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[biznocrats]

Get on board at an opportune time.

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[unexpectedbrickattack]

Some (scary, Huge) fake peppi sketches i managed to get out recently

Ramblings under the cut heehee

Wanted to emphasize his HUGE and Hulking body. Hes got Similar movesets to the ingame fake peppino, but theyre fundamentally very Peppino-esque; he is strength and speed based just like Peppino instead of being (primarily) unpredictable and speedy. Thinking of the grab still being one handed but its more like him grabbing Peppinos shirt/body, and immediately chucking him against the wall (similar to peppinos two-armed grab)

The shouldercheck that Peppino does is mimicked with Fake Peppino using his hand as a mace/heavy weighted head weapon.

Runs up the wall on all fours instead of the regular run he does ingame (similar to Peppino using his hands to help with wall climbing)

He is INCREDIBLY loud and shrill during this fight; his voice echoes over itself and its very fast and unintelligible. Hes got very loud and nervous laughter bubbling up alongside the shrill screaming so its just NOT a fun time for Peppino at all.

He is normally very docile, but bc of some hcs I have wrt to him and pizzahead (and the tower overall), he is EXTREMELY stressed out and out of control when Peppino goes through his boss gate. Once he gets his ass handed to him AND he exhausts himself w the chase sequence, Fake Peppino is calmed down enough to think rationally again. And he has decided that Fighting Sucks and he would much rather just keep making pizzas lmao

(yoinking this from discord bc i do Not want to paraphrase lmao)

[I make my peppino SO hulking despite being short so i wanted to convey that same kind of Hugeness but like, if he had the extra height to go along w it Like peppino throws his weight around so i wanted fake peppino to do the same; hes very fast but also incredibly destructive and brutish]

[Im trying to find the best way to put it but like. In the same way getting angry gets u worked up and ur face gets hot and ur heart starts pumpin, the same thing will happen to fake peppino, only it translates into his body starting to bubble up and boil. Which looks AWFUL and it FEELS awful and it further aggravates him when hes burning up and falling apart So he will escalate very fast and essentially go blind w rage until he either passes out or gets knocked out]

[I want him to be a somewhat close parallel to peppino; act first think later. Everything makes him emotional and just like peppino, it will build up out of control very fast, and make him blow up in anger before he can think of a better way to handle it]

[ALSO wrt to fake peppino fighting i want the direction to be less ‘oh that is a weird freaking thing’ and more like ‘that a scary huge monster what the fuck IS that’ Like he makes the ground shake in his own pizzeria when hes chasing after peppino like hes throwing his weight around in such a way that makes him feel like the tank from left 4 dead. Big mans. Charges after peppino, misses; and where peppino would just bonk the wall, fake peppino makes a crater in the wall before shaking off the debris]

[hes not really throwing temper tantrums hes like. JUST as emotional and unable to ‘mask’ as peppino is but he does not have the 40+ years that peppino had to at least have the awareness to be ‘im destroying my own home’]

[I feel like. He is just as fast and strong as peppino, the difference being that peppino has Self Restraint, even if its not Alot And body limitations like breaking limbs n such, but fake peppino does not have that hindrance]

[He and peppino arent like emotionally unstable they are just incredibly volatile when under immense stress. Like most people!! Peppino is just under maximum stress 24/7 and fake peppi is a brand spankin new peppino that finds everything raw and stressful

(From a tagentially related convo)

[hes got a weirdass hobbled together nervous system (since u always see those nervous system diagrams laid out w a floating brain lol)

Its very human like but also inconsistent in some places ie he can feel pain but not All the time. The human body is very VERY complex and theres so many things working together to make shit happen. A nervous system but no bones to help hold it up and send it through the body; its floating in doughy goop ALL the time. His skin isnt Real skin so it doesnt have the same kind of like. Setup to easily receive pain and touch overall. Stretching his body out makes it hard to actually access the nerves so hes often unaware of Pain. But he can Feel things happen. I dunno]

[(responding to the idea of Fake Peppino getting hit with something blunt vs getting impaled or stabbed and grazing his nervous system)

[YES its like literally hitting a raw exposed nerve. The same pain youd get from a fucked up tooth i think however, if u managed to do that his instinct to protect himself would go haywire and hed literally try to maim you or die trying. He has no built in shock response to extreme pain like a normal human does]

[killyridols]

i shop therefore i am by barbara kruger, 1990, photolithograph on paper shopping bag, 17 × 10.7 inches

[kalolasfantasyworld]

In color

We all know that you're looking Nozel! Helena seems to be into it though ❤️

[nando161mando]

example of how American suburbs are designed to be car dependent

[neonoxymoron]

my husband has told me multiple times that if I was in Little Shop of Horrors in Seymour's position that I would make every single same decision he did

and the thing is they are Absolutely Correct there is not a single thing i would do differently the world is ending and I'm going to die to a singing plant

[wanderrealms]

Proud owner of two waistcoats with tails. Now I need to find more places to wear them.

[whorrorquxxn]

It’s been a minute since I’ve disturbed you all with my presence. So alas. Back by unpopular demand, me.

[croziers-compass]

New Sexuality: Doomed Arctic Explorers Gender Identity is now based on your positions aboard the ships.

[shatterthefragments]

I’m becoming who I’m meant to be, slowly.

I’m inhabiting my body as a home as I make it such that it is a home for me.

