#harnessing the power of a thousand suns

[min-play]

OVER MY DEAD BODY

#min draw #minbitt #executive function never kicked in faster #i'd die before i let anyone see my doodles in between my notebook margins #harnessing the power of a thousand suns

[skywerse]

RIPTIDE THEORY!!!!!!

SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS IN GENERAL

Have you ever wondered why Chip, Jay, and Gillion—a wannabe pirate, a soldier in training, and the champion of the Undersea, respectively—form such a fucking random assortment of people? The only thread connecting them seems to be their association with the Black Rose members.

Their meeting feels like destiny, doesn't it?

What if I told you it's not destiny at all, but rather the aftermath of Captain Rose's failed deal with Niklaus?

Join me on my yapping as I put together a theory that I wrote in my notes app at 4 in the morning!

Firstly, let's look at everything in a grand scale of things.

I believe that the world of Mana, at its core, is fuelled by desire that got corrupted by the darkness that slithered its way from the abyss into this world. For millennia or centuries, these same desires have driven its cycles, repeating history in one way or another, compelling many generations to follow suit to ensure the safety of their world. Keeping the darkness at bay. 

What if I told you that the prophecy isn't solely about Gillion? Instead, it’s about thousands of other chosen ones over centuries, all destined for the same purpose: to protect, to fight, and to avenge the darkness.

The descendants of Aster, children of the sun, were also born to always follow the same mission— to seal away the darkness.

Regarding the descendants of elemental casters, it's VERY speculative since we don't know enough about them. However, I believe they were destined to control the darkness, to take hold of it.

And for as long as this entity, this darkness, had such an effect on Mana, they joined forces to seal it away and safeguard their world.

But what if those cycles of history get suddenly shattered? Perhaps due to an unfulfilled deal, or maybe a deal never meant to be fulfilled… What if one of the descendants of the sun, blessed by Aster, who was meant to seal the darkness away, inadvertently unleashed it? Causing a disturbance in the universe, so violent and so unpredictable that it changes everything?

This disruption could make those united against the darkness to turn on each other, inadvertently allowing the darkness to thrive.

Rather than sealing the darkness, the descendants of the sun are harnessing it for destruction.

Instead of engaging in battle, the Tritons have retreated to the ocean's deepest depths, selecting a sacrificial lamb who would single-handedly play the role of a protector and bear the burden of this fight alone.

While the knowledge about the casters is limited, judging by this pattern, they likely grew weaker, most likely losing their ability to control the darkness altogether. It's probable that it became concealed. 

(May explain why Chip's powers manifested very late—they were hidden away.)

Now, consider this. Jay Ferin, a child of the sun and descendant of those olympians, blessed by Aster; Gillion Tidestrider, a descendant of the Tritons or the Leviathans, blessed by Lunadeyis' light; and Chip, likely a descendant of the elemental casters mentioned in the prophecy, capable of grasping the darkness…

They stand as the ideal heroes of the story, maybe one of the only ones with the original, uncorrupted desire still burning within them, the ones to single-handedly save the world.

It makes a good story, doesn't it?

The sun, the moon, the elements.

Descendants of the three main bloodlines.

The unborn kings?

Now, let’s move to Niklaus for a moment.

Didn’t he say that he likes a good story? 

But first, I'd like to believe that in the grand scheme of things, Niklaus is merely a vessel, born in the abyss, for this entity, this darkness that threatens the world. He is bound to be the one to further its corrupting influence. And maybe with all this power in his hands, many centuries ago, he even self-proclaimed himself as a prince.

Didn't Niklaus once describe himself as a storyteller? What if this storyteller is fated to witness a tale that endlessly repeats itself? Such repetition can grow tedious and mundane. So eventually, a simple desire emerges—to instigate change, to sow chaos, and perhaps to find an opportunity to break free from the chains binding him to this world.

A vessel for darkness, born in the abyss,

Bound to spread corruption,

A nameless prince:

Niklaus.

And then we have the guarding giant, still clinging to his original desire,

Holding the darkness at bay for as long as he can:

Arlin.

Does it make more sense now?

Now let���s take a look at things on a much smaller scale.

Have you ever wondered why Chip, Jay, and Gillion—a wannabe pirate, a soldier, and the champion of the Undersea, respectively—form such a fucking random assortment of people? The only thread connecting them seems to be their association with the Black Rose members. And their meeting feels like destiny, doesn't it? What if I told you it's not destiny at all, but rather the aftermath of Captain Rose's failed deal with Niklaus?

(Was the deal intentionally unfulfillable? Was it by accident? I dont fucking know!)

We know that whatever deal Captain Rose struck with Niklaus aimed to leave behind a legacy that would change the world. However, Rose failed to uphold his end of the deal, leading to his corruption and transformation into a goopy yucky—essentially, his deal backfired.

You might wonder, in what way it backfired? What better way to leave a lasting legacy than to trigger an event so impactful that it halts the endless cycle of history, disrupting the very mechanism that powers this world? To plunge the world into chaos, only to mend it once more, by bringing together the remaining group of individuals to retrace the steps of their ancestors—different people bound by the same desires as those that came before them.

Yes, the same desires.

The last thing Arlin, Drey, and Finn heard after releasing the entity from the egg was,

"What do you desire?"

What did Arlin James desire most?

I'd have two guesses.

Firstly, while discussing their desires on the staircase, Arlin expresses his desire to find the rest of the crew. Later, after Drey kills Rose, Arlin's words are: "There's still others that need our help [...] Adventure's not over."

Secondly, Arlin clearly wanted the best for Chip. He wanted to be there for this scrawny kid with no family or home, offering him something solid to hold onto.

Why do I bring this up? Because Arlin's desires have been passed down to Chip.

Firstly, hasn't Chip been chasing this his entire life? To locate the members of the Black Rose Pirates, to reassemble the crew, and to relive the old days.

Secondly, the dynamic between Chip and Ollie mirrors this relationship. While Ollie might be more like a brother to Chip and vice versa, it's evident to me that Chip cared for Ollie much like Arlin would for him. Just as Arlin gave Chip a coin, Chip passed that same coin on to Ollie.

What did Drey Ferin desire the most?

I believe he yearned to prove himself—not just to be another Ferin, but to establish his independence, to carve out a name for himself. Maybe he harboured hopes of achieving something significant, something that would make his father proud upon his return home.

Why do I bring this up? Because Drey's desires influenced Jay.

Jay Ferin ventures out with a mission: to uncover her sister's killer and exact justice upon the pirates that are responsible. And in doing so, she hoped to earn her father's pride. Maybe she also sought a sense of freedom and independence, desiring not to be entirely under the navy's influence.

What did Finn Tidestrider desire the most?

GAY SEX /J

Finn yearned to leave the Undersea, to broaden his research, and to witness the wonders of the world above first-hand. He aimed to dispel the notion that the surface was as intimidating as the Undersea made it out to be.

Why do I bring this up? Because Finn's desires influenced Gillion.

Who wouldn't, after years of rigorous training to become a champion—enduring beatings, breaking under relentless training, and being moulded into someone you're not—wish for it to cease, to break free and see the world for oneself? Upon witnessing the Elders negotiating with a human, perhaps it was that sight that pushed him over the edge. Maybe it was an impulsive decision, or perhaps it was his destiny all along. And once on the surface, Gillion's curiosity becomes evident. He wants to learn, experience, and judge for himself. Perhaps he also wishes to someday show his people that the surface isn't as menacing as they've been led to believe.

Niklaus was aware of all of this; he knows far more than he ever lets on. That's why, even before arriving in the town on Loffinlot, he was already trailing Chip, Jay and Gillion—the supposed heroes destined to save the world, or maybe aid him in fulfilling his own desire for freedom.

Closing thoughts? 

This might be a load of bullshit!

