#POTION NO. I : img .

[maxrowave]

GENDERBEND RAHHHHHH

i love drarry and i love women so put it together and you get this, i present to you: Harphine

Harry is consequently now named Harley; Draco is also now named Delphine (Full name Delphinus Lucius Malfoy, however asks to be referred to as Delphine because it's pretty). I decided to keep everyone else the same because the world centres around them. Delphine is the ultimate coquette girl, lana del rey wishes she could be as coquette as her. Mega popular girl and a trendsetter, one day she wears a headband to school, the next day, half the female students are as well. Extreme closet gay, internalised homophobia...

Harley on the other hand is a major tom-boy, as a toddler and young childhood she probably had a buzzcut or short hair because her hair was too much maintenance for the Dursley's. She also wore Dudley's old clothes so she was mistaken for a boy for most of her young life, she only began to grow it out when she started attending Hogwarts and got a major glow-up in third year. and now the multitude of headcanons: 1) Delphine resorts to flirting to get her way with male students, however it is only by accident does Harley discover Delphine is prudent when she flirts with her. Delphine immediately goes red, sputtering incoherently:

"MY FATHER WILL HEAR OF THIS!!!" "good, I'm glad he knows about me so it won’t be as awkward to meet him when I'm over for dinner"

Harley uses this to her advantage and begins to spread rumours about Delphine to finally get back at her for all these years 'Pure Blood Delphine Malfoy, sole heir, is a homosexual?!' It gets out of hand and Delphine's rep gets ruined or somethin

2) Harley is a bit of an artist, she likes drawing/doodling. One day she's sitting in potions class, not listening because fuck that, idly drawing on her parchment without much thought, only for her to realise that hey... this kind of looks like Delphine, and then realising she's just been drawing Delphine in various sitting poses for the past half an hour.

3) Even though Harley really hates Delphine, she has to admit, she's really fucking gorgeous, and in an odd way Harley kind of admires how put together she is. Harley does try to imitate her makeup one day because she wants to know how it feels to be pretty/put together, it turns out shite, Ron laughs at her, Harley beats him up; Delphine also laughs at her. But when they do become good friends, like fifth year or so, Delphine does do her makeup (imagine that one img of the girl on top of the other doing her eyeshadow, that's them).

3.5) Slight extension from the previous one, I mentioned this on my xwitter awhile back -- Harry purposely messes up his tie so Draco can fix it, because Draco's love language is to clean up people, i.e brushing lint off their shoulder, adjusting their collar, kind of like a cat. In this genderbent au, Harley messes up her lipstick everytime so Delphine can redo it.

4) Delphine is a massive closeted lesbian, and is pining for Harley in her own odd way. When they begin to get close, Delphine instictually reels back, because she's used to playing hard-to-get with other guys as a flirting method. She doesn't quite register that it doesn't work with girls, which leaves Harley wondering what she did wrong and why Delphine isn't as interested.

5) When they do finally get into a relationship, most likely like sixth/seventh year, it's very low-key and secretive because Delphine still has internalised homophobia/closeted. But Lucius ends up arranging her marriage because she's an only child and a female to the Malfoy name. What happens next is idk

6) Lucius either dotes on Delphine like a child who is in constant need of being helped and cannot be independent, or never speaks to her ever because he's disappointed he has a daughter.

OKAY THATS IT, I HAVE MORE HEADCANONS THAT I WILL POUR IF ENOUGH ASK FOR IT LOL... i wanna see if I can make Harphine their genderbend ship name, it's cute

also boobs bc im gay and so are they

#draco x harry #drarry #harry x draco #hpdm #dmhp #harphine #harry potter #draco malfoy

[stardatez3ro]

a silly character i designed at request of a friend ^_^ the prompt was 'dorky heart-themed girl'

in my head shes a love witch, but she keeps screwing up her potions/spells and accidentally makes people hate eachother instead of falling in love LOL

(click on the img for better quality // reblogs appreciated!!)

#because ive been on that ace attorney grind i accidentally kinda designed her like a prosecutor .Whoops #my drawings #my art #art #original character #original character art #oc #oc art

[dirtyfox911911]

DF

Dirty Fox, Dirty, or DF if the name is awkward to spell

They/Them or He/Him

5”3 (160 cm) - yes, even after Hogwarts. He short, but wide 🤏🏻

Hogwarts student, Slytherin, attends since 1984

(Now, when I started playing, I didn’t realize I was inputting first and last name for them, and just went with my artist nickname. Last name Fox fits other family members pretty well, but the name Dirty is kinda silly. In kinda endearing way, it grew on me quickly x} So I kept it

One day, during year 7, Dirty suddenly appeared to have sideburns. Never acknowledged how, when and why, but it’s a weird they grew overnight right after Dirty met dear old dad. Coincidence? Magic? They would never admit…

Dirty is frequently seen wearing the third outfit (img.), and wouldn’t change their style for years, as it’s the most comfortable for them. They would wear something more casual or appropriate on rare occasions, such as attending St.Mungo, where it wouldn’t be fitting to show up all spiky and grunge before patients and disturb their peace. You gotta tone down a little once in a while!

Despite the punk aesthetics and visuals, Dirty is very laid back and chill, always picking positive or neutral options, and going with the flow to see where it brings them.

They’re sincerely supportive of whatever their friends, or people they meet are into, but they feel uneasy around socially active people like Penny, and they cannot stand prank culture around Hogwarts, whether committing a prank, enduring one, or witnessing. They would never say that explicitly however, and would just avoid people with these traits.

Given the background and adventures HM MC goes through, it caused Dirty to possibly develop a slightly depressive state, and caused the majority of their passive behavior. To handle their mental health, they found working out to be one option with a good therapeutic effect. And got broader shoulders as a bonus ;}

They aren’t particularly interested in sports, but becoming a beater for school period, and befriending Erika Rath did wonders on that as well.

Having Ebony wand in use and posession, Dirty is using it in combat very well, but chooses not to fight unless it’s necessary. And when it’s necessary, most often than not they use Offence spells and brutal force, tanking through. It doesn’t always land well, as they often forget to defend, or don’t account for opponent to defend, and rely on raw luck.

Dirty is a frequent volunteer at Creatures reserve.

Their absolute favorite creature is augurey, and they spend the most time with it at Foggy Moor.

One particularly gloomy day, when feeding bowtruckles, Dirty named one Last Straw, so they can keep telling themselves there’s at least one little straw keeping them from loosing their patience.

