#alternia meme

[astrumocs]

🤳🎭🐾♦️ 4... Reshaper :]

🤳- Do you use Trollian? If so, what is your handle? If not, do you use any messaging system?

"I had one in my youth because those around me used it, but I never loved the program. I prefer more magical means of communication these days."

🎭- How do you access entertainment? What is available to you to do for fun?

"In whichever ways that I please, Fiore, it's really a matter of deciding what I wish to be my entertainment. I do a little bit of light redistribution of goods from stores into my pockets, watch the drama-filled life of Julian, go traveling, and so on and so forth."

♦️- Do you think it’s dangerous for lowbloods to be pale with highbloods?

"Only if you're incapable of being a proper moirail, or if your partner wasn't to be trusted, I'd say."

🐾- What is your lusus like? Are/were they around often or do/did they normally leave you all by yourself?

"He's a good caretaker, although a touch over-bearing-- even as old as we both are, he can go a bit 'mother hen' on me."

"Basili was around constantly when I was growing up, but now that my descendant is around, he spends most of his time there to watch over his sorry self these days."

#reshaper speaks #alternia meme #goldenguillotines #fiore #ironic meme for him #ykow bc hes not even from here #lol

[caligvlasaqvarivm]

I know you dont care about pesterquest but i wanna know, did you think they wrote eridan well or bad?

bad

#why would he care about shrek hes a hipster #also he cant just casually waltz into a movie theater hed scare the shit out of everyone there #like everyone else on alternia automatically assumes a sea dweller is going to want to kill you #eridans never done anything casually before in his life #even GAMZEE's internal narration goes 'better not stand on the beach for too long #if a sea dweller sees me theyll attack lol' #i know hes been memed to hell and back because hes a pathetic little meow meow but like #objectively eridan was fucking terrifying by alternian standards #even if he isn't actually like that inside he still LOOKED and ACTED the part #and also he did do all those murders yeah #like so many murders #like 'killin is all i evver done practically' levels of murders #vriska says her bodycount is in the 'many thousands' so eridan's deffo up there too #hes like objectively dangerous and scary #and the fact that the team forgot about this when it came to dealing with him pretty famously had disastrous results #anyway heres my eridancore movie rec: Once (2007) #i know 'hipster actually likes mainstream stuff' is a Trope and theres truth to it but like look at me in the eyes #do you really mean to tell me eridan “wizard and magic are stupid and fake but i have 6 wizard statues in my room” ampora #is going to be the hipster that admits that he likes mainstream stuff

[sw33t-tarts]

Alternian Ask Meme

Send me an ask with a symbol + Name to find out more about my troll characters! Feel free to reblog this as well if you like the questions.

🌅- Do you have a certain routine for starting your night?

👽- What is your stance on aliens? Should they be treated just like mutants?

🌞- Have you ever gone out or gotten caught out of your hive during daylight? What happened?

💀- Are you strong enough to face shadow droppers on your own if faced with them?

🛌- Do you sleep in a recuperacoon or do you rest in other accommodations?

🤳- Do you use trollian? If so, what is your handle? If not, do you use any messaging system?

💅- Do you have time or resources for self care or small luxuries?

🌌- Have you ever wanted to travel intergalactically? What would you look for in a place to visit off planet?

🍳- What sort of cuisine do you normally eat? Are you openly okay with items labelled only as grubsauce or grubloaf?

🚌- How do you normally get around/travel? Would they ever be able to afford their own scuttlebuggy?

🌃- Do you prefer to live in a rural area or more populated places with communal hive stems?

🎭- How do you access entertainment? What is available to you to do for fun?

🩺- How do you access healthcare? Do you have access to doctors or do you have to rely on other forms of medicine?

🔮- Do you believe those who claim to be gifted with the ability to see ghosts or talk to lusii telepathically? Or do you think they are lying?

🧿- Do you believe in horrorterrors? Or do you believe they're just scary stories?

🤖- How do you feel about drones? Do you try to avoid them when they come around?

♥️- Do you think that pity should still be considered the normal feelings for a red or would you say love is a more common practice to look for in a mate?

♦️- Do you think it's dangerous for lowvbloods to be pale with highbloods?

♣️- Do you have any interest in an ashen, or do you see it as obsolete in current day?

