#a patch in the system

[laertesthelocalstranger]

h eY. . . U h. . lae R teS?

im. iM ba C k

- Patch // @vanishedandlost //

You are? Where the hell were you?

[vanishedandlost]

oooooooooooo what is this that I spy with my little series of eyes???

could it be

GASP

ANOTHER COOL DOLL GUY??!!!? 👋👋👋👋👋👋

(@vapor-web)

h eL lo?

w Ho re U

[felix-the-obscure]

making patches — a zine

1st proper hand drawn zine! i think it came out quite well.

also apologies for the shitty photo quality, my camera is to blame :(

[webdiggerxxx]

꧁★꧂

[elementroar]

I don’t want to keep harping on it but

Paracelsus being fully aware that he could turn human any time once A.B.A loses her subconscious fear that he’d run away; meaning he’s prepared to turn human as he reassures her he won’t run away during the arcade mode…

He doesn’t want to tell her yet, and honestly I get why, this seems like something she has to work through at her own pace and he himself prolly is apathetic about turning human eventually. But at least he doesn’t seem to want to fight it, just not rush it.

[bonefall]

a while ago you said that Starclan cats design kittens and customize them with patterns and colors from their parents genes. So, do the clan cats raise any eyebrows when it comes to people who know cat genetics? Is there a geneticist who is holding their head wondering how these two cats have this colored kit while their starclan designer was just playing around? Or do the Starclan designers still have to stay within the rules?

Basically, do the humans notice that some of these clan cats are sparkle cats lol

I try to not get too "lost in the weeds" since the humans aren't the focus of the story, just taking care that they DO have real motivations behind their actions rather than construction crews materializing out of nowhere to Do A Chaos, but...

First, the genetics of cats in Albion are different than humans in equivalent Great Britain.

Partially, this is because I honestly just don't really enjoy learning about in-depth genetics or applying them realistically. I like drawing anime characters and writing anime battles, so they have anime genetics. But more than that, off-screen, the intelligence of cats has altered the timeline of this world.

If cats really were capable of higher thinking, that totally would have had some butterfly effects. I like dropping crazy alt-history and then not elaborating on it, because it's funny. Archimedes' cat helped him invent a death ray, btw.

On that note of genetics though, you guessed right. StarClan designers DO have to work with what they have. Whatever the genetics of this alternate universe of cats are, every kit born still abides by the laws of nature.

Which brings me to...

Second, the researchers do notice that the Clan cats are special. In fact, there is a "study of magic" in this universe-- Thaumatology. "The science of wonder."

(There's no world where magic actually factually exists that science isn't all over it lmao)

Thaumatology facts I haven't shared so far since it's all offscreen and just Bonus Worldbuilding;

It is a "soft science," not a hard one.

It has a LOT of problems with replicability. Thaumatologists and Quantum Physicists have a lot of in-jokes.

The most well known (to the point of being a cliche) is "magic and quantum particles both hate being watched."

Magic is highly variable based on a bajillion very personal factors, like emotion, environment, culture, personal background, etc, so it's severely difficult to re-create it in controlled environments.

Thaumatology has a lot of overlap with sociology, archeology, and theology, so people from these fields work together a lot.

There was absolutely not a dedicated Thaumatologist working in the Research Team early on, sadly.

It was probably discovered when the Battle of the True Eclipse blew out a bunch of field cameras.

It's pretty common that photography equipment fritzes out a bit during "supernatural" times like eclipses, but the damage was extensive enough to be noteworty

The Clan cats were initially notable just for the fact they had advanced culture.

Cats are usually comparable to crows and monkeys, in this universe. So cats with fire and a crude writing system were enough to SHAKE the field of zoology.

The fact they're cats helped a lot. The public loves cats, enough that since their discovery after Speckletail attacked a bulldozer, massive outcry has secretly helped the Clans several times.

The discovery that the culture also has Thaumatological elements is more of a goldmine for a scientist than the public, though.

It's common knowledge that "animals are magic," because humanity projects traits onto them. "Of course they do, they're cats...?"

The Thaumatologist is freaking out because "THE CAT IS PROVABLY DOING ITS OWN THAUMATURGY"

Most people don't know the difference between Thaumaturgy (the functional work it does on the world) and Thaumology (the study of that as a whole), so this particular scientist is going to have a hard time explaining WHY this distinction is so special.

(And possibly even offensive to certain groups, who would insist only humans are capable of this)

In any case, eventually there would be Thaumatological interest in the Clan cats, but they weren't there in the mid to late 2010s when BB!ASC takes place.

[frummpets]

He braids Luo Binghe’s hair as they speak of terrifying things and barely minds when Ning Yingying leans over Binghe to stare at Shen Yuan’s hands, too close and personal but ultimately he decides Luo Binghe’s hair is too soft and his own hands too restless to stop. He just leans away as much as he can without losing track of the braid. 

had to draw SY braiding LBH's hair in Shen Yuan of No Relation by @grubus!! i adore this fic sm, every update really makes my day.

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[witchrealms]

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[haoqw]

miscellaneous emo patches

[a-web-of-worlds]

Of course.

Hello? Is anyone out there?

[archdruid-halsin]

Disappointed in the developments regarding Wyll in this recent patch. He deserves just as much love as the rest of the companions, and his story deserves to be told. For those who are stuck in situations because it was their only choice for survival, for those who try desperately to do the right thing even if it’s detrimental to themself purely because it’s the right thing to do. For those who want that storybook romance, that slow burn love, for those on the asexual spectrum or the aromantic spectrum or even those who don’t want something as sexual as what you get with the other companions. Just because he is not as “popular” or didn’t have as explosive a fan base as companions like Astarion does not mean he doesn’t deserve the same work put into him and his story.

We know why he actually isn’t getting the same treatment. Do better Larian.

[akolnoix]

they rock

[vanishedandlost]

How do you feel about worms?

@dirtcup-blog

i l iKe wO rm S!

[travalerray]

The funny thing about my Shen Jiu transmigrates into Shen Yuan's body at the same time Shen Yuan transmigrates into Shen Jiu is that it takes place in the same universe wherein PIDW got rewritten into the SVSSS we see (just from LBH POV with the necessary plot holes of the side villains filled in) which means that SJ had to go through the agonizing ordeal of learning about what YQY did through web novel format. And I think that's going to fuck him over for days

[imaginarycyberpunk2023]

OC: Vinnie Gallo // shots from my lost game

[donnastar]

Some awesome sauce patches I made!! :D

They're so awesome I just wanna chew on them AAAHHHHHH!!