#addition by subtraction

[carpethedamndiemdejavu]

[phoenixxxrizing]

[poprocklyrics]

Feels so wrong for me to carry on I lost the other half of my heart Now I try to live for today

Wasting Away, Alexx Calise

[uncharted-constellations]

Four swords adventure gang

This link has one of the bigger depatures from both sprite and game art, but i'll explain in the tags

Also no funny page but cooler pose so~

[castleofravens]

jolie died 16 years before book 1, when she was 20 (so she'd be 36). as of stellarlune, she'd be around 38. she's 10 years older than alvar, and their parents were friends, which leads to the very distinct possibility that she babysat for the vackers (or at least, alvar and maybe fitz as a baby?)

[parker-artio]

The Batfamilys ages don’t make sense.

Or me dissecting the timeline of when the bats first met and why their ages are fucked up!

This is a lot of math that I did mentally while washing the dishes, I apologize if some of it is inaccurate, but I did the best I could.

(And yes, well all know their ages are fucked up, but I realized they’re a lot more fucked up then anyone first notices)

-I am ONLY doing the main family btw-

SO-

The very first Batfamily members to meet were Bruce and Alfred, it was kinda straightforward, Bruce was a baby Alfred was around the same age as his parents at early to mid 20’s.

List of the ages so far:

(I will be doing this every time)

Alfred Pennyworth: 24 ish

Bruce Wayne: 8



The second was Bruce and Dick (obviously), but this is kinda a odd one, but it’s still straightforward, Bryce went to The Flying Grayson’s show, he saw his parents die, and Y’know he decided right then and there he was going to be a foster parent. Good for him. But Dick is mentioned to be about like from 8 to 9 here. It’s more implied that he’s 8, because it’s supposed to be a parallel thing, to Bruce, with both of his parents dying in front of him at 8- so that the age I’m going to use for the beginning of this.

Bruce was supposed to be Batman for about 2-3 years before he took in Dick, so that’s what I’m going by to assume his age. (DC admit this man is mid fourths to early fifty’s , stop saying he’s early 40’s- he’s clearly not.) So he dropped out of college pretty early on, so I’d say like 19? Then he went on his trip around the world for a year or so and ended up at the League of Assassins to where he stayed for like- 2 to 4 years before he came back to Gotham. So I’m going to use the median of 2 and 4 and get that it was 3 years. (Same with the years before he took dick in, rounding out to 2.5) therefore Bruce was about- 23.5 ish when he took in Dick. And if you do some subtraction he’s only 17 years older than Dick, which works in a basic timeline of there being a couple references to Bruce being a ‘teen dad’.

Ages so far:

Alfred Pennyworth: 39 ish

Bruce Wayne: 23.5 ish

Richard Grayson: 8

Say what you want, but Barbara is apart of the batfam- I know some people like to say she’s a bit like Huntress and isn’t- but to me she is. She is the original Batgirl, and is very much apart of the Batfamily to me.

So she’s older than Dick, I’m not sure how much older, but I’m her first appearance (when she wasn’t being shipped with Bruce) she was about 2 years older than him (?- I think I can’t find anything on google with any confirmation and I don’t have old comics on hand rn).

But her first appearance was when Robin (dick) was about 12-13, I’m just gonna put 12.5 for the sake of putting 12.5.

Meaning her first appearance was when she was about 14 ish. And was about- 6 years later.

Ages so far:

Alfred Pennyworth: 45 ish

Bruce Wayne: 29.5 ish

Richard Grayson: 12.5

Barbara Gordon: 14

The next is Bruce meeting Jason. To figure out the ages here we first need to figure out the amount of time between him meeting Dick and meeting Jason. So let’s talk about the age gap between Jason and Dick.

It’s believed that their age gap is from 5-8 years, so let’s just go to the middle and say it’s 6.5 years. Jason is supposed to be 12 when Bruce first meets him, when he trying to tirejack the Batmobile. So if we add 6.5 to 12, Dick is about 18, meaning it’s been around 10 or so years. Which actually lines up believe it or not. (The old writers could actually stick to a timeline unlike the newer ones.)