♠️- Do you think pitches should only be based on hate, or do you believe they should also be based on a strong rivalry as well?

🔱- How different do you think Alternia would be if the planet wasnt ruled as a tyranny? Would it be better or worse?

🪦- Do you believe everyone should be given a proper burial or is it a waste of time to have gravediggers?

🪖- How do you feel about the ever looming threat of being put into the fleet if called upon by the empress to do so?

⚖️- Do you believe the justice system works, or do you feel justice has to be taken into your own hands?

🃏- What are your thoughts on organized religion?

🎄- Do you celebrate holidays of any sort? If so, what ones?

🐚- Are you afraid of the beach or ocean? If so, what reasons?

🐾- What is your lusus like? Are/were they around often or do/did they normally leave you all by yourself?

🔥- Have you ever done something (outside of murder) that most likely should be considered a criminal act, but either wasn't or was just swept under the rug due to your status?

#asks #ask meme #fantrolls #trolls #homestuck #alternia #fantroll ask meme #eyes emoji #i wanted to make one for once #feel free to rb

[grapefaygodude69]

TC: hOoOoOoOoOnK :o)

day 107

he proceeded to hit his head against a tree afterwards

#joke art #zipline #ziplining #kenny died from this #real #homestuck #shitpost #meme #meme art #doodle #stock images #jumpsuit #gamzee makara #homestuck fandom #art #homestuck gamzee #gamzee #daily gamzee #daily post #gamzee fanart #digital art #i dont know how to tag this #silly little guy #trees #touching grass #bro finally touched grass today #idfk #forest #alternia #trolls

[derpymidnight]

#homestuck #incorrect homestuck quotes #terezi pyrope #seer of mind #gallowscalibrator #karka vantas #knight of blood #carcinogeneticist #homestuck trolls #alternia #fake twitter generator #memes #funny #andrew hussie

[damistrolls]

29 for Yahiro :] both when he's in court and with more mundane things in his everyday life

29. How do they respond when someone doesn’t believe them?

in court, he razzle dazzles! he knows all the best tricks! confusing the courtroom, deflecting, pointing fingers elsewhere, doubling down, and uh... citing 'real evidence' that he totally didnt falsify ;)

basically he'll just do ANYTHING but give in, even when he's dead wrong abt smthn

with more mundane things, he still is kinda stubborn about being correct, but he's less inclined to manipulate things in his favor, and will instead just argue like normal. try not to get in an argument with him tho because he still doesnt ever back down. never argue with a lawyer, doesnt matter whos right, you just wont win

#i hc that the court system in alternia is VERY corrupt and VERY easy to manipulate #and he exploits it all the time #yahiro #ask meme

[nihoniums-fantrolls]

obv i need to ask for my boy jack for the dating sim meme

Name: Jack Auxford

Their Profession: Unemployed <3

Where they can be found: Jack doesn't leave his damn house ever but you might be lucky and see him at the local skatepark! Or at night in the park looking at the sky.

Favourite food type: Any junk food but Jack is a HUUUGE sweet tooth. He especially loves candy and specifically cotton candy!

Favourite alcoholic drink: Vodka Monster mix

Favourite trait: Sexuality, Talent, Romance.

Where they would go on a date: Jack is not picky, anywhere will do TBH ( although he might complain if you take him to the beach ).he generally prefers chill stay at home dates

Ideal gift: Camera, alien figures, shitty Shojo manga ( although he'll kill you if you tell anyone ), candy.

How many dates until they go to bed: It's gonna take a WHILE for you to ever get in his bed. I can't say how many but a lot for sure.

#niho's ask #ask meme #jack Auxford #answered it from a eaeth perspective LMAO #On Alternia the only thing changing is where you find him

[windy-trickster]

And now for something completely different~! :33c

-> The gentle rhythmic sounds od computers, robotic parts and several high-powered machinary could be heard in the background. -> Sitting silently at a desk, screwdriver in hand with an expressionless robotic head laying there, was a woman dressed in blues and blacks, a strange lightening pattern scar starting from her face and trailing to her arm was sat before you. -> She merely glanced at you, rolling her eyes. "-|-O Greetings. O-|-"

#windy response #alternias madness #future muse meme

[nekropsii]

VERY IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: I am saying this as someone who has Vriska as one of my favorite characters. She is a deeply complicated, very well written character who, yes, has done a lot of fucked up things... But she was ultimately a severely troubled 13 year old girl who grew up on Alternia who, in being completely disabled from the ability to heal from abuse and trauma, perpetuated the cycle of abuse because it was all she ever knew. I love how she is written. I think she is a very good character.

