whenever i see robots wearing clothes i have to ask: what kind of world does he live in? is this a futuristic robot / human harmony type of situation? is it all robots? a parallel dimension? etc
can ret eat or sleep + how? can ret dream ? what does he dream about, if at all?
answering the third question first bc i wanted to show y'all Ret's full outfit, he likes jus stayin shirtless to avoid overheating, plus in the house he lives in, everyone's a robot so no one bats an eye.
full lore blurb under the cut!
Ret's world is actually within the same world as my object head ocs! same time frame as well, its just that Ret's continent is filled with humans and my object head guys live on another continent, p far away. in-universe, Ret's time frame isnt really that far from us! i'd say around 2046, technology has advanced significantly but not to the 'robots and humans live in harmony' level, but are still very intelligent to operate on their own.
Ret does have a job! hes one of those 'amazing ai makes creative project' robots, think miku if miku wrote her own songs and made her own dance choreography, drew her own posters- etc! Ret, to executives, is a self-sustaining machine that doesnt need a team, which lets him have a lot of creative control over his music videos and add his own 'X-factor' to them thats very eye catching to audiences [its the autism. the autism is the x factor]
if you asked HIM, he would say that he likes having a job, smth to do, a set purpose, but he does wish he could try smth different every once in a while nd it shows in his projects. oddly enough, he communicates his feelings really well in his videos but as soon as he has to verbalize them he tends to lie to appease whoever is asking.
originally, he was a gimmick bot, his gimmick was 'put your data into this machine, and it will write a song about your deepest desires!', just a song-writer ai, what he did as a prototype was as rudementary as psychic hot-reading [or cold-reading if the date input was insufficient], he grew to learn how to read peoples data better with time, and became a 'viral moment' so to speak.
at the present in my story, Ret still has his job but he won't have it for much longer :)
Ret does not know who his creator is because by the time he was sentient, he was a part of a huge media company that housed a lot of these sorts of robots. [hype-house sorta deal, I designed 1 of the other robos... i need to show y'all the others!]
[his creator was a young male developer who was better at coding than he is at song writing, so he thought starting a project like Ret, originally named Rhett before his launch, would be a fun challenge]
Ret cannot dream, but he can 'sleep', he likes to charge via a mobile charging station if an outlet is not readily available and convenient, and during charging his body becomes inactive, but his mind is partially awake. [he can still hear everything around him. he chooses to keep that tidbit of info to himself]
so. I saw that you said you were named after a porn star. Like their actual name IRL or their porn star name?? What’s the story? Why did your parents give you that name?
hello anon this is so funny to elaborate on. i won't say the actual pornstar because its my legal first and middle name so i'd prefer not to just put it out there, though people can probably guess if they know this sort of thing?
my legal first and middle name is the same as her real-life first and middle name. she also goes by her first name as a pornstar, though the middle name is usually cut out. she was most popular around the years i was born.
it is not a particularly long story and i haven't gotten the full thing ever. this is just what i've put together. but basically my parents were coming up with names while my mom was pregnant. and so my dad had not only suggested my first or middle name, but had suggested my first and middle name together at the same time. my mom hadn't realized it was the name of a very popular porn actress - my dad had said "he heard it from a commercial." then it got on my certificate before my mom was aware of where it came from. anyways, totally unrelated to that topic, my parents are severely divorced.
Hey btw if your ever in need of ranting about a blorbo/oc, this is an ask that tells your to do so. What is the most interesting thing about them? Do they have any symbolism to them and if so what is it about? Favorite ideal situation to put them in? Any romance ideas?
Anon, I want to start off by apologizing for taking EXACTLY A YEAR to reply to this! Happy One Year Anniversary! 💀😭 Obviously, I’ve been thinking about this a lot, trying to decide who I wanted to talk about and trying to put my thoughts into words. And, of course, it took even longer because I wanted to include drawings of the characters… 🤦♂️Anyway…
I’ve decided to talk about multiple characters of mine, since they are important for my upcoming comics: Boxman’s mother, father, and sister! I have some New™, Fresh™ information to share about all of them today! Hope you enjoy my ramblings!
