#battle for square brackets

[basilthemilkaddict]

Jesus where have I been. Anyways art dump

(Majority of it are characters from my friend’s show lmao)

[invadermak2016]

Ok, here's my love letter to my current hyperfixation.

[showvember]

woe my only art with popcorn be upon ye

au called castaway island lol

[sarshles-cheescake-li]

I’m seething with rage after missing both of my bus rides back from work, so I’m translating all the on-screen text of the Link Click Map of Dreams video. Keep in mind that I’m hot trash at interpreting semi-formal written Chinese, so read at your own discretion. Square brackets are translator’s notes. Any time you see just straight pinyin are when I’m guessing the text is meant to be a noise or a name that doesn’t have a translation.

Pt 1: The opening page, the paper with text (you're here!)

Pt 2: The protagonists' character sheets

This is another world where superpowered people come together.

The world is made up of different continents, the cultures, traditions, and personalities of the residents of each continent are all unique. The most mysterious, and dangerous, is none other than the Lundinien EDIT: Thank you to @epiphenomenal for informing me that Lundinien is, in fact, a transliteration of Londinium, the capital of Roman Britain! [1] continent, surrounded by the fog of mystery [2]. On this land, there is a tale of the three “Judges from the burning palace.”

The splendid palace of emerald sits on the northern end of the continent, his grace Xierfeiwen [3] is accepting the gift brought by the thirteenth envoy [of the day]. This is a successor whose cloak is embroidered with stars, who washes his mouth with sunrise dew every morning, whose pistol can compel visitors to bow to him and serve up their lifetime’s wealth — those who dare to deny him will be made into crystal statues [4], and become part of his grace the prince’s collection.

In the middle of the swamp of sighs, the potion steam rising in the wizard’s tower becomes eternal rainbow light on its glass windows. The wizard Xavier, who prefers not to go out, likes “equivalent exchange”: for adventures who come to him asking for medicine, exotic alchemy materials in hand, the wizard will gift them the “power” that they deserve — in the labyrinth at the tower’s bottom, rats spend day after day biting at their paws which can no longer pick up swords.

And in the mouth of the volcano, on the boiling mountains of Dragon Bone mountain [5], the Vein Dragon, who can consume all things, beats its wings, letting the blood-red blood vessels on its wings stir up elemental surges. The flame of law, attacking alongside its breath, can instantly shrink the traitor it hits into jade mahjong pieces inscribed with runes, becoming another shrieking piece of decoration in the dragon’s den. It’s said that only an adventurer who has been chosen by the dice of fate can stand against it, and save the world.

On the day that the paths of the stars and the moon of misfortune coincide, the chosen adventurer Charles and his “cute” friends [6] — the sorcerer [7] Lucas and priest Jojo — have finally come together! They will walk this road, full of adventure and mystery, and challenge these three “judges.”

What kind of ending will this battle between light and darkness conclude with? To become the messiah, or turn into a mahjong piece? How will the gears of fate turn…

[1] the name appears to be a Chinese localization, but I can’t figure out what it’s localizing — might just be Generic Fantasy Name That Kinda Sounds Like ‘London EDIT: Translator's note no longer valid

[2] I’m not sure if 迷雾 is a metaphoric “fog of mystery” or a literal fog that surrounds the continent.

[3] The first two characters of Xierfeiwen are the classic “yeah you’re just making noises” characters, but the fei is the fei in Xia Fei, and the wen is the bottom half of the fei character. Might be a play on Xia Fei’s nickname on the Chinese internet, 非文, which is a deconstruction of his 斐.

[4] Technically “sample” or “specimen” as in biology or whatever, but that sounds weird in English so I’m changing it.

[5] I genuinely have no idea what 龙骨山脉沸腾 means? The last four characters are a chengyu, so they definitely go together, but then the first two “dragon bone” is just… dragon bone, without a mountain to pair up with. I’m calling it a writing error, I don’t care.

[6] A Chinese pun on the first character of the word for allies “盟友” sounding the exact same as 萌, the character for “cute” or “moe.” I believe the Japanese kanji for moe is actually the same as this hanzi?

[7] I’ve seen someone translate 巫师 as wizard and 魔法师 as mage, with Lu Guang’s profession being more instinct-based and Liu Xiao’s being more knowledge-based, but I feel like it's actually more the opposite! 巫师 has a very ~mysterious~ vibe to it, with the 巫 in the name being the same one as in witch (巫女) and having a darker, more mystical connotation. On the other hand, 魔法师 translates directly to magician — in this case, literally one who wields magic. I decided to translate it as sorcerer because that makes Lu Guang sound less like he’s pulling Qiao Lings out of hats. You could say the difference between the two is that Lu Guang is a prim and proper, Officially Recognized user of magic, whereas Liu Xiao is more of a “yeah we don’t know what he’s doin up there” user of magic.

