#especially if there are any new eggs incoming

[trashfangirlsworld]

Hello! I've been inactive due to the current events in the mcyt community, but I've been keeping up with the qsmp admin situation and I thought I'd share some opinions because the amount of doomposting I've seen the last few weeks has been more than I've seen in any fandom in a while and I feel like it's reached the point where people really need to chill the fuck out because they're not thinking straight and actively not helping. Everything I'm gonna say is based on stuff I've seen on both tumblr and twitter.

they should not promote/release merch! : one of the things that baffles me the most tbh; how do you expect any employee to be payed then? Merch is so far the only big source of income for the server besides q's own cc salary or whatever income they get through the official qsmp channel on twitch and youtube (which I don't think is a lot). "I get that they said they have no funds, but still it doesn't feel right"... sorry but at this point I don't know what to tell you, do you expect them to pull money out of their asses? You can't demand that they stop making merch and then complain that they can't afford the twitter admins at the same time. If you don't feel comfortable buying anything from them it's fine obviously, but if your reason for it is that you're helping the admins then I have bad news for you. I have seen people propose that quackity sets up a patreon, and while I think it would be a good idea, I understand why he's not doing it, since with the merch he can at least give something back to the people that choose to support his project instead of people just giving him money for free, especially with what's happening now. Also with how much hate he's been receiving simply for the merch I can't imagine that a patreon would be recieved well.

we don't know if the money is going to the admins/ they should not use pomme's likeness! : the money is definitely going to go to the employees and admins because otherwise the server would not last. And as much as I understand people feeling protective over pomme's admin, quackity studios is very much allowed to sell merch of the character because it is not the likeness of the admin, it's a minecraft model made by the people that work there. Would you have rathered they skip her character entirely? Do you really think that would have been okay?. Also correct me if I'm wrong, but I've seen posts and tweets saying that pomme's admin has been confirmed to come back with the other eggs whenever it happens by pierre, who talked with her admin.

the admins of the update accounts got fired, it means they want to fire everyone, they aren't making things better! : it sucks that the updates accounts had to end and I feel bad for every twitter admin that clearly cared a lot about the project, but unfortunately it had to happen if there simply isn't enough money to pay them adequately like they deserved and ultimately the update accounts were not essential to keep the project going, so it makes sense that they were let go unfortunately. This is not gonna be the case for the egg admins because if they got fired (which they didn't), the server would basically end. Just because a cc does not know when they will be back does not mean it's not gonna happen. Just because tubbo randomly said that he's not sure if they will be back does not mean they were fired; tubbo is normally not a reliable source of information, even less so when he's been live nonstop for the past 20 days, which is prior to everything happening. If you genuinely didn't expect a reduction in non essential staff considering everything, then you have unreasonable expectations on how this stuff goes. As I write this, I'm seeing people saying that "they would understand this decision if q had set up a patreon to pay the admins", and once again I don't understand how people don't realize why quackity might not be keen on the idea of having his fans pay his own employees for his own project instead of, you know, doing it himself; and, again, do not fool yourself into thinking it would be recieved well. That being said, it's fair to criticize how everything was communicated to the admins, but I'll get to this in more detail later.

quackity should not have uninstalled social media, he's trying to avoid everything! : he's not avoiding anything, he's been off social media for a while now, which is why it took him that long to remove wilbur from the server. He has every right to not want to look at social media, as his focus should be on restructuring his server instead of doomscrolling on twitter because people think he needs to see how much people dislike him. The only people that he should talk to are those that have important information to tell him, like josè with the document. He explicitly said on stream where to contact him if you have helpful information and I'm sure that despite multiple well liked posts saying not to spam his email, people are definitely doing it anyway, which is probably gonna slow the whole thing down even more. I hope josè's document is able to be seen with pierre's help as well.

quackity studios is not communicating with their employees and leaving them in the dark and that's not okay : I agree with this. i think a huge chunk of doomposting lately has been due the lack of communication not with the audience, but with the admins, and they deserve to know what is happening behind the scenes more then us since this is about their current or future job.... that being said, I do kind of understand why they're being so secretive and shutting everyone out, and that's due to all the "leaks" that have been spread online. I understand the anger but I really wish some people would realize that discussing leaked bts lore stuff in ccs discord servers does not help the situation at all and instead makes it seem like they're only doing this to rile up the fandom against quackity studios by using the lore of people's fav characters.

At the end of the day, I think people just aren't used to dealing with a situation that does not have a clear cut solution and someone to clearly hate, so the result is this doomposting and the over aggressiveness toward anything related to the project. Personally, I haven't witnessed anything that made me lose faith in the qsmp like some people have been saying, as every change that we've seen so far coincides with what quackity said on stream a while ago. I only wish things were communicated properly to the admins clearly, as they're the ones most affected, so I hope that's resolved soon. Ultimately quackity is singlehandedly restructuring the server from basically zero, has had to fire people that were misusing money and power and, depending on what josè's document said, is probably gonna have to fire some more. This is not an easy process, nor a quick one, you're not gonna hear about sunshine and rainbows for a while and doomposting about everything you hear because you expected quick change is useless. Think before you speak, have a clear head and most importantly have empathy.

#I have anons turned off btw #qsmp #qsmp discourse #qsmp admins #qadmin situation #qsmp critical #qsmp fandom critical

[beloved-cat-gremlin]

To all of us hoping that Gregory will be the protag of HW2, I have found a bit of info that might help fasten that theory.

I'm not sure if anyone else has pointed these things out before. So keep that in mind when reading.

Theory rambling incoming from here on out.

So a few weeks ago I got myself this lovely book here.

And while it is just a general cookbook with some fancy recipes in it, we all know that in true FNaF fashion there is more going on here than it seems.

And boy there sure is, even if some of these are rather obvious. Because throughout the entire book there are added pieces of paper with small notes that contain info on them.

And these little straps of notes are written by none other than Gregory himself. With the notes themselves indicating that these are post Security Breach as evident by these specific notes right here:

These are very clearly written by Gregory and all tie into the events of Security Breach.

(There are a few more notes mentioning how you should always keep your eyes on the Endos, grab an Ultimate Pass from Bonnie Bowl, Chica eating from the garbage, that you should grab a Party Pass for Fazerblast and use the blaster to stun animatronics, how Moon is and I quote "a nightmare animatronic" and to keep away from the Staffbot flashlights)

But there are even more notes in the book that do not follow the events of the game but rather talk about older versions of all the characters we all know and love. And not just that but Gregory is flat out describing mechanisms from previous games. Like this note:

Not to mention the note itself is attached to an image with the FNaF 1 office.

There is also notes on how you should watch Bonnie's every move, to never take your eyes off from Foxy's hook and how Foxy's eyepatch doesn't seem to stop him from hunting intruders.

But the most fascinating, and most random note to me, has to be this one:

A note from Gregory describing Ballora. I could kinda understand that Gregory might have gotten info on the classic four animatronics via searching stuff up, but the fact that Ballora is mentioned here, and only her from SL, makes me think that this is way more important than a random little easter egg.

Because let's take a look at the HW2 trailers again? We know for a fact that the three main games featured in this new one will be Security Breach, Pizza Sim and Sister Location.

