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[chemdisaster]

For the ask ship game :]

Smalletho (boat Boys, etho/joel)?

hi, thanks for the ask!!

i ship it in the way i ship most ships - see them as queerplatonic, don't mind romantic interpretations. so, the three questions:

1. what made you ship it?

the ship burns, everything burns. something about how they're so domestic in double life, joel staying behind to build their base while etho goes out for resources - and then pearl kills them, and then their ship is burning, and everything is burning, but they still have each other and hold hands as they go up in flames as well. they're my favourite unhinged couple <3

2. what are your favourite things about the ship?

i may have already answered that when i answered the first question, but - i love how like. their relationship is complicated, but it's actually going somewhere, has a happy ending in sight, unlike a lot of other ships. it's the difference between "line without a hook" and "my heart is buried in venice" (both songs by ricky montgomery) - the difference between moving towards healing, or dragging out something that's already long gone. i love both, mind you, but i love boat boys specifically because of the first. in short, as a child of two generations of divorce, i love the type of divorced relationship that they have

3. is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship?

i'm not sure, as i don't know what the popular opinions are when it comes to them. i guess my interpretation of them in limited life and onwards counts, i made a post about it, and about how i feel a lot of people have got them all wrong when it comes to who's chasing after who. other than that, no, can't really think of anything else

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[loominggaia]

what natural disasters are each of the great kingdoms more likely to deal with? this means earthquakes, hurricanes, and anything else that falls under that category

That's an excellent question, but a little hard to answer since most Great Kingdoms have territory spanning across different climates and biomes. So, you will find that each kingdom is affected by multiple problems, some of which seem to contradict eachother (Blizzards and wildfires? Evangeline's got both!)

Folkvar Kingdom: Blizzards and earthquakes in the Shrieking Mountains. Windstorms in Everwatch Forest. Flooding in the Forest of Refuge and along the eastern coast.

Matuzu Kingdom: Matuzu gets a little of everything...Tsunamis, hurricanes, and earthquakes along some of the coasts, monsoon flooding in the Midland Jungle and Emerald Wetland, thunderstorms and wildfires in the Midland Savannah. Few places are safe from disaster in this kingdom, but fortunately, Matuzu is known for its resilient infrastructure and top-notch disaster response. You'll get hit for sure, but you'll most likely survive and your community will recover quickly.

Lamai Nation: The Jungle of Scales is prone to severe flooding. The Lamaish built their underground labyrinths in a very smart way, by creating drainage systems for the flood water. But sometimes these systems fail or just can't keep up, and the results are devastating. Wildfires are rare in the jungle, but when they do happen they are really bad due to the density of vegetation. They are impossible to put out and can burn for months on end. The Lamaish are mostly safe from the smoke and flames underground, but they can't stay there forever. They rely on resources from above, and when supply chains get interrupted, society suffers.

The coasts of Wokina also suffer a unique natural disaster called "gull swarms". This occurs every year in late spring when seabird populations explode, and wherever there are seabirds, there are gull-snatchers not far behind. This time of year, these vicious dragons show up in massive swarms to feed on the seabirds. But their diet isn't limited to birds, they will snatch up anything in this feeding frenzy, including people. This event lasts for two or three weeks before the seabird population declines and the dragons dissipate.

Yerim-Mor Kingdom: Winter doesn't bring snow, but instead intense thunderstorms all throughout the region. Sandstorms are frequent in the Serkel Desert at all times of year. Drought hits all regions each summer. Earthquakes are extremely rare, but when they do happen they tend to be horrific (Example: the Gold River War was triggered by an earthquake that almost collapsed the capital city...) Wildfires can also be a problem along the Gold River. Mosquito swarms and the resulting plagues aren't unique to Yerim-Mor lands, but they do tend to devastate them more because Yerim-Mor lacks the resources to deal with it properly (vaccines, clinics, education, etc.)

The good news: no blizzards, floods, or tsunamis in any Morite territory! Their coasts are mostly shielded by the Crystalline Islands to the east, and waters stay calm in the bay to the west, so coastal-dwelling peoples don't have to worry about the sea acting up.

Zareen Empire: If you count nymph attacks as natural disasters, then these happen frequently year-round. Sometimes it's hydriads lobbing trash at the ports or causing tidal waves, sometimes it's aurae casting lightning spells and causing violent storms, sometimes it's oreads causing earthquakes, and so on...the empire has high-tech weapons to deal with these nymphs though, so their chaos tends to be short-lived.

