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Excuse the semi-personal post if I bore anyone; it seemed tangentially-related, so make of it what you will:
Yesterday, I discovered that I had somehow devised a formula or a partly unintentional “uniform” for dressing for semi-formal events, on the occasions when I don’t bother wearing a dress. It’s happened thrice so far this year, and I’ve only caught onto the pattern now: item one is some kind of formal, black top (it’s been a different one every time—that could be why I didn’t catch onto to this at the start), item two is usually pale, grey pants, for high contrast and low-effort/thought, and then, there's silver jewelry.
Ok, I’ve had a Persona 5 X Shining Nikki AU rattling around in my head for a while now.
If you are interested In my ramblings continue onwards, otherwise I hope y’all have a good day/night!
The only reason this AU exists is because I think P5 and SN’s stories are surprisingly similar in theme. Just with the “let’s believe in humanity and save it while using powers that come from a place between reality and myth” thing going on. Also, I’m not super into angst or lore in this AU. I could conjure up some if people are interested, but most of this is fluff headcannonimg. Also Also this is a chaotic mess of a post, so apologies for very disjointed thoughts at times, but I couldn’t care more for organization right now.
In my own personal head cannon of SN, the way I describe how styling power works is that, stylists can use and or make their own Designer Reflections freely, however they cannot use other people’s. (Ex: Nikki can use her own, but she can’t use Momo DR). The only person who can use DR made by another stylist is the player. (My player is named Lily Kayla so that is what I will be referring to her as!). Nikki simply has more styling power than most people and Lily Kayla is the one who channels other DRs for Nikki to use.
Now, I don’t particularly care whether Nikki, Lily Kayla, and Momo go to the P5 universe, or if the Phantom Thieves go the SN universe. I have ideas for both which I will now ramble about. SN in P5 is here if you scroll down a bit.
Phantom Thieves in the Shining Nikki Universe
If the PTs go to the SN universe, I think they would be considered stylists and their Persona would transfer over into having a main style. Here’s a list that I will makeup on the spot now along with which nation style they would best fit into!
Joker: cool, north or apple
Mona: cool or cute, apple
Skull: fresh, apple
Panther: Sexy or cute, apple
Fox: elegant, cloud
Queen: cool or sexy, north
Oracle: cool, wasteland or ruin
Noir: cute, pigeon or Ninir
Crow: elegant and then cool, Ninir change to north
Violet: elegant or cute, Ninir or pigeon
There’s a lot of “cool” in there I know, but I just think it fits.
And now jumping into character interactions because that’s the main reason why I like crossover stuff in the first place.
I think Lily Kayla would totally show the ark off to the PTs. She would also show off a lot of DRs which she has acquired. Sorika (SN’s version of the gentlewoman thief) would definitely be on the list to show off. I think Lily would also show off or meet up with Ai, simply for Futaba’s sake. I could also see possibly something coming up the Justiciars and the PTs could go and meet Zoey’s crew. Maybe Zoey could show Ann more ways to use her whip along with general gun skills. I’d like to think that Nikki would surprise them with how good her gun skills are, or something of the sort.
Lily Kayla, Nikki, and Momo would definitely take the PTs on like, a small tour or something (I have no idea how big Miraland actually is). Yusuke would definitely get lost looking at something and I think he would just have a good time in general. I also want the cat not cats to talk to each other. See how that conversation would go or something. I think Futaba would also freak out at the prospect of Ruin Island until the Phantom Thieves come to find out what happened.
The entire Glow arc along side Modric having the ability the remove people memories with music could definitely be connected with Maruki’s entire thing. The PTs and the Shining Gang would have some interesting topics that they could convene on.
Oh! Nikki and Lily Kayla would definitely dress the PTs up with their extensive wardrobe. I actually have a picture I drew of the PTs in casual outfits, but I won’t add it here because I’m not even halfway through and I could still keep going. I also think Lily would like to show off their models guns and swords which they own for the purpose of ✨fashion✨. That’s mostly the gist of this half of the au. There’s definitely more that I’ve thought of, but I’ll cut this part short before it turns into a small fanfiction.
Shining Nikki in the Persona 5 Universe
I think that Nikki and Lily Kayla would be in the P5 universe thanks to one of Aeon’s experiments. They would initially end up in Momentos, and whether they met the PTs while they were in Momentos or after they escape from it, I don’t really care. I’m just kinda open to anything really.
