#cucco does stuff

[cucco-bites-back]

here we go! Daily art promised, daily art given 🤲

I’m…sure he’s fine. Totally.

[crazylittlejester]

More from me (I cannot shut up today sorry!), hi!

Questions (there are so MANY, I hope this is ok they just wouldn’t stop once I started typing!!!)

1. Did Cia from ModernAU ever get charged for the effed up stuff she did to War? Cos I bet that media circus went down like a lead balloon for the poor guy.

2. I reread ‘Love Me, Normally’ this morning and I now have brown-haired Wars living rent free in my head with Chipmunk Twi. Does War ever reunite with his mum and do we get to see it? (Pleaaaase?) Also, if Wars has brown hair does Linkle too? Or is it their hazel eyes and face shape they share identically?

3. In ‘regular’ Wars stuff, I know he’s the middle kid of six or seven (all the rest of whom are girls): I know Linkle is the (older) twin, but what are their other sisters’ names and what are their ages relative to them? I believe I remember Charlotte as being one of them but can you confirm?

4. I know in ModernAU, Wild’s first name is related to Mati, and his middle name is Lincoln. Related to a previous ask of mine regarding surnames; do you have middle names for any of the others? (Apparently I need to know all information about these people lmao).

5. Rosie and Delilah are Wars’ darlings in regular stuff; did he have any animals growing up or are these two girls his first pets!? I can just imagine a frantic Warriors trying to research the heck out of hairless cats when he first gets them (I know they need a lot of maintenance due to oils and such), trying to ensure his babies have THE BEST. Related question: in ModernAU I know he has a black kitty void (Milo), but I cannot recall the breed or name of the other kitty!? Please advise?!

6. I know that Wild in ModernAU ends up badly injured and moderately disabled after his fall. I also know that you’re planning to write fic covering his and Wars’ history eventually, but would you be willing to divulge what the injury was? Was it a tear/dislocation/ball-and-socket tear or something? I assume there was at least tendon and ligament damage, but I’m a sucker for medical trauma and my brain Will Not Stop Asking and I don’t know the answer!

*lets out a deep breath* Ok! I think that’s everything right now (I’ll definitely send more asks if more thoughts occur) but I hope this satisfies your need to yap as much as it does my Jes-writing-brain rot haha.

Never stop writing if you enjoy it, cos you’re awesome!

DON'T APOLOGIZE I ASKED FOR QUESTIONS :3 literally ask as many as you'd like /srs i am in the mood to yap today

Yes she did, and she went to prison for it. The media situation around that was... not fun for War

Yes he does and I that's another fic I have in my drafts- (Tho thats more of a not cannot to You're A Part Of Me/side story type thing). Linkle's hair is also brown, and curly, and she dyes it blond too but she is less obsessed about it and doesn't care if her roots are like several inches long. And she also has hazel eyes, they're identical

YES, he is the dead middle of 7, he has six sisters. At 'present' with War being 27 almost 28: Charlotte (Lottie) [32], Estella [29], Linkle [27], War, Lorena [24], Luisa (Isa or Lu) [23], and Liliana (Ani) [21]. I was struggling to name them a few months ago and someone said something to me about all their names starting with "L" or at least the "El" sound (or have it in there SOMEwhere) and I thought that was hilarious. (Also yes, I intentionally made some of his sisters the same age as Time, Twi, and Sky, and the gap between him and his youngest sister is about the same as the gap between him and Mask was)

The only other one with a middle name is Four, who's middle name is "Link", and his first name is unknown because of comedy reasons

He did have animals growing up!! Mostly big dogs, but his family also owned cuccos, which he was afraid of because Linkle would chase him with them. He'd been AROUND cats pre Rosie and Delilah, but they're the first cats HE has owned. Also he absolutely did research, and when he couldn't find answers he refused to take that as an answer and searched harder. And Modern AU War's babies are Milo and Tara :) They're siblinngs, they just came out with different fur colors. And later down the line he gets Maple

He dislocated his hip and broke his pelvis, and his hip gives him shit now and causes him a lot of pain if he over uses it. and if he were to attempt to jump on that one leg he runs the risk of popping it out again because the joint isn't the biggest fan of staying in the socket

[thetriforcetriohouse]

Other Characters

Koume and Kotake

Ganondorf's moms. Very spooky old women who are always up to something.

Will drop in for surprise visits to see Ganondorf, much to everyone else's discomfort.

They adore their son, but will not hesitate to smack him with a broom if he's being foolish.

Local black market pharmacists. They can't get you prescription drugs, but their home remedies are extremely effective. They're absolutely foul to ingest and they hit like a freight train, but they work. Their most well-known product is their back-alley period symptoms cure--it's like drinking battery acid, but it's instantaneous.

Darunia

Zelda's eccentric 'uncle'.

Retirement age, but teaches Zumba class at the local recreation center.

Always willing to drop what he's doing to lend a hand if he's nearby and you need him.

Local wrestling champion.

He and Sidon are fitness bros.

The Kokiri

The children taking Sidon's swim class and Darunia's Zumba class.

They give Link life advice when he talks to them.

Agitha

Another child at the recreation center that gives Link life advice.

Rich child. Her parents don't quite 'get' her neurodivergency, but damn it, they support her.

Special interest is bugs.

Always eager to share Cool Bug Facts!

Knows everyone's secrets. She claims the bugs told her.

She'll share those secrets if you give her cool bugs or bug related items like shed skins or shells.

Lolita fashion enthusiast.

Linkle

Link's ADHD sister.

Keeps Cuccos.

Absolute shit at directions. Unless she has a GPS, she's not going to get there in a timely fashion.

An absolute crackshot with her crossbows. This translates over to first person shooters, and she always tops the leaderboards.

Annoys the fuck out of everyone in the game chat because she comes off as ditzy and Not Really Trying, yet is constantly top 3.

A frequent guest on Midna's livestreams.

Tingle

35 years old, unemployed, and always trying to Get Rich.

Sells weed. It's good weed, but if you buy from him, he always invites himself in and helps himself to your food.

