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loveisinthebat · 10 days
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Screamin
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todaysbat · 5 months
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My bat adopts arrived from BCI. I got (in order from left to right):
Nimba Myotis (orange and black)
Jamaican Flower Bat (light brown with big muzzle)
Bechstein's bat (brown)
In hindsight I may have bought myself a duplicate Bechstein's bat. No big though, they are social animals in real life after all.
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antiqueanimals · 2 years
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Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, vol. 11, Mammals II. 1972.
1.) Mexican funnel-eared bat (Natalus stramineus)
2.) Greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis)
3.) Bechstein's bat (Myotis bechsteinii)
4.) Natterer's bat (Myotis nattereri)
5.) Daubenton's bat (Myotis daubentonii)
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jantheqt · 2 years
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im very bad at drawing animals but here is my UHHH fursona i guess .
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fledermaus-art · 1 year
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hi i just said it in the tags on my reblog but i think i just wanna message you too that your little banner critter is So Cute ok. i love that sweet bat face 10/10 thank u and keep having fun
CRYING!!! That is SO good to hear because for a while I started getting worried it was too bright and irritating. I try to put it on every art post now just because it's like pulling teeth getting people to share art here ;;
Most of the icons I do of bats are free to use with credit btw!! Just credit this blog or @flittermousing somewhere :)
bat icons under the cut:
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fruit bat
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bechstein's bat (?)
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hoary bat
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hammer-headed bat (1)
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hammer-headed bat (2)
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hammer-headed bat (3)
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pallid bat
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baby fruit bat (my personal favorite, haha)
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fruit bat with mango
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I can't remember what species this was meant to be but he's in a chip bag
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eastern red bat
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eastern red bat (the sequel)
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proboscis bat
Pride-themed bats
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dracolizardlars · 2 years
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> be me
> on a wildlife research expedition
> wake up at 3:30am to go counting birds
> come downstairs and see my friend Angus with my other group-mates standing around him
> think to myself "oh what kind of interesting bug does Angus have this time?"
> see what he's holding
> it's a bat.
it's too early for this
(apparently it got into the boy's room and flew directly into Angus's face, leaving it dazed on the floor so he could just pick it up. we took pictures before letting it go so we could show them to the bat expert here after she woke up, which we did and she IDed it as a Bechstein's bat while also very firmly telling Angus that he absolutely should not have picked it up because he isn't vaccinated for rabies lmaoooo)
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ethossleepy · 1 year
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Silly little guy!!
This lil dude is a bechstein’s bat!
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hi-tech-multiplex · 2 years
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Bechstein's bat
Bechstein’s bat
The Bechstein’s bat is a very rare bat that lives in woodland and roosts in old woodpecker holes or tree crevices. Like other bats, the females form ‘maternity colonies’ to have their pups. Species information Category Mammals Statistics Length: 4.3-5.3cmWingspan: 25-30cmWeight: 7-13gAverage lifespan: up to 21 years Conservation status Protected in the UK under the Wildlife and Countryside…
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necrida · 6 years
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And so she arrives to Inkwell thanks to Captain Brineybeard.  Will she find her way to her hotel or will she get lost in this thriving city?
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loveisinthebat · 4 months
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No Soliciting!
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todaysbat · 1 year
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My family and friends have gotten a bit tired of me sharing all of my bat facts so Umm... here are my favourites:
1. Bats are responsible for spreading the seeds of over 300 fruit species! Without them, we wouldnt have bananas, avocados or chocolate.
2. Bats can reach speeds of over 100mph!!
3. The longest living bat is 41 years old.
4. Baby bats are called pups, which is adorable.
5. Bat in French is chauve souris, meaning bald mouse.
6. Without bats, we would lose over 80 plants are used for medicine. They are also being studied by scientists to develop aids for blind people, and have helped with research and development of vaccines.
My favorite bat is a Bechstein's bat.
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image description: a brown bat with white underbelly on a mossy stump
Oh, I love hearing about bats, share with me!
Further Reading:
Bats as Pollinators | Bat Conservation Trust: LINK
The evolution of bat pollination: a phylogenetic perspective | PMC (paper, may be a challenging read, does have pictures): LINK
Speedy bat smashes Speed Record | Bat Conservation International: LINK
The Oldest Bat | Bat Conservation International: LINK
Baby Bat: 5 Pictures and 5 Facts | AZ Animals (did you know that baby bats are also called bittens!): LINK
Baby bats | Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute: LINK
Bats in France (34 of the 41 species found in Europe can be found in France!, this page has them listed in French and English!): LINK
Bats Shrug Off Viruses and Rarely Get Cancer. We’re Trying to Learn From Them. | University of Nebraska Medical Center: LINK
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akhylsthebat · 4 years
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🦇Bat Fact! Do you know of Bechstein’s Bat (Myotis bechsteinii)? Also known as the “Elusive Carnivore Bat,” this medium-sized vesper bat can be found throughout Europe and Asia and almost exclusively in woodlands. This bat has an average weight of 7-13g and can love up to 21 years. Once in great numbers, this species population has greatly declined; it is hypothesized that the decline is due to the loss of deciduous woodlands. Fossil records actually suggest that this bat was once the most common bat species in Britain! This bat will commonly hunt moths, but also mosquitoes, small flies and beetles. When not hunting, this bat roosts in tree holes and occasionally bat boxes. This bat is listed as “Least Threatened” by the IUCN and is considered “Native and Rare”🦇
📸Photo by Dietmar Nill/Wikimedia Commons📸
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impossibleclair · 4 years
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Clair’s Winged Six AU
Helloooo Six queendom! As you may or may not know, I made a Winged Six AU! @kitkat-howard​ has already written this marvellous piece (https://kitkat-howard.tumblr.com/post/190110236379/the-warmest-nest) for it, but I thought it might be good if I do a bit of an info post so other people can play with it as well. So here are the basics!
