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જ⁀➴ FINAL SUMMARY: School Bus Graveyard TTRPG 🍓 ̟ !! ‧₊˚ ⋅

CHARACTER INTRODUCTIONS

in order (L-R)

Ereighkauh Torres-Santiago / erika

Beatrix y Alvarez / eros

Parker Claymoore / tsugi

Esther Sterling / bri

and our wonderful Game Master, @i-eat-pretty-things watch the playlist of streams here!

see character sheets & NPC info here!

read session 1 here!

read session 2 here!

watch the stream sessions here!

Hi! If you've stuck around the SBG TTRPG campaign, then you probably know i haven't been updated for the past few months - mainly bc i didn't have the motivation to write up weekly blogs with that effort lol. but SEASON 1 of our campaign just ended, and here are

main plot points so far:

- Natalya Romanov picked a fight with the gang (while Parker was being a doormat) but in the middle of it, she saw something behind Parker and was horrified, so she turned away and left. Erei assumed it was due to Bea's intimidation... - the gang ultimately concluded that they should go back to The House in savannah - where it all started - to end this once and for all. they made preparations accordingly (parker asking the military clinic's manager to tighten defenses around, erei transporting practical supplies, motorcycles, and a pickup truck to parker's military clinic [side note, the entire cast still doesnt know she runs the brushfire syndicate lol so everyones just like where tf did this come from] - yay on the next night they went to savannah, was chased by a giant phantom centipede but managed to run away and make a stop by a nearby gas station, where erei was attacked by phantoms in a dilapidated 7/11 (suffering a long deep gash on her torso, a bite on her hand, and almost having her skull ripped open) until someone shoots the phantoms - AND ITS NATALYA ROMANOV???????? anyways the following day when they wake up their NPCs didnt wake up, was taken to the hospital, realized their NPCs are in the phantom dimension, so they went back to georgia to save em

- When the entire gang rescued their loved ones and met back up at the clinic, the phantoms caught up to Esther and her dad's truck. She fell off the back of the truck and was surrounded and eaten by the phantoms. The Game Master described her death to be exactly like this:

- When Erei rushed through the crowd of phantoms to save her, it was too late — Esther had already been infected. She was one of them now. - erei, in complete shock and denial, stood there until it all sank in and she began thrashing and reaching out for esther - until isaiah, with his motorcycle, grabbed erei and vroomed out of there [the giant phantom centipede was after them] - they headed to parker's clinic where insert cool action scenes with the phantoms climbing the fences as well as the centipede - as erei and parker (parker driving the pick up truck and erei being in the back of the pick-up) kills a huge chunk of the phantoms on the right side of the military clinic, there it is: esther. except this time, her jaw is severely dislocated, moving like a parasite, broken bones and battered state, extremely dilated pupils - was it even her anymore? - erei, frazzled, confused, grieving, raging, all at the same time - wastes no time to scream out for esther. maybe its her, maybe a part of her is still in there - but phantom esther'shands morph into long claws, hisses, and lunges at the truck when she sees erei and parker. - it? she scratches the truck and manages to scratch parker before losing hold of the truck - erei looks over to parker and there she sees - he's reaching out for his gun, hesitantly raising it up to esther - - erei screams out, begging parker, thinking that maybe esther is still there inside, somewhat, dont hurt her, she'll die, she'll be gone, it'll hurt her- - ultimately the two decides to just flash a flashlight on the phantom esther lol and erei just loses her grip and drops down on the truck in defeat as black excretions melt out of esther's body, eyeballs melting, and all is left is a ... rotting corpse. - insert more awesome action scenes with the remaining phantoms infiltrating the military clinic...until they all wake up - as soon as erei wakes up, she hears commotion and chaos outside of the door (she's sleeping in the hospital, in the room where isaiah is confined) so she goes out, goes to esther's room, and see nurses swarming her bed. esther is having a seizure - but it's...unnatural and almost horrifying. she's screaming, flailing, thrashing around, biting the nurses, clawing at them - erei is pushing and moving past the nurses, screaming for esther's name, and esther's head just snaps to her direction. nurses are pushing erei away, but erei is relentless (I actually made a toe-to-toe move and i rolled a DOUBLE NAT1. lmao), and the nurses hold her back. she keeps screaming esther's name, and esther keeps flailing, until she gets pinned down by the nurse. - erei realized that this isnt her anymore. she drops to the floor in shock and defeat as esther gets neutralized - then erei feels a hand on her shoulder, she looks back to see who it is, seeing mr. thomas's face before a needle pierces her neck and she falls unconscious.

AND THATS WHERE IT ENDED !!!!! OAUUGHAGUH it has been sooooo fun playing this mini campaign and like in true SBG nature of course the dm ended it with a cliffhanger lol. aaaaaaaaaa it's been such a fun ride i'm not ready to let this campaign go :( but alas, all things must come to an end, i'm just happy to have experienced this heh

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random art roll ˚ ༘ ೀ⋆｡˚

matthias, OC of my friend that i absolutely adore TT__TT from her paranormal world :]

mitzi, my OC and ... matthias' love interest [i HAD to have you SEEN THE MAN]

jupiter moros, my friend's D&D tiefling character [i am also. helplessly in love with them. my friends are very good at making OCs as it seems]

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୧ ‧₊˚ 🍓 ⋅ ☆ new D&D character alert :: Marionetta 🎭🤡🎪💫

behold, my beloved human bard :: Marionetta from an upcoming Curse of Strahd Campaign ! 🎪

I FELL IN LOVE WITH HER DESIGN !! i think i got possessed for a sec idk ANYWAY, HEYAAAAA !! I'M ALIVE IT'S SUMMER BREAK !! and omg i'm so honored to play in another CaS campaign ... i'm actually gonna be a surprise player in the party disguised as a spectator. i cannot wait to see their reactions LMAO lemme just yap about her rq:

