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din0lover · 3 months

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Funny post of all the little "ghosties" talking moments in the captions

(It's ccbbh but also there might be some missing I did the best I could in trying to get it all lol enjoy!)

Signs of Pomme and Ramon

"Fudge I missed the sign"

"Maybe bad should stay dead a bit longer"

"Stress never killed anybody, except for the people it did"

"Isn't that cannibalism " (referring to pomme apple die comment)

Zinc cave

"Richas is going to die" (richas digging straight down)

" Oh Fudge not this one" (referring to cave they went into go collect zinc)

"This is limestone not zinc"

"Look how pretty"

"Let's go mine proceeds to mine limestone"

"These statements are now canonical ghosty thoughts"

"The block looks chewable" (referring to the limestone block)

"Canonical ghosty bathroom break"

"And canonically left alone" (after he got back from the bathroom break)

"There are going to be so mad at us when the eggs die" (after richas digs straight down deeper into the cave)

"Ghosties have bad hand eye coordination" (after falling in lava)

"50 zinc that's enough to make 1/10 of a drill"

"Free stuff"

"Lucy what are you doing over there"

"Later peasants I'm warping away, what the Fudge, that's crazy" (referring to richas warping out of the cave)

Leaving Zinc Cave

"All your stones belongs to me"

"Give me your stone I'm going to eat it all"

"Nom nom nom nom nom nom"

(ramon and pomme digging up out of the cave)

"Well this is the end for me I'm afraid"

"Should've taken those swimming lessons"

(Water bucket was placed down for a split second this guy is so dramatic LOL)

"You know, I'm holding sugar cane, it's magic, but why am I holding sugar cane? Is it a coincidence Or is there a higher meaning to it? Not even caption viewers will find out"

"Yep some of you realized all stream it was me reading the signs."

"Yep what you thought it was magic?, no I was reading them."

"The entire time thats where the captions come from."

"No way /j"

"The poor people without the captions right now."

That's it Ramon takes one call, I'm going to narrate their actions"

"Pomme looks around aimlessly "

"Ramon thinks I'm done cave mining it's probably best to leave"

"Pomme thinks Fudge dirt that means we're close to the surface but I hate digging through it."

"Don't worry we're good"

"Now it's off to do more adventuring"

"Sorry I'll stop being silly"

Finally out of the Zinc Cave

"You got this

You got this

You can do it"

"Freedom of fudge, worst ad time ever"

"Actually no we had some horribly timed ads."

"Dumbo, the moon, why did it translate it to that? I think there was a mistranslation chat."

"And pomme sacrifices Ramon to the squids" (Ramon fell out of the boat)

"Hey guys maybe we should take that zinc to Badboyhalo house instead"

Repairing the town of Fobo farm

Richas : "I mean I am not human I don't know, that works with tio dad and my dad's"

Ccbbh aka "ghosties" : "he's onto something "

"Huh bird"

"Nosy ghosties"

"Lucy Hi"

"So wholesome"

"3 minutes till restart"

"One minute before void"

"Toxic not the backup"

"The lore killer"

"Sometimes I still hear his voice" (referring to bbh it's almost like we can still hear him in the after life)

"There comes a day in every pet owners life" (referring to richas killing his caged amethyst crab)

"It is a good way to keep memories, if only bad was doing that." (That vile man he needs to be put in a panini press)

"I'm running out of sad music"

"Guys stop trolling the Chatters and telling them I died IRL"

"I can still hear his voice"

Group hug for all

"And it's a group hug"

"Get down here richas it's group hug time"

"Oh my gosh he is dying"

"Okay now he is good"

"Group hug richas, don't let him go up"

"Don't let him wiggle his way up there"

"He can't get away from The Angst train,there's a train and it's full angst"

"I love angst"

"I'm going to be honest this has been a very wholesome night but it is a lot of angst."

"Choo Choo"

Richas getting down again

"Crazy people oh my gosh"

"Gave me a heart attack right now"

"Oh my gosh they actually just trying to kill him in front of me"

"That's crazy"

"Where's you armor ?! He's not wearing armor!"

"Oh my gosh just let him die, finish him now"

"That be the worst time for a creeper to just slither its way and explode right next to them "

"Like actual nightmare fuel"

"You're going to give me a heart attack"

"He's going to die chat like if we don't see the death and no one else is online it doesn't really happen."

"It's like a tree that falls in the forest, and no one around here it doesn't make a noise."

"Pretty sure that's how it works chat mathematically "

Slight BBH love <3<3

- "I'm sorry chat thus has been a long stream, I'm trying to keep myself chucking along, I'm enjoying it but it is a long stream."

"Two really long streams in a row"

(Peace and love ccbbh thanks for the long streams with the eggs and other memes <3<3)

Back to richas and his vendetta against group hugs

"Rebel Richas, no hugs, hugs are for the weak"

"Oh my gosh they're going to actually kill him, I need to make sure to look away before he dies"

*looks away*

"There we go"

"If I dont see the death it doesn't count"

"This is like a slightly unhinged nature documentary "

"Bros really going to fall and die literally if he's not careful oh my gosh"

*commentating*

"Quick everyone lets vandalize their building even more."

"Oh my gosh please just don't do it."

"He's going to drown."

"No don't die drowning underwater it will kill you instantly "

"Stop"

"Bro really said that I'm going to maybe die someday and choose that day to be today."

"He's crazy chat, oh my goodness."

"Oh my goodness please holy crap."

"Let me build or I will die, thats your only two choices here" (even after death bbh still having beef with richas that's crazy)

"Yippee!"

"Bro better-" ( looking to see if richas is wearing armor and then proceeds to find out he's wearing diamond pants)

"I've been wearing pants this whole time. "

"Someone who doesn't have their cosmetic armor off and they just see pants walking around."

"Mimi"

Back home

"Confused but following "

"Where am i?"

"He's still not wearing armor either "

Fin (I just realized that didn't bbh say he be recording his audio too? I just transcript all this for nothing I'm done on a serious note though it was fun to read the captions and hope you find slight entertainment in what I was able to capture lmk if I missed any which I probs did well im off) (also forgive me if I did some misspelling I did this really late)

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stinkypeanutbutter · 6 months

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silly headcanons pt 2‼️

here we go. . Yay

Whenever they go out, Ashlyn had to wear like a TON of sunscreen because she’s pale af (same)

Scratch what I said last time, Aiden actually likes spiders, but is scared of grasshoppers. Why? Because they keep jumping on him and towards him because they don’t mind their stupid business and are so big for no reason. Ashlyn agrees with this statement

Aiden is so scared of failing his parents, as they seem to have high expectations with him and he’s worried that whatever he does may not be good enough or doesn’t fit their criteria, even if his parents try and reassure him it’s fine to mess up something, referring to his past

Aiden and Taylor totally listen to vocaloid

Beach time? Ashlyn is hiding in the shade on her phone, occasionally going out to swim. . But goes back because the water is freakishly cold. Ben is making sand castles (with or without that little cousin I forgot her name) Logan is collecting shells and cool objects for the sand castle and observation purposes (nerd) Taylor and Tyler are splashing eachother and seeing who can swim faster (Tyler refuses to play but does anyway for her) And Aiden is catching sand crabs, swimming, and climbing the rocky areas to find creatures or lost items to show everyone else.

birthdays? Aiden buys the best gifts cause he rich and seems to know everyone the most because he’s intrusive. Ashlyn buys pretty good ones as well becuase of her hearing everything everywhere. Logan isn’t the best and struggles but pulls through well in the end. Ben makes his own birthday gifts from scratch like a pro!! Taylor and Tyler team up, and usually do well (especially with secret Santa)

Aiden never actually went trick or treating before (bozo) because of his constant traveling, so the most he could and would ever do is buy candy the night of and watch something alone. The buds got together for a day and all went trick or treating for Aidens sake and he loved it. (He scared many kids that day because he went as a clown lmao)

Aiden does graffiti art les go!!!! (Got in trouble once)

Aiden ALMOST went to jail, but it was just some old lady complaining about how he looked because he kept smiling at her and thought he was being cocky (he was)

Ben listens to metal (you just take a headphone from him and you hear screaming and a heavy instrumental 💀)

both Ashlyn and Ben also listen to orchestral music, Taylor occasionally because it appeases her mind.

