Umber Embers Vol.2, 9.14.23
“Frankenlimelight"
Backyard lemon tree
Don’t miss this
Frankenlimelight
Splice a slice of citrus
Miss this summer, again
Wasted away under a sweltering sun
Like childhood should be
Bits and bobs of other jobs
Pieces, leases, and letterboxed fun
A little of this– of that–
Counting down curbside popsicles
Queuing at hospitals
Stuttering-er-er-er- ER visits
Can’t afford corner store lemonade
Let alone, left alone lemonade stand
Sitting on the curb,
Listening for a jingle, a scream
When will you scream?
Call out to the neighborhood
Leave me waiting on life
And ice cream trucks
Daily, out of luck
Plucking at stitches, scrapes, and scabs
Still waiting on the street corner,
For lemon yellow cabs
Sit and wish
Taking what life gave me
And what other gave me
Putting a bit of it beneath a flickering streetlight
When life gives you lemons
So many, goddamn lemons
Find a friend to make of you more fruit
Lend a hand or a limb
Part ways with yourself
Myself, and become you
Become me
All it takes
Is time, water, and a summer sun
To grow
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A Mermaid’s Tale - Part 3 - Official Patch Notes
All text and images come from the CRK Discord server. GIFs that *would* have come from there are now still screenshots because Tumblr refuses 10+ MB GIFs. My own comments will use this indented format. All Cookies with tags were mentioned at least once this post.
September 8 Update Notice
Greetings from the Kingdom team!
Let’s take a look at the list of new features coming with the September 8 update.
Please note that there will be other fixes and adjustments to improve your Kingdom experience as well.
You can find the detailed list of changes, additions, and fixes in the patch notes published on the day of the update.
WHAT’S NEW
■ [EPIC] FRILLED JELLYFISH COOKIE
Editor’s Note: Redact my last statements in the last patch notes post stating “No new Epic Cookie”, half-side because we’re turning this into thirds, and the absence of Frilled Jellyfish Cookie as a Guest Cookie. She’s appearing in Part 3 as a new Epic Cookie.
- Frilled Jellyfish Cookie is a Support Cookie who uses the skill, “Frilled Snare.”
- Skill description: Upon using her skill, Frilled Jellyfish Cookie ensnares up to 5 enemies (targets Cookies first) with her tentacles, dealing Sea Foam damage and reducing their ATK SPD. The targets are inflicted with Zap and take increased Water-type DMG. Additionally, Frilled Jellyfish Cookie will burrow in the ground and protect herself with a DMG Resist buff. When Frilled Jellyfish Cookie uses her skill, ATK SPD changes don't affect her actions. If Frilled Jellyfish Cookie is defeated, she will dissipate into several little jellyfish, who will periodically provide Healing for the team.
- Frilled Jellyfish Cookie will also be able to equip Sea Salt Toppings.
■ NEW MAGIC CANDY: SORBET SHARK COOKIE
- Magic Candy effect: Inflicts additional damage to the enemies in the front row when dealing area damage. Bites the targets of the True Damage, inflicting additional damage, Injury, and reducing the Healing they receive.
■ HALL OF ENCOUNTER, A MERMAID’S TALE: FRILLED JELLYFISH COOKIE
- Frilled Jellyfish Cookie has been added to the Hall of Encounter.
ADDITIONS, CHANGES & IMPROVEMENTS
■ COOKIES CAN SWIM!
- Some Cookies have gained the ability to swim in the Kingdom’s water tiles!
· These Cookies are: Candy Diver Cookie, Squid Ink Cookie, Stardust Cookie, Black Pearl Cookie, Sorbet Shark Cookie, Crimson Coral Cookie, Aquamarine Cookie, Gold Citrine Cookie, Mystic Opal Cookie, Frilled Jellyfish Cookie
· Stardust Cookie will levitate above the water.
■ NEW MUSIC TRACK FOR SEA FAIRY COOKIE & MOONLIGHT COOKIE
- Added a brand-new background music track for Sea Fairy Cookie & Moonlight Cookie’s bond story, “Sea Breeze Flowing Through the Stars.”
- The music track will be played with or without lyrics depending on the language: the lyrics are available only in the Korean version of the game.
■ MILEAGE SHOP: ROCKSTAR COOKIE’S & BLACK LEMONADE COOKIE’S SOULSTONES ADDED
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Hi! What's in Lav's head? Me and my friend have been coming up with all sorts of conspiracy theories-- is it ink or something else?
OK SO WELL-
I feel called out because I don't totally know 😂
Honestly ink would make sense design wise with the way I draw him, but I know that people would somehow connect it to batim (which he's not). I don't know, design wise I think it would make the most sense and with how I draw the liquid.
BUT I did a little bit of research and there are black drinks that you can make. Some blackberry juice is almost completely black, and I like blackberries a lot sooo that could be a possibility.
Something else I saw is that activated charcoal can be used in drinks like lemonade?? Which I thought was interesting but yeah-
Idk if that really answers the question well, sorry! I don't think it has much lore relevance, but it's my bad for not thinking through the logic of it.
Asked by: @ohmygawditssunnyout
ALSO WAIT WHAT ARE YOUR THEORIES?? I WANNA KNOW
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the taste of sucrose,
a long-forgotten flavor
that sat upon my tongue.
from days when the sun shone
through pitchers of lemonade,
sweaty summer glass.
Autumn has arrived
the leaves around me fall
from trees still green,
the cold came so quickly
they never had the chance
to show the splendor
of orange and yellow hues.
while the sun skirts low behind clouds,
I'll work towards days
when lemonade can wash
the bitter taste
of clove and anise away.
I'll work to remember
not every fall
will be this gray.
-Cold Snap-
BL 2022
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@nosebleedclub 's February prompts. #28, memorial.
Today, I'll remember how your hand felt, on the edge of cold from sweating in that too hot autumn afternoon. I'll remember playing cards, an intricate game I didn't know the name of; just that you'd laugh, and it sounded like home.
I want to forget about the rum in my veins, how you always looked a little sad; how I couldn't justify it without spilling too many secrets. We were already soaked, saturated in the night.
Tomorrow, next month, next year; I'll work up the courage to call you again. Not yet, not yet; I'm not ready. You must be so busy anyway, you were always better than me. College graduate, and I'm just lucky to be here.
Today, there's a dress hanging in the closet; I think you'd like seeing me in it.
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You Love Beyond Me
You love beyond me.
You love four whistles from across the street
And the brick of a voice calling at 12:30 sharp.
You don’t melt on the crunchy sun-dried gravel
That sometimes jumps and claws at your legs.
When you sail through the yard
And you inevitably trample an ant bed,
You pay no mind to the ones
Desperately trying to mount your shoes.
You kiss them with a shake and continue.
Inside the house is a mirror reflecting everything else
And your apple and sandwich unravel
To reveal everyone you’ve ever met.
The lemonade is nearly intangible,
But it restores your limbs
Until you lay on the even cooler tile.
You stare at whatever stands above us, always.
You stare longingly beyond me.
-a poet made of charcoal
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