#sd: progress post

[danganronpasuddendeath]

Tenmi Chohoji ( 長峰寺 天実 ) SHSL Executrix ( 超高校級の遺言執行者 )

When your time finally comes to climb the ivory stairs and knock on the pearly gates above, who below do you entrust your past lives’ final wishes too? One of your family? Your friends? In the case that one is in the unique position where they couldn't trust either, what would they do? Why, the logical answer would be to call upon the Heavenly Arbiter herself, Tenmi Chohoji, 'the peak' of the accomplished Boundless Arch Associates. With the feather-light touch of a cherub, she tips the scales of favor for her dearly departed customer -- all while maintaining firm in swatting away greedy flies interfering with their worldly desires. Needless to say, for many lonely aging billionaires with a bursting wallet, having the access to an angel on earth  who guides them into the afterlife and protects their assets from their decidedly much less divine greedy family members, was a dream come true. While consistent criticism is leveled towards Boundless Arch for the ethics and class implications this new service will pose, deeper conversation has been drowned by the public at large's focus on the absurd cult of personality forming before their eyes. Despite what the press has to say, Tenmi is neither under-qualified nor an instant prodigy. Rather, after her early completion of the bar exam, she had been diligently fulfilling this role as an intern for her fathers firm for almost 2 years prior without a hitch. Tenmi is critically aware that as the singular person pioneering this type of service domestically, how she handles herself could foretell if this venture is worth it's salt. Luckily, the Chohoji family knows their salt more than most, as the family used to operate a Shinto temple only a generation ago. Arbitration, mediation and conciliation -- be it in heaven or on earth -- is simply in her blood.  Remember, you don’t need an angel, you need an executrix.

BLOG BACK UP, POST TENMI (forget that i'm a lil late lol)

[hyperions-light]

I’m trying to think if there’s like

Any more weird mechanics or anything that ppl might not know about in DATV, like the ability enchantments.

I already made a post about the cat cafe, and they put that popup in about the Crow/SD vendor in the Crossroads…

You guys know about those hidden quests/activities, right? They don’t mark them anywhere but they appear after progressing companion plots, I think

There’s definitely ones in Hossberg, Arlathan, and the Necropolis. Idk about Minrathous, Antiva or Rivain yet (unless the Dellamorte garden puzzle is it?) but I suspect there’s stuff around there I just haven’t found yet.

And ppl know mementos sometimes get hidden behind breakable boxes/barrels? Other stuff too, but that’s the most valuable I think

[in-love-with-the-snake-sannin]

Foreword/Blog Introduction

Orochimaru has been living rent free in my head since his manga debut over 20 years ago. My family and FB/IG friends are over it, so I figured I’d make a page to dump all my memes/edits, photos, blurbs & thoughts, and occasional artwork dedicated to the man himself.

🐍 Canon Orochimaru.

I prefer canon Orochimaru to fanon depictions & HCs that tend to make him either a woobified babygirl, sadistic lecher, or p3d0. Obviously.

🐍 I prefer OG Orochimaru to Next Gen Orochimaru.

OG manga Oro > OG anime Oro > NG anime Oro > NG manga Oro. You won’t find too much Boruto-era soccer mom MILF Orochimaru on here.

🐍 I do not ship Orochimaru with anyone.

However, I have no preference as far as his sexual orientation and I don’t mind any ships that keep him mostly canon and don’t involve underage partners and/or extreme coercion and/or non-con.

I may occasionally reblog or share posts that feature him in various ships simply because I like the art/story/HC.

I usually prefer top/dom Orochimaru as I think his pride/ego and need for power/control would get in the way of his ability to enjoy being a bottom/sub. However, I don’t have a strict preference.

🐍 I am anti-Boruto/Next Gen (for the most part).

I don’t really acknowledge Next Gen (or even the ending of Shippuden). I don’t like the direction they took as a whole nor the forced character progression and complete butchering of Orochimaru‘s entire character. I don’t like Ikemoto’s art style (the same face syndrome is ridiculous) and I think the anime illustration is too wildly inconsistent (and often just plain terrible).

However, I like Log and Mitsuki. I don’t think it’s a stretch that Orochimaru would be a good father…most ENTPs make great parents. As long as he can restrain his Machiavellian and slightly narcissistic tendencies, I think he has all the other qualities that make for raising an adjusted child.

I also like the dynamic between Orochimaru and his subordinates, especially Suigetsu.