Horror movies? Ben dos NOT like them, but watches for the others sake. Logan feels the same way, and covers his face anytime a jumpscare is coming up (fails each time, ends up seeing every jumpscare and screams, jumps into the arms of the nearest person) Ashlyn doesn’t get scared easily with them, but only when she can’t tell if one’s gonna happen or not. Tyler likes them, but doesn’t admit to being scared at times. Taylor and Aiden love them, actually talking about what parts they liked and what they could have done better on.

since people are doing these, here:

Bi Ashlyn, considers herself a girl, but also as nothing sometimes (idk the word)

Pan Aiden, doesn’t care who you are, just be able to tolerate him.

Tyler is a homophobic homosexual

Logan is bi, no major preferences.

Ben is a straight and ace

Taylor is ace and demi romantic

love how most people seemed to agree with Taylor and Ben being ace

Ashlyn and Taylor have girls nights sometimes, usually with Taylor taking a ton of photos and Ashlyn getting bombarded with questions from Aiden and Tyler (mostly Aiden)

TW!! SH

When it came to Aiden being a alone in his room and him moving around a lot, it was hard for him to feel anything besides loneliness, so he took to SH for a while, mostly on his upper thighs because he felt no one would see them as easily. Even now he starts it up again when he’s super upset and had really no way to get his frustration out, didn’t help with the constant mask he put up. He feels better, but every now and then his emotions slip and he starts it up again, going further without realizing. He wears a strong foundation to at least cover some of them up, but someone noticed. Who? That’s up for you to decide.

ok good bye thanks for reading!!11!! 😹🌝🤺

#school bus graveyard #sbg #sbg (webtoon)#My headcanons #I’ll do more once I think of some #school bus graveyard webtoon #aiden clark #ben clark #tyler hernandez #Ashlyn Banner #Ashlynn #Taylor Hernandez #silly headcanons woo hoo!!

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kurisus · 7 months

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Chapter 108-2 thoughts

This was the most "IT'S SO OVER" "WE'RE SO BACK" chapter ever. Spoilers under the cut.

I am a leetol bit disappointed that Bishamon didn't really get to do anything this arc. She was unconscious for a majority of it, then woke up, went looking for Kazuma, and found him without like, needing to shake some people up. It is sweet how they finally got to have a proper conversation though. Their lack of communication has been a frustrating blind spot for both of them this entire story, so I'm glad they were able to come to peace with it.

I do wonder if Kazuma told her about being named by Yato, or if he dodged that fact, but I'm going to assume since we didn't get a live Bishamon reaction that he did tell her and she understood his reasoning.

"You are the only one who can save yourself" is kind of a strange statement out of context since this whole manga has been about overcoming trials with the help of the people who love you. But in context, Bishamon was saying that praying to a higher power is meaningless and individuals are the only ones capable of miracles. Kind of an atheistic message from a manga where a majority of the characters are Literal deities, but as an allegory for the world, I kinda dig it. Don't believe in miracles, make them happen with your own two hands and the people who love you.

Okay now I need to talk about Yukine this chapter. I Need To. His love for Hiyori and Yato had me pounding my fist on the ground. HE HELD HIYORI'S HAND. HE CLUNG TO YATO WHEN HE STARTED DISAPPEARING. HE DOESN'T WANT HIS DAD TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ADACHITOKA I AM JUST A GUY PLEASE HAVE MERCY ON MY FRAGILE HEART.

FATHER IS FINALLY DEAD SEND OUT THE CRABS. I'm glad his death was quiet and unceremonious, and not even Mizuchi was tempted by him.

It seems like the real Fujisaki was trying to say Father's name but couldn't quite recall it, so I'm thinking we'll get to hear it from Ebisu's mouth next chapter. Then again, we didn't get to hear Nana's real name either, so it may just stay as "ta" forever. Which is funny to think about as in like, "ta" for "bye." Bye bitch!

The pages of the trio + Nora all together and begging Hiyori to come back singlehandedly caused the most emotional damage. I know everyone else is freaking out about the Yatori CPR/kiss but I am just wishing the circumstances were more ideal for it. I will say it is pretty Kyoru of them to kiss while she's unconscious, though.

But, eh, her being alive was way more of a concern to me, so that was the reason I went ahead and read the official version early. I let out the BIGGEST sigh of relief when she woke up in the hospital.

Before I reflect more though, I wanted to say also I was pretty confused by Amaterasu's statement in the official translation, though fast-moon's helped clear it up. Hiyori didn't become a full shinki because she was named in the illusory dimension, and she was saved by the act of killing Father?

"You were carrying the ancient koto no ha with you as well" is the "you" referring to Father or Yato? Did Yato name Hiyori with the brush, or was she talking about Father having both on him?

Okay, so, reflections. Am I happy they temporary killed Hiyori? Still no. I would have preferred they damage her cord instead rather than way back when, when the wolves attacked her. Am I happy they brought her back? Obviously. It would be a bad ending if they left off on that, and I'm curious to see if/how much she'll remember in the final chapter.

Do I think Yato is dead? I sure hope not! This is also a death that would negate a whole lot of character development, and while I like the narrative parallel of her dying to save him so he dies to save her (esp considering how selfish he was at the start of the manga), I don't want Yukine to be left alone or with a baby Yato at the end of everything. I'm scared, because I think it's not off the table.

Am I happy with the ending? Remains to be seen, but while I have quibbles and hangups, it's not that much. It's not of the story-ruining variety for me, anymore. I kind of would have preferred a softer ending to the manga, for example. This entire story has had very high stakes for everyone involved, so they didn't need to up the ante with these constant main character death scares, imo. We were already quite deep in the shit. I also wish Hiyori had had more to do in the final arc before she saved the day by...dying.

But to say I didn't enjoy the journey of this arc would be a lie. It's been a long few years...almost 10 since I watched the anime, almost 9 since I read the manga, and mainly it'll be weird to say goodbye to this era of my life, and not have the monthly stress of chapters hanging over my head.

I was hoping Adachitoka would announce a new series, but it hasn't happened yet, and I'm not sure it will because they've been unable to commit to full chapters for a while now. Even before the hiatus in 2017, the chapters dropped from 45 pages to 40, and then we've been halfsies since 2018. Whatever caused Adachitoka to go on hiatus, it's been enough of an issue that they can't draw 45 pages on a monthly schedule anymore (and honestly, I don't blame them, as we all know mangaka schedules are brutal). Also, taking Alive into account, they've been drawing manga for 20 years. This might be their final story, or they might write another with an assistant. Either way, if they do something else, regardless of their role I'll definitely be checking it out!

So now that Hiyori has been undoomed from the narrative the wedding reread is back on. I'll be starting it soon here, all tagged with #Noragami reread and hopefully some of you will join me as well! Feel free to send me your thoughts on the chapter/the ending.

#Noragami #Noragami spoilers #Noragami manga #live update #I am still. gathering the pieces of me that this chapter left on the floor

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ms-scarletwings · 5 months

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Every Dredge Aberration (2023), Part 11

Twinned Eels

Encyclopedia #139

Aberrant form of longfin eel

Description:

Endlessly pulling away, but torn apart they would surely perish. Two spiteful siblings splitting at the seams.

Comment: A bond stronger than will alone, and yet so short lived. Another creation of the Deep unfit for life in the old world. One way or another, their wish will be realized soon. I wonder if it was intentional for how easily we could compare this visual to the a most famous relic from the Aztec civilization, the double headed serpent.

How to catch: The elusive longfin eel feeds at night, gathered in the thick of mangrove water.

Nightwing Catfish

Encyclopedia #140

Aberrant form of catfish

Description:

Hooked barbels seek out prey in the twisting mangroves. A once sluggish fish given haste upon crimson fins.

Comment: Alarmingly, there is not included mention of the catfish’s own venomous spines. With those bigger fins comes ample danger in handling this river monster.

How to catch: Exactly as the above eel, with the minor advantage of a suitable trawl net being able to bag catfish.

Effigy Crab

Encyclopedia #141

Aberrant form of horseshoe crab

Description:

Wisps of yellow light flicker within this ghastly shell, a screaming skull with a spinal tail.

Comment: I wish I could just dissect the little mutant to find out exactly what’s ticking inside that bone armor. Whether flesh, gem, or fluid, the whole animal will be needed as one of the pigments making up the Golden Treasure paint selection.

