#i'll post about the new hamster next

[maplesyrupsainz]

˖⁺｡˚⋆˙ur good for my heart | DR3˖⁺｡˚⋆˙

pairing: daniel ricciardo x faceless y/n reader (she/her)

genre: social media au, established relationship

warnings: like 1 single sexual joke lol it's all jus fluff some mean tweets perhaps sorryy hope u like it

summary: in which f1's favourite couple has news to spite their doubters

a/n: making these is the most fun i've had in my whole life who else should i write for tehe

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yourusername jus checking in yes me & ricardo are alive

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user1 y/n having a hamster called ricardo is my roman empire

user2 no daniel?

user3 ikr & max is always in her likes it's weird

user4 they r obviously friends?

landonorris wtf is that

yourusername i know ur not talking about my gay hamster

landonorris get a life

yourusername homophobe

yourbff next time i drown u

landonorris y/n taking L after L in this comment section

yourusername i literally dont like either of u

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yourbff no one is doing it like us happy birthday to the love of my life y/n/n

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landonorris haps baps yourusername

yourusername thank u babygirl

yourusername i love u so much omg

yourusername im jus a shell without u😭

yourbff i will always love u till my dying days & beyond xo

user5 has anyone else noticed y/n hasnt been seen with daniel lately

yourbff why the hell u saying this shit on my post get a job

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danielricciardo happy birthday to the love of my life

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user10 i knew they were still together

yourusername waiting for a hamster joke tbh

landonorris the gag is this post is not about u it's about ricardo

yourusername well i am not surprised if i was a gay hamster i too would want danny

danielricciardo do u want me even tho ur a regular girl?

landonorris no she doesnt

maxverstappen1 she does not

yourusername didnt want u to find out this way

yourusername tysm i love u forever & a day

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user11 she is so annoying

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danielynlover some of our favourite dan & y/n moments to remind everyone why they have been & will continue to be everyone's favourite f1 couple 🫶

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user17 omg my actual parents

user18 i love how y/n always supports & shows up for danny no matter what team he's on

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danielynlover exactly she is the most genuine wag imo

yourusername 😭🩷

danielynlover OMG HI Y/N

yourusername forever grateful for all of ur love for me & dan

user19 daniel ricciardo y/n y/l/n you will always be famous

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danielricciardo baby on board

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landonorris couldn't even think of a joke for this one congratulations to my favourite couple

yourusername only took us getting pregnant to be freed from the horrendous jokes of lando norizz

landonorris i'll be back on form when i've had times to process the news

danielricciardo i told u 2 months ago

landonorris yes and?

maxverstappen1 congratulations 🎂

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yourbff i've never screamed so loud. im going to be an auntie

yourusername my baby is so lucky 🥹

user20 IS THIS REAL

user21 omg my parents are becoming parents

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yourusername bun in the oven

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danielricciardo of course you snuck that hamster into your pregnancy announcement

yourusername he is nothing if not a stickler for a party

yourbff i love u

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user22 the girls are gonna love this one

user23 running straight to twitter

lewishamilton congratulations ❤️

yourusername tysm uncle lewis 😛

yoursister y/n mama hasnt stopped crying since u told her 🥹🥹🥹

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yourusername she's here 🥹 grace evelyn ricciardo born at 6am 7lb 2oz with her father's eyes

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yourbff i cannot wait to meet her🥹

yourusername 🥹🥹🥹

landonorris noo hahaaa im not crying... you are..

danielricciardo embrace it

maxverstappen1 when can we get her behind the wheel

yourusername what the hell is wrong with u

landonorris this is too far even for you

danielricciardo stay away from my daughter

danielricciardo and my wife whilst ur at it

user24 WIFE???

user25 WIFE?? WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN

danielricciardo i love you i am so proud of you i am so lucky to have met you and to be loved by you my wife 💍

yourusername i love you u r my entire universe 😊

user26 who else will never recover from this

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#f1 #f1 x reader #f1 fic #f1 fanfic #f1 imagine #daniel ricciardo #lando norris #max verstappen #f1 smau #smau #f1 2023 #f1edit #fanfic #maddie's smau

[cnidarianrui]

i don't think i've,,, ever? posted about petre... but i need to make my stance known.,,

STARTING OFF WITH LEO/NEED!

- In leo/need i only really see shiho as a pet regressor, specifically a bunny regressor.

- all of leo/need + shizuku are her caregivers, petsitters if you will.

-when she's slipped into that space, she's so much more cuddly and affectionate, cuddling up to anyone near her that she trusts.

-leo/need has a little space set up in the school SEKAI with some rabbit toys, a pet bed, and anything a little bunny would need to feel loved and cared for!

-petnames are used more than generously, specifically "little bunny", "baby rabbit", or "bunbun" ;;

(they love her so much)

NEXT!!! MORE MORE JUMP!!

-In MMJ, i headcanon airi and shizuku as pet regressors, airi as a kitty regressor, shizuku also as a bunny.