And that is the important part, because Ballora was only and only in SL and nowhere else. Heck she was even the first animatronic teased in the first HW2 trailer.

Some people theorize that Cassie could be the one we play as in HW2 because of the Foxy ride shown in the second trailer, and with Cassie mentioning that she had been on this ride before, but here we have a game that includes Ballora and could be a potential GGY prequel where we play as Gregory.

Now we have a book with notes written by Gregory, mentioning Ballora. And not just that but HW2 could be where Gregory got all the info for the older animatronics from.

We do see that the new Foxy ride attraction includes the FNaF 1 office, which could be how Gregory knows Chica's specific attack pattern and also knows more about Bonnie and especially Foxy. Because outside of cutouts and references and images in SB and RUIN there is no way that any of these kids should really know much about Foxy.

Sure Cassie might know stuff from her dad but Gregory? There is no way he could have known most of this stuff. Unless he played a game prior to SB where he did get to know about the old animatronics.

And all of this isn't even me mentioning how Gregory, somehow, managed to dig up the old news paper articles from FNaF 1, 2 and 3 and put them into the cookbook.

Heck the first note you see from him is of the first location threatened to be shutdown because of the weird odor and mucus from the OG animatronics after the first MCI! Followed by the MCI report itself:

Other articles that were included are of the original help wanted ad in the paper where they are looking for a night guard. The article about the OG pizzaria closing down. The second help wanted poster from FNaF 2 which talks about the grand reopening in 1987. And the two news articles about Fazbear's Fright opening and then eventually burning to the ground.

Not sure how or why Gregory managed to get a hold on all of these and why he decided to include them in the cookbook. But they are there.

And that's kinda all the info I found myself. I'm not the best at doing these theory things but I'm trying.

Am I maybe digging for hints where there might not be any? Possibly.

Do I however feel that this could be important clues to figuring out more about Gregory? Oh absolutely.

#five nights at freddy's #fnaf #fnaf: help wanted 2 #fnaf gregory #fnaf ggy #long post #rambles #no art

[mattzerella-sticks]

the gossip column (ao3)

Batman/Flash, 2k words, GA

Breaking News! Bruce Wayne has been spotted cavorting across Paris with an unknown man. Could Gotham's playboy prince be finally settling down?

If only they knew the truth...

           Living rich was something Barry could become accustomed to quite easily.

           Though not wealthy as he had been, Bruce’s lifestyle was still way above Barry’s means, especially since Barry had fallen from a two-income household to a no-income temporary apartment above an old corner store in Central. When Bruce sent out the alert asking for an assist on an undercover mission, Barry accepted without hesitation. Any destination would be better than where he was then. Barry lucked out when Bruce explained they were heading across the Atlantic to crash an underground auction of the Parisian elite instead of something worse, like sneaking into Darkseid’s inner sanctum on Apokolips. Even better that they’d be conducting this operation from an upscale hotel along the Seine. Bruce only had enough in his budget to afford one room, but Barry didn’t mind. It made sense with their cover as newlyweds on honeymoon.

           “You don’t mind?” Bruce had asked him this after running through the plans. He’d handed over his ticket, the fake driver’s license and passport for his new identity, except he hadn’t let go yet. “Being married to me?”

           Barry scoffed. “I could do much worse, Bruce.”

           That was a week ago. They flew back into Gotham late last night. Barry could have run to Central from the airport then, or as they left the hotel. There wasn’t anything stopping him from leaving once Bruce turned to him and said, “Mission accomplished,” either. He chose not to. Barry told Bruce that, since he already bought the ticket, and because it wasn’t often he flew first class, Barry wanted to milk the benefits of being married to him for all that it was worth. Bruce seemed to accept his answer, and his excuse about being too tired from jetlag to make the second-long run. Bruce offered Barry his guest room, too.

           “I hope I’m not putting you out.”

           “You’re not,” Bruce said, “Besides, I owe you for helping me with this.”

           Despite being a guest room the bed was king-sized, and its sheets were silk. Barry melted into it after his long, pressurized, warm shower in the ensuite and flew, rather than drifted, into sleep. He woke hours later. Barry hadn’t set an alarm. He rose when his consciousness was able to dig itself free from the expensive sand trap it had sunken into. It was the best he’d ever slept since he could remember, definitely before the accident that gave him his powers. Having the room to himself was a definite plus, too. Bruce and he hadn’t shared the bed during their stay, but sleep was fitful given how obnoxiously Bruce’s snoring was as it floated up from Bruce’s encampment on the floor. Barry used to be better dealing with nightly disturbances. Iris kicked in her sleep, back when they shared a bed.

           He dragged his hand across the empty space of the bed. It was soft and cold underneath his palm.

           Suddenly, the rich lifestyle had lost its appeal. Any desire to spend further time in bed had disappeared.

           He rose. Barry dressed in the outfit he wore yesterday, then made sure his bags were packed and in order for his return to Central. There wasn’t much waiting for him at his apartment, but he’d rather wallow there than in Bruce’s townhouse. Besides, he played out the fantasy longer than he should have. The honeymoon was over. He had to go.

           But it’d be rude if he vanished without thanking Bruce for his hospitality.

           Barry sighed. First, he’d find Bruce, say goodbye, and then leave. He dropped his bags and headed out of the room.

           There was no mistaking the smell of bacon as he entered the hallway, nor the snap and crackle of it sizzling on the frying pan, so Barry headed for the kitchen. Bruce was there, standing in front of the stove. He was behind the bacon, and the eggs that were cooling in a porcelain bowl to the right and the coffee percolating in the nearby coffee machine. Bruce glanced at Barry and gestured to the island with a quick nod. “Why don’t you take a seat, breakfast is almost ready.”

           Barry shifted on his feet. “You didn’t have to –“

           “Nonsense.” Bruce clicked the oven off, lifting the pan onto a different, inactive burner. “I don’t often have anyone to cook for other than myself these days. Consider it doing me another favor.”

           He carried on with preparing breakfast and, since Barry really hadn’t anywhere to be in a hurry, he sat where Bruce directed him to.

           Barry watched him work from his perch. This Bruce was unfamiliar to him. Firstly, he hadn’t have guessed Bruce would take to domesticity in such strides. Without Alfred, Barry knew Bruce was forced to adapt and adjust. He just assumed Bruce’s culinary skills were limited to sandwiches. From the smell of it all, Barry was glad to be wrong.

           Bruce also looked softer, too. Though this was less surprising to him. They were in each other’s company at all hours in the past few days, and Barry saw him in all sorts of dress, especially this. Tee shirt and sweats, bare feet and flat, dark hair fresh after a shower. It was different now that they were in Bruce’s home. None of it seemed like part of the story they were acting in and had Barry considering some of those quiet moments in a new light. Like how, when it was the two of them and Barry noticed how there were less shadows hiding in Bruce’s eyes, Barry figured Bruce had hidden them for his, and the mission’s, sake.

           How could you pretend to be the happy husband when your eyes were mired in such darkness? It was a question Barry had been thinking about recently, once he spotted a similar fog rolling into his gaze.

           Except Barry was wrong about Bruce. Again. He wasn’t sure how he felt about that.

           His reflection was broken, mercifully so, as Bruce slid a plate and mug in front of him with a soft order to eat.

