#rowvember2019

“Hey, Boss?”

“Mm?”

“You used to live in the country, right?”

“That’s right.”

“So… can you tell me what the difference is between a weasel and a stoat?”

“What?”

“What’s the difference between a weasel and a stoat? Aren’t they the same?”

“Oh, no, my boy. It’s very simple, actually.”

“Yeah?”

“Yeah, y’see a weasel is weasily recognised, whereas a stoat is stoatally different.”

“… Oh my god.”

“Haha, what’s the matter?”

“Oh my fucking god. You’re dead to me. You are fucking dead to me. Die.”

“Haha! Aah! Oh no!”

“God, Jesus and the Virgin Mary see your fucking crimes, mother fucker. It’s fucking judgement day.”

“Oh no! Oh no! I’m sorry! I’m sorry! We’ll look it up! Aha!”

This was not supposed to be today’s picture. I had a very nicely drawn picture but it made better sense for a different day. So here is a super quick doodle of Marcy and her two favorite OG saints.

Rowvember Day 3 : Lively

Seriously running out of time to do these. 💔

“Shaundi, they’re gonna kill you if they find out about this.”

“Shh. I’m recording this for posterity, okay? What they don’t know won’t hurt ‘em.” 

A philosophical discussion between the Barbarian King and the Trickster Prince of Night. The Saints’ Midwinter Masquerade Ball, 2008.

Please just pretend Maero’s tattoos are there. Do it for me. I am so tired.

“Fuck you, Charlie! This ain’t the way we do shit! This ain’t the way the Saints do shit! What the fuck do you think -”

“- Johnny, for fucks sake, listen to me, alright!? Look, I get it, you’ve got every right to be upset -”

“- You think I’m upset!? Is that what you think!?”

“Listen to me, for fucks sake! Maero offered me that shitty deal and I took it on the spot because it’s gonna keep him out of our fuckin’ hair! We’ve got three other gangs to cross off before we’re on top again, and all we’ve got to do it with is pocket change and a bunch of street kids!”

“So that’s your solution!? This fuckin’... pussy-ass sneaky shit!?”

“He’s arrogant, Johnny. Let him learn to underestimate us, and while he’s sat on his arse thinkin’ we’re below him, we’ll be taking care of the Ronin and the Samedi, and then, then, when we’ve got the cash and the manpower to do it proper, we’ll turn on him and bite his stupid head off, no contest.”

“I don’t like it.”

“I know. I know you don’t like it, I know you’d rather just get stuck in and get it done, and that’s how I’d rather do it too, but christ, Johnny. He’s so fuckin’ full of himself. It’s too good an opportunity not to take advantage of it.”

“Fine. But you better know this shit don’t sit well with me.“

“I know, Johnny. Take out your frustration on the Ronin and the Samedi for now, alright? We’ll get it all done in the end.”

“We better. And get yourself some new fuckin’ clothes. You look like shit.”

“Yeah, you’re right about that. C’mon, let’s go ‘n’  take potshots at cars at the intersection. That’ll put us in a good mood, an’  then we can pop into town and see what we can do to get me lookin’ presentable.”

“Alright. Good shit.”

OH HEY IT’S ROWVEMBER.

Boy, it’s really weird to be coming into this straight off the back of Inktober and to start drawing normal human beings with normal human proportions instead of like, fridge-sized knights. Give me a few days to get into the swing of it, lmao.

Also, this month I’m going to be foisting the AU that I’ve cooked up onto all of you, wherein Charlie!Boss actually takes Maero up on his objectively garbage offer of collaboration, purely for the sake of keeping the Brotherhood at bay while the Saints get their shit together enough to compete with them. Or that’s how it starts, at least - none of it goes remotely to plan for anybody involved.

I call it 20/80! So that’s what I’ll be tagging it with all month. ( b ._.)b

So this would have fit better under day 7 : Doctor. I couldn’t think of anyyyyything for today. Plausible was such a hard word. So it’s PLAUSIBLE or reasonable Troy does everything he can to keep the boss alive after Julius blows her up.

ROWVEMBER IS UPON US, CHAMPS. ( b ._.)b

Here are some tips to help you get the most out of it!

> Tumblr’s tagging system is dumb and super fucky and only takes note of the first FIVE tags on a post. This means that if you’re hoping to have your Rowvember content show up in any tags, those tags need to be listed within the first five, and then you can use any subsequent tags to label content warnings or any reference tags you want to add for your own use.

> You’re going to have problems if you use the #NSFW tag anywhere on your post. Tumblr is run by puritans now, so if you do make anything a little bit raunchy for Rowvember and want to tag it so folks have a choice about what they see, you’re going to have to come up with something else or risk getting flagged. I use #CUTE LITTLE BABY KITTENS on my raunchy posts because it’s a unique tag that isn’t used for any other purpose, and also it’s funny. You are welcome to share it with me. Ask me about my other tags if you want ideas on how to tag things without upsetting The Algorithm™!

(You might also choose to put your raunchy content in a text post and tuck it away under a cut. That’s also a champion move.)

> Try to be as specific as possible when tagging content warnings! The aforementioned raunchy content is a great example of something that folks might want to see depending on what kind of raunchy content it is. Someone might be interested in certain types of raunchy content, e.g., raunch that involves exclusively dudes, but not others, e.g., boobies. Some folks might also be more interested in some SR sequels than others, and some folks might be down to hear about certain kinds of AUs but maybe not all of them. By being specific with your tags, you can give everyone a choice about what they see and help your stuff find its best and most appreciative audience.

> Additionally, tag content warnings with the content FIRST to make it easier for those blacklisting it. Suppose I make a post with some heavy stuff in it and I want to tag it for alcoholism. I’d use #alcoholism cw to tag it because then, if someone has “#alcoholism” blacklisted, my post will still be caught by their filter, but it won’t show up in the actual #alcoholism tag. If I just tagged it with #cw alcoholism instead, the person hoping to blacklist it then also has to have that specific tag blacklisted as well, which they may not. Be considerate!

> I’ll be tracking the tags for this event and I invite you to do the same! Saints Row has a lovely fandom here on Tumblr, and while I pretty much only hang out in the SR2 corner of that fandom, from what I’ve seen, we’re a small but passionate community. Let’s make some cool stuff together! Here are the tags I’ll be tracking and slapping on my posts during Rowvember:

#ROWVEMBER #ROWVEMBER2019 #ROWVEMBER 2019