#clover-mouse

[exposing-traced-content]

oh yay youre finally posting again!! i have a few more ive found. all done by k9 1. by garden.mouse on instagram and clover-mouse on tumblr. k9 technically 'credited' but it was in his personal channel, unpinned and not pinged AFTER a user had said something about it. was not posted in a main channel (like new-emojis or announcements) where people will actually check! 2. i was unable to find the original poster as this is a heavily reposted image. i tried searching but i believe the original poster may have deleted the post or their account. i believe k9 mentioned copying this but i couldnt find it anywhere in the server 3. once again, couldnt find original artist was this was a heavily reposted image. no credit was ever given for this that i am aware of 4. i BELIEVE the original artist may be alexb2fr on deviant art, but i am not certain, as the account looks mildly suspicious. it was the earliest posting i found of the image while searching. once again, no credit found anywhere. body is almost identical, but the wings differ. you can tell it is heavily inspired though. 5. no credit needed since its an irl image! definitely traced/heavily inspired though, especially since the other drawings of this batch were all varying styles and this one was very realistic compared to the others. i apologize for no provided overlay images this time!! didnt have the time to do so

also i just wanted to take a moment to say thank you for doing this! i believe that the emoji community, especially larger creators should be held more accountable about tracing, copying, and taking inspiration off of other creators, especially when they preach about not wanting the same done to them. i dont think any of these creators should be harassed, but the emoji community has a serious hypocrisy and stealing problem, and it shouldnt be encouraged further than it already has. you are doing a good job by creating this account and i hope you arent being harassed!

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• Note: Thank you for your submission, charminglydeceased! If you wish for this to be posted leaving you anonymous, please do tell and I can repost it! I check this account from time to time as I believe it is important for artists to receive proper credit. Everyone should be held accountable for their wrongdoings. You should never trace or heavily copy another artists work for free public use without proper credentials or permission whatsoever. You cannot be a large creator and expect everyone to actively seek for the credentials you failed to provide… the community is undoubtedly filled with hypocrisy. The goal of this account is to spread awareness and proper credits creators have neglected in their posts. And thank you, fortunately enough, I have received no hate and harassment!

TRACED/COPIED: K9EMOTE

ORIGINAL(S): GARDEN.MOUSE / @clover-mouse, ALEXB2FR (?), and UNKNOWN.

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

In what ways would you change Yuu (or would you get rid of them entirely)? The writing feels inconsistent on their place/importance. If they were just a conduit for the player to watch the events unfold that's one thing but in another story they are an active player.

I'd personally play into the beastamer aspect more. They are supposedly the reason why Ace, Deuce, and Grim were able to work together thus I'd want them to have more agency in making plans, giving orders, etc. Rook calls them Trickster but in what way (lol). The vagueness of being a self insert pains me. I'd also want to give them some magically infused weapon (or has a magestone embedded) just so they aren't fodder or sideline material.

Mmm… As much as I dislike the blank slate self-insertiness of Yuu (I’d prefer to read about an actually realized character), I wouldn’t want to get rid of them altogether. I think they’re important for the role they serve in the narrative even if in execution is inconsistent and not done well.

The problem with “changing” Yuu is that there has to be a certain level of ambiguity due to the design of the game. You cannot give them too much personality or you risk alienating the audience that likes to project or self-insert. There’s also a limit to how much uniqueness a mobile game can lend its players characters; the format isn’t exactly known for having super in-depth player arcs, it’s known for their colorful casts of rollable characters. The devs have to toe that line carefully, not to mention juggle Yuu’s participation with letting the other characters shine. It is for this reason that I won’t be doing a total overhaul of Yuu or just deciding “give them a personality!” as what I’d change about them. Rather, I’ll be proposing alterations while thinking like a dev (ie preserving the current story and as much of the self-insertiness as I can while also trying to give Yuu more to do/say).

Now Yuu, being the outsider to this world, is perfectly poised to have others dump exposition on them. This serves the dual purpose of being able to diegetically explain things to the player. (We wouldn’t get this advantage if the player character was changed to be like… a Twisted Wonderland resident; you could explain some magic things to a layman, but a resident wouldn’t need more common knowledge like country names exposited to them. Were this the case, we’d need an additional excuse for Crowley to take in a native.) It’s also convenient to have them be the “eyes” for the player to experience the world through, since Yuu is able to conveniently be present for most major main story events. It essentially makes them a human-shaped video camera.

