#Also flight goggles <3

[skarmoree]

slight redesign of The Guy Ever

[irisintheafterglow]

hear me out....Hawks hcs with a significant other who has a Chemist/Potion quirk. Like im talking a buncha potion bottles and glasses of little remedies they've made and have yet to test 🙏. Kei would occasionally find her notebook on the counter or table, the notebook being filled with ideas of new mixes or something specifically for healing for Keigo when he comes home injured

Also love your work! Some of the best things I've read have come from your page

good chemistry (pun intended)

cw/tags: fem!reader, established relationship, pet names (my girl, love, baby)

note: YASS YOU ARE COOKING and so is reader!! please excuse any chemistry misrepresentations i got a 2 on the ap chem exam LMAOO. thank you for the love, i hope you enjoy this!!!! been a hot minute since i wrote for keigo and i missed him :))

likes, reblogs, and replies are always appreciated <3

"you've got a visitor."

you startle when your coworker's head peeks into your lab, carefully setting down the beakers of volatilely combustible liquids on the black counter of the bench. she tilts her head to the side, urgently commanding you to check out whatever was making her so concerned. slipping off your gloves and sliding your goggles up on your forehead, you thank her as she opens the door and your jaw hits the floor. talking to an obviously starstruck receptionist was your boyfriend, still in his flight jacket and sunglasses and causing the biggest scene you've witnessed in the office since all might accidentally set off the sprinkler system. golden eyes flick over to you in the doorway and his mouth breaks out into a dazzling smile, one that has your coworker clutching the back of a chair for support.

"there's my girl," he murmurs, embracing you with strong, open arms and a chaste peck on your forehead, right under your goggles. you can feel the jealous eyes of the entire staff, but all keigo only pays attention to you. "you look beautiful today, birdie."

"you're saying that because i have goggle marks on my face, kei," you remark, unfazed, and he shrugs in defeat. red feathers sprinkle onto the floor and you make a note to remind him to recall them before he leaves.

"eh, worth a shot. you're unfortunately immune to my charm, now. just means i have to come up with some new lines." you scoff despite your racing heartbeat. with his stupid superhuman senses, he definitely knew exactly what he was doing to you.

"shouldn't you be on patrol?"

"i am, but i wanted to see you and bask in your radiance," he grins boyishly, running his tongue over a sharp tooth. despite every cell in your body wanting to drag him into the nearest supply closet and kiss him until you're breathless, you're still skeptical about the unexpected visit. his voice drops to a low, private octave that sends goosebumps up your arms. "also, i think you left a certain notebook on the kitchen table." your eyebrows blast off into the ceiling, panic overtaking you as you whirl your head toward your lab where you thought your formula book was.

"oh my god, did someone take-"

"no, baby. you're okay," he reassures you and the notebook magically appears from the depths of his jacket pockets. "i'm glad i picked it up before i left this morning," he chuckles. for good measure, you flip through the worn pages to verify that every experiment was, in fact, still there. exhaling a deep sigh of relief, you meet his gentle gaze with a thankful smile. the pages were worth more to you than any sum of money, since it held all the formulas for the antidotes and counteragents you made for keigo when he was injured.

you'd created it after he asked, between colorful strings of expletives, why getting patched up hurt more than the actual injury. being the loving partner you are, you decided to do something about it. your quirk allowed you to visualize all possible outcomes for a chemical reaction depending on the quantities of reactants and lab conditions. it ensured that every experiment you instigated would be successful, as long as you followed the conditions in your head down to the air temperature of the lab. your recordings in the notebook started as a simple antiseptic that didn't have the sting of store-bought bottles, one that could douse a wound without so much as a flinch from the injured patient. now, you were part of an independent company that created first aid products for heroes to use and distribute during rescues. and, it was all thanks to the oversized chicken-man that slept in your bed.

"whatcha workin' on right now?"

"some stronger eyedrops for eraserhead," you reply, taking his gloved hand and guiding him into your lab. he delicately picks up a few beakers, inspecting their color through the bottom of the glass like a kid in a soda shop.

"like the stuff you put in my eyes when-"

"when you got hit by that smoke quirk, mhmm," you hum, milling about in front of the shelf of chemicals. "if i figure this out, it'll also help when your eyes get dry from flying."

"you mean, when you figure this out," he reminds you, turning you to face him and pulling you close by your hips. he leans into your hand when you card your fingers through his wind-mussed hair, melting against your touch. "there's nothing in this world that you can't do."

"you're a really sappy guy, you know that?"

"i know it, as much as i know that you're never getting rid of me."

"you promise?"

"as long as the birds still fly, baby."

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[the-ninjago-historian]

Post Series Jaya Doodles and Headcanons!🌊⚡🌊⚡🌊⚡🌊⚡🌊⚡🌊⚡🌊⚡🌊⚡ (Bonus Next Gen Headcannons!👀)

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! 😁💖 I worked really hard on this. So I hope you all enjoy! Headcanons are below the cut! - ✒️🐉

1) They have a HUGE wedding. Many friends and Family come. And I headcannon that Jay has a very big extended family so that's a lot!🤣

2) They move into the old lighthouse and fix it up/fortify it. It eventually becomes a small rest stop for ships.

3) Nya runs a mechanics shop for boats and water craft there. And Jay has a shop to sell salvage, drift wood, and knickknacks. He also does a little inventing on the side. Although it doesn't usually end well. Lol. Name ideas for their shops would be appreciated!

4) They have a LOT of kids. Five to be exact. Ray, Maya, Ed, and Edna are very proud grandparents. The kids are, in order from youngest to oldest, Piper, Ren, Wynn, Raine, and Poe. Currently I only have a design for Poe. (Seen above.) But the rest are coming. I can assure you. I'll provide some descriptions in the meantime!

Poe: Pictured above! He's very calm and charismatic. And while he's a good fighter and pirate hunter, he enjoys quieter hobbies such as painting. His main weapon is a harpoon.

Raine: Very light skinned. With curly silver hair. (Her hair color is caused by her unique elemental power, Storm!⛈️) She's a little in the small side. But still sturdy and a real fighter. She's a tough cookie! Raine eventually becomes part of the Next Gen Ninjas.

Wynn: Light skinned, with black curly hair. Always wearing a pair of flight goggles. (He's an inventor like Ed and Edna.) Eternally curious and questioning.

Ren: He's got red hair like Jay, and tan complexion like his mom. Ren's got an explorer streak and loves charting new islands. He plans to sail to the other side of Ninjago's oceans someday. He's almost never seen without Wynn. The two are inseparable.

Piper: The baby of the family! She has blonde hair like Libber. She may be little. But she's brave. Not too much on her currently. But she will have a bigger role to play in the future.

5) Cole LOVES their kids. And is very protective of them. (Like "would give his life for them" kind of protective.) He practically treats them as though they were his own. He's their bestest uncle, besides Kai.

