#the team notebook

[syncrovoid-presents]

Wally and the Colour RED

Wally and the colour Red have an interesting relationship in Welcome Home. This is a rambling/analysis of different things I've found that makes me believe it's an important detail moving forwards with the Welcome Home Mystery!

First! Why do I think this matters?

There's a few reasons why I think this matters! First, while all the members of the cast seem to be tied to a colour, none is as focused or as consistent as Wally and the colour red! The two primary examples I'll use to cover this is one that we've had for a while, and two that we got in this update. Those being the signatures at the bottom of the guestbook, the interactable telephone, and the name graphics on the transcript page!

Interestingly, all of the cast are directly tied to a specific colour! The signatures at the bottom of the Guestpage and the colours of the "calls" on the telephone are the same for each character. This being pink for Julie, orange for Sally, yellow for Frank, green for Poppy, turquoise for Howdy, blue for Barnaby, purple for Eddie, and red for Wally. This is consistent (and possibly something to pay attention for in the future?)

Notably however, Home is signed by Wally, while the audio file for Wally's "call" recording is also called "duet" when you open it in another tab. Audio files with "duet" is a sign that Home is present. This means that red is not strictly a Wally colour, but also the colour for Home!

(if you're curious, the other audio called "duet" is Wally's little song he sings)

This is interesting, because Wally and Home are often treated as a duo, moreso than any other characters of Welcome Home. I would also like to point out another detail, one that I think ties into this tie between Wally, Home and the colour red.

The Records

All the records from Wally's hidden message ("I will help you understand neighbor, I will find a way soon.") are red! Sure, some are glitched, but they are all red. As is this record with the strange audio (has anyone decoded this yet?). This audio is directly tied to Wally, as it's called "(DRAWING?) WITH WALLY DARLING".

However the hidden one's may not just be Wally. Though they are all name the tab "answer" when opened, I'm tempted to say that "answer" is wally prompting us to answer (or, alternatively, Wally is trying to answer us, however he perceives us).

I believe that Home is there too in the audio. If you listen to all of them in a row, turning up the audio will reveal that there is a heart beat in the background. This, I want to say, is Home and not Wally, as Wally does not seem to register them. It peaks about halfway through with Neighbor, coincidentally the audio that is both glitching and is made of a series of clicks rather than voice lines.

I have seen people say that this is "Help Me" or "Hello" in morse code. I do not know which is the agreed translation is (to me it sounds like "…. . ..-.. .. -.. ---", which translates to "HEĘIDO", which is not a word. However it most resembles "…. . .-.. .-.. ---" which translates to "HELLO")

Regardless of what Home may be saying, it shows that the hidden recordings can be put together into a timeline that sounds like one recording, which means it's most likely all recorded at the same place. Ergo, Home is in the hidden recordings as well!

Other spots where red is brought up

There are other instances of red being tied to Wally. Some are obvious, like his love of apples (red ones specifically), the Wally prints/finger paint on the bottom of the guestbook, the background of the "i <3 Wally" gif/sticker in the sticker section of the site (also shared with Home. Wally's character description is also shared by home!), Wally himself in the "so-below" page, among other things. Such as the Wally themed telephone being red, despite his more iconic blue swirled hair (or blue and yellow-trimed sweater), his clothing in multiple official artworks, the Wally cereal box, and more.

(Like something I've noticed, which is that Home is the only house that's a solid colour (red!) without any pattern breaking it up, plus the most "standout" red that Wally typically wears being tied around his neck (symbolism?). Plus the "W" of Welcome Home is red! That's fun too!

There's also some... stranger ones. Such as this hidden piece of morse code found by this person, which spells out ".. -- .-. . -..", or "IM RED" when translated to english.

And more hidden ones too, that tie into the hidden staff page (I have a post breaking that down that you can find here!! I cover everything I could find plus went through the website code, if you want to know everything about the secret staff site check it out!)

There is the red safe, which has in WHRP universe lore!! I delve into this in my other post, just know that it is something that exists both in the secret website (it is what introduces you to the hidden website!) AND it exists in the WHRP world, both written about in printed emails and as a physical object seen within The Room:tm:. You may also notice everyone is represented by their original colours, except for home, who is now white (or blank?).