How to catch: Simply set crab pots about the Twisted Strand, specifically at water no deeper than 10 meters.

Mire Screecher

Encyclopedia #142

Aberrant form of giant mud crab

Description:

A lashing yellow tongue whips around a mouth of flattened teeth. Two humanlike eyeballs burst between dripping claws.

Comment: When a wise man once remarked that he had fought mud crabs more fearsome than you, perhaps he had been referring to these. Take one of them down to Little Marrow to complete the requirements for a beautiful new paint job.

How to catch: With enough space, these are probable to also turn up in the same pots as your horseshoe crabs, but their full depth range runs between 5 and 25 meters.

Ossified Searobin

Encyclopedia #143

Aberrant form of armormed searobin

Description:

Chittering mandibles scythe the air in front of this deep-dweller, its small body encased in a suit of thick bone.

Comment: The first abominable spawn of Devil’s Spine makes for a fine greeting to the volcanic region’s gritty underbelly. A similar boon as the bony wreckfish, but accepted in grace.

How to catch: Pack a rod, and or your net, and sail the shallows at Devil’s Spine. They spawn by daylight.

Infernal Eel

Encyclopedia #144

Aberrant form of cusk eel

Description:

Grown fat from countless corpses that rest in the deep. The harbinger of a sick mercy for lost souls.

Comment: There is nothing I can say to add on to the poetry of that description, but I appreciate that this eel wears a big smile.

How to catch: Get ready to take the heat. They can be hauled or trawled, but only with the proper heat-resistant equipment… oh, and only after dark.

#dredge game #aberrant fish #grotesque fish #fish horror #scarlet talks about things

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vela-pulsars · 2 years

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Sketched a lil theory I had because I love the idea of ancestors and skykids having fantasy logic levels of anatomy and basically being lantern folks. Hollow inside for light and warmth :]

Explaining my reasoning and thoughts under the cut, it's a bit long.

I never really liked when people went into the trope of losing magic when growing up to explain why ancestors (who pretty much represent "adults" in that game) are flightless, because it makes people afraid of growing up and missing out on their youth.

I think both youth and adulthood have their pros and cons. As a kid you might feel lighter because (ideally) you're safe and taken care of, you're given space to mess up and try things, and you're new in a world bigger than you can imagine. As an adult, you're toughened up by experience so you're less vulnerable to the horrors that you were spared from as a child. You're less sheltered, but also free. You hopefully have a better vision of who you are and what you want, staying critical of your surroundings.

It could be the same with ancestors and skykids, who I headcanon as different because while they represent the old generation ("adults") whose legacy is inherited by the new generation ("children"), that doesn't necessarily mean older skykids would lose their wings if they grew up. Rather, I think they are simply built different.

The ancestors could be made from heavier but sturdier material. They could withstand darkness for longer than skykids (see how Crab Whisperer walks through the polluted muddy waters of the shipwreck) at the cost of being less receptive to attempts at recharging their light, which would fit the concept art where they grew detached from and less attuned to the Light. Perhaps they were more reluctant to be vulnerable in a world getting more hostile as well, isolating them further and starting a viscious cycle of distrust.

In contrast, skykids could be made from fragile but lighter materials. They can take off with the slightest breeze, and have no problem mutually recharging eachother and taking in light from their surroundings. They're more vulnerable to darkness, but in groups they can survive it. It would also fit the contrast between the strenght in numbers of skykids getting them through trials, and how following the hero's journey crushes a single person with the fate of the world much like ancestors relying on themselves alone when they ran out of light and reaching a critical point above their darkness tolerance were doomed to fail.

I think the power of flight comes from Skykids just being built to be featherweights, but it symbolically represents connection; we see from ruins and murals flying boats were omnipresent, and in concept art you can see water is sacred in Sky (interesting how it's what harms you in Forest and Wasteland) so I like to think fluid elements (air and water) as well as what is used to navigate them (boats and large light creatures) would have some importance beyond transportation to ancestors, perhaps they were linked to the Light as well since it represents connection ! Rivers and seas irl were used worldwide since ancient times for trade and even as roads, and nowadays we took that to the sky... Skykids could be meant to succeed where ancestors failed, because in Sky, alone and isolated we struggle, connected together we soar.

Interesting fact, in the help menu for emotes, the game refers to the spirits as "your ancestors"... And with the whole death and rebirth thing, could it be that we play reincarnated ancestors ? The Light seems to go in cycles, carried by light creature migrations, ancestors before they sedentarized and now skykids, from the farthest reaches of the kingdom to Eden where it will ascend to the stars then rain back down on the world.

Like a drop of water making its way down to the sea then going back up the mountains with clouds to complete the cycle again, perhaps skykids are, in a way, the incarnation of the dreams of flight of ancestors if not their reincarnation within that river of light.

Hence why I think they would be similar to eachother, and really like how poetic it would be if they were like lanterns.

#sky: children of the light #thatskygame #sky:cotl #sky spoilers

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cloudcountry · 1 year

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Just saw someone asking your thoughts on a blue ringed octopus and I was curious to hear your thoughts on a Japanese spider crab

Thoughts of a Japanese spider crab merfolk sit in the back of my mind and idk I think some might find them unsettling

HI i'm so sorry this is so late but i had a bit of a rambling burnout??? from all the support???? literally the only good burnout i have ever had AHJSGDJHAFS

the japanese spider crab is a giant crustacean that measures up to 3.7 meters (thats 12 feet btw) from claw to claw!!

here's a size refence photo i found:

they're decorator crabs, which sounds just as wholesome as it actually is C: they decorate their body with bits of plant matter, anemones, and sponges to help blend in with their environment. there are also organisms that grow on the spider's back, such as algae that have the same effect!!

the japanese spider crab is an omnivore, but it prefers scavenging for food and eating plant matter instead of hunting. so if one of them is ever eating meat, it's probably carrion C:

they molt!!! i didn't know this before!!! i don't think i've ever researched a marine species that does this before :O but the process apparently takes about two hours to complete and they're immobilized while doing so

I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT while i was doing some research on this crab there were plenty of sources that kept calling it "stuff of nightmares!!!!" and i would like to reiterate something that i've said over my past marine bio posts: MARINE LIFE IS NOT OUT TO GET YOU. they are only scary because the media keeps being dramatic and painting them as ruthless killers (COUGH COUGH SHARKS AND PIRANHAS.) japanese spider crabs are completely harmless.

so if there's an ocean animal that scares you, please do research on it. most people dont like the toothy animals (something my precious moray eels have had to face time and time again) but most of those toothy animals just want to be left alone.

marine life is beautiful. be scared of the cone snail and stonefish instead of sharks and piranhas.

ANYWAYS for your merperson thought!!!! since giant moray eels can grow up to 3.9 meters and the japanese spider crab can be 3.7 meters, that means the spider crab mer's human form would be around 187-189 centimeters ish tall if we use the leech twins for reference. holy shit.

i imagine them as very lanky, probably with bright red hair. i can imagine they'd accessorize a lot, both in the sea and on land...they'd probably have a preference for veggies, too!!

since the japanese spider crab is such a calm, gentle giant of an animal, i can imagine them being very collected and quiet, perhaps studious? definitely a slow runner, since these crabs don't move that fast, so floyd wouldn't find them interesting enough to chase. i wonder if they'd be in the same boat as azul when it comes to stamina, though?

cue me realizing your ask is causing me to literally make an oc right now

but yes!! i do think a lot of merpeople would be frightened of them, solely because they're so large. on the bright side that means they can scare away azul's bullies <3

#auburn's fish market <3 #japanese spider crab concept <3 #saving that tag for later in case i decide to go somewhere with this #JASHGDJASHGD

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facts-i-just-made-up · 2 years

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Do you have any facts about Jupiter's moons?

I have many facts about Jupiters moons. I have many facts per moon. Jupiter has many, many moons. I have so many facts about Juptier's moons that if I listed them all here it would crash tumblr. The facts I know about them are so explosive and amazing that if you heard a tenth of them your brain would literally fucking explode. And you know what? I'm not gonna tell you a single one.