🐍 I consider Orochimaru a man

Since I don’t really acknowledge Boruto-era/Next Gen. I consider Orochimaru a man. Not only does he consistently use he/him pronouns for himself throughout the series, everyone else does as well. He very deliberately proclaims that he’s a man several times (and even gets offended/angry in SD when they jokingly question it due to his asexuality). Several characters even make various comedic references to his ‘big snake’ in the spin-offs.

I don’t care what pronouns you use for him. I won’t correct you; you don’t correct me.

🐍 I won’t tolerate blatant Orochimaru slander

If you don’t like the character, cool. If you like/dislike certain versions of him or certain ships, I literally couldn’t care less. Just don’t bring toxicity to my page.

If you would like to have a civil debate or philosophical discussion regarding his character, I’m always down for that. However, as soon as it becomes juvenile (especially name calling), redundant, or overly defensive, I’m out. I don’t like pretentious grandiloquence or circumlocution, so keep that in mind.

I am often a bit pedantic in an innocent way, so just bear with me.

🐍 I don’t consider Orochimaru evil

Even at his worst he was on the darker side of chaotic neutral. Yes, I can back this up (veteran D&D player since 1996). I’ve noticed that people really don’t seem to understand the alignment axes (or the characters). Chaotic Neutral is not synonymous with ‘crazy’. You need to examine each axis (order/neutrality/chaos & good/neutrality/evil)…each alignment is a bit of a spectrum in and of itself. Smh.

Open to debates/discussions on this as well.

🐍 Check out my Pinterest!

I have a Pinterest account with about 600 images of Orochimaru and many are fanarts that need artist credits. Feel free to browse and please let me know if you recognize anything so I can list the artist. https://pin.it/2lbyMr0Mo

[dead-in-the-zone]

:; This strange urge of art seemed to have bitten me in the ass, so you know what that means...

:; Art dump

:; SD. A progress and full image!

:; Small doodle of her too

:; A in the Panic AU art style :3

:; Random fanart for Cord.ie on discord and @/candyasbestos (don't wanna bother them but if they see this post, hi!!!)

[seeminglydark]

Idk if this means anything to you but I'm a comic artist who's had a hard time doing art for a few years. The first four was because of life hardship and lack of time/chronic pain, but now lately I've had time but a mental block. I'm creeping up on 30 and felt bad about myself for "missing out" on my opportunity to be a comic artist. It was really validating to see you post about being 41 (correct me if I'm wrong) especially since you have such wonderful comics that I've been following for a while now. It makes me feel less like I'm wasting my time putting my things in order when I "should" be drawing.

Hopefully this doesn't come across as offensive or anything. It was just comforting and validating. Anyway, big fan! Love your characters a whole lot and hope you have a good day!

Dear Anon

I am 41 years old. I have wanted to make comics my entire life. before my dad got sick, and my childhood kinda fell apart, all i did was draw. after that, i used the stories in my head to cope. life moved on. i was convinced not to accept a partial scholarship to an art school in California. life got hard. i worked at a hotel, and after i escaped an abusive relationship at 22 i hitchhiked/bused far far away to start over. i tried to make comics again, but i had to survive, and so i got another job doing the only thing i knew how to do, hotels. and i worked. and worked. and life got harder and times got heavier and i didn't get time to draw and i worked double hours, 15 to 17 hours a day. and i went four years without drawing a single thing.

i kept working myself into the ground. i was 29 now. i picked up a pen again and drew a red haired boy. he had a hard life and no love and no friends. his problems were on the outside, for everyone to see. he ran away but his problems went with him.

i was 32. surely i was too old now. my time to be an artist was gone. i had no school. no hope. i was so far behind the younger gen i saw online. i cried. all the time. i wrote stories in my email drafts while i worked shifts. i stayed up late trying to learn how to draw again. i cried some more. the boy grew. i called him Fiach. worthy. a raven. later i renamed him Avery. he was like a bird, he had wings, he was my hope. i started writing some friends for him. the people i wished i had around me.

i started finding time and space. i got a new job, something where i was lucky enough to set my own hours. for the first time i had a partner who believed in me. things were hard. but i was drawing now. and that helped.

i went on a road trip and i started drawing pages of an unnamed story on 6 by 8 paper in a sketchbook. i drew 20 of them. 'what could i call this?' i thought. Nothing Seems as Dark...no says my partner. Seemingly Dark. he made me a logo. i was 35. i bought an ipad, i cant do this on paper, its too much story i have too much to say. so i learned how to draw digitally by tracing my own trad art pages.