[oathkeeper-of-tarth]

So, I'm curious: What's your take on Aylin's experience after/if she kills Lorroakan?

Allegedly, there's some information floating around somewhere that said Aylin was angry with Selune after she killed Lorroakan, but I can't find where this info is.

If you saw posts about that here on tumblr it was probably posted by @justanotherignot! I've actually been meaning to gather up all the devnote tidbits about Selûne from Aylin and Isobel for a while now, so thank you for the excuse to do so and ramble a bit.

Player: I was just wondering what it was like in that cage of Balthazar's. Aylin: Let us not dwell on those dark days. Their memory is a vortex within my heart that leads directly to the Hells.

What is happening is, well, it's the century of unthinkable horror catching up to her. It's the Trauma(TM) - in one of the conversation options she's literally triggered by the mention of someone being run through repeatedly! It's the growing awareness that although she's been freed (and possibly reunited with her love), the secret is out and there are always going to be assholes gunning for her, aiming to use her as an "artefact" and power source to fuel their ambitions, without any regard for her, you know... basic personhood and well-being. Also, Lorroakan was blatantly lying. He didn't find any super special way to siphon her immortality with "no harm, no pain of any kind", he was just replicating Balthazar's soul cage (you can even find a letter from Ketheric to him, showing Lorroakan was pestering them).

On to the stuff from the game files! First, the conversation with Aylin directly after the Lorroakan fight in the tower. I'm going to be putting the context notes in square brackets next to the lines they apply to. I also plucked some audio out from the files for some of these because I love the delivery.

Aylin: The fire-haired fool is dead. Yet as I stare upon his corpse, I feel… sadness. Why? [Slow and curious, angry and confused by all that has happened.] Player: What kind of sadness is it? / I know something of sadness - or at least the ballads do. What does it feel like? Aylin: A gripping in the chest. As though I'd lost someone, something. [Lost in thought for a moment; confused.] Aylin: A paladin's fatigue, no doubt. You were excellent in battle, as is your way. And I am proud to fight at your side. [Remembering herself. She is Dame Aylin.] Aylin: I will catch my breath, then to camp I will bring my bones. Moonmaiden be with you. Player: Smiting is a weighty duty - sometimes it can be tiring. / Perhaps smiting has lost its pleasures. Aylin: Say it can't be so. For I am Selûne's sword. And ever must be. [She means it, but on the periphery of her consciousness is a tiny crack. Wondering about her fate.]

The above never fails to get me - she is Dame Aylin! Sword of the Moonmaiden! Glorious immortal paladin, champion of a righteous cause! She smites evil-doers for breakfast, that's, like, her whole thing! What do you mean she can't just pick up where she left off and go about her merry smitey way? What do you mean the thing that is supposed to be the literal core of her entire being (forever) doesn't feel good and glorious anymore, but just makes her feel sad and empty? No, no, no, we can't have that.

Player: One of the greatest tragedies of revenge is that it can only be taken once. / Because you won't get to kill him again? Aylin: Perhaps. Yet if I could run him through a thousand times, I wonder-- [Lost in thought, she's been triggered to remember her own fate being run through over and over.] Aylin: Battle has tired my mind, made me susceptible to flights of fancy. You were excellent in battle, as is your way. And I am proud to fight at your side.

Aylin: I will return to camp shortly. I just need a moment to… to… [Lost in thought.]

She so very desperately needs some rest and a chance to come to terms with everything that happened and that was done to her. And it's clear it's going to be hard because she is defaulting to trying to deny anything is wrong, is clearly trying (and failing) to just be her old self immediately, has blatantly internalised a lot of that classic I Am A Sword stuff on top of everything (even though her mother is huge on free will and choice!), and is just really not well-equipped to handle any of this at all.

Next, this is the post-Lorroakan convo you get if you have both Aylin and Isobel in camp.

Aylin: Ah. Ally mine. We are reunited once more. [Warm, but drained. She's not feeling like herself.] Aylin: I was just regaling sweet Isobel with tales of our prowess. Isobel: Very impressive. Thank you for helping Aylin - that wizard sounded absolutely dastardly. [Good humored. Soft in tone. A little uncertain - she's not sure why Aylin isn't herself.] Player: My pleasure. He had it coming. Aylin: He did, and it came. Now, my friend: bask in your victory. I will do the same. Aylin: But fear not: when the time comes for you to face the foe of foes, Isobel and I will stand by your side. [Rallying her soldierly spirit, but still a little drained.] Isobel: We wouldn't miss it. Not for anything. Aylin: Go well, friend. We will see you soon. And with our great powers combined, this city will be saved. Player: Hopefully he'll be the last. Aylin: There are always more bastards behind bastards. But we will run through them all, each by each.

