missed you ! glad to see u back :D

CRIES THANK UUU!!! QVQ DEAR ANON I NEVER LEFT U!!! 💛💛

jyushi doesnt come up on my dash as much anymore so i only really reblog whenever i have the energy to go tag digging bUT MY LOVE FOR HIM IS ETERNAL I PROMMY 💛💛💛

birthday doodle dump

8,15,26

ok wow this is a long one (never let me complain)

cw for like. ii, tnm, and taco (both ii & bfb) negativity i guess? also another cw cuz i say cake dies (i dont go into detail obviously but if u dont like that then uhh sorry)

8- honestly i have no idea LMAO

15- uhhh show i dont like i guess is inanimate insanity & the nightly manor i dont hate them but i just. really dont care all too much tbh cuz with ii its just like. ok i watched an episode which was pretty good & i enjoy a few characters but other than that i just forget a lot and dont rlly care and with tnm its just a really nothing filled show which sucks cuz i do like some aspects and. spraypaint but the more i think abt it the more theres just not rlly much going on in it AND THEN ITS JUST GONNA END SOON TOO LIKE?!?! help me im not gonna complain abt it too much here (unless you pay me $20) cuz this post is already long enough

and uhhh character(s) i dont like that everyone else seems to like are uhmm both tacos (ii and bfb) i thought they were super annoying (esp taco bfb after the split oh my god shut up) and they both had smth happen w them that absolutely ruined their characters for me EX: taco ii being the "haha funny character" until the twist & taco bfb after the split ofc, which yeah that stuff bled into everything else abt them which ended up ruining them for me i dont think i could ever actually enjoy them

26- OOH OOH OK THIS IS A GOOD ONE i dont read too many osc fics (most of the ones i read are. bfdi so like. help, and also i read all of these A WHOLE ASS YEAR AGO so) my favorite fic atm is the IDFB continued fic its sooooo fucking cool i love it sm i read it like. 1 year ago and ive been meaning to re-read it again but i keep forgetting

least fav fic would be this one that i read on wattpad (i dont remember the name sorry) where 4 and x just fucking leave for a bit then everything just. kinda becomes the fucking hunger games or whatever cuz if u die u die forreals and firey becomes fucking evil i guess and is just. kinda weird towards leafy (i REALLY didnt like how firey treated leafy in this fic) like bro literally puts her on a COLLAR and has her chained up its so???? i already dont. rlly like fireafy too much for personal reasons (sorry) ((but its not that bad i can tolerate it ofc)) but the way this fic kinda portrayed them was super fucking uncomfortable and i just REALLY didnt like firey at all (iirc bro gets 0 consequences at the end and its kinda frustrating) . ALSO CAKE JUST FUCKING DIESSSSS IT MADE ME SO UPSET......firey fucking kills him then feeds his remains to leafy and its just ????

I HATE IT!!!! its so gross and sad , theres also other things i didnt rlly like but i literally cant remember i read this shit a whole ass year ago

Which HTF headcanons are you the most excited to feature in Oblivion? :)

another good one... i only now remembered i made a doc for headcanons and notes, put some family situation notes there, put it in a discord channel in my personal server, and then forgot about it and started shoving things in the channel rather than the doc. other than that, as a professional Thing Winger, most of it is me protecting onto the faves or just making shit up. but theres on thing i rbed from the treetownconfessions blog (one of these days i will 'confess' something) on main about the twins' tails puffing up when thry're upset and i really want that to be a thing... i also want to show some more autistic traits in them eventually...

i do have some ideas in my silly little brain for the twins and flippy though (i cant think of anything for the superbros atm sob sob)

lifty + shifty: their ac and heat dont work well, so they tend to sleep next to each other and huddle for warmth when it gets cold. they also hug their tails sometimes. and they do have a lot of trouble sleeping (theyre just like me)

flippy: i think he has a garden, and that he really likes animals. he's a sweetheart i love him.

outside of the main cast of oblivion i still want to come up with the funniest name for disco bear to be named legally (he thinks disco bear is so much cooler but its still sorta lame). the current contender is still bartholomew. theres just something about it thats so funny to me. but he also doesn't look like a bartholomew at all. he looks like disco bear. which makes it a toss up if i'll even go with this idea.

🗡-Bored so im doing this ask game thing from here

🌫️- How many people are in your system

from what I(🗡) know about 18 at the moment.

🌊- What's everyone's favorite colors?

I like black, green and red, one little like pale green and another likes pink, i know 🌿 likes greens, blues and white/cream and for anyone else i think most of them like red

☂️- Most common fronters?

its hard to tell bevause its been changing so much and been pretty quiet recently but i think 💉,🚭 and 💥 seem to be the most active or atleast come around more frequently besides me since im the host

☔- Collective pronouns?

they/them just to keep it simple

💦- Everyone's pronouns?

fuck this is ginna be a nightmare to list

🗡(me) they/he/metal/grunt/it or no pronouns

🚭he/they

💉he/it

💥she/he/they/it/any (yes she likes all of them listed)

🌿it/he

⚓️he/they

⚫️no pronouns/neutral terms

and theres a few more i dont feel like listing since theyre inactive

💧- Most common age group?

ageless or atleast adult orientated

💨- Do you have any fictives?

most of us are fictives or introjects of some sort

❄️- Are there any romantic relationships in your system?

its complicated, a mix of yes and no.

🌧️- Does anyone have a favorite number?

not really. besides 🚭 and 💥 who likes the classic 69 and 420 for obvious reasons. 💥 also likes 666

☁️- Are any of your alters neurodivergent?

all of us are, but I hold alot of the autistic traits along with 💉, and 🚭 has a lot of out adhd and then 💥 is almost always triggered by our manic episodes and other shit

🌤️- How many people are LGBTQIA+

i dont thinkt heres a single non-queer guy in here

☀️- Do you have any non-human alters (including hybrids)?

none of us are human

🌈- What are some common hobbies?

art, animations, gaming. i know I have the most hobbies though.

🌪️- What is the most liked food between everyone?

meat and sweets i think

🔥- Current hyperfixations?

madness combat for the most part, but thats more of a special interest at this point.

☄️- Do you guys have any collective interests?

madness combat, old tech, 1.0/old web, minecraft, roblox, biology and science related shit, and other things i cant remember atm

⚡- What is your headspace like? (If you have one)

its really hard to access but so far its just a small building with a couple rooms

✨- Does anyone have a pet?

we have a pet named Sadie, I love her very much. dont know if this means a headspace pet or something but ive never heard of that before, migjt look into it.

⭐- Does your system have a name?

not really, just nexus operating system and just nexus for short. we usually just go by the bodies name or my name(🗡) deoending on if its someone irl or online. not many people know we are a system.

