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Watermelon the Gecko @wtrmlnthgcko.bsky.social · 10h

Welp, Tumby Bay is currently being erased by a bunch of people with waaaay too much time and money on their hands.

Glad I could at least get this screencapped, but... Ugh. How disappointing. This gecko's probably not gonna be up for much longer.

Watermelon the Gecko @wtrmlnthgcko.bsky.social · 16d

If you head over to Tumby Bay on wPlace (Southern Australia, you can't miss it), you may just spot a familiar face... 👀

Big thank you to everyone who helped to finish converting this INCREDIBLE piece by the lovely @forbic.bsky.social! This took a deceptively enormous amount of pixels to finish...

A screenshot of wPlace, showing Watermelon, an obese leopard gecko, striking a pose that shows off his belly, which is tearing apart his tight shirt. Beneath it, "ART BY FORBIC, SONA BY WATERMELON" is written.

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Watermelon the Gecko @wtrmlnthgcko.bsky.social · 7d

Please go see Tron: Ares, it's fuckin' dope and the soundtrack is flawless

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🔞Mylz Myndwarp🐍😈 @elephantbro.bsky.social · 15d

Wish you could put your OC in your favorite show?

Ever wanted to see how your favorite 2D characters looked if they were several hundred pounds heavier, or a blimp, or turning into an animal?

Well you're in luck! Cuz I'm officially open for $45 EDIT COMMS!

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Ring(o)s @ringsfox.bsky.social · 15d

What was in that drink!?

Amazing YCH Commission by: @roundcloud.bsky.social!

Featuring my friends: @wtrmlnthgcko.bsky.social and @blueberrybuck.bsky.social

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k0re @k0wee.bsky.social · 28d

coming back to social media to come out as a silent hill fan #silenthill #silenthillf

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Ben300 @ben300.bsky.social · 20d

Weretober, wererats. And since @wtrmlnthgcko.bsky.social seems to like the idea of being one, here he is again :P

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Watermelon the Gecko @wtrmlnthgcko.bsky.social · 16d

If you head over to Tumby Bay on wPlace (Southern Australia, you can't miss it), you may just spot a familiar face... 👀

Big thank you to everyone who helped to finish converting this INCREDIBLE piece by the lovely @forbic.bsky.social! This took a deceptively enormous amount of pixels to finish...

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Watermelon the Gecko @wtrmlnthgcko.bsky.social · 18d

Oh my goodness you have no idea how helpful that is, it takes up SO many pixels ;-;

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Watermelon the Gecko @wtrmlnthgcko.bsky.social · May 2

"Hrk...! I should have known that stash of Perfect Apples was a trick... I can't fit through the dungeon halls! I hope my belly size resets once I leave here. Somehow..."

Poor Treecko couldn't help but get a bit too gluttonous and has expanded his belly size well beyond 100! By @forbic.bsky.social!

A pixel art piece of a Treecko, a grass-type gecko Pokémon with a red belly, green scales, and two green tails, in the style of the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games. The Treecko is several times its original size, wedged within a hallway inside a Mystery Dungeon. He tries in vain to squirm through, his cheeks bulging as he squints, his belly squished into the ground.

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Watermelon the Gecko @wtrmlnthgcko.bsky.social · 19d

(Also, not a movie, but definitely gonna replay Alien: Isolation for the spooky season.)

Watermelon the Gecko @wtrmlnthgcko.bsky.social · 19d

Gonna rewatch John Carpenter's The Thing (again), gonna watch that new movie Shelby Oaks, and probably gonna rewatch a whooole lotta the Alien movies!

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Watermelon the Gecko @wtrmlnthgcko.bsky.social · 20d

I get where you're coming from, yeah. While it has been established that the things that happen in Silent Hill can happen anywhere (as far back as SH3!), the usual common thread is the town itself, and even when games start elsewhere, they usually end up there. Except in 4, but 4 is *weird*.

Watermelon the Gecko @wtrmlnthgcko.bsky.social · 20d

Eh, not the first time the series hasn't been set in the actual town. Silent Hill 4 flat-out had nothing in the actual town of Silent Hill.

Also, just to be clear, f was always intended to be an SH game, albeit a different take on one! I do think it's worth a shot.