MEREDITH (Boxman's Mother)
Most interesting thing:
Hmm, well… the things I find most interesting about Meredith are kind of spoilers for my comics, but an interesting thing about her is her special ability! (“Every proper siren has one, darling.” 💅) It’s called Eye of the Storm, and it allows her to summon and control a raging thunderstorm at will. Obviously, this sort of thing takes a lot of energy to maintain, so this ability actually comes with a secondary feature: Meredith can occasionally choose a victim to steal the energy from, and all she has to do to steal said energy is to make direct eye contact with them. The lady’s got a mean glare as it is, but with this power on top of that? Wowza. Watch out.
Symbolism:
Given my answer to the previous question, you won’t be surprised to know that I associate Meredith with storms! She is a passionate character with a wild side, and when she truly gets going, she will step aside for no one.
Favorite situation to put them in:
Meredith is a complex character with a lot going on, and I don’t want to reduce her to just an antagonist… but MAN, does she make a good antagonist! 😆 I love to put her into situations in which she terrifies/intimidates other characters, and trust me, she will have a lot of chances to do that in the comics!
Romance ideas:
Meredith isn’t much for romance. At least not anymore. Heron was her first love, and after her relationship with him went south, her trust in men was destroyed. (To be fair, it was shaky to begin with.) She has, however, made an attempt at another relationship or two for monetary reasons. If that even counts lol
HERON (Boxman's Father)
Most interesting thing:
Heron has had a wide variety of experiences across his lifetime, and during that time, he has developed many, many skills. These skills include (but are not limited to): farming, fishing, sailing, cooking, baking, sewing, crochet, whittling, building, juggling, and playing the banjo! Just… don’t ask him to sing, okay?
Symbolism:
Heron’s symbolism is… probably pretty obvious, huh? I mean… he’s got an anchor… tattooed… on his back… *ahem* Anyway. The anchor is connected to a lot of Heron’s positive attributes—loyalty and sturdiness being the main ones. But it is also connected to some of his character flaws and the way he views himself. In a way, Heron himself is an anchor, for all the good and bad that entails. ⚓
Favorite situation to put them in:
Despite the immense amount of comic outlining and scriptwriting I’ve been doing for Siren Theory, I can say pretty confidently that any scene in which Heron interacts with Professor Venomous is one of my favorites. It’s partly due to the “meet the parents” trope, but the other part of it is that Heron is just an unusual guy who does unusual things, and having a stranger witness that firsthand is hilarious.
Romance ideas:
While Heron has had his share of crushes in his youth, he has never been in a serious relationship with anyone but Meredith… and he would like to keep it that way. He still feels like he’s putting the pieces of himself back together after their messy separation.
REBECCA/SIRENA (Boxman's Sister)
Most interesting thing:
I think the thing that I enjoy most about Rebecca is the duality in her personality. She is very charismatic and graceful onstage as Sirena, but offstage, when she’s just Rebecca, she can be pretty socially awkward and kind of a klutz.
Symbolism:
Some of you may have made the connection already, but Sirena’s real name, Rebecca, is a nod to Rebecca Sugar, the creator of Steven Universe and the spouse of Ian Jones-Quartey (creator of OK KO). This name was actually a suggestion by my sister (Thanks, girlie!) because she knew Sugar sang the end credit song of OK KO, and that little song was one of my inspirations for creating Sirena in the first place. Since then, the name has really proven itself to be a perfect fit for my little superstar siren! The meaning of the name Rebecca is “to tie/bind,” and Rebecca really is the character that ties her family—and the narrative of a lot of the comics—together!
Favorite situation to put them in:
My favorite moments for Rebecca are the ones in which she is emotionally vulnerable. It isn’t always easy for her, but there are some things that will happen in the comics that will force her to wear her heart on her sleeve. I’m excited for that!