Catherine of Aragon - golden eagle
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Anne Boleyn - chestnut-breasted malkoha
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Jane Seymour - snowy owl
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Anna of Cleves - bechstein bat
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Katherine Howard - vinaceous rosefinch
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Cathy Parr - great horned owl
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~Headcanons~
The following headcanons are my own, so feel free to use or dismiss as you like. I just think they’re neat
- Anna was rejected by Henry because of her wings, which were considered unattractive in England at the time (and because Henry was a major douche)
- Anne copped a lot of shit for being a cuckoo species, despite the fact that malkoha’s build their own nests and raise their own young and don’t invade  nests like other cuckoo species
- Because her wings attracted so much unwanted attention in her past life, Kat is very insecure having her wings exposed in public. She wears a cloak a lot of the time, but is also happy to have one of the other queens put a wing around her to shield her
- Jane’s wings are huge and very soft and she has no reservations about using them for hugs, comforting touches, and (very occasionally) threats if someone threatens her brood (the same goes for Catherine, actually, while we’re here)
- Jane and Catherine both have intense maternal instincts and are the matriarchs of their little flock
- Parr is a bit untidy with her wings, happy to have them draped over furniture or people or whatever because ‘it’s just more comfortable that way,’ but she also takes great pride in their appearance and takes good care of them
- Catherine always carries her wings high and refuses to wear anything which might restrict them. Of all the queens, she spends the most time flying, vastly preferring it to walking
- Jane on the other hand is more partial to staying on the ground, but has no issues flying
- Anne’s flying is erratic and excited; this is a conscious choice
- Parr has a lot of confidence flying, being strong and almost silent in the air
- Kat initially struggles with flying until all of her adult plumage comes in, but she’s a fast learner and comes to love flitting around in the sky
- Anna is sometimes a little self-conscious of her flight pattern being so different to the other queens’, but they always reassure her that it’s amazing. She has the best awareness in the air and often flies with Kat to make sure she’s alright
- everyone helped Kat learn how to fly; it was a big group effort and they all bonded over it
- Aragon has the biggest wingspan, followed by Jane, Parr, Anna, Anne, and then Kat with the smallest
- Anna’s wings have a light coating of fuzz, so although they look leathery, they’re rather soft to the touch, kind of like velvet. They also each have little a little claw on the top joint, which she sometimes lets Kat paint with nail polish
- When Kat’s final set of adult feathers come in, she sheds the rest of her fledgling down and it ends up EVERYWHERE. There’s pink and grey fluff ALL OVER the house for two weeks. Parr even found some in her toothbrush that one time
- Anne + heeleys + wings = Danger
- Anne and Parr gesticulate with their wings a lot when they speak (which sometimes results in someone being smacked in the face by accident). The others do it to a lesser degree, except for Kat, who usually keeps her wings in tight
- On that note, Kat’s habit of holding her wings in results in a lot of sore muscles. It’s a habit she’s slowly working on breaking as she becomes more confident and comfortable with herself
- Anna hates getting her wings wet
- wing cuddles are the best cuddles. It’s a hug with two layers I mean how could you not love that
- Parr keeps some of her shed feathers and turns them into quills. With their permission, she makes a set using the other queens’ feathers too
- having wings makes piggybacks a bit tricky, but that doesn’t stop Anne from screeching down the hall on her heelys with Kat on her back
- this isn’t necessarily a set hc but Kat could totally be a trans girl in this au, due to having the pink and brown feathers that usually only the male finches have. Or you could just say ‘f*ck sexual dimorphism!’ Up to you!
(special thanks to the discord for the following ideas)
- Anne uses her heelys on long open stretches to take off like an aeroplane. This has resulted in her crashing into a tree several times. There was also the case of the light post once
- Anna, who (along with Anne) has no body awareness at all, is always closing doors on her wings, bashing them on doorways, and catching them on various things (curtains, for example). For this reason, the house has a well-stocked first-aid kit
- Catherine’s wings are large enough to use as a blanket. Sometimes when Kat (or less often, Anne) has a nightmare, she will crawl into Catherine’s bed and pull one of the great eagle wings over her. Catherine doesn’t usually wake up, being such a heavy sleeper, but the weight of her wing is enough to calm Kat and send her back to sleep
And there you have it! Go forth and enjoy, and please tag me in anything you do! I’d love to see it!