Because Lily Kayla is the only one who has access to multiple DRs, I think she would be placed in the wildcard/velvet attendant spot. Specifically, I think she would be Nikki’s velvet attendant and Nikki would be considered the wild card. I think that upon first arrival that Justine and Caroline would throw her in a jail cell and Joker would have to bargain with them (maybe a plea deal or something) to get her out. From then on Lily doesn’t go near the Velvet Room anymore. (I also have a drawing of Lily in an attendant outfit, but as stated before, unless someone asks for it I’ll leave it for a different post). (I should also make Nikki a PT outfit!!).
DRs would change from having style elements to Metaverse Elements. Here are a few outfits I think would get used often and what element I think they would have. (Btw, I’m going off of my own personal collection, so if there’s a better DR which would fit an element that I don’t have, that’s why I didn’t mention it! :)) (also please keep in mind that I’ve never actually played P5 or P5R, I’ve just watched RTgame play it on twitch/youtube)
Zoey•Bloodthirsty Queen: Gun/Physical
Caprico•Cold Flame: Nuke/Electric
Yunikina•Song of Dawn: Ice
Erinka•Banquet of Passion: Fire
Qin Yi•Phoenix out of Palace: Fire
Yuntan•Fleeting Dream: Wind
Mercury•Elves’ Prayer: Bless/Light
Nikki•Guides of Star: Bless/Light
Sorika•Night Camouflage: Curse/Dark
Ai•Virtual Adventure: Electric
Aeon•Sea Mist: Psychic
Etc. I think you get the idea because I could list DR and what metaverse element I think they could be forever, but I’m going to stop myself here. I think Lily Kayla would often switch who she’s using just to get a feel for who’s good for what.
But, general overview, most of Zoey’s DR are gonna by gun/physical, Caprico’s or anyone from Ruin is gonna be Nuke or Electric, Lilith’s Curse/Dark, Nikki, Stars, and Light elves are Bless/Light, etc. etc. (if you want to know more then ask and I’ll respond!)
MOVING ON!!! —->
I think Lily Kayla in the real world (outside of Momentos) would be incorporeal. Kinda like Morgana where unless you’ve seen them in the Metaverse or know that they exist, they’ll be a ghost or Phantom (haha) otherwise.
Speaking of Lily Kayla!! Because she is basically my OC at this point I have some extra points I’d like to bring up. She’d probably make the connection from the Velvet Room to the Ark and talk to either Justine and Caroline or Joker about the Sea of Souls vs the Ocean of Memories. I think Lily Kayla would rope Nikki into telling the PTs about how they defeated the Goddess of Desire from their world sometime after the PTs explain how Momentos and Palaces work. Also, she’d be absolutely horrified by the fusions. Perhaps ever traumatized. Lily’s way of summoning DR in this world is through her mirror thing. As long as she has that, I kinda think it would work like a compendium of sorts.
When the DRs get summoned in Momentos, Lily and Nikki can control what elements from the outfit and the memory get summoned. Key word can. Most of the time I think they would just summon the whole outfit and memory to save the trouble, but I do think in certain times that specific parts of an outfit could be summoned at a time. (Ex: like only summoning Zoey’s Gun, Netga’s Mech or any other accessory to an outfit. With only summoning memories, it’d only be so that Lily or Nikki could talk to them or get advice from them).
Now for outside stuff that could happen!! Maybe once Lily Kayla becomes more physical (or maybe not I’m not picky) she and Nikki would probably just hang around the PTs and maybe crash at someone’s place. (Probably Haru’s). Joker (I’m calling P5 Protag Joker because I don’t have a preference on his name) would make them curry and I know that Nikki would fall in love with it. She’d probably want to cook with Joker sometime, but Lily Kayla would stop her before she could make something that even Yexiao couldn’t swallow.
Depending on how you interpret NG+, Nikki and Joker could get along with being tortured time travel buddies. Joker and Lily could get along we being the receptive “wildcard” of their group too. Lily would still probably introduce the thieves to a few of their friends from back home by summoning their memories.
Okay!! This post is long enough, I’m definitely cutting myself off here!! If even one person asks more about this insane crossover, then I’d be happy to write more about it, but for now this will satisfy me! If anyone gets to the bottom of this post, congrats! I’m glad you found me and my very niche demographic of P5 and SN fan who also happens to like fluffy crossover stuff! I hope to see you again soon!
Hang on, let me just info dump to the void the meaning behind all my ocs names because why not?
Mia: She was my first OC and was also a self insert of me. As I got older and developed her into more of her own character, I changed her name. It’s still very similar to my name (I took out a few letters and then rearranged the remaining), but now she’s her own distinct person!