-like shiho, airi becomes quite the ball of affection, pouncing on her friends in hopes of petting!!

-shizuku becomes a bit more energetic, hopping around the SEKAI, being the curious little rabbit she is!

-minori and haruka, due to their stamina built up from idol training, have no issue keeping up with their little pets!! airi and shizuku get so playful in this headspace, and haruka and minori are so excited to play with their friends!

VIVID BAD SQUAD!!

-hamster kohane, bunny toya. need i say more?

-hampster kohane,,, well you know how the street sekai has the cafe? and the cafe probably has snacks right?... imagine hamster koha stuffing her cheeks with treats,,..

-toya is just a sleepy little bunny guy, content to just curl up in someone's lap, getting his ears and head gently pet (mainly by akito SHHHH)

-an is just.. so excited to take care of koha and toya.. she's so happy to take care of her friends and know that they trust her enough to share this with her!!! she takes them on little walks around the sekai, holding each of their hands.... uuuu

-toya changing his usual gait to little hops,,, help me..

WONDERLANDS X SHOWTIME

-puppy regressor tsukasa, puppy regressor emu, kitty regressor rui!!!!! (in my heart i WANTED to say platypus regressor rui.. i'll save that idea for another time :3)

-emu and tsukasa play together,, so much... so much fetch... so much tug of war,,, they get the zoomies so MUCH!!

-similarly to what i mentioned about an, nene takes all three of them on walks, using a specially designed leash, made by rui of course.

-emu tugs the leash. nene falls down. she makes it better with kisses though!!

-tsukasa is the biggest lapdog ever. sit down? now you have a puppy in your lap and he wants pets... hehe

-emu's gymnastics abilities carry into her regression, she's always excited to learn new tricks to impress her caregivers, and get treats!!

-rui has the ability to purr and meow realistically. he does it. a lot. also he's tall so he always has to bend down to get pets.. makes him feel so small.. hehe.

-rui designed little collars for him, emu, and tsukasa!! they are purple, pink, and orange respectively, with little charms representing them! they love them!

NIGHTCORD AT 25:00!!

-kitty mizuki. i rest my case.

-oooh,,, they're so kitty... all that hanging out they do with rui has lead to them also being able to realistically purr and meow!! they meow incessantly whenever they're in need of attention!

-he also made them a cute baby pink collar with a ribbon ;;

-stylish kitty!! whenever ena is watching over them, they have a whole grooming session for mizu! ena brushes their hair, paints their nails, and gives them a little kitty spa day!

-kanade doesn't have the most energy, but that's okay! she can still watch mizuki just as well.,, they take cat naps together... mizuki keeps her nice and warm and purrs to her!

-mafuyu was a bit hesitant to try and care for them, a bit scared from how sensitive and close to mizuki's heart this was. however, he gives them so much attention.. they go to empty sekai, they play fetch too!! kitties can play fetch!!!

-the empty sekai is perfect for an energetic little kitty!! its just a big wide open space, but calm at the same time! when energetic, they run around and skitter everywhere!! when they're a little sleepy, they curl up with a virtual singer and nap to their little kitty heart's content!

#project sekai agere #mine ★ #can i still tag this as agere? #project sekai petre #i dont think thats a tag #pet regression

[bethanythebogwitch]

I've been going over my thoughts on all the aquatic Digimon. Previous posts here: all fish, all mermaids, and aquatics part 1. Since I've gone over the aquatics with a default evolution line, today I'll just go over all rookie/child, champion/adult, and armor level mons that I haven't already discussed.

I will say that my previous post's analogy on how Digimon evolution works was not at all helpful, so I'll try again. Digimon evolution is branched, where each stage has multiple possible next stages that do not necessarily need to have a thematic connection to prior stages. Stages are not mutually exclusive and separate Digimon can evolve into the same thing. Digimon can also evolve backwards and not to the same thing they started as. For example, an Agumon (little dinosaur) can evolve into Centaurumon (centaur), then evolved back down to a Patamon (winged hamster). The animes usually simplify things from the games and virtual pets by giving their Digimon characters much more linear and thematically consistent evolution lines. I may do an intro to Digimon post some day.

Starting with rookie/child levels we have an old mon that hasn't been used much: Gizamon. It's been around for a long time, but rarely gets any attention and as far as I can tell, has never gotten a spotlight, even as a monster of the week. That's too bad, it's a neat little critter. It's a marine mammal, but has the body shape and jumping ability of a frog.

Next up is Crabmon (Ganimon in Japanese). People compare Pokemon and Digimon a lot, but one comparison I haven't seen is that they both made a monster that's literally just a crab. Crabmon and Kingler are both fiddler crabs too, with one much bigger claw. I like it and there are a few crustaceans of higher level that I think could be a good pre-evo for. Crabmon also has a x-antibody variant.

