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[ melancholic music coming from the bedroom ]
Serena - Makoto? Can I get you anything?
Makoto - No… I wanna be alone.
Serena - [ sighs ]
Mia - So? Were you able to talk to him?
Serena - No… I’ve never seen him like this, I- I’m hurting, for him. [ sighs ] I don’t know what to do for him, Santina. He’s my brother and I don’t know how to help him. I’ve always been a tough love kinda person, but I don’t think that's what he needs right now… And I feel so guilty for even thinking this okay, but all I want is for him to snap out of it so I can tell him our manager called and that we’ll get to live our dream of recording an album…
Mia - Oh baby… I know you’re so excited about that, but give him a little bit of time. Do you know if Kiara has tried to talk to him? She’s normally the one who can get through any of us, and any of our moods, really…
Jace - Oh K, don’t feel like that… He’s gonna be alright, you know?
Kiara - Yeah… I know. But every time I hear him play like that I feel [ sad sigh ] a little sting in my heart…
Jace - Hey… Look at me. What about I make you feel better, milady?
Kiara - Hm, how?
Jace - Well… I might have some ideas in mind… You could stay here in my room tonight and we could uhm… Watch a movie together… Or something…
Kiara - [ chuckles ] Or something you say…
Serena - [ knocks ] JAAAACEEE???? Is Kiara in there?
Jace - Ugh…….. How can someone have such bad fucking timing?
Kiara - [ chuckles ] Alright my grumpy man, don’t pout now!
Jace - Hmpf!!
Kiara - How are you holding up?
Makoto - Oh, I’m jolly.
Kiara - I thought we didn’t lie to each other…
Makoto - We don’t. I just really don’t wanna talk about it right now… If you wanna stay and keep me company, you can.
Makoto - Sunflower…
Kiara - Yes, Ace?
Makoto - Can you help me out with my hair?
#jace has the power of being smooth as fuck and then being a fucking clown right after bc he sees a pretty woman next to him and he's like#erm uhm aaaaa erm would you like to rail me do u wanna netflix and chill kfjkfjfk#contagiouschemistry#mp#ts4 story#the sims 4#ts4#sims 4 story#strangerville#serena hino#makoto hino#mia santina caliente#kiara gold#jace thrasher
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AAH I WANT RIN MORE AND MORE WITH EVERY ANSWER YOU GIVE THEYRE SO COOL !!!!
I wanna know more about them!! Hobbies??? Interests??? An interest or hobby or object they like but is too embarrassed to show??? Weirdest gift their father has ever given them????? DO THEY LIKE SMOOCHES AND HEADPATS??????
I LOVE THEM (im sorry for asking so much questions pls ignore if its a bother 😔😅)
It’s not a bother, anon! 😅 I’m keeping this in the draft for quite a while because I need more thoughts on answering it.
Rin’s hobbies and interests outside of their work are mostly related to their mother. They love to relax and wind down by listening to instrumental and classical music, especially the more mellow and even melancholic types. Their mother has classical music training and can play cello and piano. While Rin was interested in learning how to play when they were small, as they get older, they start to have more expectations on them and get busier. In the end, they could only play one or two pieces that are not too complicated on the piano. Also, their mother often played her favourite pieces for them or played classical tracks out loud for them whenever they were dealing with severe headaches from using their precognition ability.
Also, this might be a more less-known hobby/interest of Rin, and it is cooking. They first learned how to cook because they missed their mom’s cooking. There were no Japanese restaurants in New York or in Elysium City (or even hired professional chefs) that could scratch the itch like their mother’s home-cooking. So, whenever they visit her or she visits them, they always talk and ask their mother for her recipes and cooking techniques.
The weirdest gift their dad has given them so far is a head massage machine that Takashi had hoped would help them with their headaches 😅 (It did not). As for smooches and head-pats? Of course they love them! But in private please 😆 unlike Ash, they are not comfortable with PDA mostly because they have an image to keep up 😭 But once you are in private with them, they might ask or demand smooches and head-pats from MC, especially after a particularly long day ❤️
Bonus: Some tracks that I think Rin would love to listen to
#asks#anon ask#music#if: vendetta#ro: rin#char: info#lore#info#if game#if wip#dashingdon#choicescript
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Task 1: Character Development
1. Myer-Briggs Personality Test - Virtuoso [ISTP-T]
- Virtuosos are innovative and practical experimenters, masters of all kinds of tools.
