#ys-challenge

[shuamour]

❛ ⠀UM CONTO DE DIFERENÇAS

Capa teste | Desafio Your Seas

Yoo Jimin + Kim Minjeong (Aespa)

ADOTADA!

PSD Dollhouse por @colour-source

Por favor, não copie! Em caso de inspiração dê os créditos!

NOTA: Eu estava a muito tempo querendo começar um desafio e finalmente fiz! Comecei pelo Your Seas que eu achei mais fácil levando em conta minhas habilidades e assim que vi o primeiro desafio, só consegui pensar nas Winrina. Fazer essa capa foi bem legal, não levei tanto tempo embora posicionar os pngs fosse bem cansativo e eu gostei do resultado final, mesmo ficando em dúvida quanto a onde colocar o título ksksks. Esse foi o desafio I. MEIO-MEIO.

[kuriyamanyah]

⠀⠀⠀ ヤ ・ your seas ・ ヤ

Olá!! Encerrando mais um desafio por aqui hdhgj. As apas que saem de casa desafio mostra como cada um é uma experiência. Estava ansiosa para postar o resultado e espero ter criatividade o bastante para seguir com o plot de cada um; ou achar bons fanfiqueires para adotarem.

Your Seas Challenge, feito por @ourseass

ヤ ・ lótus vermelho | i. meio a meio

― um design que seja dividido com duas metades opostas! ― categoria: boku no hero academia ・ Aceitei a sugestão de misturar o estilo dark com clean; queria porque queria que fosse com essa fanart, pois acho que ela funciona muito bem com os dois estilos. Tive dificuldade em criar o conceito e o título, mas depois de uma conversa meio capenga com o ChatGPT, descobri uma lenda japonesa sobre o lótus vermelho e aí boom, tudo resolvido. Que fique claro que não acredito muito na veracidade dessa lenda, porque né, ChatGPT. Não consegui achá-la depois em outro lugar, mas achei fofo e rende um ótimo plot de fantasia de época ambientado no Japão. Então, por que não?

ヤ ・ papito in love | ii. manipulação

― modificar e/ou ambientar o personagem para que ele se encaixe na manipulação (desafio com foco no personagem) ― categoria: boku no hero academia ・ Se você é como eu, uma cria da MTV e fã das perolas que o Supla lança por aí, você entendeu muito bem a referência IHHIDUHAISUDHAUSD. Apesar de saber fazer manips, acho um saco, particularmente aquelas que precisam ser coerentes, como fazer o personagem estar sentado em um café. Tenho a foto base salva no meu Pinterest e sempre a associo com o Supla e com o Kirishima, então uni o útil ao meme e lancei minha primeira manip de personagem. Gostei bastante do resultado e me diverti fazendo, tanto que agora tenho uma da Nobara pronta para ser usada. ・ Para essa capa, imagino o Kirishima como uma versão alternativa do Supla, misturando japonês com inglês adoidado, com um estilo peculiar e flertando de um jeito nada típico, mas muito másculo.

ヤ ・ mellow yellow | iii. stock/background

― utilização de um cenário real e/ou desenhado; uma manipulação do ambiente (desafio com foco no fundo) ― categoria: boku no hero academia ・ Tinha baixado o fundo para uma outra capa, achei tão bonito que quis usá-lo de novo em um edit que o valorizasse. Tentei pensar nessa capa como se fosse um tipo de foto, um quadro de anime colegial, aquela vibe gostosa de cotidiano, sabe? O título é de uma música japonesa que encontrei ao tentar achar uma capa amarela de álbum bonita, sinto essa que combina com a ideia. ・ Ficou um amorzinho, né? Até criei um PSD só pra ela, porque nenhum dos meus salvos estava fazendo jus ao cenário.

ヤ ・ l'appel du vide | iv. texturizado

― faça um design usando e abusando de texturas ― categoria: livre ・ Me desafiei, não sei para quê, a fazer essa capa sem um png/personagem central, apenas com texturas e pequenos overlays para dar detalhe. Ainda não sei o que pensar, tem dias que gosto do resultado, em outros não. ・Descobri a expressão francesa "l'appel du vide" navegando pelo Pinterest (lugar de muitas ideias), seria traduzido para algo como "o chamado do vazio", o momento antes de pular do abismo. Refere-se ao instinto de pular do alto de prédios, aquele pensamento intrusivo maroto, sabe? Esse e a muitos outros pensamentos do tipo. Me senti representada, sinto a necessidade de escrever algo sobre.