Cryvean: this is a name I made up. It was originally gonna be spelt, Crivean, but I changed the I to a Y to be weird. I specifically wanted their nickname to be Cry or Cryve though.
Nythe: another name I made up. I just like it and it’s pronounced like Nith.
Valan: I like it cause it sounds like “Talon” which fits with this OC being bird themed. I also like it because the first answer on google for what this name means is “resourceful, strong, and valiant” which I also really like considering this OC is also a vigilante!
Loralai: My dead ghost child of an OC. Her name comes from an old tale about a siren named Loralai who would sing near some cliff face and make people fall to their deaths, which is sick as fuck honestly. She was also made to be an ancestor to The Addams Family, so I think the siren name fits that general vibe.
Renna: the name means “rebirth” which I think fits for a Death God who just won’t die.
Cleome: if you look this word up, you’ll find that it’s the scientific name for the Spider Lily flower. This works because Cleome is part spider, for funsies.
Rosary: OK, there are layers to this one. 1. Rosary as a thing is a necklace worn by Catholics which they use to show devotion to God (this is the first thing that comes up on google, don’t come at me if it’s wrong please). This is fun because Rosary is a Life God and as a character is very devoted to her family. 2. Rosary has Rosa or basically Rose in the name, which is fun because I just think Roses are pretty, probably the first flower you think of, and have thorns, which fits the character. 3. I got the idea for this name from the Rosary Pea plant, which was apparently used to make Rosary in some part of the world or something. BUT ALSO the plant is apparently poisonous!! It’s a dangerous plant which fits her later in her life when she goes on her villain arc!
Orion Clayn: This OC is kinda edgy. They’re just a faceless school boy with only one eye. The only reason they’re named anything in the first place is because their initials become OC and their last name sounds like “claim”. Kinda me making a joke of “this is my OC do not steal or Claim” or something like that . Just me making a shitty joke really.
Aubrey, Charlie, Lily Kayla, Sylvia, Quin, Elian, and Remi all have basically meaningless names. I chose them because I liked the sound of them.
look at this master piece
the pinnacle of culinary arts
i dont actually know what pinnacle means did i do it right
WAIT WHA
Hi I just checked and I hit 10 followers??? Thank you guys sm??????! So in the asks you can give me suggestions for a little thing I could do as a special. I don't care it only matters to me I like celebrating things! As Misha said people like to get excited about shit!
Note my ibis isn't working so anything you suggest will be traditional and likely a shitty photo since my camera isn't the best! I'm sorry about that but it's the best I can do
And hello to my mutuals you guys are really really cool
Yesterday at work these two 12yo boys came through my line and i’m instantly like. oh Boy. Because solo children at a grocery store are always forces of chaos, good or bad
But thankfully these ones were totally pleasant, and when i asked if they wanted a receipt one of them pulled out a random fuckin receipt from his bag and asked “Do YOU???” and y’all, i lost my shit… What a power move. When will i ever be this funny
I’m thankful for my 10th grade history teacher because:
“I have to teach the book.” He said. “You have to read it and I have to give a test on it to make sure you know what’s in it.”
“Okay,” we said. “This is what school is.”
He also said “but I don’t have any rules that say I can’t teach you more than one book.”
“But this isn’t English class,” we complained.
“No it’s not,” he replied as he handed out photocopies of a different book I do not have the name of. I would learn later that he paid for the photocopies himself, because he could not afford to buy a set of books for us, and the school wouldn’t help. We had to turn in the photocopies at the end of the lesson. He’d done this for years, and the packets of paper were sets of folders containing well read photocopies and some pages were crumbly and he’d replace whole packets or pages in a single packet at a time. He had a whole cabinet full of these folders, broke down by chapter, out of a different book. Some of the packets included photocopies from more than one book, some news articles, a couple academic papers. We were not always required to read those, but we were promised extra credit if we did.
“Write me an essay,” he’d say.
“Ugh,” we groaned. “What about?”
“The differences between what’s in the packet and what’s in your books.”
And we would. He’d accept full essays and he’d accept a simple list of differences, but that was always an assignment. Point out the differences.
“Which fact do you believe?” He would ask us.
“The packet,” we’d answer.
“Why?” He’d ask.
“Because they don’t want us to have them,” we’d answer.
“Good,” he’s smile. “With this chapter, I’m not going to give you a packet. I want you to make your own packet based on the information in this chapter in your government supplied textbook.”
“Ugh,” we groaned.
