#slow & steady wins

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Something that I've noticed ever since the Smiling Critters were introduced is that they can so easily be paired off into complementary duos, ones that are specifically designed to teach children fundamental lessons about life and self-care from two different angles. It's really interesting to me.

Like obviously you have Dogday and Catnap, with their sun/moon, dog/cat dichotomy, that stress how important it is to have fun and get things done during the day, but also that it's important to wind down, relax, and get a good night's sleep.

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Bubba Bubbaphant and Craftycorn were introduced as a duo in the Smiling Critter show's intro, and their dichotomy is quite obvious. They are basically the right and left sides of the brain personified. Bubba is the left side of the brain, logical, analytical, focused on math and science. Craftycorn is the right side of the brain, creative and imaginative, focused on the arts and self-expression. They represent learning and academia in all its forms, the different ways people engage with and understand the world.

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Hoppy Hopscotch and Kickin' Chicken form the sportsmanship duo. They are both portrayed as enjoying sports and the outdoors, but in different ways that highlight the different ways sports can be played and enjoyed and also what it entails to be successful at them. Hoppy Hopscotch may be loud and impatient, but she is also a team player, shown in her willingness to slow down her fast pace to make sure none of her friends are left behind. Kickin' Chicken, on the other hand, is laid-back, relaxed, and chill, the described "cool kid" of the group, but he's also described as having a ton of perseverance, more of a "slow and steady wins the race" type of person.

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This leaves Bobby Bearhug and Picky Piggy as the last pair. Fittingly, these two are all about how to meet the fundamental needs of yourself and others. Bobby teaches children how to nourish themselves emotionally through showing and receiving care from others, while Picky teaches them how good food is important to nourish the body and soul. Depriving oneself of either of these things only makes oneself and therefore everyone around one miserable, because those fundamental needs are no longer being met.

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Like fr, this is some pretty genius marketing right here. You have enough characters that every kid will have their favorite, but not so many that any would get lost in the shuffle, because the lessons each one of them would teach would be integral to the group as a whole. It really makes me that much sadder we saw basically nothing of the Smiling Critters during the game itself, because Mob Games struck gold with this concept, only to ultimately do nothing with it. :/

But I guess that's what fandom is for, eh?

[sufroyo]

reread some duke stuff and wanted to draw him cause its been too long since i last did :')

[ask-your-friendly-neighborhood]

GORDON YOUR HAT D: !!!

Gordon: “I’m not too worried about the hat though. World’s full of hats. Now if you’ll excuse me I’m going to be playing fetch for the next half hour.”

[shkika]

you are space dog so have some space :)

I LOVE THEM. thankyou so much making them my home immediately

[eqt-95]

[nic-coughlan]

we're in single digits

9 days to go my dudes

[loveandleases]

Hello!! Hope you're well. I was wondering, how far along are you with the demo, if you don't mind me asking? No pressure, ofc!!! have a nice day!!

Hello nonie~ I'm relatively far. I would be more so but as from past posts, Uni takes/took up a lot of my time. Not to mention I've a wee minion that I raise solo. So due to that, there are times when the writing/coding I get done in the week isn't where I want it to be. I write/code solo, so it's a bit of work~ I know there are some if's that don't get past the intro post, sadly one I was really looking forward to just recently had that fate. There are also if's that post their demo within the same month of the intro or even a year or so later. Remember to just show support to your favorite if author's so they know that someone is looking forward to their hard work!

[inkblackorchid]

Almost forgot to post these!

[indelicateink]

the amc shop has ‘em now!

[princeanxious]

Me: Finally acquires everything i need, including inspiration, to actually fucking make an animatic

Also me: brain has decided my first ever animatic is going to be a minimum of 13 minutes long due to the specific audio that has made said brain go ‘brr’, thusly i do not get a choice in this

Me: somethings never fuckin change huh

[elenadoeslife]

Saturday, July 20th 2024 - day 20

I've lost 1,5kg/3.3lbs over the past three weeks 🌞

[shkika]

Wibbily Wobbly, your Innocence is now my property!

(No joke, I like your smol and want to use the size for my HC Innocence XD)

It's dangerous to go alone take this.

Hehe hoho in all seriousness I'm extremely glad you enjoy this derp. I genuinely have the best time drawing her emotes.

[halfyearsqueen]

rhaenyra not discounting jace or luke when they speak at council and actually continually listening to them despite their youth - hearing them out when their ideas are possible and applicable and actually helping them grow them instead of shutting them down

[tightjeansjavi]

sigh, thinking about pornstar!joel and baby loves first time fucking and godddd the feels. The softness. The intimacy!! 😩😩😩

Now, if only those thoughts would transpire into words that would be great!

I’m still working on chapter 7 and I promise you it’ll be well worth the wait!!! I have it mapped out in my head from where it leaves off and goddamn, talk about a panties soaker! 🤭

[saetoru]

modern problems require modern solutions

[seiwas]

was choosing songs for an atsumu fic but now i can’t get mint’s ldr iwaizumi post out of my head