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Inktober 2023 Day 11: Wander. I was really worried about how this one would turn out before I pulled out red pen. But I just really want a good fic of Hua Cheng searching for Xie Lian over the years. Talking to buskers, He Xuan, Yin Yu, maybe coming across the coffin he'd been sealed in, talking to the two General Hua sympathizers... just imagine 800 years of searching...
#inktober 2023#pen sketches#hualian#hua cheng#xie lian#tgcf spoilers#tgcf fanart#one of those widely known spoilers i feel like#but regardless its better to tag#i thought about drawing hua cheng destroying the 33 gods#but i wanted this to be specifically searching for xl#i just wanted to draw the near misses#through all of xl's wanderings
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Jack Fenton and Doc Saturday cross paths for the first time while shopping for XXL hazmat black and orange jumpsuits. Because there's only so many places they could possibly get those from.
There were many hazmat stores in North America. Sad as it may be, there were a great many dangerous materials in the world that required them. The number of stores that sold hypoallergenic hazmat was smaller. The number of stores that sold hypoallergenic hazmat that could be easily treated to be ectophobic was smaller still. The number of stores that sold hypoallergenic hazmat that could be easily treated to be ectophobic in teal and orange was tiny. The number of stores that sold hypoallergenic hazmat that could be easily treated to be ectophobic in teal and orange and both extra extra large and child sizes was exactly one.
Therefore, every couple of years Jack and Maddie would load up the kids (six and four, this year!) and take the long drive to Harold Hardy's Hazmat Hut (which was, in fact, a massive warehouse). It was worth it!
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There were a great many hazmat suppliers in the world. Some were big, some were small, some were specialized, some were less so. In their globe-trotting career, the Saturdays hadn't cared much about location or brand, only quality and whether or not they could hold up against both the rigors of combat and the vast array of biological substances the cryptids they studied produced.
But Zak was two, now, and as he grew he grew more interested in what his parents were doing, and well…
Doc had never expected to be shopping for toddler-sized hazmat suits in a place called Harold Hardy's Hazmat Hut. The place radiated sketchiness in a way he generally only experienced after falling into a tourist trap.
Drew had found several suits she liked and gone to the children's section to look for something for Zak, which left Doc to sift through the upper end of the adult section to sift through XLs in search of an XXL. Stores like this never had his size…
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Jack preferred shopping with Maddie to shopping solo, but he wasn't going to stop her from connecting with a fellow mom! There were just so few women in science, even in this day and age.
Anyway, he knew where the XXL suits were, so he took himself off in that direction.
On his way there, though, he saw a man who was almost as tall as he was glaring down at a rack of XLs. That wouldn't do!
"Heyo!" said Jack, cheerfully. "Looking for the XXLs?"
The man looked up, brow furrowed. "Yes, actually."
"I can show you where they are!"
The man nodded.
"My name's Jack, by the way! Jack Fenton!"
"Doc Saturday. Do you work here?"
"Nah! Repeat customer. Maddie and I have been coming here for years! The kids, too! We're a Harold Hardy family, we Fentons!"
"You have children?"
"Two of 'em! Six and four, a girl and a boy! You?"
"Just one boy, for now. Are the children's hazmat suits here any good?"
"Eh, we've got to modify them a bit for our work, but they stand up about as well as the adult ones, otherwise. What field are you in? Industrial chemicals? Pathogens? It's ectology and thanatology for me and Maddie!"
"Biology and zoology, mostly."
"Oooh, nice. You'll probably want this brand, then!" He plunged his hand into the shelf seemingly at random and pulled out an XXL packaged suit. "They do a lot of other sizes, too, so you can match with the whole family!"
Doc took the package. "I'll have to review the specifications myself, but… thank you."
"No problem, Doc! Anything to help out a fellow scientist! Say, how old is your kid? Maybe we can set up a playdate for them!"
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Where to buy lingerie?🥀 Girlhood Tips #1 🥀
Whatever happened to wearing beautiful undergarments while prancing around our rooms? One of the staples of being youthful is now seemingly dead and gone. I love to whine down in my fabulous undies and sway to my favorite songs.
Hopefully we can bring this tradition back! To help kick start this, I’ve compiled a list of size inclusive lingerie brands from cheapest to more pricier items.
(If you guys want more options or help please let me know! I'm a chronic online shopper😭)
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(1-20 USD per set/item)
AliExpress
Ali express stores is the absolute cheapest option for both price and size…yall already know it's fast fashion most times but some reputable brands from them are (IEUHIA, Wriufred, ChenFa Store, and Aiangelaquin official store)
Not much to elaborate here but they usually have a XXS-XXL
Cannot link the stores but just search up by the shop name.
FreetheFrillies
Handmade undergarments shop based out of the United Kingdom, features both religious and Victorian imagery on their clothing.
Sustainably at a reasonable price is one of their main concerns and they take pride in hand sewing each and every one of their items before they are shipped to you!
Material includes cotton, satin and elastics.
Sizes ranges from UK8/10 to UK16/18
ShopCryBunni
Small indie early brand ran by a student in Salt Lake, Utah! Very simple designs usually solid color or floral garments with a small bow or a flower on top. Very affordable.
Shipping is quick and punctual usually taking 2-3 days on average inside of the US. Internal customers can take up to 2-3weeks.
Sizes range from xxs-L US standard and does not make custom sizing outside of that at the moment.
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(30-70 USD per set/item)
AKAMYDINH
Small fashion label based in Saigon, Vietnam. They repurpose factory scraps and excess to make their brand as sustainable and ethical as possible! Their lingerie is simple solid colored bikini style sets with a frill finish. Occasionally with a cherry, bow, or floral embellishment.
XXS-XXL is the sizes offered with a additional custom sizing upon request!
70% of their items are made to order while the other 30% is made by fairly paid seamstresses.
Quick and helpful customer service with an outstanding 4.8 stars. Definitely recommend if you’re looking for simple yet ethical clothing.
Besos Biquinis
Famous tik tok brand that is known for their super cute vintage day of the week panties packs!
Their other items are more expensive like the 100+ range but most of their undies are $40-70 USD
Sizining is XS to XL usually. However, only going up to L in bottoms. Biggest cup size is C-DD cup without band specifics.
Unsure about custom sizing but I’d assume not? It’s always worth it to email! :)
Cute packaging and great customers service from what I’ve hear they also send out PRs soooo….if you have a big following definitely worth checking them out
ShesArMermaidCat
An absolute classic in the coquette community! She makes Dolores haze inspired garments with bloomers and cupcake style tops. The sets are usually solid colored or gingham! Perfect for the more modest Americana girlies.
She’s a gem and has amazing communication. You can also request a custom piece or size.
Each and every set is made to order and is handmade right out of California. 10/10 definitely recommend this shop for every Lolita!
FeelingVaugeVintage
Exotic dancer style lingerie brand. This is for the girls who are secy workers or love that style of lingerie. Much more form fitting, skimpy and trashy which I love and I know there's girls who love it too!
Handmade brand based off of esty who is always running sales. Currently offer 20% off when you buy two and 30% off when you buy three! Great deal an already cheap brand.
Sizing is a standard S-L but with any handmade brand just message the seller and ask if they can make a custom size just for you ;) they are a very sweet and punctual seller and they have well over 16,000 sales and a 4.8 star! Definitely recommend!
PurrfectPineapples
Cruelty free lingerie brand based out of Chicago, Illinois. The underwear is all pinup, vintage rockefeller style. Using vintage prints and designs. The embellishments are simple and usually lace or bows. Most sets include bra, panties, and a garter belt for about 60ish USD which is amazing tbh!
