So Uh Yeah - Tumblr Posts
Over the weekend, I decided to try out the Cloud Data Center stress test that happened on Final Fantasy XIV this week. I made a little comic about the shitpost character I made on there.
As for my experience on the DC itself, It was certainly... an interesting experience and makes me both want to check out and stay the hell away from the NA Data Centers after what I saw in Limsa in Cloudtest 1.
I'm thinking of making some more doodles of my friends and I fecking around on there along with the shit I've seen on Limsa. Maybe I'll even get around to make one of those sideblog yolks for just FF stuff. (Mostly XIV stuff but also for other FF games I'm playing too)
@caustic-synishade
tried to draw birbiplier sorry the lineart is a bit messy (^_^”)
don’t even try to tell me he didn’t go through a punk phase and years later decide to take some ironic instagram pictures
@narutofoxlover
I like to think Chase has ‘punk’ moods where he puts on this version of his hat:
some gages and some torn skinny jeans. And I don’t mean a change in attitude, he just likes dressing a little edgier sometimes. Cuz seriously, Chase would rock gages and torn skinny jeans.
@chase-brody-protection-squad @clanwarrior-tumbly
tbh i dont get why some systems have all of their alter triggers posted, like esp neg ones. maybe im just paranoid but doesnt it feel like theyd get used against you? I think ive literally only ever told ppl a trigger when i knew them well and if it was a neutral/positive one in case of emergency. and even then we usually deal with it ourselfs,,,
*me taking personality quizzes but choosing the options i think i would fit my oc’s to get a better sense of them or ideas*
“corruption arc
so. you got worse. and i'm not entirely sure i can blame you for it. maybe it was in you all along, hidden and waiting, or maybe someone planted it in you and watched it grow. either way, it's there now and you hold it in your fist like a second heart - this blood, this hunger, this thrill of having teeth and using them. perhaps you are right to. you are a mirror for the hardness of the world, and a mirror that we could all stand to look in more often. it's hard to watch the bleeding bring about more blood, but it is undeniable that you are very good at wounding.”
*sigh* I’m not even surprised (link!! https://uquiz.com/quiz/h13VpA?p=1291595)
How the scions respond to someone asking "How do I look?"
(platonic or romantic, either way works)
Thancred: something kinda cheesy and flirty, like "ravishing" or whatever. probably smirking.
Y'shtola: something snarky that's basically "why are you asking me of all people?" that I'm not smart or funny enough to think of. cause, like,, she's blind. she doesn't really know how uneven your eyeliner is, or if you can really pull off that color. leave her alone.
Alphinaud: "You look lovely/wonderful/etc." something like that. Probably softly smiling, as he does.
G'raha: p much the same as alphinaud, but less soft and more enthusiastic/excited. he also might say "With your eyes" unironically bc he's on autopilot and didn't look up from his book or whatever and doesn't know what's going on
Alisaie: "With your eyes" but ironically. no I will not accept any other answer. might give you a serious answer afterwards
Urianger: some super convoluted and poetic thing where you gotta stand there thinking about it for a good long while just to parse it. either incredibly sweet and flattering or equivalent to saying "like shit" once you figure it out, there is no in between
Estinien: same as alisaie but instead of just screwing with you it's because he doesn't give two shits (man got possessed because he wouldn't take a bath smh) and doesn't get why you should. if you push him for an actual answer he'll say "you look. FINE." regardless of how you actually look.
did your father cheat on your mother? god i read that part of your poem and it ruined my day (loving)
no, anon. my father did not cheat on my mother
So uh, first actual post I guess. This is all random dumps (taken from my instagram stories, so they’re formatted weird lol) of symbols and things associated with Simon. I’ve never seen anyone do this for him before so mwahaha I guess I’m the first >:3c. Sorry if this is kinda just a random stream of words, I’m just getting a bunch of thoughts down and anyone can use this information for theories, art, story analysis, and etc later d(^^ ).
The first one is a bunch of possibility important references, primarily things from HoD, but also a couple from OoE and the Hanged Man Skeletons, which are explained a bit more in the second and third image. There’s a couple details I didn’t have the space for oof (T_T ). If I remember correctly, the Smiling Statue is found in the area where the Hellmont enemies are. I’m not exactly sure if there’s any significance to any of the statue placements, but they’re definitely supposed to be a Carmilla and Simon reference, not sure on who the Sage statue is supposed to be tho. My best guess is maybe Death since he’s the other Simon’s Quest boss lol, but the statue really doesn’t look like him. It’s interesting. The Hero statue is very obvious, Juste gets the little flavor text that “that’ll be me someday” kinda referencing how Simon looked up to Christoper in a similar way (yes, Christopher, he is mentioned in the first manual in Japan I believe, I should talk about him eventually). The whole Hellmont/Shimon thing is nuts and idk why it’s just never mentioned again. Like the name Simon has the ability to be a pun in Japanese on “Death Gate/Gates of Death” which is 1. Badass and 2. Ominous as heck! I also didn’t get to fit in the random family heirloom clock that’s in ghost Dracula’s castle for some reason in HoD, the one that has the nice description of having been “bought on the day your grandfather was born” (not an exact quote word for word but yeah). It feels significant to me idk, why would family heirlooms end up in there? Also didn’t mention the Bullet Tip (called “Christopher’s Soul” in Japan), but that one’s interesting too.
Also I wasn’t able to fit the OoE and Simon’s Quest maps on there so I might make a post about comparing them later :3. That Anna girl could be talking about someone else, but considering the similarities and references to Simon and his games in the rest of OoE (which I also should explain if I can manage to get it all together) it’s safe to assume she’s having nightmares of one of Simon’s fights against Dracula. Which is also interesting in the context that her whole side quests revolve around helping her cat protect her from dark spirits.
I know this wiki isn’t the most reliable source, but I’ve seen other sources that claim the skeletons on the outer wall of SotN and DoS (I believe) are supposed to be a reference to the whip swinging in CV4. It’s really interesting that they’d make a reference to Simon by having the skeletons be hung by one foot like the hanged man is commonly depicted considering the meanings behind that card, but since the position of the skeleton is pretty much the same in both, it’s probably intentional.
The last Chronicles one is kinda based on the assumption that these are rose thorns, but when looking up thorn symbolism a looooot of the specific red rose symbolism kinda started to line up really well. Roses also have a lot of religious significance too so I figured it wouldn’t be that big of a stretch to say they were rose thorns. Chronicles is not the first time flowers have been mentioned with Simon in mind however, I couldn’t fit it anywhere, but the Japanese text for the fastest Simon’s Quest ending mentions he “brought full blown flowers in next spring”, just a fun fact tho, idk how to add it into anything here tbh (-w-; ).
What was the most interesting about this dive into random symbols and other details was how often things ended up symbolizing “self sacrifice” and/or “martyrdom”! Usually twice or thrice wouldn’t be that big of a deal, but considering the vague nature of all the Simon’s Quest endings in all versions of the game and the general lack of focus on Simon’s story aspect, it’s pretty cool to see some things that line up like that :O! Also I am thoroughly aware that I might just be looking to deep into things and connecting things and aren’t there, but I don’t really care cause I had fun!!! :3 Anyway, do with this knowledge what you will, hope you guys like it.
Ok one more for Raven. I'll probably post another for Maddie tongiht!
waking up at 12 AM sucks so much, and the first thing that I do when I realize I can’t sleep?
*skedaddles to my tablet and does some stupid shat I’ll regret later*
this is something I love to do and I’ll regret it later