#ask crystal!

[crystal-pelham]

Wait are you saying u don’t get paid to be in new wave???????

No??? I don’t think most independent heroes do??? New Wave is a family thing and I still live with my parents so it’s like paying rent to do hero stuff? Besides mom and dad are putting me through college so it’s not like there’s no benefits. New Wave mostly runs on donations and the money goes to costume repair, training center rent, stuff like that. At least we don’t have medical bills (thanks Amy!!!)

[70sscifiart]

Hi! Long time sci-fi fan (read old man). Do you think you could find the original dust cover art for J. G. Ballard's book, The Crystal World," and post it, please? I remember thinking it the most oddly beautiful piece when I first saw it, but it's been decades ago, and it still retains a space in my head. Thanks so much!

Yeah, here it is! It's from 1966, by German surrealist Max Ernst:

I actually indirectly referenced this cover in the opening pages of my book on 70s sci-fi art -- after Richard Powers started the trend of surrealist science fiction cover art in the 50s, a lot of other publishers jumped on it, and some went as far as to get fine artists like Ernst rather than illustrators. Good eye, it's really a standout cover!

[snickerdoodle14]

I love Brennan's "my friends figured out this piece of information out of character and I'm too proud of them to contain it" face

[to-be-a-dreamer]

Two things about this episode that have got me thinking way too hard about things that are way too upsetting

Part of the ritual for reviving a dead god is finding a place where a god was created. Like. I dunno. The gym at Augefort where Kristen created Yes! A place that would would be super accessible to Kipperlily, who was asking Jawbone about Kristen’s last god before Cassandra

Zac has been asking a lot of questions clarifying how Lydia Barkrock used specifically her barbarian rage to stop a dead evil god from being revived and a huge aspect of Gorgug’s story so far this season has been his relationship with rage, and we’ve had Porter specifically call out how he only ever uses it to protect the people he loves

I swear if the Rat Grinders try to revive a god that ends up being evil and Gorgug has to use his rage to contain it I will lose my mind I have never been normal about a Zac Oyama character and I wasn’t about to start now but you can’t do this to me Siobhan promised this wasn’t going to be a crying season

[reality-detective]

Interesting 👇

{Amethyst}💜💜

Since it’s February, Amethyst considered the birthstone of February. Did you know that Amethyst can be used to radiate into water and the water itself then has the frequency.? Try using amethyst water before going to sleep. 🤔

[runningonadhd]

EVERYONE GO WATCH DEAD BOY DETECTIVES AND SAY YOU LOVE IT AND TELL EVERYONE YOU KNOW YOU LOVE IT I DONT CARE ABOUT PERSONAL PREFERENCE I NEED A SEASON 2

[kokoasci]

colored him in for funsies after finishing my coding assignment

[cracklewink]

I know its not canon but I always liked the idea that Flurry Heart grew up to be a normal pony. Never went on any princess-title-earning quest, no grand magical destiny, no real royal responsibilities. Just a normal pony (who happens to be an alicorn) free to enjoy life with her friends and hobbies

[thisisnotthenerd]

thinking about riz gukgak and how he feels so alone and yet how his words, his works, are the first thought for his friends when they don’t know what to do

thinking about how love is work, how love is the act of giving and giving and giving until you have nothing left and yet he cannot ever prioritize himself

thinking about how he takes every nickname, every gift, every moment of care with an eagerness that far outstrips the gift in its giving

thinking about how his every stress comes from a moment of devotion and care for his friends, from unraveling the mysteries that permeate their lives

thinking about how he could call them to action with a single warning because they trust in him so much

thinking about how he justifies what he gives to his friends even as his mother asks him to consider himself for once

thinking about riz ‘the ball’ gukgak

[nonbinarykai]

I’ve seen a lot of posts about Kai’s fear being hurting his family. And I certainly think it a very cool concept (even if I don’t personally agree with it).

However I want to add this to the ring:

Kai has only been corrupted by something once. And that was Chen’s staff.

He was not effected by dark matter

Not effected by the forbidden staff

And was not effected by the wolf masks (as far as I can tell)

It took literally having the same powers as GOD to corrupt him and guess what?

HE FOUGHT IT, HE DIDNT IMMEDIATELY TURN EVIL HE FOUGHT THE CORRUPTION ANYWAYS.

Kai is a character filled with so much love and compassion for other people that when compared to more generally “good” characters like Zane, he noticeably more resistant to corruption.

What I’m saying is that I think that in dr s2, if it’s revealed Kai is truly scared of fighting his family and hurting them, then it’s only fair if his arc wraps up with him proving once and for all that his love for his family will ALWAYS beat whatever evil desires he has.

I want his love for people to go beyond just him, I want his love for his family to rub off onto the forbidden five and slowly teach them how to be good, I want his love to be what gives the ninja hope when they feel like they lost everything, I want his love to be what makes Arin realizes that he is enough and he doesn’t need to be like ras.

I want his love to defeat all evil because that’s what dr is about, found family and love. And no one incorporates that better than Kai.

[multipearionare]

dude i love the fucking crystal ball ishimaru au thing

he looks so goofy like that

Thanks I hate him /hj (I'm gladd you like it!!! <3)

Obv in this au junko knows some shit is up bc why is there ANOTHER student missing? and why is yasuhiro so sweaty?

[aveloka-draws]

I got to see the total solar eclipse yesterday! Literally amazing.

Anyways, headcanon that the cult members would stare right at it and blind themselves and the lamb has to deal with them

I got to see it too!! Wasnt it awesome??

Not me imagining they make a whole ritual just to watch it w everyone together ✨

But also thinking about how some animals freak out during the eclipse, so maybe its more like a wrath ritual kinda thing?

[zaptrap]

Why is it that you make Cole and Jay so GOSH DARN HUGGABLE?!

love is stored.... IN THE HUGS!!!

[dreamworldstims]

Tourmaline - Nature De Colours

(please credit if used)

[xbuster]

One thing Twitter has over Tumblr is that posts like this work better on there than here.

Anyway,

[poirott]

Kenneth Branagh as Hercule Poirot

A HAUNTING IN VENICE (2023)