ヤ ・ how you doin, mi corazón? | v. divertida

― faça seu melhor para construir uma capa divertida ― categoria: boku no hero academia ・ Sero o maior arrasa corações entre todos nós IUHDIUAHD. Gosto muito do personagem, como ele é sincero no pior momento possível, ter sido inspirado no Miranha, gostar de suco de laranja e de todos os headcanons que fazem dele metade latino, meio drogado e paquerador. Joguei tudo isso no caldeirão de ideias, mais a icônica frase do Joey, de Friends: "how you doin?" E nasceu essa linda obra de arte UHIUSHUHDIUAS. ・ Penso que uma ótima capa divertida é aquela que te diverte fazendo, o conceito por trás e só de olhar para ela. Abusei do lovecore, das minhas horas no Picrew (bom lugar para montar personagens) e até fiz uma leve manip com a luva de box IUDIDH. Uma das minhas capas favoritas, apenas.

ヤ ・ stripes | vi. colagem

― faça um design preenchido com diversos elementos pequenos! encha com o máximo de conteúdo possível ― categoria: boku no hero academia ・ O título não tem nada a ver com nada, o contexto está no aesthetic e é sobre isso. Stripes significa "listras" e tipo...? Não encontrei título melhor, não faz sentido, mas faz muito sentido UHUDIHSAIDU é estilo, puro estilo. ・ Vejo muitas capas de colagem que tem sei lá quantos pngs e detalhes e na hora de fazer uma parecida eu entro em pânico, tenho a sensação que não tem overlays o suficiente ou tem demais e sem propósito nenhum. Essa eu fiz com uma calma, pondo e pondo mais coisa aos poucos. Foi bastante satisfatório fazê-la, tal qual a um art journal.

ヤ ・ several bad puns later | bônus: gif

― faça um design que possua um gif; você poderá escolher o tipo de design que será (divertido, dark, colagem) ― categoria: jujutsu kaisen ・Tive bastante dificuldade com essa capa, primeiro porque eu não sabia qual parte seria o gif, e, segundo, eu queria que fosse amarela. O pior é que capa amarela é uma questão pra mim HDIUHDIUAHUDI. Tentei fazer com um gif do Gojo criança, mas não deu muito certo e eu não tava afim de fazer png de 16 frames, daí voltei pra minha ideia inicial de fazer sobre o Choso. Aí a dificuldade final foi achar um título bom, por isso vamos agradecer aos memes do Bob Esponja. ・Eu gosto muito do Choso, acho ele muito fofo e (spoilers a frente) o irmão que o Yuuji precisava e, graças a deus, conseguiu ter. Pra esse edit, minha ideia era como se o Choso fosse o grande irmão mais velho que é obrigado a lidar com as besteiras que os irmãos mais novos fazem.

Fazia um tempo que queria fazer este desafio, ia fazer outro antes, mas confundi os dois UHIUSHUSFIHF. Enfim, gostei bastante, foi divertido e um socão necessário para sair do bloqueio criativo. Funcionou? Sim e não, sobrevivendo ao bloqueio em meio aos trancos e barrancos IUHDDASHI... porém, valeu a pena. Adorei os resultados e as propostas, eu mi divirto.

[simstinkie]

OKAY, I HAD TO CHEAT.

I'm just glad that I waited to do the Live Fast aspiration last because even with the proper window installed on the lot the entire playthrough, Josie N E V E R got invited to sneak out in the entire sim-year it took to achieve all of the teen aspirations. The reason she maxed so many skills this "year" is because I was biding my time waiting for the prompt. I got fed up and finally looked it up - turns out, it's a very common "bug", or maybe some shitty rng script.

To add insult to injury, she never had a graduation ceremony. I knew that if she had answered the DAILY calls to graduate early, she wouldn't get the event. It's supposed to be triggered by aging up to adult, so after completing the aspiration, she made herself a cake.

I waited for the following Sunday, which according to the gameplay guides, should have been the date for the ceremony. BUT IT NEVER CAME?????????? I have aging completely off, and maybe that had something to do with it.