Hopeless otaku. His favorite anime is Sword Art Online.

Constantly getting into flame wars with Zant over their conflicting media opinions.

Cryptobro. Has invested so much money into the cryptocurrency market and lost almost all of it because he's absolute shit at it.

Has his own currency called TingleCoin he'll shill at every single opportunity, and he has at least three 'unpaid interns' constantly mining it.

Will text you unprompted to try and involve you in his latest Multi Level Marketing scam.

Ren Faire connoisseur, but pervs on the women there enough that they have him on a list. They see him coming in those little red undies and they go running the other way.

Impa

???????????

Just a mysterious woman who comes to the house and talks to Zelda every now and then to make sure she's okay.

Then she leaves on her motorcycle.

Whenever anyone asks, Zelda just tells her Impa is 'a friend of the family' and drops it.

That's it. That's all anyone knows about her.

Groose

Total meathead, but he has a good heart.

Was carrying a torch for Zelda for years, but has finally decided to 'let her down gently' after getting together with Cadence. Zelda was incredibly receptive.

Works at the gym. He always looks out for everybody coming in to work out. He means well, but he also does the thing where he shows you how to do the exercises or use the equipment and you can't quite help but feel like he's showing off.

Competitive. The quickest way to get him to do something is to imply that he's incapable of doing it.

He'll offer to share his food with you. Do not take it. It's all protein and fitness stuff and it's absolutely rancid.

Taking engineering classes on the side. He likes to build.

Keeps birds.

Shad

35.

Eccentric scholar, works as the local librarian.

Delightfully befuddled most of the time.

Close friends with Sonata, and concerned for her wellbeing.

Physically fragile. The wind could blow the wrong way and he'd fall over.

"I'm not 'feeding the trolls', this is an internet debate and I'm sharing what I know!"

Gets targeted often by Sonata's stalker (Zant), much to his misfortune. This man can't use the computer anymore because Zant keeps fucking up Shad's mainframe.

Might feel something more than just friendship for Sonata...

[noirandchocolate]

my best wishes to the birthday boy. that one dlc mission says sooga usually takes over kohga's training sessions should he get stuck at the procrastination station. but what is kohga like as a teacher without these fallbacks, does he have difficulty teaching skills that come more naturally to him?

my 2nd question: he's honestly kinda chill even when committing felonies. is there something, barring the obvious like the royal family and having his plans foiled, that would *genuinely* piss him off? an action and/or a sensitive topic.

Helloooo, thank you! =D These are really good ones!

Kohga does do training, as part of his Master role, and it's mostly magic stuff. He leaves most of the weapons things to Sooga (and other high-ranking Yiga) 'cause like I said in this post, the arcane is more of his forté.

Kohga as a teacher does better when he's dealing with kids than with adults, in no small part because he's just fond of kids and finds them entertaining and so having a 'class' with a group of them feels a lot less like Work. He's got more patience for little ones not getting things immediately (again because watching them mess up in harmless ways is funny) and doesn't expect them to 'just know' basic concepts. Kohga himself learned a lot of advanced/exclusive techniques very early in life and he remembers how his Nana instructed him. Of course, Nana Kohga was much more no-nonsense. But like, the way she explained things like how to visualize your energy. How to breathe. The hand gestures. What doing a technique should feel like. In simple, child-friendly ways.

With kids, Kohga turns his lil' training classes into games that work out so that even if someone isn't getting the hang of something they could still have fun. One of his favorites is breaking in on the 6-9-year-olds' teleportation trainings, after they've been taught the basics of how to do the technique and most of them have figured out how to do it in a controlled setting (ie just standing still and 'porting from one spot to another). He'll have a room set up covered in soft things and pillows, and then. It's games time! He'll toss kids. 'Try to teleport away before you hit the pillows!' Tell them to play cucco. 'Run at the wall! Whoever teleports away the closest to it without touching, wins!' And so on. Kids love this sort of silliness. If they fall there's no harm done. If they manage to teleport they'll have learned to do it while moving!

With adults, the Master is a bit more prone to frustration if people aren't getting it, because--like you said--things came pretty naturally to him. So he'll start off a session on how to wield a Demon Carver (the one weapon he will still train people in) feeling pretty good, optimistic, explaining a grip or going over how to get your slashes angled correctly to disembowel or whatever, and all is good. But if someone isn't doing it right after a bunch of tries he can get huffy and foot-tappy and critical. He told you. Sheesh! You're gonna make him look bad, with that sloppy technique! Ultimately he'll end up slapping the person on the back and telling them to just keep trying, but still. It's harder for him to think of other ways to explain things, than the ways he learned with. He'll leave that to Sooga and Chisao and some other lead underlings to worry about.

And for the second question... Well! My headcanon universe is post-Age of Calamity, right? Where the Yiga have assisted in the defeat of Calamity Ganon? As time goes on, the Clan does have more of a Known presence in Hyrule, and one of the ways they're more visible is that there are now Yiga working as tech researchers along with the Sheikah at the Royal Lab. My Kohga himself is a big participant in that. He's tech-minded, the Yiga have tons of ancient (and copied-from-ancient) records in Karusa Valley, and Clan members are as a group vastly more in tune with the magic that makes ancient Sheikah tech run than contemporary Sheikah themselves are. The folks at the Lab have been trying to get more investment funding from sources other than the Royal Treasury, lately, by presenting their research and intended projects--stuff like magitech lighting, vehicles, etc. that will benefit everyday Hyrule.

And a thing that Pisses. Kohga. Off. Is when snotty Hylian nobles get RACIST when they hear that there's YIGA behind and working on these innovations. And refuse to back them or pull their funding. Are these bozos KIDDING? The Clan put their NECKS on the line to SAVE this stupid kingdom, and some guy with a big farm who hid in his basement the whole time is gonna act like he's BETTER than MASTER KOHGA??? Too GOOD for YIGA TECH? Screw that guy! He's banned from ever buying anything any Yiga ever worked on! If he ends up with his throat slit don't look at Sooga! Oh man Kohga was about to climb over the table at that meeting.

