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papermonkeyism · 2 years

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oh srry if this falls outside your interests, but what are your favourite creatures, customs or characters from finnish folklore? i feel that finland's culture is often nudged aside in favour of other nordic countries, and yet your myths seem so vibrant and your critters so interesting!

( btw i got the interest in the culture from A Redtail's Dream, a beautifully illustrated webcomic and one of the first i ever read )

I'm... Not sure I have the vocabulary to really discuss this in English.

Like... When talking about favourites, I honestly can't give you things like "cool creature designs" when so much of it is based on animism and actual nature.

And then there's like... How would I even talk about some of it? Like, I can't just call them gnomes or elves, even if those are the translations used in fantasy literature, tontut (singular tonttu) or haltijat (singular haltija/haltia) have such a hugely different vibe altogether I just don't.. "Guardian spirits" just sounds wrong.

Brain is mushy, can't word good.

Eh, let's just say sauna. I love sauna. Also always respect the saunatonttu.

#I unfortunately don't know much many figures of Finnish mythology #There's a generational gap in my family and not many old stories got carried down to me #Growing up I only had one grandparent and he wasn't much of a talker #Like yeah I know there are characters! Wish I knew them!#But yeah we ain't scandinavian

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dreamskug · 1 month

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[ SUBJECT INTERVIEW: ÍVARR ]

NICKNAME:

NOT "Gramps". Not for you, anyway. Just my name.

GENDER:

Male.

STAR SIGN:

Why, checking if we’d match? Hah. Was told I’m a Scorpio. 'That check out?

HEIGHT:

With platforms or without?

ORIENTATION:

If we vibe, nothing else matters. An incubus with neat taste in personalities, I guess.

NATIONALITY / ETHNICITY:

So, some Scandinavian blood in me - half, actually. Can speak the language, too - 'least something neat daddy gave me, not that the fucker's outdone himself in parenting. Mom’s an American, born in Badlands. Ever heard of her clan? Messed with witchcraft a lot, and summoning even more. Know what I’m getting at? A perfect fuckin' match, weren't they?

FAVE FRUIT:

- Yeah no. Don't even start with anything citrus. Especially don't peel this shit in front of me, alright? Nasty shit. [Interviewer]: - Just wondering, how do you feel about cardboard boxes? [Ívarr] : - Ain't purring for you, man. But nice one.

FAVE SEASON:

Fuck summer. You ever felt what's that like - the real winter nights? Pitch fuckin' dark - quiet so thick you hear the snow falling. First time I saw those snowflakes as a kid - can swear I thought they were bees.

FAVE FLOWER:

Cherry blossoms? The fuck I know, man. Ask my mainline, I grab whatever he likes.

FAVE SCENT:

Expecting me to be like - "Muahaha, the smell of fear"? Seriously, it's apparently a pheromone released in your sweat or some shit. C'mon I'm joking, it isn't my fav - keeps stinking up this damn city. Alright, a freshly baked cake is something I'd kill for.

COFFEE, TEA, HOT CHOCOLATE:

Yeah coffee I guess? Rich, strong, black, with a splash of something fun, make it whiskey.

AVERAGE HOURS OF SLEEP:

Woke up just yesterday 'cause my mainline was pulling back my eyelid, imagine? Scared the fuck out of him, no seriously, can sleep through a fuckin' bomb and I'm not joking. Average hours - a shitton honestly? That's how I got my very first cat - Dad got enough of me breaking down every single morning, cause fuck mornings. And he'd be like - this is Snowy, she's gonna live with us and she already had her breakfast, so get the fuck up. How'd I argue with Snowy? You don't mess with Snowy.

DOG OR CAT PERSON:

See? Check it out - cat fur. Here too. I'm claimed, man - gave up cleaning it up a long time ago. Not to be dramatic, but if there's anything human in me left - it's for them. Fur kids, all mine, what can I say. Two of them adopted - and you bet each of them has a bigger personality than an average gonk.

DREAM TRIP:

Dream trip, jeez... Somewhere not fucking hot?