I spoke to my dad for the last time on June 17th, fathers day that year. he said 'you're good. i'm proud. and you're gonna do amazing things. none of this is your fault. and we will speak again soon.' i didn't know id never hear his voice again. he died a week later.

i turned 36. i kept trying. i'm old, i don't understand the internet. how can i share this?

i stumbled across Lore Olympus. i was introduced to webcomics. id read comics online before but the thought never occurred to me. i opened an account on Tapas. and then i stared at it. what if no one likes it. what if its bad. my art isn't good. i should wait til i'm better. but will i ever really be better? or will i always believe that tomorrow is better? do it now. if even one person gets something out of this story, this story about a boy who is you, a boy who looking for hope, a boy who might make it, then that is enough isn't it.

June 17th 2018 i launched Seemingly Dark.

SD's five year anniversary is in a week. 0ver 700 pages. leaps and bounds in progress with my skills. a printed comic under my belt as of monday. i was always a storyteller. but i was always an artist too.

I am 41 years old, dear anon. I did not truly embark on this journey til i was 35. life got in the way. even now, chronic illness gets in the way. but its worth it. its never ever too late. i believe in you the way my dad believed in me. i reset my life again and again. but I was always an artist. and if thats who you are, and who you want to be, even if things dont go the way you wished they could, you're an artist too.

im 41 years old. i speak about my age, even though i often feel too old to belong in spaces, cuz really, in this case age is just a number. take care of yourself. do what you need to do. and little by little, when your able, carve out your space until it becomes more of a habit. sometimes i think about all the years i lost not drawing or creating. but there's a lot of factors that make me believe had i made my story then, it wouldn't be the story it is now, i needed to live a bit. i needed to find myself. i know this was long, but i just wanted you to see i also had to put my life in order, and getting notes like this reminds me it wasnt at all a waste. im glad i could offer you some comfort. thats honestly the best compliment i could ever receive.

TL;dR I was 35 when i sat down and seriously started making comics, because life always got in the way and so did my confidence. i always feared being too old. im 41 now, still going strong.

[lifewithchronicpain]

I said live/vote because some people are registered to vote in one place but are not living there for various reasons such as being military posted abroad.

I’m from a deep blue/red state, why should I vote?

I live in Massachusetts, my state will undoubtedly go blue for Harris and re-elect Senator Warren. Still, I will happily vote, not only to show my support for Harris and Warren, but also because there is so much more on your ballot and it’s just as important as the presidential election. You should vote because:

1) The House of Representatives is up for reelection every 2 years. While gerrymandering helps the GOP gain a majority, there are still many districts where they could flip blue if more left leaning voters turned out. In order for Harris to implement many of her promises, she needs a Democratic House to pass them.

2) 1/3 if all Senate seats are up for reelection. Once again, Harris needs a Democratic Senate to pass the bills with her plans in them.

3) Every state has local elections where maybe you won’t influence congress or the presidency, but you can still help elect progressive local candidates. In fact, these are some of the most important races. They pass laws that directly affect you, and for things like Secretary of State, they handle all elections. If your state is gerrymandered to hell and back, a progressive Secretary of State would be one way to combat voter suppression by the GOP.

4) Every state has ballot questions that directly impact your lives. Right now, 10 states have abortion questions on the ballot: (AZ, NV, CO, MD, NY, FL, MO, MT, NE, & SD) Ohio has a referendum that could end gerrymandering. They are one of the direct ways you can impact life in your state.

5) Last, but not least, even if you’re not in a swing state, every single vote still counts towards a popular vote. While it doesn’t decide the election, Trump is such a self absorbed ass that a huge popular vote against him will hurt just as much as losing the election via the electoral college. Vote to bruise is massive ego.

Vote.org is a wonderful site that can help you register, check that you are registered (been a lot of voter purges lately), see what’s on your ballot and more. Remember, if your vote didn’t matter, then the GOP wouldn’t be trying so hard to stop you from voting!

[p0patochisps]

What IS Epic The Musical

I WAS WAITING FOR THIS GOD DAMN MOMENT.

OKAY. BUCKLE YOUR SEATBELT ANON, BECAUSE YOU JUST UNLEASHED MY ADVERTISEMENT SIDE /HJ

According to the EPIC website, EPIC is a loose musical adaptation of Homer's Odyssey written by Jorge 'Jay' Rivera-Herrans. Jay also voices Odysseus, the main character of the musical.

It is completely sung through, consisting of 40 songs. The musical has two acts, which are then split into nine 'sagas'. There are five sagas in act one (Troy, Cyclops, Ocean, Circe and Underworld) and four in act two (Thunder, Wisdom, Vengeance, and Ithica).

As the show is still a work in progress, the songs are still being released on platforms in their entirety. As of right now, the Troy, Cyclops, and Ocean sagas have been released with the Circe saga coming sometime soon.