BACKSTORY

SO !! i'll keep it short ... marionetta basically grew up in a lively world - festivals, carnivals, circuses, the likes - mostly performing acrobatic tricks and songs [trust, she knows how to navigate a tightrope lol]. i like to believe she had a genuine passion for these things and was pretty tightknit with her siblings ......... until she got sold :p HAHA she got sold to another ringmaster as a maid/servant, and it was a complete shift in her life - she was now a spectator, and worse, just a mere property ....... byebye spotlight for her! to be honest . marionetta almost became a shell of a person - on top of losing her career, family, everything she ever lived for .... it didn't help she was often verbally abused and discriminated by the head maid of the manor and was practically just ... furniture. what completely steeled her though is when, after years serving in the manor, she found an old carnival dress she brought with her that was in her suitcase. (she only opened it now just bc of caelum's encouragement) she tried it on and GOD did all the repressed emotions and memories start pouring back to her . but RUH ROH the head maid caught her and practically ripped the dress off to shreds XDDDDD yeah man after this she went "Man fml imma kms istg" BUT RUH ROH! YEARS LATER THE RINGMASTER DIED! marionetta made a run for it after his death during the funeral preparations, with literally nothing to her name. she took her old ripped carnival dress and maid dress then sowed them into one cohesive outfit - the two remnants of her past. after the death of her ringmaster, she originally jumped from village to village and attempted to make coin through taking on commissions ,,, but this futile when she realized it started to mentally and physically drain her as she often did them alone under the pressure of time constraints and lack of proper equipment .... and she was like "nah man this is way too exhausting imma dip but how else do i make money" BUT THEN RUH ROH! SHE HEARS RUMORS OF VALLAKI!! WHERE ITS ONLY HAPPINESS THERES ALOT OF FESTIVALS AND SADNESS IS ILLEGAL! WOOOOOOOOOOW!!! so obviously . marionetta flees and settles there and for a while its actually going good for her!! she became a regular ol' street performer, and its not much, but it rekindled her passion and spark for performing :) a everyones nice, happy, and people are enjoying her performances.... but it all feels so empty . hollow . and all of a sudden performing isn't fun anymore . it aint AUTHENTIC !! it aint FUN ! it aint REAL !! everyones forced to be happy How can she say that she's making an impact on people and making them smile when its literally ... illegal to be sad AND THAT'S WHEN SHE MEETS THE PARTY!!!!!!!! AND THAT GIVES HER ENOUGH MOTIVATION TO GET OUTTA VALLAKI AND EXPLORE DA DAMN WORLD! ALSO!!! it's important to note that these are just the major events that she remembers. her past and memories are very very hazy, we're talking amnesia hazy. fragments of her past will appear on unexpected moments, as per my DM, so i can't wait to see what he has in store cos i also don't know what he'll be adding for her backstory lol

wow that was not short ! HAHAHAHAHAH and here are her designated NPCS (copypasted):

Caelum - The charismatic human rogue she met once during her time as the ringmaster’s maid. He used to often sneak her out to festivals and taverns (and sometimes the ringmaster’s circus events) as her escapism, and she eventually developed unresolved feelings for him. She left him without telling him when she fled after the ringmaster’s death. She wishes to meet him again and make things right.

Brivette “The Madame” - The head maid Marionetta received constant cruelty and verbal abuse from. She remembers the time The Madame tore out her carnival ballet dress, in which she resents her for it. Marionetta heard around the grapevine that The Madame now runs the Late Ringmaster’s Circus. 

Roux - The best friend Marionetta made when she was still working under the Ringmaster. They were a street painter/artist and were in a trio circle with Caelum and Marionetta. Now works under The Madame as a professional painter. Marionetta also left them without telling them anything.

Nico - The smooth-talking con artist that taught Marionetta how to deceive people and disguise as different personas. Marionetta met him when she was still jumping from village to village. Also an ex-fling. May or may not have ties to small shady underground circles (He would brag about it and Marionetta would just roll her eyes in disbelief).

AAAAAH I LUV HER!! it's also worth it to note that one player knows that i'll be joining, and we've connected our characters together except it's in a string of misunderstandings and odd coincidences lol. like theyll recognize each other when they meet BUT as time goes on there'll be more and more disparities and theyll realize "wait ure not the person i thought u were ....." hahahaha its gonna be funny I'M SO EXCITED RAGH!!!

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જ⁀➴ SESSION 2: School Bus Graveyard TTRPG 🍓 ̟ !! ‧₊˚ ⋅

౨ৎ ˖ ࣪⊹ PROLOGUE II. Where It All Starts

CHARACTER INTRODUCTIONS

in order (L-R)

Ereighkauh Torres-Santiago / erika

Beatrix y Alvarez / eros

Parker Claymoore / tsugi

Esther Sterling / bri

and our wonderful Game Master, @i-eat-pretty-things

watch the live stream here! (it's finally on youtube omg dw about it expiring)

see character sheets & NPC info here!

read session 1 here!

DOODLE CAROUSEL p.s some of these are non canon XDDD

Our friend, Vennie, doodling ships (from top to bottom: PunkStar , Apollo/Erei , Apollo/Parker)

@watusingpaputok's doodle of erikrios, Krios Banaag, their upcoming character in our next session XD

@i-eat-pretty-things, our game master's drawing of parker and her cyberpunk oc XD cross-ttrpg lets go

SPOILER: Ereighkauh's appearance post-session 2 + new item unlocked

Bri's sketch of Esther Sterling as anatomy practice

I KNOW THE BANAAG TWINS HAVENT JOINED THE CAMPAIGN YET BUT they still deserve love ... my babies

ereighkauh as hyuna from alien stage bc of their similar motivations and disposition hell yeha

my friend drawing ereighkauh !!

RECAP FROM LAST SESSION:

erei turns around to face esther, and there esther sees it again: this time, it's from a far distance - slowly reaching closer and closer behind erei.

esther, in horror at this sight, panickedly taps erei. erei turns around again, and there it is: face to face.

erei, equally panicked, falls down and stumbles back - and the phantom claws at her face before disappearing once again.