I’ve often heard people suggest that if we need a POV character, why not go with Grim since he basically serves the same purpose now anyway. My answer to that is: Grim is also an arrogant asshole who picks fights, just the same as any other NRC student. If Grim were the player character, he wouldn’t be contributing much or helping to guide the other students learn to get along. We need Yuu here to be that driving force for change because Grim simply isn’t capable of it when he’s instigating himself half of the time.

A smaller thing about Yuu that I love is the idea of them being the school photographer! (This is something that is shown in the second anniversary animated video too!) It gives us context for the cards we roll and it implies that Yuu is the one documenting these precious memories. I want Yuu to stay if only for this reason.

Personally, I wouldn’t make Yuu a combatant. This is antithetical to their role and I feel would instead work against them (or at least create a scenario where Yuu has to have some level of battle prowess; this impedes on the self-insert nature of them). Sticking a magic item in their hand makes little difference since they most likely wouldn’t know how to handle it in the moment. (Nor would a magicless human even be able to use some of them; for example, a magestone is completely useless to them.) A magicless human with no combat experience is just another liability to account for, not to mention it actively puts them in harm’s way. It might be cool in theory, but I think in practice it goes against the very concept of Yuu. They’re meant to be here to show that there is “another way” to the NRC students—that violence doesn’t solve all your problems, proof that you don’t need to be a powerful being to “change” others or the world around them. They’re supposed to be underestimated and not seen as much of a “real” fighter, and they’re supposed to prove those notions wrong by demonstrating their worth via other avenues. In this “the weak obey the strong” school, Yuu has to be the one to show them that strength comes in forms that are NOT magic power or battle prowess.

I feel that Yuu works best on the sidelines as a supporter and strategist. Strategy is, after all, half of the battle, and it’s a part that people tend to overlook in favor of the flashier fighters. But strategy is crucial and it can turn the tide against a formidable foe (as we see in the prologue)!! I think this is something the NRC students need to be made more aware of too, so Yuu should stay as the strategist; they just have to be given more opportunities to show off those skills!

With all of that being said, here is what I would change about Yuu:

Drop the beast tamer thing. It gets mentioned prominently like once in the prologue and then never becomes truly relevant. Maybe it’ll become important when it comes to taking down OB Grim, but that will be SO late in the main story that the payoff doesn’t seem worth it. There are no examples of Yuu’s beast taming skills ever being used in the main story, so the whole “oh you have the makings of a beast tamer” thing is so useless. If you really want to keep it, then let Yuu’s innate talent/skills for beast taming help them out at least once per main story book. This means I’d want to see instances of Yuu getting other creatures (ie not just Grim) to help them out.

Allow Yuu the agency to act on their own when it comes to finding a way back to their own world. Going home is so often relegated to a single line or a few sentences and then not addressed again until next book. Have Yuu take initiative instead of waiting around for updates from Crowley. They should go out and ask questions, investigate on their own, etc. Maybe have them get involved in each book’s conflict because they happen to get mixed up in it while conducting research instead of being TOLD to go and fix a problem. Book 6 marks the only real time I can think of Yuu making a drastic decision against Crowley’s advice. It puts them at great risk, and that’s something they’re willing to take for the sake of saving their friends. We need more moments like this throughout the rest of the story. However, Yuu won’t be allowed to do whatever they want unrestricted because 1) it falls out of the scope of a mobile game title and 2) we want to largely retain the capacity to self-insert. So when I say give Yuu more agency to act, I mean it ONLY in the sense of being more proactive in their efforts to get home.

Add a short comment or two from other characters depending on which dialogue options are picked for Yuu. It would be too ambitious to incorporate a full-on branching storyline or strong “choose your own adventure” elements, but at least have the other characters consistently comment on whatever brief dialogue option Yuu has rather than ignoring them 90% of the time. This wouldn’t alter the story in any way but it sure would be nice to have a little more flavor text and more of Yuu actually being acknowledged as present.