6) Raine has a mix of both Nya and Jay's element. She's the master of Storm. She's the first case of a merged element in Ninjago history. And when she was young, it was VERY unstable. Raising a super powered baby was NOT easy.

7) They are pirate hunters. For reasons...🧞‍♂️ Anyway! Their family is known for keeping the coasts of Ninjago safe and sound. Especially their oldest boy Poe, who's shaping up to be a great pirate hunter.

8) They own a flying ship! They needed a way to get to shore fast and since they didn't have the Bounty, Nya and Jay just built one of their own. It's smaller but just the right size for them. And it's called the Storm Rider. It's even got cannons for taking down pirate ships!

(P.S. Two quick things! One, these headcanons are related to a fanseason I'm working on called Ninjago: New Genesis. So that's why they don't line up with Dragons Rising. And two, yes. I noticed Poe's eyes are miscolored in one pic. They're supposed to be brown. I didn't notice until after I finished.😂)

(Tag List: @only-lonely-stars @hydroelectricjaya😁👋)

[platonic-pals-punchout]

Sonic the Hedgehog (multimedia) | Adventure Time (tv show)

Sonic & Tails:

1. They work together super well and balance out each other’s weaknesses. Sonic is the type to rush in without thinking, but Tails always has a plan. Tails can be more timid or unsure of himself, but Sonic is brimming with enough confidence for both of them. Sonic’s speed and Tail’s flight pair well together to help them defeat anything! 2. That’s Sonic’s little buddy. Little animal pals. They’re just little guys. 3. Sonic found Tails when the latter was four. He saved him from an awful life and took him under his wing. Throughout their games, they have stayed by the other’s side. Sonic gave Tails his old airplane. Tails was inspired by Sonic to be a hero. Sonic usually doesn’t touch people unless it’s Tails. They call each other brothers. They’re the classic example of a big brother little brother found family. They are Sonic and Tails.

Finn the Human & Jake the Dog

1. They are literally THE best pals. Their souls have been together since the time of the dinosaurs, and they keep reincarnating together every time. In their current life, Jake is Finn’s big bro, and looks out for him, and Finn also looks out for his bro. They’re always together, adventuring together, and just generally hanging out. In the end of the series, after their deaths, Jake decided to keep reincarnating with Finn, saying “It’s great to be alive with you”, as when we see the future in a thousand years, they’re in new bodies, still together. 2. THEE best friends

Note: This blog is run & followed by aromantics. Insisting any pairs are ~actually romantic~ will not only cause you to be blocked on the spot, but you’ll be outed as someone not safe to be queer around. No one wants to hear how stupid you look with those shipping goggles on.

[ilcuoreardendo-fic]

Protection and Banter (A Crosshair snippet)

Echo was learning, in these small, private moments in between duties and missions, that wherever Tech was, Crosshair would eventually follow. He might only pass through a room, giving it a quick surveil. Or he might sneer at a Reg who was looking too close to starting shit. Or he might throw out a comment that sounded mean to Echo but which Tech countered with a dignitary’s grace and which got a small, sly smirk from Crosshair in return.

It didn’t take Echo long to realize it was Crosshair’s way of checking in, ensuring everything was as it should be.

He’d commented on it to Tech a few rotations back, as they waited for their medical eval in preparation for departing Kamino.

“There was an incident with some Regs when we were cadets,” Tech had said as they watched one of the Regs come in, start to take a seat next to them only to about-face beneath the weight of Crosshair’s stare and sit on the other side of the room. “I was making modifications to the protocol of the training droids in the cadet gym, to better align with the strengths in which we would need to demonstrate proficiency during one of our final simulations. I wanted my squad to be prepared. I explained what I was doing...but the Regs seemed to take it as an insult. My arm was broken. Crosshair was heavily reprimanded for infighting. He’s been this way ever since.”

“Did you need something, Crosshair?” Tech asked as Echo stepped into the cockpit.

“Yeah. I need to not be woken up by one of your hairpin turns.” Crosshair eyed Echo as he lingered in the doorway. “How’s his flying sitting with you, Reg?”

“Ah,” Echo said intelligently, not used to being invited into the bickering.

He still wasn’t quite sure where he stood with Crosshair. The quiet clone was cool, often short when speaking with him. Not mean...but, Echo would never mistake his interactions for a warm welcome.

The most warmth he had gotten from Crosshair to date had been on Skako. The squad had sent him and Crosshair to the high ground. It was only fair. Echo had been in no shape for a stand up fight, but he could fire a blaster if needed. And he was doing just that—aiming for a half broken droid climbing toward their location—when one of the flyers swooped low overhead.

He’d felt the brush of metal talons against his scalp. Then Crosshair had yanked him to the ground, laid half on top of him, his weight and warmth familiar and alien all at once, and shot the droid out of the sky.

Tech glanced at Crosshair; his mouth was taught but his eyes were bright. “I’ll have you know that I passed Jaon Ehn’s flight training with exemplary scores. He gave me a commendation.”

“He’d probably take it back if he knew how your fancy flying blew out the left sublight and got us stranded on Murkhana.”

Tech sniffed. “It was the damage the Marauder took on Felucia that took out the sublight.”

Crosshair looked pointedly at Tech. “And how long would the engine have held if you hadn’t done what you usually do?”

Tech pushed his goggles up his nose, though he didn’t need to. “Potentially to our rendezvous on Boz Pity.”

Crosshair smirked and unfolded from the chair.

“But,” Tech continued, “I must point out the odds of us being blown apart by separatist fighters were far more likely if I didn’t make that dive into the atmosphere.”

“Whatever helps you sleep, Tech. Hey, Reg,” Crosshair said, passing by and plucking a mug of caf off the tray, “keep an eye on him. Make sure he doesn’t fling us into the side of a passing cruiser.”

“I can hear you,” Tech said.

With a smirk over his shoulder and a rude gesture, Crosshair disappeared into the rear of the ship.

From Chapter 3: A Place Called Home (Series: Written in the Dust, an eventual kind of fix-it, self-indulgent fic.)

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Crosshair and Tech are definitely batch twins. They have a unique connection. Echo's being invited in. Crosshair also has that big "I can pick on my brothers, but if you do it, no one will ever find your body" energy. These three together - I love them so much.

And, taking another look at "On Wings of Keeradaks" that shoulder touch he gives Echo is just...agh. *heart melts* It's an unspoken "well done," for shooting that droid out of the sky; and a touch that's meant to be both stabilizing and reassuring ("you're on the edge of a cliff, we're under fire, but I have your back").

I've played with some of their dynamic in several chapters in "A Place Called Home" but I definitely want more of it.