Player: I hope you can rest easy now, Dame Aylin. Aylin: I always do, with darling Isobel by my side. Aylin: Enjoy the spoils of your victory. Spin memories of Lorroakan's death in your mind like silkfloss.

If Isobel isn't there (meaning she died in Act 2), you get this version:

Aylin: Ah. Ally mine. We are reunited once more. [Warm, but drained. She's not feeling like herself.] Aylin: I was just reviewing our fight against foul Lorroakan; your moves and mine. The victory was soundly won. Aylin: Don't you think? [Uncharacteristically, Aylin is seeking input. She's usually so confident about everything, but killing Lorroakan has not had the intended effect on her.] Player: Indeed I do. Let his demise serve as a warning to anyone else who'd seek you out. Aylin: Let him be the last. If my dear mother has any mercy, she will ensure it. [Trying to stay her usual self, but her mask is cracking a tiny bit here. Privately, Aylin is dealing with a great deal of anger toward her mother, the goddess Selûne, But she's not yet willing to face it. How could her powerful mother let all this happen to her?]

Player: We fought well - though I was a little worried about you afterward, in truth. Aylin: Set your mind at ease, my friend. Dame Aylin is more well now than she has been this past century. [Good humored. Soft in tone. A little uncertain - it's true she's better now than she has been, but why does she feel so shitty, then? (She's in the beginning of reckoning with the trauma of what happened to her).]

Player: I hope you can rest easy now, Dame Aylin. Aylin: Yes. I wish for the very same. Aylin: Enjoy the spoils of your victory. Spin memories of our prowess in your mind like silkfloss.

So, a few things pop out for me here. First, you get the more explicit anger at Selûne if Isobel isn't there, as opposed to the "hahah, I will smite all the bastards who dare come after me, no matter how many there are" line. "How could her powerful mother let all this happen to her?" just... damn, hits hard, even if you subscribe to the theory that Selûne simply could not intervene in the Shadowfell imprisonment beyond sending those poor people whose graves you find in front of the mausoleum.

And here Aylin really lays it on thick with the denial that there's anything wrong at all. Combined with the letter you get from her in the epilogue if Isobel is dead, it just paints such a bleak, sad picture. I can just see her going all out on the Sword of Selûne duty-bound paladin side of things, no rest, no healing, no stopping even for a moment, no dealing with anything at all, from the trauma to the bitterness towards mum. Until whatever horrible breaking point comes, a year or a century from now. The need for Isobel's humanising influence is so clear. I've touched on Isobel's side of things here.

Speaking of having a bone to pick with Selûne, if you're playing as a cleric/paladin of Selûne, you can get some extra very honest dialogue with Isobel in Last Light:

Player: Why has the Moonmaiden waited until now to take an interest in this curse? Isobel: Maybe she was waiting for one of us to find this place ourselves. Free will, and all that.

Isobel: Though if it were my place to ask why she let Ketheric turn; why she allowed this village to rot at his hands - believe me, I would. [A cold edge in her voice]

Player: Are you faring all right? It can't be easy holding a lone candle in such darkness. Isobel: All things with her strength. You know the litany. [A little sarcastically. She's got a bone to pick with Selûne but isn't being too overt.]

Side note: the amount of devnotes for Isobel's lines that say she's delivering them "with swagger" and being "cheeky" makes me smile every time. Love her. Love her snark.

Also, to get it out of the way: no, I'm fairly sure Aylin did not break her oath. I see this brought up a ton and I just see no way for it to be the case. There is nothing to suggest this outside of a wording similarity and it just makes no sense. Girl is clearly some flavour of Oath of Vengeance (she uses Abjure Enemy, so this is the case even mechanically, even though she's obviously an NPC and not a standard player-build paladin) and she killed a very shitty guy who was also explicitly after her in godawful ways. You can do far worse things in the game than her dramatic speech and backbreaker and not break your OoV.

[hehe-hoho-ohno]

As mentioned in my earlier post, Two Car Train is officially discontinued.

However, as an extra bonus for the Tumblr crowd, I'm putting the unfinished chapter 5 beneath the cut, which you can read if you want to.

[[I will be using square brackets to fill in missing scenes.]]

Station help up a hand, motioning for Lian to stop. “Did you hear that?”

They had been heading back to the settlement, earlier than Station would normally start the trek back but he didn’t want Lian to be out here when night fell.

“You mean the Pokémon?” Lian asked. “It sounds like a fight.”

“Yes,” Station agreed grimly, then took off at a sprint. “It’s hurt.”

“Wait! Wait up!” Lian hurried after him on his much shorter legs. “What are you doing? You’re supposed to run away, not towards it!”

