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hamandeggbun · 7 months
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girl's night!! 💟💕 (click for quality:)
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aangarchy · 10 months
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This is gonna be the ONE time you're gonna hear me defend m night shyamalan's atla movie. The ONE time. But the costumes for his movie were fucking good. Yes the cast was horrible, yes the script was cringe, yes the bending was goofy. But the costume design was FIRE and i'm tired of pretending it wasn't. There's obviously some tweeks i would have made: mainly Katara and Sokka's hair, but the costumes looked like they belonged in the atla universe. It worked. And they look a lot better than the costumes we see in these current promo shots.
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The only exception so far to me, is Dallas Liu's Zuko costume. At least his scar is actually visible to the naked eye lol.
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Again like i said in my last post we'll just have to wait and see for an actual trailer to judge how these costumes work in action. But currently i feel like it looks too clean, too fake. I get that they wanted to go for accuracy but Gordon's Aang literally looks like he's wearing polyester cotton blend. They could have at least went with linen bc airbenders can warm themselves by controlling their breathing.
Idk maybe this is my pessimistic nature ruining the party lol. What do you guys think?
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Assorted Batkid Headcanons
During the middle days of Damian being Dick’s Robin, he was still figuring out how to show affection in a nonviolent way, so he just kept getting Dick fish. His logic was ‘Grayson has issues taking care of himself, so I will get him a pet that even he will find easy to care for’.
As a result Dick has an entire tank of various fish, all named Jim after Jim Gordon.
Dick finds this hilarious. Babs finds this hilarious. She’ll casually mention something ‘Jim’ did in conversation with her dad and watch as he bluescreens.
Tim has the pallet of a five year old. All he likes are exceedingly sugary sweet foods everyone else wants to puke while eating.
As a result, all he drinks are those stupidly sugary energy drinks that leave you seeing god after a few minutes. Is this unhealthy? No, it’s a liquid, therefor water, therefor good - Tim Drake.
Duke has purposefully broken his wrist to see if he would light up like a glowstick before. It didn’t work.
Cass shows her affection through objects, so a Batkid will often walk into their residence to find something like a metal bottle cap or a feather neatly placed on their table, without any security triggered or any other indication anyone was ever here. They all know to treasure these, no matter what they are.
Jason, given he’s built like a tank, will often hold things out of reach from people just to Be An Asshole. He loves it.
Damian used the same method of affection on Steph when she was his Batgirl, but had a bit more faith in her ability to not let something die, so he kept getting her small rodents, like hamsters and rats. She named them all after characters from Supernatural.
Stephanie had a huge Supernatural phase when she was 13 and never really grew out of it. She’s tried out summoning rituals from the show before.
Every single Batkid had a Warriors phase. Every. Single. One.
Dick was SO FUCKING HAPPY when Duke showed up because he finally had a brother who would happily give him a hug without having a panic attack due to TouchFuckery.
Steph has referred to the Batfam as “Furry Touchfucked McNuggets” before. No one questions it because she’s right.
Babs has designated snacks for every occasion. Program Taking Too Long To Load is Cheetos. Bruce Being a Bitchass On the Comms is popcorn. Done With This Bullshit For Good, I Swear is Twix.
Tim’s Notes app on this phone is entirely filled with sleep deprived 4am rants about why Star Trek is the superior franchise. He’s very passionate about it.
One time Bart was bored so decided to raid the pantry and he found Damian crouched on one of the top shelves, hissing like a cat and clutching a box of Weetabix. He took a picture and now it’s the YJ discord group icon.
Not exactly Batfam but the YJ Core Four + Cissie have a discord group chat and Tim’s the mod.
Damian loves Weetabix. Idk if anyone else knows what that is but that shit was my fucking childhood so he loves it.
Duke has tried and is currently trying to unionize all the kid sidekicks. They’re getting there.
Jason’s favorite authors are Mary Shelley and Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice is his comfort book that he often reads after patrolling as way to wind down. He fucking hates Edgar Allan Poe with a passion for reasons he refuses to explain.
Cass will sometimes teach some dance moves to little kids while on patrol. Sure, she knows it’s not stopping violence, but when she sees another little girl with scars on her palms and wary eyes light up as she twirls in the air and laugh as she leaps, she thinks it’s worth it. More than worth it.
Jason’s found her doing this sometimes. Neither of them say anything.
The Batkids all love Jon. Yeah, move over Damian, don’t keep him all to yourself. They may have their own supers/alien besties, but Jon is just adorable, and they all want to smoosh the cheeks of a kid who won’t attempt to stab them for it. Look, he’s so cute. The day anyone bullies Jon beware, because the entirety of Gotham’s vigilante force will be there to wreak havoc upon you.
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bruhstation · 4 months
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I really adore your Casa tidmouth designs! Who was the hardest to pull off? (If there was any designs that you had any trouble with)
thank you very much! to be honest, I never really had any MAJOR difficulties in designing my gijinkas, but if I have to pick some, I'd say one of them is james. I was thinking about how to make a design that's so james-like. so extravagant, like he's saying "look at me!", over-the-top to the point it's a bit ridiculous, but also pleasing to the eyes and kiiiinda doesn't make it hard for him to work. at the same time, I also have to incorporate his canon self's liveries and underpaints.
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so in his current design, he wears a mostly red outfit (engine color) with pink undersides (underpaint, still sticking to his red coat, and his black dress shirt is underneath (previous livery, hence it's underneath everything).
I don't really have a hard time figuring his body shape and face shape, though. he's a bit thin and slightly curvy, and his face is round-ish with striking eyes (do not forget his crow's feet! important!)
other characters that I'd also mention I had a bit of trouble with are spencer and duck. when I designed spencer nearly two years ago, he had coat collars that I eventually gave to gordon (spencer looked a bit funny) and traded for a coat collar with fur. since his engine's nickname is silver link, I gave his coat chains (link. hahah), same goes for the logo on his hat. his belt buckle has an engravement of a horse (horse --> racing horse --> name basis for most of his cousins --> I just want him to look obnoxious)
duck's coat has lots of little buttons and zippers and anything that makes him look like he's someone from a well-off family. I wanted his coat to look like something noblemen from the 19th century would wear. the dual colors of his coat represent his family ideals being challenged by his ideals that's been influenced by his coworkers/environment, something like that!
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also funny how most of my characters wear coats with long sleeves, scarves, and even gloves in the middle of summer. let's just pretend the weather on cstm's sodor is more forgiving or that sudrians are just built different
basically most of my designs boil down to "okay they wear coats and overalls but they have to look as ridiculous as possible like they're going to testify at an ace attorney court". thank you for your question, and have a good day!
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kyokikia · 4 months
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Im curious, do people even write for uta? Do people like uta at all?? If you cant tell, she's my favorite female character! I dont see anyone talking about her 😭😭
i might write for her if someone requests it (when requests are back open) but she might be the only one piece female i would ever write for so, sorry for that
Has anyone else on here watched film red? I wanna talk about it with someone because its one of my favorite movies, currently listening to new genesis as i speak (ado's singing was HEAVENLY in the movie)
Ado's singing is so heavenly, and she honestly captured the supposed greatness of uta's voice PERFECTLY. I watched the movie in sub so i couldnt hear amalee dubbing uts, but honestly, i listened to amalee's covers of the songs, and i think the dub watchers were robbed from hearing amalee's covers. She covered all the songs PERFECTLY! She did the spell part of tot musica perfectly aswell and i adore Amalee's and Ado's works so much!
