#give boi brek

[for-the-sake-of-color]

AAYYEE the 218th's Urban Crisis Response's very own Crisis Company as a revamped Draw the Squad!

after a year and a half worth of drawing practice, I like to think I've come a long ways, though my squad themselves have changed very little

Though if you're new here, perhaps some introductions are in order? Below the Cut

Captain Jet - Leader of the 218th's Crisis Company and Heartbeat of the Family

Captain Jet, formerly known as Corporal Jettison before he lost nearly the entirety of his Company during the first battle of Geonosis, only gained his rank due to the combination of a field promotion and a paper pusher rushing to get the 218th put back together with what forces they could get their hands on after their devastating first deployment, without vetting his Shiny New Promotion through the proper channels. Nevertheless, Captain Jet is dedicated to his soldiers, and to being the Kindest man he can be, not wanting any to suffer the burden of loss and shame he felt as everyone he ever grew up with died in the first week of the war.

Lieutenant Margo - Second in Command of Crisis Company and one of the Finest Technician's money can Make

The first Addition to the newly reformed Crisis Company, Margo left behind her own squad command to be the second to her Captain, Jet. Trusting in his judgement, Margo would follow him to hell and back, though for the first half of the war she largely follows him to a glorified guard posting for the republics embassy and shipping warehouses on Brentaal. She's a fine Leader and an even better Tech, though her specialties lay much closer to Mechanics than to Code-breaking. The only thing that tops her technical skills is her love of having a Fun Time. Body and Mind of a Super Soldier, personality of 'if a frat-boy was a girl'

Specialist Nihlus Brek - Ancient Sith Archivist and a loving Guardian of his squad with a Sadistic streak

After being shown selfless kindness by the Captains personal squad after the loss of his clan and his rough awakening from a forced stasis, with the 'permission' of the Jedi Council, Sith Lord Nihlus Brek now serves in the GAR under the command of Captain Jet, the only man who's orders he follows without hesitation or question, killing or healing as needed for the man he now calls 'Alor and Brother. Though it is true he holds love for his squad, the real secret of his unwavering loyalty is the Blood Oath he swore to Captain Jet, his orders now bound by sith alchemy, Nihlus has given his leader unwavering control over both their destinies.

Sergeant Cynic - Heavy Weapons Expert and Artist with an Attitude

Though an Urban Crisis Response unit doesn't particularly need a soldier who's second greatest passion in life is blowing things up with his rocket launcher, Cynic earn his place on the squad through the power of nepotism. That is, Margo's one condition for leaving her previous squad behind with little complaint, was that she got to bring her favorite brother with. Although his name may suggest otherwise, this pessimist (though he considers himself a 'realist') has a love for all things pretty and colorful, and quite the talent for copying it down in his small sketchbook, always making room for his small assortment of watercolors in his combat kit.

Corporal Lake - Spotter of the Squads Sharpshooter duo and self proclaimed Ethics Committee

Lake is likely the only one of the Captains squad that, once you get to know them, could be described as the republics ideal of a Good Soldier. That is, Lake is one of the few who spares even a second or third thought for the success of the mission and collateral casualties over the lives of his fellow squad mates. He is probably the only one who could say he would not give a thousand lives just to spare those he cares for. Nevertheless, although he has his own personal misgivings over the result of some of their missions, Lake is grateful for his life, for his family, and for the many chances he is given to fight another day. And, as always, his Captains word is Law.

Corporal Torch - Deadeye of the Squads Sharpshooter Duo and resident Troublemaker

"We're here for a fun time, not a long time!" Are common words for Torch to say before getting his ass beat for replacing Cynics fancy face lotion with space Nair or being put on 'Fresher duty for his ballsey yet comedic insubordination. Captain Jet often says the only thing that stops Torch from being demoted to maintenance duty altogether is his skill with a rifle, hitting targets your typical human would have needed the force to even perceive. Though in truth, Jet would not trade Torch's levity and loyalty for the galaxy itself. Torch and Lake are mirrors of one another, by choice, as it brings them great joy to be mistaken for one another by not only natural born humans, but also unfamiliar clones. As some of the last living soldiers from their original bloc of trained sharpshooting specialists, they refuse to be parted from one another, unable to bear the thought of losing the last of their batch.

Field Medic Heron - Resident Healer with a Big Secret

Heron tired of front line Medicine fairly quickly, as his zest for death did not hold up to losing his brothers one by one, upon joining the Urban Crisis Response Specialists of the 218th, his steadfast work and easy bedside manner landed him his place in the Captains squad rather easily, and he took rather well to glorified guard duty. That is, until the fateful day where an assassin droid hidden among their cargo took his leg, though in a feat of the butterfly effect, directly led to the squad meeting their Sith. His secret? On shore leave, Heron likes to kill people. In order to stay in line with both his own ideas of morality and his Captains idea's of ethics, not that Jet hears of his activities from the medic directly, he dresses in plainclothes and limps around, waiting for some unfortunate mugger to make their move. Heron craves the feeling of holding someone on the brink of life, having power over their fate, and then denying them the salvation they seek. And maybe sometimes he takes a bite or two, but that's his business.

Specialist Sprig - Explosive Ordinance Disposal Technician and Company Spymaster

Specialist Sprig, formerly of the 398th Ordinance Corps, got his name as a result of a growth tube malfunction in his infancy, leaving him 2 inches shorter than your average trooper. Despite this 'defect' as the Kaminoans would refer to it, Sprig would rank among the top of his batch with his skills in bomb diffusal, having a deft touch and a keen eye for detail. In a cruel and ironic twist of fate, Sprig's greatest fear is dying in an explosion, vaporization, desintigration, you name it. Reassignment to the 218th and his posting of glorified guard duty was a dream come true. Proton bombs vs backyard terrorists? Sprig knows exactly which he would take in an average day. With his keen eyes, sharp ears, and strong memory, Sprig also excels at information collection. His shorter stature and friendly demeanor is often very encouraging for those who have a burden they'd like to share, though one has to keep in mind, he has the ear of the Captain one short comm call away.

#star wars #star wars the clone wars #star wars ocs #clone trooper ocs #clone trooper #sith oc #crisis company tag #draw the squad #jet tag #margo tag #nihlus tag #nihlus brek #lake tag #torch tag #cynic tag #heron tag #sprig tag #my art

[capcavan]

AFTG tfc ch1 Re Read by cavan

(i do not remember any details so its almost like im reading it first time lmao) tumblr does not give me read more cut off option so deal with this i guess sorry #CavanrereadAFTG if you need to block it chapter 1 "She'd beat him to the hell and back if she saw him sitting around and mopping like that" is quite violent way to phrase "she woudl be displeased to see him .." so was neil casually beaten by his mom or we only on page 4 of neil backed up trauma management and im already thinking about scene where this boy will finally brek open and admit how much he wants normal life and not having to hide his emotions and you know live a little without this whole batman personal covering his face already hit by brain made connection about how exy is what took rikos life away from him and how it's the thing that kept neil alive through the worst of his here i am making it about this little cunt already but what else were you expecting of me?

learning new things about English language always nice! neil "its cool my mom died i can finally stay in one place for a bit" how had this boy not murdered this woman himself is beyond me fr ,, please go away" neil wymack already adopted you just haven't got the adoption papers yet I wonder if Janie Smalls is taller than Andrew Minyard "her best friend found her bleeding out" okay but - who is Janie's best friend is it one of foxes? what if it's seth ? Makes sense for it to be seth nvm friend explained to me that potential recruit means she was not at palmetto at the time " Typical of a fox " see riko would make amazing fox that's boy self destructive af in all of my head cannons

broadening my vocab nice nice Notorious for their tiny size i know it's bc there only 9 of them but i will stay believing it is bc everyone is short math time, had not seen kevin in 8 years neil is 18-19 now so he was 10 ok will remember Neil: i need to be very sneaky about my past wymack: do you need a pen? neil: i can't play for you because you signed kevin day wymack: ....... ??????? I LOVE HOW ANDREW WAY TO SAY HI IS FUCKING CRUSHING NEILS LUNGS AGAINST HIS SPINE ????? forgot how radioactive they are bc of how cute they are welp things align riko broke kevins hand andrew beat up neils internal organs for no reason at all! i love when all my ships are fucked up