Jay posts consistently on platforms such as TikTok and YouTube, showing his working progress with little sneak peaks at the songs and little bits of information about each of them that really enhance the listening experience!

Plot wise, like I said, EPIC is loosely based on Homer's Odyssey. Homer was an ancient Greek poet, and he is credited for both the Odyssey and the Iliad.

The iliad is the first of the two, telling the story of the Trojan War and all that happened. The Odyssey is about the journey Odysseus and the six hundred Ithican soldiers took to return to their homeland post-war (Spoiler alert. It doesn't work out very well)

EPIC follows Odysseus as he tries so very, very hard to return to his wife, Penelope, and his son, Telemachus. However, every monster, God, and Goddess in the entirety of Greece and Olympus seems to have beef with this man and he struggles to get home.

He's somehow meant to be one of the most intelligent Greeks out there, cunning and clever and a brilliant soldier (so much so that Athena- Goddess of W i s d o m- decides to be his mentor) and yet he has a knack of pissing everyone off.

Anyway, the Trojan War took him away from Ithica and his family for ten years, and then EPIC follows his stupidly long and complicated journey home in the most stunning, heart-wrenching, tear jerking, awe inspiring way it can.

It's greek mythology, what isn't there to love about it.

I doooo heavily recommend it. So, so very much. So much. Jay is so very, very talented, and all of the singers in EPIC are so very talented. I think the songs are on most platforms (I'll link spotify and YouTube below). I also recommend looking at his TikTok or YouTube pages because this man is hilarious, and the process to the creation of this musical is so very interesting.

Okay bye bye :))

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqxvpcFchZLtYj30bSGmm64JibFLaWOAJ&si=fRBt3GoRCwew5_Sd

^this has all thirteen released songs on for YouTube.

https://youtube.com/@JayHerrans?si=7qR098QuuulGBxYg

^This is Jay's YouTube page.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6T7xIAK4W0Fwxp04fSjpE9?si=iccq-vm-SD-i5X0TcXMTBw&pi=e-RZKH3MfvTXmQ

^This is a playlist of released songs on Spotify.

https://www.tiktok.com/@jorgeherrans?_t=8j0ebB8Ka7V&_r=1

^This is Jay's TikTok.

He is also on iTunes but I don't have an account and I can't be bothered to make one (sorry)

IF YOU LISTEN, DROP ME A MESSAGE OR A COMMENT BECAUSE I LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IT.

[corrupted-inkwell]

MOLTEN METAL pt. 1

I decided to post one of my first attempts at writing for the Squared Disaster AU, mainly Dionysia's and Danielle's relationship which as I've mentioned before is PLATONIC. It's more of a sisterly/guardian relationship and I thought it would be nice to name it Molten Metal (with Dia being a metalhead and Dani being well- melty-)

In canon: In the end of Kindred Spirits Dani is seen to just run away into the unknown, alone. Then there's the D-stabilised episode where she does the same and then we barely see her outline on the big phasing pole during Phantom Planet. And that's it... That's all we see from this character with amazing potential. So.

In the SD AU: it takes place after season 2 and basically replaces/rewrites the events of season 3. I'm still quite uncertain of the direction but hey it's a work in progress and that's the fun of it.

Context: Dia was unaware of Dani's existence even after her own halfa accident. It was something the group had failed to mention since they themselves had no idea were Dani had disappeared off to. Until one day Dia stumbled on to her in the ghost zone while Dani was trying to escape some of Walker's patrol. Dia immediately jumps into action to help the ghostgirl which results in a whole arc of initial distrust and gradual trust through surviving and defeating the threat. Something I'll probably write in the future as a prequel to this. Enjoy!

_

There was a calm silence filling the apartment, maybe just the low hum of various electronics could be heard. Then the small thuds of clothing items being tossed in the drum of the washing machine.

The clothes were drenched in ectoplasm, either from their own now-patched-up injuries or splatter from the enemies. Either way, gross.

Dia hoped that normal laundry detergent would do the job, without ruining the washing machine in the process too. Maybe she should've asked Danny's mom for tips but that would rouse suspicions. Although that was the least of Dia's problems right now.

Dani stood there watching Dia load the washing machine, in a freshly washed pair of clothes, fiddling with her arm sleeve anxiously.

Dani: Hey um, thanks again! For uh- well everything back there and the clothes of course-

Dia: Oh pshh! Don't mention it, it's no problem really!

She poured in a bit more than the recommended amount of detergent just to make sure.

"I'm sorry if the clothes are a bit too big I get mine one size bigger so they probably sit two sizes bigger on you..." Dia said awkwardly avoiding Dani's eyes as she took one last look at their filthied up clothes that looked more like a goopy green pile in there now after that dire Ghost Zone rescue mission.