Crabmon

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The last of this level is Sangomon, a very new Digimon. I love it so much, it's a little staghorn coral monster with polyps for arms. It's so cute and such a creative way of making coral as a monster. I wish it has a full through-like of coral reef evolutions. If I had to pick any of the rookie/child Digimon form this series as a partner, it honestly might be this one.

Moving onto the champion/adult level is Ebidramon. Ebi means shrimp and dramon indicates that the Digimon is draconic, so it's a shrimp dragon. It clearly isn't fond of shrimp being used as a synonym for tiny as it will attack those who make fun of it.

Next is Gesomon, which clearly takes ofter humboldt squids as its very violent and scary. It attacks those who enter its territory, but won't bother those outside of it. It's also very intelligent and cunning, which is very appropriate for a squid. I really like Gesomon, I think it's a great choice for an evil aquatic line. Gesomon has an x-antibody variant which is incredibly ugly and not in a good way. Its ugly in an "I don't want to look at this any more" way.

Gesomon

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The last aquation at this level is the excellent Octomon. I don't like any of the octopus Pkemon very much and Digimon deliverd for me. It's a kleptomanian who wears a pot for a head much like how a coconut octopus lives inside coconuts and other hard objects. The crown came from a sunked treasure chest and that gun squirts ink. Weirdly enough, the little gold barnacles on it are identified as another Digimon called Fujitsumon and Octomon's reference book entry is the only place Fujitsumon has ever been mentioned.

Next up is the armor level, which lies outside the normal evolution levels. It was introduces fro the anime Digimon Adventure 02 and outside of media related to that show, armor Digimon are often treated as being synonymous to the champion/adult level.

First is Archelomon, a sea turtle with knives for flippers. Digimon has had much more ridiculous designs, but for some reason this one seems over the top for me.

Next is Depthmon, who absolutely should have been in the mermaid post but I forgot about it. I really like this guy, a merman wearing a diving suit. The suit lets it dive way deeper into the ocean than most Digimon because it can endure incredibly high pressure. Armor Digimon are the result of a Digimon evolving with an object called a Digimental that represents some virtue like courage. The anime only used a few combinations and a lot of the official armor Digimon are the result of filling out the other matches. For example, in the show, Veemon/V-Mon used the Digimentals of courage and friendship to become Flamedramon and Raidramon respectively. Depthmon is one of the unseen combinations, Veemon plus the Digimental of sincerity (reliability in the dub). The unseen combinations don't get nearly as much attention as the ones that did appear in the anime, which is a shame because some of them, like Depthmon, are pretty cool.

Next is Orcamon and I absolutely love this goofy beast. An Orca life guard is such an exceptionally silly concept executed quite well. It actively rescues other Digimon that are lost at sea. Orcamon seems like a good friend. What's even better is that it was designed by a fan as part of a contest. That fan has some great ideas.

Next is Submarimon, which I probably could have justified in the fish post. Its a fish-shaped submarine of course, but that harpoon nose also makes me think of sawfish. This is one of the armor Digimon that appeared in the anime where it was a bit underutilized due to being strictly aquatic. Fortunately the writers seem to have agreed because it got to appear in some of the other anime seasons as an ally.

Finally we have Tylomon, which is a tyloaurus, a type of prehistoric marine reptile. I like marine reptiles like mosasaurs, so Tylomon is pretty cool to me. It also has an x-antibody variant which is a classic overdesigned form. It's kind of weird that some of the more obscure armor Digimon got x-antibody forms befrore the ones that showed up in the anime, but I'm all for more obscure mons getting more attention.

Tylomon

Tylomon X

That's it for today. Next post will finish up the aquatic Digimon with the ultimate/perfect and mega/ultimate levels

#digimon #aquatic #aquatic animals #gizamon #crabmon #ganimon #sangomon #ebidramon #gesomon #octomon #archelomon #depthmon #orcamon #submarimon #tylomon

[strongbrew-hamstery]

#Indy has her head out the sunroof of her burrow! She loves this tube which extends right to her underground nest and then out into the out. She'll toodle right through it and come say hi. Her diet is going amazing and she's already lost 15g. In solidarity the human has taken up her biking again. Alas, I don't have an extra large hamster wheel that's human sized but the bike will do!

In my attempts to ensure all the hammies had their needs met when Hamdad and I had covid, I accidentally loaded up some of our girls a little too much on their food. It was necessary at the time, since covid has been known to transfer to hamsters, and in case I was really unwell I wanted to ensure they had food. But it backfired a bit. Alongside Indy, Penny has also been on a diet as has Piña. All three girls are doing amazing though and have slimmed down to more appropriate potato sizes.

While I'm very much for hamster positivity (minus ears, sorry, fly away ears will always get giggled at) it is important we keep our pets at a healthy weight. For a tiny hamster even a bit of extra mass can put more effort and strain on their skeletal structure and ligaments. I like my girls to be between 180-220g but some are built large like Penny, who is a good weight between 230-240g. Larger hamsters can also struggle to get pregnant, so it is something I keep in mind.