I'm fuckin miffed, but honestly? I enjoyed this expansion, even if the working parts are bare bones. That shouldn't be the norm and I'm not here to rant about EA etc but as someone who is specifically doing a save for gameplay completion, it was fun for mechanic exploration. After playing through it once, I can see potential for her future generations.

It also helps that I didn't pay full price for it tho lmaoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[gelarshiesprofruitboarder]

god it started as just me projecting and it probably still is but. soul coughing is so errnokt sometimes im actually gonna be sick sorry im thinking about them wayyyy too much i just. AUGGJGHGGHHGHH

[britt-kageryuu]

"When I asked some of the Demons/Yaoguai/Yokai and some Celestials about Engagement and Wedding Ceremonies, mostly the Celestials knew what I had been asking about.

Apparently among D/Y/Y Courtship and Courtnapping are considered the 'Engagement Period', thus one of the many gifts received could count as an 'Engagement Ring' for lack of a better term.

Though many will choose a very specific piece that would act as the 'Engagement Ring', like a wrist cuff, a band that goes around the tail, there are as many examples as there are possible items that are used in courtship. Though this item will have a match that the the other will wear.

And as for Wedding Ceremonies, well it all depends on the culture of the ones involved, and how big a show they want to put on. Some said they just held a banquet to make the announcement, while others went all out with a festival in the town.

Though some D/Y/Ys will consider themselves already married if they engage in a Combat Ceremony, which is where one will challenge the other for the right to be their Partner. This doesn't always end well for some...

Though the stories I heard about one Yaoguai fall horns over heals for a woman who beat him in combat then was very persistent in wanting her hand in marriage, lead me to believe that some just have a thing for to quote 'They can carry me like a sack of flour, and I don't know how to deal with that!'.

Though from what I was told, the celebration is not unlike how things go with Mortal Weddings, lots of drinking, crying, telling embarrassing stories, and the occasional ex showing up because they haven't gotten over the break up.

(Section removed for attempted edits that were not apart of the original text.)

Though alot of posturing is done among the Celestials because many of their relationships are more arrangements than out of Love, so like the hauty rich folk who marry for connections and think they're better than everyone.

Though I belatedly realized that I never asked about gifts from the guests and family, I will have to ask the next group I meet."

- From a book titled 'Courting Among Immortals' Authors Name Redacted

Note: the translator/transcriber is getting tired of writing Demons/Yaoguai/Yokai and started to write D/Y/Y with a 'Just Tell Me Which Term To Use Already!' written in the margins of a notes page.

MasterList

[syncoflove]

[🎬] 240531 | ATEEZ TIKTOK

[#성화] #WORK 챌린지 많이 해조..

[#SEONGHWA] do the #WORK Challenge a lot..

#ATEEZ #에이티즈 @ATEEZofficial

SAN : We’re going to shoot a few challenges today!!! SH : I’m going to shoot a lot of challenges today SAN : Woaaaahhhh SH : I’m going to film everything today, really! gotta work!! gotta work!! gotta work!!! SAN : Yeahhh woahhhh SH : …

SAN : You're going to take a few (challenge) today!!! MG : I’m so readdyy!!! i’m going to take a lot of challenges!! aaaaaa!!! SH & MG : …

SAN : Kang Yeosang, trust me and follow me. i’ll make 100 friends for you today YS : Okay, i’ll trust you and follow you i’m going to make a lot of friends SAN : Yeosang!!! YS : I’m going to make a lot of friendsssss SAN : yeosang aaa!!! SH, MG, YS & SAN : …

What did they do 😭🤣 effortlessly funny hahahahahahahaha 😭🫵🏻🫵🏻🫵🏻

[generallemarc]

A list of times advertising has actually worked on me

In the sense that I went from "I've either never heard of this thing or have but do not care at all" to deciding to buy it, the entire list goes as follows:

Those 90-calorie Fiber One brownie bars. Brownies are my favorite food, so I started buying them the second I learned they existed, simple as.

The Wonder Woman movie trailer. Went from "meh" to "holy shit that looks epic", and it actually was.

The trailer for the Switch release of Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana. I was looking for a new rpg, and it fit the bill.

