Hey do you think ya can explain Barnaby and his illusion smoke a bit? It seems really cool and I don't remember if ya talked about it in depth before
sure! this got a bit longer than i expected!
so i was thinking that Barnaby seems like more of a hands-off kinda guy when it comes to altercations. would rather sit back and make funny commentary! so if he Had to get involved, i imagine it would be from a distance and still in an Entertaining Way!
thus - illusion magic! for this au i've been picturing that he got his paws on some illusionary herb in his early teens. for making people laugh, you know! and help out with the farm - illusions could distract animals, convince them to move on to different pastures, calm the chickens for egg-collecting, etc!
Ms. Beagle didn't really approve, since smoking is harmful, but lucky for the both of them this particular plant doesn't deal as much damage when smoked as normal smoking materials would - like tobacco! something to do with the magic properties! so Barnaby mostly used it for chores (when his mama wasn't paying attention, ofc - it's still a bad habit in her eyes) and entertainment purposes.
how it works: on its own, it doesn't do much when burned. it's not like illusions will waft out of the pipe's bowl, or that sniffing it will give someone hallucinations. in order for it to work properly, the user has to inhale properly, form the Intent of what the illusion should be / look like / behave, then purposefully blow the smoke out with that thought firmly in mind. the reach of the smoke depends on the force of Intent, and the intensity depends on the amount inhaled. those that breathe it in / are surrounded by it will see hallucinations of whatever Barnaby - or whoever the user is - wants them to! it can be literally anything! whether or not the target is fooled depends entirely on the individual, but the herb is potent enough that most are convinced that what they "see" is real (auditory hallucinations only occur if the target breathes in the smoke)
upsides: this form of magic is great for distractions, cover, deescalation, and that kind of thing. if needed, Barnaby could stop a fight with one exhale! it's a pretty powerful trick! it also means that Barnaby has built up a tolerance to illusion magic over the years, so where most of the party would be tricked, Barnaby would be unfazed. the only one with total immunity to the form of magic is Wally!
downsides: if Barnaby uses too much in too short of a time, it will get to him. and since he breathes in the largest amount - undiluted at that - it can fuck him up! using it sparingly / using repeated small amounts doesn't do anything. the most it will do is make him feel slightly untethered, but he has an easy time ignoring it / shaking it off.
in mild cases of the magic getting to him, it's like a bad trip. his proprioception is messed with (basically he gets uncharacteristically clumsy & off-balance), he feels like he's falling, anxiety spikes, and his vision is just... off! there are blind spots (im talking actual blind spots, not spots of black), things are moving in ways that they shouldn't, he has mild auditory hallucinations. the others can help ground him by talking to him, touching him, and confirming what's real and what isn't.
in bad cases, it's like that but 10 times worse. on top of all of the previous symptoms being worsened, he gets extremely vivid hallucinations, and they're very often not fun! it's a simultaneous feeling of dying, going insane, and not knowing what the fuck is going on. Barnaby loses sense of where he is, who's where, what's happening. he can get lost in the hallucinations - he has no way to know that they aren't real. in these terrible trips, no one can really help him. they can't get through the hallucinations, and if they do, the magic morphs Barnaby's perception of them and they end up adding to the effects. honestly the best thing for him is to let him rest somewhere with as little sensory input as possible & leave him be until he starts to come down. physical contact does help, since Barnaby understands on an instinctive level that illusions can't touch him, but it doesn't help half as much as it does w/ the mild trips. and again, the presence of someone can make the hallucinations worse.
so! suffice to say! he doesn't like using the herb all that often, and it's why he Stays Out Of It unless absolutely needed. he has two pouches of the herb - one with the strong stuff, reserved for emergencies / one with just a tiny bit of it mixed in with Barnaby's own personal blend for recreational/everyday use. (he also has an emergency tobacco stash in his pack, but that's only for when he's completely out of his usual blend <3)
extra lil scribble that didn't make it into the lil doodle post... i broke his wrist...
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Ride 719: The start of the Inter High qualifiers!!
Pag 5
1: Sorry for the wait, in fifteen minutes, at 10 o' clock, the qualifiers for the Inter High of the prefecture of Chiba, here at the gate before the beach of Kamogawa
2: will start!!
They're here!!
4: Yeah.... sorry, sorry
Pag 6
1: A ra-ra-race, so suddenly!? And what's more, the important qualifiers
Ah- ah- uhm, ah the helmet, the helmet, where is it, teh
Come on, come on, calm down- you're holding it in your left hand
2: I just heard the announcer saying “start”, Kinaka-kun
They're starting, seriously!?