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ukdamo · 4 years
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The Stately Homes of England - a light-hearted and savage comment on the English upper classes and their monumental piles, from Noel Coward.
Lord Elderley, Lrd Borrowmere, Lord Sickert and Lord Camp, With every virtue, every grace, Ah what avails the sceptred race, Here you see-the four of us, And there are so many more of us Eldest sons that must succeed. We know how Caesar conquered Gaul And how to whack a cricket ball; Apart from this, our education lacks co-ordination. Though we're young and tentative And rather rip-representative, Scions of a noble breed, We are the products of those homes serene and stately Which only lately Seem to have run to seed! The Stately Homes of England, How beautiful they stand, To prove the upper classes Have still the upper hand; Though the fact that they have to be rebuilt And frequently mortgaged to the hilt Is inclined to take the gilt Off the gingerbread, And certainly damps the fun Of the eldest son- But still we won't be beaten, We'll scrimp and scrape and save, The playing fields of Eton Have made us frightfully brave- And though if the Van Dycks have to go And we pawn the Bechstein Grand, We'll stand By the Stately Homes of England. Here you see The pick of us, You may be heartily sick of us, Still with sense We're all imbued. Our homes command extensive views And with assistance from the Jews We have been able to dispose of Rows and rows and rows of Gainsboroughs and Lawrences, Some sporting prints of Aunt Florence's, Some of which were rather rude. Although we sometimes flaunt our family conventions, Our good intentions Mustn't be misconstrued. The Stately Homes of England We proudly represent, We only keep them up for Americans to rent, Though the pipes that supply the bathroom burst And the lavatory makes you fear the worst, It was used by Charles the First Quite informally, And later by George the Fourth On a journey north. The State Apartments keep their Historical renown, It's wiser not to sleep there In case they tumble down' But still if they ever catch on fire Which, with any luck, they might We'll fight For the Stately Homes of England The Stately Homes of England, Though rather in the lurch, Provide a lot of chances For Psychical Research- There's the ghost of a crazy younger son Who murdered, in thirteen fifty-one, An extremely rowdy Nun Who resented it, And people who come to call Meet her in the hall. The baby in the guest wing, Who crouches by the grate, Was walled up in the west wing In fourteen twenty-eight. If anyone spots The Queen of Scots In a hand-embroidered shroud We're proud Of the Stately Homes of England. Lord Elderley, Lord Borrowmere, Lord Sickert and Lord Camp, Behold us in our hours of ease, Uncertain, coy and hard to please. Reading in Debrett of us, This fine Patrician quartet of us, We can feel extremely proud, Our ancient lineage we trace Back to the cradle of the Race Before those beastly Roman bowmen Bitched our local Yeomen. Through the new democracy May pain the old Aristocarcy We've not winced nor cried aloud, Under the bludgeonings of chance what will be- will be. Our heads will still be Bloody but quite unbowed! The Stately Homes of England In valley, dale and glen Produce a race of charming, Innocuous young men. Though our mental equipment may be slight And we barely distinguish left from right, We are quite prepared to fight For our principles, Though none of us know so far What they really are. Our duty to the nation, It's only fair to state, Lies not I pro-creation But what we pro-create; And so we can cry With kindling eye As to married like we go, What ho! For the Stately Homes of England! The Stately Homes of England, Although a trifle bleak, Historically speaking, Are more or less unique. We've a cousin who won the Golden Fleece And a very peculiar fowling-piece Which was sent to Cromwell's niece, Who detested it, And rapidly sent it back With a dirty crack. A note we have from Chaucer Contains a bawdy joke. We also have a saucer That Bloody Mary broke. We've two pairs of tights King Arthur's Knights Had completely worn away. Sing Hey! For the Stately Homes of England. The Stately Homes of England, Tho' rather on the blink Provide a lot of reasons For what we do and think. Tho' we freely admit we may be wrong, Our conviction that we are right is strong Tho' it may not be for long, We'll hold on to it We might as well hold the bat Till they knock us flat Our dignity of race may Retire into its shell Our Minister of Grace may Defend us none too well But still if a child Becomes too wild And we're forced to use the rod, Thank God For the Stately Homes of England
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necrokittytales · 6 years
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Necrokitty Tales: Trouble in Inkwell Isle (Chapter 13)
Authors’ note: Remember, Necrida’s writing will be in italics and SPKC’s writing with be regular font.If you have no idea what this roleplaying thing is, you can start from the beginning here.
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Cagney led Isabella away from the Root Pack. “Psy has a habit of talking anyone’s ears off. Makes you wish you were deaf instead of blind.”
Isabella chuckled “No kidding! I mean, he seems nice and all… but… wow!” She remained close to Cagney.
