Xiaoyi

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A librarian who's here to post silly comics She/They

'I see.' Madame Appeline sighed. She reached over and took hold of Neverfell's hands, and smiled sadly into her face. 'Neverfell ... I know that you were very upset by everything you saw down there, but there are some things that you need to understand. Drudges are not like us. They thrive on routines and hard work, whereas luxuries and comforts do not really mean much to them. They do not really feel pain or fear, any more than stone bleeds or trembles when you chip it. A few of them play at having simple personalities, but it is nothing more than an act, like monkeys dancing.' 'But ... but that's not true! Neverfell thought of Erstwhile's mute, frustrated anger.'That's what everybody wants to think. The drudges do feel - they just don't have the Faces to show it. I hate it, the way they can only look calm and eager and willing to please, even when they're watching each other die. Its horrible. And I know why nobody teaches them more Faces. It's just so that everybody else can pretend drudges aren't real people. That's right, isn't it?' 'The Face training for the drudges is carefully considered,' Madame Appeline answered swiftly.What would happen if drudge children were taught unhappy Faces? They would grow up considering that they might be unhappy. They might look around and see unhappiness on each other's faces, and their own unhappiness would grow. If they wear a happy face for long enough, on the other hand, they are much more likely to believe in the end that they really are happy. And there's no real difference between being happy and believing you are happy, is there?'
Illustrations from Ulyssis Aldovandi 's Monstrorum historia, showing many illustrations of "monsters". Here is a dragon like creature with four legs called Orobonis Pifcis effigies.
Photographs of a book by Ruysch called Opera omnia anatomico-medico-chirurgica, hucusque edita and published in 1721. This photograph shows an illustration of an armadillo and a bird displayed in jars which are sealed with corckscrews and flowers.
Video from the fighting game Arm Joe based on Les Misérables
Sets of moves for the Les Misérables fighting game with the character of Jean Valjean: -Valjean Savate (バルジャンソバット, Barujansobatto) →↓↘ +【C】or【D】 -Tackle (タックル, Takkuru) ↓↘→ +【A】or【B】 -Gin no Shokkida (銀の食器だッ, lit. "Silver Cutlery") ↓↙← +【B】 -Papa o Ijimenaide (パパをいじめないでッ, lit. "Don't bully Papa") ↓↙← +【C】
A fight between Jugement from the Les Misérables fighting game and Eponine
A fight between robotjean and ponpon from Arm Joe, the Les Misérables fighting game
The main screen of the Les Misérables fighting game (Arm Joe), showing each available character
A screenshot of a portable AC unit sold for 900 euros online. The AC unit has been photoshopped into a burning desert with a city in flames behind it. The text is in french and reads : CANICULE, NE PRENEZ PAS DE RISQUE! DERNIÈRES PIÈCES, PLUS QUE QUELQUES UNITÉS, DÉPÊCHEZ VOUS! Rafraîchit rapidement, comfort immédiat. Facile à utiliser, pratique et mobile. Économique, faible consommation. La demande est très forte profitez en maintenant ! Stock limité de manquez pas ça !.
A four frame comic about the heatwave in France. The comic shows me walking in the street holding an Anti UV umbrella and then sitting at home with the fan on. The text reads: "It's Friday. It's 38C. No longer 43C. I can breathe easier. I see another dead bird. I see a man sprawled on the street, under a burnt tree. And as I reach home, I swear to myself that when I get AC next year, I will yell all the same. I won't be pacified. I will yell." The last frame shows a building from outside, blinds all shit. The city outside is burning in flames.
A four frame comic about how I experience euphoria when I donate blood. The first frame shows me at a blood center donating blood, looking high. The text reads : "everytime I donate blood I experience euphoria. *High as hell on blood loss*". In the second frame I'm running around and waving my arms yelling weeeeeeee. The text reads : "I leave the center as happy as can be, convinced that donating solves everything.". In the third frame I am grasping my boss's shoulder, who is looking scared and sweating. The text reads : "For days after, I even tire everyone with tales of blood." I say to my boss: your blood must be so good!!!". In the fourth frame, I have turned into a gigantic bad, chasing my boss as she runs away. The text reads: they haven't donated yet.
A four frames comic made of post it notes about the current heatwave in France. In the first frame we see a building from outside. The text reads: today is Monday. It's 41 degrees outside. 34 inside. In the second frame the sun can be seen from a window. The text reads : there is no AC. We don't have blinds. I suggest painting the windows. People agree. In the third frame, three people are talking. A colleague asks : "when will this heatwave end?" . In the fourth frame, only the sun is visible. The text reads: someone replies "it won't."
