#return of the inbox

[iguanodont]

So. How’s the tornado situation in birgworld?

(Text courtesy of my pal @merkabatraindepot ) "Though there is no direct correlation between axial tilt of a planet, and stronger synoptic patterns, Hyperborea* still has much more intense seasonal temperature shifts than Earth or Tir n'Aill**. Consequently, every tornado season and hurricane season is more intense than their terrestrial counterparts. This is particularly bad on the great interior escarpment, as moist air from the eastern coastal gulfs mix with ice belt currents to, in layman's terms, unleash hell. There's a reason traditional Twowic inland architecture is partially sunken into the ground."

*Hyperborea is the less silly exonym for birgworld

**Tir n’Aill likewise refers to the peeb homeworld

Cultural segment under the cut ~~~

“There are a multitude of traditional cultural interpretations of tornadoes on the Western Continent, as giant murderous destruction clouds are wont to inspire. These range from the greater Twowic mythos of tornadoes being the severed limb of Cloud-Reaver (a former major weather deity who has been supplanted by Sky-Mother starting around 700 years ago) ravaging the land in infinite paroxysisms- death of even a leg being indefinitely suspended for the supernatural. The traditional Krakoum version is quite similar, with the added aspect of two great wind spirits (personifications of early spring storms) engaged in a fierce chance to defend the divine limb from competing scavengers, lest they claim the blood-power of the primordial being.

The Wis’Sachoi conversely view the funnels as a vast disemboweled spiral valve gut torn form the first town builder.

Ss’wassoum territory as a rule has less devastating cyclones, and consequently see them as vast swarms of spirits whose composition varies regionally.

Of course, the modern birg knows enough about weather formations to smugly explain tornadic currents, and supercell formation to some out-of-towner. Then promptly wet themselves upon first sight of the storm track.

[starcurtain]

I know everyone sees Itto as Genshin's comedic relief, but I'm telling you all, Alhaitham is actually the funniest character in Genshin Impact.

According to the fandom, he's hot, he's famous, he's the one in charge of the house...

But according to the people of Sumeru? Dude became grand sage and not a single NPC around the city had a thing to say about that. Sachin's son got his ass beat and he didn't even know who Alhaitham was; it was just "some guy in green." People on the streets are said to not even notice Alhaitham, let alone be able to identify him by appearance. The only time we ever hear NPCs directly commenting on Alhaitham, it's Siraj's collective who hate Alhaitham's guts. Dori refuses to work with him. Random Eremites call him a lunatic within two minutes of meeting him.

Alhaitham's reputation in Sumeru is "Who? Ah, that guy? I heard he's weird," and then everyone moves on.

Meanwhile, Kaveh is literally famous enough to have an epithet ("the Light of Kshahrewar"), is the lead architect on entire city redesigns, and was trusted before Alhaitham's take over to do work on the Akademiya itself. He built the most famous landmark in the rainforest outside of the Divine Tree. He's well-known enough that people bank on his reputation to start scams; people send their children to take courses with him in the belief that it will bless them with successful future careers. He's known for philanthropic endeavors to help the poor and disadvantaged. He won the Interdarshan Championship. This is the Sumeru equivalent of winning an Olympic gold medal!!

Kaveh is the Taylor Swift to Alhaitham's Travis Kelce. They might have independent success, but in every measurement of public sentiment, Kaveh vastly outshines Alhaitham, and the fandom should really take a step back and think about how hilarious this makes everything about their situation in canon.

For the few in Sumeru who are actually paying attention, sure, Alhaitham is the (former) acting grand sage who makes a pretty penny and owns the house Kaveh lives in. For the average majority of Sumeru's citizens who are way more likely to know Kaveh? Alhaitham is literally just "that guy who is shacked up with the Light of Kshahrewar."

Kaveh's efforts to keep where he lives a secret just makes him come across like one of those reclusive types of artists who value their privacy. Half the public in Sumeru probably think he just prefers to keep himself and his lover out of the limelight. Kaveh was so busy pretending not to be poor, he forgot that every ounce of pretending he does just helps him keep his own celebrity status. The harder he attempts to act secretive about where he lives and with whom, the more it comes across as "Please respect this famous person's privacy and stop asking about the details of his relationship."

And Alhaitham, for whom being "that guy who is shacked up with the Light of Kshahrewar" is THE life goal? Everything is going according to keikaku. Kaveh has convinced the entirety of Sumeru that he and Alhaitham are in a relationship, all without Alhaitham having to lift a finger. The more determined Alhaitham gets to fly under the radar, the more it looks like he's Kaveh's kept man. If you aren't living with him because you're broke, then why are you living with him, Kaveh? There's simply no way for Alhaitham to lose.

It's just... so funny.

[arshinic]

A really long time no see! Since the start of february, I've had to put most of my priorities into college. Sorry about the inactivity. Here's some backlogs from what I haven't posted!

this one will get a continuation^ this next one was meant for april fools but i just couldn't complete it in time.

