So About That Latest Chapter Huh

So about that latest chapter huh

i wanna talk to someone about csm so bad arrgh

This is nice

Showrooms of LANCER Manufacturers

IPS-N

IPS-N showrooms are what you'd get if you slammed a truck dealership, a hardware store, a camping gear shop and a sports bar together in the Bass Pro Shops Pyramid. We're talking row upon row of shelves stocked with the most precision-engineered engine parts you can print on one side of the floor, and on the other, durable, hard-wearing survival gear. Camping stoves you can run off of your mech's coldcore, sleeping bags that'll survive a HEX charge, automatic camo cloth, the works.

Right down the middle, you've got the mech floor. They've got the Tortuga. They've got the Blackbeard. They've got the Drake. They've got the Lancaster and the Kidd. They've got the Vlad (they put a chain-link fence covered in DO NOT TOUCH signs around that one after the infamous CFO's 10-year-old Incident). They've even got the Raleigh, kinda tucked away a little bit behind the water feature, but it's there!

Everything on the shop floor is ruggedized to the point that you could take a mech's fist to it without leaving a dent - and they sometimes do that to demonstrate the engineering quality. There's a giant screen hanging from the ceiling displaying constant advertising for the mechs and IPS-N in general, usually striding purposefully through idyllic Diasporan wilderness or doing hard, honest work like starship loading or construction. There's a mixtape of the most famous bro-country hits playing 24/7.

Smith-Shimano Corpro

In a word: bespoke. Everything in this place is custom. Each and every desk is individually built according to the height of the salesperson who sits behind it, and manages to be a unique art piece without disrupting the overarching aesthetic of the showroom. Whenever there's a change of staff on the sales floor, they rearrange every single desk so that they're still in ascending order.

All of the salespeople are inhumanly pretty, by the way. This atelier has its own fully-staffed makeup and wardrobe team. You're part of a work of art when you work for SSC. Everything and everyone gleams. Even the most chic visitors might feel underdressed in the midst of all this splendour.

The mechs aren't just there to be sold, they're there to be part of the experience. You might see a Monarch holding up the ceiling like the titan Atlas himself. A Mourning Cloak might be posed provocatively like a nude statue. That Swallowtail - is it in a slightly different position every time you see it, or is that just its camouflage decals? How does it always manage to be just inside your line of sight, even when you're looking somewhere else?

They have a catwalk, like you'd see at a fashion show, but it's sized for mechs. If they really think you might make a purchase, they'll queue up the entire performance for you, and you'll get to see a Viceroy strut.

The mix tape for this showroom is a seamless mixture of complex jazz, psychedelic ambient and classical piano music. It's sophisticated and mysterious.

Harrison Armory

Imagine if America could be a showroom. Harrison Armory mech outlets are part dealership, part museum. Every mech is in its own diorama, depicting some heroic event in the Armory's glorious history. A phalanx of Sherman Mk. Is holds the line against some Diasporan slaver-tyrant's army. A Saladin fends off Karrakin hordes during the Interest War. The Genghis Mk. II? Oh, that diorama isn't open right now, it had to be closed for *coughcoughcough* and *coughcoughcough* but let's move on shall we heh heh

Everyone who works here has been in the Colonial Legion at some point, and knows every specification of the mechs they sell off by heart without even looking at their slate. If possible, the Armory tries to employ people who have actual combat experience with the mechs they're selling; people who can speak to the efficacy of their technology first-hand. It's one of the many programs which the Armory has open for retired veterans; it's easy work for decent pay, good benefits and it looks great on your Social.

The music here is a constant loop of patriotic Armory anthems. If you've ever heard the music from Starship Troopers, or the Outbreak of War from Star Ocean, you'll know what I'm talking about.

HORUS

Being a decentralized omninet collective with no official branding or even consistent manufacturing standards, it should come as no surprise that HORUS has no showrooms.

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Warning: Major major one piece spoilers of wano and egghead!!!!!

Tw: death & blood

The idea of luffy’s vivre card flash-banging sabo in that pitch black bilge is making me laugh so much

Bonuses:

Full pic of that last page👇

Here’s the full pic of this since it being a gif absolutely tanked the quality of the image.

8th Form: Think Fast Chucklenuts

I came up with a random ass design in my head while I was coloring a commission and he popped in…. My lil meow meow, my lil star breathing dork

I wont finish his ref since comms are my up most priority.

Sum more about Hoshi!

Hoshi is one of Uzui Tengen’s sons.

Hoshi was a very troublesome child and gave Uzui and his wives their daily doze of exercise trying to keep him steady. He is very active!

Hoshi couldn’t fit into sound breathing requirements so he learnt basic swordsman and ninja skills.

Tengen visited the corp and tried his best to talk to the hashiras if they could teach his son a breathing technique but most of them were quite busy and just couldn’t take him since his troublesome record.

