#FAB-count

[thunderversary-rewatch-party]

Were you counting?

[fabdante]

Hi I want to talk about this scrapped DmC reboot demon concept that seems to have an angel inside of it.

That’s it, that’s the whole post.

But like seriously, if this were implemented I’m interested on the ramifications of the lore here. Like, how is it using the angel? Is it a machine or is it organic or is it both? Why does it have the angel? Is that blood from this demon the angel?

The DmC reboot demons are really interesting to me because they mix the organic with the mechanical in an intriguing way. In the reboot, Limbo is like a body. Everything about it works like a body. However it is a body full of these inorganic materials that it treats as organic, as its defense systems against you (essentially a virus in it’s body system). The demons themselves reflect this, mixing bodies and goo and ooze with porcelain dolls and chain saws and all the metal bits built into their bodies. It isn’t traditionally biomechanical and how that has a mixture of inorganic and organic. It’s more like Limbo has Frakensteined little dolls out of this material that it then fills with some semblance of life.

I’d argue a lot of the designs reflect this. Many of them are intentionally modeled after porcelain dolls as stated above. More still have pseudo faces where faces should be, like masks. Even this unused concept art we can see a fashioned face where the demon has none. It’s face is more a door that traps the demon inside. Mask motifs themselves are also reoccurring with stuff like the Dreamrunners. 

Onto the angel in the design, it’s fascinating for a number of reasons. Firstly because this is like...really the only angel we see tied to the reboot at all. I love that it’s nothing but just light energy, that’s fun. But secondly, it’s interesting because we don’t know why the demon has it. Does it trap it there? Does it kill it that way? 

I personally like to think that it needs it to live, it needs the angels energy to operate. Like a car battery more or less. A lot is vaguely said in the game about how the demons need human energy to do things. Mundus is farming that energy in some way for a reason, after all. Which leaves one to wonder what happens when something saps on a much stronger energy source, like an angel like in this concept art. 

Long story short: this concept art is cool I wish this thing was in game it’d have been fun to punch.

[an-ruraiocht]

medieval author, slapping the roof of the fourth branch: this bad boy can fit so much incest in it

(from katherine millersdaughter "the geopolitics of incest: sex, gender and violence in the fourth branch of the mabinogi", exemplaria 14.2)

[loosethreadsofyoursoul]

i’ve watched the soldier boy solid gold video more times than i can count. because i’ve watched that video a lot. not just because i can’t count very high.

[aimeedaisies]

The Princess Royal’s Official Engagements in January 2024

04/01 With Sir Tim As Honorary President, attended the Oxford Farming Conference.

05/01 unofficial Sir Tim, as Trust President of the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, visited emergency work at the Stanway Viaduct near Toddington. 🦺🚂

10/01 Princess Anne, accompanied by Sir Tim, carried out the following engagements in Colombo to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of United Kingdom-Sri Lanka Bilateral Relations;

As President of the United Kingdom Fashion and Textile Association, visited MAS Active in Katunayake. 👚

As Patron of Save the Children UK, visited the Save the Children Sri Lanka Head Office to mark its 50th Anniversary. 👧

As Patron of Save the Children UK, visited a Save the Children Sri Lanka programme at Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children. 🏥

Called upon The President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and Mrs Wickremesinghe at The President's House. 📩

Attended a Dinner given by The President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and Mrs Wickremesinghe at The President's House to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of United Kingdom-Sri Lanka Bilateral Relations. 🍽️

11/01 Princess Anne, accompanied by Sir Tim, carried out the following engagements in Kandy and Jaffna to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of United Kingdom-Sri Lanka Bilateral Relations;

Visited the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy. 🛕

Met representatives of the Tamil Community at Jaffna Public Library. 📚

Visited the Halo Trust De-mining site, the United Nations Development Programme and International Organisation for Migration Resettlement site in Muhamalai. 🧨

12/01 Princess Anne, accompanied by Sir Tim, carried out the following engagements in Colombo to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of United Kingdom-Sri Lanka Bilateral Relations;

Visited the British High Commission Office. 🇬🇧

As President of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, laid a wreath at Jawatte Cemetery. 🪦

Visited Vajira Pillayar Kovil Hindu Temple 🛕

As President of the English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth, visited the British Council. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🗣️

As President of the Mission to Seafarers, visited the Mission to Seafarers Colombo. ⛵️

Visited Hatch Works. 📆

As President of the Mission to Seafarers, attended a Key Supporters Reception at the Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour. ⛪️

Attended a Reception given by the British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka at the Residence in Colombo. 🍹🇬🇧🇱🇰

16/01 As Patron of Police Treatment Centres,visited Castlebrae Treatment Centre in Perth. 👮🩺

As Vice President of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, and Former Patron of the Heart of Arabia Expedition, attended a Reception at the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. 🌍

Opened the Vertical Farm Engineering Innovation Centre in Inverkeithing. 🌾⬆️

17/01 Held an Investiture at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.🎖️

As Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh, attended a Reception to mark the 60th Anniversary of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence and later opened the Institute for Regeneration and Repair at the University. 🎓🎮

As Honorary Member of the New Club attended the 70th Anniversary Amalgamation Dinner. 🍽️

18/01 As President of the UK Fashion and Textile Association, visited Advanced Clothing Solutions in Motherwell. 👗