Other than that, some of the industrial cities experience toxic acid-rain. Wind speed and temperatures get extreme in the Stonehammer Mountains, especially in the fall and winter. There are also frequent earthquakes in these mountains. The Arcadian Plains region never sees Earthquakes, but it does get severe storms and brutally cold winters. The snow tends to be weird colors due to all the pollution in the air and soil.

Evangeline Kingdom: Tornadoes aren't super common, but the Blue Valley does see them once every few years or so. Siege dragons are a problem in this region too...again, not super common, but when they do show up they can cause a cascade of other problems. Siege dragons can show up any time between spring and fall, but their arrival is particularly dangerous in summer because fire-breathing beast + dry plains = raging wildfires. Attacks on people are rare, but the dragons will take dozens of livestock while they're prowling, and if two happen to show up in the same area at the same time, just go ahead and kiss your city goodbye. They WILL fight to the death over food, meaning you have two castle-sized titans spewing fire everywhere and slamming eachother around with no regard for anything around them. Entire towns have been destroyed this way, but at least this is a very rare event that only happens in the Blue Valley. Luckily when it does happen, it's almost always in rural areas where there aren't many buildings around, because this is where the dragons' prey (livestock) is.

Evangeline's other regions don't get tornadoes or dragon attacks, but ice storms are common in Winterwood and Frozenwind Pass. Frozenwind Pass, like its name suggests, also experiences severe wind storms that can blow a house apart. The Timberland Forest sees wildfires almost every summer. The sea can be volatile along the northeastern coast, but gets calmer to the south, meaning chance of flooding and tsunamis varies.

Mogdir Kingdom: Waterwalk floods like a motherfucker. Every year, all times of year, but especially in spring. It doesn't matter where you build your house, if it's not on stilts, you are screwed. The Arcadian Forest has the potential to get nasty wildfires, but the Mogdiri government is competent enough to prevent it...most of the time. The northeast sees lots of little earthquakes, but big ones are a very rare event. The sea can get nasty on the eastern coast, with a hurricane hitting the region every few years. Mosquito-related plagues are a problem in the rural island community of Longmaw, which the Modiri government doesn't really give a crap about.

Etios Nation: Intense hurricane-force winds hit the Olive Plains only once a decade or so, but dry thunderstorms are a yearly problem which often leads to wildfires. Alpine ridge gets blizzards every winter. The Southern Sea likes to act up once in a blue moon and hit Etios' southwestern coast with a tsunami. Overall Etios' disasters are pretty mild and less frequent compared to other lands, but the problem is that this kingdom does not have the technology or infrastructure to deal with them, so the devastation ends up just as bad anyway.

Empire of Damijana: Damijana never experiences wildfires, drought, hurricanes, flooding, tsunamis, blizzards, or tornadoes. It doesn't even snow here! You might think this is some kind of safe haven, but you'd be wrong...Damijana has a unique set of natural disasters, most of which are caused by its own destruction of its surrounding environment. Nymph attacks are frequent, but swiftly intercepted by the government's high-tech military, so any damage done is usually just to ports and industry, rarely civilian structures.

Hey, you know what's worse than toxic acid-rain? A toxic acid-rain monsoon. Damijana suffers frequent bouts of caustic, carcinogenic rainfall. Worse yet, the climate around Damijana is so screwed up that there is no particular "monsoon season", this just happens whenever. Middle of summer? Doesn't matter, liquid cancer is pouring from the sky in violent bursts for a week straight, because fuck you.

Damijana's utility systems are impressive from a technological standpoint, but they are not perfect. This dense, iron megalopolis produces heat so intense that that it can kill people and damage structures if it's not mitigated, so it cools itself with a complex system of pipes that pump water from the sea. Sometimes these pipes burst, leading to local flooding and mass-scalding incidents. Not a super common thing, but it's a problem unique to this Great Kingdom.

