#niru answers shit

[zonkutonshorrifyingpeenie]

Okay, first of all: HOLY SHIT THREE NEW SKINS. Second of all, imagine freshly turned graveborn experiencensing the Death Rattle of Happiness for the first time

Answer 1) Dude I am so fucking happy that their getting a spooky winter skin set as a family and Niru's skin-exclusive art is just like Holy Fuck like they filled him The Fuck Out it's a full "I'm you but buff" situation and I am so very gay

Answer 2) The mental image of a Graveborn startling themselves with their new happy-rattle brings me joy beyond comprehension tbh like that is such a wholesome little thing my god

I also love that the implication is that the happy-rattle is an entirely new instinctal/pathology thing that some Graveborns wouldn't even realise was a thing until they were like twenty seconds deep into it like imagine waking up one day with the ability to purr and having zero clue where you gained that knowledge

[atissi]

Viktor Kain :)

How I feel about this character:

Well. I simply. I simply love him very much and that’s the end of it. I just love h

If you look at my track record of favourite characters, there’s like, a worryingly high number of boring old men (and I won’t call myself out by listing them. If you know who they are You Know). And I wish I could say I like Viktor because his relationship to familial duty is interesting (which it is) or because the details of his marriage is a fun mystery (even though it is) or because there’s fascinating parallels between him and his son (which there are) or because his design is good (…no comment) but in the end? In the end? I just vibe with him. I think he’d be nice to hang out with. He’d stand up when you enter the room and shake your hand, then sit back down on his desk and ramble somewhat anxiously about clocks for an hour exactly. And I think that’s nice.

His complexities are less flashy than other characters in Pathologic but I think that’s why he appeals to me. There’s subtleties to the way he talks or carries himself that I could (and have) analyzed for hours. I love that he wears his heart on his sleeve compared to the other town leaders. I love the quiet resentment when he talks about Khan leaving for the Polyhedron. I love that he’s the least weird Kain and still manages to be creepy. I fucking love when he says “…If I’d learned about this earlier, I would have torn his head off already.” Oh, shit, I love this voiceline: “Let’s open the box carefully, and sum it all up” (Viktor you’re talking about Pandora’s box right? You want to open Pandora’s box carefully?). I love that he paces circles alone in his office. I love that he asks for exactly 35 seconds to think about things. I love that he’s political head of one of the most powerful families in Town, widowed husband to the one of the most powerful women, and every single time he’s in a leadership position he looks viscerally uncomfortable. God, what an awkward, fascinating motherfucker.

All the people I ship romantically with this character:

Someone’s already asked me about Saburov so I’m saving half of my rambling for there, but yeah, it’s no secret, I sell out for Viktor/Saburov. It’s so funny because if you asked me three months ago what my favourite ships were I’d say “Clara/Capella? Tentatively” because I just didn’t care. And now I religiously reread the same three fics that focus on Viktor and Saburov’s relationship because, like, oh my god. Small town political leaders falling into an uncomfortable, secretive pseudo-relationship at the point where they both should’ve ended their romantic careers, except 1) Viktor’s wife is dead and his family is distant and he craves intimacy from anyone bothering to check on him, 2) Saburov is in a loving but uncomprehending marriage to Katerina where he can neither help her nor discuss their mutually blatant infidelity without admitting to himself that his life is a mess, 3) the repressed homosexuality. The Repressed Homosexuality, 4) the drama of falling for a rival while both of your public reputations are on the fritz and you’re both constantly overworked. They’re such painfully lonely people who need each other for intimacy and external validation, but engaging with those needs in the first place can be shameful.

And they really play off each other’s beliefs in that regard! Saburov cares a lot about tradition and Viktor breaks tradition as part of his job. Saburov covers up his gnawing internal conflicts with formalities, while Viktor expresses his conflict through those formalities. Saburov, at his heart, is wildly emotional, and Viktor can’t let himself be emotional in a way that would interfere with his work. But they’re both men who are duty-bound, highly principled, well-meaning (incompetent), and ultimately, needing a friend. My only wish was that their speaking styles were less boring. But I guess it works for the types of character they are.