[cha0s-boyy]

[ID: six cartoony digital drawings of furry characters. 1. a mallard duck in a suit, from the chest up. he has one wing raised in front of his body, flight feathers working as fingers. his suit is navy blue with an orange tie with a cloud-shaped tie clip, and he also has a white neckerchief partway up his neck, and rectangular glasses. he also has human-like green and teal hair. he has a nervous expression. 2. a halfbody of an anthro african wild dog. they have mostly black fur with a lime green chest and belly, red scars, and red inner ears. they are wearing a lime green mask with red cheek circles and eyebrow dots. the mouth is open in a smile. one of their eyes is drippy and static patterned, and the other is a dull filmy gray. they have one paw raised in a wave, showing red paw pads. they are wearing a lime green collar with red spikes. 3. a fullbody of an aeromorph. they have no ears, an airplane tail, wings on their back, a windshield as their eyes, and a propeller on their nose. she is white with black on the ends of her wings, tail, fingers, nose, and feet, and her propeller is yellow. they are wearing a black shirt with a caution sign on it, a black and pink coat with yellow X-shapes on the arms and pockets and cyan fur on the collar, a green belt, a black pleated skirt with a yellow stripe around the bottom, goggles on her forehead, and striped legwarmers, one black and pink, the other black and green. she is smiling, and is posed so she appears to be floating, body at an angle, arms out, and one leg higher than the other. 4. a fullbody of an aeromorph, an anthropomorphic airplane. they have a round body with short legs, no ears, an airplane tail, wings on their back, round windows on their neck, and a propeller on their nose. they are white with blue wave markings on their wings, stripes on their feet and tail, and a chevron on their chest. they have on blue goggles. they are standing with one paw raised and are smiling with their mouth closed. 5. a headshot of a possum sparkleanimal. they have black and white fur with rainbow stripes on their snout, rainbow tear tack markings on their cheeks, and pink inner ears, as well as a spiky blue mane. their nose is pale pink, their teeth are pale blue, and their eyes are a hot pink and yellow gradient. they are smiling but have their brow furrowed, giving them a mischievous expression. 6. a bust of an anthro sparkledog. he has purple-black fur with red, yellow, and blue markings on his snout, cheeks, and ears, a pointy violet nose, and a blue mohawk. one of his ears stands straight up, and the other is floppy and has an industrial piercing in it. he has X-shaped pupils, with one red and one violet eye. he is wearing a pink, green, and blue tie-dye hoodie. he is smiling with his mouth mostly closed but with teeth visible at the corner, and one brow is furrowed while the other is open. /end ID]

*guy who has a month backlog of artfight attacks because he sucks at posting*

[little-cereal-draws]

A ramble about Dr. Blitzmeyer's clothes (pt 1)

There is no point that I'm trying to make with this, I've just been staring at pictures of her for so long I thought of this

This is the first time we see her. It's at the science fair and she is dressed very professionally. She's got her lab coat on, buttoned all the way up even up to her neck. She's got long gloves, her signature goggles, and her hair pulled back. It's a very "lab safety is important" outfit lol It's all very form fitting which is exactly what you want in as a scientist so you don't accidentally catch fire or snag on things while you work. You can't see it in these pictures but she's got a black belt around her waist too that pulls her coat in even tighter. There are also no bunches of fabric on the coat, even as she's moving around. It'll probably get uncomfortable wearing something that tight all day but you'll never have an accident in the lab that ends you up in the hospital

2. This is in her apartment after Ballister calls her in the middle of the night asking for help. These clothes still look nice but are much more casual. The collar is undone and I think she has a black undershirt on too. The sleeves are rolled up around her elbows and it's obvious there's more fabric on this shirt by how much it wrinkles compared to her lab coat. It's not excessively baggy, it hugs her hips tighter than the rest of her, but it's still comfortable. It's something that you would change into after coming home from work but still planning on leaving your house later

3. Green sweater dress! This is from when she has to pick Bal up from the hospital and the official art for the Everything Is Fine au. It's very different from the other outfits she wears but it makes sense in the context. It's warm, it's comfy, it's the perfect "doing errands in the middle of the night" outfit. It's got baggy sleeves and a turtleneck to keep her warm as well as the cloak she wears with it. It's a good traveling outfit, I would wear that on a redeye flight. The other thing that's interesting about this is that it's the only dress we see her wear. She wears pants with the first two outfits and either leggings or pants with this one but it's still a dress.

Part two part three

[raindropren]

Hi Guys!!! new grian design YIPPPEEE!!!

This is the same man that pushed Aphmau down a Hole to Sacrifice her to I think Cthulhu? I don't remember, that series was a fucking fever dream(And i didn't watch it at all <3 /gen)

Half of this Drawing was done with Tongues and Teeth(by The Crane Wives) Playing on Loop because I consider that Song very Grian like :] (It's still playing as I write this :3 )

umm design Choices? I like explaining this stuff :]

His wings!!!! I changed them(I made a post before about it but ima talk about it more) before this they were HUGE and I Hated having to draw them because they took up THE ENTIRE IMAGE!!!! and I hate doing fullbodys like that, So I changed it so unless he's forced to fly with them, they're tinier :D He can still glide with the smaller pair(Like with an Elytra) but he has to use rockets with them(LIKE AN ELYTRA!!!! O: )

In my AU Grian was born as a goose hybrid(lol) but because of Watcher stuff he can shift his Wings into other types of Creature's Wings <3 He normally keeps them Parrot wings tho :]

In my old design he had these Metal Claw things on his hands to imitate actual bird claws but they were really complicated and I hated drawing them so I changed them to actual claw-like nails, Because he's a bird so I let him have bird claws :] (I imagine that when Fighting without a Weapon he uses his Claws alot cause they are Sharp :3 )

His Shoes(Boots?) have metal on the tip(?) that are just slightly shaped like claws. On the old design the claws were Much more prominent but I decided I didn't really like em so now they're kinda more of a paw-like Indent? idk :P Also I might not have this in the future but on the Backs of his Boots there are a Moon and a Star, I didn't draw em cause I was lazy lol

He has those goggles for a couple different reasons!!!!

At first I saw the designs of other Grians with I think flight goggles on and I liked them so I decided I would put them on Grian but then I paired that with the watcher headcanon so basically Grian wears tech-infused goggles because his eyes are very clearly watcher eyes(They have the symbol in them, bright purple, etc etc) and he hates them so He covered them up (They were normal goggles at first but the hermits were having a hard time with not being able to see his eyes so Doc decided to make them have some sort of tech/Redstone in them so they match his actual eyes :D )

Also the Watchers... are... bad... people(they aren't really people???) in my AU... um kinda... evil-esc. Aka Grian is a Half-Baked Watcher :')

He's Immortal and has slight watcher powers but not many.