Yeah in general a thing that Kohga is acutely sensitive about is ignorant Hylians (and others, but it's mostly Hylians who do this) acting either like the Clan is 'still bad' and can't be trusted and are all marauding evildoers or like they're 'good now.' He hates comments like that. 'Oh they're good now.' Or worse, 'They're good citizens of Hyrule now.' Uuuuugggggghhh he gets so pissy and offended at this complete lack of nuance and understanding. Understandably, I think!

Thank you for asking these!!

[nayru-s-clay-tablet]

After my third re-read of your comics I finally get all of the Ace Attorney references during the "Lake-Town arc"...

And now I can't help myself but imagine Link being put on a trial for being a dangerous undead drowned kid and scaring everyone in town (and all the other illegal stuff he probably did).

And Phoenix having to somehow prove that this little chaos gremlin who make his case worse everytime he open his mouth is not guilty.

... It would seem the time has come.

There was in fact a plan for a side story called "Kakariko Murder Mystery."

The victim:

Gan and Link would return to Kakariko, with Link wanting to pay Dampe a visit (definitely had nothing to do with trying to rob a grave or anything...). Only to find he had been murdered!

The townspeople's first suspect? The weird Cucco Boy, of course.

Court convenes. Since Ganondorf's hair is already like 85% identical to Phoenix's, he's the attorney (and he already has legal experience... in a different legal system, but it's the thought that counts...). The prosecutor is a cameo of Edgeworth.

Link does horribly in cross-examination -- we'd be in the part of the story where he's not sleeping much/is generally not feeling his best. So he'd crack pretty easily and his testimony would be full of contradictions.

To make matters worse, a surprise witness would be brought onto the stand...

Absolutely taken aback and disturbed by meeting Tingle for the first time, Gan would completely pivot and try to pin the murder on him.

Obviously, that doesn't go well.

Some ghost channeling/Dampe's ghost being called as an (unreliable) witness probably would've been involved.

I ultimately gave up on this side story because I couldn't figure out a satisfactory answer for Who Dun It. And with the work it'd need to be solid... I'd have to take more time off from the main comic, which obviously isn't something I want to do.

But it lives on in my heart. And now also on this post.

[linkedspirit-fanartfunart]

Entirely random character details of the day:

Hope paints in Blocks. This is not how other people in Hyrule or Calatia paint.

Sky throws Remlits off of Skyloft on purpose. It's a game for the Remlits, don't worry. They come right back to him and meow for more.

Hero pretends to hate kitchen duty so that when older pages try to haze them with undesirable chores, they get to hang out with the kitchen staff and get bonus food and learn how to cook. It's a very effective scheme.

Bean has bought every single magic bean. Navi is not impressed by his dedication to waste money. Bean thinks the magic beans are the best thing ever.

Forest plays music for the stal kids, who will march around with him. Sometimes cuccos join in.

Ordon does happy-spins in human form and wolf form. Aror has learned to predict these spins and always tries to jump on him so he can get twirled.

Rinku's default pose for photos and paintings is the v peace✌️ sign. She automatically does it without thinking. Painters hate it.

Wind is a ballerina. He loves it. He incorporates it into his swordwork.

Engineer carries a sketchpad everywhere. There's a copious amount of Zelda Doodles in it. She does not let people flip through the sketchbook themselves.

Wild's pronouns are connected to his clothing. He noticed how people used she/her for her while wearing her Gerudo outfit, and logically expanded this idea. They assign pronouns to new outfits with a great deal of consideration and exploration.

Smith carries 4 times the amount of stuff they actually need when traveling. It's partly habit, partly just because they forget they had something in already and pack it again...

[fairly-linked]

Good morning! Is it okay to request lu time headcanon with a dragon halfling child?

-🐉 anon

Of course! I don’t know much about this stuff, so I’m sorry if my representation is a bit off. Hope you enjoy anyway! 😊

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Time with a dragon halfling child:

At first, He wasn't sure what to do with you. The chain had found you in a cave, curled in the corner and afraid as they stayed there during a bad thunderstorm. This was how Time found out you were afraid of storms.

You were a little one, this he knew, as you looked no older than maybe twelve; but the unusual thing to him, was that you seemed to be... part dragon, as well as Hylian? You had the signature Hylian pointed ears, however, you also had horns, wings that were distinctly of a dragon, and a dragon's tail.

When he noticed this, he... wasn't sure if asking where your parents were was the best idea. One of your parents had to be a dragon... Time didn't even know this was possible. He refrained from allowing himself to think too deeply about it.

But he couldn't just leave you there... you were so little. He knew you could take care of yourself, for sure; of this he had no doubts. But still...

He decides he'll just bring you along with them, reasoning that maybe traveling with them will help you find your mother. Yes, that's it.

So that he does. He brings you along with them as they travel. He's quick to ask if you know how to use a weapon, but when a random cucco flies after the Sailor (after he aggravated it, of course), Time quickly learns you can breathe fire, like an actual dragon.

He grins upon seeing you roast the cucco; those things are evil anyways. You'll make a fine addition to the team.

He has inner qualms about making a child fight, but you don't seem to mind it. He's watched you breathe fire into a moblin's face, and save the boys countless times from being in the way with your swiftness in flying. He finds it amusing most days, but there are times where you do things quite dangerously and it leads to a lecture.

When the boys set up camp for the night, Time realizes you don't have your own bedroll. Would you even use one? He has a lot of questions.

But the first night you sleep with the chain, there's another thunderstorm. The boys wake up soaked, and he wakes to you quietly shaking him in a small panic. That's right, he forgot you hated thunder....

You seem to know of another cave nearby and Time lets you lead the way so the boys don't all get sick. It's not far at all, and they take shelter there. He has the second watch, letting poor soaked Wars rest from his.

So when you come up and sit next to Time during the thunderstorm, he doesn't try to stop you. "Can't sleep little one...?" He asks softly, so as to not wake the boys. He sees you nod as you scoot a bit closer.

Careful not to squish your wing, he wraps an arm around you, pulling you a little closer to him. His hand makes its way to your hair, stroking it softly as he hums a little tune to you. You're not familiar with it, but... he has a nice voice. This is nice. He's nice...