As Patron of Citizens Advice Scotland, visited Hamilton Citizens Advice Bureau. 👩‍⚖️

23/01 Opened the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Medical Sciences at Imperial College NHS Hospital in London. 🏥

As Patron of Livability, attended the Thanksgiving Service to mark the 180th anniversary at All Hallows by the Tower. 🎂⛪️

As Royal Honorary Colonel of the University of London Officers’ Training Corps, attended the Annual Reception at Yeomanry House. 🎓🫡

24/01 On behalf of The King, held an Investiture at Windsor Castle. 🎖️

As Patron of Save the Children UK, visited the London Head Office. 👧👦

As President of the City and Guilds of London Institute, visited Cox Workshops Limited in London. 🛠️

25/01 As Royal Patron of the National Coastwatch Institution, visited Cromer Station. 🛟

As President of the Royal Yachting Association, opened Norfolk Schools Sailing Association’s new facilities at Filby Centre, Norfolk. ⛵️

As Patron of National Association of Official Prison Visitors, visited HM Prison Norwich. 🔗

30/01 As Patron of Save the Children UK, visited the Stockton Heath Charity Shop. 🛍️

Visited Jodrell Bank Observatory UNESCO World Heritage Site at the University of Manchester. 🌌🪐

As President of the Riding for the Disabled Association, opened the new Centre and Platinum Jubilee Stables at Reaseheath Equestrian College in Nantwich. 🏇🏼

31/01 Held an Investiture at Buckingham Palace.🎖️

As Royal Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, attended the 10th Anniversary Reception of the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation at Prince Philip House in London. 🏆

Total official engagements for Anne in January: 41

2024 total so far: 41

Total official engagements accompanied by Tim in January: 17

2024 total: 17

[googlyeyesonmagiccards]

I'm thankful that I can have cardboard

[gribbo]

last thing you hear before your mind is torn asunder is the jingling of this guy's stupid boots

[right-agent]

ouhh.... can i have um ehm erm um 🥺🥺🥺🥺 ouhh... blood please.... some blood? for me? some blood? so

blood just for you a lot actually and (also a vampire)

also this doodle Anyway blood/various injuries under the cut

[inkykeiji]

Hello can i go straight to calebs route or do i have to speedrun through others route. I hope it's not the latter, I'm too lazy for that. Forbidden love is exciting

well as far as i’m aware there aren’t really ‘routes’ in love and deepspace; there is a singular main story you play through that involves every single love interest, and then there are individual cards for each love interest that you can pull for on their banners. the four star and five star cards basically unlock ‘dates’: the four star cards are audio only (v cute tho) and the five star cards are visual scenarios.

i’d assume that you can pull for caleb’s cards on his upcoming banner, but i’m not sure you’d be able to access them until you hit a certain point in the story—going off of what i experienced with sylus when recently returning to the game, i couldn’t access anything about him until i met him in game. i hope this makes sense!!

[diningchairs]

I'm a new-ish fan. What's some good beginner The Stroke lore?

hello hello. i started writing a long ass paragraph about this when i was at the store…. that all got lost. aside from watching music videos and live performances, i recommend watching In Transit, and the zoom series they have on their youtube channel!!!! i feel like they’re the best way to get to know the boys and some fandom inside jokes.

i think some important lore to know is how they all met. julian and nikolai went to school when they were kids. julian was sent to a school in switzerland during middleschool, where he met albert. julian went back to new york, and went to high school with nikolai, fab, and nick. i’m not sure how long he was in school with them though, bc im pretty sure he dropped out. obviously they stayed friends, and then formed the strokes. AND THEN, albert went to college in new york, and then ran into julian. they both were looking for places to live, and then decided to move in with each other. i just feel like the way they all met is so interesting???? like starting a band with someone you knew when you were 6 is soooooooo AUGH!!!

they went on hiatus after releasing first impressions of earth, and i think that’s why i can’t think of a clear list of “lore” for them. they’re honestly pretty private people, and they give us a lot of sarcastic answers, and im pretty sure it’s because they hated the promotion side of releasing music, and dealing with interviewers who knew practically nothing about their musics and only wanted to sell a story. also this is just my opinion but i think whatever actually happened during their hiatus, really put something between them. sure, they’re all friends now but it’s pretty obvious that they are not as close as they were in the early 2000s, and it kind of breaks my heart. sorry…. that kind of dampened the mood ahaha….

this probably didn’t help… sorry. but i hope it did. i’ll think of some funny lore i guess

[rayonago]

i want a toralei doll saur bad so i can pose toradeen all cutesy

[thunderversary-rewatch-party]

Were you counting?

[fabdante]

*gritting my teeth* if you don't share your work no one will see it and nothing will happen. you don't know what piece will resonate with people. you don't know you just have to keep going even when it feels like you're throwing stuff in the void. you just gotta keep going

[gerudospiriit]

[Nabooru when daddy Raphael gets mad at her:]

[agayconcept]

urghhh gotta love finding out last minute that several of ur payments for therapy were processed late, in 2025 instead of 2024, so u cannot claim those ones on ur taxes this year 😠

[brujeria-histeria]

when I cop hard to get dolls on the low I let out an evil laugh huehueheueheue