If anything Station only quickened his pace, hoping he would be able to finish the battle before Lian caught up so he could keep the kid out of danger. He crested the hill, and spotted a flock of rufflets harassing a small curled up form. That wouldn’t do. He slid down the slope towards them and tossed out a pokeball.

Magikarp sailed towards the gang like a frisbee, crashing right into the middle of the flock and startling them into taking fight.

“Karp!” Magikarp splashed cheerfully.

“Bravo! Well done. Thank you.” He returned her to her ball and crouched down next to the cowering machop. “Greetings! Don’t be afraid. We are here to help!”

It hesitantly uncovered it’s head and looked up at him. The rufflets had done a number on it. Station offered it an Oran berry. It didn’t take it. He placed it on the ground. “Your cab needs maintenance and I don’t have enough supplies on me to heal you completely.”

It didn’t seem to understand any of that, boggling at him in complete confusion. “The most efficient course of action would be to take you back to the settlement and heal you there.” He pulled out a pokeball and it flinched back, kicking its feet to scuttle backwards.

Station pulled back. ���I won’t hurt you. It’s only a pokeball. For transport. You’ll be safer inside.”

“What. Is. Wrong with you!?” Lian panted, having finally caught up. “What are you doing?!”

“It needed help,” Station said and pointed at the machop. It almost felt too obvious to be worth mentioning but Lian had asked.

Lian threw an exasperated hand towards the sky. “Great. Now we need help.”

Station looked up. The rufflets had not dispersed and were circling above them, flying in formation in a way that reminded him of a… dance.

Shit.

“Ah,” he said, sounding much calmer than he felt. “That’s bad.”

“Indubitably,” Lian agreed.

The birds blurred together and dove towards the ground.

“We should run,” Station said.

“I concur,” Lian said, already booking it.

Station glanced down at the machop, who had curled up again in fright. “Please don’t punch me,” he muttered and scooped it up, cradling the machop to his chest. It squeaked in surprise but, fortunately, it was too startled to punch him.

He dove to the side as the giant fusion plunged down, talons raking the ground where they had been. Shit! That was too close. It beat its many wings and ascended again, preparing for another attack.

He easily caught up to Lian and soon began to outpace him. Even though his instincts screamed at him not to, he slowed down so that he lagged behind Lian. After all, it would be the slowest group member who got targeted. Should they pick him up? Lian certainly wouldn’t appreciate it, but that was the least important factor right now. But he was already carrying Machop. Carrying two passengers might be slower than travelling separately.

“Look!” Lian pointed ahead. “We’re almost home!”

Suddenly, what Station needed to do became crystal clear. He couldn’t lead the rampaging Pokémon into the settlement.

Station turned on his heel and unclipped a pokeball from his belt.

And cornobbled the fusion, knocking it out of it’s flight path and sending it crashing into the snow.

“What are you doing?!” Lian wailed.

[Station and Lian fight the fusion and win!]

——

“We have arrived at our destination.”

Machop looked up at him, confused. Station crouched down so he was at her level. “This near where we met, yes?”

She bobbed her head.

“Right. So.” Station absentmindedly rotated her pokeball between his fingers. “You are all better now. Fully operational! That is good. I understand that when you acquiesced to capture it was under duress. A temporary solution to an emergency situation. That’s over now.”

“Chop?” She cocked her head, uncomprehending.

“You can go home,” Station said. “You have the option. I will release you, if you wish.”

She warbled and stepped closer to them. She hesitantly placed her hand on his wrists, light as a butterfree. She didn’t seem to comprehend what he was offering.

“Don’t you want to go home?” Station asked. “Don’t you have things to do, places to be? You were taken quite abruptly. Isn’t there anything you want to return to? Things you left undone?”

She stared at him with a concerned sort of confusion.

“Don’t you have family? Friends? …Aren’t you loved? Isn’t there someone, anyone, who will miss you, if you do not return? Someone who will look for you if you’re not at your station?” He practically begged her. “You didn’t even get to say goodbye. So you can’t. You can’t stay. You’ll be homesick. And lost and confused and…”

She reached up to brush at his cheeks and dab under his eyelashes with a tender sort of awkwardness. He reached up to grasp her hands to keep her from poking out his eyes out by accident. Machop’s hands were wet. So was his face.

Station swallowed, suddenly aware of the lump in his throat. “Sorry. My apologies. I got off track.” He flicked her ball open, intending to snap it at the hinge. “It’s a bit of a waste, but I can’t recall a release method that doesn’t involve breaking the ball so…”

Machop let out an alarmed cry and tugged the pokeball away from them, cradling it to her chest.

Station glanced between his now empty hands and her. “You want to keep it? A little unorthodox but I don’t see why not. Be your own master… or something.”

She sat down in the snow with a huff, protectively shielding the ball from Station.

