#Dog goes Bork Bork

[nonsensical-pixels]

THE LINDASIMS2 RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTATION: PART FOUR

I thought that Pol 19 was the end of my research train, but nope, we're still going! The railway seems never-ending!

DISCLAIMER: This is not really a callout post. This is a warning to anyone who intends to download Lindasim's stuff. And a genuine one. I have nothing personal against Linda, this is only what I've found from my own deep dive into Linda's files. I have no proof that what I've found is stuff that Linda herself did, but the stuff does exist. And it's terrible.

You can find the shirt file I use for my 'research' post here. It's part of the reuploaded March 2021 set and from what I can see that entire set is a giant mess.

I discovered this weird glitchy CC from this video by @marticoresims so credit goes to them and their viewers for discovering the glitchiness of it, because I honestly don't think I'd ever have opened up this file otherwise.

WHY IS THIS SHIRT SO UNIQUE?

I mean, it's pretty normal-looking, right? Cute, even. But it harbors a dark secret, more than just PT 19, who we met in my last research post.

But there's a reason this image also exists. To haunt my nightmares instead of my waking moments.

So, let's dive into this mess of a mesh file!

OPENING THE FILE

As always, I opened the mesh file first. And I think it's pretty obvious that this is no ordinary mesh file, because there's wayyy more than the 4 basic elements.

Yep, as you may be able to tell from the OBJD, Age Data, and XTOL, Pollination Technician 19 has returned to haunt my every waking moment!

FLUFFY

The real issue came to light when I checked the GMDCs.

Do you recognise him? Because I sure do! It's my bestie, Fluffy! (You may want to watch Marticore's video to understand because he lives in my head rent-free. Lol.)

Yep, for some reason, this mesh file includes a sneaky little replacement of the adult dog body mesh. However, it's very... borked?

Look how stretchy he is... he's still a good boy though...

I mean, I'm no dog expert, but I've owned dogs ever since I was a baby and have seen plenty of 'em. But I don't think Fluffy over here should exist anywhere except my nightmares.

SUMMARY

Okay, so this shirt file contains a pretty scary replacement for the adult large dog body in TS2. Why should that stop me from downloading it? - some idiot in my ask box, probably, because I don't want to answer a million asks :]

Well, uh, did you miss that part about a hidden sim being in the file? We have not only a hidden broken pollination technician, now we also have gigantoborkodoggo!

So, yeah, I remember a lot of people getting excited and trying to track this shirt CC down when Marticore made her video. So I thought I'd spread the warning that even gigantoborkodoggo isn't a good reason to get Linda's leaked CC.

Because it's not just the mesh file here, but also all 40 recolors of the 'Mandarin' shirt, that are completely filled with hidden NPCs. The recolors don't have the dog replacement, though, because even the person who purposefully destroyed these files knows multiple DRs for one thing are very bad. How kind of them to think of our games 💖

If anyone knows where this giant dog mesh came from, please let me know, because I'd love to make a standalone version for April Fool's someday 👁

#lindasims2 #s2cc #sims 2 cc #ts2 cc #important info #the lindasims research and experimentation #how do u tag these sorts of posts #sims 2 research #sims 2 alert #gigantoborkodoggo is my new best nightmare

[disastersteps]

a lil drabble i wrote last night for fun and also, me wanting to do polyship and grabbing mortumchargestep for this. this is post everything au + mortumchargestep au + kind of happy ending au so uhhh YEET!

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Ortega came home to a empty house.

No, scratch that, she came home to a large dog who is laying on the floor with a ball plus roomba-like machine roaming around him. On top of him was the cat who had nothing to do but to lay on the back of the dog.

Ortega blinks slowly. "Uhhh, where is your parent and our girlfriend."

The dog simply bork in response but the machine stopped, it hears her voice and move toward her. It was nice of Anita and Mortum to create a screen, one that she and Mortum could communicating with Anita's daughters ( it was not totally Ortega's fault for calling them that, and the Rat King loves it. Anita on the other hand was horrified by that and Mortum wasn't defending them. She sided with Ortega on that.

"Hm, it's cute, parenting fits you better now, mon chéri." she once says, making Anita blushed harder than before.)

"…Oh these two." Ortega deciphered with a sigh. She leaves the living room, and walk to the back- into the stairs that goes down. Between the three, only Anita and Mortum suggested a workshop. As much as she loved them, the technology would be nosy up anywhere in the house and so the basement was viable option. Also, Anita added soundproof, just in case.

(Soundproof was also added because Chen once visited at one point. It was mostly for Spoon who missed his playmates and mostly because it had been a while since he last visited. Instead, Chen had decided to leave right away when he heard unfortunate noises he refused to ever hear again.)

She walked down the stair, and rolled her eyes. That explained why they hadn't been here the whole day since she woke up.

On the basement room, were two people on the chairs, and bending their poor backs over, looking at blueprints she assumed. She leans on the railing, and shout, "Ay, what are you two doing downstairs!?"

Anita was the first to react, turning around in their seat and their face spread a embarrassing blush. Mortum leans back a bit from Anita's sudden action. She blinks before she spin her own seat around.

"Oh, hey Jules-"

"Hello Julia."

Ortega still leans over the railing, her arms spread out to gesture toward them, "Have you two been staying downstairs the whole day?"

"Uh-" Anita tried to say, and Mortum was ready to explain when Ortega shakes her head.

"Actually, no, no me lo digas. No lo quiero saber," Ortega says waving her hand away, walking down the stairs, "Please tell me you two had ate the past hour-"

"….No?"

"Science demands-"

"You- You two! Okay!" She raised her hands and finally storm over to Anita, easy to target and she knew them better than Mortum despite they only had been dating for a year or so now. "You two, get out of the workshop and I cook something for you two."

"Jules, we don't-"

"Neets, don't complain when I hadn't seen you two the past twenty four hours. Off the stools, you two, and get up the stairs, come on!"

And despite the complaints from Anita, and Mortum stifled a laugh but gave in because while she does love to work on more of the project she and Anita had, it's best not to invoke Julia Ortega's wrath (or rather, Tia Elena's wrath through her, as Mortum says and Anita pouts at that. She kissed that pout away afterward.)