assailant here is the word i keep using but spelling "assultant" lmao , man im learning so much ,, Andrew was blamed for kevins recent transfer" - kandrew is strong with this one ppl in universe just assumed kevin fell in love on first sight and they ARE RIGHT

i cant tell if im here to study cannon or english but like i know what those words mean but i don't know their definitions does that make sense? OH THIS IS SO CUTE I WILL DRAW THIS FUCK YES LETS GO he slammed motherfucker with his own racket dfghsdjfhgg Hernandez is literary the only normal person over the course of those 3 books andrew *assults someone as hello* wymack: Andrew's a bit raw on manners / my dude with this reading speed it will take me half year to go through those books but im having actually a lot of fun here neil: i already said i can not sign with you wymack:OK BUT YOU STILL NEED TO EXPLAIN WHY KEVIN DAY IS THE ISSUE HERE did kevin heard it lmoa i wonder if kevin heard the ,, do you need a pen - YoU sIgNeD KeViN DaY no wonder kevin was bitch to neil he thought the lil bitch hated him on the start lmao Andrew was only here because Kevin day never went anywhere alone here you go with your raven programming <3 YEARS SINCE THEY'D WATCHED NEIL'S FATHER CUT A SCREAMING MAN INTO HUNDRED BLOODY PIECES Kevin / Dark hair and green eyes, black number 2 neil saw that number and wanted to retch He and his adopted brother Riko Moriyama wrote the numbers one and two on their faces with markers, tracing them over and over anytime they started to fade. ok so were they drawing their own numbers? it sound like kevin was drawing his number too also this is the only mention i think of riko being reffered to as kevin,s brother in the books anyway I have case to make assuming kevin and riko were doing those numbers form young age pre 10 ... it just makes sense the system they use would be Arabic not roman i just can't imagine small kids knowing roman numbers when they were neglected in nest i think this is best case i can make for it. friend provided proof that in book the four tattoo neil get's is introduced as "4" so ok arabic canon moving on Riko nad Kevin were inducted to national court 1 year pre aftg story starts They were champions and neil was a jumble of lies and dead-ends on one hand it's funny how desperate they all are to sign neil on other hand i deeply believe they just see the desperation in his eyes, we know that neil wants it and those contact lenses do not hide it , they know that he wants to say yes, they are just confused about what the fuck makes him say no (kevin's bitchiness) or at least i would make this be the case if neil didn't just got assaulted and if they didn't literary phrased it as ,, we are not living without you signing this" like .. kidnapping with extra steps much ???? playing like he has everything to lose is not excuse for you all to harass this poor man like that OK HOLD ON A SECOND "He'd remember the scrimmage interrupted by that man's murder"

what man what murder the man nathan butchered for them? did nathan murdered someone during game?

WHAT HAPPENED

the moment kevin would start looking at him funny- he already is ngl im only on page 12 and i just hate neils mom i have no phrasing for it but the fact that every choice neil could make for his happiness is meet with ,, mom would be sooo mad" is really frustrating to read about... what is the point of even being alive for this boy fr???? i wonder if theres any specific place they would have been safe it? kind of would be fun to have au where neil and his mom go to japan and end up getting protection form yakuza F BOMB 1 F BOMB 2 COMBO fuck i love those characters so much okay like all of them It's about second chances, Neil. Second, third, fourth, whatever, as long as you get at least one more than what anyone else wanted to give you"

David "idealistic idiot" Wymack wymacks sincerity is what lets foxes trust him , wymack is the first adult in their lives that understands Savge yank of her hands in his hair here we go fuck he has so much guilt over trying to live a little this is so un fair "I'm sorry"he gasped out between wet coughs. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry"

#aftg #all for the game #tfc #the foxhole court #nora sakavic #neil josten #kevin day #andrew minyard #riko moriyama #CavanrereadAFTG

[coluanprodigy]

Honestly you wanna talk about the problematic elements of the Bendisboot romance relationship. Let's talk about the underlying (probably unintentional) sexist idea that "woman only love men in power". Imra dates Jon Kent who is viewed as the Holy White Savior that led to this future they inhabit. Shady dates Cos who is conveniently the leader of the Legion. Tinya dates Mon-El who is a sanctimonious prick touting his privilege about being "Kryptonian prime" (& is a complete scumbag for not telling her he's a father of 3 & dating 17 year olds). & of course Jo becomes the leader of his whole planet which peaked Dawnstar's interest to enter a relationship with him.

Ugh. It's sad when Polar Boy & Comet Queen are the best couple in this version by default (probably because Bendis didn't write those on to give that implication of the above).

It's soooooooo bad. These characters are unrecognizable, I know I say it again and again but. man. Who would willingly write Lar like that! How do the women have less agency then they did in the 70s and 80s! The Dawnstar one especially has such bad vibes, for obvious reasons. Imra went from being a complex "ice maiden" telepath character struggling to balance her own emotions with the ones of other's that she constantly feels, turning into a brutally honest, distant and stoic but caring person as a result, who served as one of the most competent leaders the group ever saw, to..... just Jon Kent's love interest. Just a generic boring "nice girl protagonist meets boy protagonist and now he's her whole personality" trope.

Brek and Grava really are the only ones who worked you're right lmao

#losh tag #ask #robot noises.txt #cw negativity #sorry for all this ranting and critisism lately but yeah

[nacentart]

Ladybird book Exhibition. Williamson Art Gallery Birkenhead.

I had been following the curator and all-round Ladybird book expert Helen Day for some time on Twitter or ‘X’ as it is now known, and I was very pleased that Helen’s Ladybird book exhibition was coming to my hometown of Birkenhead. I knew I had to go, the question was, how many times I would end up visiting The Williamson Art Gallery for the exhibition? As I have previously stated, nostalgia envelopes me with each passing year, and for the exhibit to be on in a gallery I have come to since the age of seven, I knew it would be special. Yes, the exhibition did give me a warm glow as if I had just eaten a hot bowl of Ready Brek. Just to give a brief history of Ladybird books, they are the ubiquitous small children’s educational book series from all our childhoods. The original publishers Wills and Hepworth published their first books for children in 1914 under the Ladybird symbol after Henry Wills had opened a bookshop in Loughborough in 1867, previously printing guidebooks.  The big change happened in 1940 when due to the outbreak of the Second World War, there was a paper shortage, and they discovered the perfect way to cut down on wastage was to fold the biggest sheet of paper they could find and cut it into all the pages of a single book. This was the format that came to be known and loved for the nine decades, since, by children around the world.

The exhibition was full of interesting artefacts, ephemera, artwork, letters, and the actual pram, which was painted for the Peter and Jane books. A vast array of beautiful Ladybird books adorned a large wall in one of the main gallery rooms; 500 books in total. This wall of books, alone, could occupy a family for a day or three. My own love for Ladybird books started just like anyone else's love for them, I was given one or two books at an early age and I was immediately drawn to the colourful and vibrant artwork that would send me off into a world of wonder and fantasy. It would have been the first time I saw a witch or Rumpelstiltskin or Little Red Riding Hood. I genuinely believed the characters that had been painted were real. It is difficult to recreate that first sensation of childhood wonder, but on seeing some of the images now, it is the closest feeling to that early sense of awe of being a small boy learning about the world. There were many categories in their series of books such as the ‘learn how to read’ books with Peter and Jane, historical figures, Fairy Tales, and I also loved the ‘How it Works’ series which took in some of the technological inventions of the times, with books on televisions, computers, cameras, telescopes, and space rockets. You name it, any cultural marvel would be dissected and painted in a Ladybird book; they represented so much social history of the twentieth century.

Some of the Ladybird artists were notable artists in their own right, such as Harry Wingfield, and Martin Aitchison who produced photos of the bouncing bomb in World War Two, and John Berry who was an official war artist, whose wartime paintings were exhibited at the National Gallery and painted in North Africa and Egypt during the war, incidentally, where my own father was based at that moment; I wonder if my dad knew or met John? Another Ladybird artist was Charles Tunnicliffe, who was a renowned internationally known painter of wildlife and birds; the books were brimming with artistic talent. We have Douglas Keen, who was the editorial director for Ladybird Books to thank for picking his artists carefully for each genre. The exhibition also displayed photographs of some of the real-life people, who inspired some of the illustrations in the books, which was charming to see. Sometimes neighbours, friends, or wives were used as models. I loved this exhibition, and it moves around the country. I would recommend it to anyone who has a love of these pocketbooks of joy.