But I can’t find any older comics to figure out if Bruce took Jason in right then and there, or he saw him again about a year later and took him in then. So let’s just say Jason is 12.5 when Bruce takes him in.

Ages so Far:

Alfred Pennyworth: 49 ish

Bruce Wayne: 33 ish

Richard Grayson: 18

Barbara Gordon: 20 (This also would be post paralysis as she was 19 when it happened)

Jason Todd: 12.5

When Tim comes into the family is when it gets confusing. We’re not even starting with the first time he met the family, we’re starting back with Flying Grayson’s Show.

So, Dick as we’ve established is 8. Jason is about 6.5 years younger than him. Making Jason about 1.5 when the show happens, but a very often mentioned age gap in all of the batkids- is between Tim and Jason. As Tim was 13 when Jason died. Jason was 16. Tim was 16 when Jason came back. And Jason was 19.

It’s a three year gap, therefore, Tim couldn’t have attended that show. But I don’t think anyone did the math there, meaning that’s where the first timeline inconsistency starts to occur. But it’s okay, because in a few versions Dick was said to be about 11, meaning Jason would’ve been 4ish and Tim about a year old. Most babies don’t remember stuff that happens in this time, but it is possible, so I’ll just scratch it up to multiple different world and the writers forgetting.

But when Tim does finally meet the family he is 13, as it is right after Jason’s death when he is 16, he becomes Robin because Dick basically hands him the suit, when Tim tells him Batman needs a new Robin, and yeah.

So a three year gap. Timeline a bit messed up, but it can’t get that much worse, right? (Wrong.)

Ages so far:

Alfred Pennyworth: 52 ish

Bruce Wayne: 36ish

Richard Grayson: 21

Barbara Gordon: 23

Jason Todd (assumed dead): 16

Tim Drake: 13

So the next person is always a bit confusing, some think it’s Steph, others think it’s Cass, but Cass was batgirl first, however Steph was Spoiler first- They kinda started at about the same time- so I’ll just smush em in together.

So Cass is said to be older than Jason by only months. And they both come in at about a year of Tim being Robin, putting Cass at 17, which also doesn’t line up with the timeline, as Bruce says she is 16 (I can’t find the panel but it’s in one of he 2000’s runs I believe I can’t confirm exactly) but it’s close in age, so I’ll let it go.

Steph is said to be both the same age as Tim, but other times older, so I’m going to place her at 15 here. A year older than Tim since it’s only been a year since Tim started as Robin.

Ages so far:

Alfred Pennyworth: 53 ish

Bruce Wayne: 37 ish

Richard Grayson: 22

Barbara Gordon: 24

Jason Todd (assumed dead at 16): 17

Tim Drake: 14

Cassandra Cain: 17

Stephanie Brown: 15

So the next is Damian- obviously.

So Damian is 10 when he comes, it’s mentioned multiple times. Yay an easy to confirm age, we love it!

Jason also comes back.

However Tim is mentioned to be 16 here, so we can easily just get everyone’s ages from doing the math from their ages previously. Most people when calculating their ages skip Steph and Cass and say it’s a six year gap between him and Tim, which does line up, but without Steph an Cass there it still fucks with the timeline a bit.

Ages so far:

Alfred Pennyworth: 56 ish

Bruce Wayne: 40 ish

Richard Grayson: 25

Barbara Gordon: 27

Jason Todd (now alive again): 19

Tim Drake: 16

Cassandra Cain: 19

Stephanie Brown: 17

Damian Wayne: 10

Now we’re on Duke. Which is where it gets all fucked up.

So Google says Duke is four years older than Damian, and his first appearance is when Damian is 11 or 12iah, making Duke about 15 or 16, in his first appearance. But also in this time, DC stopped aging Tim all together, they supposedly aged Cass down, and Steph closer to Jason’s age. Which fucks the whole timeline up, but let’s not get into that.