___________

When it comes to dating, Dirty went exclusive with Merula. The relationship has had its ups and downs, and it’s uncertain if it will last. But it’s sincere at the moment, and it’s all that matters.

Too bad they can’t see each other behind Dirty’s wild hair 😶‍🌫️

Dirty’s favorite subject has got to be Muggle studies. Muggle culture and similarities with their interests fascinate them.

Their favorite Ministry assignments are always the ones with Mad-Eye, however, Dirty doesn’t see future in working in Ministry of Magic.

They’re not particularly fond of Herbology, which is weird considering their future profession (more on that later).

Early Hogwarts years they were thrilled about Potions, but professor Snape’s hateful “character building’’ attitude towards them, and often hanging out with Penny drew them away from liking Potions.

When asked about future, Dirty never gives particular answer, and keeps options open.

With what happened towards the end of year 7, since their long-lost returned father showed up and demanded them to join and lead R, Dirty accepted Peregrine back, but stayed neutral about joining R. It’s clear as day, Ministry does have its portion of corruption. However, there’s more blood on R’s hands, whether it’s from current, or previous members. And since Peregrine doesn’t want to be held accountable, Dirty considered actually joining. Only to have access to disassemble R from the inside. Keep your friends close, but enemies even closer, right?

Will it work out, or not - only future will tell.

Speaking of future

After graduation, Dirty indulged into studying mushrooms. He worked on creating a new spell - Mycelius. The spell would cause a large chunk of Mushrooms grow from any surface. However, it’s mycelia would damage or even consume a piece of said surface. Very fast, this spell became offensive and dangerous in hands with malicious intent, and been casted onto someone at least twice. That made Dirty create a counter spell, that would reverse effects of Mycellius.

The rest of the time Dirty spent trying to create a potion with the same effect, accidentally inventing numerous new poisons and toxic pesticides, that would become in demand for various uses against pests and insects.

Dirty isn’t very proud of his current inventions in potions sphere, but they do pay the bills, and provide him with more resources and time to continue his work on ultimate mushroom growing serum. He still uses Mycellium every now and then.

And that’s how he ended up doing what he didn’t really like studying at school. The end! For now.

#hphm oc #hphm #hphm mc #Dirty Fox

[sky-tumblestones]

[IMG ID: A series of photographs showing the process of making old-fashioned style potions.]

Another soothing process for me... and arguably a far more useful one, I think. Cheaper than having to buy these, too.

#rotomblr #pkmn irl #pokemon irl #irl pkmn #irl pokemon #sho chatters

[beastie-anon]

hmmm I’m curious sooooo

+Mack+

Oh GOD there's a lot of versions I gotta get through

Red/Blue: Specializing in PAYBACK, EERIE SPELL and AGILITY it's impossible to corner and defeat Mack, Especially since his 4th move is a more powerful and skilled version of METRONOME

Yellow: He often uses AGILITY in the wild to go faster and escape from dangers, While also capturing prey.

Gold: It feels the danger and lets it get inches away before retaliation, Often ending in the aggressor as his next meal.

Silver: When multiple aggressive dominant pokemon go missing or are found dead, Thats how you can tell Mack has moved into the area

Crystal: Bribing stronger pokemon to protect him, He only sleeps 5 hours a day. If his trust were to go to the wrong person he'd end up dead.

Ruby: Testing pokemon to see who'd be worthy enough to keep him safe usually only ends up with one or two who survive, Causing Mack to lose nights of sleep.

(Img added in place of text due to character limit block)

Platinum: With such little sleep and food scientists question how Mack survives, A full study has never been completed.

Heartgold: It's been said that Mack cares for the children who get lost in the forest, Guiding them to their final resting place.

Soulsilver: Most Phantumps know Mack and reguard him as a father figure of sorts.

Black/white(1&2): Every scientist who's attempted to follow Mack around for a day has either went missing or lost him within an hour

X: While sleeping Mack leaves himself completely vulnerable making it the easiest time to kill him.

Y: It's been said that Mack cares for the children who get lost in the forest, Guiding them to their final resting place.

OmegaRuby: Testing pokemon to see who'd be worthy enough to keep him safe usually only ends up with one or two who survive, Causing Mack to lose nights of sleep.

AlphaSaphire: Running on little to no sleep Mack relies on AGILITY and PP potions to keep him awake.

Sun: If you find a bunch of phantumps gathered in one place, Leave immediately. Catching or attempting to catch one will result in Mack finding you immediately.

Moon: If you find a pokemon that looks gooey, Report it immediately. Or if you find a cluster of Phantumps. Mack can be detered while they are saved.

UltraSun: You can never tell if Mack is saving a child or bringing it to his cluster, It's safer to follow from a distance.

UltraMoon: If missing children show back up it's most likely due to Mack luring them out of the forest.

Let's go eevee/pikachu: Most Phantumps know Mack and reguard him as a father figure of sorts.

Sword: With a kind heart he does his best to make sure lost children in the forest survive

Shield: Mack tries keeping children out of forests by putting a fence around the woods, But ends up finding hurt children who climbed the fence instead of no children at all.

ShiningPearl: Mack likes to hear his prey beg for mercy

BrilliantDiamond: Mack plays games on days it got more sleep, Setting traps to watch his prey struggle in before letting them go and giving chase the next morning

Legends: Arceus: As he watches from the shadows nobody is safe- Except the children which he refuses to let harm come to.

BONUS: Nicknaming Mack 'Macky Moth' makes it more docile and less aggressive.

#you never saw me // mack

[levered-a]

14   /   ???    crack     edits    of    aklla    :    haha 🙃

#POTION NO. I : img . #crack : is it crack ? is that what you smoke ? #i had one thot and this is what happened #this is entirely crack i just couldnt help myself #inspired by the fact that mars didnt pay attention to her evil plan ted talk </3

[himemeika]

I'm so close to finally getting my teapot .....