SPOILERS UNDER KEEP READING FOR ONE PIECE: FILM RED
I think she's a little crazy but i love her a lot, what she did in the movie is honestly justifiable. I love her design so much, i wanna cosplay her but i got my bills to pay 😭 i'll do it once i get extra money tho, anyway, i feel so bad for her because for years she thought that shanks had abandoned her but turns out she was manipulated into singing tot musica by the people of Elegia 😭 i feel so bad knowing on how much she probably blamed herself for what happened but it wasnt her fault at all
Shanks is so selfless i swear, the way he just chose to take the blame instead so uta wouldn't blame herself and so she could make other people happy with her voice aswell 😭♥️
Watching uta descend into madness, as her mental health and physical state reach its absolute lowest was so heartbreaking (but the movie was so cool to watch!)
As you probably know, the wakeshrooms cause the person who eats them to stay awake until they die, and makes them more aggravated and brings out their negative emotions more, so i can see why she became more deranged as the movie went on. i feel so bad for her she deserves better 😭 i see why she was driven into madness after meeting shanks after all those years
Being kept on that island for so many years mustve been so depressing, so she was in a bad mental state most of her life. Kept alone, isolated with the entire world other than Gordon, not knowing anything going on in the world is so sad
I can see why she hates pirates so much, seeing as she cares so much about her fans (that she would trap them in the sing sing world just so they wouldnt have to deal with pirates anymore and for a 'new era' which she had good intentions with, but honestly it wasnt that great of an idea) she had the idea that all pirates were bad, and seeing all her fans sending her video mail about it probably amplified her hatred.
I took notice on how by the time uta had to sing tot musica, she was in her absolute worst mental and physical state, some of the words were linked together some words were messed up, i think ado captured on how much of a terrible state uta was in by the time she was forced to sing the song perfectly, i adore ado's singing in film red so much
I might've misunderstood uta honestly, i might've done her wrong in this post, i also realize this entire post is a rant but oh well i honestly just wanted to talk about her, anyone wanna tell me their thoughts on film red?
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scarletfire03 · 9 months
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when I first got into half life I was still very much a furry. so here have fur-life doodles Also yes this AU started out as a furry AU.
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gina and gordon are both hyenas but gina is a striped hyena
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vvv some lore and explanations for shit vvv
you may notice I didn't choose obvious animals for some characters. most people would probably make adrian a shepherd dog of some sort since his last name is literally shephard. I don't like using domesticated animals for furry designs tho. its too easy, its overused and kind of a weird concept if you think about it. how the hell were these guys domesticated. instead, I like to go for less popular choices and more uncommon animals. I chose a close relative of sheep for adrians design because i think its a bit ironic that the shephard is a sheep. also they have cool color patterns which I really like :D
as for gordon being a hyena, this was originally just a random idea I had. just tried choosing a cool animal. but when I developed this idea I realized that I could do a lot more with this. hyenas are seen as scavengers that aren't very strong and they are also seen as not very intelligent cough cough the lion king cough cough this is completely false. spotted hyenas are highly intelligent and social creatures and they take down their own food for the most part. they are strong. have you seen their jaws?? they are capable of breaking bones with their bite. I wouldn't dare to mess with one. the more I thought about this the more I felt that it was very fitting for the guy that is considered a goofy idiot by most of his coworkers (every fucking scientist at black mesa seems to treat him like hes just an intern and like he has 0 skill) to be a hyena. hes completely misjudged by everyone around him. and during the resonance cascade he showed the world that everyone was wrong about him. at the same time, his actions might've strengthened those stereotypes in some people that saw him. I mean, he kind of did turn into a killing machine back there. even if he was saving my life I would be wary of him. you just cant trust someone that kills without hesitation. the resistance might also be more divided in their opinion about him (something I'm still keeping for my AU because the canon resistance is boring as fuck sorry) and not everyone thinks he is the savior of mankind.
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also like, LOOK AT HOW SPOOKY THAT LOOKS
gina is also a hyena because during development she was literally just female gordon. like, she was supposed to be the female player choice. to keep that theme at least somewhat i made her a hyena aswell. to make her design more unique i made her a striped hyena though.
colette is a lynx (a siberian lynx in the doodle but I later decided on her being an iberian lynx instead)
alyx and barney don't have that much story behind their designs aside from me wanting to have an avian character and not just a bunch of mammals.
eli is also a cheetah obviously and i was thinking of making kleiner something like a slow loris cause they look funky and he is very funky
also on a side note: gordon furreemans head looking like a radiation symbol was an accident at first because i was trying to draw him more cartoony and then I noticed this and now he has a radiation symbol for a head. also that doodle is where my current angular lookin style originated.
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shikariiin · 6 months
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Okay, you showed us designs of Steam team but with whom you ship Gordon and Emily? What about Percy? Is he adopted as well as Thom-Thom? And who was he adopted by? 👀
I personally ship Gordon with Henry (A little basic Ik ik), but currently I feel indifferent about them because of an Ex-friend, So I’ve been avoiding that ship for a while until I sort my feelings together. OUTDATED
I don’t ship Emily with anyone, mainly because she’s Aro/Ace in my AU hehehe OUTDATED
Percy? Ohhh I have so many things ready for lil’ ol Pershy! Anyone who follows my insta would know that I’m going to make him Non-Verbal, why? Well I’ll tell you a little backstory!
IRL I recently took a small part-time job as an art Tutor for little kids around my neighborhood, I’m not an art student so I’m just teaching them basic stuff.
There’s this one boy, I think he’s 6 years old, who’s mother told me he was Non-Verbal, and absolutely LOVED Thomas and friends, me being me, kinda showed him my engines sketches, they’re not the best per say but kid absolutely loved them, squealing and signing erratically, he was just the sweetest little guy.
Ofc he has his tantrums and like 20 minutes of me trying to understand him, I ended up learning a bit of sign language just so we can communicate, even if it’s just for a few words!
I wanted to represent him in Percy (his favorite character), Ofc story wise it would be different, and I’ll have Edward Adopt him, because Percy is an Orphan.
I would love to doodle Ed trying to understand what Percy wants, kinda like how I’m dealing with him.
So yeah :D, I think I rambled for too long hehe.
Thank you for the ask!
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gumnut-logic · 4 months
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As Australia moves closer and closer to the new year, I just want to wish all of you a Happy New Year with a wonderful 2024 to you all.
Thank you for all your amazing support over the last five and a half years. Thunderfam is amazing and that is because of you.
Have a gorgeous Virgil pic and a little bit of fic from new years past :D
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Ten...the match caught and flickered in the breeze. She caught it, wrapping it with her hands, nursing it to the candle, and letting out a breath as flared into life.
Module Four hit the surface of the North Pacific Ocean and immediately started rolling in the swell. Thunderbird Two’s heavy-duty spotlights tracked it as it was tossed about.
“Gordon, you okay?”
“Riding it out. Though I have to say, I’m glad I didn’t over indulge at dinner.” Virgil watched as all the module indicators flicked to green. “We are go for module deployment.”
“Make it fast. That swell is unpredictable.” He would have preferred to have lowered TB4 using the grapples, but the wind gusts were more problematic than the swell. As if to reassure him of his decision, TB2 was suddenly swiped sideways. He compensated hurriedly, bringing her back to stability, her lights once again training on the module. It was the better of two poor choices.
The undersea habitat didn’t have a choice, so here they were, in the pitch dark of the last hour of the year, attempting to fish more scientists out of the deep.
The weather was not cooperating.
Gordon lowered the ramp, and with a speed he would not usually deploy, shot off into the cold and turbulent water.
Virgil grunted as the wind caught his girl again.
Module retrieval was going to be a bitch.
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Nine...she took the first candle from its holder and gently tilted it towards its brother. The two wicks touched and flickered. The two became one.