This

I'm not quite 100% sold, but if I buy this game it's entirely because of this song. I can see why he was gone for so long-only the last minute and twenty seconds are an ad read, so this is a seven minute long song. Say what you want about The Stupendium, but no other musician on youtube puts as much effort into their projects as Greg does. I cannot tell at all how much of the main scenes(the ones in the house with him as the old guy) are practical and how much aren't; if you told me that was 100% practical effects, I'd believe you.

Hell, I take the more downer tone of this one as a friggin' challenge-fuck you endless winter, I'm taking thiw city back to "burn us in the furnace let our souls ignite the flames" territory! So take heed but take no pity-the city must survive.

[dailydegurechaff]

challenge: hollow knight bug tanya

vessel tanya

my thoughts got long. warning under the read more for Hollow Knight spoilers.

ok listen listen, while i have you i need to implant an idea here

This oversimplifies both character’s motivations and stories a bit but like. do you see what im cooking. the vibes are THERE

like. Being X wants to bring Salaryman to his lowest to see if that suffering will make him a believer. Salaryman's values revolve entirely around his autonomy & free will. so an au where being x reincarnates Salaryman/Tanya into Hallownest as a Vessel, a creature that is meant to have no agency and is generally very doomed

so we'd see HK AU!Tanya (Bugurechaff if you will) trying to survive in this new world, but also slowly learning the lore of this world and what's happened to it. and I think over time, as she discovers who the Radiance is/was, she'd probably realize the similarities between Radiance and Being X and go "Hey wait a damn minute." My thought is she'd have a classic Tanya Misunderstanding Moment and misconstrue the two of them as one entity. Whether this fills her with vengeful rage and she takes it upon herself to destroy the Radiance, thinking Rad is Being X, I'm not sure. I could potentially see it.

some other vague ideas

Tanya's whole shtick is that she wants to achieve a comfortable, safe life where she's free to do whatever she wants. I genuinely believe that after somehow escaping the Birthplace, fighting through the ruins of Hallownest, and eventually coming across the town of Dirtmouth, she'd gladly end her adventure there. Think about it. Dirtmouth is safe, nothing really substantial goes on up there. There's no point for her to go back into the depths if she can just live peacefully there without any problems. There is nothing to stop her from doing this. Like, does she need the Geo to buy a house? No point, the whole town is virtually abandoned, just pick a house and live in it. Elderbug actually says this about Iselda moving in.

I think the point I’m trying to get at here is that if the story will let her, Tanya would probably get complacent. Which means that we'd probably need to find a reason to force her to act if we want her story to go farther than just 'makes it to Dirtmouth, the end' Do you think she'd get bored eventually? What is there to do? As said previously, nothing really goes on there, and there are very few permanent residents.

One way I feel like Tanya could be pushed is in regards to her social motivations. Like. I feel like she needs to be seen as a respected, productive member of society in order to feel fulfilled. I don't think she could get that in Dirtmouth, so the question is: Is this desire enough to overcome her desire for safety?

I think motivating Tanya to get moving and back to exploring (and therefore learning about Hallownest & by extension the Radiance) could be more easily accomplished by giving her companions who drag her outside of her comfort zone. So like. Let's drag more YS characters into HK.

In my head I have the mental image of tiny little vessel Tanya rescuing some other travelers on her way to find a safe place to settle. These travelers being Bug!203rd Battalion (Visha, Weiss, Koenig, Neumann). And she just absolutely destroys whatever was endangering them. And they're so impressed by her they just end up following her like lost puppies.

And like. Vessels can't speak. So she can't just tell them to go away and leave her alone. So she has an entourage now, who at least can help her fight. They also probably tell her about Dirtmouth, and they travel as a group to bring her there.

Maybe after she makes it clear she'd like to live peacefully in Dirtmouth, they end up leaving her. Only to return later when she's gotten restless, new party member in tow (Grantz!), who she helps to train and such.

Also also, Vessels being unable to speak definitely creates problems for both Tanya and the narrative. It has the possibility for hilarity with the good old Tanya Misunderstandings that YS is so good for, but also it creates problems with getting her to interact with people. There would have to be a LOT of charades, characters conveniently bringing up information to her, or conveniently guessing what she's trying to get at, which i feel would be hard to do naturally.

