#kourumi

[captastra]

OMG was so surprised to get this lovely piece of my OC Aisling from the amazing @kourumi 😍🥺🥰💗 ty so so much!! I can’t stop looking at it and must share!!!

Aisling’s first official portrait surrounded by Aeonian Butterflies and Malenia’s Crest in the background representing her relationship with Malenia!

[turianosauruswrex]

mossy moss, ourple :), mint

i am delighted omg. what kind of cookies???

[tacticalhimbo]

banner credit: mooglerph

This is a commission for @kourumi​ focusing on Chairman Rockwell and Administrator Ludovico from The Outer Worlds meeting! I was given a lot of leeway with this plot so I went with the first thing that came to mind ^_^

title: two sides of the same coin

fandom(s): the outer worlds

character(s): chairman rockwell & administrator ludovico

word count: 1.3k

content includes: two very self-assured entrepreneurs being humbled by a simple, broken elevator... with some discussions of unethical science.

Under a cut for length!

It had been quite some time since the administrator found himself strolling the gilded streets of Halcyon’s jeweled capital. Business with Rizzo’s had taken a rather peculiar turn, though not an unwelcome one. It took a turn in which had him scheduled to visit the tourist colony of Eridanos to oversee the launch of Spectrum Brown, a fresh addition to the corporation’s fruitful Spectrum Vodka. He had just returned from his initial visit to the tourist destination, having scouted ahead to gain insight into the structure of the Grande Colonial Hotel and its security measures. Part of this visit had innocent intentions. Wasn’t anything new to the seasoned security professional. His job was simple: gather details to ensure the protection of the product and its shining promoter, Halcyon Helen. He had been around the ring enough times, and in far more dangerous places. Years later, and he could still hardly believe someone had successfully convinced them to allow her to film on Monarch. Monarch! There was nothing redeemable about that planet nor its colonies. They had lost an entire settlement to the vicious beasts, and it was a miracle something even survived… lest to the public’s knowledge, of course. However, part of this visit had far more sinister intentions. Had been to ensure the secretive project surrounding the product was meeting expectations. After all, there was little time to prepare now.

Especially as Ludovico sat within the Acropolis District, patiently waiting for the meeting he had scheduled with Byzantium’s own scientific council to present Rizzo’s updated findings. When he first sat, time seemed to creep by at an impossibly slow pace. Yet as soon as his mind wandered, he haphazardly glanced at his wristwatch and nearly jumped out of his skin. There was such little time that there were approximately ten minutes for Ludovico to find his way through the Halcyon Holdings Corporation Building and to the meeting room. At least five minutes were spent at the security checkpoint biting tongues and impatiently tapping his foot. He spent studying the layout of the building, checking and rechecking engraved plates to find the correct floor number. And finally, two were spent in the elevator attempting to refocus his attention to the content of his presentation. It was a miracle that the presentation had gone smoothly as it had, considering the circumstances of his arrival, but Halcyon’s scientists seemed pleased by the results of the pet project. So much so, in fact, that they’d given the final go ahead.

The product launch date was set in stone. Everything would, theoretically, go without a hitch.

Ludovico swelled with pride as he left the boardroom, mind off in the distance as he stepped into the elevator once more. The elevator’s other occupant glanced the administrator over, brow piqued. Just as he opened his mouth to begin conversation, the elevator shook to a stop, chamber lights flickering before dulling.

“You can’t be fucking serious.”

“Excuse me?—”

The outburst and sudden stop caught Ludovico’s attention, head turning to find that the elevator’s prior occupant was the Chairman himself. And that they were, in fact, currently stuck between floors. What began as a sneer toward the other quickly faltered into the harsh clearing of his throat.

“Ah… Chairman Rockwell. A pleasure to meet you, albeit under less than fortunate circumstances.”

Rockwell peered over his shoulder, having spent the few moments since the halt prodding at the elevator’s lever mechanism and intercom system. When he realized the attempts to solve their problem were futile, his shoulders slumped, and he stepped back, crossing his arms over his chest. A few moments of silence lingered between the duo before the Chairman composed his temper enough to finally return the greeting, offering the other a mildly bemused look.

“And you are?”

“Quinton Ludovico, sir.” He hesitated before tucking his files beneath his arm, reaching out to offer a hand. “Representative employer of Halcyon Helen, though I much prefer to consider my position as Odeon Pictures' security administrator.”

The Chairman looked between the administrator’s face and hand, letting an inaudible sigh slip from his lips as he gave a firm shake. Perturbed by the touch as he was, there was curiosity in those deep eyes of his.

