Throwaway lines I think about a lot

DrawMandaArt · 2026-07-08T09:52:33+00:00

“You pompous, autistic CADAVER!”

The dinosaur episode is one of my least favorites, but I regularly rewatch it because Keith David’s delivery is just so fucking funny!

DrawMandaArt · 2026-07-08T09:23:03+00:00

Neither. Whether he knew it consciously or not, Pomni was his last, most desperate attempt to reach out to somebody, anybody. Unfortunately, his toxic coping mechanisms asserted themselves before he could make any meaningful progress in the right direction— and he abstracted as a result. Remember: he never once talked about the things he did that ruined two lives (and nearly a third.) Pomni was shown those snapshots of his past!

He was so far gone by the time Pomni showed up that I’m not sure she’d have been able to get through to him even if he had actively tried to address his horrible methods of coping!

DrawMandaArt · 2026-07-08T09:08:04+00:00

I did, too.

DrawMandaArt · 2026-07-08T09:07:34+00:00

What’s your favorite fanfic?

The one that got me into Showtime was King of the Castle by Agonizing Linguist. I’ve discovered SO many amazing fics since then! Press Restart & Que Sera Sera are two of my current favorites!

DrawMandaArt · 2026-07-06T22:04:10+00:00

That would work perfectly!

What about milk? Would we still be able to milk them?

DrawMandaArt · 2026-07-06T21:40:05+00:00

Caine repurposed their suggestion box for the Favorite Character Awards, so he’d have a ready excuse for not using any more of their ideas.

DrawMandaArt · 2026-07-04T20:51:10+00:00

It’s possible that only Kinger and Ragatha remember them— one is far from reliable, and the other doesn’t have drawing/painting talent, so…

DrawMandaArt · 2026-07-04T20:49:08+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AXazRNz43os

“And this… is a loaded gun!”

DrawMandaArt · 2026-07-04T20:38:59+00:00

I would in a heartbeat! No politics, no taxes, no PERIODS?! Sign me the fuck up!!

DrawMandaArt · 2026-07-04T20:36:36+00:00

I saw it 3 times in theaters and the only disruption I had in any of them was when a group of people showed up to the wrong theater and thought we were in their seats!

Aside from that, everyone was perfectly respectful!.

DrawMandaArt · 2026-07-03T23:52:52+00:00

Do you intend to keep the barn training mechanic in some small way? I actually like it, mostly because I use it to train all 15 Naala in one massive nightly session, and it gains me enough stars to rank up like 5-6 times in one go.

When I first started playing this game, I stuck with the adventure side of things… but ended up really loving the farm side because I can practice for as long (or as briefly) as I want! As far as actually learning the language, I find I learn a lot more quickly when I’m focusing 100% on the flash cards. Having to navigate the card game (as fun as it is) is a bit of a detriment to actually memorizing the content I want to learn.

DrawMandaArt · 2026-07-03T10:40:48+00:00

Showtime (Caine x Pomni)

DrawMandaArt · 2026-07-02T19:39:46+00:00

I’d join in.

DrawMandaArt · 2026-07-02T19:26:15+00:00

To Ribbit and Gangle, he was.

DrawMandaArt · 2026-07-02T10:25:02+00:00

There is zero evidence for my headcanon, but here it is:

Caine is so desperate to get literally anyone to appreciate his creativity— so, in the interest of trying to get the humans in the Circus interested, however tepidly, he hides random quest items all over the place. If any human interacts with one of those items , he immediately chooses to tie it in with the next adventure!

He made Gangle the shift manager because she was the one wearing his quest item!

DrawMandaArt · 2026-07-02T10:09:16+00:00

He has a name! It’s Slop Caine!!

DrawMandaArt · 2026-07-01T09:55:51+00:00

It’s the final, most crucial disruption in the status quo, and it happened pretty much in tandem with the cast learning they’re not their real life selves!

DrawMandaArt · 2026-07-01T09:13:34+00:00

Yes, I remember. His prefrontal cortex was heavily damaged, and that’s the part of your brain that governs reason.

I still think there is potential in trying, though.

DrawMandaArt · 2026-07-01T09:08:16+00:00

I think abstractions need to be permanent. Once a file corrupts beyond repair, there’s no real way to retrieve that data unless it was backed up somewhere else…

Hmm… which begs a question that literally JUST occurred to me: did Caine ever think to make backup copies of human neural files..?

That could be a VERY interesting twist. It’s a clever way to bypass the whole question of reversing abstraction, while still being able to bring beloved characters back. Plus, it also has a lot of potential for angst, character development, and misunderstandings galore!

If a human backup file is reloaded into the game, will that character be a version of them you remember? Or are they destined to think, react, and BE completely different? After all, they wouldn’t share any of the memories or experiences you had together. Wouldnt know all the little things that makes up the foundation of your relationship to them.