- 69% Introverted | 54% Observant | 66% Thinking | 68% Prospecting | 78% Turbulent
2. Enneagram Test - Type 5: The Investigator
- The thinker, innovative, observer, Type 5. You are part of the Head Triad, the one who wants to reveal how the world works and to unveil the mystery of life, but is afraid of the biggest mystery: you.
- Core Desire: to be capable or competent
- Core Fear: being incompetent
3. Love Language - Words of Affirmation
Words of Affirmation 30% | Quality Time 27% | Physical Touch 20% | Acts of Service 20% | Receiving Gifts 3%
4. Moral Alignment Test - Chaotic Neutral
A chaotic neutral character follows his whims. He is an individualist first and last. He values his own liberty but doesn't strive to protect others' freedom. He avoids authority, resents restrictions, and challenges traditions. A chaotic neutral character does not intentionally disrupt organizations as part of a campaign of anarchy. To do so, he would have to be motivated either by good (and a desire to liberate others) or evil (and a desire to make those different from himself suffer). A chaotic neutral character may be unpredictable, but his behavior is not totally random. He is not as likely to jump off a bridge as to cross it. Chaotic neutral is the best alignment you can be because it represents true freedom from both society's restrictions and a do-gooder's zeal. However, chaotic neutral can be a dangerous alignment when it seeks to eliminate all authority, harmony, and order in society.
5. Four Temperament Test - Introverted Melancholic
Introverted -> extraverted scale: 40% | Emotionally stable -> emotionally unstable scale: 53%
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Task 1: Character Development
1. Myer-Briggs Personality Test - Protagonist [ENFJ-T]
- Protagonists are inspiring optimists, readily taking action to do what they feel is right.
- 66% Extraverted | 68% Intuitive | 75% Feeling | 58% Judging | 83% Turbulent
2. Enneagram Test - Type 6: The Loyalist
- The charming and indecipherable loyalist, the one who is steadfast with earnest gestures. The one that explores both extremes looking for what’s safe, and undeniably desires a faithful relationship to feel supported and accompanied.
- Core Desire: to be secure and supported
- Core Fear: being insecure
3. Love Language - Physical Touch
Physical Touch 33% | Words of Affirmation 27% | Acts of Service 20% | Quality Time 17% | Receiving Gifts 3%
4. Moral Alignment Test - Chaotic Good
A chaotic good character acts as his conscience directs him with little regard for what others expect of him. He makes his own way, but he's kind and benevolent. He believes in goodness and right but has little use for laws and regulations. He hates it when people try to intimidate others and tell them what to do. He follows his own moral compass, which, although good, may not agree with that of society. Chaotic good is the best alignment you can be because it combines a good heart with a free spirit. However, chaotic good can be a dangerous alignment when it disrupts the order of society and punishes those who do well for themselves.
5. Four Temperament Test - Introverted Melancholic
Introverted -> extraverted scale: 33% | Emotionally stable -> emotionally unstable scale: 53%
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𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬
FULL NAME. verse/period dependant;
late antiquity - 1920s Qaqu.
antiquity - Waqu-ilu (meaning "to wait for god") .
legally reborn ( 1930 - 1977 ) Edda Asimov
legally changed ( 1977 - present ) Ebony Solaris
formally introduces self as: Q
NICKNAME. lindwyrm, pale eyed demon, the pale serpent, sorcerer, swan
GENDER. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)╭∩╮
HEIGHT. 5' 9"
AGE. a mess
physically 66-68
legally - 92
counting years as Qaqu about ~3200?
