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The accuracies of this post is terrifying. When I try to explain something super basic, like the dimensions of a part from work, it drives my dad mad because I use 1000 words for a 10 word description.

And it's not that I try to sound smart, it's just that I feel like i can't accurately explain the object with fewer than 1000 words.

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HFW: Miscellaneous Beta HCs

Thinking about my favorite clone siblings (sorry Delta Squad, you've been replaced), specifically lil baby Beta, decided to write down some HCs. Contains some spoilers for HFW, mostly implied. Also the first few are all about food because for some reason that's where my brain went first lmao

Growing up on a spaceship, with limited dietary options (all of which were printed as opposed to cooked by humans, per old world standards), Beta was understandably hesitant to eat pretty much anything once she arrived at the Base. It took her weeks to adjust to the difference in both texture and taste. Once she did, however, she knew that she never wanted to go back to eating like the Zeniths did.

Her eating habits still aren’t great, though. Often forgoes actual meals in favor of frequent snacking. Thanks to the Focus being holographic and relying on gestures, she usually doesn’t have to worry about messy hands* getting her workspace dirty while she eats. Cleans up immediately after she’s done munching, every time, without fail.

*To be clear: Beta does not enjoy messy foods unless she can eat with utensils. Even then, her snackies can still leave minor residue on her hands, and she prefers to not get said residue on anything important (or not important, for that matter).

Partially due to her snacking habits, Beta ends up learning what everyone at the Base prepares for trail rations. When she first arrives at Base, she has zero idea how to cook, and relies on the others for help. But as she grows closer to everyone, she tries to get better at cooking. Eventually she frequently helps the gang prepare their various rations, half to be helpful, half so she can squirrel some away in her room.

Has a bit of a sweet tooth, and probably most enjoys Kotallo's and Zo's rations, both of which contain a fair amount of fruit.

Even after the end of the game, when most of the A-Team/Gaia Gang leaves to establish/confirm alliances, Beta stays in frequent contact with her new friends. Sometimes they’ll have a long distance “tv night”, where they all watch an episode of Second Time Around and talk about it afterwards. Sometimes they have to take a break halfway through so Beta can spend half an hour providing vital context (sometimes the others pretend not to understand if it seems like she’s enjoying rambling about a certain subject).

Zo introduced Beta to tea relatively soon after she arrived at the Base. Admittedly Beta wasn’t exactly fond of the actual taste (at least not the first several blends she tried). But she enjoyed the feeling of a warm mug in her hands, and grew to enjoy the company that Zo provided. Eventually she was able to find a couple kinds of tea she enjoys more (sweeter ones, mostly, but also one with hints of spiciness).

Beta honestly would have been VERY interested in paintings/sculptures if Tilda hadn’t created such a painful association with them/if she had been given a chance to learn/explore of her own volition. As it is, she’s still interested in art, but heavily prefers photography and cinematography. Even with access to Zenith’s copy of Apollo, she doesn’t have a whole bunch of the latter to look at, unfortunately. She ends up experimenting with using her Focus to record things, especially the cool places Aloy brings her to (Hidden Ember is probably her favorite, even if she sometimes has to wear ear plugs to avoid overstimulation).

On that note, Beta struggles a lot of sensory input issues, both with over and understimulation. Growing up on a spaceship meant being surrounded by a near constant hum, which is why she gravitated towards the server room at the Base. Eventually she works with a few of Aloy’s tinkerer friends to make a special headset (goggles + earbuds) to help filter out bright lights and loud sounds, perfect for visiting busy settlements.

Additionally, she can be a tad picky when it comes to clothing, preferring softer/smoother fabrics and loose designs, hating the feeling of tight clothes. In the end, most of her outfits are an odd blend of Carja and Nora clothes. Aloy gets her a special (custom ordered, featuring Nora aesthetic with Carja fabric) outfit to celebrate the 1 year anniversary of her escaping Far Zenith<3

Thanks for the info man!!

Amazing maps created by /u/OrionTheTitan on /r/CruciblePlaybook. They include spawns, call outs, and flags for Control.

EDIT: Some things are wrong with the maps, namely overtime locations for Trials.

Frontier: Overtime and B are the same.

Burning Shrine: B is on the other side of the pillar, closer to the outside.

So I'm sitting here trying to write my first real fanfic and I could use some help putting the first couple events/chapters in a readable order.

I don't want to share too much here because the first 3 chapters contain some surprises but I could use the help.

Cultural Anatomy: Water Tribe Undergarments

Both Sokka and Katara wear Japanese-style loincloth underwear known as fundoshi (褌):

Katara also gets cloth wraps, sarashi (晒), for her top and to cover her thighs:

WAIT

Reblog this to have your mutuals describe what their first memory of you is

Horizontober Prompts 2022

Horizontober is a bit like Inktober, but it's all about the wonderful world of Horizon! Posting the list a little bit early so ya'll can ruminate on that.

Shatter

Scientific

Melodic

Rebel

Full

Green

Mighty

Small

Incompetent

Aspire

Fire

Sail

Batty

Combat

Curve

Elderly

Bloody

Alike

Heavy

Game

Malice

Roar

Water

Spirit

Smoke

Jar

Love

Shock

Mark

Gaudy

Spooky

For anyone wanting to participate, the tag I’ll be using for this year is #horizontober2022

I’ll try check out that tag every day in October, and I’ll absolutely be reblogging everything I find, though the fandom is getting so large that I might not be able to see every entry!

All art forms are welcome in Horizontober! Fic, poetry, gifsets/gifs, digital/traditional, animation, music, photomode, videos, nail art, Horizon flavored memes, cosplay, jewelry, mood boards, tattoos you wanna show off…. Uhhhhh, scrapbooking?? Horizon themed meals! Staged scenes of any figurines or Funkos you have?? Flower arrangements! And other things I can’t think of right now! As long as it’s something you created or captured and relates to the prompt and the Horizon world somehow!

All participation levels are also welcome! You wanna try for every single day? Awesome! You just wanna do one or two prompts that speak to you? Fantastic!! You discover this event halfway through October and wanna catch up on all the ones you missed and post 3 a day for a week? I actively encourage it! I made one of my best internet friends that way! :)

For day 4 of @kataang-week : Role swap.

Avatar Katara spending some time with her bison herder bf

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