The carnation eyed the stand coming up. “Looks like we’re coming up on Porkrind’s stand. He’s an…interesting character. If you need it he’s probably got it. Wanna stop by?” “A guy who can get whatever I need? Yeah! I would like to meet him.” She smiled.    “Great, he’s just up ahead.” The two walked until they reached the stand. Cagney approached to see Porkrind…and a shotgun on the counter. The carnation blinked. That, uh, wasn’t normal. He cleared his throat. “Hey, Porkrind, how’s things going?” “Going alright.” “Cool…cool. Can’t help but notice you have a gun “ “Always had a gun.” “True, but not on the counter.” “Got robbed a couple days ago by some cat ferret thing,” Porkrind gruffly explained, pointing to a crude drawing of a stick figure with ears. Cagney felt himself tense up. “Really? Any chance you recognized them?” “If I had recognized them, then they would already be dealt with it.” “Fair enough.” Cagney gestured toward Isabella. “Uh, this is Isabella, she recently moved here actually. Showing her around is all.” Porkrind grunted. “Pleasure to meet ya, miss. If you’re looking for something, I can probably get it for you. Within reason, of course.” Isabella listened carefully and noted to herself not to get on the bad side of this guy. “Nice meeting you, Mr… Porkrind? Was it? Em.. this cat ferret thing… did you noticed if it had wings, by any chance?” She was wondering if something in the store got Mina’s attention and her annoying feline curiosity might have made her steal it.
Porkrind gave her a cursory glance before shaking his head and saying, “No, I didn’t see any wings on it, ma'am. It ain’t a friend of yours, is it?”
“If it doesn’t have wings I have no idea who you’re talking about, darling.” She recovered her confidence. “But I’ll keep my ears alert.” She cutely wiggled her long ears. At that moment, a salamander enter the shop. “Good morning Mr.Porkr-oh!” He blushed a little when he saw Isabella. “Hello again, sweetheart!” He looked at Cagney getting a bit nervous “And hello Mr.Car- I mean, Cagney!” He remember he didn’t liked being called Mr.Carnation. “Seems you got a busy day today, Mr.Porkrind.” He got closer to the counter and notices the gun. “Uh, guess better safe than sorry?” He pointed at it. Porkrind nodded at Sulivan. “Yeah, I won’t miss next time.” Cagney glanced at the gun. “Doesn’t only have one eye mess with your depth perception or something?” Porkrind grunted. “Doesn’t mean I can’t shoot. Bet your girlfriend here holds herself just fine for being blind.” Isabella chuckled sweetly. “Well, if the target is noisy, I might have my chances.” “Say, did you had the chance to talk to Ribby and Croaks yet?” Sulivan asked Isabella while making some signs with his hands indicating to Porkrind that she was the lady he talked about the other day. “Not yet but it’s on my to-do-list! And thank you for helping me the other day; that was really sweet” She used her extra charming tone, making Sulivan turn red. “Oh gosh… it was nuthin’.” He played with his beret. then remembered the carnation was standing right there “Em.. are you two…?” He asked pointing at them, implying if they were dating. Porkrind chuckled quietly but kept to himself, not really wanting to get too involved in his customers’ lives unless it could lead to some return business. Which left Cagney quickly shaking his head, realizing what the salamander was implying. “What? No, no, no,” he ascertained, “Just showing her around is all. Trying to make sure no one is going to give her any trouble,” he added, flashing the salamander a not so nice grin. Sulivan gulped taking the message of the giant flower. “H-how nice of ya! Hehe.. well I won’t take anymore of your time. Nice seeing ya again!” He quickly walked out of the shop without buying what he needed. “What a strange fellow,” Isabella pointed out to the remaining people.
Unbeknownst to Sulivan, two eyes watched the salamander’s interactions with the flower and bat woman. They followed him as he finally walked away from Porkrind’s shop, empty handed. Amber’s eyes narrowed and she quietly hissed.
Sweetheart? So THAT was his game. Pretending to be this homely little salamander down on his luck while in actuality, he was a sneak! He didn’t even buy anything, just confirming her suspicion that he only visited these places to hit on beautiful women. For some reason, this made her furious and her fur stood on end. Nevermind that Amber flirted all the time. That didn’t count. She quietly plotted as she crept away, definitely planning on bringing a weapon tomorrow.
Isabella got close to Cagney and gently placed a hand on his arm. “Shall we continue the tour?”
Cagney heated up at the contact and swallowed. “Yeah, yeah, uh next fellow is a bit…different,” he chose his words carefully as they walked toward the direction of Goopy Le Grande’s home.