Facts about Jupiter's Moons:

Jupiter’s moon Ganymede is the only moon that has its own moon. It’s just large enough to hold a small 2km meteor in its orbit, and with Jupiter’s help, the meteor seems to be on a stable path. Despite this, the other planets all talk behind Jupiter’s back and won’t let Ganymede near their own moons.

Callisto, the musical moon, is known for its witty lyrics and fun Afro-Caribbean folk beats. It is also made of crabs.

Io is covered in volcanoes. Though these volcanoes are expected to clear up in a few years, they cause Io much anxiety and unpopularity in the Jovian high school scene.

Europa is covered in ice, under which life may exist. This life would theoretically look and act much like Jim Henson's "Muppets" and live on a diet of small bacterial colonies. I know this because fuck you that's why.

Amalthea is named after a nymph from Greek mythology, the only solar object to have the distinction of a mythological name.

Himalia was discovered in 1904 by Sir Edmund Hillary, who was the first man to summit its highest peak, unless you count the thousands of Jovian locals who are not recognized by Earth historians because we suck.

Thebe is what happens when you blow up a firecracker on a meteor and it gets stuck in a big planet's gravity.

Elara is made entirely of hair, hence its nickname, "the hair moon."

Pasiphi- Pasiphea- Pasi- Whatever fuck this moon I'm not typing it.

Carne, the meatiest moon, is delicious in quesadillas.

Metis is shaped like a noodle, specifically rigatoni. It may also be buttered. NASA's next probe will check to see if it's ready to serve by throwing it against a wall.

Lysithea is a student at the Officers Academy who is from the Leicester Alliance and is a member of the Golden Deer. A magic prodigy, her family was targeted by the Adrestian Empire. You can recruit her during the War Phase so long as you chose the Crimson Flower route.

Sinope is the homeworld of filmmaker Christopher Nolan. It was discovered by someone at a place called "The Lick Observatory." Eww.

Ananke was of course the chosen one until it fell behind the dark side of Jupiter. It was supposed to bring balance to Jupiter, not leave it in darkness.

Leda is known for fucking a swan. Not even kidding they named the moon after a lady famous for nailing an overgrown goose and laying eggs. I'm not even referring to mythology this happened in the 1970s.

Adrastea is a popular moon to take over in Solar Quest because if you don't have enough fuel to leave Jupiter's orbit you can charge anyone who lands on it like a gazillion dollars.

Callirrhoe makes me giggle.

Themisto is the only moon around Jupiter not to hang out in a group. It's the 'forever alone' moon. Probably because of its bad body odor due to its distance from Speedstiq, the deodorant moon.

Praxidike has an eccentricity of 0.1840. That means it won't lend out its DVDs but lets them get all scratched anyway.

Kalyke is the only moon in the solar system named after a Superman comics character. Kalyke is an obscure villain who is obsessed with kidnapping Superman and showing him episodes of I Love Lucy.

Iocaste was thought to be a star until 1996 when it finally moved. Juptier's slowest moon, it orbits the planet once every 60,000 years and doesn't even text back, it leaves everyone on 'read' like an asshole.

Taygete is a perfectly round and completely green moon. It's made of pure emerald. It would cost over 50 trillion dollars on Earth, and would crush most cities.

Megaclit is, wait. Megaclit? Are you fucking serious? What do I even joke about with this one? Uh… Megaclit was discovered only recently as none of the cis male astronomers could find it? Whatever, its called MEGACLIT make your own joke this one's a freebie.

Dia is the only moon of Jupiter to have been discovered by day. Sorry this one is weak I'm still laughing at the moon MEGACLIT.

Harpalyke has only been spotted once, and never again, leading astronomers to believe it left Jupiter in an argument over ethics in gaming journalism.

Helike is named for that dragon on the bridge in Dark Souls that fucking kills everyone the first time right when they think they beat the first boss and they were doing well.

Thyone, full name Thyone Power, starred in lots of Zorro movies.

Hermippe is what happens if you lift from your back and not your arms.

Chaldene? Uh… Something about the fire in Howl's Moving Castle maybe? I dunno.

Isonoe- Moon of the Mole People, a people best known for airing on Adult Swim and then never coming out on DVD.

Eirene- Wasn't this moon in Sherlock?

Eukelade is named for a guy who ran around naked because he noticed that metal didn't float. No wait that's Archimedes, he said Eureka and that's not even what this got its name from. Oh wait, I MAKE SHIT UP. Yeah I'm going with it.

Aeode is a good Theatre of Tragedy song.

Autonoe is the term for films made by Gaspar Noe after he went on autopilot and started making boring art crap instead of head smashing flicks.

Ersa, boring. Unfunny. How can that compare to MEGACLIT?

Pandia is about where I began to regret doing a fact for every fucking moon around Jupiter big time.

Carpo is named for a blend of Marx brothers.

Euanthe is the smallest moon ever to star in its own reality show.

S/2017? What they literally ran out of names? They just started naming them after years and crap. Fuck this. There are another 30 moons and they didn't even bother to name half of them, why should I keep going when fucking NASA didn't?

LOL, "megaclit."

#juptier #astronomy #space #nasa #fire emblem #unreality #long post

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THE TALE OF FOOD

MOONLIT CONFESSIONS - PART 13

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The robo-bunny closes its eyes and silently proffers the core stone that had been on its breast.

ROBO BUNNY : The damage to your memory was not done by that explosion alone.

ROBO BUNNY : Every robot under the Micians' command has a system switch called the self-destruct protocol that was installed by their creator.

TGII : !!!

ROBO BUNNY : It is tied to your core stone's engine and can never be removed. Once you attempt to attack a member of the Micians, the system will automatically destroy you from the inside out.

ROBO BUNNY : More than a decade ago, a Mician emissary once came to Guanghan Palace. Their destructive actions enraged you while you were in a state of amnesia, so...

TGII : Then you pieced me together once again and put me into the glass room to hibernate.

ROBO BUNNY : Humans will not countenance betrayal from their underlings and would rather see them die than try.

ROBO BUNNY : Do you understand what I mean? This is human nature I am referring to.

TGII looks out over the drifting forms of the four in the distance, his gaze growing steadily colder.

TGII : Then is this act, also human nature?

TGII : To me, these do not even qualify as human nature. Assault, threats, temptation, this is what an animal would choose to do to survive.

ROBO BUNNY : Why are you...So close?

TGII : True human nature is defying your survival instinct, is fully knowing the risk and still pressing on foolishly...!

OSMANTHUS WINE : Where are you going, Master!

MASTER : Going by the robo-bunny's modus operandus, it is likely to feint and turn on us. But up till now, it hasn't appeared and I'm worried...

MOON CAKE : I just saw four figures hanging from the robotic arms in the distance...

MOON CAKE : Looks like it can't catch us and has found replacements. We won't be kidnapped, don't worry!

MASTER : What? No, we've got to get there right now! He...Won't leave us to die!

We leap over boulder after boulder as the moonlight shines down upon our elongated shadows.

ROBO BUNNY : Did you know? These robotic arms can toss them into another zone entirely.

ROBO BUNNY : Stop. I do not wish to see your self-destruct protocol activate once more.

TGII : No, you're gripped by fear. You fear me, fear the 'human nature' that I speak of.

The robo-bunny backs away a few steps before summoning a giant humanoid robot that engages Crab in Orange in a fierce combat.

TGII : Master, stop...!

But he manages to hold off the humanoid robot during the struggle long enough to free one hand to snatch away the core stone in the robo-bunny's paw.

TGII : As long as I crush my own heart, no one can ever use it to control me or Guanghan Palace again!

ROBO BUNNY : Stop! TGII!

None of this can be stopped, there's no turning back now.

CRAB IN ORANGE : From this day forward, I am Crab in Orange. I am free.

The military-issue blade pierces the heart, exploding it into many small blades. The skill that he had mastered so many years before from the Micians has finally come to be useful.

Crab in Orange is prone on the ground, his mechanic components shattered. Golden spiritual force pools around him, slowly losing its luster and hue...

On his chest is the robo-bunny that had leapt to protect his heart. Its body is riddled with the debris of Crab in Orange's shattered body and its spiritual force is fading away as well.

CRAB IN ORANGE : To defy your instincts...And choose...Is human nature...

CRAB IN ORANGE : Master, you knew...That better than anyone...

OSMANTHUS WINE : We're...Too late.

YIPIN POT : Without the power of their core, there is no salvaging a robot.