Calm down, it's in fifteen minutes; now it's the tine to line up at the starting line
Let's go, Rokudai
That's why....
3: Sorry for the wait....
4: You seem to be in a hurry, so I brought these, here!!
5: Ka-Ka- Kanzaki-senpai!!
Aj- ah-yes!
Pag 7
1: Thank you so much!! -teh!!
To- to- today we'll work hard until the end of our strengths, thank you so much!!
Yeah... you're so impressive, first years
And.... so nervous
2: Ah- ah-
Ah-
She's my senpai as a “manager”.....
3: You said.... “brought”?
5: The jersey with your number bibs
Waa, waaa, thank you so much, teh
Waaaa
By the way, numbers bibs are are something that's meant to be put on by yourself!!
Pag 8
1: Th- thank you
Hurry, put it.... uhm....
3: Wear them, and run
5: They're the jerseys of the Sohoku's members
Pag 10
1: Hurry up, there's no time
I underestand that nervousness very well, too!!
2: Of course you're nervous, you're running in the qualifiers with the same jersey as them
3: The jersey I.... longed for....
My obejctive.....
4: I can wear it? Me!! Now!!
5: Excuse me!!
Pag 11
1: This.... I'll wear this, and.....
2: run together with Back-gate-slope-senpai....!!
3: I feel so honred.... and I might feel inadequate, but
4: I'll run in the race!!
5: Now, zip it up!!
The magic of that jersey is that it makes you nervous but it also gives you strength!!
Pag 12
1: They're here!!
3: It's Sohoku!!
Pag 13
1: Waaaaa!
It's last year's champions!
The two-times champions!!
They're here, Sohoku!!
Last year's winners, Sohoku High School, arrived at the start line!!
Amazing!
They're not just Chiba's two-times champions, they're national champions!
Incredible!
Sohoku! Sohoku!
Nice!!
2: Kakaka, they got all excited as soon as we get here!!
Thanks a lot, I'm Naruko Shoukichi!!
Naruko!
Redhead!!
3: Thanks a lot, I'll do great today, too!!
Look forward to my flashy running!
That redhead guy is fun!
4: I'm excited
Onodaa!!
Onoda-kun is so cute!!
5: Kashiwahigashi- well, do your best!
Makuhari- don't give up!
Don't just assume we're gonna lose!!
Pag 14
1: We have to breakthrough this race
Yeah
2: Sohokuuu!!
Win!
I mean, of course they'll take the top goal....
Honestly, aren't they unmatched?
Yeah
3:If we lose here, there'll be no Inter High
Winning for sure, no, we never know what's going to happen, that's road racing
4: Yes
Three years ago....
5: Sometimes I remember that day....
Pag 15
1: The qualifiers in Anesaki with Kinjou-san and the other third years
2: The first years are here
3: Finally in third place, Sohoku!!
What did the old man say in the end?
That.... they'll take the finish line, with a difference of one minute....
Can they really do something like that?
4: Catching up.... and even creating a difference of one minute..
Can they really do that?
If they really can....
5: It's overwhelming
6: Sohoku is the top!!
Sohokuu!!
Pag 16
2: Back then, we were first years, and they were so strong and overwhelming that we could only think that our senpais were incredible
3: But I get it now
5: To open such an overwhelming gap
6: They worked so hard to prepare for that
Pag 17
3: That's right!!
4: We spent so much time practicing and thinking about what could happen and preparing for it!!
5: And we also prepared so hard for this
6: Yeah!!
's right!!
Pag 18
1: Let's run with everything we have!!
2: Uh!!
Sohoku's presure got stronger!!
Waa
No, don't run with everything you have!!
3: Let's go!!
4: Yeah!!
Yeah!!
Pag 19
1: This road leads to the Inter High!!
Pag 20
1: The Kamogawa qualifiers for the road racing Inter High
Pag 21
1: Start!!
2: Under the clear blue sky, the ciclysts are all dashing on
There's also a lot of people cheering for our local high school in Kamogawa!!
Kamo..!!
Do your best!!
3: Kashiwahigashi, take it this year!!
Yeah, got it!!
Pag 22
2: Do your beest!
Thaaanks a lot!
There are so many bikes!
So colorful
3: Now, is the parade section over?
Sohoku's Naruko?
4: 'lright
5: Should we go now!!