At last, food was served, the little creatures get fed, and two nerds (even through she is technically a nerd herself) get served with the best food from herself, in the end.

#fhr #fallen hero #mortumchargestep #mortumstep #chargestep #mywritings #myaus | mortumchargestep aka nerd fuckers

[punishing-eden]

What if the Constructs turned into animals?

Part 1

Part 2

¬ Proof read, Not beta read

You/ SKK just finished a meeting. As you walked down the corridor, you wonder how your constructs are doing with Asimov.

So, you decided to visit the Science department. You arrived at Asimov's office and knocked on the door. The door slide open automatically and to your surprise...

Kamui (Bastion)

Was the first one to get converted. He thought he was going to get an upgrade or something.

But he didn't think he would get an upgrade like this.

He was introduced as a Golden Retriever called, Sundae.

At first disliked the transition, because he was not able to speak and has difficulty using his paws.

But overtime, he's kinda fine with it. He does give into his animal instincts.

Wags his tail 24/7

Has a lot of chaotic energy. He borks when he get's excited.

When he sees you entering the office. He quickly jumps at you to give you slobbering kisses.

He be like, "Shikikan~ I missed you, come play with me!!"

He sticks to you like glue and will not leave until you give him your full attention.

Lee (Palefire)

He hates it. He hates his whiskers, his tail and paws. He hates everything.

In reality, he just hates the fact that he couldn't control and communicate well in animal form.

Dislikes Kamui even more. He reckon it was because he's now a cat. It urks him that he's way smaller than Kamui.

Sits on Asimov's lap and sulks. Asimov just nicknamed the cat construct 'Mr Grumpyface' because Lee was not pleased, not one bit.

Likes to be in high places like the table or shelves.

An aloof cat.

Whenever he sees Kamui goes near you, he stops what he was doing and attacks.

He protects, he attacks.

Liv (Benediction)

A very sweet looking bunny.

Like to stick with Lucia the most.

Doesn't mind the transition. In fact, she felt more at peace.

Though, she did wonder how on earth could she help out in the battlefield.

But it doesn't really matter, she will still do her best to support others. Even, if she's just a rabbit.

Because Liv looks so fragile, others are extra protective of her.

But really, she has the strongest frame out of everyone. "Build for stamina and speed" as Asimov puts it.

Very clean

Lucia (Lotus)

Another canine construct, a Shiba. Feels a little skeptical about the transition.

But will go along with it, as long as you want her to.

Despite being smaller in size, Lucia can still put up a fight with others.

She's 100% your personal guard dog.

She bit Asimov when he was checking her teeth upon first activing the frame.

That's why Asimov programed the frame to be extra obedient right after the fact. Yet, he didn't do it with Kamui's

She is protective of her comrades and allies, but especially to you.

Sometimes growls at certain people for no reason. Someone takes out the trash? Growls. Someone sneezed? Growls.

She will stop if you tell her to.

You stopped on your tracks when you saw a number of animals surrounding Asimov. Neither of you spoke but the Chef Technician broke the silence by clearing his throat.

"what?" he said bluntly.

"oh, nothing..." you stattered. Your gaze immediately met the floor and hurriedly ran out of the office. The door closed automatically as you made your way back to your quarters thinking, since when did the Science department got a Petting Zoo?

To be continued?

#punishing gray raven #pgr #pgr headcanon #pgr lee #pgr kamui #pgr liv #pgr lucia #pgr x reader #pgr Asimov #punishing eden #animal constructs #punishing: gray raven

[mountain-lion-gremlin]

cat.

... BORK

Dog?

Dog.

Part dog in me somewhere

BORK

(it goes bork hehe)

[ivyprism]

The Articifer, the Monk, the Druid, and the Paladin Skeleton Boys (Info Dump)

Warnings: There's a needle in Knox's outfit picture, fighting, violence, scar, etc.

Knox - The Articifer

Personality: He is nasty, cold, and calculated, but he loves his friends and family dearly. To his friends and family, he can only show a really good and cheerful side. He exudes energy and is highly charismatic. He doesn't mind puns, but until he's alone, he won't laugh at any that his brother comes up with. He's a nasty person who becomes nice when he and his sibling are treated well. He can and will fight anyone who threatens him or his brother. He doesn't back down easily and will go to great lengths to protect those he cares about. He goes for the throat often.

Appearance: He is a skeleton monster. He has deep purple eye lights. He has a large scar on his right eye.

Malachite - The Monk

Personality: He's brutal and harsh, but oh so sweet. He's a little chilly and generally extremely quiet. While he is not bashful, he can be guarded towards those he considers a threat. His bite hurts more than his bark. He has a tremendous fondness and love for dogs. He has the ability and willingness to be unpleasant and rude to anyone he regards as a threat if they poke at him. He has slain individuals and shown little mercy to his chosen targets. With threats, he can be harsh and ruthless, but he will soften a little when they demonstrate that they are not a threat.

Appearance: He's a skeleton monster. He has a large scar that is painful looking and incredibly jagged. He has dark purple eye lights.

Remus - The Druid

Personality: A bit shy, harsh, and irritated. He's a feral, aggressive cat, yet he's also wonderfully friendly. He may be unpleasant and gruff, but he is sincere. He is highly protective of his friends and will snarl at anyone who comes too close to them if he believes they constitute a threat. He's always throwing hands and picking fights, yet he's also severe and serious about following rules and laws. He's a jerk to his brother, but he responds, and they adore one other. To be honest, he's a serious individual. He goes for the throat and isn't hesitant to risk his life to help others.

Appearance: He's a skeleton monster who can shapeshift. He has a large, nasty scar on his eye. He has red eye lights.

Wolverine - The Paladin

Personality: He is a prankster as well as a bright and happy individual. He's an open flirt and lover, and it's obvious. He is very harsh and cruel, he goes for the throat and never backs down. When he's around someone he considers a threat, he acts like a rough and cruel person, but believe me, he's a good man. He might be a jerk to his brother, but he adores and admires him nonetheless. He's not polite to those he sees as threats, but when he's extremely close to or dating someone, he's affectionate and loving.