ZODIAC. Taurus
SPOKEN LANGUAGES. English, German, French, Italian, Farsi, Arabic, Hebrew, medieval Latin, remembers some Akkadian
𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬
HAIR COLOR. naturally ebony black, dyed black, but it's more grey at the moment
EYE COLOR. heterochromatic grey-silver and *period dependant* caramel brown (as Edda!Q) or black-brown (Qaqu) (silver eye's pupil turns red when using magic)
BODY TYPE. androgynous, lithe, underweight, light muscle tone
VOICE. low, lulling, rarely loud, but confident and demanding of authority
DOMINANT HAND. right
POSTURE. stands tall but has a tendency to lean to one side or bends their knee to relieve pain from worse led
SCARS. several old mostly from stab wounds from Setepen-it and Mortimer's ambush, a couple crude surgical scars across the lower abdomen
TATTOOS. none
BIRTHMARKS. back of the head, not usually visible
MOST NOTICEABLE FEATURE(S). eyes
𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝
PLACE OF BIRTH. Akkad, Mesopotamia
HOMETOWN. Akkad, Mesopotamia
SIBLINGS. eleven, but those known, Suhketi, Amari, Setepen-it
PARENTS. Sheska!Menmire and priestess of Inanna
𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞
OCCUPATION. retired antagonist
CURRENT RESIDENCE. Metz, France or Los Angeles, California
CLOSE FRIENDS. what friends? ;-;
RELATIONSHIP STATUS. single
FINANCIAL STATUS. they have money
DRIVER’S LICENSE. yeah they have one
CRIMINAL RECORD. technically "on-record" attempted murder and resisting arrest
VICES. lust, wrath, sloth ?
𝐬𝐞𝐱 & 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞
SEXUAL ORIENTATION. Pansexual - Aromantic
PREFERRED EMOTIONAL ROLE. submissive | dominant | switch
PREFERRED SEXUAL ROLE. submissive | dominant | switch
LIBIDO. It's either high or non-existent, but always ready
TURN ON’S. submission, self-destructive acts, worship, bold personalities, those that make the first move, eldritch horrors and monsters
TURN OFF’S. indecisiveness, degrading, expectations, romantic or softer affection, forcing submission
LOVE LANGUAGE. giving their partner respect, supporting their partner
RELATIONSHIP TENDENCIES. single mostly for a reason. Q can never truly view themselves as equal to their partner, they always need to be in the more dominant position and when their dominance/power in the role is challenged they will become violent and melancholic. They can be very jealous even if they practice a "no strings" lifestyle and while they'll never outwardly make it apparent they will punish their partners. They're an incredible hypocrite. They expect attention, but will easily become aloof and get "bored" with their partners often. They at present also very wary of letting individuals get too familiar with their body, hence they prefer "one-night stands"
𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬
CHARACTER’S THEME SONG.
Qaqu : you know my name - chris cornell
Q : walking in my shoes - depeche mode
HOBBIES TO PASS TIME. watercolour painting, knitting, reading, lyre strumming
LEFT OR RIGHT BRAINED. left.... I suppose
PHOBIAS. death
SELF CONFIDENCE LEVEL. situational
VULNERABILITIES. magic, exhaustion
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5: What three things/people do you think of most each day:
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7: What is your opinion on [insert person/thing here]?
8: What is your Greek personality type? [Sanguine, Phlegmatic, Choleric, or Melancholic]
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10: Are you allergic to anything?
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15: Do you have a favorite Youtuber?
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28: Do you think global warming is real?
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30: Favorite movie?
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32: How many pets have you own in your lifetime?
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34: What is a color that calms you?
35: Where would you like to travel and/or live?
36: Where were you born?
37: What is your eye color?
38: Introvert or extrovert?
39: Do you believe in horoscopes and zodiacs?
40: Hugs or kisses?
41: Who is someone you would like to see/visit right now?
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43: Any piercings you want?
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51: Favorite actor and/or actress?
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101: Favorite type of shoes
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105: Do you drink milk?
106: Do you like bugs?
107: Do you like spiders?
108: Something you get paranoid about?
109: Can you draw:
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112: Ever been bitten by a spider?
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114: Do you prefer cloudy or sunny days?
115: Someone you’d like to kiss or cuddle right now:
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118: Do you have freckles?
119: Favorite thing about a person:
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131: What is something you love but also hate about yourself?
132: Do you smile with your teeth showing for pictures?
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135: Do you get motion sickness or seasickness?
136: Are your ears lobed or attached?
137: Do you believe in karma?
138: On a scale of 1-10, how attractive would you say you are?
139: What nicknames do you have/have had?
140: Did you have any pretend or imaginary friends?
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142: Would you say you are a good or bad influence to others?
143: Do you prefer giving or receiving gifts/help?
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146: Do you prefer boys, girls, and/or non-binaries?
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151: If you could go back into time and live in one era, which would you choose?
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160: How many posts do you have on your blog(s)?
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162: How many likes do you have on your blog(s)?
163: Last time you cried and why:
164: Do you have long or short hair?
165: Longest your hair has ever been:
166: Why do you like, dislike, or have neutral feelings about religon?