FAVE FICTIONAL CHARACTER:

Balrog has style, y'know? Gotta be honest, I feel for the dude. Imagine yourself sleeping deep within the mountains for thousands of years to get awoken by a bunch of motherfuckers? I'd go nuclear too. And this one too, ehh you know GoT? The Targaryen, her, yeah. Burn them all, girl. Boss move.

NUMBER OF BLANKETS YOU SLEEP WITH:

Man, your questions. I dunno, a half? With my ass covered, or not at all. Bed king sized, lights out, make it pitch black with the window open and you got me passed out.

RANDOM FACT:

One doesn't have to actually summon a demon to get them to come play, d'you know? There's one watching you through my eyes right fuckin' now. Should I introduce him?

Late to the party, but I remember many of y'all have more than one OC or just created new pixel babies that haven't participated yet, so I'm tagging (with no pressure):

@therealnightcity @wraithsoutlaws @sammysilverdyne @theviridianbunny @th3irin

@a-pirate @chessalein @halkuonn @luvwich @shimmer-like-agirl

@kdval @cybersteal @cyberholic77 @chevvy-yates @morganlefaye79

@anxious--ace @mhbcaps @wormskul @silver-samurai @androgymess

@winkyblinkyandstew @astarionhistears @valsilverhand @drunkchasind @themermaidriot

@pinkyjulien @skelior @medtech-mara @lokiina @timaeusterrored

@tokyofuturnoir @aggravateddurian @sifofasgard @elfjpeg @aurorartz

@lucky38-2077 @dustymagpie @gloryride @stannussy and anyone else who wants to! Also pls DM me if you don't wanna get tagged🖤

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otakween · 8 months

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Digimon Tamers - Episode 47

Another creepy Juri-centric episode. She's kinda like the Ken of this season with all her trauma. It felt like this episode was jam packed with so much information that none of it had much of an emotional impact on me. Too frenetic. Crazy that there's only 4 episodes left! Let's see where things go...

Notes:

I swear Japan latches onto the randomest things. "Grani" is a reference to a horse from a Scandinavian legend. I looked this up and Grani is mentioned in several Japanese video game franchises: Final Fantasy, Fire Emblem, and Arknights. They also mentioned the "famous knight Siegfried" who I'm pretty sure was referenced in .Hack. Either these obscure (to me) stories are common knowledge in Japan or writers in the anime/gaming industry are a bunch of history/lit nerds (I mean...that checks out).

We learn that Juri's fixation on "fate" spawned from childhood trauma when her mom died and her dad said it was her "fate." Yeah...that would mess anyone up at that age. I was terrified of dying when I was a kid.

Why are the kids just standing around inside a van instead of being properly secured with seatbelts? >:/ Well...I know they've faced far worse danger, but still! Think of the children, Digimon Tamers!

Lots of aesthetic, early 2000s computer desktop shots in this, very nice

A little confused how everyone realized that Juri was inside the big blob thing. Like, Takato knew that fake Juri was in there since they had their confrontation, but that doesn't necessarily mean that real Juri's in there, no? I guess they just assumed since she's nowhere to be found.

Glad that Juri's dad realized the error of his ways, but he can't really use "awkwardness" as an excuse for his neglect. I simultaneously feel bad for and am frustrated with her step mom who seems like a doormat. Ruki's mom being bad at comforting her was funny and relatable.

Takato begging Juri's dad to not be mad at her was a little heart breaking. What a good friend...

Ruki has a moment of "Guess my life ain't so bad" introspection while thinking about Juri. Definitely an important life lesson for kids to learn to empathize with others and not be so self-centered. Also follows the "don't judge a book by its cover" moral.

The Juri-monster of the week was part-unsettling and part-hard to take seriously neon rave monster. I found the voice mimicry thing more annoying than scary. The part that I found most creepy was the video camera spawning out of its tentacle.

So I guess the D-Reaper is using Juri as its sample to understand humanity or whatever, but it already decided that humanity was unworthy a long time ago, so why does it still need her and her memories? I don't get its motivations...