For a young hammy we should be aiming to feed them 17-22% protein (higher the younger they are), 8-15% fibre and 4-7% fat. I prefer mixes on the lower end of the fat scale and tailor my mix for this reason. Fat is an important part of the diet, for humans and hammies though! It is distressing to see some mixes overseas that well exceed the 7% fat, some even doubling this (and for hybrid species no less!) which goes against the scientific evidence of what our hamsters nutritionally need. It's all well and good to promote variety and natural mixes, but when their guaranteed analyses are inappropriate for our hamsters, that means we are ignoring the fundamentals of their diet.

I have been working on a new mix for my hamsters I'll talk about on the next post. 🥰 #informative ish I guess.

[creampuffqueen]

The Terrible Tragedy of Cookie the Hamster

Ok, so I realized I never posted about my hamster, Cookie.

Poor, dear, Cookie.

So while I was on a skiing vacation with my family, my mom was scrolling through our neighborhood facebook group, when she saw someone was giving away a hamster.

She asked if my brother and I would like a hamster, to which we disbelievingly said “yeah, sure” not believing that my dad would ever allow a rodent in his house.

Cue a few days after we get home, and I am sitting on the back of a golf cart with a giant hamster cage on my lap.

This cage was in pretty bad shape. The hamster was about a year old, and the 16 year old girl who ‘owned’ it got a job and never took care of it. The bedding was piled to one side, the bottom was crusted with pee and damp bedding, and the food was scattered everywhere.

But damn that hamster was cute.

We took her home, and let her sit with my brother while we scrubbed down the cage. She was very tame, and liked to cuddle and explore. She munched on carrots and cheerios and didn’t try to run away at all.

The next few days were great. She didn’t run on her wheel very much, she preferred to sleep. But she was tame enough that I could wake her up and pick her up, and she wouldn’t try to bite me. She just liked to snooze.

I had a friend over, and we had a fun time playing with her on my bed and just watching her explore. She went home, and I put Cookie back in her cage.

She started acting weird. She was shaking, hard. I turned the fan off, but she didn’t stop. She started falling asleep weirdly, like dozing off while sitting up or pressed against the glass. I started to get worried.

In the morning, I tried to pick her up, and she hissed at me. She’d never hissed at me before. Then she sat up, and fell asleep again. 

So I told my mom she was being weird, and my mom said there wasn’t much we could do at the moment, but if she was still being weird in a day or two we could try taking her to the vet.

At school I was quietly worried. I said nothing, hoping she’d be fine. But I felt it in my heart. Cookie wasn’t going to make it.

And when I got home...

She was dead. 

Cold. Stiff. A pool of blood by her face, like she’d spat up before she died.

We’d had her for a week. 

I cried, but as much as I loved her, we’d only had her for a week, so I wasn’t as attached as I would have been if she’d survived longer.

We think she must have been sick when we got her, from her nasty cage and neglectful owners. 

We froze her, since the ground has been too wet to bury her. But it’s been so long we think we might just put her in a shoebox and give her a trash burial.

But yeah. I owned a hamster for a week.

It sucks, but as is the circle of life.

And I got a new one two weeks later, and that one’s survived a month, so that’s pretty great I guess.

#hamsters #sad #story #life story #rip #poor cookie #she deserved better #i'll post about the new hamster next

[wordsnwhiskey]

Is It Living If You've Left Your Life Behind?

Pairing: Dave York & GN!Reader

Summary: Thanks to you, Dave escaped the showdown with McCall. You planned to take him to a safehouse on the other side of the country where he could recover and get started on living a new life. In order to do that though, he has to leave his wife, his daughters and his life behind. He can't help but wonder, is it really living if he has to leave his life behind?

Rating: T for Language I guess

A/N: This is my late submission for @autumnleaves1991-blog 's Writer Wednesday. I got into my feels tonight and Dave was calling to me. It's my first time writing for him and this is a different take on Dave than I'd normally go for. A softer/angstier Dave but honestly, given this situation where he survives? I don't see classic Dave shining through, at least not until something kicks his ass into gear. The man is injured and more than a little lost. Also, I'll probably edit this later, it's 03:30 and apparently I have a knack for posting things when I should be asleep.

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There was nothing but the open road ahead of him as he sat in the passenger seat, a permanent grimace affixed to his face. His pain ebbed and flowed but at least that meant he was alive. Alive with nothing but the open road ahead of him and his entire life behind him.

Dave really only had you to thank for that. A life debt for a life debt even if it meant he no longer had his life, not really at least. His girls were well over a thousand miles behind him, everything he’d known and loved, he’d likely never see again. You were the only thing Mac hadn’t counted on and even though Dave had lost religion a long time ago, he thanked whatever god or higher power out there that you had kept your head about you during the showdown.

He had been furious at first that you hadn’t tried to kill McCall, only stalled long enough to get him and yourself out of there under the cover of the storm. His anger had quickly dissipated though, you had made the right call, of course. He still had trouble seeing out of his eye, a concussion from being blown off of his feet and plenty of bruises complemented the odd cut or two Mac had managed to land. Things would have been a lot worse had you not intervened.