           As he already noted, it smelt delicious. “It looks delicious,” he said, too. Barry speared an egg bite, a piece of bacon, and brought both to his mouth. The flavor set off a series of explosions across his tongue that caught him off guard and made him his head dizzy.

           It really was delicious.

           He stuffed his face with more, and then more, and suddenly he was asking for seconds all while Bruce hadn’t even started on his.

           That didn’t matter to him. Bruce pushed his plate towards Barry with a small chuckle. “No,” Barry tried returning it. Bruce prevented him from doing so. “I can grab my own –“

           “You’re my guest.” Bruce told him. Then, glancing elsewhere, he murmured. “Alfred would’ve done the same, then make me get my own plate anyway.”

           There wasn’t any arguing with Bruce after that. Barry accepted the plate and let Bruce assemble a new plate for himself. He ate slower, now. He focused more on drinking the coffee than eating. It was easy to. Barry hadn’t realized Bruce knew how Barry liked his coffee.

           He wanted to ask him when he’d pieced it together, but before he could – and before Bruce finished plating his breakfast – Bruce’s phone rang. Bruce answered it without bothering to look at who it might be. “Barbara,” he said, “what’s the problem?” Barry couldn’t hear her respond. He wished he did as the relaxed expression on Bruce’s face slipped away and was replaced with a tenser set of features Barry was familiar with. Bruce set his half-full plate on the counter and walked out of the room.

           Barry stayed in the kitchen. He considered following Bruce, to see how he could help or even learn what was the matter.

           He didn’t have to move, though. Bruce returned soon after he left, his phone gone and a tablet in his hands, apologizing and saying, “You have to see this.”

           “What is…” Barry trailed off as his eyes latched onto the image of him on the tablet’s screen. Him and Bruce. Together, in Paris. Underneath the headline ‘FORMER WAYNE ENTERPRISES CEO BRUCE WAYNE, LOST THE ‘LLION’ BUT KEPT THE ‘BI’?’ It was the leading news story on the Gotham Gazette’s website. They were also featured on the Daily Planet, the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle and many, many other new sites. Central City’s Picture News also covered it, the only publication able to correctly identify him other than “unknown man”. He searched the byline. Iris hadn’t written the story. At least there was some silver lining.

           “What? Was it a slow news day or something…” His joke didn’t land. Barry hadn’t expected it to. Still, he figured he needed to respond.

           “It’s… worse.” Bruce slid his phone over now and tapped on its screen. When it lit up, Barry saw the hundreds of notifications that had been blowing up his phone. Dick. Jason. All his children. Clark and Diana had reached out, too, and lots of their other friends amongst the many reporters and columnists.

           And if they were reaching out to Bruce…

           Barry zipped out of the room and returned between one second and the next with his own, active phone. Like Bruce, his friends and family were all reaching out with questions about what they’ve seen. If what they read was true. If Barry truly was in a relationship with Bruce Wayne. He quickly scanned through his messages. Iris wasn’t one of them.

           Silver linings.

           Bruce cleared his throat. Barry set his phone face down on the island beside his cooling seconds. Neither said anything as the situation settled in their minds. The tablet hadn’t been turned off yet. A picture of them laughing from last week stared back, almost mocking.

           It’d be easy to flip it over, or power it down. Barry did neither.

           It was Bruce who acted first. “I’m so sorry,” he said again.

           Barry sighed. “It’s not like you could’ve predicted this would happen.”

           “Shouldn’t I have?”

           “As much as we tease you about it,” Barry told him, “you don’t have to have a plan for… everything.”

           Bruce nodded and sipped at his coffee. His gaze was downcast, and he couldn’t meet Barry’s eyes. “So,” he said, “how do you want to handle this?”

           “There’s a way to handle this?”

           “Well…” Bruce’s shoulders rose and pinched his head as he explained the lengths they could go to in covering up. Barbara had the hardest and most important part to play, scanning the whole of Paris for any evidence of their stay and deleting it. What Bruce and Barry would do was simpler. Statements from the both of them denying any hint of a relationship being between them. “We were strangers who happened to share a table as we were both eating alone,” Bruce said, “not lovers. Not newlyweds. That’s all.”

           “That’s all…”

           Finally Bruce looked at him. “Is there something wrong with it?”

           “No, no. It’s good. But…”

           “But?”

           Heat crept up Barry’s neck. Suddenly, what he had thought during Bruce’s containment strategy seemed stupid, a response spurred by an improbable fantasy because he couldn’t help himself imagine what it might be like. Or, possibly, because the loneliness had gotten to him after months of it. The reason why didn’t matter. It wouldn’t work either way. Yet Barry already tipped the domino over. He must continue. “What if…” Barry now avoided Bruce’s gaze, watching the coffee rippling in his mug because his hands couldn’t stop shaking. “What if he we let it ride?”

           “Come again?”

           “I’m just saying is… is this really a bad thing?” His mouth kept going though he begged for it to stop. “It’s gossip. Nothing more. I’m sure this can blow over after a week or so, and then we can quietly break up or something and that’ll be the end of that.”

           “Really?” Bruce’s voice dripped with sarcasm that Barry was splashed with it. He was forced to acknowledge his own inanity and glanced at the other man’s face for confirmation. However there wasn’t any derision there. Bruce was bashful and, somehow, disbelieving. “You think you could stand being married to me for a few months more?”

           It was a bad idea. Barry didn’t have any others, though.

           He clinked their mugs together. “I could do worse.”

#batman #flash #bruce wayne #barry allen #brubarry #bruce x barry #batflash #batflash fanfiction #dcu

[sim-ply-lilacs]

My dearest friend Irene,

In the months that have passed since my wedding, I have been surprised time and again by what it is to be a wife.

To my unending delight, I have discovered that what the bitter old gossips said is not true. My husband not only tolerates, but actively enjoys my company. Dear Josef would be outraged, I think, to hear I'd once been told that I would do well to find a deaf husband, so I could chatter on without driving him to distraction. Many days, we find ourselves distracted from work in the fields by our own good humor. I must confess—I find a great deal of enjoyment in making him laugh!

Lest you think us to be a lazy bunch, I must tell you we work quite hard on the farm! Mother and I have set ourselves to learning many new skills, so we might be useful to the running of things. There is no room for the lazy here! After all, when most of one's income is dependent on infrequent harvests, one must find ways to supplement one's income in the interim.

Josef has taken to helping the local fishermen with their catch in exchange for a few coins to keep us in ribbons and shoe polish, and I am proudly selling some of our milk and eggs every day to the general store. The grocer is kind enough to charge less interest on our account in exchange, and his wife and I get on nicely.

Mother, however, has made the most surprising shift of all! She has always done her little fancy things—she used to win those blue ribbons for her embroidery, you know. Lately, however, she has become a student of woodworking! Her knife blocks and little figures take in tidy sums at the market we travel to in neighboring Henford once a week to sell our wares, and I'm thrilled to see her getting recognition. At the least, it keeps her mind off of Father's passing. That is hard to do most days.

As for me, you'll be pleased to know that I am no longer the sad little wretch who could not boil an egg that I was when we met on Papa's business trip to San Myshuno. I am learning to cook! I have baked bread without poisoning Mother and Josef several times now, scrambled eggs without dropping in their shells, and stumbled my way through a passable stew or two that my dear man ate without complaint.