#This is taking forever but I need to be patient ! #I just can hardly think about anything else but the game now. #You can have PETS and INVITE CHARACTERS #Okay I'm not sure if the inviting thing is here yet but I saw leaks !! I want to have a teapot so bad . so so bad . #my ascended characters are at 55 now. We still need Yan/fei. I've got enough noct. jade for her. #Just need to fight a couple geovi/shaps with my brother. #I have food and potions ready too. #I'm surprisingly not that afraid of fighting him. So long as I get new content and get a teapot I'm happy. #which is why I bothered making those essential oils. And I have 15 of the electro resist things #both the food (ad/eptus' temptation + jade parcels) and potions last 5 minutes. #That's more than enough time to take down a phase or two I think. #then I'll need to keep my distance during the last part. He will use both hydro and electro attacks. #........at least it isn't hydro and cryo. I'll be fine. #I have like 15 electro res things. I'm good. #img #Nick.txt #Nick talks too much #Vamppostz

[boycritter]

the masculine urge to main chongyun

#oscar txt #i think img onna get him as my free liyue four star #also i played with kazuha a bit in that new potions event and i think im gonna save for him #i have 70 pity and im guaranteed

[phoenix-is-the-hottest-thing]

Considering the new lore about Vill-V "Its me girls, its the Kevin Killer 5, speaking to you inside our mind. Leave the MOTHS, we don't need them, come with me and make timelines. We'll have steampunk time in img space doot doo doo doo. Your hope for defeating the Honkai is an illusion."

AGDJDHSKDHDH

context (pretty big spoiler)

Vill-V’s ability is mental partition, so there’s eight of them in one body:

Manager Vill (the one with the ability to make new Vills)

Engineer/Expert Vill (Makes stuff, made because she’d do all the work so she’s a bit depressed about that)

Magician Vill (Magic!!)

Alchemist Vill (Makes potions and stuff)

Chef Vill (Split from Alchemist because her experiments smelled too nice and Felis kept getting sent to the hospital after sneaking a sip)

Necessary Evil Vill (apparently, both calling her a hero or a villain are understatements. she’s here for hard decisions)

Original Vill (?) (dormant for 50k years)

Kevin Killer 5 (none of the others have any memories of her besides her name) (My favorite headcanon about her is that she’s K.K, because it’d be such a curve ball)

They can talk to each other in a shared mind space but do not share memories. Externally Vill seems to behave similarly to a real-life system (for example, one Vill gets confused after Felis gives her something, because a different Vill asked for it, and neither of them know which it was) but obviously it’s very different origins/mechanics from Dissociative Identity Disorder, since it’s voluntary splitting and not childhood trauma. Kinda complementary with Seele I guess?

Oh also, Vill initially lets you think she literally slurps up other people’s personalities. It’s a lie. She also played MOTH for a while with that, but Elysia busted her.

Mobius broke some tables in frustration

#honkai impact #hi3 #honkai spoilers #vill-v #she gets her own tag for being interesting

[beautifulterriblequeen]

Notes from the Deluxe Elf Interview, pt 6 (HBMP podcast)

I like to process important stuff more thoroughly to help me retain it, so I take notes when I listen to shows and podcasts and stuff. And the best episode of Hot Brown Morning Potion Podcast just came out–the Deluxe Elf Interview with Devon Giehl and Iain Hendry–so you know I was all over that. This is just my personal notes, nothing super detailed or organized, and not delved into yet at all.

If I have a direct quote, it’s in double quotes. Sometimes my notes are paraphrasing or getting only most of the words, and sometimes it’s just me rambling, but if I “quote” something, it’s a proper direct quote that I went back and listened to. Also, sometimes I noted who was talking, just because I loved how they played off each other and offered different perspectives. I is for Iain and D is for Devon.

________

Devon and Iain don’t read TDP fanfic for legal reasons, but they love it in general and encourage it, and they do see TDP fanart. The one where Runaan yeeted Rayla into the water was probably canon.

Rayla’s dad is the ultimate bro. Supportive of people’s dreams. He’s the friendly one, friendlier than most elves. Her mom is quiet, planner, calculating. She’s the brains, he’s the impulsive side.  Rayla is like her mom when collected, like her dad when she’s being impulsive.

Devon likes mean elves, aggressive elves, lofty img of themselves. Sunfires. They look down at others for not having their shit together like they do. Skywings are more fun to hang out with. Birb elves.

There is not a Star Touch elf society. Not numerous enough.

Sunfires have a single authority. Heavily militaristic. Xadia looks to the Sunfires as protectors and a guiding light but they’re also violent and arrogant. The enforcers in Xadia. Can be overbearing. They need to chill.

Tidebound elves have very different cultures depending on where they live. They could communicate across the water as long as it connects.

Callum doesn’t know what Earthblood elves sound like so he was guessing with that accent.

Money: Runaan was being a jerk more than he was commenting on money not being a Xadian thing. Sunfires do what’s expected of them to serve for Sunfire glory. Moonshadows trade more like barter? More freely trade in the villages. Skywings are so far apart they might use some kinds of tokens. Or shiny treasures they find, like actual magpies. Callum as prince wouldn’t understand money anymore than Rayla but he’d be more of a planner and budgeter than she is.

Iain said “horn cuffs” imma die I made that term up ages ago and he said it in the podcast *dies*

“Horndornments”, for Sunfire horn decorations, lol. Iain sees horn jewelry like rings. Horn cuffs can be extremely meaningful relationship-status gifts between couples but they don’t always mean marriage

One of the two Sunfires who gets yeeted into the lava has nothing on his horns but he was supposed to so they hc that he’s a derpy fresh recruit.

Beauty standards for horns? Star touch elf horns are the most incredible and beautiful that anyone’s ever seen. Some elves prefer certain kinds of horns.

Hanna put the jewel on Ethari’s horn cuff to represent Runaan in some way. For hiis eye color.

I: “Ethari definitely thinks Runaan has cute horns though. Fact.”

#HBMP podcast #devon giehl #iain hendry #tdp interview #sunfire elves #moonshadow elves #elf horns #horn jewelry #horn cuffs #CUTE HORNS THO #skywing elves #birb elves #lain #tdp lain #tiadrin #tdp fanart #horndornments

[mole-reads]

(Boy, I forgot how much this comic's art style has changed over time!)

So, what is Sleepless Domain, huh?

As I stated before, it's the closest webcomic equivalent to Puella Magi Madoka Magica, in which it is a darker-toned magical girl story, which is already mild spoilers for Madoka Magica so I won't go in deep detail about how they differ. The point is that in Sleepless Domain there is a city which is attacked by monsters during the night and magical girls are the only response to that situation. In this city there are teenage girls who have awakened magical powers and they are the ones who are allowed to be outside at night to fight the monsters. As a result, there's a whole celebrity culture that revolves around these magical girls.

