#that's how my brain works

[sage-nebula]

Thinking about how Tails was raised by Sonic, so he has an excellent read on Sonic's moods (to the point where Sonic can lie to just about everyone re: his feelings except Tails), but he also knows Sonic well enough to know that Sonic doesn't like to talk about things that are bothering him. Not that Tails won't ever ask, of course, because he wants Sonic to know that if he ever does want to talk, Tails will be there for him. But he knows well enough to not expect anything to come out of him asking. He's used to this pattern.

But also . . . Tails is a fixer. He's a solution finder. If there's a problem, he solves it, or does his best to. So if Sonic is feeling down, well, talking it out won't make Sonic feel better. And it's true that Tails can't fix the actual problem if he doesn't know what it is. But he can do other things to make Sonic feel better. Like for instance, Sonic goes to sleep feeling kind of bad one night, and wakes up the next morning to find that Tails has repaired the outsoles of his shoes to give him better traction / provide better support when he's running. Or Tails will make him cocoa the exact way he likes it without being asked, seemingly out of the blue, or will take his library books back for him and check out a couple more that he knows Sonic has had his eye on.

Just little things like that. Little things which don't solve whatever the actual problem is, because he doesn't know what the actual problem is, but that make Sonic feel cared about and loved even if neither of them say those actual words. (And if Sonic asks why Tails is doing this, Tails is like "just felt like it" because if Sonic doesn't want to talk about his feelings, that's fine—but that means Tails gets a free pass not to talk about his, either.)

Sonic takes care of Tails, but Tails takes care of Sonic, too. They're good at looking out for each other.

#sonic the hedgehog #miles tails prower #unbreakable bond #tails the fox #mayhaps i should have saved this for Wholesome S&T Wednesday but #w/e i had the thought now so it gets posted now #that's how my brain works #sth

[carionto]

Aliens are floored by tardigrades

Life is pretty resilient. It has to be, especially if the rest of the Galaxy thinks we're from a Deathworld. In comparison then, if their planets are not as demanding, would life there ever be under enough pressure to survive to go to the extreme lengths that some Earth creatures do? I think one of the most profound things aliens might learn from Earth and Humanity is just how powerful life itself can be.

That itself could shake their understanding of themselves - a billion year old civilization could never even conceive of a thing we accept as simple fact, ushering a revolution in thinking not seen in eons.

___________________________

The Galactic Coalition scientists are busying themselves with obtaining, analyzing, categorizing, and integrating the libraries of information Humanity has brought with them as they incorporate into the greater space faring matrix of civilizations.

A good grasp of Physics, though lacking in certain fields for now; unmatched Engineering doctrines, they really do think of everything, although, perhaps, better to say - they really do attempt everything, then take notes and improve for the next attempt.

Chemistry is another fine addition to the collective knowledge base, a disproportionate part of the catalogue is comprised entirely of explosive reagents and combinations - always good to know more about what NOT to do.

And Biology. Oh boy. What a chaotic but beautiful but also disturbing mess. Life on most planets has a long period of just chugging along, surviving as best it can, until eventually something has the bright idea to evolve the ability to have bright ideas. Then in almost no time at all (on a cosmic scale) a dominant intelligence emerges and civilization alongside it, and in the blink of an eye it finds itself exploring the stars.

A similar pattern happened on Earth, but interrupted alarmingly often by utter catastrophes. Humans call them Mass Extinctions. It is exceedingly rare to find life that can talk about its own extinction events. Kind of deflates the term a bit. Life on planets as inhospitable (by Galactic norms) as Earth tends to be found only as fossils, and almost always on the microscopic level - very rarely do they get the chance to form more complex and advanced lifeforms before the planet with its harsh conditions and scarce resources kills it just as randomly as it spawned it.

We were incredibly saddened to learn from the Humans that the biodiversity of Earth had dwindled by roughly 85% since they accidentally created that giant hole on their planet, and that it had already been on a steady decline before then. Even so, when they revealed there were still 2.4 million species alive on Earth was a shockingly high number. Most are on the brink of extinction, yes, but the fact remains that Earth is easily one of the most biodiverse planets in the Galaxy.