He never intended to be a farmer, my Josef. Before his father died, he'd intended to be a professor of music in Austria, but to care for his mother and brother, he took over farming the land from his father. When his mother also passed, he came here. As I understand it, an uncle of his and his brother Franz operate the property now. He still regrets not finishing his education, but he is a marvelous farmer. As if it were knowledge granted to him from God, he plants things together that grow better than they would apart. Some may say it's because we are blessed to have good soil, but I know it's more than that.

I am impressed watching his keen mind at work most especially in the quiet moments. Sometimes, we fish together in Henford when we go to market, and he tells me all about the composers he studied.

Papa took me to the opera, once. Did I ever tell you that? I thought there could be nothing more beautiful this side of heaven. Nothing was—until I listened to my love tell me about Schubert, about Bach, and of Mozart. Sometimes, he will sing to me. Josef has a beautiful baritone. It is rich like the honey our bees make and just as sweet. I am convinced I must cajole him to join the church choir, but for now I am content to keep him to myself. Perhaps that is selfish of me, but is it not a wife's prerogative to keep her husband to herself?

Even more than our fishing and our singing, I enjoy our time alone in the evenings—not in that way, you cad (though I do now enjoy that quite a lot, thank you very much. Your advice on the subject was invaluable).

Every night, we sit by the fire in our little parlor area after we eat a dinner whose quality varies by the day, and talk about any and everything we desire. Mother retires early in her grief. I am saddened by this, but choose to be optimistic. You see, friend o' mine, this means we are free to be true newlyweds and sigh and dream over the future, whispering our sweet nothings, or merely gazing at each other like cow-eyed courting youths at the parish picnic. Having done so little of that in my own schooldays, I like to think I'm making up for lost time. It is so much more delicious to be silly and love struck when one no longer requires a chaperone!

Oh, how I love this man! He loves every bit of me, even the absurd little bits that I should discard as the respectable matron of Idyllwind Farm (the fanciful name I have christened our patch of earth with), and together we love this life of ours. Do write back, and tell me you and your family will move out here to Brindleton. You must! Leave that horrid city behind and come work this good land. I swear to you, I have never been so happy in my whole life as I am right now. You and yours must come and share in my joy. Only one, small blessing could make me any happier.

(I pray we shall be blessed with one soon.)

Yours, Mrs. Beatrice Moody

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#decades challenge #moody legacy #simblr #sims 4 #decades challenge gen 1 #sims 4 decades challenge #new simblr

[fallout-lou-begas]

has anyone else noticed tumblr crashing intermittently throughout the day? the twitter influx seems real, more real than i think anyone expected despite the rumors and jokes. i imagine tumblr hasn't had this much traffic in years.

but admittedly i'm kind of worried that it's going to come with skyrocketing server/upkeep costs for the website but no correlating increase in advertisers or other revenue, unless venture capitalists or other investors view tumblr as the right candidate to fill the social media power vacuum and just throw money at it, kicking the can of needing to actually make money sufficiently down the road

and like, yeah, fuck advertisers, and it admittedly is kind of funny that the tumblr userbase has been especially and notoriously hostile to any and all attempts to make money off them since the website’s inception, etc. etc. etc., but without money then tumblr's not even going to turn shitty, it's just going to go into that long dark night, and honestly before elon musk started taking over twitter i assumed this site wouldn’t live to see 2025 before the bottom gave out and the plug got pulled

and i would say that losing this hellsite (affectionate, derogatory, and everything in between) "isn't the end of the world," but i’m basically just a hobbyist. however i know an uncountable number of artists who depend on their reach on either twitter or tumblr for getting commissions or otherwise selling their art, and that's the income that they literally live on. if that income disappears they are fucked. the entire publishing industry has put all of its eggs in the twitter basket for scoping new talent as well, so independent writers looking for an actual book deal get fucked too.

what’s the alternative? artists and writers bow before the altar of fucking tiktok?? a video-only platform that prioritizes being immediately and aesthetically digestible and pretty above all else?? maybe if you have a perfectly put-together watercolor studio or a tropey fanfic novel with the names ctrl-f-replaced. i’m not saying it will become impossible to find but it will become much harder to find actually good, substantial, original, meaningful, complicated art on the internet if both twitter and tumblr go south due to mismanagement and/or no money, not only because there will be no central place to find that art but because the artists capable of producing that work probably won’t be able to make it at all if their ability to find a paying audience on a single, well-populated, and convenient website is obliterated. this is also why “just go to pillowfort” or “just go to co-host” is not a solution, because artists need money now and can’t afford to just wait for other sites to get big.

the worst aspect is that, despite everything, you can still post porn and exist as a sex worker on twitter. if musk’s twitter either finally bans it or just collapses before it even gets the chance, i feel certain that there will never be a site of as much significance that allows porn ever again. small scale like pillowfort is good for some but if you’re a sex worker who needs people to pay your for sex or sexual content for necessary income then it’s like the rust belt factory got shut down. i don’t think there’s any solution besides either a massive and complete restructuring of the internet and the content allowed on it or a massive and complete revolution of society that makes things so that people don’t need income, from selling art or sex on the internet or otherwise, to live.

#my real dark road that i cannot allow myself to go down is wondering what climate change will do to the infrastructure of specific websites #and the internet as a whole. truly absolutely nothing can or should be taken for granted! #louposting #(cow staring at the beach image) man.

[bugsinthebayou]

captain can you explain flight rising to me <-just started and understands Nothing (i have been playing mahjong and another matching game on there for like an hour)

so the main thing about flight rising is that its verymuch a daily thing. things youre gonna wanna do are: use your gathering turns to collect food, bond with familiars if you have any, incubate any eggs, collect/complete your trading post things. its gonna be slow at first, since you're new to the game and dont have too too much to do

playing mahjong is a good way to get treasure, especially in the early game, as its got a set amount each time and its not too difficult. hatchlings will become another source of income as you expand your lair and get more dragons. the prettier the babies, the more they'll sell for (but the longer itll take to sell). selling dragons and the dragon economy is a different topic for a different post, though

as for your dragons themselves you can do whatever with them. put apparel on 'em, write lore in their bios, exalt or sell 'em. its up to you. there Are things that arent allowed but its really just explicit adult content and bigotry

good luck with your dragons ! i hope they treat you well. and if you get any items called "strange chests" while doing your tasks, open them. theres a chance you'll get a nocturne egg, and those can sell for about 200g/kt. or you could hatch it and have a nocturne, depends on what you want. the reason these chests are dropped when doing things is because it is currently the holiday, "night of the nocturne". it lasts from dec 17-31

#apologies if this isnt super helpful its harder to describe than i realized #if you have any questions about anything in particular ask me and I'll see what i can do o7 #answered #slipper!!

[sam-himbocanons]

Sam: the Prologue

One day, a little boy named Sam had the brightest idea of his life. Which was not saying much for a boy like Sam, as opportunistic yet clumsy as he could be.

It all began on the day of the last snow of winter. The little boy planted his squeaky rubber boots in the snow and gazed out through flurries of white rain over the ivory Pelican Town. He could still feel the residual warmth under his coat from inside the house, where his mom was already preparing a feast for New Year's. Sebastian would be waiting for him eagerly (for once) as they found the perfect spot to bring the formidable Ice Fortress of Solaria to life.

