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would you think CROSSHAIR gets nightmares of kamino? Because of the sound of waves??

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We have these geese at work that we are supposed to dress up for various holidays. I guess it stems from the porch geese tradition from… the Midwest? The South? Back East? I don’t remember. I have managed to do this exactly zero times. But I put forth the minimum effort for May the 4th because it would be wrong not to. I present to you… Crosshair Goose. Clearly the most important thing I’ve ever done.

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If Padame hadn’t died and the Batch met the twins. How do you think that would have gone?

@gokyacetakal Clone Force 99 would definitely become Padme's personal bodyguards (regardless of her being in rebel alliance or just keeping a low profile). The twins would believe the four clones are their overprotective uncles.

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You’ve noted on several occasions that your padawan OC Mercy is a part of a slow-aging species, kind of like Yoda. I’m curious - how old is he now in comparison to others of his species?

@artist-kreating-stuff Thank you for the ask! I hope my reply is what you wanted to know!

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How would the Batch react to finding out that Padme had passed away during the events of Order 66?

@scarletv0id thank you for the ask!

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Thank you for the vid recommendation, @thecoffeelorian, I haven't seen this one!

Here is a screenshot redraw to get you interested in more pieces of Polish culture.

The screenshot was taken from this scene from 1974 movie The Deluge (Potop):

I always get very happy when non-Slavic Tumblr users starts to enjoy Slavic inspired Star Wars works!

It makes me wanna draw more of this stuff!

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@chaoticvampirejedi @paperback-rascal have you ever seen this...?

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crocheting bandannas is really fun, i bet at least one of Mercy's men has made him one in battalion colors

This is one of the earliest ideas I had for 347th! The regiment has a lot of handmade quilts. Most of them are done by civilian patients during their recovery. Some of those were done by 347th members themselves who were either bored or in recovery themselves. Those men were taught how to knit/crotchet by the civilians, early on but more and more clone troopers learnt to knit/crotchet from their own brothers.

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Wheelie is 347th regiment's quartermaster. He is an ex-ARC trooper, who is paralyzed from his waist down as he got critically injured during one of the missions early during Clone Wars. He is mostly stationed in Coruscant, since he doesn't have to be on site to keep supply chains running smoothly. The downside of his zeal in finding the best bargains, however, is that items he orders are of high quality, sure, but more often than not, from clearance since they contain misprints, tacky color palettes or are from failed merchandises -> [LINK] <-.

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Please give someone to hug Mercy? He needs a hug…

Surprisingly enough, and utterly counterintuitively, Mercy gets more physical interaction during Clone Wars than he ever did in the Jedi Order pre-war as clone troopers wear their armors (especially helmets on which have built-in filtration/rebreathing systems) most of the time which makes Mercy less hell-bent on keeping his distance.

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Hello! That time of year again, and I see you’re working hard! I would like to leave you something for your hard work!

Which would you prefer?

@beybladeninja Thank you for the ask!

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oh, wow! I think Wyrm is a very interesting character.

I’m very honored you consider one of your OCs to “join” 347th!

In fact I think he would fit within 347th, however since it seems that Wyrm is very dear to you, I don’t know how you want him to be part of 347th? If you want to drop the name of the Regiment in your stories as a backdrop, I have no problems with that!

However if you want me to develop stories that include him in any capacity - I’m not sure I’d be able to properly portray the depth of his character, especially since my research on certain topics are superficial at best.

347th is considered a bit of a “hallway” for many clones that are part of the Regiment - after a while many of them move on to other GAR units or even re-join units they originated from once they feel ready.

Some clones would never go to the battlefield due to their defects, are unable to come back to their previous lives (e.g.: Blood Loss due to his trauma/originating from Krell’s unit, 40 with his whole unit being gone so he has no place to go back or Wheelie due to his injuries), or simply feel comfortable with new name, new paintjob and new set of tasks - those clones are the core of 347th - but... many clones do move on once they get better (be it physically, mentally or both).

With that in mind, I think The Regiment could be a good arc for Wyrm’s character development - especially since you wrote, he got in touch with 212th at some point after his recovery.

