#i can do it but ONLY if it's pokemon people

[carlyraejepsans]

for real WHERE does the idea that [utdr humans] are nongendered so that "you can project on them" come from. their literal character arcs are about NOT being a blank slate to be filled in by the audience

i think i understand the assumption on some level for undertale, because there is a very intentional effort to make you identify with the "player character" in order to make your choices feel like your own (the beating heart of undertale's metanarrative lies in giving you an alternative path to violence against its enemies after all, and whether you're still willing to persue it for your own selfish reasons. YOUR agency is crucial).

of course, the cardinal plot twist of the main ending sweeps the rug from under your feet on that in every way, and frisk's individuality becomes, in turn, a tool to further UT's OTHER main theme: completionism as a form of diegetic violence within the story. replaying the game would steal frisk's life and happy ending from them for our own perverse sentimentality, emotionally forcing our hand away from the reset button.

i think their neutrality absolutely aids in that immersion. but also, there's this weird attitude by (mostly) cis fans where it being functional within the story makes it... somehow "editable" and "up to the player" as well? which is gross and shows their ass on how they approach gender neutrality in general lol.

but also like. there's plenty of neutral, non PCharacters in undertale and deltarune. even when undertale was just an earthbound fangame and the player immersion metanarrative was completely absent, toby still described frisk as a "young, androgynous person". sometimes characters are just neutral by design. it's not that hard to understand lol.

anyone who makes this argument for kris deltarune is braindead. nothing else to say about it.

#this is a very difficult topic to discuss imo because on Some level I don't completely disagree with people who make that argument for chara #in SPIRIT. if not in action. like my point still stands characters can just Be neutral. and if that level of customization had been intended #well Pokemon's been doing the ''are you a boy or a girl'' shtick for ages. no reason why that couldn't have been included as well #but i do feel that we're supposed to identify with chara within the story. not as in chara is us but as in we are chara #and i think someone playing the game without outside interferences and (wrongly) coming to the conclusion that chara IS literally #themselves in the story. and thus call them by their own name (the one they likely inputted at the start) and pronouns #will be someone who grasped undertale's metanarrative more than someone who went in already spoiled on the NM route who thinks of chara #(and on some level frisk as well) as completely separate from us with independent wills and personhoods at any time #who treats them as nonbinary. even if their approach is more ''appropriate'' to a gender neutral person #systematic error vs manually changing every measure to fit what you already think is going to be the correct result. ykwim? #of course this opens a whole new parentheses while discussing the game outside of your personal experience #because even if you DO see chara as a self insert then they are a self insert for EVERYONE. women men genderqueer people #i don't call chara ''biscia'' even though that's what i named the fallen human in my playthrough. neither do i use they because i also do #if you're describing the character/story objectively in how they are executed then you're going to talk about them neutrally #because you ain't the only sunovabitch who played the darn game sonny #so like. either way you turn it. even in the most self insert reading you'd STILL logically use they/them so ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ git gud #answered asks

[aishasauce]

i got a bunch of my stuff up on @satsuha's store !

it's open until the 17th, i have a bunch of splatoon, pokemon, and furry adjacent stuff listed, on top of a couple new frieren and dungeon meshi stuff. you should also check it out if you like dragalia lost and octopath traveler!!

#fart #hi sorry in advance im gonna be a bit annoying with tagging #pokemon #splatoon #furry #splatoon merch #the bad guys #dungeon meshi #sousou no frieren #frieren: beyond journey's end #dragalia lost #octopath traveler #anw hiiiiii first time doing store stuff... please buy them looool #i loooove making merch but it kinda sucks that the only place i can get them out is like... local cons...!! #i hope people like them i put a lot of effort into making merch that i think would be nice. bc im a bit tired of the local merch trends at #cons. it's not something that pays off really well but it's also fun to do!!! #im gonna be queueing a bunch of product pics throughout the next 2 weeks bc i spent a lot of time editing them #happy lunar new year. btw!

