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shisasan · 1 year

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May 11, 1931 Journals of Anais Nin 1927-1931 [volume 4]

#relatable #life by design not by default #creating my own destiny #anais nin #quotes #literature #may #may 11 #academia #dark academia #quote #excerpt

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riding-the-sunset-bird · 3 months

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A character reference based on all four Steps of Our Life! It's only "sort of" a height reference as well since obviously they're not 100% accurate (the devs don't have specific heights for everyone to my knowledge).

I did dig into the code to try and get characters at their "normal" heights but there are other matters at play too (example: Nicolas is obviously "taller" than he should be because he needs to be pushed upwards to be visible enough above the game's text box; likewise with other very short characters).

Still, this should serve as either a nice reference guide for every character or a "height reference" in the sense of getting an idea of which characters are shorter/taller than others.

I'm also going to detail some extra notes below the break, including posts from GB Patch's Tumblr that reference any defined heights (with Cove being the obvious one) or general height things, as well as some more stuff about the MC's height in comparison to the three love interests depending on what you pick.

Cove's height is listed on GB Patch's FAQ as 4' 1" in Step 1 (also stated as "mostly average, perhaps a bit on the short side"), 5' 4" in Step 2 (in-game this is defined as "very tall" on the MC's potential height spectrum, as that is the only option considered on par with Cove's height), 6' 0" in Step 3, and 6' 4" in Step 4. A fun fact is that Cove's final height was originally 6' 3" (191cm) instead.

Derek in Step 2 is under five feet tall (this post also lists Cove as "around 5 and a half feet tall" which you could take as either close enough to 5' 4" as stated above or a potential original height he had that got changed). In-game, he's "short" but not "very short", as having your MC be "very short" will prompt narration telling you that you're shorter than Derek, whereas "short" only has you relate to him in smolness generally.

Step 4 Derek is "mostly average." He wouldn't be considered tall nor would he be considered short. His youngest brother Nicolas will "probably end up as a similar height to him" once he's more grown up.

Step 4 Baxter is "taller than average, but not especially tall."

I've been informed that, on the Our Life Patreon Discord, Step 4 Derek's height is listed as 5' 9" (175cm) whereas Step 4 Baxter's is listed as 5' 11" (180cm), so those are their defined heights. Before that, both of their heights had jumped around somewhat. A post from 2019 said that Derek was 5' 11", but a post from June 2021 said that Baxter was 5' 11" and Derek was 5' 9" (so consistent with the Discord). Then there's also another post from July 2021 (you'll have to scroll down for this one) that listed Baxter at around 5' 10" while Derek was 5' 8"/5' 9". If you're insane enough to try and use the character reference too, then Baxter would actually be around 6'1" at minimum since he's taller than Step 3 Cove (though you could also make the same argument that this means the mom trio of Pamela, Noelani, and Kyra must be decently tall as well since they're so close to Cove on the character reference).

I don't have any experience with GB Patch's other game, XOXO Droplets, so I don't know what ages the characters are in it, but since both Shiloh and Jeremy are characters seen visibly in Our Life, I thought I'd also mention that they're listed as 5' 10" and 5' 5" (or 5' 5 1/2") respectively in XOXO Droplets. Jeremy also apparently grows to 5' 8" in his 20s and he's 22 in the Our Life Cove Wedding DLC (I don't think this is spoken of in the game specifically but he's labeled as 22 in the code).

As for the MC and how their height plays into things, "tall" and "very tall" as well as "short" and "very short" tend to be considered the same for the most part in the game's code. It's not that there isn't a difference at all (I would say it's still notable), it's just that sometimes the game may be more vague about height differences. My post about Errands references this where you don't need more athletic points due to being "very short" instead of "short" to give Cove a piggyback ride.

A guesstimate I'd make is that about 5% of the time, the game will take note of whether you're "very tall" instead of "tall" or "very short" instead of "short." Otherwise, you're either "generally tall," "average," or "generally short." There are also other instances (usually with Cove) where the game might just check if you're either generally tall (around Cove's height) or not generally tall (i.e: definitely shorter than him).