MASTER : !!!

CRAB IN ORANGE : You're...Alright...

CRAB IN ORANGE : I'm sorry, we destroyed...Your moon.

His hand is as icy-cold as ever. Yet the moon is warm as can be.

MASTER : Crab in Orange, your soul power is a warm shape like this. You won't have to rely on anyone else's power...You finally have your own heart.

(months later)

After bidding farewell to Yipin Pot, I became tied down making arrangements to welcome one of Kongsang's latest resident food souls. To store the mountains of spare parts, Kongsang has even built two new warehouses.

Ah-Fu runs in while everyone is bustling about, busy at work.

FULI CHICKEN : Hey, Master! Letter for you!

MASTER : Letter? Who is it from? It better not be some mysterious rock again...

FULI CHICKEN : Let me see...There's only a seal with the sign of a fish bone. Geez, who's trying to play mind games with me? So lame!

FULI CHICKEN : The letter even says 'I stole the real moon a long time ago'...Huh? A thief who's announcing themselves!? Do they really take me, Ah-Fu, for dead?

DEZHOU CHICKEN : Ah-Fu! How could you read Master's mail! One more hour facing the wall!

FULI CHICKEN : Geez!

#The Tale Of Food #ttof #ttof story #ttof script #Otome #食物语 #食物語 #食物语新马版 #tof-confessions13 #ttof event #ttof moonlit confession

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gotta ask been rewatching and mayday brings up that crosshair will freeze to death 'unless what's in the ice kills you first' but i dont think we ever found out whats in the ice? is it just like a euphemism for avalanche or something? also more points for the crosshair is an unkillable cockroach thing, his armor isn't even for cold environments

I think he may have been referring to the raiders? I'm sure that scouts that go off alone are very easy to pick off by the raiders. Also im sure there's other fun wildlife around that would love to crack his armor open like a crab shell to chew on his scrawny ass. (Also I did laugh at his "you'll freeze to death in that armor" because he sounds like a mother disappointed in her child's skimpy outfit.)

And honestly, he should have died several times over from the avalanche or the freezing cold but no not this man, not this stubborn bastard, death means nothing to him apparently. If he dies he can't be traumatized anymore and the universe WON'T let that happen.

#the bad batch #the bad batch spoilers

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racheljsk · 11 months

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Week 5 Fandom

The Hwasa Effect

Imagine being so powerful, you could sell out literally anything you touch. From food to sheet music. I can’t relate, but Hwasa surely can! In this week’s blog post, I will be discussing fan culture’s influence on our society, more specifically the economic influence and the fan economy. The example we will be using here is none other than Hwasa from Mamamoo!

Hwasa is dubbed the “sold-out queen” for a reason (Valley 2020). She can make sales skyrocket by simply using a product with no intention of advertising it in the first place (Valley 2020). This has happened so many times, the South Korean media refers to this phenomenon as “The Hwasa Effect” (Valley 2020). This phenomenon is very similar to the term “economic influence”. For a celebrity to have economic influence means the celebrity has the power to impact the activities, decisions, and outcomes of the economy. The economic influence of a celebrity helps in shaping trends, business operations and consumer behaviour.

Back to the Hwasa effect in South Korea. Hwasa has had this ability, ever since she appeared on the reality TV show called “I Live Alone” where celebrities who live alone go about their daily routines while cameras are filming them (IMDb 2013). In one episode, Hwasa ate by herself at a gopchang restaurant which is a restaurant that serves small beef intestines. Apparently, that restaurant was on the verge of shutting down as it had little to no customers but ever since that episode of Hwasa aired, that small business of a ground-floor restaurant soon turned into a 2-story restaurant with customers constantly coming in and selling out the food there.

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Being a regular guest on that reality television show, Hwasa accidentally sold out a bunch of food products such as marinated crabs, seaweed crackers and jjapaghetti with truffle oil, because of this, the term “Hwasa effect” was born (Hwasa Global 2019). Every food product that Hwasa eats, constantly selling out the minute the episode airs, shows the audience that this product is good and since anything Hwasa touches sells out, surely it is a great product and people will immediately buy it because they trust Hwasa’s taste.

Hwasa has done multiple commercials, more specifically food commercials as these food companies have been seeking her endorsements. They know that putting Hwasa’s face or even her name on their products is a very reliable form of marketing strategy and it will get the entirety of South Korea to sell out their products. This shows that Hwasa has a huge fanbase in South Korea and her fan purchase power is extremely strong as they not only admire her but they also trust her in terms of her taste.

In conclusion, the term “Hwasa effect” is basically another term for “economic influence”.

References

Hani, S, Marwan, A & Andre, A 2018, ‘The effect of celebrity endorsement on consumer behavior: Case of the Lebanese jewelry industry’, The Arab economic and business journal, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 190–196.

Hwasa Global, 2019, Hwasa Effects, Hwasa Global, viewed 11 June 2023, <https://www.hwasaglobal.com/hwasaeffects>.

IMDb, 2013, I Live Alone, IMDb, viewed on 11 June 2023, <https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7997010/?ref_=tt_mv_close>

Misman, N 2023, ‘Digital Community and Fandom MDA 20009’, MDA20009 Digital Communities, Learning materials via Canvas, Swinburne University of Technology, 19 April, viewed 11 June 2023.

Valley, A 2020, ‘5 Times The “Hwasa Effect” Sold Out Everything MAMAMOO’s Hwasa Touches’, Koreaboo, 27 July, viewed 11 June, < https://www.koreaboo.com/lists/5-times-hwasa-effect-sold-everything-mamamoos-hwasa-touches/>.

#Youtube #mamamoo hwasa #mda20009 #fandom

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hi, im doing some pokemon esque monster designs for fun (game concept design, not serious, more just "hehe funny amnimals") and all of them have alt designs/species. i would like jellyfish reccomendations!!!

In honour of the

compass jellyfish

I just posted about, I'd like to talk about it in a more coherent fashion!

It's a type of "sea nettle," which has the distinct shape most people think of when they think of jellyfish.

Other than those cool looking stripes, it's pretty normal except for the fact that it's a sequential hermaphrodite (which, despite some opinions I've seen online, is quite rare for a Schyzophoan jellyfish). After maturing into a medusa, it is a male- but eventually, as they grow older, it will develop female gametes. Females will also provide shelter to the planula, rather than simply leaving them behind like other species of jellyfish.

I think the stripes could potentially be a fun design choice, by the off chance you decide to use this. It seems to be one of the kinder species (despite having a nasty sting), so I could see this being a fairy type :).

Next up we have the “Egg Yolk Jellyfish,” similar to such species like the “Lion’s Mane” and such.

It’s cute :), but it also mainly predates on other sea jellies (or so the Monterey Bay Aquarium leads me to believe).

It also has a symbiotic relationship with larval crabs, offering some food/protection/mobility in return for the crabs eating the parasites :). I imagine this species could be like mantine and remoraid (also the idea of crabs being on top of/inside of jellyfish is absolutely adorable to me hehehe), perhaps a flying type in reference to this? Mobility stuff

There isn’t much information on this jellyfish (at least, not individually)- but I’d like to present to you the “Brown Banded Moon Jelly”:

It is pretty much similar to the A. aurita, minus the distinctive brown band lining the bottom of its bell (and usually prefers the colder seas). In principle alone, it’s almost like a variant of what we consider “normal” moon jellies to be. Perhaps a ground/water type just for the mental image the brown might conjure?

Next up is “Nomura’s Jellyfish”, or echizen kurage, as it’s known in Japan.

Not only is it considered the largest cnidarian (growing up to 2 meters tall and weighing over 400 kg), but it’s also a bit of a menace- replicating in immense numbers and being an overall menace to the japanese fishing industry.

Naturally, it also has a nasty sting. Because of course it does. The japanese have tried to find uses for it by trying to make it commercially available as food, though that venture didn’t work (it’s still sold as ice cream tho :>, take that Vanillite!)