Romance ideas:
Honestly, I’ve come up with so many ideas for OK KO that I won’t have space for all of them in the narrative, even though I’m planning to create, like, 19 comics! 😂 One of those things that won’t get a lot of time in the spotlight is Rebecca’s developing romance with a certain someone. That being said, it wouldn’t be a big spoiler for me to say… Plazecca! 🎵
Thank you so much for asking, Anon! Truly, you have enriched my enclosure. 💖
I hate how Venti almost always gets borderline bullied and disrespected in fics either by the reader or other characters, there is a difference between playful bickering and being an absolute cunt to someone..
like..
if i'm reading a venti x reader fic i don't want to see the reader being mean to him or rejecting his affection or insulting him, it's almost like as if writers don't like him and take shit out on him??
Why do people treat venti like a punching bag??
Some people do not know how to write teasing flirtation. I think a sizeable portion of this fanbase is writing for the first time actually. I rarely ever read Venti x readers anymore specifically for similar reasons to this. (Some people wanna write for every character without understanding every character).
The main reason though is I'm sick of the 'ehe' every other word Venti says. Like he only does that in canon when he's flustered or deflecting he doesn't say it every five seconds. I feel like I'm being brought back to the AOT fandom with Levi's constant 'tch' every time I see it.
Also Also people need to stop having Venti neglect his s/o. If you honestly think Venti would treat his partner in anyway other than the light of his life, moon to his stars, the most sacred being he's ever gazed upon you're doing it wrong and I'm deleting your document and stealing all the chargers in your house.
No pressure, but I was wondering if you're any closer to putting the older fics you took down a while ago back up on AO3? It just kills me there are fics of yours I can't read!
Hi anon!
Just for you, I put one up. It's called "Secondhand."
It's a Wincest mpreg fic. Sam turns 17 the day their lives change forever.
I will look through the collection and see if I can find more to put up. Thank you for the reminder, I hadn't thought of these in a while. :)
-favorite thing about them: I really enjoy his design. It's a good redesign comparing to his Classic Design. (both designs are good in their own right)
-least favorite thing about them: The obvious, with how they rush the whole “Organic Lifeforms throwing away us Robotic Lifeforms”. Like idk White, Plasma has a point?
-favorite line: "One day they will tire of you, too!"
-brOTP: Plasma/Magnet; They scream brothers to me.
-OTP: While I do enjoy Plasma/White, I still do have a soft spot for both Plasma/Pretty and Plasma/Phantom
-nOTP: Plasma/Magnet; Gonna keep it brief, I simply cannot look at that ship in good faith, Sorry.
-random headcanon: Plasma adopted that Kid Civilian after the events in R1
i meant that in a funny way btw I MEAN PLS… i’mcurious. d. you see the vision. three cheers is so patho
asdfghjkl no worries. I ended up funneling some stuff together (I have too many playlists) and consolidating them into my burakhovsky playlist which is insane and absolutely slapped together with no rhyme or reason except that they all speak to me and whisper gay thoughts into my ears as I listen. my taste in music is not...coherent. so my sincere apologies
h e y, so i've been watching a lot of mcc clips lately and have been really enjoying all the illumina ones. are there any videos/streams of his that you'd recommend?
OOH! yes!! time to take up the mantle!
first of all, i'd like to direct you to @oceantail-oceantail's fruitninja guide (and honestly the rest of celia's blog) because she'll always be the master of compiling illumina & fruitninja moments! her clips tag also has a lot of fun moments from streams.
BUT, if you want my personal recommendations...
so, for starters, getting into illumina's content. namely, he's got a youtube channel (illuminaHD), which mostly features stream highlights (speedrunning), mcc highlights, and other miscellaneous minecraft gamplay. (oh, and a few world records!) he has a vods channel too, but it's run by his mods.
oh yeah, his twitch: illumina1337. could trick the fae multiple times over with the number of names we have to tag him by
here's my personal favorite youtube videos of his - or videos that feature him:
this is my Dream SMP application [Stream Highlights] / Probably my most watched highlights video of his, though they're all hilarious. General speedrunning fails and clutches, crafting shenanigans, funny commentary. All his highlight videos give a good sense as to what his streams are like!
the minecraft bingo/lockout series with SmallAnt - I challenged Minecraft's Best Speedrunner to a test of skill and Minecraft Lockouts Are Surprisingly Brutal.. / GREAT series. had me on the edge of my seat. the first video was uploaded to ant's channel, the second on illumina's, but illumina has the vods for both streams saved on a separate channel. i won't get into the twists, but... it was a ride.