Nina and Viktor is also quite good because it’s an intellectual exercise. Why the hell did Nina pick him of all people? Why would Viktor “Tax Form Personified” Kain want to marry Nina? My theory is that they promised freedom for each other: Nina would never be restrained by her husband and Viktor would have an outlet for his less sane, more obstructive interests. I’d love to see a slowburn for them where they marry for freedom alone but gradually Nina grows to appreciate and respect Viktor on his own terms (obviously this would be one-sided because it’s impossible not to fall in love with Nina at first sight). I don’t even need a good dynamic to like this ship, though. They love each other to the ends of the earth and I think that’s sweet.

My non-romantic OTP for this character:

Obviously Viktor and his kids. Some noble souls asked for my Khan and Maria opinions so I’ll discuss this later, but basically, Viktor as a dad is both tragic and tender. I want them to get closure, somehow.

Viktor and Katerina (by proxy of Saburov) is honestly delightful. Bee writes very good angst about them and their mutual relationship to Nina, but I also like them as casual friends. They’re two of the most lowkey people in their social circles and they both like crafts. There’s room for bonding.

There’s also this post I made in a Discord server: “…not to reference niru’s “black pearl” again but…in all seriousness i love the concept of viktor going around the capital hunting for talent on his brothers’ behalves, following newspaper scandals and pulling strings to assemble the weirdest heist team in existence but the heist is the laws of reality. viktor getting coffee with yulia in an austrian cafe. viktor dealing with mark’s bullshit at an opera theatre. viktor having to break into the stamatins’ shared loft because neither of them answer their mail or go outside. itd be a fun montage�� So I imagine Viktor is acquainted with all of the outsiders in the town!

[Spoilers for Mark Immortell’s backstory in the next paragraph]

Although, in Mark’s case, I guess Viktor tried to recruit him and Mark said “Not right now. Wait until I get fucked up by a Caravan scandal and come running to your Town for refuge” and Viktor was like “??? k.”

My unpopular opinion about this character:

It’s not strictly canon and mostly based on how I type him in the Enneagram (9w1), but I think he has a lot of pent-up anger! He regularly gives up his personal interests out of familial duty, and he’s expected to be relaxed and professional about that. Never seeing your son for years because your brothers told you it was important for his Spiritual Progress has, uh, got to sting! And maybe he feels betrayed by Caspar for leaving him, and then resents himself for being angry at his pre-teen son, and he feels betrayed by Simon for encouraging Caspar to leave, then resents himself for being angry at a dead man, and he gets angry at Georgiy for being so callous about the townspeople’s wellbeings, but resents himself for being angry at his last surviving brother, and etc. etc. etc. Actually my unpopular opinion about him is that he should retire and get a therapist.

One thing I wish would happen/had happened with this character in canon:

Full transparency, I haven’t finished Pathologic 2. But I’m fairly sure we don’t see Khan and Viktor’s reunion in either game and oh god, I desperately want to see that. I don’t need it to end happily, I just need them standing next to each other, similar appearances, similar voices, similar tics, in the aftermath of the Plague and having an honest discussion about their future with or without each other. I would cry. IPL, you have the power to kill me in one shot.

[superrcell]

Alexander Block ^^

:o military man ....

How I feel about this character

hm! i think that hes one of the characters i feel more neutral towards, likely due to the fact that he’s only in the game for like... 3 days, but i do still like him more than not!! likely due to how like... caring he is towards clara in her route? like he doesnt seem to want her for anything he just. Cares for her and wants to protect her. which is just really really nice!!!! 

outside of her route, um... i genuinely dont ever think about him. i honestly am just like “oh damn, military’s here, that means more shit i have to deal with” rather than anything else. tho i think him just disappearing for a day for some unknown reason is pretty iconic, tbh! also him just fucking off without doing anything to resolve the towns issue in p2 is so funny to me 

All the people I ship romantically with this character

oh, uh! really no one. this more or less comes down to the fact that i dont really ship people often, and i never think about ships unless someone else does. like the only ship ive really heard about him with is with daniil, which doesnt quite interest me, and neither does any other possibility, so ! i guess no one. rip. 

