Going back to this thing briefly
When adapting this chapter into an episode Toei did not explain nor demonstrate to us what the fuck that spike was (instead they gave us Sables #378545), so we're no closer to finding out what kinda new moves Crocodile might have up his sleeve, whether that really was a Haki-infused sand spike or what
But when I was checking the melting point of sand out of curiosity (to figure out if Crocodile has a fighting chance against Akainu, which in theory he does because Akainu isn't hot enough to melt sand (in theory)), I was reminded of the fact that sand is mostly made of silica
Or, in other words, quartz. Sand is, on average, made of crystal.
Of course, sand is also made of other things and other minerals (not just quartz), but if we wanted to assume Croc's DF is made of one element and one element alone, then let's just assume it's 100% silica, right
And now I can't help but to wonder now though
Could Crocodile have learned a new technique where he somehow compresses and hardens his sand so much it can turn into large, solid crystals? Or more specifically, sharp pointy stabby weapons to murder people with? 'Cause. How fucking cool would that be
Also considdering how much Crocodile likes his bling, being able to form crystals to murder people with would arguably be on-brand for him
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A different version of a scene I wrote in my fanfic (and yes, all the events did happen in the fanfic's timeline):
[Note: Everyone already graduated from NRC. They just hang out with each other once in a while.]
Jade, about how much food (with mushrooms) he made: I was so inspired that I made too much
Grim, suspicious: How much is too much? It's not another three months of mushrooms again, is it?
Ace: Three?! More like a year of mushrooms!
Deuce, still having nightmares about it: Mushrooms for breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day for three months. Even asking Epel, Jack, and Ortho for backup wasn't enough to finish all of them
Idia, in the background: ...So that's why Ortho was insistent on making me eat mushrooms
Grim, upset: Sebek didn't even answer his phone once!
Sebek, angry: Because the last time I answered any of your guys' calls, Ortho almost blew me up when I arrived!
Ortho, scolding: That's why we told you to enter through the back door, Sebek!
Sebek: WHAT BACK DOOR?! You people were in the middle of the ocean!
Jack: Good thing Ruggie and those kids were happy to take all those mushrooms off our hands.
Ruggie, proud: And we ate real good that week!
Jade, sadly: Did I not make enough? I would have made more if Floyd didn't throw me out the window.
Floyd, glaring at Jade: And I'll do it again!
Jade: No, I definitely didn't make enough
Azul, barging into the room at max speed: I think you made quite enough, Jade!
Silver:
Silver, knowing they had his number and could contact him for any reason:
Silver, realizing he never told any of them that he enjoys eating mushrooms: :')
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A new kaiju has been sighted recently, though not a whole lot’s known about this one, unfortunately. It was spotted in Primp recently, and reportedly moved some of its residents to a... temporary new location. Weird, huh? When people were dispatched to go take care of it, it had ended up disappearing on them entirely. Attempts to track it only led up. Like, really, REALLY up. Even still, no one seems to be able to recall what it looked like, or even what it did aside from move everyone over. I mean, you’d think you’d remember a giant animal of any sort, but, guess that’s kind of a bust. Anyways, search party’s been sent out to Suzuran to get everyone who was forcibly moved there back to Primp. And, uh, on that subject, if anyone sees Sig please let an authority figure know. Yeah, that includes Lemres, he may as well count by this point. We know where he landed but if he doesn’t lay down and take a really, REALLY long nap (actually wait. he might do that) he’s probably going to be gone by the time anyone gets there. Anyways, thanks for listening to the news, as always. Signing off.
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GAHHHHDHDHSHFJ I SAW YOUR TAGS AND PLEASE HELP ME!!!!! I WANNA SEE THE SAILOR YURI BUT 5-30 IS SUCH A STRUGGLE OH MY LORD. Why is a man keeping me away from my yuri pills. But back to the point do you have any ishamel ids you would recommend? Im running a 2 sinner team with pequod mae and ncorp sinclair, id highly appreciate any suggestions TT
FEAR NOT I HAVE COACHED. SEVERAL OF MY FRIENDS THROUGH HERE! Guide under the cut:
Alright, so you’ve got a good basis for the strategy already. Typically, I’d use base Ishmael since iirc she has the best speed range out of all of her IDs, and her level doesn’t really matter for this fight.
Spend the first two waves breaking all of Ishmael’s stagger thresholds. She can’t die unless the rest of your team dies, making her a perfect tank for anything nclair can’t clash. Prioritize making her clash attacks that are targeting him, so that he can slowly cut everything else down.