They were kinda half way in and then he escaped :3

lol

OKAY!!!! I think that's it for my Design and au stuff of grian!! for now!! idk :3

I am proud of this design btw

i like how I did it :]

[padfootastic]

miss padfootastic, I would like you to tell me about the prongsfoot proposal. does Sirius propose? or does James? or do they both propose at the same time? is it fancy, or spontaneous? tell me all your thoughts!

hi miss imp!!! thank u for this question, i had a lot of fun w it 🙈🙈

so immediately my mind went to ‘marriage? huh?’ because i just. can’t see either j or s caring so much about a ritual when they’re also so intertwined. like they’re soulmates ykno?a piece of paper or a ceremony won’t make a lick of difference to their bond, right? but if there does have to be one, then i totally feel like it’ll be that ‘character A brings the ring out and character B bursts out in laughter bc they have one in their pocket as well’ thing

maybe something like,,, one day someone, one of their friends or a random person, makes this comment about how ‘you still haven’t put a ring on it? damn’ and it’s like this—james and sirius aren’t insecure about their relationship, not really (but there’s a part of sirius that always thinks james can do better and a part of james that’s worried he’ll be Too Much for sirius one day and he’ll leave) but both of them are pretty possessive. and they’ve seen how much others thirst over their partners and how desirable they are and all that.

so. both of them, simultaneously but parallel(ly?), buy rings and plan a whole proposal out bc 1. they don’t ever want their partner to think they’re not valued and/or wanted, 2. they want the world to know this is HIS person, 3. doesn’t want anyone pawing what’s theirs, and 4. likes the possessive branding aspect of it.

and then they’re just trying to find the perfect time to propose (bc they’ve overthought the shit out of this for no reason) but it just. doesn’t. happen until one day, james gets annoyed and just. sits sirius down in the middle of the kitchen and goes ‘listen, i think we should talk’ proceeding to share the wits out of sirius who’s like ??? what happened???

james is like no. this is important. and gets the ring box out. sirius is goggling at him, james proceeds to give an endearing, bumbling speech and hopefully holds the ring out, hazel eyes wide and imploring, body shaking a little from leaning all his weight (and muscle) on one knee for so long, and just. generally being a face no one can say no to ykno?

except,,,,sirius just goes ‘you absolute tosser’ and storms/runs out the room and now james is kneeling there, blinking, not knowing what just happened. was sirius crying? angry? hurt? what. enter two point six minutes later, james is literally still in the same position, and sirius is panting a little from the flights of stairs. he pushes the chair aside and kneels right in front of james, holding one of his hands and bringing his own (coincidentally matching) box out of his robe pocket.

now it’s james’ turn to goggle.

(spoiler: both of they say yes of course. when they go to announce it to their friends in the trad way of ‘he said yes!!’ all of them facepalm and give them a deadpan stark like duh, ofc he did)

[moodooivy]

So far I've only really done Undertale stuff. I've made Equustale and FnaFtale yeah, but that's not enough for me. I'm into other fandoms. So today, I present to eeryone... My MLP redesigns! (I haven't watched an MLP episode in a year so hopefully these are ok and don't contradict anything)

(I know I'm not the best at drawing, hopefully these designs aren't awful. Also I know I forgot the cutie marks. I'll design them in the future. I also plan to make some anthro designs and of course ship kiddies)

First there is Fluttershy. She is 2' 0'' (Petite to a whole 'nother level) to the top of her head. She is a Pudu Deer pegasus (Mom is a deer, dad is a pony). She is 27 years old. Fluttersy is very small and tiny. She can't fly well because of her thin tiny wings. She was held back in flight school as a filly.

Rainbow Dash next. Rainbow Dash is a thoroughbred pegasus, 5' 4'' to the top of her head, age 26. She has big ol' wings and is very light on her feet. She wears goggles because it helps her fly without the wind blowing in her eyes. Also because it looks cool.

Then Applejack. Applejack is a big and hefty Clydesdale horse, standing at a nice 5' 0''. She is 29. Applejack is weightier in her hooves and has some fluff.

Pinkie Pie! (I had the most fun designing her) Pinkie is the youngest at 25. She likes to paint her hooves, wear bows, and cover her mane in sprinkles and confetti. She parties in her spare time. She is nice and plumpy. A 3' 6'' Shetland Earth Pony.

Rarity is next. She is 29, slightly older than Applejack. She is very elegant and pretty and generally small for a unicorn, and is an Arabian breed. She is 4' 2''. I didn't give her a leonine tail or ancient unicorn horn I know. I just like this tail better.

Twilight Sparky now. She is not an alicorn. She is an Appaloosa Unicorn at 5' 2''. She is 28 years old. She has a feathery leonine tail. Twilight doesn't have really good eyesight and wears glasses. She has white spots all over her body to resemble stars.

Thought I was done? Nah. I also did the male mane six! Rather then make them the same but just boys I tried to make them their own characters somewhat.

First is Butterscotch. He is visually the opposite of Flutters. Tall, at a nice 5' 8''. I wanted to go for a gentle giant effect.. He is a Red Deer pegasus (Father is a deer, mother is a pony). He is 28, maybe a little younger than Twilight Sparkle. While Fluttershy is more in tune with animals and small critters, Butterscotch is better with plants. He knows how to take care of any type of flower, plant, or tree.

Rainbow Blitz next. He is a thoroughbred pegasus. He is 5' 9'' and 28, a little older than Twilight and Butterscotch. He is very feathery and so totaly manly. You can tell by the rainbow hoofpaint. Rainbow Blitz isn't as fast in the air because his wings are small, but he can run quite fast. He can run at a powerful 140 to 170 MPH. That isn't to say he's not a fast flier. He's just not as fast as Rainbow Dash.

Male Applejack. I refer to male Applejack as Applejax, so that's what I'm going to call him so that there's less confusion. Applejax is the biggest at a wopping 6 feet tall. He is a Shire horse and is 29, older than Rarity.

Bubble Berry next. Bubble Berry is an Irish Donkey (Mother is a pony, father is a pony. She gets the donkey from another relative). I saw somebody make Pinkie a donkey and I fell in love with the idea so I had to make someone a donkey. So Bubble Berry is the man. Bubble Berry is 4' 4'' and is 27, slightly older than Fluttershy. He has a super furry body. Bubble Berry likes to make smoothies, parfeits, milkshakes, and other drinks and fancy fruity foods.

Next is Elusive. Elusive is an Arabian unicorn. He is 5' 6'' and 30. He is the oldest out of everyone. Elusive is a fashion designer like Rarity, but while Rarity is primarily a feminine fashion designer who designs dresses and gowns, Elusive designs suits and tuxedos. He primarily designs fashion for the bulkier figures of stallions.

And finally there's Dusk Shine. Dusk Shine is a 27 year old Arabian unicorn, only slightly older than Fluttershy. He is 5' 4''. Dusk Shine is a librarian. He works very hard and puts off other things such as hygene (Hense the messy mane and tail) and eating, 'cause who needs to eat, so he can keep working on his studies in his spare time instead.

Here's a height comparison chart by their withers/backs.

I want to start making more art for other fandoms like My Little Pony and Pokemon, but I'm not sure. Should I just stick to Undertale? Would you guys be interested in other fandoms? Let me know.

MLP: Hasbro/Lauren Faust

[val-victory]

Meet the Trainer

You can call me Val, i am an Ace Trainer from Unova on my way to become Champ. i can beat some of the Elite-4 but i lack the consistency to beat all of them. (and i am scared of the Champ).