My non-romantic OTP for this character (im just interpreting this as other relationships i find interesting)

oh, like i’ve said: clara! how caring he seems to be towards her without really wanting anything in return is very, very sweet (take note, saburovs)!! plus, how much she seems to trust him is very nice.

also, hm... his potential dynamic with capella is interesting to me! this one comes more from one of the mafia games we played where i was capella and emmett played block and we were sort of stuck in a room together and it turned out to be just... really interesting! it comes down to his sense of duty (which capella could relate to) and his care for children. idk, its just! its a very interesting dynamic to think about to me! 

also, i think that niru brought this one up once which is why i could see it being interesting, but his dynamic with artemiy -- the artemiy that served in the war, i mean. niru said something along the lines of the two of them bonding over hating the military, lol. idk, even if its more of artemiy just being a rude asshole to block that would be very fun dshjkghd 

My unpopular opinion about this character

im trying not to do the cop out answer of “um i think about him is that enough” because truly i think about him much less than i think quite a few people do.... buuuuut i dont know other people’s opinions well enough, so im going to go with “i like him for clara route reasons” as my unpopular opinion. or, well, wait maybe not really caring for his p2 english voice also being daniil might be another unpopular opinion. like it just doesnt bother me ghdsjkg 

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.

i refrained myself from saying this anywhere else but its obvious what im going to say: im excited to see more of his relationship with clara in her p2 route! its obviously rushed in her p1 route, as those last 4 days where he comes in are the ones where you can really feel the fact that they mightve not had enough time to do all they wanted. so, im really excited to see what they might do, and what will be expanded upon! though i am constantly holding a knife up to fans and even ipl for what might happen with this dynamic as well.

send me a character :)

[ivywing]

OCs- Visit

I feel like 56kg of awful today, so I wrote some fluffy shit to feel better. Dedicated to @kurtwagnermorelikekurtwagnerd, who still owes me a piece with his OCs, and both @camis-place and @we-with-the-wings-of-freedom, my darling friends who deserve all the good things.

Andy sighs, turning onto her belly. The pitter-patter of rain on the windows is soothing for only the first five minutes- after that, it’s just boring. She groans and picks up Mama’s phone, unlocking it in search of the weather app. Mama’s phone isn’t meant for people who have eyes, but Andy’s smart for her age- that’s what the doctor said, anyway- and she eventually manages to get to the weather app, which says that the rain isn’t letting up until late at night. She whines and puts Mama’s phone back where she found it.

The sound of vacuuming from upstairs stops and Andy lifts her head, half expecting Mama to come walking right down. Of course, she doesn’t, and Andy presses her face into the pillow and groans. “I’m bored,” she announces to no one in particular. She wishes, idly, that Uncle Maqi and Auntie Esther would stop by like they did the first few months she and Mama lived on their own. She could call them, she has their numbers on her bracelet, but knowing her Uncle he’s probably working. Plus, she doesn’t like making the phone calls- her voice always sounds stupid on the phone.

Hiro trots in, fluffy tail wagging as he spots her. He noses under her hand, brown eyes staring lovingly at her, and Andy runs her hand through his fluffy ears. She can’t help it- he’s a good boy and he knows it, and so long as he’s not working, she can play with him as much as she wants. Or she would, anyway, if the stupid rain would let up.

She groans and throws her head back. “This is the worst day of my life,” she mutters, throwing an arm over her eyes.

A warm laugh is the only warning she gets before she’s scooped up in her Mama’s warm arms. “Why’s that, pumpkin?”

Andy sighs and burrows into Mama’s arms, letting out a happy trill at the fuzzy sweater she’s wearing. For a moment she forgets her anger, her boredom, and just clings to Mama happily. But that fades, and the irritation sets back in. “There’s nothing to do,” she mutters into her Mama’s shirt.

“Now, that’s not true. You could go check on the chickens.”

“Last time I did that, Totemo pooped on me.” The chickens like Mama better than her, and it frustrates Andy to no end. She feeds them, repairs the henhouse, and all they do is bite her!