I'm going to take a nap!

#featuring many variations of that one condifiction image to make your experience reading this bit more sillier #source: i made it the fuck up #jrwi riptide #just roll with it #jrwi #jrwi theory #gillion tidestrider #jrwi chip #jay ferin #niklaus hendrix

[skyscrapergods]

How did Twilight feel growing up with they eyes of a Goddess on her, the high (for mortals anyway) expectations of a divine being. As a mortal I can see it being suffocating. How did the ponies around her besides friends and family treat her before her ascension? Was she an important public figure even before her ascension due to her connection to Celestia?

As a filly, she didn't really get it. It was kind of like Yay the president thinks you're cool! Without really realizing that's not the president. that's god.

Plus Celestia had a hooves-off approach for a while, speaking to twilight's teachers instead of her directly.

She had them teach twilight in the ways of magic, and was pleased to see how skilled and powerful twilight was. But then when she checked in next, twilight was alone. Eschewing other ponies for books. This is not the best for a foal who got Celestia's attention through an act of friendship. She was hoping that Twilight would be able to harness the Elements of Harmony, but the foal had changed.

In the blink of a god's eye, the filly became a reclusive, academic mare. How could this diligent but uptight adult use the elements of laughter, loyalty, generosity, honesty, and kindness, when she had no one to be loyal, kind, honest, and generous to? And she Never laughed.

No no no, this was wrong. Having her studying magic all her life was a mistake. There's no way she could be more than a scholar. No way Celestia could get her to solve... the nightmare moon problem.

Twilight had spent so long in her books, she uncovered the thousand year anniversary was approaching and had reached out to the sun for help.

The sun, in response, sent her away. She looked all over equestria for a place that would work... aha! Here was a place with friendship overflowing. Send her there before it's too late.

Get out of your books Twilight Sparkle! you will need more than Magic alone to face the challenges the cosmos has in store. Perhaps the citizens of Ponyville can teach her lessons the goddess could not.

#skyscraper gods #skyscraper gods lore #twilight lore #ask #ssg twilight

[robreyart]

Source Oil on panel, 24 x 18 inches, 2016 For thousands of years, multitudes of agricultural societies have worshiped this bringer of light and warmth, knowing it's critical (if magical seeming) role in growing their life-sustaining crops.

Our sun is the engine that powers our solar system. With slight exception, all the energy we use came from this star. Temperature variations on the earth's surface drive the winds. For billions of years, organisms have been photosynthesizing it's light and storing the energy that we now use as fossil fuels. Our atmosphere traps the sun's heat and keeps us from freezing to unlivable temperatures every night. We have evolved in a stable balance of atmospheric insulation, but now, as we burn billions of years of stored solar energy, we risk breaking that balance.

Luckily, we have found the technology to directly harness the sun's energy without altering our atmosphere. We only need make broad use of these technological (if magical seeming) solar panels to praise our source by laying them out to absorb her light.

Prints: https://robrey.storenvy.com

#scienceart #cosmic perspective #space art

[esamastation]

Part fifty-three of Shizuroth, aka, the SOLDIER General's Self Saving Shizun.

Ao3 link.

Previous parts: forty-one, forty-two, forty-three, forty-four, forty-five, forty-six, forty-seven forty-eight, forty-nine, fifty, fifty-one, fifty-two

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Though the concept is called unscientific, and certain aspects of it are actively being suppressed by Shinra Science Department… there's no denying that there's something inherently magical about Mako. After all, Mako is what makes Materia, and with Materia you can cast spells, and no matter how Professor Hojo tries to deny it, it's a fact, indeed, undeniable.

Materia makes magic. Mako makes Materia.

There is also the open secret, the myth, the legend - the unscientific nonsense, as they put it. The theory of Lifestream and Spirit Energy and the concept that when something dies, the energy of that thing and all it collected and produced in life returns to the Planet, to the great collection of all the other things that died before. The great Lifestream from which all living things come and to which all living things return.

Shinra has spent a lot of money and effort suppressing and erasing those old faiths and traditions from public consciousness, and the widely accepted theory nowadays is that Mako is more like Coal and Oil - it's a deposit just beneath the Planet's crust that formed over millennia and which can now be harnessed by people. Nothing more. Nothing less.

But most people, no matter how they deny it or denounce it, know better.

Go back just two generations, and Mako isn't even a thing. The stories about the Lifestream, on the other hand, are thousands of years old.

And Genesis believes them wholeheartedly.

Well. He believes that the old myths have a basis in reality, anyway.

"When you use Materia as much as I do, you learn the difference between knowledge, power, and knowledge that becomes power," he explains, leaning back against the gym windowsill and lifting the shining marble of Restore Materia high up. "Materia is knowledge made physical, made powerful. It is wisdom crystallised, immortalised - and still living, well past the time of its origins."

"As you say, sir," the Second Class SOLDIER, Lacier Meres, agrees without looking up. He's sitting on the bench press, not pressing anything - instead he's leafing through a printed brochure.

Genesis continues. "That knowledge comes from somewhere - and it predates Shinra and its machinery. Materia existed thousands of years before us, and it will outlast us by thousands more," he says, examining the Materia in his hand. "I have seen orbs of Materia so old they must've first formed when the Ancients still existed."

"Very mysterious indeed, sir," Lacier agrees distractedly, turning a page.

"And I have seen Natural Materia only a few decades old," Genesis adds, narrowing his eyes at his Materia as he holds it against the light. Evening sun makes the Materia glimmer and glow. "I have held in my hand Materia as it spawned a copy."

"A miraculous event by any reckoning."

Genesis casts the Second Class a look, slightly annoyed by his lack of enthusiasm for the subject. There's no one else around, either, to appreciate his soliloquy. It's late, and they're the last ones in, sadly. 

Even during all the drama going on, a slow week night remains a slow week night. The labs have closed for the day, the SOLDIER offices have closed for the day, and there are no theatre shows during week nights.

Genesis feels fit to fly at the walls with the need to talk, and there's no one to truly talk to, not about what he knows! It's unbearable.

"Do you know where the knowledge locked away in Materia comes from?" he presses on.

The Second Class shrugs. "The Ancients, sir?"

"The Ancients," Genesis repeats and lifts the Materia again. "So they say. But this Materia is young. It came from a production factory not a month ago. How is it then that the wisdom of the Ancients is in this Materia, when the Ancients have been dead for thousands of years?"

Lacier doesn't even bother answering, but Genesis doesn't care. He doesn't need an answer - he knows it.

The wisdom of the Ancients didn't just appear in the Materia when it was created. It existed before that, in the Mako that made it. 

There exists wisdom - no. There is knowledge in Mako. Knowledge of the Ancients, maybe. Knowledge of the dead, certainly. How much of that knowledge did it take to make a single orb of Materia? How much Mako was there in a single orb of Materia?

How much Mako was there in a single SOLDIER? More or less than in an orb of Materia? 

"Very good, sir," Lacier says vacantly.

Genesis is tempted to lob the Materia at his head. "I didn't say anything," he says cuttingly and shoves the Materia into his pocket. Then he hops down from the windowsill.

"That's very nice, sir - hey," Lacier complains as Genesis yanks the brochure from his hands. "I was reading that! Uh, sir."

"And what exactly is this to be more important than paying attention to those around you, hm?" Genesis asks and flips the brochure over to see the front page.

It has an oversaturated black and white picture of Sephiroth in the front - along with the word Sephiroth training session volume 1.

"What is this?" Genesis demands. It doesn't look like it's from the Science Department.

"Just something we Seconds put together, sir," Lacier says, looking half proud and half stubborn. "It's nothing much."

It's not a brochure. It's a combat tutorial, with photographs and written explanations, detailing a training session Sephiroth had given in excessive detail.