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Watermelon the Gecko @wtrmlnthgcko.bsky.social · 20d

It's very, very, VERY tangentially related to the rest of the franchise in terms of actual story and lore (the connections are there, but they're very much not the focus), but that exploration of the taboo, the symbolism of everything, the feeling of dread and discomfort, all of that is there.

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Watermelon the Gecko @wtrmlnthgcko.bsky.social · 20d

Silent Hill f takes place in Japan because the series' directors felt that it was losing a lot of its original Japanese feel, so for this entry they decided to just completely lean into that Japanese horror instead.

Having played it, I can safely say it still feels like a proper Silent Hill to me.

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Watermelon the Gecko @wtrmlnthgcko.bsky.social · 20d

The full moon is alluring when you end up in a totally new form...~

Thank you so much, Ben~

Ben300 @ben300.bsky.social · 20d

Weretober, wererats. And since @wtrmlnthgcko.bsky.social seems to like the idea of being one, here he is again :P

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 20d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Watermelon the Gecko @wtrmlnthgcko.bsky.social · 22d

...suddenly, I'm thinking of Melon in some very proper attire. Which, coincidentally, is exceptionally ill-fitting despite being specially tailored to him.

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Watermelon the Gecko @wtrmlnthgcko.bsky.social · Mar 14

Well, it's Pi Day! You know what that meeeeans. 💜💙

A wonderful birthday piece (from last year) by my friend @fattydragonite.bsky.social. Feels appropriate to share today, for some reason. *shrug*

A digital painting of Watermelon, an obese leopard gecko, inflating like a blueberry. His scales have turned completely blue; gurgling onomatopoeia surrounds him as a bright blush glows on his puffy cheeks.

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Watermelon the Gecko @wtrmlnthgcko.bsky.social · Apr 27

"H-heh... Hey, good to see you! Mind helping me out? There was a bit of an accident in the research bay... Containment breach, and all that.

...whaddya mean my belly's turning blue?"

Lovely work here by the excellent @reppu.bsky.social!

A digital art piece of Watermelon, an obese leopard gecko, wedged within the doorway of a futuristic space station. His uniform has split apart at various places, revealing that his red belly has begun to turn blue.

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Watermelon the Gecko @wtrmlnthgcko.bsky.social · Apr 28

"Time to ramp up the pressure!"

"M-mmhrph?!"

Instantly, even more of the sweet, thick liquid pumped into the gecko's maw, accelerating his weight gain even further. Grasping a handful of his swelling belly, Melon's whimpers were drowned out by gulps and gurgles...

Art by @home-made.bsky.social!

A digital art piece of Watermelon, an obese leopard gecko, being tube-fed and gaining immense weight as a result. His thighs are immensely thick, his moobs rest atop a giant gut, and his cheeks bulge with the fluid rushing from the hose. As he grasps a handful of his belly's flab, someone out of view says, "Time to ramp up the pressure!"

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Watermelon the Gecko @wtrmlnthgcko.bsky.social · 22d

Plus it's fun to see those old styles of clothing get stretched out. Aristocratic fashion looks good when all the volume is taken up by the person's own volume.

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Ring(o)s @ringsfox.bsky.social · 26d

Sono giving attention to Rings~

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 26d

When calling your reps denanding they block/repeal age/ID laws, mentioning how many of these laws on fact BLOCK CSA victins from support is something you should do!

We can "think of the children" right back at them

Iwanko 🔞 STOP ALL porn bans! @rockywanker.bsky.social · 26d

To give you an idea of how much they "care" about protecting children online.

Out of all states that have approved an age/ID verification bill, none have exemptions for CSA victims to access support groups. MO only forces adult sites to show a helpline number.

(Source: Free Speech Coalition, GPB)

Map of the United States.
Colors for bill consequences:
In red: Risk of chilling effect, children may be blocked off CSA and self harm support groups.
In purple: Has limited mention for support networks, but no exemptions.

Colors for status:
In green: Bill blocked in this session.
In yellow: Pending.
In gray: No active bill in this session.

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 27d

If you havent joined in the effort yet, if you havent called any reps, or sent letters to paypros etc etc

You can still hop on and help. Now is the time to try! Because we will only get out of this by trying!

stop-paypros.neocities.org

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