[puppyeared]

save me old flipnote studio MVs.......

#im going thru old flipnotes i used to watch years ago and ouggghhg so many good ones #is twenty one pilots still popular.... do people still remember the TRNDSTTER and marble soda meme......... #its like im unlocking some sort of primal part of my brain and everything is coming back to me. one of my biggest inspirations as a kid #i still remember thinking the final transmission lyrics were the coolest thing and watching =TopHat= Bee and Melissa over and over #theres a very specific feeling of longing and nostalgia looking back and watching these again years later #especially when there isnt anything genshin or mcyt and instead its either fnaf undertale eddsworld or another obscure #interest... and not even fnaf sister location its like fnaf 3 and 2. its THAT old. and a lot of oc MVs especially pokemon ocs and furries.. #god but they were so creative u know. i still find it amazing ppl took this little lightbox animation on the fucking NINTENDO DS and #cranked it all the way to 11.. like if u look at the transitions and movement its so fucking fluid its insane..!! HOW DO YOU MAKE THE #CHARACTERS SPIN??? AND CHANGING CAMERA ANGLES??? and keep in mind youre doing this all with a shitty stylus #on a THREE BY TWO INCH SCREEN. you only get two layers you can go up to 29FPS and you only have 999 slides to work with #and 24FPS eats up a lot of that. absolutely insane it literally boggles my mind every time i think about it. AND SOME ARE EVEN FULL COLOR #i forgot how popular EDM was back then too...they were really good for timing beats though so you get a lot of MVs with #strobe last and marble soda. porter robinsons goodbye to a world was also popular with undertale and oc MVs. also a lot of vocaloid #someone made a flipnote abt the warner bros fnaf movie being announced EIGHT FUCKING YEARS AGO. it even used the stay calm audio from #the office.... i wonder how theyre doing now... i love you shitty grainy MV audio.. but i have mixed feelings abt the flashing colors #ppl LOVED animating the sans vs frisk fight. aishite and primadonna were also big ones they were SICK AS FUCK #lots of these inspired my old oc designs.. a lot of my characters had side bangs with one eye covered. animal ears and simple eyes too #now i kinda wanna try my hand at the marble soda meme cause i loved it as a kid lol.. i wonder if i should compare my old and new art here #UGHHHH IM SO NORMAL ABOUT NOSTALGIA. IM SO NORMAL ABT MY SCHOOL BOOK DRAWINGS WITH SHIBA BROWS #yapping #nostalgia

[whenthelightisrunninglow]

submastronomy

#pokemon #submas #gotta become one of those people that draws ingo and emmet doing completely random things all the time. here they are in my astronomy class #i am not posting anything of value because my stuff still isnt showing up in the tags. this is great because it means i can do whatever #and only my followers will see it. which is your guys' own fault and choice

[sammydem0n64]

Felt like drawing Kartana’s expressions lol

#Sad can also qualify as scared and curious really works with like. a head cocked to the side #Only did the expressions ofc to display Kartana’s. crazy asf design #Me when my face is a cootie catcher (I can open the flaps by will to emote but most people lose their shit seeing me) #my art #demon’s ocs #art #artists on tumblr #anarchy doodles #gijinka #human pokemon au #Kartana #Bro has no pronouns just use the name or. random nouns. like call Kartana ‘the alien’ or ‘the samurai’ cause I do that

[runawaycarouselhorse]

"Why does autism seem more common in males?

Being female does appear to protect the brain from many developmental disabilities, not just autism. There is emerging evidence that girls with autism need more extreme genetic mutations than boys to develop autism.

However, there is a growing body of work that indicates that autism just presents differently in girls and therefore often goes unrecognised, especially in verbally fluent girls with normal intelligence. Girls with autism also appear to be better at ‘camouflaging’ their symptoms in order to fit in.