After a while, he lifts you, pulling you effortlessly into his lap to make himself a little more comfortable. Somehow, you drift off to sleep. He smiles down at you, ruffling your hair softly so as to not wake you. You stay asleep 'til the morning; Twilight, who's up first, catches a glimpse of the sight of you in the old man's lap and smiles softly.

The Old Man smiles back at the Rancher, putting a finger to his lips as a gesture to keep quiet. The Rancher nods, smiling as he goes about his business.

From then on, spending the night with him is your normal thing, especially during storms. He bought you your own bedroll, but you never use it. You prefer staying with him in his. And you're small enough that you both fit comfortably, so why not?

Whenever the chain makes it to a town, he notices people are... not very kind to you. And you always seem a little apprehensive in town anyway... He's sure that if the heroes weren't all escorting you around, the townspeople would do much worse than gossip about you.

For that reason, he doesn't leave you alone. If there's a matter he needs to attend to, he's leaving you with one of the older boys (probably Twilight). He'd never want you to get hurt; he knows how cruel people can be.

Either way, he'll make it to an inn as quickly as he can. So one day, when a random innkeeper gives him trouble over you, claiming you're an animal that can't stay (how rude!), he sighs, getting ready to leave when he watches you. You're not leaving with the rest of the chain; instead, you're staring down the innkeeper.

"Y/n? Come, dear, we'll go somewhere else. It's his loss of money..." he says, but you still don't move.

He watches as you bring a hand to your face, about a foot in front of your mouth, breathing fire into it for a solid couple seconds. And in front of the whole group, you float upwards, landing a small spat of fire right into the innkeeper's hair. He panics, quickly putting it out.

None of the boys dare to laugh, but goddesses, how they want to.

"Okay, okay, fine! T-Take all the rooms you need! It's free, just stay the night and get out in the morning, please..." the innkeeper sighs.

The whole ordeal earns you a scolding from Time later, but at least you got free rooms, right?

[linklewinklewoman]

Linkle BOTW drabble

You were born on a farm.

You raised cuccos. A small job, but important. You made your living selling eggs and cucco meat. Nothing glamorous. But you were happy. In your free time, you imagined fighting monsters and going off to great far off places.

Monsters attacked your village. You weren't helpless. Those games served as training. You were pretty good. You did so well that most the monsters were dead by the time the guards came. Not a single wound, not a single death. The guards were impressed.

It happens several times, monsters usually attacked fringe settlements. But you were the stalwart protector. You helped people without hesitation, fought with courage. Even the king has heard of your skill. He asks you come have an audience. Of course you don't say no. He was born as the ruler of Hyrule.

You were born on a farm.

And so you come. You are younger than he had assumed. He asks you who your parents are, but you say they are gone. The wolves got them. He explains that he wants to see your skill himself, a fight against guards of his own. You beat them a little too easily. Then he asks you to fight for him.

He assigns you as the guard of his daughter, Princess Zelda. The offer is exciting and terrifying. He impresses that he isn't doing this just because you are strong. it was because you had courage many lacked and a desire to help people without reward. He trusts someone like you with his daughter's life. How could you say no?

The guards don't like you. A young cucco girl guarding the princess? Does she think they are better than them? The princess doesn't have a high opinion of her either. She has other worries though so a single guard probably doesn't matter in all her worries. It's okay. You made a promise to protect her. You will do it. You aren't here for politics. You don't think of complicated stuff. You weren't born for that.

You were born on a farm.

The princess has been frustrated. Her father demands she focus on her duties and not the Sheikah technology she professes will help Hyrule. The princess is told she must follow destiny. She feels like she doesn't measure up. And she takes it out on you. She is sure you look down on her for all this. It's not true, but how could you explain it all? All you can do is follow and protect her no matter what.

It gets worse. Something happens. You'd think drawing the Hero's sword would be a cause of celebration, but the princess takes it hard. Here she is trying so hard to gain sacred power and you stumble across your own destiny. How dare you make her feel so worthless? You let her rage. You understand from your time with her how frustrating it was for her. You know she deserves more and wish you could help her.

Things started to change after you saved her from an assassination. She is softer with her words, fusses over your injuries. You even helped her have a little fun catching frogs. She is surprised you take part with your past of refusing to leave as she asked. But this is old hat to you really.

You were born on a farm.

You were asked a question. What if you realized you didn't want to fight. That you wanted something else. But you were told that you were obligated to use what you had to fight. What would you do? The words hit harder than you know. What if she wasn't meant to be a warrior? What if you were pulled from what you were best at? Unfortunately, doubt is long since passed. You are the protector of the princess. You made a choice.

The calamity comes before the princess is ready, but she faces it still. You are at her side. It's terrifying, but you must protect her. It's painful to see the other champions fall. But it's all you can do to protect the princess. You run with her, trying to find safety as you hear them coming.

You fought bravely. The only thing keeping you upright is your desire to protect her. She is scared for you, but she matters more. You won't fall until she is safe. The last thing you remember before falling back though is a bright light coming from the princess. She has done it. You are happy for her. Everything is going black. Dying in this end of days, how could you know you'd die here? After all...

You were born on a farm.

You wake up, but something is strange. How did you get in this cave? Where are you? Who are you? You have no memories. But as you leave the cave, you hear a voice. A voice that grips you by the heart. You don't know the name of this voice, but you have to save her. She is important to you, you can feel it. You will save her. You promise it.

Where are you from?

[neverchecking]

(More Chain Era thoughts)

This just in: Sweetpea has absolute Ken Vibes. The Smartest Dumbass everyone knows. He's not 100% sure what's going on but he's just happy to be here. Except when people are trying to court his sister-in-law and his princess. That cuts into his Sidon and Yona time for two WILDLY different reasons.

While Sage is trying to murder his new counterparts and Sweetpea runs interference, I think Tia would be the one who's actually making sure Aaliyah's ok with her new admirers.