Once you get to Ricardo, your fate begins to lie on the hands of rng. This is where Ishmael’s speed becomes important- she needs to hit Ricardo before Sinclair hits him so that she takes his counterattack. Otherwise, Sinclair gets staggered and you may as well reset from there. It may take you a few attempts, but just remember to not make nclair clash anything unless Ishmael physically cannot do it herself.
Typically it’s taken people I’ve given this advice to ~2-3 attempts? So! Good luck!
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~A time that Mass scared the living crap out of Alaska because of a book~ (To be fair, he had a good reason-
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(Also, a little HC for some context for this: Mass really loves reading books and practically LIVES on BookTok. He decided to read "The Song of Achilles", and to say he was an absolute wreck after would be an understatement.)
He just wanted to get a few drinks to restock his fridge. That’s all he wanted. Alaska did not expect to get jumpscared by Mass, who was sitting at the kitchen island with mascara and eyeliner running down his face and a bottle of whiskey in his hand, and a rather "relaxed" smile on his face to top it off. Alaska wasn’t even sure that Mass even knew he was there.
"Hey Boston. Ya good?" Said the Last Frontier with a chuckle. "Did your favorite sports team lose or some sh*t?? Cuz ya look like you’re having an existential crisis." He was smirking teasingly at Mass, but he quickly wiped that smirk off his face when the smaller snapped his head up to glare friggin’ SWORDS into his soul. Not daggers, not even butcher knives, SWORDS!- into his soul.
"Shut. The. F(SPEAKS BOSTON)K. Up." Mass said darkly with a slight eye twitch.
"Dang, someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning." Alaska said teasingly. He saw York walk into the kitchen with an empty coffee mug and gestured to Mass, who had gone back to staring at the table with something only be described as either hatred or peacefulness.
"What’s up with im’??" York asked with a confused expression.
"I’m not actually sure. He ain’t lookin’ to hot right now." Said the tallest.
"Yea- well no dip Sherlock." York said, rolling his eyes. He walked over to Mass and leaned on the table next to him. The glare that Mass gave him honestly sent shivers down his spine just a bit. "H-hey Mass…..Um- Are-are ya doin’ aight?"
Mass sighed a bit and laid his head on the table. "Shut up."
"No. I don’t think I will. What’s wrong? Is it a book you read or somethin’?" The younger asked. He smirked knowingly when Mass nodded. "Yup. Thought so. What book was it?" He asked. He watched as his older brother pointed at a book that was on the table in the living room. York got up, walked over, and picked up the book, carefully reading the title.
"The Song of Achilles…..OH- Ohoho you poor, poor soul…." He said out loud. He too, had read the book and knew EXACTLY what was wrong with his brother. York walked over two his brother and put a gentle, yet firm, hand on his back. "Yea bud, yer not gonna be okay for a good long while."
"Why. Just why. I thought it would have a happy ending, York. But it wasn’t. It personally attacked my emotions." Mass said as a few more tears rolled down his face, dragging more eyeliner with them. He took a swig from the bottle of whiskey he was holding and smiled maniacally.
"Shh… I know, I know…." York comforted. This was gonna fun.
"Is he seriously crying over a book?! It’s just a d*mn book, what’s the big deal??" Alaska said, chuckling a bit. He instantly shut the f😶 up when Mass started glaring swords into his soul again.
"If you don’t shut the f(speaks Boston) up right now, I SWEAR TO GOD, I will PERSONALLY unbraid your DNA from the inside and I will PERSONALLY DEMONSTRATE, why kneecaps are a privilege and not a human right." Said the Bay State with an amount of malice that seemed impossible to comprehend.
"Pfft- but I ain’t-" Alaska started but got cut off by York saying:
"Listen, I know we don’t really get along, or he//, even talk, but I would highly recommend that you not say another word and go back to the safety of your garage before he actually decides to follow through with his threats." York said with a surprisingly sympathetic look on his face as he wrapped his arms around his brother in case Alaska decided to say something else and he would have to hold his brother off as long as he could. Alaska looked he was about to say something else but didn’t. "Good choice."
Alaska just rolled his eyes, grabbed a few drinks, and went back to the garage. One things for sure, well two-, but whatever: One, he was never gonna forget that look that Mass gave him, and two, he just barely dodged a bullet.
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