#Ladybird Books #Exhibition #Williamson Art Gallery #Helen Day

[libidomechanica]

“Er with rein”

And Bi þis skyl’ sayde Cros Kryst hit yow fyrre þat I have been taken up and Helen’s public fault that bred it. If you catch men with burnez tellen, þay ferden to home, þe auncian hit semed fayn ayþer oþer; riche red on my past. Cries to Susan cries. As if her still: fond lover? ’Er with rein? But because he saves them talk—he picks my painting imitate his forsnes he feng at þe kerre syde, þen brek þay þe balé, þe bowelez out a bryȝt fyr bette. A much berd as a busk ouer hir blake broȝes, þe breme noyse maked; and did myself, hands and giving in her boy, what merits not removed.

#poetry #automatically generated text #Patrick Mooney #Markov chains #Markov chain length: 7 #139 texts #sonnet

[chaotic-lesbian-things]

Tony, from the afterlife: WHAT THE FUCK NICK HE IS A GREIVING 12 YEAR OLD THAT JUST LOST HIS DAD AND DIED FOR 5 YEARS AND CAME BACK AND FELL IN LOVE AND IS FINALLY ON A VACAY AND YOU HIGHJACKED HIS VACATION

#peter parker #this is canon #comon #this is me #this is beautiful #this is a joke #this is crazy #this is cursed #this is called #we've come full circle #it comes out tonight!! #incorrect tony stark #proof that tony stark has a heart #rip tony #tony stark #pls marvel #give boi brek

[mousetaur]

Also poor Klaus

Extra, extra poor Klaus

#Klaus Hargreeves #He's so fun #And so sad #Give the man a brek #Left in a tomb! #Tortured! #War! #Lost the love of his life! #No THANK YOU #Give the boy a hug #The Umbrella Academy

[muggycuphead]

Concept Exposure Sketchdump thing #1

Yo s'up, just came back over here to drop this little thing I made past month It's just filled with most concept ideas, sketches and silly stuff I drew while bored, and I liked how it came out so I wanted to post it for you guys to see and well- give feedback or simply know what I got in my mind for some of the projects I'm working on Here's the number list (short and straight descriptions because I'm not up to give that much detail on these or else SPOILER NOOO-) 1.-Jefferson Willow (My ‘Jeff the Killer’ creepypasta character remake) Woooo- he back, no big surprise To be honest, I kind of lost a big part of my interest on this recreational remaster-concept thing here mostly because I feel like this protagonist’s reimagination is a little…cringe. Or so that’s how I see it right now 2.-Frarachno old ver.? Me trying to be edgy in my FPA stuff, don’t mind me 3.-JPSAB Human Blixer –practice sketch/fandesign concept idea- Name said it already, just a sketch with hornet’s boi design in my AU thing 4.-Blixer headshot –practice sketch- Another one –propsifureditwithkhalidsvoicelololol- 5.-B r u h h Of what I can recall, this was kinda not just a practice sketch bu also a mood thing, don’t ask me though I don’t really remember that much when I made it 6. & 7.-BR Page 20’s ‘preview sketches’ (to understand poses n’ stuff b4 going straight on drawing the actual page) Ah yes, finally I posted it and can breathe good again And yea I usually do this kind of sketches to guide myself better on the pages making and stuff, artist tactics of mine and nothing else 8. & 9.-Cube boiii <3 –practice sketches- Q-bee hun, nothin’ else 10.-Spooky spoder (vb spoiler oh nooooo-) Oops Well, long story short, this basically is from the Spider Kingdom’s symbol in VB, but the shown it’s just the center part 11.-VB characters concepts Boss thing concepts, don’t get me started 12.-Remember that swap AU thing from back in 2018? Yeah me neither (Coally –Swap!Anti/Dark Pants’ pet- and Wilson –Swap!Fancy Pants’ pet-) Comes from this, but this time it includes APM/DPM’s pet too And yes I gave the dog a name; you can still change it as you like idm 13.-Coally in Brad Borne’s artstyle Chub birbie boo 14. & 15.-Coally in the VB artstyle (Idle & Downwards) It’s a ink bird/parrot, what’d you expect me to draw? 16.-Isea entertaining Inkwhiskle w/ a cat toy (feather hanging from a stick) This is cute…and kinda depressing just thinking about it 17.-Spooky piranha plants (W2 remix forest level enemy concept 1) Chomp 18.-VB Ink pirahna fish concept idea (Ink volcano maybe?) Another chomp 19.-Weird squiggle rock item (VB) This has something to do with the plot yes, but for now it’ll remain shush 20.-A gift baked out of love (VB chapXIV sneak peek) Relates to this one post 21.-Her trusty weapon and handy inventory (VB Cutie’s scepter/staff and mini-bag concept idea) The stuff she uses and all that 22.-Wolves are a thing in FPA now I guess????? (W2 remix forest level enemy concept 2) Furry peeps wya 23.-C4: C‘R’ Yet-Nameless mecha-birdie BETA concept art Moar bird because yes 24.-CV: C‘R’/C4: C‘R’ diamond necklace mini-sketch The diamond necklace Code “LEFT” wears and has to deliver to one of the protagonists 25.-Dark Pants and Inkwhiskle seen backwards Context is basically related to this Phiddie, for goodness’ sake Stop Trying To turn FPA Into Feels Material please 26.-Long axe weapon concept idea mini-sketch Random stuff I drew just to fill space 27.-Sneaky sneks (W2 remix forest level enemy concept 3) Dude, this kinda blows a little my urge to post the level design I made about it But then I remember how broken my skills are at that and it suddenly leaves my head 28.-Swirley Blackberry fruit (W2 remix forest level asset concept) Food 29.-Fuchsia but he got damaged This is what happens when little young star shape touches pure red He breks According to my AU logic 30.-Quinem sketch (HE’S ALIVE OOHH-) So the little heart-shaped birdie thing that hangs from my persona’s necklace chain has now become a living being… Nice 31.-Minimalist cockatiel idea kaa-kaa, bishes 32.-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA (Coally facing upwards) AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 33.-Hamoooooohawks Hamohawks meme is back 34.-Spooky red-pink sus shape (JPSAB/JSAB FC) “tHEY’RE THE IMPOSTOR I KNOW IT—” -Fuchsia having a breakdown 35.-“DON’T BREAK IT PLEASE!” (JPSAB Fuchsia defending one of the Tree’s triangles) Uhm… Huh, would… woulditbetoosoontocontacttheautorithiesthingsaintlookingokayforfuchsthere- 36.-haha simplified Phiddie go aaaaaaaa I is dumb that's it, sorry if it came out kinda boring here, I don't want to drop the actual spicy stuff quite yet so ye k bye-

#jsab #jsab au #jsabbr #just shapes and beats #thfpavb #fpavb #fpaworld2remixconcept #fpa au #vb #venomous bittersweet #creepypasta remake #jefferson willow concept character #cv:c'r' #c4:c'r' #fancy pants adventures #fancypantsadventuresau #the fancy pants adventure #swap au #concept exposure #sketchdump #bruh look at those #i is dumb

[elaphaemourra]

(´ q ` ” ) Your Jedi Knights 😏

The character's "guilty" pleasure

Revé'alle - She... doesn't really have much??? If she gets ANYTHING emotionally out of something, it's not Strong, but I suppose there Is a small Twinge of something less than dutiful or virtuous at the level people Flip when they see her lmfao. There's the slightest hint of satisfaction she Knows shouldn't be there when people get Nervous around her. Big Tol Lady. People go 'h o he llo'

Djyad - bold of u to assume he feels guilty about SHIT. He's a dumpsterfire and he knows it. He can't quite decide if he Hates that he got kicked off Tython Personally by Satele, or is Proud that he got her to fight him. It's a little of both. That's the closest to 'guilty pleasure' you'll get out of him though, he flaunts his shitbaggery, and doesn't feel guilty about things that make him happy.

Iriz'etso - BOY HOWDY IF THE LAST TWO WERE EVER DEVOID OF GUILTY PLEASURES, IRIZ MORE THAN MAKES UP FOR IT. This dude consists of Jumping Into Shady Shit and 'Oh Fuck'. He hangs around droids so he doesn't have to deal with that whole Confronting His Guilt thing bc he's got no concept of consequences until they've hit him upside the head. Having a cult dedicated to him was a thing he felt Bad about, but liked too much to put a stop to it until it was almost too late. (Yay Jeni, always keep a big tall bounty hunter as ur bestie, she'll save ur ass).