💖😌✨

Also it’s a lovely studio! Masks required, hepa filters running, quiet area, but still near a bus route, was quiet once some of the people left (my artist was also super surprised that all of the tables were in use when they arrived at the shop too!!) and even though we didn’t chat (they put in their faq basically that they often forget to chat so bring headphones or whatever to do while they work) it wasn’t awkward or anything. It felt like such a safe space and I adore it so much :) (and it’s more local to get to than the other one that I’m definitely also going to go back to too at some point hopefully this year) (yay local queer owned covid cautious studios!!!!!)

[syninplays]

More of Ikke :p

[semperintrepida]

What I'm Working On Next

After another week of thinking about what writing project I'd like to tackle next, I've finally got a plan.

Before "The Breaking" showed up to distract me, I was four chapters into an AC: Odyssey novel with Deimos!Kassandra as the POV character. Seems I've still got the itch for this story because I've been thinking about it a lot lately.

The concept for this story makes it far more likely to be a crowd pleaser. The plot is straightforward, the story doesn't take many risks, and it also fits into some popular tropes (found family and slow burn). Look at me, giving readers what they actually want.

I plan to cut my outline so this story will fit into 75,000 words. This won't be a situation where I'm writing my way into the unknown and watching my wordcount swell like a balloon as I go along—I know exactly where this story must go and 75k words ought to be plenty to get there.

The book is called "Irredeemable." I've talked about it before. And you'll see it when I'm finished with it, because I won't start posting it until it's complete.

Stay tuned for a little sneak peek tomorrow...

[mooifyourecows]

yesterday i got a new haircut and new shoes 🙂 i'm unstoppable basically

[mysteroads]

Summary: Delia's wedding is looming and she hasn't found the ~Perfect Dress~. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and it'd take a miracle to find the dress of her dreams. A miracle... or magic. Time to visit the Neitherworld to visit a shop that can make all your wedding dreams come true... for a price.

Excerpt:

“I don't really like the idea of stealing— or borrowing!— my dress,” she admitted. 

Lydia nodded so hard Delia worried she'd make herself dizzy. “Smart. Especially since he'd have to keep magicking it periodically so it'd keep the new look.” She wrinkled her nose at Beetlejuice. “And all that magic might do weird things after awhile. I don't think Winter Pines needs another cryptid, BJ.”

“You didn't mention that detail,” Delia said, eyeing Beetlejuice as she imagined a floating wedding dress caught on camera like Bigfoot.

Beetlejuice shrugged. “Not like it'd be hard to keep juicing it on the regular for ya, D. But if you'd rather go shopping in the Neitherworld, we can do that instead.”

Both Lydia and Delia gaped at him. Delia would've laughed at Lydia goggling like a fish out of water, but she was pretty sure she looked just as silly. 

Lydia found her voice first. “What?” she demanded, her voice nearly a hiss. 

Beetlejuice leaned away from her, hand raised placatingly. “Don’t give me that look, Lyds! It'd be fine! I got a few favors I can call in, and if nothin’ on earth appeals to D, then maybe earth-adjacent might! All sorts of kooky and whimsical shit over there, and D pulls off kooky and whimsical like a pro.” He winked at Delia, grinning.

“I think I'll take that as a compliment,” she said, smiling. “But are you serious, BJ? The Neitherworld?”

“Sure. You handled that unicorn thing pretty good, and you're short on time. Like, really fuckin’ short on time.” Delia looked away like a guilty dog confronted with a knocked over garbage can. “You can spend a whole day in the Neitherworld and only lose a few hours. That way, if we have to hit more than one spot, we can.” His yellow-gold eyes went distant, obviously thinking through his plan. “Hopefully, though, the place I’m thinking of will get it done.”

Lydia frowned at him, then crawled up to sit on his other side, eyes intent on his face. “What place, Beej?”

“Nowhere I’ve taken you, Scarecrow. Not really either of our cups of tea. But Ginger works there, and she can get us in.”

“Ginger?” Delia asked, trying desperately to throttle back her curiosity. The Neitherworld was a terrifying and intriguing concept. The adults in the house—Delia, Charles, Adam, and Barbara— had all fished for details, but Beetlejuice and Lydia stayed frustratingly vague. Except for one brief trip as a family (minus Charles) to a remote corner of the Neitherworld, Lydia’s sketchbook was their biggest glimpse into the other world, and what they saw there was fascinating and terrifying.

“Friend of ours. You’ll like her,” Beetlejuice said dismissively. “Anyway, we got a deal, Delia? I take you to the Neitherworld and let you look around for dresses, and if you find one you like, I get it for you. In return, you owe me a big favor.” Lydia nudged him hard in the ribs and he rolled his eyes. “The favor won’t involve hurting yourself or anyone you care about.” He held out his hand and Delia didn’t hesitate to take it.

Author's Note: I'll probably be posting the whole chapter here later. In the meantime, if you enjoyed the excerpt, go ahead and reblog this puppy!

[melody-chan333]

So, I saw an AU by @r3dz33 where Peppino and Gustavo are now Yokai (No, I meant the ones from the Japanese Mythology), and I thought I might make my sona, Melody, into a Yokai, and here's the result

Her name is Koneko-Chan, and she is Tora's niece that he raised with Goro, since she is Half-Human Half-Raijin, she lives a happy, normal, human life, until this kind of puberty hits her, and now she has her very own Raijin-Tiger Form.

[victoriansecret]

When I was an apprentice leatherworker in my museum’s leather shop, we spoke a lot about how different types of leather functioned differently and different projects required different types of leather, etc. My coworkers had a joke they’d sometimes make that if we could only get our hands on unicorn leather we believed it would magically work for any job, and turn any colour we want. But they’d lament that unfortunately it’s impossible. I’d often mutter in the background, “Thanks, Noah.”