#and it diddd

[notthatalex]

Fun fact: When the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Epic Rap Battle Song blew up earlier this year I had no idea who Smosh, Ian or Anthony was. Like I think I recognized Anthony's face vaguely but with Ian, I think it was the first time I ever saw his face.

Weird to to think about.

[drinkinggblood]

Frogs

[kindheartedgummybears]

WAHHH WAHHHH

RELEASE THEM!!! THEY DID NO WRONG1!!!! I NEED MY FRENCHIES BACK!!! WAHHH WAHHH!!!!

[gogandmagog]

“In a hole in the ground there lived a strange girl—an orphan girl—”

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien blended not-entirely-seamlessly with Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

[bluecrownedbird]

no funding is a really embarrassing punishment...

© Melli ~ Don’t share/repost without credit please.

[sparcarons]

Mitsukou colouring from chap 117!

[voidzphere]

if you draw/simp for mr. baggs get out of my blog. GET OUT

[arthrobug]

Here I go, over-analyzing a singular scene from Captain Laserhawk, and of course it's Rayman!

Minor nudity/minor sexual talk warning!

So this absolutely famous scene, am I right?

Few hours ago, I started thinking about every single thing Rayman had done in Captain Laserhawk, and how I could analyze it.

And so I realized a few things about this moment, or I just overthought a few things in this moment, but ANYWAYS!-

This particular practice is called Nyotaimori -Nantaimori for male models- and it's translation can be dumbed down to 'body sushi'. It's the Japanese practice of eating food, primarily sushi, off of a female model.

At first, I had this idea: "Hey, what if Rayman deciding to hire a Nyotaimori model is one of the ways he tries to futilely connect to others?" Here's a few notes as to why I thought this:

It's been clearly stated that Rayman is incredibly lonely, and there are a few scenes and things he does that shows he's a bit desperate for any sort of interaction. I mean, even if he was drunk and coked up off his rocker, he still listened to an ominous message on his TV and willingly went to go talk to a 'terrorist', and even was minorly friendly with Bullfrog even though they had just met. Rayman was also still under the impression that the hybrid was a terrible person that just happened to be a bit nice, but he still continued to talk to him even though he really had no primary reason to other than 'talk to the frog'.

Someone -even though it's a paid interaction- willingly undressing themselves to be completely nude and allowing you to eat food off of them while they lay on their stomach is a very intimate (non-sexual) thing. It could be a non-verbal feeling of trust that Rayman gains from engaging in this practice. He might not even know her name, but he might believe that she trusts he won't hurt her.

Rayman doesn't seem necessarily sexual with this model, he's just eating and watching television. Of course, he could've done something more sensual and/or sexual with this model before he saw his copy on the big screen, but we will likely never know if he did, so the assumption that he hadn't is more prominent. His goal with this practice wasn't for sexual gratification, it's just to have someone be there, whether they want to or not.

And so, I decided to do some more research on Nyotaimori, and even more things were brought to my attention. The main point I gather from this is:

This is a very unprofessional and likely unregulated meeting.

There are actually a lot of rules usually strictly set in businesses that sell Nyotaimori!

Sushi should not be placed directly on the body. There should be some form of divider, like a banana leaf or plastic wrapping. The model Rayman is eating off of clearly has no divider whatsoever. Additionally, you're usually not allowed to touch the model whatsoever. Rayman didn't touch her in this scene, but it just adds to the 'I don't think he was sexual or sensual with her'. (He's was 100% a rule-follower to the end at this point... Other than hard drugs.)

Not too surprising, but there are indeed body regulations (what a person's body should look like). Although the idea isn't surprising, the main regulation itself is. A model shouldn't be big-breasted, they aim for smaller cupped women, 'so the sushi doesn't roll off'. The model seemingly has very large breasts, although that could be the reason why she's on her stomach, but that's another issue.

As mentioned, the model is on her stomach. Nyotaimori models are placed on their backs, and actually have some form of covering most of the time! Shells, thongs, petals, and as seen with this model, some flowers! Another thing however, is that she's very nonchalant. She's swinging her legs, eating an olive, and subtly reacts to Rayman when he sees his look-alike. Models aren't allowed to react to what their patrons do, unless they are being incredibly inappropriate towards them.

The areas where models and their patron(s) are going to be eating/sitting still for very long periods at are set up meticulously, even in at-home sessions. In the background, you can subtly see a bra on the couch and possibly a pair of underwear hanging from a lamp, these are highly likely to be the model's. It's seemingly a very messy meeting, which is unusual.

SO! I can make the assumption from all this is that: This hybrid cow is a beginner model and doesn't care too much about professionalism; the business she works for just doesn't care, OR she's just some joe schmoe (which is a very unsettling idea to be honest) and was casually up for Rayman eating sushi off her ass and back, OR Eden's regulations for Nyotaimori are incredibly lax.

What does that all lead up to? Still the first idea: Rayman is desperate for any form of connection, even if they don't talk to him. He just wants someone to be there, whether they actually care about him or not.

This idea also contributes to how he stayed under the Council's clutches for so long. They gave him attention. Although they were definitely the reason he's needy for any type of attention, they gave him their eyes consistently sparingly and convinced him that was all he was ever going to get.

And tying this to his first interaction with Bullfrog and how he turned against Eden so quick and didn't just adamantly deny Bullfrog's vision, Bullfrog gave him the most neutral attention he has ever received in decades.

Not overly positive attention like he gets on his show (which definitely is fake to him), and not suffocatingly negative attention that the Council and some speciest people like Red have shown him- Bullfrog gave Rayman his real, raw attention, and it's probably going to be become like a drug to him.

[truths33k3r4]

You and Me!

I just LOVE the outfit designs you make Melissa! I'm not good at designing attire.

I hope you like them! 😉

Lord bless you! 💖

... When I tell you I screamed-

SARAAAAA YOU SWEETHEART I LOVE THEM!!!!!! The poses are so full of life and spunk, and the expressions are so sweet!!!! AAHHH Your oc is getting cuter and cuter- I love the belt, boots, and glove!!! I also LOVE your signature!! The heart is so sweet!! AHHH THANK YOU MY FRIEND!!!! :) * saves to computer to treasure forever *

~ Melissa :)

[happyyft]

Family (they literally never interacted together)

[corvidcrowned]

2 + MAPLE. I DIDNT CHEAT AND LOOK AT UR TOP SONGS I PROMMY :3

I could’ve used more lyrics tbh but i like how this turned out

[pjharvey-moved]

i’ve mentioned my ex had kids. sometimes i want to reach out to them and be like hey how’s it going i’m sorry he’s your dad. i’m also sorry if he ever blew off being your dad to be with me when we were together. i could be your new dad if you want

[mmm-asbestos]

Lightning shoots next to me i immediately copy my psd file im not playing this game again

[saltedcaramelchaos]

happy one year anniversary of me watching genloss!! here’s an art I made for it a while ago :]]

[fecto-forgo]

looking through diagnosis stuff for conditions usually diagnosed in childhood is so funny brother i dont know how to tell you this is for me not my child.my mom didnt love me enough to take me to a professional as a child.did none of you ever guess that might happen (dont answer that god knows how much society romanticizes parents as incapable of doing wrong)

[sillycyan]

One shot daydreams go crazy...