#cynic tag

[for-the-sake-of-color]

AAYYEE the 218th's Urban Crisis Response's very own Crisis Company as a revamped Draw the Squad!

after a year and a half worth of drawing practice, I like to think I've come a long ways, though my squad themselves have changed very little

Though if you're new here, perhaps some introductions are in order? Below the Cut

Captain Jet - Leader of the 218th's Crisis Company and Heartbeat of the Family

Captain Jet, formerly known as Corporal Jettison before he lost nearly the entirety of his Company during the first battle of Geonosis, only gained his rank due to the combination of a field promotion and a paper pusher rushing to get the 218th put back together with what forces they could get their hands on after their devastating first deployment, without vetting his Shiny New Promotion through the proper channels. Nevertheless, Captain Jet is dedicated to his soldiers, and to being the Kindest man he can be, not wanting any to suffer the burden of loss and shame he felt as everyone he ever grew up with died in the first week of the war.

Lieutenant Margo - Second in Command of Crisis Company and one of the Finest Technician's money can Make

The first Addition to the newly reformed Crisis Company, Margo left behind her own squad command to be the second to her Captain, Jet. Trusting in his judgement, Margo would follow him to hell and back, though for the first half of the war she largely follows him to a glorified guard posting for the republics embassy and shipping warehouses on Brentaal. She's a fine Leader and an even better Tech, though her specialties lay much closer to Mechanics than to Code-breaking. The only thing that tops her technical skills is her love of having a Fun Time. Body and Mind of a Super Soldier, personality of 'if a frat-boy was a girl'

Specialist Nihlus Brek - Ancient Sith Archivist and a loving Guardian of his squad with a Sadistic streak

After being shown selfless kindness by the Captains personal squad after the loss of his clan and his rough awakening from a forced stasis, with the 'permission' of the Jedi Council, Sith Lord Nihlus Brek now serves in the GAR under the command of Captain Jet, the only man who's orders he follows without hesitation or question, killing or healing as needed for the man he now calls 'Alor and Brother. Though it is true he holds love for his squad, the real secret of his unwavering loyalty is the Blood Oath he swore to Captain Jet, his orders now bound by sith alchemy, Nihlus has given his leader unwavering control over both their destinies.

Sergeant Cynic - Heavy Weapons Expert and Artist with an Attitude

Though an Urban Crisis Response unit doesn't particularly need a soldier who's second greatest passion in life is blowing things up with his rocket launcher, Cynic earn his place on the squad through the power of nepotism. That is, Margo's one condition for leaving her previous squad behind with little complaint, was that she got to bring her favorite brother with. Although his name may suggest otherwise, this pessimist (though he considers himself a 'realist') has a love for all things pretty and colorful, and quite the talent for copying it down in his small sketchbook, always making room for his small assortment of watercolors in his combat kit.

Corporal Lake - Spotter of the Squads Sharpshooter duo and self proclaimed Ethics Committee

Lake is likely the only one of the Captains squad that, once you get to know them, could be described as the republics ideal of a Good Soldier. That is, Lake is one of the few who spares even a second or third thought for the success of the mission and collateral casualties over the lives of his fellow squad mates. He is probably the only one who could say he would not give a thousand lives just to spare those he cares for. Nevertheless, although he has his own personal misgivings over the result of some of their missions, Lake is grateful for his life, for his family, and for the many chances he is given to fight another day. And, as always, his Captains word is Law.

Corporal Torch - Deadeye of the Squads Sharpshooter Duo and resident Troublemaker

"We're here for a fun time, not a long time!" Are common words for Torch to say before getting his ass beat for replacing Cynics fancy face lotion with space Nair or being put on 'Fresher duty for his ballsey yet comedic insubordination. Captain Jet often says the only thing that stops Torch from being demoted to maintenance duty altogether is his skill with a rifle, hitting targets your typical human would have needed the force to even perceive. Though in truth, Jet would not trade Torch's levity and loyalty for the galaxy itself. Torch and Lake are mirrors of one another, by choice, as it brings them great joy to be mistaken for one another by not only natural born humans, but also unfamiliar clones. As some of the last living soldiers from their original bloc of trained sharpshooting specialists, they refuse to be parted from one another, unable to bear the thought of losing the last of their batch.