Space is silent, but it isn’t. There is always some kind of machinery functioning to keep life alive. Whether it be Thunderbird Three herself, or his own helmet, Alan was always accompanied by sound.
At this very moment, it was his own swearing.
“Goddamnit, move!”
But the airlock refused to obey. Likely fused shut by the explosion that had set the ship adrift, it was between him and the three remaining life signs. He had to get it open, their life support was failing.
“John, what are the chances of me cutting through this?”
“Not great. It is reinforced. Have you tried the Claw?”
The Claw, complete with a capital C, was a piece of equipment designed by Virgil based on his exo-suit. Virgil rarely made it out into space, but there was occasionally the need for heavy lifting out in the void. It used a grip attached to a thruster pack and could be deployed to create force in any direction.
“It was next on my list.”
“You’ve got nine minutes left.”
“Working on it.” He pulled in his equipment pack, tethered to his sled, and grabbed the Claw. Fastening the grip onto the airlock wheel, he deployed the thruster pack to give the correct directional push.
And the wheel refused to budge.
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Eight...the first candle flickered haphazardly, once again teased by the breeze as she moved it to the second of its brethren. She smiled just slightly as it, too, caught and flared.
“How do they expect me to catch something I can’t see?!”
It was muttered at his instruments and he didn’t expect an answer. All his scanning equipment was trained ahead attempting to locate the hidden exhaust of an experimental plane deployed by the GDF. It would have been an interesting experiment, if the pilot wasn’t currently trapped inside. It was codenamed Nighthawk because the plane was designed to work best at night - apparently testing it during the day would have made Scott’s rescue attempt a little too easy. So here he was after dark, on New Year’s Eve of all nights, flying over the back end of New South Wales attempting to find an invisible plane.
Yet again, International Rescue was the only organisation with the mechanical guts to fix the GDF’s problems.
It pissed him off big time.
His sensors flickered, his arms moved, and Thunderbird One darted to starboard. For just a moment he had the craft clear as day in his sights.
Then it was gone again.
It was only a matter of time before it crashed. He could communicate with the pilot, but the signals were scrambled and misdirected and no use for locating anything. When the GDF screwed up, they screwed up big time.
“C’mon, c’mon!” He brought TB1 to a hover, every sensor combing the darkness around him.
A flicker.
Another.
Nothing.
A godawful metallic screech as something impacted his ‘bird’s hull on the port side. She swung around, spun on her axis, and suddenly Scott was in free fall.
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Seven...the third candle wouldn’t catch. She bit her lip, and prayed just a little. The breeze threatened.
John Tracy wished he had more hands. Two were not enough when he had four brothers - one in space, one underwater, and two in the air.
“Scott! You need altitude! Impact in twenty seconds.”
His brother grunted as his hologram grimaced, fighting the controls of his ‘bird.
John didn’t need a damage report, TB5 provided him with all too much detail. Damage to Thunderbird One’s port side VTOL and flight stabiliser had her in a spin.
“She’s not responding.”
“You’ve got additional weight on your port side.” John’s fingers flew across the hologram, attempting to ascertain exactly what the readings were trying to tell him. Damn. “You have a mass embedded in her superstructure, despite the fact we can’t see it.” Calculations. “You’re going to have to attempt to land vertically. Use your rear thrusters to support the imbalance.”
It wasn’t going to be easy. Thunderbird One wasn’t designed to be anywhere vertical but on her gantry, but there was no way Scott would be able to sustain a horizontal landing.
“FAB, Thunderbird Five.” It was said through gritted teeth.
He couldn’t help but think that if Thunderbird Two had been sharing the same airspace as her sister, she could have pulled her out of her dive.
But she wasn’t.
And John was left to watch.
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Six...the third wick absolutely refused to light and her heart clenched. Let it rest a moment. She moved onto the fourth candle and touched the flame to the waxed cotton.
Night rescues weren’t really out of the ordinary, but they could be eerie. As he left the reach of Thunderbird Two’s powerful spots, he had to rely on the illumination his own Thunderbird could emit. And Thunderbird Four could shine a considerable wattage.
Underwater nightlife was a whole different ocean full of fish in comparison to that under daylight. Despite being in the middle of open ocean, this particular spot was above the very top of a great undersea mountain, just high enough to support the beginnings of a temperate reef system. No doubt one of the reasons the mobile observatory was in the area.
“Undersea Habitat Victor-Two-Zero-Romeo, this is Thunderbird Four, do you read me?”
The line crackled a moment, but a female voice gasped and answered. “Oh, thank god. We are down to our last module. Please hurry.”
“FAB, ma’am. I’m on approach. Can you give me any further detail on the cause of the problem?”
“It won’t go away and keeps attacking.”
Gordon frowned. “What won’t go away?”
“The whale.”
“A whale?!” And his spots lit up the damaged habitat. It looked as if it had been pummelled with a giant baseball bat. Of the five interconnected modules, only one had any sign of life. “Why would a whale attack you?”
But he didn’t get a chance to listen to her answer as his spots lit up a giant mass of flesh, an eyeball, and suddenly Thunderbird Four was rolling.
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Five...when the fourth candle refused to light, she took firmer measures and turned to the iron fire pot and touched the first candle to paper. It burst into flame.
“Alan, you’ve got incoming debris!”
“What?!”
But John didn’t need to repeat himself as the first of the projectiles tore through the space in front of his helmet and ricocheted off the hull of the space freighter, narrowly missing his arm.
“Shit!”
“Take cover. Freighter’s starboard side. Now.”
Alan grabbed the Claw and flipped himself vertically to thrust in the right direction and tore around the engine compartment of the ship and hid in a crevice directly opposite the incoming stream. “Where the hell did that come from?”
“Apologies, Alan, I didn’t catch it early enough.”
Alan sighed. He knew his brother was stretched thin at the moment. Apparently dangerously thin. He should have been paying more attention himself.
“We’re down to five minutes.”
“I know.” Silent impacts thundered around him. “Is there any other way in that doesn’t require me to be swiss cheesed?”
“Only the maintenance hatch you dismissed earlier.”
“We may not have a choice.” Alan sighed. “I’ll see what I can do, but it is going to be tight. It wasn’t meant for ship access.” But he would make it work.
Grabbing the Claw and his laser cutter, Alan darted out from his crevice and along the length of the ship, hiding in its shadow. A snap of a carabiner and he was secured once again.
“Okay, you hunk of junk, I’m going to kick your ass.”
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Four...The breeze was stronger and the first candle flickered out, leaving just the one burning, flickering sporadically. She added fuel to the fire pot.
The flash was blinding and Virgil swore.
Lightning wasn’t a problem, but the storm was. “Gordon, you need to make this quick, the weather is deteriorating faster than we anticipated. He swore again as a nasty downdraft attempted to shove the cargo plane into the turbulent ocean.
The module below was being thrown about like a cork. Virgil made the decision. “Thunderbird Four, I am submerging the module. You will need to dock underwater.” His fingers darted across controls as Thunderbird Two shuddered through another nasty downdraft. Below, the mechanics of Module Four started pumping water and it slipped beneath the waves to hover at a depth that would protect it from the turbulence.
“FAB, Virgil - Shit!”
“Gordon?”
“We have a pissed off whale down here!”
Virgil watched as his readouts tracked Thunderbird Four. She was darting, rolling and suddenly shoved sideways by massive lifesign. He grit his teeth, unable to do anything to help.
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Three…she built up the fire pot until it was a massive towering flame.
Scott yanked the lever backwards and let off a prayer to the god of pilots.
Thunderbird One attempted to respond, and he grit his teeth. “C’mon.” Without her port thruster, getting her vertical was a challenge. “C’mon, damnit.” The extra weight dragged and she refused to stabilise.