Then we started looking at each individual species and learned about the Tardigrade.

what

It is literally the toughest creature ever discovered, and it's not even close. At least, so far, we haven't looked at absolutely everything Earth has or had yet.

It can just... basically turn itself off and then back on again when the outside becomes livable again - Cryptobiosis, or suspending their metabolism, something we considered only possible through artificial means. And the levels of various extreme they can endure and still be alive would just be utterly ridiculous if they didn't give us samples to confirm for ourselves.

Then we came across the term Extremophile and just decided to take a day off.

#earth is weird #earth is space australia #earth is a deathworld #nature is weird #tardigrade #that's how my brain works #I too learned of that term only now #so it was time to stop before things got out of hand #carionto

[blondeaxolotl]

I believe in Finnian and Ran-Mao friendship, I mean c'mon I fully believe Finnian would admire Ran-Mao for her strengths and skills despite him being like 10x stronger than her, he thinks she's awesome and everytime Finny tells her that she's like "nuh uh you're awesome bestie 👍" Also yeah Finnian ends up teaching her slangs like bestie and now it's just in her vocabulary

#black butler #kuroshitsuji #black butler finny #black butler finnian #black butler ran-mao #finny #finnian #ran-mao #honestly they're both just aroace besties ngl #finny black butler #ran-mao black butler #you guys will be hearing a lot of ships/friendships between characters you'd never even imagine interacting #that's how my brain works

[alwayscryingoverdannyb]

ever since my car accident I've had problems with my back on and off and tbh, it changes how you see things.

like, rn I'm watching a romcom and the main character is sitting at a table, typing on his laptop and I'm like - he has excellent posture?? his upper back isn't rounded at all!

I also switched to barefoot shoes a year ago and now my feet hurt when I look at conventional shoes (I mean the especially narrow ones)

#personal #ever since I had to reasearch and buy my own aluminum wheels I also now judge everyone else's wheels #that's how my brain works

[shouldiusemyname]

I'm guessing by now Suppalo has gone off the main grid, as it's entire power supply comes from Akk's gaypanic.

Brought to you by Ayan. Ayan! The power of flirting in gay.

#sorry #that's how my brain works #the eclipse the series #the eclipse #akkayan #akk's gay panic #gay panic

[wistfulpoltergeist]

Meanwhile my brain:

In a search of inspiration...

#OtherfromWistfulCastle #not about sims #orville peck #sub urban #half-alive #that's how my brain works #just music

[kdramaxoxo]

What is the gif where he's on the ground and she's holding him cry hugging him? I don't remember that scene or what episode it's of Happiness been forever since I watched. if you're a PSH stan you should watch Soundtrack # 1 too bad it was too short.

I have a terrible memory so I'm gonna ask the audience about that scene! I think it's when he's all bloody and passed out toward the end because she's in her military outfit she wears then.

I saw Soundtrack #1 - much cutes!

#tvn happiness #i only remember FEELINGS #not plot #that's how my brain works #it's trash #ask #happiness

[read-it-nd-weep]

relapse

sum times i wuna relapse nd other times i do. sum times i listen 2 music i made 2 remember how i felt wen i dnt feel. sum times i self harm 2 feel other times i wud do it 2 tk away how sumthing made me feel. like look evry1 i cn hurt myself jus like u cn hurt me (lol) sum times i like 2 think i feel things deeply nd i feel like the best way 2 show sum1 how hurt i am is 2 physically hurt myself like look evry1 u cn imagine how this cud feel if u did it 2 urself. sum times i wuna relapse nd other times i do. sum times i close my eyes after i do drugs bc i dnt really wuna feel sumthing , nd wen i close my eyes i cnt see nothing so i feel like how cud i feel. i get hi nd i DNT wuna feel no more. i like 2 do drugs. i dnt like 2 feel tho. but wen im hi i do like feeling its the entire point of being hi 2 feel hi. wen im hi i cnt relapse the thot of tht wud FUKIN disgust me. i wud b like wht the fuk is wrong with u ;( no1 cn help u bc y wud they want 2. im strange nd idk sum times its gross. i cn hide behind my physical form , im jus glad u cnt c it on the outside. 