౨ৎ ˖ ࣪⊹ PROLOGUE II. Where It All Starts

note: the dialogue is a literal (revised) transcription of the live stream, the dialogue will be redundant sometimes

everybody had seen it - the black creature suddenly appearing out of nowhere - but disappearing in a blink.

parker, with his quick instincts, immediately rushes to erei and searches her face for any sign of injury. but that's the weird thing - there doesn't seem to be anything on her face. parker swore he could've seen blood spill, but there's nothing. nothing at all.

PARKER : *rushing to erei and cupping her face* a- are you okay? esme? wait ... you don't seem to have a scratch on you. i could've sworn i- PARKER, looking at everyone else : guys, you saw that too, right? i can't be the only one. but ... are you okay, are you hurt? if you need me, i'm just here, okay? EREI : i- is there really nothing? i swear, it was right in front of me - and i felt it scratch my face, but ... i don't feel any blood? *frantically feeling her face* PARKER : *inspecting her face once again* well, not really. you seem fine. and of course, as beautiful as ever !! :D do you need any water? EREI : ...yeah. that'd be nice. *doing one last glance around the room* all of you saw that too right? that... creature BEATRIX, visibly shaken : i saw it too. it'd be best if we got out of here EREI : i think we should get back to the motel. i don't like it here. ESTHER : i saw it inching closer and closer... it was my fault that happened to esme! i should've pushed her away ... PARKER : i'm just glad that everyone's safe. should we go back to the motel? ESTHER : if this is a place people can tour ... then why are we the only ones here? with this place unattended? BEATRIX : this place is giving me the creeps ... EREI : we can talk about this later, we gotta get out of here.

frightened at whatever that thing was, the group immediately started walking out of the basement and out of the house. they decide to go back to the motel.

parker walks the girls back into their shared room before returning to his, where he finds a fair-skinned blonde guy - aiden - and a tanned brown haired guy - tyler - inviting him to play monopoly.

the three girls then find themselves sunk into a heated game of uno with taylor, and time passes until 11:50 P.M. they all consequently decide to call it a night and head to bed.

EREIGHKAUH . . . is sound asleep.

ESTHER . . . recalling the events of earlier, she finds it hard to fall asleep. she shifts and turns on the bed - before finally facing ereighkauh. esther reaches her hand out to cup erei's face (as per eros' words, why does everybody get to cup ereighkauh's face but not beatrix), gently caressing her cheeks. her thumb trails down the path where the mark should have been. smooth. esther finds it easier to fall asleep.

BEATRIX . . . is staring at the ceiling. sleep seemed impossible for her - the blanket felt too heavy, the air felt too quiet. bea turns to her sleepmate - taylor, confirming that she's still asleep. she then slowly pulls out her adorable plushie, and finally dozes off.

PARKER . . . is sound asleep.

they find themselves standing in a bus, the same one that they rode to savannah. except they're all alone - with no sign of life, and the sky is a striking red.

ESTHER . . . tries to look around and see what's going on. "what- what is this place? this doesn't... feel right." she looks around, only to see that where ever she is, it's completely devoid of life.

BEATRIX . . . with a shaky exhale, she forces herself to take a step forward. "whatever this is, it's a sick prank."

EREIGHKAUH . . . disoriented, she looks around and exclaims to herself: "oooh! i get it! this is a lucid dream where my sleep paralysis demons come out to get me again... perfect." she explores, taking in the place - and eventually finds herself near the driver's seat. erei glances at her reflection on the driver's mirror - THE SCAR - it is there - deep and bleeding.

PARKER . . . despite his medical skills and adorable disposition, is unfortunately a bit of a himbo. "wow, is there an aurora borealis going on? :DDD"

however, once his environment settles in, unease begins to creep up on him. despite his strange situation, he still finds himself worrying about other people. suddenly, the group begins experiencing strange, disjointed scenes. their world keeps shifting; they find themselves in different places in flashes. yet one thing remains consistent: the world is perpetually dark, and the sky is red. eventually, they all find themselves back on the bus.

PARKER . . . "... no way this is scientifically possible..... THIS IS SO COOL! but creepy." parker decides he should take notes, so he looks around for anything he can write with. finding nothing, he checks under the bus seats—

PARKER . . . unnerved, he still goes: "hi !! :D do you need something? can i help you?" ITS CLAWS REACH FOR HIS FACE - with parker's quick reflexes, he manages to move away just in time, but it grabs his arm instead. the incessant ringing returns to his ears, and the thing yanks him closer. this time, he FINALLY senses danger and struggles to break free. somehow, he finds himself back in the motel.

something is still gripping his arm.

"huh! was something gripping me while I was sleeping?"

the ringing returns. the clawed hand is still there.

"Eek."

as a reflex, Parker punches the thing holding onto him.

"Uh—AIDEN, I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean to!" (he is totally unaware that that is NOT aiden, skull)

ESTHER & EREIGHKAUH . . . they jolt awake back at the motel, and the stinging sensation still burns on erei's face. just as they catch their breath, a loud BANG echoes from the other room. Beatrix.

BEATRIX . . . stumbles into the living room, barely escaping. she woke up with a phantom beside her.

ereighkauh sees this, and grabs the nearest object—a nightlamp—and hurling it at the phantom. she misses, but the distraction is enough. erei grabs beatrix and esther by the wrists, dragging them outside and slamming the door behind them. they're panting and frantic.

hearing the commotion, PARKER rushes in from another room. he immediately checks on the girls. seeing their disposition, he attempts to calm them down. esther, struggling to ground herself, begins listing the ingredients of a dish—breaking it down step by step—until her mind clears. parker's reassurance helps beatrix focus, her survival instincts kicking in. ereighkauh, still overwhelmed by the burning pain, barely manages to hold it together.

THE PHANTOM LUNGES AT THE GROUP - parker’s military instincts kick in. he grabs the nearest object—a broom—and strikes the phantom, sending it tumbling over the railing. but his eyes follow the phantom down ..... and there's more.

with this realization, esther rolls out her knife kit (she got it out of her ass trust) and parker had an idea: to create makeshift spears with any leftover brooms. under the time constraint, he manages to make a sloppy spear for the entire group, and by this time a handful of phantoms are climbing up to where they are.