The air was dark around him, but his instruments were screaming altitude loss and collision warnings, his cockpit lit up like a Christmas tree.
“Goddamnit, fly!”
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Gordon swooped around the mass of angry whale. What the hell was his problem. And it was definitely a ‘he’, a full-on bull sperm whale, a very unhappy one.
He ran through whale behaviours in his head as he swooped and dove towards the habitat. A hand darted across his instruments, searching...
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Alan hit the hatch with his fist in frustration. Grip, for crying out loud!
He was down to three minutes to get these guys out and he still hadn’t made it into the damn ship yet.
There was no sound in space, other than the scream in his own helmet as suddenly the entire side of the ship was torn away, a chunk of rock tearing through its hull.
The Claw spun off into space.
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John bit through his lip, his concentration total on all four brothers. One hand played his holographic controls like Virgil played his piano, data shunted off to where it was desperately needed at the flick of a finger. The other spun between views, scans and acquired information at the full speed his highly advanced Thunderbird could manage.
“Virgil! Waterspout!” And the information was shunted directly to TB2.
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“Waterspout?! What the hell!” Thunderbird Two groaned as he forced her sideways out of the path of the anomaly. The crosswinds were shit, and she dipped noseward. Damnit!
He kicked in her rear thrusters, killed the VTOL and tore across the ocean in an arc, circling around to return for pickup. She bucked like a rebellious mare.
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Two...she grabbed all five doused candles in one fist.
Gordon swore again as the whale clipped him on one side. “Okay, I’ve had enough of this. Undersea Habitat Victor-Two-Zero-Romeo, I want you to kill all transmissions. All kinds. I want you silent as the grave.”
“What?”
He spun TB4 on her axis. “Now. If I think what is happening is happening this is your own fault, do what I say!”
He sighed as all transmission bands went silent. He scanned the full spectrum. No....no...ah, damn there it was. “I said all of them!” And it finally disappeared.
Another dodge of a whale fluke and Gordon peeled off in a curve.
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Alan tasted blood. He had bitten clean through his cheek. He spun slowly in space, the ship in front of him sporting a jagged hole in its side.
Just big enough for an astronaut to crawl through.
Two minutes and counting...
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Thunderbird One bucked like a mule, but he finally managed to get her vertical enough to fire her rear thrusters. Their plummet slowed.
The holographic ground was still coming up fast.
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Virgil homed in on the module’s signal, finding once again his place in space. Lightning flashed in warning.
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John held his breath. Seconds ticked by...
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One...with determination she thrust all five wicks into the roaring flame of the fire pot. Burn damn you.
Scott yelled as his thrusters made contact with solid ground.
Gordon flicked a control and Thunderbird Four sung into the darkness.
Alan dove into the ship, calling out in desperation.
Virgil swore yet again as Thunderbird Two bucked.
John wished he could close his eyes.
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All five candles burst into vibrant flame, the five merging into one, defying the breeze, taking on the energy of the fire pot and burning strongly.
Just as midnight passed over Tracy Island, Sally Tracy separated out the five candles and placed each of them in their holders. She smiled just slightly as each eagerly leapt up brightly, dancing.
“Grandma? Have you heard anything from John?” Kayo walked across the comms room towards the balcony where Sally had set up the fire pot. The breeze tousled her hair as it lay loose around her shoulders.
“Not in the last ten minutes.”
Kayo came up close and hugged her. “Happy New Year, Grandma.”
She kissed her granddaughter on her cheek. “Happy New Year, honey.”
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Epilogue
As dawn lit up the sky on Tracy Island, the sun was witness to five very tired brothers flying home. Thunderbird Two had Thunderbird One grasped under her undercarriage, the severely damaged craft sporting a massive dent in her port side. Her pilot sat very unhappily beside Virgil in the cockpit of TB2. Gordon was asleep in the seat behind them.
The sky roared as the great red rocket of Thunderbird Three tore out of re-entry and spun in for landing.
She was followed by the ever-silent drop of the elevator from Thunderbird Five.
Virgil lowered his brother’s ‘bird to the side of TB2’s runway. He and Brains, and no doubt Scott, would be out later to assess the damage and plan repairs. As fast as possible. Scott was intolerable when his ‘bird was down.
He rolled his shoulders as he brought his own ‘bird into land. There would be no shortage of checks to be done on Thunderbird Two, either. Gordon was already complaining about the work to be done on both TB4 and Module Four, and he wasn’t even fully awake.
Thunderbird Two spun in her hanger and he powered her down.
All three brothers sighed.
“Debrief in ten?”
Scott muttered an affirmative and while Virgil ran through post flight, his brothers crawled out of their seats and headed up to the villa.
In the distance, Thunderbird Three roared as she docked in her hanger.
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“The idiots were emitting random noise on a frequency that could have been designed to piss off a sperm whale. Once I had them kill it off, I dug up something that would interest, but keep that same whale calm, and I led him off. When he was gone, it was easy to grab the three idiots. We docked with the module, surfaced, and then had wonder pilot over here do his retrieval magic. I have to say, Virgil, that was some damn fine manoeuvring.”
Virgil blinked at the unexpected praise. Gordon must be seriously tired. “Thank you. I admit it wasn’t easy, but we made it in one piece. Brains, I will need to do some thorough checks on the grapple launchers and the module connectors, they were put under some serious strain.”
The engineer nodded.
Scott blinked as if he was having trouble keeping his eyes open. “Good job, Gordon, Virgil.” He turned to their youngest brother and frowned. Virgil followed his gaze and found Alan asleep in the corner of the couch.
“I can report for Alan.” John looked as tired as Virgil felt. “All the crew of the freighter were saved. In spite of the unexpected debris storm Alan encountered. Virgil, he will need a new Claw. He might have some modification requests on that front as well. “John yawned. “Sorry, full report will be available as soon as I’ve had enough sleep.”
“Scott, your turn.” And despite himself, Virgil yawned as well.
“I’ll keep it short. Stop doing that.” And Virgil grinned as Scott caught the yawn bug. “The GDF night camouflage is pretty damn good. I had a lot of trouble locating their craft. That problem was solved by said ship colliding with Thunderbird One’s port side. You’ve seen the damage. She’s down for repairs. We’ll know for how long as soon as Brains has a chance to assess it. Pilot was a lucky bastard and survived with only minor injuries. Apparently, the camouflage works both ways and navigation from inside the ship is extremely difficult. It’s back to the drawing board for the GDF.” And he spat the acronym. “Brains, you might want to check out One’s logs on what she could detect. All I can say is that Thunderbird Shadow walks all over them.” There was no shortage of smugness in that statement either.
Accompanied by another yawn.
“Well done everyone.”
They all muttered something congratulatory, punctuated by another round of yawns.
“Oh, and Happy New Year.”
A couple of grunts followed that.
“Get some sleep and we’ll look at throwing some belated fireworks.”
More grunting.
“Dismissed.”
Virgil stood up with creaking bones and stumbled towards the stairs.
And almost collided with his grandmother.
“Oh, so sorry, Grandma.” He steadied her with one hand, suddenly aware of four brothers lining up behind him. In the corner of his eye, Alan was wobbling with Gordon holding one of his arms to keep him steady.
Grandma grabbed him in a hug. “Happy New Year, Virgil.”
He startled and immediately returned the embrace, dropping his chin onto her head and holding her tight. “Happy New Year, Grandma.” He kissed her hair. His eyes darted to his brothers, all four frozen to the spot.
She let him go, but looked up at him and smiled, before darting to Scott and repeating the process.