Sam was confident that he knew this route to Sebastian's house so well that he could blindfold himself and still make it in one piece. His house wasn't that far, you just had to get used to knowing your directions without even looking. It'd be smooth sailing from there, so how hard could it be?

Thus, with all the risks considered, Sam covered his eyes with an arm and started stomping his way to Sebastian's house. Because he could, and he would, as the crunching of the snow with each step into the unknown only pushed him onward. Even then, within seconds, he felt like he was about to fall over at any moment. Fear prickled at his scalp and sweat gathered under his scarf.

But Sam was a stubborn boy. He was set on finishing whatever he started, just like Mommy always told him to do. Unfortunately for Mommy, the little boy only took her advice at the most nonsensical times. With each leap and a half-jump, the distance he covered would grow with all the recklessness of a Leo sun child.

Poor Sam. He had no idea what was about to come.

He could not see the deformed lawn flamingo next to Mayor Lewis's garden, and he definitely did not see its giant, glaring metal leg. The leg which was in perfect position for incoming contact with a little child's big toe.

ftaaang-

"YEOOOWWW!!"

--

Mission no. 1. Make it to Sebby's house.

Mission no. 2. Do not utter a word about what happened to anybody. Especially not Sebby, he will laugh at me forever.

Mission no. 2.1. Get rid of Mayor Lewis.

Mission no. 2.1.b. Mommy if you're listening to this walkie talkie I was joking. I would never hurt Mayor Lewis even if he tried to kill me with his ugly flamingo.

Mission no. 3. Build the coolest awesomest ice castle fortress ever.

Mission no. 4. Hide Mayor Lewis's undershorts in the Egg Hunt.

--

To be continued...

#i have returned #this is sam's villain origin story #you will never see the final twist coming #i have never written fanfiction #sdv sam #stardew valley sam #sdv #stardew valley #incorrect sam quotes #incorrect sdv quotes #himbotales #sdv sebastian #the flamingo is foreshadowing

[tammyisobsessedwith]

I was going through my drafts and I found something I wrote down around the time I was working on Meet Me in the Afterglow and it’s basically just my Big, Bad Player Will Headcanon - thought I’d share it just in case someone likes it.

In which Will is the biggest, baddest brain when it comes to playing the game of Love Island and he’s determined to win it.

After watching past seasons of the reality TV dating game show, Willem Kimura is convinced they can play the biggest game there is and come out on top. They’ve never had any problems when it comes to love conquests. If anything, people always fall for him a little too easily and it leaves him bored after a couple of months, especially if they start to clash due to his laid back nature and personality quirks. So they have very specific ideas of what is quality time and how to make good eggs. If their partners are not up for it there are certainly other people out there willing and ready, and they find out just how much when going into the Villa in Mallorca.

The plan was simple: put himself as flighty and airy - which wasn’t far from the truth - and couple up with the best option to get to the final, whether boy or girl, it didn’t matter. It was a good thing that he didn’t have an actual type either, as long as they were attractive and interesting. At first he was alright with Najuma, but once the chaotic, energetic girl got wind of Hazeem’s interest and started getting too clingy, Will decided to cast their net and caught sight of Thabi. He could already see she would easily become the season’s sweetheart, with her caring nature and peacemaker role. Lexi was very clearly playing a game of her own and while he thought Angie was attractive and they had something of a mutual understanding, she was clearly not into them and it would’ve been too much work just to keep her interest for their whole stay at the Villa to get to the end.

Everything was going splendidly, Najuma was ready to break things off and the seeds he’d planted with Thabi were coming to fruition when in comes the first bombshell. She was a showstopper alright and she had brains, too. It seemed like in no time at all she had the lay of the land and the dynamics of the group down, as if she’d been with them from the start. And she liked him.

Will needed this bombshell to be on their side, so they charmed her perhaps a little too much. When she picked him for the recoupling he was a little surprised, but at same time not really. It was a confusing time, because he needed to keep his eye on the prize and they knew Thabi would absolutely get them there. No way the public wasn’t already falling in love with her. And she was an OG Islander, which was a safer bet than an incoming bombshell. Thabi seemed very into him, so at the first opportunity he broke things off with the bombshell and hoped Thabi was still charmed enough to pick things up.

But there was still a problem. The bombshell was still around and they had undeniable chemistry together. And other people kept coming in, Valentina actually disrupted Will’s couple again. He had plans to go back to Thabi when possible, but the original bombshell was still there, in the periphery, and sometimes too damn close. Spraying him with water, giving him bedroom eyes, even washing their goddamn hair.

Thabi was losing interest despite their recoupling together. Perhaps she could feel he was distracted by someone else, the original bombshell he couldn’t help but be attracted to. And that was trouble. She already had a lot on her plate, practically all the guys wanting her for themselves and being stolen by incoming Islanders from her previous partner. But with Thabi straying away, Will needed a new strategy and that bombshell might just be his safety net after all.

He needed to take a calculated risk and actually “confess his feelings” to her, otherwise none of it would work. She had clearly liked him when she came in and even though she’d been with other people since then, there was still a shot - otherwise she wouldn’t keep having these moments with them here and there.

And then it worked, she actually picked him at the recoupling and everyone else’s jaws hit the floor that night. Not only that, but they survived the dumping despite being such a new and surprising couple. It was probably lucky that Juliet had been laying it so thick with Kobi that it caused the exact opposite effect and no one put too much faith in them as a couple. So for now it looked like blue skies and smooth sailing.

But there was something about this girl… It was definitely riskier. Everyone coming in wanted to know her. Suddenly he felt like this uncomfortable feeling when he thought of her out on those two dates wasn’t about keeping their place in the Villa or getting to the final. It was about her. What if she actually wanted to be with one of the new boys? Rumours were flying ‘round about secret kisses and plans to ditch them for one of the incoming boys. When she mentioned Dylan had said he and Valentina had something going on, he reacted in a bad way then a simple conversation turned into a terrible argument and he didn’t know how to deal with any of it anymore.

The truth was that Will had been playing a game but all along he was the one that fell for his own game. Being with her in the last few days had caused them to genuinely start to like her and want her for themselves. The idea that she could actually leave him for one of those guys suddenly seemed like a very troublesome outcome. It didn’t make any sense that he was mad about a kiss she’d shared with Hazeem right after Will himself had broken things up to take off with Thabi, he knew. But in the sudden realisation of his own feelings, nothing made much sense. They could feel how they were hanging by an extremely delicate balance and how it all seemed to be escalating much quicker than he was able to rein in his own feelings. So he said they should spend the night apart and it was possibly his worst decision yet.

#litg #love island the game #love island the game season 4 #love island the game bombshell #litg will #tammy headcanons #tammy writes stuff #headcanons

[abookishdreamer]

Character Intro: Favian (Kingdom of Ichor)

Age- 34 (immortal)

Location- Skyline district, New Olympus

Personality- An enlightened individual, he's quite pragmatic, creative, and values his capacity for deep thoughts & appreciation for the arts. There's always a new question or theory on the horizon. He's single.

He has the standard abilities of a god except shapeshifting. As the god of philosophy his other powers/abilities include photokinesis & telepathy. He also has various specialized powers based on the different schools of thought and philosophy.