Field Medic Heron - Resident Healer with a Big Secret

Heron tired of front line Medicine fairly quickly, as his zest for death did not hold up to losing his brothers one by one, upon joining the Urban Crisis Response Specialists of the 218th, his steadfast work and easy bedside manner landed him his place in the Captains squad rather easily, and he took rather well to glorified guard duty. That is, until the fateful day where an assassin droid hidden among their cargo took his leg, though in a feat of the butterfly effect, directly led to the squad meeting their Sith. His secret? On shore leave, Heron likes to kill people. In order to stay in line with both his own ideas of morality and his Captains idea's of ethics, not that Jet hears of his activities from the medic directly, he dresses in plainclothes and limps around, waiting for some unfortunate mugger to make their move. Heron craves the feeling of holding someone on the brink of life, having power over their fate, and then denying them the salvation they seek. And maybe sometimes he takes a bite or two, but that's his business.

Specialist Sprig - Explosive Ordinance Disposal Technician and Company Spymaster

Specialist Sprig, formerly of the 398th Ordinance Corps, got his name as a result of a growth tube malfunction in his infancy, leaving him 2 inches shorter than your average trooper. Despite this 'defect' as the Kaminoans would refer to it, Sprig would rank among the top of his batch with his skills in bomb diffusal, having a deft touch and a keen eye for detail. In a cruel and ironic twist of fate, Sprig's greatest fear is dying in an explosion, vaporization, desintigration, you name it. Reassignment to the 218th and his posting of glorified guard duty was a dream come true. Proton bombs vs backyard terrorists? Sprig knows exactly which he would take in an average day. With his keen eyes, sharp ears, and strong memory, Sprig also excels at information collection. His shorter stature and friendly demeanor is often very encouraging for those who have a burden they'd like to share, though one has to keep in mind, he has the ear of the Captain one short comm call away.

#star wars #star wars the clone wars #star wars ocs #clone trooper ocs #clone trooper #sith oc #crisis company tag #draw the squad #jet tag #margo tag #nihlus tag #nihlus brek #lake tag #torch tag #cynic tag #heron tag #sprig tag #my art

[cynical-canidae]

I actually love this doodle from work so I have to put it here.

#what tag should i use for my shit doodles #i had something clever but then i forgor it #doctor who #the doctor #twelfth doctor #clara oswald #whouffle #whouffaldi #twelveclara #cynical-art

[humbuns]

watchful eyes

#disco elysium #judit minot #jean vicquemare #this was a doodle that i was gonna scrap but i liked it too much #i spent a week just thinking about judit only and i just had to get her out of my head #because i just felt so bad for her #she must be tired all the time and her life inside and outside the rcm is dismal (apart from her children i assume) #she is trying so hard to fit in the shoes that clearly not in her size; borderline being someone who is close to her breaking point of being #passive and cynical like everyone else in the rcm #and i just want her to punch someone for being an asshole to her and immediately regretting it cause she always will #but it will an instance where she finally stands up for herself and it's liberating #anyways jean is also there lmao #art tag

[courfeyrec]

i keep coming back to 'i was a functioning alcoholic til nobody noticed my new aesthetic' because i do distinctly remember conversations about how taylor seemed to be drinking a lot more and getting drunk at like every awards show she went to. and those conversations were coming from a place of concern and of hoping that she was alright and that this wasn't a problem.

so to then say 'ugh i can't believe no one noticed this problem i had' when i know that people definitely did, and on the same album say that fans who are genuinely concerned about a new relationship that you are in are just 'bitching and moaning'? what do you want from them? you're talking about so many people who do at least believe that they are coming from a place of care and concern, and you are totally dismissing them on both ends of a scale!

not to mention that her implying that since nobody (???) was noticing her ~aesthetic~ drinking problem she just stopped having it is a bit of a kick in the teeth to people who do have drinking problems and can't just stop having them, since that's not how it fucking works.

#today on things about this album that make me want to scrEAM #just the word aesthetic even being in that sentence. please stop. #i think my cynicism has just been brewing for like a whole year at this point and i finally have something to let it out on #maybe even over a year. i have been saying since the tour was announced that she should do tour and finish the rereleases during it #thats the end of eras. the tour the rerecords all finished. #and then take a break. a proper break with no anything going on. #and then take the time to make a solid new album to be released in say 2025/26 #obviously this did not happen lol #okay imma use anti tags i don't want the swifties coming for me but. these opinions are important to me and i wanted to voice them. #cannot guarentee that i will not have more to say on this matter at a later time #anti taylor swift #anti ttpd #mae posts #tw drinking #tw alcohol #tw alcoholism

[isleofbigsnax]

ok these are really barebones but I am being normal about Clumby again this evening. Do expect it to happen again.