Genesis narrows his eyes and waves the leaflet in Lacier's face. "When was this?" he demands.

Lacier looks embarrassed, running a wide palm over his neck. "It was after the, uh. Incident? Sir."

"The incident. You mean when Sephiroth destroyed the training room and tried to kill Hojo?"

"Well, uh, yes."

Genesis arches a brow. "And when exactly between losing his mind and being carted out of Midgar did he have the time to give a training session?" According to Angeal, Sephiroth had been completely out of sorts and couldn't even stand under his own power afterward.

"It was pretty much during?" Lacier says, wincing. "He was kinda out of it still."

Genesis lowers the leaflet. "I am going to need you to explain," he says lowly. "Be very specific."

Lacier squirms but explains.

Apparently in the middle of his psychotic episode, Sephiroth was possessed by the spirit of a school teacher. "And not one of you thought to tell me this?"

"Well, sir, we… thought it would be best to keep it amongst ourselves," Lacier says awkwardly. "All of us agreed it wouldn't be good if… you know. It was pretty irregular."

"Irregular," Genesis scoffs and takes another look at the leaflet.

He didn't get enough of a chance to face off against the new Sephiroth to really build up an idea of how he fought, but even so… he can feel Sephiroth's hand in the poses displayed by various SOLDIERs in the photograph. He recognizes the starting pose.

It's the same Sephiroth schooled him in, after mocking his footing.

"It was pretty weird, sir," Lacier says. "He talked all funny. Called himself this master and stuff. Half of the stuff he said didn't make much sense. Still… the best training session I've ever had, as a SOLDIER."

Genesis hums and sits down on the bench press next to Lacier, reading the descriptions added to the photos. They're very detailed. There are quotes.

"Don't tempt Qi-deviation?" Genesis murmurs. It's the final line of the booklet, underlined and everything.

"Something he said at the end," Lacier shrugs. "No idea what it means though."

Genesis frowns and lowers the booklet to rest on his knee. Then he looks at the window and at Midgar below them, swathed in darkness and light of Mako-powered street lamps.

How much Mako did it take for knowledge within that Mako to begin to coalesce into Materia? How much Mako was there in a single SOLDIER?

How much Mako would it take… until the knowledge within that Mako began overwriting the host?

-

Hehe

#Fanfiction #ff7 #svsss #genesis rhapsodos

[astroeleanor]

❤️‍🔥 Mars in Astrology: Your Personal Power ❤️‍🔥

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Your Mars Sign indicates your secret weapons, your personal power & how you embody it. It's a wellspring of energy & motivation that you can always tap into. The placement of Mars in your birth chart shows those innate qualities that you might not always be aware of but that surface when you're faced with challenges. Understanding this facet of your placements not only helps you harness your secret weapons but also helps you navigate life's battles strategically.

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♈︎ Aries ♈︎

As an Aries Mars, your drive & unwavering determination make you powerful. You’re like an eternal flame that never dims. Your secret weapon is your courage. Fear doesn’t even register on your radar because you were born to conquer.

♉︎ Taurus ♉︎

As Taurus Mars, your stubbornness & determination are what makes you powerful. Once you set your mind onto something, you do it better than anybody else. Your secret weapons are endurance, patience & strength.

♊︎ Gemini ♊︎

As a Gemini Mars, your communications skills & adaptability are what makes you powerful. You draw in people & opportunities with your sharp mind. Your secret weapon is your versatility. You’re like a chameleon who thrives in any environment.

♋︎ Cancer ♋︎

As a Cancer Mars, your ability to understand others’ emotions makes you powerful. Your empathy & intuition can move mountains. Your secret weapon is your mastery over the ebbs & flows of life. You know exactly when to act & when to wait.

♌︎ Leo ♌︎

As a Leo Mars, you’re as powerful as a thousand Suns. You’re a leader who commands attention with your presence, inspiring others to stand tall & shine their brightest. Your secret weapon is your ability to bring a touch of magic to everything you touch.

♍︎ Virgo ♍︎

As a Virgo Mars, your precision & attention to detail are what makes you powerful. Your ability to make a plan & execute it flawlessly is unmatched. Your secret weapon is your analytical mind. You see solutions where everyone else sees problems!

♎︎ Libra ♎︎

As a Libra Mars, your power lies in your charm & social skills. You can diffuse tension in any situation & turn your enemies into allies. Your aesthetic sense is your secret weapon. You can see beauty in every corner of the world.

♏︎ Scorpio ♏︎

As a Scorpio Mars, your intensity & complexity are what makes you powerful. You’re not afraid of exploring darkness or taboos. Your secret weapon is your ability to transform & emerge stronger everytime.

♐︎ Sagittarius ♐︎

As a Sagittarius Mars, your fearlessness & wisdom are what makes you powerful. You’re unafraid of the unknown & willing to explore uncharted territories. Your secret weapon is your free & independent spirit.

♑︎ Capricorn ♑︎

As a Capricorn Mars, your resilience & discipline are what makes you powerful. Your ambition has no limits. Your secret weapon is your strategic mind. You know how to make calculated moves & stay several steps ahead.

♒︎ Aquarius ♒︎

As an Aquarius Mars, your ability to think outside of the box makes you as powerful as a bolt of lightning. You are THE trendsetter, the innovator & the visionary. Your secret weapon is your forward-thinking nature.

♓︎ Pisces ♓︎

As a Pisces Mars your power is as deep as the ocean’s abyss. Your empathy is your weapon. You can feel people’s pain & joy as if it were your own. Your boundless imagination makes you a visionary who can turn dreams into reality.

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#astrology #horoscope #zodiac #zodiac signs #scorpio #sagittarius #aquarius #capricorn #virgo #libra #taurus #gemini #aries #cancer #leo #pisces #astrology signs #astrology observations #astrology notes #astrology community #astrology blog #astro observations #astro community

[delosdestinations]

"We wanted to make a show about consciousness; the kind of boastful ambition that works when you're pitching--and then falls apart when you find yourself trying to figure it out. There were few guides. Philosophers who'd lost their tenure. Computer scientists who'd lost their stock options. Guesses. Expletives. Crackpot theories. Hands wrung or simply thrown in the air. Even now, humans know more about what lies at the bottom of a supermassive black hole than the dark center of our minds.

But there are clues: language, semiotics; the distance between the notions rattling around in our minds and the ways in which we share them, and the ways in which humans share ideas between each other.

There's a language older than language, though. One that predates the written word or even the spoken one. Music. Its effects on people are fascinating--raw, direct, like an older interface that bypasses the newer, clunkier inputs. What music may lack in nuance versus spoken language, it more than gains in emotive power, as if transmitting emotion directly into the brain. If a picture is worth a thousand words, the right chord progression might reach nine figures.

So for our series about consciousness, we knew the music would be vital--and that we had the man for the job. Fittingly, Ramin's journey as a composer had been launched, in part, by Elmer Bernstein's achingly brilliant theme for The Magnificent Seven. Here he got to take a detour into the future in order to find his way back to the West.

He wanted to use guitars. We wanted piano (because the player piano had been the original western robot) and he gamely went along. I remember the themes as they came alive, anointing each character, imbuing them with even more depth and power. The craft and performances that came together for the series were all hard won--Ramin's music hooked everything to an undertoe of menace, melancholy and beauty.

As for Ramin's arrangements of contemporary music, they served two purposes; first, as a gentle reminder that our story was being told in the future tense, not the past. And second, as manipulation. If music is evocative, then music you've heard before takes on another dimension, dipping into circuits of lived experience and harnessing their power. A song you've listened to after a triumph or a breakup--even one rendered in a different timbre or arrangement--still has a grip on you. One that Ramin could pluck at, like the strings on his guitar. We spent four seasons exploring these questions and the closest we came to understanding consciousness--at least the variety that afflicts humans--is that any attempt to explain it without incorporating emotion is pointless.