*insert cool action scene where i will describe tomorrow just let me finish this so i can sleep*

the group spots a fire exit, and they make their way out onto an. empty street, a reprieve from the phantoms. finally settling down for a moment, parker heads to erei and gives her a reassuring smile. he pats erei's head and cups her cheek, giving her scar one last look. he then proceeds to patch her up, giving it one final inspection.

PARKER : hmm, yes. there's the beautiful erei that we know! i told ya, you're gonna be fine! EREI: haha, thanks alot for this. i would've been screwed if it weren't for you. and hey, you were cool earlier. PARKER, not used to compliments: no, no! you were cool too! that stunt was a good idea earlier, we make a pretty good team!

the phantoms draw closer once again, and the group decides to pick it up. they decide to head to a general supply store. however, in their haste, beatrix and erei stumble and trip, drawing unwanted attention from the phantoms. thinking quickly, parker and esther work together to make some sort of noise-maker and sends it off to a good distance, and the group gets to the general supply store undetected.

PARKER, patting esther's back: hey! thanks for helping me back there. appreciate it, couldn't have done it without you. esther, smiling warmly at parker: it's no worries. i just did what i had to do to keep the others safe - especially ... i guess you could tell how much i care for erei. she's one of my closest friends. *she glances at erei, and gives her a warm smile. erei exchanges a huge grin with 2 thumbs up.* i just want to keep her safe, is all. PARKER: i agree, she's a bundle of joy! especially when you get to know her. anyways, we're here... everyone's safe, right? you guys okay? BEATRIX, patting parker on the shoulder (whys everyone patting each other): yeah i should be fine. don't think i caught any injuries, thanks though.

the group manage to supply themselves with backpacks and other essentials, finding temporary refuge in the general supply store. esther, with her magical culinary powers, manages to whip a simple meal up for the group, and they rest there for the night.

additionally:

PARKER: esther, this is so delicious! you'd make a great wife! EREI: NO! she's gonna become my personal chef first before she becomes a wife! ESTHER, chuckling: i will be, in the future. i did promise her that - but i'm not quite sure with the wife part, you know? i don't think i'd want to be in a relationship... i'm happy with what i have now. (parker is sitting at the corner and crying pls let the esther/parker ship sail SOBS)

and also, erei got a baseball bat, spray painted it, and hammered it with nails YAY new weapon

END OF PROLOGUE II

HEYAAAAAAA !! omg writing this was a total time consuming nightmare i NEED to find a more efficient way to do the blog recaps lfhdkjahfad

also WOAH parker's skills and training really shined here ..... he's not a himbo after all!!! hes just very gullible and empathetic!!!!!!

hoping to see more of esther and beatrix next session .... they're my babies truly

SEE YOU ON THE NEXT SESH!!!!!!!

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જ⁀➴ SESSION 1: School Bus Graveyard TTRPG 🍓 ̟ !! ‧₊˚ ⋅

౨ৎ ˖ ࣪⊹ PROLOGUE I. First Day of College / Field Trip to Savannah

CHARACTER INTRODUCTIONS

in order (L-R)

Ereighkauh Torres-Santiago / erika

Beatrix y Alvarez / eros

Parker Claymoore / tsugi

Esther Sterling / bri

and our wonderful Game Master, @i-eat-pretty-things

watch the live stream here!

NPC INTRODUCTIONS

ISAIAH REED

right hand-man of ereighkauh torres-santiago in the brushfire syndicate

• manages the syndicate whenever ET-S isn't present

• closest friend and confidante of ET-S

APOLLO MARTINEZ

beatrix's drummer in their band SAINT and one of her closest friends

• fine arts student

• keeps bea in check and practically acts like her older brother

NATALYA ROMANOV

parker's academic buddy turned sour rival

• used to deeply respect parker until he got framed for cheating (oblivious to the truth)

• parker switched courses after the incident and natalya thinks herself better than parker for staying in medicine

ADALSTEIN STERLING

esther's beloved father

they still have yet to have official char art i'm sorrry :((((

CHARACTER SHEETS

EREIGHKAUH TORRES SANTIAGO

PARKER CLAYMORE

BEATRIX Y ALVAREZ

ESTHER STERLING

౨ৎ ˖ ࣪⊹ PROLOGUE I. First Day of College / Field Trip to Savannah

P.S there might be extra detail on ereighkauh's P.O.V since i play her and pay the most attention to her scenes/moments

CALL TIME: 9:00 A.M.

ESTHER . . . wakes up at 4:30 A.M., diligently doing all her chores, read a few books, takes a walk and cooks a wonderful breakfast for her father and herself

BEATRIX . . . wakes up at 6:00 A.M., switching through outfits and seeing what fits her best, and indulges in a 1-hour everything shower alongside a meticulous skincare regimen

EREIGHKAUH . . . wakes up at 7:45 A.M, late due to her tiring commitment last night from her brushfire syndicate organization. frenzied, she whips her outfit up on a hurry, does her hair buns poorly, and barely eats breakfast

PARKER . . . wakes up at 4:00 A.M., diligently doing all his chores and training, catching the bus early

FIRST NPC INTERACTION

ADALSTEIN STERLING bids his daughter, esther, an excited and proud goodbye with heartwarming "i love you"s

A.S : got everything you need, sport? E.S : mhm! A.S : *hug* you got this champ E.S : thanks father :) i'll be on my way! A.S : don't forget to text me when you're on your way to school! love you!