Yuu should fully commit to being a planner and strategist. We get to see this aspect of Yuu like once or twice in the prologue (when they tell Grim where to spit fire at the ghosts/planning how to beat the Phantom in the mines) and then are left to extrapolate this to the rest of the game. Maybe you can argue they figured out Azul’s scheme in book 3 too, but this isn’t good enough. If you’re going to set up the idea, then have consistent segments in each book that reinforces that idea. Have Yuu brainstorm ways to jailbreak in book 4, have Yuu be perceptive enough to notice that Malleus isn’t feeling great in book 7 (only for Malleus to brush them off/insist he has a solution), etc.

Have a short story segment that explains how or why Yuu earns their nickname “Trickster” from Rook. We got this with Floyd, so the other known nicknamer should reveal this, especially since the name “Trickster” implies intelligence and cunning. Yuu should have an opportunity to demonstrate this (in book 5 maybe?), which earns them Rook’s respect and the new title. This should also be informed by other parts where Yuu shows how smart they can be.

More time bonding with Grim. I say Grim specifically because I commonly see him as a hated character in part because of how he “steals lines/time” away from Yuu. (Adeuce and Malleus are fine as they are because the former already stick up for/help Yuu out and the latter is meant to stay mysterious until late in the main story.) This means that if you don’t already like Grim, the whole “Yuu chases them to Styx HQ to save Grim” plot point in book 6 rings hollow. To truly build a bond with Grim, please give us moments prior to book 6 that show how much they care for one another and are linked to each other as partners. Times when Grim causes inconveniences for Yuu don’t count. Give me instances of them cuddling at night or talking to each other about their hopes and dreams or whatever. This would establish the value that Grim sees in Yuu, as well as the value that Yuu sees in Grim. It makes it more believable that Grim would cry when he’s alone or realizes he hurt his partner, and that Yuu would defy the headmaster’s advice and put themselves at risk to save Grim.

Better incorporate the ghost camera and its usage in the main story. The ghost camera provides an in-universe explanation for gaming meta (ie the card illustrations); in the main story, it’s hardly ever mentioned save for its introduction in the prologue and when Yuu takes a picture of Mickey with it. What should happen instead is Yuu will take a picture of the characters involved in that chapter. This way, it’s a physical reminder of the time everyone spent together and the bonds they’ve developed. It further strengthens the idea of the students learning to get along and Yuu being there to facilitate that while also keeping the ghost camera relevant.

More time where Yuu actually bonds with/“changes” the other characters. One huge gripe I have with the main story is that we’re TOLD that Yuu’s presence changes and improves the boys for the better, that they teach them how to get along. Very little of the actual main story supports this (outside of the prologue). At best, Yuu has a very short chat with some of the OB boys at the end of their respective book. Yuu should have a little more time in this regard. I don’t know, maybe Idia is still struggling to socialize when he comes over to play video games at Ramshackle so Yuu has to gently encourage him to give it a try or says something to help include him in the conversation. Little things like that! Keep the strong interactions the other characters have in changing the OB boys (like Trey being the one to rush to Riddle’s side, the twins teasing Azul, etc.), but have Yuu help facilitate them opening up emotionally and being vulnerable with one another.

This last point is debatable (I keep changing my mind about it), but possibly make a point of showing how Yuu is adjusting to this new world. This honestly might mess with the self-insert aspect (which is why I debated to leave this out), but I also feel like it might be interesting to reinforce Yuu’s desire to go home h demonstrating homesickness or issues with settling into Twisted Wonderland.

To summarize, the changes I’d make largely involve making TWST commit to briefly mentioned details (that they largely don’t follow through on) and making Yuu actually do a little more to warrant crediting them with resolving issues + fostering friendships. A lot of the problems that exist now are due to promising a lot but then poorly executing on what was promised.

[blondebrainpowered]

Champagne and Lucky Charms, 1902

From the series Girls with Good Luck Charms

Artist: Raphael Kirchner

[allykakamatsu]

Twisted Hearts in a Nutshell, as Told by Low Quality Memes-

KH1:

Chain of Memories (Sora's story):

Reverse Rebirth:

358/2 Days:

More Below Cut

KH2:

Re: Coded

BBS Ventus's Story:

BBS Terra's Story:

BBS Aqua's Story:

Dream Drop Distance (Sora):

Dream Drop Distance (Riku):

Dream Drop Distance (NRC 2nd Years):

KH3:

Re:Mind:

Melody of Memory:

(Apologises to Sebek, Malleus, Rook, Lilia, Azul, Neige, Chen'ya, Gidel, and Cater I ran out of room in the tags-)

(Actually apologises to Trey as well, he's going to be going through the wringer post KH3-)

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[rainbowbeanart]

"A friend?"