#bugsnax #bugsnax clumby #clumby clumbernut #bugsnax isle of bigsnax #bugsnax spoilers #isle of bigsnax #her core personality didnt really change after becoming a snakolyte i think she just got more and more... #cynical? i think thats the word #but shes always been a bit of a grump #as in. the demeanor not like. a grumpus #her being a grumpus is obvious #anyways tag ramble over #im gonna go nap

[jonnywaistcoat]

Hi all, it’s Jonny. You remember, from The Magnus Archives? So, we’re in the last three days of the crowdfunder for my latest project, PITCRAWLER, and I really, really want it to do well, so I thought I’d do another plug post to try and nudge anyone on the fence about it to back (or to remind folks who were like “oh yeah, maybe I’ll back that later” - now’s the time!).

I’m not going to post a link ‘cause I know that means Tumblr hides posts, but if you google “pitcrawler” then the IndieGoGo campaign should be the first result.

So what is PITCRAWLER?

It’s a tabletop roleplaying game that I’ve been designing with my partner Sasha Sienna (Georgie from Magnus). It’s an over-the-top fantasy game inspired by old adventure gamebooks like Fighting Fantasy or Lone Wolf, with “wizard airbrushed onto the side of a van” vibes (though much less racist/misogynist/colonialist than a lot of the fantasy of that era, and much more queer-friendly).

It’s designed to be played with two players, one adventurer and one gamesmaster, and has a simple system intended to be accessible to new players who might be curious about roleplaying but find the prospect of big games like Dungeons & Dragons a bit intimidating, or who might not be able to get a half dozen friends together, but can probably convince one other person to play.

In it, you play an adventurer trying to make their way in a world ruled by hyper-powerful wizards who have carved reality up into their own weird domain. Thematically, it’s unsurprisingly anti-capitalist, with the wizards very much standing in for weird, out-of-touch billionaires and oligarchs.

Will I like it?

I think so! It’s a fun, light-hearted adventure romp that requires no preparation or experience to play, with loads of random tables and guidance to help new players find their feet. Plus, it’s got fantastically cool old-gamebook art like this!

Look at that boney fellow! He’s having a great time!

How much is it?

The basic PDF version is only £13, with physical copies starting from £26, though there are obviously higher tiers that get you cooler stuff, like journals to record your adventures and tear-off character sheet notebooks!

Can I try it out first?

Yes! There’s a Quickstart Guide available for download on the IndieGoGo page, which gives you the full basic rules and a small selection of backgrounds, expertises, companions etc, as well as four sample adventures!

How long do I have to think about it?

The IndieGoGo campaign finished on Wednesday 25th May, and while there will be opportunities to pre-order it afterwards, backing it now will mean there’ll be more good stuff in the book itself. Our next stretch goal (which we are tantalisingly close to) will add a whole bunch of extra random tables to the book! So if you’re curious or interested, please consider backing it now!

Can I play an adventurer who used to be a Mayor?

Weird question, but yes! You even get a special mayor’s hat as a starting item!

Can my best friend be a goblin who plays the bagpipes?

Uh, again, yes. That would probably be the Musician companion in the full game, and absolutely they can be a goblin if you’d like.

Can-

Look, I’m going to stop you there, if these are the sort of questions that amuse or excite you, I really think you’re going to love PITCRAWLER, so check out the campaign and back it if you can.

Where did you say I could find it?

Just google “pitcrawler” and it should be the first result.

Right. Cool. Wait, why did you post this in “The Magnus Archives” tag?

Well, uh... You see... Um... Look out! Behind you! A wizard!

#pitcrawler #macguffin & co #crowdfunding #the magnus archives #thirteen storeys #jonny sims #sasha sienna #indiegogo #cynical marketing tags

[posletsvet]

When Geto goes searching through the Time Vessel Association's facilities one by one, who or what is he looking for, exactly?

He knows Satoru is dead. Riko, too. I can't possibly imagine what it could've been like -- to come back to your senses and be hit with this realisation all over again. What thoughts raced through his head as he traced his steps back to where he'd left Satoru? As he approached that site of slaughter which Satoru's promise had become, how did he prepare himself to see his best friend's corpse? And then he saw nothing but the clearing torn through the ground like a ragged wound in Gojo's frantic attempt to keep the enemy in sight, buildings adjacent to the main shrine ripped out by their foundations and blown to smithereens. A splatter of sickening crimson where Toji landed his final blow. A few bug-like fly-heads still lingering. No bodies left.

