced and pulled away as he cleaned the wound. He shot her a look that made her sit still.

“That’s the naga isn’t it,” he murmured. She looked off in the distance like she didn’t know the answer and slowly she nodded. “How many times do you have to get hurt before you stop doing this?”

“I’m not blindly killing Cap,” she whispered. She reached for the potion, drinking it down quickly. He sighed and grabbed the empty bottle from her.

“You know I need to clean the wound before you drink that.”

“I… I can’t remember everything. I was in the cave, then I woke up here. I didn’t feel like I was in danger in her hands.”

“Mel you were being held captive by a fucking giant naga and some weird species of drider, don’t act like they’re innocents you need to protect. They would ki-”

“No they wouldn’t!” She stood and slammed her hands on the table. At the same time a quiet yelp sounded behind them. The two both turned to look at the sound and found the drider, staring at them with thinly veiled fear.

“Are you-” The drider hissed, a bit of web was in their hands.

“Fuck off!” They yelled. Caprice didn’t trust the drider sneaking around and stood to catch them. He took a few steps forward when they bared their fangs. “Stay the fuck away from me! From both of us!”

He wasn’t listening, driders had poison and even this small it could be deadly. He moved closer before a strong grip grabbed his arm. He turned back to see Melody glaring at him and not the drider that could kill them. She pulled him back and took a few steps forward before kneeling in front of them.

“Hey, my head is still foggy, but you guys were worried right?” Melody asked. He crossed his arms glaring at the two of them. “I don’t think we ever got names, if we did I’m still pretty bad. I’m Melody.”

“The fuck are you two gonna do now? Did you go through all of that to fucking kill us?” they shouted. Melody put her hands down in front of them and shook her head. Caprice sighed, she was going to die doing this. She had to stop saving creatures she thought weren’t bad. Knights were hired to take care of danger, she’s been lucky so far.

“Nothing, I’m going to talk to your friend and find out what I’m missing. Caprice is going to come with me and if he tries to cast a spell I’ll stop him.”

“Mel,” he started. She turned and glared at him. “Fine, let’s go talk to the naga.”

“Aisling.” Melody put her focus on the drider again, but Caprice didn’t care. He was trying to remember if he heard a spell that used that to cast it. “That’s my name…”

“Aisling, nice to meet you.” Caprice sighed again, this was another long day.

Melody remembered a bit more after drinking the potion. Most importantly she remembered the cave empty of anything showing a bloodthirsty monster. She kept her hands flat and tried to smile encouragingly at Aisling. They eventually relented and climbed on her hands. They climbed past her wrist and up to her head holding the bundle of web where her head was still bleeding.

“It’s better than human gauze,” they whispered. Melody just smiled and stood with her new passenger. It felt weird to carry someone on her shoulder, but she knew the drider was safe. If they wanted to kill her there was plenty of time. Neither of these beings were going to hurt her.

She made her way to the training room. Seeing the naga at her full size was a lot more intimidating. In the darkness it was easier to miss how big she actually was. Her tail was coiled to take up most of the room and she was curled up on top of it. It looked like she would reach the ceiling if she sat up straight. The naga was buried in her tail.

“Hey,” Melody tried. The naga jumped and curled up more.

“I’m so sorry, I’ll leave. Please don’t hurt us,” she begged. Melody walked up and set her hands down on the scales closest to her. She realized her gloves were still on and pulled them off, dropping them to the ground.

“Mel,” Caprice warned. Melody turned and glared at him before petting the scales in front of her.

“No one is going to hurt you, my mind is a little messed up from getting hurt so I don’t remember everything.” The naga curled tighter on herself. Melody felt the movement of the scales beneath her hands. “My name’s Melody.”

“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean it.” Melody knew Caprice came closer, but she also knew he was losing his nerve against them.

“Why are you sorry?” Melody’s head throbbed despite the rapid healing from the potion.

“I didn’t mean to hurt you. I tried to do what you said. Please don’t kill us.”

The memory of the cave hit Melody like a brick. She panicked, the naga took her sword, cut her own hand and knocked her back into a wall. It shouldn’t have been as bad, but her helmet was off and she took her breast plate off after. The protection spells wouldn’t do much when she willingly abandoned the things they were cast on. Caprice gasped next to her.

“I know you didn’t, it’s ok,” Melody whispered. 