💫- Does anyone wanna share something about their source? Feel free to ramble, anyone can answer too!

most of us come from my source, i have several memories of that place the texture of the ground, all the times ive died, vauge memories of interactions, and generally just missing my body and my voice (even if i never spoke, or atleast when i did which was very rarely)

🪐- Most chaotic group?

not really group but i know 💥 and 🚭 are chaotic

🌎- Any demon/angel/god alters?

mainly ⚫️ is like an omnipitent being and 🌿 kind of is, and 🩸is aswell to some extent even if ive killed him before(source wise)

🌙- Who is the oldest?

for existence wise, 💥 is the oldest and longest lasting who hasnt gone dormant/inactive but i think more agewise i think ⚫️ is? not sure we dont really have agrs so its hard to really tell.

🌓- What type of system are you?

not sure, used to think we were osdd-1 but concidering new information and learning shit its more likely that we have DID

🌗- (For traumagenic systems only) Are you diagnosed? If yes, was getting one difficult? If not, do you want one & why or why not?

god no, we arnt diagnosed at all. we arnt out at all to anyone irl let alone anyone whos working eith our mental health. I dont think its wise for us to try and get diagnosed concidering how we are still grappling with it and how difficult it is tk get diagnosed. I dont want our right taken away and have to deal eith the lains of the mental health system anymore than we already do.

🌕- What is your system dynamic (ex, family, friends, complete strangers, etc)

weird mix of friends or semi-strangers. its hard for us to communicate but we're friendly to eachother (besides 2 assholes)

🌻- What's a normal day for you as a system?

trying our hardest to exist, dissociating a lot, taking our medications the best we can and lots of dissociation. latrly been going to therapy more often and sometimes experiencing seitches but latrly its been inactive and just me(🗡) fronting for the most part

🌸- How do you keep track of your system? (Members, switches, etc)

entirely with SimplyPlural, its easy for us to remember

🥀- Any childhood things that should've tipped you off to being a system?

not exavtly childhood but more teen / young teen, having tons of alt accounts and stumbling upon accounts we dont remember at all. changing usernames and personas and havung ocs that have "pocesssion" related things. the ocs werent negatively pocessed for the most psrt it was usually like guardians that eould sometimes take over the body if the oc to protect them.

💐- Do you like being a system?

mixed feelings, feels good to know whats "wrong with us" but still in heavy denial and struggling with the doubt and etc. onky discovered it a few months(??) ago

🐚- Do you know any systems IRL?

not at all, barely know anyone irl from moving so much recently hard for us (at least me) to make friends and socialize in the first place.

🍄- Do you prefer in-system dating or out-of-system dating?

im more on the aromantic/asexual side(most of us are) but more out if system since communication between us is so so difficult.

🍁- What's the most annoying thing about being a system?

the memory issues for sure, its a fucking pain needing to write down everything while also forgetting everything all of the fucking time and then being punished in some way for having a terrible memory whike si many people expect us to have a better memory.

🎍- How bad is your amnesia?

im not sure, still figuring out the amnesia part.

🌿- Best quote from an alter?

too many to list, most of them are from 🚭 and 💥

🌳- Do alters have separate accounts for games or do you all share an account?

some of us have different discord accounts and tumblr blogs but for video games its usually shared

so for some unholy reason i was with? a ex-friend from childhood? like i dont know if we were the last age we saw each other or what but anyway its like worst nightmare of emotional abuse these so idk WHY. anyway ig we ran at cat cafe together or were starting one. the guys from DEG come in. im trying not to freak out bc wow its deg!!! someone else waits on them and something about lanterns because we were doing halloween themed stuff.

ANYWAY. me and ex friend get into a fight. I apologize to the ppl in deg for fighting in front of them, tell them im a fan, leave. im in my old city at night but there are people around so im feeling better. Somehow it turns into day as im walking and im seeing ANOTHER childhood friend and im like “: D“ but i feel awkward going up to them bc ik they realized they were trans and I dont wanna deadname them but idr their current name. Anyway, their dog keeps coming up to me but ig they dont recognize me. I do recognize more people from childhood with this friend including this girl who kept wanting me to scream my lungs out on the playground as a kid.

Anyway, I keep going I realize. shit. im lost. I see someone else I knew but atm i cant remember who, but also from childhood. He says “Wrong turn too?“ I laugh and I nod. We head back to another street and down that street-- which I recognize actually, theres some weird gang wars going on but everyone has pink hair. I don’t know what to do, so I try and avoid it by going up another street. I remember some weird audio above me as im walking but idr WHAT. Someone talking something weird.

Because I get close to the gang stuff again somehow, I duck into some small alleyway but its like. only 2 sheds and barely any space. I emerge from a shed seconds later but also so do suit actors and I narrowly escape some weird gang shootout thing. I’m heading home and idk HOW, this part is fuzzy, but I end up getting completely lost and somehow accidentally stealing a mans life.

The guy whos life i stole was some star rich athelete. idk WHY they thought I was him or some shit, but anyway his girlfriend and whole family were assuming I was him and I was like “ok ig i live here now“. except I still just wanted to go home to my family. So long story short I do some weird sneaky shit around this giant college campus but its also a house, listen in, think about what movies im gonna watch when i get home. I keep being told by some gps thing my house is only 5 streets away.

I find out somehow I am in what SHOULD be Greenland, but its a tropical rainforest with crocs and shit. I steal one of the familys jetskis and try and go back to the states on it, or at least in my hopes, reach Canada and walk back??? But instead I crash into some party ship. My family is there! Somehow the college campus-mansion-boat collide and now its 1 big thing.

So im telling them I switched lives with this guy and theyre like “oh, we know. We have him here btw. we have ransom lets go.“ And I find out the ransom isnt the guy, he’s free to go, but his pokemon card screenshot collection??? So my mom goes to talk to the mom and shes like, “they said 1k but i want at least 10k.“ And it becomes this whole meeting between the families and the guy who I switched lives with comes in, in swim gear and a sign around his neck and im being a real dick and asking him how cafeteria food tastes and hes sobbing. And then I wake up.

See, this is why I don't celebrate my birthday anymore.

i need to make a venn diagram of characters i stan where the circles are 'french', 'blonde', and 'bird'

PART 5 — AFFIRMATIONS, HOW TO USE, WHAT ARE THEY? THE DETAILS.

okay so if you’ve been in the law of assunption community for a while you will know that affirmations are literally EVERYWHERE! EVERYWHERE YOU GO.

In this post i will explain:

• What are affirmations

• How to use affirmations to manifest

• Types of affirmations

• Why affirmations will benefit you in the long run.

WHAT ARE AFFIRMATIONS?

affirmations are sentences/statements that will help you bring you either your manifestation, better self concept or just anything in general. you can use them in any aspect of your life whether that is relationships, school, money etc.