The story centers around Team Alchemical, a team of 5 mahou shoujo who are themed around the 5 elements (earth, water, air, fire and aether), who at first experience drama due to the prevalence of Tessa (the aether) as the de facto leader, and then tragedy as Tessa agrees to not go on patrol one night to give the others a chance to shine and the resuls is this scene you can see above.

Three members of the team die and one (Undine, the water) survive only because Tessa gives up her powers to save her.

And that's chapter two.

The story follows Undine as she deals with the aftermath of said tragedy. If by this point you did not guess it, this is a comic that I would describe as being very "Tumblr-y" in tone, in the way that there's a lot of pages of characters talking their feelings out, which is just expected for a webcomic dabbling in this genre, and something to keep in mind if you feel frustrated that the plot doesn't advance quick enough.

(Useful hint: the talking IS the plot)

The characters in it are great, too. Undine herself is... a touch too much of the self-loathing insecure girl protagonist type for me, but on the other hand there's Tessa who's dealing with losing her powers and the guilt of the death of 60% of her team; Kokoro/Heartful Punch who is one of the best magical girls out there and is hyped up as a Very Cool Girl even from the start and... well, if you keep up with my blog you know how it goes.

One of my very favorite characters is Rue, a dark skinned magical girl who is notable for not being associated with the organization that supports and publicizes magical girls, and thus do not take part in privileges such as better schools or healthcare; her reasons for that are presumably conspirationist, and that takes me to another great side of this comic: the lore! It has this Gunnerkrigg-y lore that's unfolding in the sidelines, complete with conspiracies about the outside world, covered up precursors and even end-of-chapter pages that add to the lore explicitly by means of a mysterious white haired author insert.

Pairing with Rue and also another favorite of mine is Zoe, a silver haired magical trans-girl, which is exactly what you probably understood, and adds to another positive point of this comic which is representation. Also, given that magical girls are awakened via some dream magic that turns them magical, that means whatever magic is behind that considers trans-girls to be girls and that is A Very Good Take, Actually. That did not mean to sound ironic, btw, I really love it. But another reason why I love blossom is her power of shooting seeds that sprout into plants that may even sprout from the monster's flesh, and together with Rue's explosive potions that makes them quite a great unexpected team-up.

And... that's Sleepless Domain so far. Go check on it, and if you liked this format of recommendation, I can do more of these. I've been reading a load of webcomics I don't talk about here. :V

#sleepless domain #webcomic #recommendation

[itsjanetimbengan]

Siquijor and its Exquisite Charm

It was a cold, rainy, and cloudy kind of morning when we arrived at Dumaguete Airport. After a peal of thunder, we decided to take a tricycle going to Dumaguete Port. We touched down Siquijor after an hour of ferry ride and rode a tricycle again to reach our hotel.

Palm trees swayed gently in the breeze, fresh air filled my lungs and my eyes felt refreshed with the lush of greens around me. Siquijor might be notorious for black magic, mystic, and sorcery, but I got a sense of serenity in this place.

For an island known for witchcrafts and folklores, Siquijor boasts its exquisite charm with its unspoiled palm-fringed beaches, scenic water wonders, and laid-back setting.

HOW TO GET THERE 

We booked our flight to Dumaguete because this is the closest airport with frequent flights from Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines.

From Dumaguete-Sibulan Airport, charter a tricycle or a cab to get you to the port. Several ferries like Oceanjet, Montenegro Lines run as early as 7:00 am until 4:30 pm going to Siquijor which fare ranges from P130 to P240.

From Siquijor Port, there are a lot of tricycle drivers you can rent to bring you to where your accommodation is. Tricycle is the usual mode of transportation in the area so tourists normally prefer to hire tricycles for the island tour.

WHERE WE STAYED

Located in San Juan area, Eastern Garan Seaview Resort offers an amazing cliff top views and not to mention a super chill vibes with its outdoor swimming pool and beach front view (and incredible sunset!!!).

PLACES TO VISIT

Siquijor, located in the Central Visayas, is the third smallest province in the Philippines, thus can be toured in one day only. It is locally known as “Esla del Fuego” because of its mystical fireflies.

We rented a tricycle for the whole day tour around the island.

CENTURY-OLD BALETE TREE

Believed to be enchanted up to this day, the 400-year-old Balete Tree lies in Lazi which is considered to be the oldest and biggest in the province of Siquijor. Apart from being said that mythical creatures live in Balete Trees, what makes it really mystical is that a natural spring flows right underneath the tree. If you’re up for a quick foot spa, just dip your feet and let the fish doctors nibble around your feet!

There are stalls that sell some souvenirs, voodoo dolls, and love potions!

CAMBUGAHAY FALLS

Less than 200 steps going down, you will be mesmerized by Cambugahay Falls’ clear and turquoise warm water originating from natural spring. Lots of locals and tourists go here and enjoy making their sway to the falls.

This falls has a three-tiered level, the top and middle which usually serve as swimming areas and the bottom and the largest as the jumping site. It usually gets crowded in the afternoon but just a tip, the top tier is the least crowded area where you can do unlimited swings for only 20 pesos.

SALAGDOONG BEACH

Ahhh, I have to say that this is my favorite place in Siquijor! You will be lured with its magnificent stretch of translucent blue waters and fine white sand. Salagdoong Beach is also famous for its cliff diving area with almost 35 feet high, waiting for adrenaline junkies and daredevils to take the plunge straight into the water.

GUIWANON SPRING PARK

Guiwanon Spring Park is a mangrove preservation and protection area which is managed by the fishermen and environment organization in this community. 

A minute of walk on wood and bamboo bridges, you will be led to an open area or seminar hall which offers a magnificent view of the sea with a crisp, fresh air, surrounded by a lush mangrove forest. This sanctuary is a refreshing stop with an entrance fee of 10 pesos and in fact, there are small cottages you can rent if you want to stay overnight.

PALITON BEACH

The giant palm trees lined up at the shoreline, the powdery white sand, and the sparkling blue waters make Paliton Beach a nice spot for basking under the sun. 

It was 3 in the afternoon and the sun shone brilliantly, making the water in the ocean glitter invitingly. Definitely a perfect tour-ender – we just unwind and chill by the beach until it’s time to go back to our hotel.