I see Wild and Cal being generally harmless smitten guys who are just trying to get a pretty lady's attention so they're not actively trying to separate Aaliyah from Sage, just trying to get her to look their way. Compliments, small gifts, showing off. Stuff like that.

But Tia knows that Aaliyah isn't a people person and even if these guys are essentially younger versions of Sage, that doesn't mean she's entirely cool with it. So Tia is touching base with Aaliyah and inviting her to tea, just to make sure everything's cool and that Tia doesn't have to step in. She knows Aaliyah can look after herself and she'll respect that, but there tends to be less blood and gore involved if Tia intervenes before it hits that point.

(Also Tia's nickname for Aaliyah is Petal. Because her hair is a lovely soft white like white rose petals. It's also at complete odds with her personality but Tia thinks it's funny. Sage's is Dumpling but only in private because they made dumplings together and Tia just came out with it. Sage didn't realise what she'd called him until it was too late and she'd latched onto it. Ariel's is Chook because of all the Cuccos she has.)

Aaliyah honestly could not give less of a shit about her two new ducklings, not when she needs to be grilling Tia about HER potential suitors. None of whom are good enough for her, despite the fact two of them fought a god and the third one killed two different kings. Let her bite them. She promises she won't leave scars. Even on the stuffy knight with the red scarf. What Tia sees in him, she has no idea.

Tia just sips her tea and hopes that she can get in at least a little conversation before Aaliyah makes good on her promise.

Sweetpea has since decided to impersonate a cat every time Tia has tea or even sits down in the vicinity of her suitors and drapes himself across her lap. Tia just lets him and pats his head while using his back as a table, occasionally pinching his ear when she notices him smirking at Warriors.

Tia and Twilight are absolutely bonding over herding Feral Hylians before he starts flustering her and Sage just like body checks him straight into the moat.

Buut also Cal being sneaky and like cautiously approaches Tia for advice. Because while she looks similar to Fauna, she acts very differently and maybe she can give him and Wild some actual information instead of dangling it like Sweetpea does. (Unfortunately, Tia's advice is basically 'Respect her Decision, Respect her Space and Respect the Fact Sage Will come First.' so if they want to woo the pretty feral sheikah, they're gonna need to at least get Sage to tolerate them first. (Good luck on that) Wild does find out Tia's favourite flower is Sundelions and passes that on to Tia's suitors which just causes absolute chaos.)

Sweetpea being ken has gotta be one of the funniest things we've come up with yet. Like they're all >:( and he's all :D, happy to be there. Maybe the girls are talking about some intricate and intense dealings with other realms and the merging of their own and he's nodding, blank faced because he has no clue what's going on. Sage at least admits he doesn't know, nor does he care, but Sweetpea pretends he both knows and cares.

He is smart enough to have red alarms going off though. Like that one tiktok audio when something goes down? He could be in between Yona and Sidon, having a peaceful snooze before snapping up like "Something just happened."

Sweetpea and Sage are such an interesting duo, especially when compared to the other two. Like, they are such good foils for each other that they work together well. Wild and Cal haven't spent nearly enough time to reach that same level those two have and it shows.

Just like Aaliyah and Tia are good foils to Flora and Fauna.

Tia being the lovable sister to Aaliyah just warms my heart <3 bc like i love them. They're dynamic is also something I wanna explore more bc it's the whole Golden Retriever and Black cat thing. Like Tia is all smiley and bright and kind, nothing but gentle touches and sweet words while Aaliyah is more the silent comfort; She's the person on the back wall, making sure she all has the information and brooding, letting you cry on her shoulder and never mentioning it ever again.

Like Batman and Superman now that I think about it.

Wild and Cal depend on which way we go here. If we go with the normal, not crazy chain then yea, they're just like love striken puppies. It's mostly infatuation that this is what they could've had and they just want to feel what it's like to have her attention on them for just a little while. Just to know what it's like for Sage the lucky bastard. But, if we go with the Yandere chain I write about on this blog it could be a completely different scenario. Because Aaliyah has scars. There's no shocker there. But to Wild and Cal? This is just confirmation to them that Sage can't protect her. Not in the way they can. So he obviously doesn't deserve her. They're train of thought is that he's manipulated her into staying with him and that just won't stand. So maybe they are trying to seperate them. But what they fail to realize is that as deep as Sage's claws are in the Sheikah, she has her own keeping him tethered to her just as tightly. So it won't be as easy as they're delusional minds think.

That won't stop them from trying however.

Tia being protective just warms my heart <333 Bc your right. Aaliyah isn't a people person, even with younger versions of Sage. That growth is what solidified that bridge between them as strong as it was. Tea time between the girls is SACRED. No one can get in between that. Especially if it means saving a bit of bloodshed and unstringing all the stress Aaliyah carries. She's an anxious person and when she's stressed, she snaps. So it's good that Tia can recognize that and help de-escalate.

(Petal is so cute I can't like nfogfb Like I imagine Tia and Sage, maybe Sweetpea, are the only ones allowed to touch Aaliyah's hair. Like...at all. Hair cuts are just winging it. And the contradiction to her personality is also so funny. Sage's being dumpling also kills me because he probably has to take a second to register his new nickname. But that second is what seals his fate and it's just law now. Sage and Tia cooking together is just FJFNFNF WARMS MY HEART BC LIKE THATS HIS SIL ( i imagine Sweetpea and Tia have a brother/sister relationship?) AND WE'VE SEEN THE OTHER HALF AND I JUST need this half okay? I'm so normal about this and-)

(Ariel is more dangerous than any of them bc of her Cuccos I don't make the rules)

Aaliyah is scary dog privileges personified. Just silently glowering in the back as if daring any of the Links to fuck around and find out. Especially that pompous fuck with the red scarf. Sure, Cal and Wild are trying to talk to her about her journeys and she's just >:( At First the WHOLE time. Talking about how many Lynels she's taken down or how often she eradicates monster camps. Tia is over her shit. When Aaliyah pulls out the puppy dog eyes, ears down and a small whine leaving her lips, Tia is just 'Are you seriously asking me to let you bite someone?' and Aaliyah is just 'Not really, I'm more-or-less asking for forgiveness when I inevitably do it."

