☆ Adventurer in training☆

Groove-Billed Ani

Hoatzin

Some harem anime way back in the day had an episode where the characters cooked, and they animated cabbage so terribly like this it left a bad mark on the anime community forever. Apparently this is part of the reason why all food usually looks good in anime, even moreso than the regular show sometimes. With cabbage being especially well drawn.

A complaint, apparently in a paper.

The first show when released internationally was reanimated in this part.

And high quality or low quality cabbage is sometimes referenced.

he tries telling her the same things ilya did in his calm voice (myshane doesn't use baby voice. he speaks to her normally) and she remains quiet as he talks, but even after he's done she won't look at ilya. eventually experienced mother yuna tells them Baby just needs a little time and takes her away to have a nice hot drink and maybe to do some drawing.

ilya looks CRUSHED. he feels absolutely terrible. shane ends up having to console him too:

"I didn't mean to, shane, the box slipped—"

"I know, baby, of course you didn't mean to."

"I'm a terrible fucking father."

"ilya, no you're not. you're an amazing father and she loves you."

"she has never looked at me like that. ever. like I betrayed her."

anyway, later in the day they're all in the living room together, david in the armchair doing a crossword, shane and ilya on the couch facing the tv, yuna and Baby on the floor playing with building blocks. ilya is only half-paying attention to whatever show is on; he keeps looking over at Baby, pained, and shane keeps stroking his hair comfortingly.

at some point Baby yawns.

"oh? feeling a little sleepy?" yuna asks.

Baby shakes her head. she moves some more blocks. then she yawns again and abruptly decides yes, actually, she's had enough of playtime, and stands up. rubbing her eyes, she turns towards the couch.

shane says, "hey, baby, you wanna go to bed?" and she nods as she walks. but she's walking towards ilya. and ilya is shifting up in his seat faster than lightning, hopeful—and when she stops in front of his knees and reaches up to him his face crumples. he sweeps her up into his arms and holds her close, one hand under her bottom and the other cupping the back of her head. he's murmuring to her in english, "my baby, my baby" and then in russian, "papa loves you so, so much. papa didn't mean to hurt you, baby. I love you so, so much, darling." and she murmurs vague baby things back, face hidden in his neck now and arms circling it.

the scene is so sweet there isn't a dry eye in the room. definitely not ilya's, and not shane's or david's or yuna's either.

and i'm laughing about ilya feeling absolutely BETRAYED the first time anya hops off of his lap to trot after shane up to their room

his OWN DAUGHTER-

ilya, she just likes our bed and knows i'm going up

-TO BETRAY HIM LIKE THIS, AFTER EVERYTHING HE HAS DONE-

dude, you could also just come upstairs if you're that fucking bothered about it

-NO LOYALTY IN THIS HOUSE. NONE. ALL AROUND HIM ARE TRAITORS-

off script additions + jacob using what his actors give him

The power of those big sparkly eyes is boundless. ✨

So after much thought as to what a dolphin looked like, a giant banana with floppy banana peel dog ears, banana peel fins, and two beady black eyes hauled itself into my lap from the waters of the lake.

And I remember thinking “... Now wait... something is not quite right with this...”

I sat looking it over for a moment until I realised, “Oh I forgot a tail!” so when I looked down, the creature had a fish tail, and I was Quite Proud of how well I had recalled what a dolphin looked like from memory, and it deserved to be drawn:

thinking “… Now wait… something is

not quite right with this…”

You’re living on the only known inhabited planet. You breathe in air that was created by trillions of plants all over the world. You walk where millions have walked before you in a place full of history.

There’s always something new to learn. A new song to listen to. A new food to try. A new hobby to practice. A new scent to smell. A new person to meet. A new book to read. A new show to watch. A new dog or cat to pet.

You don’t need to change the world, you don’t need to do something astronomical. You exist, and that’s something to be happy about. Life may not always go your way, and terrible things happen, and sometimes it feels like you’re at rock bottom. But there are always stars in the sky, and the sun always rises, and birds will chirp, and leaves will rustle in the breeze, and the sea will always kiss the shore, and there’s always something new and wonderful to discover.

I hope there are days where you hear a song and can’t help but sing along or dance. Days where you look at the night sky and become consumed by its beauty. Days where a stranger smiles at you and makes you feel just a little better. Days where drinking just a cup of water makes you refreshed. Days where you wake up and revel in the comfort of your own bed. Days where you laugh so hard with your friends you start to tear up. Days where you step outside and realise it’s your favourite kind of weather today. Days where you see a view so gorgeous you want to cry.