You could perhaps solve this with her meeting someone who can teach her to write or sign? Like Lemm or Quirrel. I think it'd be cute to see Relic Seeker Assistant Tanya with Lemm for a little while. I doubt she'd have an interest in the relics, but he'd probably give her a lot of insight into Hallownest history.

the Type 95 is definitely a charm in this universe. In HK canon, we're told charms are created by a bug's dying wish or something to that effect, so my first thought was that it would be a charm made by HK AU!Schugel's death that Tanya ends up getting her hands on, and then Being X blesses it... But then we also see in HK canon that Leg Eater is able to make his own charms, albeit fragile/easily breakable ones.

so my concept is this: Bug!Schugel creates his own fragile charm. I'm thinking the effect would probably be something revolving around converting infection to usable Soul/Mana (akin to the canon Type 95's Mana fixation thing). So, wandering inventor Schugel, looking for an assistant comes across Dirtmouth! Vessel!Tanya, who's hanging around (probably bored out of her mind and desperately needing to do SOMETHING productive) sees this invention and think it might be useful for the world, happens to have nothing better to do, and gets roped into this. Naturally something goes wrong, and before it fails horribly and disastrously, Being X steps in and blesses the charm. This makes the effect work, but using it also causes the wearer to become more susceptible to mental corruption/infection.

Also, I think that it also needs to become permanently unequippable (Like Void Heart) so Tanya can't get rid of it. Also also, the charm needs to have some insane cheesy name after Being X alters it. Everlasting Blessing. Immortal Prayer. Idk. But it needs to be something Tanya would hate.

I think the Silver Wings Assault Badge could also be a charm. I'm not sure what it's effect might be, but maybe something like the monarch wings, but its powered by Soul. She's an aerial mage. She needs to fly. Also it needs a cheesy charm name too. Fluttering Soul. Wings of Argent. etc. you get what I'm going for.

The Pale King is described a lot as being pure white and gleaming. Vessels, as his offspring, do look a bit similar to him. I think somewhere within this concept, you could have Tanya gain the White Silver nickname based on her appearance. Her mask/head is pale white like PK and when she uses Soul she shines like silver? idk i think it could work. Someone (203rd member perhaps?) sees her fighting and bestows the nickname on her and it gets shortened to just Silver or something

(Before this, since Vessels cant speak so she can't tell anyone what to call her, she gets called "Little One" by Elderbug. She hates it.)

if you couldn't tell, i've thought about this a lot. i invite you all to think about it with me. if you have ideas. please. share them. especially if its about other YS characters and how to fit them into HK universe. also especially if its about how HK characters would interact with her. Is the Knight/Ghost running around in the AU? How do they feel meeting a fellow sibling like this? What about Hornet?

[the-real-sun-god]

Hello mortals, I have a challenge for you. Complete the following tasks and I will grant you one wish. No limitations.

9/TXL=YiB19i>(p1g3LI77'^M2Dn)m9h&;V91_NN:0(4o75[J&:J"DS8MW\#:0CFa1,C^c:JjtZ1,C^b:Jt%k=Ys;X77'F52Dm9[:Kg\!78-$68juTI;-?Ro9iY%\2D\<%77('W2DeB&77&b"6SpSm77'sD2De;t:e"Ph92%Z<9gqoM6T%P,:JNZ8;_p4*77&h42Dn)m:0',P7l<V!9h&5U7l<(l:J"YU5u:`f7l4(57nQ*F82O138PiSZ7Rg9T2G[LB7T*,`2G$4o7SPa=5u0g+76t!S2G$557l4=81egk,7p/\V;bo_R9N<i88PDHQ7nHWH=\hpu7SP[+5u:`f7l4(11.jkl77'mN8PMN176rk3;,1:p76rb0<DHL]76r^t2G74076t!S2G$509hdQF5u:`f7nHlP;,9e>7SZ`X5tjm07p.W88Q\SD76sj?78H6D9N=qX;bp:c9heJQ2GZYA7o<,O;bp:m9heJQ9i")S78Yg-5u1*.7SPa>9h@Z?7SPa=5taOC84ci]=&2^f9N=qX8P2<.7p/\Y1/Ce,7T!#M1/M.?7nGR-10IdT76rdu=%P_R82O13=%YeZ7o_KI9h[l>853#N2GR+4

(I hope I didn't make this too hard, it is a wish after all. Good luck!)