“Isn’t that cold?” he asked. She narrowed her eyes at him. “I suppose you would be used to it.”

After some hesitation, Station shuffled around so that he was sitting beside her. Yep. He was right. It was cold. And wet. A bit miserable all around. “You seem upset. Are you mad at me?”

“Mmm.” She looked at her feet and petted her pokeball, as if it were something alive that needed comforting.

“Is it because…” and he couldn’t believe he was saying this. “You would rather stay? With me?”

Machop jerkily nodded.

“…Why?” He didn’t understand. Was her previous life truly so terrible? Or maybe it was different for Pokémon. It wasn’t uncommon for Pokémon to couple themselves to promising trainers. Gligar and Magikarp had certainly been eager to join him. Still, Machop didn’t seem like the type who would like to pursue battling. What would prompt her to leave the only home she had ever known?

Machop leaned against him, pillowing her head against the crook of his arm.

The whole point of this exercise had been to give her a choice. To give her an opportunity that Station had not gotten. And she had made her decision. It was not the answer that Station had been expecting but, unfathomable as it was, it was her truth.

“I see. If that’s is truly what you want, then it would be an honour to have you with us.” He opened his hand expectantly. “Don’t worry, I won’t break it unless you change your mind.”

With some hesitancy, she retuned the ball to him. Station pulled it back before she could enter it again and she squeaked in betrayal. “Sorry, I just wanted to let you know that you can change your mind. This is a standing offer. If you ever want to be released you just need to to tell me, okay?”

“Chop,” she grumbled and vanished into the pokeball in a flash of light.

With a huff of amusement Station reattached her pokeball to his belt. He stood and shook off the snow clinging to his pants and coat.

The area around him had grown so foggy it was difficult to discern the world around him. Coupled with the snowfall covering his tracks, it was impossible to tell the way he had come from. The fog had set in so quickly and he hadn’t even noticed. It seemed… unnatural.

Slow clapping sounded from behind him and he spun to see Volo’s figure emerging from the haze, mist curling around him like drapery. His uncovered eye shone through the gloom, glacial blue.

“Oh, how sweet,” he drawled, rolling his eyes.

Station squinted at him. “You are not Volo.”

Not-Volo spluttered, mouth opening and closing rapidly. “How did you-?! No! I am Volo! What makes you say that?!”

“Volo would act more like…” Station smiled widely, leaned forward with a hand on his hip and waggled his pointer finger. “My, what a showing from my favourrrrite customer! Putting my pokeballs to good use I see! You weirdo, you!” He winked. “Have you remembered anything yet?”

Not-Volo’s lip curled. “V- I would not fucking say that.”

Station shrugged, letting his smile and the persona drop. “Maybe. Maybe not. His eyes are definitely grey though.”

Said blue-but-should-be-grey eyes widened as it’s hands (already lengthening into claws) flew to it’s face, as if it could feel the imperfections. It snarled and yanked at the illusionary bangs, tearing off the illusion like an orange peel, until frayed away into the ghostly fur of it’s real body.

“…Do I know you?” Something about it seemed familiar. He tilted his head. “Didn’t I give you berries that one time?”

It stilled from tearing at it’s mane,

[Station catches a Zoroark]

——

[Station becomes Lady Sneasler’s Warden]

[Station and Lian talk about how Lian is upset that Station was made a Warden before him]

[pokepollsters]

Best Pokémon Villains Tournament- Individuals Bracket- Round 2: Match 24

Like the last match today, we see a member of Cipher squaring up against a main series Team member! This time though, the battle may be even tougher for our spin off representative.

The egotistical Snattle is one of the more self important members of Cipher! Fittingly for a man that sees himself above it all, all the Shadow Pokémon he wields against the player are themed for celestial bodies- Lunatone, Solrock, and Starmie. He spearheads the takeover of Phenac City in Pokémon XD, and is quite ruthless with the treatment of his captives, and the members of the press who've caught his activity on tape. And since everything about this man has to be big- his post game battle team consists of Pokémon that go boom! He uses an Explosion/Self Destruct and Protect strategy that can be quite the challenge to cope with.

Trying to stop Snattle's impact on the competition is a man not interested in the sky- but the land itself. It's Team Magma's Maxie! He shares a lot in common with a man we've seen before, Team Aqua's Archie. They both pursue their extreme environmental goals to their bitter conclusion, causing devastation across Hoenn. Maxie, unlike Archie, is more calculating and methodical, ultimately a very good compliment to Archie's style- so it's no surprise that the two of them used to work together on the same team. After the player defeats him for the final time, he begins to see the error of his ways, and vows to repent. Can he and Archie reconnect? But first, can he win this match?

[fanficfanattic]

Merry Mini-Fic-Mas @yorkshire-rockchick!