You glanced over at Dave, hunched over, curling himself into the passenger window. Dave fucking York. He had really gotten himself in it this time but you couldn’t find it in yourself to blame him. In this industry, shit decisions had to be made all the time and Lady Luck was rarely ever kind. People died, that was the business. What else was the married father of two supposed to do when he was cut loose? Assimilate? That kind of thing wasn’t for people like you or Dave York, not really. McCall was too high up on his high horse to get enough oxygen to his brain and too blinded by his own grief to see it.

Then again, you were definitely biased.

“How’s your pain level?”

You asked, and were met with a withering glare, his newly-crooked, hawkish nose only served to further accentuate the harshness in his eyes.

He hadn’t talked much during the already several day trip. Not that you needed the conversation, but you understood better than anyone he knew who was still alive aside from the man you were fleeing from, what this felt like. You hated how people romanticized it, leaving everything behind and starting over. It never worked that way. Your family and friends lived and died and you couldn’t be part of any of it. And now Dave, Dave had two daughters and a wife but they might as well be poison now. Poison to his mind, torture to think about. Poison to the touch if he ever went to see them again, because surely McCall would be watching them from afar, waiting.

The same thoughts seemed to be on his mind, from the corner of your eye you could see him slump further into the window, clutching a small photograph he had pulled from his wallet. For all that he was, former agent, mercenary, murderer, assassin, he was still a family man, a soft man at heart and going into hiding away from this family had just as much likelihood of killing him as McCall did.

“I’m not going to see them again am I?” Dave murmured as he stared down at the photo, thumb grazing over his daughters’ faces.

You opened your mouth then closed it again, contemplating giving him platitudes or the truth. He chuckled at your reaction, a hollow sound devoid of any humor.

“Spare me the bullshit.”

Your grip on the steering wheel tightened and you let out a sigh.

“I don’t know Dave. If McCall winds up dead then yeah, that’s an option. I haven’t been back to see my family but I don’t have the same… things anchoring me somewhere or drawing me back.”

Silently, he turned to resume watching the passing orange and brown landscape fly by.

It had been about another two hours since he last spoke and he had been so still and quiet, you thought he might have fallen asleep.

“Why’d you do it? Why are you doing this?”

His voice is gruffer, made thicker from the knot of emotion in his throat. It startles you out of your own reverie.

“Do what?”

“Why did you bother saving me? You could have made it out of there and been in another country by now. Fuck, you could have dumped me at a hospital anywhere along this godforsaken road and still be in another country by now.”

You frowned, somehow you had hoped his relative silence meant you would be able to get through this journey without delving into any sort of feelings.

“It crossed my mind, on both counts.”

He raised an eyebrow, not so much in surprise that you had thought about it, more so that you hadn’t gone through with it.

“I didn’t have any part in Susan’s death so McCall would have stopped hunting me eventually.”

You spared him a glance, he was staring at you intently, analyzing.

“Is this the part where you tell me you love me?”

You scoffed and looked at him incredulously then shook your head.

“No, it’s even more pathetic than that, Dave. You’re probably the closest thing to a friend I have and we’ve tried to kill each other before.”

That got a small laugh out of him, because really, what was more ridiculous in their line of work than friends?

Probably having a family. Dave grimaced as the thought echoed in his mind.

“We were the best at what we did.”

He said, with an air of nostalgia and you nodded in agreement.

“And the worst, somehow even with us each taking on contracts for the other, here we are, still living.”

The small smile faded from your lips at his silence and lack of a response. Your gaze fell on him again as he shrugged his mouth and sighed.

“Are we? Is it living if I’m leaving my life behind?”

This was not the Dave York you knew. Occasionally, you had seen the wry humor, and suave exterior give way to the side of him that accepted “New Hamster” as an answer instead of “New Hampshire” but not even that remained. The Dave next to you had all of those layers peeled back. He was raw and unsure.

You didn’t answer him for a few minutes, honestly there wasn’t much of anything you could say that wasn’t a load of shit. You were both too practical for pep talks. Moreover, it wasn’t a question you had even stopped to ask yourself. The answer and the journey to that answer was a dangerous one.

“I- …. It’s the best option you’ve got right now, Dave. It’s a pretty fucked situation, my advice? Take it one hour a time and if you can manage that, take it one day at a time.”

“An hour?” Dave shook his head and rubbed his stubbled chin with his hand. “All I’ve seen for hours is dirt and sand. While Mac is probably watching Carol and the girls like a fucking hawk.”

You pursed your lips, and eyed the upcoming sign detailing the available lodging and food at the upcoming exit.

“Well you’ll have the inside of our next motel room to stare at in another hour.”

Dave slipped back into silence and you simultaneously welcomed and detested it. Things were simpler without him getting all philosophical on you and contemplating what made living actually living. It hardly mattered though because he had already gone and planted that damned seed inside your brain.