How could Suguru make sense of Gojo's body disappearing along with Riko's? Did he think of his closest friend's corpse getting sold on the black market as an honorary prize and feel his nerves clench close with desperation and anger? Did he make peace with never being able to mourn Satoru properly, or was it a thought thrumming in his head like blood in his temples? Was that what he feared to reveal while rummaging through the Star Cult's scattered buildings?

And what if it was an imperative from Jujutsu High?

For Shoko to be able to patch Geto up, he must have made his way back to the college after his confrontation with Toji. And I can hardly imagine Suguru, being as deligent and rule-abiding as he was, not reporting the failed mission -- and Satoru's (presumable) death, too. And as we know, in order to prevent a sorcerer from turning into a curse after death, they should be eliminated using cursed energy. And Gojo was killed by Toji, who, bound by Heavenly Restriction, had no cursed energy.

Does this mean that immediately after being healed by Shoko Geto got sent on a mission to confirm the state of Gojo's body and potentially deal with the consequencies of him turning into a curse? Judging by immense amounts of cursed energy that Gojo holds, the curse born after his death would be extremely powerful, with Geto likely being the only one on par with it as the other half of the strongest duo. It's only natural that in case of something like that occuring Suguru would be the one to be sent to deal with it. Even if that means purging a curse once known as his best friend.

So Suguru asking 'Is it really you, Satoru?' is not him taken aback by Gojo being alive (well, this, too, but I'd argue that a different reaction would be better fit to express this sort of disbelief), but rather him inquiring about the nature of his friend's resumed existence after he was announced dead by Toji: 'Is it you as I know you? Or is it a cursed apparition that came into being with your death?'

#jujutsu kaisen #should i tag this as a theory? #jjk theory #jjk meta #gojo satoru #geto suguru #satosugu #shoko ieiri #riko amanai #toji fushiguro #it's painful to think about the prospect of both of them experiencing the fear of not being able to mourn their loved one properly #and instead be expected to deal with what they have become after death #i also think how receiving the news that satoru is dead from geto must have felt like for shoko #having one of her friends in front of her bleeding out in such terrible condition #and hearing that the other one is gone #and then she's left behind at jujutsu high because she's never sent out to dangerous missions #what a struggle it must have been to take up her now ever-present cynical attitude and accept that all she could do is the dirty work #of patching up her fellow sorcerers just so they could be assigned new missions #and get hurt and wounded over and over again #it's genuinely terrifying #and i also cannot stop thinking about how jujutsu high was just a walking distance away from the tombs of the star corridor #and still no soul was there to meet gojo and geto and kuroi with riko #the potential backup was so close #and yet all that happened still happened #it's driving me insane #and also i think the reason why geto drained himself so much by trying to carry out his duty with missions so meticulously #was partly because who could not allow himself to cut slack and relax after what happened during spvi where they absent-mindedly #indulged themselves with having fun #they were kids they were just kids no one should go through such horrors without support #let alone someone their age

[thedrawingjay]

“love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies”

them,, just them

#myart #alexander the great #hephaestion #ancient greece #the quote is from aristotle #i will now proceed to ramble in the tags #there's this quote about alexander from the cynic epistles implying he yielded to 'hephaestion's thighs' #i felt the need to put this out there #happy pride month lmao #this is my contribution #close friends my ass

[swinging-stars-from-satellites]

will you shut the fuck up? what if the shit doesn't hit the fan? what if we do make it? what if you don't die? can you have a little hope? just have a little hope

#stop dooming your own narrative and living under that shadow. ffs #this isn't actually vagueing at anyone here this is vagueing at my grandpa bc I've been mildly annoyed all week #that he's SO fatalistic about EVERYTHING. like yeah the world sucks. so what? stop being cynical about it #which is hilarious bc he's the SOFTEST guy ever. he just occasionally goes off on these deeply cynical rambles #in the softest friendliest tone of voice and I'm like. wow. can you maybe have a little hope please??? #anyway I'm gonna say this in the tags here bc I have a weird mental block about making a Real Post: #please pray for my grandpa bc his heart surgery went great but he's been diagnosed with a pretty bad form of cancer #so... yeah #prayers for him and our whole family and all of their relationships with God to grow instead of getting worse and etc etc etc #I'm at the OTHER grandparents' house rn and need prayer for OTHER things here but. yeh #Lu rambles #soz for the language I just needed to say this