This brand is handmade to order and does take custom orders/sizing. The wait time is anywhere from 2 weeks to a month at most for an order.
Great customer services and many ways to pay including klarna payment plans.
(80-100+ per set/item)
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Malicious designs
Handmade sustainable brand that sells tons of babydoll and lolita style clothes. This business is ran by Sheana Hinesley and is a fairly popular place to shop both on Depop and Etsy! They use standard sizing US S - L and is open to doing custom sizing
I do own an outfit for them and well made and I do think it’s worth the price! Fair warning is that shipping takes. 3 months to a year….. And at times their communication is less than the standard.
Would mainly suggest either buying second hand or through their Etsy for the best experience possible!
International shipping plus esty allows payment plans soooooo
Buttress and snatch.
A handmade and sustainable brand that sells 60's american style lingerie with beautiful craftsmanship. Most of their items have bows, rose, or lace embellishments which are a must for any lolita! They are based in the UK with international shipping. The cup sizes goes all away up to a. 36E/40DD and the bottoms up to a size UK18!
For the more adultish sexy girls they do have see through and fully lace garments. For the girls love the environment they have a line of items that are all made out of 100% recycled cotton shirts! How cool.
The brand also has great customer services and can do custom sizing if needed. If you’re ever worried about size conversion please shoot them an email.
They also have a one cup bra for support for anyone that needs that which I think is absolutely amazing. Definitely worth a look.
Love for lemons 🍋
Extremely well known sister brand of Victoria’s Secret that has absolute gorgeous pieces. Their pieces are packed with laces, frills, and florals! Perfect for a more mature, classy coquette.
Unfortunately not as size or comfort inclusive as our last pick but they do have sizes ranging from. XXS-2X and the cups can go up to a big as 38DDD but unfortunately that’s usually for select items such as teddies :/
One the bright side items such as garters, shoes, skirts, and swimwear is available compared to other brands. International shipping is available as well as sales and discounts. P.s. there’s a sale going on for $30 USD on select items.
Good customer services with no custom sizing however you should always mail before buying if unsure! I’d still pick lemons over Victoria’s any day! Tea.
#coquette#coquette aesthetic#hyper feminine#lana del rey#lana del ray aka lizzy grant#girlblogging#dollette#girlhood#coquette community#it girl#femme fatale#girlhood tips#gaslight gatekeep girlboss#girl blog#2014 revival#2014 tumblr#the virgin suicides#girlhood interrupted#marina and the diamonds#hell is a teenage girl#dark femininity
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since you said talk to you about gear And youre the muzzle monday person. do you have any recommendations or thoughts on adapting one of those metal wire cage types to fit comfortably on a person? i feel like when i poke around for muzzles Intended for human use, theyre usually of the flat leather variety :( or if you have recs on somewhere to purchase a cage one for humans.
Ok I’ve got good news and bad news
Bad news is that if you want a proper cage muzzle it’s pretty much gonna have to be a diy/getting a leatherworker to modify one for you situation, I’ve never found an “out of the box” cage muzzle for sale that was any decent quality
Good news is, I’ve done this exact thing before and can provide examples!
I bought this “charmingly” branded muzzle ages ago, it’s no longer available here but it’s a mass produced model you can likely find other places and this listing has great image refs
As is it works Ok at best, the straps are hard and fairly unpleasant texture wise in addition to you know, being sized for a dogs head. Workable as is but not ideal
This is the same muzzle modified with real leather straps that are properly sized, with an added strap under the chin to keep it secure. The padding inside the muzzle was actually fine as is and I opted for locking buckles because even without locks they tend to slip less in my experience
I’m lucky enough to live near a leather shop that I was able to take the muzzle to for modifying, but if you’re diy inclined it’s doable with some trial and error
To sum up, search for a metal basket muzzle for a large breed dog, mastiff specifically will usually bring up good results. Then replace the straps it comes with yourself or have it modified for you, a trainer style head harness pattern is a good start if you wanna look for directions to follow yourself
#nsft#muzzle#refs#hope this helps!#also very funny to be referred to as ‘the muzzle monday person’#I don’t mind it and I’m clearly not beating the allegations#but it did make me laugh
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hello! i am a longtime huge admirer of your clothing/fashion sense, as well as a longtime backreader of your #victorian and #goth tags. i am really interested in what you've written about Victorian dress, and i am looking to get more into 19th and 20th century clothing for gender + diy craft reasons. i'm so sorry if you've answered similar questions before, but do you have any tips for where a newbie should start researching? either way, thank you thank you, your blog opens my mind wide and brings me much joy and reflection!
General research:
Spend some time searching the 'net, museum websites, and archive sites for fashion plates (such as archive.org—link leads to a date-restricted query for "fashion"—or the Smithsonian—link leads to fashion plates in their image collection). Take note of what you like, as well as which styles correspond to which decade. Karolina Żebrowska has a good rundown of English fashion over the decades.
The undergarments are what does the most work creating the necessary silhouette to make Victorian & Edwardian womenswear fit properly. If you've figured out a decade you want your outfit to draw on, doing a quick search for "[decade] undergarments" should bring up plenty of blog posts, which may or may not cite primary sources (such is the fickle nature of the historical blogosphere). Bustle pads and sleeve supports can be purchased or made; they're both pretty simple, and tutorials abound.
Purchasing clothing:
Reproduction made-to-measure clothing can be readily found on etsy, but can be in the several-hundred USD range. I've had some luck finding vintage reproduction clothing (like, a skirt someone made by hand in the 1980s to a 1900s walking skirt pattern), which tends to be much cheaper.
Men, women, and children wore stays and corsets. As far as I know, Orchard Corset has the cheapest OTR corsets that are good quality and safe to wear. If you get a corset in the style of a specific decade handmade or made to measure, make sure that the seller tells you what the boning material is, what construction the boning is (spiral steel is sturdiest and most flexible), how many bones there are, what the corset material is, &c.—otherwise it's an indication of an unserious maker. Follow general advice for wearing corsets at a waist reduction (lace up slowly, break it in, &c.).
Antique Menswear on youtube gives a lot of good, practical advice for wearing late 19th-century and early 20th-century men's clothing (including where to buy reproductions and how to treat them, how to modify modern shirts to 19th-century standards with basically no sewing skills, &c.).
Actual antique clothing can be found and purchased online or at estate sales—usually in very small sizes, but I've seen Edwardian skirts and petticoats in an XL (also a small size, but...). You can also just simply browse this kind of thing for inspiration and save photos of anything you think you'd like to recreate.
Even clothing that was not "meant" to be worn by re-enactors can be clearly historically influenced (e.g. the huge boom in Victorian- and Edwardian- style blouses in the 1980s), so keep an open mind when shopping for vintage clothing! A lot of 1970s dresses that look "hippy" on their own can look very Victorian with the right undergarments and an updo. A lot of 1980s men's trousers also approach the right silhouette for the 1910s-inspired three-piece suit I'm trying to put together. Witness also the recent trend for big puffed sleeves!
Making or modifying clothing:
Victorian and Edwardian manuals for garment drafting and sewing can be found online—go to archive.org and search for "sewing," "drafting," or "dressmaking," then use the filters on the left to chuse which year(s) you want to see results from. Most of these have patterns that are sort of vibes-based: The work-woman's guide is one manual that claims to have patterns laid out strictly according to a grid.
I don't sew garments, but if Victorian pattern-writing for sewing is anything like it is for knitting, that may not be super useful. People do sell updates and graded 'translations' of antique patterns (which tend to be written in only one size) on etsy and ebay—just make sure from the description that it's 'deciphered' and translated rather than a scan of the original pattern!