Other tourist spots in Siquijor:

Saint Francis de Assisi Parish Church

Hapitanan Cafe Restaurant

Lazi Church and Convent

Lagaan Falls

Capilay Hot Spring

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[zeldauniverse]

Fitness games have had an interesting journey through the annals of video game history. From the Power Pad on the NES to Dance Dance Revolution’s dance mat, they have seen a lot of ups and downs. It wasn’t until the launch of the Wii and Wii Fit when fitness games became a huge deal. Why just play video games or just go to the gym when you can do both at the same time?! That proved successful as Wii Fit (and its enhanced version Wii Fit Plus) sold a combined 43.8 million units, making it one of the best-selling games of all time, even beating out games like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

Since then, everyone has tried their version of a fitness game, but nowadays fitness games are becoming less common. Once people started getting tired of that type of game, most companies and developers changed course and began work on other things. Not only that, most fitness games present themselves as exactly what they are. “Oh you’re called ‘Fitness Boxing’? So you box to the beat and do fitness? Cool.” They stay in their lane and don’t try to be anything else.

This is where Ring Fit Adventure, the latest game from Nintendo EPD, tries to break the wheel. From the initial teaser in early September to the announcement trailer, we saw people having fun with a ring and a strap, and then we found out it was an RPG. It feels like someone went, “Final Fantasy, but Wii Fit?!”

It’s not exactly a combination you’d think were synonymous with each other. However, Ring Fit Adventure manages to blend them well enough to harbor an enjoyable experience while also making you sweat.

Full Disclosure Nintendo of America graciously provided us with a review copy of Ring Fit Adventure for the Switch. This review is based on version 1.1.1. As such, the new additions will be accounted for.

Meet the newest Switch accessory

What’s interesting about Ring Fit Adventure is that it markets itself as an adventure game. You fight monsters, explore fictional lands, and collect items on your quest. It just so happens to be an adventure game that you control with your body.

Ring Fit Adventure’s centerpiece is the unique pair of controllers you use: the Ring-Con and the Leg Strap. The Ring-Con is a heavily modified Pilates ring. The main difference is that Pilates rings normally have two hard plastic handles with concave sides with padding so it can be comfortable when doing thigh workouts. The Ring-Con replaces those handles with some small padding for your hands. As someone used to a normal Pilates ring, it feels a little strange, but it’s something you get used to. Then there’s the Ring-Con attachment itself, where you put the right Joy-Con. The Joy-Con’s accelerometer and gyroscope detect the Ring-Con’s position, whether you’re pushing in on the sides or pulling them away from each other. The IR sensor also tracks your heart rate by placing your right thumb over the sensor. It seemed to be fairly accurate, as it was within a 1 or 2 bpm difference when compared to my Apple Watch.

The Leg Strap is far less high tech — it’s literally a thing that you strap to the center of your left thigh and put the left Joy-Con in. That’s it. The Joy-Con itself does the work of making sure your leg is in the right position for the exercises thanks to its gyro and accelerometer.

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Admittedly, the story doesn’t try too hard to immerse you, but it still tries.

At the end of the day, however, the technology is nonetheless impressive.

One thing I do appreciate about the game is that Nintendo tries to make this game a circular experience. When you load into your file, the game asks if you want to warm up with some dynamic stretches before you jump in  so you can get your body ready and avoid straining or injuring yourself. During the game itself, it’ll ask you after a while if you want to keep going or cool down. When you decide you’re done for the day, the game asks if you want to do some static stretching as a means to cool down. This structure gives a nice arc that, as someone with a movement background, I appreciate.

I’m going on an Adventure!

The story is fairly standard. You control an athlete who meets a sentient ring, and together you explore the world and fight a bodybuilding dragon named Dragaux (yes, you read that correctly). You explore many worlds, help people along the way, and gain new abilities by constantly butting heads with Dragaux.

The plot is cookie cutter, but it also doesn’t try to be anything it isn’t. The basic story line works here. It’s moderately self-aware in parts, and it’s mostly enjoyable. It’s a tad basic at times, and Ring (the only character who is fully voiced) tends to repeat lines a bit, but it’s not enough to ruin the experience.

Expecting too much from the story would be a mistake, but it will help you pretend it’s not just exercise.

The game itself is very straight forward. Levels consist of two different modes — exploration and combat. The exploration is on rails, which makes sense because you move in one of two ways, either jogging or running in place or by doing small bends (what Nintendo calls “silent mode”). Silent mode is supposed to be a way to play the game without disturbing people by running in place. It was also the mode I used more because I dislike running.

As you traverse the levels, you can pull and push the Ring-Con to release gusts of air to hit boxes and suck up coins. Additionally, you can use the Ring-Con in other positions for specific actions, like pointing it down in order to jump, twisting it from side to side to row across a river, or pushing inward with your abs to destroy rocks blocking your way. You’ll gain experience as you continue, making you more formiddable in combat.

Speaking of combat, it plays out like a traditional turn-based RPG. You attack by doing various exercises from one of four different groups: Arms (upper body), Stomach (core), Legs (lower body), and Yoga (dynamic poses). The game telegraphs how long you hold the pose and then the release of it triggers the attack. Some of the exercises make you hold position for a while (the squats are rough), while others have you move to the beat. Certain enemies are affected more by specific moves; for example, red enemies are susceptible to exercises focusing on upper body. You get to decide what exercise to use, or you can shuffle the exercises, so there is a variety. The game also aids you in combat with lots of outfits and smoothies, Ring Fit’s equivalent to potions. Outfits have a set attack and defense stat like any armor in a typical RPG. There are also smoothies to consume, which have various effects ranging from from healing damage to boosting attacks of a specific type.

You face Dragaux multiple times through your adventure, and he does have some variety in his attacks. He’ll occasionally throw boxes at you that you have to shoot with the Ring-Con, in addition to just flat out attacking you. The game also doesn’t penalize you should you die in boss battles either — it will let you just skip right to the boss fight if you want to. That choice is nice.

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Ring Fit Adventure sticks fairly well to many traditional RPG elements.

That includes the nemesis that monologues and swears this meeting will be the last.

It’s not as complex as franchises like Final Fantasy or Pokémon, but it does enough to be enjoyable. And with 20 worlds to explore, there is enough content here to last you at least 20-30 hours of just adventuring alone. Additionally, during your quest, you’ll come across certain minigames. These minigames, like trying to get points by tilting your body side to side, add an extra bit of variety to the overall gameplay.

Ironically, where Ring Fit Adventure drops the ball a bit is in its overall design and music. When I think of an adventure game or an RPG, I expect a vast array of beautiful trees, vistas and dungeons. Ring Fit sets its levels in one of three locations — a trail through nature, where you explore vistas and go through caves; a wooden obstacle course built in a dojo-looking area complete with treadmills, hoops, and more; and a ruins area for the boss fights. It got to a point where I noticed how often the areas cycle between each level. After a while, it does start to feel stale.