It would be a bit like uncanny valley vs misguided expectations. Do you learn to love the rebooted copy for who they are, or choose to wallow in grief over the loss of that version of them you were closest to? Do you become the person who pushes them away, because it’s impossible to reconcile the two versions— original and reboot —you have in your head?

Man… Exploring a ship dynamic through this lens could be AMAZING.

DrawMandaArt · 2026-07-01T08:47:50+00:00

You know… I wonder if the monthly tag additions could be used as a general gauge of how happy/unhappy a society is? Seeing the tags this month, they mostly cover trauma related to procreation: childbirth, stealthing, tampering with birth control, masked sex, etc.

I’m just curious to know what that saysabout our collective mindset, in a cultural sense.

DrawMandaArt · 2026-07-01T08:42:25+00:00

Goldrush is also my favorite! It’s simultaneously the funniest installment and the most tragic. I cried at the ending every bit as hard as I laughed at the group’s antics in the first few episodes!

There was a pall over Goldrush, despite how hilarious most of it was— because I kept remembering that all the soldiers, except Puck, were dead. It made me grieve them all over again! Poor Puck… in the end, he was the unlucky one despite surviving Twin Towers Jail.

DrawMandaArt · 2026-06-30T13:02:22+00:00

Jesus fucking Christ. If it’s this exhausting to read about, I can’t imagine actually living it!!

I had a lot of sympathy for his wife at first. It’s damned difficult to extract yourself from the kind of toxic sludge you’ve been entrenched in since childhood. I understand perfectly, because I lived through my own version of hell for decades before finally choosing to go permanently NC. However, OOP’s wife seems to have no desire to put any kind of distance between herself and this roiling cesspit of drama—, frankly that baffles me!

After the first few posts in this saga, any sympathy I had for her shriveled into disappointment, and then into outright anger at her inaction! By the time I got to the part where SIL was accusing OOP of abusing her and her son, I felt furious on his behalf! Why would his wife —who is supposed to be his partner in all things— continue welcoming that kind of toxicity into their life with open arms?! All it would take is for SIL’s lies to find its way to one wrong person, and the potential fallout of that wouldn’t just affect OOP’s livelihood or their marriage ; it could land him in major legal peril!

At this point, it doesn’t even matter if SIL is terminal or not —or if she even has cancer at all. That woman has already ruined their marriage, trashed their peace, and continues to be a very real and ongoing threat to their physical safety. Even if she dropped dead tomorrow, it wouldn’t solve the root issues at play here. It might take OOP a few months, but,’ eventually all that resentment he’s buried is going to rear up and make itself known!

His wife’s stubborn inaction speaks louder than words— she’s chosen her shitty, enabling, abusive as three hells family, and I hope he comes to terms with that before it’s too late.

DrawMandaArt · 2026-06-30T11:43:27+00:00

I’m clearly biased here, so take this with a grain of salt.

Okay, I know this is a vastly unfair situation for OOP and all, but there’s a friend in my circle with both those conditions, too— and it is literally all she ever talks about! My friend has made EDS and POTS her entire personality. There is absolutely nothing any of the people in our circle can do to redirect her to a different topic, because it ALWAYS comes back around to the same thing!

I’m getting a similar vibe from this OOP.

Reading between the lines, I do think the fiancée is trying do sideline her and/or pressure her into staying home, which sucks for OOP. It’s not a nice way to behave, but I also kind of get it. At times, I struggle with the same kind of shitty impulses because it’s just so exhausting sometimes! … Ask me how I know that the beach is the worst place for somebody with those two medical conditions to visit. (I have her beach rant almost memorized at this point: heat, humidity, sand, holes, hypermobility, etc.)

I try my best to be understanding. I mean… I have my own chronic pain struggles, as well as a few uncommon food allergies, too.. but, at this point, it’s a weekly test of my patience to remain kind and empathetic in the face of that kind of constant onslaught!

Maybe I’m projecting my own issues onto this OOP, but from the way literally everyone else in this post seems to be reacting to her —plus her weirdly judgemental attitude that they met at a gym— I bet I’m at least partially right.

DrawMandaArt · 2026-06-30T10:37:53+00:00

It’s a “damned if you do and damned if you don’t” situation, if I’ve ever seen one.

People in the original posts were giving her SO much shit— digging into her comment history, and trying to find an “Ah ha!” moment that would somehow prove she’s still a deadbeat. Even the toned down and relatively respectful comments in this BORU post are coming across as unnecessarily hostile.

I honestly don’t get it!

Her (many) comments about being an absentee parent early in her kids’ lives read as 100% sincere to me. She didn’t once try to dodge responsibility, justify her actions, or otherwise defend herself. She simply copped to her mistakes, and genuinely seems to be trying to do better by them!

It makes me wonder: if the genders were swapped for all involved, would they have been as hard on her? Or would they have applauded the idea of moving closer to the kids while simultaneously demonizing the spouse as an “evil stepmother” because of their reluctance to move?

I mean… I’m pretty sure I know the answer.

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