6: Waaa Naruko jumped ahead at the start!
Sohoku's Naruko!! Isn't that bad news!?
Waaaaa
7: Hahaha, it's alright!!
Huh!?
Pag 23
1: “In road racing, you can't win alone”!! That's the theory!!
We have the numerical advantage! If he's left alone, he'll eventually get exhausted and fall!!
Kashiwahigashi Nomura-san!!
2: I'll show you
3: This is Naruko Shoukichi's flashi riding!!
Like this
Pag 24
1: I'll reach the goal!!
I'll away with the first attack and then win, and make a legend!!
2: No no no, Naruko is definitely bad news!
He'll get away and win on his own, that guy!
Catch him!
Chase him!!
4: Thanks to Naruko-kun, the first half will be easy
Yeah
While Naruko-kun is in the lead, we'll be protected from the wind
6: By the way
Pag 25
1: Kinaka and Rokudai.... until the last moment, they weren't at the start line with us
Ye-yeah
2: I- I'm sure they ran late while getting ready.... and are now hesitant to cut through everyone to come to the front
I guess they're starting from way behind us
3: I don't see them at all
4: Do we leave them behind?
You're so quick to make a decision!!
5: They were too flustered, chosing them was a mistake
Your humor is too dry, Imaizumi-kun!
6: Let's wait for them
We can't do that
Ehhh
7: No, seriously speaking
Pag 26
1: If they can't get here by themselves, then we don't need them
2: This race
3: also serves as the team members selection
Pag 27
3: I.... in the end we ended up at the very end of the line, teh
4: Is Imaizumi-san in the lead?
Pag 28
1: And there are so many people, the density is so different from that of middle school's races!!
Ngh!! I can't get used to this way of riding!!
2: I'm sorry, it's because I took too much time in getting ready, teh
And now you, Kinaka-kun-
3: Whataver, there's no use in talking about it now
Anyway, let's go up to where Onoda-san and the other are!!
4: If we can't get to them
5: Our race ends now!!
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Let’s not revise history clawdeen has always been lightskinned. Lightwashing her further isn’t okay but you can’t tell me clawdeen wolf is a dark skinned black girl. I would love it if she was but she’s not
Also I do think people need to appreciate g3 I’d the first time she’s ever been played by a black woman her og voice actor was white which is So Racist. A white woman putting on a fake blaccent to portray a sassy black girl? Die.
Frankly this is the blackest she’s ever been even if she is lightwashed. Not that it’s not a problem but thank god she’s not played by a white woman anymore
Now, who said she was darkskin? all we've been talking about is the act of making her lighter than she used to be and I think its weird that you're put off and sooo hung up at the thought of people implying that clawdeen was darkskin. why is there so much disdain that you had rush and say 'she was never darkskin 🙄' all because people said.... they've made her lighter?
the live action movie had her being portrayed by a racially ambiguous actress and the reboot dolls have lightened her EVEN MORE. and knowing that a lot of what was in the movie was carried over to the lore of the show and dolls proves that clawdeen is supposed to be lighter than she has been in the past
and people thinking clawdeen was darkskin is justified when in the movies she was darker than some of the dolls they produced for her.
just like sasha from bratz, she was made darker in the movies but her dolls sometimes came in different shades but she is clearly closer to howleen's tone than anything else
now right now im going to use stock images of clawdeen but its very clear that they are either trying to use lighting to make her lighter on purpose or she is genuinely now lighter than before so don't take my word for it but something is definitely something going on
(Image order: G3 Innovation series (2022), G3 Basics series (2022), G1 reproduction doll (2014), G1 School's Out (2011), G2 How do you boo? (2016))
and you're right it is a good thing that clawdeen is finally voiced by a black woman but what people mean by 'lightskin-ifaction' is now that her skin is lighter her entire personality has changed that matches the idea that all lightskin girls are soft and delicate while darker skinned black girls are aggressive and rude and sassy. why couldn't she be darker and be shy and nerdy?
I just want to clarify i am very happy she is finally being called black and I don't hate clawdeen as character, but I am criticising mattel.
and monster high fans who are upset at the colourism have every right to brush this off, this isn't something petty like not liking the clothes the dolls are in like other fans are complaining about people should not have to accept acts of antiblackness just because they finally admit clawdeen is black (even though she is technically biracial which is even more colourist because they're really looking for a reason for clawdeen to be lighter.... how can a werewolf be half human half werewolf when THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE 😭)
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