#trapez

[archiveofstrawdady]

Sorry if I hadn't written about this in the first entry, Caine just materialized in my room a minute after and was convincing me to join the others on their next adventure. Yes you heard me. Others!

Other Actual human beings who've been pulled into this colorful hellhole and turned into something else. Let me illustrate them for you. I only drew these from memory so forgive me if don't I get their appearances right :

Dayzed is what I call a laid-back kind of guy taking on the form of what might be some kind of plush chameleon, but without the ability color change colors (or just hasn't yet).Even in the mids of chaos of the last "adventures" had for us, he just goes on like it's just another Tuesday.

Trapez, a young woman who might have originated from a foreign country possibly from France judging by her accent. She keeps to herself most of the time. I've talked to her on a few occasions since she too is pretty chill. But she'd just turn her back to me or end a conversation early. Trapez seems to enjoy participating in circus acts such as the tightrope which I'm pretty sure is something I would definitely do if I had two legs.

Mock is some kind of abomination made out of four wax sticks like the ones kids use to make things and characters with. They tend to morph their body into a variety shapes and silhouettes to communicate with us ( once a mute person once,perhaps ?) It's a little weird to think about how their body functions...

And, oh boy, Thornix. The good old fancy leather faced alligator-bodied @%^&! She is!  Thornix is definitely an everyday jerk whenever she feels like it. Trust me, I've had my share fair of being pushed around and ridiculed by the red caimaninae. 1 star, won't recommend.

  Would say the same about these "adventures".  The first time I went on one of them, it involved some kind of equally bizarre monster with a split face jaw and spindly legs. Our goal was to capture that beast with whatever we had. As of what you would expect (for me being a noob), I was definitely mangled while trying to take it down with a lasso when I asked someone to be my backup. Thanks a lot Thornix!

I swear, if I get myself smacked around again on this next adventure, I'll going to lock myself in my own room and attempt to hang myself!

[bordergirl777]

[mournfulroses]

Anaïs Nin, from a diary entry featured in Trapeze: The Unexpurgated Diary of Anais Nin, 1947-1955

[psychemochanight]

Dick definitely has a habit of hanging upside down everywhere. He doesn't do it with any specific intention, it's just a strange position that he finds comfortable. As an adult he still seeks heights, and there is an area in his apartment where he can simply hang upside down from the ceiling, he does this whenever he needs to think, or simply relax.

Bruce, of course, is used to it. This kid has been doing it ever since he arrived at the mansion, and he never managed to break the habit. Hopefully he stopped him from doing it at some gala.

Sometimes Bruce still looks up at the ceiling, expecting to find Dick hanging upside down, staring at him, or just thinking. Sometimes he actually finds him, and just smiles.

"Hey there, chum"

"Hey, B"

Not everyone is Bruce. Dick scared too many people, more than he can count. He doesn't care at all.

[t00thpasteface]

doodle to celebrate another slam dunk on a calculus exam before jumping headfirst back into commissions

[bionicboxes]

gift I did for my sister of a scene from a fanfic she wrote

[poolseason]

THE ghostlock scene of all time. walking towards that empty grave.... what if that stressed me out too?

[xx0fuck3drott1ngthr04t0xx]

acrobatic kurt

[disastertwins9000]

making jason and dick hang out while i’m teaching myself to draw them

[lumineary-arts]

"The Greatest Travelling Circus!"

Finally finished the designs for this AU!! Some of them may be subject to change but this is how they're looking for now!

From the "Greatest Show" animatic, the idea behind this AU is that Pomni finds herself as the new jester in this troupe of Caine's fantastical circus! She can't.. really remember how she got there, but why would she want to leave when it's so much fun? The show must go on, after all! Who knows what could happen if it doesn't? Planning on expanding more on this AU with animatics and extra art sometime! I hope some are interested!

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

What's an automotive technology that you wish had made it that didn't?

NSU Trapeze, 1973, by Bertone. In the late 60s and early 70s it seemed likely the rotary engine, invented by Felix Wankel, was going to take over the auto industry. The advantages of compact design, smoothness, low weight, and fewer parts over piston internal combustion engines gave rotary power a bright future. NSU was the first car company to develop the Wankel motor into series production but from the late 60s all major automobile makers were working on rotary power, perhaps most famously General Motors and of course Mazda. Alas as is often the case physics got in the way, despite its remarkable power the Wankel system has lower thermal efficiency and higher emissions relative to a piston engine. So from the early 70s one by one everyone abandoned their rotary programs apart from the Volkswagen AG (by now owners of NSU), Citroën and Mazda. Not only was Bertone's Trapeze rotary-powered but it also presents another configuration concept that seemed to have potential in the 70s and early 80s. Mid-engined 4/5 seat cars. A number of concepts were presented with 2 and 4 doors that could seat multiple passengers with engines placed behind the rear seats (in the Trapeze it was in the middle of them). However no-one ever got around to putting a mid-engine 4-door saloon into production and the industry moved onto almost universal adoption of front transverse engines and front wheel drive.

Fun fact about Felix Wankel (1902-1988) inventor of the rotary engine, he was extremely nearsighted and never held a driver’s licence but had the same chauffeur for most of his life

rotary gif by Y_tambe

[gardensnakie]

What if they were in a CIRCUS and they all had a WHIMSY time??

you can see who i was more concerned about designing an outfit for

[diamonddoves-art]

Raz is trying to teach Harold some circus tricks

he'll get it eventually i'm sure...

[mournfulroses]

Anaïs Nin, from a diary entry featured in Trapeze: The Unexpurgated Diary of Anais Nin, 1947-1955

[moon-ayyye]

Bruce blaming Dick for Jason's death doesn't make sense at all, but I'm fucked up off of wrong meds that are making me drowsy and haven't slept in like 2 days so I'm gonna angst it up

The reason Bruce blames Dick is because of projection. Canonically, Bruce sees Dick as his true successor, often saying that Batman should be more like Nightwing. Shit like that. Bruce failed Jason as a father, yes, but the final straw was as Batman.

Bruce isn't able to criticise himself. He's incapable of that. To him, if he's wrong, then he loses all credibility. The most he'll do is feel guilty, then make shit worse for himself to make him feel even more guilt, such as ordering an autopsy for Jason or constantly cleaning the gun that killed his parents. I SHOULD feel bad, but I don't want to acknowledge the reason, so I'm gonna make myself feel bad for a different reason.

To Bruce, it's so easy to make it so Dick failed as well, since Dick at that moment is an extension of Bruce. When he kicks him out, it's his own subconscious way of saying that he doesn't deserve to be here, that he failed his parents.

To add to this, a mutual said that Bruce sent Jason to the Titans so that he had a safety net outside of himself. If it worked for Dick, why wouldn't it work for Jason? Bruce tried making Dick Jason's safety net, so to him, Jason died not because he pushed him off the ledge but because the safety net wasn't there to break the fall.

[b-jester]

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