We can always chat about Wyrm’s place in 347th in DMs and see where that conversation takes us!

Thank you, @ct-crosshair​, again, for trusting me with your OC!

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Hey, @paperback-rascal I've got an OC who I think would do really well in the 347th! Tell me what you think:

His name is Wyrm. He was formerly a sniper who served in a yet-unnamed squad in the 212th battalion. He's obsessed with mandalas, he destresses by filling pages and pages of scrap paper with intricate mandalas. He's got them tattooed all up his arms and legs, with smaller designs on his chin and forehead.

He's an excellent pickpocket and an even better hustler, and he likes to spend his leave cheating at sabaac or space-poker or space-darts, and stealing candy from shops. He spends all his money on art supplies, not only because he goes through a lot of materials when drawing, but has a tendency to give out art supplies to younger clones who are stressed or traumatized after missions. He doesn't have much of a sweet tooth, so the stolen candy is either given to other troopers who could use a pick-me-up, or traded for armor paint.

His armor is covered in mandalas, and the patterns are constantly changing. Again, painting them helps him destress, so he has no problem scrapping off or painting over older sections. While his armor is mostly 212th Gold, if he's working with another battalion, he'll trade his contraband candy for paint, so he ends up with a leg plate covered in 501st blue and a vembrance in 104th maroon.

The war is going great for him. He gets promoted, he works hard (he wants to be an ARC trooper someday—who doesn't?) And then everything falls apart. He's captured by the separatists and spends months in a POW camp in horrific conditions. He keeps waiting to be rescued, but nobody comes. By sheer luck, he manages to escape with a handful of other clones, and they contact the Republic. When they're picked up, Wyrm's primary concern is contacting his squad to let them know that he's alive—only to find out that his squad was completely wiped out during the battle and he, himself, was listed as KIA, which is why nobody looked for him.

He spends the next couple of months in rehabilitation—he's severely underweight and riddled with internal parasites—but he never gets cleared for duty because his eyesight has suddenly started to rapidly deteriorate, seemingly without cause, and his hands shake uncontrollably, again, seemingly without cause. Tests reveal that the deterioration of his vision is being caused by an auto-immune disease, but his shaking hands are completely psychosomatic. Unable to shoot and unable to draw, he withdraws.

When I originally created this character, his story ended tragically, either by suicide, or after attempting to assassinate General Kenobi in revenge. But I've changed my mind. That isn't what I want for him anymore.

I've been reading this book called The Body Keeps The Score, and it's been enlightening. One of my favorite passages reads as follows:

"[Describing a test where traumatized children were shown pictures of benign scenes, as asked to tell a story describing what was happening in the picture.] The responses of the clinic children were alarming. The most innocent images stirred up intense feelings of danger, aggression, sexual arousal, and terror. These images were not selected because they had some hidden meaning that sensitive people could uncover; they were ordinary images of everyday life. We could only conclude that for abused children, the whole world is filled with triggers. As long as they can imagine only disastrous outcomes to relatively benign situations, anybody walking into a room, any stranger, any image, on a screen or a billboard might be perceived as a harbinger of catastrophe. In this light the bizarre behavior of the kids at the children's clinic made perfect sense.

Real-world studies are gathering more and more evidence of a definitive link between trauma, PTSD, and auto-immune disorders. The book also discusses the impact of the pharmacological revolution of victims of trauma. New studies are finding that SSRIs and other antidepressants are very rarely effective on people suffering from PTSD, because the source of the problem isn't chemical in nature.

"To my amazement, staff discussions on the unit rarely mentioned the horrific real-life experiences of the children and the impact of those traumas on their feelings, thinking, and self-regulation. Instead, their medical records were filled with diagnostic labels: "conduct disorder" or "oppositional defiant disorder" for the angry and rebellious kids; or "bipolar disorder". ADHD was a "comorbid" diagnosis for almost all. Was the underlaying trauma being obscured by this blizzard of diagnoses?"*

"Trauma victims cannot recover until they become familiar with and befriend the sensations in their bodies. Being frightened means that you live in a body that is always on guard. Angry people live in angry bodies. The bodies of child-abuse victims are tense and defensive until they find a way to relax and feel safe. In order to change, people need to become aware of their sensations and the way that their bodies interact with the world around them. Physical self-awareness is the first step in releasing the tyranny of the past.