The carnation thought about the salamander’s words. “When are you looking for work exactly, if you don’t mind me asking?” “Whenever I find a babysitter for Mina.” The bat said with a sigh. “Night time is the best time to meet the owners of clubs, but I don’t want to leave my little înger alone. I was hoping this tour will help me meet someone that might have what it takes to watch over her while I go hunting for a job.” “A babysitter, huh? Why don’t you get that crazy rabbit lady to watch your kid? Her kid is your daughter’s friend I think. Or at least, wasn’t dumb enough to run away when she trespassed. That probably counts as a friend.” Cagney looked ahead and groaned. “Speaking of friends, the moron coming towards us right now insists we are friends. We are not friends. I repeat, we are not-” “Hello, my friend!” Goopy Le Grande hopped toward them, all a beam with smiles. “I was just thinking of you the other day, old spot! Especially after that storm we had. What did you and Hilda get into a spat about this time?” The slime noticed Isabella and beamed. “Why, Cagney, who’s this lovely companion here?”
Isabella thought about Cagney’s suggestion and chuckled when Goopy got close to meet them. She did listened carefully what he said about a fight with someone called Hilda. A girlfriend perhaps?
“I’m Isabella Bechstein” she spread her arm to handshake the new voice. “I just moved in” she said sweetly.
“Well, it’s a pleasure to meet you, Ms. Bechstein. I am Goopy Le Grande, world renowned and loved by all creatures fair and small.” He tipped his “cap” to the woman. “Lovely name. Romanian, isn’t it? Beautiful country. Am încercat o dată un tip acolo,” he added with a wink.
Isabella chuckled wondering if he really knew what he was saying “You’re quite charming, Monsieur Le Grande. Parlez vous français?”
Goopy laughed boisterously. “Bien sûr. Mon nom est le grand après tout!”
Cagney stared at the two of them in confusion. “I have….no idea what either of you are saying.”
“Oh! Sorry, darling” She apologized to Cagney. “We should stick to English, Monsieur Le Grand. I wouldn’t want to upset my dear guide.” She used her enticing voice and softly caressed the giant flower´s arm. She was actually really grateful that he accepted to take her for a tour after the rough start they had.
Cagney thought bats were supposed to be hairy and leathery but Isabella’s paws were rather soft and it was difficult to suppress the shiver her touch sent through his stem. He caught Goopy giving him a bemused expression and scowled at the goop.
“Right, thanks. I just wanted to show her around. Maybe find her some people who are kid friendly.” “I am one the friendliest goops this side of the isle!” Goopy announced, “I’m a great role model to the little ones!” He leaned in, sneakily. “But if you really want someone who deals with kids, you should really take her to see Hilda. She is pretty good with kids. Have you heard about her?” Cagney bared his teeth at him. “Goopy,” he warned, trying to keep his tone even. “Well, you sound like a great babysitter, but not sure you could handle my little Mina… she’s quite a handful,” she said, proud of her daughter’s ability to get in crazy situations, like fighting a giant flower. “And I have heard of Hilda, but I haven’t got the chance to meet her yet.”
Goopy ignored the death glare Cagney was giving him. “Oh she’s fantastic! She runs space projects for the school kids and can hold her own pretty well against even the most barbed opponent,” Goopy continued, noticing the thorns starting to pop out of Cagney’s stem.
“She sounds really great!” The bat turned her head towards the carnation, not noticing his change of mood. “Will we see her in our tour?”
Cagney froze at the question. “No.” He smiled evilly at Goopy. “But I’m sure Mister Le Grande here would love to take you since he’s running his mouth so much about her.” Goopy winked back at the carnation. “Now, now, I know you’re much more familiar with Ms Hilda Berg than I am, ya old rascal. I’m sure she would love to show you both the exhibits and the dome and-” “The dome is broken,” Cagney snapped. Goopy’s brow furrowed. “The dome is broken? What do you mean it’s broken…?” He looked at the carnation’s pained expression and his eyes widened. “Oh.” Cagney sighed. It was gonna come out eventually. Goopy cleared his throat. “Mademoiselle Bechstein, may I have private word with Cagney for just a minute or two?”
Isabella’s gossip sensors skyrocketed but she managed to stay cool and not show her interest in other’s lives. “Sure! I’ll just go…” She wiggled her ears making a soft chirping noise to get some idea of her surroundings …“over there” she finally said, walking away from them. She stopped far enough to give them privacy, but not out of her exceptional ear range. She sat on the grass and enjoyed the sun, humming a happy tune, pretending not to pay attention to them.
Cagney watched her go and was immediately suspicious. He racked his brain for a way to convey the information and then groaned when he realized he had only one option. “Iway inkthay eshay ancay earhay usway. Eshay eardhay erhay aughterday ethay otherway ightnay idinghay.”
