#Breakdowns

[unsleepingtales]

FANTASY HIGH JUNIOR YEAR TRAILER CHARACTER ART BREAKDOWN

The character artist credited for this season on the FAQ is Cait May! Without further ado, let's get into it.

Each character card has the PC art, the PC's name, the player's name, and a couple extra details such as an NPC they're connected to and/or plot points from the previous seasons.

Here is Adaine's character card! Boggy gets pride of place of course, with his backpack and ESF (Emotional Support Frog) flag. The sword is possibly a step towards confirming the popular prediction that Adaine will multiclass as a Fighter this season. There's also a small sketch of Jawbone in the corner. Adaine's jacket has an owlbears patch on the sleeve!

Fabian's character card follows a similar formula. There's a small sketch of Bill Seacaster in the upper left corner (titled PA-PA), and there are many references to dancing. Fabian holds his sheet. In several places the words Toxic Masculinity have been crossed out! He dances now! One of Fabian's first defining lines is referenced: "I'm here to be great!"

It's not very clear what this ticket is for, but to me it looks like a ticket to a dance recital!

Kristen's character card is next! The many holy symbols she has previously believed in are seen, a sun has been crossed out, as well as "yes?". Cassandra appears in the upper right corner, while an ear of corn appears in the lower left, not crossed out!

Cassandra looks vaguely worried, which could be their natural state, or it could indicate that Kristen's questions of faith are still just as present as they have been previously.

Riz's character card is a lot more detailed than the previous ones. Trailer analysts far more intense than I will have a field day with this, I'm gonna give the sparknotes. Riz takes front and center, with his (un)license above his shoulder! Next to him is a sketch of Coach Daybreak. Several sticky notes with the words Night Yorb appear, as well as references Riz's previous cases. Drawings of Kalvaxus and a Corn Cutie are next to each other. The photo of Pok and Kalina is shown, as is a drawing of Baron. There's also a sticky note with "Jorjug" on it, which probably isn't as important but I certainly enjoy it.

Fig's character card features her art for the season, a large Anarchy symbol, and her bass guitar. A small sketch of Gilear is shown, as well as a ticket to what's likely a Cig Figs concert, and a skateboard!

The toe of a combat boot is poking out from behind the paper with the skateboard on it. Burn Towns, Get Money is also written in the corner, which is the name of one of Fig and the Cig Figs' hit songs. The Sig Figs Collective put out a fan song version that slaps, which you can find here! (Tbh you should just check out their whole discography)

Gorgug and his greatest hits appear on this character card! The 'are you my dad' bit keeps on running. Keep Going is also written several times. The white streaks are still in his hair, headphones around his neck, and his axe gets the most movement we've seen in one of these cards.

(Gorgug gets a small animation in the transition to his character card!)

The word metal is shown, as well as a sketch of the metal flower from the very first episode.

There are also a couple of group shots!

Look at them go! The Bad Kids are back and I am so excited to see where they go this year.

[promptsforyourwhumpfic]

Whump Prompt #1211

@crash-bump-bring-the-whump asked:

Ooo we love screaming and thrashing and crying but what about some prompts for a whumpee who doesn't have audible or obvious visible tells that they've just woken up from a nightmare? Some stoic whumpee who has (possibly secret) trauma related to the idea that it's dangerous for people to know they've woken up outside of their usual schedule?

I can give it a go:

They stare into space for most of the day, responding just enough that people don’t become concerned, but their mind is racing. 

After they wake up, they just lay there, lungs burning, eyes darting to everything they can see in their field of view. They check, and check again, and keep straining their eyes until they give themselves a headache that lasts all day.

Maybe the friends/team find out while on an outing. The stoic whumpee really doesn’t want to sleep around them, but it’s a case of ‘damned if they do/damned if they don’t’. Perhaps the stoic whumpee falls asleep sooner than everyone else, but of course wakes up in the middle of the night due to a terror. The team catches them startling awake, and are understandably concerned, especially since the whumpee is still and barely breathing. 

^ It takes them a worrying amount of time to convince them to breathe, and when they do It’s a disturbing, garbled gasp that invites tears. 

^ Maybe they pull back, maybe they run, or maybe they just... break down. 

Maybe sometimes the stoic whumpee wakes in a cold sweat. Maybe the confines of their blanket makes them want to scream. 

What if they wake up, still feeling as paralysed as they were in their dream, and they panic?

Even if they wake up hours early, the force themselves to remain still - until their muscles ache and their head pounds. They count the ticks of the clock/wait for their alarm to go off. Snapping from rigid to suddenly ‘awake’ makes them lightheaded, and they nearly trip as the get out of bed. Their heart pounds. 

[tenaciouschronicler]

SBURB Interface Button Names - weird choice but ok

Heres the approximate breakdown I could glean from google:

SELECT - self explanatory: pick or choose

REVISE - examine and make changes to something

DEPLOY - utilize or arrange for deliberate purpose

Now we get into the weird ones.

Looking up phernalia only brings us paraphernalia. Theres two definitions for this that could make sense:

euipment, apparatus or furnishing used or necessary for particular activities

personal belongings

Next we have registry which is a place where records are kept. However for computers specifically its where information is recorded about software settings.

