#how do they work?

[justagothamfrog]

So like...

We all know about Batman's Robins, of course

And those domino masks that they wear.

So... How do they see through it? Like, those masks are pretty much completely opaque, from what I can tell. Is it like a one way glass sort of thing?

How do they see?

#only in gotham #only in gotham rp #gotham roleplay #gothamite #batman #robins #how do they see? #how do they work?

[catcas22]

Okay, this may be a very idiotic thought, and I'm slowly coming to the conclusion that me + thinking are not a good combination, but shouldn't Malenia and Miquella be gods? I saw someone say that Marika is a goddess and Radagon is a mortal, which is why their children are demigods—very straightforward, right? But if Radagon is a mortal, how are his children with Rennala (a mortal, as I've been told in bold text) demigods? Unless how all this offspring stuff works is different in the world of Elden Ring, I am very much confused.

And just a random thought, for Rennala being a mother of three very much grown children, she looks incredibly young for a mortal. Sorcery!? Hehe, nothing but a mere jest, of course.

Also just want to say it's funny that the developers literally named Melina's AI as MaricaOfDaughter. I'm aware of the theories about her already, and I just can't help but find Melina to be one of the most intriguing characters.

- a very confused Outdated Theorist ;-;

Thanks for the ask, nice to see you again!

So let me qualify all of this by saying that it's not just you, we're all a little unclear on how this works. But I'll give my best attempt at a coherent explanation. SPOILERS

I think all of this makes the most sense if "god" is a title/classification rather than a distinct genetic trait. I'd also like to establish a difference between gods (such as Marika) and outer gods (lovecraftian beings such as the God of Rot, the Elden Beast, the Fell God of the fire giants, the Formless Mother, etc).

I think we can safely establish that Empyrean = an individual capable of acting as a vessel/anchor point for an outer god.

Although I don't really have textual evidence for this, I think a god = an Empyrean who is attached, either by pact or possession, to an outer god.

Marika's connection to the Elden Beast is what distinguishes her and grants her the title of god, I don't think she is meant to be genetically distinct from her various children.

Jury is out on whether or not Radagon is an Empyrean, but I think we can assume that he is not a god. "Thou'rt yet to become me. Thou'rt yet to become a god." Since the phrasing seems to indicate that Radagon has the potential to become a god, perhaps he is an Empyrean?

This definition of god also seems to fit Malenia. While she is typically counted among the demigods, after fully succumbing to the God of Rot she is referred to as "Malenia, Goddess of Rot." By connecting with the God of Rot, her status changes from Empyrean demigod to a full god.

Regarding Rennala, there are two potential explanations off the top of my head. One is that death/aging works funny due to Marika removing the Rune of Death and feeding it to Maliketh. Also the Erdtree may be selectively manipulating the cycle of reincarnation, if you subscribe to the Return to the Roots Theory/Mycelian Heresy.

The second explanation is that while Rennala is not a demigod, she is also not fully human. I don't have the evidence on hand, but I recall reading somewhere that the Carian's might have giant/troll blood somewhere in the family tree. This would explain why Rennala, confirmed mortal, is so long-lived and like twelve feet tall. It would also explain Radahn -- he's not that big due to potential god genetics on his dad's side, he's a genetic throwback to the giant ancestry on his mom's side.

Hopefully that helped! Or maybe made it worse.

#elden ring #elden ring spoilers #empyreans #how do they work? #answered asks #elden ring lore

[sentientshoe]

My cat furry as a doodle

Can you spot all the kitties? Porbably

#art #my art #shoes doodles #shoodles #fursona #furry #furry art #sfw furry #sketch #my sketches #idk how to tag lol #how do they work? #i need this eggsplained to me #like my egg pun? you better #lols #anyways #look at my cartoon cat #not Trevor Hendersonz cartoon cat #hes scary #i mean you can and should look at Trevor's art but #i wasnt talking about it #i am now ig #its gorgeous #i am out here livin tho #i dont actually know how to do art properly so like all my stuff is “unfinished” #but thats ok ig #uhh #byebye

[xlounzrhot]

Wait...😐 Does this mean I have to go back and Community Label All of my older posts?😑 Or will it just automatically ban me for not having foresight 100?😶

#community labels #how do they work? #xlounzrhot

[whatkindofnameisella]

can you believe that we have fanfiction. that we have websites dedicated to fanfiction. that there is a place that you can go and read tens, hundreds, thousands and thousands of pieces of writing that strangers have made. people who are not "writers". people who come home at the end of the day and have feelings and say, i am going to put that into words. i am going to share those words. short, long, sweet, sad, horny, funny, wonderful words. we are all just human and we all love to make and remake and share that with others. can you believe that.

