Do You Guys Wanna Hear Me Talk About V3 Trial 4 Because It's Literally The Best Trial No Ok Ill Do It

lmao just going through a list of attention grabbing titles and "Tom Cruise" made me giggle

So I had a question about writing. How do you usually create characters and give them their personalities? Since whenever a good scenario comes to my mind and I sit down to write, I almost immediately give up because I either create boring characters, or I just can't create any. So do you have any advice you want to give on this?

So it sounds to me like the problem might be the way you’re approaching storytelling - If you’re thinking of scenarios and then trying to come up with characters to plug into them, that implies to me that your scenarios are likely things that are *happening to* those characters instead of things that the characters are *trying to do*.

Characters who are “interesting” usually have some amount of agency in their lives - something they’re pursuing as compelling obstacles block the way. So if a story is just things happening to a character and them reacting… it makes them feel passive, and not super “interesting.”

So what I would do, is instead of thinking of scenarios first, think of the *characters* first and if they’re interesting the stories will come naturally. One of my favorites is Indiana Jones: Stuffy archeology professor with a secret double life as a globe-trotting treasure hunter. That’s a one sentence description that immediately conjures all sorts of exciting ideas.

If you want to break down why that one works so well, it’s because he’s relatable (stuffy professor; everyone’s had one of those) with an interesting twist (secret double life; always cool) and built-in story generator (globe-trotting treasure hunter; traveling the world! Finding treasure!)

I don’t know if anyone else uses that term “story generator” or if that’s a dumb one I made up - I use it to describe the quality of a character or world that, with only a few words, is SO compelling literally anyone could start to imagine stories with it. “Boarding school for wizards”, “amnesiac war robot from Mars”, “Tom Cruise”, “secret hotel for assassins”, “summer camp for psychic secret agents”, “demon who rebels against his destiny to save the world”… these are all great examples of story generators.

Hope something in there was useful!

repost because I'm gonna need this eventually for secrets

Sprite Names: Makoto Naegi (2)

The translated English and original Japanese names of Makoto's 9 UDG sprites (provided via artbook). The names of the sprites are ABOVE them, not below.

1. Normal / 通常

2. Hope / 希望

3. Relief / 安堵

4. Encouragement / 励まし

5. Look Away / 目を背け

6. Suprise (Small) / 驚き (小)

7. Deduction (Uneasy) / 推理 (焦り)

8. Wry Smile / 苦笑い

9. Confusion (Wry Smile) / 困惑 (苦笑い)

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As an orphan from Gaza, I have known loss intimately, but the loss of safety, of trust, of the very essence of my being, is a burden I struggle to bear alone. Every moment is haunted by memories that threaten to drown me in despair, every breath a reminder of the nightmare I cannot escape.

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Your support, no matter how small, could be the lifeline that guides me back from the abyss. With your generosity, I can embark on the journey toward reclaiming my shattered spirit, toward finding light in the midst of this suffocating darkness.

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I'm not too sure how to respond to this, honestly.

Of course, I'm hoping for the best for you and praying that you can find safety and get the treatment you may need. I would love to donate, but at the end of the day, I really am just a kid and don't have a source of income to donate to a cause of any kind at the current moment.

But, on the other hand, I've noticed that this is just a copy and paste from your profile. And, again, I'm just some kid who doesn't have any income to donate to your cause.

Given the circumstances, I don't think this method of asking people to donate to your cause isn't sustainable.

I'd recommend contacting this linktree.

They work on fundraisers and support for people who have been directly affected. You can fill out the form on the site or email them for their assistance. The linktree has had multiple successful fundraisers throughout the time it's been available.

I wish you the best of luck in finding help, and I deeply hope you can someday return to your home. From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free 🇵🇸.

Daily clicks.

an actual post that's crazy

idk what to draw this new app is weird

showing my 8 year old sisters the basic commands is so fun because I'll spawn like 6 trillion ender dragons and they'll just fucking explode

ok hi guys you know that fangan thing I've been making I've made like a couple sprites hang on let me get them

there's maybe like what 3 other sprites I haven't shown since I don't have the pictures on my phone but I'm making progress trust

you not even the fart

sorry just really wanted to show off this screenshot

you guys do not understand.

the silly. I love them so much. they have sibling vibe to me.

I see them as platonic tho. I love platonic ship for reason.

I kind of actually really dislike this, but here since I probably will not ever make it better

it kind of reminds me of the Disney princess dolls in the pink void, right.

wip versions sigh.

he makes me mad

he is like a strange and somewhat off-putting bug or perhaps creature in my eyes

I'll probably take requests to do the other characters, but they'll probably look bad

w/o filter