“Is that so? I heard something about that... The adjutant seemed rather interested in your research.” He withdrew his hand, fingers flexing as he resisted the urge to wipe his palm clean on his pants. Best not to insult the poor man any more than their situation had. “She offers her condolences for not attending your meeting.”

“Oh.” A subtle cough to conceal his surprise. “I am sure there will be another time for such pleasantries.” Should all go well with the product launch, that was. With Eridanos as the test planet, it was possible that success could mean operations across Halcyon.

A few more moments of silence followed the wishful statement, accompanied by the subtle shifting of fabric as the pair sat in another awkward silence. Ludovico opted to set his files on the ground by his feet, not entirely worried that the Chairman of Halcyon would swoop down to steal his research. Rockwell simply stood there, glancing around aimlessly. For a moment, one could swear he was counting the number of bolts holding the chassis together. And perhaps he was, for after a few passes, he shook his head and uttered under his breath. Then a few more moments of silence passed. And a few more..

“... So what is it you’re up to, exactly?”

“Pardon?” Ludovico glimpsed toward the Chairman.

“This whole research thing. It must be impressive if half of Halcyon’s scientific board is tripping over their lab coats.” Rockwell snickered. The comment warranted an earnest laugh from the administrator.

“I would hardly call it tripping.” He shook his head a bit. “Though I suppose it’s turned more than a few heads.”

“Then let it turn mine. Unless you’ve suddenly got cold feet?”

Ludovico gave the proposition some thought, glancing around as if looking for a sign. Part of him had hoped the elevator would groan to life once again, giving him an excuse to save his own propositions for another time. Fear lingered within him, and not for his audience. Quite the contrary. Ludovico was afraid of who may have been listening that he could not see. The circumstances of Rizzo Brown’s release were delicate, and he had a sneaking suspicion that someone was already on his tail. Yet a part of him felt relief as there were no signs of their circumstances changing anytime soon. For one of the most traveled buildings on Halcyon’s capitol planet, maintenance was dreadfully slow. He nodded to himself and crouched to grab his presentation notes, then stood with newfound confidence.

“Very well. Have a seat—Well, if you wish. Who knows how clean the floor is? Might be best to remain standing.” This time it was Rockwell who chuckled, and who shook his head at the statement.

“I’d rather take my chances with a sore back.” He gestured vaguely with his hand. “Go on, then.”

And just like that, dragging minutes seemed to pass with a startling quickness. The more Ludovico came to reveal to the Chairman, the more Rockwell realized that there were solutions to Halcyon’s problems. If the contentedness of workers was increased by—what was it, tenfold?—then there was the possibility that Halcyon wouldn’t collapse in on itself even with the freezing of most of its occupants. Rather than hope those remaining thawed out on Byzantium’s streets could solve their hunger issues, it was a surefire guarantee. Unstoppable productivity meant more time. More time meant more favorable odds. He could see why Sophia had brought it to his attention. Unfortunately for the duo, who had eagerly exchanged questions and curiosities, a low, mechanical whirring cut into their conversation. Lights flickered, and suddenly there was movement beneath their feet.

The elevator came to a halt on the ground floor, where Rockwell was now the one to extend his hand to the administrator.

“We’ll be continuing this conversation soon, I hope.”

Ludovico paused in stepping out of the chassis, once more tucking his findings beneath his arm and giving a firm handshake.

“Most certainly, Chairman. I look forward to it.”

[arcandoria]

Character bingo for solas, please :3

My favorite apostate hobo time!

I think... the biggest "issue" I have regarding Solas / fans is that most of the time you either see people actively hating him, or completely excusing his actions or jumping through loops and hoops to justify certain things.

And Solas is both sinner and saint. I like him that way. I like that he stretches so far to fix his mistakes that he commits more along the way. I like that his attempt to connect with the current events and people sometimes makes him arrogant. I also like that he is, in fact, someone with a lot of complicated depth regarding his feelings, we are just not constantly privy to it (because people often think a good NPC is the one you can know every secret and opinion). He's not a sadist, but he's also not a old wise cute man.

So idk. I love Solas. LOVE the egg man a lot. His unjustifiable flaws included, his more convoluted virtues included.

ALSO. Everyone makes fun of his bald ass and honestly I wasn't super into it at first, but no one can deny that it worked as disguise REALLY well and provided a helluva shock when everything about him was revealed.

