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Lilian/Dai

@artsybi / artsybi.tumblr.com

any/neopronouns ~ multishipper ~ gravity falls ~ the magnus archives ~ twenty øne piløts ~ the swan crossing project ~ six of crows ~ marvel comics (mostly daredevil) ~ and other assorted things ~ genderfluid ~ aro-ace ~ queer ~ i write but not very often ~ my url still has bi in it because i'm holding out hope that one day that cute enby from summer camp will message me
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mythrite asked:

nnnnever mind i made up another— not sure if it’s consider an idiom ?

“With a gun to their head” (in a hostage way) -> “With blurrypaint to their neck”

and also gunpoint -> smearpoint/seizepoint !

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ooooh wait those are really interesting, i love when sayings paint (ha) the bishops as a threat, you just Know the banditos take great joy in slandering them in as many ways as possible.

also makes me think of like: "okay but gun to your head, what would you pick?" -> "okay but nico's hands to your throat, what would you pick?"

#ask#mythrite#linguistics#twenty one pilots#twenty øne piløts#tøp#dema#vialism#trench#idioms#these are fun!! i havent done many smearing sayings but ohhhh the potential is There
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mythrite asked:

im not one to construct fictional linguistics, but i am a big fan of the dema-isms :D

i thought up another version of a "when pigs fly", being "when bishops see yellow". a bit wordy but i think its neat [:

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oh that one's fun! i can totally imagine the banditos using that

#ask#mythrite#linguistics#twenty one pilots#twenty øne piløts#tøp#dema#vialism#trench#idioms#and thank you! the dema-isms have been so much fun#collaborative fictional linguistics are genuinely one of my fave fandom things
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i present, my silly self-indulgent picking apart of drag path and the jocals there in. ft color-coded lyrics and my own commentary. i am a drag path jocals truther, and this is my evidence <3

#original#twenty one pilots#twenty øne piløts#tøp#tyler joseph#josh dun#drag path#video#meta#my stuff#i made this#(i know this isn't reeeeally meta but that's the tag i use on this blog for analysis and stuff)#listen either drag path jocals are real#or tyler's joke from the drum show behind the scenes about singing like josh is real#BECAUSE IT REALLY DOES SOUND LIKE HIM#so either tyler's doing one hell of an impression#or he managed to talk josh into singing on two songs#and obviously i am firmly team actual jocals#partially bc the THEEEEMES#anyway obviously without access to the actual files or an official credits page we Can't know for certain#(also i have an audio processing disorder so i was Not the best pick for this job tbh)#but i AM as certain as i possibly can be. that i've gotten this much right#so. drag path jocals. you agree
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you guys ever think about our first actual view of the Torchbearer. just this lone, imposing figure up on the cliffside staring Blurryface down, chest heaving and eyes shadowed and a target on his chest

its kind of scary its not friendly. he really is this sort of Figure at first. he's just watching, he's not making any moves just yet but he's there and he's witnessing this all happen. he remains after the rest of the banditos retreat.

and it's only revealed to us that this is josh when we get this close up and can see his tattoos. i have to wonder if they rolled up his sleeves on purpose so you could see that it's josh. because he really is. completely anonymous when he's all geared up. he's a faceless entity he's a figure in the background and he's watching. he's waiting. and he's staring blurryface down. He's The Torchbearer BUT WE DONT EVEN KNOW THAT YET ! WE JUST KNOW ITS JOSH !!! we just know that it's josh and because it's josh he's good and he's here to help. him being josh is one of our Only indicators that he's friendly.

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NO LIKE PREV @purpleleafsyt EXACTLY. like in NATN before Torch pulls his bandana down Clancy DOES look nervous she looks really wary. The Banditos all but surround her and it's only until the mask comes down does clancy smile and looks relieved and happy to see him. and she has every right to because like. WE know the banditos are here to help but the way they actually sneak into the city in the dead of night and like. flank Clancy and box her in on either side does feel very very threatening. She IS nervous she doesnt know who these people are or if she can trust them yet and i think that was intentional.

its almost like. she is wary of The Torchbearer but she knows she can trust Josh ykwim... I DONT KNOW its so so so interesting in retrospect.

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I think perhaps the reason Torch pulling her bandana down contributes to Clancy feeling safer around him and the other Banditos with them is because it's the first time she's seeing people rather than myths whispered around Dema. Because I don't imagine those myths are particularly kind coming from within the city, it's no wonder Clancy was nervous since she has no point of reference for what they're Actually like. Surrounding her isn't really the greatest first face-to-face impression.

But Torch doing that turns it from Clancy comprehending a legend into her seeing and connecting with someone real. Especially with how anonymous they can be with how they all dress similarly and cover their faces. Or somethingggg I also don't know

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!!!!!!! YESSSS yes yesyes oh my god this exactly. I think you’re right on thr money ..