There's also scrap pieces of red paper spilled on the ground in The Room:tm: (that have drawn spirals), a red clock in the style of Wally's red car, a red painting of some sort on the wall of The Room:tm: (that we never get a good look at, though it may have a drawn yellow eye in the upper center), a red apple, and most importantly of all, this:

The Red Notebook

This is no ordinary notebook. This here is the notebook that the WHRP team have "loaned" the Question Answerer, also known as the Head Curator of Question Answer! according to the printed emails. This book is very important because there are multiple signs that it was written by Wally. Inside is a sketchpad attached to the lefthand interior bookcase with little paintings and a handprint suspiciously similar to that on the bottom of the GuestBook page and doodles in the styles Wally has used (spirals, finger paint smiley face, the drawn apple, etc).

(by the way, if you're interested in what the note says the most accurate translation I've found is by Tumblr user truckfreaks

"Hello,

My name doesn't matter. I am here to catalogue something I'm not sure is fully real. But it must be. I'm holding all the evidence in my hands. Pictures. Characters. Text I can barely read. It's called "Welcome Home" and it looks like it might've been a children's book? Like I said, I can't tell.

It was sopping wet when I found it. When I first reached into one of the brightly colored envelopes, my hand was already covered in some gross, [unknown - possibly “oozing”] material. It feels like antiques are always covered in some kind of grime. I'm trying to clean up what I have and do a little more digging.

There's only one name I can make out right now... Wally. Probably important, but like I said, I'll keep looking.

XOXO"

The wrap up (don't want to make this too long!)

Regardless of what you make of this, it shows that there is even more proof of Wally, not just the character but the Wally ""haunting"" the website and the Wally within the WHRP universe, all being tied to the colour red. (Quick clarification: The Wally we see in branding, clips of the show, etc are all Wally, however he isn't current Wally. He is the Wally of the past, the original Wally, the base Wallly, whatever you want to call him. Therefore I separate him from the "now" Wally. It's unconfirmed whether the Wally that's seemingly trying to communicate with us through the website is the same as the Wally that seems to be related to all the objects being sent to Question Answerer, who is the same Wally that is constantly calling them. If so, then there is only one "now" Wally. If they are separate, then there are two, possibly one in the website itself and one focusing on Question Answerer. Please note, this is all speculation).

While it's true that red is Wally's favourite colour, I believe that it's far more than just that tying Wally and the color red together. Going forwards, anything red that isn't immediately branded as a Wally related object should be considered important, at least I think so.

As for the connection between Wally and Home, both sharing the colour Red? I think this primarily is a display of how the two characters either rely on each other or are, in the vaguest of ways, tied together by fate.

Good bye for now!

[chamoemileclown]

Those are maybe not epic, but I think those are nice moments and maybe you will want to draw it :3

I think these screenshots are great actually I had a lot of fun collaging together a lot of the elements! Thank you!!

[nesoenaj]

[spiritonadventure]

Tower of flame

[kayvsworld]

also feeling personally insulted today that we didnt get more artist steve content in the mcu. i have no further thoughts i am simply mad. where is his sketchbook show me his sketchbook i know it’s out there show me th

[scoutsunluck]

What's his problem man,,

If you enjoy my work , please consider supporing me on my other socials (in my carrd on my bio) 🙇‍♂️

[sexyinaratkindaway]

Day 6: Temperature Play

Pairing: Jimmy/Tango

Jimmy is lucky. He knows that. He has great friends, a beautiful city to take care of, a husband.

A loving, doting, hot, funny, smart, caring husband.

An insanely powerful husband who is the master of an ancient, cursed citadel of frost haunted by terrible monsters and vengeful spirits.

It's kind-of-really super hot.

It's hotter still when his husband that he hasn’t seen in months gives him a private, comprehensive, exclusive tour of Decked Out that he knows none of the other Hermits have gotten to have just yet.

"You won't be here when it opens!" Tango said. "I want you to experience the Citadel!"