Dani: No worries! I like my clothes loose too.

She giggled even though she was indeed kinda swimming in the pajama shirt and sweatpants Dia gave her, then her voice lowered abit.

Dani: Besides it's nice to finally wear something that smells nice and without stains you know...

Dia's heart sank through the floor at the thought of what that poor girl had to go through as a vagabond between the realms. Her hand couldn't hide the slight shake running through her soul as she pressed the buttons that started the washing machine. She cleared her throat and put on a brave face for both their sakes.

Dia: Tomorrow we're going thrift shopping with Sam and Jazz to get you your own wardrobe, it's decided! And- and then we'll go for slushies and to pick up some groceries so we can cook together afterwards! How does that sound?

Dia's smile with those crooked teeth got through to Dani, her eyes watered up a bit.

Dani: It sounds awesome, thank you!-

Dia: Oh pshh again it's no probl-

Her words got interrupted by a very tight hug. Her heart melted as she embraced the girl back.

They sat there for a good minute, it was a healing moment for the both of them.

Dia: Soo how about cereal for dinner? Sorry I only have almond milk though-

Dani got a flashback from Vlad's dairy infested kitchen and it's horrid smell causing her to shudder on the spot.

Dani: ALMOND MILK SOUNDS GOOD!

They walked back to the kitchen, Dia poured some dry kibble for Liz and then made a beeline to the fridge to fetch that almond milk.

Dia: Can you get the cereal? I think it's in the first cabinet on the right.

Dani had to sorta climb on the counter to reach the cabinet, she was happy to see that it was chocolate cereal. Well dark chocolate but at least none of that bland bran raisin crud.

The girls had cereal for dinner while watching whatever trash the TV was playing at that hour.

It was unspoken but both did their best to finally unwind their nervous systems after all that fighting and emotional turmoil. Who knows what comes next. They're safe for now and that's what matters.

Dia sure was responsible, she basically raised her little brother back in Greece, but was she capable of looking after a preteen? And not just a preteen, a clone. An unstable clone that could turn to a goop similar like the one coating their clothes in the machine at the slightest of distress... She didn't want to think about the schematics right now. All she knew is that she wanted to protect her. Keep her safe and stable. Danny and the rest of fhe group will help her figure out what to do next, right?

Dani: Is it really okay if I sleep here tonight?-

Dia was immediately yoinked out of her thoughts and turned her what-used-to-be blank stare from the TV to the girl sitting next to her cross-legged on the couch, Liz was curled up in the 'basket' the girl's legs made. Liz took a quick liking to Dani, thankfully.

Dia: Goodness of course it's okay! Tonight and every night for as long as it's needed! And whenever my mom returns from work we agreed with the rest of the group that we'll be having sleepovers at their houses.

Her eyebrows furrowed with determination. "We are not letting you spend another night out in the streets or random ghost domains. Now that we found you we'll do our darn best to come up with a good solution. Alright?"

The girl wanted to cry, it was so scary out there she didn't think she'd actually be cared for by anyone, not anytime soon. She didn't want to be a burden, she wanted to be free but the world is a dangerous place, especially for girls, even more so halfa girls apparently.

She let out a heavy sigh of relief and leaned against Dia's arm while gently petting the fluffy cat napping away on her lap. The purring is a great comfort.

Dani: Thank you so much...

Dia adjusted the blanket better to cover both of them from the shoulders and let out a sigh of relief herself.

Dia: You're very welcome Dani...

It wasn't long before the exhaustion finally took hold, they drifted off to sleep there on the couch with the TV's comforting jamble running in the background.

They were safe.

[carrrrino]

Wow! I cannot believe you're working on all this mostly alone? Lord, I've been trying to bring attention to this as much as I can recently, but after reading your last post, I'mma try to double up the efforts on trying to get you some support. When I originally saw the animation, I seriously thought a whole production company was working on a UTMV project with the quality of the animation. Seriously, your animation has inspired me a lot, and seeing SD in an animation made me so happy. He's a personal favorite of mine, and truly makes me giddy to see that he's gonna be involved in this! I do feel like once this is put out, you'll gain a loyal and supportive audience. I'm here for the ride, and been keeping up with updates for a good while now, I believe in you! You're pulling off a MASSIVE feat, and the fact that you haven't given up is utterly insane. You should start calling yourself Frisk with the sheer determination you're showing. I'm excited to see future progress, (p.s Error looks so flipping amazing that my jaw dropped.) and honestly more stuff on No-Name. His concept so far is awesome dude. Very unique, intriguing and interesting. Take your time, and don't burn yourself out! Make sure to take care of yourself, and have fun with this. Much love <3 And Good luck!!