HOW TO USE YOUR AFFIRMATIONS

using affirmations is really freaking simple- all you do is say them, you can either say them in your mind or say them outloud! whatever you prefer. some people repeat them 24/7..i personally wouldn’t recommend to do so, you dont have to- but why would u affirm 24/7 or something?? some people like to affirm whenever they think of their desire so lets say you are affirming to look like ariana grande whenever you think of ariana grande or your df you’ll say “i look like ariana grande”.

others like to drift off and say affirmations till they sleep in wish fulfilled aka lullaby method. ill talk about that in detail in another post. literally say them however you please! it doesnt really matter.

people often ask “does it matter if i say it past, future or present tense? NO. this is such a limiting belief when people say if you speak your affirmation in the future it will come in the future like NO. thats not true it doesnt matter what tense you say it. just remember to STAY IN THE STORY. DONT REPEAT THE OLD STORY

TYPES OF AFFIRMATIONS

theres a wide range of affirmations you can use so i will go through them ALL dont worry.

1 - Basic Affirming

this could just be like “I have what i want”, “I have all my desires” aka general umbrella affirmations, where they cover all. or just something like “I have xyz”

2 - Askfirmations

askfirmations are basically “Omg why did I manifest getting a million dollars so quickly” “Omg why am i such a fabulous pretty dream girl” literally anything like that.

3 - Complaining affirmations

okay so this is for people who like to complain or find it tough to simply put faith in their desires as a fact. so they would say “uggh i cant believe i manifested my desire so quickly” “uggh its so annoying have the most hugest ass in the entire world like”

4 - Rampaging!

rampaging is basically like just GOING ALL IN. you dont hold back you just go “yeah i have the most hugest fattest ass in the whole entire world i am so beautiful and amazing im stunning im a stunner people are literally mesmerised by how beautiful i am i feel like marilyn monroe.”

these are the ones i could think of atm but yeah there are LOADS its not just the ones i listed above there a whole wide ass range.

WHY AFFIRMATIONS WILL BENEFIT YOU IN THE LONG RUN

affirmations will help you in the long run because you are practicing every single damn day that you’re what you’re telling yourself, you repeating that story you are FOCUSING on that story and persisting in the affirmations so ofc you’re gonna get what you want literally no matter what.

affirmations can vary from person to person but they all lead to success :)

happy manifesting <3

Pride month day 11! Queer reads!

yeah yeah i missed some days so what. today’s favorite queer book/manga/fanfic day! (i’m including webtoons in this list so if you don’t like that technicality sorry :) )

Books!

Both Kyoshi books, Rise of Kyoshi and Shadow of Kyoshi. wlw!

Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

Eon and Eona by Allison Goodman (not explicitly queer, but there is a lot of unintentional trans vibes and relatable stuff as an afab trans person)

Webtoons!

Boyfriends! Four way poly college story, really cute art!

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Fluidum! Futuristic ‘what-if’ where everybody has two bodies- one of each sex, and they can switch back and forth until they turn 21! Really relatable as a nonbinary person myself!

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Not so Shoujo Love Story! wlw high school story, really cute

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Messenger! Shorter story about this messenger girl on a bike who was picked up for interdimensional deliveries! Haven’t read it in a bit, but if I remember correctly, the MC is in a relationship with another girl.

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There’s a lot more wonderful queer oriented stories on here, but these are just my favorites.

And... Fanfic! Because it’s always gay. Couldn’t be gayer!

slo-fi hip hop radio-(heart)beats to listen/fall for - ATLA, Zukka. Both Zuko and Sokka are musicians online, and start to talk to each other through their profiles. What they don’t know is that they happen to be neighbors!

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the undeniable homosexuality of higher education - ATLA twoshot, zukka/wuko. Zuko and Sokka are both professors at Boiling Rock University, but refuse to admit they’re husbands. Wu and Mako keep anonamously writing each other in the school paper, but nobody can figure out who it is that’s writing it!

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5:27 pm - MHA oneshot, momojirou. Lots of angst in this one, prepare to cry. Momo recently passed in an accident, and Jirou uses Momo’s inbox as a way of coping

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the small weird loves - MHA oneshot, Denki and checks Shinsou, Jirou, Bakugo, Sero, Todoroki... Midoriya... Monoma... Denki explores sexuality basically! It’s not what I’d usually read, but I’m glad I read it, because it really is beautiful. (it was based off of a poem to be fair) ok now i wanna go read it again...

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imitation//expression (and the rest in the series!) - MHA, kiribaku. qpr in this one, the second has some angst, but its all really good!

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the way we love - MHA, looooonnnnggggg oneshot! kiribaku. just the two of them, being boyfriends, and breaking up and getting together again. aged up characters

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the way you used to do (and when the chips are down, but that one isn’t finished yet and isn’t anywhere near the magnitude of the way you used to do) - MHA. Long for a longfic. This boy is so long, he scoffs at even regular long books. (seriously tho its longer than the longest book i’ve ever read, which is like around 960 pages?) kiribaku. Bakugo and Midoriya are suddenly soulbound, and a lot of angst and emotions ensue, even after they are unbound. This thing kept me trapped for almost a full week, reading nonstop. Highly suggest.

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And that’s it from me! Sorry most of this is mha, i’m really into an mha phase rn and i cant get enough fanfic atm- and these are some of the things that i’ve really liked! might do a generalized fic rec list, cause i cant seem to shut up about these things... theres a lot of midoriya gets a different quirk in my stash rn... that could be a good fic rec list... idk if you want it say so

on that previously mentioned pn2/twf au:

pn2 is kinda implied to be in 1982 (based on whichever version of the timeline ur using at least), based on that one poster of ford, or at least sometime near 1982. Coincidentally, this is also the yr that bunnyfarm takes place! pn2 likely occurs around july-ish since yknow. summer camp! and bunnyfarm takes place in october, so theres a reasonable but not timeline-breaking gap between the 2

for sophie, i think shes got like. talking 2 ghost powers! (dunno the name of that. also it works for the au even if pn2 itself implies ghosts dont exist inuniverse kinda. but twf does so sashas just wrong in this au) alongside common stuff like telekinesis and telepathy. But i also think shed have very defensive specialties like the shield and invisibility, tho i think her powers are like. EXTREMELY suppressed and kinda fucked. in this au i think that like... the pills may possibly also have been intended to suppress her “unnatural” powers in conjunction w/ their previous, canon purpose, since they were likely seen as somehow being smth hurting her

she also likely has very light capabilities for time bubbles, confusion, and illusions, but they wouldnt be anywhere near a specialty

but playing bunnyfarm would like. essentially b her psychic awakening, tho she probably had one already when she was younger but cant remember it and the one after bunnyfarm is closer to the sudden spike due to trauma that pn seems to imply can occur. but i think her family would like. naturally b moderately strong psychics but that combined w her own suppressed ability 2 talk 2 ghosts like. broke thru basically and due to the extreme stress, her powers suddenly become SUPER uncontrollable and shes like auuuu fuck . god damn it

from here, jenny would contact the psychonauts for her cus shes like. im pretty sure they are psychics that help other psychics??? and would probably help her control it all since atm her brain keeps like. tossing their Nice Dishes!!!! (/j) and she just generally seems v stressed abt it and maybe they could help? so sasha nd milla (or mayb just 1 of them but i like the hc that agents are almost always sent in pairs for safety) show up and like. offer to help, and r like. we can train u, but it probably would take more than 1 day so ud have 2 head 2 hq. sophie kinda jumps at this not only so she will stop throwing things w her brain but also bc she does Not feel safe in brighton, not atm. tho shes... uncertain abt how jenny Cant go. she has college. i havent planned htat bit out but she does become convinced to go 2 the motherlobe, likely bc of safety, tho jenny goes w her on the ride there. she doesnt like being so far away from jenny but jennys like i WILL visit im not really leaving. ill send u letters :)