#ao3 #archive of our own #fanfiction #sometimes i can't even believe how much i myself have written. like i think i am not a writer. i am not doing enough. i do not write enough #and i look back and i have 34 (34!!) works on ao3 and reams of unpublished work on my computer and so long left to live. so i think #we will be okay. #writing

[thatrandomblogsays]

Annabeth: I, a child, had to earn Thalia’s love, that’s how the world works! I have to earn my moms love. Love is transactional, you gotta be worthy of it first silly :)

Percy, listening to this on the train

#STOP TRAUMATIZING THIS CHILD PLEASE #this is what it’s like when you were raised in a loving home and you find out your friend wasn’t #but they don’t know they weren’t #so you’re like um hey that’s fucked up and sometimes a crime? #you tell them parents are supposed to love you as is without earning it and they don’t believe you #you can hear the therapy bill racking up #annabeth chase #Percy jackson #percy jackson and the olympians #percy jackon and the olympians #pjo #pjo series #pjo tv show #mine #adding on to my tags because some people are debating if that’s how love works #love is meant to be a mutual exchange and something that grows over time between two people as their bond grows #whereas how Annabeth says it #in my opinion at least #she had to do XY and Z to be worthy of thalias love before receiving it #like with her mother #she has to be amazing before Athena is proud of her #vs Athena being proud of her just for being her daughter #that being said I’m not hating on a traumatized child having potentially negative and toxic patterns #more pointing out the comedy of the scene from Percy’s perspective who has a good grasp on healthy vs unhealthy relationships

[ink-the-artist]

Love the contrast between the Americans’ “Apollo” and the Soviets’ “Sputnik.” You got the Americans naming their rocket after a Greek god trying to communicate the grandness and importance of this rocket. And you got the Soviets naming their rocket “fellow traveler.” Like a friend you go on an  adventure with together. This rocket is our little friend lol 

#i think its cute #they took the mars rover approach #humanizing the space craft making it cute making us (me) project emotions onto it #the soviets also used imagery of laika in propaganda a lot #which is pretty fucked up imo #but if i grew up in the soviet union that shit wouldve definetly worked on me lmao #the narrative of a heroic little dog going to space and being honored by the whole country #as cruely wrong as it is its very appealing #the soviets knew what they were doing man they didnt reveal how laika really died until like. the 2000s #bc they knew people really cared about that dog #they liked the narrative around her

[littlelightfish]

Funny things I found out playing with language setting in Netflix while looking episode 15:

Chilchuck's scream sounds HAUNTED in brazilian portuguese. Give it a try if you can.

In spanish dub, Senshi says: "tocó mis senos de hombre", which means "he touched my man boobs" in Spanish. And I think that's the best dub line one so far.

#i love replaying certain scenes (usually screams) to see how they nailed it in other dubs #ive done it with Chilchuck & Mickbell screams because they're the funniest ones #give it a shot if you can #its really funny to hear certain character voices in other languages #for example. brazilian portuguesse gave both mickbell and chilchuck un-childlike voices (in japaneese both sound like little childs) #and they reused Chilchuck's japaneese screams for most of the other languages because he is so high-pitched and full of terror that it work #dungeon meshi #chilchuck #chilchuck tims #dunmeshi #delicious in dungeon #senshi #senshi of izganda #senshi dungeon meshi #idk how do you people screen record the episodes #if i knew how to i would put the shots here #my shit

[bixels]

Baffled.

#personal #not art #like how do you arrive at this conclusion #what beliefs? #the man may be a total grouch but if there’s one thing he HATES it’s Japanese nationalism #Japanese nationalists famously HATE his work especially the wind rises which criticizes imperial Japan and calls out the invasion of China #don’t ask for context on the first part of the tag I’m not answering

[nolamarkova]

it's crazy that solar eclipses only happen in the daytime, like , why? lol

#i dont get it! #how do they work? #i also dont get the hype. #cuz like #it hurts to look at the sun #so whats the point if we cant look anyway?