With the diagnostic criteria for ASD based largely in how autism presents in males, girls can often ‘slip under the radar’ or get misdiagnosed. Girls with ASD seem to have less restricted and repetitive behaviours than boys, but it’s also possible that some of these behaviours go unrecognised — for example, an obsessive interest in collecting dolls may be misinterpreted as pretend play.

What does autism look like in girls?

Although every child with autism is different, here are some common characteristics in girls with autism:

A special interest in animals, music, art, and literature

A strong imagination (might escape into the worlds of nature or fiction)

A desire to arrange and organise objects

Not wanting to play cooperatively with female peers (for example, wanting to dictate the rules of play or preferring to play alone to maintain control)

A tendency to ‘mimic’ others in social situations in order to blend in

An ability to hold their emotions in check at school, but be prone to meltdowns or explosive behaviour at home

Strong sensory sensitivities, especially to sounds and touch (for example; clothing tags, socks or even deodorant).

For autistic girls to thrive, it’s important they have access to a timely and accurate diagnosis, and the informed supports that come with it. A delayed or missed diagnosis can impede their education and development, as well as their social and community participation.

While boys with autism are more likely to have outwardly challenging behaviours, (indicating underlying issues, such as anxiety) girls with autism are more vulnerable to internalising problems.

As our understanding of how autism affects females is still emerging, it is important parents and professionals alike stay updated on the best ways to specifically support girls and women on the spectrum."

#autism #special interests #masking #actuallyautistic #my first special interest was Ariel The Little Mermaid and mermaids in general #I presently love dolls although I didn't as a very tomboyish child who loved to play in dirt and draw and learn about animals #I still feel calmest outside or even just watching the sky and birds and exploring gardens or flowers (weeds) breaking through concrete #my special interest then became the Pokemon anime and Team Rocket trio and Rocketshipping for years... #then finally Shootie (Trip) from the Pokemon anime too and this last one definitely puts people off because they don't understand it #I only used to one repetitive imaginative play and it was one plush dying while another plush or my single doll back then wept over it ^^;; #not social play generally... I played alone and mostly only very carefully collected toys #kept them clean wouldn't touch them except with clean hands wouldn't sleep cuddling them so they don't get sweat on them #didn't get the concept of a well-loved toy because my love was keeping them in as perfect condition as possible #(I have some toys I did play with especially now that I love to do toy photography) #carrying plushies around and stuff can get them a bit stressed looking... ^^;;; #but I still try to keep them as neat as possible #and mostly just collect and keep them around #I used to draw every single day of my life #if I just wait for something slow to load I'd open Paint and doodle #I thought I'd be dead before I could let a day pass without drawing UNTIL I tried to stop myself from ever drawing Trip #inspiration went DEAD AND DRY days without drawing anything #so weird..... not healthy for me #drawing was how I expressed my emotions even when I had no one to talk to or who would listen #also I hate perfume so much PFFT there are very very few light scents I like #long post #if somebody is going to be a moron like the the two in the replies please read that for proof my being very visibly not neurotypical nearly #cost my career twice and led to bullying even as an adult #and discrimination #and my sensory issues while beneficial for hearing say heart murmurs #also led to bullies trying to expose me because how ableist and

[dooxliss]

note for the unaware: 100 gold coins = $1 and i have 625 so whatever i get will detract $6.25 from the total price

#lakimusings #ballot time #picky men #hehe mario #pokey man #pikmin #pokemon #poll #ghost trick #ok other information: ive played the demos for pikmin 4 and ghost trick and love both #i already have pikmin 3 but on wii u #and technically i dont have to buy violet bc i can just borrow it from my local library #thats what i did this summer and was able to keep it from june-august and nearly completed everything #so i feel like getting violet isnt the best idea when i did most of the 3 storylines anyway #i have never owned 3d world ever #ive only played it at other peoples houses #and i borrowed tok somewhere else but basically got through the opening thing and thats it #mostly torn between ghost trick and pikmin tho but remembered i dont own any of the other games so put them up for voting #i have no interest in getting totk im nowhere near close to finishing botw #whatever i do end up getting it’ll be like an early birthday gift to myself ig

[torchickentacos]

Happy Valentine's Day!

