Heeeyyyyy guys, it's been a while huh ? A few months actually Yeah, sorry about that, I really needed a break honestly. BUT, NOW I'M BACK So the askblog isn't dead and the answer will come out soon enough (I don't want to put pressure on myself again about when exactly, but it won't take months don't worry x)) So, see you guys soon !
What is this? I'm not dead? What a miracle!
I had this idea beamed in my brain by some I'm-about-to-fall-asleep force and I went "WHERES MA PENCIL?!"
Anyways, enjoy the maybe platonic maybe not (up to viewers interpretation) loopdile.
Full under cut
Anyways I'll go to sleep now bye
Heads up this contains a lot, and I mean A LOT of spoilers for In Stars And Time. Including: = Act 6 spoilers, including main mystery and secret encounter = Minimal Act 5 stuff = And a bunch of extra stuff that happens through Act 3 and 4. SO BASICALLY ALMOST EVERYTHING, FINISH THIS GAME COMPLETELY BEFORE READING (ESPECIALLY THAT ACT 6 ENCOUNTER, IT WILL LITERALLY BE THE FIRST THING I MENTION UNDER THE CUT)
With all those warnings out of the way-
Initial Concepts:
I feel it's important to show these sketches because they were the first ideas I ever had. I wasn't even entirely sure I wanted to make an AU at this point, I didn't even know how I'd approach it. But I started sketching and it's been on my mind since- SO! Isa is stuck in the timeloop. I know what his wish is and he DOES have a Loop equivalent! The grumpy dandelion guy is Roboro (it/they/he). Their name is a very small play on Ouroboros and they call Isa "Seedling". However, this post is not about them, as I'm gonna talk about it and Isa's dynamic in a separate post. In short, Isa is his normal loud self up until Act 3, right? They beat the King, they reach the end, and whoops, the loop isn't broken. So now, what happens is that Isa starts getting his brains out. He starts thinking more analytically and tries to problem solve.
The more stuck he gets in his head, the less he's able to perceive his friends as real people, and more like them holding him back. Because even if Isa explains that he's smart, that they shouldn't be surprised if he says something, shock of all shocks, reasonable- They'll forget it the next loop.
So Isa is stuck with trying to portray his confident, loud, supportive facade- Which is fine! It wouldn't be the first time! But it progressively gets more and more frustrating, as he tries to find answers and simply looses the energy to pretend to be stupid.
KILL KILL KILL:
I imagine Isa didn't have this encounter the same way that Sif did. Yeah, frankly, Isa is pissed with the sadness- But that's not why he goes through with this.
In this moment, Isa is trying to kill two birds with one stone. He's trying to get through this quickly, as well as reassure Mira that they can do this! If he shows how strong he is, then she'll feel safe right???
Poor Isabeau forgot that whenever he shows that he thinks ahead, he scares people. How could he forget that? How could he forget that he's inherently---
Family Quest:
I still think Odile is the one to call out to him (same with sus quest).
The hangouts I'm still figuring out, cause I don't think they'd too similar to base game- But, fun fact, at the end of this run, everyone agrees to keep travel together!
Isabeau brings it up, can't hurt if you can fix your mistakes right? And everyone agrees. The relief on Siffrin is the most palpable thing Isabeau has ever seen.
In this moment they love you. In this moment they all love you. In this moment---
Death Screen:
He loops back anyways. (This is one of the initial concepts that I ended up animating. This line in particular is when he reaches the end)
Act 5 Tarot Card:
NOW TO SEE MORE OF HIS PASSIVE AGRESSIVE SIDE
Thanks to @the-bitter-ocean for prescribing tarot cards to Isa (THEY ALL FUCK SO HARD) and for the RAW ASS LINE
If interacted with in act 5, predictably, Isa tears it apart. He doesn't need the divine judgement upon him, he's faced everyone's perception his entire life.
However, he tears it methodically. Tears it once in even pieces, twice, three times, and one of the pieces once more. In a way he isn't even getting his emotions out, it's like he's actively trying to tear it apart so it stops nagging him, like he wants to shut it up. Though, the Judgement card symbolizes rebirth, absolution and inner calling. In Act 6 he'd be able to look at it and find comfort and confidence in the card.
Act 5 Mirror:
And lastly, I have the Act 5 mirror picture. I haven't quite figured out how to make the normal ones work yet, however, I couldn't let go of the idea that Isa would not want to be in the picture.
The idea of seeing himself at all makes his head hurt and his stomach squeeze. The memory haunts him as he stands to the side and says the word. He didn't think the mirror would catch him.
I still have quite a bit of it to post, especially about Roboro, but I'm gonna leave it here for now.
I still gotta figure out the hangouts and potentially the dagger equivalent- but I have ideas for Bad Touch, the glass equivalent, and some extra little things that didn't happen in Siffrin's loops.
I needed to yap about this, because I've been slowly stacking up ideas and writing and I needed to share it at some point- If anyone read all this and has questions and stuff I fully welcome 'em!!
i think about this line daily i fucking love to imagine mario n luigi stumbling away after defeating cacklettas soul and mario is staring blankly forward with the expression of a man who is desperately trying to comprehend the incomprehensible horrors he just faced while luigi is violently shaking like a neurotic prey animal who is one wrong look away from bursting into tears and physically attacking you at the same time. and then this gay dickhead flies in on his gay little bean cushion thing n goes Hey nice job with the horrors! btw i just set off a bomb and we have like 2 minutes before i blast this whole castle right out of the fucking sky. run
He has entered the third dimension
he is.. Kind of rigged. The cloak rig in particular is truly a disaster - so much so that for the statue i just poly-modeled it into shape. the topology is also a bit challenged in the joint areas - so he is far from perfect, but I love him and I learned so much making him!!!
just reached act 5 of isat and i haven't even gotten out of dormont but whenever siffrin does anything im looking at my computer like this
I didn’t realize you were the person who did the fanfiction tag drinks.
ahah yeah that's meeee!!
If you guys are interested they are all available as stickers on my RB!!
My flesh, my home 🦪 🫧
Hey Tumblr, can I share a sad WIP of a Two Hats thing I’m currently working on ⭐️👀
Wooo Crystal Peak baby!
Masterpost
This, weirdly enough, was always the area I felt the most lonely in whenever I visited. There’s no NPCs to talk to aside from Cornifer and Quirrel, who pack up and leave soon after they visit. The sinister lore of the crystals makes it feel almost claustrophobic to be in. Those distant sounds of them being mined away at for eternity by infected bugs, along with the subtle hum of those very crystals in the music? Gosh, it’s just creepy, creepier than Deepnest in my opinion.
I draw sometimes in this weird cartoon style that makes my art look like I actually know what i'm doing ✌️ She/Her spanish and english
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