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Ushi's too busy dwelling in good memories to even think about the fact that she'd lost both of her parents in fourth grade. And that Kamado is the same age now as Ushi was back then. Thankfully, the memory stays at bay for now. (It's getting easier and easier to forget about it these days).

She notices the clock and is glad that Scott closes the conversation before she has to.

"Sound good to me. Thanks again. I really appreciate it."

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A few hours later, Ushi parks her pick-up truck at the clinic and enters the building, Kamado and the kitten in tow. When they get to the check-in counter, Kamado hangs back a bit and eyes Scott warily. Unlike Scott, she has no recollection of him. Ushi's said plenty of good things, but Ushi's always been generous when describing others. She's too trusting in Kamado's opinion.

"Kamado, this is Scott. Scott, this is Kamado and Ginger."

Ginger is still nestled in the crook of Kamado's elbow. Her arm is starting to hurt, but she'd rather have a little arm pain than disturb the sweet kitten. She decides that it's better to focus on the kitten than have a stare-down with the boy who is going to help save her kitten's life.

"Where should we take her?" Ushi asks when it's clear Kamado won't acknowledge Scott.

fourth grade, like every grade before it since preschool, was mostly about trying to keep up with stiles. it was getting his first skateboard and breaking his collarbone because he slid right into a window ledge, and having a bad asthma attack on the same day as little league tryouts.

but he remembers ushi and kamado, back then. he remembers the car accident that killed their parents and how he'd felt it in the back of his throat for months afterwards. a feeling that he didn't have a name for until he was a lot older.

" — that's good. that they found it when they did, i mean. i'm sure it's in good hands. " more of their classmates are filtering into the room, starting to take their seats ; it's still another five minutes or so until the bell rings, so he can afford two more pictures.

they're definitely sisters. and the kitten looks even smaller tucked into kamado's jacket, and scott's smiling a little again. at the photo, then at ushi. " yeah, tell me about it, " he blows out a breath, a world of subtext that's better left unspoken. after this semester, summer break looks like a dream. " if anything happens before last period, send me a text and i can meet up with them. otherwise, i'll see you guys at the clinic after school? "

#kindofuneven

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Ushi looks at them with a mixture of incredulity and suspicion. That's Ushi's building! But it'd be really stupid to make up a ploy like that... She'll just have to take them at their word for it.

"O-okay. Um. Yeah, lead the way."

Now Ushi's curious which floor the 'professional' lives on, because she'd know if they were floor neighbors. .

..right?

They should not grin. It is not a good thing that she is hurt and needs help, but it is nice to be able to help people! So... they do grin. And then, they stick a thumb behind them, at the apartment building across the street.

"I live in that building, up there. So you shouldn't bleed out on the way, or anything."

#nadinehunt #dumbthink

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"Try 'personal communication.'" Kamado texts Nadine the link.

OPEN.

"does anyone know how to cite a vision in APA format?"

#leave it to Kamado to have the answer #she doesn't even use APA bc her stuff is mostly 'hard sciences' instead of 'soft sciences' #dumbthink #nadinehunt

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This particular Autism Drawing is one I have been developing for a while. I started drawing it a few months ago and kept redesigning it for ages, but now Im finally happy with it. 

“NOT A TRAGEDY”

This drawing is a statement against the, unfortunately common, ableist narrative that Autism is some kind of terrible tragedy and that Autistic people should be pitied. 

The drawing is of an Autistic girl who is cheerfully stimming and wearing a red jumper with the Neurodiversity Symbol on it, indicating support for “Autism Acceptance” (and rejecting the ‘Autism Awareness’ Campaign). She is stimming by listening to music, pressure stimming with the weight of the headphones and flapping her hands. Beneath her is a coloured in Neurodiversity Symbol with the words “Not A Tragedy” written inside in capital letters. 

Autism is NOT a tragedy and its LONG overdue for neurotypical people to start understanding that. 

#ic and ooc #THIS THIS THIS

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Smash or pass: Ushi Higa

send smash or pass for nadine

“now, i would never say something so crude about my wonderful, absolutely amazing, heart stopping girlfriend, ushi.” they have the utmost affection in their tone. “but yeah, smash. totally smash.”

#dumbthink #nadinehunt #i need this on my blog #XD

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Send Smash or Pass + a name and my muse will say if they would smash or pass on that person.

#memes #for Ushi only

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This is how people get murdered in horror movies.

This is a bad idea.

A terrible idea.

And yet, Ushi cannot help but say-

"Oh. Um. Sure."

So sue her for having an instant crush on a person with green hair, pronouns, and stuffed animals (and shit)! This professional is hot!

"--How close is your place?"

OPEN.

"you don't have to let me patch you up, but i am a professional." that was one of the cooler parts about being a paramedic. they could just throw this around. professional. "and my apartment is like, way cooler than a hospital. i've got like... stuffed animals, and shit."

#ushi no #I HAD TO #dumbthink #nadeinehunt

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AUTISTIC PEOPLE ARE SMARTER THAN YOU THINK 🌈♾️

Rather than using autistic transgender people as crutches for your trans exclusionary ideology, realize our autonomy. 

Realize our worth, listen to our voices, and stand with us. Don’t side with the same people who would choose to strip us of our rights to healthcare. Trans exclusionary ideology does kill and it will continue to do so, so long as apathetic and close-minded people sit in power. 

Transgender people should have the right to medical attention, dignity, and gender affirming spaces. We will never go away, but you can make the right decision and reject those who seek to eradicate us.

#ic and ooc #THIS THIS THIS

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The Higas never get visitors. So when someone knocks at the door, Ushi assumes it's a ding-dong-ditcher. However, her curiosity gets the best of her, and she looks through the peephole. She hurriedly unlocks the door and opens it with a bright smile.