167: Do you really care how the universe and world was created?
168: Do you like to wear makeup?
169: Can you stand on your hands or head for more than thirty seconds?
170: Did you answer the questions you were asked truthfully?
#is this what we're doing?: meme#the original one was formatted weird#original by crazyheavymetalpunkrock
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Rate my record collection!
1. Everyday Robots - Damon Albarn
2. Nearer The Fountain [..] - Damon Albarn
3. Hospice - The Antlers (White)
4. AM - Arctic Monkeys
5. Burning From The Inside - Bauhaus
6. Depression Cherry - Beach House
7. License to Ill - Beastie Boys
8. Sgt Pepper [..] - The Beatles
9. Abbey Road - The Beatles *
10. Leisure - Blur
11. Modern Life Is Rubbish - Blur
12. Parklife - Blur (Green) !
13. Girls & Boys - Blur (Translucent Orange)
14. The Great Escape - Blur
15. Blur - Blur
16. Beetlebum - Blur (Translucent Red)
17. 13 - Blur
18. Think Tank - Blur
19. The Magic Whip - Blur
20. Blur Present (RSD) - Blur (Translucent Blue)
21. The Ballad of Darren - Blur (Marble)
22. Heaven or Las Vegas - Cocteau Twins
23. A Rush of Blood To The Head - Coldplay
24. Disintegration - The Cure
25. Dead Man’s Bones - Dead Man’s Bones
26. Born to Die - Lana Del Rey
27. Paradise - Lana Del Rey
28. Ultraviolence - Lana Del Rey
29. Violator - Depech Mode
30. Observatory Mansions - Nicole Dollanganger (Light Pink)
31. Ode to Dawn Weiner [..] - Nicole Dollanganger (Neapolitan)
32. Songs to Learn & Sing - Echo and The Bunnymen
33. Don’t Smile At Me - Billie Eilish (Red)
34. When We All Fall Asleep [..] - Billie Eilish (Glow)
35. Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish (Baby Blue)
36. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John *
37. Mystery to Me - Fleetwood Mac *
38. Lungs - Florence + The Machine (Dark Pink)
39. Desired Effect - Brandon Flowers (Yellow)
40. Why Me? Why Not? - Liam Gallagher (Mint Green)
41. The Good the Bad and The Queen
42. Merrie Land - The Good The Bad and The Queen (Green)
43. Gorillaz - Gorillaz
44. G-Sides - Gorillaz
45. Demon Days - Gorillaz (Purple)
46. D-Sides - Gorillaz
47. Plastic Beach - Gorillaz
48. The Fall - Gorillaz
49. Humanz - Gorillaz
50. The Now Now - Gorillaz (Light Blue)
51. Song Machine - Gorillaz
52. Cracker Island - Gorillaz (Neon Pink)
53. Halfaxa - Grimes
54. Live Through This - Hole
55. Сказка - IC3PEAK
56. До Свидания - IC3PEAK
57. Unknown Pleasures - Joy Division
58. Good Kid [..] - Kendrick Lamar *
59. Ciao - Lush (Red)
60. Hot Fuss - The Killers
61. Sam’s Town - The Killers (Picture Disc)
62. Sawdust - The Killers (Translucent)
63. Day & Age - The Killers (Silver)
64. Wonderful Wonderful - The Killers
65. Imploding The Mirage - The Killers
66. Pressure Machine - The Killers
67. Silent Shout - The Knife
68. Strange Trails - Lord Huron
69. Long Lost - Lord Huron
70. Holy Wood - Marilyn Manson !
71. Mezzanine - Massive Attack
72. So Tonight I Might See - Mazzy Star
73. Hurry Up We’re Dreaming - M83
74. Be The Cowboy - Mitski
75. Loveless - My Blood Valentine (Wine) !
76. Power, Corruption, and Lies - New Order
77. Pretty Hate Machine - Nine Inch Nails
78. Broken - Nine Inch Nails
79. The Downward Spiral - Nine Inch Nails
80. Nevermind - Nirvana *
81. Definitely Maybe - Oasis
82. What’s the Story Morning Glory - Oasis
83. Pony - Orville Peck
84. Bronco - Orville Peck
85. Placebo - Placebo
86. Different Class - Pulp
87. This Is Hardcore - Pulp
88. Melanchole - Salvia Palth
89. The Graduate - Simon and Garfunkel *
90. Floodland - Sisters of Mercy
91. Just For A Day - Slowdive
92. Souvlaki - Slowdive
93. Meat Is Murder - The Smiths
94. Hateful of Hollow - The Smiths
95. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
96. Suede - Suede
97. War - U2
98. Joshua Tree - U2
99. Isolation - Kali Uchis *
100. Trainspotting - Various Artists
101. A Storm In Heaven - The Verve
102. Urban Hymns - The Verve
103. The Waeve - The Waeve (Green)
Gift: *
Bootleg: !