You pulled up to a not entirely shitty motel and paid for the night before going back for Dave who was waiting in the car. The room wasn’t terrible and after a thorough check, you could at least confirm there weren’t any critters who would be keeping you company. At least there were two beds.

After a dinner of pizza from the diner down the road you had taken Dave on a detour to the gas station to get a burner phone. In your haste to put as much distance as possible between you and McCall, you hadn’t bothered to get him one earlier. Once that was finished you both headed back to your room to unwind.

Dave sat in one of the rickety chairs at the small table that seemed to be actively trying to shed it’s veneer layer. With a sigh, he went to work stripping and reassembling his pistol. It was calming, relaxing for him. All of the pieces had a purpose, an order, to be pulled apart then reassembled, very much unlike his life right now. Nothing had purpose or order and everything had been pulled apart, leaving him broken shards to piece back together.

Hours passed and by the look of him, you figured Dave’s fingers might have gone numb from the repetitive movements and his eyes were drooping, well his good eye was drooping more than normal since the one McCall had nearly managed to gouge was still a little worse for wear.

“Dave, get some sleep. You’re no good to me or yourself if you’re half asleep.”

You know he’s been fighting sleep for a while now, he does every night just like he fights the pain you’re sure he’s feeling but refuses to take anything for. For the first time since you two set off, you’re not annoyed by it. He’ll sleep soundly at least once he let’s exhaustion take him. All the better for what you have planned.

It wasn’t until 01:00 that Dave was finally asleep soundly enough that you felt you could get up without waking him. Quietly, you made for the table, using the flimsy pad of paper and pen there to write a note before you walked out the door and shut it behind you. Thankfully, the city you had stopped in was populated enough that rideshare services were available and in less time than you had figured, you were on your way to the airport.

Dave woke up and immediately knew something was off. It was too quiet and there was too much sun trying to peek through the curtains for it to be the usual time you both headed out for the day. He sat up quickly and grabbed his pistol, then looked around the room for any signs of danger until his eyes fell upon the pad of paper on the table. A sharp pain arched through his skull when he stood up, a remnant of his concussion. He took the note in hand and began to read:

Dave,

I figure, if I’m lucky, I’ve got 4 hours on you. If I’m really lucky, I’ve got 6. Anything more than that and I’m disappointed in you, Dave.

He looked up from the note at the digital clock on the nightstand, it read 07:30. A wry grin threatens to take shape on his lips. You’d be disappointed.

I’m not going to make this some sort of sappy letter. I don’t have time for that shit. You were right. It isn’t really living if you’ve left your life behind. Out of the two of us, you’re the only one who really has one to miss. The only way you get to go back to Carol, Molly and Alice is if McCall is out of the picture, so I’m going to give it a shot. I left you enough cash to pay the room through the week and then some. If you don’t hear from me after a week, call the number at the bottom of this note and tell him you’re cashing in a favor for me. He’ll help you out. Might even know someone else who can help with your family. I left you the car, keys are on my bed.

Good Luck.

Dave’s throat went dry and then he saw at least four shades of red before he finally calmed down to assess the situation. Then all at once, it was like ice had been poured in his veins and things began to shift into focus.

What the fuck was he doing?

This entire time he had been wallowing, perhaps well earned, but he should have been planning. He had let his grief for the loss of Susan, the storm of emotions he felt seeing Mac still alive and a simple job that had spun drastically out of control, completely cloud his judgement. He was just as well trained as Mac, but he had let his anger and emotions get the best of him on that watchtower, he couldn’t let that happen again.

Dave moved quickly and methodically as he collected everything he needed from the room and headed out to the car. He really shouldn’t drive with his eye being what it was but he only needed to get to the airport and he could make it that far at least.

He couldn’t let Mac kill you, like Ari, Reznik, and Kovac. Family.

Like hell if he was going to let the closest person he had to a friend get killed.

If anyone was going to kill you, it’d be him, just for you trying to pull off something as stupid as this.

He knew this was the best move though, Mac wouldn't be expecting an attack this soon this time, the attack wouldn't be in the middle of gale force winds on Mac's home turf. You... and he would have the upper hand this time.

Dave got through the airport with relative ease thanks to him having TSA pre-check, no one bothered to ask him about his eye which he did his best to hide with a baseball cap.

He sat down and waited for his flight to be called. Mentally, he began going through the disassembly and reassembly of the rifle he had with him at the watchtower to help focus himself and pass the time.

The PA system broke his concentration and alerted him that it was time to board. Dave was tense when he finally got to his seat and sat down. His jaw was set in concentration as he started to come up with a new battleplan and weighing his options. Yes, he was injured but he'd been through worse on missions and come out on top.

At least one person was going to die by the end of the week and he'd be damned if you and him weren't the last ones standing.

Thanks for reading, tagging a few people interested/who might be interested:

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[meteoratheopposed]

So the Prologue Chapter has concluded!