“How hard can the job be if Ted did it?”

Would he have said it out loud if someone asked? Absolutely not. Did he believe it? Absolutely yes.

But he would have been wrong then cause he’s definitely wrong now. Not even counting all the Feel Good Bullshit, all the work could stack up so fucking easily. Rebecca even gave him a break on the scouting reports.

He hadn’t figured out who the rat was, yet, but someone told her about how he used to pretend to do it. She knew how to pick her battles though, and said he could let Beard and Nate narrow down the pool but he had to actually put in the work to make final decisions.

Turns out making compromises was also part of his official job description. As much as he loved it, he also hated how well she knew him.

But then there was the other half of it. The Feel Good Bullshit was actually important. Not that he’d admit that on pain of death either.

Which is how he found himself in his office at 5 a.m. while making Tartt shout out what number he was on in his squats, star jumps, and sit-ups. All so he could painstakingly enter in all of the players’ birthdays, and kids’ birthdays, and the couples’ anniversaries.

He was on June, entering both Isaac and Arlo’s birthdays on the same square, when he realized his mistake.

Jamie hadn’t called out a number in at least 60 seconds, and Roy had missed it, which meant that he hadn’t hidden the project while the little prick crept up behind him.

“You should put everybody’s ages in brackets,” came ‘helpfully’ from over his shoulder.

He didn’t jump, he did NOT, and if Tartt claimed he did he was a filthy fucking liar.

“Fucking hell, Jamie!”

“What!”

“Why aren’t you doing your reps?”

“Finished them. And then you didn’t assign more torture so I came to see if you’d died on me. Bet now you wish you had though?”

He closed his eyes, and boxed breathed until the urge to murder his star player passed.

And as happened very occasionally, it turned out Jamie had a point. Olivia was fucking starting school this year which he wouldn’t have asked about until he’d realized she’d be five.

Even worse, he had to get all of the ages and anniversary lengths from Tartt. Fucking figures. But it was going to be worth it, because he was going to have cards for all his players’ kids and the goofy ones would have the right balloon numbers on the front.

Fucking Ted and him respecting everyone and it working. And it working on him too.

But he got the wall calendar filled out, and hung up in his office, and then got to order Jamie to restart his workout since he stopped before it was finished. The whine in response was a good excuse to smile. It was going to be a good day.

Read the other gifts here.

[blacksailspolls]

🏴‍☠️🦜🔱 BLACK SAILS EPISODE BRACKET : FINALE

🦜 THIS IS IT! THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED <3 SUMMARIES UNDER THE CUT:

[LEFT] XXVIII. (3.10) — As Flint buries the treasure, he is questioned by Silver about his true reasons for the war against the British and the tactics for the upcoming battle on the island. On the day of the attack, the British and Hornigold manage to take the beach with superior firepower, forcing Flint and his men to retreat. Meanwhile, Rackham and Anne unite with Blackbeard's fleet, who seeks revenge for the death of Charles Vane. In Nassau, Eleanor is confronted by an anonymous message, which demands the remains of Charles Vane as well as the gibbet be removed from the market square. Rogers recovers and reassures Eleanor of his support in overcoming her enemies. Silver sends Dobbs to the beach to kill Hornigold. In a later battle, Hornigold shoots Dobbs. Hornigold is eventually killed by Flint. In Nassau, a pardoned pirate captain is murdered by Billy, as there was no reaction to the message with the black spot. With the help of Anne and Rackham, Blackbeard's fleet manages to force the British fleet to retreat. In Nassau, Billy uses the name "Long John Silver" to create a claim of responsibility for the murder.

[RIGHT] XXXVIII. (4.10) — Jack and his crew arrive at Skeleton Island and attempt to rescue any survivors in the aftermath of Rogers' ambush of Flint and Silver's crew. Jack, Flint, and Silver sail behind Rogers and the Eurydice to engage them in one final battle. The Eurydice has been seized and Flint and Silver go back to Skeleton Island to retrieve the treasure. Jack returns to Philadelphia to talk to Marion Guthrie about her buying out Rogers' debts. Flint chooses to go to Savannah. Order, at least on the surface, is restored in Nassau.

[mrchaosman]

Silentton The Amazing

My Scampton take for my CHAPTER REWRITTEN take, Silentton is a mime who been controlled by an UNKNOWN MEANS to keep the ACT up.

Basically, this one isn't much of an original thing, as it is based on an old Spamton-Jevil Swap, where Spamton is a mime.

Silentton's equivalent of Devilsknife is the NEOCapturer, a film projector-like cannon that shots a wave of reflections and stuff.

Uses the Purple SOUL (very obvious, Lol).

His battle arena is basically a mix of Spamton's Rollercoaster and the tunnel of love from chapter 2, with carts being replaced with boats.