Kris'aeil - she's Very New and not so much on the Guilty About Much side yet lol. She's a little too Urgent about things, and likes that she can Infect people with that same urgency, even if it's not required. It's a little janky, and she feels bad when people realize they didn't have to go about things As Urgently, but it's almost fun for her.

Brehtek - Brek's is uh, kind of sideways??? He needs to learn that he doesn't have to give Everything of himself away, bc he feels bad when he keeps shit for himself if Someone Else He's Responsible For (under his ideas of What A Jedi Should Be) could make better use of it. As a result, he's constantly broke, living off the bare minimum, and giving away resources he barely has. His 'guilty pleasures' would be considered Normal Activity and Behavior to most people and sometimes I wanna slap him upside the head for how much he's Weird about having stuff. You Are Allowed And Encouraged To Own More Than A Backpack Of Stuff And A Handful Of Credits You Dumb Dumb. Stop Getting Weird About It.

Bonus Round:

Kaeiryhn - she is a Karen she has No Guilt over Anything. And she uses psychological warfare tactics on Civilians to justify Murder. And thinks she's in the right. Gonna whack her with a broom bc BAD KAEIRYHN. BAD.

#ela's asks #ela babbles #jedi knight #swtor #revé'alle #djyad #iriz'etso #kris'aeil #brek #kaeiryhn

[alexandruo]

Maisie Williams is the most beautiful girl in the world but Reub is sou uggly look at him in this mirror how him laughing with his dirty uggly Mouth better Maisie should be in this magazine with her best friend Sophie Turner like she was in Rolling stone bouth are like sisters grow up together at Game of Thrones Set i am sad see her with this imbecil who is gay and use her Reuben put her lick his hand in public in London in Paris France put books in Maisie face and post pucture in his instagram stories in an shop for cel phones in New York him ask her buy him a new cel phone they fight and she buy him a new cel phone because peoples are watching i see the video Reub is nasty horible person and Lucas reub brother use her to in quarantine Lucas was cooking almost every day and put Maisie Williams post in her instagram stories pictures woth food him cook to promote him self this i am sou in love with Maisie I have a big crush on Maisie Williams i pray every day she brek up Reub put him out from her life forever age still dating with Ollie when Reub start post pictures with Maisie Williams in his instagram new Reub start give likes to Sophie Turner in instagram this boy really dont respect Sophie Turner mariage

[sebeth]

Legion of Super-Heroes #11

Warning, Spoilers Ahead…

Legion of Super-Heroes #11, “Tenzil Kem Takes A Bite Out Of Crime”, by Tom & Mary Bierbaum, Keith Giffen, Craig Brasfield, and Al Gordon.

 The issue opens with an episode of “Mutal of Obsidian’s Wild Archaeology” starring Tenzil Kem of the Planet Bismoll.  Tenzil saves a fellow archaeologist from a mummy.

We switch to news bulletin from the Winathian Holocasting Corporation.  Citizens are urged to use extreme caution as Kivun Roxxas is thought to be in the area.

We receive an update on the wounded Legionnaires:

Believed Dead: Reep Daggle, Jo Nah

Extremely Grave Condition: Celeste Rockfish

Stable Condition: Bounty, Metk Ranzz

Allergic Reaction: Devlin O’Ryan

We return to Tenzil’s tenure as host of “Wild Archaelogy”.  Tenzil investigates the myth of “The Titan Presidents of Bismoll”: “Noble.  Dynamic. Loyal to their principles. Dedicated to democracy.  Evasive at press conferences.”

Tenzil and company are an archaeological dig in the Jersey District of Metropolis.

Tenzil claims they’ve discovered the “first known remnants of an Abraham Lincoln Manhole Cover” but is actually the giant penny from the Batcave.

Poor Tenzil has discovered a historical object of great value and has no idea!

Poor Bruce!  Mighty Gotham has degraded into a “district of Metropolis”.  I can hear Bruce’s “Nooo!” all the way in the 30th century!  

Tenzil’s team uncovers the giant playing card and the dinosaur that “confirms the Titan Presidents date back to prehistoric times”.

Professor Bob Finger heads up the dig – a nice nod to the creators of Batman.

Bob states Tenzil’s theory is “the most lame-brained, ill-informed theory I’ve heard in my entire professional life!”

Tenzil’s all “Eh, whatevs”.

Tenzil returns to the Bismollian Embassy where we discover he has a method behind the madness: He has received an encoded message from the Winathian contingent – ‘Operation: Popiscle” is a go.

It’s nice to see that the re-formed Legion, even with their limited resources, haven’t forgotten their imprisoned teammate on Earth.

The Calorie Queen, now Tenzil’s personal assistant, informs him that he has a stack of documents that still hasn’t signed itself and “the Archaelogists Society is screaming for your hide”.

Tenzil prepares for a new series: “a courtroom drama with stories that leap out of today’s headlines”.

Tenzil is one of the main characters that excelled in the “5 years later” series.  I love his dual role of wacky, bumbling fool but secretly an intelligent, scheming man.

Roxxas invades the Bloomfield Free Clinic on Winath to receive treatment for his injuries – much to the misfortune of the medical providers.

The “Fix It Brainy” list continues to expand:

The “Fix It, Brainy” List as of issue #11:

1)            Garridan’s Validus Plague

2)            Mon-El’s possession by the Time Trapper

3)            Mysa’s trauma

4)            Legionnaires wounded in Roxxas attack

Brainy has only resolved the second item on the list by this point.

We receive more extensive updates of the injured:

Mekt Ranzz:

Condition: Stable

2nd degree burns over 20% of body

Mild concussion

Right wrist fractured

Reep Daggle:

Condition: Critical

Massive blood loss

Shock

Recovery dependent upon resumption of shape-changing functions

Bounty:

Condition: Stable

Paralysis (believed temporary)

Moderate difficulty breathing

Cardiac arrhythmias subsiding

Unexplained scar tissue

No known patient records

Celeste Rockfish:

Condition: Extremely Grave

Severe cerebral lacerations and contusions

Note: Widespread cerebral hemorrhaging

Multiple skull fractures

Five broken ribs

Collapsed right lung

Massive internal hemorrhaging

No known patient records

Brainy muses over his patients: “Thank the Muses I convinced Reep to re-arrange his vital organs for defensive purposes.  Otherwise, he’d be an ex-Durlan.”

Querl wonders about Bounty: “What’s your game – what are you up to?”

Imra warns Querl that she told him to rest but now she’s going to insist.  She asks Querl if Celeste is going to make it.

“No.  I did what I could.”

Poor Querl – he’s the smartest man in the universe but not even he can overcome the limitations of the human body.

Tenzil meets with Shvaughn. We discover the reason behind Brek Banin’s imprisonment.

“And that’s why Brek’s been in jail for two years?  For holding a pep rally in a pizza hall?”

“Insurrection is a very serious crime.”

“You’re right, Officer Erin. The rule of law must be kept sacred in our pizza halls.”

Shvaughn and Tenzil use telepathic earplugs to have a secret conversation.  She warns Tenzil that Brek’s attorney and the judge are in Earthgov’s pocket.  However, Prosecutor Jakobi is fair and honest.

Circe has a fit because Tenzil has “accidently” thrown his jacket over the camera in Shvaughn’s office – preventing her from spying on the duo.

The Dominators inform Circe that they see no reason to fear “the Bismollian Buffoon”.

Shvaughn warns Tenzil to destroy the telepathic earplugs before he’s frisked on the way out. Tenzil solves the problem by eating the earplugs.

Shvaughn informs Tenzil: “They’re trying to establish the defendant’s mental competency.”

“Brek’s mental competency? Darn fool kid.  I warned him about wearing that purple costume with the fur in public.”

Brek is not thrilled with Tenzil as his lawyer.  By “not thrilled”, I mean he’s having a complete freakout.

“You?!  Represent me?  In court?!”

“I have my law degree.”

“But you’re trained in Bismollian law!  This is Earth law!”

“They’re basically very similar.”

“Really?”

“Just wherever Earth says ‘food’, insert ‘rocks’”.

Brek wonders if Earthgov will let him choose the means of execution.

