#ask chasing wind

[rw-repurposed]

My Own Path

RW Repurposed: My Own Path

Chasing Wind realized how hard it is to pave his own path away from his old purpose of solving the great problem. His old duties kept haunting him despite his progress on the repurposing program.

Sometimes, a path cannot be created when there is a wall blocking it. What he needs is a breakthrough.

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Artwork and Comic List

[medi-bee]

Was looking back and I love your dragon!iterator designs, did you ever design any for the slugcats or other iterators?

I did!! but they are so old so i’d much rather you look at these new revised ones

[creativecapybara]

get rid of the mouths please I think I'm having a heartbatrack

Hmm I'll make more instead lmao

[amerricanartwork]

ok fine since you asked so nicely

*provides more cookies*

dont eat too many or else you'll become round

or- roundER anyway

Now that's what I call answering two asks with one post! Featuring more silly superstructure creatures!

Okay, in all seriousness, while I decided to go with the silly and very non-canon drawing idea, if you don't mind I would actually like to leave some ideas related to these asks in a more serious manner with rough descriptions of how I think the Local Group would react if they were offered them some cookies! This is assuming it's the puppets you're talking to, since I actually do have concepts I plan to employ in my AU for a hidden mechanism allowing the iterators to legitimately consume and gain energy from organic matter as "food" when they're off-the-string. If you don't care for these, I don't mind, but they just popped into my mind in response to this ask, and I couldn't resist adding them too!

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Looks to the Moon: "Oh, don't worry about me. All I want is to know you and the others have had enough for yourselves, and that you enjoyed them! I'll simply take whatever is left." — Looks to the Moon sees it as her duty to always look out for others first, so if the Local Group were offered any kind of gift, she'd first make sure everyone else got a satisfying share of it, even if it meant she had to miss out. Though she would be rather tempted by the delicious smell of baked goods, the growling of her stomach, and the curiosity to explore something she's heard of and observed many times yet never tried herself before, she'd tell herself (once again) that sacrificing her own satisfaction for others' is The Right Thing To Do™, and therefore she should be glad to give up all the treats to her friends if that was what made them happy. It's perhaps only Sig who would be able to convince her to try some for herself or save her some in secret, at which point she'd savor every bite once assured it was just the two of them and she was allowed to indulge herself without guilt.

No Significant Harassment: "Hey guys! You've gotta try some of these! They smell so good, don't you think, Pebbles?" — Even if he isn't the one who actually makes the cookies himself — whether purely to see if he can, or as some sort of prank towards a friend — if Sig ever managed to obtain some cookies he'd be the first to try them out. Though being a considerate and amicable person who highly values his good relationships, he'd waste no time in sharing them with his friends, making sure to take no more than his fair share. If he were sharing with just the Local Group, he'd definitely make some time to tease Pebbles, Suns, and Wind about their refusal to try them by waving them in their face, making exaggerated noises while savoring the taste, and doing anything else he can to really emphasize just how much they're missing out. But even more so, he'd be the one urging Moon to get some for herself before they're gone, reassuring her that she deserves to enjoy them just as much as any of the others do. And heck, if half the group isn't gonna get any, it would make those three more "happy" for the two of them to eat the rest themselves and rid their friends of the bothersome treats!

Five Pebbles: "Cookies? What use do I have for these? Even with the mechanisms to consume food, I have better means of getting sustenance than to resort to something so useless, yet dangerously addictive. If you were an intelligent creature, you'd dispose of them as well." — Even after he discovers that iterator puppets can consume food, Pebbles is far from happy about it. He already wants to minimize the frequency and amount with which he has to eat, and the thought of succumbing to the Fourth Karmic Urge from a sugary food that's especially easy to overindulge in, combined with Sig's unrelenting teasing reinforcing the "danger" of indulging in the cookies, would be more than enough to make him quickly yet firmly reject it. He would stay committed to remain "above" the simpler creatures of the world who would gladly gobble up such an offering in an instant, no matter how enticed he too would be by the scent and delectable appearance or how much hidden envy he'd feel from seeing the others enjoying them.