A four frame comic made of post it notes about my work at the library. In the first frame the text reads : it's Monday. Someone gave me a bunch of bezoar stones. In the second frame I am holding the bezoar stones in disgust and saying "I don't like them Jean-Michel." My colleague Jean Michel replies: " they're rare!". In the third frame I'm looking conflicted and holding them. In the fourth frame I say "can I have a parasite instead?". Jean Michel replies: no.
A four frame comic about how I did not know Porygon was an artifical Pokémon. In the first frame I am talking to my friend and saying "Porygon is my favorite pokémon!". My friend replies "Ah yeh, he's very cute.". In the second frame my frame bumps me in the shoulder playfully and says "A shame he's AI right?". I appear confused and say "what". In the third frame I ask "Porygon is AI?". She replies: "What did you think he was?". I say: "A rock?" and she says "What kinda rock is that?". We both appear confused. In the fourth frame a drawing of a happy porygon is shown. I say: "A gay rock?"
Screenshot of actor Joshua Burge from Vulcanizadora.
Screenshot from the film Vulcanizadora. The two protagonists are facing each others and wearing metal contraptions around their head, almost like bear traps.
A four frames comic made of post it notes. In the first frame an old man comes in the library. The text reads: it's friday. An old man came in. Very old. The old man says: "I must return a book to you... I'm a bit late...". In the second frame I wave his worries away and says : don't worry about it! When did you borrow it? . In the third frame he stands silently. In the fourth frame a closeup of his face is shown, as he whispers "1944".
A four frames comic about an alternate universe where Will Graham and Hannibal Lecter play Smash Bros Melee on the gamecube. In the first frame Will and Hannibal are sitting on the couch. Will says "Thanks for letting me play Melee in your home Dr. Lecter.". Hannibal replies "My pleasure dear Will". In the second frame Hannibal is playing Kirby while Will is playing Starfox. Kirby uses the attack inhale and starts swallowing Starfox. Will says "I'll be honest, I didn't think you'd pick Kirby- oh.". In the third frame, Kirby can be seen munching on starfox happily. In the fourth frame, Will looks at Hannibal intensely while Hannibal is smiling and playing Melee.
The first part of a comic about a comment I received on my comic entitled Strawberry Economics. The first frame says: "Someone commented that if I stopped comics and got a real job (underlined), then I would not think the economy is bad. Did they think pro artists should never complain?". The second frame shows me as a child, drawing on the floor, back to the reader. The text reads: "I was confused because I've never dreamt of making money with art. That idea died when I was a child.". The third frame shows me surrounded by boxes. The text reads: "I start working in libraries instead. At my first job I earned 1270 a month, lifting boxes all day. A real job. Real pain.". The fourth frame shows an empty hospital bed with me sitting besides it. The text reads: "My father had a real job too. he broke his body with it for 50 years. he died two years after retiring.". The fifth frame shows a corridor with three doors. The text reads: "By the time I was 26, all my neighbors had died of work related diseases. Real jobs of real people.". The fifth frame shows a plush looking like me , above many other plushes of people. The text reads: "The truth is that I am fine now. I got a unique, well paid job. They told me hundreds of people applied."
A four frame comic set during the heatwave in France. In the first frame, a kid calls out to me shouting "HEY" and I turn around. We are both red and sweating. In the second frame, he does the six-seven meme with his arms and says "S-six seven..." with difficulty. In the third frame I answer with the six seven variant meme, saying "Six-seven...uh...tasty crousty...". As I walk away head down and sweating, I say "Six seven degrees...".
France In France, the law requires anyone to assist a person in danger or at the very least call for help. People who help are not liable for damages except if the damages are intentional or caused by a "strong" mistake.
A four frame comic about a stupid ethical dilemmas involving a bleeding wizard and a magical gun. The dilemma, presented in quotes, is this: "You see a man dressed as a wizard, badly injured. He gives you a gun and says it has healing bullets. He begs you to shoot him to save his life. Do you shoot him and risk becoming a murderer or do nothing and risk letting a real wizard with a magic gun die?". The first frame shows the wizard lying down and bleeding, in pain. The second frame shows him with big pleading eye, holding a bright blue gun. In the third frame, a man hesitates while holding the gun, sweating. In the fourth frame, a letter is shown. It reads: "Dear sir, We inform you that you have been BANNED from the Ethical Dilemmas Society. Pleas edo not contact us again."
A four frame comic made of post it notes about dealing with the heatwave at work (it's 36 degrees Celsius in France). In the first frame I am slouching on a chair, doing nothing. The text reads: it's tuesday at work. It is very hot. In the second frame I am giving my cooling fan to the students. I am saying "here child" and they are replying "i owe you my life.". The text reads: in my infinite kindness and folly I have given my fan to students. In the third frame I have turned into a sweaty slug like being. The text reads: it is a sacrifice I am willing to pay. I am strong. I am brave. In the fourth frame I say, still sweating : can we order two more fans.