[the-laridian]

OC fact swap: Some of Rae's hobbies include singing, mentalism and free falling

Gunnar loves doing historical research. He also does a lot of what he calls doodling or sketching - he doesn't call himself an artist, but he's good at it.

[jackalgirl]

[ Image description: two illustrations, the top by Kourumi and the bottom by Jackalgirl.  On the top, in pencil-sketch on a green background, a young Aurelia Isadoro DeSoto y Fiori kisses her father, Max DeSoto, on the cheek.  And on the bottom, in ink-over-sketch with a light wash of sepia on a blue-gray ground, Leo Oliver, still a toddler, stands on his father Charles Rockwell’s lap to give his dad a kiss on the cheek. End ID. ]

OC Kiss Week exchange!  THANK YOU SO MUCH to the amazing @kourumi for the illustration of Aurelia and her loving father.  I had a lot of fun drawing Chairman Rockwell not looking like he just unexpectedly bit a lemon and Leo, of course, is wonderful (as well as being Aurelia’s best friend in the Worldstree)!

[towconfessions]

i hope more people will write for board characters. ik the game doesnt give us much to work with but i feel like theres so much room for interesting stories. shout out to the writers who do!

[damejudyhench]

Thankyou so much @jackalgirl for this amazing birthday gift of Pearl from @kourumi ‘s Western AU! She tends a mean bar. Bakonu is also present, as keen to shit in Reverend Max’s hat regardless of what universe she finds herself in.

[captastra]

📷+ 📷+ 📷 for Renee, please!

[jaal-ama-daravv]

A New Home - Rogue Trader

Hi friends! Here's a new Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader game for everyone this weekend!

Concept: Dargonus was lost post-game. You rebuilt your capital from the ground up on a new planet.

Rules: Must include 3 images, and the name!

Bonus: Include the Origin and backstory if applicable

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Xumarth - Capital of the von Valncius Dynasty

As Dargonus was destroyed by heretics, Lord Captain Kassard and Pasqal took the opportunity to rebuild the von Valancius capital in their image.

Consider you reading this as your invitation to join in!

otherwise, you've been summoned; @marurubb, @fuchsiareign, @captastra, @vitanithepure, @rahorarty, @systembug, @archtech-fox, @vossn, @mangakachan, @nozhknife, @slaaanesh, @unsupervised-threat, @amphyxia, @astriel, @holylustration, @wisdomisadumpstat, @rats-and-robots, @anatomical-opera, @steamedrolls01, @aylinvail, @gravelorded, @indigo-scribbles, @blue124th, @kourumi, @mayoonrices, @antelopunny, @skolas-a, @lordcaptains, @bnbc, @leadflowers, @themagnificentmags, @maggotknight, @nerendus, annnd ive run out of memory bandwidth for the day

[danyaselmar]

Sun and Moon - Donna and Wren 🖤

My dear @kourumi here's your gift 💕 For the bloody valentine exchange by @carlosoliveiraa It's been a pleasure to draw the wives. Your oc Wren Harris is so beautiful and I hope I did her justice 💕

The inspiration by Alfred James Dewey:

[tacticalhimbo]

ms. palmer for npc game, please

panam my beloved!!! 🥺🥺🥺 gonna pull out the roster for this one since my cp2077 timeline includes a few different characters:

vincent: his relationship with panam is pretty turbulent, but it's not malicious by any means! it's just... by the time he meets her in the plot (which is early on, the aldecados are the first real lead toward the relic chip) he's still got that stubborn, corpo mindset. they argue. a lot. it flip flops on who starts it and who finishes it. but they aren't THAT different when it comes down to things, and they do realize that eventually. overall, he actually really likes panam! and he'll come around to her company (and, prior to phantom liberty, i did ship them together. that's not canon anymore but the ship exists in aus where he doesn't get involved with the nuda feds).

vera: these two, on the other hand, get along like two peas in a pod. two nomads who are struggling with fitting into the grabd scheme of things? who want to do right by their families, and are ateadfast about their core values? oh yeah. they're real good friends. vera's ultimately the one who helps panam sort things out with the rest of the aldecados, and xe joins the family through the process. historians would say they're roommates, if you catch my meaning (aka: i will eventually create a fleshed out ship for them, bc i'm a bi!panam supremacist ♡ joking, ofc... mostly)

valerie: she's only met panam a few times, mostly catching her between jobs or hanging around the area outside the afterlife trying to get an in with rogue. if they actually sat down and talked, they'd also get along very well. val would definitely fuel panam's... enthusiasm for chaos.

then there's naomi and jean-baptiste, who i don't imagine have really had the chance to cross paths with her 😔 naomi would find her endearing. jean-baptiste is fairly indifferent (not out of lack of curiosity or care; they just have a lot of shit on their plate so if panam plays cool, they'll play cool)

there's also in-development side characters, but they're pretty removed from the main plot so they either wouldn't meet panam at all, or they would have very brief/passing interactions that aren't like... noteworthy. skdjdksk

[thatboreddrake]

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all you wonderful people!