Sweetpea being the clingiest out of all of them is just fnofnf because he's practically showing off his place. Like Sweetpea is looking at them like 'I have a garaunteed place in Tia's wedding. Do you?'

Wars is counting on Sweetpea's downfall. He's just >:( In his chair, arms crossed and a pout on his lips.

Twilight is in the clear for a while, talking about how he's reigned in Wild's own behaviour only to be faced with the worst of them all. Like, yes, Aaliyah will bite and snap and blow up a forest, she's still somewhat civil with the rest of them. While yes, Sweetpea is rubbing his place in Tia's life in War's face, he isn't biting them which is good. But Sage? Nah. Sage is the worst of the worst. He's attacking whenever he feels like it. And it could in the middle of the night? Maybe while they're walking? Twilight will never know.

Like, they're walking on a bridge and next thing he knows he's engulfed in orange and Sage is smirking at him before dropping him into the river below.

Cal is probably the smarter of the two by going to Tia. She's more likely to give them solid advice than Fungus over there. Is it very helpful? ...Not really BUT That just means they have an excuse to watch her every move. It's for science of course!

Wild probably plays up the friendly face if only to get information on Tia to give to the ones who want her own attention. In turn they give him anything they can get out of Aaliyah. Or maybe even Sage. Anything really.

(Lmao its a race for them to get sundelions but every time they spot one and they try to climb to get it, one of her guard dogs is already standing there with it plucked, in their hand and a smirk on their face. "Better luck next time~")

[cucco-bites-back]

realised I didn’t do today’s art! Oops!

Have 10-minute scribble (I will do it better later I promise 😭) of a character that will make its first appearance in part one 💖

[theliterarywolf]

1|3 Immersion spoilers: Why the cucco does it feel like Link has been living under a rock for the past 6-8? years? I thought maybe it's just a few characters, mainly the new ones, but every NPC from Botw who I did quests for or helped doesn't remember Link, but everyone and their grandma talks about how great Zelda is. The only people who know about Link are major NPC's from the last game. Even with the major NPC's it feels like they've not spoken to Link in ages, because so much stuff changed,

But Link seems to know nothing about it at all, they also treat him like he has no clue about it. In the meta it makes sense for the player, but for Link it doesn't. It's been more than half a decade, and people still don't acknowledge Link as the "Chosen Hero", but everyone talks about Princess Zelda and what she looks like. Kinda implies to me that Link's just been doing his own thing, but even then, where was he? The game kinda fails at actually giving us info on Link at all. I'd loved to hear some NPC's referencing the adventures Link has been having on his own in that timeframe. It just feels jarring that nowhere I went even a single regular NPC knew who I was at. Sir/Madam? I literally helped you solve your problems, how could you forget me, the 5 foot nothing golden haired twink with sky-blue eyes? It gives the vibe that Link's not been in Hyrule, and only came back to help Zelda check out Hyrule's basement. Only one's to remember are the Yiga, which is kinda telling.

It's funny how, during the BotW days, a lot of people had the headcanon/wrote fics with the premise of Link fucking off to be a hermit after he defeated Calamity Ganon. Sometimes other people responded to those fics/headcanons with 'oh, but what about all of the people Link helped; wouldn't they miss him?'

Apparently FUCKING not.

[cuccosrpstuff]

Uhhh pinned post

So um… not too much going on but I guess I’ve got this now? Basically just going to be my ooc thoughts and reactions when I remember to give them. Most ooc stuff specific to my blogs is going to just be on there (although if it covers multiple I guess I can just shove it on here). Honestly, I never have any idea what I’m doing. Might as well just Wing it! Get it… Wing it, because birds have wings and my name is Cucco/Chicken… you don’t have to laugh it’s fine.

Main: @cucco-haha

Blogs:

@from-ultra-space Ultra Recon Squad blog! Nori Phoris and sometimes his partner learn about the world of pokemon from their station at the Alola Dimensional Research Lab. (Pretty active)

@vigilant-guardian An Iron Valiant with a mission to protect Area Zero. They are Vigilant the Valiant, Paradise Guardian. (Pretty active)

@uva-academy-welding Rose is a top student in the Uva Academy STEM track. She does a lot of manufacturing and loves to help out others. Come meet her and her Orthworm as they try and keep the fabrication lab in order. (Semi-active)

@depot-agent-peanut I have not touched this blog in a While. From the early days of pokemon irl comes Peanut, a depot agent at gear station and former Hoenn caves tour guide. (Completely inactive)

@pokemon-blog-about-you (in the process of starting, don’t know when I’ll get to it)

@poke-ecology Susan Hirta is a nature lover extraordinaire. Her job is to travel around and help manage land for the benefit of pokemon. Forestry, soils, ecology, it’s all there. Come join her (and me) in geeking out about the environment of the Pokémon world!

[sanzako]

This is wonderful!

I want to add about the kind of puzzles you can encounter from different Zeldas and how that can affect the way each Link tackles a challenge (sadly I don't have much experience with the 2D games). These are all based in the regular editions (no Master Quest or HD) and my very subjective experience, so beware.

Ocarina of time (and Majora's Mask)

OoT was the first Zelda game I played, back in the N64. Most of the puzzles are solved by observation and heavily using the item you get in that particular dungeon. I remember having to travel some dungeons back and forth, revisiting many places I have traveled tons before but now with new information, an item, or key in order to advance. My bf is playing this game for the first time and now I realize how many things are not obvious at all. The game is full of hints, but sometimes they are very subtle and meant to be discovered by a trial and error process. You need to explore and it's not weird to stumble upon the solution by sheer luck (for example, he discovered you can fly with a Cucco by accidentally falling off a roof with one over his head). Time probably is used to find weird things everywhere that hopefully will make sense further in his adventure (then there is always the paranoia that maybe you are meant to solve them right now, and you are just not smart enough to do it.)

Wind Waker

Uhh, I did play this game, but I am not the best to talk about it due to some external, strenuous circumstances xD (I played with a broken controller that drifted to the left). The only thing I could say is that you don't want a vast sea where you can only move to the west haha.