Appearance: He is a skeleton monster with a large straight scar on his right eye that cracks at the edges. He has red eye lights.

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@kioko-noodles / @kiokodoodles @miscneilleaneous @und3rwat3r-a5tr0naut @hearty-dose-of-ranch @buff-borf-bork @underfell-crystal

#eeheheheh #hehehoo #The adventurers of Millenis AU #the Adventurers of millenis #The Articifer Sans #the monk papyrus #the druid sans #the paladin papyrus #info dump #info #lots of info #heheho

[thoughtsofthegirlwiththecurl]

The neighbor's Dog That Sounds Like A Stereotypical Murder Dog Guarding The Junkyard In Some Cop Show But Is Actually A Goldendoodle is back at it with the "I'm going to kill you" barking but he is joined today by what sounds like an approximately 4lb teacup dog who goes "bork" at approximately the frequency bats squeak at, and they've just been screaming back and forth across the alley at each other for the past 45 minutes.

#dogs #I really thought we'd made some progress with murder dog's anxiety last summer... #maybe he's afraid of tiny dogs??? #allison rambles

[tsuki-sennin]

Awoooooooooooooooo! Dog fightin'! Doggo focus! And Toradragonjin, finally? Gonna be a good one.

Spoilers, I guess...

-Haha, Sixth Ranger ain't even got his own robot yet, let's make fun of him >:)

-Miho-chan and Tsuyoshi-san :D

-Awwwwwwww... :(

-Poor kid.

-And of course, Natsumi-san, being epic.

-Tsubasa do a doggy paddle.

-SHE WAS RIGHT THERE AAAAAAGH

-I know what the Hitotsuki of this episode is, it's the Juken-ki!

-I haven't really seen Gekiranger, but I was a Jungle Fury fan as a kid. My grandfather got me one of those small plastic-y balls with the series logo on it as a present, and I played with it a lot and it inspired me to take up soccer for about a year.

-Yeah my athletic career kinda peaked in elementary school... in 2008 lmao

-Constitution, constitution...

-Yeah, overstimulation be like that, I feel you.

-Dog time.

-Shouty-shoooout! ...as the subs say. That's a Jan thing, right?

-Violence

-"Shut the fuck up, I'm in agony!"

-Donbrothers-Assigned Furry.

-"Dogggggyyyyyy!"

-...so wait, do the Donbrothers just appear as their animal counterparts?

-"Ewwwwwww, talking dog!"

-Wow, these highschool girls are so mean.

-Menkai wa wata.

-Haunted by dog.

-Born to bork, forced to wan.

-"Fuck, I'm honger."

-Food thievin' dog!

-Jirou's home :)

-Hmmm... I see the analogues to Zhu Bajie, Sha Wujing, Sanzang... who'd Jirou's girlfriend be? Guanyin? Or would she be perhaps be Bai Long Ma, who once turned himself into a sexy lady with huge tits to try and fail to kill a demon? ...and before you ask, yeah, that really happened.

-Oh come now Jirou, you can flex! As a treat.

-Oh hey, you wanted to be a soccer player too, huh?

-Well, at least they're supportive :)

-...in a weird way.

-Ayyyyyyyyy!

-Achooooo!

-"Natsumi!"

-...dog only?

-Marketable dog plushie.

-Natsumi-san!

-...I wonder, will InuBrother's weird shuriken ever be given a name?

-This is

-A lot scarier than I expected it to be.

-OHHHHH SHIT HE'S GOING TO TSUYOSHI

-He's out.

-...Momoi Tarou.

-Aaaand, off he goes!

-...Oooooooh, she's waking up.

-Seyama.

-Literally the only Juto who's been a threat so far.

-Doggy?

-Ohhhhhhhhh, shit, Miho!

-Holy shit, she's cool.

-Ohhhhh, rain fight.

-HOLY SHIT

-Damn, girl!

-Ohhhhhhhhhhhh, shit, memory loss.

-OHHHHHH DOG

-Oh hey guys!

-Hey, Tsuyoshi! Uh... yeah, you all got this, the dog guy's fine!

-"SHUT THE FUCK UUUUUP"

-Jirou's here!

-Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, the Tiger Guy too!

-"I need you, and you need me!"

-Oh, okay, they just have those gears now, that's fine.

-Avatar Change!

-I'm mad we never got a proper team-up battle with Live and Evil's base forms in Revice, so seeing this makes me very happy.

-I swear, it's like they're giving me literally everything I could ever want. Ironic.

-Don Robogoku!

-Robobolt!

-Yeah, this is great.

-Thank you, Tame Jirou and Feral Jirou, very cool.

-DAAAAAAAAI GATTAI!

-Thank you Romi Park, very cool.

-Oh my god, he's in a cage.

-God, it'll never not astound me how these suit actors can get so much mileage out of these bulky costumes.

-Yeah, this form is awesome.

-...don't know if I like the floppy sword though.

-"Ore wa zettai!"

-Doggy.

-:(

-Matching mugs :)

-Miho-san... Natsumi-san... what exactly is your deal, Cool Juto Lady? And will I get to see you fight more, because that'd make me very happy.

-Pochi-san...

-This is cute, but like... too immensely horrifying for me to appreciate?

-Oh

-HKJ:LHGLKLH:J WHAAT

-Oh my god, we're becoming a Son next episode.

-I think we've reached peak "what" this episode, so I think next week I'll be thinking "Oh, what a standard joke, you're slipping Inoue!" ...that is, unless we see Shinichi and Haruka come back in full force. So uhhhh, yeah!

-Avataro Sentai Donbrothers! Very good show, would recommend. But you knew that, right?

#donbrothers spoilers #donbrothers #avataro sentai donbrothers #super sentai #tsuki talks #don! don! it's a full force peachy festival!