We can just go from Damian’s age to get the rest, meaning it was a two or so year gap from Damian arriving to when Duke first started in the ‘I Am Robin’ movement and soon after became Signal

Ages so far:

Alfred Pennyworth: 58 ish

Bruce Wayne: 42 ish

Richard Grayson: 27

Barbara Gordon: 29

Jason Todd: 21

Tim Drake: 18

Cassandra Cain: 21

Stephanie Brown: 19

Damian Wayne: 12

Duke Thomas: 16

This is what their ages would’ve been if they didn’t continue to age Damian up and no one else, so here’s what ages they SHOULD be. (This is for you Tim.)

Since Damian is 14-15 in comics currently- everyone should be a bit older too- but DC refuses to age them up. (I’m going to use 15 just because, making it a THREE year difference.)

Ages they should be:

Alfred Pennyworth: 61 ish (I don’t care if he’s dead)

Bruce Wayne: 45 ish

Richard Grayson: 30

Barbara Gordon: 32

Jason Todd: 24

Tim Drake: 21

Cassandra Cain: 24

Stephanie Brown: 22

Damian Wayne: 15

Duke Thomas: 19

Someone needs to ask Duke how college is going, or ask Tim how it feels to drink. Maybe someone should ask Dick how a mid-life crisis feels, when you’re actually close to the mid-life age. (He’s had them before, but now he’s actually closer to the midlife age.) Have someone ask Bruce how it feels to be in his 40’s and still get called hot, to get called ‘beekeeper age’ by people- and still get voted hottest man of the year, yearly.

There’s so many untapped humor opportunities that come with their chronologically accurate ages. But DC is full of pussies.

#DCpleaseletTimage

[serpens-the-puppetmaster]

Also, something I noticed about ENA Dream BBQ

Maybe spoilers? I don’t know—Assume spoilers

So we’re all in agreement that ENA is trying to assassinate The Boss, right?

Meanie ENA seems to be aware of this(And her breakdown at the vending machine implies she’s done it before). Froggy(I think his name is Froggy) seems to be aware of this, and he even knows ENA’s “wacky language”, which could actually just be coded assassin language to keep the conversation private while in public. Most everyone else is aware of this too, and not only does this paint ENA in a bad light in their eyes(The BATHROOM straight up tells ENA her sins will not be forgiven), but some of them also seem to be mocking ENA over it by pretending to be The Boss, which ENA always disproves(Which also implies she very well knows who The Boss is, but that’s irrelevant). Her reputation is so well-known and perhaps even infamous that she is straight up BANNED from a door, and from what the game implies, she is the ONLY case of this happening.

But Salesperson ENA…doesn’t seem to be aware. Her first cutscene has her stating she’s “out of the loop”(and yes, this could also be seen as an excuse to exposition dump) while Meanie ENA seems aware of “this dumb job” she has to take. Salesperson ENA didn’t even seem aware The Boss was absent until Froggy mentioned it, but Meanie ENA seemed to know that already. As far as Salesperson ENA is aware, her job is to clear the smoke and go see The Boss on his island so she can rope him into some “prism scheme” as her new “work target”.

I was originally going to ask if the two sides of ENA possessing different knowledge was a thing in the ENA world or whatever it’s called(Dream BBQ is my first exposure), but I don’t think that’s the case anymore. Despite having different thoughts and opinions, ENA seems to have the same mind and memories. Also, no one ever differentiates between the two ENA sides—It’s just one ‘ENA’—so how can one side be so blissfully unaware while the other is practically traumatized by the knowledge they possess?

My question is still very much “how is this possible” and “why is it happening” but I don’t want to accidentally come up with a theory. It’s just something I noticed and was curious if anyone else did. Let me know what you guys think!

Anyways, with that out of the way—Yes, I am gonna make an ENAsona, I just need to figure out how to draw her without being a little crook and tracing. I’m also officially in finals week so gimme a hot minute and then I gotchu fam~

Spoiler Alert for her: I also recently watched the Gaslight District, so expect some ‘religious horror’ undertones. Nothing too graphic, I sweareth.