Goopy looked confused before grinning. “Really? We haven’t used that since we were kids.” Cagney gave him a look and Goopy repeated, “Iway aven'thay usedway isthay incesay eway ereway idskay.” “Iway okebray Ilda'shay omeday.” “YOU WHAT?” Cagney cringed at Goopy’s outburst.  “Atwhay appenedhay? Owhay areway ouyay illstay aliveway?” Goopy asked, realizing the carnation looked relatively intact. “Iway asway overway andway erethay asway away urgularbay andway Iway iedtray otay ithay emthay onlyway otay eakbray ethay omeday insteadway. Andway Iway amway aliveway ecausebay…Iway oday otnay owknay. Utbay Ildahay andway Iway aidsay ingsthay otay  eachway otherway atthay Iway oday otnay inkthay eshay illway everway antway otay eesay emay againway. Ornay Iway erhay.” Cagney stuck his tongue out at the words. “This is hard,” he admitted. Goopy nodded. “What are you going to do now?” “I don’t know. I’m supposed to…uh…Iway amway upposedsay otay eesay omorrowtay orfay away ateday….Iway inkthay”
“Ugh… clever hippie…” Isabella grumbled. She still managed to figure out some words but she couldn’t make up much of what they were talking about.
Goopy smiled. “You should go.” “What? Why?!” “It’s for the best! You’ll be happy in no time. C'mon, don’t you trust me?’ “Not at all.” “That’s the spirit!” Goopy looked toward Isabella. “We’re all done now! Cagney has graciously allowed me to escort you to Hilda’s later today as he has some planning to do.” Her ears perked up at the voice of Goopy calling for her. “Oh! That is great!” She stood up, cleaned some of the dirt off her clothes and got closer to them. “We will have the chance to get to know each other,” she said sweetly, secretly hoping he would blabber more about the neighbors than the carnation.
Cagney pulled at a petal. “Actually now that I think about it, she is the last one on this isle you haven’t met. If you want to go with Goopy at this point, I’ll just head back to my field and talk to you later?”
“Aww, you going to leave me?” She said with her enticing voice “Oh well…I guess you must be tired with all this walking.” She leaned towards Cagney.  "Thank you very much for introducing me to everybody. Besides my expectations,“ She chuckled remembering all the horrible things she said to him the day before, "I really enjoyed your company.”  She said sincerely, stretching out a hand so they could shake.
Cagney chuckled. “And you ain’t too bad yourself, when you’re not going all momma bear on people,” he admitted, shaking her hand. lsabella smiled back and turned to Goopy, “Shall we go then, Monsieur Le Grande?” Goopy Le Grande offered an elbow to Isabella. “Of course, Mademoiselle Bechstein.” He waved to Cagney. “I’m sure Isabella and I have will have plenty to talk about!” “Goopy, I will put you in your grave,” Cagney warned. Goopy giggled. “I’ll just come back. I always do.”
She felt Goopy’s elbow and held on to it. She waved goodbye to Cagney and discreetly took a last breath of the delicate fragrance of the carnation before walking away.
Goopy led the bat away from the carnation, loudly asking her, “Soooo, what brings you to the isles?”
“What brings me to the isles?” she repeated, “I wanted to find a place for my Mina to grow up happy.” And to hide, but she decided to keep that detail to herself. “The cities are too noisy and crowded… What about you?” “Me? Well I grew up here, did some traveling but back here to run the family business- gravestones. With my boxing on the side, of course.” He continued to speak loudly, glancing at the ground. She raised an eyebrow when Goopy mentioned the family business. “Well, you’re very cheerful to be working in that line of business,” she chuckled. “And you do boxing too?” She caressed his arm to try to feel the muscles. She didn’t feel much but she pretended to be impressed.
If Isabella could see, she would have spotted the ripples Goopy gave up when he laughed. “Have to be cheerful in my line of work. And don’t be shy about feeling these arms of mine. I’m quite the specimen of a goop if I do say so myself. Now what do you do for a living?”
“Interesting…” she said with a sensual tone. “Me, I’m a singer, currently looking for a job. You don’t happen to know any bands, do you?" 
"A singer, eh? Hmm, I got a little owner at a speakeasy who owes me a favor or two! I think there’s a jazz band or so coming in tomorrow evening. If you’ve got time, we could head over there and see if they need a singer? Before we see Miss Berg, if you like?” “Seriously?” She said excited, “I would very much like that! Oh! Mulţumesc!” She gave the goop a loud kiss on his cheek and held on tightly to his arm.
Goopy accepted the kiss graciously. “Yes, yes of course. We’ll head over there now…And now that we’ve gotten some distance away from our mutual friend,” Goopy gestured behind them even though she was blind, “Is there anything you would like to know? I haven’t had a good gossip buddy in ages!”
Sulivan walked halfway home when he remembered he didn’t bought what he went there for. When he was closer to the shop he made sure Cagney wasn’t there anymore and entered. “Uf… who would thought a flower could be that scary….”
Porkrind spotted Sulivan returning. “Ya remember what you went to buy, Sulivan?” “Yes yes, eh… you see I’ve met this gal last night… and we really hit it off! We spent the night together… but not like that!” The salamander corrected seeing a smirk starting to show on Porkrind’s face and turned even more red “ we just talked, that’s all! But… we going to a date and… I wanted to get her something nice….” Porkrind smirked at the salamander. “You’re either a very lucky man or a very unlucky man indeed, Sulivan. A woman like that either really likes you or wants something that you have. And hate to say it but 9 times out 10, it’s the latter.” Porkrind began to display some of his merchandise. “What’s the little lady like? And was she there in the morning?” Sulivan looked at his friend worried. “Oh… what could she want from me? And yes! She stayed, she even fished breakfast” He took a look at the merchandise “Well, she has a beautiful and bright, chestnut fur, her eyes as big as the moon!” He leaned on the counter sighing. “Her delicate silhouette would make swans jealous! And she’s interested in what I do, and she knows how to fish!” Chestnut fur? Porkrind grit his tusks. That sounded very similar to the thief from a few days ago. “She ain’t a cat or a ferret, is she?”