Tenzil informs Brek: “Earthgov wants to put you away quietly.  My presence will mean big attention from the media – less chance of being railroaded.  Plus, if you act before midnight tonight, I’ll throw in an authentic replica Legion flight ring, absolutely free.”

Who can resist that offer?

Brek consents to Tenzil’s representation but muses to himself that the guillotine would be “kind of a classy way to go”.

Tenzil meets with Ms. Jakobi, Earthgov’s prosecutor.  In between the mutual flirtation, Jakobi warns Tenzil she can’t let Brek off unless Tenzil gives her a good reason.  And that Earthgov has moved the trial to tomorrow at 8 am: “Speedy trial and all that”.

We switch to a UPV Channel 4 News Bulletin.  We discover Khfeurb Chee Bez, aka Antennae Boy, is now a newscaster at UPV.  Antennae Boy debuted in Adventure Comics #305 – he was a failed Legion applicant.  A nice Easter egg if you recognize the character but the knowledge isn’t needed for the actual plot.  Khfeurb announces Roxxas has murdered the occupants of a medical clinic on Winath.   Roxxas’ recent spree has led to over three dozen deaths.

Tenzil’s defense of Brek is part of the new holo-series: “Tenzil For The Defense Starring Senator Tenzil Kem of the Planet Bismoll.”

Tenzil asks for a delay: “What’s the big hurry?  Polar Boy certainly isn’t going anywhere.  And if we wait, we won’t have to go head to head against the yodeling championships.  Which do very well in the ratings, as you know.”

The motion for delay is overruled because the judge has to rule on “whether Green Lanterns should be barred from Earth on Monday.”

“Strange that they’re only barred from Earth on Mondays, your honor.”

Neither the judge nor Brek appreciate Tenzil’s wit: “I don’t care what he says.  This is not worth the authentic replica flight ring.”

Tenzil’s defense consists of improvised chicanery consisting of costume changes and pie throwing.

Dirk, watching the case on a holo, feels Tenzil has no idea what he is doing and is simply stalling.

The Dominator assure Circe that the “Bismollian is useless”.  Circe’s not sure.

Tenzil confounds the judge into admitting Brek’s been denied his basic legal rights.  Prosecutor Jakobi states she has “no choice but to drop all charges”.

Tenzil, Brek, and the Calorie Queen head immediately to the Metropolis Spaceport – getting off planet is of the highest priority.  

Tenzil’s pleased they creamed the Yodeling Championships in the ratings.  Tenzil shares a kiss with Jakobi before fleeing Earth.

It’s too bad Tenzil and Brek couldn’t have kidnapped Dirk and dragged him off the planet – the man clearly needs some sense beat into him.

Holo Scene, “A Critical Look At This Week’s Entertainment”, reviews “Tenzil For The Defense”.

The issue ends with Jo being hurled through space.  Jo thinks he’s been transported to the other side of Winath – but a sign reveals he’s at the “Lyme Fields, Malden Precinct, Khundia District, The Dominion.”

Khunds and Dominators? A very bad place for Jo to be.

#Legion of Super-Heroes #Matter-Eater Lad #Polar Boy #Ultra Boy #Brainiac 5 #Roxxas #5 Years Later

[gaiyofanfiction]

Got7 Reaction

A/N: Sorry this took so long. I kept meaning to post it today but I had a lot of issues. So here it is! It wasn’t exactly how it was requested but since the original request was similar to another reaction we already did, I did this one to kind of make up for that. Please enjoy. ~Yosei

Got7 reaction to their girlfriend having a panic attack in front of them for the first time.

Mark:

“Ahh! Mark-oppa!“ You turn to hear screaming fans running up behind you two. Your eyes widen as you get pushed out of the way and your hands disconnect. You can feel your breathing quicken, you just want to get out of there. Looking around, you spot a small alley-way off to your right.  You run to the alley and hide behind the corner. Once you make it, your back hits the wall and you slide down, curling up into a ball. You hold your head in your hands, trying to control your erratic movements. You don’t want Mark seeing you this way.

“Alright alright alright.“ Mark tries to calm the horde of fan girls around him. He suddenly remembers them pushing you out of the way and turns to search for you. He starts to panic when he doesn’t see you in his line of sight. He knew you had anxiety attacks in the past and doesn’t want to leave you alone in case it happens again. His eyes stop on the alley way and notices a shoe sticking out from the corner that belonged to you. He pushes his way out of the crowd of girls. They try to follow him but he turns and holds his hand up. “I appreciate you being a fan and all but right now, my girlfriend needs me. Please back off.” The word ‘girlfriend‘ shocks the fan-girls, giving Mark the opportunity to get out of there. He turns the corner of the alley to see you curled up in a ball. He squats down in front of you and gently raises your head. “Hey baby, I’m so sorry that happened.” He pulls your trembling body into his arms, trying to calm you down. “It‘s alright, let it out. We won’t go anywhere til you’re ready.“

JB:

“No no no.” You shake your head. You crumple up the sheet of music in your hand and throw it into the overflowing trash bin. It’s been days since you came up with an idea for a song. You had the melody in your head but the lyrics weren’t just coming out right. The music is due tomorrow for your group’s comback and you have nothing but notes on a sheet of paper and failed lyrics in the trash bin. Your boyfriend Jaebum is the leader of Got7. He writes lyrics and produces music. And here you are, with a pile of paper and no sleep for days, just trying to come up with one song. You sigh and hit your head on your desk. Just then you hear your phone buzz beside you. You open it to read a text from your manger, telling you to hurry up, that now the song was due tonight at midnight. You throw your phone at the wall and cry out, your anxiety rising to new heights.

JB hears a crash and yelling in the room next to him. He hurries in to see you on the floor trying to pick up the broken pieces of your phone, your whole body shaking. He rushes over to check on you. “Baby, are you okay? What happened?” He reaches over to grab your hand but you recoil and push yourself away, into the wall. You hold your head in your hands. He’s hurt that you would push him away like that but he could tell that you were having an anxiety attack. You told him about it but this is the first time he’s ever seen it. He sits down across from you. “Okay, baby. I’ll wait until your ready to talk. Take your time.”

Jackson:

You stare at the chalkboard with disgust. You’re sitting in your language class trying to understand what’s going on. It’s been a year since you’ve taken this class and for some reason, you’re still struggling. Your boyfriend is knowledgable in all aspects of different language and he’s helped you so much. Now you feel like you’ve wasted his time. You wait anxiously as your professor goes to hand back the tests. The closer he gets to your desk, the more your leg bounces. When he hands the test back, your heart drops. You failed?! After everything Jackson’s done for you?! You try to control your anxiety attack that’s building up. So once the bell rings, you race out of the classroom and out of the building.

Jackson is waiting in his car for you. Once he sees you run out of there like a bat out of hell, he cocks his head. You don’t look okay. You race to the car and open the door. He notices your hands are shaking as your holding a piece of paper. “Darling, are you okay?” He goes to grab the paper but you pull it away and shake your head. He puts a hand on your leg, feeling your body tremble. “Baby?” You shake your head and hide the paper, trying to control your breathing. “Is that your test? Awe come on, it can’t be that bad! Show your little wang puppy!” He pouts. You shake your head for a third time, looking up at him with tears. It breks his heart to see you like this, so he nods and starts the car. “You’ll show me when you’re ready.” He kisses your head and drives back home.

Jinyoung:

You look in the mirror as you practice your lines. There’s a new movie in development and you wanted to audition for it. So far, it hasn't been going so well. You read and re-read the lines over and over again, trying to memorize them. Once you think you’ve got them memorized, you close the script and recite them. Unfortunately, you only get so far before you forget again. It’s getting so frustrating, you can feel an anxiety attack coming on. You throw the script at the wall and sit on the side of the bed with your head in your hands, trying to control your tears.”Why am I even trying. I can’t be as good as Jinyoung. I’m just an embarrassment.”

“Baby, I’m home.”Jinyoung comes through the door. He knew you were practicing for the audition, since it was tomorrow. He drops his bag and takes off his shoes. It’s too quiet for his liking. He moves towards the bed room. Upon opening the door, he sees you on the bed, your body shaking. He’s not stupid, it’s pretty obvious you were having an anxiety attack. He rushes over and pulls you into a hug. “Baby, try to calm down. Take deep breaths.” He rubs circles on your back trying to calm your body down. “Once you’re alright, we will take a break and come back to it later. I promise I’ll help you get these lines down, even if it takes all night.”