Btw my Partner is Piper @/justyouraveragepoketherapist they are the loveliest Person i know.

Here are my two Teams, featuring the cutest and friendliest little Mons you could possibly meet.

6v6 Team: Glassstorm

Every single Member is immune to Sandstorm which is my Main Strategy with them (bring your Goggles if you wanna fight)

Scizor - "Sense"

My beloved. Even though he lost a Part of his Pincer, he still packs a Bullet Punch. He is emotionally dependent on me and follows me everywhere.

"Torterra - "Cheli"

he is just a sweet little Boy who often forgets that he is no longer a small Turtwig. a real gentle Giant, unless he wants to play.

Magcargo - "Kratik"

She is slow, but she warms my Heart and my Home. Literally, she lives inside of my Cellar and gives off enough Excess Heat to keep my Home at a warm 20 degrees even in the Winter.

Tyranitar - "Dess"

The bringer of the Sandstorm. Do not get on her bad Side, otherwise you will have to sweep the Floor(from all the Sand).

Mawile - "Schkrinkel"

He is cute and knows it, he constantly demands to be pet otherwise he will nibble on you with his small Mouth. But don't worry he might bite you with his Big Maw too.(positive)

Gliscor - "Fledex"

Tried to teach him Flight. didn't work. He's well versed in Literature and Art but because he can't talk he just hangs upside down on the Ceiling. i like his Pincers :3

3v3 Team: "Lightning Polygon Team Star"

Porygon2 - "Bit"

It likes to digitize itself and lives in my Computer, i don't mind since it never corrupts anything. Also i won't evolve it, i am not giving a sweet little thing weird Data from another Dimension.

Vikavolt - "Don"

i honestly think that she is evil. But since she listens to my Commands i don't have to fear for my Life, but sometimes when i hear her flying around... those Wings are the sound of Death. She is larger than a typical Specimen of her Species, the Alolans called her a Totem.

Toxapex - "Quäli"

He is so sweet, i like him a lot and even though his poisonous Stings hurt a lot and for a long Time, i can't be mad at him, he is just trying to hug me. i think it's mostly on me when he attacks me, since i disturbed him in his Aquarium.

//HUGE BITCH ALERT. do not attempt Contact unless comfortable with being Called a Shithead.

mild rules.

if you don't want to be yelled at you have to write in an overly friendly tone, hype up Val's achievements or write something like "genuinely curious". Expect a rude answer otherwise.

Val is not an evil Villain, don't treat her like one. treat Val like a rude Person who just took your Bus Seat.

Pelipper Mail:open

Magic Anons: off(unless you think that your idea is like really good but i will probably delete anyway)

Musharna Mail: open

[dakt37]

Hey-o, here's some backstory for the Sonic Boom de-aged Tails story thing that I've been tagging as "The Curious Case of Miles Prower."

The whole mess starts with the Fountain of Youth. Or rather, a scientific anomaly in a pond that has the same effect due to silly technobabble. But the legend is that it's the magical fountain of youth. Tails and Eggman both refuse to believe it's simply magic, and run into each other while investigating it. They end up falling in, because Of Course they do. There might even be a bit of drama, with Eggman consciously acting to rescue Tails before the worst can happen. 

Tails' shoes and gloves shrink with him for unexplored reasons, but his goggles, belts, and communicator don't. The comm falls off in the water and shorts out, which automatically sends a distress call to his team. The goggles hold on until they get to shore, but then slip off and get left behind when Eggman absconds with him.

Eggman takes baby Tails back to his lair initially because:

1. Yes he's a villain, but I don't think Boom Eggman would abandon a toddler alone in the middle of nowhere. Plus he and team Sonic are more like frienemies, really. He is not immune to a tiny soggy Tails giving him big sad eyes.

2. He doesn't want Sonic to find out what happened until he fixes it, because it's just so embarrassing to be an awkward teen with a pathetic fuzzy mustache.

3. He also doesn't want Sonic to find out that Tails almost drowned and/or de-aged out of existence, because he doesn't need their rivalry to upgrade to an actual blood feud.

Back at the lair some minor shenanigans happen as Eggman and his bots struggle to corral a flight-capable toddler. But Eggman eventually lures Tails out of the ceiling vents with that suspiciously life-sized Sonic doll that he stole from Amy in that one episode. 

Meanwhile back at the so-called Fountain of Youth, Sonic shows up to investigate. Dead comm + Tails' wet goggles + strange looking body of water has him panicking. But then he notices some kind of clue about Eggman, and decides (hopes, prays) it must be a kidnapping. He collects the rest of his team and they go to kick in Eggman's door for the 12th time.

They're greeted by the sight of tiny Tails on the couch, hugging this giant Sonic plushie. Orbot and Cubot are trying to keep him entertained with a bad puppet show, while scraggly teen Eggman is doing chemistry in the background.

Sonic: "....I have serval questions."

Eggman: "It's not AS weird as it looks, okay. It's not like I made the doll; it was Am--"

Amy interrupts and starts loudly accusing him of causing the whole de-aging mess, and berating him for his lair not being properly baby-proofed.

Sonic scoops up his little bro and the team makes their exit. The problem of returning Tails and Eggman to their original ages is sort of shelved for a while, and Eggman probably ends up having a B-plot with Dave the Intern or something. Trying to relive his youth but as a Cool Teen this time. The irony of Eggman being a teenage dirtbag while Sonic is actually being more mature than usual because he's got a baby to care for. Ha.

But yeah, that's the opening act.

[paladin-of-nerd-fandom65]

Good answers! Got some more if that’s ok?

1: you mention in a earlier post that they like avatar, what type of bending would the duo use?

2: let’s say at school, they was asked what type of superpowers would they want to have? What power would they choose?

3: what’s their New Year’s resolution?

4: in a battle royale, between the members of starknights & titans of tomorrow, who would be the last one standing? I’m gonna say Chris XD

5: what gifts did Chris & Jake give to their families on Christmas Day?

6: what’s their role during the holidays? Like being a cook, wrapping presents etc…

Have a Very Merry Christmas @gothicghost2000

1) I can see Chris being a Water bender as his personality undergoes a positive change that flows with the currents of life as it has been for the last half a decade. Meanwhile, because of his free spirited attitude and joyful outlook on life in spite of any sort of hardships he can come across and his value on all life, Jake can be an Airbender.

2) This is a relatively easy question for them, so easy they wind up making three to five page essays about their superpowers they choose regarding their benefits, uses, and many other coolness factors in demonstrating how much they love it, especially power they actually legit have unbeknownst to their teachers. Chris can pick Flight while Jake selects Enhanced Strength.