My very next post shows the process of how I made this. Timeskip because ONE I don't particularly care to draw canon ten year olds kissing, icks me out, and TWO that way I have an excuse to grow May's hair out and not draw bangs in profile view. SPECIAL THANK YOU TO @metzintli for encouraging me SO MUCH with this, it means the world!

#contestshipping #pokemon may #pokemon drew #OK DO YOU GUYS SEE WHY I WAS GOING CRAZY OVER DOING THIS IN 1.5 DAYS NOW. don't recommmend #excuse it not being her canon hair. I gave up on the bangs. #taylor's tag #Contestshipping anon. wherever you may be. You reccomending Stray Italian Greyhound to me is the SOLE reason for the fun lighting here #BECAUSE MAY IS THAT SUDDEN BURST OF SUNLIGHT I SEE THE VISION YOU HAD 10/10 #ngl. i'm really really proud of this. it shows that if i have PATIENCE AND ALSO A DEADLINE I can make good things. #i have such an issue with quality consistency though #i swear to god next week i'm gonna be back to not knowing how to draw a circle #i get these like. bright shining moments of 'oh i'm lowkey good at this' and then. there's the rest of the time #ngl i have this really niche phobia of like. people thinking i didn't make the art i made because it's so inconsistent #like i worry they'll be like NO WAY YOU MADE THAT YOU LIAR FAKE IDIOT bc i cannot consistently draw well??? idk #does ANYONE ELSE have this #like i promise this only looks this good because i spent for fucking ever on it

[raspberryjellybrains]

magnus is that genre of Teenage Boy that has the frame of a lumberjack but the build of a wet spaghetti noodle. given 5 more years and consistent nutrition he would've been a certified Hunk Of Meat™️ but instead he is stuck looking like a particularly poorly made scarecrow for the rest of eternity. tragic.

#MAGNUS doesnt know this but i am worldly and have a psychic link with this Very Real Person That Exists and do know #alex knows this btw and finds it very funny bc it is #see halfborn is the type of teenage boy who looks like hes 30 by the age of 15 canonically which i am obsessed with btw #that guy is usually a dick but is funny to think about and rotate in your brain #can you tell im in high school. #i am friends with someone of magnus' brand of Guy and he looks so scrunkly and scrawny but can squat an adult human #its a little off-putting tbh bc you look at him and go 'sweet little friend!' and he is but he could also break you in half like a saltine #this is the energy im trying to capture when i draw him btw #its very difficult but i have high hopes #im also friends with the girl version of that kind of guy. she eats croutons for fun and could break your bones #but definitely prefers playing anime character pokemon on discord :) #i love people....... #see my only cool physically traits are that i have almost 360° rotation in both legs and can dislocate my jaw hips and shoulders at will #which is cool and all but i want to pick people up which i cant really do bc im weak as shit :/ #thats really off topic but fun #i like rambling in the notes! #its where i live :-) #anyway #magnus chase #mcga #raspberry rambles

[captainshyguy]

the conflict between being immensely frustrated that pokemon dlc in general just seems to throw as many new characters at u as possible so they can keep being like 'look at this! look at this new thing! new content!' insted of actually expanding the themes and characters we actually give a shit about, and being relieved that because of those dumbass decsions, i never feel the urge to buy them