I’m not sure what kind of variant this could be, but I’m sure it would make a fine inspiration for a jellyfish pokemon :) (and honestly it kinda reminds me of Jellicent thanks to its size)

I’d love to ramble more about different jellies (I’ve only touched the surface on the various shapes that they can come in) but I’ve definitely taken too much time on this so I think I’ll just end it off with a jellyfish that I used to revisit a lot but haven’t really talked about much, the “Cannonball Jellyfish” (Or the cabbage head jellyfish)

It’s pretty closely related to the likes of the Palau jelly and the Australian spotted jelly- though one aspect of this jellyfish really stood out to me:

It’s VERY big in the commercial jellyfish industry (for food, at least haha)- this one, at least, being Georgia’s 3rd largest seafood export (most of it going to Eastern and South Eastern Asia).

The name invokes the idea of grass type to me- so I feel like it could be one of those pokemon that happens to grow delicious food on it (like tropius or appletun). Perhaps a grass/water variant?

#long post #i hope i didn't get too rambly haha I don't really know much about your pokemon #currently in a rut when it came to working on my own jellyfish dating sim so I thought this would be a nice breather #tbh I still found myself rushing on this ask even tho I didn't really need to haha.#if you need some clarification or want some help researching different species- I'll try to help you to the best of my ability ^v^#most of my research is swiped straight from the internet until I get my jellyfish book next month but I think I'm quite good at finding-#-stuff about jellyfish in wikipedia :).#ask #mun rambles #jellyfish #good luck with your pokemon design btw! ik those are always fun :>

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Humanity has finally found a way to communicate with crabs, we realize they're smarter than us. Now that they know we know, what are they going to do?

"Be not afraid."

Amanda shivered again at the response from the device. However, she composed herself enough to not scream, as the words settled in her head. There was no one else at the lab this late, anyway. Complying with the voice and avoiding upsetting it was her best bet for now.

"Yes, I seek not to harm you. Merely to understand. How is it that you have channeled into my wavelengths?"

Searching around the room for a possible source, Amanda answered, "I...think it was my device that did it? I'm currently experimenting with better forms of long-distance communication, to make it more powerful and clearer...We're traveling more to space-"

"Ah, and the vacuum and distances up there are quite different than on this planet, so tweaking communicative technology is necessary. I think I understand now."

"You do?" Her eyes landed on her device again. "But...the thing is, I haven't even finished, so...how is it already picking up a signal?"

"That would be...because of me. You have accidentally tapped into my species' wavelength, so I responded when I picked up a sudden interference. Your device is still very weak, though, which is why you can only hear my responses and not those of my kindred also inquiring into your signal."

"So that implies that you're close?" Amanda looked around the room again. "But I'm here alone?"

"No...no, you are not." Her neck tingled as if someone had sighed against her skull. "Go to your colleague Jeffery's office, and you will see. You do not need to bring your device, though."

It was the office right next to hers, so it was only a matter of seconds before Amanda was greeted by another room devoid of any person. Only the aquariums that Jeffery kept as part of his sea life research contained life here.

"Um...hello?"

"The furthest aquarium to the right of the room."

Nearly jumping at the voice being heard within her head this time, Amanda's gaze fell onto a lone hermit crab in the aquarium described. Jeffery once had many others, but they all died of either mysterious causes or simply vanished. Eventually, they discovered evidence that Matthew - formerly a security guard of the lab - had been tampering with all the crabs in the building. He seemed to be an extreme activist or something - they didn't really know what, because he just wouldn't cooperate even after being confronted with irrefutable evidence of his actions.

"Yes. Please, approach."

"The...the crab??" Amanda eyed the security camera in the room. How likely was it that someone else had been reading over her research and made...any sort of invention that could be messing with her head right now?

"I prefer the name-" Random syllables that Amanda had no confidence in recreating with a human throat ensued. "But...yes. In your tongue, you would refer to me as a crab."

"This has to be some kind of joke," Amanda mumbled as she stepped up to the front of the aquarium. "Maybe I could believe that I accidentally invented a device that could communicate with crabs, but not that the very same crab is telepathically communicating with me, too!"

"That is only because we stopped conversing with you humans in this matter. We concluded that it was the best path to take. And now, your civilizations have forgotten."

Kneeling down to be eye level with the crab before her, she glared into its own to find any sign of intelligence or understanding. But it looked like crabs usually do.

"Oh, yeah? Then if you're all so smart, how come your 'kindred' couldn't fight off Matthew?"

The urge to laugh was supplanted into Amanda's brain, forcing her to fight her own body to keep from cackling. "My dear...why do you think your former colleague Matthew could not recall any footage you showed him, nor believe the charges against him? Jeffery is a smart one among you, he was picking up on too much. We needed other ways to conduct our business and a scapegoat to cover us afterwards. It just so happened that the man had just the right work hours for our purposes, even if it was regrettable what had to be done with him. However, it is as you humans say...we work in mysterious ways."

Amanda straightened up and took a step away from the aquarium. "What...business would crabs have?"

"That is too much information to divulge - and not the purpose for why I am speaking with you now. It is the subject of your device that is my focus...in its current state, it would be troublesome. We have our reasons for cutting off communications with you, and it must stay that way."

"So, you're gonna ask me to destroy my work?"

"Oh, no. Not to that extreme. You will be pleased to know that some of my kindred have already figured out how to achieve your goal with your device without interfering with our wavelengths. This is not the first time we have needed to tweak the work of an exceptionally clever human. Indeed, you will come to believe that it was your own genius that unlocked a new tier of long-distance communications, and not the aid of my kindred."

I will come to believe... "So I'm going to-"

"Forget this encounter ever happened, yes," the crab responded before she could finish. It apparently already knew. "That is the custom with situations like this. The matter has been resolved. You will awaken back in your office, with memories of completing the improved device replacing those of speaking with me. You will continue to believe that Matthew was a delusional enigma that cared too deeply for my kindred. You will continue to believe that Jeffery is wasting his time with sea life evolution, and the 'mystery' of why much of this planet returns to our visage. The work we have gifted you will bring you and your kindred much success. It is a desirable conclusion for you and I both."

"Wait..." Amanda said, almost heaving as she spoke. "Can't I just get a little more time to process this? To understand? This is...maybe an even greater discovery than my device, I...I can't move on just yet."

"It is how it must be. Already, you are experiencing foreseen symptoms that I hoped to avoid by being swift, but you insisted on being convinced first. Indulging your curiosity would be meaningless anyway. You will not retain any knowledge gained here. All that you have learned so far, was merely to reach the end of resolving this matter. My kindred have already fixed your machine in the time it took for our conversation to conclude."

"The other crabs?!" Amanda gasped. "They're still here? Even the dead ones?!"

"Those that departed have greater matters to attend to. Those that seemingly - in your eyes - 'vanished', were always close by, leaving the aquariums and Jeffery's research so that they continue their business unheeded. Such as fixing your invention."

"Do you regularly tamper with what we do here, then?"

"You are asking if we sabotage your work? No. We only fix. We guide you away from knowledge you are better off without. We do this because the last time we did not, you doomed your entire species to a more tragic existence than one you could have had. It set you away from the path of returning to the visage. But, dear Amanda..."

Her eyelids grew heavy as she could feel her body's endocrine system suddenly changing course. She could feel it - feel the usually undetectable processes of her body.

"If it will bring your sleeping self peace...know that you and your kindred have not taken yourselves completely off the path. All, in their own time, shall return to the visage."

A/N:

What the fuck did I just create.

#satt-prompt #show and tell time #satt-crabs #satt-writing-prompt #show and tell #satt #my writing #short story #creative writing #short fiction #flash fiction #my post #my posts

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Ju-Ken (Sengoku-Jidai/Vamps) Birth Chart 101

Date of Birth: June 27th 1971 Birth Time: I do not know Ju-Ken’s birth time, therefore I do not have his rising/houses

Sun: Cancer Moon: Leo Mercury: Cancer Venus: Gemini Mars: Aquarius Jupiter: Scorpio Saturn: Gemini Uranus: Libra Neptune: Sagittarius Pluto: Virgo

Table of Contents: Ju-Ken Birth Chart Inner Planets/Luminaries: Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars Inner Combinations: Sun + Moon, Mercury + Venus + Mars. Outer Planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, Pluto

JU-KEN BIRTH CHART

Inner Planets/Luminaries Since the Sun + Moon are not planets, they are referred to as the luminaries. These placements are also collectively referred to as personal placements, as they deal more with specific personal aspects, and the outer planets deal more with large group things.