Thank you for the kind words, and double thank you for the support! I'm really glad my animations inspire you (and look a bit professional), I never thought I'd have that kind of influence. I'll make sure to take my time as well; this is a pretty big project now. Sometimes I can't help myself though, I'm so excited — and I'm glad you guys are too :)!

I'm answering other asks as well, sorry it's taking so long ^^'!

[danganronpasuddendeath]

AND HER SPRITE IS DONE!

[mspandorasart]

Hiii, what's up? Been a while since I've posted anything, feels like an eternity ago honestly, huehuehue.

I meant to announce that I plan on continuing to work properly on my fanfic again. I had an art block and motivation issues for a good while, but I realized that not writing in so long caused my depression to arise again, which led to more motivation issues etc. I want to break this vicious cycle and write more, starting today.

Yesterday, I began to sketch the chap cover of 114. (Click read more to see the image.)

Unfortunately, since the 3DS systems stopped providing their internet services, importing my images to my laptop will take a bit more effort than it used to be. (゜▽゜;) (Well, all it requires is taking out the SD card and inserting it into my laptop, but it's a bit more cumbersome with a New 3DS.)

Anyways, as of for the chapter's writing progress, I'm currently about halfway done. I estimate about 3k words more left to write. I hope to get it done this weekend.

Thank you for your patience and support, and stay tuned, folks~

[fruitless-vain]

So I am heavily hesitant to post this for a number of reasons the biggest one being- she’s in gear, publicly to you all for the first time.

Which I guess is time for her biggest announcement? She’s been cleared for public access work.

She’s had quite the rigamarole of tests and hoops to jump through to prove that she is no longer reactive to other dogs, safe if a dog approaches while I’m unconscious, stable if rushed, that her stability remains if I’m not present, handled by a stranger, you name it. she’s done it. And I kept it all a secret because I was really afraid of posting progress and failing, but we didn’t fail. and I’m so damn proud of her.

Honestly this feels overwhelmingly surreal, this dog used to be reactive to everything that moved, scared of everything she’s never met before to the point of shaking and to imagine this even being a possibility for her back then was a fairytale.

She’s been cleared for about a month now and I’ve been afraid to share it not only for the possibility of failure but also because I know the SD community is a very toxic place where many would have washed her the day they met her. I know the amount of vitriol that can fly at me for even giving her a chance to succeed, and many will always see her as a reactive anxious dog and nothing else, ignoring the fact that she hasn’t been that way for a very long time. And I’m very afraid of that quantity of judgement.

So with great hesitancy I say: Yoshi has been granted public access rights!

And today she had a very productive session at a pet friendly winners/ homesense where she got to put all of the skills she was taught on the treadmill to her first real escalator. We did about five passes walking up to it and away to watch it move and build comfort with the sounds and there’s an adjacent stairwell that runs parallel to it so we walked up and down that as well for further confidence building and watching. (Where she also met her first glass railing quite high up totally unfazed). First two tries at getting on she needed a lot of coaxing to hop on and remained pretty stiff but did do the jump on and off as was practiced on the mill. This clip is the fourth try I thiiiink? She pops her ears back to block out some sound but is overall confident with what’s happening and knows how to mount and dismount. She should be standing the whole time to keep that booty floof safe from the escalator - she keeps sitting down very visibly because she’s watching my treat hand move back which is not safe but is so clear on how comfortable and happy/ focused she is at only her fourth try. I adjusted my hands to treat from the other side on the following rep and she held the stand perfectly that time!

And if this does happen to somehow end up in the SD community which I really want no part of I will address the lack of boots here: there’s a few reasons why we felt it was safer for Yoshi personally not to use them. The boots greatly alter her body awareness, even with significant work done in that area there’s always a bit of a clown shoe situation going on, tiny dog shoes just don’t fit as well as they do for larger dogs, they’re heavier, larger, and bulkier relative to the dogs size, makes it far more likely that she will have mobility issues on the escalator when she really needs precise mobility. I have yet to find a grippy tiny dog shoe that fits her, the only pair that fits her currently is not designed for indoors and will slide risking injury. The lack of hardened rubber on her small dog shoes means the fabric is thinner and softer when paired with the above problems makes for a very high chance of the boot itself getting caught in the escalator and being the reason for injury.

She won’t be riding escalators as a primary choice, this training was chosen to occur under professional guidance as a precaution if an elevator sn’t an option when I am unable to manage stairs.

