#i think i'm on chapter ...4?

[squishmallow36]

hiiiiiiii helloo whats the scioly fedex fic abt exactly? im curiosu

Hi! I apologize for not getting around to answering this earlier but I was busy today.

So scioly is an abbreviation of Science Olympiad. (Other teams call it science O. Those teams would be wrong) scioly has 23 Events in all different scientific disciplines, from events that involve math to those that rely heavily on studying to building contraptions and even a couple of lab-based events. The event roster is different every year, with some events being rotated and some that stay constant.

You are allowed fifteen people on a team to cover these events, and two or three people (depending on the events) can be on each event so most people study 3-4 events.

Then you take the bus, fill it with people and things (including those contraptions mentioned above and lab kits and a gadgillion other things) and drive to competitions. Some competitions are also online. A lot of competitions are hosted by local universities and others are high schools. I won't drop any specific names because I don't want to reveal my location on the internet.

Then there are about three and a half levels of competition: invitationals which are mostly learning opportunities--these will be most of a team's events in a year--then there's regionals. It depends on the number of teams in the state but the top few teams (the entire 15 person squad) will go on to state and then the top team there (might be more in other states) will go on to nationals.

So specific events ge their own ranking in each of those 23 events and that usually comes with medals at college hosted competitions and ribbons at high school competitions. (It's also funny when a member of the scioly team at your school in previous years orders the wrong medals.) The team's score is calculated like golf; (ae says, not fully aware of how golf works) each place in those 23 events are added together and the lowest summation wins.

So take all of that, and slap it onto a fedex high school au :) does it sound like an excuse to infodump about scioly? Because that's a large part of it

[calmparticles]

like glue ?

[kalwithatrenchcoat]

One Minecraft Bee Plush for Shayla.

Below is the No Text Version

[palettepainter]

Still tryna figure out how I draw him, I think I draw his legs too big and his neck too long but either way, he's fun to doodle!

[outer-andromeda]

Trying to motivate myself to work, and I've... gotten a vision after listening to "Home" by Cavetown again in my car on the way to school this morning

Edit : Writing lore about that situation in the comments? More likely than you'd think oop

[thepandalion]

ok no I need to talk about this

the reason ralsei is changing is because of susie

the way he said it, darkners that are based on memories of loved ones can "only appear in specific darkness". meaning, originally, ralsei was kris' memory

and, similarly, gerson was presumably Alvin's?

except. gerson came back. it's the third sanctuary. a different dark world. but he's still here. and why?

because SUSIE remembers him. she wrote alvin the letter from him. she fought him and won and came back to look for him. because now he's in her memories, too.

following that logic, of course ralsei is in her memories too. more prominently, too, each time she returns to an adventure. he strays further from the blurry memories kris has, into something that's both theirs and hers

and, while we're at it, maybe ours, too. we shape him with our choices because we're part of this team too

[londytellsall]

my kris,,, more coming soon

[m0thwinged]

soriel for the soul-riel

[themarshmush]

[mymarifae]

guys twitter dot com doesn't like when you criticize toriel's parenting decisions. don't do it

[poolseason]

♥️ EQUIP

🔎 zoom ins: hands and face

[justsalpals]

Deltarune really is a damn master class at characterizing and fleshing out a silent protagonist.

Kris is my favorite fucking character, complex and fleshed out and emotional and sympathetic and a mystery and you can just see clearly how they feel so so deeply, and they've never said a single word.

I want the world for them. I want them to have everything. My sheer presence is a bane they can never forgive.

[dailykrusie]

hello have you played the new chapters theyre quite good and have a lot of content for you

[mandareeboo]

I think it's such an interesting facet of Noelle's character that, regardless of whatever route you choose these past few chapters, Noelle just instinctively knows that Kris is "off".

She tries to downplay their childhood together to not seem odd to Susie but then she hears the slightest hitch in their voice and knows something completely different from their norm happening. It's not just a coping mechanism in Snowgrave-- it's an objective fact that Noelle can take one goddamn LOOK at Kris and know something is deeply wrong in her gut and that's so cool.