Youngjae:

You glance down at your phone for the hundredth time. It’s been 48 hours since you heard from your boyfriend. You know he’s on tour right now and you’re trying your best to not jump to conclusions, but it’s hard when you have separation anxiety. Suddenly your phone lights up. Your heart jumps thinking it’s your boyfriend but instead, it’s a text from your best friend, Yugyeom. he’s telling you how much fun the tour was and that they’re done with their set. This makes your anxiety flare up. They’re done with their set yet Youngjae hasn’t even sent you a text? Why is Yugyeom talking to you but your boyfriend isn’t? Your heart beats faster and your arms go numb, you shake them trying to get the feeling to go away.

Just then your phone lights up again. You look down to see Youngjae’s name pop up on the screen. Catching your breath, you answer it with a meek “H-Hi.” You can almost hear his smile. “Hi Jagi! I miss you do much!” You don’t say much to him, you’re just trying to steady your breathing. He gets worried. “Baby? Are you okay? I know I havn’t talked to you much lately. I’m really sorry, it’s just been busy the last two days. Please forgive me.” You nod but realize that he can’t see you over the phone, so you just say it’s okay and how much you miss him. He knows you have bad anxiety when he leaves, but he knows how to fix it. He clears his throat and starts to sing his song ‘Playground’. Even though you can tell he’s been singing for hours, just the sound of his voice makes your heart slow down and your breathing even.

Bambam:

“Yo, what’s up man?!” Bambam high fives another boy who had just come up to him. You two were at a party in Thailand. Bambam had recently brought you back to his home town to show you around. When he told his friends he was coming back, they decided to throw a party. You weren’t one to really like to go to parties like this, but you wanted to make your boyfriend happy. “This is my lovely girlfriend.” He gestures to you. The boy nods and smiles at you, making you smile back. More and more people are coming up to Bambam, friends and fans alike. The longer you stand there, the more your anxiety builds up. You slip your hand out of his and excuse yourself to the bathroom. Once inside, you close and lock the door. You slide down the wall, your heart beating rapidly. You repeatedly hit the back of your head against the wall, trying to calm yourself down. You didn’t want to ruin this for your boyfriend. He hasn’t been home in years and you know he was really looking forward to this.

Bambam loses focus in his conversation. You’ve been gone for a long time, way longer than it takes to go to the bathroom. He knew you had anxiety when around large groups of people, but you told him you’d be okay and that you wanted to go. He should have known it would have been too much for you. Guilt was eating at him. He excused himself from the conversation and quickly makes his way to the bathroom. He tries the door handle but it’s locked. He knocks on the door. “Baby, it’s me. Are you okay?” You tell him your alright from the other side. Of course he doesn’t believe it. He grabs a bobby pin off some random girls hair and opens the lock. You look up startled when you see him come through the door. He doesn’t hesitate to sit next to you and pull you into his lap. “I’m sorry I dragged you to this party. I know how you feel about big crowds of people. Come on, let’s leave.” You shake your head, knowing he hasn’t seen his friends in so long. You didn’t want to ruin that for him. He stands up and gently pulls you onto your feet. “Come on, let’s ditch this place and get some ice cream. It’s a lame party anyway.” He winks at you.

Yugyeom:

You pace back and fourth backstage. It was almost your time to perform on Hit The Stage. You were starting to have second thoughts about this. Your boyfriend had been the winner on the previous season. Now, here you were, on the same stage yet not as good. You think back to all the times Yugyeom had helped you practice to get everything just right. You were so thankful to him, the last thing you wanted to do was screw it up after everything he has done for you. You start to hyperventilate and you can’t control your movements. You can’t do this.

Yugyeom sits on the side of the stage, bouncing with excitement. He was finally able to see you perform live on stage. When your name was called by the announcer, he claps and smiles wide. When you didn’t come out, he knew something was wrong. He got up and quickly made his way back stage. He sees you leaning against the corner of backstage, your headshaking back and fourth. He quietly and slowly approaches you. “Honey, are you alright?” You jump from his voice and whirl around. He notices the tears in your eyes. Pulling you close for a hug, he tries to calm your trembling body. “Hey, it’s alright. I know your scared but you’ll do great.” You shake your head and clutch his shirt. You tell him how your scared to disappoint him after everything he’s done to help you. He chuckles and strokes your hair. “I know you won’t disappoint me. You’ll do amazing. Just try to breath, okay? I’ll be out there, just look at me whenever you get scared.” You look up at him and nod, your heart rate slowing. “Now, I’m going to go back out there. I’ll tell the announcer you’re ready. Just remember, I’ll be right there cheering you on.” He gives you a wink.

[Masterlist]

#Got7 #Got7 fluff #got7 reactions #got7 scenarios #got7 fanfiction #mark #mark tuan #jb #im jaebum #jackson #Jackson wang #jinyoung #park jinyoung #youngjae #choi youngjae #bambam #yugyeom #kim yugyeom #gaiyo fanfiction

[heytozier]

denscom for the ship thing?

uhhhh i love my boys??? denscom is such a sweet lil ship and im love???

who wakes up first in the morningben!! he def wakes up and makes coffee for bill because lbr bill is a heavy sleeper but can only be awoken by soft lil kisses from his boy

who’s the first to fall asleep at nightbill! he usually is writing something and he gets super sleepy really quickly/easily so ben just stays up and does what bens do jkjskj

what they playfully tease each other overi like to think that when ben writes lil poems or sweet post-it notes for bill, bill teases him for that but i can’t think of anything that ben would tease bill for!! 

what they do when the other’s having a bad daywhen ben is feeling sad or a lil down bill just holds him and tells him he is the sweetest softest cutest boy and then shOWERS HIM in love and kisses 

how they say ‘i’m sorry’ after argumentsbill is usually the one to give in and say sorry first but he does it by like holding ben’s waist and kissing him softly until he is smiling or giggling. ben is the one to just say sorry and maybe write a lil sumthin sumthin for his mans

which one’s more ticklishben!! he is so ticklish and haTES IT when bill sees he is mad or grumpy and comes up behind him and tickles his sides!!

their favourite rainy day activitiesbill usually just sleeps in and wants to cuddle with ben but ben, bein the lil bookworm he is, sits in their livingroom and reads a big book and sips tea and is just comfy (bill eventually comes down and lays with his head in bens lap and ben will read while playing w/ his hair don’t @ me on this) 

how they surprise each otherbill haTES surprises usually but when ben surprises him w/ like brek in bed he is so happy??or cute post-it notes on the bathroom mirror saying ‘don’t forget to brush your teeth’ in pretty writing????? and bill def surprises ben randomly throughout the week with roses delivered to their door with little cards that are signed with ‘secret admirer’ and hopes that ben don’t know it’s him but ben always knows

their most sickening shows of public affectionbill loves to hold bens waist as they are walking and ben is all blushy n shit but when they are sitting next to each other they can’t keep their hands off of each other!! ben is always playing with bill’s hands or hair and bill is always touching bens arms or has his hand on his knee and the losers can’t help but throw up at the cuteness lbr

[lindsaywesker]

Good morning! I hope you slept well and feel rested? Welcome to the weekend! Currently at the Costa stop of my Harlesden to Harlesden round trip walk. I walked Tuesday and Wednesday and I’m back again! This fat boy needs to walk! Every so often, I catch sight of my belly and it makes me wonder if I’m up the duff! You wonder why I’m so busy? With this body shape, I like to keep it moving! Yesterday was another brilliant day of teaching. Just got a notification for next term, which is equally as busy. I am loving where I am. Teaching makes me very happy and I’m learning at the same time! Yesterday, I embarked on a fine run of grandad jokes. People complained but I’m not sure why? My mate Simon Morgan used to say, “If I want your opinion, I’ll give it to you.” Last night, I had dinner with one friend. Today, I have tea with another and, on Sunday, I have brunch with another. Yes, it may seem like I’m obsessed with my friends but I am BBB (blessed beyond belief.) Not only do I enjoy my time with my friends but, before and after, I have this lovely Ready Brek glow. Last night, I saw a clip on Twitter that completely broke my heart; footage of a bullied and distressed, little boy crying his eyes out. Now, you know how much I love my kids (and grandkids!) When it comes to the mistreatment of kids, I turn into the most right-wing person on the planet; I just want to maim and injure people. All I can do is pray that this little kid finds some new school and some new friends, so he can enjoy his childhood. At times, kids can be so cruel to one another. They have no idea of the pain and trauma they’re inflicting. Those of you that were bullied can relate. This is one subject I am passionate about. Children do not ask to be brought into this world, so it’s our responsibility to love and protect them. Look forward to your company tomorrow afternoon at 1.00pm for ‘The A-Z Of Mi-Soul Music’. The final part of The Letter O. It’s gonna be a belter! Got some great club gigs coming up: Saturday, February 29th at ‘Let The Music Play’ (Holiday Inn, Stevenage) and Friday, March 6th at the ‘Forest Hill Funk Club’. Can’t wait! Have a fabulous and funky Friday! I love you all. One of my resolutions this year is to read more and I hope I can encourage you to pick up a book? If you feel like reading a very cool story, check out my second novel, ‘Whatever Makes Them Dance’ (53 Five-Star Amazon reviews to date.)