#relapse #selfharm #drugs #that's how my brain works

[mightysteelix]

I'm a basic man, I see a character and I immediately start my headcanons

#chubwriter rambles #that's how my brain works #same happened to drache #and valdain

[fitz1813]

watched the devil wears prada for the first time today thinking i was just going to enjoy the looks and relate to the hardworking young journalist but no. I am the evil old lady and what's more, the movie agrees that there is nothing wrong with said evil old lady and I wholeheartedly agree

#like she started talking and i was like #THAT'S HOW MY BRAIN WORKS #THAT'S WHAT ANXIOUS LEADERS SOUND LIKE #i wanna know what's in her starbucks and if i can have some #also i did enjoy the looks

[thefastestaround]

So I worked in a liquor store for like 5 years and I still can’t spell liquor right on the first try. I also worked in a restaurant for like 10 years and still can’t spell that either.

#resturant #liqour #that's how my brain works #out of speed

[rogue-ai-cat]

The most important question to me has always been "why?" and I've always been amazed an terrified that people can love something (like algebra or journalism or architecture) and adamantly refuse to ask why any of it came into being as it is. It infuriates me when people refuse to talk about the theory of music or cinema and tell me to "just enjoy it" as if refusing to engage with something somehow makes it better.

#id be a brilliant academic if i had any patience for academia #is this an autism thing? #and yes i know these are two tangentially related points crammed together without a transition of any kind #that's how my brain works

[morgan-the-lonely-brick]

Me: :'(

Hatsune Miku: Seeekaaaaii deeee ichiban oohime samaaa

Me: :'}

#i am a simple man #i hear World is Mine and feel better #that's how my brain works #it goes with almost any semi-happy song Miku sings #but world is mine is a strong one

[cloud-enigma-blog]

Got a liter of tequila at the liquor store. The local one, for $10.07, when I always thought they were overpriced, cause we're a small town and they're a small business.

Also, it seems other Americans can only use metric when it's drugs or alcohol. I appreciate the metric system entirely until it comes to temperature. It's hard to adapt when no weather forecasters or apps will use metric even alongside Fahrenheit. So I just remember 50C is 106F and try to go from there.

#i don't care if my posts have non sequitur ideas in them #that's how my brain works #the relation is my alcohol was measured in metric #and then it became my only problem with the metric system

[razziecat]

OK, I'll bite....

....@staff, where the frick did you put my list of followers??

How am I supposed to report spam if I can't see the list? I've looked everywhere on this new (shitty) layout and can't find it.

#I barely noticed the list on the left #that's how my brain works #but having seen it #I still can't find my followers list

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

world's longest staring contest GO-

#them. he??? wally plural <3 #how are they the same little man.... #looking between them in confusion so fast i get whiplash #one half of my brain: huh what huh what huh- #the other half: HOLY SHIT TWO WALLYS!!!!!! <3<3<3<3<3<3 #wait would it be wallys or wallies #fr what Is wally plural #existential questions we should all ask ourselves #scribble garnish #welcome home #welcome home puppet show #welcome home fanart #wally darling #i got a little lost in the Sauce making this & finished before realizing i didnt copy it over to a new larger canvas #& do the final layer/colors/bg there #so its a Little Bit Lower Resolution than id like #BUT HEY ITS NOT LIKE THATS EVER STOPPED ME BEFORE!!!! #whatever whatever doesnt matter its done and im satisfied with it #& i fuckin better be bc working on this killed my wrist lmfao #nearly dropped my stylus at one point from the sudden Oofie Ouchie #suffice to say i will be queuing this & then taking a day-long break from my hobbies #which are all hell on the wrist #which means i will probably leave the house out of sheer boredom #maybe ill watch spiderverse. go get a tasty Beverage. take a walk. summon the old gods if im in a silly goofy mood #just now realizing i probably drew wally too small #puppet wally. og wally light of my life. AHAHA OOPSIES TOO LATE TO FIX IT NOW 🥲👍