[lihikainanea]

how's bongo butt!!!

he's been doing great baby, thank you for asking! He's just the best. He's maturing into such an amazing dude. What a difference from a year ago--like, I have a life again. I can go to karate, and he just chills at home and sleeps until I come back. I went to GO SEE A MOVIE THIS WEEK--like, I legit just decided to go see Doctor Strange on Tuesday so I gave pupper a big smooch and off I went and when I got back, he was all sleepy and came to greet me like hai mom I was a good boy :-))))))

He was a great puppy but it was still SUCH a big change for me, and last year at this time it was hard to imagine I'd ever have any semblance of a normal life again. But now I just leave everyday to run errands or do my thing and he's totally fine. I don't leave him home alone when I go to work because that's still too long I think, so he goes to daycare twice a week. But as long as he gets his walks, honestly, I can leave him alone outside of his crate and he just chills and hangs out until I come back. He's not destructive in the slightest, the most he'll do is just some big bork borks at anyone who walks down the street.

He developed quite a bit of reactivity to other dogs when on a leash and he went through a period where anything in the dark scared him--he'd bark and lunge at strangers, kids running (shepherds, eh?), other dogs were hellish to try and walk by. But I found a really, really great trainer and through just a few targeted one on one sessions he's doing soooooo much better at focusing on me. Now we're doing some scent detection classes every week, because he loves using that cute little snoot of his.

[tehuti88-art]

3/1/24: r/SketchDaily theme, "Free Draw Friday." This week's character from my anthro WWII storyline is a twofer: Sgt. Thomas "Harrier" Harricks, and Flight Lt. Donovan Bradford, in a garrison cap and in a peaked cap. These are two poorly developed British characters from the previous reboot. Donovan (he prefers going by his first name) is a laid-back pilot but now stays on the ground, whereas Harrier is short tempered and unpleasant. There'll be more about them later in my art Tumblr and Toyhou.se.

Regarding their design, Harrier underwent a last-minute drastic design change based on my mistaken memory that HE had been the pilot; I suddenly decided to change him from a rat into a bat, making him only the second non-rat character in the rodent half of the story (Papillon is the other). He's passing as a rat, which is why the pointy tips of his ears are clipped off, plus he wears gloves and avoids shaking hands because of how bat hands are constructed. (This is something I only JUST realized about Papillon recently, his fingers are his wings! He effectively has no hands! I came up with the idea of him having prosthetic hands operated by his thumbs, and this led to more plot development. Harrier of course deals with a similar complication.) Also, I just noticed I really borked up the British garrison cap in my original design--it has earflaps buttoned in front like a German field cap--so my older Liam Morgan portrait will need to be tweaked.

TUMBLR EDIT: Harrier and Donovan both date to the first attempted reboot, and both severely lack character development (similar to characters like Evans and Beaudry); here to be thorough I'm looking to dust them off and flesh them out sometime. This section will be divided among the characters to avoid repetition.

Here is Sgt. Thomas "Harrier" Harricks's original description from the old character list (2002):

THOMAS "HARRIER" HARRICKS: Sgt., serving under Bradford. Excessively patriotic and dislikes both Americans and the Trench Rats, yet has to help them out due to his position. Very gruff and irritable, not easy to get along with; has a perpetual chip on his shoulder. Current storyline

One thing that needs correcting: Harrier can't serve under Donovan, as Donovan is RAF while Harrier is...whatever you call the British army. (See the different colors of their caps.) I've modified this so they're merely good friends, and Donovan likely pulled some strings to ensure Harrier's position in the military (more in a bit).

I decided to draw these two together due to their relationship and shared "forgotten character" status. I originally misremembered Harrier being the grounded pilot...likely due to his name. Harrier is a type of British jet (apparently invented after WWII, so not applicable here, plus I don't know aircraft so I doubt that's the source of his nickname), a type of dog (also unlikely), and a type of bird of prey. I assume I chose the name based on the last. So...why would I name him this, unless he flew...? Yet there's the character list, making no mention of him being a pilot, that's Donovan. 🤔 So I'm left without explanation, unless it was merely implied, in Harrier "serving under" Donovan...which no longer applies. So, there goes that.

I started toying with Harrier also being a pilot, though he's not RAF so this is unlikely. Maybe he once flew anyway...? Or...maybe he WANTS to fly, but can't...? Maybe...he can fly, but has to conceal this fact? Maybe...he's not a rat, but a bat? BOOM. Idea sparked. I promptly changed my idea for Harrier's character design and looked up British species of bats, before deciding to just go with an indeterminate bat species that doesn't really fit any of them. All I knew was he had to superficially resemble a rat, meaning reasonably-sized ears, and no funky weird nose. I struggled to give him a somewhat snubby nose without it being obvious like Papillon's (see HIS ENTRY for example), though it's iffy to me and may be modified in an update; similar with his ears, first they were merely larger (10%) and rounded like mouse ears, then I made them pointy, then not as pointy, then pointy, then decided on the concept of them being pointy BUT the tips were deliberately cropped to minimize the pointiness. This adds to the idea that Harrier is rather reluctantly passing as a rat.

The final design aspect that needs addressing is, of course, the wings. This is a recent character design development I faced for Papillon. And damn am I a moron for taking this long to realize! I even have this in Papillon's Toyhou.se profile, though I'll need to edit it now:

Papillon has very large upright ears which he often folds back/down when interacting with others; a snubby, upright nose; and visible fangs and claws. He dresses in a cobbled-together "uniform" of faded but clean clothes, with special slits in the sides to accommodate his wings (these aren't highly visible, and are often mistaken for part of his outfit, until/unless he extends them); he usually goes barefoot so he can pick things up while flying or hang from trees. He carries binoculars as his eyesight isn't very good in the daytime; he sees better in the dimness, but still makes soft clicking sounds to help find his way. Oddly, many of the people he comes in contact with have no idea he's a bat until he reveals his wings, hinting that rat/bat interactions are rare.