[gears2gnomes]

Somehow, the Furpunk fashion trend arrived the Cloververse of @polygoncherub

[bhpop]

Here's more art {dump} of Spider-Yuu.

{They have a more normal decent suit when at NRC}

{Idk if you can tell but I have a thing for stripes}

You know that party scene in spider-verse where one of Miles moms friend {or relative} almost undos his sweater to reveal his spider suit? Well I don't doubt someone would notice Spider-Yuu's suit underneath the uniform or the fingerless gloves attached to the suit.

I gave Spider-Yuu a more normal suit unlike the HOM {House of Mouse} one {it was meant to be more dramatic for entertainment anyway}. I honestly enjoyed making it but I did have earlier concept designs before this design and the House of Mouse one.

Bonus: During Chapter 3 when Jack and {in game} Yuu followed Grim, Deuce, and Ace when they were being dragged to the lounge you can't tell me Spider-Yuu swung their webs to the ceiling and was watching from up their, the when Jack called all the students out Spider-Yuu revealed themselves by jumping down from the ceiling.

Also the little cute thing their {spider suit} eyes do {like ><, 00, ^^} they pop up mainly during fights, especially the overbolts. Also the scene {in ATSV} when Miles first got his spider senses and his hand got stuck to Gwen's hair, I like to imagine instead it was either Ace or Duce {even better Jamil or Azul} that got their hand stuck in Spider-Yuu's and they had to cut it even more shorter. {Spider-Yuu's hair was growing out anyway and they were planning to cut it but not in that way.}

[acmeoop]

Good Luck “Donald’s Charmed Date” (2001)

[girlcum-cumdump]

hiiiiiiiiiii im back i have been busy being an adult with a dumb job unforch and i kinda forgot tumblr exists so now im very happy to talk to the gay people in my phone again hehe

[rustedleopard]

Everybody who's played Undertale/Undertale Yellow knows that in order to get through fights without hurting/killing monsters, you need to use ACTs. What you might not know is that (at least in UTY, I don't recall if this is a feature in UT) what Clover does when they ACT and how the enemy responds changes if the enemy is hurt enough to display their injured sprite.

Usually it's nothing too crazy. For example, Clover (hypnotizing +) singing to an Insomnitot will meet its SPARE conditions and have Insomnitot remark that Clover is a good singer, whereas if Clover first injures then sings to an Insomnitot, it will be too distracted to notice Clover's little ditty and will also tell Clover "You need vocal lessons." Or doing 'ACT: Touch' on Cactony will have Clover give Cactony a careful pat in-between two spines, but doing 'FIGHT: ACT: Touch' will have Clover prick their finger on Cactony's bristles. It's a fun little detail that most wouldn't notice because people generally either choose to focus on only sparing or fighting the enemy instead of trying to "play" with the enemy when they're injured.

It does fall apart a bit when you come across Sousborg in the Steamworks in a Neutral/No Mercy Run. Sousborg has a unique gimmick where, in order to meet his SPARE conditions, you have to instruct him on how to cook an egg. Unfortunately, the devs likely weren't expecting someone to do the whole "injure then ACT" deal with Sousborg*. As a result, these injury ACTs don't fit the actions that Clover can choose from the menu. For example, doing 'ACT: Crack,' which would normally have Clover instruct Sousborg to crack the egg on the edge of the pan, will instead display the text "You toss Sousborg's cooking into the garbage." which... has nothing to do with cracking anything.

The ACT menu will still progress as though Clover instructed Sousborg on proper egg preparation if they choose the correct prompts (Crack -> Fry -> Season). Some of the lines for the instructions will even be the same as they were if Clover didn't initially injure Sousborg. Sousborg also doesn't try to fight back either if Clover is ACTing against him. It's just a fun and interesting thing I noticed. Here's some screenshots from the fight, as well as what ACTs yielded which results.