APOLLO MARTINEZ sneaks up on his bassist, beatrix, and checks up on her

A.M : ey good mornin' ! wonder when you were gonna wake up! B.A : get your hand off of me! who wonders where that hand has been! could've been up your ass or somethin' A.M : *dramatically puts his hand on his chest in faux offense* and i thought you knew me by now, beatrix! i don't just put my hand in anywhere ;) B.A : okay, you gotta stop making these gross comments. i'm gonna throw up on you! A.M : *gasp* don't you dare! this is new and i got this for our band practice (flexes awesome outfit) B.A : come on, we gotta get to school now >.> A.M : whatever you say ... *pettily starts rubbing his hand on her shoulder aggressively out of spite*

ISAIAH REED calls up ereighkauh to check up on her and her first day of school

E-T.S : *answering the phone in a hideous comedic angle, down with her double chin* what do you want. i'm stressed. I.R : *also calling from a hideous zoomed angle from up his forehead* i was sta- wh- why the hell do you look like that ?? why do you look like that esme ?! look at your hair! E-T.S : don't even ask. it's the first day of school and i woke up late 'coz of yesterday! I.R : first day and that's the impression you're gonna make, mate? E-T.S : whatever! why're you calling this early?! I.R : just makin' sure to check up on ya! you told me something about school starting at 9:00 A.M., it's 8:15 now? E-T.S : i'm gonna find a way ... I.R : anythin' you want me to look after while you're in your first day? E-T.S : i'll come by over there after school. just make sure everything's going okay, and could you check up on our supply stock in the safehouse? i think we're running out I.R : alright, go ahead and catch up somehow. don't get sweaty now!

NATALYA ROMANOV bumps into parker at the bus stop

N.R : ...parker. didn't expect to see you taking the bus today. P.C : *sigh* yup, it's me, taking the bus today. i gotta take these ones to the academic supervisor otherwise i won't be able to get on the first day of school. N.R : and i thought you had given up already. like the traitor you are. P.C : if this was about the cheating, i told you it wasn't me! *awkward long bus ride ensues*

FIRST PERIOD (omg this part bruh HAHAHAHAH)

apollo martinez and beatrix y alvarez enter the classroom, apollo sees 2 vacant seats next to ereighkauh and sits beside her

APOLLO : *sits down besides ereighkauh, sits up with his legs on the table* hola senorita, how're you doin? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) EREI : *looks at him up and down* uhh ... nice outfit you got there. bet you get a lot of compliments with it. APOLLO : i mean, compliments are great'n'all, but they really mean more when they come from someone with similar taste. bet you get a lot of compliments too, hm? *glances at her hot pink jacket* EREI : *leans on her palm, visibly amused. sees his drumsticks poking out of his backpack* hm. you play in a band? APOLLO : oh yeah, i actually got band practice with my bestie over hereee... *points to beatrix* hey bea! check out this cutie! BEATRIX: *unimpressed* really? putting your dirty shoes on the table like that? (insert more insults too many to mention) *sits next to ereighkauh* EREI: *quite awkward as the two are bantering and she's seated in between them* uh, your outfit looks nice too (at bea) BEATRIX: *smirks at erei and leans in closer* oh, now you're making me blush! but seriously, you've got good taste. i mean-- if you want a real compliment, we could talk more. you're not too bad yourself. EREI: INTENSE BI PANIC (had to cut the scene due to intense bi panic XDDDDDDDDDDDDDD)

no guys random comment, in out of character i was PANICKING FR kasjdhaksh bi panic was real oh my GOD i was not speaking coherently anymore GAGHSJDAKSDHAS

SECOND PERIOD (GenEd History)

esther, being organized and prepared as usual, checks her to do lists for the day on her notion (we love an organized girlie) and heads to class early.

a while after, erei and bea arrives to class together, and erei sees esther sitting by the windowside. she approaches esther

EREI: hey! this seat taken? :) ESTHER: no- oh! esme! didn't know we were taking the same class! EREI: i know! relieved to finally see a familiar face again T.T how's first day of school goin' for ya? ESTHER: it's kind of the same, really. i don't talk to anyone as always. you know how nervous and shy i am with people! EREI: typical esther. ESTHER: pfft, shut up! anyways, where's your friend? i saw that you were talking to a ... purple girl! EREI: well yeah! she's actually with me right now! *shifts to unblock the view, revealing bea* ESTHER: oh, gosh, didn't see you there. hi! i'm esther! BEA: *socially awkward, goes blank and just stares at her for a few seconds* oh. i'm bea. beatrix. *plops down her bag and sits down without waiting for esther's response* ESTHER: ah- i see ... OvO *shifts over to erei* your new friend is ... very interesting! you know, she's actually pretty... pretty enough to- is she your type? EREI: *glances at bea, realizing that she's actually pretty cute... appearance wise. personality wise, not so much yet.* she's pretty cute, i'll give her that. ESTHER: well, if anything happens between you, give me a call, okay? ;)

punkstar ship canon ASJKHBDFJKASHF

mr. thomas (NOOOO) enters the classroom, bringing along parker after they sorted his papers out. parker finally moves to a seat, besides beatrix, and she ends up touring him on her sketchbook and artworks. parker, in genuine curiosity, admires bea and bea in turn feels happy with his presence. (HES SUCH A WHOLESOME CINNAMOROLL PLS !!! MUST PROTECC !!!!)

as mr. thomas commences the class, he invites all the students to introduce themselves. ereighkauh feels a striking sense of familiarity when parker introduces himself, mentally noting to keep an eye on him.

mr. thomas introduces his class's group semester project: a historical documentary about savannah. after some talking'n'mingling, the four characters eventually form their group. mr. thomas hands out the pink slips to the students for the field trip to savannah: where it'll all start ...

AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES

EREIGHKAUH . . . stops by at the brushfire syndicate's safehouse, checking in on its state and supply stock

ISAIAH : oi! there she is! EREI : hey, it's me! remember that thing i told you to check up on earlier morning? supply stock? ISAIAH : yeah 'bout that, we are indeed running outta 'em a little bit. more on food and medicine. and one of our guys kinda sprained an ankle, so we had to just make a makeshift cast. we can see that medic, yeah? the one that patched up johnny the last time around? (parker mention?!) EREI : yeah! tell the others to get restock the supplies soon, we'll need it probably. ISAIAH : gotcha. any activities for the day, ereighkauh? EREI : nope. not much.