Damijana does see earthquakes on occasion. The city is sturdy enough to withstand all but the worst ones, but when those really bad ones do occur, the result is collapsed high-rises, long electrical blackouts, and lots of those bursting pipes I mentioned earlier. Heatwaves are also a huge issue year-round, not because of the sun but because of all the concrete surfaces and smog hovering over the city, which traps heat below. Heat doesn't affect red elves much, but any non-red elves in the city will need to stay indoors with the AC on or else they can literally die of heatstroke within minutes. Along with this problem is poor air quality due to pollution. At certain times the toxins build up in the air and can become deadly, even to red elves. Citizens must wear respirators outdoors during this time, and sometimes even indoors. The city was designed with elaborate ventilation systems to mitigate this, and the building code dictates that every building must have some kind of air purification system, but like everything else, these things aren't perfect solutions. Why do so many Damijani citizens suffer from lung cancer and brain tumors? The government says, "Idk, but it's definitely not the air quality and is totally Zareen's fault somehow ¯\_(ツ)_/¯"

Seelie Court: Winter snowstorms and intense winds from time to time. Otherwise not many disasters, except a phenomenon that is unique to Umory-Ond, and that is "arcane flares". It's believed that Gaia's "skin" is thinnest around this continent, meaning magical energy naturally leaks through the land into the atmosphere. This is only a theory, but it's the only way researchers can explain the weird shit that happens here. During an arcane flare, the land buzzes with magical energy that can be felt by magic users. The sensation is exciting to some, unpleasant to others. It causes strange apparitions to appear, like flashes of light, odd sounds and smells, and even a weird taste in the mouth for everyone nearby, even commoners. The land seems to be spitting out random spells like lightning strikes. In the rare chance you get hit by one, there's no telling what effect it will have on you. Maybe something benign and temporary, or maybe permanent and debilitating. Depends on how severe the arcane flare is. This event is basically a magical storm. It's best to head inside when it's happening and close all windows and doors until it passes. They can last anywhere from a few minutes to several hours. The Umory Steppe experiences these about once a year, and the time of year doesn't seem to matter, but they are more likely to happen on the full moon for some reason.

Unseelie Court: Like the Seelie regions, Unseelie territories are prone to arcane flares. In addition to this, the Badlands see large earthquakes multiple times per year, along with the occasional volcanic eruption. The eruption, depending on how bad it is, can lead to bad air quality, heat, and flowing rivers of lava. The Unseelie government uses magic to intercept these disasters as much as it can. A huge wave of lava is headed towards the city? Not if a battalion of mages cools it with frost spells!

Aquarian Alliance: Considering most of its territory is underwater or along coastlines, safe to say the this kingdom's biggest problems are tsunamis, floods, and hurricanes. But they face some unexpected issues too, like droughts that dry up bodies of water where Aquarian citizens live. There is also sediment and pollution runoff from landslides that can cause mass-poisonings, suffocation, and death. Unstable climates can have drastic effects on them too, like ocean warming and acidification. If the pH or temperature of the water is just slightly off, it can spell death for newborn Aquarians. Sirenes are particularly sensitive to water pollution, as they are more likely than other species to birth stillborns or deformed offspring when exposed to bad water. Water quality can suffer due to unnatural causes like chemical pollution, but also natural causes like bacterial load, nitrogen content, toxic algae growth, and so on.

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[i-am-disaster]

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[chemdisaster]

Hey so since you have one of the best if not THE BEST takes of Joel Smallishbeans character I wanted to ask how accurate is this song to his character: https://youtu.be/w8o1R8zmcnk?si=A0ksQfNv4Mvcx3K7

I was listening to it again after I got into the life series I feel like the whole "not caring about the past/living in the present" energy if this song really fits him!

first of all, thank you so much, anon!! i'm so honoured that my takes are that well appreciated, and that you wanted to hear my opinion on this song. speaking of which, holy hell, you're onto something. it reminds me specifically of this and this post - the mood the lyrics give off, in my opinion, is one of kind of having your eyes unveiled as to the meaninglessness of existence and consequently deciding not to give a shit anymore, in a way? its vibe is very going-off-the-rails, which fits perfectly with my idea of a joel who, after seasons upon seasons of trying desperately to keep his humanity, eventually gets consumed, is broken by it all and decides, fuck it. nothing matters. everything does. basically just. joel slowly losing himself, and this song captures that concept very well. once again, thank you, anon, i have been enriched <3

#askdisaster #textdisaster #joel smallishbeans #smallishbeans #trafficblr #life series #this reply might seem a little disjointed it's 3 am

[chemdisaster]

What if I reached my maximum boop on you? What will you do then?

well. i suppose there is only one way to settle this, boop-im-a-frog-now

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[chemdisaster]

What about Flower Ranchers?

hi, sorry this took a couple of days to answer! now, i assume this is in regards to the ask game.

while i have not interacted with ranchers or flower husbands content much at all, i do find the idea of flower ranchers quite interesting, so i will say that i do ship them.