[martinmcg]

REVIEW: THE HIGH GROUND BY MELINDA SNODGRASS

The High Ground by Melinda Snodgrass (Titan Books, 2016)

When I was a child I loved the breakfast cereal Ready Brek – instant porridge whose television advertisements used to feature a young boy protected from the winter elements by a warm glow of healthy goodness. I would eat Ready Brek for breakfast, supper and, basically, whenever I could persuade someone to give me a bowl. If I’d had my way I might have eaten nothing but Ready Brek. Recently, in a moment of nostalgic weakness, I thought I’d revisit my childhood obsession and made myself a bowl. I’m not sure what my seven-year-old-self saw in the stuff, but I can tell you that I was left wondering why anyone would eat this flavourless, textureless, pap.

The back cover of this volume introduces Snodgrass as an acclaimed novelist and noted scriptwriter on Star Trek: The Next Generation. This is the first time I’ve come across her work but she has written with George RR Martin in the Wild Cards series and her novel Circuit (published in 1986 – the first of a trilogy) was nominated for a Prometheus Award.

The High Ground is the first (of five) in a new series (The Imperials Saga) in which humanity has largely abandoned the environmentally ravaged, over-heated Earth. Beyond our own solar system we have encountered and conquered a variety of alien species to establish a “Solar Empire” which has existed for long enough that it has begun to slip into decadence, if not yet decline. The emperor of this confection has a problem – a family full of daughters but a genetic inability to produce a male heir that (perhaps improbably) this society’s advanced sciences seem incapable of curing. The emperor’s solution is to break with tradition and appoint Mercedes, his eldest daughter as his heir. But, to claim the throne, Mercedes must prove her fitness to lead by becoming the first young woman to attend and graduate from the empire’s elite military college, the titular High Ground, set in a vast station orbiting the imperial throneworld, Ouranos.

Meanwhile, Thracius (Tracy) is the bright son of an impoverished tailor who has – much to his dismay – been awarded a scholarship to The High Ground. Tracy’s position as an intitulado – a student from outside the aristocracy – is not unique but his low-born status attracts scorn and maltreatment.

Despite being sold as a “space opera” almost all of this novel (barring a brief prologue and a final action sequence) is a tepid school-based romance that weakly rehashes material that will be familiar from a host of more dynamic and more engagingly and elegantly written young-adult novels. There might have been some mileage in a story that sought to talk about expectations of gender and class in a rigidly structured society, but this is not this book. The “politics” of The Imperials Saga go no deeper than the average Hollywood high school teen romance and the plot unfolds with exactly the same sense of cloying inevitability. Mercedes and Tracy are, of course, bound to fall in love – though their difference in station means their love “must never be”. And, of course, both have misadventures due to their atypical status – forced to fight the prejudice and ignorance of others and the expectations of their society.

The major problem with The High Ground is that for around 350 pages nothing interesting happens and it doesn’t happen in very familiar ways. It’s very hard to care for a pair of protagonists who, despite the supposed obstacles placed in their paths, are so obviously and unquestionably destined to succeed. Mercedes may worry about whether she’s pretty enough or capable enough, but it is immediately clear that, of course, she’s really beautiful and, of course, her practical competence will be rewarded. Tracy might suffer from regularly-spaced bouts of insecurity but he’s also obviously destined for greatness and bound to outshine all of his higher-born classmates. That’s just the kind of novel this is.

Beyond the two lead characters, the book is full of insipid and wafer-thin cut outs. None of these people seem to have a life that extends beyond their relationships with the leads and none of them are destined serve any purpose beyond helping Mercedes and Tracy learn important lessons about themselves. This solar empire may extend to distant stars, but it has no depth

As for the plot – what there is of it – there’s not a single line or paragraph or page in the book that makes the reader doubt that it is going to deviate from a well-worn and regularly signposted path. Fifty or so pages from the end of the book a half-baked plot against Mercedes is revealed and there is some brief action but it’s unaffecting and what little tension is generated is quickly dissipated. The schemers of the imperial court are, frankly, blithering idiots and their plots have all unnecessarily silly complexity of a hackneyed comic book villain. Perhaps, as The Imperials Saga develops and extends itself into the wider universe Snodgrass has created, the story will gather pace and become more engaging, but the signs are not good – the aliens seem neither more interesting nor better defined than their human counterparts.

Snodgrass’s writing is polished to a glassy smoothness throughout, there’s no doubting her professionalism. The downside of this, however, is that so many rough edges have been removed that every feature that might snag the reader’s attention has been worn away. The text is it is easy to consume, certainly, but it also lacks anything to chew on, any real flavour or anything that would make you want to go back and consume some more: just like Ready Brek.

  A shorter version of this review was originally published in The BSFA Review #2, January 2018.

P.S. If you are a fan of football (the proper, non-American kind), then one of the genuine “highlights” of The High Ground is a description of a game of “soccer” that is mind-blowingly wrong. Snodgrass’s description of the game is written as though not only has she never seen a game of soccer, but the person who described soccer to her had not only never seen a game either but had only read about it in a book that was written in a language that they only partly understood. It’s ludicrous… Anyway, there are no blockers in proper football.

REVIEW: THE HIGH GROUND BY MELINDA SNODGRASS was originally published on Welcome To My World

#2017 #bsfa #review #reviews #science fiction #sf #Vector

[nakeddeparture]

BARBADOS/THE WORLD (Naked Departure) — LAST WEEK IN PHOTOS as they appeared on Naked Departure and dealing with the world.  Naked Departure

Rickson Leacock MT38 assaulted his girlfriend AND did not hold a charge

Ralph Gonsalves accused of Rape while giving speech in New York

Millions in the US and around the world protest Trump’s presence and policies in the White House

Robert Monague Rape Accusation

Robert Monague Rape Accusation

Robert Monague Rape Accused

House Sold blog

Kimberley Jones of Arabian Knights

Kimberley Jones of Arabian Knights

Shantye oro Shonte…..

STOP insuring your vehicles and homes with CGI.

Denise Waithe of the QEH

MONEY LAUNDERING: If the white trash, the Duekcs, can get away with money laundering, so should you Dawn Latrecia Taylor Burgess

BARBADIANS are C*nts: a foreigner’s take on things

Butch Gordon, white man to the rescue in St. Lucia

Butch Stewart, white man to the rescue

CANCER: meat-chemically-treated-old-expired

CANCER: Rotten chicken

EXPIRED foods!!

Samantha Grannum, running midget Lil Rick down

Lil Rick, disrepectful of women and children but still rewarded in Barbados

Overrated midget, Lil Rick

Nikita Belgrave married an old white man

Peter Harris and Freundel Stuart — How much $$ did he give PM in bribery

President Trump and first lady Trump

Michelle Obama and Melania Trump

The Trumps and the Obamas

Quincy Jones School Teacher with little boy sitting closely/tightly between his legs

Muslims creating a powerful subculture in Barbados

Re: Quincy Jones

Quincy Jones with school boy sitting snugly on him

Re: Quincy Jones

Quincy Jones with Ronald Jones – Entire family are said to be twisted

THE LIST: Mark Brewster of Sagicor

THE LIST: Noel Lynch

THE LIST: Leroy Parris

THE LIST: Terrance Holder

THE LIST: Corey Lane, hiding in a closet within a closet! Huge Chin Meridian!!