BEATRIX . . . goes to band practice with her two bandmates: apollo and rayne.

BEATRIX, oddly enough, doesn't seem focused as she tunes her guitar. she recalls the events of earlier, specifically when she caught a few words from esther and erei's exchange-- overhearing that beatrix was actually erei's type.

APOLLO : *noticing her lack of focus during practice* uhh, hey? earth to beatrix? BEA : what? what do you want from me? APOLLO : uh, hello? we're about to start- you're kinda spacing ouut! heeey, what's gotten into you? BEA : n- nothing. damn it, why am i even thinking about this? APOLLO : hmmm. yeah that definitely looks like "nothing" there bea.. okaay, what's goin' on? is it that little bubblegum girl at art class? BEA : i- it's not! i don't even know what you're talking about! *plays her guitar louder than usual over his voice* APOLLO : ey ey eyy! careful with the guitar, man! you're gonna break the strings! BEA : i'm gonna break your face next if you don't shut up about- bubblegum girl- whatever her name is! APOLLO : ah so you do know who i'm talking about ;)

ESTHER . . . passes by the grocery store to pick up some food, and checks her lists to buy. on the way home, erei pops in a text to esther.

erei: hey ezzy !!! erei: can i have dinner there for tonight ??? :3 i miss ur cooking :(( esther : Yeah, that would be great! :) esther : I'm just gonna cook dinner for my dad too esther : Then you can come over :)

ESTHER freshens up a bit in the shower before heading to the kitchen to cook dinner, whipping up a simple dish with sausages and sauted vegetables. EREIGHKAUH shows up at her doorstep.

esther serves a delicious meal with steak, sauted vegetables, scrambled egg, and java rice. erei takes a mental note to make esther her personal chef when she becomes ultra-rich XD.

erei, during dinner, talks about her potential budding crush on apollo, and asks esther if she could accompany one of her org's men to restock the food and medicine supplies tomorrow. P.S esther is the only outsider aware of erei's occupation, and occasionally helps & supports the org's needs from time to time

PARKER . . . having his permission slip signed by his aunt, walks outside his house to see natalya. he greets and waves natalya

PARKER : hey natalya ! :D what's up? are you waiting for someone? NATALYA : hm, parker. how was the first day? PARKER : oh, well, it was good! :D i uhm, i got to know some people !! ^__^ you know, there was this one girl and she had very interesting art skills, and there was this other girl- i don't think she's from here, she knows how to cook! isn't that cool? and there was this one girl, i think she was wearing a very interesting unique pink jacket! for some reason, it kinda reminds me of a bubblegum ... what about you? :D NATALYA : you're telling me that you got with some girls. ._. PARKER : uh - i mean, they seem interesting enough! they're nice people :DD NATALYA : *raises eyebrow* and how am i supposed to believe the words of a cheater? PARKER : aha, well, natalya ... i told you this already: look, it wasn't me who cheated :( but if you don't believe me, well, you could see it for yourself !! especially the bubblegum girl, she was very approachable! NATALYA : i have no time to talk with such a traitor. PARKER : so cold :( we used to be buddies ... come on! i'll treat you, it's after school, do you have anything to do today! don't you wanna hang out like we used to? we're still friends... aren't we? :( NATALYA : you? taking me out? PARKER : mhm! my treat! you did exceptionally well on your exams, so why not? :D NATALYA : and here i thought we stopped becoming friends after you shifted ... PARKER : doesn't hurt to have a friend, hm? :D NATALYA : ...i'll have to think about it. i have some lab stuff to deal with today.

DAY OF THE FIELD TRIP

eventually, everybody reaches savannah. the group mates come together and tour around the place to see what information they could pick up on. walking down the street, a voice follows them, a tour lady:

"hey! could i all interest you in a tour of the sorrel-weed house? it's free of charge!"

esther, initially hesitant and even slightly suspicious on this offer, rejects the woman. ereighkauh, however, presses the group on accepting the offer- as 'it might be difficult to get back here later on'. and the infamous line: WHAT'S THE WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN!  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ stubborn and unrelenting, erei pushes through despite bea and esther's hesitances.

the tour starts with the introduction of the house's haunted history, taking them from room-to-room, until the tour lady takes a sudden phone call and leaves the group together in the living room.

ESTHER : well. seems like we were left alone here, huh? so where's your free tour, hm, erei? EREI : ....... FREE SELF TOUR! whiiiich is even better 'coz we get to see all the details by ourselves! you know! BEATRIX : oh my god ... EREI : uhhh- WOW! look at this NICE SHINY THING ! look at meeee - i'm able to observe it - in detail - at my own will ! wooow!! *is pointing to set of keys* ESTHER : EREI. don't touch that. what if they walk in and see you having that - what if they say you're a thief ?! - what if we get kicked out from the house - or worse, get arre- EREI : ESTHEEER! hey, calm down giirlll! *pats her on the back* we'll be fiinee! you gotta loosen up every once in a while, like i said earlier - what's the worst that could haappeeeen! you don't get to see this often - like, be alone in a supposedly haunted unfamiliar house ... without any tour ...... that is not how i want it to sound it to be........ ESTHER: *staring in disbelief* you know what? what really is the worst thing that could happen ... maybe i am worrying too much. BEATRIX : por favor... EREI : what do you think, parker? getting a free tour in this cool house in savannah?! it's awesome isn't it! PARKER : well - wouldn't what you're doing be breaking the rules ? T__T as much as i want to, especially with you, such a cheerful girl as yourself, i think we should just stay and wait for our tour lady. esther's right - we shouldn't just waltz freely and invade the house - we don't want to do crimes now do we? :D EREI : *not listening as he talks, just going to the set of keys and taking it, beholding it for the world to see* BEATRIX : *mutters something in spanish, shooting a warning glare at erei* "if anything bad happens, you'll be the one to blame..."