In all we can guess:

PHERNALIA REGISTRY - a record of items necessary for the game (the activity we are doing). What the items are is unclear.

For grist the first definition is grain which... doesnt make sense for the game, especially when the image for it kinda looks like Gushers if Im being honest (which is weird in itself). Some better options are:

useful ideas or material

(as in the idiom 'grist to the mill') anything that can be used to your advantage

It comes from Old English meaning 'grind' so potentially material that the PLAYER grinds for that they can then use.

A cache is a hidden store of things or computer memory which stores information temporarily for quick access.

Combine it and we get:

GRIST CACHE - useful material stored to quickly use for advantages

Atheneum auto corrects to athenAeum and I dont know if it was deliberate on Hussies part to remove the 'A'. Regardless, this one has a more straightforward definition: institution for the promotion of literary or scientific learning, i.e. a library.

EXPLORE ATHENEUM - explore library (of what? - that is the question)

Most people know alchemy but for the sake of completion: a seemingly magical process of transformation, creation or combination. Excursus also has a simple-ish meaning: further detailed descussion of a topic normally in an appendix.

Together, finally, we have:

ALCHEMY EXCURSUS - (potentially) appendix of magical processes to transform, create or combine things

Doing all this research makes me SO curious to see everything in action as we progress in SBURB, especially since we the readers are blind to the actual use of these buttons.

[honeygrahambitch]

You very well know what the Christmasy seasonal beverages at Starbucks mean. It's officially the start of hurt/angst/comfort season.

[bobauthorman]

As Before, and Yet Again

The most troubling thing about Ruby and Jaune’s breakdowns...is how they aren’t REALLY Different from how they used to be. When you think about their characters, they really aren’t.

Let’s start with Jaune. In response to his trauma, tries to deal with it by making himself to be the Paper Pleasers guardian. He learns about their daily lives, makes an intense schedule so he can keep track and help everyone, and even managed to make a map of the Ever After, however incomplete that map is. Because Jaune has always been the more tactful, analytical type. In the first chapter of Volume 4, he was the one who figured out the Geist’s weakness. The problem is, he’s become a virtual tyrant, controlling the lives of the Paper Pleasers, not even allowing them any sort of real freedom, much like how Oz and Ironwood tried to control the people around them “For their own good”, when it was more about trying to validate themselves after a lifetime of failures. 

Meanwhile, when Ruby breaks down, she is very vitriolic. She lashes out, insulting and belittling her friends. Because Ruby is a fighter, her first showing was less a display of character and more of her fighting ability. So she attacks her friends verbally, becoming the most antagonistic she’s ever been since she first met Weiss. And this sarcastic, caustic attitude was also shown to her, thrown at her, by Qrow and Ironwood, so-called “Legendary” huntsmen whose breakdowns also involved attacking people, sometimes literally (Qrow punching Oscar over Oz, Ironwood shooting everyone). And on a special note, the way she disregards the Paper Pleasers as “imaginary friends” is eerily similar to how Penny was always put down as “Ironwood’s robot”.

What I’m saying is, Ruby and Jaune have not only become the worst versions of themselves, but also the worst versions of the people who influenced them.

[y0ursmilefadesinthesumm3r]

Me doing "the bit" from To The Hellfire by Lorna Shore at karaoke 😎 sometimes you just gotta make goblin noises

[episims]

~ url song game ~🎧

Yes yes I'm here for all the music games, cheers for the tag @microscotch!

Exodus - Brand of Sacrifice

Poison - The Browning

Inhale / Exhale - A Light Divided

Silhouette - Periphery

It's Gonna Hurt - Sullivan King

Mirage - Frontiéres, Alpha Wolf

Silent Spinner - Pendulum

Tags to (I was struggling even with one E) @deedee-sims, @grilledcheese-aspiration, @themeasureofasim, @esotheria-sims, @pixeldolly, @eulaliasims, @jellymeduza, @moyokeansimblr, and @phoebe-twiddle. No pressure :)

[tierras]

can you please share on how you got a fashion buyer job and what that entails? i wanna do it so bad thank uuuu

of course 💕 i did a professional designation program at a fashion school that was just focused on buying. there i learned the foundation of the job basically, excel, retail math, trend analysis, etc. what opened the door to the actual industry was landing a buying internship (my school literally didn't help with getting this btw 🙄). i was able to get that internship because of my education and also because i had a lot of experience with excel (from my previous career). excel is sooo major in this career so make sure you're good on that (a lot of vlookup and pivot tables)!! after my internship, my boss offered me a permanent position as an assistant buyer. internal hiring is sooo huge in the industry that's why it's so hard to get your foot in the door and also fashion buying is so niche.