"Neighbor? Congratulations! I was really hoping it'd be you," she confesses. The two of them had hit it off and were already on their way to a beautiful friendship.

Ushi suddenly moves out of the way and motions him in.

"Sorry! I've kept you standing outside. Also, whatever you've made smells delicious."

Kamado's at the table working on her homework when she hears the new neighbor come in. She studies Buck with her trademark unfaltering stare, not caring in the least if he finds it creepy. It seems creepier to her to come to your new next-door neighbor's house bearing food.

"This is my little sister, Kamado. Kamado, this is Buck, our new neighbor."

Kamado immediately returns her gaze to her homework and pretends like he's no longer there. Or if he is, that he's not worth her time.

"Sorry about her," Ushi whispers when they get to the kitchen. "She's pretty suspicious of strangers. It takes a lot to get her to trust people, so please don't take it personally."

@chimugukuru ... plotted!

he hopes that he isn't being too upfront about this, but he got the idea from maddie and chimney! something about being nice to your neighbors, getting to know them, and all that. ushi had been a part of the reason he moved in, after all. (that, and the fact that the commute to and from the diaz residence was shorter than any of his other options).

a little knock on the door, and he shuffles his feet a bit, but stops when he hears the lock undone. a bright grin appears, and he's holding out a casserole dish that doesn't even have casserole in it. "uh! hi!" he thinks this is supposed to be the other way around, but oh well! too late!

"funny meeting you here, neighbor!"

#buckfell #THEM!!!!! #I love this started and I adore YOU!

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ive had this conversation a couple times at least (mostly with my family members) and theyre definitely trying to compliment me or something and its just like. can you not

#THIS THIS THIS #ic and ooc

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BUCKFELL. a writing blog for buck, from the tv show 9-1-1. a golden retriever trapped in the body of a firefighter, basically. by kc.

#BUCK BLOG BUCK BLOG #I adore KC and Buck so much!!!!! #follow the bae!!!

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happy stimming

#Happy Flappy! #ic and ooc

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Source: Comic Redesigns the Autism Spectrum to Crush Stereotypes: http://themighty.com/2016/05/rebecca-burgess-comic-redesigns-the-autism-spectrum

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"I don't envy her poor teacher. Then again, we put her through her paces when we were in fourth grade," Ushi says. She has always been somewhat of a teacher's pet, but there's no denying that she could get very chatty when she was younger. Plus add Scott, Stiles, and the other children in that class- yeah, they were more than a handful.

"I think the kitten'll be okay. The person taking care of the kitten for now is someone who's rescued kittens before. They just don't have room to permanently take in another one, which is why we're taking it in."

She looks back at a previous text to check for the answer to Scott's final question.

"Underneath some playground equipment. Kamado said they waited for a while to see if the mom came back, but they had to go to back class and didn't want to leave it to die. Oh- she's sent two more pictures."

This time, it's of the kitten curled up in one of Kamado's arms, then hidden beneath her jacket. Kamado almost never takes off her jacket, which helps her not be too suspicious. Kamado looks like a younger version of Ushi, except with pin straight hair and a longer, slightly thinner face.

"I'm just glad the semester's almost over, that way we can actually have the time to take care of it."

" that ... sounds like a full - on disaster, " but he says it with the uptick of a smile, because he can't pretend that he wouldn't do exactly the same thing. in fifth grade, he'd rescued an injured bird from the schoolyard and kept it tucked in his hoodie until the end of his next class, then biked it straight to deaton as soon as the last bell rang.

when she shows him the picture, his whole expression softens. " probably a week or so, maybe a little less. he'll need to eat at least every three hours, and make sure they keep him warm. really warm. i'll skip last period, if i have to. " not that his attendance record can afford him that, but one more class won't make a difference. " where'd they find him? "

#That sounds perfect! #kindofuneven

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"Peel, please."

Chin in hand, Ushi watches Dustin work. The sun's rays stream through the window, bathing him in warm light. He reminds her of some famous statue, like The Thinker or David. But so much more alive.

"Thank you."

OPEN.

"peel? or no peel?" he's cutting up apples for the both of them to share. he personally has no preference, but it's always nice to check.

#I know you're not on his blog rn but Ushi can't stop giving him hearteyes #tremblesigh

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'cause i'm a little unsteady. multimuse featuring sophia keener. cared for by seashell.

#okay I know that this is Sophia focused & Sophia is awesome I NEED to pick up with Em and Sophia again now that Em's got a sort of CHB verse #but I've also gotta talk about #robin!!! #i love robin with my whole heart #and so does Kamado #THAT'S! HER! GIRLFRIEND! #the girls #follow the bae!!! #btw Seashell is the awesomest of them all #idk how long we've been RPing now

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"There's a Taiwanese bakery in our town that has all the best ones. I could never choose!"

Ushi raises her hand and high fives Elle. She's so excited that she forgets that they still don't have a home to go back to.

"Thank you. I don't know about happiness, but I'm convinced that contentment is a cat napping in the sun. Warm and at ease."

"That sounds lovely, actually. I would like to try that. What's your favorite baked dish with Taro in it?" Everyone knows that Eleusine's got a sweet tooth a mile wide. It could loop around camp twenty thousand times. At the very least.

Ushi's nose crinkles as she thinks and it's, honestly, one of the most adorable things that Elle has ever seen. It makes her smile.

"Yeah!" She grins. "You've got yourself a deal!"

Huh. A slow thing that creeps up on you, and suddenly you notice it's there. Ushi's right about that too. "She is, yeah, but you are too. That's a very apt description."

A beat, and then: "I think I should have asked Jami what kind of animal happiness is." Then again, maybe Ushi knows the answer to that one.

#nosestealer