[archoneddzs15]

Super Famicom - The Legend of Zelda: Triforce of the Gods (A Link to the Past)

Title: The Legend of Zelda: Triforce of the Gods / ゼルダの伝説・神々のトライフォース

Developer/Publisher: Nintendo

Release date: 21 November 1991

Catalogue Code: SHVC-ZL

Genre: RPG

Talk about a game that requires you to lock yourself in your room and cut off all forms of socialization. That's what I did when I first bought this game. It was an instant hook. It was the only title besides Final Fantasy 6, Wizardry 6, and Ys 5 that I was longing for that badly and it was the first Zelda for the 16-bit era! I knew from the first 5 seconds of this game that it was going to rule, and it did.

The graphics and sound undoubtedly improved 1000% from the NES (or Famicom Disk System depending on which region your game came in) to the SFC so we finally get to see Link in his nice new 16-bit outfit. It was a welcomed change. This game had a really sweet, highly detailed, and enormous overworld to wander around in and get lost. The combat was so much better than the previous overhead view, it felt like you had total control over Link now.

There was a sufficient number of weapons and items to find and kill with. The overall atmosphere of this game definitely sucks you into the world of Hyrule and whoever worked on this game should receive some award for making a flawless adventure game full of life, challenge, and entertainment.

This game will forever be near the center of the adventure game Hall of Fame of the 16-bit era. Definitely worth playing, you won't be sorry. There is also a new fan-made MSU-1 version that will run on the FXPAK PRO flash-cart, giving it FMV video and CD-quality audio.

[shuamour]

❛ ⠀ENTRE POMPONS E BOLAS DE BASQUETE

Capa teste | Desafio Your Seas

Hwang Yeji + Shin Ryujin (ITZY)

ADOTADA!

PSD Kitty por @colour-source

Por favor, não copie! Em caso de inspiração dê os créditos!

NOTA: Devo admitir que sou péssima com manipulação, não sei nada sobre luzes e deixar as cores dos corpos certinhas. Eu acho que era pra dar foco em apenas um personagem e eu até tentei, mas ficou horrível (🥲) então fiz assim, foi o melhor que eu pude. De novo, nunca sei onde colocar o título e senti que ali embaixo ficou muito vazio, então coloquei um possível diálogo. Para criar essa capa eu também pensei em um plot, para ter uma base, então as Ryuji estariam brigando pela quadra, a Ryujin querendo treinar para o jogo e a Yeji querendo montar a nova coreografia das cheerleaders. Por mais que não seja minha praia, eu gostei de fazer essa capa (e acho que a manip da Yeji ficou 10x melhor que a da Ryu, mas acontece). Esse foi o desafio II. MANIPULAÇÃO.

[theromanticrationalist]

My Thoughts: Young Sheldon 7x02 A Roulette Wheel and a Piano Playing Dog

Look how cute he is! Cute as a button! 😙 Awwww! Baby! It is so difficult for me to watch Sheldon struggling. Imagine being a fish out of water your entire life where your one socially acceptable trait is your intellect, which surpasses everyone’s, only to be thrown into A WHOLE OTHER COUNTRY, taking the fish metaphor to a whole other level, only to discover THE one quiver in your arsenal is utterly moot.

Damn. My poor baby string bean! But he handled it so well. He pushed through! I am proud of my Shelly! It is the aspect of why YS is better than TBBT because they allow for Sheldon to be a more complex individual and don’t treat him like a child, even though he is literally a child. The show allows circumstances to push against him, to make him stronger, and the narrative isn’t constantly belittling him as if he can’t handle life at all. It is actually quite a big deal that Sheldon was able to keep his mouth shut and humbled himself under an authority in order to learn what he needed to. And he did this by HIS choice! He listened to what those around him where telling him, and chose the wiser path. He didn’t have to be coerced, manipulated, or browbeaten into it, which was often the route TBBT took.