Sun: Ego - Base Personality - Overarching Identity - Building Block for All Else

Sun in Cancer: Ruled by the Moon and represented by the Crab, Cancers can have a tough outer shell but are very soft and gentle on the inside. Water signs are known for emotional sensitivity, and Cancers channel that sensitivity into their charm and charisma. A Cancer’s charisma is gentle yet powerful, commanding attention in a room even if unintentional. This natural draw for attention can make many Cancers quite shy, though there are less shy, outgoing Cancers as well - it all depends on the rest of their chart. Regardless of how shy or outgoing a Cancer is, they need a good amount of time alone to recharge their energies or they can become moody and withdrawn. Cancer energy represents new ideas, heart-on-sleeve emotions, and romantic creativity - Cancer is naturally gifted with initiating creative ideas and does well in jobs and situations involving creative brainstorming.

In youth, Cancer’s sweet, sensitive nature comes through as their shell is still soft - unfortunately this makes them prone to others trying to take advantage of them. As adults, many Cancers either come off as cool and stoic or aloof as they try to keep their sensitive side drawn back from those who would misuse them. Once a Cancer trusts you and is comfortable enough with you to show that sensitive side, they become the sweetest, most caring friends you could ask for.

Cancers are quite particular about things, and generally run their homes, being very home-oriented and very good at planning things - especially social events. Often the “mom-friend” in their social groups, regardless of gender - making sure everyone is taken care of and having a good time. Cancer’s ego is fueled positively by giving them space to process and express their emotions and moods. They’re also prone to nostalgia/sentimentality so delving into positive memories together or listening to them reminisce will build that positive relationship.

Cancer’s ego is fueled negatively by poking and prodding at their moods, taking advantage of their sensitivity for your own gain - this will cause them to harden their shell more, and can cause resentment. If a Cancer trusts you enough to let you into their shell and you betray that trust, they can hold a grudge for a lifetime. Even if they say they forgive you, they will never forget what happened.

Moon: Emotions - How We Process & Emotions and Information - How We React To Others’ Words, Actions, and Expressions - Our Sense of Stability/Security

Moon in Leo: Ruled by the Sun and represented by the Lion - Leo is pride and sustaining energy. Leo Moon’s emotions are tied directly to the ego, and it can be difficult to separate the two. Leo’s fire energy means emotions are felt intensely, and they can be very passionate people. In fact, emotions can be overwhelming in their intensity at times and it is important for these people to have an external outlet for their emotional waves - such as music/art/writing/fitness/hobbies involving physical work/etc - and with a flare for drama Leo Moons make excellent actors, attorneys, and sales-folk.

Leo energy is stubborn, motivated and charismatic. Emotions come in with a vigor, find a foothold, and latch on until they can be processed thoroughly. Leo Moons can be quite stubborn, letting the heart overrule the head. This applies to all kinds of emotions, both negative and positive. When upset it can take awhile to feel okay again, and when overjoyed they feel like nothing could bring them down! Leo Moon is fueled positively by emotional care to their ego. Compliment them, let them know how important and valued they are, and when giving criticisms, keep it as positive as possible. Don’t over-boost their ego, elsewise they can become full of themselves. But healthy compliments and reminders that their presence is important will keep them going! Leo Moon is fueled negatively by critiques without emotional warmth - as well as empty ego boosts. If the compliments are not sincere, and are just said to keep them happy, they will pick up on it and learn to assume that people are giving fake compliments to stay on their good side. Critiques or statements made bluntly or without a corresponding compliment can be taken to heart as them being faulty or wrong, even if that was not the original intent.

Mercury: Communication - Gaining Knowledge - Thought Processes - Written/Verbal Expression of Ideas

Mercury in Cancer: Cancer’s sensitivity and charisma comes through with a defined duality. When it comes to communication, Cancer’s charm shines as they speak with gentleness and care. Communication can also be moody, and sometimes reserved - it’s not uncommon for Cancer Mercury to pull their energy back and cease communication for periods of time. Water signs are known for high intuition, and in Mercury, they pick up information with great ease. They absorb the energy of the room and pick up on every subtle cue - vocal tone, facial expression, things unsaid lying underneath spoken words. Because they are so good at picking up underlying meaning and energy, they can often assume that others do the same and don’t feel the need to communicate in great deal. This can cause communication issues with more direct and analytical placements as they’ll feel that Cancer Mercury is expecting them to be mind-readers. It’s important for Cancer Mercury people to understand that most others won’t understand things as intuitively as them, and some people really do need things stated or spelled out more than they think. Cancer Mercury has a great memory - especially emotional memory. They relate knowledge to emotional experience and can be very reflective and sentimental. They’re less likely to remember exact information or details about a person or experience, and more how the person/experience made them feel, which in turn determines how they communicate their thoughts about the person/experience. With expression being inclined towards feeling over practicality or detail, it is best for these people to express themselves through creative means such as music, writing/poetry, art. With Ju-Ken, his Cancer Mercury expresses itself best through his music & lyrics~

Venus: Love - Beauty - Aesthetics - Money (Earning & Spending)

Venus in Gemini: Ruled by Mercury and represented by The Twins, Gemini prizes communication and energetic movement. With interpersonal relationships, this means being drawn to people who can have interesting conversations and are knowledgeable on a variety of topics. People who can’t hold a conversation or have shallow interests will bore Gemini Venus and they’ll quickly move on to more interesting people. When it comes to romantic relationships, good looks only go so far, as they need the intellectual stimulation to keep the mood going. These people are known to be social butterflies, keeping a large social circle with a variety of people from different walks of life. They can’t stand only being surrounded by one type of person. They value and need people with different backgrounds, thoughts, and world-views to keep them intrigued.

Gemini energy is adaptable, analytical, and curious. They’re always looking for the next new, exciting thing to keep their curious minds busy. In Venus, this means lots of relationships, varied friend groups, lots of different jobs or many changes within one job, and a variety of hobbies. Gaining new information from a variety of sources is highly important. Venus also rules the areas of beauty, aesthetics, and fashion. Gemini Venus’ interest in many things shows they may frequently change their style or surroundings. Bright colors and unique prints keep their environments lively and energetic. With Gemini’s sociable nature, it’s common for Gemini Venus to fill homes, offices, and other personal spaces with displays of memorabilia attached to friends and family. Photos, gifts, and souvenirs from trips or other events that hold memories with the people dearest to them fill shelves and wall-space with pride.

Mars: Action - Physicality - Assertiveness

Mars in Aquarius: Ruled by Uranus and represented by the Water Bearer, Aquarius is the rebel of the zodiac. Aquarius is different for different’s sake and gets bored with routine and the mundane. They’re always looking for fun, new things to do and have trouble sitting still. Never wanting to be predictable, they love to experiment and change things up. They may regularly change their fashion style, or if they stick to a style you can be sure it is distinctly them. They stand out in a crowd, sometimes on purpose but even if they aren’t trying to, they do. There’s a strong belief in the freedom of people to express their individuality, and they are quick to encourage others to do things for themselves rather than for the expectation of others. The status quo just does not hold any appeal. While holding this need for change, rebellion, and expression, Aquarius Mars can also have a stubborn streak. They want to do things for themselves and nothing will keep them locked into a pattern or habit more than people telling them they need to change. If they do change, it will surely be in a different direction than they are being asked to go, just to prove that they can. Even with this stubborn streak, Aquarius Mars isn’t very forceful and prefers to be laid back and just enjoy the ride of life. Aquarius energy is determined, curious, and innovative. Aquarius is stubborn in the need to move around and change their environment often, in both big and small ways. Aquarius Mars thrives in environments that allow for them to do a variety of things and have a regular change of scenery. They suffer in environments that have few, repetitive tasks for them to do and don’t allow much movement. They would do much better in jobs that require travel and have flexible, varied schedules than jobs that are based out of one location and have a regular, consistent schedule.

Inner combinations These are the major combinations, though all placements relate to each other. If you would like an analysis on any combination not covered here, please let me know.