The naga’s tail slowly stopped moving. She looked up and the face she couldn’t see well earlier appeared over the coils of tail. Her skin was bruised a bit and she looked terrified. Caprice turned and left, Melody could guess why. It seemed like she hadn’t eaten any good meals in a while. Aisling climbed off Melody’s shoulder and up the coils of tail to the huge head above them.

“I’m Nutmeg,” she whispered. Melody smiled, she could already hear the sound of Caprice cooking. He was going to kill her later.

“Nice to meet you Nutmeg, you too Aisling. You’ll be safe here. A knight’s duty is to protect the innocent and you two fall into that,” she said.

“Mel, go to town and get more food. You brought home the giant snake, you're the one dealing with the food!” Caprice shouted. Nutmeg flinched, but Melody smiled.

“Anything specific we need for you two?”

Each shook their head and she smiled. She left to her room, changing out of the armor to normal clothes entirely. Caprice coming home was enough reason for her to go out shopping. She’d need to get more for them too. They keep some fairy things in stores that could work for Aisling. She went back to let the two know she was leaving. Nutmeg had gotten small again.

“You didn’t have to do that,” she said and kneeled in front of the two. Aisling stood in front as if they thought she’d hurt Nutmeg. She didn’t even reach closer.

“I… can’t always control it,” Nutmeg said. She cupped her hands around the head of both and turned away.

“Cap, I think you need to see this!” His footsteps were loud as he rushed back to them. He’d always assume it was bad until he saw differently. He slammed open the door and she made a face before revealing the now tiny naga.

“In all the realms…” he sighed. It seemed Nutmeg wasn’t just a naga that they were housing for a while.

[gt-daboss]

Random GT Thoughts #2

Ok so we all know about Scientists in GT right? Evil doers, I mean just the worst of the worst, but what if, and here me out, they were good? I've been thinking about a specific story in mind where tiny (shrunken human) has been experimented on for so long, but one day they finally get a chance to escape, only they are "caught" by the head scientist, the one who developed the shrinking serum used on them. Thinking its over for them and they're about to be forced back into more testing only for the scientist to have NEVER EVEN KNOWN about tiny, (they thought their science was only being used for shrinking cancer cells or something, THEY THOUGHT THATS ALL IT COULD DO)

So now they have a whole shivering tiny on their hands, people misusing THEIR science behind their back, and a scientific breakthrough, all within the span of 30 seconds.

Anyways, they quickly and calmly (as much as they can, 'shrinking PEOPLE is possible', science brain giving them mixed feelings about that) explain the situation at hand, while they were the one to create the science, they are NOT here to harm tiny. yadda yadda angst story somebody write this and tag me I'd love you forever

(also I drew her twice cuz I can)

[wheelsgoroundincircles]

1968-1/2 Cobra Jet Mustang GT

April 1, 1968 - THIS DAY IN FORD HISTORY:

On April 1, 1968 Ford unvailed its newest secret weapon, the 428 Cobra Jet. It made its debut in the Mustang at Pomona, eclipsing the competition. Who can argue with the success of the Mustang at the '68, '69 and '70 NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, California? Certainly not us, because the history books (and NHRA records) have been speaking for themselves for more than 30 years.

What hurt the Cobra Jet's development was an ugly United Auto Workers strike that shut down Ford during the fall of '67. Development of the Cobra Jet didn't really get underway until December of that year, with the production of a couple of Mustang test mules, then the limited-production run of 50 Wimbledon White fastbacks produced strictly for NHRA competition. Some of those fastbacks were shipped to professional drag racers, such as "Dyno" Don Nicholson, Hubert Platt, and Gas Ronda, as an opening salvo for the '68 season. These gentlemen went to the NHRA Winternationals in Pomona with their fastbacks and earned Ford some respect. This '68-1/2 Cobra Jet Mustang GT fastback is a gleaming example of what renewed Ford's respect on the street in 1968. It's a concours restoration, right down to the Goodyear Polyglas bias-belted tires.

[kanmom51]

JK live 18 July 2023

cr./to the creators of the media used in this post.

So folks, I guess we can add this one to the long list of JM leaves, JK goes live, right?

What can you say about JK and this live?

Tired. Like REALLY TIRED.

A little sick.

And yet looking really happy.

Did someone say afterglow again?

This up there is from taili_jp's IG story yesterday btw.

JK being JK. Weird and quirky.

I ask you: how can this be the same man we see on stage?

The way he starts off the live with the hat on.

Why's that?

Was he trying to show us he has that hat he was seen in on their way to their Silver day dinner, was he?

I'm going with that explanation, given, as per usual, there were those claiming it's not them.