So Papillon has claws...on his fingers...which ARE HIS WINGS? Erp. I was pretty sure of this already, but Googled both actual images of bat wing construction, as well as depictions of how cartoon designers have dealt with the idea of bat hands, previously. (Bartok from Anastasia was the first I thought of, and yeegh they did a lousy job. (He's adorable as a bat, my memory of him helped inspire Papillon's design, but his wing design makes no sense, they actually look like loose sheets in some versions. Here you see he has hands, and no fingers in his wing membranes--illogical!) I didn't even think of the bat from FernGully. (Batty Koda...I just looked him up, and his wing design varies but looks to be rather accurate, he lacks hands but seems to have a visible thumb. Not all art of him shows this, maybe some is fan art?) Only after all this, I found Fidget from The Great Mouse Detective, which is a better design--it looks like they incorporate his wing membranes as fingers--though the designs are vague and they vary. Here my knowledge of animated bats runs dry.) (I have never seen any of these movies, BTW.) I briefly toyed with the idea of just saying, eh screw it, obviously I've already taken plenty of anatomical liberties with these guys, why not here too...? But it niggled at me far too much to take THAT much liberty...so, Papillon's hands had to go.

But Papillon semi-successfully passes as a (weird-looking) rat for a while...how? How can you do this, and be a partisan, without hands?? For Papillon conceals his wings most of the time, and those long unwieldy membranes wouldn't function well as fingers. I wondered about prosthetic technology, how well advanced it was in the Thirties, by which time Papillon would need a way to disguise the fact that HE HAS NO FREAKING HANDS. I know certain wonders were wrought by the many battlefield injuries of WWI. But just how sophisticated would prosthetic hands be? Would they be mainly aesthetic, or functional...?

I went Googling. Prosthetic hand technology, even way back then, turned out to be not QUITE as sophisticated as my story requires, yet better than I'd thought it would be. There are even accounts of functional prosthetic hands from the 1500s...in Germany! Check out this amazing dude!

Götz von Berlichingen

Dude was a 1500s KNIGHT with a freaking iron fighting hand! Granted, the fingers could only be adjusted using his other hand, so had to lock in place--he couldn't flex and extend them independently. And the arm had to be held in place with straps. Still, the level of technology involved here is just...mindblowing, to me. And opened up the possibility of Papillon utilizing something similar.

Now...given the physical constraints of being a bat, and his role as a partisan, Papillon needed: 1. movable fingers; 2. a way to attach the hands to his wings; and 3. a convincing enough appearance to at least superficially convince others he has hands. Here's how it went.

1. There are plenty of other mild technological liberties taken with this story, including Project Doomsday itself. For a near-fully functional prosthetic hand with moving fingers which can perform basic tasks to exist in this world is no stretch, and needs little explanation. The original designer of Papillon's hands (a so-far unnamed man who takes him in when he's younger and on his own) could have knowledge/experience from the Great War to create such advanced prosthetics, so, ready-made explanation!

2. How does Papillon affix said hands to his wings?--there are no readily attachable points for straps. This is a bit more complicated, but can be reasonably fudged. Papillon does have thumbs. Many early prosthetic hands depended on some body part/surface which could manipulate them, even if only the surviving edge of the hand. I figured a functional thumb can not only be the source that moves the fingers, but the "attachment point" that keeps the hands in place. Granted, this heavily depends on Papillon manually grasping the hands in place at all times. I imagine a sort of basic "harness" assisting in this by at least somewhat holding/stabilizing the hands in place around the thumbs, just some straps/buckles around the "wrist" area, cinched to the wing a bit, though limited in functionality due to so little surface to wrap around. (I considered small slits pierced in his wings to slip the straps through but that seems too painful/barbaric.) I just imagine Papillon has to practice to make keeping his hands on become second nature. When removing his hands, he releases his thumb and unbuckles these straps.

3. Papillon's prostheses are covered in a sort of glove which leaves only the fingertips exposed. The fingertips of the hands are designed to resemble real claws. The jointed knuckles and all remain hidden and he merely appears to be wearing fingerless gloves.

Papillon's identity as a bat isn't a secret--he utilizes his ability to fly to serve as a scout and gather intelligence for the partisans (he first discovers Trench Rat Headquarters), and outs himself to the Rats as a bat after he rescues Corporal Drake. He conceals his wings most of the time, however, likely due to some sort of unknown prejudice/taboo against bat/rat interactions--witness the Trench Rats' surprise upon realizing he's not one of them. I haven't fully explored this angle yet, though it's intriguing, given the themes of the story (lots of other persecuted groups in this storyline). In fact it rather goes along with Papillon's adjacent identity of being openly gay--most people know, he doesn't hide it and isn't ashamed, yet he realizes it puts a target on his back, so he doesn't flaunt it, either. Same with being a bat.

I already mentioned Papillon's main role is info gathering, and spying. He's not much of a fighter. This fits well with the fact that he doesn't have proper hands--they would make actions like accurately firing a gun more complicated. I imagine he CAN do this, if needed, he just wouldn't be very GOOD at it. So, that works out. His job doesn't involve much fighting.

And there's one more thing that works in Papillon's favor of lacking hands, as well as nicely tying in with the existing plot: Doomsday Rat. When he's first rescued from Nazi custody and returned to the Allies, he's already been subjected to experimentation, as well as brainwashed by Dr. Kammler. He's one of the Americans, but struggles at first to adjust, as well as to re-earn his comrades' trust. The Rats are reluctant to grant him too much leeway; how do they know he won't betray them? He doesn't even speak English anymore when he first returns. Papillon strikes upon an idea to test both his supposed increased intelligence, as well as his trustworthiness; he goes to D-Day, holds up a hand, then carefully unbuckles the straps and removes the whole thing. Naturally, everyone watching is stunned; D-Day blinks at the hand, then takes it and starts looking it over curiously. Burgundy Rat gestures, and Papillon removes his other hand and gives it to him. "Prosthetic hands," Burgundy muses, impressed by the advanced workmanship. Although the Rats know Papillon is a bat, they never even considered that he lacks hands like theirs; Papillon stretches out a wing to show them his actual fingers, and explains how he got the hands. Earlier in the story, he suffered a hand injury, which is now revealed to have been an injury to the prosthetic; he lets D-Day keep the broken hand, reasoning that he should be able to repair it. D-Day asks if he can dismantle the hand to reverse-engineer it, and Papillon consents. Later, privately, Drake asks to look at Papillon's thumbs; the two of them have since begun a relationship, and he's surprised to only just now learn this. Papillon admits finally to a bit of embarrassment: "I thought perhaps, if you knew, you would feel differently." Drake replies that this doesn't change a thing, except that he wants Papillon to feel comfortable around him, and that includes showing his real hands.