A four frames comics about how I can afford strawberries as a 34 year old adult. The first frame shows a bunch of gariguette strawberries in a box at the supermarket. The text reads: "STRAWBERRIES ON SALE". In the second frame I am holding the box of strawberries happily, saying "And I have enough money left to afford them!". In the third frame I am eating them and saying "Mmm a scrumptious treat...". In the fourth frame I am closing my eyes and thinking "The economy is very bad".
Empreintes by Morgann Runacre-Temple, Jessica‎ Wright / Marcos Morau
Pretty Yende in La Traviata, ordering a kébab while singing and then texting her crush
Picture of a bittern doing a funny little walk, one leg up.
A two frames comic about reading some posts online and deciding to not react to them. The first frame shows me sitting at my computer desk and looking at the screen, saying nothing. In the second frame I say "Yeh I'm not gonna react to that."
Screenshot from Gounod's Faust played in 2024 at the Opéra Bastille. A man is giving cans of redbull to everyone. They're all singing in front of a basketball court.
A video of the opéra Faust by Gounod played at the Opéra de Paris (bastille) in 2024
Illustration from the book Dictionnaire universel d'histoire naturelle by d'Orbigny (1844). This illustration is of a mole with a golden green fur.
A four frame comic about my eternal love for western actor Lee Van Cleef. In the first frame I am hiking in a forest with a friend who asks me "In the Hunger Games would you rather kill me or let me win?". I reply "I'd let you win of course!". In the second frame she is smiling happily and asks: "Aww! And would you save me or Lee Van Cleef?". In the third frame I quickly turn my back to her. We both are without expressions. In the fourth frame I reply , back still turned, "...You of course". She yells: "WHY DID YOU TURN AROUND THEN!!! Look me in the eyes!".
A four frame comic made of post it notes about my work day during friday before a long weekend. In the first frame I'm sitting at my desk. The text reads: it's friday. I'm all alone in the library. In the second frame a female pheasant is sitting by the library window. The text reads : a pheasant has come to keep me company. In the third frame a computer and a keyboard are shown, with Excel opened. The text reads: i have 323 books left to catalog and clean. In the fourth frame I am standing by the window as the pheasant flies away. The text reads: i wish I was this pheasant, but I don't know if it would like being me.
A four frame comic about a film trope where a "dad" character turns out to be a total badass from the CIA-Army forced out of retirement to protect his family/community by shooting about a hundred people. In the first frame a man, his wife, son, and daughter are posing for a photograph. The text reads "I'm an ex green beret and hitman who has retired to become Mr. Everyman." In the second frame a man with black hair smiles evily at him and says "Not so fast, Everyman. The italian-russian-dutch mafia always pays its debts...". Everyman looks in horror and shouts "Big Tönii!!". In the third frame Mister Everyman is holding two very badly drawn guns and saying "I don't want to but I am FORCED to kill a hundred men to PROTECT MY PEACE." . In the last frame of the comic he's shown wearing a black suit and shooting at three men while yelling "Aaaaa I hate violence so much aaaaa".
A four frame comic made of post it notes about my monday at work. In the first frame the text reads : It's monday and we're talking about parasites. In the second frame I'm happily proposing that we display more parasites at the museum to my colleague Jean Michel. The text reads : I think we should display more parasites, people love parasites!. In the third frame Jean Michel points to me and says : you mean YOU love parasites. In the fourth frame I start crying and shout : AND AM I NOT PEOPLE?! . Jean Michel replies: I'm starting to think you might be a parasite
Cover for Absolute Batman showing batman with Mr Freeze in the back , looking very elongated and zombie like
A four frame comic about the state of the world and my upside down reaction to it. In the first frame I am happily driving a car in the middle of a massive fire. The text reads: "Usually the worse it gets, the calmer I tend to be.". In the second frame, I'm holding my head in my hands, sad and stressed. The text reads: "But sometimes the stress piles up and I break down". In the third frame the text reads: "For the wrong reasons:". In the fourth frame, I am seen crying dramatically. The text reads: "THEY MADE DC'S MR. FREEZE UGLY AAAGAIINNN."
Photograph of the 1910 painting by René Lelong named "Une fête militaire de charité : le carrousel du Grand-Palais". It shows a group of people watching military men on horses at the Grand Palais in Paris.