Seven Red Suns: "I cannot believe it! You truly thought a divine being like myself would ever succumb to the temptations of a small confection? It's clear you've lost sight of the Great Problem! Quick, we must provide you a new means of sustenance to cleanse you of your worldly attachment to these treats!" — Suns is perhaps even worse than Pebbles when it comes to "worldly attachments". Not only would he immediately refuse the idea of betraying Transcendental Ascensionism by indulging in something so basic, yet so easy to grow overly attached to, but he'd give anyone who offered them a long lecture about how they must have succumbed to "sin" and "temptation" to even have thought about giving him some, then try to be their savior by urging them to "separate" from these attachments. He would demand they not just immediately throw away every one of the cookies, but that they permanently revoke any and all but the most light, plain, and flavorless forms of sustenance from their diet as soon as possible, if not also immediately. And while he would definitely be slightly less condescending and forceful on the surface with them, don't think the Local Group would be spared if he caught any of them enjoying cookies either. Most likely he and Sig would end up in an argument about it, with Sig teasing and exploiting the flaws in Suns's logic and Suns doing his best to maintain his assertion that cookies will doom all but the very highest of creatures to suffer in the Cycles forever.

Chasing Wind: "... You disturbed me for these? Is that all?" — Chasing Wind would be utterly unimpressed by an offer of almost anything that isn't a rational solution to an important problem, which includes cookies, and would be unable to understand why Sig — and Moon, once she'd pick up on it — seems to enjoy them so much. In fact, she'd most likely assume it was a prank from him, yet either way would be mad at whoever else interrupted her work just to bother her with something so "useless" and unimportant. Perhaps the only reason she'd even try them would be if someone were to be especially annoying and beg her over and over to give them a try, after which she'd give it one taste and consume one piece just to shut them up, remain utterly unimpressed and additionally upset at the anticlimax, and scoff before returning to her previous work, with a mental note to ignore future inquiries from whoever had the audacity to waste her time with cookies, of all things.

Unparalleled Innocence: "Those look really good... Uh, um... I-if it isn't, I mean... I hope it's not bad... but, uh... c-could I, um... could I have one...?" — Innocence is always curious about new things, and would probably be the first of the Local Group to notice and take interest in the cookies as soon as she sees them or smells them. However, her biggest problem would be working up the confidence to try one for herself, fearing that the rest of the Local Group would be too busy indulging themselves to even hear her ask for some, let alone actually agree to share some with her of all people when they could just as easily continue sharing them amongst themselves. It'd probably have to be either Sig or Moon explicitly giving her permission to take some (and then to take more than one) to convince her to actually try one. Though rest assured, of all the Local Group she'd perhaps savor them the most of all, having read stories about such treats countless times and simply cherishing the chance to finally experience their deliciousness for herself.

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Once again, this was just something that came to my mind after seeing these asks, but I thought it was cute! I hope to get back into the swing of making longer posts about my headcanons and whatnot for these characters! Regardless, I hope you enjoyed this!

[iteratorsex]

I dare you to draw a skinny twink

ok here's chasing wind. they're pretty skinny.

[budd-ie]

“Mu Qing is too logical for his own good” is such a real problem that he deals with and as tragic as it makes his life I also think it’s really funny when someone is accusing him of something and instead of telling them to shut up or leave him alone the first thing he does is pull out the 95 fucking theses detailing every single thing wrong with their argument WITH historical evidence and additional considerations from scholarly psychology articles, MLA format works cited and completely annotated. It could use an editor and some bias correction, but he actually makes a pretty good point. anyways tgcf ace attorney au when

[moodymuu]

Wind my favorite birb

I offer heart

( ・∇・) 💙

💙💙

[shkika]

I'm literally buzzing with excitement for the Wind comic thing :> I've been coming up with my own theories of what it could hold, and even making a video based on those theories! Tho, it'll take some time to finish XD It's like...A big project. Love your works!

This ask made me so happy I blacked out and this appeared on my screen.

I have the comic planned and sketched out with placeholder dialogue between the rodent sisters I just need to finalize it when I can!

[bl0tches]

MORE SUNS AND GREY,? PLEASE? ITS MY FAVOURITE RAREPARE OF ALL TIME BECAUSE OF YOU,, ITS SO,,, IUUUUUUEHH

Glad that i was able to get more ppl to ship these two :)))

[rw-repurposed]

Don't ask.

Head empty, no thoughts.

[poppy-purpura]

Which iterator do you like drawing the most :0?

Honestly I like them all but I prefer to draw SoS in the last time. It can depends of my mood and what colors I want to see in that second :D Pebbles is good for drawing when I think about acid colors.

[creativecapybara]

i've been meaning to send this ask for a while:

how would the itties act if they were tired?

Just pass tf out that's how lol

With all the time they've spent in shelters they've grown pretty accustomed to sleeping in a pile so if the time comes they'll just hunker down pretty much anywhere whether it's convenient or not

Let's just say it's a good thing they have lizard bodyguards lmao

[princess-self-shipping]

You mentioned an off the string au? How did that happen?