Honestly, I don't know how to feel. It's been two years since the conception of this idea and as guilty as I feel about the incredibly rocky start I've had, I'm excited about the future.

I've learned a lot from my experiences and it's not only going to be quicker but easier in the future. I'll probably go into my new process in a different post so for now I'll just say progress is already going great. (I've done in just a few days for this chapter what would've took months for the Prologue chapter.)

Personally, the past couple of weeks have been hard. Two of my hamsters died (there's even more chaos and backstabbing involved in that but I probably shouldn't be posting about that on this blog) and my leopard gecko was missing for about four days. Honestly, my creativity was at an all time low. (Hence why I hadn't responded to asks straight away.) But, things should be fine now, I've grieved my losses and my leopard gecko is safe and sound now so now I should bee back on track with the comic.

Of course there's going to be a little haitus. I'm not sure for how long yet but I'll keep everyone updated. The only reason the last few pages came out is because I'd finished them in bulk and queued them so I don't want to risk falling off the now officially planned 6pm (BST) Wednesday schedule. If I'm feeling confident about my page production, I may also upload on a Sunday ut that's not set in stone yet.

Sorry this has been a bit of a messy post (and, well, messy start to the AU) But I can confidently say things will only improve and I truly appreciate the support you guys have given me. I read every comment and tags and I'm so grateful that people enjoy my work.

Like I said in a previous post, I'm still active and I'll get to asks soon, but as usual, it's 2 am so for now, it's bed time.

Oh! Before I go, I'll leave this rough sketch of the next chapter cover, just for you guys!

#mto #star vs the forces of evil #svtfoe #meteora the opposed #comic talk #festivia butterfly #festivia the fun #meteora butterfly #Via #Wip

[kikis-hamster-blog]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Okay.

I need to give you some background before I launch into this new adventure.

I moved out into my own apartment for the first time during February of 2020. I was optimistic about my new endeavor as a fully-fledged adult in the big city! (Well, as a fully-fledged adult next to the big city, but close enough!) And nearing the end of February I had just finished bringing over all of my essentials; furniture, cooking ware, clothes, hygiene and cleaning products, my computer and internet.. Stuff I would need to essentially survive. In just a couple of weeks I could start bringing over the fun stuff; my video games, my movies, my instruments, my records, my sewing projects. All the things that would keep me occupied in-between recording for my radio show. I mean, there's nothing that could possibly happen in a couple of weeks that could hinder me getting this stuff, right?

Right?

Anyway, Covid lockdowns happened and I was stuck without any kind of entertainment for months. I couldn't go out to see other people. And after a few months of having nothing but a computer screen for any kind of entertainment, everything started to feel very dull. The first half of Covid lockdowns was probably one of the worst periods of my life. It was boring, it was depressing, and most of all, it was lonely. Because I was living all by myself, the only people I would talk to in person were the people at the checkout counter when I went out for groceries once every two weeks. I had people to talk to online, and I love my online friends to heaven and back, but it's not the same as having someone there in person.

It was at about this half way point that I decided that once I had the financial ability, I was going to get a pet.

My friends, now, it is TIME!

But honestly, this being my first time living on my own, I'm pretty nervous about this. I've had pets before living with my parents, but I wasn't the only one taking care of them. Everyone in the house did. This will be my first time taking care of a pet all by myself, thus why I decided on the humble hamster. I figured "Hey, everyone says they're super easy to take care of. The hamsters and cages are both pretty cheap. They sell sunflower seeds at the dollar store. This should be a cake-walk".

Well, if you've seen the post I made on my main blog (and reblogged here), you'll know that's 100% wrong. Thanks to my extreme anxiety, I ended up doing some extreme research over the course of months. I was a dumbass, to say the least. I honestly still feel like I'm a dumbass, but it feels like I've squeezed out as much information from the internet as I can since every piece of information I've been finding is just repeating what I've already learnt.

Now, I'm a believer in the fact that there's always more to learn, so if I see a hamster care video or article covering something I think I know already, I'll look it over just to be sure. Hell, if you send me something now I'll still look it over. I think I'm pretty well-versed at this point, though, and that I'm at the step where I can start preparing a home for my hamster before getting them. I've already started a little with a bin cage I'm working on.

I still need to get more bedding and some sand, and get some help modifying the lid, but the basic idea is that this particular cage will be beach themed, and meant for a place for the hamster to make burrows in. It's going to connect to a fish tank that a friend of mine is giving me from when she used to keep a hamster. I'm still trying to arrange when to meet with her to get it, though. The fish tank, however, is going to be Fraggle Rock themed. Once again, if you follow my main blog, you know how huge of a Fraggle Rock nerd (and Jim Henson nerd in general) I am. I thought it would be a really cute theme to go with and would be fun to construct.

Before anyone says it (because the hamster forum I consulted said the same thing many times), I am 100% aware the hamster is going to destroy the nice, pretty bedding and make a mess within the first day. That's not the point, though. The point is that I want to make sure they come home to a nice, welcoming environment. They can do whatever they want with it once they enter, but I at least want it to look nice for them when they arrive.