Favian lives in a spacious condo at The Parthenos Plaza, a luxury building in the Skyline neighborhood of New Olympus. He shares the condo & is roommates with his best friend Neicus (god of debate & appeal). The inside of the condo is exquisitely spotless and organized. The interior design is sleek & modern with colors of steel gray, royal blue, cream, and beige. They pooled their money together & was able to buy the largest (and most expensive) flat screen TV on the market- measuring at 150 inches & costing 220,000 drachmas from iCHOR Tech. The TV is made with ultra chroma technology, has 4K ultra picture quality, built in Wi-Fi, and is touch screen operated as well as bluetooth friendly. Favian has a single pet, his animal companion- a she-dragon named Dreamseer. A slender beauty, she's primarily covered in vibrant dark blue-green scales with silver crests and teal wings. She's his usual mode of transportation.

His immediate family includes his younger sister Sophia (goddess of thought). They're as close as any brother & sister, a constant thing for them getting into heated debates through text and in person, though all in good fun! Biweekly, they have a family dinner, usually at Sophia's brownstone.

A go-to drink for him is earl grey tea. He also likes dry martinis, scotch on the rocks, manhattans, white russians, pinot noir, and gin & tonics. His usuals from The Roasted Bean is an olympian sized roast coffee (with a bit of sugar) & a large chai latte.

Favian starts off his mornings at home doing a session of tobata yoga before jogging through Eaglepoint Park, ending the early hours with use of his premier gym membership at Fit 2 Be a God.

For breakfast he almost always goes for the spinach & artichoke baked egg souffle from The Bread Box.

One of his biggest vices are cigars- especially ones that are rolled with tobacco sourced from the Underworld.

In keeping with his "outworldly" way of thinking, Favian is a firm believer of traveling, being exposed to different people & cultures. He's been to most states in Olympius (including the deserted island Sicilios) and has traveled to the Underwater realm twice. He's currently planning his upcoming sabbatical to the Underworld.

A guilty pleasure for him are olympian sized cajun fries from Olympic Chef.

Favian is the latest male deity to be on a billboard in Acropolis Square modeling Thunderstruck briefs, the king's underwear brand.

For his most recent birthday, he was gifted a pair of Celestial Bronze cufflinks from his best bro!

Favian's main job is overseeing the philosophy department at New Olympus University. He personally teaches the ethics class. He's also an acclaimed writer of a few academic textbooks as well as literary works- including a popular steampunk series titled The Machinery of Alchemists. For other work & means of income he models for Platinum Alchemy, is a frequent guest co-host on the Nocturnal Thoughts podcast, and is a contributing writer for O Dianooumenos. He's also an executive producer on the goddess Litismós' upcoming social experiment TV show.

His social circle includes Momus (god of mockery, satire, & ridicule), Pathos (god of emotion), Coeus (Titan god of foresight, intellect, & knowledge); his beloved mentor, his sister's girlfriend Eikono (goddess of iconography & literature), Dimósia (goddess of debate), Agathodaemon (Daemon) (god of vineyards, grainfields, & luck), Chiron (the immortal centaur), Psionikós (god of the mind), Isorropía (Isorro) (god of duality, balance, & equilibrium), Pistis (goddess of trust, reliability, & good faith), Orthosia (goddess of wealth), Aplistos (god of avarice), Aion (god of time, eternity, & the zodiacs), Moros (god of doom), Nomos (god of laws), Mnemosyne (Titan goddess of memory & language), Harpocrates (god of silence & discretion), Horkos (god of oaths), Aletheia (goddess of truth), Sophrosyne (goddess of moderation, temperance, & restraint), Apólafsi (god of enjoyment), and Achelous (god of freshwater). Favian also admires Atlas (Titan god of strength & endurance).

His favorite dessert is the tiramisu from Hollyhock's Bakery. He also likes his sister's rasmalai.

As far as his romantic life, Favian is enjoying his singledom after getting out of a long term relationship with Mesembria (Bria) (goddess of the afternoon). It's been awkward still being in contact with each other seeing how Favian is a financial backer for her business. Now he's keeping romantic encounters on the casual side. Favian hooked up with a siren dancer at a burlesque show he went along with Momus & Neicus and he's had a one night stand with Amphictyonis (Amy) (goddess of diplomacy). He's currently seeing a model named Almada, who's a maenad. Favian appreciates his close bond & friendship with Dimósia. They posted videos of themselves doing viral dances on Fatestagram and has even slept over each other's places. There have been a few times where he wonders if there could be more.

His most viewed video on his PanopTube channel is his vlog at The Luxe where he partook in the most expensive tacos (along with Neicus)- a gold flake infused corn tortilla added with kobe beef, beluga caviar, black truffle brie cheese, and an exotic salsa blend made from tartarus peppers sourced from the Underworld). It cost a whopping 25,000 drachmas!

His all time favorite meal is spanokopita with his sister's chicken saagwala.

"The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark."

#my oc #original character #my original oc #oc character #my character #my oc character #oc intro #character intro #oc introduction #character introduction #modern greek mythology #modern greek gods #greek myth retellings #greek gods #greek mythology

[female-malice]

Ready for another example of the UN being a political organization and not a scientific one? Here's a rundown from Environmental Studies professor Matthew Hayek:

Part 2 of the blitz on “healthy meat”. Did you hear the UN now says meat is “crucial” and offers better nutrition than plant foods? Again, they come from a report with industry meddling, self-citing, deceptive and contradictory press releases and takeaways

The report is in four parts the first of which is a review of evidence of nutritional value of animal foods, based on more than 500 peer-reviewed sources. Sounds pretty fair. But this was a “narrative review”. Not a systemic one. Which means that they’re not reviewing all of the evidence, and aren’t using any external guidelines. The cards can fall in any direction because they’re not wedded to a particular protocol. 

From the jump, they key messages starts with a baseless talking point that meat’s protein is “high quality”. This isn’t true.

It’s derived from DIAAS, which is a metric that assumes meat proteins are higher than plant proteins. We know plant proteins like beans need to be cooked (to break down anti-nutrients) and combined (e.g. rice & beans). But DIAAS ranks raw, uncombined ingredients. The “high quality protein” myth talking point flies in the face of peer-reviewed research & reviews like @GardnerPhD that show plant proteins are absorbable, complete, and sustainable.

This is the danger of using a “narrative review”. It’s the lowest, most subjective form you can do, because it’s not reproducible, transparent, or complete. It can reproduce any biases that the authors harbor. They even say it!

Despite the subjective methods, and the pro-animal slant of the reviewers and funders, many of the findings and key messages are quite tame and even at odds with the headlines. Oh look, their own *subjective* review of others’ *rigorous systemic* reviews found mixed results of animal food benefits to kids. Hardly the same as the headlines! They imply that everyone needs to eat animals, especially pregnant women and kids, or risk deficiencies and disorders.

A bulk of the *new* analysis here, which we could consider systemic, just looked at gaps in countries diet guidelines. They found that they’re not particularly specific, and they leave out sustainability recommendations. 

And yet the final conclusion was that all countries should provide guidance on animal foods. Why? We’ve already established that their benefits are context-specific, some confer risks, and many have huge environmental impacts that guidelines don’t account for.