His speech Quirk is mostly the same. However, the text in the square brackets is French, and his sentence is all based on the love terms (based on the Spamton Network valentine special thing).

He'll still shoot his heart out, saying that the lightners has "break" his heart, so he'll break theirs.

He still hates Joyzzl, lamo.

Anyway, yeah, that's pretty much all I have to say about him.

See ya

[let-them-fight]

Do you want SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS to square off with CTHULU?

What would happen if REI PLUSH was pit up against 1 BILLION LIONS?

Well, my friend, THIS DUMB FUCKING STUPID BLOG IS RIGHT FOR YOU!

Welcome to THE TOURNAMENT! That’s it; it’s a tournament, in which YOU (the tumblrina) submit a random bitch from ANY FICTIONAL MEDIA to me (the tumblrine) via either the submissions tab and/or the inbox. Depending on the popularity of this blog, once we hit 100 individual submissions, we begin.

I will pair up two random characters out of the list. They will fight. They do not move onto some… new round, nor do they receive some cool swag sexy prize.

They, as in YOU, merely receive the notion that your fave survived a go in

THE TOURNAMENT.

I cannot guarantee how quickly polls will be out, and between the limits I will most definitely be doing other stuff apart from this blog.

Anyways here are da rulez:

No real people preferably! (With exceptions)

No ism, ist, or phobia here, thank you very much. Any and all occurrences of that will be blocked and/or denied.

No Harry Potter or DSMP please <3

Be respectful to each other and me. Lest I bawl like a big fat baby and pound my fists into the floor

Do not whine to me if your fave doesn’t win one of these silly little rounds. This is what queer infighting leads to /j

Anyways… I think I got the point across well. Bye!

Tagging for exposure (sorry that these have like 0 correlation):

@haveyouheardthisband @haveyoureadthisbook-poll @haveyouseenthismovie-poll @ao3topshipsbracket

@autistic-anime-girls-bracket

@dumbass-duo-showdown

@hot-take-tournament

@who-do-i-know-this-man

@copaganda-clobberfest

@toxicyuribracket

@fave-fight

@tournament-winners-tournament

@fictional-idol-tournament

@cinderpoll

@silly-name-tourney

@badass-queer-couples-battle

@shinypokemonshowdown

@ffshipbracket

[basilthemilkaddict]

I made fan art of host from the show “Battle for [ ]” a while back, but I never posted it, so here it is

REBLOG MY ART! I want others to see it!/nf ofc! :D

[tohwitchesduels]

FIRST ROUND OF WITCHES DUELS - Final Battle: Battle Royale!

Now this battle in comparison is different from the previous ones. In this battle, all the losers participate to see who's the best and who's the worst witch among them. Since we're trying to test how powerful the teenage cast of the show is and rank them fair and square, this shall settle things between the losers without giving them much of an individual bracket to speed things up, as plenty of those characters aren't that popular. Granted, the people who will tie in this battle one way or another will eventually have their own face-off, and the winner of this battle will have a chance to be a wild card that shall challenge the losers of the second round, who will come out of this victorious!

The Blight Twins

The Detention Track

The Glandus High

Skara

Matt Tholomule

Brace yourself and prepare for votes:

Disclaimer: This is not a popularity contest or which character you prefer, in this tournament, you decide who is stronger/better/smarter/etc. opponent.

Return to the Masterpost.

[fpsprotag-poll]

CONTESTANTS REVEAL

After the unfortunate delay, it's time to reveal our beautiful contestans.

These 25 unique and very different characters will battle to the death for the title of the most "based" shooter antagonist. Who will win? You decide!

You may have noticed that i haven't posted a bracket - this is intentional. With how the previous poll's bracket was kinda badly structured, i decided to take inspiration from @doomed-bythe-narrative and radomize the "fights" each time. And also, it gives me chance to take input from the audiance of how the brackets could be structured.

But that doesn't matter. What matters is the BLOODBATH that wil ensue.

Next friday, July 14th, 6pm CEST. You have 5 days to vouch for your pick and spread the word of the ensuing fight.

Be there. Be square. Get shootin'.

[spencerscharacterbattle]

WELCOME TO THE SECOND SUPER AWESOME CHARACTER BATTLE, NOW WITH 128 CHARACTERS!!!!!

this bracket has 128 of my current favorite characters in media, whether they be obscure or well-known!

HOW THE FORMAT WORKS!:

the first round will contain a battle between the four characters in each box. only two in each box will move forward (the highest and second-highest voted)

the second round will contain a battle between two winners of one square and two of another, and only two will move forward

the third round is exactly like the last round, except only one will move forward

the fourth round will contain a battle between one winner and another, and only one will move forward

the fifth round is exactly like the last round, with the winner moving forward to compete for the ultimate win

the sixth round is the final round and will decide who is the winner of Spencer’s Super Awesome Character Battle 2024!!

just like last year, each poll will be up for a week, so there’s plenty of time to vote for your faves!!