“Alright, you could watch the new episode of Vashi’s Playhouse.”

“Vashi is for babies, Mama.” Andy presses her hands to her Mama’s cheeks, trying to instill through contact the extremely important information that every kid knows. “If I watched Vashi, that would make me a baby!”

“Well, you’re my baby.” Mama’s fingers dig into her sides, and Andy shrieks with laughter. She wriggles as she tries to escape, and eventually, Mama plunks her down on the couch. “Fine, fine. What do you want to do, then?”

“I ‘unno.” Andy puts her head in Mama’s lap, sighing her biggest sigh. She tilts her head up as Mama begins braiding little strips of her hair. “When’s Gramma Ayla coming back around?”

Mama chokes a little and coughs before answering. “Don’t let her hear you say that.”

“Why not? She’s old, right?”

Mama puts her hand to her mouth, and though she clearly doesn’t mean for Andy to see it, she’s smiling. “Don’t let her hear you say that, okay? She’d have an old person fit.” Mama holds one braid up and runs her thumb along, feeling for any imperfections. “And Auntie Ayla is busy, sweetheart. She has a very important job to do.”

“But there are two other queens! Why does she have to do all the work?” Andy knows she’s being whiny, but Mama says that she’s allowed to be whiny when something’s bad, and this is definitely something bad.

Mama sighs, running her long fingers through her hair. “She doesn’t do all the work, buggie. Linh and Niru do their part, and she does hers, but Ursisa is still a big country.”

“How big?”

“Big big.” 

“Can’t be that big.” Andy turns and takes Mama’s hand in her own, sighing as she presses the cool fingers to her face. She giggles softly as Hiro hops up onto the couch, his fluffy tail thumping the cushions rhythmically. “Mama, I want to be a dog.”

Mama makes a curious face, tilting her head. “A dog.”

“Mhm.” She runs her fingers through Hiro’s fur. “Then I could be fuzzy and fast and I wouldn’t have to be bored ever.”

Mama gives a soft laugh. “You think the dogs aren’t ever bored?” She gives a sharp whistle, and after a few seconds, Juni comes trotting in, her favorite toy hanging from her jaws. The wolfhound drops the tug and gives a low bark, then flops onto her side. Maqito follows after, hopping up onto Andy’s lap. Mama presses a loud kiss to Maqito’s head. “Where’s your brother, Qi?”

“Fershi’s paw got hurt the other day, so he’s probably resting.” Andy’s a big kid, so when any of the animals get hurt, she’s allowed to take care of them. “He ran into a badger hole and got it all twisted, but he’ll be fine.”

Mama’s face goes all sad, and she runs her fingers through Andy’s hair. “I’m sorry, pumpkin.”

“Why?” Andy sits up in her Mama’s lap, taking her cheeks in her hands. “You haven’t done nothing wrong.”

“Just- I feel like you haven’t gotten the chance to have a childhood.” Mama sighs, taking Andy’s hands off her face. “Kids your age should only be worried about what cereal to eat and how to tie their shoes, not running a farm.”

Andy brightens up. “I can run the farm?!”

“No!” Mama presses a finger to her nose. “You know what I mean, kitten. Just- you shouldn’t have all this responsibility on your shoulders.”

“I don’t mind.”

“It’s not about minding. I’m your mother- I should be taking care of you, not the other way around.”

“But you do!” Andy wiggles until she’s next to Hiro, the dog laying his head in her lap. “You feed me and you take me on playdates and to the doctors and stuff like that.”

“But-”

“No self-depercation! Only self-love!” Andy just knows she’s mispronouncing that word, but she doesn’t care. Dr. Catiri set that down as one of the household rules, and if Andy has to follow it, so does Mama.

Mama laughs, scooping her up into a hug and spinning her around. “Oh, alright! I can’t argue with you, can I?”

“Nuh-uh.” Andy clings to Mama as she pulls her to the stairs, watching the rain patter down across the window. She hums and decides to change the subject. “It’s the rain’s fault. If it weren’t raining, we could all go outside and be happy. Even Juni wants to flush, but she can’t because of the rain.” She throws her arms out. “The rain should go to America and leave us alone.”