Ring Fit Adventure’s music is pulsing, upbeat, and modern to pump you up, but most of it is also forgettable.

Music is vital to how RPGs and adventure games create the mood you should experience in combat and cutscenes. Ring Fit’s music is pulsing, upbeat, and modern to pump you up for the exercises you perform. This is great for a fitness-centric game; however, most of the music is a bit forgettable. The music often gets drowned out by the sound effects and Ring’s lines, and, when you do hear it, it doesn’t really feel like I’m a hero exploring the world and fighting monsters. I feel like I’m in a fitness studio. For a game that’s marketed to be an adventure game first, it feels like they came too short.

Additional fun to be had

Of course, the adventure is only one part of Ring Fit Adventure. The game also provides some additional modes if you don’t have time to spend on the main campaign. The Quick Play mode has a fairly robust set of minigames and exercises you can do, separated into three categories: simple challenges (where the goal is to get the highest reps possible); minigames (more specific exercise with concrete goals, like making pottery while squatting to raise and lower the hands); and sets (consisting of pre-selected exercises from upper arms to glutes or from aerobics to flexibility). You can adjust the strength setting to make things easier or more challenging depending on your ability, and these modes are a very good way to quickly target a small set of muscles.

Your scores for these are also put online to see how well you stack up against other players. At this point, the rankings are all that online is really utilized for. It’s sort of disappointing that Nintendo didn’t add a way to play the adventure mode with online co-op, but maybe that’s just me.

There’s also Custom Mode, where you can make your own workouts using all sorts of different exercises. They have some preset options, or you can pick and choose from the standard Upper Body, Core, Lower body, and Yoga menus.

At least the devs acknowledge you’ll be binging Netflix at some point. “Multitasking,” indeed.

Lastly, there’s Multitask Mode, where you can work out using only the Ring-Con while you’re not playing the game. Basically it records the number of presses and pulls you do with the Ring-Con while the Switch is in sleep mode or turned off. Once it’s enabled with the right stick, you can continue doing other activities, like watching The Mandalorian on Disney+ (at least that’s what I’m doing) and exercise while you do it. The next time you boot up the game, you’ll get a bonus in the Adventure Mode according to how many presses you did. It does limit you to 500 reps, which seems low to me, but considering that most people are going to just sit and watch a movie or a TV show for more than two hours while exercising, I understand.

A nice way to gamify exercise

Despite the story falling a bit short, Ring Fit Adventure is still a very enjoyable experience with a lot of replay value. It has several different modes to play, a terrific variety of exercises, and is great if you want to get some workouts in when you don’t feel like leaving the house because of bad weather. If you’re a fan of the hardcore mechanics of RPGs like The Elder Scrolls, Final Fantasy or Pokémon, Ring Fit may be basic, but that’s not what it places its emphasis on. The mechanics are accessible so that anyone can pick it up and enjoy it, and maybe It’ll get people into traditional RPGs. The only thing holding it back is not doubling down on the adventure/RPG genre in terms of scenarios and music.

Score 7.5/10

Review: Ring Fit Adventure may be basic, but it nevertheless makes exercise fun Fitness games have had an interesting journey through the annals of video game history. From the Power Pad on the NES to…

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LFRP: Steia L’Etoile @Balmung/Crystal

NOTE: This character is no longer available.

ᛃ THE BASICS ––– –– –

Occupation: Apothecary

Hobbies: Housewifing, Piano Playing, Painting, Fight Club

Sexuality: Pansexual

Relationship Status: Open Marriage

Languages: Several

Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

Color-Wheel: Red-Black

ᛃ PERSONAL ––– –– –

Residence: Lavender Beds

Place of Work: “Sweet Sin Apothecary”

Birthplace: Unknown

Patron Deity: Nymeia

Fears: Those she cares for will turn on her.

ᛃ APPEARANCE ––– –– –

Height: 5 fulms, 7 ilms

Build: Endomorph, Healthy

Age: Appears to be in her 30′s

Gender: Female

Skin tone: Pale Olive

Eye color: Left: Amber (Natural) / Right: Black (Fake Eye)

Hair color: Jet Black, going Grey (Often dyed)

Body Mods: Basic earrings

Distinguishing Marks: Scar on bridge of nose, discoloration on right temple

Common Accessories: Hair Ribbon with secret pockets, purse, allag-style earrings and rings, choker

ᛃ BODY LANGUAGE ––– –– –

Walk: Confident saunter

Voice: Sultry, mature, strange accent

Tics or Mannerisms: Almost never uses contractions, formal speech patterns. Shameless and flirty

Smell: Light floral perfumes.

Posture: Mood dependant, ranging from attentive to relaxed, confident to defensive

Disabilities: Monocular vision; Difficulty channeling aether

ᛃ RELATIONSHIPS ––– –– –

Partner: Husband and Others

Parents: Unknown, Probably Dead

Siblings: Unknown, Probably Dead

Children: A few estranged daughters and her Husband's adopted kids

Extended Family: Mostly unknown outside of a few in-laws.

Pets: None

Other: Several she refers to as her “Favored” who she cares for above almost everything else. May or may not include the above.

ᛃ PERSONALITY TRAITS ––– –– –

Extroverted / In Between / Introverted

Disorganized / In Between / Organized

Close Minded / In Between / Open Minded

Calm / In Between / Anxious

Disagreeable / In Between / Agreeable

Cautious / In Between / Reckless

Patient / In Between / Impatient

Outspoken / In Between / Reserved

Leader / In Between / Follower

Empathetic / In Between / Apathetic

Optimistic / In Between / Pessimistic

Traditional / In Between / Modern

Hard-working / In Between / Lazy

Cultured / In Between / Uncultured

Loyal / In Between / Disloyal

Faithful / In Between / Unfaithful

Addictive / In Between / Nonaddictive

ᛃ RP HOOKS ––– –– –

Sweet Sin Apothecary: Maybe you found her business card and have a need for potions of various sorts.

Strange Paintings: Steia has sold paintings that, while otherwise normal, have the faintest whiff of void magic on them.

Through Lady Dusk: Steia has been witnessed hanging out with Lady Dusk in public places.

Overbearing Presence: Perhaps you witnessed her going too far with her flirting, teasing, or butting in on matters she didn’t need to.

Rumors: All sorts of things get spread around, some true, some untrue.