Virgil frowned, staring just a little as she moved from one brother to another, wishing each of them a Happy New Year and hugging intensely.
His attention was suddenly drawn away, however, as, silent as always, Kayo appeared and wrapped her arms around him. “Happy New Year, Virgil.”
His eyes widened, but he hugged her and wished her the same. She smiled up at him and then, just like Grandma, moved onto Scott and, hugging him, wished him a Happy New Year.
Virgil simply stared.
Once all the brother hugging had been completed, both women stood back and Grandma started ushering them up the stairs. “Well, off to bed with you. We can celebrate later tonight.” She smiled at all of them.
Kayo’s smile was a little smaller, but just as genuine.
Virgil decided he was too tired to work out what the hell was going on. He turned and began to tackle the stairs. He would think after he had slept.
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Sally watched her boys climb the stairs wearily.
They were home safe. Tired, but safe.
So far it had been a good year.
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fireflameproductions · 7 months
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NOTE: THESE DESIGNS ARE OUTDATED I WILL REMAKE THEM SOON
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Here’s my official lineup for the HIT era steam team! I’m super pleased with my designs for all of them and I think that they fit their personalities well! I have updated some things since then (this drawing is from July) but everything is still pretty much the same up till now.
They are a unique species that look human but share engine traits (grey skin, higher demand for water, and enhanced strength and speed). They all work as conductors and general workers on the railway.
My AU also takes place in the mid 1960s so technology is very limited and is still very old fashioned.
Headcanons and close ups below!
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💙Thomas Billinton💙
Voice headcanon: Eddie Glen
Physical age: 33
Mental age: 20
- Despite being the ‘leader’ of The steam team he lacks in leadership skills. Unless the task is extremely important
- He is kind but can be mischievous and slightly rude when he wants
- He is pan and is currently dating Emily
- Despite his previous mistakes and wrong doings he tries his best to better himself and to not let others bring him down
- If there he candy around it will be gone in less than 30 seconds
- Annie and Clarabel are his closest friends and would kill if something bad happened to them
- Likes to bully the older members as he finds it funny (Gordon especially)
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💙Edward Pettigrew💙
Voice headcanon: William Hope
Physical age: 65
Mental age: 47
- The father figure of the group, everyone looks up to him since he’s one of the oldest engines
- The sweetest member on the team (probably the sweetest on the island let’s be real)
- The best guy to go to for support and advice. He’ll try his best to help everyone
- Rarely ever gets upset, when he does you know you’ve messed up
- Due to his age he gets tired more easily. And has trouble working long, hard days
- He is currently questioning his sexuality
- Absolutely loves calm days on the railway, it gives him a chance to slow down and relax.
- Despite being pushed down by the younger members, he doesn’t let that bother him and continues to do his best
- Loves hugs, gives them out for free (go give him one he deserves it)
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💚Henry Stanier💚
Voice headcanon: Keith Wickham
Physical age: 39
Mental age: 34
- Is usually kindhearted but can be rude if you grind his gears
- Absolutely loves nature, he keeps a ton of houseplants in his room
- He is bi
- Has trauma from The Flying Kipper accident, he has a lot of scars from the crash
- Is a sucker for cuddles (will get flustered if you hug him)
- Has frequent anxiety due to past accidents. He doesn’t want to go through that much fear again
- He loves napping under trees (he has a favourite one in his forest)
- Hopes one day he could pull the express full time (despite Gordon’s pleas)
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💙Gordon Gresley💙
Voice headcanon: Kerry Shale
Physical age: 43
Mental age: 41
- Is one of the tallest and strongest workers on the island. He always thinks that he’s the best (and he is ofc)
- Despite his pompous and harsh exterior he is good hearted and wouldn’t hesitate to help others in need
- He is bi demiromantic and is currently dating Jessica (my self insert Oc)
- Has a massive fear of heights after the events of ‘A better view for Gordon’ and he hates it when people find out
- Avoids showing any form of weakness or vulnerability due to his reputation. He doesn’t want to look soft as he fears it will ruin him
- Enjoys a nice black tea at any time of the day
- Wouldn’t trade his job of pulling the express for anything. He absolutely loves it. And he hates doing any other jobs (especially if it’s dirty work)
- Despite getting teased by Thomas often he’s happy with his alliance with him, whenever he needs help he will come to his aid.
- Wouldn’t say it out loud but he would definitely cry if something happened to the ones that he cares about.
- He fears no one except for Diesel 10. He quivers in fear in his presence
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❤️James Hughes❤️
Voice headcanon: Rob Rackstraw
Physical age: 32
Mental age: 28
- MASSIVE show off, will take any opportunity to show the world who he is
- He’s gay and has a crush on Edward
- Definitely has the biggest wardrobe of the group. He loves fashion and will wear makeup when he wants to
- Isn’t afraid to start beef with someone. He is full of drama and comebacks
- Sometimes, especially after an accident he feels insecure about his self image. And feels like he’s not good enough. He absolutely hates this
- Would definitely throw a tantrum if he doesn’t get what he wants
- Always wants to look perfect, he wants to impress everyone
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💚Percy Stothert💚
Voice headcanon: Nigel Pilkington
Physical age: 27
Mental age: 19
- The youngest in the the group, he’s just a little child!
- Is way too pure for this world. He brightens up any room that he enters
- LOVES any job involving the mail. He takes pride in it and is always super proud of himself when he gets the job done
- He is ace
- He is very optimistic and always has a positive outlook on life. He’s also very supportive and wouldn’t hesitate to lend a hand!
- He loves animals! And usually tags along with Henry when walking in the woods
- He’s very curious and wants to learn as much as he can
- He gets scared very easily, others take advantage of this and try to scare him. Though he tries his best to be brave!
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🤎Toby Holden🤎
Voice headcanon: Ben Small
Physical age: 53
Mental age: 51
- A kind and wise old man. On par with Edward on being a great source of advice
- Loves to take things slow and enjoy the littlest moments in life. You’ll never see him being in a rush
- He is straight and is married to Henrietta
- He has a massive fear of water after multiple incidents. And gets very upset when people tease him about it
- Despite being one of the smallest members of the group he has a massive heart. A great source of support
- Likes to participate in the younger members’ tricks on occasion. It gives him a good laugh
- Due to his calm nature, whenever he is stressed he often overacts as he’s not the best with dealing with anxiety
- He loves to wind down by sitting in his chair with a hot tea and with his wife close at the end of the day
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💚Emily Sterling💚
Voice headcanon: Teresa Gallagher
Physical age: 72
Mental age: 35
- Surprisingly the oldest in the group. Although she doesn’t get teased about it as much as Edward
- Loves telling stories about her work experiences in Scotland. Feel free to lend a ear and she’ll tell you one!
- She’s usually very kind but she can be bossy when she’s grumpy
- She acts as the bigger sister to the group, especially the younger members. She will do anything to help them if they were in danger
- Loves a good old fashioned tea party. It’s one of her favourite activities
- She is straight and is dating Thomas
- She enjoys a good book. Takes frequent trips to the library. It’s her favourite way to wind down after a busy day
- Like Edward she gets tired easily and has trouble working long days
- She is the queen of girl outings, and is always ready to plan a get together
Whew that was a lot of typing, if you’ve made it this far, thank you. And have a good day ^^
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tbtwo · 1 year
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Three years ago I posted some very rushed scribbles on some alternative civvie fit designs and for a while now I’ve been itching to redo them, but to also take it a little step forward to general design tweaks detailed notes + reasoning for my choices under the readmore!
Scott Push his pilot aesthetic, or hell just make it obvious in the first place. Also push his visible age a little bit more, Scott being worn from raising his brothers is something that means the world to me.