(sophie has her promise she wont go anywhere near bons burgers, st juanas, OR her old house. bon wony know jenny exists unless he sees her, after all))

at hq one thing leads 2 another and sophie ends up as an intern!! cus its. very clear that smth is Up w her powers cus they jump between being completely subdued, bordering on nonexistent, to VERY strong and uncontrollable, so shes gonna need a mentor

since the issues w her power seemed tied w dealing w shit, rather than personal self control (since she seems good at that, thats not the problem), ottos too technology based, truman too leadership based, oleander too aggressive for the position and also not rly specializing in more “dealing w shit” stuff, and all the other potential mentors not taking mentees atm, her mentor is milla!

also, not inuniverse reasons so much as just from a writing perspective but like. milla and sophie work so well 2gether poetically. both have had Horrible and Horrifying experiences, milla abt losing the orphans she cared for and sophie abt losing her whole family and becoming and orphan, tho milla has learned to deal w her trauma and sophie very much hasnt. while other agents have lost others and dealt w their own traumas, sophies mirrors millas own the most, and i think that milla would b able to help her w the powers the most as a result

sasha and milla dont go in her mind when the first meet her. contrary to raz’ actions, this is not what most agents immediately jump to. rather, it takes a WHILE before they ever step foot in there. before they even do, they allow her to use the brain tumbler (milla joined since she wanted to very specifically work w her mentee!) and explore on her own tho its... very blocked off so she cant go many places

aside from that, tho, here are other, less fleshed out details of the au:

(unfortunately cant format this as a list like i wanted 2 cus tumblr keeps killing the formatting)

speaking of raz, she does see raz a few times. shes mostly confused as to how how hes even ALLOWED to work there? Isnt he, what, four? This doesnt irritate raz as much as it does w other agents since it seems less like thinking hes incapable and genuinely being kinda concerned. It still does irritate him tho

Hollis does a background check on sophie before she becomes an intern, since recent events have made ppl more on edge. Her search leads her to the information that sophie is missing her parents AND siblings and there is almost no info abt it anywhere. She doesnt know what to do w this info and just kinda… sets the discomfort around the mere idea aside

Sophie bumps in2 helmut one day (getting his body back is gonna take… a while. More than just 3 months, thats for sure) and is like. Is that a fucking brain in a hamster ball. Wearing a hat. And hes like Yes :) and, going off the hc that he can project figments (which im choosing to interpret as a form of illusion!), he waves w a figment and shes like holy shit. And the 2? End up genuinely getting along RLY well

Her pills also very specifically have psilirium in them. Yes, milla finds out and is. OH MY GOD?

Sophie is like. Super bad at levitation. This makes training w milla very hard but milla accommodates whenever sophie visits her mind!

sophies own projection in minds, including her own is… very unclear and undefined. Her general shape and face can be made out, but any other details are obscured. She also just looks perpetually very sad. In millas mind, at least, her self is very colorful to match :)

Speaking of minds: sophies mind, while planned enough to be its own post, does have a smaller starting segment. The first room is themed after her apartment room, and while some details are fuzzy, its near perfect. In her room is also a gray rabbit. The door is locked and the windows are gone

ive been meaning to watch and read series that i keep seeing ppl talk abt like dungeon meshi and um... breaking bad, and....... i know theres another one i cant remember... but um for some reason im scared of watching them in case i accidentally get hyperfixated on them. oh i think the other one was hxh maybe. anyways im not saying like i KNOW i will get hyperfixated on them, plus i have literally binged series in the past few months and havent gotten super attached to them i just have a weird thing in my brain that makes me scared that it could happen at ANY moment. basically im like *is not hyperfixated on anything atm* nooooo i dont want to get a hyperfixation noooo please dont make me obsess over a show or game!!!!! *is hyperfixated on something* acutally having hyperfixations is fine i dont care anymore.

i dislike mondays. ugh. but because monday is piano day i wanna know do any of the sides play an instrument?? & how did they react when virgil showed up, how long did it take for them to become comfortable? -🌙

i cant think of the instruments atm hshshhs i dont wanna mix concepts

how the light sides reacted when virgil showed up and how they decided virgil could move in permanently

TWs: angst (hurt/comfort style), anxiety attack mentioned, mention of abuse (in mentioning that this is NOT abuse)

virgil arrived trembling very late on an autumn night

logan was already asleep and roman was in his room doing something, only patton heard the gentle tentative knock on their front door

when he pulled the door open, he saw what looked like a child with a large backpack hurrying away from the door, so he called out "excuse me? Did you knock?" and it isnt until the person freezes and turns around that patton realises it's virgil - one of the sides he hasnt actually seen in YEARS

virgil hugs himself tightly, scratching harshly at his hoodie sleeves, mouth opening and closing wordlessly, not able to speak to someone so unfamiliar

patton can see tear tracks on his cheeks

"hey, kiddo, do you wanna come inside?" patton asks very gently, holding the door open as wide as it will go and taking a step back to give virgil space

it takes a good few moments of virgils eyes darting between the door and pattons shoulder and the sidewalk behind him and his feet but eventually he tiptoes up to the house and hesitates a moment before stepping into the warmth

as he passes by patton is reminded of how young virgil is compared to all of them, he's so small, just above five foot patton reckons, with lanky legs and the slightest baby fat on his cheeks still - he's only 16 if patton remembers correctly. last time he saw virgil was when he was 10.

he's different sure, his hair is no longer white but dyed a dull black, hes taller and clearly wearing makeup - and either he lost his freckles or he owns very thick foundation - but patton recognises the tentative tiptoe walk and the way he looks at the ground and hugs himself. he's still the same vulnerable child patton wished he could have seen more of all those years ago were it not for janus distancing the dark sides from them all

virgil is shaking like a leaf and still hasnt spoken (patton has never heard him speak besides whispered one or two words phrases to janus when they used to all attend meetings together) but patton guides him through to the kitchen quietly and makes him some chamomile tea which he knows is meant to be good for anxiety

he doesnt get much of an idea of why virgil is there since he still hasnt spoken a word - patton doesnt know at this point that virgil is autistic or selectively mute - but he knows that there must be a reason that paranoia felt the safest place to be was a totally new environement. something must have happened at home

he doesnt actually ask virgil what happened, knowing if he wanted to say he would, and simply tells him that he is safe and nothing will hurt him here. its late, if he would like patton can drive him back ((virgil instantly goes wide eyed and teary and shakes his head and breathes faster - patton holds his hand up and gently continues)) but if not then he can stay the night and they can talk in the morning

theres no negative response to that so once virgil has finished with his tea (only drinking about a third of it) patton shows him to the spare room, points out where the bathroom is, and gets him settled