Felt really bad for Juri's dad when he attacked the monster with the van and it had no effect whatsoever, poor guy :'(

#digimon #digimon tamers #anime

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vilixpran · 1 year

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my shadow and bone s2 running thoughts

"there's only one bed!" speedrun

sometimes hot people can't act

this is actually.... not good

wow being incognito lasted three minutes

no hesitation to blow your cover

what a kind northern Irish village gentleman

the bitch is back, long live the bitch

show me a 40 year old! not every person alive is 25 and hot

genya's wig... ain't it

all he is is dumb and hot

let the fake Scandinavians mispronounce jail, show me realism

ah yes, we do cool nods at the wall of weapons

the ears are the sign of a good tracker, and mal sure does have two ears

Sea Whip, That Was Easy™️

all tell, no show, that's the way that we go

god inej is fit

total stranger, for now xx

they're just putting their faces close together on purpose

daaaamn these bitches dead and deading others

ah yes, ignite the bombs while you're in the room

pirate ship cult

Nikolai is a dork

how small is this ocean....

kazs PTSD, a running gag

baby girl, you won't "finally eradicate it for good" right now, it's episode three

aah so they fucked

TINY ROLLINS WEE SCOTTISH BAB

"hey babe, expose your knife wound while i trauma dump plot info"

god inej is fit

nina knows

god nina is fit too

*saoirse ronan* "women"

how many times can this man get stabbed in the shoulder? we're up to three

murder is good, murder is chill, i've got no qualms with murder

too many characters, too many plots, disproportionate amount of time spent on the crows and god bless them for that

"hey bro can i propose to your girlfriend bro"

the mood lighting in this plague cemetery, vibes

HORRIBLE FAKE SCANDINAVIAN LANGUAGE, HORRIBLE -10000/10

girlie pop, youve got to lose the signature fancy hat, you are the most recognisable

dat ass

my man is here to be petty and he's bringing friends along for the ride

no plot! only flirting! as we deserve

let them all be lesbians

SPEEDRUN WESPER

episode four and they're already fucking thank Christ

good good wylan and Jesper are off shagging, I can brood in peace

"no"

time isn't real! geography is a myth! our boats will get there when it's convenient for the plot!

we are criminals, rats of the barrel, and occasionally help foreign royals when they ask nicely

"warm, and wet" the crows in Shu han, the gift that keeps on giving

can't believe I have to watch some reylo shit all over again

Dominik Dominik I sense an ex friend with benefits with our man Nikolai

good let the twink talk to butterflies and ignore the suffering of his friends

deforest station

happy to have a himbo in tolya

not so much a slow death by poisoning as a chance for nice life affirming trips to remotivate our heroes in the ninth hour

"throwing up or hallucinations" the only two possible outcomes of poisoning

she's the avatar!

one night stand to soulmates pipeline

ah yes, continue to make out in the background for everyones big character revelations

"you're a part of me mal, I can't loose you" well murder him and eat his bones and he'll be with you forever

boyfriend to organ donor pipeline

star wars levels of hand amputation, now featuring Mother's Good Finger Bones

"and there was only one set!"

yeah like, they definitely used to fuck, surely

twenty minutes of this episode and no crows, for shame

the crows aka Deus ex machina but make it fun flirty and bisexual

more finger amputations, moooooreeeeee

woohoo C plot lesbians

queue the fire benders

little viking boy, drawing crosses in the sand

Matthias villian origin story set up for season three

fun fact, I don't actually want to see another finger amputation

blue skies and sunny yet these bitches can't see a thing

the location scout must have been so proud of themselves for finding this fort, so proud that they spent two episodes having two identical groups chasing each other around three walls

you know what this big battle scene needs? some music

unecessarily squishy icicle stab sound effects

FIVE MORE FINGERS CUT OFF JESUS FUCKING CHRIST

oh damn she actually did it

slaaaayyyy

"series regular" shows up every two episodes for a single scene unrelated to the main plot

why aren't they lighting the kindling from multiple places and especially from lower down?

good for inej

again with the tiny ocean and instantly finding exactly what you were looking for, ofmd logic

uh oh hehe

gross

#shadow and bone #shadow and bone spoilers #shadow and bone s2 #i very much enjoyed it but also yall this show is objectively not good #i read the crows books but not the main one so i have no idea how accurate it was of an adaptation #i just know it was very silly and im happy i managed to binge it in 24hrs despite having to go to work #wesper #slay #inej #also slay

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