Tiny Gifs (2023)

I just had a full week of traveling for a move. So here is what each Strawhat would do if they had to catch a plane:

Luffy: wanders around getting distracted by everything. Only packs a backpack filled with meat. Doesn't follow TSA directions and backs up the line. Nearly walks on a different flight. Twice. Nearly misses the plane because he was busy eating. When he finally gets on the plane and it takes off he accidently opens the exit row door thinking it was to the bathroom. Doesn't understand what everyones upset about.

Nami: gets to airport early to shop at all the stores and haggles the prices down. Spends the entire time in the first class lounge ignoring the crew while drinking a fruity drink. Will fly first class even though the rest of the crew is in economy. Is asked to control her child (Luffy).

Usopp: Demands that they be at the airport 4 hours before take off. packs a million bags and ends up fumbling with them through the airport. Is the only person to look at the map and listen to the announcements. Is prepared for a long flight with snacks, water, and several forms of entertainment. Fusses over Luffy the entire time. Gets stuck in the middle seat.

Sanji: spends the entire time carrying Nami and Robin's bags. Is on Zoro watching duty but loses him the second he sees the Duty Free store. Has packed meals and snacks for the flight and is the most casually dressed. Ends up eating at one the a sit down resturant while waiting for the flight. Doesn't understand why his chef knife can't go through security.

Robin: is the most relaxed out of everyone and has the easiest time with security. Packs light and spends the entire time reading a book. Is the only one who succesfully finds a working outlet.

Jinbei: has never flown before and has no idea what he's doing. Gawks at everything and constantly apologizes when learning the rules of TSA and what not. Goes straight to gate and ends up chatting with a nice couple from Alabasta while waiting for flight. Grips arm rest when flight takes off.

Brook: hasn't flown in years but thinks he will be the master at navigating through security. Has the most issues out of everyone. Bags are to heavy so he has to dig through his things and throw things away. Gets randomly selected for extra searches and causes all drug sniffing dogs to go crazy. Spends most of his time getting lost and turned around and ends up sprinting to the gate at the last minute. Gets stuck in front of a kid who kicks his seat the entire time.

Chopper: is first mistaken as a pet until he changes form. Ends up getting mistaken for a mascot and is chased by kids through airport. Runs to robin and turns back into his normal size and spends the rest of the flight at her side. Is the one handing out gum before takeoff.

Franky: can't get past security with all his weapons so Luffy and Usopp check him in as a piece of "oversized luggage". Spends the entire flight under the plane groaning "Lammmee"

Zoro: somehow ends up on the runway wondering "where'd the airport go?" And delays all flights.

All Hail the blinding one

I've never actually played Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon but...

I fucking love Necrozma

At first glance, it's.....an edgy prism monster? Absorbs light? Design's a bit awkward tbh BUT THERE'S SO MUCH MORE!! This thing is the agonised, partially reconstructed remains of another dimension's god of light!! It's torso is a fucking skull, its legs protrude from nostril holes, its unwieldly arms are huge feet stuck to the ends of frail wings!! It was once a dragon which shone with a blinding light, which illumined its home dimension, but the people there sought to control that light and in doing so destroyed it, wounding Necrozma and plunging their world into darkness

Necrozma absorbs light because it's driven by the single minded goal of regaining its true form!

Which is why it chases after and attempts to assimilate the emissaries of the sun and moon! In the hope that it can use their light to reconstitute itself! And yes, using the light of both, it is able to

It's still clearly incomplete, but it almost doesn't matter, what's missing is filled in with raw power!

LOOK AT THIS THING! It's Beautiful, shining golden crystal bathed in liquid light, it's like a star in beast form, a dragon of plasma!

A broken god, reconstituted, beautiful (this art is fucking official btw, how often does Pokemon go this hard?)

Speaking of Pokemon going hard, this thing is an absolute nuzlocke ender! An uncharacteristically extreme super boss for a series that usually gets criticised for being too easy

Also, you hear that theme?????? Holy fuck - Epic - Glorious - Majestic - Terrifying - Melancholic?...O-oh Yes, melancholic Because, despite everything, this refound glory is fleeting. This is a transformation, not an evolution, and fundamentally Necrozma is still not complete, you can only fill in the cracks with stolen energy for so long

(Note this animation apparently gets cut off in-game before you get to properly see it? This footage is from a BDSP mod hednjd) Canonically the player character wins that battle, and if you catch Necrozma we see that its ultra form is a temporary transformation, so one way or another that taste of glorious, beautiful, shining completeness is fleeting. ' - ' Necrozma is still incomplete, but for a moment you see the light of what once was,,,,,idk!??! that's kinda rad, kinda wild, I feel bad for this creature??? Like, isn't there something so fundamentally relatable about, knowing your potential, knowing the version of yourself that you're supposed to be, striving to be that version of yourself at all times, but only getting to feel that power for a brief moment, when everything falls into place?

It's implied that the Z crystals (items which allow Pokemon access to once a match special moves) are all shards of Necrozma's original body...Even though the original, full, Necrozma is gone, the embers of its power are spread far and wide

In conclusion: I just really like Necrozma c: it's a very specific mix of - powerful - beautiful - cosmic - devine - tragic - melancholic - and trans probably that just speaks to me ; 0 ;

Splatoon open species: Inkees!

Inkees appear to be larger mutations of common ink-eating bacteria. Nobody knows where they came from, but they're docile and pretty cute, so now people keep them as pets.

The main appeal of Inkees is that they mimic the shapes of creatures and objects. The forms they take are very simple, however, and most Inkees can only be one or two colours at a time.

One glass of ink is enough to keep an Inkees fed for three months, so they're very low-maintenance. When they are well-cared-for, they seem to live indefinitely. No matter how old they are or how much they feed, they never get larger than hand-held size.

Inkees are vulnerable to water, to high pressure (being crushed), and to sharp objects. They may also starve if they don't have access to ink for around five months. Please treat Inkees with kindness and care.

Inkees reproduce by dividing into two, smaller Inkees. The two new Inkees may be similar at first, but will often choose whole new forms and colours as their "default" one. When small, they must eat extra ink to regain their usual mass.

Particularly smart and skilled Inkees can be taught to shapeshift on command. They will return to their "default" or favourite form after a while, though.

Inkees are available at all local Splatsville pet stores.

reblog if you are not hemophobic!!

THIS should be on everyone’s blog!

オキニのクロスオーバーもあげとく by  @noname_nns774

Legend of Zelda Splatfest, Triforce teams. Many versions of Zelda, Ganondorf, and Link fill out the teams for the crossover splatfest!

Getting this line is honestly one of the only reasons why I do the Academy Ace Tournament. This warms my heart a lot.

real excited for the new totk mechanics

The myth, the legend, the monster. Lotta rumors flying around about this "Captain 3" in Splatsville.