((continues below cut))

it isnt until the next morning at breakfast that patton informs logan and roman what happened and that virgil is still in the room upstairs. roman is completely offended that it happened without any prior warning, that an intruder snuck under his nose, and logan is merely shocked and curious as to what happened.

i wont develop on that first day much more at the moment - but essentially the sides can only be outside of their own abode for 7 days (rounded up to midnight on the last day). if they are in the OTHER house (subconscious or conscious) by the time that week is up, their function will adjust and be reassigned to that part of the mind

virgil stays for six days - after the second day he was comfortable enough around patton to speak to him if they were on their own, but not at length. mostly whispering and never more than a sentence at a time. he told patton that he had a fight with janus and that he didnt want to be in that house anymore but he didnt share any details.

patton didnt feel he NEEDED details. if virgil felt uncomfortable in that house he didnt see why virgil should be made to stay there.

roman refused to speak to virgil the entire time he stayed there

on the seventh day of virgil staying with them, logan tried to speak to him in the morning, explaining that he must go back to the other house before midnight, thats just how its meant to be. it triggered virgil to have an anxiety attack right there in the living room and logan very bewildered helped him get through it.

patton took virgil back up to the spare room and reassured him that if virgil didnt want to do something he didnt have to - that included living with the others. virgil whispered that this is how things are meant to be - repeating logans words - and patton was internally furious. he told virgil he would soeak to the other two

that evening in the last couple of hours before virgil is due to either go back or be destined to stay with them forever, patton has logan and roman sat in the kitchen and refuses to give up his case

i wrote this dialogue a few months ago but this is where it begins:

P: He's just a child!

R: He's hardly an innocent little lamb, Pat

P: Don't you two remember being 16? Roman when you were that young you were still in school, you still had braces

R, blushing: No need to reminsce...

P: Logan when you were sixteen he hadn't even been created yet, not for another year. You were still figuring out how the mindscape worked!

L: I... was it really so long ago?

P: And when I was sixteen Roman and-- they were still-- *sigh* We were all just children. We were confused and scared but at least we knew where we belonged.

L, gently: Patton. He belongs in the subconscious with the others

P: You're both ignoring the fact that the must be a reason why he doesn't want to be there anymore. Why he doesn't want to be with them

R, angry and ready to fight: Are you suggesting they abused him??

P: No!! No, he said thats not it--

L: The mindscape would have alerted us in some way. And we are all essentially facets of Thomas; even if we all behave differently and hold different values, it is not in any of our natures to be maliciously cruel.

R: then what did patton mean?

P: I mean you know what the others are like. How they behave, how they live. Virgil has been with us for six days now and I can't be the only one who's noticed how different he is from the rest of them. He's quiet and cautious and gentle. He's frightened

L: Janus and Remus are not above feeling fear

P: I know but... He obviously doesn't feel safe with them. He doesn't fit in there

R: Well he doesn't fit in here either!! We've already got our dynamic all worked out - The brains, the brawn, and the beauty! A fourth doesnt fit into that!

P: well then we'll adapt so he does fit in

R scoffs and storms toward the closed kitchen door

P: Roman, please--

R opens the door and everyone freezes to see Virgil stumble back from it, clearly having been listening to their conversation

P: Oh kiddo... We were just--

R, bitter: Eavesdropping, huh?

V remains silent and glares at romans feet, hugging himself tightly

R: see, paranoia can't even look me in the eyes! He's obviously up to--

V: virgil

R, shocked because its the first time he has heard V speak and its quiet: what?

V: n-not paranoia. virgil.

everyone is silent and V immediately regrets speaking. he turns and hurries back up to the spare room

L looks from where V ran away, back at P's dejected look, and nods to himself, taking a deep breath

R sees this and instantly knows what it means - Logan has made his mind up. and what he says goes

R, sarcastic: great

R storms out and runs up to his room, slamming the door hard enough for P and L to feel it rumble from downstairs

After a moment P starts to stand up to go check on R and V. Then L's hand stops him

L: He can stay

P looks at L, eyes full to the brim with tears, looking so so hopeful and relieved. he sinks back to his chair and takes L's hand tightly

P: really?!

L nods and pulls his hand from P's hold: Really. If the mindscape thought it necessary to Thomas' psyche it could have prevented Virgil from even finding his way here. But it didn't

P wipes at his eyes and smiles wobbily

L: And we do have a spare bedroom. Which honestly always baffled me, I didn't request it of the mindscape... I daresay this may be the exact reason we were equipped with a four-bedroom house

P gasps: You mean this was destiny??

L: That is a highly emotionally charged way of putting it. But yes quite possibly

P sniffles and instantly pulls Logan into a tight hug. L very awkwardly returns it, then pulls back

P: Logan thank you so SO much, you have no idea--

L: I have one condition though

P instantly nods and looks at L very intently with a big smile

L, hesitating: You need to inform Janus before midnight

P's smile drops. his eyes drift to the digital clock on the oven - 23:34

L: At exactly midnight the change will be made permanent. While this was within Virgil's right to have a say in the matter, Janus is still his legal guardian. He--

P: he deserves to know...

L, sympathetic: I can handle telling Roman and--

P, desperate: I want to tell Virgil!

L, smiling softly: as you wish

...

23:42

P holds the telephone to his ear and dials janus' number. It only rings once

J: Hello? Virgil??

P: It- It's Patton.

J: Is virgil still there??

P: yes he-

J: For goodness sake Patton, do you have any idea what day it is, what time it is!! He was only supposed to stay a few nights!

P: I--

J: are you dropping him off? Do I need to pick him up?? I'll get in the car right now

P: Janus, I'm sorry he-

J: is he hurt?!

P: No! No he's not hurt

J: Then why the hell isn't he back yet! You know we don't have much longer!!

P: Janus-

J: I swear to GOD if anythinf has happened to him-

P: he isnt coming back

J: ... what?