erei, faintly recalling that there was this one room that they haven't explored yet, goes to unlock its door and ta dah - it's the basement! everybody else, in defeat, follow behind. esther stays behind erei, holding on to her shoulders. she grabs her hand, holding erei close. "can i hold your hand ?? i just wanna know that you're safe - and this basement scares me T__T " (shes too precious stop)

walking down the basement, it's actually quite well-lit! but a buzzing - a persistent ringing starts to linger in their ears - one that erei could faintly recall hearing in the incident. she grows slightly unnerved, but steels herself into descending down the basement.

erei arrives in the basement, everyone following behind her. she takes in everything with curiosity. in her peripheral vision, she sees something weird -

the ringing gets louder as she takes notice of it, and the creature stares at them. erei immediately turns her head towards its direction, but in a blink, it's gone. ( alnst blink gone mentioned ??) everybody notices that erei seems to just be staring at a dark corner in the room.

erei then convinces herself that it might've been her mind playing tricks on her - it is quite a dark basement after all, and she's pretty tired at this point of the day.

esther, concerned : erei? are you okay? seems like you saw something .. erei, snapping back to reality : yeah! no, i'm fine. just thought i saw something.

erei turns around to face esther, and there esther sees it again: this time, it's from a far distance - slowly reaching closer and closer behind erei.

esther, in horror at this sight, panickedly taps erei. erei turns around again, and there it is: face to face.

erei, equally panicked, falls down and stumbles back - and the phantom claws at her face before disappearing once again.

END OF PROLOGUE I

FUN DOODLES !!

HEYAAA OMG I HAD SO MUCH FUN IN THIS SESH !! dude this is just the prologue but we already spent like so many hours ... we played from 10 pm until 2:30 am how crazy is that !!

HAHAHAHAH WE WERE ACTUALLY ARGUING ABOUT THE PHANTOMS TEETH

AND OMG YHEHQWUHUEA having a crush on an npc is hard guys !!

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🎀 SBG / CITY OF MIST: ereighkauh torres-santiago 𐙚 ‧₊˚ ⋅

behold, my newest City of Mist character-- except there's a twist: she's from a School Bus Graveyard Campaign (˶˃ ᵕ ˂˶) .ᐟ.ᐟ

HEYAAAA !! my friends and i, having read SBG together, is particularly fond of that special webtoon. since we're a dungeons & dragons friend group (i KEEP on mentioning this i'm SORRY i just love them and theyre essentially the catalyst for my creative strike this year but uhm, i'm on another tangent again xD) my wonderful DM friend, mel, said: "hey, what if we did an SBG oneshot?"

buuuut, there was another problem: if we we're gonna do an SBG oneshot, what TTRPG system would we use ?? obviously we can't use the D&D systems .... but there was another ttrpg system we were familiar with that mel introduced us to a few months ago !! CITY OF MIST !

we just got rid of the mythos theme card and replaced the 4 theme cards with logos, which you could see from above :]

the session is still yet to be held ... but i can't wait to update once we finish it !! if the oneshot goes well, there's a chance it might turn into a mini campaign (˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶)

ON ANOTHER NOTE...

you might be wondering: "why is her name ereighkauh? don't you already have another character named ereighkauh?"

WELL HAUHAUHAUHAHU i actually have 2 more characters named ereighkauh !! my minecraft SMP, my water genasi from tht one oneshot, and this.

it's basically an EREIGHKAUH: THE MULTIVERSE kind of character collection, where projections of me, erika, are transported into that universe <33 that's why you could see that torres-santiago looks a little like me ... BECAUSE SHE'S BASED OFF OF ME !!

and trust, there are more ereighkauhs to come :)

ON ANOTHER ANOTHER NOTE... (oh god when will she stop yapping)

i just want to put up a bit of ET-S's lore out here:

ets family are filipino immigrants (we assume that SBG is in a western modern setting) > dad got framed for a crime > BOOM SHOT > ets mad > forms a rebellious activist organization seeking to reform system and inform mainly through graffiti and art > called brushfire syndicate > has gathered 15-20 members > its a tightknit community and they are all close > ofc ets has a different persona in BS > her jacket is INVERTIBLE, that pink one u see her wearing is her daily wear > the reverse side is a colorful neon graffiti glow in the dark jacket and every other synonymous adjective for CHAOTICALLY FUN jacket > but anyways she goes to art school

tbh her being a leader of a small org was on purpose so that when the team gets sent into the shadow realm they'd have easy access to supplies and safehouses XD + urban terrain mastery so she parkours the hell outta there WHAUJSDAKSD

AND ALSO !! she has a black cat and a golden retriever :) very important detail yesyes <3333

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⋆.𐙚˚꒰ 恵莉花です🍓 ̟ !! ༉‧₊˚

DIARY BLOGCARRDDESKTOP SITE

/) /) (｡•ㅅ•｡)〝₎₎ about my blog ! ✦₊ ˊ˗

──★ ˙🍓 ̟ ! HEYAAAA !! this blog documents my silly art, writing or cosplay projects accompanied with my silly ramblings and snippets of that project's background ˃̵ᴗ˂̵

if you want to see the artist behind the pieces, however, you could refer to my irl blog or check out my other social media! see how she fares (ᴗ͈ˬᴗ͈)

with my inexplicably strange need to have everything stored in one place (thus my habit to clutter my room with the reassurance i have everything i need in one place ,, BUT ERMM out of topic XD), i concluded that i also NEEDED to have my creative projects stored in a digital diary ... and i realized: tumblr is the perfect place for that !!

sooo ..... here we are now ٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و i hope you'll enjoy my abundant love for all things intricate and beautiful 𐙚

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my thoughts on LOUISE, the animation short film 𓍢ִ໋🌷͙֒

A glimpse to the inherently disturbing and perverse system of sexual exploitation in the world of 18th and 19th century ballet

The film follows a seemingly young woman, presumably in her teenage years, named Louise. Right off the bat, we can see she’s spirited and playful— traits accentuated with her poorly-cut bangs and immediate loose hair, and portrayed with her interactions with her friends. Louise is ready to go straight home and rest, even when the backstage is bustling with all sorts of people.