3) Chris: No more Shampoo or Hair Dye pranks on Conner….though Perfume Pranks are Still on the Table

Jake: Not to blame himself for cases, whether in school or especially as as superhero, when things go wrong bits it’s not his faulty ultimately. Also, being less nervous around Meredith when they hang out

4) That’s very much the case though as with any wrestling match, it’s far from an easy battle. Especially for Chris as almost the vets second the bell rings, since it was every man for themselves, almost all the others rushed to try getting Chris right out of the ring, only being stopped once Jake started going after Bobby and Irey. From there, one by one, the competitors fell out of the ring until finally it was between Chris and Mar’i. Jake offered to help from outside but Chris adamantly tells him to not interfere, ultimately coming out on top via Mar’i missing her aim with a super kick

5) Chris;

- He got Lois and Clark brand new notebooks, pens, a Diamond ring for Lois and new glasses for Clark

- Conner got a brand new leather jacket with some Bi Flag patches and saying stitched on the back on top of his S Shield, “Family Matters, They’re S Tier”

- Kara was given a brand new small jacket for Streaky which has colors that match her hero outfit and a new shiny red cape

- Finally but certainly not least, Jon was given a brand new chemistry set complete with a lab coat, gloves and goggles for any fun safe experiments he can conduct

Jake;

- For Dick, Jake manages to track down entire textbooks about circus history and also some Robin Hood

- Kory received a photo album comprised of the happier memories she has with her parents, Galfore, Kom, Ry, and her Planet

- He also gave Mar’i a brand new blanket he sewed along with Alfred. It’s a thick Cotton cloth with Pink threads and imprinted with blue and white stars

- Finally for his beloved Uncle Tim(my) Drake, a rare Five Foot Tall Crocky Plushie, cause he knows his beloved Uncle basically worships that Dancing alligator without any doubt

6) Chris aids Martha and Kara in the kitchen for preparing the dinner, being in charge of the side dishes including mashed potatoes and steaming the vegetables while also prepping the table for the whole family to sit down once it’s all ready

Then there’s Jake who helps place all the decorations on both the Christmas tree and all throughout the apartment, following Dick’s instructions on where everything should go just case they want to spice it up from last year. He does so while Kory and Mar’i handle other parts of the place. On Christmas Day itself, Jake also handles the music

[leclercsbf]

i just saw your post about how things seem to be a bit tense between the both of them and i agree, i thought i was the only one who sensed it

for some reason it feels like we’re also getting less content of the both of them together this weekend, for some reason and with the little content they’ve posted, the both of them do look a bit tense around each other. they look like they’re being more careful around each other if that makes sense and not as ease as they always seem to be, maybe i’m overthinking this but their smiles don’t seem to be as bright? as usual too.

i don’t want to judge the whole thing of the tidbits we’re getting too so im hoping that its just me overthinking this and we can judge the whole thing better as we get more content.

and that video of carlos saying he likes his teammate, you’re absolutely right it does look like charles gets less tense once carlos says that, it kinda looks like he’s just exhaling out all the tension and he does look relieved, he seems to smile a bit more after that too cause he seemed quite down prior to that. im thinking it just made him feel better and it was probably reassuring too to hear it out of carlos’ mouth, given everything that happened.

truth be told, this was all kinda expected considering it’s been less than a week since the drama and they probably haven’t had the time to kinda straighten things out after that until now but again you’re right, we’ve been through much worse and i think they might just need some time to settle things and talk things out cause at the end of the day they do get along really well, regardless of what people seem to think.

am i kinda upset that this all had to take place in singapore? yes. but again, im sure they’ll go back to being giggly messes around each other in no time (well at least i hope they do)

im sorry for the rant!! i just also wanted to say how much i absolutely ADORE AND LOVE your fics and your content <3

first off, please don’t say sorry! i absolutely love asks and i’m always happy to read through them, especially when they’re bursting at the seams like this one. that said, i will be putting my reply under the cut just to avoid adding another wall of text, but again—the wall is very much appreciated! don’t ever doubt that.

it’s honestly very interesting to me how more of us seemed to have picked up on the tension than i originally thought, because at first it was just me and goggles who were going back and forth about this whole thing. i feel like we were all kind of just second-guessing it, or maybe we were afraid that talking about it would make it seem more real and therefore more of a cause for concern, and overall it just feels a little strange to speculate based off of the little bits and pieces that we have to work with. however, i do feel like the stuff that the ferrari social media team has been posting is very telling. we all know that they release content whenever rumors about tension in the team start cropping up, but putting a photo of the two of them for the quali result post? come on now. they didn’t even do that for monza, and that’s monza. something’s definitely going on here. i feel like that’s the most compelling example i can provide, but generally it just seems like this week they’ve been throwing out content of the two of them that clearly doesn’t have their usual vibe.

i do agree that they probably haven’t had any time to sort things out, especially with charles delaying his flight to singapore. i’m just as upset as you are that this had to happen here out of all places because it’s singapore, goddamn it, i was so excited at the beginning of the week—but i’m not too worried, and i honestly feel a lot more optimistic after quali. carlos seemed pretty intent on sticking to charles, and after seeing this on top of the olive branch that is “i would have picked charles, esteban. i like my teammate”, i’m inclined to think that carlos is trying to mend things one step at a time. charles’ post-quali review is also very compelling, because look at the way he just smiles the moment he talks about carlos—as if it’s muscle memory, as if he simply can’t help it. they’ll be just fine, anon. we just have to wait it out.

this got long as well, but hey, thank you so much! i’m really glad you like my work and my content, even if the latter is literally just me brainrotting all over everyone’s dashboards. i’m currently working on a new charlos fic, so i’ll try my best not to disappoint. ♥️

[blackswaneuroparedux]

Anonymous asked: I know this sounds like a silly question but is it true that combat or fighter pilots pull more Gs than a Formula One racing drivers? Do they suffer from the same risk of thick necks as F1 racing drivers? Since you served as a combat helicopter pilot with the British Army did you suffer long term physical and mental damage after you left?

The short answer to your three questions in one is: it depends, no, and not that I know of. Let me unpack this as best as I can and forgive me if I get overly technical. I do consider myself a petrol head and I love following Formula One racing and so thanks for this question as I get to talk about two passions, flying and Formula One racing.

You asked about if combat helicopter pilots get thick necks similar to Formula One drivers and I would say looking at my ex-comrades and peers, the answer is generally, no. My neck isn’t thick, it’s still swan like (ha! I’m joking). In truth my neck is perfectly fine. I can be thick headed at times but that’s more about brains than beauty.

I will say though, based on my experience of flying, you are exposed to a heavy risk of neck and back pain. This is really about the helmets that combat pilots wear (be they fighter jets, combat helicopters etc) and F1 drivers.

The weight of a formula one’s driver’s helmet is a tad heavier at 1.4kg compared to a typical combat pilots helmet which is anywhere between about 1.38 to 1.8 kg. For a typical AH-64 Apache, the helmet could weigh as much as 3 kg with the addition of Night Vision Goggle (NVG) and other bells and whistles. But this doesn’t automatically correlate to Apache or Wildcat pilots having thicker necks as a result as there are other factors to take into account because they serve different functions.