P: Virgil, um... He's staying here. For good

J:

P: Janus, I--

*janus hangs up*

Patton stays frozen, hand over his mouth and eyes burning with unshed tears. he slowly lowers the phone back to the table, then sees movement in the corner of his eye. he gasps and quickly looks up.

virgil is standing just around the corner and jumps at pattons reaction, clearly highly strung. patton smiles reassuringly despite the tears in his eyes. "hey kiddo. sorry if i scared you"

virgil shrugs a little stiffly. it makes his backpack fall down his arm - and patton realises virgil has packed all his things in his bag again

"um.. do i- do i need to walk?" virgil asks, shaky and small

patton bites his lip and very slowly and carefully approaches virgil, stopping when virgil took a step back

"do you want to go back?" patton asks sincerely

virgil shakes his head immediately, strongly

patton nods to himself, but still prompts "are you completely sure?"

virgil slumps a little, voice even quieter. "i-i can go if you want"

"no" patton quickly says "no kiddo, i didnt mean that at all. youre allowed to stay if you want to"

virgil actually meets pattons eyes for the first time in his life - only for a second, but it blows patton away a little - "really??"

patton smiles sadly. "really really" then he turns serious. this is a serious matter after all. "but its permanent, okay? and if you change your mind or not thats completely fine but you have to do it in the next-" he checks his phone "-7 minutes so that I have enough time to drive you back"

virgil blinks hard and takes a big measured breath at that. he even sways a little and patton holds his arms out - not touching virgil but offering him something to hold if he needs to

virgil tentatively holds onto the sleeve of pattons fleece. "can, um... am i allowed to sit down?"

"of course, kiddo, come on" and patton leads him to the living room

they sit on the couch, just a couple of feet between them. by virgils doing - pat sat down first and let virgil sit wherever he pleased. when virgil didnt take the seat furthest and instead sat right next to pstton, the older side knew virgil must need comfort

and for the next few minutes virgil just sat and breathed a little too shallow and fast and looked at his phone every moment to check the time. it was the longest few minutes of either of their lives, sitting in silence and waiting for virgil to make up his mind

at least thats what patton thought, until he saw the time reading 23:58

it was well past the time they had to leave if they could get virgil back in time. virgil wasnt making up his mind - he was counting down the seconds until he was officially free from the subconscious

and then the clock hits midnight and virgil goes deadly tense and still, as if he's waiting for his phone to blow up in his face or something. neither of them moves or speaks, its been silent for minutes but this is deafening

but after a minute or two with no exploding phone or whatever else virgil expected, he breathes a big shaky sigh. he looks hesitantly up at patton, eyes falling just to the right of his head to avoid eye contact "is-is that it?"

patton nods slowly, a little stunned himself. "i guess so. do you feel any different?"

virgil blinks and frowns. then whispers "i'm... anxiety."

"you feel anxious?"

virgil picks at a loos thread on his ripped jeans. "y-yeah but... but my function"

"oh!" patton gasps, not knowing what else to say. he goes for reassurance. "well that's okay. whatever you are, you're still virgil."

"i... do i live here now?" virgil whispers, and the hope and relief in his voice is just too much for patton not to smile

"you live here now" he assures, feeling his heart swell when he sees the tiniest hint of a smile pull at virgils lips - the first sign of joy he's shown since being there

"can i please hug you virgil?" he asks

virgil hesitates, ducking his head a little, but then he nods very subtly.

patton carefully scooches closer on the couch and hunches down to wrap his arms around virgil firmly but softly. virgil is tense in his hold, so patton only hugs him for a brief moment before pulling away and smiling down at him

"welcome home kiddo" he whispers

...

so as you can see patton clearly warms up to virgil quickly - it doesnt take logan much longer though virgil is intimidated by him at first and they dont get very close for at least a year. roman hardly speaks to virgil for weeks, and beyond that their interactions are limited to arguments and insults for at least two years. it isnt until virgils third year living there when he helps roman realise he has undiagnosed adhd that they start to get along more, albeit reluctantly at first

i do know a lot more about this time period in the au (and some of it is written) so if you have more questions pls do ask!

jjk & tower of god chapter on the same day,,, i spent all of my brainjuice talking abt tog w some friends + working on my wip so this one might be incoherent LMAO but nsjdhfjd this my 2 cents for the chp (1) - 🐱

first of all, the zenins shld just eat shit 🥰 the bar is just nonexistant now 😭😭😭

also maki’s mother said sth that hits way too close to home for me too🥴

the maki & mai, megumi & tsumiki "make a place where they are happy” parallels...mai,, maki wanted a place where u'd be happy!!! 😭😭😭 good points abt any interesting nuances the original jpn might have had though

ALSO MUSCLE MAKI IS HERE

and lmao megumi's "ew no" face ,,, i didn't think he could make a face like that JDJJDJD ,, once again i think his outsider-insider status is interesting but the amount of ppl counting on him/leaning on him bc of strategic position is a lot. ig this is what kamo meant by supporting the 3 families,,,, gojou indeed is playing the long game. megumi in the meantime, very persistent in not getting more involved in clan politics, not using power that is offered to him, or leveraging it - in a way it is good, and it also makes sense with "stress is other ppl" but is interesting from a structural pov. megumi may not rly give a shit abt the rest of the jujutsu world. if the ppl close to him are affected, then he cares. otherwise, forget it.

also im interested in power implications here bcs it sound a little like there’s a slight split b/w leadership and everyday zenins and im curious what it's like if u have no connection to the top of the clan,, and again higher ups being unaffiliated with the 3 clans so they have to appeal to them. curious what other talents the gojou clan have and what they're known for bc clearly it's not just gojou, they still have power without him and still have a stake in the shifting power structure. kamo must be busy too...

MAKIIIIII ,,, honestly my heart hurts a little seeing her getting beat up in recent chapters. but i’m rly happy,, shes FINALLY getting the focus she deserves and i’m confident she will make a recovery and she IS in fact the one leading efforts on the zenin side. im rly hopeful she can take over the clan one day and no longer say she's not good enough

that stomach wound is bad news though so im wondering how she will come back from that,, that she didn't know her own father's abilities says a lot, too. i wonder if she could see the extension of his blade, or if she hasn't been able to see/understand many ppl abilities

im hopeful for next chp now. u can do it maki!!!!