The hat comes off 1:30 minutes into the live, and most of the live is done without it on.

So yeah, I guess the hat was on for a purpose.

As mentioned in my post yesterday, JK showed up to the live in a Mihara Yasuhiro shirt. Seems to be a brand both him and JM are liking lately. JK wore another shirt from same brand and their shoes for his radio interview earlier that day, and also wore the brand for his Spotify clips, and JM wore same brand shirt for his flight back to Seoul (oh, and wore same shoes that JK did yesterday in one of his pre-Face dance clips) and several times before that too (google it, you'll see). So, either ambassadorship on the way or just a brand liked in their household. I'm going with the latter. I'd even go so far as to say that the this is JM's doing. We all know what JK's fave brand is.

A little sum up of our timeline before we start.

So yeah, JK says he really turned on Weverse live but he's really tired (told you so, lol).

Are we surprised JK didn't get much sleep last night? Really? I'd say the answer to that is

A-ha. Yep. As expected...

He starts with "whasup?" and "good to see you guys"...

He is trying, bless his heart.

Omg, and then he goes off with "woof woof woof woof", he's absolutely hilarious. But there's a background story to this, lol. He was literally barked at by the crowd at the GMA recording and later on he repeated it during the Stationhead broadcast. But god, he's so funny.

He also tries to read the comments in English. Like

and

and

Poor snively JK.

The fact that this man is going through his promotions while sick, performing while sick, spending the weekend holidaying with his partner while sick, hat off to him I say.

Lol, he likes the nasally sound to his voice.

Talking about holidaying with his partner...

Can't help but wonder if we'll hear or see JM in the next few days and just how sore his throat or runny his nose will be, lol.

What do you think? Will JM go live anytime soon?

BBC Radio 1 live lounge schedule for next week:

One of these I'm willing to bet will be JK. And I dare JM to show up live after and hype his bf up.

Guess we'll wait and see.

He says he knew the reaction would be good.

Just in case we couldn't tell he was sick and tired (not as in sick and tired of us, lol)...

Seriously, that man needed to sleep. He just couldn't stop yawning.

But I guess habits are hard to shake. You know, JM leaves JK goes live. He just couldn't help himself, lol.

I guess that was off the table given it was only around 1pm KST, lmao.

I thought I was going to rofl when he tells us how he washed up after dinner and he is feeling real refreshed looking like this:

I guess our ideas of refreshed are kind of different, lol.

Nah, but the man was so damn tired. He could barely keep his eyes open. At one point it really did look like he's going to fall asleep, again, during a live, lol.

Someone in the comments asks if there is anything fun, and he answers there is nothing fun in the room.

Well, now that JM's gone that is.

He did this:

Even if this wasn't done on purpose, as in not mimicking JM during his playlist video, it sure is a cute coincidence.

But now, what if it was?

The way he makes that sound and the way he puts down the bottle on the table, not placing it quietly, makes you think: "was he maybe, just maybe, re-enacting that part of JM's playlist video?" It wouldn't be that far fetched. The man knows JM's content off by heart. Food for thought.

JK performed Seven for us.

He's an actual menace that man, lol.

He's so overjoyed by the fact that he's singing 'fucking', lol. He is now officially an adult. Not only does he have an explicit version to his song, but he literally sang "fucking" live on Weverse.

Can you imagine JM's reaction?

Scandalous.

LMAO.

And this part here:

Followed by changing back to "loving you right"... was he telling us/ someone else (specifically the person that shows so very boldly on his hand right there) something?

OMG, and those eye exercises he was doing. He is so adorable and quirky and genuine and we are blessed that he feels that he can share himself with us.

As usual JK's sweet and thankful goodbyes to us.

Thanks to Army he is having very happy days.

Literally. With Army, because of Army (take your pick which army we are discussing here...)

It wasn't a long live. Just over 17 minutes. But once again we get to see JK, real JK. He's so real, so accessible I think is the way to put it. There is just something about him, how he talks to us, what he shares with us, how comfortable he feels to do these things with his fans, let us in the way he does. He isn't afraid to show us he's just like us, he's human and flawed and happy or sad and just let us in to see him as he is. He has this special connection with these people that are utter strangers to him, but at the same time he feels this deep love towards them.

Precious is the word I feel describes him.

He is precious.

[greenerteacups]

hi GT!

Lionheart had me the moment you kicked it off with “it’s a nice day to start again.” Might i ask why you chose that particular line?