The show is long since over. But I find myself whistling Ramin's timeless theme. Often. And I smile. That's the power of this music: that the indelible experiences of making Westworld, all of the incredible people who were part of it, all the days spent chasing the sun and capturing it on film, can all be conjured, instantly, in 8 perfectly chosen notes.

Westworld never died. It simply became music."

Jonathan Nolan, Executive Producer Liner Notes from Westworld: Season 4 (Music from the HBO Series) Vinyl

#westworld #jonathan nolan #news #? #figured I'd share this for anyone interested #it was included with the recent s4 vinyl release #and I'm sad again 🥲

[tf2incorrectquotes]

Pyro: So I can either bake these cookies at 400 degrees for ten minutes or four thousand degrees for one minute.

Engineer: Pyro, no, that’s not how you bake cookies, friend.

Pyro: Floor it?

Engineer: Pyro, NO!

Pyro: How about four million degrees for one second?!

Engineer: YOU ARE GOING TO BURN THE BASE DOWN!

Pyro: I’m gonna harness the power of the sun to make cookies!!

Engineer: PYRO, PLEASE!

#source: tumblr #TF2 Pyro #TF2 Engineer #team fortress 2 #incorrect quotes

[afeelgoodblog]

The Best News of Last Week - December 19, 2022

1. Biden to sign Respect for Marriage Act, reflecting his and the country's evolution

President Biden signed into law Tuesday a bipartisan bill that codifies same-sex and interracial marriages with a large celebration on the South Lawn of the White House.

The president spoke before a crowd of thousands gathered to celebrate the federal protections in the Respect for Marriage Act.

"The road to this moment has been long, but those who believe in equality and justice – you never gave up," Biden said.

2. MacKenzie Scott reveals details of her $14bn in donations to 1,600 non-profits

She has signed pledge promising to give away over half of her wealth. The billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott's donations have yielded more than $14bn for about 1,600 non-profits since 2019, according to her new website Yield Giving, which was unveiled on Wednesday night.

3. A stranger on a plane gave two girls fleeing civil war $100. Decades later, they reunited.

This is so heartwarming! I’m so glad they’re able to meet again!

Ayda Zugay was a nearly 12-year-old refugee fleeing the former Yugoslavia with her older sister when a stranger handed them the envelope on a flight to the United States in 1999. The woman made them promise not to open it until they got off the plane. The girls were later shocked to discover dangly earrings and a $100 bill inside.

A note scribbled on the outside of the envelope is signed with only a first name — Tracy. And for almost a decade, Zugay says she's been trying to find her.

After years, her message finally made it to Tracy Peck of Blaine, Minnesota. Her daughter reached out to Zugay: "You are looking for my mom Tracy Peck! Her handwriting is unmistakable. She remembers you girls from the flight!"

4. US scientists boost clean power hopes with fusion energy breakthrough

US government scientists have made a breakthrough in the pursuit of limitless, zero-carbon power by achieving a net energy gain in a fusion reaction for the first time, according to three people with knowledge of preliminary results from a recent experiment. Physicists have since the 1950s sought to harness the fusion reaction that powers the sun, but no group had been able to produce more energy from the reaction than it consumes

5. Cancer mRNA vaccine completes pivotal trial

Researchers say they have successfully completed a trial of a personalised cancer vaccine that uses the same messenger-RNA technology as Covid jabs. The experimental vaccine, made by Moderna and MSD, is designed to prime the immune system to seek and destroy cancerous cells.

Doctors hope work such as this could lead to revolutionary new ways to fight skin, bowel and other types of cancer. Moderna and MSD called it "a new paradigm" moment.

6. Historic ban on shark fin trade poised to become U.S. law

The U.S. is poised to ban the lucrative trade in shark fins, a move conservationists hope will help protect millions of sharks that are butchered every year to satisfy demand in China and other parts of Asia.

The practice of shark finning, whereby sharks are caught for their fins and their carcasses then dumped back into the ocean, has been banned in U.S. waters for decades. But the U.S. remains a major hub for the brisk trade where the fins of as many as 73 million sharks are cut off around the world each year.

7. Ukraine says power restored to almost 6 million people in last 24 hours

Ukraine has managed to restore power to almost 6 million people in the last 24 hours after massive Russian strikes against the electricity generating system, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday.

"Repair work continues without a break after yesterday's terrorist attack," he said in a video address.

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[pompomqt]

Journey to the West Chapter 15

In this chapter of Journey to the West with @journeythroughjourneytothewest we are introduced to the world's most underutilized character. So let's get into it shall we?

So Tripitaka and Sun Wukong are traveling west, the atmosphere frigid in more ways then one I'd imagine, when they come across a stream that Monkey says is called Eagle Grief Stream. They don't get to admire said stream for long however before a certain dragon emerges from it, and heads straight for Tripitaka. Monkey panics and tackles Tripitaka off his horse, abandoning all of their luggage in the process, and hauls Tripitaka off. The Dragon decides to take the horse as a consolation prize, and eats it and it's harness in one bite.

After setting Tripitaka down, Monkey goes back for their stuff. The good new is that he finds their luggage no problem. The bad new is that their horse is no where to be seen. Monkey zips into the sky and looks in all four directions for it, before coming to the conclusion that the dragon must have eaten it. Tripitaka isn't pleased to hear that and at first insists that it must have run off and that Sun Wukong should look again. But Sun Wukong brags about his superior eyesight saying that he could see a dragonfly within a thousand miles let alone something as big as a horse.

Upon hearing that the horse really has been eaten Tripitaka bursts into tears at the thought of having to walk the entire journey. Monkey gets mad at Tripitaka for being such a crybaby about the whole thing and yells at him that he will just make the dragon give them back the horse. Tripitaka however clings to him, not wanting to be left alone without his super powered body guard in case the dragon comes back to eat him to. This makes Monkey even more mad, so he yells at Tripitaka for being a weakling some more, and how despite the fact that Monkey can absolutely be in two places at once- can't be in to places at once and has to leave if Tripitaka wants a horse to ride on.

I feel like this whole situations is to give the other pilgrims a reason to be on the journey despite Sun Wukong being so powerful. You know- despite the fact that Sun Wukong's power set gives him multiple ways he could solve this situation- from leaving a duplicate to protect Tripitaka, to making a duplicate horse. I guess he's probably still salty about the whole fillet situation though and doesn't feel like being that helpful.

Luckily the situation is resolved by some deities who have apparently been assigned by Guanyin to secretly protect the scripture pilgrim. So now that Sun Wukong has gotten some babysitters for Tripitaka, off he goes to bully the dragon into giving them their horse back. With Tripitaka telling him to be careful. I think it's cute that Tripitaka always tells him to be careful despite how powerful he is.

So Sun Wukong goes to the shore of the river and starts shouting for the Dragon to return his horse making sure to call him a 'Lawless Lizard' for good measure. The dragon takes offense to this and returns to the surface, in which Sun Wukong takes the opportunity to attack, while still yelling about his horse. So the two fight for a while, before the dragon gets tired of getting beat up by Sun Wukong and goes back to hiding in the river. And despite Sun Wukong heaping on the insults the dragon doesn't return to take another beating.

Left with no other option, Sun Wukong returns to Tripitaka empty handed and explains the situation to him. Tripitaka then points out that earlier when Sun Wukong had killed the tiger he had claimed that he could 'tame dragons, and subdue tigers' and asks why he can't subdue this one today. Sun Wukong can't handle his badass status being thrown into question and leaves to try and pick another fight with the dragon. This time rather then just hurling insults into the water he uses his magic to turn the clear still water of the river, into a raging current.