#like on one hand i feel jealus seeing people run around finding overworld shiny slugma/minior/araquanid etc #and in general exploring a new place #but like. i have my shiny living dex more or less done. so u cant pull me in with new shinies #especially since the gen 9 dlc shiny locked all the returnign legendaries like KJFSNSJGKJDG WHAT. WHAT ARE U DOING #at least with the swsh one that was the only thing that tempted me and probably would have convinced some peopel to buy it #but they didnt even try that herekndgkjndkjgsg #stingy bastards out here making u pay like £80 all together and u cant even get a shiny zacian? pass #if i can withold from buying the swsh one with shinies i actually need (solgaleo/the tapus) i can certainly withold from scvis one with non #like...sure. new pokemon are tempting. but i can just ask someone with the dlc to get them for me when i next get nintendo nline kjfndsjgkd #pokemon #idk man like. ur not gonna give me more content with arven and the gang? hard pass #maybe there's some but ive heard no one say anything so i doubt it #luke rambles

[claitea]

i wont do the post game right now bc my mom is a little annoyed i've been on the switch for the whole day. but Man. good stuff i love this game and its dlc so so much

#clai speaks #i dont really have much to add just. i really loved this HFJBFJF #kieran's the best rival we've ever had. if you dont count n of course #my single complaint is uh. terapagos appeared for such a short while got tossed around like salad and then dlc was over BJDBFJ #like damn imagine being terapagos. waking up. getting master balled from behind amd then forced to do battle like that. eugh #the rest was so good! the bb elite four are fun characters and terarium is a fun place to explore #i was going on about it already but RAHHHH UNOVA MUSICCCCC #hopefully people have documented what stellar tera does by now bc uhh. i still dont know lmao #the stellar tera hat is also just a little terapagos thats so cute..... teraing my terapagos to put terapagos on terapagos #i think my favorite part was when drayton suddenly says you can only use terarium pokemon you caught #i was annoyed at first with the prospect of building a whole team from scratch but really all i did was exp candy a few mons #and it was neat going in with a fresh team instead of my prebuilt one! #shell smash white herb acrobatics minior my beloved (it was a blue one named geno btw. hehe) #briar was not a twist villian like i thought tho which i think is better. would have felt cheap if she was i think #anywho. dlc good :) i'm very pleased with how it all went down

[papersak]

Trying out animation again despite my complete lack of education in the area. I dunno dude, it's just, so powerful, making things move.

and it's like, obvious I do not know what I'm doing, and that's kind of frustrating

but I have an idea and I'm making it happen and the quality regret won't kick in for at least two years ✌

but even though I got this far with guesswork and basic art skills, there is part of me that wishes I'd taken a class and then maybe I could visualize movement better or optimize this process, or something. 😓 Maybe all I need and certainly don't have much of is practice; animation's too complex to think of it as drawing 2.0. I mentioned this in a discord and someone recommended The Animator's Survival Kit book and it looks interesting.

#does it flicker green for anyone else because it only does sometimes and I do not know why but if it happens to you i am sorry 😰 #i'm on caffeine rambling i can try to reupload it later #two years is how long it took for me to look at my kiss animation and go “ehhhh that was rushed” #my deepest regret is about 15 years old now and people make fun of it 😓 oh well #wip #i'm trying to make a whole ass pokemon masters inspired cut scene don't tell anyone

[shima-draws]

How do you feel about Ash Ketchum (aka World Champion) retiring from the anime soon?

Very bittersweet :’) On one hand it’s really difficult letting go of a core piece of my childhood, on the other I think we’ve seen p much everything there is to see from Ash’s journey and it’s at a very good stopping point now, so I’m comfortable with his story ending here.

I’m actually very excited to see which direction they go in with the SV anime, and since I absolutely adore SV’s story I really hope they adapt all of that in the new season. It sucks we won’t be able to experience that with Ash but that boy’s been carrying us long enough, I think it’s time he finally gets some rest