This is actually relevant to the heights because, following all above information, one would assume that Step 4 Derek is average, Step 4 Baxter is tall, and Step 4 Cove is very tall going off the MC's potential "height spectrum" of very short, short, average, tall, and very tall, but it's not entirely the case.

A "tall" MC (generally tall) will look "down" at Step 4 Baxter just as he will look "up" at them or they'll look directly at each other if the MC is "average," same as Step 3 Baxter, but--

when the game has any instance of differentiating between "tall" and "very tall" (they never do this for Step 3 Baxter so the base assumption would have to be that he's just average height), things change.

During Baxter's apology in the wedding of his Step 4, Baxter dips his chin to look at the MC if they're "short"/"very short," levels his chin to look at the MC if they're "average"/"tall," and then lifts his chin to look at the MC if they're "very tall." A generally tall MC still has to lean down to kiss him if they choose to do so though.

Also, during the intimacy scene with Baxter (either in his office or his living room), if the MC is "very short," "short," or "average," it states that Baxter is taller than them. If they're "very tall," then Baxter is shorter than them, but a "tall" MC is "almost the exact same height" as him.

This is all a really long-winded way of saying that GB Patch referring to Step 4 Baxter being "taller than average but not especially tall" might mean that he's some infuriating middle ground between average and tall where he's not quite one but not quite the other either (which honestly is very Baxter of him so I can't even be mad).

#type: helpful #type: cracking the cove #our life #olba #our life: beginnings & always #((If you line up the images yourself then make sure the height of the original images are all the same))#((I don't know if Tumblr squished any.))#((Let me know if I'm missing anyone!))#((I know there's Step 3 Jeremy and someone named Cala in Derek's Step 4 (haven't gotten there yet)))#((but you only see those two on the phone so there is no ''default'' position/size for them.))#((Also I was worried that Tumblr would eat the quality if I uploaded such long images))#((so I separated Steps 2 and 3 and 4 into multiple images.))#((Hopefully that's fine; if you line them up side-by-side it still works out.))#((Me feeling so exposed because now how I design my Coves is here for everyone to see.))#((Feel free to judge my bias towards the color blue.))

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astronomodome · 4 months

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took this as a sign to learn how to actually draw our winner mr goodtimes

#i think i hauve covid. its scar tho so hes just hot by default #and yeah my scar design doesn't have scars just because im different and cool :friendship: and you know. what if #my art #gtwscar #goodtimeswithscar #gtws #there are so many scar tags #life series #secret life #life series spoilers #secret life spoilers

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smittyw · 1 month

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razz turnaround! what the!!

#id in alt text #ocs #nat #ref sheets #razzposting #character design #for the sake of full disclosure i have a few alt versions too (including the razz classic w hat)#but i didnt feel like overwhelming the established format by quadrupling it for no good reason LMAO #this is the default for most intents & purposes. i havent posted a good ref of them in my life #if i end up making alts for the others i'll share them all ok dont worry #smiles

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front-facing-pokemon · 9 months

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#one from slightly further away under the cut so you can actually see the rest of their beak. but i thought the closer one was funnier #starly #this is another one of those “default early route birds” to me. though i think this is one of my faves just because of the feather patterns #the design is pretty. if i saw a bird in real life that looked like this i would think it's pretty. and i've always liked the sounds it does #i dunno maybe it's nostalgia talking bc gen 4 was the game i played a lot as a kid despite gen 6 being my favorite gen #but i don't even remember what the early-route bird *is* for gen 6. off the top of my head. at this moment. i don't even know #i can try to list them all in order #kanto‚ pidgey; johto……… uuuuhhhh……………… fffuck i'm already having a rough time. gen 3 is taillow. i know that. gen 4 starly‚ gen 5 the uhhh #bitch that evolves into unfezant i don't remember their name. gen 6 who fucking knows‚ gen 7 who fucking knows #okay wow i just googled a list i didn't even think of half of these as early route birds. pidgey‚ spearow‚ wingull?? i dunno #taillow feels more like an early route bird to me. starly‚#PIDOVE that's their name‚ fletchling which i LOVE but i always just remember the fucking pidgey you always encounter first #pikipek whatever i didn't play gen 7 very much‚ rookidee i remembered evolves into corviknight and then i knew wattrel. bc i was like #wow it's an electric-type! i probably look like a total fake pokémon knower right now and well uh #i am. not. a fake pokémon knower. i'm a pokémaster i promise this just isn't a category of pokémon i think about very often