One of the easiest things that you can do to add some Victorian or Goth flair to an otherwise plain-looking garment is to add trim. You can knit, crochet, or tat your own trim from Victorian lace-making patterns; purchase antique trim from resale sites; or buy braided or lace trim very cheaply at any craft store. Trim doesn't just have to go around the hems and cuffs of a garment: lace "insertions" between two pieces of fabric, as well as raised geometric patterns over the surface of a garment, are common in 19th-century clothing.
[ID: first image shows a black overdress showing lace insertions between strips of fabric of equal width, creating a striped effect. second image is the back of a black blouse with trim in a geometric design centred around right angles and parallel lines. end ID]
Jewellery (women's and men's):
Actual antique jewellery (including men's jewellery and fastenings) is not as expensive as you might think. Even if you're not willing to spend a lot of time learning what to look for and scouring estate sales for people who don't know or care what they have, late Victorian mass-manufactured costume jewellery often goes for sub-$50 or even $30 prices at auction on ebay (USD, in the US—in my experience it is even more plentiful and cheaper in the UK).
Specifically, I've lucked out with lots ("lot" as in, a bunch of small things being sold together) of "vintage men's accessories" going for $20 or so that contained Victorian cufflinks (in low-karat gold, mother-of-pearl, and jet), collar studs (in low-karat gold and base metals), and shirt studs (in low-karat gold, with garnets and seed pearls, &c.). Searching for lots of accessories is generally a good idea since by and large people do not know what these things are... but if you're willing to spend a little more for something that has been identified and is more likely to still be with its set, use the specific search term for that item (e.g. "antique collar studs").
Answers to Questions About Old Jewelry (though aimed at estate sellers and, if memory serves, full of regrettable pæans to Queen Victoria) is a good reference text to dating antique jewellery. I also recommend Miller's Illustrated Guide to Jewelry Appraising. Both of these texts are available on libgen.
Feel free to ask me follow-up questions if you want more detail on any of these points. As you can see I am perfectly happy to blather away on this topic
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Need to rant for a minute because even though I have very much been enjoying the fruits of my efforts learning how to sew vintage style clothes, I just swapped out old fatphobia (nice plus size vintage clothes never making it to stores) for new fatphobia (trying to find patterns). Cause it doesn't end at what clothes you're able to buy already made.
I finally bought a Friday Pattern Company pattern the other day, and man it made the bare minimum feel like I was being spoiled. The sizes go up to 7X (that's XL, XXL, 1X, 2X, etc, so there's 9 sizes above L) they had a thin and a fat model on the cover! Usually I'm barely lucky enough to get an XL, and I'm just expected to guess how it's going to look on my body. The majority of their patterns have two differently sized models on the covers, and all of them have that full range of patterns inside.
It is so hard to find good plus size patterns, even if they're available, many companies just scale up their mediums and I can't guarantee they're actually sized correctly for a different shape. As good as Friday is, them and other modern indie pattern companies aren't easy to find.
Okay well what if I went another step deeper, what if I forgo patterns all together and decide to be completely independent and draft things myself?
Then I'll need a plus size dress form. I got lucky and found one at an antique mall for 50$ but these are incredibly rare and more expensive than smaller ones. I'll need to learn how to draft patterns, something that was taught to me on a XS form by my college and nearly every tutorial out there. Drafting close fitting clothes for fat bodies is a completely different skillset, because all that extra fat is much squishier and shifts more. Measuring yourself correctly and getting the shape you're looking for is far more important. Before I even got there I'd need to sketch out what I wanted to make, right? Well the patterning book my family got me only shows you how to draw tall, skinny people. A beginner would have to look up their own drawing references and tutorials because what what supposed to be a super accessible beginner's guide to fashion has decided their body isn't normal enough for the baseline tutorial.
We're expected to be the ones who put in the extra effort. Digging to find the pattern companies that fit our shape and actually prove they can, paying extra in shipping or driving farther to pick them up. Having to search specifically for plus size tutorials for drafting and sketching. It's always treated like it's not part of the beginner's experience to be working with a fat body, that's just going to make people more frustrated and lost and less likely to pursue something they're excited about! Especially if it's in response to already being frustrated about the lack of clothing options.
We need a little positivity to this post so to end on a high note, here's me modeling the blazer I just finished with a shirt I made a couple years ago!
Being able to finally wear clothes I really feel like me in has been an amazing confidence boost. It's not fair that there's so many roadblocks in the way for someone who looks like me who just wants to wear things they enjoy.
#fatshion#cw fatphobia#fatphobia#body posititivity#fat positvity#how the fuck is it hard to find clothes to fit MY body I see people with my body type all the damn time#stay strong out there#fashion#clowncore
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This isn't something I've really done much since I started this blog but I really wanted to discuss this week’s TGCF episode.
This is your spoiler warning!!
Heaven official's blessing season 2, episode 6 spoilers but there are also discussions of the respective scenes from volume 2 so if you haven't finished reading the novel, I'd suggest maybe not reading this post.
For context, I saw a user on twitter discuss how the donghua has been adapting Hua Cheng's display of emotions towards Xie Lian.
Source
I also saw another user discuss the difference between how the novel/audio drama and the donghua have been showing Hua Cheng expressing emotions.
(I can't share the source as the OP is now private on twitter)
While I haven't actually listened to the audio drama and I'm only on my first re-read of TGCF, these posts inspired me and I have thoughts and opinions that I need to share before I implode (one day it’ll happen I swear).
The scene the posters are talking about is after hcg saves xl from the heavenly Xianle palace, where they talk about what happened at paradise manor (aka xl apologising for burning down the armoury and lying to hcg about the earth master and hcg apologising for hurting xl’s arm).
In the donghua, we see hcg very obviously upset. He appears obviously and genuinely very sad about having hurt xl, even with the whole incident having been an accident. The distress in his eyes and voice is evident and clear-cut, seeming perhaps even a bit childish. In contrast, when reading this scene in the novel, while hcg definitely comes across upset, his distress appears a bit more calm and collected and he instead truly seems like a responsible adult who made a mistake and is sincerely apologetic for it to xl.
I believe that there’s multiple reasons why the dongua team chose to show hcg’s emotions in the way that they did. In my opinion, a reason why they could’ve chosen to do it this way is because of censorship. Now hear me out; clearly as a western fan I can’t speak much on Chinese censorship as I’m not highly knowledgable on the subject. However, I’d like to believe that the producing team is trying to work around the censorship laws in their own way. By making hcg’s emotions a little more over-the-top and obvious, it’s a lot easier for us as the viewer, especially queer fans that might understand queer dynamics better than others, to see and pick up on the subtext of what those exaggerated emotions mean while never having to be said out loud. And yes, we could argue that for those of us who have read the novel, it’s easier to recognise those subtle moments of vulnerability even if hcg’s reaction was made as ambiguous as it is in the book, because we have a lot more context. We have to remind ourselves that Hualian’s love story is never gonna be shown in the donghua in the same as the novel and people who are new to the story won't pick up on their relationship as easily.
As someone who hand’t heard of TGCF until Netflix licensed the donghua in my region (in 2021 I think?), I actually highly appreciate this difference in hcg’s character in the donghua. And while I don’t appreciate queerbaiting, watching season 1 made me search for the original source material and ended up with 8 very expensive books on my shelf (it took me 2 years to find volume 2 in stock somewhere…. 2 YEARS because I refuse to buy from amazon). San Lang (specifically referring to hcg’s form in volume 1 or season 1) is definitely slightly more aloof and energetic than hcg in his real form, so I do believe that his adaptation in season 1 was a lot more true to the source than season 2 seems to be.
