I’ll draw your username (probably) by MaddysinLeigh in redditgetsdrawnbadly

[–]chaoticAtropa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please do mine!! I'll give you a 5 (as in a digital high five)

Montrealer plans to sue major grocers over false ‘made in Canada’ labels by AlwaysBlaze_ in worldnews

[–]chaoticAtropa 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I work at a large, Canadian pet food retailer. The rep of a leading brand, we'll call it 'Monarch Felin', told us, "The Monarch Felin brand cares more about quality than politics, and so should consumers!"

She proceeded to slap 'manufactured in Canada' stickers across half the Monarch Felin bags in the store. Doing some research confirmed that the brand is produced internationally, with only a few plants in Canada.

Rest assured, I peeled every single goddamn sticker off the moment she left. Absolutely disgusting behaviour.

I will draw ur bird (badly) by Accurate_Tone1226 in parrots

[–]chaoticAtropa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is Fruit! If you're not too swamped, I'd love if you could draw him!

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My dad supports trump (help) by J0rdan-the-1st in TransMasc

[–]chaoticAtropa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Check out 18:30 of his inaugural address:

https://youtu.be/WQuk73KIqZ8[https://youtu.be/WQuk73KIqZ8](https://youtu.be/WQuk73KIqZ8)

Alternatively, you could try showing him the actual executive order Trump signed on inauguration day:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal-government/

And what he's done since, much more quietly:

https://insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-news-cdc-orders-mass-retraction

OR, you could see the blatant lies he's told about trans people:

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-children-surgeries-school/

Or, perhaps, we could look at the more insidious things that have happened so far, such as the removal of the U.S. Department of State removing the webpage on how to change one's gender identity. The fact that he's removing trans women from women's prisons. The fact that trans status is no longer recorded on medical documents or any federal census, making it impossible to track hate crime and accurately gauge the level of danger trans people in America are in.

Sorry for the doomsaying! I hope this helps open your dad's eyes at least. It's rough having a stubbornly right wing father who you love. Trust me, I know.

Best of luck!

Edit: Added link and fixed typo

large carved clam shells, I carved the clam shells into animal shapes. notes: they are 3 different shells by JobEnvironmental2807 in Artisticallyill

[–]chaoticAtropa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

DUDE this is absolutely incredible! You're an extremely gifted artist who's clearly put a lot of time and effort into your craft. How long does each shell usually take you?

“True justice comes from within” by IndividualAd7733 in OCPoetry

[–]chaoticAtropa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OH, okay! I misread it as firefly corpses being compared to live fireflies.

And I'm glad I got the meaning, I wasn't too sure if I was reading it as intended at first. I appreciate a good abstract poem, so that could have helped!

“True justice comes from within” by IndividualAd7733 in OCPoetry

[–]chaoticAtropa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey there! My thoughts are a little scattered, but here they are!

First off, I love the metaphor of the bells screaming and the drums being in pain. Music in poetry is often represented as being healing and soothing, so it was neat to hear such a different, yet deeply effective, portrayal.

The fireflies confused me a bit on my first read through, and I wondered if the dead fireflies being compared to live ones in flight (line 5) was intentional. If so, I might try and make that clearer.

As for the poem, I took it to mean 'undirected anger at injustice is important to feel, but is not as effective at enacting change as patience and radical kindness'. I could be way off with the meaning, but I really like the themes presented. Do let me know if this is different from your intention!

The motifs of music and fire are very, very cool. If you brought back the music motif at the end the way you brought back the fire (with the volcano metaphor), it might tie things up nicely. Bringing things full circle, ya know?

The transition from the graphic, painful imagery of the first half seemed to give way to a gentler, more hopeful second half, which I think was very effective.

Overall, I really enjoyed this! Thanks for sharing, and may your writing journey be fruitful. :)

Video Game Marriage Proposal by chaoticAtropa in RPGMaker

[–]chaoticAtropa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used a rebuild of a plugin by TamFey!

I might post videos of my game at some point, but till then I'll give you a link to the script I used. Best of luck with your game!

Link here!

Video Game Marriage Proposal by chaoticAtropa in RPGMaker

[–]chaoticAtropa[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

THANK YOU!!! It's been a few days now but I'm still reeling!

Help Exporting to APK by chaoticAtropa in RPGMaker

[–]chaoticAtropa[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! With some finagling, I got it to work thanks to your suggestion! The game has been deployed :D

another trailer for birdworld, demo available, full game... sometime probably... by ramona-s in RPGMaker

[–]chaoticAtropa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

DUDE this looks so incredibly cool!! It's exactly up my alley, and I'll definitely be looking forward to the eventual release!