flashing back on these bits, it makes more sense now why megumi wasn't melting down post-shibuya,, seems most information came to him in a sort of timely and calm way? also i rly have to wonder if gojou did not spend a decade plotting in front him bcs he's done it before,,,, like the whole clan head scene in megumi's middle school years....in a way i imagine he wouldve seen that gojou come out of the high school and watch him get more serious as he acquired even more skin in the game

all the time though i wonder abt megumi's tendency toward inertia and nonaction to things that would seemingly give him power and trying to understand it and that IS him being selfish and that IS,, imo the biggest indication of what he actually does or doesn't want. he wants it, he will act and work on it immediately himself. he doesn't like it? act like it doesn't exist. it make me want to shake him around like NO!! megumi pay attention!!! But his reaction to this clan stuff is a contrast to his behavior in recent chapters imo

and more mahjong references,,, between this and yuuji’s pachinko,, i wonder abt the undercurrent of gambling haha. a gamble for the shaman world and who will come out on top? a contrast to the flowy ocean imagery that connects shaman stuff out to the rest of the world

also this ,,,, there's that one jp tweet (i cant find it again😞) that talks about how toji, as the point of distortion, created megumi, who is currently playing a potential convergence/healing/uniting role (if he actually takes it on as a responsibility lol) and connects this back to the medicine buddha,,, whose mudra (hand sign) is used for chimera shadow garden. with the commentary abt ppl with heavenly restriction needing to know what to throw away in order to become strong or tap into their full strength and toji’s commentary at the end of fight with gojou,,  i actually always felt that toji died not having been entirely resolved with himself bc he talks abt going against the self that decided to forget abt self-respect, to live without thinking abt himself or others,,, in a way, living selfishly, for himself, by ignoring anything immediate and i think he succeeded for a while bc he didnt even remember megumi's name. he remembers it when he talks to getou abt him being thankful for toji not killing him bc of potential drawbacks

and at the very end he thinks of megumi again and that last act does think of someone else, like a "life before your eyes" moment where toji thinks about how the zenin's treatment of him led him there or how his return to shibuya ends with him remembering how he gave megumi back to the zenin,,, i think atm of his death he was starting to think he did want to care, in a different way, or that he needed a different paradigm. or,, maybe he was just starting to realize how far the zenin thinking had set into him

so we dont rly talk abt that being an enlightenment moment for toji but i kind of think it was. that megumi has the potential to become a pivotal piece as a legacy of distortion is interesting. i dont actually think toji set up everything intentionally bc he didnt know megumi's ability, and i dont think he wouldve thought that far. i think a lot of the heir and inheritance stuff is sth naobito set in after seeing megumi's development under gojou. it's clear now everyone has been keeping eyes on everyone else

at some point there's some interesting discussion to be had abt megumi and privilege - i'm surprised the canon characters dont hate him more for having stuff just fall into his lap, and so i liked that maki pointed this out that he could use this and he shld bc theres a frustration there - and yet at the same time megumi himself seemingly feels very little attachment to the zenin and the shaman world still. he just cares abt his little circle of people, and it's a very intentional choice, based on his good/bad ppl thing

u cant really affect the entire world, but u can assert urself on the environment around u and decide what u do and dont act on. this part of megumi is more teenage boy and kind of toji-like, i think,,, hence the emphasis on action

u express ur effect and existence through action, who u kill or who u save. toji having very little, while so much falls into megumi's lap while he doesn't want it, doesn't want to acknowledge it, likely doesn't want to take part in a system he doesn't like or, having been raised under gojou's wing, resents or finds corrupt or useless, or doesn't even think on bc he thinks its above his pay grade and gojou's there - this is also megumi's moment to solidify his own direction and commit to working in the system or out of it

the "not caring" is a defensive measure in a way too, i think. i dont think megumi is Big Good and wants to save everyone and everything and the world to be good and pure, i tend to think of him as a resigned chaotic neutral, who wishes he could be good orz

ANYWAY i think there's some interesting juxtapositions with the whole toji > megumi thing, that someone who is born without, restricted, births and creates someone full of blessings. its very shaman-like, action then reaction

AND i wish u luck on ur final paper (bless ur eyes to see incels bc i’ll just log off for the day when i saw one (1) of them on the net) AND DONT FORGET TO TAKE A REST,, the self care is much needed me thinks <333 (2) - 🐱

i love u 🥺🥺😭😭😭 you take care of yourself too!!!

also ur right...all this political intrigue im so curious i need to know how the jujutsu world is structured in terms of the higher ups and the clans. like i assumed that the three clan elders WERE to some extent also part of the higher ups???? but now it seems that the higher ups are a separate entity altogether, so like checks and balances i suppose. except both the higher ups and the clans are corrupt so no balance there 😭

the chapter implied the zenins are losing when it comes to the power struggle between the three clans. im interested. i want to see them all rot!!! like i also said though it’s going to be interesting to see the state of the kamo clan though, considering “noritoshi kamo.” like what do you even say to that???? im going to be surprised if it doesn’t affect their standing in the jujutsu world but then again the kamo clan IS one of the big three.

megumi really is a character that was blessed in all regards but like. doesn’t want anything to do with it LOL he really said ‘this is a pain no thanks.’ like gojo like megumi i suppose. i agree with u the whole toji and megumi set up....genius....i also love their juxtaposition. it’s so interesting and another source of irony.

AH ChitChat Notes 3 22 21

Chitchat 32221 with Jeremy , michael and matt ft disembodied voices of lindsay and maybe kaden , gus in chat and joins