My personal opinion is that, we need to view the donghua with a little more leniency as they have limits to the scenes they will be adapting later on (if the donghua doesn’t get dropped. Let us all pray together) and they have to make some things a little more obvious (but still no homo) to keep as much of the gay factor as they can without getting, you know, arrested. At the end of the day, it comes down to us what we prefer to consume and I don’t think there’s anything wrong with people preferring one over the other. It's valid to prefer hcg in the novels and it's valid to also enjoy hcg's donghua adaptation, even if he's different and not completely true to the OG material.
Now when it comes to the whole “making xl seem oblivious thing”…. The jury is still out on this one I’m afraid. This was the final scene of the latest episode meaning, we don’t actually know how they’re gonna adapt the following scenes and this could very heavily affect the way xl reacts from here on. An adaptation is just that and like mentioned before, the donghua team has to make decisions on how to adapt things due to censorship. And at the end of the day, I think this is an interesting take on xl’s character as one of the biggest parts of his character is how he struggles to accept love and care from other people so one can argue that… He actually is oblivious in this scene? Especially at this point in the story considering he’s known hcg for like, a week, 2 weeks max (do not quote me on that, I haven’t actually calculated, I am lazy. Point is, he hasn’t known him for very long at this point in time). And while I would for sure be a bit disappointed if he still is presented like this later on in the story, we’re still too early into it to criticise the donghua over this and future scenes that haven’t even been touched yet. It’s not in any way fair to base our opinions on the upcoming scenes on a singular 2 minute clip of Hualian’s interaction.
So, I have said my peace. Please remember that everything I’ve discussed is purely my opinion and not fact, so take this post with a grain of salt. I’d actually love to discuss this further with people so please send asks if you have anything to add!
(This is also another good post to read about the censorship stuff I talked about in this post. I like how this user phrased it.)
Once again, thank you for reading a (lengthy for once) ramble!
theNanamiSimp
#tgcf#tian guan ci fu#tgcf season 2#heaven official's blessing#heaven official's blessing season 2#hualian#hua cheng#xie lian#please nobody attack me about this#these are OPINIONS#thanks
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Rereading The Terror
Chapter Thirty-three: Goodsir
Goodsir has been several days in Terror Camp and needless to say, it's not been all that fun. Interestingly, he speaks of it in some very Classical terms (though no mention of Herodotus or Xenophon) before admitting the piratical chaos that it really is:
"After spending several days in Terror Camp, I have decided that the place more resembles a Pirate Encampment than any camp of Akilleus, Odysseus, Agamemnon, and the other Homeric Heroes. The Men's clothes are ragged, frayed, and many times repaired. Most are ill or limping or both. Their faces are Pale under sometimes Thick beards. Their eyes stare out of sunken sockets. They swagger or stagger around with their Boat Knives dangling from crude belts set around their outer Slops in clanking Sheaths made from cut-down Bayonet Scabbards."
Then, a treat for all you Hoar-lovers (or not, as the case may be) - he's suffering with scurvy by far the worst of anyone and will be dead soon! He's described as athletic and tall for a steward. He's described as serving his Captain for sixteen hours a day (which seems an awfully long time to me but I'd imagine it is actually in keeping with everyone else's working hours) and continuing to do so even as every hair follicle on his body - above and below - starts to bleed and his legs swell so badly as to need to borrow XL slop trousers just to be able to go about his day. Worst of all, he's described as being likely to linger on in his miserable state for a long time yet before he finally succumbs...
That Hoar should become so unrecognisable in his illness has Goodsir ruminating on identity and familial ties in the most prophetic and heart-breaking way possible given what he know about all the attempts his own family made to find him and discover his fate:
"By the time one dies of Scurvy, one's closet Relatives often will not be able to recognise the Sufferer and not enough of the Sufferer's mind will be left to recognise the relative.
"But that is not a problem here...[]...there are no relative who will ever come out here on the ice or onto this Terrible Island of wind, snow, ice, lightning, and fog. There is no one to identify us when we fall, much less to Bury us."
You're wrong! You're so so gut-wrenchingly wrong, Harry! And you'll never know it! You'll never know how many people have searched for you, fought to identify you, with all the love in the world brought you home and buried you!
Goodsir emerges from the sick bay tents and speaks again with Fitzjames. They walk through camp talking of all the different kinds of boats they've brought with them - the build of each, its purpose, its suitability for hauling, for potential travel both on river and the open sea. Fitzjames is both very knowledgeable on the subject, as he should be, and incredibly patient in explaining it all to Goodsir, who hasn't a clue. He mentions specifically that they'll lash the boats together on the open ocean if they have to and that they'll leave no man behind.
It's really nice to see Fitzjames speak in such a way, actually. He's been so out of sorts in previous chapters, hopeless and distant and uncertain. It seems, as grim as it was, that perhaps all the mayhem of Tuunbaq's below-decks attack was enough to jolt him back into action. Perhaps it's that he's just been confronted with the thought that he's never going to be recognised or lauded, that he's going to lose his identity in death. Or perhaps, it's simply that he's taken some inspiration from Goodsir himself, still determined to do his duty in the face of impossible odds.
""Or" he said softly, "if Lady Luck is not with us, these hulls and keels may never feel water under them again."
"There was nothing to say to that. It was our Death Sentence. I turned from the light to walk back to the Sick Bay Tent. I respected Captain Fitzjames and I did not want him to see my face at that Moment."
"Captain Fitzjames's hand fell on my shoulder, stopping me."
""Should that be the case" he said, his voice fierce, "we'll just have to bloody well walk home, shan't we?"
#The Terror#The Terror AMC#Observations#Random Observations#Meta#Rereading The Terror#Terror Spoilers#Harry Goodsir#James Fitzjames#Edmund Hoar
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Why I'm so … away lately:
Spending my freet time with my Info PDFs on Vijay and Ryder.
This project is somewhat insane and ate already a lot of free time (doing all the casual outfit shots alone). I know I do not need to present it in this way, but as the graphic designer who I am, I enjoy doing this way too much! I just love to create layouts and in this way I also make use of my own VP pics as well in a secondary usage.
It is something I cannot life out in my daily job. I've always wanted to create some sort of a guideline. And my ocs are just perfect for that. I wanna do Thyjs and Jaysen as well ofc but I won't start with them for a while. Ry and V need to be done first, then I 'll look into other priorities (e.g. roleplay story -> + turn it into fanfic, get more creative in VP, help some modders maybe) for a while and then I go back to getting this done for Thyjs and Jaysen as well. <3
So what about these documents?
of all they provide some huge help for me to have the best overview possible on their main mods and clothes I use for them. Once this is done, I can just open the PDFs and click onto the links that bring me to the mod page of a specific mod. I've been asked a few times what I used so this will help me find it within no time. Searching on nexus is sometimes a whole pain for me when you do not know the title of the mods. And I don't want to keep everything in "tracked mods" either except for the core mods such as CET, archive XL etc. needed for the game.
it hopefully does a good service to the lovely @gloryride who's going to turn both, Vijay and Ryder, into NPVs soon <3 I want her to have it as easy as I can make it (hopefully it works how I imagined it). So she's got everything neately sorted to look up in lists — especially for the outfits I want to include — even though I'm going to send over all the needed stuff. But if there's need to look it up you can just simply klick on the link that brings you to the nexus page that has the usual additional info, original mods (since my are renamed with prefixes) and who it belongs to.
it also will serve for everyone who wants to take pics of my boys in the future. Because I do love to share them and I wanna see how they look through other VPer's eyes! Therefore I added a short backstory, character dates and inspiration, likes and dislikes so you can imagine them better plus every up to this date outfit I've got for them so far. A bunch of outfits will be included to their NPVs but not all since both have already something between 15-20 outfits and some mods require permission for NPV (it takes ags for me to ask permission).