Experience it, Jimmy does. It's cold and dark and damp and scary—"Just wait 'till I get the ravagers in here!"—and he has a blast.

It's all laughter and stumbling together through the dungeon and Jimmy getting spooked by the shriekers going off even though they’re not hooked up to anything. It's a great time. Tango shows him the frozen caverns; the subterranean forest, covered in snow, and the river running through it; the abandoned river deck, and the frozen crypt, the catacombs, the hidden library deep underground. Tango holds his hand throughout it all, skin cooler than all the ice around them, but Jimmy doesn’t care particularly about his hand going numb, because they’re together and he’s the happiest he’s ever been, just letting Tango drag him here, and there, and there. He actually can’t bear to ever be too far from Tango, following him close, like a shadow, trying to drape himself on him and never let him go.

Tango laughs, Jim’s kisses tickle on his delicate nape, the barest brush of stubble against cool skin, and drags him through the cold halls, trying his hardest to ignore the wandering hands looking for ways under his robe.

“I missed you,” Jimmy murmurs in his ear, and his giddy delight makes butterflies soar in Tango’s belly.

“I missed you too.” He says, and then he pulls him in the little alcove the campfire is in to tumble together on the threadbare sleeping bag, in a tangle of laughter and limbs and finally, they get to kiss.

Jimmy’s lips are so warm, his mouth is scorching hot, Tango keens when it travels to his throat, and then he starts pulling on his vest and his shirt out of his jeans, and every time he touches bare skin, Jimmy hisses and twitches and buries his face deeper under Tango’s chin.

“Sorry,” Tango mutters, “I, uh, can try to run a little warmer for you if you want.”

“Nah. This is fine. I missed you too much to care.”

They leave it at that, because Tango is shoving the vest off—the badge pinned to it clinks against the ice floor—and pulling at the flimsy cotton of the shirt until the buttons pop, because now he’s laying down and Jimmy is kneeling over him and, wow, he’s hard as a rock under his jeans, is he not?

It’s fine. Tango’s hard too, under his robes.

Jimmy only grumbles a little bit at the tinkling noise of buttons clattering to the ground, and together they manage to wrestle his belt and jeans off, too, and, woof, isn’t he the prettiest of sights, sat on Tango’s lap, blushed cold-pink and hard and naked, save for his boots and his hat?

“Can you ride, cowboy?” Tango asks, a smirk on his face, and Jimmy doesn’t really answer, because too-cold hands are running up his sides and making goosebumps stand, and back down his sides to caress his hips and grab at his thighs and–

“Jesus, Tango,” he gasps. Tango’s hand is wrapped around his cock, achingly hard and burning hot in the cold air of the caves and his lover’s cold skin. “Don’t stop.”

“Wasn’t plannin’ on it.”

In fact, another cold hand reaches around his hip, to tickle a finger against his hole, and Jimmy bucks into the stimulation almost by instinct. 

Tango laughs, delighted. “Oh, so the cowboy can ride!”

“Tango,” Jim mutters, an edge in his voice that is totally overpowered by the fact that his cock is weeping. “Stop teasing me.”

He bucks into Tango’s fist, and Tango lets him do it. Not much they can do, right here and now, on a threadbare sleeping bag, with no lube or condoms or anything. He’s content to just watch Jimmy chase his pleasure, long and slender above him, eyes scrunched closed in concentration. He’s so pretty, and prettier still when he shivers because Tango’s running a finger up his spine, when his nipples are pebbled and hard and flushed pink from the cold and looking so delicious that Tango can’t help but pinch one, and his little yelp and the splurt of pleasure that dribbles on Tango’s thumb make him salivate.

“You’re doing good, baby,” he says, “c’mon, let me see you come. We have so much time, I can’t wait to ruin you like you deserve, but for now I just wanna see you fall apart.”

He twists his wrist around Jimmy, leans forward just the little bit he needs to breath a gust of cool air on his cockhead.

Then Jimmy cries out the most beautiful of noises, a trill and a groan and an excited clicking, and there’s something wet and hot on Tango’s chin, like blood, or lava, but it’s just Jimmy’s pleasure, musky and thick and perfect, his warm hands under his hood to pull on his hair as he bucks wildly into his hand, chases the last edge of his pleasure.