#Shima answers questions #I know a lot of people who have wanted a new protag for YEARS so I’m sure they’re pleased about it #There’s only so much you can do with a character before the formula gets repetitive and boring. You know? #Ash has fulfilled all his goals and we’ve seen him in every situation imaginable #So instead of beating the horse even after it’s dead. I’m glad they’re letting him go here #His journey ended on a really high note and that’s all I could ask from them #I don’t want to see this become a ‘Well the show is popular so we’ll keep making episodes with the same characters’ thing so #Journeys was Ash’s last hurrah. His final go at being a main character #And they did such a good job with him #I really think his ‘maturity’ arc happened throughout Kalos and Alola #So by the time Journeys happened we’d already seen him fully developed as a character #So it was a good way to end his journey. Wrap up all the loose ends. You know? #Pokemon #Pokeani #Ash Ketchum #Satoshi #dream-eater-iceguin

[answrs]

thinking about how you can adjust away from ahistorical/not-thought-about-set-dressing for Laventon's camera and how you could have it been found in a rift

. ..which makes it especially hilarious if you decide he knows how to take pictures but has no idea how to actually develop them.

#pokemon legends arceus #professor laventon #if you're here to tell me arceus can only have happened in 1890 or whatever please consider: don't #Cyllene: what are you doing #Laventon: i don't actually know but people in 800 years will be very surprised!

[babblingfishes]

I am so tired of AAA games having watered-down plots and fill-in-your-name protagonists. I want protagonists with problems. Serious problems. Harry Du Bois problems. Mae Borowski problems. I want games where all your options are bad and you cannot win -- where sometimes your prize is negative consequences and that's okay.

#this is why i can only play indie games #every time i play a AAA game nowadays i get hives #i only got to the first gym in pokemon violet and i had to put it down and scream at my SO for like a week straight about how bad it was #meanwhile i'm like ''haha i'll play this funny $3 indie game'' and play the entire detective grimoire series on a whim #and i kid you not literally every character in tangle tower could be a tumblr blorbo #how do you people live like this. playing the world's blandest most poorly designed games for $75 #the floor texture of the pokemon protag's house is a photo of someone's kitchen backsplash upscaled with no further editing #they didn't even have stochastic texturing for their hills. that's how bad it was. i am reeling #fish babblings #draft dump 2023

[torchickentacos]

Shitpost headcanon time because I had to be normal at the doctor’s office today and I deserve this.

Conway runs a movie pirating site and helps people find free textbooks online. Morally he’s correct but legally...let’s say he just uses a lot of vpns

Misty played water polo but was kicked out after beating a girl with a pool noodle 

Gary knows every word to Hey Soul Sister by Train against his will because Tracey has it on their field work car trip playlist

Drew is one of those ‘my body is a temple’ vegetarians and he probably does yoga

Dawn bites her fingernails and has tried everything but cannot stop for the life of her. Zoey buys her that really bitter nail polish to help and paints Dawn’s nails.

Professor Oak wears bifocals

Morrison plays the drums. does anyone even care about this guy

Pikachu refuses to eat store brand ketchup

Paul never uses umbrellas and doesn’t mind being rained on but mostly because he doesn’t own an umbrella and keeps forgetting to buy one

Sophocles naruto runs and t poses 

May is really good at just dance and kills it at Living La Vida Loca every time

Mallow uses a mortar and pestle even after Lillie got her a nutribullet blender

Serena has ten million perfume samples but just uses viva la juicy couture every time

Brock loves shitty romance novels

Lana is a GTA5 twitch streamer

#taylor's tag #fav #fave #this was so fun #wedding anon I know i need to do that thing but I am so stuck I'm sorry that I can only do stupid things right now #once the stupid wears off I'll finish it #pokemon #pokeani #anipoke #I'll tag this i guess so people can see their blorbos in situations #like i wish everyone who mentioned may tagged her because I want content #so i apply that logic here #even if I Just mention them for a second someone somewhere is glad I know hwo morrison is #pokemon conway #pokemon misty #pokemon gary #pokemon tracey #pokemon dawn #pokemon drew #pokemon paul #pokemon sophocles #pokemon may #pokemon mallow #pokemon lillie #pokemon serena #pokemon brock #pokemon lana #pokemon zoey #appealshipping