It's meant to go on a little longer but I didn't have the time for it. I'm not the type to write things like this so sorry if it reads a bit off haha. This next one was a commission for a gaming buddy.

lastly, some miscellaneous doodles and junk

I'm trying to finish up on something way overdue, and I might be sharing it soon! Thanks for sticking around! Hopefully I'll be able to post more frequently later on.

[beescake]

Tiger and rabbit

Sollux is the tiger and Karkat is the rabbit. (It's referring to the Chinese zodiac order)

happy lunar new year !!!

[chocobje]

Theortically, what would a stage 5 twisted look like? If they die enough, would they lose all physical features and just become a giant mass of ichor?

There is a limit to how much they can die. There's only one character in Stage 5, and anything beyond that is just truly dead now. They are just a pool of ichored mess.

[deerspherestudios]

Heads up queue in the foreseeable future will be 6 posts a day consisting of asks, fanart and donation links to Gaza campaigns <3

[luek]

Tumblr won't let me evil boop you lmao. You have some sort of protective enchantment apparently

[kohi-karasu]

hello folks, i'm alive! to give you a little health update, my chronic pain still hasn't gotten better and it turned out there's a cyst growing in my wrist that will have to be taken care of. so i'm still not really drawing a lot and i have no new shuake art to show 😭

i did however get into alien stage and i'm (slowly) working on some art for that, maybe i'll post it on this account? but my followers are probably waiting for shuake so i feel a little bad i can't deliver fhbvdhvf

[suburbanbonfire]

I love how you draw the nhl players! Can do one of barkov?

a barky for your efforts!! and a bonus barky below

from my current wip. you can tell its barkov from the kind and gentle face

[cheesuschrist-iii]

your clay is so perfect. for requests, maybe carnelian?

Thank youu I kinda wanna redraw clay.

Every now and then I will do one of these.

Shame carnelian was offed so soon.

I really like the colours on her base in the wiki so I tried to use them a bit.

One of these days I’m worried people are gonna think I’m stealing art because I draw in such an inconsistent way.

[canon-gabriel-quotes]

Transcript:

Oh that’s right, Machine. You’ve walked right into my trap.

You think it is you who is approaching me? But no! I’ve baited you to come to this place.

That’s right. It is I, Gabriel, MASTER BAITER!

Audio source

[official-linguistics-post]

i need motivation to finish a project today and it's been a while since we've done an open inbox evening, so: send your silly non-linguistic questions (and your linguistic questions, obviously) and i'll answer anything that doesn't involve identifiable information about myself!

(linguistic questions will not be thoroughly researched. if there's something i want to look up, i'll hold it to answer later.)

i'll tag with "not linguistics" for anyone who wants to block.

[mxwhore]

Evacuation/Shelter Fundraisers

I havent been able to donate but i dont want to just ignore whats going on. Most of these fundraisers were made to evacuate families and basic neccesities, so time is crucial. if you are in a position to do so, please donate and share!

Ahmed Ziad (£10,243/£30,000)

Bilal Abed Rabou (€8,400/€80,000) Very low on funds

Amira's family (€29,130/€39,000) !! She is so close!!

Shymaa Taiser ($11,553/$50,000)

Ghazi Younis ($4,593/$50,000) Lets help them break 10k!

Nour's family ($13,742/$45,000)

Haya's family (€83,835/€100,000) Almost there!!

Ola Ferwana (€4,235/€35,000)

Hadeel Mikki (€15,920/€35,000)

Youseff's family ($6,151/$15,000)

Ahmed's family (€29,767/€45,000)

Nour Alanqar (€21,424/€40,000)

Dr. Mohammed Aldeeb (€39,914/€55,000)

Islam Al-Najjar (€1,950/€30,000)

Sohaip's family (£847/£10,000) Very low on funds

Mahmoud AlBalawi (€38,991/€85,000) Halfway there

Kareman's family ($7,272/$50,000)

Waseem Abusafi (€2,989/€15,000)

Mohammed's family (€187/€25,000) Donations protected but not vetted

Youssef Helles (€15,441/€23,000)

Ahmed Hallas (€14,006/€80,000)

Mohammad's family (€23,066/€40,000)

Ahmed Jehad ($2,898/$40,000) Low on funds

Safaa's family (€23,854/€35,000)

Mohammed Alwadiya ($3,980/$35,000)

Youssef's son (€9,827/€20,000)

Ahmed Al-Habil (€2,152/€50,000) Very low on funds

Will link a part two soon

[kaijukebox]

May I offer you some messy HarryKims in these trying times?

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No refs today— I die being turned down by a beautiful woman, like Harry.

[ask-modern-patrochilles]

hope you guys are doing okay (you too mun!)

Achilles: A lot’s been going on!

[gamergirl929]

Man, Ashlyn Harris sees Ali Krieger moving on with her life, and has to SOMEHOW make it about her.