She did really really great today, I don’t know how much of her in gear working I’ll actually share purely because I don’t want my content to end up on the SD side but I really do want to share this huge success with you guys as I consider you all to be my little friend group. I know you guys here have watched the progress from the beginning and I feel like a lot of you would want to know just how great she’s become.

Last thing I want to add here is that although we are working with a group and will obviously be on the right track that way if you do ever see or feel us doing something that seems wrong please let me know. I know how easy it is to ignore things because you’re emotionally invested, last thing I want is to make a wrong call because I’m too emotionally invested to see it. So just let me know, okay?

[purplepink-blueberry]

okay so i see my last post is getting likes and reblogs and my sleep deprivation delulu is just strong enough to start writing some more smart insights

for context, the following parties got into parliament

smer-ssd (direction - slovak social democracy) - the pro russian oligarch mafia racists; 23%

PS (progressive slovakia) - the progressive, eco friendly, pro-west party; 18%

hlas-sd (voice/vote - social democracy) - former members of smer, slightly less unhinged, a bit more pro west, their leader has been caught being based once when telling ppl to deal with some important issues instead of making gender transitioning illegal, but otherwise they are liars and corrupt; 15%

oľano+za ľudí+kú (ordinary people&independent individuals+for the people+christian union) - led by an unhinged attention seeker, conservatives trying to limit abortions and queer rights; 9%

kdh (christian democratic movement) - christian democrats but also homophobic and pro forced birth; 7%

sas (liberty and solidarity) - libertarian party with a leader who should not be the leader; 6%

sns (slovak national party); 6%

(the percentages aren’t exact, i was rounding up and down depending on appropriateness)

the parties have to form a coalition. oľano has afaik already said they want to be in the opposition and smer will be the ones who will try to form a coalition first because they won.

ps, sas and kdh do NOT want to be in coalition with smer. sns does but just sns isn’t enough for a majority. therefore smer needs to recruit hlas.

however, hlas might not want to do that, despite most members being originally from smer. it depends, honestly - on what smer will offer them

ps is very adamant on not letting smer to be in the coalition. apparently ps and sas would go together into a coalition if ps managed to convince hlas. kdh would also go with them if they negotiated with ps about stuff like human rights (as i said, kdh is homophobic, ps isn’t).

basically, hlas can now decide what’s gonna happen. and it’s likely gonna be impacted by what will hlas be offered by the parties. which i don’t really like because i can’t guess what they’ll do. hlas is a bit unpredictable to me.

well. let’s hope for the best and prepare for the worst or something?

i dunno.

[disruptivevoib]

may I ask on how Yarn got those scars? Like I know he was holding the trident and he was bleeding with scars and stuff just wanna know what happened and yeah :)

Ooh! Are you talking about this post

? (Semi-gorey images in link btw for those who haven't seen that art)

If sooo! I will try to summarize up what happened with Yarn in the Chatroomverse rp! Ahead of time though I will say that this involves @/agent-8449's au Voice of Reason too ^^.

Essentially, for reasons with far too much of a story on their own, Yarn and Voice of Reason!Heart, nicknamed Ozzy, swapped Psyches (Brains or basically universes and worlds). They did not swap immediately thus things within VoR's Psyche were rough. No body can live well without a Heart, ykno? Everything starts slowly falling in. Same goes for if your Mind or Soul were gone.

Anyhow, Yarn arrives to help save VoR!Mind (Ulysses) from VoR!Soul (Coda). The two get into a pretty nasty fight. Which, side note: Sun Down!Thirds (HMS) have slower regeneration, it's faster than human healing but they're not immortal by any means. The VoR!Thirds however, regenerate rapidly and constantly, their bodies always adapting to a change and thus.. they are immortal.

So, Coda got very violent with Yarn, and thus wound up cutting into the Heart's neck with his halo (a ring of red usually behind his head), which is broken up in the chatroom story. Agent.. idk.. might be willing to tell you all more about the VoR guys if you ask nicely. Cant promise!

Anyways, the injuries to his stomach were due to transferring himself across time and space into an alternate universe!

Yarn's neck did heal, he linked with Coda briefly (his strings connecting to the halo, this giving them shared.. not consciousness or thought but something close to that.), and Coda's rapid regeneration healed him. Though his voice is kind of scratchy now. Sorry Yarn.