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tacom-literatureu-blog · 6 months

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#patton draws #secret life #slsmp #secret life smp #zombiecleo #geminitay #pearlescentmoon #ldshadowlady #fat art #im trying to draw more gals besides gem #because i always default to drawing gem #these arent all concrete designs #but i especially love cleo's #fat cleo my beloved #fat gem my beloved

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sundial-bee-scribbles · 8 months

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#my art lol #vocaloid #utau #shitpost #oliver vocaloid #vocaloid oliver #kazehiki #kazehiki utau #(ik he's a voca now technically but idc. still his og utau design)#another one. thank you all for coming out tonight ill be posting cringe for the rest of my life #ahkjsksfhgkjsgh i feel so bad cause i love peoples interpretations of these two being besties or whatever thats cute as hell #but unfortunately mine reallyyyyyyy do not get along 😭😭 why? thats a story for another day. but i was giggling so hard making this #it didnt come out as funny as i thought itd be but whatever im on the verge of ANOTHER panic attack so idc if it looks fucked up #yes thats another default windows background. there were so many oliver shimejis on my screen as i tried drawing this i had to nerf them 😭

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pied-piper-pluto · 18 days

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freiren sounds so up my alley and the one thing that's holding me back from watching it is that I hate the costume designs.... this is not a freiren-exclusive problem i feel that way about most fantasy anime these days it just bothers me with freiren because otherwise i Want to watch it

#i have trouble putting the beef into words but here is an attempt:#the outfits feel too much like something you'd see someone wearing In Real Life and it breaks my immersion #this would be less annoying to me if it felt equal between male and female characters but the boy outfits feel more fantasyish #but it feels more pronounced with the girl characters #makes it feel like the goal was 'make them cute and fashionable by Anime Standards' was the primary goal #and 'character build or worldbuild via costume design' ws at best a distant second #i could abide Aesthetic First costume design if it was an aesthetic i like but i don't like the aesthetic theyre going for #feels overly cluttered with small details that feel very Modern to me #and also it always bugs me when it feels like a show defaults to Thighs Visible on Only the girl character designs #freiren does not seem particularly fanservicey and that almost makes it more grating for me #if it didn't Smack Of Gender it wouldnt bug me #if short shorts are an element of your fantasy setting why not have at least one dude wear em is all im sayin #anyway apologies to any freiren fans who stumble upon this post like i said it sounds good and i want to watch it #and am happy you can enjoy what i cannot #rambles

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wampabampa · 5 months

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Ooo feeling silly real silly….

#procreate #doodles #my art #so silly #dunkin donuts #cookie run kingdom #cookie run #cookie oc #I had a vision last night #and at work #and now I bring it to LIFE!#….if I can figure out what apron to do #all the colors will be the same by default #cause I like them #but I need to work design

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aquelondungeonmaster · 1 year

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For your consideration, as a special seasonal design for Limited Life: Cow Skizz? Because they’re both equally ill-fated despite the best efforts of Team TIES?

#limited life #limited life smp #skizzleman #i realized that i was contemplating a lot of Special Seasonal Designs for limited life that weren't my default species headcanons #and from there the next consideration was obvious #he's like if a cow was an angel. to me.#mcyt #a-post-lon

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eggbagelz · 1 year

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The old gods of athensfield

[In order: Creation, goddess of the act of creating; Destruction, god of necessary destruction; and Life, god of life and death. Also a bonus sketch of destruction and miles orion to show how big he is]

#concept art #old gods of athensfield #something's up in the city of athensfield #god creation #god destruction #god life #these guys have had some serious changes since i first designed them #oh! and for reference; Creation has multiple forms the cave art one is just her ''default''#artistic nudity #uncanny valley #a little bit

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shisasan · 9 months

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I am going to make everything around me beautiful - that will be my life.

Elsie De Wolfe