I assume people love more to take pics with NPV rather than having to install all their mods (tho Ry's and V's are okayish; Thyjs on the contrary has like approx. 50 main mods alone lol) but I'll still provide both once I'm done. Dunno how often I'll update these docs since there will always be new outfits for them.
If you read all through to the bottom: please feel free to send me a dm or write me on discord if you think about wanting to VP my boys some day! <3 Once I'm done and NPVs are there I'm more than happy to share.
Once this massive main project of mine is done for the time being, I may reach out to some of you in the future asking if I can VP your ocs as well and I'm always happy to see my ocs making new friends too! I'm just very bad at doing all at once, so I never came around asking – I need to finish one thing first, before I can take on antoher or I'll get completely lost, :,D I've already got a list of stuff I have to/wanna do. So everything I've promised some time back will be still done at some point!
Thanks for reading <3
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Sally XL (1/5)
Oh yeah, here's a thing I haven't posted here yet, the fanfic! This was actually a commission and is still currently ongoing. Parts 4 and 5 are still yet to be finished.
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Sally Alicia Acorn wanted to enjoy the feeling of the wind flowing through her amber hair and cheek fluffs, the familiar sensation of gliding along the southern northamer plains in her boyfriend's arms. But of course she didn’t get to, she had to be stressed out. Recently her brother: King Elias approved an operation of the newly rebuilt Fort Acorn to venture past Robotropolis' shield and begin searching for any potential resources worth salvaging in the nuclear ruins. This project had been a-go for exactly a week before the attack on the base she and Sonic were responding to now. She didn't know what their forces had uncovered or even if Robotnik knew either, but she did know that if the barrier surrounding old Mobotropolis were to be damaged the leaking nuclear waste could potentially mean having to relocate their people again and without the protection Nicole could provide in New Mobotropolis.
Behind the couple flew the youngest members of the freedom fighters, Tails flew as he towed Amy in his arms. The four of them were as much of the team that could be sent on such short notice, Bunnie was no longer able to keep up with Sonic's cruising speeds and thus Antoine had no ride.
The four of them were met with only a small assortment of eggswats fighting off royal soldiers, some of whom were unable to even get out of their hazmat suits before the assault even began.
"This is a pretty small wave, which means he's not after anything specific. This is just recon."
Sally deduced as they continued to approach the warzone.
"Cool, one potential crisis averted. Now let's just make sure nuclear winter doesn't come early this year."
Sonic joked as they closed in on the battle.
"Amy get to the edge of the force field, don't even let a 'bot touch it! Tails, air support around the fort! They could still end up getting something important! Me and Sal will thin the herd."
Sonic ordered, Amy and Tails just gave him a look.
"Oh, right…"
He turned his head back to the princess.
"My bad, Sal."
He apologized sheepishly.
She just smirked.
"No, it's okay. Do what he said!"
She confirmed to the others.
"Sonic… was that strategic planning I just heard?"
She cooed in his ear.
"Yeah, yeah… don't make a big deal out of it."
Sonic skidded to a halt in the center of the chaos, dropping the princess onto her feet.
Back to back in fighting stances she continued the banter.
"If I had known you'd smarten up without me I would've gotten roboticized years ago."
Sally poked, enough time had passed that she finally felt comfortable joking about it.
"Can't hear you, mindlessly breaking things!"
He shouted as he began bouncing across swatbots, with them exploding behind him.
Sally smiled, diving into a handspring to avoid laser fire. Her lithe form danced along the battle grounds, with the apparently minor severity of the situation she now felt comfortable letting herself enjoy the moment like she needed to. While the pace she was able to incapacitate eggswats was only a fraction of Sonic's it still felt good to be on the front lines again. Things finally felt normal again, she smiled as she successfully baited a bot into shooting one of its own.
"Man... No Metal Sonic, no Silver Sonic, no nothing! I was hoping I'd get to bust something expensive."
Sonic complained as he pinballed throughout the air support.
"I'm sure the little guys add up if you smash enough of them."
Sally retorted whilst combat rolling under a laser. She hopped off the roll into the air to drop kick an eggswatts leg which caused it to buckle over, leaving it vulnerable.
"Ha! Good point!"
Sonic sawed through said eggswat, landing next to his girlfriend.
"Never seen you enjoy the fight so much, I should let you get roboticized more often."
He pulled Sally in by her boney waist, with Mobius free of the metal virus and the kingdom free of Ixis Naugus' influence Sally was finally left with time to recover after being restored from her mechanized self. She had taken more time off than anyone would have expected, instead she merely resorted to being the 'guy in the chair' for a long while. Only very recently had she returned to active duty and it felt great, for both of them.
Surrounded by battered robots, they noticed a few managed to fly away beyond the two's reach but none of them seemed to be carrying anything. Sally held her hand up to Sonic's chest before being repelled. Sonic whipped out a chilidog and the smell was too much for her to bear.
"Euch, where were you even keeping that!?"
Sonic shrugged with a smile.
"I take it we aren't going for lunch now then?"
She frowned.
"What no, of course we are! I'll be hungry again by the time we get back home."
He clarified.
"It'll take like twenty minutes for me to get briefed."
"Exactly!"
Sonic exclaimed to Sally’s laughter.
"How are you not as big as Rotor?"
She asked
"Fast metabolism, can't get fat."
He explained smugly.
“Hmm, I seem to recall you having already been fat.”
She held her chin, that had caught Sonic off guard. Looking at him now, despite the poison he constantly stuffed himself with Sonic’s dark blue physique was solid and lean, the epitome of a ‘runner's bod’.
“What!? When?”
He asked, flabbergasted.
“Uh, you’re entire life until we were 16?”
She grinned with her brow cocked.
“A little baby fat doesn’t count.”
He dismissed sternly in his own defense.
“A lot of baby fat, your body was nearly a perfect sphere.”
Sonic frowned and crossed his arms, Sally noted the blush. While the two enjoyed the back and forth snipping with one another Sonic got Sally far more riled up than she did him most of the time, she was delighted at the discovery that this topic was apparently a button of Sonic’s she could push. She placed a finger on his chest.
“Like pot belly wouldn’t even be the right word…”
She mockingly signaled deep thought to the hedgehog’s annoyance, searching for an accurate term.
“Alright, alright I get it. But that was before Nate’s super emerald juiced me.”
“Still happened.”
“Now I can’t get fat then. Better?”
He admitted begrudgingly, he felt strange. Embarrassment was a feeling Sonic was unaccustomed to, he was surprised something so minor from years ago was getting this kind of reaction out of him. Maybe it was because he had spent years constantly making fun of Robotnik for being overweight that made it so uncomfortable for him to be getting some fat shaming himself. Or maybe it was just his ego.
“More accurate, yes.”
She mused, leaning into his face.
"But are you safe from heart disease?"
She leaned back off him, resting a hand on her boney hip and cringing at the sight of her boyfriend continuing to enjoy his meat slathered hotdog. Sonic sighed.
"I'm never getting you to try a chilidog am I?"
He asked before swallowing his whole.
"Sure, I can get fat and have heart disease!"