Eventually the dragon gets tired of getting churned around like he's in a washing machine and exits the water again. After which Sun Wukong once again declares that he wants his horse back. The dragon points out that he ate it and can't give it back. And Monkey's like 'Well that sounds like a you problem, because if you don't give back the horse, I'm just going to kill you instead.' So the Dragon gets beat up by Sun Wukong again, but this time he transforms into a water snake and escapes into the marshes.

Monkey grows frustrated that he can't find him, so he summons the local spirit and mountain god. After threatening the gods with some violence he manages to learn that the dragon is actually here on Guanyin's orders to wait for the scripture pilgrim, and that all he has to do to capture the dragon is bring Guanyin here and have her sort the whole thing out. So Sun Wukong takes the two gods with him to explain the situation to Tripitaka, and Tripitaka is still wary about Sun Wukong leaving him, but luckily one of the gods volunteer to go fetch Guanyin instead. So Sun Wukong has the two gods guard Tripitaka while he goes to patrol the stream.

So the god finds Guanyin and tells her the situation to which Guanyin wonders how the dragon could have botched her orders so badly and eaten Tripitaka's horse instead of being Tripitaka's horse, and decides to go sort out the situation personally. Guanyin arrives to see Sun Wukong hurling insults at the water again, and as soon as he hears that Guanyin arrives, he switches course and starts yelling at her instead about the whole fillet situation.

Monkey complains that Guanyin should have just told him to serve the Tang Monk with diligence and that would have been enough. But Guanyin points out that he if he went on a rampage again, they wouldn't be able to control him, but if he gets through this adversity he will enter the gate of Yoga. Monkey concedes and switches course to complaining about the dragon. Guanyin says that she sent the dragon here to serve as transportation because a normal horse just can't cut it. Monkey then complains that he scared the dragon off and that he won't come out, but Guanyin simply tells the guardian to call for him and tell him that Guanyin is here.

The dragon arrives and transforms into a man and thanks Guanyin once again for sparing his life, and says that he hasn't heard about any scripture pilgrim. Guanyin points out that Monkey is actually the first disciple of said scripture pilgrim while the dragon says that Monkey never once mentioned that. Guanyin just sighs and says that there will be others joining them on their journey and that Monkey should be better about about telling people about their mission when asked.

With that handled she then changed the dragon into a white horse. Guanyin then tells him that once he overcomes these trials he will acquire a golden body. She then tells Sun Wukong that she will be taking her leave now, but suddenly Sun Wukong becomes the clingy one and refuses to let her leave. Saying that he doesn't want to go, and that the way is treacherous, and that he might die. Guanyin says that this is the path to enlightenment and gives him permission to call upon heaven and earth whenever he needs help, and that even she will come to his aid when he needs her. Guanyin then takes three leaves from her willow branch and transforms them into three hairs and placing them on Monkeys head. Guanyin tells him that these plot resolving hairs will save him from whatever hopeless situation they manage to get into. Finally placated Monkey allows Guanyin to take her leave.

So Sun Wukong leads the horse back to Tripitaka. Tripitaka is pleased by the new horse, and bows respectfully to the South to thank Guanyin, but is rather upset by the lack of harness, and about being forced to ride bareback for now. With the help of the local river god they manage to cross the stream and continue westward until they come across a house.

Since the gods can never be straightforward about anything, a local mountain god disguises himself as an old man in order to give them the necessary riding gear. This shocking reveal causes Tripitaka to fall off his horse again. Tripitaka then begins to bow his respects again, which causes Monkey to laugh at him. Tripitaka asks why Monkey isn't bowing, Monkey points out that he's to cool to bow down to anyone and that he didn't even bow to the Jade Emperor or Laozi.

After Tripitak scolds Monkey for being Blasphemist, the two continue traveling for another two months with only minor incident, before they finally arrive at another monastery.

Current Sun Wukong Stats: Names/Titles: Monkey, The Stone Monkey, The Handsome Monkey King, Sun Wukong (Monkey awakened to the void), Bimawen (Banhorseplague), The Great Sage Equal To Heaven and Pilgrim Sun. Immortality: 5 Weapon: The Compliant Golden Hooped Rod Abilities: 72 Transformations, Cloud-Somersault, Ability to transform his individual hairs, super strength, Ability to Summon Wind, Water restriction charm, and the ability to change into a huge war form, ability to duplicate his staff, ability to immobilize others, the ability to put others to sleep, and the Fiery eyes, Diamond Pupils, intimidating horses and churning large bodies of water. Demon Kill Count: 1+ Unknown Number of Minions Human Kill Count: 6 God's Defeated: 19 + Unknown number Defeats: 2 Crime List: Robbery, Murder, Mass Murder, Arson, Theft, Coercion, Threatening a Government Official, Resisting Arrest, Assault, Forgery, Employee Theft, False Imprisonment, Impersonating a Government Official, Treason and attempted murder. Cry Count: 3 Mountains Trapped Under: 1

Current Tang Sanzang stats: Names/Titles: River Float, Xuanzang, Tang Sanzang, Tripitaka Abilities: Curing Blindness, making branches point a certain direction (allegedly), reciting sutras. Cry Count: 11 Tight Fillet Spell Uses: 4 Paralyzed by fear: 4 Bandit Problems: 2 Kidnapped by demons: 1 Falling Off Horses: 4

Current Bai Long Ma Stats: Names/Titles: Bai Long Ma (White Dragon Horse), Prince of the Western Ocean, and third prince jade dragon of the dragon king Aorun Abilities: Transforming into a human, a water snake, and a horse, eating a horse in one bite, and flight. Crime List: Arson, and Grave Disobedience. Contributions to the plot: 1

#jttw #journey to the west #jttw read through #journeythroughjourneytothewest #sun wukong #tang sanzang #white dragon horse

[starfellforyou]

– 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦. ☼

tags: genshin boys x fem!reader, intense longing

premise: in which he discovers that he's in love with you

characters: xiao, zhongli, diluc, childe, itto, kazuha

genre: fluff/angst

♪ you are in love - taylor swift (slowed + reverb)

xiao, who doesn’t quite understand what he’s feeling. despite having lived for centuries, he can’t quite comprehend the calm sense of relief whenever you’re near; a wave of serenity that eases his strained heartstrings whenever you sit side by side atop qingyun peak, watching the sun set in comfortable silence. he’s lived his entire life vowing to fulfill his duties as an adeptus, to avenge his fallen brothers and sisters - but all of that hardened, cold resolve fades when he’s with you. with you, he feels at peace with himself - a strange feeling he can’t quite accept. perhaps it’s because he believes he does not deserve to. he made a promise to you once; that he’d appear by your side the instant his name left your lips. he doesn’t know why, but he wants to make many more promises to you. he wants to be close to you, protect you. he needs you; as the clouds need the sky.

“for once, you let go of your fears and your ghosts”

zhongli, who notices the longing ache in his chest whenever he’s away from you. a powerful and mysterious man, he’s often away on trips to places you can only imagine, far from your gentle touch and warm embrace. it’d been second nature to him; traveling the world and harnessing his immeasurable power, but things have been changing for him lately - things he’d dreaded since the moment he met you. sometimes, he catches himself thinking of you wistfully when admiring elegant, graceful trees in liyue or when sipping cups of warm, fragrant jasmine tea. it makes his heart ache, but it appears he misses you dearly. he wonders if he’s fallen in love - a thought somewhat unfathomable for an archon who’s dwelled for so long and witnessed so much.

“you understand now why they lost their minds and fought the wars”

diluc, who has driven himself crazy with uncontrollable thoughts of you. he’s been stuck in his office since morning, unable to focus on his increasing pile of paperwork for the winery - yet somehow not quite upset. a man who bears the weight of a thousand responsibilities on his shoulders, he’s always going on about honor here, reputation there, justice and values and upholding family names and concentration. but he isn’t concentrating. he’s thinking of your smile, your lips - the way they felt on his when you kissed him the night before— and just like that, the stack of papers on his desk is forgotten, never to be remembered again. he tells himself to get it together, heaving a deep sigh of frustration before turning back towards the paperwork before him - then proceeds to hurry out the door to see if he can find you somewhere in the city.