[indiiglow]

My thoughts on the Roaring Knight

(they're probably not gonna be very coherent)

First of all, people so confidently pointing at Carol being the Knight are wildin'

It's Dess. But not literally. I think... The Knight was made. Possibly to carry out the prophecy, but the prophecy is at least in part bullshit. I think there is a goal, and how it gets accomplished is less important - therefore making the Knight a tool that can be thrown away if absolute need be. It's about the red soul.

As for proof? Beyond the obvious antlers/summoning a bat that turns into a sword? (Carol uses a katana while the Knight's sword is shaped like a falchion. I doubt this is a pixel restriction issue, it's like that on purpose.) In chapter 4 when the gang is chasing them they act flippant. Childish. Zooming up the stairs while grinning with their hands crossed. Can you picture The Serious Mayor doing that? Or that animalistic, beastly introduction? I can't.

I think they are made from some sort of an essence? Darkness? Of a titan and a part of Dess. I hesitate to throw around any soul ideas because the whole monster soul situation in this game is already so gooddamn weird it warrants a post of it's own. Whether that means Dess herself is somewhere else or.. merged? with it I don't know.

And finally:

(that was the first thing I got when I interacted with the computer on the same route but not sure if intentional tbh bc I didn't interact with it on the prev one. but helluva coincidence ISN'T IT)

[outer-andromeda]

Usually I try to better clean up and color these... But I REALLY wanted to share 'em as soon as possible cuz I really like how they look already, sue me :')))

Some story time under the cut for those of you who want context >:000

((EDIT - Small TWs for some negative talk and mentions of grief. Also spoilers for the ending on Chapter 4 :00)

As mentioned in a previous post, Gabby and Doey's relationship is... Very strained after the events of the fourth chapter.

Doey joined the group (Gabby, Kissy and Ava) eventually while they were venturing as subtly as possible to avoid running into Huggy. It was a surprise, obviously - they all thought he was six feet underground since the aftermath of him crashing down. They were all relieved to know he was still alive, but something was different. He wasn't as jovial as his usual self was... He was just... Off. Quiet. Monotone.

(Which is understandable since the guy is literally GRIEVING the loss of the kids of the Safe Haven y'know- and he feels immense guilt for what happened)

At some point, they get separated - Kissy and Ava stick together, while Doey and Gabby venture on their own way, both groups hoping to join each other again eventually. Doey and Gabby still have that quiet dynamic going on, because the human guy doesn't want to make things any worse than they already are. So he tries to be the cheerful one. For both his and Doey's sakes. He tries as hard as he can. But it falls flat. And Gabby, despite himself, grows more and more irritated by Doey's unusual calmness. Something's obviously going on and he won't say anything about it.

Something happens that puts them in a dangerous situation, and everything spills out. Gabby wants to talk, he wants answers. Doey is trying to ignore it, but he's being pushed. And suddenly his anger blooms back out. And he lashes out on Gabby. Shouts all the words he hadn't gotten out. How he was never any good for the kids. How he could've done so much more. How if it wasn't for him, "they'd still be breathing and standing right now". How Gabby can't understand. And Gabby... Takes it. He stands there, listening to every single thing he says. Silently.

He's not afraid. And Doey notices. It's unnerving. It catches him completely off guard. It's like something is starting to break inside of him. Something he's not sure he wants to let shatter much more...

And then Gabby hugs him. And the thing in Doey's core is completely obliterated. And the tears are finally, finally let loose. And his shoulders finally relax to wrap themselves around the short man.

They talk after some VERY good comforting words from Gabby. They find Kissy and Ava after some searching, and they're back on track.

And from then on, their relationship changes back slowly to the small friendship they had formed in the past, plus more. They both understand and trust each other, and Doey feels relief from having someone he can confide in and let himself relax with. And just... Be a kid. Even if just for a bit. All three kids need that so badly, and Gabby tries his best to give that to them. To Doey. Because he, out of anyone, deserves a break the most.