Mama shrugs, “I would do it if I could, kitten, but-”

There’s a knock at the door. Juni rushes to the front of the house, bellowing loudly at the sound. Mama groans and gropes for Hiro’s collar. “Andy, sweetie, go see who’s at the door, would you?”

“Mhm!” She shuffles into her slippers and navigates her way around the wiggling dogs and undoes the sliding lock, then the door chain, and then the deadbolt, and finally unlocks the door. She shoves the dogs behind her and opens the door. There’s a strange woman holding a covered basket in one hand and an umbrella in the other, looking soaked to the bone, but Andy still tries to make her feel welcome. “Hi, I’m Andy! What’s your name, ma’am?”

The woman blinks in surprise, but after a moment she smiles. “I’m Taerlyn, dear. It’s nice to meet you!” The woman props the basket on her hip and leans down to shake Andy’s hand. “I’m assuming Arusa is home?”

“Yep.” Andy steps aside so that the lady can come in- that basket looks heavy, after all. “What’s in the basket?”

“Oh, right!” The woman gives her a conspiratorial grin- which is not too big a word for her, Mrs. Versan, because she’s not a baby- and places the basket down on the kitchen table. “It’s a gift for your mother- and you, of course.”

Andy pulls herself up onto a chair. “What’s in it?”

Before the woman can respond, Mama comes in, a hand on Hiro’s collar. “Taer? What- what are you doing here?”

The woman at least has the good sense to look embarrassed. “Well, um, I was thinking that you might be lonely, so I brought some stuff, but you’re clearly busy, so-”

“No! No, it’s fine.” Mama lets go of Hiro, who lays down next to one of his squishy toys, and heads over to the kettle. “Do you want coffee? Tea?”

“Coffee would be great, actually.” The woman strips off her raincoat and hangs it on the coatrack. “I don’t know how you can live out here so far from the city- it took me forever to get my bike out of the mud.”

Mama laughs softly. “Yeah, the roads aren’t so great, but other than that I like the simplicity. Though,” she says, turning slightly towards Andy, “I do wish there were other kids nearby.”

Andy frowns at that. “Other kids are stupid! They all want to play games from TV or with dumb toys.” None of them would last a day on the farm- Andy’s sure of it.

The woman shrugs, wringing water out of her curly red hair. “I’m sure with a large enough group, you’d be able to find someone else like you.” She trains her eyes on Mama, a soppy expression on her face. “Say, Rue, sit down for a moment. Vander helped me put the basket together- no point in letting it just sit here.”

Mama smiles in a way that Andy doesn’t quite understand and sits down next to Andy. “Alright, I’ll bite. What’s in it?”

The woman pulls the blanket off with a flourish, and Andy can’t help the little gasp that escapes her. There’s so much food! Cheeses and fresh-baked bread, jars of honey, cookies, spiced carrots, beets- Andy gives a little squeal. “Can I have some?”

Mama places her hands gently on the food, feeling what each item is. After a few moments, she nods, and Andy gleefully shoves a peach cookie into her mouth. She moans a little as the sugary icing dissolves on her tongue, filling her mouth with juicy goodness, and kicks her feet happily. Whoever this lady is, Andy likes her already.

The woman gives her a strange look, warm and soft, and then turns to Mama. “Alright, you win. She is the cutest kid.”

Mama gives a little trill of pride. “I told you. She’s my baby girl.” At Andy’s scowl, she added, “but not a baby. She’s four now.”

Andy swallows around the cookie, her throat burning a little at the too-big mouthful, and speaks. “Four and a quarter! It’s been three months, that makes it a quarter.”

The woman nods. “Yeah, you do have to count those months.” She puts her head on the table, fixing a stare on Andy. “Your mom speaks highly of you.”

“Really?” Andy knows that Mama’s gone sometimes, but she’s never really thought about where she went aside from what Aunt Esther told her. “What do you say about me?” she asks.

Mama shrugs. “I don’t talk that much about you, but usually it’s about how smart you are.”