Well, his tutor DID use physical reinforcement, but a wrap on the hand is good for the boy. 😁

Which brings me into my next thought, I don’t think this moving back and forth from Texas and Germany is going to work really well for the storytelling. I want to see how the whole Cooper family is doing, of course, but I am primarily watching this show for Sheldon! I don’t feel like they are able to spend the amount of time necessary to really explore this experience he is having. It feels so rushed. I don’t like it. I want more time to process Sheldon’s life lessons here and how he is feeling about it. It is the same old story! This is literally one of the biggest problems with American media.

They. never. give. enough. time. to. the. story. EVER. !!!!!

🤦‍♀️ Why are you the way that you are, American Media. I hate so much everything that you choose to be.

Anyway, I did love the heart to heart chat between Missy and Georgie this episode! That was so sweet! They are learning what it means to have responsibilities and that growing up requires so much thankless sacrifice. I love the bond that Missy and Georgie have, and I am glad we got to see them process this experience together. And way to go Missy for not only stepping up, growing up, and being so mature and on top of things, but she also is learning about boundaries! Damn girl! 🔥 I know Mary Cooper loves serving her family so I love that aspect about her, but the boys definitely shouldn’t leave all the house stuff to the women folk, as if they have to be served and waited on. Missy is killing it! 💪

Missy and Sheldon, two sides of the same coin! I hope to talk more about that later! 😉 Now it’s time for...

My Favorite Sheldon Cooper Quotes: Sheldon: "And they laughed at me for not knowing something they knew! Who does that?!" Mary: ". . . you do." Sheldon: "This is no time for a teachable moment! Your child is hurting." Mary: "Sorry." *pats him on the arm* "There there." Sheldon: "I guess that'll do. Now how about a hot beverage?" Mary: 😑

Sheldon: “Oh! I see the problem! This is stupid! You can’t just invent dimensions. There is this one, this one, and this one.” Mei-Tung: “You forgot the dimension of time.” Sheldon: . . . Sheldon: *holds out his hand* Mei-Tung: *slaps it with a pencil* Sheldon: “Ow! . . . Thank you." Sheldon Prime: "I wanted to give up and runaway. But I had read enough comic books to know that heroes don't quit. Instead of running I decided to stay and face the biggest challenge I've ever had: keeping my mouth shut. This turned out to be a pivotal moment in my life. By being open to people smarter than me, I grew as both a man and a scientist. Humble. Brilliant. I really am the whole package!"

[inventors-fair]

Die Mimeoplasm, Die

What's in a name?

Well, in the case of a legendary creature, it's a big part of what makes them stand out in the crowd. Generally speaking, though, they're often a bit formulaic. It's X, the Ys all day long, and as much as it undeniably works, it's always fun to buck trends. So:

Design a brand-new legendary creature whose name begins with "The."

So, that would be something in the same vein as The Goose Mother, The Archamandrite, or The Ancient One. And I am specifically looking for the article "the," before you go and submit Theodore, the Technically Correct. As well, in case "brand-new" wasn't clear enough, no pre-existing Magic characters allowed.

The challenge here is going to be inventing a character whole-cloth with only a title. Titles say a lot about someone, but so often the name is what completes the metaphorical puzzle. Not to say you can't include a name, as The Infamous Cruelclaw proves you can fit one in with a bit of creative formatting. The best entries will ideally be the most compelling characters, be that flavorfully or mechanically.

Now get out there, and do The Work! —@spooky-bard

>>> The Submissions go HERE! >>> The Discord is over HERE!

[castleinthemist]

the thing about ys 1 (original) is that it is such an absurdly solid game that's fun to grind in and play and it just rules and feels so well made BUT!! it also has the most absurd bosses that properly challenge you in a particular way (there is a reason I love the dvd screensaver of a final boss) that really helps to make it stick in your mind

[yansimstorythatiwillnotworkon]

Hello, I know you might be adandoned your activity at Tumbler. But I have question about couples and ships in your YS rewrites. I think it'll be so interesting for me and others honestly.

That's a good point- answering asks is likely something I'll continue doing since it's relatively easy to do.

You can ask me anything at any time- it's likely that I'll get back to it.

I don't understand your EXACT question, but I'll go ahead and give the small list of canon couples in my story.

__

♡ Saki Miyu & Daku Atsu ♡

Even on my very first yansim account, I didn't consider Saki and Daku as a couple at all- this is something I came up with recently. Believe it or not, I held Kokona in mind when I made these two a couple.