Mayumi approached Tengen and she decided she would be happy to take Hoshi as her tsugoku. Hoshi learnt his own breathing technique, star breathing thanks to Mayu, the moon hashira.

Mayu actually needs a companion in her missions, she gets a stuffy nose pretty easy when its cold so she cant pick up scents which is something she relies on most so having Hoshi with her helps her a lot so its a win/win.

Hoshi does makeup, does his hair, always smells nice, haves skin routines etc etc just like his father. He is always flashy but don’t underestimate him, he isn’t afraid to get dirty.

His top is very revealing but it’s just because his breathing techniques required a serious amount of flexibility and he often ripped apart his uniform while performing so they chopped it off.

Star Breathing forms

Morning Star: series of extremely fast slashes causing star sparks. This action causes the blade to heat up and when in contact it burns like the sun to demon. Tho this technique takes a lot of stamina and strength.

Star catcher: N/A

Shooting star: The user must carry a throwable weapon connected with a chain/rope to be able to use this form. The user will throw the weapon(in this case, Hoshi’s spike rings) to the target with maximum speed, the weapon will stab it’s victim and quickly inject poison. The user will have a short amount of time to manipulate the victim’s movements forcing them to the chain’s submission.

Spark clash: N/A

Reflecting moon: N/A

Sparkle poi: This is very similar to “string performance” from sound breathing. The user will hold onto the weapon’s chain and start rotating the weapons in high speeds but make sure the weapon is slighting hitting the ground to start a series of fire star sparks which would set the weapon on a series of blinding spark rotations. THO! Please be aware that if not done right, the user can suffer blindness.

Star injection: N/A

Flash Bang: the user will start swinging the twin weapons in a rotational motion and start causing lots amounts of star sparks and once the spark are strong enough (till they start creating heat waves) the user will swing the twin weapon down at the ground creating a huge flash bang stunting those around witnessing it for about 5-7 minutes. If the user isn’t trained enough for this form, it can stunt themselves.

The Amazing Digital Circus Character Dissection: Kinger

So just watched TADC and what can I say but Gooseworx and GLITCH knocked it out of the park. Great show and look forward to see how this wacky cast of characters uncover the mystery.

With the well deserved praises out of the way lets talk about a character I have already gotten my eye out for is Kinger. I wanted to lay out what I think his deal is.

Firstly he is already established to be the oldest non-abstracted character, so that already pegs him into having more information of this world than the others, however probably suppressed. I also find it interesting he talks and acts significantly different from the others. Sure those behaviors may be due to insanity, but I see them as more childish. Firstly how he talks. Its very choppy and sudden. With closest person matching that vocal behavior being Caine, but that's mostly when he's taking on his ringmaster persona. He also seems to have delayed reactions to things and gets startled easily. Kinger acts like a person with very little social awareness, like perhaps an introverted and/or autistic child, a demographic this game was most likely made for. This is further supported by the fact that he has an interest in insect collecting and often tries to create pillow forts and seclude himself. He also seem to spas a lot when standing still. Another thing to keep in mind is the theme of the inability of doing something right. From when he tells Gangle, "We aren't very good at this." To his arms falling off trying to grab Zooble, to Jax saying directly, "Guess it goes to show you can't rely on Kinger to do anything." Something a child, especially an autistic child would find to be a common problem they face. I believe Kinger was a child, probably introverted, possibly autistic, who had parents that secluded him further and thusly had very little social interactions. He probably also had a lot of expectation placed on him. He most likely entered the world as a child game tester.

Another detail people are rightfully pointing out is the complementing Queen piece. Many interpret this character as being a former lover to Kinger and while I believe that is a valid interpretation, here's mine. Firstly note that the piece is for the opposing team, this may indicate that the queen may have been more of a rival or even a bully to Kinger. Perhaps do to the fact the queen had some kind of inferiority complex. Perhaps a sibling or peer jealous of the attention Kinger was getting. This matches the pieces role, a queen can do everything better than a king, but the king is substantially more important and gets more attention. At least that one interpretation, my interpretation, hope you liked it. Tell me yours.

Wait holy shit, Isaac Newton

Thoughts on the latest Chainsaw Man chapter:

Back to Falling Devil antics, I see. Always a fun time.

I hope Falling Devil spared the supermarket aide. She seems nice enough, but who knows.

Wait, apples? Biblical imagery??? :O

RIP Devil Hunters. It was nice knowing you.

Ah, yes. "It's impossible to kill me... with any means of attack humanity presently possesses." Definitely not tempting fate with Chainsaw Man or anything.

And sure enough, a wild Denji appears!

Also, yikes. Falling Devil can control like... the gravity rate/rate of falling/I don't know what you call it. At least that's what I think happened (I just got up).

But why, exactly, does she want Asa (and Yoru) in Hell? I guess we'll find out next time.

But at least we can see Denji fight again! :D

Anyway, that's all for today!