A comic made of four post it on the concept of yaoi about the Uruk Hai from Lord of the rings. In the first panel the tower of Sauron is crumbling while Sauron is saying "oh shite" and two uruk hai watch from the distance. In the second panel the first uruk hai says "Oh Jean Marc, we lost! What shall happen to us?" In the third panel the second uruk hai grasps his shoulder and replies "Bertrand..." . In the fourth panel they are holding each other and Jean Marc the Uruk Hai says "let's open a restaurant together Bertrand..." .
A four panels comic about a TV Show and film trope that I hate. The first frame shows a college or university professor saying "Hello class [says a banal statement to show that the protagonist is a sound and sensible everyman.]. The second panel shows a student in "alternative fashion", saying "Um, excuse me professor, [Insane objection to portray anyone advocating for social reform as a vapid poser and a preachy, annoying hypocrite]. The third panel shows the professor replying: "Ah, [ A simulacrum of a semi witty and dry reply to reinforce the status quo and champion inaction as a virtue]. The fourth panel shows the student smiling . The text reads: [Let us forget the sun will kill us all very soon]."
A closeup of Septentrionalivm regionvm descrip by Abraham Ortelius, a map from the 16th century exhibited at the French National Library. It depicts a bull with a serpentine like body, crushing a fish with his front legs.
A closeup on the "Map on Nowhere" by Grayson Perry (2008). This portion satirizes the wedding industry and depicts it as a demon.
This picture is a photograph of a 16th century map depicting a map of the world in the head of a jester with a jester hat composed of two bells. This map is in the National Library in France and can be found on Gallica.
The long shot has become a closeup without a cut, revealing that the landscape was not empty but occupied by a desperado very close to us. In these opening frames, Sergio Leone established a rule that he follows throughout “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.” The rule is that the ability to see is limited by the sides of the frame. At important moments in the film, what the camera cannot see, the characters cannot see, and that gives Leone the freedom to surprise us with entrances that cannot be explained by the practical geography of his shots.
A four frame comic about my baffling reputation as a serial killer. The first frame shows a discord conversation. The text reads: "For some reason , all my friends joke about me being a SERIAL KILLER." The conversation goes like this: "Lululu, 4:21 PM: Where is Cleefouti?" "DemonicGnome, 4:23 PM: Killing people probably lol", "Cleefouti, 5:47PM: I was shopping!!!". The second frame shows me with a black sweater and a knife, a devilish look on my face. The text reads: "The thing is, they don't know each other. People have independently decided, since I was a kid, that I'm secretly a murderer.". The third frame shows myself and my older sister, looking upset. She says "You, a murderer? Ridicule!" while I reply, tearfully grateful: "Sis!". The text above us reads: "When I told my sister, she was outraged." In the fourth frame, my sister explains her thoughts: "*I* would be the serial killer of the family! You ain't got the skills."
A screenshot of the 1992 film Orlando, starring Tilda Swinton. Orlando is currently sitting and reading in a luxurious library, wearing 17th century clothes.
A four frame comic about how I try to keep a dream journal. The first frame shows me sleeping on a bed with a stripped pyjama and a notebook on the bedside table. The text reads: "I've been keeping a dream journal recently, to try to understand myself better.". The second frame shows me hastily writing the dream I just had, half asleep. The text reads: "I write about them as soon as I wake up." The third frame shows the notebook. The words "URUK HAI YAOI??" are the only thing visible on the page. The fourth frame shows me looking at the notebook, expressionless. The text reads: "I remain a mystery."
A screenshot of twenty likes on Bluesky
A four frame comic about getting twenty likes on a piece of art online. The first frame shows a smartphone screen with a comic posted on a social media platform. The text reads: "Aw man, only 20 people liked my new drawing...". The second frame shows the artist looking at their phone, sad. The text reads: "Twenty...". The third frame shows the artist looking up in thought, thinking "Twenty people...". In the fourth frame, the artist pictures themselves in an art gallery with their art displayed, surrounded by twenty people looking at it.
Korean painting (Amrta Raja) Gyeonggi-do, from the Suguksa temple, 1832, located in the Guimet museum. It depicts a man trapped under many red sticks which look like sausages to me. He seems unhappy.
Scene from Once Upon a Time in China II
Picture of a head on a plate with "vox silet verbi" written behind it.
Tiny doodles in ink representing men in hats. The doodles are about a centimeter tall.
Sacred text in pali language with khom writing written in 2357 B.S. The text is written in gold on black paper with illustrations on either side. This book is from the EFEO library. The title is ព្រះវិនយ្យ ព្រះសូត ព្រះអព្ភិធម្ម ព្រះសតពោជ្ឈង្គ Braḥ vinayya Braḥ sūta Braḥ abbhidhamma Braḥ satabojjhaṅga.
Picture of a small batak book with batak script
Pages from materia medica depicting flowers and plants
A scroll of dragon scale binding showing poetry from the Tang Dynasty