She answered with mock enthusiasm. Sonic chuckled (unlike Knuckles). It would be even harder to imagine the princess with a spare tire. Sally was visibly a little underweight, which made sense given her stressful, time consuming and physically demanding lifestyle. This meant no softness even in the places most women wanted it. While not as flat as Blaze Sally wasn’t too well endowed either which gave even more prevalence to her jutting ribs and her rear end was visibly hardened, without any proper curve. Her thighs were even more angular, clearly muscular although still thin enough to leave a significant thigh gap between them. Said thigh gap was partially due to Sally’s naturally wide hips, wide due to her shape of her actual pelvis rather than any softness obviously. If anything Sally’s hips only showcased more how skinny she really was. Her fingers, despite having a hands-on job were as lithe as a mobians could be. Her face seemed fairly rounded, yet that was standard for mobius’ dominant species.
"Well now maybe you deserve it.”
He clarified
...the fat part, I mean."
She snickered
"But you already look so flustered, wouldn’t it be even more embarrassing for the Sonic the Hedgehog to settle for a fat girlfriend?"
She asked jovially, her facial expression however felt sadistic.
"It’d be worth it."
He playfully squinted back.
Members of the small platoon came running up.
"Thanks for the help, princess! You got here just in time."
"So that means they didn't get away with anything?"
"Not a thing!"
Tails beamed as he descended down onto the mass grave of badniks, carrying some trinkets and gadgets. Presumably they were what the eggswats managed to get out of the building.
"Good job buddy, Ames?"
"The force field's in one piece. "
She clarified running over.
"The fort sustained some damage, but nothing too serious. Though If you and the king decide not to send us extra funding for the damage, we'll likely have to sacrifice the salvaging project."
The soldier briefed her.
"Well then I guess I should have a look at what you've found, sergeant."
"By all means princess."
He motioned for her to follow.
"Tails, wanna come?"
She called out to the sky above.
"Yep!"
He cheered, following behind her.
Sonic and Amy stood, chopped liver as the rest of the battalion began piling the badniks and tending to the damaged fort walls.
"Guess we're helping clean up 'till they're done."
Sonic assumed to a groaning Amy.
"Ugh."
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"Anything good?"
Sonic asked, brushing debris off his shoulder as he walked into the storage room.
"Tails seemed pretty satisfied. He took pretty much every bit of scrap in here."
She smiled with her pronounced black eyebrows frowning.
"Yeah, I saw him make a run with it all. How about you?"
He stood behind her, rubbing her shoulders.
"Eh, aside from that it was mostly old armour and swords from just before Robotnik took over. No royal heirlooms though, except for maybe these."
She slid a ring onto Sonic's hand as she spoke.
"Ooh, Miss Acorn… I'm flattered. But you're gonna break a lotta' girls hearts takin' me off the market."
He grinned.
"Notice how the ring is on your pinky, Romeo. I don't recognize the rings so they're obviously not that important, not that Elias would care... but they still look royal, so I figured we could at least wear them out."
She reasoned.
"Does that mean we're done here?"
The hedgehog asked, not wanting to wait around any longer.
"Well of course, it's been half an hour. You must be starving!"
She mocked.
"Yes Mrs.Hedgehog, ask a matter of fact I am. Let's go eat some not-chilidogs."
Sonic deflected to joking about the rings instead as he took her hand.
"Yes, Prince Acorn. Let's."
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It was a quick trek back to New Mobotropolis before the two picked out a restaurant. The young couple had unofficially adopted a rotating schedule where they would spend one date at a restaurant specialized in healthier options and the next at a grease soaked pub, when they didn’t just settle for Uncle Chuck’s of course. The previous time had been spent at a newly established vegan only place, so Sonic was now free to pick somewhere that would challenge even his enhanced digestive tract.
Sonic sat himself in a wooden chair, letting Sally take the booth seat for her even bonier derriere. Sonic eyed the menu hungrily before, looking to Sally.
“What’re you gonna get?”
He asked cheerily. Sally held the menu with the same gaze as when she was deactivating bombs, or roboticizers. She was struggling as she always did to find something non-lethal, she resigned and settled with the choice she usually had to fall back on.
“Salad.”
“Come onnnn.”
Sonic whined as he slumped forward onto the table in disappointment.
“Garden salad.”
Sally answered in monotone, clearly not registering Sonic’s tone as she was still focused on said salad menu.
“Why do I even bring you to these spots?”
He inquired with a surprisingly sad expression.
“Because you like them?”
Sally answered with a soft smile, she had never complained.
“We should both like them.”
“I probably will too.”
She innocently reassured.
“Yeah, you’ll like the garden salad. You’re not exactly getting the experience people come here for Sal.”
“You eat chilidogs everywhere we go.”
She smiled with a cocked brow.
“That’s different.”
“How exactly?”
“I eat enough that I can try other stuff in one sitting, and they don’t even have chilidogs at a lot of the places we go to. Anytime I pick the restaurant you just get salad.”
“I like salad.”
“Enough that you never want to try anything new? Since when are you boring? Come on, try the deep fried macaroni bites.”
He pushed his menu toward her.
Sonic knew Sally to be as adventurous as he was in every regard, a trait he obviously was attracted to, however the exception was her palate.
“I’ve been trying the stuff you like.”
He begged, continuing with a list.
“I had a beetroot burger at that veggie place, I tried bean taco salad, I tried sushi and hey I liked it!
“You have been getting a lot better lately… but the difference is I’m being a good influence and you’re trying to be a bad one.”
“How is pushing you to try new things me being a bad influence?”
He didn’t know why he asked, he knew what she was going to try to say next.
“Sonic…
She continued in a hushed tone in the crowded pub.
“...Fat and heart disease remember?”
She admitted.
“Every once in a while’s not gonna hurt, Sal.”
“We’re at places like this every other day Sonic and I need to be in peak shape to not die on the field.”
“With the places you pick and the amount of exercise you get in you’d be fine. Antoine gets by on Bunnie’s cooking. Why fear death when you never live?”
The chipmunk rolled her eyes.
“I know you’re just making excuses Sal. Covering for the fact that despite everything else there’s still a part of you that’s a pampered little princess...
Sonic continued, teasingly adopting a high pitch in his voice.
...The part of you that can’t stomach the thought of eating peasant food.”
Sally crossed her arms and broke eye contact as Sonic smirked smugly. She’d said it before but Sonic knew her too well, apparently well enough to identify hang-ups that she herself didn’t even realize she had. Despite her status Sally had tried to be both as tough and down to earth as she could be, though in all honesty most of the menu here did genuinely disgust her.
“Try the macaroni bites.”
He pushed again.
“Garden salad.”
She refused.
“Wow. How about the caviar? Risotto for the princess?”
“Shut up!”
She groaned, smacking him with a napkin.
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Despite Sonic’s best efforts Sally still decided on the vegetable dish.
The chipmunk merely smirked at the sight of a small buffet in front of her date, making her already small portion look feeble by comparison.
'He's lucky freedom fighters eat free in most places.'
She thought.
“And you were surprised you were chubby?”
“Harr harr.”
That strange feeling hit Sonic’s throat again, and his spine.
“You stop guilting me for taking care of myself and I’ll stop bringing it up.”
Sally leaned on the table smugly.
“Never.”
Sonic huffed.
Sally munched away at her medium garden salad while Sonic inhaled an assortment consisting of cheeseballs, onion rings, deep fried pickles, wings and pulled pork sandwiches with a cola-vanilla float. As Sonic ate at competitive speeds, neither of them noticed the faint glow emitting from the rings on their fingers. As each giant onion ring slid down Sonic's throat Sally failed to notice the feeling of something plopping down into her gut. The princess's pace slowed to that of molasses as she struggled to finish her usually light serving. Sonic finished off his meal with his pulled pork, each sandwich consumed in a single gulp happened concurrently with a sudden spike in the pressure Sally felt in the pit of her stomach. She shakily bit into the final forkfull of black olive, spinach, legume and feta cheese before slumping back in her seat with a moan.
