#riebeck

[cobaltbluesu]

today I was (NOT) held at gunpoint to post all my quartz doodles ever produced. And a bit of other things. By @rondoel , of course. Enjoy

I need a big poster on my wall called I love xenotech (I came up with the name by the way, its amazing, thank you thank you)

foolproof method to impede your fellow hearthian of turning every possible piece of nomai artifact into a crazy machine

ah, quartz. Always so expressive. and Mica and Slate being the great as always. Who are you in the Mica Slate Quartz spectrum?

baby quartz and Silica, my oc, aka the old one they're besties, well, close enough

they have a certain vibe to them

thats it

[kushexi]

Friends at the end of the universe 🥺✨

[craniumknight]

Korok Space Program

[accursed-worm]

is this anything?

[jroahn]

riebeck

[claymarrows]

Encore

[davinciwannabesblog]

Got the acrylic paints out to paint this

[jell-o101]

Oh shoot, I never posted a recent commission I finished!

Anyone play Outer Wilds? (I don’t, I just wanna see if anyone recognizes the character. I would very much like to play it sometime)

[sher-px]

Brittle Hollow postcard design from Outer Wilds (one of my favorite games!). It's a bit weird seeing Riebeck at the surface, though

[rondoel]

Quartz & Riebeck brainrot below! doodles + some snippets of my ponders about psychology & neurodivergence in hearthian society

(snippets but it's still very long! 😂)

Started with the thought I like that Quartz is of the same age as Riebeck, making them of the same hatch bath and therefore having grew up together :D

(hanging out with Riebeck who is very cautious is probably the only reason Quartz even reached the adulthood)

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I think of hearthian society as potentially good place for neurodivergence because of its size and how they seem to function.

It makes sense for something like mentorships going on there where it comes to raising young - a hatchling picks an adult that resonates with them in some way and learns their craft. In small society it's very important to do what you're going to be good at. That would make a person that will be raising you the best fit for you.

I small society a common understanding would be that everyone is different. And again, it's crucial for those differences to be used in the best way. So no ostracizing, no assumption to "fit in" with the "norm". Endorsing those differences to progress.

Those things together create a fascinating environment for me to examine those traits in kind of a vacuum, where I can examine how person will function in society with just the traits they have - instead of mainly through lens of learned trauma responses, masking and social pressures.

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I'm fascinated by the thought of these two naturally being thrown into the same box of "having a bit of difficulties with people" - while being just so NOT like each other (which later on becomes obvious, but early on they just hang out with each other because 'why not, we're both weird kids after all').

When it comes to social stuff Riebeck just doesn't understand how to relate and connect with others, and it's a big issue for them. While Quartz just doesn't want to participate because they don't feel this need at all.

So there's some common ground here - but they don't really understand each other. Which at some point they start to notice.

(Riebeck - the only person to ever make Quartz laugh. at their misfortune. but. still)

Where exactly the line lies in their difference came further in my research.

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It started with me wanting to find a better name for Quartz' neurodivergence. I was thinking about psychopathy and sociopathy and how neither are recognized as a official diagnosis. Especially not medically/neurologically.

So to examine it in hearthian society I wanted to know where is that line between actual neurological condition vs trauma response + adaptation. I wanted to know If there are traits that are there from the start.

Then I found about the Callous-unemotional traits (CU).

This name allowed me to find to find actual scientific research instead of some biased bullshit people have about psychopathy - and it was so good. The interesting thing about it is that it actually shows in infants.

In similar way to autistic traits.

So again, I started to research the links.

I wanted to know hypothetically - what If those came from the same neurodivergence but psychopathy was a result of bad handling of those autistic traits? (far reaching, I know, but I wanted to know)

And then it turned out that NO. That those are very different! The difference most visible in different empathy responses.

I explored one of the differences in my last comic.

In which before Quartz leaves the planet for the first time - they want to actually confirm their suspicions.

A thought provoking moment for Riebeck, after which (and just the way Quartz cuts themself off) they start to wonder whether just spending a lot of time with someone is enough to make you friends.

Even more jarring of a thought - to spend most of your life with someone and for it to not mean anything to them at all.

All those things combined, current Riebeck is mostly unnerved by Quartz.

[cobaltbluesu]

shreddem rie!

+ these two no eve suit riebecks

[imagine-darksiders]

To the surprise of nobody, Riebeck is my favourite.

Anyway I just finished Outer Wilds and now I'm different.

[si11ysea1]

[accursed-worm]

haves some more

[starfables]

riebeck is very huggable. that is it that is the post

[azenzeph]

Ko-fi Request Doodle! Is Riebeck from The Outer Wilds vibing. Thank you to @mrspopcornpops for the request and support~