D-Day eventually comes forward with a brand-new set of hands for Papillon to try out. He didn't simply reverse-engineer the old set; he's improved their appearance and functionality. They're lighter, more resilient, less cumbersome, easier to hold on and manipulate with the thumb, and have a much more sophisticated range of motion. Papillon tries them on and starts marveling, smiling from ear to ear, tearfully laughing, exclaiming, "Incroyable! Un miracle!" He grabs D-Day with his new hands and exuberantly kisses him on both cheeks. As far as he's concerned, D-Day has admirably proven that he's mechanically skilled, and trustworthy. Shortly afterward, the Trench Rats make D-Day their probationary chief engineer.

...All of this recently developed background tangentially relates to Harrier in that, being a bat, he faces the same difficulties. Donovan is aware of his true identity, most others are not, so I assume Donovan pulled some strings to keep Harrier's secret. The two of them must be good friends. Unlike Papillon, Harrier is rather ashamed of what he is, thus his overly defensive, unpleasant personality. He's used to others looking down on him, so he thinks, why shouldn't he look down on others too. He's not exactly racist, but he frowns on anyone from another country/nation, which is most characters he comes in contact with. He has no real issue with LC Skye (English/Scottish) or Sgt. Liam Morgan (English/Welsh/Irish), is okay with LC Indigo Rat (Australian), but most of the others he treats with disdain. He's certain they'll all hate him if they find out what he really is, so he heads them off by being proactively hostile. He never shakes hands, in fact, often keeps his arms crossed in a closed-off posture.

Harrier isn't as fortunate as Papillon--he doesn't have a functional pair of prosthetics. He uses a pair of gloves, stuffed and affixed similarly to Papillon's--he can do the most basic things like pick things up, yet not much else. He can fire a pistol with his thumb, but it involves subterfuge, and so he's not too fit for combat. He longs to fly, yet can't (I toyed with him being crippled, but I don't think he is). So he latches on to Donovan, a skilled bomber pilot, and lives vicariously through him. Donovan eventually ends up downed, which hits Harrier harder than it does Donovan. Donovan, meanwhile, is likely the one who gave Harrier his nickname--others see it as ironic, but it's sincere, Donovan has seen Harrier fly before (ah...JUST now occurred to me, maybe Harrier helps save Donovan's life after he crashes?)--and he urges him to own up to his true identity, yet Harrier is too discouraged to do so. Most others he meets assume he's just a particularly ugly rat, which is dispiriting, but tolerable.

At some point, Harrier will have to have a run-in with Papillon. He's surprised, just as the Rats were, when he learns he's a bat, even though Papillon doesn't pass as well as he does (I mean...look at them freaking ears). After finding out about his hands, he reluctantly approaches Papillon to ask where he got them. Papillon is puzzled at first, but very quickly catches on; he says Doomsday is the creator, then adds, "I'm sure he could make you a set, should you ask." Harrier immediately bristles--what makes him think he needs any? In response Papillon nods at Harrier's folded arms: "I assume there's a reason you don't like to show them...you're like me, are you not?" To which Harrier bares his teeth (fangs--only bolstering Papillon's point) and snaps, "I ain't nothing like you, frog! So get that thought out of your skull and bugger off!" As he storms off, Papillon (as usual, not offended in the least) calls out, "He'll be discreet if you ask him, Sergent," which just makes Harrier grind his teeth harder.

He does follow Papillon's advice, however, even though it takes all the nerve he can muster. He hates the Americans even more than he hates the French, and D-Day, according to his mangled understanding of things, actually "went German" for a time so he's even worse (Harrier has surely insulted him prior to now), but he really longs for what everyone else has that he lacks. He fully expects the Trench Rat engineer to rebuff him for his earlier comments, yet when he hesitantly inquires about the prosthetic hands, and D-Day seems more perplexed than anything (like, why are you interested in Papillon's hands?), and Harrier sucks it up and gingerly removes one of his own makeshift prosthetics (grimacing in embarrassment as he does so), D-Day's ears prick forward and he says, "May I--?" Harrier nearly jerks his wing back when D-Day touches him but then holds still as he examines his thumb. He expects to be barraged with humiliating questions, yet all that D-Day asks is, "What size glove do you typically wear?" "Small," Harrier says, and "Aye," when the Trench Rat asks if they're comfortable enough. "I think I can remember the design," D-Day says, letting go of his thumb (Harrier slips the glove back on and meekly tucks his hands under his wings), "though it'll take me a bit to get the supplies and make them. Is a week acceptable?" Harrier blinks, and stammers, "Uh...aye, a week, sounds good," and D-Day tells him to return then and the hands should be ready, now please excuse him, he has to get back to work, and that's it. Harrier heads back to his base, rubbing his thumbs together self-consciously. He's mystified that the request went so smoothly...he can't understand why the American was so nice to him.

Harrier's with Donovan at the base when they receive a visitor a while later: D-Day arrives with a parcel. Harrier forgot the date, so D-Day's come looking for him. He hands Harrier the parcel, saying, "They should fit, though I can adjust them if need be." Donovan looks on curiously as Harrier opens the package and removes one of the hands; its color matches his thumbs. He fumbles a bit to put it on, then can't quite figure out how to operate it; "You use your thumb and wrist to operate everything," D-Day explains, gesturing with his own hand, "Just fit your thumb in the loop and secure it snugly around your wrist," so Harrier does so. He gasps when he flexes his thumb and all the fingers pull into a fist--they straighten out again when he extends his thumb. "It'll take some practice to get them moving right," D-Day advises, "so try not to get frustrated. You'll be relying on your vision rather than on feeling anything, same as with any prosthetic. Everyone's clumsy at first." He acknowledges Donovan, then departs. "Need any help...?" Donovan asks when Harrier pulls out the second prosthetic; Harrier shakes his head, he figures he should get used to affixing them to himself on his own, though he can't quite talk at the moment, as his throat is stuck and his eyes are watery. He awkwardly manages to secure the other prosthetic, flexes all his new fingers, then has to pause a moment to press them to his eyes, his breath hitching. Donovan hesitates only briefly before grasping his shoulder as Harrier snuffles a little.