And, if you havent already answered to this emoji:

❄️

P.s: you have my eternal gratitude for creating the most brilliant piece of writing i’ll ever read. I shout about it from the rooftops, share it on my socials, requested my spouse to read it so we may discuss it together (in lieu of a present for my 30th birthday), et cetera.

I see from your URL you are a fellow lad of taste.

There's a couple things going on in the epigraph for Book 1. On one level, it's a lyric from the first muggle song I picture Draco listening to on his walkman at the end of the book, so there's a cute full-circle thing there. The second layer is the theme of change and redemption, which, in Lionheart, doesn't so much come from major moments or self-sacrifice, but from the slow, grueling, everyday work of living, and living better. It's a nice day to start again because every day is. You always have the opportunity to start making better choices, no matter what lies behind you. That's the thesis of any Draco redemption arc, right? You have to imagine that he could have chosen to be better.

And then thirdly, there's the audacity of doing a full Hogwarts canon rewrite, a good 30 years after the original books came out, millions upon millions of words of fanfic later, and basically asking everyone to read the same story they did the first time around, only different. So it's a kind of winking entreaty. It's saying to readers, many of whom are understandably wary of doing it over, zeroing out the characters to starting positions, and starting from the beginning with 11-year-olds all over again. It's going: "hey. That was fun, right? Why not do it again?"

[reborrowing]

GT July - Rainy Day

balancing on shoulders is harrrrrrd but it's worth it for a walk in the rain

I don't know if ill do any more of these, but my goal wasnt to finish, my goal was to get half of them done by the end of the month, and I managed 17/30 so success aha

[gupaooooon]

🍉1日1回のクリックで、パレスチナへの支援ができます（国連パレスチナ難民救済事業機関（UNRWA）への寄付）

🍉UNRWAへの寄付、国境なき医師団への寄付

🍉FOVERÓ | MADE IN PALESTINE

D4Pの安田さんが紹介していた、パレスチナの人々によるストリートファッションブランド。日本からも注文可能。

🍉パレスチナ・オリーブ

D4Pの安田さんが紹介していた、パレスチナのオリーブ/オリーブ石鹸などが注文できるお店。

🍉「ガザで一体何が起きているのか-民族浄化とはなにか-」

🍉 「ガザとは何か」パレスチナを知るための緊急講義 - 株式会社大和書房

（緊急出版、ガザで何が、なぜ起きているのか。歴史的文脈とポイントを平易に解説する「まずここから」の一冊）

🍉 Radio Dialogue 147 ゲスト:板橋拓己さん「ドイツとイスラエル」（2024/2/14）

ドイツはイスラエルに軍事支援を行い、昨年それを大幅に強化。「ホロコーストの加害の歴史と向き合う」中で、なぜイスラエル批判がタブー視されるようになったのか。なぜ停戦を求めるデモまで「反ユダヤ主義」扱いされるのか。歴史を踏まえた板橋さんの解説（D4P 安田さんのツイートから引用）

🍉ユダヤ団体「平和を求めるユダヤの声」が当時/10月に出した緊急声明　　

（イスラエルに対する抗議/停戦を求める抗議が、人種差別と見做され政府から弾圧されたり。実際に差別主義者が抗議に擦り寄ってきたりする動き（人種差別だけでなく、ピンクウォッシュに便乗した性的マイノリティ差別もとても多い）本当に、憤りしかない。）

🍉日本の各地のパレスチナ連帯アクションや展覧会情報をまとめてくださっているリンクツリー

[growthgoddess]

Welcome, my children. My name is Helena, and I am the Growth Goddess. I scour the world altering the fates of worthy women and grow them into unstoppable giantesses. 🏢🚺🏢

I hope you enjoy my work! You can find written records of my displays of power listed below:

Most of these women's stories have open endings. Feel free to reblog and continue any one of their stories <3 in fact, I highly encourage it!

EVENT ONGOING (3/20-3/27): With the destruction wreaked back in the previous games, we were forced to move our games to the open ocean in the meantime! Catch Deific Dames II and start betting for your favorite multi-storey giantess!