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#121 - Get Out Of My Father’s Car - Gryphon (2020)
So after listening to and reviewing their masterpiece of an album ReInvention, I was excited to hear their next album. With such a strange name and cover art for the Gryphon band’s more medieval and almost fantastical image, having an album cover depicting a pterodactyl with umbrellas for wings chasing after the band’s heads while they fall in a colorful car is quite intriguing, to say the least. Clearly, with the instruments that are falling with the heads, I guess that it’d sound very similar to ReInvention with some tweaks to what the album could entail. What I got instead was some of the most varied and bizarre music that the band has created in their whole career.
The album starts with the title track of the album. This is probably the jazziest Gryphon song they have recorded with a lot more emphasis on horns and improvisational music that sparks memories of the more jazzy progressive rock of the 70s, almost as a sort of tribute to that style of music. I think in all due respects, this song is great and still keeps up with the more original and experimented-minded direction the group followed with ReInvention, but to me, it doesn’t feel like Gryphon. It is not to do with Raindance or Treason where it sounded like other bands that weren’t Gryphon, but here it doesn’t give me those Gryphon vibes. That witty charm in their music has been lost in this song and even if this may be a new direction for the band to take, I think they need a bit more time before fully going into the more jazzy rock sounds that act like Gentle Giant or Peter Hammill refined in the 70s.
Though those remedies are taken away with A Bit Of Music By Me. We get back into those classic folk sounds that Gryphon has a knack for, and all that charm they had on me with their records instantly comes back. How it is all played so elegantly lets this song be a really good defining moment in this album. It has this more renaissance feel to it, almost as if the band is making music for a Da Vinci painting. It is as elegant as it is beautiful.
So we have the more jazzy side of Gryphon with the title track, and the folk side of Gryphon with A Bit Of Music By Me. How can the band combine these two attributes? Well Percy the Defective Perspective Detective may answer that. We get a fun little melody with this one, combining the more medieval folk with the jazzy 70s-styled progressive rock that was very popular in those golden years of progressive music. This one-two punch lets this quick song stand out very well in the sea of songs by Gryphon. It is unique, bouncy, and incredibly colorful.
This mix does switch around a bit with the folk and jazz, and sometimes separated starting with the song A Stranger Kiss. One of the more folk-attributed songs on this album, we get a more melancholic vibe within this song than most of the songs here on this album. With that, we get a sense of the much-needed break away from the more rocking-out tracks we have gotten, or the more witty and intellectually potent folk tunes. It is a good dividing line between those two attributes of sound that I wish Gryphon did more of.
Back to the pattern, we have Suite For ‘68. Man, what a lovely little tune, a lot of pretty uses of a more baroque style of progressive folk just make me very happy. It is unique in how each moment it changes around and becomes something similar, but completely new. That is how I like my suites, to be honest. Now I will say, I think it is too short to be considered a full suite of music. For me, the perfect amount of time a suit should be is 10 minutes and up. Five minutes is simply too short and I think this song should be able to benefit from a long length. It may become the best song off here if it was 10+ minutes, but sadly it isn’t. Still a good song though.
The band does have some comedic routes in their music, and The Brief History of a Bassoon explores that in a funny little tune. It is sort of a tongue-in-cheek song about one of the prominent instruments of Gryphon’s whole career, that being the bassoon. The joke here is that there is no bassoon present in this song. Believe me, I went through it over and over again, and still no bassoon. I even looked up videos of what a bassoon sounds like to double-check, and yet no bassoon. I find it kinda hilarious. It is like studying for a math test and instead of getting the equations, you get the answers and only the answers. Rather funny how things work out like that. A fun little tune that ties some knots in the album and experience Gryphon brings.