Harrier still has a pissy attitude, he's just used to being that way, though on his and Donovan's following meetings to the Trench Rats, he really does try not to be quite as obnoxious, especially around D-Day. ("D-Day," D-Day corrects him when he calls him Doomsday; "There's a difference...?" Harrier asks, puzzled, to which D-Day replies that "Doomsday" is the name of the medical project he was forced into while a prisoner of war, and although he doesn't dwell on it when referred to by the same name, he prefers to distance himself a bit by using the other nickname. Harrier afterward refers to him by his preferred name.)

I haven't yet figured it all out but at some point, Harrier does finally out himself as a bat, in a similar fashion to Papillon, probably by flying in and rescuing someone or retrieving something they can't reach on foot. He's embarrassed by the stunned reaction he gets, yet also similar to Papillon, there's not much negative fallout as he'd expected, just curiosity more than anything. He does find himself called up by a superior officer, and responds, full of dread, yet what it is is a new job offer: He'd likely be far more useful with the troops than behind a desk--like Papillon, he can perform surveillance and gather intelligence on the enemy. Harrier finds himself stunned. He's wanted to fly for years, now here is the opportunity. He always assumed it'd be a combat role, but this makes much more sense. He's reluctant to take the job at first, assuming he's too rusty by now--and, frankly, just feeling unworthy--yet Donovan gives him the pep talk (tough love) he needs, insisting he'd be an idiot to turn it down, and he'd regret it forever. Harrier can sense the implication in Donovan's words, that he himself misses being able to fly, something Harrier's envied for ages. He accepts the new job, though there's definitely a learning curve involved, and as D-Day said, everyone's clumsy at first.

The rest of Harrier's details have yet to be worked out. See Donovan's entry for a bit more, though not much yet, on him.

[Thomas Harricks 2024 [‎Friday, ‎March ‎1, ‎2024, ‏‎12:00:05 AM]]

#artists on tumblr #ibisPaint x #SketchDaily #original characters

[mcloud]

'bo || July 2022

I like dogs They go woof They have such nice boofs :)

I hold them gently I hold them soft

I have a lil york He goes bork

#poetry #dog #bork #written for my friend 'bo

[emeraldbabygirl]

Blind Shownu is going in :( when he comes out he’ll be a pirate :(

#all jokes aside I’m sad that he’s going in #and even sadder that he can’t see #what if he goes blind? #I volunteer as he guide dog hahahahaha #I’m kidding #his sight is borked at this point and it’s sad #poor papa bear :( #monsta x #shownu #son hyunwoo #papa bear #my shownuwu

[aviatrickss]

Had to work the morning shift today so my friend could pick up extra hours and I just got home and cried w laughter for like a full twenty minutes what the FUCK

#seeing the words ‘the car goes to heaven’ fundamentally changed something in me #my dog thinks im dying and he wont stop borking #delete later

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[takiki16]

Can I just say I love your John Wick headcanons and stuff? They fill some of my need for content about the worldbuilding and relationships. (I tend to find mostly reader-insert/smutfic, which isn't really my cup of tea for this series.)

I’m really glad you like my John Wick stuff!  

And honestly...hard same about the desperate need for worldbuilding and relationships content.  There are a couple of brilliant authors on ao3, but reader-inserts and OCs have never quite been my jam, especially when paired with a main protagonist, and ALL I WANT is 500k fic of backstory on how John and Helen met, how their relationship progressed, and how they lived together after they got married.  I am a SIMPLE WOMAN with SIMPLE NEEDS!!!!

#john wick #my tags #my posts #CHAPTER 4 GOT CONFIRMED #catch me camping outside chad stahleski's door with a giant sign saying CAN WE GET SOME HELEN FLASHBACKS UP IN HERE????? #keanu said he was attracted to playing the character because of his grief and his struggle! THIS WOULD GIVE US BOTH OF THOSE THINGS!!!! #like...john loses consciousness or smth and he goes into floaty weird heaven dream space #and bridget moynahan shows up and he talks to her about how much he misses her #and she says get up sweetie you are about to get hit by another car #and he WOULD say i don't care i wanna stay here with you #but Dog borks real loud and JAWN WAKES UP TO DODGE THE 18 WHEELER COMING AT HIS FACE #which makes that like...3/108 cars that he has successfully dodged over the course of three movies #i just really need to see helen again #ALTHOUGH I DO APPRECIATE ALL THE ADDITIONAL WORLDBUILDING WE GET PER MOVIE. THEY AT LEAST SEEM TO HAVE GOTTEN THE MESSAGE THAT WE LIKE THAT #i would like to meet the High Table. or at least some other Managers #HOTEL CALIFORNIA #LA CONTINENTAL OR BLUST. THE MANAGER IS JEFF GOLDBLUM #Anonymous #watermelon asks

[cheesytoucans]

"OT3: kid: its a dog" lol, you know what, in one of the plays,Karen can't be in the play, they just put the dog in her place, "I doubt anyone will notice the change" the person who had the idea said

“hey where’s Karen? we go on in 10 minutes” they all hear the sounds of excited feet running backstage, they’re like oh good, there she is, they turn around and who’s a good boy??? Its just a giant fluffy dog wearing Karen’s costume, wagging its tail, looking very happy and excited to be here. Where the actual fuck is Karen? no one knows, its not important. 

Claudine: “..........do you think people will notice?” 

Mahiru: “I say this in the most loving way possible, but no, I don’t think so” 

#dog just goes running out on stage #bork bork #the audience claps #the people love it #everything went according to plan #kirin troupe #shoujo kageki revue starlight #Anonymous

[absolutepokemontrash]

(I hope you don’t mind if I involve the kids in this one) the kids like to groom Cerberus every once in a while, and by groom I mean pamper him like a show dog. I’m talking fur brush, bows, fancy collars and plenty of ear scratches. Cerberus will also hold still for it all surprisingly cause it makes him feel “pretty” afterwards. Lucifer doesn’t approve cause it ruins his tough guy look but even he can’t deny his fur baby when he’s looking at him like that

(AAAAA THE BABIES-)

Lucifer goes outside with the intent of walking his dog and sees the kids fawning over a newly cleaned and prettified Cerberus while they all look like someone dumped dog fur all over them.