Giantess Calculator

COG: Cause of Growth

Case Ω: Helena Turner the Goddess (Size: Galactic) - COG: A Mix of Brilliant Sciencse, Ancient Magic, and a bit of Desperation

Case #001: Ysolda the Witch (Size: 80ft.) - COG: Vengeful Enchanted Brew

Case #002: Maria the Liberator (Size: 120ft.) - COG: Botanical Growth Accelerator

Case #003: Lily the Gunslinger (Size: 175ft.) - COG: Ancient Native Growth Stimulant

Case #004: SooYeon the Executive (Size: 1500 ft) - COG: Experimental Super Soldier Serum

Case #005: Megan the Undergrad (Size: 140 ft.) - COG: Extraterrestrial Mineral Crash

Case #006: Lisa the Patient (Size: 225 ft.) - COG: Untested Surgical Procedure

Case #007: Jessica the Intern (Size: 100 ft.) - COG: Unknown Cocktail of Chemicals

Case #008: Rachel the Sleepy (Size: 80 ft.) - COG: Hormone Therapy

Case #009: Sophia the Lupara (Size: 150 ft.) - COG: Underwater Wishing Artifact

Case #010: Eleanor the Maid (Size: 30 ft.) - COG: Witch's Enchantment

Case #011: Grace the Cowgirl (Size: 100 ft.) - COG: Radioactive Milk

Case #012: Nehru the Protector (Size: 25ft.) - COG: Sacred Jungle Fruit

Case #013: Gwen the Attendant (Size: 350ft.) - COG: Smuggled Growth Serum

Case #014: Anne the Drunk (Size: 180 ft.) - COG: Unknown Drug Reacted with Alcohol

Case #015: Leah the Bashful (Size: 85 ft.) - COG: Livestock Growth Inducer Overdose

Case #016: Amelia the Teacher (Size: 70 ft.) - COG: Just the right dose of lethal radiation

Case #017: Tamara the Mambo (Size: 7550 ft.) - COG:. Favor of the Lwa

Case #018: Lamia the Loyal (Size: 1800 ft.) - COG: Dr. Vander's Legacy

Case #019: Beatrice the Glutton (Size: 40 ft.) - COG: Curse of Gluttony and a Witch's Spell

Case #20: Amy the Biologist (Size: 394 ft.) - COG: Unknown Marine Animal's Venom

Case #21: Cassandra the Slytherin (Size: 230ft.) - COG: Swelling Solution overdose

Case #21: Alice the Unhinged (Size: 80 ft.) - COG: A mix of several medications and a trigger drug

Case #22: Daisy the Clown (Size: 75 ft.) - COG: Enchanted Coin from a Mysterious Woman

Case #23: Celestine the Incarnation (Size: 130 ft.) - COG: Possession by an Unknown Entity

Case #24: Sunrise the Bodyguard (Size: 90 ft.) - COG: Experimental Growth Injection

Case #25: Elara the Queen (Size: 100 ft.) - COG: Eldritch Magic

Deific Dames GTS Game Show:

Ep 1 Polls: Maria, Grace, Jessica, Megan

Ep 1 Results Post

Ep 2 Polls: Rachel, Leah, Alice, Daisy

Side Giantesses:

Hobby Project #1: Cosplay Conundrum

Hobby Project #2: Dominance

Hobby Project #3: Teasing Titaness

Hobby Project #4: Totally Spies Spinoff Synopsis

Hobby Project #5: Delilah's Dilemma

Hobby Project #6: Dueling Damsels

Hobby Project #7: Kaiju Haiku

Hobby Project #8: Not Anymore

Hobby Project #9: Courtney Doesn't Swim

Hobby Project #10: Anything for You

Hobby Project #11: I Will Never Be Small Again

Hobby Project #12: Engorgio V2

Hobby Project #13: Anzu's Ascension

Hobby Project #14: Poem to the Sun

Hobby Project #15: Trampling Tiddies

Hobby Project #16: Wizardry in Work

Hobby Project #17: Jumbo Julia

Hobby Project #18: Wish You Well

Hobby Project #19: Helena's Random Lab Growth

Hobby Project #20: Overgrown Olivia

I will try to diligently grow women every weekday, for this goddess rests on the 6th and 7th days of the week 😁😉💗

I use NovelAI to generate my images. Its not free for me, but I really want to make my stories come to life! If you are interested in supporting me, I will be posting a Patreon soon to help fund my interventions 🧚

Stay tuned for my next endeavors! 😊

[genshin-impact-updates]

"A Parade of Providence" Version 3.6 Update Maintenance Preview

Dear Travelers,

Our developers will soon begin performing update maintenance. While the update maintenance is in progress, Travelers will be unable to log in to the game. Please take note of the update time and schedule your game time accordingly.

After this is complete, the game will update to a new version. We recommend that Travelers install this update over a Wi-Fi connection.