fashion buying is different anywhere you go, depending on your brand/company's business model, whether you're doing retail or private label. so im currently an assistant buyer and ngl it's an insane amount of work! i manage 8 categories (kms) along with my senior buyer. for all those categories, im in charge of samples, purchase orders, trend analysis and inspo, pulling and analyzing sales reports, vendor relations, help with fittings, any marketing stuff that my buyer doesn't wanna do, help assorting for the seasons, ITO's, and a lot of manual labor that i wasn't expecting lol as for buyers they do more of the actual decisions and justifying their buys with actual numbers (last year vs. this year) , history, trend predictions, knowledge of our customers, etc. figure out prices, what and how much of items go to what stores, ecom, fittings, developing product, chasing product. it's a lot of pressure to be a buyer, a lot falls on your shoulders because you are the sole person responsible for your category's success or failure! i wish u all the luck and lmk if u have any more questions <3

[yok4prince]

Did I just buy dps book? Yes

is it worth my breakdowns? it is a matter of negotiation

[khaosritual]

Capricorn season

[unsleepingtales]

FANTASY HIGH JUNIOR YEAR TRAILER MINIS BREAKDOWN

Rick Perry and the entire art team put everything into these minis and they deserve their own breakdown post so here we go! (Also DM Screen closeups)

Adaine mini with Boggy! And sword!

Fabian mini with sheet! And sword!

Kristen mini... flexing? Which she was also doing in her art? Not sure what the significance is (am I forgetting something?) but she looks great. And staff!

Riz mini with briefcase! And gun!

Fig mini! And bass guitar!

Gorgug mini with goggles! And axe! (And Boggy in the background!)

Anyway now that the bit is over. THEY ALL LOOK SO COOL. There's also a couple more things :)

Such as Bloody Adaine

And Arthur Aguefort

And this beautiful group shot!

Let's tack on some DM Screen appreciation while we're at it shall we?

Look at the Adventuring Academy all lit up and beautiful!! Dropout art and production you never fail to knock my socks off and I am so incredibly excited for the Rick Perry Documentary!!!

[promptsforyourwhumpfic]

Whump Prompt #1137

I don’t think people quite understand how miserable misophonia is.

It’s the nausea that comes with sounds that you know people can’t help but make. It’s the coughing that puts your teeth on edge, the crinkling of paper that makes you furious. It’s the too-loud TV that makes you want to scream and the voices with hissing ‘s’ sounds that make you want to vomit. It’s the chewing and heavy breathing and scratching of cutlery that destroys your appetite. It’s the constantly creaking floorboards that awaken a panicked rage in you when you’re just trying to breathe.

It’s the overstimulation when your headphones are too loud but not loud enough as the usually predictable songs grate against your brain.

It’s the inability to get comfortable in your usual safe space.

It’s the tears of frustration and headaches that form because no one gets it. You can’t talk about it because it’s unreasonable. You can’t ask someone to stop because they get defensive/see no issue.

It’s miserable.

Maybe this is something your whumpee experiences from so much time spent alone/in isolation. Maybe they inadvertently isolate themselves further, as they can’t stand to be around the people they love through no fault of their own (taking their meals to their room etc).

[thisismetrying-111]

like a devil

I don't say forever anymore. I don't talk about the future or make promises. I have learned the hard way on how painful it is when those forever's become short lived. My love is still unwavering. And I have started to resent myself for it. For so long I resented you for all of this, but I'm finding it increasingly difficult to resent someone who no longer exists. Truly, you don't exist in my world. No glimpses, no passing by, no internet creeping. The only thing that reminds me of you anymore is my grief and your mom liking the things I post on social media. I miss her. I miss your family. I miss you. And I resent myself for that. It's been long enough. Longer time apart than we actually had together at this point. But it was real. And everyone saw that. Everyone but you. My mom said yesterday, "it was true love". And I believe she was right. I believe it was true love and it is my fear that I will never find that again... especially while you move on and find that for yourself. I've tried dating. I even had a short lived boyfriend. He was a great guy. Not without his faults but he was sweet, kind, gentle. He tried really hard. But it was out of his control. I'm just not ready and I knew it wasn't fair for me to keep something going when I knew I would never be able to reciprocate the feelings he had for me. Whether it be me not being ready or it just not being possible. But I do know I have the ability to focus on myself and love myself. Just not when I am romantically involved with anyone. It brought out the worst in me. Truly. I felt angry and bitter a lot. And I had a moment of realizing I was feeling that way because I was angry because he wasn't you. He just wasn't you. I hate how badly I struggle with timelines. I always have, as you well know. I have learned that can be an ADHD trait. Figures. But I have to look at old photos just to remember when things happened in my life, both major and minor. I know you struggled at trusting me because so often I would get my timelines mixed up. But it wasn't because I was lying, I just truly can't keep the timeline of my life in order. I don't know how long my ex-husband and I were married for. I don't know what year we divorced. I don't know what year I started going out with "the girls" when I first started dancing. I honestly have to really focus and walk through the last few years to even remember what year we met. It's frustrating. But I am learning to be patient with myself. I didn't intend on getting on here and writing a full letter to you. A letter you will never read. But here we are. Well, here I am. I wish I could will you out of my mind. I wish I could believe that I could love again. I wish I wasn't so jaded and complacent. I want my sparkle back.

[queer-with-anxiety]

Does anyone else have a dedicated room or place for break downs? I’ve got the downstairs bathroom. I remember sobbing in that grubby little room. Good times.

[lonelylesbian2]

Thinking about it I’m long overdue for a crying sesh