With that out of the way...

A major reason why the position of "Vriska did nothing wrong" provoked such a harsh reaction from fans back in the day doesn't just have to do with how controversial she was as a character. It doesn't just have to do with people already hating her, or thinking she's irredeemable. It's not irrelevant by any means, but there's a lot more to the reaction than just "Vriska Bad, and I disagree with you" than I think a lot of younger fans especially do not realize. The online culture in and around the 2000's and 2010's was rife with extremism and bigotry. Yes, it still is, but it's genuinely hard to compare how things are in the online political landscape right now to how they were in the 2000's and 2010's. It was fucking severe. Naziism was a substantially more open and honest part of meme culture, and shockingly bigoted phrases were parroted left and right like it was a serviceable punchline. A major part of what contributed to this culture was 4Chan, particularly /pol/- these were back in "the glory days," when 4Chan was considered an internet giant that wasn't to be trifled with, rather than just... A bunch of anonymous nerds on an imageboard.

This exposition is necessary, but I won't keep you here all day. Onto the main point.

"Vriska did nothing wrong" is a troll position. It has a lot of... Political charge behind it. Intentional political charge.

A part of why it invoked such a nasty response was that it was directly and intentionally echoing an oft-repeated phrase at the time, born directly from 4Chan's /pol/: "Hitler did nothing wrong."

Again, I need to stress this: This parallel is intentional. It was literally part of the bit. That was the entire meme, that's why people said it- it was extremely shocking to say, not just because of how contrarian it was, but because it was literally parroting Neonazi Rhetoric. I see a lot of people using that phrase as a defense still, or saying it as a joke, but from the way people talk about it, it seems like the history behind it has been forgotten.

This post is a reminder. This is not an attempt to stir the pot, this is not an invitation to start more Vriscourse, nor is this post Vriscourse in itself. I am reminding everyone that this phrase is loaded for reasons that have nothing to do with Vriska being controversial. Tread a little more carefully. At the very least, be aware of what joke you're making.

#homestuck #homestuck meta #homestuck analysis #homestuck fandom #beta trolls #vriska serket #vriscourse #cw antisemitism #vriska.pdf #homestuck.pdf #nekro.pdf #nekro.txt

[prince-liest]

Its so funny realizing you engaged in Homestuck in your development- bc same- and it did raise a certain generation with a baseline enjoyment for alien/monstrous behaviors. Like nonchalant of course this character has rows of fangs and horns and tentacles and strange rituals of engagement in how they proceed sexually or not. And also you did feel like someone who knew what a kismesis and morail are.

And also you did feel like someone who knew what a kismesis and morail are.

Congrats, best compliment anyone's ever given me, ahaHAH—of course I've been called out specifically for my two favorite quadrants.

Honestly, you put it perfectly. There is so much of Homestuck that started out Like That pretty much for the meme before Hussie started putting a lot more thought into it, and the fandom was so deeply goddamn dedicated to taking all of Hussie's bullshit and wrangling it into an actual way of setting up a society, culture, and biology that made meaningful sense. I also tangibly remember the not-very-slow transition of going from "um, tentacles? what?" to "wait, this person drew X character WITHOUT an intersex tentadick set up downstairs? that seems incorrect. dnw."

The quadrant system remains my roman empire and my crowning achievement in that regard is writing an Alternia's-version-of-queer character who got smeared across every tabloid in Alternia not because he got photographed kissed a boy but because he got photographed kissing his moirail.

I just think that Homestuck did great things for my psyche. It's just the most piece of media ever, is all I'm saying.

#ask #personal #Anonymous #nsft #kinda #homestuck #also my interest in biology and medicine in general means you can BET I was on the front lines of the fantroll rp comm #writing long meta posts about how to make the bug aliens feel like biologically sensical bug aliens #also also I DO fuck with the ashen quadrant just ftr I love that one as well

[thestarlightbrigade]

Judgement Meme

Reblog with 1 troll or human and this Human on Alternia will say hi or something! He's not very subtle, and came here the same way Ciel did when he was 16 too.