My intent was for Saki to be everything that Kokona wasn't. While they're still friends, Saki was always more confident in her decisions. She actually has a boyfriend, has stuck with her club for a long time, has a future career in mind, while all of Kokona's "important life choices" have been left unfinished in all three of those aspects.

On Daku's part, I really just couldn't find an interesting way to give him more character. He's very reliable and mature as is, but I wanted to look more into how he'd react in certain situations. So, I decided to give him a girlfriend- one that might challenge his ideals and usual personality by being the exact opposite of him. (Although with the events in Amai's week, I wonder how I'll go about that..)

_

♡ Maka Tansei & Horo Guramu ♡

I imagine that when you're as smart and accomplished as Horo, you eventually get bored of shaking hands with old men in suits. I feel like even if he doesn't like parties or anything, he does like trying to live the normal life of a high school dude.

However, since that chance is basically already robbed of him, he usually settles for the thrill of the abnormal. And that thrill usually comes in the form of... whatever it is that Maka does. Horo has started to think that even SHE doesn't know what she's doing.

My first thought when wanting to ship these two was just "they're both pretty, I wonder what it would be like if they dated". I think I especially liked how, despite the fact that they both could be popular for their looks, they're both completely different people. Even though they had no interactions in the game (then again, not many characters do), this couple has always been in my mind. I just didn't know how to execute it.

_

♡Gema Taku & Musume Ronshaku♡

Gema and Musume are likely dating by the time week one ends thanks to Ayano's help, so I'll count that. I don't want them to STAY together, and I can't say that they genuinely like each other, but they ARE dating in the story.

I think Gema's crush on Musume is mainly superficial and stems with Musume being exactly like Gema's type. Unique fashion, leader of the group, super popular... that's likely been some sort of stereotypical delusion of his that he hung onto since Musume came around.

On Musume's end, as I said, I don't think this is the first instance she's dated some loser for the benefits. In this case, she dates him for money and so that she can possibly boss around the Gaming Club. It doesn't hurt to have another follower, after all.

__

There are plenty of other romantic relationships in the story, varying from one-sided crushes, past couples, future couples, and ambiguous couples like Sakura or Mai and their unknown boyfriends. And then there's whatever Kokona and Riku are going through.

I might actually write down ideas in order to explain all of these relationships, regardless of how they vary, but I won't post it unless asked. It might be a good idea to leave those ideas in my drafts, actually. 🤔

_

♡ Thank you for the ask, I look forward to more ♡

[satoshi-mochida]

Ys X: Nordics coming west this fall for PS5, PS4, Switch, and PC

From Gematsu

NIS America will release Falcom-developed action RPG Ys X: Nordics for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG this fall in the west, the publisher announced. It will support English and Japanese audio, and English and French text. The PC version will also support Japanese text.

Ys X: Nordics first launched for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Switch on September 28, 2023 in Japan and Asia, and is coming to PC in Asia on March 14.

Here is an overview of the game, via NIS America:

About

Following their tenuous encounter at sea, the young red-haired adventurer Adol Christin and the proud pirate Karja Balta find themselves bound by fate—and the mysterious power of Mana! As they search for a way to undo the mystical ties that bind them, they soon find themselves caught up in a conflict between two factions: the seafaring warriors known as the Normans and the enigmatic and seemingly immortal Griegr. In order to save the people of Obelia Gulf, Adol and Karja must navigate the depths of their unexpected bond and the power that it grants them.

Key Features

Two Heroes, One Story – Bound by unexpected circumstances, the young adventurer Adol and the Norman pirate Karja must work together to determine the fate of Obelia Gulf and its people.

Cross Action System – Swap between controlling Adol and Karja independently or together. Combine their unique strengths to overcome enemies, and build up the Revenge Gauge to unleash devastating attacks.

The Power of Mana – Harness the unique abilities of Mana to overcome challenges. Grapple and slide through dungeons, demolish obstacles, create new platforms, and uncover hidden treasures and critical points.

Sailor’s Delight – The sailing ship known as the Sandras takes your exploration to new levels. Ocean travel, naval battles, and discovering uncharted islands are all made possible with this seaworthy vessel.

Watch a nwe trailer below. View a set of screenshots at the gallery. Visit the official website here.

Announce Trailer