“you can hear it in the silence”

childe, who knows. he’s known for a while now, and can never go back to being the person he once was. the stars aren’t exactly aligned for this love, but he’s willing to beat the odds just so that he can be the one for you; the one you deserve. he might not always show it - most of the time you’re stuck bantering and teasing one another, but it’s there. you both feel it strongly, like a tidal wave of emotions that comforts you and puts you on edge all at once. childe is no stranger to the dark, but between juggling his duties as a fatui harbinger and protecting his younger siblings, he always manages to find a way to make time for you. it melts your heart. it drives him mad. these fleeting moments with the one he loves can only last so long, and for them - he’d give anything.

“time moved too fast, you play it back”

itto, who now never wants to leave your side. he takes it surprisingly well; the fact that he’s now infatuated with your presence and existence and can’t get enough of the way you looked holding that tricolor dango stick. sure, some call him childish, brash, absurd - but he’s also endearing, polite, and upfront about his emotions. he doesn’t beat around the bush or wait for signs brought by fate or destiny. he might be a bit too shy to confess (for now), but he knows what he wants. he wants to spend every second of every day strolling the streets of inazuma city with you, entranced as cherry blossom petals fall atop your head; an image he has seared into his memory for all of eternity. he gets bullied and bruised, but you make him feel whole. you make him feel as if he’s perfect just the way he is; that he has nothing to apologize or feel sorry for. that his existence means something greater than predetermined villainy. and for that, he loves you - forever and ever.

“one look, dark room, meant just for you”

kazuha, who’s just too chill about it. or so it seems. he doesn’t let you notice the way he dreams of you constantly when watching the leaves fall, or how he tries to think of the little things to make you smile. he feels a tender warmth deep in his chest whenever you’re near; a gentle flame that holds the pieces of his heart together. your feelings for each other are so delicate, so special; on the verge of eruption yet at a peaceful equilibrium. you want things to stay like this forever, but is that even possible? when he lightly kisses your temple and whispers “don’t worry, i’m here,” in your ear - threatening to pull you apart? it’s inevitable how he looks into your eyes and sees nothing but an endless sea of possibilities and magic.

“no proof, one touch, but you felt enough”

a/n: this song makes me feel things >_< go listen to the slowed + reverb version you guys it will make you ugly cry (in the best way)

✧ starfellforyou

#genshin impact #genshin fanfic #genshin x reader #genshin impact x reader #genshin hcs #genshin headcanons #genshin x y/n #xiao x reader #diluc x reader #childe x reader #kaeya x reader #itto x reader #xiao #diluc ragnvindr #childe #kaeya #arataki itto #itto #diluc #tartaglia #tartaglia x reader #kazuha #kaedehara kazuha #kazuha x reader #genshin imagines #diluc imagines #xiao imagines #zhongli

[thesilvervicar]

This started out with an AU @ladydanger420 and I discussed where Juniper is a witch, then @hexlockspear and I sorta expanded it into one where Zoraxis is a coven plotting the downfall of civilized society. Many witch hunters have ventured into the forest, and many have never returned. Those who have at least managed to gather information on the threat lurking in the shadows of the forest.

John Juniper: The Masked Witch, named for the collection of masks he keeps in the luxurious cabin he calls home. Some say that they’re the faces of his victims, disguises that let him lure in prey, or used for barbaric rituals. He lives a bit closer to civilization with his shapeshifting familiar, Gibson, keeping tabs on the outside world and daring witch hunters to try their luck against him. Many have contributed to vitality potions that keep him young and strong.

Fabricator: The Poison Witch, who brews vile toxins in her cauldron. She is said to be the second deadliest witch in the coven, working closely with their master and spending much of her time devising lethal traps. Her home is surrounded by thick briars that hide these traps and trip up careless intruders.

Solaris: The Solar Witch, living up near a small mountain peak where she can get a clear view of the sky and stars at night. Harnessing her power from the sun and moon, she can use concentrated rays to fry those who stray too far into her turf. She was scarred not too long ago by the “Phoenix” reflecting a spell back at her, and she’s nursing a deep grudge over it.

Hivemind: The Hive Witch, nestled away in a flowery grove populated by thousands of bees. He has an affinity with animals, particularly bees, and can set an angry swarm on intruders in a moment. It’s said that he can also cast spells that turn people into pastries or animals, the latter dooming them to join his swarm.

Daniel Sans: The Plague Witch, whose cauldron is used to concoct devastating pestilences and caustic chemical potions. His territory is teeming with infestation, hanging spores and fog making it unwise to enter without proper protection. The contagion also has a nasty effect on the wildlife, making the thicket even more hostile.

Charlie Caliente: The Wildfire Witch, whose powers are similar to those of Solaris but on a much less controlled scale. The coven’s master has stationed him in a less wooded area of rocks and scorched earth, not wanting to risk him burning down the whole forest.

Roxana Prism: The Crystal Witch, and the newest addition to the coven. Feeling scorned by society, she has now set up shop where the trees meet the mountains. There have been reports of her making living constructs from stone, wood, and crystal. She is said to be the friendliest of the coven, but should still be approached with extreme caution.

Doctor Zor: The Mastermind Witch. No outsider has ever seen them, or at least lived to tell the tale. They reside in an eerie manor that can be seen above the treeline, but the forest seems to warp as you travel to prevent you from getting there. Even if you somehow find your way there, you’ll be faced with brambles, man-eating carnivorous plants, giant scorpions, and bears.

Agent Phoenix is a hunter who has survived multiple encounters against the coven, even when facing impossible odds. They haven’t made it out unscathed, with plenty of scars telling tales of their escapades. They’re guided along by a retired hunter via magical means, with various degrees of helpfulness.

#ieytd #i expect you to die #john juniper #agent phoenix #dr zor #commander solaris #the fabricator #charlie caliente #daniel sans #ieytd au #hivemind #dr prism #roxana prism

[thatotherman001]

LORE DUMP LONG READ ENJOY

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In the beginning of the beginning, there was light. The light shined brighter, and brighter, soon the light reveals 3 celestial spirits, harnessing the light they were born from, they use their combined power to create the world, aNu.

aNu was dark, cold, and empty. The 3 decided that wasn’t what life should be, and created the 3 Celestial Lights, The Sun, The Moon, and The Stars.

Each with their own role and purpose for life. The Stars provides, The Sun creates, and The Moon maintains.

Each celestial, using the matter of the universe, begin molding their world, creating wonderful, and not so wonderful creatures and environments

However, as the light begins to dim, a dark entity begins to take form. The Dragon, has awoken. The Dragon sees the celestials world, and deems it, disgusting. All dark matter wants is to convert all other matter into itself, controlling all in the universe like a hivemind. The Dragon prepares, concentrating its power to soon destroy, and rebuild aNu in their image.

The Celestials begin countermeasures, creating warriors to protect their, and other potential worlds from the influence of Dark Matter. These warriors are now known, as Pixls.

The celestials soon grew attached to their world, wanting to became one with their created universe, they decide to reincarnate into new beings together to stay with their created world forever. Before they did, they created 3 Pixl Guardians to watch over and protect the Sun, the Moon, and the Stars in their new lives.

These Pixls were named, Ryker, and Nova. Although it is not known who the 3rd guardian was, or if they were ever really created at all.

As time passes, the celestials live out life after life on their world, emerging and embracing their new found happiness. Eventually, with each incarnation, they begin to lose their memories of being celestials, soon no longer remembering their past, with only the guardians to serve as their only reminder to their origins.