A bomber jacket Jeff gave him for his 18th birthday.
Chinos or something similar, pants that actually fit him.
Simple work boots, OR Chelsea boots
Aviators that either sit on the top of his head or hooked in on his shirt
Not visible, but a fitness watch
Hair is more visibly greying, and he gets sideburns cause I said so.
Virgil My original redesign wanted to make his mechanic side more obvious, he probably still dresses like that alternatively, but I wanted something a bit more smart this time.
Dyes his hair, it's natural colour is brown, similar to TOS Virgil.
Light denim jacket over the flannel shirt.
Green cargo pants for the green cargo plane pilot.
Steel capped work boots
Not pictured, but wears beanie when it gets cold.
Dogtags don't have any sort of significance, just thought they were fun.
Chin scruff cause I think it's cute.
John I hate his canonical civvies, what were they thinking. I give him here business casual warm winter wear. I think he's used to the cold but just loves dressing with layers if he can. Turtlenecks and scarves.
Bleaches and dyes hair, his natural shade is blonde ala Gordon.
Big sweaters
Wears gaudy patterned pants
Dress shoes and loafers.
Other than that he's pretty simple, nothing flashy, but smart.
Gordon In my minds eye, Gordon is so much of a little rockstar surfer boy. As such, I want to ruffle him up, sand in his hair and the sun in his eyes.
Naturally that blonde, but hair is darkening and you can see it in his roots.
Shaggier, longer hair.
Just the worst tanlines ever, and of course the puka shell necklace.
The hawaiian shirt still present, but button downed and tucked into his pants, wears a light tanktop underneath.
Lots of bracelets and trinkets around the wrists.
Acid washed denim shorts, of course
Slip on sandals for lazy boy comfort
Alan I don't like canonical Alan's outfit, it feels so dated. So if we're gonna date him, I'm gonna go 90s delinquent, because he wants to Look Cool
Hair is natural, but will darken like Gordon's
Always wears two shirt layers, a long sleeve under a short sleeve.
If not the shirts, then a hoodie.
Baggy, baggy faded skater jeans.
Hightop sneaks, socks not visible but they're always unmatching, he's not gonna put in the time to find socks that match!
Generally, I'm trying to go for a 2010s meets Late 90s sort of energy, as I personaly think it's a fun way for the reboot to mix our current nostalgia with the sentiments of the original series's own mid century futurism pop culture mixer.
Though honestly, I think Scott just deserves a really cool jacket.
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kiragecko · 9 months
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Today, I'm swapping Robins (designing possible Reverse Robin AUs), focusing on the ages they'd be.
There are many many ways people can do this. I'm focusing on the word 'reverse', and using a math based, rather than vibe based process. This is because I LIKE math, not because anyone else should do things this way.
(Thanks, @xhaoticprince, for prompting me to finally post!)
First, the variables. I'm using:
Age the characters were when introduced
Current age
Age gaps between characters
Order characters were introduced
Time gaps between introductions (not real-world time, but a fake timeline I made myself.)
Whether a character started as Robin or not
Here's the canon data:
(Year 0: Bruce Wayne, 25 years old, becomes Batman. (In Year 15, he'll be 40))
Year 1: Dick Grayson, 12 years old, becomes Robin. (In Year 15, he'll be 26)
Year 3: Babs Gordon, 21 years old, becomes Batgirl. (In Year 15, she'll be 33)
Year 7: Jason Todd, 12 years old, becomes Robin. (In Year 15, he'll be 20)
Year 10: Tim Drake, 13 years old, becomes Robin. (In Year 15, he'll be 18)
Year 10: Stephanie Brown, 14 years old, becomes Spoiler. (In Year 15, she'll be 19)
Year 11: Cass Cain, 16 years old, becomes Batgirl. (In Year 15, she'll be 20)
Year 13: Damian Wayne, 9 years old, is introduced. (In Year 15, he'll be 11)
(Year 14: Damian becomes Robin. New Earth rebooted, which we're ignoring but I set a lot of my fic this year so I include it for easy math)
Year 15: Duke Thomas, 15 years old, becomes Signal.
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(Bruce is there as a control, I'm not swapping him.)
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There are a LOT of ways to swap this data!
I'm going to start with the three 'basic' options.
Flip based on Introduction Order:
(Year 0: Bruce Wayne, 25 years old, becomes Batman. (In Year 15, he'll be 40))
Year 1: Duke Thomas, 12 years old. (In Year 15, he'll be 26)
Year 3: Damian Wayne , 21 years old. (In Year 15, he'll be 33)
Year 7: Cass Cain, 12 years old. (In Year 15, she'll be 20)
Year 10: Stephanie Brown, 13 years old. (In Year 15, she'll be 18)
Year 10: Tim Drake, 14 years old. (In Year 15, he'll be 19)
Year 11: Jason Todd, 16 years old. (In Year 15, he'll be 20)
Year 13: Babs Gordon, 9 years old. (In Year 15, she'll be 11)
(Year 14: New Earth rebooted)
Year 15: Dick Grayson, 15 years old.
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Flip based on Age Order:
(Year 0: Bruce Wayne, 25 years old, becomes Batman. (In Year 15, he'll be 40))
Year 1: Duke Thomas, 12 years old. (In Year 15, he'll be 26)
Year 3: Damian Wayne , 21 years old. (In Year 15, he'll be 33)
Year 7: Stephanie Brown, 12 years old. (In Year 15, she'll be 20)
Year 10: Cass Cain, 13 years old. (In Year 15, she'll be 18)
Year 10: Jason Todd, 14 years old. (In Year 15, he'll be 19)
Year 11: Tim Drake, 16 years old. (In Year 15, he'll be 20)
Year 13: Babs Gordon, 9 years old. (In Year 15, she'll be 11)
(Year 14: New Earth rebooted)
Year 15: Dick Grayson, 15 years old.
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Swap based on a questionable system where the characters who 'started as Robin' (Dick, Jason, Tim, Damian) and 'didn't start as Robin' (Babs, Steph, Cass, Duke)* get flipped separately:
(Year 0: Bruce Wayne, 25 years old, becomes Batman. (In Year 15, he'll be 40))
Year 1: Damian Wayne, 12 years old. (In Year 15, he'll be 26)
Year 3: Duke Thomas, 21 years old. (In Year 15, he'll be 33)
Year 7: Tim Drake, 12 years old. (In Year 15, he'll be 20)
Year 10: Jason Todd, 13 years old. (In Year 15, he'll be 18)
Year 10: Cass Cain, 14 years old. (In Year 15, she'll be 19)
Year 11: Stephanie Brown, 16 years old. (In Year 15, she'll be 20)
Year 13: Dick Grayson, 9 years old. (In Year 15, he'll be 11)
(Year 14: New Earth rebooted)
Year 15: Babs Gordon, 15 years old.
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Nice and simple. Characters get slotted into other character's spots, no math needed.
But there are other meanings of 'reverse.' We'll get into those in Part 2: Gecko Gets Silly.
*Steph doesn't get to be a Robin because when you reverse groups of odd numbers like 3 or 5, the centre stays in the same spot. I want everyone to get swapped!