But we learned how to do some simple research, and we were told that Wikipedia could be edited by anyone, but everyone that edited had to present sources. We had to come up with twenty pages worth of extra information on the chapter in our textbook. The textbook’s chapter was something like ten pages long. We had to do our essay/lists on what was left out/added/changed. It was a good two week long project.
“Why am I making you do this?”
“Because it’s busy work,” someone answered.
He frowned. “Because one day you’ll be presented something as fact and you’ll have to decide if it is fact or not.”
“How do we know the difference?”
“Maybe one day one of you will grow up and be able to give a simple answer to that question because I don’t have that answer.”
“You just didn’t want to do the work to make a packet yourself, huh?”
He smiled. “That is an advantage to having minions.”
And then he laughed like an evil vampire and we watched a movie.
Just because I’m bored and actually very curious: name your favorite fanfic that has not been updated in a while (and probably never will be updated again). What are the good parts of the story? What are the bad parts? Does it do an amazing job of depicting the characters, or does it fall flat? Can be from any fandom!
Phylogeny of weasels in Martin the Warrior and Salamandastron: An Exercise in Systematics
I am taking an introductory biological anthropology class this term and recently had a "fake evolutionary tree" assignment. Instead of the cartoon cats provided, I wanted to talk about Redwall. I chose five characters off the "weasel" page on the wiki, which I will share with you now.
So, this is obviously ridiculous and hilarious, and I would love if my readers would read through all the characters.
Allow me to elaborate. Theodosius Dobzhansky said that "nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution." The goal here was to recreate a false evolution of individuals who truly have little to do with the matter. Therefore, I kind of had to work backward.... I said to myself "I know that Ferahgo and Klitch are related, so I have to place them like this and come up with a trait that justifies it... aha! Ferahgo is allegedly from the southwest, and so I can say that Klitch is as well." This is my fourth (?) iteration, and what I'm saying is that it's all fake and wrong and I do really enjoy it.
My favorite of these genetic traits is "leader," and I was going to put "Scottish" for Klitch's hat (and therefore probably also Ferahgo) and Fleabane's cloak-kilt-shirt-thing, but I couldn't make it fit in the diagram. Also, notice that "leader" evolved independently at two points!
It is fiendishly delightful (I a full of adjectives) to make a scientific "tree" of these characters, it is scientific, and thus I must follow rules. It may have been a lot more fun if I had been able to use traits like "hat," "stupid," "ponytail," and "Scottish." Alas, they were not the result I came up with when placing the weasels (and rat). I did try to use these traits, but I just couldn't make it work. Maybe I am missing something and I could do it a more fun way the second time around- possibly through choosing more characters, or maybe it is just a result of the whole project being a complete fabrication.
Nevertheless, the cladogram is pretending to be a scientific hypothesis, and I will treat it as such. The nature of cladograms is that they employ a theoretical common ancestor at each branching point. For example, The crossroads after "weasel" shows that all of the following characters are weasels, but Ferahgo and Klitch branched off into their own line and did not follow the evolutionary lineage of the rest of the taxa after "weasel." So, there must be an ancestor of Ferahgo and Klitch that wandered away from the main line and began the speciation process.
The multiple-greats-grandparents of Ferahgo and therefore Klitch can be assumed to be the start of that line. For the rest of my fake taxa, though, I ask who the common ancestor might be? Who was the original Fleabane-and-Rotnose? Great question, genuinely, I know.
My second question is, if these are taxonomic groups, then they need Linnean names! What is the scientific name for Hisk, or Cheesethief? I propose Ferahgous something for Ferahgo and Ferahgous annoyingus or something for Klitch. There seems to be a general consensus on his poor character.
Lastly, if these are the groups at hand, where do we place other characters? What new groups would need to be created? Moreover, what cladogram could be made for goodbeasts or mice? Where would I place myself?! If this was the only tree for the whole series, I'd like to be a Fleabane or a Rotnose, but I'd prefer to be grouped with something more like mice.
Anyway, thank you all for entertaining my phylogeny. My ears are open for elaborative (and for that matter, normal unelaborative) thoughts, and happy Halloween!
you guys HAVE to take “is dumb” off the end of your username. you have to take “my shit rambles” out of your talking tag. you have to stop apologizing for existing. I get so sad for every url I see like “[name]’s-stupid-reblogs” and every blog I open with a title like “pointless posts” and every opinion post I see tagged something derogatory by op!! speaking as someone whose post tag used to be “makes bad posts.” stop actively putting up roadblocks for yourself!! why do we always say bullying is bad but never when we’re bullying ourselves
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Garfield my beloved :D
breathing organism