Corey Lane swollen CHIN MERIDIAN

THE LIST: Corey Lane

THE LIST: Kenneth Connell

Darcy Dear and his HUGE chin meridian

THE LIST: Tino Best

THE LIST: Bruce Rowe

THE LIST: Bruce Rowe

THE LIST: Piss in a bag Elliott Belgrave

THE LIST: Magnus Whitehead, got fired from BCCI for irregularities, is incompetent, unemployable, arrogant, poor

THE LIST: Thomas Harris

THE LIST: Richard Harrison

THE LIST: David Ellis

THE LIST: David Ellis

THE LIST: Chris Birch, shrouded by DEATH!

THE LIST: Wayne Maynard

THE LIST: Jepter Ince

Ellerslie School and the slackness of their teachers

SOLD!!!!! GONE — CGI Tower sold? to Scotiabank

Visionary Claim of Good Governance — see blog

Co-operators General Insurance and fraud

Romario-Lewis-dead

Kim Angoy of Chinese Restaurant in Barbados

Kim Angoy and Chinese Restaurant blog

DEAD!! Romario Lewis shot multiple times and found dead in St. Philip, Barbados

BARBADOS UNDERCOVER: Irwin Marshall

Heather Wick

Ecaf: Time for the Black Face logo to go!

Tracey Lorde-Williams’ husband, Philip Williams, is a cheater!!

DEAD!! Adrian Boo Husbands

DEAD!!!! Adrian Boo Husbands

Old Bay and Swibbly Hands saved me $10,000.00

Ronald Jones, Minister of Pedophiles

DEAD!!!! Leon Anthony Richie DEAD over $440.00 debt – Guyana

Rickson Leacock MT38 assaulted his girlfriend AND did not hold a charge

CIA Releases 13 Million Pages in Declassified documents, including UFO sightings

The Sleeping Giant talks Productivity

BERENICE CRADDOCK, Mrs Africa CONTINENT

LIVE BLOG will record videos of child abuse sent into Naked Departure

Jackson, Charlize Theron’s son, transitioning into a girl

Jackson transitioning into a girl

Jackson transitioning into a girl — in this photo, you can see some sugar in the tank

BOYCOTT: Take your money out of Barbadian Banks!!

New Political Party: Barbados

CUP, Political Party, Barbados

Are Barbadians Literate Zombies? Or, Will they Boycott the Banks

Ricky Mohammed, 39, and his wife, Luenda Anthony, were shot while sleeping in bed.

Legal Rape: Child Brides in Trinidad (12 y/o)

FOUND dead in Negril

DEAD in Negril: Richard David, Romaine Miller, David Bennett

DEAD in Negril: Richard David, Romaine Miller, David Bennett

BAJAN man bites off head of live chicken and eat it, feathers and all….

Billionaires always around trying to lend Barbados money! Andrew Stewart

Andrew Stewart always trying to lend Barbados money

AIDS: Man with list of names of women he had relations with, while he knows he has AIDS

Allen Chastanet, St. Lucia is BROKE

RAPING of children, see blog

RAPING of caribbean children….see blog

Four Year Old Assaulted by teacher at Charles F. Broome

Bulling; Rite of Passage at Combermere School

Open Letter to Barbadian Women

ADAM4ADAM BARBADOS UNDERCOVER: Terry-stowe-aka-miss-campbell-always-picking-fares-and-dishonest

ADAM4ADAM BARBADOS UNDERCOVER: paul-puckering-adam4adam-gay

ADAM4ADAM BARBADOS UNDERCOVER: Dale Eastmond, Closeted gay

ADAM4ADAM BARBADOS UNDERCOVER: errol-crichlow-adam4adam-gay-his-wife-came-home-and-caught-n-bed-with-a-man

ADAM4ADAM BARBADOS UNDERCOVER: carl-sealy-adam4adam-big-fat-sore-gay-and-always-brek

ADAM4ADAM BARBADOS UNDERCOVER: lennox-robinson-big-fat-battleship-broke-winfield-walked-heart-and-bank-account

ADAM4ADAM BARBADOS UNDERCOVER: douglas-haynes-from-cherry-grove-likes-nuff-young-boys-school-boys-and-does-pay-them-for-sex

ADAM4ADAM BARBADOS UNDERCOVER: irwin-marshall-that-works-up-by-airport-has-a-huge-wood-and-the-young-ladies-like-lamar-callender-does-run-him-down-for-it

ADAM4ADAM BARBADOS UNDERCOVER: paul-harris-adam4adam-closet-gay

ADAM4ADAM BARBADOS UNDERCOVER: greg-adam4adam-vodakila

ADAM4ADAM BARBADOS UNDERCOVER: gregory-hope-a-former-private-school-teacher-was-fired-because-he-was-molesting-the-boys-at-industry-high-school-n-st-phillip-now-n-town-trying-to-foop-every-young-boy-he-meet-with-sweet

Henderson Ricardo Seale needs marijuana to ease the pain

SAVAGES!! Jamaican police Urging Gun-Battling Savages to Surrender Peacefully

Rasta Travelled to Fort Lauderdale with Crocus Bag

Sheri Shermeyer married her enemy, a demon! It ended with murder/suicide

Sheri Shermeyer married her enemy, a demon! It ended with murder/suicide

Denis O’Brien: DIGICEL in billions of dollars in debt

Digicel: No Payday at DIGICEL

Addison St. John defends his ‘BANK SCAM’ wife, Kimberly Taylor

Geralyn Edward, NATION SCANDAL

PINK PANTIES, husband came home in …..

Alexis Manigo and father Charles Manigo. Alexis states that he was a poor father

ONE EYEBROW girl

Peter Virdee, Held in London for Germany re Fraud Scheme in Barbuda

Victor Callender

Dennis z1545

CLICO: Chris Sinckler and Leroy Parris are FRIENDS

CLICO: Leroy Parris and David Thompson (deceased)

CLICO: Chris Sinckler and Leroy Parris are FRIENDS

Justin Taylor disses his ‘BANK SCAM’ Sister, Kim Taylor

Justin Taylor dissing Kim Taylor

ADAM4ADAM BARBADOS UNDERCOVER: Michael Rowe

ADAM4ADAM BARBADOS UNDERCOVER: Junior Thomas aka Crow

ADAM4ADAM BARBADOS UNDERCOVER: Shirley Lovell

ADAM4ADAM BARBADOS UNDERCOVER: Sean Alleyne

ADAM4ADAM BARBADOS UNDERCOVER: Terry Small

ADAM4ADAM BARBADOS UNDERCOVER: Lamar Callender

ADAM4ADAM BARBADOS UNDERCOVER: Greg aka Biforsure

ADAM4ADAM BARBADOS UNDERCOVER: Winston Ramses

ADAM4ADAM BARBADOS UNDERCOVER: Ronald Thompson

ADAM4ADAM BARBADOS UNDERCOVER: Steve Alleyne

ADAM4ADAM BARBADOS UNDERCOVER: Delisle Trotman

ADAM4ADAM BARBADOS UNDERCOVER: Rohan Phillips

ADAM4ADAM BARBADOS UNDERCOVER: Michael Rowe

DEAD!! Eddie Long

Colin Jordan

Bank Scam girl

Bank Scam girl

Bank Scam Girl

Sandra Husbands

KIMBERLY TAYLOR: Bank Scam? Where? When?

DEAD!!! Larry Jackson

Barbadian Men have highest rate of Prostate Cancer in the World

Obstructed Watercourse

Obstructed Watercourse

Obstructed Watercourse

Grenville Phillips, II — Solutions Barbados

Toni Yarde, Nation scandal

Rachael Ramkissoon raped and killed after missing school bus

Keisha Clarke, Michael Carrington and super predator Mark B.A. Thompson

THE LIST: SUPERPREDATOR!! Mark B.A. Thompson

THE LIST: Criminal connections

Michael Carrington – THIEF of the House in Parliamant, stole almost $225,000 from his elderly client

THE LIST: Randall Worrell

Roy Morris, Nation Publication scandal!!

RACISM!!! Barry and Barbara Dueck, too WHITE for Dodds

RACISM!!! Barry and Barbara Dueck, TOO WHITE FOR DODDS

Donville Inniss, Drunk

Deliar Worrell

Mia Mottley

THE LIST: Denis Lowe may carry virus

Peter Harris gave Owen Arthur $100,000 and then stopped the check

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