〓Update Schedule〓

Update maintenance begins 2023/04/12 06:00 (UTC+8) and is estimated to take 5 hours.

〓How to Update Game Client〓

PC: Close the game, open the Genshin Impact Launcher, and click Update.

iOS: Open the App Store and tap Update.

Android: Open the game and follow the directions on-screen.

PS5™ and PS4™: Highlight Genshin Impact from the Home Screen, press the OPTIONS button and select "Check for Update."

Please do not hesitate to contact Customer Service if you encounter any issues installing the new version. We will do our very best to resolve the issue.

〓Compensation Details〓

Maintenance Compensation: Primogems ×300 (60 Primogems per hour the servers are down)

〓Scope of Compensation〓

Maintenance Compensation: Travelers who reach Adventure Rank 5 or above before 2023/04/12 06:00 (UTC+8).

Please claim before the end of Version 3.6.

Our developers will distribute compensation to Travelers via in-game mail within 5 hours after the update maintenance is finished. The mail will expire after 30 days, so don't forget to claim the attached compensation in time.

For more update details, including bug fixes and other compensation details, please see the Version Update Details notice to be posted at 2023/04/12 07:00 (UTC+8).

〓Update Content Overview〓

After the Version 3.6 update, iOS-supported devices will be updated.

〓Minimum Specifications and Recommended Specifications〓

▌Android:

● Supported Devices

Must be compatible with:

ARMv8-A 64-bit architecture

Non-PowerVR architecture GPU

RAM: 4 GB or more

Operating System: Android 8.0 and above

Storage Space: 30 GB of available storage space

● Recommended Specifications

CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Kirin 820, or above

RAM: 6 GB or more

Storage Space: 30 GB of available storage space

▌iOS:

iPhone 8 Plus

iPhone X

iPhone XS

iPhone XS Max

iPhone XR

iPhone 11

iPhone 11 Pro

iPhone 11 Pro Max

iPhone SE (2nd generation)

iPhone 12

iPhone 12 mini

iPhone 12 Pro

iPhone 12 Pro Max

iPhone 13

iPhone 13 mini

iPhone 13 Pro

iPhone 13 Pro Max

iPhone 14

iPhone 14 Plus

iPhone 14 Pro

iPhone 14 Pro Max

iPad Air (3rd generation)

iPad mini (5th generation)

iPad Pro, 10.5-inch

iPad Pro, 12.9-inch (2nd generation)

iPad Pro, 11-inch (1st generation)

iPad Pro, 12.9-inch (3rd generation)

iPad Pro, 11-inch (2nd generation)

iPad Pro, 12.9-inch (4th generation)

iPad Pro, 11-inch (3rd generation)

iPad Pro, 12.9-inch (5th generation)

iPad Pro, 11-inch (4th generation)

iPad Pro, 12.9-inch (6th generation)

iPad Air (4th generation)

iPad (8th generation)

iPad mini（6th generation)

iPad (9th generation)

iPad Air (5th generation)

iPhone SE (3rd generation)

iPad (10th generation)

Storage Space: 20 GB of available storage space

Supported Operating System: iOS 11.0 or above

(Bluetooth controller support requires iOS 14 or above)

▌PC:

● Minimum Specifications

Operating System: Windows 7 SP1 64-bit, Windows 8.1 64-bit, or Windows 10 64-bit

Processor: Intel Core i5 or equivalent

RAM: 8 GB

Graphics Card: NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 1030 or better

DirectX Version: 11

Storage Space: 50 GB of available storage space

● Recommended Specifications

Operating system: Windows 7 SP1 64-bit, Windows 8.1 64-bit, or Windows 10 64-bit

Processor: Intel Core i7 or equivalent

RAM: 16 GB

Graphics Card: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 6 GB or better

DirectX Version: 11

Storage Space: 50 GB of available storage space

If your device specifications are too low, the game may fail to install, fail to start, display black screens, experience freezing, or demonstrate other technical issues.

〓Adjustments & Optimizations〓

● Genius Invokation TCG

Adjusts the description of Combat Status "Sparks 'n' Splash" generated by Character Card "Klee" in Genius Invokation TCG.

The original description was: "After your character uses a Skill: Deal 2 Pyro DMG to your active character. Usages: 2."

The adjusted description is: "After a character to which Sparks 'n' Splash is attached uses a Skill: Deals 2 Pyro DMG to their team's active character. Usages: 2."

Adjusts the description of Talent Card "Sin of Pride" in Genius Invokation TCG.