Twilight Princess

Similar to OoT, but I think the puzzles are in general much more linear. Midna usually tells you where to go and how to do stuff, so it is hard to get stuck (I actually managed to get stuck in very stupid ways so maybe Midna was onto something). It followed the formula of "new item advances the plot", and you have to travel all over the world to do stuff, but most of the time just once (or you return but for something very small). I will have to replay this game to remember more.

Skyward Sword.

Fi spoiled a lot of the puzzles for you, which I guess in-universe made her extremely useful, but as a player was kind of frustrating. I think this game was more focused on the motion mechanics and dexterity skills than in solving puzzles. Still the mechanics were pretty interesting and it was pretty common to return to places you have already traveled, but now with some new challenges. It became a little repetitive, but it gave you the opportunity to appreciate those places. Also, the dungeons are gorgeous.

Breath of the Wild.

Oh boy. I think what sets it apart is it's biggest strength and weakness. Most Zelda games have only ONE way to solve a puzzle. Part of the challenge is to guess what the developers wanted you to do next. Not in this game. The freedom they give you means that you can solve a puzzle in many different, unorthodox ways. That's lateral thinking, baby! The bad thing is that most puzzles are auto contained in small rooms and can be solved from the get-go. The complexity and need to learn a large dungeon layout rapidly goes down. This means that Wild would probably be very frustrated with an unsolvable puzzle that needs a particular specific item that he will get later on. Probably he would just think how unfair is that if he has a pretty heavy claymore or boulder breaker with him, why does he need a sacred-fire-goron-magic hammer hidden in the deeps of a volcano to activate the switch that is right here.

Legend of Zelda I (NES)

I just recently started playing this one for the first time. What I found pretty interesting is that the items that you need to advance are not always where you would expect them. It's so, so easy to miss a plot relevant item just by going straight and not exploring everything. Unlike future installments that practically forces the important stuff upon you, this game is happy to let you fail for not being curious enough. Also, due to the memory constraints, you are basically out of any instructions and directions in-game. That makes it very confusing unless you have the manual (fortunately it is available in archive.com). There are a lot of hidden stuff that are really really hard to come-by. For example, there are some trees that you can set on fire that hide caves, but they are not marked in any way, and if you set on fire the wrong tree, nothing happens, not even a small indication that what you are doing may do something (the normal trees don't burn, so it's not hard to conclude they are not programmed to respond to fire). I think this is the reason why Hyrule seems to have a supernatural ability to find hidden stuff, this game basically requires that from you (unless you use guides, like I had to, specially in the overworld).

I have played small sections of the Oracle games, Minish Cap and Phantom Hourglass, but not enough to give a review. Hopefully I will play more of those at some point!

And of course, your mileage may vary, the experience playing Zelda games may be drastically different from one fan to other. Still, hope it helps!

Fellow Linked Universe fans, I have a favor to ask of you.

I keep thinking that I don’t know as much about the Links as I think I do because I’ve only played one of the games, so if any of you wouldn’t mind, pick your favorite and rant about their adventure!

If not, that’s okay, I’m still doing as much research as I can on them. I just want to also hear it from other fans as a sort of backup or confirmation thing for me to read later.

Thank you for your time!

[kitkatt0430]

Favorite things about TotK so far

The Yiga Clan continuing to be Team Rocket style villains. They've turned it up to 11 now and are impersonating talking cuccos and pretending to have a 'regal friend who definitely needs blonde men to go ridiculously out of their way to help her'. They are trying so hard to catch Link like a Pikachu and are entirely incompetent at it.

Link being the in-universe version of Tony Hawk. People who know him recognize him but everyone else is just like 'hey, you're named Link and kinda match the description of a famous swordsman by that name, isn't that a funny coincidence?' and Link seems to be going 'yeah, weird, happens all the time'. Which he probably appreciates since he doesn't seem the type to enjoy fame.

My horsies from Breath of the Wild are available for me to check out of the stables like an inter-library lone.

Building stuff with both the fuse and the ultrahand abilities. I can make ridiculous weapons and bizarre contraptions. But I really need a bigger battery capacity for some of my vehicle plans. (I'll get there)

The reintroduction of the Sages. I've only scratched the surface of that, but it does seem that the Sages are back in some capacity and possibly calling out to their successors.

The Fire Temple. It's in the depths, the creepy new underground opened up for the exploration, and it's got several levels to cover. It's a mine cart maze and I'm enjoying figuring it. I've got 3 of 5 gongs rung and need to make more depths specific recovery items before I head back down to finish it up. It's still not as complicated as pre-BotW dungeons, but it does capture the feel of a Zelda dungeon better than the BotW's fire dungeon so I'm pretty pleased.

Speaking of the depths, they are creepy in a fun and fascinating way. I've already found the Fire Temple and the remains of the old Eldin mines (and a bunch of statues). What else is hiding in the dark? Cannot wait to find out

Those guys hanging out at the goron region's stable who most likely misheard Zelda say 'independence' as 'in underpants' and are now running around in their underwear. They're hilarious.

The caretaker robots who have developed fun personalities in the thousands of years they've been active and alone. Some are helpful, others snooty, some sarcastic...

Purah continuing to be a complete nerd. My aro headcanons for her abound. She's cannibalized the Shiekah tech into her Purah towers, Purah Pads, and various other tech. While, yeah, it bugs me that we're not seeing the remains of the old shrines and towers from BotW, it makes sense that the only remaining tech that's important is what Purah (and Robbie) have reinvented so that's all we see of it. And the towers Purah made are clearly made up of relocated towers from BotW, so there is that. (and having the old shrines hanging around with all the new shrines might've gotten confusing, I suppose...)

The new item system that allows for attaching things to arrows or throwing them in place of weapons. Was it easier to just pick an arrow type in BotW? Well... yes. But it's so much more fun to attach stuff to arrows and shoot them.

My new journalist Rito friend who watches Link fight the Yiga and knows Link is searching for Zelda, but still lands firmly in the 'could not identify Tony Hawk on site' crowd.