"Oof, that was... surprisingly filling."
Sally noted, frowning with a clenched fist covering her mouth.
A slight food baby had filled below her ribs, with the bottom half of her tortilla coloured midriff jutting out especially.
Sonic jokingly tsked.
"Amateur. That wasn’t even the large."
Walking out of the diner Sally was surprised by just how lethargic she felt.
"Too full to walk, carry me."
Sally gestured to the hedgehog with her arms wide open. Sonic swept the princess up into her arms, kind of dumbfounded.
"Are you just trying to make me feel self conscious?"
He questioned, a little insulted.
Sally merely cocked an eyebrow at him.
"Happy accident. "
She clarified.
Sonic looked down at her stretched abdomen.
"Huh, you didn't even eat that much?!"
He inspected the small dome her hard abdominal muscles had been contorted into, pressing his finger into it.
"Erf… don't poke…"
Sally struggled to keep back the acid reflux from the sudden pressure change.
Sonic swung by Castle Acorn, dropping Sally off. He was gifted with a groggy kiss goodbye before watching her wander inside. Sally winced as she climbed the stairs within the castle walls, a sharp pain appeared in the side of her tight stomach everytime she raised a knee. Dropping her small behind onto the sofa in her room she turned on the television, just looking to find something to watch for a couple hours until she felt like moving around again. As she settled for some random sitcom, the fact that she was quickly beginning to drift off escaped her notice. Less than a minute after she selected her channel her head slumped over and she passed out.
As Sonic dashed home he was shocked to discover that he was still quite famished.
'Man, everything I just ate and I'm not even full. Maybe I'm getting faster again… Or maybe Sal guilting me is backfiring.'
He chuckled to himself as he pondered the possibility that the sudden talk of his diet was accidentally making him hungrier. He skipped through the Hedgehog residence's front door.
"Not like an extra snack'll do anything to me."
He shrugged to himself.
Sonic's mother: Bernadette wandered into the kitchen, confused.
"Maurice… didn't you just go for lunch with Sally?"
She asked, watching her son boil some hotdogs and cook up some chili.
"Uhh... yep."
"Awh, the place you took her to was too fancy?"
Bernie pressed, assuming he just hadn't eaten.
"Sure, let's go with that."
He laughed.
Sonic sat himself down with a plate full of his favourite dish, the pile was equal in mass to the meal he had just eaten but somehow he just had room for it. He began wolfing it down in his usual fashion, once again ignorant to the faint green glow escaping the ring on his finger.
As the princess slept peacefully with her light snoring filling her spacious room the same lime aura reappeared around her own band. Unbeknownst to the slumbering girl her tummy began experiencing quick, small bursts outward. Surging forward a little more and more with each second. The princess's food baby rapidly progressed to seven months, then nine. Then it became twins. She began rolling back and forth against her sofa in discomfort, her unconscious face cringed as her well sculpted abs were stretched to their absolute limit. The mound began protruding from higher and higher. The tortilla globe eventually started at where her diaphragm was, parting her small breasts as the entirety of her innards were packed to the brim with chilidogs. Triplets. Her hardened legs spread slightly to make room as her stomach stretched even the bottom of her abdominal wall. The dome-like slope of the cannonball Sally seemed to have swallowed in her sleep looked comical in comparison to the rest of her body.
"Urp!"
As the filling stopped the princess (still passed out) let a tiny burp escape her.
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Sonic looked at the mere crumbs left on his plate as he scratched his head dumbfoundedly.
'Okay, wow.'
He eyed his pantry again.
'Nope, nope!'
He stood up, making a break for his room.
'I can't plow through all our food in one day!"
He told himself sternly.
Sally would spend the next few hours struggling to breathe in her sleep, hiccuping constantly as she digested thousands of thousands of calories.
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Sally yawned, struggling to come to. As she grew conscious enough, she was immediately frustrated with herself for passing out in the middle of the day. It had been around one thirty in the afternoon when she checked her TV, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes she read
"Five thirty four?"
She groaned. She never took naps, especially not ones that ate up four hours of her day.
She strolled into her connected bathroom, hoping to see if her food baby had dissipated. Her middle had seemed to have deflated back down all the way, well… almost all the way. Her tummy still poked out a little bit above the crotch, puffed out past her abdominal wall slightly.
She poked her middle expecting some resistance as her stomach apparently still has some food in there.
'…'
'..?'
She cocked an eyebrow. Her finger sunk ever so slightly into a thin, creamy lining before being stubbed by her rock solid abdominal muscles. She uncomfortably jammed her finger into her midriff another few times in disbelief. She brought her hands to her sides, pinching and pulling tiny bits of padding that weren't there this morning… they didn't pool overtop her hip bones or anything, they definitely weren't love handles but they also weren't quite the same inward curves she was accustomed to. In a silent panic she began frantically prodding around her own body. The same thin layer on her midriff also guarded her thighs as she poked the ridiculously well maintained muscles in her legs. The thin rectangular shape of her jagged thighs, solidified from years of constant training and fighting were now surrounded and filled ever so slightly to soften the edges and give them a far more feminine appearance.
She looked back up at her mirror in a state of shock, it was already hard to see due to her thin fur coat but the princess's self conscious eyes could tell the muscle definition on her abs were now lost to the eye completely. It was a similar story for her back and butt. Her butt, of course with the constant punishment she put on her glutes had seen the most significant (though still minor) amount of bloating. The inward dent on each muscular and flat cheek was filled in. Her derriere looked a little more rounded and pronounced now, with the athletic upward curve from her thigh to under-butt still holding its form. Her absurdly prominent thigh gap was beginning to close as well. The only solace being that her breasts had filled out. They had sharpened, going from tiny and almost angular bumps to rounded, soft boobs as they upgraded from an a-cup to a b.
A powerful burn flushed in her cheeks as she also felt sizzles in the back of her throat.
".......Must be bloating."
She rationalized.
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How to shoot with Super 8 film
This article was originally featured on Popular Photography.
Super 8’s grainy, nostalgic look is having a moment right now, popping up everywhere from music videos to blockbuster TV shows. But even outside of pop culture, the consumer-friendly Super 8 film format is winning the hearts of amateurs and the analog community. If it’s caught your eye, too, here’s everything you need to know about getting started shooting Super 8 film.
This format might just be the king (or queen) of home movies. Introduced in 1965 by Kodak, it was a step up from the 8mm film that came before it, both in terms of quality—thanks to its larger frame size—and usability. This led it to be positioned as the new movie-making format of the masses.
More cost-effective than 16mm or 35mm, Super 8 film is housed in inexpensive plastic cartridges, so it’s easier to handle and load, too. These cartridges also convey to the camera important bits of information, like the film speed as well as filter information for B&W film. And in 1975, a magnetic strip was added to the cartridges to capture audio.
With its launch, Super 8 put the power of creativity in the hands of regular people. Suddenly, everyone was a movie maker.
Super 8 film today
Today, the medium is still very much alive—and by many indications—both doing well and picking up steam. Aside from the enthusiasts scooping up used cameras to record their summers, some of the biggest names in entertainment are turning to film—and Super 8 specifically—for their creative projects.
Harry Styles’ Watermelon Sugar, Katy Perry’s Daisies, Chopard’s short film with Julia Roberts, Burger King, and more have used Super 8 footage to create a grainy, vintage, old-school effect. Search for the medium on YouTube, and you’ll find there’s no lack of videos showing off the medium.