Sometimes, all it takes is a message somehow coming through despite communications being down for years

[hdra77]

Do you have UI and CW designs cause like I don't know if I've ever seen them from you before?

assuming you're talking about my rainworld designs and not my au, yeah! they have designs but they haven't had an 'official' design yet maybe once i muster up energy to redesign my iterator designs CW and UI would be included in it aswell!

for now though, heres a sneak peak of their designs :) but its just wind's reveal

[rw-the-twins]

THE PEOPLE DEMAND MORE ITERATOR CONTENT

ALRIGHT BESTIES HERE WE GO (SRS, Spearmaster, Hunter, and *UNKNOWN* are available for asks)

<LOCAL GROUP CHAT 1/12>

NSH: Damn it, I lost.

SRS: HA!

FP: What are you two even doing?

NSH: I made a bet with Suns that I could get an overseer through a scav toll without being spotted. NSH: They saw me instantly.

SRS: Dude, you literally popped up in front of them. They'd have to be BLIND to miss that!

FP: ...And where were you doing this?

NSH: Oh, it was near Chimney Canopy.

FP: What!?

SRS: Pebbles?

FP: That's impossible, that toll was destroyed.

NSH: Pebbsi, calm down.

FP: How long do I have to keep asking you to stop calling me that?

[Chasing Wind has set status to "ONLINE"]

NSH: Oh no, it's Wind. NSH: Quickly, everyone act boring!

CW: Sig, please.

FP: Wait a second, can someone check my city?

NSH: Why?

SRS: Do you think the rot made it there, too?

FP: No, definitely not. There's a scavenger infestation up there, and Arti- My citizen was attempting to kill their leader. FP: They fought constantly, but I haven't heard anything for cycles.

NSH: 'Citizen?' NSH: Did one of our creators stay behind?

FP: No, not that. Something... found an ID drone.

CW: What was it?

FP: I'd rather not say.

NSH: A vulture?

FP: No.

NSH: Oh, it must've been a lizard!

FP: Stop.

NSH: Slugcat?

FP: ...

NSH: Oh my god it was a scug

FP: No-

NSH: your citizen is a slugcat that is so fucking precious

FP: I only call them that because my programming forces me to.

NSH: I mean, I get it. You probably needed some company that wasn't, you know NSH: trying to eat you

FP: SHUT UP.

SRS: I'm there, Pebbles.

FP: What do you see?

NSH: Do you see their citizen?

CW: No Significant Harassment.

NSH: oop

SRS: I don't see them, no.

FP: Well, what are you seeing?

SRS: A lot of scavengers, and they seem to be guarding something.

FP: Can you get any closer?

SRS: Not without them spotting me, but it seems like they're guarding a shelter.

CW: Interesting.

NSH: Could they be holding your citizen hostage?

FP: Artificer would sooner let herself be consumed by the rot.

NSH: Wow, talk about hatred.

FP: We have that in common.

CW: I... see.

NSH: Well, I guess it's time for a prison break!

SRS: Sig, that-

FP: Suns, hold on. FP: Sig has a point.

NSH: Woah, is hell freezing over already?

FP: Now isn't the time for jokes. FP: Suns, I think this calls for your messenger.

SRS: Brook and Atlas are already making their way to your can.

FP: No, not them. FP: Your ACTUAL messenger.

SRS: Spearmaster's about a cycle behind them.

NSH: Got it, I'll bring Hunter over.

CW: You mean 'send,' right?

NSH: No.

SRS: Holy shit, Sig is serious. SRS: This is terrifying.

[No Significant Harassment has changed status from "ONLINE" to "OFFLINE"]

CW: Sig?

[ERROR: USER 'No Significant Harassment' NOT DETECTED]

SRS: What's going on!?

CW: Suns...

SRS: Wind, Pebbles, can one of you send an overseer over-

CW: SUNS!

SRS: WHAT!?

CW: Sig's can has stopped all water intake.

[luoisalunitic]

(To the iterators)

*Several slugcats in black hooded robes approach, humming hymns. Their leader steps out in front, raising up their arms.*

"We bring a sacrifice to the great ones! We hope our offering is sufficient to you, oh mighty council of the elder gods. May the lords of space and time look kindly upon us."

*The slugcat cultists drop an absolutely clueless blue lizard on the floor and scamper away.*

“NOOO JERRY…”

“!?!?”

“..Normally I’d love to be worshipped but..”

“???”

“what the sigma-”

“I..”

*throwing up*