THE FUCKING CACKLE I JUST EMITTED JESUS FUCK.

Because he was schooled at the Brando school of Petty don't you know?

Why is Monoma doing the fucking DIO pose XD

You know I had to do it again

hear me out cake

mhhhhh ideasssss

I think one of the things about Bil and Ben is that they probably come off as kinda... sheltered? spoiled? to the other engines.

I mean they'd come off as irritating anyway because Being Aggravating is their stock-in-trade. But I imagine there's an inescapable element, too, of... envy. Disguised as dismissal and disgust.

Because the twins seem to have been bought new. This makes them nearly unique among the standard-gauge Sodor engines, all of whom had to prove themselves, or lose something, or come to the island as a last resort...

But Bill and Ben are privately owned and, I imagine, doted on. (That livery is one that is gonna show dirt fast, and I think that alone says something even apart from the general Vibes.) They have the freedom to roam beyond their clay pits, but they also have their home base that the others can't enter—they'd well shut out of the various stressors of other engines bunking with each other (and roasting each other from dawn till dusk). They are each other's family and they've never been separated, much less suffered the loss of the other. They pretty clearly don't live in fear of their owners, and they also seem to get a lot of attention from enthusiasts (RWS).

I get the sense that Edward and BoCo's tolerance for them is another symptom of how ungrudging and unjealous they are. They're pretty free from the trap of resenting others for their good fortune and that really helps to keep your cool when dealing with the two most cossetted little shits (affectionate) on the island.

I'd love to see their development pushed a bit by some disruption of their idyllic endless childhood, though. I think TVS having them mix it up at the big harbor helps a good bit—I like to imagine that after the era of the Wilbert Awdry books, the S.C.C. started hiring them out to the N.W.R. over the winter months and that allows for them to be at Brendam Tidmouth Harbor with Cranky, Salty, and whoever else at times.

One could take it further, though. What if the powers that be ever rebuilt that bridge that makes clearance into the pits so tight? And then the S.C.C. dieselised? I think Bill and Ben being replaced would be fascinating just because it would be such a big push for them as characters.

I'm sure the N.W.R. would take them in, at least for a while, but that's not dramatic enough for my tastes. Would they struggle to adapt (a la the season 3 story where they screw up their day managing the big station)? Would they be able to stay together? Would the North Western engines put together a deputation to ask them to be purchased, or would some of them kinda hesitate to plead for the most annoying little bees in the world to become a permanent part of their life? Would their diesel replacements kinda suck? What if the S.C.C. asked for them back, to help their replacements get up to speed? Bill and Ben as the seasoned veterans is just such a hilarious thought to me.

Which brings me to my next post...

denki teehee

Now this is just what I wanted for Christmas.

i just watched polar express

+ bonus sketch i didn't get to finish

Deku Beyond

I like to imagen that whilst the new suit has the lot of OFA abilities in it each one had a different amount of time allotted to it.

Smoke, Day 1 it was easy as, done on lock down.

Float, yeah flight controls were down boosters in the boots, cape acts as stabilizer.

Those three were easy, the rest had some crazy stuff behind the scene.

Black Whip, genuine advancements in chemical engineering had to be made there to even get it to work, had to call in the MHA equivalent of ol'Peter Parker to get that job done.

Fa Jin, How the hell do you even make that, that's converting kinetic energy to more power, simple the suit adsorbs that shit like a sponge, Black Panther style, imagen punching him the impact spreads out glowing red and you get punted with double what you just hit him with.

Danger Sense, a suite of electronics to even get it that close, proximity sensors, heat identification, lidar and radar, they had to pack so much in to even equate to that quirk.

Gear Shift, How how would they even get it to be able to alter the speed of objects, no it's just a hyped up magnet system powered by the Fa Jin kinetic set up, can be used like the railgun, maybe like the force, doesn't work on none magnetic items yet.

Oh and super strength, that's basically just Izuku's, just has the Neuron Amplifiers like the Batman Beyond suit, only due to his absolutely ridiculous physical abilities he's got a cruise missile in his hands now not a 50.cal.

So when combing through the training footage it becomes rather difficult to gauge what the suits effectiveness, you have this film of him demolishing a building with a blow, and it turns out they didn't have the NA's on, Izuku one tapped that building with his pure strength, the only difference the armor was making was it acted as boxing glove.

Still think that suit is less Iron Man more Beyond Batman.

Pictured here is the reaction of Horikoshi wondering why the hell a group of people wearing purple and yellow have arrived on his doorstep welding various weapons'.

Am I writing fan-fiction?

Yes, yes I am.

YOOOOO

Assorted time skip content

These are all beautiful.

Personalized Insults

So my friend @sekiumiarashi and I have created a bit of Sodor culture between the engines. That being personalized insults. The insults are a sign you know and care enough about the engine to know how they fucked up. You want to show you care but also say “fuck off you’re being a bitch”. Every engine has them, Thomas having the most. Here are some

Gordon: Oh go up a hill. // Mr. Ditchwater // Did lose your way again?/Who lost the route for you this time? // Mr. Diesel Buffers // Domeless

Thomas: Go fall down a mine. // Mr. I make good decisions (mainly used by Edward) // Remember your coaches this time? // Gone fishing?/Got fish in your boiler? // Enjoy your world tour? (Whenever he’s late) // regular law breaker

Percy: Dirty Percy // You get in a jam? // Did you have a snack break? (When he’s late) // Mr. Whistle-mouth // Non-refundable (only in our au)

James: Don’t get your bootlaces in a twist // Mr. Buzzbox // Mr. Bridge-cracker (by Toby and Gordon only) // Tar-face/tar-wagon

Henry: Get stuck in a tunnel // Sir Improper Funnel (by Percy only)

Emily: Your highness

Edward: Mr. Know the rails (by Gordon only in our au) // Lose a water wheel?/Lose a wheel?

Feel free to add more if you’d like.