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What Super 8 camera should I buy?
How much should I pay for a Super 8 camera?
Options are plentiful when it comes to used Super 8 cameras. Major brands still circulating include Canon, Nikon, and the king of Super 8, Beaulieu. Other brands like Minolta and Chinon sell for under $100, while Canon and Nikon Super 8 cameras can run as low as $300, depending on the model. But Beaulieu cameras are sure to command a heftier (over $500) price tag.
You can buy Super 8 cameras pretty much anywhere secondhand electronics are sold, including Ebay, Etsy, Facebook Marketplace, and used camera shops (like Pro8mm). But also know that an astute searcher may find luck befalls them at random garage or yard sale. The main thing you want to do when buying a Super 8 camera is make sure the motor works. If it doesn’t, you won’t be able to advance your film.
What to look for when buying any Super 8 camera
Some cameras may have a crank and are completely manual. Others will require batteries. If possible, go for a film-tested camera and always ask to see the footage and any CLA (clean, lube, adjust) certification the seller may have. It’ll be more expensive but save you the agony of wasted money on the back end. Developing Super 8 film isn’t cheap any way you slice it, so better to know you’ve got a working camera beforehand.
Best Super 8 cameras under $100
If you want to get your toes wet, there are Super 8 cameras out there under $100. The Chinon 723 XL is a good option with its autofocusing capabilities, and so is the Minolta XL 400 with its Zoom Rokkor-Macro lens, which has 13 elements. Both will shoot at 18 frames per second (fps).
If you can’t find those exact models, consider also the Bauer C series (A512 in particular), the Minolta Autopak 8 D6, and the Chinon 213 PXL. The Bauer A512 specifically may run you a little over $100.
Best Super 8 cameras under $500
The sought-after brands live here: Canon and Nikon occupy the top end of this range. Particularly, the Canon 310, 514, or 814 series are popular choices and finds. At the time of its release, the Canon 514XL had the world’s fastest lens at f/1.0. While the Auto Zoom 814, which is comprised of an all-metal mechanical design, was the first Super 8 camera to have an 8x zoom range with an f/1.4 lens.
There are also a handful of other Super 8 cameras that fall on the lower side of the spectrum, too, such as the Sankyo Sound SL-60S and Elmo 1012S-XL. The Nikon R8 and R10 would be considered the high end of this range.
Best Super 8 cameras $500+
If you’re sure Super 8 is your medium, you might find yourself fancying the fanciest of them all: The Beaulieu 4008ZM II. With beautiful design and a reputation for being the best Super 8 camera ever created, there’s a lot to its name. Thanks to its built-in rangefinder, plentiful shooting options (you can adjust the frame rate from 2fps to 50fps), and interchangeable lens design, this French-made camera gives creators plenty of control over their vision. Expect to spend at least $600, with mint kits running up to $5,000.
Also on the market are the Beaulieu S2008 and the 5008S, the latter of which is considered the professional model.
Several types of Canon cameras can still be found on the used market. Connor Betts on Unsplash
Types of Super 8 film and where to buy it
Kodak is the main purveyor of Super 8 film, and it’s available from major retailers like Adorama, Amazon, and B&H. The options are Kodak Vision 3 (color-negative 50D, 500T, and 200T); Tri-X reversal 7266; and Ektachrome 100D color reversal.
However, you can also find B&W Fomapan R100 film, and Pro8mm packages their own, which you can buy in a bundle to include processing. Film cartridges run about $40 ($27 if you’re going for Fomapan) and can record 2.5 minutes at 24fps and 3.3 minutes at 18fps. Expect to pay at least $25 to process it.
If shooting Super 8 for the first time, we recommend grabbing the Kodak Vision 3 50D and shooting in daylight. 500T and 200T are balanced for tungsten light, and as a color-reversal film, Ektachrome is quite saturated. These might be better to experiment with once you’re more familiar with the medium.
Though the beloved Kodachrome is no more, there are still plenty of Super 8 film options on the market. Connor Betts on Unsplash.
How to use a light meter for Super 8 video
Most cameras will often come with an internal meter, but unless you’ve confirmed it works, an external light meter is always a solid investment, whether you shoot stills or video. I personally use a Sekonic L358, but we’ve also got a list of best light meters for you to choose from. If you’re not ready to take the plunge on a real light meter, there are some apps, like Lumu, that have a video mode.
To use the light meter, you’d best take a look at the instructions, as each may differ slightly in how to operate the video mode. But, generally, you’ll want it to be in the f/s mode (frames per second), as opposed to A (aperture) or T (for shutter speed). Know that the frame rate you choose will affect how long you can film—at 24fps, you won’t shoot as much footage vs. 18fps.
Where to get Super 8 film developed
There are still a good number of film processors that will develop (and scan) Super 8 film. A good bet is to see if there’s a local spot in your area that still processes Super 8. If not, see the list below for where to develop Super 8 film.
Super 8 film can be developed at home or at a lab. Processing at home requires steep upfront costs and is best suited to experienced film developers. Thomas William on Unsplash.
Pro8mm
Pro8mm has an incredibly robust lineup of offerings, from selling/renting Super 8 cameras to film development packages. They’ve processed film for Harry Styles, Drake, and Katy Perry, to name a few. Their packages include film, processing, development, and color correction. If you find yourself really bitten by the analog film bug, they’ll also do 16mm, double Super 8mm, and Super 16mm films.
Film Photography Store
The Film Photography Store has many films on offer, from Super 8 to 35mm and 16mm, which they will also develop and digitize.
Negativeland Film
Negativeland is a motion-picture lab that will process Super 8 and 16mm films.
Color Lab
Working with clients including National Geographic Channel, NBC, HBO, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Color Lab processes 35mm, 16mm, and Super 8 color negative film and Super 8 B&W film.
BB Optics
BB Optics specializes in motion picture processing for Super 8, 16mm, Super 16mm, and 35mm, also offering color grading services and post-production supervision.
How to develop Super 8 film at home
This is a real commitment and should only be attempted if you have prior experience developing your own film. If you don’t, try 35mm first before taking on the (literally) gargantuan task of processing Super 8.
For those who want to take the plunge, any old developing tank won’t do. You’ll need a special drum that will accommodate the reel, which is typically 50 feet per cartridge. A Jobo Super 8/16mm drum kit (drum, tank, and foot pump) will run you about $880—and that’s before you’ve procured the chemicals.
After you’ve picked up the drum, you’ll want to consult the shop on the chemicals you’ll need to process the film. Then, you’ll need to make sure you have space. Practically, will you be able to hang 50 feet of film somewhere while it dries? This video delves into more specifics to consider.
How to convert Super 8 film to digital
Digitizing film reels is usually included or an optional add-on to the development package at labs. However, if you’re going to shoot a decent volume of film and want to save a little money, you can scan it at home—with less hassle than the development process.
Scanners are available from Amazon, B&H, and other retailers, and Wolverine Data seems to be the brand of choice. The Wolverine 8mm and Super 8mm Film Reel Converter retails for $299.95 and will digitize film at a resolution of 720 pixels. For $100 more, the Wolverine Digital Movie Maker Pro scans at 1080 pixels. Simply load up the film and the scanner does the rest, compiling the footage onto an SD card (that you must provide). This video offers a detailed tutorial on how to set yours up.
Further resources for Super 8
Feeling daunted? Don’t be—at the end of the day, you only need three things: A working camera, film, and a place to develop. Should you be searching for additional resources, try the Pro8mm Super 8 Reference Library, which features tips, a film calculator, education, manuals, and more. Super8camera.com is also a wonderful compendium of the medium. Happy movie-making.
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