[curapicas]

at this point we all know link click is only happening as it is (timeline nº2) because Lu Guang is fiercely loyal

BUT. Not to be cheesy but I also firmly believe link click is only happening as it is because of Cheng Xiaoshi's optimism. You take his optimism + Lu Guang's ability to see the bigger picture and you get Lu Guang going back in time even if he deep down doesn't believe a death node can be avoided, both mad with grief and inspired, hoping against all odds that his friend is right and there's hope even if you can't see it

#link click #shiguang daili ren #link click spoilers #btw it's great I can write shit like this and not even tag as a pairing. they're really Just Like That #''not to be cheesy'' proceeds to be cheesy #yeah if I were a cynical but desperate gay man I'd also ignore my morals bc my sunshine deserves to live have you people SEEN him??? #addendum: link click is also happening as it is bc CXS is reckless and that gets us afraid for him #shiguang

[for-the-sake-of-color]

Thanks Cynic, your compassion is really moving.

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#star wars #star wars clone wars #star wars fanart #star wars text post #shitpost #my art #sith oc #mandalorian oc #clone trooper oc #clone oc #star wars tcw #nihlus tag #cynic tag #star wars oc #crisis company tag #crisis company

[cynical-canidae]

What if we were autistic and in love. Open for a surprise creature.

Extra: autism Clara's boyfriend.

#what the do am i fucking #I'm doing these in mspaint with my mouse I'm so bored #doctor who #whouffle #whouffaldi #the doctor #twelfth doctor #clara oswald #thirteenth doctor #art #i don't want this in my art tag wtf im crying #cynical-art #ok fine it goes in there #soufflaker #12th doctor #13th doctor

[panshipper]

Flertom: Are you dating my dad?

Saskia, blushing: Oh, uh, no…

Puckpatti: Why not?

Saskia: Uh….Well-

Meijack: He’s not good enough for you, or what?!

Saskia: What? No! I mean yes! I mean-

Flertom: Is it the height difference?

Saskia: No-

Puckpatti: Is it that he has 3 kids and is divorced-

Saskia: No-

Meijack: Is it that he’s a grumpy alcoholic?

Saskia: No-

Flertom: Is it-

Saskia: It’s because he hasn’t asked me out yet, okay!?

All 3:…..

Chilchuck, in the doorway: 😳 What

Saskia:…I have to go and …Uh…Not be here!

#then the girls scold their father for being a coward aidjsjje #self ship #self ship community #self shipping #self shipping community #tag: cynical rogue #ship: begin again

[ilynpilled]

Jaime & prayer

#disillusioned godless sinner #iktr #so funny that he is a reddit atheist in a world with magic #and then george is like ye im gonna give him one of the longest magical weirwood prophetic dreams filled with long night imagery #that would be pretty funny #he has no relationship w the old gods but we ball #thought grrm circa 1999 #jaime is such a seven hater other than his warrior maiden chivalric romance bs #someone pointed out in the tags that he is a cynic who doesn’t have faith in these institutions rather than being an atheist #and i agree with that im just memeing #disillusionment rooted in the aerys case. losing hope in diff institutions and their ability to prevent tragedy #including abstract higher powers #it is very tragic #asoiaf #valyrianscrolls #jaime lannister

[cynicallyscorned]

behold, everyone.

the annoyingest thing alive.

#🚫 — this is only a minor threat. ❪ ooc. ❫ #mun art #scumbag the hedgehog #WHAT do i even tag this as #so that cynic-scourge fusion mentioned yesterday. here he is #he looks like sonic's shitty problematic uncle nobody invited to the family gathering but showed up anyway

[coredrill]

oh also i forgot to say this the other day but. the ppl i’m watching bravern with atm’s current working theory is that bravern is a capitalist who came to earth bc he knew that if he saved it he could sell the figures he prints out from his 3d printer FNDJFJDJJDNDNS

#LIKE??????? it’s v funny bc i feel like this is Also somewhat. like. a Cynical Meta Thing in the same vein that a lot of early thoughts #abt this show were #however its the first time i heard it and also they are not even mecha ppl to know that so it fucking killed me. LMFAO #a: bravern #ch: bravern #t.bbbb #<- new tag to block the shit i say abt this show cause it is getting egregious LMAO #me: do u guys like it so far :] #them: this show is a critique on the gunpla industry #[they do not know what gunpla is] #FJDJJFJDJFJ