The salamander looked at Porkrind in surprise. “Why, yes she is! How do you…?”
Porkrind put a hand on the salamander’s shoulder with a heavy sigh. “Kid, it pains me to tell you this, but I’m 90% sure your dame is a thief. A cat burglar to be precise.”
“What?!” Sulivan stepped back to shake off Porkrind´s hand. “Y-You haven’t even met her yet! She’s sweet, and charming! She would never steal!” He put on his beret, angry. “You know, I changed my mind! I´ll go get her some flowers or somettin´. Good day!” He stormed out of the store.
Porkrind shook his head. “Poor, lovesick bastard, he has no idea.” He pulled out his shotgun and began to clean it. “Shouldn’t have missed the first time. He’ll figure it out soon enough.”
Sulivan walked without a direction for a while, angry at the shopkeeper and mumbling to himself. “How can he say that! A delicate angel like her… ”
Amber repeatedly stabbed at a picture of Sulivan she sketched with her claws before ripping it up into tiny shreds with a tiny growl. 
“Right, stealing. Gotta go steal something,” she reminded herself, walking away…before running back and violently stomping on the pieces of paper.
“My dear Amber wouldn’t do such thing!” Sulivan stopped and sat on a rock nearby. He put his elbows on his knees and rested his head on both hands.
He tried to forget about Porkrind and  wondered what kind of present he could get for Amber. Maybe he could ask somebody for suggestions… Psy? Goopy? Maybe even Elder Kettle? After a few minutes he decided to visit Psycarrot first and walked to the Root Pack field.
Cagney unburrowed himself once he was in his field and stretched. Well, that was more walking than he had intended to do for a while. He had left Isabella in the somewhat more capable hands of Goopy (which he begrudgingly admitted, was probably one of the more trustworthy residents). Still, he had shown her around enough and if she was lucky, word got around that she knew him and that would be enough to keep too many islanders from messing with her. At least on this isle.
He looked toward his tree and stopped in his tracks. Sitting near his spot was a giant pot. With a bow on it. He was immediately on guard. “This was not here when I left.” He approached it warily and when he was sure nothing was going to pop out did he inspect it. It kinda looked like the pot Hilda had tried to give him. A bit fancier that’s for sure, but it was similar. The fact that there was a bow on it clued him in to the fact that it could be a present? Or a trap. He peeked inside. Nope. No hiding Hilda or trained assassin. He circled it once more until he saw a piece of paper stuck to the pot. He plucked it and opened it. “Eager to continue what we started two nights ago. See you tomorrow. Don’t keep me waiting?” He read outloud. He stared at it, looked around, and then read it again. This was Hilda’s writing alright. His mind immediately went into overdrive. “Continue what we started…” he repeated and he felt his hands shake. Before Hilda had left, they had been lying down on the bed and they were going to…to…He turned bright red before realizing something else.   “Wait, no, we tried to kill each other!” He remembered. Cagney really racked his brain now. Did Hilda really want to fight him in the jazz bar they had planned on going to? That seemed a bit excessive, but then again, he had nearly crushed her. Maybe she would turn into the moon and crush him in kind. And this don’t keep her waiting business? Was this so she could set up a trap and make sure he would be there on time to fall for it? “I probably should show up before her just in case she…” He nearly slapped himself in the forehead. “Hold up, I just said I never wanted to see her again and here I am planning on getting there first to meet up with her for a potential bar brawl?! Am I insane?” He rested his head against the pot and scrunched his eyes shut. “Ughhh, I HAVE to go,” he realized. If he didn’t, and there was even a slight chance of reconciliation, he really would lose her forever.
Psycarrot let out a low whistle after the carnation and the bat left. “Did you see how impressed she was with my story? It’s the natural charm for sure!” The carrot looked to see if Moe and Weepy were listening.
He found a very angry potato staring at him. “We said we would never talk about it!” Moe said, referring to the embarrassing story he revealed to a newcomer and crossed his arms.
Weepy smiled at the carrot. It was a fun and courageous story he thought.