They collapse together.

Jim is shivering, naked in the frost.

Tango lends him his cloak while they get back up. It’s thick, and heavy, but cold.

Jimmy feels home.

[mothdotz]

Little Guy(s)

[bread-is-my-life]

Some more school Pyro doodles (mainly at math lessons lol)

[gay-little-axolotl]

yeah I think about this character a normal amount

[part1cleman]

I FUCKING LOVE SOLDIER TF2!!!!!!!!!!

[trentcrimminallybeautiful]

Okay so Trent absolutely knows shorthand and writes most of his notes in it right?

I think he probably also has horrible handwriting, he writes to fast and it makes his words incomprehensible. He's also dramatic enough to modify the shorthand he knows to ensure nobody knows what he's writing.

My point to all of this is, imagine him forgetting his notebook somewhere and someone from Richmond finds it, maybe Jamie or Roy or Rebecca and they're like "neat let's see what he wrote about me" only to be hit by complete nonsense (to them). Even the bits where he actually wrote something out are just indecipherable scribbles.

I think this is hilarious, the idea has been amusing me all day and I wanted to share it

what's hilarious is we have the same braincell, i literally also was like "does trent NEED to have personalized shorthand that's some sort of elaborate code he knows by heart so that no one can read his notes even if they had time? no. does he? definitely. if confronted he would claim that it's for journalistic integrity reasons, but truthfully it kind of makes him feel like a spy and he likes it." also because while some of it is genuine notes, some of it is just like. stupid shit. grocery list of shit he forgot to get earlier. jotting down a terrible pun ted made or some detail about something ted likes ("taking notes on your crush is both normal and regular behavior so long as no one ever sees or finds about it" trent reminds himself repeatedly)

and it's so much funnier if he also just has terrible handwriting and needn't have bothered bc no one could read it anyway. (same, trent, my brain goes faster than my hands. one time my dad's doctor looked at my handwriting when i was like, ten, and was like "wow, and you're smart kid, too. you should be a doctor when you grow up" dlfkgjdh)

ANYWAY i love the idea of them actively trying to snoop and it's just. complete gibberish. especially if then they're just like frowning down at it and then pan to behind them and trents like "looking for something" slgkjdfg

[cloudyspeedway]

Some doodles for yall😈

[unknownartiste]

draws him one billion million times

[intomybubble]

i already found some of my old a3! x pokemon au headcanons (not a full pokemon au, but if the story in game also had pokemon)

some of these include

yuki doing research ahead of time before he became a registered trainer so that all his pokemon would evolve into something cute

“nothing is more disappointing than seeing yume-nee’s glameow evolve into a purugly. i would have cried if that were me” -yuki to his older sister when he was like 7

yuki ordered ball seals from a different region of japan where they were more common and had more variety. all his pokemon have specially decorated pokeballs

azami asked yuki for some letter seals and tried to sneak them on one of sakyo’s pokeballs that he left in their room to spell out “fuck” as a prank. sakyo caught him in the act

homare absolutely keeps all his pokemon in luxury balls, the man is rich

sakyo’s pokemon are kept in pokeballs. he never really bought pokeballs in bulk since he felt guilty about buying so much at one time as a kid, but the first time he did so as a yakuza lackey he still keeps to this day

sakyo’s gyarados is kept in a net ball. it was given to him by this nice old man from his old neighborhood. he would help the man on occasion when his mom was busy at work and he gifted him a magikarp as a thank you. sakyo was upset at it being practically useless but put in a lot of effort into making it the pokemon it is today

his gyarados loves summer festivals and would help advertise the ginsenkai’s stalls making them a major staple each year

most of azuma’s pokemon are kept in luxury balls. two that are in pokeballs are his umbreon that used to be a family pet before the incident, and his chimecho that he caught as a chingling that followed him around after visiting the family grave

[scoutsunluck]

This is a sniper sketch from December but god im SO proud of it. Like I literally captured his Australian uncle lookin ass-ness