Ok, this is mostly bc I realized we've only seen Sally being passive, but how is she able to hypothetically rip apart larger puppets limb from limb? (if the captions with Howdy hold water with other puppets)
(Slight Mutilation Warning Ahead: Puppet Edition)
they absolutely hold So Much water! it's a combination of a couple things!
a) Nightlight!Sally is really Strong. i'd liken to her to a chimp, as much as i hate them. despite being smaller than people, they're absurdly powerful. when it comes to Her, this comes from a mix of hysterical strength and something Else i've been pondering but don't want to solidify yet, so shh dont worry bout it. it's also much easier to tear fleece & cotton/stuffing than, uh, Biological materials.
b) none of the puppets are really prepared for violence? they've lived in an idyllic world where true, visceral violence likely hasn't even been a Thought in anyone's minds. like, you watch videos of people get attacked by like... raccoons or rats and they visibly Lose because they panic! they aren't prepared! they don't wanna fight! so the much smaller creature wins. They Don't Know How To Fight, Or Fight Back.
b.1) also, Nightlight!Sally is still... Sally. she's still their dear friend. i know that if a close friend attacked me, i'm not sure i'd be able to bring myself to do much other than defend/flee. i wouldn't wanna hurt them even if it meant protecting myself. hence why Wally avoids all confrontation with her & can't protect his friends from her. he can't hurt his neighbor.
b.2) there's also the shock factor. imagine you wake up from a pleasant dream to an absolute nightmare reality. Boom, automatically thrown way off your rhythm. then one of your close buddies looks Fuckin Weird, Are You Okay? and other crazy shit is happening! you're freaking out!! then your Close Friend Who's Off is suddenly slashing at you and BOOM, your arm's gone & your entire brain is scrambled from shock and fear and "?!?!?!?!?!". plus, i doubt the puppets know they're full of stuffing. seeing yourself sliced open and white fluff spilling out has gotta be just. so Unpleasant on principle.
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CLAWS BABEY! RIP TEAR AND SHRED! those sharp grippers are perfect for piercing and ripping! puppet fleece is Paper to her!
her fighting method is attack wildly until the threat stops making noise! it's very hard to defend oneself from it! imagine those cartoon bits where a cat attacks someone and its just a Flurry of Unbeatable Violence
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https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8En3bMG/ Is this not the most Harry Crosby + his wife video to have ever Crosbied?? 😭 That or Bucky or Curtis when they’re drunk but STILL.
omg it ABSOLUTELY IS 🥹🥹🥹🥹
Wait picture it:
- Harry is constantly gushing to his comrades about how his wife is literally the Prettiest Person On The Planet
- After the war the two of you are reunited, and he introduces you to the people you’ve only heard about through his many, many, many letters
- it’s bittersweet, of course; so many of his friends didn’t make it home, and the empty spaces where they should be match the holes their loss left in his heart.
- But it’s difficult to stay sad for long in such a celebratory atmosphere, and soon enough the returning soldiers are being plied with drink after drink after drink.
- Before too long, your husband is slouched next to you in a booth, slurring loud enough for the whole bar to hear
- “Missed you sooo much, pretty girl.” “I missed you too, honey.” “Missed seeing your pretty face.” “I gave you a picture to take with you!” “It didn’t do you justice!”
- He sloppily flags down Buck— the one sober veteran remaining amid the celebration
- “Buck— Buck!”
- The major turns from where he’s watching the night’s entertainment: John Egan’s drunkenly enthusiastic singing
- “What’s up, Croz?”
- “Isn’ she pretty? I told ya she was the prettiest!” he grins, leaning further into you
- “Yes, she’s very pretty, Croz,” Bucky replies, looking very much as if he’s trying not to laugh as he meets your gaze.
- “An’ she’s my wife!” Harry continues, as if he’s just remembered this little tidbit about your lives, “My wife! Can you believe that!”
- “You’re a very lucky man, Croz!” Are Buck’s parting words as he slides a glass of water in front of the navigator before shaking his head fondly and heading back to Marge
- Eventually you’re able to persuade Harry to take you home before he passes out at the table… but he spends the entire ride there gushing about your beauty to anyone who will listen.
- He’s sobered up a bit by the time you arrive back at your apartment, though— just enough to show you exactly how happy he is to be home with you 😏
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okay no, stopping being even mildly normal about five's reign now. they tragically lost one of their crew, and so five left tegan somewhere she'd be safe. her life may be banal, she may no longer see the wonders of the universe, but she'd be safe. and she says no and comes back, throws herself straight back into the danger. nyssa didn't have a home to go to anymore, so he tried to keep her so close and so safe that he almost smothered her. he travels with someone who is being blackmailed into trying to kill him and just smiles affably about it. everyone leaves him. even the one he leaves comes back just to leave him again. he's so young, his life is so tragic, so short, and defined by his losses and grief and love, and they're stitched into him, it's about how he wears them.
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I've been thinking a lot about splatsonas recently. I technically have one, but it's less trying to represent me in the context of the world of splatoon as much as it's just my in-game character but a bit more customized. I think an actual splatsona for me would be something else, but I don't know what. Maybe a crab, or a moray eel, or a shark but I already have on 'sona who is a shark (or shark-adjacent at least) so it feels like I should do something new. There's certainly a lot of good options.
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