[jimplekins]

raghh swap design where i spent way too long on colours!!! + a doodle

[alioopshi]

I started writing a long post comparing SecUnit’s backstory in the novels vs the first two episodes of the show but it really comes down to one thing: nuance. I know things need to be simplified for a tv audience but I just really miss the nuance

[dalandduh]

Goober...

[ask-but-beware-the-consequences]

Artwork finished for the story Nightmares Run Wild. (Had to draw this to get some tension out of my system)

>>next<< The story of (almost) losing a best friend (but being just as traumatic) was heavily inspired by pausing the movie's end, way too many times. So here's a quick summary under the cut for those who need it:

He was left behind, frozen. It only lasted a few moments in the movie, but they've made so many scenes of Pickles still not moving from Nathan's side after minutes long, maybe an hour too of dragging his body across the snowy terrain.

Pickles lost his instinct to cover his head from a lightning bolt.

Then his eyes, when he finally saw Nathan live.

Someone give this man a break.

[carpethedamndiemdejavu]

[sad-sauce]

i will never be as swaggy as 2010 one direction and im fine with that (no im not)

[gingerteaonthetardis]

the year is 2000. 13 million people are tuning into the x-files. the title sequence changed two weeks ago, which was a little stressful. this week, it changes again. david duchovny has been removed from the bill. society crumbles. the streets run red with blood. there are riots in the capitol. i can picture it even now... they're sending in the national guard

[someoneelsemaybe]

I need someone to match my freak but my freak is being unhealthily obsessed with spices. I just made the sickest most quotable analogy I’ve ever made comparing spices to colors and I have no one who will take this as seriously as me. That mccormick garam masala blend I picked up from my dad’s spice stock randomly has forever improved my culinary skills. The cumin and cinnamon are both such strong tastes that I associate heavily with certain dishes; cumin is burger and cinnamon is snickerdoodle, but the addition of cardamom… the coolness of the cardamom balances out the spicy sweetness of the cinnamon, making it recognizable for its true flavor disassociated from the deserts it is commonly used in. And this new flavor from the balanced cinnamon balances the cumin into a basic spice. The additions of coriander and black pepper just further add to the taste. Additive spice mixing is all I’ve been using, adding thyme flavors to red pepper flavors is all I’ve known. Garlic thrown in here and there. But now… now I’ve found the truth. I must continue forth—no. reconstruct my entire understanding of spice. using this new… subtractive spice mixing. Balancing is too powerful. I’m only calling it subtractive due to the analogy to light. I’ve been playing with crayons when light was there the whole time. I only needed the geniuses of the past—entire generations of spice knowledge from different regions, cultures, individual families—to properly propel my abilities. Now I must only piece together everything the I’ve learned. All of this because I got high from sniffing too many spices because I was trying to familiarize myself with them. Holy shit. I have truly become one with the flavors. I understand. The subtle intricacies. The differences between thyme and savory. How far from thyme oregano is. The truth behind chives. Cinnamon, cumin, cardamom. These spices shall forever be a symbol in my dishes. That of my discoveries today. I must experiment. The knowledge of light supplied by those geniuses. The garam masala blend from mccormick that is probably a gross oversimplification of what garam masala blends are actually like. I am sorry to those whose cuisine mccormick has made appetizing to the white people who buy them, but this knowledge has given me enlightenment. My eyes have been opened to the extent of seasonings. Pigments only reflect the light that is shown unto them, yet the pigments also decide what light to reflect. The flavors must be combined and balanced all the same in order to achieve the best taste. My brain is moving too fast. Once I’ve written a sentence I’ve moved on so far that I’ve forgotten what the subject matter is. I think I’ve calmed down. Highly recommend sniffing spices for hours. My breath smells of cinnamon despite only having smelled it. Save me. No dont. Let. Me. Cook.

[ultramantr1gger]

i feel so ashamed rn cuz an ffxiv quest had me do some simple math and i couldnt do it in my head i had to get a calculator