“Hey there, gang!” Sulivan called, getting closer to the fence. Moe turned to see the salamander getting closer. “Hey! Hi, Sulivan. Your order is not ready yet, we got some trouble with the storm.” “Oh! No, don’t worry, I’m here for something else.” He reached the fence. “ I need help…” He turned a bit red. Psycarrot knew that red face goofy look anywhere. “Sayyyyy, this wouldn’t be about a girl now would it?” Sulivan hid behind his beret giggling “Well… yes it is! A real angel!” He described her again for the vegetables, playing nervously with his beret between his hands. “And now I want to find the perfect gift. Something to show her how much she means to me… without being creepy,” he added knowing that sometimes the produce got carried away in their ideas. Like that time when Psycarrot dressed Moe Tato as a woman to seduce someone for who knows what. Psycarrot rubbed his hands together. “Well! A lady such as this does indeed sound special! How long have you been together? I can think of a couple of real nice things if this is a year anniversary!”
The salamander chuckled “Oh! I just met her last night…at the Joint. We really hit it off! She spent the night at my place… but we only talked! It was very nice….”
Psycarrot began to elbow his companions. “She SPENT the night?! Oh Sulivan, you dog you! Ha! I think you already have the cat in the bag!”
“Attaboy! Didn’t think you had it in ya!” Moe patted Sulivan’s back.
“Oh! No! Guys! C'mon! Nuthin’ happened… we… we just had a good time talking about ourselves…although…” He blushed. “I-I think she might be the one. She’s so… soo… so unique! Not like any other woman I’ve ever met… I really want her to like me. What can I do?” “Aww!” Weepy squealed happy “That is so sweet! I’ve never seen you so happy, Sullivan.” His eyes started to tear up. “I’m… I’m so glad for you!”
Psycarrot scratched his chin. “Well, you could impress her with your great intellect and romantic witty banter…or is that just me?”
They all frowned at the carrot.
“Listen, Sull. Ladies like it when you spend money on them,” Moe made a gesture with his fingers rubbing together, "But they will hate you if you buy something they don’t like. What you should do is take her shopping! That way you’ll pay for what she really wants to have! No risks of making her mad.” He concluded leaning on the fence. “What? I thought they liked romantic stuff… like romantic dinners at fancy clubs,” Weepy said, scratching his head. Sulivan looked at both of them, not sure which advice was the best. “I don’t know…” He looked at Psycarrot, hoping he will come up with something better. Psycarrot rubbed his hands together. “You say you’re taking her to carnival, right? How good are you at the games? Ladies love it when guys can win them stuff.”
Moe snapped his fingers “Oh! Yeah! Show her your skills! Shoot the ducks, test your strength, and win her stuff she wants!” “A night in the carnival does sound romantic! With all the lights… the merry-go-round…” the onion said, holding his hands together. “Hm… I am good at throwing darts.” Sulivan said, scratching his forehead .
“Darts?! Ha!” Psycarrot shook his head. “No, women like a man who demonstrates great feats of strength and intelligence - a Renaissance man, if you will! It’s evolution! Women are always attracted more to men who can take the lead! So go for the hammer prizes!”
“The hammer prizes?” The salamander repeated, “but… I’m not very strong…”.
“Psy is right!” Moe crossed his arms. “You gotta show off a little! Any idiot with an eye can throw a dart! You just have to train a bit.” Weepy looked at them, raising an eyebrow. The salamander was very slim, he might have been a great sailor once, but now he was all bones.
Psycarrot slammed the salamander on the back. "And that is why we’re going to help beef you up! I’ve got some beet juice here that’ll put some muscle on those scales! You could even start by pushing that wheelbarrow of gardening supplies for us to start flexing those muscles!” He added slyly.
“W-w-what?” Sulivan started to say when Moe interrupted him by grabbing the back of his shirt and putting him down on the other side of the fence.
“Go on now! You don’t have much time ‘till tomorrow!”. “Oh dear… ” Weepy lamented, leaving them to carry their crazy plan and took care of their plants. —
Meanwhile, over the sea ,a serious looking spider gentleman, dressed elegantly in dark green suit, was looking to the distant isles of Inkwell aboard a big ship carrying cargo for Mr King Dice.
A crab sailor approached him. “We’ll be arriving tonight, sir.” The gentleman didn’t bother to look at the crab. “Thank you Mr. Porto. I’ll inform my men.” The sailor nodded but he didn’t leave. The spider looked at him with his six eyes, well, five. There was one closed, but judging by the tiny marks around it, it seemed it has been scratched out. “Anything else?” He said very calmly but there was still something disturbing in his tone. The sailor hesitated. “W-when we reach port, I’m going to have to declare the cargo I carry, and there will be an inspection….” “And I will take care of it. No one opens the cargo but me.” “Y-yes, sir.” Mr. Porto left the gentleman knowing he was being watched by those preying eyes. When the sailor was out of view, the spider looked at one of the big cargo boxes and allowed a small smile creep into his face. “Questo sarà l'inizio di una bella e proficua amicizia.”
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CHAPTER 01,  CHAPTER 02,  CHAPTER 03,  CHAPTER 04,  CHAPTER 05, CHAPTER 06,  CHAPTER 07,  CHAPTER 08,  CHAPTER 09,  CHAPTER 10; CHAPTER 11; CHAPTER 12 ; CHAPTER 13 (You’re here!) 
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