The Great Fairies + Malanya have moved locations and are now demanding things other than money to open up their giant flower buds and help. The world has gotten scarier, money alone ain't gonna cut it compared to food and music.

[skyward-floored]

OH

So Linkle was really good with Bomb Arrows in HW. For Incredibles AU, she's popular with her nephews becayse she demonstrates her explosive skills, maybe her undercover career is a blaster!

The whole family has had her blast stuff whenever they needed extreme house renovations (Talon had her blow up an old barn, Grandparents had her demolish a shed, Wars had her blast out the basement when his house was built). The Lon Lon boys always ask to watch

I really like this! But your ask also gave me an idea for something else she could do: work over at the Lon farm.

She’s good with the cuccos right? It’d be a great spot for her to work, and she’s a strong gal too I’d bet, plus if she does have a cuccoo sidekick it’d be the perfect spot for it to live too.

Not that I don’t like the blasting idea! I’m just not sure if it totally fits

[cynthiaandsamus]

The Linkle List!

Linkle @linklewinklewoman has been generous enough to gift a present to every single visitor currently at the villa! After all the guests pull from the lottery to pick their present, these are the results!

Pranks

The box opens and white snow like confetti launches out to cover the receiver.

"Ahh! ...w-wait, that's it? I thought a snow golem was going to come out and strip me naked and pull me into a frozen wasteland~ Oh well... it's fun to dream~"

Inside the big box is a slightly smaller wrapped box. Inside that box is a slightly smaller wrapped box. Inside that box is a slightly smaller box. This would continue until a truly tiny box is the last which has a tiny folded note. It says "The Game".

"I've been duped! I've been schmecledorfed! I have lost the game!!"

It is an envelope with a letter from the "Tiny Heiney Committee". It is denying your request to join as your butt is too small. They suggest joining the "Itty Bitty Teenie Weenie Tiny Heiney Commitee"

"This has to be a mistake, nothing about me is small... but maybe I'll install an ass upgrade for the new year just in case..."

It's a tiny speaker like in those singing cards. It's reciting the Bee Movie script. All of it. It will only stop when the batteries run out.

"Which of my enemies can I send this to in place of a hex this year?"

Classic pie to the face.

"Ack! I got a pie facial! I can't let my cosplay fans see this or they'll meme me forever!"

A bottle of dehydrated water.

"What is the meaning of this!? No matter, a soldier must acquire their own provisions I suppose, plus free bottle."

Rogard is staring at you from inside the box.

"Hello, tiny chicken. Wonder if I can Mega Evolve you..."

It looks like a bag of candy, but the candy has beremoved and re-wrapped with rocks.

"Oh nice, candy... wait... this isn't rock candy is it? It's rocks..."

A note saying "She is coming for you. Run!" Shadow Linkle may be targetting you.

"Uh-oh... I heard about these pranks... I'm in danger."

It seems to be a link to a video. At first it looks like a sexy strip tease from Linkle. But then Jesus steps in front of the video and looks at you disappointed.

"DAMNIT JESUS GET OUT OF MY WAY I WANNA SEE THE FARM GIRL TITTY!"

Treats

A Honey Bun, fresh made!

"Oh yummy! It's gonna go straight to my butt, but it's worth it!"

Gingerbread Metroid. Zebes helped with this one!

"Well well, how seasonal. It is pretty cute, I'll have to give the boy thanks later as well."

Bread that looks like a little Cucco.

"Oh yeah, bird bread! I'll make sure this one doesn't get used in on of Ruby's food fights."

Cream filled eclair. Do not make the dick joke.

He's quietly sucking the cream out of it, like draining a prey animal, kind of terrifying actually, though the stray cream on his cheek is cute.

A fruit cake!

"Oooh, I've heard of these! Aren't these things supposed to be indestructible?" She's dribbling it like a basketball before sinking her shark teeth into it.

A chocolate cake pop covered in white icing.

"Oh this looks yummy!" She starts licking the icing off, obliviously suggestive and earning herself some stares.

Honey Glazed Meat!

"Meat huh? Maybe I can share it with Risky and her crew, I know pirates love the meat stuff, bring 'em some fruit to ward off the scurvy and we'll have a holiday feast!"

Apple Pie

"Pie! There's nothing like a nice warm pie on a winter night! I'll get some ice cream and we'll make it a la mode, maybe Cynthia will behave if I share some with her, she's always saying she wants some of my pie."

Carrot Cake

"Hmmm, I don't think I've ever had this before. Well the holidays are for trying new things. Linkle's cooking's never let me down before!"

Egg Pudding

"Huh, so you can make pudding out of eggs eh? It's so jiggly! I'mma just jiggle it a bit more before I eat..."

Honey Candy Bag

"I knew this was coming, but it's not always the surprise that's the best part, sometimes it's the joy of the moment. And it does taste quite good..."

Candy Apple

"Oh shit I dropped it in my cleavage. Anybody want to lick caramel off my boobs while I finish this apple?"

Nutcake. Don't.

"L-Linkle's homemade cake... I'll eat it slowly and treasure it!"

Pumpkin Pie

"Oh wow! We were never able to grow pumpkins in Littner village, I can't wait to try this!"

Wildberry Crepe

"Hmmm, a crepe huh? Well I do love berries, maybe I can teach the girls to make these."

Monster Cake

"How cute! It looks just like one of senpai's doodles, I'm gonna wreck this thing, but I'll see if Uzaki wants some first."

Takoyaki

"Oh, one of my favorites! The duel academy cafeteria doesn't make 'em like this!"

Sweet Dango

"Hmmm, usually I'm not much for sweets but these are pretty good." She's idly throwing the sticks at a bulls-eye target as she finishes them.

Pumpkin Soup

"Oh I've heard a lot of buzz about Linkle's famous pumpkin soup, just the thing to keep us warm on a cold winter night! Maybe I'll have Torkoal keep it warm so we can spoon it out for a while."

Stamina Potion

"I don't know how effective a stamina potion is for an android, I'd hate to have it gum up my body like the fish incident, but I'm sure I'll find a use for it."