Judge backs are appreciated but not required!

#Judgement meme #Boba Judgements

[astrumocs]

actually pain and suffering be on u all of them for oda/LH /J.. (just pick maybe 3~4 you're interested in :3c)

🌞- Have you ever gone out or gotten caught out of your hive during daylight? What happened?

"I almost left Jules hive in the middle of the day once, but he's a light sleeper, and he heard me open the front door. He really went off on me for that attempt I won't lie to you."

💀- Are you strong enough to face shadow droppers on your own if faced with them?

"Strong enough? Like just on physical strength alone? Probably not. If I have my revolver, I think I could take 'em."

🛌- Do you sleep in a recuperacoon or do you rest in other accommodations?

"Nope, mostly just sleep in the 'ol fleet-issued shoebox beds these days."

🤳- Do you use trollian? If so, what is your handle? If not, do you use any messaging system?

"Oh sure, it's usually how I talk to Lad outside of Discorpse. Sometimes I talk to Zach and Kou on there too. I'm pretty liberal with who I give my handle, so I don't mind sharing; I can be contacted at morbidOutreach."

🌌- Have you ever wanted to travel intergalactically? What would you look for in a place to visit off planet?

"Well, I am in the fleet. I do think I'd love to visit a place with a whole bunch of unique plants, though, maybe take one with me if I could get permission from the locals."

🍳- What sort of cuisine do you normally eat? Are you openly okay with items labeled only as grubsauce or grubloaf?

"Standard fleet food on an average day, although even when I'm on Alternia I still eat gas station junk food now and then, so it's not really much better."

"Except when I go out with a friend of mine, it'd be pretty rude to bring a bag of chips to a bar or restaurant after all"

----- Rest Below the Cut -----

🚌- How do you normally get around/travel? Would they ever be able to afford their own scuttlebuggy?

"I like to walk, but when I need to go a longer distance I'm a big fan of taking the bus. I probably could get a car if I wanted one, but I don't think I'm all that interested. Thing would fall into disrepair or get stolen while I was out in space anyhow."

♥️- Do you think that pity should still be considered the normal feeling for a red or would you say love is a more common practice to look for in a mate?

"I think being in a relationship because someone feels bad for you is an uncomfortable situation to be in, it needs to be about feelings that go deeper than that. There should be love there."

♠️- Do you think pitches should only be based on hate, or do you believe they should also be based on a strong rivalry as well?

"I personally don't put hate into my relationships, I never hated my ex when we were together. Maybe it's just me, but I don't think pitch is about hate."

🪦- Do you believe everyone should be given a proper burial or is it a waste of time to have gravediggers?

"Of course, I think death should be as sacred as life. You can't-- or you shouldn't-- have one without the other. If someone wants to be treated a certain way after they've passed, I don't think it's wrong to honor that."

🪖- How do you feel about the ever-looming threat of being put into the fleet if called upon by the empress to do so?

"Bad news, I'm already there. Pour one out for me, would you?"

🔥- Have you ever done something (outside of murder) that most likely should be considered a criminal act, but either wasn’t or was just swept under the rug due to your status?

"The best way I can put this is that I've only ever done what I thought was right. Afraid I'll have to leave it at that."

#odarem speaks #goldenguillotines #alternia meme #answered a bunch of the ones he hasn't answered yet just for the hell of it #for u gg #also he said 'my ex' instead of jules to seperate himself from how emotional he was about that question #long post

[friendsim2]

Just a question, I don't want to appear rude or anything...

I like your game, really do, but have you considered writing MSPAR as literally anything else than a pathetic little pleb who just can't seem to do a single thing right unless they have some sort of guidance?

I recall they were some kind of God or at least a supernatural entity, weren't they? All that Green Sun bullshit. So then why does majority of the characters treat us like complete trash? Even less than that in extreme cases (cough cough tyzias)

I understand Alternia is harsh or whatever, and they are just pissed at everything that breathes (if a fictional character's feelings are really needed to be taken into consideration) but this just feels like weak writing to me, especially after several volumes. I played both revolution and salvation to see if the treatment of the main character would change, but.....nope!

