I FORGOT TO SHOW OFF THE AWESOME XMAS 2023 GIFTS I GOT (which technically came exactly in time for my bday a few months back - listen mail is slow ok...we were all worried they were at the bottom of the ocean - so I also consider them bday presents XD What great timing honestly lmao).
@cold-creature once again showing off her fine art skills with an amazing paper collage of Izm! I can't even with some of the fiddlyness of the paper cutouts - apparently she had to invest in some tiny ass tweezers for this omg XDD
The entire thought of these tiny bits of paper flying away with an exhale both makes me groan in sympathy but also laugh loudly LMAO.
@justonepurpose and @enbae not only sent me the CUTEST keychains starring my characs in different clothes (winter and Royal!Au respectively) but also a mouse and phone case (which I asked for since APPARENTLY I can't get them in my own damn country) and a mini shortcut keypad (which was a surprise) :D However they won't let me pay them back for anything 😐 So I'm still trying to decide on the best art thing to do to try and at least repay them for the awesomeness |D
Hello, Spikey, our dear friend! Do you have a moment to spare this fine day?
Wonderful! Well, you see, we recently learned something new about you, something you’ve never even told us! But we think it is something so incredible, we wanted to let you know!
According to Perfect Edition of the Great Mario Character Encyclopedia, Spikey, you have electrical abilities! I never noticed this in game, with the limited coloration, but I guess that’s what the flashing of your rolled-up sprite was! Wow! I wouldn’t even think that you would need it, with your spikey shell and all, but it’s so cool! You’re like a fish, emitting electricity!
But this good news isn’t the only reason we’re here! It’s Christmas, of course! So we got you a special treat...
Batteries! We finally know why you always seem to be buying these, even though you don’t have any devices that use them anymore! And I hear the D on these ones stands for Delectable! I’m sorry if this whole thing was a bit intrusive, but we just wanted to let you know that we love you, Spikey. We think you and your various abilities are incredible, and you can always be entirely honest with us about anything!
So merry Christmas, Spikey! I hope you have a wonderful day!
Oh. It looks like there are some people watching this whole thing. I guess we forgot to close the door. Oh well. Happy holidays to you, whoever is here witnessing what we thought was a private found family moment!
Earl was originally a mascot for Team Members at Universal Orlando Resort and was transformed into a park holiday mascot in 2020! (Two depictions of Earl above, left by @b00haus and right by @deathprocession)
Picking him up as a muse started as a joke between friends but he quickly became dear to me. He's a seasonal muse that I only write during Universal's holiday celebrations- November through December- because during the rest of the year he reverts back to squirrel form! He's a trickster god of capitalist winter holiday celebration, mercantile, and the typical hustle & bustle of the time of year. He finds himself growing in power every year as Christmas comes earlier and earlier.
Every season, he opens a tree farm and has since expanded it to include a store with everything you could possibly need for the holidays (at a price). The store is mostly run by his squirrels but he's happy to employ anyone in need of work (above, left is Dale-dolph. Additionally his righthand woman is his secretary, Ms. Martha May, below, character & art courtesy of Wolf)!
Without further ado, Earl's Tree Farm is open for business! For a limited time! 🎄🐿️🎄🐿️🎄
Had a dream about a magic school AU. Like... Literally my school but with magic and with Roxy as a protag because Blorbo. She was the only one in the school without magic so every magic lesson, she'd literally just take a nap on the desk. What else is she gonna do?
But also I dreamed how she was compensating for not having magic. She was mixing chemicals into explosives to win fights and like... Yeah it's kinda hard to argue against the dog with Potion of Kaboom™️
However, because it was a dream, my brain combined the Glams with the cast of Ni No Kuni 2 and got very confused when I woke up because the Kuni 2 cast actually fit a magic environment but FNaF guys do not lmao
There was also a bit where Roxy not having magic means naturally, she doesn't rely on it to solve problems. So while everyone was given the task of making a candle go out without blowing on it, she just. Stared in absolute bafflement as everyone around her immediately dove to figuring out spells that extinguish flames. Instead of just. Water. From the tap. Right next to them.
She decided to freak them out a bit for fun and when the teacher asks for volunteers to come forward to show what they've come up with, she immediately puts her paw up and gets called on. She wets her paw under the tap before anyone has their attention on her, walks up to the candle at the front desk, turns so everyone can see, says all professional "Today, I've learned..." pauses and then... just pinches the flame out. Literally just pinches the wick between the paw pads on her fingers and it goes out immediately. "That you guys are idiots." And walks back to her seat in silence with a smirk.
Naturally, a bunch of kids are yelling that she can't just do that what the fuck?! But she did just do that. It took her half a second to do what's taken all of them a good forty minutes to figure out at least. Teacher asks how she knew that would work and she just "you can't have a flame without oxygen. Obviously." and you get a chorus of "WHAT" and "WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT?!" She's so damn smug about it lmao these people make showing off too easy sometimes.
Like sure, she physically can't pass a mandatory magic exam unless she's able to figure out ways around it, but she can at least fuck around in lessons lmao. She tried skipping them but they started getting on her family with all the typical mandatory attendance shit so she has to go now :/ she just sleeps in them or fucks with people for fun since everyone likes to flaunt their magic on her every day anyway. Eat shit assholes she knows how to put fire out with minimal effort!
I think there was also a bit about her trying to convince teachers that a non-magic sports club would be a good idea?? And failing miserably because they just don't see the value in a magic school with non-magic sports. Thinking now, she could probably make her own club after school but probably wouldn't get that much traction with it... Resenting her family and teachers and every power that be forever because she could be a top student and could be doing amazing in school if she was just in a non-magic focused one. But she's stuck here and it sucks.
I don't know where I'd go with the story but eh it's neat I like it! Definitely different to my normal stuff!