The primary function of the Formula 1 racing helmet is to protect the driver’s head with the best visibility possible. It provides fire protection and overdrive safety during the enormous load on the head. When speeding up to 300 km/h on the straight and braking to 80 km/h, the racers get a powerful overdrive all over their body and the head is the most important thing. Without the F1 helmet, sudden changes in speed would break the driver’s cervical vertebra. It is not the secret that formula one drivers can experience up to 8Gs acceleration in corners, but their necks cannot withstand this pressure without special equipment. Otherwise, it should be like steel. Special collar solves the problem of strengthening the neck. It is attached to the F1 helmet.

The primary function of combat pilot’s helmet is to serve as a nerve centre for on board instrument checks and offensive weapons actions. The functional requirements of the helicopter pilot helmet have grown considerably. Traditional helmet functions include head impact protection and service as a mounting platform for communication systems, hearing protection, eye protective visors, and on occasion, oxygen systems. Increases in threats and operational effectiveness demand the helmet also serve as a mounting platform for such systems as weapon targeting, night vision or image intensification devices, flight symbology displays, chemical defence masks, and nuclear flash protection. These requirements demand more complex mounting devices on the helmet and, ultimately, result in increased system weights and potentially less than optimal centre of mass (CM) placement.

Now when it comes to G forces the discussion is more open. We (combat pilots) and they (F1 drivers) will pull some heavy Gs that’s for sure. Formula one drivers will pull greater Gs and in different directions than a typical combat helicopter pilot, but not a jet fighter pilot who will pull in greater Gs. So the G forces experienced are in very different ways.

Formula One drivers usually experience 5G while braking, 2G while accelerating, and 4 to 6G while cornering.

Talking to my RAF friends, they say for jet fighters , 5 to 10 seconds at 4 to 5G vertically typically leads to tunnel vision and then loss of consciousness. Fighter jets can pull up to 9G vertically, and the more a pilot can take without blacking out, the better their chances in a dogfight.

For combat helicopter pilots the most you’ll do is anywhere between 2 to 4 Gs. In an old Lynx for example you might get away with pulling a 2.7G and other combat helicopters like a Black Hawk or an Apache AH64 would be around 3.7 to 4 G at best whilst climbing and depending on the weight of your load.

While fighter pilots are fit and actually pull even more Gs then even modern day Formula 1 cars, a long air-to-air fight would only be a couple minutes. Their bodies might be contorted with their head back looking out the top of the canopy doing 7-9 Gs but only for a limited period of time. The fighter pilot will also have a higher continuous G load which puts a different strain on the body and even more so the brain. He or she could be pulling 7+ Gs for 15-20 seconds which might not sound like a lot but that puts their body weight over 1,000 pounds trying to move and look around and at the same time it is pulling the blood out of their brain. There might be a fraction of second gap to reverse and slap the Gs on again.

The Formula 1 guys are out there doing turn after turn for almost 2 hours and in some pretty good heat in places like Singapore. The G forces are parallel to the driving surface which puts a lot of strain in the neck, but it is not pulling the blood down from the brain. The Gs loads are short and come from all different directions from braking to turning. A similar type G comes to carrier pilots on a cat shot or an arrested landing. The old short hydraulic ‘cats’ (catapults) could impart 16+ lateral Gs to a loaded jet. These lateral Gs are parallel to the surface like the Formula 1 cars. However, it was straight back, so with a head rest it wasn’t much strain on the neck and because of the direction would not pull blood out of the brain.

The Formula 1 drivers shouldn’t be in any danger of G loss of consciousness because of the direction of the Gs. They could easily lose consciousness based on fatigue if they were not in such great shape. They are working their arses off all around the track for almost two hours. This is conditioning and practice. They also need to have their brain working near perfectly for those two hours, hitting every gear shift and not hitting the wall or somebody else.

It is strange when you’ve been flying million dollars worth of hardware with some of the most cutting edge and lethal weapons system know to man that you become part of the hardware system and when you cease flying, your body has to adjust. It’s all about conditioning and practice…and avoid getting killed.

Anyone could fly a plane straight in the air, but would instantly lose control in a helicopter. A plane’s control scheme is rather intuitive. Throttle up and down, stick goes left/right and forward/back. A plane will only ever try to go where you point the nose. A helicopter can move in many more ways and must be carefully managed. If you’re flying any helicopter such as for example a Lynx (now de-commissioned) or its successor, a Wildcat, or an Apache, you are almost always using both hands and feet doing four different things at once.

Even our eyes had to learn how to work independently of each other. A monocle sat permanently over our right iris. A dozen different instrument readings from around the cockpit were projected into it. At the flick of a button, a range of other images could also be superimposed underneath the green glow of the instrument symbology, replicating the TADS’ or PNVS’ camera images and the Longbow Radars’ targets. The monocle left the pilot’s left eye free to look outside the cockpit, saving him the few seconds that it took to look down at the instruments and then up again.

When you first train on these helicopters, it’s not uncommon, and it was certainly the case for me, that new pilots suffer terrible headaches as the left and right eye competed for dominance. It usually starts within minutes, long before take-off. As the eyes try to adjust over the following weeks and months the headaches took longer to set in. Worse, my eyes whirled independently of each other throughout, like a woman possessed in a schlocky horror movie. It was a year before mine disappeared altogether.

Human eyes did not evolve toward seeing in the dark. Every pilot learns the basics: Your eyes contain rods and cones. You use your rods at night. Unlike cones, which are concentrated in the centre, rods are spread out to the periphery across your eyeball. Our peripheral vision comes at a cost to overall visual acuity and colour perception.

There’s spatial disorientation, closely followed by its scarier cousin, vertigo. The aviation term for the worst-case scenario that can result from these malefactors is Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT). Of course the Army Air Corps trains its pilots to recognise physiological degradations to which we were prone at night, but training cannot eliminate our evolutionary limitations. Every pilot has experienced vertigo or spatial disorientation. If you’ve ever stomped on the brakes as a result of car movement in the next lane at a red light, you’ve experienced spatial disorientation too.

“All you got to do is trust those instruments,” was constantly beaten into us in training. This mantra I kept repeating in my brain before almost every take off because it does not come naturally.

Try this experiment. Hold a book or map up in front of your left eye about 2-3 feet away. Get a toilet paper roll and place it in front of your right eye so that you don't see the map or book but can see a television or a monitor in the distance. The TV should be at least 10 feet away from you. Sit for several minutes concentrating on what is on the TV you will find that your brain does not "see" the book in front of your left eye at all until you start thinking about it again. The same thing will happen if you start reading the book using your left eye.

This is what a helicopter combat pilot must do. He must switch between information from his left eye (about 2 ft away) on the instrument panel and information presented to his right eye that is focused at infinity. He must do this quickly and at the correct time in order to get the right information at the right time. This takes quite a bit of practice.

I’ll share one story.