1. what made you ship it?

the accumulated info i've picked up about them, plus my love for poly relationships, especially when everyone in the relationship is traumatised.

2. what are your favourite things about the ship?

from what's been put on my dash, i've gathered that flower husbands were rather toxic, in comparison to the ranchers being a perfectly healthy relationship. therefore, i like the idea of scott, having hurt jimmy and then witnessed him being in an actually happy relationship, at some point getting to be a part of that relationship. i love forgiveness and reconciliation, and flower ranchers in the way i would envision them seem to tick those boxes quite well.

3. is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship?

i wouldn't say i do, as i'm not aware of what the popular opinions regarding them are.

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[chemdisaster]

BDubs asks if Scar had gotten like this before. The supply gathering, the murderous intent, the showing up at people’s bases in the middle of the night. Cub says thatScar never acted this way during any previous server conflicts…well…actually…when Scar first arrived, he acted similarly, reaching for something that wasn’t there, taking walks that would be best described as patrolling, making supply stashes. It was assumed that his previous server wasn’t great and nobody asked questions. Scar hadn’t done that for years. Something must have triggered it, but what? Mushrooms or mycelium had never terrified Scar in the past.

OOOOOOH

and like. no one would ever pry. it's an unspoken rule on hermitcraft to never ask anyone about their past. everyone has ghosts and no one likes bringing them up.

but the thing is - scar's ghosts are impacting others. dragging hep members out of bed to gather supplies, waking up fellow server members by creepily staring at them in the middle of the night, constantly looking like he's on the verge of stabbing someone - scar's actions are crossing the line from funny to actually bothering someone. and more importantly - the way they're affecting him. the stress, the eye bags, the constant fear behind his eyes. no one would ever pry, but it's clear that scar needs help. and it doesn't look like he's going to ask for it any time soon.

after scar has some kind of flashback that ends with him killing a resistance member, the hermits decide that this is it. this can't continue. scar needs help and he's going to get it, whether he wants it or not.

so maybe they stage an intervention. starting out with just casually asking scar how he's been, the questions getting more invasive and aggressive the more he deflects. they're being too harsh, they know, but they're worried. scar has been overworking himself and looking like he's about to murder someone for months now, and they can't stand by and watch as he drives himself to the ground.

as they're asking the questions, scar is looking more panicked, especially whenever the person to ask a question is a member of the resistance. eventually, shaking, he exclaims, "can't you see?! this is going to kill you all! WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!"

and they don't understand obviously. but scar is mad now. because he's been trying to tell them for months, and they all refused to listen. and his friends are going to die and he needs to save them. he'll be the villain, all right, as long as they stay safe and alive.

so he starts advancing on them and ranting. talking about how the mycelium will kill them all, how there's nothing they can do, how he's seen it before, he knows that their best bet is listening to him and hoping for the best. and he thinks he's being fairly straightforward, but really he's not making any sense at all, words shaky and becoming more incoherent by the second.

eventually he tries to say something and finds that the fear lodged in his throat won't let him speak. suddenly the panic is overwhelming and he falls to his knees, hugging himself and rocking, mumbling, "we're going to die" over and over again. because it's true, they are going to die and scar thought his previous experience would be enough to save his friends, but turns out it's not, it's all been for nothing, all his efforts, they're still going to die.

once he's calmed down and is able to think more clearly, scar realises that they're right. this can't go on. if he looks back at the past few months, he can barely recognise himself. but who he can recognise is the scared boy from an apocalypse years ago. and he doesn't want to be that person anymore.

so he tells them. not all, but some of it. enough to let them know just how scared he's been. and enough to let them know that they messed up by not properly talking about the mycelium bit before committing to it. scar tells them his boundaries and they agree to pause the bit to give him a break and tone it down once he feels ready to come back to it again.

after that, some other things about scar start making more sense as well. and they never talk about it. but they do their best to make sure to be careful of triggers and ask him if he's okay when he becomes quieter than normal. and eventually, it gets easier.

the past isn't often mentioned on hermitcraft. they deal with it, anyway.

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[chemdisaster]

☀️🌌💌💙

aw, thank you, bloop! uno reverse card <3333

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[chemdisaster]

TRICK OR TREAT :]

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i do not have candy but i do have gay block men. this is how this halloween thing works, yes?

"I'm sorry."

"It's okay."

Scar's eyes are earnest, like the rest of him, and Jimmy has little cause to doubt the salvation he's being granted in a way that seems so easy as to be almost careless.