ᛃ LOOKING FOR ––– –– –

Interesting People: Steia is always looking for the Fresh and Novel.

Services: Anyone who can provide services to an Apothecary-Pugilist-Painter-Pianist-Pseudo-Housewife.

Clients: Anyone Steia can provide a service to.

Foils: People that will challenge Steia and force her to grow or break her down.

ᛃ ABOUT THE MUN ––– –– –

Who I am: A hideous old ogre with an affinity for computers. Been roleplaying since I could talk and in MMOs since 2005

Server: Balmung, Crystal Datacenter

Time Zone: Mountain (Standard: GMT-7 / DST: GMT-6)

Availability: From Wake-up to Pass-out on the Weekends, and in the evenings on Weekdays.

Writing Style: See my tumblr for examples. Themes and length varies depending on partner, situation, and mood.

Platforms: In Game and In Discord. Long threads on Tumblr drive me crazy, so, ‘no’ to that.

Restrictions:

If you’re a foil who’s going to try to kill/maim/imprison my character, discuss it with me ahead of time so we can work out the details.

If you’re coming to me for just plain ERP, get out.

No Erotic or Romantic themes if you or your character are under-age or just SEEM immature.

Contact: Direct Messages on Tumblr will do.

(as of 23 Aug 2019)

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Powerpuff Girls 2016 - “The Oct-Father”

Written by: Jake Goldman, Haley Mancini

Written & Storyboarded by: Alicia Chan

Directed by: Nick Jennings, Bob Boyle

Leave the reboot, take the cannoli.

Our story begins with Pepe, not the Muppet or that other guy, but a kid with an Italian accent. He's going to make an offer that will probably be refused. Specifically, he's offering his diorama of The Tortoise and the Hare to Princess, in exchanged for Pockets, his pilfered snuggle toy.

This episode is sort of a pastiche on the Godfather. It doesn't entirely reference the plot of the movie, at least not the plot points that are normally parodied, but the style is mostly here. It's a little more subtle than most, mostly sticking to using low-lighting, some psychological elements in the plot, and Princess acting like a Donna. The female equivalent of a Don, that is.

Princess has gained a new habit of stealing these snuggle toys from the poor kids that dared to be away from them for more than five seconds. According to her, these toys don't deserve to be snuggled by these neglectful children, and only by people. By that, she means that they need to give Princess what she wants, including homework assignments.

Unfortunately for Pepe, Princess has standards. Muscle Girl, that's her name as far as anyone knows, deems this diorama B+ worthy at best. Princess doesn't settle for anything less than perfection, and she decides Pockets should stay with her.

Pepe: But I used-a 4-a glue-a sticks on it!

Princess: Should have used 5.

He probably never had a chance anyway.

Muscle Girl then kicks poor Pepe out like a football, kicking off his mouth and nose, too. Joking aside, there's a good use of comedic timing here that got a chuckle out of me. Surprisingly, not the only one in this episode, believe it or not!

Along with being a Godfather-esque episode, this is another episode that seems to entirely focus on Princess's point of view, along with Witch's Crew and Can't Buy Love. They really seem to like this particular character, and yet they couldn't be bothered to give her episodes a unique background for its title card. If anything, it should be blue, because Blossom and Buttercup barely appear in this anyway. At least, I thought that was what the multi-colored backgrounds were for.

Even more fitting to the Godfather, it is Italian Week at Townsville Elementary, and one of the big events is a giant sculpture contest. Princess knows she can win that contest if she gets to bring that. Princess should know, she was the star of the episode where Bubbles actually lifted a building. This one doesn't have any people in it!

Princess does get some doubt from Dancer Guy, yes, that's his name as far as anyone is concerned. Come to think it, it is pretty fitting that Princess refuses to refer to her rap posse's members with their actual names, even if they had them. The Answer Guy knows that Bubbles never lets Octi out of her sight, and Princess takes this doubt quite well...

...by ordering Tiger to tear into Dancing Guy. This becomes a running gag, and I laughed every time it came up. Part of it is just how over the top it is; we even hear some rather violent ripping noises in following shots. There is a lot of violence in this episode, and none of it involved the Powerpuff Girls...yet?

We get a montage that doesn't come with a self-aware song about montages, where Princess tries in vain to steal Octi. She even has an Octi Stunt Double! I can see Bubbles doing that sort of thing.

Princess ends up echoing the Dancing Guy that couldn't dance around the tiger, saying that Bubbles never lets Octi out of her sight. This plot can't go any further until she can steal it, so what could happen? A sleeping potion, courtesy Discount? Princess just pointing somewhere and saying "look, it's Tara Strong"?

No, Bubbles just gets distracted by a butterfly, and then walks in the air in a way that makes her look incredibly silly. I am putting that very mildly, the only grace I can see is that they did not give her a ridiculous facial expression beyond her pupils shrinking. Gotta force that snuggle toy kidnapping somehow, I guess.

She looks around the playground. She looks around the lockers. She looks under the desks, throwing them aside whether they had kids on them or not in another case of random violence in this episode. She even checks the garbage can, continuing a rather interesting to me trend of this reboot putting the Powerpuff Girls in the garbage. In the end, she can't find Octi, and she reacts in a way one might expect.

The next morning, as Blossom and Buttercup are working on their entry in the giant sculpture contest, what looks like a regular-sized spaghetti and meatballs made out of paper mache, they notice that Bubbles is down in the dumps. Not Bubbles The Blue down in the dumps, but "I cried all night" down in the dumps. At least, that's what Blossom and Buttercup was saying; we don't get to see it beyond that "Octi" scream from a scene ago.

As she's holding her coffee cup, she tells the other two not to worry about it, because...

Bubbles: (in an entirely different voice) I'm taking care of it.

Yeah, this joke is a little out of place, even if I could commend them for not even shrinking her pupils here. It's just pure, serious rage, which is what you would expect. That's it, really, there's nothing here that isn't done a lot better in the next scene.

The only other aspect of this particular scene is that it starts a meatball-related gag. It barely comes up and isn't nearly as funny as the tiger mauling scenes, so why bring it up here?

At the school, Princess offers Bubbles a little help with her lost and found situation, but Bubbles decides to refuse that offer. She speaks, in monotone, that she will not play with her, because she only plays with Octi. It's not the kind of monotone where I can question if her voice actress got enough sleep the day before they recorded it, it's an intentional one. It's not really anyone from the Godfather as much as it is Liam Neeson's character from Taken. In fact, it kind of becomes more Taken than Godfather beyond this point.