In og friendsim, they were a dork too, absolutely, but they also had the qualities to stand up for themselves (ie. insulting both Mallek and Galekh, highblood enough to rip us to shreds if they wanted to) but now, all their "personality" revolves around the fact of how trully incapable, pathetic, and weak they are despite the fact template MSPAR wasn't even that hard to stomach. This one on the other hand....

I didn't expect a sequel of a literal meme goldmine to be so negative (again, Alternia is Alternia, ik), even aggressive towards the player in certain moments. I guess winding down while playing was never the idea in the first place? I felt personally attacked by the ooc characters for something I didn't even do lol. If this was your intention, then you did a really good job.

Chickening out made perfect sense in the first volume, new surroundings and a murder to absorb, but as the volumes grew more brutal and savage, it truly makes no sense to keep a main character so mentally weak. I swear, I can't be the only one who is immensely annoyed by this.

But hey, that's just my humble opinion after 35 hours of playtime. Still excited for Marvus ofc

Peace out

So, I think there's a couple things worth pointing out here - and just to preface this isn't "your take on this is bad and wrong" but more "have you considered this?"

Don't expect this will change your opinion that much, since you clearly put a lot of time into this, but maybe you'll see things in a slightly different light - at the very least, I feel like this is thought-out critique that deserves a response.

First off, and I feel like this is an important baseline to set - we treat MSPAR as a character, not a reader insert. They are being influenced by an outside force, but exist in a kind of weird meta-narrative state where they're kind of also in control of their own personality. While this might not be explicitly stated in FS/PQ, it's definitely the vibe you get from the writing - MSPAR clearly shows a personality separate from the person playing it.

The "god powers MSPAR" is very much the product of the end of Pesterquest, not OG Friendsim. Keep in mind that literally none of the Friendsim characters have seen that side of MSPAR. Also, MSPAR mostly used their god powers to try to fix things for their friends... although there's a path where they're very much condescended to by the narrative itself. But like, Friendsim MSPAR is kind of a sad wet cat - they get hurt a lot and spend a lot of time wandering kind of aimlessly. They're in a lot of situations - and that was our influence moreso than PQ's tone.

The MSPAR that everyone on Alternia knows is basically not the same MSPAR as the end of PQ. Because stuff happened in PQ that none of them are aware of. But they've stepped back into another part of the story and subjected themselves to the influence of other, darker forces (Scratch) by choosing to go back for their other friends so... shit's fucked, man.

The story is intentionally darker in tone that the original Friendsim and Pesterquest - that was an intentional choice, and we know it might not be to everyone's liking. And if you're more in it for the lighter, more humorous vibes of FS/PQ that is completely fair and understandable. Some of that is the result of taking the Alternian world-building in a more serious direction, some of it is to reflect the changing attitudes as characters grow up and fill into their roles in the system more, and some of it is just a difference in writing style. And, like, fully acknowledging that the story gets downright grim at times. Not to say that there aren't darker moments in OG FS - stuff like the bad ending with Nihkee or the stuff with Daraya and the mall - but it is overall a little more humorous.

At it's heart, Friendsim 2 is a story about trauma - both the trauma of Alternia and what it represents, and also the trauma inherent in MSPAR's attempts to deal with the implications of how the timelines work. The trauma is both from MSPAR and from other characters who've interacted with MSPAR. That does inform both how MSPAR responds to stuff (keep in mind they're basically slugging through like a week of time here with very limited rest, just moving from point to point without a strong idea of what's guiding them). But also, it is a story about pushing past that trauma and getting to place where recovery and healing might be possible. And yeah, some of the payoff for that is coming in volumes 12 - 14 so it's not fair to be like "why can't you see this?!" The arc of the story is very much a "start at the bottom and crawl your way up" kind of thing, with moments of triumph along the way (breaking Skylla and Konyyl out in volume 3, helping Chixie in volume 7, helping the rebels in volume 9, freeing Folykl and Kuprum in volume 11)

Idk if I'd say everyone is negative towards MSPAR. Obviously there's some very prominent examples (Tyzias, Polypa) - but that varies from extremely positive (Stelsa, Mallek, Bronya, Lynera) to neutral (Amisia, Tirona, Tegiri) to "we don't remember you" (Diemen, Charun, Fozzer). The balance is probably neutral-to-negative, which was an intentional choice.