THE CHARACTER BRACKET IS BELOW!!!

(there is a text transcript under the “keep reading” as the text is very small, i apologize for that)

victoria chase (hot in cleveland) vs brock (unikitty) vs chococat (sanrio) vs bozz (the state)

hello kitty (sanrio) vs applejack (mlp) vs bumper allen (pitch perfect) vs kenneth (craig of the creek)

derpy (mlp) vs peggy (papa louie) vs aidan russell (rainbow high) vs rick (the state)

pizza steve (uncle grandpa) vs princess celestia (mlp) vs christine (the state) vs ernie (sesame street)

ariel (the little mermaid) vs starlight glimmer (mlp) vs louie (the state) vs gonzo (the muppets)

levon (the state) vs marley rose (glee) vs choo choo (jellystone) vs bert (sesame street)

rock (rock paper scissors) vs princess luna (mlp) vs deuce gorgon (monster high g3) vs violet wolf (great wolf pack)

octavius (night at the museum film version) vs lee ping (detentionaire) vs cavendish (milo murphy’s law) vs damien (total drama reboot)

purple m&m (the m&ms) vs cheese sandwich (mlp) vs bowie (total drama reboot) vs vince noir (the mighty boosh)

scooter (papa louie) vs glep (smiling friends) vs barry (craig of the creek) vs bridgette (total drama)

holly de’vious (rainbow high) vs wander (wander over yonder) vs octavius (night at the museum animated film) vs secret keeper (craig of the creek)

pepé (the muppets) vs frankie stein (monster high g3) vs hunter (sean saves the world) vs thacher (hailey’s on it)

allan (smiling friends) vs trixie lulamoon (mlp) vs delilah fields (rainbow high) vs naboo (the mighty boosh)

pekkle (sanrio) vs jedediah (night at the museum film) vs princess cadance (mlp) vs poppy rowan (rainbow high)

U*SA*HA*NA (sanrio) vs eva (total drama) vs yolanda (the muppets) vs emperor awesome (wander over yonder)

holger (detentionaire) vs moana (moana) vs noah (total drama) vs lightning mcqueen (cars)

sarah (yolo) vs cam (detentionaire) vs dracula (monster high g3) vs scissors (rock paper scissors)

pim (smiling friends) vs dakota (milo murphy’s law) vs sabrina st. cloud (rainbow high) vs melanie moretti (hot in cleveland)

rachel (yolo) vs commander peepers (wander over yonder) vs mark (craig of the creek) vs uma van hoose (rainbow high)

pinkie pie (mlp) vs omar (craig of the creek) vs biffy (detentionaire) vs margot de perla (rainbow high)

sean harrison (sean saves the world) vs cooper (trolls) vs orange m&m (the m&ms) vs ahkmenrah (night at the museum)

liz (sean saves the world) vs juke (the amazing world of gumball) vs gwen (the state) vs octavia (mlp)

pencil (rock paper scissors) vs amiria (papa louie) vs natasha zima (rainbow high) vs toralei stripe (monster high g3)

steve (the state) vs jedediah (night at the museum animated film) vs clawdeen wolf (monster high g3) vs abed nadir (community)

howard moon (the mighty boosh) vs raj (total drama reboot) vs troy (the state) vs scarlett (papa louie)

sylvia (wander over yonder) vs rizzo (the muppets) vs max thompson (sean saves the world) vs richmond (the it crowd)

gwimbly (smiling friends) vs wanda (the state) vs ghoulia yelps (monster high g1) vs brandy (detentionaire)

sheryl meyer (rainbow high) vs dj pon 3 (mlp) vs wayne (total drama reboot) vs top cat (jellystone)

emma (total drama reboot) vs joy scroggs (hot in cleveland) vs master frown (unikitty) vs david (craig of the creek)

milo murphy (milo murphy’s law) vs paper (rock paper scissors) vs charlie (smiling friends) vs frida kahlo (clone high)

bob moore (hot in cleveland) vs barry (the state) vs tow mater (cars) vs laurel de’vious (rainbow high)

felix unger (the odd couple 2015) vs liezel (papa louie) vs rainbow dash (mlp) vs sugar (glee)

[is-this-tf]

ignore last ask i forgot something </3

tf or pass: algebraliens as a whole

(left to right, top to bottom: pi (anosimbib), square bracket (the minutely object show), clock (it's time for the), two (tpot), exclamation mark (animatic battle/object fool), four (bfb)

I think I'll pass for these guys personally, but I definitely understand the urge to become funny little shapes 😌