Gee, I wonder why the authors could be motivated to pressure countries to include animal foods in their guidelines…

These groups have major meat and dairy, feed, and animal pharma conglomerates as their contributors. They are not advocacy NGOs, they are mouthpiece trade groups for the most powerful donors in the global animal agriculture trade.

Even more worrying, the document implies that representatives of industry groups served as funders and *reviewers*. That level of industry meddling is a huge and unprecedented conflict. And would be reprehensible for other industries with high-emitting products. There should also be little wonder why the press and key messages don’t distinguish between low-income countries, whose diets are lacking in *many* food groups, with high income, where most people (from most groups and life stages) consume more than enough protein. Industry would benefit from meat consumption being higher, regardless of the risks and contexts. Those biases made their way all through the key messages and headlines of this report.

The @UNFAO needs to deeply reconsider its criteria for commissioning reports and media. This level of financial conflicts, the authoritative and deeply misleading headlines, subjective methods, and the lack of skeptical and independent review are all serious concerns.

#cc

[saltydkdan]

You seem to be able to make entertaining streams out of any game and that's insane to me. What games will you never play on stream, either because you would want it to be more personal or you feel you could never make an entertaining stream out of?

Not much is off limits for me besides stuff that is just way too gory or “shock value” type stuff. Sometimes I don’t like doing very STORY heavy stuff, because of all the reading I have to do on stream, but recently I kind of cycle those in either everything else in a way that doesn’t overwhelm me with reading haha. So I’m open to most stuff. However… I do have ONE big rule. Not necessarily because I can’t make certain games funny. But that I can’t in good faith stream or record them.

(RANT INCOMING, BRACE YOURSELF)

People got pretty mad at me about this, but I recently tried to take a step back and try not to play games created by more sketchy/harmful creators.

The first time I did this was with Omori, not because the creator was CONFIRMED sketch, just because I had gotten rumblings about some stuff going on and needed to do my own proper research before continuing.

When I say “rumblings” I mean general word of mouth, plus a few DMs from other creators who wanted to keep me in the know.

Now, if people don’t know, I’m definitely continuing the Omori play through eventually since a lot of the “drama” surrounding the creator seemed to be a bit overblown. And while there are 1 or 2 bad eggs, overall, there’s a lot of people on that Dev team that should be celebrated for their work!

But I can only say I’m doing that because I put in the proper work to take responsibility and put in the work myself to properly do my research. I would have actually continued it already, but I’m having one of my editors make a video about my playthrough up until the point I stopped so I can use that as a refresher to jump back in!

Many people say “You can enjoy the art and not the artist” and while that is true in some cases, as a YouTuber/Streamer, I cannot in good faith support corrupt/bad creators, and promote their stuff in videos or streams.

It’s a super nuanced issue, and I’d much rather take responsibility, and look into things personally before I do anything that could support bad shit, or decide to play it with a more educated view. I’m sure anyone reading this gets where I’m coming from, but you’d be surprised with how many people were pissed off at me when I first said I was taking a hiatus from Omori to take responsibility and research up on it (though I can slightly understand given how many people love the game and we’re pissed I was taking such a long hiatus while I worked everything out).

Another game I ACTUALLY won’t be streaming (confirmed, no other research needed) is the new Harry Potter video game. The head developer is a #gamergate conspiracy weirdo, the games plot summary so far seems WEIRDLY applicable to real life issues in a BAD way, and… J.K. Rowling sucks.

I’m never saying I won’t do ANY Harry Potter stuff, but I’m def not supporting their most recent releases, and I’ll stick to dumb shit like PS1 Hagrid.

Now again, this is pretty nuanced, but especially if it’s a small Dev team and the lead developer is a totally asshole that has done some harmful shit, I more than likely don’t like streaming the game.

I’m subject to change on stuff like this, but it’s where my head is at right now. In some cases it COULD be possible to stream a game created by a bad person SPECIFICALLY to make fun of it, but I would have to have enough ammo going in.

I don’t know, again, subject to change but it’s how I feel right now.

But that’s the gist yeah, sorry for the rant!

[chillafactor]

bio.

full name. Alfidough "Alfie" █████. alias. tundra terror. not-fidough. age. 52. gender. male. region. unova. previously galar. occupation. ex-technician. partners. minccino*[fluffle]. cinccino[truffle]. hair colour. light ginger. eye colour. yellow and pink[heterochromia] characteristics. alfie is 6'6" and is rather lean, possessing a slouch. he has an incredibly large gash that spreads from his left leg up his entire back and up the left side of his face. history. alfidough hughes was originally a galarian born in the crown tundra. he would transfer to a high academy in galar to study technology, databases, and computer science as a whole. he would receive his bachelors, then attempt to start his journey to getting a masters...though ended up dropping out to pursue a different path. not only feeling as if it wasn't 'worth it' to continue, but also because he started noticing things...let it be organizations that seemed to have something off, or people trying to use pokemon for the worse, or otherwise. he began to research, he began to collect data, and given his own education and talent, he was able to get into just about everything. his paranoia began to rise, believing he was going to be targeted. when that began, he decided to move back to his home town, a little town in the crown tundra. still, he continued to research, and around that time he decided to once more move, to be more remote in the tundra, around not another soul. he seemed to almost disappear from any public source...with his paranoia rising, he decided to try to take advantage of it, and his talent, and with the base data that he had already collected, and begin a little "freelance work." this work involved him collecting data--hacking--for private clientele. he essentially took on the role of collecting enough incriminating information--or classified data--to be able to assist a party in blackmailing their enemies or opposing sides. with his identity, his location, all of it being scrambled and anonymous, he had little to worry about, especially with his one, simply policy...he collected the data, but he did not get directly involved with the blackmail itself. it worked, it got him cash, plenty. on one occasion between meetings with a private client, he found a little minccino, freezing and alone in the tundra. he decided to take the little thing in, take care of it. he had enough income to supply both himself, and the little pokemon. it would be his first partner pokemon beyond the ones he had in his childhood, but he very quickly got attached. he cared deeply for it, and eventually it would evolve into a cinccino when he was on a hike with it, and they found a shiny stone. though...on their way back from that hike, alfidough would be attacked, beaten to half dead. his paranoia, which had been slowly shrinking since his income and stability had steadied, was beginning to rapidly increase. it would be only after another near-death attack when he decided that he needed to step back from this work, rethink. he had already collected enough to stable live, and his cinccino had found an egg...he couldn't afford anything happening to his partner, his friend. after only a half a day of thinking--he didn't have much time, with paranoia rising for another assault--he decided to move again. this time, he left his home, he put all of his work data on a hard drive, and moved. completely, starting new. he would move to unova, find a low income home and simply stay there, he didn't need much, he simply needed to survive, and to be able to treat his partner--and a newly hatched shiny minccino. in unova, he was known simply as a hermit, a man who occasionally did technician work around the neighborhood for cash, but seemed to never come out much. when he did, his luck was...less than, often wandering on to future crime scenes and even assumped to be the criminal himself. this brought upon an interesting reputation to say the least, that mostly ended in him cursing them off and eventually being let off as falsly accused. his record "clean"...but full of false accusations. luckily, this pushed attention off from the possibility of his previous occupation...though occasionally clients seem to appear and ask for work, though they are promptly denied and threatened. after all, he might have stopped his job, but he still has much of the data he had collected. a sort of "failsafe" to assure his own safety in the long run... relations. tbd. clientele. alfie worked with just about anyone that could pay him well and agree to his terms. this ranged from team rocket, to macro cosmos, and anything in between. if you can think of an organization, he has likely either dipped his hand in their databases, or directly helped them obtain the data he finds. though his main client basis was private hires from macro cosmos.

sketches. to be updated.