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i--antimony · 1 month
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BIG tuesday
i skipped last tuesday because i was working on a take-home exam and simply did not have the time nor the inclination, so: beefy tuesdaypost today!
listening: my brother recommended 'dead magic' by anna von hausswolff and boy what an album. gothic, punchy, very vibey. the kind of album you let wash over you like an ocean wave.
pulled 'mostly kosher' from my to-listen list. fun, funky, very jewish, good vibes. ikh hob dikh tsufil lib
i've continued to mainline borodin symphonies 1 & 2. idk they're just hitting right.
and the new pieces for the orchestra i'm in - very french this time round: debussy's fêtes: kinda spooky and ominous and also fluid in a fun way! lots of buildup that seems to resolve into nothingness. horn parts for this are pretty good, not too difficult but are definitely Heard. chabrier's españa: really bumpin horn parts. fun bouncy motifs. what's not to like.
pocasting-wise, i'm up to partizan 38. 10 episodes left!!! the home stretch!!!!! it's so good but things are definitely amping up in the end-of-fatt-season way.
i've also listened to my friend b's gotham tv show podcast 'jim gordon must die'. very good and funny. i laughed out loud at some of the episode 3 descriptions.
reading: i was stuck in Bad Airport Times this past saturday (flight delayed 3 hours, then sat for an hour on the tarmac, arrived at 10pm when i was originally supposed to arrive at like 630) so i blasted through all ~150k words of 'freefall' by Kunoichi21 and xoTsundoku. bog-standard mafia au, but with a fun little circus arts twist; fun background fengqing; i do not like that they made beefleaf wholesome. give me my toxic beefleaf god damn it. but otherwise it was a fun read, sappy romcom-style. the fic itself isn't quite done but it's in endgame. the author notes have peak fanfic culture energy of "hey guys! sorry i didn't update, i started nursing school and my dad died" bro .... ;___; goddamn. please take care of urselves
watching: we are almost done with kill la kill! last two eps!!! so tonight we're doing that and also watching last week's dunmeshi together.
friend and i finished comrade detective. incredible. no notes. so funny. we started 'endeavour' which is a detective morse prequel thing and goddd the british-isms, and also started serial experiments lain. i don't know what i was expecting but god it was not this. i literally thought this was a cute fun hacker mystery show in the energy of cowboy bebop. it is Not That. not even close. it's good though i'm enjoying it. currently staggering through life going uhhhhh like lain does in the first few eps.
playing: fallow. i am re-installing disco elysium on my computer though. ive been wondering if i should try to keep going on the save file from last year or if i should just start over because i barely got in there at all.
making: many things. pottery!! some good some not as good.
so this design came out SO nice but the underglaze is so gd streaky! i hate it !!! i don't think it's really fixable either, i tried the hairspray trick to put new solid glaze over top the inside so at least that would look less like shit but i could not get it to work. maybe sanding it down? idk. it's ugly. it was supposed to be a bright teal but the woman who runs the studio mixed the batch up wrong so it's like. a really drab gray and not in a fun or intentional way. idk.
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some new bisque:
teacups came out! still mismatched but cute nonetheless! gonna do them in a sort of celadon-type color with white flowers to match the teapot that my SO has :)
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i don't feel like adding more photos for these lol they're very boring. the pot for my mom came out fine i think. gonna go in with normal white glaze over top to paint in some trees or other botanical designs. i sponged the underglaze on so hopefully the final result won't be streaky. sponged red on my seder plate to hopefully accomplish the same thing. mugs came through the bisque with no issues but i didn't do anything fun with underglaze on one of them so no new pics of that, but the other i did this tree thing again:
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i KNOW it'll be streaky as hell. i just know. so i'm considering how i want to do it. perhaps putting some slightly transparent green over the top of it all to meld it together? unsure.
some new stuff: made a citrus juicer, this was attempt number 2 and just barely got it to work, attempt 1 was a total disaster. also made another mug type object, hopefully it'll still be wet enough this weekend to slap a handle on.
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two mugs with red clay, i really loved the lascaux mugs that jessica bartram put up for sale last year but i didnt snag one in time so i was like. fuck it. i will make my own. gonna let them dry to leather hard before going in with black underglaze.
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i've been trying to draw again but. idk. i just feel very uninspired. i start drawing and it's like :| :| :|
eating: i was on my own food-wise for much of the last week because my roommate was babysitting for the rabbi, so i did not eat nearly as extravagantly as i normally do, LOL. i made a lo mein recipe that was kinda just a stir fry. this could have been my fault because i added a bunch of extra shit like bok choy and mushrooms. i also didn't use the correct type of noodle, and i didnt have oyster sauce so i used worcestershire, etc. many substitutions so it's probably not fair for me to say it was Just Fine. will have to try again at some later date actually following the recipe. herb and radish salad with feta and walnuts: delicious. 10/10. i tossed in some extra arugula and that was also good. and i made the tofu brussel sprouts tahini/hoisin sauce thing again because it's easy and tasty.
misc: visiting my grandma right now ...... entrenched in the ennui .............. spring break ........................
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That AU where Adrien and Mari have to kiss to transform has one of my fav Lila’s:
Adrien Agreste?
 The child of the globally famous fashion designer Gabriel Agreste and the even more famous, worldwide superstar actress Emilie Graham de Vanily. Once a power couple that rocked the world with their brightness until the beautiful woman's tragic disappearance changed the family's life forever.
 The blond boy was an international model, his face unmissable considering the number of billboards it's plastered on and he was the proclaimed hottest teen in Europe according to all the magazine ratings and rabid fan clubs. Not to mention that he's a talented fencer, awarded with many medals and trophies and just as incredibly accomplished on the piano. He was a boy of such high intelligence and profile.
 A perfect boyfriend material for lil' ol' Rossi.
 And Marinette Dupain-Cheng? 
 The child of the best bakers of France, Sabine Cheng and Tom Dupain, where people all around the world practically zoom in just for a taste of their delicious concoctions; said delectable recipes an amalgamation of European cuisine and East Asian cuisine. Her eccentric grandmother, Gina Dupain, is quite popular too in Italy with her travel vlogs and daredevil adventures! And her great-uncle, Wang Cheng, is a world-renowned chef, currently the holder of eighteen Michelin stars and has collaborated with the likes of Gordon Ramsey, Chan Yan-Tak and even Alaine Ducasse.
 As for the girl herself; not only was she an incredible designer and engineer with a talent that has made professionals froth with her designs at Gabriel's contest and the glasses she created for the Jagged Stone, she was just as gifted with the food she creates and just so exceptionally smart. Not to mention that she's the class president, equipped with brilliant leadership skills, confidence, resilience and just so endearingly clumsy. She was so pretty and good-looking too.  A perfect girlfriend material for cute ol' Rossi as well.
Honestly if Lila had targeted both of them for a polycule I think things would've worked out a lot better
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lowpolyskeletonz · 5 months
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Thought I'd make one big post for all of my current running @rry2k theories. Feel free to add comments and your own ideas to these. I would like to thank many people from the Rry2k fan server for helping me with these! (long post, so hit the read more)
The Animal Sin theory
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After noticing that both Livewire and Ramrot had associated animals and the fact that Ramrot represents the deadly sin of lust, I decided to assign all of the characters animals and sins.
That animals come from a post where all of the characters say their favourite animals, which is why this is in orange (the colour I'm using for canon facts). We (the theorists of the fan server) then tried our hardest to assign each character a sin. Some were very easy (Ramrot, Benrey, Conductor) but the four characters with question marks is what make us sweat. These will probably be shifted the more characters we see infected. (The middle text is referencing another theory I'll be showing later wink wink)
The scar theory
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Probably my most iconic theory! I have already made a post about how Tommys colour vision is now stuck on "goat vision" but this is what lead me to theorising about the others.
One thing that also got pointed out (by the lovely @merklins who has been such a good help in all of these theories) is the fact that all of the known scars have affected the eyes. Which would explain why bubby doesn't have anything visable after being infected, he has giant shades.
This theory will also progress the more we see the infected and the uninfected.