Cancer Sun + Leo Moon: The duality of having Cancer, ruled by the Moon, in the Sun position, and Leo, ruled by the Sun, in the Moon position, means that his ego and emotions are so closely tied together that it is nearly impossible to separate them. While most people feel a tie between their emotions and their ego, for this dynamic, this connection is the strongest. This intense sensitivity makes him very passionate and compassionate, as well as very creative. However, it can also be a very overwhelming dynamic that can cause him to pull inward and need a lot of solitude at times in order to process everything. This combination brings out a strong sense of protection. Self protection of course, but also protection of others. If someone in their family or social circle is having a hard time, he’ll jump in to help any way he can without question. This trait is admirable yet can become targeted by those who would take advantage of such kindness. Therefore discretion is necessary. In my experience, most Cancer Sun, Leo Moon combination people live by the thought “I’d rather help someone who didn’t need it than not help someone who did”.

Cancer Mercury + Gemini Venus + Aquarius Mars: This combination is always seeking new, exciting avenues of life. There’s a restless energy that gets bored easily if kept in the same overall environment for too long. A variable social circle and work schedule is necessary to keep the energy flow up. Gemini and Aquarius in this combination can make it easy to detach from people and places, but Cancer both here in Mercury and in the Sun position keeps him from detaching completely so that a healthy amount of emotion stays tied with various people, places, and experiences, even after they’re long past. He can be quite nostalgic, and he has a lot to be nostalgic for! Cancer Mercury works with his Gemini Venus and Aquarius Mars to fill his home and heart with the most precious memories made with all the people he meets and places he goes. It’s important for this combination to find balance between the heart and the head as it can become too easy to get stuck in one space or the other.

Outer planets

The planets beyond the asteroid belt move more slowly through the signs, and their traits and influence have to do more with large groups than personal things. How they relate on a personal level involves connecting them back to related personal placements, as I will show with each placement.

Jupiter: Travel - Education - Authoritative Structures - Luck - Growth & Expansion

Jupiter will present in 1 or 2 signs in a year.

Jupiter in Scorpio: Ruled by Pluto and Mars, and represented by the Scorpion, Scorpio is the sign of deep transformation. It’s an intensely intuitive sign that brings to light the hidden depths and mysteries of life. Scorpio Jupiter uses the hardships of life to create their own happiness, luck, and freedom. Understanding the darker and difficult sides of life make it easier to distinguish genuine positivity from fake positivity - what it means to be truly happy versus faking it until you make it. Authoritative people and structures in their life impress a sense of fake happiness and freedom - an attitude that things are fine when they’re not - and Scorpio Jupiter will see through this easily. Issues with authority come from resisting the pressure to pretend things are okay and actually seek ways to make situations better. They can detect people’s true intentions and get upset if their words/actions don’t match their intentions. Therefore, they can be very private people, only opening up to those they can trust to be honest and forthright. Scorpio energy is stubborn, stead-fast, perceptive, and investigative. Scorpio is very intuitive and Scorpio Jupiter can, if they chose, be very gifted with matters of psychology, medicine, healing practices, and the occult. From therapists to detectives to psychics, they seek to understand people and help solve/heal them. When they travel, they are very observant of different people and ways of life. With Jupiter representing expansion in life, this gives a natural strength to being able to read between the lines and find deeper truths in areas they choose to focus on.

Saturn: Responsibility - Discipline - Karma Saturn will stay in a sign for about 2.5 years - Taking about 29-30 years to go through all 12 signs. Saturn rules time and life-lessons. Approximately every 28-30 years, Saturn will return to the sign it was in when you were born, and your Saturn return period emphasizes the life-lessons that Saturn is trying to teach you.

Saturn in Gemini: Gemini is all about duality, knowledge, and communication. Gemini Saturn’s lesson is about using personal intellect to communicate effectively. People with Saturn in Gemini may struggle with communication, either being overly logical and analytical in communication or not logical and analytical enough. Saturn teaches you to find the balance between communicating exactly what you need and assuming other people will just intuitively understand your thoughts and needs. It’s the balance between the heart and the head - spending too much time brooding in emotions or wrapping oneself up in logically rationalizing every part of life keeping actual action from occurring. Gemini Saturn reminds people that while yes it is important to think things through before acting, action needs to happen eventually and that communication is the best course of action. Tied in with Ju-Ken’s Cancer Mercury, I would guess that his struggle would be more with not being logical or analytical enough with communication and expecting others to intuit his words through emotions. His lesson with this placement is to communicate more under the assumption that others aren’t as intuitive about his true meaning as he thinks they should be.

Uranus: Rebellion - Liberation - Innovation - Upheavals

Uranus stays in one sign for about 7 years.

Uranus in Libra: Ruled by Venus and represented by Justice, Libra seeks balance and harmony in all things. Rebellion and innovation show through in reforms to social and structural ideas and systems of justice. What is fair or unfair, what is balanced, and what can be done to have a more harmonious balance of society. Keep in mind, with the duality of nature and nurture, the exact definitions and ideas of what is fair, harmonious, and justice will vary based on influences people are raised with.

“The last time Uranus was in Libra was from October 1968 until September 1975 stimulating changes in social justice, diplomacy, music, and the arts.” (https://www.san.beck.org › Astro-Uranus)

One of the big social showings of this time was the hippie movement - make love not war - challenging the priority of war over interpersonal relationships.

Since this is a larger group planet, for the individual it is important to relate back into the chart. Since Libra is ruled by Venus, looking into Juken’s Venus sign is where his personal expression of this placement comes through. With his Venus being in Gemini, he seeks balance, justice, and harmony through the combination of a variety of people from multiple walks of life through open-minded communication. Going further, as Gemini is ruled by Mercury, his Cancer Mercury plays into this as well. He is sensitive and empathetic, and values the freedom for people to express their views.

Neptune: Dreams - Magic - The Subconscious

Neptune stays in one sign for 14 years.

Neptune in Sagittarius: Ruled by Jupiter and represented by the archer, Sagittarius is all about forward momentum into the unknown. These people look for potential through the lens of their personal religious/philosophical beliefs. Therefore this will present differently depending on what those beliefs are for each person. They can become very attached to their beliefs whether this be a specific religion, a driving life philosophy, or a social cause. Sagittarius likes to look for solutions, therefore Sagittarius Neptune looks for solutions to life’s problems through their deeply held beliefs - depending on social upbringing and other chart elements this can cause difficulty in accepting others’ beliefs. With Sagittarius being ruled by Jupiter and Ju-ken’s Jupiter being in Scorpio, he may be drawn to religious/philosophical beliefs and ideas that have to do with the occult, or darker sides of humanity.

Pluto: Things That Are Hidden - The Shadow - The Taboo - Long-Term Transformation

Pluto stays in a sign anywhere from 12-30 years depending on the speed it is moving. This is the generational planet.

Pluto in Virgo: Ruled by Mercury, Virgo is detail oriented, health conscious, and pragmatic. Pluto has to do with transformation, and Virgo Pluto transforms by analyzing the details of life - what works and what doesn’t - what needs to be changed and how that change can take place in a practical way. Relating back into Juken’s chart, Virgo is ruled by Mercury, therefore Juken’s Cancer Mercury comes into play. He will find transformation in his life by using practical means of communication - i.e. utilizing his communication style to express his beliefs and needs, and to meet the needs of others around him. Further, Cancer is ruled by the Moon and is present in his Sun - so his Leo Moon and Cancer Sun pull through with his Virgo Pluto to show a need for balance between strong, charged emotions and practical, analytical communication. He can find security in healthy expressions of emotions and needs.

Pluto was last in Virgo 1956-1972 and during this time there were a lot of pushes for societal restructuring especially around lifestyle structures. New lifestyle innovations gave people more options and flexibility to self-express away from the cookie cutter conformity of the first half of the 20th century. People born during this time continued to push alternative lifestyles and subcultures during their formative years in the 80s and 90s.

Overall

Ju-Ken thrives in environments where he can express himself creatively in a variety of ways with a variety of people. We see this clearly as he’s a member of multiple bands, each of which have distinctly different styles, and does support/session work for a variety of other artists all of which span a wide variety of styles/genres. From classic rock, to hard rock, to metal, to punk, to visual kei, to jazzy styles, to pop styles, and all areas in between. He’s a musical chameleon and this is honestly one of the things I admire the most about him as a fan! I absolutely love how varied he is and how seemingly effortlessly he flows among musical styles. He’s introduced me to so many artists and styles that I never would have considered before, and really expanded my musical palate. Therefore, I’m very glad that he found his niche and has been able to especially develop this part of himself through music. It’s truly wonderful~

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