In my practice I begin the process by helping my patients to first notice and then describe the feelings in their bodies—not emotions such as anger or anxiety or fear but the physical sensations beneath the emotions: pressure, heat, muscular tension, tingling, caving in, feeling hollow, and so on. I also work on identifying the sensations associated with relaxation or pleasure. I help them become aware of their breath, their gestures and movements.

All too often, however, drugs such as Abilify, Zyprexa, and Seroquel, are prescribed instead of teaching people the skills to deal with such distressing physical reactions. Of course, medications only blunt sensations and do nothing to resolve them or transform them from toxic agents into allies.

The mind needs to be reeducated to feel physical sensations, and the body needs to be helped to tolerate and enjoy the comforts of touch. Individuals who lack emotional awareness are able, with practice, to connect their physical sensations to psychological events. Then they can slowly reconnect with themselves."

That is not, of course, to say that medications shouldn't be used at all; they can help lessen the intensity of emotions, making the process of healing less traumatic. After all, it's easier to learn to walk again, if the prosthetic isn't actively causing you pain. However, medication alone is not effective in treating trauma.

I think Wyrm would make an excellent member of the 347th, who specializes in advocating for and treating traumatized soldiers. He specializes in soldiers with anger-management problems, dissociation, self-mutilation. With some training, he could be an excellent mind healer, and he could be invaluable when it comes to treating patients who suffer from psychosomatic illnesses.

Consider this Wyrm's application to join your battalion. I just like the world you've created and I'd like to be a part of it.

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@electrikworm @squad-724 a small token of appreciation!

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This is the BOOP#02 game! You've been BOOPED. Now you gotta Boop someone else's ask box too 🐾 🐾 🐾

(Gif is from this tumblr post)

BOOP with a snoot!

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Hey,

love your art!!! It’s been a tough year and TBB really got me through it and motivated me to keep learning music so I’d love to play my violin exams in May dressed as Omega from your „recital” comic (with small modifications due to the dresscode and comfort) as a little tribute hahah would that be okay?

Thank you for the ask @theblackparadeprincess! and WOW! You play a violin?! That's such a hard instrument to learn! I always wanted to learn to play a musical instrument, but... let's say, it's better for me to stick to visual arts...

I understand what you mean - Star Wars is helping me go through all sorts of rough patches of life every since prequel trilogy came out! Not to mention I found connection with many great people who, like me, enjoy adventures of space!wizards in Galaxy far, far away!

And lastly - not only I have nothing against you taking inspiration from my works to create something of your own... I'll be honored if you did!

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you in May (I'm sure you won't need it)!

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I DUG DEEPER TO KNOW GENERAL MARCY AND THEY ARE SO COOL!!! I LOVE THEM 🙏😖

Thank you for the ask @commanderpanda123! I'm glad you are enjoying 347th' regiment's shenanigans!

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Howdy!!! I love your art!

I have a quick question: When the bad batch kept a bear for a pet, where did it go to the bathroom??? Did they train it to use the toilet? It's a pretty small ship, and I can imagine the poop smelling horrid. (Especially for Hunter)

Unrelated, but I can see the bad batch having a pet raccoon after having a pet bear. After seeing your fanart and headcanon about the bear, in my mind I've decided that they have a pet raccoon. That seems like something they would do.

Sorry for the random thought about the raccoon. Thanks for your time!!!

I never really thought about logistics of having a bear on a small vessel like Havoc Marauder. Also, let's face it - the ship's layout is not... consistent throughout TCW & TBB... so there could always be a cargo hold we're not aware of.

As for the second part of the ask - I think Clone Force 99 had many pets, big and small, thought out their career and space!racoon as well as a space!goose could be one of them. They always end up releasing the animals into the wild or finding them proper homes.

I think the main "can we keep it?" instigator is definitely Wrecker.

In Hyperspace stories #10 comics it was noted the big guy collects plushies (or at least tries to) - it could be a substitute of owning a real pet for him.

Sorry for such a late reply, @mishakoon!

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