@ghost-in-the-mine @heraldofcrow @bimbomcgee @scholar-sweeting @lady-of-ariandel @miss-mania @chibelial @catcas22 @a-vexually-transmitted-disease @trans-peridot @kerbal0154 @cosmonautcinnamonwarrior @ablondewerewolf @saccharinesanguis @cyberroses @eldritchforesthorror @nathanielthetallone @baerryjj @mold-lover @lostinmyheadforever2023 @kourumi @jokepool @zeptammie @skellish @traitorous-knight @cyrilthewolf @thistoowillpasss @eldenbiscuit @chiefexecutiveofnir @maranull @yezix @caelaan75 @idkwhattoputhere26 @witch-renna @patchesenthusiast @the-sea-bunny @doingthebestitcould @gideon-half-knowing @stars2flowers @trans-gothic-rose @emburbaguette @pineapplejazz

I may not interact with all of you a ton, but you are all wonderful people and very dear to me! Once more, Merry Christmas to those who celebrate, Happy Holidays to those who don’t, and a Happy New Year to all! Wishing you all the best in the year to come!

[katyspersonal]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year friends and moots!

@val-of-the-north @heraldofcrow @fantomette22 @fareehaandspaniards @jarognieva @gilveciy @bimbomcgee @swallowtail-ageha @scarycuboid @brainhyperfixed @synthwayve @catcas22 @nostressjusteyes @alma-amentet @lobolicious @kourumi @lizteaart @gamchawizzy @greenblueyulum @tangerinethecat @sweet-sirin @the-last-choir @yezix @bri-the-nautilus @autism-purgatory @the-cat-atonic @bobbyzombiegg @cosmichorrorsarestillnicerthanme @karpachev @oddsonly

I will be brief: this year was horrendous and convinced me that as 2024th rolls in, I should make a bingo of bad things to happen in the next one. Both personal and political/world. But it is thanks to you guys that I've had at least some happiness this year! Some of you talk to me regularly and others never talked to me more than once and just interact with the posts, but I appreciate all the connections I can feel! Big or small! Not gonna lie, over this year it became harder for me to express my love or appreciation due to some trust-scattering events. But sometimes even one of you as much as liking a headcanon from me or DMing me a thing I might like would pull me from a bad mood, and I am thankful that I have you all around on this blue hellsite! Some of you supported me through a hard crisis and trust me this is a core memory now even if it was our only interaction, others trusted me with your stories and I am thankful for that trust, some scream with me about cursed memes of wretching headcanons x) Some are just nice to see on my dashboard. I am just trying to say that I feel warmth in my heart from as much as realizing that we are interacting! Having people that I could tag in a Christmas post is really important for me. And if you guys are glad to see me around too, that's just MORE reasons to think this year wasn't wasted.

I hope you all had a good Christmas (or just had a good day if you do not celebrate, I for sure know some of you don't x)). We all figured that every next year is worse than the previous one, but let's make it through 2024 together and "meet" in congratulation posts like this one again! Or not. Maybe some of you will be in another place in life completely in a year, but even then I hope it will be exactly when you want to be.

[theribbajack]

Secret Santa for @kourumi of Bloody Finger Hunter Yura in the style of his concept art, or as I, a non-Elden Ring player like to call him, Funny Hat Man. Quite possibly the most intricately detailed combination lineart and color job I’ve ever done, but I thought it turned out quite nice! Merry [late] Christmas and Happy New Year! <3

[jackalgirl]

[ Image description: a sepia-toned illustration of a dark-skinned woman with dark hair, wearing a medium-toned waistcoat over a pale shirt, in a stables.  She has her hand on the underside of the cheek of a white-maned, pale-spotted horse and is just about to kiss the horse’s nose. End ID. ]

A glorious commission from @kourumi of Captain (of the Chennkyō Dragoons) Aethelflaed Fiori, expressing her appreciation to the first friend she’s made in Chalcedony Grove.

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!   I LOVE THEM!

(from “Conference at Chalcedony Springs”, a WIP of mine, set in @kourumi’s Western AU for “The Outer Worlds”)