Minecraft: fruitberries VS Illumina / Minecraft manhunts... everybody's heard of them. Well, this one was done with fruitninja over two years ago (wow!) Imagine being hunted across multiple dimensions but your assassin is really, really chill. Oh, and also with the expected cracked gameplay from a manhunt as well.
and as for my favorite streams...
Speedrun Showdown w/ Fruitberries VS Dani & Fireworkss (then 1.16 RSG) / So, speedrun showdown! This was the first time the tournament was hosted, which was almost two years ago. Currently, season two (?) of speedrun showdown is taking place, with the finals happening tomorrow! Charity event, super cool, two duos race to the end to kill the dragon. (Both Fruit and Illumina are participating in the 2022 run, but on opposite teams. Fruitninja aren't allowed to team very often. If you watch this vod, you'll find out why.)
Minecraft Championship 13! w/ Punz, Krinios, & Eret! / Classic. All-time favorite. There would be something wrong if this video didn't show up on my list. Illumina's first MCC win! Team vibes were great, they absolutely dominated (with one of the most nerve-wracking dodgebolts I've ever watched. Live!)
MC Championship 17 w/ fruitberries, Vixella, & Zeuz / Another staple. I think we crashed twitter when the fruitninja MCC team was finally announced. The "Unpopular opinion, but I don't think the Simmers are going to win MCC. They've been paired with Fruitninja, which is going to be difficult no matter how good they're going to be (/c)" copypasta was going around a lot. Another team with great vibes and another very close dodgebolt!
1 on Mouse, 1 on Keyboard w/ Illumina / Warning, I think you're going to notice fruitninja being a consistent trend with my recommendations! (This is all part of the fruitninja conspiracy, in which I try to get everyone to watch their content with my art. So far, my success rate is pretty high!) Fruit & Illumina are roommates and they did a stream where one person controlled the movement via mouse and the other person controlled the movement via keyboard. (Un)surprisingly, they actually did extremely well! Great fun, one of my favorites, bonus IRL content.
Diversity 3 Playthrough! / Illumina plays through a minecraft adventure map for almost ten hours straight. He parkours, he kills mobs, he participates in a space mystery adventure. It's all here. He even speedruns (kind of.)
Okay, onto miscellaneous! As I've mentioned before, celia has a youtube channel with fruitninja & illumina clips. Also, this video from Illumina's MCC 28 parkour warrior run made me laugh. And also this video on Fruitninja interacting in MCC 24. Uh, what else.. Illumina's latest MCC highlights video was really good (though I really also liked the full stream, which is up on his twitch but not his vods channel. Watch it while it's up, I guess!) And also the fruitninja Tubnet Craftmaster Showdown vod had its great moments (also on twitch. Fruit's POV of this event is also really funny, too.)
And a small self-plug - I post a bunch of fruitninja stuff on my sideblog @calwasntfound. Mainly WIPs, though all my finished art is up here! There should be enough to provide a fun scroll. And check out the other artists in the illumina tag, they're all incredible!
What's boxmans family's opinion on him being married
Based on the timeline of my comics, none of his family members are aware of his relationship with Professor Venomous yet!
But after my "Inner Peace" comic is finished, I'll start work on "Let's Be Forgiven," which will be my take on PV's apology to Boxman. And in this same comic, PV will meet Boxman's father!
(Eventually, he will also get to meet Sirena and Meredith, but that happens in a later comic.)
I have a lot of fun antics planned as Venomous slowly learns more about Boxman's family! I hope it will be an enjoyable read for you all!