The Green Theory
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My newest theory. I noticed while editing the animal sin theory board and it instantly spiraled. Both Livewire and Ramrots designs are simply greener versions of their uninfected counterparts. Most of the information behind this one is on the board itself, however something pointed out by Merklins is the fact that the administratior shield (seen on both Darnold and the two infected we've seen) is yellow and blue. Which make green. It might just be a coincidence but its something to keep in mind!
EXTRA THEORY:
Administration Theory:
I believe that Darnold was either once the Admin or stole that power. This is due to her abilities, her appearance in what I'm calling "timer hell" and the administratior shield seen on her jacket sleeve. However what I'm focusing on is the fact that both Ramrot and Livewire have the same shield on their designs. I linked this to the Windows feature where, if a software has administrator privileges, it gains a small shield on its icon. Does this mean Darnold is giving the infected admin privileges? I think so! Especially since we see Ramrot open the askblog, which is an ability saved for Darnold, Gordon and Joshie (and possibly Coomer aswell.)
If this is true, this could mean bad things.
Anyway. Hope you liked my theories! As I said before, feel free to add your own comments and ideas!
Rry2k's lead theorist (/silly) signing out
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gordspost · 8 months
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The children of NWR
Here are my first OCs, they are not all because in 1969 most were yet to be born in my history. I hope you like them and yes I have a serious problem designing shoes. a course is required to learn how to draw simple shoes. enjoy
Casper Diesel:
Casper is the first born on the railroad, he is the eldest son of Diesel and Daisy, but temperamentally resembles neither of them. Casper is calm, docile, sincere, and able to listen. he currently lives with his family in Knapford, and is best friends with Elizabeth
Elizabeth Gresley:
Elizabeth was born in tidmouth Sheds and is the first child of Gordon and Henry. she has a sister, Margaret, to whom she is very close. Elizabeth is very sweet, but sometimes tends to boss others around. however he is not as arrogant as Gordon, although he may be somewhat similar in character. she and her family live in Knapford, a little way from the station. Elizabeth and Casper are very close friends, but Elizabeth is definitely hand in glove with Catherine, who is the opposite of her.
Catherine Horwich:
Catherine is the first daughter of Jamed and Edward, she is a bit reckless, and often a bit mischievous. even maybe a little spoiled by James, who buys her anything she wants. (even if Eddy is against it) Catherine always knows how to get into trouble, and she often drags Elizabeth into it, who always takes the beatings from her parents because of her. Catherine has a peaceful one-year-old brother named Dash, who for some reason she hates and is jealous of.
Caleb Diesel:
Caleb is the second child of Daisy and Diesel, and arrived not even thirteen months after Casper. unlike his older brother, he is very mischievous, and his favorite sport is answering back to his mother, who is doing everything to make him grow up as good as Casper. but nothing seems to work with this brat child.
Nicolaj Gresley:
Nicolaj is the first child of Scott and Frieda, and cousin of Elizabeth, Margaret and Anne. lives in Mainland with his parents and his one-year-old brother Michael. Nicolaj, just like his parents, is very self-confident, and plays a lot of sport at the behest of Frieda. she sees her cousins ​​three times a year, when they leave Sodor to visit them on the Mainland.
Friedrich Porter:
Friedrich is the first and only son of Porter and Timothy, lives with his parents in Wellsworth, so away from the other children. Friedrich is very quiet, reserved. but he loves spending time with his parents and above all he loves the ships in the port, sometimes Porter takes him to work and he stays there playing away from the tracks until his father has finished. when in company he doesn't mind talking, but prefers to be alone.
Margaret Gresley:
Margaret is the second daughter of Gordon and Henry, younger sister of Elizabeth and cousin of Nicolaj and Anne. Margaret is extremely stubborn and listens to little or nothing, which makes her look even more like Gordon. her temper causes many problems for Gordon and Henry, who often lose patience with her, and must always be careful to put the chain on the door, as she tends to leave without asking.
Anne Gresley:
Anne is the first child of Spencer and Duchess, as well as being a cousin of Elizabeth, Margaret and Nickly. Anne is a beautiful and sweet little girl, she is very attached to her mother and has never thrown a tantrum. she has a little sister of a few months, Bianca, whom she sweetly calls "B", and to whom she directs many drawings. Spencer is proud of his first daughter, and is often his only topic of conversation.
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Ok so I have a in progress owl house AU with the bat family. Now they don't really easily paste into the existing roles so there has to be a bit of editing and small changes. Here is the current role swap list.
Luz: Duke Thomas
Amity: Tim Drake (THIS IS A PLATONIC RELATIONSHIP!!!!)
Gus: Cass?? Maybe?? May give her a more dramatic backstory that Gus and that she left the "Emperors Coven" a while ago???? And she'd be older making Steph the younger one of the 2.
Willow: Steph??? Bc of the relationship between Willow and Amity?? Not quite accurate to Tim and Steph but drama?? Maybe?? Post breakup??
King: IDK YET LMAO
Hooty: Alfred...? Posh hooty....
Hunter: Damian
Golden Guard: Jason Todd
Ok so that needs some explaining, I kinda had to split that character into two because Jason could "die" and then come back as the crimson guard, but Damian fulfills the role of having been related to the Emperor. It'll be weird but kinda work?? I think??
I'm also not sure if I'll make Damian a grimwalker. I may be able to make him one that Talia may have raised?? In replacement of her old child she had with Bruce before they split??
ALSO DUE TO THEIR NATURE THERE WILL BE NO HUNTER WILLOW CROSSOVER HERE EITHER SORRY
Raine: Talia?? This could be so cool actually (Talia fits better in this role but It would be fun to have superbat. Unlikely though)
Eda: Bruce Wayne
Lilith: Kate Kane
Ed: Dick Grayson
Em: Barbara Gordon
The Emperor: Ras Al Ghul (dont know his situation! Talia may be a half elf in this)
They aren't aren't related but I feel like they got the vibes. Also idk if Dickbabs will be a thing here. I think it may have been a childhood relationship but they're almost outta school and Dicks with Kory.
if anyone has suggestions for who King may be lmk or how some changes in this could work??
Robin is a palisman that transfers around, Dick Grayson had it first, it being a palisman of one of his parents before they passed. When Jason started to hang around him and Bruce at the bathouse it eventually transfered over to him, and then transferred to Tim afterwards.
Dick Grayson did get a new palisman eventually though!! And it's reminiscent of Nightwing.
Jason does die and gets brought over to the Emperor and becomes the Crimson Knight and is stationed with Damian a lot. So missions Damian goes on, he is there as back up (As per request of Talia). He's a lot like the Young Justice Redhood at this point and my design is also reminiscent of that.
Tim's got the mid parents, may lean into the way Amity's parents are. He also doesn't have older siblings there to help out until Duke shows up and convinces him to go stay at bathouse permanently or something. (Dick and Babs do have a friendship with him though at school and try to get him to go to Dicks house more often but he doesn't)
Haven't thought about Stephs situation enough so if anyone has any ideas!!
As for covens, (I haven't thought about them enough RIP, will be added to as I get my act together)
Dick: Illusionist (Bruce doesn't have as bad of a relationship with the school as Eda did, though it did get worse after Dick started going!!"
My thought process was Illusionist is a very performative coven and he is a performer at heart <3
Jason: Bard Coven
I wanted to draw him with a guitar. Sue me. (It was a tiktok lmao I can't remember if I had any real reasoning)
Kory: Construction Coven
Because I could see her wanting to make things and she's strong
Duke Thomas: light glyphs so many light glyphs
He's gonna go through the Luz route and found the Bad Bat Coven (tm)
Bruce: Head of Bad Bat Coven
If anyone has any ideas for what covens other people will be I'd like to know 🥺.
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