The woman points a finger at Mama. “Yes, you do. I think a third of our conversations revolved around your daughter, maybe more? And to answer your question, she tells me that you take care of the animals, and that ice cream is your favorite food, which, good taste. She says you can read already, and that you like it when she reads The Journey of Cexina to you, and that-”

“Enough!” Mama shoves the lady away by the shoulder, a pale flush creeping over her ears. “Okay, so maybe I talk about her more than the average person. But who wouldn’t brag about their daughter?”

The woman shrugs. “My mother didn’t. She didn’t brag about Vander, either. Said it would give us swelled egos.”

Mama gets an offended look on her face. “Taerlyn, for the last time, your mother was an abusive piece of sh- garbage.”

Miss Taerlyn sighs. “Yeah, I- I know. Logically, I know she abused me. But…”

“The emotions don’t go away,” Mama says, with a kind of soft understanding that Andy, for once, is glad she doesn’t understand. She knows what abuse is- the CPS lady was very clear about that when she came to investigate. But Mama is anything but that, and Andy’s happier for it.

“I’ll bite her,” she suggests, bearing her teeth like a dog. That gets a laugh out of the adults, but Andy means it- she bit the guy who tried to take her away that one time, and she got ice cream for it. Bad people should get bitten.

“Thank you for the offer, Andy.” Miss Taerlyn gives an affectionate smile. “But she’s in Wales right now, and I don’t think the Queen would approve of taking a plane there just to bite my mother.”

Mama gets up and stretches. “I was just about to start on dinner. Care to stay?”

Miss Taerlyn beams. “I’d love to.”

[miittchan]

rules: ughhf answer 20 questions and then tag 20 people i suppose

tagged by @aggressivewastebin

Nicknames: Mittchan or Tailgate. people usually shorten it to mitt.

Zodiac: Aries babey!

Height: ... 4’11. im short i know.

Hogwarts House: im a slytherin. thanks pottermore.

Last thing i googled: for your love by park nodeok on mangadex

Favorite Musicians: oof i listen to too many things. i suppose gorillaz, twrp, joji, belzebubs, and KAITO.

Song stuck in my head: it switches between sanctuary by joji and wozwald by niru kajitsu

Followers: 1,178

Following: 56

Do you get asks: no and i wish i did. please i have nothing to do in my life besides work and doing random shit.

Amount of sleep: its 4 am as im writing this what do you think

Lucky Number: 13

What are you wearing: black sweat pants and a shirt with kaki and white stripes

Dream job: story board artist or comic artist

Dream trip: trip to japan with my friends

intruments: harmonica and recorder

languages: spanish and english

favorite song: souk eye by gorillaz and broken by gorillaz

Random fact: ive started cursing in 5th grade bc of saints row and i havent been able to stop since. its genuinely became a problem bc of the amount of times i almost curse in front of my parents. saying fuck is just fun

aesthetic: oddly enough i really like lovecore. also i like creepy aesthetics.

anyways i actually dont enough 20 people lol.

i tag: @bestdayever2233

[starry-eyes-and-starry-skies]

@ () But you already knew that oops

this isnt even related but i just want you to watch this 

PSSSSSSSST

@ = You’re beautiful

blushes/??

() = I am a nonbinary/genderqueer person who has a crush on you

bROH 

[starry-eyes-and-starry-skies]

I ship u with DEEZ NUTZ!

get out of here

[starry-eyes-and-starry-skies]

#told you mabinogi blowwss #blessed

NICK I SWEAR TO FUCKING GOD MABINOGI IS GREAT

[starry-eyes-and-starry-skies]

female, 5'6(7?), short asymmetrical black hair. asian. kinda chubby and kinda angry. i can bake above okayish. asexual panromantic, and just kinda eh on that topic. i dont really like going out, so maybe our dates could be lots of baking and movies (?)

YES LETS BAKE STUFF!!! but youll have to take it out o the oven since my sensory makes it next to impossible to go near really hot things!! we can bake lots of things

also

it depends on the movies lmaoo

ur tallness!!! ur like an angry chub bird omg