I had a love-hate relationship with Night Vision Devices (NVDs). They “turn night into day,” we’re told, which is true if during the day you see only shades of green and black and your field of view is limited to 40 degrees through two separate toilet paper tubes. There is also the weight of the goggles, which causes neck strain. They’re mounted on the front of your helmet, and a battery pack attaches to the back. Sometimes there’s a counterweight added to the battery pack to keep the goggles from slipping. The rig weighs more than two pounds, which doesn’t sound like much, but I challenge you to balance a bag of flour on your head for three hours or so and move your head constantly. Hot spots may also develop from your helmet, and you can get headaches if your focus is off by even a little.

I was on a night time mission over in Afghanistan. First, it’s night time so vertigo: risk factor No. 1. Secondly, it was the end of a long flight so fatigue: risk factor No. 2. Thirdly, I would ‘tactically dehydrate’ before missions, because there are no bathrooms in helicopters, and so dehydration: risk factor No. 3. Fourthly, you’re over an active battlefield zone where you are in danger of being shot at or shot down by enemy fire, so you’re on constant alert and readiness which mean also being in control of fear: risk factor No.5. Although I would classify No.5 under the ‘Pucker Factor’ is the formal name of the equation that states the more hairy the situation is, the more of the seat cushion will be sucked up your sweaty arse.

On the flight towards the end maybe I turned my head too quickly to the right as I simultaneously pulled in power to climb. Multiple-axis inputs to the inner ear, whether you’re in a helicopter or on a roller coaster, can send your internal gyroscope spinning. My co-pilot spoke up: “So are you planning on turning back towards the base any time soon?”

I understood what was happening, but I couldn’t make my hands move the flight controls. The helicopter’s attitude gyro showed we were level, and the altitude looked fine, so we weren’t in immediate danger. But I felt my insides flip-flop. “Feels like - already - we’re in a turn,” I sputtered.

“I have controls” came the calm no nonsense reply. I relinquished my sweaty grip on the stick, scanning my instruments as my co-pilot turned us back on profile - a simple manoeuvre that felt like a barrel roll to me - to land safely on the ground and call it a night.

While technology has not yet defeated the false sensations experienced by pilots throughout history, it has helped us compensate for our human inadequacies: tools like altitude hold, Night Vision Devices (NVDs), and various collision avoidance systems all help us regularly cheat death.

In terms of long term physical and mental damage. The jury is still out.

It may not surprise you to learn that although the mechanisms of G-induced stresses on the spinal structure of military pilots are well understood. But what is less known is the relationships between G forces and the intensity of physical activity, fitness, occupational musculoskeletal symptoms, and the degree of resulting disabilities. It varies from person to person and how physical active they are. I did suffer from back problems and I needed physical therapy, and now do yoga to keep myself supple and my spine strong - but this wasn’t really due to flying combat helicopters but more because I loved to do parachuting and I had a bad fall (on landing) and it wasn’t pleasant. The best way to avoid greater physical risks is to remain physically active by doing energetic sports or other physical pursuits. When you’re in the armed services that’s less of a problem of course but once you’re a civilian with a new job or profession then you have adapt accordingly. That’s not easy of course.

Although you raised the issue of consequences of long term physical damage, what goes unspoken is the mental damage and its possible long term toll. Given it’s Remembrance Sunday (or Armistice Day in France), it’s worth remembering even veterans who leave war behind, there are veterans for whom the war never leaves them. I’ve dealt with this issue elsewhere in my blog.

Speaking for myself and my own experience, I can say that aviation veterans are often exposed to a wide array of traumatic experiences in service that may cause PTSD. Aviators who were in a near missile strike risk developing PTSD due to the incident. Coming so close to a near death experience is sufficient trauma to cause mental health problems in the future if you don’t deal with it honestly and head on with the right help. Another common occurrence for aviators that could lead to PTSD is being fired upon by ground fire. Much like a near missile strike, this direct combat experience has been known to cause an aviator to develop PTSD. Talking to my RAF peers, transporting wounded or deceased service members in a helicopter has been known to be also traumatic enough to cause PTSD.

So why don’t we hear more about it?

It’s because many combat pilots and aviators in general fail to report their symptoms. In my experience it is partly to do with ‘a stiff upper lip’; it’s a very British thing and it’s very real in the army where stoicism is prized above being whiney or being a bothersome nuisance. But it’s also partly - mostly, I would say - to do with the fear, that each pilots dreads most, that if they are diagnosed with PTSD then they would risk being grounded and unable to fly. For a combat pilot that is worse than death. Even worse is the guilt trip you put yourself through of not wanting to let down your regimental comrade in arms or the soldiers on the ground that are counting on you. And thus, as so often happens, pilots, like their brethren soldiers on the ground, just internalise any problems until their time is up. As I’ve written elsewhere on my blog I was fortunate to minimise any PTSD effects through the love of my family and close friends (especially those who were veterans themselves), but others were not so fortunate.

Forgive me for this digression as I really didn’t want to end this answer on such a crap note.

On a happier note I will say comparing combat pilots and F1 drivers is like comparing apples and oranges. One of my flight instructors put it this way to me when I was training to be a combat pilot. He said a pilot deals with a 3 dimensional unknown, the Formula 1 driver deals with a very specific 2 dimensional inch perfect extended battle. I think that’s right. We have a different set of skill sets because the demands made upon us are different.

This isn’t a pissing contest so I can say with sincere honesty that I admire the modern day F1 drivers for what they do.

As a racing fan, I marvel at their racing skills and the concentration needed to survive on the track. What people forget is combat pilots are plentiful enough, just look at the air forces or air corps as part of the armies and the navies around the world. But how many F1 drivers are there? Since 1950 to the present there have been a total of 772 Formula One drivers drawn from 41 countries. Moreover only 20 elite drivers get to be on the grid in any Grand Prix race (it has hovered up to 24 to 26 in the past). That’s an elite company to be in.

They are there because of talent, luck, courage, self-belief, and sheer bloody hard work. They are all special - er....with the exception of Nikita Mazepin (daddy’s Russian roubles got him a seat at cash strapped Haas team).

Thanks for your question.

[dire-vulture]

Pheel gimme 3 random trivia about Howell :D

And 4 items from Gila's hoard :D

oooh let's see..

Howell!

Her favorite gem is pink tourmaline!

2. She likes to take credit for starting the flower crown trend in Florabrisa (she did not.)

3. She misses being in Dragonhome quite a bit, but she's excited to be living closer to Water (both the Flight and just literal water) than she ever has been before! She plans to take a trip out to really see what her egg flight is like some day, but she's nervous at the idea of traveling alone, especially underwater.

Gila!! The glass blower c: I looked into glass blowing stuff and tbh it probably doesn't make sense to carry any of that stuff around haha..also she is a fire dragon so she doesn't need any sort of torch. so what would she /actually/ have hmm..

She probably would carry around little glass beads and tiles to give to others as fun gifts! You talk to Gila and you are probably walking away with some little trinket haha She'd also keep extra gloves and goggles on hand..safety first c: Probably also some sort of journal to write down/sketch out ideas or shapes she comes up with for her glass blowing. and crayons too, just for fun c:

thank you!!