[initiala]

So here's how far-left organization in the US has split, largely down to ideological differences, has gone since 1905

Intercollegiate Socialist Society (1905-1921), split to focus not exclusively on college students

The League for Industrial Democracy (1921-1935), which didn't do super well with non-students so it went back to Student League for Industrial Democracy in 1933. In 1935, it merged with the Communist National Student League to form the American Student Union, until 1941 when it fell dormant

Student League for Industrial Democracy (1946-1959) picked up the stick next as the second incarnation and didn't do so hot because it wasn't popular in the post-war boom era, only doing some protests against communist countries

Students for a Democratic Society (1960-1974) they formally severed any ties with the League for Industrial Democracy in 1965 as Maoist ideology started gaining popularity with the group. This was an extraordinarily popular period, with 300 college campus chapters and over 30,000 supporters by 1969, however this is when we start to see the extreme splintering start. From the SDS we see three major groups splinter off:

The New American Movement (1971-1983), mostly a socialist and feminist political organization. Merged with the Democratic Socialists of America, which continues to this day

The Revolutionary Youth Movement (1968-Present), a communist, Marxist-Leninist, Maoist organization who by and large seems to oppose the Worker Student Alliance of the Progressive Labor Party

The Weather Underground (1969-1977), a far-left Marxist militant movement. This is where things start getting spicy. Allied with the Black Panther Party, conducted a bombing campaign against targeted US government buildings and banks. Many of these bombings were stated to be retaliation for campaigns in Vietnam, the Chilean coup d'etat, and the group kind of fell defunct after the 1973 Vietnam peace accord. Those WUO members left went on to join...

The May 19th Communist Organization (1978-1985), officially classified as a terrorist group. Aside from WUO members, it also brought in membership from the Black Liberation Army, the Black Panthers, the White Panthers, and the Republic of New Afrika. They committed multiple bombing attacks, robberies, and murders through the early 1980s.

At this time, that was the end of the splinter groups, but as it got further and further down, that's when it became less about protesting and working through the legal system to gain ground and more "if we kill people it will get their attention", which it did but it didn't actually make the changes these groups claimed to be fighting for.

The Students for a Democratic Society reformed in 2006 and were active in protests through the 2010s and returns to the roots of student activism.

[avopumpkin]

Ask exchange yay <3

Which characters are your favorite to draw/write about? Or maybe which character would you like to draw/write about in the future? :3

I like this question <33

I will mention some of my OCs here as well, but unfortunately I won't be able to provide with good pics with them because I have a new phones and I have only weird screenshots on my SD card. Hope it'll be fine <33

1. My pony OC Sue! (Full name Susanne Zoe)

I really love her. She's with me for over 10 years now. A few years ago she also finally got some lore, so I love her even more. <3 She got a younger sister Zoe, but I'm still working on her design, but it's not about her now.

I have an image of her from one fantasy challenge, and unfortunately it's just a screenshot, not a full art. Maybe some day I'll post some of her art I made! (Though I mostly draw for other people except myself, so I don't have much art of my OCs that I made :< )

2. My second favourite to draw is my OC Felicja! I love her so much!!! <33

I'm still working on her lore, but she got a beautiful girlfriend and works at Carrefour and occasionally as a maid. B)

Felicja (on the left) with @goldyluna 's OC Raven (on the right) made with some help of the base. <3

(People usually ignore it, but she got a red eyeliner and a little bit lighter red eyeshadow)

3. I want to finally finish my Naruto OC Hikari. I already got base colours but got no motivation. 😩 And I'd love to write her backstory, but it'll take a long time. But I hope that some day everything will be finished, so I can draw her more. <3

I spent a lot of time on a fullbody, but I'll share her headshot for now. <3

There's still a possibility that I will change some colours and maybe add some things, but I'm showing her anyway. <3

4. Shin Tsukimi!!! Maybe I don't like to draw his beanie and the dots on his scarf, but I actually like to draw his hair. His hair is soooo nice to draw. I don't know how to explain it, I just like how I move my hand while drawing him.

5. I want to draw Iris from The Witcher III: Hearts of Stone DLC. She's a very pretty woman and her story is so sad. :( I was crying a lot while progressing this DLC.

Characters I want/like to write about:

1. I want to write about Naruto.

I have an idea for an AU where Naruto joins ANBU. And I know other people wrote about it already, but I have my own idea and Goldy said it's a nice thing, so I want to try in the future because I think no one has ever written a story like this before. But I'll leave more details to myself, so nobody accidentally takes the idea from me. <3

2. I like to write Stardew Valley things, even though I only wrote about Sebastian and now I'm trying to finish my One-Shot about Leo. So let's say I want to write about Leo. I hope this part will motivate me to finish it.

3. I want to write more about Sebastian from Stardew Valley. I like his character.

4. I want to write about YTTD Sara. I have a really nice idea for an AU but I still have a lot to prepare. But I already love how the story might go, so I'm excited to work on it!! <3