#bio. #study.

[cyberneticlagomorph]

How do toys arrive at Toyland? Do they just appear there? Is there enough space for them all? If it is perpetually warm, are any of the toys or quilt ground reinforced against mold, or is it too dry for molds? Do the toys live in communities? Can the toys leave if they want? Is there a government for Toyland? Do the toys need to eat or sleep? Are there services for repairs or restoration there? How do they source materials for that if so?

How do toys arrive at Toyland? Do they just appear there?

When you love something enough, the magic hears your love and makes that thing alive

This happens to kids a lot, that's how you get imaginary friends and living toys and similar

Eventually kids grow up and stop needing toys and imaginary friends so they retire to Toyland

Originally, there were portals beneath every bed and in every closet registered to the toy or friend living in that place but then the Sandman went missing and now the portals and the tunnels beyond are overrun with monsters and Nightmares so many retirees end up stuck on earth

The Ambassadorable of Toyland has set up a sort of collection service using imaginary volunteers, since imaginary friends are usually only visible to their makers and other creatures animated by love its all very sneaky and efficient.

Is there enough space for them all?

No unfortunately, but to reduce overcrowding the Ambassadorable has installed the Relove Relocate Initiative, that has older toys placed with new families on earth if they desire.

Egg's stuffed bear Yolk is a part of that initiative

If it is perpetually warm, are any of the toys or quilt ground reinforced against mold, or is it too dry for molds?

The weather company keeps a close eye on the climate for that exact reason

You want cozy but not stuffy

But sometimes they do still get mold, usually on new retirees that have been in storage for too long.

They get cleaned, repaired and disinfected upon arrival

Do the toys live in communities?

Some do! Especially toys that were originally merch, they form little groups like we do here in the rpc

Some group themselves by material or age

Others live with friends they had back hone if they also managed to make it to Toyland

Can the toys leave if they want?

Yep! Many do, many go on little adventures or visit their owners. A few very bold toys have taken up arms and are trying to clear the portals of nightmares.

Is there a government for Toyland?

There's the King, nobody's seen him in ages though

The toy maker who runs the doll hospitals and is the next in command

And then the Ambassadorable, who speaks on their behalf and does most of the actual political stuff

They were a kid once who ended up in Toyland and just became Part Of It... whatever that means. They’re very sweet.

Do the toys need to eat or sleep?

Not really but that doesn't stop them from importing tea from Wonderland and sweets from Candyland to fuel their constant little parties

They enjoy sleeping as a hobby and will order dreams from Dreamland just to make it better

Are there services for repairs or restoration there?

Yep! The Doll Hospital is the most important building in the entire country, it's where every toy and friend goes to get better

How do they source materials for that if so?

It grows on trees :D

Trees with trunks that are actually skeins of fabric and leaves that are buttons

Trees thar break into popsicle sticks instead of logs

Bushes of googly eyes

Cotton ball sheep

Rivers of glue

Sometimes it snows glitter

Things like scissors, needles, or complex electronics are imported, crafted by the dwarves elsewhere cuz Toyland is Very Flammable

All this trading is very expensive, however all the fabric and such they grow is their main source of income and nobody grows silk like Toyland

#ooc #loredump

[simplesongwires]

blog intro i guess

hello everyone, this is a side blog unrelated to my main or secondary blogs. in an ideal world, Simple Song is my personal growth and sustainability efforts. I don't know where these efforts will lead, i don't even know if they'll get off the ground, but I have plans.

Plan the First;

get meat rabbit breeding pair or trio.

raise meat rabbit kits to maturity to have food for myself, my dog, and my family - if they want it.

use a mixture of forage and commercial rabbit foods to ensure that my buns are healthy. plan to increase forage as i get better at it.

butcher the rabbits and use every part. this means learning to tan, making bone broths, dehydrating parts for dog treats - or human jerky, canning, freezing, stewing, etc.

use tanned furs/leathers to make useful things. at the moment i want to learn to make slippers and mitts, but eventually i want to make other useful items that i can use, give away, or sell.

use rabbit poop, pee, and blood for fertilizer, possibly sell or give away fertilizer.

Plan the Second;

buy property. there is no way at the moment i can afford to buy any sort of property, but if i start saving now, i might be able to finance something in a few years. especially if i can sell rabbit things to subsidize my income. however, selling rabbit things is not a priority at the moment, just a potential side effect.

focus on property without existing houses - or houses that need to come down. lots of at least 0.5 acres is preferred, but not so big its unmanageable for one person.

pay property taxes to local Nation. begin - or continue - supplying Nation food bank with rabbit in a few forms.

build a home. depending on location, build an earthship or other similarly principled sustainable housing. in this house have root cellar, bedroom, indoor/outdoor rabbit warren, kitchen, living room and not much else.

home should have in it; grey and black water systems, solar heating/geo-cooling, solar power, rain water catching system, local and recycled materials.

Plan the Third;

build a chicken coop on property. coop must be safe from local predators including my dog-s. also build chicken and rabbit 'tractors' - movable 'cages' that give access to the ground for free foraging.

build up soil. dependant on the state of the soil but, either full or partial hugelkultur - buried wood, manure, leaf and loam litter, topped by straw or more wood. use rabbit and chickens to help with this.

plant cover crops - use cover crops to feed rabbits and chickens.

plant several perennials and berry bushes - blue, rasp, Saskatoon, etc

plant a kitchen garden - herbs etc - and a food garden. focus on foods that do well in root cellars. i.e. potato, beets, etc.

at that point i don't think i'll be able to work in my current industry, but i should be able to get a part time, low stakes job to help pay for things like mortgage and... cows milk lol.

as i plan on being mostly urban - if rural small town type place - i don't think i can get any dairy goats or a cow. i don't really want chickens for butchery - happy to have them for eggs. but that might change after i get used to butchering rabbits.

i don't want to get rich or anything, i want to survive, which does mean i'll still have to make some money to pay off the property/taxes/etc, so i'll have to sell somethings - even if it's only my own labour. but i want the majority of my surplus foods to go to people who need it. food banks, family, new mothers, refugees. so long as you're hungry, you're welcome to my supplies.

i am pretty close to plan the first at the moment; i have bought rabbit meat to try - if i don't like it as a foodstuff, i don't think i can justify getting meat rabbits - and i've ordered some cages. once the cages get to me i can actually start looking at buns to buy.

plan the second is... much much more challenging. i have very little in savings at the moment and as a single person - in my industry - it will be a challenge to get financing on property... but i am keeping my eyes out for interesting land - there are a few parts of the country i'd happily buy in at the moment - and socking away any extra pennies.

plan the third is entirely contingent on plan the second. so. no movement there yet other than planning.

#sustainability #future proofing #rabbit #rabbits #chicken #chickens

[india-learn-investment-101]

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AHC5

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