Krum Dancing also plays into the humor of Gryphon, retaining the folk instrumental factors, but also sort of making this song almost a dance track. I can almost certainly see people dancing to this in pubs of some kind. It is almost funny how when Gryphon does things right, they do them right, but when they try humor, they do it with class that doesn’t devolve the music.
While in their last album they had a tiny psychedelic edge, Forth Sahara expands on that with a more space edge to the sound and higher use of keyboards than ever before. It certainly reminds me of the greats of Eloy and Nektar without fully becoming them and ripping them off in sound and focus. You can still tell they are still Gryphon by their sound and focus, but with new stuff added on to make them stand out a bit more from their previous efforts. Certainly a fine song.
In a flip of the coin to one of the first few songs of the album, Christina’s Song takes some of the same notes A Stranger Kiss did but sadly doesn’t do them as well. I do not get a sense of melancholy with this song, and while I do like the song it never strikes my fancy enough for me to fully LOVE it if that makes sense. It is a neat song, but sadly I cannot say it is really special.
One of the weirder and more proggy songs on this album, Normal Wisdom From the Swamp... (A Sonic Tonic), does something similar to Percy The Defective Perspective Detective where they combine the jazzy progressive rock with their folk sound, however this time elongated and done quite better if I may add. This may be the band’s most experimental song yet, combining new techniques into their sound that allows them to stretch their legs more, and create something very special. It is a very fun and enjoyable song, and one that I think will be regarded as a modern-day classic with time and patience.
Ending the album off is Parting Shot, and…My god, what a song to end this whole Gryphon journey. I know the band is still going on, but man once I heard this song I knew this would be one of my favorites off here. It is so emotional, so beautiful, and so rewarding. Even after the mixed reception all of Gryphon’s albums have brought, I can still see them as being enjoyable to some capacity, even with Treason. To me, Gryphon is a fun type of progressive folk. Hearing and reviewing them has been incredibly enjoyable, and while some of their songs aren’t the best, if they may not strike lightning in the bottle all of the time, they still have a place in my heart with a lot of other bands. Their music is one of the best out there, and they need some more recognition. Parting Shot represents all of that, a beautiful song that closes the curtains for now.
A strange, but an incredibly enjoyable album. While it wasn’t as profoundly magical as ReInvention, it is still a great album they released in this century. Hailing back to those fun times in the 70s and truly embracing their image in the scene was a great move they pulled with ReInvention, and they still keep it up with this album. It is an album that slowly but surely became one of my favorites from the group, and I do think it should be recognized as a great release from this group.
4.5/5
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Going through my old art folders and found this Kfam piece. Decided to post it as a vague Goodbye to a flawed, flawed, flawed (seriously.) show that at one point was very important to me.
I'll always appreciate this shows commitment to its platonic relationships, Ben and Sammy in particular. It's the reason I got so attached to it in the first place.
No matter what episode 68 still gets all my emotions. It left me feeling melancholic and hopeless and sad. And that's mostly how I feel about the show in generell now.
#king falls podcast#king falls am#kfam fanart#podcast fanart#sammy stevens#ben arnold#The racism and the sexism and the weird jokes#there's problems with the queer rep as well#i find relistening is almost impossible#and always just skip certain episodes#but when i first listened to kfam i was a lonely kid miserable in high school#and it helped#but in my most recent relisten the bad just started to outweigh the good so#i know nobody cares about this show anymore#and it's not gonna get an ending either#so#bye bye I guess
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Sweet Melancholy, Joseph-Marie Vien , 1756, Cleveland Museum of Art: European Painting and Sculpture
The chair, brazier, table, and the setting all show Vien's interest in bringing archaeological accuracy to a new level of precision. Yet his delicate handling and graceful palette derive squarely from 18th-century French painting. The gesture of the melancholic figure, with her head on her hand, has roots going back to the Renaissance. Nonetheless, the painting has a wistful rather than tragic tone. Indeed, images of women in interiors, contemplating a letter with longing or sadness, derive from earlier Dutch paintings of daily life, here transformed into an ancient context.
Size: Framed: 86.4 x 76.2 x 6.5 cm (34 x 30 x 2 9/16 in.); Unframed: 68 x 55 cm (26 3/4 x 21 5/8 in.)
Medium: oil on canvas
https://clevelandart.org/art/1996.1
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For the 100 OC Questions: 43, 68 & 90 for Caleb Rose
It's always nice to talk about him.