The original description was: "If a friendly Electro character has Crowfeather Cover attached, their Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst deal +1 additional DMG."

The adjusted description is: "When Kujou Sara is active and has this card equipped, all allied Electro characters with Crowfeather Cover will deal +1 additional Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst DMG."

Adjusts the number of Elemental Dice required for the Event Card "Katheryne" in Genius Invokation TCG: the required dice has been reduced from 2 Elemental Dice of your choice to 1.

Adjusts the effect of the Elemental Burst "Nereid's Ascension" generated by Character Card "Sangonomiya Kokomi" in Genius Invokation TCG.

The original effect was: "Deals 3 Hydro DMG. This character gains Ceremonial Garment."

The adjusted effect is: "Deals 2 Hydro DMG. Heals all allied characters for 1 point. This character gains Ceremonial Garment."

Adjusts damage dealt by the Combat Status "Rainbow Bladework" generated by Character Card "Xingqiu" in Genius Invokation TCG: "Deal 2 Hydro DMG" is now adjusted to "Deal 1 Hydro DMG."

Adjusts the number of Elemental Dice required for the Equipment Cards "Blizzard Strayer," "Heart of Depth," "Crimson Witch of Flames," "Thundering Fury," "Viridescent Venerer, "Archaic Petra," and "Deepwood Memories" in Genius Invokation TCG: the required dice is now adjusted from 3 Elemental Dice of the same Elemental Type to 3 Elemental Dice of your choice.

Optimizes some of the icons in Genius Invokation TCG.

When Travelers claim rewards through the Genius Invokation TCG Player Level or TCG Player's Manual, they can still claim rewards despite said rewards exceeding the cap. The rewards will be sent to the Inventory directly.

After the cards in the Card Shop are sold out, if there are other ways to obtain the card, it will be displayed on the Card Details interface.

You will receive 1 Proficiency point after completing a Guest Challenge in Genius Invokation TCG of each week for the first time. (You will not receive Proficiency points for repeated Guest Challenge victories prior to this update.)

Removes the margin restrictions to the left and right sides of the gaming interface when players play Genius Invokation TCG on mobile devices.

Improves relevant Genius Invokation TCG controller operations:

During the Roll Phase, players can now hold the selection button and push the left joystick to select multiple dice.

The button to end the turn will also be displayed even without hovering the cursor.

You can now switch between your Hand and Character Skills by pushing the joystick.

● Audio

After Version 3.6 is updated, the character "Verdant Strider" Tighnari (Dendro)'s VA will be updated.

Optimizes the English and Korean voice-overs of some characters, and fixes issues whereby the Chinese voice lines failed to play normally in Profile > Voice-Over.

Optimizes the Korean, English, and Japanese voice lines for some quests, and fixes inconsistencies between the Chinese voice-overs and text for certain quests.

Optimizes the English and Japanese voice-overs for certain items and creatures.

● System

Adjusts the avatar images of some enemies.

Removes the restrictions on the addition and moving of some Furnishings for the placement of Custom Furnishing Sets in the Serenitea Pot.

The camera function in the Paimon Menu can no longer be used when the character is diving.

*This is a work of fiction and is not related to any actual people, events, groups, or organizations.

"PlayStation", "PS5", "PS4", "DualSense", "DUALSHOCK" are registered trademarks or trademarks of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

[diegogtrattyart]

And the last of the sketches for GT July 2023 are sketched! I'm gonna go rest for a bit now.

25. Pajamas - Her PJs do come with a matching shirt. The discomfort isn't worth using them however.

26. Tangled - Hopeless...

27. Jewelry - It does have an interesting shape.

28. Cursed - Too late...

29. Element - Ehhh, she'll probably be fine.

30. Self Care - Some days you have to treat yourself.

[todoabi]

OC 30 days drawing challenge!!

Day 12: wearing school uniform

Jake somehow got Mar to wear school-girl doll clothes. She's now regretting it.

This challenge got me coming up with scenarios I'd have never thought of otherwise, it's amazing

[fullmetalgirl98]

30 days Hypnosis Mic challenge

DAY 3: favorite song of your favorite division

🎤 「Stella」

(link)

I apologize in advance, but I'm going to blather a lot about this.

This song is really special to me because it reminds me of a particular time in my life, specifically of a winter ... the one of the lockdown.

I remember that the first time I listened to Stella, the first thing which caught me out of guard was the music and the very peculiar vibe. Both had a strange effect on me, conveying a feeling of immensity as well as being perfectly capable of making me imagine that I was scattered in a galaxy, although at that first listen I had no idea what the song was about, and the title had me more imagining something to do with idols (lol, no).