Anyway, when my check clears I'm going to be picking up some more supplies for my future buddy! It should clear by tomorrow but the bank has been finicky recently so who knows. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Either way, it shouldn't be later than the end of the week so when I get the hamster supplies I'll make another post.

#hamster blogging

[albumwalloffame]

The Top 10 Worst Album Covers of 2021 (Part 1)

Last year I did a post about what I thought were the best album covers of the year, and while I'm definitely going to do that again (I just need to actually rank that list) I wanted to do something I didn't do last year; the ten worst album covers.

Why weren't these included in the Wall of Infamy? For the same reason the covers that hit the "Best list" won't be inducted into the Wall of Fame until much later, because I have an arbitrary rule I follow. I also want to remind you all that the actual content of the album, the music, is not being taken into consideration here.

So, here were are, the worst album covers of 2021.

10. Foo Fighters - Medicine at Midnight

Something about this one just looks repulsive to me, I didn't even realize that the image was supposed to be an eye until I was typing out my thoughts earlier. Were they trying for some kind of weird hallucination motif? That would make the title make some kind of sense, but this looks like early 1960s Computer Animation, like a cut segment from the film "Catalog".

9. The Offspring - Let the Bad Times Roll

I'll admit, when I first saw this album, I thought it looked cool. However, the more I looked at it, the less cool it looked, and that's because their is just no substance to it. It's a woman with a gun, money, pills, a pirate flag and a black rose, and... what else does it have? There is nothing here that makes me think back on this cover outside of thinking of "Really boring album covers", it's just cool edgy stuff for the cool edgy phase teens. I've been there.

8. The Anchoress - The Art of Losing

Either she is vomiting the book pages, or someone was thinking of inventing a new brand of hentai... book tentacles... Hon no shokushu?

7. Modest Mouse - The Golden Casket

Speaking of vomit, this looks like windows 95 threw up in one of my high school photoshop projects. Maybe that was the idea, but I just look at this and see relics of a forgotten era... pixel hamsters, blue frogs, and people making jokes about moving away from the microphone in a song about racism... dark times.

6. Sia - Music: Songs From and Inspired By the Motion Picture

Straight up, f**k this one!

Part 2 coming up next

#music #art #album art #album covers #bad album covers #worst of 2021

[40sandfabulousaf]

Hihi all except warmongers, 大家好! The office has gone totally WFH for 2 months now and looks set to continue till the month's end. The arrangement might be extended again, which many of us are grateful for, since we're worried that the latest outbreak poses higher risks for our elderly. Grooming has gone out the window, although health remains a priority and exercise a passion for me.

Mummy has 1 plant-based meal a day quite often. Here, her breakfast, which I teasingly term 'hamster feed'. This isn't meant as an insult to vegan or plant-based diet lovers; I wouldn't hurt my own mother. Rather, I'm glad she wasn't offended and rightfully took it as just for fun. She likes what she eats and I respect that, the same is true vice versa.

I haven't been blogging as regularly as before due to work stress. There're simply not enough brain juices to write after a very long day. Usually I catch up on current affairs in the morning and evening, then unwind with soothing music. What I haven't stated is how impressed I am by the number of rational and educated people out there. It's a refreshing break from vile anti-China bashing to us in other parts of the world.

The recent COVID-19 outbreak in Asia resulting from the spread of more infectious India virus variants has caused a lot of inconvenience to us regular citizens. I'm not complaining about prolonged WFH arrangements; it's better for us to keep our elderly safe. Sure, it's a little inconvenient. By now, we're so used to the new normal of staying home.

It's been over 1.5 years since COVID-19 first reached our shores. We've adapted to the restrictions and safety measures, even though they were admittedly difficult at first. We've found ways to occupy our time when self-imposed isolation is necessary in order to protect our most vulnerable. Given the increasingly dire situation in certain countries, I've been doing my part for humanity recently.

To protect the elderly citizens in our friendly neighbouring countries, I offered my mini stockpile of KN95s to close buddies 2 days ago. These were so quickly and gratefully snapped up that I'll hafta order more soon. Grace sent a batch I passed to her to her parents staying in her hometown; I'll be giving her more in the coming weeks. In this way, friendships as well as bonds are strengthened, trust is further established and closeness enhanced.

I'll end the post with the following video. If you want to know how the rest of the world thinks outside of the delusional bubble presented to you by the MSM, check it out. Reading widely and exposure to objective views help us to stay relevant as well as up to date. Not sure about you guys but when it comes to making money together, when it comes to win-win cooperation, when it comes to friendships and bonds forged out of mutual trust and respect, experience has shown me which country is bloody good at it.

It's great to see others spreading objective, accurate information rather than engage in mindless smearing. Why embark on strategies that make us less wealthy, less happy and less satisfied, right? Till the next time, 下次见!

#Youtube