An example of an ACT (Bake) displaying the same exact text that it would if Sousborg wasn't injured and Clover attempted the ACT. No egg was ever cracked, so there is also no "puppy" to throw into the oven.

This is what Sousborg's bullet box looks like when Clover does an "injury ACT." It lasts long enough for him to say his line, but once you press X to progress the text, it disappears and he doesn't try to attack you.

Another example of a selected ACT not displaying the correct action for the prompt chosen. Nothing about choosing 'ACT: Boil' should have Clover toss Sousborg's cooking into the garbage.

All the ACTs from this battle that I noticed. Note that the text in parentheses is what Sousborg responds with. Unlike other enemies where their response directly correlates to what ACT Clover chooses (even if injured), robotic enemies (when injured) will always respond with a random line that doesn't have anything to do with the ACT that Clover chooses. Like they're defaulting to programmed responses. For example, choosing ACT: Bake can have Sousborg say "D../inner _:wiLl be <r-Ready .> Soon." or "Sw/>.eet _or SAVory?" at random (I just put down the first one I noticed when I was fighting him).

*Or perhaps the ACTs that Clover could do were supposed to change entirely if Sousborg was injured, which differs from the ACT options in the other battles. Usually the ACTs stay the same but change how Clover performs those actions. I speculate if this was the intention, then they might've said something along the lines of "Wash" and "Toss," to fit how Clover can either wash Sousborg's oil off their hands or toss his cooking into the garbage.

[edajjan-art]

Happy Spring!

I've been enjoying crayons a lot lately

[wisphunt]

Lucky the clover mouse 🍀🐞

[finalskies]

Rosemary was a character I created for a Mouse Guard campaign a few years ago. Now I've brought her back for a whole new adventure in a whole new setting in an entirely different rpg system; Some 25ish years after the events of Mouse Guard, Rosemary finds herself entangled with a new cast of characters within the dnd setting of Humblewood.

 I’m actually quite proud of how I’ve translated my pacifist mouse from the Mouse Guard rpg system to the (much more combat oriented) dnd 5e. I love making creative builds in 5e, and Rosemary is probably my most unique creation yet. She is a Fighter multi-class who, a dozen sessions in, has not done a single point of damage. And yet she is the character that my DM has said scares them the most when designing combat encounters.

[critter-casey]

“Bed of Clover” (digital illustration) — CW

[allykakamatsu]

Twisted Hearts Incorrect Quotes

*during the KH1 finale*

Sora: We have to catch up to Ansem and we have to stop him fast!

Leona: I'll drive the damn Gummi Ship then.

Trey: Why?

Leona: Cause I'm depressed and I drive like it.

Kalim: Ignoring the fact you need therapy that sounds good to me!

[Cut to]

Everyone in the Gummi Ship: *screaming*

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Vil: How do you usually get out of these kinds of messes?!

Ventus: I don't, usually I just get into a bigger mess that cancels the first one out!

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Sora: Truth or dare!

Riku: Truth.

Sora: I dare you to come over and kiss me!

Riku: *getting up* Well a dares a dare

Malleus: *genuinely confused* But... you didn't choose dare?

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Lilia: *talking about Aqua and Terra* Once I undoom both of them from the narrative the wedding is back on!

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*after the Reverse Rebirth final boss*

Mickey: Are you alright?! Can you remember anything?!

Riku: I'm fine and... I think I remember the ambulance ride out of there.

Silver: That wasn't an ambulance, we all pulled you out of the darkness.

Riku: But I heard a siren.

Jamil: That was Kalim.

Kalim: Sorry, I got nervous.

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[cafe-mouse]

New shy little friend ♡ Meet Clover!

(more about Clover below cut)

-Clover is a little baby mouse from my local pet store that sells mice as feeders. I purchased her to be friends with Applesauce since her only other cagemate Sweetpea is 2.5 years old and has much less energy than her. Clover and Applesauce have become fast friends and love climbing and running on the wheel together, but both love napping and foraging with Sweetpea as well. She is less energetic and a bit more skittish than Applesauce but has already warmed up to her new friends

-Soft and shy little mouse that loves running and [cautiously] exploring