Venia Silente @VeniaSilente@fandom.ink

Very few things in the world are more uplifting for one's mood than picking up doot doot (aka "Hunting Horn") in GU / Rise and going into the internet to help random Low Ranks with their quests.

My only dismay is that Qurupeco didn't make it into to either game, which means no Peco doot doot.

(As a SA main, I can strongly recommend doot doot)

#monsterhunter #mhgu #mhrise
#vidya

I get that "think of the children" is a factor but like... really. This is Pokémon. A stronger factor seems to be "protect yourself from the children" which to some point also makes sense, but doesn't everyone lie about their age on the internet anyway? On this internet identity for example, I'm 25.

It is sad how infectious and damaging corporate platforms like Discord are to fandom in general.

I'm a subforum mod in a community for a franchise dedicated to Pokémon — you, know, a franchise so geared for children that we former-children suffer from that aspect of it.

Recently the community took the decision to bar all underage users from the community. Ban all the children from engaging in a franchise for children.

...Really.

Because they made Discord *mandatory*.

#fandom

Waking up to the news that the mods of a forum want to help me get a series of rhymes published on their site. Nice, but also eeek, hoping not to disappoint.

#writing

Late but hey,
⚠ URGENT QUEST ⚠

A new entry has been published for the luminous legend that will sink the world.

**Luna of the Underworld**, featuring the Elder Dragon, Ceadeus.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30922763/chapters/83768122

#monsterhunter #ceadeus #mh3u #mhtri

meta-rant:

If I had a dollar for every time someone tossed the trite trodden rant that just because my writing diverges noticeably from the source I *have to* have had made it into an original story, and even more, an extra dollar when they suggest also that I *have* to have made it into a published blockbuster to boot,

then I'd have enough money to buy a Russian container of influencers and sweat them to make new memes.

#writing #meta_writing #fanfiction
#literary_theory

Hot take but

Just one moment.

That one Monster Hunter movie might have been cringe and unnecessary isekai and all that, but it was not 100% bad. It had one (1) saving grace:

It gave Rathalos the gravitas and relevance befitting of the Monster Hunter mascot and iconic "Pikachu" (/"Charizard") of sorts.

Even better (...or worse), it's the only Monster Hunter media to do this (no, MHStories is mostly about Rath *variants*, the species proper is barely relevant at all).

#monsterhunter

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FGqKnkmX0AgG7G0?format=jpg&name=large

So apparently, Arceus was named Sinnoh in Legends: Arceus' timeframe.
Arceus = Sinnoh
Sinnoh
Sin—No
Do Not Sin
$350 Fine

(thanks for coming to my TED Talk)

Theory: Arceus/Sinnoh was known as a deity of purity and retribution.

#pokemon #worldbuilding
#pokemonlegendsarceus

How to Feel Old in Fanfiction, pt.1:

https://www.reddit.com/r/FanFiction/comments/rfc9g1/what_are_some_things_you_remember_about_old/

#fanfiction #fanfictionhistory

I've started working on a new story, titled "Gelid Remainder". Right now I'm only looking for people to take a look at the final outline before I can just to the drafting phrase.

Admittedly somewhat hesitant and lacking in confidence, as it's been years since I last tackled a multichapter, and I've only finished one, ever.

#writing #writingdebt

In the correct timeline, this is what the Diamond/Pearl remakes could be like

https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemon/comments/r19hle/i_created_this_reimagined_arceus_encounter_scene/

#Pokémon

Good news: PokéCommunity has added a [ruby] tag to their BBCode today. 😀

Medium-Good news: WAAPT Forum also has it. Since I'm an op there, I can't really count it as a win *from* the case.

Medium-Bad news: AO3 says they would consider it... in the Blue Moon when they do a "sanitizer overhaul", which I think reasonably means "we want to but we don't know when"? Kinda like how I want to go vacations at Llaima...

#furigana #waapt #PokeCommunity #ao3

I've assembled a generic-purpose case to add ruby support:

https://veniasilente.user.tropi.us/dw/doku.php/blog/2021/the_case_for_furigana

Also I've started a discussion thread in r/AO3 on the subject:

https://old.reddit.com/r/AO3/comments/qpn48k/ive_requested_ao3_to_add_support_for_furigana/

, discussion on which seems to suggest furigana is "planned, but for when a major rewrite is done".

I think I want to write a character study. The hard part is, I think, choosing which of my characters I'm going to choose for it.

#writing #characterstudy

Trying to take over the internet, one furigana at a time.

I don't joke when it comes to mixing language features. So while I wait for that AO3 response I'm writing a case for <ruby> support to submit to four #fanfiction #writing forums I'm in.

I did my homework: compared to usual annotation tags bbcode forums have, ruby/furigana:

* resolves completely client-side
* gracefully degrades to inline display
* is well-supported standard
* is more accessible than eg.: "spoiler" tags that need clicking
* works in flat render modes (print preview, RSS, etc)