The story is about to throw some curveballs at you in volumes 12, 13, and 14 which may or may not influence how you see things. I suspect at least one of these (from volume 13) will probably not be something you vibe with, but a couple might be positives for you.

I really hope that the ultimate conclusion of the game itself helps put some stuff in perspective. The final volume is a way of tying all the threads together in a way that will hopefully feel satisfying - and there's a bunch of ending slides that will show the outcomes of various choices you made along the way, Fallout style.

Anyway, appreciate the well thought-out critique. It sounds like you might have gone in expecting a slightly different story than the one you got - and that's completely fine! Hopefully the last few volumes will prove to be a satisfying send-off - and regardless we appreciate the investment of time and energy into the game!

#friendsim 2

[fadeintocase]

Was reading a thing about how Homestuck was a coming of age story for people growing up entirely on the internet and that it was one of the earliest stories to do so.

One detail I think that people miss about it is how in that era, early Homestuck seemingly unwittingly was dripping with its roots in the sheltered suburbanite domination of online culture pre-2010. Not just with the memes, but with the demographic assumptions. That the initial characters are all spoiled brats from beginning to end.

It begins in a way that is meant to be relatable and comfortable to upper middle class kids in the mid 00s, back when that was most of the only demographic that had the privilege of having their own computer in their own room.

It creates a setting in which these kids in well-off families are not just isolating themselves, where there is supposedly this otherworldly emptiness to the world around them that keeps them isolated, and where the privilege of their situations are like underplayed, seen as an annoyance or an obstacle. Dave and Jade have especially fantastical living situations, but John lives in a big generic suburb and Rose lives in a contemporary architecture mansion. It doesn't allow for uncomfy questions like "do they have friends at school?" because a deeper pain point for kids who lived on the internet back then is that no, they didn't, and never tried to. "is there anything material this character is lacking" in the beginning, no, they are surrounded by basically everything they enjoy. And "how did their family afford all that?" tends to be answered with "in a way that annoys me, ugh", which in my recollection was also the default attitude of spoiled brat suburbanite kids i knew in school.

And it creates that world as a default appropriate for that spoiled suburbanite demographic in that era, where like, obviously if you're on the internet all the time, your family is probably rich. Obviously if you're on the internet all the time, it's because the outside world is bleak and hostile to you in comparison. You don't mind the crazy wealth or the means to isolate away with everything around you that you want or need. Don't mind that. Think about how sad you are that you're on your computer all the time. Make that the bleak atmosphere you're trying to escape.

And make it so that when you're in a world that is supposed to be challenging you, you still have the means to make enough in-world money and surround yourself with everything you want. And every character gets this ability right away, and that sense of suburbanite material spoiled comfort is never challenged. Watching people die and facing heroic decisions are more fathomable in this story of coming of age challenges than having less than your privileged childhood provided you.

In a world a decade later where everyone and their grandmother in all walks of life from all continents has roughly equal ease of access to the internet, that fandom grew desperate to reinterpret the characters because they felt too bland and generic.

And that's because they were. They were based on a very nilla wafer type of existence that was all there visibly WAS on the internet at the time they were created. That's why the game is called Sburb. They were created to be relatable to the most suburbanitis-laden kids of its time. Alternia explores more kinds of status and living situations and how those ppl interact with online communities. However, the story doesn't seem to be sending up tropes about suburbanite existence, it seems to avoid pointing out it's obvious hallmarks to be more comfortable to a sheltered, suburbanite audience. As self aware as it got, I don't think it displays much of a will to question one's own ideas of default.

#randomly saw some tweets and have had this buzzing through my head while editing

[wormstuck]

fuck it, dracma judgement meme

in honour of him somehow being my most popular character and also to get back into the swing of things...... a super special limited time offer... talk business with alternia's most notorious crime boss (honest)

just so you're aware he is a huge rude asshole BUT he's got a soft spot for goldbloods and fellow cobalts. every other caste he is either mean about or scared of <3

plz specify your character's age & let me know if there's anything off limits in the rbs!

#dracma picpic #judgement meme

[jojotier]

beta earth mightve been in 2009 but that doesnt mean Alternia was in the equivalent year... Expand your horizons........ give these beasts more memes

#homestuck #alternia #earth c #im half asleep but lolll