Soon the Dragon makes it to aNu. It finds and takes over the Spirit of the Stars, severing 1 of the 3 essentials of life. The Pixl tries to save them, but is nearly destroyed by the one they tried to protect, only surviving when the influence affects them as well.

(extremely unusual for a Pixl, as direct exposure to dark matter is lethal to pixls)

Soon the stars In the sky begin to fade. An early warning as to what’s to come. The Dragon, as well as the Stars and their Guardian, begin a mass extinction event, in search of the remaining celestials.

The Moon and Ryker began their assault to possibly imprison the dragon, as Matter (dark or not) can not be destroyed. Gathering the support of all of aNu, they are able to weaken the Dragon.

However, the Moon takes a lethal blow from the influenced Star, and soon begins to die. As she gives her final breaths, she offers her guardian her cape, Atlas, as a final resort to imprison the dragons to save aNu and the Universe.

Ryker, the Final Pixl in the Universe, was barely able to defeat and imprison the Dragon, as well as the influenced Stars and her Guardian. Ryker locks them into a Maze like Forrest, with a spell barrier to prevent escape from the inside.

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Thousands of Years pass. The state of aNu has started to deteriorate, as tensions and talks of rebellion and war begin to rise. Ryker, Guardian of the Moon and Ruler of aNu, forms an elite group of fighters to help protect the people and aNu from malice, this group was known as, Knights.

Years go by. Ryker soon discovers a child. She was cold and pale, but very much alive and awake. Instead of reporting the child to the Knights, He instead takes in the child, feeding them, giving them a place to sleep, and protects them. Ryker isn’t really sure why he did this, it was as if he felt it was the correct thing to do, and soon he and the child grew close. Soon the child recognized Ryker as her father, becoming a sudo princess for aNu. She swears to be just like her father and protect aNu and it’s people. This child was named Ro.

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Some were not happy with how Ryker controls and maintains aNu, soon Jasper, a Royal Queen starts her own elite group, slowly building her army to overthrow and take control of aNu.

Jasper starts researching a Legend of a Dark Dragon that was imprisoned thousands of years ago. She becomes obsessed with the Dragon, believing that Dark Matter is the true state of matter, and (secretly) devotes herself and her followers to the Dragon, neglecting her only child in the process, all in hopes of freeing not only the Dragon, but the Universe as a whole.

Jasper then had the idea of in listing her own daughter into Rykers army as a spy, destroy Ryker and his army from the inside. Her daughter protests, but is ultimately ignored.

For years, her daughter was left alone, training and mastering her skills in combat, quick thinking, and wildlife survival. Years of training, years alone, years with no one to call family or friend. She trains till graduation day. She’ll be knighted by Ryker himself, before being sent off to protect the land of aNu. It was during this time where she would plan to assassinate him. This child’s name was Marbles.

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The wind blows softly, the grass sways, the birds sing, the sun shines bright. All these sensations, all these feelings, cause him to wake up. Taking in his surroundings, he looks, he stares, and he experiences. Spotting a butterfly, they take the time to learn to move, and float like it. Following the butterfly until it rests on a flower. Sadly, the butterfly is then eaten by the carnivorous flower, shocking and scaring him. Lost and not sure what to do after. he wanders.

While preparing for the Graduation, Ryker feels a slight but unnatural force coming from the fields and goes to investigate. What he finds, a new Pixl.

Shock turns into happiness, happiness turns into confusion, and confusion turns into concern as Ryker analyzes this new pixl. Everything about them, is wrong. Their size, their details, even the aura, despite still clearly a pixls, is not like his own, or other pixls.

This Pixl as wrong, and potentially unstable.

Fearing the worst, Ryker silently, and reluctantly decides to euthanize the “mistake”

As Ryker comes closer, something, manifests inside the new pixl. Feelings of stress, feelings of anxiety, feelings of fear.

The pixl runs into the city of Sol, revealing to everyone that a new Pixl has been discovered. The pixl soon disrupts the graduation as it was about to begin, with Ryker coming in after them, ordering all the knights to destroy the Pixl at all costs.

After a long chase, the Pixl becomes cornered by the most persistent knight, Marbles. She goes in for the killing blow, the Pixl wincing in fear. She stops. As if something, or someone, was telling her not to harm this pixl. She continues to struggle as her arms begin to shake, she begins to tear up out of frustration, and drops her weapon, then drops to her knees.

The pixl, no longer feels any form of fear after she breaks down. He comes in closer, and begins comforting her. She was shocked, then sad, then confused. This random Pixl, was making her feel more loved and cared for than anything her mother ever did for her. She begins to weep.

As other knights begin to close in, she quickly decides to take the pixl, and rushes pass the crowd. The most loyal, skilled, and overachieving knight, had just committed treason to not only against Ryker, but her own Mother as well.

They eventually escape, hiding out in a different area of aNu. Marbles begins regretting her actions and decision, panicking about the act of treason she just committed, knowing that she would be a target by everyone, including her own mother.

The Pixl begins thanking Marbles profusely for her actions, showering her in pure, unfiltered gratitude. This makes her feel a little better, and she tries to befriend the Pixl, knowing this may be her last and only chance left to gain some kind of companionship. The Pixl became her first, only only true friend up to that point.

She asks the Pixl his name, and he does not know the answer. She decides to name him, Omar, after her imaginary friend of the same name. From that day forth, Marbles swore to love Omar the same way he loves her, and to protect him from the ones who seek to destroy him for as long as they both live.

#lore lmao #oc lore #lore #story #origins #story origin #my art #ocs #original character #catgirl oc #goat girl oc #foxgirl oc #marbles and omar

[villainessbian]

Do you think it’d possible and safe (ecologically) to move the moon’s path so we get more eclipses?

No, I really don't think that's possible. The moon is extremely heavy and we just don't have anything that can generate enough power to noticeably modify its course. We could bombard it with a thousand times the Earth's entire nuclear arsenal at a single point when it's on its periapsis and it would not budge.

Now if (and that's a big "if") we had, say, a Dyson sphere harnessing the total power output of the sun and we wired enough of it into lasers focusing on one point of the moon, it'd easily move the moon where we want it to move. It'd superheat its surface, generating rapidly expanding magma and a lot of plasma, which would quickly be expelled (by its rapid expansion) - essentially turning the moon into a self-fueled rocket. "Laser snooker with the rocket moon" sounds like a 70s pop rock band enormously famous with the lesbians.

I'm not sure we could do it in such a way that we get more eclipses though. Neither the moon nor the earth is truly spherical and that has plenty of effects that stabilise the moon on its current path (for instance why it's tidally locked). Also, it's not just a two-body problem to set the moon in place. There are lots of other things in space that will influence the moon's orbit, starting with the sun. And the earth's axis around itself and around the sun aren't parallel, so that will influence things. Also the moon's, etc etc. There are so many variables I'm not sure the conditions for placing the moon in a stable orbit where we want it exist.

Would that count if we arranged for the moon to fall into the earth? Or into the sun? That's perhaps easier. And that'd still be hard.

Also, the latter would damage the Dyson sphere.

[girl-next-door-writes]

I Like Your Stupid Face

Characters: Armitage Hux x reader

Summary: So, maybe it isn’t exactly hatred that the General feels for his new Captain, but in realising that maybe he actually likes you it makes interactions with him very… interesting.

Word Count: 1195 words

The general had been keeping a very close eye on you recently. He had convinced himself that this was to simply catch you out in your lies and prove you were a spy for Ren, but the more he watched you the less he suspected that to be the case. In fact, he had been rather amused to notice, whenever you had any interaction with the Supreme Leader, your smile was flatter, and on more than one occasion he witnessed you rolling your eyes. These small things had a smile tugging at his lips and a strange warmth rolling around in his stomach. Of course, he put these reactions down to Ren failing to gain someone’s respect rather than attributing them to you specifically.