Lucifer: What… what did you three do?!

A!MC: Cerberus needed some brushing, and a bath, and his nails clipped, and his teeth brushed-

M!MC: Short of it is, we cleaned your dog. For free. Feel free to worship the ground we walk on at any time.

L!MC: He was such a good boy during, weren’t you Cerberus?

Cerberus: *hellish bork*

Lucifer: Yes, thank you for cleaning and brushing him but did you have to make him look like some bedazzled show-dog?!

A!MC: I think the bows on the collars look cute…

L!MC: Come on father, he’s so happy! Look at him!

Cerberus: :3 :3 :3

Lucifer: *long suffering sigh* He does look very happy…

#L!MC *brandishing the hose*: It puts the shampoo in its fur or else it gets the hose again! #M!MC: CAN YOU NOT?! #obey me #obey me! #obey me! shall we date? #obey me shall we date #obey me mc #Obey me Cerberus #Obey me Lucifer #Obey me Headcanons #Obey me! Headcanons #ask #asks #anon

[adultswim2021]

Robot Chicken #25: “Federated Resources” | April 9, 2006 – 11:30PM | S02E02

Man, I hate this show. I was sorta prepared for the idea of getting won over by it a little bit, or being able to discern an improvement from season one, but so far I find it as abrasive and shitty as ever.

There's a running sketch called “Dicks with Time Machines” where a jerk travels back in time and tampers with history in various rude ways, like feed J.K. Rowling false intel about her future success writing a children's novel about a farting raccoon with an afro, painting a Looney Tunes style tunnel on the side of a mountain for Paul Revere to crash into, and tampering with the ten commandments. This ends with him pranking Hitler by showing a video of him having diarrhea at one of his rallies, causing him to be labeled a HERO with a Time Machine. Bad sketch now that we know that J.K. Rowling is literally worse than Hitler.

There's a sketch where the Thundercat guy winds up on modern day Earth and has been trapped at the pound, only to be adopted by a little girl who treats him like a regular housecat. Then there's one where Clifford the big red dog is rambunctiously destroying the neighborhood so they get him neutered. This is sorta the same premise when you think about it, but what are you gonna do?

There's a sketch that I distinctly remember seeing before, where the Swedish Chef from the Muppets is going about his day and he sees a bunch of stuff that rhymes with “bork” (Bjork, Mork, Peter Tork, etc), and pointing them out and saying them. This sketch in particular really grated on me, and the only thing separating it from an actual children's television sketch was a violent flourish at the end involving an Orc. The punchline is that he goes home and yells at his wife in a different, more coherent voice. I don't know why but I just feel like I'm having keys dangled in front of me with this shit.

The last, lengthy sketch involves Corey Feldman and Corey Haim rescuing the Bush twins, who were in the news frequently for partying too much. This is a convoluted premise that doesn't even make sense, and is almost tailor-made to flatter the celebrity stars that they rope into voicing themselves. Here they are sorta adventure heroes, and the jokes that dig at them aren't really that caustic or personal. This also failed to make me feel anything, really.

EPHEMERA CORNER:

Upfront 2006 Showcase (April 2, 2006)

On this night, Adult Swim, to make up for the April Fools stunt, presented a bunch of previews of upcoming shows. I sorta scrubbed through the above video, but I saw the following:

Frisky Dingo! Formally referred to as Whiskey Tango. Advertised as coming in September, but it came in October instead. From the twisted minds that brought you Sealab 2021.

Metalocalypse! From the twisted mind of one of the guys who brought you Home Movies. Advertised as coming in August, and it did!

That Crook'd 'Sip, aka That Crook'd 'Sipp. Advertised as coming this Fall, but the pilot didn't air until 2007 as part of the Night of 1000 Pilots event. If I recall correctly the animation looked slightly different from what we see here. The whole thing got scrapped and turned into Freaknik: The Musical, which was much better than the pilot we saw.

Assy McGee! I remember seeing most of these promos, and I especially remembered this one for how different it looked from the final product. The clip we see also features Jon Glaser which I don't think the actual series did at all? Billed as coming in December, but it came a little earlier than that.

Korgoth of Barbaria! Look, I scrubbed through the video so I'm not sure this was formally part of the preview event, but we did get a promo for Korgoth, which I think aired in the summer.

Lucy: The Daughter of the Devil, billed as coming soon, but it only used clips from the already-aired pilot. The series proper doesn't actually start until September 2007

Saul of the Mole People! Later retitled as Saul of the Molemen. Billed as “pilot coming soon”, and I remember it looking very fun. The pilot never formally aired. If I recall correctly they packaged a bunch of clips from the pilot that weren't used in the first episode and threw them on the website for a brief period of time. The first episode aired in February of 2007 and premiered alongside Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! As the first live-action shows formally introduced to the block.

MAIL BAG

Here's where we're at with chuck norris humor: there's a brewery in my city that has multiple stickers saying "chuck norris would wear a mask." Uh, he probably wouldn't

Very true. He’d probably give covid a dirty look and send it packing back to Wuhan!!!! He’d probably drop an atomic bomb on China and kill all the guys there! He’d probably commit genocide.

" And Harlem Globetrotters got matched up with Boondocks because I don’t wanna say why out loud." / Okay, I will say right now. The Harlem Globetrotters is an all-black basketball team and the Boondocks is a show with a mostly all-black cast. That's why you did it. Even though Riley and Huey don't present an interest in basketball you did it. You did it because you could. Lucky for you, there is an episode in season 2 all about baskeball, so I'm bailing you out of this one. You're Welcome!

Please let me be racist in peace. I don’t have friends, or money, or happiness, or success. I am tired of life and being alive. This is all I have.

#adult swim #adultswim2021 #robot chicken