Jeremy: Kaden spoke up because of donuts earlier… Michael: Jacks time is over now… but he will be on stream later. Jeremy: oh yeah schedule. Slight last minute changes doing Fall Guys first cuz S4 came out… me michael  lindsay and matt did a letsplay in it earlier today … gus will be doing fall guys this stream (eyyy)... oh yeah and i wanna impersonate what jack does. Matt: do it. Jeremy: and if you're watching on the site we can see your chat like FatHippoHippo wrote BET in all capitals … yeah i just wanted to get into the spirit and be like “what would jack do, what would he think is funny” and that was it. Lindsay: alsoone of those WWJD bracelets from the 90s What Would Jack Do… (matt: ive repurposed them) Jeremy: so how are you doing? Lindsay: good weekend i guess , just telling Matt we watched Big Hero 6 yesterday (Jeremy: aw hell yell) still an awesome movie , kids loved it. Jeremy: where they scared of - idk if he has a name the kabuki villain… *looking it up* apparently its Yokai… guess they never really say it cuz that's generic. Lindsay: that's VERY generic. Michael: IVE GOT TO TAKE THIS CALL *facecam becomes void* Jeremy: ok spoiler alert for Big Hero 6 but just looking at the wiki… it makes an audacious claim. It says “professor robert calahan OR ALSO BETTER KNOW as his villain name Yokai”... is it? Lindsay: well its based on a comic right so i guess canonically he has a name…. But to answer your question No they werent scared … anyway something we noticed upon rewatching is that 2 characters before a MAJOR event happens to the fistbump… but DON'T do the explosion… like oooohhh foreshadowing. Michael: not really foreshadowing if they keep doing it throughout the movie , if anything its foreshadowing that like… hell… whats the robots name - baymax learning it… not really foreshadowing the building explodes (gen notes MAJOR EVENT) … what blew my mind was that movie has a post credits scene. Jeremy: oh yeah was it like with the dudes father. Michael: Fred yeah! Remember remarking upon them entering the house theres a portrait of the dad and i just went “his dads just Stan Lee… just a portrait of him” Post credits scene and guys talking to painting and - wasn't paying attention but he like hits his head on it and the wall opens up to show a superhero room with paraphernalia everywhere and Stan Lee walks in like “son we got a lot to talk about” Jeremy: Chat asking about if i watched the wrestling PayPerView… remember how i updated you last that the guy died in the ring after being set on fire (Michael: lemme guess hes a zombie now) - yep exactly last night a hand reached up and grabbed someones leg , he came out of the smoke with a melted messed up mask so yeah…. Hes a furry (i think?) zombie clown Michael: hey wait a minute let me read the chat , someone named Gus said “whoa no idea there was a post credit scene”  “what is a fastfood restaurant combo wish would open” Lindsay: Miss my KenTaco Hutt… Michael: idk im usually just in the mood for SOMETHING , not looking to combine , only time is when i want a certain food and they don't have the same sides i want other places have . like Sonic is amazing for sides , apps and drinks… don't care for entrees , but if i could get Sonic sides at McDonalds or Taco bell or something.. Jeremy: guess in the same vein id combine Dairy Queen with a lot of places (Matt: i was about to say) to get a BLIZZARD with whatever. Matt: that's how it usually goes anyway , you get the food , you drive by the Dairy Queen and get a desert - you don't get the food at Dairy Queen cuz why - just why Lindsay: i mean theres icecream but there isnt really fastfood places for other deserts… like theres not really a Cake or Cupcake place (Matt: not yet *tilts head at camera like “you know what i want”* ) there IS the cupcake ATM Matt: alright checking the google… Michael: Matts checking the driving distance. Jeremy: another questions whil matts looking up cakes (Matt: oh i already have it) nevermind then. Conware asks “what is your fave controller for console and whats fave controller you own” Jeremy: Idk really… i know for a while everyones was the Elite 2 Michael: yeah just most comfortable. Matt: well that's like a specialty type… if its a stock one then the switch pro controller is pretty good. Michael: i mean i also have this 8Bit do SNES bluetooth controller thing , love it Lindsay: i love the nintendo switch controller grip… makes it feel like it curves comfy around your palms Jeremy: the XBOX sea of thieves one is great (Matt: i was about to say…) got a glow in the dark skull in the middle , RT is like a gold tooth , is partly see through Matt: and it comes with some exclusive stuff for Sea of Thieves Lindsay: yeah like Motion Sickness. Matt: i got one that's just a donut. Lindsay: gave me an idea… you know how theres Pez Dispensers (matt: heard of them) yeah and how you don't really even use them right you just eat the candy and play with the thing  ( *matt nods approvingly* yeah about right) what if we invent a controller where every once in a while it opens up to give a snack. (Matt: yeah like everytime you get an achievement, Jeremy: yeah i did good! Just go up to the controller and eat it) “You Are Good Boy” Matt: be funnier if it just throws at you “everyone have a fave seasons and followup do you like seasons where you grew up or where you are now?” Jeremy: i mean springs probably my fave its easy to be outside , not boiling hot nor snow everywhere… great time to camp and fish , falls cool with changing colors… texas is like “do you want REALLY hot or hot?”  Michael: i do really like Fall on the East Coast but its like - yeah i miss it and its nice to be there when it happens where its light jacket weather. I used to wear sweatshirts all the time - i don't bother with long sleeves in texas cuz i know im taking it off within 30 min…  never knew about the Water Cup thing until i lived in texas where restaurants just HAVE water cups… blew my mind its free  - because people will drop dead . noticed they just have this seperate stack of clear cups which is i guess like “i BETTER not see any soda in that cup THAT'S  A WATER CUP!”. I don't like it when its 105 degrees but i do like being able to just wear Tshirts most of the year and not dealing with snow Lindsay: i like Fall the most cuz like its blend of i guess i embrace the basic bitch stereo types of fall , want my pumpkin spice latee but ALSO i know halloween is coming and ive said before how THAT'S like my religious holiday so like… i come alive. Matt: probably fall , maybe winter. I don't go out much but fall is like the right amount of cool but not TOO cool. Jeremy: over the weekend me and kat went to a town called rockfort (i think?) which is like right on the ocean , the weather was a little cold for it , like 50 maybe and the sea breeze made it chillier… im not really a beach person just more water. You say beach and you think  like Boogie Boarding Bros (Michael: whoooaah boogie. Lindsay: beach volleyball) yeah .. id reather be on a rocky shore than a sandy beach. Michael: youd rather be like a mermaid sitting on the rocks *jeremy laughs loud* is that what you're saying Jeremy: yeah Matt: attracting sailors to their DOOM Lindsay: i gotta send you a link but theres this one TikTokker i guess that i watch that talks about that an eastern european beach she went to and was like “i cant wait to go on my beach outting yeah!” and she gets there its rocky , really windy , noones there and goes “ooh its really cold” Matt: depends the kind of beach to me… for me East Coast beaches SUCK *jeremy nods yep* its water you cant see anything in its terrible Lindsay: that's also texas beaches , all brown. Matt: its just one of those things where you get in the water and your like “ok… at anymoment i could be attacked by everything around me”  Michael: well that can happen on land too matt (Gen Notes WELCOHME TA JOISEY!!!) (paraphrasing jeremy here) Jeremy: theres this guy who flys a drone out over beaches into the ocean , and he released the footage… apparently due to there being a lot less people now theres just Great White Sharks that go relatively close to beaches now… there are times where hes filming people playing and like 10 ft away is a fucking shark ya know just swimming. And cuz they're really far away hed be like “id see it , film it , then go to a lifeguard and show it like “oh btw…” “ Michael: so you know 2 hours ago someone may have been eaten. MattL he should put a speaker on the drone to like announce the sharks like HEY! DEATH OUT THERE!. Lindsay: “whats that Dronie? Theres a shark in the water?!?” Jeremy: and it was funny seeing that behavior where everyonce and a while a shark would be swimming then someone would do something near it not seeing the shark and the shark just goes “fuck dat” and swims away MattL god dude…. So close to death *gus joins* Lindsay: oh you're the guy who was like Texas beaches have Tar Gus: oh yeah i grew up in texas and i thought all beaches were like that just “oh you don't sit on the tar”

the journey anon again- ive started watching a playthrough bc im broke and the story itself is even laid out in a similar way to sky. my main theory atm is that this is another remnant of the civilization that is talked about at the beginning of sky, one that went to deserts instead of the sky. theres also is a possibility that there has been adaptation to different environments and stuff (i cant remember the scientific term) bc you can tell that some animals are similar in both games

Broke boi hours 24/7 anon 😔

Having looked at the wiki, it seems the entities in Journey are called Rythulians (apparently confirmed by Austin Wintory in the commentary on the collector's edition), and they were born from "the magical powers of the stars," so maybe some of the stars did not fall and join the Sky Kingdom, but rather used their powers/energy/life force to create a new species (on either a different part of the world or on an entirely separate world)

There's also the matter that they react to the various cloth creatures, but hey, we can brainstorm over that later

Also apparently the term you're looking for is just environmental adaptation