Perhaps Phasma had been correct and the three of you could work together to make things more efficient. Maybe he would treat you with less suspicion and see how you faired with a little more responsibility. Of course, he would simply be testing you, it wasn’t as if he actually trusted you or anything, but you could prove useful.

Over the next few cycles he observed you working with Phasma and as a result he found his gaze landing on you anytime you were near. He assumed this was just a habit he had picked up from monitoring you, it wasn’t like he liked looking at you, wasn’t like seeing your smile had him fighting his own in response. At least he had convinced himself of this until reality hit him square in the face.

General Hux was standing on the bridge, his eyes surveying his minions, all doing his bidding. His arms behind his back, hands clasped and chin up, looking every inch the proud ruler he knew he could become, just as soon as he got rid of that pitiful force user.

“General.” Your voice was soft, like a velvet blanket that he longed to wrap himself in. “I brought you the report you asked for. I know you didn’t want an electronic copy.”

“Thank you, Captain.” He nodded, holding out his hand to receive the file, and then he made the mistake of turning his head to look at you.

Oh no. No.  

His eyes met yours and within them he could see a multitude of galaxies, a plethora of futures in which he got to spend his time by your side. Your fingers grazed his as you passed him the file, not breaking eye contact, and he felt a shudder roll through him at your touch. And then, oh then you had smiled directly at him. Your whole face lighting up is if it harnessed the power of a thousand suns. He was vaguely aware of the muscles in his face shifting but had he realised the result of which was a soft, almost dopey smile which made him look several years younger, he would have been completely mortified.

“You’re welcome, Sir.” There was something about the way you said ‘sir’ that had him swallowing thickly, and then you had turned and left, leaving him with nothing more than the ghost of your touch and lingering scent of your perfume.

This was not good. Armitage Hux was not the type of man who would wander around like some lovesick puppy. He wasn’t a man who would pursue someone with flowers and chocolates, or, heaven forbid, poetry! Even if he composed several sonnets and symphonies in his head anytime you were near. And, perhaps, if he was to give you flowers you might smile at him again, it might make you happy and knowing he was the cause of your happiness then maybe- no. No. No, no, no, no. This was not happening. He was not some sap who melted for a pretty face.

The problem was that, no matter how he fought against it, now that he was aware of his attraction to you he had no clue how to act around you. He found himself stumbling over his words, or tripping over himself. Armitage dreaded seeing you, knowing he was only going to make a fool of himself, but he also felt untethered without you near. To make things worse, he was aware that other people had noticed his odd behaviour. How could he command fear and respect if they laughed at him for his foolishness, for how could someone as wonderful as you ever look at him in the same way?

In a perfect world, you would never have wandered into his life, but now you were here and every thought, waking and asleep, was haunted by you. Sitting at his desk, his head resting on the cool surface as he groaned to himself, he was vaguely aware of his door opening and closing. Assuming it was Phasma, he stayed in his current position and sighed.

“Don’t start. I know I am pathetic. I am acutely aware of just how ridiculous I am being, and this is entirely your fault. If you hadn’t pointed out what a good team we could make then I wouldn’t have taken such an intense interest and then I wouldn’t have noticed how clever and funny and beautiful she is and I wouldn’t be reduced to this utter mess. So, as this is your doing, I do not want to hear any snarky comments.” His voice was muffled by the desk but it was obvious from his tone that he was both frustrated and defeated.

“Then I shall keep all snarky comments to a minimum.” You smirked and his head shot up. Jumping to his feet he nearly fell over his chair and internally punched himself for looking anything but polished and professional in front of you.

“I take it you thought I was someone else.” You said softly and he could feel himself melting around the edges, his whole being longing to lean closer to you.

“I would appreciate it if you erased all of this from your memory. I am sorry you had to see that.” He frowned, the tips of his ears heating up with embarrassment and shame.

“Of course, General. Consider it forgotten. I only stopped by to leave these for you to sign.” You placed a small stack of papers on his desk, giving him a shy smile and his heart ached as his attention was drawn to your lips.

You turned to leave, but then paused and faced him once more. Your mouth opened a few times, as if you were deciding if whatever you were about to say was wise and Armitage felt both hope and dread at what those words might be.

“Not to overstep, Sir, but whoever ‘she’ is, who you were talking about, she’s very lucky. You are far from pathetic. You are intelligent and decisive and, if I may offer a personal observation, really rather attractive, especially when you smile. So, maybe don’t give yourself such a hard time about it.” You gave him a gentle smile that held a hint of sadness, and then you were gone before he could process this new information, before he could confess that you were the ‘she’ he had been talking about.

#Armitage Hux x reader #Armitage Hux #Hux x reader #gndw mini series #something i wrote

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Is MK the Connected Arms Gibbon?

spoiler warning for season 4 and the season 4 special ig

So I watched a few videos on JTTW, and it mentioned the four celestial primates. Y’know, there’s Wukong and Macaque of course, but then it mentioned two others I wasn’t aware of. The Red-Buttocked Horse Monkey and the Connected Arms Gibbon.

From JTTW, it says the Red Horse Monkey ‘Has knowledge of yin and yang, Understands human affairs, Is adept in its daily life And able to avoid death and lengthen its life.’ It was interesting to see another primate compared to Wukong and Macaque, but the next one caught my attention.

The Connected Arms Gibbon ‘Seize the sun and the moon, Shorten a thousand mountains, Distinguish the auspicious from the inauspicious, And manipulate planets and stars.’

I kind of saw a correlation between the Connected Arms Gibbon and MK, which spurred me to half assed reasoning and this post.

First off, in the Chinese version of LMK, MK is often referred to as Qi Xiaotian, loosely translated into little Heaven, or little sky (I might be wrong, idk) but this could be reference to him manipulating the sky as he’s supposed to. As of now, we still don’t know MK’s origin, like who his birth mother or father is, but we can speculate who might in the very least be related to MK’s past.

I don’t disagree that Wukong isnt related, though I think it’s because of that correlation they have due to both of them being celestial primates.

in JTTW itself, both of the other primates were actually Wukong’s advisors, but lmk isn’t a direct translation of JTTW. It’s an adaptation, and things change. I’ve just been ranting? So I’m gonna at least kinda make rough similarities. For starters, the recognizing inauspicious and auspicious is probably not viewing success, but rather of who’s good for MK’s journey and who isn’t. Lmk is a show about MK’s growth as a character, and I see the whole thing as him seeing who he can trust and learn from, and who he can’t be around. Also if we are considering him actually being the Connected Arms Gibbon, then he isn’t in touch with the celestial part of himself, so therefore isn’t good at seeing the auspicious and inauspicious from one another.

third, it says that the Connected Arms Gibbon can seize the sun and the moon, which in lmk’s context be talking about Wukong and Macaque? Many times in the show, they are referenced as the hero and the warrior. The sun and the moon, blah blah blah. If it does talk about MK and the relation with his mentors, what could this mean? Maybe he defeats them and goes out of control? He seizes them in battle? Maybe it’s the opposite, and he makes them a better version of themselves? Seize the sun and moon into a happy life, each one around MK’s thumb.

lastly the shortening of mountains. We already saw the insane power MK had while fighting Azure Lion. Though in lmk (it’s theorized!!) that it’s a matter of whether or not MK is able to control/harness it. Maybe this is the determining factor of the previous claim, it’ll be the journey of seeing MK seizing the sun and the moon.

so in conclusion (lmao) MK could possibly be the Connected Arms Gibbon. Thank you for coming to my Ted talk.

#lmk #lego monkie kid #lego monkie kid theory #lmk mk #half of this is me grasping at straws #do enjoy my ‘evidence’ #it’s more speculation than anything but oh well