A pause. Something far away howls as they sit, dripping, in their own vulnerability.

"I'm sorry," Scar repeats his own words at him.

"It's okay," Jimmy says.

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[chemdisaster]

decided i'd make an intro post because why not

i’m chemdisaster but you can call me whatever you want. they/it/he/tit/vae pronouns

i’m a writer who also sometimes draws

adlerthetranscender on ao3

pfp and header

fandoms:

hermitcraft

life series

hamilton

1776

really just amrev in general

jesus christ superstar

my special interest is emotions and human misery, which is why most of my ideas in any fandom are always centred around angst

asks are always open for art requests, ideas, ranting, what have you. but be aware that it might take me a bit to answer, as i've got a lot of things going on and want to give everything a decent response

dms are always open as well but be prepared for tone issues (am autistic)

blanket permission statement: since i've had quite a few people ask me this recently - if you want to create any kind of art based on an idea of mine, please feel free! there is no monopoly on art! the world needs more of it! do as you please!

i do ask that you tag me in it or send me a link - this is not required whatsoever, i just want to see all the beautiful things people come up with

some tags:

#prattledisaster for random rambling

#artdisaster for when the powers that be push me to draw

#worddisaster for when the devil on my shoulder urges me to write

#askdisaster for when the stars above bless me with an ask

#textdisaster for fandom-related text posts

#dongdisaster for song recs (yes with a d)

#gtws angst for scar angst

#smallishbeans angst for joel angst

#daily disaster joel is me challenging myself to draw a joel every day of 2024. if you want to, please feel free to send a request, as i am constantly running out of ideas

aus:

#bad boys best buds au is my bad boys modern au in which they are childhood friends and all grow up in the same town

#hotguy mindfuckery au is my au that i really need to make a proper post for instead of just dropping random bits here and there. here are the two posts that started it though - 1 2

#cat dad au is the au i got in the divorce, and mostly consists of random out-of-context fics because none of us ever bothered to make a masterpost

#prattledisaster #artdisaster #worddisaster #askdisaster #gtws angst #cat dad au #hotguy mindfuckery au #textdisaster #smallishbeans angst #daily disaster joel #bad boys best buds au #dongdisaster

[chemdisaster]

i love your joel smallishbeans header lmao

l o r e

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[chemdisaster]

Yellow.

maybe chemdisaster is really just six cats in a trenchcoat.....

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[chemdisaster]

May I know what your blog description mean?

hi bloop!! it's basically a russian version of "i do what i want". because i do what i want

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[chemdisaster]

hi! lately, i’ve been reading your 1776 fics, and i must say that they are the most beautiful. your writing style, the descriptions of the emotions… i just finished ‘like a place i go when i close my eyes’ and it broke my heart, i think i will spend my goddamn week just thinking abt it:) and i just wanted to ask, are you planning abt writing more fics in this au?

thank you so much!! i'm really glad you enjoyed my fics and i must confess that you're not alone - i've been thinking of "like a place i go when i close my eyes" for weeks now and don't see myself stopping any time soon.

on that note - to answer your question, yes! seeing as it's written from the pov of dickinson, an outsider, much of what i put in the fic itself is only implied, so there's several ideas to expand on. obviously thinking of writing a few things from the pov of jedams themselves, to give an insight into what was actually happening with them. and, because i love misery, i'm considering writing the jefferson death scene itself - i have Ideas about how that would look, though i haven't yet given them enough thought to decide whether they make sense for the characterisation of the people involved. also want to delve into the jedams argument and what brought it on, explore their relationship dynamics and the complications that would've arisen with being in a queer polyamorous relationship in the 18th century. otherwise, nothing concrete yet - but yeah, definitely writing more for this au!

#come to think of it i should probably make a series on ao3. just gotta come up with a name #askdisaster #1776 #1776 movie #1776 musical #jedams #john adams #thomas jefferson #textdisaster

[chemdisaster]

BEAUTIFUL PERSON AWARD! Once you are given this award, you're supposed to paste it in the asks of 8 people who deserve it! ^_^

thank you!!! uno reverse card btw <333

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[chemdisaster]

daily disaster Joel brings me so much joy. Thank you for your service

(also made me debate doing a daily Joel account during the summer if I have Time so thanks for that 👍)

thank you so much!!!! i'm planning on doing the daily disaster joels no matter what, but it's comments like these that really inspire me to keep going, so thank you <333

also. encouraging you 100% the world needs more joel

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