43. How important are the rules to your oc? Do they follow them to a t, or do they enjoy breaking them?
He usually follows the rules pretty strictly, but it's not impossible to make him break them. Just very difficult. And if he breaks them, he will probably be really worried something will go wrong, someone will find out and punish him for that.
68. What sorts of things would cheer your oc up when they’re down? Is your oc sad often, or is it more rare?
Let's be honest, his mental health is not the greatest, and especially in his 20s his depression is really bad. It gets better later, even though it's kind of still there in the back of his mind and he just tends to be sad and melancholic more often than everyone else in the family.
He likes to stay in his bedroom alone if he's sad, but that doesn't necessarily mean it makes him feel better. Going for a long walk does though, or going to the library. He likes to listen to sad classical music if he needs a good cry. Lastly, his brother just knows how to pull him out of a bad mood (and vice versa, too. I don't know what they'd do without one another.)
90. Does your oc have any objects they could never give up? Why is it so important to them? Do they have any family heirlooms?
He keeps his grandfather's old journals in his drawer and likes to reread them from time to time. Ezra was a traveller and a historian (and also a painter, we love a talented king) and Caleb admires him a lot.
As for heirloom, well, his parents won crazy amount of money by cheating the lottery 😂 I love TS3 Into the Future, I really do. But I feel like if I remove my characters from their sims roots, they wouldn't have that much money, they'd just be a regular middle class family. With witchy past. And alien daughters. And mermaid issues. Yeah. Totally regular family right here lol. I went off topic but that's to be expected 😅
Thanks for the ask! ♥
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full name: benjamin william waters
nicknames: ben (if you’re lucky)
age: twenty-two
date of birth: 28 december
hometown: london, england
gender: cis male
pronouns: he/him
sexual orientation: homosexual
relationship status: single
major: education
living arrangements: dorm rooms
languages spoken: english
character influences: caleb (critical role), talion (shadow of mordor), frodo baggins (lord of the rings), judd ryder (911: yeehaw)
READ HIS FULL BIO HERE.
PHYSICAL
fc: gavin leatherwood
hair color: black
eye color: brown
height: 5'8"
tattoos: none
piercings: none
clothing style: casual dressy
usual expression: usually frowning in concentration
sociability: prefer to be in smaller groups
nsfw below for drug / alcohol related questions:
addictions: none
drug use: no
alcohol use: socially, if prodded
PERSONALITY
label: the broken bird
positive traits: loyal, open minded
negative traits: negative, competitive
hobbies: ludares,
FAVORITES
colour: grey
music: he’s a big fan of the beatles
movies: loves a good mystery movie
sport: ludares
beverage: water
food: apples
animal: dormouse
FAMILY
father: william waters, francis castle
mother: tatiana castle
sibling(s): samuel castle, felicity castel
pet(s): none
EXTRAS
greek zodiac: capricorn
element: earth
celtic zodiac: birch
myers briggs: INFJ-A / 64% introverted , 62% intuitive , 68% feeling , 75% judging , 51% assertive
enneagram: loyalist
temperament: melancholic
seven roles: the server
moral alignment: lawful good
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Give me a character to draw please
I get so bored-
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I have many problems with Gibbs’ exit, but the biggest one is the implication that happiness and friends will never be enough to overcome loss, that for all the good in his life, nothing could give him peace. And while that’s a very Noble Lone Wolf Hero idea, it does such a disservice to the living people in his life. The people that shared a whiskey, a laugh, a memory. People that loved him.
“You don’t waste good.”
Out of all the rules to break, that one’s the worst.
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NCIS Tumblr is awfully quiet today...
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I just realized, they’re going to replace a Bishop with a Knight.
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I think the thing we’re overlooking is that tonight could be the last time we see Mark Harmon, at least until they decide to bring him back for an episode to end the show.
And that thought is really fucking weird. 18 years, over 400 episodes, and this could be it. I’m not melancholic about the show winding down, because I’ve watched enough TV in my life to know, as ST:TNG so aptly titled their final episode, “All Good Things...” But there’s something about the way Mark is leaving that just doesn’t sit right. There’s a hollowness to the way the writers are handling things. No build-up, no anticipation, no meta moment where we say thanks for being a part of our lives. (For some, literally their entire lives.) For all the talk about Gibbs going out in a blaze of glory, it may instead be with a whimper instead of a roar.
I’ll be thinking about that tonight.
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