I can't quite explain this, but I remember that I literally freezed when the piano started playing and a sense of powerful nostalgia immediately hit me hard. Because. Wtf was THAT???? I didn't expected such a vibe??? (gradually my mind started to create a connection with my childhood memories of Dragon Ball GT (LOL)).

And then, the narration started.

I understood little to no Japanese at the time, so I couldn't have even remotely grasped any words that might provide me with a start on the content of the song, but as soon as Dice's rap started, I immediately screamed WOOOOHH??! What is this stuff??? SO COOL, OMG???

And then Gentaro.

There, gentlemen, Gentaro's part was something exceptional to hear for the first time. The atmosphere between his first stanza and the second one is COMPLETELY different and the way he closes with the last verse, "ore mo ubai satte kure MESSAIAAAH〜"

KYAAAHHHHH!!! SO SEXY?!?!? SO FU****G HOT.

Then Ramuda's part, with that mechanical tone and that way of breaking sentences and words that is extraordinarily difficult to follow ...

So here's the chorus ... and that single chord on the word "starlight", with that change in tone that gave me a sense of immensity (???), that kidnapped my heart.

The second part of the song, in which a real dialogue between the members begins, intrigued me even more because there I could pick up on something, actually, and I wanted to understand why the hell DICE had such a serious tone in this damn (affectionate) song. It was so strange, for him!!!

In conclusion, at the end of listening, I pounced to look for a translation.

And my world changed.

I came to know that this song was plotted as a Gentaro's story (and that alone, to me, is simply brilliant) about a bandit, a king and a scientist whose respective planets are in ruins, for one reason or another. But they all find themselves gazing at the same falling star and thus begins a journey through the galaxy, which will see member after member recruited on this journey, tearing each of them out of their ruined reality...Until the scientist, the hardest to convince. But the words and support of the other two will be able to bring him, too, out of the dark into the light...and make him too take part in that wonderful journey.

We can understand this as a metaphor for the Fling Posse and the relationship that subsists between them:

The shooting star represents them as a group, their union;

The journey could represent the inner discovery that the three of them are taking together, to get to know each other better and trust each other, to the point of creating a true and indissoluble bond;

The scientist, who doesn't trust others and sees no meaning into joining them, is clearly the Ramuda of the past who, thanks to Gentaro and Dice, gradually learns to want to live and to truly trust his companions;

Also, funny to see how the role of the king was assigned to Dice, considering that he's the son of the governor, in the Hypmic universe.

Well. Wow.

Wonderful.

My heart is yours, Fling Posse.

So, Stella was THE song by Fling Posse that made me reach the concrete certainty that they, from that moment on, would have to be my favorite division, without any doubt. It's a song that had a very special effect on me from the very first listen. I can't quite describe what it feels like, as I hear it. It may also be the fact that I particularly love anything that has to do with the universe and galaxies, so I would say that the vibe described is perfect for me lol.

It's a song that I can't skip when it starts playing and it gets me every time. It's not for nothing that my level of obsession is such that I made a journal spread (link) and a mini MV (link).

Check them out, if you're curious! ^^

[Side note: today's Ramuda's birthday...so happy birthday with this?!]

[kotias]

Request Prompt Writing Thirst-Day

Over on the @goodomensafterdark subreddit, I regularly take prompt requests that I work on for 30 minutes to an hour. This is an exercise that I like doing from time to time to stretch my creative muscles and challenge myself.

I am gonna look whether it takes here => taking prompts and writing a little blurb based on them!

Process:

Go into my asks here

Submit a prompt; I will answer with a written blurb as soon as I can (count 1 to 3 business days if I'm not overwhelmed by requests)

What types of prompts am I looking for?

Fandoms I can do stuff with: Supernatural, Doctor Who, Sherlock, Good Omens, One Piece, Naruto, Bleach, Dragon Ball (Z/GT/Super), Nana, Eyeshield 21, My Hero Academia, Final Fantasy XIV-XV-XVI, ATLA/ALOK.

I need 3 concepts. Examples: might be simple words (wings, gloves), or a background music (Build Me Up Buttercup for example), a setting (Bentley, bookshop, cemetery), a type of situation (semi-public, very public, worried of being found out…), a genre, etc.

Do not request dub/noncon or domestic violence. I do hope that this goes without saying, but it's better by saying it.

On your quills, go!