[pseudospectre]

So it turns out you can just buy old x-rays off ebay

#i had wire and a 3 dollar lamp from goodwill that had no shade #what else was i supposed to do? #handmade #arts and crafts #spooky #creepy #xray lampshade #bones #Halloween #once i figured out how to accurately cut the panels to the right size and shape #it went together pretty easy #and now my work office is that much cooler :)

[thruflames]

the ineffable husbands as that meme

#art #artists on tumblr #how do i tag shit #fan art #how does tumblr even work #how do you art #help plz #digital art #gomens #good omens fanart #go2 #good omens #ineffable husbands #innefable husbands #aziraphale #aziracrow #azicrow #anthony j crowley #crowley

[pivsketch]

scheduling lethal company gaming sessions via discord events. made an event banner for one

#do you know how hard it is to get 4 working adults across 4 timezones in one place at one time. its impossible #lethal company

[keperaz]

game of the year !

#baldur's gate 3 #astarion #karlach #gale of waterdeep #wyll ravengard #shadowheart #lae'zel #raz art #coming back from the dead with this one hi #i was doing studio work but! im here again! hows everyone

[unforth]

Gentle reminder that very little fandom labor is automated, because I think people forget that a lot.

That blog with a tagging system you love? A person curates those tags by hand.

That rec blog with a great organization scheme and pretty graphics? Someone designed and implemented that organization scheme and made those graphics.

That network that posts a cool variety of stuff? People track down all that variety and queue it by hand, and other people made all the individual pieces.

That post with umpteen links to helpful resources, and information about them? Someone gathered those links, researched the sources, wrote up the information about them.

That graphic about fandom statistics? Someone compiled those statistics, analyzed them, organized them, figured out a useful way to convey the information to others, and made the post.

That event that you think looks neat? Someone wrote the rules, created the blogs and Discords, designed the graphics, did their best to promo the event so it'd succeed.

None of this was done automatically. None of it just appears whole out of the internet ether.

I think everyone realizes that fic writing and fanart creation are work, and at least some folks have got it through their heads that gif creation and graphics and moodboards take effort, and meta is usually respected for the effort that goes into it, at least as far as I've seen, but I feel like a lot of people don't really get how much labor goes into curation, too.

If people are creating resources, curating content, organizing the creations of others, gathering information, and doing other fandom activities that aren't necessarily the direct action of creation, they're doing a lot of fandom labor, and it's often largely unrecognized.

Celebrate fan work!

To folks doing this kind of labor: I see you, and I thank you. You are the backbones of our fandoms and I love you.

#unforth rambles #this wasn't really prompted by anything #I'm just sick and tired and distractable #or i should say it wasn't prompted by anything recent or that happened now #like no one has disrespected me #but as i hit the point that it's regularly taking me an hour plus every single day to queue things for the danmei art blogs #i just think of all the times people go WAIT YOU RUN ALL OF THOSE??? BY YOURSELF??? #like i just don't think a lot of people realize how much work it is to really do background fandom labor long term #and i appreciate places like rec blogs and networks and events and just everyone #y'all are awesome #thank you so much

[petricorah]

I love "i would kill for you" ship dynamics but what about "i would stop killing" ship dynamic??

I would lay down my sword for you. I would change my nature and go against everything i've known. I would resist the easy way out of solving my problems. I would give up the adrenaline of battle to stay by your side and make tea instead. I'm not sure I know who I am without a weapon in my hand because I've had to fight for so long but for you I'm willing to try and figure this out.

It must be hard. To put down your weapon that's protected you for so long. It's allowed you to stay alive it's kept you from getting hurt--physically and mentally. Because you've never had to worry about a real relationship if you think you'll be dead at the next battle. And you feel naked without it and it feels like you're ripping off an extension of yourself. Are you even whole without it? Are you worthy of being loved if you can't prove it by risking your life? And yet they've found someone who's asking them for something much harder than dying in battle on their behalf. They've found someone who wants them to live. And that's much more terrifying.

#i know this sounds like the 'bad guy falls for good guy' which can be fun but thats not what i mean #anyway. this wasn't quite zukka but i do think it aligns with my au of zuko not dying on the throne and sokka retiring his sword to paint #and living like piandao in the mountains. urging zuko to retire and zuko no longer needing fire bending and not knowing what to do with #himself if he doesnt have to fight #so he uses his bending to make tea instead :) #aka this is how divorced zukka can still get together #zuko being upset bc sokka chose work over them in the first place but so dodnhe #but he gets a second chance in retirement #if he can give it up