If anyone's curious about how Cal looked in this I really just wanted some excuse to draw him Then here he is <3
There is a reason why he's been called calcifer in this - It's got to do with something my wife (@angry-trashcan) and I were discussing, how the links would each use a different name in the househusband au.
oh shit malevolent 29 went public i guess it's time to reveal my new previously-patron-only project!!!
bg for those unaware: each malevolent episode is first released on the patreon in 5 chapters. most chapters end in a decision for arthur (the first one was whether to shoot eddie in the first scene or try to reason with him, for example), and the patrons vote on what he chooses.
these choices are presented by an entity that sounds like john, whom we call booth!john because we envision him in a soundbooth handling the recordings. his bit is cut from the public episodes, but kayne has alluded to the polls and they seem to be what arthur means by the "gut feelings" that compel him to a certain course of action.
ANYWAY, WITH ALL THAT ESTABLISHED, the patreon poll for ch.143 (hide from collins in the crowd or try to trap him in the caboose and decouple it?) was so heavily debated that people started writing poetry about the whole affair, so my hand was forced aaaaand i started making limericks lmao
i've made one for every chapter since, and plan to continue doing them until i, uh, stop. enjoy my first batch of now-legally-publishable malimericks (malevericks?):
from 143:
there once was a murderer loose
and some choices from voices in booths
will you try to lay low
or go derail your foe?
because ruth wants you in the caboose
[note: ruth is a patron who was VERY in favor of the caboose option lol]
our boys are in trouble once more
(or so says the COC lore)
the butcher draws near
should we run or stay here?
let's just hope he's not outside the door
[note: collins is a character from harlan’s previous call of cthulhu campaign!]
choose: scylla, charybdis, or circe?
we could go sit back down with percy
we also could try
to face this murder guy
but we don't know: will harlan have mercy?
lovers of violence rejoice!
seems we'll get it whatever our choice
do you vote for what's smart
or just go with your heart?
me, i just want 'caboose' in john's voice
144:
there once was a man bound for york
whose options then came to a fork
cut the car in the back
or jump onto the track
you--wait THAT'S the choice??? i can't make a limerick about that what the fuck
145:
if this little maneuver had failed
arthur told john they just could have bailed
good thing their attack
sent the butcher off track
because arthur just almost got railed
bonus:
it's not your choice or his choice, kayne said
(though who knows what goes through that guy's head)
the patreon poll
has a big story role
but it might be to leave arthur dead
So this might be either be an interesting ask, or super boring.
Why does Rauru's arm give Link time powers? We are straight up told that Rauru's power is light, and Sonia's power is time. The way it's framed also seems to make it clear that the only way to pass on these powers is through genetics.
Yet the power Link's arm has, has nothing to do with light, even though it's Rauru's arm; in fact, the arms power isn't just any old time power, it's the exact same type of time power Sonia is shown to utilise in the pavilion tea-drinking cutscene, where she rewinds the tea-cup.
All of the powers of the arm are received from the 4 Zonai shrines in the beginning of the game, and the autobuild-function is unlocked a bit later, but still related to the Zonai structures.
Zelda also isn't aware that Rauru is the arm we see in the beginning, so even if it was possible for Sonia to pass her power to Rauru, so Link could have it later, it was far too late for Zelda to make that connection by that point.
Rewind is the odd one out, because it doesn't have any connection to the Zonai, and I'd say the fact that this is Rauru's arm does imply that at least the other 3-powers are inherent to the Zonai, or at least Rauru. But time, just like the other elemental powers, seems to be very specific to one person/bloodline.
I know I'm rambling a bit, but I just finished the spirit temple, and had a "hold'up" moment, while rewinding a Korok from falling down a cliff on my bike.
Ohhh this ask is very interesting. And it is a really good question. Sorry I don't really know what to add, it's a really good point and I have no clean explanation!
Semi-related, but: the notion of Zelda having both Time + Light powers somehow, and still being a Sage, always struck me as weird. I know it's to make her out to be the descendant of Rauru and Sonia (despite them not having any clear children), but it feels... busy? Especially compared to before, where Sages just were The Most of something, represented one specific kind of energy that awakened in them
hello calli i just wanted to say that I think "how will this affect the qjaiden" has been permanently added to my lexicon, i keep murmuring it to myself at random times of day. very excited but also terrified to see her reaction to empanada. wishing you the best of luck for when she's back o7 - @qroier
Bro i'm gonna be so real i've just been looking at this ask absolutely flabbergasted and constantly laughing to myself In Horror And Awe for what seems like. Minutes. i'm like. i'm like so FHDFOGIUDEFDGVBHDSOFUHCDJIUSFDH
I'M SO SORRU I'M LIKE SO GOD DAMN SORRY. BUT ALSO THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT AND BEST INFORMATION TO HEAR OF ALL TIME BECAUSE EVERYTHING *IS* ABOUT HOW IT WILL AFFECT THE QJAIDEN. HOW WILL THIS AFFECT THE QJAIDEN? many great peopl e are saying this.
this is wonderful news. In fact i do the same thing.way more often than i should. Tthank you saur much.
thats such a dramatic title but i want yalls attention.
LL is ending, because the devs have left and for 2/3 routes, were in the final 3 chapters. with that in mind, it’s never been more important to
reblog fan content.
I’m serious. This fandom has incredibly talented people, but if yall dont start ENGAGING we will stop POSTING and then the only way you’ll get content is by making it or being friends with creators. so if you dont want LL to die violently,
sad to announce that mako the jumping spider passed away. he was very old and very loved u_u
HAPPY to announce that i have obtained a new friend to keep veronica company! he does not have a name yet but he DOES have a social media presence, because i got excited and posted a video :B this is him eating a mealworm and bouncing in place slightly, overlaid with commentary.
Sage: Maybe the unconscionable screaming parable within our every waking moments were the friends we met along the way
Jonathan: ...
Sage: :)
Jonathan: And I get sent to Arkham...