#hog rambles

I'm gonna draw so much im jumping up and down

He looks like such a cute guy (even as an ex-Raider) so it's almost hard to see what draws him to Tamsy, but that just intrigues me more.

Does he Know? I suppose first I should ask if you're caught up with the manga, but if you are, what does Tafa know about Tamsy's goals? About his past?

Is Tafa a part of those? Does he help?

How does he feel about people's opinions on Tamsy? What is his opinion on Tamsy?

What does he feel when, say Rudo tells Tamsy that he's a 'trustworthy, upstanding guy'? Or how about characters like Corvus who are more wary of Tamsy?

Is he open or close with any of the other Cleaners?

What drew him to be a Raider in the first place? Does he believe in Zodyl's goal?

What drew him to the Cleaners? Was is Tamsy? Is he a part of Team Eager?

Do you think Tamsy was a part of the same Sphere-worshiping cult that Zodyl was? We have several voice lines where he does- though sarcastically- refer to the Sphere as if it were something spiritually above the Ground ("Our little presents from the Sphere" being one off the top of my head because this line rattles around in my brain constantly)

Are you,,, open/looking for Tamsy/Gachiakuta fan friends? Or perhaps maybe GachiakutaOC friends? No worries if not! I kinda wanted to ask more, but I realize I don't know if you've read the manga.

Okay so I have a lot to unpack here omg, tysm for the ask this is lovely!! I'd love more mutuals to talk to about OC stuff as well hehe

So firstly I am fully caught up to the manga, and I do have my own theories that me and my partner have thought up. My theories include that Tamsy and the apostles seem to worship the watchman in some regard, and that Tamsy's plans directly relate to that and the connection Rudo has to the watchman, aiming toward raising rudo to godhood. (I can make a whole post on that if you'd like to know that more in depth. I'm trying to keep it short for now!)

Tafa's backstory relates to this theory directly, while the ground is a faithless place (based on mymo in the current arc), Tafa's backstory relates to the idea that a book with Some writing on the watchman in a divine sense would fall off the sphere and onto the ground. Where Tafas family generations earlier would have found and picked up.. building a small shrine/temple for it. Its a small place honestly and no one goes to it, it's really out of the way (think like Amo's tower) where Tafa grows to be a grounds keeper over, as well as lived in most his life.

Tafa's story only connects him to everything else once his family's home is crushed by trash rain and he wants to take the sphere down in revenge. this is when he's a raider. He truly did believe in Zodyl's goal and still does as a cleaner.

Him becoming a cleaner deeply relies on corvus finding him and giving him an offer, somewhere along the lines of "you have answers to questions we have about the sphere and the ground. Join us, and we'll ease that ache without bloodshed." And Tafa listens and joins with a LOT of convincing.

I won't go too in depth on his backstory here but to sum it up nicely- Tafa does eventually find out about Tamsy and his plans, and to an extent Tafa finds his own purpose in it. And kind of assists him after that in it..

Tafa believes he can "soften the blow" for Rudo on whatever it is Tamsy is planning. Like making it easier for Rudo to handle or adjust to. Tamsy is clearly coming from a point of devotion, a spiritual love and dedication to it. Like a mission from his god he simply must act out. Tafa understands this greatly because of his past and upbringing. Though his connection to Tamsy comes way earlier and way more naturally..

Tafa has kind of a rough adjustment to the cleaners after being a raider for so long. But hes pretty close to team eager, the kiddos of team akuta (everyone but Enjin tbh), corvus, he's quite close to Semiu and they def have a brother/sister connection I like to think :D he also LOVES bro Santa. They are BROS.

I SAW THIS LATE IM SONODNSOBORBONS

Are you open to doing art commissions? Now or at any time (and does/would that change if the idea were perhaps Tamsy-related?)

I do commissions fairly often yeah! I haven't advertised on here since my profile is pretty small right now and I'm keeping it all fun ^^