#reblog#twenty one pilots#tøp#torchbearer#clancy#i am CONSTANTLY rolling this post over in my head#and they ABSOLUTELY rolled his sleeves up just so we could tell that it was josh#bc torch never wears his sleeves rolled up again in like. any other mv or even any concert#that was them gently turning towards the camera and going 'no no. it's okay. it's just josh. you can trust him'#being that anonymous while geared up is absolutely intentional though. means his face isn't recognizable#harder to stop a faceless threat. yknow.
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tyler actually does a really good job throughout the whole livestream experience of selling the "clancy as a miserable propaganda puppet" thing but. something about this moment, right before ride, where he's clearly trying (and failing) to suppress his smile and you can tell that he's just thrilled to be performing again, even if in a different format than normal, just. charms me.

clancy might be having a damn miserable time right now but tyler is so happy to be back on stage, even for just one show

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#original#gif#twenty one pilots#twenty øne piløts#tøp#tyler joseph#clancy#livestream experience#ride#scaled and icy#my stuff#i made this#id in alt#you can always tell that he loves performing. literally any concert footage will show you that much#but this moment just. gets to me. first performance post-pandemic and he's so fucking excited#that he slips out of character for a minute bc he just can't help it#especially bc this comes right after level of concern#and the ''in a world where this is as good as it gets. and we miss you. we really do.'' bit#i just love this moment. it's cute ashdgfjsdf
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puppyboymikeyway asked:

what about 'kill two bishops with one stone' (two birds one stone)? im still a little new to all of the deep lore with trench and the bandito camp, so i couldnt think of anything to replace stone with. tape maybe? two bishops with one roll of tape? idk it sounds weird lmao

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artsybi answered:

it's actually so funny you bring this one up because just the other day i was writing a scene and went through like, three variations on that phrase while working on it because i too could not come up with a final version i really liked lol.

(i went with the much simpler "two vultures one arrow/stone")

i DO like "two bishops one stone" feels very banditos. "two bishops one torch" maybe? there's something very fun here, i feel like we're just barely missing it.

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#reblog#tøp#clancy#other people's art#id in alt text#''OH LIKE IN A FIGHT''#GIGGLING#gonna be so so real the implications absolutely did not occur to me at time of writing ajdshajksdfads
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Anonymous asked:

Jesus Christ -> Bishop's tights

They're probably wearing something under that robe right? Probably tights. Most of the Bishops hate this one. Nova actually thinks it's a great idea

Christ on a cross -> Gone in the graves / Torch in a tower / Bishop in a siezed/gone (I feel like that one has potential with the right phrasing...)

Also sieze in place of damn would make so much sense but I feel like the sound is wrong.

i want you to know that i was taking a sip of water when i opened my inbox and i almost choked at bishop's tights. i just KNOW nico haaaates that, 11/10

okay i LOVE "gone in a grave" for "christ on a cross" that is SO clever, anon, you're so brained, that's getting added to my lexicon immediately

my brain immediately went "damn it all to hell" -> "seize it all to neon" which. i mean. i like it, not sure how comprehensible it actually is as a saying though, lmao

i do sort of feel like seize maybe works better as fuck, though? not as a one-to-one but, i feel like "seize it" and "fuck it" have Very similar vibes

#ask#anon#linguistics#twenty one pilots#twenty øne piløts#tøp#dema#vialism#trench#idioms#i love collaborative fictional linguistics!!!#fr though anon these are all Great you do amazing work#this is So much fun#also. i can imagine an exhausted torch staring down at a watch schedule or smth before going ''seize this. actually''#and putting his head down on his desk in tired defeat#and that mental image entertains Me so asjdhfgsadf
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Anonymous asked:

So dema-isms.

Jesus Christ flows so well because of the 2-1 syllables and how you can stress the first and last as much as needed for extra emphasis. Bonus points if the last word has more sharp syllables (t and k sounds) or an i sound I think.

So a couple options could be Glorious Gone, Torch's Light, Vultures flight, etc.

Or I think my personal favorite so far is actually "Bishops Nine". Idk bishop fits really well for the first word, but there may be a better option for the second.

this is a fun case study in how fictional linguistics work, because from like, a language perspective, "glorious gone" makes the most sense and is the most direct "jesus christ" comparison, but in terms of how it sounds, i think "torch's light" is the most satisfying to say, but also feels a little less likely to Be A Thing because profanity almost always has roots in taboo (which is why blasphemy is so common) and it doesn't carry any taboo implications.

i do think "bishops nine" is the beginning of a really good one, though, it just needs a second word with a harder consonant on the end to make it satisfying. i'm, coming up blank on what would work, but, there is something, i'm sure of it.

also my brain is insisting that there is a great "christ on a cross" replacement with bishops, and i'm sure there is, but i absolutely cannot get it to come together.

#ask#anon#linguistics#twenty one pilots#twenty øne piløts#tøp#dema#vialism#trench#idioms#also i paused in the middle of answering this ask to google about the history of swearing#and was reminded that ''minced oath'' is a term (''gosh'' and ''darn'' and etc) and that almost all english language swears#have minced oath variants. and now i. wonder#do you think ''gosh'' instead of ''gone'' is used in dema?#i bet some of the bishops let that slide (going for that Cool Youth Pastor Energy)#but there is not a CHANCE that nico does#you say ''gosh'' in front of nico and activate his unskippable dialogue about taking the name of the gone in vain#''because we all know what your Intention is so the actual words you speak do not matter. because your Intention was Blasphemy''#see the problem with being reminded of this is that i need to actually come up with the Real Swears#before i can do the minced oath variants. and as has been proven. fictional swearing is Hard#it's also. you get more leeway with idioms because they're sometimes kitschy even irl#but with swearing there's a fine line between something workable and something cringe inducing#it's the kid's show problem#sorry i won't go on that tangent that could be its own post entirely asdhjfgasdf
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most difficult problem of writing fanfiction is when you need a character to express the particular surprised/dismayed/disappointed sentiment of going "jesus christ" but this isn't a lore friendly thing to say and there's nothing lore friendly that conveys quite the same emotion

#reblog#tøp#ah yes the very emotion that inspired my dema-isms posts#did i actually get back around to the swearing? i did not#i STILL don't have a good replacement for a good ole ''JESUS CHRIST'' and it's a Damn Shame#though perpetual shout out to fawn-wings for gone instead of god because that DOES work everywhere i need it to#very smooth very classic very lore friendly

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