I was a little taken aback by this character change at first; after that scene and with Bubbles' usual character, you'd think Bubbles would be childishly angry, or keeping a smile on her face while indicating to Princess that she will not like it when she's angry. In a way, that's sort of the point, as even Princess is freaked out by this change of character.

But Princess won't be intimidated by her anti-criminal threats, though she seemingly stops short of telling Bubbles "good luck". She opens her vault, the password being $$$$ because she's a rich girl, and takes out Octi. She then attempts to saw one of Octi's feet off with a sawed knife that she happened to be carrying. I don't think schools would allow that sort of thing, but I'm sure "affluenza" played a part in it.

Dancer Guy interrupts her before she can do that, because, unlike Bubbles and Donny, he can get the mail! He gets punished in the same way; with a tiger mauling by Tiger. She ends up reading the message anyway, and it turns out it's from Bubbles, with one clear message:

"Don't even think about it." Bubbles apparently correctly assumed that Princess would harm Octi...or did she know? Even Princess couldn't answer that.

While Bubbles is out of character, this note is sort of fitting for her. This threatening letter is written in cursive, has crude drawings that need descriptive text, and has little hearts all over it. None of the words are misspelled, and we all know how they love giving the coder the trait of something that causes syntax errors, but I am okay with that. Once again, Princess won't stand down by the threat, but she might need a little help.

She decides to get all the school bullies together, including Big Joey. Not to be confused with Joey the Camp Director or the late Joey the Milkshake That Was Sucked By The Devil. Don't ask. The Big Joey that ended up in Unicorn School in one episode raises the question on why they need to answer to Princess. It's because Princess stole their snuggle toys, too. There is a bit of humor in that these kids look way too old for them.

They manage to find her in the library, and they rush right in...only to come out with utter terror in their eyes. I would joke about how Bubbles probably made one of those horrifying faces, but it does make a lot of sense. Sure, Big Joey is practically the size of the door, but these are just regular children against someone who can fire lasers out of her eyes and lift towers with no problem whatsoever. Even Princess should know this, since the whole point was to get her to lift a tower.

That "steal the Tower of Pisa like Carmen Sandiego" plot gets forgotten, but it's easy to see why it would be forgotten. Princess is in a nervous wreck at this point, not getting a wink of sleep as she desperately clutches onto her stolen toy. Suddenly, a text message comes in, with another rather fitting way for a certain blue octopus seeker.

Princess: Knock knock? Who's there? Me? Uhh...me who?

Bubbles: Me...at your window.

Wow, Bubbles is so serious, she can't even do a proper knock-knock joke. Granted, she probably couldn't even with Octi. Bubbles just suddenly shows up at Princess's home. If the villains seem to know where the Powerpuff Girls live to crash their home, the Powerpuff Girls could know where the villains live, too. Princess adds another question to this.

Princess: But what about my 14 levels of security?

Bubbles: Should have used 15.

That's a good callback, though one might wonder how Bubbles would be able to reference a line she wasn't around for. A coincidence of coincidences? Actually, there's an answer for almost everything here, and one might not like it at first. Princess turns her bed into a giant golden robot suit, and at first, it seems like it works.

And then she gets knocked into the ceiling, and eventually, the robot is punched so hard that Princess falls off of her mansion. Presumably, to her death. Okay, sure, she's falling in what seems to be a grey void, but that is certainly the implication. I was joking about waiting for the Powerpuff Girls to do some violence in this episode; I was not expecting anything like this! Then again, murder might be a bit too much of a punishment for stealing a toy.

It is, as it turns out that it was all a dream. At least, up to the Princess's mansion getting invaded part. On one hand, what a cop out; Princess finally getting a beating for doing some villainous, and it had to be undone with the king of bad plot twists. On the other hand, considering this episode is about Princess psychologically tormented by Bubbles and her threatening stares and letters, it still works! Way to go, making me give a thumbs up to an "it's all a dream" scene.

As Princess eventually realizes said psychological torment will only stop if she gives Octi back, Dancer Guy comes in once again to offer Princess some delicious flapjacks. Noticing Princess is not exactly pleased by his interruption, he decides to snap his own fingers to get Tiger to gnaw on his bones again. I wasn't even expecting a payoff to that running gag, because this is PPG 2016, but color me surprised.

Princess decides to tell Bubbles that she won, giving back her precious toy. However, she wants Princess to give back all of the toys. We're left to question if Bubbles knew about this because of that one confrontation earlier in the episode. She normally doesn't seem that attentive to what's going on around her.

All the kids, at least, they're supposed to be kids, get back those toys, much to their delight. Princess asks if everyone's happy now, proving that she didn't really learn anything, and she gets her own punishment for it. Mauling by a tiger? No, silly, we can't have Princess get hurt outside of a dream!

She just gets crushed by a giant paper mache meatball. Oh yeah, that's what the Blossom and Buttercup plot was building up to. At least the Italian Week Sculpture Contest was not completely forgotten. The episode ends with Bubbles monotonously saying to Princess that if she ever wants to play with Octi again...

Bubbles: (suddenly happy again) Just ask!

(touches Princess with Octi)

Boop!

Again, I was taken aback at first, but after her monotonous and threatening voice in the last few scenes, it's good to see Bubbles happy after she got Octi back. It's a better ending than most endings in this show. When this was a See It First episode, I had a feeling this would be a shoo-in for at least an intended season finale. That feeling turned out to be incorrect, unfortunately.

Does the title fit?

They definitely tried to parody the Godfather, though there's no actual father in this entire episode. Oct-Mother would be more accurate, but it would obscure the reference.

How does it stack up?

Funny running gags, and an actually good attempt at a psychological horror story by kid's show standards. I enjoyed this episode, and not in a "guilty pleasure" sort of way. That's pretty rare.

Next, Sideline Dad? Sitcom Dad? May be more alike than you think!

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003: The Curse of Wisperwood

Aurane choose to heal the forest and begins her quest to meet the Protectors of the Forest. Along the way she runs into a wild creature. What will she do? #thecurseofwisperwood #amreading #epicfantasy #fridayreads

The votes have been cast and the decision made. Aurane will use her gift in alchemy to focus on healing the people of the forest instead of harming those responsible for the curse. Let’s continue the story! 😄✏️

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Aurane tilted her head and considering the elder’s words. “I will use my potions to heal. It is not in my nature to harm others.” 

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