When we venture deeper into the backstage, however, we catch a glimpse of what truly goes on behind the scenes— The backstage, where dancers should be resting, are instead brimmed with said dancers mingling with significantly older black-clad figures, presumably middle-aged men of high and/or noble standing. It evidently becomes more of a place of fraternizing, and cliques of girls dwindle down as more of them, instead, anchor their attention to these black-clad figures.

Louise gets approached by these sort of men, but rejects their advances and cuts conversations short. She doesn’t feel like “working” tonight, and would rather be in the comfort of her own bed. This is until Rose stops her in her hurried tracks, and is asked to pay her due by the end of the night. Louise immediately peeks outside the blinds, looking for someone, and it quite literally sheds light on what the backstage is, and is for.

It’s disturbingly almost reminiscent of a brothel, the room being filled with young & buoyant women intimately entertaining middle-aged men who look like they should have a family to feed (It’s abundantly clear they’re feeding themselves, instead. Mentally rolls eyes). There’s a tragical twinge of irony weaved in this system: Ballerinas, the ideal epitome of femininity— grace, beauty & purity in all its glory, and in extreme instances, virginity; are instead stripped under the perverse gaze of men who are supposedly noble. These ballerinas are viewed as wanton sex objects. But perhaps it’s the driving factor that entices these middle-aged men so much: the forbidden eroticism in the purity and youth they’re able to corrupt and have power over.

Girls adorned with warmer colored costumes, red, particularly, are much more skillful when it comes to handling their clientele. They’re given more attention as well, and exhibits a more straightforward and seductive demeanor, showing little signs of reluctance and timidity; a direct opposite of Louise’s disposition tonight, who is wearing green. This is further exacerbated when Louise sets out to find one of her benefactors, De Lucini, and accidentally stumbles upon a ballerina wearing a strikingly red costume becoming intimate with a gentleman.

In the middle of Louise’s pursuit, she halts in front of a mirror and pins her hair back up to a bun: a conscious decision to conjure and shape herself into more of how an idealized, stereotypical ballerina looks like— ready to perform once again for the entertainment, or this time pleasure, of these men.

It isn’t long until she bumps into Emile, an equally rich benefactor, so she decides to take him on instead.

This is where it suddenly transitions to an even more perturbing scenario. Their encounter is rough & passionless, showing little consideration for Louise’s comfort and solely focusing on the release. But what more could Louise do? She’s exploited in a society imposed with a debauched, misogynistic framework with no means to get out of it, and in fact, she’s “lucky” to have somewhat of a dignity stemming as a ballerina, her line of work being more aristocratically-inclined as opposed to prostitution in the red-light district. (But it doesn’t make it any better.)

What is particularly gut-wrenching is a scene that portrays their large hand difference, and it becomes evidently clear that Louise is none other than a teenager being taken advantage of, trapped in a nefarious power dynamic. That, and her malnourishment (whether it be for ballet or her lack of means to buy food)— or how they like to call it, petiteness. She is vulnerable, exposed, and there is nothing she can do about it. She needs this.

Louise looks anywhere, attempting to divert her attention to something else. To dissociate. Their hands, his shoes, his ring. His golden ring with intricate carvings, and perhaps what becomes of Louise’s resolve to endure for the money. It’s no doubt she has done this numerous times already.

After their encounter, Louise sits exhausted and dissociated in the dressing room. It doesn’t take long until all the other ballerinas come flying in, finally done with their work for the night.

The platonic intimacy that Louise and Josephine share is an unspoken consolation after a difficult night, relieving them from their hardships even just for a moment through little acts of support and understanding. The portrayal of nudity, which is often voyeuristic and perverse, is instead utilized as a sense of vulnerability and security among the friendship of these girls.

When Rose offers Louise a pack of green, yellow and red macaroons, the latter is hesitant in choosing a macaroon, but eventually settles for a red one, signifying her imposition to take on prostitution as a mean to live.

But what I find as saddening, is moments before Josephine and Louise’s last act of intimacy for the night, they walk out the doors with the composition inevitably separating them as Josephine is arranged to have a husband soon and leave the Garnier opera.

To sum this short film up, it’s unsettling yet tragically beautiful to watch. There are moments where intimacy is expected, but is instead met with not only the absence of it, but also with distaste and detrimental objectification. Though there are also moments of vulnerable and non-verbal intimacy, which is relieving to see, to know that even when these girls live in a harsh world, they at least have someone to depend on.

It depicts how ballet, which is supposedly a sophisticated art form and expression primarily for (but not exclusive to) women, has been corrupted as such that it now operates as a brothel and ultimately a man-dominated space. "Men’s club”, if you will.

My overall rating? 10/10.

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2024 art roll ˚ ༘ ೀ⋆｡˚

and that wraps it up for all of my finished artwork this 2024 :)

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jewelry roll ft. trinket ₊˚࿔*:･୧

HEYYAAAA !! i picked up this hobby in mid-summer bcoz i needed something to fill my time with, and it's been easily one of the most rewarding hobbies.

immediately being able to visualize your piece just by setting the bead patterns up ?? seeing immediate results ?? being able to go into auto-pilot mode and not having to actively pay attention to anything ?? i love it. i feel like a grandma knitting on her rocking chair beside the fireplace. no thoughts, just making. you're able to flaunt these pieces around too ..... it's an amazing hobby yesyes!! i feel like a fairy wearing these pieces ૮꒰⸝⸝> ̫ <⸝⸝꒱ა

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D&D-SMP art roll ㅤ♡ྀི ₊𐙚

whew, hey first post !! •̀⩊•́ this is long overdued, as my friend group's MC 2 week phase has died last month but i am still undeniably attached to these characters and the server itself !! since we are a dungeons & dragons server, literally our entire foundation is based off of roleplaying & lore. we have a detailed thread filled with intricate lore-- character backstories, guilds, how their stories are weaved together ...... it was a good 2-week hyperfixation! if you're interested in my character lore:

GUYS !! i have sm to say about the characters i love them bfgkdjfhskd my dearest smp ever but for now ........ i'll hold back ˘³˘